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MEETING of the PROTECTIONISTS OF SUSSEX AT HASTINGS. On Saturday list, the 31st of January, pursuant to placards plentifully distributed, a meeting of " the Sussex Protection Association, and of the merchants, tinders, and other inhabi taats of the borough of Hastings, favourable to protection, and opposed to the Anti Corn-law League," was holden in a room in the Swan Hotel, High-street, Hastings, at 12 o'clock at noon. Sir Charles Lamb was called to the chair, and the meeting Was addressed by Mr. C. A. Frewin, the Tory canklidate for the eastern division of the county, who, in a rambling speech comprising all kinds of topics—promisinr , what he would, and what he would not do, if elected their representative, and most violently abusing Sir Robert Peel, and conderning his proposed tariff—concluded by proposing the first resolu tion. This, after being seconded by Mr. Wyatt, of Hastings, In so many words, was handed to the chairman, who then inquired of the meeting if it was their pleasure that the reso lution should be agreed to. A few hands were held up, and the chairman declared the resolution to oe carried. Mr. Sitenweue, then, in similar terms, proposed the second resolution, in a similar stile of eloquence, quoting strongly from Mr. Edward S. Cayley's opinions and writings,—con demning Sir Il o b er t Peel, and deprecating his proposed mea sures. A seconder having been found, and the resolution put, it was in like manner declared to be carried. This is a description of the average manner in which the business of the meeting was conducted! Nothing could be too strongly condemnatory of the conduct of Sir Robert Peel in breaking the compact entered into by him with the agri culturists, when brought into office by them, that he would maintain protection principles, and act upon them ; and broadly asserting that would the agriculturists but act to gether as one man, as they ought, Sir Robert Peel's nefarious plans would yet be defeated. They urged an appeal to the country by a dissolution of Parliament, totally forgetting that, In such an appal, how many hundreds of thousands of men, well qualified to judge of, and decide upon this question, far better than most of the agricultural electors, had no voiee in the matter, and that therefore what they call an ap peal to the country, was but a partial appeal to a small por tion of the nation, when all were equally interested in tinw question. But, to return, the first three resolutions were put by the chairman in the affirmative only, without even asking for the opinion of those present on the contra! A good por tion of the meeting, however, getting tired of tle farce, some one, on the fourth being put in the sam e manner, called out, "Put it the other way—' those who are against,' "amidst con siderable applause,when he was met by crie.sfrom the platform of " Turn him out 1" " Silence !" Amidst the novelties of the proceedings one was an assertion quoted from the oft ex ploded doctrine of Mr. E. S. Cayley, that the manufacturing population was as nothing when compared to the agricul snail, as it did not amount to more than two'millions of souls. Chat this had been published by Mr. Cayley, and therefore night be presumed to be correct. Assertions there were plenty, but of reasons very, very few. Meagre as the meet ing was in numbers, it was still more so in talent, and the most anxious free-traders could desire nothing better, than, that there should be plenty of such meetings, and the pro ceings reported most fully in detail. There never could be in the room of the protectionists at any one time, more than from sixty t o eighty persons, the remainder were free traders (though by the notice excluded), who held the whole farce in utter contempt, but who, at the close of the proceed ings called out for " Cheers for free-trade !" when three times three hearty cheers were given, to the great conster nation and alarm of the protectionists. A very short time after the meeting terminated, the fol lowing hand-bill was printed, and in a few minutes plenti fully distributed amongst the farmers and corn-dealers in the market-room . " DEATH OF THE FREE-TRADERS. " The Madame Querouaille Richmondites have this day met at the Swan. and decree the immediate downfall of her Majesty's Ministers, and consequently the rapid rise of mono poly. Glory to these wise and far-seeing farmers. They aloise can now save the British Empire, upon which the sun never sets. Sussex produced the poison —Cobden; she has now produced the antidote. " There were six farmers in the room who have pledged themselves willingly to take office in the new Ministry; and there is but little doubt but that they would have immedi ately farm a Cabinet out of the seventy or eighty present, had it not been carrying out the principle of monopoly rather too far. " The vulgar and ignorant free-traders mustered about eight or nine hundred at their meeting, but not one of them bad talent enough for a Minister. How Sir Robert will tremble whert he hears what us mighty men, the farmers. have done at Hastings. " One who would like to see the " RICII3IOND CABINET " HaMings, Jan. 31st, 1816." HEREFORDSHIRE AGRICUL TURIT, PROTECTION SOCIETY. MEETING AND DESERTION IN TIIE CAMP. IhnEFonn, FEB. 2.—To-day a meeting of the above Society was to take place, Earl Somers in the chair, but great indeed was the consternation at the appointed hour, to find only a very few persons, except a dozen landlords, in attenC ance. They shortly broke up, fully satisfied that the meet ing was a complete failure, and declared the "great fact" that they had not now, in their utmost need, the expected support of the tenant farmers ; indeed, so indifferent are the latter become, that they prefer an immediate total repeal of the corn-laws to the proposed lingering sliding-scale for three years longer. What may be said next week in Parliament by the Noble Chairman, and our three Tory county Members, as to the general feeling here for protection, remains to be seen ; but if they do not vote for im me di a t e repea l , they w i ll misrepre sent the wishes of a great majority of the tenant farmers in this county.—From a Correspondent. Now Ready, price Is. Gd. THE NE W TIM 0 N. PART 111 A ROMANCE OF LONDON. Also, NEW SDI LIONS of PARTS I. and 11. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE PRINCE'S CLUB-HOUSE, Corner of St. James's-street, in Piccadilly. Notice.—Noblemen and Gentlemen are respectlblly Informed this estald!sliment is now prepared for their receptlon, with aug iketate4 arrangements and increased accommodation. mince Club, St. James's-street. Entrance in Piccadilly, No. 162. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original Opera, entitled DON QUIXOTE. Den Quixote, Mr. Weiss ; Sancho l'anza, Mr. Stretton ; eamaelio, 11(r. Xing ; llovedos, Mr. Jonas ; Basillus, Mr. Allen ; Quiteria, Alas Itainfor tn. After the Opera Professor RISLEY and his SONS will go through giries of their Classical and Popular Exercises. To conclude with a new grand Christmas comic Fantomine, called tIAILLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwartis. Harlequin, Wieland ; Clown, Mr. T. Matthews ; rantaloon, Mr. Howell ; Columbines, Miss Hicks and Miss Mott. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, THIS EVENING Will be repeated THR CRICKET ON TILE HEARTH. A Fairy Tale of Home. John Pem.bingle, Mr. Stuart; Tackleton, Mr. Tw,ury; Caleb Plummer, Mr. W. Farren ; Stranger, Mr. 11. Holt ; I)ot, Miss Fortescuo ; Bertha, Mrs. Seymour ; May Fielding,, Miss elbln ; Tilly Slowboy, Mr. Buckstone. Between the acts of the Drama the Band will perform the " Armen" and " Corito Polkas," "La I(7A-ulna, Cellarius Waltz," " Cricket on the Hearth," and the Overture, " Fills du Perger." .After which the laughable Farce of UNCLE JOHN. Uncle John, Mr. W. Farreu; Friend Thomas, Mr. Tilbury; Mrs. Hawk, Mrs. W. Clifford; Eliza, Miss Telbin. To conclude with a Grand New Extravaganza, entitled TIIE BEE IND THE ORANGE TREE; or, The Four Wishes. Principal Characters by Mr. Hudson, Mr. James Eland, Mr. Caulfield, Mr. Clark, Miss P. Horton, Miss Julia Bennett, Mrs. Caulfield, and Mrs. Staultsy. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Drama of LEOLINE : or, Life's Principal characters by Messrs. 0. Smith and Weight, Mrs. Yates, and Miss Woolgar. To be followed by a New Farce, entitled THE PITANTOM BREAKFAST. Supported by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Wright, Miss Woolor, . _ To conclude with an entirely Now and Original Christmas Pan tomime, called lIARLF.QUIN AND POONDOWINGKEEIVANG ELIDEZDEEFLOBEEDEF,BUSKEEBA-NG; or, The King of the Cannibal Island.;. Harlequin, Mr. T. Ireland ; Columbine, Miss reining ; Clown, Mr. C. J. Smith; Pantaloon, Mr. Mitehenson. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. LNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. The Cricket on tlio Hearth," :bild " The Enchanted Ho r se" o ver y Evening, until further notice! THIS EVENING WILL IIE PERFORMED THE CRICKEV ON THE IlEATII: A FAIRY TALK OF HOME. The Principal Characters by Mr. and Mrs. Keeley, Mr. Emery, Mr, F. Yining', Mr. 3deadows, and Miss Grove. After which will be repeated a New Grand Romantic extravaganza, entitled TEE ENCHANTED HORSE; or, Prince Eironz Sehah of Persia and the Princess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Wigan, I'. Matthews, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, &e.; 31es• dames Keeley, Pillars, Hodson, Dawson, Howard, Arden, &c. StalLs, ss. ; Boxes, as. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, (id. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE CRICKET ON THE HEA NTH. The Principal Characters by Messrs. Ryder, Co.), rton, Caleb Murray, Courtney, Mrs. Stirling, Miss Marshall, Mrs. Fosbreke, Miss Aomert, and Miss Barton. To be followed by a New Extravaganza, entitled JEAMES, THE RAILROAD FOOTMAN OF BERKELEY-QUAKE. Jeames Plush, Mr. Com pton. To conclude with the New Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE KET OF THE KINGDOM ; or, HARLEQUIN AND THE FAIRY BLUE BELL. Harlequin, Mr. W. H. Harvey ; Columbine, Miss Baikal t Clown, Mr. Flexmore ; Pantaloon, Mr. 'r. TIM ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. ,E H WBU RLESQUE. Rill SUCCESS OF T E 3N THIS EVENING 134 Perfermed the Drama of BLACK-EYED_ ZSLTSA..N. To be followed by a new BALLET by the Leclerc(' family. After which Will be repeated THE CRICKET ON OUR Ow HEARTH. In which Mr. James Browne, Mr. Romer, Mr. Cockrill, and Miss Kate Howard will appear. Ind concluding Wit the new Pantomime, unapproachable for glee mid grandeur, called FORTUNATUS ; or TILE , MAGIC CAP. Fortunatus, Miss quin, Mr. Sin Mr. ; Clown. Mr. Jefferlul ; C olumbine, NYltlisisers ; Pantaloon, Laidlaw. NEW STRi..--------------D THEATRE If. PIIILLIPPE'S WONDERSandinedredii,le CHINESE DE- LefiIONS will be repeated every Evening, pmit.seTen, to commen ce at a quarter betore°'E)rgsht. open at a quarter -3i. Philippe's most Popular Deceptions and Peculiar Experiments wit He varied by the Amusing Performances of the Chi ar i ni Family n uci astounding Feats of the American Brothers. m. Phillippo will (by desire), and in consequence of the imr" P erformances, give a evertlows which have attended his Morning - ---ense ;; ran d Juvenile Entertainment every Thursday Morning, commencing /et T" cl'elc'e st k ails, 3e.: Dozes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, Gd. Oil SATURDAY EVENING Next M. PHILLIPPE will not Per th° Theatre being Let for an AMATEUR DRAMATIC. E - form ; Eitg' PEN ,,,c uTAI NKENT, in Ala of the Funds of the PRINT 1\ - lON SOCIETY. ----- ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITH E ATRE OF ARTs. THE LAST IVEEK OF TILE CELEBRATED DOG EMILE. gr. BATTY has much pleasure in informlinhis Patrons, that in addition to his :Teat performing Elehants, lie has, after , great re searCh, succeeded in procuring Llriiig Specimens of the finest which will, together with the Elephants, appear In Camels extant, the New Spectacle, THIS EVENING Will be performed the novel Drama of E PYRENEES In which M. Wellen's celebrated no 7, Emil° willW appear, whose . per formances at the Cirque Olymplque, Paris, has drawn crowded !muses lbr the last line months. Xew Scenes of the Circle, coinbfulng the talent of the French and English Artistes. After which will be repeated a New Grand Comic Equestrian Pan tomime, called HARLEQUIN DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCA 4, Sancho Panza, and Dulclnea of Toboso, with new Scene H ry, 12Leases, Mechanical Changes, &c. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. !ram:entity of Novelty, and doubled Attraction. THIS EVENING. Will Dbe Demnfrmed a new Drama, entitled, THE 3IARCHIONESS P. BRER VILLIERS ; or, the Poisoners of the Seventeenth Cen tury. Principe! characters by Messrs. Saville. Fredericks, Dale, and Miss Vincent. To be followed by A NIGHT OF EXCITEMENT. De Courci, Mr. FrMerieks; Le Grange, Mr. Saville; Mariette, Miss Vincent. After which, Professor I E 3 11 17 G and his SONS will give snore unparalleled feats of Classical Oyu:mama then over yet has been ex hibited, and surpassing even the celeLrated Insley himself, rn eotitlude with THE RUINED HOUSX gupperted by Messrs. Saville, Fredericks, D AT MILBANK. Nerbert, ai e ggle. Searle, Misses Vincent, Terry, Richardson. Ike. The Earl of Minto left Lord John Runell' in Chesham-place, yesterday, for Scotland T :IR Si I n o Nr T T_T 141 s A' 7 EVPa N I N r 4, P 11 Ft IT II 1: 8, 1 1848. • 4.a.•-111.••••... MEETING OF PARLIAMENT THIRD EDITION OF « THE SUN." As usual, the THIRD EDITION of "THE SUN' will contain the very LATEST NEW S of all PROCEEDINGS in PARLIAMENT up to the HOUR of POST. 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Sir JANES GRAHAM laid upon the table, certain re. turns relating to local taxation. The Sea Fisheries (Ireland) Bill was read a second time, and the House adjourned. The statements made by Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT, last evening, respecting the militia are of a satisfactory cha racter. It appears that there is no intention on the part of the Government at present to embody that force, and whether it would be called out even for training would depend on circumstances. The Secretary-at-War made an additional remark- which contrasts favourably with the stern policy adopted under old Tory Governments, when the people were merely regarded as instruments fitted for the use of the aristocracy—treated as "hewers of wood and drawers of water," and made to serve as soldiers and sailors to carry on wars often un dertaken for the profits of a particular class, or for the divine rights ofkings. " He was anxious," he said, "to take the opportunity ofstating that he trusted the public would not proceed to put themselves to further inconvenience or expense until they had seen the nature of the measure which he proposed to bring forward, and by which he trusted a much less onerous and disagreeable method of raising the militia would be established. He trusted, therefore, that all preparations on the subject would be delayed until the Bill was en the table." Humane and considerate language like this has the best effect upon the people, and would incline them to submit with patience to measures which otherwise they might be dis posed to view with the greatest hostility. If the English are only treated like rational beings—if a reason is given for any step undertaken by Government sufficient to convince them that it is necessary, no people are more willing to obey, or more anxious to aid the Executive. They rebel only when they are ground down by oppres sion, when the higher classes make laws for them selves, forgetting the pecple, and when those best able to pay are exempted from taxes and municipal services, to which the middle and lower classes are chiefly subject. When this ques tion, therefore, comes before Parliament, nothing can be more easy than for the Government to place it in such a light as to secure general approbation. A large standing army has always been viewed in this country with great jealousy, because it is an instrument of the most dangerous description in the hand of a despot, restrains the legitimate manifestations of public opinion, and may for a time subvert the best principles of the Constitution. If the citizens are armed, and if men who have a real interest in the institutions of the country are accustomed to training and the use of arms, they form the best of all safeguards for the liberty of the subject. The military force at present is barely sufficient for garrisoning our numerous colonies, maintaining the power of England in her ex tensive and valuable Indian possessions, and pre venting any mad outbreak between Orangemen and Catholics in Ireland. In Great Britain there are few troops, and happily for the people as well as the Government only few are wanted, but we have powerful neighbours on the other side of the Channel, restless in their dispositions, many of them dissatisfied with the ex isting state of things, little attached to the present dynasty, and anxious for another, and what they vainly conceive, a final contest with England. In France there are, independent of a standing army of 400,000 men, a million of armed citizens, willing and able to defend their country on any sudden emergency. Our relations with the United States are in the most complicated and critical position, and no man can tell bow soon reinforcements of troops may be required for Canada and for other coloaial settlements Some additions, it appears, are to be made to the regular army in anticipation of unfortunate results, but these are only trifling, and would not be more than sufficient to supply any imperative and sud den demands. In such a case the country would be left to the protection of unarmed citizens, totally un acquainted with the merest rudiments of war. They could not repel an armed force of twenty thousand regular troops, but, after great loss of property and life, and numerous disasters ; and incalculable sacri fices must be made, which might have been easily spared by a little precaution, and the usual means of self dsfence adopted in all other countries. The KING of the FRENCH has, by his wonderful skill and firmness, hitherto preserved peace, but his life is uncertain ; he is above seventy years of age, and should he be carried off at such a crisis as a war between England and the United States, it wou!d require more authority than his successor may possess to prevent the French from join ing with the Americans against England. Even under the powerful government of Louis PHILIPPE a display has just been made, which shows what materials there are in France fur such a change. M. BERRYER, by no means the most violent of his party, made a long, and we may justly call it a hostile, speech against England, urging France, in case of a war, whether right or wrong, to take part with the Americans, and in a House consisting of 390 Members, be was supported by no fewer than 156! The following brief extract from M. BERRYER'S speech may be useful at the present moment, as it leaves no doubt of the policy adopted by M. THIERS and his party : " Do you suppose that England will engage in a contest ? No. • The past has given her in this respect two severe lessons. For thirty years, whether after military mishaps, or in consequence of negotiations, they have 'always yielded to the United States. All the questions between the two powers have been decided in favour of this latter power. In 181 G, the English troops were attacked at New Orleans by Jackson, and success did not declare for England, and the treaty which had been previously agreed to was at once ratified. In 1814, the question of Oregon was agitated; the principle of occupation in common was agreed to, and at the same time the English yielded up Astoria to the Americans; that is, they restored the mouth of the Oregon, which they had seized on during the war. The question of the boundary of Canada arose and was regulated in the same way. Then came the question of the independence of the national flag, and of the rights that ought to protect it; and here again England yielded. Texas then cccup:ed the attention of the English Government; and on this also England yielded. At present the Americans insist on their view of the Oregon quetion being adopted ; England will again give way. There will be no arbitration ; negotiations will be resumed; England, I feel convinced, will again yield. Why, do not we also know how to resist? Resist! That would be sufficient to fling back on England the language which, five years back, Lord Palmerston used with respect to us." Although Ireland requires an immediate alleviation of its distresses, and a prompt legislative interposition to sus , tain its inhabitants amidst the pangs and privations which are rapidly becoming more and more intolerable, a great and indubitable necessity exists for some far seeing and prospective policy being adopted in its behalf. Four millions of the human race are threatened with penury the most dire and helplessness the most complete. Granted that the present is not an ordinary calamity-- granted that it originated i❑ a casualty of vegetation that could not be foreseen—granted that pro visions in the abstract are attainable to the multi tude in our sister island—granted all this and possibly more, yet we maintain the Irish people are not as prosperous as they might be with adroit manage ment ; that to them the luxuries of life are utterly un known, the comforts of life unattainable, the conve niences of life but seldom permanent, and the necessi ties of li:*e doled out with a stinting and grudging hand. We maintain, moreover, that with the existence of these woes and sorrows, there is a co-existence also of sources for their relief, and ultimately for their extirpation— wealth untouched, mines unworked, antidotes unculled, and that, too, in the natural circumstances of the coun try itself. Cheek-by-jowl with the hovels of indigence in that strange land there is a latent but certain means of turning .that indigence to profusion. We do not wish to be opigrammatio—we do not wish to give a dramatic turn to our periods —we may seem to gloze a few unsound assumptions over with the bloom of metaphors and the meretricious decorations of language; but our sentiments are facts, our epithets are truths, and our sentences are all animated with earnestness. In Ireland, therefore, we persist, that poverty is general and bitter—and we persist also that in Ireland there are resources for hen own self-amelioration, if the Execu- tive authority will only excavate channels whereby that hidden assistance may flow forth, and, as it were, irrigate with comfort all quarters of the island. Yester day one among the principal of these buried succours was broached in the Lower House by Sir THOMAS FREMANTLE—that Hon. Gentleman having moved for leave to bring in a Bill " to afford encouragement in the construction of small piers and harbours calculated to extend the fisheries in Ireland." A more excellent pro position could scarcely have been conceived, or one more calculated to afford immediate and enduring labour to the unemployed. From the remarkable number of bogs and estuaries with which the Irish coast is indented Sir T. FREMANTLE argued the excellent opening there e i : en th f e aci n li e t c ie e s ss i i n t ) was for an undertaking of this description ; while, from the the. smallness of the amount of landing-places, he ma cleansing its tandeoirptnioe,tns. and curing r e ionnig structang suitable piers in suitable places ; by affording instalments of money yf shloo,uolOdol.baennually their produce; by devoting 50,000! of th a e n n for appropriated t h a e t 0 1 nextonthea five money iyears,n purposes already enumerated; by preserving the piers in proper repair with the amount of rent obtained from the fishermen's cottages and the local tolls which would be levied, Sir THOMAS FREMANTLE proposed to establish the Irish fisheries upon such a footing of se curity, that the progress of time would only tend to their , greater developement and greater prosperity. With cer tain minor modifications, and possibly an extension of the proposed grant, the Bill is excellently planreed and excellently well-timed. When we reflect that' upon all the coasts of Ireland there are myriads of fish swarming in the waters ; when we reflect that a provision of sus , tenance so bountifully offered by GOD to his people is permitted, so to speak, to accumulate in the ocean unnoticed, while the people—men, women and children, young and old, the robust and the ailing—are habitually supported by a meagre diet of vegetables; when we re flect upon these facts, we must be ready to confess the requisite nature of a proposition like that made by Sir T. FREMANTLE. Whatever quantity of fish is consumed at present in that country is actually imported from Scotland, while Ireland herself, if carefully conducted, would furnish not only sufficient for home, but a consi derable surplus for foreign consumption. These matt( rs demand the most serious consideration, and every praise is due to Sir THOMAS FREMANTLE for having brought them before Parliament, more especially at this particu lar juncture. By a timely interference, and a proper arrangement, the diseased potatoes will give place to an aliendant and wholesome supply of provisions, which thousands at this moment regard as delicacies. E►en the gentlemen who advocate a persistence in the present agricultural arrangements must now ac knowledge to themselves that their principles are be coming obsolete. Under their very feet the ground is crumbling away with terrible velocity : the frozen quagmire, upon which they have so long mustered their triumphant force, is thawing fast ; and, according to the witty commentator upon SHAKSPERE, the question of monopoly is " dissolving itself into—adieu 1" Al ready we have had the satisfaction of particularising some among the numerous failures of those chivalrous individuals who, under the cognomen of " Protection So-, cieties," have attempted to excite in their favour the enthusiasm of all tenant-farmers in the provinces. And each post only serves to confirm our previous conjec ture that those unfortunate adventurers would dwindle to less than insignificance. Their endeavours are merely like those of children who scatter peas and thimbles be fore the wheels of artillery waggons in expectation of obstructing their onward progress, little calculating that the ponderous cavalcade would not be retarded by obstacles of infinitely greater magnitude and importance. In the meeting of these corn-law champions, held on Saturday at a tavern in Hastings, with Sir CHARLES LAMB, as chairman, and Mr. FM:WIN, a would-be mem ber, as first spokesman, the frivolous character of the proceedings was most miserably conspicuous. Some where about seventy supporters of the protection system, clustered together upon the platform, proposed reso lutions, seconded resolutions, and passed resolutions, with the most business-like sobriety, while the remainder of a tolerably large assembly (fervent upholders of the League policy) stood quietly in the body of the apart ment, listening with the most contemptuous apathy and the most imperturbable gravity. These monotonous and ridiculous externals of opposition continued, according to our authority, for some time, without any in terruption, until the audience at last extinguished the formalities with a premature wet blanket, by de manding three cheers for " free trade," the reverbera tion of which evidently disarranged the digestion of the occupants of the platform, and finally scared them to the seclusion of their several homes. In good sooth, a more sorry display of their influeace could scarcely have been patched up by any other of the mongrel protection societies scattered throughout the country. Sober expe rience, at the least, would arrire without hesitation at this conclusion, and yet sober experience would be most singularly mistaken ; for a yet more sorry exhibition of a similar nature was made yesterday at Hereford, where a conclave of the local agriculturists had been announced some days previously, under the presidency of the Right Hon. Earl SOMERS. Well, at the precon certed rendezvous, " Yesterday" arrived almost in soli tude, some three or fuur gaping landlords having saun tered into the room, and then sauntered out again, after the venerable example of the "King of Spain" aril his "forty thousand men ;" and thus terminated the pro mised spectacle of protection strength, a most unmis takeable, and, verily, a most pitiable failure. After such occurrences the establishment of New Bond-street had better put up its shutters, and his Grace the Duke of RICHMOND had better reserve his rhetoric for something less like an impossibility. Every careful spectator of events must perceive that the Premier and the Member for the City of London are not the only converts to free-trade principles; and the., the tenant-farmers, themselves, by their recent behaviour, give those principles their tacit acquiescence. The pit is dug, the boughs and the leaves are spread over it, and the monster " Monopoly " coraes blundering forward to be most inevitably engulphed therein, and entombed, and forgotten. A correspondent, whose letter appears in another column, calls the attention of the Government to a very important subject, viz., the propriety of reducing, or altogether removing, the heavy duty at present payable on insurances against fire. This tax is as unjustifiable a mode of raising money for the purposes of revenue as the lottery itself. The lottery was a great encourage ment to imprudence—the tax on insurances is " a heavy blow and a great discouragement" to prudence; besidep, it is as impolitic as it is unjust. Many persons at tl e present moment insure in Holland in order to avoid paying the duty here, and thus the English insurance offices are deprived of those advantages to which they are justly entitled. It is now two years since Sir R. PEEL reduced the duties on marine insurancep, surging as his reason that the heavy duty had driven away the greater part of the marine insurance business from this country. In consequence of that reduction, the marine insurance business has, in a great measure, returned. The fire insurance business is now rapidly leaving us from the same cause. Let Sir i :013ERT PEEL follow his own precedent, and, emboldened by the success of his previous step in the right direction, remove, or, at all events, greatly reduce the duty now levied on fn e insurances. Madrid journals of the 26th ult. announce that Mi nisters had at length made specific declarations respect ing the QUEEN's marriage with the Count DE TRAPANI. At the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on that day a large crowd had assembled, it being understood that the affair would be brought before the House ; and after the usual preliminary business had been dispatched, Senor Mole, the Finance Minister, rose, and adverting to reports of a disagreement in the Cabinet, said the reports were entirely unfounded, as there had been nothing contrary to perfect unanimity among Ministers oa Government questions. He made no mention of the marriage, but General NARVAEZ immediately rose and satisfied public curiosity. He declared that public rumour, and the assertion of the press, made it impe rative on him to offer a solemn declaration respecting her MAJESTY'S marriage. Nothing had taken place on the subject in the Council of Ministers, and her MAJESTY had not yet thought of choosing a husband. The Go vernment will never consent to the exclusion of any Prince, among the allies of Spain, whatever may be the friendship—whatever the relationship—whether be longing to Europe or even to Africa I " For this reason," said the President of the Council, "we have ever objected, and will always reject, whatever may tend to restrict the liberty of her MAJESTY, the prero gatives of the Crown, and the rights of the Govern ment. But we declare that whenever this matter shall be brought before the Council of Ministers, it shall be communicated to Congress, and that not incompletely, surreptitiously, or darkly, but in the light of day, openly, and in such a manner as that the Chambers may take cognizance of it, and dis cuss it. The Government will do this, although there may be no positive article of the Constitution re quiriny; it ; and though her MAJESTY may be so free to select a husband, that no necessity may exist for a com munication of her choice to the Cortes or to the nation. Further—in the event of Parliament not being in ses sion, at the moment when such an event - shall be con templated, the Government will call the Chambers together, in order to make them acquainted with so im portant a subject. It suffices that the counsellors of the Crown advised and defended the article of the Con stitution relative to this matter, to induce them not to avail themselves of such an advantage. If I refer to the Page of my services in proof of my unswerving loyalty, and if that be also insufficient,. I will appeal to history, and trust that posterity will do me the justice denied to me by my contemporaries." This speech was followed by general and loud applause. The result had a fa vourtible effect on the Funds. The Three per Cents. closed at 331, and the Five per Cents. at 23}, both at GO clays. The debate in the French Chamber of Deputies on M. BERUYER'S amendment relative to a war between England and America was brought to a close on Satur• day ev=ening after an able speech, in reply, from M. G UIZC .T. On a - division the numbers were: — For the amentment 156 Against it Majority for Ministers The remarks of M. GuizoT displayed common sense and sound argument, qua lities very often wofully defi cient i n the speeches of h i s v i o l ent opponents . Fie declared that the amendment referred to a coatingency, or hypothesis, and that the hypothesis was improbable, even according to the showing of M. BERRYER. There was no occasion for Fiance to tenke any ;manifesto on the law of nations. France, as b e b a d stated at the hegining of the session, would re main neutral, and no one could believe, should unfortu nately a coflict take place, that France would abandon her zaaxiins on the freedom of the ocean and the law of neutrality. On these points the Government would never change its policy. " His reasons," he added, " for proclaiming beforehand the neutrality of France were twofold. The first was, that he thought that if a war broke out, the policy of neutrality would be more difficult to establish in the midst of the ex cited feelings which might have been raised, He had acted beforehand, in order to be sure of his fact. His second reason was stilLmore serious it was, that a declaration of neutrality thus made befike hand was a means of preserving pence—a means of weighing on the deliberations of the two people. There were people in both countries who endeavoured to keg] up illusions vvith regard to France. For instance, he knew there were some who say to the United States, " What do you fear ? Let the war once break out, France will range herself on yeur side." lie was very certain there were some who used such language as that; and there were also others who said to England, "Do not be uneasy, France is weak, and complaisant to aid you; when war breaks out she will unite herself to you." He was anxious beforehand to give a contradiction to these two statements. Ile wished to say that France would neither take part with England or with the United States. He was sure that this declaration would have a weight in the balance, particularly to the United States ; and the reason was this—England wished to preserve peace, and she would make every possible concession. There was therefore no occasion fur anything to weigh with that power; but it was not the same with America. There was in that country a very powerful party who wished for war, and another in favour of peace ; and he was anxious that the declaration of neutrality he had made should give strength to the peace party in Ame rica. Such were the motives of their system of neu trality, and such were the reasons why he had thus ex pressed them beforehand. This policy of neutrality had its conditions, and it was necessary that the Go vernment which proclaimed it should be really neutral beforehand. "Be certain," said the Hon. Minister, in conclusion, " that an attempt will be made to draw from you some expression which will deviate from strict neu trality. Beware, therefore. Do not allow yourselves to be led astray. Convinced as I am that neutrality is most advisable fur the interests of France, I conjure the Charhber not to be induced to consent to any act which may compromise prematurely the policy of neutrality which I recommend." These remarks were most favour ably received by a great majority of the Chamber. On M. BERRYER'S mischievous policy the Journal des Debats makes these judicious comments : " That any such amendment, as M. Guizot very justly ob served, was perfectly useless, the very words of M. Berryer himself proved. had he anticipated any rupture between England and the United States, his amendment might have been justifiable, at least in his own eyes ; but he himself declared that he did not expect hostilities would break out ; what was therefore the use of taking up the time of the Chamber by proposing an amendment the utility of which his own words contradicted ? His of was simply to in troduce into the Address a species of indirect protestation against the alliance of France and England. That the alli ance of England should not be agreeable to M. Berryer is natural enough. It was England which was the first among all the European Powers that concurred in the revolution of 1800, and in the Government which resulted from it. It is prin cipally by our alliance with England that the peace of the world has been maintained since the overthrow of the Govern ment, which M. Berryer regrets, or ought to regret. It is the union of the two great constitutional Powers of Europe which, more than anything else, secures the triumph and the pro gress of the principles and the ideas under which M. Bet ryer'a party has yielded. It is therefore but natural that he should be deeply pained at perceiving the consolidation of that alliance. The amendment of M. Berryer, we repeat, then, was perfectly useless, and this M. Guizot showed, as well as M. Berryer himself. It is not necessary that the French Government should make a fresh declaration of prin ciples which are elementary in national policy. France is not disposed to abondon the maxims which she has sustained in all times, and which she will yet sustain in case of need. The French Government, however, should hasten to pro claim its principles of neutrality, or, in other words, its principles of independence. She owes this to herself—she owes it likewise to tilt cause of the general peace. M. Guizot's discourse produced a profound impression in the Chamber. M. Berryer in vain attempted to remove the effect produced by it, and the Chamber consecrated by a majority of 78 votes the principles so wisely and so eloquently established by the Minister for Foreign Affairs." The same journal thus briefly contrasts the com mercial policy of Sir R. PEEL wit's -that unfortunately pursued by France:—" Sir B. PEEL reduces the duties on all kinds of grain, while we, last year, by a con descendence to the producers of oleagenous grains, who gain nothing by it, have laid an enormous duty on sesame at the moment when it was beginning to offer to our merchant navy, which we are anxious to encourage, one of those bulky artic!es of carriage of which it is un happily destitute. By the same Custom-house law of _ _ 1845 we have committed the fault of laying an excessive duty on the entry of English machinery, and that under pretence of favouring our national industry; as if it were not an advcntage to our manufactures, par ticularly to the rising ones, to have machinery at a low price. Can we wonder that our thread spinning should be stationary?" A considerable fall (says the Courrier Francais) has just taken place at Paris in the prices of flour and potatoes. A great deal of business was done in the Three per Cents. on Sunday, which closed at 83f. 85c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 2. Dijon and Mulhouse, 2%—Dutch Rhenish, 7%—Great Northern of France Constituted, 144—Great Indian Peninsular, %—Luxein bourg, 2 9 4—Lyons and Avignon, 2%—Paris and Orleans, 48% P.ris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's), 2!i—Ditto (Compe de L'Est), 2%—Rouen and Havre, 28%. It is not correct, as was stated in a paragraph which we copied yesterday from a Contemporary, that Lord Jocelyn has resigned his office. lie keeps his office, but is to resign his seat for Lynn, where he was returned by the influence of the Duke of Portland, who disapproves of the Ministerial measure. Lord Arthur Lennox, also, it is now said, keeps his place, but resigns his seat for Chichester. At this rate half the members of the Government will be without seats in Parliament. EXTRAORDINARY DISPATCH.—By the great activity:and kindness of our contemporary, The Sun Sir R. Peel's speech reached us by this morning's mail, a distance from London of about 600 miles, in fifty-six hours.—Ross shire Advertiser. SIR ROBERT PEEL TRANSPORT—MUTINY. This vessel sailed from the Downs last July, having nearly 200- troops on board, and arrived at Bombay towards the latter end of November. We have seen a letter from a gentle man on board, mentioning that there had been very serious doings in the course of the voyage. After being about six weeks at sea, two or three of the soldiers were put in irons for misdemeanours. They bad, how ever, contrived to get hold of one of the carpenter's tools, through the agency of some of their comrades, and were thus enabled to get free of their shackles ; these they threw overboard, and vowed to serve their officers in the same manner. They were immediately seized, when ' murmurs broke forth among the great body of the soldiers, and at length they rushed forward to the front of the poop, shouting and threatening veng eance t o a l l who resisted them. The ship's company, along with the military officers, however, on the first symptom of the storm, put themselves in a posi tion of defence by immediately securing the boarding pikes and fire-arms. •Thus equipped, the gallant tars assembled on the poop ready for action. One soldier ascended the poop, waving a long knife, with which he threatened to stab the first man that approached him. This desperado was imme diately charged, and ran through the body ; he died on the spot. The soldiers, who fortunately were unarmed, became overawed by the determined attitude of the crew. The more conspicuous of the revolters were then seized, and chained down to the deck, where a chosen guard, wich loaded muskets, were placed over them. Discipline having been thus restored, the vessel touched at the Isle of France, where nine of the prisoners were landed, in order to be forwarded by another vessel to Bombay, there to take their trial before a court martial.—Caledonian Mercury. _ . It is reported, that only hall' an hour before Sir R Pert proceeded to the House of Commons, on Tuesday, to an nounce his plan, it comprehended the immediate abolition of iha corn-laws; but, yielding with great repugnance to the earnest entreaties of his colleagues, he consented to the re tention of duties on the new scale for three years. It is also said that, in consequence of their sentiments on free trade, Captain the Hon. W. Gordon, and the Right Hon. 11. Corry, the Secretary, are about to retire from the Admiralty.-- Hampshire Telegraph. TORY ACCEPTANCE OF CORN-LAW REPEAL.—The Nottingham Journal, a Conservative paper, has pronounced its decision in favour of Sir Rooert Peel's measure. " Seeing (says our contemporary) the success which has attended his previous movements in the same direction, we draw confi dence from these facts; and, although the step. is a bold one, and startles us on that account as well as for its novelty, yet we are inclined to receive it w►th favour! It is quite cer tain, from the rapid succession of events within the last three months, that a change in the corn-law had become almost, as it were, inevitable; and the only course left for choice was as to the hands by whom the change should be effected— whether the alteration should be made by the incapable Whigs, headed by Lord John Bussell—by the Cobden-Bright faction, the deAdly enemies of the landowners, and all con nected with them—or whether it should be brought about by the skilful workmen who have heretofore made such excellent work. The country, we think, has been fortu nate in securing the services of such experienced and pru dent councillors, whose previous course affords ample security that the present measure will prove as truly wise and happy in its results, as it is bold in its conception and daring iu its execution." DUTY REPEALED ON CERTAIN MATS. —A, general order states, that pursuant to a letter from the Board of Trade, on an application praying that the duty on Dunnage mats may be repealed, their Lordships authorise the delivery duty free of Dunnage mats, which may nct be of greater value than 103. per hundred, as recommended by the Commissioners of Customs. Even this partial repeal will be a great facility, for ships have often been detained solely because of a few trumpery mats, overlooked at first. But can the Treasury repeal any duty legally ?--Liverpool Mail. The tide of the 27th ult. was unusually high at Havre, as was expected. It inundated all the low parts of the town, the two quays of Notre-Dame, the Quartier St. Francois, and the neighbouring streets. As, however, this unusual tide had been previously calculated on, and even mentioned in the almanacks of the year, every precaution had been taken, and the only inconvenience felt was the temporary suspension of intercourse through the parts of the town under water, and the flooding of the cellars. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton in the Liverpool market yesterday were 7,000 bales, all to the trade. The market was steady, but dull. Shares were better, and prices improved a little. Want of space alone has hitherto prevented our adverting to the total circulation of the United Kingdom, a summary of which is contained in the February number of the Bankers' Magazine:- The statement, it must be premised, includes 197 private and 70 joint-stock banks in England and Wales, besides the Bank of England and the whole of the Irish and Scotch establishments. In the month ending the 3d inst. the fol lowing was the'circulation :-Bank of England, 20,071,3301.; Private Banks, 4,481,246/. ; Joint-stock Banks, 3,162,340/. ; ' Total in England, 27,714,911:1.; Scotland, 3,336,4091.; Ireland, 7,404.3661. ; Total for the United Kingdom, 38,455,6911., or a decrease as compared with the previous month, to Dec. 6, of 1,817.870/. Tae following is the state of the ease as contrasted with this time last year :-The comparison of the month ending Jan. 4, 1846, shows an in crease in the Bank of England circulation of 766,690/., an increase in private banks of 53,535'., and in joint-stock banks of 202,9061., being a total increase in England of 917,131/., while in Scotland there is an increase of 176,959 L, and in Ireland an increase a l so o f 423,805/. Thus showing that the month ending Jan. 3, as compared with the salve period last year, presents an increase of 917,1311. in England, and an in crease of 1,514,905/. in the United Kingdom. The private banks of issue are below their fixed issue by 527,7751., and the joint-stock banks by 307,532/., making a total of 835,307/. It seems probable that, from the incon venience of keeping the circulation strictly to a given point. the banks will always, even in times of pressure on the money market, be inclined to leave a fair margin on the side of the amount allowed by law, and hence the virtual effect of Si r Robert Peel's Bill will be to reduce the circulation more than was professed. With the weekly analysis given under this head in The Sun, a fair estimate may be made of the present state of the currency. The following are come of the principal sales, by Messrs. Wickman and Co., which took place yesterday at the Hall of Commerce :-Armagh and Portrush, 16s. 6d.-Bideford and Tavistock, 13s. 6d.-Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester, 2 85.-Buckinghamshire, 475.-Cornwall and Central Devon, 355.-Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford, 30s. 6d.-Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Worcester Junction, 188.-East Coast, 255.- East hire, 575.-Exeter, Dorchester, and Wey mouth, 21s. 6d.-Galw a y an d Kilkenny, 18s.---Goole and Doncaster, 735. 6d.-Grand Union, 355.-Great Grimsby, Louth, and Horncastle, 325. 6d.-Hull and Barnsley Junction, 30s. M.-Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth, 245.-Leeds and Carlisle, 525.-Leicester, Tamworth, Coventry, Birmingham, and Trent Valley Junction, 455.-Lincoln, Wainfleet Haven, and Boston, 335.-Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle upon- Tyne, 705.-London and York, 905.-London and Man chester (Remington), 375.-Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 335. 6d.-Manchester, Southampton, and Poole, 505.-e-Midland and Eastern Counties, 275.-North Stafford shire, Si. 7s. 6d.-Northampton, Redford, and Cambridge, 255. 6d.-Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham, 435.- Nottingham and Boston, 565. 6d.-Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, 265.-Rugby, Warwick, and W orces t er , 275.-Somersetshire Midlands, 41s. 6d,-South and Midland Junction, 255. 6d.-Staines and Richmond, 465.-Tean and Dove Valley, 21s. 6d.-Waterford and. Kilkenny, 51s. 6d.- Waterford. Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin, 255.-W orces t er and South Wales, 31.3.-York and Lancaster, 335.-Central of Spain, 235.-East Indian, 265. 6d.-Louvain and Jemeppe, 475.-Paris and Orleans (Calon's), 395.-West Flanders, 5/. There are no late ship arrivals to-day, but the packet of the 16th ult., from New York, has been telegraphed, and may bring important news. The Funds are very quiet this morning, Consols being 94% for present transfer, and 95 for time. The premium on Exchequer-bills has been down to 245., though up since to 27e. To-day there is a delivery of some of the stock sold last week. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 97% to 97%, and the Three per Cents. 95 1 / 4 to %. Bank Stock has been firm at 206 to 20712, and India Stook at 257. The Foreign Stocks ars dull. Spanish Five per Cents. hare been 28 to 1 ,4, and the Three per Cents. 38 3 A. Mexican Bonds have been at 130 1 4 Chillian Stock is steady at 99. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 59 to 59 1 . Railway Shares have been very dull this morning, and in some cases rather flatter. BR ONE CLOSING ITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. YRICES. Bank Stock . .• • • ' 206 207%* 207% Three per Cent.. Annuities • • • . 95% % 95% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 94% % 94% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 97% % 97% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 7-16 %% 18% Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1849 .. 10% 10% Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10% 10% India Stock .. .. • • • • • • 257 257 India Bonds, 1,0001. Ditto, under 1,000/. Three per Cent. Annuities, 1751 Consols for Acepunt Exchequer Bills. 1,0001... . 800/. Ditto, Small . 94% • 95 .I%d. 1 1 , id. 24 27 - - Pin- 29 24 27 - --- pm. 27 24 28 - - pm. 28 ONE O'CLOCK. CLOSING PRICES. FOREIGN FUNDS. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent .. Chillan Bonds, 6 per Cent .. .. 99 Danish, 3 per Cent -. • • •• 88% Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 30% Ditto, for the Account .. 30% Ditto, Deferred .. Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, for the Account .. Ditto, Three per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. .• Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. .. -- Ditto, Deferred .. — Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-nalf per Cent .. 59% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 91 lA% BUSINESS PRICES OF CLOSING PAID. DONE AT RAILWAY SHARES. ]'EKES. ONE O'CLOCK. Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... Bristol and Exeter .. 70 .... 88 87 . 87 Ditto New .. . • .. .. 5 .... 12 • 12 Buckinghamshire 42a. .... par % p...... % p Caledonian .. .. • • .. .. 10 .... 14% .. 14% Ditto Half Shares .. . • •• 2 %••• • 3% • • • • 3% Ditto Extension .. • 2% .... 234 .......... Chester and Holyhead .. 20 .... 21% .......... 21% Direct Northefn .... 2% 2.. t 2 Dublin and Galway .. .. 4 .... . Eastern Counties .. .. 141. Its. .... 22% 22 a d 22 x d Ditto New .. 81. 16s. 7% v g p p Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 61138. 4d. Ditto, ditto, .. • . No. 2. 6/. 13s. 4d. p -.. .... Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 76% Gocle, Doncast., and , heffield, &c. 425. 1% p Grand Union (Nottlngh. & Lynn) 1% .... . Great Western .. .. 85 .... Ditto, Half Shares .. • . .. 50 .... 91 92 Ditto, Quarter Shares . 5 .... 20% 19% Guildford, Fareham, SePortsnzoth 5 . .... Leeds and Carlisle .. • • 2% .... Liverp., Manch., & Newe. Junct. 2% ...• ... London an ' Birmingham lOO ....229 Ditto Thirds .. .. •. • l6 .... . 52 Ditto Quarters .. .. • • 2 ... ... 28 ... Ditto Fifths • • - .... 26 .. London and Blackwell .. 161. 13s. 4d. 9% London ad Brighton .. .• .. 50 .... 68% 3i ..•• .. . Ditto ditto Fifths .. • • .. 10 .... 21 ..... London and Croydon .. .. 131. 15s. 9d. Ditto, Guarant. Fiv e p er C ent. 9 .... . LOndon and South-Wer.ern.. 411. 6s. 10d. .... Ditto, New .. —.18% 17% London and York .. .... 4% 1 4 Londonderry and Coleraine .. 5 .... 54% Manchester and Leeds .. 82 Ditto, Ilalf Shares 38 ...... Ditto, Fifths .. 1 .... 13 ........ Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 .... ....... Do. Cont. and Welsh Junction 1% .... 1 Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425..... p... Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 2% . . Midland .. ..100 .. .. 152 150 cad Ditto, New .. .. 12 .... 28% . Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .... Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. 2% .... ..... North British .. . • .. 17% Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 1 1 4 2% 3.. Ditto, Dalkelth .. 25 Ditto, ditto .. , . North Kent and Direct Dover •. 2% ... . . . North Staffordshire .. • • • • 42 5.3 .. p Norwich and Brandon . lB ......... • Oxfd.,Worcester, & Wolverhmpt n . 12% .... 15% Perth and Inverness • . .... 1% .... ..... Richmond .. .. • • • • .. 10 .... 16 1,4 .... . . . Rugby and Huntingdon .. • • 2 • . . Sheffield and Manchester .. 100 .... . Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 8 Shrewsbury and Birmin g h am .. 2%_ . Shropshire Union .. 425. .; % % dis ••• South M ▪ .. idland • 425. • 214 p . South Eastern and Dovor .. • . 33% Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2% .•• •• • • Staines and Richmo n d 1 .... 2% South Wales . • • • .. 5 . . Trent Valley .. 5 .... 2l ...*„ 2 .. . Waterfd., Wexfd., Wick., & Dub. 1% •• .. .. ......... 1 Welsh Midland .. .... 1 3 4 . • ...... . 1• York and North Midland .. 80 .......... T l ltto, Half Shares .. 25 .... 50 x all ...... 50 x FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 28 . 28143 i Barbadoes Dutch Rhenish •. 7% 223 1% p 2% 150xd .. 28% . 46 exall 3{ p ':3% 4 dis. 2% p ........ _irt. North. of France Constituted 5 .... 14% ........ 14% Jamaica South Midland Junction 1 .... ..... Lyons and Avignon .. • . • . 2 .... .......... Luxembourg Namiti and Liege .. • • • . 4..• • 3% .......... 3% Orleans and Bordeaux .. 6 .... 11% .......... 11% Rouen and Havre .. • • .. 18 .... 29% • • 29 1 ,4 Sambre and Mouse .. • • • • 6.... 5% ........ •• . 5% Paris and Rouen .. 20 .... ••• • • • —38% div London Joint• Stock JOINT-STOCK BANKS. .. 10 .... MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered - 4 LLO YD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, FEB. 3.—Wind S.S.W., light airs and hazy, but flue. DOVER, FEB. 2.—Sld. Henriette, Williams, tdurinain ; Gazelle, St. Thomas ; Zampa, Lamb, Vera Cruz; Creole, Dannerman, Texas. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 2.—Wind N.N.E. 'to W.—Sld. Helen Fielder, Willis, Calcutta; Salsette, Hough, Cape of Good Hope and. Ceylon ; Baretto, Junior, transport, Huggins, Bermuda. IiOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 2.—Sld. Forth steamer, West Indies. DEAL, FEB. 2.—Wind N.N.W. to li.W.—Arrd. Scindian, Terry, Calcutta ; Xarifa, Kerg, Possession Is ; Richard Watson, Leeds, Rio Janeiro ; Philadelphia New York. Arrd. from th e r i ver and sailed, learossa, Dodds, Bombay;i Nautilus, Thomas, Mauritius; Frances Ann, Filch, New Orleans. Sld. Emma Eugenia, Beech, Hobart Town ; Caledonia, Sydney, New South Wales, with the rest of the outward bound, except the Waterloo, for the Cape of Good Hope ; Duke of Wellington, Nantes, crews refractory. BRISTOL, FEB. 2 . -51 d..Industrious, Frazer, Sierra Leone; Eliza beth, Cundy, Jamaica. NEWPORT. FEE. 2.—Sld. Isabella, Forward, Aden; Eliza Ann, %%eve% Rio Grande. SWANSEA. Fan. I.—Arrd. Jane Boyd, Alexander, Cuba. Sld. Lady Prudhoe, Charlton, ditto; pascal Grenfell, Proud, ditto. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 2.—'hid W.N.W., moderate.—Arrd. Patria, Ponsonby, Hong-Kong. Sld. Patriot Queen, Adamson, Calcutta ; Oriental, Lowther, ditto; Prince of Wales, Alexander, Valparaiso. Off port, Yorkshire, New York, sailed 16th ult. CLYDE.—SId. Hudson, LaVrton, New York. Conn, JAN. 31.—Wind W.S.W., strong breezes.—Arrd. Margaret Littlejohn, Scott, Cal a i s ; L ove and Unity, Williams, Newfoutalland. A ship, supposed the Atlas, from New York. RAMSGATE, FEB. 2.—The Bee, Hayes, from Newcastle to South ampton, sprung a leak at sea, 31st ult., and was a abandoned; crew saved by the Robert, arrived here. DARTMOUTH, FEB, 2..—The Dygder, Selialman, from Byrnebay to Marseilles, put in here yesterday, with several feet water in her hold, loss of deck load, &c, and crew quite exhausted, after being beyond Cape Finesterre. DOVER, FEB. 2.—The Penguin, Bolles, from Sunderland to Abbe ville, has put in here very leaky, with windlass upset and less of anchor and chain, having got on shore on the Newcomb Bank this morning. SIIOREHAM, FEB. I.—The French lugger Avemi picked up at sea a cask of rum marked " Arroterdann Andreas," and one ca. k of gin with "B. & Co., No. 12," about 30 miles S.W. from here, and saw about 200 more, supposed to hare been in the water some time. . COWES, FEB. 2.—The Wanskapen I.)urekman, from Wyburg to Cette, which put in here on the 31st ult., is leaky, and must dis charge her cargo. liiattpoot., IfEs. 2.—The Mary Addley, from Demerara to this port, was wrecked yesterday on West Hoyle, being the vessel re ported yesterdey as a barque supposed to be the Mary. Sixty-four casks ofrum have been saved from the wreck, and should the wea ther hold up, it is expected, the whole of the rum, molasses, and hides will be saved. The Mersey, from Limerick to Lytham, got on shore near limbo this morning, but came off on the flood without apparent damage, and has put in here. The wreck of a boat marked " Onondago, of Nira Qb te u r e fe e r eo d,;btaisasbepeoiitr: v is ash re e p d ort as e h d o t r o e i n ia e l a ,e r Formby. The Syria, from been lost on Manieengan Sands. Mem.—The Syria is given in Lloyd's list of the 16th ult., as reported on shore on the St. La*. rence. About 100 bales of cotton have been landed from the Susanne, at Cumming, on shore near Southport, a large proportion of which Is damaged. The YeSSei is much broken, mut is rapidly sinking in the muds. vt toting ant; LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1846 The Lords met to-day at a Quarter past Five o'clock. Several petitions were presented from different parts of the country against any alteration in the corn-laws. Lord CAMOYS presented petitions from Oxfordshire in favour of an alteration in the corn-laws. Lord RINNAIRD moved, pursuant to notice, for a return of the amount of fees incurred by the introduction of railway Bills into this House during the last session of Parliament; and by petition against such Bills; and how applied.—Agreed to. In answer to a question from Lord MONTEAGLE, The Earl of ABERDEEN said he had no oljection to the production of the report of Mr. 'Walker, relative to ;he alteration in the American tariff. Their Lordships then adjourned. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. Tue names of Hon. Members exempt from sitting on Election Committees were read. A new writ was moved for the borough of Ripon for a Member to serve in Parliament, in tho room of the Right Hon. T. B. C. Smith, appointed laser of the Rolls in Ireland. After the transaction of private business, Mr. SYDNEY HERBERT, in answer to a question, stated that the Government hope,' to be enabled to raise the militia by a method less onerous than the ballot. Sir R. PEEL in answer to a question from Mr. P. M. STEWART said that, with regard to the duties on colonial spirits and molasses, it was not the intention of the Go vernment to propose any alteration in those duties. On the Order of the Day for the second reading of the Drainage of Lands (Ireland) Bill, being read, Mr. F. FRENCH complained that the Bill gave powers to the Commissioners for Drainage with which it would be highly improper to trust them. He objected to giving to any body of men the entire superintendence of all public and private works of experiment in Ireland. The landowners were perfectly competent to decide in what manner employment was to be given to the poor of Ire lan I on their respective estates. Sir T. FREMANTLE believed that the general impres sion throughout Ireland was that the members of the Board of Works had performed their duties exceedingly well, and were deserving of confidence. He considered that it would be almost impossible to carry out these works properly except under the superintendence of the Commissioners. Sir R. FIRGUSON considered that, in consequence of the enormous powers given to the Drainage Commis sioners, a great number of landowners had been pre vented from taking advantage of the provisions of the Drainage Act ; therefore he must object to any increase of those powers. He considered the Bill as one of the most objectionable that had ever been introduced with regard to Ireland. Mr. O'CortriELL supported the second reading of the Bill ; but he hoped that in Committee various modifica tions would be introduced into it. The Bill was then read a second time. On the motion for reading the report of the Public Works (Ireland) Bill, Mr. FITZSTEPHEN FRENCH objected to certain clauses of the Bill, as giving too much power to the officers of the Government. Sir T. FREMANTLE explained that he had before given notice, that on bringing up the report he should propose a clause which would obviate all the objections of the Hon. Member. Sir R. FERGUSON would suggest the propriety of leaving out the fifth clause altogether. It was necessary to restrain the compulsory powers given to the authori ties under this Bill. Colonel CONOLLY would be sorry to retard the pass ing of the measure, but he objected to the compulsory presentments, as calculated to cast a stigma upon the grand juries of Ireland. Mr. O'CONNELL supported the motion. The report was then brought up, and several verbal amendments were agreed to. On the sth clause being proposed, Sir R. FERGUSON said that, if it were persisted in, he should take the sense of the House on it. Sir T. FREMANTLE must press the clause. Mr. F. FRENCH hoped the clause would be withdrawn The CHANCELLOR of the EXCUEQUER trusted the House would support the Bill, as a means of providing employment fur tho people of Ireland in improving existing public works, as well as in forming new works. Mr. S. CRAWFORD disapproved entirely of the system of compulsory assessments, but if it were to exist he considered that there existed the same grounds for just tifying it in this case as in other cases. Mr. HAMILTON, under the circumstances of the case, hoped that the opposition to the clause would not be ersevered in. Sir R. FERGUSON was determined to take the sense of the House on the clause. On a division there appeared— For the clause Against Majority for the clause 394 The report was then agreed to. Mr. BRIGHT moved the reappointment to. of the com mittee on the ga:no-laws.—Agree Sir T. FREMANTLE moved for leave to bring in a Bill to afford encouragement to the construction of small piers and harbours calculated to extend the fisheries in Ireland. After t► few obseryations from Mr. FITZSTENIEN MARKET NEWS-THIS DAl'' VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND') THE DAILY NEWS.—BRADBURY V. MARB l f t big Mr. BETHELL, upon his Honour taking his sea' oo tice'y _ng, renewed his application for leave to give ... ht motion far to-morrow, for an injunction to rest"ilie till fendant from publishing a daily newspaper, under j ob Pio the Daily News, the name of the new morningJ e ,„`i s tid;,S lished since the opening of Parliament by the hie 2u r'is consequence of the leave given by the Court ou t, ;00 o,0 the last mouth , notice had been given of the inte o ,L; p i plaintiffs to move for the injunction. Upon re eel e stslo notice the defendant appeared to express his r e bo . t y what he had done; but since then he had issu e •announcing his intention to publish a paper, to be d Daily News, at 20., and it the re f ore b e came ° apply for the injunction. Coot el His HONOUR gaveleave for the Learned e for the injunction to-morrow. vss OF THE CORPORATION OF LOUTH V. THE WARD-- .00 1 GRA3INAR SCHOOL OF LOUTH. Q pl The further arguments in this part-heard case '- Court the remainder of the day. QUEEN'S BENCH—(THIS <Sittings at Nisi Prins, West m i ns t er H a ll , b e fore 311. ' Wlcaintas and a Common Jury.) KILBY V. ELCOKIL 00' In this case it appeared that the plaintiff wal c iefO i ii master, who sought to recover damages from th e of by reason of the injury he sustained from the bite ogle kept by the defendant, which was in the habit 0 i f and biting at passers-by. tbe s3 l The charge not having appeared to be proved t'l efe sO i ta faction of the jury, a verdict was returned for the u n . a iii s ! The next case was one involving a charge . , 8 4';0 0 '0'1 Alsia steamer, trading bet ween L on d on and se4,l) negligent navigation, by which a coal barge ' 0 ' 5 6 1 Il e d her cargo, value 301., w as l os t, t o w hi c h was ad of the vessel, 301. more. Several witnesses were examined to prove the re ; amount of injury sustai ne d b y t h e owners o f the b a ,lle o witnesses for the defence were under examineSie ° report left. EXCHEQUER. —(THIS DAY) (Sittings at Nisi Prius after Term, before Mr. f 3ar • and Special Juries.) -pm THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. CREUTZEIL SAO DAVID. t t" 1, In these cases, whi c h were i n f ormat i ons fil e d t e ie6 .r.' stance of the Crown for th e i n f r i ngement o f the " verdicts were taken by consent for the plaintiff- OSA THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. wARIP. Ti ce 0 , This was another information filed at the ins'oP e l Crown for an infringement o f th e E xc i se l aws , to defendant had pleaded that he was not guilty- prr e The Solicitor-General, Mr. Jervis, and Mr. Wl,'" A t " fo' for the Crown ; and Mr. Wordsworth for the defer CO , The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated the case for t h d ottoei The information had been filed against the deft e e ; ; „g was a labourer occupying a small cottage at a P",, - ii o * Willoughby, on the Lincolnshire coast, for quantity of tobacco which had not paid duty to t'" Duel From information whi c h th e R evenue officers of_ti, e 6 3 6i , .o. 0" bourhood received in December, 184,4, they Pr°l , - 0 0 :ii 4 , searched the defendant' s p rem i ses, where they '"i cealed in a shed adjoining the house a quantity ° Jed? amounting in all to 3,000 lbs. in weight. The to'' l , and his wife pretended th ey k new noth i ng o f the 1,0 nor how it came into th e i r s h e d ; b ut t h e f ac t of peo nest having been found in the centre of the tohae' B ed i i that it had been con cea l e d th ere f or a l ong 011ie, go t ;4 shed was so situated that a person cou!d not ha fe e s e oi j, without being seen by the inmates of the defende r) detto There was too mach reason to believe that th e , o, l 'j; was connected with a gang of smugglers, w a° ,ls; 'oe" premises the receptacle for their contraband ge e , be 4 0 1 would be nonsense for the defendant to say Sbt e j, b e ‘is s nothing of the tobacco, or how it came into his were he never could have gone to feed his pigs, which sty adjoining the shed, without smelling it. ic" sf" Pg . Mr. Baron PLArr—Hardly so by the side of a of 0 1 The Soucrrort. GENERAL continued— The, „ e sder eti liament under which this i n f orma ti on was file u „ - trebl ,,, , defendant liable t o p ay a pena l ty of 200 1 . and value of the tobacco, w hi c h was 315/.155. 60' motion was therefore to recover 515/. 15s. 6d. le ft.) (The case had not cl ose d w h en our report jf) A j COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS O— ► (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice Common Jury). al,' $ O , The Court was engaged a ll th e f orenoon with' $ trespass, arising out of a street collision betvi7 ere et'' a waggon, the parti cu l ars o f w hi c h were of no i nter' ever to the public. - , T COURT OF RE VIEW—(T H IS MITCHELL IN RE HARRIS. This case was again mentioned to-day, 19 - 1 , 0 10 1- g e, Court. Counsel appeared on both sides, and t r ` u ptlil„'; heard as to whether the fiat issued by the bai , "„' - d himself was valid by the terms of the Act 7 th 11—i'93;{ chap. 196, sec. 41, the insolvent at the time of fiat not being a trader. The Court thought th p el f) portant, and ordered th e case to stand over till day, when counsel wou ld b e f urt h er heard on the GRUNSTOCK IN RE GRUNSTOCK. I ,o° l oB j The petitioner in this case appeared to corn O A Pr, of bankruptcy which had been issued against o l e "C,o 0 ,14 of December last. On the 2d of that month tb, b annulled a fiat against the same party, and on o a t P i , fo l o day, and previous to the order. annulling tb° o .9ti i . e h been signed by the Lord Chancellor, 5 0 0; was: issued against him by the same 5 0 .10 pe,0 0 7 the instance of the same creditors, from We re former had issued. Counsel for the petitionerst the on three objections against the fiat. Ist. T.i'', o ol;jily t o particulars was not sufficient; 2d. That the 011 ; ori., v. on the bankrupt was not endorsed with the na m e; of the attorneys ; and 3d. That ther e was disc Or 0 5 n o sums of the accounts ren d ere d. tA" a t • The CounT ordered that th e petition 0101. Id O or pt with liberty to the bankrupt to bring such to Poe might be advised, and with liberty to apPIY,, v again as to further dire c ti ons and admissions " the purposes of the action, or otherwise. To ß: ay N niwa i sn . i.RU PTC —) , (Before Mr. Commissioner FoNnr... 4 - 112 , 5 11 „b P .; i t n E pp T a tr in E te r d oß fa n r i th ix e s l u aa n i t ex xc a E in c i o n 3 r au rr oo l er . ties who represented the Company OP or fl a elf 0 1) Mr lk . fr As . C h o n o rs ke t , an th d e barrister , appeared a re p n p c e e ar . a e n d f b o a r bal th f e o -- f ~., iiver/ rel i/ ia holders. 00 er, or Mr. COOKE addressed the Learned Comltit ecitoltie of ing him that the examination had been itur;, ri3 er h ' 11 (1 )! months, in order to give Mr. Lawrence 5 11 „,'" fet examining the accounts, which, howeve r ' e re 1 0)0 availed himself of. The accounts, howeverAt, C 0 e satisfactory to the official:assignee, and he V` to PrWollY now to apply to the Court to allow the assig n '. i ht petition in Chancery in order that the affairs nt ri iin s O l f e up, the bankrupts being allowed to pass their r fee,V 6 Mr. ASIIURST said he appeared on behalf ° w ere P e p holders. holeing four hundred shares. 1.110 bilitl e3 r or solvent, and anxious to discharge their 'M ole & 1 9 . 4 . creditors. He therefore would concur in anY to bier t ; to obtain a settlement of the estate. 0 r :4 0 ,4r Mr. LAWRENCE appeared on behalf of the -7 0 7- 0 and said that he had not bad time to go into_erea re as he had to get interrogatories put and an sw de , tb e s ooo laod ; but from the inq • • that had been M a %O ra fr ° uir3nos far 4. 0 good ground to allege that there had been g - was b e ; h e ment of the affairs of the Company—this cas e tba t 00 1 ; .4 an ordinary one, as it would be i mpossibl e . jo ie , c om enss o, could be hereafter reviewed by the that t' COO el' granting of the certificate. He contenderct,,reed let one which ought to be gone into by the i ''' co uld I - 0 01 Iii sioners. The questions arising were such ae _ uss tio e a, s DA 4 be raised in any other way, as an importa if there` arise between the shareholders and directe t ' er. P e se i s lp been a mismanagement on the part of theX 45 , 0 1 ; s o s 5, been a loss in two years of 136,15 0 ri0us °Li t writing; and when they were in not wh il s t a s 0 . 0 ; 00 insolvency, they con•inued trading, and eveik is clief o r f they declared a dividend in June, 18 42 . the Boat" e iv be bound by the report of his Honour to tors had f mos t cer if his Honour was satisfied that the dire ° ` ewered the charges against them. The Learned COMMISSIONER said that he s li°llld ow 01 11 : taidly go on with the case from day to daY,„ wa s ~,s t • After a further discussion an adjournincefti, ari d f' b y that the accounts might be further ins 1 * nesses should be examined as to the Lawrence. alePgeatioas wade SHERIFFS' plaintiff CO URT.—(T I4I ) , f t l) Ir .) ( n ß ti e ff fo i r n e thMisr.aUctniodneris-Sahneirroiffn:rccro 00114,,i; I• Vit i FARMER V. REYNOLDS. tat - hil l ' la bl. ton, and the defendant a builder at Notting- ds and sol was for 81. 55., the balance of an account for g ° : " fr, ~,P b! delivered. The defendant pleaded a set .`_„ 11 ts"..ties 2/. Gs. 2 1 ,id. into Court. The set off was for l t r i v le on if ttt etl plaintiff at the request of the defendant, aill int iff ca 1 ,: 2 41 ' 3 tion was as to weight and value. The, P, 7,,r-iron,lie pir that he had had 21 cwt. of common Evgl ',,1 , 'lB4s the b 0 witness in Rlaintiff's service said that in d V,' pe r cwt 'olf i p f ri h c e e f h o a r d p s la e l i n d ti t ff o d to efe ls u u d y: i t t Ntl-ase charge 4/. I v a' have P r° e woul been 71. or 7L 10e. nazazx T 3. COW SMITTIFTELD.— Meadow Hay, 3/ 8s to 4/ 1053 tool ditto, 4/ 83 to 5/ 12 s; O a t Straw, 1/ 103 to 1 / 12s; Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 14s per load. Trade rather den above quotations. CUM.BERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 53 to 41 12s; I vo ditto, 4/ 8s to 6/ lOs; Oat Straw, 1/ lOs to 11131; c` „ l ot Straw, 1/ I 3s . to 1/ 15s per load. Supply moderate, sul tolerably firtn. aitt' WHITECHAPIEL.—Meadow Hay, 318 s to 4110 s; Ciclrstrso: 4/ 103 to 5/Iss ; O a t St raw, I/ 108 to I/ 128; Wir sod 1112 s to 1l 14 3 p er l oa d . A f a i r avera ge suPP steady deuaand. COLONIAL. Od SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation is 6 , —'seli i good business has been done at rather higher pric ciA ' 0 5i 0 700 hhds have been dispoted of. The public sales co cs o principally of 46 casks BarbadoeP, 9,902 bags t eig yed) Mauritius. 5,775 bags Bengal, aid 3,421 bags to Manilla (duty paid). The Barbadoes-sold readily at poll 535. for good to fine greyish yellow, being rather deare r ' ip er all the Mauritius and Bengal found buyers, the for i ,( to 42s to 478 6(.1 for mid to good brown, fine yellow; and the latter at 48s to 56s for d 1 04, 4 soft to fine white Benares, being for the low °b u t V ° dearer, gray refining qualities of Mauritius rather better sorts and Bengal must be quoted ed ellearels.o, 48s to 54s for sc:elo fed Manilla was- chiefly taken in at 48s 6d ta e good brown to l ow ye ll ow ; aono por good to fine grey at 51s 6d to 5 / 35 ' s iiil, A r under the price obtained on Wednesday icry,49sQ" descriptions. About 700 bags washed sold at4ssco"opsrc for good:brown to fine greyish yellow, whic h are be o°, ll tively low prices. The quantity landed during t 4s 3 , at the Etst and West India Docks was 2, 620 ,',,, n t, 512 ' tierces, 3J2 barrels, and there were taken far L'"Tb e elts; sumption, 4,906 hhds, 474 tierces, 1,249 barrels• os iv , ports into Great Britain last year were 260, 295 ,t ° 44. ‘ T0 223,886 tons at the corresponding period et ' t 6)' stock on the Ist January was 59,509 tons 4 5 ' tons at the same time last year. COFFEE.-1,900 bags Ceylon at auction,,about Pr }1317 of which consisted of British Plantation kind, sold br i o , rr 52s to 68s for good ord pale to mid colory qua lit i ; f mainder only partly sold at 48s for good ord • growth, which is barely the previous nominal valoc'ehe Rmit.—The quantity land e d d ur i ng the month at ere or and West India Docks Was 1,089 p uns 432 hhds; tmeatid es taken for home consumptio n 879 p uns 188 bh ds ' ported 347 puns 93 hhds. „161 P RICE.-1,009 bags Bengal were disposed of at 165 for mid to good mid white, being former rates. tbet TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 42s 3d to 42s 6d per cwt on and town 45s 6d. fi TEA.—The market is steady. _ P 76% P 166 17 4►% 4% 135 11 4 lj til ei;e Po t 1)1k