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riady, In 2 vola. small Bvo., 21s. bound, .'YEARS' CAMPAIGNING 4 IN THE • , PE;kOSITLA AND THE NETHERLANDS. i. .‘. ki;.i .: .-' . ..,:.74- ,may Sir RICHARD D. HENEGAN. '''4•,•>, rr,e;rmittftAe„a4 of the Field-Trim Department with the Allied i:.lUnip - "s,#jectel rtil commaTt of his Grace the Duke of Wellington. ,‘,:,,t , I. - ,; -- 14eisp:p4pun, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. r':=, Published by Authority. On Monday, the 16th inst., will b e pu bli s h e d, in 1 vol. Bvo. TUE LAWS of th e CUSTOMS, compiled by Ultima= of the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Trea • ttiry, and published under the sanction of the Commissioners of her 3lajesty's Customs; with Notes, and a Ueneral Index. Edited by J. G. LAWFORD, Esq., Solicitor for the Customs. London : Printed for her Majesty's Stationary office. Published by Messrs. Longman, Brown, and Co. PRINCE'S CLUB-lIOUSE 4 . . Corner of St. James's-street, In Piccadilly. Notiee.—Noblemen and Gentlemen P are respectfully informed this establishment is now prepared for their reception, with aug mented arrangements and Increased accommodation. Princes' Clab, - St. James's-sktrect. Entrance in Piccadilly, No. 162. =AIRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING WIII be repented a Grand Opera, in three acts, called AIARITAA A, Charles the Second, Mr. Domini ; Don Ca)sar De Bazan, Mr. W. Ibtr.rison ; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. Stretton ; Maritana, Miss R-mer ; t.aaarill•, Miss Poole. Rotween the second and third Acts of the Opera Professor RISLEY and his SONS will go through a Series of their Classical and Popular Exercises. to conclude vAth a new grand Christmas comic Tantomine,, called ARLEQUIN GULLIYEI: ; or, Giants and Dwarfs. Harlequin, Vs. Wieland; Clown, Mr. T. Matthews; Pantaloon, Mr. Howell ; Cblninbines, Miss Hicks and Miss Mott. THEATER ROYAL, HA YMARECKT. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Miss Cushman ; Mercutio, Mr. Holl ; Benvollo, Mr. Brin dal ; Friar Laurance, Mr. Stuart; Peter, Mr. Buckstone ; Juliet, Miss Susan Cushman ; Nurse, Mrs. Gl•avcr. Between the acts of the Dratna the Band will perform the " Annen" and• " Cerito Polkas," "La K twins, Cellarius Waltz," See Overture "Fille du - .Verger," and " Folka,Cricket on the Hearth." To conclude with a Grand New Extravaganza., entitled THE BEE THR ORANGE TREE; or, Tho Four Wishes. Principal irlaracters by Mr. Hudson, Mr. James Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mr. Mart. Ifias P. Horton, Miss Julia Bennett, Mrs. Cauldeld, and Mrs. ft4nl9Y. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Drama of LEOLINE : or, Llfc's Trials. Principal characters by Messrs. 0. Smith and Wright, Mrs. Yates, sad Miss Woolgar. Te be followed by a New Farce, entitled THE PHANTOM BREAKFAST. Suptortcd by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Wright, 311 as Wocd,gar, &o. To conclude with a Barletta, called POWDER AND BALL ; or, St. Tibbs's Eve. Principal characters by Messrs. Selby, Wright, Munyard, Sanders; Mrs. Frank Matthews and Miss Woolgar. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. no Cricket on the Hearth," and " The Enchanted Ilorso" every Evening until further notice ! THIS EVENING WILL BE PERFORMED THE CRICKET ON TIIE HEA'ATH: 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 (first time in England), the original Redowa Waltz, mute composed by M. Jullien, by Miss Frampton and Master Forrest. Ater which win be repeated a New Grand Romantic extravaganza, entitled THE ENCHANTED HORSE; or, Prince Firma Schah of Persia and the Princess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Wigan, Y. Matthews, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, &c.; Mes dames Keeley, Villars, Hodson, Dawson, Howard, Arden, &c. Stalls, 55..; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, `s. ; Gallery, 6,1 PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXYGICD-SIT.F.ET. THIS EVENING be performed the Tragedy of RICHELIEU; or, the Con spiracy. Cardinal Richelieu, Mr. Macrcady. Principal characters sap ported by Messrs. Cooper, Murray, J. Vining, Grank,-, Ryder, Bonner, Mrs. Stirling, and'Mrs. Brougham. To conclude with THE CRICKET ON THE 111-'2%. The principal Characters by Messrs. Ryder, Co pnter, Murray, Courtney, Mrs. Stirling, Miss Marshall, Mrs. Foshroke, Miss Itornert, and ?hiss Barton. _ _ _ - ROYAL OLVMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Miss Kate 'toward. Under the Patronage of the Lord Mayor : for the Benefit of . MR. DAN ENPOIII`. THIS EVENING WOl be performed THE HUNCHBACK. Julia, Miss Davenpo"t (her first appearance since her return to England); supported by Mr. I acy, Mr. and :Mts. C. Dillon, Mr. Roxby, and Mr. Davenport. Ater which ANGELS AND LUCIFERS, in which Mr. Wild will appaar. To be followed by BANKS THE BAGMAN. pold - concluding with the new Pantomime, unapproachable for glee .s?. ytandear, called FORTUNATUS ; or, TIIE MAGIC CAP. tesatus, 311se Hamilton; Prince Megrim, Mr. Cockrill; Fairy Queen, Miss Bromley ; Harlequin, Mr. Smythers ; Pantaloon, Mr. ...harlee ; Clown, Mr. .7f:fruit:l ; Columbine, Miss Laidlaw. • - " AT4O NEW STRAND THEATRE. TWO ,lILORNING PERFORMANCES DURING THE WEER. M. rmuirpt: will (by desire), and in consequence of the im mense overflows which have attended his Morning Pcrfonnances, giro :;rand Juvenile Entertainments every IVednesday and Sa turday Mornings, commencing it Two o'clock. M. Phtllippe's most Popular Deceptions and Peculiar Experiments will be repeated every Evening, varied by the Amusing Per formances et the Chiarini Family, and the astounding Feat, of the American Urothers.—Doors open at a quarter past Seven, to com mence at a quarter before Eight. Stalls, 35.: Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. ASTLEY'S IM AL AMPIIITIIF:ATRF. OF ARTS. The most extraenlinary Novelty ever produced.—The New Graml Oriental Spectacle, which has been playing in Paris with repeated success. TJTTS EVENING Will he performed a New Drama, entitled THE RAJAH OF NA.C4'OII; or, the Sacred Elephants of the Pagoda. In which will be introduced the performing Colossal Elephants and Camels, whose recent arrival caused unprecedented sensation in the metropolis. Few Scenes of the Circle, conthining the talent of the French and Nnglilh Artistes. To bonAude with a favourite Afterpiece. DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Fall Houses every Night. S2venth Week of tlie -- ;:3l . e — n - d . icant Son' and the Pantomifne. I.aq Nights of the Pantomime, TIII EVF,Nt.NTI Will be performed THE MENDICANT SON; or, The Jew of sosithwark. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Johnson, Rogers, t,!gwoll, Maynard, Lewis, Heslop; Mesdames H. Vining, Martin, [Yid Daly. After which a new Drama, entitled NOAH CRENA. Cha racter; by Messrs, Rogers, J.,hnson, Lewis; Mdmes. H. Yining send Daly. To conclude with a new Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled gARLEQUIN AND THE OLD WITCH OF TEDDINGTON; or, _!he Golden DAYS of Good Queen Bess. Harlequin, ➢dr. Cormack; :."..olumbine, Miss Smithyss; Clown, Mr. Paul Herring; Pantaloon, air. Anderson ; Sprite, Mr. Stilt. ROTAL VICTOR IA Ttl EATRE. To suirpass mnch Novelty and Attraction is Impossible. Second Week of the New Grand Romance of " The Prisoners of the Seventeenth Century." First Week of " The Cook at Kenning ton." Third Week of "The Ruined House at Milbank." TB TS E VENINt. • Wi•1l he performed a new Drama, entitled, THE MARCHIONESS DE RINVILLIERS ; or, The Poisoners of the Seventeenth Cen tury. Principal characters by Messrs. Saville, Fredericks, Dale; and Miss Vincent. To be followed by THE COOK AT KENNII.cOTON ; or, No Followers Allowed." Characters by Mcssrs. James, Herbert, Searle ; Miss Terry, Mrs. Lee. &c. To conclude with THE RUINED HOUSE AT MILBANK. Supported by Messrs. Saville, Fredericks, Dale, Iliogie, Searle, Merbert, Misses Vincent, Terry Richardson, &e. M A P THE RAILWAYS. IN A FEW DAYS WE SHALL PUBLISH A “RAILWAY SUN,” CONTAINING A MAP of the RAILWAYS in ACTION, in PROGRESS, and in PROMISE; executed in a style of surpassing Beauty axd Correctness. In fact, it will be a Map of the greater portion of the Kingdrim, with all the Lines so marked that he who runs may read." PREPARED BY THE CELEBRATED JAMES WYLD, dEOGRAPHER TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. Orders realmd by all News. agents, and at Tke Sun . Ogee, 1 1 2, St and. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, FEB. 8. TnEnsumrrza, Lowest, 38 ; Highest, 55 ; Noon, 4 BAROMETER, 30.1. WIND N.W., fine sunshiny weather. FEBRUARY 9. THERMOMETER, LOWCSt, 32; Highest, 44; Noon, 39. BAROMETER, 30.21. WIND N., morning, frosty: afternoon, fine. filUti WATER AT LONDON-IRIDGE TIIIEI JAY. Merninr .. 53 minute; after 12. I Evening 15 minutes after 1 1 .... ... i o_ l 4 , 5 .. , , -- - , .., x ..i.„, 4 1 !-A4 A et , W . :' 34• , t N-f#—.... x .....-<_,.-4., p s *, , ~....-„, ..... tiA.A . ..,....4 , ,•• ...„ , . 41 ,..,, .0 • . ..,...,,,,,,,.. 4 ..„„ ,••,,::,—.. _,... ....... SECOND EDITION. e *--.11,n. '3 _ . LONDON, MONDAY, rEn-ItUARY 9, 184 When Sir ROBERT PEEL introduced hisfir f s o t r n e e i, sv tariff ot n hers Bill, by which the duty on a large variety of cies was totally abolished, and that on many gr eatly reduced, an outcry was raised by certain c l asses against the scheme. Native industry, it was said, would thereby be discouraged, a preference given to foreigners most injurious to the hard-working and highly-taxed English mechanic and tradesman, and a great many other calamities were foreboded 'which, happily, have not been realised. Indeed, the number of articles imported under the now tariff are so. extremely small, that the parties who raisf . d such objtctions must look back with little self-complacency on what they regarded as deep foresight, and a knowleOge of the rrinci plea of trade and commerce from which such theorists as Ilusiassmq and PEEL were entirely debarred. Ex perience has shown that all these apprehensions were totally unfounded, and that the importation of foreign ratei ele s in consequence of the row duties could not have the slightest effect upon the native tradesman or pro- 1 ducer. Vrgm this experience, no doubt, there is almost 1 a perfect silence respecting e the further reductions pro posed, for, with t i !en of tho Spitalfields' weavers, scarcely any one claxte:Pt rare their voi ce ega i ns t th em , and for the be s t reason rininthe world, b ecause t h ey fi n d noth g that they have r ea ll y to Fear before Parliament fear from f ore i gn com petition. A return h as been laid pre paratory to the discussions on h e puts the matter beyond doubt. nelwt tar iff is enwtihtilcehd 1" An account of the duties received in the last Antacid Not the least extraordinary, among the political changes which have supervened upon the Ministerial conversion, is that of a re-examination, or, as it may be appropriately termed, a revision of the sentiments enter tained by various constituencies, and prof s:ed by their different representatives. As any mere casual spectator must have observed during the last fortnight, our columns have been inundated with requisitions from electors dispatched from many quarters of the kingdom, and ad dressed to county Members, insisting either upon an an nouncement of their positive determination to support the spirit of agricultural monopoly, in opposition to the prop ns.ed commercial alterations, or, on the other hand, instantly to vacate the'r seats in Parliament, as traitors to the cause which they had origi nally advocated, and consequently as incompetent to represent their interests in the Lower House. From the numerous answers which these requisitions have elicited, and which have likewise teen duly chronicled in our columns, it is unnecessary to do more than remark, that in a vast majority of cases the Hon. Gentlemen in ques tion have candidly and boldly expressed their opposition to a continuance of an exclusive system of pro tectien, accompanying the declaration with a straight forward and manly account of the peculiar circumstances which have induced them to recede from their previous principlss as untenable, and at the same moment ac cepting the alternative offered by their constituents, by resigning their posts as Members of the House of Com mons. In acting thus, these gentlemen have been actuated by one most laudable motive in particular ; they have themselves, through no protracted analysis of events, through a series of severe investigations, and through a dispassionate experience of past sessions, arrived at the very rational deduction that the present system of import and export duties is prejudicial, not only to the industrial classes in particular, but also to crery other individual in the community that the existing restrictions upon trade are contrary to the dictates of common sense, as filching the pockets of the many for the emolument of the few—that, in fact, some general and instantaneous abolition of these clogs upon commerce was absolutely requisite, and that the reduction of the abstract theory into practice was incumbent upon the Legislature. They had, by perseverance, obtained this more en larged view of things ; they took a wider sur rey of international trade than heretofore ; they saw facts in a new light, and through a clearer atmosphere ; end from a definite desire and expectation that the ruul zitude would take, or had t .ken, a similar review of these particularities in our Constitution, they readily with drew from their onerous but honourable duties, leaving he ultimate deeLion of the matter to time, or to popu lar reason. Upon this great and memorable evening— m evening a hich will be especially noted in the pages of our ccuntry's history—we would direct a more than cursory glance at the reply which Lord LINCOLN has just addressed to the electors of the Southern Division of the county of Nottingham, in answer to a resolu tion, passed some few days since, at a meeting of the Nottinghamshire Agriculture Protection Association. We would direct attention to this document at this pre cise time from an anxiety on our part to signalise, in a senter.ce or two at least, the various expressions con .ained in that letter—expressions which redound so ,nuch to the credit, and to the honour, and to the con 4isteney of the Noble Lord. We have already, elsewhere, defined our notion of what a true and far-seeing poli tical consistency really is; and therefore it will suffice us to observe that Lord LINCOLN merits this honourabl e epithet in a particular manner, as a man who adheres more to the inferences of sound sense than the paltry 'and narrow boundaries of party-feeling—as one vho rather regards the whole than the inffnitessimel portion. m While the Duke of N EWCASTLE c retain in a certain degree of subserviency and thraldom to what may in a particular manner influence his re venues, those of his tenantry who aro capable of participating in an election, his son can thus throw off the straigl4jacket of self-interest and follow the instigations of justice to his fellow-men Lord HENNIKER also has enacted a part in these recen squabbles with an equal amount of credit to honesty of purpose, by acting in a similar manner to his constituency of East Suffolk, though his opinions upon the matter at issue are not as definitely or comprehensibly expressed. In conclusion, we - can inertly utter one more casual com ment, namely, that, admirable as the main characteristics of the Reform Bill were, an extens:9n both in their conception and in their operation would have been productive of a still treater amount cf benefit to cur Constitution. If all hese recent exigencies, for example, had been taken into account when that great and ever glorious measure was being framed, we should never have witnessed the misunderstandings to which we have made this particular allusion. The discussion, how ever, which has already commenced in Parliament may remedy more social grievances than we can well cal- ciliate. This very night may in future times be looked back to as the starting poiLt of our most memorable, and most peaceful, and most triumphant Revolution. In another column will be found a statement of the amount of the proposed increase in the army and navy. As to the necessity of this in crease, we imagine there cannot be two opi nions, for even the most crotchetty of the members of the Peace Society must perceive that at the present moment the only possible way of preset viog peace is to let Mr. President POLK and his backers see that we are fully prepared for war. The increase in the artil- Lry and in the army may perhaps be sufficient, although we should by no means hare objected to hare seen a still larger increase proposed in both those forces; but with regard to the navy and the marines, we con sider that the increase is lamentably insufficient. In the navy not only should there be an increase in the number of men to at bast double the amount proposed, but there should be an in crease of pay full an increase of comfort. The pay of a seaman in the British navy is somewhere about thirty shillings a month. In the British merchant service, and in the United States' navy, the pay is upwards of three Founds per month—rather more than double. The demand for able-bodied seamen is greater than the supply, and Sir ROBERT PEEL as a good political economist must know•that the price of sailors' labour, like the price of every other description of labour, is regulated by the dextrine of demand and supply, and that if the country wants the services of able-bodied seamen, it must be prepared to pay t h e proper price to se: c ure them. As to attempting to revive th e system of impressment, the Government might as well attempt to revive the system of serfdom. "The schoolmaster" has been abroad for the last thirty years, and the pupils of the schoolmaster will never submit to the press•g%.ng. The nation which paid 20,C00,0001. for the emancipation of black slaves, while it will not tolerate any attempt to revive the atrocious system of white slavery, known under the name of impressment, will not g rud g e a fear and proper and liberal remuneration to those gallant year on each of the several articles enumerated in the resolutions moved on the 27th of January, 1846, by the Right Hon. Sir ROBERT PEEL, specifying the rate then levied, and the rate where the same is proposed to be altered, and showing the aggregate of the duties re ceived." In these lists are included the articles the duties on which are proposed to be repealed ; and our readers will no doubt be surprised to learn the very small amount of revenue produced by the fifty different articles which form this list. The total sum amounts only to 55,8791., about one-half of which is produced by the duty on living animals, and nearly the same sum from manufactures of wool or of wool mixed with cotton. The reduction of duties on live cattle, which produced such alarm at first, has in fact had no effect whatever, for the price of cattle has been rising ever since, and the amount of duties received from most of the remaining articles is so small as hardly to deserve notice—forin stance the annual receipt on bacon is 371., on pork, fresh, 561, on meat salted or fresh (not otherwise de scribed), 153 Z., on caviare, 81., Sae. And when we turn to the list, in which we find articles which compete with those produced at home, the smallness of the quantity imported is equally astonishing. When the duty on foreign boots and shoes was reduced, a belief prevailed in certain quarters that London would be inundated with French boots and shoes, and that Eng lish masters and journeymen would be ruined. Here is the result :—women's boots and shoes, annual receipt of duty, 577/. ; men's boots, 1,627 L ; boys' boots and shoes, not exceeding seven inches in length, IL ; hats (felt, hair, wool, or beaver), 47L ; and a large quantity of arti c l es o f a s i milar description in pro portion. Such a result is highly satisfactory, because it shows that the skill, industry, and perseverance of our tradesmen can set foreign competition at defiance, and that Englishmen, even with a heavy load of taxes, can outstrip foreigners, and safely dispense with every protecting duty. We find, from the same return, that the total amount received for corn, grain, meal and flour during tl , e year, was only 357,203 L This is all the reveLue obtained by the operations of the sliding-scale; but how much the people had to pay, and how much went into the pockets of the landowners, is another question. This glaring anomaly, however„is now on the point of being abolished for ever; fur fresh symptoms occurring every day, leave no doubt that the measures of Sir ROBERT PEEL will be triumphantly carried. Imen to whose prowess it is indebted, net alone for its station, its power, its wealth, and its honour, but for its very existence. Let us hope, therefore, that the present session of ParlismeLt will not close without some material increase being voted to the pay of the ordinary seaman. Then again with regard to the Royal Marines, the increase proposed is only to the extent of 2,500 men. This is by no means a suffi cient increase to the effective strength of this the most efficient end useful corps in her MAJESTY'S service. Be it recollected that the marines are both soldiers and sailors, that they are accustomed to be at sea, and that, therefore, unlike the soldiers of the line, they do not suffer from sea sickness, but aro ready for action the instant they land upon an enemy's coast. We need only allude to the Chinese war, as a proof of the usefulaess of a large body of marines in conducting a coast warfare ; and as a war with the United States would, as far as the American Atlantic seaboard is concerned, partake very much of the character of the Chinese war, we think it would be but prudent on the part of the Executive to ask for a much larger increase to the corps of Royal Ifarines than the one proposed. In making these preparations, the Government should bear in mind the maxim of the . Duke of WELLINGTON, that " a great nation cannot make a little war," and it is only by a great nation showing that it is determined to make any war, into which it may be , forced a great one, that it can prevent a community, which repudiates the laws of nations and of honour aa openly and avowedly as it has already repudiated those of honesty, by repudiating its just debts, from annoying it by a little piratical war under taken for the mere purpose of plunder. We have received Madrid papers of the 31st ult. On that day the new Electoral Bill was presented and read by the Secretary. It is nearly the same as that brought forward last session, and the principal feature is, that the elections will take place by districts and colleges, and not by pro vinces. In answer to some complaints of Senor ORENSH re specting the persecutions against the press, the Minister of the Interior said he considered the liberty of the press as one of the necessary conditions of a constitutional government, but it was extremely difficult to regulate and keep it in harmony with complete liberty and public order. Govern ment had prepared a Bill on the subject, which would be laid before the Chambers in a few days. On the 31st the Three per Cents. closed at 38% at 60 days; tha Five per Cents., at 234 at GO days; the Coupons, at 24% at GO days; and the Madrid and ..A.ranjuez Railroad shares at 2,070 at 60 days. In the French Chamber of Deputies M. GuizoT, after the motion of M. D'ANOEVILLE respecting Madagascar bad been adopte3, declared that the expedition would not leave France until the Committee on extraordinary credits had examin:d the vote for that purpose. Most of the journals express disapprobation of this unexpected delay. Even the Epoque blames the Government: "Assuredly," it says ' if there be anything in the world conducted with reserve, it is this affair of Madagascar. We regard the conduct of the Cabinet as even too cautious—it is absolutely timid. Our flag has been insulted' by the islanders of Madagascar, our countrymen having establishments in the island have been molested and pillaged. It is now decided to vindicate the honour of our flag, and to afford an efficient support to the interests of French subjects. In our opinion such a line of conduct is the least that could be adopted. Under pain of dishonour it was absolutely impossible not to decide on this expedition. We should have blamed the Cabinet not to have determined on it; we do not believe that it ought to be lauded for doing what it has done, because the accomplish ment of a rigorous duty does not merit an eulogium. But the Cabinet has thought it right to accompany its preparations' with restrictions and palliatives of which we do not perceive the necessity. It has protested that it had not in view any establishment or any project of colonisation. What is the use of these declarations beforehand; why are these engage ments entered into? There is always time to do or nut to do; but it appears to us absolutely superfluOus to abjure one's liberty of action for the future. This conduct appears to us, therefore, prudent to excess, or to speak more correctly, timid." ThG Presse is equally opposed to delay :—" What it is now permitted to us to see is that the expedition, if it should take place at all, will be without result. 'We say if it should take place, for nothing can be more doubtful. The Minister of Foreign Affairs de clared that it will not set out until the Chamber, specially discussing the question by a demand for grants, shall have categorically expressed its opinion on this subject. A month will certainly elapse before that moment can arrive." The Constitutionnel expresses great anger at the turn which affairs are taking, and thus closes an article on the subject : " We are warranted in thinking that our ships and our troops have been got together, and the expedition been prepared, only to disgust us with it. Can anything be more puerile than such conduct and such avowals ? What esteem can France have for a Government which renders the moat im portant affairs dependent upon au le sad calculations ?" The following paragrap:s respecting the disputes between the French and Hayti Governments appears he the Presse : " Fresh information which we have received tends to con tradict the news which had been lately given us of an ar rangement between the Government of Hayti and our refire sentati7. sat St. Domingo. The ultimatum sent in by Cap tain Lartigue to President Pierrot was composed of two parts, an indemnity of 15,000 gourds (the gourd is worth a little more than it.), and the official retractation of a decree issued by the President on the occasion. For the first part we be lieve there is no difficulty; but, for the second, the case is quite the opposite. The last packet from the West Indies did not bring any official news on the subject, but we believe that we have received such information as enables us to de clare that the President bas peremptorily refused the second part of the satisfaction demanded. We may add, and the next arrival will confirm our statement, that his refusal was o:" such a nature as to add to our just complaint." On Friday the Chamber of Deputies adopted the Address, in reply to the Speech from the Throne, by a majority of 232 to 141. A general meeting of the shareholders of the Great Northern Railroad was held at Paris, on Thursday, when it appeared, from the report of the Directors, that the line will be opened, as far as Clermont, in March next, and to Amiens in April, or the beginning of May. The centre line will be opened to the public in June. A letter from Berne states that, on the Ist instant, the pri mary assemblies had to pronounce on the decision of the Grand Council relative to undertakingitself the work of revi sion. About 34,000 citizens voted, and only 10,030 stamtioned the decision of the Grand Council, the rest deciding that the revit , ion should be confided to a constituent assembly. The greatest excitement prevailed. Trees of liberty had been planted in various places, with other manifestations of popu lar commotion, which caused anxiety t' the; more peaceable portion of the community. The Augaburg Gazette, of the 2d, states that the police of Tusc;:ny have arrested, at Leghorn, I. coffee-housekeeper, in whose house they found a correT - mtlen , ze with the conspira. tors of the Romagna. Several other ar rests were made after this discovery. The same journal states that a police agent has been ams , inated at Ancona; and accounts from Flo rence announce that great dissatisfacti, in had been manifested against the Government, for aeliver ing up Ermtzt. The most violent placards were posted up in the streets, and the GRAND DUKE, to ev..de the annoyance, had retired ti the Maremma fa. a time. The Three per Cents. osod on th Paris ourse on riday a SU. ; the Five per Cents , 123 t. bc. e ; the Or ß leans Railroratd gbares, 1.283 f. 7.5 e.; Rouen, 1,t051. ; Ravr.o, 633 f.; Avignon, 955 r. ; Vierzon, Bordeaux, 646 f. 25e.; t ;oulogne, 340,C ; Tr o y es and Monteteau, ; Basle, 255 E ; Great Northern, 766:. 25e. ; Fam poux (Paris to Strasbnrgh), 550 f. ; Span Ish Three K.' Cents., 35% ; Ditto, Domestic Debt, 33%; Ditto, Passt ms, 6%. We have since received the Paris ;papers of Saturday, but they coatain no news. The large ma jority (91) for Ministers on the adoption of the Address, hail given "a heavy blow and great discouragement" to the 0 ppotition, and the funds in cons-quence closed on Saturday a t a considerable advance. The prices were quoted as follows:-- Three' rer Cents. for Cash, 84f. 15e., for Account, 84f. 25c. ; Five per Cents. for Cash, 123 f. 30c., for Account, 123 f. 40c ; Bank of t ranee Shares, 3,3951.; Neapolitan Shares', 101 f. 50c. ; Spanish, P.ot quoted; New Loan, 84f. sc. Paris and Orleans left otr at 1,285 f.; Paris. and Rouen, 1,007 f. 40c. ; Rouen and Havre, 695 f. ; Avignon, 990 f. ; Vierzon, 705 f.; Strasburg, 253 f. 75e. ; Boulogne and Amiens, 545 f. ; Florthern, 767 f. 50c.; Bor deaux, 645 f. ; Montercitu, not quoted ; Farepoux, 4851. Doilnidves have improved, Lyons having been taken o.t G2of.; Tom's and Nantes, 573 f. 75c. ; Strasburg, As3f. 73c. ; Avignc,n, 560 f. RUSINE,'SIS DONH IN FORICI,;N RAILWAYS .V./* TYR LONDON gTOCK BXCHANGE, FAL 7. Boulogne and Amiens, 12N -Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie), 2—llitto (Espeleta), 2 1 ,1 —Ceylon, I—Du'tch Rhenish, 7 % -Great Northern of France Constituted, 15 ,4 -I ..allan and Aus trian, IN —Lyons and Avignon, 2%—Luxenibourg, I-% —Namur and Liege, 2—Rouen and Havre, 58 cx div. Mr. Byng, the venerable fathcr of tilt; HOMO of Com mons, is to attend this afternoon fox the purpose of in troducing Lord Morpeth. It is exr acted that the Noble Lord will be introduced by Mr. king and Lord John tins Mr. Hayward, Q.C., has petitioued the Judges, in there capacity of visitors of the inns of Court, to give him redress in the matte: of nis exclusion from the bench of the Inner Temple. . . TIIE PET/IJAIJE. —Mr. Wyld, of Charing-cross, has just published a map of the theatre of war in India, at a very moderate price. It exhibits the position of every town, and almost every hamlet and village on the banks of each of the five rivers; and will be found extremely useful for reference when the official dispatches, describing the battles on the Sutlej, reach this country. • Sir George Murray, Master-General of the Ordnance, is improving in health. It was very currently reported. on Saturday that the Court of Directors ( f the East India Company were in pos session of accounts from Sir Henry Hardinge, of twelve hours later date than those published in the papers, and that these accounts are favourable.—Observer. ' It is said, in the military circles, that C,,lonel Cath cart uuitis::hlLieksieetluyhteetnonaasilautncaocgefetedrahetle iTne:owlfaetrteh_ilsoo.mhboesuentstlee(.:l)..Co:v. Gurwcod as opera nluaastrwLeaeuk:.anTdl:EATllE. Nco'elty af • as the Risleys app D ra 'numiterwas ear to-morrow, we are to have a ":ew ballet o.n. Pantomime is quite as attractive as numerous s ever, and the houses L u ln o n th ee i; l n n , g he o ld f crowded every night. MEETING or FARMEIIB.—At a the tenant-farmers of the Mid, West, an d on Wednesday in the Royal Excha age, resolved to appoint a committee to draw up a memorial Government, praying for compensation, and the conversion of their present money rents into . grain rent s , i n the event of the measure proposzd by Sir .U. Peel regarding the corn_ laws, &c., being carried into efteet,--pinlourgh Advertiser. ON DAY EVEN IN G, FEBRATAR 9. 1846, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO TIMER. The accounts received from Liverpool this morning give the following report of the state of the Cotton Market there on Saturday last : " There have been sold to-day about s.ooobales of Cotton, including 3,000 bales on speculation. There is no change in prices." _ We reg ret to learn that the Bencoolen h as b een t o t a ll y lost near Liverpool. The following has just been posted at the North and South American Coffee-house upon this melancholy subject : "The undersigned, George Gray, seaman on board the barque Bencoolen, from Cullen, gives the following account : "The Bencoolen passed Holyhead about five o'clock on the morning of theJth inst.. and at eight o'clock got a pilot on board, and proceeded with the wind at W. to W.N.W. towards the Victoria Channel. Hove-to from 9 A.M. to 3 rat., when the ship proceeded, and passed over the Victoria Bar at about half past six o'clock, the pilot being on deck from 3 rat. until she struck on Taylor's Bank about half an hour after she passed the Bell buoy. When the vessel sl ruck, the quarter-boat was immediately lowered, by order of the pilot, as a means of safety in case the vessel should go to pieces, and into which five of the seamen, and three apprentices got, leaving eleven in number, in cluding the master and the pilot - , on board—the sea at the time making a heavy breach over the ship, when the boat carried away a three -and-a-half inch line. The boats even attempted to regain :he vessel, but the boat hav ing twice filled, the crew determined on making the best cf their way for the shore, the vessel at the time, from the effect of her striking on the bank, was apparently breaking up. The boat's crew landed at Prince's Dock Basin about half-past nine P.M. (Signe3) "GEORGE GRAY. " P.S. Three steamers and the Liverpool life-boat were immediately dispatched, but on reaching the spot where the vessel struck little of the wreck could be seen, and it is sup posed that every soul on board has perished." The arrival of the Trent West India mail steamer has been announced at the Jamaica Coffee-house. She reached Southampton Water at nine o'clock this morning. The letters and papers brought by her will probably reach town this afternoon. The very general topic of conversation in the City this morning is the turn the discussion will taße in the House of Commons upon the important topics contained in the pro jected changes in the corn-laws and the tariff. The impres sion is that Government will have a good majority. It is thought here that the debate will last eight or ten days at least. - A very firm market has pros -ailed-for all the British Secu rities to-day, and prices have advanced. Cona.:ls for Money and the Account have advanced full per cent. on the closing value of Saturday afternoon. Both have reached 97 3 % ; the latter are now 1 % lower, as some realising has been going on. Exchequer-bills have commanded 41s. premium. Bank Stock has reached 209. The Reduced Three per Cents. 97 3 / 4 , and thO Three-and-a-Qiuirter per Cents., 100 lA. The market for the Mexican Bonds has improved also. A good remittance is expected by the Trent steamer, for the Mexican Dividend Fund, and the Bonds have touched 31. They are now a shade lower. Brazilian have improved to 83%; the French Three per Cents. to 83f. 75c.; and the Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. to 60% 3 / 4 . The Share -Market has shown great firmness this morning. All the unfounded fears about a panic, on account of railway deposits, haying disappeared. The latest quotations are annexed. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONZ O'CLOCK. (From tho °theist' List.) Bank Steck •• • • • • • • • " • • 2 " 202 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities . • 941, Three pa' Cent. Consols Annuities .. New Three-and-a -Quarter par Cont. Anns. 100% 99% 100 , , Lone' Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1260 .• 10% % Ditto,. 30 years, Jan. 2, 116$ .. 10 5-16 3-16 5-16 India Bonds, 1,0001 • • • • • Ditto, under 1,0001. . • - South Sea Stock .- - .. 107 Ditto, Old Annuities • • • •• 96% Consols for Account .. • • .• • • •• 87% % Exchequer Bills. 1 VI. 144. • 1,0001. .. .. • • 40 39 41 pm. 60JI. • . 41 39 pm. Ditto, Small .. 41 39 pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Wilds, 5 per Cent • • • • 83 34 Equador Bonds .• • • • • • • • • 314 Granada, 1 per Cent. • • • • • • 21 % Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent •• Ditto, for the Account .. • • 31 30% Ditto, Deferred • • • • • • • • 17 54 Dividends on tile above payable in London. • French Rentes, 3 per Cent. .. • • 83f. 75c. Exchange • • • • • • • • • • 25 r. "e• Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 63%34 BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONT. O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SRAM). Birmingham and Oxford Junetion .. 2 .... .... to Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham 225. .. • • % dig... to Bristol and Exeter .. •• .. 70 ..• . 90 .... to Ditto New .. .• 5 12 1 4 to 13 Packinghanishire .• . .• • • 423. ••• • 14 p• •to Caletionlan .• • • .. 10 .. 14 % to Ditto Half Shares .. 2% •• • • 4 •• • • to 3% Ditto Extension . • • .. 2% •• • • 2 % •••• to Chester and Holyhead .. .. 20 .. • • 2214 .... to Chester and Manchester .. .. 425. .. • • 1 dis .• to Cheltenham an 4 Oxford • • • • • • 2 ••• 2%.. •to Cork and Waterford •• •• •• •• 1% .. . • 1 .. •.to Derby, Uttoxeter, and tafford ••2%• • • • 11% ••t 9 Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) .. • • 51 ,E •• • • 3%% •. to Direct Northern .• .. • • 2% • • 21, x ' .. to Dublin and Golwny .. • • 4 .... 4% 1 4 %to Eastern Countie Ditto, New .•• •• ..........Si. 16s. 0d....• p.. to Ditto, York Ext ens i on .. • . 108. .. • . to East Lincolnshire .. .• .. • • • • 1U .... 2I; .. to Edinburgh and Glasgow • • • • •• 60 ••.• 77 76% • to 77% Ditto, Half Shares • • • • 5 .... 15% •• • • to Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • . .• 12% •• • . 1914 • • to 13% Ely and Huntingdon .. .. • • • • 5 .. • • 534 .. • • to Eseter, Yeovil, and Dorchester 2%.... 2% •• • • to Goole, Doncaster. and Shoffiold,&o... 425. • • 1% p.. to Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn) 1% •••• 1 • • • to Great North of England .. • • • • 100 ••• • •• • . to' -- Ditto, New .. • • • • .. 5 .• • • 51 .. to 42 Great Western .. .• .• .. 85 •• • • 169 .. ••to Ditto, half Shares .. • • • • 64 •• • • 9334 • • to Buil and Selby .• .. •• .. 80 .• • .107 ••• • to 100% La , icaster and Carlisle: • • 15 • • 5834 .. •.to 57 Leicester and Birmingham • • 225. • • 34 its to Leicester and Bcdtlrd •. • • • . 225. •. • • % p.. to Lb Trent Yel.Junc. 425. .. • • % dig.— to Liverpool and Leeds Direct .. • • 2% •• • • 1% •••• to Liverpool, March, and New°. Junct. 2% •••• .. ••to 3% London and Birnoingliam •• • • .. 100 —.2291 .. to --- Ditto, Thirds .., .. • • • • •• 15 .... 54 ts Ditto. Quarter Shares • • • • • • 2 .... 28 1 4 .. • to Ditto, Fifths ..........2 •• • • 25% .. to London and Blackwell • .• 161. 130. 44. •• • • to Ditto, Extension • • • • • • 3 •• • • 4% •• • • to Lo•tdon and Zrighton • • •• • • •• 30 • • 69;4 to Ditto ditto Fifths • • • • • • •• 21 .• • • 3114 t o to 80 London and Croydon • • • • 131. 155. 91. •. • • 22% to Ditto, Guaranteed Fivo per Cent... 9 10 1 t to o LondonLc o n i d t o t n o: I n i ed INownsnosol ot - Neatens •Western 10ci, 199% •• London and York •• •" ••2%•• •• 4 .... 3%t0 London, Waiwiek, and Kidierminster 2% . 2 ▪ too Lynn and Ely • • •• • • • • •• 5 •• • • 6% .. to Manchater and Leeds • • • • $2 • • ••135% .. •• to 130 Manchester and Birmingham • • •• 4$ •• •• 79 .. ••to Ditto, Quarter Shares • • • • • • 4 •• • • 11% •••• to Ditto, Now Quarter Shares • _ 2 Do., Contin. and Welsh Junction.. 1%.... Midland 123 • t o 29 .. • . .. 20 40% to 41 Ditto, New • • • • • •• 12 •• • • 28% •.•• to 29 Newcastle anti Darlington Junction •• 25 .... 46 ••t 0 47 Ditto, New • • • • • • • • •• 1 • • 114 to Ditto, New, Brandll ll 3 Newcastle and Berwick • • •• •• 10 .... 2214 te _ Newark, She ffi eld, and Boston •• '3 to North British • • •• • ' " • • 17 34 ••• • 25 1 / . 3( 2 .. to Ditte, Half Shares • • • • • • • 3 1 ,4 .... 7%34 ••to Ditto, Carlisle Extension • • • • 14 .... 33 .. ••to North Kent and Direct Dover .. 234 ..7 . to North Staffordshire • • • • • • • • 425... • • 3% %pto Norwich and Brandon • • • • • • • • 18 .. • . 26 3 4 to Oxford, Worcester, &Wolverhampton 12% 15%.... to —_ Northampton, Banbury, & Cheltnam. 2 ... 2% to Perth and Livernoss • • • • • • • • 2% • • 1% ...• to 2 Portsmouth Direct • • •• •" • 8 % •• • 4 ••to Rtitgliy and Huntingdon • • • • • • 2 •• • • 1%.... to Shrewsbury and Binn:nghant •• • • 234 • • 3%.... t o Shropshire Union . .. 425. .... %di a .... to South Midl an d • .• .. 425..... p.. to Snails Eastern and Borer • • • • • • 38 % •• • • 39% •• ••to Ditto, NM', No 2 .. .. 10 ... 13 1 4 • • to Ditto, New No. 4 .. • • • • • • 2 1 %. •• • • 3% IA • to Sta'nos and Itlehmortil .• .. • • • • I •• • • 2 14 •• ••to South Wales .. .. • . .. 5 .• • • GM .•to Trent Valley $ .... 22 . .. to Trent Valley and Holy head Junction 2% ...• to Welsh Midland .. •. 234t0 York and Carlisle • • .▪ • • • .. 2% .• • • to York and Lancaster .. • . 2% to— York and North Midland •• • • .. 50 ....103 -. to Ditto, Half Shares .. • • •25 .... 49% .... to Ditto, Scarborough. Branch • • • . 25 .... 49 .... to Ditto, Selby .. • • • • • • 30 .. •• 75% .. to 76% Ditto, Extension • • • • •• 14 .. • . 34% .... to -.- FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Beni , gne and Amiens •• •• .. •• 10 .• 12 1 4 to 11% Bordeaux and Meditterranean •• • •• 2 .. • • I% • • to ford., Tonlonse, & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 • • 2% •• ••to Ditto, ditto (Esrelete) • • • • 21 • • 2 .. • • ,4 .... to Dutch Rhenish •• .. • • •• •• •••• 7% •• to • • East Indian 6s. • • 1.7/,,% Great Indian Peni nsu l ar • • • • • • 53 . •• •• % - to • • • • to Jamaica North Midland •• ••••1 • • • • .. ••to Louvain and Jemeppo• • • .. 4 .. • • 214. . . . to Namur and Liege .. .. • • • 4..••3%% •. to Orleans and BordeattX .• • • • • 6 •• • • 12% .. ••to 12 Rouen sad Havre .• •• .. 20 23 x tl.. to JOINT-STWK BANKS. British North American .. • • .. 59 ..•• 45 .... to Real del Monte, Unregistered .. 4 .... to LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, FEE. 9.—Wind this day at noon N.W. by N., moderate breeze, and flne, with frost. DEAL, FEE. 7.—Wind W.N.W. to W.S.W.—Arrd. Australia, Gate, Callao ; Anna Mary, Stephens, Mauritius. 8. Drake, Newfoundland. 7. Arid, from the River, Nautilus, Ellis, Algoa Bay; John Wilds, Wills, Demerara. 8. Magnet, Williams, Valparaiso ; Regina, Kreept, Rio Janeiro. 7. Put back, Bungalore, Alton, China ; Plantagenet, Bird, Ca'cutta ; Mary Anna, Parke, Madras; Sir Charles Forbes, Sierra Leone; Catherine and Elizabeth, Me, rith, St. Vincent's; Rambler, Hall, Cadiz; Caledonia, Bombay; Q. E. D., Westward. COWES, DEC. B.—Wind northerly, strong, and squally.—Arrd. Mary Ellen, Edwards, Havannah, for Portsmouth; has been on her beam ends, and is reported to be leaky. DARTMOUTD, FEB. B.—The Ventus Stolten, from Drontheim to Barcelona, was towed into this port, 611 t inst., leaky, with rudder broken loss of sails, and other damage. CAERNARVON, FEB. B.—lt blew very hard yesterday and the night previous, from N.N.W. to N.W. The Heywood, Blacklock, from Africa, came onshore on the north bank of Caernarvon Bar last night, and is likely to go to pieces ; crew saved. The I'ytho, Smith, of from Seaham to London, was assisted into the Roads this morning, with loss of anchor and chain, after being on the Harber Sand, and will proceed. MARYFORT, FEB. s.—The Druid, Dixon, from Annan to this port, is oa shore in Allonby Bay, but expected off without damage. FRASEEDURG, FEB. s.—The Ant, Brans,:sn, bound to Glasgow, has put back ty this port leaky, and must discharge. STROMNESS, JAN. 31.—The Mtrchioness of Queensberry, from St. John's, New Brunswick, ta.ting the Sound this evening got on the Ness Rocks, but came ott waterlogged, and is now riding at the Back of the DLOIITIS. RAMSGATE.—Arr , !,. Pearl steamer, from Dublin for London, with trifling damage to her propeller. Orr SwAntoE.—The Brothers, Popham, (of Brixham), New castle, w: as in contact with the Hannah, Alexander, of Guernsey, who: off Hastings. isattaAr, FEB. 7.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Ann Eliza Cook, London, for Vera Cruz. CLYDE, FEB. 7.—Wind N.N.W., a gale.—An•d. Rebecca, Peckame, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; Medora, MTlicrson, Trinidad. Sld. Hudson, Lawson, New York ; Margaret, Skelly, Calcutta ; Potentate, M'Kirdy, Valparaiso. article was somewhat inactive, at unaltered currencies. Holders of Foreign Wheat under lock were asking most extravagant prices. This, of course, checked the Inquiry, and so little was doing that the currencies were almost nominal. The supply of Barley was very extensive ; owing to which, the sale for it was in a depressed state, and in same Instances the fact , rs were compelled to submit to a fur ther reduction in prices of is per quarter. The show of Malt being good, and the buyers operatinz with great caution, the Malt trade was dull, and prices bad a downward tendency. In Oats very Mile was doing, at barely, but at nothing quotable beneath last week's curren cies. Beans, Peas, and Flour dull, but not cheaper. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL 31EASURIC Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevaller.... • • 643 to 65s Red, New.. • • .56s to 688 Oats—Yorkshire and Dltto,Whitc, Old.. b6s 68s: Lincolnsh., Feed. 24s 27e Norfolk and Lin- • Potatoe .. 30s 328 coin, Red..... 52s 65s Youghai• and Cork, Ditto, White 55s 68s Black .• . . 23s 25s Irish, Red.. 518 548 Cork, White . .. 24s 29s Ditto, White • • 53s 57s Scotch, Feed..... 26s 30s tlYe—Old ••• • • ..... • • 3t:s 38s Beans—Tick .. 31s 418 New. • . 388 40s Pigeons • . 43s 493 Barley—Grinding .. 25s 268 Pease—Grey .• • • 3Bs 41s Malting ••••• • • • • 318 35s Maple ... Chevalier •• • • 37s 38s White ••• •• 45. ts 53 s Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers 54s 56 s folk •••• ••• • • . 588 62s Flour—Town-made... 55s 57 8 Brown ••• • • • 57s 603 Suffolk .. 48s 49 s Kingston and Ware 63s 658 Stocktn & Norfolk 468 48 s FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND. Whcat—Dantzic...... 57s to 53s Beans Ilumburgh • . 56s 62s Pease.. ........ • • 4ls 473 BArle 22s 28s I Flour—American s —s Baltic ..... ...... —s —s E MARKET NEWS.-(THIS " DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE.-010NDAY.) Tha announcement .of the failure of a large malster at Ware, in Herefordshire, whose liabilities on this market are upwards of 12,000'., cast a gloom over the proceedings here, especial y as it is known that the Government is indebted in a large sum for duties. Burin,- the past week up to Saturday evening, the arrivals of English Wheat were, comparatively speaking, somewhat on the increase, yet they were by no means seasonably large. Of English Barley and Malt the receipts were very extensive, those of all other grain 4 - home pro duce moderate. Of Irish Oats, the arrivals were small ; but from abroad, upwards of 15,000 quarters, on which itis probable the duty will be paid—came to hand. The fresh supply of foreign Wheat and Flour has been good; but, under present cireum s t ances, i t h as b een landed in bond. From Es sex a fair av e r age quantity of Wheat came to han d , coas t w i se as well as by land- carr i age, and samples, but that from Ken t , Cambridge shire, &c., was sm a ll . Although the attendance o f b uyers was ra th er large, the d emand for that article was not to say brick ; nevertheless, the fin est qualities of both Red and White moved off steadily, at very full prices. In ot h er kinds but few sales were effected, at last Monday's q uo tations; yet a fair cl earance was effected pr i or to t h e c l ose of the mar ket. Th e s h ag of free ftinig4WheittWa4 mall ; yet WO dawand (94* that QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAN.) (Before Mr. Justice IV IGIIT3IAN.) The Court was occupied the greater ,part of this day with two cases —one, an action for the recovery of an attorney's bill of costs; and the other an action of ejectment, but nei ther was of the least public interest. EXCHEQUEI4.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) The Court was occupied this morning with the new trial paper. The greater part of the day was spent in hearing the arguments on a case relating to a notice on a dishonoured bill, but it possessed no feature of public interest. COMMON PLEAS-(THIS DAY.)I (Before Mr. Justice COLTMAN and a Special Jury.) GAMBLE V. KURTZ. _ _ _ ' The further hearing of this case, which commenced on Saturday afterm on, was resumed this morning, Mr. Sergeant Channel', Mr. Sergeant Bytes,. and Mr. (3.mling appearing fur the plaintiff ; and Mr. W. D. Hill, QC., Mr. Webster, and Mr. Atherstone fir .the defendant. The action is insti tuted by the plaintiff tir the recovery of damages arising out of the alleged infringement of .a patent effecting an improve ment in the furnaces used in the manufacture of muriatic acid and sulphate of soda (Glauber salts), out of muriate of soda (common salt), and sulphuric acid. In suppoit of the improvement effected in the furnaces, and the general case of the plaintiff, Mr. Cooper, leciurer on chemistry, and several other witnesses, were called, in answer to which it was contended that the process em ployed by the defendant, though an improvement on the old method of making the chemicals in question, was not a copy of the plaintiff's mode, and did not agree with the specifica tion of his patent. The whole of theforenoon was occupied by counsel for the defence, urging that there was not a sufficient ease, on the part of the plaintiff, to go to the jury, but this being overruled by the Court, the calling of wit nesses on behalf of the deftndant was proceeded with. The case is not expected to close to-day. CRIMINAL CO U.ItT.-(T HIS DAY.) (Bcfure Mr. Baron RoLFE.) The Court was occupied all day with a charge of mis demeanour, preferred against John tinehin, Edward Mackay, John Dodd, Jchn Sme'air, and John Ireland, fire persons connected with the Waterman's Steam-packet Company. The indictment was founded on some squabble between the above Company and the Corporation of London; the former claim ing the right to land their passengers - at the new Blackfriare pier, or, tailing that, the power of mooring a floating pier off Paul's-stairs. • The Corporation resisted both claims,- and hence the riot that led to the present trial. Mr. Seijeant Wilkins. Mr. Ryland, Mr. Prendergast, and Mr. Laurie, appeared fur the Corporation, and Mr. Montagu Chambers, with Mr. Wylde, attended fur the defence. The case is expected to last till a late hour. ZION'"-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) James Odell was charged with being concerned, with Others n•Jt in custody, in sealing a purse from William Taylor, a painter and glazier. The prosecutor stated that shortly before two o'clock, on Sunday morning, he was standing in Great Wild-street, Drury-lane, with a friend, when the prisoner, and ten or a dozen other persons, who were passing along the street, sur rounded him. One of them caught hold of his arms, to prevent him from resisting, while the others occupied them selves ill searching his pockets. The prisoner took the purse from his pocket and handed it to one ef his companions, who immediately made oil' with it. The prisoner disappeared in some of the alleys leading out of Wild. street. Witness went direct to the station-house, and there he found the prisoner in the hands of the police. A. policeman in private clothes said that he, together with another constable was in Wild-street at the time, and saw the attack on the prosecutor, but, on account of the great disparity of numbers, they deemed it most prudent to look on at a distance. They saw the prisoner and his companions going into some of the narrow lanes in that neighbourhood, but the prisoner returned in a few minutes, and they, after a long chase, took him into custody and brought him to the station-house where they met the prosecntor, who immedi. ately identified him. He was well known to the police. The prisoner denied his identity. Mr. JARDINE, at the request of an attorney who attended for the prosecution, remanded the prisoner till Thursday. MA.RLBRO-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) Sarah Ann Shearman, a fashionably-dressed, good-look ing female, about 18 or 20 years of age, described on the po lice charge-sheet as residing at No. 46, North•street, Sloane street, Chelsea, was charged with the following daring robbery : James Brown, police-constable, No. 142 of the F division, stated that between four and. five o'clock on Saturday after noon last., he was with police-constable Jesse Jeupes, No. 146 of the C division, on duty in plain clothes in Regent-street, and saw the prisoner looking at some shawls in the doorway of the shop of Mr. Chat les Nicholls, No. 72, shawl-dealer and ri:r.ier. A cluster of boas were beside the shawls. The p r i soner .i,,s2k hold of one of them, as if to look at it, and then giving it a pull, crew it from the other, and one end fell on the ground, s h e k ee p:::“7. hold of the other, and drawing the away frcm the shop. boa after her as she 1743 to her when she caught Wit ness was running across th:: t h e bj.i On the pavement, about sight of him, and, leaving - two feet from the shop-door, set off I.:lnning along Air street. She was instantly pursued, but, owing -• the extreme fleet ness with which she ran, she was not not ped until she had reached a considerable distance. The prisoner said that she certainly had been at the shawl and some boas hanging at Mr. Nicholl's shop-do. sr : but that she was not aware of one of the latter having fallen at her feet. The prisoner was committed to take I:er trial. The constables have ascertained that the address she gave is correct. She. has resided there for nine months. but how she obtained her living is not known. The bankruptcy of the influential house of Emanuel Brothers, of Hanover square, which recently created such general surprise in the gold and silver trade and threatened so much calamitous distress to many of its members, is, it is confidently reported, likely to disappoint that anticipation. Mr. Joel Emanuel, the father 6f the bankrupts, whose reputa tion for wealth is akin to that fur his benevolence, has, we ate inforined, most handsomely intimated his intention of giving a sum that will prevent the ruin that must have attended the majority of the creditors, who are working men, in the absence of such well-timed kindness. MUNIFICENT DONATION OF MISS BURDETT COUTTS. —We have been given to understand that Miss Burdett Coutts recently forwarded to the Bishop of London a blank cheque with her signature attached, for his Lordship to fill up with such an amount R 3 would include the entire cost of bui,ding a church—endowing it with SOW. per annum, and for the building of a parsonage- house and schools. It is said that the draft has been honoured to the amount of 30,0001. for these objects. The church, we are informed, is to be built in the city of Westminste.r, in compliment to the muni ficent donor, who possesses considerable property there. This splendid donation will prove a noble and lastinti monument of the Christian virtues of this truly bountiful larly.— Sunday Paller. The Earl of Lincoln has bean appointed, to succeed Sir MMUS Freglitlatig as Secretary for Irelawl, , ....• COUNTY OF HADDINGT®N• PROTECTIONISTS DEFEATED. in the FnmitY, FEB. 6.—A meeting was held here to-day, Assembly Rooms. The room was crowded. Mr. AITCHISSN, of Alderston, said—This meeting has bee n called by a requisition, signed by thirty-one individu als, which no one is invited who is not favourable to protection native industry. As there are a number of gentlemen 1,11. this room who are not in the practice of being here , w e tbi t it proper to state that it will be understood that they either favourable to our views, or it will be understood theta that be not the case they shall leave this room.--(nis` c° ) Lord Jower HAY said, I beg leave, fur one, to protest ag: 2l : s the proceedings of such a meeting.—(Applause.) I I h A,, e that the only way to settle this important question is to ta' a fair, manly, and liberal view of it After a stormy discussion, the party favourable to t h „ e present system of protection to agriculture withdrew: another room, making no visible diminution in the nuniee of the meeting. . The chair was then taken by Mr. Dodds, the Pro vc s: Haddington. r Lord Jortzr Hav made a long and able speech in fotic%c„r free trade, and resumed his seat amidst enthusias " plause. be" After several other speeches and resolutions 1 1, - o rt listened to, and the latter tutenimously carried, three ea„.. were proposed for Lord John Hay, and were enthusiastic "/ given. Three hearty cheers were also given for the Lezig" °fi t to Tic meeting then broke up, after the usual arta/ 40— the Chairman. A DJOUENED MEETING OF THE REQUISITION)a.-" fit/ party opposed to Sir R o bert Peel's measure (a small elic, e c i i f/ of the mating) having left the large room, re-asse 4ll , s efit a smaller apartment adjoining, and there agreed to ): , r ;tioe petitions to both Houses of Parliament against any re l 3— of the present protection to native industry. It is the opinion of Dr. Lushington and the late William Follett, that there is no law to compel Pa tieuD to pay a salary to parish clerks. g a g It is rumoured in the political circles that theele of Northumberland intends to give his support to Gerrit Feel's moitura teearding the corn-laws and cow° policy. roa r ' To-merrow be e sixth anniversary a th. , e re flap of her Majesty] with th his Royal Highness Prince' b ro e , Ihe Right Hon. the Speaker of the House o f 'l e af mons gave his second full dress Parliamentary entertail l fr on Saturday last, at his house in Eaton-square. The l e a ve ing noblemen and gentlemen were the guests on this e , e of sign :—Lord John Russell, Viscount. l'almerston the 1 1' ,o . Hon. Sir John Cam Hobhouse, the Right Hon:1 1 00ov beuchere, the Right Hon. B. Macaulay, the fligh t e tt • Francis T. Baring, the Right Hon. Edward Elhee o bei: Right Hon. Fox Maule, Lo r d M arcus Hill, Lord e ro e Grosvenor, Mr. G. Bynee Sir George Grey, Mr. Smith, Sir William Clay Colonel Fox, iteareeedin a 'S Dundee., Mr. C. Buller, kr. Rutherford, Mr. Bernal , .1, Tufnell, Mr. Horstnan, Sir Thos. Troubridee and 31 Parker. We understand that the Marquis of .Aberc er ie b eri t accepted the office of Groom of the Stole to Prince -4 , j eee vacant by the resignation of the Marquis of Exeter .- ISLINGTON LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC Sec ti 4ele The usual monthly literary meeting was held on e , , a eje evening, Samuel Lewis, Esq., in the chair. when the-, jut, of heiro i elyphics was treated by Mr. Sharpe, and a e'er) resting discussion ensued. INCREDIBLE STORY.--" A letter from Harns e„r -.1 4 1 ,, the 30th ult.," says the Paris C c ns tit u ti onne l, " , r following adventure which lately took pl ac e at the ',-, e - et Berlin The King of Prussia had ordered a grand e l .:, $ be organised between Berlin and the fo r t re se of Span " - ; . tt the sportsmen of the Court accordingly assembled b e place of rendezvous at three en the day fixed. At th e 11 of these was the Prince Royal, brother of the lilink, ie ect Majesty not arriving, the liritice showed signs of iten ai rs oo and, after waiting for an hour, ordered the grand lin e e e to commence the hunt. The latter, however, ventu' e e t spectfully to point out to his Royal Highness the r J o in: would run of incurring the royal displeasure by e a ( 2 1 .0 e The Prince replied that he would take the responsie', l ' himself, and the hunt accordingly commenced. la e ror tt shortly afterwards arrived, and, highly indignant, sett i.O tb grand huntsman (n.aster of the hounds). Arrived 1 0 Se royal presence, he was about to explain that it was he be cordanee with the orders of the Prince Royal tha t se ee acted ; but before he had time to open bin mouth he e e 'Se enced from the King the most flagrant outrege-' l rate i jetty spat in his' face. The first movement of the le se eic huntsman was to place his hand on his sword, upon se a the King drew back. The huntsman then took L ee: pistol from his belt, and placing it to Lis head, blea r ° a own brains.'" WINDSOR, SUNDAY EVENING.—The Duchess 0 eo rit , the F was present at Divine worship this morning, at r al church of St. John. Lady Fanny Howard and Cole hag George Cowper were in attendance upon her Royal lilt re Prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. Gould, and th e Pi t was delivered by the Rev. Isaac Gos s ett, the Vleeelsc Royal highness will take her departure for town en by P . ' to be present at the grand evening party to be given Majesty at Buckingham Palace. es i S• DEATH ( F • REAR-ADMIRAL EDWARD 1 / 4 , e- We hare to record the dec ease o f t h e a b ove fl a g-oth ekpired on Tuesday last, at S ou th we ll, N otts , a t the a"' 0 age of seventy-eight years. He had been nearly si;l: years in the service, having entered the navy in 'I" deceased Admiral was Lieutenant of the V - encrable , pete' glorious victory obtained by Lard Duncan, over th e ce erell e fleet, off Camperdown, in 1797, when he was wounded in the engagement, and for which he recoljeele; annual pension of 3001. At the expedition to t:• ° lld v : t he was also actively employed ; and in 1801 ho cola fleet' the Zebra bomb vessel, at the defeat of the Danl' h ea 'Copenhagen. His commission was dated am anneieeilZ Lieutenant, March le, 1794 ; Commander Dec- 5 ' 0 0 7 Captain, April 29, 1802; and Rear-Admiral (on retire Jan. 10, 1837. IlagjA The agreement for the lease of Coventry Piccadilly, was signed on Friday, by the contracting, Pto be This noble mansion is to be converted into a club , 1 0 j presided over by come of the foreign ambassedersebee ministers, conjointly with some of the distinguished nle IP 305 of our aristocracy; and to Mr. 'Wright, of the C lare' will be confided the supe r i n t en d ence and carrying arrangements. Oc t" FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon, at a ( 1 0 01 before two, a young woman n a me d K n ight, aged 1 8, g el,, in Ship-yard, Fleet-street, was standing on the 1 103° ,5 0 at the Temple, belonging to the Waterman's Cornee n :` o 'e flt e ing by the hand a child between two and three year' a , Wishing, however, to take the infant into her a i r beans ns etooped for the purpose of lifting it up, when just at l i dersL'e cise moment a wave bit against the pier with COnseeiel' c i, force, by which both the female and child were re c :'oo w into the water. Notwithstanding that immediate 'f li g was rendered the young woman was drowned, it b`. l pl ) boir o posed that her body was drawn under one of the De l e ot be e io ing barges, as, up to a late hour last evening, it had l ! c eecle recovered. The child was, however, fortunately 1 1; 0 011 rather a remarkable manner, by a policeman who ha u ' c l e an into a boat; the child was floating by means of it3, tia when the policeman reached it by his f o ot, and ge t ee es foot under the child's clothing, held it u p by this ses"' further assistance was procured, and the child Ives vie eP rom a watery grave. st o rt FOLKESTONE.—The fishing trade during the th ere hae been 'Very prosperous one boat bringing na r e` e 'ecs f e. 15,500 mackerel, the rduce of one night's toil. l', - e tt' il t sold on the beach for 1501, and sent to Billingsga te l i' e • j oeg This is the largest quantity ever known to have been ,r in here by one boat.—Dcver Chronicle. k 10 5' 1 The musical world is threatened with age •0 no less than that of the composer Donizetti, who is - wa ye under affection of the brain (emolli ssemen t d u c erreau)'' s. ot!a on by mental excitement, which has reduced him toboot of imbecillity. lie is new at Paris, and is led al e eeri house like a child. The physicians sa y th a t his reey 110 impossible. clef of At the Winchester Petty S ess i ons, h e ld on Ter' .ear° 27th ult., James Davy, o f U p t on, a l a d a b o ut la?' e j age, was charged with an assault of a very aggravatar"e bb racter on a young woman and he was committed torteel trial at the next assizes. Th e cons t a bl e o f Upton eerl o e conveyed him to the New Inn, where he remain ed night- On the following morning preparations `r ere o° for conveying him to gaol. The constable, it see n ' - '04 4 0 ride on horseqack, and the prisoner to walk, with a, ,l e oce so t of a lift now and then, should his behaviour inst il) ola indulgence. The horse was at the door, but at th e re el l e of starting the constable remembered that he I ' 3 bola to e • coat in the inn ; he, therefore, requested Davy - pee sli :0 horse while he went for his coat. Whither her glv s ;l peace officer staid to fortify his inner man Nwith e sh e a err Collard's home-brewed, as well as his outer with p rinie coat, or the prisoner considered he was no longer el .te el• we know not; but on the constable's return, there i ri o , e co s ,' horse, but Davy was " non est inventus." The f e sere a trived to get clear off, and still continues at large. )I, en County Gazette. has I ) " tpi' 4 ARMAGH.—We regret to state that fever -- 010 Dis out amongst the depot of the 46th Regiment stationed we ts ', (Armagh) city, of which several of the men have d , i posP j f er, the last few days, and there are still a number o f :I m o d We have been told that the febrile symptoms o r, e ms Orr lignant nature, and that the surgeon of the depot ,'"" 0 , for its - au:Lloyd.— Ulster Gazette. t p. t 1, 5" MILD JRNE ST. .ANDREW.—We are sort', r- fre t acts of incendia r i sm h ave b een perpetra t e d in 0 0 1 0 e f r et On the evening of Saturday last a stack of barleye, eel ro e of Mr. Biles, was discovered to be on fire, and a?f o g ie so A consumed. stack of wheat, standing on an or was then seen blazing, and was likewise destroYeeigeb!,et outrages have caused the greatest alarm in the ere' hood, and we trust the incendiaries will speedily' to justice.—Somerset county Gazette. ~_________:_...-------•" ,4, BIRTHS. I. I. 10 0 00 On the 3d inst., at Limerick, the lady of Captain 0 67th llegiment, of a son. o f tif f On the sth inst., at Fawsley , the Hon. Mrs. Gage. O4l which survived their birilt only a few hours. rullo6 0 , On the sth in in Harley-street, the lady of James of a duughter. 6 osoo a , Hobert Di On the Gth inst., at Botleys Park, the lady of r• C ' of a son. td, gl9* On the 31st nit., in the Stoke-Newington-road, of .mer Spearman, of a daughter. On the sth inst., at Hackney, Mrs. Wynen, of a so n. , il2e IX i On the€ th inst., at Claremont-place, St. Joha's- 10° '' Oe n ' Edwin Fagg. Esq., of a daughter. d 3lr 3 ' Ott the 6th inst., at the Priory, Wandsworth -03 ' AARbRb/oEt Abbott's, Mies, of a daughter. On the 29th ult., at St. Mary li Ar id; o° l i lid t° fate t,...; John the Stuart, inst.,a rt, E Esq., of 11.ighton, to Miss Emily Duncan Stuart' , c ..,01e 5 0i . the 64th Regiment, to Anne Elizabeth' v e il, 'lO 8 3 . St. James's Church, Dubi?, ceraltdfaii'llgni,,tcrt,, Norris, : )1 tibew Wigham, Esq. the late M.: at Woolwich, the Rev. GeOrg v e, „Alter - ...,p9 060 ~,f 0 On the sth it: c l. , of St. Wenn, Col irwilll, to Julia Warren, third l'f,`",..' t iiier'Y' Thlw„,, Major Robert Hutchin:' Ge' , .11t0 , ` m Ord, K.H., of the Royal '-',. c ro , s , ..., Esq. On the sth inst., at , - ..t0 Unitarian Chapel' a p.- E64.' Bayley Potter, Esq., to Mar.r, daughter of SO ° Are, _, ; 19 Pole-bank, near Hyde. les s a" TV' ilor ~f r• On the sth inst., at St. Mary's, Ha,;zerston, hterel," ./ of Waterford, Herta, to Agnes Cecilia, four Etheridge, daub -- Etheridge, of Kingsland. ; ,t, F i rr' e I ' On the 30th ult., at KingstoDnlENDe; Town , • SurreYl APl :ged 18. wife of Mr. Charles VanderGucht. ~,,o , I'lv erP°°l 4 r ollow *Y ' ' aid . 0011 the 2d 3d inst., aint ARodney-street, rs. Susanna,rgortiegt,f,r.olollo On the 4th inst., at Verandah Cottage , - nog , e ts 3 1° ' tile Barnathe rd, aged 73. On 6th inst., in Charlotte-street , Bedford-sgf;ter °f On the 25th ult., at Bath, Henrietta Pilot' dld . Major Pilot. ris• A. i ii i i jol 3o OnO t th he e 3 3 0 a th h u ia l t t. : natt Thornton-row, i o ft r o n n t 0 , nJ..arnoewl,saclbreellean,Ticri: Georg . _ e ,0•13 a t ADDc ti willla rn On the 4th inst., at .I%orth end, Fulham, Walls, Esq. the Key. 1 .,. yolv dol. Rector of Horstead and Coltishall, On the 4th inst. at Horstead RectorY, N"ffici‘t.itenant Jarllgioer,, On the 6th inst., at Pear-tree-grcall, --I, 3 rar .xstrec t • op On the 6th inst., James Jones, .06 6 1• , ,,,,. of .APlliogai , On the 6th inst., Thomas l'irlntraore, _,, L ne ncer • ___-- , i g, On the 6th Inst., in Upper Harley-51sec' ''' -- -- 0( So. i to t .'"---------------._ --------------vtrtga. lie me . iL eutti) o , Lonrinn : Printed end Pti l ,lisbed ', ii; , 1 2, Str .. ..*- 3 0u aith strand, Printer, at The 'Sun ()race , A .,,, 060 , of the SaYoy, in the County of liii. , - 9 , 1646. Matlda, Vac )at.s- —New ..... .•• • • • 25a 27u sed ••••• • • • • . 22s 23s SATITHPZELD Since Monday last the imports of live stock from the Continent for our market hare been on a very liberal scale, the time of year considered, viz., 140 oxen and cows, and two calves from Rotter dam ; 200 cows, 40 oxen, and 303 sheep from Harlingen; together with 20 oxen from Hamburgh. The whole of the aLove supplies have been received, per steamers, In excellent conditon. At the outports the receipts, arising from the comparatively high prices ruling here, have been unimportant. To-day we had on offer 250 beasts, and 310 sheep from Holland, with which the trade was in a sluggish state, and previous quotations were not .supported. From our own grazing districts, the arrivals of beasts fresh up were on the increase, and of very superior quality, especially as relates to the Herefords, Devises, Scots, and Hotnebreds. Notwithstanding the attendance of both town and country buyers was tolerably nume rous, and the weather more favettrab:e for slaughtering, the beef trade was in a very sluggish state, at a decline in the currencies ob tained on this day se'nnight of 2d per Bibs, the very highest figures for the best Scots not exceeding 4s 4d per Blbs, and at which a clearance was with difficulty effected. The Bullock droves from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, were composed of 800 Scots and Homebreds. From the Northern counties we received 500 short horns, from the Western and Midland districts, .600 Herefords, Herons, Hefts, &c. ; from other parts of England, 400 of various breeds; from Scotland, GO Scots ; and from Ireland, 70 beasts. The remainder of the supply was derived from abroad and the negh bourhood of the metropolis. The numbers of Sheep were again un usually limited—the deficiency In them, compared with thosa ex hibited at the corresponding men loot-day in 1845, being about sixteen thousand head ; however the Mutton trade was again brisk, and last Monday's advanced prices were firmly supported. The best old Downs readily produced he fsi per Sibs. In many quarters allusions have been made to the extremely high prices at which Sheep have been selling here for some time past ; but the cause of the present range of currencies is easily explained.. Our readers will recollect that during the greater portion of 1844 (owing to the scarcity of keep in our large agricultural districts, the result of an unusually dry summer) the graziers were compelled to send forward their Sheep, and dispose of them at almost any sacrifice. The great losses thus sustained at that period prevented many of the large flock masters from purchasing adequate supplies of lean stock for the then forthcoming season. In addition to these circumstances, the epidemic carried off Immense numbers of Sheep. The consequence has been that, in many parte of the country, there is an absolute scarcity of that description of stock ; and to exemplify our remarks we may observe that on many farms it is impossible for the stack to consume the large quantities of turnips and other pabulam produced last year ; hence, in those districts IN here sheep are in moderate abundance the graziers can scarcely alibi d to dispose of their stock, whatever may be the prices here. This, then, is the principal cause of the present enhanced rates, and wh eh will, probably, be maintained for some time hence. In order further to strengthen cur observations we beg to observe that, during last year, there were exhibited here nearly three hundred sheep less than in 1844. The few prime Lambs on sale this morning sold readily at 7s per Sibs. Calves, the numbers of which were small, moved of steadily at full prices. The Pork trade was very steely at last week's quota tions. The supply of Pigs was moderately good. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. e. d. s. d. a. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts .. •• 2 8 210 Second quality ditto 4 6 4 g Sscond quality ditto. :t 0 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 410 5L,10 Prime large Oxen 3 6 310 Southdown Wethors b 2 5 6 Prime Scots Largo coarse Calves 4 8 5 4 Largy Hogs ... • 310 4 8 Prime small ditto Suckling Calves .• 18 9 32 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 22 0 tuferfor Sheep .. .3 10 4 4 Lambs •• • 0 0 0 0 SUPPLY Al MARKET. Sheep. I Calves. I Pia's. 18,%00 53 289 Beasts. 3,108 NEIWGATE AND LIZADENEIALL. The past week's arrivals of slanzlitered meat from Scotland and various parts of England have been, the time of year considered, limited, but of full average quality. With meat killed in the metro polis we have been rather scantily supplied. Generally speaking, the demand has ruled steady, And previous rates have been well supported. A few carcases of foreign Beasts and Sheep have been disposed of at full prices. At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. a . d. to s. d. Eesf, inferior-- 2 6 2 i Mutton, inferior 3 8 4 0 middling •••• 2 10 3 0 middling.. 4 2 4 6 prima large 3 2 3 4 prime 4 8 410 prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large— ••• • 3 S 4 6 Veal... 4 8 I I small .... ••• • 4 G 5 2 Lamb. Os Od to Os Od. ARRIVALS DURING TILE PAST WEEK. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs. 22 250 250 30 200 300 31 120 60 27 40 90 20 20 100 30 EO 40 40 GO 30 120 60 100 90 200 Scotland ............... Yorkshire ........... Yorfolk ............... Suffolk .......... Cambridgeshire Surrey...... Devonshire .. . Wiltshire Other parts .. • ...... . 50 110 50 100 60 220 80 200 Total .... ••••• • • • • - 390 1,300 253 1,530 Previous week's arrival •• • • • 316 1,230 115 1,920 Difference since eeriest • 44 70 105 390 BOMOUGU AI; D SPZTAZZTELMS. During the past week the arrivals of Po'atoes at the water-side (though somewhat on the increase) have been but moderate, the tittle of year , considered. - By railway, however, the receipts have beenmoderately exten.give; while irom the Continen: about 400 ions have come to hand to undoling condition. trom New York twenty barrels have reached us, per the Northumberland. Owing chicly to the large supply of green ver,elables on offer, the demand for most lands of Potatoes is inactive, and many of our quotations must be considered almost nominal. York Reds. may be quoted at front 80s to 130 s ; Old Regents, 803 to 11Gs ; Scotch Redo, 503 to 80s ; Jersey Blau, 70s to 803; Scotch Duffs and Blues, 70s to 80s per ton. 1301Z01701.1 EOP rawartuT. There is rather more business doi ng i n th e b est new- hope, at frily previous quotations; but the seconday qualities command very little attention. Old olds are quite as dear. Ito foreign importations have lately taken place ; but we have received ten packages by steam from Ireland. WOOL. The Twit week's imports of Wool have been on a very moderate scale, viz., 861 bales from Taganrog, 166 ditto from Alexandria, 103 ditto from Smyrna, 19 ditto from Harnburgh, and 53 ditto from vari ous other quarters. Both for. ign and colonial Wools—owing to large public sales, consisting of 15,000 bales, being announced for the 15th Instant, and following days —move off slowly at barely stationary prices ; but British qualities are very steady Down hoggetts pro ducing Is 34 to Is 54, and half-bred ditto 183345 to Is 5(1 per lb. The total arrivals (luring the month of January were 16,071 bales, 7,053 being received in London, 7,533 at Liverpool, 1,382 at Hull, and 61 at Bristol. maLLaw. The price of fine Yellow Candle Tallow is rather cheaper than on this day ee'nnight, although the delivery has fallen off. The trade have declined their purchases very considerably until after Parlia ment has decided the alteration in the duty. Town Tallow is scarce, and the price is firm, at 43s net cash for fine melted. Y COMMITTEES. (Tills DAY.) Committee No 1. The Committee met again at twelve o'clock this day, Mr. Strutt, Chairman. The proceedings commenced by taking the adjourned case of the NO] TSE STArPORDSIZZRE (POTTERIMS) ZIZZE. Mr. COATEs opened the case for the petitioner Mr. Joseph Keys, against the subscription contract. Ile bad to explain to the Ccuunittee the nature of the allegation which he was of opinion would not fail tc upset the case for the promoters. The contract deed was net an invalid deed, inasmuch as the trustee, Mr. Garrett, was a subscriber to the capital, and therefore he could not sue upon the covenant of the deed. In that very room on Thursday last, a decision was come to in the case of the Ayrshire and Galloway, upon the very same ground. The allegation was just of the same character, and he could net see how the Committee could come to any other decision in the present instance. It was held in lass that no partner could sue his co partners for any expenditure in the outlay of their business. In the very exact position was the present deed. Take away Mr. Garratt altogether, and then the case was s:ill the same, for the other trustee, though not a shareholder, could not sue either himself or his partner, Mr. Garratt. The Act binds two trustees to carry out a certain contract; one of the trustees was a shareholder in the scheme, and the co-trustee,who was not a shareholder, was answerable for the liabilities of his partner to the deed, and therefore, if he were to sue Mr. Garratt, he would in reality be cueing himself and his partner. Thi s d ee d was, he would not deny , per se, a valid deed, so far as the capital of the Com pany was concerned, but as far as the protection of the public was concerned, there was no power under the present deed to enforce the principles of that contract, and, canseque;tly, the public might suffer. Having thee the decision of a Corn mittee on his side in an analogous case, having common sense on his side, and having the law on his side, he trusted that the Committee would see that the standing orders had not been complied with on the part of the promoters. Sub• Committee No. 2. This Committee sat today a few minutes before ore o'clock. There were present—Sir J. Y. Buller (Chairman), Mr. Walker, Mr. Craig, Mr. .Kemble, Mr. Bell, and the O'Conor Don; THE CAMBIUM= .0...1%78 43.11.W0HD ZIAILWAY was heard. Mr. Puarr (in support of the motion) said—The first alle gation in the petition was, that the plans and sections of the line, as deposited with the clerk of the peace at Oxford, were not in compliance with the standing orders. In No. 12 the parish of Barington was not marked in the line of deviation. Mr. M. J. Davenport (engineer) proved the omission alleged. The distance of deviation was about 15 perches. The CHAIRMAN said that in this case the orders had been complied with. The next allegation was that the distances, miles and furlongs, were not correctly marked on the plan. Mr. ELLICOMDE objected to the term the plan, as being too vgue._ This led to some discussion, but the Committee were of opinion that the term was sufficiently specific. Mr. M. J. Davenport was examined in support of this allegation. In one section (50) for 10 there were marked 11 furlongs. The CHAIRMAN said the standing orders had been complied with in the present instance. - The next allegation was, that the alternate miles, as laid down on the datum line, were incorrect. Mr. Davenport was examined in support of the allegation, and the Committee considered that on the 3d mile and 46th furlong there was incorrettr.ess, and therefore that the stand , ing orders in that instance had not been complied. The next allegation was that the gradients were impro perly marked. Mr. Davenport said that in one section instead of 84 it should have been marked 90. He did not survey the line. Mr. Denton (the engineer of the Company) was examined. He said in the section alluded to the marking was perfectly correct, in which the Committee concurred. Sub-Committee No. 3. The members of this Committee resumed their sitting at the usual hour this morning, Mr. Agliouby in the chair. NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY BRANCHES. This was a petition from the North British Railway Com pany, praying for leave to bring in Bills to enable them to construct a number of branches, and other works, on their main line. Th North British Railway commences at Berwick-on- Tweed, and terminates in a junction with the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, at Edinburgh. It is 6 milts in length, and has a branch to Huddilig,tun, lu the LoutiLy of that name, and a branch toYisherrow ; and the line, it is expected, will bo opened for trigUe i n a b out three month s. The same Company are the proprietors, by purchase, of the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway. The present Bill was for making four branches, and alter ing and deviating the Eisherrow Branch, the cost of which works was estimated by Mr. John Miller, the engineer of the Company, at 170,0001. The Committee took an objection to the subscription con tract, because it included a number of other works to which the present Bill was in no way related; but in all other re spects the Committee decided that the standing orders had been complied with. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) The House rat to-day, at eleven o'clock, to hear English appeals. The Peers in attendance were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenbam, Lord Campbell, and Lord Hood. TILE LATE JAMES WOOD, OF GLOUCESTER. -THE lIIATOR,:AL DERMEN, AND BURGESSES OF THE BOROUGH OF GLOUCESTER V. OSBORN AND SURMAN This case, which comes before their Lordships upon an ap peal from the decision of the Vice- Chancellor Wigram, stood specially appointed for to-day. The question for the decision of their Lordship is,whether, under one of the codicils to the will of the late Mr. James Wood, of Gloucester, the Corpora tion of that boreugh are legatees of two sums of money amounting to !300,00a. The lato James Wood, the banker, of Gloucester, died in 1836, pos:essed of immense wealth, both freehold and personal, ar d upon his death considerable liti gation took place upon the subjsct of his testamentary dispo time in the Ecclesiastical Court, the Privy Council, and the Court of Chancery. In the Eccleastical Court two papers were propounded by the executors, and another paper which had been arouvinously sent by the post to the late Mr. Thotnos helps, one of the legatees. was propounded by bin:. By the judgment of the Ecclesiastical Court probate was refused to all these papers but upon ap peal to the Privy Council, the two papers propounded by the executors and also that propounded by Mr. Helps, were ad mitted to probate, the two first as WIT 0 - .0 will of the tes tator, and the last as a codicil to that will, and upon the latter paper the question now at issue arose. That paper was to the following effect :—" In a codicil to my will 1 gave to the Corporation of Gloucester 140,C061. In this I with my executors wd give 60,0a1. more—to them for the same per pus as I have before named I wd also give to tov friends Mr. Phillpotts 50,0004, & Mr. Geo. Council 10,000.—& to Ni'. Thos. Helps, Cheeps*, London, 30,0001., & Mrs. Elith. Goodlake, mother or Mr, Surman, & to Thos. Wood, Smith str. Chelsea (each) 2,6,00/.—& Sand. Wood, Clevland st.., Mile End 14,000.'.—& the latter gentn. family 6,00C1.—& 1 confirm all other bequests & give the rest of my property to the Execs. for their own interest. "JAMES WOOD." "Gloucester City Old Bank, July, 1835." Upon probate of these papers being granted, the executors refused to pay any of the legacies contained in the codicil, and the result was, the legatees hied their bills in Chancery for the purpose of obtaining payment. The Corporation of Gloucester also filed their bill for the payment of the two sums of 140,000'. and GO,OOO/., given them by.the codicil. .The cantos came on fur hearing before the Vice-Chancellor Wigram s It was argued for several days, and ultimately his Honour gave judgment, dismissing the bill of the Corpora tion, but without costs, and directing that the suni of 255,5071. 10s. 2d., New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., stand ing in the name of the Accountant-General, in trust in the cause, 'should, tcgetber with the interest and dividend, be transferred to the surviving executors, the respondents in the present appeal, his Honour, at the same time, refusing to direct any inquiry, or to direct that that the dismissal or the appellants' bill should be without prejudice to the ap pellants tiling mother bill in relation to the legacies, not withstanding that it appeared by the printed procecdsgs in the suit in the Court of Probate, that the testamentary pa pers and the repositories of the testator had been improperly dealt with during his last illness, rithout his knowledge, and also after his death ; and that at least one paper of the tes tator's, of a testamentary character, had immediately after his death been burned; and that thesocicil of July, lt.-35, it self, when propounded, was in a mutilated state, and partly burned; and that in the envelope in which the same was for warded to Thomas Helps was enclosed a paper on which were written in pencil the followingwords :—" The enclosed is a paper saved out of many burnt by parties I could hang—The pretend it is not J. Wood's hand, many will swear to it--They want to swindle me—Let the rest know." From this judgment the Corporation of Gloucester brought the present appeal, contending that the codicil of July, 1835, amounted to a substantive gift of 140,000!.; that the re ference in the codicil of July, 1835, to a former codicil, did not prove that that former codicil ever existed ; and that, although such former codicil should be considered as having once existed, yet the gift of the 140,0001. referred to as made by such former codicil was not revoked, and that the non appearance of such codicil did not affect the validity of the_ gift either of the 14'.?,0001. or the 60,000/. Sir Thomas Wilde, Mr. - Hodgson, Mr. Swanston, and Mr. James Wilde were counsel for the appellants; and Mr. George Turner, Mr. Itomilly, Mr. Walker, Mr. James Parker, and Mr. Rolt were in support of the decree of the court below. The case will probably occupy six or seven days in argument. ;)u, Dor t krt. ti i itb kg 11 4 tk, .44