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• and, besides, he did not look for the repeal of the Act of 1844, but for its suspension. --(bear, near.) The first resolution was then agreed to. On the second, that the House resolve itself into Committee, The House divided—For the resolution that a Com mittee of the whole House be appointed 122 Against it ..... Majority . 41 GROWTH OF COTTON IN INDIA. On the motion of Mr. BRIGHT, the following Select Committee was nominated on the growth of cotton in India :—Mr. Bright, Mr. C. Villiers, Viscount Jocelyn, Sir E. Colebroke, Viscount Mahon, Mr. G. Thompson, Sir J. W. Hogg, Mr. J. B. Smith, Mr. W. Patten, Sir W. Clay, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Mowatt, Mr. Plowden, Mr. M'Gregor, and Mr. Bolling. The House adjourned at a quarter to Twelve o'clock. TIER - MAJE STY'S THEATRE. The following PROGRAMME for the SEASON 1848 is respectfully submitted to the Nobility, Patrons of the Opera, and to the Public, with the confident hope that the arrangements will merit the continuance of the enthusiastic approbation and distinguished patronage which se pre-eminently marked the past season, and maintained,the established reputation of her Majesty's Theatre as the Centre of refined art and of supreme fashion. ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE OPERA. Mdlle. JENNY LIND. In addition to the parts personified by this great artiste in the past Season, a succession of operas, comprising new as well as established works, have been selected, in which she will appear in several novel And interesting characters. The admired Soprano, Mdlle. SOFIA CRUVELLI, From the Theatre La Fenice, at Venice.—Her first appearance. Mdlle. LUISA ABBADIA, Soprano of great reputation from La Scala, and other great Theatres of Italy.—Her first appearance. Mille. ADELAIDE MOLTINI, The well•known and favourite vocalist. Signora SOFIA VERA, Her first appearance. Mdlle. SCHWARZ. Ihe eminent Contralto, and established favourite Of the Imperial Opera at Vienna. Madame SOLARI, And the eminent artiste, Madame ERMINIA TADOLINT, La Scala, Milan, the Carinthia , Vienna, and other great Theatres.—Her first appearance. The favourite Tenor, Sig. GARDONI, The distinguished Tenor, Sig. CUZZA.NI, Front La Scala, and other Great Theatres of Italy.-1.11.9 first • appearance. Tho admired Tenor, Sig. LABOCETTA, Of the principal Theatres of Italy, and of the Italian Opera at Berlin.—His first appearance. The admired Baritone, from the Opera La Pergola, at Florence, Sig. BELLETTI, His first appearance. Sig. F. LABLACIIE, Sig. BOUCIIE, Big. SOLARI, big. GUIDI, Sig. COLLETT', and Sig. LABLACUE. Director of the 3lusic and Conductor, M. BALFE. The gra atest exertions have been made to obtain efficiency in the secondary parts, so as to secure in all respects unity and oom pletenese. Great attention has also been bestowed in the selection and har monious combination of the ORCHESTRA, in which, amongst other experienced and distinguished artistes, the following have been engaged : M. Tolbecque, Leader M. Nadaud, Leader of the Ballet M. Oury, Leader of the 2d Violins M. Deloffre M. Ploys Mr. Pigott Mr. W. Watts Mr. Collins M. Jaquin Sig. Anglois, let Contre-Basso Mr. R. Hughes, Leader of the Mr. Maycock, 2d Clarinet - M. Lavigne, Ist Oboe Mr. Horton, 2d ditto Sig. Tamplini, Ist Bassoon M. Koessel, 2d Bassoon M. Zeiss, Ist Trumpet Sig. Maffei, 2d Trumpet M. Seglick, let Horn, from - . — Frankfort M. Kreutzer, 2d Horn, from Mayence M. Ista, Timbalier Mr.Winterbotham, Ist Trombone M. Marin, 2d Trombone Sig. Platt!, Ist Violoncello 31. Filet _ _ Tenors M. Ganz M. Remusat, Academie Royale, Paris, Ist Flute Biletti, Ist Clarinet, from &c. &c. Ste. Bologna The Military Band under the Direction of M. Boose, Head Band Master of his Royal Highness Prince Albert's Regiment of Scots 'Uglier Guards. Poet and Prompter .. .. Sig. CRIPPA. TILE CHORUS Has been selected with the utmost regard both as to local and dramatic efficiency. Matre de Chant des Cho3urs .. M. MARETZEIC. In addition to the successful Operas produced last season, a selection has been made from the most esteemed works of the Lyrical Repertoire, to display to the utmost, and with attention to their peculiar and remarkable gifts, the talents of THIS POWERFUL COMPANY. ENGAGE RENTS PO& THE BALLET. The Ballet Department will preserve its superior excellence and combination of talent, which will comprise— Mdlle. CARLOrfA. GRISI, - hldlle. CAROLINA ROSATI. Male. MARIE TAGLIONI, and Mdlle. CERITO, supported by Madame PETIT STEPHAN, MdlleS Ausundon, Julienne, Thevenot, LamOttrenS, Emile, Fanny Pascales, &c. M. PERROT. M. PAUL TAGLIONI, M. AT. LEON, GOSSELIN, M. LOUIS D'OR, N. DI MATTIA, Supported by MM. VE.7AFRA, GOURIET, &c. With a new and well-selected ('orps de Ballet. MAITRES DE BALLET. M. PAUL TAGLIONI and M. PERROT. ons-Maitre de Ballet, and Master of the French School of In- struction, M. GOSSELIN. Regiessur d la Dame, and Master of the English School of Instruction, M. PETIT. Composer 01 the Ballet Music, Sig. PUGNI. Several Compositions for the BALLET DEPARTMENT are in preparation. Amongst others, A NEW AND ORIGINAL BALLET by M. PAUL - TAGLIONI, and another bi.ll. PERROT. Principal Artist to the establishment, Mr. CHARLES MARSHALL. Other arrangements of peculiar interest are In progress. lIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS THEATRE Will open TO-MORROW EVENING, the 19th of February, when will be presented VERDI'S ADMIRED OPERA OF ERNANI. Carlo V•• •• • • .• ...• •• Signor GARDONI, his tint appearance this season. Ruy Gomez de Silva.• Signor BELLETTI, his first appearance. Ernani .... • • • Signor CLIZZAN I, his first appearance ; and Elvira •—• • Jidllp. SOFIA CBE/YEW. After the Opera the National Anthem, by the principal Artistea, Supported by the Chorus. After which will be presented An entirely New and Original GRAND BALLET, In Four Tableaux, by M. Paul Taglioni, entitled FIORITA, et la Reins des Elfrides, The Music composed by Signor Pugni ; the Scenery (entirely new) by Mr. C. Marshall ; the Appointments by Mr. Bradwell ; the Costumes by Miss Bradley and Mr. Whales, under the superin tendence of Madame Copere. Principal parts by Mdlle. CAROLINA ROSATI, _ Ndlles. Esther Ausundon, Thevenot, Julienne, Lamoureux, and Mdlle. MARIE TAG LION', &O. &c. Principal Dances. I. Tableau. La Cour d'Auberge en Sidle La Fiancee-3011e. Rosati, and Mdlles. Julienne and Lamoureux, &c. La Palermltana—Mdlle Rosati. 2. Tableau. La Fdret des Lifrides, liallablle et Pea de la Reins des El:rides—Mdlle. Marie Taglionl, and Mdlle. Alwandon, Thevenot, and Dames de Ballet. Danse Nationa:e—Corps de Ballet. pas—Mdlle. Rosati and M. d'Or, Mines. Julienne and Lameuretsc. 3. Tableau. La Cabane do Bertha. L'llltudoa—Mdlle MariTi . a - grio - ar - an — d — il: - d'Or, and Dames de Ballet. 4. Tableau. Les Jardins Enchantes. L'Anlmation—Mdlle. Rosati and M. d'Or. and Dames de Ballet. L'Oubli—Mdlle. Marie Taglioni and NI. d'Or, Mdlles Thevenot, Atuundon, Julienne, Lamoureux, and Dames de Ballet. La Chatiment—Scene Finale. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Un ler t he Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of LONDON ASSURANCE. Sir Harcourt Courtly, Mr. Farren; Charles Courtly, Mr. Howe ; Mark Meddle, Mr. Rogers ; Max Harkaway, Mr. Tilbury ; Cool, Mr. Brindal ; Mr. Spanker, Mr. Keeley; Dazzle, Mr. Henry Farrell ; Lady Gay Spanker, Mrs. Nisbat ; Grace Ilarkaway, Miss Julia Bennett; Pert, Mrs. Ilumby. After which, the new Farce, called DEAREST ELIZABETH. Mr. Lionel Lax, Mr. Keeley; Mr. Winch, Mr. Rogers; Betsy, Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with a New and Original Burlesque Spectacle entitled THE WORLD UNDERGROUND; or, the Golden Flute and the Brazen Waters. Staje Manager, Mr. Farren; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Webster. J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper. Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. ; tipper Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. TIIIS EVENING Will be presented an entirely new Piece, entitled the PEARL OF 2:11 E OCEAN ; or, the Prince and the Mermaiden. Principal cha racters by Messrs. Waye, P. Bedford, Wright, Munyard, Glennaire, Call enford. and Worrell ; Miss Woolgar, Miss Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, Mrs. Laws, and Madame Celeste. To be inllowed by a new and original Farce, entitled OUR NA TIONAL DEFENCES ; or, the Cockshot Yeomanry. Principal characters by Messrs. Lambert, Wright, P. Bedford, Sanders ; Ma eame Celeste, Miss Emma Harding, Mrs. Laws, and 31Iss Woolgar. To conclude With a new Farce entitled THE TIPPERARY LE GACY. Turnem Green, Mr. Wright ; Bob Gills, Mr. Munyard ; ',may Scrimmage, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Chubblock. Mr. Cullenford ; Policeman. Mr. Sanders ; Lizzy Chubblock, Miss Woolgar. Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is. Dnora open at 4s. • Past Performance to commence at Seven. i tL E.I L .ig Y e C tn EUM THEATRE. Under the r cut of Madame Vestris. TATS o E ri V g L in N al M Charles Mathews. Will be performed a new ' ; T rece, called ASTOUNDING PHENOMENA. Principal char,aanctearsz Y Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, Bellingham, F. Cooke bymesm entitled TIIE GOLDEN After which, a New Fairy Extravaganza, , and pall, Harley, Ker eadows. Macnamara. BRANCH. Principal characters ridge, Madame Vestris, Miss K. Fitzwilliam , and To conclude with a Romance of Real Life, called% Principal characters by Mr. Harley, Mr. Bu ketone, OX . and COX. Damara. 6s. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gen Mrs. Mac. Dress Boxes, half-price to any part of the house. err. ls. zgo The New Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, is open to the Public every day, from Ten till Six. The Interior of the House has been entirely redesigned by Mr. W, Brad well of the Cclosseum• . FRENCH PLAYS. —ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell, 33, O'd Bond-street. Fifth appearance of Mademoiselle Nathalle. THIS EVENING. 'Will be presented CE QUE FE 3 IM E VEUT. Agathe Delaunay, Mdlle. Nathalle, After which, ROSE ET MARGUERITE. Marguerite, Mdlle Nathalle; Rose, Mdlle. Baptiste. Boxes, stalls, tickets, and season prospec tuses, may be had at Mr. ]IiITCIIELL'S Royal Library, 33, Old Bond•street. Barra open at Seven, to commence at. a quarter past Seven. Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d.; Amphitheatre, 3s. 1 Gallery, 23 PRINCESS'S THEAIRE. _ lesi.street, Mr. J. M. Maddox, sol e Lessee and Manager, pue I Portland. place. TIIIS EVENING Will be presented the Tragedy of THE GAMESTER. Mr. EC. , verley, Mr. Cooper ; Stukely, Mr. Ryder ; Mr. Norton; Bates, Mr. C. Fisher; Jarvis, Mr. Gilbert; Dawson, ~..__. Lewson, Mr. Conway ; Mrs. Beverley, Miss Emmeline Montague ; Charlotte, 31iss N mars After which, the comic Drama of " LADIES, BE:WARN 1" To conclude with a new Christmas Pantomime, entitled OLD FATHER TIME ; or, Harlequin and the Four Seasons. Dress Circle, as. : Poxes, 45.; Pit, is. ; Gallery, Is. ....—..--..._____ ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Grand Combination of ATTRACTIONS at ASTLEY'S, which con tines its chain of Magnificent En,ertainrnents. The Management respectfully announces to the public that for the snore perfect representation of the New Georgeous Spectacle, THE : /Lew, OF. THE AMAZONS, it is absolutely necessary to .., -... 4 .." itypro - cluction for six nights. longer. , i....:,..• • mosimit: February 14th, positlvely the last week of TIIE _4 ', CAMP OF sdLEsrA, followed by an unusually brilliant display of ! N.' , • Nor / eminhisacconeluding with a favourite Afterpiece. , ''' 2„ ~,,.. ~, - ...• , Sox-office open from 11 till 5. '•,•:,:\ 7 -'. e. ., ". Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ..: . ,'-*''':•::*:.. ` ? ..1 \ \ .14 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 18-18. STRAND VIEATRE. NEW MANAGEMENT, Under the Sole Direction of Mr. Oxberry. THIS EVENING, The performances will commence with the Romantic Drama, culled THE DEI.:OCNCEIt ; or, TILE SEVEN CLERKS OF MARSEILLES. Principal characters by Mr. E. Laws (his third appearance), Messrs. Oxberry, Yarnold,, Rogerson, Huntley, and Miss Love. After which (third time) a New Grand Burlesque Opera, by the Author of the " Adelphi Norma," called LUCY OF LAMMER MOOR. Not with Mr. Bunn's or M. Jullien's, but with Oxlserry's powerfhl cast—Lucy, Miss E. Terry ; Captain Ashton, Mr. °sherry and Edgar, Mr. Yaniold. To conclude with the admired Comedietta of A ROWLAND FOR AN OLIVER. Principal characters by Messrs. Laws, Rogerson, Montague, Oxberry, Miss Egan and Miss Jane Coleman. Private Boxes, 10s. Gd. ; Boxes, 25.; Pit, is. ; Gallery, 4d. Half price to Pit and Boxes at a Quarter before Nine. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE KENT COAST SMUGGLER, or the Murder on the Sea Beach. Principal characters by Messrs. Hicks, Dale, Searle, niggle, Howard, Forman ; Miss Vincent, and Miss Bur roughcliffe. After which, THE VICTIM PATRIOT. To conclude with DOMINIQUE, the DESERTER. Dominique, the Deserter, Mr. Forman. Boxes, is. ; rit, 6d. ; Gallery, 4d. No Half-price to any part of the house. Doors open at Six, to commence at Half-past Six. "THE SUN" THIS EVENING, WILL CONTAIN LORD J. RUSSELL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT. Orders received by all Newsmen, and at the Sun-dice, 112, Strand. THE WEATHEIL—SIM OFFICE, FEB. 18. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 33 ; Highest, 42 ; Noon, 34. BAROMETER, 30.44.—Wrin N.N.E.; fine. MGR WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE TIIIS DAY. Nfornin.. 36 minutes after 1. I Evening .. 69 minutes after 1. directed. We shall at present restrict ourselves to the consideration of the operation of that Act and of its palpable and universally admitted failure to attain the objects for which it had been enacted. The first resolution brought forward by the Right Honourable Gentleman was one on which little, if any, difference of opinion could exist. It was a justification of the oourse pursued by the Ministry " in recommending to the Bank of England, for the purpose of restoring confidence, a course of proceed ing at variance with the restrictions imposed by the Act 7 and 8 VICTORIA, chap. 82." Strange to say , no formal recognition by the House of that virtual suspension of the law had ever been obtained or even demanded. It is true that the provisions of the Act had never been expressly violated. The Bank, although its actual reserve of notes was re duced to a point very far below what was required for the carrying on of the ordinary business transac tions of the establishment, had never exceeded the limits prescribed by the statute, but it is certain that they had acted with a degree of boldness and confi dence on which they could never have ventured had it not been for the guarantee afforded by the Minis terial letter. As far as the directors of the Bank and the public in general were concerned that Act was altogether set aside for the time being. The know ledge that no power of expansion was reserved, that the issues could not, under any possible circum stances, be legally extended beyond 14,000,0001. on securities, had induced many parties to withdraw their deposits and to hoard up all their resources for the crisis which appeared to be so rapidly approach ing. " Sauve qui peut" became the general rule of action, and even discreet and sensible men were obliged to adopt a course similar to that which the alarmists had pursued, because it was impossible to say where matters would terminate, or what might be the 'result, if the Minister of Finance should per severe in an obstinate adherence to the strict letter of the law. Credit was apparently extinct, and the trade and commerce of the country must speedily have been brought to a stand-still unless something could be done to restore the departed confidence. This was altogether changed by what was felt by the public to be the suspension of the Act of 1844, the recommen dation to discount more liberally, and the promise of the Ministry to bring in a Bill of Indemnity, if any violation of the law should occur in consequence of the advice so given being fully carried out. The spirit of the law, then, if not its letter, was most as suredly transgressed, and it was fit and proper that that transgression should be brought under the notice of, and obtain the sanction of the representatives of the people, whose especial duty it is to take cog nizance of every question ratting to the financial affairs of the country ; that sanction has at length been afforded by the unanimous adoption of the first resolution last night. The second proposition was, " that the House should resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House upon the said Act." On this a division took place, and we regret to say that it was negatived by a majority of 41; the numbers being—for the motion 122, against it 163. Had it been carried the Right Honourable Gentleman intended to move in Committee the suspension of the limitation relating to the issue of notes payable on demand, subject to such conditions as may be provided by any Act to be passed for that purpose. Almost every Member who took part in the discussion joined in condemning the Act. In addition to the masterly exposure of its fatal results which was given by Mr. HERRIES ; Mr. lissrig, Alderman THOMPSON, Mr. W. BROWN, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. MACGREGOR, Mr. MASTER.. MAN, and Mr. MUNTS, spoke their unqualified condem nation of the measure, while the veteran Free-trader, the Member for Bradford, gave it but a qualified support, and stated his desire to see but one bank of issue, and that others should confine themselves to the legitimate objects of banking. No others but the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Presi dent of the Board of Trade came to the rescue, and, as far as the debate went, the opponents of the Act had the field altogether to themselves. They were out-voted on the division, but should not be discouraged on that account. Many are desirous of waiting for the financial statement, which will be brought forward this night, while others are anxious to put off the consideration of the subject until some progress has been made in the investigation before the Committee that was appointed previous to the recess. The strength of the minority will, however, show the progress of public opinion on the point on which so great a majority formerly existed ; and we doubt not that a fresh accession of strength will speedily enable the Currency Reformers to change positions with their opponents, and to introduce a system under which we may hope for permanent and lasting prosperity. We have received letters from Palermo, of the 25th and 26th ult., which furnish us with several interest ing particulars of recent events. On the 25th the Royal Palace was attacked by the Palermitans. Pre vious to the attack the following proclamation was issued by the patriotic Admiral RUGGIERO SETTIMO, the chief of the Provisional Government of Sicily : " rROCLAILATION OF ADMIRAL RUGGIERO SETTIMO TO TIIE PEOPLE ON THE LARGO DI PORTA FELICE. PALERMO, JAN. 25, 1848. "My Children!—The hour of your triumph is arrived. The last exploit remains to be fulfilled, and your soul will exult in the most sublime of victories—of na tional victories. Heroic people ! to ask you to swear to conquer or die is henceforth useless, since you have, up to this moment, fought less with arms than with the Italian spirit, with fraternal generosity, and have only felt the satisfaction of the conqueror by alleviating the miseries of the vanquished. Even although overpowered, you will always be honoured by Europe as one of the first people of the contem porary history. "My children! before dusk the royal palace (a for tified place, residence of the governor) must be taken. I shall be at your head, if you wish it, in this last undertaking; but you must remember well, if you succeed in entering those huge walls, let me warmly beseech you to silence the excruciating pain of your wounds, to forget the agony of your own dying com rades, and do not see in those soldiers the assassins of poor, inoffensive monks, the sacrilegious violators f helpless women (nuns). Into those walls you have to carry no other arms than bread for the famishing there shut up, jugs of pure water for the thirsts, bandages for the wounded, and biers for' taking the dead to an honourable grave. Not one drop of blood is to be shed, of that precious blood, your own blood, Italian blood ; above all be the women respected. They are, alas! but weeping widows and orphan daughters ; be the one recommended to your mothers, the others to your sisters, and the honour of all en trusted to the national faith. Those soldiers who, with bombs and canon-shots, have destroyed a great number of you, are more deserving of your estima tion than of your revenge, since not even the love of their country has made them violate an oath, although plighted to an unjust cause. You may easily ,ima gine how well they would have fought, and how many examples of valour they would have given you, had they had the good fortune to defend your cause, or that of their coun try and of humanity. Do not bear them any grudge, and look on those walls not with indignation, but with love ; consider them but an obstacle that has hindered you for a long while from embracing others of your brethren. Oh, let me beseech you once again, my children, be the purity of your glory the only gratification that you are willing to impart to my grey hairs. " Let us now kneel down with humility. Ministers of GOD bless our banners. To arms, to arms! Let us die without infamy; let us conquer without re morse; to arms !" Shortly after this proclamation was issued the palazzo was taken by the people, and the greatest order prevailed. The Neapolitan troops were obliged to quit the town. The royal palace is situated in the very centre of Palermo. It is a splendid four-front building, quite insulated. At the first breaking out of the revolution it was filled with all the Neapolitan families, officers' wives, &c. It is rather a strong place, and there was hard fighting to take it. They had no provisions. The General of the hostile army, in order to give a tragicalfinale to his expedition, had opened the pri son to all the convicts condemned to the galleys, that they might pounce like wolves on the city; but, oh ! miracle of patriotism, the convicts stopped quietly before the prisons, and sent a herald to the General Committee to receive their orders. The General Committee of Palermo, the President of which is the highly respected Admiral RUG GIERO SETTIMO, since the breaking out of the revolu• Lion, has been constituted a provisional Government. It is this Sicilian Government at the head of which we are gratified to see the patriotic Admiral Et Genii° SETTIMO, that has resolved to enter into negotiations with the Neapolitan Government as from one power to another. The revolution, every where victorious, is now or ganizing its administration. In Palermo the Pro visional Government was definitively constituted on the 4th inst. after General GROSS had surrendered the fortress of Castellamore. The Executive power is divided into four Committees under the high Presi dence of the Admiral. The first act of the Provi sional Government has been an order for the convo cation of the Sicilian Parliament in Palermo on the Ist of March. On this Parliament will rest the responsibility of the negotiations which have to inter vene between Sicily and the Neapolitan Government. The riots at Munich have been much more serious than was at first imagined. According to the last accounts LOLA MONTES had been banished. At one time the riot took a very serious aspect. The people, armed with whatever they could seize hold of, medi tated an attack on the house of the KING'S mistress, whereupon the cavalry charged, and two persons were killed, and ten severely wounded. The KING, who arrived at this moment, was struck by two or three stones, and was led away by Count Dz Boni- MER, one of his officers. A royal ordonnance an nounces the re-opening of the university. A change of the Ministry seemed inevitable, but it was thought that Prince DR WALLERSTEIN would retain his port fogl io. After leaving the Bavarian capital, the intrepid LoLA, nothing daunted by the treatment she had received, ordered the postilions to turn the horses' heads towards the capital, but she was not allowed to enter. The accounts from Munich of the 12th state that tranquillity had been in some measure restored. LOLA 141oNTEs was sent off, under an escort of cavalry, to the Lake of Constance, and is to be sent from that place into Switzerland. Madrid papers of the 11th have arrived. The proposed new law on the press, by which it is sought to invest CHRISTINA with royal inviolabi lity, will be warmly opposed in the Cortes. OLOZAGA leads the opposition to the measure. The Siglo has been seized for one of its articles on ESPARTERO and CHRISTINA. General NARVAEZ is confined to his house by illness. General MANUEL DE LA CONCHA has been appointed Ambassador to Paris. MADRID BOLSA, FEB. 11.—The Three per Cents. at 281 at 60 days, 27k to 15 -16 cash ; Five per Cents., 17 3-16 at 50 days, 161 cash ; Passive Debt, 5i to I ; Coupons, 111 buyers. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The Reform Banquet will take place in a vacant space of ground in the Avenue Cha teaubriand, in the Champs Elysiies. It is ex pected that upwards of two thousand persons will be present, and amongst them will be Peers, Deputies, Municipal Councillors, and Officers of the National Guard. Twenty thousand of the National Guard of Paris in uniform, but unarmed, will line the route by which the guests are to pass from the Place de la Madeleine to the Champs Elysees. One toast will be given, " Reform ;" one speech spoken, that of M. ODILLON BARROT, and the meeting will separate. The KING has, it is said, consulted M. DUPIN, as to the question of tho legality or illegality of these banquets, and the profound lawyer has declared that, in his opinion, they are perfectly legal, and that any attempt to prevent them would be illegal and unconstitutional. Artillery and ammuni tion in abundance are being poured into the " detached forts" surrounding the capital, and the garrison is placed on a war footing. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday, at which it is stated the Ministry deter mined not to interfere to prevent the holding the banquet. Should any interference take place 160 Deputies of the Opposition will resign on Monday. The Peers yesterday were engaged in discussing the Factory Bill. Count D'AGOUT proposed that children from eight to twelve years of age should only work six hours a day instead of eight, as pro posed by the Bill. The debate had not concluded when the post left. News from Oceania to the end of September, and Valparaiso to the 4th of November, has been received by the frigate Virginie, just arrived at Rochefort. The new Governor of Otaheite, M. LAVAUD, had continued his task of pacification, and, among other measures, had expulsed an American sailor, named SMITH, who had excited and fought with the natives against the French. In New Caledonia some French missionaries and laymen had estab lished a colony, which was beginning to prosper, when one day the natives attacked and destroyed the establishment. In the conflict a missionary called BLAISB was killed. The other persons sought refuge at Pueblo, where they believed themselves in sufficient safety to be able to re-commence their little colony. In a short time they had built a church, houses, &c., and had undertaken considerable works. Having, however, received some merchan dise, the cupidity of the natives was excited, and they again attacked the colonists, burning down the church, destroying the works, &c. The colonists fortunately escaped to the corvette, the Brillante. On 12th of August last Commandant DUBOUZET determined to chastise the natives. He accordingly sent a detachment of eighty-four men to the island, under the orders of M. LEFEZ DB La. NoTT.d. In an engagement whice took place the Caledonians had a number of men killed and wounded. The French had one man killed and one midshipman wounded. The Reform Banquet Committee, composed of five Deputies, Messrs. ()DILLON BARROT, GABBIER PAGES, HAVIN, DUVERGIEIL DE HAUBANNE, and ARATUCCI, and the editors of the Siecle, National, and Constitutionnel, met again on Thursday. Some difficulty had arisen among its members relative to the day on which the banquet should take place. The Radicals demanded that it should be fixed for Sunday; but the members of the Left, alarmed at the danger of holding the meeting on such a day, pro posed to put it off until Tuesday. No decision on the subject, however, had yet been adopted. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse yesterday at 74f. 5c.; New Loan, 75f. 10c.; the Five per Cents., 116 f. 60c.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,162 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 8651. ; Havre, 420 f. ; Great Northern, 5401. ; Avignon, 531 f. 25c.; Vier. zon, 505 f.; Bordeaux, 475 f. 50c.; Basle, 157 f. 50c.; Paris and Strasburg, 405 f.; Tours and Nantes, 3811. 25c.; Paris and Lyons, 391 f. 25c. MARSEILLES, FEB. 12.—Marseilles and Avignon, 5431. 75c. LYONS, FEB. 15.—Paris and Rouen, 865 f. ; Avignon and Marseilles, 538 f. 75c. ; Northern, 543 f. 75c.; Orleans, 1,186 f. 25c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 17. Boulogne and Amiens, 1334 —Dutch Rhenish, 15/ _;Namur and Liege, 6%—Northern of France, 117“—Paris and Lyons, 54—Rouen and Havre, 17. MILITARY FLOGGING.—On Friday morning last, the whole of the troops in garrison at Woolwich were mustered in the Riding School, under the command of the field-officer, for the purpose of seeing the sentence of a garrison court-martial on Gunner and Driver Daniel Freel, Royal Artillery, carried into effect. The pri soner, who is a recruit belonging to the Ist baltalion, was convicted of stealing one shilling, the property of a comrade, iu one of the barrack-rooms, and was sentenced to receive fifty lashes, which were carried into effect. The prisoner, who suffered severely, was after wards re moved to the Royal Ordnance Hospital. DECREASE OF SUICIDE —From a statistical ac count of the accidents taken into the London Hospital during the past year, it appears that this crime is greatly on the decrease, as in the year 1843 the number of suicides admitted amounted to 46; in 1844, to 36; in 1845, to 32; iu 1846, to 30; and in 1847, to only 18; while during the same period, the patients had increased from 5,666 to 8,277. CITINGE RINGING.— On Tuesday evening, Feb. 15, twelve members of the Society of Cumberlands rang, at St. Giles's, Cripplegate, a fine arid complete peal of Kent treble bob inaximus consistiug of 5 , 3 76 changes in 4 hours and 14 min. The peal contained eight courses; the 4th, being at home, four courses; the sth, four courses; and the 6th, five courses. The peal was Com posed and called by Mr, H. W. Haley. MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY. A full average quantity of English Wheat has been received up to our market this week, coastwise, viz., 4,810 quarters. To-day the stands were fairly supplied with samples of both Red and White, the finest of which moved off steadily, at full prices; but all other kinds were much neglected. The demand for Foreign Wheat was wholly in retail, and, to have effected large sales of the middling and inferior kinds, lower rates must have been submitted to. Barley was a very dull sale, at barely stationary prices. There was very little inquiry for Malt, and prices had, in some instances, a downward tendency. Oats were steady, but not dearer. Beans, Peas, and Indian Corn were somewhat easier to pur chase. Flour tolerably firm. Wheat. English .. 4,810 qrs. [risk. Foreign ...... 11,310 ARRIVALS. Barley. Oats. I Flonr. 6,770 qrs. 4,( 20 qrs. I 4,430 As. 3,970 1 - 380 -- 2,50$ Malt, 4,240 gm SMITHFIELD. Notwithstanding the supply of Beasts on sale in our market of to-day was seasonably extensive, both as respects number and quality, the Beef trade, arising from an increased attendance of buyers, and the favourable change in the weather, was firm, at fully— but at nothing quotable beyond—the prices paid on Monday last. With Foreign stock, we were again very scantily supplied, viz., 112 Oxen and Coss, together with 17 Calves. There were very few English Sheep on offer ; hence the Mutton trade was steady, and the late advance in the quotations was well supported. Calves moved off steadily, at late rates. Prime small Porkers were in geed request; otherwise the Pork trade was slow. Milch Cows sold at from 141 to 171 each, in cluding their small Calf. Per elbe. t• sink the offal. d. to s. d. , Inferior Beasts..... 3 4 3 6 iecond quality •• .. 3 8 310 Prime large Oxen.. 4 0 4E2 Prime Scots 4 4 4 6 Large coarse Calves 4 4 5 0 Prime small ditto .. 5 2 5 6 Suckling Calves —2O 0 29 0 Inferior Sheep • • 3 8 4 0 Beasts. 1,014 s. d.tos. d. Second quality data 4 4 4 8 Coarse-weolled ditto 410 5 2 Southdown Wether 5 4 5 6 Ditto out of the wool Large Hogs . ..... 4 0 4 6 Small Porkers ... • 4 8 5 0 Quarter old rigs —2O 0 26 0 Lambs .••• •• 0 0 0 0 SUPPLY AT I Sheep. 2.780 MARKET. I Calves. 143 I rigs. 250 NEVTGATE AND IMELDENHALL. These markets were fairly supplied to-day, yet the demand was steady, at fully Monday's prices. At per atone by the Carcase. 2.11. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Beef,inferlor•..•.. 3 2 3 4 Mutton, inferior 3 6 3 8 - middling .... 3 4 3 6 middling.. 310 4 2 - primelarge 3 6 8 8 prime .... 4 4 4$ - prime :mall ••3 10 4 • Perk, large ••••• • • • 3 8 4 6 Veal.• •• .• • • 4 2 3 4 -small 4 8 5 2 Lamb. Os Od to Os Od. BOROUGH HOP BIAREET. Notwithstanding most, if not the whole of the large brewers are comparatively short of stock, the demand for all kinds of Hops, of last year's growth, has fallen off, and late rates are with difficulty supported. Old qualities are a mere drug. On .speculation scarcely a transaction can be reported. New Hops.—Sussex pockets, 31 to 31 6s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 3/ 3s to 3. lOs ; Mid and East Kent ditto, 3/ 6s to 51 10s. per cwt. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Bp,nco.) The Court sat this morning to give judgments in the following cases:— MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was quiet, with late prices of American barely maintained. There was no change in other descriptions. Sales, 3,000 bales, including 2,500 American at 4id. to Gd., 100 Egyptian at 6id., and 200 Surat at 31d. to &id. per lb. There was an improved tone in the market for Railway Shares, but without any amendment in prices. Tke Corn Market is dull to-day. The quantity of English Wheat at market to-day is 4,810 qrs., of Barley 6,770 qrs, and Foreign Wheat 11,310 qrs. There are no arrivals with later news of interest, ex• cept the Continental Mails. The importation of oranges has been upon an unpre cedented scale this season, upwards of 50,000 boxes having been received in the port of London alone from the " Azores" since January last. The depressed state of the times, and the abstinence of the poorer clases from luxuries, has entailed a heavy loss to the importers, the prices at which they have been sold about paying freight duty and charges, and great difficulty having been experienced in the delivery from the bonded ware houses iu time to insure the forwarding of the article to the various early markets in the metropolis, as well as by the railways to different parts of the country. The Board of Customs has been petitioned by Messrs. Keeling and Hunt to allow the cargoes to be raid duty on deposit on landing, similar to the plan adopted with raw fruit, and from the liberal character now manifested in that department, no doubt the point will be conceded. All anxiety to-day is directed to the forthcoming financial exposé, which, no doubt, from its important character, and the extended objects which it is likely to take in, is to be made by Lord John Russell, instead of Sir Charles Wood. It is understood that political matters, especially the national defences question, will be so mixed up with the general review of our financial position, that there will bo no information wanting to form a just opinion of our future prospects. The inten tion announced to reduce the rate of interest upon Ex chequer-bills to 2} per diem is a step that has been expected, and all are anxious to learn whether there will be a loan. Opinion is divided upon this point, notwith standing the known deficit of last year and the con templated increased expenditure of the current year. The Funds have been fluctuating a good deal. Consols opened at 89i to 90, being done at both prices, but have since given way to 89k The Bulls have been realis ing. Bank Stock is 200 to 201 k; and India Stock 242 to 243. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 901 to 91. The Foreign Bonds aro much the same as yesterday. Spanish Five per Cents. 20k to 21, and the Three per Cents. 32 to Mexican Stock is at 18k to 191. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 541. Railway Shares are looking firm. ONE cLoBrso VRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES Bank Stock 2OO 201% 201 1 / 3 per Cent. Reduced Anns.. 9O 89% 90% 89 3 / 4 89% 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities.-- 90 89% 89% New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anns 9l 90% 90 3 /:, LongAnns. to expire Jan.lB6o -16 9 1-16 Ditto, Oct. 10, 1859 ..... Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 8 11-16 8 11-16 India Stock 943 242 242 India Bonds, 1,0001 South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,000/. June . ... 500/. June Ditto Advertised 25 22 28 p . 28 p CLOSING PRICES. 01fE O'CLOCK. 1 RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds Ditto, Account — 85% Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. — 20% Ditto, Deferred — 4t4 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 l9lB 1874 18% Russian Bonds Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account . 2Ol 21 2016 20 1 ,4 Ditto, Passive Ditto: 3 per Cent Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 A per Cent — 40 Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 5 per Cent. Exchange —f. —c. 25f. 60c. Belgian 4 1 / 2 per Cent ..... 91 Dutch, 2 1 / 2 per Cent., 12 Guild.... 54% 541/ s PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen 45 ..... Amber., Lott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 3 1 A..... .31A ...... Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2% — Belfast & County Down 10 Birmingham and Ox ford Junction .... ... 20 Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 101. 145... Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire June,...: 7% — ••• • ••••••••• Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 ..... Bristol and Exeter B5 Ditto, Thirds Buckinghamshire... 12/. 4s. Caledonian Ditto. Half Shares Ditto,ClydesdaleJunc 50 Chester and Holyhead... 37 1 /. — Ditto, Preference l2 ...... . Clarence Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct London & Ports mouth Dublin and Belfast June. 25 — Dundalk & Enniskillen 171 East Anglia, 25/., L. & E. and L. and 25 — Do., 18/., E. & H..- 18 Do., 3/. 10s. Eastern Counties........ 20 Ditto (B) Ditto,Extension,s per Cent., No. 1-- 6/. 13s. 4d.... Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... 3a p.... Do., North. & Eastern 50 Do., Quarters D0., New Eastern Union 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 1 % 2 — Ditto, Third5........135.4d.. Do. (guar. 6 percent.) 10 Ditto, ditto East Lancashire Ditto, New Ditto, New Quarters 3 3 / 4 ...... ......... East Lincolnshire ...... 16 1 / 2 Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 40 Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. .. Ditto, Quarter Shares 1212 — Edinburgh and Northern 221!_ — Ditto, New.. Ditto, Newport l2 ••• - Ditto, ditto, New 214..... Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 2 3 / 8 — ..... ......... Ditto, New Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle ............81. 6s. 8d.... Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 . ... . Ditto, New ... -. 40 Do. Preference Consol. 15 Great Northern Do., London and York 2 1 / 2 . 3 /4 • • • Great South. and West. (Ireland) .. Great North of England.loo Ditto, New 401. Ditto, New 30/. 3O Ditto, New, 151. Great Western Ditto, JA, Shares 5O ...... Ditto, 1 4 Shares Ditto, Fifths 2O Ditto, New 171 ..... 9 1 /..... Huddersfield and Manch. 24 Ditto, Thirds Hull and Selby Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 Ditto, M Shares Ipswich & Bury St. Edm 1714...... Do., do., and Norwich 15 Do., do., Extens. Scrip (late Camb. & Ely) 2 1 h Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 .... 5 3 1 /2 x.d. Ditto. Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto .. 82 ..... ...... ~,,,, • _ 0 Ditto, , 1 4 Shares ...... 38 Do. Quarter Shares... 141/2 Do. Fifths... ......... 8 Do. S' 614 Jo. Sixteenths Do. Thirds (Reg.)....10/.45...... 4% di5......... 4% dis. Do. Liverp. and Bury 38 ...... ..._ Ditto 1 / 2 (late Hud dersfield and Sheff.) 33 Do.(Wakefield,Ponte tract, and Goole).— 50 — Do.( W. Riding Union)4/. 25... ... Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Do. 1/ Shares (A)... 9 ...... _ . Ditto ditto (B) ... 11% _ _.— • Leeds and Bradford 5O Leeds, Dewsbury, &c... 42 1 / 2 . .... — Do., Half Shares l5 .. ... — Do.Newßranch (blue) 2 1 ,4..... Do. Extension (green) Via Do.NewExten.(pink) 2 1 / 2 Leeds and Thirsk : ..... 40.) Ditto, New Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3 1 / 2 ...... Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . 2 Liverp., Manchester, and Newcastle Junction... 2 1 /...... _ London &Black wa11...13/. 6ad.... ZDo. New, No. 2 5/. 13s. 4d.... _ Do. Extension _ London, Brighton, and South C0a5t......... 50 37 36% ex div... 364x.d. Do. Consol. Eighths. 40 Do. Guarant. 5 per cL., 9 ...... 8 3 / 4 B 3 /4 Do. Pref. Con.s per ct. 50 .. ... .....• — Ditto, ditto 1852 50 ...... London'and Greenwich 12/15s 4d —............. Ditto, Pref ,, rence... 181175 2d _ London and N. Western 100 145 147 146%... 1463/ Do.,Quarters L. & B. 22 Do., do., New Ditto Fifths ..... .. .. 2 Do. q Shares (G. J.) 25 Do 401.Shares(L.M.) 15 Do. 40/. M. & B.) ... 40 Do. 101. M. & B.) A. 7% ...... Do. 10/. M. & B.) B. 7% .— •6 Do. 10/. (M, & B.) C. 1 ..... •••• ........ es. Imi, Loni.&F.Western...... 50 ••••••• 53 52 ..... 32' Do. New 50/. ... ..... 37%....... -- ... —1 Do. New 401. .. 30 ..—.• -- Do. Tenths (ConsoL) 50 - ..... •.. ..... •-- Ditto ditto .. ... 4O ........• ... ........ ... --- Ditto, Thirds B/. 6& 81.« -1 London, Salisbury, and Yeovil .. ........ 1 %..... .•... ••••• Londonderry&Coleraine 27% ...... ..... Londonderry and Ennis killen ... 25 ........ ...... ••..•..• ..... am Lowestoft (4 per et.) ... 20 ••••••• do. .....,.......... 4. Ditto (6 per ct.) Mam:hester,Burton,and Matlock 3 ••/.114 ..... Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire ...100 ...... --. .4. ... ...... ... ...• Do. Quarters (No. 1) IS Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3)... 7% --• -- Ditto, New 101. Pref... 7% — -•• Ditto and Grimsby.... 25 Ditto ditto . ......... 7 ...... ••••..... •-• Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffield and 7. Lincolnshire .14...... -- •••••••• O. Do., Grimsby Dock... 12V. -- . ........ Do. Man. &Lin. Union 41. 'As — Manchest. & Southampt. VA ...... ... ...... illidlan,l lOO - Do.:Consolidated Pref.loo Do. 40/. Shares Do. 501. Shares .15 Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Do. Consol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 123 ex div......... 128 X. do Alidlnd, Brist. & Glocstr. 36 Ditto, ditto Midlnd,Leicest.ts S wan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo ... or. Midland Great Western Irish ...... 85 ...... ..... Id Carlisle...loo '111.3 6d... ••• • Neweastlean, Do. Quarters 25 ...... Newmrket&Chesterford 18% Do. Extension .........21. 12s — Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 *so.. - ...... 11. 1 . Newry and Enniskillen 7 - •..........• ..... ... Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor 12% 4. •••••••••••• ..... Norfolk ......... ........ ....100 - Do. New 201. .. . Do. Extension , - T I - A ' .. L. 41 tv * 5 t., 1 .. t„,..,,,,,.-„ : ~---,, h. 4, 2 .... 4 . .... ;A:4.- -4 , e l p o ,„ AA, 4 ~ r •*.,....-,,-,. ~÷1 1.,;.,, ".: _2... _,.., , c. , • Er - 7::, ~„€7. • mo".l;4.*ii, °l Ilk, -,.. a 41"ik ~::: DI tL. • ~•‘1i‘P,,,,,,,A, sr;,„,,_ _ , Ott Jening !.'-illifs LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1848. Yesterday the Bill introduced to the Upper House by the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in reference to the establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Courts of Rome and London, was read a second time. To-day it will go into Committee. Although the Lord President of the Council has ineffectually endea voured to allay the fanaticism of those who are prin cipally opposed to the innovation, he has, nevertheless, considered the question in language so manly, and with arguments so cogent, that he has altogether dis sipated the doubts of those who looked upon the pro position with suspicion or indifference. The speech de livered by the Noble Marquis last evening, upon the legality as well as the expediency of the intended addi tion to our list of Ambassadors, is, perhaps, the most felicitous that has proceeded from his lips since the organization of the present Government. He examines each of the objections raised against the extraordinary mission of Lord MINTO to Italy, and more particularly against the principles involved in the measure then lying under the consideration of the House of Peers. One by one he examines those objections—one by one he displays their flimsiness and their fallacy—one by one he rejects them as wholly insufficient. After reminding the House that it was erroneously imagined by some dissentients to the Bill that the provisions of the said Bill were diametrically opposed to the spirit embodied in the Bill of Rights and the Act of Settlement, Lord LANSDOWNE succinctly enumerated a few of those violations of the law which had been regarded by the Ministry as precedents such as constituted a perfect justification of the recent steps taken in this matter by the members of the present Government. The case of Lord CASTLEMAINE, which many might have supposed to be the example most ini mical to the project of a renewed in timacy between ourselves and the SOVEREIGN PONTIFF, is mentioned by the President of the Council as the one which best shows the purport of the measure then under discussion to be in strict accord ance with the preceding opinions of the British Legislature; for it cannot very easily be forgotten, that although Lord CASTLEMAINE was formally com mitted to the Tower of London for having under taken a mission similar to that of Lord MINTO in appearance, but entirely different in purpose, he was only found guilty of high treason and other heinous misdemeanours on this count, because he had con ducted a friendly negotiation between the Popish Monarch, King JAMES 11., and the then reigning Pontiff. It would be preposterously superfluous to explain the different circumstances under which Lord MINTO has travelled to the Vatican during the days of VICTORIA, and those under which Lord CASTLE MAINE proceeded to the same destination towards the conclusion of the long but stormy supremacy of JAMES. Among the most noticeable precedents adduced by Lord LANSDOWNE were—First, the cordial communi cations adventured upon between the POPE and Sir ROBERT WALPOLE. Secondly, the diplomatic rela tions which have been fixed upon a secure basis be tween the Courts of Rome and of Protestant Hanover. Thirdly, the correspondence which took place towards the commencement of the French Revolution be tween the Pontifical Government and Sir JOHN CoxE HIPPESLEY in relation to the affairs of the " Pretender," whereby a pension of 2,0001., or 3,0001. per annum, was settled upon the last de scendant of the STUART dynasty, the Cardinal of YORK. Fourthly, the amicable interchange of good offices between the Cabinet of the Papal States and Lord Hoop, when that distinguished sea-captain commanded the British fleet, in the Mediterranean;; fifthly, the accordant decision of the Duke of PORT LAND, as Prime Minister of England, and Cardinal ANTOLEDDI, as the representative of the Supreme PONTIFF, as to the establishment of Christianity in Saint Domingo ; sixthly, the correspondence entered into by the Grenville Adminis tration, whereby two important concessions were made to this country by the clement munificence of the Roman Sovereign. Such were the most me morable of the precedents recapitulated by the Lord President of the Council yesterday evening, and in addition to these practical testimonies of the legality of the scheme advocated by himself and his colleagues, and formally embodied in the Bill now lying before Parliament, the Noble Marquis quoted a splendid authority who bad pronounced i❑ favour of the revival of friendship between the Papal States and the United Kingdoms—we mean no less an authority than the Right Hon. EDMUND BURKE. "If we decline all political connexions with the Court of Rome," said that illustrious man, in a letter, written on the 3d of October, 1793, " the bigotry will be on our part, and not OR that of his Holiness." Let it be remem bered that this sentence was pronounced upwards of fifty years ago, and to this day, in 1848, the Lord Privy Seal can only journey through the principa lities of the Roman peninsula on a questionable errand, and with very dubious credentials I Shall not this ridiculous anomaly perish ? Shall not Eng land, the free Government of England enable herself to express her sympathy with the nascent energies and the dawning liberty of the descendants of the ancient Romans—candidly and without quibble ? The passage of this Ministerial measure through Parliament will remove the barriers which still separate the people and the Governments of VICTORIA and Pio Norio. We shall follow he example set by the Right Hon. Gentlemen, the Member for Stamford, in bringing forward the resolutions of which he had given notice with respect to the Bank Charter Act of 1844, and abstain from any present discussion on the currency. Our opinions on that all-important topic have been so repeatedly put forward, that it is unnecessary to repeat them, or avow our unshaken confidence :n e t or i n their propriety and ex p edienc y. As some time, how ever, must necessarily elapse before any i radical change can be effected in the principles of the Act of 1819, and before the national circulation can be restored to a healthy state, sufficient for our daily transactions and the general exigencies of the coun try, it is desirable that the more recent Act, which so fearfully aggravated the evils of the existing code, and threw further impediments in the way of the productive classes, should at least be suspended during the progress of the investigation that has been TYNE PERRY BOAT COMPANY V. BARKER. This was an action of trespass for infringing the rights of the plaintiffs by carrying passengers between North and South Shields. The declaration alleged that the plaintiffs originally purchased the right of ferrying between those two places from the Dean and Chapter of Durham, but the defendant demurred on the ground that the declaration did not correctly describe the ferry, and pleaded that this ferry ought to be treated as a common highway. Since then a rule had been obtained calling upon the plaintiffs to show cause why a verdict should not be entered on both counts of the declaration. The COURT decided that the rule ought to be dis charged on the first count and made absolute to enter a verdict for the defendant on the second count. GOODMAN V. HA.ARIS. Rule discharged. MOON V. DUNN. This was an action to recover the amount of a wager, to which the defendant had pleaded that under the Act of Parliament passed, in 1845, on the subject of gaming be was not liable. To this plea the plaintiff demurred. The COURT gave judgment for the defendant. SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) JONES V. GIITHRAE. This was an action against the defendant, as the acceptor of a bill of exchange, and ho pleaded that it had not been duly indorsed to the plaintiff. The hand writing of the indorser was proved, and the Learned Secondary held that that was sufficient to meet the plea, although the witness was not present at the indorse ment, and would not state whether it was before or after the bill became due, or for any and what consideration. The jury gave a verdict for the amount. This was the only case tried. SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS-DAY.) This Court was named in the law notices of today to sit for causes, &c. No sittings, however, took place. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) LYME REGIS. The Committee assembled this morning; Lord Ash ley in the chair. Mr. Channon Taylor, of Lyme Regis, proved that on the day of the election, Mr. Abdy, the sitting Member, accompanied by Mr. Waring, a solicitor, called upon him to solicit his vote, telling him, at the same time, that if he had any pecuniary difficulties, they were prepared to remove thtm. He was, however, in doubt as to whom he should vote for, but ultimately he made up his mind to vote for Sir Fitzroy Kelly, but he had since meet.. tained that he would have been much better off had he voted for Mr. Abdy. Mr. Robert, Mayor of Lyme Regis, proved that Mr. Waring, the gentleman alluded to by the previous wit• ness, payed Mr. Abdy's share of the legal election expenses. KINSALE. This Committee re-assembled this morning ; Mr, Bouverie in the chair. Helen Ryan was acquainted with a voter named Mike Mahoney. Before the election he told her that he had been offered money for his vote by some of Mr. Guin ness's party, but before he accepted the offer he should try and ascertain what Mr. Watson's side were going to do. He afterwards told her that he had done so, but they would not give him anything, and he added, that if he could have got half as much from Mr. Watson as he could have got from Mr. Guinness, he would have voted for Mr. Watson. He voted for Mr. Guinness, and she subsequently disclosed the whole of the conversation to the priest at confession after the election. John Leahy, an elector of Kinsale,' remembered the morning of the election. In the early part of the day he happened to be passing Sisk's public-house, where Mr. Guinness's friends were in the habit of meeting, when Sisk took him in doors, and after treating him at the bar, he invited him up to a corner of the bar par lour, to have some private conversation, and on his re tiring to the corner Sisk offered to give 1001. if he would vote for Mr. Guinness. Ile afterwards saw Dr. Jago at Sisk's house, who gave him 55., and told him that he had it in his power to get situations for half-a-dozen young men. Ile declined to accede to Sisk's offer, and then went and voted fur Mr. Watson. COLONIAL COMPTROLLER OF CUSTOMS AND NAVI GATION LAWS.—The import duties which have been hitherto levied under the British Possessions Act on goods imported into the islands of St. Vincent, St. Lucia and Prince Edward's Island, having been repealed, the Lords of the Treasury having concurred in the sugges tion of the Commissioners of Customs, tbat, for the performance of the various functions which will still remain to be executed by the officers irrespective of the collection of the above-named i m p ort d ut i es, an d not withstanding their repeal, an officer with due autho rity from the commissioners shall be stationed in each colony, with the designation of Comptroller of Customs and Navigation Laws, and that it shall be the duty of this officer to attend to the due observance of all provi sions of the imperial laws relating to the intercourse of foreign shipping ; to the importation of foreign goods; to the registry of British shipping ; to the returns of vessels entering inwards and outwards, whether British or foreign ; and to the issue of any requisite certificates of clearance, and of origin of produce, or otherwise, in order to the admission of goods either into the United Kingdom, or to other British possessions. COURT OF CIIANCERY.—The charges on the suitors' fund of the Court of Chancery, for the year ending the Ist of October, 1847, amounted to 70,3601. 10s. 7d., and the surplus interest invested to 30,0001. The income for the year, including a balance of 20,8271. 16s. 4d., amounted to 122,0961. 6s 2d. The charges on the suitors' fee fund for the year ending the sth of No vember, 1847, amounted to 137,293/. 17s. 7d. The re ceipts were—from Master's offices, 36,265/. 16s. 3d. ; from Registrars' offices, 18,044/. 2s. ; from Report offices, 5,3181. I Is. ld. ; affidavit office, 4,7664 13s. Bd. ; Examiner's office, 1.615/. 7s. 3d. ; fees formally pay able to the Lord Chancellor, 1,9001. 13s. 2d. ; fees paid into the fund by order of the Lord Chancellor, 2,6551. Bs. 6d. ; fees received by secretary of lunatics, 3,288/. 16s. Bd. ; from clerk to Masters in lunacy, 3,5101. Os. 5d ; from clerk of enrolments, 7,100/.25. 4d. ; from record and writ clerks, 23,16 , 31. 3s. 10d. LONGEVITY or ANIMALS.—The average age of cats is 15 years; a squirrel and hare, 7 or 8 years; rab bits, 7; a bear rarely exceeds 20 years; a dog lives 20 years; a wolf, 20; a fox, 14 to 16; lions are long-lived, the ono known by the name of Pompey lived to the age of 70; elephants have been known (it is asserted), to live to the great age of 400 years. When Alexander the Great bad conquered Porus, King of India, he took a great elephant which had fought very v a li ant l y f or t h e King, and named him Ajax, dedicated him to the sun, and let him go with this inscription—" Al exan d er, the son of Jupiter, hath dedicated Ajax to the sun." This elephant was found with this inscription three hundred and fifty years after. Pigs have been known to live to the age of 30; the rhinoceros to 20 ; a horse has been known to live to the age of 62, but averages 25 to 30; camels sometimes live to the age of 100 ; stags are very long-lived; sheep seldom exceed the age of 10; cows live about 15 years; Cuvier considers it probable that whales sometimes live 1,000 years; the dolphin and por poise attain the age of 30; an eagle died at Vienna, at the age of 104 years; ravens frequently reach the ago of 100; swans have been known to live 300 years. Mr. Mallerton has the skeleton of a swan that attained the age of 200 years; pelicans are long-lived; a tortoise has been known $9 live to the Pge of 107. 10.... II • Ditty Thirds North & South-Westorn 2 ...... ........ Nod} Staffordshire lO ...... 10N... .... ...... 10',gi North Wales North Western 0 dord, Worcester. and Wolverhampton..... 35 ... - N. •-• Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitchin ... li - Scottish Central Scottish Midland 22% . ..... ..... Ditto, New lO - ........ .....' ••••• Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole ... - Shrewsbury and Birc h .. 7 _--. .. ........... •-•• __. Ditto ditto. Class B. 4 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W.. Min.) Ditto Halves ditto 8 — ........ Ditto Oswestry ...... 12 Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 5 ...... 8 1 A Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 Shropshire Union South Devon.... 4O ••••• • 23 Do. Preference South Staffordshire. south Eastern & Dover. 33% 29p 29p Do., No. 1 24 Do., Nc. 2. Do., N 0.3 ............. 20 Do., No. 4 ...... ...... 7 1 / 2 6 ...... 6 South Wa1e5............... 18 l— •• ••• ..... .•• -.."' .t , outh Yorkshire, Don caster, and tiooln Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. C0a1.... 6 - Taw Vale Extension ... 4 - ... •.. ..... •.. .... Thames Ilaven Dock and Railway .......... 17 I A 2 Vale of Neath ... .. ...... 4 - Waterford and Kilkenny 13%., — .. Waterford and Limerick 40 Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin - W est Cornwall 4 ... .. -... .... W hitehaven & Furness 13 - Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 525. — W ilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... .. Do. Original New and Berwick .. ...... ...... 25 - Do. North Shields Pur. 25 24% I Do. Extension No. 1. 15 ...... Do. do. No. 2. tU — Do. G.N E,Praerence 8 ...... 10 % % 300'4 Fork and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference Do. East and NV est Ithi ing Extension 35% ;ii 7 1 4 3% 15% P P 19 1 / 2 91,1 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 ...... - Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 14 - Central of Spain 2 - Ceylon Demerara ~. 5 „..... ... ........ .... --• De,ndre Valley... Direct Bombay and ill ad rag Dutch Rhenish ..... .... 7 ... .. 17i East Indian ....... l4 — ...... ..... Great Indian Peninsular 55. Italian and Austrian.... 4 Jamaica S. Mid. J unction 1 ..... -... Louvain a. la Sambre ... 6 Luxembourg... Lyons and Avignon..... 5 Madrid and Valentia... 2 Namur and Liege l6 ... .. .... ....... -.. 6% Northern of France lO Orleans and Bordeaux 6 Over Yssel 41354 d...... Paris and Lyons lO ....,. 5% •••• el Paris and Orleans ...... 20 Paris and Rouen ...,..... 20 3 3 34 %xd 33 % zd Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 Rouen and Havre - Sambre and Meuse lB ..... 6% 6N Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 - Tours and Nantes 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt ...... 16 West Flanders 5q..... 7% LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY• LONDON, FEB. 18.—Wind light breeze and fine clear weather. DEAL, FEB. 17.—The Nairns, Thompson, from Shields to Alexandria, arrived in the Downs yesterdair and proceeded. It is reported that she had been oe shore on the Long Sound, and assisted off. MUMBLES, FEB. 15.—The Waterlily, Dunsford, of Exeter, from Newport to London, in swinging, got on her anchor and stove a hole in her bottom, and wakes deal of water, but has been got upon the hard to repair. ABERDOVEY, FEB. 15.—Piece of a large vessel's stem► came on shore here to-day. LivEnrooL, FEB. 17.—Several balks of timber were picked up to-day at Hilbric Sand. The wreck of a vessel was seen to-day off the Orme's Head, being towed to the westward by a steamer. Arrd. Passenger, Walker, Penang; Ipswich, Spire, Monte Video, sailed 19th Dec. Rapp' hannock, Drummond, New Orleans; Enterprise, NeW York, sailed 17th ult. Meg of Meldon, Calcutta; Crisis, ditto; Duke of Wellington, ditto; Berhampore, ditto; Armide, Bombay; Ann Best, Coquimbo; Celt, Iquique; Phienix,:Antigua; Hindoo, Jamaica; Margaret, ditto; Parker, Demerara; D'Auvergne, Honduras; Caledonia Brander, Philadelphia; Atala, Charleston; John Cad' med, ditto; Marmion, New York; Ino, ditto; John Ravenal, ditto; Woodside, ditto; Sultana, ditto; Lucy; Boston. HULL, FEB. 17.—The Mary Ridgway, from Shields, to Constantinople, has been assisted into this port leaky. RANSGATE, FEB. 17.—Wind fresh.-61 1 Rossia, New Orleans. DOTER, ;FEB. 17.—Wind N.N.E. fresh.—Arrd. Apenrade packet, Hemet, Pernambuco , Hamburgh• FORTsMOUTII, FEB. 17.—Wind N. to N.N.E.—Sid. American Eagle, New York; Mary, Sparks, Victoria, Macao, and Canton. SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 17.—S1d. Severn, steamer, Vin cent, Barbadoes ; Jupiter, steamer, Meehan, Gibraltar. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 17.—Wind N.—Arrd. 16th, Elphin• stone, Tillman, London, for Sidney, New South Wale'. Sld. 15th, Susanna, Alexandria ; 17th, Jacques, Mar.. Unique ; Guineaman, Cape Coast Castle ; Sophia, Caesar, St. Helena ; Clementine, Havanna. OFF DtrNNosE, FEB. 17.—Arrd. Lord Petre, Mau ritius. OFF PORTLAND, FEB. 16.—Arrd. Frances 1., Austin, New York, for ilamburgh. A public meeting was held last night at the London Tavern, convened for the purpose of devising mea sures to put an end to the annoyance now so extensively practised by the poor and destitute of the metropolis in breaking windows. A letter was read from the Lord Mayor objecting entirely to the meeting, and asserting that the authority of the magistrates was sufficient to put down these practices. .Resolutions in couformity with the objects of the meeting having b een p ro p ose d A nd carried, the assembly dispersed. BIRTHS. On the 13th inst., at Paris, the wife of Mr. Charles Rousso of a daughter. On the 14th inst., at the Grove, Stratford, the wife of T. Collin, Esq., of a daughter. On the 16th inst., at Park-street, Grosvenor-square, th e Lady Charlotte Watson Taylor, of a daughter. ____ ifARRIBD. On the 17th i ns t., a t Runcorn, Cheshire, by the Rev. John Barclay, Vicar, John Hignett, Esq., to Mary, second daughter of the late Thomas Hazlehursb, Esq., Camden House, Rol' corn. On the Bth inst., at St. Pancras Church, H. Ashman, E 64," 0 f Long- acre, to Charlotte, widow of the late M r . Cmtb, 01 Museum -street, Bloomsbury. DIED. On the 31st ult., at Farningbara, Kent, Edward Joh n Ryan, Esq., surgeon. On the 14th inst., at Clapham-common, Mrs. Ver!.. _ _ • London : Printed and Published by MIIIDO TOITAL No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Moe, No. 1 1 ,1 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the cony Ididdleeez, Friday, Febotaxy 18, 1848. • h.* •`• • • P% ; 44' ' • -4T__LajllE. Do. Guaranteed 5 1 ,4pe. ....«..r .•... Do. Scrip, 1847, Niiith of Norfolk 2 - ••• ..... •.••• ."" Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 — Northern Counties Union 4 ...... .... •••., North British ... .... ... 25 ...... ... .... 26% Do. Half Shares . 12%...... Do. Quarters s l;'; Do. Extension 0 '~ I t