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of the Howe.—(Hear, hear.) He had berm in the habit of not unfrequently addressing public assemblies, but he bad sel dom addressed such an assembly as he was then before, and he peculiarly felt the necessity of throwing himself on its indulgence, whilst he explained his opinions on the important question then before them. He had not been returned for a pocket borough. —( Hear, hear.) He came there on as independent grounds as the Hon. Gentleman who last addressed the House.— (Cheers from the protectionists.) He deeply felt upon the subject, and it was not the first time that it presented itself to his mind; and the speeches of the Right Hon. Baronet bad induced him to give it a more serious consideration. He thought of it as an individual who felt deeply for the interest of his fellow creatures.—(Cries of " Hear, hear."). He had listened to the speeches which the Right Hon. Baronet bad made since the Parliament assembled, and he returned from that House with a perfect conviction that the principles to which he (Mr. Bright) had given expression when ad dressing the electors of Sunderland, were the sound and consti • tutional principles which should be carried out in the Govern ment of this great eountry.—(Hear, hear.) They had no thing to do with the great calamity which had befallen the coun try. He regretted it as much as any man, and sympathised with those who would be affected by it, and no one would be more ready to contribute to alleviate as far as possible the distresses of the sister country. —( Hear, hear.) He did not think, however, thet they should be called upon to legislate upon that calamity, for the emergency might have been met by the exercise of those extraordinary powers which were vested n the Government for such occasions.—(Hear, hear.) He did not think that the Right Honourable Baronet had treated his _party with that fairness which they had a right to expect.—(Hear, hear.) If the Right Hon. Baronet consi dered it necessary that the appeal from Ireland should be answered by a public subscription, why not let them come down at once and make a proposal to Parliament of that de scription? The Right Hon. Baronet had spent upwards of half an hour in his speech with a description of the miseries which were at present to be witnessed in that country, and the feelings were harrowed up. He (Mr. H.) would be most happy to contribute, as he bad said, for the alleviation of those dis tresses, but he objected to be called upon to legislate at the same time on a subject which was not essentially connected with that calamity. Why not make a special motion en the abject, and let them go fairly into it?—(Cheers.) He would • cweome to the . policy of the repeal of the corn-laws.—( Hear, ear.) He admitted that that was a question of the greatest ropostance, but he contended that it should not have been en umbered with the previous discussion which embarrassed it.— (Hear hear.) The Right Honourable Baronet had stated, ;n his speech last night, that he grounded his measures on the success of the alterations which lad been made in the tariff in 1842. To that success the Right Hon. Baronet had alluded last night. Let the House examine the position of the ccuntry when the Right Hon. Baronet came to the head of her Majesty's Go vernment. He (Mr. Hudson) had had an interview with him at that time about a railway which he (the lion. Member) had taken a great interest in. At that period it was quite impos sible to raise funds to carry out a railway scheme, so great was the depression in the money market, although it was one of those undertakings which had done more good than many of those measures which had been introduced and carried by the Right Hon. Baronet.—( Hear, hear.) He had to go about from company to company: to get them to guarantee 6 per cent. to this line of railway. He succeeded, and the scheme turned out to be a good one, and the country had benefited by the sys tem, which had since been so generally adopted.—( Hear, hear, from Sir R. Peel.) The Right Hon. Baronet might cry out, " Heir, hear," but he e Mr. Hudson) could tell him that he had acknowledged those great benefits. After this came an abun dant harvest, and the monetary system was quite recovered, and the Right Hon. Baronet acknowledged that railways had done a great deal towards the prosperity of the country.-- ( Hear, hear, and cheers from Mr. Peter Borthwick.) The abundance of corn which we then had was not owing to the in troduction of foreign corn, but to the produce of the land of this country.— ( Hear.) This was under the law of protection. —( Hear, hear, from Mr. Peter Borthwick and Col. Sibthorp.) The Right Hon. Premier proposed to reduce the duty on the importation of shoes, paper, and other articles of manufacture in the country; and he (t%lr. Hudson) wished to ask whether the question did not resolve itself into one of labour—for if it was one of machinery, they would be able to contend against the world ?—(Hear, hear.) He had taken some trouble to aetertain what the price of corn would be in the year 1849, after the present measure had come into operation. He recol leeted that in 1837, he was able to deliver corn, free of all charges, at 255. per quarter ; and what he was able to do in 1837, why should he not be able to do it in 1849 ?—( Hear, hear.) Before they legislated on a question that affected so vitally the interests of the country, before they came to so Important a decision, they should be furnished with the rela tive alterations in the price of corn in delivery.—( Hear, hear. ) If they took the right view of the case they would see that under the new Bill corn would be from 30s. to 355. per quarter. He could not refuse to give to that House the information which he had obtained from various sources, and from his own practical experience. He would ask the Hon. Member for - Wiltshire, who had spoken on the subject of agricultural distress in this country, whether he believed that a price of 355. per quarter for corn would be better for the farmer than a price varying from 455. to bOs. It appeared to him a mockery and an attempt to deceive. He had listened with much attention to the speech of the lion. Member ' and he would not answer what distress would occur under the present Bill. As to its being a matter of rent, he believed honestly and firmly thet it was more a matter of land, for with a high rent the farmer could not afford to cultivate his land. The Right Hon. Baronet had said that be believed that the farmers would be as well off under the new measure as they were before—that there would be little or no alteration in that respect. The Right Hon. Baronet might perhaps know that a paper called the League was published. That paper had ventured an opinion as to the operation of the Bill in 1849. It said that the Bill would most likely work well, but it was possible that the lit of February, 1849, might be the commencement of a period of unexampled distress to all classes of farmers, and react fearfully on every interest of the entire country. That was the opinion expressed by the great agitators of this pleasure, the supporters of the Anti-Corn-law League. He expressed the opinions now which he had entertained for many years, and he could not support the Right Hon. Baronet. The Right Hon. Baronet had changed his opinions, but the change in his (Mr. Hudson's) view, was for reasons most un satisfactory. The Right Hon. Baronet had dwelt strongly on the state of the country the other evening, but he had not satisfied him (Mr. Hudson) that the measure he proposed was necessary. Before the agita tion of this question, the country was fast recovering from the depression under which it had been labouring—its commercial interests were improving, and the exchanges were in our favour.—(Hear, hear.) And it was a natural effect that in such a state of prosperity the price of previsions weulii rise. —( Hear, hear.) And he would say..why not, when all the other interests were prosperous—why should not the agricultural interests also participate iu that prosperity ?--- ( Hear, hear.) When the bricklayer received his 28s. a week, or the labourer his 18s. or 205., why should not the agricul turist also receive an increased reward for his exertions ? ( Hear, hear.) If the Right Honourable Baronet carried out his measure, let the principle be fully carried out to all. He (Mr. Hudson) knew that this would seriously affect many trades and interests in the country in a manner similar to the manner in which the shoemakers are now proposed to be affected. He pitied the shoemakers and paper-stainers, as he knew their interests would be seriously affected ; still if one great interest is to be affected, protection should be taken from all.— ( Hear, hear.) He had a few facts which bore on this ques iii r.,and he would refer particularly to the paperstainers.- H had a friend in York, who employed in this manufacture a.great number of workmen at from 18s. to 21s. wages. Well, *twin as the Bill of the Right Hon. Baronet was brought forward, his friend showed him letters from tradesmen in different towns, stating that the Bill would enable them to import paper from France, and they therefore countermanded their orders. His Friend said that he should be obliged to pay off the men he was then employing.—(Cheers from Mr. P. Borthwick.) Were the real interests of the country con sidered in the measure which the Right Hon. Baronet had brought forward. He believed the fact to be that this mea sure would throw large tracts of land out of cultivation (Renewed cheering from Mr. Borthwick.) It would exactly act as in the years 1825 and 1826, when the larger tracts of land were applied to other purposes than cultiva tion. The consequence would be, that for a time they would revel in low prices—they would have abundance of food, no doubt, but the manufacturer would not derive the benefit they anticipated. He . would lose the home customer ; there would come bad harvests, and low prices would change to high prices, and then the Right Hon. Baronet would come down to the House with an extraordinary measure to provide for the sustenance of the people. They would ultimately be thrown on foreign countries far their supplies, and those supplies would depend on circumstances over which the country would have no control.—(Hear, hear.) He believed that the Right Hon. Baronet had at the commencement of the session, brought forward a measure to limit the expenditure of capital. He believed the effect of that measure would be to paralyse the energies and industry of the country, fur it hail already affected their commerce to a very considerable degree. He had understood that they were to have a number of com pensations for the benefit of the landowners, but he confessed that upon looking through the Bill not the least compensation was offered. He would like to ask why a person receiving 3001. a year from the funds should not contribute to the poor-rates ? (Cheers from Mr. Borthwick.) It seemed to him to be monstrous.—(Continued cheers from Mr. Borthwick.) He did not see why the land should be charged for the maintenance of the poor, when a person receiving 3,0001. a-year from the funds did not pay anything. This was evidently unjust. He slid not see why they were to be burdened with county-rates, lie maintained that this measure would inflict great injury upon the labourers of the country, for England was essentially an agricultural country; and how would the agriculturist, with the heavy charges be had to pay, compete with the foreign farmer, who had no burden to bear, and who paid his labourers at very reduced rates? It was not right, he said, then to allow the foreign farmer to come into the English market and comp ete with the British farmer, and he called upon the Government t o appeal to the country upon this question. 'That was the course which was adopted with the Catholic L mazi i p n a ta t in ion Bill arid f the Right lion. Baronet wished c ountry, they would the good opinion of the Iwo ):e of this pursuethe esroe course in this instance. —1 Loud His intercourse with,ityhet.Bort ) peopl e of this country i‘lr.i. was very great, and lie could truly m,Li l r a e t all with whom he came in contact were against this measure they mould so.—un(deCerh=:;l3)Astairneteh:Ywihaieldwotuhlid' mike it unacceptable to this inost materially the position They would damage oou:ftepytt.telic men.—( Cheers. ) Hoe, Members on his side opposing h ad llouse this m e a b s e u e e n , charged with acting wrong i n but he (Mr. Hudson) rejoiced to ill fi s nd the men in that House, acting in aceordanc p l e d g es which they had given their constituents; solemn w ere bound to d o so b y the mo st solemn bonds wL' eould bind man to man. He knew that it was perfectly us e i " for him to address that House, for lie felt th a t anything that be - could say would be totally unworthy of its acceptance. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He knew t hat it would b e snore unworthy of the a cce p tance of her Majesty's Govern. went, but he could assure the House that when he first pre sented himself to his constituents to obtain their suffrages he bad an ambition to be sent to that House for the purp ose of supporting the Rig ht lion. Barone t. h on est man, and he believed he sto Ile stood there as an stood there also for the welfare of his fellow countrymen, but be would not vote for a measure Which he believed was the offspring of a divided a s th —( Cheers) —and which t i e also bel ieved of mind, ind, as well offspring of great excitemement much mere prejudicel than any measure which any Govern ment of this country had ever brought forward. Ho, therefore, called upon the House to reject the measure. With regard to the complaint about the distress in Ireland, be was prepared to t give his support to some other measure which must (as .far an was in the power of Government to do so) remove that distress. --(Cheers.) The price of agricultural labour in this country was much higher than in other countries—for instance in , where the agricultural wages were ss. per country they were 12s. and 145.--(Cheers.) Government and the House to give the tunity of deciding upon this question. sing the present measure he was perform constituents, whoselcommercial interest he ,ear, hear, from Colonel Sibthorp, and lieved that either himself or the Right Hon. of the Government was incapable of adopt. to produce anythin g but benefit to the :trergt._ll4owaswi cresorielv:d to give this measure and roars of -laughter of fr N all'o ‘ m . no," from parts of the House at the Honourable Member's mistake.) He wished to correct himself; he intended to have said, his unqualified oppo sition. The Honourable Member concluded by saying, he would give his determined opposition to the measure. Lord DUNCAN then moved the adjournment of the de bate to Thursday, which was agreed to. COUNTY WORKS PRESENTMENT (IRELAND) BILL. The House then went into Committee on the County Works Presentment Bill, when Sir J. GRAHAM rose and said that he had considerd the suggestion of the Hon. Member for Dundalk to give a power of making new roads, but he considered it would not be expe dient to introduce such a power, as it would be foreign to the nature of the Bill. Mr. REDINGTON considered that if this power was not conferred the Bill would become a nullity. He might if he pleased say something with regard to the advance of loans in Ireland. He had been a Member of the House when a return was obtained by Mr. Ellis, late Member for the County of Newry, for the purpose of showing that Ireland had ever been punctual in her repayments. He thought that that return satisfactorily proved that any advances which had been made to Ireland had been repaid, and with interest. He contended that the works which the present Bill contemplated, such as the building and repairing of bridges, were not those which would benefit the poor. They were for the benefit of the mechanic and the artizan much more than for the persons whose necessities called upon the House to make such extraordinary presentiments as the present Bill proposed. He wished, however, that a provision were intro duced to carry into effect new roads, which would give employ ment to those whose main dependance was their manual labour. He wished that those roads which were certified at the late assizes should be undertaken. Now, they would not, in the ordinary course of things, be commenced before July, but if a presentment were allowed to be made for them when those extraordinary presentments were being made, it would open a great field for the employment of the poor, and assist very much to alleviate the distress among the labouring population. In conclusion, the Hon. Member moved as au amendment that after the words " and no other" should be inserted the words " for the making of any new read, the presentment for which shall have been duly certified as by law at present required." After some further discussion the motion for the amendment was put and agreed to: The clauses were then proceeded with. DRAINAGE (IRELAND) BILL. The House then resumed, and after some discussion, the third reading of the Drainage (Ireland) Bill was postponed until to-day. The House then adjourned at half-past Two o'clock. ELEGANT LITERARY AND PICTORIAL PRESENT. Now ready, in 1 vol. Bvo., richly bound, price 31s. Gd., E VENINGS AT HADDON HALL. A SERIES of TALES and ROMANCES. Beautifully Illustrated with 24 Steel Engravings FROM DESIGNS' BY GEORGE CATTERMOLE, ESQ. " The literary contributions to this work are by the most eminent and admired writers of the day. We can mention none of the tales without praise, for all are excellent."—Britannia. "The most charming work of its kind that has been seen since the birth of the annuals—a book uniting more original genies, artistical skill, and consummate taste in the pictorial department, with more variety of literary interest, vivacity of imagination, and play of fancy, than has marked any publication ofilits order from the dawn of the species to the present day."—Atlas. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Prussia and Poland, sll - ,kg... V week , whilst in this c ali called upon the * 40/ caw Wit . i n oisport! °Rpm to his ecz head yO4 likely I Laughte .1v .,! ified sal Sibthorp, RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE IVIESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at one o'clock, at their offices, at the Hull of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, at which place all favours, eon ( lining instructions, are respectfully requested to 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, and the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a Grand Opera, fri three acts, called MARITANA, Charles the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Caesar de Bazan, Mr. IV. Harrison; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. Stretton-; Maritana, Miss Romer ; ~ .azarillo, Miss Poole. To conclude with a new grand Christmas comic Pantomine, called HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwarfs. Harlequin, Mr. Wieland; Clown, Mr. T. Matthews; Pantaloon, Mr. Howell ; Columbines, Miss Hicks and Miss Lonsdale. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING ' Will be performed Mr. Sergeant Taltburd's Tragedy of IGN. lon, Mss Cushman ; Clemanthe, Miss Susan Cushman ; and sup ported by Messrs. Stuart, Hudson, Bnndal, H. Hell, Miss Telbin, SG:. Between the acts, the Band will perform the " Annen" and " Cerito Polkas," "La Kstartna, Cellarius Waltz," the Overture " Ellle du tzerger," and "Love's Serenade." To conclude with a Grand New Extravaganza, entitled TIIE BEE AND THE ORANGE TREE; or, The Four Wishes. Princlpri Characters by Mr. Hudson, Mr. James Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mr. Jlark, Miss P. Horton, Miss Julia Bennett, Mrs. Caulfield, and Mr 3. Stanley. THE AMP. ROYAL, ADELPH I. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Drama of LEOLINE : or, Life's Trials Principal characters by Messrs. 0. Smith and Wright, Mrs. Yaws. and Miss Woolgar. To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR ; or, Magic an 1 1 1 a. zourkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, iss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &e. will perform. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled THE PHANTOM BREAKFAST. Supported by Mr. Paul Redford, Mr. Wright, Miss Woolgar, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. The Cricket on the Hearth," and " The Enchanted Horse every Evening until further notice ! THIS EVENING WILL BE PERFORMED THE CRICKET ON THE HEAr.TH: A FAIRY TALE OF HOME. -- ----- The Principal Characters by Mr. and Mrs. Keeley, Mr.Emery,ll r. F. Vinlny, Mr. Meadows, and Miss Grove. To be followed by the original REDOWA WALTZ, music c posed by M. Jullien, by Miss Frampton and Master Forrest. After whichwill be repeated a New Grand Romantic extravagr entitled THE ENCHANTED HORSE; or, Prince Firouz Schuh of Persia and the Princess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Metr,:s. Keeley, Wigan, F. Matthews, Collier, Turner, Killion, &c.; Aka lames Keeley, Villars, Hodson, Dawson, Howard, Arden, &c. Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Gd. ?HINDERS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET THIS EVENING Will be performed Shakspeare's Tragedy of OTHELLO. Othello Mr. Maeready ; lago, Mr. Wallack ; Cassio, Mr. Cooper; Brabantio, 'dr. Ryder ; Montano, Mr. Fisher ; Roderigs, Mr. James Vining ; Ludovico, Mr. Wynn; Gratlano, Mr. Honner ; Desdemona, Mrs. Stirling; Emilia, Mrs. Tertian. To be followed by a DIVERTISSEMENT, in which Ur. Gilbert, Mr. Marshall, M. Adrien, Miss Baffin, .Miss Marshall, and Mdile. Duval will appear. After which, a New Farce, called TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH. Gregory Granite, Mr. Compton ; George, Mr. Oxberry ; Fanny, Miss E. Stanley. NEW STRAND THEATRE. M. PRILLIPPE'S SOIREES and MAI INEES MYST ER lELTSES. Two Morning Performances during the Week. At the urgent and reiterated solicitations of many distingte shed families, and in order to accommodate the crowds who tio to attend his Morning Performances, .M. MILLI PPE will: give his :rand Juvenile Entertainment every Wednesday and Saturday Mornrg, at Two o'cloci.. M. Phißippe's most Popular Deceptions and Peculiar Eif et Iments will be repeated every Evening, varied by the Ainusin r Per formances of the Chiarint Family, and the astounding Feat of the American Brothers.—Doors open at a quarter past Seen to com mence at a quarter before Eight. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, Gd. ; Peva* Boxes, It. Is., and 1/. Ils. 6d. AKT L EY'S ROYAL MPH IT itEATRE OF ARTS. The present attractions surpass all previous cfP,rls. T:enfend us lilt of the New Spectacle, introducing the Wonderful Colossal Elephants, train of Camels, magnificent Brass Itplid. gorgeous Costumes and Processions, and stupendous me.thanical effects. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Drama, entitled THE RAJAII OF NAGPOItE ; or, the Sacred Elephants of the Pagoda. In which the whole of the extensive resources of the Establishment will be breught into requisition. New Scenes of the Circle, combining the unequalled Feats of the British and Foreign Company. The whole to conclude with the favourite Afterplece of LOVE AND WAR. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY 1`... I. ATIIE A Novelty on a surpassing scale of magnificence, which has been in preparation for many weeks, introducing new scenery, ballot dances, and combats, by One Hundred Female Warriors, engaged expressly for this Grand Historical Spectacle. Eighth Week of the " Mendicant Son." " Nom Creina" a perfect hit. THIS EVENING. Will be performed KING'S VOW: or, a Struggle for Liberty. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Rogers, Cowell, May nard, Johnson, Lewis, IL slop, Monson ; Mesduts. 'Vining, Daly, Martin, and Miss Mary Glover (her first appearance). After which a new Drama, entitled NOItAH CREIN A. Cha racters by Messrs. Rogers, Johnson, Lewis; Mdmes. H. Vining utd Daly. To conclude with THE MENDICANT SON ' • or, The Jew of iouthwark. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Johnson, Rogers, ; Maynard, Lewis, Heslop ; Mesdames 11. Yining, Martin, aid Daly. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Undeniable and continuous Attraction and .Novelty. THIS EVENING Will I.e performed JESSIE HOLM ES; or, The Wild Horde of the Wolf's Lair. Supported by Mr. Dale, Mr. Fredericks. Mr. E. F. Saville, Mr. Herbert, Mr. niggle, Miss Vincent, Miss Terry. &c. To be followed by THE COOK AT KENNINGTON ; or, No Followers Allowed. Charactus by Messrs. Janes, Herbert, Searle ; Miss Terry, Mrs. Lee, &c. To conclude with THE SCAMPS OF LONDON. THE WEATHER.—Stai OFFICE, FEB. 18. THERMuMETER, Lowest, 44; Highest, 49; Noon, 48. BAROMETER, 30.11.—WIND N.W., fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-ERIDGE THIS DAY. Monning .. 56 minntei after 5. I Evening .. 17 minutes after 6. $4, 1" • - 7 : 1 '' 7 ;4 1 Uri A V !. .„ 4 z-410 .4. g Ai eecz;gf3z z tti;.,,.. SECOND EDITION. Oltening e*Am4 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, EEBRUARY 18, 1846. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. The Earl of STRADBROKE presented petitions in favour of protection to agriculture. The Duke of RICHMOND presented petitions from Axminster, and several other places in the county of Devon, against any alteration in the corn-laws. On the motion of Lord BEAUMONT,. the Committee with r espec od t ra t ß o mi t tio h ttu e ece hurdens on land was appointed. The Duke of , set the r th l o e fß i w i ß a o : uld an a d o n t o he go l o .o d. ttri Cii...NCELLOII were afraid the w o L lu o c , li r ide were greater than those i' EntBnAon manufactures. Moan said the labours of the Committee question at rest whether the burdens on land h:alidity,-- cestershirc in favour of the tc p n i o : n es t e in n u te a d ne a e o p f e t t h it e io c n orn fir l o a m ws ? Glou cestershire put the question to the ci o 'l , ll e i i e . n 3 l .l: e r i g a t: i s o f o f w l.. b o i z h o i notice, relative to the of a Com missioner in th i a r t ei te i non-appointment of Mr. Gunst,Znt missioner of the Poor-laws, in Dubl c i ' n. the l office at the course that had been pursued, b i e e ii ‘ e Yas Government had not a more meritorious serv v :n u t! than Mr. Gunstone. Earl ST. GEit3l.l.x said that Mr. TWISLETON was chosen to be Commissioner because be was thought more tit to be so than Mr. Gunstone. Mr. Gunstone, he was willing to ad mit, was a most valuable servant of the Government, and he did not see what cause he had of complaiat. The Earl of ABERDEEN laid on the table of the House the correspondenoe that had taken place between the English and the Spanish Government relative to the sugars of Cuba, Lord 13211:mora gave notice of his intention, on Thursday next, to move for papers relative to the armed interference of France and England on the River de la Plata. The Earl of DALHOUSIE laid on the table the report of the Commissioners en Railways. A message from the Commons brought up several Bills. The Piers and Fisheries (Ireland) Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time. The House then adjourned till Thursday. The House commenced business at Four o'clock. Several Railway Bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Petitions were presented for and against the enrolment of the militia. Petitions were also presented for and against the Minis • terial measure with respect to the importation duties. ➢ir. llurr postponed his motion with respect to the Excise laws for a fortnight. Mr. EWART postponed his motion with respect to Van Diemen's Land. Various petitions having been presented, Mr. O'Cosisier.r. rose to move the appointment of a Com mittee of the whole House to consider of the present dis tressed state of Ireland. In proposing this motion he dis claimed every factious or party motive. The poor of Ireland were on the verge of starvation, and it was the paramount duty of Parliament to provide against the impending danger. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman then went into various statistical details, proving the awful state of famine which was impending over the Irish population, in consequence of the failure of the potato crop—a failure not attributable to any want of industry en the part of the population, to any failure in the productiveness of the soil—but solely to the vi sitation of Providence. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman then went into details, showing the want of food and bread stuffs imported from Ireland into England, for the purpose of showing that Ireland produced abundance, but that country, so blessed by Providence, was cursed by men ; and it was a fit subject for inquiry bow it happened that a country pro ducing such abundance should be in danger of famine. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman then quoted from the returns of the Government Commissioners, and from the correspondence of various gentlemen resident in Ireland, voluminous pas sages for the purpose of showing the imminent and imme diate wasting distress under which the people of Ireland were now suffering. These communications were from persons in every part of the kingdom, and in every station of life—ma gistrates, poor-law guardians, and ministers of religion of all denominations. Many of these communications had been made to the Mansion-house Committee in Dublin, and from those he would quote. [The returns of the Committee were published a week since in The Sun.] Some of these com munications stated that the pay of agricultural labourers was only 2 1 / 2 d. a day, and the fever was spreading fast. This was in the district of Tralee. In Londonderry, Wexford, Cork, Down, Armagh, Clare, and Galway, the distress was as great. The cause was scarcity ; the effect of it was spreading, and in the cure was the production of food. Wherever scarcity pre vailed disease prevailed, and wherever there was plenty there was health. The seasons of abundant harvests were inva riably healthy seasons; the seasons of scarcity were inva riably seasons of pestilence. With regard to the poor-law union houses, they made very good hospitals for the sick, but they were utterly insufficient to alleviate the pre sent distress. Some measures must be taken to re medy it. Why should not strong measures be taken for finding railway schemes?—why should not a Government board be appointed, with power to regulate between contending parties, so as to at once enable the rail way companies to commence operations, and then give em ployment to the poor? Let them make loans as security for finishing these works, and others calculated to give employ ment to the people. at 1 per cent. for three years, and 4 per cent. afterwards. Great evils required great remedies, and lie called upon them to apply a great remedy for a great evil. Let a Committee of the whole House be appointed to consider the subject 2 --let them show the people of Ireland that they were desirous of relieving their distress. He found no fault with the Government; lie had supported the measures which they bad proposed for the relief of the distress; but those measures, excellent as they would have been in ordinary times, were at present totally inadequate to meet the exi gencies of the case. Sir J. GRAHAM admitted the importance of the subject, and having carefully investigated the case, it was his painful duty to ptate that the representations 'of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman were not greatly exaggerated. lie be lieved that one-half of the population of Ireland depended for their daily food on the potato, and the crop of potatoes bad this year signally failed to the extent, according to the most careful inquiry, of upwards of one-fourth. Under ordi nary circumstances the population for six wleks were obliged to subsist on food of a higher quality, and now for tbur months the population must be fed upon food of a higher quality. Generally speaking, it was not the duty of the Government to provide food fur the people, but in extraordinary cases the rule must give way, and the Legistature must take measures to stave off starvation. But the extent of the evil was not yet ascertained—the dis ease in potatoes was progressing. He admitted that the con duct of the Irish peasantry under these dreadful circumstances had been excellent; there had been no outbreak, no expres sion of impatience. Many of them had assembled, not to ask fur relief, but fur work which would yield them wages. A more touching spectacle could not have been exbibi;ed. He believed that the Irish labourer was greatly bene fited by English manufacturing prosperity, inasmuch as many Irish found employment in Manchester and other places. In order to meet this threatened distreP, the Government had appointed a Commission to investigate and to regulate the granting of relief by means of public grants for public works. Tho House had already consented to grants for this purpose to the amount of 120,000/. They had also consented to grants for advancing a loan for drainage and other purposes, amounting altoge ther to 468,0004 to be laid out on public woks, in the shape of grant or loan. With regard to railway specula tions in Ireland, in the last session Bills had been passed authorising an outlay of 9,000,0001., which would probably ensure an outlay of 2,000,000/. in tilt course of the present year. Such was the nature of. railroad work that it would not meet the particulars of the case. Those employed on railroads must leave their wives and families at home. In a former case the failure of the potato crop had been confined to par ticular localities; now it was general, and he admitted that the poor-law was insufficient to meet it. The Government had taken every measure in their power to meet the cala mity; specific instructions had been given on all the leading points; and let the calamity be as extensive as it may, the Government would not be taken by sur prise. In case of fever, the poor-law afforded most extensive relief, as it afforded the power, if necessary, of con strutting temporary fever hospitals, and if these pro isions were insufficient, he should be prepared to introduce a Bill, founded on the precedent of 1832, for the erection of additional fever hospitals. He should regret that this discussion should be prolonged to the delaying of the important adjourned debite, for he considered that everything was subsidiary to the necessity of removing all obstructions to the free importation of food, which was the best permanent remedy for the distress of Ireland. Mr. F. SHAW admitted the general state of destitution of 'the Irish population, but he thought the statements which had been put forth on the subject had been exaggerated. He admitted that every county in Ireland was more or less suffering from the disease, but he thought that in most parts of Ireland there was an average crop. For six weeks in every year the poor in Ireland always suffered from scarcity, but at present there was a more than usual quantity of grain in Ireland, and a more than usual quantity of employment. He would, however, support any measure for alleviating the sufferings of the people of Ireland, but he must deprecate exaggerated statements on the subject. Sir JAMES GRAHAM suggested to the Hon. Member for Cork, under the circumstances ,of the case, not to press his motion. Mr. J. O'CONNELL did not doubt but that the measure pro posed by the Government for the repeal of the corn-laws would be ultimately beneficial to the people of Ireland, but he pressed upon the House the necessity of doing something immediately for the relief of the present distress. He be sought the House not to consider that anything they had done as yet could meet the distress in Ireland. They ac knowledged the kindness of intention exhibited towards Ireland ; but it should be remembered, that whatever they might do was only a small payment towards the debt which they owed to Ireland. There must be some thing bad in the administration of affairs in Ire land to produce and keep up this perennial distress, and it behoved the House and the Government to reconsider the course of social and commercial policy which England had pursued towards Ireland. Until within the last thirty years, England had systematically endeavoured to destroy tl.e commercial prosperity of Ireland. Let them consider whether there were not still some vestiges of that policy re maining; and if there were, let them change it altogether. The Right Hon. Gentleman, having gone into long statis tical details for the purpose of showing the policy which had been pursued towards Ireland up to the present time, denounced the Union as having greatly contributed to the increase of the distress of Ireland. They must endeavour to put a stop to the absentee system, which drained Ireland annually of 4,500,0001., an amount equal to the whole reve nue which Ireland paid to the State ; and when they talked of the grants they made to Ireland, they should remembe r the course which they had pursued towards Ireland for cen turies; and should reverse that course, and not drain Ireland of her capital, as they had clone. As to the advances, those they would have to repay; and as to the grants, they did not amount to one year's revenue of Ireland. They had a remedy in the restoration of their own Parlia ment, but if they refused that, would they provide a remedy? Would they tax the absentees? That would afford then' a large revenue. Would they allow the surplus of Irish reve nue to be expended in Ireland,? Would they give them a share of public expenditure by establishing royal dockyards in some of the harbours of Ireland? Before they asked for a boon of money, they asked the Government to give Ireland The benefit of the expenditure of her own revenue, Ireland had suffered much from the diminution of public expenditure in that country. These were matters it was right the House should understand, if they wished to understand the real cause of the e v il s o f I reland. They had never asked for charity, but they had demanded, and would continue to de mand, their rights. Hon. Member for C or k ta k ing the r of the s s en o t f oliportunity of bringing before the Ho use t h e distresses of o re f Inland. He Lord Joint R USSELL was far from complaining present trusted that he would take ev er y opportunity He would join with the Hon. and Lea rne d Member doing h sc ra 11100011 . , if iP could be ehovu to him that it would remedy the grievance complained of. He trusted that the lion. and Learned Member for Cork, after hearing what had been stated by the Right Hon. Baronet, would not persevere in his motion, as it would be always in his power to renew his motion, if ho did not find the course adopted answered the object he had in view. He considered that the Government and the people of Ireland were much indebted to the Hon. and Learned Member for Cork for the statements he bad made. He trusted the motionwould be withdrawn. Mr. A. LawsoN offered his sincere sympathy for the dis tress and misery of Ireland. He was glad to see the tone and temper in which the Hon. Member for Cork had brought the subject forward. He hoped that Ireland would long re main-the Sicily of England. Mr. O'CoNNELL then withdrew the motion, observing that it was "his intention at a future opportunity to exercise the right that he possessed of renewing this motion, if he found it nece s sary. Lord J. MANNEns then resumed the adjourned_ corn-law debate. He believed if the measure proposed by the Govern ment was carried, it would have the effect 4rf placing the Crown, the Mitre, and the Charter of the people under the foot of the small oligarchy of red tape. He believed if the Right HOD. Baronet had opened the ports, and upon the meeting of Parliament stated that he could not steer the ship the feelings of the people on the salsNhee h ad hitherto cthwould have been done, the different to what they now were. He could never bring his mind to believe that Parliament would ever sanction the resolution proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet at the bead of the Government. If the Right HOn. Baronet was sincere in his statement, why did ho not at once suspend the corn-law, open the ports, and trust to the people whether or not they should be closed again? ' That would be far better than the cumbrous plan he bad proposed for the adoption of Parliament. The Right Hon. Baronet had said that they could not go on properly in this country without half-yearly revolutions; he had stated that Prussia had been shaken—he defied him to show that it had on the question of free' trade. In France, the great leaders of parties were against it. Such men as BERETER. mad TRIERS opposed it. He thought an appeal ought to be made on the question to the constituency of the country. He believed that a small fixed duty on corn would be just to all parties; and, although he did not go to the extent of many. around him in favour of free trade, yet he felt bound to deprecate that House adopting the present sweping proposition at the dictation of the Right Hon. Baronet. He should give his most uncompromising opposi tion to the proposition of the Government, without an appeal was made to the people upon it. Captain LAYARD supported the Government proposition. He believed that England would never maintain its position among the nations of the earth until her labourers were properly provided for. He believed that the proposition Of the Government would and must be carried. He believed that the corn-law of 1815 was not only a great and griev ous mistake, but a great and grievous crime. The Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government ought to be proud of the course he had pursued ; he had given up a party feeling for the good of his country. He agreed with the Noble Lord the Member for the City of London, that protection was the bane of agriculture. He believed if the House adopted the Government proposition, the other nations of the earth would follow its example. Mr. R. PALMER then addressed the House. Protection had been in existence for centuries, and he did not see why it should be removed at the present moment. They had the high autibrrity of Mr. Husrassox for retaining protection. He thought the present a most unfortunate time for intro- ducing this measure, and hi should, therefore, give it his opposition. Sir C. .NAPIER had hoped, after the unanswerable speech of the Right 'lion. Baronet at the bead of the Government, last night, that the debate would have been concluded with out any further invectives against. the Government for the course they had adopted, but it appeared, from the speech of the Noble Lord who first addresssed the House, that the protectionists were determined to keep it up, in order to say all they could against the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government. The Noble Lord the Member for Newark taunted the Right lion. Baronet with not opening the ports. He believed if the Right Hon. Baronet had attempted to do so he would have received a more severe opposition than he would do on the present question. He believed the Right Hon. Baronet had gone as far as he could do in order to secure the measure being-carried through the House of Lords, and he, for one, was glad that he had not fell into the trap of the protec tionists. He spoke plainly, and he believed if those who now opposed the measure, were convinced that it would not lower their rents, they would soon withdraw their opposi tion. The Gallant Commodore, after giving the House a most laughable description of his mode of farming, con cluded by stating his intention to support the Government proposition. Mr. SHAW opposed the Government proposition. Their leader had not only abandoned them, but had gone over to the other side. Although they had been deserted, they were not dismayed, but determined to be loyal and true to them selves. The effect of such great changes as had been pro posed by the Right Hon. Baronet should be well understood upon a country like England before they were wildly put forward. Those who introduced them ought to recollect " that a thousand years scarce serve to form a state," and that "an hour may lay it in the dust." He believed that the present Government would be handed down to posterity as the greatest political co wards that ever existed. What had the Right Hon. Baronet done, a he said, to pre vent anarchy and confusion? Why he had thrown himself and the Government into the bands of the Anti. Corn-law League and the Repeal Association. He would make this solemn declaration, that if at the end of two years the Right Hon. Baronet should be at the head of the Government, be should not feel the same surprise in seeing him come down to the House and propose a repeal of the Legislative Union, as he felt two years ago on seeing him propose a re peal of the corn-laws. The Right Hon. Baronet who, a few years ago, defeated the Noble Lord the Member for the city of London, and drove him from the head of affairs, was now supplicating him to allow his Government to last. He (Mr. Shaw), and those who voted with him, would not throw thesprize of protection into the lottery of chance, in the hopes of drawing out a better. Mr. BRIGHT said the Anti-Corn-law League and the people did not care one straw about the great quarrel that had taken place among parties as long as the nation benefited by it; protection was a bane to the country, and th e sooner i t was put an end to the better. They had pr o t ec t e d t h e i r farmers into a system of decrepitude. In Cheshire they had a high aristocracy and a poor tenantry, and they would be as low as the inhabitants of the south of England, had it not been for the proximity of Lancashire. Then, with regard to poor rates, the tenant farmer paid no part of it until it was incorporated with the soil. There was a burden upon the land, which was the burden of the game. Now the Duke of RUTLAND had paid 9151. for 900 acres of land, and he would ask how they could shut out foreign food, while they were wasthag acres of land for the sake of the sport ? There was rot the smallest prospect of any insurrection against the Ministerial measure ; and if the masses of the people believed them, how came it that they had not multitudinous meetings against the repeal ? Public opinicei was in their fa -your. The newspapers which had the largest circulation were unanimous in favour of the Ministerial measure. He would not defend the Right Hon. Baronet, who last night had de livered a speech which he declared was the most imp or t an t speech that ever he delivered in that House, and he envied the Right Hon. Baronet his feelings last night after be had delivered his speech. He defied them to maintain the corn laws. The Right Hon. Baronet had resigned office. He came back as the Minister of the Sovereign and the people, and open to adopt any course he might think fit. Now, if they were to seek to make a Protectionist Government, what, in fact, would they make ? Mr. Mesas was put down for the Board of Trade. Why, if it hal not been for irre pressible laughter, the mills of Lancashire would in such a case have been shut up for a week. Then there was Lord STANLEY, of Tauaboff celebrity, put forward as Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Then there was the Duke of Mantosrp, who had said Mr. COBDEN received 30,0001. a week profits, and that one of his tenants paid more poor-rates than all the Leaguers put together. Could that be believed ? Would the country telerate for a week the Government of a man who only last night had declared that orators might be sent down to the manufacturing districts to teach the work ing people there that cotton might be fired as well as stacks. The Government would be supported by the bishops, for no bishop would dare to vote against the flee admission of food for a starving population. The measure of the Government was a great and noble mea sure, but he could have wished that the repeal had been immediate instead of gradual. There were thousands dying from scarcity, and the country demanded the imm e di a t e repeal. Then, with regard to the forty - shilling franchise, the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas had declared that the obtaining that franchise was not only legal but laudable. It was a powerful weapon, but it was not intended to overthrow aristocracy or any other institution ; as soon as the corn-lawa were repealed the League would be dissolved, and he thought those who had been placed upon the register as 40s. freeholders would exercise their franchise as independently as the tenant farmers. What satisfaction would it be to them to consider, if they should turn out the Ministry, that by their factious opposition they should have contributed to increase the miseries of their fellow -creatures ? Mr. Hunsort considered that in this debate they had nothing to do with the distress which existed in the sister country, be cause he considered that the extraordinary emergency must be met by extraordinary exertions, such as a public subscrip tion, or a Parliamentary measure for the relief of it. He called upon the Government at once to provide for the relief of that distress. The question of the repeal of the corn-laws ought not to be embarrassed with considerations such as these. He contended that the recent prosperity had not been occasioned by the plenty of corn, but by the abundant harvests which had occurred since 1842. The Hon. Member then went into a very discursive argument on the subject of protection, during which he was not unfrequently interrupted by cries of " Question, question," and concluded by declaring that he should vote against the Government measure; for if they withdrew protection, he did not believe that the land could be cultivated at a profit even if no rent were paid upon it.—(A laugh.) " I am not prepared, because the Right lion. Baronet has choose to change his opinions," said the Hon Gentleman, "to change mine; and I would ask, why, when all other interests are prosperous, should not the agri cu:tural interests be prosperous along with the others?" lie believed the effect of the Government measure would be to paralyse the energies of the country. It seemed tolltim mons trous that the poor-rates should be assessed upon the land alone; all property ought to contribute towards it, and why should not the fundholders contribute towards it? And he thought the land ought not exclusively to pay to the county-rate. They should tax the cotton as well as the land for that purpose. He thought the Government ought to -appeal to the constituencies to decide whether they would have protection or no protection. Believing that protection, even for three years, was a boon, he gave the Right Honourable Baronet credit for proposing his measure, with as little disturbation to existing interests as possible. He was determined, however, to oppose the proposition of the Right Hon. Baronet with his utmost energy, although he should support the three years' protection to the utmost of his power. On the motion of Lord DUNCAN, the debate was adjourned till Thursday. The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the House adjourned. We were enabled last evening to publish, in a Third Edition, the important Bill introduced. by the Earl of St. GERMANS on Monday, for the better protection of life and property in Ireland. It was looked to with great interest as well as anxiety by the inhabitants generally, but more especially those of the south ; for, being well aware of the severity of Tory Governments in former days, they feared that the same system might still be pursued, and that the innocent might be subjected to deprivations and hardships which could-be of little service in brirging the guilty to punishment. The Bill, however, will speedily remove these apprehensions, for, taking it altogether, we cannot see how any measure, to be effectual, could be of a less severe character. It is entitled "An Act for the better protection of life, and to facilitate the appre • hension and detection of persous guilty of offences in Ire land," and though, like most other legal documents, it ex tends to a considerable length, embracing twenty-seven clauses, the substance of it may be briefly stated. It em powers the Lord Lieutenant, in case of murders or attempts at murder being committed in any county, or part of a county, to appoint additional magistrates and police forces in the disturbed district, to announce the fact by proclama tion, warn'the inhabitants in the districts specified to remain within their places of abode at all hours between sunset and sunrise till the proclamation is revoked, to offer and pay re wards for the discovery of offenders, to pay by way of com • pensation such sums of money as shall appear reasonable to the wife, parent, child, or other relation of any person who shall have been murdered or permanently injured, and that all the expenses incurred in consequence of the additional constabulary force, and the payment of rewards and com pensations, shall be at the charge of the disturbed dis tricts. The latter clause is both politic and just, because it gives an interest to every householder possessing hereditaments in the district in the preservation of the peace and the maintenance of law, and will therefore induce all concerned to use their endeavours to restore the district to such a state of security as will warrant the recal of the proclamation. This is an extraordinary power conferred by the Act. Both in this country and in Ireland, when any damage to property is caused by a lawless assemblage of people, the owners have a claim upon the hun dred or county, but when it is caused by any individual or number of individuals that dces not come under the appella tion of a lawless mob, there is no remedy but by the ordinary course of law. Two clauses, relative to the parties who will be come liable to the rates, are of great importance, because they show that a share will fall upon the smallest tenants, and that they shall not have the power to deduct the amount from the rent. Clause XIII. enacts, " that the said rate shall be payable by, and be levied from, the actual occupiers whether the hereditaments in respect of which rate shall be payable, shall be under the value of 41. or not ;" and the next clause provides, that the occupier shall " not be entitled to deduct from the rent any portion of the rate which he may have paid in pur suance of this Act." Thus every inhabitant occupying a hereditament, whether under the value of four pounds or not, has an interest as well as the largest pro prietors, in putting down these atrocious offences against life and property. The well-disposed cannot complain, because the Act is for their protection, and those of a different character are justly condemned to the penalty.. But there is another crime of a fearful character prevailing in Ireland to an extent almost universal in the south, namely, the deterring of witnesses from coming forward to give evi dence, either by actual violence or by menaces and intimida than. The Bill also applies to this crime, and enacts that all such offenders, when convicted, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour, the punishment for which is to be transporta tion for any term not exceeding ffteen years, nor less than seven years, or imprisonment for any term not exceeding three years. Even the highest punish ment is not too severe fhr an offence of such magnitude and frightful consequences. Without witnesses can be assured of protection, and come forward freely to give their evidence, the law is a S:ead letter, and the only alter native probably is the military occupation of the district. From such a stretch of power the country is happily as yet exempted, and all the precautions and restrictions pro vided by the measure are -to be executed by the civil force under the responsibility of the Lord Lieutenant. The intelligence as regards Ireland is of the first importance, and will be gladly received by all well-disposed persons, with the exception, perhaps, of the Orange faction, who will regard the scheme as far too mild. , Let us hope, however, that it will be effectual, and that the most powerful party in Ireland, the Catholic priest hood, will lend their aid fir that purpose, and thereby endeavour to remove a grievous reproach which their violent enemies, the Orangetnen, cast on their religion. Each successive night of the present discussion has been remarkable for some characteristic entirely peculiar to itself; and, notwithstanding a very natural anxiety to see the question settled immediately, we must candidly confess that our sympathies have been so aroused, evening after evening, by the sentiments uttered within the Parlia mentary walls, as to have rendered the debate in our • regard anything but tedious. Nevertheless, filled as we are with a conviction of the perils impending thousands of Slur countrymen ; listening to the solemn warnings of the Prime Minister, aid the stern enunciations of Idr. O'CossisatL; hearing the burning words and seeing the energetic gestures of those two remark. able rcen, as they tell us of the " famine, and the disease which follows famine," of the woe, and the helplessness, and the total destitution with which millions of the Irish popu lace are threatened, we cannot but feel a certain proportion of impatience at the still further adjournment of the pro posed measures, consciatis that such an adjournment must retard the administration of relief. This terrible con sideration has been insisted upon by one Member in characters of fire. " I tell you," said the Hon. Gentleman, " that thousands and tens of thousands are pining, and faint ing, and dying; and it is no answer to say that the misery has not reached Belgrave-square." Legislative intellect however cannot be propelled by any discoverable kind of steam-argument : the agricultural dullards—no less sluggish in utterance than iii the reception of improvements —must have their opposition filtered out in infinitessimal drops, even to the dregs; their vituperation upon the great statesman whom they are now pleased to stigmatise as a renegade, must be meted ha tardy instalments, and even those instalments must be, so to speak, mere driblets. Hence, a certain amount of resignation is incumbent upon every in dividual who scrutinises the various harangues delivered by the representatives in the House of Commons—procras tination is inevitable, and as such, it must be endured. Animated, then, with these sentiments, it is with a mix ture cf pleasure and regret that we meditate over each night's discussion, and note their different peculiarities. Not the least remarkable resumption of the adjournment was the one commenced last night by Lord JOHN MANNERS, in a somewhat temperate, but likewise a somewhat unsatisfac tory, address, and concluded by his railway majesty Mr. GEORGE HUDSON, in language apparently intended for the assassination of Mr. LINDLEY MURRAY'S latest editor. But these did not constitute the peculiarities alluded to, neither did they consist in the thrice-told sarcasms of Mr. SHAW, or in the nautical facetiousness of Sir CHARLES NAPIER. The great feature of the evening —the feature by which it became conspicuous amongst its predecessors —was the circumstance of the League having at length mingled in the conflict of tongues, having at length broken its " sullen silence," having at length descended among the rhetorical gladiators of the Commons. And this first thrust, as it were, of their intentions within the echoes of the Parliament House. was allotted to Mr. BRIGHT, owing to the unfortunate indisposition which has excluded the Hon. Member for Stock port just as his earnest and unmitigated exertions were driving matters to a consummation. Still, maugre the crushing and solid reduplication of facts by which Mr. Con- DEN'S oratory acquires such extraordinary influence, the opening speech of the Anti-Corn-law Leaguers could scarcely have been more chivalrous, more imperative, more dignified, and honest and magnanimous than it proved to be under the auspices of Mr. BRIGHT. In it that Honour able Gentleman excelled himself; the singularity cf his position, as he rose to address the (miscalled) Oppositionists and Ministerialists, seemed to animate him to au unwonted pitch of rhetorical excellence ; his periods were, as usual, adroitly and elegantly turned; but, in addition to this, they alternstsly glittered with satire, and burnt with energy, and thrilled with a tone even occasionally pathetic. .Nor was there anything forced or conventional in his speech ; he became effective without apparent labour, and never ap peared to strive for the attention of his auditors. And indeed this very aspect of being spontaneous and unaffected lent to each opinion its principal interest. There is some thing absolutely noble, there is something admirable, there is something great in -the pure and generous eloquence with which the Hon. Member eulogised his former antagonist. the courageous, the large-spirited, and now popular Sir ROBERT PEEL. "I watched the Right Honourable Baronet go home last night," said Mr. BRIGHT, " and I confess I envied bins the ennobling feelings which must have filled his breast alter delivering that speech—a speech, I venture to say, more powerful and more to be admired than any speech ever heard in this House within the memory of any man in it." This was no idle compliment, it was no ebullition of sycophancy, it was no favour-currying 'laudation, it was full-hearted, it was unstudied, it was most strictly deserved. And in a subsequent passage we discover a death- blow to the incessant recrimination hurled at the devoted head of the Premier; a few simple syllables, in which the jeers of Messieurs the Protectionist a are smothered up for ever. " When the Right Hon. Baronet resigned." said he " he was no longer your Mi n i s t er; h e came tack to office as the dinis ter of the SOVEREIGN, as the Minister of the people, and not again as the Minister of a class, who made him such for their own special and private objects." As such—namely, as a statesman actuated simply and ostensibly for the good of his country, for the just main tenance of the cbnsitution, for the integrity of the empire, the confidence of the Monarch, and the general happiness of all classes of the people—we honour the heart and admire the in tellect of the Prime Minister ; while as a man animated with purely liberal sentiments, and as one ready to a c k now l e d ge justice in whatever gar b she may assume, Mr. BRIGHT has no insignificant place in our estimation. With men thus tired with a feeling of competition in the cause of humanity and right legislation, measures like the one proposed by Sir ROBERT are assuredly not to be retarded. We have accounts from Madrid of the 10th, but they fur nish no additional information respecting the dissolution of the Ministry. It weuld appear, however, from various ru• mourn that a difference of opinion in the Cabinet respecting the QUEEN'S marriage, had led to this result. The Funds were flat. On the 10th the Three per Cents. closed at 32 1 / 2 , and the Five per Cents. at 23 5-16 at 60 days. The Paris papers, in the absence of any question of interest in the French Chambers, are chiefly occupied with the debates in the House of Commons on the corn-laws. Most of them give summaries of the speeches, with comments, in which they assert that the argument is all on the side of the Go vernment, and that Sir R. PEEL,,on a division, will be as triumphant in numbers as he is morally strong. " It appears,'' says the Journal des Debuts, " that from time to time some member of the Government or of the former Opposition, which has at present become the majority, rises to break the monotony of the complaints which the v_mquished console themselves by raising from time to time. It appears that the discontented Members collect in a corner of the House, from whence they keep up a brisk fire at the impassable bench of Ministers, which, however, causes more noise than mischief. When any of their party resumes his seat after having hurled his powerless thunderbolt, a dozen others rise immediately to speak. These, however, may be considered the last dying efforts of a party, and produce a: it were funeral ora tions upon themselves, and upon their lost child•—protection." - The Courrier Francois states, frcm what it calls an authentic source, that " the English Cabinet has proposed to the French Government the opening of conferences with the view of settling in a final way the situation of Mexico, which greatly excites the solicitude of England, especially since the very serious differences recently arisen between her and the United States." This is extremely probable. In the independence of Mexico, England and France are equally interested, and some steps must be immediately taken to put a stop to the encroachments of the United States. The Illonueur publishes a royal oidounance, by which Captain TIVAIoUART is promoted to the rank of Rear-Admi ral, upon the report and recommendation of the Minister of the Marine, in consequence of his gallant conduct in the attack upon the batteries of the Obligado in the Parana, on the 20th November last, in conjunction with the English naval forces. Admiral MacKay', in recommending this offi cer for promotion, makes these remarks : " I have the henour of placing under the eyes of your Majesty the reports of Rear-Admiral Laing and Captain Trehouart, relative to the attack directed, on the 20th of Nos ember, 1845, against the stockade and batteries of Obligado, is the Parana. The King was pleased to remark the praiseworthy conduct of the chief of the expe dition, and of the officers and men, in that difficult and perilous cir cumstance, and the proofs of courage and zeal given by all. To-day I feel bound to call the attention of your Majesty more particularly to that of Captain Trehouart. That superior officer is forty-eight years of age. lie entered the navy on the 20th of February, 1812, and his services at sea amount to near twenty-four years. Through out his career he ranked among the most rising, steady, and intelli gent officers. 1u the command of the last expedition, M. Trehouart distinguished himself amongst all by his energetic demeanour, his resolution, and sang field. His brilliant conduct on that glorious occasion induced -Rear-Admiral Leine to recommend him as emi nently worthy of being promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral." • On Monday, at eleven o'clock, the Duchess of NEMOURS was safely delivered of a Princess, at the Tuileries. The following important intelligence appears in a letter from Berne of the 12th inst. : " The Grand Council of Berne assembled to-day, in an extrardi nary sitting, to take into consideration the situation which the Vote of the primary assemblies of February 1, relative to the revision of the constitution, had produced ; and has decided, after seven hours' discussion, by a majority of 129 votes to 25, that it would confide the revision of the constitution to a constituent assembly, named directly by the people. To-morrow the Grand Council will discuss the in stitution of the constituent and the form of election. The project proposes a deputy, for 3,000 souls, which would raise the number of deputies to 138. The Ultra. Montane cantons, frightened at the popu lar victory iu the canton of Berne, are about to meet in a new con ference, and to which they have invited the two liberal cantons of Soleure and Tessin°. Both have refused the invitation in peremp tory terms." On the Paris Bourse on Monday the Three per Cents. closed at 84f. 75c. ; the Five per Cents., 123 t. 25c. ; the Orleans Railroad shares, 1,3071. 50c. ; _Rouen, 1,036 f. 23e. ; Great Northern, 770 f. ; Havre, 725 f.; Avignon, 995 t.; Vierzon, 7051. ; Bordeaux, 646 f. 25c. ; Boulogne, 550 f. ; Basic, 2501. The following are the quotations for other lines:--Paris and Lyons (definitive), 627 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasbourg, 558 f. 75c. ; Tours and Nants, 597 f. 50c. ; Lyons and Avignon (Talabot), 512 f. ; Ditto (Lecointe), 505 f.; Ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), 503 f.; Lyons and Avignon (definitive), 565 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette (Mackenzie), 504 f. 50e. ; Ditto (Eapeleta), 512 f. ; Charleroi, 496 f. Miatsuitxxs, FEB. 12.-Marseilles and Avignon, 9771. 50e. LvoNs, FEB. 14.-Marseilles and Avignon, 987 f. 50c. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,285 f. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,0221. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 17. Boulogne and Amiens, 11%-Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Espeleta), 24-Central of Spain, 1% -Dutch Rhenish, 714-Great Northern of France Constituted, 15-Great Indian Penifisula,'% - Louvain and Jemappe, 1% -Luxembourg, 2%-Madrid and Valen ta, 144-Namur and Liege, 2% -Paris and Orleans, 39-Rouen and Havre, 29. WESTMINSTER ELECTION. (THIS DAY.) We regret to find from the state of the poll that the elec tors of Westminster have decided against Captain Rous, and that General Evans should owe his victory not to Liberals, not to the free, independent, and enlightened constituency of a borough so honourably distinguished in the 'Cause of Reform, but to the " Church and Slate men," the protectionists, the enemies of every act that can benefit the people, and therefore the determined opponents of the most important plans ever proposed by any Minister for the better government of the country. General Evans does not deny the fact—on the hustings yesterday he seemed rather to boast of it, for he had thanked a friend of his, a high Tory, who promised to vote for him (out of revenge), and then with the most remarkable inconsistency added, " He felt obliged to that gentleman, and he hoped that they would all vindicate and prove before to-morrow evening how much they revered the great principles of civil and religious li berty." Talk of high Tories revering the great principles of civil and religious liberty ! Sir D. Lacy Evans, when he takes his seat in the House, will not re present the Liberal electors of Westminster, (for most of the true men of that stamp stood aloof) but the protectionists, the men who call out for continu ing the cruel impost on foreign grain, the especial favourites of the Dukes of Newcastle and Richmond, and Bucking ham. It is melancholy to find any Liberals playing into the hands of such men, and joining with the bitter foes of the people to annoy Sir ROBERT PEEL, and throw difficulties in the way of a Government which has intro duced, and will yet carry measures approved, without ex ception, by Whigs, Liberals, and Radicals measures which the Whig party, for twenty years to come, might attempt iu vain. STATE OF THE POLL. NINE O'CLOCK. EVANS 659 RODS TEN O'CLOCK. EVANS 1,091. RODS *,*( )7 ELEVEN O'CLOCK. EVANS ,(GS ROUS l,lBo TWELVE O'CLOCK. EVANS - 2,114 ROUS ONE O'CLOCK. EVANS VOLTS 2,008 TWO O'CLOCK. EVANS .... ItOUS . 2,952 2,298 RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) Sub-Committee No. 3. This Sub-Committee resumed Its sitting at the Usual hour this morning, 3 , 1 r. Buller in the chair. srcErrxELD, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, AND IHANCRESTER. Thin Was the petition of the --- li7effieTd - ,Lhton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to autho rise their purchasing the Macclesfield and Peak Forest Canal, The standing orders were declared to have been complied with. EASTZIIN UNION (lI.O.IZAVICII RAILWAY AIVD PXEU). This was the petition of the Eastern Union Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to make a railway from their line at Manning tree to Harwich, a distance of about twelve miles, the estimated cost of which was 165,0001. The Committee decided that the standing orders had been com plied with. NORTH WALES ramrratax. =AMWAY (DEVIATION raxxo nIiANCIEFES). The objeot sought by BIC petitioners in this case was leave to bring in a Bill to make certain deviations and branches from the main line to Llangollen, Frewdd, and Brynally. Estimated cost for the branches 65,000/., and for the deviation 43,0001. Standing orders complied with. Ellicombe and Co., Parliamentary agents. BITER/AL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SFEAISZA took the Chair at a few minutes past Twelve o'clock. RAILWAY ILIUSI ESS, The following Railway Bills were read it - second time, and were ordered to be committed, viz. : Direct Loneon and Portsmouth Railway. Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway. South-Eastern Railway (No. 1), Waterloo-road to Greenwich. South-Eastern Railway (No. 2), Greenwich to Chilliam, with Branches. South Eastern Railway (No 3), Greenwich Railway to Chart, near Ashford, with Branches to Tunbridge and Riverhead. Kirkintilloch and Kileyth Railway. Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-TyneJunetion Railway. London and Brighton Railway (Wandsworth Branch). Brighton and Chichester Railway (Steyning Branch). Brighton and Chichester Railway (Bognor and Littlehampton Branches). York and North Midland Railway (Leeds Extension). York and North Midland Railway (East Riding Branches, No. I). Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway (Durham and Sunder land Railway, and Wearmouth Dock Purchase and Branches). York and North Midland Railway (Widening and Enlargement). The York and Carlisle 11-iiivray Bill was read a first time. Mr. GIBSON CRAIG moved—That it be an instruction to the Committee of Selection, that the Committee on the Bill " to enable the Edinburgh Water Company to extend their works, to raise a further sum of money, and to alter and amend the Acts relating to the said Company," be postponed for a fortnight to give time for an other Bill which has been applied for, " for providing an additional supply of Water to the city of Edinburgh, burgh of Canongate, towns of Leith and Portobello, and places adjacent," the petition for winch is now before the Sub-Committee on Petitions, to be brought forward in order that these as competing Bills may be referred to the same Committee. FROST, WILLIANS, AND JONES. Captain FECHELL presented a petition, praying that the sen tence of transportation which had been passed on Frost, Williams, and Jones, might be rescinded. OREGON QUESTION. A petition was presented from the inhabitants of Leeds, praying the Ilouse to adopt all peaceable measures-for the settlement of the Oregon question. TEN HOURS' BILL. Mr. I IIi.:LAND BLAU:BERNE presented three petitions from Wallington, in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill. Mr. FIELDEN presented petitions from Yorkshire and Lanza shire to the same effect. THE CHARTIST CONVICTS. Mr. AGLIONBY presented a petition Irom Ceckermoutb, signed by GOO persons, praying that the convicts Frost, Williams, and 'Jones, might he liberated. LANCASTER, CARLISLE, AND PRESTON JUNCTION RA ILWAY. Mr. P. HOWARD presented a petition from Carlisle against the Lancaster, Carlisle, and Preston Junction Railway. EMBODIMENT OF THE MILITIA. Mr. P. HOWARD presented a petition agreed to by a meeting in Carlisle, against the measure contemplated by Government for call ing out the militia. EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW EXTENSIONS, &e. On the motion of Mr. GIBSON CRAIG, the Edinburgh and Glas gow Extensions Bill was read a Brat time ; as was the Erlinimrgh and Peebles Railway Bill. BILLOCIMEY BAILWAY BILL. itailicav On the motion of Mr.' SMOLLETT, the Ballockney • was read a first time. THE ANDOVER UNION. lion. Mr. CHRISTIE asked if it was the intention e th e Right Baronet the Secretary for the Home Department to lay on the ts u any papers respecting the Andover Union? sti S ch ir p j a A p 3 er f • • ORDERS OF THE DAY.- s E u S ut t i l l ß t A he H H All . sp le d m th be a r t h h ad e had mad n e o hinistemntoluonono.f prodacing DILL to COUNTY WORKS PRESENTMENT (IRELAND) On the order of the day for the bringing up the report on this being read, had ti le° Sir J. GRAHAM said, that in consequence of wha t h place last night, he wished to make three alterations ; the 1110!4 - 0 / for the appointment of surviyors, the second for the PaYTerto county officers, and the third for the purpose of giving r-',„ summon four additional grand jurymen when the numb er swore not sufficient to form a quoram. He proposed that the Bill " I ' be re-committed in order to mthese alterations. cO uie The House then went into Coonunittee, when th e addition and the report were agreed to. DRAINAGE (IRELAND) BILL. of On themotion of Sir JAMES GRAHAM, the third reading oe Bill was postponed till to-morrow. It was further agreed that Bill should take precedence of the other motions for that claY• NOTICES OF MOTIONS.—RAILWAY DEPOSITS. Mr. MOFFATT gave notice that he intended, upon 0 fute re „ro to bring in a Bill to alter and amen •t the Act 1 and 2 Vic. • cui a• facilitate the payment of railway deposits, and to remedy the brous machinery of the present Court of Chancery. POOR •LAW. r Captain. PECHELL moved for a return of the copy 0 . , s e structions issued by the Poor-law Commissioners for the Purr Act. uniting the parish of Farnham, in Surrey, now under Gilbertsa cog with certain other parishes under the Poor-law Act; also , f° , l. r ate of any memorial to the Poor-law Commissioners from we „,,iOO payers of the parish of Farnham remonstt atiug against such er any interference whatever. He considered the proposal in ofi unjust, that the parish of Farnham should be made the c our u c t o poor-law union. The management of the poor in that Pagon hitherto been • satisfactory, and he hoped the 1114 ":anet 1 Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home VT: t oy' would in this, as In some other measure under the cons jue ' 4 oo the House, change his opinion. The Gallant Member would_ car quire when copies of the remonstrances made by tile Poor -la missioners on the subject of the bone-crushing in the Ands would be laid upon the table of the House. ? - Ave 01 Mr. MANNERS SUTTON was unable at the moment to r answer to the question of the Gallant Menu•er. . aweel Mr. GREENE then brought up the report ORDERS of the Stan“,,', Committee, reporting that the London and Blackwell , Grlmeby and Sheffield Junction, and several other railOr' complied with the standing orders. The House adjourned at One o'clock. MONEY and COMMERCIAL 1- CITY, QUARTER TO T a r L4l°. J P The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 1,500 to 2, • There was no.change in prices. Shares continued inactive 5:0 , 0; 1 Much alarm had been excited at Liverpool by the ocelle r : o rib , bad fire, but fortunately the flames were confined to th' building, a cotton warehouse. to i be At length there is official information supplied as 013, 0 , amount that has been lodged with the Accountant-Gene r count of naw railway shares. And truly has the " journal " been wide of the mark. At first,' as our reau e 5 51 , " be perfectly aware, the statement was (as per ti le s sif i f e : rity quoted) that from twenty-five .to thirty ling would be absorbed as deposits. Then changing , o° l 5,000,0001. only would be required ; and, then c}4. 14,000,0001. to 15,000,000/. And, after all, it turns out, as `," 0:4 returns mentions, that the total sum paid into the hands t ? 0 01.,,,,,' countant-General, for the purposes represented, is 11 , 9°0 !',,:0 e:;: rather over. Of this comparatively small amount (prev ll l3 - 0 gerations of course being considered), about 1,000,0 001 ' _ _ to invested in Stock and Exchequer-bills. There are no late arrivals in the City today. i SeCur;ti~;~d A further reaction has taken place in the public ctn.,„.10009. nuing, notwithstanding there has been the regular ft. — of 4 4 Government brokers. on account of the reduction c o ;0 National Debt, and for the Savings' Banks. eg i ` P. the Account, after having been done at 9 `,0 improved to 96, while for immediate transfer the w. - 4 . t. '4 This shows most unquestionably that cash is somewhat , t 495 premium upon Exchequer-bills has ranged from 365. to have been some heavy sales made this morning. The 'o'o Ito Three per Cents. Reduced has been from 96% 34 to 96 !s06 0 "01 the New Three•and-a-Quarter per Cents., steer havinC", , 973. have rallied to bB%. Bank Stock opened at 2 o °,l '' 0 1 now 207%. 2Se ll6° o or 4 A good deal of business has been transacted in the , the Brazilian Stocks to-day. The former have fluctuated 'foto u nk ,i. r: i o1 to 31%, and the latter have gone back from 83% to vian Bonds are a shade lower. Russian Five per Cent , . ' t 591; sold at 112, and the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. ~r9lf Not a single bargain has been made in Spanish Stoca The demand for Railway Shares is not brisk to -day. prices are given in the usual place. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CL-- (From the Official List.) •14 Bank Stock 2083 s 7 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 96 4'6 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 9576 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 9814 " Loum Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. - India Stock .. .. 260 , 9i, Consols for Acc0unt..........96 L' 9 5 / 1 aelequer I%d. 1 d. 3 9 , . ; 1,0001. .... 37 39 3 6 39 5001. .... 37 39 , 3 ,` Ditto, Small .... 37 3 9 " 6 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'Cl'.l4x Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 8334 9 Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent .. • • 89 31 504 Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 30 Ditto, Deferred 16% so .. • Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. • • 3 9 K Russian Bonds .. 113 Dividends on the above payable in London.,4 4, Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 59 % 0 0 01 BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT 05 ' 6 5/10 RAILWAIS. PAID. PE R Amber., Notting., Boston, & Eastrn Jn. 2%.... • di; to Birmingham and Gloucester .. • . 100 ..127,4 el to Bristol and Exeter 70 • • to Ditto, New :: 12 • • toe Buckinghamshire • . . • .. 428. .... to /' Caledonian .. to .... 13 •• • to , Ditto Half Shares , r2} yo:: to Chester and Ilolybead . , 20 * 214 •• •• to 5 Churnet and Blythe • • • • 2 2 •• " to Cheltenham an 4 Oxford .. 2 24 •• ".„ . to , Cork and Waterford • • .. .. .. •• 14 • * to, Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) 54.. •• 33s i • it : to , Direct Northern •• • • • • . „. .. 2 24 to Dublin and Galway .. - .. 4 .. 44 •''• to q 0 Eastern Counties 141. 16s. Od 2 1 S 'X ** to , Ditto, New • • .. 8/. 16s. 0d..• •• 74; P ** to m Do., Perpetual,s per Ct. No. I, 61. 13s. 4d • * P * e Ditto, ditto ' .. N 0.2, 6/, 13s. 4d. •• • • to Ditto, York Extension • • • . • • I Os. •• • • 1% 14 • to Eastern, Union .• • • 25 ••• • • • to Ditto, Extension to Norwich • • • • 24 •• • • 314 '"*. to _ •• -.. Goole, boneaster, and Sheffield, &c... Gieat Western • • • • • • • • • • 85 ....ILO O w t• II Ditto, Half Shares 50 exen jo • Ditto, Quarter Shares 18 cad 1 4. 1 io Ditto, Fifths 20 2314 to l e Guildford, Farehani, and rortsulouth • • •• • • Hull and Selby .• . 50 to Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth .. 2 •• . • l is •.. to 44 Lancaster and Carlisle • • • . • • 35 •• • • 10 it •• Ditto New .. 5 1 0 3 ' tO 4 Leicester and Bedford 225. .. • • Par • ' a l; to London and Birmingham..loo ....2 21 „ or to i Di. to, Thirds .. •• .. 16 50 ex to Ditto, Fifths •••• -• •. 2••.• 23 I , d to London and Brighton 50 .... t / 43 ' to , London and Croydon • . • • 131. 15s. 9d. ••• • 22 • : Lond.,Cliel. (bad., Glonces, and Ilerefd 1% •• • • • 0 / London and South-Welton,-411. ti.s. 10d. • • • • •;„ ‘, • • Ditto, New Consolidated Eightbs• . 28 •• • • 4 ' 71 *• • London and York •- . 2% ••••4 • • to Londonderry and Enniskillen .• .. 5 •• • • 2 %' ••• • / Stanch , ster and Leeds .. 82 •• • • ;; Ditto, Extension .. 425. •• • • 3470 . 10 / Manchester and Birmingham .. .. 40 .• • - '••• • / Ditto, New Quarter Shares • • 2 .... •1 0 " to Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock • • 425. .. • • 1 % 1)... to Midland Ditto, New • • • .. 12 28 " • / Newcastle and Darlington Junction .. 25 ...• —„ • ••. / Ditto, New .. 1 .... 1 0 ,2 • . / Ditto, New, Branding 20 .. • • •• • t° Newcastle and Berwick 10 .... 21/e • / Newark, Sheffield, and Boston ••2%• • •• • .•• ~. t° North British .• •• 17% „ • 25 •• ;to , Ditto, Dalkeith 25 / Ditto, ditto .. .. 3 .. 6 1 ,4•• • to i" North Kent and Direct Dever 2% .. • • 2 %i, ii • p / North Staffordshire - • •• • • 425. • • ' 7 ", xa ' Norwich and Brandon .. 18 .... 2 5 1 • N otthampton, Banbury, & Cheltnam. 2 .• • 112 •• • • t o Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 12% • • • • 1 P l'erth and Inverness • . • • • • • • 2% .• • • 2 •,.. Scottish Central -.. • . • . 7% 1 0 , . / Shrewsbury and Birmingham •• • • 2% .. •• • SIT ' p . South Midland • • •• •• •• 4:45. .. • • 2 % tz • t O;4 South Eastern and Dover .. . 38% P Ditto, New, No. 1 16 , 19 Ditto, New, No. 3 .. • • • • 10 t° ,/ Ditto, New, No. 4 .. • • .. , 3 51 f's / 0 . : 0 / South Wales .. •• • • • • • • 5 ...• Trent Valley .. 5 254 i . t o' NV dab Midland .. 2% •• • • 1. • 10' 3 , York and North Midland .. • . 50 •• • • ; ih • Ditto, Extension • • • . .. 15 •• • • 3 " •• .• Ditto East and West Riding Extension 1 ... • i"/ 10 , FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. .10 •• • • •• to ' Bord., Toulouse, & Cetto (Mackenzie) 2 -• • • f t 'f . :s•• to /, Ditto, ditto (Esrelete) 2 • • ,I ^ .. Dutch Rhenish .. 5 .- ,• ' to Great 'Northern of France Constituted 5 •• • • 1 0'• t o Jersey .. • . • • .• .. 1 •• • • 2 x 1 ,••• to Luxembourg •• • • ... • • • • • • 4 •••• to, Orleans and Bordeaux • • .. 6 .• •• " 11 '' ••' 50%' • Paris and (Means .. •.••20 • • •• §•• to Paris and Rouen • • - • 40 a.• to 5* P-• Sambre and Meuse • • .• .. .. 6 •• • • . ,'•• " West Flanders . • • • • • .. ..4 •• • • " MINES. 4 ••'' 10 / Real del Monte, Unregistered .. .. . •• •• ~,•4•• "to • lritish Iron • • • • • . .. .. ..10 .... 2°,'",,,, 5 ;c1•• d, nr lifted Mexican • • .. .. .. 28/ 2s B•Xd •• "' ili 1 0f I°s Among those who are most likely to he W t e ipA t 1 1 0 it is confidently stated that her Majesty's con 116 •Itoo4o' before the end of May. lft ll9 lct,i;t er We regret to learn that the Duke 0 ,,,„ rilij o r j been indisposed during the last week at Hausil`"i t itoe" ~,,,,,, Briton. The Duchess, in consequence, left Portipare ,t 0 1 7,0 clay to join his Grace in Scotland. t otP;i t ir Sir Robert Peel has issued cards for o t' Pi i 4,1 party on Saturday, the 28th Instant, at his resltl elic- I _.lo IF ri vt , gardens. .TO oc h y , ADOPTION OF THE OVERLAND Bovi.'"-• OK' 4 "f, f iat ••-•° , rc li f TRIESTS.—At a meeting of the Syra-EgyP- -- ,, efs - ,,ttl S e ri -FP . evening, a very interesting and important Pei ) •; t icao•o7,Q. Plate, Foreign' Secretary, demonstrating the Pr e joiS it ill",,,ol Mg a continuous railway communication velt h .,,,e o°,oll, o er many and Central Turkey, thus bringing the Ill'! fl its h '6o . :, de,' time by many days than is at present occuPie d „ l ,:tiJo•: t d',oroo, r Lieutenant Wagliorn, who was present by in" - 1 OP t i'' 0 if We t wit tl , '' lid e' to the Society that her Majesty's Goventasell regr et 0 ec t gr mined on the route to India yid Trieste. We d i e P °49 ,, - se ° , l it 11 of Parliamentary and other matter precludes it ie ',a t , .ft• giving the purport of Dr. Plate's views; be t nt ey r" AS r ot bracing such novel, yet valuable, hints, that w e 0 5 " il l ° ellen—Past. 11 11) IS OA RAILWAY DEPOSITS.— An accoun t °r o t ; 0 111 : ts', l 'rit ceived by the Accountant-General on accee et e otalil i el c t.ol l° 9°' schemes during the last six monthe, with the pe r w i t icli ii a 1 56!ii0' which he and the broker have received, or t( ?.,, t eral , c 1,5 29 os, tied ;—Moneys received by the Accountant-6,..100, t . , z to , i f o tO railway Bills or schemes during the last six lo, u l t o be_ v thdpor 00; 10d. No per centage on the moneys so receivea,__ D or e ive j,. f 0, if the Accountant-t.eneral nor by his broker , , e (- 4 r geni e o. 1 : 0 4,0•3; entitled to any. The Accountant-General 1 1 Il ls as ai p r(? c , t o ,t his broker, any per centage upon sums paid la the u ' ug ,ls6 llio e° case receivedstim sums p a o r n e i s n u s e •e h s t in ed ve b s y tm o e rd n e t s r . of Cour t. o t t h t e ue aOl ( 1 ,0 1, 1 2 10 spr ii Or i, I there have been invested, by order of the C 0 tl. • , 0, 51' 0 the parties, the following sums : £ s• 8 4 • 0 g 0 230 ° 0 In Exchequer-bills . • • • 42 6 1 5 0 On which the brokerage is • • • • 141 3 7 3,1' In 1/. per Cents. • • • • '' 308 '''' .....„..../ 7 6 On which the brokerage is • • • • 1 In 3/. Is. per Cents. .. •• 91 7 9 ~,, 0 On which the brokerage is • • • • • •-•" 1 i'' ,--• , 0 ‘ 0 I $ 4 Whole sum invested .. • • • • 825 2 49° Whole amount of brokerage ther eon 1 3° 00' Of which the Accountant-Gener al „Gel' ~ has received • • • • • • tt etel l " Of which the broker has received • • "f•LL, Arco ,ei.. E. Russ— ..,„, Jsro'• E. MORTIMt.. , ler' .......,—, tti' 2 i , --- E so : On the her r e e 311113atjthehsitnlyns,tss.t,c.,t:naestulaiA:lornfsoatfestrolAne4evt.heCl. ;T y. c a. J o. IP ; Ol e cobire' ff Ou the 14th inst., at Coninligißtoirt 11181 o: Se, C 4::::: :elf:1ST:1 Of W. W. Chafy, Esq . ,of a daughter. ~.. w ife ° On the 13th inst. at Islingto-terrae, .."- V f r Ott 12:arner Purdue oN 1 b f "°) orne, o. . r,. Din. haei Prenderg 10 1 On the lbth inst:, Caroline, the w'.fe of laic nold . tite ' of Castle-street, Holborn, barrister.at-inw• )10. SC or On the 15th inst., a Durham-p Lace, fourtn P On the 15th inst., Miss Mary Mostyn,. chntshire• Elba Sir Edward Monty", Bart., of Talaere, . ---_ , iii .,, E. , „/ alston, _ cusu ot , 41 ,01 On the 11th inst., at ralace House, Lan c° ' - 0; relict of the late J. Greenwood, sq „r . ,sll“ "" tue cid London : Printed and Publi3hed bY 11,1311° trOd, 1 4p Fs SU attl, l't int er, at. Vie St °lace, No 11.. -„,0j30°,. of the Savoy, iu the County of Alailltso, " 18, 1846. Feb. 11 I daf SO PE • an, Mc for lee , frol the Jos, CI4I ins illp exp tlon or s Ce - ri Rat; I be t t l a 7Z I Per i , (fit t ;orrif 1 ,: 1 1 ison o %eh 604 41 :114, 1:12•Cot. g 4, 11 4 ° Oft g 14( 4() DC 4 " 1 11 3' 14 A 0:1 th, 1p ,1 41 0 rnE SUN,' LONDON,w WEDNE S DAY . EVENING, FEBRUARY le, 1846 .