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COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. THE NEW POOR LAW AMENDMENT ACT. Yesterday a Special Court was held for the consideration of the Re port of the Coal and Corn and Finance Conunittee, on the reference Tespecting the formation of an union of the several parishes of the City of London, under the Poor Law Amendment Act, as read on the 9th of February, and the petitions from the several parties and parishes then presented on thatsubject. Alderman T. WOOD said he approached that question as one of vital Importance, as demonstrating as clearly as figures could show the re-- sults—gross mismanagement of the parochial funds, and 5 . 411 grosser neglect of the poor, as well as a lax administ ration of splendid charities, alike hurtful to the poor as disgraceful to the agencies by which they were accomplished. He then adverted to a few petitions as a sample of the rest—for instance, a gentleman who made himself conspicuous as one of a deputation of some 20 or 30 out of 97 parishes, representative of one parish, St. Clement, Eastcheata, stating he had but opepaelper in a fanned house, but what house he did not know ; that tpatiper had been visited but once in three years ; that there wereeanie poor rates, nor had been for several years, though by the public. "returns, the fol lowing were the stated results, as made by that very parish itself : Poor.rates. Population. 1823. 1834. 1835. 256 £490 £339 £315 That they had 5601. charity fund, only paid 11. a week to all the in-door poor, and 41. per month for the out-door poor. Where, asked the Alderman, was the balance, being somewhere about 4001. a year?— (Hear.) Where was the humanity of this parish, whose officers having but one pauper, sent it to a farmed house on a miserable pit tance, without ever visiting that unfortunate being for two or three years? What did the Court think of his statements of no rates, and -the return of rates for three years, and after that give implicit cre dit to his statements, or much admire his humanity, or laud his fi delity in the administration of charities, except indeed that of which he spoke so feelingly, the donation of an Alderman for the purpose of parish harmony ? Who was the ',cause of all this opposition ? A vestry-clerk. That vestry-clerk called on him in March last, when the whole occurrence was fully explained, and the whole of the particulars detailed, and he went away fully satisfied, and yet now be deliberately presented this petition, stating he had heard of these proceedings only within a few days —(Cries of " Hear.") So much for his accuracy! now for his interests. He was vestry-clerk, ob taining an advantage of 1501. a-year.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") He drew the resolutions. They were moved by a publican, who said he had not read them, but if Mr. Jones would say there was nothing libel lous, he would move them. This gentleman, when the preliminary meeting took place, and the poor churchwarden, in the height of his exhilarated spirits, so capered in anticipated triumph, as to break his leg, now demanded their sympathies. Butwould it be believed that a short time since, the collector of the rates was defitient about 3001. ? The mode of making up the deficiency was curious ; the gas got into the drawer of the table, ignited, spared the table, but burnt the collector's books; and so vigilant was the vestry-clerk and the rest of the officers, that they employed him again at somewhat about 801., or 1001. a-year. Why, the officers of this parish cost the parish about 5001. a-year, when they ought to cost no more than 501., if so much. Without troubling the Court with these details, further than they were rendered necessary by the misrepreseetations cut of Court, he should proceed to consider of the present system. It was one of gross mismanagement, and it was said that the system was calculated to attend to the wants of the poor. In what way was this done let it be asked. Was it by visiting the poor ? Mr. Sharpe, and he was a sample of the others, admitted that the visits took place but once in two or three years. What did they do with the young ? Did they educate, or take care of their morals ? One instance came under his knowledge while he was under-sheriff, cf a man con demned for murder, about nineteen years of age; he was brought up from his infancy in a city parish. and at fourteen was put out apprentice to a little fisherman above bridge—and (would it be believed) thi•:,, a'though fourteen years in the keep of the parish, he could not re Id, and his sorrowing mother confirmed the fact ? But why look to Jsese appalling details—tho system was bad. It was said London is 'ek e an y other place in this respect, and God grant its fellow might not, OE found. It was said that the Poor-laws could not improve It. 'filet would be soon seen. Take the city within the walls, and uPe r li a population of fifty-seven thousand, the Poor-rates were 46,000/ ; while without the walls, upon a population of sixty-four thousand, '.lie rates were about 25,0001. If that fact alone did not strike on every ear, and carry con viction as to mismanagement, what would ?- -(Hear, hear.) There was a comparison of London with itself, and there was cent. per cent. against the management of London within Cr.: walls. It was said that this measure is not a Constitutional one. - What sort of a measure was the 43d of Elizabeth, the foundation of else law under the old systOn ? That was not a popular election, and the, overseers were appointed by the Justic.s, who could order relief; an.t here the guardians were elec tive, all their officers were elective, ar,d the only controul' was exer cised by the Commissioners. He then moved, that the Court approve of the Resolution to tee effect of introducing the Poor Law Bill into the City. The motion was seconded by Mr. Deputy PEACOCK. The Mowing amendment was moved by Mr. W. S. HALE :—" That it be the instruction of the Court to the Committee to communicate forthwith with the Cornmission , :rs on the projected union, and to with. draw from their minds, without delay, any impression which has been conveyed to them that the rate payers of the parishes of London are de_ sinus of having those parishes formed into union, which has been found not to he founde i is fact." The amendmint was supported by Mr. Williams, Mr Christie, and Mr. Wheder, and opposed by Mr. Ald. Cope, Mr. Wire, Mr. AUL Venal, e 3, and Mr. IleePel• Mr. Ald. T. Woon having briefly replied, The quest ion was put, and the LORD Marcie declared the amendment negatived. A division was then demanded, and granted., when the numbers were, f r the amendment, 43 ; against it, 49. The Report was then agreed to. FOR THE UNION-49 ALDERMEN. LP.iDSOD % enables CCI,MMONERS. Copeland Hunter T. Wood. Austwiek Galloway Marchant Redhead Baylis ' tiilihs Morrisun R•ibinson eckwith Gihsen Parker Selson Brass I 1g.,. pen Patten .1. ..;inith J. Brown Lioard Peaccck Stewart Corney ILA. , Filcher 'Fagg Crawford Ilaale Ponder Taylor Curtis R. Johnson 'E. W. Price Toplis Day W. Johnson U. Price. , Walton I.:d .varrla W. Lawrence W. Pritchard • Wilson French S. Lepard Rawlings, Sir W. vS AGAINST TILE UNION-13. ALDERMEN—NOT ONE. COMMONERS. Adamson Elmes Jacque.; Bailey Finals Jarman Bennett, S. Fis'cr King Bevis Fro sham Lawrence Briggs Haines Marsdc; I Christie Hale, W. S. Manghan Comyn Hale, F. alullens Cooper Haswell Negus Colic, T. Hayward Norris Crauc: , er lii 1 Oakley levies, J. Jackson Powell Pritchard, G. Rice, J. Sharp Smith, W. U, Stulabing SOces Utiwin Wheeler Williams, T. G. Wood, 1). BUCKINGIIA3ISHIRE ELECTION. Avissauttr, FEB. I3.—We can lardly describe the consternation o: the Tories on ending, at daybreak this morning, that instead of walk ing quietly over the course, and rendering the county as it were a nomination borough, a candidate was to be proposed on the Liberal side, in the person of Mr. George H. Dashwuod, of West Wycombe park. So completely were they taken by surprise, that the Tory candi. date, Mr. Harcourt, having long hugged himself with the belief of a certain end enepposed seat in Parliament, had ordered horses on the read to London, ni the , hope of taking the oaths and his scat this even ing; and had ectually his chair ready, and men hired to cerry it, in ex pectation of a triumphant procession; and even the usually wary clerk of the peace had been so occupied, we imagine, in preparing the inden ture of his favourite candidate's return, that he quite forgot to providt himself with the registers ot the county voters. At an early hour it: the day the good people of Aylesbury were astonished to find that early in the morning a handbill had been issued, stating that a Libera candidate would come forward. At twelve o'clock the High-Sheriff took. the Chair, soon after which Lord Nugent matte his appearance, and was received with loud and enthusiastic cheers. Alter the usual preliminaries bad been gone through, Mr. GRANVILLE PENN, jUll., of Stoke Park, in the absence of his father, who was unab e to attend, nominated George Simon Harcourt, Esq , of Ankerwyke, as a fit and proper person to represent the county in Parliament, which he proceeded to do amidst great confusion. The nomination was seconded by Coloted CHESTER. Mr. LEADER, M.P., then came forward, amidA loud and long-con tinued applause, to propose George Henry Dashwood, Esq., of West. Wycombe Park, who formerly represented the county in Parliament. In justice to them and to Mr. Dashwood, he would here observe, that he had had AO communication whatever with him on this subject —ex ercising his right as a freeholder of the county, he proposed him as t e person in his opinion, best fitted to represent them, and who had the greatest claim to their support. The Tory party at present possessed the entire representation of the county. Were the Reformers of the county content to be thus represented? Were there not enough of them to shake off the yoke? The people of England must be a moat patient and forgiving people if they had already for gotten and 'forgiven the mischief, the miseries, and the almost intolerable burden inflicted upon them by the Tory Govern ments, which misgoverned the country for half a century. Let them take any great political question now before the country; is there one on which the Tories are not opposed to the great body of the people ? Would the Tories support a measure to extend the suffrage, to protect the voter, to limit the duration of Parliaments ? No; they are opposed to these, and to all the other great liberal measures. It was time, then, that they should di,tingtkish between their true friends and those who, under the mask of friendship, would dec&ve them, and at tempt to deprive them ot their rights. He would crave their further attention white he brought one other subject of im portance before them.—(Hear, hear.) By voting for the Tory candidate (continued the Hon. Gentleman), you will, of course, strengthen the Tory party in the House of Commons. If a few more constituencies followed their example of returning to Parliament none but Tories, the Liberal party in the House of Commons would be outvoted, and they might expect to see a Tory Govern ment in power.—(Here some one cried out, " I could tell you that I'') Upon which Mr. Leader turned round very good-humouredly and said, " Yes, and I can tell you something more than that." Now, had they ever calmly considered what would be the result, almost the immediate result, of the return, under present circumstances, of the Tories to power. A Tory Government might perhaps be able with groat difficulty to govern England and Scotland, without much disturbance, for a very few years. He doubted whether they would be able to do even that much, but how could a Tory Government manage Ireland ?—(Tremen dous cheering, which lasted several minutes.) There are more than six millions of Irishmen who detest with all their heart, with all their soul, and with all their strength, the Tory party now in opposition. They have reason to detest them, for they have always oppressed and mis governed Ireland. I ask you, as honest, intelligent, and right-feeling Englishmen, will you lend a hand to bring about a bloody war in Ire land ? But, suppose a Government wicked enough to attempt to dra goon Ireland into submission—supposing the Parliament and the people of England weak and deluded enough to support them in so atro cious an attempt, and supposing the attempt actually in progress of execution, do you think the evil would stop there ? Away with the vain hope. Do you think the powers of Europe would remain inactive spectators of the conflict ? No; we have interfered too much in the affliirs of the continent for the continent not to return the compliment and interfere in our aftlors, should we ever unhappily be plunged into civil contentions. Then must follow all the miseries of a general war. This is not an overcharged description of what would follow the return of a Tory Government to power. If you would avert it, then, assist as much as in you lies to guard against the event by giving your votes for your former Liberal representative, George Henry Da.sha cod, whom I propose as a fit and proper person to represent this county in Puha nt.—(The Hon. Gentleman retired amidst the most enthusiastic 'ng.) . ' owNDES STONE seconded the nomination. ma. acourcr then came forward amidst hisses and cheers, the chern• , derating. After denying that he was the nominee of Mr. X. any other individual, declaring that he wo u ld support s integrity, professing the greatest interest for the former pp.,.. ;g for not following Mr. Leader in all the political Lord Cha 7 I'A 1• ! •4eloquently discussed—declaring himself an the Chafe a i - It - 7 — . , ~ am V al a ' 1- - lc the show of hands, which were two to ' • ,' '—r accordingly declared the election farm ~ 4 • '- .' del .4 n .„,,,„„„ .- - ---J ‘..- ho • . ._..,_:, .7%.it• 116 W . ! (::,.. a r t, rei s ta4 o.m. . /... y to , - ~. , -.... • , :-.... ;,4, Al a Sif A poll was then demanded on the part of Mr. Harcourt, which was fixed to take place on Thursday and Friday next. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, after which the meeting separated. The excitement in the county is excessive, The Tories are taken eDmpletely aback; and their preparations are so incomplete, that sue c,:ss for the Liberal candidate is not impossible, even in the county of Uuckingham. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. STAFFORD BOROUGH. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) MONDAY, FEB. 13. Motion made, and Question proposed,—" That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parlia ment for the Borough of Stafford, in the room of Sir Francis Holy cake Goodrieke, Bart., who since his election for the said Borough bath accepted thi s office of Steward or Bailiff of his Majesty's three Chiltern Hund,reds of Stoke, Desborough,. and Bonham, in the County of Rockingham :—(Mr. Chetwynd : )—Amendment pro posed,to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the Ques tion, in order to add the words " no Warrant for a new Writ be is sued for the electing of a Burgess to serve in Parliament for the Bo rough of Stafford until ten days after the commencement of the next Session of Parliament," instead thereof :—(Mr. Divett :) Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part 1 of the Question :"—The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 152. Agnew, Sir A.—Wigtonshire Irton, Samuel—Cumberland Alsager, Captain—Surrey Jackson, Mr. Serj.—Bandon Bridge Arbuthnot, Gen.—Kincardineshire Jones, Wilson—Denbigh Ashley, Lord—Dorsetsbire Jones, T.—L. ndonderry Co. Bailey, Joseph—Worcester Kerrison, Sir Edward--Eye Baillie, H. I).—Honiton Kirk, Peter—Carricifergus 13wring, W. B.—Winchester Knight, A. G.—Nottinghamshire Baring, Thomas—Yarmouth Lawson, Andrev;--Knaresborough Beckett, Right Hon. Sir J.—Leeds Lees, John Fie derick—Oldham 13e11, M.—South Northumberland Lefroy, Rigut Hon. T.—Dublin Uni- Bentinck, Lord G.—King'sLynn versity Beresford, Sir John—Chatham Lewis , _ W i Nyndharn—Maidstone Bethell, R.—East Yorkshire L•ongfielex, Ri c h ar d—Cork Co, Blackstone, W. S.—Wallingford Lowthe r , J. H.—York Rolling, W.—Bolton Lucas, - E.—Monaghan Bonham, IL F —Harwich Lygr v a., Hon. Colonel H. B.—West Borthwiok, Peter—Evesham. Wo'xestershire Bowles, George Rushout—Evesham Ma rrinnon, W. A.—Lymington Bramstoe, T. W.—South Essex • Mairean, Donald—Oxford Brownrigg, S. J.—Boston Ai alien, Viscount— Hertford Bruce, C. L. C —lnverness, &c. - ;.•/, ) ,„ e u, Capt. H.—Lisburne' Buckingham, J. S.--Shetlield Alordaunt, Sir John—Warwic kshire tiller, E.—North Staffordshire Burton, Henry—Beverley Berwickshire Canning, Hon. C. J.—Warwick Sir o.—North Stafibrdshire Buller, Sir J. Yarde—Devonshire Nicholl, J —Cardiff Norreys, Lord—Oxfordshire Campbell, Sir IL— O ss ulston, Lord—N. Northumber.. Mosley, Canning, Right Hun. Sir S.—F Jug's Owen, H. o.—Pembroke Lynn Palmer, R.—Berkshire Chandos, Martpiis of—Buck, Palmer, George—Essex Chapman, A aron— Whittr i Patten, J. Wilson—Lancashire Chisholm, A. W.— Clive; Inve r .ness.shire Peel, Right lion. sir R. — Ta mworth Clerk, Sir George—Ee; mburghshire Pemberton, Thomas—Rit , on it. H. - Se"tP 'Shropshire Perceval , Colo nel—Sli g o Co. Cole, Hon. Arth,ur Conolly, Edwrs e. tl. —Enniskillen Pigot, Robert—Bridgenorth M.--D onega l eltimptre, John P.—East Kent Conte, Si*. L- : --t.Neen's County Pollock, Sir F. — Hu ntin g don Corry, Hon. FL I.,.—Tvrone Co. Praed, W. Mackivorth—Yarmouth Dalbiac, S' r Charles —Ripon Price, Samuel Grore—Sandwich Dunc° l-0), ,e, Hon. W.—Yorkshire Pringle, Alexander—Selkirkshire East, Zames B.—Winchester Reid, Sir J. Rae—Dover F.atr,, a , R. J.—Cambridgeshire Richards, J.—Knaresborough Ecr e,ton Lord Francis—Lancashire Richards, Richard — Me rionethshire l' . 4 .ey, Sir John—Windsor Robinson, G. R —Worcester Antwitle, John—Rochdale Ross, Charles —Northampton Vancourt, Major—Barnstaple Rushbrooke, Colonel—Suffolk Fector, John Mina —Dover Sanderson, ltichard—Colchester Feilden, AV. J.—Blackburn Scarlett. Hots. Robert—Norwich Ferguson, Sir R—Londonderry Scourfield, W. M. —Haverfordwest Finch, G.—Stamford Shaw, Rt. Hon. F.—Dublin Univcr. Follett, Sir W.—Exeter Sheppard, Thomas—Frome Forester, Hon. o.—Wenlock Shirley, E. S --Warwick* hire Forster, C. S.—Walsall Sihthorp, Colonel—Lincoln Ffrench, F.—Rosscommon Sinclair, Sir G.—Caithness-shire Freshfield. Jas. Wm.—Penryn Somerset, Lord G.—Monmouthshire Gasket!, J. M.—Wenlock Stanley, L or d—North Lancashire (teary, Sir Wiliam—Kent Stewart, John—Lymington -Gladstone, W. E.—Newark-on-Trent Strangways, lion. John—Caine Gordon, Hon. W.—Aberdeenshire Sturt, Henry Charles—Dorsetshire Gore, Ormsby—Salop Thontas, Colonel—Kinsale Graham, Sir J. B. —Cumberland Trench, Sir F.—Scarborough Grimston,Visrount—Hertfordshire Trevor, Hon. Arthur—Durham Griinston, lion. E. H. St. Alban's Trevor, lion. G. R,.—Caermarthensh Hamilton, George A.—Dubiin Tulk, C. A.—Poole Hamilton, Lord C.—Tyrono Co. Twiss, liorace-13ridport Llarcourt, 0. G.—Oxfordshire Verc, Sir Charles B.—Suffolk Hardinge, Right Hon. Sir IL—Lawn. Vesey, Hon. Thomas—Queen's Co. ceston Vyvyan, Sir R. R.—Bristol Hardy, John—Bradford Wall, C. Baring—Guildford Hayes, Sir R.—Donegal Walter, John,-Berks' , ire Jeathcote, G. J.—Lim:oinshiro West, John Beatty—Dublin Henniker, Lord—E act Suffolk Williams, Robert—Dorchester Fierries, Right Hon. J. C.—Harwich Wodehouse, Edmund—Norfolk Hinds, John Ilodgson— Wood, Colonel T.—Br:cknockshire Hogg, James Weir— Beverley Wortley, Hon. James S.-11alifroc Hope, James —Linlithgowshire Wynn, Right Hon C. W.—Mont. Hope, H. T.—Gloucester gomeryshire Ilotham, Lord—Leomioster Houstoun, George —Rentrewshiro 11115,res, AV. H.—Oxford Ingham, IL—South Shields MINORITY 13agshaw, John—Sudbury Banbridge, E. T.—Taunton Baines, Edward—Leeds Baldwin, Dr.—Cork City Ball, Nicholas—Clonrcell Bannerman; A.—Aberdeen &zing, F. Thornhill--Portsmouth Barr , G. S.—Cork Co. Belfast, I rlof—Antrim Co. Bellew, it M.—Louth fentinek, Lord W.—Glasgow Bernal, Ralph —Rock, ster Bewes, T —Plymouth fish, T —Leominster Blake, M J.—Galway Biidltin, John J c.s—Galway L' wring, 1 4.—Kiimarnock Brady, Denis Caul:l:Ad—Newry tiridgercan, Hewitt—Ennis /Ironic, W. lt.—Salisl,ury liroiherton ' J.—Salford - Browne ' It. I).—Mayo 1 Butler, Charles— Liskeard Callaghan, l).—Cork City Cavendish, Hon. C.—East Sussex Cay Icy, E.S.-N. Yorkshire Chalmers, Patrick—lnverbervie Chichester, J. P. B.—Barnstaple Clay, W.—Tower Hamlets Clements, Vim—Leitrim Co. Edward B.—Hereford Colborne, nirtleY—Wells Collier, J.—Plymouth Crawford, W.—London Crawley, S.—Bedford • Cartels, E. B.—Rye Dahneny, Lord—Stirling Donkin, Sir It. S.—Berwick Duncombe, Thomas—Finsbury' Ebrington, Visc.—North lievon Evans, G.—Dublin Co. Ewart, Wm.—Liverpool Fergus, John—,Dysart Ferguson, R.—Haddingtonshirc Finn, W. F.—Kilkenny Co. Fitzsimon, C.—Dublin Co. Fitzsimon, N.—King's Co. Fort, .1. —Clithcroe (:askell, D.—Wakefield Gardon. Robert —Cricklade Grattan, Henry—Meath Grattan, James—Wicklow Co. Grey, ir George—Devonport Grosvenor, Lord R.—Chester Grote, George--London Gully, Jolin—Pontefract Handley, Henry—Lincolnshire Harland, W. C.—Durham Harvey, D. W.—Colchester Hawes. Benjamin—Lambeth Hawkins, J. H.—Newport, I. Wight Hay, Sir A. L —Elgin Hector, C. J.—Peterstielit Hodges, T. L.—West Kent fiollan 1, Eilwarci—Worcestershi re Horsman Edward—Ciickermouth H'iwarti, P. 11.—Carlisle Howlett, Vi c.—Northumberland Hume, Joseph—Middlesex Hutt, W.—Kingston-upen- Hull Jam ^v, William—Cumberland Jephson, I). o.—Mallow Jervis, J.—Chester Kemp, 'l'. R —Lewes Labouchere, Right Hon. Henry—, Taunton Lemon, Sir Charles—West Cornwall Lennox, Lord J. —West Sussex TELLERS. Fremantle, girl.l:l3uclinallam Chetwyk.cl, Capt. W.— Etallbrd -NOES, 151. Lennox, Lord A.—Chichester Lister, E. f_dilliffe—Bradtbrd Loch. James—Kit kwi.ll Lushington, Charles—Ashburton Lynch, A. H —Galway M'Leod, R.—Sutherlandshire Macnamara, W.—Clare Co. I 9l.ther, John—WexfordCo. Marjoribanks, S.—Hythc Marsland, Henry—Stock port Millie, Hon. Fox—Perthshire Methuen, P.—North Wits 13Iolesworth, Sir William—Cornwall I Morpeth. Lord—Yorkshire Mostyn, Hon. L.—Flintshirc Nagle, Su' It —Westmeath North, F.—Hastings t,'Briett, Cornelins—Clare t O'Brien, W. S —Lime. irk Co. IDaniel—Kilkenny O'Connell, John—Youghall O'Connell, M. J.—Kerry O'Connell, Morgan—,Meath tyre-rall, Richard M.—Kildare P.aker, John—Shell:eld Parrott, Jasper—Totness Paltison, James—London Pelham, J. C. —Shrewsbury. Pfiihrs, Mark—Matichcster 'Philips, G. R.—Kiddenntnster Ponsonby, Hon. John—Derbyshire Potter, lt.—Wigan Poulter, J. C. —Shaftesbury Power, James—Wexford Co. Pryme, George—C =bridge Rice, Right Hon. T. S.—Cambridge Roche, William—Limerick Rot he, David —Limerick Roebuck, J. A.—Bath Rolfe, Sir It M.—Penriyn Russell, Lord John.--litroud Ituthven, Ed.—Kildare Sanford, E. A.—West Somersctshirc Scott, J. W.—North Hatopshiro Scrope, Poutett—Stroud Seymour, Lord—Totnrss Sharpe, Genoral—Dumfries Smith, R. Vernon—Northampton Stanley, E. John—North Cheshire Steuart, Robert—Haddington Strickland, Sir G —West Yorkshire rtrutt, Edward—Derby Stuart, Villiers- , -Waterford Tancrcd, H. W.—Banbury Thompson, Col.—Kin;;•tou-on-Hull ,Thomson, Right Hen. C. P.,--Man. chester. Thorneley, Thos.—Wolverhampton Tynte, C. J. K.—West Somersctshirc , Verney, Sir H.—Buckingham Villiers, t . P.—Wolverhampton Wakley,. Thomas--Finsbury Walker, C. A.—Wexford Warburton, H.-13ticiport Westeura, Hon. J. C.—King't Co. IVhailey, Sir S.—Marylebone White, Luke—Longford White, Samuel—Leitrim Co. Wilbraham, George—Cheshire Wilks, John—Boston Williams. NVilliam—Coventry Winnington, 11. J —Worcestershire Wood, Alderman—London Wrightson, W. B.—Northallerton Young, Geo. Fred.—Tynemouth TELLERS. Hall, Benjamin—Monmouth Divett, Edward—Exeter THE MARKETS--(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND. Coarrio heavy Lowland Meadow 11,y....... £3 15 to ..E4 g New Meadow Ilay .... Useful 0:(1 DOto 4 5 4 1 0 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass 'any Clever I.lav 5 10 6 0 Oat Straw " 9to 12 14i Wheat Straw 1 10 2 12 SMITHFIELD. Coarse hely) , Lowland Ilea,' -w li^y .E3 IS to .E 4 rl Nvw Meadow Hay 0 n 0 0 Useful Old Ditto 4 5 4 1 , 1 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye gram Hay Clover Hay (extra fine ..&G 0.. Generally 5 5 5 1:i Oat Straw £2 4to £2 81 Wheat Straw 0 8 2 10 WHITECIIA PE L. Coarse Meadow Hay .£3 15 to It 0 New Meadow Hay Useful Ohl Ditty Fine Upland Meadow and Ryo.grasa Hay Clover Hay 3 5 l 0 Old Straw .............X2 s;to ..E2 61 Wheat Stray , ~S SOUTH AUSTRALIA.—We understand that ad vices of the arrival of the first ships in this new Colony arc expected daily; but those of our readers interested in its welfare will be glad to know that intelligence has been re ceived from the barque Sarah and Elizabeth, one of the whale ships belonging to the South Australian Company, which left the Downs, 21st October last, on her passage thither and the Southern Fishery, which ship, before reaching the Line, had been so fortunate as to take 150 barrels of Sperm Oil, previous to 27th December, where she was spoken by the William Rathbone, arrived at Liverpool, and was then in pursuit of more whales, with every prospect of success. BRAVE CONDUCT OF A BRITISH OFFICER. — The Canton papers contain an account from Lieutenant Elliott, holding rank in the Spanish Colonial Marine, and in command of a boat, manned by forty-three Tagalas, and which mounted one gun in the bow, and a few swivels in the stern, opened unexpectedly upon a fleet of twenty-six Malay pirate boats. The determination of the British officer was at once made. Although he was opposed to double-banked boats of forty rowers each, he unhesitatingly advanced and used his long torn ; the aim was so good, and the effect so deadly, that the pirate's chief's boat, which led the van, immediately sunk with all her crew. Without losing way, on went Elliot over the wave which bubbled over the sunken prow, towards the second chief's pros, and when within bowsprit almost over her, fired—and it was but a moment of stir and cornmotiin, then down she went like a bird of the ocean. The remaining twenty-four proas, seeing the sudden and unexpected destruction of their chiefs, fled. Elliott chased ; they rather out-pulled him, but not so fast as to escape about 62 rounds of shot, mostly grape. As most of them pulled away with single banks only, it is probable that the havoc amongst them must have been great. The fight continued about three hours. The Folwa had two men killed and twelve wounded ; two since dead. The disparity of force in this action is amazing—one boat and forty-three men opposed to twenty six boats, and upwards of a thousand men. When the par ticulars of the action were reported to the Governor, he immediately made Elliott a Captain, and gave him a cross of honour. The petty officers and crew have been rewarded, and the families of the killed will be provided for by the Government.—Jamaica Dispatch. LONDON, EXETER, ANE i FALMOUTH RAILWAY COMPAJ r-‘r . COMMITTEE OF MANAi .E:VIENT• Offices, 71, Lombard-st :eet. Allen, John, Esq. The 'or of Penryn. Ashman, Robert, Esq. .7, -, Esq. Bailey, Colonel William Norma l 1, Henry, Esq. Newberhlay Blair, W. Thomas, Esq. Pcnist , in, John, Esq. Bouverie, the Hon. D. Pleydell Pinne] -, William, Esq., M.P. Burdon, W. W. Esq., M.P. Pollen , Sir J. W., Bart., M.P. Carrie, Edward Clifton, Esq. Ramsl ,ottom, John, Esq., M.P. Clarke, Captain Rashly 'igh, Sir J. Colman, Bart. Downie, Robert, Esq. Ronald, Rowand, Esq. Ellis, Carteret J. W., Esq. Ellis,l IrarnciE'sqE.N. Fussell, Thomas, Esq. q . , Gillan, ' Josiah, Es Sande rs, Joseph Barnes, Esq. Short , .John Henry, Esq. Slade , Sir John, Part. Everett, Edward, Esq. Spell :es, Joseph, Esq. Fox, George Croker, Esq. Sprl K.es, Henry, Esq. Fox, Alfred, Esq. S-plat t, Henry C o llins, Esq. Fussell, John, Esq. "'ion nton, the Right Hon. Sir Et 'ward, Ba r t. George nwusend,, r .t. E., Esq. W. C., Eso. Tucker, John, Esq. Gould, Edward '.,acing, Esq. )Tuffnell,, Colonel John Charles Gould, TbomaspEso. (Turner„ Edmund, Esq. Grubbe, Janes A. Hunt, M, A.lTyrells,, John, Esq. Liam, Janes, Esq. Harris, Christopher A. Esq. 1107,arth, George, Esq. Money, George, Esq. The Mayor of Launceston. 'Vivian, ,the Right Hon. Richard Hus sey, Bart. Heath, Thomas, E sq, Viviar t , Joh n , Esq. 'Walt er, George, Esq. Wit cocks, James Carroll, Esq. Williams, Michael, Esq. The Mayor of Bath. Wil .Iyams, Humphrey, Esq. The Mayor of Bodmin. W 4 ,ollcombe, John Morth, Esq. The Mayor of Truro. Wi )ollcombe, Capt. Robt., R. A. The Mayor of Falmouth. iYa tes, John, Esq. The Committee of Manal,-emcnt hi we much gratification in an nouncing that an arrangement has be 'en concluded with the Di rectors of the South Western Bp: lway Company, which will create such an union of interests, as ;to avert a useless and impro vident Parliamentary contest, and to :present a strong case to the Legislature for effecting a direct Ri iilway communication with be Metropolis and the City of Exeter . By order of the I 3oard, GRO}iGE PRICE, Secretary. 14th Feb., 1837. A SECOND EDITION OF MR. D'ISR AEL I'S NEW NOVEL, " HENRIETTA TEMPLE," WILL BE PUBLISHED ON. THURSDAY NEXT, FEBRUARY 16. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. The publication of THE SUN Nicwspitraa commenced this day at 50 ntinutcs past Three o' Clock (A oft • r•&i ; - , A- is . 1 7,f ),e gnu. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1837. The proceedings in the House of Lords last night pos sessed no feature of peculiar interest. It was arranged that the motion, of which Lord MELBOUUNE gave notice, for a Select Committee to inquire into the system of Education iu Ireland, should be postponed till Thursday week ; in order to afford time for the production of various Returns connected with that system, and moved for by the Bishop of EXETER. A Poor-law report relating to Ireland was laid on the table. The Bishop of EXETER declared his determination to defend himself from the personal charges that had been brought against him in the report of the Education Board. Two petitions from places in Northamp ton were presented by the Earl of WiNcnusEn ; their prayer was the preservation of their Lordship's privileges. Lord BROUGHAM presented numerous petitions for the total abolition of Church-rates. In the House of Commons also, a great many petitions were presented for the extinction of Church-rates. Petitions on various subjects were presented. Dr. 111UL HOLLAND'S complaining of the control exercised by the Roman Catholic Hierarchy, on the second order of the clergy of that persuasion, led to the repeated interposi tion of the SPEAKER to prevent the Hon. Gentleman, Mr. MAcLEAN, who presented it, from being disorderly. An interesting conversation succeeded on the subject of the Privileges of the House of. Commons. The trial i n the King's Bench, which hal lately been brought under the notice of the House, in which Mr. HANSARD, the Parliamentary pi inter, was defendant, and STOCKDALE, the noorious publisher, plaintiff, induced. Lord JOHN RUSSELL to call attention to the important -subject.; , - On Captain. Cam-rwysurootion, that anew writ be issued for Stafford, the numbers were 152 inlaSeur of, and 131 against it. This corrupt borough is now therefore virtually enfranchised. Mr. WALTER gave notice that . he would next Tuesday bring forward his motion on the Poor Law Amendment Act. Lord JOHN RVUELL then laid before the House the plan proposed by Government for cltend:ng to Ireland Poor Laws. The principle of the Bill, for tha introduc tion of which leave was given last night, is that of the Act of Elizabeth. Workhouses are to be erected, and a rate is proposed to be levied throughout Ireland ; half to be paid by the landlord, and the other 'half by the tenant. The management of the measure is to be placed in the hands of the London Board of Commissioners. The de bate occupied almost all the remainder of the evening : we have made this important question the subject of some re marks, which will be found in another place. We congratulate the House of Commons and the coun try on the cordial and entire unanimity with which the leading Members of every party in Parliament last night supported Lord JoHN IlussELL's motion for the establish ment of a system of Poor-laws in Ireland. For once the House rose above the petty divisions and sub-divisions of faction, and in its zeal to promote the social regeneration of Ireland assumed the dignity of an Assembly, animated solely by an ardent desire to effect that object without re gard to sect, party, or personal interests. Whigs, Tories, and Radicals were unanimous in their admission of the distressed condition of the Irish Poor—in the expression of their conviction that a Poor-law was imperatively called for—and in their cordial approval of the conduct of the Government, in bringing forward a measure for the relic of the destitute. Sir ROBERT PEEL, Lord STANLEY, Mr. Sitxw, and Mr. RICHARDS, spoke as warmly in favour of Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S motion as either Lord HowicK, the O'CONNOR DoN, or Mr. JAMES GRATTAN—aII strenuous supporters of the present Cabinet. Mr. O'CoNNELL's conduct, on this occasion, is justly en titled to the approbation of his countrymen. Al though the lion. and Learned Gentleman continues to entertain doubts of the efficiency of the proposed remedy for the miseries that afflict Ireland, yet, out of respect for the opinions of the majority who differ with him, he con sents to waive his personal feelings, and to lend the Government all the assistance in his power, in perfecting and carrying the Poor-Law Bill which it is about to submit to Parliament. This is certainly as much as Ireland has a right to expect from Mr. O'CONNELL, when his oft-ex pressed views upon this great question arc taken into con sideration ; and it is something more than Ministers could have anticipated. For the present we omit all reference to the objections urged by him against the general principle of Poor-Laws. Now that we can calculate upon his vote, we can excuse an occasional paradox in his speeches. The plan proposed by Lord JOHN RUSSELL for the relief of the poor of Ireland is modelled, as far as existing circum stances will admit, on the principles and details of the English Poor-Law Amendment Bill. In the first place, the Board of Commissioners for England is to extend its jurisdiction to Ireland, in order to assimi l a te, as nearl y as possible, the systems pursued in both countries. Another Commissioner is to be added to the Board, and one or two, as may be found necessary, will sit constantly in Dublin. Boards of Guardians will likewise be appointed throughout the country, to be elected, in the first instance, by the cess payers, and subsequently by the rate-payers, who will have one, two, or more votes, in proportion to the amount of rate paid by them. Tenants paying the full value of their lands in rent are to pay half the rate imposed ; the other half to be paid by the landlords. Tenants p ay i ng under 5/. rent are exempt from rate. There is to be no out-door relief, but workhouses are to be built, each capable of containing 800 individuals, into which all shall he admissible who are in distress. No distinction what ever is to be made between the poor who cannot work, and the poor who are starving and cannot find employment. The Government proposes the erection of one hundred of such workhouses in Ireland, of which fifteen are to be built without delay in the most destitute districts. Before the Poor Law Relief Bill is brought into full operation, the right of the Irish peasantry to compulsory support from the the soil is not to be recognised ; but to make amends for this defect in their claim, there arc to be no laws of vagrancy, settlement, bastardy, and apprenticeship. Where Boards of Guardians think proper to decline the support of paupers, such paupers are not to be hindered from beg ging wheresoever they please. This is an outline of the Government plan for the relief of the Irish poor, as detailed by Lord JOHN RUSSELL in the House of Commons last night. We have many ob jections to some parts of it ; but perhaps it would be pre mature to state them before the Bill is printed, and in the hands of Hon. Members. We will only observe here that we cannot understand bow an uniform system of relief can be adopted, without recognizing the right of the people to such relief. For instance, what would follow if a Board of Guardians were to refuse re- lief to every applicant ? There must be a power vested somewhere to compel the recognition of claims to the shelter of the poor-house. Upon the whole, however, we are truly thankful to the Government for the adoption of any system for the ame lioration of Irish distress. The plan proposed, though de fective in some points, deserves to be strenuously supported by every sincere friend of Ireland. When we gave it as our opinion yesterday that a writ would never be issued for the borough of Stafford, we founded that opinion upon the facts that the borough in question had been found guilty of corrupt practices to such an extent as, in the judgment of the House of Commons, to require its being deprived of the privilege of sending a member to Parliament, and that the House had actually three different times passed a Bill of disfranchisement against it. We now find that we were mistaken. It will be seen by the result of Captain CHETWYND'S motion last night, that no one is justified in reason ing as to what " the House " will do from what it has done, and that the conduct of those who are by courtesy designated the representatives of the people, is regulated by something not very different from. hap hazard, rather than by public principle. Compared with the indifference, the cold political scepticism exhibited by those who call themselves Liberals, the devotion of the Tories to the interests of their party stands in bold and me ritorious contrast. They are careful to manifest at least the appearance of sincerity, if they are not sincere. They may be hypocrites—many of them no doubt are—but they play their part so well that they could hardly advance their cause more were they attached to it from conviction. Look at the conduct of the two parties last night. A question involving a great public principle, on which the Liberal party had pretended to set a mighty importance— on which, in fact, the two Houses were at issue, is fixed for consideration—the Tory Members, zealous in the cause, come down in crowds to do their duty ; while the Liberal Members, on the contrary, careless whether the question is lost or won, and forgetful of the fine professions made on the hustings about " wishes of the electors," " interest of constituency," " welfare of the country," and so forth, are sitting idly at home, or perhaps lounging about their clubs, This non-attendance of Mem bers is an evil that must be remedied, and the remedy rests with the electors. Let the names of absentees be carefully noted by the Press, and Honourable Gentlemen may, perhaps, see the propriety of bestirring themselves on .he eve of a dissolution. We beg the public attention to the report of the pro ceedings yesterday in the Common Council. It will be seen that the representatives of the citizens of London have decided in favour of a union of the several parishes of the City under the Poor-Law Amendment Act. We had occasion to notice a few weeks ago a trumpery meeting, got up by certain vestry-clerks, and others interested in the continuance of the old system, thn object of which was to prevent the introduction of the new law, which has been found so beneficial every where else, into the city of London, where not the shadow of an abuse was to be perceived. To those, if any such there be, who were imposed upon by the falsehoods stated at that meeting, we would recommend a careful pernsal of the excellent speech of Alderman T. WOOD. They Will there find evidence more than sufficient to convince them that the abuses of the old Poor Law have nowhere been carried to a greater extent than in the city parishes. They will ? - ee that the pecuniary interests of the rate-payers, and the moral interests of the poor, have been equally neglected by those who were appointed the guardians of both. Yesterday being the day appointed for the nomination of a Member for Buckinghamshire, in place of the de ceased Mr. PRAED, the Tories vvere all on the qui vivc, exulting in the conviction that the candidate of their choice, Mr. HARCOURT, would be returned without the shadow of an opposition. They could not conceive the possibility of a Liberal candidate being nominated ; and even Mr. HARCOURT himself seems to have been equally assured of his return ; for we find by the report of the proceedings that took place at Aylesbury, that he had seriously contemplated taking the oaths and his seat in the House of Commons last night. But " there is many a slip," says the old adage, " between the cup and the lip ;" and it was Mr. HA acounfs fate yesterday to verify this wise saw. At the eleventh hour, and just when the Tories had considered everything settled their own way, forth stepped a rival candidate, in the person of Mr. DAsuwoon, who was nominated by Mr. LEADER, and in whose favour the show of hands was as two to one. It would not much surprise us were this Gentleman to be re turned—notwithstanding the great influence that the CIIANDOS family exercise in Buckinghamshire—and if so, it will read the Tories a useful lesson, namely, never to shout before they are out of the wood. Mr. DASIIWOOD, if we mistake not., has already represented the county ; is generally esteemed by the electors, even by those who dis approve his politics ; and is known to be a consistent, un compromising, and independent Reformer. These are recommendations in his favour which he "of the adverse faction wants." Mr. HARCOURT is a Tory, put forth by the CHANDOS party, and of course must speak as they speak, and vote as they vote. As for his entertaining any desire to promote real Reform, the idea is a farce ; he can only entertain such Reform projects as those who put him forward may happen to approve. Is such a man a fit representative for a great county like Buckinghamshire ? Certainly not, for its interests must ever be a matter of secondary im portance to him, compared with those of his party. With Mr. litsuwoon the case is different. He is fettered by no faction, lout is, in every sense of the word, independent. Mr. LEADER, who proposed his nomination, did so in a speech remarkable for its vigour and good sense. Alluding to the Tories, the Hon. Gentleman observed, that were they once again to come into office, the consequences might be fatal to the peace and prosperity of England— and would infallibly prove so to Ireland, where the hatred to Toryism was deep, general, and likely to be lasting. Mr. LEADER'S remarks were listened to throughout with great attention, and when he concluded by proposing the nomi nation of Mr. DASIIWOOD, the cheers were truly deafen ing. We trust the Liberal electors of Bucks will make every effort to insure the return of this gentleman. We congratulate our readers, not only on the ❑ear pros pect of the office of Postmaster-General being put in Commission, but on the still more interesting and useful measure, the reduction of the rates of postage. We cannot but also congratulate the country in having so able and zealous an advocate as Mr. WALLACE, in a question of so much importance. But for his unceasing labours since he entered Parliament, in 1833, the Post-office would pro bably have been allowed to remain unreformed. The country will now anxiously look to the manner in which the Government will vindicate their pledges to the Member for Greenock, both in the last and the present Session. The whole of the Paris Journals of Sunday have been received. On Saturday, the Editor of the Gazette de France was sentenced to pay a fine of one thousand five hundred francs, and suffer incarceration for three months, for the publication of two articles, calling in question the KING'S right to the Throne. _ . - - The only other news in these Papers will be found in the annexed extracts : MADRID, FEB. 4.—The Journals are full of details of vari ous little actions, in which the Carlists have been beaten. Thus the band of Tristary has been routed in the environs of Manrega, in Catalonia ; and that of El Manso, near Alocas, in Aragon, &c. A Judge of the Tribunal of the First Instance at Cordova, has made an important discovery. It seems that Gomez had placed his rich booty in the hands of the Vicar of the Cathedral ; this spoil was carefully concealed in a vault filled with coffins. The Chapter had no share in this affair ; it was ignorant of the concealment of all these things.—El Duende. An epidemic malady prevails in the prisons and hospitals of Madrid: it is feared that it may extend over all Castille. The Government has just appealed to the generosity of the public to prevent the propagation of the evil. —Constitutionnel, Feb. 11. PAEIS, FEi3. 10....rTi1e Journal du Havre publishes a de- tailed list of our naval force, as well in active service as in commission, laid up, or building. The following is the general summary : Ships of the Line Frigates Corvettes of War Corvettes—avisos Brigs Brigs—avisos Schooner Bombards Gun Brigs Cutters and Loggers Light Vessels Corvettes of Burden Gabarres Steam Boats 29 43 32 Total . 346 The King and Queen of the Belgians are expected at Paris about the 7th of March. Brigadier General Conrad has just discharged nearly 500 men of the Legion, who were entitled to quit. They are sent to the frontier in detachments of fifty or sixty. Three of these detachments have already set out ; the others stop, because there is no money to pay the dis charged men. The officers of the Legion have received their pay for September, at the latter end of January; the men arc paid up to the 10th of Jan. A letter from Burgos says that a division left that city on the 30th to protect the Ebro, in case the Carlists should at tempt to pass into Castille. On the Ist of February, in the evening, there was a quarrel at Salines between the 3d Nayarrese Battalions and the 2d of Castillo, belonging to the division of Gomez. They used both their muskets and bayonets in the houses and the streets. The Narvarrese cried "Death to the Castillians, and Villa real for ever." Many arrests have taken place in consequence, and the battalion of Castille has been sent to Oleburrin, in the province of Alava. —Journal du Commerce, Feb. 11. BURGOS, JAN. 30.—The Governor of Medina de Pomar has just written to the Minister of War—“ I this moment learn that the factions have withdrawn their artillery from Ernani and Irun, because General Evans is to attack that point. The Carlists are preparing an expedition to the interior ; they leave the Navarrese outer provinces to take the Castillians. The head-quarters of the army of the North are at Guerniea. The Portuguese bri g ade and the divisions of Ribeiro and Nar vacz march to that p lace."—Journal de Paris, Feb. 12. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, FEB. 13.—Arrived the Myrtle, Coots, from St. Mi chael's ; and Francis Jeffrey, Fleming, from Mogadore. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 13. —Wind S.W., blowing hard.—Ar rived the General Vanden, Rosch, from Rotterdam for Ba tavia ; and Atlas, tight, from Youghal. FALMOUTH, FEB. 12.—Wind W. to S. S. W., thick weather, and rain with squalls. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 13.—Arrived the Isabella, Nicholas, from Cardiff, leaky, part of the cargo thrown overboard, bound to Philadelphia. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 12.—Wind W., fresh.—Arrived the Sa rah Birkett, Atkin, from Singapore; Catherine, Graham, from Demerara; Steiglitz, Bisbee, from Charleston ; Pangus, Moody, from Mobile ; Superior, Evans, from Havannah ; Acorn, Christie, from Marseilles; and Lord Dalmeny, from Bordeaux. Off port the Dampier, from Nassau. The Leo nora, Spence, for Demerara, has put back with loss of head and cutwater, having been in contact with an American ship the 10th instant off Tuskar. BELFAST, FEB. IL—Arrived the Papineau, from St. John's, New Brunswick. The Emily, Kelly, for Calcutta, has put back with loss of fore-topmast and fore-top gallant-mast, and two men killed. The Progress, from Newcastle, is sunk in Grimsby Roads. The Venus, of Yarmouth, from Shields, has been abandoned oy the crew, having been in contact with a vessel. The Maria, Robinson, from Smyrna, arrived in Whitebooth Roads, assisted in, having struck on the Cross Sand. Off Cape Clear the Forth, Rudd, from St. John's, New trunswick. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) , C'lllY, I'IVELVE O'CLOCK: Our arrivals this morning are the French mails, and ship letters from Demerara. We have received New Brunswick papers to the 15th January. They give the following Message to the House of Assembly : " The Lieut.-Governor, in answer to the Address of the House of 20th December, lays before the Assembly copies of the correspondence therein requested. " DowNING-STREET, 30th September, 1836.—Sir—Ad verting to that part of my dispatch of the 30th, in which you arc instructed to give the more prompt attention to all Ad dresses which you may receive from the Assembly of New Brunswick, or information on subjects connected with the receipts and expenditure of the Crown revenue of the pro v,nce,—l transmit to you the copy of a letter which I have received from Messrs. Crane and Wilmot, specifying the manner in which the returns to be required for the purpose of obtaining that information, should be made up; and I have to request, that yon will cause the several documents mentioned in the inclosed letter to be presented, and laid before the two branches of the Brunswick legislature at as early period of the ensuing session as may be possible. ' Major-General Sir A. Campbell. GLENELG.' " PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE.—A large portion of our paper to-day is occupied with copies of dispatches from . Sir Archi bald Campbell to Lord Glenelg, giving sundry reasons why the Legislatnrc consider that the recent boon, granted by his Majesty's Government to the people of the province, should not be confirmed. " Until now we had hoped that the adversaries of his Ex cellency in this Province possessed some share of discretion as well as cunning ; but in the dispatches to which we have alluded, we find them, contrary to all propriety, endeavouring to dissuade his Majesty's GoVernment from all the provisions of a most important Bill, which had previously undergone the scrutiny of all his Majesty's advisers in London, upon the mere supposition that the Assembly would not carry into effect (even before an opportunity was given them) the ulte rior measures which the Bill necessarily imposed upon them." The accounts from Madrid state that a Ministerial circular has been addressed to all the provinces with the exception of those of the Basques and Navarre, directing the dissolution of the national militia corps. They are also to give up their muskets, with accoutrements, but a battalion of militia is to be preserved in each district, to the number of 1,200 men. THE FUNDS. Consols, which closed yesterday at 891 i for the Account, opened this morningg at the above price ; Money, 891 . a . E x _ chequer Bills, 26 28 ; India Bonds, 22 24 ; Bank Stock, 207 208, money ; India Bonds, 257 258. In the Foreign Market, little doing ; Spanish Active, 251 i ; Passive, 7e -:., 1 ; Deferred, lI 4- ;,,‘-- ; Portuguese, 481 ; Three per Cents., 301 31 ; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents., s3i '4l- o , . Spanish just improved to 26e Z.. PRICES OF SPOCKB THIS DAY Al' ONE O'CLOCK. Rank Stock. ..... .... • ...... 207 ,1 i, IA India Stock_ 24 3 per Cent. lied , ... CO 8914 90,1 90 Ditto Bond.; 22 pm. 3 per Cent. Cons. ............... ` . ..N.;,,% South Sea Stack 3 , ,<,, per Cent ..... ..• 9,% — Old Annuities Ditto Red ......... .. —.98,4 77. 8.,4 9 !New Ditto ___ New :”4 ;Kir Ccrt 97 3 04 41,i i 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751... New sper Cent.. D ll)) i ii t ti t tt o oo Exch. Bills, .til,nisi 28 2li 28 pm. Bank LongAnnuitiectoes.pire It 145-1136-165 S c m onn al i l ilw :. ... :28 23 '_ G 2 2_8 8 pm. Jan 5, Ivr Oct: 10, Ilk -, 9 Jan. 5, It 60 — Ditto Advertised — —pm Jan. 5, PS - Bank Stock for Account... April 5, 1880 — India Stock for Account Jan. 5, 1870 Consolk. for Acconnt 89% Ys Oinnium — Pm. PRICES OF I. ()REIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds Peruvian Bonds .... Belgian Bonds — Ditto Account Ditto Account.... ........... .. Portuguese Bonds Brazilian Bonds ~ B u -- Ditto Account enos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account Ditto Account Ditto, 3 per cent. Chillilo Bonds 42 Prussian Bonds 1101 4 Ditto Account Cohtrobian Bonds — Ditto Account io Ditto Account ... — Ditto Metallic — Colombian Bonds, 1824 25! Spanish Bonds Ditto Account — i Ditto Account Danish Bonds 76 Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, ..... —251; 6%T, Ditto Account 2(1 % 1 4 'if aN G rec k Fonds Frcnch, 5 per cent..." Ditto Bonds, 18 25 — 4 per cent —f....e. Ditto Account — 3 per cent Nlexican Bonds, 5 per cent.... —l-- Exchange —f....,. Ditto Account Ditto, 6 per cent...„....... —I Ditto Account Ditto Account .......... ....... L - 1 gi a tt t o o ,Lp c e o r un ce t nt 103%14 Neapolitan __. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Eastern Counties Hallway 2 114 Brighton (Rennie's) 3 17/ London and Green xich Railway Company 2O 211 '‘; ,0 British North American Bank Provincial Bank of Ireland HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. Consols, which were in the early part of the day at 891 sellers for a Money, and 89?; for Mey. There is still a grea t the Account, have si nce im proved to 89L . -- 4 , and 8•, for demand for money among the commercial community. Ex chequer Bills, 28 26 28 prem. ; India Bonds, 24 22 prem. ; Bank Stock, 207. k ; India Stock, 257, To-morrow being settling day in the Foreign Market, the brokers and jobbers are busy making up their accounts, which is the chief business doing. Spanish Active st ea d y , at 26 1 ; Passive, 7,i ; Deferred, 11, 1 ! ; Portuguese, 485; Three per Cents., 31; Dutch Two and a half, 54; Colombian 25%. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 89i i. We refer our readers, with more than ordinary satisfaction, to an advertisement in our columns, by which the public is informed that an arrangement has at length been effected between the South-Western Railway Company and the London, Exeter,and Falmouth Railway Company, by which the application to Parliament for the continuation of a line of Railway for perfecting a communication between the Metro polis and Exeter will be facilitated by an union between those Companies, and through which the interests of the Shareholders will be protected against an imprudent expenditure of the funds subscribed in a protracted contest in Parliament, and by which the public will derive the great advantages attendant upon an union of purpose to accomplish a common good. EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY.—The Lords of the Treasury have at length agreed to allow the sum of 5001. towards finishing the necessary repairs of the University.— Glasgow Courier. The Bishop of Ripon has sequestrated the revenues of the Vicarage of Leeds, until a new Vicar is appointed, in order to enable the Churchwardens to provide for the proper performance of divine worship in the interim.— Haqua: E.v'press. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) LIDEL.-GOASPERTZ V. SNESTON. Want of room prevents us giving this case to-day, which is an action for libel, by the Rev. Mr. Gompertz. the late Mi nister of Harlington, against the defendant, Mr. Weston, in sending a memorial to the Bishop of London, imputing to the plaintiff acts of great indecorum in the discharge of his clerical duties. We shall give a full report of the case (which was going on when we went to press) to-morrow. DRURY LANE THEATRE.-Mr. Edwin Forrest, appeared last night in the tragedy of Brutus for the first time. The tragedy has not been acted these two years; its revival is on a scale of great magnificence, and the cast contains the whole strength of the house. All the characters were !sell filled. Titus was played by Mr. Cooper, and CollatOus by Mr. Warde. Miss Huddart was the Tullia, and mt . - tainly increased her reputation by the manner in which she supported the character. Miss Taylor was equally suc cessful in the delineation of Tarquinia. The public arc, by this time, so perfectly well acquainted with the merits of Mr. Edwin Forrest, and have appreciated them so judiciously, but little is required from criticism to point out the beauties or the defects of his personations. The play of last night was well selected to enable him to avail himself of his peculiar style, and to display his powers. It is filled with. short passages of forcible declamation, and in giving effect to such passages consists his principal merit. He has more physical than mental energy (not that lie is deficient in the latter), and when the scene requires the forcible expression. of the passions without any peculiar delicacy of delineation, lie is, from his natural judgment and long experience, as well, or better adapted than any man on the stage, to give effect to his part, and render his efforts energetic and suc cessful. He was last night exactly in his element, and brought out the part of Brutus more prominently than it has beets brought out for some years. At the fall of the curtain there was a loud call for him, with which, after some little delay, he complied, and made his bow to the audience. The play of Brutus was followed by the farce of the Critic, in which Mr. Barrett, described in the bills as " principal comedian of the theatres in the United States," filled the part of Puff. He was well received. The entertainments of the evening con cluded with Blue Beard. The house was filled. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.--WC visited this ele gant and commodious little theatre last night to witness the " Hale Mr. O'Donnell's" address to the Electors of Garret on the subject of their manifold public grievances, and we were glad to observe that he well sustained the interest he excited at the Adelphi. At a distance the personal resemblance be tween him and the great original is very striking, but his ac tion is rather violent and his utterance hurried. The performance for the evening consisted of Pedrillo, or the Castle of Andalusia; Village Coquettes ; and the Mayor of Garrett—in which Mr. Braham, Mr. Harley, Mr. Strickland,. Madame Sala, Miss Rainsforth, and the Misses Smith, ap-• peared to great advantage. Mr. Harley, as Pedrillo, in the. Castle of Andalusia, was loudly and deservedly applauded. ADELPHI THEATRE.—DougIas was cut up last; night at this theatre into as many strange quiddities and co micalitics as there are slashes in a Cameronian plaid. It is the great merit of one who commits a joke to be brief, and in this characteristic our literary conjuror of last night was very happily indeed. He hashed up Douglas in less than an hour, in a strong-flavoured hodge-podge of burlesque. Amongst his dramatis persona, Master John Reeve's Young Norval was conspicuous for simplicity and heroism ; for a striking figure, like a bell-wedder accoutered in heroic tartan; and for a face, in which that which fills the moon when round as his shield, was fairly out-done and out-shone. 0. Smith's Glenalvon, with a black wig, and heart to match, was also a fine piece of art. ' Mrs. Stirling was not insensible to the emula tion which such examples might be expected to excite, and she floated about in black velvet, bewailing the cursed fate that gave her to a Randolph, and leaving nothing to be regretted on the score of her not appearing stark mad in white satin. 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