The Sun. — London, England, 1846-02-19 00:00:00

j n l t , ntment ion, by rialesex •n from ?n t, by e Adiu )f Had- t, 13 3 M 1 ' iairman Bayley. promo- James 3ir Wm• on aP" ption, by l ent, by a r:axr. honour [Rids, on on pro• G en eral Infantry, \.rehibald ►valry, bl ~ by the i t to h i imiral Sit' Ev xs .. •• by Lieut'. went , bf eneral Sir EVA lsic , .. tOt s ° • •..• 4th neat.' Albel 1.-Colope tiller'', bY Lieutens° Colonel pron , '"°! G. Go° Id, ari a SC. tu re. 'l3§ Sa pt& • oa f 4 . el l [.Falcon,r, Mourit i ! j ,! rOtO ° l 1 ) 1r. liars ;s retUr n 3furra., by J. But, ifacdonsid. an d reN t r e me nt t ip ir on aPP,, ° Os r :übb, °' 01' C Wl' . spa i icro s/ '' or land , °li xl 013 ar Lon w 9 r . fle r re, Ad , rated irl 0i ' act' o r co' ti° of au di)°, o f Ero u i" o Bat. `c. er sf' 3ini e bi , b the jig of °' ' 10 eel• 6;0 0 D eice Arli e et' Lded ft b e J r tly 9 ,Ce our °f c „o ort, (0 ota ig , g 10Chl"r IP A ~ ati o r p! ore , 4 to e.r ted h e ' s' t fi'l arty et . f , Ole tlie en b r l t • carte r v o llor' dor , Carl Cli,rbs del tiol3ool, harn C• eir• A, bint' '";r, d WESTMINSTER ELECTION. }Pe regret to find from the state of the poll that the elec tor% of Westminster have decided against Captain Rous, and that Geaeral Evans should owe his victory not to Liberals, tot to the fr ee , i ndependent, and enlightened constituency of a it 4tt tlf°u onistgh so ho noura b ly distinguished in the cause of ' 4 r ll , but to th e " Ch urch and State men," the o tis, the enemies of eveiy act that can - benefit the . sa Pli, and therefore the determined opponents of the mt st "14rtsat plans ever proposed by any Minister for the government of the country. General Evans does not to the f t —on th e h ust i ngs on Tuesday he seemed rather 6., Of for he had th an k e d a friend of his, a high r 3, Who promised to vote for him (out of revenge), and With the most remarkable inconsistency added, " He t 9 that gentleman, and he hOped that they would C udi cato anal prove b e f ore te-morrow evening how much red L - 1 reve the g rea t pr i nciples of civil and religious 11- T alk of hi g h T ories revering the great principles kri and rel igions liberty ! Sir D, L ac y Evans, when Prt fi ,, t4 , es his seat i n t h e House, will not re tow'''. th e Liberal e l ectors of Westminster (for .„ of the t rue men of that stamp stood aloof) t the l 4 'Fie protectionists, the men who call out f or cont i nu - Ifth eb er uel impost on: foreign g ra i n , th e es p ec i a l f avour i tes hi t. ' l kea of N ewcastle and Richmond, and Bucking the it is melancholy to find any Liberals playing into 410 f lui tl j8 of such men, and joining with the bitter . le people to annoy Sir ROBERT PEEL, and throw t i t , t ctZqatles he Way of a Government which has intro arid will yet carry measures approved, without ex the '1; 1 ; 11 Whigs, Liberals, and Radicals—measures which ig P a rty, for twenty years to come, might attempt in STATE OF THE POLL. S .. NINE O'CLOCK. IVA N 4()CS 659 284 EvA lcs TEN O'CLOCK. E011 8. .... ELEVEN O'CLOCK: 1,668 1,180 TWELVE O'CLOCK. ......... 2,114 'GUS** *** ******************** 1,650 tPo s -•••• ONE O'CLOCK. 2,543 • 2,008 TWO O'CLOCK. •• 2,298 THREE O'CLOCK. ESA ous ▪ 3,355 ................................ .. .. • 2.635 .... OUR O'CLOCK. 3,703 11" S ...... ... .................................... • It MAJ ORITY FOR EVANS 765 „ 1 „, 4 "" t e ° l3 bl • w st era e time after the final result of te._ ttl a, th e __as made known . that General Sir De Lacy ; teknecessful candidate, .appeared on the hustm istittluelLhu:t:tiast multitude which had been accumu tne of decision drew . on, and could not 'Qere f„„7.retl less than 10,000, waited with gloat pa , kr, a - ,14 arrival O'COVN . ELL M.P., in the meantime . ad- Z ti let el tilf",e, crowd by way, ' as he said, of keeping them rre fit General cain• and this he felt himself the . 11 -4i ked ( t , cl , do as he had' kissed the blarney stone in ' e ,rtaiv; \iici"fior...lvsere quite unable to hear the Hon. Gen e4tal )e LACY VANS arrived on the hustings at Ntile terl ue n at about five o'clock, and was greeted . with e 17 1 , t 'k ' t; ng• When this had subsided, he said, n k t Z , whi til lY terry that they had been detained there so he entirely owing to an accident. They .that w s under the orders of the eneral ,t e t d ' es3 T he a eo 'aft desired that he should . ad . - to'l)ttlitir-I)aiile f ro: Li the front of tee central committ . ce 41 hOt tl ,:_ut n he had done so, they then ordered him kte:j4d . ( Laughter.) He was extremely . sorry that 14;21Phed with their orders, but a friend had come He 11 . Z: he'skidand brought him . there.—(Laughter.) teat 4 tir et „• extremely gratified—he was delighted that 1h 4 that'"t'ed amongst them again, for he saw by that vl t s hkir 1,,; those political feelings still lived and burned erieand ould lead them on to still greater b , 4 l' tile'cau3e of liberty.—(Cheers.) He believed 'Mf liware that the official returns were not yet th a tit y o rl f leid 4 e ) 1, 11 reason to expect that the majority tE Wei.ttr/tred in favour of the best interests of the Och eou nt inster, and of the cause of the people of t ite ) 17 1 wuulti not be less than 800.—(Great pri s e d Hrah li e thought, that taking into account that a th," 4 4( na t had been made to take them by sur 6,lAtio ' t he re Would P teach them a lesson against the on tY; they mighthave the opportunity of the other ( 4 ',lli t E ll i vv } ' ow._?ald not then confine their majority to (Si r double nt that number.—(Loud cheers.) yesterday told them, and he pf tCe L ai le opponent oppoat_ ) was amused at it, that the result kt'ople4t Cectioaywanusldbe a great moral lesson to the i 'At th, 4 t large would (Sir De Lacy Evans) ti t)t p t , 4 , 4 :111: 43 Oue point, though they disagreed w 3 on g al d l g ' y e yet there was cne which they were agree 3 PeCti S ' It would be a moral lesson to the county y n teerali4,4 the ( character and conduct of publ . ic . me -of t. 3 1 1" -se \Cheers.) He had not much remaining to "rength of life, but whatever he possessed „,00 11 d tai t h s fia P t erld for them in a continued effort to be . e v , 4 , Wi th ~ to the_ trust which they had imposed in th_ e littl e b these few and brief expressions he would er e Itgei„ )l . 4ll ing them that they would have to meet r vele, 10-teorrow, at, he thought twelve o'clock.— „1„` Two o'clock." Mr. J. M. O'Connell, " Say ; 1 , 11 the :Pock, and .ou'll be quite sure," Laughter.) hip.i7talttiale he l begged again to thank them for i-t()llfett7tl all u d pon bco rrabbdistinction which they had more honourable that iptdeBs.aisd.ll;liteihris confidence the electio i n n , for now their act ex- Mather It judgmeiTtlicie Ettui, t , on his . past conduct... He heartily Ptoi rt e ; , 4 them on the victory which he had won by cheering.) He said he was te,tt,i,4l.l,ll4trilletictLiaiort:eb,reaetithi g and he was glad of it, that i t l ul.in , ,.n Q t ue uF n o — n the throne of this (Cheers)—as perfect, I :ie a . ,l)3 ' i n all th? rvl a, tions of private life, as she was , I 'r• ti g 17,1:1 PatriOt ie in public feeling—she was a free. e °3 tes,, , Proposed three cheers for the Queen, which ..44 s w v i, 9 `','''d with three hearty rounds from the dense Thi, -le " crowded the square. h e then scparated. ." 4 W- Net t 'til h e first '- liITERAVEN and FURNESS RAILWAY. Itt, i , ' l(l at half-yearlyo,„,.; Meeting of the proprietors of this Company '4 eruiia lian :-.. dock yesterday, at the offices of the Company, t i rop e ' le st of u, 91antherali 1,. rietors, e Ceintany having Lord Lorusdale in the chair. been affixed to the register cf latdec SC th t ,. sp, un . Atte read the report, which stated that the directors s q „nell p e `.LA to Parliarneut for power to extend their line talTrey ed ..utess to Ulverstone and Lancaster, which had been I 4 ee r PeXr t lir. Nrll ' -aneasteor, George Stephenson, and was in their an opposition project, entitled the .. Ulverstone, wreefeYrsinterested in thbee;.n ett_ latt.leitt, anti ii;dand Carlisle Railway," which was laid befnre projected under the auspices of parties kir had the ettmoslinecoe' .t h-erenee to their iime.nitree t i fr and Carlisle Railway, but the di that Parliament would give ;i c y the bust adapted to tt. "l :: h as they could prove that 1 0 ,,. , , , 0 it was designed to pass ; thi,Tl, °I the district through %;‘,,,. traffic, and term the connectin g ihrl'ould facilitate a large e l e etnical In construction and working egp„ e t • a great coast line, emneesntion of carrying th e '!•,e3ons of the year. They had abandoned t t 7 i a , and practicable at %heat direct across Moreebnibe Bay, and had hetillns route along the head of; the Bay, taoereityt against a i n or d er h t ted a slightly dr- Adm . terb_yiate the ob eollttasr.ter 4,, t 4. ~Which might have been raised by the 'Pilo t e,ne• N otwithstanding this, it would be gift the amount ot tlae-eba! Wh o 'colter than the opposition line between tr iverst n el , would have better curves heel gradients, and we n t % d and l'ltet " c ted at mach less expense. 450,0001 e Let . ' / Meld b e a mply sufficient for the construction of the extension 144144 '"---angernent has been made with 21", . the Furness Railway C om. I .e, e,r, c ,ting that portion of the line between Dalton said Inver ehei'llre ai r 4 e.e c e ta w rs ill be mutually beneficial to both Companies. ki th ()n ow. , had also applied for an Act to . enable them to extend 1,,, th e e...,.u.ne from the terminus at Whitehaven to a junction ee.'..se I,,,,_nitehaven and Maryport line. That Bill also con main hue team ti ri v , e, -2e for a short deviation from the With ll 'tii, t ''ilt;h. All the Parliamentary requisites teil t ,';e m,i extension, had been complied with. Nearly the whole of e 4,,, c i ti 'l , eti ee l :, t 7 l 'ed out, and a contract had been entered into the '44,1,-Y ItNe_the line, some part,of the line had been -haspured, 'rutti '''', , al,. 'aSOll to be thatvery short time the cor bsi not be se, to e ,.. Put into possession of eufficient length of land to celeh er - of 444ntnenee actual operations. The accounts showed a , The (' 2 er ter e . ,. ;, i is• sd. in tavourOf the Company on the 31st of De. ‘ero st . natt k " 3 mg engineering, surveying, and legal expenses, &c. li t ~,,, ittre,,,,,ars said. as the report embraced every point of in et til ts aw-`ll,,be en necessary for him to address them at any length. to ~, El w ' that there might be some disappointment felt 14\11,1a°r Progress of the works, but this was owing til t ,„ The, cireurastauces, over which he had no con the - t v , a s a ail knew that during the last autumn ne 1,,,,.. c Y eta ,"` 'Carcity of engineers and surveyors. It was true ,Ste,B'lost ee4Dolet,el two gentleman in whom they could place n tli _e 0rt1.„ 6 , 4 bre% k nee, but they had been so much occupied in the 'esta h enal ie re ,‘ not to have been able to give all the attention te ' t ad th N , 114 Z which it required. All the plans and sections of tho Zes intoel et e hill b ee „ nn ,.„. Prepared. He believed they were perfect, ek th,.erea nit-ee, Pass through the Standing Orders' Committee ; issie, e , it re advantages to the locality, they had every 'lleh t „`e ecen,, 4 rneet with the sanction of Parliament. It would Poet end aea cation with the west of Yorkshire, the north of Aft4q Ileireeettland, and reduce the distance between the metro e4rellit, a short ~. Lord e'ed of eiscussion the report was adopted, and ordered to be ~ of th a Tt a the ebarvholders. xekiale haul sirhe Chairman and directors was passed, and 1..„....._ eturnel thanks, the meeting separated. I te, o l 4: k bY 1 - /,,, e t*i re sela,ett• the:Lnkmb'S WILL —We occasionally hear i s 0r 1 ,,. --44 .ie t :',.,',' o f beq uests in tht will of the late Lady, with the mone ;ft ee l ,' Rette r ir ‘‘" have no vocation to meddle. But it is a eel,' ,are, e 1,,,, itcrary interest to learn that (besides some 1,5001. ~tt l et ' , ' o ese,a t Zs c‘onsiderable sum in money, 7,0001) she left to Lord qetblisk"tt 1 1 4 011 ` 2 ,1eru oir of Mr. Fox," so long in preparation by le e iriti ea es ear, nd, with the expressionhope that it should el l !ers rir ' i l lies ee „,.. i Y as Possible. Her Ladyship also bequeathed to %„ t eesh, ftrt Ai r , .'" the celebrated Tolentino Box, kap,"g. Thi s ssW art, is sculptured the noble antique of the Goat on which, the i; th e e Atr)t et i tkr.ei.eieus relic, it may be remembered by our readars, ~,e , ilaed meet tif n PoPe to Buonaparte after his Italian campaign, e h lk eti c , r Mtn s t ...e could offer him. Napoleon sent it to Lady 4 1 etxt ta eeha totielena, with a grateful autograph note, for the erter s , erlrapt, arehim by her Ladyship in his captivity. Both box ske,„ 'aieee. now, we believe, in the British Museum.- 11,, ' „ I i b tiVe ~,,, itset ii,l! i /' Iner im - TRH GREAT WESTERN RAILW AY.— rke, h _oste u , it i .. l an accident of a serious nature occurred on the feetr e , t 7, liv es o;:lev,eS", between Box and Middiehill tunnel, by ~telah_ That 0 .,_ ' several persons were endangered ; and it is ru niktte4 to i:e Derson was killed. It appears that the up-mail on l e er,,` l to the train ttn m an ° truck, containing several workmen, :lased Of oi l , ,-,414; when between Box and Middiehill tunnel, :1-lt or kielt a n o;ilhe leading, wheels of the truck flew off, which ;:,If t itto_ a * ri lje thre,,,"hii,tien, that either through fear a number jumped el aril l i eg the tunnele g t u ro the . truck by the motion. Neither the ems m ere cognizant of any accident until, tiei ng e b d th e egin , th.e cho of the screams of those in the truck eerio back it e ( Inver 1,8 .toffy , leas disc o° , ' who instantly stopped the train; and on p, 40 ioArm that‘-i!e. overud that njnc persons were on the line so ''.o4f,2_4' Nt. it was considered necessary to take them to the I)Ae''er t h e y . e ti , c lriail a •V a3 e n i e of.them, it is said, has since died. By the t% , , tu n , enti on r leans, th ree-quarters of an hour behind time. 4 Dr un ately ee k Place the seer ° ° Pelted 1 . nuatten,,ed same day to the up day-mail train, Ne A rd- wto e, the r ,..__ _ with serious consequences. The train raj,, 4 ,11 4 and ite:,'.userivne engine, which, when between Wel ehir... lis ahied ening. broke one of its cranks, so that one side stud "Penie g t • a l .ri vill' at Reading statioe, an up luggage gee Of th e , °h there 1 ' li tzt fl th e 4. lr eserpin, , ts engine tile (the Hercules) was attached tl ' it ilVerl 'eab ed en r;' and c onveyed it to Slough, from which j. 44 ~.. eine took the train to Peddington, where it wiz bei r i llia taia . e. • N. • T i `N, • . THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, PEI3RUA Y 197 It-3--,6. tho purpose. He hoped Alderman Wilson would not proceed with his statement. Alderman WILSON said he hoped the Court would allow him to proceed. He had much more to state, and he thought the best coarse that could be pursued was to apply to Sir James Graham, or to get the matter referred to a Committee of the House of Commons, for upon a Committee of the Court of Aldermen he could place no reliance. there was a groat noise, and they hoisted . the foretops mast staysails and thee the jib ; but by the time that the jib was half-up, she was on shore. Mr. Ripley—When she passed your bows, I suppose that, if the helm had been put the right way, she would have gone up the channel ?—Yes ; but I suppose she got into shallow water, and then she would not answer eo soon to the helm. But when she was passing the floating-light, if the helm had been put aport, she would have answered it ? —Yes, she would. Mr. Cook—How must her helm have been put ?—lt must have been put to the starboard. I heard them say on board, " Port the helm !" " Hard up with the helm 1" That was after she passed the buoy ? —Yes. Mr. Ripley.—She was in danger then?—l considered she was. She was ashore when the jib was got up; but, when the foretopmast staysail was loosed, she was not ashore. lam perfectly satisfied (continued the witness) that the helm must have been put to the starboard when she crossed our bows, or she would not have gone to the N.B. Mr. Ripley.—When the order was given to port the helm, where was she?—To the eastward of the light ship, nearly abreast of Taylor's buoy. Do you think she had struck then?—No, not then. She kept her course to the N.E. till they heisted the foretop mast staysail and shivered the maintopsail, when she seemed to take off a little; but she did not go very rapidly, and then I saw the jib go up, when she stuck fast. After I perceived she was fast, in about ten minutes she disappeared altogether. The surf was mak ing a fair breach right over her. Mr. Ripley—Do you think the pilot was at any time in fen- of the ship corning in contact with the light-ship', and that the course was alt ere d to avo id that?-1i don't think there was any dang er o f t h at. H e cou ld hav e gone on either side of the light-ship with a N.W. wind. Mr. Cooke—How was her head when she stuck fast? —S.W.; but she might have caught the ground before that. FEMALE SERVANTS' HOME SOCIETY.—(MONDAY). A public meeting of this Society was held at the Hanove:- square Rooms this day, Lord ASHLEY took the chair at two o'clock, and called on the Rev. Mr. Keane to open the proceedings with prayer. Lord ASHLEY said he thought it would be unnecessary for him to trespass long on their time, as all of those present must be aware of the importance of that Institution. From the report he had read he was deeply impressed that it was of the greatest importance to the peace, the welfare, and the honour of every family in the kingdom. In that he was borne out by a letter from Chel tenham, sent him by a gentleman connected with an institution for the same object, which had existed seven years in that place, with the very best results. He (Lord Ash ley) was aware that young women were exposed to great dangers in coming up to the metropolis in search of situa tions, and were exposed to dangers and difficulties not only when in that condition, but after they had actually obtained places, since, from harsh treatment and extreme exactions, they might in a moment of excitement throw up their situa tions and leave themselves friendless in the midst of society. The police reports gave them too many instances of the bad results which often issued out of these casualties. Thei own comfort depended intimately on the welfare of that class of society. After their wives and children, their comfort depended on no class so much as on their domestic servants. Great fraud was used in intro ducing bad characters into their families. An individual of respectable appearance would take a lodging at some hotel, and there would furnish characters suited to the hi g hest situations, or merely adapted to the humblest menial ser vice. It had been found out that so much as a guinea was the charge for the most common character, but, for those ascending to the higher flights, the amount exceeded any thing they could imagine, s) that vast sums of money were amassed by these means. At a time when they were review ing their whole social system (and for which he thanked God) he hoped that a larger share of consideration would be given to that cl ire of society for whose interests the Society existed. His Lordship, after some more remarks, called on The Rev. JOHN BROWN, secretary, to read the report of the Institution. It appears that 2,000 female servants had used the advantage of the Society's homes, 4,714 had been regis tered free, and 1,550 applications had been made to the So ciety for servants. Several Aldermen objected to the consideration of the question at that moment. Alderman WILSON persevered. If the Court refused to discuss the subject on that day, he should soon bring it on again. The immense importance of it made imme diate attention to it indispensable. He moved that the committee to whom it was referred on the 21st October last, to conf, r with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the subject of ‘Thitecross-street prison, and Giltspur-street Compter, be requested to lay before the next Court the result of their interview. _ _ _ Sir Peter LAURIE-I shall certainly count the court if Alderman Wilson persists. Such a subject as this re quires a special court. This is no court, my Lord Mayor. There are but eleven members present. Alderman FAREBROTIIER—I hope the Court will not break up. It may go forth, bat the Court cannot pro pose an efficient remedy for any defects which may exist, or that it is unable to repel the accusations so liberally made. Sir PETER LAIIRIE.—I submit, my Lord Mayor, that there is no Court. The LORD MAYOR —Then we are in committee. Here several of the Aldffmen objected to going into committee. Alderman WILSON said he did not care whether they constituted a court or a committee, provided they only took into consideration the great subject which he, now for the last time, brought forward. The LORD MAYOR.—You can proceed in committee with the question. Sir William MAGNEY—The subject cannot then drop from a court into committee. It must be discussed in a court. I move that this committee—for we are no longer a court—do now adjourn. A court can be ap pointed for th- discussion. Alderman SIDNEY rose to second Alderman Wilson's motion, and was proceeding when Alderman FAREDROTHER rose to order. They were not a court. He had, however, no objection to hear Alderman Sidney speak. and could show that the view taken by Aldermen Wilson and Sidney was grossly an error. Did you observe whether there was a sea on the Vic toria Bar when she came up?—There was a heavy sea there at daylight. I cannot say what there was at dark. You base been at sea a long time?—Yes. Do you fancy that a man competent to bring a ship over the Lai. could have made such a mistake as starboard for porr, at such a critical period? The Cor.ner—Oh, he heard the order given to port the helm, and it was i'ot obeyed. George Grey re-called—There was no order given to hoist sail till the vessel struck. Then there was an order to hoist the foretopmast staysail, and afterwards the j•b. Georse Spencer was at the helm. He was lost. The last witness says right about the orders given. They were, " Hard up with the helrp!" and "Port the helm!" but then the vessel had struck. After she struck I rushed to the helm and put it hard up. Wh e n we were p ass i ng the light-ship I was forward. The word " Put up the helm!" might then have been given without my hearing it. " Hard up!" said the captain and the pilot. It was hard up when I received it. Mr. Ripley—When was the course altered? It was when she got close into the light-ship. She went on considerably ahead, and disc there was a great deal of noise abroad—cries of " Keep the helm bard up," &c., as if some mistake had been made. The ship went slang some time after the hoisting of the sails, but she was thumping all the time. Mr. Ripley—lt is clear that the vessel had struck when the order to port the helm was given. Mr. Lloyd—Yes. Mr. Ripley—Now, as a nautical man, Mr. Lloyd, what is your opinion of the cause of the loss of that vessel ? do you think it was the fault of the pilot I could not say it would be the fault of the pilot ; but 1 . , think that the ship might have kept away sooner. was she under proper sail ?—She was not under pro per sail at the time. She ought to have had her head sails or., the topmast staysail at the least. And if she had had her head-sails on ?—The ship would have been more liable to keep away more quickly. She would have been more manageable ?—Yes, sir. The sails are always set and taken in by order of the pilot on board 7—Yes, as soon as a pilot goes on boarder • ship it is under his command. Your light-ship was in its proper position?—Yes, quite correct. Lieutenant Lord—And all the buoys were in their right places? Was there not an American ship passed at the same time? Witness—Yes, in. five minutes after wards. Which way did she return?—Sbe gave the light-ship plenty of sea room. She did not come on one side of it, and then luff to the other. She came straight in, and one course would have taken her the whole way. George Lewis examined—l was on board the light ship at the time the Bencoolen came up. She bore to the northward of us, with her two topsails set, and the master said, "She will be sure to go on that way." We heard showings out, and saw the foretopmast staysail got up, and she shivered her mainsail, and presently she loosed her jib, but before that was up she was aground. Ten minutes after she was on her broadside. She passed us, and came to en account of having no head.ail. In coming through a narrow place like that, she should have had her head sails set. Mr. Wm. Lord examined—l am the marine surveyor to the Dock Trustees, and produce a chart of the dif ferent channels to the port of Liverpool. I was down there yesterday afternoon surveying the banks. There has not been any alteration for the last seven years. The buoys are in the same positions as they are laid down in the chart. All the lights are in their proper positions. Mr. Ripley—l would ask you, Lieutenant Lord, as a nautical man, whether the Bencoolen came in under proper canvass?—l should have preferred more head sail on the vessel. If she had had head sail, would she have answered her helm better ?—The probability is that she would. What number of vessels enter the port of Liverpool through the Victoria channel P—Last year, 28,861 ves sels entered. Since the channel was first opened in 1839, there have come in and gone out through that channel, 141,680 vessels. That is pretty good evidence that the buoys and lights are not bad. Mr. Cooke.—You have heard the evidence given; what is your opinion as Us the cause of the loss of that vessel, going as she was six knots an hour, and altering her position to the N.E. when she should have gone south and east?—l thought at first that she might have broached to; but I am now of opinion that the helm has been put the wrong way. Mr, Cooke.—Nothing could have -brought her into that position without the helm having been put to star board7—l am inclined to think so. Mr. D. Rowland.—Mr. Ripley, in opening the case, intimated very distinctly that there was an ulterior object is conducting the investigati on i n this way; and at the same time he made a very broad and strong statement, involving the general practice of the pilotage establish ment of the port. In reference to that statement, I wish to propose one short question to Lieutenant Lord. Dur ing his connexion with the port of Liverpool, I should like to ask him what is his opinion as to the general efficiency of the establishment? • .Lieutenant Lord—l think, taking the Liverpool pilots collectively they must be a very skilful set of men ?—I have no doubt about it ; f or it i s impossible that so many vessels could enter and quit the port in safety unless they were so. Mr. Ripley—Of course there are exceptions ? Yes, there are exceptions. Mr. D. Rowland examined—l am the Secretary of the Pilots' Committee. Before giving my , evidence, permit me to make a preliminary remark. The Pilots' Com mittee, yesterday, on having an intimation from Mr. Ripley of what would, in all probability, form the cha racter of this investigation, instructed me, their secre tary, to furnish on this occasion, the fullest and most co:nplete information that could be given relative to the pilot who had charge of the Bencoolen. I have accord ingly extracted from the books everything in reference to him. His name was James Greenward Harding. He was bound apprentice to No. 7 pilot-boat on the 19th of February, 1827. On the 22d ef June, 1830, he obtained his license. From that time up to the 16th of March, 1840, nearly ten years, no complaint against him appears on the report of the proceedings of the Committee. He was a particularly sober man. No charge to the con trary has on any occasion been brought against him. On the 16th of March, 1840, he was few the first time brought before the Pilots' Committee on a complaint of Pile St. Croix, for getting the ship Ceres on Hoylake bank, on the sth of February in that year. The judgment of the committee on that case was—" James G. Harding is found to have been wanting in judgment, aad is hereby severely reprimanded, and admonished to be more care e m xa it in te i e ned sho b u y ful in future." On the 3d of Feb., 1842, he was again Captain breugili J b ac efcire kson. Jackson, for grounding the barque en a complaint of y th e e ar s . aid T v h e n s j ae u l d o g e ine ß n u t r n bo, eth o e u c an o e m e m e i t t h te o e f i J n a t n h u a a t ry ca i s n e that was ld the re e p x o a r m t, in a i n ng d that in the meanwhile he should leave his license with committee, m T i h t a te t e, he th sh at oul t d ha b t e committee should he was found fully been re examined by h o i f m . HO O l ti n e r n t the 12th and of c the secretary." On the 19th of x itela qualified, and was recommended for a full license, August,a and Atkinson, t k h i a n v a i o n a g , two of the examining Constable on shore 1845, on a c Lady Chilton, for for getting the barque the 6th of thit month, the on Burbo Bank, on . which was gra o n m te p d lai t n o t judgment of the committee was-_" That his license should be withdrawn on the score of gross inattention of his vessel , to the criti c al position whi c h oug h t to h ave been brought immedia tel y to h I n v ch e hor On the 23d of ut b June, 1845, he petitioned to license restored to d • he was told that if he was him. That was gr ante again brought befor e the committee on a charge of inat tention, be would be dism issed the s ervice. Unfortu natelyhim, for be would never again have the opportu nity of appearing before them. taken place, A good deal of conversation having arising out of the e vidence of Mr. Rowland, George Grey was re-called, and stated that the tiller ropes of th e Ben coolen were in perfect or der, and the ship answered to the helm very well. The Coroner briefly summed up , and the jury re turned a verdict of accidental death. J. PAYNE, Esq., moved that the report read sho►►ld be adopted. He shortly remarked on the evil effects of the hasty dismission of servants from situations coming within his own sphere of observation in corroboration of what had fallen from the Chairman. The motion was seconded by the Rev. Mr. DIBDIN It was moved by the Rev. Mr. KEANE, and seconded by the Rev. Mr. PIZEY ' that gratitude and praise to Got: should be recorded by the meeting for his blessing on the Society. The thanks of the meeting were moved to Lord Ashley, the chairman, by the Rev. S. JONES, which was seconded and caried unanimously. His LORDSHIP, in replying, referred the supporters of the Society to the happy effect which had followed his efforts. Twelve years ago, he said, out of the thousands of childrenrrom six to eight years old, working from twelve to fifteen hours a day, not one hundred had had one hour's in struction, but now thirty thousand of them wrought but six hours a day, and bad three hours of good education.—(Hear, hear.) He would give them his own rule—first, they ought to consider whether the cause they took up was good, and if so to stand by it, though alone, till they grew grey headed, and they would have the happiness to hear, if it were on their death-bed, of the good resulting from their labours.—The meeting then separated. Alderman COPELAND.—It is quite impossible that the subject can be now further entered into. Let us have a court for this question alone.—(Hear, bear.) Alderman WlLsom—After the counting out of a court consisting of eleven members, I shall certainly not bring on the question again. Alderman SlDNEY.—Depend upon it we shall be pointed at for this proceeding. Sir William MAONEY.—I have taken as much pains with the question as any man in the court, and I am desirous to attend upon any day appointed for the dis cussion; but what can be done now? There is no longer a court, and it is quite impossible to go into the matter. Alderman SIDNEY said he was convinced the court would suffer in the opinion of the public for that day's extraordinary proceeding. AldermanrAnEnaoTH - En said the public opinion was that the Court of Aldermen performed their duty, and that opinion was not likely to be affected by false repre sentations. THE BANKRUPT and INSOLVENT LAWS (MONDAY.) A large public meeting of merchants, bankers, and traders in the City of London, was held, at one o'clock this day, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, to receive a report of the proceedings of the Committee, appointed on the 27th of May last, to consider the Small Debts Act and the Act for the amendment of the Law of Bankruptcy and Insol vency, brought into the House of Commons at the close of last session ; and to det, rmine on the measures to be adopted with respect thereto. On the motion of T. BARING, Esq., M.P., R. J. MASTER MAN, Esq., M.P., was called to the chair, who briefly stated that he had been requested to preside, as he had the honour to represent the City of London in Parliament. The Secretary, Mr. TRAVERS, read letters from Lord Ash burton and Commissioners Goulbum and Fane, regretting their inability to attend the meeting, and expressive of their opinion that the present laws were defective, inasmuch as they afforded the dishonest debtors the means of preventing their property from being divided amongst their creditors, and did not afford them sufficient protection, and suggesting various remedies. Lord Ashburton stated that it had been his fate to sit on many Committees respecting these laws with several great lawyers, who appeared to him much more occupied with views connected with their profession than those which had reference to the great material and moral interests of those over whom these laws were practically des tined to operate. The report, after pointing out the hardships to which creditors were exposed under existing Acts, proceeded to point out the remedial measures contained in the Act introduced into the House of Commons last session under the auspices of Mr. Hawes and Mr. Masterman. The object of this Bill is to perfect and extend the Bank ruptcy Amendment Act of 1842, the object being to afford greater facility for bringing insolvent persons into the Court of Bankruptcy; to obtain additional security against their property being diphonestly , made away with; and to render exposure and Just punishment more certain for those whose improper conduct shall have deserved them. To accomplish these objects, improvements are proposed in the first steps in Bankruptcy, relative to the summons of the debtor, and for the protection of his, or, rather, of, his creditor's property, during the period which now properly elapses between the day of appearance before the Court upon the summons and the completion of the Act of Bankruptcy, and the taking possession of the property by the messenger under the fiat. The Committee, aware of the extreme im portance of providing against the possibility of abuse of this poNver; s , * tad endeavoured so to frame the provistou tu the part of the honest debtor. The Bill would also empower the l,Otu, vs Bankruptcy at any time in its discretion to withdraw or suspend its protection from bankrupts and insolvents, and to make the withdrawal of such protection compulsory, when ever the bankrupt or insolvent shall fail to satisfy the Court that his bankruptcy or insolvency shall have arisen otherwise than from fraud, wilful mis conduct, extravagance, or gambling, as well as in all those cases now punishable as felonies or misdemeanours; thus put ting the proof of honesty upon the debtor, not throwing the proof of fraud upon the creditor; the creditor being, by the failure of his debtor, the injured party, and the impossibility , of proving • fraud being to well known to require expla nation. It proposed to give to the assignees, as well as to individual creditors upon the admission of their claims, the rights of judgment creditors against the person of the bankrupt or insolvent, which might be enforced immediately upon the protection being withdrawn; thus making the withdrawal of protection a previous step to creditor, who t h o a ttthenhe a discretion, nd th en notonl only, may tmhaeyC seize his but olif debtor'ste person. The Bills provided security also to creditors against the wasthig and loss of the effects of deceased traders, in default of the appointment of executors or administrators, and for the distribution thereof by means of the Court of Bankruptcy after the lapse of a certain period. It rendered securities by bills of sale, and mortgages of goods, and personal chattels and effects, in operative against creditors unless filed within 21 days after execution. The Committee were strongly opposed to the proposition for uniting the Bankruptcy and Insolvent Courts. They consider that a very different course should be pursued in the dealing with the insolvency of traders and non-traders, under which latter description they include that numerous class of persons who, whether traders whose debts are under 3001., or non-traders, avail themselves of the protection granted them by the Court of Bankruptcy by the Acts of 1842 and 1844, as it must be borne in mind that the object of the creditor in making his debtor bank rupt is the distribution of his estate among his creditors ; that of the insolvent petitioner, his own relief and protection. Previously to the passing of the former of these Acts, the effects of traders only were administered by the Court of Bankruptcy. The Insolvent Dobtors' Court dealt chiefly with the other class. The effect of these two statutes is to bring into the Bankruptcy Court a multitude of appli cations from persons whose debts are less than 3001. These cases are nearly all of a petty and trivial nature, involving ordinarily few or no questions of importance; the effects of the debtors being nil, and their creditors being, individually, for trifling amounts, and without the slightest hope of a divi dend. From their number alone they occupy a very large portion of the time of the Commissioners, and official assignees ; and, from there being no avail able assets, they of course contribute nothing to wards the expenses of the Court, which are, therefore, wholly borne by the creditors of the bankrupt traders. The petitions of these small debtors for protection might be dis posed of quite as efficiently for them in the Insolvent Court, and the Court of Bankruptcy reserved for bankruptcy cases alone. The accounts showed but a small balance in the hands of the Treasurer. Thomas BARING, Esq., in moving the first resolution, stated that he could bring no arguments from practical ex perience to bear upon the question which they bad met to discuss, for it was well known that bankers and general merchants had not that every-day experience of the opera tion of the bankrupt and insolvent law which was obtained by those moving in a different sphere of commerce. They were not certainly free from the disagreeable misfortune of bad debts, but the application of those bad debts did not come so frequently before them as those engaged in other branches of trade.—(Dear, hear.) He had stated this because—althongh he agreed with the sentiments contained in the report—he did not wish to pledge himself as to the course he should pursue with respect to hese laws until he had had a further elucidation of their effect upon the public, and of the sentiments of the Legisla ture with respect to them. He was saved from entering at length into the whole bearings of the question by the very able and comprehensive letters which they had heard read from those whose experience and official position entitled their opinions to the greatest respect.—(Hear.) Although the banker and merchant had not so many opportunities of ob serving the effect of those laws as the general trader, yet he was, nevertheless, as deeply interested in the issue, for every thing which rendered one portion of the trade of the country unsafe must endanger the other portion also.—(Cheers.) So that that question affected the merchantile classes more than they were inclined to believe. It was a mistaken notion to believe that creditors had any wish to oppress their debtors, as justice could he obtained without imposing unnecessary hardships. He must say, however, that there was a morbid sensibility created in the minds of the public, for the hardship which occurred under the old system of imprisonment for debt, and it was alleviated ted ; shouldbu but that at lgenerated,aiv must be i no r b d a e d, r that nd injuriously operate • upon the whole commu nit y , which g ave an undue advantage to the debtor, and did not protect the right distres t s h a m t i honest creditor from injury and fraud.—(Hear.) The Le gislature, in his opinion , had been rather p recipitate with respect to these laws, and the mercantile interests had not been sufficiently consulted with respect to their operation. He might t h be feelings then instanced the case of Ne w York, in which the law, which w as similar to our own , was abolished about 20 y ears a g %, but three or four years after an attempt was made to renew it, as it was found 'that the new enactments did not give the credi tor sufficient control over the property of the debtor; thus showing, that in every commercial country it was highly in cumbent that the creditor as well as the debtor should be protected. He had a perfect reliance in the opinions of those by whom the report was prepared, and a knowledge of his Honourable Friend the Chairman, and his Honourable Friend the Member for Lambeth (Mr.. Hawes), who had taken charge of the Bill, and he was perfectly convinced of the necesssity of commercial men tak ing the matter into their own hands, and with the aid of the learned profession, devising remedies for the existing laws. He, therefore, begged to move that this meeting approve of the report, that it be printed and circulated, and that the com mittee be empowered to take such measures as may be ex pedient to give practical effect to its recommendation, and also to raise subscriptions to defray the expenses incident thereon?! Sir GEORGE LARPENT seconded the motion. He said there was a gourd ?pinion amongst tin mercantile Alderman WnsoN submitted that there was a resem blance between the opinions formed by the Inspector of prisons, and expressed by him on Saturday upon the question of Mr. Pearson's plan, with respect to juvenile offenders, and the opinions expressed on the present occasion. He had drawn no exaggerated picture, and he was convinced that his words would not be thrown away, The Aldermen then left the Chamber. It is expected that an early day will be appointed for the consideration of " prison discipline," and that some decisive measures mill be adopted. LOSS OF THE BENCOOLEN. INQUEST ON ONE OF THE SEAMEN. An inquest was held on Tuesday, before Mr. Heyes, county coroner of Lancashire, touching the death of George Ellis, steward of the Bencoolen, which was lost on Saturday week, on Taylor's Bank. The inquiry took place at the house of Mr. Robert Itainford, of the Blun dell Arms, in Crosby, and, owing to the peculiar circum stances of the case, excited more than ordinary interest. Previous to the commencement of the investigation, Mr. Ripley stated that he was owner of the vessel, and he wi:hed for a most searching investigation into the whole circumstances, so as, if possible, to ascertain the cause of the unfortunate disaster. It would, he believed, be preyed in evidence that the loss of the vessel, the sacri fice of so many lives, and of so much property, had not been occasioned by the usual course of events in such cases. It would be proved that the weather was mode rate, that the atmosphere was clear, and that the ship was in good condition ; and if these pleadings were proved, it would, he believed, be incumbent that the inquiry should go further, and that they should look into the causes that had produced the disaster. It was of no consequence to the poor fellows whose lives were lost, or to him as the owner of the ship, what the result might be ; but circumstances might arise in evidence to show the necessity of adopting measures to prevent in future such loss of life and of property. The first witness called was George Grey, who de posed as follows:—I live at Stockton-on-Tees, in the county of Durham. I was a seaman on ',curd the barque Bencoolen,- which left Lima on the 13th of Oct., and made the west of Ireland on the 6th inst. We took our pilot on board at eight o'clock on Saturday morning, at Red wharf Bay, in Anglesea. The weather was at that time bad; it was bloeing a gale of wind from the W. to W.N.W. That was a favourable wind for us. We passed the Bell Buoy at half past six o'clock at night. The wind had then abated a little. It was a beautiful moonlight night—quite clear. The pilot was walking the deck; be was sober. perfectly sober, so far as I know. We were right abreast of the Formby light-ship when the vessel struck. The tide was flowing ; it would then be about two hours before high water. It was high water at twelve minutes past nine that night. She struck several times upon the bank, and never got off. The mizen-mast went over in ten minutes after she struck. We lowered the quarter boat in about ten minutes after striking, and five seamen and three boys got into it. The steward was in, but he went back for something, but before he could return, the boat had broken from the vessel. She had been fastened with a - three-and-a-half inch rope. We tried to get back to save our fellow-creatures aboard of the barque, but we could not—the sea and the wind drifting us away. We got into Liverpool about half-past nine o'clock, and gave every information of what had occurred. I believe that in twenty minutes after the vessel struck she totally disappeared. She had two boats aboard—the quarter boat and the launch, beautiful boats. The name of the pilot was James Greenwood Harding. He appeared to be about forty years of age. I have not often sailed out of Liverpool. The pilot seemed quite attentive, and seemed to understand the management of a ship— quite so. I have seen the deceased. His name was George Ellis. I did not see the cook in the boat. The boy said that the cook went back for his hat.. The rope broke. I expect that some one threw tie end over. It was not the intention of the captain to go Into the boat. The steward put the captain's writing desk on board. The captain ordered the boat to be lowered. lie and the pilot at the same time gave orders for the long boat to be launched. We had no head-sail at all. The vessel steered well. The wind was aft. The wind was on her larboard quarter coming up the Vic toria Channel. No orders were given for bracing the yards till she struck. I heard no orders to alter our course when we came to the Formby light-ship. I was forward, and beard no such orders. Mr. Rowland—May I ask you whether, from the time the pilot came on board, you had an opportunity of seeing and marking his conduct ?—Yes. Did he give his orders well ?s—Yes, he seemed to give them very well. To Mr. Cooke, superintendent of pilots—l cannot say how the wind was in crossing the bar. The ship's head would be about S.S.E., as near as I could tell. We had elose-reeled foretopsails and double-reefed main. Mr. r.youy R o wland—Youa—es. fled state that the pilot came on board at eight in th e morn i ng , an d t h at h e was t h en per f ectly sober ?—Yes . n opportunity of observing him, say, an hour before the disaster took place ?—Oh, yes. yasthwereatthen any apparent ch ange i n hi s con d uct ? —Novo h ever. Ile was just as p er f ec t as w h en h e came on board. Mr. Ripley—l suppose the captain was sober ?—Oh, yes, perfectly sober. I never saw him drunk. Captain Clarributt was as nice a man as I ever sailed with. In cltyling tl - e pilot, there were twenty-cne persons on board the ship, eight of whom were saved. Mr. Ripley— I believe that in coming up the channel, the course of the vessel wits nut altered, and that when she was on shore her head was E.S.E. ?—When she struck I ran to the wheel myself, and her head, by the compass, was then E.S.E. I believe, from the position of the red light, that her course had not be en altered at all. Benjamin Sparrow, an apprentice on board the Ben coolen. was next called. lie deposed that the cook and .steward both got into the boat. The cook went back to get his hit, and had not an opportunity of again getting into the boat. The steward, after putting tee captain's desk into the boat, went back for something else. The boat filled almost immediately after being got out, and the people on deck hove buckets to them, so that they might bale her. When they got clear of the water, they were a long way from the ship. The rope broke—it was not cut by any one. He jumped into the boat without any orders. Ile did not hear any orders given by the captain or pilot that the boat should return to the ship. All hands were on the poop, and the captain called out, " Cut away the long boat." After that no attempt was made by any one to get into the quarter boat. _ --. Thomas Brooks, a fisherman, stated—On Sunday morning last, about scve 1 o'clock, I was looking at my fishin g - lines , on Little Crosby liberties, when I found the body of the deceased. It was lying on Charles's Bank. It was then low water. I hoisted a signal for assistance, and three men came. We carried the body about a mile to shore, and lodged it in the house of Mr. Itainil)rd. David Lloyd examined—l am the master of tha Formby light-ship. I recollect the night of Saturdtiy week, when the Bencoolen was lost. She came directly up the Victoria Channel, on our larboard side. The wind was then N.IV. I was at the time on the deck of the light-ship, and expected that she would not get clear of our buoys, anal I went forward, to be ready in case we should want the helm shifted to one side or the other. She passed so close to our buoys that we could have thrown a stone aboard of her. Mr. Cooke, superintendent of - pilots—Flow was she steering when she crossed your bows ?—She hauled up to the N.E., and steered to the N.E. for a considerable time before I heard a word to ply keep her away. Then - ' Loss OF THE TRIAL, OF GLASGOW.—A'letter has been received at Lloyd's, from the Admiralty, enclosing a copy of a letter received through the Foreign Office, from the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs at Lisbon, re on the 3th surgeon, presented all the ap pearances Crew spuaolvtr.te,idnn.geartheviNlviraecukeaolf dtletesTrAianl,toonfioTlaisgonotwe, THE LATE TRAGEDY IN CAMBERWELL. The lad V. Horean had a comfortable night's rest on Tuesday, and the wound, up very speedby : c ation. During th e last ei ght sanguine hopes are entertained of the lad's recovery. Mrs. Ilore,u, a s m a y be expected, which pearan hat( ees obrcbeeni being 13 likely y p thoyhMeer. Pratt, is in a very precarious state. She stated that her husband had frequently told her that he was in expectation of receiving some money shortly, but from whom be did not went months the family had lived upon the little money obtained by dellina• their furniture and ple dging their wearing apparel. It was or nine on Friday or Saturday last that they parted With the only remaining article of furniture that they possessed, n a drugget, which brought them in a few shillings, with which they Purell artd Dome articles of food. classes that these laws required alteration, and that they were willing to lend all their aid to further that object.— (Hear, hen.) It was very easy to be lAnevolent wish other people's means, and to obtain a character for philantropby for relieving the imprisoned debtor, whilst the unfortunate creditor might be suffering in obscurity. He admitted that a different mode of legislation was necessary before the pre ' sent laws were passed, but the great and main object was not to give an unfair advantage to either party,but to obtain en equal distribution of the property of the debtor amongst his credit ors, and to compel them to give a guarantee for the payment of a portion of their future proceeds to their creditors before obtaining their final discharge. No little consideration was given to creditors who might perhaps suffer from the altera tion of tariffs, which might reduce the value of articles in which tl had wisely speculated. They ought to give every party the facility of coming forward and to devote as much of his assets as possible to the benefit of his creditors, and protect him from the operation of vindictive or malicious feelings. These laws should take especial care that the honest debtor was dealt justly with, and that the dishonest debtor should bo punished.—(Hear, hear.) The language of the Learned Commissioners of Bankruptcy was even stronger than the language they had used. Mr. MITCHELL, M.P., expressed his entire concurrence in the opinions which had just been expressed by the previous speakers. He would state an instance within his own ex perience. He had in one case been offered a composition of 2s. in the pound, which he had refused, because he thought no honest man ought to offer so small a composition. He had caused the individual to be made a bankrupt, but the result was, that instead of obtaining any assets, he had had to pay 30/. towards the expenses. He thought the law of debtor and creditor had not been sufficiently felt, and he conceived that the measure of Lord Brougham had been a crude, imperfect measure, worthy of its author. In his opinion the commercial greatness of this country was owing to the good faith which was observed in its trading transactions. He had seen something of the trade of France, and the con sequence of the bad faith observed in that country led to a great restriction of the dealing there. He thought that every one who became insolvent was bound to show how he bezaine so, and in all cases of fraud that a power of punish ment should be placed in the hands of an impartial tribunal, and he should therefore with great pleasure propose the fol lowing resolution :—" That the laws affecting the relations of debtor and creditor are of vital importance to the well• being of the mercantile community, and deserve the serious atten tion of the Legislature. That the present laws relating to bankruptcy and insolvency in this country are unsatisfactory and injurious, neither protecting the estate of the really un fortunate debtor from wasteful costs and unnecessary delays nor affording prompt and efficient means of coercing the reckless or fraudulent trader, whereby a most mischievous influence is exercised over the commercial character of this country." Mr. - B. HAwas, M.P., rose with great pleasure to second the resolution as proposed by his Hon. Friend, the Member for Bridport. When Lord Campbell, about ten years ago, brought his Bill into Parliament to abolish arrest on mesne process, he had done him the honour to consult him on its details, and to place his name on the back of the Bill, and he could assure the meeting that it was never intended to de. prive the crediior of the power of punishing a fraudulent debtor. Let it not be said that this was any attempt to return to the old system of imprisonment for debt, for it was nothing of the kind. But their object • was to remedy a great and acknowledged evil, and that was to render the confidence between the several members of a trading community as certain as possible, for on what, in fact, was that confidence based ? W • • hy on this fact—that wherever credit was given, it was only, in truth, the transfer of capital from the hands of the proprietor to the hands of another for the advantage of both parties ; and were this confidence then broken down, there would be a great impediment imposed upon that interchange of commodities which was the very vitality of trade. At the close of the last session, a Bill had been brought into the House of Commons, with the consent of the Minister, not with any view to carry it into a law, but with the intention to circulate it through the country, and obtain the opinion of mercantile men in different parts of the country, and lie might say that in all the numerous communications which they had received they had met with no objection from practical men of any moment whatever. They had found the most ready co-operation, and among other individuals they had obtained the approbation of the Learned Solicitor- General whose high legal authority was so well known, and whose present high position gave additional weight to that authority, and though he could not commit that high func tionary to any part of the Bill, but still he might say that that gentleman had expressed his approval of the several provisions of the Bill. Now the object was to obtain the sanction of the Legislature and obtain a permanent Act, and having these grounds to stand upon, he (Mr. Hawes) felt assured that if the Hon. Chairman and himself were empowered to carry the Bill into the House of Commons they would experience little, if any, opposition in that assembly . One of the chief objects of this Bill was to throw the onus probandi upon the party who ought always to have borne it —the debtor who failed to fulfil his engagements. It was well known that, as at present constituted, there was the ut most difficulty of reaching a case of fraud. There might be matter for suspicion—nay, almost a certainty—that the deepest villany had been committed, and yet there was no means whatever of arriving at the truth. For his own part, he would be one of the last individuals in the world to visit 1 any man's misfortune with harshness, but he did feel that it had become necessary to take some active steps for the amendment of the bankruptcy and insolvency laws, and he should, therefore, readily second the resolution which had just been submitted to the meeting. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. Em.aorr, in proposing the third resolution, after some observations respecting the necessity of supporting the good faith of the trading community, asserted his opinion that, without an efficient bankruptcy law, the middle classes of the community must be destroyed. He had looked deeply into the matter, and it was his decided opinion that the injury imposed upon the solvent portion of the population by those who failed in their engagements was equal to the whole taxation of the country. Indeed, he was sure that this loss was not less than 50,000/., and if they failed to carry out this object, out,af,er carelessness or a false considera tion for the feelings 6f — tffe detain, they would only have to carry their philanthrophy another step further, and legalise the circulation of forgedbills of exchange. With these impres sions neWOnill giant vac tux, " That this meetinept the provisions of the Bill intro duced into Parliament last session by Mr. Masterman, M.P., and Mr. Hawes, M.P., as an important amendment of the present law, which it is desirable to obtain at once; but this meeting is aware of the necessity of further legislative provi sions affecting credit and its protection ; and is of opinion that a Government Commission, composed of practical and experienced merchanti and traders, to inquire into their pre sent condition and efficts, would be attended with the most beneficial results." Mr. GnococK briefly seconded the resolution, which was immediately carried without any dissent. Mr. HAYWARD, in stating that the business of the meeting was drawing to a close, expressed his complete concurrence in the proceedings of the Committee. With great pleasure, therefore, he wo p uld ropose "the thanks of the meeting to the gentleman who had so ably presided over them on the present occasion, and that John Masterman, Esq., and B. llawes, Esq,, M.P., be requested to introduce the Bill to the Legis lature, and take charge of it in the House of Commons." Mr. NIcssoLSON seconded the resolution, which was unani mously adopted. Mr. MASTERMAN returned thanks ; and, after several sub scriptions bad been handed in, towards defraying the necessary expenses, the meeting separated. CORN-LAWS. (From the Stamford Mercury.) TO THOMAS GEE, ESQ., CHAIRMAN OF THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, BOSTON. Sir,—l am honoured with your letter requesting to be in formed what course I propose to pursue in reference to the Ministerial measures brought forward by Sir Robert Peel. I entertain feelings of great respect for you personally, and for the gentlemen connected with the Agricultural Society of which you are chainnan, but only a few of them are elec tors of Boston ; and recollecting the hostile conduct pursued by them towards me and my supporters at the last election, when I stated my desire to afford protection to the landed interest by advocating a fixed duty, I scarcely expected that they would have addressed the upon this question ; more especially as I cannot be classed among those Members of Parliament (of which the county of Lincoln presented such early and striking examples) who, having obtained their seats upon the strength of reiterated pledge s to oppose all change in the then existing corn-law, took the first oppor tunity of betraying their constituents, by supporting, if not suggesting, the alterations which immediately afterwards took place ! Circumstances have now, however, occurred to render hopeless the chance of maintaining a fixed duty, which might have been obtained had party feeling not blinded the agri cultural classes to the advantages of Lord John Russell's proposition. The Government still repudiates the principle of fixed duty; the Opposition generally have become the advocates of unrestricted trade; and a number of the agri cultural party support the measures now before Parliament; while a section of that party refuse to accede to any relaxa tion of the present law. In this state of thingr, I venture to think it becomes the duty of every independent Member, on both sides of the House, to consider well the ascertained results of that course of commercial policy for the propos al of which Lord J o hn _ Russell and the Whigs were driven fr om office by the landed interest, to make way for Sir Robert Peel and the Conserva tives,, who are now s o successfully carrying out that policy ; ' and in conEexion with such results to weigh the conse quences likely to ensue from the adoption or rejection of the present proposals of the Government. It must bo evident to every unprejudiced mind that no thing but an overwhelming necessity could have inhmed the present Cabinet so soon to propose an abolition of the corn law ;—and I confess that the facts stated and the arguments used by the Prime Minister upon his introduction of the measure, and his illustrations of the satisfactory results of the previous commercial relaxations, have convinced me that the intended changes will be productive of immense social and other advantages to all classes of the community, without inflicting any permanent injury upon the agricultural interests, which 1 desire to see prosperous and flourishing, and maintaining the high position which they are justly entitled to hold in this country. I have therefore determined to support the Government in the gradual abolition of the corn-laws, rather than hazard by my vote the success of the present measure, and thereby force an immediate repeal ; and I sincerely hope that, for these reasons, the course I am about to pursue will be satis factory to your Society, as I trust it will be to ',the constitu ency of Boston, who have uniformly expressed their appro bation of my public conduct as their representative in Parlia ment--I have the honour to be, Sir, your faithful humble servant, JAMES DUKE. London, Feb. 11, 1846. NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSES —On Saturday an abstract of the receipts and payments on account of the duties levied for the northern lighthouses for the year 1844, presented to Parliament, was printed. The receipts for the year were 46,632/. 6s. 5d., to which was added a balance in hand of 32,9041. 6s. 4d., making 79,536/. 12s. 9d. The total pay ments were 40,0251. 16s. 3d., leaving a balance of 39,5101. 16s. 6d. - - - - - MAIDSTONE Fetn.—This fair was held on Friday last. The supply of cattle was limited, and the prices ob tained good. Well- fatted beasts sold quickly at 3s. 6d. per stone; mulch cows, large-framed, with a small calf, made from 12/. to 16/. ; and lean and stock beasts sold readily. Good wethers realised 505., and stock lambs 245. a-head. In the horse market (except among prime young cart horses adapted for farming purposes) very little trade was trans acted, and the best quality made 28 guineas each. Pigs sold at 3s. Bd., and small porkers averaged 4s. Bd. per stone. There were several samples of hops offered, but there seemed but few buyers ; some pockets sold as low as 61. per cwt., and the choicest description reached 81. 10s. per cwt , and the hop trade was considered very flat. NEWCASTLE TENANTRY.—The tenantry of his Grace of Newcastle are placed in a most unpleasant position. They will be compelled to vote for the Duke, their present landlord, against the Earl of Lincoln, their (with God's blessing) future landlord, though, if unshackled now, there is no doubt a great majority of them 7% 1 vote for Lord Lincoln. Here's a specimen of the boasted "11-0 of election !" The Duke of Newcastle is nearly the oldest peer of the realm, and at an election opposes his own son 1 Is this seastpl9? 15 11 44 Is Shit natarat ?-4'rent a COURT OF ALDERMEN. A Court was held on Tuesday for the transaction of public business. Sir P. LAURIE said the Lord Mayor was represented to have stated in the Court of Common Council, in an swer to a question put by a member, that he had acted in the affair between the Corporation and the Water men's Steam Packet Company under the advice of the law officers of the Corporation. It would be desirable if his Lordship would be good enough to mention whether he acted under the advice of all the law officers, or of any particular officer ? After some observation from Alderman WILSON, ah 3 insisted that it would be extremely impolitic, pending the law proceedings in reference to the dispute, to say any thing about the matter, The Court was cleared of strangers, and the Alder men remained in close discussion upwards of an hour. What took place while the doors were closed did not transpire. It was very positively and publicly said by severs' members of the Corporation that some of the law offi cers differed in opinion from the advice upon which his Lordship acted. A gentleman appeared at the bar, having petitioned the Court to be admitted a freeman of the Spectacle Makers' Company, and stated that he was free of ',the Glovers' Company by patrimony. Alderman COPELAND objected to the interference of the Court in such a question, and asked the petitioner whether he had ever applied to be admitted a freemen of the Glovers' Company ? —The petioner replied in the negative. Alderman COPELAND said it was evident that the pe titioner wished to escape from a comparatively obscure Company into a Company which was daily becoming, through the activity of its officers, exceedingly popular and powerful.—(Hear, hear.) He should, upon prin ciple, oppose the application. Sir P. LAURIE agreed in the view taken by Alderman Copeland, and thought the petitioner was, by such on application, using the Glovers' Company extremely ill. • The prayer of the petition was then negatived. The LORD MAYOR presented a report respecting the administration to the numbers of the Court of Common Council of the oaths of allegiance, abjuration, and supre macy, before the Aldermen at the last quarter sessions. The report was referred to the law officers, with direc tions to them to report on the legality and expediency of omitting the intermediate sessions, confining the meeting to the four Quarter Sessions. ESTABLISHMENT OF A THIRD COURT IN THE OLD BAILEY The CHAIRMAN of the Gaol Committee brought up a report in reference to the propriety of establishing a third court at 'the Central Criminal Court. It recom mended that a building sh.nild be immediately con structed for such court, and that suitable arrangements should be made to effect that object. Sir PETER LAURIE said t hat the third court which at present existed, considerably facilitated the important business of the sessions,_ but it was a plan of personal ac commodation in every respect objectionable. The con struction of a new court would be most serviceable. The more rapidly the demoralising cases which occurred, were got rid of the better, and that was on'y to be ac complished by the sitting of several judges at the same time. There could not, in his opinion, be worse schools for the rising youth of the metropolis than the galleries of the Central Criminal Court. The report was agreed to, and it was referred to the Committee of General Purposes to carry it into effect, under the able advice of the Lord Mayor. STATE OF THE CITT PRISONS. Alderman Wiesen rose to call the attention of the court to a subject of the very highest importance to the city of London—the condition of its gaols. He re gretted to be obliged to acknowledge that the magistracy of London were liable to the most severe condemnation in consequence of the deplorable state of Giltspur. street House of Correction. At the meeting held on Saturday at the Mansion-hi use, upon the interest ing subject, of juvenile delinquency-, and a pro posed remedy for that dreadrul evil, one of the inspectors of prisons appointed by the Government found it necessary to make some observations reflecting in the strongest manner upon the Aldermen, and des cribing the City house of correction as the most unan swerable argument of the truth of the accusation. To wipe away the odium and disgrace which were attached to the Court on account of the neglect of the necessary examination into the stet.; of Giltspur-street prison, or the indifference to the consequence of the moral con tamination existing within its walls, should be the en deavour of every man who had any regard for the present or future happiness of the species. For a series of years various efforts had been made by himself, to prevail upon the Court to proceed to the correction of the frightful moral malady of the City prisons. Since the year 1837, at which period it was referred to a Com mittee of that Court, to consider the disgraceful state of those prisons, a great variety of attempts had beenmade, to induce the Court to take into consideration the most advisable means of classifying the prisoners committed to the Compter. Every year a struggle was made to accom plish some imprce eruent, but there always occurred. something to interfere with the adoption of any plan Adjournments upon adjournments took place, and after all, nothing worth speaking of was done in the way of classifica ion. The young and inexperienced were still mingled, in horrible confusion, with wretched criminals, whose minds were hardened in guilt ; and the obvious effect of such tuition was to exclude for ever from the former all traces of reformation. With the evidence of such contamination before their eyes, still did the Court of Aldermen, whenever the question of the state of the Comp'er was brought before them, seek and find what they called " a respite" in adjournment, or in re ferring to a committee, or flying, one by one, out of the court, and abandoning the question as if it had been too insign'ficant for them to deal with. Alderman Wilson here enumerated the many occasions in which he had attempted to attract the attention of his brother magistrates to the gaol evils. He then adverted to the very able conduct of Alderman Sidney when sheriff, and the many ineffectual experiments made by that gentleman to enlist the Court in the humane office of obstructing the career of vice, by the adoption of the principle of classifica tion. But what classification could be effected in a prison of such dimensions ? There were no more than twelve wards, in which the governor could place pri soners by themselves ; and in the rooms appropriated to the general mass of prisoners there was no possi bility of preventing the most revolting conversation. All other gaols presented a contrast to the utter abomi nation of etiltspur-street Compter. In Clerkenwell pri son, in the prisons of Kent, and Essex, and Surrey, advantageous systems are acted upon. In these prisons the reformation of the unfortunate prisoners was one of the most palpable objects of the system. In Paris the prisons are also conducted and regulated upon a plan of classification, which contributed to the service of those who had offended against the laws. Every delinquent had a room to himself, and had opportunities of escap ing the contamination which a gaol without system and without room was sure to spread amongst individuals t‘f tc n ler years. In speaking of the gaols of Paris, he wished it to be understood that he alluded to those which had been recently built. As for the old gaols they exhibited the deep depravity engendered by the im possibility of classifying the prisoners huddled together for wunt of space, and it was neces iry to interfere with those through the instrumentality of an armed force. But in the new gaols the whole character of the population was changed, and the comforts of the prisoners were not neglected. The young were taught reading, writ ing, and even drawing. Alderman FAREBROTHER.—Ay, poverty seems to be the only crime that is punished with neglect. The thieves are very kindly taken care of'. Perhaps it would be advisable to send the young thieves to France. Alderman WILSON said that, although his observa tions might subject him to the ridicule of some, he should not be deterred, by being laughed at, from show ing that in the scale of morals Giltspur-street Compter, under the control of the Aldermen of the City of London, was in a more degraded condition than any other prison of which he hal ever heard or read a de scription. It was impossible to do justice in ordinary language to the character of so infamous a receptacle. The inmates bad a langua ge o f t h e i r own, which only . becomes intelligible by a regular course of training. Could the Court wish for better evidence than that they had upon their minutes in the reference, relative to ex• aminations taken by the visiting magistrates at Giltspur street Compter? What was the object of the Mayor and Recorder in obtaining the evidence in the manner' in which they lkq t d sought it, and in referring it to a Committee ? \Vas it not with a view to effect a refor mation in this prison, and to improve the morals of the prisoners ? No doubt of the object. A month had elapsed since that evidence - had been required, what bad been done with it ? Nothing. What would the Com mittee do with it ? Nothing. Would they wait upon Sir James Graham and lay it before him ? No such thing. Their report lay at that moment upon the table, stating that it was desirable not to proceed further in the inquiry. Why was it not presented to Court that day ? Because the Town Clerk had not been able to obtain the signature of a single Alderman to it. What gave rise to the investigation ? Why, the Chaplain put a construction upon the language used different from its accepted meaning amongst the prisoners. The old wary hardened thieves declared upon oath that they did not understand the meaning of the word, but a boy twelve years of age gave a full explanation, and proved the existence of a style of conversation of too horrible and disgusting a nature terkie repeated; and that, com bined with certain signs at chapel time, during the hours of divine service, comprehended the whole of the evi dence. The boy who had acquired the knowledge de scribed was the child of respectable parents, fell into bad company, and at the age of eleven years was committed for three months. He was no sooner set at liberty than he was again apprehended, tried, and sentenced. He then was sentenced to imprisonment for nine months, and upon his return to the Compter he told them whom he had left there, that his sentence was nine months, for his former conviction had been proved against him. The unfortunate child was in a cell by himself when he (Alderman Wilson) went to the prisoner, his unruly conduct having subjected him to solitary confinement, and there existed no doubt as to the chance of reclaim ing him, if he were but taken away from the desperate associates by whom he had been taught to glory in the crimes he bad committed. Such a state of things was not to be endured as the interior of that prison exhibited. It was impossible for any one who had the slightest claim to humanity to witness the contamination, of which he had the power of giving but a faint descrip tion, without being shocked at the condition of the youthful prisoners, and ashamed of the indifference with which the authorities seemed to look upon the fatal mis chiefs of want of classification. Alderman Wilson was about to read an article which appeared in some of the newspapers on prison discipline, about a month ago, when he was interrupted by Sir P. LAURIE, who declared that the question was one of too serious a nature, and of much too important a kind, to be discussed in a court not specially called for ELECTION NEWS. SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. NORTHAMPTON, FEB. 17.—Captain Vyse is actively en gaged On his canvass. The pretectionists are very much divided aniongtt. themselves. An impression prevails here that the Protection Society is injuring the cause it professes to serve, and that its violence will lead to disgust, if not re action. NORTH AND SOUTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. NorriNGLIAM. HALF-PAST Four, r.m.—The High-Sheriff has appointed the nomination for North Nottinghamshire to take place on Saturday, the 28th instant, at the Old Moot Hall, Mansfield. The voting will take place on the following Tuesday and Wednesday, at Mansfield, Nottingham, Nut tall, and Redford. The result of the poll will be proclaimed on the following Friday. No candidate except Lord Ben tinck has yet appeared ; but the electors have been called on not to promise the's votes, as a candidate favourable to the Government measures will come forward. In South Nottinghamshire Lord Lincoln is rapidly gain ing ground. EAST GLOUCESTERSHIRE. GLOUCESTER, TUESDAY.—The nomination for this electloer is fixed for Friday week, and no opposition to the election of the Marquis of Worcester is expected.—The Hon. F. Charteris, the late representative, who resigned his seat be cause he would not submit to the blind dictation of a " monstration," is very popular, and had he come forward as is supporter of the Premier's proposed measures, in opposition to the Marquis of Worcester, he would, in all probability, have been returned in preference. A general election is deemed inevitable here, and the free-traders appear to be determined to reserve their strength until more fitting opportunity. SOUTH DURHAM. On the appearance of Mr. Bowes' address in BarnaFdcasqe last Wednesday, a public meeting of the electors resident id that town was called, and took place in the Town-hall in the evening. The meeting was attended by a numerous and respectable body of the electors, when resolutions, ex.- pres3ing the pleasure with which the meeting heard that Mr. Bowes was prepared to support Government, and also their opinion that a total and immediate repeal would be better for the agricultural interest than three years' continu ance of a modified sliding-scale, were unanimously passed. It was also resolved, that an address, embodying these reso lutions, and requesting Mr. Bowes to retain his seat and sup prt the Ministerial measure, should be signed by . the electors and sent to Mr. Bowes. The address has received the signatures of nearly' all the electors residing in Barnard tle, and has been forwarded to Mr. Bowes. Sir James Duke, in a letter to Thomas Gee, Esq., the chair man of the Agricultural Society at Boston, after alluding to his desire to .prot' ct the agricultural interests by advo cating a fixed duty, expresses his determination to support the Government on the gradual abolition of the corn-laws, rather than hazard by his vote the success of the present measure, and thereby force on an immediate repeal. Mr. Rastileigh, M.P., for East Cornwall, has .ssured his constituents of his adherence to the " principle of protection." SOUTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. NOTTINGHAM, SATURDAY.--fil the Earl of Lincoln mended a waggon in front of the Exchange, and addressed the farmers and others who had come to the Corn market, to the number of upwards of live thousand. On making his appearance his Lordship was loudly cheered. He commenced by observing, that in the address which he did himself the honour to issue on Saturday last, he expressed himself anxious to appear before any assembly of his electors who might wish to hear him. In fulfilment of that promise, he had addressed a meeting at Newark on Wednesday last ; and for the same purpose he appeared ,here to-day. It had been stated in some of the papers published in the metropolis that he had accepted the situation he now held, not from an y public motives, but he would quote the words, "in order to find a substitute for that very innocent office, the Chiltern Hun dreds, and had thus invented a paltry, clumsy contrivance for appealing to their suffrages." Now, he hoped they did not think him so uncandid, so dishonest, as to resign his seat, and after repudiating every such motive in his address, to resort to any such palpable subterfuge.—(Hear, hear.) He felt a desire, an anxious, he might almost say, an im petuous desire, to vindicate his honour—to appeal from thew be addressed on Wednesday at the Town-hall, Newark, to his constituency in this part of the county—(Cheers)—that he was induced to waive all other personal considerations, and yield to his sense of public duty ' - and from a sense of public duty alone he had accepted the of ice.- He said a sense of public duty alone ; and so far as his feeble powers would admit, he should strive to effect as much good as he could to Ireland.—(Hear, bear.) He had been taunted with having deserted the farmers of this kingdom; he had been told that he had neglected the interests of agriculture. lie had been told that he was flying from the cause of agriculture, to devote himself to that of the manu facturer. He had done no such thing; he recognised no separate interests.—(Hear, hear, •and loud applause.) For himself he had no apprehension for the welfare of the landed proprietors or the farmers. He was deeply interested in the land, and he had no fear, but he firmly believed that in a very short time the prosperity of the manufacturers would reflect upon the agriculturists, and that the latter would derive greater advantages than in any way they have hitherto enjoyed.—(Applause.) After commenting upon the causes which led to an alteration in his views of protection, Lord Lincoln assured the electors that., whatever they might think, or do, or feel, they could not possibly retard th• acceptance of the measures proposed by the Prime Minister. "You might as well," said his Lordship„" attempt!to stay the onward progress of the wind by the opposition of a feather, or to stop the flowing course of the river that winds round your town with the puny hand of an infant, as to attempt to stop these measures by rejecting so humble an individual as myself.—(Applause and cries of "We will have you.") Rely upon it, a summer's sun will not shine upon your fields—still less will you hare the autumn to gather in the fruits of the harvest, before the mea sures now before you will become the law of the land, for g. od or for evil.--(Applause.) Carried I feel confident they will be for good, and I feel as thorough a reliance that before long you will admit, not merely that I have been a true pro phet with regard to the measures being carried, but equally true with regard to their success, in promoting the prosperity ma ca of t o hQ ernuire,—( Applause.) Well, then, if that be the case y must be men—is lL nor, lair to ~,at consider for a moment wheth er , if I h ave d evo t e d my t you time o and my services to you, faithfully and indefatigably—if I have endeavoured to be a true and honest repsentative of this county—whether it ,is worth while—whether it would be wise—and uksther it would be dignified, to reject me from personal motive 6, aua tv-. rite sake of being revenged upon me-as a iman."—(Hear ana His Lordship pursued his observations for a considerable time longer, and finished at length by saying he would bid them farewell for a short time, hoping his friends would come early to the poll on the day of election, and in conclusion he begged to express his confidence that he should return once more to London as their representative.—(Loud cheers.) The speech occupied nearly an hour and a half in delivery. The Noble Earl was then escorted to his inn, amidst the most enthusiastic plaudits of the great mass of those present, accompanied with waving of hats and handkerchiefs. SATURDAY, 11 P.M.—Lord Lincoln's extreme exertions have this day met with considerable success amongst the far mers, and the canvassing books begin to assume a more cheerful appearance. NORTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. SATURDAY.—The writ has been received, but no candidate has yet appeared. Last right a deputation waited upon George Saville Foljambs, Esq., of Osberton, who was defeated by Mr. Gaily Knight in 1837, and it is understood that he will cfl'er himself on free-trade principles, in case neither the Earl of Lincoln nor Mr. Gladstone be his opponent. DORSETSIBRE. DORCHESTER, SATURDAY EVENING.—Great dissappoint. ment is expressed by all classes here, at the unconditional surrender of the representation of Dorsetshire by Lord Ashley. The absence of resources now is admitted by his Lordship to be one of his chief reasons for declining a contest; and, in addition to this, it is confidently stated that even his Lord ship's father (Lord Shaftesbury) refuses to continue his claims, or to put any constraint whatever on the inclination of his tenants. _~ .:. BRISTOL. Various rumours are afloat respecting the repre sentation of Bristol. It is said that a large body of the Conservntives are dissatisfied with the conduct of Mr. P. W. S. Miles, in manifesting such decided hostility to the Ministe rial measures for the extension of commerce, and that they intend to bring forward a gentleman whose views on such subjects are of a less anti-commercial character.—Bristol Mercury. SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. SATURDAY.—The official announcement was issued this afternoon, fixing the day of nomination for Tuesday, the 24th inst., at 10, A.M. Captain Howard Vyse, is the protec- 4 tion candidate. EAST GLOUCESTER Mr. Charteris having resigned his seat, the Marquis of Worcester has published an address to the electors announcing that he accepts the requisition to come for ward as a candidate; he has accordingly commenced a rigorous canvass. It is generally expected that the Mar quis will walk over, though some persons hope that a free trader will be started in opposition. RUTLAND, OAHrIAM, FEB. 14.—The election of a Member for this county in the room of the Hon. G. Dawnay, who had ac cepted the Chiltern Hundreds, took place to-day, at the Castle, here It was pretty generally understood that George Finch, Esq., of Burley-on-the-Hill, in the immediate vicinity, would be elected. This gentleman has already been in Parliament, and is universally esteemed in this, his neigh bourhood. So little excitement existed on the subject, that the proceedings at the Castle were more than half over before 100 people were assembled within its walls. The time ap pointed was ten o'clock, and shortly after John Gilson, Esq., (High Sheriff), the Rev. Heneage Finch, George Finch, Esq., &c,. took their seats on the platform. The HIGH SHERIFF said it was unnecessary for him to do more than call upon them to nominate somefit and proper person to represent them in Parliament. Mr. J. M. WINGFIELD proposed George Finch, Esq., as a fit and proper person to represent the county in Parliament. Mr. BAKER, who entered into a long diatribe on Mr. Dawnay, their recent representative, concluded with the re mark, that he had great pleasure in seconding the nomina tion of Mr. Finch, believing he would not turn out a " slip • pery fish."—(Laud cheers and laughter.) Mr. G. Form hoped he was entitled to the ompliments which had been heaped upon him. He did not wish to in trude on the time of the meeting, but nothing was more to be desired than that a good understanding should exist between them.—(Hear.) He adopted, therefore, the opinions put forth in Mr. Noel's address, which he hoped would be quite sufficient.—(Load cheers.) There could be no doubt but they were every way sufficient, and were it not that the emergency was extreme, and that it was considered essential and important that every man should be at his post, and that notwithstanding the dispatch used in sending to Mr. Noel, he could not possibly return in time, he would then be addressing them.—(Cries of " Hear, bear.") He had, however, under the circumstances, yieldedtothe kind wishes that had been expressed to him , and presented 1 under himself to them that day for their su ff rages, - the circumstances he had nut had time . His principles were strictly Consery o a n tive. e iety there were addressed a meeting of the Protectior Robert Peel to to sasliult,ehh;eitn:igahlded rleassst. only rumours abroad of the intentions th Very introduce manyf his o supporters, n r :t(Nl to il watch to see what his would betray his party. an( ~i em. , The reali_ty how moeldmeasure detrimerniiaLtsiotill,igeirtoinbteelreiesvtes. measures were before condternaris.k,_ tr (Hear, hear.) Wliy, Sir he was inflicting on agri eßyoebre,retxpceeeedl eaddntlliiTti culture by his ofler erod;.otcrioeiripfinusryation— a compensation which l ees quittieriiedtiletuloott!..,a their o, and in that hear.) He —(at county would not amount t o one ct con sidered that their having the duty, such as it was for three years, better than nothing. Something might occur before the expiration of that time, war might take place, or the people of England, seeing the inevitable destruction of the agricultural interests, and not. wishing for their ruin, might r etract.—(Cheers.) He entered into a brief review of the dis cussion which had already taken place in the House on the question; Amin the electors iu the 64, that if he were