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Maury Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE PRINCE'S CLUB-HOUSE, Corner of St. James's-street, In 'Piccadilly. Notice.—Noblemen and Gentlemen are respectfully informed t his establishment is now prepared for their reception, with aug mented arrangements and increased accommodation. Princes' Club, James's-street. Entrance in Piccadilly, No. 162. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed the First Act of the popelar Opera of THE ENCHANTREAS. Don Sylvio, Mr. W. Harrison ; Doctor Matha nasius, Mr. Harley ; Ramir, Mr. Borrani ; Stella, Miss Romer. After the Act of the Opera Professor RISLEY and his SONS will go through a Series of their Classical and Popular Exereises. The whale to conclude with a New Grand Ballet, called THE DEVIL TO PAY, in which Mons. Bretin, Mdlle. Flora Fabbri, Mdlle. babas (of the Academie Royale, Paris), Mdlle. Louise, Mr. W. H. Payne, Meas. Delferier, Mr. Howell, and Mr. Wieland will appear. To be followed by a new grand Christmas comic I antomine, called HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwarfs. THEATRZ ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH. A Fairy Tale of Home. John Peerybingle, Mr. Stuart; Tackleton, Mr. Tilbury; Caleb Plummer, Mr. W. Farren ; Stranger, Mr. H. Holl ; Dot, Miss Forteseue ; Bertha, Mrs. Seymour ; May Fielding, Miss Teibin ; Tilly Slowboy, Mr. Buckstone. Between the acts of the Drama the Band will perform the " Czarina Mazourk," the " Cricket Polka," and the Overture to " Masaniello." Alter which the laughable Farce of UNCLE JOHN. Uncle John, Mr. W. Farren; Friend Thomas , M r. Tilbury ; Mrs. Hawk, Mrs. W. Clifford; Eliza, Miss Telbin. To conclude with a Grand New Extravaganza, entitled THE BEE AND THE ORANGE TREE; or, The Four Wishes. Principal Characters by Mr. Hudson, Mr. James Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mr. Clark, Miss P. Horton, Miss Julia Bennett, Mrs. Caulfield, and Mrs. Stanley. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL THIS EVENING will be performed THE CRICKET on the HEARTH. John Peery bingle, Mr. 0. Smith; Caleb Plummer, Mr. Lambert; Tackleton, Mr. Cullenford ; Edward, Mr. Selby; Dot, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Bertha, Miss Woolgar; May Fielding, Miss Taylor. To be followed by a New Farce, entitled THE PHANTOM BREAKFAST. Supported by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Wright, Miss Woolgar, &e. To conclude with an entirely New and Original Christmas Pan tomime, called HARLEQUIN AND POONOOWINGKEEWANG FLIBBEDEEFLOBEEDEEBUSKEEBANG; or, The King of the Cannibal Islands. Harlequin, Mr. T. Ireland ; Columbine, Miss Fleming; Clown, Mr. C. J. Smith; Pantaloon, Mr. Mitehenson. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. _ _ " The Cricket on on tke Hearth," and " The Enchanted Horse" every Evening until further notice ! THIS EVENING WILL BE PERFORMED THE CRICKET ON THE HEAETH: A FAIRY TALE OF HOME. _ _ _ _ The Principal Characters by NlTrincr. Mrs. Keeley, Mr. Emery, Mr. F. Vining, Mr. Meadows, and Miss Grove. After which will be repeated a New Grand Romantic extravaganza, entitled THE ENCHANTED HORSE; or, Prince Firoux Schah of Persia and the Princess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Wigan, F. Matthews, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, &c. ; Mes dames Keeley, Villars, Hodson, Dawson, Howard, Arden, &c. Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 45. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6d. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE CRICKET ON THF, HEA RTII. The Principal Characters by Messrs. Ryder, Compton, Ldivii Murray, Courtney, Mrs. Stirling, Miss Marshall, Mrs. Fosbroke, Miss Brentnell, and Miss Somers. To be followed by a New Extravaganza, entitled JEAMES, THE RAILROAD FOOTMAN OF BERKELEY-SQUARE. James Plush, Mr. Compton. To conclude with the New Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE KEY OF THE KINGDOM ; or, HARLEQUIN AND THE FAIRY BLUE BELL. Harlequin, Mr. W. II Harvey ; Columbine, Miss Bullen ; Clown, Mr. Flexunore ; Pantaloon, Mr. T. Hlll. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. IMMENSE SUCCESS OF THE NEW BURLESQUE. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE WILD BOY OF BOHEMIA. The Wild Boy, Mr. Leclercq. After which will be repeated THE CRICKET ON OUR OWN HEARTH. In which Mr. James Browne, Mr. Romer, Mr. Cooke% and Miss Kate Howard will appear. And concluding with the new Pantomime, unapproachable for glee and grandeur, called FORTUNATUS ; or, THE MAGIC CAP. Yortunatus, Miss Hamilton ; Prince Megrim, Mr. Cockrill ; Fairy Queen, Miss Bromley ; Harlequin, Mr. Entythers ; Pantaloon, Mr Charles ; Clown, Mr. Jefferlui ; Columbine, Miss Laidlaw. NEW STRAND THEATRE. M. PHILLIPPE'S WONDERS and incredible CHINESE DE- LUSIONS will be repeated every Evening, doors open at a quarter rest-Seven, to commence at a quarter before Eight. M. Phi Hippo's most Popular Deceptions and Peculiar Experiments will be varied by the Amusing Performances of the Chiarini Family and astounding Feats of the American Brothers. M. Philippe will (by desire), and in consequence of the immense overflows which have attended his Morning Performances, give a Grand Juvenile Entertainment every Thursday Morning, commencing at Two o'clock. Stalls, Ili. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. LAST WEEK BUT ONE OF THE WONDROUS BOG EMILE. This Evening, and during the week, the DOG of the PYRENEES. In consequence of the many parties being disappointed of witness ing the Morning Performances on Thursday last, owing to the stop page of Westminster-bridge, on the occasion of her Majesty's visit to the Houses of Parliament, Mr. Batty is induced, in compliance with the wishes of several families of distinction, to announce a LAST GRAND DAY REPR ESE NTATION,for THURSDAY next, January 29, when the celebrated Dog Emile will perform, commencing at 11 . c1f-past One precisely. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY TiIEATRE. The immense attraction of the present Perfbrmances nightly fil the Theatre to the ceiling. Fifth Week of the MENDICANT iON and the Grand Comic Pantomime. TO-MORROW EVENING, JAN. 28, Will be performed THE MENDICANT SON ; or, The Jew et Southwark. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Johnson, Rogers, Maynard, Lewis, Heslep ; Mesdames H. Vining, Martin, aid Daly. After which LOVE IN MUMBLE LIFE. To conclude with a new Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQULN AND THE OLD WITCH OF TEDDINGTON ; or, The Golden Days of Good Queen Bess. Harlequin, Mr. Corinack ; Columbine, Miss Smithyss ; Clown, Bk. Paul Herring ; Pantaloon, bfr. Anderson ; Sprite, Mr. Stilt. Places and Private Boxes to bo had of Mr. J. Kerschner at the Box-office daily, fr.,m 11 till 4. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. FIRST WEEK OF THREE NEW AND ATTRACTIVE PIECES, THIS EVENING. Will be performed THE RUINED HOUSE AT 34LBANK, Supported by Messrs. Saville, Fredericks, Dale, Higgie, Searle. Herbert, Misses Vincent, Terry, Richardson, &c. To be followed by ♦ NIGHT OF EXCITEMENT. De Courci, Mr. Fre4pricks; Le Grange, Mr. Saville ; 3fariette, Miss Vincent. Amer which, Professor HEMMING and his SONS will give more unparalleled feats of Classical Gymnasia than ever yet has been ex hibited, and surpassing even the celebrated Risley himself. To conclude with WALTER BRAND ; or, A DUEL IN THE Dt IST. GREAT FOOT RACE.—The foot race for 501. aside between Butler and East, two well-known pedestrians, came off yesterday at Hayes. In consequence of the presumed superiority of Butler, his backers gave East five minutes' start, in a distance of twenty miles, but notwithstanding these great odds, Butler was the favourite in sporting cribs. Both men had been in active training for the last month, and considerable sums were bet at 5 to 4 on Butler ; but in consequence of a report which had gained circulation on Saturday night, that he had been taken ill, a change took place, and Last enjoyed the favouritism at about the odds above quoted. The men appeared at the twelfth mile-stone On the Uxbridge road, to walk to the thirteenth and back, at elittle before two o'clock. Preliminaries having been arranged,_ mart East went away with his five minutes' start, at a rattling speed, interval by Butler, at an equal ' , and was followed after the stipulated gained twent y if not superior pace, and lie third miles, Yseconds in the first mile. In the second and however bognt , he lost ground, but then, with slight variations, tenth rails had re n d mend again; and at the end of the need the five minutes' start to four. East continued toopursue his course in capital style, and so men obvious was it to that with such matters that Butler could not win, t was freely offered on East : odds which increased in m4asaiiiiii stances to 6 and 7 to In each succeeding mile E imp ro ved his advantage, and at the end of the the mil ain ilt e ler resigned, his oppo na-head of him. East Dent being at the time nearl order to claim, and walked the remainder of the Zetance minutes completed the twenty miles in three houri n i r ten seconds. Butler, it was stated, was attacked with wnli cramp the stomach t wo or three times durin g the r ace. CLOSE or HOLIDAYS. — Now that the season of an nual festivity is about to terminate, and the respective boarding schools be reinstated b y the busy throng of youthful aspirants, the personal comfort and attractions of whom become naturally an object with friends and relatives of great solicitude, Rowland's Macassar Oil, for accelerating the growth and for improving and beautifying the hair; Rowland's Kalydor, for improving the skin and complexion and removing cutaneous eruptions ; and Rowland's Odonto, for beautifying the teeth and preserving the gums, are universally con sidered Indispensable in the requisite accompaniments of the decora tive repository. The august patronage conceded by all the Sove reigns of Europe to these creative renovating specifics, and confirma tion, by experience, of their infallible efficacy, have characterised teem with perfection, and given them a celebrity unparalleled. Beware of Spurious Imitations ! Each genuine article has the word "Rowland's" on the wrapper. Tea FORkIGN Mams.—The following notice was ksued on Monday at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le _s " The next mails for Gibraltar Malta, Greece, the lonia_ _Mends, Egypt, Ceylon, India an d China, will be dis- It i Te4Zr ar otatl d len . c . e on the morning of the 3d f February, India, „id Southampton. By the overland mail to next Marseilles, on the 7th February. West In --The Havomuth, New, for the West Indies, Mexico, Hon en the w m Grenada, Venezuela, and Madeira, will be made up dispatched by the Forth ste amer; of 2d of February, to be North America, Bermuda, mail due February 7th. l i' ri a t r at 7 , :vul Southampton. Next and the United States, on the ev enin g Halifax, the 3d February, pet al tn ifax, and Boston. by the Cambria steamer, via Liverpool, Next mail due, the Hibernia steamer, by her Buenos Ayres, Madeira.—Due on the 27th February Brazils, Majesty's brig Express, at Falmouth. 'lhe nex lm t arY ai be made up on the evening of the 4th of February. na la Th e will mails for Sydney, New South Wales, Van Diemen' s . Land, and New Zealand, will be made up on the evening of Satur day next, the 31st instant, to be forwarded by the Abel Gower, vid Gravesend." pr E SUN. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JA N UARY 27, 1846 REPEAL OF THE CORN-LAWS. A FULL REPORT of SIR ROBERT PEEL'S SPEECH on the subject of the CORN-LAWS will be given in a THIRD and EXTRAORDI NARY EXPRESS EDITION of " THE SUN" of THIS EVENING, the 27TH INST. M A P THE RAILWAYS. IN A FEW DAYS, WE SHALL PUBLISH A ~R AIL WAY SUN," CONTAINING A MAP of the RAILWAYS in ACTION, in PROGRESS, and in PROMISE; executed in a style of surpassing Beauty and 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 CELEBRATED JAMES WYLD, GEOGRAPHER TO NER ➢MAJESTY THE QUEEN Orders received by all News-agents, and at The Sun Office, 112, Strand. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Apprentices are exempted from serving in the militia. THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, ilex. 27. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 40; Highest, 52 ; Noon, 50. BAROMETER, 29.58.—W1ND W.N.W., fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 27 minutes after I. j Evening .. 51 minutes after 1, „c 5 - ......, ..: . e. , 1 'MAK , ' : ! -. t . ..., - 0,,,,,, '. : ..iii,_. "`” s ,b *;"::: * O - - " -4P • _ . kii:' ' ' AlirP l '..H;;J': l ;,(o .; . 'o , ` ':'.lCerefi74,ll;'lsl;4; ; . ,tri,,,,, , 4;': • '' n.511,44:-.F...„* ~,,,,,1:-.r.-:,.. { l l - iCifltl lilt LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1846. The Lords met to-day at Half-past Four o'clock. Prayers were read by the Bishop of ELY. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woo] sack at Five o'clock. The Earl of CLARENDON presented a petition from the Chamber of Commerce of Manchester, praying that the duties on commerce with foreign states might be removed. The LORD CHANCELLOR brought up her MAJESTY'S answer to the Address. Her MAJESTY thanked their Lordships for their assurances of loyalty and attachment to the Crown, and relied on their continued desire to promote the happiness and contentment of the people. Lord CAMPBELL laid on their Lordships' table a Bill, for the purpose of promoting a general registration on land. The measure was read a first time, the Noble Lord observing that he would not move its second reading until the exciting measures now to be brought forward were disposed of. The Duke of RICHMOND, in presenting petitions in favour of the corn-laws, expressed his hope that Parlia ment would not make any alteration with respect to those laws without an appeal being made to the people. He was convinced their Lordships would not be intimi dated by the hired emissaries of the Anti-Corn-law League. The Duke of RICHMOND then, in pursuance of the notice he had given, asked the Duke of WELLINGTON the causes that had led to the late resignations in the Ministry, and their reasons for accepting office again, pledged to carry out the same measures that bad caused their resignations ? The Duke of WELLINGTON said that he had received her MAJESTY'S permission to state what had occurred. He wished, however, to know whether the Noble Duke had any further questions to ask ? The Duke of RICHMOND was anxious to know the grounds which bad led to the late resignations. The Duke of WELLINGTON then went into a state ment of the causes which had led to the resignation of himself and Sir R. PEEL, and the rest of the Ministry; the calling upon Lord J. RUSSELL to form a Ministry, and the failure of that Noble Lord to accomplish the task. The Noble Duke confessed that at first he was strongly impressed with the conviction that the pi o position to open the ports was not necessary, and that alterations in the corn-laws were not necessary. Upon the question being brought before the members of the Government, great differences of opinion existed, and the result was, the determination of Sir R. PEEL to resign—a course which he strongly advocated. That resignation, as was well known, took place. A Noble Lord had been sent for by her MAJESTY to form a Government, in which he failed; and upon Sir R. PEEL being sent for again, he (the Duke of WELLINGTON) considered it his duty to his Sovereign and his country, from whom he had received so many marks of favour, whatever his opinions might be, not to leave his SOVEREIGN in the predicament of meeting her Par liament without a Ministry. The Duke of BuctuNcuArd thought their Lordships ought to know why those who had been called upon to form a free trade Government bad failed in their task. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE did not feel called upon to enter into all the reasons that had led to the failure of his Noble Friend, the Member for the City of London, to form a Ministry, after the explanation that had taken placed elsewhere. He had, after great consideration been convinced that the retaining of the corn-laws in % their present shape was impossible. The Duke of WELLINGTON said, that upon being asked whether he would form a Government upon the principle of maintaining the corn-laws as they at present existed, he declined doing so, believing it impossible. He trusted the House would wait till they had heard what the measures of his Bight Hon. Friend were, and not at tempt to conjecture them. The Duke of RICHMOND, on presenting a petition from Wareham against any alteration of the corn. laws, stated that he trusted an inquiry would be made with reference to the burden on lands; because, if such an inquiry took place, he would pledge himself to prove that the landlord who paid 3001. a-year rent paid treble that which was paid by Mr. COBDEN, who made 30,0001. a-week. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE observed that if that was so, the fault that it had not been made public was not with the League, but the Noble Lords and Gentle men who opposed it. Mr. COBDEN had over and over again moved for returns of the burdens on land. The Duke of RICHMOND over and over again denied that the prople of England had been made converts to the doctrines of free trade, and dared the present Go vernment to appeal to the country on the subject of free trade. Lord BEAUMONT believed with respect to Ireland that if they removed protective duties, they would take away all feeling of affection on her part to England. The Earl of ABERDEEN said that he gave a cordial and ready assent to the proposal of his Right Hon. Friend (Sir R. PEEL) when he proposed his measures with respect to the corn-laws in November last. After some further observations from several Noble Peers, the subject then dropped, and the House ad journed. The SPEAKER took the chair at Four o'clock, and re ported . to the House that her Majesty had been pleased to r ece i ve the Address, and had returned a most gra cious of. B. e C. R cmusanswer to the s ame . A new writ was move d f or R i pon, in the room of Mr. 0811sniitnh who land had accepted the office of Master one Several Mr. p e oi t in :u prevent n n v ah re a sv v .D . eu i having Nb the esoe wholesaleE been p r esented, among others, from the North Ridi ng 0 Yorksh i re , having manufacture of votes; and various notices o f mot i on and certain unopposed returns having beenmobveeednfogrivaend agreed to, Mr. CORKY, in reply to a question on the subject f the naval retirement , sa id that the n umber of captai ns who had accepted of the retirement was not sufficient to enable the Admiralty to carry out the plan, but that the subject was still under consideration. The House then resolved itself into Committee of Supply, for the purpose of voting a supply to her Ma jesty for the navy. The House having resumed, again resolved itself into a Committee of Supply, for the purpose of voting a grant of 50,0001. for public works iii Ireland. In answer to Sir H. W. BARRON, Sir T. FREMANTLE stated that it was his inten tion to bring in a Bill in the course of the week for facilitating the building of harbours in Ireland and to propose an additional grant for that purpose. Colonel SIBTHORP asked if this 50,0001. was in addi tion to what had been already voted, and if they were to have any more votes for that job of all jobs, the Shannon Harbour. Sir T. FREMANTLE said it was a rote in addition to the sums already voted, which were nearly exhausted. He begged the Hon. and Gallant Member not to confuse loans with grants. Mr. HUME asked the Right Hon. Baronet at the bead of the Government whether, by this grant, he admitted the principle that publio money was to be voted to procure employment for the people. He protested against any money being given under the plea of employing the people when there were other causes in operation which prevented the people from being employed. If money were granted to Ireland, why not to Stockport or Paisley? He wished to know how the former grants had been employed. Sir R. PEEL would give every information with re spect to the appropriation of trust grants, and he assured the Hon. Gentleman that nothing was further from th 4 intention of the Government than to expend this grant in the promotion of private interests. For several years grants had been proposed for public works in Ireland, and he should not think during this year of discontinuing the practice. A full account would be rendered by the expenditure of the grant. . . Mr. HUME objected to the public money being appro priated to the payment of rents to the Irish landlords, as had been the case in former instances. Sir H. BARRON thought this was not a time to haggle about 50,0001., when famine was imminent in Ireland, and hundreds of thousands in that country were depen dent upon charity. Mr. WILLIAMS was as anxious as any one to alleviate the distress of Ireland, but that could only he done by doing justice to that country, and not by grants of public money. Lord CLEMENTS denied that England was taxed for Ireland. Many Irish proprietors resident in England paid the Income-tax, their income being derived entirely from Ireland. Dr. BOWRING thought his Hon. Friends were misunder• stood—they doubted whether the grant would relieve the misery of Ireland. The grant was then agreed to, and the House resumed. RAILWAY LEGISLATION. Sir R. PEEL then rose to call the attention of the House to the number of railway plans, and to suggest to the House what the Government considered the best method of dealing with railway legislation, Considering the serious difficulties of the subject, he thought it best to move for a Select Committee to con sider the subject,the Government being ready to suggest to the Committee what they considered the best method to be pursued. In 1644,48 Railway Bills passed. In 1845 118 Railway Bills received the sanction of Parliament; and a capital of fifty millions was authorised to bo raised, extending over a period of three years. Within the last two years there had been sanctioned the levy of sum of nearly seventy millions for railway proj( eta Thus, in 1846, a sum of twenty•six million: 1647, 23,000,0001., and 1848, 18,000,0001., would have to be raised for railway purposes. The sum of 23,540,0001, to be applied in one year for railway purposes was a large drain on the capital of the country . During the present year the number of English railway plans deposited were 606, of Scotch, 121, and of Irish, 88. Many were rival schemes, and many others could not be proceeded with, but the number which would be brought forward would far exceed the number brought forward at any former period. They involved the con struction of 20,687 miles of new railway , requiring a capital of 350,000,0001, sterling. It would be impossible to appropriate such an amount of capital without the greatest inconvenience. It n as, therefore, necessary to lay down regulations for the guidance of railway legislation. He had the greatest objection to the interference of legislation with pri vate enterprise. After making every deduction for failures, he thought that there would be such a num ber of plans that it would be impossible for Parliament to consider the whole of them. It was also a matter of consideration whether it was for the public advantage to devote so large an amount of capital to the pro motion of mile ay enterprise at once. The consequence of the serious competition would be that the estimates for those railways would beex ceeded. He greatly doubted whether the power of the House would enable them to make proper inqairies into each scheme, and whether it would be for the public advantage to create such a great demand for labour, ant such a great division of capital. That, however, was fot the consideration of the Committee. A map had been prepared showing the proposed lines, and the different schemes had been classified under proper heads. These would be laid before the Committee. They had been classified into direct metropolitan lines—lines required for public purposes, and lines for defence or coast lines. He trusted the House would agree to the appointment of a Committee to report from time to time, and that the matter would be left in their hands. The Right Hon. Baronet concluded by moving for the appointment of the Committee. Mr. GISBORNE was not satisfied as to the grounds on which the Committee was moved for. The House would not be in a position to decide without better information, besides, what was to be done with regard to the standing orders ? Sir R. PEEL did not consider it necessary to propose any alteration in the standing orders, for he hoped the Committee would make an early report. Sir G. GREY thought it would be better to suspend proceedings before the Standing Orders' Committee until this Committee should have made its report. Ile thought it would be desirable to refer the investigation, as to matters of fact, such as traffic-tables, to some tribunal out of the House, reserving to the House the power of coming to a final adjudication. Sir R. Isamu believed it physically impossible for the Members of that House to give proper attention to these Bills. He thought that an ambulatory tribunal should be appointed to investigate facts. Mr. C. BULLER considered that some better tribunal should be appointed than a Parliamentary Committee fur the consideration of railway matters. All influence was taken away from local Members, and Parliament, by the present system, delegated its authority to a Committee. by the decision of which it was not bound. Why should not the same authority for inquiry be delegated to a commission? In that case an inquiry would be suffi cient, and it was preposterous that there should be two inquiries into facts before two Committees of two Houses. It was a waste of time for each House to go through that same process of inquiry into the same facts. It would be much better that one inquiry should be out of the House b j a commission. After a Member had served upon a railway Committee, and he acquired some knowledge of the subject, be was turned loose upon society, and other Mem bers employed who had again to learn their business. A commission, composed of men au fait in railway matters, would get through the busi ness in one third of the time. The House was now de prived of the advantage of the reports of the Board of Trade as to engineering matters. The objection to the Board of Trade was, that they could not inquire into other matters ; and he thought it would be much better 1 to transfer those inquiries to a commission out of the House ; and if the salaries of those commissioners were to be paid by the promoters of railway Bills, he thought those promoters would he glad to accede to such a propo sition as a measure of economy. Col. SIBTHORP thought all commissions jobs, and he proposed that to avoid improper expenditure of public money, these commissions, if appointed, should be paid by the job, and not by the day. Mr. HUDSON suggested to the Right Hon. Baronet that there were two ordeals through which these railway pro jects ought to pass, before they were submitted to the Committee which he proposed. It should first be ascer tained that they had made the necessary deposits, and secondly, that they were in a condition to comply with the standing orders.—(Hear. hear.) He was not under the same alarm as the Right Hon. Baronet as to the diffi culty of making the necessary deposits. Wherever lines were required for the public he doubted not but the money would be found to complete them, provided the money was not sent abroad to purchase South American bonds or foreign grain.—(Loud cheers.) He thought there were defects in the composition of the Railway Committees of the House ; but he had always respected their decisions, and was prepared to abide by them. He was quite certain that the business might be got through to the satisfaction of the public and the ho nour of the House. Mr. F. MAULE congratulated the House in having secured the services of the Right Hon Member for Sun derland. 'He considered the Committee proposed to be one of the most impartial ever appointed by the House. He thought all portions of the empire should be fairly represented in that Committee, and he complained that there were not a sufficient number of Scotch Members in that Committee. The only Scotch Member repre senting a large constituency was the Hon. Member for Dumfries. He thought a record ought to be made up, which should be final, as far as all future proceedings went, and which would enable both Houses to arrive more easily at a correct decision. Mr. C. RussELL expressed his cordial concurrence in the motion for the appointment of the Committee. The object of that Committee he understood to be to con sider whether it might not be possible to postpone some , of these measures, and to lay down some principle of selection, so as to enable them to decide what schemes were eatitled to priority. Lord J. RUSSELL thought that the Ministry ought to state what would, in their opinion, be the inconveniences attending the construction of so many lines of railway , and what limits ought to be placed on railway specula.. lation. They ought to propose a plan, to be inquired into by the Committee, as the question was too great to be intrusted to any Select Committee composed of a small number of Members of the House. The House was subsequently addressed by Mr. 11. Hinde, Mr. P. M. Stewart, Mr. Plumptre, Mr. Ricardo, the Earl of Lincoln, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Morrison, Sir R. Peel, and several other Hon. Members. After which the Committee was appointed. Sir T. FREMANTLE obtained leave to bring in a Bill for a vote of 50,0001. for the extension of public works in Ireland. The orders of the day being disposed of, the House adjourned at Nine o'clock. The friendly conversation (for it could not be called discussion) which took place in the House of Lords, last evening, brought to light some facts of great import ance to the country at the present moment : one is, that the Duke of WELLINGTON is resolved to support Sir ROBERT PEEL iu his plan for a material alteration of the corn-laws ; and another, that the landowners have at last yielded to Mr. COBDEN'S earnest entreaties, and are ready to go into an inquiry on the peculiar burdens on land. This is a great point gained. Hitherto much mystery has prevailed respecting the amount of taxes and rates paid by the agricultural inte rest, as compared with those paid by all other classes. The landlords were incessantly calling out that their burdens were enormous, that the corn-law Bill even did not compensate them for the excess of rates levied on them in twenty or thirty shapes, but, strange to say, they never could point out where the unequal burdens lay, and still more, they would submit to no inquiry on the subject. Mr. COBDEN has, twice or thrice, brought forward specific motions for an investigation into these burdens, but the landedinterest turned a deaf ear to all his arguments and entreaties, wrapped themselves up in their virtuous intentions, and kept echoing the old cry—" The grievous burdens on land." This mode of smothering facts and resisting just demands however, it is found, will answer no longer. The aristocracy cannot enjoy exclusive privileges merely be cause they form the first branch of the Legislature, and some of them are descended from the "bold barons" of old. They are only subjects, like the rest of the com munity ; a large number of them, or their immediate ancestors, but half a century ago were commoners, and raised to their present eminence for the political pur poses of the Minister of the day ; and with a reformed House of Commons they will be allowed to lay claim to no such privileges as those which finally banished the French noblesse and the French clergy from the soil of France. To their credit, the Peers of England begin to see that circumstances are changed, and that they can enjoy no peculiar exemptions without showing their grounds of exemption. The Duke of lirculitoun, to a certain extent, admitted something of the kind. In reply to brief remarks from the Earl of RADNOR as to the peculiar burdens on land, he joined with the Noble Earl in the hope that " before any change was made in the present law there would be an inquiry into that subject." These were .the words of the Duke, but they differ materially from those in which he professed to concur, and which were to this effect:—" He (the Earl of RADNOR) for one could not understand what were the exclusive burdens that were felt by the landed interest, and for which compensation was to be given to them. He hoped that that would not be given with out inquiry into the subject, and, when that in quiry was taken, he very much doubted whether any such compensation would be given." His Grace, however, thought otherwise, and pledged himself to prove that the farmer who paid a rent of 3001. a year was liable to treble the taxation that Mr. COBDEN paid. " The members of the League," he added, " both in that House and out of it, were always making assertions, but never were able to prove them." Here, then, is a fair challenge to Mr. COBDEN, and, before any compensation is granted, he will have little difficulty of proving that, so far from the landowners being burdened with greater taxes than others, they do not pay their full share. Lord BEAUMONT also called out for inquiry into the burdens upon land, because he was con vinced it would be proved that there were cer tain grievances of which the landlords had reason to complain. This is a lame conclusion, and though his Lordship stated, on the authority of the Poor-law Com missioners, that the land paid annually 12,000,0001., he will probably find, en analysing the report, that a large proportion is put down to tithes and poor-rates, which all classes pay. With regard to the other point, the explanation of the Duke of WELLINGTON, the public have also reason to bo satisfied—that is, taking for granted that they are satisfied with the measures proposed by Sir R. PEEL. In most of the statements made by " the Duke" there is one striking feature in which he excels all other speakers. He conceals nothing for a sinister purpose; his assertions are rarely or never unintelligible ; he goes direct to the main question, and loaves no doubt as to his intentions. In a case of this importance the sentiments expressed by a speaker of such a character and weight, must, therefore, be looked to with deep interest. He candidly admitted that he was at first opposed to the plans of the Minister for throwing open the ports and introducing essential changes in the corn-laws, but, on finding that his Right Hon. Friend was resolved to adhere to his purpose, and would fight the battle alone, should all his comrades desert him, the veteran warrior could hold out no longer; he was overcome by the chi valry of the Minister, and generously vowed to fight with him to the last. His words are so characteristic, that they cannot be omitted. " Her MAJESTY," said he, " having thought proper to write to my Right Hon. Friend, and to require him to resume the situation which he still held until another Government was formed, he wrote to me (I was in the country at the time), inform ing me of the circumstance, and stating that if he did re sume office he had determined, happen what might, if he stood alone, that as the Minister of the Crown he would enable her MAJESTY to meet her Parliament. I highly applauded my Right Hon. Friend on that occasion, and I determined that I for one would stand by him. I felt it my duty; and I did think the formation of a Government in which her MAJESTY would have conti dunce was of greater importance than any opinions of any individual upon the corn-law or any other law. My Right lion. Friend wrote to me and desired me to attend the Cabinet that evening, which I did. I applauded the conduct of my Right Hon. Friend; I was delighted with it ; it was exactly the course which I should have followed myself under similar circumstancess ; and I determined that I would stand by him." And stand by him he will, for he is a man of his word, and possibly the refractory Peers may find that it is better to go on still with WEL LINGTON and PEEL, than embark on an ocean of diffi culties and dangers in a crazy vessel, worn out with age, an -I steered by one in whose experience they can place no confidence. Agitation, at the present moment, appears to concen trate its energies upon those particular segments of taxa tion which hamper international commerce in grain Towards this central point all the political powers of the multitude converge ; it constitutes the pivot of pop lar action. Nevertheless, although it is the grievance upon which the fulcrum of " appeal " is pressing more immediately than upon any other, it forms but the sec tional part of a gigantic whole. The present era is, in fact, one of mercantile agitation—an agitation which tends to relieve the people of the most grievous and op pressive imposts to which in this country they are more especially subjected ; and, by so doing, to enhance the facilities of intercourse in trade between the several principalities of the earth. To the ac complishment of this great principle, a more effectual means could not possibly have been adopted, than that of a peaceable commotion for the removal of all duties upon corn. With these endeavours our sympatjes have been frequently and emphatically expressed ; the abolition of such intolerable burdens upon the principal article of sustenance among all nations appearing to us so manifestly politic, so ostensibly necessary, and so morally judicious. This was the arch fallacy of all our constitutional fallacies, and, as such, it required an immediate modification : it was the most importunate of all our " crying evils," and hence de manded the first attention. Now, however, that the victory appears to be absolutely achieved ; now that this most pernicious of all restrictions has been sapped to its lowermost foundations, the interest of the public starts forward as it were spontaneously to those various other imposts which, though less in comparison with the monstrous injustice of the corn-laws, are yet in themselves of the most arduous and unjustifiable description. Foremost amongst these stands that general object of an tipathy, the window tax, the obnoxious character of which cannot too often be insisted upon. At the present mo mentous juncture, and especially upon the very evening upon w hi c h t h e P r i me Mi n i s t e r will bring forward his !" Commercial Policy," it is far from our intention to enter into the merits or demerits of this oft-mooted question, with any detailed minuteness. In making this particular allusion to a subject so repeatedly and so thoroughly dissected as this, we are simply desirous, first, to commemorate the demonstrations against it, made on Friday last in the Court House, Marylebone ; and, secondly, to impress upon the public mind the ne cessity of its destruction forming an integral portion of any plan for alleviating the pressure of impolitic taxa tion, before that plan can, by any possibility, be perfect in its form or in its application. Sir ROBERT PEEL, we have elsewhere observed, has evidenced a gradual pro gression towards the abolition of the duties upon corn ; his tariff, in several particulars, facilitated the importa tion of food, as, for instance, in foreign cattle. Upon this same principle, also, of drawing inferences from his previous conduct, we should be induced to believe the Premier but little opposed to the annihilation of a tax so invariably detested as the one upon windows—if we might regard his abolition of duty upon glass as a sufficient evidence. 'Without this sequence to his ori ginal concession, the matter in question will be a thing but half accomplished. It will be tantamount to ren dering the material cheaper, while the use of that mate rial will be still accompanied by the most burdensome demands—the material (glass) of a cheapness easily attainable by the people at large ; the use of that material (windows) being laden with an expense which must ever tend to render the atmosphere of our houses impure, to abstract from the beauty or symmetry of our streets, and in every respect to interfere with our architectural arrangements, while at the same time it continues an interminable clog upon the industrial classes. To speak in still more compre hensible and unmistakeable language--the abolition of duty upon glass, as it appears in Sir ROBERT PEEL'S ta riff, and the continuance of a tax, upon windows, constitute an anomaly which can scarcely be paralleled in any financial system upon record. For the eradication of this anomaly we look to the indomitable and impulsive voice of the people—to that voice which has carried forward to an issue so successful the great cause of legislative interference with the trade in corn. As the first demon stration against these duties upon air and light since the commencement of the present session, we regard the recent meeting at Marylebone with an inte rest more than ordinary; and, as the most persevering and consistent advocate for the abolition of the tax in question, we rejoice that Lord DUNCAN was present upon the occasion. Cordially do we coincide with the Noble Lord in saying that " the moment the public began to show their: feeling upon any particular subject, the next minute the Government was forced to bow to that opinion, or give way to others," and that " there was no other way of ruling in this country than by the force of public opinion." Diffused but potent, that " public opinion" is capable of accomplishing everything it undertakes with earnestness. It is the true Hercules, symbolised in the Paga❑ my thology— the Hercules which can strangle the lion of despotism or cleanse the Augean stables of a bad Government. Let the present agitation, therefore, be persisted in, let advocates as sincere and energetic as Lord DuNcAN and Sir CHARLES NAPIER come forward and insist upon its impolicy, its injustice, and its actual immorality, and the incubus will succumb. The Madrid journals of the 19th contain no news. The discussion: in the Chamber of Deputies was still going on, and was expected to last for several days longer, as they had reached only the 7th paragraph of the Address. The Three per Cents. closed at 33 13-16 at 60 days; the Five per Cents., at 234; and the shares of the Bank of Isabel 11., at 166 at 60 days. In the French Chamber of Deputies, on Saturday, a spirited discussion took place relative to the conduct of the Government in the adjudication of railways. M. LITERBETTE denounced the entire system, and blamed the Government especially for allowing high function aries in the State, and officers of rank in the army and navy, to advertise themselves as the heads of railway companies. He disapproved of the conduct of Peers and Deputies who had joined in the gambling operations on the Bourse, and made some strong remarks on the conduct of the Government in first encouraging the forma tion of the Receiver-General's Company for the Lyons line, and the subsequent dismissal of M. BAUDON, its chair man. lie was supported in these attacks by M. RUMILLY' when the Minister of Public Works replied in a speech of great length. Me entered into a minute history of railway legislation, and contended that the adjudications made were on reasonable terms, both as regarded the State and the companies to whom the concessions were made, and he declared that France was advancing so rapidly, that more was done now in ten years for the improvement of the internal communications of the king dom than had been done formerly in 200 years. " The result is," said he, " that the reseau' of railroads, such as are now fixed, includes not less than 41,998 kilometres. If the whole execution by the Government had been decreed, the country would now be engaged in an expense of between 1,500,000,000 f. and 1,800,000,000 f. From these figures it is evident that the State would have been obliged to concentrate its efforts on the execution of one or two principal lines, it is evi dent that, with the system of the execution by the State the' reseau' in question could not have been executed to its whole extent. The inference is, that it was indis pensable to make private industry co-operate in the ge neral enterprise in question. It was my opinion, and that opinion prevailed ; and now, what is the conse quence of the law voted by you? It is that the reseau,' whose extent I have mentioned, is being actively pro secuted ; tbat it will be completed in six years; that in six years France will have 5,000 kilometres of rail roads, at the cost of 407,000,000 f., borrowed of the State; and that in six years there will not be a province uncrossed by a railway line. Such is the case ; and in six years you will have executed what the old monarchy could not have accomplished in two centuries." A very confused and disorderly discussion ensued, which led to no result; as, on the ballot being called for, it was found that there was not a sufficient number of - Members present, and the division was adjourned till Monday. The Messager states that the report of the French frigate La Thetis having cannonaded Cape Haytien is quite unfounded. On the 22d La Thetis was at Port-au-Prince, and affairs were assuming an aspect which denoted an impending pacific issue. Most of the papers have comments on the QUEEN'S Speech. The Opposition, of course, are not satisfied with it. "It offers," says the Conqitutionnel, " some cu rious comparisons to our discourse from the throne, That document made all possible advances to England-- friendship, affection, mutual confidence, pacific assu rances, and amicable exchange, good and intimate rat- tions, and cordial co-operation. To this display of ten derness. the Queen of ENGLAND replies by a convenient paragraph, but without any display of enthusiasm ; it ex presses a wish that the present union and good under standing which so happily exists between the two nations may ever minister to the interests of humanity, We do not intend to say that the phrase is not friendly, but, in truth, after all the advances made by M. GUIZOT —after all the sacrifices he has made to the English alli• ante—they could not well do less, and , it will hardly be found that they have given him good measure." On the whole, however, they find little fault with this State document. On Sunday the Three per Cents. were done in the Passage de I'Opera at 83f. 30c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 2G. ' Ceylon, yi —Dutch Rhenish, B—East Indian. 134 Great Northern of France Constituted, 14% Great Western Bengal, —Lyons and Avignon, 2% Luxembourg, 2%—Mauritius, 34—Namur and Liege, 3%—Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's), 234—Rouen and Havre, 2734—Sambre and Meuse, 5% —West Flanders, 5% . MARKET NEWS.--THIS DAY.) ICILY MARZETB. Slumnzw.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 8s to 4l 8s; Clover ditto, 4/ 8s to 51128 ; Oat Straw, 11 lOs to 1/ Ifs ; Wheat Straw, 11 12s to 1/ 143 per load. Trade very dull, at the above quotations. CUMBERIAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 5s to 4/ 105 ; Clover ditto, 415 s to i/ 105; Oat Straw, 11 103 to 11 12s ; Wheat Straw, 11 12s to 1; 153 per load. A. moderate supply, and a steady demand. WHITECRAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 316 s to 4125; Clover ditto, 41 8s to 51 15s; Oat straw, 11 8 s toll 10s; Wheat Straw, 1/ 10s .to 1112 s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. COLONIaL. SUGAR.—Nothing has been done in British Plantation worth reporting, but the market is firm, holders showing no anxiety to press sales, and purchases could therefore not be made at lower rates. The public sales have consisted prin cipally of 2,419 bags Bengal, and 406 bags Madras. Only about one-half of the Bengal found buyers, which was forced off at a • decline of fully is to is 6d. Low to good middling white Benares sellin g boeninlyg at 50s to 52s 6d, the rema in d er was taken held for the previous value. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 93 hhds 26 tierces 1 barrel ; and there were taken for home consumption 1,145 hhds 85 tierces 362 barrels. The stock in the same places is 6,819 hhds 635 tierces 847 barrels. corns.-46 casks Berbice, 1,064 bags Ceylon, and 1,194 bales Mocha; the Berbice was chiefly taken in, there being no buyers at former rates. Only part of the Ceylon was sold at a reduction of 2s to 3s on British Plantation descriptions; common mixed low good ord was taken in at 495. About one-half of the Mocha was disposed of at 55s to 595, for common greenish mixed quality to good long berry clean garbled, being for the Common sorts about previous rates, but the better descriptions must be quoted 2s to 3s cheaper. Pri vately 1,000 bags Padang have been sold at 28s, being an advance of 2s upon previous rates. RICE.-598 bags and 995 pockets Beng al at auction sold at 155 6d to 16 s 6d f or mid to good mid white, and a few lots of yellow cargo at 143 6d, which are rather lower prices. RUM.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 206 puns 146 hhds ; there were taken for home consumption 256 puns 76 hhds, and exported 156 puns 11 hhds. The stock in the same places is 11,968 puns 1,067 hhds. SALTPETRE.-2,559 bags Bengal and 847 bags Madras only partly sold at 25s to 27s for 11% to 8 3 / 4 per cent. refractioa Bengal, being barely the previous value; the Madras was all taken in at 25s to 26s for 64 to 5 1 -A per cent. refraction, being comparatively cheap. SPICCS.--550 b ags bl ac k P epper , on l y part sold, at 2 % d to 2 3 4 d for good black sifted Sumatra, which are former rates. f l'ALLow.—P. Y. C. is 42s 6d to 43s per cwt on the ,spot, and Town 45s 6d. TEA. — Thedemand is more active, and prices are firmer. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER To THREE. The business done in Cotton at Liverpool yesterday amounted to 7,000 hales ' all to the t ra d e . Th e mar k et though steady was dull. 900 Egyptian 50. to 734 d., 150 Pernams 6%d. to 6 1 ,1 d., 700 Sur a t 2id. to 34c1., and 5,250 American 34d. to 5 1 4 d. There was a very quiet market for shares, but prices gene. rally were steady. The ship William Stoveld furnishes papers of August 21, from Port Phillip. The squatting question was still that to which most attention was directed, and it was doubtful whether any regulation could be made satisfactory to the pastoral interest, if due allowance be not made for the privations they undergo in fostering the real advancement of the colony, while promoting their own. The revenue returns for 1844 appear to be less than those of 1843, but this was met by a reduction of ex penditure. Wheat at Sydney had risen to 141. per ton. Accounts of November 13 from Graham's Town state that it was found necessary to keep the troops up to a strong num ber in the Colesberg district, so disaffected were the farmers still. The Lieutentant-Governer of Natal, it is stated, would soon have very few but natives to rule, for trekking• had commenced among the farmers. The American advises continue to be tolerably favourable in respect to trading matters; but no one seems to like the proceedings in Congress. It is true there are many of our merchants who still contend that " there will be no war," but it is quite impossible, we must contend, that all this furious declamation, and voting of precipitate measures, should go on without leading to serious results. The Public Securities have not been affected to the extent anticipated by the American news, probably because some partieS anticipated as much. The market, however, is not buov ant, and there is more disposition to Bear than to spe culate for a rise. Consols have been 94% %, but are now 94% ; Consols for the Account from 94% and 95, have dropped to 94%. Exchequer-bills have been 20s. to 225. premium • Bank Stock has been marked 206 t o 1 / 2 . Spanish Three per Cents have been dull at 39, Mexican ' at 30k, Chilian at 99i, Brazilian at 83, and Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents 59i to 60. The railway views of Government are all against new scrips, and they are generally lower. The registered shares will support their ground better. ONE CLOSING BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. .. .. • • .. .. .. 2061 / 206% Three per Cent. Annuities .. .. .. 95 94% 94% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 94% % 4 94 % New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 96% 97% 963{ 96% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10% 7-16 5-16 10 5-16 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1849 .. 10 3-16 India Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 258 258 India Bonds, 1,0001. .. .. .. • • .. 28 28 South Sea Stock .. Ditto, New Annuities Bank Stock for Account .. Comas for Account .. Exchequer Bills. I%d. 1,0001. 5001. Ditto, Small .. 106 .. 206% I%d. % 95 94% 20 22 pm. 19 22 pm. 19 22 pm. 19 ONE O'CLOCK, FOREIGN FUNDS, Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent Chilien Bonds, 6 per Cent .. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. 3014 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. 4O Russian Bonds .. • • Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Passive Bonds .. . • .. 431,; 'Ditto, Deferred .. .. • • • • 17 'Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • • • 39 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Pour-and-a-Half per Cent Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent Ditto, for the Account .. (Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates CLOSING PRICES. .. 60 59% PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES , 94% BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. L Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 Buckinghamshire .. • • .. 425. .... Caledonian .. .. • . 10 Ditto New • • •. .. 2%.... 3% 4.... Ditto Extension .. 2%3 Chester and Manchester .. 425. ... 1 dis Corn*all and Central Devon .. 2% . .... Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) Dublin and Belfast Junction .. 5 .... 6% Dublin and Galway .. .. 4 ....... Eastern Counties .. .. 141. 16s. .... 22% 21% .. Ditto New .. 61. 16s. - ........ Do, Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 61135. 4d. % p... Ditto, ditto, .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. % p Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 77 76 77.. . Ditto % Shares .. 5 .... 16% . Elm**, Dorchester, & Weymouth 425..... 1 dis... . Goolq, Doncast., and !• hefileid, &c. 425. 1% 1 p Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1% .... 1% Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 15 .... 21% , Ditto, Extension .. 12%.... 183 Great North of England .. ..100 .. .. 216 Great Western .... 163 Ditto, Half Shares .. 50 .... 92 91 ...... Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 5 .... 19% ..... Ditto, Fifths .. 20 .... 37 36% .. Hull and Selby .. • • .. 50 .• .. 105 ..... Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth 2 .. Lancaster and Carlisle .. 30 - Leicester and Birmingham .. 225. .... Leicester and Bedford .. 225. .... Leicester, Tamworth, &c. .. 425. .... - Liverpool and Leeds Direct .. 2% .... 2 I I% Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Janet. 23% .... 3% 3 34 London and Birmingham .. ..100 ....2.4 Ditto Fifths .. .. 2 .... 23% 23% London and Black wall .. 161. 13s. 4d. 9% . 91% London and Brighton .. .. 50 .... 67% London and South-Western.. 411. 6s. 10d. 78% .. 78% Ditto, New .. 7 36 18% ........ 18% London and York .. 2% .... 4% % % ...... Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 7734 773 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 4 .... 11% .. Ditto, New Quarter Shares 2 .... 9% .. Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. 1% 0% 1% 0% p % p Manchester and. Southampton .. 2 .... 23414 Midland .. ..100 ....153 Ditto, New .. .. 12 .... 29 2836 29%. 293% Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 .... 122% . 122% Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 35 .... 60 59 Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 10 .... 2136 21 22... 20% Newark, Sheflield, and Boston .. 2%.... 2% % ...... 2% North British .. .. • • • • • • 17 36 •• • • - ••••• • • • • Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. .... 3 2y, Ditto. ditto .. .. 5 .... 5% North Kent and Direct Dover • • 2% ... • 3 , North Staffordshire .. .. • . 425. 3% 3 p Northern & Southern Connecting. 2% .... 1% Norwich and Brandon .. 18 .... 2536 % Northmpton,Banbury, & Chelthm. 2 .... . Oxfd.,Woreester, & Wolverhmptn. 1236 .... 15% Portsmouth I)irect 51 4 ........ Scottish Central .. 7% 14% ...... • • Scottish Midland .. 5 . Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 234 .... %•••• • • • • Shropshire Union .. 425. % p South Midland .. .. 425..... 254 1 South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 38% - ••• • • ..... Do., New (do. 331. 6s. Bd.) No. 2. 10 .... - • • 1)o., New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 19 .... 12 .. ••• • • - DO., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2%.... 3% s i .1 8 South Wales .. . • • • • • 5 •• • • 6 N ' 7 " B •••' • • ' 30i P - dis % P• • • • • • 134....... Taw Vale Extension •• • • Trent Valley and Holyhead June. 2% ••• • • • Waveney Valley. .. .• 2 •• • • 1 U ••• • • • Welsh Midland .. 7.. .. 214.... 2 . York aad North Midland .. 50 Ditto, Extension .. 15 .... 39% 38% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. 10 .... •• • • East Indian . . ss. 1% Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 14% 15 14% Great Indian Peninsular .. ss. ... Jamaica - South Midland Junction 1 • - .. . 3%.. Luxembourg . Orleans and Bordeaux .. • • 6 • • 11 % Paris and Rouen .. • • •• 20 • • 39%.... Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) 2 .. MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered .... 4 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. London and Westminster .. 20 National Provincial of England 35 .... LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.; LONDON, JAN. 27.—Wind S.W., light airs and cloudy. OFF FOLKESTONE, JAN. 24.—Joham Frederick Wieting, Charleston . BRISTOL, JAN. 26.—Wind fresh.—Arrd. Eliza Warwick, Calcutta. STUDWELL ROADS, JAN. 24.—Arrd. Ann, Hall, St. John's, New Brunswick. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 26.—Wind S.S.W. moderate.—Arrd. Joshua Waddington (late Bottomly), Valparai so ; Clio, Le Crane, Buenos Ayres ; Alice Jane, Bleasdale, Laguna ; Henry Clay, Nye, New York , St. Laurence, Brown, New York ; Argimore, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Alexander Edmond, Carr, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sid. Waterville, Mills, Hayti. OFF WHITEHAVEN, JAN. 25.—Scipio, Greggs, St. Andrew' s . HULL, JAN. 24.—Sid. Atwick, Brewer, Patagonia ; Ann Seaton, Rio Janeiro. _ 1 - Y ARAOIITII , JAN. 26.—Wind W.—Arrd. Flora, Pearce, of Tor quay, assisted in leaky, having struck upon a floating wreck off Southwold. The Larch of the Moron, Allen, from Middlesborou g h to Portsmouth, was in contact in the • Roads 23d, with the D or i s , Walker, of South Shields, and both received trifling damage. The Countess of Errol, Wright, of and for Rye from Shields, was in con tact last night off the Dudgeon with the Novden and shortly after sunk ; crew saved. LYNEINGTON, JAN. 24.—The Thetis, Barns, from Woodbridge te Liverpool, has arrived off this very- leaky, and with pumps c h o k ed, having n ad a strong gala off Portland ; will discharge. y.ot JAN. 26.—1 t blew very hard last night f rom S .W. to W. and continues. The schooner Ann, of Jersey, w ith l oss of three e TII, hands overboaid, was spoken, 23d inst., by the Marie, Smith, arrived here. She reported having seen a French barque founder in let. 8, lon. to W. JERSEY, JAN. 24.—The Neptune, Gander, of and from this port for Guernsey, missed stays and struck o n th e rocks off the westernpoint of St. Brelade's Bay yesterday, and sun k i n deep water; crew saved. KIRKWAL of L, JAN. 22 e . —The Zephyr, Ki r k patrick, was stranded on lost. One body has b the island Stronsay, en p pic rev iked ous up. 20th inst • . , crew suppo se d t e b e to LONDON, JAN. 27.—A large vessel, driftin g b ottom up, was seen, 23d inst., about eight miles off the land, between Southwold and Aldborough, by the Prince of Wales, Jordan, arrived in the River from Leith. DUNDALK, JAN. 23.—Arrd, Sarah, St. John's, New Brunswick. IsLAT, JAN. 1 7.—Sid. Jean Blair, Rae, Savannah. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) MILN V. WALTON. The further arguments in this part-heard appeal occupied the Lord Chancellor the whole morning. ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) His Lottnsmr was occupied the whole day in hearing petitions, the greater number of which were unopposed and quite devoid of public interest. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) SUTER V. GRANT. The further arguments in this part-heard motion occupied his Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England the whole day. The case, as we stated yesterday, came before the Court upon a motion to dissolve an injunction preventing the defendant from selling certain elementary copy-books. The principle of the invention consisted in diagonal lines drawn between the lines which served as a guide to the pupil. (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRA.M.) CHANDLER V. BRITTAIN. His HONOUR, in giving judgment, said that for the time at least no question rose out of the case, for out of whatever fund the annuity was directed to be paid, the residue would be the same. He therefore directed the annuity to be made up out of the residue, and ordered that the trustees should be at liberty to keel► up the policy during the life of the an nuitant, with leave to apply to the Court at the annuitant's death. HERLOCIE V. PATCH. 105% 20616 94% 304 40 4 113% 7 1i P N P 16% 1 dis 3i P 20i . 18% 216 163 193 3G 105 W dis 2% y I , oi 5' 34 'A, dia. 2 p This case was brought on in Michaelmas term last by a bill filed by the plaintiff in reference to a will before the Ecclesiastical Courts, alleging that the plaintiff was the next of kin to the testator, and that fraud had been used to ob tain the will, and praying an injunction to restrain tie de fendant from wasting the assets pending the suit in the Ecclesiastical Courtsi 1 &demurrer and answer were Put in by the defendant. But the bill having been purged of ini pertinent matter without being amended, was left in many parts unmeaning, which deprived his Honour of the power to do more than overrule the demurrer , which was overruled without costs. 13% 12% 3% 6% _l% ... - BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice WlLtsams . ) 0 . The cases disposed of in this Court to -day possessed feature of public interest. EXCITEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) 11E0 15 f ' LEEDS AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—SIR JOHN -- BERESFORD AND OTHERS. stay P r°' Mr. SMITH moved the Court this morning to s e , to tbe ceedings in this action until the plaintiff had deliveredi defendant a further and better particular of the Doti__LT to demand. The plaintiff was the eminent engineer , „ I ,: l at hsle defendants the managing Directors of the Leeds l i n e Railway, for preparing the necessary surveys of re seot the plaintiff claimed 12,8551 ., and had brought the P w isbe d action to recover that amount. Now the d e lendants,_ t t hef to know how this amount w as made up, in order tu.s.nible might submit the amount to some competent persun u" of judging whether it was fair or not. Mr. Baron ALDERsoN—H a d y ou not better refer the; at or ce, and save all further expenses? t er , o Mr. SMITH said th e y were not in a pos ition to re bar otee , to the particul ars o f demand being of so general a diffot and unless the Court were prepared to lay down a he parir rule in the case of engineers he was quite sure t" t a c ieot' culars which had been delivered in the cause were his icis Mr. Baron ALDERSON did not know that thers e coe Of necessity for the Court to lay down a new rule in t he hullo, hulk , an engineer, because an engineer did his work i in els and could hardly be expected to make out his bill ar• same way as a tradesman. Mr. SMITH would submit th a t. th e particular c °6 d tli etill• one item of 8,9801., which ought to be given mere en Lie lt was for personally exa m i n i ng th e co untry betwe e ilt tb and Carlisle, making sundry trial sections, laYing main line, finding surveyors and levellers, meeting s and Directors, and arran g i n g w ith th em , with tave ren be tty ling, M and other exenses. r. Baron ALDE p RSON—WeII, how could he deliver a particular than that ? sof del: Mr. SMITH replied that surely he couldsay how 01 1 00 he was employed in the surveys, and how Mall 'fa be employed. • It tog' Mr. Baron ALDERsoN—Then, in fact, you want hiblow an account of the number of fields he surveyed, so d he was surveying them. a tot ri , Mr. SMITH submitted that the particular allege., i , 0..; plaintiff had paid money out of pocket for tavern for ling expenses, and assistants; surely he must 113 IS' some account of the mon e y h e p a id. , au Mr. Baron ALDERSON—You have already ha u ltoser t i granted you at Chambers, calling u p on the plain t' at ges f p i o rate the money paid out of pocket f ro m the b e o the work and labour, and when that is done .1 1°11 t possession of sufficient information to enable Y °ll to what Mr . the claim is for. • SMITH apprehended not. Suppose a bulki er - delivera particular in this general form, For building voi 1, 0004 would that be sufficient ? ,1 ws b The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—I think it woutu - particular. f er° Lti l Mr. SMITH thought not. But suppose an adorn deliver his bill thus, To defending an action In a that be sufficient? ,t The LORD CHIEF BARON—An attorney is a din e . i. s e otio: c " son altogether, because his charges a re su bjected t° to be o t t Mr. SMITH contended that an engineer ought t , bit t em red from the general rule, and he submitted 'detsll Court ought to call upon the plaintiff to deliver a 1 ' 0 particular of the nature of his clim. fe 13 J Mr. Baron ALDERsos—urely S a you would not S tie e 0 give you an account of every gl ass o f wine or 'Poi brandy he used during the completion of the surf_ 3sl. tioll, f ' t pt is a wide difference between partic u la rs for int s 01 : 0 0 particulars for traps. The one gave a correct 1 . itt ig plaintiff's alaim, while the other betrayed the P' Di l i an admission which might be used against him at oef e e The Lam) CHIEF BARON—The Court makes n ° or t io to the general rule bearing upon particulars in f a l life r gineers, and the Court requires the engineer t° same description of particular as the shoernak er ' o stio rl A ji such a particdlar as will give a correct idea of the. doP/ the claim. Surely if a shoemaker stated that hrtipoartr was so much for a pair of boots, you would not c al f op to give a detailed account of the coat and price s ,,,, ° i t rials with which the boots were made. The vu — to make the order. e 'COMMON PLEAS.— (T.HIS D esie , COOKE V. WETHERELL. - Mr. Sergeant SHER resumed th e argurnent in th t tbt continuation of his address on Saturday, and ag al f r 'ioe• J t sought for a new trial on the ground of oar tfi Learned Gentleman, this morning, directed hitnsjeoe. P affidavits of Catherine Bub, Mary Potter, and k ot io l A o contending that had it been supposed that the P str ee v et now made them w ere necessar y on th e trial to ha te the defence of Mr. Wetherell, they could easily 000 produced. In answer to what was alleged on thoa e ooV. there was the clear evid ence o f M ary H a ll, the "fra'", of Dorset- street, and the Rus se ll s , which, if vior t,, r e eOy, went far to establish the fa c t of the crintfaa,`,,, eve charged. The Learned Gentleman h er e read set J ,1 of these witnesses, in answer to the allegations osT in the affidavits, and denied with el e s eset er '' l certain imputations cast on the moral oro Elizabeth Russell, in order to destroy the ina ue- 1 4; 11 40 evidence, the same was also attempted to be don e e 9 ;trek Revel, Mary Langrage, and several other witneP e n d submitted without anything like good cause ; then had they clearly proved criminal connexioet,„ t oy miscarriage of Mrs. Cooke had taken place in COn te ! J o, the time she was living with her father and seP g ive ltfp# her husband. The Learned Gentleman, at _,,ttr t ti combatted the imputations set up by the defeilo, toot the vsracity of these witnesses, and, after affidavits of the two defendants, wh o set forth th a t, ge t t.t• charge was a base conspiracy of the plaintiff to iat ,r ur ti• the load of marriag e " on account of disapPonArn e j l eit' ing Mrs. Cooke's f o rt une , conc l u d ed b y ca ll in g on t g pd shipi to discharge the application. rt l ef4 (The argument had not concluded when our reP ° was expected to last all day.) 0 0 THE MILITIA.—The following are the (i, l 5 o# ' for holding com m i ss i ons i n th e m ili t i a :—For CA )i°--e to a a-year landed property, or t o b e h e i r appare°l o o:4 a-year. For Lieutenant-Colonel, 6001. a year Farr perty, or to be heir apparent to 1,200/. a-year't t ° , 0 Y 400/. a-year landed property, or to be h e ir app . oristi a-year. For C a pt a i n , 2001. a - year l an d e d pro p e qi pre heir apparent to 4001. a-year. O ne h a lf of au c in egs• t ip must be in the coun t y t o w hi c h such regimen t be! feao A CAT BURIE D A LIVE. —L ast wee k a hind e!t, pbe near Wooler, bad occas i on t o re - cpen a po t a to Pl be ioa o ;l his great surprise his lost cat came crawling fr °l/1 , straw, a mere living s k e l e t on ! A mont h h a d et o itoa" the pit was opened, at w hi c h ti me poor puss had V' ,sat t! , entered and been covered up.—Tyne MercurP, 1 ,0051 COST OF CITY PATEMENT.—At the Metre; last Saturday, Sir Peter Laurie stated that the,t or tb" of wooden pavement, and subsequent remove' „t i granite, cost the City of London 40,000/. last yea" te eda) REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.--Y .ell o p quartern lo a f un d erwen t a re d uct i on of one h a lfee be 6,t ; POISON ON TWELFTHCAKES.—An inquest W _ Av of oll t Tuesday lost, at the Town Hall, Derby, on the huwdied Of" Ellen Woollatt, a girl of four years old, vib e „ t oe eating some of th e ornaments from a tvrelfthe' e sP;oli Borough, a sargeon, stated that on a port w orte h n if tion, the sympt oms presente d were precisely au,f.cl,', have been produced by ca r b ona t e o f l ea d. i i ,'" o , oifei*,; turned a verdict, „ Th e i mmediate cause of dea t Thite i p susception of the b owe l s , w hi c h appears to have raslftbc deceased eating a portion of th e ornaments o f a tW p —Dby Rrter. „ b THE WANDSWORTH UNION. —At W n no v - r t a i court, yesterday, another batch of fourteen co u- e ib u ,'ipi . men and boys, were brought up from the Wan ol° t V charged with refusing to work and tearing th',fiag They were sentenced to terms of imprisonment fourteen days to a month. WATERMEN'S STEAMERS AND THE NAVI G T.be sierrex.—During the whole of yesterday, two o li fliei men's steam-boats were s t a ti one d a l ongs id e t hen er'g t pier at Paul's-wharf, t o p reven t th e b arges f ro m be t" 40 , 0 again into the custody o f th e Water-bailiff: le vio' RAILWAY STRIKE.-011 Friday last the vo-4 0 0 1 r,fiv of the Scottish Central li ne , f rom P eter h ea d to '• 0 0,08 0 amounting to upwards of 3,000 s t ur d y labourers shovels, assembled in fro n t o f t h e o ffi ce at St"" eel;.00; they demanded an advance of wages of 35. Pe,r Robinson, the active and intelligent manager °l d 1'10 1 ; considering the shortness of the day, the rate " to 'A tie present being 2s. 6d. per day, did not think proper trot:, with what seemed to be an unreasonable ilemall s ; ee. e . r, was feared that some disturbance might take P fl o t ote, r o' precautionary measure was adopted, and thew ,; c , re!'" now regretting their rash s t ep, and are reso l v ed ' OO O , their work. Some of the ringleaders have bee° er o Stirling Observer. G LONDON ORPHAN ASYLUM.—Yesterdai , be e Court of the Governors and subscrib ers to the tution was held at the London Tavern, Bial i° P;'atOjit e* for receiving the annual report and the election o ",,ili t c oo; and eighteen boys from•a list of ninety -0 ; 1 ,, ° ,, e ,, r e P°l,r- "fig Alderman Thompson, M.P., in the chair. The gratulated the subscribers on as act of incorPe r 'l -1 r h :4FP,,; been obtained, and that the institution was _ A P° 'to if : 1 " public favour. The life subscriptions amoutnt7, 66 . 4 '„ annual donations, 4,776/. 3s. ; donations, 25 41 ..', be en ge t gacies, 8111. Is. Bd. The routine business having the' A eluded, thanks were voted to the Chairman, ILl ''' . ing separated. " G o f CALAIS, JAN 23.—M r . M ars h a ll , the Britt ti ter' ti here for the last twenty-four years, died ea r r l y ~;iii°t y te ilv morning,after several days' illness. He has left - fee A a large family to regret his loss. He was much f r o' his situation. Dereciv ter The Right Hon. Thomas Erskine, who ,rw e , tbe his judicial functions some time since, is pasatebo r ' in improved health, at his marine villa near Christ O . l3 srt BIRTHS. , CIO On the 16th inst ,at Stutgard, the wife of Chan g ' ..05, tii° Esq., of a daughter. IA of On the 22d inst., at th e Vi carage House, Eas t lifti''' E:4'' wife of the 23 Rey. W. Streatfelld, of a daughter. - ,.c e ftea' o il On the d inst., at Plaistow, the lady o f Charles , oi a daughter. the ledi .„, of 0 ' On the 23d inst., at Caledonia-place, Clifton, ' ell" Cermack, Esq., of a daughter. , the btu, - 9On the 23d inst., at Eton House, Hayerstock - J oe Matisse, Esq., of a son. la • On the 24th inst., at Commerclal-road, Lambeth, ' -'6 D or' 'Wheatley, of a daughter. of ° la,' 0 0' On the 24th inst., a t Wh e t s t one, Mrs. G. BarY„, a i, of t ~•" Oa the 24th lest., at B ur t on -crescent, Mrs. S. De G. P' 41 , t M rs ' On the 24th inst., in Mecklenburgh-street, , ..„011, ' worth, of a daughter. lll Sa' On the 24th inst., in Chatham-place, the wife o f of a son ~ a ifo" s llo Matilda,nsT .oart secondy St. Law, 3r ar C y h , MARRIED. 4 , the D en s r On the 21st inst., at St. George's Hanover- sq uare: ' of Al e M l R V: t e t : r l ut is i it,,Whtceollo22iramdy,i.,,eese C. o : fi late l o i n e i f , i i r y -::::1 D , e 0r_151,04 ,01 , goinery, Bart. Mary's n daughter e c, h e ou Church, I f o c t h r h vbroe l " ~ Ye l '' Esq., Straw Hall, Carlow, to 51alleF`' daughter of Mat. Fortescue, Esq., Belvidere, Dublin. On the 19th of December last, SO rf DIED. ~,,d wou'i n Do ri yoo Whiteman, Esq., aged 54. at Latante, Gr e— a' h r eliiir ra il, On the 17th inst., at Lambeth, Miss Sarah C -g , p oe t° , daughter of the late B. Churchill, Esq. .. Tpolnerooo2 S)n the 19th inst., at Ventnor, Isle of WW l ' , '".. n •l i° On the 20th inst., at the Vicarage, Guile , , s , o f Susanna, widow of the Rev. Thomas Sikes. wo ollh , B reh et 54 Bays water "" ve 4 On the 21st inst., at West Melling, Kent, James .., mots , On the 21st inst., in Porchester-terrace, nisgr g che y. the late T, Gregory, Esq. On the 23d inst., at Tudor Lodge, Brixton , 1 ' n u ' 4. .10' On the 22d inst., at Bath, Frances, relict of the ls_te± c - es , the ' , A , of , Septimus Wray, Esq M.D. (Te xt' '' Osmond FrY , .`" ' On the 23d inst., the Rev. Thomas OngCollee, Cambdge. se, 04 " ° SS the 23d inst., Agnes, the wife of Vincent are via° street, Southwark. , _00.01,14 woo'. On the 23d inst., in Fortress-terrace , he" Rainfor(lEttsur, Esq. Howl, ee ' l ze isse' On the 24th inst., at'Kensington, Mrs Debora. e On the 24th inst., James Lynch, Esq., of King s '1 o f No' c lost London : Printed and Published by MUNDO Y° Ti n - 'O 4 L a reof Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office , 'L' e , No. 1 12, S Air, of the Sava, hi the County Of 8E1C1000034 IAR