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t onsh. It ha d been laid down bAlHon. Members that it was the duty of Parliamentary reprenentatives to vote in unison with the pledges they bad given at the hustings, notwithstand ing such a course would be contrary to their honest convictions. But I.e trusted that the gentlemen of England would do their duty fearlessly and independently of the remonstrances of their constituents, and for the interest of their fellow-conntrymen.- ( Hear, hear.) lie would quote the advice of a great states man, and a great asserter of popular rights-he meant • Mr. Burke, who cautioned members of the Legislature from an abject obedience, iris all instances, to the caprice of their con stituents. His sincere advice to them was to consult the nate • rests of the. country at large rather than those of an isolated party of men. -('Hear, hear.) They had had an example during the prepent sesion of the unjust operation of the doc trine that had,been laid down as to the obstinate adherence to pledgee given c at elections. If there was any other man who, more than another, had a right to a place in that House it was the Noble Lord, lately the Member for Doesetshire, and yet he had been ejected from Parliament by the exercise of the op pressive doctrine that had been laid down by Hon. Members who belonged to the protectionist party. Now there was a second alrernative that had been proposed by the protectionist party, or the removal of the present crisis. That remedy, if he rightly understood the speeches of the Hon. Member for Newark, and of other Hon. Members, at an early stage of this debate, was, that there sheuld be a compromise of a fixed duly. Ni, it as peered to him, that if there was one course which more than any other would involve the greatest amount of polintal dishonesty on the part of the Conservative party, it was that very course of a fixed duty upon the importation of foreign corn. When the sliding scale was brought forward, in the year 181/, and it was proposed by the Whig party that in stead thereof there should be adopted a fixed d uty, they were met in the most clamorous manner by the present protec tion party, who declared that they would oppose any such pro posal, and they were prepared to stand by the sliding scale. How, then, if they talked of political tergiversation, could the scene protectionist party come forward now, and say that they were prepared to accept a fixed duty.-(Hear, hear.) Wad they now pledge themselves to support the proposal for such a duty as had been proposed by the Hon. Member for Porn fret ? lf they would, they would prove themselve s to be guislhty of the greatest political dishonesty upon the q uestion of e corn-laws.-( Hear, hear.) But no, they would pledge them selves do nothing.-( Hear, hear.) They would only clamour for a disselfition of the present Parliament-( Hear, hear . . )- because on the return of another, they anticipated a tr.u phant majority, pledged to a mor e indefinite amount of inde finite protection.-( Hear.) But such a Parliament as th at wind not exist for one single month. Even it another Parlia ment were returned, they e would find themselves compelled to propose and adopt they sam e measures as had been pro posed by the present Geernment.-(Hear, hear.) He would now take a glance at the justice of relaxing the present restric tions upon the freedom of commerce. Looking at the mea sures that were introduced in 1842, and having seen the ad vantages which had been derived from the relaxation then intro duced and passed, he confessed that his views in favour of pro tection had been changed, and he would cordially support the measures now proposed for the further relaxation of com merce.-( Hear, hear.) But he could not but believe that the effects of the proposed changes had been greatly exag gerated by the protectionists on the one hand, and by the friends of free-trade on the other. On the one hand there would be an increased demand for food by the 'people, who would have Increased employment, and that increase in the demand would consequently lead to an increase in the price of corn. He believed that no man could fully estimate the effects likely to be produced by the Ifresent measures in favour of the agricultural tenantry of this country.-( Hear, hear.) Their feelings were estranged by ' the present law from the landowners of this country, It ap peared to bins that the strongest argument for a change in our policy was the necessity of the social condition of the country. He could not conceive that men who had at heart the improve ment of their fellow-countrymen would oppose these measures. He could not but regret that in these days the science of poh tital economy was not studied for the purpose of developing iheinipstry of the country. Far, according to a political au thority'ef the greatest weight, it was to that end that all politi cal Governments should direct their attention. A good law must most assuredly produce a good effect upon the condition of the labourer, and yet which of them would contend that that condlifpn was a prosperous or a comfortable one at the present momeint, as regarded the tillers of the soil? Why it was a common execession now-a-days, tt It's a wonder how they live." - (Hear, hear.) The case of the agricultural labourers of this eountry was at the present moment similar to that of the peasantry of France in 1789, and he would ask whether it was patriotic, wise, or statesmanlike to oppose measures which had for their object the alleviation of their present sufferings? What was the elect of the present restrictive laws upon the peasantry of England? In the month of July, 1844, the then Bishop of Ely, in a letter to Ilse clergymen of his diocese, stated that the agricultural labourers of Suffolk had arrived to such a state of hatred to their employers that they set fire to their corn-stacks and dwelling-houses, and even the women and children jeered those who attempted to save the wreck, and loudly cheered as the burning roofs of their employers' houses fell to the earth. Nothing but the great respect which he entertained for the superior wisdom of the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of the Government could have induced him to give his support to the present measure, for he believed him when he said that they would have a tendency to put a stop to such a ilAThtftsl4pirit amongst the labouring classes of this country. That the present system of protection had not benefited the farmers was acknowledged by the farmers themselves. He would conclude by expressing his most earnest hope that when these great measures had passed -and pass "lie trusted they worski-( Hear, hear)-they would proceed to other measures, having for tinntr object the improvement of the moral and in tellectual condition of the great betty of the people of this country.- ( Hear, hear.) And he could not but think that the, . vast sums of money, which it appeared had been raised by the Anti-Corrolaw League, would be handed over to the mem bors of the Government fur that most laudable purpose. There was a great fund belonging to the Anti-Corn-law League, which he hoped would be applied to the raising of some peaceful trophy for the benefit of the poor, and which he trusted wonld net be employed in tarrying out a most questionable, and for thCmselves a most perilous agitation. He would merely state in eencluslun, that he would - give a most cordial and dis interested support to the measures of her Majesty's Govern ment, convinced that they would tend to promote the interests of all classes, and that it would place the prosperity of the country on a sure and proper basis, namely, on the loyal af fections of a united people. Mr. PACKE observed that the League fund was raised for the purposes of agitation, and for no other purposes would it ever be applied. He did not consider that be had heard one single argument from the Right Hon. Gentleman in the whole course of the debate which would induce him to alter his opinions. One reason which had been assigned was the distress in Ireland, but in his mind the returns laid upon the table would not bear out the statements which bad been made respecting the scarcity existing in that country. Hon. Gentle men opposite seemed to imagine that corn was to be produced in the same manner in which wool was woven, and that by the application of some power at present unknown a greater quantity than at present existed might be produced; but he could tell them that farming might be pushed too far, and that land may be so highly cultivated as to yield more strew than at present, while the quantity of corn would be greatly diminished. He hail attended a very influential meet ing of farmers and gentlemen in Nottingham, and one of the resolutions adopted by them was in these terms-" That an entire abolition of the corn.laws, in the teeth of. the most powerful arguments made in their support by the Prime Minis ter and Sectary of State for the Home Department when in opposition, would have the effect of diminishing the confi dence of the people in public men." Now he entirely agreed with the seCetiments embodied in that resolution, and that the pre sent &induct of her Majesty's Ministers must for the future diminish the confidence of people in any Government what soevec.—( Hear, hear.) He objected to this measure, because he had heard no Bend of reason for its adoption-because he believed it would inflict a lasting evil on the ' best interests of the country .--- and, because it was a breach of faith ; and, to adopt the words of a late Noble Member of the Cabinet, " Because I cannot support the Governmeut in it without a violation of consistency and of honour." Mr. F. MAULE said that he considered it right for Hon. Members on his side of the House to state the grounds on which they supported the proposition of her Majesty's Government ; and he would, in the first place, state that that proposition had nut his entire approbation, because it did not go to the entire extent of his wishes, and because it fell short of that which he considered the remedy of the difficulties which then existed, but, nevertheless, he, far one, would accept it with gratitude, and he would endeavour to give it his most cordial support. He felt it his duty to investigate what were the feelings of the farmers in the country upon the measure, and he had no hesitation in saying publicly, that there was no panic among th landlords, nor amongst the farmers ; and, in spite of all that bad been said, agricultural energy was proceed ing with an increased prosperity from day to day- ( Hear, hear) --and notwithstanding the dissent expressed by gentlemen below the gale , way. he could produce practical examples of what he stated. When the pniposition was first made, there was a document laid before the public, emanating from an Hon. Member, and from the nature of the advice which he gave, and th method in which he placed the question, he cen sreted the country owed, him a deep debt of gra . tit uste ; he meant the Member for Stockport.-( Hear, hear. ) Within ten slays after the pulnicati h of his letter, in which he , hacveloped the nature of this measure, the farmers in many of tilts largest market-towns came to the conclusion that, in stead el being bsnefeed by the three years, their interests mien' have le en best consulted by an immediate abolition. . This was their conelusion, and such also his (Mr. F. Maule's) eoneiusion. He looked with regret at the fact that the reveal of these laws shoved be put off for three years. He could not forg.•t that the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of her Majesty s G atrnment had said, that so great was the distress of lhe country as to incline him to open the ports in lest November. lie (Mr. Fox Maule) ha 1 hepeil that before the Laster ',crss this measure would have passed. But he mug reewet t , at time wee another unentire cennected with Ireland, which, keleing f rom th e l engt h o f I ris h d e b ates i n th a t H ou<e, they w Hid be prevented front taking the third reading of the Bill ~ i latter the reerti, Ile beneven that the landlor tis ot his country ''cold be e s safe after the ta , tsir l ' ,of the" measure -s they are now. —(ll, r, I,ear.) (le i was acquiain te:lvvith one enehey nn , ere they Is ~i tatu•tt . hei • salmon !rem the Govern.• talent and given it to a Noble Duke in the other llote.e, .. ho here led the (wenn lon aga; nei thoi- me i st , isure. lie k new t wo harms, belongisg to that Noble Dike. n au had been let, since the introduction of this measure, at n and ther e was an especial agreement thatadthainsnere'etnrtenwtasoft9oob/.e, paid in money. Now, this was a proof that was anticipated tin the landed interest would ore u tinel i h injury as Hear, hear.) As to the exact increase of the other farm, m, was not so well informed; but this he c o uld he say, that it had materially advanced up en the old rcr s te a al : e From one and all of the farmers, he learned that, w farm was to let, the rent had increased most materially. In - the a county of Haddington, a meeting was called for the purpose of opposing the measure brought in by her Majesty's Govern ment, and for upholding the. protection to agriculture. A friend el his, mho had taken a inading part at that meeting, had not only asserted that no injury would accrue to the landed interest by the measure, but he had since stated that he tad gaineß an advanced rent for two leases, and it was said by him that all leases of land were sought after with avidity at a very high increase of rent..-(" Hear, hear," from Sir Hebert Peel.) A farm in Scotland which was to let hid been taken at five guineas an acre, which had for merly been at a much lower recital. Many a sensible farmer had complaireed to him of the bad spirit which had grown up between them and the manufacturing districts. They re gretted that such an evil spirit prevailed, and expressed their wish that the discussion on the eorielaws was at an end. They said they could not make all their sons farmers, and if the interests of the country generally were not looked to they would not be able to give their families the means of maintaining themselves. -( Hear, hear.) He was sure, after the measure had passed, the Honourable Gentlemen who had opposed it would, after *le turmoil of this discussion had passed away, give her 'Majesty's Ministers credit fir the great advantages they had conferred upon jhe country by the repeal of these laws. looking at America, what was it that caused so friendly a feeling in that country, and so great a desire to preserve their friendly relations with us, but the advantages which .. „..,..they, in compeon with ourselves, would derive from the results IS I oft 7.olllislptealWrnmercial question. He was of opinion that this r,;;, ; e•-narnsurenwbuld meet the exigencies of the country, and that n ..... ... f - It woulk support the full interest of the people generally, and ~ , s . , , _ 7 ' Othhiiis reasoshe would give it his most cordial support. ~,..:i.:. ~,,..,..,,„„„L. ONDELY would allude to a portion of tho ) !•:-_.:_.:..,: ~ It,* t i l a , THE SUN, L D ON, T,IJES OAI EVENING, MARCH 24, 1846. speech of the Hon. Member for Huntingdon, who alluded to a dissolution of Parliament in connexion with this measure. He (Mr. Cholmoodely) regretted that the question should be under the discussion of the present Parliament. He might be met by having it said that it was not necessary to take the sense of the country on this measure. Now, constitutionally this was theoretically right ; but the Right Hon. Baronet had not long since told the House, that nhen he first foun3 the measure necessary for the country, so great a question was it that he felt himself bon d to resign. True, he had also informed the House that he was not con stitutionally bound to do so ; but looking at the magnitude of the changes which were necessary to the well-being of the country, he considered that he was bound to act as he had done. Surely then it was net at this late period of the debate to take the opinion of the country upon the measure.—( Hear, hear. ) With regard to the state of Ireland, he thought that even the misery of that country, to use a homely phrase, was too weak a peg to hang such a measure on. He hoped that such an expression would not be thought as sport ing with the distressed condition of Ireland, for he did not use it in such a sense , _ although words used i n that House were very o ft en laid hold of, and from which it would be ar gued that there was a disinclination on the part of lion. Members to consider the state of that country, but he was sure that no such indifference existed in the minds and wishes of Hon. Members on his side the House with regard to Ireland, As far as the distress in Ireland was concerned, it could not be be denied that throwing open the ports would conduce much more to the relief of that country than would the present mea sure, inasmuch as while the ports were allowed to remain open it was equivalent to the utter and entire abolition of all duty. Another thing that struck him as being rather singular was, that a permanent remedy should be applied to the relief of a temporary grievance. There had been a great cry got up, in the House and out of the House, against the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of her Majesty's Government, in which he could not join, nor could he partici pate in it. It was true he could net approve of or support the measure then before the House, yet he should give the Right Hon. Baronet every credit for the sincerity of his motive in bringing forward so comprehensive a measure in the fair, can did, and upright manner in which he had brought it on. Mr. SCOTT said he stood on the present occasion in a posi ion of some peculiarity, a position which he knew would render him obnox ous. In taking the course which he then was compelled to take, he was not adopting a course congenial to his own sentiments, or in accordance with his foregone opi nions. He had never been a supporter of the Right Hon. Baronet before 1836, when he found it absolutely necessary to join his party ; and since that period, he every day became more and more convinced of his great sagacity, political wisdom, and integrity.— (Loud cries of " Hear, hear.) He hoped his agri cultural friend would not be alarmed at the idea of the large amount of corn that was likely to come from America; for the distance was such as to render the quantity not at all likely to in terfere much with the market of this country. It would soften the asperity of the population of the' west towards this country, would induce a healthier feeling than that which at present ex isted. From what he knew of Canada, also, he did not think the feeling there was such as had been represented ; nor did he think that colony would be at all injuriously affected. He did not attach such importance to the change of opinion on this question as some Hon. Members on that side of the House did. He thought a man might change his opinions conscien tiously on this question ; and when such was done, as a matter of expediency ; and when the state of the country required a remedy for the evils that existed, he considered Hon. Members perfectly justified in giving up protection and support ing the present measure. For himself he would say, though he had supported the slidingsscale, he had never been ena moured of it. And it was the three years following 1842 that completed his conversion to free trade. He had changed conscientiously, and had done so, as he believed, for the benefit of the country. Under all circumstances, he must support the measure before the House. Captain BERKELEY said he had come into the House to support the agricultural interest, but nevertheless he had al ways voted for inquiry, and supported the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton in his motion on the corn-laws. He desired in quiry, and that was the reason he had always voted for any motion that went to that effect. Such had been his pre vious course. But now that he saw the Noble Lord he had hitherto followed (Lord John Russell) join with the Right Hon Baronet (Sir Robert Peel) on the other side, to carry out the measure of total repeal ,• and when he heard the strong common sense of the Hon. Member fur Stockport on the ques tion, he must support them in the course they had taken. That he believed was now the only safe, prudent, and expedient line of policy to purane.—( Hear.) Sir R. H. INGLIS said, notwithstanding the elaborate speech of the Hon. and Learned Member (Mr. Vernon), he must adhere to the views on agricultural protection he bad pre viously maintained. He ( Sir R. H. Inglis) had listened at tentively to that speech, and must say, notwithstanding all its professions, that the public virtue ef the Hon. and Learned Member must date itself from June 11th, 1845 ; for, on re ferring to what took place on the 10th of June, be found that the Honourable and Learned Gentleman was one of a majority of 254 who, considering that an abolition of the corn-laws would prove injurious to the country, voted against the proposition of the Hon. Member for Wolverhamp ton.—(Loud cries of " Hear, bear," and laughter.) He (Mr. Vernon) was not the person to lecture Hon. Members who voted with him (Sir R. H. Inglis) as to the course they ought to pursue, seeing that the hon. and Learned Member thought as they did, no longer back than the 10th of June last.—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member for Perthshire (Mr. F. Mettle) had referred to larger rents having been obtained lately in cer tain parts of Ireland, though the Government measure was before the public. The reason of that could easily be explained. These parties were not yearly tenants, but took their farms from parties who had held them under 19 years' leases, and who had taken them at a period of great depression. It was, there fore, no wonder that an increase of rent had been obtained. His chief objection to this measure was that it was obtained for one class at the expense of another. The cost of this experiment was enormous. The revenue to be lost in the corn-duties was not less than 333,0001. The revenue that was risked was 2,333,060/. This was a most grave and serious consideration. There would be a loss of above 450,0001. to the country. This would be absolutely and irrevocably lost to the country in 1849. That was independent of the loss to be sustained upon articles upon which the duty was only partially reduced. There must be a great loss in the article of spirits, unless there should be a large increase in the importation of spirits, which would be a great evil upon the country. The change which took place some years ago was forced upon the tithe-holder, and therefore that Parliament should take care that the bargain then made should not be violated. The tithe-owner had to receive an unvarying quantity at varying prices. He could not participate in the improvements in agriculture. They did not benefit hint, and therefore Patlia ment should be very careful of his rights. How could they reconcile this measure with justice to the tithe-owner ? It was impossible to do so. It had been said that the agriculturists are to be compensated by contemporaneous measures. The measures, however, were not contemporaneous. He thought the best mode of giving compensation to the landed interest would be to take off some Reat burden on land at once.—( Hear, hear .) He gave the ight Hon Baronet at the head of the Government every cre dit for purity of motive ; but while he did so, he could not but regret the chance which had taken place. He could not see how the proposed measure could be a remedy for the temporary evil which was deplored. He considered that this was an incon sistent measure. He believed that it was essential to the pro sperity of the country that the agricultural community should be protected ; and, with this opinion, he should cordially sup port the amendment of his Hon. Friend. Mr. CIIILDERS was ready to support the Government proposition, for he believed that a repeal of the corn-laws would not reduce the average price of corn in this country. It might appear rather an extraordinary, but it was no less a true statement, that the price of bread in London was as cheap as in any part of the globe. At Odessa, it appeared that bread was 21d. per pound, which was decidedly higher than the price of bread in Fngland, and he therefore be lieved that the passing of the present measure would not be followed by any reduction in the price of bread. In the month of October, 1843, whilst the price of corn in London was 495. 10d., at Marseilles it was from 51s. to 591. per quarter; in the month of November it was 475. at Lon don, whilst at Ostend it averaged from 50e. to 60s. ; and in the month of December the price of corn was, at Marseilles, from 535. to 605., whilst at London it was only 455. 9.1. From these and innumerable other statistics, therefore, it would ,appear that the principles of free trade would not affect the pc ice of corn, where the demand for it was great. lie could also shoe. , that the same results followed with regard to wool, meat, and other articles. As an agriculturist, he felt no difficulty in voting for the second read ing of the Bill—( Hear, hear)—and althotigh he divided the total a an d of hadi tmhtemeee been laid Goverment, night agai ns t a t ota l a b o l it i on , ye t h e s h ou ld pre f er th e repeal, did he not consider that the reasons which tedowtn, fora tem p orary by the Rimglpitertalroy d n. Baronet, should net,at the head be conceded. On the motion of Lord POLLINGTON, the debate was adjourned until this evening. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter to One o'clock. ICOLL'S PALETOT of LLAMA CLOTH registered 6 and 7 Vie., cap. 65. vatronised by the Prince Consort, Prince George of Cambridge, &c. This overcoat recommends itself to the Public generally by its peculiar elasticity and lightness, moderate price, and able defence against the almost constant humidity of the climate of Great Britain. To be had in London only of the Patentees, 114, Regent-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE, /FESSRS. LAIII()AND, V SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, Sac., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY. at One o'clock„ at the Hall of Commeree, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place all favours, e,ontsining instructions, are respectfully requested V* be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, tnd the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices. Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, MARCH 24. Will be performed Verdi's celebrated Opera, entitled NINO. With New Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. Ninas, King ef Assyria, Signor Fornasari; Idaspe, Signor Corelll , Orotasphe (high Priest of the Temple of Isis), Signor Botelli ; Ab dallo (an Officer of the King of Assyria), Signor Daiticri ; Fenena (daughter of Ninus), 3fadlle. Corbari ; Anna (sister of Orotasphe), Madame Bellinl ; Abigail (a slave, supposed to be the eldest daughter of Ninus), Madile. Sanebioli. To conclude with the highly successful New Grand Ballet, by M. Perrot. In Five Tableaux. The music by Signor Pupil. The Scenery by Mr. C. Marshall, entitled, CATARINA. ; en, LA FILLE DU BANDIT. The principal parts by 3fdlie. Lucile Grahn, Madame Petit Stephan, Moncelet, Cassan, Demelisse, and Madame Louise Taglioni; M. 31. Gosselin, Bertrand, Di Mattia, and Perrot. Madame Castellan is daily expected in town, and will shortly appear. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Opera, entitled THE CRUSADERS. The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. Ilar rison, Burdini, Horncastle, S. Jones, Weiss, Ftretton, D. W. King, Miss Romer, and Miss Rainforth. After which will be produced the popular Ballet, called LA TA RENTULE. In which Mons. Barrez, Mr. A. Webster, Mr. SI arks, Mons. Desplares, Mdlles. Maria, Neodot, K. St. Louln, Mrs. Payne, and Miss Hicks will appear. TEt NATE ICI Y AL. HA YMARELT. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New and Original Comedy, called, A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK. Cymon Foxall, Mr. Webster; More craft, Mr. W. Farren: Bir John Coverdale, Mr. Tilbury; Ernest Coverdale, Mr. H. Holl ; Horace Waldgravo, Mr. Hudson ; Schnel dermann, I,lr. J. Bland; Thomas, Mr. Brindal ; Lady Coverdale, Mrs. Glover ; Selina Coverdale, Miss Julia Bennett ; Emmeline, Mrs. Seymoar. The Band will peribrm the Overture, " La Reine d'un Jour," "Antoinette," Cellarius Waltz, and the Quadrille, " Le Roi d'Yvetot." After which a New Comic Drama, called THE IRISH POST. Characters by Messrs. J. Bland, Tilbury, Mrs. Humby, &c. To conclude with a New Farce, called LEND ME FIVE SHIL LINGS. Mr. Golightiy, Mr. Buck. tone ; Capt. Phobbs, Mr. Tilbury ; Capt. Spruce, Mr. Brindal ; Mrs. Major Phobbs, Miss P. Horton. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. FirAt Night of a New Drama ! GENERAL TOM THUMB having, on each Evening of his ap pearance, been welcomed with most enthusiastic shouts of ap plause, and excited the astonishment and approbation of an elegant and delighted auditory, by his almost Incredible Dimi nutive Person and his equally Incredible (Mind, the Management has much pleasure in announcing his Performance for every Evening till further notice. THIS EVENING The performances will commence with PETER JENKINS. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will appear. After which, a NCNV Extravaganza, entitled THE MARBLE MAIDEN. Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Leidlaw. To be followed by an entirely New and Original Burlesque, en titled HOP 0' MY THUMB ; or, The Ogre and Ws Seven-League Boots. In which General Tom Thumb, who is engaged expressly .or this occasion, will have the honour of making his appearance. To conclude with NEXT DOOR. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Turner, Bellingham ; Misses Arden, Villars, and HoWard. Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Gd. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIU. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Petite Drama, in Two Acts, called, THE CABIN BOY. Mona. Vincent, Mr. 0. Smith; Largecetti, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Julien, Madame Celeste; Mdlle. Laroche, Miss Woolgar. After which, a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Honeybun, Mr. Wright; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews ; Mrs. Honeybun, Miss Woolgar. To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR; or, Magic and Ma zourkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &c. will perform. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled TIIE PHANTOM BREAKFAST. Supported by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Wright, Miss Woolgar, Miss Harding, Miss Taylor, and Mrs. Frank Matthews. NEW STRAND THEATRE. LAST WEEK BUT ONE. PHILLIPPE'S SOIREES and MATINEES MYSTEItIEUSES. Two Morning Performances during the Week. At the urgent and reiterated solicitations of many distingu`•shed families, and in order to accommodate the crowds who Hoak to attend his Morning Performances, M. PHILLIPPE will give his Grand Juvenile Entertainment every Wednesday and Saturday Morning, at Two o'clock. M. Phillippe's most Popular Deceptions and Peculiar Experiments will be repeated every Evening, varied by the Amusing Per formances of the Chiarini Family, end the astounding Feats of the American Brothers.—Doors open at a quarter p tst Se en, to com mence at a quarter before Eight. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. ; Pr i vate Boxes, 11. ls., and It. 1 Is. 6d. AbwILEY'A 1:0YAI. I'M fiIEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Last Week but One before the Holidays, and of the present at tractive Entertainments, which have proved far more successful than any Novelty yet presented. The Performing Elephants with the grand Elephantine Asetnt up the Giant Staircase. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Grand Spectacle, entitled THE RAJA OF SAGPORE ; or, the Sacred Elephants of the Pagoda. In which the whole resources of the Establishment will be introduced. Magnificent Scenes of the Circle, combining the unequalled Feats of the British and Foreign Artistes. To conclude with a Favourite Afterpiece. MOD WATER AT LONDON-BRIDUE THIS DAY. Sforning .. 25 minutes after U. I Evening .. 59 minutes after 11 • ktf>y+•,..v t> Grrt4 „ r . • ‘,17-s-,104,- .210, - " .;\ the people have so long been suffering, are brought under their notice, and any measures of a remedial character are even spoken of—ancient prejudices, the now nearly aban doned policy of governing wholly by severity, and the strong hand, is suffered to come into full operation, and a ques tion involving the destinies of a kingdom is got rid of with a celerity and dispatch that would hardly be exhibited in a matter of the most trivial interest affecting one of their Lordships. We deeply regret that such should be the case; we should wish to see their Lordships pressing forward in a generous rivalry with the other House of Par liament, for the promotion of measures of great and na tional utility; but, on the contrary, we have too often found that branch of the Legislature opposing itself to and delaying (for fortunately they have not hitherto been able to do more than delay) the passing of Acts loudly and imperatively demanded by the growing enlightenment of the age. We cannot, however, regret the discussion which took place. Lord GREY brought forward his motion with great ability and moderation, and although we do not think that he went sufficiently far into the grievances, or that what he stated was all that would be required to render Ireland a happy and a prosperous country, we have no doubt it would willingly be accepted as a large instalment, and that it would be hailed with gratitude by the people, as evi dencing the desire of the Legislature at length to do them justice. He stated with much force and fidelity the wretched condition of the country, which, as ne truly said, was one "of lawlessness and wretchedness ; that it was the one weak place in the solid fabric of British power, the deep and irreparable blot in the shield of British honour." He asks, have the measures adopted been such as to meet the exigencies of this fearful state? The Government have not departed from the old beaten track, but money and coercion seemed to be their policy, as it had been that of former Governments, and of course no other results could be expected. Can such a state of things continue?—is im provement indeed impracticable? The character of the country and of the people, to which his Lordship pays a high and well-deserved compliment, forbid it. We cannot refrain from quoting his own words " Is there anything in the nature of the country, or of the people, to account for it? Surely there is nothing in the country—for it is endowed with a soil of great fertility— with a genial climate, with great mix eral wealth, with commodious harbours on its coasts, with great means of In ternal navigation and extensive water power, and contains every advantage which is necessary for commercial great ness, and for the people 1 Will any one say that it is their fault? When they are taken away from the pernicious influ ences which surround them in their own country, they are found to be capable of everything that is good.—(Hear, hear.) See them in the colonies, in America, and in other countries of Europe, and they are distinguished for industry and usefulness, and in our own country, the severest labour is performed by Irish workmen. In the county with which I am connected, you see them coming over yearly to the harvest, the largest number of them being natives of the wretehedest counties in Ireland, as Donegal and others, and what is the character they bear ? Why, that they are most grateful for good treatment—(Hear, hear)—tractable, industrious, cheer ful, even gar, sometimes thoughtless, and easily excited; but on the other hand often showing a providence and care fulness not common to the general character of persons in their rank of life and living frugally in order to save their earnings to take home with them to pay their rent and assist their families.—(Hear, hear.) This is the character the Irish labourer bears inEngland." The two principal points by which his Lordship hoped this state of things could be remedied are certainly of vital im portance—first, that the state of the law between landlord and tenant should be improved, that the poor man should no longer be subject to a law by which injustice could be done to him ; the law should be amended, but it would not be :sufficient merely to amend the law—they should also look to the spirit of its administration. The hearts of the people should be won by kindness; they could not be gained by force. The other great grievance of Ireland, the existence of a church, largely endowed, possessed of no less than 600,0001. per annum, which was devoted exclusively to the religious wants and educa tion of 700,000 people, while the great majority, the poorer class, the most destitute, received no assistance ; this is, in. deed, a fertile source of discontent in Ireland. His Lord ship said well, that the welfare of the people of Ireland was sacrificed to the pecuniary interests of the Church. ffe cannot agree with the Duke of WELLINGTON, who main tained that we were prevented by the Act cf Union from dealing with the Irish Church. Sorely, no reasonable mind could for a moment suppose that the exigencies of future times might not require some change in the disposition and re gulation of its revenues, and that any legislation, however perfect at the time of its enactment, could be final. If so, the measures of Church reform (scanty as they have been), which have already taken place, have violated the Union, and yet we have never heard them urged as an argu ment for its abolition by those who would gladly adopt anything likely to effect its repeal. He also urged that concession has hitherto ever proved the forerunner of new demands. The answer is simple and easy, because the measures to which he alluded were not given with a good grace' and because of their justice, but because they could ne longer be refused. Give kindly from your own free wily, and the boon will be received with joy and gratitude; but ler the same amount be wrung from your fears, let the recipients know that you would re fuse if you dared, and the success attendant on suc cessful agitation will encourage to renewed exertion in the hope of a similar result. " Bis dat qua cito dat," is true in the case of nations as well as individuals. Let us hope that our future boons to Ireland, being given in a different spirit, from what has hitherto been evinced, may be productive of happier results. Our commercial men are at length evincing their impa tience under the intolerable procrastination by which the Parliamentary discussion upon a revolution in our mercantile system is characterised, and by which the whole machinery of trade is involved in a state of ruinous indecision. The malcontents in the Lower House have assumed to them selves the office of protecting commerce ; the real re presentatives of industry, however, merchants and ope ratives, are now heard to repudiate that protection, and in addition to this to express their most earnest satis faction at the policy at present advocated by our most illus trious and experienced statesmen. Yesterday a deputation from Manchester, of a very influential character, comprising the President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, the President of the Commercial Association, and four eminent merchants from the most important manufacturing city in this great manufacturing country, waited upon Sir It Pam, with a petition, expressive of these very sentiments, the various paragraphs of which petition we subjoin. Another scarcely less important, from Liverpool, was like wise entrusted to the Right Honourable Baronet, who took occasion; during the debate of last night, to lay both those petitions before Parliament. That too much stress could scarcely be laid upon these appli; cations, no rational man will undertake to assert, when it is remembered that the one proceeding from Liverpool had re ceived the signatures of 214 merchants and shipowners, 190 aliipbrokers, all the local bankers saving two, and that within an hour or two no less than four hundred and four teen names were appended. Of the Manchester petition the attendant circumstances are yet more remarkable and signi ficant. "In twenty-four hours," said the Prime Minister, that petition received 1,022 signatures, comprising the heads of houses engaged in trade with every part of the world, representing a capital of at least thirty millions, and employing not less than one hundred and twenty thousand per sons." Such an exponent of the wishes entertained by the parties whose fortunes are most implicated in the remission of importa tion and exportation duties is surely more deserving ofattention than the petty and squabbling remonstrances of a few disaf fected classmen ! To oppose the Customs' Act, as the dele gates of the industrial population, after such indications of public opinion, would indeed be the climax of the most con summate assurance. Let the protectionists, however, meditate seriously upon every sentiment contained in that Manchester petition : let them con, for once, with candourand right-mind edness, the plain-spoken and emphatic expressions of the po pular mill! If they retain one single iota of common sense or discretion _which, however, we very much question !—they wi►l allow their most pernicious opposition to become extin guished by the subjoined sentences : " That your petitioners are largely interested in the trade and commerce of Manchester; that your petitioners, in common with the entire manufacturing and commercial in terests of the country, have observed with the liveliest satis faction the wise and comprehensive measures introduced by her Majesty's Governinent—measures which will tend greatly to benefit this densely-- pt,pulated district ; that l our peti tioners have observed, with deep concern, that obstructions (which have already cau.ed considerable embarrassment in all commercial operations) have been thrown in the way of the immediate passing of these measures through your Honourable House ::'— An 4 then for my Lord GEORGE BENTINCK, or the redoubtable Mr. MILES, to arrogate to themselves the office of interpreting the deteitation of the people for those very measures! A most paltry juggle, forsooth, on the part of the monopolists! "That should further delay in the pro. oTess o: these men 'tures unfortunately take place, your petitioners fear that difficulties and embarrassments of the most al inning charac ter will ensue, and that the immediate prosperity of the country will be jeopardised." Can these agricultural Members, titer an announcement so emphatic, and from a source so competent, persist - with clear consciences in their present mischievous conduct ? If their consciences be not entirely " case•hardened" already, they decidedly cannot! " Your petitioners, therefore, earnestly pray your Ho nourable House to put an end to the doubt and uncer. tainty now existing, and to prevent the occurrence of com mercial disasters which may seriously cripple the industry and resources of the country, by immediately passing into a law the Customs and Corn Importation Act.' This is a plain, blunt demonstration against monopoly. There is no gainsaynig it I Much as the sticklers for pro tection have carped at previous petitions, and garbled the opinion of the mu?, this outcry from Manchester—that great nucleus of manufacturing industry, which CARLYLE has aptly likened to one vast steam-engine—will defy all their ingenuity. Everything, in short, proves that the death of the old and villanous system of commerce, however lingering it may have been, is inevitable ; that, in the words used by Earl GREY, we are actually in sight of the goal ; and that the wishes of our merchants will be realised. Accounts from Madrid state that a stormy discussion took place in the Chamber of Deputies on the 16th. The House was crowded to excess. It was known tha t the PRESIDENT was to be questioned for having summoned the Chamber, and also that an explanation would be given by MIRAFLORES respecting the Ministerial crisis. Senor EGANA, who has been appointed Minister of Grace and Justice, first rose, and declared that the conduct of the PROWIDENT in convening the Chamber was unconstitutional. General PENEZVELA, the new Minister of Marine, after vainly attempting to speak I during the confusion, was about to leave the Chamber, when he was ordered by the PRESIDENT to be stopped. It was then moved that the Chamber should approve of the conduct of its • PRESIDENT, and the motion was adopted by a majority of 111 to 41. Senor RomEtto then questioned the ex-Ministers respecting the rumours of a Ministerial crisis, when the Marquis DE MIRAFLORES replied that there was no crisis for three reasons :—First, that the Ministry had the confidence of the QUEEN ; secondly, that the Cabinet was united; thirlly, it had the support of the Chambers. "And with a representa tive Government so situated there cannot be a crisis," said the Marquis. After some propositions, which had no results, • the sitting was adjourned until the next day. It would thus appear that MiaArtoms and his colleagues were not aware that they had been supplanted, and that NARVAEZ had a list of their successors duly prepared. The Funds had improved. On the 16th the Three per Cents. closed at 2914 for cash, and 29 3-16 for the 30th of April; and the Five per Cents. at 21% for the saws date. The Paris papers of Sunday contain no news in addition to those published in The Sun yesterday. The attack made by M. Onmorr BAIIROT on the Government for dissolving the National Guards of certain large towns, such as Lyons and Metz, had excited a warm discussion in the Chamber, but it led to no immediate result. The Opposition, however, were resolved not to let the matter rest thus, and M. Lacacissn moved " that the Ministry should be compelled to render, in the begitning of the next session, an account of the execution of the law of March, 1831." The Ministry accepted the challenge, and the debate on the motion was fixed for Monday. There is no fresh intelligence in these papers from Poland. On Sunday the French Three per Cents. were done in the passages of the Opera at 84f. 37%c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK E - ,.CHANGE, MARCH 23. Boulogne and Amiens, 12N—Bordeaux, Toalouse, and Cette (Espeleta), 2Li—Dutch Rhenish, 6—East Indian, %—Great North ern of France Constituted, 15%—Louvain and Jemappe, — Luxembourg, 2—Madrid and Valentia, • % —Namur and Liege, 3 Orleans and Bordeaux, 13—Sambre and Meuse, 3% —Tours and Nantes Constituted, 7%. THE INDIAN Mair.s.—The French mail packet Egyptus, from Alexandria, arrived at Malta on the 17th instant, re ports having seen several rockets fired last night, at seventy miles distance from this island. She rendered no assistance ! The. Admiral, supposing this may have been the Virago, with the Indian mails on board, has sent out the Volcano steamer to look for her and give assistance. So that the mails may not be expected for a day or two. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) GROUP IX. This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, Lord Worsley in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said he had made the motion last night for the Grand Junction Terminus to proceed in Committee, but it had been objected by several members of the Committee of belection that the course was Irregular, and might interfere with the presentation of petitions against the Bill. On that ground ho suggested that the pro moters should proceed and give evidence, the Committee reserving their decision till the proper time had expired. All the counsel on the other side assenting to this course, the consideration of the Bill was proceeded with. GRAND JUNCTION HARBOUR, TE7R.I/INUS. Mr. Hill and Mr. Sergeant Belies's appeared for the promoters; Mr. Hope for the Clyde River Trust; and Mr. Sergeant Murphy for Mr. John Maxwell, who petitioned against the Bill. Mr. HILL opened the case on behalf of the BM, He started with a review of the evidence adduced on behalf of the two other schemes. as compared with the merits of the Grand Junction scheme. A great deal had been said on behalf of the Harbour Mineral scheme, and that it was necessary for the vast mineral traffic that was springing up. Now he had doubts of the great traffic expected, and especially he did not think there would be in Glasgow any exten sive exclusive mineral traffic. A great number of the ships that came to Glasgow shipped coal as ballast, and also mixed it with general cargo ; and hence there was a necessity for a terminus that would accommodate those two traffics at once. The Harbour Mineral would be of no use for such an object, while the Grand Junction was in the best situation for that purpose. He believed the mere co - lier trace of the west of Scotland would hereafter be mainly confined to other ports—to Greenock, Ardrossan, and Troon, while in Glasgow coal would be generally mixed up as part of general cargoes. It a great mineral traffic sprang up in Glasgow, then both the Mineral Harbour and the Grand Junction would be required ; but if it was as he repre sented, then the Grand Junction alone would be quite sufficient for all purposes. As for the general terminus, it was neither one thing nor the other. It professed to separate the mineral from the general traffic, yet it interfered In that respect quite as much as the Grand Junction, while it did not accommodate the shipping in the harbour near so well. Then let them compare the estimate of the Grand Junction with the other two. The Grand Junction was to cost but 60,0001., while the others were to be double the sum, and to be twice as long. The Learned Gentleman having dilated on these points, and dwelt on the advantages, engineering and otherwise, of the line for which he appeared, concluded by calling his witnesses. HOUSE OF LORDS. MINORITY ON LORD GREY'S MOTION ON MONDAY NIGHT. Morley Conyngham Foley Campbell Clarendon Fitzwilliam Forkscne Cotttai:zain , Carritigtou An4lesey Suffolk Clanricarde Grey Ara:kland Torrington liesborough Liltord Lord Duero paired is favour of Lord Grey's motion with Lord Brougham. PititLl A :s1 sN TA ItV BUSINES3, (From the Voles and Proceedings of the_House of Commons. MONDAY, MAIZCII 23. Customs Duties Bill—" to alter cert,:ln Duties of Customs," pre- Sentod, and read a tirst time; to be read a second time on Thursday, :uld to be primed. The tollowing Petitions for Railways were reported, and the Bills ,r.lcrecl to 7A3 k'ot,giit in :•,y tlu undernamol lion. 3lrinker,‘:- I'restOn Wvre lt , tilway, Harbour, and Dock (Longfidge Jtatction) —Mr. Patten and Mr. Clifton. Perth 111We711C6S—Mr. 11. Mr. C. Bruce. Preston and , Wyro Railway. liarbonr, and Dock (New Dock and Railway)—Mr. Patten ana Mr. Clifton. ALLWAVS Committee nominated:--ir. Cliane ilor of the Exchequer. Lord John Rwscil, Mr. Mo risrm, Mr. Hudion, Sir George tiro y, sir George Clerk. Mr. Wbson Patten, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Aim) , Herbert, Mr George Hamilton. Mr. Parker, Mr. Hume, Mr Charles Russell, and Sir John Easthope. Select Committee on Group No. 4. Mr. G. W. Hope appointed Chairman, ice Mr. Hawes, appointed Chairman of the Select Committee on Group No. 8. Mr. Frewen selected, and added to the Committee, vice Viscount Bernard, discharged. Select Committee on Group No. 8. Ur. Hawes appointed Chairman, vice Mr. Sotheron, appointed Chairman of the Select Committee on Group No. 20. Colonel Paget selected, and added to the Committee, vice Earl of Shelburne, discharged. Select Committee on Group No. 20. Mr. Sotheron appointed Chairman, vice Mr. G. W. Hope, ap pointed Chairman of Select Committee on Group No. 4. Select Committee on Grou No. 34. Mr. Christie and Mr. Walpole selected, p and added to the Com mittee ; Mr. Oswald and Mr. Gooch, discharged. The Committee of Selection have appointed the Select Committees t O h a e t w l T e l it ta b l , g lw , a L i Zo m ap o s : ja N a o y s : , 2 2 7 7, 30, 3C, 37, and 40, to meet in SECOND READINGS Or RAILWAY BILLS. FRIDAY, IR MCI Midland, Barnsley, Sheffield, D - ." North of Norfolk. sbUrY, Leeds, and B ra df o rd. East Dereham and Norwich. West London Improvement and Extension: Shrewsbury and Birmingham. Worcester and Porthdynllaen. Beading, Guildford, and Reigite. Midland (Erewash Valley Branches). 3lidland (Erewash Valley Extensions). Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley. Buckinghamshire (Tring to Banbury). Bristol and Birmingham (Gloucester and Stonehouse). Shrewsbury and Herefordshire. London and Birmingham (Birmingham Extensimi). MONDAY, MARCH 30. Northumberland and Lancashire. The Elrl of Derby, we understand, fully intends to leave Knowsley shortly after the Easter recess for town, the object the Noble Earl has for coming to the metropolis being to vote with.the Government in the division on the Corn-law measure. The Noble Earl, from continued infirmity arising from impaired health, has not as vet taken the customary oaths as a Member of the House of Peers since her Majesty's aweesiou to the throne. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STItEET. Last Week but One of the celebrated Artistes, Madame VESTRIS and Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Comic Drama, entitled, THE DREAMER. Count de Florville, Mr. James Vining ; Sir George Dormer, Mr. Charles Mathews; Col. Sheldrake, Mr. Wynn; Charles Sedley, Mr. Harris ; Gage, Mr. Oxberry ; Lady Belton, Mrs. Stirling. To be succeeded by a New Vaudeville Comedy, entitled, THE FOLLIES OF A NIGHT. Duke de Chartres, Mr. J. Vining; Count de Brissac, Mr. Harris ; Dr. Druggendraft, Mr. Compton ' • Pierre Palliot, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mdlle. Duval, Miss E. Honner; Duchess de Chartres, Madame Vestris. After which, the Serio Comic Drama, entitled, A SPEAKING LIKENESS. Baron de Raney, Mr. Granby; Alfred, Mr. Jame Vining; Coco, Mr. Compton; Manette, Madame Vestris. To conclude with the Romantic Drama, called, THE BRIGAND. Principal characters by Messrs. Wallack, L. Murray, J. Vining, Granby, Honner; Misc Honner and Mrs. Brougham. P AVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THE ,VT RE. Entire change. Two New Pieces. Four Dramas evny Evening. Re-enda,gement of Mr. R. W. Pelham, the celebrated Ethiepitu► Serenader. THIS EVENING .Will be performed a New Drama, entitled JULIE LEDRU ; or, the City Goldsmith. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Maynard, Cowell. Lewis, Htsalop, Morrison, Williamson; Mesdms. Daly, &c. After which, a New Farce by Mr. E. Stirling, entitled TEA WITH MY AUNT. To be followed by THE MASQUERADE BALL. Sambo Hit 'em-hard, Mr. 1:. W. Pelham. To conclude with THE VAMPIRE and THE BLIND BOY. HE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, MARCH 24. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 39; Highest, 54; Noon, 51. BAROMETER, 29.46.—W1ND S.W., fine. un ~'~ s LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1846. The detailed accounts of the action which took place on the 29th of January, between the forces under Sir HENRY Smut and the Seikhs, given in another part of The Sun agree in every important point with the telegraphic dispatch from Marseilles, published yesterday. The Seikhs mustered in great force, to the number of at least 24,000 men, all regular well-disciplined troops, with a powerful battery of sixty-eight guns. The force under Sir HENRY SiiITI I did not exceed 12,000, with only 32 guns, but with this vast disproportion they did not hesitate to attack the enemy though entrenched in a strong position ( about five miles below Looclianah) with their rear resting on the river, and their flanks strongly protected. The Seikhs, too, showed no lack of courage, for when they saw the British force advancing to the contest, they marched out of their entrenchments and commenced a heavy cannonade upon our troops. The village of Aleewal (not Alivert as given in the telegraphic dispatch) was their main point of defence, and that her Majesty's 50th Regiment, and the 47th and 48th Naive Regiments, gallercly stormed, killing or driving every Seikh befere them, at the point of the bayonet. The British and Native Cavalry also behaved with great gallantry, broke and cut up the enemy as they endeavoured to rally, and by twelve o'clock, the attack commencing at tor, the Seikhs were completely dispersed with the less of an their artillery. They have now lost altogether, since they passed the Sutlej, more than 150 guns, but many yet remain to be captured, for it, appears that at Hurreekee, some twelve miles higher .up the river than Ferozepore, they have a strong battery on the left bank, j which protects the pontoon bridge in that quarter formed for the passage of the army, and now used to keep up com munication with the Punjaub. Sir HENRY HARDINGE at present leaves this position undisturbed, and is evidently waiting for the fit opportunity to make his attack. Ac cording to these accounts, the invasion of the Punjaub will not take place till towards the month of October, when the het weather is over and Sir CHARLES NAPIER'S army is fully ready for the affray. The intelli gence brought by the present conveyance, for the regular mail has not arrived, accounts for the rumours prevalent at one time of the defeat of Sir:Heertty SMITH; and from this, it appears, that while forming a junction with Colonel GonBY near Loodianah, a small number of our troops had been attacked by a large body of the Seikhs, who took advantage of the movement, and cap tured a part of the baggage. This was the only ground for the exaggerated account, of which one of the Paris papers made so much. That paper was the Journal des Danis, which, both as regards its intelligence' from China and India, is not entitled to the slightest credit; and it is only sur prising that the editor of a journal, in other respects so well conducted, should allow such absurd statements to appear in its columns. The promised motion of Earl GREY for an address to her MAJESTY on the state of Ireland was discussed last night in the House of Lords, and, as might have been expected, was negatived by a large majority. Their Lordships are always willing enough to hear any details respecting the acts of vio lence and bloodshed, unfortunately of too frequent occurrence in that country, and lend a ready sanction to any measure of coer cion founded thereon, but when the real source and origin of th ese melancholy transactiQui, tho weighty grieyances under which GROUP XII. GLASGOW AND WEST OW SCOTLAND DISTRICT. Members present, Mr. V. Smith (chairman), Mr. T. D'Eyncourt, Mr. Langston, Mr. W. Hamilton, and the Hon. W. Fitzmaurice. THE GLASGOW, PAISLZY, ZILIVIARNOCX, AND AYR EXTENSXON. Mr. WHEATLEY, Q.O , called John Hamilton, the tenant on a farm belonging to Mr. Guthrie, the opponent to the scheme, to show the injury which would be done to the farm of Capering Stone. The line laid down was the very worst that could be adopted for the purpose of ruining the farm. Ile had formerly paid 3001. per annum, but by his late lease he agreed to pay 3701. He had lately expended a con siderable sum upon the f rm-house, which would be so much lost, as the proposd line would come so close as to destroy, iu a great mea sure, the hon=e itself. Mr. Meffat, engineer and manager of the Ardrossan Railway, was acquainted with the line proposed to be carried to Mr. Macready's collieries. Me did not see that there existed any difficulty in carry ing out the lines of deviation, which would certainly be much less injurious to Mr. Guthrie's property. Mr. Macready had .entered into an agreement to send two-th•rds of his produce by the Ardrossan Railway ; the remainiug third was reserved for home consumption. ills output was from 16,000 to 20,1100 tons. When the amount reached 25,000 he could send the surplus where he chose. This agreem sit was to last during the period of his lease, which he be lieved was twenty-five years. Mr. WNEAILEY contended, that the contract referred to rendered the construction of this branch unnecessary, because, even though made, Mr. Macready could not send coals otherwise than by the Ardrossan Company. Mr. Christie, mineral surveyor, was examined by Sir Thomas Putuars, to show that with increased facilities to the market of Irvine, the "output" instead of being as at present 36,000 toms, .would be at least 72,000 from Mr. Macready's pits. The CM MALAN would wish to hear another witness as to the pro• duce of the collieries, as such a discrepancy existed between those already examined. William Anderson w.,11 called. The quantities of coals that had passed in the mouth of October, between Preston collieries and the port of Irvine, was above 2,000 tons, or above 36,000 tons per Cross-examined by Mr. WnEenEv—He had given the usual directions to the person he had stationed there. Mr. WHEATLEY then addressed the Committee against the branch. He contended that there was not a tittle of evidence to show that any public advantage could be derived from the construction of this branch. GROUP XIV. NORTH RENT. The Committee to which this inc is referred met to-day at t weirs o'clock, Mr. Protheroe in the chair. Mr. TALBOT proceeded to re exandle Mr. Tits, who stet. d that he had been in the habit of examining all kinds of property for railway companies. Iles examined the pro perty of Mr. Stevens. It is at Peckham, and consists of several small pieces of land and some small houses. The land is very badly drained. Has offered Mr. Stephens to take the valuation of any respectable person, and double it on the part of the Company. 'I he land altogether is about 10 acres, and the demand made for it was so preposterous that witness could not for a moment comply with it. The case for Mr. Stevens is only a case for compensation. With re gard to property of Sir T. Wilson, near Woolwich, it is not materially injured by the line. The property of Sir Wm. Gossett is more injured by the line than that of Sir T. Wilson, and he has at once accepted the compensation offered by the Company. Mr. Itoupell has also accepted the sure offered. Mr. Ausrtte, on the part of the promoters, said that he saw by the minutes that his friend Mr. Sergeant Wrangham had asked yester day afternoon for leave to re-examine Mr. Vignoles. He was sorry to say that the request bad been made in the absence of all the leading counsel. He conceived that the Committee would not de cide on so material a point without allowing it to be dis,ussed. The usual course in these Committees was that where there were two competing lines evidence should be at first taken in favour of the first line and against the second line, and when that case was con cluded the second line should bring tinevard evidence in their own favour and against the first line. When their evidence had con cluded they were not to be allowed to recal the witness and go through their own case again. Mr. TALBOT, on the part of the South-Eastern line, said that he hoped that the Committee would not depart from the decision they had given the previous day. The permission to recal the witness had been already given. After some further discussion, The Committee retired to consider the point. After an absence of twenty-five minutes, the Committee retnrned. GROUP XV. The Committee met at twelve o'clock, in the Bail Court. Present, Mr. O'Connell (chairman), Sir It. Price, Captain Hatton, Mr. Hind ky, and Mr. Mackinnon. ERIGIZTOIV AND CraCEESTER. (33001170 E AND LITTLEEADIPTON 33OGNOR AND ckExcHEsTrza. Mr. J. J. JOHNSON, counsel (with Mr. Clerk) for the Bognor and Chichester ine, inthnated that engineers had gone down to Chiches ter last night to test the surveys. He said his Learned Friend on the other side ought not to proceed with the cross-exam nation of Mr. Rastrick, attempting thereby to establish a negative against the line, which he opposed before the merits of that line had been proved. He thought the committee ought to take up each line on its own merits, mid on its own merits alone. The CHAIRMAN intimated that the Committee, in a great measure, agreed with him. Mr. MEREWETWOR said that. he submitted to the will of the Com mittee, and that hls case was closed, except ao to the cross-exami nation of Mr. Bootlick, which he would feel himself at liberty to proceed with at another time. GROUP XXV. The Committee - appointed to consider the merits of the several Bills comprised in this group assembled for the first time this morn ing, in the Westminster Sessions-house. 'the Committee consisted of the Bon. Mr. "Ascents, chairman, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Moncktoa Miles, Mr Maclean, and Sir John Walsh. The Bills comprised in the group were as follows Eastern Union (Ardleigh to Colchester). Eastern Union and Ilarwlek Ilarwich and Eastern Counties Junction. Eastern Union and Bad Leigh ,function. Malden, Witham, and Braintree Railway. Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury, and Halstead Railway. THE DIALDON, 'WITH AM, AND DRAIN. TREE RAILWAY. This was the first line gone into Mr. JAMES appeared for the promoters, and stated that the line commenced at Maldon, a port of considerable importance in Essex, and ran on in a direct line to Witham, where it joined the Eastern Counties Railway. It then passed on to Braintree, the central agri cultural town of the county. The length of the line from Maldon to Witham w.,f; 8 miles, while the extent of the whole line was 12 miles and some few chains. There was an extensive trade between Maiden and Braintree in agricultural produce and materials. For instance, the corn produced In the neighbourhood of Braintree was exported from Malden, and, in return, chalk, slates, lime, and coal were imported to a large degree. There were 50,000 tons of coal imported annually into Malden, 25,000 tons of which were carried up to the Malden quays, and the other 25,i 00 tons were conveyed into the interior of the country by the Chel►ner navigation. New, there was no competing line, but the Bill was opposed by the Chelmer navi gation, who contended that the River Blackwater was so shallow that no more than 25,000 tons of coal could be carried up to Malden, and this, it is evident, would not suffice to support a railway, but they proposed to get rid of the ob jection by taking powers to deepen the , river if it should be found nece ssary. The Cheimer navigation charged 4s. 4d. per ton for the carriage of coal, but they proposed to carry coal at 2s. 4d. per ton. At the same time it must be retaembered that the naviga tion was often obstructed by frosts and floods, which rendered a line of railway indispensably necessary; and as it was a line promoted and got up by local trailers and merchants, the Committee could hardly throw it out upon the opposition of a canal company or &landholder. The first witness called wits Mr. Ransome, an extensive iron monger of Ipswich, who stated that he was well acquainted with the county of lases, and particularly with the route of the proposed railway. It would be of great advantage to Malden in so far as it would give an immediate communication with Colchester, Braintree, and the metropolis. The present cost of conveying agricultural produce was from Bd. to 9d. per mile, but he estimated that the rail way would have the effect of reducing it to three-kalfpence per mile. There was a silk manufactory, and all along the line there were large flour-mills. Mr. FORSETII was about to cross-examine the witness ou behalf of the Chelan; ueyisation, but MC Wall Interrupted by Mr. Jeans who objected to his appearing against the preamble of the Bill, on the ground that the line did not directly compete with the navigation. The line would pass the river Chelmer by means of a bridge, and his Learned Friend only had the right of appearing against the clauses. Fonsrru contended that he had a right to appear against the preamble, because the line would prove injurious to ti - a navigation, while the public wants did not require the railway at all. The Committee decided that, as there was no specific Injury al leged in the petition, Mr. Forseth could not be heard at all. Mr. John Pain, of Malden, spoke to the importance of the imports of that town in an agricultural view. The exports consisted chiefly of grain and corn, which were sent to Wakefield and other parts of Yorkshire. The line was unanimously supported by the inhabitants of the district. BLOXWI(;II No. 4) RAILWAY. A similar decision eras come to with respect to the former, and there was an additional infringement of the standing orders found with reference to the latter Bill. Su'. , - Committee No. 5 Entranzaatp.rx BIND expo:lvo (23X7t1Y1INC-• BIM EXTENSION ) This Sub-Committee met this morning at the usual hour ; Mr. Hope Drummond in the chair. The Committee proceeded to investigate the allegations con tained in the petition of the Earl of Warwick, some of whirls were proved. There were three other petitions, but as the allegations which they contained were similar to those in the above petition, they were not proceeded with. The Committee consequently decided that the standing orders had not been complied with. oxpoun AND zurawarrGaz.ara 3 - UNCTION. The Committee also declared that in this case the standing orders had not been complied with, on the ground that the plans were defective, and did not sufficiently describe the levels and em bankments of the Hue. MANCHESTER, min LAN D Alfa GREAT EiRT:VIS:~I'. • The Committee nest proceeded with this Bill. Th; s line was 31 miles iniength, and was proposed to be constructed by a capital of of 756 COO/. Mr Laing was the agent for the Bill, and Messrs. Moyle and Coward, of Rotherham, were the solicitors. Mr. COATES opposed the Bill on behalf of Mr. Parsons, who bad petitioned against it on the ground that the sections deposited with the clerks of the peace were incorrect in their description of the levels. Be then called Mr. 11. Hughes, an engineer and surveyor, who stated that he had surveyed the line in order to test the accuracy of the plans depo. ited at the Board of Trade and with the clerks of the peace, and that he bound the height of the 'line at the 6th mile 41 chains to be 394 feet 7 inches, and that it was stated in the section to be 402 net 1 inch in height. The extreme error which he discovered showed a difference of 8 feet 6 inches from the plans so deposited, and the most minute 2 feet 9 inches ; the former was at the:point at which the line crossed the south Midland Railway, and the other in the parish of Klmberworth. Mr. Buckingham, a surveyor, corroborated this evidence. It appeared, however, that the opponents of the line had not sur veyed it from its commencement to its terminus, that they assumed the promoters were correct in their sections of some portion, whilst they simply confined their investigation to these points which they had reason to believe were defective. The Committee considered that this was not sufficient; and they, therefore, declared tl.at the standing orders had been complied with. LONDON AND SOUTH—WESTERN (S.A.LIS- BURY JUNCTION). This line was postponed until Thursday. 1.037..4D QM' AND SOUTZ-Vi ESTEILN (33ASIZNG STOZ2.1 AND siksasnuny EXTENSXON). Is Bill runs withdrawn altogether. IDE :El I 3 TRY ST. )e T. mumps ATM MAIEEET. This Bill was postponed until Thursday. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM EXTMNSION, This Bill was next called on ; but Mr. ELLICOMBE, who appeared for the promoters, sought its post pommeut, on account of the absence of the engineer. He had forty seven witnesses in attendance to prove the deposit of the plans, and the serving of notices ; but he was afraid, if the case were com menced, that he should be unable to complete it, on account of the absence of that gentleman. The Committee acceded to the request, and Intimated that they would not for the future allow the postponement of eases which ought to be ready.—They then adjourned to Thursday. • Sub-Comrnittee No. 6. Captain Jones took the chair at twelve o'clock. There were also present Mr. Deedes, Mr. Childers, and other Members of the Com mittee. The following additional Bills have been referred to the Com mittee : Bridgewater Taunton Canal Railway and Harbour. Bideford anti Tavistock. Lanarkshire and Lothians. Caledonian Extension. Caledonian (t.lasgow, Garnkirk, and COatbridge Branch). Caledonian (Midlothian Branches). Caledonian (Leith Junction). Caledonian (Dumfries Branches). Caledonian (Dumdyvan Branch). Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Extension and Branches. Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester (Waley-bridge and Hayfield Branches). Scottish Central a . d Caledonian Junction. St. Alban's, Hatfield, and ertiordJunction. The first case called on was the LESIVIANAGOW, DAL SERF, AND COAT.. BIZIDSE JUNCTION', which was partly heard yesterday. , In the course of the proceedings It appeared that there was a clause in the Bill empowering the promoters to lease their line to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, of which no notice had been given in the Gazelle. To this the Chairman took objection. The room was cleared lbr consultation, and on our re-admission, The CHAIIMAN said that the Counnittee would be obliged to report non-compliance with the standing orders on the above ground. but that in every other respect they would report compliance. BEIDGEWATSR, TAUNTON, CANAL itAXL col WBEFORD, Manes 22.----The schooner Mary, of Swantes, laden, was boarded near Carne Point yesterday, abandoned. with foremast and bowsprit carried away. _ . MONEY and• COMMERCIAL Nlo 9 ' • CITY, QUARTER TO TlitßEL,* The salsa of Cotton at Liverrool, yesterday, were 1 7, 3,500 beteg, including 400 for export and speculation. 112 :,:a were much the same. In shares rather more was done, pricts were steady. • As ~-13 t there has not been any cdditional accounts rece from the banks of the Sutlej, beyond those announced in °, paper of yesterday. Lengthened detail s ar e most anxi ol : 9 ', looked for by all parties here, and more especially by ' having relatives iu the army. Since writing what preci o , a delivery of letters and papers has been made ili . 1 , 0 favoured c;rcles, and they confirm, to the fullest extent : 4 ' c victorious progress of the British and native forces AO ° the Seikbs. troll i It is satisfactory to find by the account last received ~c . Canada, that the position of the Comp a ny for the cons" ore Lion of the Great Western Railway (in Ca n ada) is of 4,1210 staple character than has been represented by some of London journals. Sir Allan M`Nab, in a communication ae, dressed to the editor of the Hamilton (U. C.) Gaza* malls thus upon the important topic : ndel l " You may. perhaps, h ave seen p aragra ph s , i n the uo - ste . Times and M orn i ng Ch ron i c l e , in which various ruis - b, ments are made, a n d f a l se assum pti ons as t o our intentto . :, you may contraoict, all these statements as distinctly :the m like. No resolution-has ever be e n com e t o to break ul 3 l ` oo ooncern, nor has such a result ever been contemplated , U 5 as contingent upon a war with the United States, arising The formal proofs having been taken, the Committee found that the of the Oregon question. We feel as strong a contident3e In standing orders had been complied with, except with reference to the the goodness of the concern as ever, and are detertnifsd a t points mentioned in tha preceding Bill,* spare no exertion to carry it o u t. W e s hall ,unite eff ill ec There were two other Bills promoted by the same Company, namely, vigorous effort to complete the operation as soon as the :E d THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE JUNCTION (SHOWHILL and of the late panic and the danger of a rupture with the U 13 ' . o f PORTOBELLO BRANCH —No. 3) RAILWAY, and the St a t es hav e blown over, a n d we see no reason to cloy , ' SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE JUNCTION (WILLENHALL and SUCCCEIS. The Morning Chronicle of the 2d of January, bee 'l t , been transmitted to me, in which it is stated, that the torney and Solicitor-General of Canada had given it as tb . e ot e opinion, that the proceedings of the agents in London ss. A . illegal. Immediately on the receipt of that paper, I dressed a letter to the Attorney-General atMontreal, the Solicitor-General at Toronto. I have not received a reply from the Attorney-General, but 1 1 Solicitor-General, Mr. Sherwood, states I saw the 10,7 it graph to which you allude, and se far as I am concern ed, is into sect. I have not been oiled on for an opinion of P itt , proceeding, and I have no reason to suppose that gr. torney-General Draper has been.'" The English Securities have to-day been a little firs but the transactions, whether for money or time, hall' n i t very limited in extent. Consols are 95% to 96 for pr7l 3 , transfer, and 96% for account. On Exchequer-bills c , premium has been 275. and is now 245. Bank Stock for to count has declined to 211% and 211. East India Stock improved a little, being 259 to 261. The Foreign Bonds are not very lively, but they have beef' / steady in value. Spanish Five per Cent s . rea li s e 25714, and the Three per Cents. 363( to 37. Mexican Deferrer. a ; NIA. Brazil Stock is worth 84; and Buenos Ayres Dutch Four per Cents. have realised 944. Shares are on the whole, much the same as yesterd there being no symptoms of improvement. The French are much better supported than the others. BIUTISII FUNDS. ONE O'CLOCK. S 6 96% 96 0 c 1.01 4 . 1. •'.4, 11 11 ili 10 10% 7-16 .., 30 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1866 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 India Bonds, 1,000/. .. Ditto, under 1,0001. South Sea Stock .. Ditto, New Annuities Bank Stock for Account .. Consols for Account • . India Stock for Account .. Exchequer Bills. 134 d. 1,0401. • 500/. • • • Ditto. Small ;4 k 95% .. 2114 261 .. 259 261 27 2 d. 0 4 q 4 27 24 pry 0 27 - -- pw. CL° 5l l ONE . O'CLOCK. 01° 0 . 84 38% 89 FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent Cuba, 6 pel Cent .. Danish, 3 per Cent -• • • .. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. Ditto, Deferred .. 16% Portuguese Three per Cents .. Ditto, for the Account - Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, for the Account Ditto, Passive Bonds .. Ditto, Three per Cent - - Ditto, for the Account .. 37 36% Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. Dividends on the above payable in Londoll. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent - ; 14 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates . 94, BUSINESS CL (34 . 4 . PAID. DONE AT Pit jcs ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. Amber., Notting., Boston, and 1 1 0 25Toi yi 57 s6',l 43, •. .. 94,i Eastern Junction 2%.... 1%.... ••• ' • • Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush 1% ..... ' !Yd, Birmingham and Gloucester.. ..100 —.121 .... ••• • • • fidi Buckinghamshire .. 423. .... dig... • • '7. 8 34'4%•• .... WAY AND 111kEDOITIZ. This case was postponed. the promoters not being present with the requisite prcocs. nxnErortis AND TAVISTOCZ. This case WA3 the next called on, when it appeared that it was an opposed Bill, and, at the request of the promoters and the opposing agent, it was postponed until Monday next. tauwAßEszanz AND LOTHIAIIS. The agent in this case stated that the promoters were not pre pared to proceed with the Bill, and they requested permission to have it postponed until a future day. The CuAmman said, it appeared that the case was an opposed one, and it was not in their power to grant the application. The , parties had better proceed with their case in the best manner they could. After a short delay, the case was accordingly entered into, when it appeared, that the object of the promoters is the construction of lines of railway, to connect the Lanarkshire ironworks with the West Lothian coal line and limestone fields, to afford an uninter rupted communication between the East and West Coast of Scotland, and give a new and aiditional supply of coal to the city of Edinburgh. The length is 31 miles, and the estimated cost 600,0001. Engineers, Mr. George Buchanan, and Messrs. Edward and Wm. Bass, Glasgow ; Parliamentary Agent, Mr. G. H. Lang; Solicitors, Messrs. Campbell and Tennants. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS. IRISIi GREAT WESTERN (DUBLIN TO GALWAY). The COmmittee met this day at eleven o'clock. Sir John Macneil was cross-examined by Sergeant Wranghsm, upon behalf of the Mullingar Company. He stated that he was engineer to the Mullingar Company last year, and that a plan purporting , to be a line of railway from Mullingar to Galway was lodged with the Board of Trtule, and certified by him as engineer, but that the scheme was got up in a great hurry, and merely as a project to give the Company locaz standi before the House, and that ho would not have carried out the project, but would have resigned his appointment. The tendency of his cross-examination did Rot weaken his client's examination in favour of the Dublin and Galway. Mr. Rot then cross examined the witness on behalf of the Royal Canal, and Sir John stated that he considered that the canal would not be Injured by the establishment of the Dubin and Gal way, but In some respects much advanced, and the property mate rially increase its traffic. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Sub-Committee, 'No. 3. This Committee re-assembled this morning nt the usual hour; Mr. Aldam (Chairman). Mr. Broadley, Mr. Thornily, &c., in attendance. EXETER GREAT WESTEitk. The consideration of this case was resumed this morning, having occupied the Committee during the last two days they sat. itnesses were examined this morning in reference to the allege.. tion contained in tile petition of Mr. Townsend, the consideratio❑ of which was referrer to in our report yesterday as having been post poned till evidence on the point was submitted. After a lengthened investigation, the Committee decided that a sufficient publication of the intentions of the promoters had taken place, and that the allegation of non-publication was not proved. The petition of William Cuff, the owner of an orchard, was then gone into, which alleged omissions and misdescriptions, not in con formity with the standing orders. The Committee was of opinion that the objections were too frivol ous to be entertained. _ _ Room No. 9. Members prescnt—Mr. T. Estcourt (Chairman), Mr. Ord, Sir J. Y. Buller, Mr. Strut, and Mr. H. Pendarves. The Arbroath and Forfar Railway was allowed to go on. The decision In the case of the Newport, Abergavenny, and Here ford Railway was postponed until Friday next. The Leeds Central Railway, the Boston, Stamford, and Birming ham (Stamford to Wisbeach) Railway, were also allowed to be pro ceeded with. "1 - 3IRM INGHAM, LICHFIELD, AND MANCHESTER In conse,,nence of the non-attendance of the agents, we were not able to learn the decision in this case. NORFOLK. Allowed to be proceeded with. • LLOYD'S - SHIPPINc-(THIS DAY ) - - - - - LONDON, MARC!! 24.—Wind S.W., light treeze, and cloudy. DEAL, Mencit 22.—Arrd. Melpomene, Sutherland, Manilla. Ara front the river, Mediator, Pratt, Now York. STasrioroav, MARCO 21.—The Britannia, from Troon to Naples, got on the rocks at Fleetly Quay, inside Ballyguenton Point, to-day, Plid has beat in near Barhall Bay. Smams, MARCO 21.—The Welcome, from London, in running for the harbour to-ulgtd, drove on the rocks to the leaward of the bar, and remains ; crew saved. Hum., MARCO 23.—The Duchess of Beaufort (late Jackson), of Torqnay, Prow Cardiff to Wisbeach, was wrecked on the night of the 21.4 Inst., on the Rose Sand (Saltfleet) ; crew saved, except the master, who was lost off Blakeney, also part of materials. l'AxmouTit, MARcit 21.—A wood stock anchor, marked on the shank, Actuarld,:has been picked up in Hetasby Hole, and lauded here. POOLE, MARCH 22.—The Admiral Williams, of and from Shore ham, for Runcorn, having been struck by a sea when off Portland, bore up for this psirt, with cargo shifted. Ilaixuist, MARCH 22.—The Endeavour, Bowling, In running Into the harbour, carried away her fore-yard, the fore-topmast and Jib boom of the Pallas. PLTMOLTTII, Mallen 23.—The Catherine Perry, from Hartlepool to Rochefort, got on shore on Drake's Island, hut was got oft; after throwing part of cargo (coals) overboard. Nswrowr, MARCH 21.—Part of a brig's mainmast, about fifty feet long, and apparently carried away, was; washed ashore here on the 19th last. PORT TALBOT.—The Hope, Davies, from Newport, in making this harbour last night, got ashore, but has discharged her cargo, and come off with damage. The Xerxes, Williams, from Harrow, grounded at the entrance of the harbour this morning, but came off next tide, without damage, after discharging part of her cargo. PORT WILLIAM (BAY OF LITE), Masten 21.—The Jane. Gibson, from Whitehaven to Gleniuce, is on shore near the head of the Isay, with considerable damage. A schooner, from Irvine, with iron, is on the rocks near the same place, and is expected to be a total wreck. Yaniuot-rti, MARCH 22.—The Elizabeth Hutchinson, of Whitby, in a squall last night carried away her topmast, drove on shore at Wiriterton, and has sunk near the beach without the outer bank. The smack Welcome, Edwards, of Brisham, went on shore last even ing, in a gale, on the North Sand. COWES, Masten 23.—The Mirner came off the Gravel Bank last evening at high water, without apparent damage. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 23.—The Elizabeth Wood, from narbadoes, the Black Prince, from Arica, and the Alert, from Demerara, all ex perienced the shock of an earthquake on Fite 8115 inst., which lasted from one to three minutes. The Alert felt it at 150 P.M., hi lat. 32 deg. 42 min., lon. 34 deg. 54 min. W ; then ack Prince, at 1 58 P.M., in lat. 41 deg. 44 min., ion. 32 deg. 19 min. ; and the Elizabeth Wood, at 2 P.M., in lat. 39 deg. 36 min., and lost. 33 deg. 4 min. KIRECCBRIN, Dows, MARCH 22.—The Ann RlehardS, of and from Newport for Londonderry, etrttch the North itpck, hot, night, and Is Ugly t 4 Immo a wreck, Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares .. 2%.... 2 I ... • " Chelmsford and Bury .. 1% % .• ••• " • 3 1 Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% .... 1. • ..... ' Direct Manchester (itastrick's) .. b .... 3% %••• • • • " Direct Northern 2%.... 1 s .. ••• • • • a : Dublin and Galway .. 4 .... %..•• • • • • Eastern Counties .. 141. 165..... 20% .•• • • ' Ditto New .. .. 8/. 165..... 8% p ...... ' • r Do. Perpet., f. per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. % p•• •• •• Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. 6/. 13s. 4d. % P .... Ditto, York Extension .. 10s. 1% ••.• • • • • East Lincolnshire .. 1 1 4 .... 1 34. . ..... •• • Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. .... Iy, Glouc., Aberyst., & Cent. of Wales 1% .... ....... • ••• Goole, Doneast., and Thefileld, &e. 425. 54% dis.•• ''— A Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1% .... ..... • • Great Southern & West. (Ireland) lb .... 1634 ..... •• • " Great Western .. 85 ••.. ••••• • • • • • I I Ditto, Fifths .. 20 ••••• • • • • Hull and Selby .. 10 ....101 .. •••• • • • • a Ditto, half . hares .. .• 7 .... 25 ..... • " Lancaster and Carlisle .. • . 35 .... 48 ••..• • • • " Ditto, New .. 5 .... 834 • • •••• • • • 4 Leicester and 8edf0rd.......... 225. .... %34 dis.• • Liverpool and Leeds Direct .. 2%.... 2%........ • • Liverp., 3lanch., & Newc. Junct. 2% .... 234........ • • 11 , London an Birmingham . .t 00 ....218 .. • • .... • • Ditto Quarters .. .. 2 .. ‘, 534 26 ..... • " Ditto Fifths .. 2 .... 23 2234 ••• • • ' London and Blackwall 16/. 13s. 4d. • • .• " Ditto New .. 234 .... 4 ...• ••• • " u'•4 London and Brighton 50 .... •••• • • .• London and Croydon .. .. 13/. 15s. 9d. 91 20% ••• " • 0 Ditto, Guarant. Five per Cent. 9 .... ..... ••• ;1, London and South• Western.. 41/. Gs. 10d. 75 ••.•• • " • 'Ol Ditto, New . 12% 21 •• • • **** London and York .. .• 2% .• • • 2 U 3e • '• • •• •• It Ditto, Half Shares .. 2%. .. 2' 2 .••••• •• London, Warwick, & Kiddermins. 2% .. • • 1I •••• • • • • London, Salisbury, and Yeovil .. 2% .. •. 1% •••••• • • •• Manchester and Leeds .. 82 •• • • ***** 0 Ditto, Fifths .. ..9 .... 10%•••••••' . : Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . 7G 75 •• • **** Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) .. 4 .... 113 ••••• • • • , Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 •••• 7 •••••'..: Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. ...• %P • • •"• • Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 1 •••• •• ".. 04 Midland ..100 .. • . ******* Ditto, New........ 18 .... 29 28% ***** • g Newcastle and Darlington Janet. 25 .... 42% •• • • •••: Ditto, New .. 1 •••• ***** Ditto, New, Brandling .. 20 .... 35 ••• • • • Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 10 .... 18 ******* • g,, North British .. .. 20 .... • •••• ' • • Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. ** • *** $T ..••• Northamp.,Beiford, &Cambridge 425. • • ••'" ) North Staffordshire .. .. • . 425. •• .. 34 %P ' 10 Norwich and Brandon .. 18 .... 22% ••• • • " Oxid.,Worcester, & Wolverhinptu. 11% .... 103% s ****** Pertk and Inverness 2)4 .... 134%• • • • Portsmouth 1 'irect .. • • .. 3% ...• 21 ••• • " . Ifg Rugky and Huntingdon • 2 .... %•• • • • Scottish Central . .. 10 .. 153 1 15 Ditto New • • • • 2% ••• • ••• • • • . • i South Midland • .. 425..... a% P• • ••• „ South and Midlands Junction .. 425..... 1 die. ••• • • South Eastern and Dovor 33% —.•• • " • 1)4 Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 16 .... 16% •• ••••• '; ~ Do., New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 15 .... 15 .••• • ' • • it De., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2% .... 21 ••• • • • .• • South Wales .. 5 .... 3% .•• • " . 1 7 4 Tean and Dove Valley.. .. •••• ' • • • • Vale of Neath • .. 2 1)4 ...... •' • 3 0 • " lVaveney Valley ..i ll 2 •• " ' • • West Riding Union • • .. 425..... 1% P• " • • . 14 Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 2% .... 1% •••• • ' • • . York and Lancaster .. 2%.... 1 ••• • • • „ 7 1 4 York sad North Midland .. CO .... 96 .• •• • ' 3 0 Ditto, Selby 30 .... 72 ••• • • • . • Ditto. Extension 15 301 .. • • • • ..• Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten... 1 .... 9 ..... • • .3 1 4 FOREIGN' RAILWAYS. " "14 Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 12 .... 12X %• • " Louvain and Jemeppe .. 4 .. . •••• " • , Luxembourg .. 4 .... —a •• • •• • Muted and Valentia .. 2 .- Namur and Liege Rouen and Havro . 1 4 . • " •::: .. 20 .... 29,1, ..... - . London: Printed and Published by N.LTEDO i d 10: 4 f Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office,lio. 112, Strati of the Say/Y, In the county of AL1440 50 ' 24 , 1546. sub-Committee No. 2, This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock; present, Sir J. Y. Duller (chairman), Mr. Bell, Mr. Kemble, and ➢ir. Eliot Yorke. SOUTH' STAP.V. I OIIDSHI3ZE TUNCTION AND BRAVaCHES (No. 1.) This was the first Bill considered. • The object of the promoters was to construct a railway from the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton Railway, near. Sadley, to the Midland Railway at Alrewas, with various branches included in the present Dill and three other Bills with much the same object. Capital 750,000/.. Engineer, Mr. J. It. M`Lean. Length of the line, including branches, 42 miles. Parlia mentary agent, Mr. Priit. There were some petitions against the Bill, but they were un supported. _ _ The formal proofs having been taken, the CuAnnum announced that the Committee were of opinion that the standing orders had not been complied with en two points—with respect to the datum line at point 2,. and the subscription contract. SOUTH STAPPORDSIMZE SUNCTION TON A- ND PIVIESTrxELD 131-1/11VC11. No. 2.) This Bill was next considered. GEN 1_ COAIr..A.Nn 74.1*, are appointe, 11111111tGII, Cal -atvrday 314)rni 4 71 1611.1)A Wedne; ERY—Froi ,g * IltE—From 414, Morning. 11 4 1 1 1 0 X 0 , z7 R Ey r e :o r ; ceteri;__ ' 4I4I OUTI--E. Fror Tot IN ; a nt : MGR I • sang. Ororri Column 4 4 , w CASTLE-1 ; * terl URICIE k wtive re Berth fares, Ezt tz t-1-4 , 11 Committee h 2 ,,, to prom o t e 14"7rthers all ~ondon front and W t B !'g i an Eastern ,Zeettcs! re . cosary eXPQn Lmmend l iZre on the nums)4 %• tb ? , re tank, at Will be re NE IV ULI N L , CLun 1 . 44 4 as the Bri te..."` the :Member 4Gy 7. The numbe 0i lot of the ,cr,ll. Members, ti trY member ~t,_retors of oh ta t h' i pe a reducti , *111 1 , 44 re held, be Niettr any Bab' t ti rOnal applieal k lo and four s'clo4 I.7 l 'ePtionable re m:,. C lub will be th:ward, under I NIVE Capital, It Deposit, The allotnaet Wi I ' 4 L -4 Stiles, Es( il t . „..‘". Kenyon Jr y (.114 l ) .h Peplow, Es Brooke, .. 4 0L irA 4 ltt' t Company i, Teo ..% than the t t,j,and . so comp: ;,!lation where p4lliletails in I , lk9, lie tly - .l4ay ha see! ' m te all cotruu CONTRA Dit k it t reduced «t h ,' theatre,, th s " , s, railway dp,:wlierft the of .11 7 Es UB returi tleorze Wl' Samuel Scc )1 Charles W , Puri lb:ithounie-tc] ta7itzi the metro] t! , ? great and colt N%,D,reseut a cc tr j'a 4 P f ivestot or a eh' ir en there rot ki 6 , o ! I:Toorietor one li ft ' ; shou m ay he lutist t 4' tit foting on t Wi o ll be rece X 4 L e l'olltitle 1 - . 4 0e3 of the Ist Claw 4th sth kl ia, to h e of at noininate into at t T~aa e h tu .DAlicationg ° SntThr nart., and fi erce !linden/len e l e4 1:1 p O i T e t. I Jl t r o l u ev h s a i i e s da i D ublin ; John T. Nd Sh !rp, Live ~ es4 1) : 1 i tetse i rr cet'art t r i ro o llti n len'ele: : uhti b t L'sa those fo !re that peril t ,74 (dosed; chi s! and to all tiiewistcd, there belt Wish to tad , ch . QUART h t, glis may ten t . Furnitzlet iierefore of Cabin( to eh e goods, lbith a tithe of 2(1 . and 2 -squ arc tdr,,f l " , ;:.on-sti \\i, The hi; tm , LIAm s. ,N-,I;Y Melted ar Z lr acteristie ee the deleti iim! other so-e genuine al T a b, „_, q t. hpoons 1,7 rt ditto t'r.t. _ditto end 1, 3" ditto a t ; ICRE E 11., i) dueed an ki II ,URTO ftlon and C. 1 4: terling lett ur lY. Ir 0,„a . 1 itself, a ' 4"1IF have A tali h _" n Only) STlpplli F~~ E_ ~r ALize, upw arit tpti v ,k es, i i :;: 41)1 es( eca c h 4 cCeL DYz Asitt,;, tore hi ‘t t l e 7. —1°41144 i MINES. . .. Real del Monte, Unregistered .. .... Pi 34.... ----- T. - , 4.... IrA I ) MARKET NEWS.—(THIS - to 41 1° ,4 4 TiE.A.V .161.11XXISTS. Cl " di et 00 SMITEIFIEL) —Meadow Hay, 3/ 3s to 4186 , -4 4" -- to ." . 0 61; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 11 14s ; Wheat Straw, 11 las µ 0 load. Supply limited, and trade dull. , , 13 . tie. 1 1 1 CumnertLems.—Meadow Hay, 31 5s to 41 lOs ; do"', I 14 1 ..10 to 51 14s ; Oat Straw, 17 12s to 11 143 ; Wheat Stray ( ' " 41,4 per load. Trade steady, at the above quotations. , ditijo r WHITECIIAPZL.-31eadow Bay, 3/ 3a to 418 s ; Ciel-t• lo to 61; Oat Straw, 1112 e to 11 14s , Wheat Straw , 11 l ''' ' load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish donated. •C' ~._ —lr - ce y Sir Robert Peel and the Cabinet MinistrogielDsolll.'ll cepted an invitation to dine with the Lord Mayor, a; , t he , f :C , house, the let of April. The guests are invited to bPaaFfettres M c , Philip 11,,waril paired off with M r ' oe s° '' ;... 1 el Hodgson, M.P. for Barnstaple, in favour of the P.- , a m be r' _.,01-; Government for the reduction of the import duties 00 t. 1 , cooldisf; SPANISH DRAMA.—There is a report s ll2 : vo ort ° ,o ,l " . of Spanish amateurs will, at no distant period. epees.,t).2" sent some of the beat dramas of their country ~,,,,, public. .------- ,I, O P ' BIRTHS. WY of 0 On the 20th nit., at Waltham-cross, Meth the - ... ,. . 4 , Esq., of a son. bride* P. ~ On the 18th inst ,at Coombe Royal, sear Xing . 0 ue " Zachary Mudge, of a son. the 34 ' 11 ft , On the 19th lust., at the Vicarage, Moulton. - Augustus Mo .re, Esq., of a son. I , jive ( On the 19th inst., in Upper Brook-street, the ~ r', Cartwright Dickson, Esq., of a still-born son. ors S e .4 i' On the 19th inst., at Wilton, Norfolk, the wife Of we- - Hanson, of a son. 15d1 ° or , On the 19th inst., at Mytton Hall, Lancashire , th e -ft% „ fv" W. Asps:di, Esq., of a daughter. .holes '' ew On the 20th inst., at Brighton, the lady of Allan - , i , ' .018 . Ca rt Esq., barrister at-law, of a son. Oa the 20th inst., in Sackville-street, the lad) of P• Al Jun , Esq., of a son. A 0" MARRIED. fi e° VD gle • On the 19th inst., at the British Embassy, Paris , _ etc O'Donel Clayton, Esq . . to Augusta, daughter of the lava 0:too Oakeley, Bart. On the 19th inst. , at Upper Deal Church, Conernautierro;?l- daughter of the late Th orn Esq., of Caldbeck, Cumberland. Ja i lED. On the 22d inst. , in St. George' D s-place, John Lislalh, —1; 014' 1 ., ' s, On the 22d Inst. , I n Blandford-place, flit. John's- I,° ' )1 4$ 0 " Nicole, Esq. ,ri, 0d0,,, is „et? On the 10th inst., in Upper Glotteester-place, -, e o ell--', 0 only daughter of the late 3lajor George Macartney 1 ' o f 0 .. dr ry On the 18th inst., at New, George, the sec ond seu 4 1 1 " - Mallam, of Upper all, Hammersmth. 00 ei On the 18th inst., M at Teddington, i Valent i ne Colla1,1“ l ea Admiral of the Blue. tal li s On the 19th inst., at Kundarton Becton'', Charles j° %c t '4l the 11ev. Richard Seymenr. ~, Aso et On the 20th inst., at Weybridge, Surrey, M ai ' Sa` P reli ct late Mr. John Wood. oire- ' o f, Ou the 20th inst., in Gloucester-place, IVilllana st o r n e 20th inst., in Eliot-place, Blackheath, ° _,,s. 4, Ity v -to theists Abraham Allen Miles, Esq. •, 00 1 1, 0 On the 20th inst., at Hampton, Middiesea. luk,. 6. , +. On the 22d inst., Mary Ann, daughter of ' 1* I i Aidersgate-street. _ ef eale/i