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THE SUN, pedient to introduce it in the other House of Parliament . HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. this session. Taus DAY —Mornin; 8 min. after 5 I Evening 31 min after 5 Lord BROUGHAM said that what had taken p l a ce in the Ti e 20W 7 Iforninz 54 tam. atter 5 I Evening 15 min after 6 other House' of Parliament relative to the Patent Bill, as _ 'V^ l detailed by his Noble and Learned Friend, afforde d a rea son why he should refrain from pressing his Noble and THaßmosricrich„ IN THE SIIADR. Learned Friend, on the Woolsack to introduce the great i 41—highest since noon yesterday. Chancery Reform Bill into their Lordships' House. j 30 —ioweet this morning and during the night. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH recollected a converse 38—this day, at nocn. tion'he had had many years ago with the late Lord Lou- _ donderry on this subject, and he believed there never wa s a Miaow:ram, 29.88; a rise of more than half an inch since man more carefully observant of the practices of the House, yesterday. or better acquainted with its rules.—(Hear, hear.) And WIND N. to N.N.E.—strong squalls,with occasional showers he said he did not think they . should gain much time by of hail, rain, and snow ; heavy fall of snow for half an introducing measures into their Lordship? House, for he never knew an instance of any Bill comin g dow n from the hour in the morning. .. . House of Lords which was received with favour by the House of Commons. If that was said with truth of an unreformed Parliament, he confessed that he did not think that the change which had taken place since was likely to have improved the feeling of the House of Commons in that respect. Their Lordship? strength was in dealing with mea sures which came up from the other House; and he thought their Lordships would best consult their interests by adhering to the old practice.—(Hear.) Earl GREY could not agree with the Noble Earl. There was no doubt that the prospect of passing important mea sures was much greater when they were commenced in the other House of Parliament ; and for that reason he much re gretted that a Bill introduced by the Noble Earl opposite, which passed through their Lordship? House, had met with so little favour in the other House of Parliament. He thought, however, they would never see the work of legis lation carried on without delay, until some arrangement could be hit upon by which measures which had been con sidered in one session in the other House of Parliament could be taken up in the next in their Lordship? House.— ( Hear, hear.) He believed there had been a valid technical objection to the Bill which had been proposed by the Noble Earl; but he did not say that they should not adopt, by resolution or Bill, some satisfactory mode of dealing, in sub sequent years, with measures which had been in former ses sions under the consideration of Parliament.—(Hear, hear, Their Lordships then adjourned. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, The Annual General Meeting of the Proprietors will be held at this Office, on Tatnisnat, the 4th day of March next, at One o'clock precisely, at which meeting Four Directors will be elected. Any Proprietor desirous of proposing a Candidate for the office of Director, must forward the name of such Candidate to the Secretary at least fourteen days previous to the day of Election. The Ballot will commence at Eleven and close at Two o'clock. THE BONUS REPORT, just printed, giving full details of the FIFTH DIVISION OF PRO FITS, and the New Prospectus, can now be obtained of any of the Society's Agents, or by addressing a line to GEO. H. PINCKARD, Resident Secretary. 1 199, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, London, February 10, 1852. R OYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE, ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND. Continuous Nevelties—Continuous Success—Continuous Applause— and Overflowing Audiences. Great Hit of the Bottle Imp. The performances T kiIS EVENING and during the week will commence with a new GRATULATORY ADDRESS, written and delivered by Mr. Albany Brown. Alter which, a new scene of Apropos, entitled the MANAGER'S ROOM, with Signor Bari Tone's new Sc,ena, The French Commenta tor on Shakspere. With a new Infinitesimal Operetta, entitled THE UNITED SER VICES, written expressly for the Marionettes, by Hugo Vamp, Esq. To be followed by a new Neapolitan grotesque Divertissement, entitled ARLECHINO FORTUNATO, with the surprising tours de force of Saltarello. And the grand romantic Spectacle of THE BOTTLE IMP. A Morning Juvenile Performance on Wednesday and Saturday next, at Three o'clock. Doors open at Half-past Two. Doors open at Half-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. Private Boxes, 11. Is.; Balcony Stalls, 35.; Lower Stalls, 2s. ; Balcony, 25.; Amphitheatre, Is. . _ Private Boxes and Stalls may be obtained at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; Mr. Sam's Royal Library, St. James's-street ; Mr. C. 011ivier, New Bond-street ; at all the prin cipal libraries; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, Adelaide street, West Strand. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENLY(, Will be performed Donizetti's Opera of LUCIA DI LAMMEEI• MOOR. Edgar Ravenswood, Mr. Sims Reeves ; Lucy Ashton, Mrs Sims Reeves. To conclude with a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, called HARLEQUIN HOGARTH ; Or, The Two London 'Prentices. Box-office open daily from 10 to 4. PRICES OF ADMISSION. The former scale of prices has been revised, and a rate of admission adopted suitable to the convenience of all classes of society:— Dross Circle Upper Boxes •• •• •• • • 4s. Amphitheatre •• •• •• •• •• 25 . Gallery • • • • •• •• •• Is • DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following 'Aces at Nine o'clock yesterday morning. —The stations are arranged in order of latitude. PLysfours—Wind W., hard wind—partially cloudy. LIASTINGtd—Wind W.S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. Soul'sAmProx—Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. FOLKESTONF,=WiIId S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. TusimuDGE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. GREENWICH—Wind W., strong breeze—overcast. SY:won—Wind W., gentle breeze—overcast. SWIVIDON—Wind N.W., fresh breeze—partially cloudy. CoLcazursrkz—Wind S.W., hard wind—rain. CArdssurgaz—Wind W., gentle breeze—overcast. YenzionTa—Wind N.W , strong breeze—rain. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Saturday morning at nine o'clock : ~~; lALP P 8,161.2. Dress Circle Upper Boxes Pit Amphitheatre Gallery .. • • • • •• Os. 6d. Private Boxes, £3 35.,'.E2 25., and Ll 1 ls. 6d. Orchestra Stalls, 8s Stage Manager, Mr. J. M. MORTON. Director of Spectacle, Mr. W. WEST. The whole under the management of Mr. BUNN, LESSEE. .. 2s. .. Is. 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENINti, Will be performed Shakspere's Tragedy of HAMLET. Claudius, Mr. Rogers ; Hamlet, Mr. Barry Sullivan (2d appearance in Lon don) ; Pelonius, Mr. Lambert ; Horatio, Mr. Howe ; Osrick, Mr. L. Murray ; Ghost, Mr. Stuart ; First Gravedigger, Mr. H. Bedford ; Gertrude, Mrs. H. Vining; Ophelia, Miss Reynolds. To be followed by a DUEL IN THE DARK, in which Mr. Buck stone and Mrs. Fitzwllliam will appear. To conclude with the Farce, called THE TWO BONNYCASTLES. Mr. Bonnycastle, Mr. Buckstone ; Mrs. Bonnycastle, Mrs. auk- Ingham. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee, Mr. E. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste. Enormonisucceas of the Yankee Comedian, Mr. Josh Silsbee. THI6 EVENING, Will be performed the Farce of THE MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL. Lieutenant O'Scupper, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Mr. Felix Fluffy, Mr. Wright ; Maxwell, Mr. Worrell ; Emily, Miss Emma Harding. To be followed by a characteristic sketch, called THE YANKEE PEDLER ; or, Old Times in Virginia. Hiram Dodge, Mr. Silsbee ; 31orland, Mr. Worrell • Miss Nancy Bantam, Miss Emma Harding. After which MY PRECIOUS BETSY. Mr. Bobtail, Mr. Wright. . _ To conclude with a new and original Christmas Tale, called LIT TLE RED RIDING HOOD. Wolfram, Baron of Barliburg (sur named the Wolf of Biberich), Mr. Paul Bedford; Scraggenheim, Mr. Butler; Trudchen (commonly called Little Red Riding Hood), Miss Kathleen Fitzwilliam. -.WEAL rRISCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET, Under the Management at Mr. C. Keith. THIS EV g N ENG, Will be perfornied, the Flay of THE IRON CHEST. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, Harley, Ryder, Addison, Meadows, C. Fisher, and Cathcart ; Misses Mary Keeley, Murray, and Frank land. After which, the Operetta of the SWISS COTTAGE (as acted at Windsor Castle by Royal Command), in which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley and Mr. A. Wigan will appear. With a new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN BILLY TA.YLOR ; or, The Flying Dutchman and the King of Rs ritongo. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Flexmore ; Panta loon, Mr. Paulo; and Columbine, Miss Desborough. ROYAL LYCEU M Under the Management 01 Madame `restrict. THIS EVENING, W.II be performed THE GAME OF SPECULATION. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, R. Roxby, B. Baker ; Mrs. C. Born, and Miss Si. Oliver. To conclade with inew and original Fairy Extravaganza, by J. R. Planche , Esq. , ; ... "'"ed THE PRINCE OF HAPPY LAND ; or , The Fawn in the (get Characters by Madame Vestris, Miss St. George, Miss mew , Miss Martindale, Miss Grove, Miss E lli s , Miss Rosins Wright, v err l r t o I% Matthews, B. Baker, Suter, Ilorncastle, Bailer, and ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. iAki tine and ..itiatiak4,er, Mr. W. Parreu. Will rills EVE LN 0, be performed A CONSPIRATOR IN SPITE OF HIMSELF. mr. Inigo Inkhorn, Mr. Farrell ; Tiffin, Mr. Compton ; Hastirgs, Mr. W. Farrell, jun., Bartlett. Bertha, Miss L. Howard ; Margaret, Mrs After which AN ORGANIC AFFECTION. To conclude with RED itUFUS ; or, Harlequin Fact, Fiction, and Fancy. Red Rufus, Mr. Slaalders ; Clown, Mr. Edwards; Harlequin, Mr. Forrest; Pantaloon, Mr. Tanner; Columbine, Miss Lees. le CNC H.'S PLA mou s ii. Lessee. ai r . W. .. 1 -• AND STRAND THEATRE. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. The Warmest r_i.,.., Theatre in Lendon. Will be performed a ne ,.'; - I ,' , ' 7 cl.li i - z, ,3 by Farce, entitled CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. Characters Misses Marshall and Masten. Mme. Rogers, Belton, Romer, To be followed by THE TWP.LVE j, 4, Willow Patterune' called HERCULES. To be followed by a new Chinese burlesque, OF TUE MANDA RIN'S DAUGHTE Rogers, Messrs. J. Reeve, Romer, Attwood, R a te- Characters by M a rshall, Sanders, Bell, Eglinton, and m ukeu. thas Peth ; Mesdames After which, The JUVENILE PARTY. Me DriCe46 of admission are arranged as „ mow : boxes o rs t circle), 35.; (second circle), Sc.; pi, .. "tra stalls, 4s; to be openel at Half-past Six, and the' ~.. • 0,..0rs Performances to commence at Seven precisely. to the Bo zee sownd price will be taken zee only a t N ,,,,_ . _ —gest circle , 25.; aeconti circle. Is. '""' () clock l ' :ivatla B')xes ()ne G r ai i" E an . Stirling each, Stage Manage . AS TLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITIIEATRE.---- and his Ro Highn Under too P.;tronas g, 01 ha Yel i'r! net, All;ert. Proprietor and Monomer, Mr. W. Batty. The most successmi and Popular Theatre In London. THIS ..,ArgiSl-gG, Will be performed a Magnillcent Spectacle, entitled BLUE BEARD ; or, Female Curiosity, in which will to be introduced e a tapair of highly-trained Elephants, male and female, allowed emost docile pair ever brought into Europe. with ttatty's Inimit a bl e S cenes of the Arena, combining talent of the highest order, both Native and Foreign • With the most popular and only Equestrian Pantomime in London, entitled MR. and MRS. BRIGGS ; or, Punch's Wit, and Jollity. Hari Festival—Mirth, equip, Mr. Harvey ; Columbine, MisstAvery ; pantaloon, Mr. R u e- tumult Clown, Arthur Nelson, wh o will in the c o urse of each evening play A number of favourite airs on the /t)cic Ilarmonicon. --etookets to be bad at the Box-ofllce from Eleven till Four daily. Stage Matiator, Mr. T. Thomption. MEETING OF PARLIAMENT THE THIRD EDITION OF "THE SUN- during th e present will be found highly interesting extraordinary Session of Parliament. The THIRD EDITION will contain the DEBATES of the SAME EVENING up to the HOUR of POST ; also, SPORTING of every description, with TATTERSALL'S on Monday and Thursday Evenings in time for Post ; with the GAZETTES of Tuesday and Friday, contain ing Army and Navy Promotions, Bankrupts, acc., and ALL NEWS arriving in London up to the Hour of Post. EXPRE SS 'aDITIONS ON ALL IMPORTANT OCCASIONS. all ,;\rews-agente, and at the O r d e rs received by San-Office, 112, Strand. Bun Office, 112, Strand. FIBBITARY, 1852. arising out of the recent de .n ____________________ FAILITRES.--Fail Ures The sto de pression in the produce markets appear still to take place in various parts of the country. CPaBe of a Liverpool firm, Messrs. M. J. Wilson and Co., occurred on Friday, and during the present week the draughts of Messrs. Foxall and Co., of Dublin, a large house in the East Indi a trade, have been returned: Loa:Emir—Wind S.W., calm—partially cloudy. CAR ow—Wind S.E., hard wind—partially cloudy. e s: t , _ t't f`a ~.~' ~ r1E~4.. s f~~•.~iti ~74 Int LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1852. In the House of Lords last night, The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH, at the request of the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, postponed his questions on Indian affairs till Monday next. _ _ The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of the Common Law Procedure Amendment Bill, and pro ceeded to explain, at considerable length, the various alterations and improvements contemplated by the measure. Lord LYNDHURST did not object to the second read ing of the Bill, as all the objections to it related to mat ters of detail and would be best discussed in Committee. He could not, however, understand, as the machinery of the County Courts had worked so well, why the same machinery should not be applied to the supe rior courts in all cases not exceeding two or three hun dred pounds. Lord BROUGHAM thought the best course would be to read the Bill at once a second time.. He also agreed in the suggestion of Lord LYNDHURST as to the appli cation of the County Court machinery to the superior courts. The LoRD CHANCELLOR remarked that, before he acceded to Lord LYNDHURST'S Bugg( stion, he should be glad to have his positive assuranci3 that the County Court machinery was adaped to the superior courts. The Bill was then read a second time. Lord STRANGFORD wished to ask lord GRANVILLE whether an answer had been returned by Lord PAL MERSTON to the remonstrances of the. French Ambas sador respecting foreign refugees, and, if so, why it had been omitted from the papers laid bel ong Parliament? Earl GRANVILLE replied that no ansover had been re turned by Lord PALMERSTON to the remonstrance re ferred to, but he had every reason to b it the Noble Lord had returned an answer, it would not have been discordant to the answer returned by himself. After some further conversation the matter dropped. Lord LYNDHURST then made some observations on the course of legislation pursued by t be House. After which their Lordships adjout taed. In the House of Commons, Lord J. RUSSELL moved for leave to bring in a Bill to extend the right of voting for Members of Parlia ment, and to amend the laws relating to the representa tion of the people. With reference to the satisfactory state of this country, in its home and foreign relations, be thought the present was a more p roper time for con sidering this subject than when the country was in a state of agitation and excitement. tefter a brief expo sition of the principles upon which such a measure should be based, and adverting to 'the importance of the functions performed by that House, Lord Joint noticed the prominent features of various schemes of Parliamentary reform which had been proposed antecedent to tb.e Act of 1832, and explained the main obj ects contemplated by that great measure, namel y the disfran chisement of nomination borough a, and the enfran chisement of large towns then excluded from the representation. It was not then i intended that there should be no boroughs with small c onstituencies. He thought it would be extremely unwie e, and that it would destroy the balance of the Constitutii an, to say that only counties and large cities and towns should enjoy the franchise, excluding small representations. In regard to disfranchisement, therefore, the present Bill pro posed to disfranchise only in cases of proved corrup tion, and by another Bill he should 'propose to make a considerable change in the mode of inquiry into cases of „corruption, whereby, upon an address of the House, founded even upon common Clime, it should be lawful for the Crown to appoint a C 4 =mission clothed with the same powers of inquiry as those which had been so effectual in the case of St. Albans. In respect to the extension of the franchise, the grounds upon which the present measure proceeded were, firs l, that the Reform Act, in requiring a 10/. qualification fo r household voting, had placed the, suffrage rather too high; secondly— and this consideration had great influi race upon his mind —the growing intelligence of the people. He proposed, therefore, to reduce the household qualification to 51. rated value, which would add a great number of persons to the constituency, to whom he was persuaded the franchise might be safely in trusted. As regarded the counties, he did not propose to change that which had been the gene ral constitution of that House, which was placed on a different basis ofn that of the representation of bo roughs. The great change which was effected in this respect at the time of the Refor m Bill was one introduced by a Noble Lord not then in this House, the present Duke of Buckingham, which went upon the principle of tenure. It was now proposed to give the right of voting to persons paying an occupying rent of 201, instead of 501., as before. There were also a number of persons possessed of free hold and other property who, at present, did not possess the right of voting, and it was proposed now to give the right of voting to all those persons who paid an .as sessed-tax of forty„ehillings per annum. With regard to small boroughs, against which such an outcry had been raised, he did not propose to destroy any of these, but, in order to diffuse the influence of property, which it was objected so greatly affected elections, he proposed in some instances to join' together certain neighbouring towns and to unite them in one general representation. de stated at the time of the Reform Bill that none of the boroughs would have less than 300 electors; whilst that was the case generally, there were fourteen small boroughs with less than that number, there were up wards of thirty with less than 400, and several others with less than 500. He spoke of permanent electers, 10/. householders, and freemen. He now proposed to make the limit 500, and to add places to small boroughs which had less than 560 electors. There were 67 boroughs to which this arrangement applied. These small boroughs generally, except some in York shire, were in the south and west of England. They were situated in agricultural and not commercial parts of the country. Tee towns proposed to be added were of the same character. Whether this arrange ment was right or wrong, politic or impolitic, the result would be to establish the same balance 2ftherientewroesutidwbheich est ablished by the Reform Bill. If in there small agricultural boroughs were disfranchised, a the right of voting was given to manufacturing towns, manufacturinalo landed interest a total change of that _b , ala h n h ce . — t t h he , would be depressed ttemen mi h ht right to raised in its stead. It n i g ht be would be wtheree pt . such a plan, and many Gen [heg t wish it; but he was not prepared on present Ge e rangement. ( i 7 l " to propose any such ar- Commons witnesse dopte d, of fierceth e s House trugg h o s t; pas* measures which would probably and it might he liable to strong opwpeorseition in the other House of Parliament. There i n a previous session that he y s Bill which be would s h ortl y propositions in the state. He stated taining the present property a u w idi Zi reason for re hers—that it was easily 'lethalq i':1°11 of c onMtreamr; to the general principles of the heti?reitseurthathwtiouovnzdandit4hoat would willingl y emneaintained that opinion, and he had in troduceda clause repealing all Acts on the sub beginning with the Act of Anne , • :h ori- I' et, s i the qualification of England and R e ginally enact& the Me mbers for En and Ire landthe same position as those for not required to have proposed a b t e Scotland, who were a pro- There was another proposi party qualification. p t la e ced in tion he intended to introduce into the Bi ll, but h o cou ld no t do at' until the subj ect wet of the House. It app eared considered b a Committee to him that the e state of the oaths ta ken by Members was not consistent with religious liberty or justice. In the first place Members were required to take an oath renouncing all right of succession to the thron e in the Stuart family, which was not necessary now. Where was also an invidious distinction made in the oaths between Protestants and Roman Catho lics. There ought to be an 'oath which they could both alike take. Th e oat i, o f su premacy was altogether useless, because if a Roman Catholic came into the House with feelings of repug,nance to the Established Church, and a desire to iejare it, the oath would not prev en t him exercising h i s feel iaga. It would not surprise the House to learn that the new form of oath was, generally speaking, that taken by R oman Catholics with the omission of certain words. The words `° on the true faith of a Christian" would not be intro duced. It was abundantly clear that they were not inserted in the oath for the purp ose of Persons other than those professing to be preventi Ch venting ristians from entering the House. He would m a k e a aim ple oath o f allegiance to the Throne and fidelity to the succession, which all Members could take. Th ere was also another proposition in the Bill; when a Member accepted office under the Crown, he vacated his seat and went beck to his constituents, I which was no doubt a wise arrangement. But there was another provision which appeared to him to be totally unnecessary, and that was that when a Member changed his office, when having been Solicitor-General he became Attorney-General, he then had to vacate his beat, and go agaia to an election. Now, it appeared to him that the electors having once decided that they. did not object to their Member holding office, it was unnecessary that he should be re-elected when he changed the office he filled, and he proposed, therefore, to alter the law in this respect to the extent he had stated. He be lieved ha had now gone through the main features of the Bill which he proposed to lay before the House. It appeared to him to be one that was consistent with that which he had frequently said they ought to endeavour to frame, namely, a supplemental measure to the Reform Bill, and not a substitute for it. He had devoted great atttention to this subject, it was considerably more than thirty years ago since he first took it up, and it was nearly 30 years since he proposed the large measure of reform which existed, the eloquence and the opposition of some of the greatest statesmen of their day, but subsequently to that time he was successful, under the auspices of Lord Grey, is carrying a still larger measure of reform; and he was happy to ay, that so far from fulfilling the warnings and forebodings of its opponents, the measure bad tended to promote the happiness of the people, and to increase the liberty and dignity of the country, while it had in that by proceeding further in the same direction, no respect endangered the Throne or any of the institutions attached to it. And he trusted and taking care well to measure their steps in the advancement they made, they would contri bute still further towards extending the happiness of the people and increasing the general prosperity of the country, while they would, at the same time, be doing the best thing that could possibly be desired for firmly upholding and maintaining the principles of the Constitution. He had little to say with re gard to the two other Bills which would be intro duced as a corollary to the Bill which he now pro posed to bring in. One would relate to Scotland, and would make some provisions for the suppression of ficti tious votes, while it would likewise:reduce the qualification of the voter from 101. to 51. With regard to Ireland, this very subject had so recently engaged th e . a tt en ti on o f Parliament in regard to that part of the kingdom, that it was not necessary to detain the House upon that part of the Bill. He did not propose, however, to make any alteration with regard to counties, but with respect to cities and boroughs, he proposed to reduce the qualification of the voter from 8/. to 51., as there was no doubt the present restriction had greatly and seriously reduced the number of electors. He trusted when this enlarged franchise was given, that the next step the House would see the Government of the country taking, would be to consider the great question of the educatioa of the people. To his mind this question of the franchise was not lessimpor tant than that other of extending the education of the people. He was convinced that after a measure of this kind was carried, it would be the deity of the House to consider the means of adopting a really national system of education, and in doing so, he was sure they would confer upon the country and its people ono of the greatest blessings that could possibly be conceived. He be lieved that the people were almost prepared for this, and after due discussion he hoped some such measure would be carried with general assent. He did not propose now to eater further into this subject; he bad stated the general views of the Government upon the Bill which he proposed to bring in at a time of tran quillity and peace; and he hoped it would receive the sanction of the Legislature, and promote the happiness of the country. Mr. HustE complained of the omissions in the Bill, and especially that the subjects of the ballot and of tri ennial Parliaments were evaded. Sir J. Weiss reproached Lord J. RUSSELL with again tampering with the institutions of the country, after having carried a comprehensive measure which was to obviate the necessity of further changes. These in roads upon the Constitution, he believed, would either reduce this country to a democratic republic, er disable that House from fulfilling its proper functions. Mr. H. BERKELEY thought the Noble Lord's Bill, though it would not be altogether approved, would be generally agreeable to the country. He ough t , h owever, to have given voters a protection at the polling places by adopting the ballot. Mr. P. HOWARD spoke generally in favour of the measure. Sir R. Nous protested against the meditated altera tion of the oath of abjuration—a matter utterly uncon nected with the subject of Parliamentary reform, and he trusted that the House would not sanction this part of the Bill. Mr. BRIGHT said, although he disapproved some por tions of the measure, which fell short of what the coun try expected, still there were other portions which would give some degree of satisfaction to large classes. He regretted that Lord JOHN had not, by the ballot, taken out of the hands of employers the power of influencing the employed. He thought the county franchise, re duced to 201, still too high, and urged that the principle of disfranchisement should have been carried further; that larger constituencies should have additional repre sentatives, or that new constituencies should be created. Mr. BAILLIE pointed out what he considered the de fects and deficiencies of the Bill, which would prevent, he thought, its becoming a permanent measure, or se curing the confidence of the great body of sincere Re formers. The present Ministers must bear all the respon sibility of this attempt to renew and promote agitation, made by them in order to retain office. Mr. ROCHE examined the measure on the supposition that it was to be applied in its integrity to Ireland. Mr. NEWDEGATE, deterring his remarks upon the Bill until a future stage of it, remarked that one incongruous provision showed that the Noble Lord had determined that the House should not have the sanction of Chris tianity to their deliberations. Sir J. WALMSLEY believed that the measure would not meet with the approbation of the country, which would regard it as unworthy of the Noble Lord and his colleagues. After a few observations from Lord H. VANE, Mr. AMITY approved of the scheme as an instalment of a future larger measure and a further extension of the franchise. Sir J. TYRELL recommended that this milk-and-water measure should be entitled " A Bill to retain Ministers in Office." Colonel SrantonP having spoken unfavourably, and Mr. 0. STANLEY favourably, of the measure, Mr. DISRAELI observed that it was impossible to give proper consideration to such important propositions until the Bill was in the hands of Members. He saw nothing in the scheme calculated to disturb—he could not call it the balance between the two interests, but the adjust ment established by the Reform Act. As to the pre ponderance of political influence, which might govern his vote upon the Bill, which was one of very question able propriety, he should reserve his observations until he saw the details, upon which the merits of such a measure mainly depended. He doubted whether it was comprehensive enough to deal with so great a question. Sir G. GREY briffly replied to some suggestions of Mr. DISRAELI, and invited Members who were adverse Lo the principle of the Bill to avow their hostility on the second reading, and not concentrate it upon the details. Sir B. HALL and Lord D. STUART gave a qualified support to the measure, but only as an instalment, the bitter considering that it would not satisfy the desires of the people as an efficient reform. After some remarks from Mr. MAURICE O'CONNELL and Captain HARRIS, leave was given to bring in the Bill, and soon after the House adjourned. Parturiunt monks, nascitur, &e. The quotation is hackneyed, but it so clearly expresses the value of the long-looked for measure of Reform, that we can not refrain front once more pressing it into our ser vice. Yes, the country has at length before it the strange conception which for thirty years had occu pied the teeming brain of Lord JOHN RUSSELL. It is now to be decided. whether the present milk-and-water proposition is worthy of the author of the Reform Bill —a fitting extension of the glorious principles then recognised by the Crown and the people of the United Kingdom. We cannot hesitate as to the verdict. There are, unquestionably, some good features about the Bill. The franchise will be in some degree ex tended. The household qualification in boroughs is to be reduced from 101. to 51., and in counties persons with a qualification of 201. rated value will become entitled to the suffrage. The qualification derived from copyhold an d long leases is also to be reduced from 10/. to Si, and persons paying 40s. a year as dtaxes, if living outside the limits of boroughs, are entitled to the fra nc hi se for the s e s s e to beco m e counties. This is very good so far as it goes. It is a step in the right direction, an instalment, although a very small instalment of justice. Were it introduced without any great flourish of trumpets, or being spoken of as a "New Reform Bill" which is to satisfy the reasonable expectations of the people, and to pro vide the iron crw on which the PREMIER can establish his favourite principle of finality, we should be dis posed to regard it favourably and to receive the con- cession gratefully. But under the circumstances of the case, looktng given b y e e r j y u dg ed, d i fferentnot a s m p e e r c e t l , y b a y n dwLh what t r d h e J h o a n s rl d o ß n u e: and th e h opes excited, t h e m atter assumes a to the pledges that ha ve been SS E b L u L t i S stillto more so, by what he has left undone; not by the, trifle that be best which he withholds. A - a w ould either loucil be ggar in the street w would receive a few pencowi th to Che donor o f oi'vis, but b y the far greater boons profusion of thanks, while a person having s t rong and w e ll-founded claims , y express his disap pointmentas many :poundsr or retire in silence from his presence. So it is in the pr esent instance. Much was antici pated ; and, in pl ace of beitng grateful for the trifle granted, and that with not the best grace, we feel naturally indigna at at the stinginess and pad- , Ji TUESDAY EVENING, 'FEBRUARY 10, 1852. mony with which the benefits are doled out, and ex press our feelings in the most unequivocal terms . We shall now briefly allude to the other positive enactments which are contemplated. In addition to the alterations in the qualification, to which we have already alluded, two other Bills are to be introduced for Scotland and Ireland. There is to be no change in the franchise for Irish counties, but in cities and boroughs it is to be reduced from 8/. to Si. It would scarcely do to require a higher pecuniary qualification in the country which has suffered so deeply, than that which will be necessary in this more favoured land. In Scotland the contemplated Bill relates to the restriction rather than the extension of the franchise. It is directed against " the fic titious votes "—to which the President of the Board of Control, referred so feelingly in his speech to the electors of Perth, requiring that in every in stance the title shall be completed by a regular " in feoftment." We have thus before us all the changes that are to be made with respect to the extension of the suffrage, and although it does something, we fear it will not be considered a sufficient payment on account. Those who compare it with the plan of the National Parliamentary Reform Association can not have much doubt as to which is best suited to the and calculated to satisfy the de mands who have hitherto been regarded as political cyphers. The property of emergency, those qualification for Members is to be p b o e r r t e ion Pealed. This is as it should be. It is Queen ANNE to the present totallythat rt passed osysc a esa b de nod gratification. i ir s nba h et e ti dhfie:E:igenryosftatute relating thereto from e t day he only is t of the Bill which we can regard with cation. We can scarcely conceive that y difference of opinion on that, especially when we consider that it was of no prac ticalcould at any m oment b e purchase d i n t h e mar k et . inasmuch as the required qualification Th The tariff utility y was perfectly ascertained, varying from 50/. to 1001. according to the nature of the case, and whether the party elected was to represent a borough or a county. The Jew Bill, too, is brought forward under another form. The oaths are to be changed, the distincti on b etween those ta k en b y C at h o li cs and Protestant s are t o b e very properly re moved, and in the modifications the words "on the true faith o f a C hr i stian " are to b e om itt e d. Thi s i s very right ; b u t we b e li e ve that it will be unnecessary, that it w ill be established on judicial authority, that the substance, and not the form, of the obligation is to be looked to ; and that there is at this moment no practical difficulty but that which th e d ou b ts o f a sma ll majority created, an d which m us t b e speedily remove d. If, th en , th e d ec i s i on of the C our t i n "MILLER. v. SALOMONs" be such as we anticipate, the change will be unnecessary so far as the J ews are concerne d ; if o therwise, it wou ld b e more becoming to bring the matter directly forward than to tack it as a rider on a Bill for "the extension of the franchise and improving the representation of the people." We are also to have the addition of neighbouring towns to those boroughs where there are not already 500 voters, a provision that will come into operation in no less than 67 cases. So much for what is to be legislated for. The s=ties of omissions would, however, require greater space than we could this day spare. Suffice it to say, that there is no allusion to the ballot, or to the duration of Parliament ; no substitution of im portant towns for the nomination boroughs, or those which are notoriously subjected to corrupt in fluences. A " Reform Bill !" in which these matters are disregarded appears something like a performance of Hamlet, the part of the young Prince being omitted. It is not by such a diluted measure that Lord JOHN RussELL is to retrieve his lost popularity, and to obtain a new lease of office. purchased, the two thousand acres having been bought for 57,0001. Au additional rum of 93,0001. is estimated as all that is required to render the site suitable for interments. So that a total of 150,0001. will cover all expenses, instead of a gross aggi gate of 656 0001., us projoc , ..ca to be pad by the Board Yqu , , Iwypt , collection, moreover, that in consequence of the economy of these arrangements on the part of the London Necropolis, it will be enabled to reduce very considerably the cost of each individual interment. Indeed it engages to diminish the average charges of sepulture by at least 25 per cent.—ealculating merely 15s. as sufficient to cover the exp..nse of each pauper funeral, and 255. that of every funeral for the clsss immediately above destitution. Added to which the insatiable maw of the Church has, by the company in question, been duly taken into con sideration—the usual fees of the clergy being provided for by a fund set aside for that purpose exclusively. Everything, in fine, appears to have been pre arranged : the funds are ready : the regulations are organized : the site is purchased—economy is ensured —nothing, in short, is now required for the immediate carrying out of the enterprise but the recog nition of its claims by the Legislature, and the final approval of its plan by the Government. With this record in its regard, we would here close our observations on the National Mausoleum— to demonstrate that it alone would be adequate to encounter the difficulties of the emergency, it is only needful to remark that, esti mating the average amount of interments within the metropolis at 50,000, there would be required for the filling up of the projected cemetery at Woking, with only one layer of bodies, no less a number of years than—four hundred! A rop7, i.Zti,ttinght jr. t;ouniy :roan ' firming., Wolveritamp., and giiiar Valley Birkenh., Lan., & Chea s Juno., late 331. 6s. 84.. Do. Chest. & Blrkenhd., 601. &251. Consolidated Do., do., 201. • .• . Bristol and Exeter.• • Caledonian • • • • • • Chester and Holyhead .. iublin and Belfast Juncl. Dublin and Kingstown.. l Dundalk and Enniskillen r andee, Perth, and Aber- teen Junction .. Do., New .. .. East Anglian (251 L, E. and L. & D.) .. Do. (lai. E. & H.) • • Eastern Counties Eastern class A, late E. 11. shares • • Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares East Lancashire • • D. New quarters •• I East & West Ind ia Docks and Birm. June. .. East & West York. June. Edinburgh and Glasgew Edin., Perth, and Dundee Glasgow and South-West. De. do. G.D. & C.steek Great Northern .. Do. halves, A, deferred, . , Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. Great 3onthern and Western, Ireland Great Western Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds .. Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and) orkshire Do. quarter stares Do. fifths . . Do. West Riding Union Leeds Northern .. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport London and Blacksvall QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) Do., Tilbury .Ezt. Scrip London, Brighton, and South Coast .. .. t.ondoht and N.-Western Do. do. quarters QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF THE MARQUIS OF BRISTOL V. Till TITHE COMMISSIONERS. Lord CAMPBELL intimated that the Court would relieve counsel for the Commissioners from arguing this case. The judgment of the Court would be given hereafter. De. ilfthi CAMROUX v. SMITH. Lord CAMPBELL said the Court had great difficulty in treating the question involved in this case as a pure matter of law. They would, therefore, direct a new trial, in order that the jury might determine whether the bankrupt was di,qualified for carrying on his trade.—Rule absolute for a new trial. Do. 101. sh., M. &I% (c: London and S.-Westers QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY V. TILLIIURST. Lord CA3IPBYLL sali this case was argued in June last, and soon afterwards the Court stated the extreme difficulty which they felt in satisfactorily applying the provisions of the Parochial Assessment Act to the solution of the question presented for their decision, and expressed their conviction that the point in dispute required the interposition of the Legislature rather than the judgment of a Court at West minster. Parliament, however, had not thought right at present to deal with the question, and it became the duty of the Court, therefore, no longer to delay in giving their judgment, which the parties had a right to demand. The question had reference to the rating of 2 miles of the Berks and Rants Railway, which passed through the respondent's parish. This railway was at one time an independent line of 25 miles in length, but had since become a branch of the Great Western Railway. In order to arrive at the rateable value of these 2% miles so as to make a proper assessment the respondents treated the branch as an independent whole, unconnected with the main line, taking the average annual receipts upon it, and then deducting the expenses. The separation of the branch from the trunk line made a substantial difference to the company, because in one case the assessment would amount to 251., and in the other 301. per mile. Now the Court thought the fusion of the two lines was complete, the branch being abiorbed into the trunk, and if the respondents had taken the gross receipts per mile upon the whole, deducting the expenses, they would have acted upon the true principle. The Court could, therefore, not adopt he proposition of the respondents. The conse quence would be that the award must be referred back to the arbitrators, to whom the parties were much indebted for the labour and ability they had bestowed upon the case. The Court trusted that the principles they had laid down would enable the parties to agree satisfactorily, and prevent further litigation on the subject. Do. new 501. Do. new 401. Manchester,Bnzton, and Matlock .. ida.nchestsr, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire Do. 'aianchester and Lincoln Union Do. NI. shares .. Do. Binning & Derby Stidland Gt. West. (Ire.) sTewcastle and Carliaie•. Do. quarter shares .. Newmarket • . .. .. Newport, Abergavenny, and liereford • • Newry and Enniskillen. • 'awry, Warrenpoint, & Government has somewhat wisely, we conceive, put a stop to the operations of the Board of Health, in reference to its scheme of organizing a system of extramural interment for the metropolis. But for this, we should very soon have become involved in a gigantic and most oppressive attempt at centraliza tion. Meanwhile the capital of England remains altogether unprovided for the adequate sepulture of its population. According to the provisions of the Interments Act, passed in August, 1850, burial within the precincts of the metropolis was, as is well known, prohibited thenceforth—but—no previous, or even simultaneous, arrangement was made to enable the citizens to inter their dead in extramural cemeteries sufficiently remote or sufficiently capacious. Those already existing are capable o f con t a i n i ng on l y mere l y 18,000 annually, and the average mortality is some where about 58,000 ! With an increasi ng commun ity, and the chances o f another visitation from pestilence, the position of London in these respects has from the first been very manifestly perilous. When, more over, it was found , on investigation, th a t th e B oa rd of Health, having already 40,0001. advanced, proposed to apply 137,000/. additional for the purchase of merely two out of the nine existing cemeteries, 350,0001. more for the remaining seven, with 36,0001. for 800 acres at Erith, and 93,000/. for ren dering the ground av ailable—making altogether the enormous aggregate of 65 6,0001.—it became manifest that the prospect was not simply dangerous but ab solutely desperate in its character. Finding that the Cabinet refused to supply them with the requisite funds through the medium of Exchequer-bills, the members of the board thereupon proposed to carry out their enormous project by means of money raised on the understanding that they should be empowered to remunerate themselves by a poll tax levied upon all parties indiscriminately. Than this nothing could be more unconstitutionally interfering, and con sequently, if for that reason alone, we must necessarily have rejoiced at the tardy but at last peremptory interposing of the Government. Instead of the extravagant and centralizing project of the Board of Health, it was conceived—and surely not viithout ample justification—that the mortality of the !metropolis might be provided for in the way of b urial, more efficiently, more economically, with g reater promptitude, and with greater regard to the re quirements both of decency and religion, by means of popular associations, instead of by means of monopo lizing associations, built up under the centralizing influence of Government. The PRIME MINISTER felt convinced of this, the CseerscELLoa of the EXCHEQUER felt convinced of it, and so also did every ceie acquainted with the statistics collected together in the course of recent sanitary investigations. ^-Cherefore we rejoice to think the operations of the Board of Health were brought abruptly, but by no means prematurely, to a close—Ministers refusing to c omply with a scheme calculated to lead to such normous and almost incalculable expenditure, and to effect at the same time such a very intolerable interference in the way of a gigantic monopoly con structed according to the principles of centralization. Edinburgh, without the aid of a board of health, contrives every year to bury its dead in extramural places of sepulture—why not also London and West minster ? It has been with feelings of no ordinary satisfaction that we have for some time past watched the development of a scheme which promises the solu tion of existing difficulties. Already we have referred more than once, and in terms of the warmest com mendation, to the plan sketched out by the pro moters of the London Necropolis and National Mausoleum Company. We have commented, and commented, moreover, at no inconsiderable length, on the advantages l held out by this humane and magnificent enterprise. We have remarked upon the merits of its ac cessibility—being approach able by half - an-hour's ride on the South-Western Railway. We have pointed out likewise with peculiar satisfaction the magnitude of the locality selected for the proposed cemetery—extending over 2,000 acres of land at Woking-common, Is common, in the county of Surrey, the soil consisting of a dry yellow sand, the surface undulating in picturesque and appropriate variety, affording proper shelter to the bodies interred, and and nourishing over the remains of mortality a pro fusion of the most beautiful kinds of vegetation. We are induced, more particularly at the present moment, to revert to this subject by our earnest and reiterated commendations, from the circumstance that its origi nators are about to develops their undertaking to its full extent during the course of the present session of Parliament. Let it be remembered that the arrange ments of the company have not been made with any degree of precipitation, having, on the contrary, been, to all appearance, most carefully and scrupulously deliberated. The ground bas been already ; REGINA V. MICHAEL GREEN, AND ANOTHER, V. OVERSEERS OF GATESHEAD. The Court discharged the rule which had been obtained in this cause. --- DISMISSAL OF MR. RAMSHAY. QUEEN V. POLLOCK (EXPARTE RAMSHAY.) Lord CAMPBELL said, this was a motion for a mitt to show cause why an information in the nature of a quo warran to should not be filed against Mr. Pollock, calling upon him to show by what authority he exercised the office of Judge of the Liverpool County Court. The ground of the applica tion was, that when he was appointed to the office it was not vacant, Mr.:Ramshay, who formerly filled it, nct having been properly removed. The qoestion for the Court was, whether, on the affidavits laid before them, Mr. Ramshay was entitled to question the legality of his removal by means of a quo warranto against his successor. This depended upon the true construction of the 9th and 10th Vic., c. 9.5, a. 19, which enaotod that it should by lawful for the Lord Chancellor, if in the district of the Duchy of Lancaster, for the Chancellor of that Duchy, to remore for inability, or misbehaviour, any judge already or hereafter to, be appointed. By a formal instru ment under the hand of the Earl of Carlisle, who was the Chancellor of the Duchy, Mr. Ramshay was dismissed from his office for inability and misbehaviour. The Court thought this instrument was not ausolutely conclusive, and that the Chancellor exercised his authority in di sm i ss i ng a j u d ge , sub ject to the control of this Court, as laid down in the case of the Queen v. Warren, but they could not insist on this docu ment setting out all the proceedings which were instituted previous to removal. The Chancellor duly exercised his ju risdiction until the contrary was proved. It was open to Mr. Ramshay to show that he was rem ove d w i thout rece i v i n g . n otice of thecharges against him, o r w i t h out an opportun i ty o f being heard in defence, or that h e was dismissed on insufficient ev idence; and in such a case the C our t was b ound to gran t a rule with the view of his being restored to an office from which he had been illegally and i m p roper l y removed. But no s tatements of that kind had been made, and the Court must assume that the Chancellor had n o t ac t e on insufficient evi dence, or exceeded his authority. The affidavits seemed to lead to the assumption that the removal was regular and justified, possess many exc e ll ent an d am i a bl e and that Mr. Ramshay had sh own m i sconduct, as well as ina bility,portant duties. It was yet his toirabe proved of misconduct qpuossaliibtilee i s n fyipr th p i invaatnelt.lofe, discharge a n o d f and inability in the office of a judge. The Court considered a rule ought not to be g r anted. — Application refused. Rentrevor • • • • • • Norfolk .. •• • • 00. New 201. shares • • Northern Counties Union North British • • .• • • North Devon • • • • • • North Staffordshire .. Earth-Western 'North & Sth.-West. Jane. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. 3cottish central SoottLsh Midland .. Do. new .. ihrows. & Birm., Class Do. Class 8.. Screws. & Hereford., Old Do., do.. Now .. Ahrewsbnry and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves Do. Osvrestry Do. New.... •• ihropshire Union • • • • Do., A, B, C, & D, fhlly paid up at per cent • • South Devon • . ioutl—Eastern .. • • ioutb Wales.. .. . • '.outh Yorksh. and River ohaft., notn., and Goole, South Division . •Jtirling and Doffermline •Atockton and Hartlepool fall Vale .. • • Taw Vale 81%231021 Thames Haven Dock and. Railway •• • ale of Neath • • • Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford,Wez., Wick. and Dublin .• • • West Cornwall -- • • Whitehaven and Farness York, Newc., & Berwick Oitto and Newcastle Extension Dirt;74.N.E. purchase, gort awl North Midl=ll Bcdf. & Bletch- 1 Icy Paid. 17% 100 (60 8 6 6 100 all 11 13 4 47% 100 100 4236 BOW-STREET, -!THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles Nash, solicitor, formerly manager to the soli citors of the Great Western Railway Company, was brought up before Mr. Jardine, on remand, charged with forging the signature of Mr. Peter Hanystocke, of Wicklow, Ireland, farmer, to a transfer of 196 sh ares i n t h e Dublin and Wicklow Railway Company, and further, with feloniously transferring ten shares in the same company, the property of Mr. Michael Kenny,of Dublin, builder. The main evidence for the prosecution having been already heard, this day there was only the evi dence of Hanystocke's father, who proved that he saw his son on the 18th May last (as deposed) sign a paper connected with his railway shares, at the request of Mr. Nash, to whom be handed the paper , 00igned. The witness knew nothing of the n ature of the paper. The shares had been transferred to his son by Capt. Owen, the agent of Lord Courtown, who:is this witness's landlord, for a farm of forty-nine acres. There was nothing whatever paid by his son for the shares. Calls had been paid on them by Captain Owen, and another call was now made. Mr. Peter Kelly admitted the signature shown him, but said, when he signed, he thought it was a proxy paper. Mr. Keane, barrister, for the prisoner, insisted that the witnesses knew what they were signing, and alleged that the prosecution was got up by the directors, with whom Mr. Nash, IN ho was a large shareholder, had been long in litiga tion. The shares were of no value, and the parties wished to get rid of them.—Fully committed. GREEN WIC H ELECTION. (THIS DAY.) A little before eight o'clock this morning a vast concourse of people, chiefly of the lower order, assembled at the hust ings at the corner of London-street, in High-street, Green wich, to witness the election of a Member of Parliament to represent that borough. The nomination of two candidates ( Mr. Montagu Chambers, Q.C., and Admiral Houston Stewart) took place yesterday, and has already been re poled. The polling commenced at eight o'clock, and the hourly number of votes from Woolwich was tele graphed to ;the committee, which sat at the White Hart Tavern, Greenwich. Admiral Stewart was the favourite; his amount of votes far exceeding that of his opponent, as will be seen from the following figures:— The state of the poll at— irm o'CLocK. 320 Admiral Stewart .. 211 Mr. Montagu Chambers Majority for Admiral 5tewart......... 109 Tax o'CLocK. Admiral Stewart 744 Mr. Montagu Chambers 428 Majority for Admiral Stewart 316 ELEVEN O'CLOCK. Ad m iral Stewart 1,239 Mr. Montagu Chambers 648 Majority for Admiral Stewart TwEr.vn o'CLocx. Ad m i ra l Stewart Mr. Montagu Chambers 7BB Majority for Admiral Stewart ONE O'CLOCK. Admiral Stewart .. Mr. Montagu Chambers ........... ..... ; majority for Admiral Stewa r t ...... Owing to the delay in bringing the number of votes from Deptford and Woolwich, the states of the poll were not posted until an hour, or nearly so, after the calculations were made. M. JUSTICE PATTESON.-.—M T . Justice Patteson will take leave of the Court of Queen's Bench this day on his retirement from the bench, and will be succeeded by Mr. Crompton, the newly -appointed judge, who will take the place of Mr. Justice Patteson in the ensuing circuit. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. VINCENT..--Th e directors of the Royal West India Mail Company are about to presen Mr. Vincent, the midshipman, with a handsome gold watch DEATH OF LIEUTENANT-COLON EL HEWES.—Lieut.• Colonel Hewes, in the retired full pay of the Royal Marines, died on the 2d inst. .THE ARCTIC SEARC HING EXPEDITION.—A de" cisme step towards the renewed sea rc h f or Si r J o hn Frank lin and his companions has at length been taken by the ap pointment of Sir Edward Belcher to the command of the Arctic expedition. It is understood that the nominations have included Capiain Kellett as the second in command, and Captain M'Clintock, and Lieutenant Sherard Osborn, late of the Pioneer, to one of the steam tenders. Salmon fishing has commenced in the Scotch rivers, but at present with very indifferent success. 4 2 0 100 Bunting. & Ox ford Juncion, guaranteed • • Do., without a guarantee .. Wolver., & Dudley, gua ranteed • • Do., without a guarantee • . Ruckinglnunsh. Clydesdale June E. Lin., Guar. 6 Der Cent. .. Gloucester and Dean Forest Hartlepl Dock r and Railway Hull sad Selby Do. 54 Shares Do. Si Shares Leeds and Brad. Lon. and Green. Do., Pref. Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. De.. 6 per cent Kiddlesbro' and Redcar, 6 p. ct N. & East, 6 per Cent. • • Do., 5 per cent. Do. New Preston and S Wyre •• •• t Do.;( Shares A Read., Guild., and Reigate .. Roy. & Hitchin to. Sbep. Ex • • Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. South Staifords. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. • • Do. do. •• Do. do. • • Wilts & Somers. 100 47% Leasing Companies. 3,4 26 1734 19 334 all all au 1 6% Lon. & N.W. Gt. Western De Do Do • • • Lon. & N. W. Caledonian IG. Northern Gt. Western Irk, New., j and Bar. Yk. & N. M. Do Do Micnand S. Eastern .. DO INorteLt • • De .. .. IfitocktAs Dui E. Counties Do L. & N.W.I 8iL0../sY.J Do .. Paid. S. Eastern ~ G. Northern Lana. & York Mr. M'Clean Stock.& Dar. Do .. • • Do •• • - Gt. Western 1811 6 9% .sizrzu: LONDON, THE SHARE MARKETS. UTLITIaII NLAIWW'ATS. Railways. LINES LEAS: A ailways. Nominal Prices, i 1& to 11\ - 5 9 %-1034 .. .... • • 4. •• •••• .. dis. 85 86 15% - 15% 19% - 19% 10 -18 .1. IN 6% -- 2% -2% 73 -7% 4% -b 3% —3% lb% 16 49 -50 26 -28 43 - 5 18X - 19% 5% -6% 14 ... 14% 35% - 36 8.% -88% 75 -80 7 - 8 p, •• - •• 6334 - 64 7% —7% d. b-5 d. 1436 145% . . . - . 6% -7% 94 -95 x.(1 1 118 -118% 3 % - 3 % P 3 - 3%p. 13 - I%p. 87 -SI 7 6 din. 53 43{ dis. 23( —2% 20 -31 3U, —2% dia. 5734 —5B .. 28 -30 •• •• 7% -- 8 434 4 die. 23 - 25 —l2 die, a die. 6N —75 s 7 654 - din. an —8% dis.xd' %dim par Isq 15% 13% —14% 8% 93( 8% 63( —6% 4% —3% Mr 12 —l4 6 7 6% 10% 3% —35 i 13 -15 20% - 20% 3% —2% d. 150 - 152 •• —.. di,: . 1 b dig. 1734 - 18 4% - 6 •• 5% dias. •• 17 % - IB - d. 3% —334 d. 21 1 4 2L% 'IZBD R: Nominal Prices. 29 —3O x.dj 21 -29 x.(11 29 30 28 -29 1736 -18 43 -45 33% - 84 1 % -2 % P 106 - 108 55 -54 25 -26 101% - 102% z. 6 54 -46 15 -16 56 -5$ 56 -MI 44 - 46 8 % - 9 % 13 21 's -21 N 8% -8% 8% -8% - 134 alt. 2834 2934 .. - .. 92% - 93% 81141R118. Business done W-day. 5 % Is' 19% 34 ID •T Railwa Paid ,I Nominal Prices. Business dose ys. -------- ----.1 today. Aberdeen „„ .. all 2 - 1 34 die. dia. Aberdeen. No. 2, 7 pr. Ct. 234 .. _.. yi CaledonLui 101. • • • • 10 7% -7% 7% Chester and Holyhead • • all 1634 -17 16% Dund. Per. St Aber. June. all 5 - 5 34 d. Fk.rAng.(3l. los.) 4p. c. all 2% _2% Do., (5;.) 7 per cent. • • all _ .. 7 E ~ , tarti Counties Extern. N per cent. No. 1 • • all % * ‘1 ) p m Jo. No. 4 •• .. au '4 %1 ) Pm Do. New 6p. east. Stock 1 0 11% 12 11% Eastern Union, Scrip gaaran. 6 percent. • • all 9 34 -9% East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares • • all - . E. &W. York. Juan. btha all _ -.. Edin. Per. & Dan. 5e p.ct. all 134 - 1 dim. Glasgew & S.-W. Cense'. 100 .• -- • • 14% - VA Gi Northern , 5 per aeut. all 14 1 - Fs P Do., 5 p. c. Redeem. Scrip 636 % Great South. & Western 7% (Ireland) eighth. . • • all 7 % - 7 % Ot ...roam (“erke an 4 Hants Ex., 5 per Cent.) 6 •• Lancashire and York- - I% 1 1i dia. shire, F. 201 ... .. .. 6 134 137 100 1 32 - Do. 6 per ct. Stock • • Ler.„l3 Northern, 6 per , teat., No. 1.. •. •• , •• P 9 - - Do. quarters. 184 s - London, Brighton. and _ 140 -145 x.d 14234 x .d Do. pref., a P et• S p it: r in 'l5 i l i t 0 : 0 L le C .. o & n a e s w zi t4 . g g ;ar ar es . t . .. s6 (C P o e , r . ck Nuneat.) S per cent. •• 13 34 L,,udon fl , s--W.. new •• 5 2% •+3 D . L on don. & Ennis., % Shit, 10 1034 •-11 I._ r blanch., Sheffield, and /1 . Line., gua r, shrs.,No. 1 all 113 - 11% D o . new, 101. • • •• all 12% - 12% Do., 61. •• •• •• •• 3 per cent ... &• 100 .- - •• 133 % 1 3: 5 P Midland Con. 6 p.c. stock 100 •' D n o ine . Ciongns:l6 er . Do., Leic. In Swanning., 8 per cent. guar • - 100 Do., Preference • • " - •• .„ 5 Norfolk Extension ' usr . 534 0,11 %- • % dis. Do. , per cont. "% - 1536 i Ott. W Nort h or. B Shrews.&lllr., newguar. % - its 11 8: 1 W sh ol. 15 . 1: 6 p e .c : a 1 1 55 54% : 5 16 all 10 - 10% Shrews. and am (Nor. W, Min.) 8 per cent. an 1534 -t6 South Devon •• • ' • • all 11 -13 Soutli-Eaptena, 434 p. et. 10 •• - r• Abi South Yorks., 4p. e t. g d . 20 4 - 3 - York, Newc., and Reny., Gt. N . o• E. Pm. .• a 15 % _l6 Do. .. .. _ 5 5,34__ 4% York 7.37 , 1 North Midland 8% IL and S. Pura. .. 10 134 - 1 ail ' rolailGie. . au 11% - ii% x.d 1114 x . d llcalogne and Amiens .. , gal 19% -20 19% 4t Central of Franco (0.. V ., 4% -4% du, 3} 4 - -- Dutch Rhenish - -• " l a s 2% -2% p. Beet Indian • • • • " 90 . -.. Do. do. do. •• all %-% P. Greatludian ren ingalA• • 4% % 34 - P. DiLo ditto •"• 754 . ..... .. .. 13 3 -334 10 3 LLoutriviem•uotitnesar(lßgealiSam.;::.) • .... % - % Ditto, New .. . au Namur end Liege •• • • 16 5 % -6 % 6 alariDitatoAn(Ctoanm..!l) .... ... 3716:5%84 :: ....-.... 3 :.. % Northern of France •• 18% ..... 15% Orleans and Bordeaux .. 11 3 -2% 4. 83 f Paris and Lyons • • •• 6 2% - 33 g p Faris and °dean* • • .. all 42 -44 Paria and Rouen •• .. all 26 - 2636 Faris and Strasbourg .. 18 1% - 1)6 die. Rouen and Havre .. ... Sam bre and Meuse all 10% % - 10% 1 3% 0% % all 3 ..... 4 St• Andrew's &Quebc.(A) 3 • - • • Tou rs and N atiuu. ... l7 8% - 8 36 dls. ourusy Jurbiss, Lan_ fisia and Flesaeo .. 1 6, r I .. .. k pat fit dor a f, ii 2 -24 Joint Stock Banks-Commercial of London, 24% ; Provincial of Ireland, 43% ; Di t o New, 16. Mines.-Agua Fria, a 3i; Anlo•citlikuntan, 13( ; Ave Maria, 1; Nouveau Monde, 1%. 16 2-3 126 MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS• CI E' }• TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, amounted to 6,000 or 7,000 bales, of which 1,000 Surat were taken for exportation. The market closed heavily, and prices, though not lower, were still in favour of the buyer. The sales in cludtA '<+)o ; ,„„ ;„ 100 [tibia, si to F.:vi , zian, "" Suat, at to lu,t 6:a a[,(l the re mainder American.—ln Railway Shares, a fair amount of business was done, and prices were looking up. The following is a comparative statement of duties col lected at Hamilton (Canada), during the last two years: — Year ending bth Jan., 1851 59,000/. 1852 ... 74,000/. The Continental letters this morning are not of importance generally, but great satisfaction is expressed at the recovery of the Queen of Spain. some anxiety being expressed by par ties who wrote from Madrid and Paris prior to the date of the telegraphic dispatches. Tne English Funds are very firm, but there is scarcely anything ding. Consols have improved to 96'. 3/4, at which they stand well. There is no difficulty in settling the account, nor is any "continuation" generally charged. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 98% to 3 %, and the Three per Cents., 97% to y, . Bank Stock is worth 217, and India Stock 258, both yesterday's values. Exchequer-bills have been quiet, at 61s. to 645., and India Bonds at 745. The next account day is March 11. It w ill be seen that the reform project of Lord John Russell has had no effect upon stocks and induced no speculation. Foreign Stocks have been dealt in to the average extent. Grenada Deferred have been 6% to It appears that the Atrato route is not that upon which the speculators are going, but a tract starting from somewhere 'about Nevi' Edinburgh, and discovered by an enterprising party now in England. No concession seems to have been obtained frost the New Grenada Government, but a condition stamped 0 0 the face of the Bonds is that they are to be receivable in payment for public lands and for duties. Mexican keep up to 32 3 4 and 33. Mr. Falconnet, in his letter to the commit tee, says, that if the appropriation of Customs duties is not aullicient he is to have 280,000 dollars from the portion of the indemnity due to Mexico next May, beyond the 2,000,000 coming to the bondholders. This gentleman then remarks : _ . " For the purpose above named I have been provided with orders on the various Custom-houses of the Republic to re ceive all the monies due for that portion of the duties appro priated to the foreign debt of Mexico. The steamer brings on account, to the consignment of Messrs. Baring, Brothers , a sum of 50,000 dollars shipped in Vera Cruz and Tampico, by the agents named by me in those ports. " From the information and data I have received from the ports and the Junta de Credito Publico, there is every reason to believe, and for my part I have no doubt of it, that the amount of duties pending of recovery is more than aufficieat to cover the sum necessary for the payment of the dividend• However, to provide against any deficiency, the Governmen t of Mexico has delivered to me an assignment for 280,00 0 dollars on the American Indemnity Money, payable in 31 3 9 next, to be returned to the Mexican Treasury in the case only that the full amount of the advance to be made on its value should have been shipped from the different ports of the Republic before it becomes due." Equador Bonds are steady at 4. Mr. Mocatta, it is said, will be sent out as a Commissioner. Brazilian Small Stock is at 95. Spanish Bonds keep firm at 23 to % for the Five per Cents., and have touched 18 1 for the Three per Cent & Sardinian have been 88 and since 87%. The English Railway Shares are not so active, and price s have given way slightly. The Foreign lines keep up. ,„,, a Gold Mine Shares are very quiet and nom i na lly firm. Gold Quartz Company of Lord Erskine has obtained ea agreement for a lease of twenty-one years, beyond the twenty-one years already allowed, if the company desir such extension. ConsOis Ditto Amp) it, M :h SS% 88% % 7 p 95% 94% x.d 119% 116 5 734 % QUARTER TO THERE. ... 96 cant, _arc. 11 ... 96 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK (From the Official List.) Bank Stock. 217 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities....,, ..... 97%4 3 pe;,,,Cent. Consols Anns. ..... ..... 9illis % New 3'4 per Cent. Ann a . .. 98% 3 4 (,ong Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1860... 7 India Stock for Account 258 India Bonds under 1,0001 74 p Ditto nader 1.0001 South Sea Stock — Ditto Old Annuities 96% Consols for Account Exchc.oner Bills i iyid. I,OOOL .. — 61 p ox)/. — 61 p Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. — Ditto, Small Ditto New 80nd5,1829 and 1839 93 1 A % Eenqaudaad," Bonds 4 G Cent. ... ...... 114 Do. Ex Dec. Coupons 1849 Ditto Deferred Grenada, per Guatemala Bonds 4O MAxican tiouct6, 1846, ex Jan. Coupons 33 32 Ditto Account . .... .... Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4 1 ,4 1 per Cent. • Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent BB 87% "vanish Bends, 5 per Cent,l840 Ditto ......1842 21 Ditto Passive Bonds 5 panish Bonds, 3 per Cent. ...... *-- Ditto for the Account Ditto, New Deferred lB% Dividenolia on thr above payable to London LI-40 Y StilPVI 1-) A V LoNnokr, FEB. 10.—Wind this day at noon IC to i ot . light breeze and fine c l ear weat h er. There Va s fel snow early this morning. BOSTON, JAN. 27.—The Adah, Halifax, Nova Scotia' tO this port, put back 21 s t i ns t. leaky, &c. The wreck of large ship, supposed American, was Passed 12th inst., in let' 40, long. 70. DEAL, FEB. 9.—Wind W.N.N.—Arrd. William Jardine, China; James Scott, ditto Ayrshire, Bombay; Ta rts" Mauritius; Chronometer, Demerara; Velocity, New York" Arrd. from the River and sld., Sir Robert Peel, New York, Fut back, Flora M'Donald, San Francisco; James, Carthagen a "' SOUTHAMPTON.— Sid. Tay steamer, Brazils. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 9.—Wind W.N.W•a--: Sailed .Igolil* Carthagena. viJdeo.Esß EY, FEB. B.—Wind W.S.W.—SId. Freedo m, Moot° Maria,LIVERPOOL, Moulmein; FEB. 9.—Wind N.N. W.—Arrd. H enriett _ , Q son, Calcutta; C rown, ditto; Bellona, ueen, Demerara.Mobile; Anna r Queen of th e West, New York, towed back from Queensto o ' 1 1 ;; Bend' utba ; Accounts from New York state that the Portsmouth, fro San Franci sco , w hi c h arrived at Calcutta 2 7 t h Oct. tot at 0;o1 dismasted, &c.,wa s con d emne d prev i ous t o 22d Nov., and Iv to be sold. Bits Tor., FEB. 9 . —Wind N.W , fresh.—Arrd. Cannel ;14 Mauritius ; Congo, . Africa. NEWPORT, FEB. 9.—Wi n d N . W .— Sld. Princess, 13411 1; Princess, Boston, FEB.ton. 9._ Wind N.W , Callao. Sld. Richardsons, Adelaide,' gownee, Coquimb o . SHIELDS. —Sid. L a d y H arvey, Cart h agena . KINGROAD.—A rr d . Athena, Mauritius for Queenstoirli' s s t o r u on th g. A — us A u rr o d. o Chit h o al i t Bo o te es , $ CLYDE. Sld. Allan B rown an d O ce an Breeze, Bot HOOKSEEL, FEB. 5.--The Janken He:berdina , the wcre to Scotland, was wrecked in Wangeroog 30th Jan'; and a small part of cargo saved. n Sr. MICHA EL ' S , JAN. 30.—The Samuel C. IsTeASO-, tid York to Marseilles, has been assisted in to-day dismasteat will discharge to repair. • MARKET IT N E WS.—(THIS B 2/ 153 Od to 3117 s 6d ; Cloy SmiTturrELD.—Meadow Straw,Hay, 1/ Os to 116 s per loa' '' ivi vv .a. s n .— lmrs HlS DAY.) ditto, 31 5s to 4/ 5s Oda;na d n trade very dull. Supply curan t a o n le t tly . _7; ,/s d e : adaonwd H st a r y a , w 2 , l l l 7 s la to to 4l l o l s 7s Od p ; ar Cr o va r . ly s i e a a n d t w a sluggish H 2l ls demand. col 0 Hay, ato 3/ 18s; r i, o u t s t po a4r4ti4,T6nhhdl ditto Od • and Straw, 1/ Os to 116 s per loa ditto Trade dull, at late rates. 331/ 5s ss t 0 00 414 78 0 , A w ful o l rr av a e c r il ag A e rg su b. P_P 0 0 2.0N11131.. SUGAR. —A good deal of Foreign is being brought tot Refine 1 ha. been in request by the home dealers, s ward. o a em r pe b a r 1 stockter consumptionai t io t h i ; t e . h tion Sugar landed last week, at the East and Welt Ina' • same Ta S r ah a e l e S q today u antity have v B e opened ri nsh p I wig,aiA . Docks, was 1,576 hhds 1 , 3 tierces 318 barrels; there we, r 6, tierces 3,275 barrels. r b ta a k rr e e n ls. for Star.—The quantity landed last week at the East a .. e take : elpslsa4ceshhisdsl6,lol22s htihadarcesl,s74i West India Docks w as 183 puns 66 hhds. There were exp orted 9 v for home consumption 2.i7 puns 8 hhds, and 0 puns 85 hhds. The stock in the 's 14,3 16 p un 1, same places] . 5 1,143 hhds. The demand is g )(I. Proof Leewards is Is to is Sid, and East India roof ol l a aid to s 4d. it TALLow. P.Y.C. is,3ss P td to 36s per cwt on the spot, Town 39s 6d. RICE. —There is no alteration. COTTON. The market is very quiet. so 4 INDIGO. The public sales have just commenced , 14,5;1 chests are advertised. tC "' TEA.— This article is dull, as auctions are declared for ed° morrow. From 20,000 to 25, 0)1 packagesv ill be 0 ffer_ bet COFFEE. Privately 1 , 0( . 0 1.)::gi of Costa Rica bar%". 64' sold at 40s to 40s 6d, and 300 bags Native Ceylon at 0.7„.. to 39s per cwt. The auctions to-day are going stns uvi' and Ceylons taken in for higher prices. d i p MANCHESTER, FEB. 9.—The obstruction on • Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Summit Tunnel, cit it) ,,, e by the overflow of the aqueduct, h as b een rem oved, and '— trains run as usual. i SAILING OF THE STEAM SHIP GLAEIGOIF." - " -- t h h 0/ steamer, the return of whi c h f rom a di sastrous voyaged h"" middle of the Atlanti c was recent l y noticed, has ha 0 7: )t injuries (which were o n ly s li g h t ) repaired, and having 5 11 her compasses adj us t e d i n t h e G a i r l cc h sa il e d on Satur cla evening last from the Clyde on her renewed voyage to 146 t o York. She h as 30 passengers, and the same valuable Caff v as before. S THE GOVERNMENT BALANCE-SHEET. — Sa tin - 4 day, in a Parliamentary document, an account was giverith the public income and expenditure for the year e nding , 65.. sth of January last. The net receipts were 52,233,00 a ',he 5d., and the expenditure 49,W6.6101. I ls. 7d., leav in g excess of income over the expenditure 2,726,396/. 4s. 10" BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 9th Lost, at 12, Myddleton•squara, Mrs. Richard Mullens. On the sth inst., at Stanley-grange, Plaatol, Kent , th e wife of M. H. Dalison, Esq., of an heir. On the 3d inst„ at St. Helier's, Jersey, the lady of CAP Samuel Morrish, R.N. OF • DAUGHTER. °tail On the 7th inst., at Wilton - place , the lady of 11 H. Codrington, R.N. it On the 6th inst., at the V icara ge , East Mailing, the of the Rev. William L. Wigan. • DIED. "al I/ At Milliken, Renfrewsh i r e, on the 4 th inst ., Sir Willi Milliken Napier, of Napier and Milliken, Bart. all Celt lt Onn the 7th inst. , at Woodlands, nearEmsworth, L A rc her-Burton, Esq. , aged 63 . lat. I On the s th inst ., at Kenni ngton , Louisa , relict of the G. Wortham , E s q ., of Fen St anton , Hans, aged 85. .., r On the s th inst. , a t Bath , William Abb ott, Esq., late v Wyndham place, London, aged 85 , f mamatoiswomms.- --- ( ; London: Printad and Publi3hed byIIRDO YOu . ' No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Offlce, ot strand. in the Pr...einet of the Savoy. in tbsl ootuaur Middlesex, Tuesday, February 10, 1852' 20 % 34 17% % 'TASK. Business done to-day. 103 z.d 19 3i 7 6% 33 5i 1