The Sun. — London, England, 1846-02-24 00:00:00

-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 pr.ii3es rather than blames the policy adopted in by Sir HENRY HARDLNGE :---"That the Governor-General was aome 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 b eYend the Sutlej--is sufficiently apparent. No r i s it at all that wonderful, or i n t h e l east degree censurable it should be so. The army assembled along the bands of marauders ; and that more than these should have assailed us, no reasonable or reflecting being could have iluaginad. The Lahore Government, indeed, by pushing on "'er ar my, drew d own on themselves the consequences they Place all thi ngs anx i ous to avert, and the ed their country at once within our grasp— „ p eo ple now an d f or ever at our f eet. S hould Pertnit the Seikhs for the present to rule over it, It west b e under such circumstances and conditions as to leave it completely at our mercy whenever it nay fulsuit ft s Summarily to deal with it. We lament the fear ''ss of life that has occurred, and hardships that have 14,,,het endured but beyond this our regrets for what has lut the PPened scarcely extend; and we most heartily rejoice t no u unequivocal evidence we possess, that from' . a t act of intimidation on our part—no casting ot eye o f covetousne s s' on th e p ossess i ons o f our neigh hasre f ,,, , our the country of the Five Rivers been placed at tiler di Looking at the position of affairs altogether, ore, we believe that the Governor-General has acted accordance with his instructions, and th a t th oug h th e Lta svie tc " a Pa have suffred severely, it was better to act en the de than begin a war without just cause. lee R The °'cloc Lo I ) CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack a, k. Th e the pre sen t at i on o f a petitions leR of of e Ea rl Sr.T . GERVANS rose and moved the second read ie-stieee• the Pacification Bill, the necessity fo r whi c h he eiee' e by quoting various statistical details from the returns ie t he Itith constabulary, showing the vast i ncrease the tre ee Which had taken place in Ireland during T he iV e t Year as compared with the year preceding. tre es „ ° ene Earl also read several letters showing the pro stated Molly Maguirism," many of the writers of which root -. !at If the Government did not interfere, the peasantry elaguirein„ self-defence be obliged to join the " Molly v icti m It was hopeless to attempt to get a col.- le th un less the witnesses were kept i n con fi nemen t Iser e ,: Police barracks until the trial was over. Set" of the cases of homicide were of the most horrible ki d Ise f ' r ulinee as the Noble Earl justly observed, " a black trete,°o(l-staiiied catalogue ;" in no instance had the perpe the t. ;,' a these atrocities been brought to justice, such was iente,4':°' inspired by these " midnight legislators." In one e:lne, 1 ; e Parties had stated that they knew the guilty per d - Snf th ,!it dared not give information until they he e d dispose it e t ,;.Property and were prepared . to t qu er it e t w h ere ceantry. iie sed tne writers stated distinctly country h parties I kee ee °len who went about the . cominiaing as t'kee,.oll for hire. The greater portion of these crimes, be„ e W hich were 137 homicides, were comitted Of armed men belonging to secret assoc m iations. Pete,: 'times, only five were committed on the persons of 4rv e tl• The sufferers in general were small farmers or clte s ants in the employment of gentlemen. These un lee • "e rue , eqh,„ e were dragged out in tees middle of the a-A Bauch maimed or murdered in the presence of their families , ; 4 144 i ;„ - ,wal the system of terror established, that the family , t te - e,,,give evidence against the perpetrators of the out 'te e .;"e Government had adopted every method in their ,'"e f r e t ; s uPPress the outrages. They had increased the po lly i t ;e l) , but in vain • and they were now compelled to It„kreeet,,e.allisiment for further power. If it was intended by e e'' (0 grapple with this evil, they could not adop_t a a llo ttutional measure than the one proposed. The 7j n , p,i,, e , s e gave the Lord Lieutenant power 1- t'c l' tte t "in any district. The second clause was ktte eq. These crimes were planned and committed e t ell tO4 i ! ( luring the night. and therefore the second claus e ij"! r i nlPortant. He 'also considered it important that t r'' ''",eee t ,ee•leutena ti t should have the power of awarding c e „," 1 ;,I 1 to the family of the murdered man, ti mitt on the barony in which the murder h h n a o d i te i n_ kb 411 41 ~ by way of fine levied by rate, from which V. 4 klh °Q 'd be exempt. It was also important t atthe police „ e el na v e the Do er of en t ering and searching public-houses. ets't violated' w - constitutional form in the trial of te see. fe no de N b : `"ey were to be tried by jury at quarteF-sessions k", 4 113 Ile would not enter at length into the na '). ; , t ,lte measure, as they must be better discussed e 4 s letTt e - ee.. .H knw that some persons attributed these 'fee „".Political feeling, but he considered the . future, ines -1474, e ut ` r r uue had diminished . in certain counties of Ireland. Voe eh ,ages were not of an insurrectionary chayecter, and 'I• ete7 e ',they were quite unconnected with polittcs. The It i ;I Of th "" had shown itself not insensible to the improve (lo:l - lli e e eondition of the Irish people, but all such mea 0* °-- c," be useless until these outrages were . put Il e:"lie l e' e l'e could be no doubt that the minute t t e e tt Ne e l e of land had led to some of those te et "'leti o '," s t't the great cause was the existence of secret he e• It was ecessary to meet the evil, • sepl,edupon necessary to meet the evil, and there 11d u pon their Lordships to sanction this mea kd Of give to the Irish peasant that feel le?thi C e ueity which the English peasant, enjoyed, / le t '"e e e ' w ° Lad enable the measures of the Government eie l e'ne r e lte l ! the social condition of Ireland to bear the Pte..' h they hoped they would produce, .but which they eeroduce until the feeling of security for life and e Oete "as restor d•He, therefore, moved that the Bill Ile sece ec i • e • le tt time. Ike e ktio s ( Pus of LANSDOWNE could not offer the slightest hats t o the progress of a Bill intended for . . the . e ) , e,far f ` 4l of the lives of her Majesty's Irish subjects , le ti u tee 'e l) :11 complaining of the early time at which the Bill seelllet f orward he thought that every day since the t° t he the session was a day lost, in not making some 'l,•. tar ts Rut an en d to suc h a l amenta bl e state of things. 1 1 4 4 '1 ti lt `" a t their Lo r d s hip s wou ld l ose no time in consi le?l% b et u rea for improving the condition of the Irish l `it l S, , e he admitt e d th a t th e measure which had been a:1 an indispensable precursor to them. He htp wee asts ' admitting and stating that this was a Bill tletlete;e'hection of the poor against a lawless system of in 101bou'r w hich was aimed against their only property, ,It u , *e el and which, if not put down would extend . to 4 1 , 4 ere,,e country, and end in the extermination Pei:llee r "' l uau of `the population, and the destruction . of ,S l ',er: t a h 'ul security. At the same time . he would im ' „iy the Government the necessity of introducing as P o ssiNe measures to ameliorate the condition of 1, 1 4 d ht t Nl. 4°,cPßAat agreed that this Bill ought not to b e "f• te e '''„e .deplor - eed that dom there should exist in any inions a state of society which, if e l lleSre — e "Y Put down, would render all attempts e tt d jeietnent the wildest fancy that it ever So d Oiy I ') the mind of man to in . iagine. • h ry h,owards Ireland was to render it an inhabitable rtkii Putting a s'on to the progress of crime, Pk.."l tlid ere trait an uninhabitable country.. He regretted that . S e ' ref th e tcontain provisions for- trying accusations in countr where juries were not subject to the N t Mai ic i`e Should like to have this provision not confined '4 'TN but extended le to the whole kingdom. In offences might be tried either locally, or It urgh r 141,.. te l . at the - option of the prosecutor. i ,")r,,„' 4 both for the prisoner and for justice, that be lie - ,'Nee e i' e 'l Where he was not known. He trusted the l e Nclite o w culd, before many days were passed, make n to this most necessary nieasure oft ht4l-ItAsi said that Cavan twelve months since, was distialletest counties in Ireland and now it was the ,kilatiet d : The disturbances began with threatening itt l Z the t ;" P e rambulation of the county by armed men, tireed that being t 4, t any -P a v t Te murder was committed., in the open day made to arrest the murderer. /4 4 4, tic), —l ' till was for the protection of the poor, 6. 4 t tc' t i i "l'ee . w in e a i e n h i ght provide for his safety by quitting WO, t the poor man could not. If the . farmer r. O ' e ave the country he could not sell his pro tlie„ t e e Purchaser would not be safe. The cause liF.cote - he ev lre 'was the existence of ribbon societies, so igs7sed exclusively of men of the humblest classes , 11 aneducated, but most mischievous, and l'titeres,„.. P er petrating any crime, however atrocious. Yq.(l/10'‘ roeasure was one necessary for the security of Per tY, and he hoped its progress would not be de 'll*"tht,vg`ii,j_s .3 f CLANRICARDE complained that himself and "ol he a cte d h a d been grossly assa il e d, b ec a u se ILY 4 °4 the Gove rnmen t t o a d o pt measures for the C44 41 t hi! and property in Ire conscientioland. us opinion He was extremely caPression of his ion uPortion of his countrymen. He must entertain T o tch , t 4 ; ot t e!, t 4 t the Irish should enjoy equal rights and pro. iiNly ttt had nothing to do with the present measure, n ee ", "5 for the protectiou of life and property. tl it t4y:" cieh'llllll)laint of the Irish farmer, that , t ou t Mo 4 ,, lll lve;: t , rcve d of the franchise, it would not Kit h j 11 , 1 4, t — „,Say, therefore you shall not be defended in t Vitee - Ng Your life and your property. He objected tviejSry f 4 Permanent measure. Arbitrary power would le t de t 7 l . / e t " a• aloe, but the period of its exercise . should th t h e le t sho,..Tas, perhaps, right that the inhabitan . ts of tli fit .th eu ",c l be fined in:which a murder was committed, yls o rklet ought that where a conviction followed, it} i u jact e ‘ d lut not to be subjected to the fine, h ,") infliet.n,g the punishment of transporta k,:l•ee:weeerevions reference to the Lord Lieutenant. i„ ti .ceiy e Were matters of detail, and so necessary tteine . C_l r te p re "" e T ile such measure, that he would not op- N 1 of stage. ~ 1 b, 418 het s e , le2tuaw thought this a most useful Bill, 146 4 1 -4 lle' t t 'ie force of the objections of the Noble let t , ° it te°llglet, however, that sonic additions might te etrete_ secure the conviction and punishment of lec4, eZleeeeleei"iurof crime. It was impossible in local 4 eci 11 ,1 111 who would convict even on the clearest iS k Y t t ""e Provision to remedy this evil was N i f it °F cLA,, ,fAarric thought the Bill would . be more ~, riti es .`'ater powers to unpaid magistrates and t‘l%,,,yeat w „l'o had greater local knowledge and i t ,, ti1 t 4 t4 1 , ,, 4 to t l i; a. ‘le district than stipendiary magistrates. 4 e hler P ' a n- of assessment for compensation, as oL l ees t 4 keu tt a`le the unpopularity of the poor-rate. Pep L Would NI kid St not oppose the measure, but -Lea r eeteet the doctrine laid down by his N'logi e eve ry Friend, that it would be ad g a Llse to give the prosecution a power k t r; AC/Imi n _ I,, i i lt ;pit s 7, whi z to trial at a distance from his Was an encroachment on the irtrial N, Of C)th British subject, and contrary to the c "nre t 811 041,1 . r the : . on. law For the sake of the Hefp -oti tak e • Public, was better that see t ,l • ll ce, and the sentence be pronounced, Nl/41 (1 . ~, 11 „ .. in s where the crime was coin -7111 th e '7,l>e•elel would in political trials yeeti°t belleveeoeeereineent almost arbitrary power. t 4 41 it POW e to e present Government would ti.er , but • ut tou r :, .ot e It entOit not to be entrusted to any o ge th i'Lle Court of eer. 'tied that it was the law of England in tih~ ai th e Queen's Bench in England C ou e r . t ve,ue in snob cases in England, but o r of s„,° l l 'luee tes Bench in Ireland now. a very anr(i)Lrbut- th.. criminal law of Scot ,kl se lee r e l.° th o I •L L arr nature, and not near st ri " Engla n rrtY of the subject as the ' 4 e i leo gi ex convi c t- Would his Noble Friend it' ha ._rao oths pi e to too of Mu , t• and Palmer te d u t h e e , he imitat e d e and within 4 p., ‘eoure o f j . ' Olt t PO Ws r usticiary had determined 1 / 4 - 0 it a „, ••° create any new offence, itei ol el of 'ellteo tfe: t . Punishment the neiglit think see h e Itnit atio e would tt o N e w o f or not be held up as Lo e be a not Op "gland and Ireland. Al t'etttl can t !'''Peea P"e the Bill, he considered that e otl stit otioe. Y measure as it was an encroach- Ge "meal " 4 , toe" Lord C A nA iou g h au , loe mutually explaiaed. wine of 'the me.ts' ures proposed HONOUR." 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Johnson, ivirso s>,/ priPc, i Pp of •vii,cerrjg . l : t o ; Li r e: or , A 5 pAY o 4 A viriloes ,n 2 O ; - FE 0 ;„ 00 , 8; rail'. C ~l 1~~ 24, 1846' P ry- if h, isfot o , - iudeP P bee n fe l C(36' a sok' er , ate THE SUN LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1846. were repugnant to his feelings, was bound to confess that he thought the Noble Earl, who had introduced it had made out a sufficient case to authorise their Lordships in arming the Government with additional powers. But measures for repressing acts of outrage, while the spirit of insubordination remained, were insufficient to meet the wants of the case. Eleemosynary relief, too, had frequently been granted to Ireland, without producing permanent bene fit. It was their duty to go to the root of the evil and to take away the source of the spirit of insubordination. This was not the time to discuss what these measures *tight to be; but if, before the third reading of the Bill, they had no general outline given to them of a comprehensive measure of general policy, it would be the duty of the House to record its opinion of the necessity of coupling with this measure some other measures 'of the nature of those to which he had alluded; and if no other Noble Lord undertook the task, e should on the third reading bring forward a resolution pledging the House to inquire into the cause of the evils of the present state of Ireland, and to provide a remedy for those evils. He thought the provision for levy ing a line on that district in which crime was coin mitted a proper provision, but he trusted their Lord ships would not consent to this law without the addition of a'clause limiting the time of its operation, and he thought that the clauses relating to persons out between sunset and sunrise required some modification. The Marquis of WESTMEATII supported the Bill, which was read a second time, after which their Lordships adjourned. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. Several railway Bills were read a second time and ordered to be committed. On the motion for the second reading of the Bilston Gas Bill, Mr. R. SPOONER moved that it be read a second time that day six months. After a short discussion the amend ment was withdrawn, the Bill read a second time, and ordered to hie committed. Petitions were presented against the enrolment of the militia, .and also against the free-trade measure of the Go vernment. Mr. ESTCOURT gave notice of his intention, to-morrow, to bring under the consideration of the House an error in the report of the Sub-Committee with respect to the West Riding Union Railway Bill, and to move that the Bill brought in founded on that report be annulled. Lord SANDON gave notice of his intention, after Easter, to bring in a Bill relative to the prisons in, and the jurisdiction of, the city of London. Sir R. PEEL, in answer to a question from Sir R. ING.Lts, said that dispatches had been received by the Government relative to the war in India; that these dispatches bore out generally the statements of the morning papers of this day, that a great victory had been gained by the valour of the British troops, but, he was sorry to say, with considerable loss. The particulars of these dispatches would be published in an ex t raordinory Gazette probably this evening. The Right Hon. Baronet, in answer to a question from Mr. O'Cox WELL, said that the Government proposed bringing in, several Bills with respect to Ireland during the present session, but it was not proposed to give those nteasures precedence of the measures now under the consideration of the Houte. The Government proposed to bring in a Bill to encourage the im provent of land in Ireland. They also proposed to introduce other Bills to amend the law respecting the registration of county voters in Ireland, and the mode of holding elections in that country; an alteration was intended to be proposed with respect to the franchise. With respect to the Municipal Corporation Bill that would be introduced by the Govern ment, the effect of it would be to assimilate the municipal franchise of Ireland as much as possible to that of England. SirJ. GRAHAM, in answer to a question from Mr. O'CON NELL, said there would be no objection to lay before the House the papers asked for by the Hon. and Learned Mem ber relative to the execution of Bryan Seery. Mr. E. BULLER then resumed the adjourned debate on the Customs' and Corn Importation measure. He advocated the measure of the Government, believing that protection meant nothing more nor less than this—benefit to one class of society at the expense of the rest. Although he had five points to cavil at in the Government measure, he felt that the carrying of it was of such importance that he should give it his hearty support. Captain BATESON would give the measure his most deter mined opposition. No man lamented more than he did the failure of the potato crop in Ireland, or would be more ready to support a measure that would have the effect of relieving the misery of that country, but it was a mockery to say that a measure like the present, which would have the effect of depreciating the price of the agricultural produce of that country, would have th a t effect. In twelve months' time, if the proposed measure passed, the whole pro duce of Ireland would be driven out of the English market by foreign competition. He still retained the motto of his county, " No surrender." Mr. MONTAGUE GORE would give the measure of the Government his decided and most strenuous support. He had no fear for agriculture from the competition of other countries. He would not support the measure if he thought it was conceded to agitation or fear; he believed that it was conceded from no such cause, but from a just conviction of its necessity. Mr. R. A. FITZGERALD heard with great pleasure the speech of the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Govern ment the other night; he concurred with every part of it, and would give the measure his decided support. He was glad to see that the Government intended to introduce mea sures to improve the condition of Ireland. He believed if the Noble Lord the Member for London and his party were in power they would be enabled to do great good for Ireland. Captain LOCKI Ass opposed the proposition. They were not called upon to pass a sweeping measure of the kind to avert a casual calamity. Sir G. CLERK advocated the measure. He thought if Hon. Members looked to what had been passing in the country for the last twenty years, they would come to the conviction that the Government were not pursuing a new or overstrained policy in proposing the adoption of those mea sures. He felt convinced, if the measure passed, not a single acre of land in the country would be thrown out of cultiva tion by the importation of corn from Russia, or any other part of the world ; but that the agricultural part of the com munity, as well as the commercial, would be benefited by it. Mr. LIDDELL wanted to know if there had been no change in the policy of the Government in bringing forward this measure ; why the Noble Lord, the Member for the City of London, sat on the other side of the House, and why the Noble Lord, the Sec. etary for Ireland, had gone back to his constituents at Nottingham, and was likely to lose his seat. He considered the assertion of the Right Hon. Baronet who had just addressed the House most startling, and not founded on fact. A great change had taken place in the policy of the Government, the introduction of the present measure was a revolution on their former policy, one, as he believed, calcu lated to do immense injury to the country, and he should, therefore, give it his determined opposition. He did not pretend to say that the corn-laws as they at present existed should be maintained, but as long as he was a Member of that House he should contend that they ought to exist in a modified form. • Mr. Hurr supported the Government proposition, be lieving that the only measure that could relieve the dis tresses of the country was a repeal of the corn -laws. Captain I;IAJUiIe opposed the Government measure. Mr. MONCKTON MILNES bad never refused ti do justice to the Hon. Gentlemen opposite whenever they had brought , forward measures which he conceived to be for the benefit of the country, neither was be inclined to judge the present Ministers so harshly as some of his Hon. Friends seemed inclined to judge them, and seeing the great alterations which had taken place in the opinions of all those connected with political life, on the subject of the corn-laws, he thought that great allowances oug ht to be made for the Minis ter. It was for the House to decide whether a statesman should be permitted to modify his opinion, or whether the country should be exposed to the danger of perpetual changes. But he considered there were two questions—the one the secular rejection of the revenues of the Irish Church, and the other the repeal of the corn-laws, whichthe present Gevernment,was precluded upon principle from considering. Under existing circumstances he could only look upon the Govern men t of the Right Hon. Baronet as a Government ad interim to carry this measure, existing by the permission of its oppo nents. He gave his support to this measure, net because be had any confidsmce in the Government of the Right Hon. Baronet, but because he felt conscientiously bound, in accord ance with his principles, to repudiate the doctrine of protec tion as laid down by the agricultural interest. He had always considered the corn-law as a temporary measure, and he felt that the time was now come for its removal. He did not believe that the great relief would be afforded by the repeal of these laws which Hon. Gentlemen expected, neither did he think that the fears of those opposed to • the measure would be realised, Comparing the habits of life and the physical powers of the English labourer with those of the foreign labourer, he was not of opinion that the English labourer would suffer from the change; indeed, he could not suffer, for his wages were already reduced in agricultural districts to the lowest possible point, and if the wages of the agricul tural labourer in Yorkshire were higher than those of the same labourer in Northamptonshire, it was because of the contiguity of Yorkshire to the manufacturing districts. He believed the tenant;Tarmers would suffer by the change rnol-e than any other class. The Hon. Gentleman then complained of the attacks which had been made on the landlords by the League, and co ntended that the land was let much below its real value, and that by these changes the landlords might be, tempted to become mere manufacturers of corn. He trusted, however, that they would not give way to the temp tation, and although they might suffer temporary pecuniary loss, yet they would maintain their position as the great supporters of the safety and permanency of this mighty em pire. On the motion of Lord INGESTRE the debate was then ad journed until to-morrow. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'clock. 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 from the ducal retirement of Clumber—Lord Lutcoue presented himself upon the hustings of Newark on Saturday night, and, according to the show of bands, was re-elected the representative of South Nottinghamshire. Though we would be the last to desire any family quarrels to date themselves from the glorious struggles for freedom of commerce which are now visible in this country—though we are as desirous as any one else not to aid by one single ex pression in embroiling parties so nearly allied as the two noble personages above mentioned, we cannot but rejoice that the manifesto to which, three days ago, we directed attention, has not deterred Lord Luecous from coming forward as a tho rough advocate for the abolition principles. The Quixotism of the strawberry-leaf aristocrats ; the bold asseverations of RICHMOND, and MARLBOROUGH, and BUCKING/JAW, seemed to imply the impossibility of any greater extravagance on the part of those haughtiest of hereditary dignitaries. When, however, his Grace of NEWCASTLE, fired with a patriotic trepidation for his rent-roll, has the consummate hardihood to oppose the expressed prerogatives of Englishmen by dic tating to a constituency the merits of this candidate and the demerits of his opponent, all the previous achievements of his fellow-autocrats wither into insignificance, Although a contemptuous laugh might have been first excited by the half-whimpering, half-frenzied language employed by his Grace, although a momentary chuckle may have ensued upon a first perusal of that most unscholarly and un dignided proclamation, our sincerest disgust was excited by the selfishness which embittered every adjective, 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 Clumber charged his blunderbuss to the muzzle, at the risk of an explosion which might materially damage hiinself. 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, 1--b is scarcely satisfied with the renown of invisible interference— he must proclaim his culpable movements with foolscap and goosequill ! Oratory has asserted the imomeities of a landed oligarchy; literature must be taxed for Oa same heroic porpoee. A boon to the few must be preserved by a eontinuance of an injustice to the many: what so appropriate for the enforcement of this necessity, as bad grammar, bad humour, bad iaete, 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 ? Wele 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 audsympathies 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 that Lord Luicomf 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 LaNcoi..)( 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 sure'y 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 api earance 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 p )licy. 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 sonic 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 deibe ration. After a long discussion 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. NARVA.EZ, 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 dissolution. 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% 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 approach announced, by his lieutenants Ben Salem and one of the many Bou Mazas. Both of these were beaten, and their followers dispersed. The Bou Masa 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 ho 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 6th inst. 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 Bogbar to the south-west, and he is every moment expected on the plateaux of flamza to the east. If the Emir was at the head ef regular tr,ops, 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 ef the Isser—while General Yousouf, on the other hand, who has been sent in pursuit of Abd-el- Kader, with 600 cavalry, must, it appears, drive his 500 or 600 horse back upon the threes of the Marshal or General Gentil. But can any success be hoped for, even ef the best combined tactics, against an enemy so evanescent ? Many military men consider the sally made by Abd-el-Kader towards the very heart ef 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 is a position surrounded by the Marshal on the south, General Gentil on the west, the sea on the north, and General Yousouf in close pursuit of lihn ; so- that he has nothing left but 'to continue on his way to the east and throw himself into the province of Constantina. To any other than himself such a move ment would be impossible. The province ef Constantina has long been worked upon by his emissaries. It is much agitated by his ex pected arrival." The Messager of Saturday contradicts to 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 hn the journals, sad, far from conceiving any alarm for the environs of this last-named city, there is every reason to believe, on the contrary, that it was the appearance of Ben Salem on the Isser, that gave rise to the belief that Abd-el-Kader, deceiving all the columns in pursuit of him, had approached Fondeuk. Only one report has arrived since those which have been published ; and this gives complete assurance as to the province of Constantino, the population of which is represented is 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 Messitger. It in fact rather takes a gloomy view of affairs : " 'rho 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 Kabyles of the Jurjura, fbr 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 Bess Salem's attack. Two days after, Abd el-Kader, arriving from the desert by Harnett, crossed the Isser below the bridge of Ben Hini, ten leagues from Fondouk and twenty leagues from Algiers, but is place of pushing forward on the road of Fondouk, he de ,cended 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. Atd-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 these:unfortunate 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 er 600 horse. The Governor- General, General Bedeau, General Marey, General d'Arbouville, manceuvred 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 Oiled-Corso, was not there at the moment when the pro vision in question was realised, tract his advantage over Ben Salem turned fatally against us and our allies. There was also a re serve at Blidah at the commencement of the campaign, but General Comte= had a short time back received orders to quit Blidah with it aTuTPrOCeed towards Medeah. Orders have been sent to him to return in all haste to Blidah. 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 100 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 material in running after Aixi-el-Kader wherever he chooses to lead us, and where we follow with difficulty, without any probability of ever being able to come up with hlm, 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 Malouia in Mo rocco, to overturn the political establishment which he endeavours to found there, is the plan, it is said, which has teen proposed for 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 objects.mp tit c policy serious ria hpuirsaees; prevents that it st A i t uu l g ssp e rna r i e. :v a r. ieen : a — rts cl e y fbu i r n sni o f r iri e ., i t , 11 accomplishinga n a milliard ( i 4 n 0 a ,000,0 1. 00: It sterling), sue the expense it costs us is g on t ly he ou v r ie le w as us t o a lj d ect e l . o u n py . os l i 'l e ie r 100,000 e %O v f e . organisation of our army. It prevents us fz um allocating a year to the reduction of taxation, which would add to the receipts of the Treasury by increasing its proiuce. It prevents us from executing public works which would enrich the country, and frein making improvements in the administration or 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 terlltlebedei6scmuess idccciedges a t ry h f t a h t e u r r e e fo p r r e o , s t p h e a r t i ty w a e n ds should e d p e d u e d s e is n t c efrootm our France.s 81014 Sand our miserable rivalry, to occupy yourselves with our African possesSiOni, atiti for this purpose we require to be roused by the ac • count of some unfortunate disaster, or by a dispatch containing the account of some revolting and unnecessary act of cruelty 1 To what 'conclusion wilifsuch a course lead us ?" • Notwithstanding these sinister accounts, the French funds continuo tiflll. The Three pgFepota, closed on the Paris Bourse on Saturday at 84f. 65e. I the Five per Cote t 123 f. 40c. ; the Orleans Railroad shares, 1,320 f. ; Konen, 1,047 f, 50c ; Great Northern, 773 f. 75c. ; lEevre, 740 f.; Avignon, 1,007 f. 50a.1 VierZon, 710 f.; Bordeaux, 652 f. 50e.; Boulogne, 547 f. 50c. • Troyes and Montereau, 450 f, ; 253 f. 75c. ; Pieppe, 477 f. 50c.; :Strasburg, 555 f.; Tours and Nantes, 591 f. Passives, 6 munesue Debt, 32_ . . Ms Wowing are tke tinottitions for other lines:—Lyon and Avignon (Talabot), 510 f. ; Ditto (Legointe), 505 f. ; Ditto (Corn- Meridionale), 502 f, 44. ; Ditto (definitlVOL 65f.; Bordeaux and Cette (Mackenzie), 503f.500. ; Ditto (Espeleta), 410 L ; Charleroi (Kysaen's), 497 f. 50c. ' • Caen (Delamarre, 5021, Dimisztuxs, FEB. 16.—Marseilles and. Avignon, 982 f. 500. Lym, rgp, 19.—Paris and Orleans, 1,226 f. 25c. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,051 f, ; Orleans and Yierzon, 725. BUSINESS DONE IN FOE EftlN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK. EXCHANGE, Fps. 21. Boulogne and Amiens, 11% —Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie), 2)4—Ditto (Espeleta), 2 t j —Dutch Rhenish, 6% —(treat Northern of France Constituted, 15)4—Great Western Bengal, % —Luxembourg, 24 —Paris and Rouen, 4034 —Rouen and Havre, 30— Sambre and Meuse, s)4—West Flanders, 4%. VICTORY OF FEROZEPORE.—At half-past nine o'clock last evening the Park and Tower guns fired a royal salute In honour of the glorious vietsry obtained over the Seikhs by her Majesty's troops and those of the Hon, Nftst India Company under the com mand of Sir Henry Hardinge, Gov eopr.General of India, and Sir Hugh Gough, Commander-in-Chief in that country, Qn the 18th, 21st And 22d of December last, at Ferezepore. kiNg IKA,Tgny's SHIP QIIEEN.—We find in the Naval Intelligence, Appearing In the Times of Thursday, from its Ports mouth Correspondent, an artigla in reference to the desertion of seamen from H. M. S. Rodney, which Is Impided to the tyran nical conduct of the officers on board. We know nothing of the correctness or incorrectness of this statement, but we do know from inquiries we have instituted, that alio- 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. Wo 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 egniluct of officers, is grossly unjust to the highly humane and universally esteemed captain, Sir Henry Leeks, end the officers who co.opernte with him in the efficient and seamanlike management of the ship. lgC) nign can possibly be more indulgent than fir Henry, no man Can possibly meat the strongest gratitude of his crew more than he, and Jack is aqt the so rt stf keing to forsake the ship in which lie is well treated, for a mere crotebgl. t,ll - !.en who have bad the opportunity of bet tering themselves have certalillY Otained the kind consent of the captain to do so, but we repeat, there has been IP 4ehertlen. Here, the state of the Queen, and the amiable disposition 431 the captain p 4 deers are so well known, that the absurdity of the paragraPh con veys its Own eantradiction. But m i i n g j h t t ist b ic e e h t i o du th ee eT, el a se n w d h as ere r , eg it ar i d s t Oat we au then gbiervatiouL — DenvortinaTendcnt. the wrong impress en I.ch MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS, (From The Sun of Last Night.) 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 Mall, has been the subject of almost exclusive conversation in the City among the merchants, bankers, and others. And there is an unanimous 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 band, and there is not anything known upon mer cantile affairs beyond that commnuicated through the medium of the press ogndia of the condition of the general markets—Calcutta, Bombay, &c. In the City this morning there are not any later advices at hand from,Canada, or other portions of British North America. The Consol Market has been rather flat this morning, probably arising from the serious loss sustained by the forces in India. Money is rather more in request to-day. Consols for to-morrow have fallen from 96 to 95%, and for the Accoant from 96 to 95% sellers. Exchequer-bills are heavy at 375. premiun ; East India Bonds at 38s. premium; the Reduced Three per Cents. at 96!6, and the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. at 98. In the Foreign Funds there has been comparatively little business tran3acted this morning. There is at present scarcely any disposi tion to speculate in the continental or in the other bends. 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 ; Veneauela, at 45 ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are at 9filA%:. ' The' iictivity displayed by the ♦arious Committees appointed by the House of Commons preliminarily to investigate the several railway projects, in order to ascertain if the standing orders have been com plied with, is a matter 'of satisthction in the Railway Share Market. The sooner the fact is known how many Bills are likely to pass tk session the better. The market for Shares has not been geed this morning, as the annexed prices will show. ONE CLOSING BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. Three per Cent. R e d uced Annuities .. • • 96 % iti 96% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. • • 96 95 % 95% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 98% 97% 98 98 'Milt Bonds, 1,000/. . .. .. .. .. Ditto, under 1,0001. .. .. .. .. 38 38 Consols for Account .. .. .. . 96 95% 95% Exchequer Bills. I%d. ...)%d. __ i,oool. .. . 5001. .. . Ditto, Small 37 .- -- pm. _ __ _... .._ pm. --.-- - pm. CLOSING PILICES. 83N 40% 3% 22 3114 16% ONE FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 8234 83% Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent Equador Bonds .. Grenada, 1 per Cent Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, Deferred .. 16% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. Ditto, 3 per Cent .. .. • • 58 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 2734 Ditto, for the Account .. 2734 Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. .. 45 Ditto, Deferred .. 14 34 Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 59 34 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 95% % PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING DONE AT RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. Birmingham and Gloucester.. .. 100 ....125 • • 125 Bristol and Exeter 70 86 ..... 85 Caledonian .. .. 10 .... Ditto Half Shares .. 2% •• • • 3% ..... Ditto Extension .. • • • • 2% •• • • 2 %•••• • • • • Chester and Holyhead .. 20 • • 21 % %22 .. Churnet and Blythe .. 2 .. • • 1% Direct Northern .. 234.•,. Dublin and Galway .. .. • • 4 •• • • 4% 4.... .... Eastern Counties .. 141. 165. 21 34% ...... Ditto New .. 81. 16s. .... Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61 I3s. 4d. ....... Ditto, ditto, No. 2. Cl. I3s. 4d. p • . Ditto, York Extension .. 10s. .. . 34 ....... Eastern Union .. .. 25 .... ........ _ Do. Ipswich & Bury St.Edmunds 634 8% „. • 8 1 4 Do. Extension to Norwich ..234 .... 3 1 4 East Lincolnshire .... 234 • . Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50 .... 76 ...... 76 Ditto 34 Shares .. • • 5 •• • - 16 ..... 16 Goole, Doneast., and iheflield. &c. 425. p. 1 p Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) I% 134 %.„ 1 Great North of England . • • Great Western 85 •• .. 150 ex div. .... 150 x d Ditto; Fifths .. 20 .. 3334 d Hull and Selby .. .. 50 .... 106 ..... • 106 Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth 2 .... Lancaster and Carlisle • • •• 35 ••• • • • ... ..... 56% Ditto, New .. .. • • ••5 • • 10% 10% Leiceste' and Birmingham .. 225. .... % die • •• % die Leicester and Bedford ...• ••• • • • 225• •• • • 34dis ..... . dis London an i Birmingham ~.. .100 .. • . 222 220 ex div.. 223 x. d. Ditto Quarters .. .. • • • • 2 .. •. 27 ~ .. • ... 2734 London tad Brighton .. .• 50 .... 65 34 3 < sadly 65% xd Ditto, Consol. Eighths • • • • 4 0 •• • • 55 54 5334 Ditto ditto Fifths .. • • •• 20 •• • 30 London and Croydon .. .. 131. 15s. 9d. 22 22 Ditto, Guarant. Five per Cent 9 „ 10 London and Greenwich .. 121. 15s. 4d. 9 34 14 London and South- Wes'ern .. 411. 6s. 10d. 774 78 77.... 77 Dttto, Consolidated Eighths .. 28 .. • . 4234 .. •• 42% Ditto, New . . • • • • • 12 % •• • • 23% 23% 3 3i% ~ondop and York .. 3g • %. '• •' Lynn and Dereham .. • • • • 5 •• • • 4N Manchester and Leeds .. 82 .. Ditto Extension — 42s 'Manchester and 14irmingham .. 40 . . Ditto, Quarter Shar e s (B) • • 2 .... 10 ...... Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) • . 1 .... Manchester and Southampton • • 2 .. • 234% Midland ..100 .. • . 148 Newcastle and Darlington Juliet. 25 .... 45 44 Ditto, New .. .. • • • . 1 .... 10% ........ Ditto, New, Brandling . 20 . Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 10 .. • . 22 ......... NeWry and Enniskillen 234 34 Newark, Shefileld,,and Boston .. 2% %....... North British .. 173 .. • • 27% .......... Ditto, Dilkeith 25 .......... Ditto, ditto .. 5 .... 6% 6 North Kent and Direct Dover .• 2% 3 North Staffordshire .. 425. .. • . 43%p•• • • • • 3% p Norwich and Brandon .• 18 .... 26 x d........ 26 x d Northnipton,Banbury,&Cheithm. 2 .... % . 1% Oxfd.,Worcester, & Wolverinuptu. 123 .... 14% ...... Preston and Wyre .. • • •• 25 .... 343 .... ••• • • • 343 Richmond .. .. • . .. 10 .... 1634 IWO) , and Huntingdon 2 .. •. • • Scottish Central .. . 75 15 1 4 ... . 15% Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2%.... 3 3b 2% 334 Shropshire Union .. 425. % dis % die South Midland .. .. 425..... 2%% p 2% p South Eastern and Dovor .. • . 33% .... 3iiL4 . ........ Do., New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 10 .. . 11 De., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2 34 3% 1 4 South Wales .. .• • . .. 5 .. . 534 Teen and Dove Valley.. 1%.... 1 Trent Valley .• • • • • • S .. • . 26 1 % % Treut Valley and Holyhead June. 2% York and North Midland Ditto, Half Shares .. 25 .... 48% .... Do. E. and W. Riding Exten... 1 •• .. 10 !1% 67 p - ••• a 4 p.... 4% p FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bottlogrio and Amiens .. 10 .... 11N % Bord., Toul., & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .• 2 .... 23( Central of Spain • • .. • . 2 .... 1 Dutch Rhenish .. • . 5 6% ...... East Indian . • • • ss. ••.. . . Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 .. 15 % %•••• • • • • Louvain and JelnePPe .. 4 . ... . .... Luxembourg .. 4 2 44 .. Namur and Liege .. • . 4 .... ... •.. 3 . • • Orleans and Bordeaux .. 6 .... .. •• Paris and Rouen .. • • .. 20 .... 4054 MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered 7% 2% 148 MARKET NE WS.-(YESTERDAY CORN-EXCZ.A.NO Fresh up from Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, and all others quar ters, the arrivals of Wheat were on a very limited scale. The at tendance of both town and country buyers being somewhat on the increase, the demand for the finest parcels of both red and white, was steady, and, in some few instances, a trifle more money was ob tained for each, while a good demand was effected. The middling and inferior kinds, however, were a slow sale, yet 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 the close of the market a clearance was mot effected. The supply of Malt on offer was rather large. For the 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 infiuence upon 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 IM} Wheat—Essex & Kent, Red, New • • . • 56s to 68s Di tto,White, Old • • 66s 68s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red..... 52s 65s Ditto, White.. • • .. 55s 68s 'ERIAL MEASURE • • 844 to 65i Oats Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feed. 2211 261 Potato* •. • • 301 32, Youghal• and Cork, Black . 23s 25s Cork, White 24s 29s Scotch, Feed. . . 30s Beans—Tick . 34s 41s Pigeons • . 436 49s Pease—Grey . . . •• • • 384 Cs Maple ... . ...... . 41s 44s White ..... 45s 53s Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk •••• • • 45. 493 Stocktn & Nortblk 46s 4S [ rish, Red ........ 51s 54s Ditto, Whits .. .. .. 533 57s tlye i7 Old .. .. .. .. .. .. 36s 38s _ New. • • • 38s 40s Barley—Grinding..... 24s 25s Malting . Chevalier .... •• •• 37s 38D 3falt—Suffolk and Nor- folk .. .. .. ••• • • • 58s 62s Brown ... •..• • • • . 57s 60s Kingston and Ware 63s 65s FOREIGN GRAIN Ali Wheat—Dantzic.. 576 to 63s D FLOUR IN BOND. Beans .......... Ses to 441 Pease. . . . Flour—American Baltic .• • . • • • • • • • Hamburg .. 56s 62s Barley -••••• •• • • •• 22s 28s Oats--New •• • • 253 27s ) sea .. 22s 23s The arrivals of Beasts r Er rom T ou li r orwinEgrttg 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 being un favourable for slaughtering, the Beef trade was very dull, • ruendtss,,aDndeviroonisn, Scot land, figure re a dfoer cline in the quotations of quite 2d. per 81 W b s' re bt a iri g ee al i l ig v i l e ry t small, yet at barely, but at nothing the best Scots being only 4s 2d per Albs. From Norfolk, Su ff olk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,200 Scots, home-brecls, and short ho rn s ; from time northern counties, 400 short horns ; from the .searTheeelyPork trade was firm, and small Lambs were any business was trans. western and midland districts, 600 Herefords t f rhoeil Mutton ot o ke r Scots.p t a r r a t a s eT e hw f l England , eaasst numbers ve excessively ek , 2 50 prices. various rl o sc f hedseu.elpl , Prime quotable beneath, a st e r e d d y a a t t ti 7 i s e . prices were well supported. Per 61b0. to s 8. 4. 0. d. I. cl, to s. d Inferior Beasts .• •• 2 8 210 Second quality ditto 4 6 4 8 . 3econd quality ditto. 3 0 3 4 Coarse - woolledditto 410 5 0 late per Bibs decline I n i in Cafes, Prime largo Oxen.. 3 6 3 8 southdown Wethers 5 2 5 6 Prime Scots .. •... 3 10 4 2 Ditto out of the wool _ Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Large l'! orkers ..ogs ...... 310 4 .. II ['rime small ditto .• 4 8 5 0 Small 1 410 6 inferior •• '• •• 0 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. • • I Sheep. I Calves. i Pigs. 15,300 5 2 204 Ink the °Md. Beasts. 2,739 this market, and his is small. 13031tOUGS HOP MARRXT. On the whole, a steady hUsiness is still doing in prices are well supplied. The show of all kinds of BOROUGH AND SPrrAXMIBLDs. Since thil day se'nnight these M ar k et, have beett well supplied with potatoes from most quarters, in fair conditi on. Most kinds have met a dull inquiry, and prices have not be e l l supported. Our highest quotations must be considered almost nominal. NEVIGATIL.A.ND LXILDIIIont &mu The arrivals of country-slaughtered Meat up during the past week have to our markets been somewhat on the inerease, 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 demand has been in a ver y sluggish state, and in some Instances the quotations have h a d a downward tendenuY, tif3.1'4141 oaresmes of foreign $ 00 .e. 4 and sheep have been disposed of. WOOL. The imports of Wool have beckon a very limited scale during the past week, via., about 300 bales. The public sales of foreign and colonial wools are now progressing. About 3,3 00 hales have passed the chair, out of which ;Out 3,000 have found buyers at, in some stances, a slight decline in the quotations, The qua lity of the Au s . 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. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen will hold a Privy Council to-morrow (Wednesday), at Buckingham Palace. The Council is appointed at three o'clock in the afternoon. Her Majesty and Prince Albert took their accustomed early walk yesterday, in the royal gardens. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Bowles and Colonel Wylde, visited Captain Siborne's Waterloo Models, at the Egyptian Hall, yesterday. The visit was quite private, the models having been dosed to the public on Saturday. His Royal Highness expressed much pleasure in examining those historical works, and examined them minutely. Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice were taken airings yesterday, in the royal gardens of Buckingham Palace. The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the performance of the French plays with their presence yesterday evening. The Royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Canning, Hon. Miss Stanley, Earl of Warwick, Colonel Arbuthnot, and Colonel Wylde. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George Couper, Bart., also honoured the performance with their presence. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Major Stephens, presided yesterday evening at the German Hospital dinner. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Royal High ness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House. Summonses were issued yesterday morning to the Cabinet Minis ters to attend a Council, at half-past two o'clock, at the Foreign office. The Ministers who assembled were Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Buecleuch, the Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Aberdeen, Sir James Graham, Mr. Secre tary Gladstone, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Ellen borough, the Earl of Ripon, Lord Granville Somerset, the Earl of Dalhousie, the Right Mon. Sidney Herbert, and the Earl St. Germans. The Council sat two hours, Mr. Murphy, the Mexican Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Mr. Cunard had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exche quer yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street. Dispatches from the Governor of Hong-Kong were received yes• terday at the Colonial-office. Viscount Jocelyn had an interview with Sir Robert Peel yesterday, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE TA T TERSA L VS—Thom:DA L Thd few changes that arose in the course of a very dull afternoon were confined to the Chester Cup, for which Sweetmeat, who was in general demand, became the leading favourite. At the close, 20 to 1 was not obtainable. Mermaid and Whinstone were at a dis count on last week's prices, and Best Bower was not in much request. A few backers of Fitzallen and Cataract, but no material change in the quotations; a slight Improvement M Tibthorpe, and a decline in Spithead and Malcolm were the only alterations in the Derby betting. Very little was done. Last prices : CHESTED, CUT. 9 to 1 agst Wadlow's lot 7 to I agst the three year olds—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Sweetmeat—taken freely 22 to 1 agst Lord Mulles Mermaid—taken and aft. offered 23 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Best Bower 25 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Whinstone—taken and aft. offered 28 to I agst Mr. E. IL Clark's The Baron 30 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free 33 to 1 agst Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzallen—taken and aft. offered 33 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Cataract—taken and aft. offered 40 to 1 agst Mr. Thonspson's Hope—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Copeland's Arthur 40 to 1 agst Mr. Knox's Colleen Dhas 45 to 1 agst Mr. Ongley's Roderick. 1000 to 20 agst Mr. Davies's Redstreak—taken 50 to I agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Sorella 100 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's The Libel. DERBY. 9 to 2 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting 15 to I agst Gen. Shubrick's Brocardo—taken and aft. offered 22 to I agst Col. Anson's lago 30 to 1 agst Mr. E. Peel's Spithead—taken 30 to I agst 'Mr. W. Scott's Tibthorpe—taken 33 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsay's Malcolm 35 to I agst Mr. O'Brien'. The Traverser—taken 40 to I agst Mr. D. Cook's Fancy Boy—taken 50 to I agst John Day na. Nutleaf—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Revelry colt—taken. OARS. 8 to 1 agst Forth's lot 11 to 1 agst Sir C. Monk's Vanish 18 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Cuckoo—taken 20 to I agst Mr. Littledale's Fantastic —taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. aulley's Mendicant. LIVERPOOL STEHPLE CHASE. A few small investments were made at 7 to 1 each agst Lance and St. Leger ; 9 to 1 agst Eagle ; and 12 to 1 agst Vitula. TALLOW. This tnarkat is firm fp 1.43 prices, but the trade is gill inclined to buy sparingly. Really tine T. 0.11 4 ; Cgutraist T, C., 42s lad ; and there Are Apeettlattve fliers At 42., 6A. Min TAllevy, 4,41. utt yea. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS MANCHESTER, FEB. 21. STOCK ExcnAmaz.—The sales are -Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, &e., 245. 641. dis.—Eastern Counties, 21% —Great Grimsby and Sheffield, p. cash —Huddersfield, Halilax, and Bradford, 3 p.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, % dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 2% p. cash—Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester, 8% p.—Liverpool, Oriaiskirk, and Pres ton, 3% p.—London and Manchester (Rastrick), dis.—Manches ter and Birmingham, Quarters (C), p.—Manchester and Leeds Extension, 3% p.—Manchester and Southampton, p.—Preston and Wyre, 34% —Ditto, Halves (A), 4 7-16 P.—South Eastern and Dover, Consolidated Halves, 18s. 9d. p.—West Riding Union, 3% P. —Blackburn and Preston, 5% p.—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 11% p. eash—Sheffield and Lincoln Extension, p..—Shrewsbury and Bir mingham, p. LEEDS, rms. 21. Sxocx EXCHANGE.—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), 6% p.—Newcastle and Darlington Junction, Brandling, 18 p.— Ditto, ditto, Extensions, p.—York and North Midland Exten sion, 325.—East Lancashire, No, 2 (late Accrington), 4% p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 16%—Ditto, New Extensions, 2% p.—North British, New Carlisle Branch, 2% Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhamp ton, 14—Direct Northern, 2% —West Riding Union, 31. 11s.—Brad ford, Wakefield, and Midland, 14s. dig. —Lancashire and North York shire, par—Leeds and Liverpool Direct, 20s. dis.—Leicester and Bir mingham, 7s. 6d. die. SHEFFIELD, Fza. 21. Irma Excusltoz.—The sales are—Grimsby and Sheffield, 1416 — Ditto, Railway and Dock, 6 w —Grand Union (Nottingham to Lynn) Bs.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, Extension, 2% —Sheffield, Bux ton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe, 14s. 6d.—West Riding Union, 5%. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, FEB. 21. STOCK Excusitax.—The sales are—Direct Northern, par--Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1% p.—Leicester and Tamworth, dis. —Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 17 a p. HULL, Fax. 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Blackburn, Darwen, aid Bolton, 61. 16s. 3d —North British, Carlisle Branch, 21. 17s.—Ar magh, Coleraine, and Portrash, 245.—Bradferd, Wakefield, and Mid land, I%—Great North and South Wales and Worcester, 14s. dis.— Hull and Lincoln, Os. dis.—Malton and Drifileld Junction, 2% West Riding Union, 4%. YORK, FRB. 21. EITOCY EURANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, 1% —Grand Union, I % —lpswich and Bury, —Newcastle and Berwick, 21%—Newcastle and Darlington Extensions, 10% — North British, Carlisle Extension, 2/. 195.—North Western, 2% York and North Midland Extension, 32% —Ditto, New (East and West Biding), 10 . EDINBURGH, FEN. 20. STOCK EXCKANGE.--The sales are-Aberdeen, 10!. 10s.•-Aberdeen Banff, and Elgin, 11. 16s. 9d.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 2!. 2e. 6d. -Arbroath and Forfar, 281.-Ditto, Half Shares, 161.-Armagli and Portrush, it. lbs.-Ayr and Dumfries, 21.-Ayr and Galloway, 11. 18s.-Ayrshire and Bridge of Weir, V.-Banffshire, 11. 10s.- Belfast and County Down, 3L-British and Irish Union, 21. IN. -Caledonian, 14/. 55. ex new-Ditto, New, 3!. 155.-Caledo elan Extension, 21. 10 3.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, 21. 75.--Cale donlan aid Northern Direct, 21. Is.-Camwath and West Lin ton, 11. ss. 6 d.-Chelmsford and Bury, IL-Clydesdale Junction, 191.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 21.-Deeside Railway, 41. 10s.- Direct Northern, 2/. 8 5-Dublin and ICnniskillen, 41. 71. 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 391.-Ditto, New, 221.-Dundee and Forfar Junction, 21. 12s. 6d.-Dundee and Perth, 141. 155.-Ditto, Kinross Extension, 21. 7s. 6d.-East Coast of Scotland, 21. 135.-Eastern Counties Ex tension, 11. 18s.-East India Railway, it. N.-East of Fife, 21. 2s. -East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Junction, 11. 195.-Edin burgh and Bathgate, 2/. 10s. ex new-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 791. 10s.-Ditto, Half Shares, 161.-Ditto, Quarters, 191. 155.-Ditto, ditto, New, 16/. IN.-Edinburgh Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 15s. 6d. -Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, 11. 95.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 191. 10x.-Ditto, Preference, 20/. 105.-Edinburgh and Northern, 51. 195.-Ditto, Newport, 1/. 35.-Ditto, Lochgelly, 11. Bs.-Edinburgh and ,Peebles, 11. lbs.-Edinburgh and Perth, 31. , 145.-Edinburgh, Portobello, and Musselburgh, 11. 135.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 21.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 751.-Ditto, New Stock, j 281. 1013.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 191.-Glasgow Belfast Union, 21. 55.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 21. 95. -Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 21.-Glasgow aid Garnkirk, 42/. 10 s.-Glasgow and Gree nock, 19/. 10s.-Ditto, New Stock, 101.-Ditto, Preference, 11. 15s. -Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, I!. IN.-Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 21 .-Glasgow,Kilnaarnoek, and Ardrossan, 21. lbs. - Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow, 2/. 12s. 6d.-Granton Junction, It. 18s. -Great County Down, 21.-Great North of Scotland, 31. 4s. 6d.- Great North and South Wales, N.-Inverness and Elgin. It. Bs.- Lanark and Lothians, 21. Gs. 6d.-Larne and Ballymena, 11. 165.- London and Hounslow, li.-London and Manchester (Rastrick), 31. 12s. 6d.-London and Manchester (Rem.), 11. 17s. 6d.-Loadon and Windsor, 11. 2s. 6d.-London and York, 41.-Midland and Eastern Counties, IL 17s. 6d.-Morayshire, 2 1.-Newcastle and Berwick, 22/ -Newry and Londonderry, 11. 178.-North British, 281.-Ditto, Halves, 101.-Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 21. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, Extension to Dalkeith, 61. 1 0z.-North Wales, Mineral, New, 41. is. -Perth and Crieff Direct, It. 155.-Perth and Inverness, it. 14s. 6d. -Scottish Central, 161. N.-Ditto, New, 91. 10s.-Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 11. lOs -Scottish Grand Junction, 21.- Scottish Midland, 61.-Scottish Southern, 1/. lash-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 1 1.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 51.-Ditto, Now, IL 45.-South Midland, 41. N.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 2/. Is.- Stirling and Midland, 21. 128.-Strathern Junction, 2/. 12s. 6d. -Surrey Grand Junction, 11.-Teen and Dove Valley, 11. 3s. 6d. -Wishaw and Coltness. 51/. GLASGOW, Fait. 21. ST•CK 111XCKANOL-The sales are - Airdrie and Bathgate, 435. 6d. -Ayr) and Dumfries Junction, 42 5 . -A yr and Galloway, 365-- British and Irish Union, 578.-Caledonia* Extension, 475.-Direct Northern, 505.-East Indian Railway, 245.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 47e.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, bBs.- Lanark and Lothians, 4 58.-Lesinahagow, 515.-Perth and Inver ness, 355. 3d.-Perth and Crieff, 355.-Scottish Central, 15N-Ditto, New, 9% -South Midland, 43i -Strathern Jtuictien, 435.-NVlshaw and Coltness, New, 3014 . LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, FEE. 23.—Wind S.W., light airs and hazy, with rain. LIVEXPOOL, FEE. 22.—Wind S.S.W., tresh.—Acrd. Ann Budson, Bragg, China; Laldmans, Calcutta; lesmayne, Roals, Calcutta; Hope, Carver, 'Valparaiso ; Avon, Kenny, Halifax ; Sisters, Brown, Newfoundland; 22d, Heros, St. Domings. Sld., 21st, Elizabeth, Guthridge, Hobart Town ' • Baronet, Wyld, Singap ore ; Z en•bia, Sutherland, Havannah ; Jane Ross, Kenwick, New Orleans ; Hart ley, Lord, New Orleans ; Meteor, Laurence, New York; Columbiana, Barker, Beaton ; 22d, Dryad, Hunter, Valparaiso ; Josephine, Mas ters, Tampico; Henry Clay, Nye, New York; Tartar, Russell, Bos ton; Brothnrs, Ibrall. Off port, Paramatta, Valparaiso. Musoan, Fss. 18.—The Hope, Taylor, from Leghorn to Xew Ross, which pat In here, 21st ult., leaky, &c., must discharge her cargo (partially damaged) to repair. DEAL, FEB. 21.—Wind S.S.W. to S.W. 22. Wind S.S.W.—Acrd. 22d, Scotia, Strickland, China ; Ellen. St. John's. Arrd. from the river, Albion, Gardner, Calcutta ; Emily, Anderson, Aden ; Trea surer, Clarkhill, Barbadoes ; St. James, Meyer, New York. 21. Sld. Ann Jane, Deans, Aden ; Ariadne, M'Keller, ditto. DOrurFitir FEB. 20.—Sid . d eordeesr, Odessa, Cape of Good Hope. BL 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 llumber. MILFORD, FEB. 21.—Arrd. Fanny, Robe, Bristol for Demerara, with loss of qaarterboat, bulwarks, stanchions, &c., having been in contact with a schooner, 19th inst., off Baggy Head. The French Plays were last evening most brilliantly attended on the occasion of the debut of Mons. Felix. There were present the Queen and Prince Albert, attended by Viscountess Can ning, the Honourable Miss Stanley, the Earl if Warwick, Colonel Arbuthnot, and Colonel Wylde; her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Palmy Howard and Sir George Cowper; her Royal Highne , s the Duchess of Cambridge, attended by the Baroness Ahlefeldt and Mr. St. John Mildmay; the Marchioness of Ailesbury, the French Ambassador, Lord Mahon the Baroness Brtlnnow, the Austrian Ambassador aild the Countess Dietrickatein, the Earl and Countess lirace, Lady and the Misses Burgoyne, Honourable Mrs. Leicester Stanhope, and Lady Shelley, Lady Jodrell, Baron Koller, Count Kielmansegge, Sir Henry Webb, Sir J. R. Lowther, the Honourable James Macdonald, &c., &c, THE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION.—The 12th annual meeting of the proprietors was held on Friday at the King's Head Tavern, Poultry, where an unusually large number of the members assembled. Mr. Godson, M.P., having taken the chair, the proceedings were opened, and the actuary, Mr. Hardy, read a very luminous and sa tisfactory acceunt of the state of the society. By this it ap peared that the capital insured already aillMt3 to 810,1751., the annual revenue ti 20,8041, and the surplus to be divided in accordance with the plan of the society to 48,015/. A financial condition so sound and advantageous afforded a theme of general congratulation, and promises tg make this association of great pal lie and private benefit, by a wider ex tension of its objects and application. Local boards are already established at Gloucester, Leamington, Liverpool, and Bath. After votes of thanks to the chairman, who spoke at some length on the gratifying prove= of the society, to the actuary, who briefly returned thanks, and to the directors, acknowledged by Sir C. Douglas, M.P., the meeting sepa rated. The report, which was highly approved, was ordered to be printed for general distributtou. iAIV INTELLIGENCE. .HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 23. The House sat to-day, at eleven o'clock, to hear appeals. The Peers present were, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Cotter :haul, and Lord Campbell. 7 HE CORPORATION OF GLOUCESTER V. SURHAN AND OTHERS, Th err Lordships were occupied the whole morning with the further arguments in this part-heard appeal. VICE- CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Feb. 23. (Before Vice-Chancellor Wittasat.) waxvonn V. DIE. Walford and others, for the proprietors of the Birminghim Coal Company, hold th e defendant liable for the debts of the Com • patty, as well those contracted to Committee ose existing prior to the sale of defendant's shares to the of Management. The attention of the Court was engaged with the arguments and evi dence on the supplemental bill. Sir J. L. KNIGHT 13aucc re sorry to observe that his Honour is painfully interested in this day'snews from India by the loss of his son, G. W. K. Bruce, Cornet, of her Majesty's 3d Light Dragoons, reported on the list of killed at Moedkee. His Honour came down this morning to Lincoln's Dm, as usual, ignorant of the calamity which had befallen him. On learning the sad intelligence frcm the morning papers, he immediately gave notice that he would not sit for a week, and left. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Feb. 23. (Sittings in London, before Mr. Justice CKESSWELL and a Special Jury.) CROSSKILL TUKFORD. The Court was occupied all this forenoon with a patent case, which is likely to last a day or two. The action is brought by Mr. Cross kill, an agricultural machine and implement maker, residing at Beverley, in Yorkshire, against Mr. Tuxford, of Boston, who is en raged in the same business, for the alleged infringement of a patent relating to the construction of an improved clod-breaking machine. There was no point of novelty in the evidence beyond what Is usual in such cases, the plaintiff contending that the defendant's machine, though somewhat different in construction, was virtually the same as his, and the defendant denying the allegation. The examination of evidence on behalf of the plaintiff had not closed when our report left. Mr. Martin and Mr. Crowder appeared for the plaintiff ; Sir Thomas Wilde and Sergeant Channel appeared for the defendant. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Feb. 23. ;London Sittings at Nisi Prins, before the Lord CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury.) BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. OOLDICVTT V. BEAGIN. This was an action to recover compensation in damages fur an alleged trreach of defendant's promise to marry the plaintiff. The defendant pleaded that he had made no such promise —that he had never been asked to marry the young lady—that a reasonable time had not elapsed from the time the courtship commenced till the time the action was brought, and that if such promise had been made, the plaintiff had wholly absolved him from his engagement. Mr. Watson and Mr. Gunning appeared for the plaintiff, and Ser geant Talfourd and Mr. Cords for the defendant. Mr. We'rsoN stated the case. The plaintiff was the daughter of a gentleman who had been an officer in the army, and at the time when the circumstances which led to the present action took place was employed as a governess. The defendant was a stock-jobber, and had been formerly a clerk to the gentleman in whose house the young lady was governess. The facts of the case will be best gathered from the evidence of the following witnesses : Mr. K. Plimten said that he was a member of the Stock Exchange, and resided at Maida-vale. lie knew the plaintiff. She would be nineteen years of age next June, and hid been in his family as governess since September, 1844. She was an amiable and accom plished young lady. The defendant was a stock jabber on the Corn Exchange. Defendant bad frequently visited at witness's house. Defendant spoke to witness on the 23d of June, and told him he was greatly attracted by the charms of Miss Goldicutt, and that it would be his greatest happiness to marry her. Witness told him that this was a serious step for him to take, and told him to con sider well of it, and at the same time said that he could not allow his ♦isits at his house to be continued without an introduction to the young lady's friends. An interview accord ingly took place with Captain Goldicutt, the young lady's father, to whom witness introduced defendant, and stated that defendant was worth 1,000/. Defendant was then twenty-six years of age. Defendant was afterwards considered as bliss Goldicutt's accepted suitor. In process of time defendant took a house at Stranraer-place, at a rent of 75/., on the understanding that the marriage would take place. ♦ disagreement afterwards arose be tween plaintiff and defendant., in consequence of which defendant desired to break off the acquaintance with the young lady. Witness saw Mr. Beagin the next morning after this occurred at his office, and a warm altercation ensued. Witness upbraided bin: with want of principle, and defendant asked him if Miss Goldicutt had sent him any message. lie (defendant) again stated that he had been led into it (meaning the acquaintance). That was a favourite expression of his. Among other things, witness remarked that plaintiff's friends had been put to considerable expense for dresses, in expectation of the marriage. Witness believed that everything but the table-linen had been purchased. Witness communicated the result of the interview to Mr. Goldicutt. Witness had such confidence in defendant that he lent him 3,0001. and 2,0001, both of which sums had been since repaid. Witness was present at an interview with defendant and plaintiff's family after the 27th August. Mr. Goldicutt then said to defendant—" I ask you, sir, do you intend to fulfil your engagement with my daughter ?" Defendant replied, "that he did not " Mr. Goldicutt then asked defendant if he had anything against his daughter's conduct to justify him in adopting such a course? Defendant replied that lie had not. Cross-examined—There was a good deal of fiectuation in wit ness's business. Defendant and witness had jobbed together. Defendant had been in the habit of coming to witness's house during the time of the courtship. When witness first saw him on the 25th of August it was in the dining-room. Witness was quite sure that he did not remonstrate with him on the subject of courting the young lady without having the means to support her. lie did re monstrate with him on taking the house, or bringing matters to such a pass, when he had only 3001. or 4001. afterwards. lie knew, as defendant had stated, that defendant had a considerable loss (about 1,2091.), Li the course of the summer. The defendant did not say that he was ready to proceed with or to decline the business alto gether. The altercation might last for an hour and a half. Witness wou e ld swear tht defedant never xpresed a wsh or a readi ness to go on w i th tke n engagement. Witne s i ss and defendant met next morning and witness desired them to go into his office. The message which Miss Goldicutt sent was that if what defendant said as to the state of his affairs was tree there could be no happiness to them when married. In the interview which subsequently took place with Mr. Goldicutt no reference was made to that message. That was on the 27th August. Witness did not know that the action was commenced on the 6th September. Witness did not say that he would spend 500/. in Cringing an action against defendant for his conduct. Re-examined by Mr. WATsos--The lady was much depressed about that time (the 25th August), and the family were much dis tressed since. There was nothing to lead him to believe that the la.ly desired to break off the match. Captain Goldicutt, the lather of the young lady, was then examined—lle had been captain in the 60th Miles, but was now retired from the army. Had retired from the army in 1826, and had been engaged in mercantile business since. Was now secretary to an insurance company. He recollected his daughter going as governess into Mr. Plitaton's family. On the 25t0 June last a communication was made to him by Mr. Pllmton about defendant. The account given by Mr. Plimton was correct, he believed, in every particular, and he had, in conse quence, had no objection to the defendant paying his ad dresses to his daughter. lie knew that his daughter made pee paratio.ls tbr her marriage with defendant. Ile went himself to the expense of about fifty preliminary arrangements. On the 26th August, in consequence of a communication made to him relative to defendant's betaking off the match, he went to the Stock Exchange to see Mr. Beagin. Defendant appointed to meet hint at twelve o'clock, at the house of defendant's brother-in-law, Mr. Ward, an attorney. When witness called there he was shown into a room where he saw Mr. Beagin, Mr. Ward, and his wife (Mr. Reagin's sister). Witnesss wished to speak with him alone, but defendant declined to have any interview with him, but in the pre sence of his brother-in-law and sister. Seeing, therefore, that he would have no opportunity of speaking to defendant but under such circumstances witness then said to him, "I demand to know whether you intend to fulfil your engagement with my daughter ?" Defendant said, "Certainly not." Witness then asked if he had any imputation to cast en his daughter's conduct. He replied that he had not. Witness asked him if he had sustained any losses, so as to induce him to come to such a determination. De fendant replied that ho had, but that he had recovered them. Wit ness then retired. Defendant's tone throughout was abrupt and un gentlemanly. Witness went that evening to Mr. Plimton's residence, in the Hackney-road, when he again had an interview with de fendant, whose demeanour was most ungentlemanly and insulting. The whole matter was a great source of annoyance to himself and thmily, as well as to his daughter. Mr. Brooks was examined to prove that the house was taken in expectation of the marriage taking place. Mr. Sewell, a stock-broker on the Stock Exchange, was ac quainted with defendant, who was in good credit on the Stock Exchange. Mr. /faker, an upholsterer, received an order to furnish the house, in question, about the 16th of August, which order was counter manded, on the Ist of September following, by Mr. lleagin per sonally. This dosed the case for the plaintiff. Mr. Sergeant TALvornth addressed the jury for the defence. Ik deified that it was a case of that description which presented any of those features which justified the plaintiff in bringing an action to recover compensation in damages. He did not wish to throw any Imputations on the conduct of the young lady, but he considered that If she and :.er friends had not been so precipitate matters would have come to a far different termination. He concluded a lengthened ad. dress by saying that the prospects in life of the young lady had not been blighted, and that she had really sustained no injury which would justify ajury in awarding her damages. The CHIEF liaaoN briefly summed up, and, after explaining the law atilt question, adverted to the principal points of the evidence, which we have already given. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 3001. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. The fifth session of the present Mayoralty was opened yesterday by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, and Aldermen Hunter, Challis, and Hughes. The grand jury having been sworn, the Recorder charged them as follows : Gentlemen of the Grand Jury,—The present calendar containsa , list of nO less than 120 pr i soners, but that number w i ll no d ou bt b augmented before the termination r o ev f i yo s labours . se ur sss The the n crimes is not so great as in sonic of the previous ou charged are of no common magnitude. There are ' bu three charges of arson ; several of making and uttering counterfeltcoinoi, three of rape ; several cases of misdemeanour 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 have read in the depositions, I would advise you to put the case in 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 borne hltine as against the mother, but of course that point will be for you to determine. With respect to the second charge, Ido not think that it e,aa at all be substantiated, for as a surgeon was called in the concealment is at an end. Too may be all more or less ac quainted with the circumstances of this case fora the sta te ments which truth or which have from day to day appeared in thepupbuublioacupornintosf. those statements have answered a good end or an evil one, thrown dim- R• he assisted tlier thet pronounce an opinion have th f 0 acta with h re At, have been your previous c l on e n n e i cte n d et o c n ul ; t ie b s u it t i t , b o e ia w te a v y er, of u j e u n s u ti e ce m , eln,shnallal may have i mpress i ons , you must now throw them 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 took place betweenn them —into that connexion you have no right to inquire. freed from the charges preferred agalesrthem, 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. Ile was sure ' that they would give to every detaining them by any ease its due c onsideration ; and without further l engthened remarks, he would at once dismiss them to their d u ti es. The grand jury then retired, and the petit Jury was sworn in. Ex iTRNSIVE CONFLAGRATION IN SAINT GEORGE'II IN THg EAST,—On Sunday morning at haltpast two an extensive conflagration, consuming property valued at many thousands of pounds, broke out in the spacious premises belonging to Messrs. Grant, Baldwin, and Co., sugar refiners, St. George's -place, Back road, n't. George's in the East. The fire was discovered by a private watchman on the premises. Before, however, any person had time to arrive the flames penetrated the Warehatise. Two engines from Walelose-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 to 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, Phcenix, Allianee, and Licensed Vie tuallers Fire Offices, to the extent, it was understood, bf near KOHL ; but the actual loss will exceed that amount considerably. As to the origin of the fire nothing could be learned. At the last meeting of the Society of Civil Engi neers, the following paper* were announced for read ing at the /nesting of February 24 :—No. Z 23. " 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. 726. " Description of the Rails, Sleepers, and Fastenings, and of the MachineforSettiag Sleepers on the D u bli n an d D rog h e d a Railw ay , .' by G. W. Hemans, M. Inst., C.E. for " Description of Extension the Framing and Machinery No.7lB. working Diving bell, and for cutti ng th e Underworkorfktihneg the Divi ogi the Pier at Kilrush, on the River Shannon;' by W. Vanderkiete, Assoc. Inst. C.E, 4 The Commander-in• Chief is pleased to publish the fol lowing memorandum, for the information and guidance of the army : "Camp Moodkee, 20th Dec., 1845. " Memorandum. —The Governor-General having bees nominated in the general orders of the Commander-in-Chief of India as second in command of the army of the Sutlej, Lieutenant -General Sir Henry Hardinge is pleased to aC._p point Lieutenant -Colonel Benson, Major Broadfoot, Captain Mills, Captain Ho re , B revet - Captain Abbott, and Lieutenant Lake, to his general and personal staff. "Lieutenant -General Sir Henry Hardinge directs that when these officers carry the Lieutenant -Generals orders they may be recognised as officers of his staff, whose direc tions, as proceeding from the Lieutenant-General, are imme diately to be obeyed. _ " By command, "A. W. FITZROY SOMERSET, Major, Military Secretary to the Governor-General." On the 25th the Governor-General issued a proclamation which is worthy of the highest praise. It is as follows: " NOTIFICATION. " Foreign Department, Ferozepore, Dee. 25, Christmas-day, 1845. " The Governor-General has the heartfelt satisfaction to announce to his Honour the President in Council, to the army, and to the people of India, the repulse of the Seikh forces in their attack on a portion of the British army near Atoodkee, on the night of the 18th inst., and the capture on the evening of the 21st and morning of the 22d of their intrenched camp with 70 pieces of cannon, defended by 60,000 men ' near the village o f F erozeshuhur. Upwards of 90 pieces of the enemy's artillery have been taken in these two operation& "These events, so glorious to the British arms, have been followed by the precipitate retreat of the enemy towards the Sutlej, his pride abated, and the unprovoked aggression on the British territory signally avenged. " The Governor-General cordially congratulates the Com mander-ia -Chief, General Sir Hugh Gough, G.C.8., on the, entire success of his Excellency's rapid and energetic opera tions, in which the troops, both British and native, have dis played, under circumstances of long-continued fatigue, eine% the 11th inst., their accustomed discipline and valour. "The Governor-General will rejoice in rewarding the gal lant exploits of the army during this important campaign by decorating the breasts of the victors with a medal as soon as the report of these operations shall be received from the: Commander-in -Chief. Incessantly engaged in sharing with his brave troops their fatigues, and showing by his persr.mal example at the head of his troops the value of enm. ur i n privations with patien ce , it h as b een impossible forlda Ex : cellency the Commander-in-Chief, in the midst of so many occupations, to furnish to th e Governor-Generea a detail e d report of these brilliant successes. "The Governor-General, however, e;innot refrain from notifying to the Hon. the President 5a Council, to the army, and to the people of India these results so honourable to the British arms ; and he d irects that this notification be carefully made kown to all the troops by being read on their parades, and communicated to all the departments of the Government, civil and military, and that a salute of 21 guns, be fired from this fort of Ferozepore this day at one o'clock, and at every principal station of the army as soon as the no tification shall be received. " Thole grateful and heartfelt acknowledgments to the army for its services cannot be closed without humbly re membering that our thanks are due to Him who is the onl Giver of all victory, and witho u t w h ose aid the battle is not to the strong. "Thee Governor-General therefore invites every British subject at this station to return thanks to Almighty_God this day, at eleven o'clock, for the mercies He has so recently vouchsafed us, by assembling at the Governor-General's tent, where prayers and thanksgivings will be read by the Gover nor-General's chaplain. "By order of the night Hon. the G overnor -G eneral of India. " F. CURRIE, Secretary to the Government of India with the Governor-General." The valour of the British troops caused dismay amongst the majority of the turbulent Khalsa soldiery, l aws of them attempted to fortify their positions of th between e r p v • e e m r on the and Ilureeka Ghat, th e principal passage road to Lahore; but they soon abandoned them. Tej Singh, their commander, had an interview with the Governor-Gene ral, who refused to enter into any terms until the British were under the walls of Lahore. Tej Singh retired with some of the Seikhs to an island, where he was threatened by the British and by his own countrymen. At length the whole of the Seikhs retired from the British territory, and on the 31st of December the Governer-General issued the fol. lowing proclamation : " PROCLAMATION. a Br Tax RIGHT 110 N. THE GOVERNOR-OBABRAL OF INDIA. " Foreign Department, Fecozepore, Dec. 81, 1841. " The Lahore Government has, without provocation, or any declaration of hostilities, and notwithstanding the ex istence of a treaty of amity and alliance, made war upon the British Government. A large Seikh army has invaded the British territories, which has been repulsed and driven Gern across the Sutlej with the lo ss o f 91 pieces of their artil lery, now in our possession. It b ecomes necessary, therefore, for the British Government t o take measures for punishing this unprovoked aggression, an d for preventing in future si milar acts of treachery b y t h e Government and army of the Punjaub. The Briti s h G overnment considers it right now to call upon all nati ves and inhabitants of Hindostan who have taken servi ce under the Lahore Government to quit that service, and p l ace themselves under the orders of the Governor-Gene ra l o f India. As long as relations of amity existed between th e t wo states there was no objection to the natives of the one terr i tory taking service with the Govern ment of the oth er; b ut now that the Lahore state has be come the avo we d enetny of the Government of Hindostan. it is incumbent o n a ll nat i ves of Hindestan whose homes and families are unde r B r iti s h protection te quit the service of the common e nemy , and j oin that of the Government of their own country. Al! persons of the a b ove d escr i pt i on are , therefore, hereby c a ll e d upon to repair to the British side of the Sale), aid to r e p or t th emse l ves to the British authori ties; their intere s t s w ill i n a ll cases be respected; they will, if At for th e military' service, be taken into that of the Bri tish Governme n t, wi th a ll t h e advantages of pay and allow ances enjoyed by B r iti s h so ldi ers. of "All natives of Hi n d os t an w h o , a f t er t h e promulgati on enemy this proclamation, continue in th e serv i c e of the f p - will tbieone,oannsiddewreildl be to t r eated iiave as forfetirtaekt mies of the British Government. ...Brd , ion.the Governor. General of India. , ry 0 , e k o . f tli e .cul ll int i d g Ri h a lion. i E t w the Governor-General.", Secretary otraitors ittecoltahtlinwier t o o eaen countryv British retec and t ene of The preceding document is said te ha ve b een founded upon the conduct of a regiment of Bengal c ava l ry which re • fused te c harge the Seikhs, and oth erw i se digraeed them selves during the battle. The details of this affair are net thoroughly known, but the conduct of one regiment does not tend to throw any disparagement on the fidelity and valour of the rest of the army, which, after the most grunions ef forts, secured the victory. The Seikhs had flattered them selves that they would be joined by many of the native corps ; but they have been disappointed, defeated, routed, and re pelled into their own country. The loss to the British has been very severe. The follow ing is as correct a list as we have been able to form in the absence of the official dispatches : P 01.11141.41 01711ER1. Tilled Major Broadfeot, agent to the Governor-General N.W.F. Captain r. 28th Benzal Infantry, hie: Aaaistantti OVE-4 ELAND MAIL INDIA AND CHINA, THREE DAYS' FIGHTING —DECISIVE THE OVER THE SEIKEIS, GAINED BY THE BRITISH FORCES, UNDER THE COMMAND OF THE GOYERNOR-GF/NERAL AND SIR HUGH GOUGH. express from Alarseilles, in aniieipation An extraordinary of the Bombay mail of the 17th of January, brings some of the important details of the three actions which took place on the 18th, the 21st, and 22d of December. The conflicts took place at Aloodkee and Ferozeehebtir about twenty miles feom Ferozepore. The official account; have not yet been published. The Seikhs having passed the Sutlej in great numbers on the 12th, 13th, and 14th of December, proceeded to attack the post of Ferozepore, which was held by Sir John Littler with about 7,000 men. After some feints, the Seikh army finding the Governor-General and the Commander-in-Chief were hastening tr. , support the Ferozepore division at the rate of thirty miles per day, moved off to intercept them. In the evening of the 18th the Governor-General, with the British army, after a long march, had reached Moodkee and encamped, when the Seikh army, 30,000 strong, came hurry ing forward and attacked. A short but severe conflict en sued ; the Scikhs retired, leaving their guns to the British. Amongst the killed was General John WCaskill. Sir Robert Sale was wounded, and died subsequently. The 19th and 110th were spent by both armies in burying their dead, and in procuring reinforcements. Sir John Littler, at the head of 5,000 men, joined the British on the 21st, about sixteen miles from the camp. The British army then formed itself into four divisions, the right under the command of Sir Hugh Gough, the centre com manded by Major-General W. R. Gilbert, the left by Sir J. Littler, and the rear by Sir Harry Smith. The Seikhs were commanded by Tej Singh, and had formed intrench ments in a jungle country, which rendered the march of infantry exceedingly difficult. The Seikhs have long been remarkable for their artillery ; they were provided with heavy guns, which did great execution. Sir J. Littler failed in his attack on their position. General Gilbert was success ful. The first position of the enemy was taken: the dark ness of the night prevented the continuance of the conflict. The British troops bivouacked on the ground. The Seikhs found oat where the Commander-in -Chief and the Governor- General had taken their station, and they opened a heavy fire on it. The British troops rose up and drove them of. On the morning of the 22d the fight was renewed, and General Gilbert stormed several parts of the enemy's position, although every effort had been made during the night to strengthen it. Thirty large guns were taken. The British soldiers afterwards began to collect their wounded, and to bury the dead; when large bodies of cavalry and of the camel corps, with swivels, attacked them. The British artillery and cavalry had retired towards Ferozepore„ but the infantry drove the enemy back three several times at the point of the bayonet. The contest of the 22d appears to have been carried on by General Gilbert and by the Governor-General, who headed the centre. The Seikhs, from their acquaintance with the country, possessed great advantages, of which they profited to the utmost. They worked mines before their intrenchmente, and in their front positions, which they blew up on the approach of the British, and destroyed hundreds. The action of the 21st and 22d is called the battle of re rozeshuhur, and is looked upon as one of the severest ever fought in India. The British troops have earned the highest praise for their bull-dog valour ; but some ignorance of the country or of the mode of fighting adopted by the enemy has been alluded to as having produced an unneeeseary loss of 'some of the bravest men of the army. On the 24th the fol lowing general order was published : " Head- quarters, Camp, Sultanklaanwalla, Dec. 24, 1845. " The following order, issued to the army of the Satlej on the 20th inst., is published for the information of the army. " The Right Hon. the Governor-General of India having considerately tendered his services in a military capacity, will assume the position of second in command of this army. "All orders and instructions bunted by him will be carried into effect, whether issued personally, or by any staff he may be pleased to select.