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pose free politics.—(Hear, hear.) He would say to every man who had obtained a position in that House, to stand by the principles by which he had risen, whether those principles were right or wrong. If right, carry them into operation, but if satisfied they are wrong, retire, and let those who have consistently advocated an opposite course carry them out.—(Hear, hear.) Though the Noble Lord who had endeavoured to form a Ministry had not succeeded in that endeavour, it did not declare whether he was right or wrong in the policy he was seeking to carry out ; but he (Mr. Disraeli) did not think it was right that a Parliament elected on the prin ciple of protection, and a Minister who had obtained a large majority on the faith of that principle, should now turn his back on that which had brought him into power. —(Hear, hear.) He admitted that notwithstanding the great talent o f th e Mi n i ster, and however much the exercise of that might have operated in bringing the Conservative party into power, it was not fair to the people of England to propose such a measure as that he was about to do.----(Hear, hear.) He was a great party leader no doubt, and had achieved a victory ; but how had he done so ? He had obtained a grand victory, of course, judging from his present policy, the impolicy of which, not to use any harsher lan guage was clearly apparent. Such was the c ase . If the Right Hon. Baronet had not come forward at the time he obtained his Parliamentary majority, and with the greatest frankness responded to the call of the country, he would not have been placed in the comman ing position he then occupied.—(Hear.) Did not men say that he made speeches to suit the occasion, accomo dating addresses in order to appeal to the sympathies of the people, so as to carry his majority and elevate him self into power ? He recognised a Parliamentary Go vernment, because he promised to support the views of the party which had carried him into power, and who he ',ad - urged forward with his cheers and ad tation.—(Hear, hear.) They (the Conservative party) might use him to secure the success of their Parliamentary number, but how they could be expected to support the principles advocated uvocea dsta t e e r db n y d. ht e men they formally opposed, he could no (Hear, hear.) The Ministry t hey werenow interfere d fere on should to support was not the Ministry who with those laws relating to protection. That feeling was not confined to this House, but prevailed extero aively out of doors.— (Hear, hear.) He said this as an adv,icate of protection, as one who, while he would not shriek from maintaining his opinion, would listen with patience to any refutation of them that might be offered from any other Member of the House.—(Hear, hear.) Ho would impress it on their consideration, that whether a Whig or Conservative Administration was in power, whether the Noble Lord on the Opposition, or the Right Hon. Gentleman on this side was at the head of the Administration, that they should transact their business and conduct their policy on the principle that Parliamentary party had been an institution, and was still to continue an an institution of this country.—(Hear.) The character of the Ministry much depended on Parliamentary con sistency and the support of party. Let them not, there fore, encourage political teragiversation, but do what they could to declaim this denunciation of party, not only for the independence of political party, but for the maintenance of integrity in public men, and the honour and character of the British Parliament. (The Hon. Gentleman sat down amidst long-continued cheering.) Lord NORTHLAND said that he protested in the name of the people of Ireland against the measure of the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Goverment. If he wished to satisfy the people of Ireland, he would not have proposed anything of the sort. He (the Noble Lerd) represented a great county in Ireland, and he could confidently assert that th's measure would entail incalcu'atile evil upon the peop'e of the sister country.- - (Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") What would become of gentry and agricultural labourers if manufac turers were to be appeased ? He was not prepared on the present occasion to enter fully into a discussion of the question, for he did expect that some Hon. Gentle man on his (the Opposition) side of the House, would have risen on the part of the Irish agricultural interest to oppose the measures of the Right Hon. Baronet. lie had, in fact, expected that his Hon. Friend, the Member for Roscommon, would have been prepared to do his duty on this occasioe. He would at present content himself by saying he much regretted the course taken by the Right Hon. Baronet.—(Hear, hear.) Nita MILES said he wished the public out of doors to know that the representatives of the agricultural interest had in Parliament offered their most decided opposition to the Right Hon. Baronet's measure.—(flear, hear.) The Right Hon. Baronet had, in a speech of sarcasm, rnixe I certainly with some kind words, laid his scheme before the House, and he was glad to hear the able speech of Mr. Disraeli, who laid bare his hypocritical conduct on this question.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Mile,) wished to know whether the Conservatives, in electing the Right Honourable Baronet in 1841 as their leader, wished, or expected, that he would in so brief a period reduce them to the lowest seat of infamy which could be occupied by any body of men.— (Hear.) What would become of the other Right Hon. Members of the Cabinet, and the other gentlemen of the city inteiested in the law, if the measure of the Right lien. Baronet should meet with the sanction of the Le gislature ?—(Hear.) Was there no public spirit, no public en husiasm, no recollection, ho would not say of the promises, but of the implied confidence at the hust ings ?—(Hear, hear.) Was everything forgotten because the Right Hon. Baronet thought proper to bring forward a measure which it appeared had met with the decided opposition of the majority of the Cabinet ?—(Hear.) He dfl think that the agricultural interest should bestir itself at once and use every constitutional means within their power for the purpose of opposing the attempt of the Right Hon. Baronet. The great question now to be decidt d was whether there should be any or no protec tion at all. That was the trne basis on which the next Government must be formed, and which he thought the people had a right to call upon the Right Hon. Baronet at once te adopt, previously to his forcing, or endeavouring to force, his measure upon the country !Let the Pritne Minister resign his trust and appeal to the country, and he would then see whether the people were satisfied with his measure. He would then see whether they were preparecL to accept the measures sanctioned by the gen tlemen of the Anti• Corn-law League. That, in his opinion, would be a constitutional method. Before he Rat down, he was desirous of alluding to a sentiment which had fallen from the Noble Lord, with respect to the failure in the potato crop. He (Mr. Miles) thought that. no man, whoever he might be, who possessed the slightest spark of humanity, could have read the ac counts which had been received from Ireland in August, September, and the beginning of October last, without observing from those accounts that a famine in the spring would come upon millions, he might say, of the Irish people. It was then asked, what might the Prime Minister constitutionally do for the alleviation of the anticipated sufferings of that people. lie had the pleasure of meeting a large company of tenant farmers, and he put the case to them as fairly as he could. He stated this, via.: that if the Right lion. Baronet, the Prime Minister of the Crown, should under such circumstances be disposed to open the ports for a time, were they, the tenant farmers, of opinion that he would be justified in adopting such a measti:e ? Ile was happy to say that the tenant farmers received that sentiment with enthusiastic uppleu.e.—( Hear, hear.) So little egotistical, so little in mop ;lilt, were the tenant farmers of England.— (Hear, hear.) But as he understood from the expres sing of the Right lion. Baronet, he proposed to the Cabinet, on the sth of November last, that the pro positien to open the ports should be accom pan het by an understanding to the effect , that an elteratiou should take place to the corn-laws. Now, as the most sanguine expectations of the Right Hon. Baronet had been exceeded by the operation of his measure of 1;42, he (Mr. Miles) thought that the Mese and the country had a right to call upon him to suffer the laws relating to the importation of corn to remain in their present condition.—(Hear, bear.) They had a right to call upon him to permit those laws to reraain firm upon the same basis on which he found them. Eot only would the agriculturists, but all classes of native industry in the kingdom, be taken by surprise and filled with indignation, on hearing the intentions of the Right Hon. Baronet with respect to this question. —(lleac, hear.) It would appear that the protection which still remained to the people of England against foreign traders would be rendered almost useless, and lie would therefore say that the country was en titled to a fair discussion on the question.— (Hear, hear.) He would venture to say that there were many Hon. Gentlemen connected with the present Government, who would support his (Mr. Miles':) views and statements.—(Hear, hear.) He would also venture to say that the strongest constitutional opposition would be offered against the measure of the Right Henourable Biroliet.—(Elear, hear.) Every impediment should be thrown in h way of its passing, and he hoped and trusted that the Right Hon. Baronet, having now proposed his plan in most solemn and deliberate mannes, would at once appeal to that tribunal which should decide this question—viz , the people of the Un.ted Kingdom.—(Cheers.) Colonel SIBTIIORP was much surprised, after having beard the speech of the Right Hon. Baronet, that he had not long ago gone over to the ranks and the tender mercies of the Anti-Corn-law League.—(Laughter.) The aerieultural interest having placed a solemn, trust in the h an d s of the Right Hun . Baronet, had a right to ex pect him to discharge it honestly and fairly • but he had betrayed th em ; his conduct teemed with th e g reatest test hy pocrisy, and h e h ad now openly allied himself with tha y igni'mtrii"ui hand, theAuti-Conl League.—(A la ug h.) lie thought him at one time the r- a m w an to save the coen try—(Leughter) —but now h e assert, that if there is any man emiset unequivocally to destroy the country, it was the lik e ly than another Right Hon. Gentle men.—(Shouts of laughter.) The Address was then agreed te, and the House ad- Fs...timed at Half-past Ten o'clock. HER MAJESTY'S STATE Livzaiss.--New state liveries have been supplied , by command of her Majesty, to the coachmen, footmen, and grooms, in the department of the Master of the Horse. They were worn yesterday, for the first time, upon the oczasion of her Majesty proceeding to the House of Lords to open Parliament. Viscouat and Viscountess Palmerston arrived at Carlton-honse•terrace on Tuesday evening, from Broadlanda Bents, for the season. We understand that Mr. James Wortley is to be Judge-Advocate, Dr. Nichol' having either resigned or been promoted—the former, probably.—Chronicle. Tue ‘VEATHER. IN CUMBERLAND.—The past week has been most remarkabl e f or th e m ild ness o f the atmosphere, o , and sbeginnin g to p ro d uce a premature e ff ec t u p o n vege- tatio _ we are af r aid w ill u lti mate l y prove pre j u dicial. , Many of the gardens in this neighbourhood are beginning to wear the aspect of spring, and we have lately seen several ! handsome bouquets yeart.onaming flowers very unusual season of the C this day. at intervals th Every morning, an d th roug h out t h e 11.1.3 nes ha v warbling forth their " s been beard i n thi s v i c i n it y, wood approach notes wild" t o we l come th e , are yet, according to the Leyland Pac period of the se of spring, though ason, in the we very depth of winter.—Cum- THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE. 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Sold by all Newsmen in Town and Country, price 6d. ; or sent by Post (if pre-paid) at 6s. 6d. per Quarter, 13s. the Half-year, and 265. per Annum. Office, 337, Strand. London. MR. CARTER, THE LION KING, present his compliments to the Nobility, Gentry, and the Public, wh have so liberally patronised him on every occasion, and begs to inform them that neither himself, nor any of his lions, tigers, &c., will ever appear at the Marylebone Theatre, or any other minor house in London. P.l4.—Mr. CARTER'S MAMMOTH HORSE will be exhibited at be Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, every day, from 11 A.M. till 9 P.M., for short time previous to his departure to America. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a Grand Opera, in three acts, called MARITANA Charles the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Cesar De Bazan, Mr. D. W. King ; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. Stretton ; Maritana, Miss Romer ; Lazarillo, Miss Poole. In which Mdlle. F. Fabri and M. Bretin will introduce a new grand Pas de Deux. Between the Second and Third Acts of the Opera Professor RISLEY and his SONS will go through a Series of their Classical and Popular Exercises. To conclude with a new grand Christmas comic Fantomine, called HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwarfs. THEATRE ROYAL, HA'YMARILET. VIM EVENING Will he performed ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Miss Cush ma (the last night of her engagement) ; Juliet, Miss Susan Cushman (the last night of her engagement). To conclude with a Grand New Extravaganza, entitled THE BEE AND THE ORANGE TREE ; or, The Four Wishes. Principal Characters by Mr. Hudson, Mr. James Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mr. Clark, Miss P. Horton, Miss Julia Bennett, Mrs. Caulfield, and Mrs. Stanley. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be perforated THE CRICKET on the HEARTH. John Peery bingle, Mr. 0. Smith; Caleb Plummer, Mr. Lambert; Tackloton, Mr. Cullenford ; Edward, Mr. Selby ; Dot, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Bertha, Miss Woolgar ; May Fielding, Miss Taylor. To be followed by a New Farce, entitled THE PHANTOM BREAKFAST. Supported by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Wright, Miss Woolgar, &e. To conclude with an entirely New and Original Christmas Pan tomime, called HARLEQUIN AND POONOONVINGKEENVANG FLIREEDREFLOBEEDEEBUSKREBANG; or, The King of the Cannibal Islands. harlequin, Mr. T. Ireland ; Columbine, Miss Fleming; Clown, Mr. C. J. Smith; Pantaloon, Mr. Mitchenson. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. _ _ " The Cricket on the Heartk," and " The Enchanted Horse" every Evening until further notice 1 THIS EVENING WILL BE PERFORMED THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: A FAIRY TALE OF HOME. The Principal Characters by Mr. and Mrs. Keeley, Mr. Emery, Mr. F. Vining, Mr. Meadows, and Miss Grove. After which will be repeated a New Grand Romantic extravaganza, entitled THE ENCHANTED HORSE; or, Prince Firouz Schah of Persia and the Princess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Wigan, F. 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The LAST MORNING REPRESENTATION will take place on THURSDAY next, commencing at Half-pact One precisely. ROYAL VICTORIA 111 EATRE. THIS EVENINCI. Will be repeated THE CRECKET,OF TRIE HEARTH. A Fairy Tale A Home. John Peerybingle, Mr. E. F. Saville ; The Stranger, Mr. Fredericks ; Tackleton, Mr. Searle ; Caleb Plummer, Mr. Herbert ; llary Peerybingle, Miss Vincent ; Bertha, Mrs. Lee ; Tilly Slowboy, Miss Terry. After which, Professor HEMMING and his SONS will give more unparalleled feats of Classical Gymnasia Hint ever yet has been ex hibited, and surpassing even the celebrated Risley himself. To conclude with THE KING'S WAGER. Supported by Messrs. SavUle, Fredericks, Dale, Searle, Herbert ; Miss Richards, Miss Terry, ace. TIIE WEATHER.—SLYN OFFICE, JAN. 22. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 45; Highest, 50; Noon, 52, BAROMETER, 29.25.—W1ND W., stormy. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. ]Earning .. 6 minutes after 8. J Evening .. 45 minutes after 8 . t*-1 sti N , 4 • ,{O, I mørning nn LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1846. Her MAJESTY opened Parliament yesterday at two o'clock. The Royal Speech will be found in another column. The House of Lords re-assembled at five o'clock. Earl GREY and several other Peers having taken the oaths and their seats, and the Duke of WELLINGTON having introduced the Select Vestries Bill, which was read a first time, The LORD CHANCELLOR read her Majesty's Speech from the Throne, after which The Earl of HOME, in a short speech, moved the Ad. dress, which was as usual an echo to the Speech. Lord DE Ros seconded it. The LORD CHANCELLOR then put the question, and, having waited for some short time without any Peer rising, declared that the Contents, had it, whereupon The Duke of RICHMOND rose and said he was not at all surprised at the desire which was evinced to suppress discussion. Ha was interrupted by The LORD CHANCELLOR, who said I beg the Noble Duke will not state that. I waited deliberately for a few minutes, and finding that the Noble Duke was not in clined to rise, I put the question, and put it slowly. The Duke of RICHMOND continued. He knew from hat Address that the Minister intended to withdraw protection, and he should like to have heard a more manly speech, declaring the intention of the Minister to get rid of the corn-laws at once. It was a violation of the compact entered into with the agriculturists in 1842 T3ere was no cause for this alteration. The potato disease had been assigned as a cause by the Anti- Corn law League, and adopted by the Government. lie saw no difference between the Government and the Anti Corn-law League, or why Mr. Cobden should not be created a Peer.—(Cheers.) The Anti Corn-law League had done all the mischief, but he trusted the House would never succumb to that body or its money. If they got rid of protection at all, they must get rid of it altogether. He would not move any amendment, but he entered his protest against thatclause in the Speech which related to the relaxation of protective defies. Confidence in Sir R. Biel might exist in some quarters, but not among the generality of the middle classes. Why did not Sir Robert Peel in the present question appeal to the country that was, all the agricultural body. He trusted they would not be intimidated by the un constitutional proceedings of the Anti-Corn-law League, and contrasted the arguments used by Sir ROBERT PEEL, when he sought the assistance of the agricul• turalists to obtain office with them, which he had used after office had been obtained. lie would ask if a single institution—nay !if a single salary in this country would remain, if they abolished the protective duties. He would not propose an amendment, but he would enter his solemn protest against that portion of the Speech which was contrary to every principle which the present Government had ever brought forward. H e thought the House entitled to know the reasons of the late Ministerial changes, and he solemnly to eon- The Puke of WELLINGTotT begged protested against any diminutdiontheoHf oupsreo eider whether it would be right in him to make any statement as to the measures which the Government in tended to propose, seeing that those measures would be presented to the House in the course of a very few days. He intreated them to adopt the address, and leave ex planations to another time. He could not state what had passed in the Council without his previously obtaining permission of the SOVEREIGN ; and his Noble Friend, who was a Privy Councillor, ought to have been aware of this. The Duke of RICHMOND gave notice that he would ask the question to-morrow ; but, subsequently, at the re quest of the Duke of WELLINGTON, he postponed . it until Monday. Lord STANLEY stated dm the reason why he had separated himself from his colleagues was, that while his opinions on the subject of the protection due to the agricultural interest had undergone no change, the opinions of his colleagues on that point had undergone a great change. That was the only point of difference among them, but on that point he felt it his duty to separate from them. Their Lordships were subsequently addressed by the Earl of lIARDWICKE, the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, Lord BROUGHAM, the Earl of MALMESBURY, the Earl of RAD- Non, the Marquis of SALISBURY, and some other Noble Peers, after which the Address was agreed to, and the House adjourned to Saturday, when their Lordships will attend to present the address to her Majesty. The Commons, after leaving the bar of the House of Peers, adjourned to a quarter to 4 o'clock. Several new Members took the oaths and their seats, and new writs were ordered for Selkirk, Newark, the County of Bute (in the room of Mr. James Stuart Wortley, who had accepted the office of Judge Advo cate General), the West Riding of Yorkshire, Cork (in the room of Sergeant Murphy), Cashel (in the room o t Dr. Stock), East Sussex (in the room of Mr. Darby) and Midhurst (in the room of Sir Horace Seymour.) Sir R. PEEL gave notice that on Monday he should move for a Committe of the whole House, for the pur pose of considering what course the House should pursue with regard to the Railway Bills, and that on Tuesday he should move for a Committee of the whole House to consider the commercial policy of the country- Various other notices of motion having been given, and the Speaker having read her MAJESTY'S Speech, Lord FRANCIS EGERTON moved the Address, and in the course of his speech his Lordship took occasion to observe, that his opinions on the subject of protection had undergone a great change, and that he thought the lime had arrived when it was necessary seriously and delibe rately to reconsider the whole of our commercial policy with a view to the removal of restrictions. Mr. BECKETT DENISON having seconded the address, Sir R. PEEL rose to explain the motives on which he had acted, and which had governed his con duct. He felt it unjust to be condemned without a hearing. He said nothing on that head ; if a feeling of momentary indignation had been raised, he felt that he had been trusted with confidence formerly, but if he did not ask fur a reversal of the sentence, he wished to be heard after condemnation, in explanation of the grounds which had induced him to tender his re signation, and also the grounds on which that trust had been reassumed. The cause of the breaking up of the Government was that great mysterious calamity which had destroyed the article of food on which so many of the poor in this and the sister kingdom depended for their subsistence. It was a subject reqniring immediate decision as to the laws regulating the impor tation of food, but though that was the immediate ceuse, he would not deny that his opinions on the subject of pro tection had previously undergone a change. He would assert his right to act on enlarged experience. He did not consider there was any reason to feel humiliated or abashed in avowing this change, but he should feel humiliated if those opinions, having undergone a change, he had shrunk from the avowal of it by the fear of the charge of inconsistency.—(Cheers.) Those who contended for the remove* of impediments in the import of corn bad immense advantages—the presumption was in their favour. It might be possible to combat them by showing arguments in favour of pro hibition, but the presumption could only be combated by showing that the protection duties were for the benefit of a community, and not of a class It might be contended that it was necessary that do mestic industry should be protected from competition It might be contended that high prices meant high wages and low prices low wages. It might be contended that the land was subject to peculiar burdens, but com. pensation might be made for them. He admitted that his opinions on these subjects of protection had bee❑ modified by the experience of the last three years, and he had no wish to deprive those who had before been by mere reasoning brought to a conclusion against the policy of protection of any of the credit due to them. He had watched the effect of the measures taken during the last three years in favour of free trade, and the result had been that the doctrine which he had hitherto supported were no longer tenable. He did not believe that wages were affected by prices, or that protection to domestic in dustry was tenable. It was impossible for those whey had made the changes in the tariff, which they had made to contend that the doctrine of protection to domestic industry was tenable.—(Cheers.) The ex perience of the last three years proved that abundance and cheapness of provisions would rather alleviate than increase the burden of taxation. During the three years preceding October there was comparative cheapnes with high wages, and during the preceding three years there were high prices and low wages, and he could not resist the conclusion that wages do not vary with the price of provisions, but with the demand for labour. In the last three years the principle upon which they had acted had been the removal of protection, and the result had been that there had been an increase from th. year 42 to the year 44, of our foreign exports from 42,000,000/. to 56,000,0001., so:that exclusive of the China trode, there had been an increase in the exports of 10,000,0002 He had estimated the loss from the removal of the Customs' duties at four millions, the actual loss had been one million. He had estimated the loss from the removal of the Excise duties on glast, and other articles at one million, but he believed that the loss to the Excise this year would be nothing— that the void would be absolutely filled up. How could he stand up for high protective duties after this, when he saw that all his own estimates had been falsified. Then with regard to morality, his Right Hon. Friend at the head of the Home Department bad stated the great decrease in committals in '43 and '44—that had continued in 1845 ; this was 2,237 less than in the preceding year. The decrease of crime had been in all the great manu facturing districts, and, with these exceptions, there had been a decrease in the agricultural districts also, With regard to sedition, the office of Attorney- General had been almost a sinecure, not because the. Government had been more lenient, but because the people had been more contented and happy. It was clear, therefore, that employment, low prices, and comparative abundance contributed to the public peace, and these advantages were concurrent with the diminu tion of protection. Had the agricultural interest been in jured ? Protection to them had been diminished on four great articles, foreign flax was admitted duty free. In 1844 the duty on flax was 10/ per ton ; it was now removed, yet the price of flax in Belfast mar ket was in January, 1846, higher than it was in 1844 The permission to import foreign cattle had given risa to great alarm. Had any injury been inflicted ? A low duty had been substituted for absolute prohibi tion—there bad been a gradual increase of importation, and with increased importation there had been increased prices, as was proved by a comparison of the contract prices for the navy during the years 1842, 43, 44, and 45, There was no article he had touched on with so much alarm last year as lard. A division had absolutely been taken on it. Since 1842 the importation of lard had in creased to an immense extent, and yet the price had risen from 48s. in 1844 to 625. in 1846. Then there was the article of wool. In 1844 it was proposed to remove the duty from foreign wool. The importation of foreign wool had increased annually in consequence of the removal of the duty, and yet the price of South-down Wool had increased from 1 lid. in 1842, to ls. 4id in 1845, so that experi ence proved that, by the aemoval of protection, the wel fare, the health, and the morality of the people had been improved, concurrent with an increase of price in those articles for which protection had been withdrawn. Yet his impression was, that upon other grounds the reconsideration of the law ought not to have fall*n upon him. He felt that, with these opinions le could not have met Mr. Villier's motion with a direct negative. He could not defend the corn law, either on the ground that in consequence of high taxation protection was necessary, or that on the ground of keeping up the wages of the labouring classes protec tion was necessary. He could continue the conflict no longer. He must decline it. Others must defend protection. At the same time he should have wished to have com- mitted the judgment of this case to another Parliament, but during the course of the last recess a great calamity had happened, the consequences of which it was difficult to calculate. It was the duty of the Govern ment to take measures to avoid the threatened evil- If they had taken advantage of pretended apprehensions of scarcity to alter the corn laws, nothing could have been more base, but his own opinion was founded upon evidenco which he hadcarefullly considered and he felt it his duty, early in November,, to provide againsi this calamity by advising the suspension of the duties payable in the importation of f reign corn The period between Ist November, 1845, and 6th No vember, and that between 25th November and 6th De cember following, were periods of importance during the late Ministerial crisis, and he would read to the House the communications which he had received during these intervals, and which had induced him to offer the advice to which he had alluded. (The Right Hon. Gentleman here read various commu nications which he had received from foreign countries, and from persons in England, relative to the failure of the harvest throughout Europe, and to the prohibition of articles from foreign countries.) There was throughout Europe a general apprehension o scarcity, measures were taken for excluding us; fromf our usual sources of supply. With respect to England and Scotland, he heard first of all from the Isle of Wight that the potato crop had altogether failed—this was as early as August, 1845. (The Right Hon. Gentleman then read various commu nications from authorities in different parts of the United Kingdom, setting forth the extensive failure of the potato crop.) The pressure was great in England and Scotland, but it was greatest in Ireland, and the report presented by the Commissioners on that subject. Among the Members of which were Mr. Lucas and Professor Kane, it was stated that 4,000,000 of persons depended upon the potato crop, so that the Government found itself called upon to pro vide for the subsistence of 4,000,000 of people in that coun try. The reports of the Lord -Lieutenant of Ireland con firmed those fears, and, although there was now no dan ger, yet he called upon the House to judge of his motives by the intelligence which was then communicated to him. In consequence of the potato disease, the Lord Lieutenant said that everything was rising rapidly in price—that the people were becoming discontented, asking if he should issue a proclamation for prohibiting the distillation of grain, and urging on the Government the necessity of adopting measures to obviate the evil Such were the communications they bad received, and he hoped allowances would be made for the feelings of those whose duty it was to watch those calamities, and to forecast for the future. In adnition to these communications, he had received communications from gentlemen unconnected with the Government detailing the fearful consequences of the failure of the potato crop. Lord Monteagle had written to him on the subject, and the Duke of Leinster had pre sided over a public meeting at which the Government was called upon to interfere. Lord Clare had also written to him on the subject. The Government had sent over Professor Linley and Dr. Playfair to inquire into the subject. Dr. Linley had given to him the most alarming accounts, and these accounts had been confirmed by the report of the Com mission. The conclusion they had come to was, that one-half of the potato crop had been destroyed In any advice which he gave on the 6th November, he had only been guided by some of these letters. The Cabinet was called together on the 31st of October, and many were held on the 4th and 6th November. On the Ist November there was no deliberation ; it appeared to him that there was the full justification for the Order in Council, or by calling Parliament together, and fully to remove all restrictions on the importation of grain. He was ready to take on himself the issue of an Order in Council but he did not adopt that course. He was prepared to call Parliament together and propose the temporary re moval of all restrictions. He did not consider that that would necessarily involve reconsideration of thecorn-laws. but he thought it would compel Parliament, in the in terval, to reconsider those laws. His opinion was overruled, and if he did not resign it was on account of public and not of private reasons. He felt it was his duty to remain. The Cabinet reassembled on November 25 ; the events which had occurred in the interim had not altered his decision. A Commission of Inquiry had in the meantime been appointed, and it became necessary to determine what should be the instructions issued to them. He then stated that he considered the issue of those instructions incompatible with the maintenance of the existing pro hibitory laws, and that he could not consent to the issue of those instructions without reserving to himsel the power of proposing an alteration in the corn laws. During the interval his position had been mate• rially changed. He had been overruled in the Ca binet, and the Noble Lord had written a letter, the contents of which materially affected his position. If on the Ist of November, the order in Council had been issued it would have been the act of the Cabinet, but his position had become materially altered by the letter of the Noble Lord. He felt after the latter of the Noble Lord, that nothing but a united Cabinet could give him the chance of bringing the matter to a satisfactory conclusion. Notwithstanding all this he would not have abandoned the helm of affairs if he had been supported by the Cabinet. He had been op posed by Lord Stanley, a Noble Lord, fur whom he felt the sincerest respect and admiration, but who all along contended that there was no reason for alarm.—(Cheers.) lle (Sir R. Peel) thought there was a full justification for extensive measures, and his Noble Friend was not the only member of the Government who would have felt it his .luty to retire if he had persevered in his proposals, and therefote not being supported by the Cabinet, he felt it his duty to humbly tender his resignation. Her Majesty sent for the Noble Lord the Member for the City of Lon ion. He (Sir R. Peel) felt he was then at liberty and in his private capacity he would have done all he could to pro mote the settlement of the question.—(Cheers.) On the 19th of December he received a summons from her M.m jesty for the 20th, for taking a final leave. On waiting on her Majesty, having previously received a communi ,;ation from the Noble Lord, her M a j esty i n f ormed him or that h Peel)was again called u p on t o m a Government. He inform e d h er M a j esty t e (Sir R that the Noble Lord not thinking it advisable to orm a Government, he (Sir Robert Peel) with- Irew his resignation, and would resummon the Cabinet ; and, consistently with that determination, ne did resummon the Cabinet, and reconstituted the Go vernment, and undertook to propose a measure for the settlement of this great question. He had given notice i ' or the earliest day of the session that he should submit to that House measures connected with our commercial doliey. He would not anticipate that discussion, tltr,ough he was aware that it must make nis explanation incomplete, but he wished to seperate the argument in a great ques tion of national policy for mere personal explana tions. Let those who thought he was wrong recollect that they had yet some montias before they could pro cure any new supply of food. He trusted he had satisfied some of those who considered that his conclu sions were erroneous that at least his motives were honest. Let them recollect the fearful responsibility which de volved on him. He should have been guilty of treason against the cause of agricultural protection, if, while seeking for grants of money to purchase oats as a sub stitute for potatoes, he had resolutely refused to relax pro tection. In the state of things, which yet was possible, which yet it was probable in Ireland might occur, how could they maintain the corn-laws, and it would not do to touch the corn-laws lightly. How could he c msent to the relaxation of the law with re • gird to the import of Indian corn for instance, and yet maintain it with regard to barley, wheat, and oats. He had felt it rather hard, after all the anxiety he had undergone, to be taunted as he had been. He had seen it repeated over and over again that he was under some obligations to those who had placed him in that office. He had seen it said that those who had placed him could displace him. There was some differecce of opinion he was afraid in that respect. He owed no obligation to any man, or to any body of men, for being compelled to undertake the cares of office. He did not undervalue the support of friends, but he would let it be distinctly understood, in what the value of office con sisted. Not in patronage, that was ill-compensated by the extent of discontent to which it gave rise. Personal objects in seeking office he had none; he had served four sovereigns. Under Geo. 111, his office was subordinate. During the reigns of his four successors he had ht ld the highest offices. Each of those sovereigns had taken far too favourable a view of his services, and to each he had stated distinctly that there was but one reward it was in their power to offer to him—to give . him the simpl e assurance t h a t h e h a d been a loyal aro a faithful servant. High office gave its possessor the power of rendering high services; that was its real value He had always endeavoured to do so, and he could net think that his deeds had been at variance with Conser vative policy. It had not been inconsistent with that policy to revive the spirits of the Indian army—to preserve the peace of the world by the alliance with France, and to substitute the rivalry of peace for war— or to study to relieve the people of this country from the burdens which pressed upon them. It was a difficult task to reconcile a proud aristocracy with a reformed Parliament—(Cheers)—but he thought it was consistent with Conservative policy to endeavour to reconcile these two in such a manner that the feeling of political jealousy should be lost in that of physical enjoyment. To be relieved from the responsibility and difficulties of his situation was what he ardently desired. As long as honour required he would remain at his post, but he would not do so with trammelled and crippled authority. He would not remain at the helm if the helm were not permitted to traverse. He did not wish to be Minister of England, but while he was Minister be would hold the (Tice on no servile tenour he would only hold it to pro vide for the public interests, and to consult the public SCCllrlty. Lord J, Russgue then entered into an an explanation of the causes which had prevented him from forming a Min'stry, and read the correspondence (which will be found in another column) which had taken place on the subject. The House was subsequently addressed by :It- DISRAELI, Lord NORTHLAND, Mr. MILES, and Colonel SIBTHORP, and the motion haying been agreed to, the House adjourned at Half-past Ten o'clock. The royal speech delivered at the opening of the session of Parliament yesterday cannot be charged either with vagueness or inanity—two qualities regarded almost as inherent in such documents. It adverts to four topics at least of great interest ; and regarding the sentiments expressed as those of the Minister rather than of the Sovereign, we are enabled to anticipate with tolerable correctness the more important business !o be brought forward during the present session. These topics are, the state of Ireland—one of the most usual and most prominent features in a speech from the Throne; our relations with the United States; the increase of the naval and military establishments; and, last and greatest, the a hole of our commercial relations with foreign states, as well as our doincsti policy for the encouragement of skill and industry. The document, therefore, is pregnant with great pur poses, and, taking into account the character of the Minister now at the head of affairs, his return to office after a great struggle with his colleagues, and the in effectual attempt of his political opponents to form a Cabinet, the conciliatory measures, which last year he introduced for the better government of Ireland, the unexpected strides he made towards free trade, and the preparations now in progress to increase the strength ef the navy, we may be justified in hoping that these pur poses are sincere, and that he is resolved to carry to a still greater extent those principles which form the basis of sound commercial policy, and to put the country in a fit position to meet any great emergency from foreign countries. As regards Ireland, possibly it is difficult to find any immediate remedy for its evils, or anycertain pre vention for the dreadful crimes to which her -MAJESTY alludes. The horrible system of assassination has lately increased to a fearful extent, and means must be re sorted to abate the evil, but the great question is how is this to be accomplished ? If no witnesses can be ob• tained—if no man, woman, or child will inform against persons guilty of the most horrible crimes, chic fly be cause the law is not sufficiently powerful to protect them against the same ruthless murderers—it is to be feared that the ordinary laws are defective for such state of society, and that some extraordinary and uncon stitutional system will be adopted. Should this unfor tunately be the intention of the Government, every friend of order and peace and justice, must be anxious that punishment should not be the only resource, but that an ample and thorough investigation should be in stituted forthwith to ascertain the root of the evil, and to abate or abolish it by removing the cause. We cannot form such a bad opinion of human nature as to believe for a moment that these assassinations would be repeated day after day, and that rational beings should be more savage-and cruel than the wild beasts of the desert, if they were not driven to suet, a course of life by some merciless treatment or dire necessity. It may be necessary to inquire whether the landlords do their duty, and whether their agents ar, not guilty of crimes which these misguided and revenge ful people consider deserving of death. At all events, whatever may be the measures of the Government for putting down without delay such fearful crimes, it is to be hoped that the miserable condition of the peasantry will be taken into account, and that the innocent will not be punished with the guilty. Coercive laws and military punishments have hitherto proved of little avail, and the result, we fear, will be the same, till some com prehensive and wise measures are adopted for civilising the people, and rendering their condi tion less miserable. The Speech properly refers and in a right tone to the disputes with America. Tee object of every man in the United Empire is to preserve peace with that country on honourable terms, but on no other. England has hitherto made every effort to settle the conflicting claims. She has not been met in a similar spirit by the last and the present Chief Magistrate of the United States, and the Legislators of both Houses durin the present session, have employed a hostility to this country, and a disposition for violent measures, which we fear leave little hopes for an amicable settlement of the disputed points. Our Government, however, will act wisely, notwithstanding these unfavourable symp toms, in avoiding all cause of blame, and all precipitate measures, and the people will cordially concur in the efforts of her MAJESTY to bring the question to an early, a peaceful, and an honourable conclusion. In the meantime it is proper that we should be prepared for the worst, and that the naval and military establishments shoulc be put on such a footing, that no nation, however powerful, shall be able to attack us with impunit. The allusions in the Speech to the extension of com merce, and to the repeal of prohib!tory, and he relax tion of protective duties, are highly satisfactory. " I recommend :,•ou," says her MAJESTY, " to take into your early consideration whether the principles on which you have acted may not with a Ivantage be yet more extensively applied, and whether it may not be in your power, after a careful review of the existini, duties upon many articles, the produce or manufac. ture of other countries, to make such further reductions and remissions as may tend to insure the continuance of the great benefits to which I have adverted, and, by en larging our commercial intercourse, to strengthen the bonds of amity with Foreign Powers." The corn-laws, it is true, are not here specified, but it is impossible to read the paragraph without the conviction that they form the main topic of the recommendation ; and indeed the speech of Sir ROBERT PEEL, last night, leaves no doubt on the subject. He stated candidly, that in the month of November he had proposed to his colleagues the opening of the ports ; he admitted, with equal candour, that his opinions, like those of Lord JOHN RUSSELL on that subject, had un dergone a material change within, not twenty, but three years, and his speech altogether left no doubt, that this change in his sentiments was the main, nay, the sole cause of the disruption of his Cabinet, arid that he was prepared to use every means in his power for carrying his purpose into effect. That he will succeed we have no doubt whatever. He may be thwarted for a time. Possibly the Lords may resist,• and demand an appeal to the country, but their resistance, now that the country is roused, is utterly hopeless ; and even the protectionists seem aware of the fact. The violence of the Duke 01 RICHMOND in his remarks last evening, shows that even he despairs of success. A man engaged in a good cause, and confident of success, never gets into a passion. It is only the man who cannot listen to reason who has no arguments to rebut those of his opponent, and who fore sees that he van make no figure at all unless he blusters and threatens. These are the most undisputed symp toms of defeat. In conclusion, we may state that the Royal Speech altogether is worthy of the occasion, that it forms an appropriate developement of the Ministerial crisis, and that the country has great reason to be satis fied with the earnest language in which it is expressed, and the important topics which it embraces. We have received Madrid journals of the 14th. In the Chamber of Deputies, Senor LLbRENTE wished to know on what principle a reduction had been made on certain articles imported from France while the law was not made general, but the Finance Minister declined to give any explanation for the present. In reference to the dep6t for slaves in the island of Cuba, which was to replace the English ship kept on the station for that purpose, MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA. said, the arrangement between the two Governments was, that the negroes should be guarded on a point of the coast to be fixed by the Capta'm-General o Cuba, that the building should be placed at the disposal of the mixed commission, and that the guards and even the servants should be Spanish. With respect to the increase of the navy, the Minister' of Marine said, the Government had recently laid in a large store of timber, and had built three new corvettes and two new steamers, be sides a corvette built in the Havannab. At the present moment the Government was building at Carraca a steamer of 200 horse power, and a corvette at Ferrol, besides two steamers of 250 horse power, and one of 200 horse power, building in England, and intended for the Phillippine Islands. The discussion on the Address was again adjourned. On the 14th the Three per Cents. closed at 34, and the Fives at 24 at 60 days. . _ The Paris papers are chiefly occupied with the discussion in the Chamber of Deputies on the Address, which, with the exception of a speech made by that amusing personage M. L EDNA! ROLLIN, possesses little interest. Not finding any very striking grievances to complain of in respect to the Government, he fell foul of his friends, and denounced M. T I MERS and M. Opium' BARROT for abandoning the cause of Par liamentary reform. " The word of reform," said he" " had reechoed through the country, and the Left was asked to join the reformist conference. The organ of the Left had, however, deolared that no re forms ought to be supported, except such as were ac cepted by the Left Centre, and even by a part of the VaaOritY. It vies, therefore, the policy of the Left ' Centre which triumphed. When he spoke of the Left Centre, he ought to make some restrictions—he ought to except M. BILLAULT and M. DUFAURE, and con fine himself to the President of March 1, and the per sons who sat round him.—(Agitation.) The Hon. Deputy proceeded, in the midst of considerable move ment and agitation in the Chamber, to advance reasons to prove that the policy of M. THIERS ho - h at home and abroad was nothing else than that of the present Government." The _National joins in the attack, and asserts that there is no hope for the country either in the Right or the Left. The writer then puts the following queries :—" What so great interest pray have we in M. BARROT and his frierds ? Why should we oppose his giving himself to M. TRIERS, if that pleases him ? Does M. LEDRU RoLLusi believe, by chance, that there is still an abyss between these two fractions of the Opposition ? And if they touch, why lead the country to believe that they are sepa rated? Why leave it the illusion, so long kept up, that in times of difficulty Ministers would be found in reserve with large views, popular principles, inde dependent of the present system, capable of ruling ? Why be indignant that the Left aims at takin g power? For our parts, we do not see the slightest utility in preventing them. We should like to see them there to-morrow; for all other experiments being made, this one is wanting for the complete instruction of the country." The Legitimatist Cbotidienne joins the hue and cry against both pa.rties, and can see no hope for France, but in the opposition of a very different race of senators-meaning such men as POLIGNAC and PEYRONNIT. That journal says :- "It is useless to dwell on the speech of M. Ledru Rollin. The Hon. Deputy proved that the Left sr as falling to pieces every day. He exhorted the faithful to hold firm ; but where are these faithful to be found ? Ali the activity of parties is collected round M. Thiers, and M. Thiers, as the deputy of the Sarthe truly de clared, is the present system as entirely as 11. Guizot himself In the face of such avowals it certainly be comes as Royalists to repeat what we have been main taining for the last fifteen years-that the opposition is tot in the Left ; it is a fragile, illusive hope, which is placed in a party without fixed and well-defined princi ples, and which every day becomes fewer in number, to the profit of the persons governing. Another opposition is required : the point of attack against the Government which consumes us and humiliates us must be made elsea here. The liberty, the honour of France demand something else besides the impotence and vain recrimi nations of the Left." The Moniteur publishes two curious letters, ad dressed by the Ambassador of Morocco, after the review of the 17th, to the KING and to the Duke DE NEMOURS. We know not whether to admire most his devout piety or his skill in flattery. The letter to pis Majesty Louis PHILIPPE is as follows :- " In the name of God, the Sovereign of Sovereigns, " To his Majesty, the most powerful of Sultans-he who possesses the real force-the great King of the great French nation. " On the part of his dear Ambassador of Morocco, " I come to thank thee for the signal honour thou `last conferred upon us to-day. "Thy children, whom may God protect, have rejoiced in us, and given us the greatest mark of esteem, by col lecting under our eyes a portion of thy powerful armies, infantry, artillery, and cavalry. " We were astounded at so much obedience, so much order, and so much strength. " Yes, thy nation deserves that thou shouldst be its Sultan, and thou art well entitled to command such a nation. " Repose, on the one hand, on such a force ; repose on the other, on justice ; and thy dynasty will rise to the highest pitch of power. We will daily implore God to increase thy glory, and cover thee with His blessing. " When we tell thee that we pray for thee, we also mean that we pray for thy noble children. " Oh, Almighty God ! accomplish even the slightest wishes of the great Sultan Louis Philippe. Render his numerous armies the safeguard of France and Morocco, as well as the terror of his enimies and ours. "Deign to listen to those wishes which are conform able to justice. "17th January, 1846." The letter to the Duke of NEMOURS is no less characteristic :- " Praise be to the only God ! " God is the source of all force and power. " Thanks to thee who thought of causing us so much joy, and giving us so high a mark of consideration, in showing to us to-day a portion: of your armies. That was the greatest sign of thy friendship for us. Our astonishment and our admiration exceeded all the limits if the sensations of man, when we beheld the troops ,ender thy command-their order, their discipline, and their formidable aspect. " Seeing thee before that army, and amidst thy brothers, I fancied I saw young trees growing round an anrnense tree, to serve as a support for its branches laden vith fruit. That tree is your father and your lord, the {rest Sultan of France. Continue to aid him, and sup port his long branches, bending under the fruits of justice ,nd glory. "I will pray God to open for thee the treasures of His )ounty, His justice, and wisdom; for futurity reserves o thee a part in which thou shalt need all those gifts. Vlayest thou follow the footsteps of thy father. Thou , ad thy brothers keep in your recollection the counsels which this powerful Monarch gives you ; imitate his example ; guided by them, and followed by this splendid irmy, you will give a new eclat to the glory of France. .\fay God bestow upon you, upon your father, upon your virtuous mother, and upon your children, His favours sad benedictions. This writing is much below the im pressions which have filled our hearts and minds in pre ience of the order, the power, and the justice which dis tinguish your army and your Government; nevertheless, are desire that France should be made acquainted with this expression of our sentiments, so that those who yet entertained tiny doubts respecting our friendship should be made thoroughly e myinced of it. All things return to God." On Tuesday a rise took place, both in the Stock and Share markets. The Three per Cents. closed at 83f. 10c.; the Five per Cents., 121 f. 55c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,257 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 1,030 f. ; Havre, 7601. ; Avignon, 9901.; Vier zon, 705 f. ; Bordeaux, 6451. 25c. ; Boulogne, 550 f. ; Troyes and Montereau, 455 f. ; Basle, 256 f. 25c. ; Great Northern, 7531. 75c. ; Famooux, 505 f. Spanish Actives, 37; Spanish Three per Cents.,3B l ,i. The following are the quotations for other shares :- The Paris and Lyons Definitive, 625 f. ; Paris and Stras burg, ditto, 549 f. 50c.; Tours and Nantes, ditto, 572 f. 50c. ; Lyons and Avignon (Talabot), 512 f.; ditto (Lecointe) 567 f. ; ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), 503 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux, and Cette (Mackenzie), 502 f. ; ditto (Espeleta), 507 f. 50c. ; Caen, (Delamarre), 5041. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE L9N DON STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 21. Anglo-Belgian - Lyons and Avignon.... -- Barbadoes - Luxembourg Boulogne and Amiens.. 124 Madrid and Valencia - Bordeaux &Mediterran - Mauritius •• . Bordeaux and Toulouse - Namur and Liege Do. & Cette (Espeleta) - North Jamaica . Do. (Mackenzie's) .. 2 Orleans and Vierzon. . 175/ Calcutta and Diamond O r l eans and Bordeaux - 2 Harbour p OverYssel Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris & Lyons (Latititte) 2A cilia Coast - Central of Spain ..... - Ditto (Caloa's)--ii - - Ceylon Demerara - Dencire Valley ...... - Paris and Roue*. Dutch Rhenish ...... Paris and Strasburg Dieppe tic Paris Janet. - (Ganneron's) Dijon and Mulhouse - Do. (Compe de L'Est) - East Indian ........ 1% Do. (Aymard'is) - Fampoux & Hazebrouk - Paris and St. Quentin - Grt Northern of France Rouen and Havre - Constituted I.4X Royal North of Spain. - Greatlndian Peninsular 3 / 4 ' Sambre and Meuse .... 5 3 ,4 Great Paris and Lyons. 2% Strasburg and Bale .... - Great Western Bengal 1 Tournay,Jurbise, Lan- Great Western Canada - den, and Hasselt ... - Italian and Austrian - Tours and Nantes Jamaica S. Mid. Junction - (Mackenzie's) De. North Midland... l % Do. ( Lefebvre's) Do. Extension - Do. (O'Neill , s) Jerse Louvain and Jemappe - West Flanders 5l/2 MASTER BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS PROVIDENT AND BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—The ninth annual dinner of this valuable Institution took place at the Freemasons' Tavern, on Wednesday, the 21st instant, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair. The object of this Institution is to grant an nuities to the aged and infirm members of the trade, and to build an asylum for their reception. It appears by reference to the balance-sheet, to Dec. 31, 1845, that the last year's income was 7061. 10s. Bd., and that they have already in the Funds 4,2091. I Is. 3d., besides a balance of cash of 2031. 7s. ld. There are four annuitants on its funds, and two more are to be elected on the 26th instant. "Non nobis" was sung in first style by Messrs. Herbert, F. S m ith , and G. Genge. Some able speeches were made by Messrs. Oliver, Surridge, Grant, Heath, and Berrall, jun. ; and a collection made tiring the evening of upwards of 2001. The Directors of the Shropshire Banking Company have declared a dividend of five per cent. for the half year ending the 31st of December, 1845, payable on the Ist of February.— Wol ver h ampton Chronicle.. We understand that an increase in the army, to the extent of 6,000 men, will be proposed to Parliament. It is said that th e Duke of Wellington was anxious to add 10,000 men to our military force, but that his Grace's opinion was overruled in the Cabinet. The Earl of Essex, in consequence of the present uncertain state of his health, has been forced to decline the offer tendered to him by Sir Robert Peel of the Lord Lieu tenantcy of the county of Hertford, vacant by the demise of the Ear lof Verulam. THE HIGH WIND.—The wind was blowing in gusts all yesterday morning, and occasionally with considerable violence. A ludicrous accident was occasioned by one of these gusts about eleven o'clock. Three of those enormously high perambulating advertising carriages which announce to the world the fact that M. Jullien's concerts are now per forming at Covent Garden, were being driven slowly over Waterloo Bridge in procession, when a sudden gust of wind upset them all at the same more ent, prostrating the horses and drivers in the mud. Fortunately no injury occurred, but we hope that these narrow-wheeled, high unballasted carriages will not be driven out again on a windy day. Had they blown over on any,: vehicle passing at the time serious consequences might have resulted. DARING ROBBERY IN THE VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.—About noon, on Saturday last, some daring thief stole from the Court of the Vice-Chancellor, Lincoln's Inn, a boxwood thermometer, which hung against the small in a most conspicuous part of the court, COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen went in State yesterlay to the Hous e Or 1:45' open the Sessions of Parliament v it i a Speech from the TarolieLid. The State Procession was formA at Buckingham Palace, at pa A st one o'clo iage, c drawnthe by followsix 'b ing aysorder :-- , conveying Usliers in Waiting ; the Exon of the Yeoman of the Gun . Samuel Hancock ; and the Page of Honour, the Hon. Mr. F D e ' f the A carriage drawn by a set of bays, conveying the Grooilleeng, Robes, Captain Francis Hugh Seymour ; the 'Aver Stick inW..;e6 Colonel Cavendish ; the Groom in Waiting, Admiral Sir ~!!„,es Three Otway, G.C.B. ; the Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert, Francis Seymour ; and the Page of Honour, Mr. BYng• e t A carriage, drawn by a set of bays, conveying the Coln1 ) . - api er; the Household, Colonel the Right George L. Haw s° , t l Gell tht? Clerk Marshal, Lord Charles Wellesley ; the EquerrY in Nato Colonel Buckley; the Equerry in Waiting to Prince Alberti Bouverie; and the Field Officer in Waiting, Colonel Knord usett llYs• ini olr A carr age, drawn by a set 01 bays, conveying the rel " ing, the Marquis of Orrnonde, K.P. ; the Treasurer o f the or. Earl Jr•rmyn; and the Lord in Waiting to Prince Albert, the quis carriage, the l' gd ft A drawn by a set of black horses, conveying - ix! .• in Waiting, the Viscountess Jocelyn ; the Lord Steward, tit% of Liverpool, G.C.B. ; the Gold Stick in Waiting, the Ma rc l he glesea, K.G. ; and the Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert, quis of Exeter, K.G. Were tbs e'o. Her Majesty and Prince Albert left the state rooms , an d • t o dusted by the Lord Chamberlain and. the Vice-Chamberhutloser state coach, her Majesty's train being borne by the Mee -A the Cep in Waiting. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness entered d tit at twenty minutes before two o'clock. The Queen's Gn e f, T edth . Scots Fusilier Guards, and the band of the regiment, reer,,,tbe Sovereign with the usual honours. The Mistress of the 'rider Duchess of Buccleuch, and the Master or the Horse, the Ear' seY,opposite her Majesty and the Prince. a d an . The Yeomen of the Guard in the Grand Hall were conint,,,,,tholl the Lieutenant, Sir George Lee; and the Adjutant, Mr. The state coach, on leaving the Palace, n i the,. Queen's arshalinen, the Queen's Footmen, and a part Y..,; o f `- wa s precede' 'le men Guard. The escort to the House of Lords was corer' Royal Horse Guards. „ st . nv- The royal procession returned to Buckingham rala—..b9 .A o'clock, her Majesty being received at the Grand Entrahand Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberlain, An d being from her carriage by the Clerk Marshal. Alfr .. e . c t l ' oo l Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince - Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice were taken their airings yesterday in the gardens of Buckingham Peace: „„ The royal dinner party yesterday at Buckingham P alace the Earl of Livery 001, the Hon *and Rey. C. Leslie Co Captain Francis Seymour. Aasee The band of the Royal Horse Guards was in atten•• — dlliper,and performed the following pieces : Mareli—futton. Waltzes, " Mer Lurben—Straus. Charivari—Zuhelner. Chorus, "Antigone—Mendelssolm Scherzo—Beethoven. Quadrille, "La Sido."—Bosisio. e roc+ Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended at th Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left her t e t e fle, Frogmore House, yesterday morning, and arrived at Clarso_opto; St. James's, at one o'clock, attended by Lady Fanny b sin Sir George Couper, Bart. Her Royal Highness visited e e ' t ott P Palace in the afternoon, and afterwards left Buckingham r . turn to Frogmore House. Ch 0. 0161 Lord Granville Somerset, the Earl of Lincoln, the the Exchequer, and the Right lien. Sidney Herbert, had:: Oov with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday, at the office of the Trade. SPORTING INTELLIGEN CE TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. in 01 The business transacted yesterday afternoon , a 5 sums, and was governed in nearly every instance .40 day's prices ; a disposition to back Mickey Free, ,116 two or three times at 1,000 to 30, was the only dec' r " ture. Closing averages : NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 300 to 15 agst Mr. Jaques's Anti-Repealer—taken os THE CHESTER CUP. 33 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Best Bower afterwards offered free 33 fo 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free—take n 35 to I agst Mr. Irwin's Warp -take 40 to 1 40 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Whinstone—taken dr 40 to 1 agst Lord Howth's Mermaid—taken 01 wards offered 1 40 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Ould Ireland—take 45 t° 45 to 1 agst Mr. Woffenden's Miss Burns—l ea C 6 to 1 agst Mr. E. R. Clark's Mervis. DERBY. 5 tel . 11 to 2 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting-145 to 2-- 14 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo—takelior 25 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's lago—taken and, lo` offered an 30 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsey's Malcolm—taken wards offered 39 to 1 agst Air. E. Peel's Spithead—taken to 30 to 1 aast Lord Chesterfield's Ginger—ditto all ,• wards offered 35 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Fancy Boy—taken 2000 to 50 agst Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum—take l let 1700 to 900 and 2000 to 1000 on Sting agst Dawson laid on Wednesday. LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G. bf4 LONDON, JAN. 22.—Wind this day at noon S., fres h of V and cloudy. It blew hard during the greater pl' night from the southward and westward, with rant. or DEAL, JAN. 21.—Arrd. William and James Brouls, pore; Glenalvon, Mauritius. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 21.—Wind W.—Arrd. United , 13 A Bnenos Ayres. lsstiliri MILFORD, JAN. 20.—1 t blew a very heavy ga le ,„10.0 and this morning from S.S.W. to N.W. The brig P'in Newport, drove, with two anchors, a-head, and got.,t,e_A tact with the barque Pleiades of London, and both yr; considerable dnmage. The Gazelle, and the Laurei'. forr, Madoc, were also in contact during the gale. aay ' had bowsprit, cutwater, and stancheons carried 00 0 latter lostjib-boom. Lrvienroor., JAN. 21.—The Susannah, Cuintoi lig :, Mobile to this port, which drove on shore yesterday near Southport, has eight feet water in her hold, hiss"poA, pected to become a wreck. The Lady East, fr ont arrived at Penang, 4th ult., with 100 tons thrown O having been on fire from 15th and 20th November. .4, d WARRENPOINT, JAY. 20,—The Wellington, E° l/I . 9 7ert Maryport, for Dublin, was driven on shore in the `1,4 Annalong yesterday, but is expected to be got damage; crew saved. BELFAST, JAN. 20.—The Mertour, Hamilton, froutvel michi, which was carried into Ballinakill Bay previous ult., in distress, has been brought into this loug h in W steamer. Cl CAERNARVON, JAN. 21.—The ship o n shore at the Scotland, from Liverpool to New Orleans: has We' total wreck. 01 . SHIELDS, JAN. 21.—The Juno. from Dantzic in the harbour 17th ult. struck on the wreck of the Lady er Air Sham, and will be laid on the ground for survey ef t tr charging. WHITBY, JAN. 21.—The Ranger of Poole founder'' eel morning after collision with the Navigator, day Shields, which has put into these roads with loss of fo bows stove ; one of Ranger crew drowned. sot' t. YARMOUTH, JAN. 'O.—A boat marked " Favouritel be Ce end, Maldon, J. Absalom," has been picked up nub leper, and landed here. CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 31.—The Arta, Scaglia ri-- PL 1V ,9 , 1 Danube to England, was driven on shore on the 11.,4,9" on the 26th inst., but got off after partly discharP"Lif. brought in here on the 29th, and must discharge to Or li , MARKET NE WS —( YESTERLII - d emir MARKETS. 0f; SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 31 8s to 41 105; ditto, 4/ lOs to 51 12s; Oat Straw, 1/ lOs to 1/ 12e; .01. 4 Straw, 1112 s to 1114 s per load. Trade dull, at la te r le er ; CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 8s to 41 125; 1 1 1p ditto, 4/ 8s to 6/ 12s ; Oat Straw, 11 lOs to AV Wheat Straw, 11 13s to 1/ 15s per load. Supply Ow" and trade firm. . Cl)D WltrrEcnm-xL.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 5s to 41 1 03 ' 80 7 , 4 ditto, 41 lOs to 51155; Oat Straw, 1/ lOs to 1 / 125; 4911 Straw, 11 12s to 1/ 14s per load. A fair average and a sluggish demand. MEAT MARKETS. SOUTHALL, JAN. 21.—Prime Beasts and Sheep sold 5 4 fr" , at full prices ; o th erw i se th e d eman d ruled dull. 13 ,t e t0 141 3 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; M u tt on , 3 s 6d t o 5s 2d ; Veal, ' a and Pork, 4s to 4s 10d p er 81b s . w e 7A; ROMFORD, JAN. 21.—For each kind of fat stock ",i t i a steady inquiry, at full prices. Beef, from 2s 8d Mutton, 4s to Ss; Veal, 4s to 5s ; and Pork, 35 ~- , ,effr , 4s lOd per Blbs. Suckling Calves, 15s to 30s •, Qu¢ Store Pigs, 16s to 20s; and Milch Cows, 161 to 181 1 55 . d0 tt 4 HAILSHAM, JAN. 21.—Beef, from 3s to 4s 6d; Idr 4s 4d to 5s 2d; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d; and Pork, 45 to 4s Blbs. A short supply and a steady trade.: ARUNDEL, JAN. 20.—We bad a steady trade here t°. l,f 4r. on the following terms :—Beef, from 2s 10d to 45 4(114 4 15 ton, 3s 10d to 5s 2d; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d; and Po' A 4s 8d per Blbs. , a pr i CHICHESTER, JAN. 21.—Prime stock sold fairly , - were well supported. Beef, from 3s 10d to 45 6d; P-4,1 4s 4d to 5s 2d; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d; and Pork, 3s 8d W per 81bs. NZVTGATE AND LEA.DEINNAZI" The supplies of Met on sale to-day were by' I? large, while the general demand was firm, at ful , ro Beef, from 2s Bd. to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 38 6d to Veal, 4s 2d to 5s 2d ; and P or k, 3 s 8d t o 5 $ 2d per 81b CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH C- 00 of i d For the Week ended Jan. 17,1845, made up from the Retielir Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns ii England O P per Imperial Quarter. "L i WHEAT. 1 BARLEY] OATS. RTE. I REAN . .I lof 0 PRICE .. 559 2d 31 5 Ild 22 s 3d 34 s 8d 365 tla If DUTY... 169 Od 6s Od 6s Od 85 fid 48 64 SUDDEN DEATll.—Yesterday morning b et r el4 fll74 ; eleven and twelve M r . Wi n d s l an d, a mas t er b u ilder , . K 0 r, ing in Duke-str ee t, Bl ooms b ury, su dd en l y d rop ped f d° „or his counting-house. Wh en h e was pi c k e d u p he was ' 0- be dead. Of f d A MARRIAGE LICENSE TO BE DISPOSED, t We have just been informed of a sad misadventure tutfor 4l f befallen an ancient and respected inhabitant of Gle, al a go Though exceeding by five years the patriarchial,". three score years and ten, love still throbbed in t i Soff ° nerable bosom of our hapless hero, and he wooed and r ub y fascinating widow, whose charms penetrated his d° ,. bif breasted waistcoat, and captured with sweet eir l i / i d e -bP, yielding affections. The interesting fair one, by -t possessed artificial as well as natural attractions, end 01 0 lady not only well-looking, but well to do in the j oiks which could not escape the observation of our octogell off Lothario, wl:o, it may be accounted, therefore, not,. loved well, but (as the world goes) wisely. Thrill/nib 01 dear anticipations (having received the consent of th t e ed to the plighting of their troth), the ardent swain poo f pfi Bury, purchased a license, and quick on the wings ° s ot; returned, when—when—to his horror and dismay, / /15 .t b r a tamed that the property of his a ffi anced lady was not - 00; own disposal —was not com-at• ible—was real, but o :n t e ise' be transferred to any lord and master Consternation be him—love absconded, and, with the license in his 1' 'l 3 . ° refused tc avail himself of the indulgence it extendo• 00 14 , match, therefore, is broken off, and the license is to be 0 11 0 ' we believe, at half-price, to any more constant youth',/,' is willing to enter into the silken loop of matrimony" Herald. LIP P (ADVERTISEMENT.]—A SUSSEX FARMER.'" Oct LEG, AND HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT' S Farm, Ardinglev, Sussex, Jan. 12, 1846.—Copy of $ / 13 to Protestor Holloway :—"Sir,—For about three yen r ., d and a bad leg, and tried several doctors without receivirtisfo benefit from them, but by your Pills and Ointment A s A u; now got it perfectly well, to the surprise of my frie % to neighbours, and my health, whi c h f o rmerly was 11 " s in gold, is thoroughly renovated ; so that I am able It i oner' follow my occupatio n o f a h ar d- wor ki ng Sussex,. so ull (Signed) "THOS. TESTER."—SoId by all drugg is oo ll " Professor Holloway's E s t a bli s h men t, 244, Strand IRTHS. On the 15th inst., in Dou B ghty-street, Mrs. T. F. Bobin. I°ll' of a son. As. of 1. On the 17th inst., in Albemarle-street, the As - 6. Hennessy, Esq., of a son. Loudon: Printed and Published by MURDO 1•' 1 , 40 . 1 , Ne. 112, Strand, Printer, at The S'un (::If e • cola ° Strand, in the Precinct of the Stymy, hi go Middlesex, Friday, Janaary 13, 1846. 0' n a mr earnee€ X.II, ra ade te The) T he t od [e ttin ' k ay " cn ngi be P 17, g l Cirt YSL~ i, th e - Nat th t Nuk, oft e „ , r t , i , o . , s t 1 141 With W ks : I,4 l ; :kit nek gt Ee rQi (4 011 Ate sar : 44Ne. otNI 20 / N it . t; 11 -, t l W CII P , ttea, THE SUN, LONDON, FRI DAY MORNING. JANUARI 23, 1846.