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41d 4? A NTERy._...('r HIS DAY.) Tile , CHRIST'S HOSPITAL V GRANGER. alth• " 1111 1 CIIINCFI lop wa , :. the whole morning a rglinpl ' it - f4 it; this ' case,'m ' vhich came before his Lord wiP,:uPott an appeal from the rlcciion of the Vice Chancellor Ir•av t to the planditi's to amend their hill a -'e ''n e• 1:1 , questi6n on the use is of no interest in a tl P ° '"t of view, invelving Eolely technical points under . - ne w orders. itOLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) TURNER V. HUDSON. . kr. R ix d th a e Parti es . I)ERSLEY mentioned this case t c h a e se c o o n ar w t deer . n ere agreed in applying . .. decree In consequence of some clerical errors htoi.-:hamaelini peLtieti.4lo4l4exonala said that it would be better to proceed by at , and to make all the parties petitioners, and he would 'can order to the effect of the application. IN RE SMITH. The fur fhoasrthberehea.ripg it this cause was resumed. The fa ttsh _ r _e n litigated since the May of 1841, and the that th Air. si,already appeared fully before the public. I.l3Ettseelt, o Mast, artof i tl n ie e respondent, contended rest„, ? decision of the r in Cl ery was perfectly war te til l'.°3 the facts of the case, and that Mr. Smith was per de,„clastifled in withholding the deeds and ot T li k e e r documents Ch chZeled by Mr. Husband, the appellant. afecta,7 could not otherwise than he did in rejecting ' en months before it, it of Malachi, which was made four . ie after the application, and not produced till six mouths the death•ofMal h. kr, b . ae l ' ik r, „ANIELL followed on the same side. ii• l'P.llltit replied. The ease occupied nearly the whole of the day. Vint, -‘-'r-,-CH AN CER Y .—( TH IS DA , Y.) 4 is fillefore the Vice-CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND. ) i g of th 2 nsoppest°Noun took cause petitions to-d y d Ith o Iv eq first. I nconsequence of the absence of Mr. Bethelf, oseads engaged in the OpLrd Chancellor's u Co n ur H t, on th on e r Co ro u a r e t 8t 4 1 ,. °I . Very few of the posed cases. ' Past eleven o'clock. Y ) QUEEN'S BENCH. —(THIS BA . The at ,..__ . GOSLING V. VELEY. The Lipoillehta in this cause were resumed. rate f,fr lINEY-GENERAL contended at great length, that °th e , r: church repairs could no more . be avoided than any . Itipp, r ate, and cite veral authorities on the question in rt °f kis Position tlit 118kittiings i,,,,0i1) COURT. —(THIS DAY.) ~q pt t, v. Auxanxeozw,cbAefsoTrLeEA_lurp.oJ,Nus.TyticzrEeWATDAmscA,,,lSLE ale t , RAILWAY. tioll,..L.lVrdOli: moved for a rule nisi to quash the n inq s u eo is t i t: Who Lich had been held upon the bod Tee Lea by a locomotive engine onthe above railway. P4t e `'.. ea fled Counsel said, that the jury on the inquest had ta.t. t hat upon the engine. but their verdict did not It had lees derided the death was caused by misadventure. , Ist Queen's tentheeltied in the case of the Q ueen v. killing so den,reports, page 818 that in a case of feloniouslywas man alaa,Zaad accrued. In ' the present case there tleaT i ‘,e!, or even perhaps murder, and yet nothing rare 1 3 the verdict. He had already moved for ing a w w as ri s t ai n d f T 4t gri t o b rim eu ects .... g up this pro N cee A d m in D g.— BlßmiNGHAm RAILWAY ' TIM Lolloo Rule granted. kr, s, COMPANY. 4 eertikTiv.N.P, who had on a previous occasion moved for quisition held ° og le h: e l,, to bring up the proceedings of an Nhe at , ~.`'Y of Charles Dean, who was killed _on the above on it ,no applied for a rule nisi to quash such proceeding, tereoriounds he had Mentioned in applying for the 1110 00. ' --Rule granted. CHESTER. A kr ' ilt•ljZ ''• THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF d Chapter of ' ail ks 'llY moved for a rule to show cause why a man- Ch est should set •• dt o the Dean an th er, giant issue, directed a efn e . . rnanding them to restore to Joseph Humphreys ,Prolti'll?` chorister. te et h ers.sme affidavit itstated that the Dean an n d C_ltr a- - , sad On 3 ant wasf Henry VIII. and Quee s . m r-d In 6ept,,,,-Ti that the number of n choristers was always 1 li.electreever' 4337 , a v y occurred for a chorister.. ..A fr n . tsetieChref7s,thwea3offieltecant vacant place and the aPpliT n ''' li"c4tUlt!,lB4s. ter un p t p e l' . nt had been Deane informd a d h 9 d He , fulfilled the duties n o 9 f th e ! /grit d e bt true t h e at a the lea revenues of the andt out t ap o - f whi t ], ,7, derived from certain lands in the coun d y, also that Chap the 0,, he salaries of the h risters were paid; °f l a l o 4 p e i f chorister s e e freehold for life, except an in cases ~_altikattY, or a ny other misconduct. af47l:. malice,t/s...VTWat, if he loses his voice? loses his place.. The t ett vit of th es, my Lord, bream th an ee deponent, however, h e stated that his voice was under the following eera, qaucesve.r* The dismissal 77as d to be placed on the 1104' vote rs s's - the choristers claimed na,„_/sr, teo..'O!'aChester, but were objected e to. An inquiry, atthe i!asttelecticiet.'and he had voted atZ Wee r eta il ace at the revision . Court, and the applicant's voters, upon the list of nalisas•i hip Presence O f h ß e of the canons, e 3 v d . T o . f E S t e o p n t , e o m rl b e er, 1845, the 4li eha - ' "hn that h' uthe and paid him his salary up to th at lilitttas 41 l,s office, tath ed 3 Voi ce wo3 ear. He was dismissed on the ground e 'the a l , kfter the not be .su iently powerful for . h ofs,,aPplieent Led - intended improvements in the edifice. alle ieis that he could not think . of giving up . his hi. 'too Dan considered himself entitled to for life a. — head then said that he had better not run ~e / ed 1,-, gainst the wall. Notice of dismissal w_as , tec"`rving `"' due forin and the applicant replied h by eedi t °l l the Dean his protest against a p eared a t pkeN.rpliatai°o the Sunday follow . siateped him t° the his usual duti ing bu h t e the p precentor vot ea ' . hfe re th'e,,p .oing so, although that gentleman had e h erie e t f the etii;ri Ls . evis ig-Bar . rister . , when the legality 0 of ei t,spte e r r was siers was being discussed t that the office in case of hi Ce ll i " aPpointment for life, and that the . Dean and is„,., d not rein() ail PPlicant t th-"a "Yet Or i n ., .ve any of them, except morality. The affidavit ). °l r ext r s ated that the Dean and Chapter .tef were asked to 'ertis ed • atts to be but that they the attorney for rth --- -Rid e utst :nade from the charters, h at ~e_Court after4rted. , es , cas e of rarest 3 sat at nisi prius with a common jury, • est °scarred. E ‘CHNUEtt.....4THIS DAY.) 11,4 ~ (Sittings in Banco.) TAYLOR v. JoLLY. tillich "a 8 action of assumpsit for work ' and labour done, a v1v„43,.,,. tr ied in this Curt on the 2d of December I L 'Il ? Was s. l.. t _ li r n as found for tlie detendant. leazostyk4, a llo cwtioer w a destate agent, was employed The plaintiff, o the wife of the defendant,t oadispose itiffProe„e ho' she occupied in the west-end, p ef la t i h n e - Ptccl tc'red Many offers for the lease, but Lady Sykes pro.; '' e ttl irleT t e e t t heY i'llre below the value of the property l , tt , n e d d t °tiler accent them. Eventually_Lady Sykes emp oj lle'clted4sUeti°neer to sell the lease by auction, and it was 'atio .. 'own to wase arties who first obtained i f nfor- t tb. ti q_ .0118 0 Olight!' the lease fo p s' sale, and made an offer or m i l ' h t th e ''e plaintiff. The lease was knocked down ohi hs 'eref - ,.. st l i 'll he originally offered for it, and . the plaintiff' 17301!-Ielallned commission on the sale, which amounted i',". f r k.".'adY Sykes however refused to pay him . more than .. the p r °. 'l3 trouble ' and the result was the plaintiff brought 1/sittrdeefeaotted.action a ' gaues • t her husband, but on the trial h igr.,oeeer4l olTinlynisEdlitrenetWo_rnove L d to set the verdict aside, on the tiaithat Lase, having etollnniitlehe ear t T a d t C i h t ie w f aßsanrnotn in , who evidence tried e ntfit the custom of the jury profession of an auctioneer the flea was entitled to recover commission on a sale aft tie had se been taken out of his hands, as had been do e n r e in e e ~.,. n'oort took time to Consider the point. tie i , -4151 ° ------------- IS DAY.) N PLEAS. --(THIS 1 h e • ~ QIN. co , tip ot! e s e -, ordshi ps th: . ---- er-A,RKE . V. DUNSFORD, Port e d • tr Thon,_ aporning, in answer to the applica ease. irk The S inn p ilde male on Wednesday, and re nisi in this The whole p ' °A that day, granted a rule tke.a. o, tae - to ti I Paper, izt ,plany Was taken up' hinter cases on the nrnd.there was nothing of est, ex cep e Part ies co ItI NR / 14I1 0'-STREET.—(T H IS DAY.) o f d ~(' a t Cfrotera was charged with stealing from the person ' 41 4 Go to Monk a diamond ring of th value of five ts1.11:81). the Haymarket on . his •ssy. Orteneosecutor stated that, between one and two this :' S N is +i , aa h e was pass i ng along , 4 cob," ,r is e the . isone ,who hold of the hand 1,"O Ishiekrsation for pr a few minutes, takingaccostedand detained him "„,". foti' h e ,,' he wore the ring. his finger, and '' ,l ti o ". that she had drawn the ring A man was fr a o b m out leaving him, 4t thPleld o f As she . osite side of the . sl, - Instant l' ' e * her from the opp him, q., tOm „ rushed up to he h taxed her with robbing him. suataly th'oe Prisoner passed something he gave the prt hOtiler ini . : (le f• The police coming up, u ched at the station to and he IT , eh'e, tli Fustody. On her being sear . a , , e e in . ? Prose cotc; 4 / 4 , ttr wits not found in her possessio : but R• es -- - I had vbteie—Were you sober at the time . lel:Weeny s een drinking 4,._ trllA,_ ° t he:. . to say in a little during the evening, sT e j h h? iZvelet. asked the p . h t the prosecutor v erse t Z ul th e I gge ?--The prisoner said t a . mono- what she had ket, and after his ring , with stealing ‘ :1 % viiiel t i l fu r a ,hoarYtmit a m r e charged her I 4r is s he w detaining her i . n c.on h ' -tvf2,, wort Perfectly innocent. ' oner ahave been in do von get your living?—Prisoner oo ' and sine,- -- servi ce i /ti . t o d 'Peet°, 4Sao e been staying with . my married h It ent's Park until . a few weeks h o hennk wh.,.,e, f the C division, said station-house, that tor : -3 itat ed ''''hue gave the charge at the the prosecutor was ,n the Co'urt tr, V I °Wn s W a rther he should not lock him up for the night ?t thilits•the etcir. lor, said that a gentleman had comlained Rid 3•tnark it) Ile • at Inorning of having been robbed last . night, breast pin, value In Ileas, traderet, of a gold and diamond es to. e • 1144 Precisels similar circumstanc ... over until te°rrolvi)Wleit said lie should remand the pmon ' to Make inquiries about her character. r‘;' , 14? 1 / /, ill / 1 2 4 44. RAILAVA 1 7 SUGGESTION. T t4 Y, rftlaiDeetllation might be rendered comparatively 4ad Parti_following plans were carried o 2. flc, they " 4 PPIy for railway Bills at their own expense 4 41 Let th e plea se& ebt,,i allotment of shares take place after the Bill has Th. t ied. .op Is Dr moters' ecess, involving the risk of only the lq r al t0i41114 rendr ay depo s it with the AcPcro.ountant ecesa -- t 1 1;A 'fie—let such deposit therefore be dispensed b‘ri t, e,ls:44l ll 4 a llit /110014 be, that no lines would be brow ht be te ifotti t , unless the promoters had good grounds for h e ea money of the public at large 4 e W 111 P -sand in line which had its w ß ou i l ll d , not the -Me,°,:kiejlornateyon_taateaveprYreaium, and the railway would presS. Ti~etfgle h eir R :ssOn— -----'---T-- of the London eof t he largest rooms . :I‘l",itilbite'43tor4,7),lrert3"e3tela.Y filled by a music-loving au . d ts ien gf e te t d o Judiciously prepared for them by 1 Cabltettii`elwife, i lt S u nk w it ab . . This gentlema o n f , tthoegpetiahaerofewltiteh, and ihAut they . igh as instruct.ors k18:t Nnop..delighted all by their proficiency, j w oh h t leph awrrasy, ~,Lart i ` , 0 41 91ae in duets but in solos. Allen, !1i W t . ` 4 It4h i iT el's, and Burdini were there—and ew ,pv, ./,,_ o i rth, 13,,, h, se a° Mrs. and Poole, as e lik i waswere the il i r i Tet 411 nstrumental portion of t th . s tr c ea or t ps was of the Lindley, Le hope ali, 1.17 , , an numbered amondg!i Mrs.it Scwab. It is .to 14041 ct that"ih6epellula.ne, and :A t l i % ottilitletr,,,,t(4)lepeat ittce:t!tenor. 1 a c n oncert will encourage its t fri 04)E MEETIN G AT DUNDEE.--A meeting h„, ends of 10 - I .`V e hilb ,, , .ree trade in Dundee convened by the League 1.4414 kr,,,,,liee, Was held in the Guildhall on Saturday last, 25 0 cli? 4 r t ise t.f considering the best means of immediately fn NO/ 4,,useriPtion in aid of the Great League Fund of Member pate ii iir n t_he motion of George Duncan, Esq., th! , o „.K_' , , P e Brown was called to the chair; and, le, Lii ic,llatioli of the Provost, George Duncan, Esc, 1 A -' Si v 4 ' °ll la's right, and Edward Baxter, Esq., on ins )1611. er4llPirited 1 • re ado t % . lh . _ reso utions we 111 Illb4 r'as 3tibecribed in the space of a pt f e e opted, and .amnidnut_ttseiumi the f tittli tripthin in Dundee being nearly 2,000 L 1144clicaP--I‘Til letY-oue's weight should be 7st 31b. 0 0 . 1, pir4 oD sl ' ;r`ls' AMERICAN NEWS. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MORNING. By. the steam ship Acadia, we have received New York pap:Ts to the 31st of December. Their con tents are important. We extract the following from the 1 ew York Tribune of that date : WASHINGTON, DEC. 29th, 1845.—Your readers are doubtles anxious to know whether there is any danger of a rupture with Great Britain on the Oregon question. I have several times given it as my opinion that we shall have no war. There are two parties here now, distinct from the old parties. One is for bluster, not because they expect war, but they hope to keep up such a state of excitement that they may again get into power. For this purpose they stimulate every base passion, and harp upon the whole of Oregon, while they support an Administration which has offered to settle on the 49th degree of North Latitude, as the boundary. They would not fight on any account, but they hoped that enough of their own party would vote with the W higs to defeat their own mad schemes, while they might retain the glory of being brave. In this they have been disappointed, for the Whigs have said " Come out and tell us plainly whether there will be a war, and we are with you to a man. Nay, if the half of what you say is true, we den:an 1 that the coun try shall be put in a positien of complete defence." At this the Loco Focos seem perfectly amazed, and hardly know what step to take next. There are those in both parties who believe that one of the good acts (done, as appears, almost by good luck, and contrary to the nature) of James K. Polk, was tie offer to settle the question amicably on the 49th paral lel, and these men will vote down the clap-traps of such men as Allen in the Senate. They believe in trying every peaceable mode of settling the difficulty, till they find it impossible, and then they will take any measures to defend the rights of our country. As there is some anxiety to know what the vote will be in the Senate on Mr. Allen's resolutions, to precipi tate a war between us and Great Britain, I will venture to guess at the yeas and nays on their adoption. It is only a guess, remember, which I have a right to make on the strength of the little Yankeeism I possess. Yeas, for Blood and War—Fairfield, Atherton, Jen ness, Niles, Dix, Dickinson, Cameron, Sturgeon, Penny backer (doubtful), Haywood, Bagby, Chalmers , Speight, Turney, Allen, Hannegan, Bright, Semple, Breese, At chi, on, Benton, Ashley, Sevier, Cass.-24. Nays, for Peace and the Pen.—Evans, Upham, Phelps, Webster, Davis, Simmons, Greece, Huntington, Miller, Dayton, T. Clayton, J M. Clayton, Pearce, R. John son, Archer, Mangum, Calhoun, M‘Duffie, Berrien, Col quitt, Lewis, Barrow, H. Johnson, Jarnagin, More head. (absent), Crittenden, Corwin,- Woodbridge, Levy, Westcott.-30. _ _ I may be mistaken, but I think statesmanship will triumph over demagnueism in about the above propor tion. At all events, such is about the state of parties at the present time. We shall soon see. Mr. Calhoun will not prefer party to the interests of the country. The Texas Resolutions and Bills are all ready to be transmitted. As soon as they receive them at the capi tal of Texas, an election for two members for Congress wilt be ordered. I understand that the Committee of Ways and Means will soon report a Tariff Bill. The talk to-day is that there was something in the ru mour I mentioned a day or two since relating to some new revolution in Mexico. It is said that some informa tion is now in this city, leading to the conclusion that the movements of Paredes may result in the recall of Santa Anna and a change of conduct on the Texas affairs. THE CONGRESS OF TIIE UNITED STATES. OREGON AND TEXAS. SENATE, DEC. 18. _ . Mr. ALLEN, Chairman on Foreign Relations, gave notice of a joint resolution giving the twelve months' notice to Great Britain, as required by the stipulation of the conventions of 1816 and 1827, tor the dissolving the joint occupancy of the Oregon territory. The VICE-PRESIDENT announced the unfinished busi ness to be the resolutions of inquiry proposed by Mr. Cass, which are as follows : Resolved,—That the committee on naval affairs be instructed to inquire into the condition of the navy of the United States, and into the quantity and condition of the navy supplies now on hand ; and whether an in crease of them is not necessary to th efficient operations of the navy, and to its preservation and augmentation ; and, generally, into the capacity for defending our coast and our commerce, and for any service the exigencies of the country may probably require. Resolved,—That the committee on military affairs be instructed to inquire into the condition of the national fortifications and their armaments, and whether other defensive works are necessary ; and into the condition and quantity of the military supplies ; and into the state of the means possessed by the Government for the de fence of the country. Resolved,—That the committee on the militia be in structed to inquire into the present condition of that great branch of the public service, and into the state of the militia laws, and that they be further instructed to report such changes in the existing system as will give more experience and efficiency to that arm of defence, and will place it in the best condition for protecting the country, should it be exposed to foreign invasion. Mr. NILES said he would go for the resolutions. After all that had been done by the Executive for the settle ment of this controversy by negotiations, the matter had at length passed from his hands, and it was now thrown upon the legislative department. The negotiations had come to a point—to a stand; they were broken off—they were stopped. We cannot recede—we must stand up for our rights. In regard of territory, the President has re commended all proper measures for the support of our claims, consistent with treaty obligations. Mr. Niles then adverted to the fact of the English Government having extended its judicial jurisdiction over its citizens in Oregon. We were called upon to do the same in be half of our citizens. The provisions of joint occupation were not adapted to a settled and civilized country, nor intended to be. It was necessary to have but one Govern ment over the same people. In reviewing the relative prowess of England and the United States, the learned senator thought if the English were a bold, brave, and courageous nation, it was fair to conclude that we might be found so in an equal degree, descended as we were from the same stock, &c. Mr. Niles, in conclusion, reiterated his determination to vote for the resolutions. Mr. CRITTENDEN next followed in the discussion. He saw in the resolutions themselves nothing objectionable, and he should vote for ( them. The remarks of the Hon. Senator, however, who had introduced these resolutions, gave to them peculiar significancy. Mr. Crittenden then reviewel the remarks of General Cass of yesterday, that we must give the twelve months' notice, and that if Great Britain then persists in her claim, war is inevitable ; and said that if this were so, we had better, at once, employ ourselves to put on the whole harness of war. He read from the reported speech of General Cass the passage upon this point, and asked of the distinguished Senator, if this was to be understood as his solemn opinion ? General CAss, after some general explanation, said, that in his own private opinion war was almost inevit able. Mr. CRITTENDEN desired a more explicit understand ing of this branch of the Senator's remarks, delivered in the Senate. General Cess replied, that if we gave the twelve period, d,G n r o a t a i t ee ß , ri a t n ai d a p th e a rs t is if t , ed a i t n t h h e e r e c x la p i i m ra t ton o i the of wh th o a le t of the territory, war was inevitable. Mr. CRIrrEND EN e of war, and sa id, that orented upon the contingencies nation of to • day t o the e had much pr e f erre d th e ex pl e , war r maik s of y es t er d a y. I t b u ilt up the contingen c y of provocations, the it almostuponso many con di t i ons an d dissipated it enti re ly. M r . Crittenden had but one object in his remarks, and th a t was to soften the alarm whi c h the S en ator's shou remarks of y oe for the yesterday might have excited. resolutions, however, as he feared not that their tion would hasten the contingency of the w ar . a gr . . Crittenden, as affording time for reflection, suggested two years' notice instead of one. Mr. WEBSTER here rose and said—Although these resolutions did not cha"ge the committees referred to with any extraordinary inquiries, yet he regretted their introduction now, and the remarks ot. the Senator from ' Michigan, as calculated to produce unnecessary alarm. Every unnecessary alarm about the state of the public peace was a great evil, and was severely felt upon the business of the country. There were two ways in which a Government might proceed—we might excite a great alarm without any preparation, and we might proceed in that quiet and efficient way of inquiry upon the na tional defences which would attain the end desired, with out disturbing the public tranquillity. Mr. Webster was of opinion that the President did not anticipate war —that the tone of his Message did not exhibit that he apprehended any serious danger to the peace of the country, &c. Mr. Webster recurred to the losses which would affect our commerce and our seaboard from a war with England, and was far from believing that any such dreadful exigency was seriously to be apprehended. Mr. SEVIER was astonished that nothing could be brought forward upon this floor in regard to Oregon but that it met invariably the opposition of the other side. He repudiated all the chop-logic about silence, and doing the thing quietly, &c. But if we made a move ment of mere inquiry about Oregon, we were told to keep still, or there would be war; that the steamers of Great Britain would ravage our coast, and their crews steal our sucking pigs; while the Senator from Massa chusetts talked of danger to commerce, and all about a strip of barren country on the coast of the Pacific. This was all very well. It was, perhaps, a small business to go to war about a few boxes of tea, or in defence of the rights of a few scores of ragamuffins of sailors. But Mr. Sevier was not disposed to act so stealthily in this matter, or cower away to the bullying of Great Britain. Her bullying was the whole secret of her power—it was by bullying that she had got the nations of Europe under her thumb. Just like some of our Court-house bullies in the West—they contrived to lick some poor fellow, and then every fellow in the country considered them bullies, and not to be treated with contempt. But the Senator from Massachusetts advised us to "lay low and keep dark." (Mr. Webster here explained what he had said.) Mr. Sevier pursued his argument in a tone of patriotic defiance to the end, and was disposed, so far from being silent, to talk to Great Britain a little louder than anybody else. Mr. BERRIN respectfully dissented, as one of the re presentatives of the people on this floor, from the remarks of the senator from Arkansas. Mr. Berrien regretted that the regular order of proceedings had been antici pated by these resolutions, He assumed that negotia tions were not at an end, from the evidence furnished in Mr. Buchanan's final letter to Mr. Pakenham. He thought that if we should leave this matter of twelve months' notice alone, Great Britain herself would give ' it, and dissolve accordingly the joint occupancy of the whole of Oregon, which he thought would be preferable to our giving the notice. The dispute, which had ex isted for thirty years, upon this question, was not, in fact, a dispute for the territory, but for the navigation of the Columbia ; and if two nations so intimately asso ciated as the United States and Great Britain should ge to war on so small as object, without having first ex hausted all means of an amicable adjustment, they would deserve the execrations of all posterity, &c. Mr. ALLEN, with almost unwonted energy, opposed the recommendations from the other side, to go on quietly, silently, &c., in the iuquiries proposed through the re solutions of the senator from Michigan. He deft nded the resolutions and the speech of the mover upon them in all its parts, notwithstanding the objections and com plaints uttered against it to-day. Mr. J. M. CLAYTON took up the subject of the Atlantic coast defences. The neglect of Congress, for 15 or 20 years past, to put cur seaboard fortifications in any state of efficiency was notorious. He concluded by saying, that independently of any opinion on the subject, and whether there would be peace or war, he should vote for the resolutions.: Mr. BREESE advocated the resolutions, and insisted that Oregon, so far from being the barren desert it had been represented, was a delightful and prolific region. Mr. WOODBRIDGE, in view of the propriety in any event of fitting up our defences, especially along our northern frontiers, said he would vote for the resolutions. The result was,—Ayes 42, noes none. Mr. ALLEN this morning introduced, on leave, the fol lowing joint resolution, viz. : " Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United. States of America, in Congress as sembled,—That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby advised to give, forthwith, notice to the Government of Great Britain that the Government of the United States will, in virtue of the second article of the convention of the 6th of August, .A.D. 1827, between the United States and Great Britain relative to the joint occupancy of the Oregon territory, and .after the expiration of twelve months from the day on which such notice shall have been received by the Government of Great Britain, annul and abrogate that convention." This was read the first time, and a second reading was urged by Mr. Allen, but objected to. SENATE, WASHINGTON, DEC. 22, 1845. Mr. CALHOUN appeared, for the first time, in the Se nate, this morning,• and took his seat. He received the hearty congratulations of both parties. The Senate to-day has been occupied with the Texas resolutions. It was supposed at first that a long debate would take place on the subject, but such was not the case. Mr. WILES of Conn. made a short speech, in which he attempted to excuse himself for voting in opposition to the strongly expressed will of his constituents. He was followed by his colleague, Mr. Huntington, who briefly.stated his objections to the Bill. Mr. DERRIN, of Ga., spoke in favour of the reso lutions. Mr. Ev Arts, of Me., briefly in reply. Mr. BAGBY of Ala, endeavoured to show that - he was consistent in voting againsthis conscience. Mr. WEBSTER spoke against the measure briefly, and his remarks on the occasion were generally regarded as a fair exposition of Whig sentiment at the north on the subject of the enlargement of the slave territory of this country. Between two and three o'clock P.N. the vote was taken, and resulted as follows: Xeas—Messrs. Allen, Archer, Ashley, Atchison, Atherton, Berrien, Benton, Barrow, Bagby, Breese, Cal houn, Cass, Chalmers, Colquitt, Dickinson, Dix, Fair field, Hannegan, Haywood, Jenness, Johnson of La, Levy, Lewis, Mangum, Niles, Pennybacker, Sevier, Speight; Sturgeon, Turney, Westcott —3l. Nays—Messrs. T. Clayton, Corwin, Davis, Dayton, Evans, Greene, Huntington, Miller, Phelps, Simmons, Upham, Webster, Woodbridge t -13. [Those in Italics are Whigs, as are also all those voting Nay.] Mr. Ashley, of Ark., reported a Bill for the exten sion of the United States laws over Texas, when the Senate went into Executive session. _ _ _ Mr, LEVY, of Florida, offered a resolution, which was read, as follows: — Resolved,—That it is the opinion of the Senate that negotiations be opened with the Government of Spain for the cession to the United States of the island of Cuba, the inhabitants of the same assenting thereto. DEC. 27. Mr. LEVY, on leave, withdrew his resolution for in structing the President upon the subject of the island of Cuba. HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. OREGON. WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 1845. Mr. Douglass, of Illinois, reported a Bill, which was read twice, referred to Committee of the whole, andmade the special order of the day for the second Tuesday of January, which provides for the extension of the juris diction of the Supreme Court of the territory of lowa, and of the laws of the said territory, so fir as the same may be applicable, over all that portion of the territory of the United States, which lies within the following limits, to wit:—bounded on the south by the 42d parallel of north latitude; on the east by the summit of the Rocky Mountains ; en the north by the line of 54 deg. and 40 min. north latitude, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean including the streams adjacent to the coast ; and also over that portion of the immediate country west of the Missouri river, and between the 40th and 43d parallels of north latitude. Provided that this act shall not b 3 con strued or executed in such a manner az to deprive the subjects of Great Britain of ary of the rights and privi • leges secured by the third article of the treaty signed at London, October 20, 1818, and continued in force by the treaty of August 6, 1827, until such treaty stipulation shall cease by virtue of the notice provided fur in the second article of the said last mentioned treaty. The Sixth Section enacts, That the President be and he is hereby authorised to cause to be erected such block houses, stockades, or military posts as shall be necessary to protect emigrants on the route to and in the territory of Oregon, against Indian depredations and aggressions; and to furnish such ammunition and supplies as shall be necessary to their defence. The Seventh Section, That the President be hereby authorised to cause to be raised, officered and equipped, in such manner as the President shall direct, two regi ments of mounted men, to guard and protect emigrants, settlers and traders, against the Indians. The Eighth Section enacts, That a mail ronte be and is hereby established, from St. Josephs to the mouth of the Columbia River. The Ninth Section enacts, That the sum of two hun dred thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appro priated to carry the provisions of this Act into effect. The Tenth Section enacts, That the President be ad vised forthwith to give the one year's notice provided for in the second article of the treaty of the 6th of August, 1827, to terminate the third article of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain, signed at 'London, October 20, 1818, and all other treaties fur the joint occupancy of the Oregon territory. Mr. BowLIN of Mo. introduced the resolutions of the Legislature of Oregon. Mr. 'WOODWORTH of N.Y. introduced a resolution in structing the Judiciary Committee to report a bill pro viding for the equal distribution of offices among the states and territories, according to their population, and limiting the term of office to four years. Mr. WINTHROP, of Massachusetts, introduced the following resolutions, which under the rule go over for debate : _ _ Resolved,—That the differences between the United States and Great Britain, on the subject of the Ofegon territory, are still a fit subject for negociation and cora• promise, and that satisfactory evidence has not yet been afforded that no compromise. which the Uaited States ought to accept can be effected. Resolved,—That it would be a dishonour to the age in which we live, and in the highest degree discredit able to both the nations concerned, if they should suffer themselves to be drawn into a war, upon a question of no i principl es jiß m anurces e bist d elmo i tli a reeva t sne e tdtio o : f_ r no practical interest to either of them. civilisation should thishy h iol a uis t ad i gt f iubo n eens o ht iaao o ndn t dhe;cra remains,hn mrdi Christianity it o t thy t i ts t h h s Gad e ot uve a ae amicable the tt t cannot relieve itself from all responsibility which may follow the failure to settle the controversy, while this r e e r a t eilsv ed u,—Tn h t r a ied ta . Rrbitration doeesadnsot and d cessrily in javeoal jealousy a a Commissionsy o f ef s e u r eo e h n f reference aa e bl t e o reference andi scrowned dispassionate h hat, entertained citizens,i nn y t r t i h t f e e r a r from the two countries concerned, or from the world at large, offers itself as an obvious and- unobjectionable alternative. Mr. DOUGLAS, of 111., would offer another set of reso lutions, that our title to the whole of Oregon was clear and unquestionable, and that we could not arbitrate about what clearly belonged to us. A great variety of resolutions about Oregon, mail routes, &c. &c. were acted upon, and the House ad journed till Monday next at twelve o'clock. MORE ANNEXATICN.—Our Washington correspondent, under date of December 27, says : —There is talk of some exciting news from Mexico to-day. It is said by the Texas men that a public meeting was held at latest dates in the City of Mexico in favour of annexing the country to the United States. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET 1,000 Reading R B, '5O 7O 1,000 Indiana 39 5,000 a 6s, '6O opg 92 1,000 Ky Os 1,000 Ky ss. NY Friday 10,000 Illinois 80 National Bk. Friday 63 Bank Cori. scrip 91 300 Far Loan 225 Morris 100 N A Trust lO 100 Vicksburg b6o 74 50 Reading Rd s3 57 150 Canton Co 36i-100 100 Harlem Rd slO 52 100 Harlein s3O 52 50 Nor. and Wor. ' 65k 5 Erie Rd 73 50 Long Island bls 55 25 Stonington 8 Utica and Schen Rd ......125 SHEERNESS, JAN. 14.—Commander William Hay burst Hall, who was made a lieutenant in 1826 for his ser vices during the Burmese war, and a commander in 1840 for his services at the capture of St. Jean d'Acre, has been ap pointed to command the Electra, 18, corvette, ready for com mission at this port. Commander Thomas Bourmaster Brown, 1841, son of Rear-Admiral Thomas Brown, has been ap pointed to command th e S na k e, 16, brig, also ' at this port. The Sampson steam frigate, Captain Henderson, aint the Viper schooner, Lieutenant Gray, are fitting for sea in the basin. The Sampson's heavy guns are ready to be shipped. 'I be Viper is taking on board her stores, but it is expected that neither will be ready to leaye the fitting basin for a long time to come. _ _ Sir George Clerk had an interview with Sir Robert Feel yesterday. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY l6 1810, ANTI-CORN-LAW MOVEMENT. On Thursday evening a public dinner took place in the Music Hall at reeds, delegates from the various towns in the West Riding attending to hand in their list of subscriptions in aid of the Quarter of a Million Anti:Corn:law League Fund. Besides many of the chief manufacturers in the riding, and the Mayor of Leeds, Mr. L. D. Luccock, who occupied the chair, there were present,,Mr. Cobden, M.P., Mr. Marshall, Mr..Aldam, M.P., Mr. Bright, M.P., Colonel Thompson, Mr. E. Baines, jun., &c., the meeting altogether numbering about four hundred. After the cloth had been removed, The CHAIRMAN proposed "The health of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen." The other loyal toasts having been given, The CHAIRMAN rose an d sa id—l h ave t h e honour to pro pose the "Health of Ur ose Members of the House of Commons who supported Mr. Villiers' motion."—(Loud cheers.) The chief of those Members are now on my right and left hand. — (Cheers.) Rendered only the more formidable by defeat, the members of the League have gone through the length and breadth of the land, not as vanquished foes, but as con quering heroes. Associated with them is a gentleman who sits on my left, the representative of the town of Leeds; long may he be spared to fight with them the battle of free trade, and share in tf eir renown.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. ALDAII, who was greeted with loud cheers, acknow ledged the toast. He regretted that of the Members of the House of Commons, who had voted with Mr. Villiers, some one more able than himself fitly to respond to it was not there to address them. But he was relieved in finding among them men who had acted a foremost part in the move ment against the corn-laws, men of great ability, and who would amply compensate in their address's for any deficiency of his. There seemed now a prospect of a settlement of this question by the repeal of laws so injurious to their interests. —(Cher rs.) The principles of free trade had been distinctly recognised as true by the most able members of the present Government. They had heard from Sir R. Peel that true policy required us " to buy in the cheapest and sell in the dearest markets." Sir J. - Graham had called the principles of free trade the maxims of common sense ' and the able dis courses of Mr. Gladstone o n ma tt ers of trade showed the irresistible tendency of his mind to consider free trade as at once incontestible in theory, and demanded by the actual circumstances of the country.—(Cheers.) Severe, indeed, had been the lesson by which the present Ministry were taught the danger of a scanty supply of food for the people. The distressing scenes of 1842 were still too vivEly painted in the minds of all to allow any one to palliate the horrors caused by dear bread.—(Cheers.) The history of these islands for the last quarter of a century exhibited a successive series of good and bad harvests. During the years of plenty abun dant food had given general prosperity and commercial ac tivity—in the years of scarcity, dearness caused depression and stagnation ; they were far advanced in the cycle of abun dance, and must look ere long for a reverse. Should they be unprepared for it? Should a system be continued which would entail the same misery as before?— (Cheers.). The prosperity of the trade of England, and the well-being of her people, ought to depend no longer on the precarious yield of the harvest within the narrow limits of the British islands.— (Cheers. ) The basis of the supply of food should be ex tended to the Baltic, the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, the Hudson, and the ississippi, and distress and starvation, such as the country had passed through in late years, would be inflicted only in the extremely rare and even improbable event of all the sources of supply failing at the same moment.— (Cheers.) New facts were con stantly presenting themselves, demonstrating the necessity of a repeal of the corn-laws. But a few days ago there was a report of a French Minister to the Chamber, on the progress of that country in wealth and resources. The ad vance of the United States was still more formidable—their population doubled itself in twenty-five years. In a short period their population would be greater than ours; in half a century, a mere moment in the existence of a nation, it. would be little less than double that of the British island. If the increase of our numbers, and of our power,-is to be restricted by the narrow limits of the small island we in habit, this nation would not for long be able to sustain the proud position it now occupies; but allow the energies of the people fair play, give commerce free expansion, and it would soon occupy a position of still more decided predominance. —(Cheers.) In answer to this, the bugbear of danger from foreign dependence had again been raised. When the seas were covered with our corn fleets, with increasing trade, would not our naval power be amply strong enough to pro tect them? This very dependence would give greater energy to our naval character, and perpetuate England as the mistress of the seas.—(Cheers.) Open the ports, let the corn trade become regular, take the surplu s o f a h arves t whenever and wherever found, and the regularity of our importation would soon drive the bulk of the trade into, the bands of the British shipowners.—(Cheers.) , We were so far dependent on foreign trade that one month's suspension of it would inflict the greatest injury on the country.. The example of England in adopting a free-trade policy was, now producing a very sensible effect upon the conduct of other nations. France, whose object had hitherto been to make protection more strict, was relaxing her tariff; and although, In items of little importance, it must be viewed as indicating a changing policy. In Spain the tariff had been prohibitory, but a great party appeared to be springing up n that country favourable to a freer trade. The states of Prussia, in a very remarkable address to the King, gave in their adhesion to principles of increased commercial freedom, and recommended the reduction of import duties. Even the anti-tariff party in the United States seemed on the point of effecting their object. If then the moderate advance to free trade which had been made in England had had such results, could it be doubted that the complete adoption of it would give an example to be followed, after no very long interval, by the bulk of the civilised world ?—(Cheers.) Before sitting down he might say that he had attended the meeting at much personal inconvenience, but the absence of a Member of Parliament might be construed into the indif ference of a constituency, and he was determined that no in ference should be drawn so much the reverse of the truth.— (Cheers.) The object of the meeting was to receive the re port of the progress of the subscriptions towards the League fund. One hundred thousand p. unds had formerly been raised. It was called " a great fact," and commented upon as evidence of zeal not to be mistaken, by the leading journal of the country. It was now proposed to raise a quarter of a million, to realise a fact greater than the preceding one, and a more powerful proof of earnest resolve.—(Cheers.) The ap plication of the funds of the League had been exhibited to the public; they had been employed in enlightening the public opinion by the discussion of the principles of free trade at frequent meetings, and by the circulation of pamphlets on the operation of the corn-laws. The League had lately adopted another course, by establishing a machinery to fa cilitate the acquiring of votes. He entirely approved of their measures, and he anticipated very shortly entire suc cess to their movement. Mr. J. G. MARSHALL being called on by the Chairman, rose and said—The toast I have to propose to you is that mighty League, of which we are all, I believe, members ; but which is more especially represented amongst us by our two distinguished leaders, whom we have the pleasure of seeing to-night on each side of our Chairman.—(Cheers.) We are prepared, I hope. to greet our guests with substantial evi dence that the men of the West Riding have given a hearty response to that practical appeal made to them by the noble example of the men of Manchester.—(Cheers.) And surely, if we needed any confirmation to the strong: internal convic tion we each of t a feel that our great cause is identified with truth end justice, and deeply fixed in the hearts of the people, it would be found in the marvellous way in which, on every great emergency—whenever existing means of action appear insufficient or exhausted—the League, as by an electric shock, by an inspiration of power, suddenly becomes instinct with new faculties, new energies, redoubled strength.— (Cheers.) And I hope we may honestly add, what is indeed a still higher boast, a still higher evidence of the elevation and purity of our principles, that this power which is put into our hands—a trust for which we are most deeply re sponsible—has been, with as little exception as is consistent with human fallibility, constitutionally and conscientiously wielded. We are at last approaching the final struggle. We must now make distinctly known our determination to accept nothing less than the final and entire repeal of the corn-laws.—(Cheers.) This firm adherence to our principle, so necessary to our own safety, is admitted even by our oppo nents to be the only consistent and manly course ever taken. Even the more intelligent farmers all say, let the question be really settled ; either maintain the present corn-laws, if pro tection is right, or if not, repeal them boldly and manfully at once.--(Loud cheers.) But whilst rejecting all com promise of principle, we should greatly injure our cause if we did not, as we grow stronger, become still more careful that the manner in which we urge our claim should be temperate and conciliatory towards our opponents, many of whom, we may hope, unconsciously prejudiced by self-interest, may, by such a course, be brought over to our cause, and thus render our moral triumph still more complete.—(Cheers ) But I will not speak any longer of our cause as in progress only. We have a right at this moment to look not only to a last struggle, but to a final triumph.—(Cheers.) Of the result of such a triumph I would say a few words, There are some amongst the moft honest, but perhaps among the more timid, friends of this cause, who fear that this moment may be closely followed by some disappointment—that the echoes of unfounded expectations will be dying around us in murmurs and repinings. "The people have been led," they say, " to hope too much from this measure of relief. From the moment the corn-laws are repealed every working man will look to find cheap and abundant food, and supply the wants of his family; and cheap and abundant food cannot follow at twee on a season of disappointing harvests—harvests which throughout Europe have been deficient." It is true that such false expectations may more or less have been en• tertained, and that some present disappointment may ensue; but we may hope that this evil can be but of small extent— we know that in its nature it is but temporary. We must look that the permanent expectations of our people are not ill-founded. We have enough of well-founded expectations to give them, expectations neither narrow nor poor. We have not led them to hope too much. It is hoping too little that creates any danger of disappointment. Let our endeavours, then, be redoubt ed, that the people may hope rightly, and hope enough. I may say, let our endeavours be continued, for it has long been the persevering endeavour of the League to throw a full clear light upon our true, our attainable object. The League has held out no false expectation.—(Cheers.) We have not put forth the repeal of the corn -laws ae an e step, the root iso lated measure in itself sufficient to produce a total a - .d perma nent elevation in the condition of o the people. l No, but we . niark markets in the e w pe o o r p ld le , though the undeniablemust grow. i (Cheers.) It removes a vast h and givingtothe pressure from thousand d necessary, oth e r social d i sc n n e s ti a b t s in the supply oft be first necessary of life, the sf o ra u oy r mi i tn whichdi s u s t t h r e i a a l first resources,th of a a n l l ci country, the com mand of the resources IA of trade will still the variations of the seasons a exist, they frightful fluctuations w will cease to produce the as human means can e now expe rience, and ai much stability in ) secure will industry.—(Cheers.) be given to the cause of The moment that the corn-laws ar e repealed the League will cease to exist; and that instant al s o o ught we to start forwa r d w i th joint energies and harmonious council in a new race of enterprise. the great work of education • Then shall we see in its a scale largest sense carried out on commensurate with intelligence and the wants, and with the Then shall power of this great nation.—(Cheers.). of we see our towns, ces prosperous industry,relieved from the favouring auspi ars and undrain from the danger of crowded cell (ch r ed streets, the eers.) N i ll abode of fever and of misery the men who of — thousands for the have given their hundreds removal of a en their her and physical grievance, not o r purses p be, greater contributio and give equal, or if need ns for the spiritual elevation of permanent, mental, and .? —(Cheers.) Will the _ men who have succeeded, by their the whole persevering endeavours in moving Legislature to fold their hands improve their supplies of food, in indolence and apathy when the comforts and necessaries, next in hearths im portance, are wanting about their on and homes?— (Cheers.) I will not further trespass your_ , time, as you will now be anxious to hear other speakers. .1 ou are anxious to show the enthusiastic warmth with_ which Mr. Cobden and Mr. Bright was received, and by the extent of your subscriptions also, what it is difficult_ to, expre ss in words, your high and grateful eetianation of the e labour, the unfailing moral courage, the energy and talent, which have characterised their career from first to last,---(Cheers.) I beg to propose " The League" as a toast.—(Cheers.) Mr. COIMEN, who, on presenting himself, was received with the most vociferous and - protracted cheering, I n the midst of which the band struck up, "Sear the coriqiiering hero comes !" spoke as follows ;—The League, tonight, has been well received and well spoken of, and that is something ave been the rare in these times, for we certainly h best abused • body is Englard. Probably it may as well devolve on me as on any one here present to speak as to the object of the League, having been in at the birth, as I hope I shall also be in at the death of it.—(Cheers.) Through the seven years of our apprenticeship it would be egotism indeed if I were t o pretend to say th a t i n this long period, when we have been pursuing altogether untried courses without precedents to guide us, we have not, and I myself have net, committed many mistakes. I have no hesitation in saying, that if we bad to 'run our career over again—if we had to form another League —we should beat the monopolists in half the time.— (Cheers.) Half our time has been employed in learning how to do our work, and not a little in undoing what we had done badly. But here we are, after seven years' agitation ; and I think I may safely say, at all events, that if we hav e made mistakes i n our mode of operation, we have never changed our principles one hair's breadth from the moment we commenced our work.—( Hear, hear, and cheers. ) Men tell us that England has grown great, prosperous, and happy. I deny it.—(Cheers.) Looking to the advantage* of the country, I maintain that the great body, the mass of the empire, are in the most degraded state that ever charac fag-Licit' unitural skilled population iou rer of s t a h n i d s teristd a . people.—(Cheer s .) Take half the population of I country, fo i a instance; va s vast ra t i a l nkbeetrh of my assertien holds good. Take the agricultural labourers— the mass of the rural population has been deplorably sinking as a class for the last thirty years. I was m self born on k farm in the south of England, and of my own knowledge 1 can testify that the population in the rural districts have de clined and deteriorated for the last thirty years.—(Cheers.) Again and agaie I charge the monopolist landlords of the country, who have so.long had the control of its destinies, with the miserable, degraded, oppressed social condition of the labouring classes of Eugland.—(Loud cheers.) Bur now, without wishing to say more harsh things tle,„ needful of them, we will content ourselves with deelie f i n , that we will take the government of the country b u t a the hands of. these people.—(Hear, hear, and. Cheers.) We are going to assert the right of the greatnrass of the manufacturing and industrious populationo!' the's country to the influence they are entitlel to have in ite, government ; and I say that no Government henceforth. tan be carried on in this country unless it recognises for its, basis the wish and the will, and the decision of the peoeole in Lancashire and Yorkshire—(Loud cheers)—because Lancashire and York. shire form the basis of the commercial and manufacturing energies of this country.—(Cheers.) I think Sir R. Peel understands this as well as I do; for . 1 am told, on better authority than newspapers, that he intends en the meeting of Parliament that the Address shall be moved by Lord Francis Egerton, and seconded by Mr. Beckett Denison. Now that is rather clever.—(A laugh.) It at once indicates to the squires that Sir Robert Peel will govern through Lancashire and Yorkshire, or he will not govern at all. 35,000, I be lieve. is the number of your constituency in the West Riding; 24,000, I believe, is the number, of ours in South Lanca shire. The members of those constituencirs I call trump cards in any man's hand ; and it is quite clear Sir Robert knows when and how to play them.—(Cheers.) I rose to thank you for the toast of the League in behalf of myself and friends who are engaged in it. As an individual I arrogate to myself nothing in connexion with this move ment of the League. It is the work primarily of the manu facturers of Lancashire and Yorkshire, co-operated with and most ably backed by the rest of England, the manufacturers of Scotland, by the middle classes generally, and now by the working class as a mass. It is your work. You have begun it nobly. We are but the instrument—the sharp point of the coulter turning up the soil; you are the power at the butt end of the plough.—(Cheers.) You must do the work; and lam sure you will acquit yourselves as you ought. Depend upon it, the names of your towns, and the sums subscribed by them, will, when published in London, amazingly help Sir Robert Peel in framing the Queen's Speech.—(Loud cheers.) I thank you for the kindness with which I have ever been re ceived in the West Riding—always glad, coming through the tunnel of the hills that separate Yorkshire from Lancashire, to be the bond of union between the two counties; for, you may rely on it, so long as the white and red roses intertwine in the same chaplet, with reference to this question, the mono polists never can succeed.—(Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then called upon the delegates from the different districts in the West Riding to announce the amounts ccllected in each, which was done in due order ; several of the deputies addressing the party in short speeches. The following are the results of the subscription so far as it has gone, but the probability is that several thousand pounds will yet be added to the gross total : Barnsley (district) . Birstalf ' 1,041 Bradford Doncaster . Halifax Hebden-bridge 1,428 Huddersfield 6,300 Keighley Leeds 8,600 Batley-bridge Otley 125 Rotherham Skipton Sheffield Wakefield... Making a grand total of not less than £33,440 The details of this subscription, the reading of which occu pied much of the evening, were loudly applauded. The financial part of the business having been thus dis posed of, Mr. E. RAINES, jun., proposed—" Thanks to Mr. Richard Cobden, M.P., Mr. John Bright, M.P., and Colonel Thomp son, for their unwearied exertions in the cause of free trade. " The toast was drunk with the utmost enthusiasm. _ _ Mr. BRIGHT, on rising to acknowledge the toast, was loudly cheered. He said,—" I need not say how great is the delight which my colleagues and myself have felt whilst at tending this very respectable meeting. You have thanked us for the arduous labours in which we have been engaged. We are repaid, if it were only that we have made the ac quaintance of and formed friendships with hundreds, I might almost say thousands, of the choice spirits of this day and of this country. We have had hard labours, true enough, but we have been cheered by your approbation, and not less by the glorious prospect which every increasing success offered to our view. We have learnt much since we began this contest. We have learnt that it is a greater and a more sacred contest even than we thought it at first, and we have learnt also, that, although the battle may be hard—the hill steep to climb—yet there is power and intelligence enough, and we now have organization enough, by which we can carry this great contest to a successful, to a most triumphant issue. —(Cheers.) The people of this country are to be hood winked no longer. It was madness to maintain the corn law, when its character was once found out.—( Hear, hear.) One of the most philosophical writers of this age has said that he could not write a chapter about the corn-law, for it made the very air hot.—(Hear.) Dr. Chalmers has said, " There is no ore thing which our Government could do which would so sweeten the breath of English society as the abolition of this corn-law."—(Cheers.) We ask for a quarter of a million, and they would have laughed at us had they not recollected the previous 100,000/. and the 50,000/. before it, and now, within a short month, mote than half of the quarter of a million is already subscribed, and ready to be forthcoming.—(Cheers.) Well, here we are to-night . --not a vast number—but representing a vast number out of doors, with influence, intelligence, and votes. This night—at this moment, whilst I am addressing you—the great theatre at Covent-garden is filled to overflowing, and the streets around are crowded by thousands who have not been able to obtain admission. To-morrow night, at this time, the Free-trade hall at Manchester will have its 7,000 or 8,000 within its walls at least. Yesterday was the first day of issuing tickets, and 10,000 persons applied for them.--(Cheers.) Well, these are demonstrations such as have never taken place in this country before on any political question whatever. The political atmosphere has been foggy for a long time; but we find it clearing away a little now. I met a Conservative Member yesterday by accident, and really it seemed as if we had been fellow-labourers in the free-trade cause all our lives. —(Hear, hear.) There is no shyness now. In fact, lam not certain we shall know which side of the House to sit on when we get there on Thursday next.— (Cheers and laughter.) I have now only to tender the acknowledgments of myself' and colleagues for the vote of thanks you have given us; and, as we have beforetime been borne up by your cheering co operation, we shall go from this meeting to-night conscious that we have a cause worthy of all Use energies that we can bring to hear upon it, and that we have supporters in this district who are worthy of all the labour which we can pos sibly bestow upon this cause.—(Cheers.) Colonel THOMPSON then addressed the meeting in a humorous and able speech, and concluded by giving the health of the Mayor, and prosperity to the town and trade of Leeds and the West Riding. Mr. ALDAM seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation, and the meeting separated. ROYSTON. A; public meeting was held in Royston on Wednesday evening. Mr. Falvey and Mr. Bontems attended as a depu tation from the League. The meeting was originally an nounced to be held in the large room of the Crown Inn, but a few of the monopolist farmers attending the market, on Wednesday, declared that if the League meeting was held there, they woukl never attend the house again. Under these circumstances, the innkeepers, two orphan sisters, be came quite alarmed, and expressed their fear of being ruined in consequence of the threats held out against them, by the liberal friends of protection. Mr. T." Titchmarsh having learned how matters stood, at once undertook to relieve the young women from their fears of such petty and intolerable tyranny, and at the same time provide for the meeting by granting the use of a malthouse or granary for the occasion. At seven o'clock the room began to till ' • and on the mo tion of Mr. TITCHBIARSH, .T. G. Foannasr, Esq., banker and county magistrate, was called to the chair. He opened the proceedings by stating that, though he differed in opinion from the gentlemen who were to address them he toped I they would give every one an attentive hearing. le then in troduced Mr. Falvey to the meeting, who had not concluded a sentence before a few neighbouring monopolists began to make the most hideous noises, and that, too, in opposition to the great body of the meeting, who were desirous of listen , ing attentively. The chief disturbers were Mr. King, of Tadlow, and his son ; Mr. Meyers, of Harrington ; Mr. Al leek ley, of Abingdon, and a few others who had threatened the innkeepers with their vengeance in the course of the day, and prevented them from making the most of their room, It was quite clear to all present, that,the monopolists had made themselves drunk, in order to get their drooping spirits up, Mr. Falvey, however, persevered; and showed the failure of every corn-law since 1815, in affording protection to the farmers and farm-labourers of GI eat Britain and Ireland. He invited any of his opponents to discuss the question with him; but they refused to do so, and confined their opposition to the sending forth of the most inhuman sounds. The Chairman repeatedly expressed his disgust at the conduct of the small knot of drunken monopolists, and said he intended to have said a. few words in opposition to the views of the speaker; but he refrained from doing so in consequence of their nu-English-like conduct. Mr. Falvey, at the close of his address, proposed the following resolution: —" That, in the opinion of this meeting, it is the interest of the tenant-farmer, the labourer, and the landlord, that the corn-law question should be promptly and per:nanentiv set tled,4 by a total, immediate, and unconditional repeal - ; the experience of the last thirty years having prov e d t h a t pro tection drives capital front land, narrows the home market by crippling foreign trade, and injures all classes periodically, by ruinous fluctuations," The CIIAIR3IAN moved an amendment in the form of two resolutions; one deprecating the total and immediate repeal, and the other pondemning the present system of corn-laws, and expressing a hope that in the approaching session of P ar liament such a me asure may b e proposed as will finally settle the question. He then put both to the meeting, when he declared Mr. Falvey's free-trade resolution to be carried. Three !sheers were then given for free trade, three fur the League, and at the suggestion of Mr. Falvey, three for the Chairman; and the meeting broke' up, the free traders in high glee, and the monopolists evidently chop-fallen. Many of the townspeople requested to have a second meeting as soon as possible, and Mr. Falvey promised that their request should be complied with as soon as the qualification business for the present year was brought to a close. ~ . LORD IIETCiLFE..••• IN , e regre r t .to learn that the . Noble Lord is not improving in;liealth, and what is more dis tressing to his fritnds, there is not the slightest hope that he will recover from the inroads which bis virulent disorder has already made. THE CORN-LILWS. TO MR. COBDF ,N. SIR,—As I know you only throng a the public press, and as your constant labours in the•sea' vice of humanity allow .you (it would seem) no long settl. ed residence in any one place, I krow not where I can fwd.:you, or how better I can address you than through the same public medium, and I do so merely to suggest one idea, and which I believe I ntay Ball an argument against the ea* dng corn-laws. "Thorigh I have often read, and with aduttir ation, your addresses, I (to not remember that you have tot teb.ed. on• the point to which I am about to refer; but so maribfaless have been your argu ments that I may have forgo ttem But wherever a great evil exists, be it moral, physics J, or political, it is felt as well as seen in such varied forms in Teal life, that it is almost impossible that any one indiv'alual should be aware, Or even able to collect from others, a 11... the bad consequences of such evil, for if not corrected its :generations and relations become infinite. Now, Sir, I am no politician, and no theorist; I am a man in business, and by pr:sctically feting the evil to which I am about to allude havr., been led to form the Mowing maxim, viz., that in society no body of men should be invested by Government with an artificial influence over the political freedom of thei.: fellow-subjects. If this principle be pure and true the cora laws are foul and false. As things itre where is the political freedom of any poor tradesman and shopkeeper in a country town ? Are they not very much dependent on the farmers, and are not.the fa' flier' (by the corn-laws) invested with an artificial in terest_ in supporting one set of Parliamentary representatives ? 11 '.1) where is political freedom? The farmer (we in trade W ell know and feel) has a publiL, market for his goods, and we have no influence over him, neither do we wish to have, but we do wish, and we feel that justice demands, that he should not be invested by an artificial interest created by'the corn laws to exercise a cruel and selfish influence over us. As things are if we not do support his views, or vo t e f or hi s man, he goes mid deals at another parish. All we say then, Sir, is, take away his reasons for such cruel caprice, and he and we shall live as brethren, all enjoying equal rights and equal in fluence, and shall be alike interested in supporting such mea sures, and such only, as promote the well-being of the uni versal family. You will be - pleiied to understand, Sir, that it is only to artificially created infl uences t h at we object, and not to the individual moral influences of superior Worth, or wealth, or wisdom.—l am, Sir, yours, A MAN IN BUSINESS. Cheltenham, Jan, 15, 1846. THE PROJECTED RAILWAYS. (From the Times.) We are requested to state, with reference to the list of Defunct Schemes" published in our paper of the 14th Lust., that— _ _ _ . , . The Direct Birmingham and Leicester, and the North ampton and Bedford Companies declare that they have duly deposited plans. The Camerons, Coalbrook, Swansea, and Loughor Com pany is the same as Swansea and Loughor, for which plans are lodged. The Essex and Suffolk Company say they have amal gamated with the Chelmsford and Bary, for which plans are lodged. The Lincoln, Louth, and Great Grimsby Railway Com pany is the same as the Great Grimsby, Louth, &c., for which plans are lodged. The Manchester, Oldham, Liverpool, and Birkenhead, is the same as Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Birken • head, for which plans are lodged. The Portsmouth and Langston Railway and Dock Com pany have lodged their plans. (This does not appear in the list of the Private Bill-office.) The Saundersfoot Railway and Harbour is the same as the Tenby, Saundersfoot, and South Wales Railway, for which plans are lodged. The South Midland, Leicester, Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge, is the same as the South Midland, for which plans are lodged. The Bristol, Poole Harbour, and Lymington Junction Railway Company say they have deposited their plans. DREADFUL EXPLOSION OF FIRE-DAMP. NEWPORT, MoxmournstußE, JAN. 14.—This morning a fearful explosion occurred seven miles from this town, at the works of Mr. John Russell, by which a sacrifice of thirty-five lives has taken place. So far as we have been able to discover, the disaster oc curred through the injudicious use of Da7y's lamp. (ANOTIIER ACCOUNT.) There happened this morning, about half-past seven o'clock, a tremendous explosion of fire-damp, at the colliery of Messrs. John Russell and Co., of Risca, in this neighbourhood, accom panied with a frightful loss of life. It appears that a great number of the workmen have been keeping holiday, and that only about 150 men were working in the pit at the time of the explosion. The accident occurred in the big vein, where about thirty-five men were working, which is the number missing on their being mustered at the mouth of the pit. Fourteen bodies have been already brought up, the state of the pit being such as to prevent searching for the remainder. It was expected that about four o'clock to-day there would be sufficient air in the workings to enable the search to be con tinued. There can, however, be little doubt that the remaining number are dead. LORD METCALFE. A meeting of gentlemen connected with the North American Colonies was held yesterday, in the Committee room of the North American Association, Leadenhall-street, for the purpose of agreeing upon an address to be presented to Lord Metcalfe upon the occasion of his Lordship's return from Canada to this country. The chair was taken at one o'clock, by Mr. Robert Gillespie, who was supported by a numerous assemblage of gentlemen connected with our American colonies. The CHAIRMAN, having stated the nature and object of the meeting, and also pronounced an eloquent eulogium on the Noble Lord to whom it was intended to pay the tribute of a public address, begged attention to that which would be read by the Secretary. The SECRETARY read it as follows : "TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD METCALFE, G.C.D , &C. • "My Lord,—We, the undersigned merchants and others connected with the British North American provinces, beg most respectfully to express to your Lordship our heartfelt thankfulness for your safe return to this country, and our sincere snd earnest hope that your valuable life may be prolonged, to your own comfort, and for the service of your country. _ _ " AVare of the high reputation your Lordship had acquired as a statesman of consummate skill, firmness, and justice in the Governments which you held in India and Jamaica, we hailed with the greatest satisfaction your appointment as Governor-General of the North American colonies at a period when the inhabitants of Canada were in a distracted state, and the Government surrounded by difficulties of no ordinary character. " By the exercise of firmness, combined with patient for bearance, and with a singleness of purpose to render equal justice to all, you have succeeded, my Lord, in upholding the prerogatives of the Crown, in promoting the prosperity of the people, in softening in some measure the asperities of party hostility, and in establishing a form of government which, if carried out in the spirit in which it has been con ceived by your Lordship, will be of the utmost advantage to all classes of the inhabitants of Canada. " While we dEeply regret - the - painful malady which has made it necessary for your Lordship, in accordance with the considerate permission of her most Gracious Majesty, to ter minate your connexion with the North American colonies, we are desirous of according our admiration and gratitude for the devoted attention which, in the midst of personal suff rings of a most aggravated nature, you continued to apply to the affairs of the colony committed to your charge so long as you were enabled to remain there.—We have the honour to remain, my Lord, your Lordship's most obedient humble servants. (The signatures follow here.) " London, Jan. 15, 1846." It was then moved and seconded, and unanimously adopted, that the address be engrossed, preparatory to lying for sig natures at the office of the Association, and should eventually be presented by a deputation consisting of the chairman, and the movers and seconders of the several resolutions. The meeting then broke up. THE TEN HOURS BILL. LORD MORPETH AND THE YORKSHIRE CENTRAL SHORT-TIME COMMITTEE. AN APPEAL TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD VISCOUNT MORPETH, BY THE CENTRAL SHORT-TIME COMMITTEE OF THE WEST RIDING My Lord,—On behalf of the oppressed sons and daughters of the working classes of Yorkshire, employed in factories, we beg leave respectfully to express our very deep regret that your Lordship's answer to the memorial of the short-timede legates does not give them an assurance that Lord Ashley's Bill for ten hours daily labour will receive that support at your hands which it merits, and which they feel they have a right to expect from your Lordship's professions of earnest solicitude for the welfare of the factory workers. We would ask your Lordship in what manner is the de graded condition of these persons to be remedied, except by giving them time to recruit their bodily strength, to enjoy their homes, and to improve their minds? In the present state of the law their time is engrossed and their faculties worn out by their more than slavish labour, inflicted by their masters, who justify the procedure by the prevailing and general practice of the factory system. We know not to whom we can appeal with so much pro priety as to our representatives in Parliament ; and if they turn a deaf ear to our just request, the responsibility is no longer ours. We cannot disguise from your Lordship the fact, that we think the mass of information which has been advanced, both within and without the walls of Parliament, during the last 15 years is alrply sufficient to enable any public man to make up his mind as to the course he ought to pursue on this momentous question. n o e s o e k a e n c youngly upon assuredly whose Signed, 'paeunrsdethnes The gross injustice now endured soh by ablle th il cries aloud for immediate legislative interference wa . y oppose we friendsubmit o that h the at workingno nta n e c l a n n sses expect w bo t the limitation of labour which Lord Ashley intends to pro pose in the approaching session. ' We conclude by entreating your Lordship to take that sound view cf this great question which the humane and enlightened portion of the community have adopted, and to aid in the emancipation of the suffering factory workers, present, future, and eternal happiness will thereby be by promoted.order the West Itidi of Y k li . ' ug of the Central Sh or t rime Committee of Jan. 14. or s ire, • M. BALME, 'Secretary. REPRESENTATION 01' LICHFIELD. -- LICHFIELD, THURSDAY NIGHT.—No candidate has yet declared himself as successor to Lord Leveson. It is, however, ascertained that Lord Waterpark, the trustee of Lady Lichfield (not of Lord Anson), will not be brought forward in the Lichfield interest, but that the Whig candidate will be Mr. Mostyn, another gentleman connected with the family property. The Conservatives, or " Peelers," are on the alert. Captain Dyott is the gentleman naturally looked to in this interest, but it is understood that the gallant officer will not offer himself, unless operated upon by a strong requisition. In the absence of Captain Dyott, a gentleman of high standing on the Oxford circuit, should a contest occur, will be intro duced to the electors of Lichfield. There can be little doubt, that, in case of a contest, the election will be extremely close. Lichfield, previous to the Reform Bill, and ever since, ba4lbeen considered a close family borough. The Con servativeslave fought several battles, but have been inva riably beaten by small majorities. These are inclined once more to assert their constitutional rights ; circumstances will, in the course of a few days, determine the course they intend to pursue. MUNIFICENT DONATIONS.—The treasurer 'of the Strangers' Friend:Society has just received 1,000/. from an anonymous contributor, signing himself "A. Y. Z.," through the medium of Messrs. Hoares, the bankers, " to be appro; priated to the general fund of the Strangers' Friend Society.' The Rev. E. and Mrs. H o lland, of Hyde Park. terrace , hav e each subscribed the sum of 20/., besides a qu antityof blankets, making ,the donation equivalent to 200 guineas, for the same purpose. • GRAyESEND Arip . "ocngsrEu. ILA r.—The .. W din 10, following are the traffic returns for the w eek en g d r 1848:—Number 126d. of passengers , 44 5,034; amount receive , COURT CIRC— WigrSoll, THURSDAY. —The QUee bert took their early morning walk in cent to the Castle. On the return of her Majesty and his Royal Highness, the Prince rode out to meet his harriers, attended by Major-General Wemyss and Colonel Bouverie. In the afternoon her Majesty and her Royal Consort rode out in a pony phaeton, the Prince ilriving, followed in an other carriage and four by Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Hon. Miss Paget, and the Marquis of Or monde. -7> 14t41et5:(47 lie grounds adja- Major-General Wemyss and Colonel Bouverie were in attendance on horseback. The Royal Family were taken on their ponies, and for walking exercise early this forenoon in the pleasure grounds aro-nd the Castle. The D111%3 'f Wellington walked out early this morning. The Earl and Countess of Dalhousie and Sir Henry Wheatley arrived at the Castle to-day on a visit to her Ma.ivsty. Mr. G. E. Anson left the Castle to day, en route to Hoikhain Hall, to join the Hon. Mrs. Anson, who is stay ing on a visit t) the Earl and Countess of Leicester. The royal dinner party will include her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Fanny Howard, and the Baroness de SFeth. The band of the 2d Life Guards will attend during dinner, and her Alajesty's private band will afterwards attend in the Castle. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Baron Knesebeek, arrived in town yesterday morning from honouring the Marquis of Exeter with a visit at Burghley. Mr. 'Thomas De La Rue, and Mr. Nathan had an in terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing•street. Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs, had also an interview with the Right Honourable gentleman yesterday. The Earl and Countess of Dalhousie left town yester day afternoon for Windsor Castle. S U N, (7---ict,",----.,r:z. t-4v KITL-L.- I' ot i .. - -(-: - ---,---4 , ...,,,, ,‘;;-.-,.,- • . OLYMPIC THEATRE. Other theatres have had their sentimental crickets. This theatre boasts a " right merrie cricket," which com menced its chirp last night, to the great delectation of the laughter-loving leiges who frequent this theatre. ". Tlt Cricket on our ownlieartr of the Olympic is an admirable burlesque on the various Crickets of the other theatres, and with Miss Kate Howard as I)ot, Mr. James Browne as Perrybingle, and though last not least, Mr. Cockerill as the glorious Tilly Slowboy, kept the au dience in a constant roar of laughter and applause. The scenery is good, and there is some really excellent dancing introduced. Altogether the Olympic Cricket Is a most amusing affair. The Pantomime, now that the machinery has been taught to act, " goes "capitally, and the evening's amusements were loudly applauded by a house crammed to the ceiling. ADELPHI THEATRE. The Phantom Break fast is the title of a new adaptation of L'Ome'ette Fantastiqu'e, which was produced hare last The plot must be familiar to every playgoer, for not only has the original piece, with Ravel as the hero, been repeated:y p er f orme d a t th e St. J ames ' s , b u t an English version, under the title of The IVelsh Rabbit, had a long run some two seasons at the Princess's. More over the Breakfast has been served up in various forms at the East-end, and the trans-tamesian theatres. Under these circumstances. it is unnecessary is describe the plot, suffice it to say that Wright was the Cierk out of Place, who is by a series of unlucky con tretempts prevented from eating the breakfast which his Lady's-maid sweetheart bad prepared for him—that Mrs. F. Matthews was that lady's maid—that Miss Emma Harding was her mistress, and the fair unknown with whom the breakfastless clerk had danced at the ball the night before, and that Paul Bedford was the lawyer husband. With such a cast it is needless to add that the farce was capitally acted, and that its success was com plete. ASTLEY'S THEATRE. I We are glad that the spirited proprietor of this theatre meets with the success to which he is so justly entitled. During the holidays the crowds of young visitors have been much greater than usual, partly, no doubt, owing to the mild season, but chiefly to the excellent entertainments furnished for their amusement, and among others to the extraordinary performances of the dog Emile, which is becoming every day a greater favourite. On .Wednesday night the house was crowded in every part, and the juvenile portion of it appeared in perfect ecstasy. After the first piece was over Mr. Thomp son, the stage-manager, came forward and announced that Mr. Batty had entered into a further engagement with the owner of the dog Emile for three weeks longer; he also stated that Mr. Batty had purchased two very large and ex traordinary elephants, remarkable for their .great sagacity, and which have been for some time past the wonder of the Continent, and that he purposed introducing them to a Lon don audience in the course of a few weeks, as the principal actors in a new Eastern spectacle, translated from the French, and which has been played with immense success for upwards of a hundred nights in Paris. It is Mr. Batty's intention to produce the spectacle on the greatest scale of magnificence. THE NORFOLK RAILWAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stn,—Having had occasion a short time ago to pass over the Norfolk Railway (a day or two after the late fatal catas trophe), I had an opportunity of observing the very dan gerous state of the line. In one case the rails were in that stat 3 which would at once satisfactorily account for the recent accident. The part of the line to which I alluele is between Thetford and Ely, about sixteen miles from the former place, and is indented [one of the line of rails] three inches in the course of four or five yards; from which it will at once be evident that an engine pazsing over this part of the line, at a speed not less than 45 mfes per hour, would most in evitably be " jumped" up or off the line. I mentioned this circumstance to the driver of the engine which had brought us up from Norwich, who, after calling my attention to the accident which had just occurred, re marked that he was in great fear cn every occasion that he was out with his engine; and added, " that the line sinks so much during the day and night." If yon think this information worthy of notice, you will make use of it at your discretion.—l am, Sir, yours, &c., Sheffield, Jan. 15,1846. R. PORTUGAL. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. LISBON, JAN. 2.—The annual session of the Cortes was opened this day by Donna Maria, with the following speech from the throne :—: " Noble Peers of the Realm—Gentlemen Deputies of the Portuguese Nation,— " I again behold with great pleasure the representatives of the nation assembled in this place. " In the interval which has occurred since the last session no grave event has disturbed peace and public order—they continue unchanged. " Our relations with fbreign Powers are preserved in per fect harmony, corresponding to the care with which I have endeavoured to draw closer the ties of friendship, and to pro mote the development of our mutual commercial interests. " The dispositions of the treaty of commerce and naviga tion which was lately celebrates with Prussia have been ex tended in those points which were applicable to the greater part of the states constituting the Germanic League of Cus tom-houses. , " A consular convention has been concluded with Spain for the regulation of the powers of the respective consuls. " The firmness with which I have caused to be carried into effect the decree of the 10th of December, 1836, and the treaty which binds this kingdom with Great Britain in endeavours to effect the suppression of the traffic of slavery, have produced the happiest results. " The good faith with which the Government has con tinued to discharge its liabilities, both at home and abroae, is producing the most satisfactory consequences in all that has reference to the re-establishment and consolidation of public credit. "By the budget for the approaching economical year, with which you will be presented, in conformity with the fundamental law of the monarchy, you will learn what are the charges and obligations of the state in the said year,. and the means and resources from whicl, mustth . e t s s a e m rio e us "I feel assured you will lend the moat attebnetiloinqutio which they will be accompanied, ment mayproceed in the faithful discharge of empowered to the examination of the estimatest,oatlide teniedpthroajtectthseoGfkloaevw,eeprbhiy: of the duties which are imposed on it s most important department of the public administration. • " In determining the sea and land forces you w ill view what the public safety and the dignity of the nation elisniosfteprsubwlilielslearvy biceefowrehyicohu call ? . 1 1 f i o - t r ?, r e g i a e r d g a g t itvhee measures, various br m an y ch t such proposals as may be deemed fitting, and experience re commend.de in the Chambers affor ding to my Government eoufi that efficacious and enlightened ce-operation, without which it is impossible to reap the advantages of a representative Government. "The session is opened." At half-past one o'clock the ceremony was concluded, and the assembly dispersed. • Lord John Russell, accompanied by the Lord Provost, W. Gibson Craig, Esq., M.P., D. R. Ross, Bsq., M.P., • and Baillie Anderson, left Carrick's hotel on Tuesday morning, shortly after ten o'clock, and visited the College, St.. Rollox Works, Messrs. Todd and Higgin botham's, Mr. Dixon's iron works, &c. &c., and return to the hotel about ha,f-past two o'clock. His Lordship left the station, head of Queen-street, at three o'clock, for Edinburgh. —Glasgow Chronicle. • SUNDERLAND.—TIIE LEAGUE FUND.—A meeting of the Anti-Corn-law Association of this town was held on Tuesday at Donkin's, the Bridge Hotel ; Alderman Bow maker in the chair. The object of the meeting, which con sisted merely of a few of the most active friends of the cause, was to commence a subscription in aid of the quarter of .a million League Fund. Nearly 2001. were subscribed in the room, and several gentlemen were appointed to canvass the town. _ -- - MR. E. ELLICE, M.P.—This gentleman addressed a very large assemblage of his constituents in Cupar on Thursday evening last—Provost Nicol in the chair. Mr. Ellice went over the principal topics brought before Parlia ment last session ; and in alluding to the present condition of the country, stated that nothing short of the total and un conditional repeal of the corn-laws would give satisfaction to the country, or do any good. At the conclusion of his ad dress, a vote of thanks and confidence was unanimously passed.— Scotsman. DEPARTURE OF THE FIRST MISSION SHIP FROM LIVEIIPOOL.-The mission ship Warree sailed from the Tra falgar-dock, Liverpool, on Tuesday morning, for old Calabar, on the west coast of Africa, provided o ith everything that human forethought can suggest for establishing and prose cuting missionary operatings there, under the auspices of the United Secession Church of Scotland. The idea of this leis b, kin g eeun. c d l a l chiefs of or o f f otfi : te l hde African missionaries long la n d o si f o j n a o in r a ig ic ii a Tt w e originated oi withav etheernebmmacnecdipcathedristniaegnroity7 ainndtnhoewis for the evangelization of their fatherland. Thisdesire wascom. t w N ‘s N i : t o a l l i d r t e e l s C i are coloured persons, invitation was given for missionariesrfi e.tziTtwhaekheatioar to the climate. climate. two rrh e o futs use of adapted spontaneous t xy l u es n o ic a ut f e o d rin to al t a.-I:iBt2,erpool members; gift of an opulent mar hohas done much for the civilisation. INCREASE OF MEMBERS ct e nhu t o i e ln gv n s tre s t l it eet sailedi constitutions r z f litohli,ne residenceai s N i r, oi er a lt e er r ht p e el oi rc os t I h t, u hN s ve ATFIENZU IN TIIE MANCHESTER time last year this excellent institution numbered Africa. ---L iverpool ric3l.—This • present number is 2.oCih; show ing an increase itAlie bers. We believe sar" period of the year of MI twits department, the that, institution in every respect, and in almost eve-y _ tion is in a satisfactory, and, indeed, aouriahing state.— Illanchester Guardian.