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is instrtia• wee, , theta tiler fr°l33 , et h er the n y oi m the at a l cs ' os D o rate nt cii t:rg e a oc tor If a d ' ca ll an you Lords hi f; 3 0 0 gotis ,l ia ea se o or )r an d 11 a tore ts rend ° Lie. • be neerif t st ste Ldavi Lure °' he d e. by t- , c . linty bed „or i, all then, pro: i:e 3m ur $1) est i ° st,gl'' [IS Dia , c ) a L rice f s , l . l ged balc °ll ' 1 0 iirth ° d be _1 , ly de livel ief ache d I f, 0 0 e en wic.., as° t fr °° . rest A pt! to w' s se foil° he t 47( tbat pe e nse qtle o be does . e d of e ion-1 115 , e v ')I 2 r. Pded `ll thr 'et, 511;0 car' rJP fa baa k . P 10 ; r o vol A het !Mi d a;-fird oft,. e !, Y 6 Z v irr lobo , of gr. pe pre' - rche°,4 g se° r _ to te ~d , ale cli" Rod • ?rty % f Ir. ford ted t he iO >ld bY co' e h n t 4) 2 t he P 101 t at stated had ye"- ree ; ° I dy, te ent a 5 to P o c or t,: f r heie'„ bo ve ; t iow e , ith or talc :' 111 141 : I ev e-, ;f crept ? A l wh i c h .efi t h o/ e li a l erg Y or l 'all erli c _ to g, o, ‘ • t1: 1 7 , t hl sio ol c loe rj o the °°. itb g w Ana ofai' laid, A 0 ad e ; 3 030 1 : ' l 3 § 1 Sowad° if . 00 1 - L boo ca me, s ue,z i a g" bus s the star e ' ~,t 0 0°. l d • o°ll'ol 0 s4l °' ck a 1 30 .0/ • hi c d 0 gev., . jli B oit. ifif n Of e $C e A , W itli l,l lo7" H ato- I • vita and lieart.born stories for the season, when " a God 'or Incarnardined in Galilee," evidently instigated `uoluas C oo ne s h ~ per to the present effort—a carol in the . ac '"ed rhythm of " Cbristabel." In it the bard itaunte,g.elsferhoef Yule festivities of the . olden days : Nastvoice the miners start again into existence; . Unreason is there with all his pristine th : l i s, the hoar 's head reeks with a gustful odour upon t he d u a ?ard they is; t;hethe wassail creams up once more beneath is hippoeras, the flawns, the, good brown ale It e i fri ..e in plenty, and so also are the baron and the witt o ",'' t nd the minstrel and the clonz..l, and the losels feebl e number. Nor is the spectacle delineated in Ntritt characters; the wh o l e scene, with all its bluff and the carved a uncts. stand s out as cr i sply and as tang ibl y as B utthe fruit and cherubims upon an old oak chest. httle most char m i ng and fantastic feature in this exub e l o hltne— w i t h its tight dainty title-page—is te dia. er i e Zee and, sc'thngs soot}, to say, the oppositeness ofthe the cir aunted round the ingle in Torksev hall. preen glory of the forest, par exempte, is THE WOODMAN'S SONG. I would not be a crowned king, For all his gaudy gear; I would not be that pampered thing, 11 18 gew-gaw gold to wear: But I would be where I can sing : Right merrily all the year; Where forest treen, All gay and green Full blythely do me , cheer. I would not be a gentleman, For all his hawks and hounds For f ear the hungry poor should' ban My halls and wide-parked grounds; But I would be a merry man, Among the wild wood sounds: — Where free birds sing, And echoes ring, While my axe from the oak rebounds. I would not be a shaven priest, For all his sloth-worn tythe, But while to me this breath is leased, And these old limbs are lithe, Bre death bath marked me for his feast, And felled me with his scythe, I'll troll my song The leaves amo: g, tech th • All in the forest blythe. dres.. °ll , ° l ts are the true wellings-up through the turf eop, - ,7 l 'and; they smack of natural feeling. Thomas s Poat 3 heart seems brimming over with this nete,44,141s poetry ; were it otherwise, he could Pleaih d ll nsge the last kiss of love as a "di•eamy enald eV b li ss or antepast of woe;"were it otherwise, he never picture that tender embrace " in the meek the ; Were it otherwise he could never pourtray P;Ll'eati l4l linabec" of tears. Besides th t e r s i o o ng old En P,,rticularised, there are—a genuine,roy o s s ever e ' g 1 1 .41 ballad, called "The Miller of e e he" thau,, t ~s lm Ple, but nervous, love-ditties —a comical tight i c i t a G osherd—another by a Swineherd, with a it 45" Y chor us — cum l • /- The book altogether ori mudis a us. "ter a g t nal; it is just suited for the winter ' s fireside, PO set and cur s~T ds. „ ,`-'O-ES FROM FLEMISH LIFE. In Three s Ralt% From the Flemish of Hendrik Conscience. i tier s c-r .TY any one is n•ruit of the fact, that Flan liter',Z4ll an idiom exclusively c its own, has also a ° Pigia,T e of much power and of very considerabl It ta,Zlty. 11gainst the inroads of foreign languages, ears that many of the Flemish students . are koo n g the most strenuous and patriotic exertions•, and the edletonee. I tiltho t the foremost of these brave spirits is a young Co ttim i. scarcely thirty years of age named Hendrik • 41 - novelist, a sketcher of domestic life, and N ene° of an illustrated history of Belgium, Cent kld a e "as already enshrined his name in the hear s_ %10,1rieue..ti2ns of his countrymen : I . n his truthfulness of ttlceritillee h,sneresembles De Foe ; in simplicity and purity Goldsmith ; while in tenderness of thought and I , 4 he thl ee of Purpose he bears some analogy to Dickens. iT k ,. tales - which a re now fi rs t o ff e red to the Eng- Of a " Siska Van Roosemael," " The Progress t ' 3B siltl 4 ` nte r , " and "What a, Mother can Endure;" are Iti et i o ! the most finished and complete among the m it", eati: lB of Hendrik Conscience. The present version enti;,ll3' elegant, the text is'crowded with fantastic d 'asei na T te ine, and the whole forms a most choice ti nkn o in g Volume. As a , pecitnen of a literature quite titai r : b u i in this country, and as a sample of the many " 4 0re 6f Peculiarities of that literature, we know no ranter —vre sting or entertaining book, of the same cha , tha n these " Flemish Tales." tdNDER NICHOLAS THE FIRST. Ah ; 2 Vols. By Ivan Golovine. 44, , 41 tory of the vast Russian empire under the pre ene ,r t ftrat, written by a native of that countr an kat te ° has had remarkable opportunities of scrutinisin g t _ g r s. in the neighbourhood of the capital and of ho) perpal e•- these two volumes challenge the perusal of every thesovti interested in the welfare of his fellow-man. m From constitution of our political system ; ter4grlance to despotism which appears to be almost the Ilb er a f t in the bosom of every Englishman ; from th ,_ a_t aeta, of action which has incorporated itself with, and t of the h‘tiire ,a"7 influenced the liberty and develoPmET.n g•that Inal mind in Great Britain • it is not surprisi Csunuld turn with a degree of antipathy and loathing 1. % the consideration of a sovereign who, like Nicholas t Lets been invested with supreme authority over many w ili t Tions of th l e human race, and has used that authority i s i vh c i r eh ae v a a n n d Ntrrative will prove thoroughly pitying hand. Hence the animus Gel-ovine is inspired throughout this jority of his E r h ng is readers. Itz acceptable to the ma e states every the hard truth, and he states it with an uncompromising l'en. The subtlest secrets Insverninents of Europe are uncloaked—the mysterious of one among the subtlest Comes palpable—the bandages re torn away, and the '" eer °lls wounds disclosed. fn t a be preface with which Ihese disclosures are introduced, there is one paragraph *°4 ‘, ll Y or especial comment. It is this yn the Emperor Nicholas alone it depends to prove that wi;',..f i dkraent of his merits is erroneous, and that he is 4 - uY . to reign over the people committed to his care. Orl e fi' ll n command his acolytes. Let him ay to It i titer , that ha intends, henceforth, to govern by mildness, Doli c : t Y , and confidence, and to abolish his secret_ collected: Let him to say Bludoff, that after having ere sae the Russian laws, he is convinced that they_ th e • - a . "Y fit to be thrown into the fire, as being unworthy of . and ge in Which we live—unWorthy of Gad and of man ionic:hat in their place he will substitute lawst_ that robb ers and equity. Let him say_ to Panin, h is s ib s • shall no longer be in power, but h° du e Let him say to Uwarof, that he will no longer ht• i re the charlatanism of civilisation, and that hi,C.. eB ires to render a it as pure as heaven. Let ~aate to Perowsky that his name shall be allied to the ant 4, 3 ,,,`',werk of the age, the emancipation of the serfs; let veata,,," t tre that if the nobles have not enfranchised their s o b s ' within a specified period, they shall be (impelled to the 7) ; n t!le law for that it is an anomaly to have slaves in a kri s " land- ' Let him say to Nesselrode, that France, 4 11,1 ' e ntre of civilisation, deserves his high esteem, c_ s kt a ll . l ,no longer be his enemy. Let him also ..Pone "°, liar" Past sufferings of Poland shall suffice, and that ng caused the scales to fall from his eyes, he at The sequel Poland from her cruel chains." I t etie e i . -e quel of this emphatic and impassione( . l ep: ettninently mournful, when the historian—now And banished oanished from his country—exclaims:— Ili. Ter having said this, let him carry it into pep will history correct her . sentence; and ' hat, after having sinned deeply,Nicholas has deeply I treT l : ti a on ti s dshe will place ” bis name by the side of those ti •Res,, tp , love to revere. accomplished would • must every one partieipite in these aspire *gs. tth Y must ultimately . t w, • ce _ a. Czar would o asto re resent a liberation b . s 4141 e I)rese nt ld deprive his successors of the in ntn g a ;fiat intng t e c , tta • and glorious ! The p • nets' la nguage dour. int Can • is simplicity—its SP work is cop i ous A is 40,e°4111"tission, of which Mr. B. Haw 1111tt erigaged in a revision of the l e r te s d e So 'Y 4n d in- 1 - • b r ,._rt by ti 0 0 \ eue . \ . They are exp_ wards pro rst e n l ai ncomplet e gto b theirank- , 0, -- ,, e t o ~, if e end of this month, and shortl aanftdertraders, at v61 1 ,ellt: 11 a public meeting of merchants The report V' a 1).1 reco mmendations are to be discussed. I,ll44t7fluently be laid before Parliament 'II urse of the present session. 11 1 ,, 1 e he he r t " 41 4.1 H I appointed Clerk of . t . South Audley 3-fte. listings, has taken a mansion in —most probably 1 .0 A nc f e o , r S th ir e Col ts` LYttelt ()ni t , h on, Under Secretary of O St d a n t a e Tiv, as left town for Brighton. Badminton Zhie3 atileeo!un.ts received . yesterday from , illness, 1 „ h h um 'e favourable view of Lord s A p l e v e a t. nley s ~- K tpz „ , week assumed a very serious a t-"4/4,1"4.ENT8 WITH MARINE GLUE. .Mr. Jeffery u '41 ,.., t erd5 3 . , 4 t t 0 the testing -room in tbe e l e l r r t o a o i l a wi t c h h e dockyard e w ater Of x e 'wake experiments to as illos_r,,,,heil _yr Zealand hemp, a substance imperishable in feciv,ilZ,tiFtis.tivatut,iPanpldie9d i w ne it h h es m t a h r t i n n k e , g w lu a e s . jn A ine b d loc t k e oafnoetthme,!. 102 f ruetahttil:teall klori:4llatnhdreteti j g o h i t n s in n g f a su n r i f n a e c h elined the with a p _ rated 2 1 , of 11,144111 e glue placed betwixt h them. 9inf eachthi ck O wn n eas ss t h ' e t.l l :4llleti e d a i Bl4l.44lll ; s ot p t ( ivweertomachine;haver was i y t ae n e n . iroAn second d s Wet glue appeared the block se Pa uttid et ained enlse:l p s a i l i ted s complete surface of comp of 91 tons before i ad ir o ' 31 • 1 the separated part a and the a m s a t r r tn i e 151 lbs. the square nth . T n• The whi ch vro Ist_ strain on the latter was 0 had h ues of sabico, a very . hard woodfrom. and was tried, ll teee i no ell Joined with the marine glue d about an l eek 0,, v1 .e a str • ' the wood separate , Cuba, the j o e a i d .. ap of six tons b ming Perfect:nf the glue, and broke off 1141,'"Ibtrty —The police a re,.; , .er A RAILWAY STATION. five dozen altogether, leaving (72)rus12-.""seio. information that a bag, contain i ng "nstant race c h — s ,oe property of Messrs. Taylor and Black, of 50, fro„, urch-str e etl3th i . 3 it ' l a tru ck , i.y, was stolen on ali wa , at the luggage station of the Eastern Countie 4 / ' and k Tu --The vessel s in the wet docks are lying b iness, am Theur tier deep at r - esent which eaks well for us atber unu sual p at . thi; season of the year. three a authorities of the Middle the legal stadies presented to them upon the subject 0 that a le ctu _a of candidates for the bar • and have ordered . ._ Temple have off approved tst o ,'er be forthwith appointed', an examination be instt l it and exhibitions established. Plan °Si n fact ures titr AND LAC E T RADES.—The cotton hos i ery 10 are yet in rather a stagnant state and the hands 10 general are short of wo ' rk. This state of things is tieOsed by the disputes respecting the delivery of the th e Z's to the workmen —some of the largest houses in much sutOwn not having, as :yet, given out a ticket; and jou r 13 th. 2 state of dependence in which the wasters and th4t4e3lnen at e held, and such is the want of public spirit, th re r t i , o l a single individual is willing or dare complain— s Y fulfilling the old adage, " that neither Parlia selv,2,t,fr Kings can help those who won't help them aid— One solitary information has, however, been them e against a master stockinger at Ison-green, for giving t ut work 'without the ticket, and te gistrates decided tr ade he information could not be sustained The bobbin-net h ave is still in a very forlorn and stagnant state, though we 11 heard of some sales having been made, which, in extent L've::eeli much exagg,rated. Some of the factories have, 21 ) , ‘ ,'ver, set on a co - v machines, but not to the extent of i ' l ,%; much relief. The subscription attempted to 1.): - made pr 14VtAir of the workmen, we understand, has met with le at discouragement from a quarter from whence it was ci,t_axPected, upon the old pretence that the operative ‘' -4 ought to save ss much in good times as maintain 441 ' blind Puss..../fottinghccos Journal will . flar e ' le ; lore' [RELAND. SPECIAL COMMISSION, WESTMEATH.-AT- TEMPT ON THE LIFE OF SIR F. HOPKINS. MIILLINGArt, WEDNESDAY.—The jury who tried the case of Bryan Seery were detained in their box all night, as they found it impossible to find a verdict. Last night a wish - was expressed on their behalf that some of the witnesses should] be recalled, in order they might be re-examined upon particular points ; but the Court refused to comply with this request, _ • adding, however, that they would willingly read the notes over again, and give the jury every other assist- ance which the law allowed. This morning at ten o'clock the Court sat, when the jury were called out from their room. _ _ CHIEF BARON (to the foreman)—Well, gentlemen, have you agreed to your vedict ? Juror—No, my Lord ; we are in the same position as we were in when your Lordship left us last night. Ten of the jury are of one opinion, and two of another ; but there is no probability of our agreeing. CHIEF BARON—I regret, gentlemen, that you cannot agree, and that you have been put to so much incon- venience. Juror—We have been in attendance upon the busi• ness of the Court for twenty-four hours, and it is a case of great hardship. We have had only a little water for refreshment, and a very indifferent fire. The room is more like a dungeon than anything else, and I trust, my Lord, that you will discharge us. CHIEF JUSTICE—The Court feel that it is a hardship, but they have neither the power nor the discretion to comply with your request. Juror—lf there were a possibility of our agreeing, we would not make the application, but there really is none. Now, in the event of our being starved to death or of losing our health, would it not be a dreadful thing? One gentleman drove twenty-four miles yesterday morning, in order to be here at nine o'clock in attendance upon the Court. CHIRP BARON—It is a great hardship, but there is no mode of relieving you. CHIEF JUSTICE—Do not attribute it to the want of sympathy upon the part of the Court. We desire to relieve you if we could, and we have a full consciousness of the pressure upon you; w e cannot, however, relieve you. Be good enough to go back to your box, and you shall have a fire lighted. If you go over your notes again, and there be anythinc; which the Court can ex plain and elucidate, the Chief Baron will read over his notes to you. Juror—l am afraid there- is no earthly chance of our agreeing. The jury then returned to their box. At seven o'clock the jury entered the box for the third time during the day, aia,d intimated to their Lord ships that there was nb pro'bability of their agreeing. They had been 36 hours con' fined without food, fire, or rest, and several of the jury, particularly two, who were ill when empanelled, were in a very serious state of in disposition. Mr. Maxton said that he was very ill, and his medical adviser, Dr. Middleton, ci)uld satisfy the Court upon that point, if he were produced. The Chief Justice then dis patched a messenger for Dr. Middleton, who returned shortly afterwards, having in vain searched for him. Mr. Maxton's son then went in search of Dr. Middle ton, but that gentleman not being in the way, Dr. Gabriel Stokes was sent for, and he gave it as his opinion that Mr. Dawson and Mr. Maxton were very seriously ill, and further confinement might endanger their lives. The jury were then discharged. The ATTORNEY. GENERAL announced that he would again arraign Seery this day (Thursday), and have another jury empanelled to try. There was a verdict of Not Guilty returned for John Egan and Michael Delemour, who were charged with having assaulted Charles Ilednie, and with having taken a gun from him. Michael li - rem was found Guilty of delivering a threatening notice to Benjamin Digby, Esq. Michael Martin was found Guilts of attacking the dwelling-house of James Dalton, and for firing at con stable Matthew Campbell. POTATO DISEASE—FEVER AND DISTRESS. The reports from the country are quite disheartening. The Corh Examiner gives the following account from Dungarvan, a populous town in the county of Waterford : —" We regret to learn that the condition of the poor in the town of Dungarvan is deplorable in the extreme ; and that, to add to their misery, the potato crop of the Union not oily was not an average crop, but that one of the crop is totally unfit for human food. Besides a want of employment for the large working population of the town, the price of previsions has enormously in creased ; so much so, that even the worst quality of potato is beyond the reach of the poor householder. In the words of a most respected correspondent, Mr. An drew Carbery, of that town : Famine, distress, and sickness have already set in here to an alarming extent amongst our unemployed population, from the use of bad food, and from want of money to purchase even that same.' Re further states that the rate at which potatoes are sold is sd. per 141 b. for mixed, good and bad ; 6d. per ditto for middling ; and 7d. for good. That would be, according to our weight of (211 b.) lid. for bad, 9d. for middling, and bop. for good. Combine these famine prices with sickness, poverty, and want of employment, and the picture becomes appallbig. So urgent and terrible is the state of distress to which the poor householders of Dungarvan are reduced, that a hurried meeting was held on Saturday last in the chapel, Dr. Hally, P.P., in the chair, at which meeting the sum of 1001. was subscribed; and so great was the necessity for active measures, that the houses of the poor were visited that very day by the subscribers to the fund, and the names of 200 house holders—the most urgent cases--taken down for imme diate relief ; which tempc,rary relief, we are glad to learn, was administered to those distressed creatures on Monday. Otir readers will v remember that—iieSnb scribers were enabled to administer relief to what they considered the most destitute, leaving some 200 families more in a condition only a degree removed from the lowest state of suffering and want. Alarmed, and justly, at this fearful aspect of affairs, the townspeople have re soli ed on an immediate application to the landlords of the town, to whom the people must look for relief at this period of general suffering." The King's County Chronicle says :—" Fever and dy sentery •are very prevalent in Philipstown." The Castlebar (Mayo) Telegraph contains the follow ing :--" Fever, we regret to state, is very prevalent in this town and neighbourhood at present. Alas I what will become of the poor ? Famine and disease stalks abroad. The grain has been shipped from our coasts, to fill the granaries of England. Our population are without permanent or remunerative employment—and, to crown all—the drivers are impounding for the No vember rent." CORK ' JAN. 21.—A meeting of the parishioners of Liscarrol was held in the parish chapel on Sunday, the 13th inst. (at which the Rev. William Golden presided), for the purpose of ascertaining t .e probable amount of in,tury done to the potato crop in that locality ; and to transmit the substance of the information derived to the proper authorities. The accounts given of the gradual progress of the disease were truly appalling, and to judge from analogy, the prospects are gloomy, despond ing, and deplorable. DREADFUL. MURDER NEAR CLONMEL. The Tipperary Constitution contains the following:— " On the night of Sunday last a most atrocious murder was perpetrated in the vicinity of Woodroffe, in this county. This victim was a man of the name of Patrick Crotty. Re was a servant to a man named Thomas Fennessy, and was shot through the left breast, the ball coming out through his hip. The body was discovered in Fennessy'syard, and presented a shocking spectacle. An inquest was held on Monday, before William Ryan, Esq., coroner, assisted by Samuel Perry, Esq., J.P., Cap tain Plunkett, county inspector, and C. Brew, Eiq., sub inspector of the district. After a minute investigation a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or per sons unknown was returned." We understand that two persons have been committed charged with the perpetra tion of this heinous crime. NORTHAMPTON, BEDFORD, AND CAMBRIDGE RAILWAY. TO THE EDITO1? OF THE SUN. Sin,—lncluded in the list of defunct lines published in your paper is the Northampton and Bedford. This, I beg to say, is incorrect, as we fully intend going to Parliament this Session, the plans, sections, books of re ference being deposited, and quite prepared with the money, when required by standing orders. I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, WM. J. IRWIN, Secretary. Company's Offices, 12, Bedford Row, London, 23rd January, 1846. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Jan. 17 SIR,--14 client, Mr. Gray, carver and gilder, Drury lane, having been shown an article in your paper of Thursday evening, the 22d instant, headed " Coroner's Inquest respecting the late Fire in Drury-lane," in which it is stated that " Mr. Samuel Gray was cau tioned by the Coroner," and it appearing that this state ment is erroneous, and totally at variance with the re ports in the Times and Morning Advertiser of that day, I have no hesitation, knowing the high character of your paper for general accuracy, in requesting the cor rection of what may be prejudicial to one who was instrumental in causing the inquiry. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, DANIEL LEWELLIN. 15, Cook's-court, Lincoln's Inn, Jan. 23, 1846. lookingTHE EDITORoyo v er the M O . F , k - T 1 a H . e E E S: r N s s of this . PROTECTION MEETINGS. TO Six,—On week I noticed the repo rt of t h e F areham protection e meeting, held on the 12 th ins tant, in which it is s tated that the pla of meeting, the Institution Hall, which is capable of holding 600 to 700 people, was literally crammed. Now, Sir, I hap pened to be a spectator at the above meetin g , and I con fidently assert (and I appeal to the reporters of the public press, three or tour of whom were present,) that at no time during the meeting were there more than 200 to 250 persons present, including several boys. It is a pity these protection gentry will not confine themselves to the truth, this not being a solitary case, as at other meetings held in the coun try the numbers who have attended have been greatly ex aggerated.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, A SPECTATOR AND CONSTANT READER. Portsmouth, Jan. 22, 1846. MISSOURI JUSTICE.—We are credibly informed that on Monday last , during the session of Justice Cobb's Court, in the western part of this county, Mr. Spencer Davis, one of the parties to a suit then on trial, became enraged at the decision of the Justice against him, and after some alter cation, drew a knife and cut the throat of the Justice. Mr. Cobb's wife. rushing in to protect her husband, rc,!eivcd severe wound II! the hand, which was ~ I lppOStd to be acci dental. Several other persons who interfered to preserve the peace were wounded. It is thought that Justice Cobb's wound will not prove dangerous. Davis has made his escape. --Palmyra W7ug, Dec. 4. - Arbroath and Forfar .•".•••-• • • • • • • • Bristol and Birmingham . r . •• • • Chester and Birkenhead . • • • • • • • • • • • • Dublin and Drogheda • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • - Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • • . • • • • • • Dundee and Arbroath . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Durham and Sunderland ....• Edinburgh and Glasgow . •• • • • • • • • • • Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • • • Glsisow and Greenock. • • • • • •• • • • • • Grand Junction •• • •••• • • • • Gravesend and Rochester • • • • • • • • • • • • Great North of England . ..... Great Western . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • llartlepool .• • ..... ••••••• • • • • • • • London and Birmingham, &c. .• • • • - • London and Blackwall• • • • • • • • • • • • • • London and Brighton • • • • .•••• • • • • • London and Croydon. London and Greenwich . • • • • • • • • • • • • London and South Western . • • • • • • • • Manchester, Bolton, and Bury • • • • • • Manchester and Birmingham • . • • • • • • Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc.. Midland Counties. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Newcastle and Darlington • . • • • • .• • • Newcastle and Carlisle • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Newcastle and North Shields. • • • .... North Union and Bolton and Preston Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans Paris and Rouen . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Preston and Wyre.... .. Sheffield and Manchester • • • • • • South Eastern • • .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Ulster ... Yarmouth and Norwich • • • • • • • York and North Midland • • 542 586 606 228 644 2,523 6,282 1,871 726 126 15,458 1,166 30,586 420 504 552 217 736 2,173 3,786 1,403 687 '727 3,362 1,064 14,130 5,046 25,872 733 3,074 846 884 3,858 5,256 13,567 2,148 1,661 387 1,065 5,139 840 3,250 5,318 11,477 1,708 1,417 4,454 416 1,566 4,823 1,136 1,369 3,921 4,085 4.305 60S 3,582 884 574 4,596 ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH ON THE EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY.--TRANSMISSION OF THE SHARE LISTS OF TIIE EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW STOCK EXCHANGES. — The Electric telegraph, invented by Mr. Bain, of Edinburgh, is now laid along the en tire line of the Edinburgh and Glas gow Railway, and its op eration, which commenced this week, has introdced a new era in the communication between the two cities, which , we predict, will lead to the most bene ficial results. Although at p resent this extraordinary and ingenious instrument is chiefly adapted to business commu nicationsthe transmission d on wi o t f h athegrreaailtwavya,ri iettyhaosfbineeensseamgespl, andoyed for information of a more g eneral character, and is ob viously applicable to almost ever y p ur p ose of a si milar nature. Accordingly, when we had the pleasure of witnessing the telegraph in operation on Thursday, it im mediately occurred to us that a most valuable application of the machine would be to convey the result of the trans actions of the Stock Exchange, in either city, immediately on the close of the business. We had no doubt that this object could be accomplished with the utmost accuracy, and with the speed nearly of thought itself. The ingenious inventor concurred in the propriety of making this experiment, which appeared to afford the means of such a perfect illustration of the practical utility of the invention. Scarcely any previous arrangement was found necessary to secure this object—the machine itself sufficiently meeting every requirement of the case. Accordingly, we had yesterday the whole of the busi ness transacted duly and accurately transmitted between Edin burgh and Glasgow in about the space of ten minutes after the closing of the Exchange. In short, the prices, including every sale of each stock, as quoted in Edinburgh and Glasgow, were thus known at the same time in both cities—and might have been, of course, equally in the hands of all the brokers and dealers in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Practically, there fore, in so far as regards the purchase and sale of stock, and in all other respects where communication is mainly con cerned, Mr. Bain's telegraph has made Edinburgh and Glas gow one city. In a commercial point of view, we need not dwell upon the value and importance of this fact. The faci lities afforded by such an invention will, we have no doubt, be extensively employed, as it can be rendered available to any purpose depending upon the correct and rapid transmis sion of intelligence. But we think the Stock Exchanges will be the first parties to avail themselves of so useful a medium, ALP., DEATH eI a F n nO and we expect ere long to see it habitually employed in con ducting their operations.—Scottish Railway Gazette. un, t inq u e s t M a A pner L i de dAB, the l l awa : si A. setn Gh so e ruao s rt t toe e m: r s d t r a e y e t ML Lincoln's 11, 3w : o h aus o n s pg e r opvcahindtthrseanrtes, deceased, a su i co W ln' a s k l l i e m Y : all Inn fields, on the body of Frederick Kirkham, aged three months, Whetstone-park. ne t o dn abovee f - o p n a r r 1 :00. other court. r t . W i parents, n he t The room was confined and ill ventilated; and the coroner and jury wondered how human life could be sustained in it. The .Coroner said that Whetsto ne -p ar k was a d rea df u l p l ace . Its air as :co bad as to b, 10, ng h t o kill an yb o dy, yet th e comini . slo n,,r z : of sewer., had reportot on its drainage, and from their report it would appear quite a delightful place. Verdict—" That there was no evidence to show whether the child's death resulted from natural causes, or from having beenaccidentallysmothered." +r_. THE SUN, LONDON. SATURDAY EVEN] N G JANK Alt 1846. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. FRIDAY, JAN. 23. The following Petitions for Railway Bills were presented, and ordered to lie on the table : Ayrshire and Galloway Railway. Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole (Methley, Askern, and Oakenshaw Branches) Railway. and S oioie Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield , Hu ddersfield, Edinburgh and Peebles Railway. General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway. Epsom and Dorking Railway. Direct London and Portsmouth. Railway. Manchester and Birmingham Railway. Leeds and Bradford Railway (Alteration of Levels in Bingley). Staines and Richmond Junction Railway. North Kent Railway. Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junc tion Railway. Larne, Belfast ) ; and Ballymena Railway. Nevrry, Warrenpoint, and Rosstrevor Railway. East Lincolnshire Railway. Belfast and Ballymoney Railway. Belfast and County Down Railway. Irish Great Western Railway. North Staffordshire Railway (Potteries Line). North Staffordshire Railway (Churnet Valley Line). North Staffordshire Railway (Harecastle to Sandbach). Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Amend ment and Branches (No. 1). Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Amend ment and Branches (No. 2). Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Amend ment and Branches (No 3). Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Amend ment aid Branches (No. 4). Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Amend ment and Branches (Nb. 5). Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Amend ment and Branches (No. 6). ' London and South-Western Railway . (Chertsey and Egham Branch). London and South-Western Railway (Romsey and Red bridge Junction). London and South-Western Railway (Basingstoke and Salisbury Extension). London and South-Western Railway (Epsom Branch). London and 'South-Western Railway (Salisbury Junction). London and South-Western Railway (London -bridge Ex tension). London and South-Western Railway (Hampton Court Branch). London, Newbury, and Bath Dire. Railway. COURT ' CIRCULAR. FRANCE. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, JAN. 21. RELATIONS WITH AMERICA. The order of the day was the adjourned discussion oil the addtest - • • • • The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday in the royal gardens of Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Col. Bouverie, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterdays Tht Duke of Cambridge visited the Royal Duchess yesterday. Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the perform ance of the French plays with their presence yesterday evening. The royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Jocelyn, the Hon. Miss Paget, the Marquis of Ormonde, Colonel Buckley, and Col._Bouverie. Baron Dedel is prevented from resuming his diplo matic functions at this Court, in consequence of serious indisposition, which detained him at the Hague. The President of the Board of Trade and the Vice- President had an interview with Sir Robert Peel yes terday. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and other Cabinet Ministers visited the Right Han. Baronet yes terday. The Earl of Powis, and a deputation, had an interview yesterday with the strl of Dalhousie, at the Office of the Board of Trade. Mr. Hedworth Lambton, M.P., arrived at Farrance's Hotel, from Brighton. _ , . M. Guizot, Minister of Foreign Affains—Gentlemen) the Chamber will allow me to request not only its 118U:it kind= ness, but its entire liberty of spirit, and its most considerate attention.' The Hon. M. Thiers yesterday made an appeal to your first impressions —to your instincts; I shall appeal to your judgment, the surest fundament condition, in my opinion, of all good and great policy, What I ask of you I have practised myself in the examination of this question, I have felt all its gravity—l foresaw, long before I acted on the Texan question, all the objections that could be raised to our policy, It required my deepest conviction to determine the line of conduct which I felt it my ditty to recommend to the Crown, and I am convinced that it is the only one Snits able to the great interests of the country. I wished to point out in the first place, with some degree of precision, what I have done. I shall retrench nothing—modify nothing—that I have done. I wish only that it should -be well ekplained, In concert with the Texan representative at Paris, and called on by his overtures, I advised Texas to preserve its in dependence, and I counselled Mexico to recognise that inde pendence—nothing more. Prom the first I set aside all idea of guatanteeing that independence. I declared, both in this tribune and elsewhere, from the very outset of the question that its solution depended entirely on the resolution of the Texan people; that when their determination should have been declared we should hate nothing further to say. Con sulted by it while yet undecided, we gave our advice, we ex ercised our influence. Since then, the Texan people have declared themselves ; the majority for the annexation is evi dent; from that moment we abstained from further action, we neither used nor sought to use any kind of influence. In the course of the affair we had no communication on the ques tion with the United States ; we addressed no note to them on the subject; the question was entirely between the two independent states, France and Texas. I main tain the correctness of this policy, but I considered it my duty to re-establish it in the terms in which it was practised; nothing could be more candid, more cor rect, or more considerate of every right. In this state of things when I met in the message of the President of t he United states words which I haVe already quoted in another place, I could not but feel some surprise (the Hon. Minister then read the extract from the Message relative to the inter vention of European Powers in the affairs of tke American continent, and continued)—that is to say, that we are for bidden to interfere or express our opinion on the affairs of any independent nation of North America. We ;have had with those nations relations and affairs in common, and nevertheless we are interdicted from exercising our moral in fluence over them, I ask the Chamber whether this is suit able to the dignity iind grandeur of France, For my part I consider our dignity to be in a certain degree wounded by this pretension, and I do not hesitate to say that if any other Government bad made use of the same expression, it would have filet with general censure in this assembly. I have done nothing mote than claim freedonft of action for French policy in North America. As to the interests of Preece in those countries, they are of two kinds—commercial and political. As to commercial interests, I shall be very brief in my remarks on them, although the Honourable Deputy (M. Thiera) has perhaps treated them with a little dis dain. We have a great general interest with the affairs of the New World. This general interest is this—it is, that there is not there a single mode of regulating the tariffs. Picture to yourselves the entire of the New W orld regulated by one commercial law I Do you consider it would be for the interests of our commerce to have it governed in Ame rica by such a state of things. So much for our general in terest. As to Texas, and to our superior interest in that affair, I cannot admit the disdain shown by the Hon. M. Thiers. In 1838 the recognition of Texas by France was based on the advantage of our commercial relations with that country. At that period it appeared desirable to have in that part of the world a great country which could supply us with raw materials, and purchase our productions on better terms than the United States, and it was this motive which determined the recognition of the independence of Texas by us. I shall now pass on to the political interests. M. Thiera made use of an expression which I accept. Yes, the question here undoubtedly is one of the policy of the world. There were immense facts connected with it, which were inevitable in the present state of the world ; three great Powers—Russia, _England, and the United States—were seeking to extend their territories. From circumstances which you 'are well aware of France was not pursuing the same course in so great a degree ; it had undertaken a great task in Africa, which it is for its ho nour to bring to a successful termination. But with this exception France was not seeking terri torial aggrandisement; but it concerns her that the three great nations I have alluded to should observe a balance of power, that neither one of them should be exclusively pre ponderant. France has this great interest and she has also another—the maintenance of secondary and independent states. In Asia, Russia, and England had increased their possessions; but they had now mutually stopped in thefr progress. In America, the United States were aggrandizing alone. I shall not here repeat what I said in another place of the sentiments with which the grandeur of the United States does and ought to inspire us; we applaud it both as regards the present and the future. It is necessary to us for the part which we are called on to perform in the affairs of the world. Ido not retract any of the expressions I have used, for no conviction can be stronger on the subject than what I feel. Is it to be supposed that in no case, whatever may be its progress, the greatness of America is not to be to us a subject of uneasiness, that she can never be for us a cause of umbrage, if, for instance, the whole conti nent of America were to fall into the same hands? (Murmurs from the Left.) It is sufficient for me to remind , you of the words which 1 just now used. The language of the Presi dent excludes you from all participation in the affairs of America; he forbids you to meddle with them, notwith standing the relations which you have with states there situated, or the treaties you may have concluded with them ; and it will be easy for me to convince you that the preten sion of M. Thiers is excessive. By the words balance of power, and counterpoise, I did not intend to make any assi milation between the New World and our own, although the experience of the one might well serve as a lesson to the other; I said that we ought not to remain without thinking of the future, at the aspect of a great power, which I wel come as sincerely as any one. It has been said, that we sa crifice to this forethought our present relations with the United States. In a country like America, where things pro ceed so rapidly, foresight cannot be distant and confused. Call to your recollections what this country, now so great and so powerful, was fifty years since. Who among you could have anticipated such a development of her power? Who can foresee what that power will be fifty years hence? In the.face of such facts, I repeat that forethought is not distant ; it is wise and prudent. Neither is it true that we sacrifice to it our present good relations. Between intelligent nations good relations are not so easily broken, when the general interests and feelings of the countries are in their favour. Do not in the least believe that the affair of Texas will have so disastrous a result as has been repre sented ; our good relations will not be compromised ; they will surmount those momentary difficulties; we may there fore take thought for the future without fear and without danger. I can find in it sufficient motives to justify the po licy at once reserved and candid which we have followed. There is, however, another imminent' and pressing interest to which I would direct all the attention of the Chamber. The United States are not alone on the American continent ; they have, under the title of neighbours, frequent relations with England; relations which are at the present moment delicate and even perilous. I need not say - that I allude to the Oregon question, and it is with regard to this point that the policy we have followed is excellent. The Chamber must permit me to say a word on the subject of our relations with England.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") Those relations are easy and friendly. We wish to maintain them so; we consider that this intelligence between the two countries is necessary for the maintainance of peace; we are convinced that it is necessary to choose between real intimacy and that indifference, that coolness, which does not completely disturb peace, but which removes from it its real character, and we have made that choice.—(Marks of adhesion from the Centre.) I have to add, that this policy has taken nothing from the independence of France.—(Denial on the Left.) Gentlemen, if I could put aside the solemnity of this discussion, and appeal to the familiarity of private conversations, there is not a single person to whom I could speak, who would not allow that the policy of France with respect to England has been completely independent.—(A loud burst of denial on the Left, met with counter-exclamatiens from the Centre.) Consider all the questions that have divided France and England for the last five years—Greece, Spain, Syria, Otahiete, and the Right of Search—and you will see that the independence of France has been complete, and that the: results of the good feeling between the two nations have been reciprocal ant equally to the advantage of each. M. Thiers told you yes terday that the two countries were discontented with each other—that England considered herself eanrificed to France. M. Thiers—No, no. The Minister of Foreign Affairs—l shall read your very words.—( The Hon. Minister here read, from the Monitear, the expressions of M, Thiers, on this poir it.) M. Thiers—l cannot admit the interpr station given by the Hon. Minister to my words. The Minister of Foreign Affairs—l gi7ve no interpretation whatever—l merely read the words th ernselves. M. Thiers—Because I was yesterday impartial and true, the concessions which I made are no- sr turned against me. What d meant to say was, that in cone sequence of the manner in which the alliance was conducted, use two nations were exceedingly discontented with each c other. And whilst im mense sacrifices have been made, and , in particular the Prit chard indemnity—(" Oh, oh," from tl he Centres) —I repeat it that whilst one makes immense sa crifiees, the other is not satisfied with what it has obtained. Yes, I repeat it with a profound conviction, it is a badly-e , inducted alliance which renders the two nations dissatisfied , with each other. This state of things is due to events wh . ich have been unneces sarily brought about by the prestint Cabinet.—(Applause from the Left.) The Minister of Foreign Affairs.—l - - must beg leave to deny in the most positive manner that the ;two countries arein the least discontented with each other.- —(Dissent on the Left.) I must demand pardon from the thr sue Hon. Gentlemen who interrupt me if Ido not recognize them as the couns an t lint tr t y i — at (Approbation from the Centre), or t a ke their opiniont of the great majority of the nati as. I r e p eat it, ehehtawvoe countries are not discontented with. -each other-- th(J y ail to not, for a length of time bee n on. better t te hat h . arisen mind in fact all the questions , all the . inci t den five years, ave and how, to trouble their relations during by the mutual confide nce of e th a 1 two " Cabinets, these diffi culties have been surmounted h . Tlain.lc, for instance, of Oils hei of the Right of Search—of Morocco.—(Violent ex clamations on the Left-) All these -questions have been re solved in a manner . conformable ;to the true interests and honour of the two countries. And:l l o th ev you e s r u y ia p c po a sbete_lyit that this wou ld have beeri equally the case every description of policy? Do you a believe that if matters had been conducted in the two coun tries with less prudence, these relations would not have been altered? Do not ima gine any such thing, for you would fall into a great error The reason of matters having prisset I over so peaceably is, that in both countries there were.. men who placed general policy above all special questioris; cwho comprehended that mere temporary_ incidents ought to .be settled amicably— (gear)—and that the flag of peace ought to float aloft, high above all passing diff:erences.—(Lou,l einem) Such are the means by which good relations have been maintained, and I repeat it, that they could not 'have been effected by every hand—(Renewed cheers.) 1 alit I leave aside this question of our relatiom with Engli tnd, which I should not have alluded to, had I not been led t o it by the Hon. Deputy opposite. I return to our relation s with America. What line of conduct ought we to observe c in the question pending between the United States and F :ngland? We ought to make every exertion to prevent a . collision, but should it, notwithstanding our efforts, unfortunately take place, our part will be to guard between the two nations an absolute neutrality. Such is the line of cos id:act which we shall fol low, and I venture to say, that it s ril I not be without an ad vantage and profit to France. As %I i acted with respect to the United States in the question Pi - T, exas, so should we have done with respect to England, if she wished to take pos session of that country. We wished to express the sentiment of France in the future policy of the world—and we have acted precisely as General Washink ;ton determined on in 1794. That great man founded the policy of neutrality for the United States, at the moment when France, to whom the Units* States osit ed.so much, was in- The. Marchioness of Hastings and Captain Hastings Henry have arrived at Pirrance's Hotel, from their seat in Hampshire. PRINCE ALBERT and the PARISH OF WINDSOR. WnthSOß, FRIDAY.—A very numerously-attended vestry was held yesterday afternoon ' in the vestry-room, and ad journed thence to the Town-hall, in pursuance of the follow ing notice, signed by the three churchwardens (Messrs. Adams, Clode, and Ingalton), and the four overseers of the parish (Messrs. Noke, Rose, Cleave, and Chisholm) : " PARLSIL OF NEW WINDSOR ' WITH DEDWOHTII...-NOtiCo is hereby given, that a vestry will be held in the vestry room, on Thursday next, the 22d of January inst., at three o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of receiving the gracious reply of his Royal Highness Prince Albert to the memorial presented to his Royal Highness by the church= wardens and overseers of this parish, on the 14th inst., and returning to his Royal Highness the grateful thanks of the parishioners for his liberality and kindness, and for the ex pression of the feeling of the p ar i s h t owar d s his Royal High ness. The Rev. ISAAC Gorier, the vicar, upon the motion of Mr. CLODE, jun., seconded by Mr. COBDEN, was voted into the chair. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE. The Rev. CHAIRMAN briefly opened the proceedings by observing, that he hoped those present would confine their observations to the object for which the vestry had been convened.' . Mr. DAtIVILL entered into a statement of the proceedings which had taken place between the parish officers and_ Mr. Anson,Prince Albert's private secretary, regarding the rating of Flemish Fartn, the particulars of which have already ap peared, and added that he bad written to Mr. Anson, acknow ledging the receipt of his letter, and expressing the thanks of the parish officers for the kindness and liberality mani fested by the Prince Consort. Mr. BLUNT expressed his grateful thanks to the Prince Consort for the liberality he had evinced towards the parish. He regretted very much he had not been present at the previous vestry meetings, because he then should have had an opportunity of setting some of those persons right who had spoken upon those occasions. He begged to move the following resolution : " That an address be presented to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, expressing the most sincere thanks of this meeting for his kind consideration of the memorial presented, and for his graciously consenting to contribute towards the parochial funds, although not liable thereto." Mr. ROBERTS briefly seconded the resolutiOn. After a few observations from Mr. HOPKINS, Mr. JUDGE entered into a lengthened statement, touching the chief features of the case. / Mr. BEDBOROUGH said he would be the last person to ob ject to the thanks of the vestry being given to his Royal Highness, in conformity with the resolution proposed by Mr. Blunt; but -he certainly bad an objection to the * latter part of the resolution, in which the Prince is thanked for contributing towards the parochial funds. He had pre pared a resolution, embodying his views, which might be incorporated with the resolution or not, moved by Mr. Blunt, and which he would read :—" That this vestry, relying on the assurance :of the churchwardens and overseers, ;that his Royal Highness Prince Albert has been improperly and illegally rated for the Flemish Farm, deeply regret that any supplication should have been made to his Royal Highness, craving ass boon that which they (the parish officers) fully acknowledge they . have no claim to as a right. That whilst freely acknowledging the dignified condescension of his Royal Highness, in allowing any communication to take place with the pariah officers. after the comments which had been pub licly made upon the question relative to the Flemish Farm, and the razing of houses connected with the improvements of the Castle; and deeply impressed with feelings of pro found respect for his Royal Highness for his ready acquies cence in the prayer of the parish authorities, yet this vestry is of opinion that the credit and character of the town and its inhabitants will be seriously compromised by sanctioning the late supplication by tl:e receipt of his Royal Highness's gracious donation, and that this vestry do adjourn for the purpose of maturing the best means of extricating the parish from its present position." After some further discussion, the amendment was then put to the meeting and lost by a show of hands, and the original resolution carried. FRIDAY, JAN. 23. Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield, and Goole Railway—Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 2. Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railway (Methley, Askern, and Oakenshaw_Branches)—Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 2. North Kent Railway—Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 2. Staines and Richmond Railway—Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 2. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. MANCHESTER, JAN. 23. STOCK EXCHANGX.—The sales are —Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 438 p.—Blackburn, Dariven, and Bolton, 24 p.— ClitheroeJunction, % p. c.—Eastern Counties, 224—Grand Union, p.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, % p.—Leeds and Thirst, 4 p,—Leicester and Bedford, % p.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 2% p.— London and Manchester (Rem.), % die,—London and York, 2 p.—Manchester and Birmingham, 774—Ditto, New Quarters, 7% p. —Manchester. and Birmingham Cnntimation and Welsh Junction, dis.—Manchester and Bury Atmospheric, 4 p.—Manchester and Leeds Extension, 4% p.—Manchester, Midland, and Grimsby, it p. —North Staffordshire, 338 p.--North Western, 88S. p.—Nottingham, Erewash, Ambergate, &c., % p..—Oldhain, Birkenhead, &c., par— Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 2 15-16 p. —Sheffield and Man chester, 130—Ditto, Quarters. No. 3, 4 p.— Shropshire Union Rail way and Canal, % P.--BOuth Eastern and Dover, Consolidated Halves, 14 p. Mr. BLUNT then moved, that an humble address (which he read) be presented to his Royal Highness, expressing the thanks of the parishioners for the Prince's kind consideration in contributing towards the poor's-rates of the parish for Flemish Farm. :The address was seconded by Mr. SNOWDEIT, grocer to her Majesty, and carried. The address, upon the motion of Mr. DARVILL, was or dered to be engrossed and to be taken round the town by the parish officers for signatures previous to itsbeing presented to Prince Albert. The Rev. CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging a vote of thanks for his conduct in the chair, congratulated the meeting upon the result of the proceedings and upon the good feeling which prevailed. He sincerely hoped it would tend to umte still closer the town of Windsor with her Majesty and her Royal Consort. Mr; NEIGHBOUR, before the meeting broke up, begged to suggest, as a benevolent mode of disposing of the money received, and to be received in future from Prince Albert, that it might be appropriated in the payment of the poor rates of all persons in the parish, who were rated under 101 a year. The Rev. CHAIRMAN informed Mr. Neighbour that the suggestion he bad kindly made could not be legally carried into effect. The vestry then adjourned. 'RETIREMENT OF DR. NICROLL. The following explanation of his motives for retiring from the office of Judge-Advocate-General has been addressed by Dr. Nicholl to his constituents : - • TO THE ELECTORS OF CARDIFF, COWBRIDGE, AND LLAN. TRIASEST. Gentlemen, — Having ceased to be Judge - Advoca te- General, I hasten to lay before yon the cause and circum stances of my retirement from an office which confers honour on all - who hold it worthily. , When suddenly driven to the south of Europe by the 11 , e&lialt of one deservedly deaf to me, I foresaw that the same. cause which forced me abroad would enjoin my residence out of this country during a longer period than I could properly be absent from the discharge of my official functions ; and on the 19th of October I most reluctantly made, in a proper quarter, a communication to that effect. An offer was kindly made that I should not retire until I had a better opportunity of deciding on the necessity of re maining on the continent. I readily, though with faint hopes, accepted that offer. Those hopes having vanished, I announced that my duty to others forbad my constant residence in England throughout the spring, and I begged that a successor might be given to me whenever that could be done most conveniently. Such, gentlemen, have been the cause and circumstances Of my retirement. My political attachments and affections, and my confidence in Sir Robert Peel's Government, are as strong and as decided as ever. As a proof of this, I have sought and have been appointed to an unpaid seat at the Board of Trade. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your most faithful servant, " 33, Belgrave-square, Jan. 23. JOHN NICHOLL. IRON AND THE IRON TRADE. (From the Builder.) The quarterly meeting of the ironmasters was lately held at Birmingham. It was not so numerously attended as heretofore. This may he attributed in some degree to a dispute now waging between the great masters on the one part and a number of small factors chiefly re siding in Walsall and Wolverhampton on the other, with respect to the exact days on which the quarterly meet ings are due. The prices, however, remain firm, with a de cided tendency to a rise in all descriptions of iron. loZ per ton for bar iron is firmly maintained ; indeed, there was little inclination to sell at this price, and but few sales were effected. There was an advance of los. per ton on Shropshire pig-iron, which now stands at 5/. 10s. There was no advance on Staffordshire pig-iron, the price of which may be quoted at from 51. to 51. ss. per ton. The Glasgow pig-iron trade has experienced a rise of late; nearly 4,000 tons were sold last week at 80s. to 82s. 6 d. , after which 1,000 tons realised 83s. Several of the makers are open for contracts or sale for immediate delivery at £555., but it is believed that 83s. 6d., prompt cash, would buy from makers 8,000 to 10,000 tons. To show how cheaply iron is obtained, and how the mecrianical skill and labour exp en d e d upon i t totally overs hadow the original price, the last number of the British Quarterly Rev zew gives the f o ll ow i ng cur i ous and i nstru ctive calculation : Bar-iron worth 11. sterling, is worth, when worked into — Horse-shoes. Knives (table) , 36 0 Needles ........ 71 0 Penknife blachts 657 0 Polished buttons and buckles....., 897 0 Balance sprit]: gs of watches ......50,000 0 Cast-iron w orth 1/.. sterling, is worth, when converted into — Ordinary mac hinery £4 0 Larger ornatr‘ental work . 45 0 Buckles and Berlin work 6OO 0 Neck chains, Scc. 1,386 0 Shirt-buttons .. 5,826 0 Thirty-one pounds of Shropshire iro n h as b een ma de into wire upwards of 1.11 miles in length; and so fine was the fabric, that a. part of it was humourously con verted, in lieu of the usual horsehair, into a barrister's wig! The process fc 'Rowed to effect this extraordinary tenuity consists of beating the iron, and passing it through rollers of eight inches diameter, going at the rate of 400 revolutions per minute down to No. 4 on the wire gauge. It is afterwards drawn cold, a t Birming ham or elsewhere, down to the extent of 38 on the same so completed to the surp r i s i ng length of gau ge, and 111 miles. . Of the quantity of 111 al manufactured in Great Britain, South Wales produces ; 2721 thousand tons; Stafford shire, 2191; Shropshire 4811, Scotland, 31 ; Yorkshire, 33; Derbyshire, 22 k; ,and North Wal es, 25 . _,,,...---- ...... —._._!_.• __, Mr. Robert Robert John Bagshaw, who seconded one of the re,oluti.m- at the M Liryltbonc Anti-Cure-lay;- meeting on Tuesday last, and who . made a most excellent speech on the \ occasion, is the son of Mr. Bagshaw, so well known as a staunch reformer, and great supporter of the Liberal party in Marylebone. The s( ,n bids fair to do honour to the nan.le, and is a valuable acs paisition to the cause. curring mat hi:twine/it dangers: Washington acted wisely, and he has given us ari admirable example to follow. Washington had to defend himself a stteng portlar clamour_ which urged him on to engage in the struggle. I foYesavr, and I foresee still, that a similar movement may manifest itself in Prange, and I thought that it was both prudent and frank ,to intimate thtts early what should be our conduct hereafter. Stich was the meaning of our demonstration in the little question of Texas. We had no desire to manifest any hostile intentions -todrards the United States—we merely wished to anntmtice what France would do—namely, to adopt a policy of strict neutrality. It is by liberty of action that France will weigh most in the balance, and oblige the powers to think the more of her. Such was the object of our conduct with respect to Texas, and we shall persevere in the line of condttet that we have traced out to ourselves.—(Loud cheers,) M. Billault, who rose to reply, began by Contesting the commercial advantages accruing to France from the hide pendened of Texas. The commercial relations between the two countries in 1840 had been, he said, confined to the ex change of two vessels ; the quaiitity of cotton imported from Texas had only amounted to 53,000 kiktgeamme.,s whilst France annually drew from the United States 37,000,000 kilogrammes Of that article. The proceeds of the trade with Texas had been under 200,000 francs, whilst the commerce of France with the world exceeded 2,000,000,000 francs. M. Billault having asked M. Guizot what he should have done had Texas given herself to England ? M. Guizot replied that he should have held the same lan guage, followed the same conduct, given the same advice, and stopped at the same point. M. Billault then proceeded to describe the gigantic power of England, enumerating the military positions occupied by her in every sea and quarter of the world, and asked if the maritime balance of power was not actually destroyed by Great Britain. Ministers, however, were too desirous to preserve her alliance to venture a remonstrance on the sub ject. M. 7illault next showed the interests of England and France everywhere at variance. The' power of England de pended, be said, on the development of her manufacturing, commercial, and maritime interests, and the day she found no markets for the production of her industry, there would be an end to her power. He next reverted to the conduct of the Cabinet in American affairs, and contended that it had not exerted itself to reconcile the two parties, but had sided with England, to the great detriment of the interests of France. When M, Billault had concluded, the general discussion was closed. COUNSEL to the ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETIES. The last advices from the United States mention that the line of Texas is to be extended, and California pur chased from the Mexicans, if they will sell ; and taken, of course it will be, if they refuse the money. In Con gress, a gentleman who would be reckoned insane out of America, but is quite suitable for that republic, has sug gested the purchase of Cuba, and will offer resolutions on the subject. Spain needs money, and the slave holders of the Southern States have dollars ; but if the people at Madrid will not sell, it is easy to quarrel with them. The tendency of all these purchases is apparent. The members of the Anti-Slavery Societies here may see in it the frustration of their views —benevolent views they nre—but unsuitable for the interests or the passions of the United States. We advise them to checkmate the slave-drivers. Our advice comes into few but decisive words:—Buy Cuba • and California. Mexico and Spain ne ed mone y . The States offer ten millions of dollars for California. Give twelve or sixteen—it is a cheap purchase, and you will devote a region to liberty that would otherwise be a hotbed of, tyranny and the vilest oppression, while a fair dividend will be payable on the shares. Where will the money be obtained? All the purchase. money is not requisite. Buy up Mexican bonds at home, or compound with the holders. Then buy Cuba, and pay it in Spanish bonds, of which there are rather too many in this country. Liberate its slaves, as those of the British West India Islands were libera ted; and the noblest action ever performed by a gigantic joint-stock company will be completed. And a large joint.stock company will de the work, and do it well. Britain and France would protect the new states, and we should greatly rejoice to see President Polk, in his regimentals, check Mated by Joseph Sturge in his drab and pacific costume. These are practical measures, and far more useful than any number of quarrels amongst those who join in a perfect hatred to slavery, while they differ in its mode of suppression.—Glasgow National.. 4..NALS. THE LATE EARL SPENCER. Lord Althorp, who now became Chanc ellor of the Exchequer, and 'leader of the House of Commonlh was eighteen years younger than Lord Grey. His father, Lord Spencer, had joined Mr. Pitt in the first revoltt• tionary war, and held office under him, In returning to his old connexions, he had retained s everal of those opinions of Mr. Bur kel which first led to the schism. Accordingly, Lord Althorp, when he first sat in the House of Commons, was not friendly to Parliamen tary reform. He worked out his free principles by con stant observation and reflection, in the practical school of Parliamentary life. His diligence was indefatigable, his sagacity quick, his judgment seldom at fault. Or, if ever he fell into a mistake, it was from too unsuspi cious a confidence in the virtue of mankind—the error of a trusting, believing, hoping nature. He had im proved his understanding by extensive reading, and was accustomed to work out by reflection all the great pro blems of moral and political philosophy; no that his mind was easily brought to act upon any subject which events placed before it. His views were large and com prehensive, embracing the whole compass of improve ment in our laws, our commerce, and our constitution. But, above all, his opinions upon questions both specu lative and practical, were guided by a humble reliance on the goodness of God; and a conviction that he was bound in whatever he might think or do,—whether in following or resisting his own inclination,—to follow the law of Christ. The state of public affairs led him to take an active part in the House of Com mons; and although no one was ever so free from the pharaisaical profession of purity, yet the sim plicity of his character soon made him under stood, beloved, and trusted beyond any man in that assembly. This was the more remarkable, as his tongue was far from eloquent; and, although his arguments were sound and comprehensive, he was so often wanting in words as to be obscure, and unable to convey . ade quately his meaning. But the confidence of his friends, his party, and the country, supplied all deficiencies, and gave to his few and simple expressions as much influence over his audience as had ever been obtained by the most admired eloquence of our greatest orators. He was plain in manner and in dress; but a short inter course disclosed the scholar, the gentleman, and the statesman. For he possessed, with the entire absence of all artificial politeness, the most genuine courtesy of be havi mr to all who approached him. His kindness of heart shone in the most casual, as in the most cordial in tercourse ; and while the intimacy of his friendship was a treasure reserved for few, the equanimity of his temper and the charity of his judgments extended to all who ap proached him in the conduct of affairs, or were opposed to him in political enmity. He had no jealousy, no envy, and perhaps too little ambition. He often said, that he had hoped the many votes he had given in favour of mo tions which were supported by small minorities, would have prevented any proposal to him to accept office. But when he was told by Lord Grey, that the formation of the Ministry depended upon his decision, he felt that he could no longer hesitate.—Edinburgh Review. LEEDS, JAw. 23. STOCK Ekcitexds.-The sales nre-London and Croydon, • 22%- York and North Midland Extension (East and West Riding), 10% p. -East Lancashire, No. 2 (late Accrington), 4% p.-Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 10-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 2 p,-Ditto, Extensions, 16s. p,-iluddersfield and Sheffield, 22-Leeds and Bradford,: 52% -Leeds and Thirsk, 11% - Ditto, New, 3s. p.-Liverpool and Bury, New, 3% p.-North British, New Carlisle Branch, 31. 65.-London and York, 4% -Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 47-West Riding Union, 674-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 12s. p.-Cli theroe Junction, 31. 45.-Grand Union, 12s. c. p.-Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 18s. 6d. p.-Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North Eastern, ss. die.-Leeds and York, ss. dis.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 20s. p.-Leicester and Bedford, 17s. 6dp. -Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, 13s. diS.-North Western; 31. ls. 6d.-South Midland, 3 p.-York and Carlisle, 2%. • HULL, JAN. 23. &rock 'EXMIANGE.-The sales are-York and North Midland Extension, 39-Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, New, ss. p,- Leeds and Thirsk, 11%-North British, Carlisle, 3-Ditto, Dalkeith, 6-Anibergate, Nottingham and Boston, 3% p.-Axholme, 3- East Lincolnshire, 2-Grand Union, 385.-Great North and South Wales and Worcester, 55.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 31. 35- Leicester and Bedford, 11. 175.-Leicester and Tamworth, 21. I Is.- Liverpool and •Leeds, - London and York, 4%-Manchester, Bux ton, and Matlock, 41. 4s. 6d.-North Western, 21. 18s. 6d.-South Midland, Si. 4s. 6d.-Shropshire Union, 21. 9s. 6d. SHEFFIELD, JAN. 23. Prom EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Grimsby and Sheffield, 21. 19s. -Goole and Doncaster, 4%-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 31. Is. - Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland. Junction, 4%-Manchester, 3lidlind, and Great Grimsby, 2% -Sheffield and Lincolnshire Exten sion, 31. 45.-South Yorkshire Canal Railway, 41. •NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JAN. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The /sales are—North British, Halves, Car• Isle, 37a. p.—York and North Midland Extension (East and Weal tiding), I is. p YORK, Js x. 23. STOCK ExcnAtiox.—The sales are—Newcastle and Darlington Ex tensions, 11%—York and North Midland, Selby, 87%—Ditto, Ex tension, 39%—Ditto, New (East and West Riding), 11% —Ipswich and Bury, 5 —Newcastle and Berwick, 2114—Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, New, 10%—London and York, 41. 10s. 6d.—Clitheroe Junction, 3—Grand Union, Ili—Leicester and Bedford, 21. ls.— London and York Extension, 2% —Malton and Driffield Junction, 3 —Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 4 lA—North Western, 3 EDINBURGH, JAN. 21 STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The salei are-Airdrie and Bathgate, 585.- . Ayr and Galloway, 425.-British and Irish Union, 675. 6d.-Caledo nian Extension, 625. 6d.-Esst Coast of Scotland, 40s. - Edinburgh and Bathgate, 605.-Edinburgh and Granton, Preference, 21N -Edin burgh and N•rthern, 738.-Ditto, Newport, 255. 6d.-Ditto, Loch gelly, 315. 6d.-Edinburgh, Portobello, and Musselbnrgh, 335. 6d.- Glasgow and . Dundee Junction, 455:-North British, Extension to Carlisle, 595. 6d.-Scottish South Midland, 465. 6d.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 18s. 6d.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, New, 245.- Stirling and Dunfermline, 505.-Strathern Junction, 595. GLASGOW, JAN. 22. STOCK EXCHANGE. - The sales are:---!Aberde4n, Banff, and Elgin, 355.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 585.-Ayr and Dumfries Junction, 435.-Caledonian, New, 751.-Ditto, Extension, 625. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction, 515.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 415.-East Indian Railway, 28s. 6d.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 455.-Glasgow General Terminus, 14 -Glasgow, Kil marnock, and Ayr, 731.- Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossaa, 635. 6d.-Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction, 575. 6d.-Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, 375. 6d.-Great North and South Wales, 6s. 6d.-Great North of Intlia, 10s.-Lesinahagow, 605.-Midland and Eastern Counties, 355.-Newcastle, Edinburgh, and Glasgow Junc tion, 445.-South Midland, 965. 6d. RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY TAAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail- ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year: Week ending NAME OF RAILWAY. ... ~ J Last week. E co SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOU SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DURING THE HIGH WIND, During the night of Wednesday several very serious acci dents occurred in various parts of the metropolis during the storm, which raged with great violence for several hours. Shortly after nine o'clock, in Ewer-street, Gravel-lane, South wark, a stack of chimneys fell on the roof of a small cottage occupied by a family of poor Irish persons, and a large por tion of brickwork fell upon the head of the eldest child, caus ing a fracture of the skull and lacerating the scalp, whereby his life is placed in imminent danger. A second accident took place the same night to a female named Jane Tomlin son, of New-street, Walworth-common. While passing through Panyer-street, East. lane, a large piece of boarding fell from the roof of a pigeon-house, and struck her with great violence across the shoulders and head. Anton por tion of a house, situated in White's- p lace, Newington -c er as: way, was thrown down, but fortunately no one 'yvas injnredat Several large trees were torn up by the roots.. Tli iwi h nd that one period of the night, became so exeeeduT y ii g several large vessels below London-bridge u ere torn from their moorings, and some considerable time elapsed before th c ould be made fast. SrmEnNEss, FRIDAT, JAN. -3. ~ The Ferret, 10, will be undocked to-morrow, and is expected to be commissioned in the course of tiext week. Eight of the advanced ships of the line at this port have had their topmasts and jib booms, which were only recently put on board by Admiralty order, returned on shore, and the others are also to have theirs sent on shore for better preservation. Four heavy frigates, it is reported, are to be put in an advanced state of commission at _this port, and the 'Worcester and Chi chester, new 50-gun frigat es, and the Cor nwall, 50, and the Conquestador, 50, are mentioned as having been selected. The whole of the guns for the old fortifications have now a rrived. They are 63 in number, and are of the following description—viz., 4 are eight-inch guns, 98 cwt. each, and 11 feet long; 29 are eight-inch guns, 66 cwt. each, and 9 feet long ; 26 have a 6-inch bore, are 5G cwt. each, and 9 a feet 6 inches long ; and f our long 32-pounders. The workmen now await the arrival ofre the carriages and plat forms from Woolwich, the beds for which are concreted, and the masenry on which they are to rest being all ready to be to laid down. The gun s are be placed as follows, viz.-20 on the Half-m oon b at t ery at t h e po i nt ; 13 on th e Admiral's . platform ; overlookin g the said battery ; and the remain in g 30 along the wor k s protecting the barracks. The new works continue to progress most rapidly ; the battery form ing opposite the docks and gate is now up to the height of the platform, its further progress has, however, been deferred till the formation of the deep ditch by which it is to be pro tected, and on which all the workmen are now concentrated. Wooden profiles are up for another battery, with which this is to be connected by a musketry wall, while to the east ward it will be continued into the bastions extending from the Thames to the Medway. ALTERATIONS IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. The change of deans, four having held the appointment within a period of about two years, has tended to interrupt the anxious wishes of the chapter to devise means of accommodation for the very ; large increase of persons who throng this venerable church, especially on Sundays, when the rush to get in (until Dean Wilberforce caused the doors to be opened half an hour before the service began) was frightfully alarming. The choir will be enlarged by placing the beautiful oak screens back, so as to include the pillars within the choir; more light will be obtained by filling the upper parts of the panels with plate glass, like Canterbury Cathedral; the prebendal stall will be close to the screen, and two rows of seats for the laity in front of them on either side. The seats in the centre will be made to accomm odate eight per sons, four on either side of a division, to avoid crnto fusion in passing each other ; these will be the convenient distance from the steps to the the or., nion ; the pews will, of course, be removed s ; on either gan also will probably be removed to the arches; side of the loft, which will be formed into a g 1 of accommodating a large number ofpeer,rc":: withoui altering which will then the appearance or character of the edifice, view, be seen from east to w est in onettomNi.leltreyrrgurpeatetdadsant a show. ing the beautiful west window The Builder. The Duke and Duc h es s of Roxburghe and Lady Susan Innes Ker have arr ived at Thomas's Hotel, from Floors Castle, near Kelso, N. B. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF Tins , POST.—What do the gentlemen now think of tbenOeives who ref use d t o say or d o anything decisive in support of . She principle of protection till they had heard Sir Robert Peel They have heard him. How much wiser are they? They would not believe it possible, after what they had heard hitnt say ,in former years, that he could really mean to abandeni the, principle of protection. They have now heard his open ing speech of 1846 ; let us ask them now what they believe?' Do they mean to endure this as if they - wete the menials and not the Parliamentary supporters of the Minister? Do they mean, like Lord Francis Egerton and Mr. Beckett Denison, to do the dirty work of this man who has betrayed the leaded interest ? The Minister, indeed, showed his usual craft in f selection of the Noble Lord and the Honourable Gentleman.. How many corn fields are there comprised within the vast wealth of the Noble Lord? How much is the interest of either mover or seconder involved in the interests of British agricaltiire ? The speech of Sir Robert Peel is, in the greater part of it, nothing better than an attempt to get up or revive a sort of ear • post facto panic on- the subject of fa mine. Whether he was really frightened out of his wits two months ago, or only pretends to have been so, in or,ier to get up an excuse for his falsehood and treachery, we c,an- - not tel nor is it worth while to inquire. We are now to have legislation founded on a bygone panic, and a Minister comes down, with an air curiously compounded of the pon derous and the lachrymose, to revolutionise long-settled in- • tereste as a cure for a- desperate attack from which the country happily recovered some weeks ago. It is provoking enough to read the solemn nonsense about letters from Lord- Lieutenant Heytesbury and Lord Spring Rice Monteagle, and " scientific " reports from professor this or pre , fessor that. It was not in this way that Mr. Pitt went to work when he wanted to know how practical matters stood. We do not know whether it was folly or dishonesty which prevented the Minister from taking the plainest and directest course to obtain in formation as to the probable supply of food in the country; but had he acted like a man of sense—had .he acted as Mr. Pitt would have done under similar circumstances',. he would have sent for some of the leading corn merchants of London, and asked for their information. It is their business to know, as accurately as careful in vestigation can inform them, what are the probabilities of supply and demand both at home and abroad. From every part of the world in which information on the subject of . supply and probable demand can be had, they have letters intended to regulate their business. The state of business in Mark-lane showed clearly enough that the panic had not reached them, and bad Sir Robert Peel asked them how that happened, they could have shown him very satisfactory reasons. But either Sir Robert Peel was so overcome - With vulgar terror (which is not at all impossible), or so bea upon making the panic of November a foundation for long premeditated fraud and t reac h er y (which is extremely pro bable), that he did not seek for good information where he , might have found it, but jumped straightway to the con• elusions of Cobden and Bright. But suppose dm panic pre text to have been well founded, was there not the sliding scale? Did Sir Rebert Peel believe that in the face of scarcity prices would remain low, or did he forget that as soon as they became high the existing law wonl4 take away the import duties ? But he may have thought , a more sudden remedy was needful. He should, how ever, have known that a more sudden remedy than that which the sliding-scale would have afforded was impossible. Irish meetings might resolve with habitual Irish absurdity that the ports should be at once thrown open, but the Mi nister ought to have known that this would have increased, and not removed, the dangers of scarcity. Sir Robert Peel seems to think it rather an affront to his high dignity to say that the protectionists put him in office. lie thinks he owes it wholly to his great talents that he is in office, and this is not least apparent, when in his own peculiarly nauseous manner, he affects to talk of himself with great humility. We will, however, ask this question. If he had, in 1841, avowed opinions such as lie avowed on Thursday night, or if he had not avowed opinions almost directly opposite, would he have achieved the position of Prime Minister? He knows that be would not. And yet now, using the power and in fluence derived from the profession of opinions diametrically opposed to free trade, he attempts to force free trsinsle the country, and to revolutionise the landed interest. mail who can believe that such conduct a s this is hoiSest, may next believe any extravagance of intentional fiction, or mad fanaticism. HERALD.—We have a peculiar sort of dread of Lord - Francis Egerton. He -is to Sir Robert Peel's Government what the present Earl Fortescue, when a Member of the House of Commons, was to the Whig Administration from 1830 to 1841. Both of these Noblemen, from their high and amiable characters, independence, talents, and general esti mation, were sure to be called forth on any remarkable emer gency. The appearance of either of them in the front rank signified to the practised eye the existence of danger. Hence, as we have said, we beheld the employment of Lord Francis Egerton, on Thursday, with a kind of trepidation. There was also something almost delusive in making him the first annunciator of the Ministerial intentions. He comes for ward, it is true, as a member of one of the highest branches of the aristocracy ; and hence is imagined, by a cursory pbserver, to speak on behalf of the land. But the fact is not so. The land of England, so far as it is employed in agriculino, is comparatively a matter of indifference to Lord Francis Egerton. He has large property in mines; but chiefly, once all others, be is a great carrier. He ru..an ne ci r i i7 ly the firm of Pickford and Co.— i the boats. Thus it is, after ihseafisoadritntlehaeding and be canals,pa all, manufacturing prosperity on which he chiefly depends; and while he speaks as a county Meniher and the brother of a Duke, his bias, so far as interest cad bias an honourable man, is mainly with the Lancashire inanufgcturers. There is another reason why we dread Lord Francis JEgerton, and that is, his constitutional failing, his liberality Pf disposi tion and amiability of character. He is the sort of per-, son to give a kingdom away , if he had i t, out of p ure, good nature. He is also romantic and enthusiastic. We • re member his once saying to a friend of oars, " I am worth, I believe, about 70,0001 . a year ; andl 1 would give it all to be the autho r of Waverley.'" Is; this the sort of man whom the directors of the Bank of Eng-• land would like to entrust with a difficult financial negotia tion? His Lordship has diecovered that agriculture is no thing else than a great manufacture. We rather think that it was Montesquieu who made thst same remark a great many_ years ago, calling it, we believe, "tie u niversal manufacture." However this may be, we are quite milling that agriculture should be dealt with on the footing of o!.ber manufactures : we ask no more, we expect no less. NOW, we are aware that. some of the principal members of the Laague, who are engaged in the fabrication of extremely simple com modities—pieces of cotton cloth, chiefly produced by machinery, and into the cost of which human skill and labour very slightly enter—are reasty to exclaim at once, " We want no protection ;—we are ready to compete with the world, and so ought the farmers to L's.? We humbly submit, however, that to leap to such a conclusisSta would be an exceedingly hasty, superficial, and unstatesman- - like proceeding. Rather let Lord Fiancis Egerton ask him self, how he would deal with the cotton manufactures of Lancashire, if they did require protection ? Suppose, for in stance, it appeared that there were, near Hamburgh, a great number of large cotton factories, which, from some favourable circumstances, of situation, or cheaper labour, &c., could easily produce cotton goods some 30 or 40 per cent. cheaper than any of the mills in Lancashire. Would Lord Francis Egerton then say, as he seems to have said on Thursday, that " It was time to depart from that principle which had been here tofore maintained, of endeavouring, by protective duties, to restrict the importation 'of foreign commodities ?" Would he, in a word, say, that it was a matter of little importance whether or not 200,000 or 300,000 liSsuds were thrown out of employment? We are confident that Ise would say no such thing. We are perfectly certain that its would earnestly maintain that this circumstance was a mo st important fea ture in the question. And we ask no more on behalf of the agriculturists. It is a fact asserted, we believe, by very credible persons, that in the provinces near Odessa there are capabilities of raising for the English market millions of quarters of wheat, at an average of less than 20s. per quarter. It is undeniable, we fancy, that in the markets of New Orleans wheat is often, for months together, sold. at an average of from 2 s. 6 ds to 3s. 6d. per bushel. Add the freight to England, and it is clear that the price is still far below what similar grain can be produced at in this country. Is it not worth Lord Francis Egerton's while, before he fleshes to a conclusion on the pre sent question, to search carefully into these facts, asd to see whether it is quite certain that neither Europe nor America can send into England, after a year or two's notice, such supplies of corn as must effectually discourage its gr o om among us, and thus, as Lord Brougham and Lord4ons Russell have both predicted in o ther day "ttrow m um of the labourers of England out of employment. drew a full Th e fine open wea ther p ecu liarly good. The Hunting Season in .I.ei ee stershire has been attend ance of sportsinen, The hospitalities have he have p la c by e their Lor pre really been e t n ti easrupnros refuse as b u e s e u n al :n a o n s d t t b h r e il l l a ian dies t.. d teo ir t l h o e rds ayr t e o m tl i i e lt o o f n s w enCe r t ho accompanied Lady ewP° ! d Colonel and Mrs. Anson occupied the P ly an a i t e ld d e t d h house of Lord Wilton, and by their frequent dinners made the absence of the Earl and his amiable Countess less felt. In Derbyshire, too, the hunting has been excellent. Mr. Mey nell's hounds afforded admirable sport, and the horsemanship of the Earl of Chesterfield's son, the young Lord Stanhope, excited general admiration. It is a subiect of regret in Derby shire, that Sir Robert Burdet, the master of such fine pos sessions there, is no sportsman, and therefore contributes nothing to the amusement of the county. AUGMENTATION OF THE ROYAL .ARTlLLERY.—Ap plication was made some time ago for an increase of the Royal Regiment of Artillery to the extent of twentytwo men to each company, and it has been decided that an :in crease will take place to the extent of ten men to each cora pally. There are seventy-two companies of Royal Artillery at home and on foreign stations, consequently the number of men to be added to the regiment will be 720. With the ex ception of Lisburn, Ireland, where Lieutenant Clerk has ob tained twenty-six recruits ready to be sent to head-quarters, the recruiting in other parts, especially in Scotland, is very unsuccessful, and it is the general opinion of those acquainted with that branch of the service, that the only effective plan to insure fine young men to enter the service is to grant a pen sion of ls. per day after twenty-one years' service, as in that case there would be no difficulty whatever. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, JAN. 23.—The arrivals of all grain are moderate this week. There is a much hotter feeling in the Wheat trade this morning, and a fair business was transacted in all descriptions of Wheat, at fully late prices. Barley, except the finest qualities, in limited request, without alteration in value. Beans scarce, and in good re quest. Oats and Shelling each maintained the prices of Fri day last. Malt as before. His Highness Prince Nicholas Esterhazy left the Earl of Jersey's residence, in Berkeley-square, last evening, on his return to Middleton Park, Oxon. The Countess of Jersey who had been in town since Tuesday last, accompanied by Viscount Villiers and the Hon. F. Villiers, yesterday left for Middleton Park to join the family circle. The Earl of Jersey is expected to leave on Monday. ROBBERY AT A ROMAN CATHOLIC 5 h ins i tant the City police that during the night of th Yesterday information wasfforwarded to th e e Aifettroportan and as entered by some Catholic chapel of St. John, at Wigan , to the communion serviAcTe. LIMERICK. —By an thief or or thieves, who stole therefrointhwe silver articles be longingßEPEAL DEMONSTReAIIOnNeddz _epo R rter, we have received traordinary edition of L Besides the various toasts, all the Members in the theatre.f om the lips of the speakers breathed copious particulars of tahbanquet given to the city and county sentiments which fell r the as strongly as ever an aspira tion fur a repeal ofUnion. Amongst those who. a ddressed the meeting were Co u n se ll or Devitt and Mr. i lliam Smith O'Brien ; the form er i n a NN very flowery, the latter in a somewhat argumentative speech. About 500 sat down to dinner, and only separated at mid night. ROWING MATCH.—Benjamin Allen, of Greenwich, and William Liley, of Gravesend, are matched to row, in wager-boats, for 501. a side ; the match to take place in February, and the distance seven m il es , b e t ween th e L o bster Tavern, Denton, and %Greenhithe. The first deposit of 101. a side was made at Mr. Lightfoot's, Gravesend, and a final deposit of 401. is to be made 2d Feb. If the friends of Allen are disposed, it is added, the match can be made for 1001. a side. SEA GULLS.—Yesterday several of these birds were observed on the river near Battersea, and having hovered round for some time, they took their Sight. ' ' I