The Sun. — London, England, 1846-03-10 00:00:00

xportatioa roper. lie been ! t h e yowl ice dons o I, the goo the iio rrning th o f ired to the nent gI re l v' (Dl , ' P v i e c 01 1 wbicb g Th t esro6; 11 qualcl, „ht is 031 o r, , 0 , 0 I e or e r p is 1 138 vhfi. t ° ' Ol3 a E t , den - 40 ang° .------ ________ . iroduetion of the question of copyright into the debate el!' ht rn to believe that those who had done so e on not given th e quest i on mature cons i lera we-ors"(Eiear, hear.) He should like to know a rguments cou ld b e a dd uce d i n f avour o f t h e jlle ut pante of thi s d uty? The a b l i t i on of i t d i d not in et °lye an interfere nce w ith any b ranc h o f native in etlitY, and th ere f ore he would look upon any argument I !•vur of it as really a curiesity of literature. le retie° CH ANCELLOR of she EXCIiEQUER was b a d •"aPPe to be ar t h at the Honourable Member who he ,just sat down, had in this instance not adhered to .uPport of reciprocity treaties. th: 4 7 ,;:. I )rsn Alm / said he was always ready to defend th et V a etPle of reciprocity, but agiin he would re . peat 7 ea •e could net see why the question of internetioem, oaPsYsiwenri.ght should have heels introduced into this dis k,. n b e d ..-i-)ORTTI WICK nnderetood that the revenue to 3.et er e Ived from the duty, would not exceed 10,0001. a- Mei:. Now, be wished to know if it was fair to tax the itze°4oe"ar°4tooftheknowledee beeause contributed by o her a ' S ear hear.)' Could the addition of 10,000/. Excheqeer be put in comparison with the ti le r', t of bene fit likely to be confers d on the public by - and and free admission of foreign literature?—(Hear, titio st ; e It appeared to him (Mr. Eorthvvick) that the lie i 'v 0 was distinct from copyright, and that it they e P 3' -041e the-- whether, for the sake of 10.0001 a-3 ear tette adm it or refuse that amount of knowledge vvlreh te in lY should. be derived from the free admission of lb la litera ture.—(llear, hear.) lit era ti ' Cr• CLERKE said it was desirable for the cause of the literal diet this country should secure for its authors w try itl_PY r ight of th e i r wor k s . —(H ear .) In this coun : tlts "us not the c us t om to pu bli s h piratical editions of tte e e er ' of any author, and if such a principle lath e -- " ° Pted generally, he thoaght it would be much R good of th e aut h ors of Prussia and Germany. hat r 'l 4 °PE said that nothing could be more fair or tie Dt C 4 4 the observations made by the Right Hon. Peet e eta nn, and no Gentleman in the House had a Oise it w , WI to see piratical publications put an end to ii them "'ICI ; nevertheless he should support, on a divi litt tion of the Hon.• Gentleman. 144 rea tkiV ES made a few observations, which did e le r, ;et the gallery. IeatIe.'4RDWELL was of opinion that it was per `bpe',e,tte that the duty on books and the question of k tarh e rt were separate and distinct ones.. Yet, owing 4 th ou ti llber of English travellers in foreign countries, 'hati gao g o h i t it only right that there should be a fair ex bit, ti t A 1 "Uratare• 4 * ft . , 'IGLION By had come to the conclusion, that itereoutii_inls. errihwth:n+l desireable for what he called the wished fur foreign literature, that he etile hav e the opportunity of indulging h•s taste ; and 'kid e tue question go to a division, he decidedly , k r , y ee n te with th e H on , M em b er f or D um f r i es . L' i tte i'" IS RAELI thought that nothing couldbe 71, tai than than that the English author should have a "atteel i te i Protection i n his own country for the produc ;ed e, s Oven mind, the same as Hon. gentlemen en i tee, j e t he case o f t h e i r own es t a t es .—(El ear , h ear .) the e n t ha s opinion, the author was entitled to the en- RPle ete ct such as fairly as the man who built a house , 411 a - 7," 4 wood. All th e E ng li s h au th or requ i re d Ith e ' a tr Protection ; and for the remainder, he relied k eioed taste and sympathy of his fellow-chuntry alleeeartv he looked on it that the great question was "ee how the great body of the English nation be tl n from • feted n 3 receiving at a moderate rate the works NI grt authors- ?—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Disraeli) e ilit h lt° ti t i thi nk the question f copyright could be mixed L'atth i a matter at all.—(Hear, hear.) The question e 'kee r „ s ; Were the people of England to be allowed to note to works of foreign authors duty free, or were k mq b e ,,, ?---(ilear, hear.) To meet that question, there 7 thl ` a a rigmarole Act of Carliament brought for (lf'an Act repugnant to common sense and justice. ki ear 1 *11141ff: 'ear)—and he should say thst he would feel Oa. her, a ,nd, as he doubted not every Hoe. Gentleman %Ng h tne welfare of literature at heart would, in ecti et r o Pposition to the Ministerial Gentlemen. . [,; t t' e ~; L IA -NCELLOR of the EXCUEQUER said .. 4 44 1t - - h ight be remarked, with respect to the duty on Led , if t t- ',' 3l ts, that it only produced 10,000/. per annum, `,.' e Rouse would consider the amount of duty s te v nuld see that it had been brought to the Or! g e s te stble point to which it was possible to carry it. LRlise' r tßlNG said that it would be better for the e - "lt o r nation to attend to their own interest than to . ‘kt ere tereign countrie3. It was certainly desirable '44' s honld get our foreign books in the cheapest I t . st f orrns. ti, P ieti ' d I !, °DEIMUSE said that he would advise his de "!se i r ,"2t to divide upon this question. He admitted ;e r ei* e ,',Ple Upon which the motion was founded, hut he "'Pe g , 'oink that a very small duty would give any Nal :- nut di scouragement to the introduction of foreign t iele at to this eountry, as it was almost exclusively the e e kr ei rt a l e s , e ( lf e Persons that purchased them. Clio . C e - ,;" e 'l e S said that he entirely concurred in the 1 / 4 1n• n it i t, -11 "Y the lion. Alember who had just sat Oil.e w re i n ed e , th e place of the Right Hon. Baronet "cern in t h" question, he would throw up the whole Nl_ll3 sootier than proposed b 3 harrassed by such vexatious di ir 'b . SA, ale'eaP„ id bee EEL said that . there were certainly many_ 1...`q hp_ In the introduction of such a measure as . he :ke tf r oduced. but he could not throw it up so easily. Ihei. ° l l . Member might depend on it that he would be ete ee lttle e I influenced by this decision. It was no small eleietY that could induce him to relax his exertions ticA . this question to an issu?, us that was the , iiiitileet at present. At the same . time, he did * t e e t nO gentleman who concurred in the general ee 'tle , e . of the policy pursued by the Government, t iacl e ,"Lth to see this measure carried. Amongst 300 kakiontentioned in the tariff, many persons would be ktatei t a that in one case too much was done, and that Cite ° e r r ease too little had been done ; but if they Lip ; Cod ti le NI hole comprehensively, he didhope olr h cee tt , adduced in favor of one par a b ta e e ti ke.,, all 'n e e 300, would not be attended to . so _mu l c ,enu a e , h e lttip„t 4 e on the whole. The consideration of re I t Z,t l p portent but at the same time the measures he `hie t t - e tTse in the course of the present Session would k il i l l h4, -t 'ally reduce the revenue. The duty on butter saeNe ati tliae„ — atone produced 300,000/. per year, and . in s s o f' 5 5 that it was impossible to avoid all cinaside- N;ate r e e venne before any interference was made with yi e jenti the statement that the duty on the article 11 '0 be " 10 ,000/. per year, was no reason why that tte glee, retnitted. With regard to literature, the case i t , 4 je ; t ut) but he was at present unable to entertain 4 '4i:s e (l ee rns ie it ,ion, as there were treaties pending with ; 1 / 4 ,_ tie,- thin subject, but there was no inclination to votwfig,sconcessiou with regard to our works. Ile t'freektt as the concession to be all on one side, but he itt4lPr o j,et been enabled to gain the double advantage . h'ir ,4t k e to th e C oncession. The The Hon. re Gentleman te who duty o o b n at ne t e d P ee posal ro d r id if no t t i: s er ly an wish the m grammar were h tib e l 'te l e?oltland, the English production would be IttitlC e xcise duty o f 15 5 ., while the foreigner could Pee t i• P 4 work without paying anything. . 4' i lt `ART said they could come in cona 0111,f Rt., saa not Nl"' tt P e . — ' 4 4 said that in England, if a man were to n e ',tit i n rk he would be liable to the excise duty, LleNe.lieeereignercould produce the same work without e ltl e 'srei r : t den. If an Englishman published a work , e r ite t ; I ' o language in this country, he would be iol e lie tt ° eXcise duty • but under the measure pro 4,aoe° Iron Gentleman, the foreigner would be L N 4 Of -4rtPete with him. He had, however, the probe k: h ttiee ect inc - a reduction of the kind proposed on a i lte t e ll ati ri ge i i ta ° scale, and he did hope the . House would 4riza °"' nonsieeration, and not give any t 4 ,, n e asUre opinion el .its e • e k tioqte,,LJOßNE said that his Hon. Friend, de -0 0 b, te: credit for the way in which he had brought e l titl i /, II i. question He had brought the matter under N 4 e t t , -- e a .s ofthe ' llouse, and he should be satisfied lic . kf oe '' success which he had obtained without 0 ti. ,... st dlyision. N t kr ou t; said he could not agree with the Right Ike l otte et ° I 3, this question, as the case before . the r e; Very peculiar one. So far from allowing a e • Ni lk to „` ll Works he thought it was the duty of the 1 4 't ti tv e ever ' inducement for their introduction kte i t h Nu* y k t; am„ Y. • He was sure, however,. that sufficient 1 10 4 uetn done to bring this measure under the k kin,. p,,,the Government. He therefore hoped that 0 1 / 40 `elCe.,, e nd would withdraw his motion. . _ 1e,4 thi`xnT said that he had not been fairly dealt i i / i ti % L . l l4 e `: subject. If the Right Hon. Baronet said I, Olt t e **" tt nce - take the subject into his consideration, N e t t Er„ t he reduction of this duty, instead of making Plii l threl"dent on treaties, he (Mr. Ewart) would !I I OIC 4 that the Right Hon. Baronet had said that I : ;l ie l eak should be taken into consideration. cabala ' T e l the whole subject into consideration, and Nelie,°' the investigation was, that he felt it his N_ i 'ese n 'tl forward this motion. Now, however, that e ) V e ttee e -4 , ,must come under the consideration of the O h ulgi e * . e u° would consent to postpone his measure. 41) dee * * Itr - `, I ,` I •ELI said that her Majesty's Government te e 't e til e t i l “at they would have never been in a mino 4betlii, "' great and comprehensive . question . . was k e N t ieti - e ras more the question of . private discussion ;t„aree Interest, therefore this sort . of guerilla k4 l4 'kft t ; tile q u o ave little effect on the ultimate settle ta4i it jstion, ie t it kot:,:v Words from Colonel SIBTHORP the e,mee Per t . ' withdrawn, and the resolution agreed to. '4 II N ten tti ae, 4 ,. of the schedule respecting foreign butter l a il ia 1 / 4e, iter a few remarks from Messrs. EwART etiiiethatieniituldaining of the present mode of landing, e 4 uejee pee f the consideration of some improvement k4 u t i lt n t , l l l 3 ertiori as o l tsho agreffedto. respecting the duty to be Ile l' e ftter° l) ,Per ore . eb tariff read from the Chair, date e li g ati t T. V INTZY e r i e n niarked that the .. due . y now kilt etPte o e . Is article would operate injuriously to N tlet :4 l bl'lak ti V this branch of mining. ke e c tli ee , P EEL replied that the proposition . on i t tie a 4 2, ailti submitted had been under consideration t te P . 1 141 i4te was made without any reference to 04 1 A 1,.. -res,„ . L 'l kta t te"Kt It . " , - v. I ' 4 rt• - 'nought that, as the revenue raised ~ IL ho p Waste . /It et ti e ette e - 110,, very trifling, It, ought to be aban denleethe'e that at some future period it would L' l / 41 i'4 .1 (e g wirers' principle, which the Government NI 0 -( - ) Nte, re sPect to other foreign articles. 1 1 14 ) 4 4 ti this e 4 :.aid he presented a petition the other l title)klialatlr t ra de Ject, from parties engaged in severe 11,14 he Igo In Birmingham. They consictered 4 flt --' e ar 7st seriousl • affected if the present reso- INI 44tlitl:Itrtilhtirit.;vrt'ileriflelrbeteffiicnIgels °I, 'til t e oti t'et• in the schedule, up to that gke•t (pltte r !re then agreed to. read, k e tt're t a tkl e t d a e .,. "ked why the Right lion. Baronet e u 'ld e . c r iit l l .?s tt . l ,4 ) :!rom the present tariff? The pre 14.44,keeaa te t : 4 L sai d, ,rY high. 1 / 4 ,, aie t : ttrij et 'ist a considerable reduction l es . ra b s Nti e Ti t c'd gre at e In 1842 ; the proposing of which i i th t ptilo alarm in the Highlands of Scot , t %ra lea n t his, as on other alterations then 1 I ti tu rned out to have been groundless, still, unJor existing circumstances, he did not consider it advisable to make any further reduction. Mr. P. SC11O1?E complained of the duty on foreign fruits, esp..eially currants, fig, oranges, and lemons ; they were articles eel - len:Ile:I by the poor, an 1 essential to the health. Though the duty on these articles in 1814 produced upwards of 300,000/, teid he theught sento reduction should be made, r.-; in ?,Cute instances it was 10,01 per cent. The Right Hoe. Baronet reduced the duty on pr. served fruits in 1842. It was, therefore, iliconsistent to impose a light duty on this kind of fruit and a heavy one on the other. The duty ought to be paced on a sound and uniform footing. Sir R. PEEL replied that he could defend the duty on no other ground than that it was required for revenue perposes, and brought in a considerable sum. The several articles in the Echedule., up to that of hops, were then agreed to. Mr. CURTEIS complained, in the name of the hop growers, of the great reduction which was made in their amount of protection, while it was not met with a cor respondinte reduction in the excise duties. They con sideri d it but fair that if half the dnty on hops was done away with, the excise duty should be reduced in an equal ter-portion. It bad been stated that he (Mr. Curteis) had said that the hop-planters in the county of Kent were anxious to get rid of all excise duties and all protection. What he had said was, that they were will ing to forego protection duties if they got rid of the excise duties. He was quite aware that it would be useless for him to move an amendment to the effect that a taxation should be made to the home-grower, equal in. proportion to thee which the Right Hon. Baronet in tended to take off the foreign planter, but at least he thought that the claim he had advanced for the hop growers of this country should meet the Right- Hon. Baronet's best attention. Sir R. PEEL stdd that an unreasonable apprehension seemed to pervade the minds of the lion. Member and the gentlemen he represented. It was his (Sir R. Peel's) desire to redeem the excise duties as far as might be, and if it were possible to reduce the duty on hops to one-half he should certainly have done so. It was in-- tended to give the home-growers a protection duty of 21. ss. per cwt., and he was certain therefore that they did not require to press for a reduction of the Excise duties to enable them to compete with the foreign hop planter. The arguments advanced by the Hon. Mem ber had been stated fully, and as fully answered, on the , proposition to reduce the protective duties from 8/. 10s. to 41. 10s. Where were the foreign hops to come from? Somo had been imported from America, but they were of so inferior a d e sc r ipti on t h a t t h ey could not for a mo ment be admitted into the market against British hops. There were some grown in Bavaria and Bohemia, and he believed also in some of the central portions of Ger many, but the expense of cultivation in those countries equaled their own. The climate was not more favour able. They had the expenses of land carriage and the transit by sea, and he did not therefore see that any alarm ought to exist in the minds of the home growers. An HON. NI - EMBER recommended that one-half of the duty should be taken off the home and placed upon the fond ;.n grower. This item was then agreed to. The separate articles in the schedule up to fore'•gn spirits were then agre:A to without discussion. Dr. BOWRING said that every body knew that in the south of France a response had beon given to the propsals of the English Government, altogether of the most encouraging character. He had no doubt that these proposals would cause very great and important changes to take place in the legislation of France. He would therefore suggest to the Right Hon. Baronet the pro priety of reducing the duty on French wines. A duty of ss. 6d. a gallon on French wines was quite enor mous. In the south of France good wine could be he obtained for 4J. or sd. a bottle. He thought that 2s. 6d. a gallon of duty would be ample, and he believed that the revenue would be augmented by the reduction. Although the population had so largely increased, yet the consumption of wine in this country was not greater than it was in the thee of Charles I. Col. SIBTHORP hoped that if the Hon. Member succeeded in introducing French wines at a lower o ,, ty, he would not propose the introduction of French women, as he (Col. Sibthorp) was too much of a John Bull for the t.—(Laughter, and cries of" Order.") .sir R PEEL said that a reduction in the wine duties would cause a reduction in the malt-tax. It must be rcc,,11,-cted that the wine duties amounted to two millin s annually, and some limit must be put to the reductions. They had already made very large experi ments, and they should be cautious how they proceeded Furth :r. He was glad to say that the principles of in tereh7nge were progressing in France, and ho did hope that the time was not far distant when they would prevail. Lord J. RUSSELL said that when the question of the corn-laws was discussed in 1815. Lord Grenville made his meakorable sp, ech, and entered his memorable pro test against the propo,iti.ms then submitted. Lord Grey said on that occasion that if the manufacturer was to have his corn cheap, the farmer ought to have his coat cheap. Lord Grenville in reply to that said that was quite ree.sonab!e. He was against all protection. It was now proposed to lay a duty of 10 per cent. on a great number of manufactured articles. Now he had no objection to that duty continuing during the time the Corn Bill was to last. But when 1849 arrived, when the nominal duty was to be established on corn, he could not see why the 10 per cent. should be maintained_ He could understand Gentlemen who supported protection advocating the continuance of this duty, but with respect to the Right Hon. G. ntleman, lie was at a loss to know how he could advocate the continuance of such a duty. Sir R. FEEL spoke a few words in reply to the Noble Lard, but in so low a tone of voice as to be quite inau dible in the gallery. He was understood however to say, that he thought his proposition was strictly a fair one, for the duty on common artic'es of manufacture of every-day use was instantaneously removed, and the duty of 10 per cent. was only placed upon manufactured articles of the higher order. Lord J. RUSSELL said the duty produced little or no revenue, and as they were loth to do away with the protective system in regard to agriculture, they ought to extend the same principle to manufactures of every description. Mr. T. BARING said it appeared to be the policy of the House to abandon the system of direct for indirect taxation. Now, to carry out this policy, they ought to spread direct taxation over as many articles as possi ble. The duty of 10 per cent would afford no particular protection to manufactures, nor would it press at all upon the consumer, but it would add something to the revenue. There were many duties which they could take off without lenefiting the consumer, and those duties were of this class—prohibitory duties of a merely nominal charact , r, for the purposes of revenue- The revenue derived from Customs' duties, upon some twelve or eighteen articles was insignificant in amount, but if they placed the duties upon a large number of articles, it would not injure the consumer, while it would serve for the purpose of revenue. Why did te:t the Government adopt this plan, and reduce the he. , vy duties upon important articles of consumption, such as tea, coffee, and sugar ? lie thought, if they wished to see the system of indirect taxation by means of customs' duties succeed, they must spread it over all. articles of produce or consumption, and not allow it to fall only nron a few. Lord J. RUSSELL said the system propounded by the Honourable Member might be a good one, or it might be a bad one, but it had nothing to do with the question to which he had directed the attention of the House. He had objected to duties being placed on certain ar- Eicles not for the purposes of revenue, but for the purposes of protection. After a few words from Mr. T. BARING, in explana tion, and from the CHANCELLOR of the ExonEQuEn, which did not reach the gallery, Mr. HUME said he was perfectly surprised to hear such d •ett ines advocated by an Hon. Member who had all hie life been engaged in mercantile pursuits. He felt satisfied that if the duties were removed from the articles named, they would save at least 100,000/., which was expended in the collection of those duties. If the Hon. Gentleman would refer to the schedule, he would find that 22,000,0001. had been collected on twenty-one articles per annum, and out of that sum was expended 200,000/. for collection. Ile would, therefore, suggest that the duties on all those articles should be swept away, and the system of taxation would be sim pliti, .1, and the public would derive great advantages thererr. en, by obtaining the luxuries and enjoyment of a great iounber of articles, of which they were now a1p.1014 dk rived, and which, as he had shown, did not, from the great expense in the collection, yield much to the revenue. With regard to the measure of the Right lion. Baronet, he considered that one of the chief merits was that they brought direct taxation upon the capital and property of the country.—(Hear, hear) Ile did not by that mean to say that capital and property would be more taxed, for he believed that if the mea sures introduced by the Right Honourable Baronet were adopted by the House, taxation would be de creased because the expense of collection would be less. —(Gear, hear.) He did not wish to take up any more time of the House, further than protesting against the doctrines of Hon. Gentlemen opposite. lie was sure that if the Right Hon. Baronet would only reduce the duty upon three more articles —soap, bricks, and paper— he would confer very great advantages upon the coun try. To meet the consequent decrease of the revenue, the Right Hon. Baronet would only have to transfer taxation to capital and property in a more complete manner. He would conclude by repeating his opinion that the Right Hon. Baronet had in these mattees pur sued a fair course, and ho must again protest against the absolute doctrines of the Hon. Gentlemen apposite; doctrines which truly belonged to ages gore by_ to the times of the barbarians, the Goths and Vandal:. —(Laught-r.) He hoped that the Right Hon. Baronet would continue in his policy in simplifying the system of taxation, as he felt that such a system would not only increase the revenue but also the happiness and satis faction ef the people of this 'country. Sir R. PEEL said he should be sorry to enter at leneth into the subject of effecting the reduction of public taxes, because he was about to present to the House on the following evening, a great number of returns, to which he hoped the attention of the House would be given.—(Hear, hear.) As he said before, if Hou. Mem bers referred to the amount of revenue received on the articles of wool, linen, and some other articles, they would find that the principles to which the Noble Lord referred were founded upon truth. If the returns which he should bring forward on the following night were deemed incomplete, or any Hon. Gentleman wished fef information on the subject, he would be happy tonflord it. He might, however, at present state a few facts in eegard to the effect of the reduction of taxation on gla!!s and auctions last year. There had been a reduction in the officers' expenses on these two articles alone of SS, 5001. Mr. NEWDEGATE having made a few observations which did not reach us, Mr. Alderman COPELAND said that he lane w from practical experience that the public had not derived those advantages from the reduction of taxation during the last year which had been described by the Right Hon. Baronet. Mr. lIUDSON said that no one could doubt that there had been a large increase in the consumption of glass since the duty had been reduced. There was no, doubt, if they cheapened an article they would have an incressd eonsatop:iou of that article, if it were in general use, and demanded by the people of this country. No one could for five minutes doubt the truth of this statement, but if they proposed to take all protection from agriculture, they were bound in justice to take all protection from manufacture.—(Hear, hear.)—The Right Honourable Baronet had said that he did not propose to take off pro tection from agriculture until three years, but he (Mr. Hudson) thought that the country, notwithstanding that ingenious argument, would demand that justice should be done, by completely removing all protection from the manufacturing interest. He had not the slightest objec tion to go with the Right Hon. Baronet in his principles of direct taxation for the purposes of revenue, but he could not conceive that the manufacturers could with any face ask for protection for 10 per cent., when they were the very parties by whose agitation this great measure had been brought about.—(Hear, hear.) lie thought they ought to carry these principles out. Dr. BOWRING was glad to agree in the opinions of the Hon. Member who had just sat down. He would lend his aid to the manufacturers, who, he was sure, would be glad to have removed from them the odious system miscalled protection. He was surprised that the Hon. Member for Huntingdon (Mr. Copeland), one of the largest merchants in London, should have come down to the House and ask for protection.—(The Hon. Member raised much laughter by the impassioned man ner in which he spoke upon the subject.) Mr. P. BORTHWICK said that the opinion of the lion. Member for Huntingdon had great weight with him. Mr. DUNCAN said that the manufacturers would be to be rid of the protection, and he (frr. Duncan) would be ashamed to stand up in that House and advo cate the removal of protection to the agriculturist, if he was not perfectly willing to have it removed from the manufacturers. CaptfCn HARRIS said that in forming the tariff, there should have been some compensation made to the farmer, more than that proposed by her Majesty's Government. Mr. FULLER made some remarks, which were in audible in the gaVery. On thco article clover seed being read, Sir W. JAMES said that he considered that the re. moval of th , 7., thlt,..y ought to be immediate. Sir G. CLEItk said that it would be of no benefit to the farmer to take the duty off immediately, as they had already purchased that quantity of clover seed. On the article of poultry being named, Mr. POULE TT SCROPE rose, and said he wished to know whether there was any duty on poultry, and that he thought the duty on eggs should be entirely abolished. Mr. M.CARTHY (Cork) on the subject of prints being mentioned, said that very great inconvenience was felt on their importation, and hoped that the subject would be felt worthy of notice—he had himself felt much in convenience on one occasion when he had to import some prints. The remaining resolutions were then agreed to, and the report ordered to be brought up on Friday. The House then resolved itself into a Committee of Supply ; the formal votes were then taken, among which were the following :-300,000/., 100,0001. to the Out pensioners of Chelsea Hospital ; 40,000/. for the Navy ; 901,000/. for seamen's wages ; 400,000/. for ma rines; 1,200,000/. for naval stores ; 400,0001. mili tary estimates; 100,000/. for different military stores; 150,0001. naval stores; 400,000/. for sundries. • The House then resumed, the Chairman reported pro gres3, and obtained leave to sit again. Sir R. PEEL moved that the petition of the ship owners of SundPrland be printed. Mr. lIUDSON brought up the report on the Sunder land Dock Bills. Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from the Town Council and Burghers of Lanark, in favour of the Government measure on the protective duties. The House then adjourned at a Quarter to One. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) Sub-Committee No. 1. This Committee met again to-day, in Room No. 7; Mr. Strutt, chairman. LONDON, WARAVWX, LEAIVIENGTON, AND KIDDZIZIKINSWER. This case, which was part heard on Friday, was resumed. Mr. COATI'S appeared for the promoters. Mr. ELLICOMBI, jun., conducted the case for the opponents. Several allegations against the plans and sections were submitted. A few of them were sustained, and others abandoned. The most important allegations against the line were to the effect that the gradients were not properly marked in figures, in one case in a distance of 22 miles, and in another in a dis tance of 12 miles. Mr. COATES argued against the allegations, but The Committee decided the allegations to be sustained. Mr. ELLICOMBE abandoned several similar allegations, in consequence of their not having been properly stated in the petition. Where the allegation was against public roads not being shown, the petition merely said that "in the following cases the P. IL is not properly market! on the plan." The CHAIRMAN decided that such allegations were per fectly unintelligible, inasmuch as P. R. might be read for priYate roads. A few other allegations were abandoned and some ad mitted. The case was then gone through, and The CHAIRMAN said the standing orders bad been complied "%Vial, except in a few instances. THE EAST AND WEST-INDIA DOCKS, AND =IRDIXNGHELM 31TNCTXON. This adjourned case was the next called on. The CHAIRMAN said that with regard to the allegations which had been submitted to the Committee on a former day, as to the powers proposed to be taken by the Birmingham Company to borrow 300,0001. for carrying out the works, the standing orders bad not been complied with, inasmuch as the promotes s had not given proper notice of applying for such intended power. In another instance, also, where the sum of 50,000/. was proposed to be raised, the standing orders had not been complied with on the same grounds. Several allegations of an unimportant nature were then sub•• mitted, but many of them were overruled and a few sus tained. Another allegation was sustained inasmuch as the section did not show the lines of rails in junction with the Birming ham line at Camden-town, where it stopped short, not show ing the building of the existing line at that point. Several allegations were abandoned. The Committee decided that the standing orders had not been complied with in the instances sustained. The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow Sub• Committee No. 2. This Committee met to-day at the usual hour. Present, Sir J. Y. Buller; Messrs. Ramble, Bell, and Bramstone. LIVERPOOL AND LEEDS DIRECT. There were several petitions against this Bill, namely from Messrs. Armitage, York, Rudd, I. B. Hollins, three from certain owners and occupiers of land along the Hue, and one from the trustees of the 'Whitehall turnpike road. Mr. Parkes appeared in support of the petitions, and Mr. Pritt on behalf of the promoters of the Bill. It being half-past three o'clock when the Committee en tered upon the consideration of this Bill, there was only time to enumerate the several petitions, and to proceed with a portion of the formal evidence. The object of the Bill was to form a communication from Liverpool to Leeds ; the length of the line was 33 miles, and the coot of the undertaking 300,0C01. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till twelve o'clock to-morrew. Sub-Committee No.. 6. This Committee resumed its sittings at half-past twelve o'clock to-day, there being present Captain Jones (in the chair), Lord librinzton, and Mr. Hope Johnstone. The following additional Bills have been referred to this Committee, viz.:— St. Albans, Luton, and Dunstable. North of Norfolk. Chichester and Bognor. Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Amendment. Great Grimsby, Louth, Horncastle, Lincoln, and Midland Junction. Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scottish Central Amalga mation. Aberdeen, Banff; and Elgin. LONDON AND DIMAZNONA2OI (ErantrxNo- EA= EXTENSION). The object of this Bill is the extension of the London and Birmingbana Railway to Navigation-street, in the borough of Birmingham. The estimated cost is 350,000/. The engineer is R. B. Dockray, Esq. ; Agents, Messrs Parker and Co. All the evidence, with the exception of that of Mr. Earle having been heard, the case was postponed until that gentle man was forthcoming. MEICSSTER AND BIRMINGHAM. This was a postponed case from last Thursday. The object of the Bill is the construction of a line of rail way from Leicester to Birmingham. The length of the line is thirty miles, and the cost 570,0001. Engineer, C. Vigil°lles, Esq.; agents, Messrs. Burke and Co. ; solicitor, L. S. Baxter, Esq., Atherstone. Standing orders complied with. snErmiroxas AND LINCOLNSHIRE EX- TilE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING MARCIT 10, 1846. TENSION. The agent to this Bill applied to the Committee for leave to tender the evidence of a witness who was obliged to leave town immediately on important business. The Committee complied with the request, but the case was not further pro ceeded with, inasmuch as it stood lower down on the list. EAST COAST (No. XI). It is intended by the promoters of this Bill to construct a railway communication between Lynn and Boston, with branches from Holbeach to Spalding, and from Long Sutton to Wisbeach. The length, including the branches, is 451 miles, the esti mates! cost 500,0001., and the amount subscribed 399,000/. Parliamentary agent, Mr. Webster; engineer, H. H. Tal ton, Esq. Standing orders complied with. The Committee then adjourned until twelve o'clock to morrow. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE. HOUSE OF LORDS. The Committee sat this day at twelve o'clock. NEW KOSS, CARLOW, AND KILKENNY JUNCTION. The Committee, after hearing the usual evidence, decided that the Company, in this cas e , h a d comp li e d with the stand ing orders. DUBLIN AND .BELFAST JUNCTION (NAVON BRANCH.) This case, which was adjourned, was again resumed, and the Committee reported that the standing orders had been complied with. DUBLIN AND SANDYMOUNT ATMOSPHERIC. This case was again adjourned, for the want of one witness. CARLOW EXTENSION. The Committee reported that the Company in this case had complied with the standing orders. ENNISKILLEN AND SLIGO. The Committee also reported that in this case the stand ing orders had been complied with. GREAT LEINSTER AND MUNSTER RAILWAY. After hearing the usual evidence, The Committee reported that in this cstse the standing order 4 had been complied with. THE CARLOW TO KILKENNY AND KILKENNY TO CLONMEL RAILWAYS • Were also reported to have fulfilled the standing orders. WATERFORD AND TRAMORE The Committee, after a lengthmed examination of wit nesses, decided that in this case the standing orders had also been complied with. The Committee adjourned at half-past four o'clock. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing in an open carriage on Sunday afternoon in the pleasure grounds of Osborne House. Yesterday morning their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken on ponies to the beach fur their accustomed exercise. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort took their usual early walk yesterday in the plantations of Osborne House. There was no addition to the Royal dinner party at Osborne House en Sunday Evening►. The Duke of Cumbridge visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester on Sunday at Gloucester House. The Royal Duke went to Kew in the after noon. Mr. Candy had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie and Sir George Clerk, yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Sir Robert and Lady Peel returned to their residence, in Whitehall-gardens, yesterday afternoon, from Worthing. Earl Jermyn hail an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. Grogan, Af.P., had an interview, yesterday, with the Earl of Dalhousie, at the office of the Board of Trade. ADELPHI THEATRE. A new and most interesting drama, in two acts (from the French), intitled The Cabin Boy , was produced at this theatre last evening. Th e scene is laid in the Island of Guadaloupe, where we find the Mademoiselle Jenny Laroche (Miss Woolgar), has been left by her father much in debt. There are two suitors for her hand, M. Henri (Mr. Braid), a lieutenant in the French navy, and M. Vincent (Mr. 0. Smith), a rich planter. Vincent is a hard and harsh taskmaster, and is hated by every body. In order to secure the hand of the lady, he buys up all her father's debts, and then, as the principal creditor, threatens to deprive her of all her property sin less she consents to be his bride. She haughtily rejects his suit, and gives up the whole of her property to him, announcing her determination of leaving the island with Henri. Vincent replies that she cannot leave the island until her debts are liquidated, but it is urged that, as she is yet a minor, she is not answerable personally for her father's debts. Vincent demands proof of her minority ; the ship of Henri is to sail in the morning—a dreadful storm is raging—the certificate of her birth is in a neighbouring isle. Who will venture on the sea in the fearful storm to seek it? Julien (Madame Celeste) a cabin-boy—the adopted son of Lar garette (Mr P. Bedford), an old pilot, volunteers to cross the sea in a canoe. Mademoiselle Laroche has been kind to his old mother, and gratitude impels the brave boy to risk his life in her service. He embarks in the midst of the raging storm, and thus ends the first act. In the second act, we find that the sale of the property of Mademoiselle Laroche has taken place. The pilot has picked up at sea the hat of a cabin-boy, and the canoe floating capsized. Suddenly Julien enters —he has performed his mission, having swam to the neighbouring Isle of Dominica, and having returned, bringing with him the papers which he delivers to Vincent. The papers prove t hat she isa. inor. But alas! they also prove that she is a slave, being m the daughter of La oche, and of an unemancipated mother. Vincent has her put up to auction and purchases her, the cabin-boy oilers to become a slave in her place, so that he will emancipate her, but Laroche refuses to emancipate except on condi tion that she will become his wife. She asks for time to write a last letter to Henri, and retires for that pur pose; Vincent rushes forward to 6:rag, forth his victim, but Julien seizing a musket, threatens to shoot him dead upon the spot if he dares to advance. At this inst ant the pilot enters and recognises in Vincent the captain of a pirate ship, which has long been a terror to the Car ribbeen scac. He communicates his discovery to Julien, and goes off to give information to the governor of the island. Julien immediately advances to Vincent, tells him that he knows him as the captain of the pirate, and repeats to him the pirate's signal. Vincent, finding he is discovered, offers any sum of mo ne y t o Julien t o permit him to escape. Julien demands the emancipation of Jenny, which he refuses. Henri enters, and Julien threatens to denounce him to the French officers. Vin cent then signs the act of emancipation, and is about to make his escape, when he is arrested by the guards of the government, to whom the pilot has conveyed the in formation. Henri and Jenny are united, and all ends hap pily. The acting of Madame Celeste, as the cabin-boy, was full of energy and pathos; and Miss Woolgar, as Jenny, came cut in quite a new character; she was beau tifully pathetic—Mrs. Yates, in her best days, could not have acted the character more beautifully. Munyard, as a curiosity dealer from Paris, was very funny, although he was wanting in the rich unctieusness which Wright would have infused into the part. 0. Smith, as Vincent, was the prince of villains, and Paul Bedford was the pilot, who not only weathered, but raised the storm—to wit, a storm of applause whenever he made his appearance. The house was crowded, and the success of the piece was decisive. We can promise The Cabin Boy a long and happy voyage, for his sails will be filled by the gale of public approbation as long as he chooses to continue it. LONDONDERRY and ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY. A Special General Meeting of the Proprietors of this Com pany was held in the Board. room, at their offices, 5, Church passage, Guildhall, at one o'clock yesterday, to approve of the Bill, now pending in Parliament, for altering the line of .Rail way, and extending it to the bridge of Londonderry.—Mr. I. G. Frith took the Chair. The SRCRLTARY read the advertisement. The CluattsiAN said they were no doubt aware of the pur port of their meeting. It appeared from Mr. Stephenson's report, which they had received last year, recommending an alteration in the line, that a saving would be effected by that alteration to the Company of 209,0001. It was necessary, however, to have a Bill from Parliament, sanctioning that al teration, and they had been called together to consider whether they would authorise the change. The CHAIRMAN moved, and Mr. SKYSIER seconded, a resolution to that effect, which was carried without oppo sition. Mr. Stephenson's report to the Company confirming his report after actual surveys had bees made, was then read, and the meeting separated. LONDON AND► BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. A special general meeting of the proprietors of this rail way was held yesterday, at one o'clock, at the Terminus' Euston-square, for the purpose of confirming, or otherwise, a conditional agreement for selling and transferring the Trent Valley Railway to this Company. Mr. Glyn occupied the chair. The advertisement announcing the meeting having been read, The CHAIRMAN said, as the subject-matter of the amalgamation of the London and Birmingham into the Trent Valley Company had been so often before them, it would be unnecessary for him to trouble them with any lengthened observations. It was necessary to call them together, because the Legislature had wisely provided that their sanction to such an agreement should be in the first instance obtained, and that a subse quent meeting should be convened to confirm it. They would recollect that so far back as their meeting in August, 1844, the question of the London and Birmingham Company becoming purchasers of or part ners in the Trent Valley Railway was brought before them, and was unanimously approved of. At a special general meeting, held in February, 1845, a further propo sition for effecting such an amalgamatien, was brought before them—namely, that they should become lessees of that line, that the directors of the two Companies should sit at the same board, and that their shares should be considered of the same value as the London and Birmingham shares. Their co-partners in that arrangement were the Grand Junc tion and the Manchester and Birmingham Companies; each Company taking 2 -9ths, and the Trent Valley pro prietors 3-9ths. In the Act which received the royal assert last year, a provision was inserted giving them power to lease the line to this Company, or to this Company in conjunction with the Grand Junction and Manchester and Birmingham Companies. In preparing the deed for leasing the line several technical objections had been discovered, which first called the attention of the directors to the great inconvenience which could not fail to arise on account of three-ninths of the shares being held by the Trent Valley proprietors. The Directors finding that the Trent Valley proprietors were disposed to make the bargain a money one, entered into an agreement with them to purchase their shares at 281. each, namely, 231. for the premium to which they had arisen, and 51. for the money paid upon them by those to whom they were allotted. It was, th ere f or e, evident that this a rrangement was the best which could be devised, as it was quite clear from the favourable position which the Grand Junction and the Manchester and Birmingham line now occupied, possessing as they (the London and Birmingham) did, 6.-9ths of the whole capital of the Trent Valley, and the a malgamation of them all , and t h e arrangement of the wh o l e accounts and business deta ils , that they would all derive greater advantages from the arrangements into which they had entered than under a lease. After a few other remarks, he concluded by pressing the confirmation of the re solution passed at the last meeting for the amalgamation of the two Companies, which was acceded to. 1 b s e t h i n a d ay of April next; condition to do so, the Trent Valley proprietors wou l d not be entitled to reciva In reply to several ques tion s , the CHAIRMAN stated that they might defer the p a y men t of the purchase-money until the 15th of July ; but that he had every reason to believe that t he y would be in a con ditionbut,supptoosidnog from them any interest on the ir ca pital until the opening if the line. They confidently expected that the line would be opened in the middle of next year. The meeting then separated. th so ey ve on ould the not A very extensive importation of Italian Sculpture has been removed from the Docks to Robins's auction rooms, in Covent Garden, and is now arranged for p u bli c v i ew p re - preraratory to the sale, which takes pl ace on Thursday. Lovers of the Fine Arts will find congregated rare mamples of modern sculpture, far surpassing any previous consignment from Italy. The collection includes numberless figures copied from the renowned models of the ancient masters, which adorn the Florentine and Roman Galleri es; well calculated, from their chasteness of design and eleg ance, as ornaments for the drawing-room, whilst the noble vases and tazzas, sculptured from the rare marbles of Tuscany and Elba, pre sent splendid specimens of modern art for the gallery a nd vestibule. The sale is directed by the importer to take place unreservedly. HORRIBLE DISCLOSURES AT NOTTINGRAM.—TheNo lingham Journal mentions the discovery in that town of a practi ce o procuring abortion, carried on systematically by some female wretches, who charged regular fees according to the advanced state of pregnancy. A young woman, named Cath er i ne Snowden, last week fell a victim to the practice, and a coroner's inquest was held on her body, when the horrible system became known. A woman, named Goodall, was apprehended on the charge, but the coroner's jury returned merely a verdict of—" Died from inflammation of the bowels." Who eaS9 Wal, however, be hrelight berm the =nista*. HAMBIJRGII MAIL BRESLAU, MARCH 2.—The senate and the ell order of things will probably be soon restored in Cracow, as the insurgents are driven by the Austrians to Podgorzp, and the Austrians were on the heights at a short distance fr,,in that town on the 25th, in the morning. It is con firmed that the Galician peasants will have nothing to do with the revolution, and have either killed on the spot or taken prisoners the nobles, and delivered theta to the Austrians. BRESLAU, MARCII 3.--The clerks of the Prussian Post office in Cracow have arrived here, and all communica tion with that city is so far broken off. Our troops are to cross the frontiers to-morrow, and it is thought that in four or five days Cracow will be occupied by the Aus trians and Prussians without much bloodshed, and the old order of things restored. The resident of our court at Cracow, who i s now h ere, h as rece i ved orders from Berlinimmediately to follow the troops and return to his post.—Humburgh Papers, March 6. BERLIN, AfAucu s.—On the evening of the 3d of this month, the civil and military authorities in Posen were informed that an attempt was to be made in the night to release th prison e r s arreste d as i mplicated in the'revo lutionary conspiracy, and in fact suspicious assemblages appeared at nightfall in and about the town. The ne cessary precautions were taken, guards posted, and patrols were sent out in all directions. These were twice fired at, once upon a waggon without any of the soldiers being wounded, who, however, fired a few shots, by which two of the insurgents were killed, and two wounded and taken prisoners. Besides this, between 40 and 50 suspicious persons were arrested (sumo of whom were armed), and several waggons loaded with arms and am munition seized. By daybreak all was quiet, and nothing was to be seen of the insurgents. The authorities pub lished a notice to the inhabitants on the 4th. A considerable landowner of the province of Posen, who has just returned from Galicia, gives a frightful account of what has passed in that country. Emissaries of the propaganda in Paris, London, and Brussels, having been at work for about two years, imagined that the time was come when a revolution might be attempted with certainty of success, and corn • menced their operations at the little town of Pilsno, near Tarnon. Seven nobles and some peasants went to the house of the syndic, and summoned him to draw up a proclamation and to join them. He expressed his readiness to do so; but doubted whether they were strong enough to make such an attempt. He proposed that they should seek to procure more partisans, and in the meantime he would do his best. Satisfied with this they departed, but an hour afterwards sent a messenger to the Military Governor, informing him of the circumstance. On this they returned to Pilsno and murdered the magistrate in a most barbarous manner. On the same day a band of peasants with nine noblemen entered the town of Dembice, where they invited the bailiff to join them. He refused, representing the folly and fatal consequence of such a criminal attempt. One of the nobles shot him dead, and called on the peasants to plunder the town. They, how ever, moved by the energetic speech of the bailiff, and indignant at his murder, refused. A dispute arose, in which two peasants were shot by the nobles, on which the remainder fell on the insurgents and killed them all. In the circle of Tarnon, where the petty nobles are very numerous, the band of insurgents amounted to three or four hundred persons. A number of peasants was sent by them into the town, to assist them in their meditated attack. The Jews in Tarnon soon found, by conversation with the peasants, what was intended, and informed the High Bailiff; who addressed them in an animated speech, which they received with applause. lie promised ten florins for every one of the rebels taken with arms in his hand, whom they should bring in dead or alive. The result was that the rebels, not expecting any resistance, were surrounded, and a fearful massacre ensued. 130 corpses were found on the following morn ing, and 90 severely wounded were brought in, for whom the promised reward was paid. Though the magistrates cannot be censured for re sorting to these means of defence in their extreme dis tress. They did not consider the difficulty of again calming the unchained passi o ns, a n d t o p rev ent a civil war, the atrocities of which will be encouraged by hatred, revenge, self-interest, and plunder. A similar offer of reward has been made in other c i rc l e s. Th e effectsim mediately follow; the peasants fell not only on the armed insurgents, but on the nobles in general, not sparing even their wives and children. They did not confine their fury to the nobles, but extended it to their servants, then to the citizens and peaceable inhabitants—in short, to all who did not wear the peasant's smock-frock. In the town of Dembice they killed all the inhabitants ex cept three individuals. In a word the excesses com mitted are frightful.—Universal Prussian Gazette, March 6. FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, MARCH B.—The Minister of Finance presented to-day to the Chamber of R:presentatives a project of law, granting to the war department a provisional credit for three millions francs. This may be considered as confirming the reports in circulation that provisional votes of credit will be asked for the departments, the budget of which is not yet voted, and that the Chambers will then be adjourned if the Ministerial crisis does not soon come to a definitive solution. The statement relative to M. Van de Weyer yesterday, given by the Independence, was correct. M. Van de Weyer has, in fact, been commissioned by the King to form a Cabinet. It remains to be seen whether M. Van de Weyer had accepted this commission. The Independence must be perfectly able to inform us. M. Van de Weyer has had two interviews with his Ma jesty. We have not been able to learn whether any resolu tions have been taken. BRUSSELS, MARCH 6.—We have been on the point of seeing the Ministerial crisis terminate in an unexpected manner. Yesterday evening the Ministry had at length succeeded in agreeing on all the questions relative to education. The project received the assent of all the members of the Cabinet —everyone resumed his portefeuille. The . project, was to be prefented to the Chamber to-day. This morning, we regret to say, there was a new incident. We are assured that the Minister of the Interior has receded from the conference which he made the day before. The Ministry, therefore, has for a second time resigned ; we have now to look to an adjournment of the Chambers for a longer or shorter period, and the reconstruction of the Cabinet in this interval. And we repeat have we not a right to expect more decision, more resolution in our statesmen ? It is said to be probable that explanations will be given to the Chambers to-morrow. _ It is scarcely certain that M. Van de Weyer has been desired by the King to reconstitute the Cabinet—it is still doubtful whether he has accepted the commission, and efforts are already made to prevent the success of this plan. VIENNA, MARCH I.—Accounts from the commander of the division of Imperial troops at Tarnow, of the 25th of Feb., say that insurgents continue to be brought in who have been arrested by the country people, with the aid of the military ; thus, on the 24th in the afternoon, in searching the castle of Prince Sangusko, in Gumnisk, the Justiciary Lonchamp was arrested, who, on the 19th in the morning, was the leader of the insurgents collected near Tarnow, who immediately dispersed on the advance of the Imperial troops from the town. The country people everywhere assist the authorities in capturing the insurgents, who are hid in tie forest. The Austrian troops, notwithstanding theirigreat exertion and fatigue in the service, are in admirable order in every respect. According to accounts received from Limburg of the 23d February, in the evening, perfect tranquillity prevailed in that capital, with the exception of the lying reports that were circulated. The country people in the circles of Sainbor and Limburg have declared in a mass against the insurgents, and deliver to the authorities all that fall into their hands. The same is the case in the neighbouring circles. —Austrian Observer, March 1. lIAMBURGII BORSENIIALLE, MARcH 3. 13111 s. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents Bank Shares • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • 1600 Anglo-Russian Loan . • 101 Russian 5 per Cent., limb. Certificate. 103 Ditto Ist series Inscription •• .... 104 Ditto, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th series.. 97% Ditto, in Certificate.. •••• • • .• 971% New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. ...... 90 Ditto Stieglitz • • • . • • • .• 88)4 8954 Spanish New 5 per Cent •• • ..... 18% 18% Ditto 3 per Cent • • 31 Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent.. Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ••• .. 59% Ditto 3 per Cent. Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.... 82 Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent •• • • 871 87 National Bank Shares.. • AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—vmare, FEB. 28. 5 per Cent. Meta11ique5.......... ..... 110 4 per Cent. ditto 3 per Cent. ditto. •• • • ....... •••••• • • • . •• 77 Loan, 1834 ......... ..... .............. 152 Ditto, 1839 120% Bank Shares •• • • ' 2• • • • l rlil L ii W• n . ..a •A . :i . d Y• 11 5 7 3 5 4: Esterhazy's Loan •••••• . • The Northern, or Gloggnitz 115% Leghorn • • ....... ••• • • ...... • • .• • ..... 112% Pesth ..... ............. ...... ...... Sienna . . Grosetto ............... 96% Oldenburg Pestoja• .• • ..... ..... ...... Apenninen . —Aligemelne Zeitung. March 3. DUTCH FUNDS.—AmsTERDAN, Msacn 3. Money. Bills. Actual Debt, 2)4 per Cent-- ... •• . • 60% 60% ISitto, 3 per Cent 73 73% Ditto, 4 per Cent • • • 95 9534 Amort Syndic, 4% per Cent . Ditto, 3% per Cent.... .......... Commercial Company, 4% per Cent 163% 164% East India Loan, 4 per Cent.......• • • Exchange on London, at sight • . 12 22 Two months... . ....... 12 12 5 On Hamburgh, at sight •• .. 35 62 5 Two months.• • • • • • • • 35 37 5 —Dutch Papers. March 4. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Banams, Mszcli 7. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent .• . • • • • • • • .• • Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent • • • ..... • Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent •• .. Ditto Three per Cent. . • Ditto Thirty-sevem Millions, ditto Ditto,ditto, 1840 • . Ditto,ditto,lB42 ••.• • ••••• • • • • • 102% Ditto, „ Ditto, 1836.-- ••• • „ • ............ ;TN Ditto, 1838 ...... 74% Ditto of the City, 1832 . Ditto, 1843 ....... ..... .• • 10054 Bank of Belgium • .... ..• •• 870 —1111143e1l Papers. March 7; PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, FEB. 28. Bills. Money. St. Schuld Sch., 3% per Cent 97% 97 Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent...... Foreign Exchanges . . Exchange on London, £1 Sterling, 3 Months. 6 25% 6 2474 Bamburgh, 300 Marks, 2 Months. 15018 149% Paris, 300 fr., 2 Months • 7” 2 On Paris —Universal Prussian Gazette, March 1. CLERKS OF THE PEACE, &C.—lt seems that last year the total fees at quarter sessions and assizes demanded from defend ants in misdemeanour by clerks of the peace and clerks of assize, amounted to 6771. 15s, 7d, and those taken were 539/. I Is. 9d. In counties (England and Wales), 419/. Is. I Id. were demanded, and 3191. 17s. 3d. taken; in boroughs 121. Ile. 4d. demanded, and 121. Os. 10d. taken ; and at assizes 2461. 2s. 4d, demanded, and 2071. 13s. Bd. taken. At the four sessions in Middlesex last'year, the fees de manded were 25/., and the amount taken 241. 3e. sd. The value of this document is enhanced by the summary, and the reasons set forth for demanding the fees ; it was procured Oil the motion of Mr, Lac Cit, the Ideudicr for Wiuchcster, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTII, MArtor B.—The Superb, 80, Captain Corry, sailed this morning from Spithead for Cork, with Royal Ma rines from this and Chatham division, calling at Plymouth for another detachment from that division for conveyance to the same destination, to relieve the battalion serving in Ireland. The Rattler screw steam-sloop, Commander Smith, con veyed to Cork yesterday evening the wives and children of the Marines embarked it: the Superb. _ _ The Mercury tender, Master-Commander scarlett, sailed yesterday morning, with seamen gunners from the Excel lent, and volunteers for the Brilliant, 22, just commissioned at Sheerness. The Netley tender arrived yesterday afternoon from Ply mouth, with supernumeraries. The Fairy royal yacht, Master-Commander R. W. Ro berts, was taken to Weymouth, on Thursday, by Com mander Cispin, of the Victoria and Albert, on his private business. The Comet steam-vsssel, Lieutenant Commander B. Prety man, went out to Spithead this morning with tinders, &c., for Captain Corry, of the Superb. The Waterwitch, 10, Commander T. F. Birch, was cruising off the Gallinas on the 18th of December; all well. The Cygnet, 10, Commander Layton, arrived at St. Helena on the 11th of January from a cruise. The Fox, 42, Commodore Sir H. Blackwood, Bart., with the Pilot, 16, ommander Jervis, arrived at Bombay on the 21st of February from the Persian Gulf; the latter had been ashore, but,•by the assistance of the Fox, was got off with out sustaining any material damage. The Fly, 18, Captain Blackwood. arrived at Sydney, New South Wales, from Singapore, on the 24th of September. The Racehorse, 18, Commander Hay, arrived at Sydney on the 19th October, from the Bay of Islands. The Daphne, 18, Captain ()aglow, arrived at Auckland, New Zealand, from Callao, on the 18th of August, and sailed on the 2d of October, on her return. The Ilazard, 18, Commander Egerton, sailed from Auck land, for the Bay of Islands, on the 19th of August, and left again on her return prior to the 10th of October. The North Star, 26, Sir J. E. Home, Bart., arrived at the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, previous to the 10th of Octo • ber, and was lying there on the 20th awaiting orders, as also was the Osprey, 12, Commander Patten. The Muting, 12, Commander Crawford, was cruising in the Mozambique channel on the 14th of November, up to which time she had captured and destroyed six slave vessels; the two last were driven ashore, and her boats not being able to get them off owing to the fire of the Arabs, who came down and captured the slaves and the crew as fast as they got ashore, she was obliged to destroy them. She had had an opportunity of testing her sailing qualities with the Cleo patra, 26, Captain Wyvill, and the Helena, 16, Commander Sir Cornwallis Ricketts, Bart., over both of whom she achieved a vast superiority, beating the latter half a mile to windward for a successive hours, and over the former she had a superiority in seven hours of seven miles "dead in the wind's eye ;" and on a second trial in the same space of time beat her to windward by 11,290 yards ; the Muting carrying 13 weeks' water and five months' provisions ; the Helena, scarcely seven weeks' water, and only 13 weeks' pro visions! The Muting captured, on the 10th of November, the Diana, barque-rigged slaver, of 300 tons, which had made six successful trips from the Mozambique to the Brazils, con veying nearly 5,000 slaves. When captured she was fitted for 800, but had none on board. She had beaten every vessel previously to her being beaten by the Muting. The Muting was one of the new class 12-gun brigs forming the experi mental squadron in 1844, and was built at Chatham, on the design of Mr. John Fincharo, master shipwright of that establishment, but now of Portsmouth Dockyard. The Cleopatra and Helena are vessels of the Surveyor of the Navy's construction. _ . _ The Carysfort, 26, Captain Seymour, having been mus ' tered and inspected by Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bad., Commander-in-Chief, has been paid advance, and will pro ceed on Tuesday for her destination. Sir Charles Fitzroy and suite embark to-morrow. The Carysfort takes a mail for the Cape of Good Hope, New South Wales, and Valparaiso. Instances having been brought to the notice of the Ad miralty in which salt meat, issued to the crews of her Majesty's ships in warm climates, has, from its inferiority, or other cause, lost more than half its weight by boiling, their Lordships have directed, that when the salt meat supplied to any of her Majesty's ships on foreign stations, shall prove to have lost more than half its weight in boiling, the cap tain or commander of such ship shall, on satisfying himself of the correctness of the fact, authorise the paymaster and purser to issue to the ship's company an additional portion of raw salt meat, equal to half the original allowance. PROMOTIONS, Commander—B. J. Sullivan, of the Philomel, to the rank of Captain. Lieutenants—n. T. J. Lavigne, of the Dolphin ; E. R. Inglefield (acting Commander of the Comus); C. F. Doyle, of the Philomel ; and A. C. Key, of the Fanny, to the rank of Commander. Gunner's Mate—R. Rowe, to be Gunner. The Admiralty have also directed that Walter Ross, caulker's mate, shall be promoted to a warrant-officer, on his passing the necessary examination. The above promotions ere consequent upon the action at the Punta Obligado of the 18th of November, which date the promotions bear. Mate—C. S. S. Stanhope (1842), of the Warspite, to the rank of Lieutenant. APPOINTMENTS. Captain—R. B. Watson (1842), to the Brilliant. Commanders—J. C. Pitman (1842), to the Childers ; E. Croueh (1843), to the Devastation. Lieutenants—W. Peel, late of the America (son of the Premier), and F. Marryatt, additional, to the Devastation; M'Leod B. Cockraft, and J. A. H. Boyd, to the Brilliant; R. Ellis, to the Childers; C. Douglas, to the Wanderer. Masters and Pilots—H. A. Moriarity, to the Devastation; J. D. Taylor, to the Childers. Surgeons—lV. Roberts, M.D. (b), to the Childers; T. E. Ring, M.D., to the Superb. Paymasters and Pursers—S. Fisher, to the Childers; R. Singer, to the Brilliant; G. A. Lance, to the Devastation. Mates—F. J. Partridge, to the St. Vincent; F. Egerton, to the Raleigh. Clerks in Charge—R. J. Wiggens, to the Bonetta, vice Gil bert; Mr. Jones, of the Virago, to the Hibernia, for service in the Commander-in-Chief's office ; Mr. Rains, of the Warspite, to the Hibernia. Assistant-Surgeong—C. P. Mengaye, to the Superb. Midshipman—C. Gibbons, to the Carysfort. Master's Assistant—J. Smith, to the Childers. Naval Cadets—C. Dent, to the Hibernia; Hon. IL M. Nelson, to the Raleigh; J. II Whitshed, and W. Bingham, to the St. Vincent. Engineer—G. N. Burt (first class), to the Devastation. Gunner—W. Bartlett (acting), to the Devastation. Boatswain—J. Poole, to the Devastation. Carpenter—W. Shortland, to the Devastation. COAST GUARD. Removals—W. R. Harvey, chief officer at East Ferry, to Ardmore station, vice Coghlan, to Ballycotton station, vice Edwards, previously removed to East Ferry. Lieutenant C. F. Collett, in command at Courtmasherry, to Cadgwith sta tion, vice Pooley, previously removed. The Scout, 18, Commander Loring, arrived this morning from Sheerness, and brought up at Spithead. Sydney, New South Wales. Oct. 20, 1845—The Racehorse, 18, Commander Hay, arrived yesterday from the Bay of Islands, with 70,0001. specie for the commissariat of this colony. After landing the treasure and victualling, she re turned to New Zealand. The barque British Sovereign, hence with troops, arrived at the Bay of Islands on the 4th instant. The North Star and Osprey are laying in the Bay. L The Daphne left Auckland for the Pacific on the 2d instant, and the Hazard arrived at Auckland from the Bay of Islands on the Ist. No collision had taken place with the New Zealan ders, as the British had been waiting for reinforcements. Sr. HELENA, JAN. 16.—0 n the 13th a prize to the Prome theus steam sloop, Commander Hay, and on the 15th a prize to the Star, 6, Commander Dunlop, arrived here from the coast. WOOLWICH-SATURDAY. The Right Iron. the Earl of Ellenborough, First Lord of the Admiralty ; Rear-Admiral William Bowles, C. 8.; Cape tain the Hon. Henry John Rous, Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and the Right llon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry, first Secretary to the Admiralty, visited Woolwich Dockyard this afternoon. Their Lordships arrived at half-past two o'clock, in a carriage with four horses, and on alighting were received by Commodore Sir Francis A. Collier, C. 8., K.C.H, Captain Washington, of the Porcupine steam-vessel, Com mander the Hon. R. Gore, at present on a visit to the Cap tain-Superintendent, Commander Smith of the William and Mary yacht, Commander B. Crouch, of the Devastation steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander J. A. Dennis, of the Myrmidon steam-vessel ; Mr. Nicholas Tinmouth, master attendant ; Mr. Oliver Lang, master shipwright ; Mr. Wil liam Jenkins, storekeeper; Mr. F. L. Mouchet, store receiver Mr. Thomas Lloyd, chief engineer; Mr. Reid, assistant to the master shipwright; and Mr. Andrew Murray, assistant to the chief engineer. Captain Brandreth. •and architectur al and director of engineering their L or d s hips, and accompanied about ut d t u h r e in s g am th e e t i i r meas visit. The Earl t Commodor e hori authorities Sir f A. Francis c o o f l andrgieghnapvraolceoeffidecderswi andtl the dockyard to the slip on which the Royal Albert, of 120 guns, is in progress of construction, and went under this magnificent vessel, of 700 tons greater burden than any other vessel ever built for the royal navy ; and his Lordship appeared greatly pleased with the strong and substantial manner in which the massive timbers were put together. Mr. Lang, master shipwright, attended the Earl of Ellen borough under and over the whole of the interior of the Royal Albert, and explained the principles on which she is constructing, and entered into many details in answer to the numerous inquiries made by his Lordship. After leaving the Royal Albert, the Earl of Ellenborough went on board the Devastation, and was conducted over the vessel by Com mander Crouch, Lieutenant W. Peel, and the other officers present. His Lordship then proceeded to the T err ible steam-frigate, and was received on board by Captain Ramsay and the officers of that vessel. The E ar l of Ellenborough went over the whole of the vessel, and witnessed the mode of working her stern guns, 56- pounders, Monk's pattern, mounted on traversing car riages. His Lordship was very minute in his inquiries of Captain Ramsay, and appeared to take a great interest in ascertaining every particular, and the objects to be attained by the plans brought under his notice. His Lordship, on proceeding below, witnessed the brass sections of circles placed on the floor of the captain's cabin for working the traversing platforms of large guns, similar to those on the upper deck, and was shown the mode in which the parts which formed the cabin were removed when preparing for action. On entering the engine-room Mr. Lloyd ex plained the details connected with the fire , engines of 800- horse power, fitted by Maudslay, Sons, and Field, on the double cylinder principle. His Lordship afterwards pro ceeded along the lower deck to the fore part of the vessel, and witnessed the manner in which the large guns were run out at the bows, and left the Terrible, after remaining nearly an hour on board. The Earl of Ellenborough went round the basin, and entered the factory, attended by Mr. Lloyd, but passed quietly through, without minutely inspecting the machinery. On arriving at the east end of the Dockyard, his Lordship visited the Niger steam-sloop, in progress of construction, and Mr. Laing explained the principles on which she is being built. The new dock constructing, ad- ' joining the blacksmith's shop, and new saw mills were next visited, and Captain Brandreth explained the particulars and uses for which they are intended. The slip, with the new corrugated iron roof, was also inspected, and the whole of the works appeared to meet with his Lordship's approbation. The convict-ship being stationed adjoining to the slip at the east end of the yard, attracted the attention of the Earl of Ellenborough, and his Lordship went on hoard with Commo dore Sir Francis A. Collier, and was conducted over the ship by Mr. Masterman, who has the charge of the convicts. Iris Lordship then returned to the offices in front of the entrance of the Dockyard, and entered the carriaT - with Ad miral Bowles and Captain the Hon. H. J. o us, and leftforßear- London at half-past four o'clock r. 31., evidently m uch grati fied by his visit. - -- A good-natured man, the other day, stepped into a newspaper office, and proposed to advertise his wares, if they would take coffins for pay. —American paper. At the Greenwich Police-court, on Friday, a woman named Sarah Elizabeth Avery was committed for trial, charged with living stabbed her husband al the breast with a table knife, because be home lutoalcate. ••••••••I THE OREGON QUESTION. (From the Times.) In the way of concession and of argument on the Oregon question, little now remains to be said or done by the British Government. The strongest desire has been repeatedly ex pressed on our side to terminate this controversy. Our case has been stated with such moderation, and our claims con fined to such narrow limits, that nothing but extreme pre sumption, or rather a species of hostile infatuation, on the part of the American Democrats, could lead them to suppose we should make any further abatement of our rights. We are in actual possession of rather more of the Oregon terri tory than we have ever claimed as our own, because as long as the joint occupation lasts the concurrent rights of both parties extend over the whole country. We have at our dis posal ample means of defending our rights. We had never, at any period in the history of this country, less reason to recoil from a war, or to fear the result of a contest with any power, but more especially with the United States. Yet we, on our side, have strenuously and sincerely laboured to effect a compromise. We have not alluded to the superiority of our maritime strength; from a misplaced respect for the American Government, no use has been made of those blunt arguments to which alone they now appear to be accessible ; until at length we learn with more contempt than surprise, that Mr. Polk and his advisers are embarking in a course which can only lead, if they are allowed to persevere in it, to aggressive hostilities. In our zeal for the maintenance of peace, and our deference for a nation with which we have so much in common, we have gone so far as to admit that their claim to the Oregon territory is equal to our own, and to argue that a partition is the fairest solution of the difficulty. The Ameri cans, however, are not to be satisfied until they convert this concession of a part into a surrender of the whole. Their claim is, to say the most of it, not better than our own, since they themselves do not dare to submit to the arbitration of a third party, knowing that the public opinion of the world has already pronounced against it. Yet from this most im perfect and controvertible claim they seek to extract twice as much as we contend for—nay, they raise their own pre tensions to absolute and total sovereignty, whilst they alto gether annihilate the rights we have practically enjoyed for more than half a century. Thus, in fact, the question in dis • pute has never been brought to a true issue. The two quan tities have not been reduced to a common denomination; they differ in their very nature ; and whilst our position not only admits of a compromise, but suggests and re quires it, theirs is utterly at variance with the first prin ciple of such an arrangement. Mr. Buchanan's last note says too much, unless indeed it says inadvertently what is the truth; for the arguments by which he endeavours to show that the United States cannot submit their claim to arbitration, are equally cogent to prove that their claim will not admit even of neeotiation. Mr. Buchanan appears to forget that the United States have negotiated ; that he him self, by his last proposal, for the fourth or fifth time conceded that point; that the House of Representatives, by their second resolution, have in fact sanctioned the principle of negotiation, which is, in other words, the principle of mutual concessions. ee When the American Secretary of State says he cannot do what the manifest interest and dignity of the two countries require, he must either mean th at the Government to which he belongs will not do it, or that the Government is acting under the compulsion of the party, excited to madness on this questioc, which carried Mr. Polk's elec tion. The practical question for us is to ascertain the intentions of the American Government. If Mr. Polk and his advisers are sincerely pacific, they can not but succeed : there is no obstacle, no impediment, no difficulty in the way, except those which they have them selves created. To bring about a war with us under such circumstances, they must be the worst statesmen in the world If they do not seek it, or the most rash and unprinci pled if they deliberately intend it. The time is, however, come when we are forced to judge of their real motives by their conduct; and, as they have not encouraged further ar gument, it may not be premature to inquire into the amount of their forces. We are informed by the prodigious volume of American statistics recently prepared for both Houses of Parliament by the diligence of Mr. Macgregor, that the standing army of the United States consists of one regiment of dragoons, one regiment of riflemen, four companies of artil lery, and eight regiments of infantry. The whole number of troops now in the service is 9,817, exclusive of 781 com missioned officers. An Act of Congress of 1842 reduced the rank and file cif the army 3,920 men ; this reduction is now proceeding, and when it ie'completed the standing army will consist of 7,590 noa•commissioned officers, musicians ,'artificers, and privates. It is tru e , th a t if thi s corps should appear rather small for the defence of the United State's, and the in vasion of a region situated two thousand miles off, on the other side of the American continent, the militia force of the United States might, by its numbers at least, have excited the envy of Xerxes or Bonaparte. The Army Register for 1833 contains the appalling announcement, that this multi tudinous host is commanded by 627 generals, 2,670 general staff officers, 13,813 field officers, 44,938 company officers, being in all 62,205 officers; nor are these numbers at all ex cessive, when we learn that the forces under their command consist of 1,385,645 men ! For th e purposes of defence against a foreign invasion we have no doubt that these Ame rican citizens would exert themselves creditably. A con siderable number of the younger men may even volunteer to take a part in offensive operations. But we have no hesita tion in saying that to bring an efficient army of even 30,000 men into the held, prepared to march beyond their own fron tiers, is the most arduous task which has ever de volved upon the federal Government of the United States, and with its present powers and resources we believe it to be absolutely impracticable. The navy of the United States consists of eleven ships of the line, two of which are afloat, three are receiving ships, and six on the stocks or under repairs. The 14 first class frigates of 44 guns are the best part of the fleet ; of these four are on the stocks and three is ordinary. The two 36-gun frigates are old. The smaller vessels are 17 sloops of war, 8 brigs, 9 schooners, and 6 steamers. The navy list contains 67 captains, 94 commanders, 324 lieutenants, and 133 passed midshipmen, 410 midshipmen, and 31 masters. No estimate can be formed of the real strength of the crews of the American navy, because it is well known that a con siderable proportion of this fleet is manned by British seamen, who are attracted by the high pay of the American navy in time of peace. But that very circumstance shows the ex treme difficulty of manning an American fleet in war, and especially in a war with England. Their ships are, in fact, worked to a great extent by English mercenaries, a large proportion of whom would unquestionably return to their own colours on the outbreak of hostilities. We content our selves with this simple enumeration of the forces of the United States by land and by sea, which we hope is correct. We know not what course Mr. Polk may intend to pursue after the notice for the abrogation of the treaty of joint occupation has been duly given ; and we shall await with more curiosity than alarm the enterprises which may be projected for the purpose of expelling British subjects from a district where we happen to command the coast and the interior, the Indians and the forts. The world is per fectly aware that England is not the attacking party, and that we are content to leave matters in Oregon as they now are. If the Americans mean anything, they mean to dis posses us of what we hold. At the same time, if this inten tion be avowed by the Cabinet of Washington, or if it be dis closed by votes of money and warlike preparations which im ply a fixed determination to engage in this absurd and flagi tious contest, no state is bound to wait to be attacked. Mr. Polk has already instructed the American Minister in London to ask for an explanation of the activity in our dockyards. liis own conscience might have given it to him ; his own language has put us upon the defensive : and although the termination of the convention of 1827 by notice is no cases belli, tyet the disposition indicated by that notice, and the means which may Ibe taken to carry that disposition into effect, may hereafter furnish ample grounds of suspicion, of remonstrance, and finally of hostilities. A bold and manly course on the part of the British Government will probably not be without a good effect in the United States; and it will undoubtedly command the unanimous support of the people of England. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) COMMITTEES ON RAILWAY BILLS. MONDAY, MARCH 16. Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Extension—at twelve. Caledonian (Glasgow Termini and Branches)--at twelve. SECOND READINGS OF RAILWAY BILLS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11. Leeds, Wakefield, and ➢lidland Junction. Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Shrewsbury and Stafford). THURSDAY, MARCH 12. North Staffordshire (Pottery Line). Grand Trunk, or Stafford and Peterborough Union RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. MANCHESTER, Maacu 7. STOCK Excaanar.—The sales are -Great Grimsby and Sheffield Extension, par—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, % dla.—London and Manchester (Bern.), 2 dis.—manehester, Buxton, and Matlock. 1% P..—Manchester and Blimingham, Quarters (C), 6% p. cash—. Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 10 p.—Manchester and Southampton. par—North Staffordshire, p. cash—Oxford, Soutbamitton, and Gosport, 225. dia.—Preston and Ilryro, Halves (B), 1 p.—Shofiled i Leek, and Crewe, 7 dis.—Westßidlng Liles, p. LEEDS, MARCH 7. STOCK EXIIIIINIM.—The sale; are—Eastern Counties, York Ex.; tension, 15s. p.-z-Great North of England, !New, 13 %—York anal North Midland Extension, 31 —Ditto, East and West Riding, 8% p. —East Lancashire, No. 2 (late Accrington), 3% p. — Huddersfield awl Manchester, 4% P.—Ditto, Extensions, ss. dis.—Budderstield ant.* Sheffield, p.—Leeds and Bradford, 46% cash—London and York 3% —Liverpool, Ormskirx, and Preston, 1 p.—West Riding Union, 31. 8s U.—Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 21s. dis.—Granhd Union, 7s. 6d. dis.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 14s. die.-. Leeds and Liverpool Direct, I7s. 6d. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, i dled Midland, 10s. dis.—Leicester and Redford, ss. dis.—Manchester. Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 345. p.—North Western, 11. 18s.^I South Midlands, 1% p. SHEFFIELD. MARCH 7. STOCK Exchaziaz.—The sales are—Grimsby and Sheffield Quark ter Shares, Ili—Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 11. 48.--1 Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 2% 1 __ Mlacn 7. STOCK EXCHANSE.—The sales and Selby, She 26%—Leeds and Thirsk, 8 14—North are—Hull British, Dalkeith, Half 6%—Der ar by 4 and Gainsberough, 141.—8u1l and Barnsley Junction, 26c—Leices. ter and Tamworth, 171. 6d. dis.—Lincoln and Wainfleet, 34s.—Lon. don and York, 3%—North Staffordshire, 51. 9s. 6d.—South Midland * 31. 12s.—West Riding Union, 31. Bs. 9d. YORK, MAI 7. grecK ExciteNex.—The sales are —Grand Union, I % -- IPlwieri and Bury Extension (Norwich), 2%—Leicester and Bedford, 7 London and York, 3 34—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 3/. lis. 6 d.—Newcastle and Berwick, 19 Fi —Newcastle and I)ar. lingtea, Brandling, 38—North Britisth, Carlisle Exten.sieu, 21. 104 6d.—Welsh Midland, U. 3s. 6d. GLASGOW, Miaten 7. STOCK ExcnArams.—The sales are —British and Irish Union, 515+: 6 d.—Caledonian Extension, 38s. 6d.—Caledenian and Ayrshire Jane. tion, 20s. 6d.—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction, 455. Direct Northam, 42s.—Dundee and Arbroath, 383,( —East Indian Railway, 16s. W.—Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 17s.—Forth and Clyde Junction, 34s.—General Glasgow Terminus, 9%—files. gow and Belfast Union, 345. W.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr. New, 25—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 39s.—Glasgow, Kilinar• nock, ant Ardressan, 485.—Glasgow, Airdrie, and Moukland Jane• tion, 41s. —London, Bristol and South Wales, 17s. 6d.—Perth andl Inverness, 30s.—Scottish Central, 1436—Scottish Central and Calei donian Junction, 28s.—South Midland, 71s. Lord and Lady Francis Egerton entertained a select party to dinner, on Friday last, at their mansion, in Belgrave-squarsi. On the previous evening the Noble Lord and Lady had a dinnerparty. VISCOUNTESS PALDIERSTON'S ASSEMBLY.—ViSCOULI and Viscountess Pahnerston, previous to her Ladyship's assembl'. entertained the Ccuntess of Tankerville, the Countess of Maline,. bury, Viscount Melbottrne. Hon. Wm. Cowper, Hon. Charles Spencer Cowper, Mr. Lnthrell, Mr. Harcourt, Mr. Reptan, and a select cite:, at dinner at the family mansion on Carlton House-terrace. A bill, Dant circle of the aristocracy congregated, the saloons being crowded by eleven o'clock. We noticed at the assembly a great many Mem-. hers of the House of Commons as having come from the Speaker's levee in inn unitbrin. We understand that her Ladyship will cowl sinus her assemblies every Saturday during Lent. The Right Hon. the, The Right lion. Sir Robert Peel has caused invite-• lions to be issued for a Parliamentary dinner on Saturday next to u l e t;st l l ' e h v e ee ßi t g b '. numerous circle of his supporters in the House of Commons. S tl i tt A irse ll o 'S f C L on E n V n E or E is . I — iad a Parliamentary entertai• Speaker E r of Hon. on(4 Gentleman s ubsequently latathis m a i l l i e s l i d on h i i n s Eaton tird s a q a u d session. _ _ ACCIDENT TO THE MARQUIS OF WATERFORD...* We regret to learn that the Marquis of Waterford met with a seve accident on Thursday last, at Ilooton, Sir William Massey Stanley . * scat in Cheshire, by being thrown from his horse. The Noble Me r• quis dislocated his shoulder in the fall, but medical aid having be NI promptly obtained, it was reset, and he is going on favourably. PORTSMOUTH, MAuen S.—Wednesday next is fixl d for the return of her Majesty and the Royal Family from OshGra house to London. The jetty at the Royal Clarence-yard, which her Majesty uses on these visits, has been covered over, and rendered more commodious, The /airy yacht has been in daily atteudau on her Majesty, ~`