The Sun. — London, England, 1852-02-09 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS EDITION• SUN OFFICE, EIGHT O'CLOCK WHO'S TO WIN THE DERBY? This question will be sat sfactorily answered on the Ist o March, by THE WIZARD OF THS OR in a pamphlet which,f besidei the opinions of all the Newspaper Prophets and Advertising Tips, will also contain the List of Prooable Starters, and the Jockies engaged to ride. It will also reveal the mysteries of the Sporting Press In connexion with the Turf, and prove to demonstration that the Public are scandalously robbed by the Blatheramskite Tips. Price is., post is. 4d. Tickers, Holywell-street, Strand ; and all News Agents. FRANCE. There has been another capital conviction at Clamecy. Ten trials have taken place there without having brought to the light proof of the atrocities alleged to have been committed on the female inha bitants. As the Government has suspended all trials by courts •martial, and ordered the documentary evidence to be referred to central commissions, there will be no further opportunity of tesing the truth of these reports, which, if well founded, would have rendered the name of Clamecy synonymous with the worst abominations of which history wskes men'ien. Such a subj-ct ought to have been openly and thoroughly investigated. The Prince President of the Republic has received ' from the Queen of Spain, the King of Holland, the King of Sardinia, and the King ot Bavaria, answers to his letter notifying the new powers conferred on him by the French nation. These answers were delivered respectively by the Marquis de Valdegemay, Baron Rigel, the Chevalier de Collegno, and M. de Wendland, the diplomatic representatives at Paris of the above Sovereigns. The Marquis de Valdegamas he; also presented a letter announcing the birth of the Princess Royal of Spain. A decree in the Afoniteur raises to the dignity of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, the Marquis de Turenne, an ex-Peer of France. Another decree names M. de Chambourgr, Prefect of the Jura, and M. G. de Romand, Prefect of the Saone-et-Loire, Knights of the Legion of Honour. General Roguat, aide-decamp to the President of the Republic, has addressed the following letter to Madame Peyronni, whose husband was condemned to transportation by the council of war a, Berdeaux for having taken part in the troubles ot Zdarmande:— " The Elysee, Feb. 6. from the payment of advances that had been made to I them. 1 AUSTRIA. Mr. C. ANSTEY gave notice that to-morrow he should ask a quest ion of the Government relative to the expulsion of a Protestant cl erg ym a n and other British subjects from Austria. RECAL OF SIR HARRY SMITH. Mr. J. WILMA US rose to put a question to the Noble Lord at the head of her Majesty's Government re lative to the recal of Sir Harry Smith. The Noble Lord had on a former evening read to the House a communi cation from her Majesty to the Foreign Secretary relative to the duties of his office, and he wished to know whether a similar communication had been addressed to the Colonial-office, and whether iu consequence of that communication the dispatch cor,- taining the reotl of Sir Harry Smith h ad been submitted to her Majext - ?—(Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said that at the time those in structions of her Majesty had been conveyed to the Fo reign Secretary, her Majesty had expressed herself de sirous of having all impor tant decisions with regard to colonial matters transm uted to her, but did not re qure to have the dispatches sent to her. With regard to the dispatch alluded to, he could not say what had been the course pursued; but he could assure the House that the decision for recalling Sir H. Smith was the decision Madame,—The Prince President ( - ,f the Republic hal just commuted the punishment of your husband, M. P. y:onni. condemned to transportation. " Receive, Madame, &e., " ROGIIET." There it at the present moment in the prisons of the department of the Seine 6,685 persons confined, 4,605 men and 2,080 women. The military prisons contain 739 person.. These numbers are inferior to those of the preceding years. SWEDEN. At Stockholm on the 24th ult. a powder magazine blew up, and caused great damage and consternation. More than 1,000 windows were broken, 100 of which were those of the rayil The ;ot.il damage in the city is estimated at 115,000 rixdollars (about 430.000 f.) It is not known how many lives were destroyed. Only two bodies had been dug cut of the ruins of the magazine when the accourit lett. of the Caoinet. ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND). Mr. FRENCH ruse to ask the Master of the R ,1111 thr following question:—The Incumbered Estates Com missioners in having sold part of the estate of I , lr. Freeman, which was leased for two lives at a rent which lett to the lessee a profit rent of 691. a year, and having execut , d a conveyance of the lands to Mr. Deane in March, 1851, discharged of that lease—to whom is the lessee to look for his 691. a year during the time such lives rt main in existence? The MASTER of the ROLLS declined to answer the question of the Hon. Member, as, if he were to do so, it would be perfectly competent for any Hon. Member concerned in obtaining redress of a legal grievance to ask any legal Member of that House what u)urse would be bett for him to pursue to obtain that right. LOSS OF THE AMAZON. Lord NAAS moved that all the correspondence which has taken place between the Admiralty and the Admiral commanding at Plymouth relative to the loss of the Amazon steam-ship should be laid on the table of the Hou , e•—Agreed Lord NAAS gave notice that he would move for a copy of the c orru.pondanee SAFETY OF THE CHANDELIERS. Lord J. MANNERS wished to know whether Lord Seymour had to day received a communication as to the insecurity of the chandeliers above the heads cf Mem bers 2—(A laugh.) Lord SEYMOUR said he had not, but that a few days ago he received a stitremenr, signed by the contractor and others, assuring him that the lamps were perfectly safe.— (Rear.) (At thin period great amusement was created in con• sequence of the lights being so lowered as to render the House very dark.) ITALY. Lord J. MANNERS thought it would be better at once to call Dr. Hod to the bar.—(Hear.) SALMON FISHERIES IN IRELAND. Mr. CONOLLY gave notice that this day week he would move for leave to bring in a Bill on the subject of salmon fisheries in Ireland —(Loud laughter.) MILI TIA:LAWS. Lord JOHN RUSSELL postponed his motion on the militia-laws till Friday. SUPPLY. The report of the Committee of Supply was brought up, and addresses agreed to praying her Majesty to hi pleased to order that the estimates fur the two services be laid on the table. MR. F. O'CONNOR. The SPEAKER announced, amidst much laughter, that he had received a letter from Mr. Henry, the Bow street magistrate, stating that ne had convicted Mr. F. O'Connor on a charge of assaulting a police constable, and sentenced him to seven days imprisonment. Accounts from R )rne of lie 31st ult. state : Au,triaa ioverument has ju,t cff-'red to the Poritificial Government such great facilities for th.., creation of a I{ roan army, that that measure may now be cor,st.li red as definitively decide.: on. The effective strength of the Pontifical troops was settled by the treaties of 1815 at 20 000 men. The following is the plan in whien this matter wilt be carried out. All tho existing corps will be disbanded and remodelled; two regiments of a foreign legion will be recruited for out of the country. Aus tria lends the town of Como as the centre of forma tion for this force ; each of these regiments will be 2,500 song. These 5,000 men will none of them be Italians, and as far es can be, Swiss, Austrian, and Bavarian. Baden will 251.0 furnish its contingent. Two R. - mati or Italian) regiments, each of 3500 men, will be formed from the remnants of the regiment of Geards and other troops were in course of organlai tion. The gendarmerie will be carried up to a strength of 5.000 men. 4 000 of whom are already enrollet!. A battalion of loot chasseurs of from 1,200 to 1.500 atroeg, a regiment of dragoons, and one or two bri gml!Es of artillery, will complete this force of 20,000 men. This plan is certainly well conceived as to the obj , ct which it is sou ht t i attein. The 5,000 gen darnies. the 5000 S wiss and Germans, and the •net alion of cha.seura, coma:oided by lkl. Alderon-Po -I.)mhs, an oflic r devoted to the Holy See, will form an eff etive force, which will ensure the fidelity of the two native regiments, and will permit the Ponti fical Government to protect itself with its own troops. Unfortunately the ferinatioti and the support of this army will entail fresh charges on the treasury. Tti, ne.cessary outlay is estimated at about 2,000,000 of which ii :tuc, übont the amount of the deficit of last year. However this may be, this necessary measure hls been too long wanted for to be any Linger delayed ; France has constantly recommended it to be dune, and Anatria, it is said, now lends her cc-operation. Some Roman subjects who had joinel in a more or less active manner the Roman re volution, but who bad received permission to remain in the Holy City, have just received orders to quit the Rmlan stater. Some new names have also been added to the list, of such of the inhabitants us cannot leave their houses betore sunrise, or remain out of them after sunset." The Giornale di Roma publishes a curious decree in the Larin language, concerning an application for the canonization of " the servant of God, Caspar del Bufalo, a canon of the Basilica of St. Mark, at Rome," born in 1786. After recounting that the Reverend Canon showed an extraordinary devotion from his earliest childhood, and that his life and death were such throughout as to impress every one with the conviction that he was a saint, the document pro ceeds t o state that an application was made to the Sacred Congregation of Apostolical Benediction, to examine into the alleged virtues of the said Reverend Canon, and the miracles he was enabled by the grace of God to perform. Whereupon, notwithstanding ten years had not yet elapsed since the application, Cardinal Altieri having proposed the question to the Congregation, " whether it be meet to sign the "mtaission for the introduction of his case before the Congregation ?" the question was decided in the affirmativ e on the IWh ult., and the decision of the Congregation confirmed on the 16th. This decree is signed by Cardinal Lambruschini. A French soldier belon g ing to the 321 Regiment convicted of having murdered a Roman tavern-keeper, was sentenced to death, and shot on the 26th, on the Pi-zza del Popolo. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVEN IN G.) HOUSE OF COMMONS - The SPEAILER took th e Ch a i r a few minutes before Four o'clock. STANDING ORDERS moved COMMITTEE. t Mr. WILSO N PATTEN mr aq i ll e intment of Ur. Greene, the Committee on Standing Orders:— on . Patten, Mr. Ord. Sir Robert Ferguson, Yards Buller. Mr. Aglionby, Captain J o b e . , mryl-ohn Drummond, Mr. Wrlv„htaon, Mr. Evelyn Denison, game Mr. Henley,—Agreed to. tment o f COMMITTEE OF SELECTION. Mr. WILSON PATTEN moved the sppoin the Cominitte of Sele ction Robert Ferg uson , Mr, Evelyn Denison, Mr. Sotheron, Sir John Yards Bailer, and the Chairman of the Committee on Standing Orders. —Agreed to. 'rise Sheriffs of London and Middlesex appeared at the bar of the House, and presented a petition from the Corporation, praying for leave to bring in a Bill to eff ec t improvements i n t h e City thorough fares. Mr. 'I. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the postmasters of Finsbury, praying for an alteration of the Excise-l ags relat ing to post horses. Lord D. STUART pr es ented a petition from Maryle bone praying for Parliamentary reform. Mr. OSBORNE presented a petition f r om Galway, praying for an inquiry into the operation of the Annui ties Act. Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition from Bristol, signed by several thousand persons in favour of Parlia mentary reform. Mr. HUME presented petitions from the inhabitants of Chelsea, Kensington, and Fulham, praying that they might be represented in any scheme of Parliamentary reform. Mr. HUME presented a petition from 4,500 bankers, merchants, and traders in the borough of Liverpool for the reappointment of the Committee on the Pro perty-tax, and to extend tho inquiry into the pressure of direct and indirect taxation. Mr. LAN GS CON presented a petition from Oxford, Praying for electoral districts, triennial Parliaments, an d tote by ballot. SirEs;e R. 11. INGLIS presented petit ions from p lace s iu li ghts , .e grant to M a) , nooth ___ • POPULATION - RETLTRNS• of the populaion Mr. DISR AELI moved for a return of each county of England and Wales, of 1841, giv ,- a in the same for m as the census. Sir GEORGE GREY said that returns had been already moved f or, which would give t h o information required by the lion. M em b er . Mr. DISRAELI said in that case he would not preys his motion. ECCLESIASTICAL SALARIES. i n reply to Sir R. a INGLIS, Sr:, B. CALL intim.s.tfd th at it was not his intention to bring on his motion on Th urs d ay relative to t h e in m coe s of ecclesiastical f unctionaries, but he should do re on ~n e arly '3'l aftermard4, wh en h e h ope d the „ . :. , . ~ 1,...,,,:mi1u1l +,,..,,:n' r , t un ..., ot, .be PARLIAMENTARY REFORVI. .. ...~ ?z:.~~r Lord JOHN RUSSELL then rose to move for leave to bring in a Bill to extend the right of voting for Members of Pas hament, and to amend the laws relating to the representation of the people. The state of affairs, he said, in which he brought this motion for ward ought to be satisfactory to the House and to the country.— (Hear, hear.) During the last four years we had seen wonderful changes on the continent, and yet during that period this country had been tranquil arid loyal, and many apparent dangers had been averted by the courageous spirit of the people themselves. It appeared, therefore, that this was a proper time for considerieg whether any further extension could be given to the right of voting consistently with the princi ple of the Constitution, the prerogative of the Crown, the authority of Parliament, and the rights and liberties of the people.—(Hoer.) There were some persons who said that they ought rather to wait fur agitation, and that it was better to legislate upon a subject of this kind when the passions of the people had been raised; but ho totally differed from that opinion. He thought if it was desirable to make any amendment in the state of the representation, it was well to consider the change in a time of peace and trauquillity—to concede it as a reward for past geod conduct, rather than to make it as it were upon curepulsion.—(Bear, hear.) He be lieved, therefore, he was doing right in now bringing forward this question.—(Hear, hear.) It had been as serted, but without foundation, that it was merely on the spur of the moment, when being pressed by a motion which was last year carried, that he gave notice that he should bring this subject under the consideration of the House this session.—(Hear, hear.) Now, so far from that being the case it was stated by him so far back as 1848, in answer to the Honourable Member for Montrose, that he thought the time was rapidly approaching when the further ex tension of the franchise might be again considered and deliberated upon by Parliament. —(Hear, hear.) It was then thought that it would not be advisable to bring in such a measure, and when the subject was dis cussed last year in the Cabinet the reasons for post ponement again outweighed those for its immediate pro duction. That postponement, however, subjected the Government to these disadvantages, thatin opposing such motions it must, in giving reasons for their postponement, be supposed to be concealing its real intention, and thus appear to be forced to do something which it bad never meant to do, or in stating a general intention . on the subject it should be accused of causing apprehension and expectation as to what the details of the measure were to be. Tnis alternative, although attended with inconvenience, he had preferred. Having stated thus much, he thought it would be convenient if the House would review along with him the measures which had been taken and pro posed on this subject at various times. He did not mean to enter into the general principles of representation, but he believed it was pretty well agreed that the claim to the franchise in every individual was one which could not be supported, the object to be gained being always good government. In deliberating on the means of obtaining the fairest measure of repre sention they must always bear in mind the importance of the functions which this House exercised, equalled by none in modern times, and scarcely by any in ancient. In referring to the proceedings with respect to the representation of that House, they found that in 1781 Mr. Pitt brought forward a general motion, which was supported by Aar. Fox, and in 1785 brought forward a plan by which he proposed to lay aside a sum to purchase 36 small boroughs, the Members for which ho proposed to supply by the additional representation of counties. This plan was founded on an idea of Lord Chatham. That plan, however, was rejected. In 1790 Mr. Flood brought forward a measure proposing an ad dition of 100 Member', and Mr. Pitt then declared, that though he had not changed his opinion, he did not think that a time for the dissuasion of the subject. In 1822 Lord Durham proposed to divide the country into districts, but his plan was also rejected. In 1823 he himself had brought forward a proposition to take 100 Members from the small boroughs, one from each, and to add of th ese, 60 to the counties, an d 40 to t h e b oroug h s , The Noble Lord then detailed the various propositions which preceded the passing of the Reform Act, and which Those stually formed the b as i s on w hich it was founded. who supported the Reform Bill did not shrink from asserting that there would still be a great number of b o roughs with a sma l l population which would not, retuper haps, immediately represent any particular interest, but m i g ht be the means of Members who were we ll qualified to inform the Housernto n so r ed ea u t ioD questions. h It had been s aid that with respect gone t o o far in disfranchising borough s which weret in g r au important class of M embers. He e ( y ez h or a e d - r d thoug ht that if ther e were none but Me bj s e e. n r Rs t e tu d .os: by counties y Mem bers, and for large cities an d towns,i; impo ss ible to sayimpo wou ld be th e country could be fairly r e p resente d. — (Hear, h ear.) ily known for their long r 'd For instance , none would be elected for counties exce p those who were g enera residence in them,ornot return Member cities be excluded, and the would inion of the d s exc- ` - ohoerrforpltaheet,isr connexion with them, and large. ay. Thus they represented the PoPu afar told be representation would be destroyed. completeness of the represen many valuable idembt,rs woul --(Hear, hear.) Other nations had endeavoured to remedy this obvious inconvenience. The President of the United States possessed a power for the formation of an executive body, which was far beyond that exercised by the Sovereign of this country. He might utterly disregard the wishes of the Congress in choosing his Ministers, because he could select persons who represented any policy of which he approved. Now the House of Commons exercised a control in that Ex.' ;olive. He held, tberv!q./.,,, The CIiANIJELLO3 nF the (ILIt rI that it vi n. 5 tho in:cation of Government to bring 'ttt ' ct and i I but c;,uttties largo cries and towns shuald Bill on an early day to rem i t ce rtain unions in Irel l au n d a have a voice in the representAtion.—(uw, hem%) Nothing but absolute necessity should induce them to resort to the practice of disfranchisement. It appeared to him, as he had stated more than once, that nothing but such absolute necessity should induce them to resort to an arbitrary disfranchisement; and what they proposed, therefore, was simply to disfranchise only in cases of proved corruption. The second Bill which he hhould have to bring in would propose that there should be a considerable change in the mode of inquiry into cases of corruption.—(Hear, hear.) He owned be thought con siderable damage was done in this matter by the adoption of the Granville Act, which enabled parties to go before a Committee with counsel and state their own case as between A and B, and whether A and B succeeded it was of little importance, as the question was no longer a patty dispute in which the House end the public at large could take an interest. — (Hear, hear.) At length, however, Mr. Sheppard drew attention to the subject, and he obtained the thanks of the House for having got rid of some --- portion of the corruption which then prevailed; but as these matters were now tried the inquiry terminated with the success or defeat of either side.— (Hear, bear.) There the inquiry finished, and no further step was taken in the shape of an investigation for the benefit of the whole community.—(Hear, hear.) Now what he proposed to do was, that upon an address of this House based upon any reason—i migf tbe a report of an Election Committee—it might be the rf-port of a Select Committee—or it might be common fame and general repute—it should be law ful for the Crown to appoint a commission, which commission should resort to the borough, and have the same means of inquiry which had been lately exercised with such success in the case of St. Albans.— (Cheery.) By this mode he conceived they would obtain evidence sufficient in many cases to enable them to resort to disfranchisement.—(Hear, hear.) Nor did he think the other House of ?arlia m.znt could complain of this, because before the disfranchisement could take place they would be asked to give their sanction to the step, and have the same opportunities as this House of forming an opinion upon its expediency.—(H.ar, hear.) He proposed that the seats now vacant from disfran chis: ment should be filled up by conferring upon Bir kenhead and Burnley the right of returning a Member each, but if they disfranchised St. Albans there would still be two vacancies, and those would also have to be provided for.—(Hoar, hear.) He had now to state what they proposed to do by this Bill with regard to Vae extension of the franchise.—(Hear, hear.) It appeared to him that there were grounds upon which they could safely concede a considerable extension of the right of voting to many of the cities and boroughs of the United Kingdom.—(Hear, hear.) At the time of the Reform Bill, in limiting the right of voting to householders of 101. each, he thought they did quite right, although the limitation was placed rather higher than was absolutely necessary; but that was a time when there was a groat wish already for reform; and it was, therefore, felt that too much caution could not be use in the extension to be conceded.—(Hear, heal .) There was another ground which had great influence upon his mind, and that was the growing intelligence and education of the people.—(Hear, hear.) This he could prove, if it were necessary, by the increase in the sale of newspapers and books, and by the geeest number of schools which had been established since 1E31; but he thought that the experience of every one was a ui ficitnt to induce to concur in the truth of this fact that the franchise of 1831 might be safely extended at °the present time. It was proposed, instead of fixing the right to vote in those persons pay lug 101. rated value, to extend it to 5/. In looking at the general returns - he should say that the proportion of householders paying from e/. to 10/. compared with those payin g 101. and upwards, was as 6 to 10, and it would be seen that when they proposed to lower the franchise to 54 they would add a very great number of persons to those at present entitled to vote. He was persuaded that the franchise might be safely entrusted to those persons-- (Hear, hear) —and be was confidant that they were a class in whose hands our institutions would be safe, —(Cheers.) As regarded the counties, he did no t propose to change that which had beeu the gene ral coustitucion of that House, which was plead on a different basis from that of the representation of bo roughs. The great change which was effected in this respect at the time of the Reform Bill was one introduced by a Noble Lord not then in this Reuse, the. present Duke of Buckingham, which " went upon the principle of tenure. It was now proposed to give the right of voting to persons paying an occupying rent of 201. instead of 501, as before. There were also a number of persons possessed of free hold and other property who at present did not possess the right of voting, and it was proposed now to give the right of voting to all such as those who paid an in come-tax of forty shillings per annum. Wi;le regard to small boroughs, against which such an outcry had been raised, he did not propose to destroy any of these, but in order to diffuse the influence of property, which it was objected so greatly affected elections, he proposed in some instances to join together certain neighbouring towns and to unite thins in one general representation. He stated at the time of the Reform Bill that none of the boroughs would have less than 300 electors; whilst there were fourteen small generally, nthat number, there were up wards thirtye with less th a n 400, and several chatob o t hrwitheoruwsgahs: the s wh ei t with a less less s than 500. He spoke of permanent electors, 101. householders, and freemen. He now proposed to make the limit 500, and to add places to small boroughs which had less than 500 electors. There were 67 boroughs to which this arrangement appliet —(Loud cries of " Hear, bear.") These small boroughs generally, except some in York shire, were in the south and west of England They were si timed in agricultural and not commercial parts of the country. The towns proposed to be added were of the same character. Whether this arrange ment was right or wrong, politic or impolitic, the result would be to establish the same balance of interest which was established by the Reform Bill. If these small agricultural boroughs were distranchised, and the right of voting was given to manufac Luring towns, there would be a total change of that balance—the landed interest would be depressed, and the manufacturing raised in its stead.—(Hear, hear.) It might be right to adopt such a plan, and many gen tlemen might wish it; but he was not prepared on the present occasion to propose any such ar rangement.—(Hear, hear.) If it were adopted, the House of Commons would be the witness of fierce strug gles, and it might pass measures which would probably be liable to strong opposition in the other House of Parliament.—(Hear, hear.) There were other proposi tions in the Bill which he would shortly state. He stated in a previous session that he saw no reason for re taining the present property qualification of Mem bers—that it was easily evaded—that it was contrary to the general principles of the representation, and that be for one would willingly see it removed.—(Hear, hear.) Now he still maintained that opinion, and he had introduced a clause repealing all Acts on the sub ject, beginning with the Act of Anne, which originally enacted the qualification of Members.—(Load cheers.) He proposed that the Members for England and Ire land should be placed in the same position as those for Scotland, who were not required to have a property qualification.—(Cheers.) There was another proposi tion he intended to introduce into the Bill, but he could not do so until the subject was considered by a Committee of the House. It appeared to him that the state of the oaths taken by Members was not consistent with religious liberty or justice.— (Cheers.) In the first place Members were required to take an oath renouncing all right of succession to the throne in the Stuart family, which was not necessary now. There was also an invidious distinction made in the oaths between Protestants and Roman Catholics.—(Hear.) There ought to be an oath which they could both alike take. _(Hear, hear.) The oath of supremacy was altogether useless, because if a Roman Catholic came into the House with feelings of repugnance to the Established Church, and a desire to injure it, the oath would not prevent him exercising his feel ings. It would not surprise the House to learn that the new form of oath was, generally speaking, that taken by Roman Catholics with the omission of hear.) The words "on the treea would not be introduced.— certainfith of words.—(Hear,aChru,, (Cheers.) It was abundantly clear that they were not inserted in the oath for the purpose of preventing persona other than those professing to be Christians from euter ing the House.—(Hear, he ar.) He would make a sim ple oath of allegiance totliipThrone and fidelity to the succession, which all MonTers could take. There was also another proposition in the Bill, when a Member accepted office under the Crown, he vacated his seat and went back to his constituents, which was no doubt a wise arrangement , But there was another provision which appeared to him to be totally unnecessary, and that was that when a Member changed his office, when having been Solicitor-General he became Attorney-General, he then had to vecate his see', and ge ag'in . flier .r, e,r.) - rn-r, tto %11.1/ w ee unnecesiary that he should be re-elected when he changed the office h e fill e d, and Ctii9 he proposed, itherefore, to alter the law in this respect to the extent he ha d stated.—(Hear, hear.) He believed Ile had now g no through the main features of the Bill which he 1 iroposed to lay before the House. It appeared to him to be one that was consistent with that whit h he bad frequently said they ought to endeavour to fr time, namely, a supplemental measure to the Reform Bill , and not a substitute for it.—(Hear.) He bad devoted g teat atttention to this subject, it was considerably E lore than thirty years ago since he first tool it tIP, and it was nearly 30 years since ► he proposed the large measure of reform wb ich existed, the eloquence and the opposition of some of the greatest statesmen of their day, but subsequently to that time he was successful, under the auspices of Lord Grey, in carrying a still larger measure of reform; and he was happy to say, t' hat so far from fulfilling the warnings and forebodings of its opponents.:the measure had tended to promote the 1 sappiness of the people, and to increase the liberty ant I dignity of the 'country, while it had in no respect end angered the throne or any of the institu tions attache d to it.—(Cheers.) And he trusted that by pro( teeding farther in the same direction, and taking care well to measure their steps in the advent n-ment they made, they would contri bute still further towards extending the happiness of the the genera l pro s pe r ity of the country, w d bil i e i le t r h e e a y sicg would, tr the same time, be doing the best tbit ig that could possibly be cL , s ired for firmly upholding and maintaining the principles of the Constitution. - —(Cheers.) He had little to say with regard to tin two other Bills which wonid be intro duced (corollary to the Bill which he now proposed in. —(Hear, hear.) One would og re l a te to Sc otland as ato br i I and would make some provi sions for the I suppression of fictitious votes, while it would likewise redone the qualification of the voter from 10/. to 51. —(Hear, h ear.) With regard to Ireland, this very subject had so recently engaged the attention of Parlia ment in regard to that part of the kingdom, that it was not necessary to detain the House upon that part of the 13111.—(Hear.) lie did not propose, however, to make any alteration with regard to counties, but with respect to ci ties and boroughs, he proposed to reduce the qualificat ion of the voter irons at. Co 51, as there was no doubt the present restriction had greatly and seriously redeictd the number of electors.—(Hear, bear.) He trusted w hen this enlarged franchise was given, that the next step , the House would see the Government of the country taking, would be to consider the great question of Ithe education of the people. To his mind this question of the franchise was not less important than that other of extending the education of the people.— (Hear, -earh a. , He was convinced that after a measure of this kind was carried, it would be the duty of the House to consider the means of adopting a really national system of education, and in doing so, he was sure they would confer upon the country and its people one of the greatest blessings that could possibly be conceived.—(Cheers.) He believed the people were almost prepared for this, and after due discussion he hoped some such measure would be carried with general assent.—(Hear, hear.) He did not propose now to enter further into this sub ject; he had stated the general views of the Govern ment upon the Bill which he proposed to bring in at a time of tranquillity and peace; and he hoped it would receive the saection of the Legislature, and promote the happiness of the country.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. HUME considered that the present proposal contained many be-re fiend points, but he was sorry the Noble Lord had not the courage to do away with many injurious restrictions which still remained. The question of the ballot and triennial parliaments. As a reformer he must express his desire to agree to all the propositions which the Noble Lord had brought fo rward, but he must still continue to ask for many things which he had not done. Sir J. WALSH could not but contrast the different manner in which the present Bill had been received by by the House with the excitement which bad drevailed at the first Reform Bill, and he must draw the inference that there was but little desire in the country for an extension of the suffrage. He thought that the Noble Lord in all his political career, had never incurred such a deep responsibility as on the present occasion. The Noble Lord had for some time supported the idea that the measure of 1831 was to be a final one, and had incurred much odium in doing so. Why then had he incurred the danger of opening a question of such im portance. It was as the Noble Lord himself said, be cause no one asked for it. One result flowed from this breach of finality that the ground from which he started to propose the present Bill might be denied by those who had formerly acquiesced. It was curious that since the time of the Reform Bill the party of the Noble Lord had never taken the reins of a strong Government, and he could not sea that that was any advantage to a country. (LEFT SPEAKING.) I AT TERSALL'S.—T HIS ,EVENIN G o'cLocic.. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 12 to 1 apt La GUZZA Ladra 12 to 1 agNt Victress 14 to 1 agst Cogia 15 to 1 agst Hardwicke 16 to 1 agst Chieftain PYLDE STEEPLECHA.SE. 2 to 1 ag,t Vengeance i to 2 agst Carrig METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 20 to 1 apt It -AtelltoOt PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS• (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons• ) NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. SATURDAY, FIRS 7. The undernamed Bills are appointed to be read a second time on Wednesday, Feb. 11 : Barnsley Improvement, Police, Markets, &c. Chester and Holyhead Railway. Cheltenham Improvement and Health. Glasgow Union Arcade. Haw Bridge and Roads. Liverpool Museum and Library. Liverpool Corporation W.terworks. Lockwood and Meltham Road. Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly Drainage. Macclesfield and Buxton Road. Midland Great Western of Ireland Railway. Nene Valley Drainage and Navigation Improvement. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (No. 1). Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway (No. 2). Portsea Gas. Porthdinllaen and Nanthwynant Roads. Romsey, Broughton, Stockbridge, and Wallop Roads. Runcorn Improvement. Shillingford, Wallingford, and Reading Road, and Shilling ford Bridge. Southampton Corporation. South Essex Estuary and Reclamation. Tyne Improvement. Con:easor g a esl Backbiter C HESTER CUP. 20 17 t t o o Et a g g 4 s t t Nancy Merry Bird 5 4 0 0 t t o o 50 to 1 agst C out of Duc-an-Dhurras'a darn 1,000 to 15 agst Truth 1,000 to 15 agst Unity DERBY. 7i to 1 agst Robbie Noble 12 to agar a s agst o t o ur 14 to g 14 to 1 apt Clavcirhonse 18 to 1 agst Lapidist 20 to 1 apt Alfred the Great 23 to 1 agst Kingston 25 to 1 spit Honsebrewed SEABORNE MAILS, EN lignites that the mails ar e sent from the Gener al pose by the night—stud M by the morning—dispatch.] (N alSnlaes that the malls are sent trout the General Post-oruce „,_ . r,, --- - jur, EARGUS O'CONNOR AT THE LYCEUM ay the night—end Mby the morning —dispatch.) TREATRZ.—On Saturday night an incident, which created When made up in' From what lion Mr. O'Con nor , w h o h a s obtained some not or i e t y f rom VS- When some excitement in thi s fashionable place of amus emen t , PLAC Ge neralPest-ofilce port dill - due. , took place during th e p er f or m a nce of Th e Game o f Specula _._. .......______m London. patched. ______ .. I his vagaries during the last week, was in one of the boxes America (by Brit. pktON Feb. i 8 .. .. Liverpool - Arrived in the dress circle, and when the orchestra commenced on a B.S. pkt.) N Feb. 10 .. .. Liverpool Feb. 19 portion of music incidental to the piece, he began hallooing, pkt.) al Feb. is .. .. tiouthampt 'Feb. 14 Africa (West coast)• • _ Arn m,a e o ri ri c c a . (by U. 4. N 14tH of the month Plymouth 'Marco . 3 and mimicking the music in so ludicrous a way, that the aadience A lexandr i a * ........ N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover • • Feb. 18 were completely Plec tri fied, but the continued in- Belgium - •• " N D aily .. .. . Dover .. P ail) terruption of the performance produced loud cries of •‘ Order" Brazil .. • •• M 9th of the month Southampt.lFeb. 16 and "Turn him out." Sergeant Morton, 11 A, the officer on Ruenos Ayres ••.. hi 9th of the month Southampt. 'Feb. 16 duty in the theatre, entered the box and requested him to caufornia(viacharree)M 2d &I7th of month southampt. Feb. 6 desist, otherwise he should be obliged to remove him. Mr. Cape of Good llope N 14th of month Plymouth • . March 3 ,-„- , kJ uonnor s reply was a blow on the officer's face, who im- Constantinople * ••• • N 7th 17th 27th ef mo Dover „Feb. 10 U.S. Central America •• H2d & 17th of men. Southampt. 'Feb. 5 mediately took him into custody, and conveyed him to the Channel Isles • • - N Mon.. W ed., &F r i . a no tkampt. Ta. Tb. Sat Bow-street station-house. The charge of assault was Chth .. .. .. . M 17th of the month Southampt. Feb, 20 formally made, and Mr. O'Connor having pledged himself to France • • •• M 4 1, N Twice daily .. .. Dover appear before the magistrates onMonday, was allowed to go Greece* •• •••• N 7th 17th27th of mo Dover •• Fob. 10 away On being liberated he made a second attempt to Hamburgh •• •• N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tees. Sat. Holland .. •• •• Al Wednes. & Satar. Louden .. mem.Thur enter the theatre, but was refused admission, and his money Honduras •• •• • N 17th of the mouth Southampt. Feb. 20 returned to him. Ireland •• -M $ s Twice daily .. Holyhead - Twicedaily India (* llot araeillee) N Sth& 24th efmonth Dover .. Twicedaily India(*lsSeuthamP.) II 20th of the month Southarapt. Feb, 23 CARPETS FOR THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. The firm of James Humphries and Sons, of Kidderminster, Mediterranean (vi a , who supplied the carpets for the House of Lords some time Southsur eton) .. .. Feb. 20 M2Oth of the monthlr3outhampt. Feb. 23 M editor' anean (vi a engaged for the ago, have been very busily N pa a p p al le tates - * .... Marseilles) .. .. in making the carpets for the House of Commons. Forty Mexico •• '••hi2d of the month.. Southampt. Feb. b looms have been at work day and night since the commence- Madeira -•••• it 9th of the month Southampt. Feb. 16 ment of December last. The carpets (Brussels) are of the Malta* .. l' 17th 17th latti 27th • • • 1 Dover Feb. 10 best description, not only with respect to the quality they ma *e it 30th of month Nfith&24th of month Dover .. Feb. 20 terials employed, bat the superior manner in which ar got up. About 7,000 yards have already been dispatched to • • N sth 15th 25th m 1 f o Dover .. Feb. 12 and green being reninsuiar., 51,7 th 17th 27th of moSouthampt. Feb. 15 London, consisting of several patterns, red . in simple Peru ." •• •" •• Mil7th of the month southampt. Feb 2a by far the principal. Though they are exceedingly . _- Tuscany* .. .. •• N l sth 15th 25th of me Dover .. Feb. 12 N sth lath aath °free Dover • • Feb. 12 his set a/est Indies .. SI 17th of the month Southampt. Feb. 20 bidden) ,there is a taste and beauty displayed which west Indies ( neept dom found even where a greater varie _ • ty of more gorgeous Havanna & Nassau) Oci of the month .. Smiths-RIK. Feb. 5 bey are morl * The man • colours are used. In addition to the above t rinci ----, .0 those c ountries thus marked ( 5 ) are conveyed by design, and quiet in their colour (bright colours . being for wrench packet sa,, 3 4 e ili e , a "V.R. " in the centre The direct Havre mail from London via Southampton during this pally the library, bearing the initials of coloure,which month will he made u,. three times a week only, instead of daily. of the pat. ern, surrounded by a combination for which they CilavolN TA.-51ailsto and from California, via the United States for beauty and design are worthy of the placee been already are now dof 3,000 yards have sexes established at Watched and due by every American packa• • f a a r c e tu in ri t n e g nde th; buesptwvaerldvset pile for the Peers' rooms, P —Yesterday morn made.— Worcester Chronicle. -- 11 ALL WAY SHARE MARKETS. in all the Roman Catholic places of BRISTOL, FEL 7. ing pastorals were read . tropol is and environs, and collections made STOCK. Exctraleoe. —The share market was firm to- day. worship in the m and it concluded The t ransactions were as follow: Bristol and Easters, 86% for the support " a d North Hyde. These documents emanated Norwood . —Great Western 88—Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, 92% al Wiseman and Dr. Grant. This being the first —Midland Stock,' 57', • , from Cardin Prelate had addressed the faithful f h 0 1 e 1 time the latter ROMAN CA:MeoOrpanal:fooltr of Southwark, some little excitement prevailed as LIVERPOOL, FEB. 7 " diocese STOCK EXCHANGE. There was an improved feeling ex- A b L o S th . whether Dr. Grant would take the forhiddee title. The hibited in the share m irket to-day, and a good business has been done at advanced prices. The transactions were as with the words, " Given at Southwark, on the Feast of the follow :—Eastern Counties, 7 7-16—Great Western, 87— Blessed Virgin, 1852. Thomas, Bishop of Southwark." The Lancashire and Yorkshire, 63'?;4- Ditto, Fifths, 7 7-16 die.— as toral of Cardinal Wiseman recited his full titles at the London and North-W, 117 , . —Ditto New Quarters, stern, ,a 'Outset. These facts will show that Lord ' Grey was in error 3 1 4 p.—Ditto, Fifths, 234 p.—London and South-Western , when he stated in the house of Lords lastweek that the Ec -87 I A — Manchester Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 3044 —Mid- to oublect of the pastoral was purely pasto ra l , clesiastical Titles Bill had had the land, 573 i. - • /4 — South: Dover, 2U—York andtiorth Eastern andßoman Catholic Prelates Midland, 21:_ 1 4 • the prohibited titles ILLNESS OF M BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 7. in- Scr , pe the R. POULETT SCROPE.—Mr. Poulett STOCK Ex , 'of thshares of the pr a . , Hon. Member for the borough of Stroud, has tltaarGE. Ile prices e h the within the cipal railways co n ti nue t o b e well supported, althougk has last few days become so seriously indispesed at his amount of business transacted throughout the wee South residence, 13, Belgrave-square, as to create serious appre been very limited. Shrewsbury and Birmingliem and hensions amongst his friends. Ho has been for some time and the Staffordshire shares continue to be most in request,the a past an invalid, but continued to take out-doer exercise until latter are consequentl becoming more scarce in , the market.the beginning of last week, when it was found necessary to There was no hiainess y nf any' importance done c , .'Change “ '" ' ltir i lle it, and he is at present c.onfined to his room. it j o ap of the market wer. i- , t" (-11 V, end the quo -re at th e c :Se r^ ° • --- :Ver hoped that when the weather becomes Ino7 otio aced in L',:zid , ,; i ' ~ ' ~-,.•,, .—., Glint) as the m orning Pricec nn--- ''` ' ' - - .- - -sy be cnenled. to ret23-;! hit c:f.rriv ti tings 4 -- , ....------ — F ----- . -,:'Mich 1:. , a7e hitb.f!et , - re,cinead r., a -- ,1 1. , n dlei' ' : . . - , '• of • .d. It'giley ot Liao luil;•dia.4 g tah.,t.. , 1,. . e 4.1,e cuec,. sue Hon. k.te.g.,,••• .o. ciao, sq - ceented alit: ..o,eug.- Joseph Roberts, ESC', has been left to the Royal Dispensary i Stroi,d since 1833, having been elected on the resignation of i for Disease; of the tar, Doan- A -0 . 4 3°l2 " c l uare * i Ur. Ricardo, without opposition.—Advertiser. PARLIAMENT AND THE PRESS. 1 THE CATASTROPHE AT HOLM (From the Examiner.) FIR FH. We have read the lessons taught to the press the other I HoLDIFIRTH, R W -ATURDAY.—e paid a second visit to night in Parliament upon the subject of prudence, and I the scene of this appalling disaster yesterday. In the are anxious to make an effort to redeem the character of morning the streets were in many parts impassable, our misguided paper. We have been ve ry rude indeed owing to heaps of wreck. The weever was compare towards M. Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, against whom tivaly fine, and a genial sunshine lent, at intervals, its we have pleaded the cause of abstract justice in a very aid to mark more distinctly the fearful desolation around. unparliamentary manner. We ought to have seen humbly Thousands of visitors arrived durinc the day per ran that he is now a formidable potentate; and if he ever way to explore the valley, and learn for themselves the was a criminal, which he may or m ay not have been, melancholy character of this sad disaster; and the whole and which he may be or which be may not be, we ought route from Holmfirth to the reservoir, a distance of three to know in humility what Boileau said in scorn, "Le miles, was thronged with pedestrians and parties in ve crime laureux Jut juste et ceases d'et re crime." The end, hicles. Never on any occasion was the romantic valley personal aggraudiaemeht—justified the means, perjury, of the Holme trod be so many visitors, and although murder, and pillage. We use these words, be it under- some of the groups might by their merriment appear to ' stood, in a sense strictly courteous and Parliamentary; be unmindful of the sorrowing thousands in that once and with extreme respect for the exalted criminal, who happy and peaceful valley, yet from the countenances of by such means may have only meant to appeal to the af- people generally it was easy to perceive that a deep fections of a sympathising people. sympathy for the sufferers pervaded their minds; and We are the more penitent when we look up from the that reduced as the wreck bad been since the previous depths of our personality to the lofty position held by day, enough remained to fill the beholders with as papers sacred from all official or personal interferences, tonishment and awe. and which have obtained an enviable eminence by their The day being flue, afforded a favourable opportunity highminded kindness towards the eminent and dis- for a more minute examination of the Bilberry reser tinguished culprit whose respectability we have been voir than could previously be made. In addition to the hitherto reluctant to acknowledge. We wish to assimi- description before given of this reservoir, it may be re late in character to the Morning Pest, which by its own cessary to give some little further explanation of its testimony is shown to have " tullowed a plain and steady form and structure. It is a natural valley, formed by course, with the conviction throughout that truth and three high mountain bluffs, in a forked shape; the two justice must ultimately prevail in the public mind over streams which supply the reservoir unite at the short falsehood and fury." The truth and justice constitute point in the centre, and then form one stream down to the cause of M. Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. The false- Holme-bridge. The reservoir is formed by damming up hood and fury are the coarser attributes of the Times, the stream by an immense embankment, %laic!' crosses it the Quarterly Review, the Examiner (we grieve to say lower down. It is this embankment which has given it), and the whole press of England with some three or way, and, with the exception of a little on each side, it four exceptions. But how bright, how dazzling is swept away almost to the base. The base corers a these exceptions ! We look up, with an eager- large space, and if well wade with proper material, ness yet hopelessness of emulation we can no would appear likely to sustain an immense pressure; longer affect to conceal, to the pure and exalted regions but, to our unprofessional eye, the bulk of the material or that upper air from which the Morning Post shines looked more like sand and rubbish than anything else down upon the President benignly, into which the This embankment sloped from the centre elevation, Economist pours forth its bold and inspiriting sentiments, which is sixty feet, down to the bed of the stream, on where the Observer indulges an unfettered originality of each side, and its surface appeared to have been paved opinion, where the Globe gives evening lessons in the with stones like a street. art of polish and politeness, and through which The San In a conversation with a workman employed at Bil diffuses cheering rays of manly independence. Return- bery Mill. he stated that on the Wednesday he became lug conscience-stricken to our coarser sphere, we cannot alarmed about the embankment, for besides being leaky but feel humiliated and envious. Our censor the Post in places, the heavy rains had so filled the reservoir that sets up a glass wherein we see ourselves. In the corn- the water overflowed the topmast part of the embank pass of one virtuous and indignant article we r e ad of men'. If this be so, it is probable that the upper part " unmeasured abuse and reckless slander," of " a fierce of the embankment being less firmly puddles' than the and foul torrent of evil speaking," o f o ff ences against base, it has first given way, and then the remainder of truth an d decency, and 01 weakness, virulence, folly, , the embankment has been borne down by the gathering vice, error, miserable fallacy, ineenniarisce, libel, im- fore , of the water behind. This is a matter which calls pudeece, guilt, credulity, and fals e hood, We plead f9r inquiry, as the water should not on any account have guilty, and desire to amend. been allowed to gather to such a dangerous height. Emulous ate we of the example of our friend the The Town-gat., iu flinetifiri his still partially blocked Globe. The Globe admires the "measured and tempo- up with wreck, but considerable progress has been ma/i -rate tone of discussion which did so much honour to yes- d clearing the principal thoroughrarce, which are much terday's debates." Our friend the Globe shrugs at the more passable than yeah rday. An engine-boiler still misguided press, and says that they will never get up blocks up one of the arches of the bridge, and looms, to the Parliament - cry style of discussion in newspapers cards re, timber, trees, and furniture, are still heaped up till the public asks them for " such writings as men of together. honour could sign." The writer in the Globe would fne lbw' `:all is used fur the reception of property doubtless have been eager as a man of honour to recovered from various parts of the locality. The low sign his name to that attack upon a profession which rooms are quite filled with bales of wool, pieces of cloth, he dues his best to make us thoroughly ashamed to machinery. and other articles, from which men are en own. gaged in clearing the mud. The resident magistrates, Now, if we could but write of the Prince President Jos. Charleswortb, Esq., Woe. Lee Brook, Esq., any with the smoothness of a Globe, or the tranquillity of a Joshua Muorhouse, Esq., have been sitting all day at the Post, we might get praised in Parliament. It is an ob- Town-hall, to take charge of any valuables that may ject for ambition. Why should we disguise the fact that turn up, and render every assistance in their power. we are envious? The Post and Globe took a magnani- These gentlemen within an hour after the sad camas mous pride, the day after the debate, in being excep- trophe met together in a dwelling-house, and at five tions to the character of the press generally. We are o'clock adjourned to the Town-hall. Today they have seizsd with a lunging to march through Coventry with been joined by Mr. George Armitage and Mr. Jos. the Post and the Globe. Resolved to make at least one Armituge, from Huddersfield. They have sworn in a start towards the more genteel society of our successful number of special constables, and taken other necessary friends, our difficulty is how to begin. measures for protecting any property which may be re- Would any member of the Government bestow upon covered on the line of wreck, and for rendering such us and our effendiug brethren at the rate of six les- assistance to the sufferers as they are able. Yesterday sons for a guinea some instruction in the art of writing a f ter noon Thomas Mallinson. Esq„ the constable of prudent articles ? Mr. Hume has expressed the hope Huddersfield, accompanied by Messrs. William Winans, that M. Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, out of his great Isaac Hobson, and Charles Hirst, brought in a large mercy, "- would look u p o n t h e press as a b o dy of men quantity of wearing apparel, which they left with the having a particular trade to c arry on ," a nd would under- magistrates for the use of those who are left entirely stand, therefore, that that " they did not represent destitute of clothing. There are a great many persons popular opinion." We should have thought that the ' in this predicament, and we are requested to say that press, conducted as a trade, would trade by supplying parties from a distance who can spare articles of cloth articles of the kind most satisfactory to its customers. ing will render a real service to the distressed by for- But it is clear that we are very stupid. or we should warding it to the magistrates. more clearly understand the meaning of the Honourable The guardians of the poor have also been conferring Gentleman. At any rate, as we have customers in Par- with some of the principal inhabitants as to the course Delmont, we think it well, like good tradespeople, to they ought to pursue in this emergency, when so many supply one article at least in our present number which are left en ti re ly p e n n iless, and who, it is to be feared, can be highly recommended by Lord Derby, Lord Grey, cannot fur 801110 time again find employment in the mills Lord Brougham, Lord J. Russell, and oth e r distin- which have been damaged. 'The guardians in such a guisbed members of the aristocracy. So to begin. case as this should deal liberally with the applicants for But how to begin ? Still it is our difficulty. We are relief, amino doubt they will do so. so new to the vocation. We have been so long scene - While on this part of the subject, we wish to put the tomed to call vice vile that we feel a mauvaise honte— public upon their guard against impostors —persons who not a real shame of course—over our first attempt at are already going about asking relief for sufferers with kissing carrion, at flattering filth, at doing it lip-service out any authority for so doing. A public meeting is to while we loathe it in our hearts. For we do be held this evening for the purpose of raising a public loathe it. Our eyes have not been favoured with subscription for the sufferers, which we cannot doubt a drop out of Oberon's magic flower that we will be most generally and liberally responded to by should be suddenly enamoured of the nearest ugliness. the public. In due course properly appointed persons However, what we cannot yet do we may set ourselves will be authorised to receive donations; and in the mean to learn; and the shortest road to a language — Tulle- time any of the magistrates mentioned above will be mentary or other—is of course the writing of exercises. glad to receive anything which parties may wish to So for an exercise we will take the language of the Noble contribute. Lords and Gentlemen who censure us. All the sentences Since the catastrophe a considerable length of wall, of our article shall be transplanted out of Parliament. supporting an embankment at the railway station, has There was a time when wo should hardly have thought fallen down, owing to the injury received by the water. of putting ourselves at the feet of such instructors. On examining some of the houses and buildings par- There was a time, in our injudicious days when the tially thrown down, we found them to be anything but suggestion of a journey to Sr. Stephens's for instruc- solid. They are built generally of stone got in the, Lion might have made us laugh, and answer out of locality, and put together in irregular pieces, the in- Lucian, "the famine will never be so great in Argos as terstices being filled up with loose pieces of all sizes. to constrain the inhabitants to go and cultivate the de- These walls may be very firm from their thickness, but Berta of Arabia." But now all times are changed. Now, judging from their structure, they strike us as being just. probity is licence, and mystification may be sense. the sort of walling likely to be damaged by a Lod of Here is our exercise, then, in which we will give water. credit to each author we have studied for the contradic- Again referring to the destruction of life, we may Lions due to him ; that is to sa y, b y putt i ng hi s opinions state that altogether 62 bodies have been recovered. together, and parting them from those of his neighbours Mr. Beaton, the auperintending constable of the dis by a bracket to include his name. It is of course also tr i c t, who has been incessantly at work making inquiries, a port i o n of our exercise to translate the form of speech states that, so far as yet can be asceratained, one bun into the form of article. And so we begin our prudent dred and two persons altogether are missed, cOnse paper on the Prince President. quently forty have not yet been found. It is probable that a number will be found under the ruins of tho houses thrown down, so soon as the materials can be removed. These sixty bodies, which have been viewed by the coroner's jury, are lying at different public houses, and s ome of them ha ve not y e t b een identified, perhaps never will, in consequence of the mutilation they have undergone. We annex an account of the DEAD BJDIES FOUND. At the Crown Inn, flolmti, th, there are seven bodies, viz. :—Sidney Hartley, Charles Earnshaw, John Ashall, and Margaret Ashall (husband and wife), Miss Sandford, a male child (unknown), a young female (unknown). At the Odd Fellows' Arms, Big Valley—Rose Charles worth. At the Golden Fleece, Almondbury—Abel Earnshaw (son of Enos Earnshaw), Jane Metterick; a boy, sup posed to be one of the Mettericks; a girl, about five years of ago, su pposed to b e one of the Shackletons. r At Jacob's Well Inn, Honley—Martha Hartley, C Thorpe, Betty Ely, a boy about six years of age (un known). At the Travellers' Inn, Honley—Mary Ann Hartley, James Hartley, a boy about four years of age (unknown), a g A ir t l t a h b e o n ut oc t h k r l e tl e years of a ge ( un k nown ). Inn, Honley—William Metterick, a girl about six years of age (unkeown). At the Ruse and Crown Inn, Th ongs B r id ge —H anna h Bailey, a child (supposed to be Richard Shackleton), an infant (born in the water). At the Roy al Oak, Thongs Bridge—Joshua Earn shaw, Farmer Shackleton, a boy about two years old (unknown), a girl about 2i years old ( un k nown ), a g i r l about six years of age, supposed to be the daughter of Richard Hartley. At the Waggon and Horses Inn, Holmfirth—A male child about li- years old (unknown), a female about four years old (uukuown). At the George Inn, Holmfirth—Jonathan Crossland, Joshna Crossland, Mary Helliwell, George He lli well, Sarah Helliwell, Elizabeth Helliwell, Ann Ile lwv en John Helliwell, a female (unknown.) At the King's Head, Hinciecliefe Mill—Abel shaw (a child). kl o l n efirth—Ann At the Elephant and Castle Inn arsden, William Greenwood, James Lee, Joshua b 6l - Earn - Exley. nolmfirth—Amelia At the Shoulder of Mutton Ino ( (un k n own). Fearne, Joshua Charlesworth, 82 eb At the White Hart, Holnefirt 11 un known), two boys Sandford's housekeeper , a woman Aran Crossland, Mr. (unknown). Brook, Hannah Brook, Eli za beth Dodd, Martha Hinchnn Booth, William He ele y , Betty en Hinchcliffe Mill—James At the New Inn , e. INQUEST ON THE DEAD. Mr. Dyson, of Halifax, the district coroner, arrived yesterday morning, for the purpose of holding an in quest on the bodies recovered. At three o'clock in the was empanelled, and • d. inspected thesixty afternoon a jury bodies lying in the vicinity, the inquiry having been first formally opened in the T u ow le n i - a h l al. The CORONER (addressing the jury) said he was sorry to have to moot tht-m on a melancholy occasion like the present, when so muc h d estruction of life and property had taken pleee. But, looking at the confined place where they resided, it was a matter of some suprise that the destruction of lire and property w a s not greater than yet even it had been ; as it was, it was very large, and He truly frightful. was sorry that a commuenetcation of his respecting t h e inque st had not !teen un derstood, a s he had in consequence had to wait for them since ten o'clock that morning. He was sorry, not on his own account, but on theirs, as ho should have to ask them to do some por tion of the w-rk they had been doing over again. B e did not intend to go to into the evidence on that day, es he did not consider that the public mind was at present prepared for it, neither was it possible that the evideLce required in the caao could be brought betore them in so short a time. What he proposed to do was, to have the reservoir examined by some competent engineer, with a view to ascertaining whether there were any defects in its construction from which this catastrophe might have arisen, and also whether the rules and instructions given by the engineer had been attended to. Probably, too, G ov ernment mig ht wish to se nd down an en gineer of their own. At least he should thick it his duty to c ommunicate a ith the Government to that effect, in order that the Commissioners, or whoever they were, who had the management of 'these reservoirs, i, y m ight hav , i an opportunity ofgiving etch ex m iOlt no lwceasarV p uyi..ttonb a s , ...-oltty the photlit tun.% if reSITVOire WOr otinusri, they con);! • 4) i)( P"111 ' j ;ay vo.fulit 1 , - 4 cessary for them again to view the reservoir itself, which would require them to walk over the ground, and be would accompany them for that purpose either on that Or on the following day. A Juror—We had better finish that to-day. The CORONER—In the ! , ext phice, he would ail: them to adjourn to some future day, probehiy in next week, itt orth.r to give time for him to com,onicate with the Go vernment and othtr partieF. A 4 to the dt,y, they would fix it to suit their own convenience. How would Monday week suit? The jury conferred together for a short time, after which it was agreed that the Coroner and themselves should view the reservoir that afternoon; end that the further inquiry slrild be adjourned until Wednesday the 18th in,t, at half.pait t.ti o'clock in the forenoon. The jury having proceeded to view the reservoir, e inquiry was then duly adjourned to Wednesday, the 18th. THE COUN TR ''!" MARKETS• LIVERPOOL, FEE. 7.—Prices to-day are unchanged, and the business small. MANCHESTER, FEB. 7.—During the present week the trade in all its branches has ruled inactive, without alteration in prices With the exception of about 12,000 barrels of flour from the United State , , the arrivals from all quarters at Li ♦erpool and Runcorn continue on a very moderate scale. At our market this morning a very lifeless feeling prevailed, but holders remaining tolerably firm in their pretensions the few transactions which occurred in any article were at rates vary ing little, if any, from these current on this day se'nnight. NOTTINGHAM, FEB. 7.—Yesterday, at Derby, the attend ance was small, mid but little business vt as done in either wheat or barley, but whatever was disposed of fully realised last week's rates. Oats were firm. Beans the turn dearer. Wheat, red, 44s to 46s per 36 stone ; white, 50, to 525. Bar lev, for malting, 33s to 35s imperial measure ; for grindings 27s to 29s per 30 stone. Oats, old, 22s to 26s per 24 stone; ditto new, 21s to 235. Beans, old, 36:3 to 39, per 35 stone; ditto new 34s to 355. Flour, 31s to 32 ; superfine, 32s to 33s per 20 stone. At Newark, on Wednesday, there was a consi derable show of samples, but business to only a moderate ex tent was done, the demand not being so active as at two or three previous markets. For grain of all descriptions, how ever, the prices of last week were fully maintained, and beans and eats were a shade dearer. Wheat, white, 47s to 52s ; red, 4's to 475. Barley for malting, 30s to 34s ; for grinding, 24s to 273. Oats, 17s to 27s ; Beans, 28s to :365. We had a good supply of wheat and barley at our own market to-day; to both the trade was dull and limited, hut last week's prices were made for good samples. Oats were in demand, and is per quarter higher, Beans were very firm. READING, FEB. 7.—Wheat, per qr, 32s Cd to t3s ; barley, 2`s to 35s ; oats, 15s to 22s Od ; beans, 28s to 34s ; peas, 29s to 35s per qr; flour, 34s to Bs. Poultry—Turkeys, 6s Od to 8s Od ; fowls, 3s Od to 4s Od ; geese, 4s t d to ..s ed ; ducks, 3s Od to 4s6d. Butter, is to is Id per lb. Eggs, 14 to 16 per Is. WORCESTER, FEB. 7.—Our market to-day continues firm, and an average amount of business has been transacted at about the rates of this day se'nnight. English wheats are brought to market in rather better condition, and prices re main as before. Barley maintains the recent improvement. In other grain the business transacted has been somewhat limited, prices being nominally as on this day week. At Stratkrd-on-Avon market on Friday there was a good attendance of both farmers and millers, and a fair amount of business was transacted at our last quotations. GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, FEB. s.—At our market to day the numbers were —oxen, 1,032; sheep, 1,224. The number of cattle b ing large sales were very dull. Top price best ox beef 425, current 40s, inferior 32s to 363; a great many left unsold. The number of sheep was small, but sales very dull. Best mutton sd, current sd, inferior 4d to 40; mostly sold. DALKBITH, FEB. s.—The relative weight per four bushels of the three prices of wheat were 18st 51b, 16st 21b, and 16st 131 b. Oats, 12st 101 b, Ilst 10Ib, and lOst 13Ih Barley, 16st 3 1 b , 15st 6113, and 14st 91b. Peas and beans, 18st 131 b, 18st 6 1 b, and 16st 131bs. Qrs. Best. C urren t. Inferior. 446 Wheat .. £2 7 0 .£2 0 0 El 15 0 1680 Oats ... 1 2 0 1 0 4 0 16 8 615 Barley 69 Peas and Beans 1 15 6 1 11 0 1 6 Average of wheat 39s 10d. ABIRDEEN. Fan. 6.—Grain—Oats 178 Od to 173 6d, 401bs per bushel; foreign oats, vos Od to 17s Od, 40Ibs per bushel; barley, Oils Od to 23s 1, d. 52Ibs per bushel ; bear, 2350 d to 23s 6d, 521bs per bushel; wheat 00s to 425; oatmeal, 14s vd to 15s Od per boll ; flour, 31s to 33s Od per sack. Provisions—Be e !! 4d to 6d per lb ; mutton, ditto, 4d to 6d; veal, ditto, to 6d ; pork, per stone, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; lamb, per lb, Od to Od tallow, per stone, 0.,0d to 35 3d; potatoes, per P eek ' 4d to 6d ; rabbit s , eac h, Od to O d ; hares, e ach, n . to Os Od ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per lb, 8d to 9 a; eggs, per doz, 8d to 1 d ; cheese, per cwt, Os to Os Od helot pe, pair, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; chickens, ditto, 2s Od to 2s Ed; ducks. cla•P._ 2s Od to 2s 6d ; ducklings, ditto, 2s to 25 6d; turkeys, per pair , to 9s Od; geese, ditto, 7a to 8s ; butter for exportation (present cure), per cwt, 00s to 605; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, Od to 6d ; 41b loaf, 6d ; 21b loaf, 3d ; pork, per stone of 141b5, tad to Os Od; pork fine, small, 5s 6d to Os Od; pork, largo 3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of 204 lbs, Os to Os. Meal—Oatmeal, is 5d to Is 6d; barley dust, Od to 7d; peasemeal, is 7d to Is 8d; aids, Od to 7d ; beremeal, Is 24 to is 3d; flour, Is 9d to Is 10d; barley, per lb, lid to 2d; barley flour, ls 5d to Is 6d. Dustin, Fan. 6.—There was a short supply of wheat and barley at this day's market ; previous prices were fully realized for wheat, and barley brought an advance of 6d per barrel. The quantity of oats was rather large, and the sale was dull at Tuesday's prices, except for prime samples. Foreign wheat and Indian corn without change in prices. Wheat, white, 2 25 Od to 26s od ; red ditto, 21s Od to 24s Gd ; barley, 12s 6d to 15s 6d ; bere, Os Od to Os Od ;. oats, 103 Od to Its 9d ;,_rtp e.. , bakers flour, 14s Od to 158 6d ; oatmeal, ils 6d to 125 Od ; " ers flour, per cwt, 12s Od to 15s ; Indian corn, per 4801 b, 2950 d to 31s Od. CORK, FEB. 6. We have had scarcely any arrivals from abroad during the week. The supply of home grain is moderate, the receipts for the week being—Wheat, 794 brls at 18s t3cl to 21s 6d per brl; barley, 929 brls at les 6d to 12s 6d grainer brl ; oats, 5,391 b r ls at 9s to lOs 6d per brl. The value of every article of g rai well maintained, and black oats are 3d per barrel dear er. prepared and foreign wheat the bu s i nes s passing has been fie limited, but holders are very firm a n d p r i ces unchanged' l. quute Marianople 26 5 , P o li s h Od essa 24 s 6d per barre x. Barley of prime quality is v er y scarce , an d wou ld bring e w e treme rates. Owing to th e hi g h pretens i ons o f holder s boar have go business doteg in o a t s , W e quote t h e i r free bo hal' d We e value lOs 9,1 for black, 1 Is 6d p er b arre l f or w hite. a fair consumptive bu s i ness d oing i n fl our . Bakers, hop are unwilling to foll ow th e f urt b advance demanded by radone millers and factor s , an d th e resu l t i s we have a less active t in the article. In Indian corn very little business has bees done, and prices remain unchanged, the value of Galati being much as last quoted, namely 71 6s per ton. Barrels. Currency. 7 White wh eat 21 s 6d to OO s Od OOs Od-20 stow 52 Red wheat l9s 6d to 21s ed OOs Od-20 do 0 Ditto .oos Od to OOs Od 0 Ditto oos Od to 00s Od 72 Barley ......... ile 9d to 12s 2d O Ditto oos Od to 00s Od 00s Od-- 16 do O Ditto oos.. Od to 00s Od ) O Bere ...... oos Od to 00s Od Os Od 244 0at5.......,.„. 9s 6d to lOs itd 333 Ditto .. . ......10s Od to 1013 4 d 00. Od-- 14 d ° 128 Ditto ........lOs 4d to 108 8d 74 Pigs 20s Od to 31s Od 29. Od per Oft Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:— 0 barrels whit e w h eat; 1 4 re d ; 18 b ar l e y; 0 bere; 7 °s tj; 19 pigs. Quantity of Gr a i n an d N um b er o f Pi gs s old last week --- Wheat, 974. Barl e y, 1,t19. Oats, 6,94 7 . Pill° , 372. - - PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CUARANCI'. . 70 , First quality Second quality Third quality cos Third quality ............... no, Fourth quality Fifth quality Sixth quality Return of Cattle sold for week ending Jan. 31. Pige, 1,022. Sheep, 243. Cows, 99. 15 , Od; 6.1 too' seconds, 10s 6d to 12e Od; households 8. to p2s e 04 thir ds, 0.4 7.6 d; whest.• COR.K.—Flour—First 12. Od to 141. Od ; ...at'a s. par cwt. Oatmeal 10.6 d to 11.; Indis i . an n m e al 7 arn 71 os to 715. od per meal, Ps 6d to I Os 6.- per cwt. _lnd a e am per ton. Straw—Farmer. 30.; dealer. 34s to 40e Od; avers: 4 n L ae I B dealers 00s Od to 000 Od; y -I-Farmers 25e to 81s; average liver— Bread —Wheaten loaf bd to 6i 1 4 lt ton. Od r a n t 0 85 2 average 001. Od per tc'n b • lid pe r 41b. Fresh butter, 8d t 0 household loaf 4cl ...... as t° bs 6d to 6. Od per hundred. Coale"' lOodotod9;08 per ton. ri 10d per lb. , n. Eg g s - 5s Lydney 15s ; Landore oos ; Culler. Netsuort • - - - Tallow 38s Od to 40. - per 01 ' 1 : 12e 6d per ton. _ o p., bs 9cl per imperial gallon. ble a t ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages bd Per, Whisky, 25 -• „ . to 6 6 . 0 ., mutton 5d to 6icl ; veal 4 d l i,, _B ee f 4d t Pork 4tl to Od ; 61-p i s,tis to 9106 per cwt. Bangor slates 2117 s 6d to 31 05 1 1 " J Spanish 0/ per ton. Fleece Wooll4l to 15s per ' teil e .. t r ton : Bark —Barbary 71 Os to Si Os; Valonia 151 to 01; Frenom 6 u l e o e s u P 291 t 0341 per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 19s to 0 05 ;, r na . ditto, 24. to 00s per barrel ; Newfoundland 10/ Os to 1 ", r,,,, ton. Timber—Memel, 70s per ton ; red p ine, 3/ bs • f . ,.....„, e '" 3id to Od per lb. Potatoes, ditto, 2/ 15s per ton; deals, 151 to 181 lOO. 'll '"'"„ k i white e s 7dt o o sd ;, to 8l Market 18s to 255; salted 20s to p e r er vit ; calf ;.,klll 10d to 12d. Guano — Peruvian, 11l Os; Ichaboo. 8 ' per ton. Tar —Archangel, 19s per barrel. from Ashford, regre Middlesex,to heart o a n t vi M e r d . n li es d . ayForth n i g ht,in return ing t, met wa., S. accident which resulted fatally. It appoars that be ie 7„ l t. friend's house, when it was very dark, in his dog cart, re s infC without lamps, and that after two or throe times exP- -s hix a doubt to his groom that he should not be able to fig u r i ng way, determined to return for the purpose of proc,_e lights; the horse in turning unfortunately backed _all, vehicle into a ditch, and falling backward on Mr. F s : s i i; te . crushed him to death—life was quite extinct before ance could be obtained. r. m bri* D E PARTURE OF TUE CANIBRIA.—The %Ai— no d British and North American Royal Ma il steamer, ° I/ Or from Liverpool at hall-past twelve o'clock on Saturds9.,,, Halifax and Boston, with between thirty and forty' 17 0 . sengers, a cargo of miscellaneous goods, and the 0ffat......1..1.,.....:a1 ------- BIRTHS. OF A 80N On the 22d ult., at Munich, the lady of Sir John R., 2. banke, Bart., H. M. Envoy Extraordinary and 111° Pl peni On the sth r inst,, at Cambridge-place, Regent's-P.0 -k' the lady of Charles E. R. Cheesewright, Esq. A DAUGH. On the bth inst., OF at Welbeck-s TE trßeet, ,Cavendisb-gluarej the wife of T. Campbell Forster, Eeq. barrister-at"mt Northern Ci rcu it. Wife On the 3d inst., at Grosvenor -place, Camb erwell, the of Mr. J. Walkden, jun., Lawrence-lane. MARRIED. are, On the sth inst. at St. Mary's Church, Bryanston-`4ul William Beavor Esq , her blajeety's Vice-0)06114o Alexandretta, to Sarah Rachel, elder daughter of the '- Thomas Smith, Esq. On the sth inst., at St. Pancras New Church, John ite ji, b o r n e Finch, Esq, of Norfolk -house, Hereford, to iftbs Peach, only daughter of t he late W. Barker, Esq., 1:4 New-road, Islington. DIED. Es jate On the 25th ult., at Brug es, John Berington, ty Lieutenant-Colonel and Depu t y . Lieutenant of the 111 c°' -- of Hereford, aged 78. On the 3d inst., at the Sussex. Hotel, Eastbourne, •• G. Stevenson, Esq. On the 4th inst., at Fareham, Harriett, relict of the W I Lieutenant Douglas Lawson, R.A., aged 84. On the 4th inst. , Louis Leplastlier, Esq., aged 84. valif fiti Ott the stt. inst., Har iet Sophia, wife of of H " r ittc,n plgee, " :trerst! Fr 4 , t v at oStrand, in th . Preein , ...t 01 tti. li a %ov, in the • Middleeell BlOildaYl February 9, 1852. ' Aig'• THE SUN, LONDON, MONDA - Y EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1852