The Sun. — London, England, 1852-03-17 00:00:00

ROYAL MARIONETTE THEAT BE, ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND. TEM ETENDTG, and every evening during the week, , Introductory ADDRESS, by Mr. Albany Brown. After w,hich, a new scene of Apropos, entitled the MANAG ZR'S ROOM. With THE SWISS COTTAGE. Te be followed by the Neapolit an g rotes q ue Divertissemt ant of ARLECEINO FORTUNATO, with the Frolics of Saltarell • and Plena. To conclude with the 11usisal Burlesque of BOMBASTEE IFU RIOSO. In the course of each Representation, a selection of Bionic a rill lie performed, including the Royal Marionette Quadri ll es, by B oeisio, and the Royal Marionette Polka, by Mr. T. Browne, corePes< ex pressly for this Theatre. Doors open at Half-past Seven, and,eomm en ce at Eight o'cl Dck. A Morning Performance on Satur da y next. Doers to 0 ) pen at Brand 3f-past Two, and commence at Three o'clock. In active preparation, an entirely new version of the 4 -lantern spectacle of ALADDIN ; or, The ve rsion Lamp, whi c h will shortly be produced with all the vast resoarces of this mall establishment. at the Box.ofice Private Boxes and Stalls to be h ad Si the Theatre, and of all the principal Librarians. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Bromptoi t. THIS EVENING, Will be presented a new Opera entitled WHITE MAGIC. Prin cipal characters by Messrs. W. Harrison, Weiss, Misses rye • ,2 and Louisa Pyne. , entitled THE MAN OF LAW. To conclude with the new Coed ; Raoul, Mr. L. Marra y ; , M. Marquis de la Seigliere, Mr. Lamb ert Destournelles, Mr. B. Webster; Bernard, Mr. Howe; Baron iess de Vaubert, e&rs. Stirling ; Helene de la Seigliere, Miss A. Vinini r. ,THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lam ,las. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE WRECK ASHORE. After which, DID YON EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO AM BERWELL ? To conclude with a new and original Christmas Tale, called :LIT TLE RED RIDING HOOD. Wolfram, Baron of Burliburg <sur named the Wolf of Biberich), Mr. Paul Bedford ; Scraggenheim 1., Mr. Butler; Trudchen (commonly called Little Red Riding Hood), Miss Eathleen Fitzwilliam. .LOYAL. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET '. tinder the Management of Mr. C. Kea*. THIS EVENING, Will be performed Shakespere's Historical Play of KING JOHN. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, A. Wigan, Ryder, Ac Idison, Meadows, J. Vining, C. Fisher, Graham, F. Cooke, Everett;l Miss Phillips, Miss Robertson, Miss Murray, Miss Kat e Terry, Mrs- :Daly, and Mrs. C. Kean. After which, A MODEL OF A WIFE. ROYAL LYCEUM TELEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, Will be performed TEE GAME OF SPECULATION. Principal charade/2i by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews , R. Roxby, B. Baker ; Mrs. C. Horn, and Miss M. Oliver. To conclude with A new and original Fairy Extravaganza, by J. R. Battelle, Esq., entitled THE PRINCE OF HAPPY LAND ; or, The Fawn in the Forest. Characters by Madame Vestris, Miss St. George, Miss Lanza, Miss Martindale, Miss Grove, Miss Ellis, Miss Rosins Wright, Messrs. F. Matthews, B. Baker, Suter, Horncastle, Butler, and Vernon. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Losses and Manager, Mr. W. Farrert. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE ADVOCATE AND HIS DAUGHTER. Principal characters by Messrs. Farren, Hoskins, W. Farren, jun. Diddear ; Mesdames Sarah Lyons, Durand, and Bartlett. After which AN ORGANIC AFFECTION. To be followed by THE LAST OF THE FAIRIES. To conclude with MATRIMONIAL, &c., &c., in which Mess will rs. Compton, Shalders, G. Cooke, Mesda mes Phillips and Bartlett spear ?UNCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. T.essee. Mr. W. R. COPELAND. Livernool. New Piece. A Ra;ged School—Revival of Behind thd Scenes. Roars of Laughter at Matrimonial P ros pectsses, and My Lover the Captain. E YE.NINC4. Will he performed MATRIMONIAL PROSPECTUSES. After which, THE RAGGED SCHOOL. Characters by Messrs. Walter Lacy, Rogers, Attwood ; Misses Sanders, Maskell, and Mrs. Selby. To be followed by MY LOVER THE CAPTAIN. To conclude with BEHIND THE SCENES. Boxes, 35.; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, Is. Private Boxes Ore Guinea and a Halt each. Stage Manager, Mr. E. Stirling. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under die Patronage 01 her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The moat successful and popular Theatre in London. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new Grand Spectacle, entitled TANCRED or. The Triumph of the Crusaders. From the pen of J. Kingdom, Esq., which has been some months in preparation, and in the pro duction of which neither cost nor pains have been spared. After which, the second week of the most wonderfid Artists, the NICOLO FAMILY, who will introduce their admired Enter tainments. To be followed by Batty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena. To conclude with.(by particular desire) BLUE BEARD. 'iickets to be bad at the boa-office from Eleven tail sour daily. Stage Manager. Mr. T. Thompson. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 4 1:12 D4l —Morning 0 rain. alter 0 I Evening 16 min after 12 Ta-Xoazovr—Morning 44 min. after 12 Evening 6 min after 1 THE WEATHEIL—Stni OFFICIt, MARCH 17. THISRDIONUTHR, Of Tun &ups. 45—higheat since noon yesterday. 35—lowest this morning and daring the night. 43—this day, at noon. garoarzinu, 30.43. Wnm N.E.—dull, hazy weather. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. Srate of the Wind and Weather at each of the fellowing please at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are avenged in order of latitude. Pt/mourn—Wind E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Poona--Wind N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. Bala!Trost—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. Has—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. Botrritaawrost—Wind N.E., strong breeze—overcast. FoLititsTosz—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. Turnsurpoz—Wind N.E.. gentle breeze—overcast. GREENWICH—Wind N., gentle breeze—overcast. STRooo—Wind N.E., calm—scud. BWIIIDON—Wind E., gentle breeze—overcast. LEIGHTON—Wind N E., gentle breeze—overcast. COLCHESCE.R—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. Castsamoa—Wind N., gentle breeze—overcast. Taaraotrra—Wind N., gentle breeze—cloudy. 13ramINGHera— Wind E., gentle breeze—overcast. LANCASTER—wind W., calm—overcast. WHITBY—Find N., gentle breeze—foggy. aixtxsrurox—Wind N.N.W., gentle breeze—foggy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Monday morning at nine o'clock : Ltuzicx—Wind E., calm—overcast. MuLLrmaeß—Wind E., gentle breeze—overcast. HoLnizaD—Wind E.S.E , gentle breeze overcast. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean daily height of the barometer was above 30 in. on every day of the week; on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, it was respectively 40.521 in., 30'395 in., 30.305 in., and it con tinued to fall till Friday ; the mean of the week was 30.300 in. The mean daily temperature was below the average of the same day in ten years on every day except Tuesday. The mean of the week was 40Q, which is 1.5° below the average. It was lowest on Thursday, when the highest reading was 44.4 Q, and the mean 37'8, or 3'B o below the average. The wind blew generally from the north-east. ...,.. 4 wp. „ „..,,,,, ir , , ..., \ 6 .. 4..:...... i ,,,,-- -i , - ....,i.,- -.* • Ca:Leland 241111: LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1852. sops Already th ere have been apparent throughout the country those electioneering movements which are a l w ays indicative o f a speedy dissolution of the lower branch of the Legislature. The citizens of London have forwarded to Viscount PALMERSTON a beseeching hi m requisi`ion, to become one of the metropolitan candidates. The possessors of the , elective franchise in Westminster have meditated a touching and noble tribute to the memory of the g reatest of modern states men , that o f se l ec ti ng his son, Captain W. PEEL, R.N., as _ 8 one of their representatives in the Imperial Parlia ment. The appearance of Sir Ens assth BULWER LYTTON upon the county hustings ha s long since been secured to the men of Hertfordshire. A variety of other arrangements have, in like manner, b een entered into with reference to men of less note : and in different boroughs and shires of the United liingdom persons hitherto unknown to the fre. quenters of the H ouse o f Commons have indicated their determination to aspire, at the earliest oppor tunity, to the most sole mn duty and the most enviable privilege placed within th e reach of the citizens by the beneficence of the Constitution. With this ulterior purpose before them, the latter aspirants for the dignity have bee n recently canvassing their intended constituents, and otherwise clearing the ground from the rough pre liminary work of opposition. Addresses both oral and written have, moreover, in several instances, ' enabled their proposed supporters to judge with some degree of accuracy of the principles by which they are really actuated. Among these, one in particular has, within the last few days, especially arrested our attention, bringing under discussion, as it does, th e raajority of those vitally important questions which before many months have elapsed, must have agitated the great mass of our population. The document to -which we would here direct observation is the letter addressed, in the form of a pamphlet,* to the electors of Tewkesbury by MY. EDWARD W. Cox, barrister-at-law, well known as the editor of th e Law Times, and the proprietor of the Critic, as well as the editor and proprietor of other legal and literary publications. In this political dis quisition the newly-announced candidate for the suf frages of that particular constituency in Worcester shire, passes rapidly, but comprehensively, under re view the tendencies of what is designated the Con servative policy, recounting, as he does so, the nature of the so-called Conservative principles. A discus sion of that policy and of those principles could not by pos sibility be mor e h app i ly t i med, present, when a transpiring at a moment like the _ c * "Cotkt,-rvative Principle s and onservatwe Policy: Letter to the Electors of Tewkesbury." By Edward W. Cox, Esq. Bvo., p. 16. London; Crockford. 1852, speedy dissolution has emerged from probability into certainty by the advent to power of a Protectionist Government. Opposed, as our opinions are, upon several most I remarkable questions--diametrically opposed as our opinions are to the views entertained by Mr. Cox, and put forward by him in his present address to the electors of the borough of Tewkesbury, there are, however, apparent to ourselves upon other scarcely less important points a coincidence of ideas, an identity of feeling, and an union of aspiration, very singular indeed, as occurring between the upholders respec tively of the great antagonistic causes of Conservatism and Democracy. in appearance no two interests could be more distinguished by the diversity of their characteristics ; yet, in truth, there is traceable to the heart of both, as already intimated, those same attributes of union, identity, and coincidence. For the purpose of rendering our meaning upon this subject visible at once, ,it is only ne cessary to particularize a distinction marked out by Mr. Cox in the very exordium of his ad dress. Having ingeniously and rather gracefully defined the principle of Conservatism as tending simply " to support existing institutions, to preserve and stregthen their roots and trunks, but also to prune and train their branches to the needs of those who live under their shadow and feed , upon their fruits," the writer maintains that it (Conservatism) is consequently opposed, " directly opposed to the prin ciple of Radicalism, which," says he, " seeks to tear them up root and branch and plant new ones in their place." " Conservative Reform," says he, in conclusion, " Seeks to preserve—Radical Re form to destroy." Enough ! Now let us endeavour to chalk out the lines of the opposite distinction. Partizans we never have been. Partizans we are not. Yet, if there is any category within the range of which our name could be inscribed—it would assuredly be upon the list of Radical Reformers, or, what is still more, among the number of those who from the depths of their heart and from the sanctuary of their conscience yearn for the peaceful advance of the interests of the Demo cracy. Actuated by these feelings therefore, inspired by these convictions, cherishing these supreme and in extinguishable aspirations—we must protest that in the sentences above excerpted Radicalism has been wrongly coloured, while an erroneous exclusiveness has been attributed to the more generous hopes of Conservatism. True, the Conservative reformer is anxious to preserve—to preserve what ? Every thing worthy of preservation ! The Radical Re former, and we speak as one ourselves, cherishes— not a similar, but the same identical soli citude. Ile also is desirous of preserving— everything worthy of preservation. Again, the Radical Reformer is equally anxious to destroy —whatever may from its prejudicial qualities, or its irredeemable worthlessness, call aloud for the doom of dissipation. So, likewise we presume is the Conservative Reformer desirous of delivering up the chips and straws of evil, the political vermin and the legislative dust accumulated from the days of antiquity, to the same inexorable sweepings of the besom of destruction. Let us not have, therefore, any more perversions of the real tendency either of Radicalism or Con servatism. Let us not define the same ambitions among our patriotic citizens as though they were diametrically antagonistic in their very nature. Let the Radical Reformer be viewed, if you like, as mistaken in his impressions, but do not, in the name of justice, attribute to him the villanons motive -of desiring, with malice aforethought, to deliver up the nation to the horror of Socialism or Red Republicanism. Neither let the more bigotted sticklers for the cause of Liberalism impugn as cri minal those Conservative Reformers who are clinging with mistaken tenacity to the blighting sources of mischief which are in reality infusing the virus of discord into the very core of the Constitu tion. Calling ideas, as well as things, by their right names, the bitterness, the heartburnings, and the misrepresentation arising from parti sanship would be happily dissipated throughout society, without in any manner diminishing the energies of political agitation. Radicals and Con servatives might then contend, without brawling, for the triumph of principles respectively deemed by them essential for the national happiness— acting towards each other as becomes co-patriots, fellow-subjects, and fellow-citizens, who are striving by different means, it is true, but with a like loyalty and a like earnestness, to preserve what is good and destroy what is bad in the framework and the move ments of the Constitution. We earnestly hope that a stringent and searching inquiry may speedily be instituted into all the cir cumstances connected with the recent arrangements for the steam communications with India and Aus tralia. Rumours are in circulation ascribing to the late Board of Admiralty, and to Sir CHARLES WooD, some participation in what could only be designated as a gross and utterly unwarrantable job, combined with a certain degree of duplicity, which would ne cessarily be condemned by every honest man, if the hints and surmises now current were in any degree well founded. We should totally disregard the statements above referred to, were it not for some peculiar matters that appear to lend addi tional credibility to the assertions, and to require some answer on behalf of the parties implicated thereto. So far as we have been enabled to ascer tain, it appears that not only were the urgent re commendations of the Select Committee of the House of Commons totally disregarded and set aside—not only was the encouragement afforded by the ex- Chancellor of the Exchequer, while it suited his own purposes to obtain a strong and powerful competi tion forgotten, but a degree of expedition previously unknown was displayed by all the parties concerned after they were virtually, if not actually, out of office. The Lords of the Admiralty reported with such ex traordinary and unprecedented dispatch as to prove that their minds had been made up long before the tenders had come in while Sir CHARLES WooD showed that so far as he was concerned the matter was a foregone conclusion. He must have signed the Treasury minute either at the time when he was proceeding to deliver up the seals of office to his SOVEREIGN, or after he was really out, and his suc cessor invested with the insignia of the situation. It is due, then, especially to Sir CHARLES WOOD, that a full investigation should take place, and it would naturally be more satisfactory to all parties, particularly to the ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer, that the inquiry should be conducted before the high est tribunal of the land, where there would be full authority to examine witnesses on oath, and to require the sworn testimony of the Right Hon. Baronet him self, of Sir CHARLES TREVELTAN, and others who might bg enabled to throw any degree of light on the transaction. At present, we shall only allude to do cuments lon g since published, and which are within reach of eve ry person in the community desirous of making hi mself acquainted with the subject. It will not b e forgotten that the Eastern Steam m N o a n y t ig h sa tn Companysioinee,withthe lla osbj e c c o t ns o ti f tu e t n e t d aboutcom petition eringinto twelve and Oriental Company, made with the Tr with the Peninsul ar the latter held should when t h e contract whi c h e xpire. Of course it wag e ssential that communica tions on the usury, and although speak pos itivel y m e. b a j n e y c t received w e b believe w e cannot should be Wncor. to the p r • Sir CHARLES t h e project This at that every degre e of encouragement was afforded by that c least is certain, and royal charter o f incorporation, that on 18 ,- ) 1, a Select the 27th day of March,Committee 're into "the existingsteam communications appointed to inquires communications with India and the practicability o f therein, and also intothe best any improvement communications he. best mode of establishing steam tween England, India, China, Australia, New Ze a .. land, or -any of them, as well as any points upon the several routes between them." Of course the appointment of such a Committee practically took the subject-matter of their investi gation out•of the hands of th , . Government until the report should be obtained, more particularly as three Members of the Administration, viz,, Sir CHARLES WooD himself, the Hon. WILLIAM COWPER, a Lord of the Admiralty, and Mr. JAMES WiLsoN, Secre tary of the Board of Controul, were acting on that Committee. After a protracted and patient investiga tion, two reports were made, with the full assent and concurrence of the Ministerial Members. We shat of present only allude to the second, which was, by a vote of the House of Commons, ordered to be printed on the 29th of July last. By that report, after alluding to " certain propo sals made by the Eastern Steam Navigation Com pany to carry out a communication between England, India, and China, the express portion of the mails to be conveyed via the Trieste route, in conjunction with the Austrian Lloyd's Company," and stating " that the political advantages of having two lines open across Europe was considered of some importance, and that it appeared from the evidence that the Go vernments interested in the Trieste line are pre pared to enter into the negotiation, and to give every facility for the transmission of the mails, the Committee recommended that a communication twice in the month between England and the different Presidencies of India should be esta blished, and that such communication should be separated into two distinct services, and put out to separate tender." They also declared that, " as it appears from the evidence that any new par ties competing will require at least 18 months after their offer is accepted to prepare for the due perform ance of their engagements, it is the opinion of your Committee that no time should be lost by her MA JESTY'S Government in taking all the preliminary steps which the fair encouragement of an open com petition so obviously demands; and they therefore recommend that tenders may be called for, contem plating the arrangements already alluded to. Ample time will thus be given to enable her MAJESTY'S Government to decide from the tenders which may be sent in, whether a bi-monthly com munication can be established on the plan proposed, without any probable increase of expense to the revenue of this country." We can scarcely conceive how it was possible for any person who sat on that Committee, and assented to the clauses above referred to, to waste unnecessa rily any portion of the very limited time remaining, every moment of which was of such vital conse quence, or to consider that the recommendation "that the communication should be separated into two distinct services" could be carried out by giving the contracts to the same company; but, as if to remove any possible doubt or difficulty on the subject, the following unequivocal paragraph was inserted : " Your Committee cannot close this report without stating their conviction, that any arrangement which might tend to promote an exclusive traffic on the In dian lines in the hands of one company, is open to serious objection ; and in the recommendations which they have suggested for the consideration of the Go vernment, they wish to lay down the principle, that the only security to the public for the full advantage of these communications must consist in open and fair competition." Let us now see how Sir CHARLES WOOD acted on these suggestions. In the first place, although we believe no fitting opportunity was lost of inviting his at tention to the subject, no step was taken for four months, from the 29th July to 29th November, on which day advertisements were issued calling for pro posals from parties willing to contract for convey ing the mails by five different divisions. The tenders were not, however, to be lodged for nearly three months, until the 26th of February following ; thus seven months were lost out of the seventeen that remained between the re port of the Committee and the delivery of the tenders, or rather more than two-fifths of the entire time, a formidable disadvantage, which but for the zeal, energy, and high position of some of the directors of , the Eastern Steam Navigation Company would have defeated their chances, a nd left a monpoly to their favoured rival. Arrangements were, however, made at the private expense of some of these gentle men, which enabled the company to which they belonged still to enter into competition. The tenders were accordingly lodged on the morn ing of the 26th of February, and we believe that we are justified in saying that they were lower than those put in on behalf of the Peninsular and Oriental, and subsequently accepted by the late Government. Now, it cannot be for gotten, that on the Friday preceding the Ministers had been left in a minority of the House of Commons, which induced Lord Joust RUSSELL to announce his intended resignation. On the following day, the 21st inst., that resignation was placed in the hands of her MAJESTY, who sent for Lord DERBY, to whom, on the 22d instant, she entrusted the task of forming an Administration. On Monday it was an- nounced that the then Ministers only held office until their successors could assume their positions. The Admiralty Board, how ever, when the tenders of the different companies were lodged, at once reported in favour of the highest tender, and Sir CHARLES WOOD, on his way to the throne of his SOVEREIGN, if not after his return, signed the Treasury minute, committing the nation to the payment of 1,592,0001., and in direct opposition to the recommendations of the Committee, of which he was himself an assenting party. W leave these simple facts to speak for them selves. 'We offer no comment, use no harsh language ; but we do say, that they are amply sufficient not only to warrant, but to demand the closest investigation, and that it is due to Sir CHARLES WOOD himself that it should take place at the earliest possible moment. MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY DISORDERLY Co:mum—Mr. Charles Lemon Greases, of Stratford-upon-Avon, was brought before Mr. Bingham charged with creating a disturbance at the office of Mr. Ed ward Elkins, solicitor, 59, Newman-street, Oxford-street. It appeared that the defendant, who was formerly a soli citor, called with another person at Mr. Elkins's office on the previous afternoon, and asked to see that gentleman. They were accordingly shown into the private office, but no sooner had they entered than the defendant commenced abusing the complainant in the most violent terms. Mr. Elkins re quested him to compose himself, and consented to hear what he had to say if he would conduct himself like a gen tleman. The defendant, however, became more violent and abusive in his language, and took up " Webster's Court Guide," which was lying on the table, and opened it. De fendant then pointed to Mr. Elkins' name, tore out the leaf, and assailed him with such a volley of abuse that he was under the necessity of sending for a constable and giving him in charge. The accused, in defence, said he was suffering from a do mestic affliction, having a son lying dead in his house. He acknowledged he had misconducted himself in the manner described by Mr. Elkins, to whom he now offered his humble apology. Mr. Elkin said, in consequence of the defendant's apparent penitence, he did not wish to press for any punishment, and would merely request that he be held to bail to keep the peace. Mr. BECGHAM told the defendant he ought to be obliged to Mr. Elkins for the lenient view he took of the case, and ordered him to find two sureties in 501. each, with himself in 1001., to keep the peace for three months. CLERKEN . WELL. 7 (THIS .. DAY.) Thomas Bailey and Alexander Force, two well-known asso ciates of the worst of characters, were placed at the bar before Mr. Corrie, charged with the following brutal and disgrace ful assault. Mr. Edward Sams, whose head and face was bandaged and plastered, in nearly every part, stated that this morning the two prisoners, who were standing at the corner of Peter street, Clerkenwell, insulted him and his wife when passing them on their way to their home. Upon turning round Bailey spat in his face, and upon remonstrating with him Force knocked him down and struck and kicked him in the head and face several times. While on the ground Bailey struck him several times in the face. The policeman said that he saw Force kick prosecutor in the head, and otherwise ill treat him. The surgeon at the Royal Free Hospital stated that the injuries were very severe. Mr. CORRIE sent the prisoners to the House of Correction for a month, with hard labour. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY. Notwithstanding that our market to-day was very scan tily supplied with English Wheat, the demand for all descrip tions ruled heavy, at barely Monday's decline in the quota tions. For forward delivery next to nothing was doing. No fresh foreign Wheat has came to hand. Selected quali ties were in moderate request at full prices. In low and mddling binds so little was doing, that the quotations were almost nominal. No transactions were reported in floating cargoes. We had a fair sale for malting Barley, at full prices; but grinding and distilling sorts, including malt, were very dull. In Oats very few sales took place, yet holders were firm. Beans, Peas, and Indian Corn were much neglected. The Flour trade was heavy, and the nominal top price of the best town-made fell to 40s per 281bs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. I Barley. i Malt. Oats. Flour. English .... Irish ......:: Foreign ....., Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrg• 680 1,620 930 710 -- 603 -- 460 -- 2,i70 1 50 acks 620 Our market i s very 80RWL:real El OP MaBEET. inactive for all kinds of Hops; but we have no chang e to notice in prices. WUI TECHApEL.. For each kind of Meat the demand was in a very inactive state, at barely last week's currency. Beef from 2s 2d to 3s 2d ; 'Mutton, 23 6d to 3 s 6d ; Veal, 3s 2d to 4s 2d ; Pork, 2s 4d to 3s 8d per Blbs by the carcase. by in the inter- The cost already sustained ven tion war in the River Plate is 'q ling• u to 3,300,000/. ster- WEDNESDAY THE SHARE MARKETS. B&XTLU X.iilliV7lLYS. Railways, Paid. Nominal Prices. 1 Business dme to-clap• .-....---.................. _-.-- .--;------ Aberdeen.. .. .... •• all 12 to 12% 12% %34 11 Ambergate. Nettingnaa , Boston, &E. juncion 8 34 5% -6% 6 34 6 Birming., WolverhamP. and Stew Valley •• all 9% -10 Birkenh., Lan., & Chesil June., late 331.6 x. gd- 26 1234 -11%d. 2.4 Do. Chest. & Birkenla. 501. & 251. Consolidated all 16 -17 z.d Do., do., 201. • • • • - 17 % • • -•• dia• Bristol and Exeter.. •• 100 89 -90 90 Caledonian .. •• •• 50 18% - 18% 18% 19 Chester and Holyhead • • all 30% -21 21 % 20% Dublin and Belfast jallet 45 17 - 15, 4. x.d Dundalk and Enniskillen all ~ _.. Dundee, Perth, and Aber- . leen Junction •• •• all 534 - 634 Do.. New .. •• •• all •• -•• ' East Anglian (251. L. h E. and L. & D.) •• •• 11l 3% -4% 4 Do, (181. E. & U.) •• all 2% - 3 34 Eastern Counties • • • • 20 7N ..... 8 4 8 % 34 % Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. sh ares •• all 534 .- 6 Do. do. do. •• 6 .. _ . ' Do. de. B& C shares au a% - 434 East Lancashire •• - all 16% - 17% 17% 1 7 34 De. New quarters • • all .. .... .. East Sc West India Docks and Bina. ;dm. .. all 49 .- 50 East Sc West York. June. all .. - .. Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 28 ..- 29 x.d 29 x.d Edin., Perth, and Dundee 25 4% -4% 4% % Glasgow and South-West. 100 6 per et. .. -.• fit..l Great Northern •,•.___ ,•• all 19% - 19% z.d 19% % 20% Do. halves, A. ( lemma all 6% -6% 6 % % 34 x.d all 14 ..- 14% x.d 14% Western, Ireland .. all 33% - 34% z.d 34% Great Western •• •• 100 86 3 9 - 86% 86% 8734 Lancaster and Carlisle .. Ali 74 .- 77 z.d Do. thirds •: ',...._,_• •• 11 13 4 7 -8 p. x.d (treat halves , B. B erl ' i and P Lancashire and joraawro 100 71 - 7136 x.d 72% % 363(96 Do. quarter s hare s .. au .. _ .. Do. fifths ~,.„_,.•• '•• 13 6% -6% d. 736 6% Do. West 'won 11% 4% - d. z.d 1634 17 1634 L ee d s Northern •• .. ail 16 ... 4 17 Liverpool. Crosby, and SontliPort • • • • •• 17% .• ••• • • London and Blackwell .. au 7 ~..• 7% 734 34 London, Brighton, 888 South Coast .. .. 100 95 -96 95 % [ llB L on don and N. - Wester n 100 117 -117% 117% 34%%34 Do. do. quarters • • 22 334 •••• 3% p. 25 % ~,, De. fifths •• •• .. 12 3% -3 p. 14% Al Do. 10 1 . 81 . 1 .,•• M,..•&8 (0) 1 134 -1% p. London and 0 , Ifeideri . 100 8534 .•••• 86 85% 86% Do. flew 4. 5 ,8, 1 ; •• .. 4234 7% -73 i dill. new 401. .• • . 34 0% - 634 dig. Manchester, Buxton, 88 8 Matlock •• • .. .. all 2% -2% m an a es ter, Shofileid, & [34 rdnoolns hire 4 •• - 100 3234 - 3334 33 % 34 3 t 33 % Do. Manchester end Lincoln Union •• 4 2 0 3% ••- 34f 4 / 8 . Midland ,•• ••.. .. 100 59% -59% 60 % 34 % 62 De. Birmlag & Derby 100 30 -31 Midland Gt. West. (Im) 4734 .. -'„ N e wcastle and Carlisle.. i f .. _ .. Denger shares .. all .. -- • • Ne .. .. .. a 7% - 8 7%1 Newport. AberB B y enny, a nd Hereford .. .„ 10 B -4 % al ' Norfolk ,''' •• •• • • 100 2 8 - 30 30% 31 Do. New 201. shares., 15 12 -11 Northern Comities Union 3% 3 -. 3 dig. North British.. 6% - • 7% % North Devon .. .. .. 11 8 - 7 dbl. North Staffordshire .. 1734 8% - 8 96 as ' 9 North-Western .. .. 19 ~ -.. dig. North&Eith..er es t. i h me . 3 34 par -34 P Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. -• 16% 17 13% 17 Beottish Centr a l .. .. 25 15 4 - 15% 11 % % % Scottish Midland all 9% - L' i .. .. Do. nee/ ,► ro w s. a Bina , 0889 A all ' 6% - '''. lss D.; .. .. 8 11 4% - 4 % ~,. Shrews. & Hereford.. Old 7 4 •"" 3 """ Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) .. .. a 18 -15 Do. Halves . .. .. all OS -- 7S A. B, C, & D, tally 0 De. Osvrest r ; „„ . in 10 -11 ' dhroPshire Union .. .. 634 3% - 3 d ' South-Eaga n .. •.. Do., paid up a t per co w, „„ „... „ -•• South Devon ,. . a ii - • 16 x.n 15% 2.n ... 2034 z.d 20%%% 2. 8 South Wal es _ „ .. all 30% -30% z . d 30 % i.d 3, onth Yorksh. and River ' Dna ''' • • •• • 15 3 dill. - 2 din x.d Shed., Roth., and Goole. 30 20% South. Division .. .. 6 •• --- '. t Stirling and Dunfermline all •• - " Stocktonand Hartlepool 16 2-3 • • -' • Tea'vale .. .. .. • . 126 150 - 151 , Thames Haven Dock and Railway .. .. ... 18 • • 1 Vale of Neath • .. .. 17 7 - • 6 d Waterford and Kilkenny all 3% - 434 4% 7 1 Waterford and Limerick all 16% - 17 36 r, Waterford, Wes., Wick.' and Dublin .. .. 3 .. "*" •:, ai m . West Cornwall •• •• 13 5 % ""' " - ' 4 ''''" , 'West London in .. - • • """ ~ York, Newc., ll Sc h Berwick 25 17% --11 1 7% 1 7% 18 Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. ... 20 734 ""' L, d. 12% X Ditto G.N.E. purchase 9 3 % -on ."_.• 5% % York and North Midland 50 22% -- "‘ al% X 1E67E8 zn.as: AT riznis Railways. "' cuin g paid. Norahull Priem Business Conipanies, dens to-day, Bcdf. & Bletch ley •• Lou. & - N.W. all • • —' • & Ox ford Junction, guaranteed • • Gt. Western all 29 —3O Do., without a guarantee .. De .. • • all 28- 2 9 Birm., Wolver., & Dudley, gua ranteed Do ;7.7 .• all 29 — 3O Do., without a guarantee .. Do .. .. all 28 —29 Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. ell 17 34 17 % 17% Clydesdale Juno Caledonian all 45 —47 E. Lin., Guar. 6 per Cent. •• G. Northern all 35 —36 Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 2235 3 4 p Hartlepl Dock j Y on ak d , N B e ar wl and Railway Hull and Selby Vt. &N. M. au IS▪ T 109 108 Do. 34 Shares Do •• •• all 31134 5434 Do. 3E Shares Do • • •• all 25 —27 Leeds and Brad. Midland • • all 10036 10136 Lon. and Green. S. Eastern.. all 12- - 1234 Do., Pref. .. Do • • • • all 2436 2 5 35 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cant, .. Norfolk .. all 13 —l7 De.. 6 per cent De •• •• all Middleabro' and Redcar, 6p. ct StocktAs Dar au . per Cent. N. & East, 6E. Counties • • —• • Do., 5 per cent. Do. • • .. all 59 —6l Do. New .. DO • • • • all .. Preston and L. &N. W.l Pyre .. & La.& Y. j an 44 —46 x.d Do. % Shares ADo •• 11 535 935 p x.d Read., Guild., and Reigate •• 8. Ea st ern •. au 22 223( Roy . & 'Main O. Northern 614 g m Do. Shop. Ex.. Do • • .. all 52 Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lanetak 'Fork 15116 South &affords. Mr• 3 " l ean 9 35 • 13- 6 . 01. Wear Val. 6 per Stock.& Dar. all Cent. gun. Do. do. Do •• •• 2$ 29 - 30 Do. do. •• Do " all Wilts &Somers. Gt. Western 100 94 95 1311.&ANS. Paid. ('Nominal Prices. 'Easiness dome to-day. all 9% 10 all all all all 1% IN dIB.I •• -•• •• 8 % - 8 % 17 -1754 4% -b 54 •• - •• N -_”‘P ... ,- P 12% % - 12% 12 -12 234 - 334 14% - 14% 1 - 1}( p 7%- 8 .. - . p. 13— 1 dis. - - • • 11 • • 7 -• .. p •• ....' •• 2}4 -a p. 11 -12 1034 -11 12U -12% % - ii P 136 - 138 % % dig' 18 —l9 5 5 3( 1 —l% 4%-5% x.d % dill 10 —l O% 15X IN 12% 13% x.di 3 —2% dis.x.d 15% - 16 11)4 -4 Po] all 134 A du. 12% 185 •• -- 4 —3% di& 2% 3 36 P• 3716 s 8% sIl 0% 34 - If P• 3i - % P. 3 3( — a% 3% —a% % % -6% 21Ni 1% 1Y d. 4 p 4 6 —4B 28 2 1% 21.44 1 1 11% 3% 6% al. 1% IT. SU 17% 3% 5 14 10 9N 10 13 13% 4X % 6% % % 21% IST * % 21% 10% % .L ,1 41.Lu. Railways. Aberdeen Aberdeen. No. 2 , 7 pr. ct., Caledonian 101. • • • • Chester and Holyhead .. Dand. Per. & Aber. Jane. East:Ang. (51. 10s.) 6 p. a. Do., (51.) 7 per cent... Eastern Counties Exton., Is per cent. No. 1 • • Do. No. 2 • • • • • • Do. New 6 p. reset. stock Eastern Union, scrip aran. 6 per cent. • • Do., 101. Deben. Share. East Lancashire, 6 pet cent. quarter shares .. E. & W. York. June. sths Min. Per. & Dun. 51 p.ct. Glasgow & S.-W. Consol. Gt. Northern, 5 per gent. Do., 5 p. c. Redeem. Scrip Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. • • Gt. Western (Barks and Hants Ex., 5 per Cont.) Gt. West., fixed p. ct. Do., do. .. • • • • Lancashire and York shire, F. 201... • • • • Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. Leeds Northern, 6 par cent., No. 1.. • • • • Do., do. • . No. 2 Do., do • . No. 3 Do. quarters, 18 44 • • London, Brighton, and S. Coast, guar. S per et. Do. prof., p et. 5k,1851 Do., Cony. 5 p. ct. 1852 Do. new guar., 6 per ct. Lon. & N. West. (Cov. & Nuneat.) 5 per cent. .. London &S.-W., new ~ L m o anL n i d ne o hc n :: . q & usar E h nni e.ruishre s i , ss44 % N s ano ha . and Do. new, 101. Do., 61. • • .• Midland Con. 6 p c. s w el l Do. Consel. Brist o l & Riming., 6 per cent,.. Do., Erewash 'V a ll ey. Do., Leic. & Swarmi ng 8 per cent. guar . • -••• Do., Preference ~ Norfolk Extension .: Do. Var. 53 Per cent. Do., Waveney vall e y . North British cnr, Won. &W 01.151.6 p.c shrews. &Bir., new guar, shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent. South Devon South-Eastern,~4 p. ct. fiart gu ar 5 toekSouth. & Yorks.,_ .4, P. p. ct. until 1 July, 1856 Waterford and Kilkenny, 6 per cent, „, York, NOWC.. and Berw., Gt. N. of E. Pur. York and North Midland and S. Furth. Boulogne and Amiens Central of France,(o.Y.) Demerara Dutch Rhenish .. East Indian .. Do. do. do. .. Great Indian Penland a.. Ditto ditto .. Loavain ala Sambre .. Luxembourg •• .„ Ditto (Railway) Ditto (Canal) Maria Antonia .. Ditto, New • • Namur and Liege .. Northern of France Orleans and Bordeaux Paris and Lyons Paris mid Orleans .. Paris and Rouen • • .. Paris and Strasboin g Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse .. St. Andrew's &Quebc.(A.) Tours and Nantes Tourna7 , Jurbise, Lan don, and Ha/melt west Flanclen dc re Paid. Nominal Prices. business to-dap. Agua Fria ......... 1 134 p 211 Anglo Californian 10s. % p IIA Asturian „ Australian 5 34 if Australian Freehold all —•% Ms. Ave Maria I %dis par Blaenarvon Iron & Coal all • . —•• British Australian Gold 1 % dls par British Iron.. • ••• • • • 131. Is. Brazilian Imp. Oa. Si. p.)- 24% 134 2 De. Cocaee and Cuiaba all 1 % Do. St. John del Bey.. 15 23% 24% 2S Cobra Copper • • -• • • 40 33 .... 4 Copiapo ••••• • • • • 14 4 5 Eng. & Australian Copper 5 I ,i, dis p General ••••--•• • • • •. • • all 9 % 10 % % Gold Mountain • • •. • • 1 par —# p Great Polgooth .. all i % p Mexican & S. American 9 334 4 Nouveau Monde...—. • • 1 % % 1% Santiago do Cuba .... • • 10% 7 Tin Croft .. • ... •• 7 10 —ll United Mexican.. • ..... all 2% —2% West Mariposa .. • • .... 1 Mdis. par Carson's Creek, 1% %. 307rNT STOCK BANKS. Anstralasia .... •• • ..... all 38 39% British Nort AMOlica.. 50 47% —49 Colonial ..............25 11% 12% Commercial of London.. 20 24 --2551 London Joint Steel/. .... 10 18% 17% London and Westvainster 20 29% —3O National Provincial Eng. 35 National of Ire] and .... 22% 17% —l7 Oriental Bank Corporal. all 80 31% x.d Provincial of Ireland.. 25 42% 43 Do. Now ............ all 157 16% Union of Anstralia all 35 36% Do. New ............ 3 — 3% Union of London ...... 10 14% lb% Union of Madrid - all •• —• • 111 823( Canada •• • • ..... •• • 32% 48 4934 28% Eastern. Steam •• • •• . . 2s. .. —• • die. Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 2734 28% Pepin. & Oriental Steam. all 80 —Bl Ditto ditto 10 26 —2B Royal. Mail Steam ...... 60 79 80% me cannot be answerable for the errors of the Official Lists, an 2734 28 80 —Bl 26 —2B 79 8034 Le errors of toe Official Lists, an 1 correspondents.] for th, interested IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER, took the Chair at a few minutes after Twelve o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. BATESON took the oaths and his seat, on his re election for Londonderry. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a second time:— Abbey Tintern and Bigswear Roads. Battle and Robertsbridge Road. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway (No. 3). Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway (No. 4). Shields and Morpeth Roads. Somersetshire Central Railway. 1% I I Southam to Kineton Road. Thetford Fen District Drainage. Torquay Market and Slaughter-houses. PETITIONS. Mr. B. DENISON presented a petition from Leeds in favour of the Pharmacy Bill. Mr. MILES presented a petition from a place in Somersetshire against the blaynooth grant. Similar petitions were presented by Mr. T. DIINCOMBE, and by Mr. BOUVERIE from a place in Scotland. Mr. KERSHAW presented a petition from Steekport in favour of secular education. Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented a petition from the county of Lincoln against the post-horse duty. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from Rochdale in favour of the Pharmacy Bill. Similar petitions were presented from the metropolis by Lord Dudley Stuart and ➢ir. Wakley; by Mr. W. Patten from Burnley, Lancashire; by Mr. Hindley from Hants; and by Mr. W. Williams from Walworth. Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from Finsbury, praying for the compulsory enfranchisement of copy holds. Mr. GEORGE THOMPSON presented a petition from females residing in Sheffield against the Militia Bill. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from the corpora tion of Manchester against the Manchester and Salford Education Bill; also several other petitions from Man chester, and one from an educational society in London, to the same effecr. Mr. ADDERLEY presented a petition from the municipality of Cape Town, complaining that the local Government had delayed the introduction of the new constitution, and praying that steps may be taken to carry the constitution into effect as soon as possible. Mr. PIGOTT presented a petition from Reading, against the post-horse duty; also one from the same place, in favour of the Pharmacy Bill. MANCHESTER AND SALFORD EDUCATION will riot be influenced by MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 6,000 bales. The market closed steadily but tame without alteration in prices. Good stapled American at s*d. to s,id. was in demand and difficult to buy. The sales comprised 4,500 American. 800 Pernam and Maranham at 51d. to 61d., 250 Egyp 4 tian, 61d. to 9d.; 400 Surat, 31d. to 41d.; and 50 Sea Islands, at ls. lid. to ls. 6d. per lb.—ln Railway Shares a fair business was done at rather higher prices. The letters from the United States have 'been deli vered, and are satisfactory in reference to commercial matters. The value of the exports from New York last month was 7,320,690 dolls., and upon this statement it is remark3d by a local writer that— "Of the above aggregate there has been a better dis tribution than usual. It will be aeon that only a little more than one-half of the total went to European ports. The value of shipments of domestic merchan dise to English and continental ports during the month of February was 2,110,005 dolls., leaving a balance of 1,242,878 dolls, for foreign ports on this side of the Atlantic, and other than those in Europe. This is a more favourable comparison than we have ever been able to make before, and we have no doubt that, in the course of another year or so, it will be still more satisfactory. Our merchants are alive to the importance of the trade with Central and South America, and every effort will be made to encourage and extend it. While our export trade with European nations is becoming of secondary importance, we must bear in mind that our import trade with that section of the world should also be reduced, that the balance of trade between us may be mere equalized. It will be seen by the above official return, that nearly one-half of the aggregate export for the month was in specie, the shipment of ooin averaging nearly nine hundred thou sand dollars per week." According to official returns from th e C us t om H ouse lof San Francisco, the shipments of gold dust from that port during 1852 were as annexed:— , SHIPMENTS OF GOLD DUST FROM SAN FRANCISCO, 1852. New York... 630,861,400 49 New Orleans ... . . 404,294 11 London ••• 3,392,660 78 Panama ••• ••• ••• ••• 151,293 64 San Diego ... 5,000 00 Valparaiso ... 444,482 00 Rio Janeiro ... „.. 15,000 00 Talcahuana 15,750 00 Hong Kong ... 2,554 00 Total ... ... ... 434,492,633 02 About as much again was brought away by passengers. A line of serew-steamers is about to be established from the ports of Quebec and Montreal to Liverpool and other ports. These vessels are proposed to run 'fort nightly while the navigation of the St. Lawrence is open, and monthly between Liverpool and Halifax, Portland, or some other port of the Atlantic. The accounts from India notice no particular altera tion in the import markets, but the value of money was easy. The Amsterdam Stock Market was very lively, and at advanced rates on the 15th inst. for all securities. Tho English Stock Market has been exceedingly firm again, although business is very restricted. Consols have been 98, and are now 98k. Exchequer-bills con tinue at 655. to 68s. premium, and India Bonds are 765. premium._ . _ _ - In the Foreign Market a farther important rise has occurred in Buenos Ayres Bonds, which opened at 71, suddenly advanced to 75, reached to 73i, and are now 77. Equador also are firmer at 4 to 5, and Grenada De ferred have risen to 10i t. Brazilian Stock is worth 994. Venezuela Bonds have been 43 to /. Mexican are still flat at 32i to I. Peruvian Deferred have reached 57. Spanish Five per Cents, have been 251 to k , and the Three per Cents. 42k to 43. The Deferred are 19k 4, and the Certificates 2i to per cent. French Five per Cents. are worth par, with the Exchange at 25 40. Sar dinian Bonds have been at 9112 and 93k. Dutch Four per Cents. are 95 to k. There is a further decided improvement in most Railway Shares, and a large business is doing. The market has, in fact, net been so aaimated for some time past. Great Northern have started up about 10a. to 155., Great-Western 11., North-Western 11. to it. 55., and Midland 21. to 31. Lancashire and Yorkshire are up about 21., Caledonian ss. to 10s. Some of the French Shares are dearer, but not in the same proportion. Paris and Strasbourg are, perhaps, scarcely so good. Dutch Rhenish are in favour at very full prices. The Gold Mine Shares look well, though not particu larly active. QUARTER TO THREE, Consols ... .. ..• ... 981 i Ditto Account, April 13 ... ... 98 1 i BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK (From the Official List.) 8 per Cent. Consols Anne. India Bonds under 1,000/ ...... ...... 76 p Consols for Account 9B E nob equer Bills. I%d. 1,000/. 68 65 p 00 7 Small — 68 65 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 99% Buenos Ayres Bonds 6 per Cent. ... 71 1 ,y 71 Ditto Account . Equador Bonds 4% 5 Grenada, 1 1 ,4 per Cent. ... ...... Ditto Deferred Mexican Bonds, 1846, 3 per Cent. 3 2 lx, IA Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Do. Deferred 55% 57 Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent ll3 Ditto 41 per Cent. ....... Sardinian Bonds, 5 par Cent. 93 1, 4 92% Spanish Bends, 5 per Cent,l840 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent. ...... Ditto Account Ditto, New Deferred 19;4% Spanish Corn. Cert. Coup. not funded... 2% per cent Venezuela Bonds Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 5 per Cent. Exchange ... 2sf. 40c. Dutch 24 per Cent., 12 Guild Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MARCH 17.—Wind at noon N.E., light airs, and dull hazy weather. SINGAPORE, FEB. 3.—The Ann and Jane, Shanghai to Sydney, New South Wales, has been lost on the Kangeary Is lands, south of Soarabaya ; a quantity of cargo saved and landed. The Herald,iLawson, Shanghai to Leith, was scut tled 31st Oct. off the coast of Java, by part of her crew (Manila men), who had massacred the master, two mates, and two men ; master's wife left on board when the vessel sank. The Victory, China to Callao, arrived here 25th Jan., in charge of the mate, the master, second mate, and two men having been murdered by the passengers, Chinese Coolies, e to e s, who gained possession of the vessel, and after taking h a various places in the Gulf of Siam, left her, carrying off considerable portion of the cargo. GIBRALTAR, MARCH 7.—The Jenny , Troon to Constan tinople, has lost her mainmast, and is partly submerg ed at Algecires. the CANTON, JANUARY 28.—The Albert B.,Edward, pool, has arrived with loss of foremast, to and pm ast Apollo, s. from Valparaiso, with loss of fore an main d from Liver - DEAL, MARcit a EA r rd. from the River Planet, Jamaica ; Sierra Leone ; chells, Bombay; Honduras, Cardiff and Cuba. and sailed, Familiar, Cardiff and Porto Rico ; Hamilla, Rainbow, Belize ; Pekin,l_ Wind E.—Arrd. Art Union, * Leone ; Margaret, Charleston. LlVEftpooL, MARcu 7 S ! i e err V a ideo ; Mary Ray, Rio Janeiro; Buraponee, St. Domingo ; Edouard, s ß i a d l . tim G o la re d i ato C r e:e m e , d an E d . 8 1 I t r e o e n l s g . Off port, Jane, Greene, Madras. FALMOUT Governorl6 V" 16.—Wind —And ff • • Cassar, Le ßatavia, aa p mG E b s urcY A Ams terdam . a'r N aß E 1 ja jbl -°l :L ec't c u l 15 . -- Wind E. S. E. —A rrd. English a nd Elizabeth, Cardiff, both for Lond on , and both leaky. Rose, BELFAST, Blanca 15.—Wind S.E.—Sld. Rosamunda, Demerara. LOWESTOFT, MARCH 16.—The Ayton schooner, of Whitby, h a s received damage f rom contact with a brig, but ' will pro ceed. The Struggler brig, of Aberdeen, was in contact last night_ with a schoo ner, supposed to be the Ayton. S ydne DARTMOUTH, MARCH 1 6.—S1d. Mary Wilson, Op or t o an d Y , Pry-mount, Mallen 16. Sld. Mary Ann and Asiatic, Sydney ; Mount Stuart Elphinstone, Port Philip ; Helles put, Cape of Good Hope. Off port, Scilly, Allan, Calcutta; Neptune (Bremen barque), New Orleans; Mobile, ditto,; for Havre. FALMOUTR, 61ARCH I 6. —A barque, waterlogged and aban d9ned, Was passed 14th February, 100 miles north of Cape Finisterre ; and the Brandon ship, of Liverpool, water logged, was also passed by the Annetta Fossina, arrived here. GIBRALTAR, MARCH 7.—lt has blown a very heavy gale here at S.E.—The Lord Dupplin, of Glasgow, bound to C a r thagena, was stranded in the bay on ro c ky groun d, and fu l l of water. The Irene (Prussian brig), Liverpool to Trieste, Vta stranded. BILL. Mr. BROTHERTON, on moving the second reading of this Bill, said as he was anxious that all persons should be fairly heard, he did not object to the petitions which had been presented; but he renaindocl the House that they ought to have been submitted to the Private Bill-office.—(Bear.) He would not delay the House by expatiating on the importance of education, for it was admitted on all hands that it was necessary to extend education in the country, but he would frankly state the origin of the Bill and the circumstances in which it was placed. There were threo parties in the towns of Manchester and Salford anxious to promote the cause of education; and they duff red as to the beet means of accomplishing that object—one party being for religious education, another for secular educa tion, and a third for voluntary education. The Bill was supported by a very large number of rate payers. No less than 40,000 rate-payers in the two townships had signed petitions in favour of the measure. The Town Council of Man chester had, however, thrown out the Bill by a ma jority of 32 to 22, but the Town Council of Salford had approved of it by a majority of 17 to 14. The majority of 17 paid 9,2431. in local rates, and the mi nority only 1,8261., showing clearly that the feeling of the rate-payers was in favour of taxing themselves for the purposes of education. It had been objected that this was more of a public than a pri vate Bill, but the promoters had despaired of seeing a general measure passed applicable to the whole king dom, and the necessity for education in Manchester and Salford was so great that they deemed it advisable to propose a scheme of their own, which would not only not infringe upon the consciences of any, but be gene rally acceptable to the ratepayers. If the House agreed to the second reading, the Bill might be referred to a Select Committee, or, when the report was brought up, it might be submitted to a Committee of the whole House, and then treated in all respects as a public Bill.—(llear.) He considered that the towns of Manchester and Salford bad done themselves immortal honour in setting so noble an example to the kingdom, and of showing that they sincerely desired to promote education.—(Cheers.) All they wished was a system of education suitable for the working classes, supported by local rates, and under local management. The amount of remuneration to be given under the Bill de pended entirely upon the number of scholars, the prin ciple being to pay in proportion to the work done. The Hon. Member concluded by moving the second reading of the Bill. Mr. M. GIBSON said he intended to take a rather unusual but not an irregular course with regard to the Bill. He meant to move au amendment, to leave out all the words after the word " that," for the purpose of adding a resolution, to this effect—" That a Select Com mittee be appointed to inquire into the state of education in the municipal boroughs of Manchester and Salford, and adjoining townships, and to ascertain whether it is ' advisable to make any further proposition, and in what manner, for the education of the inhabitants within such boroughs and townships, by means of local rates to be raised within the same." He made this amendment, because the measure, as a private Bill, was extraordinary. It was, no doubt, tech nically within the rules of the House. It possessed one peculiar distinctive character of a private Bill —vis., that it was limited in application to par ticular parties and to a particular locality —and persons who wished to legislate in that way might, undoubtedly, proceed with such a Bill us a private Bill. But he hoped to have the Speaker's ap ' proval of a different view of the question. It had been the object of the House, for some time past, to limit the number of objects for which special applications were made for private Bills ; and it had passed general and comprehensive laws of which particular localities could avail themselves by complying with the conditions which they set out. Now, if education was made one of the objects for which spe cial applications were to be made, such a course would not be consistent with the past proceedings of the House.—(Hear,) If every town in England applied for its own particular Education Bill, there would con stantly be revived religious subjects which would lead to prolonged discussions in the House. The reasonable way to deal with the question of education was for Parlia ment to decide on the general principles of a measure ap plicable to the whole community, and then to allow particular localities to avail themselves of that measure if they complied with its conditions. So great a change in the public policy as that of sanctioning the formation of free schools for secular education, supported by local rates, without a preliminary Parliamentary inquiry, was never attempted before, and he asked the House not to accede to so novel a principle until such an inquiry had been instituted. This was a measure involving far more than the ques tion of levying local rates fur the purpose of education; it involved the great principle of how children should be educated, whether in the Catholic or Protestant reli gion, and upon that point neither the corporation of Salford or Manchester had yet pronounced on opinion.— (Hear, hear.) There was one influential body in Man chester for whom this Bill made no provision whatever, except it was that they would have to con tribute to the rates—(A laugh)—while, in reference to the Roman Catholics, they could only avail themselves of the provisions of the Bill by allowing the authorised version of the Scriptures to be used in their schools. — (Hear, hear.) It was not necessary for him to go through all the provisions of the Bill, because that was a subject which ought to be left to the consideration of the Com mittee.—(Hear, hear.) Ho admitted that t h e pro motors of this measure were deserving o f g reat credit for the trouble and expense w hich they efforts ° ulti had brought to the service of this question, and he should be sorry if their but many mately produced no legislative re s ults , which he re m moutons disagreeable consequences would b e e o d) the House would only adopt the sis from no hostility to commended.—(Hear, hear.) It outw o f local rates that a plan of supporting education spared to them if ti he moved this amendment , it was not in thha now pro but in the present st a t e of e spirit of op rang for e ducation posing p ose d this course , public affairs it was hopeless to think the promoters succeedcould in carrying their Bill this (Hear,session.-- hear.) It was, therefore, with the view of en abling them to husband their funds to be need in the future that he proposed thiassae,cond, choeuarrs.e)of disposing o f which h o f the question now.—(Bear Housethe e ad been h presented w on be led e .7 by th Petitions ts the subject o Bill, because many parties had signed those petitions under the erroneous impression at they were signing petitions in fa vour of national education.—(Hear, hear.) The majority of the people were anxious for a Parlia mentary inquiry on the subject of this Bill—nothing more; and he hoped the House would not sanction the tpareinplapulewwhhicichhhte ha heß d il s l u c g o g n e t s a t in el d, but agree at once to Mr. ROEBUCK seconded the amendment, but ho did so upon a much narrower ground than that which had induced his Right Hon. Friend to propose it. Ho objected to the Bill being considered in the light of a private Bill; it was far too extensive to be placed in that category; but if technically it was a private Bill, he should bo glad to hear some one draw the line where a Bill ceased to partake of a private cha racter.—(Bear, hear.) This he contended was no private Bill at alt, and thereiore he insisted that it ought to be stopped in limine.—(Hear, hear.) Great public prin ciples were involved in this Bill; it involved no private interest, bat actually embraced the great, wide question of national education and religious prejudice, and he was at a loss to understand how the Government could allow it to go on as a private Bill.—(Hear, hear,) Mr. WALPOLE rose and was (LEFT SPEA KING.) THE MISSING OFFICERS OF TIIE 30TII REGIMENT. —A Malta correspondent sends the follo w i ng grat if y i ng in or Cavan and Capt a i n M au l everer, 3 0t h who were thou g ht to b e lost in a yacht, have Corfu. The yacht on l y :i s lost. leendeetcn : charter of inc orporat i on, with limited liability, ribtel'eaall;A•gc'hibeen granted by the Go vernment to an association to be called the Colonial Gold Company. The proposed c...pital is 500,000/, in 5/. sha res, and the objects chiefly contemplated are the purchase . of ores and the tran sm i ss i on of the r i cher sorts for ecouonucal reduction of worke to be established in London. RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. NOIITiI AND SOUTH-WESTTRZIIINCTION. The first half-yearly meeting of this company was held yestercley at the office, Parliament -street; Mr..U. Tootal iu the chair. The report etateil that the directors have much OW sure in expressing their confidence that the value of this railway has not been over estimated. At the recent meeting of the London and North-Western and the Loudon and South-Western Railway Compauies, the importance of this junction railway was dwelt upon, and its merits acknowledged. These companies agreed provisionally to work the line. This agreement eine° the passing of the Act has been confirmed. By its terms the two companies undertake to provide, maintain, and work tee lolling stock, and to work the junction for 33 per cent. of the gross receipts; to allow to this company a mileage toll of six miles on goods, and four miles on passengers, and in any case to gua rantee a minimum net reeenue from the toil on merchan diet, alone of 2,2501. per annum; and that this company shall be entitled to divide 6 per cent. aj dividend after payment of all interest on debentures, Bec., before the two companies participate in any way in the profits. Thu surplus above 6 per cent. to ho apportioned beta en the threo companies as follows, viz.:—One-half thereof to this company, and the remaining half to the London and North-Western and London and South-Wes" tern Railway Companies. The directors are convinced that this agreement is equitable, and for the cora mon advantage of the three companies. The directors have been actively engaged in the purchase of the land, the greater part of which is in the hands of the con' tractor. The works have been contracted for on satis factory terms with Mr. Brassey. who engages to COw: plete them in August next. The report of Mr. ts• Berk!ey, the eneineer, stated that the line is staked out, and the land, with the exception of one or two in considerable portions, is in the hands of the contractor. More than one-third of the line is fenced. The earth work at all the cuttings is progressing, and three of the principal bridges are commenced. The accounts showed that 12,0351. had been received, and 6,6231. expended, leaving a balance of 5,412/. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re port, said that on reference to the map it would be sea; that the North and South Western Junction line would connect the London and North-Western line at Willer' den with the London and South Western Railway a t Brantford. Tho Act au th or i z i ng th e cons truction ?t . ci the, lino was obtained in the last session by the 6 ; 1 of the two companie s h o h a d ment i one d . Th e y had the advantage of having two di rec t ors f rom eac h of tlit e companies on the board t o ass i st t h em 10 management of the undertaking. These companies had entered into an agreement for working the line when completed, which it was b e li eve d wou ld be profi t " able to all parties. The line was esti m ated to CO 50,0001., and there could be nu doubt that the got°, and mineral traffic on the line would produce 3 P er cent. on the outlay, to say nothing of the passel 4 dd e' traffic, which it was believed would produce an a l. : tional 3 per cent. On going to Parliament less session, it was intended to make a single 11 1 with bridges and works for a double line, b e l l e on examining the position of the line and the prob uu amount of traffic it was determined to make it a do uble line. The burrowing powers would enable them t : raise a further sum of 16,000/., making with h share capital 66,0001., and they believed this sum wow; not be exceeded. They had every reason to belied that the works would be completed in August next , an that in September they would see the trains running over e the line from Willesden to Brenttord in the ordin sti , course. The minimum gu a rantee w a s 3 per cent., would be allowed to divide 6 per cent. and half the Su ' ma plus profits, and the other half of the surplus profits would be divided equally between the other two comP s nies. Ile believed t h e arrangement wou ld b o advents. geous to all parties. Mr. DAY seconded the motion. In reply to questions it was stated that some delay had arisen in obtaining possession of the land, but that Mr. Brassey would do everything in his power to °P ee the line in August. The line was 3 1 miles in length. The number of shares was 5,000, 101. each, and they were all taken up. It was intended to cell up the whol e amouut as soon as possible. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, re-elect leg the retiring dir ec t ors , vo ti ng th e m 500/. for WI past services to the 31 s t of D ec ember last, and 500 per annum in future, fixing the salary of the secretarY, at 150/, per annum from the time of the first b oard meeting of the provisional directors, and electing gr. J. Durham and Mr. T. R. Cobb auditors, the rummers' lion to be ten guineas each per annum. Mr. R. CREED, as a director of the London and N orth- Western Company, said, in rep l y to a question from Mr. Field, of the Stock -Exchange, that it would be a very desirable meaaure if the Bill for the proposed line from Croydon to Wandsworth should be allowed to pars' as it would complete the line of railway communicatiou from the Diet and West India Duck line to the Sonlll. Eastern and Brighton Railways. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks t° the chairman. E X PECTED ARRIVAL OF K OSSUTIL —We Under stand Kensingto n, 0 5 that a house in Ladbrooke-square, been taken for Kossuth, whose family is expected to take possession on the Ist of May. MUCHADO ABOUT NOTHING,—The Protect ionists i are very anxiously asking what the Ministers mean to do ; We can give an answer. They mean to do the country, 1_ they can; and if not, they will do the Protect ionists.-- Punch. at the meeting of the Board of Directors of St. Yesterclai , POWERS OF THE POOR-LAW BOARD.-- letter was read from Lord Courtenay, secretary of tbe.Fro law Board, informing them of the illegality of te e " /he ceedings in removing Mr. Eaton from the mastersbiP. ;tate St. Pancras Workhouse, and calling upon them to re .ho sta him, as otherwise application would be made underrnio to tute to the Court of Queen's Bench for a 0101",noor compel their compliance. It was resolved to leave I ", i ' r • •ed. law Board to take whatever proceedings it may b e 3 " I' n ..,Il A liou i - T SE SET ON FIRE BY A QACKDAW' --- t in Monday evening a fire of an alarming nature broke 011 to. PaLlCris,r4. the premises belonging to Mrs. D. Collins, No. 53 '; n e lda/ 7 place, Dorset-square. It was caused by a favouriteJ 3- f r onts kept by the occupier, which entered the second -floor corn' and having obtained p ossess i on o f a l uc ifer-matebf, i Lit ds menced rubbing the same on th e fl oor un til it becam e 'b - :rid when the flames came in contact with the bed-clotheat far, in an instant the place was filled with fire. Tnn el Y Insist mation having been dispatched to the fire-stations for as dal ance, with all possible expedition two engines of the 'l i t he Brigade attended, and the firemen having sot peon cir"'ablis fire was eventually damage was done, not only to the contents, but also t to' premises. Unfortunately, the sufferer was uninsured. rt extinguished, but not until ide o r . _ CITY SEWERS COMMISSION. YeSterdAY a C CIU . s . of the gentlemen connected with the above-named coral:lit.° sion was held at the Guildhall, Mr. Deputy Peacsck incr,.,, chair. After a proposition to employ a member of the , - , ,i t iJ o police as inspector of nuisances had been negativeds.Lt. new rules for the regulation of slaughter-houses, and otneo regarding lodging-houses, were passed. ol 11/1 DISCOVERY IN DAGUERREOTYPING. —A gen.ern .0 in Charleston, United States, is said to have made a valuable discovery in the art of daguerreotyping. The advantat,s, claimed for a picture taken by the new process is tha 1, requires no glass to protect it, inasmuch as it is covered: with a transparent enamelled surface, which renders es picture impervious to the effects of the atmosphere, and less liable to be rubbed off ; clearer the picture e used on the surface, the brighter an d b sent in a letter comes and so durable is it that it can _ o . "bility of its being scratched any distance, without the possi in fact, the more fr ion that b is or defaced. D E PARTMENT OF PRACTICAL ART.—Her Majesty has been pleased , on the application of the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, President of the Board of Trade, to permit portions of Marlborough House to be used by th e new' department, and the articles of ornamental manufactur e purchased from the exhibition for the use of the Schools of only w h e where temporary, Design, are about to be transferred thither forthwith fron' the Crystal palace. We believe the occupation of Marl borough until a building has been provided sufficiently capacious to accommodate the pe lf department and its metropolitan branches in Somerset House ale school has been recently abordoncgi,hriv 1::::::: located. venerable . . . . T, OF F i s THE -- H er Ladyship residence in L Eaton-square, o a r s i - Elisabeths q uare , o] it , S d a a t u u g r h d t a e y r , and dadn heiressadvanced o a f t is a b h g o eer ' and MARCHIONESSno noble la d yDOWAGEßexpired °r wmhaosinTrhoetrteLr,aEdyssqh.:pof Duleck Tii n om ß o A N T o ll . united CO the late William, second Marquis 02 'i Ireland), an was , h ., of Thomond, 18 ,‘„.. ,„ countess Berehaven L Stanhope Taylor , I - ' 3- ' has left tour daughters, namely v , 16 ,,, , Lad Sarah , r „ Susan Hotham, and the Lady Elizabeth Buck. The D l4 quis died in 1846. This REYNELL V. SPRYE—SPRYE v. REYNELL.-- , , Case, the argument of which occupied the Lords Just! c `i. more or less during fifteen days, beginning on the 15!nes% January and ending on the 10th of February last, was Pu t at on the paper on Monday for judgment, when the judglu u of the Court below was affirmed. WO LIE LEAMINGTON COLLEGE. A scheme , sta . just been propounded for converting this proprietary,`;_ t o blishment into a public school, upon a similar princip ' ...r , e those at Harrow, Eton, Rugby, and Winchester—being;, _7,_ believe, the first addition which has been made to the t _u,,,,'„ dation schools of the country for between two and dire: ll ff,', turies. One gentleman has already made a testam ttil disposition of 5001. in support of the new foundation,e'",o the Lord Bishop of Worcester, who visited the collF Jo Thursday last, and expressed himself much pleased hall, b arrangements, especially those of the chapel and the the has signified his willingness to accept the visitors hi p 01 new institution. ---.• BIRTHS. OF A BON. w, le On the 15th inst., at Sus ex square, Hyde-park, t h e ' 1 of R. Haubury jun , Esq On the 14th inst.:at Ch.adweLl Rectory, Essex, the w ife of the Rev. Edward H. Kittoe. OF A DAUGHTBN. tte On the 14th inst., at Gower - street , Bedford-square, wife of Charles J. Braithwaite, Esq. On the 14th inst., at M ec klenburgh-square, the wife of Henry M. Cox, Esq. On the 13th inst., at St. Jam MARRIED es's, P a ddington, W/ 11151 , 33 41 5. Wilkinson, late of the Ist Dragoon Guards, only to oi .',—: late Major Wilkinson, K.H.,Kensington, to Etn"P daughter of Sir John and Lady Hansler, of WestbourDr street, Hyde-park. fo At Fulham, on the 10th inst. , John Slrgent, Esq" H. M. 95th, to Rosins Sarah Champion , daughter of the late James Henry, Esq.. of Pert1].___,.......—1 DIED. L i e utentot o ' At Stockholm, on the 1:tlf ult., aged 68, General Baron Peyron. w idovr I On the 12th hut., at Wimpole-street, Frances, ed i' 3 * the Rev. G. A. Thursby, of Cound-hall, f_".hropshire, 3 g ed E 4. On the 15th inst., at Shacklewell, G. Otto-agedß ag S ay At Blendworth, Hants, on the 13th in., Seymour, widow of the late Rear-Admiral Sir Ochs I ' 7 mour, Bart., li.C. H ___.. . . . . . .! 1 . 77;. ~.,.. 0i London: Printed and Published by 311.1.3 1 2 0 Ir° s o „ 114 No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun ( 1133 ,n g ,isary P Strand, in the Precinct of the Shvoy, vom° Wodociiiim IWO 17, A THE SUN, LONDON, EVENING, MARCH 17, 1852. 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