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Principal characters by Messrs. Selby, Wright, Munyard, Sanders; Mrs. Frank Matthews and Miss Woolgar. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. The Cricket on. the Hearth," and " The Enchanted Horse" every Evening until further notice 1 THIS EVENING WILL BE PERFORMED THE CRICKET ON THE IIEAETII: A FAIRY TALE OF HOME. The Principal Characters by Mr. and Mrs. Keeley, Mr. Emery, Mr. F. Vining, Mr. Meadows, and Miss Grove. To be followed by the original REDOWA. WALTZ, music com posed by M. Jullicn, by Miss Frampton and Master Forrest. After whichwill be repeated a New Grand Romantie extravaganza, entitled THE ENCHANTED HORSE; or, Prince Firouz Schali ol Persia and the Princess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Messrs, Keeley, Wigan, F. Mitthews, Collier, 'Turner, Kinloch, &c. ; Mes. 'dames Keeley, Villars, Hodson, Dawson, Howard, Arden, &c. Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6d. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. TIIIS EVENING Will tut performed the Tragedy of HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. Macready ; Polonitts, Mr. Granby; Laertes, Mr. Murray; Horatio, Mr. Fisher; Osrick, Mr. James Vining; Ghost, Mr. Cooper; er • Crude, Mrs. Teruan ; Ophelia, Miss Emma Stanley. To conclude with the New Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE KEY OF THE KINGDOM; or, HARLEQUIN AND THE FAIRY BLUE BELL. Harlequin, Mr. W. H. Harvey; Columbine, Mlle Sullen; Clown, Mr. Fleamore ; Pantaloon, Mr. T. Hill. ROYAL OLYMPIC TIIEATRE. Lessee, Miss Kate Howard. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Domestic Drama, called OUR VILLAGE. in which Messrs. Waldron, C. Boyce, Romer, Cockrill, G. Wild, Miss Hamilton, Miss Broml , ?y, and Mrs. Leclercq will appear. After which will be repeated THE CRICKET ON OUR OWN HEARTH. Dot, Miss Kate Howard. To be followed by ANGELS AND LUCIFERS. In which Mr. Wild will appear. And concluding with the new Pantomime, unapproachable for glee and g randeur, called FORTUICATUS ; or, THE MAGIC CAP. 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The most extraordinary Novelty ever produced.—The New Grand Oriental Spectacle, which has been playing in Paris with repeated SUCCBS9. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Drama, entitled THE RAJAH OF NAGPORE ; or, the Sacred Elephants of the Pagoda. In which will be introduced the performing Colossal Elephants and Camels, whose recent arrival caused unprecedented sensation in the metropolis. New Scenes of the Circle, combining the talent of the French and English Artistes. To conclude with a favourite Afterpiece. DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY T LIEAT RE, Full Houses every Night. Seventh Week of the "Mendicant Lou' and the Pantomime. Last Six Nights of the Pantomime. THIS EVENING Will be performed THEItiEiDICANT SON; or, The Jew of Southwark. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Johnson, Rogers, )well, Maynard, Lewis, Ileslop ; Mesdames H. Vining, Martin, and Daly. After which a new Drama, entitled NOPAII CRENA. Cha racters by Messrs, Rogers, J.ihnson, Lewis ; Mdmes. 11. Vining and Daly. To conclude with a new Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN AM) THE OLD WITCH OF TEDDINGTON ; or, The Golden Days of Good Queen Bess. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Columbine, Miss Smithey - 8 ; Clown, Mr. Paul Herring ; Pantaloon, Mr. Anderson ; Sprite, Mr. Stilt. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. To surpass FO much Novelty and Attraction is I,npossible. Second Week of the New Grand Romance of " The Prisoners of the Seventeenth Century." First Week of " The Cook at Kenning. ton." Third Week of "The Ruined House at Milbank." THIS EVENING. Will be performed a new Drama, entitled, THE MARCHIONESS DE BRINVILLIERS ; or, 'I he Poisoners of the Seventeenth Cen tury. Principal characters by Messrs. Saville, Fredericks, Dale, and Miss Vincent. To be followed by THE COOK AT KENNINGTON ; or, No Followers Allowed." Characters by Messrs. James, Herbert, Searle ; Miss Terry, Mrs. Lee, &c. To conclude with THE RUINED HOUSE AT MILBANK. Supported by Messrs. Saville, Fredericks, Dale, Niggle, Searle, Herbert, Misses Vincent, Terry Richardson, Re. THE WEATHER.—Surt OFFICE, FEB. 10. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 30; highest, 40; Noon, 36, BAROMETER, 30.46.—\V1ED E., frosty. NIGH WATER AT LOXDON-?RIDGE TILLS DAT. Morning .. 13 minutes after 2. I Evening .. 28 minutes after 2. * l, 4.:* I tie 1 4r,,, t A': ' - 71 , t%it --- . t Y'l I#l7 v • •,''ti:-.171;:744f,tf. ',..,. v .,,, -* !"& , s _ , is if ~., ,t 4c ; , , ,,: Il e • ~,i :c - - ,!.., - . ~ \ .., - • 54#1, 4,.. , ' ' ''.• ,i: r, ? 4 ''..: " - 71(1S " 4" '''''''' ii \ i• . ‘., Ta*lig__, ' i' f" j"' ' V nr .7.; LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1846 Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. Several petitions were presented against the proposal of the Government with respect to the corn-laws. The Earl of ABERDEEN, in answer to a question from the Earl of KINNAIRD, stated that he had not received any information from St. Petersburgh relative to the cruelties supposed to have been exercised under the sanction of the Emperor of RUSSIA towards the null; but he had no doubt that the accounts re ceived had been exaggerated. The Emperor of RUSSIA. had lately been at Rome, and on the subject being brought before him by the POPE of the cruelties s uPlaosed to have been practised, his Majesty the EMPE. Boa assured the POPE that he was not aware of them, and that if they had been committed, the party should be severely punished. The subject then dropped. The Duke of RaeRMOND presented petitions in favour of agricultural prote c ti on. Lord BEAUMONT gave notice of his intention, on Mon th), next, to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice with respect to the burdens on laud. The Duke of RICUMOND postponed his motion with which stood for Thurs burdens upon l an d, respect to day, till Monday. On the motion of the Eirl of SHAFTESBURY, it WAS resolved that the House should receive no petitions for private Bills after Tuesday, the 21st of April, or any report from the Judges after Thursday, the 18th o Tune. The II :ouse then adjourned till Thursday. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. Mr. JAMES STCART WORTLEY took the oaths, and his scat for Bute. Leave was given to bring in several railway Bills, among which was the Windsor, Slough, and Staines Atmospheric Mr. HUDSON brought in the York and North Midland (Whitby Extension) Railway Bill, which was read a tint, and ordered to be read a second time. Sir JOHN EASTHOPE presented several petitions from Leicester in favour of the Government measure for the abolition of duties on food. A vast number of petitions were also presented for and against the measure. Mr. HS DsoN presented a petition from Sunderland For the immediate repeal of the corn-laws. Mr. BYNO presented a petition from Kensington in favour of the Ministerial plan for the reduction of the duties on food. The petitioners, however, stated that they would have preferred the total repeal of the corn laws to the delay of three years. Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented a petition from London, signed by 64,000 persons, in faTout of free trade. Colonel &smoltr gave notice of his intention to move for returns of the salaries of all persons receiving above 500/. a year under the Government since 1795. On the motion of Mr. Youxu, a new writ was moved for Westminster, in the room of Captain Rous, who had accepted the office of one of the Lords of the Admiralty. In answer to the following questions from Sir H. WIN- S'ION BARRON. What amount of funds there are now available for the purpose of lending, with interest, to wards carrying on public works in Ireland. Also, if it is intended to propose or sanction any measure by which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in Ireland would be empowered to sell any portion of their estates, and thereby pay off the 60,0001. they borrowed from the Government? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there was a sum of 300,0004 placed at the disposal of the Board of Works for Great Britain, upon which demands might be made from Ireland, and there was a further sum of 60,0001. annually voted for Ireland. There was now unapplied a sum of 52,000/. As to the question with respect to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, there was a sum of 100,000/, lent to them, which had been paid. Mr. IlustE moved that a humble address be presented to her MAJESTY, that she will be pleased to direct co pies of the existing tariffs and commercial regulations of' each of the British colonies and possessions to be laid before this House, in the same manner as the tariffs and commercial regulations of Europe and America have been laid before the Home- And also that there be laid before this House copies of the existing tariffs and commercial regulations of British India and the dependencies thereof, on exports and imports, in the same manner as those laid before the House of the European and American States.' After a few words from Mr. AGLIONBY, Mr. F. BARING recommended that the subject should be referred to the Printing Committee. Sir R. Ist;ms said that this particular report did not come under the cogcizance of the Printing Committee. But when an Hon. Member stated in his place that such a report was full of errors, he thought that some oppor tunity ought to be afforded him of substantiating his statement. In reply to Mr. EWART, Sir JAMES GRAHAM said it was not the intention of the Governinent to introduce a measure for giving to parties aggrieved a right of ap peal in criminal cases. Certain unopposed returns having been moved for and agreed to, The order of the day for resuming the adjourned de bate was read, and Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN complained that the Govern ment had not yet thought fit to consult the agriculturists at all on this measure. He had little hope of attracting the attention of the House ; he had not changed, and therefore he had nothing to explain, but remained in the same state of bigotry in which he had ever been. The law of 1815 might have been the greatest error that the landed interest had ever committed, but he would ask who had encouraged them to persevere in that error? Year after year the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton had given them an opportunity of re trieving that error, and year after year the Right Hon. Gentleman had urged them to persevere in it. He would not impute to the occupants of the Treasury bench dishonesty, but this country had hitherto been governed by party ; and if parties were to be broken up in this way, he would ask how the Government of the country was to be conducted? Ile had no hesitation in avowing that he was a party man ; and if ever there was an opposition conducted by party tactics for party ends, it was the opposition of the Right Hon. Gentleman to the late Government. It was a bitter disappointment to find him now eschewing all party. The Right Hon. Gentleman who spoke last night said that the law of 1842 had failed. Had it failed to the SIDNEY HERBERT of last year, or to the SIDNEY HERBERT of this year ? If the law had failed iii regard to the question of ave rages, it must be a reason for re-adjusting those ave rages ; and if he found the sliding-scale fail, that was no reason for giving up protection—they had still the sliding-scale to fall back upon. If it had been merely a question of duty, why had they raised such an agitation on the subject? It was not on a mere question of im port duty that the present Government had dis placed the last. If the present Government had changed their opinions, let them avow the change, and give due credit to those who had always upheld those principles; but let them not deprive them of the credit due to them by saying that this was a mere question of import duties. He was not careless of the evils impending over Ireland; but a particular evil re quired only a particular remedy, and although the ports might be opened to prevent a famine in Ireland, yet there was no necessity for repealing the corn-laws. All the authorities in Ireland agreed that the destruction of agriculture in that country would be its ruin. He ad mitted the existence of the potato disease, and if it had progressed he was convinced there would not have been a potato left in Ireland. The rot had been stayed, but had now recommenced, and he believed that the Government was prepared to meet the emergency; but he denied that the case of famine in Ireland would be met by the pro posed alteration in the corn-law. He believed that the landowners in Ireland were greatly responsible for the distress existing in the country, but he denied that a re peal of the corn-laws would provide a remedy for the distress. From what had fallen from the Noble Lord last night, he assumed that the principle on which the Government was henceforward to be conducted was that no favour was to be shown either to agriculture or manufactures, but that each was to be left to find its own level. He denied that the sciences of political economy and of legislation were identical. The science of poli tical economy was the science of amassing and distri buting wealth, which was :only one of i:the many elements which entered into the science of legislation. Equal neglect was not impartial kindness, and it was not right to leave the labour of the poor to unprotected competition with foreigners, or to be crushed by the rich. They in the House were all rich, and encouraging the doctrine that they were to buy in the cheapest market. They were encouraging a selfish doctrine, which would alienate from them the affections of the poor. It was a doctrine of political economy which few of them could understand, but the selfishness of which they could all of them perceive. It was unwise to pro pound that rule—it was dangerous to act upon it. Agriculture was salubrious and condu cive to health, and a wise Legislature would pro tect and encourage such a calling. He objected to any change in the present corn-laws, but if any change were to be made, he agreed with the Noble Lord opposite that it should be complete, and should take place . at once. He did not believe that this was the question of the great landed proprietors, but a tenant farmers' question, and for that reason he would not consent to alter the law. The landlord would weather the storm, but the enterprising manufacturer would come in, offer a higher price for the land than the farmer, make it bear six quarters an sere instead of three, and the tenant farmer would be ruined, turned out of his farm which had been held by his father and his grandfather before him. He would raise his voice against the injustice of such a proceeding, and would not assist in enabling the Government to trample over men whose only, whose fatal fault was, that they had trusted in them. Mr. SHARMAN CRAM FORD asked how the protec tionists could claim a right to raise the price of food artificially by Act of Parliament, unless they were pre pared at the same time to secure by Act of Parlia ment to the working men of this country con stant employment and a certain rate of wages? In Ireland the agricultural labourer, the tenant-farmers, and the landlords, had all been brought into a state of the deepest distress by this system of protection, and he considered that a system of free trade was their only chance for a revival of prosperity. In the purely agricultural districts of Ireland the distress was the deepest ; for in the north, where there were manufactures, there was comparative _prosperity. One of the great causes of Irish distress was, that the people were compelled to depend upon the potato for subsistence, and hence they were subject to periodical famines. Now, by reducing the price of corn, the people where rendered independent of the potato, they would be used to a better class of food, and the landlords would be forced to improve the estates by which the produce would be doubled. He cordially supported the proposi tion of the Government. Mr. BAILLIE Mt that ire e free trade. Foreigners believed ~, at a cheaper rate than they should never be able to convince foreign nations o f th ierefore th e y protective duties. truth of the doct r i nes o f could, and cowe manufacture had fostered their own manufactures by duties. We had, by the aid of machinery, supplant cotton ma nufacturers of India, and he doubted i 1 ;:hny e conqueror had e ver inflicted so much misery as we had by supplanting their native domestic industry. Such had been the rei.ults of free trade to India ; and seeing that, it vvas not to be wondered at that foreign nations declined to try the experiment; and the question was now, should we try the experiment on ourselves ? The prosperity of the last three years vi as owing to the prosperity of agriculture during those three years ; and it was as necessary for us to protect our agriculturists against foreign competition, as it was for foreigners to protect their manufacturers against our competition. t Such was the inferiority of our cli mate, fully .h to compote auceeesat it was i m p oss ibl e for our agricul turists with foreigners, The greater part of the grain grown in this country was in ferior in quality to the grain grown in Poland, and if good Polish wheat were admitted to the markets, there would be no sale for the inferior sorts of British wheats. If it were a question of pounds, shillings, and pence, it would be advantageous to turn a portion of our lands into pasture and to purchase our wheat from abroad; but this was a national question, and it would be most unwise in us to depend upon foreigners for our food. Considering, however, the position of parties in the House and•the country, he considered that they had but the choice of two alternatives—to support the Govern ment measure, or to throw out the Government and let in Hon. Gentlemen opposite. Under these circumstances he should support the Government measure as the one least calculated to do evil. Mr, LEFROY denied that the measure proposed by the Government would benefit either the labourers, the farmers, or the landlords of Ireland, and as an Irish Mezabcr he felt bound to oppose it. Lord CLEMENTS, as one most intimately acquainted with the wants and wishes of the agricultural pcpuld tion of Ireland, declared that nothng could be more des -titute or deplorable than their state under the present system of protection. The miserable state of the Irish population had been recently brought under public notice by the Times' commissioner, and there was not a single statement of his that was overcharged. The report of the Earl of DEVON bore testimony to the extreme wretchedness of the Irish peasantry, and the Earl himself bore witness to the truth of the state ments therein contained. He bad hardly ever known a summer in Ireland without a scarcity in consequence of failures of the potato crop; and although during the present year many had provided against the impending famine by lying in stocks of oatmeal, yet there were many thou sands too poor to do so ; and what, he would ask, had been the benefit of protection to these poor persons? It had not provided them either with food or employment, considering the whole measure brought forward by the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government, he should heartily give it his support, though he must confess he would much rather have bad it come into immediate operation than have been delayed for three years. The Marquis of G RANBY objected to the motion. He was sorry to oppose any measure proposed by the Right Honourable Baronet at the head of the Government, but the present propositions were so sweeping and so calculated, as he believed, to produce the worst results, that he felt bound to oppose them, though, he believed, the Right Honourable Baronet was sincere in bringing them forward. He (die Marquis of GRANBY) believed that protection was justice, and that those who supported it II ould be honoured by posterity. Mr. GREGORY supported the measures brought for ward by the Government, believing that the principles of free trade were the principles of common sense. He contended that agriculture had flourished, not thrOugh protection, but in spite of protection. It had been said that he ought not to vote for this measure as an Irish man, because Mr. O'CONNELL intended to support it for some sinister purpose. Though he differed from that Hon. Gentleman in many things, he did not believe that any sinister motive had induced him to support this measure. Lord BROOKE could not support the measures pro posed by the Government. Although he was sure the Right Hon. Baronet was sincere in his motives, he very much doubted the sincerity of many of those who sup ported him. The Noble Lord the Member for Liver pool had let out the secret of that support ; it was from the fear of losing the great talents of the Right Hon. Baronet in conducting the Government. The Noble Lord deprecated the course pursued by the Anti- Corn law League in its endeavours to increase the number of voters, and denounced their proceedings as illegal and unconstitutional. Lord WORSLEY thought the Government were wrong in proposing the measure, and he believed that the re sult would be that the Right Hon. Baronet would never again be called the farmers' friend. If the corn-law was to be altered or repealed, let it be altered at once, and not delayed for three years. He believed that delay had been most unwisely introduced by the Government, be cause, blink the question as they pleased, before that time expired a new Parliament would be called, at the election of the Members for which the agriculturists would call upon those who asked for their suffrages to support their interests, by re-considering the proposition. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said he did not believe that the repeal of the corn-laws would materially affect the price of corn, but it would ensure the consumer the in valuable benefit of providing against those excessive high prices which might take place if there was a deficient harvest in this country. He was rejoiced to see that the Noble Lord the Member for the West Riding of Yorkshire—from whom he had often differed, but who was one of the greatest ornaments of the House—had, on the hustings, announced sentiments nearly similar to those which he had attempted to announce that night. He did not believe that the landlords would suffer by the abrogation of the corn•laws ; but if they were to suffer, he would rather thscend to a lower station than submit to the obloquy of defend ing this law. It had been said that the proposi tion of the Go►ernment would break up that great Con servative party, but if it were not entertaine3, he believed it would occasion throughout the country, not the mere breaking up of a party, but anarchy, confusion, and revolution. Lord CLIVE, believing that an honourable understand ing existed between himself and his constituents, that he should maintain the system of protection, felt it to be his duty to vote against the proposition of the Govern. ment. Mr. COLQUHOUN rose to address the House, and was met by loud cries of " Adjourn ! adjourn !" Sir R. PEEL suggested that if the debate were to be adjourned, it should be adjourned to Thursday. _ _ Mr. BROTUERTON then moved that the debate be ad. journed to Thursday, which was agreed to. The other orders of the day were agreed to, and the House adjourned. Much interest, it appears, had been excited in various quarters by the first night's debate on the corn-laws in the Commons. The House was thronged on Monday evening at an early hour, and numerous groups were col lected in the streets, as if in anticipation of some momentous dise.osure, or splendid oratorical displays from leading Members on both sides of the House. But never was disappoint meat greater ;—for, taking the discussion altogether, it was from beginning to end the most heavy, dull, contempti ble Parliamentary exhibition that could well be imagined. Ob solete opinions raked up, old tales repeated, Tory abuse of the Tory leader, lamentation over the downfal of the strong - Ministry, speeches without argument, and quotations from old songs, and of the most com mon- place and even ridiculous character, occupied the popular branch of the Legislature for some six or seven hours. Even the speech of Lord JOHN RUSSELL possessed the smallest possible interest. He had nothing new to tell, he had no arguments to answer; not one of the speakers on the other side advanced any charge against him or his party, and the same scene will be repeated for at least three or four nights more. On no occasion in tho history, of Parliament was there ever such a lack of even third-rate speakers (for those of the first and second class do not exist), as are to be found among that party who regard themselves as the pillars of the Stste, the guardians of England's rights, and the only real friends of the poor, helpless labourer, the oppressed farmer, and even the operative manufacturer. It is unfortunate, as well as singular, that sach a good cause should be so destitute of defenders, and that all the able men of both parties should be so blind to the best interests of their country as to forget even their poli tical animosities and unite in ruining these pa triots and philanthropists. A fatality has seized our statesmen. PEEL and RUSSELL, and O'Cosi- NELL end IlustE, have formed a most unholy and dangerous alliance, the very Court has lent its aid to carry out their mischievous schemes, and there are few to resist their machinations except such men as MILES and FiTnIAURICE, and BUCKINGHAM and RicilMoND, backed by the Spitalfields' weavers. What the result may be our readers can easily divine, Blind must prevail over matter, and statesmen of long expe rience—men, too, who have no interest in changing their opinions, except for the welfirre of their common country, who, for this, have sacrificed - political ties, personal friend ship, and renounced long-cherished principles from the fullest conviction--must in the end obtain the victory and carry their plans into effect. In the meantime, however, their task is very irksome. They are compelled to listen to the most vapid and incoherent harangues, and nothing is advanced by their opponents except what excites ridicule or contempt- Mr. HOPE compares PEEL to WOLSEY, tells why the LORD CHANcELLOB. sits on a sack of wool, and laments that the commercial system of centuries is to be put an end to, like " a mere flea-bite." Captain FrrzstautneE showed that it came to the same tbing, whether a man was killed by one thrust of a sword or by inserting into his body ten thousand. needles ; that Sir RoaLity PEEL'S views were traced in steam, and after lamenting the protracted agonies of British farmers, said they might well sing " Blow ye wintry winds." These are fair specimens of the orations made by the protectionists last evening, and we fear also of those yet to come. The public, however, will bear with them patiently; for they are of good omen. They announce that monopoly will be destroyed without further agitation, and that the most important commercial reforms that ever distinguished and blessed a nation will be carried by the most peaceable means. The accounts from Ireland of the progress of famine and of its attendant pestilence are really fearful. We have re ceived from Mr. Syx)rorr, the Secretary of the Dublin Man sion-house Committee on the Potato Disease, the recently published report of the Committee on the subject, which THE SUN, LON DON, WEDNESDA Y MORNING, FFIBRAT A N gives us returns from every part of Ireland up to the 22d of January, 1846, being nearly two months later than the accounts which have been laid on the table of the Rouse of Commons. On the Sth of November the Com mittee sent circulars to the ministers of religion of every denomination throughout Ireland, to the deputy lieutenants, justices of the peace, and landed proprietors, and to all the Poor-law Boards, containing, among others, thefol lowing queries : _ . . " lst—Whether the crop of potatoes was in point of quan tity an average crop? "2d—What proportion of thecrop has been already lost by decomposition, or otherwise? " 3d—What is your opinion as to the probability of the re maining portion continuing sound during the year?" 983 letters, from all parts of Ireland, were received in answer, between the 12th November and the 6th December, 1845, and from these it appears that in 415 cases the crop was above the average ; that in 409 in stances there was an average crop; and that in 117 cases the crop was below the average ; that the proportion of the crop lost by disease, up to 6th December, 1845, was in 292 cases under one-third; in 291 cases fully one-third; in '242 eases one-half ; and in 81 cotes more than a half Then, with regard to the chances of saving the remainder . 428 of the respondents declared themselves unable to form an opinion, 185 thought the remainder might be saved, and 262 were of opinion that it could not be saved. Be it remem bered, that during the whole of this time, and in the very face of these facts, the monopolist party in England and Ireland were loudly denying the existence of any failure of the potato crop, and when at length compelled reluctantly to admit that a disease had existed, they as loudly proclaimed that it ho ceased, and that the supply of sound potatoes was still ample. Now let us test those assertions by facts. On the 10th of December the Mansion-house Committee ad dressed the following queries to their Ammer corre spondents : " Ist—ls there any change, and especially is there any favourable change, in the potato crop in your vicinity since the date of your last letter? " 2d—Do you see any reason to alter or add to the opinions given by you in that letter? If so, be so good as to state the same. "3d—What, according to your judgment, is the present prospect of there being a sufficiency of potato food for the people in your locality for the coming season ? " 4th—What quantity of the potato crop in your neigh bourhood do you consider to have become unlit fur human food?" They had received 523 letters in reply up to the 22d of January, 1846. In ninety instances it was stated that there was a prospect of a sufficiency of potato food during the en suing season—in 364 instances the supply of potato food was insufficient. Then, with regard to the quantity of the po tato crop unfit for human food, in 11l cases it was under one- third, in 110 cases it was one-third, in 148 cases it was one half, and in 84 cases it was more than one-half. Already have the people of Ireland suffered severely from an insufficient supply of food—already has fever, the conse quence of famine, made its appearance in the south of Ire land. Its ravages at Dungarvan have been fearful. If, within the next two months, something is not done to secure to the poor Irish a sufficient supply of cheap and nutritive food, they will be dying by hundreds of actual starvation, and a famine and a pestilence, more horrible and more ex terminating than ever before- afflicted this unhappy country, will rage throughout the length and breadth of the land. And yet Mr. Puna? MILES, last evening, with all that cool ness which is so characteristic of the rashness of ignorance, declared in the House of Commons that notwithstanding the failure of the pototo crop, there was no danger of a famine in Ireland, because there had been an ample crop of barley and oats. As well might he have said that there had been an ample crop of pine-apples. " The Irish agricultural labourers and their families," says my Lord DEVON, in a report which Mr. PHILIP MILES should have carefully studied before he ven tured to give an opinion as to the probability of the cccurrence of a famine in Ireland—" the Irish agricultural labourers and their families are calculated to amount to more than four millions of human beings, whose only food is the potato, whose only drink is water, whose houses are pervious to the rain, to whom a bed or blanket is a luxury almost unknown, and who are more wretched than any other people in Europe." How are these unfortunate persons to purchase barley and oats at monopolists' prices. Admit foreign grain and maize, and they may become purchasers, because by increasing the supply the price of food in Ireland would be decreased, and that, and that alone, could place corn food within the reach of those who have hitherto depended entirely on the potato for subsistence. The Government has proposed to the Legislature a measure, which, by throwing open the ports, will go far to wards increasing the supply and decreasing the price of food in Ireland. On those who, for their own selfish and avari cious purposes, shall obstruct the progress of that measure will rest the responsibility of whatever may oecur in Ireland, in consequence of such obstruction, as on those who, in November, thwarted in the Cabinet the wise and beneficent measures proposed by the Premier rests the responsibility of whatever has occurred there up to the present time. The Paris papers contain no news of importance. The Journal des Debate has a long article on the protracted dis cussions and the numerous amendments made during the period of ten days on the Address in reply to the Speech from the Throne, and naturally expresses great satisfaction at the result. In every division the Opposition had been defeated' by much larger majorities than were anticipated, although the topics urged,were generally those of a popular character— such as the right of search, the policy with regard to the differences between England and America, and the entente cordiale. On the entire of the 'Address the majority was larger than any gained by the Ministry since the accession of M. Gtnzor. The Opposition journals are quite silent on these subjects, but several of them make an undeserved attack upon M. DE LAMARTIKE for honestly expressing his sentiments in opposition to those of TmEns, Durirr, and other Deputies of that class. M. DE LAMARTINE bad written to the Constitutionnel and National, to state that, by mistake in the division on the wh o l e o f th e Address, he had put his ball into the wrong urn, for it was his intention to vote against the amendment of the Opposi tion, on the ground that they tended to encourage Ame rica in her territorial aggressions, and also to favour the slave trade. To both these he is decidedly opposed, and he declares so in strong language. On Saturday evening Lours I'muirrE received at the Tuileries a deputation from the Chamber of Deputies with the Address, which was read by the President, and returned the following reply. His MA JELTT appears to have been greatly delighted with the result of the discussions on the Address : Gentlemen,—l receive this address with very great sa tisfaction. lam happy to find in it so striking a manifesta tion of the support which you lend to my Government, and of that loyal and steadfast concord which is at once the bass of its strength, and the guarantee of all our liberties. Public opinion is every day more convinced that it is by the regular progress and the perfect concord of all the powers of the State that France has attained the high de gree of prosperity upon which it is so delightful to me to be able to congratulate you. Yes, gentlemen, it i s w ith j oy that I ex p ress my confidence in the prospects of our country. This confidence is fortified by the sentiments you have just uttered. I see in them a presage that this harmonious ope ration, becoming every day more complete, shall continue to future generations a greater development of that well being ( bicn etre) at present so much enjoyed by a ll c l asses o f society. Such, for a long time, has been the wish of my heart and the object of my efforts. For myself, my most de lightful recompense will be found in the reflection that I may safely hope that my government shall have contributed to ensure such benefits to my country." _ .. Very little business was done in the Funds on Sunday, and the quotations were nearly the same as on Saturday. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 9. Boulogne and Amiens, 11% —Bordeaux and Mediterranean, 17i Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette ( :2ackenzie), 2% —Ditto (Espeleta), 2 1 4—Dutch Rhenish, 7% —East Indian, I%—Great Indian Penin sular, —Jamaica North Midland, 3 4—Louvain and Jemappe, —Luxembourg, 2 3 4—Madrid and Valentia, 1% —Namur and Liege, 3%—Orleans and Bordeaux, 12—Rouen and Havre, 28 ex div. It is strongly rumoured in political circles that a large *amber of Conservative Peers have determined not to oppose Sir ROBERT PEEL'S Corn Bill on the second reading, or going into Committee ; but in Committee to - support au amendment for making Sir R. PEEL'S proposed sliding scale for the next three years permanent. It need not be said that the carrying of such a measure will be a serious embarrassment to the Minister, as it is impossible that, on the Bill so amended returning to the House of Commons, the Liberal party could agree to the amendment. A rumour was in circulation on Monday that Lord ASHLEY was to succeed Lord LINCOIS as First Commissioner of the Woods and Forests, and to be raised to the House of Lords. We have good reasons for believing that the lattes part of the report is without foundation. The Earl of Harrowby, Viscount and Lady Frances Sandon and family have arrived in Grosvenor-square from Sandon Hall, Staffordshire, for the season. The Noble and Venerable Earl is in the enjoyment of excellent health. CABINET DINNER.—Sir Robert Peel gives his first Cabinet dinner this season to-day, at his private residence in Whitehall-gardens. Lord Ellenborough has appointed Wednesday, the 4th of March, to preside at the anniversary dinner of the Seamen's Hospital Society, at the London Tavern. Sir Robert and Lady Peel have issued invitations for a grand entertainment on Saturday next, to which the several Foreign Ministers are invited. Lieutenant Wro. Peel, R.N., who has been on the West India station, under Admiral Sir Francis Sey mour, arrived at the family mansion last evening from Southampton, having landed there front one of the West India steamers. lie was the hearer of important dispatches for tho Government. THE PRINTING OF RAILWAY BILLS.—(From a Corres pondent.)—Owing to the short period allowed by the House of Com mons for the presentation of Private Bills this sestion, the printing trade during the last week or two has been in a state of activity. Many clerks and agents of lines took up their abodes in some print ing offices during the whole of last week, and sustained an amount of fatigue truly astonishing, never Tilting their duties until the de livery of the Bills on Friday night. Six o'clock was the hour ap pointed for that purpose ; as late as five o'clock, many of the subscrip tion contracts, &c., were in progress of correction by the solicitors, after which they were printed off, and, in one instance, folded and stitched by clerks while riding rapidly in cabs toward,. St. S i tel*ell's, which they reached ts the Speaker was shout to take prejudice r is e j,isdelace of t, and fortunately succeeded in placing the kill in the hand, of the M em b er engage d to i n t ro d uce it. I n the preparation of the documents th ere was an u tt er recklessness of expenditure, and railway honour was s or e ly t r i e d, ma ny of the agents offering handsome gratuities to the managers o f offices to accelerate their Bills , to the printers their Bills, othweiinrgotpo thepone n opponents. nability o p f r T e o ters fale d in presentin; the work. A MAGISTRATEE WANTED. —Of late considerable difficulty has bee n exper i ence d in finding a magistrate around Bea c"stleld. An acting m a gistrate it is difficult to find in that district. A few day s s i nce the constable o f th a t place had two men in custody, whom he had t o t a k e b e f ore a j u stice ; but, although he went to the residences of eight, an d travelled about thirty miles , he could not find one, a n d was in consequenc 3 obliged to keep the men in cus tody two days, till the Etou petty sess ions came on, and th en to take them ab ou t t en m i les to n ig . meeting. GOVERNMENT PRECAUTIONS. Active preparations are in progress for carrying out the precautionary measures noticed in our last.. The Indian corn and corn meal in store :At. Haulbowlile will he transferred on Moeday to the Lee Mills, wl:ch will Le on that day deliver. dup to the authorities Ac," rn,:c .'•r'.••• •:, r. provided there for fory so:diers and two officers, who will he per manently stationed on the premises ; and it is said that two pieces of cluinott will be planted at the gates,—( l ork &Whim Reporter. COURT U I RCU LAR. In celebration of the sixth anniversary of her Majesty's marriage, the following party had the honour of being in- ' vited to dine at Buckingham Palace yesterday :—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of liuccleuch, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Liverpedl, the Hon. and Rev. Leslie Courtenay, and Captain Francis Seymour. The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards, led by Mr. Boose, was in attendance during dinner, and performed selections from Lachner, Webar, Streck, and Labitzky. After dinner the following party were invited for an early hour:—His Excellency the Chevalier and Madame Bunsen, the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, the Earl of Jersey, Earl and Lady Katherine Jermyn, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, the Earl and Countess of Delawarr and Lady Mary Sackville West, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, Viscount and Viscountess Mahon, the Bishop of Oxford, Lord and Lady Lyttelton, Dowager Lady and the Honourable Miss Lyttelton, Lord and Lady George Lennox, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Laly Peel, the Right Hon. Sir Jam's and Lady Graham. the Right Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone, Mr. George Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, Hen. General Upton, Sir Henry and Lady Wheatley and the Misses Wheatley, Sir George and Lady Couper, Sir Robert and Lady Gardiner, Sir George Arson, Sir James Clark, Mr. llallani and Mr. Rogers. Her Royal Highnessl the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George Co u p er , B art ., arr i ve d at Clarence House, St. James's, at ten minutes past twelve yesterday, from her residence, Frogrnore-house, Windsor. Her Royal Highness visited the Queen at Buckingham Palace, anti remained to luncheon with her Majesty and Prince Albert. Messrs. Gambia and Nott had the bonour of submitting to Prince Albert yesterday Mr. Nott's newly invented electric telegraph. His Royal Highness was pleased to express his approbation of its superior efficiency Bnd simplicity._ _ The Viscountess Canning has succeeded the Marchioness of Douro as the Lady in Waiting t.) the Queen ; and the Earl of Warwick has succeeded the Earl of Morton as the Lord in Waiting to her Majesty. The Royal Family were taken their accustomed daily airings yesterday in the royal gardens. Dispatches were received on Monday evening at the Colonial-office from the Governors of the West India Colonies. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat wester day, and heard an appeal from Bengal, ' Cowie v. Benfrey." The Lords present were the Lord President, Lord Brougham, the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. Yesterday evening the lyric tragedy of Sophocics' Antigone was read by Mr. C. Kemble, in the Picture Gallery, at Buckingham Palace, before her Majesty, his R o y a l Hi g h ness Prince Albert, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the royal circle, &c. For this purpose a stage was erected at the south end of the gallery, on which. Mr. Kemble sat, with the chorus ranged on each side of him •, on the floor was the instru mental orchestra, composed of her Majesty's private band, conducted by Mr. Anderson, and beside him sat the author of the English version, Mr. Bartholomew, who read the chorus speaker's part, by which means the dramatic interest of the piece was rendered more effective, and more nearly resembling the antique mode of its performance. The music of Dr. Mendelssohn Bartholdy was admirably executed by the band and a select chorus. It reflects no small credit upon the taste of the royal selectors of this modernised relic of antiquity, for it is to them that the noble party assembled on the occasion owe the gratification which the last of all our noble Romans, Mr. Keruble, afforded by his truly classical declamation. The interest of this festivity was very much heightened by the first opening of the grand staircase, after the embel lishments with which it has b en adorned during tht last winter, under the direction of Mr. L. Gruner. The whole of the decoration is after the best time of the great Italian masters On the coiling four fresco paintings on gold ground, representing Morning, Evening, Noon, and Night, executed by Mr. ToWnsend, have a most hai py effect, and reflect the greatest credit on our rising -chool of British artists; wreaths of flowers surrounding these frescoes are the work of Messrs. Murdock and Denby. The splendid imitations of marble,executed by Mr. Moxon, together with the handsome guilding, vivid colours of the ornaments, and the bronze figures, carrying masses of light on their heads, produce a most brilliant and striking effect. ST. JAMES THEATRE. The Ethiopian Serenaders commenced an engagement at this theatre last evening. We have already given a desci ip ticn of the delightful performances of these the most artisti cal representations of negro minstrehy who have yet ap peared in this county. Rice, and Sweeny, the banjo player, have ale ady given us various negro comic songs, but the Ethiopian minstrels prove that the negroes are also pro ficients in instrumental music—witness their performance of the celebrated bravura, from Fra Diavolo, on the accordian, the banjo, thc tambourine, and the bones, which latter in strument might be in many instances most effectively in troduced into the regular orchestra, as a substitute for the clanging cymbals, or the reverberating double drum. The egro musicians understood harmony as well as melody, and their performance of the glees, " Come, Darkies sing," " You'll see them on the Orrio," and " A nig ger's life is always gay," would not be discredit able to the most crack glee or madrigal society in the metropolis. Moreover, the Ethiopian minstrels have made us acquainted with the more serious phases of negro life, and have opened up to us a view of the misery, the broken hearteduess, the utter withering of the affections which is incidental to the state of slavery. The song of "Lucy Neal," which was given with most telling pathos by Mr. flarring ton, is in it elf a tragedy. It is the lament of a negro slave over his sweetheart. They loved—shewas sold by his master to a distant plantation, and Lucy Neal dies of a broken heart. Here are materials which in the hands of a poet would fur nish forth a tragedy which, acted as it might be acted, would, even in the States, create such a feeling of detestation against slavery, that the slave-owners themselves would for very shame learn to be m irciful, and not to outrage the best feelings of our common nature by separating husband from wife for the mere purpose of adding to their ill gotten, their iniquitous gains. Such a tragedy, well-written and well-acted, would do more to convert the public mind of America to the horrors of slavery than all the preach ings of all the abolitionists that have ever braved the dangers of lynch law in the far west. The gem of the evening, however, was the "Railroad Overture." which is one of the most marvellous instances of sound painting that has ever been composed. Beethoven, Berlioz, and all the scientific composers who have attempted to paint natural objects iu music, must yield the palm to these Ethiopian Serenaders. No one who has not heard the " Railroad Overture" can form the most distant idea of the powers of sound in representing the objects of sense. The house was well attended, and the Serenaders were applauded to the echo. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BATA STEEPLE CHASE. Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, h ft, with 50 added. Four miles. (10 Subs.) Mr. Townsend's Swiftsure Captain Johnson nd Conrad (Mason) 2 Mr. Haddy's Spendthrift • (Powell) 3 Mr. Stapylton's Sir John (W. H. Ford) 4 The following were not placed :—Mr. Stapylton's Cncket —Mr. V. Jenkyn's Sally-go-by-'em and Billy Piper—and Mr. Wood nd Presumption. Won by a length, after a good race with two. Match, 501, list each, last two miles of the Steeple Chase Course.—Mr. Helbert's Carlow beat Mr. Mill's Woodbine easily; the mare fell. • LIVERPOOL GREAT NATIONAL STEEPLE CHASE. WEDNESDAY, 111ARCII 4. Handicap weights for a Free Handicap Hurdle Race Sweep stakes of 1Q sous. each, 5 ft, with 50 added. Two miles, over six hurdles. Mr. W. H. Johnstone's The Era. 6 yrs, 12st 81b L Lo o r r d d i l i V o le t r h f , o;d s w 's i F t a 3 g ,r e s t,l2l , 1 1 2st lb 51b 8 1b Mr. C. Daley's Isabel, aged, 12st Mr. Clifton's Pedlar, aged, 12st Captain Campbell's Croesus, aged, list 121 b Mr. Irwin's Patriot, 5 yrs, 1 Ist 12Ib Mr. Austin's Little Johnny, aged, list 121 b Mr. Shepherd's Mudlark, aged, list 10lb Lord Chesterfield's New Brighton, 6 yrs, list 101 b Lord Chesterfield's The Poor Soldier, 6 yrs, 1 Ist Blb Mr. Duckworth's Clear the Kitchen, ved,llst 71b Mr. Ralph na. Everton, 6 yrs, list 41b Mr. Roberts' Quicksilver, 6 yrs, list Mr. Bretherton's Aquilo, 6 yrs, lOst 121 b Mr. Powell's Cracksman, aged, lOst 121 b Mr. Moore's Magic, aged, lOst 121 b Lord Chesterfield's Cockfighter, 5 yrs, lOst 121 b Mr. Griffith's Lucy, 5 yrs, lOst 121 b Mr. Heap's Chintz Print, lOst 101 b Mr. Powell's Delaware, 6 yrs, lOst 81b Mr. Fox's Deuce Ace, 5 yrs, lOst 81b Mr. Cross nd Single-peeper, aged, lOst 81b Mr. W. Turner nd Sands, 6 yrs, lOst 61b Mr. Henderson's The Artist, 6 yrs, 10st 61b Captain Allen's The Exquisite, aged, lOst 61b Captain Crofton's Brunette (Paradise), aged, lOst 41b Mr. Lockwood's Wandering Jew, 5 yrs, 10st 41b Mr. [rd's Tottenham, 4 yrs, lOst 41b Mr, Lamplugh's Erebus, 4 yrs, lOst 21b Mr. Hornbv's Cock Robin, 5 yrs, 10st 21b Mr. E. R. 'Clarke's Sir Edward, aged, lOst 21b Mr. Dymock's Grace Darling, aged, lOst Mr. L. Walmsley's The Heir-at-Law, 5 yrs, lOst Mr. P. P. Couch's Amalgamate, 5 yrs, lOst Mr. Sutcliffe's Alice, 9st 131 b Mr. King's The Artful Dodger, aged 9st 101 b Mr. Quin's Violet, 5 yrs, 9st 91b Acceptances to be declared either to Messrs. Weatherby, in London ; or to Mr. Etty, at Liverpool, to-morrow (Thurs day). At the Hayes Steeple Chase, yesterday, the first race was won by Mr. Philpott'a Crab, and the second by his Polka. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —ln the Third Edition of your paper of last evening I find it stated that; the; "Liverpool, Ormskirk and Pres ton Railway" was thrown out on its merits last year. Now this not being the case, I shall be glad if you will be kind enough to correct it in your Country Edition of this evening, as I fear the report is calculated to prejudice the project. The fact is, that it was thrown out on " Standing Orders" last year, and not on the Bill.—Yours very truly and obediently, ROBERT JACKSON. Saturday M gning, Feb. 7. NOTTINGHAM.— EarI Manners, with his accustomed kindness to his poorer tenantry, at his annual receipt-day of garden rents, at Cotgrave, directed his steward to return half a year's rent, in consideration of the failure of the potato crop; and we understand that he intends to do the same at Ratcliff and the immediate neigh bourhood of Holme Pierrepoint.—Nottingham Review. THE METROPOLITAN PETITIONS FOR THE TOTAL REPEAL OF THE COHN-LAWS.-011 Monday the Council of the League received at the office, Fleet-street, the total amount of signatures from the various boroughs in which petitions had been circulated for the total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws. The following is the amount of the signatures as separately collected from each city and borough :—The city of London, 64,u66 ; the city of Westminster, 71,406 ; the borough of Lambeth, 67,680; the borough of Finsbury, 83,720; the borough of the Tower Hamlets, 83,400 ; the borough of Southwark, above 40,000 ; the parish of St. Pancras, 26,776 ; the parish of Marylebone and Paddington, 23,000; the parl-h of Chelsea, 8,735.—T0ta1, 470,773. ,• THE SUSPICHUS DEATH IN NEWIN9TON.—Mend.y evening an inquest was held by Mr. Carter, at the Giraffe Tavern, Penton-place, Newington, to inquire into the circumstances of the death of Mrs. Susan Vesey, an aged female, which, from the fact of her being a principal witness against her son in-law upon a very serious charge, were considered to be of a suspicious character. The first witness called was Richard Vescy, the son of the deceased, who deposed that his mother had, for some time past, complained f illness and spasms, and that owing to the excitement caused by hei daughter's throat being cut, and her son-in-law being in custody on a charge of having inflicted the wound, she became much worse. On Friday morning she complained of being seriously ill, and wished to see Mr. Young, a medical gentleman, and witness accompanied her to that gentleman's shop. Mr. Young gave her some medicine, a part of which sit:: then took, and soon after she said she was better ; but while she was returning home she fell down in the street. Wit ness assisted her home, and she went to bed with her clothes on. He left herabout t«•n o'clock. when she ;ail she ',IS liPtter ; het on • _ . •• • • the body, attributed the death of the deceased solely to the d!seasecl state of the heart, The jury returued a verdict of " Death by natty ral causes." RICHMOND RAILIVA The ordinary half-yearly general meeting ofthi , Company was held yastelay at the London Tavern, for the rare ti n of the ordinary business of _the Company. Wm. wick, EFq., was in the chair. The advertisement calling the meeting having been read by the Secretary, rThe CumntuAN said that the prospects of the Company were most encouraging. The branch lines from the railway had already passed the standing orders—( Hear, hear)—and the reports would fully explain the position in which they stood. The report of the engineer would also be - read, and if any gentleman chose to ask any question, he should be very ready to answer him es far as he could. • The following report was then read : " The directors, in meeting the proprietors on the present occasion, have much plea , ure in reporting that considerable progress has been made in carrying out the powers of the Act authorising the construction ot this railway, and that the present position of the Company's affairs, both as regards the early completion of the line, and the cost of formation, is very satisfactory. " In consequence of the rapidity with which the works have proceeded, the directors have found' it necessary to avail themselves of the powers given to thorn by the pro prietors in August last. and a second call of 51. has been made on the shareholders of this 'Company, which is in a satisfactory course of payment. "The necessary preparations have been duly made to en able the CoMpany to' apply for an Act in the present session of Parliamertt.to construct a branch line to Kew-bidge, which, when carried into effect, must add considerably to the revenue of this Company, as the population of Brentt r ord and the neighbourhood, and the yisitGrs to the gardens, will ne cessarily bring a large increase of passenger traffic: "rho treasurer's account showed that there were lleposits to await the settlement of claims for land of 14,6311.; cash at the tankers', &c., 13,9051.135.11;e1.—tga1,28,53E1. I3s. lid. ENGINEER'S' REPORT. " TO TIIE DIRECTORS OF THE RICIDIOND RAILWAY COMPANY. " Gentlemen,—For the information of the proprietors at the approaching meeting, I beg to inform you that since the contract was made with Mr. Knit!, for the execution of all the works on this railway, considerable progress has been made towards their completion. The viaduct across the Wandle, and the cutting at Putney, being the only works of magnitude on the line, attention was first directed to them, and the progress has been very satisfactory. The viaduct is more than half built, and more than one-half of the excava tion of the entire line has been removed. Several over bridges between Putney and Barnes'-common have been built, and the lighter earthwork and bridges are proceeding as rapidly as is needful. " The only part not begun is at Richmond end, but here the line will be formed, nearly on the surface of the ground, and a few mouths will suffice for completing it after posses sion of the land is obtained. " The line may be completed by June neat; and if you were disposed to push, there is no reason why it should not be accomplished earlier. The works are not heavy, and delay could only arise from our inability to obtain possession of the land, or from a succession of bad weather; under any circumstances you will not be wrong in calculating on the opening in June.—l am, &c. " JOSEPH LOCKE." " London, 11, Adam-street, Adelphi, Feb. 5, 1846. Resolutions conforming to the report were then agrced to, and the meeting broke up. LONDON and BRIGHTON RAILWAY MEETING OF PROPRIETORS. The usual halfeyearly meeting of the shareholders in this Company was held yesterday, at the London-bridge terminus. The meeting was also a special one, for the purpose of sanc tioning or rejecting the formation of several branch lines, con sitting of the Croydon and Wandsworth branch, the Reigate and Dorking branch, the Eest Grinstead branch, the Little hampron branch, the Bognor branch, the Steyning branch, the Newhaven and Seaford branch, the Eastbourne branch, the Hai!sham branch, the Lewes and Keyiper branch devia tion; and also for other purposes, specified in the advertise ment. There was a large attendance of proprietors. Row land Hill, Esq. (the Chairman), took the chair at one o'clock precisely. After the secretary had read the advertisement, The CHAIRMAN said than it would not be necessary for him to address them at any length in consequence of the fulness of the repor (which the meeting decided need not be read by the secretary, in consequence of its having been distributed amongst the shareholders previously to the chair being taken.) The 6th of February had arrived, and with it the downfal of the three proposed sehemes—the Dorking. Arundel, and Brighton Atmospheric, the Tunbridge Wells and Lewes line, and the Epsom and Derking line, which was proposed by certain parties in oppo sition to a Bill which had been brought forward by the friends of the Croydon Company. With res p ec t t o th e branches of this Company, the Wand-worth and East Grinstead had passed the Standing Orders' Committee. The Reigate and Dorking line had, however, been thrown out in consequence of some technical. error. The remaining branches or lines hod not yet come before the Committee, but they would in all probability go before the Standing Orders' Committee that day. With the view of furthering the interests of the public and the Company. the directors had during the past half-year reduced the fares and accelerated the speed of travelling on this Company's line. —(Cheers.) The present depressed price of the shares of this Comppny was equivalent to a twenty. five years' purchase on the dividend. That fact arose from an anticipated increase in the dividend, which antici pation, he doubted not, would be fully realsed.—(Hear, hear.) The directors were determined to do everything which would make the line more attractive to the puhlic, who were, in his opinion, not properly aware of the cheap ness of travelling on the line. He would venture to a , sert the fares on the London and Brighton line were much lower than those of any other railway in this part of the kingdom. Frcm personal experience he knew that the opinion of the public was against the formation of any rival line to that of this Company The meeting would be aware that two years ago the South-Western Railway Company proposed to take a-lease of this line. The proposition was almost unanimously rejected. It was very curious that the annual dividend, which that Company then offered, was precisely the sum (355.) which this Company would reeeivejor the past half, year. This fact showed the increasing prosperity of the line, and must be highly satisfactory to the proprietors—(Cheers.) He concluded by moving the adoption of the report. Mr. SLIGHT wished to know what regulations lied been made for the conveyance of the mails on this Company's line? The CHAIRMAN had no objection to answer the question. The directors bad every desire to make the line as useful as possible to the people of Brighton. They therefore proposed to take the .mails without any additional charge.—(Hear.) The proposal had as yet been neither accepted or rejected. Mr. noon, seeing that so much had been expended in the Company's attempt to get the Wandsworth branch, wished to know whether the directors intended proceeding on the basis of the agreement of last year? The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative. Mr. WISHAW, after congratulating the directors on the suc cess of their labours, recommended them to adopt the prac tice of issuing two-day tickets. The CHAIRMAN said that the question of two-day tickets had been often and fully canvassed by the directors, and they believed that it was not advisable to adopt the practice suggested by the Hon. l'roprieter. With respect to the re duction of the fares for chil3ren, as recommended by an other Hon. Proprietor, the directors were of opinion that the present policy of the Company in that respect should not be altered. The report was then unanimously adopted. The CHAIRMAN then moved that a dividend of 355. per share (deducting the income-tax) be payable on Tuesday, the 24th instant. The motion was seconded, and unanimously carried. The CHAIRMAN titan moved that the directorsbe authorised to receive the consolidated eighth shares, to convert. themj into stock, on condition that such shareholders be permit ted to pay up the remaining 10/. per share. Mr. E. CROWLEY (the deputy-chairman) seconded the motion. which was then unanimously passed. Tue CHAIRMAN then said that the standing orders of the House of Lords required a fuller netiee to be given to the proprietors previously to their deciding upon the proposed branches; but, as those of the House of Commons did n o t, the dir ctors were anxious to hear the views of the proprietors expressed without any further (Hay. The directors did not intend to consider the erection of the central terminus at Charing-cross until their next hall-yearly meeting.—(Hear, hear.) The Chairman then prcceeded to describe, with the aid of a chalk outline, the routes of the various branchee pr p 'sed by the directors. As regarded some of those lines it was net necessary to say anything. Others of them he was enabled to state would remunerate the Company, if they were ecoeomically made. The remuneration would be very moderate indeed, but the great advantage arising from their formation would be the fact of their acting as feeders to ether important lire'.— (Hear, hear.) He thee moved tee approval of the appliCa tionto Parl.ament of the different branches mentioned in the advertisement. T.•e total leteeth of those lines would be 46 miles, and the expense 636.000/.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. noon, -at some length, contended that it would be inexpedient to form the proposed branch to Wandsworth, because the South-Eastern Company had it ie their e-wer to construct a branch at the same place, eta far less e'sp mse than this COmpany possibly could, and the South-Eastern would, no doubt, avail themselves of ha ci cam tat ce. Be proposed, as an amendment to the motion under coneetera tion, that that portion of the resolution which applied to Wandsworth should be omitted. The CHAIRMAN—DM any gentleman second the motion? —(Cries of" No, no," and laughter.) The Chairman then said that the question upon which Mr. Flood had spoken at so much length had long occupied the careful consideration of the directors and the proprietors at large, and their unanimous opinion was that the Wandsworth branch should be applied for.—(Hear, hear.) The original motion was then put and unanimously car ned. The CHAIRMAN then said that the expense of the applica tion for the branch in question would be 3,2041. 3s. Bd. which would include surveyor's expenses, &c. The CHAIRMAN then moved that the meeting confirm the report for making the extension from Pareham to Ports mouth. It was seconded and carried unanimously. It was moved by the CHAIRMAN, that the directors should be authorised to convert the share capital into stock. This motion was put and carried trnen'mously. The businesi next before the meeting, the CHAIRMAN said, would be the election of directors in the room of those re tiring. He was sorry that the company wou'd lose the ser vices of Mr. Henderson altogether, as he had refused to be re-elected. Mr. FLooD proposed that Henry Spencer Cooper, Esq., should be re-elected a member of the Ka d. The motion was seconded ar d carried unanimously. Mr. MILLER proposed Mr. Gale in the room of Mr. Hen derson, who 'retires. Ile En'ered at conside - able length into the qualifications of the candidate. Mr. C. CROWLEY secondel the motion. Mr. Simpsore proposed, as a candipate for the same va cancy, the Hon. Captain Hotham, acd entered at length into his merits. Mr. Scow had great pleasure in seconding that nomi nation. Mr. SOLOMON'S rose to a point of order. lie suggested that the names of those directors be given who left them selves open to re-electior. The CHAIRMAN wou'd have suggested the same course had he not been interested. Mr. SOLOMONS moved that Rowland Hill, Esq., should be re-elected a member of the Boa►el. The motion was warmly secorded, and carried unanimously. Mr. Trim moved the re• e ection of E. Watson, Esq. This was seconded. Mr. 3.lAcumn, of Leeds, moved that Lel cello:4er should be elected a member m'f the Boa. d. Air. Ogle, of Leeds, se conded the nomination. The CHAIRMAN still thought the course which had been already noticed by the meeting should be punned, of putting the names of the retiring directors first to the votes of the proprietors. Mr. MAcmsar. explained that he meant his motion as an amendment to that in regard to Mr. Watson. Mr. SotosloNs spoke t,) order, and proposed that the -: , erultnent. just mw! , . n't have th-.: • , • ,•suke , . IL t , iltied to ittuuceitpatiq 211. Lilo gial,ag,ukent of the affairs of the Company. Mr. 111Acx.uR pressed the amendment. The CHAIRMAN put theamerdment, which was The original motion was . put for the election of Mr. W at son, which was carried with only three di, , sentients._ _ •• ~.,••• • •,,s ••••-• • .••• •—•••••--- llAcxt.tra demanded a poll on behalf of Mr. Schuster. The CliAtxx,!N took a show of hands ter Mr. Gale, Capt Hot ham, and 2lr. Schuster, but it was more a matter of form, as they proceeded immediately to the roll in reference to all the candidates togeth'r, 85 the election by shovr of hands was revoked by the demand for a poll. The vacancies, therefore, to be filled were four, and the re were six candidates to be polled for, viz. :—Howland Esq.; Henry Cooper, Esq. ; Edward Watson, Esq.; J. Gale, EFq. ; Hon. Capt. Hotham ; and Gen. Schuster, Egl. The proprietors immediately proceeded to the poll. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY. • Carlton Club, London, Feb. 1846. Gentlemen,—l hope the subject contained in this letter will be Considered by you a sufficient apology for my tn." truding myself upon your notice. .As I have focli years past • resided near your line of railway, an been tolerably well acquainted with all the proceedings of your directors from th e ti me th e C o mpany v•'as first formed, going to make a few ob , ervations as to the real position of your affairs at the present time. of And, first of all, remind you of the proceedings - your directors last year towards the late solicitor of the Board of Ordnance. They proved, by their conduct u P en that occasion, and by their petition to the House of Col' mous, tl.at they had negociated with a servant of the Gr verninent, apparently with the object-0 say apparently to • charity—to obtain his influence at the Ordnance-office 1 allow the (South-Eastern) North Kent line to pass through Government property, to the prejudice of the rival como n i f; And, becauee, the Master-General, at a later stage o f t proceedings, withdrew his dissent from the other ConlPl your directors turned round and exposed the very in , whom they had induced, by (may I not say questionalosott means, to promote their ends, because he wa s _ b p s able to do all for them that they wished. The usw," t of Mr. Bonham and Captain Boldero were also broug" conspicuously before the public, who, I believe, r e, two as Honourable Members as ever lived, and were a s I, P l d fectly innocent of the charges imputed to them as the c'" unborn. It is rumoured that Members of Parliament feel so inde; nant, that there is more than a possibility, perhaps, tha t : t o . to 3 will exert themselves to throw out all the Bills beleng' l3o • o o the South-Eastern Company that are brought in this sass —if they do not most plainly advantage the public intere 5,- unless you, shareholders, turn out all the present directors. in In the next place, I will inform you of the nianner,s which your money has been and is likely to be spent, 1"):100 you elect other men to have the management of ,Y,.. 103 1 Company. Without saying anything as to the orie o .d formation of the line, which, of course, the present D e ",- bad nothing to do with, I will only refer to some of th e ceedings of last session. A Bill was brought .before P"rj, ment for making a line from Hastings to Aehfoid, throt"e• country where there is no traffic and that never can r o l l is rate the shareholders for the outlay. Ask any one residicoaey that country, and they will tell you that your n' l i n e might almost as well be thrown into the sea. P r , 13 bo er, was proposed to be carried across a portion of Rye ~ °r iot and the Commissioners of the harbour sent up a Ip e c - ceel , • to the Admiralty, begging them not to allow them t o the as they considered it would be a serious obstruction ,tutipoe navigation, and in consequence of this a stop was I , ..n eete rs their proceedings; and it was only because your "1 1 1 . . v eer _ entered into an arrangement to lay out 10,0 001 . e,',f u ced money upon the harbour, that the Admiralty wa s lies to withdraw their veto. It is no more necessary for eef airi to go across any,portion of Rye Harbour than it is nec o d if to cross the Thames to go from London to Blackwe ll ; Alter you can get Mr. R. Stephenson, your present engiuce r 'd e eir examining the saot, to say that it is either necessary or . I A to able that this line should cross the harbour, I wil l nn r' e te b e have my hand cut off. I may be told that this ls ios of made on purpose to please the Government, as it i l5l o est the nature of a coast line. This being the case, it l ao n ee extraordinary thing that the Admiralty, who e de siti important section of the Government, should have no obstacle to its proceeding. • Tr ent tb le ls Your directors intend to bring a Bill into Parini we/ session, for making a line of reilway from Tur)? to Hasti ugs, which will cost your Company a million nt /oat and will not bring you in a clear revenue of more tu_al;iiicea 10,0001. to 1.5 000 t. a-year; and your consulting el' , l o tbs t Mr. R. Stephenson (of whom I alt-aye wish to sPe n at tee'P o highest terms) says, that it is perfect madnes s to *loo such a scheme, and gave me his authority to tell ec_eoi.oo I thought proper, that he had nothing to do with it," , a ble • it I line. he at all approved uf. id e- et • am, and have lo.en fer some years past, a con e c itb railway shareheleler, but I never had anything to !. [hot _; with the North Kent line or y , ,ur Company (excel'', I Celt bought two shares in the South-Eastern , for about a month), as I have always had a very i"` alig gel opinion of the ways in vi hick your affairs have been in otter' but if there was any likelihood of a change for ' be prig , ' , d . t should have no objection to become one of your Preobcclic" —I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your most humble servant ( Signed) rt° (Signed) CHARLES H. - - r oe' ie • P.S. If the directors of the South-Eastern think. P., answer this letter, I should be much obliged to 0 7 ) , ve' holder who will send me a copy, directed to Nora° Staplehurst, Kent. RAILWAY SH ABE MAR r'• l BRISTOL, FEB. 9. .50.1 N STocX EXCHANGE,-The sales are-Bristol and Exat a e r ,: a goo' -Caledonian, 15 -Taff Vale, New, 11 . Bs. 9d.-- Wa`-' and Weymouth, 4. MANC [JETR FEB. . a y ' awr - STOVE EXCHANGE. The sales are , -Arma g 9h, Colertalle , laa a aa a rush, p -Blackburn, Chorley, and Liverpool, is daga Darwen, and Bolton, 2 p.- Blackburn and Preston, 576,a a aatie s a . Junction, % dia. -Derby and Crewe, 2% p.- r=aster aa 41 1 ala -Ditto, York Extension, 1% p. c.-East Lancashire,'-`O', al..eata Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, % dis.-Goole, lamaaa t f o eg. a i P aear &c., 2 p.-Graud Union, 6s. p. treat Grimsby ana .. a ss eon, 2% p.-Iludderstield, Halifax, and Bradford, la k r f,aC l ro-4' field and Manchester Railway and Canal, 7 1 4 p.-Ita ) a a o rtla par-Kendal and Windermere, 2% p.- Lancashire an d - avd tio a shire, p.- Leeds and Thirst, 3% p.-- Leeds, Dewsbury' Jog a al. chaster, p.-Leicester, Birmingham, and Trent ara lle ' r alla r c i aa' Is. 6d. p.- Liverpool and Bury, New Shares. 3}a a:a n agaa e saa Ormskirk, and Preston, 2 15-16 p.-Liverpool, Warrina....afatice'olo; ter, and Stockport, la dis.-London and York, 1 34 Pa s; I;aa a ag Buxton, and Matlock, 1% p.-Manabester and Lee 4 p.-North Eastern, 16 dis.-North Staffordshire, ,L i c, a,,stera aaK a. and Lincolnshire JanAion, 'p.-Sheffield and ars aay a aaa t af' ters, No. 1, 6 3 4 p.-Ditto, ditto, No. 2,6% p' L . In d, &c. % dis.-Shropshire Union, % 4% p. ra f" : LEEDS, FEB. 9. Counties ‘ , 7OCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are -Eastern ah oes, a. tension), 245. p. -Manchester and Leeds, Fifth .--aa a a 6la otaa Manchester and Birmingham, New Quarter Singe s ' .. ._,f,S ,L pei tp r _asarevasaaaloi, and North Midland (East and West lolling), 9 ,P, D * ed. shire, No. 2 (late Accrington), 4% p.-Great Gri n 7 r , 67aa . araia Extensions 17s. 6d. p.-Huddersfield and Marc dersfield and Sheffield, 22-Leeds and Bradford, 5 6- , -oh, aaaaaaJ bury, 17%-Newcastle and Berwick, 23-North P. n ri tto ot a d o, I'd lisle Branch, 31 Is. 6d.-London and York, 3 Ol l9 ela 4s. dis.-Glasgow and Dumfries, 10s. dis.-Liverpoolt,roadi 1.4.pj Preston, ,5',;-West Rhang Union, 6;6-Bradford. ir V a , as aa aga o a Midland, 15a. dis.-Lancashire anti North Yora ° 4 o.- - ;; A : Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North Eastern, 113s ' --:asa' a 6d. a• York, 12s. 6d. dis.-Leicester and Bedford, 7s. - 50 fi t' • fordshire, 3% p.-North Western, 21. I3s. 6c1.-aaa 1 Is. p.-South and Midland Junction, 7s. 6d. ills. O6 00 HULL, FEB. 9. Da 11V -rtfill r f i ra STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales •.re-Blackbarn, au a ton, New, Is. p.-Newcastle and Berwick, 23-I s l a :T i en. , ,acia Shares, 7%-Ditto, Carlisle, 3% -Ambergate, a:a 1, or &c., 21. 15s. 6d.-Arinagla Coleraine, and Portruta a ataaora and Gainsborough, IBs. 3a.-East Lincolnshire, 214,-auta.' 325. ad.-Hull and Barnsley Junction, 345. Birmingham, 3 1 A . an d fit ! ' Il k SHEFFIELD, FEB. 9. ,aa STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sale.; are-Great Cr',. Extensions, 3 -Lee.ta and Dewsbury, 56% - Le a "at CalacP' Midland, 21. 1 ls.-alanchester and Lincoln Union ao sae oa -Sheffield and Lincolnshire Extension, a/. Is. a t a e l " as ton, Leek, Ike., 18s.-South Yorkshire Coal liallwaa . ' , 4 .00' ra l ala IIUDDERS lEL I), FEB. f'• e. f j . , STOCK EXCHANGE II Sales are-East Laaaaa a ,. sn . id-wv " -London and York, 3 % -Direct Northern, I Coleraine, and Portrush, 1% - Gra::d Canal), aaana, and Bradford Union, tilA -North Staffo rd ' ford, Waterford, and Valentia, 28W. 9, o at a u r NEWCASTLE-UPON-TME rim er ~ „ STocx EXCHANGE.- The sales are-Manche ,t- .10 • -s•r' ,a :). Matlock, 325. p.-North British, Halves (Carl isle), " ;airSTOCK FEB. 9. 39'‘ ; ; ir STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Eastern aa aloaaoll.al 4 Union, 1% -Ipswich and Bury, 5-Ditto, E. t ag Pia S%-Ditto (Cambridge and Ely), 2% -Leicester sparatia -London and York, 31. 19s. -Newcastle and aa 0 1;1,0' sions, • ll%-North British (Carlisle Extenslonaaaaaa (Dalkeith), 64-Welsh _Midland, 2 York and 78-Ditto, Extension, 34 ex all. 10 , LLoYas sHipPrs , `Apt LONDON, FEB. 10.-Wind this day at noonN I o f DOFFh with sharp frost. C1 111 :al lt' 3IARGATE, FEB. 9.-Lady Williams, San- , a a' oao RAMSGATE, FEB. 9.-61 d. Hermosa Haballa aa Anne Elizabeth, De NVeerd, Surinam. ar l a. ''ata w arWaia DEAL, FEB. 9.-Wind N.N.E.-Arrd. Innaaaao-aa,,a cutta. Arrd. from the river and sailed, Tulloa bay ; Palmyra, Cron!, Demerara ; John 13roar l aa Ca; aatiaaia: Sid. Bangalore, Aitor, China; klantagenet, P, Inasaat 19 Ann Drake, Madras ; Caledonia, Stephenson , lg oa d a dinge, Turnbull; Bombay; Nautilus, Ellis, - - . ,, n aa at ao Richardson, Ascension ; Sir Charles Forbes , A , e . Ca Africanus, Portendic ; John Willis, Demerara i 00Y ~e; beat, Merritt, St. Vincent's. o f Csa", o .l l lc aKat SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 9.-Ski. Cape of v " no v TORBAY, FEB. 9.-Sid, Mary Ann Guy, CaP e avoala r pold Jer, Gonibier, St. Domingo; Anne Eliza , Saa a aaa aa a tia„, PLYMOUTH, FEB. 9.->ld. Arabian, 3 ,1 "'. aa"ol l9 acaraal Fllght, Rio ; laattaz Genie, alenard, Rio Jauall' ) aa ti o„ o, a St. Lucia; Arab, Baker, Jamaica; Seppings.a.t..loPaa.l.4.;,,o f ' Coax, FEB. 7.-An - d. Importer, 31.Laren. n a, Pt` J+ 5 . 6 ., wick. The Sovereign, Paton. and the Mary' :a i d, da got in contact yesterday, and both put bac k " a s ta 1 0 , 0 proceed to-day. n l°ata ; a01 0 a :11° COWES, FEB. 8.-Sld. Europa, Rens , - tli Valpar aso ; Frithcona Orbmann, Batas; Gal' 1:110 r, BalsTot, FEB. 9.-Wind N.E., aeaje t' males ; Kenebec, Smith, New York. „ Stel a ' s - art Dittmar.. n FEB. 8.-Arrd. Dryope Stan"•' aitaad P out thirty-eight days. 'ut back, 7th, l o rtl s i c 4 - Churchill, of Truro, both with eltunaga. Henri'Y °Il e; 0 ° I PEEL, ISLE OF MAN, JAN. 31.-1 111 _,, d '„, s trua l; - C I , Wick, from Dundalk, with damage, aa a "'" Vide d a aaa Sound of Islay, ' Mow ° r e, 'apaaaitielaa lIULL, FEB. fl.-Sid. New York Packet , P a ata' o f • o i ? na•Slla PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 9.-Sid. John ~,,,01°P _ a s , Hope and Swan River Hen s, . I . a o a a oy aaa - Caaaaa Madras and Calcutta; Bombay, HOgaa 13 : w , la' as Ocaloal le a/Pi, Riches, Mauritius and Ceylon; Wa te a Aloatio, •, t al.„aeaa' Hope; Helena, Anderson, Valparai sa rota te raiso ; Cato, Scott, St. Vincent's ; aail tan n a i eacra r atoaa t a fia FALMOUTH, FEB. 9.--Witid N.N.E.a_ an ae,sa a ao _Was' Jackson, Honduras. tad. N, Yietorialauiriasaan ; Cara . a Buenos Ayres ; Columbia, Joanston , aer- taa a a ol Havattnah. 9. Ernest, Robin, River LIVERPOOL, Fan. 9.-Ski. Countess 01 ,0 - I, s /le per" Ca a- C6runua, Bray, Ceylon, &C.; Il Sa bel -ta aaa 702 1,1 " DP" 1 4 Ecuadorrown, Vitiparit'ao. . a, e here io ta .a al CowanS, FEB. 9.-The Patriot, arra hi s eo oe n oj c r , harbour to stop a leak. GraY P` 8 , st• POrt•fSMOUTE, FEB. 9,-The John aroaaaag - .a, a as stop a leak. a ,ra, _ aas i LIVERPOOL, FEB. 9.--The Malya - ult . ia a a . aeaa4,o g sae ia+ aa this port, was abandoned at sea aaa . a. ait Nei F 1 to o te taken off by the Governor Davies, 11 „ a, for . e ona„ e 1 aa The Pearl, tor Galveston, tact this forenoon off the alaga al 00 A 0 , ,i n zi l fs, v ' n b a c' t t ;a'' 14 i r 4 the former with less of main and a... aof ale I / loss of jibboom. ao F ILO a sk. t pe ,0; INTREPIDITY of the FRENCaI„ aISI -1 a t ting ne in , I 41 RESCUE of an La in rep t oeli v t The agent at Lloyd's, at Boulogn e :. tha t p i o_a a ere' t e,; Josephine having gone on shore naaa n are atte qa ,,t I persevering intrepality on the pa in ra a` of 11°ticeitlIre?„,arJ, jj pilot boat there, which is deserv , a,. ftae ai . . aa, oua o The life-boat and a pilat-boal „ re 6 0 0 , ate! , _ a o f her, its order to save the crew, wl , l a .; : nee 1 , rushed over her decks with such alca'anatie fire a• 1 0,,c ,4 1 7 near her. Other attempts a , alla c r oa , araa i asaaa e • c atiaa' e ola 1,1 spared to save the uni t a u lt i ar a i t ",a,, , ,l a -a a -aaa The reveral notices statical hav a aarnaaar c r i a t p uc a aon i 2 l 2 a i a,.r . a ,) , evcning papers of late, rePac uu t a se a an t . he ateakar: ,g a n t: 4 7 4 0 univenal code of night signals ti have attractca d,envr .4..1, blished, appears to • the suaaa ora o3 a.o terest the attention which oclea a a y . its t vernment to sanction ( r i, ,m il a .,,,, s a a;:a . .. „ a opella ._., t ar‘o c i a a pasa; , stantiy occurring loss ta Lao 1 ' a '„; and understood signals. o pipotvn er i o c . for , jai aa Mr. Henry C. Chapina rn Ta eatte as ah , la t „,a ar „. c a ! Lloyd's upon the subject, ,0 coca., )0. nt. ship vii; „,t ofP w.' icialAyrc of 01, •- eN , I . • slat "' a ota l " " ''ale in" parties einploYa men tions also that sir annates ' proved of his code. i~ 14 4 ~~