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Ve wit opposed to the abolition of the existing duties under any circumstances whatever, and he would not therefore consent to become his own executioner by supporting the amendment of the Honourable Member for Wolverhampton. The Right lion. Baronet gave protection to woollen and other articles, and he (Mr. Palmer) was at a loss to know why corn should not be protected also.—(Uproar.) The agricultural interest was no trifle. (Cries of " Oh, oh.") The country required the agriculturist, rina he did not see why one-fourth part of the population of the country mould be called monopolists.—(Confusion.)—(Here the Hon. Member proceeded to read some statistical returns, showing the taxes paid on en acre of land, and making an average from that of the gross taxation on land, but the uproar was so great that it was Impossible to distinctly hear the Hon. Members remarks.) He con tinued to say that the measure would throw land out of cultivation, and that the country would have to depend on foreigners for food. but nevertheless he feared, from the unnatural coalition which had taken place, that they had nothing else to expect. It appeared that the proposition for a total repeal of the corn-laws would be sup ported by the Noble Lord the Member for the City of London (Russell), and if such were the case he did not see why a second coalition should not take place. The Hon. Gentleman concluded his observations amidst loud cries for " Division" and " Adjournment." Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, if the House will allow me, I will state what are my views respecting the various questions which are now under its cousideration. I should not be inclined to vote for any proposition that would not have for its object the settlement of the corn -laws. I would not commit myself to vote for a proposition which would continue agitation, and keep the farmers in a state of suspense.—(Hear, hear.) Having been told in 1842 that the measure then passed was a settlement of the question, and having found that, In 1846, from the authors of that measure, that it was a complete failure, and that the sliding-scale would not slide ; therefore, while I regret that the Member for Lincolnshire did not concur with me on a former occasion, yet, on the present occasion, I cannot agree with that lien. Gentleman. With respect to the proposition of the Go vernment for continuing protection for three years, I think it is liable to some objections.—(Hear, hear.) I come next to the propo sition at present before the House—the amendment of the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton. Now, I must say , tha t, comparing both propositions, if made by two Hon. and Independent Members of the House, I should consider the proposition of the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton the mere wise, as an abstract proposition.— (Hear.) I think so because I consider that there has been very abundant har veets, and many others may happen which will materially alter the view of the question taken by the Right Hon. Baronet—indeed such may be the influence of abundant harvests, that the prices of corn might be very material' , enhanced ; such for instance as there has been in Belgium and other countries. I think that that being the case, if there is to be a repeal of the corn-laws, in an immediate repeal there will be more safety to the agrieulture of this country than keeping the question open for three years. The Right Hon. Baronet says that if we were to have an immediate repeal, we would create a panic, bat that a 4s. duty will prevent that. I cannot see that the taking off all protective duty will cause a panic ; I think the farmers will applytheir minds to the improvements in agriculture, such as the eeience of chemistry pointed out to them, and such appliances will guard them against anything like a panic. I think the Hon. Mem ber's proposition far better than three years of doubt.—(Hear, hear.) For this reason and others -forthere are other reasons which I shall not trouble this Committee by stating—l think the measure of the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton better adapted to settle this question' than that of the Right Hon. Gentleman. I am not aware what view the other House may take of this subject—l must listen to what is said by the Prime 3linister who undertakes the settlement of this question. He has undertaken it in a way which is not entirely reprehensible, but of which, though I voted for it, I did not entirely approve. He has undertaken it in a way which in three years will produce the final settlement of the question. The Right Honourable Baronet has given the reasons which induced him to make this proposition. Ido not think his reason a very good one. It could be more favour able to the landed interest, and I do not know what view the land owner will take, but the farmers do not appear to feel the value of the proposition of the Right Hon. Gentleman. When the Canada Corn Bill was brought forward, the Right Hon. Baronet said that be was desirous to introduce a Bill which would give advantages to a colony which it never had before ; and those advantages he was Ob'iged afterwards to take away. lam afraid that the fact of giving three years will hardly reconcile the landowners to the re moval of that benefit which load been unwisely bestowed from the first. The Right lion. Baronet makes a strange statement, he says, that although the House were to decide in Committee by a majority in favour of immediate repeal, they should have his best efforts to promote the success of that measure, and yet he says at the same time that he will not answer for the result of that mea sure which he himself brought forward. I never think it right to vote for this or any other measure or resolution of which I should not think the success desirable.—(Hear, hear.) At the same time, many gentlemen are in the habit of saying that they wished to declare their' opinion in the abstract, and that they do not wish the motion to be successful. The proper way to consider these things is to ascertain if they wish the motion for which they are voting to sue seed. In this case lam to suppose that a majority is in favour of any friend's motion, and my own name is amongst the votes. I give in terms before the settlement of the question, and yet that would be on a measure introduced by the Right Don. Baronet as an organ of Government, and for which he declined to make himself responsible. I cannot consent to endanger the measure proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet, as I sincerely wish it to be carried. Upon weighing the two questions, that proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet and the one now before the House, I must say, with all due respect, I cannot under the circumstances support the motion of the Don. Member for Wolverhampton in preference to that measure which the Right Don. Gentleman (Sir Robert Peel) has proposed. I believe myself, if the lloase will carry that measure, as I trust it wil; oa the third reacting, with as large a majority as it did the other day, on the motion for going into Committee, I believe in that case the Deese of Lords, respecting the decision of this Douse, will see the polies , of acceding to the Bill, so that it may be at once carried into effect. I feel on no other measure so much confidence of its being carried as the Identical measure proposed by the Right Don. Baronet, as any other might be considered as the measure of the Anti-Corn law League. Ido consider that if the measure could be carried by the present Parliament without any dissolution, or any conflict of interest', it would be of the very greatest advantage.—(Hear, hear.) I believe that though, after the carrying of the measure of the Right Don. Baronet, there may be som- excitement, but that excite ment will gradually subside, and whatever differences that exist among various sections of society be little remembered in a few years. That, speaking beside the corn question, is a most important consideration with ins in coining to the conclusion which I have. It is impossible not to see that a great popular agitation carried on from year to year may extend itself to other subjects, so as to affect most valuable parts of the institutions of the country.—(Hear, hear.) With every avidity to see it settled, and weighing how the present motion will act upon other questions that may require settlement, I think, upon the whole, that the way in which I propose to act to be that most conducive to the end in view—that is, sup porting, against the amendment, the proposition of the Right Hon. Baronet. do not think that, on any question that may be placed before the House, it can be shown on any grounds why it should take the preference of the preposition of the Right Hon. Baronet, considering time and circumstances—(Heer, hear)—the general views of Parliament, and the ulterior consequences that may ensue to the country.—(ilear, hear.) Having said this much, I will beg leave to refer to a statement that fell from the Right Hen. Baronet the other evening, when he said that if he had proposed a total and im mediate repeal of the corn-laws, this proposition would have failed. Now I understood him, on a former night, to state that he regretted that I did not undertake it. I was surprised at that statement, because, although I fully believe that the Right Hon. Baronet would h a ve given me every support—would have fairly supported me throughout any measure that he might consider a good settlement of one question, yet I think he must have heard objections enough since he accepted office, statements enough to convince him that those who would have followed him in that course, and those who would have susported me if I had been in office and he had been out of o ffice, would have . been a small number as compared with the 112 Members who usually supported him.—(Cheers.) My belief, I must fairly state, is, that not more than forty, or somewhere about that number, perhaps fifty, would have followed me on that question.— (Ironical cheers, and cries of " Oh, oh," from the Tory benches.) Some lion. Members may think that this number is exaggerated— (llear)—but, at all events, I do not believe that even if all the members of the Cabinet were going with me, en that occasion I would have had a sufficient number to have enabled me to obtain majority on the first proposition to go into committee.—(Hear hear, and cheers from the protection party.) An Don Friend of mine has stated to -night that he understood mo to say that I should he sorry to see a dissolution of the Parliament because I did not expect that a dissolution of Parliament would give a majority in favour of the abo lition of the corn. laws. My Don. Friend has not rightly understood me. Mr. RIDLEY COLBORNE made a remark inaudable in the gallery. Lord JOHN RUSSELL --The lion Member Nor Richmond says he so understood me. Sir, I stated that I did think it desirable that no dissolution of Parliament should take place on this question. think that a statement was also made that this house of Parliament, this House of Commons is not competent to decide, the question of the corn-laws. This statement is founded in igno ranceand m i s apprehension of the Co nstitution.—(Cheers.) I con sider that Parliament, as enacted, is to provide for the most im port nt affairs of the country,, whether foreign or domestic, i tee e a reing to the best of its judgment and dlse . tetion.—( Loud cheers) I cannot conceive any assertion of an opposite doctrine — any assertion that the House of Commons is aot competent to decide su ch questions as the present, which would not lead to the doctrine that it would not Immediately conpetent to decide any question eo of great the mediately elected by the pple, for the portance, expre ss purpose of so settling the question.—(Loud eiles O f " Hear.") This would lead to the most democratic doctrines am; could possibly be started, doctrines that would lead to an end less roma of annual Parliaments—which would lead almost to the that unless elected for the particular purpose, Members are convietiea Sir, I in giving a vote upon any subject. speak of the not justified general power of the house of Commons—upon a question on which no doubt has been expressed, namely, the great question that arose after the settlement pf the house of Hanover, that the Parliament which was elected for three years were perfectly justified in prolonging their existence to seven, years, thereby saving the comitry from anarchy and confusion. But if that were the case—if lam right in that, then will any man say that the House of Commons, which was tompetent to prolong its own existence from three years to seven years, is not able to effect the settlement of the question with regard to the duty on foreign corn ? There are other questions relating to the union with Scotland and the union with Ireland. With regard to particular Members—as to the engagements 'Mem bers may have entered into, and what their feelings may as to their own pr ivate honour, or as to their public character with respect to their constituents, I am not meddling with that question. I ant only speaking of Parliament generally , then, it is my view that this House, as at present constituted, ils-'peellrfectly,competent to settle the question of the corn-laws, and unless there was a very great public feeline, some great national .• ti 1 I t feeling he other way, i conceive tha there ms no perso en o radtict that assertion. I think itt likewise desirable that t there =la aot be a dissolution, and the reason I think it would not b d e desirable IS, not that there would not be a Parliament which woul ive a majority in favour of a repeal of the corn-laws, g belief Is, that there would be a majority, but RS my ny belief is that t h e ma j orit y would be attained after a great collision of opinion, after every angry feeling had been excited in the course of the election, and that majority would hardly atter that election, have that weight with the other House of Parlia ment which I think the majority of the present House, with the nu mbers which I have stated, is likely to have upon the decision of that other House. I think that the whole question would be made one much more than it now is of discordance between classes, and we should be some 'years in a state of agitation on that subject, which would be most injurious to the country at large. For this reason, therefore —for this additional reason—l am going to take the only course which seems to me, after pondering on this matter as seriously as I could. to be my ditty to the country, and I am going to take the course of voting with Government against the amendment, and against any other amendments that are likely to he proposed in Committee, mid I shall be prepared to vote with them in every stage of the Bill, for I think the interests of the country are deeply involved in the speedy, the safe, and the tranquil settlement of this great question. Mr. G. PALMER said he rose to say a very few words with regard to tee vote he was about to give, but he had no wish whatever to extend the debaie upon the corn laws. He had always stedfastly and consistently voted against the motion of the Hen. Member for Welverhampton, and it was still his intention to give his decided opposition to the motion pf that lion. and Learned Gentleman. Rot, however, ' that he gave a preference to the measure of the Government. for he still cherished ft hope that as long as a party could be found in that House, and so long as A firm party could be found in another place amid out of that Douse, t, at this measure mi g ht b e d e f eate d, an d it was with that hope that he stood up to oppose the amendment. He objected in every ppint of view to th e measure o f th e Government. Nothing he could eenceive could be more objectionable ; not even the incon sistency whici: the Right Hon. Baronet had evinced with respect to th i s question. if they were to haveo make ll a change in the corn laws, the present was the time,p r an s p d er not t state, three years hence, for they were a t present and the accounts with tenaets had been satisfactelily settled. He did feel the greatest possible inclination ) to N t o lo all he could to oppose this measure.— (Protectiouist cheers. be would ask any gentleman, supposing he was about to subri l ! r i e t r t w t ta great change •ampton. as had been described by time lion. Member for be were about to change all at on Sup pose, in fact, a meal a-day ;or suppose ce front two meal w oay to oily hal f great bodily exertion or labour from morning till night, Wee la - i,; idertake the task when he was healthy and strong in not rather ut hen his body was rotten, and about to fall b d a e ri e "- ferenee to w It was so with the body politic— ee hter and cheers.) if we were to (Lang c re, for 'leaven's sake, let us undertake the task when adopt ierous condition, and when bread and everything we were in a pfnel cheap. 'He would prefer such a course for the else was comparatively a for the sake of every interest, he would beg e e sake of the poor, an the great change at once.—(llear, hear ) silo sniffler" House to let u S of the next three years we should be t tlle It wo evident that a Maim by the present measure , than we were PI 'eta In a much Worse po large stock of corn—(Hear, " I" ill have hoar Up a now ; foreigners w would tend to eciate hereafter the pros hear)--and everything' wuntry. Helixould Ore voted for this poets of ti:a farmers of this I h mpton on the present oc pe ber for 1% o ver a measure ofa..!meMem ted against it on former oecaeions, he elision, but as he had always voted therefore vote a g ainst it to he consistent, and sho u ld was determined i to him that the measure oft he savor.--(Hear, hear.) It seemed nor fiense ill (Cheers.) ]tight Don. Baronet ha 4 neither justice t right In the ale had stated theee, oplicielme, in order to se egeert of his constituent..s. — (C lmre.) arr. lIUmE sa id es loped that on this Oe e sion the speech of the Noble Lord would teach Weep who were now ebtellt to divide, the ranks of those who sat upon his (3ir, Hume's) side of the IlOnse, what course they should adopt. After that speech lie thought that every individual who was anxious to carry this nleaStire ought to give his utmost support to the Right Hon. Baronet in carrying this measure through the Committee.—(Cheers,) lie wile for his own part perfectly satisfied with the measure of the Right ilon. Baronet, and it was one, which, in his opinio.n, must be equally satisfactory to t: - ,e country. At the same time lie must confess that If the question could have been dually settled without any lurther delay, it would have given hint much satisfaction But after what had fallen from the Right Hon. Baronet he thought qt' was clear that the voting for the proposed amendment would bo the great question, and it was on that ground that lie (3lr. persist t theott,ay a r rement.—(Cries of " Hear, hear," and " Oh, ob.") A. fight ' II after the speech of the Noble Lord, and also that of the •-• . on. Baronet, he for one would notvote for BO 'telat WICK rose amidst cries of " Mr. P. Olt, oh ' and laugh ter, to say the ""` would move an adjournment. a Ott4N BY did not think The Dlarquiethat, accordin g t o th e c geowledgment, he could Noble Lord's , have carried such a immure as the pasent !)y a fgeater majority than about 40, If the present Parliament was such an one as could give satisfaction to the country upon so important a measure as the present. The Earl of MARCH rose to order. He stated that it would be well that the House knew the question that was now before it. The Hon. Member for Evesham (Mr. Borthwick) had moved that Mr. Speaker do report progress arid obtain leave to sit again. On a division there appeared For the adjournment • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Against it • • Majority • • • • • ....... On our re-admission into the gallery we found Lord J. MANNERS addressing the House—He said that he never knew so disgraceful an occurrence as that of a reformed House of Commons fearing to appeal to its constituency. He could not under stand how that House, which was but an aggregation of private in dividuals, could maintain its honour, while the honour of the in dividual Members was disregarded. Was it possible that, having de stroyed the honour of 128 Members of that House, they could maintain by a constitutional fallacy, the honour of that House? After such an argument, he thought the House could not refuse to postpone for any number of nights that which Hon. Members might suggest, and so long as the Hon. Member for Eversham, or any Hon. Member should think fit to divide the House he would support them. Lord JOHN RUSSELL would be very sorry to incur the displeasure of the Noble Lord, and that he should inflict upon the House frequent divisions in consequence of the remarks which had fallen from RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for and fbur wounded, and he had only one aide•do camp left, a boy of sixteen, his own son, who carried his orders from one part of the field to another with the greatest courage and presence of mind. He had with him another son, not in the military service, who had been prevented from entering that service in conse quence of an accident which rendered amputation of the foot necessary ; that son stuck by him during the battle, and it was only towards the conclusion that in consequence of the commands of his father he left the field. Our losses had been great, one of the most dis tinguished in that or any other army had fallen at Moodkee, Sir R. SALE, whom all honoured, and to whom all felt gratitude, and he was sure their Lordships would not refuse, when they should be called upon to testify their admi ration of the character of that Gallant Officer. There was another most gallant officer whose loss we had to lament, Sir J. M'CASKILL. It wa impossible to mention all worthy of mention, but he could not avoid mentioning the name of one whose loss was irreparable, Major BROADFOOT, who had rendered immense services to his country, both in his military arid his diplomatic capacity. Then, as to results. The object of the Seikhs was to inundate the whole country from the Sutlej to the Jumna, :Ind to take possession of Delhi, and to drive us beyond the limits of our territory. All those objects have failed. Our objects were to drive them beyond the Sutlej, to save Ferozepore, to confirm those true to us, and coerce those inimical to our rule. All their ob jects have:failed—all ours have succeeded by the exertions by which those battles were attained, and which the Seikhs would not readily forget. Those victories had secured that important frontier for us. His personal knowledge of and affection for the Governor-General might have led him to speak much of his prowess, but he also felt bound to do the utmost honour to the gallantry and skill of the Commander in. Chief, Sir HUGH GOUGH ' who was deserving of every honour that could be conferred on him. Having been forced into this war it was necessary to do everything to bring it to a successful termination. The Governor of Bombay had forwarded large forces to Kurrachee, there to be under the command of one of the most gallant men that ever wore a soldier's uniform, Sir Ciranix.s/TArrEa. The Noble Earl concluded by formally moving the vote of thanks. The Marquis of LANSDOWIIE felt it most grateful to his feelings to state that, after an attentive perusal of the docu ments laid on the table, he felt it consistent with his sincere conviction to give to the proposed resolutions, not only his acquie,cence, but his most cordial support. This was an action most glorious to the British army, and it was owing to the zeal and devotion of that army that the natives of Asia had been shown that the star of British glory shone with increased splendour; and those dispatches showed that the valour of the Sepoy troops had been displayed in as glorious a manner as those of the British, and tie hoped they would know that on this occasion their claims to their Lordships' gratitude had net been for gotten. The Governor-General in his most peculiar position, being both a civilian and a military man, had shown his zeal and devotion to the service in the most remarkable manner, by passing at once from his civil to his military character, and drawing his sword, and giving an admirable example to all. He would not follow his Noble Friend in dilating upon the merit, of the Commander-in-Chief and his officers, nor in offering an opinion on the political view of the question. But when they did come to consider it, he felt assured that their Lordships would' feel convinced that we had pursued.* pacific and not an aggressive policy, and that nothing but necessity had compelled us to draw the sword.- their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and l'ainAv, at One o'clock, at their offices, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, at which place all favours, con- Wiling instructions, are respectfully requested te be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day pr6viously 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. Ofiloes, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. .. 227 .. -157 him. Sir C. BROOKE complained that a division upon. the amendment should be desired so soon. He considered after the House had been occupied by the Members for Manchester, Durham, Wolver hampton, the city of London, and the Right Honeurable Baronet, that it was unfair to call for a division until his side of the House were heard, and he now moved that the House do adjourn, and the question 13:t resumed to-morrow night. Sir It. PEEL said that the best course to pursue, would be to dis pose first of the motion of the Hon. Gentleman, as that was the re gular mode of dealing with the question.—(Cries of " No, no.") Mr. FERRAND said he wished to justify the conduct the protec tionists were pursuing by reading a portion of a speech delivered by the Right Hon. Baronet when in opposition in proposing a vote of want of confidence In the Noble Lord opposite (Russell). Here the Hon. Gentleman read a portion of the Right lion. Gentleman's speech, and concluded by moving that the debate be adjourned; when Air. MORGAN J. O'CONNELL said that he must oppose the proceeding adopted by the Hon. Member ; it was too bad to quote from former speeches—what had a quotation from a speech ex pressing a want of confidence in the Government to do with the question, that Mr. Greene do leave the chair ? When gentlemen came there and did nothing but quote what Hon. Members had said and dole in other places, the country would draw its OVVII couclusions with reference to such conduct. What reference had one word, of the quotation to the motion of the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton. lie had come to that House to vote on the question. Hon. Gentlemen who wished to express their opinions, and who could not do so during the debate (the longest on the records of that House), could speak on other amendments. They could speak on the report that they must make, or on the second or third reading of the liill. The course taken by the Hon. Member for Knaresborough has shown that their object was not discussion, for had any of the expressions he had used borne upon the question ? Were the statements of the Noble Lord made some twenty or thirty years back to be a reason why the debate should be adjourned? The.people could see that they were a com pact minority, and If they persevered in their present course, they would lower themselves and the House in the eyes of the country. r. G. BANKES complained that Members on that side of the House had not been fairly treated. Especially he would refer to the Hon. Member for Essex (Mr. Palmer), a gentleman occupying the nest respectable station and character in that House, who had been treated in such a manlier that lie (Mr. Banker) could hardly hear an obser vation he made. Ile had intended to reply to some remarks that had fallen from the Right lion. Baronet, but he had given way to the lion. Member for Essex ; but he would say that the treatment which that lion. Member had received would not prevent Members on that side of the House from taking the course which they thought neces sary in regard to the measures proposed by the Government. Lord CLAUDE HAMILTON remarked that as the Hon. Mem ber (Mr. lerrand) had read from the speech of the Right Hon. Baronet, there would be no use in his adjouring the debate. Mr. FERRAND said that was not all that he had to give. He had fifty more extracts that would show up the Right lion. Baronet to the derision and scorn of the country. Lord JOHN RUSSELL did not see any advantage in disputing about the fact whether the question should be settled three years hence or now. lie would suggest that the Right lion. Baronet should take the simple negative on the amendment now, when the Ghairman could report progress, and ask leave to sit again, when the discussion could be resumed. Captain POLHILL said that every Hon. Member in that House had a right to speak his opinions on the question, and however in convenient an adjournment might be deemed they wore quite justified in asking for it. The debate was then adjourned. The House adjourned at Half-past One o'clock. The Duke of WELLINGTON could not hear a motion of this description made without stating his unqualified approba tion of the conduct of the troops, and of that of the officers, and particularly of that of his Gallant Friend the Governor- General, who, after having made alt the arrangements ap pertaining to his duty asGovernor-Qeneral, for collecting all the resources of the country for the contest impending, volunteered his services and his rank in the army, in order to give his assistance to the officer coma-lauding in chief. in carrying on his operations. In doing this, Sir li. HAEDINGE had set an example which he hoped would always be followed. He knew that the Seikh entrenchment WAS completely closed in, and ought to have been called a fortress, instead of a forti fied position. He knew also that the troops had been for four-and-twenty hours without water, and yet they perse vered and carried the position, not without great loss, vet not without leaving them efficient if their services should be re quired. Ile had not heard of any action for a long time in which so much bravery was displayed. There was but one exception, and that was, that to one regiment the name of panic was attached. Now, the regiment had lost one-third of its officers, a large proportion of non-commissioned officers, and two-thirds of the men. Ile would not dispute what had been said of the officers, who saw the action, but he thought that he should have stated the amount of loss in that report, and if he had in quired, he would have fund that on their advance they were absolutely mown down—that the regiment had been abroad 30 years out of 40 that it had been raised— that it had been in India 16 years, and had been recruited twice over— and that of those in the regiment,three-fourths had not been more that 7 years in the service. And in looking over the reports, he found from the general officers several reports of the praiseworthy conduct of the regiment, and he thought, looking at the returns of killed and wounded, it was impos sible to apply that word to the conduct of this reoiment. He had also seen an unqualified approbation, written by this general officer, of the conduct of this regiment only at Christ mas last, and at this battle they were mowed down by the enemy's artillery. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY passed a high eulogium on Sir 11. ILtuDINGE for the example he had set in going into battle as second in command. With regard to the loss which had taken place he would ask if, considering the immense superiority of the enemies' force, they could have expected any other. They could not have great victories without great losses. Sir H. GoUGII and Sir H. HARDLNGE had placed themselves foremost in the post of danger, and in so doing they had only followed the example of the Noble Duke under whom they had served. After speeches by the Duke of RICHMOND, the Earl of ELLUNBOEOUGH, and the Earl of AUCKLAND, the motion was carried nemine dissentiente. The Bills on the table were_then forwarded it stage, and their Lordships adjourned. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. .From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons. MONDAY, 31AECif 2. CUSTOMS AND CORN IMPORTATION. (IN THE COMMITTEE.) Motion made. and Question proposed, " That, in lieu of the Duty now payable on the importation of Corn, Grain, Meal, or Flour, there shall be paid, until the Ist day of February, 1849, the following Duties :"—Atnendment proposed, to leave out the words " In lieu of," ht order to insert the words " all Duties on imported Corn do now cease and determine," instead thereof:—Question proposed, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :" —Whereupon, Motion made and Question put, " That the Chairman do report progress, and ask leave to sit again." The Committee divided : MINORITY—AYES; 70. Adderley, C. B. Finch, G. Pigot, Sir R. Alford, Viscount Fuller, A. E. Polhill, Frederick Allix, J. P. Gardner, J. D. Rashleigh, W. Arkwright, George Granby, Marquis of Rendleshatn, Lord Bailey, Joseph, jun. Grogan, E. Rolleston, Colonel Elankes,lGeorge Raiford, Sir H. Bart. Round, John denett, John tialsey, T. P. kicott, F. Genet, Philip Henley, J. W. Sibthorp, Colonel Bentinck, Lord G. Hildyard, T. B. Spooner, R. Beresiord, Major Hope, Sir J. Sprc, Sir S. Bramston, T. W. Hussey, T. Stanley, E. Crisco, H. . ingestre, Viscount Stuart, J. Brondley, H. Jolliffe, Sir W. H. Thompson, Aid. liroadwood, H. Lawson, A. • Trotter, John Brooke, Sir A. B. Lowther, Sir J. 11. • Tyrrell, Sir J. T. Bretherton, J. Manners, Lord C. Vyse, R. Buck, Lewis W. Manners, Lord J. . Waddington, H. S. Buller, Sir J. Y. March, Earl of. Wodekouse, E. Chu: chill, Lord A. S. • Martin, T. B. Wyndham, Colonel Clifton, J. T. • Milues, It. H. Yorke, E. T. Cole, 11. A. Newdegate. N. Deedes, W. O'Brien, A. S Du I're, C 'G. Packe, C. W. Fielden, John Palmer, R. Filmer, Sir E. Palmer, G. TELLERS. Borthwiek, Peter Ferrand, W. D. MAJORITY—NOES, 227. , Acland, T. D. Emly - n, Viscount Mitcalfe, Henry A'Court, Captain Entwisle, W. Mitchell, T. A. Antrobus, Edmund Escott, Bickham Moffatt, George Archbold, Robert; Evans, Sir De Lucy Morpeth, Viscount Austen, Colonel Ewart, William Morris, David Bantle, Colonel Feilden, William Napier, Sir Charles Baltic, Walter Ferguson, Colonel Neville, Ralph Bannerman, A. Ferguson, Sir R. Norreys, Sir D. • Baring, F. T. Fitzmaurice, C. O'Connell, Daniel Baring, W. B. Fitzroy, Henry j O'Connell, M. J. Barrington, Viscount Fleetwood, Sir P. O'Connell, John Beckett, William Flower, Sir J. Oswald, Janice Bell, Matthew Forster, Matthew Palmerston, Viscount Ben how, John Fox, C. L. Parker, John Berkeley, Craven Gibson, T. M. Patten, J. W. Berkeley, H. F. Gordon, Hon. Capt. Pattison, James Bernal, Ralph Gore, Montague Pechell, Captain BlewittZßeginald Gore, Robert, Peel, Sir Robert Bodkin, W. 11. Goring, C. Peel, Jonathan Boldero, H. G. Goulburn, Henry Pennant, Colonel Botfield, Beriah: . Graham, Sir J. Philips, G. IC. Bouverie, E. P. Grey, Sir G. Philips, Mark Bow es, John Hale, R. B. Pluinridge, Captain Bowles, Admiral Hall, Sir Benjamin Protheroe, Edward Bowring, Dr. Hamilton, W. J. Pusey, P. Boyd, John Hamilton, Lord C. Rawdon, Colonel Bright, John iliastie, Archibald Reid, Colonel Browne, W. 0 Hawes, Benjamin Roes, D. R. Bruce, Lord E. Herbert, Sidney e i i rmy y , , Lord Charles.A . Russell, C. Russell. Lord John Buller, Charlesßussell, Lord E. Bus feild, William 11 11 Cardwell, Edward Ilobliouse, Sir J. Sanderson, R. Carew, W. H. Pole Hogg, J. W. Seymour, Lord' Carnegie, Captain Holland, Robert Shelburne, Earl of Cavendish, G. 11. Hope, Alexander Sheridan, R. B. Chapman, B. Hope, G. W. Smith, J. A. Chelsea, Visc. Herlihy, John Smythe, George Chichester, Lord J. Howard, C. W. Smollett, A. Childers, J.W. Howard, E. G. Somerton, Viscount Christie, W. D. Howard, P. H. Stanley, W. 0. Chute, W. L. W. Hughes, W. B. Stansfleld, W. R. Clerk, Sir G.: Hume, Joseph Stanton, W. H. Cobden, Richard Humpliery, Ald. Staunton, Sir G. Cockburn, Sir G. Hurst, R. 11. Stewart, John Colborne, W. R. Irton, S. Stuart, Lord J. Colebrooke, Sir T. James, William Stuart, Henry Collett, W. R. Jerilyn, Earl Strait, Edward Collett, John Jervis, John Sutton, Ilenry Connolly, Col. Jocelyn, Viscount Thesiger, Fir F. Corry, Henry Johnstone, Sir J. Thornely, Thomas Cowper, W. F. Jones, Captain Trelawny, J. S. Craig, W. G. Kelly, Sir Fitzroy Trench, Sir F. Crawford, W. S. Kemble, 11. Troubridge, Sir E. Cripps, William Labouchere, Henry Tufnell, Henry Currie, Raikes Lambton, 11. Vane, Lord 11. Curteis, It. B. Langston, J. 11. Villiers, Charles Dalincity, Lord Lascelles, W. ii. Vivian, J. H. Da'rymple, Captain Lay - at d, Captain Waklcy, Thomas Darner, Colonel Loch, James Walker, Richard Davies, D. A. S. Lockhart, A. E. Walpole, S. 11. Dodd, G. Lockhart, W. Warburton, Henry Douglas, Sir C. Lyall, Georgo Ward, H. G. Douglas, J. D. S. Lygon, Gen. Wawn, J. T. Drummond, H. Macaulay, T. B. .Wellesley, Lord C. Duckworth, Sir J. Wearthy, Alex. White, Samuel Duke, Sir J. M‘Geachy, F. A. Williams, W. Duncan, Viscount M`Taggart, Sir J. Wilshere, W. Duncan, George Mahon, Viscount Wood, Charles Duncombe, T. Mangles, It. D. Wood, Colonel T. Dundas, Admiral Marjoribmiks, S. Wersley, Lord Easthope, Sir J. Marshall, William Wortley, J. S. Eastnor, Viscount Martin, John Wynn, C. W. Ebrington, Viscount Martin, C. W. Yorke, IL R. Egerton, W. T. Mast ennan, John Egerton, Sir P. Menlo, Fox TELLER/1. Ellis, Wy nn Maxwell, J. Young, John Elphlustone,H. Mildmay, 11. St. John Baring, Henry The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. Mr. HILDTARD took the oaths and his seat for South Nottingham. Several Railway Bills were read a second time and ordered to be committed. Dr. BowßixG presented a petition from the sisters of Lieut. WYBERG who had been detained at Bokhara, and was supposed to have been barbarously murdered there, praying for an inquiry to be instituted as to his fate. The Hon. Gentleman gave notice of his intention to-morrow to put a question to the First Lord of the Treasury on the subject. Petitions were presented for and against a repeal of the corn-laws. Petitions were also presented against the embodiment of the militia. Lord Joust RUSSELL presented a petition from the ship owners of London in favour of the Government measures with respect to corn and timber. Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from Goatacre, praying fur the total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws. Mr. C. BERKELEY called the attention of the House to a petition that he had received, purporting to come from Chel tenham, though in fact it came from• Manchester; and moved that it be referred to a Select Committee, to inquire into the manner in which the petition was got up and the signatures attached to it. The motion was agreed to after a short discussion, and the Committee appointed. Lord E. BRUCE presented a petition from Marlborough, Bedwin, and Pewsey, in the county of Wilts, in favour of the London, Newbury, and Bath Direct Railway. Sir It. PEEL then rose, pursuant to notice, to move a vote of thanks of the House of Commons to the Governor-General of India, to General Sir HUGH Gocon, to Major-General Sir HARRY SMITH , to Major- General WALTER RALEIGH GILBERT, to Major-General Sir Jonx LITTLER, and to the non-commissioned officers and private soldiers, European and native, for the energy, ability, firmness, gallantry, perseverance,fortitude, and daring valour displayed by them at Moodkee, upon the left bank of the Sutlej, on the 18th, 21st, and 22d of December last, when they forced the enemy's entrenchments at Ferozeshah, captured most of his guns, and finally compelled the Seikh army, of greatly superior numbers, to retire within their own frontier, The Right Hon. Baronet, in bringing forward the motion, went at some length into our relations with India, assured the House that the policy of the Governor-General was not to extend the British Go vernment in India, thinking its possessions in that part of the world amply sufficient, but to preserve the native Seik's Governments, as.far as it could be done consistently with the maintenance of the present possessions of England in India. The attacks that bad been made by the Seikh army on the possessions of England on the left bank of the Sutlej were totally uncalled for in consequence of an act of the Governor-General of India, who had always acted on the defensive, although every attempt had been made to bribe his soldiers, especially th e native troops. Those attempts at bribery he (Sir It. PEEL) was happy to say bad been without any avail ; the Sepoy troops stood firm as they had always done to the interests of England. Everything bad been done that was considered necessary by the first military men in the country, by the Governor• General, in order to protect the British territory on the left bank of the Sutlej ; and when it was supposed that an attack would be made' by the Seikhs, the course pursued by the Governor-General was in accordance with the wish and desire of the British Consul in India, and lie could notbut think that the Governor. General and the Commander in-Chief, in the course they have adopted on that occasion, had acted with prudence and discretion. The Right Hon. Baronet then, at some length, proceeded to describe the ac tions that took place, actions which he believed, if it were possible, added fresh glory to the British army. The Go vernor-General had placed himself in every danger, and even placed his son in it, a boy only sixteen years of age, in order to stimulate, the troops to s tronger exertion. They had, he was sorry to say, to deplore the lo,e of Sir R. SALE, Major BtIOADFOOT, and many other gallant officers and men. He trusted that the House would give its willing and unanimous thanks to every man, without distinction, who acted on the day when so glorious a victory was obtained by the British troops. It was his intention, at a future day, to propose an address to the Crown to erect a monu ment to Sir R. SALE. Lord Jonx RUSSELL seconded the motion. He believed that the Governor-General, when he abandoned the Councils of his Sovereign and his borne, and went to India, did so from the highest motives. :He believed that the policy of forbearance on the part of the Governor-General was the best he could pursue; but he was afraid that that policy had caused a greater loss than would have otherwise been sustained in the British army. He felt proud in seconding the vote of thanks proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet. Several Hon. Members then addressed the House in sup port of the motion, which was carried nemine contradicente. The House then went into Committee on the Customs and Corn Importation resolutions. Mr. VieLiEns moved the amendment of which he had given notice—" That all duty on imp orted corn do now cease and determine." After what had been said b y the pro tectionists in that House, he did not see how they could object to support his amendment. He thought it was well worthy the consideration of the House whether they would not agree to his amendment, and thereby put an end to the further labours of the Corn-law League, the Members of which were pledged and determined not to relax in their endeavours until they had attained the object for which that League had been brought into existence. Ho believed that that body was richly entitled to the thanks of the country, but he thought the sooner an end was put to its existence, by its objects being carried into effect, the better. Colonel SIBTHORT opposed the motion ; and the House was addressed by Lord WORSLEY, Mr. M. GIBSON, Mr. B. Escorr, Mr. R. COLBORNE, Mr. GORING, and Mr. Batons'. Sir R. PEEL said that there was much which he wished to say in answer to some of the aremments that had taken place duriog the late debate, but hi thought that would be much better said on the second re. dill ; of the Bill ; in what therefore, he should now say he shouid confine himself to the question, whether the repeal should be immediate or not. Looking at the question generally, the immediate repeal might probably be th ou ght the best course to a d o p t, hut.he con sidered the more p o liti c an d cautious course was t so l e pro posed by the Government. He had cert ainl y und,114.0 1 that the gentlemen on hi s s id e o f the House preferred immediate repeal, and i f th ey j o i ne d w ith the other side they would carryit audi ts wou ld then ive way, although he thought PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons. MONDAY, MARCH 2. The following Petitions for Railways were reported, and the Mils ordered to be brought in by the undernamed Hon. Members : Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston and Eastern Junction—Mr. F. Tollemache, Mr. Tumor, Sir J. Duke, and Mr. Glsborne. Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Shrewsbury and Stafford Railway)—Viscount Clive and Mr. Carnegie. Manchester and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction— Colonel Powe:l and Sir John Hamner. SECOND READINGS OF RAILWAY BILLS. FRIDAY, MARCH 6. Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railway, and Port of Goole. Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick. South-Eastern, No. 7 (Ashford Stations Enlargement). Monmouth and Hereford. Eastern Union (Ardleigh to Colchester). London and Brighton and London and Croydon Conselidatl•n. Monkland and Kirkintillo. Chichester, Portsmouth, ffid Fareham, London and Birmingham (Birmingham Canal Arrangement). Eastern Counties (Epping Extension). London and Oxford. NEW REGULATIONS AT THE JUDGES' CHAMBERS. — Yesterday the following regulations took effect at the Judges' Cham bers, before Mr. Justice Cresswell :—" Original summonses only must be placed on the file ; summonses adjourned by the judge will be heard at ten o'clock precisely, according to their numbers on the a o t i li t r e rnnient file, and those not on the tile previous to the numbers tile. E day being called, will be placed at the bottom of the general heahl In their aparte applications (except as mentioned below) will be heard humedlately after the adjourned summonses. The summonses of the num ber. If the called at five minutes past ten o'clock, numbered and parties en the counsel file, and heard according to num the cause to be put order ; counsel at one o'clock. The name of es are not ready, they will be passed over. Affi davits applications (except for orders to be held to bail) be properly endorsed withstnplisd for the next:day ; such affidavitsjo must be left, and the order attorneys. All affidavits produced be ap i p i l w ic e a t t e n jsu,dagnedinthuestnbaemgrEes of the parties, the nature of the CLOSING THE TRANSFKR a It d o I l ot " AT TEE BANK ek as ., t i ned yesterday at the Bank ENGLANn.—The followi s n e g a nai t c is e e w : Looks for annul :el 14 ; Three-and-a fraormchT 10, till Friday, of England and South tics due April 15, 1846, will be closed and opened transfer-Looks March , Stock, from Tuesday, March 10, till Tuesday, as " I ` ) " :—R an k Tuesday, March Quarter per Cent. Annuities, from Tuesday, April 17 ; Reduced Three per Cent. Annuities, 10, till Friday, April 17 ; Long Annuities, from Tuesday, till Friday, • tpril 17; Annuities for terms of years 10,. March 10, till Friday, April 17. The transfer books of Old South Tuesday, ea A nott ities will be closed from Tuesd a y , the 10th ef 'March, till Friday, the 17th of April. " DEPARTURE OF MAILS• —SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 2. The Royal West India Mail packet the Trent, American and Rivet, le d with tile South N est moorings this day, at 3, P.M., Indian flails, 40 passengers, 250 bottles of quicksilver, and 1,5001. in money.—The Oriental C om p any's steam ship the Tagus, Captain Brookes, will take her departure from the docks to-morrow, at 3, aking to Malta the Est India and China ails, which will bo there transhipped by the a Iberia for Alexandrmia, after which the Tagus ;will proceed on her voyage to Constantinople. The Great Liverpool, Captain M‘Leod, is hourly expected at the Motherbank from Alexandria ; she was due on Friday last. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—At the rehearsal on Monday night the boxes appeared for the first time with their satin hangings. These, which are of the brilliant yellow colour called ' bouton cror, give the house an entirely new tone. A richer effect cannot be conceived, and when the theatre is fully lighted up, the , appearance will certainly be most lnarilleCllt. THE SUN, LONDON TUESDAY EVENING MARCH a, 1846. the plan he had proposed was the best. As to the agitation with which they had been threatened by the Hon. Member for Durham, he doubted very much the policy or efficacy of it. Mr. G. PALMER opposed the amendment. Lord J. RUSSELL stated his intention of voting with the Government upon every stage of the measure. Sir W. JoLIFFE, Mr. HUME, and the Marquis of GRANBY afterwards addressed the House. Upon the motion of Mr. P. Bonritwtcx, that the Chair man should teport progress, the Committee divided, and upon that division there was a majority of 157 in favour of pro ceeding with the debate. A desultory and rather personal discussion then took place, which ended in the debate on Mr. ITILLIEtts amend ment being adjourned till to-morrow (this day). The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned. Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY should go over to the protee- Lonists. Their cheers seem to be his great ambition, and he seems to have a great desire to fix discredit on the League. After Mr. ButoitT's explanation of last night, we are in deed astonished that a gentleman, professing to be a friend of free trade, should have made the statement which Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY first made on the subject of the Chelten- ham petition, or should have persisted, after the ex planation, in treating it as a grave case, de manding inquiry. From Mr. CRAVEN BERKEVEY'i first statement, the only conclusion to be come to was, that , . the petition purporting to come from Cheltenham was alto gether a fabrication. The connexion with the League we did not see even at first. It bore the post-mark of Man- chester, said the Hon. Member ; but it might eo that, and the League know nothing of it ; or it would probably have been a fraud committed by an unworthy servant of that meritorious and public-spirited body. Mr. CUAYZN BRKKELEY theatrically repudiated for himself the support of free trade by fraudulent means. What right has he to suppose that Mr. COBDEN and Mr. BRIGHT are not as pure-minded as: himself ? To charge the League as Mr. BENCELEY did, with the fraud, as he chose to • designate it—for after all it turns out that there was no fraud—shows that the wish to discredit the League must be very strong in the Hon. Member for Chel tenham. What hays the League done to incur the wrath of this scion of the lofty house of BERKELEY? Is it Mr. BRIGHT'S crusade agaimit the game-laws, or the progres3 they have made towards wresting the representat'on of Gloucestershire from Mr. GRANTLEY BERKELEY, the game- law champion? Is it that the manufacturing origin of that great combination is offensive to the pure aristocratic blood which flows in the BERKELEY veins ? If so, we cannot think that Mr. CRAVEN BEI:KILEY has much more reason to be pleased with his new friends, Mr. FERRAND and ➢lr. PETER BORTHWICK, than with the free-trade manufacturers. We were sorry to observe, when Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY first brought forward this subject on Friday last, that there was every sign of previous con cert with the protectionists--that they loudly called for him when he rose—loudly cheered him, as if prepared for all his points, and that what came by surprise on the Members sit- ting on the same side with Mr. BIRKELEY, was no news to the protectionists. And now what does this great case of fraud come to ? Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY wanted to make the House believe that all the signatures were fabricated, and that the petition was altogether a hoax. It turns out that the peti tion, having been signed at Cheltenham, was transmitted to one of the agents of the League at Manchester, that he might forward it to a Member for presentation, the inhabitants of Cheltenham not caring particularly what Member presented it—that is, having no particular wish that it should be pre sented by their own Member. This is probably the acre point with Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY. The Honourable Member says it is a very suspicious circumstance that the Cheltenham petitioners did not send the petition straight to him. Perhaps it is ; but what we suspect in consequence is, that ,the Cheltenham peti tioners have no great liking for their Hon. `Member. And his conduct in this business certainly justifies their misgiv ings of him. But to proceed in exploring Mr. CRAVEN BERKELNY'S "mare's nest." The League agent at Manchester discovered that the petition, as transmitted to him, had no signatures on the first sheet, on the sheet on which the petition is itself written. And this would hare vitiated the petition, and pre vented its presentation to the House. • The League agent, therefore, instead of sending back the petition to Cheltenham to have some signatures there affixed to the first sheet (which we admit would have been the right course), cut off five signatures from the end of the petition, and pasted them on the first sheet. Now, here is the head and front of the League offence. Why it would have been no very serious offence if the League agent had written two or three signatures on the first sheet, in order to make the petition presentable. What he did do, though not strictly regular, shows bond fides. . We hope the free-trade electors at Cheltenham will mark their representative's conduct on this occasion. They may find many better representatives of free-trade principles, unless the lustre of the house of BERKELEY dims their eyes to all other merits. But we believe that they know Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY, and have made up their minds what to do with him. The House of Commons have appointed a Committee to inquire into the circumstances of this Cheltenham petition ; and the following Members are to-night to be proposed by Mr. Criavux BERKELEY as members of the Committee : Mr. Craven Berkeley, Mr. Bright, Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Thomas Duncombe, Mr. Ferrand, Mr. Ridley Colborne, Sir R. H. Inglis, Mr. Redhead Yorke, Mr. Repton, Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, Mr. Charles Villiers, Major Beresford, Lord Wora ley, Mr. Betakes. We believe there in hardly anything more wanting reform than the mode of appointing public Committees in the House of Commons. We do not say that a worse Committee than' the above might not have been nominated; but we say it is not a fair Cotnmitt ee, as between the League against which a charge- is made, and the protection party, into whose hands Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY plays, to make it, and Mr. BERKELEY is only consistent in trying to give an advan tage in the nomination of the Committee to the protec tionists. Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY names himself first according to custom. We do not know whether custom will be further followed by making Mr. C. BERKELEY chairman, but a more unfit chairman we cannot conceive ; and as in this case he has mad e the charge, he ought not to be chair man. The remaining fourteen Members are taken, seven from the Ministerial and seven from the Opposition side. This looks imparti: LI, but let us go a little further. How are they taken from e each side ? From the Ministerial side all the seven were in the minority on Friday's division—that is, all the seven a:-le protectionists. On the Opposition side, one of the seven is Lord WORSLEY, a protec tionist; and as Mr- CRAVEN BERKELEY'S sympathies are decidedly with the protection party, we may say that protec tion has nine Mem:bers on this Committee, and the League only six. Immedixtely connected with the League, indeed, are only three Mem.lers—Mr. Bmour, Mr. Ginsow, and Mr. VntlEns. Mr. T.' DUNCOMBE, Mr. COLBORNE, and Mr. REDHEAD YORKE. 'Will, we have no doubt, do their duty as just and honourablie men; but still they are not connected with the League, :is are the seven Conservative Members on the Committee with the protection party. We go into these particulars to Silo' If that if the Committee should gratify Mr. BERKZ LEY'S inclination, and make a fuss about this trumpery - case, all that this Committee may say must not be looked upon as gospel. The League probably are so confident of t heir integrity that they are willing to leave their case in :the bands of a hostile Committee ; but they have very ult3crupulous foes to deal with. We mast not conclude our rat narks, however, without saying that we are sure Sir R. I Kolas, Mr. BANKES, and Lord WonsLEY, will be parties to no unjust proceeding ; and we understand that Mr. REFTON .131 a young Member of promise and of in dependence. As ,'lbr the remaining Tory Members pro- posed be app Anted. Mr. NEWDEGATE, Mr. FERRAND, Mr. FORBES Mac: MNZIK, and Major BERESFORD, we would rather be excuse d for giving no opinion respecting their political bias. A vote of than' ts to the Governor-General, the Comman der-in-Chief, and the officers and soldiers engaged in the battles on the Sutl el was unanimously passed last evening by both Houses of Parliament. This was only what might have been expect , ec I, as a reward, among others, to the skilful geaerals ariii the brave troops who on that oc casion gained one of the most remarkable victories ever achieved in India. All the speakers agree on this point, and several of them paid Sir HENRY HARDINGE the highest compliment for the arrangements he had made previous to the battle, and for, the promptitude displayed when the most unrrovoked and unexpected invasion was made by the Seikh troops. Two Members of the Commons, connected with India, bore :amp le testimony not only to the peaceable disposition displayed by the Governor-General, but to the consummate ability 'V ith which the affair from beginning to end had been conch icted. Mr. HUME, who knows the country well, made to tese remarks :—" If Hon. Members took the map of India aned studied the locality in which the events in question had, occurred—if they made themselves familiar With the situation, the novel situation, in which the English commanders had ' teen placed, they would see that it'had been a matter of utter impossibility, by any skill or any manoeuvres, to et tricentrate the necessary forces in the posi tion in which, if ' concentrated, they could act with the most effect. Lool 'Ling to the fact that there were no fords at Roopur tow hid' the British had access, that there was the chance of Loodianah being attacked and no stations within the distance of seventy miles, he (Mr. HUME) did not think it possil 'le that there could have been a better po sition than that tiikexi up at Urnballah." Mr. HoGG's words are equally favourable to the Governor-General, and opposed to those who assert. that he was taken by surprise. "None doubted," said the Honourable Member, "that Sir HENRY HARDINGE'S wishes were for peace. Most truly and ho nourably had he striven to maintain peace, and not less honourably and nobly when he had found that it was, under the circumstances, at impossibility. He (Mr. HociG) be lieved that in a short time it would be acknowledged that the military manceu wring had been conducted with consum mate skill, and that every available advantage had been seized, promptly and efficiently, by the British commanders." In the House of L, irds the same eulogiums were passed, and the fullest justice d one to the Governor-General. The Duke of WELLINGTON ex pressed his most unqualified approbation o the conduct of the troops, and paid a high tribute to his old companion in arms for his conduct on the occasion. " I wish particularly" said the Duke, "to allude to the conduct of my Gallant Friend the Governor-General, who after he had made all the arrangements appertaining to his duty as Governor-General, such as collecting all the resources of the country for the great contest which was impending, and HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Pu'olic are respectfully informed, that this Theatre will Open for the Season, THIS EVENING, Tuesday, March 3d, when will be produced (for the First Time in this Country) Verdi's celebrated Opera of " NABLTCO," under the title of NINO. With New Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. Ninus, King of Assyria, Signor Fornasari; Idaspe, Signor Corolli ; Orotasphe (High Priest of the Temple of Isis), Signor Botelli ; Ab dallo (an Officer of the King of Assyria), Signor Daificrl ; Fenena (daughter of Ninus), Madlle. Corbari, her first appearance in this country ; Anna (sister of Orotasphe), Madame Bellini ; Abigail (a slave, supposed to be the eldest daughter of Ninus), Madile. San chioli, her first appearance in this country. To conclude with an entirely new Grand Ballet, by M. Perrot. In Five Tableaux. The music by Signor Pugni. The Scenery by Air. C. Marshall, entitled, . ; ;or, LA FILLE DU BANDIT. The principal parts by Aidlle. Lucile Grahn, Madame Petit Stephan, Mdlles. Moncelet, Cassan, Deinelisse, and Madame Louise Tag,lioni, (her first appearance in this country.) M.M. Gosselin, Bertrand, Di llattia. and Perrot. Applications for Boxes and Stalls to be made at the Opera•office, Colonade, Haymarket. THEATRE ROYAL, DItURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a New Opera, entitled THE CRUSADERS. The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. Har rison, Rorrani, Horncastle, S. Jones, Weiss, Stretton, D. W. King, Miss Romer, and•Mlss Rainforth. After which, a new Fairy Ballet, called THE ISLAND NYMPH. In which Mons. Desplaces, Mdlles. Neodot, Louise, Adele, Mdme. Giubilei, &c., will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be performed the popular Comedy, entitled MONEY. Prin cipal characters by Messrs. Webster, -&luckstone, 11. Moll, Itrindal, Iludson,- Stuart, J. Bland, Mrs. Glover, Miss P. Horton, and Mrs. Seymour. The Band will perform the Overture, La Refine dun Jour," Quadrille, "Le Rol. Dyvetot," " Czarina Mazourk," and the Waltz, "LOVQ'S Serenade." After which a New Comic Drama, called THE IRISH POST. Characters by Messrs. J. Bland, Tilbury, Mrs. Hamby, &c To conclude with a New Farce, called LEND ME FIVE SHIL LINGS. Mr. Golightly, Mr. Buckstone ; Capt. rhobbs, Mr. Tilbury; Capt. Spruce, Mr. Brindisi ; Mrs. Major Phobbs, Miss P. Hurton. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be performed LUCK'S ALL. Principal characters by Messrs. Diddear, F. Vining, Meadows, Kinloch, Turner, and Keeley ; Miss Hicks, Mrs. A- Wigan, &c. After which, NEXT DOOR. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Turner, Bellingham; Misses Arden, Villars and Howard. To be followed by the original REDO WA WALTZ, by Miss Framp ton and Master Forrest. To conclude with the New Grand Romantic Extravaganza, en titled THE ENCHANTED HORSE ; or, Prince Firous of Persia and the Princess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Wigan, F. Matthews, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, &c.; Mcs lames Keeley, Villars, Hodson, Dawson, Howard, Arden, &c. Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Gd. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Drama, entitled THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. Principal characters sustained by Madame Celeste, Messrs. Wright, 0. Smith, &c. To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR ; or, Magic and Ma zourkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &c. will perform. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled THE PHANTOM BREAKFAST. Supported by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Wright, Miss Woolgar, &c. PRINCESS'S T EATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING', Will be pert' zmed Shakspeare's Comedy of AS YOU LIKE IT. Jacques, Mr. Walla& ; Rosalind, Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by a DIVERTISSEMENT, in which Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Marshall, M. Adrien, Miss Bailin, Miss Marshall, and Mdlle. Duval will appear. 'To conclude with THE VIOLET. Andre, Mr. Wallack ; Trin quet, Mr. Granby; Armand, Mr. Leigh Murray; Blanche, Miss Stanley ; Blanchette, Mrs. Stirling, NEC STRAND THEATRE. M. PHILLIPPE'S SOIREES and MAI INEES MYSTERIEUSES, Two Morning Performances during the Week. At the urgent and reiterated solicitations of many. distingu T shed families, n and in order to accommodate the crowds who o zit to attend his Morning Performances, M. PIIILLIPPE will g+ re his 4rand Juvenile Entertainment every Wednesday and Saturday Nioning, at Two o'clock. M. Phillippo's most Popular Deceptions and Peculiar Ely erlments will be repeated every Evening, varied by the Amusin; Per formances of the Chlarini Family, and the astounding Feat of the American Brothers.—Doers open at a quarter past Ses eu, to com mence at a quarter before Eight. .Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. ; Pevate Boxes, 11. Is., and II: I Is. 6d. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Immense and overflowing houses to witness the Grand Spectacle. Ode Hundred Female Warriors. A Tribute to British Valour ; Pictorial Illustration of the Battle of Moodkee. Mr.R. Pelham in the " Masquerade Ball•" THIS EVENINd Will be performed THE S r:A KING'S VOW: or, a Strtiggle for Liberty. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Rogers, Cowell, May Johnson, Lewis, 11..510p, Monson; Mesdnis. Vining, Daly, Martin, Miss Glover, and One Hundred Female Warriors. After which, A TRIBUTE TO BRITISH VALOUR. Grand Tableau—Death of Sale. To be followed by a new,Farce, entitled, THE MASQUERADE BALL. Sanabo Hit-'em-Hard, Mr. R. Pelham. To conclude with THE VAMPIRE. A4TLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITNEATRE or ARTS. The most extraordinary and unparalleled Novelties ever produced at this Theatre, which nightly command overflowing houses. /dr. Batty has much pleasure in stating that, after great research, lie has succeeded in procuring the greatest wonder in the world ; namely, an Elephant who performs the most difficult feats ou the Tight Rope without the atd of a Balance Pole. Also, the great performing Elephants in the Spectacle of " The Raja of Nagpore: THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Drama, entitled THE BAJA OF NAGPORE ; or, the Sacred Elephants of the Pagoda. In which the whole of the extensive resources of the Establishment will be brought into requisition. Brilliant Scenes of the Circle, combining the unequalled Feats of the British and Foreign Company. The whole to conclude with the favourite Farce of ANIMAL MAGNETISM; or, Love and Physic. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, blAncu 3. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 46; Highest, 61; Noon, 56 BAROMETER, 30.02.—W1ND S.W., fine. illeirt WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE TlllB DAY. Horning .. 30 minutes after 5. I Eveninz 49 minutes after , 1: . 4 I - 1 ..., 41,_ cv:Flri__lf . '"t . , 1- ' ,eZt,',4-",2;?'.(1.,. , •,',/j t• . ' 7ft e) ~, . - ,„.4.4 ~. -,..> 4,,, .- it: .. , ,k, >, • --• , • 7 . • Ato , '• I,, i(irr ' -•.• ' ' ". vir #.' '---A, SECOND EDITION. 111 LONDON, TUESDAYTRARCH 3, 1846. The Earl of Sns.vrtsnuny took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. After the presentation of several petitions and some desul tory conversation on the subject of the business of the House The Earl of RIPON rose to move— " That the thanks of this House be given to the Right Hon. Lieut.-General Sir HENRY HARDLNGE, Governor-Ge neral of India, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the lath, for the energy and ability with which he directed the military means at his disposal, to the re pelling of the unprovoked invasion by the Seikh army of the dominions of the British Government, and of the pro tected States upon the left bank of the Sutlej ; and also for the firmness and gallantry with which he directed the opera tions of that portion of the army under his immediate com mand, in the afternoon and night of December 21, 1845, and on the morning of the 22d, upon which occasion the enemy's defences were carried by storm, the greater part of their ar tillery captured, and their subsequent attempts to regain what they had lost repeatedly defeated. "That the thanks of this House be given to Gen. Sir HUGH GOUGH, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Rath,, Commander-in-Chief of the forces in the East Indies, for the distinguished valour with which he led the ,several at tacks upon the enemy in the battles of the 18th, 21st, and 22d of December, 1845, displaying, in cosjunctiun with the Governor-General, a brilliant example to the troops of per severance and courage in critical circumstances, and of ir resistible ardour in the several attacks made upon the enemy. " That this House desires to tender its thanks to Major- General Sir HARRY SMITH, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, to Major-General WALTER RALEIGII GILBERT, and to Major-General SirJoitm LITTLER, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, ,and to the several officers under their command, for the eminent services rendered by them in the recent arduous and successful operations. " That the thanks of this House be given to the non-com missioned officers and private soldiers (European and native), for the perseverance and fortitude maintained by them at Nlcodkee, on the 18th of December, 1845, and for the daring valour with which they forced the enemy's intrenchments at Ferozeshah on the 21st and 22d of December, captured most of his guns, and finally compelled the Seikh army, of greatly superior numbers, to retire within their own frontier. this resolution be signified to them by the com manders of the several corps." The Noble Earl went at great length into the history of the events which had taken place in the Punjaub, from the death of RUNJMET SINGH up to the present time. It appeared that in November last, the Governor-General had received information that it was the intention of the Seikh army to undertake an invasion of the British terri tories at several points simultaneously, and the Governor-General had ordered the army to concentrate at such a point as would enable them to move at once to wards any direction to meet an invading army, at the same time Ferozepore and Loodianah were strengthened. Shortly afterwards the Seikhs' plan of operations was aban doned, and they assembled in force at the Sutlej, and or- ' ders were given for the British force to concentrate at Umballa, and when the advance of the Seikhs took place, it was evident that Fotozepore, and not Loodianab, was threatened, and the Loodianah and Umballa forces were ordered to concentrate at Buseean, a point between Loodianah and Ferozepore. The Seikhs bad in the mean time crossed the Sutlej, a part of their force had entrenched themselves in ' the neighbourhood of Ferozepore, and another portion had pushed forward to meet the army advancing from Buseean, and placed themselves between the advancing British army and Ferozepore. The armies met at Moodker ; the Siekhs were defeated, retreated, and communications were opened between the advancing army of Ferozepore. Sir J. LITTLER, with a portion of the garrison of Ferozepore, effected a junction with the army under the Com mander-in-Chief and the Governor-General. The entrenched camp was attacked ; great slaughtet took place; but a por tion of the camp was stormed and burned, and the army at night-fall kept possession of what they had taken. and ttithn eet enemy'she n r e e t p rre u e an k r repulsed. An attack was made by the, army during the night, ge were I t re t ei a r c t a k e ka e w v nep. a .l was i renewedni, swept.huereip eo enemy in so: :rtriehosaer renewed ,ivn, m aeynd o morning ; and theast then nnthe rear of them, and the whole of the cannon mounted in at tack, but were driven back, and retired to a village, four miles retired across the Sutlej to their own territory, defeated and disheartened. He believed that it would be acknowledged that this was one of the most gallant actions ever performed, and that never had the skill of the General or the courage of the soldiers been more brilliantly displayed. With regard to Sir H. HARDINGE, he ordered the troops to lie down during the night, and keep quiet, and, finding among the troops four regiments who bad been old comrades of his during the Peninsula, ke passed the night with them on the field, Four of his aides•de•camv were killed entrenchmentslm.eaevnTitnhs haying made all arrangements for the security of the country, volunteered his services in his rank in the army, in order to give his assistance to the officer commanding-in-chief." This was loudly cheered. The eefence of the 62d, which the Noble Duke took up with such warmth, does him the highest credit, and we have no doubt will re store that celebrated regiment to the high rank which it has so long maintained. But we must refer our readers to the whole discussion. It was interesting throughout, and will be perused with great satisfaction by the people of this country, and afford some consolation to the numerous families thrown into mourning by the lamentable loss of so many officers and men. Ingenious as are the arguments with which Mr. VIL LIERS last night enforced his amendment of the .Ministerial measures for abolishing monopoly, we must take leave to doubt the policy of the Honourable Gentleman's present proceeding. No one could yearn more earnestly than our selves for the immediate operation of free trade, no one could more heartily desire the immediate destruction of protection to agriculture with all its insidious and la mentable consequences. Nevertheless, cordially and fully as these aspirations are infused into our heart, we cannot but perceive the danger of struggling for an achievement of objects, in the abstract so desirable ; we cannot but perceive the inconveniences which must re sult from such superfluous efforts; we cannot but perceive that a great and permanent good may be jeopardized, or at least retarded, by endeavours so over-enthusiastic as those of Mr. VILLIERS. The danger of such an amendment would be that of dismembering a power of which the Premier is the ostensible head—a power constituted by the amal gamation of all the sectional portions of the political world, Whigs, Tories, Radicals, Liberals, and Conservatives —a power more noble in its origin and more independent in its action than any power to which the legislation of this country has been hitherto submitted. The inconveniences which must undoubtedly arise from such an amendment would be these of rendering a discussion already very protracted, one of most interminable duration ; of militating against the interests of all classes by withholding from them the boon of some immediate and practical good ; and, in addition to all this, of sowing discon tent throughout the land by placing all divisions of the com munity in a negative position, by leaving grievances still in action during the continuance of that dilatory de bate, by throwing all parties into a state of the most irksome doubt and uncertainty, tenant-farmers, manufacturers, shop-keepers, merchants, all in short engaged in commerce or personally interested (and who is not?) in the grand question at issue. And, besides all these highly important considerations, a thoroughly excel lent measure would be delayed in its operation, merely for the purpose of fulfilling certain rash engagements, at the risk of embroiling the now acknowledged supporters of Sir RoisEnr PEEL ; while the coveted prize would, when ob tained, merely be the expediting for a very contemptible time an arrangement which by following out that Right Hon. Baronet's preposition would be ensured after a trum pery interval of three years without (comparatively) any further agitation. We call these three years a very " trum pery interval" advisedly, as in the history of nations and the advance of time they constitute but a mere nothing in the aggregate of centuries. As to Mr. VILLIERS ad ducing the irritable exclamation of the protectionists —that they would prefer of the alternatives an Immediate to a procrastinated abolition—as to Mr. Vit.- _ mots adducing this cry as a sound argument in favour of his amendment, the idea is prepo , terous. Everybody must have perceived that those expressions were blurted forth by the agricultural gentlemen merely from the excessive irritation of their feelings; that, in fact, it was only tantamount to a schoolboy wishing to have a promised flogging over at once, and have do. .e with it. Looking upon the proposed delay merely as a concession to the protectionists, it apeaks much for the Prime Minister's sagacity ; while at the same moment that delay is in all practical purposes abso lui ely nominal. Colonial grain, vegetables, and cattle, being henceforth offered to be free of all import duties, and foreign articles free in 1849, where possibly can be the utility of striving for any further enactments? It is in truth an ava ric ions philanthropy—a very extortionat e benevolence indeed ! As. nothing human can be complete and perfect in all its par ticulars, the scheme advanced by Sir ROBERT, and approved by a majority of ninety-seven, has undoubtedly its den. ciencies. Nevertheless, it is surely worthy of unanimous approval and unanimous support in preference to the possibility of acquiring some better measure. The sub stance is superior in actuality to the mere shadow of the substance, however much that shadow may become more and more palatable. When human subjects have been re duced and debilitated by long abstinence, pathology shows us the necessity of a gradual nourishment instead of reviving vigour by the sudden application of a hearty meal. Pre cisely on a similar, though more extended, plan should na tions be treated under circumstances so singularly alike. OTWAY was choked by hastily devouring a crust of bread in the pangs of famine : a certain amount of moral convulsion, might, in like manner for the moment, seize a country on an abrupt introduction of this nature. Many of these considerations have undoubtedly so impressed themselves upon the clear judgment and scrutinising intel lect of Lord Jouw RUSSELL, as to induce that RiAt Honourable Member to discountenance the amend ment of Mr. VILLIERs, and to express his deter mination to uphold the Ministerial measure,: in which declaration he spoke with the most decisive emphasis. And on these accounts we ourselves cannot but regard that same amendment as moat injudicious, and as like to em barrass still further the wise and rational policy of the present Ministry. We have already more than once insisted upon the necessity of Parliament being more expeditious in its mode of meeting the demands of emergency : we have pointed to Irish poverty, to railway legislation, and divers other paramount exigencies—exigencies that demand some instant interference; and, as another drag upon the settle ment of these great points, we consider that the amendment of Mr. VimiEris merits the most decided deprecation. The accounts from Madrid are to the 23,1 ult. In the Cham ber of Deputies on that day the Finance Minister brought for ward his new plan of finance. The land-tax introduced by his predecessor he proposed to reduce by 50,000,000 realr. (500,000/.) He intended to abolish the tax on house rent, to reduce that on the transmission of property and also on articles consumed in the principal towns. In accordance with the recommendation of the Committee on the estimate he proposed a saving of 46,000,000 reels out of the expenses of the Ministerial departments, and also some other reduc tions which be believed' would be considered satisfactory. He promised to do everything in his power for the creditors of the State. The dividends he said would be religiously paid and the first step in strengthening the credit of the country would be the extinction of the coupons. The state ment was favourably received. It was considered certain that MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA would accept the appointment of Ambassador at the Court of the Tuileries. On the !3d the Three per Cents. closed at 32 for cash, and 32 1-16 at 60 days ; and the Five per Cents. at 22 13-16 for t he 10th of March. We find little in the Paris papers that require notice or could interest the English reader. A telegraphic dispatch conveyed to Paris by mid-day on Saturday the result of the division on the corn-laws. Extracts are given in the journals from those of Germany, relative to the conspiracies said to have been discovered in Prussian Poland, and threatened dis turbances in Cracow and other places. Russia, Prussia, and Austria were concerting measures to put down any insurrec tion that might be attempted.' The following appears as an extract from the Swabian Mercury :—" It is now evident that the conspiracy recently discovered had its ramifications throughout. Eastern Prussia, Posen, Gallicia, and the kind dom of Poland. So hardy were the conspirators, that even after the discovery of the plot they continued to work at their projects. Russia, Prussia, and Austria are now taking mea sures in concert to prevent the insurrection breaking out. A Prussian army cf observation is about taking up a position along the frontier line of the kingdoM of Poland, as far as Cracow. Several regiments of cavalry and infantry have already marched, and more are following. Troops are to be put in motion in Silesia. Other troops will be marched into Poland and Gallicia." One of the Prussian journals states, and indeed that seems to be the general belief, that the conspiracy has been got up solely by the Pulish nobility, and that the peo ple appear to take no part in it. On Sunday the French Throe per Cents. were done at 851 DIMNESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS 'AT TYE LONDON STOCK BNC lIANGE, MAicu 2. Boulogne and Amiens, 11X Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie), 214—Dutch Rhenish, 6% —East Indian, 1 %—Great Banker's of France Constitated,l6% —Great Lydian Peninsular, % Lyons and Avignon, 2—Luxembourg, 2%.—Madrid and Valentia, —Orieaas and Bordeaux, 12% —Paris and Rome, 42X —Rime' and Nano, DX. We understand that the retort of Sir George Clerk's being about to be appointed to a seat in the Council of Calcutta is a mistake, and has originated in the appointment by the East India Directors of Mr. Clerk, an old civil :servant of the Company, and a cousin of Sir George Clerk's, to a seat in the Council. HOUSE OF LORDS -(THIS DAY.) The House sat to-day to hear writs of error. The Peers present wore the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, a❑d Lord Campbell. RRANDAS V. BARNETT, HOARE, ♦ND OTHERS. The further arguments in this part-heard writ of error were re sumed this morning, and occupied their Lordships the whole day. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.) An application was made to the Learned Commissioner for costs under peculiar circumstances. From the facts stated it appeared that a flat in bankruptcy bad been iss u e d a g ainst a partywho had flied his petition in insolvency. On his applying for his final order, he was opposed on several grounds, and ultimately the petition was dis missed, as it was shown that the Insolvent was a trader. The pre,ent application was made at the suggestion of the Taxing Master for the costs of that opposition. The Learned COMMISSIONER a fter referring to the several Acts, costs expressed his opinion that he co uld not allow any except these incurred in carrying out the bankruptcy. It was now, however, urged that it had been necessary to get that petition dismissed before the flat could be issued. The Learned COMMISSIONER Said he would he make the order if he had the power, but did not consider he had, IN RE Application was made for a warrant against a debtor, summoned under the new Act, who had not complied with an order of the Court for payment of the debt. It appeared that he had attended on a summons, in which only the initials of the Christian names were inserted. The debtor had paid part of this demand. The Comaisstotins said he could not venture to issue a warrant with initials only, but would grant another summons, that the party might be examined as to his Christian names. . . _ CLERKENWELL.--(THIS Honora Sullivan, a desperate looking woman, nearly six feet r e. was charged by Sirs. Mary Brown, a respectable married 15' 00 1 1 2;os siding in Brownlow-street, Holborn, with the following assault : Complainant, whose face was very much bruised and swolle , l oct , n posed that on the previous evening , at a quarter - past eight o c she was walking with an elderly lady, when t , e prisoner, `be tting intoxicated, rushed upon them, and knocked them dow n. 00 g dye up the prisoner struck her on the face, and nearly stunned her• found a policeman, and gave her into custody. the Policeman 55 G said, that on arriving at the spot where . mg . m g sault was committed, be found the prisoner in a shop, tf:ri. to thrash the owner of the place if she did not b u y her 710, leather," which she hawked about for sale. tier conduct WO lent in the extreme and her language was shocking. su The prisoner was described by the officers to be a most deer7o, woman, who had been frequently committed to prison for brill et , saults. She was the sister of a notorious wcman called the " died a complete giantess, who formerly lived in St. Giles's, but Who through her dissipated habits. The prisoner did not deny the charges, saying she was drue ,, had no recollection of what took place. Mr. COMBE fined her 405., or one month's imprisonment. She could not pay the money, and she was conveyed to PrIO" RAILWAY COMMITTEE' (THIS DAY.) Sub-Committee No. 2. The Committee met today shortly after twelve o'clock sal There were present Sir J. Y. Buller (Chairman), Moos' Kemble, and liramston. EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, AND D 1714 TONSHIRE. n etitO The consideration of the remaining allegations in t he which were not entered into yesterday, was resumed. 40 1 The first allegation taken was, that there was an intseelfaceo the datum point of the railway at the river Clyde , 'the 0000 which was marked on the plans and sections as 104 feet, w h should have been 111 feet 9 inches. th i s ils ° ' ..th Mr. Lauglia was examined—Surveyed the levels of spa s- Levelled all the way to Hellensburgh. The point alluded- to have been marked 116 feet instead of 94 , which was t he case on fir st. plans and sections. The difference between the two Ineasu re :l st (his and the engineer's for the promoters of the Bill) at the es''' Kelpatrlck, was 22 feet. Mr. PRITT said that he conceived that his friend ha d put r out of court. He alleged in the petition that the error q d t , was 17 feet arid he make his witness prove it to be over 20 WOO Mr. GRAHAM considered that the present was not the time to this objection. 0 4_ The CHAIRMAN considered that the examination might be P Witness re-examined—His levels were correct. The CHAIRMAN (to the witness)—You ought to put inyottr,. t , show that correctness. The other party might say tinotD, were correct, and it was only by examination of their doculno.:00 they could arrive at a satisfactory conclusion in the case o f • ing evidence. Of° Witness cross-examined—He took his surveys from the 6 the water, not the bank of the river. St° 041 Other evidence of a similar character was adduced to OP 0 1 allegation, which corroborated the testimony of tke P re wi Mr . stnes. t GRAHAM said that this was the case he had to sub,.--- i Committee. Mr. PRITT, in support of the Bill, cared Mr. Bly, eneineer, who stated, that in point of fact the dim between the plan and what was stated in the allegation , °lir, three inches. There was no height to mark from it the o f 1 r was required in the terms of the petition, and that the 1 94 " . , river was the proper surface from which to level. tlO / 1 ;0 1- The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee were of opinion 4 s allegation was not sustained, but that the standing orderU,Sttif been complied with, inasmuch as it appeared from t he ovi_,.*" the vertical height at the change of gradients was 1 211 " - marked, being 100 feet, instead of 108 feet. that Mr. GRAHAM said he would not press the other allege-- j o als,,s The Ilex*, petition considered was from Sir James ColcIO,; leging various inaccuracies in the plans and sections depes l ;; tee: the Sheriff's-officer for Dumbartonshire, with reference to of Helensburgh. in. The first instance of the general allegation stated, that_,o marked 3.5 in one of the streets of the said town, wh ich crossed by the railway, the height and span of the arch Were n et and that there was no cross section. 0 00 i r d Evidence in support of this allegation was adduced , to ,--bek' the street in question was in actual existence at prese nt, ""d denied, and that it was crossed by the road, which was tti s • Sub-Committee, No. 3. This Committee met at the usual hour this morning. O f ' in the chair THE WELSH MIDLAND. A o stli o ot The Committee resumed the hearing of the ease, an" os t o e whole of the day was occupied in settling what objectloor 31st of December plans should be admitte d AKIO doned. A large number of the allegations ' erje by Mr. Baxter, who appeared for the promoters of the u no less number were withdrawn by the opponents of the . who were represented by-Messrs. Burke, Pritt, and Nreuabsorl: Some of the allegations involved important and e aten, o in the plans and sections, but the majority were of a trivilsidialr The Committee were occupied for two hours in th e eeit of petitions, which ultimately were found to have been rift cussed on Friday, and afterwards some rese ri 040. left over from Friday were disposed of. Most of thett i co otrjr very trivial nature, and summarily disposed of by the 0 , The petition of Mr. Coke was entertained at some peared that no application had beat made to him for the pp " of some land in which he had an interest, nor had 10 1.„ 1 1 0 ' been made to Mr Powell, who had a life estate in the eu" OF, Mr. Powell was examined, and stated that the land ',Sp marriage, conveyed to Mr. Coke, as trustee, to be held ur V uses not yet satisfied. Id The Committee decided that all the parties who had d ia in the land ought to have had notice, and that the S , had not been complied with in this instance. STANDEN G ORDERS COMMITT ED HOUSE OF COMMONS. ~0 0 41 11 The Committee net this day at one o'clock. T he fe. were disposed of:— LEICESTER AND BEDFORD RAILWAL Or A Standing orders in this case dispensed with. Dar- d.r agents. NORFOLK RAILWAY (STOWMARKET, WYMa.- - ATTLEBOROUGH BRANCH). ~,, 010 Burke and Co., agents. Allowed to be proceed.. ,0 NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY (POTTEIit,,,, Burke and Co., agents. Allowed to be proceeded A!..1,"/Al' EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER RAIL Burke and Co., agents. After hearing the agents for the promoters and the olrgitillorsl The Committee decided that the standing orders 5 oar pensed with, provided the promoters should introduc e 44, the Bill to prevent the lands of those persons being_ __„'" possession of by the Company, whose names had Dec' returned as assents to the Bill.. LIVERPOOL AND PRESTON. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHPORT. Mr. Dorrlngton, agent. Allowed to be proceeded LANCASHIRE AND NORTH YORKSHIt . ; Mr. Dorrington, agent. Standing orders dispensed la"" THE DUNSTABLE RAIL - „ i d COMPANY,—(THIS DAY.) von!' The second half-yearly general meeting of the sit tb~ of this Railway was held at one o'clock this day, minus of the London and Birmingham Railvi A , s7 t'' , Stephenson, Esq. (the eminent engineer), in the';4„. :fr y; The usual formal business having been tran sact rte The SECRETARY (Mr. T. Long) read the i re plilt stated that it had been agreed that theC h id'j be constructed by the London and Birmieg ba gr who were to be paid by this CompanY theoirco on condition that it did not exceed here 11 ,0 1 of this Company's capital, and if t t bo, be any excess that it should be paid by f oda' portit o and Birmingham Company out of their oval ke r o Company had, however, determined to defer:J:4i .19 0 ,4 ment of the works with the exception of th from the Leighton station to the Grand JunctiroPZ the fate of the two Bills now before Parlianieno, Cambridge and Oxford, .and the Watford, -b u d ipt_Aor d r Alban's Railway, which had passed the gai t° tw er 's i c, was known. These lines were calculated the prosperity of the Dunstable Railway. In the ev e- i . r - Ao te, sanctioned by Parliament, it was obvious that the t dpev',l (erred to would be materially affected. However, the oo:/ig sidering that the Bills were before Parliament, a's-übjer upon to do anything more than briefly allude to t he oi The accounts made up to the end of the year 011° ,trir c favour of the Company of 7,8001. 16s. 3d. ify The retiring chairman, the directors, and auditors,. • elected, and a vote of thanks having been give n tije to folf meeting broke up. t 11 . 0" --- us CHERTSEY FAIR, SURREY.—YeSterdaY t 0( 0100 was held, the supply of cattle being good, and obta i r Ao o_s A The stock generally was in much better condition t found at this period of the year, and the cattle g r , s e z e o, tr i p seemed Indisposed to sell except at their own P i ',.l4kA well framed (including the small calf) made fre:ii. swod r well bred ditto down calving fetched from 121. to di tto F - 01 Beasts well fatted realised 4s. per stone, infe„r t°r Atal°_, l Pe r l, cows made 3s. per stone. Good heifers sold wen',,,, o cl P pens a good and ready business was transacted, I* v00 0;0, making from 38s. to 50s. a head. and two-Y s ewe A ing off 255. to 38s. a head. Stock lambs .4155:..44.4 and well bred ditto, 30s. a head. Couples made, f A rav r i - 0/ 0/ 0' strong lambs 3.55. to 38s. Good horses fa le., so ld averaged 201. The supply of. pigs was scanty, aa"..,,e d 40 hogs made 3s. 6d. per stone, and porkers hea ' 011, • 8t1" stores 255., and breeding sows from 455. to 605. a so k& t o rt fi a .4 THE LATE WIGAN ELECTION'. Ol ° Ot t * CAPTAIN LINDSAT.—Most of our readers a re ;"': fel Peso petition was presented to the House of Conuneairoloooo9. against the return of Captain Lindsay. en the re ee stroti treating, and other illegal practices. Sinc e the P lO O derable excitement has prevailed in the borough 'f, r dsl,r 4 9 5 Tories intended to adopt in the matter ; but on Sa l e.v - 0 1; p all doubts were put an end to by the third edition .: ap taii,t, .00 , 10 vious evening, containing an announcement that ost c i i A t ip* pi signified to the Speaker of the House of C 0111 101 1: o f sa t pl_?, Intention to defend his seat. By the acloPi i° r " a op poP o ,st twenty-one days will be allowed to elapse a'` e r , o g for,e o order to give any elector who may think PrZ, defending the return of a candidate who de c 'u o ited_, The 13th of March will, therefore close the ' 3 OO m ovA,r purpose.—Preston Guardian.-[lt is stated 'la m eart . L' i. ..P.4 . o , dian of Saturday that Mr. W. E. Gladstone lan n ositt"oo l , that it is probable he will be returned withou t " r a g ,/ ROBBERY AT WlNDsort.—On Sa tti jor , i g,;e3 Mr. Pook's, the Star and Garter Tap, DO I rtg 10 away, a miller and farmer, living at Winkit ui . , dtff e l d P . o r with several persons, in the tap and taP-Par'' stu pid, o I%V the afternoon, until be became so c oin P, let •gile 0 1. w is ol terly unconscious of " passing events.' • o f 11,10 ; 20 1 robbed of his purse containing four 10L "- na lol. tne 0,4 101. note of the Reading Bank, and betwee n sad silver. le was also robbed of his watci! i ( s ' e r t s. 0 01 17. 011°' which his name was engraved), chain, an attl e ..4 l eldoe ° of Mr. Westaway being unable from the qua ,„ 0 7.,, t ypi c ieSi geo had drank during the afternoon to point (;!;'" they 'Ior• had been plundered, the magistrates tol v d o f a 0 4d, in the matter until he could produre e lee A 0 0 o crA* hell' 4' 0 1 satisfactory nature. e s m t r r t d i n ay s in S Y t. which was found about ten o'clock on Sati n ore, 00/ o' , " in Leicester-square, under the rails of the born and indecently exposed." goo , . -.Mtrere.t,Boendftohredb,otdhye.Cf soroneweyriinlogirbeir3iejitve id T O t 1 b ed 010' LICENSING DAY FOR THE ;es Wa s , WO , Prif A r Ag istra-- , terday a Court of Licensing - J o siah lot Iff° era/ house, Osborne-street, White cha P e h e certificatof die t he _ F ry chair, for the purpose of receiving t ive district,' or, r e victuallers in the part of the extens ,_ . . h t, divr`7 o , tins 3 lets. So e r; of Middlesex, that tw ar o days are victual setle apart l , th ey t o lions and signing their certificates, bY . . m A' s „ n eSt.n oP tain a license at the Exc ise Court. u',„"atteitio— of the remaining cases. appointed, when the magis trates will a dd: BIRTHS. ~,,,pente" / On the 22d ult., at Sandon Lodge, On the 21st tilt., the wife of W. II• SherWlll, ~" Wi of a son. the 0 1 / 1 e fa 0° fell' t William Moore, Esq., of a daughter. _,.1, hill. °., Do a On the 22d ult., Mrs. Hackblock, of Denrol"-70000," off On the 22d ult., at Okehampten-tefface, it an , i n/ wife of Barnett Blake, of a daughter. rge a 0 On the 25th ult., at Bay-view, Dollg ia '' -A if' Captain George Harris Wallace, Regent'e-Psric. 0. .10 , . ditug ht.r. ~.,‘„fo, ~,,:;, On the 26th ult., at the Rectory Houser shire, the lady of the H. Crayfurd. of t.O Te rii ,.: Ile' On the 26th ult., at Claydon UMW, BLICO, ..., .13,0 CW # On the 26th ult., on board the barque Eagle, °''' °ld c ' llil ' er. I. ' I I v O A OP lady of Captain H. P. Sitwell, of a so n. slyclirOr'' of ' On the 28th ult., in Conduit West. „, e ot, l l' George Douglas, Esq., Captain 2d West In Beg burn, P lief 17" Ch est Os ° ll° MARRIED. On the 28th ult., at St. Peter% Eaten-01110:ed' Beat On the 28th WC, Marriott, Esq., of Trelleek-terrace, I'lolllo. 0 4i PIED. vs , Esq., of Newgate-street, to Susanna, eldesk ' ar d " i#s , R.N., aged 78. nge't dOgP „. V l'. On the Ist inst., at Brighton, Frederica, Yon , Jo,- ot Davies, Esq. Johol-i'l°'-' se On the let inst., in Grove-end -road, St. - ofr gi in the Hampstead -road, _ te r . i Beech, Esq., aged 73• ) t ree clarlo' i3O' On the lot inst., at Gravesend, gen t . ' orte., to' --. P all Hall, Brecon. (jeers - - On the Ist inst., Elizabeth, the wife of 0 o te Southgate, 3liddleselt, aged 79. ...yet of t ii At Troy-town, Rochester, Kent, Pleasant_c, nant Thomas Winter, Royal 'Marines, aged 80. it s /1 Yelll4()fe fr/ London : Printed and Published by V.VIID, strand, Printer, at The Sun Mee, lie. 112. of the Savoy, la the County of Miti dlei " -i 3, 1846. C4R a ea an Oa b ultekw: 4 as it pr e4 iitar VrXtii 13 VXD II?! Ito; b kg . Ile a t * 4 411441 8 I tt P i 44 4„, D t r „ tkittestizi 4 ta hl i F kii tatfeh i k, 6_ a 44 4 - 7 0 7; 4144 1 1 1 4 1 4 K kiP ?t en , N._ IN I - ' 144% 7 4 be 41 •1 44, e4 44 :,% 11 1 ' 14 1 *4 1 411r, 41e °1 4 14 r Ot 1,„4 /flgtx BUND,