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:rEI I 7 / , NOVEL BY MRS. GORE. Imrne4.llately, in 3 vcls., post Svo., piamßs AND PARVENUS. A NOVEL. BY MRS. GORE. AUtleress of " Mothers and Daughters," " The Banker's Wife," &e. Jitney eolburn, publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. drew ready, In 3 vols., with Portrait and Engravings by George Cruikaiutk, tice., price 31s. 6d. bound, L AMAN BLANCHARD'S SKETCHES FROM LIFE. With a Memoir of the Author, By Sir EDWARD BLILWER LYTTON', Bart. "These Sketches from Life are valuable additions to the librarfof 'Modern literature. As Addison and Steele reflect their own stilted generations, so lass Lansan Blanchard, in his sketches, mirrored forth the variable and motley peculiarities of the present day. They have but to be read to be admired. Let all lovers of our British essayists, all worshippers of our Goldsmiths, our Lambs, and our Hawkes worths, add these three volumes to their previous collection. Sir Edward Bulwer Lyttou's memoir will be read with mach interest." Henry Celburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE of SATUR DAY and SUNDAY, the 14th and 15th inst., will contain a full Digest of the Debate on the proposition to repeal the CORN LAWS, with an EDITORIAL COMMENTARY, a Correct Estimate of the State of Parties, the Ultimate Result, the Division, the Pend -114 Elections, and a Letter from COTTON TWIST. Price Sixpence. Office, 137, Strand, London THE PRINCE'S CLUB-HOUSE, Corner of St. James's-street, in Piccadilly. Notice.—Noblemen and Gentlemen are respectfully informed this establishment is now prepared fer their reception, with aug mented arrangements and increased accommodation. Princes' Club, St. James's-street. Entrance in Piccadilly, No. 162. THEATRE ROYAL, DEURY.LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original Opera, entitled DON QUIXOTE. Don Quixote, Mr. Welas ; Sancho PATIZa, Mr. Stretton ; Camacho, Mr. King; Rovedos, Mr. Jones; Basllius, Mr. Allen ; Qulteria, Miss Rainforth. After which will be produced a new Fairy Ballet, called THE ISLAND NYMPH. In which Mons. Desplaces, ➢idlies. Maria, Neodot, Louise, Adele, Mdms. Giubilei, &c., will appear. To conclude with a new grand Christmas comic Pantomine, called HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwarik. Harlequin, Mr. Wieland ; Clown, Mr. T. Matthews ; Pantaloon, Mr. Howell ; Columbines, Miss Hicks and Miss Mott. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING _ . _ Will be repeated THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH. A Fairy Tale of House. John Peerybingle, Mr. Stuart; Tackleton, Mr. Tilbury; Caleb Plummer, Mr. W. Farren; Stranger, Mr. H. Moll; 13ed, Miss Fortescue ; Bertha, Mrs. Seymour; May Fielding, Miss ; Tilly Slowboy, Mr. Buckstone. Between the acts of the Drama the Band will perform the "Armen" and " Cerito Polkas," "La X atarina, Cellarins Waltz," the Overture " File du Berger," and "Love's Serenade." After which an original Comedy, entitled THE OLD SCHOOL. Principal characters by Messrs. Farren, Holl, Brindal, Mrs. Clifford, and Mrs. Yarnold. Toconclude;fth a Grand New Extravaganza, entitled THE BEE AND THE ORANGE TREE ; or, The Four Wishes. Principal Characters by Mr. Hudson, Mr. James Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mr. Clark, Miss P. Horton, Miss Jolla Bennett, Mrs. Caulfield, and Mrs. Stanley. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Drama of LEOLINE : or, Llfh's Trials. Principal characters by Messrs. 0. Smith and Wright, Mrs. Tates, and Miss Woolgar. To be followed by a New. Farce, entitled THE PHANTOM BREAKFAST. Supported by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Wright, Miss Woolgar, Sze. To conclude with a Burletta, called POWDER AND BALL ; or, St. Tibbs's Eve. Principal characters by Messrs. gelby, 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 ! THIS EVENING WILL BE PERFORMED THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: 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. Jullien, by Miss Frampton and Master Forrest. After whichwill be repeated a New Grand Romantic extravaganza, entitled THE ENCHANTED HORSE; or, Prince Firouz Schell of Persia and the Princess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Wigan, F. Matthews, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, &c. ; Mes dames Keeley, Villars, Hodson, Dawson, Howard, Arden, &c. Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, es. ; Gallery, 6d. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STIZEET. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Drama, entitled THE VIOLET. Andre, Mr. Wallack ; Trinquet, Mr. Granby ; Armand, Mr. Murray ; Mar chioness D'Orville, Mrs. Fosbroks ; Blanche, Miss Stanley ; Blan chette, Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by a DIVERTISSEMENT, in which Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Marshall, M. Adrian, Miss Bailin, Miss Marshall, and Mdlle. Duval will appear. After which, a New Farce, called TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH. Gregory Granite, Mr. Compton ; George, Mr. Oxberry ; Fanny, Miss E. Stanley. 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, Miss Bullen ; Clown, Mr. Fleamore ; Pantaloon, Mr. T. Hill. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. 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 Bromley, and Mrs. Leclercq wilt appear. After which will be repeated THE CRICKET ON OUR OWII HEARTH. Dot, Miss Kate Howard. To be followed by ANGELS AND LUCIFERS. Ia which Mr. Wild will appear. And concluding with the new Pantomime, unapproachable for glee and grandeur, called FORTUNATUS ; or, THE MAGIC CAP. Fertunatns, Miss Hamilton; Prince Megrim, Mr. Cockrill ; Fairy Queen, Miss Bromley ; Harlequin, Mr. Smythers ; Pantaloon, Mr. Charles ; gown, Mr. Jefferiui ; Columbine, Miss Laicllaw. NEW STRAND THEATRE. TWO MORNING PERFORMANCES DURING THE WEER. M. PHILLIPPE will (by desire), and in consequence of the im mense overflows which have attended his Morning Performances, give Grand Juvenile Entertainments every W ednesday and Sa turday Mornings, commencing st Two o'clock. M. PhilliPpe's most Popular Deceptions and Peculiar Experiments will be repeated every Evening, varied by the Amusing Per formances of the Chiarini Family, and the astounding Feats of the American Brothers.—Doors open at a quarter past Seven, to com mence at a quarter before Eight. liitalls, 35.; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, Gd. ; Private Boxes, 11. Is., and 11. Ils. 6d. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. The moat extraordinary Novelty ever produced.—The New Grand Oriental Spectacle, which has been playing in Paris with repeated success. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Drama, entitled THE HAJAR . OF NAGPOHE ; or, the Sacred Elephants of the Yagoda. 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. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Full Houses every Night. Seventh Week of the "Mendicant Son" and the Pantomime. Last Six Nights of the Pantomime. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE MENDICANT SON ; or, The Jew of Southwark. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Johnson, Rogers, )well, Maynard, Lewis, Heslop ; Mesdames H. Vining. Martin, and Daly. After which a new Drama, entitled NORAII CRENA. Cha racters by Messrs, Rogers, Johnson, Lewis ; Mdmes. 11. Vining and Daly. To conclude with a new Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN AND THE OLD WITCH OF TEDDINGTON ; or, The Golden Days of Good Queen Bess. Harlequin. Mr. Cormack ; Columbine. Miss Smitheys ; Clown, Mr. Paul Herring ; Pantaloon, Mr. Anderson ; Sprite, Mr. Stilt. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. To surpass so 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 " HIS EVENIHoNG The Ruined use at Millbank." Will be performed a new Drama, entitled, THE MARCHIONESS DE BRINVILLIERS ; or, The 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, &c. THIG WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, FEB. 12. TintitNoMETER, Lowest, 35; Highest, 44; Noon, 42, BAROMETER, 30.24.—W1ND N.W., fine. RION WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Mar ft fug .. 44 minutes after 2. 1 Evening .. 59 minutes after 2. ".• ' ..._.., -:::,. 74 ' • 717 , s . ‘ 4, „V - f.....,-,1: % A vii --, , ~, 4* & :41, Alb ~, • ' 0 /0, ' - 4 . 11 2 • ,;'‘ iI SI.I oN\le. 40- ./ .. "', ~. .•_ • 4 , *44 loth - ' "1 1 . t' '' 4' .- 11 ' ?!' '' ' ''7,o• ''' -'5,.. SECOND EDITION. - 7-)lm4 LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1846 The House of Lords did not sit yesterday. The Commons met at Twelve o'clock. Various railway Bills having been introduced, the Order of the Day for the House resolving itself into a Committee of Supply was read, on which, in answer to a question from Mr. SHARXAN CRAWFORD, it was stated by Sir J. GIARAM, that although the Govern ment di d not intend to propose any measure authorising the Poor-law authorities in Ireland to grant out-door relief, yet full and ample arrangements had been made to meet th e d anger o f approaching i famine, and that f, unfortunately, that calamity should arise, the Governm ent would not b e taken by surp i se. A short discussion ensued, in which Mr. F. FRENCH, SILLW,.OOI. CONNOLLY, and Mr. MORE ERRALL took part. - The County Works (Ireland) Bill was read a second time. The Fisheries, Piers, and Harbours (Ireland) Bill was committed. Various returns were moved for, and ordered, and the house adjourned. The statements made by Lord GEORGE BErrrtxcx, yester. I day, relative to bonded corn and the proposed reduction of duty, merit the serious attention of the Government. Hi s Lordship seemed anxious that speculators and jobbers should not be the first to obtain advantage, and an enormous advantage too, from a boon intended by Sir ROBERT PEEL for the manufacturing and labouring classes. It appeared, said his Lordship, that there were in bond 944,548 qrs. of wheat and 451,464 cwt. of dour. The operation of the pro- posed measure would be, to reduce the duty from 16s and the . (at which it stood, according to th e last average,) to 45., whole of that bonded wheat would be entered for home consumption at the low duty of 45., and the difference would not be gained by the consumers, but by the corn-dealers, thereby granting by Act of Parliament a sum of about half a million sterling to a comp arativel y small number of individual , ' All this comes of the sliding male, and this constant legislative interference with the rood o f man ; but still it appears extremely unfair, in fact, it holds out a, premium on gambling, to al low such a 1 not according to the Ac mto be thus appropriated, reference to which the corn-dealers imported the gr a in , i"` but one totally dif ferent. The parties who may ihuszoifiat by the change c an have no reason to complain, be abia to devise Acme ply by which thehe Government revenue shall not suffer, and prosision be at the same time made ` for an ample supply of foreign grain. It would have been satisfactory, therefore, had Lord G. Bzwrztcr: proposed such a plan, instead of simply stating the grievance. Where there is a will, however, there is a way, though we fear this proverb may not be applicable to Mr. GouLnuax ; and we think that some of the members of the Cabinet, with clearer intellects than the Chancellor of the Exchequer, might easily arrange matters to the satisfaction of the public. The quantity of grain bonded up to a certain period previous to which no grounds existed that wheat would be admitted at 45., can be easily ascertained, and on that a higher duty might be charged than en wheat imported under different circumstances. In such a ease the corn dealers could complain of no unfair advantage being taken of their position ; they would indeed suffer no real injury, for it appears that large quantities had been imported on speculation to pay the full duty as fixed by the existing sliding-scale. In the month of December alone not less than 8,097 qrs. of wheat and 2,177 cwt. of flour had been taken out of bond at the average duty for that month. It has been argued, on the other hand, that the public would be the sufferers, as the grain in bond on the passing of the Bill would at once be brought into the market. But that is not a sufficient reason. Large quantities of wheat are pouring in for the purpose of being at once taken out of bond when the duty is reduced. Even from the United States alone an ample supply may be expected before the discussions in the Commons and Lords are brought to a close, and the Bill be comes law ; and neither the public nor the farmers in the meantime would suffer. The revenue, too, by such a plan, would be increased, and the Government, therefore, could better afford a large grant for the relief of the starving Irish. We were not disappointed in not finding any satis factory answer from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the application, for we expected none, and the only explanation he gave was founded on error. Lord G. Berernicx is an excellent calculator, like all those successful on the turf, and we would bet ten to one in his favour against the State financier. The case, as stated by the former, was perfectly clear and intelligible, while the latter mystified the subject in his usual manner, and would not admit the argument that, because the duty on foreign corn was 165., the corn now is bond would be brought into market at 4s. "If his Noble Friend," continued Mr. GOULBURN, " would look to the returns on the table of the House, and would look to the periods at which corn was imported, and the periods at which it came into the market, he would find there.was a great deal of importation under the sliding-scale, not for the purpose of bringing in the corn jet the high duty which existed when it was imported, but for the purpose of bringing it in at a shilling duty when the prices would admit of the importation of corn at. that duty." This is no an swer whatever, for corn is not to be admitted at is. per quarter for three years to come, and the duty till then is to be 4s. the quarter when wheat is at 535. and upwards. Does the Chancellor of the Exchequer mean that the corn-dealers will keep their wheat in bond for three years, and lose one-half of it by waste, in order that they may im port it at a duty of is.? We agree with the more trusty calculator, and have no doubt that they would throw it upon the market at once. A wonderful outcry has recently been raised among the agricultural gentlemen] about the " unconstitutional " exer tions made by the Anti-Corn-law League. They have swaggered very much about the virginity and the disin terested nature of their own cause ; continence of purpose has, according to their account, added additional lustre to a ques tion originally pure and magnanimous. By action and by utterance, they have bruited forth against that remarkable body epithets but a single hair's breadth from being libellous. They have, in fact, proceeded so far as to assert that it is scarcely legal. But while they have indulged themselves with these excusable ebullitions of malignity, they have not been sparing in allusions the most flattering to their own integrity. If we may repose implicit credence in their insinuations, they were the most barbarously treated, single-minded, generous, and up right characters in the universe. From all these eupho nious expressions of self-adulation, however, we can merely discover one that is strictly and entirely applicable to them selves—they are, beyond a question, the most single-minded of rational beings. But single-minded only, inasmuch as the whole of their faculties are occupied by one superior and exclusive object—self! Self-emolument, self perpetuation, self-iniportance, and self- applause—as far as these particulars are concerned they are marvellously single-minded indeed. With reference to the candour of their proceedings and their straightforward adherence to what is usually considered "fair play," we must be permitted to utter a few sentences of the most decided and complete dissensience. Plentiful have the Neophytes of the New Bond-street mystery become, and hence we are more particularly resolved upon advancing a downright and unmistakeable negative to their assumption of purity in motive and in movement. In the recent efforts made by certain Right Hon. Members of the Upper House, we conceive—and our estimate must necessa rily be corroborated by every right thinker that one of the most comprehensive principles in the British Con stitution has been either voluntarily disregarded or altogether lost sight of—namely, the non-interference of Peers in the election of representatives. This, we repeat, is ono of the most fundamental principles in our political state ; destroy it, •i allow the oligarchy by their moral influence to tamper with the freedom of county or borough elections, and the Government by triple force—the Government by the Monarch, the Nobility and the Commons—is subverted, and transposed, and utterly annulled. By such a dangerous in terference the main vigour and efficacy of the State becomes vested in the Peers . under such a species of party domina tion the representatives of the people become little better than puppets. To point out the precise application of these remarks, it will be sufficient in all conscience to parti cularise one or two of the numerous cases which have re cently occurred, wherein several Noble Lords have acted a rather prominent and impolitic part. As these in stances have Severally been detailed in our columns as they transpired, we need but mention the names of the personages implicated. What, for example, could be more apparent than the electioneering impulse thrown into the con stituency of Newark by his Grace of NEwcssTLE? At Chichester, too, Lord HENRY LENNOX is a worthy automaton for the wire-pulling of the Protectionist Association ; while in the instance of that doomed and luckless borough of Buckingham, the heir to the dukedom is a suit able creature for the dictation of a paternal land lord. The Marquis of CHAisnos will prove no undu tiful advocate of the spirit for the maintenance of which he is thrust upon a credulous or overruled constituency. It is assuredly not requisite to specify any further occur rences of a like nature : every one who has observed the alternate retirements from the Commons, and nominations of new candidates, must by absolute necessity have remarked the influence—agitation, instituted at each of the vacated bo roughs by the self•appointed directors of the Protectionist Association, and the ostensible manner in which the oligarchy have been instrumental in the selection of such and such can didates—fit champions (we had almost said fit mercenaries) of their most noble patrons. If these proceedings are not totally and essentially unconstitutional, acts the most subversive of the Executive authority are in accord ance with the principles of free government. The facts to which we have made this especial allusion cannot be too strongly objected to ; they are inimical to the continuance of an admirably balanced state— they are opposed to the grandest principles upon which the English Constitution is founded—they are in direct antagonism to freedom of thought and liberty of aotion, and hence are liable to exercise a most malign influence over the nation at large—an influence that will spread rapidly unless rapidly destroyed. An advertisement appeals in another column of a new life boat, the invention of a seaman, named WlLLt,t3r WlLLums, who gives it the name of the " English Catamaran haft." It is composed of sheet iron, capable of lying within four points of the wind, and withstanding all weathers, cannot by any accident capsize, can be managed by four men, and can be made to save at each trip 100 souls without risk. It can be taken to pieces for stowage, and can be put together by any ship-carpenter in thirty minutes. The inventor is anxious to raise a subscription for building a working model, and we feel confident that in so truly national a cause funds will not long be wanting. Madrid journals of the 4th state that the discussion on the new electoral law commenced that day in the Chamber of Deputies. The general tenor of the Bill was approved, and next day the articles were to be taken into consideration separately; also an amendment, proposing that each Deputy must possess landed property, the rent of which shall exceed 2001., or pay 201. direct contribution. The Ir.fante Don HENniQuE had arrived at Ferrol. On the Bourse the Three per Cents. closed at 32 9-16 for cash, and 33 at 60 days, and the Fives at 23%, also GO days. In the French Chamber of Deputies the Secret Service Money Bill was presented on Monday by M. DUCHATEL, the Minister of the Interior. This Bill, on former occasions, was generally delayed for some months after the opening of the session, and gave rise to keen debates. Indeed, it was con sidered as a test of party in the Chamber, but the Ministry haying been so successful in the divisions on the Address, consider it best to lose no time, and put matters beyond doubt at once. This decision has given great offence to the Opposition, as they looked forward to another protracted debate some weeks hence, when circumstances unfavourable to the Ministry might come to their aid. In introducing the measure M. DUCJIATEL made these remarks :—" In compliance with the Kraa's commands, we have come to demand the extraordinary credit which the wants of the service every year required for the expenses of the secret police. We have o ft en assured you that thi s sum of 1,000,000 francs was scarcely sufficient. In more serious and difficult circumstances, a larger sum would be necessary. Th e credit constantly voted by the Chambers . since 1840 can not be reduced with e o a u t t edi dange r; moved ng e amendment f ac tdmeni n the debates NYhich rep they, even, w ho have debates on the secret mvoenreyy service seem to have feeble sums, the amendment lodged. Confine d A po ear ago ,lhe Bill we have now supported by the 07positionlitaienadl rveojetoc,tedanbdyatildre not t am b b ea er r had the characte r of a on the service itself. Y againpolicy. We had, decis our selves,decisive the honour of provoke that debate. At pre sentpresenting to you gave rise to a e de d e to ffirs does not impose upon us e rn ba ed te it on ne t c h e e ssary the general situation of a a in its ensemble Government's ' the same duty . You have just appreciated TAE - WU N, LTO ND 0 and. details the internal and exiepal policy of the Cabinet. No"doubt can arise in the public mind as to the Chambers' judgment on it. It is but for the sake of the public service that we demand the extraordinary credit of which the votes of the Chambers have, for fifteen rears past, always pro claimed the necessity." The Minister of War presented a Bill for opening an ex traordinary credit of 24,000,000 on the estimates of 1845 and 1846 for the service of Algeria. The Chamber then pro ceeded to discuss a Bill for preventing the adulteration of wine, which it appears is carried on to an enormous extent, throughout France, but more especially at Paris. The Journal des Debats confirms the report which appeared in The Run yesterday, that the Duke D'AmiLic was to set out without delay for Algiers. A letter from that place, which appears in the Presse, says—" A great morta lity prevails at present amongst our soldiers in the three pro vinces of Algiers, Oran, and Constantine. The hospitals are crowded, and, if we are well informed, upwards of 600 men have fallen victims to fever or dysentery, in the province Of Algiers alone, during the month of December. Add to that the disasters that have occurred in the province of Constan tine, and the excessive fatigues of the last campaign in the west, and the moral discouragement of our soldiers may be imagined." Atelegraphie dispatch received at Paris announces the arrival of the Indian mail at Marseilles, on Monday morning, at nine o'clock—all safe. On the Paris Bourse it was generally understood thst it is in con templation by the Minister of Finance to bring in a Bill to compel parties who have caution money to lodge with the Government, on any occasion where such a proceeding may be necessary, to make that deposit in stock instead of cash ; the result has been a consider able advance, Three per Cents. closing at 84f. 75c., and Five per Cents., at 123 f. 75c. for the end of the month. The market closed as follows :—Three per Cents., for cash, 84f. 75c. ; for Account, 74f. 75c. ; Five per Cents., for cash, 1231. 50c. ; for Account, 123 f. nsc. ; Bank of France Shares. 3,440 f. ; Neapolitan, 101 f. 755. Spa 7ish and New Loan, not quoted. The Railway Share-market was less firm, and all the leading lines left off at a reduction. For cash, Paris and Orleans were last called at 1,2851. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,007 f. 50c. ; Rouen and Havre, 707 f. 50c. ; Avignon, 982 f. 50c.; Vierzon, 700 f.; Strasburg and Bale, 251 f. 25c. ; Boulogne and Amiens, 545 f. ; Northern, 765 f. ; Bordeaux, 640 f. ; Montereau, 455 f. ; Fampoux not quoted. DeflnitiVes were more in request, and Tours and Nantes were improved 15f., closing at 595 f. The other lines are also quoted a shade higher. Lyons, 617 f. 40e. ; Strasburg, 517 f. 50e.; Avignon, 560 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREDiN RAILWAYS AT TIIE LONDON STOCK KXCHANGE, FEL 11. Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette Olackenaie), 2 1 4—Ditto (Espeleta), 214 —Ceylon, T.—Dutch Rhenish, 7—East Indian, I%—Great North ern of Fraace Constituted, 15—Great Indian Peninsular, %—Great Western Canada, 3—Jamaica South Midland Junction, 34—Lyons and Avignon, 2% —Namur and Liege, 31—Orloans and Bordeaux, 11%—Paris and Rouen, 38% —Rouen and Havre, 211. WF.STMINSTER ELEcrion.—lt will be seen from the report of a meeting, held last evening, that Sir De Lacy Evans comes forward to dispute the borough with Captain Eons. In a paragraph which appeared in The Sun of yesterday, we expressed a hope that no opposition would be made at present to the Gallant Captain, as he was a de termined supporter of Sir Robert Peel's measures, so generally approved by the whole Liberal party, and we see no reason to change our opinion. We undefstand that the electors who attended the meeting were not unanimous in recommending Sir De Lacy Evans to force on a contest under these peculiar circumstances, and we have heard also that the monopolists who wish to see the new tariff rejected, are resolved to support a candidate opposed in every respect to their views. They will, in fact, vote fer Evans, in order to turn out lions and annoy the Minister. We believe Sir De Lacy Evans, from his high character and his liberal politics, would be ashamed of every vote given from such unworthy and debasing motives. When the proper time comes, let him stand on his own merits; he will then be able to carry his election without such meretricious aid, and will find ne journal more ready to sup port him than The Sun. Any attempt of the kind at present, we fear, would injure the Government without benefiting the Liberal party. In addition to these reasons, Captain Eons will be of great use in the Admiralty. He is bent on reforming our present defective naval system; he will, in fact, give new life to that department, if we are to place confidence in repeated statements, and bis rejection at present therefore, when so much is to be done in that respect, would be a grtat loss. We understand that Mr. Tufuell, brother of the Mem ber for Devonport, has resigned his office of Assistant Poor law Commissioner, on the ground of general dissatisfaction with the present Commissioners, whose treatment of. Mr. Parker is to be the subject of a motion for inquiry in the House of Commons this evening. ELECTION MOVEMENTS.—Mr. Hildyard, a Notting hamshire gentleman, is in the field for South Nottingham shire, as a " protectionist," in opposition to the Earl of Lin coln. Nothing yesterday (Wednesday) was known as to who would come forward for the division of North Notting hamshire, in the room of the late Mr. H. G. Knight. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 4,500 bales, including 400 on speculation. The market was very quiet. Shares were rather inactive, and prices without any material change. It seems to be a question of more importance to our West India Colonies even than to other parts of the world, that railroad communication should be established in them ; because such a mode of communication would favour the establishment of extensive works for the manufacture of sugar, and promote the economical obtainment of the sacharine matter. Certainly no private individuals could establish such works, though all could convey the cane by railway to them. The following from Jamaica will give a better idea of the subject :—" When some months ago, referring to the probable advantages to result from the establishment of railway com munication in this island, we expressed a firm conviction that among the earliest fruits of the introduction of such a system would be the separation of the manufacturing from the cultivating process of Sugar production, we scarcely be lieved so valuable an improvement was so nigh at hand. " Already we have heard of more than one suggestion for the establishment of central factories in densely cultivated districts, but only one of these schemes has yet appeared in a tangible form, and to this project, as one calculated to afford a highly advantageous means of investment to the capiplist, as well as vast benefit, and accommodation to the agriculturist whose property may lie within the scope of its operations, we feel most anxious to direct the attention of moneyed men in England as well as in this island. We allude to the project of which notice was given on Monday night by Mr. Franklin, the Honourable Member for Metcalfe, for an early day in the next session, having for its object the incorporation of a company, on the petition of Alexander Gordon Fyfe, Esq., and others for the establishment of a central sugar manufactory at Annotto Bay, and for the laying down of tram roads of communica- ' tioa between the town and the various estates which con verge towards that centre. The details of the scheme corn bine other objects which offer great advantages to those who may embark their capital in it. It is proposed in addi tion to the establishment of a sugar factory upon a principle embodying all the improvements of modern science to erect a steam saw-mill, by which the valuable timbers which abound in the dense forests of the interior of the parish may be worked up into materials for general purposes, and the large importations of timber. from the United States be thus superseded by a far better material of island growth. From this latter department of the Company's operations, also, staves of domestic manufacture and of unsurpassed excellence will be obtained, so that the Company will be enabled to supply the casks for shipment of the produce which they manufacture at a cheap rate, whilst they will add anotber item to their account of profits." These are the plans of colonies, too. which were to be ruined by the encouragement of competition in the sugar market of the mother country. There is no appearance of liveliness in the City to- day. A moderate business is doing in a few staples not likely to be affected by the new tariff. The English Stock Market is - in a dull state this morning, and the operations present no features of the least general interest. Consols for present transfer have been 96% to %, being 1 4 per cent. lower again than yesterday. For Time the quotations have been 96% 3 / 4 . The premium on Ex chequer-bills bare been 375. to 408. The New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. are 99% to 98%. Bank Stock is not higher than 207%. The Foreign Bonds have been livelier, but without any general advance in values. Mexican stock has been quoted 30% ; Grenada has improved to 22% and 23% ; Chilian De ferred is 52%; and Portuguese Three per Cents. are 59%; French Five per Cent. Rentes have been 123 f. ; Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. are 60 1 / s to 60%. Railway Shares maintain their value this morning, although there is not much doing in them. - BRITISH FUNDS TIIIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) _ . Bank Stook .. • • • • .. • • • • • • 207% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities • • 97% 97 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities • • 96x334 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. A nns. 9934 9874 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 105 9-16 11-16 Bald; Stock for Account .. • . .. 20334 Consols for Account 9004, Exchequer Bills. 1 Nil I%d. 1,0001. • • .. • • 37 40 pin. 5001. .... 37 40 pus. Ditto, Small i 7 40 pus. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent..... — Ditto, Deferred .. .. • . 524 Equador Bonds • . .. . • • •• 3 1 4 Granada, 1 per Cent. .• • • 23 2234 23% Ditto, Deferred •• .. • • • • 474 514 Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent • • 30 5 8 Ditto, Deferred .. .. • • • • 164 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. . • 3934 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. 3 per Cent .. .. • • .. 5935 Ditto, 4 per Cent .. Russian Bonds .. ~ 1134 SpAnish Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. Ditto, Deferred .. „ 16% Ditto, Three per Cent • • 384 3,', Ditto, for the Account .. •• 364 Dividends on the above payable In London. French Rentes, 5 per Cei.t. .. 122 f. —c. Exchange .. .. • • • • .. 25f. 70c. French Rentes, 3 per Cent. .. 85f. 25c. Exchange • • • • • • .. 25f. 70c. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Ditto, Two-and-a-Half per Cent. 5634 Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 6e54 3 3 4 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 95%i4 BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK, itlft.w.stra. PAID. PEZ SHARE. Birmingham and Gloucester • •..100 • .1304 .... to 129 Bristol and Exeter .. • • • • • • 7 0 •• • • 90 .. • • to Ditto, New • • • • .. • • • • 5 •• .. 13 .. • • to Caledonian .. 10 ., 144•.•• to Ditto Half Shares .. • • • • • • 234 •• • • 33 1 ; ••.. to Ditto Extension • • • • • • .. 234 •• • • 2.3 i ... • to •-•. Chester and Holyhead .. .. • • .. 20 •• • • 2234 to 22 Cork and Waterford ........134....•••••• I .. •.to 5 4 IA .... to Cornwall and Central Devon .. 2% • ... .... to Direct Northern .. .. • • 234 .. • • 2%.... to Dublin and Belfast Junction .. • • 5 • • .. o'% • • .. to Dublin and Galway .. .. • • • • 4 • • • • 4%%.. to Eastern Counties .. 14/. 16e. 0d..... 22 1 4 .... to II Do., Perpetual,s per Ct. No. 1, 61. 13s. 4d... % p • . to Ditto, ditto .. N 0.2, 61. 13s. Ct.— % p.. to Ditto, York Extension • . • • • • .., ~ • 1% . . to East Lincolnshire • • • . • . • • • • 1% 2 % .. to Edinburgh and Glasgow • . • • • • 50 .... 74 to 79 Ditto, Half Shares .. • • 5 .... 1634 .. to Ditto, New Quarter Shares • • .. 10 .... IS t 4. . . to Goole, Doncaster, and Sheffield, Scc.• • 425. .... I% p.. to Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 15 .... .... to Ditto, Extension ~ • • 12% ... 18 1 4.... to Great North of England .. • • ..100 .. • . .... to Ditto, New .• • • • • • • • • 5 • • • • 36 • • • to 3i Great West.rn .. • • • • • • g 5 • • • • 166 • • to Lialb:),le.iittttttoooti Quarter Half l ; h ei e staziree; .. 5 :7 0 25 2 9 5277 : to i 9 : 0 Run and Selby' 50 107 1 ' •••• 10 er and l i eta e.t. t i er nin and ., B u e i d r .f . o , r 3s a Trent VaL . J . u n n et c . ..4 2 2 2 8 2 8 1 . 4 r ': Iwo° Le Le LLilvveerrpproll.mmtdaiLiceendsan3dMricecetwe. ju• • • • • par • • . to London and Birmingham .._l OO ....227 3s to 229 DittO. Quarter Shares • • • • • • 2 •• 28%... to Loudon' and Brighton • • • • • • 50 London and Croydon .. .. 13/. 15s. 9.i. to to London and SPI I O - W9sTern • • 4 1 1 . 6 2. 10d. • • • ao to London and York •• • • • •• 2 • • •• 3 71 to 4 ])itto, Half Slat eq • • • • •• • • 2 .... 2 3 ji .... to • • • • .. 82 ....135% .... to -- Lynn and Ely • • • • • • • • • • 5 .... 6%%.. to 31 31L i c ch ha l le r r and arid ilegsinghAM .. 40 .... to Ditto, iirew Quarter Shares .. 2 27A% to Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock •• 425. .• • • I %lo£ p to Manchester and Southampton .. _2 _2%34 to Midland .. • • • • • • • • ..100 ....152 to -- Ditto, New • • • • • • • .. 12 .. 28 .... to Newcastle and Darlington Junction .. 25 .... 45 .... to Ditto, New, Brandling 20 .. .... to Newcastle and Berwick • . • • .. 10 22%.... to North British • • • • • • • • 17% .. .. 25 .... to Ditto, Half Shares • • • to Ditto, Carlisle Extension 27.%.. to 3y, Ditto, Dalkeith • • • • • . 25 .... to Ditto, ditto • - • • • • • • .... 6 .... to North Staffordshire • • •• •. 425. .... 3% pto 4 Oxford, Worcester, &Wolverhampton 12% • • • • 1 5 %4 • • to Shrewsbury and Birmingham 234 .. to Shropshire Union • • • .. 425. .... t•i die.. to South Midland ,_" • • • • • • .. 425..... 2 p.... to South Eastern and Dover .. 38% to Pit ba, New, No. 1 ' • • • • • •• 16 . 20 .... to Ditto, New, No. 3 • • • • • • .. 10 .... 11% •• • . to Ditto, New, No. 4 •• •• •• .. 2%.... 3% ... to Sta:nes and Richmond • • .. 1 .... 2%.... to South Wales .. • • • • • • • • .. 5 .... 6%.... 0 Trent Valley • • • • • • •• •• • • 5 .... 22g .. to - Vale of Neath • • •• •• • • .. 2 .... 31A .... to Wexford, Waterford, and Valentin 1% 1%. .. to Welsh Midland • • • • . • • • .. 24 .... la 4 .... to Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth .. 2 .... 3% to York and North Midland .. 50 .... .... to 7: Ditto. Extension • • •• .. 15 .... 33 .... to 32 Ditto East and West Riding Extension 1 .... 10% .... to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Barhadoes • • • • • • • • • • .. 1 to Bord., Toulouse, & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 .... 2 .... to Great Northern of France Constituted 5 .... 15 .... to Louvain and Jemeppa •• • • .. 4 .... 2 to Luxembourg .• • • •• 4 .2% to .. .. c .... 1q4.... to .• •• • .. 20 .... 2831.... to JOfI.TT- 7 •TOCK BANKS. . 40 27 .. •. to .• 25 .... 472.... to • 25 .... to 9 Triu,ASDAY EYENING 3 FiEBRUARY l2, 1846. CHELTENDAIVZ AND OXX'ORD. The object of this Bill was to construct a railway from Cheltenham, through Gloucestershire, to join the Oxford, and Worcester, and 'Wolverhampton Railways. There was a petition against from James Boodle, of Chelten ham, through whose property the line would pass, which contained several allegations, some of which were abandoned. There was an allegation that the sections were in accurate at the copeing of the Great Western bridge at Cheltenham, which, as well as another allegation of inaccuracy, the Committee considered • were not sufficiently specific, and, therefore, that in those cases the standing orders had been complied with. Sub-Committee N 0.3. This Committee resumed its sittings at the usual hour this morning, Mr. Aglionby in the chair. SOUTH E!.STERN. This was the petition of the South-Eastern Railway Com pany for leave to bring in a Bill to authorise the construction of a branch line to Rye Harbour. The amount of capital was proved to be 20,0001., and the estimated cost 15,0001. The standing orders were declared to have been complied with. MAST 03117eSTZ.A.D BRA.NOII. This was another petition of the South-Eastern Railway Company for leave to bring in a Bill to make a branch rail way from their Godstone station to: East Grinstead. The estimated cost was 110,0004 and the subscription contract had been executed for 82,000 L, or more than three-fourths of the capital. In this case also the Committee decided that the standing orders had been complied with, subject to the question which had been raised in a former ease as to the validity of a sub scription contract applying to more than one Bill. CHISZET AND MARGATE BRANCH. This was the third petition of the South-Eastern Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to construct a branch of their Hastings and Rye line from Chalet to Margate. The esti mated cost of construction was 100,0001. The usual formal proofs having been put in, The CHAIR:ILAN announced that the standing orders had been complied with. He took that opportunity of stating that the Committee of Chairmen, after considering the ques tion whether one subscription contract, embracing a number of estimates and a number of branches, could apply to several Bills, or whether there ought not to lie a separate contract deed for each Bill. the Committee had come to the resolution that a subscription contract, binding the parties to raise a number of estimates in the aggregate for an equal number of branches was not contrary to the spirit of the standing orders on this point. In the case of the South-Eastern Company, how ever, the instrument, although in a single form, contained covenants to raise each particular estimate; but in the case of the North British Railway, there was only one covenant, in the deed which bound each party to subscribe his proportionate part of the aggregate amount of a number of estimates. In both cases, however, there was the same legal obligation to raise the estimate of each branch, and evidence of the deposit of plans, &c., having been given in respect of all the branches comprised in each Bill, the Committee were of opinion that in each and every case the standing orders had been duly complied with. WEST OF SCOTLAND JUNCTION. This was the petition of the West of Scotland Junction Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to construct a junction from the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, through the city of Glasgow, to the GlasgoW and Ayr Railway. The estimated cost of the line is 200,0001. The customary formal proofs having been put in, the Committee decided that the standing orders had been complied with. PERTH AND cratzrr DIRECT. This was the petition of a new Company for leave to bring in a Bill to construct a direct line of railway from Perth to Crieff, a distance of about twenty miles. The cost of the works, including two short branches of some eight miles in extent, was estimated at 300,0001. The Committee decided that the standing orders had been duly complied with. WILSONTOWN, MORNINGSIDE, AND COLTNESS COMPANY. This was the petition of the Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltness Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to construct a branch from a point on their main line to Knowton. The estimated cost was 200,0004—Standing orders complied with. Sub-Committee No. 4. The Committee met at the usual hour this morning. Mem bers present, Mr. H. Drummond (chairman), Mr. Evans, and Mr. Stirling, LONDON AND lIIRIVIINGBAIVI (ST. ALBAN'S AND LUTON BILANCNMS). This Bill stood over from yesterday, there being no proof of notice having been given to the Marquis of Bate, but the necessary evidence being now pi oduced, the standing orders were declared to be complied with CLYDE HARBOUR, AND DOCK. In this Bill, and also in the Downpatrick Gas Bill, the objects of both which are expressed in the name, the Com mittee decided that the standing orders were complied with. --- BALLYMENA :11ALLYMONY. The object of this Bill is to connect Belfast and Ballymena with the Armagh and Coleraine line. The length of the line will be twenty miles, and the cost is estimated a. 55,000/. Mr. Charles Lanyon is the engineer and Mr. Bayden the Par liamentary agent. The standing orders were complied with. Rutland Election is to take place on Saturday next; there is at present no opposition, but it is expected that the farmers will, on die hustings, strongly express their opinions, and that Mr. T. Healy, the new convert to the League, will also state his opinions. Mr. Finch has declined to come forward. IMPORTATION OF CATTLE FROM IRELAND.—By a Par liamentary paper printed yesterday, it appears that in the quarter ended on the sth January last, the importation of cattle from Ire land was—of oxen, bulls, and cows In number, 32,833 ;of calves, 583 ; of sheep and lambs, 32,579 ; and of swine, 104,141. NORTH NOTTINGH ASISHIRE.—By the death of Mr. Gaily Knight, announced in another place, a vacancy is occasioned for this division of Nottingham, in 'addition to that caused for the southern division by the appointment of the Earl of Lincoln to the office of Chief Secretary for Ireland. Mr. Knight wet a COnserVatlTC, end has represented North Notts since 1834. THE WORCESTERSHIRE AND STAFFORDSHIRE COAL MINES. Mr. Onions has lately delivered an interesting lecture before the Institute at Birmingham, on the coal forma tions of England, including a description of the coal fields of Worcestershire and Staffordshire, from which we extract the following condensed description of the latter:—" The first attempt to describe the coal district of South Staffordshire was by Mr. Keir, in 1796; and nothing was added to that till Dr. Thompson's account in the Annals of Philosophy for 1818. The coal field was described by Keir to extend only about 4 miles round Dudley, whereas at the present day the area over which the coal extends, is estimated at more than 100 square miles. From Stourbridge on the south to Rugeley on the north its length was twenty-two miles, and its breadth from east to west about nine miles. The Dudley coal field is surrounded by the new red sand stone, beneath which Lord Dartmouth's ainkings, at a distance of one mile from the great "fault," by which the coal is supposed to be cut oft; have discovered it again. How far, however, it may be profitable to work in such a position is another question. On the western sides shafts have been with success sunk under the new red sandstone, and the coal found to expand in thickness as it dips. It might be taken as a rule, that if the sand stone were the lower member of the new red or Permian system, as it was called, it might he bored for coal with almost a certainty of success; but if the upper member, the expense would be immense, and it was doubtful whether the coal would ever be reached. The millstone grit, which forms such vast walls round the north fields, was here scarcely represented; and the mountain lime stone was altogether absent. There was reason to be lieve that those strata had never been deposited in the part of the country. The sub-strata were, therefore, Silurian rocks, which rise up irregularly through the coal near Dudley and Sedgley, and form its eastern boun dary near Walsall. The coal field was divided by the limestone hills of Dudley and Sedgley, and the basalt of Rowley Regis. The curious foldings and twistings of the limestone and shale of Dudley and the Wren's Nest, showed that the whole mass had been violently lifted up from beneath while in a fluid state, and rising to the surface was spread out upon it. Hence the coal strata dip away from or rise to the opposite sides of the limestone, while they are continueckunder the basalt, being evidently charred or burnt as they approach the nucleus of hills. Three courses of iron stone of no very great value have been found near Dudley, but at Wolverhampton fourteen courses of valu able ironstone are wrought. It was hence supposed that the workings of Dudley did not go deep enough ; but the fact was that the miner was there acquainted with the very bottom of the field, which had been brought to the surface by the protrusion of trap and other igne ous rocks. The greater scarcity of coal round Wolver hampton caused the richer iron ore of that dis trict to be brought to Wednesbury, Sedgley, and other places in the south, to be smelted. The ten-yard coal in variably terminates at the foot of the limestone hills, as at Walsall, Sedgley, Wren's Nest, and Wednesbury. It extends around the basalt from near Oldbury to Hales Owen, where it again meets with and is thrown up by the limestone. Near Stourbridg• many dislocations occur, and the progress of mining is much improved by a peculiar volcanic substance called green rock, resembling basalt. Towards Sedgley, the ten-yard coal goes so deep that the mines cannot be worked. It is probable that the ten-yard coal extends westward into Shropshire, and eastward under the new red sandstone; but it was not likely they would obtain it beyond Bil ston to the north, or Stourbridge to the south. The ten-yard coal is found at various depths in different parts of the same field, owing to the dislocations of the strata. At Wolverhampton and Bilston it crops out, while at other places its position varies from 16 to 140 yards from the surface in a short distance. As the sub jacent limestone and superincumbent new red sandstone have participated in the effects of these dislocations, it is evident that they were deposited before ; that the coal was deposited horizontally on the Silurian rocks ; and that the whole were upheaved at one time. PHILANTHROPHIST ISAMBERT AND THE WHITE NEGRO. A former Paris gamin, who had, in consequence of sundry misfortunes, become a Pole, had obtained of a fellow cosmopolite a list of the generous persons living within the twelve arondissemens of Paris. Amongst those charitable individuals figured M. Isambert, the deputy, better known as the friend of the blacks. Our Pole called on him the other day, told him the old story of the campaign of 1831, dwelt with eloquence on the miseries of exile, and concluded by demanding some trifling assistance. "If you deny it," said Gaminowski, "I shall be reduced to sell my cross of the White Eagle, the only thing remaining to me in the world." The beggar was fair and rosy, and M. Isambert dismissed him, apologising for hii being obliged to at tend a rehearsal at the Varietesaleatre. The disap pointed Pole was threatening revenge, when public rumour apprised him of the success of the Petit Mousse (which vaudeville is ascribed to the pen of M. Isambert), and explained that gentleman's last words. Our Pole immediately rubbed his face with yellow ochre, made his hair as woolly as possible, and, in the shape of a mulatto, boldly called again on the witty vaude villis, who gave him five francs and shook hands with him. A week after the Pole returned to the charge, under the aspect of a real Ibo, soot having suc ceeded to ochre. " Pray be seated," said M. Isambert ; " what is it that affords me the honour of your visit, my dear black ?" "Me hungry !" cried the Pole ; "me come from,New York with American lord; me in France, me free, me hungry, thirsty, and not a bit of bread." Here are twenty francs for you," replied M. Isambert in his most gracious style, which he the more readily used as the Variet6i manager had just sent him some of his author's dues. The Pole wPpt for joy, sand touched M. Isambert to such a degree, that the latter fell into his arms and embraced him like a brother. At length their sobs ended, and the Pole, mulatto, and negro withdrew. On re-entering his closet, M. Isambert happened to see him self in his glass, and found that his cheeks and his nose were of a superb black. He fouled himself about to be turned into a negro, and almost fainted with delight. It was some time before this sweet dream was dispelled and M. Isambert could persuade himself that his African visitor had favoured him, in return for his 20 francs, with the contents of a chimney.—Paris Print. FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, FED. 9.—The Chamber of Representativesbegan to-day the discussion of the project of law for granting to the war department a vote of credit for 453,000 francs, intended for the execution of some military works, and alienations of some parcels of ground. The works consist in the demolition of the fortificetions of Hassett, in completing some other works, and rebuilding bridges at Audenarde, and in defen sive works at Aerschot. _ _ _ M. Lebeau proposed to vote the project of law, deducting the 300,000 francs for the works at Aerschot, and to defer voting the sum till the Government shall have stated the general system of fortifications which it intends to adopt. M. Lebeau's motion was warmly supported by some Mem bers and opposed by others. M. Delacoste defended the project of law as a consequence of the system of defence adopted for Belgium, which it tends to complete ; besides the adoption of the project will give work to the indigent classes. The discussions will be con tinued to-morrow. _ _ _ The King and the Queen came from Lacken yesterday at noon, and the King presided in a Council of Ministers. Atrosnuno, FEB. 6. We have received to-day letters from Constantinople of the 21st of January. Reschid Pacha has sent the Seraskier Soliman Paseha, his rival in the favour of the Sultan, as Ambassador to Paris. Sir Stratford Canning seems to be satisfied with the new Prime Minister : he yesterday gave a splendid entertainment to the Ministers of the Porte, to which his colleagues of the repre sentation were invited. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—ItsaLiN, FEB. 5. Bills. Money. St. Schuld Sch., 3% per Cent .............. 97% 97!i Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent.. •• • • Foreign Exchanges ............... ..... Exchange on London, £1 Sterling, 2 Months. 6 24% 6 24% Hamburgh, 300 Marks, 2 Months. 149% Paris, 300 fr., 2 Mouths .• • • ... 80 79 5-6 On Paris ..... ........ Two months. .•• • • • -Universal Prussian Gazette, Feb. 6. BELGIAN FUNDS.—BaussELs, FEB. 10. Actual Debt, 2)4 per Cent ••••••• • • • • • • • Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent •• • • .... Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent.. • • Ditto Three per Cent •••••.••• • • • • • • • • • Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto • . • • .. Ditto,dltto, 1849 • • .• ••• • • • • • • • 101 Dltto,ditto,lB42... ...... ........... • • 102 N Ditto, 1844. • • • ....... ... . . ... 100 Ditto, 1836.. • •. • ....... Ditto, 1838 Ditto of the City, 1832 - ...... • 100% Ditto, 1843 .• • • •• • • .• •••••.•• • • • • •• • • 101 Bank of Belgium ....... 798 —Brussels Papers. Feb. 10. HABIBURGII BORSENHALLE, Fze. G. Bills. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents • Bank Shares ••.•• • • • • • •• • •••• • • • •• 1600 Anglo-Russian Loan . Russian 5 per Cent., Ilamb. Certificate. 103% Ditto Ist series Inscription.. 104% Ditto,flope and Co., 3d and 4th series.. 99 Ditto, in Certificate •• • • .... 99 New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. .....• 91 Ditto Stieglitz • • • ••• • . • •. ..... 8 9% Spanish New 5 per Cent 20% 20th Ditto 3 per Cent • • • • • 31% 31% Anglo-Portuguese Lean, 234 per Cent — Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent. Yolish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.... 82 Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent ...... National Bank Shares... ....... AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, FEB. 3 . 5 per Cent. Meta11igne5.................. 112% 4 per Cent. ditto.... 3 per Cent. ditt0.................• .. •• • • 77 Loan, 1834 •....... Ditto, 1839 •. • ........ ....... 121% Bank Shares 1585 Estorhazy's Loan •• .. - RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand lllB% Gloggnitz • • • . 1434 Vienna—Milan . • .•.• • . • • • 124% Leghorn • • • • ••• • • • 116% Pestle • • • • • • • ....• ..... . Sienna ...• •• • • • • • • • • • • . • • Grosetto ........ .• . ........ 9834 Oldenburg • • • • •• •• • • .. restoja • • • • Apenninen .• • . • ..... • • —Allgemeine Zeitung, Feb. 7. •• •• *••••• ".• 101% Mr. Knowles, of the Northern Circuit, has been ap pointed to the office of Attorney-General of the county palatine of Lancaster, vacant by the promotion of the lion. J. S. Wortley to the office of Judge-Advocate-General. THE SILK TRADE.---The announcement of a reduction of duties has caused the most lively sensation amongst the manufacturers of silk, and protective societies are said to be in the course of formation in the metropolis and the manu facturing districts. The general impression appears to be that the changes will take place, and many of the first houses (Messrs. Everington and Graham amongst the num ber of those in the retail trade) have already announced their determination to meet the loss at once ; but in this it would seem there exists a keen observant policy, inasmuch as, by getting rid of their present stocks at the rate, or even less than they would cost upon the Continent, th e f ar - see i ng English salesman is prepared to buy the n ewes t an d most recherche goods to start in competition with the French thermelves when the new tariff coulee into operation. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ronTsetorTr., WEDNESDAY.—The Scourge steam bong' g ei e Commander Coffin, went from Spitleead to the b ack of the se'„,,es Wight yesterday morning to make a trial of her mortar, -noev._liT. she has all her sea-going stores, ammunition, &c., on board, P being reported ready and trustworthy for sea service. • doet On the present occasion the Scourge went out about nine o having on beard Captain Cheals, of the Excellent ; Captain Sk e kk_ .e k ° ne s of the Royal Marine Artillery; Lieutenant Robert Jenner, 74 1 0 Lieutenant of the Excellent ; and other distinguished Jenne, en officers. The tiring was under the direction of Commander Only tea shells were fired, and those not live shell ; en?,, o u„ of charge of 101 b., and all the others with the fu ll charge of vet e at o n powder; the range was not observed, but the shoc k to th grest firing was far greater that when she was tried when 111 1 lt-_,„t forts indeed was it that the centre bolt of the mortar-bed rose arr a o its inches, and the china and such like ware in the captains cab in Tee smashed. Beyond these no casualties or damage occurred immersion on firing was not so great as when the vessel `vas°oal She now draws exactly 14 feet 6 inches aft, and has 373 tons oe board. The long gun (56 -pounder) was not fired. Th op hog of the officers was, that the experiment was successful,_ u_r„that such an opinion could be arrived at, when hitherto all the sll ta m ! ,; . have been fired were not loaded, we are at a loss to unders t o e a The Styx steam-sloop, Commander Hornby, was at Aseef.`",is., the 20th of December. This vessel has captured three 510'7 th the Regenedavere and Ezpiza, (empty), and the Isabel, the eoar slaves oil board. It is supposed the three prizes will giv e n oes ie mander 400/., and the officers and crew according to their r el proportion. We regret to find, however, that the Sty% 11a0,7,018 sited by fever, of which the master (Mr. R. Rundle), ... A es o officer, and seven seamen, whose names are not known to e“ died. n sion) A private letter states—" We were ordered here (Aso th" medietely, but were so 'reduced from sickness and prize crews, e el ! with the exception of the boatswain, the commander wo e , c ebe" officer doing duty, with 9 men in one watch, and in, e d C 0 0 : i Our men are now in the hospital doing well. It is s u l l P - e ruder` mander Hornby will invalid and return to England, '— severely from the fever." din •ral_, Sir t The Vindictive, 50, Captain Seymour, flag of Vice - 1 9 ' th Francis Austen, K.C.8., was at Barbadoes, all well, on is _ re to SS' ll as also was the Eurydice, 26, Captain Elliot, which shill , toe co te " on the 19th instant for the various islands under the Adln l i . e lette r ' mated, touching at Bermuda last. This cruise (says a P ri ‘j l s t , eas was to test the respective sailing qualities of the two vet The Pique, 36, captain the Hon. M. Stopford, arrivedO w ' on the 2d ult., at which date she was about to undergo refit, prior to sailing to England to be paid off. ten,jarle- The Rose, 18, Commander Policy, arrived .at 1,11n6 1 d at on the 6th of January, from Bermuda. arriv e The Pickle, 2, Lieutenant-Commander Bainbridg e 'g e, 01 11 Sr i The on the title ult., from tort-au-Prince. The Vesuvius steam-sloop, Commander O'Callaghan' si Jamaica, on the sth ult., from Bermuda. ees car, Off The Hermes steam-sloop, Lieutenant-Commander s , • a. tilk at Fort-au-Peace, on the 23d of December, from Jaraa.cetio,oo The Frolic, 16, Commander Hamilton, arrived at blaze ee l ! 24th of November, from San Blas. ~e spit, The Ann and Elizabeth schooner, wrecked on ik`„o l 7 - ,, h se ids driven from her anchors in the night of the 19th ult., ill" - T0';es gale, was "weighed" during last night by Messrs. Garratecossf"o, the agents to Lloyd's, who have beeninderatigablein 0 ,01 to recover all possible from the wreck since the vessel and fifteen tons more of her cargo were got out of her. is now placed in four feet shoaler water than she wze• a net! dYk The Rattler screw steam-sloop, Commander Smith, ieh She harbour yesterday under canvass, and sailed for Plyze ou ,'',o . in° not use her steam, and appeared to be going, with an - set, at about nine knots per hour. ree eei The Grampus, p, Captain H. B. Martin, sailed on 0 " - Ide to or ins for Devonport, where she arrived on Monday, en r° ,.. colOog. The sailing qualities of this frigate were good, but her kl•,.01- tions, and more essential qualifications as an efficient Ill" tb lil i t very inferior. n e je The Cyclops steam-frigate, Captain Lapidge, Is getting tr pal e , refit very smartly, and will be ready to return to the.,.lT oler' l 4 e4, a few days. She had her foremast taken out yesterd a y fee" and shipped a new one this morning. Her mainma str dock' and the repair of defects nearl yc ompleted. of the The Java, 50, alongside the jetty, Is under the b anes osi yard artisans, being prepared for commission. COPe r ed i 4 The Amphitrite razes corvette, for heavy metal , "sr ' painting, and will be ready for the pendant in a day or le skk The Trincomalee, sister ship, has been ready some L"'' , petted to hoist the pendant daily. Thomas a4l The Dee steam-transport, blaster-Commander Thothi"-oeik' ' having coaled, &c., left yesterday afternoon for Plylzkouw with supernumeraries. STATE OF TRADE' 1. 0°9 1 (From the Manchester Guardian.) he 0 MANCITESTER.-Notwlthstanding the improved state of; , e re money-market, there continues to be considerable Pressn tet see I s r e the market for goods and yarn is consequently dull, with of Issrseo, rates for some descriptions of goods ; whilst the pri es main perfectly firm. The continued absence of the 1 11 "" - yeet '"" to increase the flatness of the market, and its arrival Is for with great anxiety. t he Old ROCHDALE.-There is some little improvement 10 ker4'oll market to-day. There has been a better attendance of to ot more business has been transacted, but without any OP o ft' prices. Wool remains firm at last week's ratss. irrP r Da ; sal LEEDS.-We are sorry it is not in our power to relic,wins 91.e.,fee. ment in our market of this day. The demand rein of Se , pa prices keep unchanged ; nor is there any apprehension fl o a t, ves te al HunnaasytELD.-A very fair quantity of business si s ti ' v ele r : this day in our market in fancy woollens ; but P 10111 ,„ - : yew" to be in little demand. Considering the season of `"s Of ape .` seems a general impression that there is every p rospect and active state of business in this district. Orto ief ----- AfrS• ERRATUM.—The remarks attributed to w ere fr:o towards the close of our Parliamentary report yesterenYo'to by Lord G. Bentiuck. Most of our readers, however, 1I ++ , 1 111' s ; the context that the names had by some accident been 7," 0;0 1 SNOW-BALLS V. BLACK-BALLS.—STAMF OII ;not, 1846.-It is a year this day since Sir George Clerk w n d s to tlAd ef f + , by a party of his constituents, because he was oPP°'„e„.sysl,o,llr, titular line of politics, and to the formation of a raesseppo,of by the electors. Sir George on that occasion th llll / w iset views of the Marquis of Exeter, in opposition to the t of of W inhabitants. This day ,Mr. Clapton, the political ilg en rogn ic 0 1° (Ms of I xeter, has been slyly obtaining signatures to _est. +oo.o', Sir George, calling upon the Hon. Member to vacate broosif said that a counter memorial will he got up by tile Pn i `j, s es/ ° ''l o balled him, and presented to Sir George, that te o s to s his constituents have great confidence in Sir R. Pee r ' P a Correspondent. stating v.,(1 10 0 e, COMMITTAL OF A NOTORIOUS DOG-STEAL ro l 0, 0 0- terday a man calling himself John Rogers, but 0. 00 , gerl' o f D i ; Barrett, was placed at the bar before Mr. Rawlinson, P ope ety ,00 charged with having stolen a valuable spaniel, the P r g ait's/ Outram, No. 1, Hanover-square. The prisoner is suPP ° _, e arn 11 of the most expert dog-stealers in London ; he has w r li s tr i i e el , his nefarious practices, and has repeatedly been con te. ips? , prisoner had nothing to say in defence. The Salagis n ' a s iP s se ifs inflicting upon him the full penalty awarded by the lan'', f iels e iln six months' imprisonment, for stealing the dog, corn eeil r i t tis trial for stealing the brass collar and lock which th ,.es ee D round its neck at the period of the robbery, and as eventsfornlsr st can be proved against him, he will, no doubt, in d being found guilty, meet wills a much more severe I ), bori , could have been inflicted upon him had he been 5...,, " with. 1, C o°ll° LAW . oF in 18 D42EBTOR he AND CREDITOR:-.-Ts;" 4 appointed by tmerchants and traders of L°L i tePS( l , ll‘ subject of the law of debtor and creditor, and eu b ''S'e, ea l "e pointed last May for the purpose of obtaining an anio n ' ieter 01' bankruptcy and insolvency law, have printed and cireo,ol,ooll port, which is to be submitted to a public meeting a t ni ed and _ s int ly Tavern on Monday next. The report con tains a sum's ßill which the Committee have prepared, and which I , S• s aey. by Mr. Masterman and Mr. Hawes tato the House f_steurest_4ol] session. This Bill provides improvements in the first 5+,33, of , 1 J ruptcy during the period which elapses between the ..ss ieti°_lo' c s ance before the Court upon the summons and the coe tope ttY p ot o , act of bankruptcy, and the taking possession of the P en the e ir l 4) , messenger, so as to preclude " reasonable complaint' _++lsas.,S,,, the honest debtor. The Court of Bankruptcy will he, e ,„Ta o'dif' s withdraw Its protection from bankrupts and insolven:flevot oe-s and such withdrawal will be compulsory if the t • b ete satisfy the Court that his tankruptcy is not fraadaleno,n the 50tt and individual creditors having a right to Qt. se; person as soon as the protection is withdraWn. ssrstiseseetree mortgages of personal property are to be 'noes the es, Co s i l iner creditors, unless flied within twenty-one days art.'. it 0 010 Against the union of the Bankrupt and Insolvent CI to ot ei mittee express themselves in the strongest terms. 'su s et e iis`t inefficiency of the law, as hitherto administered , is i n filaP or to jel statement :-" Your Committee will only mention, 84 , , prl 0 0 0 ,, this statement, that in the six months of the year h i res al i ef passing of the Bankruptcy Act of 1842, thirty -t- 901.; occurred, in which the amount of debts was 2,998,1100, is es as stated in the balance-sheets (hut which, as wel l es olni OP partially realised), being no more than 468,219 1 . , sus isc l f; i i i those few cases only, of 2,512,571/." In collectla,te3 ea A , drawing inferences, the Committee seem to have 11‘. 00 1 te laudable industry. s it sto,‘ CHARITY OVER THE WATER.—The Frevv.ectori, ment has kindly consented to allow " A Refuge fo,r P c 10, 0 , 0 9 erected at Boulogne. This large and daily increasi e eersSiio s aa at last to have their wants properly attended to. Lions have already been made, and the poor alder % s is , ' ,00010 bee have a place where they can rest their eervine 00 0, 0 0. if A charitable gentleman has sent a large sum of ru e a li b alderman may have a basin of real turtle at least on t he day selected is ono fraught with civic recollectio ps-- 011 l 4 ' vember.-Punch. • derp cekr, DEATH OF THOMAS WHITMORE, EGQ ,--- a ft ii etil Gth inst., at his seat, Apley-park, in the county a sarfp for :ye but severe illness, Thomas Whitmore, Esq., in 11 1_1,;,:or 111 , s iesll o Mr. Whitmore represented the borough of pr'' e ssee' + .o years. He is succeeded in his fsmily estates by 114„sataw the Charlton Whitmore, Esq., one of the present rePr" 10 borough of Bridgnorth.-IVolverhampton Chronicle. POOR•RATES AND LOCAL TAXATION*, t 0103,4 Ir returns just obtained by Sir James Graham, Oulu t ole , hl: the Mouse of Commons, it appears that the am ount:oV.: seS , il. 4 CV" of" rates in England and Wales was in 1826, .• fl 3 8,606,5011.; and in 1841, 6,351,828 -making an as" ° 'iselb' per annum. The annual value, in the year ending d ad eg aar real property assessed to the poor-rates in EnCl an in 62,540,030/. The total amount of local taxation s ess, l l ,' Wales, for the year ending the 25th of March, 1 81 1'60 9 ' ' s ee For Scotland, it was 530,665/. In Irelsncrit was ns a total in Great Britain and Ireland of 1g,i78,683/. seiojel'ae'se' We regret to learn that the American ' 1 ' 0 0;0 r 6 fined to his house by severe illness, and was cou s rief bioP attend her Majesty's levee yesterday. His Ex ce "s 140 1 e,,, 01 sented by Mr. Gansevoort Melville, his Secretary ° ge''teo s , e o f , THE WELLS IN TRAFALGAR-SQUA It- s ; to 111 43 ce r workmen were engaged in laying down fresh pum,, , „0,,, , i; Old , 6% inches larger diameter than the last, 10 greatly increased additional supply of water I'M" - s ti r„ e !alien of the Houses of Parliament, in cooling 110 05 i d 01101 other pm-noses, which amounts to about 200 g n eq uir e Afs el ,t il at Notwithstanding the 'great additional suPP I Y ove s ] P e i el water from these wells has been laid on to the otion,,,fo o lo and barracks, it has risen in the wells to B ' l a nji' 011, 0 1. 14 , five 'feet since they were first opened for the su i Pi,,sCP' orPc ‘ ol l ..• ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL d Denman's Bill (for removing some defects in I `,'" es ' en e. „4 , es l ‘ll; criminal justice) proposes to enact that in all Ca' o f tri,oll t pst, r , is now by law empowered to award disccto sisa`o„if`,o it shall be lawful for such Court, at itetion, ti ‘ OO O , 1 ( 1 10, o r tence for any term of years not less than ielOiSer t APP.O all cases where the Court has power to award sen t its e ssill ivi es e ; tation, it sent, be lawful for the same Court, w ic ll ,3S ,es c o s award such nce for any time, however ehort. o f 4 r ' er just under all the circumstances. The provision.e ps opf + , pre o p IV., c. 36, s. 13 (requiring parties to prosecute), La to n 'eavoi 10 pealed ; and it is further proposed, that any P,e i :at r efo u xo before the grand jury of the Central Criminal 4 .•' .1 p , as before any other grand Jury. Writs of corder a) co o , dictments from that Court are also to sPee - e : which the same shall be tried. ____------ ~ CP" g o On the 11th inst.; at Grosvenor-crescent, the C°W'tessvi°.' era,, Of a son. , v 13 3 ' _ger*, On the 3d inst., at Liverpool, the lady of "' E. jegrofs .rd , daughter. EA. , et :,7l3°lieP r On the Bth inst., the lady ofJohn RomillY , .. - „ r... - ; 13. 4. On the 9th inst., at Grove-read, Brixton , P''' t t of -''' " On the 9th inst., at Russell-square, the w' jall" g' Esq., of Lincoln's Dui-fields, of a daughter. „„. J. fJ e ~,' Ou the 9th inst., at Islington, the wife of -"'" ~ Or d d 4a S, OP P lelk On the 10th inst., Baroness de Moncorvo, - t oy ot D ort On the 7th inst., at Newtown Armen the ' „pith 0 ,1 . en ' orl , Esq., M.P., of a daughter. On the 7th inst., at Haresfoat, the lady 01 '7,,i Dell' ;sll' o ' , o t, Esq. (late Captain 16th Lancers), of a son iu tio _toWn , %P -OI; the 9th inst., at Fortess-terrace , I Cen guil c, Ifil li ef t Newman, of a son. ~ lady of ~ It /3 On the 10th inst., at Wimbledon, the - s .l/ 0-e Esq., of a son. gr the li en ' On the 10th inst., in Berkeley-square, - 4 0 ' of a son. Ift i) cc. Lately, at Turlangton, Leicester, Nlll7.l.lTillasui,Vhnetil°oj°l::!'e't,llls:lll'ls to Harriet, eldest daughter of T. D. Watts, samt ie f 0 ,. a. On the 11th inst., at Ct. Martin Outwiel l _'., f ilter e gay, Esq., to Eliza Ann Coming's, eldest o..'“' l ot P i Esq., of the South Sea House. o OA" Of DIED. et, Il enr '' fo l l' i On the 9th inst., in Lower Grosven"" stre d on, get(iro a lira. ..;.,,r: r : Woe 13 7 0 : g Esq., M.P., aged 59. f o o, - e, S t i l er o On the 2th ult., Eleanor, the vil o n, CA Batteubury House, Mereton, near I; On the Ist inst., at Plymouth, Edwa rt o 1) 40 ' — i itn * D it• uth Liou' ' o et,r y f C On the Gth inst., at Teignmo ..Or ~y, 0 _A Anne Temple, aged 76. o f Tow el .i. P" OP' On the Bth inst., James Southey, Esci•L ifs o f lig' Gn arl On the Bth inst., Sophia Loui at s ig :, di t nl h rs e a.n : ouggituerrf r oco n f r o , o l as le' ham-place, Hackney. ctansteati, ' 5 oard v. On the fith inst., at the Rectory, • /4 °ll. al D ar° .13v .col l ' Pel son 0 i o , ftti the ee 9th ß e y inst.,Samuel m a Sheen, rare t Esq., of St. Helen's-place. faro A' On the 11th inst., the infant son w to ! Stites- ' hi° .te, ."- cervo. ro f the elate c D ialo.' At Cambridge, Anne, daughter a _ ,-- D'Agullar, of the Bengal Arm) , , , e .o t eley -3 ~- „ --- l., On the Bth inst., at John-street, -.,.,.... , ___.-- ..,,, o , _, Robert Loci. daughter of the late Rev. Robe _ ---_,- ,o, I, ro il y :, 110 Y d3u' lil t l ' e l;rOl u'" ._, m ot- ,„.., 0 ,., , London : Printed and Published by No . 112, z`;',, uo rrolik 7, o S f tr t an he d 12, 1#46. ,sla'vrolnyt,erin, atthleWes,..o.SuunntyOuior,,,,,oleso, , Orleans and Bordeatut Rouen and Havre Australasia • • • • Provincial of Ireland tTuion of Australia MINES. Reza del Monte, Unregistered ~ 4 to MARKET NE WS.—(THIS DAY.) italr BT.:MIL/Writ. Ssirrarinn. — Mc adow Hay, 31 5s to 41 5s ;Clover ditto, 41 53 to 51 103 ; Oat Straw, 11 103 to I/ 123 ; Wheattraw, 11 12s to 11 14s per load. Trade dull, at but little variation in prices. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow Hay, 3/ 8s to 41 85 ; Clover ditto, 41 4s to 51 83 ; Oat Straw, 1/ 10s to 11 12s ; Wheat Straw, 11 13s to 11 15s per load. A fair average supply, and a steady demand. WHITECHAPEL. — Meadow Hay, 31 5s to 41 83 ; Clover ditto, 41 Is to 51 12s ; Oat Straw, 11 103 to 11 12s ; Wh ea t St raw , li 12 a to 11 14s per load. S 2WEILT upply moderately good ,A E trade ZLETS- dull. 21 SOUTHALL, FEB. 11.—For Beasts, the supply of which was some what on the increase, the demand was inactive, at drooping prices. In all other kinds of stock a good business was doing at the late ad vance In the quotations. Beef from 2s 8d to 41 4d ; Mutton, as ad to 5s 6d ; Veal, 4s 8,1 to 5s 63; and Pork, 3s Gd to 4s 84 per 81bs. ROMFORD, FEB. 11.—Although the general demand here was by no means active, prices were mostly supported. Beef, from 2s led to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 8(1 to 5s Gd ; Veal, 4s 10,1 to Is 6d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 84 per Blbs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 31s; Quarter-old Store-pigs, IGs to 21s; and Mitch Cows, with their small calf, 161 to 181 lOs each. Lawn., FEB. 10.—Beef from 3s 104 to 4s Gd ; Mutton, 4s to bs fid ; Veal, 43 6d to 5s Gd; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per albs. A limited supply, and.a steady trade. • NEWIFILTZI AND ZZADENNAILL. Although the supplies of each kind of meat on offer were but moderate, the trade ruled heavy, at barely late rates. Beef from 2s ad to 3s ad; Mutton, 3s 64 to 4s 8d; Veal, 4s 6,1 to 5a 8d; and Fork, 3a 104 to 5s 2d per 81bs. by the carcase. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Feb. 7, 1845, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns 1* England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. DUTY... I WISEAT.I7I Cd I EAE7SLET.Od 1 OA 65 TS Od Bs . I ATEGd . I M 611 Gd ANS. 1 5s 6d TEAS. PRICE .. 545 3d 30s 10d 21s 7d 34s 2d 355 Bd 35s 6d HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY) The house sat to-day to hear Scotch appeals. The Peers present were Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham, and Lord Campbell. MACPIIERSON V. CEAIGIE. The further arguments in this part-heard Scotch appeal were resumed, and occupied their Lordships the ♦►hole morning. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in Lincoln's Inn Hall to-day, and took appeals, none of which possessed any points of interest. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) BORN V. ROGUE. The arguments on this motion for a rejection to restrain the defendant from selling any more copies of the thtt volume of the " European Library," with any passage or articles copied from a publication called " Illustrations Historical and Critical, of the Life of Lorenzo de Medici, " called the "Magnificent," with an Appendix of the original and other documents, by Mr. Roscoe, were resumed and concluded to-day. His Howourt, at the conclusion of the arguments, gave judgment. He had no doubt whatever as to the course which the Court ought to pursue. He sheuld certainly grant the injunction, because he thought the case was plain from the defendant's own declaration, that he had taken a materially valuable part of the work of the plaintiff. The plaintiff, however, should be put upon terms to bring such action as he might be advised, with liberty to either party to apply to the Court. As to the rest of the motion, in his Honour's opinion it should stand over. The Court then proceeded to hear motions. (Before Vice-Chancellor WrartAst.) FULLER v. STEVENS. This case came on for further directions, but when the arguments were concluded, His TIONOUTC said, that upon the evidence and"the state of matters which had been laid before him, he could not enter into the case. The bill was dismissed with costs up to the hearing. Nothing of interest was before the Court. ARCHES COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Sir lIERBERT JENNER FirsT.) IN THE CASE OF THE RE V. .---CRESW ELL. -JUDGMENT Ol TH E COURT. Thi s was a proceeding against the reverend defendant, who is a clergyman of the Church of England, to suspend him from his living and divest him of his gown. The Learned Jqdge went very minutely 'through the evidence produced in.support of the charges, and said the depositions clearly proved that the defendant was addicted to drinking, and was in the habit of frequenting public-houses with low persons, and was consequently in the habit of swearing; and was, on one occasion, observed to pull off his coat and cravat to fight in a public-house. And the Learned Judge said the Court was of opinion that the conduct of the defendant was highly disgraceful, and the charges were substantiated; and the reverend defendant was unfit to perform the duties of a clergyman of the Church. SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY (Before Mr. Under Sheriff Buncnnu..) "mouser,' V. SHORT. This was an action to recover the sum of 5/. Os. hi., for butcher's meat supplied to the defendant. The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted. The facts of the case were these. In the course of last year the plaintiff supplied meat at the house of the defend ant, who was in the habit of paying ready money for every thing sent in, and always furnished the cook with money beforehand ; the cook, however, in this case misappropriated the money, but made up her book as though it was duly paid, and so much dependence was placed in the servants that no receipts were ever required. It was now contended, on the authority of Lord Kenyon, that a master who gave his servants money to pay was not afterwards liable. The UNDER.SIIERIFF, however, considered that the prin ciple was too broad, as each case depended on the mode of dealing. In this, a former cook had proved, that she made a contract with plaintiff to serve meat for ready money, and for twelve months she had always paid as the bills went in, except in two or three instances The cook, who had contractedwhtheree a debfet,whdaadysbeheand elapsed. the admitted the re ceipt of the money, and that she had not paid it. The ques tions for the jury were, first, had there been a contract for ready money; next, whether the delay of a day or two oc casionally could be construed into credit ; and, lastly, whether the plaintiff had used due caution in giving credit without letting the plaintiff know that the mode of dealing had been altered. Verdict for the plaintiff. HORRIBLE MURDER and SUICIDE Between six and s ( e T ve li n lS o'c i lO A ck Y dlis morning the inba bitants of Arbour-square, Commercial -road, were alarmed by loud calls for the police, and screams of murder issuing from the house, No. 16, in the square, occupied by a respectable man named Baxter, employed as a clerk in Templeman's coal wharf. Police-constable Sutherland, who was passing the house, which is within about eighty or one hundred yards of the Thames Police• court and station-house, imme diately entered, and, on descending to the back kitchen, re ceived in his arms the body of a young woman in the last gasp of death, from a frightful wound on the right side of the throat, which gaped to the extent of several inches. She died almost immediately, without ut tering a word. Having laid the body on the floor, he proceeded to the next apartment, which was furnished in the way of a parlour, and there, on the floor close to the fire-place, lay the body of a man about twenty-six years of age, with his head nearly severed from his body, his throat being cut quite across. A pool of blood had issued from the wound, and where the woman lay in the other apartment the place was also deluged with blood. There was a pond of blood at the foot of the staircase, and the door, the tables, and the chairs were spat tered and smeared with gore. The fender, fire irons, and fur niture were scattered about. in every direction, and all things betokened a silent but terrible struggle. From all that could be collected in the confusion which ensued, this appears to be one of these motiveless murders which, had the suicide survived would, by some sapient jury, have been attributed to insanity. It seems the deceased young woman, who had not yet attained her sixteenth year, was the daughter of Mr. Baxter, the proprieter of the house. Against the father's consent she married her murderer, Jeremiah Spence Stark, about nine months since. Though averse to the match, her poor father took them into the house, in the hope that he might further their future prospects; but the son-in-law was of a gloomy and morose temper, and apparently idly disposed. The only discoverable grounds for the terrible tragedy, which has fearfully alarmed the neighbourhood, are these : A little brother of the young woman Ellen Baxter, alias Stark, slept in the same , apartment with her and her hus band, and on the previous night heard the latter abusing her, and calling her odious names. This he told to his father, who mildly remonstrated with Stark on the impropriety of his conduct. It would seem this galled the fellow, and must have rankled all night in his mind. From the appearance of the front kitchen, which seemed to be the breakfast room of the family, the young woman must have been at work in the place when Stark made the attack upon her, and the silent struggle between them must have been terri ble. Her hands were cut in several places through the gloves which she had on doing her work. The poor young woman, who is supposed to have been in the family , way, is said to have been a sweet, good-tempered girl, of very prepossessing appearance, and her life might have been saved had not her too great love for the mur derer and suicide prevented her giving a timely alarm , as there were several persons in the house at the time. Information of the awful occurrence was in stantly conveyed to the Arbour-square station-house, when Sergeant Shaw, who was acting as inspector at the time, made all the necessary arrangements, by writing to the co roner, and placing officers in the house to preserve every thing in the state in which the scene first presented itself. In a deep pool of blood close to the head of the murderer there was a comb belonging to the young woman, which must have dropped from her hair in the commencement of the struggle. The only object which has been removed is the weapon with which the horrid deed has been committed, and that is wrapped up in a newspaper at the Arbour-square er ur c - o sq v ua , r d e station.house. it is a black-handled carving-knife, from the point to the hilt with thick clotted gore. 41:11IPING, GUILDFORD, and REI - RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) A joint meeting of the shareholders in the above line was held at the London Tavern, in order that the Directors might explain to them the present position of the amalgamated Company, and take their opinion on the future proceedings. The cbair was taken by DAVID SaLomoxs, Esq., who read a report of the state of the Company; from which it ap peared that the amalgamation of the Reading and Reigate and Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway Companies had been formed on principles likely to be very advantageous to both. The usual deposit of 10 per cent. had been made, and very little opposition was expected from the landowners re sident near the line. The local trafge alone would give a profit of 6 per cent., exclusive of all traffic that would pass over the entire length of the line. The report also dwelt strongly on the fact that the line might be consi dered as one of that class of national defensive lines referred to in Parliament by Sir Robert Peel, as it connected the arsenals of Woolwich and Chatham with Portsmouth, South ampton, Plymouth, and other ports in the British channel, and concluded by an assurance that with regard to the sur veying and engineering business, and all other matters to be inquired into by the Standing Orders Committee, the line was quite complete and ready to go to Parliament with every anticipation of a favourable result. After a few brief remarks the Chairman concluded by expressing a hope that the shareholders would continue to repose in their directors that confidence which they bad always shown, and assuring them that the directors were ready to do for them anything they might require, 'and give them every information they could expect. Several shareholders inquired what were the expenses of the Companies, and the amount of capital subscribed upon each. The CHAIRMAN said he could not enter into a detailed ac count, but the expenses of each Company had been in round numbers about 14,0001. The capital subscribed in the Read ing and Reigate line was about 38,000/., and on the Reading, Reigate, and Guildford about 54,000/., giving a total of 92,000/. Several voices in the room expressed dissatisfaction at the large expenses incurred. A SHAREHOLDER made a few remarks with regard to the satisfactory condition of the line, and proposed a resolution expressing thanks to the chairman and directors, and also expressing entire confidence in them. An amendment was proposed requiring an immediate state ment of accounts. The Crranemas said the shareholders ought not to com plain of the expenses, for if they at first started two lines in stead of one, and incurred the expense attendant upon sur veying and getting up two lines, when they knew that one line would do, was it their own fault. The directors would, however, be happy to send round to every shareholder a state ment of accounts in detail.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. WATKINS, a shareholder, said that he thought the amendment ought to be put to the meeting, and if passed, he would propose another, to the effect that the meeting should adjourn until the detailed accounts were produced.— (Cries of " No, no," through the room.) The CHAIRMAN begged Mr. Watkins to consider he had no wish that the Company should be put down in the papers as a disorderly meeting. There was every discosition to give a detailed account, and those accounts they would, if the shareholders pleased, produce in a week, or even three days, should they require it. The directors would be very happy to overhaul them with the shareholders, and let blame fall on those who deserved it. A SHAREHOLDER asked if the directors of the united com panies lied taken anything for their services 1---( Loud hisses.) Mr. LEVESON GOWER ' the chairman of the Reading and Reigate, said that they had not taken a shilling, or even a glass of cold water, at the shareholders' expense. The CHAIRMAN said he had had nothing from the Company but a great deal of trouble.—(Laughter.) The sense of the meeting was so strongly expressed against this question that it was withdrawn, and the questioner joined in an expression of satisfaction at the business dike way in which the chairman had conducted the proceedings. The original motion of thanks to and confidence in the di rectors was then put, and carried unanimously. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) Sub-Committee No. 2, Cloisters, 6. This Committee met to-day at a few minutes past twelve o'clock, Sir J. Y. Boller in the chair. GMILIMF0111), CIEXCHES'rEI7a, PORTSMOUTH, AND rAREHAM. The evidence in support of this Bill was resumed. The Committee were of opinion that the standing orders had not been complied with by this Company. EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN (DnTN... rErexuratzz BUANC7I). This was a petition on the part of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway Company, for the purpose of constructing a branch from their railway to Dun -fermline, intersecting the great coal field of Lochgelly. The engineer was Mr. Thomas Grainger, and it appeared that the length of the line was 15 miles, and the amount of capital 187,000/. The formal proofs were gone through. There was a petition from Donald Smith Pedding, com plaining that the line proposed to pass through his property, to the injury of the same, and alleging that the standing orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as the plan deposited with the Sheriff's clerk at Fife did not delineate the line with accuracy. The Committee considered that the standing orders in this case had been complied with. There was another allegation of inaccuracy in the plans and sections, and in the notice of a field. _ _ The Committee were of opinion that the standing orders had not been complied with by the Edinburgh Northern (Dunfermline branch) Railway in this particular. Parliamentary agent, Sir Chas. Gordon, Edinburgh ; solid tors, Messrs, 'Webster, Richardson, and Connell, London. tha vtt( Of a that of i n tir e ath. r , vac," 11411 t thei, and Rtll th en I ; ow, IV] 1.6 A at i„ t Y,, r , Ofnc,, Jar,