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SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. Notice Is hereby given, that the NEXT HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Company will be held, pursuant to the Act of Parliament, at the Paddington Station, London, on WiinansoaY, the 25th of February instant, at Twelve for One o'clock precisely for the Election of lour Directors and an Au ditor In the place of the same number, who will retire by rotation, and for other purposes of business. The chair will be taken at One o'clock precisely. CHARLES RUSSELL, Chairman. The Directors retiring are re-eligible under the provisions of the Act. _ _ _ The Transfer-boeks will be closed on and after the 15th instant, sad will not be re-opened until after the said Half-Yearly General Meeting ou the 25th Instant. By order, N. ARMSTRONG, Sec. South Wales Railway-office, 449, West Strand, London, February 4, 1846. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. ETTENSION OF TIME FOR RECEIVING TENDERS FOR COSTRACTS FOR WORKS. Notice is hereby given that the Directors of the South Wales Railway Company will receive, on WEDNESDAY, the 11th of March, 1,46, at Twelve o'Clock, at their Office, No. 449, West Strand, London, tenders for the execution of the three several contracts, extending from the river Laugher, through Swansea to Neath, being a distance of about fourteen miles, and comprising tunnels and a large amount Of earth work ; likewise of several contracts In the neigh bourhood of Newport, comprehending also a tunnel and other im portant works. Drawings and specitcations may be seen at the re spective offices of the resident Engineers at Swansea. and at New port, and printed forms of tender may be had at the saute places, or at the Company's office iu London. The. Directors will not consider themselves boand to accept ti.e lowest or any tender. They request the parties to attend at the office of the . Company in London at two o'clock on Wednesday, March 11th, 11146. By order, N. ♦RMSTRONG, Secretar7• South Wales Railway Office, 449, West Strand, February 4, 1846. ------- GENERAL CEMETERY, Kensal-green, Har romt-road. The nfw MONUMENTAL CRAMS it RS are completely FINISHED for the reeeption of Statues and lionnraents 4 value, under Wier, where they will be as secure from accident and weather as if erected in a Cathedral Church. 'Lis late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex is interred in this cemetery, as are also many deceased members of the nobility. The Cilarribere san be viewed from Ten till dusk. The charge for an interment in the public vault, contigu ens to the Monumenta l Chambers, is ................ £4 4 • Private catacomb under colonnade •••••••••• • . • • • • • • l e le 0 Common interment in the Cemetery ••.•••.• • • • • • , ' ft Private grave in perpetuity ••••••• • • • • • • • 3 ' ' 3 ; Any further information may be obtained at 93, Great Musa street, Flocansbury ; er at the Cemetery. G. W. I. CROFT, %weary. 13, Great Marlborough -street. TH E NE W TIMO N. THE FOURTH AND CONCLUDING PART, Is now Ready. Also, An Edition of the COMPLETE POEM. Price 6s. Orders received by all Booksellers. • Henry Colbum, Publisher, 13, great Marlborough-street. .Now ready, i n 2 vols., 21s. bound, F OURTH:- EDITION of THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS. By ELIOT WARBURTON, Esq. Hairy Colburrif Publisher, 13, Great 31arlborough-street. r--- RAILWAY SHARES BY PDBLIC SALE. 1/FESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LA3IOND, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TuEsDav and FRIDAY, at One o'click, at their offices, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, at 'which place all favours, con t lining instructions, are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and advicea of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds immediately.disposed of according to instructions. Offices, gall of Commer4rThreadueedle-street, London. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original Opera, entitled DON QUIXOTE. Don Quixote, Mr. Weiss ; Sancho Panza, Mr. Stretton ; Camacho, Mr. Kik ; Rovedos, Mr. Horneastle ; Basilius, Mr. Allen; Quiteria, Miss Ininforth. After which, for the Sixth Time, a new Fairy Ballet, called THE ISLAND NYMPII. In which Mons. Desplaces, Mdlles. Maria, Neodot, Louise, Adele, Mdme. Giubilei, &c., will appear. To conelude with a new grand Christmas comic Pantomine, called HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwarfs. Harlequin, Mr. Wieland ; Clown, Mr. T. Matthews ; Pantaloon, Mr. Howell ; Columbines, Miss Hicks and Miss Lonsdale. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Miss Cushman, Mercutio, Mr. Hill; Peter, Mr. Buckstone; Juliet, Miss S. Cushman ; Nurse, Mrs. Glover. The Band will perform the Overture, " La Gazu Ladra," and the Waltz, "Love's Serenade." To be followed by a New Farce, called LEND ME FIVE SHIL LINGS. Principal characters by Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Tilbury, Mr. Brindal, and Miss P. Horton. After which a Grand New Extravaganza, entitled THE BEE AND THE ORANGE TREE ; or, The Four Wishes. Principal Characters by Mr. Hudson, Mr. Jaraes Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mr. Clark, Miss P. Horton, Mises Julia Bennett, Mrs. Caulfield, and Mrs. Stanley. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING __ _ Will be repeated an entirely New Drama, called THE LIONESS OF THE Noßni, or, The Prisoner of Shlusseiboarg. Alexis Romanouski, Mr. Webster; Triptelemus Kront, Mr. Wright; Eliza • beth, Madame Celeste. To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR ; or, Magic and Ma zenrkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Weolgar, Madame Celeste, &c. will perform. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled THE PHANTOM BREAKFAST. Supported by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Wright, Miss Woolgar, Sec. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. The Cricket on the Hearth," 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. To be followed by the original REDOWA WALTZ, music com posed by . M. Jullien, by Miss Frampton and Master Forrest. After which will be repeated a New Grand Romantic extravaganza, entitled THE ENCHANTED HORSE ; or, Prince Firouz Sch& ot* Persia and the Princess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Wigan, F. Matthews, Collier, Turner, Kinlech, &c.; Mes dames Keeley, Wars, Hodson, Dawson, Howard, Arden, &c. Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 48. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6d. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET, THIS EVENING Will be performed the Tragedy of RICHELIEU; or, the Con spiracy. Cardinal Richelieu, Mr. Macready. Principal characters •upported by Messrs. Cooper, Murray, J. Vining, Granby, Ilyi r, Bonner, Mrs. Stirling, and Mrs. Brougham. To conclude with TIIE CRICKET ON THE BEA RTE. The Principal Characters by Messrs. Ryder, Co ni tom, L eipli Murray, Courtney, Mrs. Stirling, Miss Marshall, Mrs. Fosbroke, 111ss Somers, Miss Barton, and Miss Taylor. NEW STRAND THEATRE. M. PHILLIPPE'S SOIREES and MATINEES MYSTERIEUSES. Two Morning Performances during the Week. At the urgent and reiterated solicitations of many distingu'shed families, and in order to accommodate the crowds who tic , k to attend his Morning Performances, M. PHILLIPPE will give his Grand Juvenile Entertainment every Wednesday and Saturday Mornng, at Two o'clock. M. Phillippe's most Popular Deceptions and Peculiar Experiments will be repeated every Evening, varied by the Amusin: Per formances of the Chiarini Family, and the astounding Feat of the ♦merican Brothers.—Doors open at a quarter past Seven to com mence at a quarter before Eight. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. ; Pr' vato Boxes, IL Is., and It. I Is. Gd. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Glorious career of the New Oriental Spectacle. The most suc cessful piece ever produced. Nightly:overflows of rank and fashion o witness the rare performances of the Colossal Elephants, train of Camels, Bcc THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Drama, entitled THE RAJAH OF NAGPORE ; or, the Sacred Elephants of the Pagoda. In which the whale of the extensive resources of the Establishment will be brought into requisition. New Scenes of the Circle, combining the unequalled Feats of the British and Foreign Company. The whole to conclude with the favourite Afterpiece of LOVE AND NAB. DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY TIIEA:IRE_ The greatest hit ever known. The One Hundred Female Warriors' wonderful performance, and the magnificence and effect of the New Historical Spectacle, have produced an immense sensation. :Tightly crowded to the ceiling. First appearance of Mr. R. Pelham (from America), the Nigger Dancer and Singer. THIS EVE NINO, Will be performed THE S.':A KING'S VOW ; or, a Struggle for Liberty. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Rogers, Cowell, May nard, Johnson, Lewis, IRslop, Monson; yesdins. Vining, Daly, Martin, Miss Glover, and one hundred Female Warriors. After which, a new Farce, entitled, TILE MASQUERADE BALL. S4l ats-Hit-'em-Hard, Mr. R. Pelham. IQ conclude with TILE MENDICANT SON ; or;. The Jew of Southwark. Supported by .Messrs. Hughes, Johnson, Rogers, Cowell, Maynard, Lewis, Heslop ; Mesdames H. Vining, Martin, and Daly. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Surpassing hit of " Jessie Holmes." Triumphant reception of " The Scamps of London." THIS EVENING Will be performed JESSIE HOLM ES ; or, The Wild Horde of the Wolf's Lair. Supported by Mr. Dale, Mr. Fredericks. Mr. E. F. Saville, Mr. Herbert, Mr. niggle, Miss Vincent, Miss Terry, &c. After which, HERCULES, KING OF CLUBS. Hercules, Mr. Berbert. _ 'f 4 4;eo nelude with TIIE SCAMPS OF LONDON. Supported by the entire strength of the Company. THE WEATHER.--SuE OFFICE, FEB. 23. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 46; Highest, 58; Noon, 55 BAROMETER, 29.94.-WIND S.W., rain. WWI WATER AT LONDON-I:RIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 42 minutes after 11.1 Eveninz 0 minutes after 12 , ' ,• 47 C:.„ , dt!--I', s e."' • evvr 411110:. , '4, \ AU,D I ` , -k- • SECOND EDITION ifbihww=mooo6 , -A' 4 ' ViViral% *nu: LONDON, MONDAY, RITARY 23, ban The details of the three days' fighting on the Sutlej, and the important r e sults brought b Mail, will be read with no ordinary- interest,y the Overland h ksof the gards the actual po sition of the two armies, and the de cided d Sa v i c t or y obtained obtained by the forces under Sir H. HARomax, th ey i add little to our previous intelligence in the accounts brought by the previous mail. We knew that there had been several battles, that the little army under Sir J. LiTri.Eu had been is great danger, that our troops e had suffervened the s e _ verely, but that at last the y had prvailed, dri enemy from all his positions, and captured the greater part of his artillery. These accounts are confirmed by the present dispatches, and taking all the circumstances of these repeated engagements into account, we may safely sny, that in no instance has the bravery of the Anglo-Indian army appeared in a more conspicuous light, or the skillre, per severance,and energy of European commanders, as compared with those of the Seikhs, ever been so completely placed be yond doubt, The army of the Seikhs mustered, according to different accounts, from 70,000 to 80,000, with from 120 to 140 guns. The British forces consisted of not more than o 20,000, of which. only 6,000 were Europeans—they had u poun der s ; the British fought in detail as they must necessarily have done from their position and riniaMiliton and unexpected a a r tt ax ac ca k n o b f e th i e ear Seik d h i s with such 7 J . , rerent reports, make the Seikhs acknowledge idr: u)narens forces, yet • ?...*tages they gained on A r the age. The accounts , ° 1-- A‹ *glad and notwithstanding all t ie hese ro d m iaa tli d e v dif an . - f as th f e most remarkable victories of s e s w o t f l i t m 9 h o a t eg guns , s a t , 30,000 wounded, with the th e loss of 9,000 0 .s. thanr Of largA calibre. The British loss is `,.. 4 4ogether, including killed and wounded ( 1 4 m A y al oi : k lir' .A t w i ce th a t about*60 officers ....- in- a great loss= our side shows the furious attack of the enemy, his strong • force, and above all his superiority in guns, for by these chiefly wAs the greatest havoc committed. The division uuder General TATTLER suffered most, because it was first exposed, and could not be supported in time by the other divisions still at a distance, but they fought manfully, else, even with com mon generalship, they must have been utterly destroyed The principal loss of general officers indeed took place in that quarter, and among the rest who fell was the gallant Sir ROBERT SALE, whose name has been long celebrated in India, made immortal by his deeds in Affgha nistan, and still more ennobled by his firm and high-spirited conduct on this occasion, when he sacrificed his life to stem the torrent that was pouring, unexpectedly, upon the British army. Some of the Indian journals, as well as private letters, blame Sir HENRY HARDINGE for allowing himself to be surprised, and risking the utter destruction of his forces by being beaten in detail. We have not sufficient informa tion yet to decide this question, but, as far as we can judge there is no real ground for the charge. No war had been de clared between British India and Lahore ; no hostilities, in fact, had occurred till this sud den irruption. The Governer-General had given no provocation, and the responsibilty of the con test and its results therefore rests entirely on the Seikhs. Had he concentrated a large army on the banks o the Sutlej, and threatened to invade; the country the case would have been different, and the character of England would have appeared in a very unfavourable light. The obloquy of commencing the war must have fallen on us, and besides what would have been the result? Possibly for a time the two armies would have remained watching each other, till a collision took place, but still England would have been in the wrong, and we doubt much if a more decisive victory could have been obtained. The Seikhs have lost all their guns, their main stren g th ; they are divided among them selves, and ma n y of the authorities of Lahore, and many of the Seikhs troops also will in the end join the British. The next mail will bring accounts of the entry of the British troops into the Punjaub, and probably of the occupation of Lahore, the capital. One of the India papers, not much disposed in general to show any partiality to the army, thus praises rather than blames the policy adopted by Sir HENRY HARDINGE :—"That the Governor-General was in some degree taken by surprise—that he was at all events wholly unprepared for the advance, in the form and at the time in which it occurred, of the Seikhs beyond the Sutlej—is sufficiently apparent. Nor is it at all wonderful, or in the least degree censurable that it should be so. The army assembled along the frontier was quite sufficient to deter or drive back irregular bands of marauders; and that more than these should have assailed us, no reasonable or reflecting being could have imagined. The Lahore Government, indeed, by pushing on its army, drew down on themselves the consequences they were above all things anxious to- avert, and placed their country _at once within our grasp— the people now and for ever at our feet. Should we permit the Seikhs - for the present to rule over it, it must be under such circumstances and conditions as to leave it completely at our mercy whenever it may suit us summarily to deal with it. We lament the fear ful loss of life that has occurred, and hardships that have been endured, but beyond this our regrets for what has happened scarcely extend; and we most heartily rejoice at the unequivocal evidence we possess, that from no threat—no act of intimidation on our part—no casting of an eye of covetousness' on the possessions of our neigh bours—has the country of the Five Rivers been placed at our disposal." Looking at the position of affairs altogether, therefore, we believe that the Governor-General has acted in accordance with his instructions, and that though the troops have suffered severely, it was better to act on the de fensive than begin a war without just cause. The debate on the Ministerial proposition for the re peal of the-corn-laws has now continued for a fortnight. There is not a Protectionist who does not admit that his case is hopeless. -Protection has been tried, con demned, sentenced, and delivered up for execution; but, like Prior's thief, who "Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart, And often took leave, yet seemed loth to depa t " it would fain delay its inevitable doom by talking " fustian." The burden of the-Protectionist song is appeal to the people. The people, as contradistinguished from the aristocracy and their serfs, have been appealed to by the League. On the 23d of December, 1845, the League appealed to the people of England, and said we want a quarter of a million to be raised within the next twelve months, in order to enable us to carry on the agitation for the repeal of the corn-laws ; and with in somewhat less than half a quarter of the time the answer has been upwards of 168,000/. ; that is to say, in less than four months the League will have what they asked for as the supply for twelve months, and we can assure the Protectionists that if the League choose to draw a bill at twelve months on the people of England for one million, tnstead of for a quarter of a million, the bill will be ac cepted and honoured. It has always been the character istic of " JOHN BULL: to be very chary of his cash— " Keep your hands out of his breeches pocket," says BYRON ; but the League has applied the breeches pocket test to John Bull, and, so far from grumbling at them, John, who has at length learned to discriminate between his friends and his enemies, has manfully unbuttoned his breeches' pocket, and said, " Gentle men, help yourselves." The Anti-Corn-law League, within less than two months, have raised upwards of 1653,000/. This is a great fact, which cannot be gainsayed. The names of the sub scribers, with the sums which each has subscribed, appear in another column. The men who conduct this movement are earnest, energetic, firm, moral, high principled men, —•" Who know their rights And knowing dare maintain." Men who rate at their true value the threats of such blustering incendiaries as the Duke of RICH MOND, but who, should any dupe of the Noble Duke attempt to give a practical illustration of his aphorism, that " cotton will burn as well as straw," would not be deterred by any fear of infringing the privileges of the house of Lords, from including hi s Grace of RICHMOND in the same indictment with his dupe, - and giving in evidence his speech in the House of Lords as.proof of his malus animus. It is admitted on all hands that the Ministerial measure will pass the Commons. It is doubted whether it will pass the Lords. As strict constitutionalists—as supporters of the principles of our mixed Government, of which the aristocratial element is an essential part, we beseech, we implore the Members of the House of Lords not to reject this measure—not to stand between the people and their fond. Let them recollect the Reform Bill. Three times did they reject that measure, and at length they were forced to pass- it. They must ultimately repeal the corn-laws. The measure—the simple measure of repeal, this mere (not act of justice, but) undoing of injustice that it is, would now be accepted by the people as a boon. If the Lords reject it, let them beware. The division will be analysed, and they may have a Bill for the total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws returned to them, accouipani , d by another Bill for the retuim of their Lordship's own House. No unconstitu tional s..heme of abolition—no chimerical scheme of reform, bUt a simple measure for preventing those from giving judpnent who have not heard the evidence in the case. What would their Lordships say to this Bill abolishing voting by proxy? Many facts might be given in evidence to show the absurdity and the in justice of the present system. For instance, the late Lord SIDMOUTH voted by proxy in the House three hours after his death. Lunatic Peers have for several sessions voted by proxy while they were lunatics. Nay, even a felon Peer (the case of Earl FERRERS, in 1759, is a case in point) might vote by proxy up to the hour of his execution, or perchance, as the law knows no fractional part of a day, up to twelve o'clock at night of the day on which he was banged in the morning. There are many other of the Peers' privil-ges which on investigation will be found to be equally absurd, and contrary to the dictates of common sense. Let them, therefore, afford a quiet passage to the law repeal through their antiquated chamber, and not, by fruitless resistance, court a struggle, which will disturb the venerable dust on their floors, and may destroy many an ancient and time-honoured cobweb. Despite the interference—the rash and unconstitutional in terference—of the Duke of NEwCAsTLE, despite the autho• ritative protest of the father, despite the voice of deprecation which issued f rom th e ducal retirement of Clumber—Lord Lisico uc presented night himself upon the hustings of Newark on Saturday wouldpr ;a mid, according to the show of hands, was re - elected the be th esentative of South Nottinghamshire. Though w e t el e ast to desire any family quarrels to date themselve s from the commerce which are now glorious struggles for freedom of any one visible l in this country—though we g parties a se not to aid by one single ex pressionswonnearly allied as the two noblbs ago, we but rejoice that the arc as desirous as coming forward attention, has in embroiling forward j e l v A e \ rat ions of as a tho rough above mentioned, asseverations Quixotism manifesto to which, three day not deterred Lord LINcoLN from Buclux.:l rough advocate for the abolition prin t c h i e p l l n b e g s o . ld of the strawberry-leaf aristocrats ; RICHMOND, and BIAELBonoUGII, and to imply the impossibility of any greater extrava i g ' a s n eem en e ,l the part of those haughtiest of hereditary dignitaries. When,chowever, his Grace of NEWCASTLY, fired with a patriotic trepidation for his rent-roll, has the consummate hardihood to oppose the expressed prerogatives of Englishmen by di e _ tating to a constituency the me l rits of thi candidate and the demerits of his opponent, al the previous achievements of his fellow-autocrats wither into insignificance. Although a contemptuous laugh might have been first excited by the h a lf- w himpering, half - frenzi ed language employed by his Grace, although a momentary chuckle may have ensued npoa a first perusal of that most unscholarly and un dignified proclamation, our sincerest disgust was excited by the selfishness which embittered every atijective, the . • rancour which burnt in every verb, and the marvellous effrontery which pervaded every sentence of that impolitic and ignoble letter. Resolved upon out-doing the former feats of the ducal phalanx, the Lord of Cluinber char4i his blunderbuss to the muzzle, at the risk of an explusien which might materially damage himself. Not content with the questionable notoriety of tampering, in a secret manner, with the return of a Parliamentary cham pion ; not content with giving his implied patron age to a corn-law candidate, by fastening, as it were , to his canvassing-book a guarantee of his approbation in the jovial person of his agent—my " Lord Duke " must violate all decency in characters legible to the multitude. He is scarcely satisfied with the renown of invisible interference — he must proclaim his culpable movements with foolscap and goosequill ! Oratory has asserted the immunities of a landed oligarchy; literature must be taxed for the same heroic purpose. A boon to the few must be preserved by a continuance of an injustice to the many : what so appropriate for the enforcement of this necessity, as bad grammar, bad humour, bad taste, and bad policy ? Were there not undukely systems to bolster up and perpetuate ?—what so appropriate for this purpose as an exhibition of avarice and fury equally undukely in its na ture ? Wale there not ungenerous measures to retain ? what so appropriate for this purpose as an effort equally ungenerous ? Were there not laws most unnatural to preserve ? —what so appropriate for this purpose as an interposition equally unnatural ? But an action so diametrically opposed to the general temperament and sympathies of our countrymen was impossible to receive their approbation—its failure was doomed in the very moment of its germination—it was null and imbecile in the very senectude of its concoctor. Imme diately upon its publication we felt assured th,t Lord Luicoix would derive much benefit from it instead of any actual detriment ; this conviction has been confirmed by the proceedings of Saturday around the hustings of Newark. Far from sympathising, as some unprincipled or small-seeing individuals had hinted , in the woes of a contemned parent, we would undertake to vouch that most of the tenant-farmers present experienced only a gush of pride at the manly and unselfish conduct of Lord LINCOLN. It would be frivolous to argue upon the de ference owing by his Lordship to a paternal interdict ; that deference we doubt not for a moment is rife in the bosom of the Noble • Earl. But upon that interdict it is preposterous to expect his Lordship to act. Lord LINCOLN is not surely in his political babyhood ; he is not surely a consumer of electioneering rusks or Parliamentary tops-and-bottoms; the legislative candle-cup is not surely the medium of his nourishment; a ducal bib is not surely the fitting garment for a full-grown Member of the House of Commons. Such an interposition as that of his Lordship's father is as unseemly as it is most irretrievably ludicrous ; and we conceive that Lord LINCOLN, by the taciturnity he preserved on the hustings as to the appearance of that precious document, acted most judiciously : abstaining by that silence from any al lusions to his parent, while, by so doing, he tacitly pro claimed his independence_ as the candidate of an enlightened policy. If there were sufficient time, we would urge the electors to confirm the noble position thus maintained by Lord LINCOLN; and by the numerical eloquence of the polling booths, proclaim to the Duke of NEWCASTLE the folly of printing squibs at the instigation of any member of the Peerage, as well as the triumph which must ever attend just laws and progressive opinions. We have. received Madrid papers of the 14th and 15th inst. On the 14th the Senate met, when General SERRANO read the decree appointing NARVAEZ Commander-in-Chief of the army, and asked for some explanations as to the duties of that office. General NARVAEZ wished to speak, but the President interrupted him, and informed the speaker that no answer could be given to the question In the absence of Minis ters, and the Chamber adjourned. On the 15th the Council of Ministers assembled, and remained several hours in delibe ration. After a long discussioh relative to the question put by General SERRANO in the Chamber of Peers on the previous day, it is said that Ministers declared the title of Com mander-in-Chief merely honorary. NARVAEZ, however, will not rest satisfied with a merely honorary title; a contest will, therefore, immediately take place between him and the new Ministry, and we should not be - surprised to hear in a few days of: its diasolution. The appointment has created much anxiety at Madrid, for a- general belief prevails that unless NARVAEZ is controlled" by the Ministry, he will at once assume the powers of a Dictator. , On the 14th the Three per Cents. closed at 32'4 at 60 days. The Five per Cents. were not quoted. The most striking feature in the Paris Papers continues to be the intelligence from Algiers. Every mail brings more disheartening news. The Government papers assert that the accounts have been greatly exaggerated. We, therefore, can draw no conclusion as to the real state of affairs, and consider it best to give extracts from the different pa pers, that our readers may judge for themselves. The Con stitutionnel says:— • " The appearance of Abd-el-Kader in the province of Algiers within a few hours' march of the capital is unfortunately confirmed. The ex-Emir had'been preceded, and his apgroach announced, by his lieutenants Ben Salem and one of the many Bou Mazes. Both of these were beaten, and their folloWers dispersed. The Bou Maze was defeated by the Beni - Ayssis, in the environs of Denys, to the east of Algiers. But there had been too much haste in hoping for the end of the agitation which their presence had created. They had scarcely disappeared, when Abd-el-Kader. having passed through the defiles of the Atlas, entered the province of Algiers, and fell suddenly upon the tribes of the Isser, whom he made pay dearly for their constant fidelity to the French. The plain which this tribe inhabited was ravaged throughout by the cavalry of the Emir, on the sth and Gth hist. A small detachment from the Marshal's column, which crossed the plain a few days after, states that it bore all the aspect of a desert. The people, driven away, fled to the neighbour ing tribes, filling them also with affright. Several of their chiefs fell into the heads of Abd-el-Kader, and were mercilessly decapi tated. The Marshal, following the traces of the Emir, has moved from the west to the east of Algiers. He was in the environs of Boghar to the south-west; and he is every moment expected on the plateaux of Maritza to the east. If the Emir was at the head of regular troops, this move of M. Bugeaud, would take him in the rear, and drive him between the sea and the column of General Gentil, which closes the defiles of the Isser--while General Yousouf, on the other hand; who hits been sent in pursuit of Abd-el- Kader, with GOO cavalry, must, it appears, drive his 500 or GOO horse back nom the forces of the . Marshal or General Gentil. But can any success be hoped for, even of the best combined tactics, against an enemy so evanescent? 'Many - military men consider the sally made by Abd-el-Kader towards the very heart of our colony. and al most within sight of the walls of its capital, was an act of the utmost audacity that may be fatal to him; In fact, he seems to have com- • pletely involved himself iia a position surrounded by, the` Marshal oil the south, General Gentil - on the - west, the sea On the north, and General Yousouf hi close pursuit of him ; so - that he•has nothing left but to continue on his way - to the east and throw himself into the province of Censtantina. To any other than himself such a move ment would be impossible. The province of Constantine has long been worked upon by his emissaries. It is much agitated by his ex pected arrival." The Neisager of Saturday Contradictslo a certain extent these statements : " Yesterday and to-day reports were circulated in Paris calculated to excite uneasiness as to Algeria. - We are authorised to contradict them. The - Government has received no other dispatches from Oran and Algiers than those which have been inserted in the journals, and, far from conceiving any alarm for the environs of this last-named city, there ii every reason to believe, on the contrary, that it was the appearance of Ben Salem an the Isser, that gave rise to the belief Mat Abd-el-Kader, deceiving all the columns in pursuit of him, had approached Fondouk. Only one report has arrived since those which have been published ; and this gives complete assurance as to the province of Constantine, the population of which is represented as disposed to give a bad reception to the ex-Emir, should he venture to appear among them." The Journal des Debats, however, is more cautious, and does not to any extent confirm the assertions of the Messager. It in fact rather takes a gloomy view of affairs:— " The following is what we can gather of Abd-el-Kader's move ments, from the confused accounts given in the journals of the colony. Let it first be remembered, that Ben Salem, the Khalifa of the Kabyies of the Jurjura, for Abd-el•Kader, made on the sth an unexpected irruption on our allied tribes on the right bank of the Isser ; that he was beaten on the 6th by Colonel Blangini ; and surprised on the 7th in his camp by General Gentil, who had crossed the Isser, on the news of Boa Salem's attack. Two days after, Abd el-Kader, arriving from the desert.by Ilamza, crossed the hisser below the bridge- of Ben Mini, ten leagues from Fondouk and twenty leagues from Algiers, but in place of pushing forward on the road of Fondouk, he descended.the course of the river on the left, and fell like a thunderbolt on the tribes inhabiting the fine plains of the Isser. These tribes are exceedingly devoted to us. They submitted in 1841 without making any opposition ; they have always been well-treated; and, having gained much. money with us, were in the enjoyment of remarkable prosperity. Abd-el-Kader and Ben Salem have ravaged them in the most cruel manner, burning the douars and villages, cutting down the fruit-trees, taking with them all the cattle, and, in addition, cutting off the heads of the principal chiefs. It is a cause for asto nishment, that Abd-el-Kader has thus advanced into the plain of laser, notwithstanding the recent disaster of Ben Salem. It is not easy to conceive why General Gentil was not within reach to pro , tect tbese_unfortunato tribes. In these circumstances two battalions of the national guard were called out ; 500 men, undergoing. punish ment for military offences, were armed; and, finally, General Yousouf set out Fondouk with 500 or .600 horse. The Governor- General, General itedeau, General Marey, General d'Arbouville, inanceuvred simultaneously to oppose it, and the Emir, in some measure, passed in the midst of them, and left the whole force far behind. General Gentil, whom a .wise provision had placed at Oued-Corso, was not there at the moment when the pro vision in question was realised, and his advantage over Ben Salem turned fatally against us and our allies. There was also a re serve at Blldah at the commencement of the campaign, but General Commit had a short time back received orders to quit Blida!' with it and proceed towards Medeah. Orders have been sent to him to return in all haste to Blklah. Col. Eynard, who commands at Or leansville, has been summoned to the province of Algiers, to Milianah, whence he_will descend into the plain if necessary. The circle of Algiers, which was altogether undefended, ought, therefore, to be at present sufficiently protected to prevent the enemy from penetrating there. These great perturbations, caused by a leader at the head of only 600 or SO() horsemen, lead many persons to suppose that it would answer better to endeavour to defend or com mand for the moment only certain regions, the most important round our positions, reserving to a future moment to chastise the distant tribes, in plaCe of wearing out men, horses, and materiel in running after Abd-el-Bader wherever he chooses to lead us, and where we .follow with difficulty, without any probability of ever being able to yotne up with him, and bring him to action. The inland districts well guarded ; two moveable columns on the line of our forts on the desert; and an expedition on the Maloula in Mo rocco, to overturn the political establishment which he endeavours to found there, is the plan, it is said, which has been proposed fur this year. No news of Abd-el-Kader had been received at Algiers on the 12th, since his razzia at the Isser, executed on the 10th at day-break, but it was said that General Gentil had returned to Oued- Corso the same evening." The Presse contains the following remarks on the ruinous policy pursued in * Algeria:— - " Algeria has cost us already more than a milliard (40,000,0001. sterling), and the expense it costs us is only our least objection. The most serious is that it prevents us from accomplishing many other objects: It prevents us from reforming the vicious and expensive Organisation of our army. It prevents us fom allocating 100,000,000 f. a year to the reduction of taxation, which would add to the receipts of the Treasury by increasing its produce. It prevents us from executing public> works which would enrich the country, and from making improvements in the administration of affairs, which would give durability to our institutions. Algeria is manifestly intended to perform an all-important part in the first conflict that shall disturb the peace of Europe, and decide thwfuture prosperity and independence of France. It becomes ne:essary, therefore, that. we should desist from our sterile discus fundswha t moms and oar miserable rivalry, to occupy_yourselves with our African possessions, and for this purpose we require to be roused by the ac counte"Nouttwoift-bssotman drei n vo g it t in t g es a e nd si u n n i : t e e c r es a s c a c ry oun ac ts, t of t r e el F t re y accou of some unfortunate disaster, or by a dispatch containing the c such a course lead us ?" I nch To continue firm. The Throe per Cents, closed on the Paris Bourse 84f. 65e. ; -the Five per Cents „ 1231 on Saturd a y a t . 40c. ; the Orleans shares, 1,32.0 f. ; Rouen, 1,0471. 50e. ; Railroad Great Northern , Havre, 7401. ; Avignon,- 1 007 f SO -••-• ; Vlerzon, 210 T, 7 1 7 3 3 ,:i Me ' ; 652 f. 50c.; -Boulogne, 5471. 50c. ; Troyes and itlontereau;4.sof, Bordeaux, 253 f. 75c. ;- Dieppe, 477 f. 50c. ; Strasburg, 5551. ; Tours and IsT ‘2, Nantes, 591 f. 25c- Spanish Passives, 6% ; Domestic Debt, 32_ Th e following are the quotations for other lines :—Lyons and Avignon ('falabot), 5101, ; Ditto (Lecointe), 505 f.; Ditto (Corn pagnie Meridionale), 502 r. 50c. ; _Ditto (definitive), 665 f.; Bordeaux and Cette (Mackenzie), 503f.50c..; Ditto (Eyelets), 5101. ; Charleroi 502 f (Kyotten's), 497 f. 5 0 c.; Caen (Delamarre, , -Y.=-~.= e THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EV'ENNG, FEBRUA RY 23, 1846. MARSEILLES, FEB. 16.—Marseilles and Avignon, 982 f. 50c. Lyoris, FEB. 19.—Paris and Orleans, 1,326 f. 25e. ; Paris and R o ;In s , i l s ,o E sl s f s . 25 1 c, 0 . ; s o E rle i a; . :l s } a_n o d rt N i. ;l l e . r ; z is on, u 7A2SIT,WAYS AT TIIF: . 1.0Ni)()N SlOck Fish. 21. .....—D Gr u e tc a h t R w h e e s n t i e s r h il 6%— g Boulozne 11 X, —Bordeaux, Toulouse, aLa Cale ' men, 4014—R ouen an d H avre , 30 ?tl r , e 3 4 a t (Mackenzie), 2 1 ,4—Ditto (Espeleta), l 2 s Sambre and Meuse, 534 — West Flanders, 4%. _No L rt u la x e e r m n b a ou f rFgl:age—Croanrisstlatnuateßd MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were about 6,000 bales. There was some improvement in the market, with a little speculative demand, but the principal sales were to the trade. The intelligence received from the East Indies this morning, in anticipation of the Overland. Mail, .has been the subject of almost la the merchants, bankers, e a x n e do s t i l v le a aa rs e .A ve n rs d a ti t l i e a r a e i i n s u C t i l t a y ni am mo o u n s g feeling of regret expressed at the great loss of life that has occurred in the great battle between the British and the native troops and the Seikh army. But, above all, the death of General Sir Robert Sale, who died on the field of battle. The full details of the information that has just come to hand will be found in another part of The Sun; of course the private commercial letters have not yet come to hand, and there is not anything known upon mer cantile affairs beyond that commnuicated through the medium of the press of India of the coudition of the general markets—Calcutta, BAmbay, &c. In the City this morning there are not any later advises at hand from Canada, or other portions of British North America. The Consol. Market has been rather fiat this morning, r robably arising from the serious loss sustained by the !laces in India. Money is rather more in request to-day. Consols for to-morrow have fallen from 96 to 95%, and for the Accoent from 96 to 957 sellers. Exchequer-hills are heavy at 375. preiniun ; East India Bonds at 38s. premium ; the Reduced Three per Cents, at 96%, and the New Three-And-a-Quarter per Cents. at 98. In the Foreign Funds there has been comparatively little business transacted this morning. There is at present scarcely any disposi tion to speculate in the continental or in the other bonds. The Five per Cent. Brazilian Stock has improved from 82% to 83% ; the Equador Bonds have fluctuated only from 3% to % ; Mexican De ferred are at 16%. Portuguese Three per Cents. at 58; Spanish, at 27% ; Venezuela., at 45 ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, are at 95% %. The activity displayed by the various Committees appointed by the of satisfaction in the Railway Share Market. House of Commons preliminarily to investigate the several railway °Larkheatw aSahyanrei projects, in order to ascertain if the standing orders have been com plied e soonerwith, s h ae maactiteris this this BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. in se o ss r i n o i n ng t , hL be th t e te a r n .Z ed (From the Official List.) __ _ Bank Stock .. • • • • • • • • .. 21834 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 96%34 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities • • 96 95% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 98% 97% 98 India Bonds, 1,000/ • . Ditto, under 1,0001. . 38 Consols for Account • • .• 96 95% Exel.equer Bills. I%d. 154 d. 1,0001. • • • • • • 37 —— pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent • • .. 82% 83% Equador Bonds .. . .. 3% % _ Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent • • Ditto, Deferred .. 16% Portuguese Bends, 5 per Cent. • • Ditto, 3 per Cent • . • • • • • • 58 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. • • • • 27% Ditto; for the Account • • .. 27% Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent • • .. 45 Ditto; Deferred .. • • 1434 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 59% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 95% BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. Birmingham and Gloucester PAID. PEB. SUARE. .. ..100 —.125 .... to -- Bristol and Exeter 70 •• • • 85 .. to Caledonian .. 10 •.. •••• to Ditto Half Shares 2% •• • • 3%.... to Ditto Extension . 2% •. • • 2%% • • to Chester and Holyhead .. 20 •• • • 21% %.. to 22 Churnet and Blythe , • • 2 •• • • 1% •• .. to Direct Northern .. _ 2% •• 2Z %• • to Dublin and Galway .. 4 •• • • 4%.... to 4 Eastern Counties 141. 16s. 5d..... 21% o .. to Ditto, New .. .• 8/. 16s. Od.•• •• p•• to Do., Perpetual,s per Ct. No.l, Cl. 13s. 4d. •• • • •• .. to Ditto, ditto .. No. 2, 61. 13s. 4 d. •• • • 4 p.. to Ditto, York Extension 10s. •• • • 1% %• • to Eastern Union .. . .. 25 .•• • • -- •• • • to Ditto, Ipswich & Bury St. Edmunds 6% •• • • 8IA• • • • to Ditto, Extension to Norwich .. .• 2% •• • • 2% •• • • to— East I.incoinshire 1 4 • • • • ..24 to Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50 •• • • 76 ...• to Ditto, Halt Shares .. 5 .• • • 16 .. • . to Goole, Doncaster, and Shalt,ld, Sic... 425. •• .. 1 • • to Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn) l% •• • • lYs% • • to Great Western .. 85 .... 150 ex div to null and Selby .. • . 106 .• .. to Lancaster and Carlisle _ 35 .. •• .... to Ditto New .. 5 .... 10%.... to Leicester.and Birmingham -• . 225. •• • • % Ille•• • to Leicester and Bed6,rd 225. die... t o -- London and Birmingham .. • . —lOO .. • •222 ex div to 220 Ditto, Quitrter Shares .. 2 .• .. 27 ex div to Loudon and Urighton .. 50 65%.%M xdto Ditto, Consolidated Eighths • • .. 40 •• .. 55 .... to 54 London and Croydon .. 13/. 15s. 9d. •• • • 22 •• .. to London and t.'reenwich .. 12/. 15s. 4d. •• • • 9% %•. to London and South-Western • 411. 6J. 10d. •• • • 77% 78 to 77 Ditto, New Consolidated Eighths.. 28 •• .. 42% •• .. to Ditto, New . 12% • • 23 1 / .... to Loinioil and York .. • • • 2% •• • • 3 30% ••to I.3nn and Dereliam .. 5 •• • • 4I A . • • to _ _ Mauchater and Leeds I)itto, Extension _ • • Manchester and Birmingham .. • 42s .. 40 ... 3% p.. to 4 1 A p Ditto, Qnarter Shares (B) • • • • 2 .• • • 10 .... to Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) .. .. I .• .. 7% .•.. to Manch,ster and Southampton .. • • 2 •• • • 2% %. • to Midland ..100 ....148 .... to Newcastle and Darlington Jimetien .. 25 .... 45 .... to 44 Ditto, New 1 .... 18%•. to Newcastle and Berviick . • • • . 10 .. • • 22 .. • . to Newry and Enniskillen .... 34.... to Newark, Sheffield, and Boston • . 2%.... 114.... to North British .. .. 20 .... 27% .... to Ditto, Dalkeith .. • • .. 25 .... .. •.to Ditto, ditto .. .. 5 .... 6%.... to Nor,h Staffordshire .. • • 42e..... 4 p.... to 3% p Norwich and Brandon .. 18 .... 26 x d.. to Northampton, Banbury, & Cheltnam. 2 ... 1% % to Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 12% 14 5 4.... to Preston and Wyre • : • . .. • • 25 .... 34% •• .. to Scottish Central 71% .... 15% .... to Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2 %.. • • 3% 2% to 334 Shropshire Union . 425..• • • % dis.. to South Midland • • • .. • • • • 42,..... 2 1 ,4% p to • 38%.... to ▪ 10 11 .... to .. 3%L4•. to 5 .... 5% to WOOL. The imports of Wool have beenona very limited scale during the past week, via., abort 300 bales. The public sales of foreign and colonial wools are now progressing. About 3.300 hales have passed the maw, out :1. ~t, ,i,141: Ili 11,c Ilie ( t ualio, of the Aus tralian wools has certainly improved. The sales will not be con cluded till about the end of the month. Privately very little busi ness is doing at late rates. TALLOW. This market is firm as to prices, but the trade is still inclined to buy sparingly. Really flue Y. C. is 43s ; Contract Y. C., 42s 9d ; and there are speculative buyers at 425. 6d.; Town Tallow, 449. net cash. RAILWAY COMMITTEES (THIS DAY) Sub-Committee No. 2, Cloisters 6. This Committee met to-day shortly after twelve o'clock. There were present S;r J. Y. Buller (Chairman), Messrs. Bell, G. Craig, Kemble, Bram stone, and Walker. DIRECT LONDON AND MANCHESTER. _ . The hearing of the petition from the owners, lessees, and occupiers of land along the line, against this Bill, which was commenced on Friday last, was resumed. Mr. Yarn (Parliamentary agent for the petitioners) stated that the petition alleged that, in the plans, the radius of the curve of the 6th furlong was not marked. Mr. Hunter, engineer, examined—Had inspected the plans de posited both at the Private Bill-office and with the clerks of the peace for the respective counties through which the line proposed to pass. The radius of the curve in question (which was an inch under a mile) was not marked in those places. The Committee found that the standing orders had been complied with. The next allegation was, that the piece of ground adjoining No. 319, and coming through the parish of St. Mary, Islington, was not marked on the plan deposited with the clerk of the peace for the county of Middlesex. Mr. W. E. Crew (Clerk of the Peace for the county of Middlesex), and Mr. Harris, were examined in support of the allegation. Mr. Ainslie proved that notice was served on Mr. Merrifield, the owner of the ground in question, which was partly a gravel walk and garden. The Committee found that this allegation was sustained, though the ground alluded to was marked correctly In the book of reference, and the plan deposited in the Private Bill-office. In No. 9, an allegation to the same effect was sustained. Several similar allegations were abandoned. The petition alleged that in 31 A, in the plan deposited in the Pri vate: Bill-office, there was an error, the ground being improperly marked. Mr. Hunter was examined for, and Mr. Shea against, the alle gation. The Committee fount that in this case the standing orders had not been complied with. The next allegation was, that a similar error had been committed in 74 A in the parish of Chipping-Barnet, which was not sustained. The next allegation was, that in the plan deposited at the Private Bill-office no radius of curve on the 26th mile and third furlong was marked. This and a similar allegation were not sustained. The next allegation was, that in No. 18, in the parish of Lucan, in the county of Bedford, there was an inaccuracy in the plan deposited in the Private Bill-office. The Committee found that in this case the standing orders had no been complied with. There was a similar allegation with respect to No. 93 in the plan, the property not being marked with a dotted line. This allegation was not sustained. It was also alleged that No. 3 A in the plan deposited in the Pri vate Bill-office was not inserted in the book of reference, which the Committee found to be sustained. Sub-Committee No. 4. This Committee met to-day, at 'twelve o'clock, in tne Room No. 11, when there were present Sir W. Heathcote, Chairman ; Mr Hope Johnston, Mr. Acland, and Mr. Cornwall Leigh. MANCHESTER, HUDDERSFIELD, AND GREAT GRIMSBY. By this Bill it is -proposed to form a railway from Penniston, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, at the Sheffield and Manchester line, to Brigg, in the county of Lincoln, where it is to join the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway. The length of the line will be about 47% miles, and the cost is estimated at 702,0001. Mr. H. Billington lathe engineer ; and Messrs. Sudlow and Kingston are the Parliamentary agents. Two petitions were presented againt the Bill, but the solicitors for the respective petitioners did not appear to press the hostile alle gations. The Committee were satisfied that the standing orders were com plied with, but postponed the final decision of the case till to-morrow, for the attendance of a witness not forthcoming this day. LANCASHIRE AND NORTH 'YORKSHIRE. The Committee resumed, to-day, the consideration of this Bill, which had occupied a long time at the last sitting of the Committee on Thursday, and was fully.reported in The Sun of that day. After hearing the remainder of the proofs in support of the measure, The Committee decided upon reporting that the standing ordeg had not been complied with, on the grounds alleged in the peti tions respecting the imperfection of plans, sections, and descriptions. W2AR DOCX RAILWAY. The object of this Bill is to comtect the Northumberland and Lancashire Junction Railway with the port of Sunderland, and to give the collieries In Wear Valley a goodrailway communication with a shipping pott. The length of the proposed line is twenty-six miles, and the estinlated cast 530,0001. The engineer is Mr. Thomas Storey, and the Parliamentary agents are Messrs. Dyson and Co. The Bill was opposed in a petition from the Newcastle and Darling ton Railway. The first allegation on the part of the petitioners was, that in the book of reference deposited in the Private Bill-office, the lion. Charles Grey and the Right lion: Lord Duncan were, as trustees under the late Countess of Durham, described as the occupiers and owners of certain property marked Nos. 2 and 3 in the plans, whereas the said property belonged to the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Company. On the part of the' petitioners proof was given that they had pur chased, and were in possession of the property in question, but it was not shown that any conveyance hall taken place. The Committee decided that the allegation was not sustained. The next allegation was, that no application had been made on or before the 31st of December last, to the petitioners, who were, and still are, the owners and occupiers of certain waste lands stated to be within the limits of deviation, and marked No. 5 in the plans. The Committee ultimately decided that the notices were insuffi cient, and that this allegation was sustained. There was another allegation to the effect that the application which was given in writing to the petitioners as owners and occupiers of a certain branch railway, marked No. 4; in the above-mentioned book of reference deposited in the Private Bill-office, was imperfect, and did not sufficiently describe the manner in which the said branch railway would be affected by the proposed line—also that there was no notice given of the proposed Company's intention to alter the level of the said branch line, as appeared by the plans and sections de posited, whereas it was proposed by - the promoters of the Bill to raise the level of the branch three feet six inches, and to. alter the in clination from one in-456 to one in 115. This allegation was abandoned by the petitioners, but the Commit tee wishing to satisfy themselVes that the objection was not valid, called and examined the engineer of-the line, and, after some discus sion, decided that the standing orders were in this respect 'complied with. Sub-Committee No. 7. This Committee met at ten o'clock this - morning ; Mr. Greene in the chair. The Committee, after hearing the customary formal proofs, de clared that the standing orders had been complied with in respect of the following lines IRISH GREAT SOUTHERN AXD WESTERN (CORK MOUNTMELLIC JUNCTION. ELY AND HUNTINGDON (BEDFORD EXTENSION). COCKERMOUTH AND WORKINGTON EXTENSION. The Committee then adjourned. - HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) The House sat to-day, at eleven o'clock, to hear appeals. The Peers present were, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham, and Lord Campbell. THE CORPORATION OF GLOUCERTER V. BURMAN ♦ND OTHERS. Their Lordships were occupied the whole morning with the further arguments in this part-heard appeal. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) WALFORD'V. ADM Walford and others, for the proprietors of the Birmingham Coal Company, hold the defendant liable for the debts of the Com pany, as well those contracted posterior as those existing prior to the sale of defendant's shares to the Committee of Management. The attention of the Court was engaged with the arguments and evi dence on the supplemental bill. Sir J. L. KNIGHT BRUCE.—We are sorry to observe that his Honour is painfully Interested in this day's news from India by the loss of his son, G. W. IC. Bruce, Cornet, of her Majesty's 3d Light Dragoons, reported on the list• of killed at Moodkee: His Honour came down this morning to Lincoln's Inn, as usual, ignorant of the calamity which had befallen htm. On learning the sad intelligence than the morning papers, he immediately gave notice that he would not sit for a week, and left. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY • The fifth Session of the present Mayoralty was opened this morn lag by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, and Aldermei Hunter, Challis, and Hughes. The grand jury having been sworn, the Recorder charged them as follows :-- Gentlemen of the Grand•Jury,=The present calendar contains a list of no leSs than 120 p risoners, but that number will no doubt be augmented before the termination of your labours. The number is not so great as in - some of the previous sessions, but the crimes charged are of no common magnitude. There are three charges of arson ; several of making and uttering counterfeit coin ; three of ' rape ; several cases of misdemeanour of the worst character; three charges of murder, two being committed - in one county and the third in another. The Learned Recorder then read the statute which related to arson, and after explaining the degrees of that crime, he went on to direct their attention to the murder which had been committed in Drury-lane. If (continued the Learned Judge) the evidence which shall come before - you is the same that i hive read in the depositions, I would advise you to put the case hi course of further investigation. The second case of murder is a charge against parents, of causing the death of an infant by administering poison ; and they are charged also with concealment of birth. With respect to the first of these charges, 1 de not think, after a careful perusal of the evidence, that the crime is °came home as against the soother; but of course that point will be for you to determine. With respect to the second charge, Ido not think that it can at all be substantiated, for as a surgeon was tailed in the concealment is at an end. You may be all more or less ac quainted with the circumstances of this case from the statements which have - from day to day appeared in the public prints. Whether those statements have answered a good end or an evil one, I am not here to say;- whether the publication of the facts connected with it have assisted the truth or thrown diffi culties in the way of justice, I shall not pronounce an opinion on ; but whatever, Gentlemen, - may have been your previous impressions, you must now " behind you. and look only to the evidence which shall be brought before you. If you find that the child died a natural death, then, however morally guilty the prisoners may be— however abhorrent the intercourse that touk place between them—into that connexion you have no right to inquire. They are freed from the charges preferred against them, and your duties, as regards them, are at an-end. The Learned Recorder then referred to• the charges of rape, and concluded by expressing his deep regret that a calendar so limited, in point of numbers, should be so fruitful in offences of the highest order. He was sure that they would give -to every case its duo consideration ; and without further detaining them by any lengthened remarks, he would at once dismiss them to their duties. The grand jury then retired, and the petit jury was swum in. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.--The exertions of the ma nagement here are beyond all precedent, for notwithstanding the nightly increasing attraction of Don Quixote and The Island Nymph, we perceive the crack work of the whole sea - son announced for representation on Thursday next. We allude to Mr. Benedict's opera, in the preparation of which a vast sum of money has been expended ; and in one scene of which we hear that more than five hundred persons are in possession of the stage: The: public anxiety to see it something quite unusual. HER MAJESTY'S SHIP QUEEN.—We find in the Naval Intelligence, appearing in the Times of Thursday, from its Ports mouth Correspondent, an article in reference to the desertion of seamen from 11. M. S. Rodney, which is imputed to the tyran nical conduct of the oftleers on board. We know nothing of the correctness or incorrectness of this statement, but we do know ftom inquiries we have instituted, that ano ther statement which has been linked to it is monstrously false. It is this, " The Rodney is not the only ship which has suf fered seriously by desertion. We are informed, the flag-ship at Devonport has lost upwards of 100 men lately." This, we have been assured, is quite untrue. The Queen has not lost men by de sertion ; and to make the assertion just after the hint about tyrannical conduct of officers, is grossly unjust to the highly humane and universally- esteemed captain, Sir Henry Leeks, and the officers who co-operate with him in the efficient and seamanlike management -of the ship. No man can possibly be more indulgent than Sir Henry, no man can possibly merit the strongest gratitude of his -crew more than he, and Jack is sot the sort of being to forsake the ship in which he is well treated, for a mere crotchet. Seamen who have had the opportunity of bet tering themselves have certainly obtained the kind consent of the captain to do so, but we repeat, there has been no desertion. Here, the state of the Queen, and the amiable disposition of the captain and officers are so well known, that the absurdity of the paragraph con veys its own contradiction. But in justice to them, and as regards the wrong impressions which might be. induced elsewhere, it is, that we offer these observations.—,Devonport Independent. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.—We begin to hear ac counts of - the loss of potatoes in and I fear that —is not quite free from the disease. Our foreign cook here has taught us a method of dressing common horse (or Heligo gand) beans, which make diem an excellent substitutefor potatoes ; and, as they are a most nourishing food, and carry and keep well in a dried state, if they can be procured in sufficient quantities, they would be very useful in a time of scarcity. They are dressed hi the same way in which the French and Italians diess the small white bean so com monly used in the south of Europe, We have used them often at our table as a vegetable. Perhaps this should be made known. THE • ROYAL ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL. The annual genoral meeting of the friends and .np pOrters ~f the Oi rhopuAlic read held on Saturday, in the Board-room of the Institution, Bloomsbury-square ; the Right Hon. Lord Abinger in the chair. From the annual report, it appeared that the charity was established for the cure of club-foot and ether con tractions, by a new and very successful mode of treat ment, based upon surgical and scientific principles. The discovery of dividing the tendons, by which extreme adult cases of contraction and deformity can be cured in a few weeks or months, and those of children in a much shorter time, obviating the slow and uncertain progress of cure under the mechanical plan of treatment, has elicited the approbation of many distinguished members of the medical profession, and has been hailed by the public with feelings of no ordinary satisfaction. The receipts for the past twelve months for dona tions and subscriptions made a total fund of 1,9071. 103. 1 id. The expenditure amounted to 1,5411. 65., leaving in the hands of the treasurer a balance of 3661. 10s. ld. The number of patients during the last year discharged cured, had been forty-eight,; relieved, eighteen; remaining in the hospital at the pre sent time, thirty. The number placed on in-patients' rotation list during the year had been 85 ; on the rotation list for admission, 67. The number of out patients treated during the year had been 884, making a grand total of patients of 969. Since the opening of the charity, the total number of patients admitted had been not fewer than 4,000. The report having been adopted, the noble chairman made a very powerful ap peal in behalf of the charity. His Lordship said, had it not been for the present institution, a vast number of persons, who are now perfectly cared, would have had to work their way through the world, a burden to them selves and families. He hoped to see the charity placed on such a footing as not to be obliged to turn patients away for the want of funds. The committee and other officers for the ensuing year having been chosen, a vote of thanks was passed to his Lordship for presiding, and the meeting separated. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. Faa. 21. STOCK EXCSIANOE.—The sales are--Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, &c., 245. Gd. dis.—Eastern Counties, 21N —Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 4 1 „!, p. cash —Huddersfield, Ilalitax. and Bradford, 3 p.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, % dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, p. cash—Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester, BY, p.—Liverpool, Ormsktrk, and Pres ton, 3% p.—London and Manchester (Rastrick), I % dis.—Manehos ter and Birmingham, Quarters (C), 614 p.—Manchester and Leeds Extension, a. , „ p.—Manchester and Southampton, IA p.—Preston and Wyre, 34!:', —Ditto, halves (A), 4 7-16 p.—:Couth Eastern and Dover, Consolidated Halves, 18s. 9d. p.—West Riding Union, 3% p. —Blackburn.and Preston, 5% p.— Huddersfield and Sheffield, 1 l 4 p. cash—Sheffield and. Lincoln Extension, 4 p.—Shrewsbury and Bir mingham, %, p. . LEEDS, FE.II. 21. STOCK Excusrica.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, 20s. p.--Londea and Croydon, 22—Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 3% p.,—Manchester and Birmingham, New Quarters (C), Gs, p.—Newcastle and Darlington Junction, Brandling, IS p.— Ditto, ditto, Extensions, 9% p.—York and North Midland Exten sion, 32s.—East Lancashire, No, 2 (late Accrington), 4!.i p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 164 —Ditto, New Extensions, 2% p.—North British, New Carlisle Branch, 254—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhamp ton, 14—Direct Northern, 2% —West Riding Union, 31. 11s.—Brad ford, Wakefield, and Alidland,l4s. dis.—Lancashire and North York shire, par—Leeds and Liverpool Direct, 20s. dls.—Leicester and Bir mingham, is. 6d. dis. SHEFFIELD, FEN. 21 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Grimsby and Sheffield, I 4% — Ditto, Railway and Dock, GM —Grand Union (Nottingham to Lynn) 11. Bs.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, Extension, 2 3 4 —Slietlisld, Buz ton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe, 145. 6d.—West Riding Union, NEWCakkalig-UPON-TYNE, FEB. 21. STOCK EXCHANCE.—The sales are—Direct Northern, par—Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1.% p.—Leicester and Tamworth, 14 die. —Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 17 s p. HULL, FEB. 21. STOCK EXCNANGE.—The sales are—Blackburn, Darwen, mid Bolton, 61. 16s. 3d —North British, Carlisle Branch, Jl. 17s.—Ar magh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 245.—Bradford, Wakefield, and Mid land, 1 3 ,4—Great North and South Wales and Worcester, 14s. dis.— Hull and Lincoln, 6s. dis.—Malton and Drifileld Junction, 214 — West Riding Union, 414. YORK, is. 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, Tork Ex tension, I%—Grand Union, I}‘—lpswicloand Bury, B}si —Neweastle and Berwick, 21 %—Neweastle and Darlington Extensions, 16.? y North British, Carlisle Extension, 2/. ill .—North Western, 2% — York and North Midland Extension, 32%—Ditto, New (East and West Riding), 101 i. _ EDINBURGH, Exis. 20. STocK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Abcrdeen, 10/. 10s.--Aberdeen Banff, and Elgin, 11. 16s. 9d. -Airdrie and Bathgate, 21. 2s. 6d. -Arbroath and Forfar, 281.-Ditto, Half Shares, 161.- , -Artuagit and Portrush, 11. 153.-Ayr and Dumfries, 21. -Ayr and Galloway, 1/. 18s.--Ayrshire and Bridge of Weir, 21.-Banifehire, 11. 108.- Belfast and County Down, 31.-British and Irish Union, 21. 16s. -Caledonian, 141. ss. ex new-Ditto, New, 31. 155.-Caledo nian Extension, 21. IN.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, 21. 75.-Cale donian aid Northern Direct, 21. le.-Carnwath and West Lin ton, 11. ss. 6d.-Chelmsford and Bury, 11.-Clydesdale Junction, 191.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 21.-Deeside Railway, 41. les.- Direct Northern, 2/. Bs-Dublin and Enniskillen, 41. 7s. 6d.-Dundee and .Arbroath, 391.-Dittu, New, 221.-Dundee and Forfar Junction, 21. 128. 6r1.-Dundee and Forth, 141. 155.-Ditto, Kinross Extension, 21. 7s. 6d.-East Coast of Scotland, 21. 135.-Eastern Counties Ex tension, 1/. 18s.-East India Railway, it. 65.-East of Fife, 21. 2s. - East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Junction, 1/. 198.- Edin burgh and Bathgate, 21. 10s. ex new-Ediuburgh and Glasgow, 791. 10s.-Ditto, Half Shares, 161.- Ditto, Quarters, 191. 155.-Ditto, ditto, New, 16/. 10s.-Edinburgh Glasgow, and Dumbarton. 15s. 6d. - Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, 11. Is.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 191. 10s.-Ditto, Freterence, 201. 10s.-Edinburgh and Northern, 5/. 193.-Dittos, Newport, 1/. 35.-Ditto, Lochgelly, 11. Bs.-Edinburgh and ,Peebles, 11. 155.--Edinburgh and Perth, 31. 14e.-Edinburgh, Portobello, and Ilusselburgh, 11. 135.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 21.-=Glasgow and Ayrshire, 751.-Ditto, New Stock, 281. 105.-Ditto, Quarter : , hares, 191.-Glasgow Belfast Union, 21. 55.-Glasgow - , Dumfries, and Carlisle, 2/. 95.-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 21.-Glasgow aid Garnklrk, 421. Ms.-Glasgow and Gree nock, 191. 10s.-Ditto, New Stock, 101.-Ditto, Preference, 11. 15s. -Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, 11. 18e.-Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 21.- Glasgow,Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 21. I ss.- Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow, 21. 12s. 6n.-Granton Junction, I/. lie. -Great County Down, 21.-Great North of Scotland, 31. 4s. 6d.- Great North and South Wales, Bs.-Inverness and Elgin, H. 88.- Lanark and Lothians, 21. 6s. 6d.-Larne and Ballymena, 11. 165.- London and Hounslow, 11.-London and Manchester (Rastriok), 31. 12s. 6d.-London and Manchester (Rein.), 11. 17e. 6d.-London and Windsor, 1/. SA. Gd.-London and York, 41.-Midland and Easteru Counties, 11. 17s. Gd -Morayshire, 21.- Newcastle and Berwick, 221. -Newry and Londonderry, 11. 175.-North British, 281.-Ditto, Halves, 101.-Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 21. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, Extension to Dalkeith, 61. 10s.-North Wales, 11ineral, New, 41. Ss. -Perth and Crieff Direct, 11. 155.-Perth and Inverness, 11. 14s. 6d. -Scottish Central, 161. 55.-Ditto, New, 91. 103.-Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, I/. lOs -Scottish Grand Junction, 21.- Scottish Midland, 61.-Scottish Southern, 11. 168.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 11.-Shrewsbury, Oewestry, and Chester, 51.-Ditto, New, 1t.45.-South Midland, 41. 55.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 21.7 e . and Midland, 21. 125.-Strathern Junction, 2/. 12s. 6d. -Surrey Grand Junction, 1/.-Tean and Dore Valley, 11. its. 6d. -Wishaw and Conners. 511. GLASGOW, Fri. 21. Broca NICHINGE.—The sales are—Airdrie and Bathgate, 435. 6d. —Ayr{ and Dumfries Junction, 425. —Ayr and Galloway, 365. British and Irish Union, 57s.—Caledonian Extension, 47s.—Direct Northern, 50s.—East Indian Railway, 1142.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 47s.—Glasgow, Kihnarnock, and Ardrossan, 58s.— Lanark and Lothians, 455.—Lesmahagow, 51s.—Perth and Inver ness, 355. 3d.—Perth and Cried, 35s.—Scottish Central, ls%—Ditto, New, 9%—South Midland, 4!4—Strathern Junction, 488.—Wishaw and Coltuess, New, 304. GOVERNMENT MEASURE FOR THE RELIEF OF SHIP WRECKED MARINER.S.—It is not generally - known, we be lieve, that her Majesty's Government purpose carrying, during an early period of the present session, a Bill for the relief of merchant seamen, their- widows and children, in which will be embodied a clause, providing that such sum of money as may be necessary for the conveyance of ships reeked seamen to the port*to which their ship belonged, - and far their main tenance in - tlie meantime • and such further sum, not ex ceeding one pound, t ow ar ds replacing of the clothes or other effects which each shipwrecked mariner may have lost in consequence of such wreck, be provided from the funds of the county.—Kentish-Mere, Feb. 21, 1846. THE PORTLAND V u_ry ASE.—Mr. Doubleday, of the British Museum, at a meeting of the Society of Arts held on Saturday evening, expressed it as his opinion, that this valuable relic of antiquity was manufactured in the following manner:—A vessel of fine blue glass of the shape required was first carefully finished, and then dipped into a white, semi-transparent enamel, whick was subjected to the action of fire nntil it had assumed a vitreous hardness. It was then placed in the hands of an artist, who made his design, and finally handed over to the gem en graver, who operated upon it in the same manner as on a cameo. The superfluous white enamel was cleared away, leaving nothing but the original design in bas-relief, en a. polished blue ;round. It was stated that Mr. Doubleday had restored this gem with such great success that it would require a very close inspection to detect its former muti ation. • "EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATI•N IN SAINT GEORGE'S IN THE EAST.—Yesterday morning (Sunday), at hifitpast twe an extensive conflagration, consuming property valued at many thousands of pounds, broke out in the spacious premises belonging to Messrs. Grant;Baldwin, and ugar refiners, St. George's-place, Back road, St. George's in the Co.,E ast. The fire was discovered by a private watchman on the premises. Before, however, any person had time to arrive the flames penetrated the warehouse.. Two engines from Wellelose-square station were the first to arrive, and were followed by another from Jeffrey-square, and the one belonging to the parish of St. George. With as little delay as possible these engines were set to work. By that period the flames had extended from the base t.) the roof of the manufactory. On the roof giving way, the noise was most fearful, and resembled an explosion. in its course carrying with it the five floors to the basement. At a later hour the south and eastern walls fell with great force, but fortunately no accident took place. It was ascertained that the premises and contents were In sured In the Sun, Imperial, Phoenix, Allltuise, and Licensed VIC.. tuallers' Fire Offices, to the extent, it was understood, ofnear 16,0001 ; but the actual loss will exceed that amount cons id era bl y. As to t he origin of the fire nothing could be learned. PARLIAMENTARY MEETING.—On Saturday last a large number of the Members of the House of Commons opposed to Sir Robert Peel's proposed measure for the alteration of the existing corn-law met at Mr. G. Bankes's residence, in Palace-yard, when the Hon. Gentleman and several of the " staunch friends to the farmer" addressed the meeting. Lord Rendlesham, Lord Brooke, Lord Henry Lennox, Mr. E. Wodehouse, Mr. Spooner; Mr. Benett, Mr. Stafford O'Brien, Mr. P. Miles, Mr. Ireland lilackburne, &c., were present. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge had a lengthened interview with Sir R. Peel yesterday. THE POTATO DisEisE.—At the ordinary meeting of the Horticultural Society, held on Tuesday, Dr. Lindley ex hibited some specimens of new potatoes grown at the gardens of the society and Lady Rolle at Bicton. In many the dis e. se of last autumn was very apparent, and in some cases it was very extensive. They had been produced from sets of potatoes which had been but slightly affected, but showed that wherever the vitality had been influenced the disease would be perpetuated —a fact which could not be too gene rally made - known amongst growers. In many the brown and blighted haulm and the decayed tuber was quite as per ceptible as in any of thi old specimens. In the specimens fresh dug up, no appearance of fungus could be detected by the most minute microscopical examination, but this was very apparent in those from the country, showing that it was a consequence, and not the cause of the-disease. LAW OF Sarrixamir.—On the 12th instant, the Harieston Farmers' Club came to the following resolution It is the opinion of this Club that the increase of machinery has in the manufacturing districts greatly increased manual labour, but that the use of ' agricultural machinery is at present quite in its in fancy. The Club states, however, with great satisfaction, that, so far as its experleace goes, in every case where it has been freely applied to land, the - capital thus saved has been as freely employed in manual labour of a more profitable kind. This result however, cannot be always expected under the existing Law of Set tlement, which necessarily impedes that change of employment re quired by the Immediate operation of all machinery—the super seding of manual labour. This club, therefore, in expressing a decided opinion in favour of the increased application of machinery to agriculture, adds, that It should be accompanied by free labour, to be secured by the total abolition of the Law of Settlement."— Suffolk Chronicle. _ At the' last - meeting of the Society of Civil Fngi neers, the f papers were announced for read ing at the meeting of February 24 :—No. 723. " De• scription of the Dinling Vale Viaduct, on the line of the Sheffield and Manchester "Railway," by A. S. Jee, M. Inst., .C.E. No. 226. Description of the Rails, Sleepers, and Fastenings, and of the Machine for Setting Sleepers nn the - Dublin and Drogheda Railway," by T. W. Hemaps, M. Inst., - C.E. No. 718. "Description of the Framing and Machinery for working the Diving bell, and for cutting the Underwork of the Extension of the Pier at Kilrusli, :on the River Shannon," by W. Vanderkiete, Assoc. Inst. C.E. South Eastern and Dover .. . Ditto, New, No. 3 . Ditto, New, No. 4 . South Wales .. Tean and Dove Valley • • • • • • • • 1% • ... 1 .• •• to Trent Valley .. .: • • • • • • . • 5 .. • • 26 • • to -- York and North Midland • • • • • • 50 to Ditto, Half Shares • • • • • • •25 .. • . 483.... to Ditto East and West Riding Extension 1 . 10 ... .... to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens •• .. 10 .... 11%%.. to Bord., Toulouse, & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 to Ditto, ditto (Espelete) • • • • • • 2 •• • • 2M .... to Central of Spain • • • • • • •• • • 2 •• •. I .... to Dutch Rhenish • • • • • • • • •• 5 •• • 6% .. to Great Northern of France Constituted 5 15%%.. to Luxembourg • • • • • • •• • • • • 4 •• • • 2% .. to Namur and Liege • • _ • • • • 4 •... 3M . to Paris and Rouen • • • • • • • • 2 0 •• .. 40% .... to MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered .. „ ___ 4 4 .... to LLOYD'S SHIPPINU '•-(THIS DAY.) L a idmans,- Calcutta ; L e s mayne, Roals, Calcutta ; LONDON, FEB. 23,--WIIICI S.W., light ai rs and hazy, with rain. LIVEEPOOL, FEB.-22.—Wind S.S.W., fresh.—A rrd. Ann Hu d son, Bragg, k- al p a ralso ; -Avon, Kenny,- H a lif ax ; Sisters, Brown, Hope, Carver, a e r h v i e n r, a Newfoundland; 22t1, Beres, St. Domingo. Sld., 21st, Elizabeth, Guthridge, Hobart -Town ; Baronet, Wyld, Singapore ; Zenobia, Sutherland, Havana:ill ; Jane Roes, Kenwick, New Orleans ; Hart ley, Lord, New Orleans ; Meteor, Laurence, New York ; Columbiana, Barker, Boston ; 22d, Dryad, Hunter, Valparaiso ; Josephine, Mas ters, Tampico ; Henry Clay, Nye, New York; Tartar, Russell, Bos ton ; Broth-rs, M'lntosh , Ibrall. Off port, Paramatta, Valparaiso. wh M ie t h im p o a n t n i : 21st ult., leaky, & c., must discharge her cargo (partially damaged>to repair. . e l , .. 'Ehßer. a—Tho-Hope, Taylor, from Leghorn to New Ross, DEAL, FEB. 21.—Wind S.S.W. to S.W. 22. Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. 22d, Scotia, Strickland, China ; Ellen, St. John's. Aird. from the river, Albion, Gardner, Calcutta; Emily, Anderson, Aden; Trea surer, Clarkhill, Barbadoes ; St. James, Meyer, New York. 21. Slid. Ann Jane, Deans, Aden ; Ariadne, M'Keller, ditto. OFF FaLmouxii.—Wanderer, Ramsey, Cape of Good Hope, DUBLIN, FEB. 20.—S1d. Odessa, St. John's, New Brunswick. SHIELDS, FEB. 21.—An Italian _brig is reported to have struck on the bar in going out yesterday, and proceeded for the Humber. MILFORD, FEB. 21.—Arrd. Fanny, Robe, Bristol for Demerara, with loss of onarterboat, bulwarks, stanchions, &c., h av i ng b een in contact with a schooner, 19th inst., off Baggy Head. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY. CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY. Fresh up from Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, and all others quar ters, the arrivals of Wheat were on a yery limited scale. The at tendance of both town and country buyers being somewhat on th e Increase Abe demand for the finest parcels of b ot h red and white, was steady, and, iu some few instances, a trifle more money ob tained for such, while a good demand waseNffvea: - td The middling and inferior kinds, however, w ere a s'ioe. w sale, yot last _ week's prices were again supported. We had rather a large show of Barley, the principal portion being composed of the late unsold arrivals. Although the factors, to effect a clearance, evinced a willingness to give way in value, the Barley trade was in a very depressed state, and last week's reduced figures were with dificulty_ supported. At close of the market a clearance was not _ effected. The supply 01 Malt on offer was rather large. For tie finest corn. parcels, the sale was comparatively steady, at full . prices ; but all other kinds hung on hand, at barely previous currencies. The large arrival of Oats from Ireland produced a great glut of samples, and had a de presssing influence_upot the demand, which ruled heavy, and prices declined from 6d to Is per quarter. For Beans we had a very slow inquiry, at late rates. In Peas next to nothing was doing, yet the quotations were supported, Flour tolerably steady at late figures. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE Wheat—Essex Client, , Malt—Chevalier...... 64s to 651 Red, New: •• • sas to 68i: Oats— Yorkshire and Ditto,lVhite, Old.. 55s 681 Lincolnsh., Feed. 22s 261 Norfolk and _Lin- Potato* .... 30s 32e coin, Red.• •• • 52s 65s *roughs, and Cork, Ditto, White •,• • • 55s 68a Black . ...... 238 258 Irish, Bed •••t•• • • 5 Is 545. Cork, 'White ... • . 243 29s Ditto, White • t • • .. 53s 5 7 4. Scotch, Feed. .. • . 268 30s itye—Old •. • •••• t • • • • 368 38 8 _ Beans—Tick . ........ 34 s 41s . New. -•••••,••• 38s 40s Pige0n5.......... 43s 498 Barley—Grinding,. • • 2 4 s 25s Pease —Grey......... 388 4'lB Malting .•••,• • • 3 is 345: - Maple •••••• • • • • . 41s 44 8 Chevalier ........ 31 . 8 388 . White •••••• • • • • • 48a . 53 8 Malt—Sufiblk and .Nor- . Boilers •.••I/ • • • 54s 56 8 folk ... ... sgs 62s Flonr—Town-made .. • 558 57 8 Brown... .. . :.. .. 575 60s Suffolk ••••• • • • • • 488 49 8 Kingston and tare 638 65s srockta & Norfolk 468 40 8 FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND. Wheat—Dantzic. • • • • • 57s to 63s i Beans • • ••• • • • • • • • • • • 39s to 44s Ilarnburgh .•.• • • • 56s 62s Pease. ••••••' " " • • • • 41 8 47s Barley .-....• ••• • • • 22s 285 Flour—Amer ican a —s Oats-Now ... • ..... • • 252 27s Baltic ••• • • I eed .• ••••• • • • • • 22s 23s • SMITXPIELD. The arrivals of' Beasts from our own grazing districts were season ably good, and of very superior quality ; indeed we have seldom seen a better collection of that description of stock. The weather bein g un favourablefor slaughtering, the Beer trade w as very dull, at a de cline in the quotations of quite 2d. per albs., the highest figure for the best Scots being only- 4s 2d-per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,200 Scots, horne-breds, and short hems ; from-the northern counties, 400 short horns ; from the western and midland districts, 600 Herefords, runts, Devons, &c. ; from other-parts of England, 250 of various breeds, and from Scot- Were again very small, land, 80 Scots. The numbers of Sheep yet the Mutton- trade was excessively dull, at barely, but at nothing quotable beneath, - last week's prices. Prime small busin Lambs were ess was steady at 7s. per Sibs. In Calves, scarcely any trans acted at the late decline in value. The Pork trade was firm, and prices were well supported. - Per albs. to sink the offal. 4 I. d. to s. (1. • s. d, s. d. Inferior Beasts .. s. 2 8 210 second VOW 8 'ditto 4 6 _ wo olledditto 410 5 0 second quality ditto. 3 0 3 4 Coarse Prime large Oxen: 3 6 3 s Southdown Wethers 5 2 5 6 Prime Scots • -3 10 4 2 Ditto ont o( the wool _ Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Largo logs ••••• • 3 10 4 8 Prime small ditto - 4 8 • 5 0 Small Porkers .... 410 5 2 Suckling Calves lB 0 30 6 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 20 0 Inferior Sheep • • • 3 10- 4 4. Lambs •"• •• •• •• 0 0 0 0 SUPPLY AT ALARKET. Beasts. 1 Sheep. I Calve& 52 20 Pigs 4, 2,739 1 15,300 NEIVGATg AND zrasx•Exagezz. The arrivals Of counfry-slaughtered Meat up to our markets during the past week hafe been somewhat on the increase, though they have_ proved by no means large, the time of year considered. Notwithstanding the supplies killed in the metropolis have not been to say extensive, the general dema nd has been in a very sluggish state, and in some instances the quotations have had a downward tendency. Several carcases of foreign Beasts and Sheep have been disposed of: • BOROUGH HOP IViiiii 3 LET . On the whole, a steady business is still doing in this market, and Prices are well supplied. - The show of all kinds of hops is small. solzotran AND SPITALPIHLDS. ' , lime this day genhilint these-markets have been well suppliee with potatoes frotn most' quarters , in fair cond ition. Mos t kinds have meta dull inquiry, /Ind prices have not been supported. Our highest gudtations•must be considered almost nominal. ~"••.~.. OVER LA ND MAIL INDIA AND CHINE. THREE DAYS' FIGHTING—DECNIVB TORY OYER THH GALIND BRITISIE FORGES, Ti3DBA TAB 003M ° :: f i OF THE GOTEBSOB-liiiNOßßOob 435 10 HUGH GOUGH. An extraordinary express from llama* to mat id _,, P, ig fe of the Bombay mail of the 17th o f J anua ry, brings 7 - Q ii the important details of the three asthma which took P the 18th, the 21st, and 22d of December. The conflicts took place at Moodkee and Perez— Ig o about twenty mike Nom Ferozepore. The offacial a ce 4 have not yet been published. oS The Seikhs having passed the Sntlej in great mil: l 'Mo the 12th, 13th, and 14th of December, proceeded to attec-" ifit) post of Ferozepore, which was h e ld by John Litt-14ri about 7,000 men. After some feints, th e S e ikh tog .eg the Governor-General and the Commander-in-Ch i at , hastening to support the Ferozepore di v i s i o n at tine thirty miles per day, moved off to intercept thew. ttil In the evening of the 13th the Governor-General , Bi itish army, after a long march, had rushed Non dk r or encamped, when the Seikh army, 30,000 strong, oliraeZt iug forward and attacked. A short but severe ennmQtab sued; the Seikhs retired, leaving their guns to the Amongst the killed was General John 11PCaskil L Robert Sale was wounded, and died subsequent- I Y. isol iCi The 19th and 20th were spent by b o th arm ies in their dead, and in procuring reinforcements. o itS Sir John Littler, at the head of 5,000 men. j° ipi British on the 21st,, about sixteen miles from the 0110' rit b: British army then formed itself into four divisions, the oer under the command of Sir flugk Gough, the cen tri b ,, slf mended by Major-General W. R. Gilbert, the left 40 J. Littler, and the rear by Sir Harry Smith. Th e me clr, were commanded by Tej Singh, and had formed 1111 ‘;1 1 ments in a jungle country, which rendered the Ing v e] infantry exceedingly difficult. The Seikhs hale l out , fit ) remarkable for their artillery ; they were provide,* heavy guns, which did grea t execu ti on. Si r J. Littler /1....„ in his attack on their position. General Gilbert was in: si e ful. The first position of the enemy w as taken: the ness of the night prevented the continuance Of the es e7 O The British troops bivouacked on the ground. Th e s : r eor found out where the Commande r -i n -Chi e f an d the G °l- 0 1! General had taken their station, an d th e y opened I fire on it. The British troops rose up and drove tha t :4 o On the morning of the 22d th e fight wasrell eW is io General Gilbert stormed several parts of the enenoP :II although every effort had been made daring the 9 1 31 ,iti0 strengthen it. Thirty large guns were t a ken. Th e 01 soldiers afterwards began to collect their wounded, el bury the dead; when large bedios of cavalry S 2CI camel corps, with swivels, attacked tkem. TO a c o, artillery and cavalry had retired t o wards Fe rc ; but the infantry drove the enemy back thre e times at the point of the bayonet. Th e con test of ' l+e o 4Dl appears to have been carried on b y G enera l Gilket B eP, the Governor-General, who headed th e cen tre. e from their acquaintance with the country, peee . "` - advantages. of which they profited to the utmost' yet worked mines before their intrenchments, a nd in th e ' tut' positions, which they blew up on the approach of th e and destroyed hundreds. e i of pr Tie action of the 21st and 22d i s ca ll e d the b attl e t rozeshuhur, and is looked upon as one of the arr ir l4D eis ,, fought in India. The British tro o ps h ave ea rned th e i r praise for their bull-dog valour ; b u t some ignoran c " ° di? country or of the mode of fighting adopted by the as been alluded to as having produced an unneetes iu l t.h some of the bravest men of the army. O n the 24 ' lowing general order was published : °: " Head-quarters, Camp, Sultankha nwa ll a , Dec. -e 4 1 0° " The following order, issued to the army of thf, b , ssrA the 20th inst., is published for the information of le; " The Right Hon. the Governor-General of In d° ,.ips°,:l l , considerately tendered his services in a militarY,io l l,l will assume the position of second in command of t'. c err' "All orders and instructions issued by himhe into effect, whether issued personally, or by any stj'. be pleased to select. t he " The Commander-in -Chief is pleased to publish .00 lowing memorandum, for the information and fi l/ the army : I) C., 1945 0 $ "Camp Moodkee, 20th -tg la " Memorandum.—The Governor-General bt r .is si - ,,' L l j, nominated in the general orders of th e Comung T - ee of India as second in comm an d .1 th e arm y t ° , 1 )34 Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Hardin g e is p l 7 l t- o ots ';e4 point Lieutenant-Colonel Be nson , M a j or Bresloott, Captain Mills, Captain Hor e , Brevet-Captain tbsl Lieutenant Lake, to his gener a l anti pers on al sten e cts :dett " Lieutenant-General Sir Hen r y H ar di n g' " I ;re when these officers carry the Lieutenant-6W'; they may be recognised as office r s o f hi s s taff, v i , - . 4 ° tions, as proceeding from the Li eu t enan t-General' diately to be obeyed. " By command, "A. W. FITZROY SOMERSET, .- afa i Ge e °l. ' v. -41 :614 Military Secretary to the Governor" roc ie", On the 25th the Go vernor -G enera l issued Pinlioes which is worthy of th e hi g h est pra i se. I t is as .`" " NOTIFICATION. P l 4. a For e i gn D e p artment, Ferozepore, ith Christrnaz-day, 1845. ,iscU tm t to tl " The Gevernor-General has th e h ear tf e lt asw to l o announce to his Honour th e P res id en t in Uou r i 0. 6° ,0 army, and to the people of I n di a , th e re p u lse of . .,0 .0 4 forces in their attack on a portion of the Britisil i r; Moodkee, on the night of the 18th inst., and t qj of, bf, on the evening of the 21st and morning of tber efg olv,, 4 4l intrenched camp with 70 pieces of cannon, "v o rts';ort 60,000 men, near the village of Feroxeshuhur. P. 90 pieces o f ? the enemy's artillery have been tak br 4O . two operations. tV "These events, so glorious to the British Sro la ',,, f on... followed by the precipit a t e re t rea t o f t h e enemy t o his pride abated, and the unprovoked SO' p' the the British territory signally avenged. the '0 Governor-General cordially congratuloa mander-in.Chief, General Sir Hugh Gough, Go' n ,;tio ctkr entire success of his Excellency's rapid and en erbr dly °4 tions, in which the troops, both British and natio, i o, played, under circumstances of long-continued f_,°` the 11th inst., their accustomed discipline and vit';`,B4 tb cyn~eV " The Governer-General will rejoice in rewarur— lant exploiti of the army during this imporu l ' e asl o , t) by decorating the breasts of the victors with a To , fro', as the report of these operations shall be recei -, `:61 00 ,0 Commander-in-Chief. Incessantly engaged in st i , p his brave troops their fatigues, and showing by f aeOiS' example at the head of his tr oo p s th e v eins f privations with patience, it has been impossib l e f cellency the Commander*in-Chl e f, i n th e m idstl occupations, to furnish to the Governor-Gene" fro° report of these brilliant successes. r sin 4 3,f ; " The Governor-General, ho wever , canno t notifying to the Hon. the President in Council, 0 0 00 0 1 4 and to the people of India these results so hticitti e V. the British arms and he directs that this 13 __ rf Ol . , ‘ e l a r carefully made Gown to all the troops by v° -- _,...60y their parades, and-communicated to all the depsrl",f Government, civil and military, and that a saints 0 ", o s pr be fired from thirfort of Ferozepore this day at and at every principal station of the army as 500$ tt" tification shall be received. „ to r e elw " These grateful and h ear tf e lt acknowledri ba d s oli army for its services c anno t b e c l ose d without d)tr membering that our thanks are d ue t o Him wit ° s rtio Giver of all victory, and: without w h ose a id the " to the strong. - Y e er 4 0 4 " The Governor-General th ere f ore invites alityso subject at this station to re t urn t h an k s to .Alung" re"; ( 1.0^ day, at eleven o'clock, - for the mercies He b as erk par' vouchsafed-us, by assembling at the Governer - G e lb. b o where prayers and tha n k sgi vings will be read by .0! `.4 nor-General's chaplain. - r .6 411 "01t` " By order of the Right H on . th e Govern?",,,,reL a India. "F. CURRIE, Seereta7 to the ( s ° o3 l, 1 ,41 t, India with the Goyeener-Ge a 110 ° re I goo° A The valour of the British troops caused the majority of the turbulent Kbalsa yerg' s tb" them attempted to fortify their positions betev em r iye: and Hureeka Ghat, the p r i nc ip a l p assage o f the Ge?.t,r road Co Lahore; but hey soon abandoned th en a ; e roo r i c;" rti their commander, had auinterview with the t he ral, who refused to entifr - into any t erm s nal' re tire e a were under the Walls of Lahore. Tej Si n g h r bres l6ll 4 some of the Seiklis to au island, where he wa a , t loosSet top be U the British_ and by, his_ own c9u n t r y m en• whole of the Seikhs retired from the 11 1 -Wall t e " . the 31st of December the Governm , flenerel lowing proclamation : 0191 ), " PROCLAMATION. o , r , C 1 64 1 , 0, " BY THE BIGHT HON. THE G 0„ OVERBOR- ~ • 7,.„ ; ,,o, io ft "Foreign Departm en t,- Ferozepore, ' f as 6; di " The Lahore Government . has, without P fig i`ii3 O any declaration of hostilities, and notwithstausde etsr o ,otr o ; istence of treaty of amity and alliance, ° l f bay : l eafy the British * Government. A large Seikh a pnea orti,,, the British_territories, which has been reP"'7o t1 1 .,,°';01°4 across the Sutlej with the loss - of 91 Pi eca l s oy,'"'„Obi",i , lery, now in our possession. It beconass se c ; for I ) ,„`" t urs e - ti e fur the British Government to take measur ed IV" of this unprovoked aggression, and for Pre Ya r il- Sa . d er f r o t miler acts of treachery by the Govermneu,-, it t o ^ o it Punjaub. The British Government coati/jades to 4,, to call upon all natives and inhabitants 0 ...no ot o f have taken - service under the Lahore Gov a " . o rder, ow that service, and place -themselvee under t r t ions to dsi Governor-General of India. As- long recijctioo,ll existed bet Ween the two-states there Ir___alf;i t t, the 0 .5 natives of the one territory taking gory „" stst a do stsc?„' ment of the other; but now that' the A l 7, ,nt flip come the avowed enemy of the Govo nlll 7,. r nose "; s tri ce , o l is incumbent on all natives of Hinaosta u the tof families are under:British protection toa oye nineri tio c i the common eneiny, and jour that of the _ d es criP, own country. WI persoes of the ar t l e therefore, hereby called upon to rePa ir .„ t he BripAitmi AID the Sutlej, and to report themselves„.,, pa eteu;_,tise mi. • ties ; their interests will in all cases b e ii - Tto tha t na alloy if fit for the military service, be ta ken es of psY of tish Government, with all the adrantsg ilk e. r o th n e f Pgr a rr i ti g si t : P tie lf : ll : anees enjoyed by British soldiers. " All natives of Hindostan WhOr this proclamation, continue in the sern in Britis h be considered to have forfeited al l cur , • ,, tin try xog co tion, and will be treated as traitors to t hw mies of the British Government. ernor .Gens. „ o at "By order of the Right Hon. the GOT_ the Gove rn, ,oli " F. CURRIE, Secret fel2l.s. India with the uw og , bee° b ieh trY a are° . The preceding document is s_sul i d cafe —t upon the conduct of a regiment or • I _ o 47 o .rw i ss sre doss ;74 fused to charge the Salk)]* sinl a f this 9 , l ' esi t selves during the battle. - The deta il s ; ose regi,v,' so d v*r-sf thoroughly known, but the conduct o fidell'Yoorou:.(s. di s p ar agement:V. w est tte ed flag; tend to throw any of the rest of the army, which, r aft seiklis h ad d forts, secured the victory.. The __ 0 ( the The f b se u l t ve t s h t e h y at h t a h v e e y b w ee ou n ld di b ss ej p o po ined int b ,m7i y m def a l i j tad, N uteu 0000 . pellet' into their own country. n sev ere. _ forio In The loss to the British has bee been ' lbis t° tC.f. N"."011 0 a i rse i n s c as e o c f o t rr he ec o t ffi a c l i is r al t o d u a i s s i p w i a e c t l c h L h ae o vs : riciots. to the Gov efoor-G"er Aasa Killed : Ins Major Brosulfoot, agen t A l Infant* Captain P. Nicolson, 28th Beng n i ilt:lnati vrr :,- W4'LL°44i eu :le' r e e d n uC an aana: t . 4 C 4 Ptitin •C an 2 l) Li eutent in t- Li eu l'oot. 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