The Sun. — London, England, 1852-02-09 00:00:00

FRANCE. Deipach, an advocate of Agin, compromised in a 4iiaturbances of the Lot et Garonne, was arrested n time ago, but released. He then went to Bor 1, where he has since resided. On Tuesday lera arrived from the Minister of War that he 1 1 .10r.1d be exiled to Spain. He - was immediately ar ,--ted, and a few hours later was sent to the frontier su custody of a police agent. great number of political prisoners, confined in the forts and vessels at Toulon, have been set at h. berty. They had been arrested for taking part in the disturbances of the department of the Var. Toe Petit-Luxembourg, which is at present being prepared for the official residence of Prince Jerome Bonaparte, Governor of Invalides, will not, it is said, be inhabited by him except on solemn occasions. He will continue to occupy the Hotel of the Invalides, of which he will continue to be Governor. His salary as President of the Senate will, it is reported, be 150.000 f. a-year, with 80,000 f, more as frais de re presentation. The following is a return of the situation of the Bank of France on Feb. 5 : A anTs. Cash in hand ... Ditto in branch banks Bills past due ••• ••• •.• Bills discounted, but not yet due, of which 14,486.483 f. oc. were received from the Brar,ch Blnks Bills in the hrrinch banks •,. Advances or_ coins and ingots... ... Ditto by ti.e branch banks ... Ditto on French public securities Ditto by b ranc h b anks... ...... Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... Ditto to the State on the Treaty of 30th une, 1848 ••• ••• Advanced to the City of Paris on the Provisional Loan of 20 000,000 f. Rentes of the reserve fund ••• Rentes, disposable funds ..• -- Investments o f t h e new b ranc h b an k s in the public funds ... ••• ••• Hotel and f urn i ture o f the Bank ••• Real property of the branch banks ... Interest in National Discount Bank ... Ditto branch banks ... ••• Expenses ut administration of the Bank Ditto of the Branch Banks ... ••• Miscellaneous ... ••• f. 461,620,214 87 ... 109,726,558 0 226,398 21 49,748,849 60 75,067,968 0 278,600 0 3 338,212 0 19,891,936 10 2,902,644 0 50,000,000 0 75,000,000 0 10,000,000 0 10,000,0u0 0 42,683,040 83 12,952,725 74 4,000,000 0 3,418,337 0 200,000 0 103.000 0 147,259 39 146,666 0 1,625,498 68 L 933.077,908 51 LIABILITIES. Capital ... ... .. ... ... f. 67,900,000 0 Ditto of the Branch Banks ... ... 23,350,000 0 Reserve fund ... ... ... ... 10,000,000 1 Ditto of the branch banks ... ... 2,980,750 14 Reserve-immobiliere ... ... ... 4,000,000 0 Notes to bearer, in circulation ... ... 451,776,600 (. Ditto of the branch banks ... ... 128,126,650 0 Ditto to order (post-bills) ... ... 6,875.574 26 Account-current with Tr easur y creditor 78.927,434 30 Various accounts current 118,522,732 16 Ditto in branches 26,192,867 Bibs payable at sight ... ... 8,791,500 0 Ditto at branches 3,025,931 0 Dividends payable ••• • • ••• 776,422 25 Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 6,790 0 Expenses anticipated ... ... ... 1 / 7,108 39 Discounts, interest, and expenses ... 287,596 47 Ditto of branch banks ... ... ... 495,473 0 Re-discounts of the last six months ... 168,450 0 Ditto in branch banks .. ... ... 240,4:32 0 Interest on protested bills ..• ... 178,404 2 Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... 337,193 52 f. 933,077,908 51 Certified by the Governor of the Bank, D'Abc OUT. It appears from th e p rece di ng account that the cash in hand has decreased by 947,000 f, The commercia: bills discounted bare decreased by 3 049,000 F. The Bank notes in circulation have decreased by 7,868,000 f. The balance to the credit of the Treasury has (I, , cresied by 1,535,000 f. The sundry credits have increased by 5,916,000 F. THE Att.VIY AND NAVY: (From the United Service Gazette.) THE NEW FOREIGN SECRETARY'S FIRST ACT.—We regret to hear that the first act of the new Foreign Secretary has been that of truckling to America, in the affair of her Majesty's sloop Express, 6, Captain Fead, and the American packet Prometheus. at Groytown. To conciliate the Government of the United States, the Express has been ordered to leave the West Station, and to proceed to the Brazils. COMMAND OF THE NEW ARCTIC SEARCHING EXPEDIIION.—It is now certain that Captains Sir E. Belcher and Henry Kellett, C.B. (1842), will command the ships of the new searching expedition. The gallant officers are already making their arrangements. Com mander M.`Clintock, of the two last expeditions, will als', have the command of a ship in this squadron. IMPORTATION OF GUNPOWDER AT THE k,APE.—After the determination of the Governor to restrict the impor tation of Gunpowder, her Majesty's sloop Grecian, 12, Commander tee Hon. G. D. Keane, was ordered to eruise off the west coast, to intercept all vessels having carEoes of gunpowder intended for the colony. Her Majesty's screw corvette Encounter, Captain Gordon, now in the Mediterranean, has been ordered to Lisbon, as we have already stated. Fresh instructions have been sent out, ordering her to Spithead for Channel serwee. REDUCTION OF THE COAST OF AFRICA. SQUADRON.- stsc,d.some time s,nce that the Gladiator steam frigate, Captain Adams, had h. en ordered from the coast of Africa to the Cape. We now hear that the other post ship on the coast station, the Sampson steam-fri gate, Captain L. T. Jones, together with the Archer, 12, screw-sloop, Commander Strange, are also to be de tached from the coast station, and are likely to join Com modore Martin, at Lisbon. Her Majesty's sloop Pantaloon, 8, Commodore Hyde Parker, may be expected at Portsmouth every hour. She sailed from the Mozambique for England without touching at the Cape, for very particular reasons. Her Majesty's steam-vessel Harpy, on the Brazils station, has been surveyed, and in consequence of the defective state of her boilers, she has been ordered to England forthwith to be paid off and repaired. Her Majesty's steam-sloop InfLxible, 6, Commander H. P. Dyke, has been ordered to leave the West India station, and to proceed forthwith to Lisbon, to join the squadron of Commodore Martin. Her Majesty's steam-frigate Dragon, 6, Captain H. W. Gifford, now at Gibraltar, has been ordered to pro need to Lisbon, and join Commodore Martin's squadron. Her Majesty's frigate Indefatigable, 50, Captain Smart, K.H., has been ordered to be detached from the Mediterranean station, and to join Commodore Martin's upadron at Lisbon. NEW DOUBLE-BARRELLED RIFLE.-We have seen a lette r from an officer of the Artillery at the Cape of Good Hope, giving an account of a double-barrelled rifle, which seems to eclipse every projectile of the kind hitherto offered to public notice. According to the writer, t h e rifle has ranged (with a false sight) two thousand and twenty-four yards. He has himself, with a Minie butte-, shot with precision at twelve hundred t° nf teett hundred yards! There can be no mistake about these fact. for we have seen the letter-that of an officer well known to us personally-in which he gives antoxrdTetrNaftuirtstuhe immediate supply of another such rifle. view of orderitZcrtheFiexs.--The Admiralty, with the or ,xtingnioling fire' must effectual means tor preventing thorities to state ex nether called upon the Dockyard au established for extinguiesrhrly organised system has been 11 2 1 7 fire afloat or ashore. ORDNANCE.-TiaerQ are on the forts, towers, and batteriPeiseineslorefleaanndn,oanticimlo3undtiesd. mounted. TROOPS FOR FOREIGN SERVICE The following corps are held in read:nese to embark Z . 31st, 40th, and 57th service -Ist, 2d Battalion; Royal, Ot the allowance of 1001. a-year " g gri aTl e te u t t g . o t io o ne t wl en ty Lieutenant-Colonels, having the Brevet of half-pay after thirty years' full pay service, there is u 9L o l n . a-year unappropriated at the present moment. Captain D'Aguillar , o f t he Royal Artill er y, has suc ceeded Major Harvey as Ai d e-de- Camp t o the Lieu. tenant-General commanding the South-W estern District. The followit)g depots of Infantry, stationed in Irel an d , 73d, 6th, Royal; 41st, are first on the roster fir Great Britaif, viz., 66 th, 34th, 490, s_9:b, th, 92d, Gordan Ilighlandprs; 68th, Light Light Infantry; 55 h ; 3d Buffs; 74th Highlanders; 60th Riflp-4, 2d Battalion ; 2d, or Queen's R oya l ; an d 4 3d Light Infantry in Ire . The foll ow i ng I n f antr y regiments, stationed land, are fi rst on the roster tor f o reign service -71st, Hioland Li g h t I n f antry, Ist B at t a li o n ; 89t, 39th, 14th, 9th, 623, 1703, 523, Light Infantry; 633, 81st, 35th, 27th (Inniskihing); 90th, Light Infantry, and 91s t , I st Battalion. THE ENGLISH PRESS. (From the Times.) Destined, as we believ e the press to be, to occupy a position of continually increasing importance, and to exercise a power over the f ormation of p u blic opinion compared with which its prese nt influence is but slight, it is most desirable that a true theory of its duties, re sponsibilities, and field of action should be enunciated, or, at any rate, that it should not be fettered by the ap plication of erroneous tests and arbitrary principles. The ends which a really patriotic and enlightened journal should have in view are, we conceive, absolutely identi est with the ends of an enlightened and patriotic Me. nester, but the means by which the journal and the Minister work out these ends, and the conditions under which th ey wor k , are essent i a lly an d w id e l y different. r, • statesman in opposition must speak as one prepared to t a ,k. ' —office; the statesman in office must speak as one preparedrn to act. A speech or a dispatch with them is s in u e — a e n t _u_ i _ng more ti - an an argument or an essay—it is a . °Lire- Undertaking not so much the investigation of /Alike' problems as the conduct of political affairs, they are uecesserily much seekers a pedieneye T - J ho not so - niter truth as ex cel function; it w P r ess, on the other hand, has no practi argument and di lrks out the ends it has in view by connected with allrnuZii°a alone, and being perfectly un awti:alltive or executive duties, may and must roam at free litical action dar e not to i ll topics which men of po- Lord Derby wishes to see ii Were the press to be, as oi confined within the same narrow limits as practical once its power and elasticity,aatneren, it would lose at becausesink into a dull chro nicle of passing events. It i s it can discu , s things which political men i n buckram must not assail, tone which they are or and throw off the convention believe themselves forced to P all y , that th , • press is most liberal which we able to give a support to liberty should seek in vain from the _ . "etas with exter al Government. Government must treat other Gey er , nal re s p ect, however black their 911 g 1 4 or foul their PRICES OF SHAKES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. tUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6. gOIENT-STOGn UANXS. Dividend Amount Same of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ a. d. a. d. instralasia •• 51. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 Britsh/s orth American 51. per cent. ,50 0 0 50 0 0 Commercial 3f London 61. per cent. l loo 0 0 20 0 0 .. 21. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 tflonceaterahlre 151 per cent. I .......... •..• 61. pr cent. 26 0 0 25 0 0 London and County .. 61. per cant. 50 0 0 20 0 0 .ondn and Westnainstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 London Joint-Stock ..• 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 18 Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cant. 100 0 0 26 0 0 433 i Ditto, N ew. •••• • • •• 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 iational of Ireland .. 41. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 fat. Provncial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 Ditto, New. ••••• • • 6/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Oriental Bank Corpora, 71. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 iouth Australia •..... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 2i 1 ,4 Union of Australia— •• 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Ditto ••• • .. 61. per cent. 210 0 Jnlon of L0nd0n..... 71. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Madrid I 40 0040 0 0 JENSTYR.A.NCNI 1:10214P.A.20/218. - - - Dividend Amount - Same of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. ------- .--.....- X s. d. X s. 4. Übion ........ •• •• • • 81. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 86 Uliance grit. and For. 71. 143.6d.b5. 100 0 0 11 0 0 21'2 Ditto Marine. ••• • • • 61. p.c.& bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 438 Was ............•• • • 138.6 d. 50 0 0 510 0 17% Irgus Life .. •• • • •• 41. per cent. 100 0 0 16 0 0 . _ \ ritisti Cemmarcial • • 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 5 0 0 6% .11ericl,Med.dc Gen. Life spr ct.& bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 27% 41. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - 145. 50 0 0 5 0 0 15 -;:axle . ss. 50 0 0 5 0 0 7 1 £ Eqity and Law .... •• 4% per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 4% Aropean Life ••• • • 10s. 20 0 0 All paid. 12 , 4eneral -•• •• ...... - 5 0 0 .. 5 U 41..ue ....• .. -.•• • • • 61. per cent. stock. ,I 131 Jruardian •••••••• •• • • 5/. per cent 100 0 0 45 0 5 5 3,i imperial Fi:e •• ••• • • • 121. per scut. 500 0 0 50 0 245 I nperiai Life .... - -12 s. 100 0 0 10 0 18 Indemnity Marine- • • 11. on. & I.s. 100 0 0 20 0 49 Law Fire • ........ • • 25.& 2s. bs. 100 0 0 210 3% •aw Life............ - 100 0 0 10 0 46% ~ egal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 5% Condon Fire .....• •• I & be. 25 0 0 12 10 21% .ondon Ship ........ lOs & bs. 25 0 0 12 10 2130 farine - ..... ...... 15s.per share 100 0 0 lb 0 154 Aed.lnvlld&Gen.Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 2% Nionarch .... " ...... - 5 0 0 1 0 19s. atienal Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 , 2 10 2% 'alladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 ' 2 0 - 'Ficenix 31. p.sh.&bs. - I - 161 Professional Life...". 51. per cent. 6 5 0 I 010 17.. ca ~ r urident Life ••... • • • 1 1. Os. & be. 100 0 0 I 10 0 30 tock Life •.•... .. .. Loyal Exchange." 6l. p.ct. & be. Stock. all 227 , un Fire. - 91 Ditto Life . 11. 65. 48 Jnited Kingdom .... 41. p. ct.&bs. 20 0 0 4 0 6 I 4 niversal Life........ 10% ct.&be. 100 0 0i 10 0 0 - riotoria Life . 51. per cnt. - I 412 6 5 36 BRIDGES Dividend Amount Same of Company. per of Paid. trice. Annum. Share. --- .-.--._-- ---- X. S. d. X. 3. d• Rungerford • • • • • • .. • • - - --- ,outhwrk .......... - 100 0 0 - - 16 Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 70s. per cent. 50 0 0 .- 3 'Vaterloo .... •••••• •• - 100 0 0 - Ditto Old Ann. ofBl. Si. Bs. Od. - 60 0 0 244 Ditto Nw ditto ofWl. Si. 2s. Od. - 40 0 0 22 auxhall .... .• . Ay. 21. 70 10 8 - 18 97112.T10R-WOUB3 Dividend Amount 'game of Company• per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -.--' - - £ a. d. X IL d. Fast Londoia•••• •• •• •• , 81. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 149 ;rand Junction ••• • •• 41. per cnt. 50 0 0 - 67 Cent.. .. .. .. •••• • • • • I 41. p er ca t. 100 0 0 - 80 `Ambeth ...... ••• • •• i 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 97 icily River Compan.. 2l. 10s. - - 60 ,Taushall - 97 \Vest Middlesex • . • 161.08. pr cnt. - - 106 DO OMB. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -------- X s. d. I s. d. Jommercial ...... •• .. 41. pr cent. Stock. - - &oat and West Insi 4 a. . 1 6%/. pr cent. Stock. - 146 ?•ast Country - ..• • " . . 1 2Cs. per sh. 100 0 0 - - - ,ondon ... .••• • • • 51. pr cent. Stock. - 121 Ditto 8 . 0nd5.....• • • 41. per cent. - - - it. Katharine .... •• •• 3% per cent. Stock. - 82 Ditto Bonds • • .... •• 4341. pr cent. - - - u , uthampton .. •••• •• - so 0 e 50 0 0 - AY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1852. deeds; but happily the press is under no such trammels, and while diplomatists are (exchanging courtesies, can unmask the mean heart that bests beneath a star, or point out the bloodstains on the hand which grasps a sceptre. The duty of th e j ourna li st i 3 the same tat that of the historian —to s ee k out trut h , a b ove a ll things, and , to present t o hi s readers, not such things as state craft would wish them to know, bat the truth, as near as he can attain to it. To require, then, the journalist and the statesman to conform to the same rules, is to mix up things essenttall) different, and is as unsound in theory as unheard-of in practice. Lord Derby tells us that the internal admi nistration of a country is a matter of consideration and arrangement for that country alone; that we have never felt it our duty to protest against any form of internal government in France, and that, therefore, we have no right to canvass either the policy or morality of every step which has been taken. As regards statesmen this is true; as regards journalists it is utterly false; it is not only our right but our duty to discuss the policy end morality of the steps which bare been taken, to look at them in every possible point of view, and to extract from them every inference of which they are capable. The free press of Europe, so long as there was a free press, exercised the same right towards us, without offence and without question. The press does not, as Lord Derby says, aspire to exercise the influence of statesmen, but its own, and reserves that respect which Lord Derby is content to profess for a sanguinary and unscrupulous despotism for some thing more respectable than absolute power and bruit force. We do not interfere with the duties of states men; our vocation is, in one respect, inferior to theirs. for we are unable to wield the power or represent th , collective dignity of the country; but i u anot h er po i nt of view it is superior, for, unlike them, we are able te speak the whole truth without fear or favour. Yet, in discussing French politics, we have never assumed a tone so offensive as that which the Earl of Derby has introduced into his homily. We have never said that for the last sixty years the Government of France has been a succession of usurpations of one kind or another, and then contradicted ourselves and libelled our neigh bours by stating that these usurpations were, one an,: all, the deliberate choice of the nation, or, still worse, that the extraordinary powers of the French President have been conferred upon him by the almost unanimous expression of the public opinion of France. Such statements are indeed insulting to French honour ems nationality. Those who make them and believe them treat the gallant French nation as a rnci ot slaves, barely competent for the choice of the tyrant who is to trample on them. In their respect for rank and power they transfer the crimes of a guilty individual to an innocent people. Vo e would rather believe that Frenchmen have, like Eng lishmen, a love of liberty and hatred of tyranny; tha. their rights have been surprised and wrenched from them by fraud and violence; and that the vote which we are called upon to respect was extorted by terror lino the misrepresentations of a press drilled in Lore Derby's own school, to echo in parrot notes the tone of the dominant class of French statesmen. Which of Oat two is more just to our neighbours it is for the public to judge, but we cannot take leave of Lord Derby wi.h out expressing our apprehension that he would be a more tolerant censor of the press had its shafts been leveller at the license of republics instead of the excesses o' despotism. It is strange that in the same speech ie which he so emphaticalty denies the right of one countr) to canvass the institutions of another, Lord Derb) goes. oat of his way to insult the only sincere and trust worthy ally we have left, by telling the United State. that they enjoy far less liberty than ourselves, and that the tyranny of a majority there is worse than the des potic rule of other countries. We hope that the nex. time the Earl of Derby condescends to administer a lee ture to the press he will set us a better example of the prudence and moderation which he preaches, and not, as in this instance, first cruelly defame the nation whist- he undertakes to defend, and then seek an opportunity for ungracious and injurious comments on our most valu able ally. We trust also that he will not wholly forget. *bile dealing out his censures one th press, that tie , utmost flights and vagaries of a newspaper fall imm.a surably short of that intemperance in language in which it has sometimes been his delight to indulge at the ex pense of his political opponents, and which has converter many a debate in the House of Commons into something little more dignified than a priz.s-fight. Of Lord Grey we have little to say; for, after adopt ing every word of Lord Derby's indiscretions and con• tradictions with an unqualified concurrence, he expressed his opinion that the duty of every individual in his pri vate capacity was to abstain f rom a ll i nter f erence i n. that is, from all discussion of, the internal politics ot France. His Lordship was, moreover, indignant, ann declared that, though the newspapers might express the opinions of those who write in them, they do not express the opinions of any large party in this country. How much of this has been retracted by his subsequent apo logy we do not know, nor is it very important to inquire, for we really think we may fai r ly c l a i m t o b e as good judges of public opinion as a nobleman who derives his knowledge of it s ex i stence b ) continually outragieg it. If we d o not repre sent the opinion of the country we are nothing. No family influence, no aristocratic connexion, no balance of parties, can preserve to us our influenc one moment after we have last the esteem and approba don of the public. We assert that the opinion of thi country, against which all else is powerless, claims are. demands to be freely exercised, not merely on the con duct of our own Government, but on that of ever) Power on the face of the earth, and that the coeclu sions which the press has arrived at with regard e Louis Napoleon are also the feelings of the sound Eng lisp heart, and the ideas of the vigorous English under standing. Let those who will preach silence on crime which they cannot deny and dare not even palliate; set have been trained in another school. and will not ehrinl trom boldly declaring what we freely thick, though I should be our disagreeable duty to tell Lord Derby this he condescends to be the tool of the party which he pre tends to lead, and Lord Grey that he is the scourge of the party which he is permitted to govern. TRIAL OF A NEW LIFE-BOAT. On Wednesday a new life-boat, built after the m .dels of Mr. James Peake, of Woolwich, assistant master ship wright in her Majesty's dockyard, was exhibited off the Chain Pier, Brighton. Some twelve months or more ago advertisements were published throughout the kingdom, offering 100 guineas on the part of the Duke of Northumberland for the best model of a life-boat and pointing out as the three principal defects of existing life-boats the want of selt-righting power, inability to free themselves from water, and a heaviness which prevented their being transported along the beach. No less than 280 models and plans were in cense. quence sent to Somerset House, and the committee to whom the matter had been referred then pointed out twe essential qualifications in the prize life-boat—namely, that it should be a good rowing hoat, and that it should be able to get off a beach whenever the sea would allow any boat to live in it, One of the results was a boat built by Mr. Pt ake. It arrived from Woolwich on Tuesday evening at six o'clock, off the Chain Pier, in the Monkey steam-vessel, and was taken to Shoreham for the night. At five o'clock yesterday morning the weather was calm, and it was thought the exhibition would not come off. At six, however, the wind changed t.• S.W., and bl ew tolerably brisk, and the sea became favourable. About half-past eleven the boat ap peered under sail, and making way in good style; but the Monkey did not appear, according to ar rangement. The boat arrived at the pier head at noon, There had then assembled to witness the experiment, the Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Duke of Notthum• berland, Sir Baldwin Walker, Admiral Sir George IVestphal, Admiral Forbes, Captain Washington (su perintendent of the National Shipwreck Institution), Captain Jerningham, Captain Evans, Lieut. Dixon. Lieut. Green, Lieut. James, Commander Ward, Com mander Winthorp, Commander Reynolds, the Rev. NV. Dixon, and alsO Captain James Mends, Lieut. Pratt, and other coast-guard officers of this district. Mr. Peake, the builder, was also there. On approaching the head of the pler, the boat, while waiting order 3 to / haul to the wind, under a heavy press of canvas, shipped a heavy sea, which threw her eda her broadside ; but she lame. diately righted. * Having been waved to the head of the pier, the ir,specting commander directed her to shorten sail, and as she passed close to the pier head, is was seen that s.he had delivered herself of nearly all the water which ah e h a d s hi ppe d i n capsizing:. When along s ide, the crew- t h at b rought the boat from the Monkey were ordered out, and a crew provided by the coast guard took t heir pi ece . Th e weat h er t h en b ecom i ng Bfi rst temper tuoui it was considered essential to try her the piles of tg e take 'i q u alificatio n at once. Her gear was accordingly n out or h e ea „ ans of a e r, tiled she was then twice capsized by thrown keel limes, althourar were extraordinary, ; attached to the cud of the pier. Both there was a heavy sea running under she took upv !iler, it was with great difficulty she was 50 in the second,,o and her efforts to right herself only seconds in the first instance, and When fairly turned keel upper mostupright, and in Lee jrecover herself, and became perfectly minutes she had discharged all her t and h gain en_ a i red by 15 of the coast guard, water. She was then. a iand rowed out; bow to the sea, ~,,he av grceuxchibited herself with her passed and, with a con aid, trebl© a and beached horse If cri the east Side ea, ran d th t r h o e head LI the pier, vey her to ac ugh the third arch, of the l lii i c to await house, under eons . iderable sere Ic consequ e nce the eastern toll bad weather she T vas then hauled up e the arrival of the Monkey to re-cen In consequence of the unexpected absence of the Woolwich. e of the trial was Mon key, the prover/ ire much curtailed. The boat is 3C . feet long, 8 feet over, and 3i f eet high. A competent r Laval authority, from who m our reporter gleaned most ri the above particulars, thus summed up the result:—" r ihe trial throughout was considered by all parties compe I ,ent to judge to be perfectly satisfactory, with the exception of one defect common to all life-boat, —they are all , too heavy." Most of tt ie parties named, and a few others whose n ame , we did not co ll ec t, afterwards partook of lunch at the Albion "" dth the Duke of Nort humberland . His Grace left B We 4r° plc, gheon in the afternoon b y train. et "e d to learn that the sum of 901. has b een Newhaven. subscribed toe e „ rds the placing end keeping a life-bo at at . trust, shortly et he further amouat required will, we .e 0 —Brighton Gaze; placed at the disposal of the committee. 't. TRADE or CA antrr.—ln 1850, there were 1.358 vessels, with a ty miage of 236.283, entered outwards for foreiLtn ports; whit I in 1851 the number of ships was 1 , 387, and the tonnage 26 1,916. The foreign ships with cargoes entered inwards in 1850 numbered 180, tonnage `23,167; vere 246 in 1851 there The while coasting trade IN 'so shows s hips, with a t on age o f 26,010. an. increase of 10 ships. The total increase is 171: ships, and the iucregue in WRlDige iS 4 8 ,136...kkanga fr rain C ANAL 21. SI s Names of 2 !Di v id end Names of Dividend o i Companies. A 1 per Price. c Bmpai i e , 1 per lA.llnuse . Price, se Annurn. so tshtn& Oldh 98 71. l c ct. 140 Macclesfield. 100 21.105. 50 3arnsley• •. • 160 Neatk ••• • •• 100 1 161. _ drknk&Abrg 150 51. 85 Oxford... • • 100 ) 13/. 135 Birmingham 40 41. Peak Forest. 78 gf, 18s. 10 loventry.... 100 251. 200 Regent's •• • • 3$ 11. 3s. 1714 lerby .•. •. 100 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85 ' 21. 42 illsrare&Chs 69 2% p. ct. 33% Sonarset Coal 1 5 0 1 _ IrandJunctn 100 3/ pr. ct. 47 D o.Lk Fd St 12 1 _ Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 6/. pr. ct. 11U Stffrd &Wore 1 140 281. 405 rand Surrey 100 2/. Os. I 32% Shrewsbury.. rand (Taloa 100 11. 10s. 24 Stoarbrldge.. 1 1 4 2 5 5 271. 2 - 90 C.ennt& Ava 39 4s. Od. 5% Sevens and r.ancaster . 100 Wy e Rall. I 26 21. Os. 24 .eeds&Livrp 100 201. 405 Warwick& / .eicester ...• 100! 51. 66 Birming. j 100 41 . 40 ,enstr&Nth 4l. 44% Warwick& 1 ' ~, :outrbboregh 142, 701. 510 Napten..3 l'" nn 28 Aonmouthsh 100 Worcstr 81 1 73: 31. 33 fragemrysh 100 Bfrming. IraltnMwbry 100 Wilts & arks 111. 6d. 714 '3 , 111.51-ZaGIIT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend I A.meunt same of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. ; Share. -------- -----; ------ 4ritish •••••••• •• • • • • 11. I .Z. s. d . Z. s. d. 40 0 0 18 0 0 10 Ditto Provincial•• •• IL 88. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18 Brighton •••••• • • • • • • 51. 20 0 0 - - City of London .. •• • • 61. 100 0 0 150 0 0 130 lontinentalCon3olidat. 505, 75 0 0 31 5 0 '.euitable ••••••• • • .• 503. 50 0 0 50 0 0 27 1 4 Great Central .... „. , . l. 10 0 0 10 0 0 12% imperial .... •„ •• •• „. U. 50 0 0 50 0 0 69 Independent ......•.. 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46 - 50 0 0 50 0 0 Do., Parl. Preference . 61. 25 0 0 710 0 - 'ticenia • • • .......... 41. 50 0 0 49 9 0 26 tiatclif/ • • • .. ........ 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 - United General ....., 11. 50 0 0 50 0 0 16% Westminster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 - 404 Ditto, New .....• „ 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - sac s T Or SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. Bank of Scotland X s. d. Z s. d 71. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 142% British Linen Company C. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 199 .laledonian Bank City ofGlasgow Bank 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11 Clydesdale Bank -. .. •• 634 per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12' 3s commercial Bank .. - 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 176 ~astern Bank ....•• Edinb .kGlasgow Bank 31. per cent. 50 0 50 0 3% Exehange Bnk of Scot.. - ,100 0042 0 0 834 National Bank .., ii 4 percent . '5O 0 0 10 0 0 15% Sorthof Scotland Bank 51. percent. 20 0 0 210 0 27 Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 ' 100 0 0 122 Union Bank of Scotland 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 87, Western Bank .....• • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 67 14 Alliance Fire and Life 441. pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 114 tiritish Guarantee Caledonian Fire Insur lOl. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24 City of Glasgow Lite 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 31. las Colonial Life Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent 100 0 0 15 0 0 21 Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 3 1 Life Assoc. of Scotland 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 110 031 15s National Fire and Life 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 255.6 d North British Insur. Scottish Union Insrnce 741. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 295.0 d standard Life .. .• .• . • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 124 United Dep.Assurance 51.ner cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 20. e Cd MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount lTsme of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. Assam Tea .. .. •• ...• - Z. s. d. Z. s. d. 20 0020 0 0 914 Auction Mart •••• • • •• 21. ss. 50 0 0 - 26% tastrallan Agrictilturl 11. 100 0 0 35 0 0 20 Australian Trust •• .. 61. par cent. - 35 0 0 20U knglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 22 Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 - British American Land - - 38 10 0 - Canada ... •• .... •• .. 61. per cent. 100 0 0'32 10 0 - Do. 5 per cent Bonds - - - 100 Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds 6/. percent. - - 108 City Navigation Bonds 3} per cent. - • - 93% Gen. Revers. la Invest. sp. c. Sr. be, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 94 Equitable Reversienry 5/ pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Ditto Kew ... .. - 50 0 0 710 0 I - Den.SteamNo . .vigi;tion 10 p. ct. 15 0 0 14 0 0 24 Hudson's 8ay........ - Stock. - 206 Ilungcriord ... ....., 21. ss. - 100 0 0 47 London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 6 % Sew Zealand Company - 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto. New ....• •• - 25 0 0 12 10 0 - nssell Institnion.... - - 26 5 0 - Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 81. p. c.Bc be. 50 0 0' 50 0 0 69 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4341. pr cent.;loo 0 0 100 0 0 101 Royal Mail Steam- .. 41. p. share. 'lOO 0 0 60 0 0 78 South Australian..... 11. per shared 25 0 0 25 0 0 2 3% - an Dieman's Land.. - ilvs 9 12+ 09 , - 1 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS BRISTOL, FEE. 7. STOCK ExcusamE.—The share market was firm to-day. The transactions were as follow: Bristol and Exeters, 86 3 / 4 —Great Western, 88—Wilts, Somerset,.and Weymouth, 92 1 / 2 —Midland Stock, 57'. LIVERPOOL, Fza. 7. STOCK EXCHANGE. There was an improved feeling ex hibited in the share market to - day, and a good business has been done at advanced prices. The transactions were as follow: Eastern Counties, 7, 7-16—Great W es t e rn, 87— Lancashire and Yorkshire, 63% - Ditto, Fifths, 7 7-16 dis.— London and North-Western, 117 , -.—Ditto ' New Quarters, 3 4 p.—Ditto, Fifths, 2% p.—London and South-Western, 87'4—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 303/—Mid land, 5734—South-Eastern and Dover, 2tll,p—York and North Midland, 21%. 'MANCHESTER, FEB. 7. STOCx ExcHANGE.—There wax a very small' amount of business transacted to-day, without material alteration in prices. The transactions were as follow :—Eastern Counties, 7 A—Lanc as hi re and Yorkshire, 63 t, —Ditto, Fifths, 7 7-16 s.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and lirlidland, 2 5-16— Manchester Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 30: 1 / 4 —Ditto, 10/. , Preference, 125,L—BI'1dl d 57%—South -Eastern and Dover, 20 7-16. an ' - STOCK ExcnioraE.— BIRMINGHAM, FEB' 7 ' cipal rail ways continue to be well supported, although the amount of b us i ness trarsacted throughout the week has been very li m i ted. Shrewsbury and Birmingham and South Staffordshir e s h ares continue to be most in request, and the The rices of the shares of the latter are are consequently becoming more scarce in the market. There was no business of any importance done on 'Change to day, and the quotation s at the close of the market were about the same as the morning prices announced in London. A legacy of one hundred guineaF, from the late J ose ph Roberts, Esq., ha s b een l eft to the Royal Dispensary or p ivwci of tin Ear, Deau-atreeta Soho -Nam CROSSED CHEQUES. Judgment was delivered on Friday, in the Court of Exchequer. setting aside tee verdict given in Juno last against Messrs. Coutts and Co., for paying a cheque to Messrs. Gosling's which had been crossed with the words "Bank of England," in order that it might bo paid only to that establishment. The grounds for this decision were stated by Baron Parke, and they cannot be too extensively known, since they are such as to re move much of the pronction which the public have hitherto supposed themselves to derive from carrying on their transactions by means of cheques instead of by coin or bank-notes. The main facts out of which the present case arose were these:—A party having to pay 2,000/. to the Court of Chancery, gave a cheque for the purpose to a Mr. Geary, a solicitor, and to insure its proper appropriation, crossed it "Bank of England, to the account of the Accountant-General." Mr. Geary, however, kept an account at Gosling's, and having placed the cheque with them for collection, it was paid by Messrs. Coutts, notwithstanding the specific crossing to the Rank of England, and Geary thus obtained the proceeds, and applied them to his own purposes. An action was then brought to recover the amount, on the ground that Coutts and Co. were bound isy the common custom of bankers to pay attention to the di- rection conveyed by the specific crossing, and that the loss bad been caused by their negligence. This view was confirmed by the jury, and a verdict was rendered o b s ervances accordingly. am T o h n e g bankers testimon with regard to crossed testimony on on the trial as to the strict c heques was very co n fli ct i ng, b ut neg li gence, i t was con ceive bad been c l early prove d. In reviewing all the c ircumstances of th e case i n connex i on w i th the appli cation for a new t r i a l , Baron Parke appears now to have pronounced the opinion that in the first place there is no custom among bankers to attend to specific crossings, a nd to forbeer paying a elm que to one bunker that may be distinctly crossed a ith the name of another ; while. secondly, if such a custom were really recognized, it would be illegal, , since it would amount to an infringe ment of tne Stamp Act, which only exempts cheques payable to bearer. " The effect of crossing a cheque," continued Baron ,Parke, "is not to restrict the ne gotiability of such instruments." At the same time, however, his Lordship admitted that the custom of crossing cheques tims—"— and company" ren dered it oblig a t or _ y that they should be paid to no ore but a banker, and that any house disregarding it would do so at their peril. "The object of that custom," he said, " is not to insure payment to any particular bank, but that the cheques so crossed and paid may be more easily traced. It is not intended thereby to restrict the negotiability of cheques, but to compel the holder to present theta through parties of known respectability. No doubt," , he continued, " such usage is highly bene ficial to the public, but the ohs quo still remains payabl. , t. bearer. It is a great public benefit that such a usage has existed , , and it should be maintained, and it may be so witnout restraining the negotiability of such instru ments. The mere circumstance of imposing the neces sity of pre sentment throug h a banker throws an impedi ment in the way of a fraudulent holder." These views, however, a ppear in the City only to have increased the complexity of the entire question. It is asked "If the Stamp Act exempts no cheques but those payable to bearer, how can it be legal to specity that a cheque shall be payable to Some one of a certain small body of individuals any more than to a single individual?" The word "bearer" implies no limitation, and to say that the bearer must be a banker is at once to impose a limitation and that of a very precise kind. If the principle of the Stamp Act is to be attended to, the infringement in the one case appears to be as clear as in the other. Again, Baron Parke states that although the holder of a cheque crossed with the words " and company" is compelled to present it through parties of known respec tability, its negotiability is not affected, and it is still Payable to bearer, a great public benefit being at the same time attained. With regard to this, the question arises, how can a cheque be payable to bearer it, so far from the bearer being able to receive it, he is " com pelled" to find some agent of known respectability to re ceive it far him? When he stands at Coutts' counter as the " bearer," and is told that the amount will not be paid unless he can induce some banker to take his place, how can it be asserted that its negotiability is not effected, or that the law which, literally interpreted, re quires that it shall be met on demand is not violated? At the present time there are several hundred bankers in England, but suppose the number to be di minished, and that there were only ten, or even two, would the words " and company," while they " compelled" the holder of a cheque to receive it through one of these parties, be no infringement of the Stamp Act and no hindrance to negotiability, it being at the same time illegal to narrow that negotiability to one of them alone ? Or, to carry the inquiry still further (since a principle must bold good in all cases), sup posing the whole of the existing banks were to be merged into one, would the words " and company," which are now legal, then become illegal by reason of their defining an individual firm? Until these points shall have been made plain the distinction which has been raised in the judgment just delivered must plunge the law and practice with regard to crossed cheques into more confusion than ever. For the present, tne only concha-ion that has plainly been arrived at is that the public cannot rely upon the slightest protection being gained by crossing cheques in any way, and one advantage, therefore, of employing bankers is impaired. Baron Parke says that the mere fact of a cheque being re quired to b e p a id t h roug h a banker is a " great safeguard." But the time has passed when this was the case. The facilities afforded by joint stock banks are such that it is now customary for per sons of the most humble description to have banking accounts, and at some establishments such accounts can be opened without the necessity even of a balance being maintained, a fee t . eivg charged to compwn,ato for the trouble given. These futilities present unquestionable advantages for the trade of the country, but unless an individual house can be specified, they entirely destroy the protection that was previously gained by requiring a cheque to be paid through a banker's. In the race of such a fact it is not creditable to the banking interest that they have never framed or sought legal sanction for a general rule that might best secure their customers from loss, and that they have permitted them for years to pursue the practice of crossing draughts with the names of individual firma under the idea that it would be attended to, and now suffer the first public explanation to the contrary to reach th to through the costly expe rience of a court of law...en/nes. SEABORNE MAILS . (N signifies that the mails are cent fro nt th e G enera l Poet-officL by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.) ! when ma d e up i n F rom what When General Post-office port dis eLAClCts• due. London. I patched. - America (by Brit. pkt.) Ni_Feb. 1 3 .. „Liverpool •. Arrived America (by 11. S. pkt.) N , eb. 10 ..'Liverpool Feb. 19 America (by U.S. pkt.) II 'Feb. 18 ~ .. S outhampt. ,F e b. 14 Africa (West coast)• • N 14 th 01 the month Plynaoa th March 3 Alexandria* •••• .. • • N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. Feb. 18 Belgium •• '• N Daily •• .. ..jDover • • Daily Brazil .. • .• 51 1 5 th of the month I S ou th am pt. Feb. 16 Buenos Ayres •• .. 241 ,9th of th e month ,Southampt. IFeb. 1 6 California(viaCharreF)M l2 d & 17th of month ISouthampt. IFeb. 5 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month IPlymouth March 3 C ons t an tinople* •• Ni7t lll 7th 27th of molDover .. Feb. 10 C en tral America • • 1112 d & 17 th of mon. Southampt. Feb. 5 Channel Isles •• •• NMon., Wed., &Fri. l S ou th am pt. Tn. Th.Sitt Chili .. • • • • • M, l7 th of the mo n th S ou thampt. Feb, 20 France •• •• id 80NITtviee daily .. .. Dover •• Twicedally Greece* •• •• •• N,71.517 th27th of mo ,Dover .. Feb. 1 0 Hamburgh • • •• N l T uesday & Friday 'London .. Tnes. Sat. f ',l7th, Llolland .. •• •• MW ednes. & Satur.london .. Mon. Thur Elonduras .. •• • N 17 th of the mouth'Southampt. Feb. 20 Ireland •• •• M& N Twice d a ily .. .. H o lyhead .. Twiced ally [ n di a (vis SouthamP.) 31 , 201 h of the month,Southampt. Feb, 23 India (vialdarseilles) Nisth& 24th efmo n thpo v er •.Feb. 20 Mediterranean (via s eut h au —,ton) •• M I2o th of the month iSouthstmpt. Feb. 23 iieditori anean (via Marseilles) •• •• 11 1 8(142 4th ofmontla r Dover • . Feb. 20 127th V CM:CO • • • • • • Ml 2 d of th e mont h .. I Sou th am pt. Feb. 5 Madeira .. •• •• 11,9 th of t h e month 7th Sout h am pt. Feb. 16 Malta* •• •• t & 30th of 9th month i Doves Feb. 10 Naples* .. •• •• NiOth 15th 25th ofmeDover .. Feb. 12 Papal States* •• •• Nl s th 15th 25th o f mo D over Feb. 12 1 Peninsular.. .• .. Mi 7 th 17th 27th o / mo 'S ou thampt. ; Feb. 16 Peru .. .. .. • • M ll7 th of the month ISouthampt. Febl 20 Tuscany* • • •• •• N' s th 15th 25th of mo Dover • • Feb. 12 West Indies • • •• M 1 7th of th e mon th S ou th a mpt. Feb. 20 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) 111 2d of the month .. Southampt. ,Feb, 5 _ • The malls to those French packet via Mane] The direct llavre maiif month will be made up ti CALIFORNIA.—MaiIs to are now despatched and / 2 d of the month .. /Bouthampt. /Feb. 5 ° untrlas thus marked (*) are conveye d b y Wee 'rota London via Southampton during this are° times a week only, instead of daily. and trom Calliorma, eta the United eitater sue by every American packs` RACING FIXTURES FOR 1852. FEBRUARY. Car M artheßshlre Hunt 9 MARCH. Liverpool Spring ...... 3 Catter i c k B r id ge 22 Coventry-- ............. 9 Northampton Doncaster Spring ...... 10 Croxton Park 3O ‘V arwiek Sprin g ...... 16 APRIL. Newmarket E l) gEpsom SPri Springy a v : 121 York to n Spring Abergavenny.. ......... 15 Newmatket F. S 26 Chester Spring Rath Newmarket S. S. Shrewsbury ............... 12 Ep s om 25 Durham .................. 13 an Lenhain .................. 2 Manchester ... Southwell Ascot . . ............... 8 Bev.rley 9 Hampton ...... , Newcastle 2 2 Bibury Stockbridge ... 24 Wicchester Knighton 25 Carlisle Ludlow JULY. Salisbury ... 1 Liverpool ............ Newmarket ............... 6 Stamford 2O Worcester ............... 6 Nottingham 2O Lancai I ter ............... 7 Goodwood /,[;GUST. North Staffordshire 3 York Brighton .•„ 4 LineOln Reading •..... ......... .......... 11 Echam EDg')lrienato'nerelub '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 7 Leicester SEPTEMBER. 22 Warwick ...... 13cdford .................. 22 1 2 14 1 N M e a w ri m ch a e; k te e r t 1 A ,. u 0 tu . m . n ... . .. Ny e oeh Newmark k s t „I t s c ha r : rke 0 . tu sn ................. u. . .. Wrexhatn ... 7 I Newmarket Houghton 25 .00TOBER.1:5 11 NO` E. Worcester AWI Richmond d nunt [BEE. 2 , MD GOVERN MEs nrPOIP4TMENTS.--Th ------T ..,------__ pre was printed on Friday a 2ssion 1-, -Y which it ap ears that since the 6th of April, 848, the number cf ne-wp Parliamentary paper, moved for in the late appointments made in fifty-four Government departments was 837, at the annual amount of 84,3881. In the same period 2,176 places were abolished, 1 the calorie% wad expewo of vilaich fliWarlted t 9 343,94 N. PARLIAMENT AND THE PRESS. (Fr, nn the Examiner.) We have read the lessons taught, to tie press the other night in Parliament upon the subject of prudence, and are anxious to make an effort to redeem the character of our misguided paper. We have been very rude indeed towards M. Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, against whom we have pleaded the cause of abstract justice in a very unparliamentary manner. We ought to have seen humbly that he is now a formidable potentate; and if he ever was a criminal, which he may or may not have been, and which he may be or which he may not be, we ought to know in humility what Boileau said in scorn, "Le crime Leureux fat juste et cessa d'etre crime." The end, personal uggrandizement—justified the means, perjury, murder, and pillage. We use these words, be it under stood, in a sense strictly courteous and Parliamentary; and with extreme respect for the exalted criminal, who by such memos may have only meant to appeal to the af fections of a sympathising people. We are the more penitent when we look up from the depths of our personality to the lofty position held by papers sacred from all official or personal interferences, and which have obtained an enviable eminence by their highminded kindness towards the eminent and dis tinguished culprit whose respectability we have been hitherto reluctant to acknowledge. We wish to assimi late in character to the Morning Post, which by its own testimony is shown to have " followed a plain and steady course, with the conviction throughout that truth and justicis must uitimdtely prevail in the public mind over falsehood and fury." The truth and justice constitute the cause of M. Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. The false hood and fury are the coarser attributes of the Times, the Quarterly Review, the Examiner (we grieve to say it), and the whole press of England with some three or four exceptions. But how bright, how dazzling these exceplons ! We look up, with an eager ness yet hopelessness of emulation we can no longer affect to conceal, to the pure and exalted regions of that upper air from which the Morning Post shines down upon the President benignly, inio which the Economist pours forth its bold and inspiriting sentiments, where the Observer indulges an unfettered originality of opinion, where the Globe gives evening lessons in the art of polish and politeness, and through which The Sun diffuses cheering rays of msnly independence. Return ing conscience-stricken to our coarser sphere, we cannot but feel humiliated and envious. Our censor the Post sets up a glass wherein we see ourselves. In the com pass of one virtuous and indignant article we read of " unmeasured abuse and reckless slander," of " a fierce and foul [orient of evil speaking," of offences against truth and decency, and of weakness, virulence, folly, vice, error, miserable fallacy, incendiarism, libel, im pudence, guilt, credulity, and falsehood. We plead guilty. and de:dro to amend. - Emulous 81 0 we of the example of our friend the Globe. The Globe admires the " measured and tempe rate tone of discussion which did so much honour to yes terday's dQbstes." Our friend the Globe shrugs at the misguided press, and says that they will never get up to the Yarliamentery style of discussion in newspapers till the public asks them for " such writings as men of honour could sign." The writer in the Globe would doubtless have been eager as a man of honour to sign his name to that attack upon a profession which he dues his best to make us thoroughly ashamed to own. Now, if we could but write of the Prince President with the smoothness of a Globe, or the tranquillity of a Post, we might get praised in Parliament. It is an ob ject for ambition. Why should we disguise the fact that we are envious? The Post and Globe took a magnani mous pride, the day after the debate, in being excep tions to the character of the press generally. We are seiz4d with a longing to march through Coventry with the Post and the Globe. Resolved to make at least one start towards the more genteel society of our successful friends. our difficulty is how to begin. Would any member of the Government bestow upon us and our offending brethren at the rate of six les sons for a guinea some instruction in the art of writing prudent articles ? Mr. Hume has expressed the hope that M. Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, out of his great mercy, " would look upon the press as a body of men having a particular trade to carry on," and would under stand, therefore, that that " they did not represent popular opinion." We should have thought that the press, conducted as a trade, would trade by supplying articles of the kind most satisfactory to its customers. But it is clear that we ate very stupid, or we should more clearly understand the meaning of the Honourable Gentleman. At any rate, as we have customers in Par liament, we thick it well, like good tradespeople, to supply one article at least in our present number which can be highly recommended by Lord Derby, Lord Grey, Lord Brougham, Lord J. Russell, and other distin guished members of the aristocracy. So to begin. But how to begin ? Still it is our difficulty. We are so new to the vocation. We have been so long accu,- turned to call vice vile that we feel a mauvaise honte not a real shame of course—over our first atte m pt e t kis,ing carrion, at flattering filth, at doing it lip-service while we loathe it in our hearts. Fur we do loathe it. Our eyes have not been favoured with a drop out of Oberon's magic flower that we should be suddenly enamoured of the nearest ugliness. However, what we cannot yet do we may set ourselves to learn; and the shortest road to a language—Parlia mentary or °thee —is of course the writing of exercises. So for en exercise we will take the language of the Noble Lords and Gentlemen who censure us. All the sentences of our article shall be transplanted out of Parliament.. There was a time when we should hardly have thought of putting ourselves at the feet of such instructors. There was a time, in our injudicious days when the suggestion of a journey to St. Stephens's for instruc• nun might have mace us laugh, and answer out of Lucian, " the 'amine will never be so great in Argos as to constrain the inhabitants to go and cultivate the de serts of Arabia." But now all times are changed. Now, probity is licence, and mystification may be sense. Here is our exercise, then, in which we will give credit to each author we have studied for the contradic tions due to him ; that is to sa y, b y putt i ng h i s op i n i ons t o gether, and parting them f rom t h ose o f his neighbours by a bracket to include his mane. It is of course also a portion of our exercise to translate the form of speech into the form of article. And so we begin our prudent paper on the Prince President. THE CATASTROPHE AT HOLM FIR FIL HOLDIFIRTII, SATURDAY.--V.'e p lid a second visit to the scene of this appalling disaster yesterday. In the morning the streets were in ninny parts impassable, owing to heaps of wreck. The weather was compara tively fine, and a genial sunshine lent, at intervals, its aid to mark more distinctly the fearful desolation around. Thousands of visitors arrived during the day per raif way to explore the valley, and learn for themselves the melancholy character of this sad disaster; and the whole route from Holmfirth to the reservoir, a distance of three miles, was thronged with pedestrians and parties in ve hicles. Never on any occasion was the romantic valley of the Holm° trod by so many visitors, and although some of the groups might by their merriment appear to be unmindful of the sorrowing thousands in that once happy and peaceful valley, yet from the countenances of people generally it was easy to perceive that a deep sympathy for the sufferers pervaded their minds; and that reduced as the wreck had been since the previous day, enough remained to fill the beholders with as tonishment and awe. The day being fine, afforded a favourable opportunity for a more minute examination of the Bilberry reser voir than could previously be made. In addition to the description before given of this reservoir, it may be ne cessary to give some little further explanation of its form and structure. It is a natural valley, formed by three high mountain bluffs, in a forked shape; the two streams which supply the reservoir unite at the short point in the centre, and then form one stream down to llolm , -bridge. The reservoir is formed by damming up the stream by an immense embankment, which crosses it lower down. It is this embankment which has given way, and, with the exception of a little on each side, it is swept away almost to the base. The base covers a large space, and if well made with proper material, would appear likely to sustain an immense pressure; but, to our unprofessional eye, the bulk of the material looked more like sand and rubbish than anything else. This embarkment sloped from the centre elevation, which is sixty feet, down to the bed of the stream, on each side, and its surface appeared to have been paved with stones like a street. I❑ a conversation with a workman employed at Bil bery Mill, he stated that on the Wedneschy he became alarmed about the embankment, for besides being leaky i❑ places, the heavy rains had so filled the reservoir that the water overflowed the topmast part of the embank ment. If this be so, it is probable that the upper part of the embankment being less firmly puddled than the base, it has first given way, and then the remainder of the embankment has been borne down by the gathering force of the water behind. This is a matter which calls for inquiry, as the water should not on any account have been allowed to gather to such a dangerous height. The Town-gate in Holmfirth is still partially blocked up with wreck, but considerable progress has been made in clearing the principal thoroughfares, which are much more passable than yesterday. An engine-boiler still blocks up ono of the arches of the bridge, and loose, carders, timber, trees, and furniture, are still heaped up together. The Town-hall is used for the reception of property recovered from various parts of the locality. The low rooms are quite filled with bales of wool, pieces of cloth, machinery, and other articles, from which men are en. gaged in clearing the mud. The reeideut magistrates, Joe. Charlesworth, Esq., Wm. Lee Brook, Esq., and Joshua Moorhouse, Esq., have been sitting all day at the Tumor.-hall, to take charge of any valuables that may turn up, and render every assistance in their power. These gentlemen within an hour after the sad catas trophe,,met together in a dwelling-house, and at five o'clock adjourned to the Town-hall. To-day they have been joined by Mr. George Armitage and Mr. Jos. Armitage, from Huddersfield. They have sworn in a number of special constables, and taken other necessary measures for protecting any property which may be re covered on the line of wreck, toad for rendering such assistance to the sufferers as they are able. Yesterday afternoon Thomas Mallinson. Esq„ the constable of Huddersfield, accompanied by Messrs. William Willans, Isaac Hobson, and Charles Hirst, brought in a large quantity of wearing apparel, which they left with the magistrates for the use of those who are left entirely destitute of clothing. There are a great many persons in this predicament, and we are requested to say that parties from a distance who can spare articles of cloth ing will render a real service to the distressed by for warding it to the magistrates. The guardians of the poor have also been conferring with some of the principal inhabitants as to the course they ought to pursue in this emergency, when so many are left entirely penniless, and who, it is to be feared, cannot for some time again find employment in the mills which have been damaged. The guardians is such a case as this should deal liberally with the applicants for relief, and no doubt they will do so. While on this part of the subject, we wish to put the public upon their guard against impostors —persons who are already going about asking relief for sufferers with out any authority for so doing. A public meeting is to be held this evening for the purpose of raising a public subscription for the sufferers, which we cannot doubt will bo most generally and liberally responded to by the public. In due course properly appointed persons will be authorised to receive donations; and in the mean time a ny of the magistrates mentioned above will be glad to receive anything which parties may wish to contribute. Since the catastrophe a considerable length of wall, supporting an embankment at the railway station, has fallen down, owing to the injury received by the water. On examining some of the houses and buildings par tially thrown down, we found them to be any thing but solid. They are built generally of stone got in the locality, and put together in irregular pieeeF, the in terstices being filled up with loose pieces of all siz9s. These walls may be very firm from their thickness, but judging from their structure, they strike us as being just the sort of walling likely to be damaged by a flood of water. Again referring to the destruction of life, we may state that altogether 62 bodies have been recovered. Mr. Heaton, the superintending constable of the dis trict, who has been incessantly at work making inquiries, states that, so far as yet can be ascerata:ned, one hun dred and two persons altogether are missed, conse quently forty have not yet been found. It is probable that a number will be found under the ruins of the houses thrown down, so soon as the materials can be removed. These sixty bodies, which have been viewed by the coroner's jury, are lying at different public-houses, and some of them have not yet been identified, perhaps never will, in consequence of the mutilation they have undergone. We - annex an account of the DEAD BODIES FOUND. At the Crown Inn, Holmfirth, there are seven bodies, viz.:—Sidney Hartley, Charles Earnshaw. John Ashall, and Margaret Ashall (husband and wife), Miss Sandford, a male child (unknown), a young female (unknown). At the Odd Fellows' Arms, Big Valley—Rose Charles worth. At the Golden Fleece, Almondbury—Abel Earnshaw (son of Enos Earnshaw), Jane Metterick; ts boy, sup po-ed to be one of the Metcericks; a girl, about five years,' o f age, supposed to be one of the Shackletons. At Jacob's Well Inn, Honley—Martha Hartley, C Thorpe, Betty Ely, a boy about six years of age (un known). At the Travellers' Inn, Honley—Mary Ann Hartley, James Hartley, a boy about four years of age(unknown), a girl about three years of age (unknown). At the Rock Inn, Honley—William Metterick, a girl about aix years of age (unknown) At the Rose and Crown Inn, Thongs Bridge—Hannah Bailey, a child (supposed to be Richard Shackleton), an infant (born in the water). At the Roy al Oak, Thongs Bridge—Joshua Earn shaw, Farmer Shackleton, a boy about two years old (unknown), a girl aboui 2i years old (unknown), a girl about six years of age, supposed to be the daughter of Richard Hartley. At the Waggon and Horses Inn, Holnafirth—A male child about 1 years old (unknown), a female about four years old (unknown). At the George Inn, tiolmGrth—Jonathan Crossland, Joshua Crosland, Mary Hplliw e ll, George Helliwell , Sarah Helliwell, Elizabeth Helliwell, Ann Helliwell, John Helliwell, a female (unknown.) At the King's Head, Hinchcliffe Mill—Abel Earn shaw (a child). Greenwood, James Lae, Joshua Illars den, At the Elephant and Castle Inn, HolmfirtvirhllAianmn i Exley. At the Shoulder of Mutton lan, Hol Fearne, Joshua Charlesworth , a boy (unknown).mfirth— Am el i a Aa (unknown), two Crossland,boys Mr. S a A n d t f o the rd ' Bho Whiteu se klieaerpt o am woman firt h— (unknown). At the New Inn, Hinehe Bettyliffe Mill—James Booth, N ancy t Booth, William Heeley,Brook, Haunah Brook, Elizabeth Dodd, Martha Hinchliffe. INQUEST ON THEDEAD. M holding Cdr. Dyson. of Halifax, the district coroner, arrived y e sterday morning, for the purpose f ted the sixty w asempanelled, jaundd i i ci a e l e inquiry o'clock h ain a n v i ti o hn g ; que st on the bodies recovered. At three opened in the Town -hall. beenb af o t d e i r e n fi s o r l o s y n t i nfatgl formally i m u n r a y i the iy Vicinity , The CORONER (addressing the jury) said he was sorry to have to meet them on a mela nc h o l y occasion like t h e much had when so _ itwas oo a k m in But,h destruction of life and property had take n p l ace. where th e y res i ded, a g t ter a t the destr uc ti on of lite and e t f h the 0 m c o e n s fi u n y e r d i s c p that property was not greater than it had been; yet even as it was, it was very l a rge, and He truly frightful. was sorry . that a communicationaenun derstood, of his r espect i ng the derstood, us h e had m in quest had not h consequence had to He was for th em s i nce ten o'clock that morning. ti was sorry, not on his own account, but en theirs, as ho should have to ask them to do some por tion of the work they had been doing over again. H e did not intend to go to into the evidence on that day, as be did not consider that the public mind was at present prepared for it, neither was it possible that the evidence required in the caie could be brought before them in so short a time. What he proposed to do was, to have the reservoir examined by some competent engineer, with a view to ascertaining whether there were any defects in its construction from which this catastrophe might ha" arisen, and also w hether the rules and instructio n by the engineer had been at tended to. sgiven Probably, too, Government might wish to send down an en gineer of their own. At least he it his duty to communicate with th e Government to that effect, in order that the Com • • missioners or wh • were, who had the management . whoever they . of these reservoirs, might have an opportunity of . giving such explanations us might be necessa r y to satisfy the public hat, if tte-c reservoirs were to be h, e , ntinued, they could be made secure, and that they el not been guilty of any neglect. From this statemeu. the jury would see that it was ne cessary for them would require them again to view the reservoir itself, which " " In a to walk over the ground, and he would accompany them for that pulp : se either on that or on the tollowieg Oky. A Juror—We bad better finish that to-day. The CORONER—In the next place, he would ask them to :.(ljourn to some future day, probably in next week, in order to give time for him to ct,mmunicate with the Go vernment and other parties. As to the day, they would fix it to 9114 their own convenience. How would Monday week suit? Th o jury conferred together for a short time, after which it was a grt .,d th ut t h e C oroner an d themselves should view the reser vo i r th at a f ternoon; and that the further inquiry should h e a dj ourne d un til Wednesday, the 18th inst. at half-past t e n o ' c lock in the forenoon. The jury having proceeded to view the reservoir, the inquiry was then duly adjourned to Wednesday'', the 18th. THE COUNTR'r MARKETS LIVERPOOL, FEE. 7.—Prices to-day are unchanged, and the business small. MANCHESTER, FEB 7.—During the presen t week the trade in all its branches has r u l e d i nac ti ve , without alteration in prices. With the exception of about 12,000 barrels of flour from the United States, the arrivals from all quarters at Li- . verpool and Runc o r n co nti nue on a very mo d era te scale. 1 " our market thi s morn i ng a ver y lif e l ess f ee li ng prevailed, but , holders remai n i ng tolerably firm in their pretensions the few transactions whic occurred in any article were at rates vary ing little, if any, from those current on this day se'nnight. .NOTTINGIIAII, FEB. 7.—Yesterday, at Derby, the attend' ante was small, sod but little bhsiness wa s d one i n either %heat or barley, b u t whatever was disposed of fully rea lised last week's rates. O a t s were firm. Beans the turn dearer. Wheat, red, 41s to 46s per 36 stone ; white, 50s to 525. Bar ley, for malti ng , 31s to 35s imperial measure ; for grinding, 27s to 29s per 30 stone. Oats, old, 22s to 9 6s p e r 24 stone; ditto new, 2is to 235. B eans , old, 36:3 to 39s per 35 stone; ditto new 31s to 355. Flour, 3ls to 32 ; superfine, 32s to 331 per 20 stone. At Newark, on Wednes - lay, there was a consi' derable show of samples, but business to only a moderate ex ' tent was done, the de man d no t being so active as at tw o " three previous markets. F or gra i n of all descriptions, h e " ever, the prices of last week were fully maintained, and beans and oats were a shade dearer. Wheat, white, 47s to 5 . 2 s ; red, 4's to 475. Barley for malting, 30s to 34s ; for grinding; 24 ! to 273. Oats, lis to 27s ; Beans, 28s to 365. We had a good supply of wheat and barley at our own market to-day; i n both the trade was dull and li m it e d, h u t l as t wee k's Pr A i l ces „ were made for good samples. Oats were i n d em and, anu per quarter higher, Beans were very firm. Rxmorsto, FEB. 7.—Wheat, per qr, 32 3 Od t o 53s ; Wigs 23s to 35s ; oats, 15s to 22s Od ; beans, 28s to 349 ; p eas ' 29s to 35s per qr ; flour, 34s to -:Bs.Bs. Poultry—Turkeys, ba n to 8s Cd; fowls, 3s Od to 4$ Od ; geese, 4s cd to 5s Ed ; due 3s Od to 416 d. Butter, is to Is Id per lb. Eggs, 14 to 16 per ls. WORCESTER, FEB. 7.—Our market to-day continues firm, and an average amouut o f b us i ness h as b een transacte d a' about the rates of this day se'nnight. English wheats ar e brought to market in rather better condition, and p r ices re: main as before. Barley maintains the recent improvemerl In other grain the business transacted has been sornewh a limited, prices being nominally as on this day week. At Stratford-on-Avon market on Friday there was a P e attendance of both farmers and m ill ers , an d a f a i r amo unt 0 f business was transacted at our last quotations. GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, FEB. s.—At our market,t, e : day the numbers were —oxen, 1,03 9 ; sheep, 1,224. ', l ': number of cattle bAng large sales w ere very d u ll . T o p prig best ox beef 425, current 40s, inferi or 32 s to 36 5; a grey many left unsold. The number of she e p was sma ll, but s ale , very dull. Best mutton 51d, current sd, inferior 4d to 4 0 ; mostly sold. ell DALKEITH, FEB. s.—The relativ e we i g h t per f our b10 13 6el: 1 of the three pri ces o f w h ea t were 18 st 5 1b , 16st 21b, art lb, 131 b. Oats, 12st 101 b, list 101 b, an d lO st 131 b. B ar l ey , 16st Ib, 15st 61b, and 14st 91b. Pe as an d b eans, IS st 131 b, 8s 6 and 16st 131bs. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. 446 Wheat ... £2 7 0 £2 0 0 £1 j 5 0 1690 Oats 615 8ar1ey..... 69 Peas and Bea ns 1 15 6 1 11 0 1 6 0 Average of wheat 39s 10d. AgEnnExti, FEB. 6 .—Grain--Oats 17s Od to 17s 64 1' 40Ibs per bushel; for e ig n oa t s , 00 s Od to 17s Od, 401bs per bushe'; barley, 00s Od to 23s od. 521bs p er b us h e l ; bear, 2360 d t° 2g, , , peirb steno, 0 1 ns mutton,e to 3 s 3 o 3 d 6d, 521bs per bushel; wheat 00s to 425; oatmeal, 148 ud to 15s Od to ,' tallow, per stone, Os Od to 3s 3d ; potatoes, per P ee n js 4d to 6d ; rabbits, each, Od to Od; hares, each, 0, - ,: t d 3 ditto , a p 6 e d r 4 ' :da lamb, e t k o . 6d p ; e r veal,lProvisionsb d . F t to n L e A e4 to Os Od ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per lb, Sd to '"' 4 eggs, per doz, 8d to 1 d ; cheese, per cwt, Os to Os Od ; hens' 4 t p o der6 d tob ; ol6l pork , di flour, per per pair, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; chickens, ditto, 23 Od to 2s Ed; ducks, (It! 2s Od to 2s 6d; ducklings, ditto, 2s to 2s 6d; turkeys, per pair, 0 : to 9s Od; geese, ditto, 7s to 8s ; butter for exportation (present cure), per cwt, 00s to 60s; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, u e to 6d ; 41b loaf, 6d ; 21b loaf, 3d ; pork, per stone of 14Ibst Os ed to Os Od; pork fine, small, 5s 6d to Os Od ; pork, MO 3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of 204 lbs, Os to Os' Meal—Oatmeal, is 5d to Is 6d; barley dust, Od to 7 c l j peasemeal, is 7d to Is 8d; aids, Od to 7d; beremeal, 10 to la 3d; flour is 9d to Is 10d; barley, per lb, lid to 2d; barley flour, Is 5d to Is 6d. DUBLIN, Fitz. 6.—There was a short supply of wheat sad barley at this day's market ; previous prices w er e fully realiz e ,: for wheat, and barley brought an advance of 6d per barr et t The quantity of oats was rather large, and the sale was dull a t Tuesday's prices, except for prime samp l es. F ore i g n whea t and Indian corn without change in p r i ces . Wh ea t, w hite, 2A Od to 263 Od ; red ditto, 21s Od to 24s Od ; barley, 12s 6d " I 15s 6d ; bore, Os Od to Os Od ; oats, Ws Od to lls ad ; rap e, seed, 14s Od to 15s 6d ; oatmeal, lis 6d to 12s Od; b a n ' e,, a flour, per cwt, 12s Od to 15 s ; I n di an corn, per 4801 b, 2°- to 31s Od. CORK, FEB 6. We have had sc arce l y any arrivals from abroad during the week. The supply of home grain is moderate, the receipts ffr . the week being.—Wheat, 794 b r l s a t 18 s td t o 21s 6d per l ug ; barley, 929 brls at lO s 6d to 12s 6d per brl ' • oats, 5,391 brls : 9s to lOs 6d per b r l. Th e va l ue of every article of gralof.. well maintained, an d bl ac k oats are 3d r barrel dearer. '., prepared and f or ei gn w h eat t h e business passing has beer, 1;1, limited, but holders are very firm and priers unchanged. quote Alarianople .6s, Polish Od essa ' 24s Gd Barley of prime quality is very scarce, and would bringex tremerates.boar doteghowever' arefurth er millers,unchanged,7l6s 7 White wheat 21s fid to 00s Od 00s Od-2 6 1, 52 Red wheat l9s 6d to 21s Od 00 8 Od- 2 ° - 0 Ditto ,oos Od to 00s Od 0 Ditto oos Od t o 005 t'd 72 Barley lls 9d to 12s 2d) do 0 Ditto .o os Od to 008 Od 00 3 Od----- la 0 Ditto ... ...... 00s Od to 00s Od ) 0 Bere oos Od to 00s Od 08 Od 241 Oats 95 6d to lOs 0d 1 do 333 Ditto l Os Od to lOs 40 00s Od--- A - 128 Ditto ... los 4d to 105 80 74 Pigs Quantity 2o so a ld () a h Od to t to e 0 barrels whit e w h eat; 14 red ; 18 barley; 0 here; ' 3 H ls ighes Od t price 29 s l :_ Od per osti; 7 i 19 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week T 2 A Wheat, 974. B ar l ey , 1 ,0 7 9. Oats, 5,947. Pigs' - _ - - PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CURRINCT. 701 First quality .. dm Second quality ... 74 s S econ d qua lity ..... Third qu a lity Fourth qu a lity 00s Fourth quality ........ 00 0 Fifth quality . . 0 0 # Sixth quality - Sixth panty ........... . Return of Cattle sold for week ending Jan. 31 Pigs, 1,022. Sheep, 243. Cows , r a • 15 , di Coax. —Flour—First 12s Od to 14s Od; a per cwt. Oatmeal 10s 6d to lls; Indinmcoalrn7_ue to ' 71 Os to 7156 Od Pe t meal, Ps 6d to iOs 6d per cwt. I n d ian seconds, 1086 d to 12s Od; households 8s to e !of. 0 ,. d . Farmers 25s to 31s; eve[ ton. Bran 85s Od to 90s per ton. Y lia- e -- 63 0 per ton. Straw—Farm 30s; dealers 34s to 40: (kJ; liven ; 8 dealers 00s Od to 00' .',' L e th , i s rds 6d , ; 6 w s ki t es o B : 16: Od to 23s Od ; a verage iris loaf bd to Ou t ; average 00s Od per ton. id 6 per 41b. Fresh butter, B S i .. - to m, . 6d to 6s Od per hundred. C ° :„"h at , E 14 1 L deey 15s ; Landore 00s • `d" -- _,. 15 3 od Y„,, „, : m o. Newno.: - - I a ll ow d•Cs Od to 40s net - r Mato 123 6d Per ton. _ p., be 9d per imperial gallon. Li Whisky, 25 IN ~ .. _B ee f 4d to bid , mutton 5d to 6id ; veal , -- r lb , lhOodusepheorldib. loaf 4dg s 4 d t o oct; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages 15aJt oer 6d ; pork H o „„ - ,si ss to 910 s per cwt. Bangor slates 21 17 8 6d to uf,v - ef i le b ton. Bark —Barbary 71 Os to 8/ Os; Valonia 151 to 01; F r e es 61 Os ; Spanish 01 per ton. Fleece Wooll4s to 15s per 90 ; 1 0 1 H em p 29/ to 341 per ton. Fish_ Scotch herrings 191 to 001 ), ne r ditto, 24s to 00s per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ Os W 11 : 40 0 ton. Timber—Memel, 701 per ton ; red pine, 31 51 ; H Y des--' ditto, 2/ 158 per ton; deals, 151 to 181 per 10 ' ~,,Ti /kW per loder tteonl.2d.TßO.....uto—ehaPnveruel,vilt Market Hs to 255; salted 200 to 26. per owt ; 2 """ c i o ks, aid to Od per lb. Potatoes, white 7d to B u,; fo l 9/ 01 pe l r l/ barr Os IL Icllll l V . ' G " fromWAe h regret rd.is t i o i l hear ese that W M e r d . n H e . Forth in r : 411 ,1 131111 g accident which resulted fatally It sda n y r , ft • friend's house, when it was . a" year art, ' 3l very dark, in his dog c siog without lamps, and that after two or three times esPr e l hi, a doubt to his groom that he should not be able to f r o" • v g procu ri t i o night tsh m at e Ito ,e _ h way,. determined to return for the purpose of lights; the horse in turning unfortunately backe d ,,, tilt vehicle into a ditch, and falling backward on M r. ',,„"rilt crushed him to death—life was quite extinct before it'''" ance could be obtained. ri d ni ril l, DEPARTURE OF THE CAMERIA.—The Ca —biled British and North American Royal Mail steam er, 53 for from Liverpool at hall-past twelve o'clock on Saturcloo, lialifax and Boston, with between thirty and forlY, P g oo. sengers, a cargo of miscellaneous g oods, and the usti....„. a 2 r 2 t i . , II .. , at m . M E u n nt , c o l y i, the Extraordinary BIRTHS. OF A gori B ' A 11' ban O k n e, th l3 Plenipotentiary. k the On the ' sth inst., at Cambridge-place, Regent's-Pa" lady of Charles E. H. Cheesewright, Esq. OF A DA UGHTER. are , On the sth inst., at Welbeck-street, CavendiAt-gclu 0, la the wife of T. Campbell Forster, Esq. , barrister -at- Northern Circuit. l da ladorSir John Alolisiter On the 3d inst., at Grosvenor-place, Camberwell, the of Dlr. J. Walkden. jun.. Lawrence-lane. 11141 R RIED. „s 6 On the sth inst. at St. Mary's Church, Bryanston-5 1 1 - i r yt William Beavor Neale, Esq , her Majesty's `'ice-Con e t o Alexandretta, to Sarah Rachel, elder daug hter of the 'a Thomas Smith, Esq. On the sth inst., at St. Pancras New Church, John Sh e l f; bur n e Finch, Esq., of Norfolk - house , Hereford, to l e a!, Peach, or.ly daughter of the late W. Barker, Esq., °` New-road, Islington. DIED. ,-, eu late On the 25th ult., at Bruges , John Ber in g ton, o ty Lieutenant. Colonel and Deputy. Lieutenant of the c of llereford, aged 78. On the 3d inst., at the Suss ex Hotel, Eastbourne, • G. Stevenson, Esq. On the 4th inst., at Fareham , Harrie t t , relict of the late Lieutenant Douglas Lawson, R.A., aged 84. On the 4th inst., Louis Leplastrier, Esq., aged 84- el 3 On the stt inst. , Har iet So p hia, wife of IlenrY Esq„ of Hamilton place, Picc,tlilly or London: Printed and Published by MURDO 1 0 No. 1.71.41 11 No. 11 2 , Strand , P r i nter , at The Sun Office: 0 Strand, in thci Precinct of the Savoy, LU tits g" — Middlesex, Blouday, February 9, 1952. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS• (From the Votes and Proceedings of the Rouse of Commons.) NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. SATURDAY, FEU 7. The undernamed Bills are appointed to be read a second time on Wednesday, Feb. It:— , Barnsley Improvement, Police, Markets, &c. Chester and Ilolyhead Railway. Cheltenham Improvement and Health. Glasgow Union Arcade. Haw Bridge and Roads. Liverpool Museum and Library. Liverpool Corporation Waterworks. Lockwood and Meltham Road. Lough Foyle and Lough Swing Drainage. Macclesfield and Buxton Road. Midland Great Western of Ireland Railway. Nene Valley Drainage and Navigation Improvement. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (No. 1). Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway (No. 2). Portsea Gas. Porthdinllaen and Nanthwvnant Roads. Romsey, Broughton, Stockbridge, and Wallop Roads. Runcorn Improvement. Shillingford, Wallingford, and Reading Road, and Shilling ford Bridge. Southampton Corporation. South Essex Estuary and Reclamation. Tyne Improvement. , Mr. .eEARGU S O'CONNOR AT THE LYCEUM THEATRE. —On Saturday night an incident, which created some excitement in this fashionable place of amusement, took place during the performance of The Game of Specula tion. Mr. O'Connor, who has obtained some notoriety from his vagaries during the last week, was in one of the boxes in the dress circle, and when the orchestra commenced on a portion of music incidental to the piece, he began hallooing, and mimicking the music in so ludicrous a way, that the audience were completely electrified, but the continued in terruption of the performance produced loud cries of " Order" and "Turn him out." Sergeant Morton, 11 A, the officer on duty in the theatre, entered the box and requested him to desist, otherwise he should be obliged to remove him. Mr. O'Connor's reply was a blow on the officer's face, who im mediately took him into custody, and conveyed him to the Bow-street station-house. The charge of assault was formally made, and Mr. O'Connor having pledged himself to appear before the magistrates on Monday, was allowed to go away. On being liberated he made a second attempt to enter the theatre, but was refused admission, and his money returned to him. CARPETS FOR THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. The firm of James Humphries and Sons, of Kidderminster, who supplied the carpets for the House of Lords some time ago, have been very busily engaged for the last two months in making the carpets for the House of Commons. Forty looms have been at work day and night since the commence ment of December last. The carpets (Brussels) are of the best description, not only with respect to the quality of ma terials employed, bat the superior manner in which they are got up. About 7,000 yards have already been dispatched London, consisting of several patterns, red and green being in by far the principal. Though they are exceedingly simple_ design, and quiet in their colour (bright coloursw being hichi or. for bidden ), there is a taste and beauty displayed sel dom found even where a greater variety of more gorgeous colours are used. In addition to the above they o a s r , e p m nriancu - i facturing the best velvet pile for the Peers' B. in the centre of pally the library, bearing the initials ~ V i bination of c olurs,whieh ot the pavern, surrounded by a for beauty and design are worthy thed fo b ro e l e v n hi a ch lre t a n d e y y are intended. Upwards of 3,000 yar made.— Worcester Chronicle. , ROMAN CATHOLIC P ASTO RALS.—Yesterday morn ing pastorals were read in I a ll the Roman Catholic places of worship in the metropolis and environs, and collections made for the support of orphanages for both sexes b es e t i a n b g li t s h h est established at fir Hyde. These documents emanated Norwood and N f ro m Cardinal Wiseman man andDr. ad G d r r a e n s t s . ed Thisthe faithful of the time the latter Prelate had " diocese of Southwark," some little excitement prevailed as to whether Dr. Grant would take the forbidden title. The tl i•ec tof the pastoral w as purely pastoral, and it c onc l u d ed with the words, " Given at Southw ar k, on the Feast of the ' '' i Blessed vi rg in, 1852. Thomas, Bishop of Southwark." The pastoral of Cardinal Wiseman recited his full titles at the outset. These facts will show that Lord Grey was in error when he stated in the House of Lords last week that the Ec clesiastical Titles Bill had had the effect of deterring the Roman Catholic Prelates from assuming the prohibited titles ILLNESS 01' MR. POULLTT SCROPF.—Mr. Polih'lt s ' , rope, the Hon. Member for the borough of Stroud, has w i,`liin the last few days become so seriously indisposed at his resk, l ence, 13, Belgrave-square, as to create serious appre hensienis amongst his friends. He has been for some time past an invalid, but continued to take out-door exercise until the beginning of last week, when it was found necessary to discontinue it, and he is at present confined to his room. It ii, h .I.vever, hoped that when the weather becomes more gerihtl he may be enabled to resume his carriage airings it! the F'ark, which have hitherto produced a very Ipt'net ial , effect. The Hon. Gentleman has represented the borough o i Strond since 1833 , having been elected on the resignation of Dlr. Ricardo, witiwut oppaiticm.— Advertiser.