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Henry Calbunt, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street T HE PRINCE'S CLUB-HOUSE, Corner of St. James's-street, In Piccadilly. Notice.—Nciblemen and Gentlemen are respectfully informed This establishment is now prepared for their reception, with aug mented arrangements and increased accommodation. Princes' Club, St. James's-street. Entrance inylecadilly, No. 162. TELEA.TRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. TIIIi EVENING Will be performed THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Count Arnheim. Ik. Barran!; Florestein, Mr. Harley; Thaddeus, Mr. W. Har rison; Dovilshoof, Mr. Stretton ; Arline, Miss Ralnforth. Between the Second and Third Acts of the Opera Professor RISLEY and his SONS will go through a Series of their Classical and Popular Exercises. .Te conelude with a new grand Christmas comic Tantornlne, called HARLEQUIN GULLIVEIt ; or, Giants and Dwarfs. Harlequin, Mr. Wieland l Clown, Mr. T. Matthews; Pantaloon, Mr. Howell ; Columbines, Miss Hicks and Miss Mott. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Taagedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, .Miss Cushman; M ercu ti o, Mr. Holl ; Benvollo, Mr. Briu dal ; Friar Lawrence. Mr. Stuart ; Peter, Mr. Buckstone ; Juliet, Miss Susan Cashman ; Nurse, Mrs. Glover. Between the acts of the Drama the Band will perform the " Armen" and " Cerlto Polkas," "La Ketarina, Cellarius Waltz," the Overture "Fills du Verger," and "Polka,Crieket on the Hearth," T 9 conclude with a Grand New Extravaganza, entitled TIIE BEE J.ND THE ORANGE TREE; or, The Four Wishes. Principal Characters by Mr. Hudson, Mr. James Bland, Mr. Caulield, Mr. "ark, Miss P. Nortafi l , Miss Julia Bennett, Mrs. Caulfield, and Mrs. Stanley. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. tIIIS EVENING Will be performed the Drama of LIEOLINE : or, Llfe's Principal eharacters by Messrs. 0. Smith and Wright, Mrs. Yates, and Miss Woolgar. To be followed by a New Farce, entitled THE PHANTOM LIMAKTAST. Supported by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Wright, Miss Woolgar, &c. To eonclude with an entirely NQW and Original Christmas Pan tomime, caned HARLEQUIN AND POONOWINGKEEWANG FLISEEDEEFLOBEEDEBRUSKEEBANG; or, The King of the elunibs.l Islands. Harlequin, Mr. T. Ireland ; Columbine, Miss finning ; Clown, Mr. C. J. Smith ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mitchenson. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MAN'EMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Mbe Cricket on tiae Heart and " The Enchanted Horse" every Evening until further notice THJA EVENING WILL BE PERFORMED THR CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: A FAIRY TALK OF HOME. The Principal Characters by Mr. and Mrs. Keeley, Mr. Emery, Mr. P.Sininr, Mr. Meadows, and Miss Grove. After whiCh will be repeated a New Grand Romantic extravaganza, entitled THE ENCHANTED HORSE; or, Prince Firous Schah of tersia anti the Princess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keel, Wigan, F. Matthews, Collier, Turner, Klnioeh, &c.; Dies nen/WKdeley, ytilars, Hodson, Dawson, Howard, Arden, &c. 'tam, se. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2e. ; Gallery, 6d. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. WIIIS EVENING Will be performed the Tragedy of HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. Maeready ; Polonies, Mr. Granby; Laertes, Mr. Murray; Horatio, Mr. Fisher; Osrick, Mr. James Vining; Ghost, Mr. Cooper; Ger trude, Mrs. Tentan ; Ophelia, Miss Emma Stanley. To conclude with the New Christmas Pantomime, entitled TEIE KEY OF THE KINGDOM ; or, HART.EQUIN AND THE FAIRY 41./5 Pi BELL. Harlequin, Mr. W. H Harvey; Columbine, Miss Mullen ; Clown, Mr. Fleamore ; Pantaloon, Mr. T. Hill. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. SUCCESS OF Trig NEW BURLESQUE. THIS EVENING _ Will 100 performed a new Drama, called OUR VILLAGE. Prin cipal characters by Messrs. Waldron, Boyce, Brookes, G. Wild, Misses Melville, Hamilton, and Miss Bromley. To be followed by a now BALLET by the Leclsrcq family. After which will be repeated THE CRICKET ON OUR OWN lIEARTIL In which Mr. James Browne, Mr. Romer, Mr. CockrW, and Miss Kate Howard will appear. And concluding with the tZw Pantomime, unapproachable for glee and grandeur, called FORTITIsIATUS ; or, THE MAGIC CAP. Fortunatus, Miss Hamilton ; Prince Megrim, Mr. Cockrill ; Fairy Queen, Miss Bromley ; H ar l equ i n, Mr. Smythers ; Pantaloon, Mr. Charles ; Clown, Mr. Jefferini ; Colambine, Miss Laidlaw. NEW STRAND THEATRE. M. PHILLIPPE'S WONDERS and incredible CHINESE DE LUSIONS will be repeated every Evening, doors open at a quarter past-Seven, to eornmenee at a quarter %fore Eight. M. Phillippe's meet Popular Deception and Peculiar Experiments Will be varied by the Amusing Performances of the Chiarini Family and astou.. g Feats of the American Brothers. M. Philli e will (by desire), and in consequence of the immense Overflows which have attended his Morning Performances, give a Entertainment every Thursday Morning, commencing ert T wu o'clock. Stalls, 3i.; Ilexes, 28. ; Pit, Is. ; Ganary, 6d. On SATUDDAY EVENING Next M. PIIILLIPPE will not per. Terra ; the Theatre being Let for an AMATEUR DRAMATIC EN TEILTAINMENT, in Aid of the Funds of the PRINTERS' PEN SION SOCIETY. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Till , l LAST WEEK OF THE CELEBRATED DOG EMILE, Mr. BITTY has much pleasure in informing his Patrons, that in a(1 , 11Ilort to his great performing Elephants, he has, after great re search, suiceaded In procuring Living Specimens of the finest Camels extant, which will, together with the Elephants, appear in me X6ll Opestasle. THIS EVENING Will be performed the novel Drama of THE PYRENEES. In which M. WO:lea's celebrated Dog Emile will appear, whose per formances at the Cirque Olymplque, Paris, has drawn crowded houses for the last nine months. New S , ce is isi s ,f the Circle, combining the talent of the French and English After w will kg repeated a New Grand Comic Equestrian Pan tomime, called IiAItrEQUIN DON QUIXOTE DEC LA MANCHA; or, Sancho Panza, and Duictnea of Teboso, with new Scenery, Dresses, Mechanical Changes, &cc. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Laintonsity of Novelty, and doubled ♦ttraation. THIS EVENING. Will be performed a new Drama, entitled, THE MARCHIONESS DB BRINVILLIERS ; or, The Polsoneas of the Seventeenth Con eery. Principal characters by Messrs. Saville, Fredericks, Dale, and Miss Vincent. To he followed by A NIGHT OF EXCITEMENT. Do Conrad, Mr. Frederleks; Le Grange, Mr. Saville ; Marietta, Miss Vincent. After which, Professor HEMMING afid his SONS will give more lipparalleled feats of Classical Gymnasia than ever yet has been ex laNted, an/ surpassing even the celebrattd Risley himself. Te eoaelude wilt THE RUINED HOUSE AT MILBANK. Supported by Moss?. Saville, Fredericks, Dale, Iliggie, Searle, Norbert, Misses Vincent, Terry, Richardson, &c. M A P THE RAILWAYS. IN A FEW DAYS, WE SHALL PUBLISH A "RAILWAY SUN," CONTAINING A MAP of the RAILWAYS in ACTION, in PROGRESS, and in PROMISE ; executed in a style of surpassing Beauty aml Correctness. In fact it will be a Map of the greater portion of the Kingdom, with all the Lines so marked that he who runs may read." PREPARED BY THE Ck'LEBRATED JAMES WYLD, GEOGRAPHER TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. Orders reseived by all News-agents, and at Tl:e Sun Office, 112, Strand. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFIQE, FEB. 4. T HELRIKOMETEit, Lowest, 39 ; Highest, 44 ; Noon, M BAROMETER, 30.15. Wpm W., fine sunshiny weather. "lon WATER AT 1.0N1)01 , ;-P.RIDGE THIS DAY. M'rrkift ~f ur 7. E „ rdng 1 minutes after 8. • - 4 .. ): 42 7 , • -.IIIF-)•,,:r7,1: , ' • t it t, P \ 4 S4Z TrAil der. SEC ON I3- El5 - ITION. (6 , jentAc LONDON, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY „li. -1846 Their Lordships met at Five o'cl Several petitions were presenteiying tot "Pn-xee tion to agrioultzre, from 11 , 1alton, Scacombe, and.over al ofstjer places. Lord 3fONTEAGLE moved for curtain returns' ith respect to Meal taxation, which was agreed to. TilJ LonD CHAN-cr.:m.oa laid on their Lordship? table a Bill to relielo her M :jesty's subjects from certain dis abilitied with rep,ard to religion.; opinions, which, after a short discussion, was read a first, and ordered to be read a Lecond time, Their Lordships then adjourned. The House sat at Four o'clock. Me. MOSTYN, fc,r Lichfield, Mr. STUART, for Newark, and _Mr. SPENCER WALPOLE, for Midhurst, took the oaths and their seats. Several Petitions were presented for railway Bills. A now writ was ordered for Chichester, in the room of Lord ARTHUR. Lawwox, who had accepted the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds. Sir R. BEEL, adverting to the alteration s he proposed to make in the tariff, observed with respect to timber, that they proposed to make ultimately a reduction in the differential duties upon foreign timber, so that the duty should remain, after the reduction had been made, at 15 instead of the present amount. On hewn timber the duty was at present 255., and it was proposed to reduce it to 15s. With regard however to timber from the Baltic, it was not intended that the reduction should be immediate, but that it should commence on the sth of April, 1847; that on that day the reduction should be 55., and on that day twelvemonth a further reduction of ss. should take place. It was intended to reduce the duty on sawn timber 6s. on the sth of April, 1847, and 6s. on the sth of April, 1848; and with respect to small timber a pro portionate reduction would be made, but whether that should take place immediately was subject for future consideration. Mr. ELPHINSTONZ moved for a return of the incomes during the years 1844 and 1845 of the archbishops and bishops of England and Wales, stating by how much the income of each bishop is greater or less than the in comes proposed in the preamble of the Act 6 and 7 WILLIAM IV., cap. 77. Mr. Culd,wrr thought that the bisnops sitting in the House of Lords was the concentrated essence of all that was objectionable and bad. The motion was then agreed to. Mr. WODEHOUSE moved for certain returns with respect to local taxation, which were agreed to. Sir CHARLES NAPIER obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the laws relating to the civil depart ment of the navy. Sir J. GRAUARI, in answer to a question from Sir W. JOLLIIFE, said it was not the intention of the Govern. ment to bring in a Bill with respect to the consolidation of turnpike trusts in England and Wales during the present session. Mr. EWART, at the suggestion of Sir J. GRAHAM, postponed his motion with respect to Van Diemen's Land, which stood for Thursday, to a future day. Mr. WODEHOUSE moved for a copy of the warrant, or other document of authority, by which H. S. CHAPMAN, Esq., Assistant-Commissioner under the commission appointed to inquire into the condition of hand-loom weavers, and acting in that capacity in the West Ridieg of Yorkshire in 1838, and was afterwards appointed Chief Judge of the Supreme Court at Willington, in New Zealand, in 1843, and for other papers connected with that subject.—Ordered. Mr. MILES wished to know whether Lord ASHLEY bad accepted any office under the Crown, as ho under stood he had resigned his seat. Sir It PEEL said the Noble Lord had, he had: ac cepted the Chiltern Hundreds. ?Jr. MILES observed, that if such was the case be should move for a new writ for Dorsetshire. Sir R. PEEL said the Hon. Member could not do that until certain forms had been gone through. The Public Works (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed. Sir JAMES GRAHAM, in answer to a question, said that it was the intention of the Lord Chancellor, on an early day, to bring in a Bill with respect to Charitable Trusts, The louse then adjourned. The accounts from the United States, brought by the last packet, though not so hostile and offensive in their character as those previously received, are still, vi e regret to say, by no means satisfactory. Many impor tant questions had been brought forward in both Houses of Congress, lengthened discussions had fol lowed, and several divisions also had taken place, but these divisions decided nothing. All the main points at issue between England and America remain un settled, and - the best news we can communicate simply is, that Members are taking time to consider, as well as to obtain additional information from Europe. This shows some sense of propriety, and a wish to deliberate maturely before involving the country in any hazardous or rash undertakings. We rejoice that such a disposition prevails, because it leaves time for reflection ; it enables the country to weigh the propositions laid before Congress, and to balance the advantages and disadvan tages which may be the consequence of a contest with Great Britain. We cordially hope that the peace party will be listened to, and that such able and good men as WEBSTER and CALHOUN, and others who adopt their policy, and are desirous of the real interest and glory of their country, will in time stop the rage for new acqui sitions, and re-estahlish the great principles of the con stitution so strongly inculcated by WASHINGTON. But, judging from the votes taken hitherto in Congress, we look upon this as a task of no ordinary difficulty. The control of the Executive, and even of their national assembly over the people, is extremely limited. Each state is disposed to judge and act for itself, the people scarcely recognise any legitimate authority, and all those living on the borders of independent districts more rich than their own, are not scrupulous as to what to covet, and what they covet they generally make their own, unless re strained by powerful neighbours. Texas was acquired solely because Mexico could not defend her own pro perty; California, unless the invasion be checked by the interference of European powers, will share the same fate ; and Canada would be added to the list but for the determined spirit of its brave inha- bitants, and the powerful protection of the mother coun try. It is easily to be seen, therefore, why such anxiety is manifested to get rid of European interference, to debar England and France, and every other power in every other quarter of the globe, except America, from either forming settlements or adopting measures for their own security, by maintaining a balance of power among the different independent states. This pretension, though apparently disowned by Mr. CALnoure, is evi dently a great favourite with him, and he rejects its im mediate adoption, simply because the time for action is not yet come, the " pear is not ripe," America is not able to contend with Europe ; but when her strength is consolidated, when she has reached the age of maturity, and can act boldly, then is the moment to set all the meddling European posers at defighce. But even this advocate of peace claims coq tro! at present over other states in the New World than those of the north, and scruples not to use sno,t violf.nt language towards the SOVEREIGNS of Great 13rit auo and France for protecting the property and lives of their ,uTets against the violence of ROSAS. That we may no , be charged with imputing to him principles which he dh•es not profess, it may be proper to give his own words both respecting our interference in the River Plata, and the reasons why he could not agree to the motion of Mr. ALLEN. That Member proposed that Congress should solemnly declare to the civilised world the unalterable resolution of the United States to enforce the principle, that any effort of the Powers of Europe to intermeddle in the social organisa tion or political arrangements of the independent na tions of America, or establish new colonies, would incur the prompt resistance of the United States. " These resolutions," said Mr. CALnOUN, " em- Ibraced a principle of action which called for most solemn declarations on the part of the Senate. It afforded matter for consideration how far this resolution could be efficiently acted upon, if adopted. No man could view with stronger feelings of opposition all im pertinent interference of the Powers of Europe in the affairs of this continent than himself. And he would now take occasion to say, that the late extraordinary interference of Great Britain and France in the political domestic relations of Buenos Ayres, was an outrage unprecedented in its cha racter. But the great question here suggested was, were they now prepared to take this whole continent under their protection? Had they reached that state of maturity to admit of this wide and exclusive guardian ship? Were they prepared to take all the consequences that must grow out of the assumption of such a po licy as was there indicated? If they were deter mined to take the course indicated by the resolutions, if they indicated anything, they might as well at once call into action the whole energies of the country. They wanted time." This is plain speaking, and neither England nor France can fail to see that the principle is to be the guiding star of the people, as soon as they are able to defend themselves. Even the outrageous resolu tions of Mr. ALLEN, as far as we can judge, from the mode in which the Senate records its votes, were not de cidedly rejected, for "the notice of introduction" was laid on the table, and the temporary defeat, if defeat it can be called, was obtained by a majority of only five, there being 23 for their immediate adoption, and 28 against it. The motion on the Oregon question, for an nouncing to Great Britain that the joint occupation shall cease in twelve months, was also simply post poned; so that, in fact, matters remain exactly as they were at the commencement of the session. We deplore these circumstances, though from the first our expecta tions of a peaceable settlement of the differences were not sanguine, and we deplore them the more, because all parties insist on demands which Great Britain never can accede to. The difference between them is only as to the time for action. higher than it was at the end of 1842. Not a single acre of land has been thrown out of cultivation in Eng land in consequence of this increase of importation; not a grain less of corn of any description has been grown in Great Britain, and but for the Cus tom-house returns, the agriculturists of Great Britain would never have been aware that any grain at all had been imported from Ireland. Now, when some century ago it was proposed to 'admit Irish agricultural produce duty free, the proposition was met by the protectionists of that day with the same unmeaning clamour with which the pro positions of Sir ROBERT PEEL have 'been met in this. Then, as now, the great bucolic mind saw ruin in plenty, and the Dukes of GEORGE 11., like those of VICTORIA, fancied that they themselves could not live, unless they starved every one else. We all remember the howl of despair that was set up at the time of the passing of the Canada Corn Bill. For two years that Bill has been- in operation— fur two years Canadian flour has been permitted to enter the British market, and now the price of flour is actually higher than it was before the Bill passed. That similar results will follow fra•m the carrying out the plan pro posed by Sir ROBERT PEEL we see no reason to doubt, and however paradoxical it may appear, we verily believe that the farmer will get a better price for his wheat under a free-trade system, than he can under a system of protection. This seeming paradox, however, is easily explained. The area of England does not, and cannot, grow wheat sufficient for the support of its population, and the con sequence is, that to quote the words of a great clerical protectionist, " Some millions rejoice in pota toes." These millions are potato-eaters, because there is not enough corn grown in the country to en able them to eat bread. Admit foreign corn, and these millions immediately become bread-eaters. The supply of bread in England has never yet been equal to the demand ; and it is only when the supply is greater than the demand (and all the surplus corn at present in Europe and America, if poured into our markets at once, could not create a glut)—it is, we repeat, only when the supply is greater than the demand that there can be such a fall of price as can be detri mental to the agriculturists. As a proof that such an event is not likely ever to take place, we will only allude to the cry of over-population so constantly raised by the landed protectionists, and to the schemes of emigration which they propose as its remedy. Now what is the meaning of over-population— ii means under-feeding: there are too many mouths for the supply of food, and our protectionists instead of adopting the easy, simple, and economical remedy of bringing the food to the mouths, choose rather to send the mouths to the food, from some vague and false notion which they entertain, that as producers of food their in terests are at variance with those of the community. Yesterday monopoly stood forth upon the hustings of Lewes, in all the triumph of harlequinade, in all the pomp of ridicule, in all the rich and lavish luxury of self-eulogium. Mr. DARBY, the late representative, was not present, and he was apotheosised by a Mr. ELL3IAN: Mr. FREWEN was present, and he was declared to be duly elected, at the nomination of the neighbouring pro tectionists. To say that the multitude of non-electors in front of the hustings had decidedly the best of the ar gument throughout ; to say that they interspersed the proceedings with running commentaries at once pithy and intolerably true ; to say that the principal orator was chiefly remarkable for his mixture of threats, and entreaties, and doggrel attempts at facetiousness, is to say everything that can be said of the character of the recent return of an anti- Ministerial Member for East Sussex. Wonderful was th e dogged and leaden-headed perseverance of the agri caltural party in braving the jeers of their auditory ; wonderful were their expressions of indignation at what they appeared to reg and as the turpitude of the Pre mier ; but doubly wonderful was their assumption of confidence in the stability of their very composite protection-fabric —at the very moment the earthquake of Free Trade was rumbling under its foundations, at the very moment when its component parts were dropping piecemeal to the ground. When feelings of astonishment were muttered among the parties present at what seemed exceedingly like indolence on the part of the League, Mr. SHELEY, an avowed abolitionist, steps forward with a few sentences of explanation. This ex planation was absolutely summed up in the very significant remark, that " his hearers were doubtless aware that it was probable there would shortly be a general election ;" but, ia ease the deduction might not be sufficiently obvious, he de clared his intention of then" trying his chance." To dilate upon the species of rhetoric employed by the agricultural gentlemen would be tantamount to a ninety-ninth encore ; the same materials having been called again into requisition, which have now been shuttle-cocked all through the anti repeal forces. The successful candidate on the termination of the regular details appeared (to revive an obsolete but ex pressive phrase) little better than mumchance ; in this he acted with temporary prudence; his behaviour in that respect is worthy of more general imitation. We understand that the Select Committee on Rail. ways are not likely to present any report till next week. In the meantime a number of railway Bills have gone to-day before the Committees on Petitions for Private Bills, and it is to be presumed that no interference will now take place with the usual course of proceeding with railway Bills. Madrid journals of the 27th ult. have been received, but we find no news in them. Accounts from Barcelona of the 26th, and said to be official, announce that only the ringleader of the insurgents made prisoners, who took up arms in the " Ampurdan," will be shot at Ge rona, the remaining nineteen being condemned to the galleys. The Spanish Funds continued firm. On the 27th the Three per Cents. closed on the Madrid Bourse at 33 cash and 33! at 60 days ; the Five per Cents, at 23i at 60 days. In the French Chamber of Peers, on Monday, M. REMUSAT brought forward his amendment, which was founded on the sixth paragraph of the Address, relative to the friendly relations between France and England, and moved that the following words be added:—" But in order that these relations be consolidated, it is neces sary that the two Governments, while acting in concert in the circumstances in which their interests are com mon, guard with care in the two worlds the full inde pendence of their political action." In urging his amend !wilt, M. REMUSAT argued that France acted subordi nately to England with regard to her policy towards the United Status, that such conduct was contrary to the policy hitherto adopted by France, and in opposition to her real interests. He believed war would not break out, but still he thought France should declare that she would remain totallyindependent, so as to choose anycourse that might be advisable. M. GUIZOT said he perfectly agreed with the proposition, that a great nation should retain its independence, ; but there was, he considered, something beyond the expression of that idea in the proposed amendment. It contained a reproach against the Ministry—an expression of mistrust, and he should therefore move its rejection. M. TRIERS, who we believe is the mainspring of all these amendments, then addressed the Chamber, and maintained that the Go vernment had adopted a mischievous policy by inter fering at all in the affairs of Texas. It was done solely to please England, and the affairs of the Government altogether were not conducted on any principles of good sense. M. GUIZOT briefly replied, and said he could not admit the Hon. Member to be a monopolist of all the good sense in the country. The Chamber then divided, when there were— For the amendment Against it Majority for Ministers We are glad to find that one of the Opposition journals, usually hostile towards England, has acted an indepen dent part with regard to the repeated amendments pro posed by several Members of the Right and Left. The Courrier F 7 ancais regard the outbreaks of M. BsnRYER as " an instance alike of bad taste and bad policy, and asks whether it was becoming to launch out into philippics against England at the moment when news had arrived of those admirable financial reforms, which, if adopted, will double the sale of French produce in England. Was it becoming in a leader of the Legitimatist party, which when lost was raised again into life by England, to make this furious attack upon the English ?" The Journal des Debats says :—"The Commission ap pointed to revise the budget for 1847 is actively em ployed with that work. As compared with later years, the budget presents no essential difference. Like them, it is much more considerable than what we were accus tomed to see eighteen or twenty years ago. This aug mentation has principally arisen from the increase in the budgets by dt ,s the the War war in Africa. T getsfcrPublic Works and Public Instru c ti on , an d i n Department, which budgetichmay o bef 1830 accounted forhawas 973,000,000 f., 18 7,000,000 E of which was for the War Department, and 34,000,000 f. for Public Works. At present, the total amount demanded for the budget is, we believe, 1,335,000,000 E, the amount for defraying the expenses of the War Department being 325,000,000 E, and that for the Public Works 152,000,000 C The War budget has not quite doubled, that of Public Works more than quadrupled, and that of Public Instruction, although of an amonnt much inferior to the two previous depart ments, has incressed five-fold. From 3,500,000 f. it has risen to 18,000,000 f. " A portion of the French cruisers," ays the Con. There was, yesterday, laid on the table of tl•'e House a return, showing the quantities of wheat, barley, oats, imported into G reat Britain f rom Ireland during the years 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845. The number of quarters of wheat imported in 1842 was 112,195, and this quantity had gone on increasing year by year, until in 1845 it amounted to 372,719, The import of barley had increased from 50,287 quarters, in 1842, to 93,095, in 1845, and that of oats, from 1,274,326 quarters, in 1842, to 1,679,958 quarters, in 1845. Now, what has been the effect of this gradually increased importation upon the English grain market ? i Has it brought down the price of corn ? On the con trary, the price of corn at the end of 1845, after this increased importation bad taken place, was THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENJNG, FEBRUARY 4, 1846 stitutionnel, " have already taken their stations along the western coast of Africa. Their sojourn at the Cape Verd Islands was very short, in consequence of the prevalence there of the yellow fever. Every precaution had been adopted to avoid the scourge, and fortunately with success. The coast, had been divided into three zones, the first extending from the Bisago Islands, near the Senegambia, to Three Point Cape ; the second, from the latter to Cape Negro ; and the third, from that cape to the small bay situate at the extremity of the Desert coast. The second zone, containing the greater number of suspicious points, will be the object of the strictest surveillance." We find the following in the Echo of Oran of the 23d ult..— Abp-el-Kader, pursued to the south-west of the Ouaren senis by Marshal Bugeaud, and then by the columns of Generals Lamoriciere and Jussuff, is said to have made a detour, and an attack in the east towards Goudjila. It is also said that he has made a razzia on the Rahmans, only a few leagues from the columns of General Marcy, and after wards retired in a direction which has not been dis,overed. There is every reason to believe that he has moved towards the south, where, during the winter, he will find provisions and gain partisans. Ben Salem has roused hiniself into ac tion again. lie has quitted the Jurjura, and, with a small, troop, has advanced five or six leagues to the south of Fort Hanna, where, it is said, he has made a razzia on some of the isolated douars of the Auled Dris, but the tribes which remain faithful to us have assembled, made an attack upon Lim in return, and retaken a great part of his booty." A letter from Algiers, of Jan. 23, in the Sentinelle de Toulon, states that amongst the number of persons who were brought in a frozen state to the ho pital of Setif, from the 4th to the 7th ult., there were eighteen officers, several of whom had to undergo amputation of both legs. On Monday the Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse at 83f. 80c. ; the New Loan, at 83f. 60c. ; the Five per Cents., 123 f. 20c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,2731. 75c.; Rouen, 1,006 f. 25c.; luvye, 7201.; Avignon, 985 f. ; Vierzon, 696 f. 25c. ; Bordeaux, 6421. Soc. ; Boulogne, 540 f.; Basle, 256 f. 25c.; Great Northern, 7561. 23c.; Fainpoux, 4951.; Spanish Three per Cents., 39 ; ditto Passives, 6%. The following are the quotations for other lines :-- Paris and Lyons, definitive, 620 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, defini tive, 543 f. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes, 5731. 75c. ; Lyons and Avignon (Tatabot), 5121. ; ditto (Lecointe), 5061. 50c. ' • ditto (Compagnie Mori dionale), 503 f. ; Bordeaux and C etto (Mackenzie), 5021. 50c. ; ditto (Espaleta), 509 f. 50c. ; Charleroi (Kysaens), 494 f. ; Caen (Del/t -in/me), 500 f. Measxtues, Jew. 28 . —Marseilles and Avignon, 975 f. LTONS, J. 31.—Marseilles and Avignon, 980 f. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,265 f. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,012 f. 50c. 81.131311183 DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE' I LONDON STOCK .EICHANGE, FEB. 3. Barbadoes, %—Dutch Rhenish, 7 —Great Northern of Frames Constitutel, 14%—Jamaica South Midland Junction, 3% —Lyons and Avignon, 2 %—Luxembourg, 2% —Namur and Liege, 3% —Orleans and Bordeaux, II % —Rouen and Havre, 29 —Sambre and Meuse, 5 Xi—Paris and Rouen, 38% ex div. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREh',. There was a fair demand for. Cotton at Liverpool yesterday. Sales, 5,000 bales, all to the trade. There was no alteration in prices. A fair business was done in Shares, and the market was firmer. At Messrs. Lamond's auction of Railway Shares, the fol lowing w ere t h e pr i nc i pa l l ots sold :-Dublin and Armagh, Inland, 125.-Worcester, Warwick, and Rugby, IL Is.- Northampton, Bedford , and Cambridge, 11. 55.-Sheffield, Buxton, and Leek Potteries, 145.-Direct Birmingham and Leicester, 1/. 2s. 6d.-Louvain and Jemeppes, 21. 35.-East Lincolnshire, 2/. 9s. -York and Lancaster, IL 12s. 6d.-Mid land Eastern Counties, 1/. 55.-Somersetshire Midland, 1/. Ms.-Warwick and Worcester, 19s. 6d.-Worcester ' Here ford, Ross, an d Gl oucester , 1/ . 6 s -S ta ff or d sh i re and Shrop shire, 1/. ss. 6d.-South Staffordshire, 21. 175.-'Tan and Dove Valley, 1/. Is.-Great North of India, 7s. 6d.-Great North and South Wales and Worcester, 10s.-Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge, 1/. ss. 6d.-Midland and Eastern Counties, IL 45.-Trent Valley Continuation and Holyhead Junction, 11. 195.-Reading and Reigate, 1/. 2s. 6d.-Bor deaux and Mediterranean, 1/. 175.-Liverpool and Leeds, 1L 4s. 6d.-No r th Staffordshire, Churnet, and Potteries, 5/. 4s. -Norwich and Brandon, 241.-Chester and Manchester, 1L Is. 6 d.-Derbyshire, gtaffordshire, and Worcestershire, 135.- London and Birmingham Extension, and Northampton, Da ventry, Leamingto n , an d Warwick, 175.-Calcutta and St. George's Point, ifs. 6d.-Bordeaux, Toulous and Cette, Mackenzie, 1/. 19 5 .-G rea t N ort h of India, 7s. 6d.-North Staffordshire, Churnet, and Potteries, 51. as. 6d.-Vale of Neath, Si. 2s. 6d.-Goole and D, ncaster‘ 31. 1 Is.- Great Luxembourg, 2/. lls. 6d.-Shropshire Union and Canal, 1/. Bs. 6d.-Grand Trunk, 175.-Madrid and Valentia, 11. Gs. 6d.-Jamaica, Kingston, and North Midland Extension, 13s. 6d.-Ceylon, 11. 25.-Warwick and Worcester, 19s. 6d. -Louvain and Jemeppes, 2/. 3s. 6d.-Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham, 1/. 195.-Exeter, Dor. chester, and Weymouth Coast, 1/. Os. 6d.-Warwick and Worcester, 19s. 6d.-Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette, Mac kenzie, 11. 19s. 6d.-Direct London and Portsmouth Atmos pheric, 41. 155.-Gloucester, Aberystwith, and Central Wales, 155.--Dublin and Armagh Inland, 125.- Shropshire Union and Canal, 11. 18s. 6d.-Metropolitan Junction, 135.-Direct Norwich, 35.-Irish North Midlands, 14s. Gd.-Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke, 2/. 155.-London and Manchester (Remington's), 1/. 165.-Northampton, Banbury and Cheltenham, 21. Os. 6d.-Manchester and Southampton, 2/. 10e.-South-Eastern and Dover (No. 4), 3/. Bs.-Louvain and Jemeppes, 2L 45.-Shropshire Union and Canal, 1/ 18s. 6d.-Midland Irish Great Western, from Dublin to Mullingar and Longford, 61 155.-Isle of Axhohne, Gainsborough, and Goole, 2/. 95.-Worcester, Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester, 1/. ss. 6d.-Cornwalls. 3/. Ils. The effect of the anticipated repeal of the corn-laws upon the American marketa 1s explained in the following extract from papers received this morning, to as late a date as the 17th ult. " The news is of the greatest importance. The modifica tion or repeal of the corn-laws of Great Britain will, without doubt, take place immediately after the meeting of Parlia ment. The London Times of December 10th, repeats its assertions, made on the 4th, but with qualifications that take away a great deal of their important character and strength The effect of this announcement upon the various markets was very great, and had put a stop to all transactions of importance. The money and corn markets continued very tranquil, and will doubtless remain so until Parliament meet and these questions are settled. There was some activity in the cotton market, and prices were firm, the sales being mostly to the trade. " The effect of this news upon the markets of this country cannot be otherwise than favourable. Prices of flour and grain will particularly feel the influence of such accounts, as a repeal of the corn-laws would create a very extensive demand for these articles, and create large speculative ship ments. " Tho accounts by the steamship of the 4th instant from Liverpool, now nearly due, will be more anxiously looked for new than previous to this arrival. Business here will be in a great degree suspended until the steamer arrives, as the greatest excitement prevailed this evening, throughout the city, soon after our extra was issued." The intention of the English Government to reduce the duty en Tallow, causes purchases for immediate consumption to be deferred, and about two-thirds - of the stock is in bond. In the meantime the whole of the duty paid stock will be taken for consumption, as the trade are not at all in stock, and consequently will not be losers by the reduction. There has been a rally in the value of the English Stocks of about 1 A per cent. consequent on the favourable intelli gence from New York. Consols are 94% to 95% for Money, and 95% to 95% for Account. Exchequer-bills have run up to 325. and 355. premium. Bank Stock has risen to 207 and 208, and East India Stock to 255 1 / 2 and 257%. The New Three-and- a-Quarter per Cents. are 97 3 / to 98 1 ,A. Every thing looks buoyant. In Foreign Stocks there is scarcely anything doing. Spa nish Five per Cents. are steady at 28, and the Three per Cents. have touched 38%. Brazilian Bonds are 82 1 / 4 . Dutch Four per Cents. are 94 1 4 to Shares to a partial extent have felt the favourable effect of he advance in Stocks. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Portsmouth Direct • • • • 3 3 4 • 4% Scottish Central .. • • • • • • 7% Ditto New • • • • • • • • • . 2% .... B ... Scottish Midland • • • • • • 5 • • 6 .... Shrewsbury and Birmingham • • 2% . • 31i Shropshire Union • • . • • • . 425. .. • • %die.... South Midland • • . .. • • • . 425..... % p South Staffordshire Junction .. 2% 3 south Eastern and Doyar • . • • 33% .... 385 i Ditto, New, No. 3 .. • • • • • • 10_ . • 12 .... . .. 2%.... 3%,%.• . .. 5 .... 21 M% .. .. .. 20 .- • • 28% •• • • 15 .... 344.... FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Ditto, New, No. 4 • • • • Trent Valley .. • • • • • • Yarmouth and Norwich .. York and Lancaster • • • Ditto, Scarborough Branch Ditto, Extension to to to 9 Dutch Rhenish .. .. • . .. • . 5 .. . 7% %..to Great Nerthern of France Constituted 5 .... 15% .. • . to Luxembourg .. .. • • . .. 4 .... 2% .... to Paris and Orleans .. .. 20 .... 49 .... to Paris and Rouen • • • • • . .. 20 .... 38 3 ,4 xd . to West Flanders .. .. • • • • • . 4 .... 5 1 a .... to E 3. Real del Monte, Unregistered COURSE OF EXCHA: msterdam .... —C.F. 12 93y Ditto, at sight ...... 12 23j Rotterdam ...... 2U. 12 10 Antwerp ....... ... 26 lb Ilamburgh —MIL 12 14% A1t0na.......... • ..... Paris, 3 days' sight .... 25 75 Ditto, 3 months...... 26 Marseilles •..• .. • . 26 10 80urdeaux............ 26 10 Frankfort on Maine.... 122 Petersburgh, 3 Us Vienna, effee.flo.... • . 10 10 Trieste, ditto.... • ..... 10 19 Madrid .............. 36 Cadiz .. ... : ... . - ii 8i1ba0........... Barcelona .. ..... BQ~iUe.. . iGE.-(YESTERDAY. Gibraltar.... Leghorn .... Genoa ...... • . .. BO 75 .•• .. 26 10 Milan .. • • . ... — Venice .... . Naples Palermo, per 0z........ 119 3 4 Lisbon ................ 4214 0p0rt0................ 52% Rio Janeiro .......... 24 Bahia . Buenos Ayres — New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia ........ -- PXICES OF BULLION, PEE OZ. Foreign Gold in bars ...£3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 3 17 k New Doubloons ...... 0 0 0 New Dollars . Silver in bars ...... • 0 4 11 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Fla. 4.—Wind W.S.W., light breeze, fine clear weather. DEAL, FEB. 3.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Ruenda, Larringa, 3lanilla ; Brooksby, Thompson, Calcutta ; Tar, Langley, Mauritius ; Queen barque, Mauritius ; Nautilus, Ichaboe ; Margaret Forbes, New York. Arrd. from the River and sld., Content, Lawson, Cape Coast Castle; Toronto, Tinker, New York. The Nautilus, Thomas, from London to Mauritius, was in contact off Brighton with the Arladne, from New castle to Calcutta, and both have put back to the Downs, with con siderable damage. The Avon, from Newcastle to Bordeaux, got on the Main near Dungeness last night, but was assisted off, and brought into the Downs this morning. Bank Stoek .. • • • • .. 208 207 208 Three per Cent. Redueed Annuities .. 95%%% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities •• 95% 94% 95% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 97% % tis 14 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10%% Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .. 10 5-16 Iq Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10% India stock .. • • • • • • • • .. • . 255% 257% India Bonds, 1,0001. • • .. .. Ditio, under 1,0001. South Sea Stock • • • • • • • • •• • • 105 Ditto, Old Annuities . • • • • 95% Consols for Account • • • • .. • • .. 95 % % ExcLequer Bills. 1 2 4 d. I%d. 1,0001. .. •• .. • • 32 28 35 32 put. 5001. •• •• • • 32 3) 35 pm. Ditto, Small • • •• .. 32 30 35 pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ON O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. . • 824 Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. • • 99 Portuguese Four per Cent .. .. 60 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. • • 28 14 Ditto, Three per Cent .. .• Ditto, for the Account .. • • 381, 8 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. Ditto, tbr the Account .. • . 59% Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 94 4 BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. Pza SnAna. Aberdeen .. .. 10 .. • • 10%.... to Amber., Notting., Boston, & Eastrn Jn. 2% •• • • 2% .... to Bristol and Exeter .. • . 70 •• • • •. • • to Ditto New .. „ .. 5 .. • • 1 2 4•• • • to Buckinghamshire 425. •• • • % p•• .. to Caledonian .. 10 •• .. 14. 54 .. to Ditto Half Shares .. • • .. 23{ •• • • 3 % ••to Ditto Extension • • . 231 •• • • .. •.to Chester and Holyhead • • .. 20 .... 213.6.... to Direct Northern .• .. 2% •• • • 2 .. • • to 1% Eastern Counties • • • • • • 141. 16s. MI. •• • • 924 •• .. to 22 x d Ditto, New • • .• • • • • 6/. 16s. Od. •• • • 7;y la• •to Do., Perpetual,s per Ct. No.l, 61. 13s. 4d. •• • • t i's •••• to East I , incolnshire 1 1 4 •• • • 24 .. • • to Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 ••• • 7 7 ••• • to Ditto, Halt Shares ..1 5 16 .... to Edinburgh and Perth • • .• .. 3 •• • • 3 1i:: • • .... SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. Codrington, Antigua. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 3.—Wind S.S.W., fresh.—Arrd. Heio Hamilton, Nicol, Maracaibo; Science, Roberts, Rio de la Ilache - rYorkshire, Bailey, New York, sld. 18th ult. ; Brothers, St. Andrew's ; Marshall, Bennett, St. John's. New Brunswick ; Elizabeth, Yarmouth, United States ; Mars, Hallfax.[Sld. Duchess of Buccleuch, Collier, Calcutta ; Broad Oak, M`Grath, Bahia; Golden Fleece, Hubback, Pernambuco; St. Harlampo, Itolstein, Havannah ; Adelaide, Foote, Santa Martha ; Sophia, D'Anver,gne, Honduras ; Europe, Barker, New Orleans Lochinvar, ; Westcott, ;New Orleans ; Abbot Lord, Illisddell, New Orleans; South Carolina, Owens, New Orleans; Tuckina, Williams, Charleston ; Arkansas, New York. Off port, Esther, Calcutta. The Mary Brack, from St. Jags de Cuba to Swansea, put Into Nassau 20th December, leaky, and was discharging, RAMSGATE, FEB. 2.—The Bee, Hayes, from Newcastle to South ampton, sprung a leak at sea, 31st ult., and was abandoned; crew saved. 3d. Ski. Rowena, Le Sauteur, River Gambia. Put back, Mahant, Temald, for Galveston, with loss of bowsprit, having been in contact off Dungeness. Wisszecir, FEB. 2.—The Orbit, Moon, from this port to Stockton in proceeding down the River Neuve, 31st ult., grounded, but cams off on the flood, and proceeded. Ktrioao.ao, FEE. 3.—Wind g.W., strong breeze.—Put back, Eliza beth, Cundy, for Jamaica ; Ann Oats Juicy), St. Michael's, master washed overboard, and loss of bulwarks, and mainmast sprung. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY. Gr i a ) i i i t d to L ( :oohs, Doncaster, and Sheffield &c... 425. •• • • 1.% pto • u Q i ul n rt ( e N r I% .... to o s t t t i i . n r g e l s tam . a . nd L .. ynn) 1% •• • • Great Western .. .. 85 —l6B .... to Ditto, Half Shares .. .. .. 50 .... 23 .• .. to Guildford, rareham, and Portsmouth 5 •• • • 5 4 •••• t ° _ 5 .... Mi.. .• to Hull and Selby .. .. .. ., 50 .... 106 .• .. to Ditto, Half Shares • • .. .. .. 7 .• .. 27 .• • . to Lancaster and Carlisle • . .. .. 25 .• •. 57 .• .. to 56% Ditto, New .. .. .. .. 5 .... 12 •• • . to Liverpool and Leed s Di rec t iv • • • • 2% _ — 1% •• • • to -- 1,4 Liverpool, Mu nc h , an d Nae. Junct. 2% •• • • %• • to 3 London and Bir m i ng h am •• • • • • 100 .... 229 •• .. to 2'28 Ditto, Fifths .. .. •• • • • • 2 .... 26 •••• to Lo.•don and Brighton..• • • • • • 50 _ _ 69 •• • • to Ditto, Consolid a t e d Eighths .. .. 40 •• • • 52 " to London and Croydon • • 131. 155. 9d. •• • • 22% 4 .• .. to Ditto ditto Fifth s .. .. .. .. 20 •• 30% .... to Lond.,Cliel. Oxfd , (po nces , an d H e rcfd I%• • • • • .... to London and South :Western . 411. 6.. i. 10d. •• • • 784 • • to 72 3 Ditto, New .. .. _ , _ 7 6 .... 18 •••• to London and Yo r k .. .. . .. 2% •• • • 4% %..to London, Wet wick, and Kidderminster 234 •• 2 .... to London, Salisbury, and Yeovil .. .. 234 .... 2% .... to Lynn and Ely _ .. ~ ~ .. 5 .... 6%-.•• to 31anchmter and Leeds .. .. .. 82 ••• • -- .. •• to Ditto, Fifths .. .. .. .. 1 .• • . 123 .... to 13 Ditto, Extension .. .. .. .. 425....• 44 P• •to '— Manchester and Bi rm i ng h am • • .. 40 .. —78 1 4 78.. to 78% Do., Contin. and Welsh Junction • • I% •• - • 1% •• • • to Manch:tater and Southampton • • • • 2 •• • • 2% %.. to Midland •• .. .. •• •..100 151 152 xd to 151% Ditto, New „ , , ~ .. 12 .... 29 .... to Ditto, Birmin g h am and Derby —lOO .• 121 .... to Newcastle and D arlington Junction ••25 •• .. 46 x all to 47 Ditto, New . 1 .... II .... to • • •• •• •• • to Ditto, io „„. 2214 .... to 22 Newcastle and Berwick • • • • • • Newark, Sheffield, and Boston • • 2% •• • • 2% .... to to North British . 17% ••• • '•• • •• •• •• • Ditto, Carlisle Extension • • New, Brandling .. .. .. 20 .. 40 .... Northern and Eastern • • • :. 50 ••••—• • • • to North New •• I „ 19 .... -- North Kent and Direct Dover .. • 234 .. ~ 2y. —• • to 3 North Staffordshire .. 425. •• • • 34 l i i pto North Vales .. .. : • • • • • 3% •• • • 3% .... to Norwich and Brandon .. • • • • .. 18 .• .. 26% .... to Ditto, New . Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 12% •• • • 153 • • to Perth and Inverness .. •• •• •• 234 % 3 4 •• • • 1 •• to CORN EXCHANGE (WEDNESDAY). The arrivals of Wheat of home produce up to our market this week having been on a very limited scale, the stands this morning were extremely bare of both red and white. The attendance of buyers—many of whom were very short of stock—being somewhat on the increase, the demand for all kinds of English Wheat was steady, and Monday's ad vanced rates were firmly supported. Free foreign Wheat was quite as dear, with a firm inquiry. Corn under lock was held at somewhat higher figures. The amount of busi ness, however, actually transacted in it was small. We had a large quantity of Barley on offer. Selected quali ties of Malting produced full currencies; but grinding and distilling sorts hAd a downward tendency. The Malt trade was dull, yet we can notice no alteration in value. Oats, Beans, Peas, and Flour, were in short supply, and sluggish inquiry, at last week's prices. English . . Irish Foreign ARRITALS. Barley. I Oats Flour. 8,430 qrs. 5,020 qrs. 2,640 sks 2,500 - 12,010 - Wheat. 2,710 qrs. 3,140 530 Malt. 2.500 ars. WHITZCHAPEIG. The supplies of Meat on sale here to-day were by no means large. Generally speaking, the demand was firm, at very full prices. Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; Veal, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; and Pork, 3s 10d to 53 2d per Sibs, by tha carcase. PRIVY COUNCIL.-(THIS fDAY.) Th• Judicial Committee of the l'rivy iCouncil sat to-day at the Council Office, Whitehall. The Lords present were, the Lord:President (the Duke of Buccleuch), Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham, Lord Campbell, and the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce. Their Lordships, after disposing of several motions and petitions, proceeded to hear appeals from the Ecclesiastical Court. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) BOHN V. BOHN.—LORENZO DR MEDICI. An application to restrain the defendant from publishing the works of " Lorenzo de Medici," was specially appointed to be heard to-day, but in consequence of the absence of Mr. Bethel], who was engaged in the Privy Council, upon his Honour taking his seat, it was arranged that the motion should not be proceeded with before Wednesday next, which is the first seal after term. BRADBURY V. MARRIOTT.—THE DAILY NEWS NRWPSPAPER. The motion in this case, which was for an injunction to re strain the defendant from publishing a daily paper, at a price of 2id., to be called the Daily Newt, was also postponed to Wednesday; Mr. Rolt, on behalf of the defendant, Marriott, undertaking not to do anything in the meantime. IN TIIE MATTER OF THE DIRECT LONDON AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. KENYON PARKER applied to the Court in this matter, that a sum of 219,4501., which had been paid into the name of the Accountant-General of the Court by the Direct London and Manchester Railway Company, might be had out, 120,000/. in Consols, and 99,0001. in Exchequer-bills. The VICE-CHANCFLLOR said that the Learned Counsel had better take the order that the whole sum should be laid out, and then the parties might agree among themselves how it should be done; because if the course proposed was adopted the price of Exchequer-bills might so increase as to make it impossible to carry out the order. Mr. K. PARKER at once acceded to the suggestion of the Learned Judge, and the order was directed to be drawn up in accordance with it. EXPARYE THE BARNSTAPLE AND TAW VALE RAILWAY. On the motion of Mr. KENYON PARKER, the sum of 40,000/., paid into Court by this railway company, was directed to be laid out. IN THE MATTER OF THE WA.VENET VALLEY AND GREAT YARMOUTH RAILWAY. On the motion of the Fame Learned Counsel, the sum of 32,000/., paid into Court by this company, was ordered to be laid out. THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION OF LOUTH V. THE WARDENS OF THE FREE SCHOOL OF LOUTH. The remainder of the day was occupied with the further arguments in this case, which have already occ u pi e d fi ve days. In conseque nce o f the House of Lords sitting to hear appeals to-morrow, it was arranged that at the conclusion of the arguments to-day they should be resumed on Saturday, and that his Honour should sit for that purpose. COMMON PLEAS-(THIS DAY. .Sittings in Nisi Prius, before Lord Chief Justice TINDAL and a Common Jury.) MOHLER V. BLOUNT. This was an action to recover damages from the defendant on the ground of his having maliciously spread a report en tirely without foundation, accusing the defendant of an un natural offence. The evidence went to show that the state ment was made wantonly and without the least justification, and the jury immediately found a verdict for the plaintiff.-- Damages, 201. STOCKER V. GRIFFITHS.-ALLEGED ILLEGAL DISTRAINT. This was an action of trespass, arising out of the defen dant having obtained a warrant of distress in the Palace Court against the plaintiff, and in virtue of it having made a seizure of goods on the premises of the plaintiff, under the impression that the furniture in question was his proper. The defendant in the Palace Court action was Mr. Stocker, senior, and the goods were seized as his, for a debt, and the expences of the action ; but now Mr. Stocker, jun., instituted the present proceedings, on the allegation that the father in 1844, about a year before the seizure, conveyed the goods by a deed to him, and that the seizure was in consequence illegal. The whole point therefore at issue was to whom the goods be longed. Evidence was called to show the execution of the deed; in opposition to which it was contended, and to some extent supported by cross-examination and counter evidence, that the transfer was made from improper' motives, and that no money passed between the parties. The answer to the latter point, however, was, that a debt of 981. was standing between the parties, and the goods were assigned as a consideration for it. At the close of the examination the jury retired, and, after an hour's absence, returned a verdict for the plaintiff— Damages, 14/. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner EvA.Ns.) IN RE WALKER. This bankrupt, who had carried on business in Oxford street as a boot-maker, came up to pass his last examination, and was opposed on the ground that his balance -sheet was not prepared. On the part of the defendant it was alleged that the bank rupt had been unable to do so in consequence of the official assignee having refused to allow him to have access to cer tain books which had been seized by the messenger of the Court. Mr. Johnson (the official assignee) said that the bankrupt denied that the books he required to see were his own. The bankrupt's solicitor said that in reality they were not, but they were books kept in business by his sons. The official assignee had threatened to have the bankrupt pro secuted for mutilating his books, and he was therefore anxious to get an order of the Court to inspect the books he had mentioned. The Learned COMMISSIONER said that if the bankrupt would swear that they were his books, he was entitled to see them. The attorney said :that the defendant could not do so, bat, nevertheless, an inspection of them was necessary. If they were not considered to be the books of the bankrupt, there was no right to seize them. Mr. LAWRENCE, for the assignees, said that a sum of money bad been paid into Court to cover damages in any action of damage for the seizure. The Learned COMMISSIONER said he could not make any order, unless it was shown to him that they were the bank rupt's books; but, as the balance -sheet was not ready, the bankrupt could not pass his examination. The examination was then adjourned, with protection to the bankrupt, to enable him to go through the accounts with the official assignee. SECONDARIES. -(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. SECONDARY POTTERY.) CHELTENHAM v. SMITH. FALSE IMPRISONMENT. —.This was an inquiry to assess damages for a false imprisonment, the defendant having suffered judgment to go by default. Mr. HAWKINS stated the case. The plaintiff is a ship broker at Limehouse, and transacted business at the Stock Exchange. On the 9th of July last the defendant met plaintiff near that place and gave him a bill of ex change, requesting him to discount it, but he declined and returned the bill to defendant. The next day, whilst plaintiff was in Capel-court, in conversation with the captain of a vessel, defendant went up and said, "Where is the bill you robbed me of yes terday 2" Plaintiff said he had certainly had the bill, but returned it, and told defendant to look in his pocket-book and he would find it. Defendant refused, and said Mr. Sander son (the lendlord of a tavern close by) knew that he (plain tiff) did not give it back. They went.to Mr. Sanderson, who said he knew nothing about the matter, and it was then agreed by all parties to go to the Mansion-house and have the case decided by the Lord Mayor. On reaching there, however, it was found that his Lordship was not there, and defendant then said he would give plaintiff into charge, and actually did so. Plaintiff was taken to the office of the Superintendent of Police, where defendant opened his pocket-book, and almost the first thing he pulled out was the bill, between two cards. The charge was, of course, abandoned, but the defendant did not then make, nor had he since made the slightest apology, al though by suffering judgment to go by default he bad ad mitted that he had acted illegally and unjustifiably. He (the Learned Counsel) believed defendant had busines on the Stock Exchange. The jury assessed the damages at 501. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice WitiiAnts Justice CRESWELL.) Fredrick Tyler Russell, a surgeon, aged 23, was charged with feloniously forging and uttering an order for 551., with intent to defraud the Governor and Company of the Bank of England. The prisoner pleaded Guilty. There were other indict ments against the prisoner for the same offence.— Judgment was postponed. Henry Bushell pleaded Guilty to feloniously uttering a forged cheque for 3751., with intent to defraud William Henry Smith and others.—Sentence deferred. James Thomas, described as a labourer, and George Green, a soldier, were indicted for an unnatural offence. Mr. BALLANTINI applied to have the case postponed, in consequence of the absence of the necessary witnesses. There was every reason to suppose that the prisoner Thomas, who was supposed to be a man of fortune, had bought the wit nesses.—The case was ordered to stand over for the present. Thomas Russell, Ann Russell, and James Scott, w ere in dicted for having in their possession counterfeit coins, and implements for coining. It appeared that information had been conveyed to the authorities of the Mint, that coining was extensively carried on in the house occupied by the prisoners, in John's-lane, Westminster. They, therefore, in structed the officers of police to take measures to ascertain if such information was well founded. Acting on these orders, they proceeded to the house in question, burst open the door, and found the prisoners actively engaged in coining. Several counterfeit shillings and false dies, as weil as a gal vanic battery, were found in the room. A verdict of Guilty was returned against the male prisoners, and the female was acquitted.—Sentenee deferred. TRIAL OF CAPTAIN JOHNSTONE FOR WILFUL MURDER. To-morrow is fixed for the trial of Captain Johnstone for murder on the high seas. The Attorney-General, Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Clarke, prosecute; and Mr. Jervis, with Mr. Huddlestone, are engaged for the defence. Mary Ann Flood was found guilty of uttering a counter feit half-crown.—Sentence deferred. 1V EW COURT. (Before the COXIION-SERGEANT.) John Best, a working man, was indicted for stealing 10 lbs. of solder, value 45., the property of John Kelk, builder, Vauxhall, on the 15th of January. John Harley said he was a clerk to Mr. Kelk, and was on the premises on the day in question, when the prisoner came down with the plumber, Watling, to take some lead up to the job at King. street, St. James's. He had his suspicion excited by the manner of the prisoner, as he came down from the plumbing shop supporting his jacket pocket, and evi dently; concealing something in it with his arm. He there fore laid hold of him and asked him what he had got there. It was a bar of solder, he said, which was booked. He had him taken back to the shop were he threw down the bar and begged to be forgiven, and said the plumber had told him to take it. Harley said nothing was allowed to go from the, premises without an order, and the prisoner knew that. John Edwards said he was Mr. Kelk's foreman at the job in King• street, and sent Watling on that day for lead, and afterwards ordered the prisoner to go and help him. There was no order given for solder, and no need for it at the job. Charles Watling said he was a plumber, working at the job in King-street, and went to the premises in Vauxhall for lead. The prisoner came to help him. He did not order him to take solder, and when the prisoner took it he was two hundred yards distant from the shop. The prisoner was deaf, and had occasionally mistaken his orders. Mr. Ballantine conducted the case. Mr. Payne ad dressed the jury for the prisoner, and called witnesses to character. The jury found him guilty, but recommended him to mercy. He was sentenced to four months imprisonment and hard labour. James Scott, George Collins, Thomas Robertson, and John James Williams, all lads about sixteen years of age, were in dicted for stealing various articles of wearing apparel from the brig " William," at present lying in the Thames, on the Ist of February, 1846. George Henderson, the master of the brig, said he was roused between one and two o'clock on Sunday morning by the police. He found that a waistcoat, coat, and trousers were gone, which had been safe in the cabin on Saturday evening. He identified the articles in Court. John Innes, mate, said he was aroused at the same time, and found several articles belonging to him missing. He took the prisoner Collins in a barge alongside, and saw Scott in a lighter lying near his vessel. • John Armour, a seaman on board the William, said he found Robertson and Williams in the after-hold of the ship. They were put into the cabin, and given over to the police, but Collins and Robertson refused to go until they got their shoes. Their shoes were found in a skiff, and Cellins's hat in a coal -barge alongside. Policeman 37 of the Thames force, said he heard a`noise as of a boat moving about, and suspected there might be thieves. He pulled off with his boat mate, Gregory, and found a hat in a coal-barge, lying off the brig William. In consequence of this he got aboard the brig, and roused the crew. When they had got lights, they found Williams in the after-hold of the brig, and took him down to the cabin. John Gregory, one of the Thames force, said he found the shoes in a skiff, which were claimed by Collins and Robertson. The inspector of the Thames force said, he asked Robert son and Collins why they had put off their shoes. They said they had done so to go a shoring. Mr. BALLANTINE addressed the jury for the prisoner Williams. The jury found them all Guilty, and Collins was found to have been convicted of felony on a previous occasion. the COURT sentenced Williams to six months' imprison ment and hard labour; Scott and Robertson, as they were known to the police by various petty convictions, were *en tented to 12 months' imprisonment and hard labour; and Collins, alias Donolly, on account of his previous conviction, was sentenced to seven years' transportation. Collins wished his Lordship might remain where he was till he came back. The COMMON SERGEANT called him back, and said he had made a mistake ; the law left him no option, the period could not be less than ten years; he therefore sentenced him to ten years' transportation. MPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House met at Twelve o'clock. Mr. BARRY BALDWIN moved that there be an intruc tion to the Committee on the petition of the Irish Great Western Railway Bill to entertain the petition of the Midland Great Western Company of Ireland, and James Malley, Da niel Desmond, and James Malley, James Gaynor and James Malley, notwithstanding that the same may not have been presented three clear days before the meeting of such Com mittee. After a slight discussion, Mr. CHRISTIE moved as an amendment that such peti tion should be entertained, provided it should appear that they were in the possession of the Parliamentary agent, and would have been presented on the Friday if the House met on that day. Sir .1. GRAHAM said that he had always understood the order and practise of the House to be, that if the parties were ready to present the petition on the day on which the House adjourned, the adjournment would be considered no obstacle. Mr. HODGSON said that his Hon. Friend the Member for Cumberland, was at that time sitting in a Committee on the Irish Great Western Bill, and it would certainly be strange to remove the Bill out of his Hon. Friends Committee. There was no reason to suppose that the Bill would be opposed, and such a proceeding would certainly be at variance with the decision already given. He for one should vote against it. Mr. FITZSTEPHEN FRENCH said that if an Hon. Member pledged his word of honour that he had a petition in his possession on or before the day of adjournment, then such adjournment would be no obstacle to its presentation to the Committee to which it might be referred. Mr. ESCOTT said, that it seemed to be admitted on all hands that the petition would have been presented if the House had sat on Friday.—(Cries of "No, no.") At least it was the first time he had heard that proposition denied ; and if the petition had really been ready, he saw no obstacle to its presentation. After a few words from Mr. E. BULLER, The House divided, when there appeared:— For the amendment 6 Against it 39 Majority The original motion was then negatived without a division. LANCASHIRE AND NORTH YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. Mr. 0. DUNCOMBE presented a petition for leave to bring in the Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway Bill. HULL AND SELBY RAILWAY. Mr. HUDSON presented a petition for leave to bring in this Bill. SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. A petition was presented by an Hon. Member in favour of the Bill. COWALL WAY A petition wa s als o N presented in RAIL favour . of the Bill for this line. SHREWSBURY AND HALIFAX RAILWAY. A petition in favour of the Bill for this line was presented. LICOLN RAILY. A petition in favour N of the Bill for W thi A s line, from the Cor poration of Lincoln, was also presented. THE MILITIA. Mr. BROTHMRTON presented a petition from a town in Middlesex against the enrolment of the militia. THE CORN-LAWS. - Captain PECHELL presented a petition from the inhabi tants of a town, the name of which we could not catch, for the total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws. EMPLOYMENT OF THE IRISH POOR DURING THE ENSUING SUMMER. Sir 11. W. BARRON presented a petition praying the House to devise means for the employment of the poor in Ireland during the forthcoming summer. THE CHILTERN HUNDREDS. Mr. BANKES moved for a return of all such Members of the Government as had applied for and obtained the appoint ment of stewards of the Chiltern Hundreds since the last session, together with the dates of such applications and ap pointments. BONE-CRUSHING. Captain PECHELL said it was now very nearly eight years ago since he brought forward the case of a labouring man in the Eastbourne Union, in Sussex, who bad been brought to death's door by the system of labour to which the paupers in that workhouse were subjected. On that oc casion he was met with very unjust and very severe obser vations on the part of those who chose to defend the system of crushing bones in union workhouses. Every year since he had brought the subject under the notice of Government, and he was very happy to say that the Right Hon. Baronet, the Secretary for the Home Department, at once en tered into his feelings on the subject, and the House was well aware that during the two last sessions of Parliament the Right Honourable Baronet stated in his place, that he highly disapproved of the practice of employ ing paupers in crushing bones , either as a puni s h men t, or as a means of employment, and he understood that an order Thewas ipsseueerd-lefwrocmemthmeiesHieonmeree-ohfflewcee,vfeerr,bsiedediniiedig twtat,,,,,,Eart;ll_ intentions of the Right lion. Baronet, and not o pini the great pains that were taken to promulgatew_Lre"ori of the Right Hon. Baronet, still, every meat e is f ie (C3P e I the different unions to continue the oo Pechell) moved for a return last session or N r out ial the unions in which this abominable system e e. e_s„,„„ o , ;e ./ with the names of their chairman and vice-ohs' ffactic_• lob that re'urn, it appeared, that this intolerabel fu oo , cruelty was carried on in nearly 200 del.. u c T ate at ,cl e e ro. ' country. These unions set the SecretarY lance, and the Poor-law Commissioners u‘" e e „ ove r Li: tb Al u ,', res sed S.' 0 But, at last, came the monstrous case of with respect to which the Right Hon. Baionet e d ' s l ; et d0 .. 17 .ge self in the most proper and feeling ma nner ' sn ate tbe charge Assistant Poor-law Commissioner to investiikause, a a tb made against the authorities of that arnr eu ni d be t y result of whose lab o urs, he hoped, time 0 9 before the House. 'At the Pre/ the , p ur r were given to understand, throng, ast iss a t'd bee means of information that an order was et - 0. Itloor an end to the pounding and grinding of uy e e ,b ° !Wi r d stated that the several boards of guar d i ans NA b themselves most anxious to continue Joe ST; rs hs representations to the Poor-law Comm•es- se e d 7 caused a suspension of the rul e bo, that had been issued, on ! the grf o - k j ot been told, that they had a 6 " jdif on hand, and wished to continue the Y gre d l ia t oe same principle on which they were to h ave w a e ver, tba r tie, nution of the sliding-scale. He hoped • noble e l, Right Hon. Baronet would follow uP or der ea" itir and expose those who hall disobeyed the ted tbstireo nued the practice. Those in favour of it sta ug st Is iy• flitted no injury on the pauper, and they bug tres #l O and doctors forwa r d t o urge that t d b ' s ifferen t ] sot' that the bones were ground in e ,„ e dth e iheJ' to that in whi c h th e paupers Peiri el "l, and, in fact, th a t th ey could n ot tell h ope etc' were grindin bones or corn—free trade com ne '' re tion bee si• those who had visited these mills whilst in v s - houl d ,as I s that it was necessary that some of the pauP er i s o starwi, the ployed .immediately in connexion with t vole, that they were still, and, in short, wer e s pid eli b df misery and stench arising from the bonee'v n ioas t'sof" given before the Committee on thOilbett haws o i ! gat iaa sons who had visited those places during th e ,„„ ° ther e ' d , s e i y n ed ot in tr i L i c who stated, that the effluvia coupllde injurious to the health.of those employed that when any of the guardians visited the aroo t e t a l era them the greatest pain. The Right non. ed b ul 'orle rs , pressed his desire to have the system disdontialc'otoltsbe" he was not quite certain:whether the Poor-law,heegbE lid it. had not the power to employ the poor as tbelo`oe sh e or the if they had the power, that House could at , boos s ,oigb t ., It was maintained that the practice of crush' a a'arti'atiee De of manure was necessary in order the d rostsoere be enabled to compete with the guano trade, iniomtsi7, 00 0 . could be done. He trusted if the Poor - la w S iff er i i had the power to continue the system, tha t t ae e sb n i actL ce Baronet (Sir J. Graham) would legislate e n • e gthe d rion" order that the power of abolishing or continniceow might not be in the hands of those we d i s 0. 4 p d There are numbers of persons now e re P o - t ialb er t .a f o ? ping . and scraping these bones; th e " Pr se-l oel u be immediately reduced, and the wh ele steP s continued, and he did hope that sonl oahli r cer e taken immediately to put an end to thi s iled; ment. The Gallant Member concluded by l a "Linr"ohee' the Wor iD poll bo of letters and general rules issued by sinners relative to the employment of PoP ers repe risg rf grinding, and otherwise breaking bones la nd P ' te ttie bones, lan d is dust. Also for copies of the remonstrances 11"' oPP ° 'i t law Commissioners on the subject. Sir J. GRAHAM said he should not offe r s e n i Y ille e rs ll/ ' to the motion of the Gallant Member. F ro fesA, period in which this subject came under 1 3 ,. 15 ohJ ol d` it was his opinion that the emlyment was e ifthe.P s o fo t able, that it was degrading to the character ol e o 0 3 6 and was more of a penal than a becoming c p workhouse. He did consider that, as the l' er to e'. o t• r, e Poor-law Commissioners had not the Pe ll a scel, 0+;; case. He therefore made it his duty ang'per d % legal power as to any regulations he3 the Vir,t and the result was, that he now coasidere we t he le i Commissioners had, by a general order, th e Terence. Taking these things into con si "%e 0• ec ei r ce pressed upon the Poor. law Commissioners t rt ice „} issuing a general order forbidding this Pr e- ito: t e general order is now upon the table of th,,,, preeA Gallant Member was correct in stating that t v u e v gln i eh - L o v / of late become very general in workhouses in . ".i. e d the returns made to this House, it B„PP,, e r - 2 0 practice was adopted in no less than V"' et • parishes. In consequence of this general tei plo;; prt t,e rangement had been made in the mode cu b re ° l o ll / paupers. In some of these workhouses w . o . l s e sh io s t stl tice had prevailed it was necessary that2p r en!„ 0 O r / given to enable the guardians to prepare 0 " t0 soPier,f for the paupers, and to put the machinell'w the,,ari purpose. In these cases, the power of susioen",,,, Seel' o f . of 6 the Poor-law Commissioners rested with o ar% O A State. And he (Sir J. Graham) had, in eens's er dere l o tr a cial representations, agreed to suspend o ° e ,, the to cases only out of the whole number mentione.," until the first day of April. He was perfectlY " e a foe 00 0 . ., sent to the production of the documents 113° .. v- old h c ol 9 , / t Gallant Member, and hoped that the House h i' e b that, with reference to those nine cases in w "" Aft" pended these orders, it was desirable so to do• oei of April that occupation would cease to be lea Mr. ETWALL as k e d if th e Andover nt atalyls those with regard to which the orders had bombe Sir J. GRAHAM thought that it was not; . tg r 0 t• ,a 3 answer positively. ) to "re Mr. ETWALL said that the inq uiry ore' e at Andover wa s n o t cons id ere d by. tb of that town to b e o f a sansfacnee r u ne There was no bone mill there, and the,,ecli consequently obliged to be pounded. The t a tolel e ;sel from that occupat ion h e cons id ere d f ar mo re d 'lv; the paupers to b ear th an w h ere t h ey were g 11 - $l ,OO He would say no mo re u p on th a t su bj ect at 1 0 7, 0 0 Or his intention to brin g f orwar d a di st i nc t roof subject. Ab e ; The motion was then agreed to. Aloe 1/1 Mr. CHRISTIE rose and said, that remons tr ' - i t th s made against the p rac ti ce o f gr i n di ng bones - o te es r ; workhouses. Captain PECHELL sa id th a t h e believed tb t e g ferences of opi n i on a t S omerset H ou se on " The t r y whether they had the power to interfere' g oti °A l., 6 Hon. Baronet having acquiesced to the T f or s ' o it,' him very great satisfaction, and he hoped the oes P i P i would extend the order to the quantity of a l isag b ,,A hand, and when they were purchased. — ( d believed there were only nine unions who had :• n g to a besides the stock of bones on hand, for wish giving these returns. The motion was then agreed to. co p! Captain PECHELL then rose to move for e ivg communications respecting the right of se r d of ,tsl r ,' boats on the French coast, received b he Bet irthc sV He had observed in foreign newspapers tha_,t the Government of this country had search. The thirteenth article of . i sm"a• l l e• t, states that fishermen, when required' 'rhe' their licenses, and he was anxious to t o e' the Board of Trade had issued any instructione.o-0 terpretation of the 13th article of the Con ven ta tl 'oe ci 'd ,1( lieved that fishing-boats were not to be 03-1 SP . ; "") there was some strong suspicion of thernl c ady c y peered to him the Government Wer e -of ha v$ on this occasio n . H e k new a ea se gets fishing vess e l s com i ng and d g tbe " e° D v s English b oa t men w i t h chains. The fishe r°l tlo monopoly, as w as stated, but on th e contrary' e raie,ooC,A fishermen had a monopoly. He feared the G ev aio",lo 3r yielded a part of their right to search on the via con coa" of the French Government. The Gallant CsP ra t : - , ~a by reading the thirteenth article of the ConYe a-° After which the motion was agreed to. la he 'l forif Sir G. CLERK had no objection whatever j" - for_„," e s! letter which the Hon. and Gallant Member as,. ir '' - obe r :lec the House. Complaints had been made by ti' e „,, e atle th e ;f both countries that the 13th article of the ce'aciere.d.s:area jected them to great inconvenience, and or' le,' boats liable to be unnecearily searched by tine4o,, both nations. The instructions in guru, sea therefore issued to do away with these vexe r tarel i ; n• it land only to render those vessels liable to fr in ge d tb,„ had given strong indications of having in n et l ' o f„le, and regulations of the convention. With re, s r g ifeaf notice which the Hon. and Gallant Member h f a n ,"ber 0 ° e f intention to ask a question of a 1%-lett; the oePit' Board of Admiralty on the subject of ,: t e th m e tions, he might as well state of the letter had been forwarded to the Arlin"- hi• ts -°l4' guidance. Perhaps the House would also allow b the c oio' that opportunity of answering a question w r id e e na ere c , bon and Gallant Member had given notice ofon a ltiishlsifegr o The question related to the number of English dbe which had been detained under the convention, ew e ja e' v for to assure the Hon. and Gallant Member that he sl ° l ired re 'l whatever to l ay t h e information be &v . the House. - ir J. After a few wo r d s from Captain PEcrosa an d S 00, HAM the moti on was agreed to. HARWICH AND EASTERN COUNTIE S •¢• iS RAILWAY. to Mr. SPOONER presented a petition for lee'Velob li6 the Harwich and Eastern Counties Junction,,e on which was referred to the Select Commi tt- Petitions. g 00 1 ' ei ls : a r! MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTO - ,Thoe - ,s P.. Mr. EWART wished to bring before the oft.;aots which, if true, would prove to be agross violation pr'' tai vileges of the House. A petition had be sil 5° ;$ ll from E. Carter, complaining that .. ...tu e d i est e i 'heee orders, had not been complied with by the Asti had Southampton Railway Company That peti tl ;o o , o b interpolated, and was in that interpolate d , nc) , - ,1 b 3 ; i 3ittA a. in the hands of the officer of the House, r., t CoP ta irir, printed with the Votes. He wished that a coons co°" - 1 th e should be appointed to investigate the allege ved 111 5 in the petition which he now presented, and 111° petition be printed with the Votes.—Order ed • vi Ott COURTS OF REQUEST' tfon• m -r f Mr. KEMBLE w i s h e d t o as k th e Right 000 e t the the Secretary of State, w h e th er it w as the intentjoe Majesty's Gov ernmen t t o exten d the jurisd ic ,Or Courts of Request during the present session. TION. Sir JAMES GRAHAM was very glad the that cl o re, man had given him an opportunity of answer:7A heeP o i t tion. Many petitions during the past session n_...,sijan._rred sented, praying the Legislature to extend the be en releetd• the Courts of Request. Those petitions had ' i n i 000' to a Select Committee, which had put itself:. plt cation with the Courts of Request, in v ri :bjeet' the in order to get information on the tioo ef d was intended to extend the jurisdicthat s uing tto Courts of Request all over England, s e Cour° . s money up to 204 might be recovered in those eroa tion ii s time had been lost in making the neceoserY,Cs4ol) sb the intended alterations. He (Sir James (.1.1.,75500, t e t he# feel it his duty, in the course of the present 7 sta hlise the House to pass a supplementary B oint il l ' tjorristers or Courts through ou t E ng l an d , an d to app Ara re citors of proper standing as assessors. paP - Mr. HA", wished to know w hether any rose. ja V lating to the subject had been laid before the . t i , be e on Sir J. GRAHAM said that at an early Per"' 0 ill Wl' in a condition to afford every i n fortnation• wa y 13 The petition for the Direct Northern Bl i " presented. The House then adjourned. • ..0 8 .1._Y11f OLYMPIC THEAT R E.------------------We perceive, tivialltes iitiv"le Melville, the most accomplished h the hil ls ' AtbAV t r nefit at the Olympic to•morroval i•Floreace,. arik' sion she • l sustain her miginal character o n . titled L' -- ill day, in Leman ._ _ Rede's interesting drama , a-- rapturous , st Te• The Olympic audience bas always b e en ,1 we t i0? ,1 ., its n applause of Miss. L. Mtiville, and they w il ' preeilit* n ot, embrace this opportunity of showing the 317 1 lor e 00 0 i which they hold her talents, by something than Sla empty praise , s for 0 Earl and Countess Granville have left 0% es tate I , fordsbire, the Noble Earl having gone to vi,it hiceonl4 that county. The Dowager Countess Granville, si. celix , 0 , by Lady Georgiana Fullerton, has left lfouunstl;o.ol,odr W Iton, to visit Lord and Lady Rivers, at B Dorset. tin-snte voir ;itchhe oc-; :