The Sun. — London, England, 1846-02-23 00:00:00

SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that the NEXT HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Company will be held, pursuant to the Act of Parliament, at the Paddington Station, London, en WSDNSSDAT, the 25th of February instant, at Twelve for One .'clock precisely for the Election of lour Directors and an Au and for o th er purposes of business. The chair will be taken at One o'clock precisely. CHARLES RUSSELL, Chairman. The Directors retiring are re-eligible under the proTisions of the Ast. The Transfer-books will be closed on and after the 15th instant, X d will not be re-opened until after the said Half-Yearly General Meeting on the 25th instant. By order, 2t. ARMSTRONG, Sea. South Wales RallWay.OffiCe, ,Welt Strand, London, February 4 4 , 1646. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR RECEIVING TENDERS FOR CONTRACTS FOR WORKS. Notice is hereby given that the Directors of the South Wales Railway Company will receive, on WEDNESDAT, the 11th of March, 1646, at Twelve o'Clock, at their Office, No. 449, West Strand, London, lenders for the execution of the three several contracts, extending from the river Lougher, through Swansea to Neath, being a distance of about fourteen miles, and comprising tunnels mid a large amount of earth work ; litiewise of several contracts in the neigh bourhood of Newpoi t, comprehending also a tunnel and other im portant works. Drawings and specifications may be seen at the re spective offices of the resident Engineers at Swansea. and at New port, and printed forms of tender may be had at the same places, or at the Company's office in London. The Directors will not consider themselves bound to accept the lowest or any tender. They request the parties to attend at the office of the Company in London at t wo o'clock on Wednesday, Mar 11th, 114$. By order. N. ♦RMSTItOI(G, Secretary, South Wales Railway Office, 449, West Strand, February 4, 1646. GENERAL CEMETERY, Kensal-green, Har row-road. The new MON UM EN TAL C HAMER RS are completely FINISHED for the reception of Statues and Monuments 66 value, under cover, where they will be as secure from accident and weather as if erected in a Cathedral Church. His late Royal Highnese the Duke of Sussex is interred in this cemetery, as are able many deceased members of the nobility. The Chambers tan be viewed from Ten till dusk. The charge for an interment in the pablie vault, eontign - ells to the Monumental Chambers, is •• . • ..... 4 $ Private catacomb under colonnade .•• • • 10 10 0 C o mmon interment in the Cemetery ..... „ 1 3 0 Private grave in perpetuity • • • • ........ ••..•• • • .. 3 3 0 Any further information may be obtained at 95, Great Rumell. street, Flooraihury ; or at the Cemetery. G. W. Y. CHOPT, Ssentary. 13, Oren, u.Annrough-street. TH E NE W TIM 0 N THE FOURTH AND CONCLUDING PART. Is now Ready. Also, An Edition of the COMPLETE POEM. Price 6s. Orders received by all Booksellers. Henry Colbern, Publisher, 12, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in 2 vols., 21s. bound, F OURTH EDITION of THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS. By ELIOT WARBURTON, Esq. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAAIOND, beg to thank their Friends and the Publie for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUE3DtY and FIIDAY, at One o'clock, at their offices, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, at which place all favours, con t instructions, are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proCtris immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Mall of Commerce, Threadneedle -street, London. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be perfornied an original Opera, entitled DON QUIXOTE. Don Quixote, Mr. Weiss ; Sancho Panza, Mr. Strett,on ; Camacho, Mr. King ; Rovedos, Mr. Ilorncalatle ; Basilius, Mr. Allen ; Quiteria, Miss Rainforth. After which, for the Sixth Time, a new Fairy Ballet, called THE ISLAND NYMPH. In which Mona. Desplaces, Mdlles. Maria, Ncodot, Louise, Adele, Mdme. Qiubilei, &c., will appear. To conclude with a new grand Christmas comic Pantomine, called HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwart. Harlequin, Mr.. Wieland; Clown, Mr. T. Matthews ; Pantaloon, Mr. Howell ; Columbines, Miss Hicks and Miss Lonsdale. • TREAT - RS:ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS , EVENING Will be performedthegragedy - of ROMEO AND JULIET. .3Z Teo, Miss Cushman,t Mercutio, Mr. Hell; Peter, Mr. Buckstone J lift, rise S. Cushman ; Nurse„ Mrs. Glover.. 'The Bind will 'perform: the Overture„ 4 ‘ Garen ra," 7 91 1 the Waltz,. "'Love's Serenade." befollOw4d by a New Farce, called LEND NE FIVE SAIL., LING Principal charaqters by Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Tilbery, , Mr. lltitiLlC:siiid Miss P. Horton..,•, _ 1 '"'"After Grand t4tr avairanza, untitled THE lb E 419),T1JE, 014.NGE „TUF.F.; „Pr. TlAttYcau4aWishesi.t,erinclOal Charadters' by "Mr.' Hiidson, 'Mr. James Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mr. Clark, Miss P. Horton, Miss Julia Bennett, Mrs. Caulfield, and Mr Stanley. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be repeated an entirely New Drama, called THE LIONESS OF THE NORTH, or, The Prisoner of Shlusselboarg. Alexis Romanouski, Mr. Webster; Triptelemus Kront, Mr. Wright; Eliza- beth, Madame Celeste. To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR ; or, Magic an I Ma tourkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &c. will perform. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled THE PHANTOM BREAKFAST. Supported by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Wright, Miss Woolgar, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. The Cricket on the Hearth," and " The Enchanted Horse every Evening until further notice 1 THIS EVENING WILL BE PERFORMED THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: A FAIRY TALE OF HOME. The Principal Characters by Mr. and Mrs. Keeley, Mr. Emery , Mr. F. Vining, Mr. Meadows, and Miss Grove. To be followed by the original REDOWA WALTZ, music c on robed by M. Jullien, by Miss Frampton and Master Forrest. After which will be repeated a New Grand Romantic extravaganz entitled THE ENCHANTED HORSE ; or, Prince Firous Sch:th or Persia and the Princess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Wigan, F. Matthews, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, &c.; .A 1 cis /lames Keeley, Vinare, Hodson, Dawson, Howard, Arden, &c. Stalls, sg. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6d. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Tragedy of RICHELIEU; or, the Con spiracy. Cardinal Richelieu, Mr. Macready. Principal characters supported by Messrs. Cooper, Murray, J. Yining, Granby, Ryd r, Bonner, Mrs. Stirling, and Mrs. Brougham. To conclude with THE CRICKET ON THE FLEA. ETII. The Principal Characters by Messrs. Ryder, Ce tor, Leigh Murray, Courtney, Mrs. Stirling, Miss Marshall, Yrs. Fosbroke, iss Somers, Miu Barton, and Miss Taylor. NEW STRAND THEATRE. M. PHILLIPPE'S SOIREES and MATINEES MYSTERIEITS RS. Two Morning Performances during the Week. At the urgent and reiterated solicitations of many distingtished Willes, and in order to accommodate the crowds who fly Lk to attend his Morning Performances, M. PHILLIPPE will give his *rand Juvenile Entertainment every Wednesday and Saturday Mornng, et Two o'clock. Philippe'sM. most Popular Deceptions and Peculiar Eir erhnents will be repeated every Evening, varied by the A.musin; Per formances ot the Chlorin' Family, and the astounding Fent of th A mer i ca n Brothers.—Doors open at a quarter past 5/Wien to com e mence at a quarter before Eight. 31.; Boxes, 95.; .Pit, Is. Gal ery, 6d.; Peyote Boxes, 11. Is., and 1/. 1 6d. ARMLET'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Cilorious career of the New Oriental Spectacle. The most suc cessful piece ever produced. Nightly:overflows of rank and fashion to witness the rare performances of the Colossal Elephants, train of Camels, &c THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Drama, entitled THE RAJAH OF NAGPORE ; or, the Sacred Elephants of the Pagoda. In which the whole of the extensive resources of the Establishment will be brought into requisition. New Scenes of the Circle, combining the unequalled Feats of the Whisk and Foreign Company. The whole to conclude with the favourite Afterpiece of LOVE AND WAR. j)JVIUGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Tine greatest hit ever known. The One Hundred Female Warriors' wonderful performance, and the magnificence and effeet of tl New Historical Spectacle, have produced an immen s e sens ed : Nightly crowded to the ceiling. First appeara n ce of Mr.R. ' elha s a. (from America), the Nigger Dancer and Singer. THIS EVENINCI Will be performed TIIE S KING'S VOW : or, a Struggle for Liberty. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Roge, Cowniell, , Daly, - Hard, Johnson , Le wis, kr,elop, Monson ; Mesdm rs s. Ving Martin, Miss Glover, and one !iuniirod female Warriors. After which, a new Farce, entitled, THE MASQUERADE BALL. Saints-Hit-'em-Hard, dr. B. Pelham. To conclude with THE MENDICANT SON' or, The Jew of Southwark. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Johnson, Rogers, Cowell, Maynard, Lewis, lieslop ; Mesdames H. Vining, bikini!), And Daly. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Surpassing .hit of " Jessie Holmes." Triumphant reception of " The Scamps of London." THIS EVENING Will is performed JESSIE HOLMES; or, The Wild Horde of the Wolf's Lair. Supported by Mr. Dale, Mr. Fredericks. Mr. E. 1. Saville, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Iliggie, Miss Vincent, Miss Terry,.&c. After which, HERCULES, KING OF CLUBS. Hercules, Mr. Herbert. To conclude with THE SCAMPS OF LONDON the entire strength of the Company. Supported by THE WEATHER.--SUN OFFICE, FEB. 21. TUZazdomETER, Lowest, 40; Highett, 50; Noon, 57. BAROMETER, 30.2. Wn4D S.W., beautiful sunshiny weather. eLICTR WATER AT lONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning 41 !ablates after 11. Evaalnq' • 0 minutes after 12. • - • • ..atiVkL % A • 1; A lb sib •-•.- • • -•-• k • 4 'l T.: - 4 " 'l' • - • •p rr - 4 op!' • • ktritilTA ,:1111". LONDON, MONDAY, FgIiRUARY 23, 1846. The debate on the Ministerial proposition for the re peal of the corn laws has now continued for a fortni g h t . Th e re is not a Pro tectionist who does not admit that his case is hopeless. Protection has been tried, con demned, sentenced, and delivered up for execution; but, like Prior's thief, "Who fitted the halter, still traversed the cart, . And often took leave, yet see med loth to depart." it wonig fain delay its inevitable doom by talking "fustian.'' The burden of the Protectionist song is appeal to the people. The people, as contradistinguished from the aristocracy and their self, have been appealed to theby the League. On the 23d of Deconbor, .!845, League appealed to the people of England, and i.vid we want a quarter of a million to be raised within the next twelve months, in order to enable us to carry on the agitation for the repeal of the corn-laws ; and with in somewhat less than half a quarter of the time tiro answer has been upwards of 168,0001. ; t is to say, in less than four months the Leag ue will have what they asked for as the supply for twelve months, and we can assure the i Protectionists that if th e League and we can assure the Protectionists that if the League choose to draw a bill at People twelve months on the a mo o ta fEngland for one million, instead of for a q uarter of bill will be ac cepted and honoured. It has alwaysbeentheaharacter istio of " JOHN BULL: to be very chary of his " cash, Keep your hands out of his breeches pocket7h— far:BintoN ; bug the League had applied the breeches rocket test to John Bull, and, so far from grumbling at them, John, who has at length learned to discriminate between his friends and his enemies, has manfully unbuttoned his breeches' pocket, and said, " Gentle men, help yourselves." The Anti-Corn -law League, within less than two months, have raised upwards of 168,000/. This is a great fact, which cannot be gainsayed. The names of the sub scribers, with the sums which each has subscribed, appear in another column. The men who conduct this mo v ement are earnest, energetic, firm, moral, high principled men, —" Who know their rights And knowing dare maintain." Men who rate at their true value the threats of such blustering incendiaries as the Duke of Rica- MOND, but who, should any dupe of the Noble Duke attempt to give a practical illustration of his aphorism that " cotton will burn as well as straw," would not be, deterred by any fear of infringing the privileges of the House of Lords, from including hi s Grace of RICHMOND in the same indictment with his dupe, and giving in evitlince his speech in the House of Lords as proof of his malus animus. It is admitted on all hands that the Ministerial mea.;ge will I pass the Commons. It is doubted whether it will pass the Lords. As strict constitutionalists—as supporters for principles of our mixed Government, of which the aristocratial element is an essential part, we beseech, we implore the Members of the House of Lords not to reject this measure—not to stand between the people and their food. Let them recollect the Reform Bill. Three times did they reject that measure, and at length they were forced to pass it. They must ultimately repeal the corn-laws. The measure—the simple measure of repeal, the mere (not act of justice, but) undoing of injustice that it is, would now be accepted by the people as a boon. If the Lords reject it, let them beware. The division will be analysed, and they may have a Bill for the total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws returned to them, accompanied by another Bill for the reform of their Lordship's own House. No unconstitu tional scheme of abolition—no chimerical scheme of reform, but a simple measure for preventing those from giving judgment who have not heard the evidence in the case. What would their Lordships say to the Bill abolishing voting by proxy? Many facts might be given in evidence to show the absurdity and the in justice of the present system. For instance, the late Lord SpostouTH voted by proxy in the House three hours after his death. Lunatic Peers have for several sessions voted by proxy while they were lunatics. Nay, even a felon Peer (the case of Bari FERRERS, in 1759, is a case is point) might vote by proxy up to the hour of his execution, or perchance, as the law knows no fractional part of a day, up to twelve o'clock at night of the day on which he was hanged in the morning. There are many other of the Peers' privil ges which on investigation will be found to be equally absurd, and contrary to the dictates of common sense. Let them, therefore, afford a quiet passage to the law repeal through their antiquated chamber, and not, by fruitless resistance, court a struggle, which will disturb the venerable dust on their floors, and may sweep away many an ancient and time-honoured cobweb. Female Government has been the bane of Spain for the last fifty years, and as far as can be judged from late events and present prospect', is yet destined for some time to be the evil genius of the country. This is the more remarkable among people of a brave and manly character, that seem to delight in rude and cruel sports, that have little or no dislike to civil war, and to daring undertakings little suited to'the habits and dispositions of the other sex. The Court attd Government oftHantzs IV. were ruled by the QUREN - 4 he; paramour, tlae Priice of Peacew-the beloved FERDI NAND was entirely , controlled bjiAsitr+,Fo4**, ivtd, ittfrfact;thaniee. thkorder of successiona.krought on a bloody civil war, laid waste the country, and finally prevailed by placing her daughter on the throne. The influence of this intriguing and dangerous woman appears to be still undiminished. Her active, unscrupulous, and daring mind is engaged in some new plot, which in the first instance has discovered itself by - breaking up the only Cabinet that 'has displayed anything like rational government in its plans, and which may excite some violent national commotion to end in a second civil war. Notwithstanding the unconstitutional means by which NARVAEZ expelled ESPARTERO, seized the en tire control of the army, and abrogated manyimportant pro visions of the Constitution, it cannot be denied that he re stored, though in a savage manner, a distracted country to outward peace and apparent security, and that such general tranquillity has not prevailed for many years. The Con stitution, it is true, was invaded; and in an old established Government, like that of England, this would have justly been regarded as a great crime, but in Spain the case was different ; neither the electors nor their representatives had acquired just notions of their duties, and the latter, in parti cular, displayed the most glaring inaptitude for public busi ness. In the Chamber of Deputies there was plenty of talking. The speakers delighted in long and inco herent, and often seditious harangues ; and, after motions and amendments, and votes without number, they generally ended as they began : the finances of the country remained in the same deplorable state, the taxes could not be collected, and the very elements of Government were on the brink of dissolution. Latterly, however, when this national rage for uttering vain speeches was much abated and the Cabinet obtained some control over the Cortes, busi ness has been more attended to, and the character of the Go vernment raised in the estimation of foreigners. MARTINEZ DR IA ROSA, the principal member of the Cabinet, has, on the whole, conducted himself with firmness and propriety, and removed many of the prepossessions entertained against, him when summoned from Paris to his new post; he has shown a disposition to adhe re t o the main points of the Con stitution, and probably has mitigated, in a great degree, the military and sanguinary principles of his colleague NARVAEA But the Finance Minister Mos has done more than them all together, and the loss of such a Minister at the present moment may be regarded as a national calamity. We hav e frequently had occasion to speak in his praise, and the more his plans have been manifested we have been the more confirmed in oar opinion. Per haps there is no country in the world where taxes till vary lately have been levied with more difficulty, or been 'so little productive' as in Spain. The political chiefs and other public functionaries, more especially those in the maritime provinces, reluctantly and imperfectly obeyed the orders from Madrid; they diverted funds intended for the Treasury to their private purposes—they bribed those under them to remain silent, or co-operate in their peculations. The rich landowners for the same reason never paid the full amount of their taxes, and the natural consequence was an empty exchequer. The Finance Minister, however, put a stop to such a ruinous system. He introduced a sort of property-tax Bill, which passed through both Chambers with little opposition ; the Act has been carried into operation with wonderful facility, and what may be re garded as a miracle in Spain, the income, as stated in his last budget, exceeded the expenditure, with the exception of the interest -on the foreign debt. But that in time, too, would have been brought into the account. pain, if properly governed, is able to meet all demands upon her, and had this Minister re mained in office for some years longer, the effects of his firm and honest policy would have reached the unfortunate credi tors of Spain at Paris and London. But all these bright prospects have been effaced by some vile intrigue respecting the Qu - msN's marriage, and Spain is yet doomed to uffec for the dark purposes of .the Camarilla. Another " adjournment " still continues to tagg the mam moth discussion ; nor can any conjecture be formed as to the arrival of the grand evening of the division. The per ception of any argument by the agricultural champions has proved_ to be a great stubborn impossibility : facts, which would long since have convinced the moat arrant of all arrant _dunces, are utterly invisible to them, hooded and maffled up as their intellect is by self-interest. The pros pect which to everybody else is clear, and cloudless, and transparent, to them is hidden with dense fogs and impene trable mists—the former arising from the density of their selfishness, the latter in the impenetrable nature of their stupidity. Like the gentleman so often quoted from HOMER, they mount with the persuasion of the various free-trade orators, but directly they have reached the ultimatum—the "abolition of protection "—down tumbles the burden to its original post; the listeners are the same dull, pudding headed class as ever. Witb all possible candour, we cannot but regard the debating which has already transpired as nothing more nor less than a voluntary self caricature of them selves by the agriculturists ; the speeches alternate like bullion and dross—now comes the trumpet of abolition, now comes the penny ivhistle - of protection. In this manner we have already listened to the lamentations of the Member for Oxford, and the fury of Mr. Soorr, and the big talking of the Member for Bristol, and been treated to a kind of tableau of the " stag at bay" (not the railway, but the zoological stag) from the Member for Liverpool. It was a novel kind of recreation to the House ; it served to throw a certain piquancy i h n e t w o e w ir h e r a . t u m p l o g n h t r epe possibly titon h a s e v rv e p e d r o v a e t d I d e n i s g t t a e h t e t f o ul w ; r ea e p r e t a i t w i o a n y , the particular-merit of the exhibition—namely, the novelty before mentioned. Personal recriminations at the and " dishonesty, " and " g P r r a e t ul it i u e d r e r ' i b e e s c o o f in rPi e t i a nt t h u e thh e ' n ' d so much a matter of course, that every person knew perfectly well the termination of a se nt once immediately any one from the Ministerial benches tittered its commencement. Friday night, however, witnessed A change in the discussion, which, if it proved in reality un agl:lonr thisan and le w as by no means disagreeable, inasmuch as it profit aa af son,4l3ing like a variation from the in tolerable I s r ll d ed a nc monotony aga in uponwbich everyh ad P r eviously kiem bee e rungear. For et variations throughout. l o n ld . same variation of theold tune we are indebted to Mr D t tunes, E t t. h t: obriugitinauln falrrtuingattoerrlyi,bilyikthe.eatlm.l ymere.tlyit chliosthueduidthefetllhariteyadbanarde co de ni ed m , otnh.epiHacoens. oGfenhtilseman tiowerivase pf language. He tricked out the meagre ; s ayings of the preyiou s suppor;e h r r s age o d f and the m p o r r es et e ri n! c o mmercial system in elag an gi ptins ott oei s decorationso,the frequent of rhetoric. usageic.Tla of whic h ossnum his oas jukct clique sh,llOW „ had long rendered obnoxious to the Commons sparkled as epigrams. The imagination which had evoked "Coniigsby" mould not, in fact, fail of adorning any topic, however hackneyed, or however; untenable. Besides these advantages, the oration uttered on Friday by Mr. DisitAnta bore about it a character more like dispassionate investiga tion than the one with which he had startled every body (and very possibly himself into the bargain) at the outset of the present session. He was Indicious enough to abstain (at least to a. very great extent) from those furious and rancorous onslaughts upon Sir ROBERT PEEL in which he formerly indulged with so much rashness. Indeed the Hon. Member declared in so many words "we do not complain of the Right Hon. Baronet having chanteChis opinions," following up the observation with the acinouo ledgment that "opinion is not always in the power of the human will." This concession we regard as very creditable to Mr. DISRAELI, and doubly so because it has been - ,tacltly gainsayed by all his colleagues in their ungenerous and * iciuiri l ous vituperations on the Prime Minister. This is creditable to him, inasmuch as its very utterance must in some measure have estranged the sympathy of the Protectionists from 'tile speaker; it is creditable, moreover, because it is an .:cm paralleled instance of meekness among the rabid ,up holders of the " Custom-House. When, however, 4 ,, in pursuance of his object Mr. DISRAXLI thinks proper' to assert that his party were the embodiment of public opinion and that those principles of anti- abolition which he hincSelf together with the other members of that party, profestsed were in accordance with that public opinion—he fell buck upon a most miserable fallacy. Sheer assumptions like these— mere figments in themselves—assertions based only ~on She wish that they were realities—words so Mani festly wrong and idle may certainly elicit a, Omer from the protectionist benches, but the)* ,can never gain a cause—they can never resuscitate.; a fallen faction—they can never answer any conceivaliie end for god in the wide world. If, therefore, Mr. DisßXifu )111.d resorted, like other gentlemen in white waistcoats, to "facts and figures," as well as to reminiscences of "the good old times, the great old times, the grand ;old times "—and to the precedents of Messrs. , Hue russois and Pm, he would materially enhance the miritti of his harangue, besides reducing it to a much smaller compass. His allusions likewise to crops in the Mauritius and. 'the Havannahs are equally illusory, and unprofitable, ancl:Aale ; they are the locum tenens of a rotten cause, and as such. are scarcely adducible. In the subsequentchimeras—brilliant;ones no doubt—which the Hon. Member flashed before his hearers there is an appearance of terrible antiquity ; .he appears to be scraping together mere chips and splinters, and then hurling them against his antagonists, forgetful, possibly, that from their very insignificance they must, by the natural law, float off upon the winds, and fall most preposterously short of their mark. Of this description are his witticisms at the Member for the West Riding of Yorkshire, and his sareasms ;at the League, and his impassioned fribbles about the factories. The longer, indeed, the hours stole on, and the more he approached the peroration of his address, the more frivolous and petite became his arguments; it was the diminuendo which was to precede the last noisy bars ; it was " small by d e grees and beautifully less." Still we cannot cavil at a speech which, with all its real fallacy, - is the most moderate, if not the best maintained, which his party has given forth during this interminable discussion. From a Parliamentary paper, just issued by the House of Commons, and founded on returns made: by the Poor-law Commissioners, it appears that the total amount levied for poor-rates in England and Wales, in thjyear 1845, was 4,474,2751., showing a large decrease, as compared with the amount levied under the old poor-law, even'-after deducting all the moneys applied formerly to other ptiiioses than the relief of the poor. But the paper is instruc.tive in another respect. These returns were moved for by Mr. WonE HOUSE, in order to show the peculiar burdens en land, and according to them the agricultural interest can have no just reason to complain. In 1841, the total amount levied on land was 3,113,1804 while that on dwelling-houses and other property wks 2,041,172/., making a difference of about one-third against the land ; but, according to another part of the i retAn t , &tic j eptpunt letied on land since 1826-has boan.irianalli. dicreasipg, •while that °mother property .IniS greallyintrithOd.'Y Vitt increase is made still larger by the construction of every new line of railway, and possibly, at the present moment, thr sums are nearly equal. On what ground, then, can the landed interest contend that the poor-rates form a peculiar burden- on land ? _ According to accounts from Madrid of the 13th, a report prevailed that the Infante Don HENRIQUE had secretly fled from Ferrol, whither he had been sent in disgrace for his foolish proclamation relative to the marriage of the QUEEN, and that he had thus sought safety in flight, as he had reason to believe that NAhvarA intended to banish him to the Philippine Islands. The intelligence was said to be contained in a letter received at Madrid from the British Consul at Corunna. The ' other intelligence of importance had been anticipated by the telegraphic dispatch. On the 12th a royal decree was issued, in which the QUEEN forbids " time bargains" on the Bourse, after the eariration of those falling due on the 30th of April next, and declares that such pecuniary transactions shall not be enforceable by law in any civil action. On the 13th the Three per Cents. closed at 31 1 for cash, and 31% at 60 days; and the Five per Cents. at 23 5-16 al 60 days. The Paris papers, with the exception of some additional accounts from Algiers, possess little interest. The Presse, which professes to be well informed respecting Spanish affairs, has an article on thenew Ministry, in which it asserts that ISTURITZ and NARVAEZ will soon quarrel, so incom compatible are there political principles and temper, and that the Ministry of ManAFLonas can oily be a provisional one. Of this, indeed, their can be little doubt. One brief extract from the Journal des Debella leads to the conviction that the whole scheme has been planned by the Queen-Mother and NARVAEZ. "It appears," says that paper, " that when General NARVAEZ tendered his resignation, the QUEEN sent for M. MARTINEZ DE LA RosA, and told him that the President of the Council having retired from office. that step would naturally be followed by the re signation of all the Ministers. To that intimation M. MAR TINEZ nx LA RosA is said to have replied, that ' he regretted not being able to concur in the opinion of her MAJESTY,' adding, at the same time, If General NARVAEZ thinks fit to retire, my colleagues and my-self are of opinion that we shall be able to maintain ourselves in our position, by ap pointing another General to the post of Minister of War.' It is said that the intention of the remaining Ministers was to select General CONCTIA. a Member of the Moderate Opposi tion, and who is considered as the rival of General NARVAEZ. The QUEEN dismissed M. MARTDIEZ DE LA ROSA, telling him that she would consider of it. In the evening of the 12th M. MARTINEZ DE LA RosA delivered his portfolio into the hands of the - QuEr24. The four other members persisted in their determination, and were literally dismissed by royal ordinance." - The most :inister repo - rts were in circulation at Paris respecting the state of the army in Algiers. fly an order of the day, issued by the Minister of War, each of the in fantry regiments forming the garrison of Paris is called upon to furnish 60 volunteers for recruiting the infantry of the army ,;f Africa. Marshal BUGEAUD, it appears, has de manded large reinforcements, and the population of the city of Algiers are in a state of the greatest anxiety, owing to the- want of troops and a threatened attack from ABD-EL- KADI ft. The Akbar; of the 12th instant, cautioned the inhabitants from venturing in the direction of Fondouck, a place within three hours' march of Algiers, where it was reported the Emin had made his appearance. The cavalry of the civic guard had been called upon to escort a convoy of provisions, as very few soldiers remained in -the town. The postscript of a letter says : —" The rest of the military convicts have just marched out with arms and baggage. We have not a soldier in the place. The agitation is general. The cause of the alarm, however, is evidently exaggerated. Algiers has nothing to fear; but our military operations wear" an unfa vourable aspect." The accounts from Berne also cause anxiety at Paris. A letter from that city, dated the 15th instant, c 'casing the following paragraph :—" The declaration of 61 merntiert of the Grand Council, against the opinion expresseA: . b,i re members of the Executive Council, that the nomination f a council of the revision of the constitution would 4,10,0n1y a violation of the constitution, but must lead to molt-'disas trous results, _has produced a vast sensation in the public mind." 1,-.; I The Grand Council, on the 14th, it appears, passed a de cree regulating the formation of the Constituent Assein i tly. The election of Deputies is to be held on March 7. T ere is to be one Deputy for every 300 citizens, making 139 te puties for the whole canton. The qualifying age for :wt . ng 3 has hitherto teen twenty-three years, but on this oco. or those who have attained twenty are to be admitted ,tf; ; their suffrages. The only exceptions are men of iipsor.n , mind, bankrupts, those who have received charitable 1•ele1 and convicts condemned to infamous punishments. To b, eligible to become a Deputy, the candidate must be a clti pei of Berne, be qualified to vote, and be of twenty-thiee year of age and upwards. The. Constituent Body is to meet 01 March 16. On the Paris tourse, on Thursday, the Three per Cents.• clesed / at 84f. bbc. ; the Five per Cents , 1231. 15c. ; the Orleans- Railroad shares, 1,210 f. ; Rouen, 1,0421. 40c ; Havre, 752 f. 50c. ; 1,005 f. ; Vierzon, 7201.; Bordeaux, 6551. ; Boulogne, 555f..1 Trayes and Montereau, 450 f, ; Basl., 252 f. boc. ; Great Northern, • _ 771 f. 25c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 5531. 75c.; Tours and Nantes,- 490 f. ; Fampoux, 470 f. The following are the quotatims for other lines : Paris and Lyons, definitive, 627 f. boc. ; Lyons and Avignon, de finitive, 565 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette (Mackenzie), 504 f. ; dltre-CEsPe leta), 5101.; Charleroi (I(ysaen's). 4921. Lvoris, FEB. 17.—Paris and Orleans, 1,2001. ; Paris and Mitten, 1,02.1 f. 75e. - ; BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS A.T"± . O LONDON-STOCK EXCHANGE, FIB. 20. *: • Boulogne , and Amiens, 12—East Indian, 1 %—eireat Northern • France Constituted, 1514—Great Western Canada, 254--Luzem beurg, 2%—Orleans and Vlerzon, 1814—Orleans and Bordearix,'ll% —Parts and Orleans, B I % Paris and Rouen, 40% —Rouen and'Havre. 30 —West Flanders, 4%, na .:D ge y e a ut v h L er x e x a E re THEATRE.—The heyuna l 1 precedent, e e f r u t r ionsofthe m notwithstandinga the nightly increasing attraction of Don Quixote and The perceive represen t t h a e t i c o r : a k o n work Thurs o d f a t y h e u w e h x o t l e e ct 's opera, in th e preparation of which a a s l o i si l n u a d n a s d n t iV nl m u m n P r c . hi ed ß : - n f e o a r di vast sum of monoy hits been expended; and in one scene of which we hear that more than five hundred persons are in possession of the stage. The public anxiety to see it something quite unusual. The Town Council of Nottingham has ordered that f them n ica c t l i o n c i lis th s e ha tru ll b e e tim fu za is n h d e t d h w e i a t d h di t t h i r o e n e al h o an ne ds eh t e w r o ai o l! i Ir a public p a T c ost-office (London) time, THE SUN lONDON, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, 1836. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of Saturday Evening.) There was a better demand for Cotton at Liverpool yester day, the sales being 6,000 or 7,000 bales. Prices were rather looking up. Shares were very dull. The accounts, per Tay steamer, from the West Indies, chiefly re-echo the sensation produced here by Sir Robert Peel's free-trade declarations, and which are felt to be the knell of all monopoly. The Legis lature of Jamaica having voted the introduction of 7,000 Asiatic labourers, all of whom, however, cannot arrive during the present season, and the railway system being likely to be extended throughout the island, together with improvements in the manufacture of sugar, what pusilla nimity does it not argue on the part of the West India colonists to be afraid of slave-grown sugar. The principal change in the Bank of England assets and liabilities last week were these Notes issued ..... $26,800,325 Increase ...... 101,705 Other Deposits Decrease Seven-day and other Bills Decrease ......... 18,356 Other Securities 22,251,906 Decrease ..... 656,755 Bullion ... Increase The Funds are flat again this morning. Consols, 957 to 96% for next week, and 96 to 1 ,-6 for the account day. Ex chequer-bills, 375. to 395. premium. As usual, there are no official purchasers on the last day of the week. New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents are 98 1 4 %. Bank Stock has gone back to 209. The Foreign Bonds are rather firmer. Spanish Five per Cents., 27%; the Three per Cents., 377 8 ; Mexican, 31 ; and Dutch Four per Cents., 95% to %. Shares generally are much the same as yesterday. Direct Northern have improved a little. North Staffordshire are firm. Trent Valley are rather unsteady. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING ' O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. • • • • • • • • • • .. 209 209 Three per Cent. Annuities .. .. .. 96 , 96% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 96 34 9,J 96% 96 34 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 98% % 98% India Stock . • • • • • • • • • • .. 259 259 India Bonds, 1,0001. .. .. _ .. .. _ Ditto, under 1,0001. .. .., .. 42 42 Bank Stock for Account • • • • .. 209 209 Consols for Account • • • • • • • • .. 96% 96 Exchequer Bills. 1%41. I%d. 1,0001. .. .. •• •• 39 37 —-- pm. 36 6001. .. • •• • • 39 36 pm. 36 Ditto, Small . . •• •• 36 39 pm. 39 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Equador Bonds , .. .. .. 3%% 3% Grenada, 1 per Cent .. .. .. .. 23 23 Ditto, Deferred .. .. - • 5 5 Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 31 31 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. .. 39 38 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. Ditto, for the Account .. •• • . 9734 273( Ditto, Passive Bonds .. .. • • 6% 6 3i Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. Ditto, for the Account .. . • • • 37 T 37% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent • • 99 %N% 59% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 9 5 3 s 6 ' 95% PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. rAID.ONDEOON,CELAOcTK. PRICES, 10 .• .. 10 .. ... Aberdeen .. Amber., Notting., Boston and Eastern Junction .. -2% •• •• 2 % ••••• • • • • • Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 •• • • 2 % % Bristol and Exeter .. 70 86 ........ Ditto New .. 5 •• • 111 ,x ••••• • • • • • Buckinghamshire .. 425. • - • • % P• • • • •• • • Caledonian 10 13% Ditto Extension .. .. 2b4• • • • 2 1 4% • • Chester and Holyhead .. .. 20 • • 21 %U • • • • • • • • Direct Manchester (Remington's) 234. •• • • 1 34 %% ••• • • • Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) 534.... 3„Ye a 6• Direct Northern 231 . • 2 34 74 •••• • • • • Dublin and Belfast Junction .. 5 •• • • 6 •••• • • •• • • • Dublin and Galway Eastern Counties .. 141. Its. .... 21% . Ditto New .. 81. 16s. •• • • 6 % P Ditto, York Extension .. I Os. •• • • 1 % ••••• • • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50 •• • • 77 Ditto % Shares .. 5 15 34 . Ditto 14 Shares .. 1234 19 Ditto New 34 Shares.. .. 10 .• .. 15 Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 15 •.• • • 21 ••••• • • • • • Great Western ....15334 ex div. 153% x d Ditto, half Shares .. .. 50 .... 86 ex div Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 5 .... 1734 ex div. 1734 x d - Ditto, Fifths .. 20 .... 33 3 4 ex div. x d Hull and Selby .. 50 ....106% 107 lO7 Ditto, Halt -hares .. 7 ...- 26% Isle of Axholme . 2% .... 134 .... • • Liverpool and Leeds Direct 2% . 1 3 % 'Avery.. - Manch., & Newc. Junct. 2 31 • • 3% ••••• • • • • • Lftdon an Birininghain" ... .100 .... 221 222 ex div 222 x. di Vitt° Thirds = .. 16 .. •• • • •••• • • • 48% x d Ditto Fifths • 2 .... 243 x ex x d London and Blackwell .. 161. 13s. 4d. • 9 London aid Brighton -.. .. 50 .... 653 36 ex div.: 6534 xd Ditto, Consol. Eighths .. .. 40 .... 55 .. ... 5414 Ditto ditto Fifths .. .. 20 .... 29% London and South. Western.. 41/. 6s. 10d. • ......... 78 3 4 Ditto, New 12%.... 24 London and York .. 2 34 .. • • ...... London, Warwick, & Kiddermin.s. 2% .... 2 Lynn and Dereham .. • • • • 5 •• " Manchester and Leeds .. 82 .... . ...... Ditto, half Shares .. .. •- 38 •• • • 60 % •• • ...... • Ditto, Fifths .. 1 .... 12 Ditto Extension .. 425..... 331 p........ Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 .. .. Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) • • 2 .... 10%...•...... Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 . Manchester, Buxton, Sc Matlock 425. Manchester and Southampton _2 .... 2% 21 .6% p 3 % p 10% 7% 1% p 2% 150 Midland .. .. .... .... .. .. ....10 1 0 2 - . .... .. : 15 27 0 % 27 28 Ditto, New Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 .... . ..... Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 25 .... 45 Ditto, New .. .. ~ - .. I. .... 11 10% Newcastle and Berwick .. '.. 10 .... 22 •. . Newark, Sheffield, and Boston ... 2% .... 1% North British .. .. .. .. .. 17% .... 27%4 Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 14.... 2% ...... Ditto, Dalkeith .. .. .. 25 . .. Ditto, ditto .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. 6% .. .. . North Kent and Direct Dover -• • 2% ....' .... • North Staffordshire .. .. • • 42a. •• .. 3% 4. p 4 p Norwich and Brandon .. • • • • 18 .... •• • • Oxfd.,Worcester, & Wo . l . v : erh : m : pt . : : 43 1 2 2 5 : ............ 3 1 u 3 6 ; dii %3 1 416 4 31. Pertk and Inverness •• • • • • 2 • • • • • • 2 14. . .. 1% • • ... Portsmouth Direct • • • • • • 3 % •• • • 354% ...... • • 3% Preston and Wyre • • • • •• 25 ••• . .... ••.. • • 34% Rugby and Huntingdon • • .. 2 .... ___ .... 1% Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2% .... 3 % 4 . . • '314 SSiirouothpterveoUnni.o.n :: South Midland •• • • • • • • • 425..... 21, ,-,.. Teen and Dove Valley • • • • .. 1% ~ .. 3'e . r •7B 7; : , Trent Valley .. .. .. ...... - ...... 52 5 05. ..... 4 25 7 % •: 4 2 7 5% Trent Valley and Holyhead June. 2)6.... 13. , 1 N Wexford, Waterford, & Valenta 1% „.. 1 q .. .... .. lu West Cornwall- :• • • • •• - • • 2 •• • • 114 % • • • York DD DoilDitto, tt a o it , . d. HalfaN n o d r tsiyhh ExtensionMidlandßiding Shares : : EXten.: : 15 1 .• .• •: — lO ........ .. : ..: 10% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. • • .. 10 ~ •I] Bord., Toul., & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 ~ 2 (2 Ditto, ditto (Espelete) 2 ~ • •• • • Dutch Rhenish • • • • ' • • • 5 •• Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 •153 Great Western Bengal • • .. 53. Luxembourg Paris and Rouen • • • • .. 20 ~ 401 , •• • • Rouen and Havre ........20 30 r" .. . :::••• •• • Sambre and Meuse • • .• 6 ~ . West Flanders •• •• 4 • •• 4 • .". •• •• JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia • • • • • • Provincial of Ireland • • • MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered .. 4 LLOYD'S SHIPPING. 11% 2% 16% - - DEAL, FEB. 20.—Arrd.:from the river, Ganges, M'Donald, Sydney, New South Wales ; Ariadne, Hildreth, Bombay. Sid. Antelope, Mont .t Video. SOUTXAMPTON, FEB. 20.—Arrd. Tay steamer, Sharp, West Indies ; left St. Thomas's 31st ult. ; on freight 4,842 ounces of gold dust, anti 61b. 9 1 / 2 oz. silver. Sid. Oriental, Alexandria. _ PLYmorrn, FEB. - 19.—S1d. Simla, Cape of Good Hope. 20. Her Majesty's steamer Samson, Rio Janeiro; Dundee, Jamaica. L ivEit p oo L, FEB. 20.—S1d. Margaret, St. Thomas ; Hayti; Penelope, Cayenne; Ironside, Tobasco ; Gossibium, New Orleans; Emma Watts, ditto; Manchester o d ( i s tt . o Al bion, St. John's, New Brunswick. on; Hope, Algoa Bay; Crescent, Charente. Bideford,id. N rd. a Brunswick,ne Jamaica.St . Andrew's. New Brunswick. ILFRACOMBE, FEB. 20.—The schooner Margaret Sanders, Coax, of Plymouth, has put in here with loss of bowsprit, "top .ll72.o—Sl.9l—AldSr. mast, &c., having been in contact last night off Ball Point, with a ship (name unknown), which received damage, and proceeded for Milford. CLYDE, FEB. 19.—Arrd. Trident, Miller, Demerara and Dublin • Norma, Cameron, Pictou and Halifax. Sld. 18th, Ann Harley,f New York; 19th, Flora, Berbice; Rose, St. Kitt's. SHIELDS, FEB. 20.—Sld. Julie, Rio Janeiro. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.—We begin to hear ac counts of,ttke loss of potatoes in —, and I fear that is not quite free from the disease. Our foreign cook here has be procured in taught us a method of dressing common horse (or Heligo gand)hewi t a ie y i a bean v in e w usedhs which h tcho t em h m e . beans, which make them an excellent substitute for potatoes ; and, as they are a most nourishing food, and carry and keep well in a dried state,- if they can scarcity. , Fm u ro t fi enn ey i e t n sa 1 ld q , diulianenytti Italiansath i re e e s ,sdotrudhe south h i se sod w f t o i hn u Ee kl ut rhso b ew e eas. v ial e m r ll y evw useful often at our table a 3 a vegetable. Perhaps this should be made known. - Mr. Thomas Moore, the poet, has been placed in mourning by the demise of his last surviving sister, Miss Moore, in Lower llagot-street, Dublin, on Saturday last. DETERMINED SUICIDE BY MR. BRUNEL'S CLERK.— On Friday Mr. Wakley, 3f.P. held an inquest in the University College Hospital, on the body ef John C. Baddeley, aged 60, late of 4, Gilbert's-buildings, Westminster. Sirs. 13eddeley, widow o f de m ceased. stated that he had been formerly a n a g ent at Lloyd's, an d an , e extensive shipowner, but that latterly he was a clerk in the office of td plrlerisliururenoef b Brunel, t t h is e in e e n s gi s n i e n er. Mr F . For toeint,shsoinheeec, and of his inability to omplained of the unusu a l qt, perform his portion of it in consequence of his delicate health. He also could not sleep from a pain in his head. Although he was de oe pressed in spirits when he left home on Friday, there was Bothing n particular in his manxer. She never a fterwards saw him alive. Mr. Cerswell, a clerk to Mr . Hornedif e, solicitor, 69, Great ' Russell-street, deposed, that deceased called at the office last 3 Friday, to get renewed a 131. bill, due that day. He complained of the great press of railway business in Mr. Brunel's, which t he said quite unsettled his mind. Witness having assured him that Mr. Hornedge would renew the bill, deceased asked permission to I wait in the private office until Mr. Hornedge arrived. He was , alowed to do so; but was not long there before witness was in- I formed that a gentleman was bleeding in Mr. Hornedge's office. on going in, he found deceased sitting upon the floor, with his throat cut, his head resting upon a chair, and a bloody razor between his legs. Several medical gentlemen were called in, who advised his in stant removal to the hospital. Sergeant Collison state I that he carried the d, ceased, upon a police-stretcher, to the hospital. H e was then alive, quite sensible, and coniposed. lie told witness to take care of the property he had about him for his family. That it was an unfortunate matter, but.that he had loot 10,0001., without the knowledge of his friends, and that its- things had come to the worst, he could not stand it any longer. lie also begged of him not to in form his family of his fate. The jury returned a verdict, " That de ceased destroyed himself in a moment of insanity. N " SEIZURE OF AN ILLICIT STlLL.—otwithstanding the repeated prosecutions of various parties by the Excise, for ilhoit distillation, this contraband trade appears to be considerably on the increase, as no less than ten stills have been seized by the same off • cers in the course of the last three months. On Friday from infor- flic Th ers ey diZ: mation received, they proceeded to the house No. 3, John-street, spirits, several utensils used in Horton, and having obtained admission, on the ground floor they distillation, and about 200 is now a prisoner in i.foetcienidwaycouspeple,rastgilula,usteittyinobfrinicokizoerik; which appeared to have been gallons 0 1 , e e rm f e a n in te il tl y, w th as e h o . a woman, with six children, on the premises, who gave the same of Smith, but in consequence of her large take her into custody. Her husband, it appears , Coldbath-fields House of Correction, committed there for a similar offence a short time since. The still and apparatus were seized and conveyed to the warehouses of the Excise department. HORRIBLE MURDER.—Uriah Deffett, of Meare, vi as committed, on the 9th instant, by G. Warry, Esq., for murdering his wife whilst in a state of intoxication. On Sunday evening last she was upbraiding him with spendin6 his Sundays in drunkenness, aid Tn,t providing tar Ler and his fatuity of five young children, for which 49 knocked her dowo, and then cut her across the forehead ad UM p ,3 with a knife, which caused her death.- - Rherbot 42 Journal. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albc , rt, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service yesterday morning in the private chapel, Buck ingham Palace. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courte nay officiated. _ Her Majesty and her Royal Consort took their usual walks yesterday - and on Saturday, in the royal gardens. The Royal Family were taken their accustomed exer cise yesterday in the pleasure-grounds. Sir Robert Peel had an audience of the Queen on Saturday. The Duchess of Kent took an airing on - Saturday in a carriage and four. `Her Royal Highness visited . her Majesty at Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse back on Saturday, attended by Colonel Wylde, Equerry in Waiting.- Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken an airing in an open carriage and four, on Saturday, ac companied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred was taken out on his pOny in the royal gard e n s . • - The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace on Saturday included her R o y a l Hi g h ness t h e Duchess- of Kent, his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Duchess of Buccleuch, his Excellency Connt de Reventlow, the Earl of Ripon, the Earl and COuntess of Herne, Lady. Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, Lord and Lady Stanley, Lord Granville Somerset, Lord George Lennox, ',Viscount Canning, Sir George Anson, and Sir George Couper, Bart. The band of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards was in attendance during dinner, and performed the following pieces, under the direction of Mr. Tutton : Overture, Op. 24 ,—Mendelssohn. Melange, " Nuit de Grenada,"—Kreutzer. Blu th en, Krange,—Zuhlner. Waltz, " Cacilien,"—Strauss. Terzetto e Chor, " Zen:lmre e Azore,"—Spohr. The Queen inspected on Saturday the pictures of Mr. Valentine Bartholomew, her Majesty's flower painter in ordinary. - His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge had an interview with Sir Robert Peel on Saturday. Mr. Glyn had an interview with the Earl of Dal housie on Saturday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Mr. Hamilton had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing -street. Dispatches were received on Saturday at the Colotaial office from the Governors of the West India colonies. Sir Robeit I'eel had a dinner party on Saturday at his residence in Whitehall-gardens. The Duke of Wellington, Lord G. Paulet and Sir Frederick Trench attended the early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated and preached the sermon. At the daily ser vice the prayers were read by the Rev. G. Repton, and the lessons by the Rev. Dr. H. Dakins. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Sleath. The anthem (performed out of respect to the late Mr. Hawes, upwards of fifty years a member of the Chapel Royal) was " Lord let me know my end" (Greene). Sir George Smart presided at the organ. Among the nobility present were the Marquises of Northampton, Anglesey, and Granby, Lord and Lady Palmerston, Lords Cawdor, Foley, Hatherton, De Msuley, and Cantalupe. The Bishop of London will preach a sermon on Ash Wednesday, and the _Bishop of Oxford (Dr. Wilber force) will preach the sermon in the Chapel Royal on Sunday next. DUTCH MAIL. THE HAGUE, FEB. 18.—In the Secret Committee of the Second Chamber of the States-General, on the 16th, a communication was made from the Government. on the subject of the negotiations between Holland and Bel gium: The Ministers of Finance and Foreign Affairs were present at the sitting. ZWOLLE, FEB. 17.—1 t is said that some respectable inhabitants of this town have formed a resolution to leave their own country, and emigrate to the New World, with a view to settle on the banks of the Mis souri. It is added that inhabitants of other towns and places in our country intend to join in the undertaking, to form a colony in that country, and that a clergyman of Arnheim will direct the enterprise. THE HAGUE, FEB. 20.—The Second Chamber of the States General received to-day a royal message, with a project of laW for transferring to the budget for 1846 the sums allowed, and not employed in 1845, • for re coining certain current coins. The funds allotted for this purpose in 1845 amounted to 6,212,000 florins, which sum was sent down in chapter 9 of the budget of the expenditure for 1845. The operations effected last year required only about 800,000 florins. The project of law is to transfer to the budget of the expenditure for 1846 a sum of 5,706,676 florins, to be employed in the works begun at the Mint, and for other purposes, relative to that department. The Chamber afterwards proceeded to the discussion of the project of law, on complaints relative to direct taxes, which was unanimously rejected. We are assured that a Royal ordinance has been lately" signed, which authorises the Ministers of the Interior and Finance to enter into a con tract with Messrs Dronckers and Co. for an iron railway from Flushing and Middleburg through South Beveland and North Brabant, in the direction of Venloo and Kuremonde to Maostricht. The chief object is to form a communication between the German Ocean and the Rhine. The contract is also to include the making of a canal from Flushing to Middleburg, and en larging the port of Middleburg so as to be capable of re ceiving the largest merchantmen, &c. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. COURSING. LYTHAM SPRING MEETING, FEB. 18, 19, AND 20. The Great Clifton Cup for 32 dogs, by subscribers of 51. 10s. each, with 26 sous. added, was won by Mr. Thomas's Agnes; Mr. Richardson's Reserve ran up. . The Talbot Cup for 32 dogs, by subscribers of 51. 10s. each, was won by Mr. Craven's Camera; Mr. Ball's Bachelor ran up The Railway Stakes, of 3/. 10s. each (16 dogs), were woe by Mr: W. Hunt's Bonnet ; Mr. Hardman's Mayflower ran up. The First Sapling Stakes were won by Mr. Whiteside's Fan, the Second by Mr. 'Williams's Cambridgeshire, and the Third by Mr. Standish's Symmetress. The Ribble (16 dogs) Stake's were won by Mr. Sampson's Clown; Mr. Craven's Canto ran up. THE ASHDOWN PARK MEETING, FEB. 17, 18, 19, AND 20. The Weyland Stakes, for 16 dog puppies, were won by Mr. Squire's Omen ; Mr. Randall's Repeater ran up. The Ashdown Park Stakes (16 dogs) were won by Mr. Gordon's Cockfighter ; Mr. Warman's Wotton ran up. The Uppington Stakes -(20 old bitches; 4 others absent) were won by Mr. Wyndham's Walbergha; Mr. Etwall's Eaglet ran up. The Lambourn Cup, for 14 bitch puppies (2 others absent), were won by Mr. Miller's Magic; Mr. Gordon's Camlet ran up. The Craven Puppy Stakes were won by Mr. Cotterill's Stella ; the Swinley Stakes by Captain Wyndham's Weird ; and the Consolation Stakes by Mr. Parkinson's Chester. ALTCAR MEETING,, FEB. 19 AND 20. The Cup for 16 dogs was won by Mr. Ridgway's Romulus ; Mr. Swan's Sparks o Fire ran up. The Sefton '6 dog Stakes were won by Mr. E. G. Hornby's Hector O'Halloran. The Croxteth Stakes were won by Mr. Buckley's Bally shannon, the West Derby Stakes by Mr. Clowes's Cormorant, and the Sapling Stakes by Mr. Clowes's Cinder. The Ditch in Stakes were divided by Mr. Clowes's Cataract and Mr. Swan's Specimen. The Hill House Stakes were won by Mr. E. G. Hornby's Habeas Corpus, the Altdar Hall Stakes by Mr. Swan's Secre tary, and the Ackers Holl Stakes by Mr. Buckley's Bright. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS, Lord Elcho's lids, Mon., Longridge; Wed., Westmains ; Fri., Conk burn ; Sat., Ford Bridge-10%. Albrighton lids., Mon., Little Onnis ; Thurs., BelbroughtonVille.ge ; Sat., llunnington, near Ilagley--1034. Mr. Drake's lids., Tues., Chesterton Village; Thurs., Charndon common ; Sat., Marston St. Lawrence-10%. Mr. Farquharson's lids., Mon., Witherston ; Tues., Clifton-wood. lleythrop lids., Mon., Bruern ; Wed., Barton-gate ; Fri., Eyford —lO%. East Kent lids., Mon., Liddell; Fri., Gorsley-10%. Mr. Lushington's hds., Mon., kainham-street ; Fri., Linsted-park —lO%. Ludlow Ms., Tues., Oaker ; Fri., Bucknall-wood-- 10. Thanet harrs., Mon., Hale ; Wed., Marston-wood-10. lion. J. E. Elliot's lids., Mon., Linthill ; Wed., Mounthooly ; Sat., Grundstone-bridge —ll. Vale of White Horn Ms., Tuae., Ninety-pound ; Thurs., Ampney park ;Sat.,Folly-Tate._ Lord l'Arker'; hdy., Tues., Chequer's-court ; Frt., Geuld's-heath Seventh Hussars' stag lids., Tues., Alderton ; Thars., Charstiehl -114 . Suffolk hds., Tues., Cockflsld Greyhound ; Thurs., Bournbridge -10%. Berkshire lids., Mon., ituckland ; Fri , Radeot Bridge. . . Oakley lids., Mon., Cranfleld ; Thurs., Melchbourne; Sat., Dangee• Corner-11N. Mr. S. LoWndes's hds., Taos., WiII3IOW ; Sat., Beachampton-grota York and Ainsty hds., Moa., Eserick ; Tues., Street-houses; Thurs., Plll-moor (MaGferton); Sat., Brandstry Bar-10%. Sinnington hds., Tues., Lund -court ; Fri., Morton-10. Bedale hds., Mon., ilornby Castle ; Wed., Camp-hill ; Fri., Con stable Ftu•ton-104. Cleveland hds., Rozby, ; Thurs., Guisbro'-park. Norfolk Stag lids., Tues., Barnham Broom ; Fri., Cawßton Wood. row-111A., Barod.ltotbachild's Stag lidc, Mon., Denham-hill; Wed., Li►- combe-park-11. Mr. Brand's lids., Mon., Colney-heath ; Fri., Langley Broom. Decou lids., Mon., Dunsford-bridge ; Fri., Ford-house. F. B. lids., Mon., Stonemason's Arras; Fri., Trewithen. Prudhoe and Derwent lids., Mon., Greenside ; Fri., Dipton. Puckerhige lids , Mon., Farnham Girton ; Thurs., Great Halos Sat., Cumbelowe. Pytobley Hunt, Mon., Pytchley ; Wed., 81bberteft ; Fri., Sprattea Bridge ; Sat., Staldwell-11 ),4 . Mr. Watson's hds. ' Mon., Willow Bridge ; Wed., Rotheley Village; Fri., Netherwitton-10. Northmolton hde., Mon., Kensforn Water; Tues., Bish Mill Wed., RomansleiAh Village ; Thurs., Northmolton Kennels ; Fri. Brayford ; Sat., Frishcombe Plantation. Findale lids., Mon., Bewelay ; Fri., Shafton-10 4. Brushford parrs., Mon., Combe ; Wed., Lengrldge ; Fri Gulland-10. Boroughbrldge, Tues., Red House (Dishforth Road) ; Frt., Grec Owl"churn— IN . Fowlescomt>e harrs., Tues., Hartford Moor ; Fri., Eastern Beacon-10. Glyndebourne barns., Mon., Newhaven Barn; Fri., Ringmtr Green (a fox). Somerset subscription ba., Tues„ Willett fill ; Fri., Woodland Brake, Cus' orough-10. Norfolk harrs., Toes , Guist bridge ; Fri., Langor-bridge. Mr. Villebois's harry., Mon., Swafrhatn Race-course ; Fri., Dayton. BETTING AT MANCHESTER, FRIDAY. CHESTER CuP.— 20 to 1 agst Sweetmeat (t) —22 to 1 agst Best Bower (t)— 25 to 1 agst Mermaid-25 to 1 agat Whlnstone-25 to 1 agst The Baron -30 to 1 apt Miss Burns-30 to I apt Fitzallen (t) —35 to 1 agst Mickey Free —4O to 1 apt Inheritress-40 to 1 agst Cataract-40 to 1 apt Hope —5O to 1 apt Lady Wildair. DERRY.-5 to 1 apt Sting —l5 to 1 apt Brocardo-22 to 1 apt fags —27 to 1 agat Spithead-30 to 1 apt Malcolm (t)-33 to 1 apt The Traverser. Business very slack. Great quantities of mackarel have been taken off this coast by our boats during the present week. From 4,000 to 10,000 have been brought in daily by every boat (and Hastings beats included, there has not been than 20) during the week. One Brighton boat took 7,000 into Ports mouth on Wednesday, which fetched 701. Another (a Hastings beat) brought 6,300 into Brighton on Thursday, which fetched 801. Prices, which are floor' 20s. to 245, par• 100, have been kept up by the French boats buying large quantities for their own supply, of which, as Lent is approach ing, is very considerable.—Brighton Herald. ELECTION MOVEMENTS. ROCIMTEE, Pisa. l9.—lip to the present moment, all par ties hers believed that both of our representatives leaned to the side of protection ; but Mr. Bodkin has addressed the fol lowing letter to his constituents " Gentlemen,—The measures recently propounded by Sir Robert Peel have now been sufficiently before the publio to enable you understand and appreciate the policy by which it is proposed that the commerce of this country shall in future be guided. I have given to this great suNieet my most anxious 941 nsideration, sincerely desirous of adopting at this crisis the coarse best caleulated to promote the welfare of RH classes of the community. I have sedulously attended the discussions which those propositions have occasioned, and have withheld my decision until it could be fairly &awned that the arguments in opposition to them were exhausted. With the experience of the last three years before me—look ing alsu to the present condition of the country and the state of parties—l feel it impossible to resist the conviction that the adoption of the principles of free trade is inevitable. When you did me the honour to elect me one of your repre sentatives in Parliament you exacted no pledge as to my po litical conduct, but I nevertheless feel that the circumstances under which that election took place impose upon me the duty of thus informing you of my intention to give my sup port to the Government upon this occasion, and of declaring that, if in doles so, I shall act in opposition to your present opinions, I am prepared to return into your hands that trust which, highly as I estimate the distinction it confers, would lose all its value in my eyes, if unaccompanied by a conti nuance of • the confidence in which it was bestowed.—l have the honour to remain, Gentlemen, your faithful servant, " WILLIISI HENRY BODKIN. " Mansfield-street, Cavendish-square, Feb. 18, 1846." Noaru NorrlNGHAmsitinx. Lord Henry Bentinek's speeches to the farmers are as short as his address; probably his Lordship thinks "the least said the soonest mended ' about ,protection to native industry gullibility. Five minutes' space is the length of his sayings, and it is scarcely possible to hear a- word he utters standing close by hira. Perhaps he has a better voice for the foxhunting fosli that gammoning farmers; but be that as it may, the deception— neither from his Lordship nor any one else—will succeed much longer; the farmers (many of them at least) are get ting pretty well awake now, not only in Nottinghamshire, butt in every other-county. A free trade candidate is to be brought out against his Lordship.—From a Correspondent. j IA correspondent at Mansfield writes :—" Several of the Duke of Portland's tenantry, if not all of them, are anxious to know if Lord H. Bentinck will, if returned to Parliament, use his endeavours to materially ease them of the heavy tithe payments they are now bearing. This is a very natural anxiety, and on the day of nemination his Lordship need not be astonished if several questions be put to him.—Not gingham Review. It is rumoured in Lincoln, as from authority, that the agent of Mr. Collett, M.P., has relinquished his office, in con sequence of Mr. C 's having refused to oppose Sir Robert Peel's measure. The Conservatives pronounce that, if Mr.. Collett does support Sir Robert Peel, he will be no more re turned for Lincoln, as a Liberal in profession and practice would be preferable to a political chamelien.—Lincoln• Mercury. NORTHAMPTON, FED. 20.—T0-day is a large fair, and as many agriculturists are in the town, it was expected that advantage would be taken of the opportunity of addressing them, but no one claims their attention. In groups, and at the market-tables to-day, farmers all agree that if free-trade doctrines are to guide the nation, they could never be car ried out with less injury to the farmer than at present. POOR-LAW RETURNS. Mr. Wodehouse, Member for Norfolk, moved, on the 9th, for a " Return showing the population, the amount of money levied for poor-rates, and the ratio which the amount levied. for poor-rates bore to the population in each of the counties in England and Wales during each of the years ending Lady day, 1813, 1824, and 1844 ; also a return of the amount levied for poor-rates in England and Wales (exclusive of the coun ties of Kent, Middlesex, and Surrey) for each of the years ending Lady-day, 1826 and 1841, distinguishing the amount levied on landed property, dwelling-houses, and all other kinds of property, with the proportion per cent. which the amount levied on each description of property bears to the total amount levied." He also moved for an " Account of the expenses of medical relief in each union and parish of England and Wales under the regulations of the Poor-law Commissioners, ending Lady-day, 1843, 1844, and 1845, together with the total cost of relief to the poor in eaeh union." By the first branch of the returns, ,it seems that in 1811 the total population if England and Wales was 10,150,615 ; the total money levied for poor-rate, &c., for the year ending Lady-day, 1813, was 8,646,8411., and the gate per head on the population was as much as " 175." The population in 1821 was 11,978,875 ; the poor-rates, &c., in 1824 amounted to 6,833,6301., and the rate per head on the population was then 11s. 6d. In 1831 the population was 13,897,187 ; the poor-rates, Lee. 8,338,079/. ; and th e rate per head on the population 12s. In 1841 the population , was 15,906,741 ; the poor-rites, &c., 6,847,2051., and the rate per head on the population Bs. 7d. The ratio which the amount levied for poor-rates bore to the population varied very much. In 1812 the highest ratio was in Sussex, where it was as much as 365. 1 Id. •' and the lowest in Ctimberland, where it was only 10s. ld. In 1844 it was the highest in Wilts, where it was 12s. 11d.; and the lowest in Cumber land, where it was only 6s. Id. In the second part of the return a statement is made showing the amount levied for poor-rates in England and Wales (exclusive of Kent, Mid dlesex, and Surrey), at certain periods—namely, 1826 and 1841, distinguishing the amount levied on landed property, dwelling• houses, and all other property. In 1826 it was 5,740,4361., and in 1841, 5,154,352/. The aggregate totals of Kent, Middlesex, and Surrey, not included in the above totals, were 1,225,7201. in Ifl6, and 1,197,4761. in 1841. The amount levied on landed property in 1826 was 4,404,529/. ; on dwelling-houses 1,057,215/.., and on all ether property 278,6921. ; and in 1841 the sums respectively were 3,113,180/., 1,451,3161., and 589,856/., showing that in 1841 the amount levied on landed property was considerably larger than that levied on dwell ing-houses and other property. The total amount levied on lauded property being 3,113,1801., and on dwelling-houses and all other property 2,041,1721. The last branch relates to the. amount of money expended for medical relief, and the total cost of relief to the poor during the three years ending 1845. In 1845 there were 691 unions in England and Wales. In 1143 the amount expended for medical relief was 147,2631., in which year the total cost of relief to the poor, including medical relief, was 4,626,356/. In 1844 the amount expended for medical relief was 152,229/., when the total relief to the poor, including medical relief, was 4,455,017/. ; and in 1845, the amount. expended for medical relief was 157,409/., in which year the total cost of relief to the poor, including me dical relief, was 4,474,275/. RAILWAY RETURNS. RAlLWAT . Tairrc. — The folloWiag ars the Total Receipts of Rail- ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns ars made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year: Week euding Last week. . 44 /CAME OF RAILWAY. Fob. 14 14 16 ' 16 14 14 14 14 lb Arbroath and Forfar ••••••••• •• • • • Bristol and Birmingham . •• •• • • Chester and Birkenhead . • • • • .• • • • • • • Dublin and Drogheda— ••• • • ••• • Dublldand Kingstown Dundee and Arbroath . •• • • • • Durham and Sunderland .. . • • Edinburgh and Glasgow . •• • ...... • . Eastern Counties and North Eastern •. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • • • Ghise;pw and Greenock....... Grand Junction • ....• • .. Gravesend and Rochester • • • • • • • • • • • • Great North of England .. Great Western . •• ••• • • • • • • • • • Hartlepool 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•....... Norfolk. • • • •• . North Union and Bolton and Preston Paris, Corbel!, and Orleans Paris and Rouen .• • Preston and WyTe . • • • • • Sheffield and Manchester—. —. South Eastern Taff Vale ...... ............. Yarmouth and Norwich • • York and North Midland . • 499 649 671 255 552 2,,,132 6,365 1,764 746 128 1i,299 688 677 3,441 1,094 5,280 985 3,870 5,185 14,854 2,513 1,560 408 1,068 4,858 456 1,440 4,888 1,249 357 539 620 222 709 2,061 3,280 1,287 672 13,267 25,60 787 2,910 668 656 4.511 4,283 813 3,110 5,223 11,767 1,019 1,482 204 1,218 3,569 3,667 57a 3,122 900 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, Fu. 20. STOCK Exclawax.—The sales are— Bristol and Exeter, New, 11% —Manchester and Birmingham, Quarter Shares, 12—North British, 24%. _ _ MANCRESTER, TEs, 20. STOCK EXCHANGZ.—The sales are —Derby and Crewe, 2 15-16 p.— Direct Northern, 1-16 dis.— Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1 p. c.—East Lancashire, No. 1;4% p. —Ditto, No. 2, 4 p.—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction. p.— Glasgow and Dumfries, % dig. —Huddersfield and .Manchester Railway and Canal, 6% Lancashire and North Yorkshire, par—Liverpool, Ortaskirk, and Preston, 3 1 4 p.-LLondon and York, 1 1 4 p.—Manchester and Bir mingham, 79—Manchester and Bury Atmospheric, 6s. &Mi.—Man chester and Leeds, Extension, 3% p.—Manchester and South ampton, % p.—Preston and IS'yre, Halves (A), 4% p.—Ditto, Ex tension, dis.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters (No. 3), 2 74 Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, dis. —South Eastern and Dover, Consolidated Halves, 17s. 6d. p • LEEDS, irk/. 20. STock EmsAstax.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, 225. p.—London and Croydon, 22 —Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 3% p.—Leeds and Bradford, 5334 c.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 16 c.--North British, New Carlisle Branch, 2%—Direct Northern, 2/. 65.—Li'rerpool, Orrnskirk, and Preston, —West Riding Union, i%—Buckinghamshire (late Rugby), ss. p.—Cli theroe Junction, Is. 6d p.—Grand Union, is. dls.—Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North-Eastern, 15s. dis.—Leeds and York, 12e. Gd. die.—North IVesteru, 21. I Is.—South Midlands, 2 —York and Car lisle, 2 SHEFFIELD, ill. 20. STOCK Excwallos.—The sales are—London and Croydon, 22% — Midland, Sheffield, and Rotherham, 34—Grimsby and 1111411141 d Ex tension, 2%—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 3 4 —North Western, V. 1 Is.— Sheffield and Lincolnshire. 31. ea. —Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Pot teries, and Crews, 15s.—Sheffield, Rotherham, Wakefield, and Goole, . NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, FIB. 14. Breeic EXCMANGI.—The sales are—Caledonian JSztenilem, par— Northumberland and Lancashire, 16e. dis. HULL, FBI. 20. ST•cx EXCRANGIC.—The sales are—York and North Midland, East and IV, st Yiding, 111%—Blackburn, Darwen, aad Bolton, 63(—. Ditto, New, 21. 6d. p.—North British, Carlisle Branch, 21. 114. A tnbergate, Nottinghata, Boston, &c., 2 3 i —Armagh, Coleraine, and l'ortrush. 1 —Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 36s.—Derby *d Gainsboreugh, 19s.—East Lincolnshire, 2}4—Grand Union, 295. Hull and Barnsley Junction, 335. 9d.—Hull and Lincoln, ss. dig.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, 4'4—Yorkshire and Glasgow Unite lx. YORK, Fin. 20. STOCK ExettAxoz.--The Sales are —Direct Northern, 2N—Eut ern Countios, York Extension, I%—lpswich and Bury, B}i —Le.leoa tar and Bedford, 11. Is.—London and York. 3X—Manchester, Buz. ton, Matlock, and Midland, 3 3 4 —Newcastle and Barwick, 41% Neweastls and Darlington Extensions, lON—North British, Car- lisle Extension, 21. Mi.—York and Carlisle, 21. L. 3d.—Teri and North Midland Extension, 32% —Ditto, New (East and West Rid ing), 104. EDINBURGH, Fis. 18. STOCK EXcUANUI.—The sales are—Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 36s.—Airdrie and Bathgate, 48s.—Ayr and Dumfries. 401.—Ayr and Galloway, 381.—Caledonian Extension, 40s.—Direct Northern, 495. —Dundee and Perth, 14 , 74 —East of Fife, 41s. —Edinburgh, GlenOw, and Dumbarton, 17e.—Edinburgh and Leith ♦tmospherie, 995. Edinburgh and Northern, 67. 1/.—Ditto, Newport, 9 5 s. —Ditto, Lochgelly, 28s. W. —Edinburgh and Perth, Y4B.—Great North of Scotland, 64e. 6d.—North British, 32% (251. paid)—Ditto, Exten sion to Carlisle, 571. 6d.—Ditto, Extension to Dalkeith, —P er th and Inverness, 351. 6d.—Scottish Central, 164—Ditto, New, 9%, GLASGOW, Fs'. 19. STock Exciexen.—Tie sales are - Airdrie and BAtbs4hte, 48a. ed. —Ayr and Dumfries Junction, 395. 6d.-13TItisR and Irish Union, 60s. 6d.—Caledonian Extension, 49,4.-,Caledonian and Dumbarton shire Junction, 49s,—Eget of Fife, 40s.—East Indian Rail way, 245. —EdilllV:gn and Perth, 75s.—Glasgow General Terminus, 12 1 A Glitigow and Belfast Union, 43s.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 76;4 —Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 575. 6d.—Paisley, Barr head, and Ilurlet, 533.—Scottish Central, 16%—Ditto, New, 934 Scottlak Southern, 37s.—Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction , 30a.--South Midland, 1166. ad.—Stirling and Daaftrialine, 47a. THE ROYAL ORTHOPCEDIC HOSPITAL. The annual general meeting of the friends and sti?; porters of the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital was lels on Saturday, in the Board-room of the Institution, Bloomsbury-square ; the Right Hon. Lord Abinger iA the chair. From the annual report, it appeared that the cbarit/ was established for the cure of club-foot and other eon t : tractions, by a new and very' successful mode of tref rent, based upon surgical and scientific principles. The discovery of dividir.g the tendons, by which extra? aiult cases of contraction and deformity can be c ured 11 1 3 a few weeks or months, and those of children in a tolle, shorter time, obviating the slow and uncertain p rog n of cure under the mechanical plan of treatme nt, elicited the approbation of many distinguished reembebre of the medical profession, and has been hailed bq b , public with feelings of no ordinary satisfaction. as, receipts for the past twelve months fo r a ° 0 ( lions and subscriptions made a total fund to 1,9071. 10s. lid. The expenditure amounted r • 1,541/. 611., leaving in the hands of the treas ure ,„ f iv; balance of 3661. 10s. ld. The number of patients u':), / . the . last year discharged cured, had been fortY," elg or e: relieved, eighteen; remaining in the hospital et 'Ll,r il ts' sent time, thirty. The number placed on in - s hi rotation list during the year had been 85 ; on rotation list for admission, 67. The number ,„• - g s patients treated during th e ye a r had been 88 4 , 1 °":„ e " of grand total of patients of 969. Since the 0P e .' 31 ,310 3 the charity, the total number of patients adn3ltfr"-boti been not fewer than 4,000. The report hav in ag u l.r adopted, the noble ch a ir ma n m al e a very povre" F ois peal in behalf of tke charity. His Lordship of, not been for the present institution, a vast " — o lio persons, who are now perfe c tly ca r e d, would"' t or to work their way through the w o rld o et selves and families. H e h o p e d t o see the cheri t Y on such a footing as not to be obliged to turn Pr o of away for the want of funds. The committee an rote officers for the ensuing year having been chos en, of thanks was passed to his Lordship for presidt°g' the meeting separated. • REPORTED DEATH OF MA- n li CASTELLAN. A f f Lnf lilst The following letter has be en addressed to ' by the father-of Madame Castellan (Translation.) b 154 ' Paris, F e. AL i6 lll , sl' Sir,—An article has been inserted in a Lon d entitled " Death of Madame Cast e T han I" This ar, -- betrs,r having given details of Madame Castell an 's deat h ' c isiP but little respect for the dead, for even whilst OW° daughter's death, it perfidiously assails her talents' f o r 0. 1 0 I therefore address myself to you, Sir, to beg r ti dicti(?t i daughter's sake and your own, to publish a c ontrs _ 0 . 0 . ; the London journals of the sinister reports malice bflej lated. My daughter is in good health, and I rela te fr ,, same day this report of her death reached me, a l et be her. own hand of the 6th of February, announnirt o s; 1 4 , appearance at the theatre, after a slight indi s P° sl b lic of, o l the manner in which she was received by the P, u bet * ,Petersburgh triumphantly refutes the attack uP°", h , which accompanied the announcement of her dol t yoa o j I venture, Sir, to hope from your kindness,' t h l, st , contradict the false report which I have poir"' — ' ° which,no doubt has reached your ears.eet Accept, Sir, the assurance of my distinguished dsration. (Signed) J. CASTEL fors ~ D... dm Foist° 41, Rue des r To Monsieur B. Lumley. COWES, ISLE OF iVIGIVr. • (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT .) Iti ISLE. OF WIGHT LAMES. The first lot (a score of very fine ones) were 0 ,4, 8 10 London on Thursday by railway ; there never COu- 1 : 0 0 lambing season; they are falling very strong, 411` 044141 twins. Fox-hunting is followed up with much spirit ill tii i is ey 4 4l bourhood. •Whole establishments turn out on O%OV one of the vermin having been 34ten, followed b ,i r ,eool tradesmen, all well armed, but not mounted. 4,1 0 and their followers have had good sport this Yfr" shot thrie. FLINT GLASS MANUFACTORIE S. The numerous works in the kingdom are ne st for to a stand still for want of sand. This article ba, s o fl! years been . obtained from. Allum Bay in the 191 e -feDt but the long-continued south-westerly gales c % r supply from being obtain e d, an d th e heay.Y,_ I— c lni , d founders to •dig into the pits of sands' of otn er ostr i which there are n umerous strata o f every shade' obit,A" is used in the manufa c t ure o f g l ass i s b ea utifulli i bov will in a few days a ga i n b e pl e ntif u lly o btained' present fine weather continue • ofr d , • ~ d e efi t i b A A ' GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND. --i IA -- I I pep, versary of this institution will occur on the 6th or APt.'o4 o. g the first time, be celebrated by a public dinner at the at 'Which Mr. Marled Dickens will preside. '" g - iler tO Sr. JAMES'S THEATRE.—FREXCH PLA- . DI t nel if' testy and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, at te nd of J countess Canning, the Hon. Miss Dawson, the A t T, et. Colonel Arbuthnot, and Colonel, Wylde, visile d , l oo ng Theatre on Friday to witness the perfbrmancee o f ~,.. e j and Mademoiselle Eugenie St. Marc, the term of Wh''' o r tll'a,',e is drawing to a close. The entertainments consiited_ woo V 5, of Ileureuse comme one Prezcesse, Adreen, ou 1 ,41 ,„, 100 0 0 f Le bebutant, ou I".elmour et la eon:idle. Her Maj ss `,,sat _,,as i:4 cellenthealth, and appeared to derive much amll5M4ll "eft i ss clever bustling acting of Delferriers, and the ch ~,rl/., al e formance of Mademoiselle St. Marc. The roya l 4 0.'4, theatre at half-past 10 o'clock, immediately after . - „,i,t„` second piece. Her Royal Highness the Duchess 0f , .,: n - j D'" Lady Fanny Howard, the Hon. Miss Lyttletorl; ..- ~,, .4 Cowper, also honoured the'theatre with their preset' D S i l l f ,` SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, El tT , g , - O s l o , '" Handel's Oratorio of Samson was performed 01l rr 11 ,100 01 40 / above Society. The part assigned to the veteran P o o 01 t s ,, dertaken by Mr. Lockey at a short notice, in coni e4 o , (d 5 ',,, miss of Mrs. Braham ; and that of Miss E.. 115 w t, Dl''' 6. 4 t O O similar calamity—the lose of her father, we believe) o Or 01 4 ,4 0 both of which most ably and effectively sustalae does ~ wel %I. parts. Mr. Lockey sang " Total Eclipse," and , nth e d. of Israel," with much judgment, and in the duet „ ol d " Go baffled Coward," was much and deservedlf 5 1 ,, ft ps :I Dolby gave the airs " Return 0 God of Hosts," a n .,,,seitt,',ool l Israel," most delightfully. The other parts were s' c eor""‘ sl roc' Birch and Mr. Phillips with their usual ability'. T he , , very effective, and given with remarkable'precia lo % , is p 0:, to r .l 0 17 0 01 may be effected by proper attention. Much r:iete managers for the pains they take to render this .°,e,10 , ' ,94 the kind, and from the densely crowded state a the -- r i it would appear that the public appreciate them. ~.r.k1e)4 ,. 01,,,,Y. CHILD MI:ADEL—OD Friday, Mr. ‘ 1 „7 41 ,0.1 - ;Cv, opened an inquiry at the Victoria, Charlton-street,. r`v s 1 1 '064 the body of a female infant that was found in a Pre r l y oo 3l o , :pi ton-street. The alleged mother of the deceased 15 6 .,,..1/ 04 r ,V , married servant, out of place, and lived in the ab ° ,, v ,reel ft l fi Wednesday she retired to the privy, where she de ill ' the infant, whose cries were distinctly heard. S he Mr", 4 through the seat into the soil, and there left it • f t ee soon excited suspicions against her, and a sergean t °,:, 0 6 :lid e i , No. 15, found the infant. Mr. Cooper, house-stir 00 # workhouse, examined the body, and found that th e ev" horn alive, but as Mr. Cooper stated that the aecnr, - , *Om weak to attend the inquiry, it was adjourned until ..:2,,,s w e recovered to leave the workhouse, where she is n n 46,10 lance of the police. 70 5° ,0 v 0 ° b e e COUNT LEON 17. THE COUNTESS Oe 1 .1 3 (i sol- f ,r 5 :se few months ago, Count Leon, the reputed on °1. 0 0 04 el that :;ountess of Luxbourg, brought an action against ,r Al nual provision, and she and her present husband , 7,00140 4 a defence, that the Count was not the son of the C° 'lld s 0 0 ' Ting of oS..i damned to him 6,000 f. a year, the Court ha ro t , e je I r,, documents produced by the Count established the t eo Ocif il ei . ,' the son of the Countess. Notice of appeal again!' 1 •11. 05,5 5 , immediately given, but it has not yet been hearn.ing.4 eV,' also brought an action against the lame parties, c , ' — _,,,,etd`„,cl,,,r ir, au inscription on the Grand Livre of 22,000 f. A Yo l olelliCv;i" Countess when he was only two years of age, an d ,411 t li ,eit4 was intended to be his property as capital, sit" - th o "3(o' e ' 5 1 ,0' was to enjoy the income dnring his minority. _T,.4 ei , o o _., defeated, and gave notice of appeal, which was 11 7, 1 00 _ soli P i the Cour Royale. The defence set up was, that riot o oe_ , ,,fi. a year were settled upon the Countess, the 111 °, t i . 10 5 ' 0 07,11 , , c' had caused it to be made intended it solely for " 6 D s g s ,,,,li f ir j , solved to provide otherwise for his son, to whom „lell' o sfe l o tet when he-came of age, producing 36,000 f. a year. i'rven tees oie, dissipated ; and also left him by will a portion of 5 ,, of ,o , ( 00 1, lions of francs, which fact, although the intentiee_.olll _, O f had not been realised, the amount in question , co";00 1 70X which could not be enforced, proved that the Coun t oc it go' c o ,o o well provided for, without reference to the 52 1 4 4 to *1. 4 15 Countess de Luxbourg. The Court decided accord ! bas te the case, and confirmed the sentence of the lowe r ,00 5 ./ Leon was in Court, and, from his striking resenib l Pee Be retro Emperor, attracted universal notice.—Galignant • p o'l o f 0 TRADE AND NAVIGATION CUSTOMS „ erd' r o por i 'l l , 4 t Returns upon this subject have just been issued 1 ' on A ' 1 5 4 (ii' f ' , meat, that show the total amount of duty received h en ;: i ip the United Kingdom was, in 1844, 24,0110 2 , 0 4 o f s, 'ii le i s 21,849,9171. The duty on wheat imported in If i n 0;4 while only 82,9361. was received last year. . 1 301.; 9,.„,,, , , , 's 204,8041. was received in the former, and onlf s r o wel f .,',o re, `;1 year. The duty on living oxen and bulls was , 'l' 10 1 0 0 c, ,0 t o 1844, while it was 10,2691. in 1845, The -expor t ' -16444 gel' and manufactures from the United Kingdom 10 , 7 1,05 . 44 e/ , ,,,, :' f ,i value of 50,642,3061., and in 1845 to that of 5 , 1 '1 2 4,15 5 ,' seer nc le ,e gross receipt of Customs' duties was, in 16 44 . tired 'l,, ,0 41 ,0 1 . ,,4 1845, 21,860,3531. In 1844, 21,925 vessel[ en - a nd oat .0 1 voe ployed in the foreign trade of the United Kingdo in ' age 0 ,7;4, outwards. In 1845 the respective numbers W 5344 , Li .i ° o 4l ,„, I" wards, and 23,771 cleared outwards. In ',die 'e - se _.,,* 133,898 vessels employed in the coasting trade 5 ' so 1 0 07,,07 , 4 , entered inwards, and 145,242 cleared outwards . ci ors", d L.P.I/ , , hers were 144,905 entered inwards, and 158,. 04 5 00. 5 1 - 00 .4 1, 0 BURGLARY AND ROBBERY AT Itoc gl ostro a „,e 2 (c re - i, ed —On Friday inferrnailon was forwarded to th un e dring l'w , D ,4l - 0 9 courts that some thieves entered the Castle of ".„.100, A lts '" i i ;ei ton,iiire, and stole therefrom the followinglnfo% eit inade good their escape :—A round crystal box , d. in " 0 el0" -- 00,e1 case, a mother.o'-pearl paper cutter, with g ° coat , 0 dift t" great coat with velvet collar, a dark green gre a t l. Tll, 0 ,, r coat, a grey tweed coat, and several other ar tic . ne no r ' 50 1 ,, bellied them a hat of no value in anchange fur o f ,r` they took with them, of 1 TIV I ' A' ail° GOVERNMENT MEASURE roll Tr" ,,,eallY ,_,.f il° ink f elle!„,•ll WRECKED MARINIgRS.—It is not gener a 0 es , •• tli e . I , r', lieve, that her Majesty's Government Pu r P l 3-1 for obi c i r an early period of the present s ession, ch a ildr i e l n4o3 itt of ts o .a e e 0 merchant seamen, their widows and ..„ h sum ad Pn.iili' be embodied a clause, providing that 3 ,," - h ipv;re c t beir t 0, may be necessary for the conveyance or,: nd fur .... , , 110 0 01 , to the port to which her ship belongV_l ter sn hes or io t 1 tenance in the meantime; and such tutus 1 of e t r he re c e ; e t bt le v e d „ of tj) ceeding one pound, towards replacing effects which each shipwrecked tnar froo i th I s ti 3g provided _„. 01 1 # consequence of such wreck, be 1 114 4 °• bide' ;7's, county,—Kentish Mercury, Feb. 2 ,... , poll J e ri Of, o,„ THE PORTLAND VASE. —Jur* , So••• • oP Aiv f tue 10 o British Museum, at a meeting held on Saturday evening, ex pre o ssed i s t _ g rotli c e i g lo l3 :. it wa Pa biu a t that this valuable relic of antiqu y e fine pa d tog cn • bed, • c ,k, o p the following manner :—A vesse l fullY finis I, vi bi Ire ° o the shape required was first care . eniv a Le e ..a A f i o dipped into a white, semi-trans, en h ' a d as st!: i o tts . tif it se: subjected to the action of fire until it _ ‘ l _ , ' han d s of !' the 6: o e . 1 " hardness. It was then placed 1 ' o ver l o u ine e ea 01 , ; made his design, and finallyn ba nd ed[ in 01 ' . 1,00 ° ' e/A Cameo. The superfluous 4 graver, who operated upon stated tel , ha t i _ 0 9 . _..,,e1 1 '' polished blue ground. It Wils ___,„,e stiC ~. law o f had restored this gent with such Sr detec t I ts —AO • - ou to u" leaving nothing but the original desigll gr• 't l'"e t ? require a very close inspection ary- _., e a WlTclfc 3 - 0 , 0 5111. , asses ins ' et - 0 ( OS' cic Mimi. itrr. -- En . g : opP Bsr a t P i t o livthiite tell/lea:er/yr:s. c -rOlt r 14 ,,,c110; APPLEDOUL Northam a man of no very Pr e P b ~e t ty to o re peered before the „ b tog- . boy a t he be land Brewer, on Wednesday, t , ,i .t , oe,: ...sre .. e . . magistrates at 4th 1 : gilt 0 y de complaint of Richard Evans, of - t : i'l: ne , it child a il eb ,,y_ hisooked or ol ' tt oofr b ! ! , to t 1. t v e i a 'a that 4 ,. c l i ed ni. ni ` tor e was over! .v4s mas ter T aco ye ,A : fendant had taken iw it F e, r in ° h ag ad e, b ib ee r n an ill as so sa n u ie lL t Evans, and Ile a and to as oat, an d ~ r ise., t ia o i th,e applied to the 1,0 -_ ,r , ~ God rh to 4 0 61 0 : 4 chiki. The master i e dore . 0 ttf / to to' with him to Northam, and d cu t tu-,,, 0 get,!, , os it!, e Fursdon took out his knife an he then u' rec i cbi ,ajTil the near the wrist of hie left hand; i.je d s „ r de q00 ,.- .04,rb ,. sf „ ,a,,aw o o n t o$ and about half-way between APP i,.. boy I , b , ,0 1 .to /to ~- ou t, hts s ,„ g with a Pm scratch the wound d the ho}' ~,F , t00i5 , .," poll' r and tanned 4 . to the ~,rev charm pronounced, . house, and after' having caused " proved _ a s let 0 brute w ~ the public, the ignorant „, ... ljerags! v Ounil the expenses !—Somerset _coons .• ' I by the clearest evidence; lit l ” off by .-- ---,.. A. t) A. 1 of Eng cr ease not app n. nk , bullion. 11. it as to th banker Nint