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11§.0111.1n SEAT OF WAR IN INDIA.— SECOND EDITION. I all regular well-disciplined troops, with a powerful battery Now ready, in 2 vols.,ith Illustrations, 215. bound. of . sixty g -eight uns. The force under Sir HENRY SMITH w A DVENTURESIN TII E PUNJA B. did not exceed 12,000, with only 32 guns, but with this By Major 11. 31. L. LAWRENCE, Bengal Artillery. vast disproportion they did not hesitate to attack the enemy Political Agent in charge of British Relations with Lahore. though entrenched in a strong position ( &bout l five miles below " A 'work which exhibits more real practical knowledge of the Sikh Statts and their turbulent inhabitants than any book with Loodianah with their rear resting on the river, and their which we are muittainted."—Calentta Review. flanks strongly protected. The Seikhs, too, showed no lack Henry Colburn, publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. of courage, for when they saw the British force advancing to the contest, they marched out of their entrenchments and commenced a heavy cannonade upon our troops. The village of Aleewal (not Alivert as given in the telegraphic dispatch) was their main point of defence, and that her Majesty's 50th Regiment, and the 47th and 48th Native Regiments, gallantly stormed, killing or driving every Seikh before them, at the point of the bayonet. The British and Native Cavalry also behaved with great gallantry, broke and cut up the enemy as they endeavoured to rally, and by twelve o'clock, the attack commencing at ton, the Seikhs were completely dispersed with the loss of all their artillery. They have now lost altogether, since they passed the Sutlej, more than 150 guns, but many yet remain to be captured, for it appears that at iturreekee, some twelve miles higher up the river than Ferozepore, they have a strong battery on the left bank, which protects the pontoon bridge in that quarter formed for the passage of the army, and new used to keep up com munication with the Punjaub. Sir lleney HARDINGN at ~resent leaves this position undisturbed, and is evidently waiting for the tit opportunity to make his attack. Ac cording to these accounts, the invasion of the Punjaub will not take place till towards the month of October, when the hot weather is over and Sir CHARLES NAPIER'S army is fully ready for the affray. The intelli gence brought by the present conveyance, for the regular mail has not arrived, accounts for the rumours prevalent at one time of the defeat of Sir:HEnttv SMITH; and from this, it appears, that while forming a junction with Colonel GoIBT near Loodianah, a small number of our troops had been attacked by a large body of the Seikhs, who took advantage of the movement, and cap tured a part of the baggage. This was the only ground for the exaggerated account, of which one of the Paris papers made so much. That paper was the Journal des Delmts, which, both as regards its intelligence from China and India, is not entitled to the slightest credit; and it is only stir:- prising that the editor of a journal, in other respects so well conducted, should allow such absurd statements to appear INTEW WORE, BY J. FENIMORE COOPER, ESQ. Just ready, In 3 vols. post Svo., RA . VENSNES T. By J. FENIMORE COOPER, Esq. Author of " The " The Last of the Mohicans," " The . Chain-bearer," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY. at One o'clock„ at the Hall of Commerce, rtireiulneedle-street, London, to which place all favours, couttining instructions, are respectfully requested t• be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered; and advises of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, end the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices. Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street, London. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. First Nizht of a New Drama ! GENERAL TOM THUMB having, on each Evening of his ap pearance, been welcomed with most enthusiastic shouts of an please, and excited the astonishment and approbation of an elegant and delighted auditory, by his almost Incredible Dimi nutive Person and hia equally Incredible Mind. the Management has mucir pleasure in announcing his Performance for every Evening till further notice. THIS EVENING The performances will commence with PETER JENKINS. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will appear. After which, a New Extravaganza, entitled THE MAIIRLE 11 ALDEN. Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss L.ddlaw. To be followed by an entirely New and Original Burlesque, en titled HOP 0' MY THUMB ; or, The Ogre and Its Seven-League Boots. In is hich General Tom Thumb. who is engaged expressly for this occasion, will have the honour of making his appearance. To conclude with NEXT DOOR. Characters by Jlessrs. A. Wigan, Turner, Bellingham ; Misses Arden, Villars, and Howard. Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ;• Gallery, fid. 'IMAM E ROYAL, ADELPIII. THIS EVENING • Will bo performed a lc ew Petite Drama, In Two Acts, called, THE CABIN nor. Mons. Vincent, Mr. 0. Smith; Largecetti, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Julien, Madame Celeste; Mdlle. Laroche, Miss Woolgar. After which, a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL? Chesterfield Honeybun, Mr. Wright; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews; Mrs. II oney bun, Miss Woolgar. To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR; or, Magic and Ma zourkapliobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Woolgdr, Mad lute Celezte, &c. will perform. To conelmle with a New Farce, entitled THE PHANTOM BREAKFAST. Sunported by Mr. Paul Bedford. Mr. Wright, Miss Woolgar, 3liss Harding, Miss Taylor, and Mrs. Frank Matthews. TtlEATItk, oXFoiti),,,TrLEt...t Last lVeck but One of the celebrated Artistes, Madame VESTRIS and Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS. FOR TUE BENEFIT OF MR. BANSFORD. THIS EVENIN,3 Will be performed a New Vaudeville Comedy, entitled, THE FOLLIES OF A N I Gin% Duke de Chartres, Mr. J. ; Count de Hrissac. Mr. Harris ; Dr. Druggendraft, Mr. Compton ; Pierre Palliot, Mr. C. Mathews ; Male. Duval, Miss E. Honner ; Duchess de Chartres ! Madame Vestris. After tvhleh, Shakspeare's Comedy of KATHERINE AND PE TRUC Potruchlo, Mr. Wallack ; Katherine, Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by a Grand CONCERT'. Principal Vocal Per • formers, Messrs. Ransford, 11. Russ:ll, John Parry ; Miss Hobbs, 3iisses A. and M. Wilbaras, Miss T.ucombe, Miss Missent, &e. Flute, Mr. Richardson ; Concertina, &ignor Regondi. To conclude with a DIVERTISSEMENT. In which Messrs. Man hall Adrien,. Miss 11 dlin, Miss Marshall, and Mdile. Melanie Duval will appear. NEW STRAND THEATRE. LAST WEEK BUT ONE. M. I'HILLIrrE'S 30IRE ES and AIX' !NEES MYSTERIEUSES Two Morning Performances during the Week. At the urgent and relief-Elea solicitations of many distingu:shed families, ana in order to accommodate the crowds who noel to attend his Morning Performances, PH ILIA PPE will give his Grand Juvenile Entertainment every Wednesday and Saturday 'doming, a* Two o'clocis. M. Philuppe's most Popular Deceptions and Peculiar Experiments Will be repeated every Evening, varied by the Amusing Per formances of the Chiarini Family, and the astounding Feats of the American Brothers.—Doors open at a quarter past Se' en, to com mence at a quarter betore Eight. Stalls, is. ; Domes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d.; Pivate Boxes, I!. Is., and If. lls. 6d. ItilY AL A.M.ritiTti.c.ATltt. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Last Week but One before the Holidays, - and of the present at tractive Entertainments, which have proved far more succtssful than any Novelty yet presented. The Performing .Elephants with the grand Elephantine Asc-nt up the Giant Staircase. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Grand Spectacle, entitled THE RAJA Or. NAGPORE; or, the Sacred Elephants of the Pagoda. In whic,ll the whole rcs-urccs of the r stabliehment will be introduced. Magnificent Scenes of the Circle, combining the unequalled Feats of the British and Foreign Artistes. The whole to conclude with the Novel Military Ballet, entitled TUF. SOl,t)tE t t's I)ItEA9f. , AVII)(36's ILOYAI. 6UItREY 'Int:ATMS. Entire change. Two New Pieez-s. Four Dramas every Evening. lte-engagement of Mr. E. W. Pelham, the celebrated Ethiopian' Serenader. THIS EVEN'TNO Will be performed It New Drama, entitled JULIE LEDRU ; or, the City Goldstnith. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Maynard, Cowell, Lewis, thalop, 3lonison, Williamson; 1 11esdins. Vining, Daly, &e. After which, a New Farce by Mr. E. Stirling, entitled, TEA. WITH MY AUNT. _ _ To be followed by THE MASQUERADE BALL. Sambo ern-lnrd, Mr. b.W. Pelham. To exi,:lad,t with THE VAMPIRE, and THE BLIND BOY. in its columns. The promised motion of Earl GREY for an address to her Metaxgry on the state of Ireland was discussed on Monday in the House of Lords, and, as might have been expected, was negatived by a large majority. Their Lordships are always willing enough to hear any details respecting the acts of via ence and bloodshed, unfortunately of too frequent occurrence in hat country, and lend a ready sanction to any measure of coer cion founded thereon, but when the real source and origin of these melancholy transactions, the weightygrievanoes under which the people have so long been suffering, are brought under their notice, and any measures of a remedial character are even spoken of—ancient prejudices, the now nearly aban doned policy of governing wholly by severity, and the strong hand, is suffered to come into fall operation, and a ques tion involving the destinies of a kingdom is got rid of with a celerity and dispatch that would hardly be exhibited in a matter of the most trivial interest affecting one of their Lordships. We deeply regret that such shoula be the case; we should wish to see their Lordships pressing forward in a generous rivalry with the other House of Par liament, for the promotion of measures of great and na tional utility; but, on the contrary, we have too often found that branch of the Legislature opposing itself to and delaying (for fortunately they have not hitherto been able to do more than delay) the passing of Acts loudly and imperatively demanded by the growing enlightenment of the age. We cannot, however, regret the discussion which took place. Lord GREY brought forw:ad his motion with great ability and moderation, and nithough we do not think that' e went sufficiently far into the grievances, or that what he stated was all that would be required to render Ireland a happy and a prosperous country, we have no doubt it'would willingly be accepted as a large instalment, and that it would be hailed with gratitude by the people, as evi dencing Dee desire of the Legislature at length to do them justice. He stated with much force and fidelity the wretched condition of the country, which, as ne truly said, was one "of laulessness and wretchedness ; that it was the one weak place in the solid fabric of British power, the deep and irreparable blot in the shield of British hoeoar." He asks, have the measures adopted been such as to meet the exigencies of this fearful state? The Government have not departed from the old beaten track, but money and coercion seemed to be their policy, as it had been that of former Governments, and of course no other results could be expected. Cart such a state of things continue 2—is im provement indeed impracticable? The character of the country and of the people, to which his Lordship pays a high and well-deserved compliment, forbid it. We cannot refrain from quoting his own words " Is there anything in the nature of the country, or of the people, to account for it? Surely there is nothing in the country—ter it is endowed with a soil of great ter...jay— with a genial climate, with great mil eral wealth, with commodious harbours on its coasts, with great means of In ternal navigation and extensive eater power, and centaiva every advantage which is necessary fur commercial great ness, and for the people I Will any one say that it is their fault? When they are taken away Iron the pernicious influ enced which surround them in their own country, they are found to be capable of everything that is good.—(Bear, hear.) See them in the colonies, in America, and in other countries of Europe, and they are distinguished for industry and usefulness, and in our own country, the severest labour is performed by Irish workmen. In the county with which I am connected, you see them coming over yearly to the harvest, the largest number of them being natives of the wretchedest counties in Ireland, as Donegal and others, and what is the character they bear ? Why, that they are most grateful for good treatment—(Hear, hear)—tractable, industrious, cheer ful, even gay, sometimes thoughtless, and easily excited ; but on the other hand often showing a providence and care: fulness not common to the general character of persons in their rank of life and living frugally in order to save their earnings to take home with them to pay their rent and assist their families.—(Hear, hear.) This is the character the Irish labourer bears in England." The two principal points by which his Lordship hoped tl' state of things could be remedied are certainly of ..;;cal i m m portance—first, that the state of the law t - .Men landlord and tenant should be improve:, that the poor man should no longer be ect to a law by which injustice could be (lone to hini ; the law should 'ant it would not be sufficient merely to be amended, amend the law—they should a ls o l oo k t o t h e sp i r i t of i ts administration. The hearts of the people should be won by IkiAttess ; they could not be gained by force. The other great grievance of Ireland, the existence of a church, largely endowed, possessed of no less than 600,0001. per annum, which was devoted exclusively to the religious wants and educa tion of 700.000 people, while the great majority, the poorer TIIE WEATIPR.—SIIN OFFICE, MARCH 24. TElmustomr.TEß, Lowest, 39; Highest, 54; Noon, 51. BAROMETER, 29.46.—W1RD S.W., fine. ;11tir.1 WATER. AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY, DI orrang A rninut , a after 12. I Evening 29 minute; 'net 12. -,, irnk i. i? ) 4v, 0,'4,4 . •,.....p.,,-;.,-, , -,.--,,, t ~,,,) z . ~K ~,N;s4 ,-, ,-.-......4, , 5 ;-, v 1 .;,, , ,,._ ,4„. 4...,,,,et.,,. - - :ii. . :,,. ,:!, t, ~ . -- tfy o - 1 ,. -iri:-.,..., ,„i-J , r ,, .,c l.,'± . _7,r —4' ; _ i.i. , ~,,,, zc -- - . .. s ,, ••,__..-,.: 'l,'N :e4t.. -- 1;; ; ; „ - • :ti ~, ‘,..- ..„, ' ' . l',: ‘ , Pi:A . 7 , I .(-- '...,,, ..,.. -- ,:e . :Af t l4::,- - ~... 4.: clas.i, the most destitute, received no assistance ; this is, in. deed, a fertile source of discontent in Ireland. Ills Lord- ship said well, that the welfare of the people cf Ireland was sacrificed to the pecuniary interests of the Church. iVe cannot agrea with the Duke of IVELLINGTON, who main tained that we were .prevented by the Act of Union from dealing with the Irish Church. Surely, no reasonable mind could for a moment suppose that the exigencies of future limas might not require some change in the disposition and re gulation of its revenues, and that any legislation, however perfect at the time of its enactment, could be final. If so, the measures of Church reform (scanty as they have been), which have already taken place, have violated the Union, and yet we have never heard them urged as an argu ment for its abolition by those who would gladly adopt anything likely to effect its repeal. He also urged that concessionhas hitherto ever proved the forerunner of new demands. The answer is simple and easy, because the measures to which he alluded were not given with a good grace: and because of their justice, but because they could ne longer be refused. Give kindly from your own free wil', and the boon will he received with joy and gratitude; but let the same amount be wrung from your fears, let the recipients know that you would re fuse if you dared, and the success attendant on suc cessful agitation rill encourage to renewed exertion in the hope of a similar result. " 131 s dat que cito dat," is true in the case of nations as ►ell as individuals. Let us hope that our future boons to Ireland, being given in a different spirit from what has hitherto been evinced, may be produntive of happier result!. Oar commercial men arc at length evincing their impa tience under the intolerable procrastination by which the Parliamentary discussion upon a revolution in our mercantile system is characterised, and by which the whole machinery of trade is involved in a state of ruinous indecision. The malcontents in the Lower House have assumed to them selves the office of protecting commerce; the real re presentatives of industry, however, merchants and ope ratives, are now heard to repudiate that protection, and in' addition to this to express their most earnest satis faction at the policy at present advocated by our most illus trious and experienced it etesmen. On Monday a deputatio4 from Manchester, of a very influential character, comprising the President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, the President of the Commercial Association, and four eminent merchants from the most important manufacturing city in this great manu f actur i ng country , wa i te d upon Si r R . P ast. with a petition, expressive of these very sentiments, the various paragraphs of which petition we subjoin. Another scarcely less i m p ortant, from Liverpool, was like nwise entrusted to the Ri g ht H onoura bl e B aronet, who took occasion, during the debate of last night, to lay both those petitions before Parliament. That too much stress could scarcely be laid upon these appli cations, no rational man will undertake to ass er t, when it i remembered that the one proceeding from Liverpool had re ceived the signatures of 214 merchants and shipowners, 190 sbipbrokers, all the local bankers saving two, and that within an hour'or two no less than four hurytred and teen names were appended. Of the Manchester petition the attendant circumstances are yet more remarkable and signi. ficarit. "In twenty four hours," said the Prime Minist er , that petition received 1,022 signatarc4 comprising the heath of houses engaged in trade with every part of the ,Terli, representing a capital of at least thirty nt:thon, i and mpoytts ' •so t l.ss than one hundred and twenty tho usand p er. c sons," Such an exponent of the wishes entertained by the parties es , hose fortunes are most implicated in the remission of imports • iorfandexport ation duties is surely more deserving ofatten t on than the petilaiicllgiisibbiliag remonstrances of a few disaf- Ceded cusgmeu: wo oppose the Cutoinh' -AA i the delta. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a NOV Opera, entitled THE CRUSADERS. The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. 'Tar rison, Burdini, Hort:castle. S..Toues, Weiss, stretton o D. W. King, Miss Romer, and Miss Rainforth. After which, a new Fairy B4llet, called THE ISLAND NYMPH. In which Mons. Desplaces, Mdlles. Neodot, Louise, AdelevMdme. (Midlel, &c., will appear. THEA IRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. FOR TOE BENEFIT OF BENEDICT. M. BENEDICT begs respectfully to announce that his BENEFIT, and the Last rerformance but Three before the Holidays, will take place on THURSDAY. APRIL 2, on which occasion the New Opera of THE CRUSADERS will be performed, with a variety of Enter tainments ; full particulars of which will be duly advertised. Tickets arid places may be procured of Mr. Parsons, at the Box °dice, front Ten till Six daily. Tria.ATit tioY AL. HAY stARKET. THIS EVENING Will to performed a New and Original Comedy, called, A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK. C 3 mon Foxall, Sir. Webster; More craft, Mr. W. Farrell: Sir John Coy, rdale, Mr. Tllßsry; Ernest coverdale, Mr. H. !loll; Horace, Wald;rave, Mr. Hudson ; Sehnei stet-mann, Sir. J Bland ; Thomas, Mr. Brindal ; Lady Coverdale, Mrs. Glover ; Selina Coverdale, Miss Julia Bennett ; Emmeline, Mrs. Seymour. he Band will perform the Overtures, " La Symphonie," and " La Neige ;" a Fantasia, " FrDiavolo ;" the " Post Horn Galop," and "Antoinette," Cellarius Waltz. After which a New Comic Drama, called THE IRISH POST Characters by Messrs. J. Bland, Tilbury, Mrs. Humby, &c. To conclude with a New Farce, called LEND ME FIVE SIM I•INGS. Mr. Golightly, Mr. Buck.done ; Capt. Phobbs, Mr. Tilbury; Capt. Spruce, Mr. Brindal ; Mrs. Major Phobbs, Miss P. Horton. Irll • : iyiP l / 4 1ticilily , vA , 4 VA 432 M • - r l . - -; " LON.DciN, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 25, 1846. Their Lordships met at Fire o'clock, and almost imme diately afterwards adjourned, having transacted no business of immediate public importance. The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before Four 'o'clock. Sweial motions were made with respect to railway groups, and, 'the SPEAKER was summoned to the House of Lords to hear the Royal assent given to the Metropolitan Building Improvement Bill, and the Fever (Ireland) Bill. _ _ _ air. LAwstm titat moved, according to the notice he had given, "That the East and West Yorkshire Junction (York and Knareshorough), the Great North t,f England (Bedel Branch), and the Great :kTorth of England (Borrough bridge Bra,cll) should be taken out of Group No. 43, and referred to Mr. GREENS, and the Members introducing such Bills the 31st, unless petitions against any of those Bills be cycsented before Monday next. A shoi t discussion took place upon the motion, which was lost upon a division by a majority of 16, there being for the motion 23 and'azainst it 89. Several railway Bills were read a second time, and ordered to be commit' ed. Mr. Y S E gave notice of his intention, on the ith of April, to !,ring forward a moticn relative to the state of edu cat:on in Ireland. Mr. BANKEs gave notice of his intention, on Thursday next, to move that the Bill for the poor removals should be referred to a Select Committee. Mr. O'CoN cu. postponed his motion, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the county of Cork to send two additional Mentt - wrst to the Home of Common., to replace those formerly returred for Suflbnry, till af:cr Easter. . - Viscount lauFSeltE then moved the coa leration of the petition of TH'33IAS WOOD, the proprieto r hanipton Chronici?,. relative to Lichfield school. the Ire Atter a short discussion, the debate on the question was adjourned to Wednesday week. Mr. IVYf.4E obtained leave to bring in a Bill to legalise Art- Unions. Mr. P. ScuorE obtained leave to bring in a Bill for the better protection of life in Ireland, by means of better relief to the destitute por. Sir J. GRAti..ur gave notice that it was his intention to morrow to postpone the Friendly Societies Bill till after Easter. He had also been informed, by the Hon. Member for Oldham, that it was hi ; intention to postpone till after the hoNdays the Factories Bill. Sir 'R. PEEL, in answer to a question from Col. RAWDOS as to whether, in the measures contemplated by the Govern ment with - respect to the registration of voters in Ireland, nay provi - sion wa.; to be made for shortening the duration of borough elections, said that it was intended to limit them to one day. 'The adjourned debate on the second reading of the Corn Importation Bill was then resumed by Lord PoLtalloTosr, who opposed the second reading of this _ Mr. PLUM7riIE also opposed the Government measure. Sir J. Trollope, Mr. Rashleigh, Mr. Shaw, and the Earl of March opposed the sec,oud reading of the Bill; and Sir J. Harmer, Viscount Ebrington, Mr. F. Baring, and the Ghancclir.: of the Exchequer supported it. Oa the motion of Mr. Ftwou, the debate was adjourned till Thursday. The other orders of the day then diApoead of, aLd the House adjourned• Tit d ed accounts of the action which took place ot. the 29th of January, between the foces under Sir liEsns &trill and the Seikhs, given in another part of The SIM agree in every important point with the telegraphic dispatch frola MarzeilleN published yesterday. The Seikhs mustered 1,11 great force, to the uttuibtr of at Just AOOO Meg) gates of the industrial population, after Buck indications of ! i MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. public opinion, would indeed be the climax of the most con- (From The San ce' Las! Night. summate assurance. Let the protectionists, however, meditate ' The sake of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, were about 5,500 bales. including 400 for export and speculation; rriees seriously upon every sentiment contained in that Manchester Ins wet th ea gas lid were much the same. wet re. tr ote As done; acid P : let them con, for once, with candourand right mind- , prices user: etestiee edness, the plain-spoken and emphatic expressions of the Pe - 1 ees yet titers has net been any rdaional accounts received pular veil!! If they retain one single iota of common settle i from the banks of the Sutlej, beyo n d th ose announced i n our i • or discretien—whicb,however, we very much quWion I—they paper of yesterday. Lungthened details are m ee t anx i ous ly will allow their most pernicious opposition to become extiu- looked forparties here, and more espec i a ll y b y t h ose by all 1 having relatives in the army. Si nce wr i t i ng what precedes, guished by the subjoined sentencee:— 1 a delivery of letters and papers has been made in a few "That ;your petitioners are largely interested in the trade favoured circles, end they confirm, to the fulleg extent, the , the Stikhs. and commerce o f er ane h ee t er ; t h at your p e titiouers, in victorious progress of the British and nati.e.'e nirces ifigiiinet t e e o r ir t i e ce o e ft - i i i t e h eo t u li n e t e r n y t , i h re av m e a o n b u s f e a r c v tu a rin w g it a h n ! eettlada, that the position of the Company for the construe herlt is tatletattely to find by the a - count last received from 3' tion of the Great Weetern Railway (in Canada) is of a more. to Majesty's Government-eeneasures which will tend great faction the wise andeomprehensive measu l r di e l s ecol i in it em ro liee d rs t ct t i c a e sl Cl ti ty l 0 to benefit this densely-populated district; that your peti- staple character than has been represented by some of the London journals. Sir Allan M`Nab, in a communication ad allem that a r obstructions esmen t in ti l o v n h e ie rs h t h ia a v v e e o u b li r ea r d v 3 e , d e , a w u i s t e l d i d c e o e n p si dressed to the editor of the Hee th een (U C.) suzette, 're commercial operations) have been thrown in the way of concern, ra b l e marks thus unote the ittirerlani topic:— the immediate passing of these measures through your e t 'nu may. perhaps, have seen paragraphs in the London Honourable House :" Times and Morning Chronicle, in which various mis-state- Ant then for my Lord GEORGE BENTINCK, or the redoubtable meats are made, and false assumptions as to our intentions; Mr. MILES, to arrogate to themselves the office of interpreting you mey contraoict all these statements as distinctly as you the detestation of the people for those very measures! A like. .No resolution has ever been come to to break up the most paltry juggle, forsooth, on the part of th e monopolists! concern, nor has such a result ever be e n co nt e mpl a t e d, unlessas contingent upon a war with the, It Steeee; aelettig tint "That should further delay in the progress of these mea- of the Oregon elle:Alien. We fbtl as Wong ii Confidence in sures unffirtunately take place, your petitioners fear that the gondne,:s id' the concern us ever, and are determined to difficulties and embarrassments of the most alarming cherace spare no exertion to carry it out. We shall unite in a ter will ensue, and that the immediate prosperity of the vigorous effort to complete the operation as soon as the effect country will be jeopardised." of the late panic arid the danger of a ruptere with the United Can these agricultural Members, at, er an announcement States have blown over, and we see no reason to despair of so emphatic, and from a source so competent, persist with s" 41 8 :e mo, •0- . r h t - m eg ,ronir e of t e d o January, has also clear consciences in their present mischievous conduct ? If been transmitted to me, iu which it is stated, dint the At their consciences be not entirely " case- hardened" already, torney and Solic i tor- G eneral of Canada bad given it as their they decidedly cannot! opinion, that the proceedings of the agents in London_were ... .., " Your petitioprs, therefore, earnestly pray your Ho nourable House to put an end to the doubt and uncer tainty now existing, and to prevent the occurrence of com mercial disasters which may seriously cripple the industry and resources of, the country, by immediately passing into a law the • Customs and corn lmportation Act?" This is a plain, blunt demonstrat:on against monopoly. There is no gainsaying it Much as the sticklers for pro tection. have carped at previous petitions, and garbled the opini•in of the mas , , this outcry from Manchester—that great nucleus of manufacturing industry, which CARLYLE has aptly likened to one vtot steam-engine--will defy all their ingenuity. Everything, in short, proves that the death of the old and villanous system of commerce, however lingering it may have been, is inevitable ; that, in the words used by Earl GREY, we are actually in sight of the goal ; and that the wishes of our merchants will be realised. Immedi:;tely on the reeciptof that piper, I std• dressed a letter to the Attorney-Gebtral at Montreal, and the Solicitor-General at Toronto. I have not yet received a reply from the Attorney-General, but. the Solicitor-Gereral, Mr. Sherwood, states I saw the pares icraph to which you allude, and se f_ir as I am to/Malted, 1/ is inco rect. I have net been tailed on for an opinion of your proceeding, anti have no reason to suppose that Mr. At torney •General Draper has been.' " The English Securities have to-day been a little firmer, but the transactions, whether for money or time, have been very limited in extent. Console arc 067,4 to «9 fbr present transfer, and 96% for atenUtit. On Exchequer-bills the premium has been 275. and is new 245. Bank Stoek for ac c,,unt has declined to 211 1 4 and 211. East India Stock has improved a little, being 259 to 261. The Foreign Bonds are not very lively, but they hare been steady in value. Sosinish Five per Cents realise 25% %, and the Three per Cents. 36% to 37. Mexican Deferred are 16%. Brasil Stock is worth 13.1., and Buenos Ayres 38%. Dutch Four per Cents. have realised 944. Shares are on the whole, much the same as yesterday, there being no symptoms of improvement. The French lines are much better supported than the others. Accounts from Madrid state that a stormy discussion took place in the Chamber of Deputies on the 16th. The House WAS crowded to excess. It was known that the PnEstprgr was to be questioned for having summoned the Chamber, and also that an explanation would be given by MIRAFLORIS respecting the Ministerial crisis. Senor EGANa, who has been appointed Minister of Grace and Justice, first rose, and declared that the conduct of the PRESIDENT in convening the Chamber was unconstitutional. General Psair.ZUNI.A, the new Miaister of Marine, after vainly attempting to speak during the confusion, was about to leave the Chamber, when he was ordered by the PRESIDENT to be stopped. It was then moved that the Chamber should approve of the conduct of its PRIESIDRYT, and the motion was adopted by a inajority of 111 to 41. Senor Romano then questioned the ex-Ministers respecting the rumours of a Ministerial crisis, when the Marquis DE MIRAFLOZE3 replied that there was no crisis for three reasons: —First, that the Ministry had the confidence of the Qt EEN; secondly, that the Cabinet was united; thirlly, it had the support of the Chambers. "And with a representa tive Government so situated there cannot be a crisis," said the Marquis. After some propositions, which had no results, the sitting was adjourned until the next day. - It would thus appear that lIIIILATI.ORES and his colleagues were not aware that they had been supplanted, and that NAILVAEZ had a list of their successors duly prepared. The Funds kad improved. On the 16th the Three per Cents. closed at 29 1 ,E for cash, and 29 3-16 for the 30th of April; and the Five per Cents. at 21% for the lathe date. TIRITISII YUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. ' , limn. Three per Cent. ConeelB Annr.ltits 1,6 VflX 46 90X Long Annuitlee, Expire •lah. 8, 1860 .. - Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. •• 10% 7-16 10 7-16 India Bonds. 1,0001. .. .. .. .. .. Ditto, under 1,0001. .. .. .. .. 30 South Sea Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. Ditto, New Annuities .. • • • • 9 3 N, 959 Bank Stock for Account 211 - - It I Consols for Account „ P 6 4 96 india Stock for Account .. 259 261 261 Elm:lacquer tills. l•%<1. 1,0001. 27 24 pm. 23 500/. 27 24 24 Ditto, &mall .... 27 Pm. 27 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. rRICES. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. ~ IR SA Buenos Ayrri Doll 4 6 per Cailt .. 3iN 3834 Chha, Ii pei Cent _ _ _ _ -- 97 Danish, 3 per Cent -. .. .. .. $9 89 Mexican Bonds, 1837, 8 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 31 Ditto, Deferred _ .. .. 16)4 tq !:‘ Portuguese Three per Cents .. .. --- Ditto, for tor the Acttottlit :b ; : .. -- 57 34 Speuieh Ponds, li per Cent .. .. -- Ditto, for the Account .. _ 25 X % 25% Ditto, Passive Bonds .. .. _ 5X 5 94 Dittos, Three per Cent .. .. .. Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 37 36 7 i 3634 Venezuela Ronds, 2 per Cent ~ •-, -' , 43h Dividends en the itbeft paYittil'e hi i.on don. rinteh TWb , 4llia-iii-ilttlf per Cent .. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 943( 94% PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT PIIICEc,. . RAILWAY SHARES. ONE 01.14-K - 2Ki Amber., Notting., Borten; vtil Kioterti d'hittlitil .. .. .. 2) ...• 1%...... .•. 1% kaiigh, Coleraine, and Portrush 1% —..— .• •••• • • • • % liblningtiamand Gloucester.. .. 100 ....125 . • 125 Riickinglianishire .. .. .. .. 425. .... % dis... • % dis Caledonian .. .. .. .. .. 10 —.. 8). '4% •• • • B% Ditto, Half Shares .. .. .. 234 .... 2 1% ... . Chelmsford and Bury .. .. .. 1% .i .. %.i•.. i •. • • Direct Alanehester (Rettiltlenh'S) 244 .... X I Direst MailcheSter (Rastrick's) .. 5 1 ,4 .... 334 %• • Direct Northern .. .. .. _ 240 .... IX Dutf.in and Galway .. .. .. 4 •• • • 1 % % . Eastern Counties ~ .. .. 141. 165..... 20% %..• . • • - 20% Ditto New .. .. .. .. 8/. 165..... 5% p • Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13e. 4d. X p... . % p Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. 6/. 13s. 4d. U% p % p Ditto, York Extension .. .. 105..... 1% ••..•• .. • • 114 East Lincolnshire .. .. .. 1 1 4 .... 1 !ii ••.... .. • • 134 Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 2% .... 134 ... .. . 134 Glom., Aberyst., & Cent. ;if Walt a I'•a .... ' A .. Goole, Dwnsast., and . Milled, &c. 425..... % % d!s... • • % diss Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1% .... 44 .. Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 15 .... 1634 .......... 16% Great Western .. .. .. .. 85 .• .. .......... Ditto, Fifths .. .. .. .. 20 .... .......... 3134 Mill and Selby .. .. .. .. 80 .• ..101 .......... 101 The Paris papers of Sunday contain no news in addition to those published in The Sun yesterday. The attack made by M. ODLLoN 11.trtnyr on the GoVernment for +Resolving the National Gunds of certain large towns, such as Lyons and Metz, had excited a warm discussion in the Chamber, but it led to no immediate result. The Opposition, however, were reaolved not to let the matter rest thus, and M. Lie/toms moved " that the Ministry should be compelled to render,, in the beginning of the next session, an account of the execution of the law of March, 1831." The Ministry accepted the challenge, and the debate on the motion vas fixed for Monday. There is no fresh intelligence in these papers from Poland. On Sunday the French Three per Cerra+. were done in the passages of the Opera at 84f. 37%c. BUSINESS DNB IN FOREIGN RAIT.WATS AT THE LONDONSTOCKE&CHANGE, MARCH 23. Boulogne e.nd Amiens , I2N-114rdeaux; Toulouse, and Cette (Espelata), 2 —Dutch Rhenish, 6—East Indian, %—dreat North ern or rranee Constituted, 15% —Lowrain and Jeinappe, 13y Laxelnbourg, I —Madrid and Valenti*, —.Namur and Liege, Orleans and Bordeaux, 13—Sambre and Meuse. 5% —Tours and Nantes Constituted, 7%. Ditto, Halt hares .. .. .. 7 .... 25 Lancaster and Carlisle .. 33 .... 48 . Ditto, New .. .. 5 834 Leicester and Bodcord .......... 225...... 304 dis.• • 34dts Liverpool and Leeds Direct .. 2%. ...... 2 34 Liverp., Mauch., & Newc. Juliet. 254 .... 2 34 • ..... 23{ London an Birmingham . 100 .... 218 ..... 217 Ditto Qnartere 2 .... 2534 26 26 Ditto Fifths 2 .... 23 22 34 London and Blackwell .. 161. 13s. 4d. • • .. Ditto New .. 234 .... 4 4 londoa and Brighton .. 50 .... 624 6234 London and Croydon 131. 15s. 9d. 21 20% Ditto, Guarant. Five per Cent. 9 .... 9% London and Senth•lYes•.ern.. 41/, 6s. 10d. 73 .. • • Ditto, New , 12 34 .... 21 ...... 21 London and York .. .. • • • • 2% .... 24% • • • • .. 2% Ditto, Half Shares • • 2 36 • .. 2% 2 2 London, Warwizii, Rt Kidclermins. 236 .. 11 b IA London, Salisbury, and Yeovil • • 234 .. • • 1% .. 1% Manchester and Leeds .. • . .. 82 „, Ditto. Fifths .. • • • • • • 2 • • 10%.......... 10% Itanz.thester and Birmingham .. 40 „ 76 75 75 Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) • • 4 • • •• 11% Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 .... 7 Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425..... p Manchester and Southampton .. 2 ~ 1 34 Midland .. • • • • • • • • " Ditto, New • • • • • • 12 • • • • 29 2834 Newcastle and Darlington Junet. `ts ~ 42% ▪ 42% Ditto, New • • • • •• 1 „ Newcastle Ditto, ran Berwickd i u . g . 4 2 120 0 . ..• ..• 8 1: 5 14 3 : 1 ! 1, North British .. • • • • • • • • Ditto, Carlisle Ex tension .. 1 % 2 Northamp.,Beiford, &Cambridge 425. North Stadordshire Norwich and Brandon • • • • • • 12 • • • . 2234 „ „ „ „ 2234 Oxfd.,Worcester,& Wolverhmptn. 1 2 34 10:5.34..„„„ 10% Perth and Inverness • • • • • • 2 % • • • • 1'434 „ „ 1% Portsmouth Direct • • •• • • 3 % • • • • 24 • • ...... 2% Rug's) , and Huntingdon • • .. 2 Scottish Central .. • • • .• 10 .... 151 4 15 ...▪ ... 15 1 Ditto New • • • • • •"• 2 % • • •• • • •• ..... 4 1 % Smith Midland 425. .... 0% % p...... % ► South and Midlands Junction .. 425. .... 1 dis.... ..... 1 dii South Eastern and Dover • • .. 333 j ~ .......... Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 16 ~ „ 1534 16% Do., New (do. .70'.) • • N 0 . 3. 15 • • • • 15 .......... 15 be., New (do 151.) • • No. 4. 2 34 • . 24 .......... South Wales .. • • • • • • 5 • • .. 33,x........ .. Teen and Dove Valley.• • • .. 1% Vale of Isfeath • • • • • • 2 „ „ „ „ 1 35 Waveney Ynfley .. • • 2 „ „ „ „ A West (tiding Union • • • • .. 425. .... 1% p. • • .. •• 134 1 Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 254....1,4 .. York and Lancaster • . • • • • 2% .... 114 York and North Midland • • 96 ,„ Ditto, Selby .. • • • • • • 30 • • • • 72 .• • • 72 Ditto. Extension • • •• • • 15 • • • • 30%.... • . g Bo D ul o. ogn E e. and and \ A i r n . 1 1 e t i i d t Fn ti • 12 1 9 RAILWAYS. .... 12% %. • : : 3 12 01 : Louvain and Jemeppe • • • • 4 • • • 1% .. Luxembourg Mzstrid and Valentin .. • • • • 2 • • . .. . in; Nasnut and Liege • • • • • • 4 • 2% Rouen and Havre • • • • • • • 90 • • • • 29 34 • • • • • • .• • . 30 THE Innws Matt..s.—The French mail packet Egyptus, tom Alexandria, arrived at Malta on the 17th instant, re ports having seen several rockets fired on Monday, at seventy miles distance from this island. She rendered no assistance': The Admiral, supposing this may have been the Virago, with the Indian mails on board, has sent out the Volcano steamer to look for her and give aseietanu. So that the mails may not be expected for a day or two. Sir Robert Peel and the Cabinet Ministers have ac cepted an invitation to dine with the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion house, the let of April. The guests are invited to bring their ladies. There were assent at htr Majesty's Theatre last night, his Royal highness Prince George of Cambridge, his Royal Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, Prince George of Memingen_, his Excellency the Russian Ambassador and the Baroness Brttnnete, the Hanoverian Minister, the Count de NoeMee, the Marquis of Palacino, the Marquis of Clan- Heard% the Marquis of Douro, the Earl and Countess of &Toe, the Earl and Countess of Sheffield, Marquis of 'Fitch field, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl of Falmouth, the Earl of Munster, Viscount Castlereagh, Lord and Lady Alford, Lord Aylmer, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord De Lisle, Lta-d Macdonald, Lord Dungarvon, Lord Glarnis, Lord Gordon, Lord W. Lennox, Lord Foley and the Hon. Miss Foley, Lord W. Beresford, Viscount eantalupe, Lady Ernest Bruce, Lady E. Drummond, Lady Curry, Sir A. Barnard, the Hon. James Macdonald, the Hon. James John stone, Sir Henry Webb, Sir Henry Willoughby, Sir Frederick Trench, Sir John Bailey, Sir W. Ball, Sir R Cunlitre, Sir T. Hare, Major Buckley, &c. &c. ALGERIA AND TUNIS IN 1845. Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough. street, has this day publiabed "Algeria and Tunis in 1845," by Captain J. Clark Kennedy, 18th Royal Irish ; an Account of a Journey made through the Two Regencies by Viscount Feilding and Captain Kennedy, in 2 vols., with illustratioes, price 21s. bound, which can now be had of all Booksellers. Mr. Colburn has also just published-2. The Sixth Volume of the Nelson Letters astd Dispatches.-3. Seven Years' Campaigning in the Peninsula and the Netherlands, by Sir Richard D. Ilenegan, 2 vols , 21s. bound.-4. General Count Montholon's History of the Captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena. 2 vole. Bvo.—and, 5. flua , ia under the Autocrat Nicholas 1., by Ivan Golovine, a Russian SUbject, 2 vols., 21s. bound. THE ItouEnTsus ON THEIR TRAVELS.--TO MU:lrate the class of persons from whom foreigners frequently tahe their notion i,f the English character, Mrs. Trollope, in her new novel, sets a vulgar tine farni . y of the middle cla,a; on a continental tour, with small means, yet a desire to cut a dash and to get into society above their station. The subject is well adapted to Mrs. Trollope's pen. She has immortalised herself by her Burnaby ; and Mrs. Roberts is, with slight variation, Bareaby on the continent. The course of her ad ventures exhibits :so much of the roguery of every-day life, that it is sure to amuse. If critics were as precise as natu ralists, they would place "The Robertses on their Travels" the same genus as " Gil Blas."—Br:tannia. RELIGION OF TILE SElEll9.—Th7gellat religion does not boast of a very high antiquity. Previous to the close of the fifteenth century, the whole of the people inhabiting the Punjaub were either the followers of Hindooism, devoutly beli!ving in the mythology which, to the present mom e nt, is held in reverence by the millions spread over British India, or disciples of Mahome I from conviction, or the proselyting influence of Persian and Affghan cenquerers. But in the eat ly part of the sixteenth century arose a religious teacher, Nanacia Shah, the son of a salt-merchant, who, becoming a faquir, practised great austerity, and parted with all his property to the poor. The result was a very.extensive con version of his countrymen from the Brahminical and Mahe medan religions to a belief in pure Deism. The new disciples of Nanach called themselves Seikhs—a term derived front the Sanscra, and applicable to the followers of any particular teacher. It has remained with the people to this moment. QUEEN l'ousnE.—Some few years since her Ma jesty Queen Victoria presented a very handsome carriage to the unfortunate Queen Pomare. The Polynesian, a weekly journal, published at Honolulu, the capital of the Sandwich Islands, in its impression for the Bth of November last, con tains the following announoement in reference to the royal equipage :—" Rhodes and Co. offer for sale the carriage of Queen Pomare, of Tahiti, built in England. It is a well constructed article, light and capacious, and well suited for a family carriage. Two sets of harness accompanying it." The editor of the Pclynesiava says, in relation to the above, " It will be seen that Rhodes and Co. offer for sale the car riage .of this truly unfortunate, though meritorious woman. It was a present from her sister, Queen Victoria, and is now offered for sale in order to supply the royal dame with the means of existence. She is said to be in very straitened circumstances, being entirely without revenues or other means than the charity of her friends afford. It is to be hoped that some generous friend will come forward and pay a fair price for this relic of a distressed yet heroic Queen, whose fame and sufferings have made her for ever known to the American and European public." THREE CHILDREN RUN OVF:R.-0a Saturday after noon an accident occurred in the Strand, which had nearly involved the lives of three boys. As Dr. Edlington, of Guildford-street, Russell•square, was proceeding in Ws car riage along the Strand, and had just turned into Craven street, where the little fellows were running in the road, the horses came so quickly upon them, that before they could manage to retreat, they were knocked down and severely trampled upon, and had it not been for the dexterity of the driver, the wheels must inevitably have passed over them. Assisted by a police-constable, the worthy doctor placed them in the carriage, and at once conveyed them to Charing cross Hospital, where they were put to bed and properly at tended to by Mr. Wesley, the house surgeon. It is no more than justice to add, that no blame whatever is attributable to the servant. The Right Hon. the Speaker of thtb House of Com mons had a Parliamentary dinner on Saturday last, at the Right lion. Gentleman's house in Eaton-square, when the following noblemen and gentlemen constituted the circle : V!scount Ingestre, Viscount Chelsea, Viscount Norreys, Viscount Mare; Lord liotham, Lord assulston, Leo d Ren dlesham, Hon. Captain William Fitztnaurici.., Hon. William Bazot, Hon. Eliot T. Yorke, Sir John Walsh, Bart., Sir John 'l'. B. Duckworth, Bart , Mr. W. H. Pole Carew, Mr. W. Aston, Mr. R. Sanderton, Mr. Richard Spooner, Mr. Al , el Smith, Mr. Charles Round, Mr. A. S. Waddington, Mr. Milnes Gaskell, Mr. J. S. lirowurigg. Dodd„ Mr. W. L. Chute, Mr. J. Stuart, Mr. Broadwood, and Cai►taiu Gladitoaz• MINES. Peal del Monte, Unregistered .. .... 3% % .... ... 4i, COURSE OF EXCHANG E. -(YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam .. ....C.F. 12 93 2 Gibraltar ..... ......... ...... Ditto, at sight ••.. • • 12 6 Leghorn .............. 30 80 Rotterdam ...... 2U. 12 10 Genoa .. ..... ......... 26 jg Antwerp .......... .... 25 15 Allan . Ilamburgh .. .. . • M.B. 13 1534 Venice ................ ._ Aitona • .. Naples Paris, 3 days' sight .... 25 80 Palermo, per oz . 119 1 , 2 Ditto, 3 months...... 26 5 1,15h0u... • • Marseilles • ........... 26 5 Oporto •• . • .... ••.. • • 5'2% Bourdeaux ..... 26 15 Rio Janeiro Frankfort on Maine.... 1223 Bahia .. • • • • • • . • ...... Petersburgh, 3 U 5.... .• Buenos Ayres .. • ... • . Berlin . ...... ....... . • New York, 21 days' sight Vienna, effec. no ••• • .• 10 104 Philadelphia .......... . Trieste, I d.tt0.... •• .... 10 103 raicEs OF RCLLION, PER OZ. Madrid •••••• • • • • 364 Foreign Gold in bars ...£3 17 9 Cadiz •• • •• . • Bilbao.. Barcelona ... ... SeYille..•• •• •••• •• ••• New Dollars .• •• •• 0 4 9.3* 'Ulcer In bars ...... •• 0 4 11 1* Mr. Philip Howard paired off with Mr. Frederick Hodgson, 51. F. for Barnstaple, in favour of the.proposod measure or Government for the reduction of the import duties on timber. A CONTRAST.—George Hudson, a man reared behind a counter in York, with scarcely two ideas in his head, was left money by some relative or other, and speculated in rail way scrip and railway shares, by which means he accumulated vast wealth, bought estates from Dukes, Lords, and com moners, and latterly he sought and found admission into the House of Commons as M.P. for Sunderland. He never did, and probably never will do, any great thing for his country. All he has done has been for himself, or the rearing of a vast fortune for himself; yet this man had a "testimonial" lately subscribed for him, amounting of itself to the enormous sum of 20,000'. sterling. Of that amount, nearly 1,0004 was sub scribed for him in this city of Glasgow. We need not speak of Rowland Hill er Robert Wallace. But Thomas Waghorn, a brave officer, has crossed the burning sands of Egypt again and again to find out a short route between England and India. Whereas that journey, a few years ago, could not be accomplished in less than two, three, four and some times six months, Thomas Waghorn has succeeded in throwin g it open within the space of thirty days. He has brought dispatches from the remote quarters of Asia, and delivered them safely in London within an almost incredibly short period. He is still risking his life to shorten the jour ney. He is opening up a communication between millions of the human race. He is adding to the grandeur and glory of England. Hi is enriching its merchants—stretching out in calculable bounds for their enterprise; and what have they done for him? There was Isid down at the bar of the Royal Exchange, the other day, a .subscription paper for some testimonial " to Thomas Waghorn. It lay there for four days—it lies there still. Some ten or twelve Glasgow firms have subscribed in all 701. to it. Blush. ye mammon-wor shippers of George Hudson ; and let your ears tingle, ye ungrateful recipients of the matchless services of Thomas Waghorn l If an Italian actress came to Glasgow, she would pocket more than that in one night from " a fashionable and applauding audience." With these reflections we are almost apt to throw down our pen with scorn and inexpressible dis gust.--e Scotch Ile . brmees' Gazettes. THE MISFORTUNE OF FORTUNE.—The following col loquy is related , by the Jincrnal Valleves to have passed a mustak e advanced up yourge o mind d 1 mto pas s Pew days ago between a gendarme and a thief named Fun taine, whom he h a d a r rested at Tievieres (Calvad os ) : Gendarme—" Foolish an d wre t c h e d m an, how- c ould you, at your m your days in prison ?" Fontaine—"l am not :o unfort u nate as you think. I have been a thi e f f or 60y ea rSiand this . is , l l 4 first , commit a the c , t: e i s nr of for which you ever arretteid." COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen 'and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Pr ince of Wales and the Princess Royal, went yesterday afternoon to Astley's Theatre. The royal suite followed in two taii'lares;• eonslAted of ViEsttatitnris the Dowager. Lady Lyttelton, Lady Caroline Cocks, Him. Miss Devereax, Lard Rivers, Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, Lord Charles Wellesley, and Major-General Sir Edward Bowater. The royal party left Buckingham Palace at ten minutes before four o'clock, and returned shortly before six o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice were taken aii logs yesterday in the royal gardens. The ViseGurites n has succeeded the Countess of Chap en - ibUt ag the Lail) , In Waiting to the Qficen. Lord Rivers has succeeded 'Viscount Hawarden as the Lord in Waiting to her !Majesty; and Mr. R. Ormsby - Gore has sue • cetedeaCaptain Meynell as ail Groom in Waiting to her Ma jesty. - _ _ Ills band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended during iinsr aS llutkingham Palace on Monday, and performed the !lowing piece's :, Ovrsture—LiLella—Reisiger. Polka—Scoti Fusilier Guards—Carrot. Select ion—" Gui I some Tell"— Roi.sini. Quadrille—" Mari tana"—Oote. Selection—' ." Alma"—Costa. Galop—" Mephisto"—Labitzlii. ItiA serene Iliglime.ss Prince George.of Meiningen arrived at Marlboro.!gh.house; Pall-mall, the residence et the Queen DoWager, at tree Ale& ytgltftlay afternoon, from the Conti nent. After the arrival of the Prince, her Majesty the Qttevn Dowager, accompanied by his Serene Highness, went to Cla rence "louse, St. James's, to visit her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager visited her Royal High nel the Duessofthoucester ves,tordity at Gloucester House. Hi lie s ROyal Highness the tiiike of Cattibridge visited the Queen Dowapryesterday at Marlborough Howe. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent took an airing in a carriage yesterdat. The bird Provost of Edinburgh bad an interview with Sir George Clerk yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Mr. Higham, secretary and comptroller-general to the Commissioners for the reduction of the national debt, had an interview with the Clukncellr of the EAthequer yester day, at his official residence in Downing-street. SPORTING INTELLIGENC I. NOiI,THAMPTON RACES. Noternalarrott, MANDAT NIGRT.—The following horses have ftrfiVerl t-----o:2+2.tikli Aged R yFS —Oehler' 2 #lll - Goodall, 2 yrs —.and oh f, by Gladiator, out of Deception, jit- Yardley, 6 yrs—Needful, 5 yrs—Queen of Tyne, aged—Godfrey, 5 yrs—Example, 5 yrs—Morpeth, yrs—Pugilist, 5 yrs—The Roper's Daughter, aged—Dr. Husband, 5 yrs Lord Salteun, 5 yrs —3laynooth, 4 yrs—Javelin, 4 yrs—Dexterous, 3 yrs—Buttress, 3 yrs —Muscatel, 3 yrs —lsabel, aged—b g, by Mundig, aged —Fairplay, 6 yrs —Europa, 6 yrs—Conservative, 4 yrs—Valiant, 4 yrs—Sllversides, 4 yrs—c, by 1)on John, dam by Negociator, 3 yrs—The Curate, aged—Rolla, 3 yre—Melody, 5 yes—Ten Pound Note, 5 yrs —b g by D'Egville, 4 yrs —Solitude, 4 xre---Sinter to the Lawyer, 4 yrs —br g by Atapleton, 4 yrs—Blind Ilookey, aged-Cite:lS, C 7,:s Void - Mack Rose, 5 yrs— Jack Cade, 5 yrs—Kiss me Quick, 4 yrs—VenuS, 1 try t:lme , boy, 2 yrs—Typhon, 2 yrs —Madge Wildfire, 2 yrs—Manilla filly. 2 yrs -Honey Deer, 2 yrs —f by Jereed, 2 yrs—Credential, 2 yrs— Mosque, aged— Hooton, 6 yrs—Pal, 3 yrs—Redleg, 3 yrs—and Bur lesque, 3 yrs. Entry for the Queen's Plate---Wolfdog. Nothing else entered when our parcel lea- (Ut:OEM:Ii vim MOANING) NORTHAMPTON RACES.—TUESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 10 sous. each, with 40 added. One mile and a quarter. (4 Subs.) Mr. G. S. Ford's Auricula, 3 yrs, 6st 1 Lord 0. Bentinek's Discord ) aged, 9st 71b 2 5 to 1 on Dieordj who was defeated easily by a length. Two Years Old Sweeps of 5d sm. each hit. Half a mile, (8 Subs.) Lord G. Bentinck's Gabb!er, Bst 71b (Nat) 1 Mr. Watson's Doctor Goodall, B,t 4th 2 Mr, Ford's f ) by Oladiator; out of Deception, Bst 41b -2to 1 on Gabbier, and 7to 2 agat the Doctor. Won by a length ; easy. The tireat Northamptonshire Stakes of 100 sovs, added to a Handicap of 0 tova eat% j 1a ft; and 5 only if declare , ; the second to receive 25 sous. out of aid Stahel, anal the winner to pay the judge 101. Two miles. (89 Subs.) 53 paid. Mr. Robertson's Morpeth, 5 yrs, 7st 91b (Bumby) 1 Mr. Dawson's Lord Saltoun, 5 yrs, 7st 51b Tht folk:whit; also stortcld ; belt were not placed :—Lord Warwick's Yardley, 6 yrs, Bst 81b•- , ;Mr. J. O'Brien's Needful, 5 yrs, Bst 31b—Mr. Cuthbert's Queen of Tyne, aged, Bst lib —Mr. Meiklam's Godfrey, 5 yrs 7st 121b—Mr. Owen's Xanthus, 6 yrs, ist I llb—Mr. Worley's Example, 5 yrs, 7st 111b—Mr. W. H. Johnstone's the Roper's Daughter, aged, 7st 811J- - ;-`lllt, T. Worthington's Dr, Husband, 5 yrs, 7st 51b— Mr. Shelley's Maynooth, 4 yrs, 7st 211i- - -Lord Chesterfield's .Javelin, 4 yrs, Est 121b—Mr. Godby's Dexterous, 3 yrs, 6st 51b—Mr. Treen's Battre ,, s, 3 yrs, sst—and Lord G. Beutinek's Muscatel, 3 Yrs, 4st 121 b (carried sst lib). Betting.-7 to 2 agst Godfrey-7 to 1 agat Morpeth-7 to 1 -,aget Aillscatela , - -- 8 to 1 apt Lord Saltoun-8 to 1 agst Buttress-10 to . l agst Example-10 to 1 agst Dexterous — and 12 to 1 agst Queen of Tyne. A fast-run race, and won by a neck only ; Roper's Daughter a bad third; and the Queen of Tyne fourth. The Tally-Ito Stakes, of 10 soys. each, h ft, 28 added, two miles. 9 Subs., were won by Mr. F. Robbins's • -Valiant, 4 yrs, beating Mr. Lambden's Chance, aged, Mr. S.:utliby's Europa, Mr. Dairy's Isabel, Mr. W. Manning's Fairplay, and colt by Don .John. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas. Two miles. k)).. Moore's Wolfdog, 4 yrs The Farmers' Cup was not run out when our account left. THE LEAMINGTON ANNUAL STEEPLE CHASE. Pioneer (Captain Peel) 1 BOikeeper Vanguard Nine others ran. The second race was won by Peter Simple (Mr. Rolt) beating several others. ritE ROYAL SOCIETY. The Marquis of Northampton, as president of the Royal society, held his third cohrersazione on Saturday last, at his Lordship's mansion, on the Terraoe, Piccadilly. The Noble President, previous to the soiree, gave an ele gant entertainment to the following members of the council of the Royal Society :—Mr. George Rennie, Dr. Peter M. Roget, Mr. S. Hunter Christie, Licut.-Colonel Edw. Sabine, R.A., Dr. John Boitock, Sir William Burnett, Dr. C. Daubeny, Mr. B. Dunkin, the Very Rev. the Dean e f Elv, Mr. Thomas Galloway, Mr. L. Horner, Sir John W. Lubbock, Bart., Dr. John Forbes Royle, Dr. Wm. Sharpey, Mr. John Taylor, Mr. Chas. Wheatstone, and the Rev. Robert Willis. Viscount Alford, Lord Wm. Compton, Lord A. Compton, and the Rev. G. S. Cantley, were also present. At nine o'clock the visitors to the conrersazione began to arrive in quick succession, and by eleven above 300 fellows of that learned society and the leading members of the various literary and scientific institutions in the metropolis had congregated in the saloons of the noble president. The several apartments were brilliantly illuminated, and in the dining .roam the refreshment-table was supplied with every delicacy. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured the Noble Marquis with a visit, the Royal Duko arriving as early as ten o'clock, accompanied by Major Stephens. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Lord George Lennox, Sir Edward Bowater, and Captain Francis Seymour, was again pleased to be present, and was cordially welcomed by the Marquis of Northampton. His Royal High flees did not arrive until just before eleven o'clock. The mink was extremely well attended, and among the visitors we observed :—His Excellency the French Am bassador, Count de St. Aulaire ; his Excellency the Austrian Ambassador, Count Dietrichstein ; Baron Koller, Chevalier Hebeler, the Earl of Clare, the Earl of Cawdor, Earl Fitz william; Earl Spencer, Viscount Hawarden, Viscount Rmlyn, Lord Calthorpe, Viscount Morpeth, Lord Fern ' ham, the Bishop of Norwich, the Bishop of Oxford, Lord Beaumont, Lord Colchester, Lord Crewe, Lord James Stuart, Lord Aylmer, Viscount ingestre, Lord Colville, ' Sir George Duckett, the Rev. Dr. Whewell, the Very Rev. the Dean of Westminster, the Venerable Archdeacon lisle, Vice- Oianceller Wigratn, Sir John Herschel, Baronet, Sir James Riddell, Sir \Villiam Middleton, Baronet, Sir Edward Cunt, the Right Honourable T. D'Evncourt, M.P., Sir Thomas Fremantle, Major-General fir Howard DoNelas, the Right Hon. Sir Thomas Cartwright, Sir Jellies Clark 1ta.,:0 Sir Henry De I t Beebe, Sir John Croft, Sir Robert H. Inglis, Bert., Sir Richard Dobson, Sir Richard Westmacott, Sir Edward Parry, Sir James Clark, Sir Henry Ellie, Sir I. L. Goldernid, Hon. Captain Ryder Burton, Sir J. J. Hensler, Sir Giffin Wilson,. MajorsGeneial Morrison, M.P., Major-Ge neral Way ell, Colonel Bonner, Colonel Sykes, Colonel M'Lean, Sir G. Back, Sir Adolphus Dalrymple, Captain C. Butterfield, R.N., Mr. Stafford O'Brien, M.P., Mr. Towline, M.P., Mr. R. H. Milne', M.P., Mr. B. Escott, M.P., Mr. Elphinstone, M.P., Mr. Chute, M.P., Mr. P. Howard, M.P., Mr. Philips, RP., Mr. G. Hudson, M.P., Mr. Lockhart. M.P , Sir C. Scucainore, Sir F. Shuckburgh, Mr. C. Wood, ALP., Sir H. Lusbingtor, Sir W. Symonds, Sir W. Chatterton, Mr. Dodd, RP. Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson, Coloarel Robinson, Colonel J. Jackson ; Doctors Paris, Outram, Tweedie, Paltrineri, T. Thomson, J. Silvestri, Forbes, Gray, Granville, Carpenter, Mantell, Watson, Todd, SOuthey, Whensam, Webster, Lancaster, Henley, Gordon, and Fitton Professors Airy, Wheatstone, R. Forbes, and R. Jones ; Rev. Messrs. 11. Millman, J. Hailstone, H. Denham, David Laing, William Taylor, J. J. Ellis, J. M. Traherne, T. Hal ford, John 'Wright, John Barlow, Burgess, and Prichard ; Major Moore, Captain Stvaiby ; Messrs. E. Landseer, W. Tooke, J. T. Graves, H. Hallam, G. Moro, G. W. Drory, G. Gedwinjun., C. Maltby, Lefroy, J. S. Bowerbank, Brock ' endon, Swindell, Cheverton, John Yonge Ackerman, G. French Angus, M'Rae, Charles Enderby, Henland, G. R. Gray, H. Wyndham Pettis, S. H. Powell, W. D. Hag gard, Forster, Hellyer, W. J. Donthon, Thomas Wink worth, R. Brown, T. J. Pettigrew, Bernard Barton. Aikin, W. H. Amyot, Wyon, Davies, Broderip, J. G, Lockhart, George R. Ward ; William Bowman, A. Ma jendie, Kendall, Amyot, Ayrton, Levesque, R. J. Lane, James Walsh, G., S. Ellis, Whatmar', Dickinson, T. Irwin, W. H. Butterfield, Jerdan, J. A. Brandon, E. T. Loseby, R. Cood, Arnott, W. J. Thorns, R. Hunter, A. Elmore, T. T. Grant, Kingston, E. Richardson, Dickens, Bowyer, Poynter, Greene, Orlando, P. Hutchinson, Carpenter, Beard, Claudet, Marshall, Kiernan, May, Mulready, J. Bethel!, S. Bucking ham, Taylor. J. Noble. Silveetre, Donkin, H. Turner,Courte nay, Cator, Gravatt, James Rennie, Hall, Boughton, Law, G. Lewis, Spencer, Jeffries, Gould, Creswick, Thomas, Cart wright, Stanley, Beverley, Vullamy, Barry, Hudson, Powell, Sweeny, Salmon, Moore, Bowman, Hamilton, A. Smith, Mid dleton, Gulliver, 'Fuson, A. Lee, Hart, Newton, J. A. Warre, Sneyd, Bishop, Maclean, S. H. Hall, Hardy, Cockerill, Shaw, Yates, Beaty, Dawes, Weaver, Herbert, Munro, Paris, Pratt, Grey, J. Payne, Vardon, Meek, G. W. Macmurdo, Doubleday, Death, Scott, Allen, Weld, Sharp, Pocock, &c. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Major Stephens; retired shortly after eleven o'clock. His Royal Ifighnese Prince Albert remained until half past eleven, when the illustrious prince was accompanied to the royal carriage by the Marquis of Northampton. The general company then began to take leave of the noble president, the numerous assemblage having separated shortly after midnight. The noble Marquis will have his fourth and concluding saris on the 3d proximo. Viscount Melbourne received a select circle at di nner on Saturday, including Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, Lord and Lady Beauvale, SPANISH DRAMA.—There is a report that a company of Spanish a mateurs will, at no distant period, endeavour to repre sent some of the best dramas of their country before the Londe. public. MARYLEBONE VESTRY.—At the usual weekly meet ing of this Board, on Saturday last, the business disposed of was o f a purely local character, and utterly uninteresting to the public at large. HONESTY REWARDED.—About four o'clock on Friday afternoon, as a porter, ill the employ of Messrs. Jennens and Co., Conduit-street, was passing up Regent• street he picked up a tightly-folded piece of paper, which proved to be a 5/. note. He shortly aftermards meta gentleman, who inquired of him if he had picked up a 51. note, to which he replied he had, and produced it, which the gentleman accepted, barely acknowledging it with a nod, but hastily opened it to see it it was the note. They then walked up the street together fur twenty or thirty yards, when the man addressed the gen tleman by saying he thought it: was worth a pint of beer, to whip i the liberal gentleman said nothing ; but to prevent being so addressed the second time, he crossed over to the opposite side of the way, evidently satisfied' Mit he was willing oat of packet by being hie 6/. note. IMPERIAL FARM AMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, March 24. ROYAL ASSENT. The royal assent was given to-day by commission to the Metropolitan Builditlgs Amendment Bill, and the Fever (Ireland) Bill. The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Buccleuch, and the Earl of Haddington. The House resumed at Five o'clock. POOR-LAW UNIONS.' The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from cer tain officers of the West Hundred Union in, Sussex, praying that such °recess might he allowed pensions upon their be coming superannuated. He would net take a long time, he cause he was sure that when the Bill came there it would be regular for him to move such an amendment. The Dike of BUCCLEUCH moved the third reading of the Print Works Bill. The Bill was then read a third time. ELY AND Ili NTINGDON RAILWAY. Lord DACRE presented a petition from certain parties, praying their Lordships not to proceed further in the prosecu tion of the Huntingdon and Ely Railway Bill, on account of non-compliance with the standing orders, and errors in the datum line. • The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said the Bill was allowed to pass through the Standing Ordeis' Committee; because there was no opposition to it. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE considered if they granted the prayer of the petition that they would treat the promoters of the line with great hardship, tlecause they ad mitted they would have proceeded with, and probably passed the Bill, if no opposition had been manifes! ed against it, but now that a petition had been presented against it they were asked to postpone or not proceed with it at ell. He protested against such a course of proceeding, as it was extremely easy for per sons to get. up nu opposition to a railway Bill. Lord REDESDA LE thought the Noble' Marquis did not properly understand the ease, as he said if there had been no opposition that their Lordships would have given their assent to the Bill. But he forgot there was an error in the sections of such a monstrous character as to render it quite impossible for them to pa's the Bill unless no objection had been raised to it by any person whatever. There was an error of ten feet in the datum line. No great injury, however, could result to the promoters of the Bid, as a brie with which it was con nected, the Huntingdon and Wisbeach, had not passed the Standing Ordeis , ' Committee. Lord CAMPBELL saw no objection why the Bill should net be read a third time. After a few words from the Marquis of SALISBURY, The Marquis of LONDONDERRY thought the case under consieeration was analogous to that of the Great County Down Railway, and it should not be treated more favourably than that line had been. The Earl of DALHOUSIE said that the two cases were as different as possible. lie never knew any line more trouble some than the one alluded to by the Noble Marquis.—( Laugh.) The Duke of RICHMOND said if it went abroad that one line was to be preferred before another, as had been Ingralutr!, it would . be very hard to get Noble Lords to attend a Committee on standing ordere. The Standing Orders' Contrilittee, in consequence of the be lief that there was no opposition to the Bill, although the standing orders had not been complied with, had stated that it was a case in which they might he dispensed with. It was how tottved that the Bit should be returned to the Standing Orders' Committee. He was afraid that the Standing Orders' Committee did not act with sufficient severity. If it was proved that the standing orders had nut been complied with, the rejection of the Bill ought to be•imperetive. Lord MON (EAGLE said that if they passed over incorrect plans and sections given by men who called themselaes en gineers, the consequence should be that the Bill ought not to be allowed to pass. It *onld encourage the appointment of in competent persons in the formation of these works. That was a subject of great importance, and'would particularly affect the general interests of the country at large, for in consequence of the eatrsvagant enterprises and speculations, we should sooner or later have to contend with the difficulties of un finished railways over the length and breadth of the land. And when their Lordships considered what a positive nuisance to the landed proprietors it would be if these railways were lett unfinished, they Amid protest against this, and tell the pro moters of Bids that instocuracies on the part of men of science, or men calling themselves men of science, would not, meet with any indulgence or favour on the part of that House, but on the contrary it would be at once punished by the refusal of the Bid ; and when it was said that in the engineering department there was an errne affecting 36 miles out . of 40, he for one should be prepared to vote ag ainst the Bill.' On the motion being put it was negatived. RAILWAYS. • The Earl of WICKLOW presented a petition from the grcnd jury and other influential persons of the county of Sligo, praying for an alteration in the standing orders respecting railways. He also presented a petition from the county of Mayo, numerously signed, in favour of the Great 'Western Irish Railway bill. MEDICAL REMUNERATION BILL. The Earl of CLAN CARTY presented a petition from a great number of medical practitioners, which stated . that they hart no remuneration for their attendance on lunatics sent to lunatic asylums, and praying for an alteration in the law in that respect INSOLVENT DEBTORS' BILL. On the motion of the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, the House went into Committee en this Bill.", THE NATII)NAL DEBT. Lord STOURTON rose to move for returns of the deduc tions at different times in the interest of the National Debt ; for the exports in the five years terminating in 1790 (inclusive of that )ear), and in the five years preceding IS2I, and in the five years preceding 1816, for the aggregate amount and values o 1 the different species of income as deducible from the last five years of the French war to the termination of that tax or income, and the annual amount of national income, as deducible from the last income-tax, so far as the returns may be made up, and . for a return of the average produce of wheat in Poland, Prussian or Russian, and adjoining provinces, as estimated by Ale. Jacob in his reports to toe Government. The Noble Lord prefaced his motion by a few observations, but they were quite inaudible in the gallery. The motion was agreed to. The Bills on the table were then advanced a stage, and the House adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 24. The SPFAXER took the Chair at a few minutes to Four. Mr. LAWSON moved that the fohowing Bills in Group No. 43—East and West Yorkshire Jusution (York and Knaresborough), Great North of England k Bedale . Branch), Great North of England ( Borot4hbridge Branch )—be taken out of Group No. 43, being unopposed Bills, and referred to Mr. Greene and the Members introducing such Bills, on the 31st instant, unless petitions against. any of these Bills be pre sented on or before Monday next, the 30th instant (inclusive), in which case such Bill or Bills shall cont.nue as at present grouped. After a desultory conversation, in which Mr. Brotherton, Mr. B. Denison, Mr. Fox Maule, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Greene, Mr. Craig, Mr. Hudson, Me. Duncombe, Mr. Aldam, Mr. Collett, and,Col. Wood joined, a division ensued, when these appeared — For the motion Against it Majority against the motion ICOYAL ASSENT. Sir Augustus Clifford, the Usher of the Black Rod, ap peared at the bar of the House, and summoned the attend ance of the Commons in the House of Lords, to hear the royal assent given by commission to several Bills, which have passed both Houses during the present session. Mr. THOR NEL Y preseniel a petition against the Gla , gow Police Bill. Mr. BOUVERIE presented a petition against the Edin burgh and Northern Railway. Mr. HUME said he would call the attontion of the House to a circumstance which he knew to be against the rules; be was at all times unwilling to transgress in that way fur a matter of small importance, bat this case called ter the interterenee of the House. The borough of Montrose, which he had the honour to represent, contained 15,000 inbabitants,and,duringti a former times of scarcity, a sum of money was Subscribed to purchase certain grounds for the accommodation and recreation of the public. One of the numerous railways then under Hies con sideration of the House, wou!ii in its course interfere with this grout. - l. The magistrates s , f this borough of course expected that the railway company wool t be willing to make compen sation, by purehaiing as equal amount of ground, and leveling it. Negotiations to this eff,ct wee in progress, and the magistrates had every reason to believe, matil a feR days' ago, that the compensation they expected would be given ; but a short time since they received an Militia ion that the Company would have nothing to do with purchasing fresh ground, but that it was only a case of compensation in the ordinary sense of the word. The property interfered with was land near the sea side, and the price of an acre of it would not be the value of a quarter of an acre elsewhere. The petition teas, therefore, that they might be heard before the Committee to which this Bill was referred. He was aware that it watt not usual to send petitions before Committees after they had come enced their labours ; and if it was for an individual, he should not make any such appl:cation, but this was a public question. The magistrates were merely trustees, and the grounds so given were to remain for ever for the public use. All he asked, therefore, was that the petition should be allowed to go before the ,Committee on the Railway Bill. Mr. GREENE was extremely sorry to oppose the motion of the Hon. Member, but he thought that if the House gave way in the present instance that they would have to give way in others, and great inconvenience to all parties could not fail to result. Besides that was not the first time such a case bad been brought before the Houv, as he could point out numbers of instances in which parties had so come torward to complain of similar hardships. The case brought forward by the lion. Member did not appear to him to justify them in breaking through the orders which they had adopted for the regulation of public business. Mr. T. BARING considered, with the Hon. Member who had just sat down, that it would be unwise to break through the rules which they had adopted. As the money was granted for a public purpose, he should recommend the Hon. Member to apply to the Treasury, who would no doubt see that the money so granted was really devoted to the purposes intended. Mr. HUME said his sole object was that the public interests should not suffer. The Government undeniably gave 200/., and the parties referred to a similar sum, in order to lay out those grounds for the recreation of the people. But if the Treasury had aoy power to interfere in the matter, he thought an application to that quarter would be the proper course to adopt. With respect to what had fallen from Mr. Greene, he must say that he enter tained as high respect for the rules of the House as he did. He considered that the case which he advocated was one with respect to which he thought the House yvould not hesitate to depart from the established rule. After a few words from Mr. GREENE, _ • Mr. HUME raid that if the petition were allowA to go before the Committee he should withdraw h,s motion. The motion was ~übseguently withdrawn. NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY. An How. NI icstaxa presented a petition from Jedburgh In favour of the Carlisle Extension of the North British Railway. Mr. ESTCOURT brought up the report of the Standing Orders Committee. TIMBER DUTIES. Mr. THORNELY presented a petition from the Chamber of Commerce, Liverpool, in favour of the reduction of dutie, on timber. The petitioners stated that they heard with great satisfaction the proposed measure of the Government, and that for the purposes of ship building there was felt a great scarcity of hire oak and pitch pine. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the inhabitants of Leith, praying also for a reduction of the duty on foreign timber. The petitioners stated that the interest-of the general community aunt] be greatly benefited by the proposed measure of her Majesty's Government, and that there was a scarcity of timber for the\purposes of house building. Ordered to he en the table. TEN HOURS' FACTORY BILL. . Mr. LAWSON presented several petitions in fa vour of the Ten Hours' Factory Bill. They were ordered lie on the table. Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a pe tition from Bradford, in Yorkshire,in favour of a Ten Hours Bill., Sir - G. STRICKLAND presented two petitions from Chor •. • .. • ley, in Lancashire, to the same effect. SE ITLEMEN.T OF NATIONAL DISPUTES BY A RATION. Dr. BOW BIN G preivated a peutiou foul Newpoit 'pray- - - . ink► that all disputes between nations be settled by arbitraties instead qf war. AGE Fl . ioAl THE LOttOs. illeefngers from the Home of Lords brGught, up scroll _ . ISLE OF l f r. BOWRING moved fur certain returns relating to tile.; Isle of Man.—Agreed to. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. WYSE gave notice that on the ith of April he sieesli move for a Committee to inquire into the preterit state et education in Ireland and the hest means of improving it. POOR LAW. Mr. GEORGE BANKES gave notice that. on Thort next, he should move that the reposed Bill for the r ein ' s of the poor in Englund be referred to a select Committe e ' t Mr. O'CONNELL, not wishing to throw any in the way of she adjourned debate on the corn-laws, peOP, ° , ll o hie Motion for a Bill to enable the county of Cork to sem' ' , i , additional Members to this House, to replace those foto° ) returned for Sudbury, till after Easter. A eis Mr. WYSE, under similar circumstances, postpone, motion for leave to bring in a Bill relating to art-uniomn LICHFIELD FREE SCHOOL. Lord INGESTRE then proceeded to bring under the eon' sideration of the House the petition of Thomas Woods g eld prietor of the Wolverhanzron Chronicle, in relation to Liebtl ie imp on Flee School. lie would wish to call attention.—( Oh, oh. ) • s hoped the House would hear him patiently, he would be Ter,' brief; but it would be better to let him go ca; if they did au t he would adjourn the House.—(Laughter.) The to ° , rial he Blinded to had been signed by the Mayor and •-°',.; poration of Lichfield; and if the House would inquire it s it, they would agree with him in saying that it would he t., bad if the editors of newspapers were to be treated in this tc6, There had been two actions brought, one against the pubs usher of the paper, and the other against the editor, su..,e verdict of forty-eight shillings, with costs, was obts int ; He had thus briefly stated the case, which he did n ot swirl'. dwell upon. .t was a case of the greatest individual hardsbl,pi; and he had therefore deemed it his duty to bring it under te consideration of the House. The Noble Lori then conclau7. by moving that the memorial of the editor be taken into coon aeration by the House. Lord J. RUSSELL said he hail no intention whateve r : enter into the merits of this question at present. He beli e d b e that there were many similar cases, and he thought it svouise unfair to decide exclusively upon the merits of this parti' e ;O.. oi case. But he merely wished at present to submit to diet! sr . - that, whatever might be their desire to deal aca the question, nothing should be brought furfset which would have the effect of delaying th e se ttlement oi o important measure which had been brought forward e t her Right Hon. Baronet.—( Hear, hear.) He would ask oi', it would Le unreasonable if he moved that the o r ders of of day be then read ? Unless some good reasons w ere ehoer_lie, proceeding with the motion at present, he would cert a la j t ei inet that the consideration of the orders a the tie s ' in ought not to be deleted, because the people of this eountri, particularly those of the manufacturing districti , were cis state of the greatest alarm lest the session should premature . ) - close before the question of corn was setter d. — ( Hea r, h ea t hs The greater portion of the .labouring c l a s se s of us: country were at present almost wholly %site; ~ employment, owing to the doebts which es' Ap e ! as to the settlenuen of the present M - nisterial measures. h oe , that being the case, be did think that it would be untair (into, to postpone that settlement, by entertaining su ch a motiot;, was then before the House. He weule, therefore, more the orders of the day be proceeded with. sof Dr. BOW RING wished to ask, whether there would be., be compact between the Noble Lord and the Government it consented te postpone the motion? ' rod to s Sir R. PEEL said he would have no objection to P that, if the motion were postponed, the document allu de d should be before House on an early day. . r. WYSE d the hoped that the House would sot. delaY th o e pss r: tlement of the important question of the corn-laws by - taining te Ito ion at present. t a t it° Sir - R. h H. I would prefer the postponeunen- pe. corn-law debate, so that the motion might be fully dis meots!:rial, Lord INGEST BE said he merely moved foe then' e fle in order to get it brought under the notice of the Vloose;il . 0 . would consent that the debate should be adjourne d ti morrow week. el‘' The debate was accordingly adjourned till to-morrow vi e ART UNIONS BILL. . t Ibe it Mr. WYSE would not detain the House by entering .0.-001 me, its of the Bill he was about to introduce. He of simply move for leave to bring in a Bill to legalise a rt a PROTECTION OF LIFE (IRELAND)' .e e l Mr. POULET SCROPE moved for leave to intreeutod Bill for the better protection of life in Ireland, by In es the better relief of the destitute poor therein. Sir JAMES GRAHAM would not offer the slightest ofill eition to the introduction of the Bill. Leave was given to introduce the Bill. HARBOUR o d DUES. cH e r e , le Mr. H7F: :M moved—Tis chasge a ress March 3, s ere five to hat bore's , and insert the following:—Address lor i'd turn of the sever al dues and charges of every kin d err as port harbour aloe on, shipping, and on gooll' e e ported and lauded -at each port, harbour. end , s o in the. United Kingdom ; stating the rates 0 °, v et several dues per ton, or other we;:eht or measure m ent. ` ;iel tally, and distinguishing, in each hafehour , t he amount toleer' on shipping from the amount levied on ;mode, e° a ' e vett hibit the entire amount of port and harbour- charges t ;_ f dthf kind levied on the shipping, and on goods landed ate mwtheor ports, harbours, and creeks of the United Kingdonte AO gregate levied on shipping and on goods in Scotland, Dn , l 4' is s S i and bellied, for each of the years 1644 and 1845. r, so' similar return from the several docks in London 141'010' other rivers and harbours in the United Kingdom , and j e ts'' eluded in the above order, for the same period. ''' agreed to. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' BILL. On the motion ler resuming the adjourned d e bate, f tt s Sir J. GRAHAM observed that it was the intentim! . ; w elt Government to postpone till after Easter the amendedreinid reference to Friendly Societies, and also the sec 3ni the Hon. Member for Oldham's Factory Bill. 13 0 1 REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (IRELAN D) Colonel RAWDON wished to ask the First Lerd,.„°,,-,Ta4 Treasury whether, in the measure contempla ted by ' 5 , 4 ', e el, mint with respect to the Registration o f Voters (Irelvorioto• provision is to be made for the shortening of b orou g h elec' rost Sir R. PEEL said it was the intention of the Govern to limit them to one day. Mr. 0 R SAITIY GO RE presented a petition from the of Mongomery against the Government measures. 1) 1 ' THE ADJOURNED DEBATE ON THE CORP PORTATION BILL. Lord POLLINGTON said he rose on the the pre:ent:rePregi casion to express his opinion in o pp osition to the n 3 th e he:' Majesty's Government. He had gi ven them. d'!lstir last five years an earnest and truthful, but not a 1!!! . ,00 port, as iv o f her on the occasi . n w • will it his vote on the occasion of the 10 J si grant. Th e last rote that he had iven in favour mete testy's Government waswhen the Hon . the her for Hull (Mr. Hutt • in ett fle colonies at a nominal duty To th at question, . 01 , e in o , related to the present measure, he ) p:OPO2ed to admit corn had never belonged to a protection society, dit address:ell, $ po(01 r e v a . _ t ° l : e d ie to tection meeting; and the reason of that was, t • 1 8,, t b e fe t he agree in all things with the principles or policy te tined ; constituted such societies. In last sess.on of o b.`",,g Noble Lord the Member for the city of London py .0 . 1: cP, series of resolutions, one of which was on the subjle,o to o; corn-laws, that he ( Lord Pollington) opposed at ;:e fe r n and he w, ulil still tell that Noble Lord, that if he es 0 .0 total and immediate repeal 'of the corn-laws. be 91 ,4 g e e place himself under his guidance. They had hear`, , to deal about c,rapensa.tion to the landed interest; a"L„' he tier oilier place, a Noble Duke had given the assent tee . ` oo 4 rinunt of a repeal of the corn-laws on account of the ,if 10 , 1 , sation afforded. But he (Lord Pollington) said, t_h id, sr removed all restrictions on toreign grain, they sh°, a he etePo same time, remove all burdens that pressed upon rinse. interest. This they were hound to do. If the to r: a : 4 0:5 to great expense in acquiring chemical skill and set . 1 , it 0. pliances, and had to give a good edr cation to their 90 f ; ' t Ole o , but right that they should be ;.laced in a position to 0 % 1 , el 1 1 1, 7 or n sil s it a t Ai e o t, i t i hme f p o io r roei ci ,: o o i: cn g si t s sh o oe , Rather then reveal the corn-laws, and give the fax ra w ettio,s n a t s , h w e t i v ; i n o e u a t g t h e e t y t them tutee's r d i ° E) T u e. r t :a y l s dent supplies of food fut their increasing populat,l ) ; r, l "teii they %%add have the colonies to fail back upon.— t 11 1 , l a Py consider tog those ceuraries vs integral petti°l-betivief empire, this Government admitted that they were nf take Their produce. He denied that this mode ;-te,Vevi eonld have the effect of creating any -feelings °' soot' With regard to Russia, his opinion was that „ would fellow the example of this be dealing with t" duties in the same way as this country had chid ( ' w e 4' duty on French brandy. There was another Tw0 ... , c r was opposed to the present measure, which was tbi' 1 „gal (erred relying en his own country to any other for a bac i is ply of agricultural produce.—( Hear, hear.) Il e , en , sa tet his course , and no man on earth should make P I 30 ,1 front it —(1-leer, hear.) , we re os Mr. PLUMPTRE (after a few words will" v ia d e in the contesion occasioned by Hon. Members I , a nd t o House) said, he believed the measure to be resit i d 0 , just. Hon. Members had changed their opinion:eiget reasons they had given were not sufficient. Tee e e l he Baronet had said, that because he had changed w hir 1; he felt himsell at liberty to consider all the speech"oe a l,• rio t had made when holding different opinions as di'l3?; eat et might be very easy to dispose of declarations, ba t ,; quite so easy to dispose of facts. In the county I" it c atto bo h resided, and which he had the honour to represent, an d I bie e variably found that low prices produc.d low wage s og e °. O 1 , in fact, according to circumstances, and the ra 11 tl'Terr corn took, there was neither more not less ac t µa I,o° o l sliding-scale. At te me whn cn %vat' ll eca ine jet wages had been abeh ti about 10s. a w e eek, or whet; i t e el° 0 0 depressed indeed in price wages funk to 7s. r_ bo eter these when the price of wheat rose the wages of the labourer $5 the to as much as I3s. 6d. a week. These, he 1 bl• t io t o °fell were facts, were unanswerable arguments 1 11 °Mts ' nth h- k ° ' Right Hon. Baronet's measure. If he looked a k r i - ,„ a ssettlfts compelled to say, that he could not find one pu b last liad been connected with the Government for IPi det ee• l ed years, in whom he could place the smallest, e° 11 ,..t tbe, Right Hon. Baronet had assured the House t" - s oitie`, l 0 1840 had been a year of great trouble and deep ovel°slP him, owing to the Chartists having established theile,lest large bodies, and occasioning great disturbance. ; o f t,o ,s Plumptre) entertained no doubt, that it was a }else`, this!) anxie , y and trouble, but those days had gone bP dde rse ° v ia days had passed, but he would ask, was not was now being pursued one of the most liketlyh'eelehaubseYcihrs; about a repetition of the scenes of violence e'lli' cro p 0 0 0 ; acterised those times ? The failure of the potatO „ o f. , „ e s forth as the ostensible cause of a repeal of very 1- your b l hut he must say that it appeared to him to be a e b e en e el° t cause. The present movement seemed to bav t tiA about almost entirely by the agitation of that tle as c, ° 000' bady the Anti-Corn-law League, and he n ot t he body had accomplished their eurposcs, vvas not tl: 1 1. u st t e e P r ee posed to having other leagues formed, and to ae,„,ree! leis' which would not be taeisfied entirely until their r7 be for i ot however extravagant, should be s aiii•fied. Perha ps' o r rd, long, it will be found expedient to coincide witi! 5 0 111 ,0 1 ! of the Chartists, with respect to the extension etu!ece prudent and by thus going forward in the dark, in consee to ,„0 miserable expediency, the golden reign of a wr,e, i ` an a C . O WO rule of an iron democracy. Ile thought, most . limited monarchy might be translated into the his best judgment and conscience, that he shouldeacttre r oda li an injury to the country it he did not ePP' s .0 be measure, and, therefore, under these eireumstanc ha e most strenuously opeose it. wit° ee d t Mr. HAWES said that the Hon. 11Iember cent re sat down had been pleased to characterise the Pr e , o „ reneilr as a dangerous measure, and that public opto,ee-tee,,,,001 004 thoroughly enlisted in its favour. He would ee . '" jis t P o e', Gentleman to the numerous petitions presented `la rg e : 3 ,0 0e! from London, Marchester, Liverpool, and othef he F t na . unneee s ;..e l ,r , facturing districts, all of which preyed thet_: . , r , d- . fr i ;itt; measure might be passed without any the ground that it would promote the general pr . _ _sr ben t / ci v et country.—( Hear, hear.) He inust take t nipo si say that . there never had been g o r,e a v a„en vased in that House the opponents I with so littlo sympathy from all sides as undertaken to obstruct the progress of the . P s i e ee:% c t He was not. avearee tleeteeny eympathy tied n be , e w " itb. ec4dee i t r resent those ' l o;_ e s i ao , opposition to the silk questtope perrote_„ limber, were here any petition* pi esente 11), lug tri that ertie••• in opposition to her 3 1 • Lie (Mr. Hawes) repretiented a WY = ..~_ TIIE SUN, LON 00N, WEDNESDAY' MORNING, MARCH 25, 1845.