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Vtirti Vbition+ SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S.—T HIS EVENING. six o'cLocK. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 12 to 1 agst La Gazza Ladra 20 to 1 agst Chieftain 20 to 1 agst Cogia METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 15 to 1 asst Hesse Homburg 20 to 1 agst Miss Ann CHESTER CIIP. 18 to 1 agst Nancy 20 to 1 agst High Sheriff 20 to 1 apt Confessor—taken 33 to 1 egst Grand Duke 40 to 1 agst Hesse Homburg 40 to 1 agst Hippolytus —taken 50 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Augur 13 to 1 agst Orelio 17 to 1 agst Lapidist 20 to 1 :get Alfred the Great SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. W. BURCHELL.) EXTRAORDINARY ASSAULT.—BULL v. ROLT. This was an action to recover damages for trespass and assault. The defendant suffered judgment to go by default. The plaintiff is a widow lady, keeping a house in Albion-street, Hyde-park-square, and the defendant is the son of a gentleman residing in Hyde-park-gardens. In May last the defendant went to plaintiff, and stated that he had been secretly married, and wished to take apartments in her house, and he and a lady took up their abode; the lady conducted herself with the greatest propriety, and if it had not been for the statement of the defendant, plaintiff would not have known but it was Mrs. Rolt. On the 13th of November a dispute arose between the defendant and Mrs. Rolt, and the latter went down into the kitchen in a state of great excite ment, and claimed plaintiff's protection, or she would be murdered. Defendant afterwards went down stairs and endeavoured to force Mrs. Rolt up. Plaintiff insisted on his leaving the place, instead of which he became very violent, and on a female, having a child in her arms, begging Mrs. licit to go up stairs, defendant asked her why she interfered, and attempted to strike her, when plaintiff interfered, and defendant struck her and injured her arm, which was bad for three weeks. Plaintiff's daughter then interfered, and defendant threw her down. The disturbance was so great that, on tha servant-girl opening the door, the mob rushed into the house. Mrs. Bull, who is the wife of Major Bull, deposed to the above facts, and Mr. Challis, a neighbour, proved the general disturbance in the street. Mr. O'BRIEN addressed the jury for the defendant, and commented on the fact that plaintiff's daughter and other witnesses were present. He urged that the de fendant, from a feeling of delicacy towards the young female who was under his protection, offered to make any reasonable compensation, which,' however, was refused. Emma Sims was called for the defendant, and denied that on the day in question she went down to claim the protection of Mrs. Ball, but went down to speak to her. Defendant sent to her to go up stairs, when M'rs. and Miss Bull said, "Do not go—do not be a fool." Wit ness did not go up immediately, and Mr. Rolt went down and offered her his arm. Witness got up off her chair, but Miss Bull pulled her down on her knees, and held her. Mr. Rolt said, " Let her go," and plaintiff went over to hold witness, and plaintiff laid hold of Mr. Rolt. She denied that defendant had used any threat to her on that evening, nor did she see any blow struck in the kitchen. Mr. SHAW, plaintiff's attorney, cross-examined the witness, but did not shake her testimony. The defendant was called, and stated that previously to the last witness going he had gone down to see the plaintiff, who had charged the defendant's valet with getting fish, fee., from the fishmonger without his know ledge. This, however, was not true. When Mrs. Rolt went down, he (defendant) sent for her, and as she did not come up he went down. He denied that he struck any blow. Mrs. Rolt was willing to come up, but plain tiff and her daughter held her down, and a scuffle took place, but he did not strike a blow. Plaintiff ran out in the area, and called " Murder." Elizabeth Morgan, the plaintiff's servant, corrobo rated the evidence. She also proved plantiff had sent her to the defendant to say that if he would give her 201. she would not proceed, but he was not at home. Plaintiff said she hoped witness would be on her aide. Witness said if she had to go up to court she must tell the truth, and plaintiff replied, " Oh, you are conniving with them." Plaintiff asked witness to say plaintiff was knocked down. Witness fetched a policeman because Mrs. Bull was knocking Mr. Rolt about. Cross-examined-- - -While Mr. and Mrs. Bull were holding Mrs. Rolt down, defendant said, " Emma, come out of this den of infamy." Defendant had never offered her 201. to give evidence in his favour. Robert Hales, dt fendant's valet, was called, but he was not present at the time of the alleged assault. Mr. SHAW, for the plaintiff, challenged the defendant to show that there had been one bona fide offer of com pensation. Mr. Martin, clerk to the defendant's attorney, proved that an offer had been made of 501. by Mr. Ballantine, defendant's attorney; that was, however, entirely to pre vent the case getting to the knowledge of defendant's friends. The UNDER-SHERIFF summed up, and said that either the plaintiff had availed herself of a recent Act of Parliament to give evidence in her own behalf, and by falsehood to extort money, or the defendant's wit nesses were perjured, and the jury would by their ver dict decide on which side the truth had been told. He then read over the evidence. The jury consulted for twenty minutes, and ultimately gave a verdict for the plaintiff, with 20/, damages. BULL P. ROLT. This was another action arising out of the same trans action, and was brought by the daughter of the plaintiff in the last case. Mr. SRAW requested an adjournment for a short time, as he said the case would last for a very long time, as he wo uld call all the witnesses, n ot only those he had thought unnecessary in the last case, but also those w hich the defendant might have called and had not done so. Dur ing the recess, defendant's counsel then asked the jury 0 whether they had taken into account a n y thin g as special damage for loss of letting lodging' , &c. 1140 Jury said the damage was given for the assault only. LONDoN ------ and COUNT k BANKING The usual hf,if_ v a C° MP All Y.—(THI3 DAY.) prietorA of this company general meeting of the pro ws, held to-day, at the London cavern; J. Sadlei r ; v n c Y M.P., in the chair. After the usual pr — eli ci tni The SECRETARY rettd m i le' ' report, which stated that the net profit of the bank fer e thEthalf-year ending 1851, The per directors anrtuni f r o e r C O t M h 0 . ii DI oaat e. d to 13,1011. 14e, gd. mended a dividend 016 Per cent h a lf-year ending 31st December, 18 2,2301. la. 3d. to Should be de thereit3o be carried to 1/, per cent., both free of income tax, and a bonus of (dared, which would leave the guarantee fund, which would to 38,487/. :21. 4d. During last aut ybe increased "an the 0 ,,,, had made an acquisition of the business of C-- r an y Union Banking C _empany, and their respective branches, Berks from which considerable benefit might be antiehranches, the establishment. The directors had been induced to the instance of many respect:Ado inhabitants c o ld, at lccality, to establish a branch at Paddington, and the they had thought it judicious to close, six minor bran c h es . The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report said that the statement , which the meeting had jaei heard, proved that the institution was in a state of p ro _ gressive prosperity. The bank at the close of the y ear was in a sound and satisfactory state. He attributed the success of the company to the probity and judgment of the directors, as well as to the efficiency of the officers. ,i. G. GRIFFITH, Esq seconded the motion, which, after some discussion " v W 53 agreed to, end thanks being voted to the Chairman, the meeting closed. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT• (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS: Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. The Earl of CARLISLE presented a petition from Plymouth in favour of the enfranchisement of copy holds. RIBBONISM IN IRELAND. The Earl of WESTMEATH wished to know from some member of her Majesty's . Government whother it was th e i r intention to give i ncreased power s t o th e Lord -Li eu t e nant for putting down the syst em of rib bonism i n I re l a nd, which now prevailed to an alarming extent?' Earl GREY said it was impossible to give anything like a satisfactory answer to this question, as the result of the Special Commission had only been known that day. CHANCERY COURTS. . The LORD CHANCELLOR ancounvd that a Bill would be laid before their Lordships on Friday next, founded upon the re port of the Equity Commissioners: Lord BROUGHAM said he cordially concurred in tho recommendation of the Commissioners. REPLY TO THE ADDRESS. The Tllrarquis of WESTMINSTER brought up the reply of her Majesty to the Address voted by their Lordships, in answer t o t h e Speech from the Throne. It was as follows: My Lord , ;, I thank you for your to-al and dutiful AddreQs. It will at all times be my anxious desire to co-operate with yuu in promoting the prosperity and happine s s of my peopl e : , The reply was ordered to be entered upon the minutes of th© House. THE KAFIR, WEAR. The Duke of WELLINGTON wished to take that opportunity of expressing his hearty approval in the proceedings of Sir Harry Smith at the Cape.—(Hear, hear.) The ability and cuumge of that gallant general were too well known and appreciated to need any encomiums from him ; but, after what had passed in their Lordships' House the other :tight, he felt bound to come forward and bear THE SUN, his testimony to the able and e ffi cient services wh ich Sir in Smith had rendered his country while serving n a much less subordinate position t han that which he had recently occupied.—(Hear, hear.) In the Peninsula and in India Sir Harry Sm ith di, p layed abilities as a soldier of the highest order, and though in this protracted Kafir war he and his army had not yet succeeded in restoring tranquillity to the colony, no one could say that either he or they had shown any want of skill or courage during their disastrous campaign. He had had some experience in wood warfare, and he knew that opening roads in the se countries was one of the first steps to be taken; and the only fault he had to find with Sir Harry Smith's operations was that he had not taken this step. The war in the Cape had come to that point, that unless such a measure were adopted, there could be no peace in that part of the world, nor enjoyment of social life. It would take time to adopt it, and it would entail ex pense, but he was convinced that that expense, in itself not one-tenth of the expense of a single campaign, would secure peace. Lord LYNDHURST inquired whether the papers on the table contained an account of the proceedings of the Legislative Council, Earl GRE Y said that there were two sets of papers o ne contain ing the warlike proceedings, and Lie contained the proceedings of the Council. INDIAN AFFAIRS. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH wished to know what member of the Government would answer any question put with regard to Indian affairs. Earl GREY said that if the Noble Earl would give notic.) of any question which he might have to put, some member of the Government, he could not say which, would answer it. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH then gave notice that he should on Tuesday night put several questions to the Government relating to the renewal of the East India Company's Charter, and also relative to the rela tions of her Majesty's Government with the Court of Ave. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS. Lord CRANWORTH brought in a Bill to m%ke some particular amendments in the Municipal Corpora. tions Act. COUNTY COURTS. Lord BROUGHAM made some observations on the great advantages which had resulted from the operation of County Courts, and moved for a return of the amount of business transacted by them in regard to cases of bankruptcy. LEGAL REFORM. The LORD CHANCELLOR brought in a Bill, en titled the Common Law Procedure Bill, which was founded upon the report of the Commissioners who were appointed to inquire in to the practice and procedure of the courts of law at Westminster. He intimated this was only one of a series of Bills he intended to intro duce. Lord CAMPBELL expressed his satisfaction that the Nuble Lord had brought in, at so early a period of the sessicn, a Bill from which he believed the greatest benefit might be expected, in regard to the administration of the eommon law. He inquired whether he proposed to bring in a Bill to provide that the payment of officers of the courts of law should be by fees and not by salaries, an im provemement which he considered would be highly beneficial. The LORD CHANCELLOR said the effect of the Bill would be to diminish the fees very considerably. The Chancery Amendment Bill would substitute salaries for fees in regard to the clerks of the Chancery Court. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. The LORD CHANCELLOR also brought in a Bill to annihilate the office of Secretary of Bankruptcy, and to annihilate the salary of the Registrar. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. A number of private Bills were brought in and read a first time. PETITIONS. Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Edinburgh in favour of an extension of the suffrage. Mr. ADDERLEY presented a petition from the Cape of Good Hope, praying that the promised constitution for that colony may be carried into immediate effect. Mr. W. MILES presented a petition from Somerset• shire, praying that pauper lunatics might be confined in proper lunatic asylums. NOTICES OF MOTION. Lord DUDLEY STUART gave notice that on an early day he should move for the pro4uction of any pa pers that may have been received from foreign Govern mentt relative to the residence of political refugees. Colonel SIB THORP gave notice that next week he should move for a return of the expenses attendant upon the removal of the Marble Arch from Buckingham Pa lace to Hyde-park. Mr. MO WATT gave notice that Ott an early day he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to improve the water supply of the metropolis. 'PRESERVED MEAT. Mr. MILES moved for returns shelving the date and terms of the contract for preserved mcat for the use of her Majesty's navy with Goldner, alai), the quantities issued since the commencement of tb e above contract, specifying the quantities fit for use, as well as the quan tities either condemned or returned into store as unfit for use, from any of her Majesty's af;tores or ships whe ther at home or abroad; of the quantity of cases, if any, the contractor has been allo wed to withdraw from her Majesty's stores after having supplied the same, stating how long such cases had been: in store; of corn. plaints, if any, made of the state of i;kte salt provisions issued to her Majesty's ships on the West India station during the year 1851, showing the extra quantity issued to make up the regulated riMowance, and the quantities condemned or sold on her Majesty's account; and the contract prices of beef and :pork for the years 1848, 1849, 1850, and 1851.—Agreed to. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH BETWEEN ENGLAND AND IRELAND.. Mr.HERBERT wished to know from the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State for the Home De- partment if Government had received any communica. tions relative to laying down the electric telegraph be. tween England and Ireland? Sir GEORGE GREY said he hul received several proposals from different parties on th.e3 subject. These parties were anxious to know what iiiisistance Govern ment was disposed to render them in the matter, but be had delayed returning any answers u atil he had ascer tained which was the most likely company to carry out the project. He admitted that it was highly desirable that such a communication should be established. LIBRARY COMMITTEE. -- Sir R. H. INGLIS moved the re- appointment of the Library Committee as follows:—" That a Standing Committee of 16 Members be appointed, to assist Mr. Speaker in the direction of the Library, and to whom shall be referred all matters relating thereto:—Sir Ro bert Harry Inglis, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord John Russell, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Goulburn, Sir James Graham, t h e L ord A d vocate , Vi scount Ma hcn, Mr. Attorney-General, Mr. Pendarres, Sir Wm. Somer ville, Mr. Monckton Milnes, Mr. Gladstone, Sir David Dundas, Sir John Young, end Mr. Clive. Five to be the quorum."—Agreed to. BEER HOUSES IN SCOTLAND. Mr. FORBES MACKENZIE moved that the House now resolve itself into a Committee, to take into consi deration the sale of beer in Scotland. Mr. SPOONER seconded the motion. Mr. HUME objected to the motion. Be thought no case had been made out for the necessity of legislation on this subject, and until there had he should oppose any mar rept to move in the matter. Mr. EWART said that he hoped the - Hon. Member would offer some explanation to the House before he pro ceeded with this Bill. Mr. F. TifACKENZIE explained that this was a measure which had passed the House of Lords last ses sion, but had been brought into this Hous a too late to be considered. The House then went into Committee, and leave was given to bring in a Bill on the subject. COUNTY RATES. Mr. FRESHFIELD olitained leave to 'bring in a Bil t 9 amend the laws relating to the assessment and collec. tion of county rates in England and Wales. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. The Address in reply to the Queen's S i p eech was con• sidered and agreed to. to-morrow SUPPLIES. On the • granted to her was a. motion of Mr. CORNEWALL LEWIS, it to tha c t the House should go istto Committee _o_nsider and report on the supplies to be Majesty. the Government to AND NAVY. M r. "mut lARMY in regard to the whether it was the intention of arm.arry out any of the rec ommendations The CHANCELLORof the EXwChilichE the Committee which y s and navy ' erly three rtyrs? c), iv u er E e R ma r d e e pli b e y d adopted. TREATY of the Committee that nearly all th had been already r e table of the House TREATY FOR copy r , l'°lNFhelrt i:l3e,Ereßthe Noble CliA Lord J. RUSSELL laid up on - --h"'lGririS. to copyrights. the proposed treaty with France in Sir inquiredJ.SAFAFEKTINYGOTFoNTIIE Lord at the head of the Woods and Pores the House, that the lamps suspended from the e ld assure w ere safe, and that there was no d anger of their ceiling upon the heads of Members • falling Lord SEYMOUR said, in conaequen.ol, of the state ment made yesterday that one of the chandeliers had Callen down and gone through the floor, he had made inquiries on the subject, and he had rec aived a paper, signed by the clerk of the works, an d the contrac tor and the foreman engaged in sv.spending t h e chandeliers, stating that no such occurr euce had hap- P'ned, and that they were perft ctly se ; ure and safe. It appeared, however, that, on 3rd Janus! ry, while fixing one of them, a workman let fail a piece of iron which went through the floor. Mr. B. OSBORNE said he did not tr.ak - e the state ment on his own authority, but on that of a Member of the Government, the Member for Lic hfield, whose authority was the seconder of the Address.. Mr. HUME asked whether any steps bead been taken to improve the ventilation of the House? A motion was, however, made to adjc Mall the House, which was put and agreed to. The House then adjourned. SHIPPING DISASTERS ON THE WELSH. COAST.-1 Lie late severe gales have been productive of serious disasters to the shipping on the coast of Wales, and the various harbours of refuge have been crowded with vessels have put in for shelter, having sustained more or less da.mage. At Thorn the George and aepstow t o D u bli n , F ls r l a a n n e d i , s (abtitohretoenn,tmraasneteero)f, olVflialfnodrdfrliomavceni was totally lost, the crew taking to the boa.t and barely escaping with life. The wreck did not escape the plundering propensities of some persons, who at ole a quantity of the materials. The haven has been crowded with vessels, as likemise have the roads at Penarth. ' b ieyeral vessels received damage at the Mumbles. LONDON, FRANCE. The Ministers of Justice, War, and the Interior have addressed the following circular to the Pro cureurs-Generaux " Monsieur le Procureur-General,--Animated with the desire of putting an end to the difficulties which have been caned by the numerous arrests which have been made in consequence of the late disturbances, and of seeing society delivered from the pernicious elements which threaten to dissolve it, the Go vernment wishes that a decision shall be come to in the shortest possible delay on the fate of all the individuals compromised in the insurrectionary move ment, or attempts at disturbance which have taken place since the 2d of December. Already, by a circular of the 29th nit., inserted in the Moniteur, the Minister of the Interior has given orders to the Prefects to imme diately set at liberty all those prisoners whom they shall consider to have been only led astray, and who may be released without any danger to public security. The prefects have hastened to re spond on this subject to the intentions of the Prince President, and those who have not yet done so, wili order the immediate release of all those who may be set at liberty without any further examination, and give an account of the same as soon as possible to the Ministers of the Interior and of War. Atter the execu tion of this measure there will remain in the prisons cer tain persons more or less compromised, with regard to whom it is also desirable to come to a prompt determina tion. The Government has thought that, in order to reconcile at the same time the interest of justice, of general safety, and of humanity, that it cannot do better than confide the trial of these prisoners in each department to a kind of mixed tribunal, composed of functionaries of different orders, sufficiently connected with the places where the facts have occurred to be able to appreciate their real character, and sufficiently high placed in the hierarchy to understand the im portance of such a mission, to resolutely accept the re sponsibility of it, and to offer to society as to individuals every guarantee of intelligence and impartiality. In order to leave to these departmental commissions free liberty of appreciation, all the judicial, administrative, and military authorities who have been up to this time charged to examine into the late events, such as the military commissions, the examining magistrates, &c., are now completely to cease their operations. All the documents connected with the examinations which they have already gone into will be immediately sent to the prefectures, to be there placed at the disposal of the commission. The following is the manner in which this commission will be formed, and the manner in which it is to proceed:— "1. The commission will be composed at the chief town of a military division, of the commandant of the di vision of the prefect, and of the procureur-general or procureur of the Republic ; at the chief town of court of appeal which shall not be the chief town of a military division, of the prefect of the military commandant of the department, and of the procureur-general ; in all the other departments, of the prefect, the military command ant, and the procureur of the Republic of the chief town. " 2. The Commission thus composed will assemble at the hall of the prefecture. There it will call for all the documents which have been placed at its disposal, either by the parquets, by the military commissions, or by the civil administrations; and, after a mature examination, will take with regard to each prisoner a decision, which shall be transcribed on a register, with the motives in support of it, and which shall be signed by three members. If in the case of some of the prisoners the documents collected aro not sufficiently explanatory it will order more information to be obtained, which may be done by any judicial, administrative, or military agent, indistinctly. " 3. The measures which may be applied according to the degree of culpability, the political and private ante cedents, and the family position of the accused, are the following:—Being sent before the Councils of War, transportation to Cayenne, transportation to Algeria (two classes, expressed by the words more, less), expul sion from France, momentary removal from the terri tory, the obligation to reside in a determined being sent before the correctional police, being placed under the surveillance of the Ministerial department of police, and being set at liberty. However, the commission will send before the Councils of War only such individuals as are evidently guilty of murder or an attempt to murder, and will pronounce t ransportation to Cayenne only on such of the accused as have been previously tried and condemned by the ordinary courts of law. In the departments which have not been declared in a state of siege transportation to Cayenne shall be pronounced against individuals of the first category, even when not previously tried and con demned by the ordinary courts of justice. "4. As soon as the deliberations shall have been closed, a list of the matters decided on shall be drawn up in triplicate and sent to the Ministers of Justice, Inte rior, and War. The said list shall contain-Ist, the names, place of birth, and place of residence of the ac cused; 2d, the decision come to in each case; and 3d, in a column for observations, a succinct sketch of the trial, and, particularly, the motives which may have deter mined the commission to place the accused on the cate gory indicated in the decision, so that the Government mayjudge of the merit of the several classifications. " The present instructions have been deliberated on in common by the Ministers of Justice, Interior, and War; they are consequently to be executed by the designated functionaries dependent on the three departments. These functionaries will have to be perfectly penetrated with the double motive which has dictated them; accord amongst all the authorities, in order to co-operate in a great measure of justice and general safety; and rapidity in com ing to a decision, in order to terminate as quickly as possible a situation which cannot last any longer. The Government reckons sufficiently on the intelligence and devotedness of the members composing the commission, to be convinced that they will proc ee d together in a p er f ec t understanding, and with all the activity pos sible towards the end which i s to b e atta i ne d. The Go vernment desires to have the fate of all the incrimi nated persons decided at late st by the end of February. .. 6. These instructions are not applicable to the de the first military division. For par t m ents composing the Other departments, they are to replace those which ma y have been hitherto sent on the same subject to the beads of the Departments of Justice, the Interior, and the Army, and which are to be now considered null and void. . _ " Receive, Monsieur le Procureur-Gen6cal, the assur. ante of our distinguished consideration. " ABBATUCCI, Minister Of Justice. "A. DE ST. ARNAUD, Minister Of War. " F. DE PERSIGNY, Minister of the Interior." GERIVIANY. The following is the circular addressed by the Prussian Government to all the states of the Zollve rein on the sth December last, in consequence of the convocation of a customs congress at Vienna : "By a note, a copy of which is enclosed, of the 28th ult., the Austrian envoy at the Court of Prussia has re mitted to the Government of his Majesty the instructions which he received from his Court on the 25th ult. (a copy of which is likewise enelosed)—instructions which inform the Government of the King of the publi cation of a new tariff of the Austrian customs, and of She intention of the Imperial Government to open, at Vienna, at the commencement of the yetii., deliberations on a customs end commercial association, to be con cluded between Aus;ria and the German States. " Before taking any resolation in this important af fair the Government of the King conriders it necessary to crdl to mind, in the first instance, the deliberations which took place at the general conference of the states of the Zollverein on the subject of the formation of commercial relations between the Zollverein and Austria. Now, in these deliberations it was observed, such being entered in the proves Verbal on the subject, that there was no objection that the Z3llverein should enter upon negotiations with the Austrian Government relative to the conclusion of a treaty for commerce, and that such negotiations should be conducted by Prussia, Bavaria, and Saxony. under reserve to the coneurrt:nce of the plenipotentiaries of the other states of the Zollverein, if the latter should desire it; on the other hand, no resolution was passed on the motion which proposed that the treaty in question should be concluded on the basis pro posed by Bavaria and Saxony, and the pro position made by the Prussian plenipotentiary was ad hered to, it being further decided that the Governments of Prussia, Bavaria, and Saxony should arrive at an un derstanding between themselves on this subject and com municate the result of their deliberations to the other states of the Zollverein. Although this resolution, as well as the deliberations which preceded it, had in view only the conclusion of a commercial treaty with Austria. whereas the Imperial Court appears to propose the con clusion of a treaty, not merely with the Zollverein, but likewise with the other German States, the Government of the King would nevertheless have decided to praceed to the preparatory deliberations with the Governments of Bavaria and Saxony, which is spoken of in the above! re solution, and this for the purpose of being able to open ne gotiations with the Imperial Government on the basis of the result of the said deliberations, and of the declarat ions to be made on this subject by the other Governments o.f the Zollverein, if it were not perfectly convinced that , the present situation of the Zollverein, which has changed essentially since the deliberations of the general cor ter ence, made it impossible for his Majesty's Government to concur Kith any chance of success in such delibera tions at the present moment, and his compelled it to de cline for the present the invitation addressed to it by the Austrian Government, which it has accordingly done in a dispatch phad dispatch dated atchw t a h s i days of which is enclos ed), w h Vienna,said dispatch. addressed (a copyressministerthe King's minister at Amhissador at Berlin. and communicated in dup licate to the Austrian " There is but little to add to the details contained in the " A treaty of commerce with Austria such as the Aus trian Government proposes, and such as we ourselvesconceive, sho u ld he concluded on a very extensive basis, and . c this cceorntsafiquuty cannot comprise numerous recipro cal eon c - "s1"8 ' w hich, in order to bring abo ut a satisfac tory result, s h ould be able to count on a long duration, 4 4110 independe n t o f every spec i es o f eventuality. But nie tt o ir t ai b r e s woiblitco,hinmedusetxbceeptlaiind doomsu case where the state offor the stifling p o i n t of the nefrociations shall muslin un changed through out the whale' of that Pi) eri d, an el it is precisely this ce r t a i nty which iswanting at the p resent ob tained, m o n d e d en , until atld after w hi c t h he In deliberations f3re y er on the cannot possibly Ma of the Zollverein. not exce:?dicg thueaSClnosoet - a n p rg er o i L d tions on the sutject of treaties of COCC " The Government of th a Ki ng ,„ InQiCe which concern only th(!maintenanee or unimportant modifications of the status quo—such, for insta . r.ce, as those concluded with . Belgium and the Netherlantis. A e lB nt s e 3 r ifnortoohtestiVeydeator period as short as this wo 'dd be utterly incompatible with the character of the negotiations to be enterod into with Austritl. (Signed) "MUNTECFTEL." Malformations... Premature Birth Atrophy Ar BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ... ... ... ... Females ... ... ~. THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1852. with half the number of ships-of-war we have lying rotting in ordinary, and with two-thirds fewer officers. Our seamen should be entered for the same length of service as the soldier, without rf.ferenco to paying off 6 , l i p or c0...L.; , ,at.:1i:; 14 z4.j 3h01.11d be repaired when they require it without any fixed rules in commissioning or paying off. At this moment it is still further of immense im portance to the public to know how it is, that whilst the French have a highly efficient set of admirals, with but 30 in the whole various grades, we cannot find an efficient admiral, though we have so many hundreds that it is difficult to give an account of them. The simple fact, then, is (and I almost think the subject may be worth another leading article. 'from your powerful pen) that the rule of promotion in the French navy is the reverse of ours. Their junior officers, as a general rule, are promoted by - seniority, but their flag officers are all selected is the most efficient men in the prime of life, frem the captains' list, and at a fixed age are put on a separate pension list. I would bring to your notice :this important point, that the French make their admirals at the average age of 40 (the age of NelsonX► The English now make their admirals at the average age of 70. Here, then, is the secret why the French find 80 admirals sufficient. The French wisely say, it is of no great moment that the junior officers should be promoted by selection, as they only act under orders, but they deem it of vital importance to: the safety of the country that the admirals and generals should be the most efficient men the country can produce. In England, strange to say, we would seem to admit that the junior officers must be selected, but with our admirals it is of no sort of consequence. It is plain that the time is not far distant when these simple but all-important faots will have their weight; truth cannot be stifled in this country, and the people will soon think of demanding a good article for their money. My name, as enclosed, is already known to you ; I need not say it would not be safe for me to sign it here. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, London, Feb. 3. A. B. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 4. SMITHFIELD MARKET. Captain FITZROY inquired whether under the Smith field-market Act of last session, which allowed the City six months to signify if they would undertake the new market, the corporation of London had sigaified such an intention? Sir G. GREY replied that on the 29th of January, a few days before the expiration of the six months, he did receive from the Corporation formal notice that they desired to undertake the new metropolitan market, and to defray all the expenses incident to it out of the Cor poration funds.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. J. O'BRIEN asked whether it would be under the present Act, or some other Bill? Sir G. GREY said the Act of last session gave all the powers requisite to erect the market, which powers were to be transferred to the Corporation in case they gave the notice referred to; and he was not aware whether another measure would be necessary for that purpose. He could not say, however, whether an Act might not be necessary in order to procure a site for the market. STATE OF THE NEW HOUSE. Mr. B. OSBORNE thought it right to state to the House that one hour before they met on the preceding day, the candelabra over the gallery fell down, and went through the floor.—(Hear.) That would have been rather awkward if there were any lion. Members in the House ; and he hoped some guarantee would be given that those things would be properly fitted. He begged to suggest to the Hon. Member for Caven that he was then sitting lender a spot where the lamps leaked.— (Laughter.) How were they situated at that moment? Dr. Reid had informed him, no later than last night, that the quarrel which had been going on for the last few years between him and Mr. Barry had not ceased yet—(Hear)—and until he was called to the bar of the House, there was no chance of the House being properly ventilated.—(Hear.) Dr. Reid and Mr. Barry had de feated every commission, and great as the talents were of the Noble Lord at the head of the Woods and Forests, he (Mr. Bernal Osborne) di d not think he would be able to cempete with Mr. Barry and Dr. Reid.— (Laughter.) If it were in accordance with the rules of the House.—[Here the Hon. Gentleman was interrupted by loud cries of " Order, order," from all parts of the House. The interruption was caused by a vain effort on the part of Mr. C. Lewis to release Lord John Ras-. sfll from the too importunate attentions of Mr. F O'Connor, who, seated on the Tresury bench in close proximity to the Premier, was apparently determined to be on the most confidential terms with his Lordship. Lord J. Russell, apparently not relishing his position under such circumstances, rose to leave, but was some what impeded in his progress by the extraord i nary inter fere..o of Mr. O'Connor, who soiaod the skirts of his Lord ship's coat as he was walking down the body of the House. When order was restored Mr. B. Osborne resumed his address.] —If it were in accordance with the rules of the House he would move that Dr. Reid should be called to the bar of the House, and give them some explanation of the matter, for that was the only means by which the House would be able to take up the question.—(Hear, hear.) If they did not interpose they would have to spend more money year after year, and besides, there were many valuable Members of advanced age, who, at their time of life, could not bear the present state of the R ouse . He hoped Hon. Gentl emen wou ld g i ve him their support, it not the House would not be properly ventilated, and more money would be thrown away.— (Hear.) His belief was that the Ho use was mos t defec tively constructed for ventilation, and this defect arose from the quarrel going on betwe en D r . R e id an d Mr. Barry.—(Hear.) Dr. Reid wished to be called to the bar, and he (Mr. B. Os borne) thou g ht t h at was t h e pro per time to quest i on him with regard to ventilation. He hoped instructions would be given to the officers to in spect the candelabra, and see that they were safe. They should ascertain why there was a constant stream of water flowin g from them, parti cu l ar l y i n that unfortu nate corner on the opposite side.—(Laughter.) Mr. FITZROY suggested that the Hon. and Gallant Gentleman, instead of pressing hi s propos i t i on, s h ou ld move for the appointment of a Co mm i ttee to ta k e th e whole sub ject of the warming and vent il at i on o f th e House into consideration. It would be productive of a better result than the proceedings he proposed to take, for if his proposal were carried out they could only ex pect to hear an ezparte statement. Th e y mus t h av e all remarked th e intolerable state of the H ouse d ur i ng the preceding night. There was a puff of hot air succeeded by a puff of cold air, and there w a s an i nsu fferable stench. It was i mpossible almost to p ass a f ew hours in it, and how was it to be borne during a protracted sit ting. It was of the utmost importance that the subject should undergo consideration, and therefore he would suggest to his Hon. and Gallant Friend to give notice of motion for the appointment of a Committee to inquire into the whole subject. He (Mr. Fitrzey) bad intended to bring forward such a motion, but he hoped his Hon. and Gallant Friend would now undertake the task he (Mr. Fitzroy) had contemplated.—(Hear, hear.) Lord SEYMOUR thought that calling Dr. Reid or Mr. Barry to the bar would answer no purpose what ever; it was better to appoint a committee to ascertain what ,had been done, and what should be done for the future. Hon. Gentlemen would remember that they had agreed that the House should be ventilated by Dr. Reid, and Mr. Barry was to attend to the other arrangements of the House and to light it. The contest between the different authorities had led to great confusion, and the House was now suffering in consequence of it.—(Hear, hear.) A great many suggestions had been made that were not carried, and the ventilation that was intended was not yet in full operation. Mr. FITZROY—Has the Noble Lord any objection to the appointment of a committee? Lord SEYMOUR—No objection. - After a few words from Mr. HUME, The report on the Address was brought up and agreed and it was ordered that it should be presented to her Majesty in the usual way. The House then adjourned at Half-past Six o'clock until to-morrow (this day). MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JAN. 31, 1152. * Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*2 1 5 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 39 Tubercular Diseases ... 189 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... „, 105 Diseases of the Heart and Blood - vesse ls ... 35 Diseases of the Lungs, and oth er Or g ans of 176 Respiration ... Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs , ... 71 of Digestion... ... ••• Diseases of the Kidneys, Sze. 'l, a les of the 'Uterus, 8&e. ... 12 ••• 10 ••• 7 Childbirth, ...Aseas , .. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &e. ••• •• ... 5 ... 24 ... 46 Old .ige ••• Violence,• P r ivation, Cold, and Intemperance • Causes not specified ... ~• 16 13 0.... ma DEATITS FROM ALL CAUSES ... 1,002 ••• Population Deaths in corm- Deaths Enumerated, sponding week in the 1851. of 1851. Week West Districts... 376 , 42 7 .. 149 ... 140 North Districts.. 490,396 .. 188 ... 221 Central Districts 393,256 .•• 172 167 East Districts ... 485,522 ... 214 .....• 199 South Districts.. 616,635 .. 318 ... 275 Totals... ..... 2,362,236 ... 1,041 ... 1,002 Males ... ... ... ~, ~, 501 Females ... 501 822 794 Total -.1,61 6 * In this number aro included 27 by Scarlatina , 36 by Typhus Fever, 13 by Diarrhoea ,, and 2 by Cholera. PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD oF TRADE.—We have reason to believe that the Right Hon. Mr. Str utt, M.P. for Derby, an advocate of triennial Parliaments and vote by ballot, has been appointed to the Presidentship of the Board of 'Trade, vacant by Lord Granville's promotion to the dike ofkoreigr• t.:,:ecretary,—"ldvertiser. IRELAND DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.— CLOSE CF THE SPECIAL COMMISSION AT MONAGHAN. --At the sitting of the court yesterday morning, the jury who had been lockfd up all night the 6,1,0 ei Ertiael3 ii ilj, ior t der of Mr. Batcaon, were called into court, when the foreman, in reply to the clerk of the Crown, stated that they had not agreed, and they were ordered to retire ence more to their room. The two prisoners, Patrick Thornton, and Thomas Hodgens, who had been arrested by the police on Thurs day behind a hedge on the road to Castleblaney, were then placed at the bar, and indicted for illegally having a blunderbuss in their possession within a proclaimed district. The Attorney-General stated the case, and examined some witnesses for the prosecution. The case for the Crown havin; closed, the prisoner Hodgens, in answer to the Clerk of the Crown, said they had no witnesses, as they had no time to send for them. The jury, without leaving the box, immediately handed dawn a verdict of guilty. Chief Justice Blackburn° then senten led the pri soners to two years imprisonment and hard labour, and informed them that the Lord Lieutenant had power by the special provisions of the Act, to alter the ordinary place of the imprisonment and labour to one of a much severer character. _ The prisoners were then removed, and the Court was adjourned for a short time. Shortly after twelve o' c l oc k a t noon the j u d g es came into court, and it having been intimated that the jury in the case of Francis Kelley had not agreed, end Dr. w Bolin, a prisonerieic gentleman, s having deposed that two of them were seriously unwell, they were discharged, a ordered back to gaol, and the special commi ssi on declared adjourned. Th e correspondent of th e L ou th Ad ver ti ser says—" I theis understand seven of the jury were for an acquittal. The two prisoners. Francis Kelly and Owen Kelly will be assizes of Monaghan. There was have them admitted to bail. The special has coat the county about 3,000/. t nT r o i h e e ci jp a ma upt Judges, e h set application accompaniedcommission ensuing by the Attorney-General and turned to Dublin yesterday (Tues day) were esc orted from the town of M on aghan, to the rail wa y s t a ti on a t Castleblayney, by a troo p of dragoons." d S a o y li ) c Solicitor - General, evening.G e ra .r l, ILLNESS OF FATHER MATHEW.—The Even ing Post says:--" rece ived by a gentl eman i n t hi s c ity, states that he had B. just heard the A letter from Cork, dated last evening. F a ther Mathew ; b u t we earnest ly hope that the report filleting intelligence of the death of was unfounded, and that the life of this benefactor of the human race may long be spared." The Cork papers which came to h an d th i s morn i ng make no mention even of the Reverend Gentleman's illness. GOVERNOR OF THE FOUR COURTS MARSHALSEA,— At length the vacancy in the Marshalsea, caused by the death of Mr. J. D. Mullen, has been filled by the ap pointment of Captain Clements, a relative of the Earl of Charlement. with a resid ence, b ut l i k e l y to b e reduced to 750/. The present salary is 8701. per annum, ARREST 0/ , MR. JAMES BIRCH. —Yesterday Mr. J. Birch, late proprietor of the World nevvapaper, and plaintiff in th e recent act i on ag ainst Sir William Somer ville, Chief Secretary for Ireland. was arrested on a bench warrant, at t h e su i t o f M rs . French, daughter of Mr. Brewster, Q.C., who had addressed the jury for the de fendant in t h at act i on. I t i s sa id that this was the first time the gentleman slept in his own house since the war rant was issued for his apprehension. THE MARCHIONESS OF BATH AND THEI vicARAGE OF FROME. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR, — Although various comments have been pub lished on this subject, it has not yet been made ma nifest in whtt capacity the Marchioness of Bath has exercised the right of presentation ; and as the subject is one of great interest, not only to the parishioners of Frome, but to every other Protestant community in the real m , perhaps you will afford the following remarks a place in your valuable journal. First, it was alleged that the Marchioness made the appoint ment as her son's guardian, subsequently, it was al leged, as trustee, and ultimately , it was insinuated, as owner of the advowson. Now, Sir, if it be main tained that it was made as " guardian," it may be observed ant " a guardian cannot present to a vacant living in right of the infant heir (Co. Litt. b. 29, Ed. 111. c. 5, ard 3, Inst. 156) ; but " this must be done by himself.' (1, Inst. 89, a, Shapland v. Ryols, bro. Jac. 98 ; and Hearle v. Green, 3 Atkyn's Chancery, Repts. p. 710.)—1f as trustee, it is almost unneces sary to observe, that there are few cases which come before the Courts that involve points of greater legal nicety that those relative to the duties and powers of trustees , and this case, perhaps, there may have been either misconception or ill advice.—lf as owner of the adrawson ' it will naturally excite astonish ment, as we find that the Longleat Estate was not brought into the family by the Marchioness of Bath ; our records inform us, that it has been in possession of the noble house of Thynne for upwards of two centuries, having been purchased of Sir Thomas Veva sour, by Sir Thomas Thynne, A.D., 1609 ; and that the right of presentation of the vicarage of the Church of Frome (which, it may be observed, was vested in the crown from the time of the dissolution of the Abbey of Cirencester, 31, Henry Bth, of which it was anciently a possession, until the reign of James Ist), was granted by letters patent to Sir Thomas Thynne ; - and this right of pre sentation it is considered has been exercised without interruption by the right heirs of the said Sir Thomas Thyme, from the reign of King James until the present time. Dispositions of the estate may have been occasionally made by family settlements and testamentary instruments, but whether such dis position be of sufficient force to oust the present heir of a worthy of conferredyrabY Royal Grant, is a question Frome, but many other lay presentations still extant, more particularly those wo grave e considerati on , no t on l y as reg ards of infant heirs. It appears, however, that the Bishop of Bath and Wells has expressed his intention to institute Mr. Bennett, declaring himself satisfied that the Reverend Gentleman is attached "to all the doctrines of the Church of England, repudiating all Romish doctrines. Now, Sir, I perceive by the respectful and dignified remonstrance addressed to the Bishop, by the clergy and laity of Frome, that amongst other objectionable passages to be found in Mr. Bennett's writings is the following :—" All ideas of the Bible, and the dispens ing. of the Bible, as in itself a means of propagating Christianity, are a fiction and an absurdity." Surely, Sir, it may be fearlessly asserted that language similar to that just cited has not been enunciated even by any Roman ecclesiastic, since the days of the Council of Trent, when " the Bible was called by one Popish prelate, Atramentum mortuum,' dead ink ; another said, , Scripture est res inanimis et muta,' a dumb inanimate thing ; and a third impiously mentioned the sacred volume as ' nigrum Evangelium; the black Gospel. (Ludovicus in Concilio Tridentino.) Se?, Bishop Jewell " Apologia Ecclesim Aglicaem . Isaacson's edit. Surely, Sir, it might have been reasonably expected by a Christian community, that the bishop would have exacted some public renuncia tions of the above-cited sentiments, ere be deemed their author wortby o f - his sacred approval—that after having read and t gaen his best attention to the memorial, he would have required some disavowal, however slight, of such pernicious principles, and regret for the promulgation and diffusion thereof, ere he assured the memorialists he was " fully satisfied that Mr. Bennett has a firm attachment to all the doctrines of the Church of England, repudiating all Romish doctrines." As suming, Sir, that the Marchioness of Bath is entitled to this presentation, it is still hoped that her Ladyship will reconsider her appointment ' • an d this hope is induced by the fact, that the Noble Marchioness stated in reply to the address presented by the clergy and laity of Frome, that - she received with sincere regret the communication. It is true that in the reply it was added, " it cannot be revoked," never theless it may be satisfactory to her Ladyship to learn that a presentation may be varied or revoked. " There is no doubt," said Chief Justi ce de Gre y , " but that by our law a lay patron may revoke his presentation at any time." (See , c Rogers agst. Rolled and ors., 2 Wm. Bla , 1.040.) Even the Canon Law allows the patron to vary the presentation. (Lyndw. e. 3, t. vi., p. 138.) But by the common law of England it is expressly held that the patron may revoke. (Latch's Repts., 192.) Belgravia. A PROTESTANT. P.S.—lt now appears that Mr. Bennet has been inducted; that circumstance, however, does not affect the question to which this lamentable case has given rise, for, if a presentation be originally erro neous, induction and institution does not cure the error. The vicar must show a good title to the heir when he becomes of full age, and to any other person of whom he may claim tithes, fees, &c. &c. navy,Saturda A STANDING NAVY. he leadi ng article in your paper of last TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,---T Saturday, on the system of maintaining the British is calculat e d t o do immense good. You will , perhaps, be aware that I am in a position to inform you that gr ea t h as b een it s effect on the Board of Admiralty, a n d th at t h e c h arg e y o u recommend will ere long be adopt e d As a seam an an d an E ng li s hman I don't know how to express my thankfulness at findi n g y our able and powerful p en t a ki ng th e only true and ra tional view of the st a t e , con di t i on , and government of the British navy. Th e p ress teems with let ters about invasion, about arms, and other simila r to p ics; but whether we have p eace or war, it deeply conc erns the p ublic to know if th e navy is made as efficient as possible, and whether it might not be more ec,inomically governed. There is no argument in favour of a regular or stand. ing army that may n ot he still m ore strongl y ur g ed, both on the grounds of ec onom y and efficiency, in favour of a regular navy, whic h ours is not. No one in t h e Admiralty has yet been found who has ventured to deny that the breaking up our ships and crews every three years increases the expenditure of the navy about one sixth. Neither have they been able to refute the assertion that this method is also the most ingenk.us devica fur rendering the navy inefficient. As a professional man I give it as my opinion that even at this moment we should be better LAW I ENCE INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Feb. 3. (Before Mr. Commissioner Law.) rr 'r rt , 110VRCIC.%.T . T.T. iVi k.l a CI ek;;Ot, for a nisi, to rescind the final order made in the case of Mr. Bour cicault, the dramatic writer, alleging that he had received 5001. last year from Mr. Charles Kean for Lore in a Maze, and was now writing a play for him, for which he was paid 151. Ns. per week. Mr. Commissioner LAW thought the section under which the application was made required modification. He should require a report from the official assignee before he inter fered in the matter. His Honour therefore deferred the application. Feb. 4. (Before Mr. Commissioner LAw.) IN RE HENRY T. GRAY. This insolvent, a ropemaker at Stepney, was heard. His discharge was not opposed by his creditors. The case was before the Court on some former occasions, and some infor mation was given respecting a bill of sale. The insolvent is the person who prosecuted a gang of swindlers at the Central Criminal Court in 1847, and they were convicted. The law costs of the prosecution were 6041., besides his own losses The citizens of London and others had subscribed 3041., hut with the deficiency and other losses he had tailed, one of the causes of his insolvency being stated in the schedule to have occurred from the costs of the prose cution at the Old Bailey. The insolvent was discharged forthwith. SECONDARIES' COURT, Feb. 4. (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) FORD V. COCOM BE. This was a writ of inquiry to assess the damages in an ac tion brought to recover for criminal conversation by the de fendant w ith the plaintiff's wife. Judgment was suffered by default. The damages were laid at 1,0001., but a verdict was taken by consent for 4001. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Feb. 3. (Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant-Judge.) TIIE QUEEN V. itEwirr BRIDGMAN. The defendant in this caee was indicted for an assault. lie did not surrender when called. The ASSISTANT-JUDGE said a singular mistake had bean made with regard to a certiorari which had been granted for the removal of this indictment into the Court of Queen's Bench. The certiorari had .been directed to the justices of " Westminster," commanding them to remit the indictment, instead of to the justices of " Middlesex," by which it was rendered informal, and therefore, es a matter of form, he should order the defendant's recognizance to be estreated until the certiorari was amended. When that was done, the es treat, of course, would be taken off. The recognizance was accordingly estreated. THIS QUEEN V. HENRY ADAMS. This defendant was indicted for conspiring with others to defraud. On the part of the defendant an application was made to put off the trial until the next session, on the ground that Broome, the landlord of the Opera Tavern, in the Haymar ket, who was a material witness for the defence, was at Bir mingham, and that other material witnesses could not then attend. As the indictment Was only found on Tuesday, the Court granted the application. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, LAMBETH. TRICKS OF CAnmENT—Francis Lester, a cab-driver, ap peared to answer the complaint of Mr. George P. Bacon, of Lewes, a gentleman connected with the Sussex Advertiser and Surrey Gazette, for the following misconduct : Mr. Bacon stated that on the 21st of last month he arrived at the London-bridge station, and took the cab driven by the defendant to convey him to the Waterloo station. Having had occasion, however, to get out on his way to make a call on business, he desired the defendant to drive to the station in the Waterloo-road, and to leave the portmanteau and carpet-bag in the cloak-room, so that be might find them there when he called. He also paid the defendant his fare, which was a shilling, and sixpence besides to pay for the two parcels, which would leave twopence for himself. Finding that the defendant had not paid fcr the parcels, he applied for his name at the Brighton station, but could not get it, as it appeared he was not privileged to ply from thence, and had no right to be there. Conceiving the case to be one which concerned the public, he (Mr. Bacon) felt it to be his duty, on public grounds, to find the defendant, and bad put himself to the greatest inconvenience, and travelled 50 miles to appear against him. Mr. Eworr agreed in the observations of Mr. Bacon, that it was a singular fact that one could scarcely trust a cabman to pay fourpence, and convicted the defendant in the penalty of 10s. and coats. PROTECTIONIST MEETING AT LEICES7'ER. A large and influential meeting of owner s an d oc cupiers of land was held at the three Crowns Hotel, Leicester, on Saturday last, to adopt reso l ut i ons i n support of the declaration of the N a ti ona l S oc i ety , agreed to at the London Tavern on the 12th of De cember last. Lord Berners was called to the chair, and among those present were Mr. E. B. Farnham, M.P. ; Mr. C. W. Packe, M.P., Sir F. G. Fowke; Sir A. G. Hazlerigg ; Messrs. R. Gough, 0 wsley, L. Willmore, H. Chamberlain, C. T. Freer, &c. Letters were read from the Marquis of Granby and Lord J. Manners, regretting their inability to attend, but concurring in the objects of the meeting. The first resolution was proposed by the Rev. N. Morgan, and seconded by Mr. Gough. Mr. Ball then addressed the meeting, and in the course of his observations said he perceived that there was in Peterborough a very eminent Frenchman who had passed through various political crises, had great experience in poli tical science, had studied political economy, and had read as much as any one the character of the men and the times to which he belonged. He meant M. Thiers, who was on a visit at the hospitable mansion of the Earl Fitzwilliam. The Noble Earl the other day had driven him to Peterborough, and one of the first acts of that celebrated Frenchman was to go to the cathedral. It was not stated that he went to return thanks that he was on British ground, where protection to persons was reli g i ous ly shown, lint did it not seem extraordinary that while this country was most hospitable and gracious to others, who were suffering from dire and terrible calamities in their own country, and who came here to obtain personal protection, it was the only country in the world in which protection to native industry was destroyed? The best thing M. Thiers could do would be to repeat to that excellent nobleman, with whom he was just now, some of those political maxims he had uttered in France. Mr. Ball quoted passages from which it appeared that M. Thiers last June had said, free trade in France would be more terrible than in England, the possessions in the latter being larger. The resolution proposed by Mr. Ball was carried unanimously. The remaining resolutions were proposed, , seconded, and supported by Mr. Packe, M.P., Mr. M. Oldacres, Mr. Farnham, Mr. W. P. M. 0 wsley, Sir F. G. Fowke, Rev. F. Merewether, Mr. H. Greene, and Rev. H. Phillips. SEABORNE MAILS. rig qignifieq that tho mails ,tre sent from tho General h 7 the night—and M by the morning—.4hpateh.] Post-office . When mace up 111 from what RILACI/2.1. Ge n e ral Post- o l llce' port dis- When London: I patched. due. ..--------. —_— America (by Brit. pk t.) 7 .Feb. 6 ---- N ! I eb. 10 .. • • Liverpool . Arrived! .. ..Liverpool .. i Feb. 1 me . A .t me ri ri c n a a ( ( b b y U. (by S. Pith) r U.S. pkt.) M I Feb. 18 .. ! Routhampt: IFeb. 14 Africa (West coast)• • N 14th 01 the month I Plymouth (March 3 Alexandria* ........ N 19 th & 30 th of mo. I Dover .. Feb. 1 8 B e l g i um ~ .. .. N Daily .. .. ..IDover .. Daily .. az „ .. ‘. M 9th of the month ISouthampt. Feb. 16 Buenos Ayres .. .. M 9 th of the month !Southampt. Feb. 16 California(viaChagree)M 2d & 17th of montb!Southampt. Feb. 5 Cape of Good Elope N 14th of month !Plymouth •. March 3 Constantinople* .... N 7th 17th 27thofmolDover .. Feb. to T s ll.Sat Central America M2d & 17th of mon. ISouthamPt. feb. Channel Isles .. .. N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. France „. „M & Nrrwice daily .. Dover .. 1 le Feb. 10 Chili .. _ .. . .34117th of the month Southampt•: _FN,..,!_e2doauy Greece* .• .• • • N , 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Hamburg)) • • •• N !Tuesday & Friday 34en•Thur I.Tolland ‘. •• •• M Wedne '' & Satur 'i ba heanapt. Feb. 2(2 mouth Sout Honduras .. . N 17th of the ! T I daily !Holyhead • • wce Ireland .. .. M & N.Twice daily .• . .. Tues. sat. India (via Sonthanap.) M 20th of tho mo onth , IDover • • Feb. 20 pt. F eb, 23 India (vlalii arseilles) NT, sth& 2 ! 4 ill "f m nth LS:unnloanann Mediterranean (via Souttiam*.ton) • . Iled=rl anew,' (via th& 24th ofmonth:Dover • • !Feb. 20 Marsenie4 • • • • I.lB d . - 2f the month.. I Sonthampt.!Feb. 5 aal2oth of the month Southampt. Feb. 23 Meitico • . • • • . 7-4 2 •the month Southampt. I Feb. 16 I I - 7th,l'i th,l9th,27th Dover 'Feb. lO / , &.30th of month 25th o ' fmo Dever •, Malta* • • .. • • . . .. . . l ii t 9 5 t t h h : 5 1 .1 N (sth 15th 25th of mo Dover .. I Feb. 12 Madeira ,Feb. 12 Naples* • • • • M 7th 17th 27th of me South ampt. Feb. I ' feninsular • • • • . ,_ 24117th of the month Southam t Febl ) Peru • • " • .. ii,lsth 15th 25'..h of me Dover A . Feb. 20 TescanY * " Papal States* I •• 2 West Indie, .. .. 31 1 17th of the month south !Feb.• arupt.lFeb. 20 West Indies (axcePt 1 Ravenna & Nassau) 51,2 d of the month •• Sotithanipt • those c ountries thus mark e d .' . Frenc h packet vi A Marseil' es. (*) are conveyed by The direct ll?vre mail from London via Southampton during this mon th will be made up three tim es a week CAliroania.—Malls to and f rom California,only, instead of daily. are now deeps shed and due by ma th e U n it e d states every American puke ANTIQUITY OF PUPPETS. Puppets are as old as deceit—a vice which dates from Eve and the serpent. They existed in all ages, and amongst every kind of people, civilised and half civilised; but it would be tedious to dive into antiquity, and to fish up all that Herodotus has told us of the puppet shows of Egypt, or to enumerate what Lucian, or some one in his nam e , h as sa id o f the Syrian mannikins; ins;wt Aristotle or Pind e r h a ve alluded to amongstae h described, Greeks;in or what Cicero, Ovid, and Li speaking of th e j u ggleries of the priesthood have iiesthood priests pulled the strings. Even w of old Rome. The gods of Greece were p hen sought Ch r itsuppets, and theirot i a n b i e t 3. inculcated began t thuds'', its doctrines were cniauinieflroubsy, of saints—moat frequently the image cheating them. Imago? through the senses of of the Virgin the ignorant—and Mary—were so y establishment of puppets. itmhatitgethe Romish Church became, especially in Italy and Spain, of the dark d the monks ages, must bo Reli gion, argue and the Church of Rom ehas never wholly symbolised; one largo departed from the principle. Indeed, it is from the Madonna, orVirgin, that the term • ettes is derived. According to Ducange, Marionn . the monkish Latin word for the puppet effigies of the .. repre sentative of the Virgin was " Mariola," which has been fused, with Madonna, into Marionette. Wooden saints were, in the middle ages, very much alive to all the interests of the good monks, their followers. They bent their heads, stretched out their hands, and winked their eyes at thrir worshippers (they have winked a modern wink or two, by the way) whenever, bowing, begging, or winking, was profitable. They even walked out of their niches—a feat at which the celebrated Foto Santo, of Lucca, was a great adept. As tho puhlc of every see hrtv , -3 been always prone to believe " what they see with their own eyes," it is by no moan, astonishing to find that the miracles of this inri patetic nuppet hive been strongly attested.—Dickens's " Household Words," THE COUNTRY MARKETS. IPSWICH, FEB. 3. The mr:rket was not largely supplied to-day with wheat; the sale was 5( mewbat languid, and only choice qualities corn ' • in fair 11 piy, ano sold pro matt . , at 6 i••• to to • , os for choice matting samples, but al though ninny growers exhibited their last stocks, there was not quite sii free a sale. Beans and peas inclining upwards. PER QUARTER. PER QUARTER• Wheat, red Ditto, white 4ss to 49s Oats oos to 005 Barley, malting ... 34s to 3€s Rye Ditto, grinding 25s to 29s Malt oos to Oos Beans AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JAN. 31, 1852. Wheat 938 quarters, at 403 11d Barley Beans. 76 „ 28s 8d Peas .. Oats .., . 38 „ 21s 9d HULL, FEB. 3. Messrs. Taylor and Bright's Circular states :-- The firmness noted in our last report has continued during the week, and a fair extent of business has been done at fully the advance last noted. At our market to-day farmers brought a good supply of wheat, for which they were asking a further advance upon last week's price-, but which was not complied with ; the business done was at fully previous terms; holders of foreign are very firm in their demands, which rather checks transactions. A cargo of barley has arrived since our last from Denmark, but the bulk was sold prior to arrival—the new at 325. A small parcel of old is held at is per stone. Fine English was again dearer to-day. Oats are in improved de mand. Egyptian beans, of which the import has almost en tirely consisted, go tff freely at former rates. Peas rernaia without much alteration, with very few offering. A large arrival of Linseed has rather depressed the market, but linseed cakes maintain their value. Rapeseed quite nominal; a some what increased sale for cakes, of which some remain afloat. The following are the present prices of grain s. s. s. S Wheat, English, red 40 to 43 Peas, white and yel. 30 32 Do. white 42 —46 Do. grey . 27 —29 Dantzic and Ko- Linseed, Black Sea. 44 46 nigsberg 42 46D0. Petersburgh ... 42 -- 45 Pomeranian and Do. Riga & Archngl. 38 —42 Hamburgh . 3B —42 Do. Konigsberg .... 36 40 Danish, Holstein, & Per ton. Friesland 34 38 Lins.c,Heil 71 17s 6d to 0/ Os Russian and Odessa 34 —3B Do. fine for. 71 108 Od to 0/0s Oats, English Do. Danish l7 20 Rapeseed Do. Friesland l9 21 Rape cakes...Bss Od to 00s 0,1 Do. Russ. & Odessa 17 19 Tares, English ......32s —00 s Barley, malting 3O 35' Do. foreign Otis 003 Do. grinding 2B —3 0 r 5/ 71 to 101 Beans 2l 34 Bones, do loos Od to Os Do~ foreign LIVERPOOL, FEB. 3. At our market, wheat sold slowly, but no change in priers could be quoted. Flour in moderate request at last Tuesday's rates. Oats and oatmeal in limited demand. Barley scarce at late rates. Beans and peas moved off in retail at former value. Indian corn in moderate request, but last week's prices with difficulty obtained. Ar rivals—British wheat, 8,539 ; malt, 1,829 flour, 2,937; beans, 140. Foreign wheat, 4,43:5 ; beans, 5,201 ; peas, 251 ' LEEDS, FEB, 3.—The arrivals of grain were moderate. Wheat sold slowly. Trade firm, and prices of Friday fall, sustained. Barley rather advanced in value. Oats and shel - fully as dear ; the same remark applied to beans. Ar rivals—Wheat, 6,`287; oats, `26; barley, `2,588; beans, 761 ; rapeseed, 78; linseed, 305. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, FEB. 3.—There were the meal market to-day 8 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs. imperial, whereof 7 sold thus :-1 at 1/ 123 o ds 4 at It Ils Od, and 2 at 1/ 103 Od ; average price of the who le 1/ lOS iOd 3-12ths. 1 sack pot-barley, which sold at 275. EDINBURGH HAT AND STRAW MARKET, FEB. 3 . - "' Oat straw, from 8s 6d to 9s 6d per kemple of 16 stones troll; wheat ditto, 6s 6d to 8s Od; barley ditto, 6s Od to 7s Hay, from 9d to 11d per stone. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, FEE. 3. There were 46 bags of oatmeal, 5 of barleymeal, and 2 of pot barley , at this day's market; sales quick. Oatmeal up on the top 26 per bag, second quality 2 s 3d up ; b ar l eymea l i s 6d per bag dearer. Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lb s . Fi rst Second ThirndS imperial 30s 00 29s 6d -" s Barleymea], per ditto ... 21 s 6d — s 0 9 "- 1 *--- Peasemeal --s Od —s 00 Od sOd —s Od Od Pot barley ... 26s Od Od Od CORK, FEB. 2. Barrels. Currency. O White wheat 00s Od to 00s Od 00s Od-20 stone 95 Red wheat l9s Od to 20s Od 00$ d-20 d 38 Ditto 2os Od to 21s Od O Ditto 180 Barley lls Od to 12s 6d O Ditto oos Od to 00s Od 00s Od-16 do O Ditto ... oos Od to 00s Od ) O Bere Ns Od to Os Od Os Od 188 Oats. 93 6d to 9s 10d 350 Ditto 173 Ditto ... lOs 2d to 103 4d 41 Pigs 26s Od to 30s Od 28s Od per 0 6 Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:- 0 barrels white wheat; 4 red ; 3 barley; 0 bere; 110 oats; 1 pig. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week :—• Wheat, 974. Barley, 1,079. Oats, 5,947. Pigs, 372' PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CITRAINCT. First quality Second quality Third quality Fourth quality Fifth quality OOs Sixth quality oos Sixth quality ............. Return of Cattle sold for week ending Jan. 24 ' Pigs, 781. Sheep, 166. Cows 140. Coax.-I , tour—First 12s Od to 14s Od ; ' extra 15 g °d seconds, 10s 6d to 12s Od; hour3holds 8s to 10s Od; par cwt. Oatmeal 1086 d toll.; Indituimeal7s Od to 7s 6d;5!,,,h 61 . ,,,, 1t ' meal, Ps 6d to Os per cwt. Indian corn 7108 (ki to 7150 Od ton. Bran 85s Od to 90s per ton. Hay—Farmers 238 to 321; ave r " ; 288; dealers 823 to 37s Od; average 36s per ton. Stz Farm! . 0 ' 14s Od to 23s Od ; average 19s ; dealers 358 Od to 00s T! average Cat Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 5d to 6 11 3 ' household loaf 4d to Sid per 41b. Fresh butter , 8d thirds, 61 toe. 10d per lb. Eggs-5s 6d to 6s Od per hundred. y C,.. 1 1 1 ,:, Newport 153 Od ; Lydney 158 ; Landore 00s ; 123 6d per ton. Tallow 381 Od to 40s Per „Li; Whisky, 25 o. p., 58 9d per imperial gallon. ~,t , , —Beef 4d to 6id ; mutt o n 5d t o bid; veal 4° 6d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 6d tl 7d ; sausages 5d per, Hops 6188 to 9/ Os per cwt. Bangor slates 2/17s 6d to 3 , l°l „r ‘ rh . ton. Bark —Barbary 71 Os to 810.; Valonia 151 to 01; prey 6l Os ; Spanish 01 per ton. Fleece Wool 14s to 158 per stoli • re d ditto, 29/ to 3411 ;r ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 19s to 0 0 s , , „.• ditto, 24s to 00s per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ Os to „,r4 ton. Timber—Memel, 70s per ton ; red pine, 31 5 ' ' ditto, 2/ 158 per ton; deals, 151 to 181 per 100. Ht ip' Market 18 8 t o 25 5; sa l ted 2 08 to 2 6. per ovrt ; lf sk riker 3id to Od pe r lb. P otatoes, w hi te 7d t o 8d; 10d to 12d. Guano—Peruvian, 111 Os; Ichaboe, 8/ to per ton. Tar—Archangel, 19s per barrel. RAILWAY SHARE MARKET S ' BRISTOL, FEB. 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.— Th e s h are mar ket has been,scertt, firm to-day. Th e on l y transact i on repor t e d was-'" Western (Original Stock), 86%. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 4. been es" STOCK EXCHANGE.— The share market has do i ri g. tremely fiat to-day, and there was very little business doter'' The transactions were as follow : Caledonian, 14% V i r ; ;tt o i , Counties, 74—London and North-Western, 117 New Quarters, 3 1 / 4 p.—Midland, 56% au gu d ar N an o t r e t e h d li l d 7 la 2 n — d S , 2 ou l tll . - Eastern aFnEdn.D.N4o:vretr, 20A—Yor 51 A isicHEST business-B to-day was very limiter Srocx EXCHANGE.—The The a nsactions were as follow and prices were weaker. Caledonian, 14 1 ;.—East Lancashire 'f Atnbargate, dis Yorkshire, 62—Ditto, Preference, 13 1 / 4 15%—Lancashire andis south-Ea stern and Dover, 20 1 4 -- ; itto, Fifths, " manchEvesrt,erSnhce7lol:enldtlea.sn,d7.Liii.ncolrishire, New Preference, 5 1i c. p.— a FRENC H RAILWAY TRAFFIC' The • following RailwayslnB ch toJ.n. 47 Passeng er 0, e g e 3 ii , P 9 l °t l 5u O (E : N . f.. ; 't—F goods, h e principal o j 96 ,2 a O v 6 F. f. ;re to t a 1 , 150,1161. HAVRE.—From Jan. 18 to Jan. 24 : Passenger* 18,635 E; goods, 43,453 f. ; total 62.088 f. BORDEAUX.—From J an. 13 to Jan. 19: Pas.---e „,,, nz 111 39,8611.; goods, 64,533 E; total, 104,414 f. ger* NANTEs.--From J an. 15 to Jan. 21 : Faggen-- 22.8451.; goods, 2 6.201 E; total, 49,046 f. , MA RSEILLES. —From J ai. 8 to Jan. 14: P a s senger 32 913 E; pinds, 24,506 f.; total, 57.419 f. LyoNs.—From Ja n . 11 t o J an. 17 : Passeno r* 151,993 f.; goods, 90,391 E; total, 241,384 f. _ The N or th B r i t i s h _Vail says : —" We unders tani that the Caled on i an R a il wa y Company made pa yment terday (Monday) of the half-yearly dividends payable u' a day to the guranteed companies." fic [ADVERTISEMENT.] Holloway's Ointment a Pills the most efficacious Remedies for the Cure of Bad Leg', and Old Wounds.—Several months ago Mr. H. Caunfer,4 44, Richmond.street, Plymouth, had the misfortune to cut ," leg the wound festered and spread to the size of a ta i , c ,%; He had recourse to various kinds of treatment, but pith le avail, as it continued to increase in virulence and sir* a nd wa s then advised to try Holloway's Ointment and , and these excellent medicines quickly effected a perfect curelien„, his leg is now as well as before the accident. Mr. A. of Leigh, chemist, of Plymouth, can vouch for the accuraeloi, this statement.--Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor loway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. pnD STEAM COM MUNICATION BETWEE N FRANC.° ig . t. s. BRAZIL. --Nantes newspapers state positively that the e° o blishment of a lin e of Transatlantic steamers between N, e . all ja and Brazil is on t h e eve of author i sat i on. The Phare a Loire says that five steamers will be p r ovided for this srerro They will put in a t S antan d er f or passeng ers and roe c P ir cl9 dise, and at Lisbon fcr the former only; they will afterws touch at Pernambuco, Bahia, and Rio. BIRTHS. On the 30th ult.. at Farncombe, SON near Godalming, S u r g e 9' the wife of B. A. Wake, Esq., Commander. R.N. On the 31st ult., at Bryanston-square, the wife of Bulkle J. M. Praed, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. la On the Ist inst., at the Rectory, Patney , Dev izes, the vi' of the Rev. C. ‘Niven. (a On the 31st . ult. M M , at West-street, Finsbury-circus , the Ili of William G. Carpenter, Esq., F.R.C.S. - ________.-- MARRIED. On the 3(1 inst,, the Rev. T. P. Rogers, vicar of I of Easton, Somerset, to Catherine Elizabeth, eldest daught John Mackarness, Esq., of Queen-street, Westminster. .--- DIED. . g q. On the Ist inst. , at W atford, H erts , Philip Cowley , 1 ' ow 01‘ . On the 30th ult. , at Buck den , Anne Maria, wid Robert Gatty, Esq. , of Harrow Weald. lig a6t At Sydentiam on the 31st ult., J ane Anne, yo c o t ' daughter of the 'late John Wyatt, Esq., of Chaldon• Surrey. / )8t P li On the 3 d inst. , at Hove, near Brighton , aged r,o, d i Tylor. of Warwick - lane, Ncwgate.street. - Esq " -1 ° On the 2d inst., aged 56, Thomas Forbes Winslow', ut of Montague-place, Russell-square, eldest son of the Captain T. Winslow, of her 11.1 ' ty' 4"th Regiment. „.... London: Printsd and Published by INIURDO N YOUt 1 1, No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N -0- tv oi Strand , in tilt. Precinct off the Savoy. in th 4 °lln— hliddlossex, Thursday, February 5, 102.