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—aim, hear.) He certainly did not expect to receive "Y opposition from the Government, because he recol lected the language used last session ou the siobjectby the Earl of Derby, then Lord Stanley. HUME—He was not in office then.--(Lanihter.) .Idr. SPOONER—L or d St an l e y sa id that " be did not "a ate to say th a t th e y oug ht now to consider fully , deliberately, dispassionately, and temperately, but at the t ii . ul e time fi rmly, the whole of the difficult question of the relations in which the Roman Catholic subjects of this country stood to the Crown." Now he (Mr. B .sP l anner) meant to ask only for inquiry, groUnd ed u p on the fact that the relations of 'R omen Catholice in this !iuntrs,to the Crown stood in a different position now arm what they did a short" time ago. Thoug h gene -1.1117 he had been a sup p orter of the policy of the late Air Hob er t Peel he had nevertheless opposed' hi s pro - Poaal for endowing Maynooth. He ha d, t herefore, no euinft to retract in asking that that endowment should re% Even those who bad voted the other wa y Could are no difficulty now w ith respect to the queit i on , for -the, aggression of last year , must have convinced them that the conduct of the Heinen Catholic priesthood had become completely c hanged.—(llear, henr.) If, there fore, any understanding or agreementnxisted—which he denied—that the grant'shOuld continue, it could only have been on the principle that it was; to be received as a mutt of kindness towards the Roman Catholics, for Which in return the Were id expect that the objects fOr which Maynooth was founded would be carried out. What w ere the original' grounds for which.` Maynooth was founded? Mr. ANSTEY rose to order. - He thought the Hon. . Member was out of order in ineideritelly discussing the Frain to Maynooth on the motion that the House do ad- Purse The SPEAKER said he had not understood that the naa. Member was about to make any motion on the ir i t t°jeat. Any Member had a right to address the House ,I n the queatipn of adjournment. Mr. SOONER remarked that the adjournment was , Often moved by Hon. Members for the sake of address . log the House, and by no one had such . a motion been oftener made t hanl by the Hon. Member for Yougbal. • The original object for endowing Maynooth was stated to be with the view of providing 'ministers of religion better instructed and with more kindly feelings towards the State. He wished to know if that object had been earried out? Had they any reason for b e l ievin g that Maynooth had provided a more national priesthood, or . one with views less hostile to the Establis hed Church. whatever understanding, therefore, had been a 4412 e -to on such grounds was conapletely, an aimed by the subsequent - conduct of the Ro tten eatholice. He might refer to the opinion of the te.Sir R. Peel in favour of inquiry. On the 23 d June, g_ 4 ° , Sir R. Peel said that " be could not agree that. fl Ilse 'littera of education pursued at Maynooth was a .Fiatter of indifference to the Legislature—that it was a !gitimate subject of consideration for Parliamentand Asst it would bean abandonment of duty were the House ;111. Commons to say to the Roman Catholics, Here is manes—do with it what you please—inculcate doe toes subversive of order and injuriinia to morality—we met interfere.' "— Hear , hear.) Now he was prepared l "gintain that the s ystem of education at May nooth was contra r y t o or d er , and at the same time injurious to ta°r4l 4.—(oh, oh.) He should not now discuss that ar t , F as a better opportunity would occur. — ( Hear.) As e had stated, he did not expect the Government to op pose the motion when brought forward. Still less did he c,,l )e , e c t,it would meet with opposition from the Roman of Catho l ic gentry themselves. Knowing the high chara cter ett ma ny Roman Catholics, andliving in intercourse with 2 1 : 1 Y respectable Roman Catholic families in his wn county, he felt certain they were ignorant of the es contained and of the principles load _catecl i n the books used in the College of May lilr, t ll .—(Flear, hear.) Since he had given notice o f intention to bring the subject before the House it had hese la his duty—a painful one he confessed—to inquire i ntothe system o f e d uca ti on pursued at Maynooth; and o " h ad no hesit a tion in saying that it not only did not that hat Sir Robert Peel said it was intended to do, but relit it was subversive to order and injurious to mo lt '.'7.(1.1ear.) He went further, and maintained that hinculeated doctrines completely antagonistic to the 1; 137 word of God.—(Cries of "0 h," and " Question.") '"` Pieced the Church above—(Question). That was the teati°ll.—(Laughter, and cries of " Adjourement.") uft cry of question he could only attribute to a feeling (t flinched from an assertion that could not be contra ti:„t".---(0h.) 'He did assert that the system of edUca at MaYnooth did inculcate doctrines completely; an lerntstic to the holy word of God.—(Cries of " Oh.") I t ' Would prove it.—(Laughter, and cries of " No, no.") I , t racyd the Church above the word of God. It put the trit e t st in the place of God.—(Oh.) It inculcated, doe- In 8 of a nature so horrible that the nation Which s eo - t r i rrted the system under which ' they were taught (1 not escape being guilty of a national sin, which Please certainly draw down upon it the Divine dis deSti/11.'"--(0h, and question.) fie know he should be had s aid; by some, and ridiculed by others, for what he a c hed , but be cared not. He was determined not to ser te ,' and was prepared to prove every word he bad as tied!"' He had no reason to be ashamed of Him who . a rcd that of all who where so ashamed He should ti o mi t hemed of them. He should bring the whole qiies teont.Levrard on an early day after Easter. The first te ir , to n he had given was general. The second was dis hutßoth stood on the paper, but the notice he in eel to proceed with was for a Committee to inquire H oz) the system of education at Maynooth. If the mo n were acceded to he pledged himself to prove that ~nasertions he had made were founded on facts. kt elr. ANSTEY said that shoo the Hen. Member coin th n i ,ced his long discourse—(A laugh)—he thought that elleo. Member was about to oppose the motion for l i t ii ( ?iirrienenr, and to move that the House should sit D r ing the next fortnight, and inquire into the works of e na. boo. ,. Delahogne, Liguori, and others, taught at May kot`inon. The lion. Member had, however, postponed his i m M r. SPOONER said he had distinctly stated that he blred to bring it forward after Easter. 40t t, ANSTEY remarked that the Hon. Member had too :Pied any day. The motion of the lion. Member a t h p il ted of two parts—one for au inquiry into the be t e of educatiou, and another for leave to bring in ° repel the Maynooth grant. t b I 'SrOONER denied that it was so. toe ANSTEY was under the impression that t he Z ci e e of motion was for the repeal of t he Mayno oth tt u en ° 2 l nient Act. If that were so , and if the hoe - 1. 4 h1e Member brought forward such a mo to e te ." 6 now gave notice that he would ask' leave %mei . a Bill for the repeal of every Act by which by i t t h wente for religious purposes' had been created. h e i r ,e Legislature out of public resources.--(llear, ineeZ., The time, he thought, had arrived for such a 084te: Ile believed if the Hon. Member was not at f .,j 11 O ffi ce, • it was not because be had not been of- 'hoop 30 , but because he had refused Spooner his head.) It had been decided that the HOD. * gt v i e u r Wis in order in the remarks he had made, but . rettl i ,r" questioned the taste of the Hon. Member in e„ng them lic -4 14„9 11 4.T . TAN said a few words" deprecatory of con-' ft* itt1: 110 discussion, and advised the Hon. Member, set 't -.B "Oit, if he got into a vane!, not to try and _ Visughter.) ser er ' F'WDEGA.TE 'said that his Hon. Colleague had thin „ e n,ti offered o ffi ce, and the motion of which he had oo " ( lime was his own. Government hed nothing to with . t. .kr th e ,r' T uORNE had that reliance on the consistency nm. 'nn. Member for North Warwiekshire as to feel aft, th i n that, on whichever side of the House be might Rd er ° ',mild be nothing intolerant which he would alio u i ri v ,_ (l nate. Without adverting to Maynooth, he hat to know why the Secretary for the Treasury (L ett e k ' t the House on Maynooth being mentioned?— aukuter.) That Hon. Gentleman had given notice of To o for a modification of tbo , national system of o is ia) ?.. ii r i c l ) r ß e . l oh e. o n eu d iai . 4 If he should bring it forward, he move an amendment to it. disoussion rested withthsaid the responsibility of the gave the lion. Member for who had introduced it. He credit of acting in a straiggfol!torth Warwickshire the tieinderstood the Hon. Member way on all subjects. bring, 3 ._ the question .of MitynooiF b e fore determined tC, If the the House.— wereiacie looked appoint nhte ,...``Le._Vi hear, from Mr. Spooner. made by the Goveruteh t : I — „ ( night the Hon. Member need — toned in his motion by Government .—Ta r ee. :c being t e . t...E WART thought the Hon. Member ought d ballot at once for his p ia " on the p to Flee,: 'notion for the adjournm ent of the a P er : Souse till. the"‘lh. 1, the 12th of March, was t hen agreed to. NOTICES .OF MOTION. r ' G. THOMPSON gave notice for. Boar d A s a mo t ion re lating to the supply of coils to the m • inid7 r r : FLEYNoLDS gave notice Drate same da offe r an, f rom - 2 8 to the CroWn for compeon to the ers h i the fail ure of the ; a C ffe-street Savings Bank. ketmopOSßoieeN E gave notice with reference d to the 11 4 l of the Hen. Member for the Un i versity of Dahr If fora modification of the national system of educae fere e h ''lll that e should move an amendment that any inter the °° by the clergy of the Established ,Churchri.th p edd n ational system of education in Ireland wou l d be interests of religious dirord, and injurious to t he e P t " of the people. 40 41 11 ,,,, U 4E. gave notice : hat on the 12th of March he t onti . 4 - 4 -a e r? for an inquiry into . the . causes of the long kr se " eieeentent in the lonian Istands. ti f : LiORROUSE, on behalf of Mr. Blaney, gave Zee 18th of March of a motion "for leave to bring to legalise industrial partnerships. , kr FREE TRADE—PROT ECTION: th.o % LEILS gave notice that o n an earl y da y after t e s election of Ministerial' btlemb ers ho should b It to ril ainio.lution declaratory of the int ention of the House %te e ._ ' l tem the policy of free trade , and to resist an y 'Pt to re-impose s duty On' foreign corn.--(Cheers.) NAVVY ESTIMATES. th t, . • MACKENZIE gave notice, t hat on Friday, la Otnm of 'awe March, the yNavy Estimates w ould be taken of Suppl REFORM. (1001(1 B U 2 "-i gave notice, that on as early a day as _ho l 'arre ° would bring on the motion otien for les t el n in eiltary - reform' which he hid introduced last 1111 t c'YN MINISTERS' MONEY. 1.• OLDS gave notice that on the 16th of 114 tci %h 5 s übjecut' wouldt of ministers' move for a Semoneylect Committee in Ireland. to inquire `ev'Tn.,. EDUCATION. il ' ' 4 — ' 4l - Postponed his motion relative to education T he n early day after the adjournment. _ Al t S PEAKER then called on the dropped orders,. toil* i , s ch_TEY gave notice that, on the motion for ol eud 4 °A Committee of Supy he would move as an ttuo l that a Commission b e e ppointed to take evi 44,,tzlicitu r es ts pect to the Government of India by the 14wrd sitcl the own um ber of the other THE orders of the day were Bills introduced by the lite Go iernment, and he would, therefore, postpone them until the 12th of March, when the Noble Lord the Member for London would attend in bis place in the House and -state the course which he meant to pursue about them.. (These were the. Parliamentary Representation, Corrupt Practices at Elections, Suitors in Chancery Relief, Passengers' Act Amendment. St. Alban's Dis franchisement, General Board of Health, and the Im provement of Towns (Ireland) Bills. ) • The Committees of Supply and Ways and Means Were also postponed,. Mr., C. LEWIS moved the secoed reading of the l'er sonal Estr.tes of Intestates Bill.—Agreed to. • The Commons',Enolosure Bill was read a third time and passe'. PETITIONS. Mr..CROWDER presented two petitions from sur geons and chemists of Liskeard, in favour of the Pbar tnsceutioal Bill now before the House. -• Mr. SULLIVAN presented petitions from the county of Kilktnny, in Ireland, and also the. county Mketh, some in favour of Mr. S. Crawford'a Bill, others com plainiog of the preterit system of poor-law tacation,_uod praying en amended valuation. Mr. MUNDY 'presented petitions from Derby, and other places, against Ally futabergratit to Maynoothi Mr. SCULLY presented petitions from the Tburles and 13orrisokane boards of guardians, -praying ler an icquiry into the s 3 stem of land taxation; and else, am° from other vans of the county of Tipperary, in -favour of Mr. S.. Crawford's Bill. Mr.,SADLEIR presented a petition praying the. re peal of the Ei s ele/deistical Titles Act. Mr. HEYWOOD presented petitions from Liao shire in favour of the ocean penny. postage system. cui the subject of education, , and the distranchisement of -a local borough. - Mr. REYNOLDS - prese nted six p etitions from Ty rone, praying the repeal of the Ecclesiastical Titles Act. Mr. O'FLATIERTY presented various petitions from Galway, in favour of an improved system of valuation and taxation in Ireland. Mr. F. MACKENZIE presented a petition from the Kirk Session of Aberdeen, against the abolition of 'the university tests in SCotland. Mr. SCOBELL'presented petitions in favour of the Pharmaceutical Bill , and against the post-horse duty. Mr. T. ?diCULLAGEI presented a petitioa from Mo naghan, in favour of the Landlord and Tenant Bill of Mr. S. Crawford. Mr. E. - B. ROCHE presented ` ions from at torneys in the county of Cork, praying the repeal of the tax on their profession; also petittonsin favour of Mr. S. Crivrford's -Bill, and the repeal of the Eccleai. *sties' Titles Act. _ Mr. COLLINS .presented petitions from =the -West Riding of Yorkshire in favour of .the Pharmaceutical Bill, and against further grants to• Maynooth. Mr. HUME presented petitions from • Montrose against the post-horse -duty; from Glasgow .distillers against the Scotch Public-houses Bill; also some in fa vour of the ocean penny-post system; and one from Norwich complaining of gross bribery and corruption practised. at elections, .upon the prayer of which - he gave notice' of a motion. He also presented a peti tion from some ,thousaads of the seamen of the port of London, complaining of the mode of taking registra tion tickets. • • • The O'GORMAN MAHON presented a petition from the town commissioner& of Ennis, complaining or the danger of life and propertyi n curred.by the infibbitants of that place, in- consequence of certain alleged negleet on the part bf the . Irish Board of Work& with respect to the 'River 'Fergus, He , gave notice of moving - for the printing of the petition:- ' • - titions• Mr. ROUNDELL -PALMER, presented pe from Plyniouth in favour of the Parmaceutical Bill. Mr: EW ART presented petitions in favour of the re peal of the duty- on newepaperwand advertisements. The House then, on -the motion of Mr. FORBES MAOKENZIE, adjourned at Half-past Eight o'clock -till Friday; the 12th of March. PARLIAMENT R DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceed:no of the Howe of Commoni.) • trItIDAY. FEI3. 27. LONDON NECROPOLIS AND NATIONAL DIAUSOLe.IJAI BILL. Order for Second Reading read; Motion made and Ques tion proposed, " That the Bill be,now read a second time : Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this - six months:",—Question proposed,_" That the word now' stand part of the question." Debate arising . ; Motion made, and` Question put, " That the Debat iiOw ad journed." The House divided: • MINORITY'-AYES , 92 * Amgen T. C. Grosvenor, Earl Price, Sir ,It Armstrong, sir A. Raiford, sir flOnr y Pugh. David Baldock, E. H. Hall, Colonel R eid, General •, Baring, Thomas Hamilton, G. A. • RlohartlNKlcharil Barrington, Viscount Harding°, C. S. Russell,F. C• 1 11 Berkeley, Admiral Higgins, G eorg , s a cueir, John" , Bolder°, George H. ' ' llope, - .H.`.T. Scott, Francis Booth, Sir R. G. Jolliffe, Sir W. H. Scully, Franc is Bramston, T. W. Keating, Robert Smith, John A. Bridges, Sir B. Keogh, William Rthero ,, , r, s. Buck, Lewis W. King, P. J. Spearman' 11, J. Sunbury, F.' H. ' Langston, J. H. • Spobner, R. Buxton, Sir E. N. Lemon, Sir C. Stalled, Augustus Clay, James Lewisham, Viscount Stanton, IV a, clive, LoCkhart, A. E. Staun ton, Sir a. • Cochrane, A. D. Long, W. Strutt, E. Cocks, Thomas S. Lopes, Sir Ralph Stuart, Lord J. Codrington,,Sir W. Mackenzie, W. F. Stuart, J. Currie, H. • Mackinnon, W. Sullivan Michael Drummond, Henry Mahon, O'Gorman Talbot, C. R. Du Pre, C. G. Mangles, R. D. Tollemache, John Ebrington: Lord „. Matheson, Colonel Townley, R. G. Egerton, Sir P. Meux, Sir Hem? --Tyler, isilr Fellowe,s, E. Morgan, 0. Vane, Lord 11. Foley, John 11. Mundy, William Wigram, Lftuir H. s Freshticld, W. Neeld, John Willoughby o , S Frewen, C. H. Kewdegate, C. N. Worcester, M arquis Fuller, A. E. Newport , V i sc ount Wynn, LI. W. Glyn, G. C. Ogle, S. C. Goddard, A. L. • Patten, J. W.. 'MUSS. Greene, Thomas Plowden, W. IL Grosvenor. Lord it Greniell, C. Pascoe Power, Nicholas Howard, C. W. G. MAJoiarY—NOES; 4. Aglionby, H. A. Geach, Charles Peto, Samuel Anderson, Arthur Gibson,, T. M. , Ponsonby, C. F. Ausort, General Goold, Wyndham Prime, Richard Bailey , J o seph Hall Sir B. Renton, J. C. Baring, H. B. Hallowell, E. G. Ricardo, Osman Bell, Jacob Harris, Richard Salwey, Colonel Berkeley, C. L. G. Halide, Alexander Sanders, George Beiheh, R• Hastie, Archibald Scholefleld, William nrentridge, Richard Hayter, W. G. • Scobell, Captain Brocklehurst, John Beard, J. I. &viler; 11. K. Brotherton, Joseph! HeYweod, James Sidney, Alderman BrOWII, H. Hayworth, LaWrence Smith, J. Beni/min Brown, W. Hill, Lord M. Stephenson, Robert Hindley, C. Strickland, Sir. G. Butler, S. Hothouse, T. B. Stuart, Lord D. Carter, J. B. Hope, Sir J. Thompson, Colonel Chatterton, Colonel Howard, P. 11. , Thompson, George Hudson, George ' Thornely, Thdintis- CCUolidaberda: Richard Mime, J. Towushend, Ca Collins, Ttiomas Inglis, Si R. Verney, Sir 11. C o peland, Alderman Kni g ht, F. IV. • Villiers, Charles Davies, D. A. Lacy, IL C. Vivian, J. E. Davres, Edward Lushington , C. Wakley, Thom as Douglas Sir C. B. Lygon, General ,wahneley , Duman,, George 31'Cullagh. W. T. Wawn, . !. T. MiGregor, John Williams , J ohn EMce, Edward Ellis;lOhn , Martin, ' • Williams, W. Evans, Sir De Lacy Masterman,J. Williamson, Sir H. E ve lyn, William J. Milligan, Robert , Wilson, igatthew Ewart, William , Motris, David Wood, Sir W. P. Fergus, John Noireys, Sir D. wyld, James Fitzroy, Hon. 11. O'Connell, M. J. Fordyce ' A. D. O'Connor, Feargus TELLERS. Forster,M a tthew Osborne,,Ralph D u ke, Si Francis r J. Fox; W. J. Taclr e, C. W. Matti Gask,ell, J. M. Pendarves, Edward WORCESTER AND. HEREFORD RAILWAY BILL. Order for Second Reading read Motion made, and ques . a ij:hilw tion proposed; " That the Bill be now read a second time :'' Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day six. months :" - Question put. "That the word 'now' stand part of the Question." The House divided :-- MAJORITY—AYES, 156. , ... Adair, R. Shafto ' Grosvenor, Earl Re i d, General Adderley, C. B. Halford, Sir 11. Repton, G. W. Aglionby, 11. A. Hall, t.t. B, Reynolcll,Joith Anderson, Arthur Hall, 'Cblonel Ricardo, Osman Anson, General - Hatnilton, G. A. Rice, E. It. ' Armstrong, Sir A. Harris, Richard Richards. Richard Bagshaw, John ~ Readlam,T. g. .-'Beebe, E. B. Bell, Heard. J. T. . Roniilly, Col. Bell, Jacob ' Hervey, Lord A. Russell, F. C. Birch, Sir T. Heywood, Janaes Sadleir, John Blewitt, Reginald . Higgins, 0. O. saiwey, Colonel Bramston, T. W. Hill , Lard Marcus • Sanders, George • Bremridge, Richard llohhouse, T. B. Scholetield, William Broaclwood, Henry Hogg, Sir J. W. Scully, Franett Brocklehurst, John Howard., C. W. Seymer, Henry 'ter Howard, I'. 11. Seymour, H.. 0. Brotherton, J. Hudson, G. t3eymour, Lord Brown, W. Buck, L. W. Mime', Joseph Sidney, Alderman Bunbnry, E. It Johnstone, Sir. 3. Smith, John Abel Butler; p. S Jolliet), Sir Vf . G.' ' Sandi, John B. .. garapbell, W. F. Keating, Robert - Spearman, 11 . ; I. , Clutord, Henry, M. Keogh, - William Stafford, Augustus Cobffen, Richard Rnight, F. W. Stausileld. W. B. ' • e c3 no l u ek :: : : Ti Ec !. w.rd LaCy, H. C. Staunton, Sir G. Langston, J. 11. Stcphensori, Robert 'CoUeland. Alderman Locke, Joseph Strickland, Sir G. .Dougias, sir ~ Lockhart, A. E. Strutt, B. Duke, si r Jain ' - '• Lockhart, W. ' Stuart, Lord Dudley Du Pre, C. G. Dupe., Geor g Loreden, I'ryse ^ Stuart, Lord4ames 31.s mangles, t :i n ., D. Tennant , Sir rJ. ' "Duncombo, W. E. Mackenzie, W. F. Sallivan,-Michael gl i i:, e' J E oh d n ward y ir ol e e w .l, o J: o l : ' ff. Mar, John Thompson, Colonel Alderman Evans, John Matheson, SirJ• "' Townley , it CI Fergus;John , Martini t t i g e g cl i z br t . Verne wuilw ne y i yn : ~ j , ton T. i r. T. I . . David o'Flaherty, Antho7, ~t-'le:gu.oLP::::.rs'irF•.: Fordyce, A. D. mo l r fr an t nn t e iG , elg e o; , O. Williams 'a P . Forster. M. William ' °lin ---owatt, F r ~,,,,. Wall, C. R. FOX, W. J. _ Mond y, w i ir;" . Wainisley, Sir 7. Freshlield, 3 . w. Ogle, S. c , ,We stie , Fuller, A. B. . Gibson, T. 1 , 11 ' John Glyn, G. C• Geach, Charles P O Owen, t r e n n e:S F. r lt al ' P .vi.. 4 Willoughby, ughb _ H. ni ,dh ra reel, Frederlek --i>..l Y. Sir R. Grace, O. D. , G°°l(l ' W-; a Pendarves, E. W.. tt ., w Perfect, R. ~°"' M a t ' s Chitties veto, Samue . Worcest At • Graham, Sir James il4 ,W ood, Sir vr. i. , Greene, Thomas Grattan, Mini)! power, Nicholas Lewis, G. c, Portal, Melville = e ra. ; xu ar . quis Grenfell, C. I'. Lygon, General Grey, Ralph Nyni. Price, Sir It• . --- NOES, be. . -.t-.t;::;..'' . . MINORITY' se sc r o o b p e e ll :G e r pt . ftin : ':: ., '"' , ' , BaMock, E. IT. Barrinton, ViscoUntGoddard, A. I" srnythe, George Bellew, K. M. Grogan, E. , Stantou, W. B. , Bennet, Philip italiewell. ". G. Stuart, A. P.erkeley, Admiral Ilardinge,C• S. .Talbot, C. 11. .Gaskell, J. 3E. Berkeley, Henry F. Dayter, W. G. ThoulPsOrl, George Berkeley, C. L. 0. Ileyworth, L. Thnrnely, T. . ~•t- ':. Bolder°, 11. G. Dindley Chatlol Booth, Sir R. G. Hope, Sir J. Brown, llumphrey La wley, B. J. Tyler, Sir G. Chatterton, Colonel Lemon, Sir C. Ville rs,,Char leS Clay, :limes " Lewi..-liam, Via. Clive, R. 11. Littleton, E. B. Vivian, J. E. T T o o l w l ,ns rp ti a e cl n i d e : John captain • T• C• Cochrane, A. D. Morris, David WhitmOle, • Codrington Sir W. Neeld, J o h n Wigram, LOft ll3 DaVieS, D. 'A: Newdegate, C. N. Wynn, 11. W. Drumlanrig, Viscount Newport, Viscount Drummond, Henry Pugh, David Egerton, Sir P. Renton, John C. -Evelyn, W. J. St. George, Chris. Tzuzis. Hope, Henry T. ' Spooner, Richard CONTRACTS FOR HORSES FOR THE ROYAL ARTIL LERT.—SeveraI officers from Woolwich have been appointed to proceed to Yorkshire and other counties renowned for. the ; breed of cavalry horses, to enter into contracts for supplying her Majesty's Royal Horse Artillery with and strong horses suitable for that branch of the service.- . .L 9 N D Q,ll`, T.EIE.MINISTRY. (From the Gazette of last night.) At the Court at 13uckinghara Palace, the 27th day of. February, 1852, present the Queen' Most Excellent :41a~ Arty ip Council. er s I lejesti - • day, pleased to declare the Right Hesn Wilburn, Earl of Lonsdale, _Lord President of her Majesty's Most-Ilonenr-' able Privy Council, and his Lordship took =his plebe at Noble Algernen,,Deke of North umberland;,their Th et:thehov: Mosta_ R i e i g g l 4 y . t Hattourable John,N illipm, 's of Sandwich; the Right Honourable Archibald-William, Earl of Winton; the Right Honourable Charles -Philip, .Earl of HardWiele; 'the . • Right Honourable James lloriard, Earl of llalteesburi; the Right: Itneeurable,, John, James. Robert 'Manners (commonly called Lord John Matiners)f •the Right. Honourable Claude Hamilton • (commonly called LordCleude Hamilton); the Right Ho nourable Williatii•Lenifok LaOcelles, Lord De Rosr;'ilie . Right Honourable Charles, Lord Colchester;, the Right Ilopeurable. George Cecil Weld F,;rester; tho Right lleneurable Sir John Semerset Pakington, Bart.; the Right•Honourable Spencer Horatio.Walpole?.-the Right Honourable Benjamin' Disraeli; *the Right Ilonourahle Joieph Wand. Henley; the' Right Honourable Robert ri lidam Christopher; the R' . ght Honeurable 4, 1 . . i that, Beresford a . and th Right Honourable George Dalisos; •, were, .by her. Majesty's :command; sworn of her Ma iessy's Most 'Honourable Privy Council, and took their respective places nt the B o ard accordlegly , ,;,, 11 r Majest:i. Council was this, day, pleased to • , • deliver the GO Seal to thp Right Honourable , Sir .Edward Burtnnahaw Sugden,,. Knight'; whereupon •••the oath of Lord Chancellor of Great Britaid and Ire hind administere d nd was by her Majesty's command, . to tins; 'and he took, his place at the'board ticcordingly. .4. • Wer Majesty having been pleased to deliver the vas tody of the Privy. Seal to the• Most ,Honourable James Brownlow William; Marquis of Salisbury, the oath of Keeper of the PriVy Seal' was this day administered to 'him, and Lordship.. took his place at the board, ac c 1 been • pleased to appoint the ortleinrgly;.s Majesty Her d 4 . Right Honourable James Howard, Earl of Malmesbury, the Right Hrourable Sir John Somerset Pakington, Bart., and the Right Honourable Spencer Horatio Walpole, to be three of her Majesty a Principal Seale• tames of State, „they were this day, by her Mtkiesty's commandi•iworn three of her Majesty's Principal Secre settee of State accordingly. Her Majeaoheving been pleased to appoint the Right Honatirableenjamin Disraeli Obarteellor _and Under ., B. ,Tresauver of .her.. Majesty's ,Fachequer, the usual oath ,:wlet this dayadministered to him accordingly. • • Her. Majesty in Council war .this day pleased to de- Clare the Right Honourable Andhihild William Earl of Egiiiitqn Lieutenant-General, and _ gneral Governor ,of that part of the United Kingdom called,ireland. ,r 7 Her !Majesty in Council was this , day pleased to ap point the Right Hon. Joseph • Wainer Henley, and, in his absence, the Right 'Hon. Charles, Lord Colchester, 'President of the Conimittee ofsCoancil appointed for the consideritidn, of at:Matters relatieg .to Trade and Fo reign Plantations. ' • (mom. TEA COURT NEWSMAN.) The Queen held 'a Court and Privy Council at twelve o'clock yesterday, at: Buckingham Palace. Sir George Grey had.an audience of her Majesty, and resigned hia sealstof office aaSecretary - of State for the 'Home Department. -Earl Grey, had an audience, and resigned his seals as Secretary of State for the Colonies. • Earlaranville had an audienee,•and resigned hisses's as Secretary of State ter Foreign Affairs. • • - • . Lord Truro had an audience, 'and - delivered , to her Majesty the Great Seal.' • • • • Sir Charles Wood had an audience; and resigned his seal of officteas.Chancellor of the Exchequer. - ' The,Earl of•Minto had an audience,' mul•resignedt the Privy. Seal. • , • , • • The Marquis of Westminster had: an- audience, and delivered up his, wand t as Lord Steward. • The Marquis of Breadalbane had an audience, and dry livered- to•the•Queen his gold key of office as Lord Cham berlain. *. • • The Duke of Norfolk had an audience on resigning his office as Master. of the Horse. = •• ' ' Menus Hill, 'Lord Edward Howard, and the .Earl 'of Mulgrave, had audiences, and delivered their wands of office as . Treasurer, -Vice-Chamberlain, and Comptroller of. the• Household. •-• • • ---.• • The Marquis of Donegal had. an audience, and de livered to the. Queen his gold stick of office as Captain of the Yeomen Guard. • ' The Marquis.of Anglesey had an audience on resign ing his office Master General of the Ordnanee. • •Tlnt..Earl of Derby had an audiences of the Queen. -.Her Majesty then held a Privy Council, for the•pur= pose of swearing in the members of the new Adminis tration. • Seventeen gentlemen of the new Ministry were sworn of .her. Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council. and took their places at the board. The Earl of Derby kissed hands on being appointed First Lord of the Treasury. . The custody of the Great Seal was delivered by the Queen to Sir Edward Sugden, who was sworn into office as Lord - Chaneeiler. . The Right Hon. William Earl, of Lonsdale was de clared by the Queen in Council President of her Ma jesty's Most Honourable Privy Couticil, and his Lordship took his place at the board. The Most lion. James Marquis of Salisbury was sworn into office as Lerd''Privy Seat. • Her Majesty in Courted was pleased to decla re the iii ht'Hbn ArchibaidEarl of Eglinton Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. • . 4. ~ • The Right Hon: Spencer Walpo7e was sworn in Court-, oil one of the queen'i Prindipal Secretaries of State (Home. Departtnent). • e The Right 1 - 16u:° James Earl of Malniesbery was swornin Councirone of 'the geeen's Principal Secr etaries Of State (Foreign Department). The- Right' Hon: Sir John Parkington, Bart., was sworn in Council . one 'of her Majesty Principal Secre taries Of State (Colonial Department). • The Qaeen• having been pleased to app eint the Right Hon. B. Disraeli' Chancellor and Under Treasurer of her Majesty's Exchequer,. the Usual oath was administered to' the Right•Han. - Ginitlemaie • ''The Duke 'of 'Northumberland kissed hands on' being .appointed First Laid of' the Admiralty. • The Right' Hon. R. A.- Christopher kissed hands on being appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The Earl of Hardwicke kissed' hands on being ap pointed' Paitueaster- General. " The Right Hon. John 'Charles Henries kissed hands on being appointed President of the Board of Control for the Affairs of India. The Queen in Council was pleased to appoint the' Right ' Heti. J. W: Henley, President, and the Right Hon. Charles Lord Colchester 'Vice-President of Coutmittee hf 'Council foe the consideration of all 'mat-' tens relating to Trade and Foreigh Plantations. The Right Ron. W. Beresferd kiseed hands on being appointed Secretary at War.' The Right lion. Lord John Mannera kissed' hands on being appointed Chief Ccimtnissiaraer of "ROya 'Parka,' Palaces, land Publid Buildings. . • ' The` "Right Hon. George Banker 'kissed hands on' being appointed Jute Advocate General. Viscount Handinge,kissed hands on being appointed' • 1 • plaster General of the Ordnance. 'Lord de Ross kiesed hands on being appointed Captain of the Yeoman Guird, and received from the Queen his Gold Stick of Office. • 'The Esrl of Sandwich kissed hands`bil being appointed captain Of the' Hon. Corps 'of Gentlemen at Ardis. Tbo IL William 'Bathurst was the Clerk of the • Connell in Waiting. The Duke of Montrose had an andience of the Queen and, received from her Majesty' his wand of office, as Lord Steward of the Household. • The "Marquis of -Exeter had en sentience, and re ceived from the Queen his . gold key of ofilei., as Lord Chamberlain. , • The Earl of, Jersey had an audience of her Majesty, and kissetVhaeds on being appointed :Master ..of :the , ; Horse. • , • • Lord Claude,. Hamilton, Treasurer of the Household, and the Right lion. Cecil Forester, Comptroller of the Household, received from the Queen their wands of office., After the Privy.Couucil th e E arl of Derby had an. au dime of the .Claeon. Her Majesty was attended by, Lord-Elphinstone, Lord in : Waiting. and Major-General 'celey Drummond, Groom in Waiting. • His Royal e ° Hig tj h g nes T s Prince Cllt AC U lbeirAtApritesided,;;lirce. o'clock yesterday afternoon, -at a 'meeting of the. C om .. mission , for Promoting and Encouraging . the Fine Arts in th© re -building-of Palace of ,Virestminster. The Commissioners .•present were ,the Earl. of, Car- Mahon, Bora Colborne, the Right -Hon. Sir James lisle, ViseasOrjuittltiot;Cgoaftleerbitt, Viscount rallientOD, Viscount Graham,. Sir Robert •H. Inglis, - Mr. B. Hawes, and, Mr. 'Hallam t • Sir C. Eastlake, the secretary, attended. • . • The meeting broke up at half-past four o'clock, when Prince Albert. attended by _Colonel the Hon. A. Gor hd:tinourereturd returned = to Buckingham Palace- , liar Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Countess • a Wount.Edgecilmhe. the. on. Amelia Murray, Lord Elphinstonet Colonel the Hon. v S ir n e Charles i i it g a : n , uir I,: y i .o e oß ti rs ttoeeasn,sda,nßt miniature -. ; Lieutenant-Colonel 0 ., 10 h n s e t t h h e e h Hon. n A , 0 ,:r t o s r u d i o ug n ~, ~,,h in;. ., ..." ‘ 'rench Plays with their presence last the last Lord of tbo Y httoaded at the office of the First of his Royal Higness r aY , by command of, her Majesty time, m zrr e lh , r 4i) y .., e xt s t gterh Secretary dt a ii y 4 u .siTreasuryre To W alpolehn n 1 ) p o: k n i i ng g - . stt i t or r e a e t t tt , he nfeocarefiodtirho6tot at the at . t., :B o l l , o e h o r e i l e it a l Y - i o g ni"' a ti t t c .t e H ll y e o e n ll s . t ° J e m r . d e w tiy: fi :o e it u h t : y fi le r: d u t t ° , li tin e . a attended yesterday ut.the Board of Trod: - G th o e ve W rn e o s r t s l o n f d ae li il d tim - , _' f or i.t. e t h i:b No : fi n nr t 21 Ospatches were received at the Colonial ffi nA y e s _' tDelsdpasytotreosm w th er e e Governors t h o o f American Provinces - from the Colonial-office yesterday. N o ti c e has been issued by the Pacific Steam Com. pany at Liverpool of the commencement of eir semi , _for , this line monthly Mail seivice between Panama and Valp arais o _ and will henceforward - be dia.. the West India steamers from . Southampton on patched b y __ _ . theld Nul 170:0 1 each ramb. . _, _ _ ___ that letters, fSza. Berk , ;~, ... SATURDAY EVENING, RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. ree l: t e i s it t g er o d f a t y bie tl: ,c o om el p e a ve n n y t w h a h e Gi - iEAT NORTHERN. .' Efind.7.7ll).,st t n h tm c e h r' e o i t r is m ly e, at a t el n f• d y e e d a . rlv E o i r i d n i ti n n a d ry ri g e o n n i son l presided. h e report :)bi e: o dt ; : ti .. e t.-!) c ho :u iLr n 4. ti ll::( ' 3df ' ° w l ' d b iT i r e ca h evtnee° n lTrer p; : ' paved in The Sim of - Tuesday last - haying " ' been taken The CHAIRMAN ' proceeded o r i t t ) a c it o u . m y i commenced by e th s e la &;a s l r i c' ; ' as read, '- - . ~.. . _ - 4 wa y and Prince Albert travelled e a ca ;g ircd t ee h re e atbi li ni octhe address t . , t e n y e af,er proprietors:th eitheir iarran,stating ea .ht "9el: futheir. l ength .m that i! t to . t t c o ok Sc ie o u ti v a e nd o , e c t. e ly st , e a r ;d where the three rince "express their entire tor ) : .01 te l vttrieji h arsen e rsta a dhte r yes i a l ic l orw g cooloi um t a h lodt le. with the honour of travelling jects, He washappy to ea at public opinion still pro gressed iri fa v e whenol igg u d u r aaeti o itle : i innd i l eu dih them ii t o eehe rteh n ceipts - -for the last six e t e o rv t r iu , k i t f ha n t e c t had censiderahl - ex ceeded these ef. the Dr e e d 3. amounted to- the large stti: ilig heir-Year; . 'fing 315,650/. .• The traffic had increased at the rate of about" and -he was 'rather:disposed about . 3000, per week. He had = every reason to e would 'continue to be observed, that this increase I t. directorsvpi. a i s ni t ly.visited her ,madeh, 1 I h ° . f n a e Pl drB rg dt the eh h nt: general b r r n a a : tP , . s r her:urbe . .1 the course inerettied, - of a few 'Months:it would be f • -on any other bile in the kingdom,ad steadier' on this than of the goods and mineral traff o beCause of the nature admitted that , the working expenses which they enjoyed. Ile large- 7 sotnewhere, in round nuPineubsea were undoubtedly but then itilitelld be reColleeted'thrS''about 50 per cent.; miles orlinea daily • which, did not b at they ran over ,150. 'purpose of obtaining additional traffic, to' them, for the 'of their sphere of labour, which-ho auCi °is ' e4eusiUn reedy' was. beneficial to them, :l o co - •th directly and idi for the working expenses being co unted' in some degrpe cursion trains would account' for it in The, 1° ex a still further e/ ,de grete Upon the *hole, hoel:61. taking the'receipta and expenditure' he most say that together for the whole sit months ihe result was to'h- ' —(llear,‘hear.) The directors felt r i most satisfactory. , managed their locomotive department lied the officer who his duty satisfactorily' and efficientiy, had discharged ceived 'many proofs of the great eivrii,, and they had re- Y--,-a cheap .iom modity at all tunes—which had h e : balance by their numerous servants.—(Hear.) The ane° available for • dividend was '63,7471., and the directors that that sum be divided after the recommended rate of 21 per - cent, per annum, payable on 'after the 15th and of March, , which woul d leave a bal ance of .3,644 1 .. to be. carried - to the . next h a lf Under all the circumstance:, he considerld e r "mint liberal dividend. ' There had been no _ ..c is a fair and the part of' the board to 44cd01c.” th e 0 7: 0 1 6 rapt madeen nittk,..• There were accounts ontitanding, for inatance, wh ich would tin doubtedly.come' to the credit of the .proprietors h r after; but. which were not included inthe* r ee p present state ment:- because-they were as yet Unsettled, board had charged the account with 27,000 e Besides,. h the -interest on the.money which had hitherto rem or . all' the productive:. Had they wished to present a eerseldlle.ar-lln ing statement, these things would not have beendone,°lllBll - but, as the line hadclearly earned upwards e ft half per cent.' per annum, he hoped the dividend would, and ' wo t rd, with these 'explanations , be cheerfulls .eeeepte (Hear.) He was happy to state that, after man inter views with the Eastern Counties Company,' the director of of the Great Northern had stint settled the basiirslors agreement for a term of fourteen years, which he frosted o would prove mutually beneficial; and, if it were notm u Wally beneficial, he' should not have adopted it, b e ..,... -- he Was quite sure that arrangements of a contrary --- nature seldom preyed satisfactory to either of the parties. Perhaps some of the shareholders might be of opinion that the payment of 20 pet cent. by the Great Northern Company from the earnings of the Eastern Counties traffic sent from Peterborough to Newark; Li nco l n, d Hull, and certain other places north of these towns, and Hull, high; but if so—and he,admitted it was high' was it be 'borne in mind that by the transfer of the Royston .et !and Hitehin and Shepreth Extension' Lire to the Eastern 'Counties, to be worked by that company between' Ca' 'ttridge . and 'Hie:shin, in connexion with Great NorthZ trains; the guarantee rent to which the Great. Northern was liable, and interest, togeth er 16,800 L a y ear, wo uld' have to be paid by the Eastern Counties Company. He believed, as he had said before,. that the arrangement would be mutually beneficial, and that a harmony bad now been established between the two, companies which would be of the greatest 'value to both.—(Hear.) With regard to th e E ast Anglian Company , the report stated that the directors of the Great Northern had agreed to hand Or er to them any balance of receipts after replying ell outlay;` and so that matter was adjusted.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to t h e ar bitration undertaken by and Gladstone, b e t w een this companY and the Lon d on n North-Western and Midland Companies, he (the Chair) _ la" wished to set himself ri g ht u p on a p oint re specting which it was said filet he had made a very con eiderabi • ' e mistake Whenever he found himself wrong he vas* - the quite ready to acknorledge his errotl . but in present instance be fancied he would - be acquitted of having . sit lig oonamitted any great offence. - What be hadcis that he .was that he had Made a proposal t . ll . , .-p.,,, ave the matter '' ' '' '. .: , ain dispute referred; and, in saying this, it .teas alleged that he had- taken credit to hiiiiseilfer ita' -Y -in Wide a proposal which in reality had emanated trims others; Now, the facts were these: —Two or three daYi prrt the 2d of April last, he had met the directors connected with the London and North-Western Com pany, but being.unabl e to com e to any arrangement, they parted. Some gentlemen in the House of Com mons then spoke to him about a reference, and, amongst others,, Air. iludson.—(A latrib.) Oa the 2d of April was forwarded he • a letter,.'enclosinic,one from Mr. Stewart, in which a reference to two gentlemen, named therein, was proposed. He (the Chairman ) ' refused . to refer the matter to the two gentlemen in question, but he proposed at once to refer it to Mr.. Gladstone' and accordingly a letter to this the 0 ,IYFI• lie hoped that he , seffect, was. written -to Mr. ,cfßosition itselt. would at' al"" ats; .. ad not, committed .any .great yllepee 'in making that • .sho w the hareholdets and , e,kublic that he was L en • • •-' e 4 ' ' 11 partial'alters in dispute , a fidc. anxious. to- refer a tribunal. Mr. '6' a competeat . and . ire, Glyn said he was perfectly satisfied, and, thus the m to Nfr. Gladstone,. and matte; was ultimately : referred Gladsterin had since sig n e d be4 n° sub itidio• • -Mr. as folloWs, - " in his order ," as award, and be decided juries arising from the,eo re ° said , " to. prevent- the-in ful companies." , In orde Petition of :two such Power' would:. he necessary . t o . i, 4 ; ' to 'i L udget oft: the decision, it NortheinCompany asked atl n We conditions the. Great Western, 'COMpany ' what t o con and Nortb- Gladstone had awarded. pro posed, to give, and ,what: :Mr. tern Company propo se d to e !' lOndon and .North.Wes peroent. with respect to th -I've the Great Northern 70 the Great Northern witl : e Passenger traffic from York; theM 80.—(Hear, hear.) . 1;,(,• 80 ; .Mr. Gladatene gave traffic) from'Leeds, the London ith respect to the passenger poied to give 60 p®r cent,' the and North-Western . pro -66,2 thl; Mr. Gladstone Great. Northern, wanted, With respect io the pase , en gave. th em 65,4 Hear, hear.) London and North•Westeer traffic from Wakefield Wakefield thee Great Northern asked 6611,P —Posed 60 {ter cent;; the them 70.--(Hear,heer,) ~w Mr.- Gladstone' gave passenger traffic,- the London ith resp e ct to. the Doncaster. posed 70 per cent.; . the Gre -and N or th.Westeropro - . Gladstone gave them 90. d i :. it . Northern , . asked 85; Mr., to the Lincoln .passenger twirl.' hoar ' ) - With respect Western /proposed 75 . ' pe e, the :London . and North r cent.• 1 the. Great Northern ,, as k,... c i 86; Mr. Gladstone With respect to the Sheffield them 85,-(ilear, hear.) North. Western made no ofd„, - tretlie„the London and 66, per cent.;_ and Mr. Gladstone , the Great Northern es'ial These awards served to show gave theta -rOlear•)* had, not been unreasonable in their that the Oreat'Northera; and -eppl tuse.) Then, with r demands.—("Hear,". the London and • North-Went:gard to goods from York, the Great Northern - ask e d , 66 '1 Proposed 60 per cent.; them 73. eat hear.) From'3; Mr. Gladstone gave NOrth-Western proposed 40 Leede, the, London:and . ern asked 50; Mr. Gladstone gave gent.; the Groat Nod-la the Lopdon .and North-West-eave 39. . From Wakefield, the Great Northern, asked so ; T r Proposed 40 per cent.; (Elear.) From Doncaster, the .... Gladstone gave 60. orn proposed46o,:per cent.; the Lo ' ondon anNoth-Wst- Mr. Gledstoile g*ve,,9o. F rom Pet Northern asked 85; North-Wes.tern proposed 50 pig Lincoln the London and era asked 75; Mr. Gladstone r cent.; the Great North the . LOndon and North-Western 7 0. From Sheffield, Great Northern asked 50 rn made no offer •;. the stonegavo.3o. So that, with per cent.; • Mr. Glad. tionstbey had got more than theylY one or two excet; then;' anything unreasonable in t asked ; • Was there, (Hear, hoar.) He called upon the original demand? ereise forbearance towards th e h os jhareholders to ex , dorm. men of business in the City ties having agreed to refer their dis r..., the duty of both to earn as much:oe to could? --( Hear .) ~, sarth u" 'any lialf at the two par.' be•divided;it It was indubitably, c i e Z en ne . as they , ought, to .have been. the ease, but the "other —I.- that such. if the directors, who were, w in ing 'u t ;and to believe that other parties, did not in all cases enter ;make terms • with it was not because they would net, itito arrangements, I could note--•(Hear.) Mr. Gladstone's. bat because they forwarded. and it was to date,haelc.froinaward had' 'been" last.- But, after that award had been Ill the' sth of .April , of which, according to Mr. Gladstone's ade—the design to prevent injurious competition—w ou r n words, was sett, in order.:to,eee how the money We: to a third per- . en. uite a different principle, and nothing Parties acted do could prevent them from going on withg that he could petition,-scandalous to any body of trustees.ahat he Mr. Gladstone's award had been deliverd; — `"g" . August last, 'yet no sooner did a n ow. d` to ' them. in traffic arise than they commenced the same esoription of fore. , .Doncaster races , came off.. i n. _g` e al ° game as be generalmanager of the . Great- North ere P tera ber- : The' general , that event, informed Captai a l l ; ,_' fortnight Loudon and I%lortit-Western Company, A i i „ n " di ft . ' ol 'the: intention of the,former to take the .passengers was , the caster,and back . for . one fare,' as in forever year to Don- London And North-Western Company t h er g e ara- - The limited. by.--Mr, Gladstone's award .to.fire per. Pon,though, tweeoDoncaster and _London, actually "molt be. .reduced the efares. between .those places 50 percent. below th e fa Groat Northern, AP - that. while the o ne was ta' of the , carrying there . beck ' for „twenty .shillings the other was. Charging-. only ten,ohiilings. Anything 'mor e un s. or more dinreditable.than: this, which, mint have ort.7 a losing transaction , be .bad never heard.—.(Hear,hbeen Besides, they adopted a system of re-6 00 14 e ,, at. Nor) mutton, . which, in his opusious. woultl, - have practi al come to no other- conclusion than that. they-.wer e ae . destroyed the award; and, upon the ',Whole, h e . e relied" lY lunder the influence of feelings which he hoped hesh t i g‘ never entertain.—(Hear, heat.) In October, h e a letter. to Mr.. Glyn, calling his earliest these circumstances, and saying that attention ou d wrote a .. lon to consid ' ' en °ffenee ' dered them, nothing less than an invasion of th 4 , in had given offence, award. .It seemed that the word i but - Ought "'was an invasion, nevertheless --one o f wh; „,, ,_ 16 be ashes' d 0 .4„,,, bear .) A -.. they • -- ~ .-- e .---%"-- - :Atter. w r i ng , • 1 Aiken the matter into consideration, they sent a letter stiting that they approved of what had been done—thet was with respect to Doncaster races. The subject was diaonssedday the directors of the Great Northern board, I who coademned the practice and refused to follow i; and ameeting took place before Mr. Gladstone with the view of ase.ertaining his opinion of the matter.' Captain Huish and Mr. &vitt attended it and defended 'the Conduct Pursued. Mr. Gladstone said he was glad the Great Northern had given notice to the London and North- Weatern thaethey were going to reduce the fares during the Doncaster races, that the reduction on the part of the former was a matter of policy, but that, with only 5 per cent. interest, for the London and North- Western to make . the reduction was most improper.— (Hear, bear.) He then said thit anion as the' award of five per •cent. lass, he regretted it, he had given it the traffic was so clearly the Great Northerns, but that ' he did so in order to carry out a calculation he had made, and to 'prevent injurious competition.—(liear.) Mr. Gladstone had aince"kindly consented to continue his good offiees; so far as to be referred to from time to time, to see that the award was bona fide adhered to. The chairman then proeeded to read extracts from the speech of Mr. Glyn, delivered at the London and North- Western meeting yesterday week, commenting upnn g them as he proceeded, and giving thatentleman credit for being a highly honourable man. He did not believe that Captain Huish and Hr. Swift could have *told Mr. Glyn of what , Mr. Gladsome bad said at the meeting to which he had just alluded, because, if he did, au apology was duo from his company, and a case of re buokine, which had occurred last week, would not have taken place. • - A PROPRIF,TOR here cited an instance of the operation of the re. booking system; showing that by paying first to Northampton, and then from Northampton to London, the tlllOl of 51; *a§ saved. The Chinaman said his object was to prevent the proporty ‘of , the. Great Northern Company from being frittered away. lie was anxious to obtain sound, fair, and honourab,le tertris, and he would not be frightened into the 'frisking of unreasonable concessions. If the Lended .and North-Western Company would give up treaties hostile to the Great Northern, he should have no difficulty in agreeing to a reference to respectable and disinterested parties. If Mr. Glyn made an arrange ment only with the Midland, there would be no cause to complain, but he had gone further, and made arrange ments with companies—with the Lancashire and Yorkshire, for instance—whose traffic would naturally come upon the Great Northern line. • In conclusion, he left the London and North-Western Company to take the beet care they could of themselves, and he promised to do the same by the Great Northern.—(Hear ) 'A long eotrvereation ensued. It was complained that thasixeil traffic wacunprofitable; and that several of the stations were useless. — Tbragreentent -with the Eastern Counties was approved by some and objected -to byt others; and it was contended that the coinpany was not in ir position tresubscribe a sum not exceeding 1,0001. per year to establish a provident abciety and benevolent fund. ....... The CHAIRMAN said the average expense per mile of running the Great Northern trains was 1/. Os. 7id., and that they had travelled over 9,000,000 isf miles during the half-year. Some of the stations had been established ex necessitate rei, and no doubt the direct receipts from them were enrema nerative. He contended that . the' coal traffic was very remunerative; that the agreement with the Eastern.Coanties would save the company 16,0001. a year, and be a beneficial one for both parties; and that the establishment of a provident society was a judi cious arrangement for the men as well as for the share holders. Mr. BAXTER, the law clerk, gave an explanation to the meeting, which was considered satisfactory, of the circumstances under which the company had resisted the payment of certain expenses to which an excursionist had been subjected, who had arrived at Doncaster by a late train, and had hired a carriage to convey himself home to Barnsley. The report of the directors was then adop!ed, and the four retiring directors—namely, the Chairman, Mr. Barff, Mr. Pine, and Mr. Austell, were re-elected. A dividend at the rate of 2i per cent. per annum was declared. - 100/. for the moral and r eli g ious instruction of the workmen was voted, and the directors were authorised, at their discretion, to subscribe a sum, not exceeding 1,000/., towards the formation of the provident society. The meeting was then made special, at which the directors were authorised to promote a Bill in Parliament to enable the South Yorkshire Railway and River Dan `Company to transfer their undertaking to the Great Northern Railway. The proceedings terminated with the usual vote of *.hanks to the chairman. THE NORTH-WESTERN' RAILWAY. THE MIDLAND . AGREEMENT. The half-pearly meeting was held in Leeds, on Thurs day, the proposed agreement with the Midland Company being one of the subjects to be brought under the con eideration of the shareholders; Henry Alcock, Esq., took the chair. The report of the directors, from which we give some extracts, waa read. " The, further sum of 27,4831. 12s. sd. has been paid on capital aceount, making the total sum expended up to.3lst December, 1851, 1,045.8891. 19s. Bd. The liabi lities, of the company on the .3lst December last, with the estimated sum required for works in course of con struction, and for legal and Parliamentary e xpenses, amohnted to 113,197/, which sum might be raised by a call of I/. a share, the arrears of calls on shares, and loans on debenture. The gross receipts on revenue ac count for the half-year have been 18,6401. ss. 6d., against 14,178/. 2s. I Id. for the corresponding period of the }ear 1850, being an increase of 4,4434 15s. 4d., or a little over 30 per cent. The' expens©s during the half-year have been:--working expenses, 12,48. q. 1034 excise dent and taxes, 592/ Os. Id.; mileage of waggons, &0., 3371.45. 101; interest on preference shares, 2,956/. 133.; interest on debenture debt, 2 , 696 /. 15 5. 4J.; income-tax, 801. .4s. 23.; total; 19,1511. 7s. sd. From the balance in hand on the let July, the deficiency (511/. Is. Ild.) has been taken, leaving a balance of 'B3/. 16s. Id. to be carried forward to - the credit of the account on the Ist January, 1852." The CIIAIRMAN, after a few explanatory observations on'the report, moved that it be received and adopted, Which was agreed to. "The other resolutions, comprising the ferfeiture of a number of shares, advancing Me. Wean's salary to 500/. per annum, reducing the directors allowance from 6001. to 400/. a year, and re-appointing Mr. R. Frost, one of the auditors of the company, were adopted. The meeting was then'made special, for the purpose of considering the proposed agreement with the Midland Railway Company, for the working and maintenance of the North-Western line. -The SECItIiTARY read the heads of the proposed agree ment; at 'follows :- 1. The Midland Company to purchase the whole of the rolling stock and plant of the North-Western Rail way Company. 2. The Midland to work and maintain the railway and works for a period of 21 years. 3. If any general renewal of the permanent way should become necessary during the term, the North-Western to find now rails, chairs, sleepers, ftes, in exchange for the old ones, and the Midland to find labour and carriage. 4. The North-Western to receive onedsalf of the gross receipts up to 26,000/. per half-year, and two thirds-of any excess beyond that amount. 5. The North-Westere line to be worked in every respect as a part of the Midland Railway. 6. Tbo Midland to pay to the North-Western its mileage proportion upon all traffic to which as the nearest and legitimate route it is entitled, and which may be diverted from it by any agreement which the Midland Company have already made or may hereafter enter into with any other parties. 7. All questions of difference arising out of the agree ment to be settled by arbitration. Considerable discussion having taken place, the fol lowing resoltition was carried:-" That this meeting be adjourned, to be held at this place on Wednesday, the 17th of March next, at twelve o'clock in the forenoon; that the consideration of the proposed agreement with the Midland 'Railway Company, submitted to this meet ing, be referred to the following committee, with power to confer with the directors of this company thereon; and that the committee be requested to report to the ad joUrned meeting whether it is desirable or not to adopt the proposed agreement—the following gentlemen to be the committee, viz., Messrs. A. M. Price, J. Wil kinson, Henry Newbod, Isaac Berkill, Joseph Gill, Robert Barr, Henry Watson, John Sankster, and L. EI. Pegler." - A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the busi ness. MIDLAND RAILWAY. The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of the Mid land Railway Company was held at the Derby station on Wednesday, Mr. John Ellis, M.P. (chairman of the board of directors), in the chair. There was a large attendance of shareholders. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re port; entered into a lengthened and detailed exposition of the' cornpan's affairs. With respect to the dividend reconmended, he said that some dissatisfaction had been e xpressed because 'the directors did not propose to d i-, "vide at tbe !sten! three per cent., seeing , that they could do so, and carry over a co nsiderable balance, That point had - not failed to elicit the directors' serious'. attention; but they felt most strongly that it veia 'for the intereats of ' the ,shareholders that they should - . Pay Such an amount of dividend as they were 'morally cer tain' they could continue to pay, and as ' would keep their' property, which had alreadyreed its lown:t point, in a state of progression. ' _each /visa satisfied the dividend would be the same next halfiesr, and that after that it woald rise still higher. lie Ivonld advise them not to be bitten by taking the eitra half-crown, th e reby leaving the next ‘dividend in jeopardy. They were at-present on a friendly whose interest it also footing with the Londop and he, therefore, felt and 'North-Western Company, was to work amicably with' them; fully as satisfied of the Midland Company'e position as if the finndon and North-W'estern had actually made an agreement with them: tile dividend in the terms it The 'report was unanimously a d op t e d, together with a resolution fin declaring re commended.' A formal resolution'ffits next passed, authorisin the g ' directors to proceed with the construction of the brun c h ' line from Glouc ester to Stonebouse, and the execution th e works conne cted therewith, and to C ___ on of ump,ete the narrow gauge to Bristol. ret i r i ng directors were un an i mously Th e three elected, and 31r. Cripps was re-appointed anaudit re elected, SOUTH WALES. The fourteenth half-yearly ordinary meeting of this w as held yesterday at th e station, Padding -011111,11 r. c. AL Talbot, M.P., i n t h e eha i r. The ton; ' u sec ret a ry read the follo w i ng report:— _ .• The- re venue revcipto wr the la t t half_y ear (eaciaaiyo 28, ~ 1852 of the amount credited on account of the conveyance of mails, for which no previous credit has been taken) in dicate a steady progress in the traffic, as compared with the receipts of the immediately preceding six months, or with the corresponding period of 1850. " The balance of revenue up to the 31st of December justifies the directors in recommending to the proprietors the payment of a dividend for the half-year after the ra t e o f 1 per cent. per annum, which will amount to 17 : 457/. 63. 3d., and will leave a balance over of 3,859/. 15s. • " Oa the 19th of September last the portion of the line between Chepstow East and Grange-court, a dis tance of 191 miles, was opened for traffic, but the direc • tors have deeply to regret that the bridge over the river . Wye at Chepstow is still unfin i s h e d, and the consequent break in the communication between Gloucester and Swansea not only retards the full development of the passenger traffic, but altogether precludes the through eohveyauce of minerals and heavy goods, from which they have reason to anticipate a very large revenue.., Your directors' are informed that the operation of moving and raising the bridge into a high sprin ,, tide. place is now only waiting for • " Since the' last half-yearly meeting junction branches have been completed with the Llynvi Valley Railway near Pyle, with the Forest of Dean Railway at Ballo, sad the Severn and Wye Railway at LyeincY; and a coal traffic has been commenced from those districts, which cannot fail materially to assist revhate. Thu committee having the management of the working of your railway have, in conjunction with the Great Wes tern Railway Company, made arrangements for the con veyance of this traffic upon such terms as will, they be lieve, insure its full development. "In tv_-,eordance with the arrangements entered into with Sir Charles Morgan, as mentioned in the report sulimitted to the proprietors in August last, the con struction of the branch to join' the Western Valleys Railway at Newport has already been commenced. In structions have also been given for the immediate coin mencement of the improvements in the Forest of Dean Railway, 'authorised by the South Wales Rail wa y N ew Works, Act, 1851. . "Acting upon the course recommended be , your. di rectors and approved by the proprietora at the last half yearly meeting, the works 'upon the portion of the line between Swansea and Carmarthen have been pressed forward as rapidly as possible, and the directors atnich ing very great importance to the early completion of the line to the latter town, whereby the traffic of the whole western district of South Wales will be secured,' have intrusted ,Mr. Brunel to use every possible exertion to open this portion of the line so as to insure the, summer traffic. West of Cermarthenlise works have been pro secuted with less rapidity. " The report of the engineer will inform the proprie tors of the state of the workkalrcady evened, and of the -progress u4ing. in e tfreaeetatperreou of other portions of 'the tine: — • "Acting upon the iiiitructiorii alluded to' in the last half-yearly report, Mr. Brunel has visited and examined Milford Haven for the purpose of selecting the most eligible situation fol. the terminal station of the railway. • He' reported ' that favourable positions existed for a terminus both on the north and south aides of the haven, and your directors, after maturely consi dering all the circumstances connected with the subject, have elected Neyland as the terminal point, and have introduced a Bill into Parliament for carrying the rail way to that place. " With reference to the arrangements alluded to in the same report, as having been made with respect to the shares held by this company in the Dublin and Wicklow Company, your directors have now to report that they have availed themselves of an opportunity which has been afforde l d them, and have relieved the company from any further expenditure on account of their subscription to that railway, by the absoluse dis posal of those shares. " The directors cannot refrain from again expressing their opinion that when the line shall be finished to Car marthen, whereby 130 miles of uninterrupted railway will be opened, developing the vast mineral resources of the rich districts of Monmouth and Glamorgan through which it passes, connecting them with the metropolis and the great seats of manufacture, and aided by those important tributaries the Forest of Dean at Bello, the Severn and the Wye, at Lydney, the western valleys at Newport, the Taff-vale at Cardiff, the Llynvi-valley, the Vale of Neath and relanelly Railways; and when the communication shall be completed with the numerous ports on the Bristol Channel, such an extensive and lucrative traffic will be brought into existence as will insure to the shareholders good interest for their capital. "The directors have to regret that, since the last half yearly meeting, Sir Jobn Guest has been compelled by ill health to resign his seat at the board. They have elected Mr. Mortimer to supply the vacancy thus caused, believing that in so doing they were best consulting the interests of the company and the general wishes of the proprietors." The following is the Engineer's report:— " During the last half-year the line from Gloucester to Chepstow East has been completed, and was opened on the 19th September. Since that time junctions have been completed between the Bulls Pill and the Severn and Wye tramways and the South Wales Railway, giving facilities for a large and increasing traffic in coals from the Forest of Dean to various parts of the Great Wes tern Railway ; the necessary arrangements have been made for commencing the intended broad gauge line from the South Wales Railway and Bulls Pill into the Forest of Dean. ,The contract for the heaviest portion of the work, namely, the enlargement of the existing tunnel and the construction of enuther short tunnel through Blakeney-hill will be let during this month. The remaining work extending into the coal districts is of a very slight and easy character. . " The works between Grange-court and Chepaee.e - Estt have stood the late severe weather very well, ex cepting only a small slip in a cutteve near Lydney, which is now remedies!, and which was of comparatively am all extent. " At the Chepstow-bridge girders over the laud open inge are beieg fixed and ballasted. The river bridge for the down line has been fixed complete in the pro, and tested zatUictorily, and the tube is now ready to be moved cud to be heisted over the river. Tee supporting cylinders or piers are completed, and the s:audards are being erected upon theta. I expect thee the staging and tackle for erecting the tube will be completed in about a fortnight. " Since the last half-yearly report an extensive en largement of the Neath Station, for the joint use of the Vale of Neath and South Wales Railways has been finished, and the Vale of Neath Railway has been opened. A small station has also been opened at Mager, and another is in course of construction at St. Pagans. " The junction at Newport with the Western Valleys Railway is in progress. "The works between Chepstow and Swansea are all in good order, and the permanent way throughout the line is in every respect satisfactory. " At Swansea the viaduct of the. Swansea coal.branch is neerly finished, the permanent way is being laid, and on the completion of the drop machinery, which is being constructed at Newcastle, the whole will bo ready for the shipment of minerals. " Between Swansea and Carmarthen considerable pro gress has been made. About seven-eighths of the Swan sea Tunnel and half of the piling of the Lougher Bridge aro completed. The sea work between Llanelly and Pembrey and the sea wall at Ferry-Side are finished; the earthwork generally is well advanced; eleven miles of ballast at detached intervals are ready for the perma nent way; the construction of the stations for letting is advertised, and there can be no doubt of this portion of the line being ready to open for public traffic during the present summer. The CHAIRMAN moved that the report be adopted, printed, and circulated among the shareholders. He deeply regretted that the integral communication be tween London and Swansea had not yet been effected, bat he could assure the shareholders that everyt c hiy . which energy and skill could do towards the r an Bru ° nel plishment of this object had been done by Air. and by all persons practically connected w h it ri from the work requiring infinite and protractedlabou r, taking. Tho construction of Chepstowi dg f the tide there circumstances of the locality, the rise o f of any othn lino hai cbte hut but iswi t u e nat e lxha r there w as Wales wunadsera being higher and more abrupt than ob structed by massive rocks; but hadstream been en being lately river in the country, and the bed of the to see the works, and he could assure the meeting that they presented every appearance of . business. The di rectors were about to apply to Parliament for a Bill ex tending the lino to Milford Haven, and their engine er had already marked oat the site of a terminus at that port. One of the leading advantages which the South Wales line had hitherto enjoyed was that it had been exempt from competitors, and, of consequence, from the necessity of onerous alliances with other railways. The line now in course of construction between Newport and Hereford would operate beneficially rather than South Wales before Parliament a Bill for extending that railwayfrot Hereford to Worcester, an extensioneoft't otherwise upon the mate rially interfere with the intereshtosp line. Ile had, however, every arrangementsou b with the Wexford Rail- Bill, which stood for a second reading woe the House of Common. that evening, b h e ad re m je a c d te e d The (It way Company, which, though they were different from those announced at the l di rectors would, he was satisfied, last half-yearly meeting. work beneficially for the South Wales line. The chairman, in conclusion, congra tulated the meeting upon the very c hange which their affairs had upon the very favourable c hange which their affairs had und favourable o..the last two years, a change und erergone in the conrs s e o ,t . , eir which 100 initia their line had been opened, u nd er b een able which they had readily to borrow mono at 4cent., i ns t e ad of unable to r being, as her e t o f ore, paierse i t a t 5 per cent . , and which had I r shares from e evated the prices o f thei 18 to 30. The r • tport was unanimously adopted. 4 Tia° Ca4"3"N moved that a divi dend at the rate of 1 per cent. be declared and apportioned among the shareholders. Mr. PRICE moved, by way of amendment, that no di e i_ d ` I'd be declared. The amount was to small iedividetely to he worth receiving, and it appeared too him that it would be tar better to let it remain as a reserve. 'fusee was a balance of only 21,0001., and of this 10.0004, one half the amount, due from the Post-of ice, had not been received. n • The amendment, however, was not seconthd, and the original mOf ion was then adopted. Messrs. Talbot, M.P., C. S. Mortimer, J. H. Vivian, m. p ., , n e L. Lewis, were re-appointed directors, and Air. A. K. Baker was re-appointed auditor. Than k s having been cordially given to the directors, repeated. the meztivg According to a report of the Submarine Telegraph submitted at a meeting held last week in Paris ' of operations, that the receipts were 398'. in the first mooch n the third. The annual expense* 517 h in the seem ~ a 4 11 Icinde, it C fia trilooadnispp eathe'9an rl y .; , commencement i 11 13 eltinnittecli will not exceed 2,0001. RAIL URNS TRAFFIC RETUR:fC'S FOR Trik PAST WEX.' Miles opened, 18:52. NAME OF RAILWAY. Recelpts., 16.51. BRITISH. Aberdeen •-••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • Belfast and Ballymena • • .... Belfast and County Down.• •••••• ...• Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire cß ß ai o ri l l ti do n olpix2 , B ß n l d ac .l: l f . b x. u e. : te l . - 1 r: and .... W . e . s . t . Y . . 7 . k ... . Chester and Ilolyhead. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Cork, Blgareek, and Passag e • • Dublin and Belfast Junction ........ Dublin and Drogheda ..... • ••••• • • • • • Dublin and - ,Kingstown • • • • • • •• • • • • •• • Dundee and Arbroath • • • • • • • • • • • • • Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction Dundalk and Enniskillen.? • • • • • • • • •• , East •• •• ••••••—•"••••• Eaft Lancashire.... EaStern COuntlea and Norfolk.. • • .• • • Eastern Union • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Edinburgh and GlanOW .• • • • • •• • • •• Edinburgh, Perth. and Dundee • • • • • • E:zeter and Credi ton.. •• •• •• • • • • • • • • Furness Railway' •• • • • •• -• • • ••** • • Glasgow, and South-Western • • • • • • • • Great Northern and E. L.• • • • •• •• •• Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western .. • .••••••• " • • • • • • Irish South Eastern •• •• • • • • •• • . Lancaster and Carlisle.. Lancashire and Yorkshi re • Leeds and Thirsk •• •• LiverpOol, Crosby, and Southport:: London and North Western .... London and • • London, Brighton, and South Coast:: London and South Western. •, Lendonderry and Enniskillen . Manchester, Buxton, and atlock, &e m • Manchester, Shetileld, and Lincolnshire Manchester and South Junction...:.. Maryport ,and Carlisle • • • • Midland ••• • • •••• • • • ••• .• • • Midland Great Western (Irish) .. „. • • Monklands • . ;• .• • • .. • • • • ........ Newcastle and Carlisle.. • • North British • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • North Staffordshire • . North-Western Scottish,Central Scottish Midland •• • • Shrewsbury and Birmingham • ; Shrewsbury and Chester • Shropshire Union .. •.• • • • ...... • • , - South Devon •• • • • • • • • • . Sofa ttEsuitenl.• • • • • South - Wales • • • • • • •• • • • • • • •.• • • •• South York., Doncaster, and Goole .. Taff ... • • • • • '' " • • • Ulster. Waterford and Limerick • . West Cornwall —• • :• •• •• ••••• • •• • Whifehaveli Junction ............... ' York and Newcastle and Berwick ... York and North Midland . • • • . 24iY 2 85% 189 M 9494 171% 241% 1253 539 244 1 A 496 1 4 228 IA -936 77 £1,201 147. 4°45 30434 279 162 57U 2134 63 442 A 1341 i 240 bOO 3,224 6,882 2,U91 389 820 ,606 V 6 6O& 524 3,759 12,241 1, 3,575 1,971 333• 3,623 8,126 4,345 13,1kJ5 141 3,9 A 13,514 - 835 310 39,600 802 7,543 8,186 102 6,010 . • 414 626 15,660* • 1,166 1854, £1,379 1,174 fi7u 3,b04 7013.3 2,188 -108 647 'B3l 637 '420 - 4,121 13,271 I,Si° 3,067 2,027 275 3,8 AO 1 1,4 (r, 4.154 4,05 1b,660 113 8274 • 7,430 b,33 • 17? • 10ti ti,33.7 • 20,N07 i,9111.1 Wit) 1,!408 3,264 527 I,5tM 'll4 169 12,321 6,160 " 608 .1,470 FOILEIGI4. Central of.Frnneo .................. 21 aria Antonia .. ** .. •••••• .• •••• •• Aioutei•ead and TioYait• • • • • • • • • • • • • Northern of France •• . • • • .., • • . • • • • • • Orleans and Bordeaux.. • • Paris and Lyons _Paris and Orleans ........ Paris andißouen. •• • • Paris and Strasburgh ••..•••• • • .. • • Rouen andilavre .. • • Tours and Nante,;. •• • . .......... • • 2,999 1,514 1 M 22, • ',to; !-2;crr4 I ;c:1 869 16,369 • 2,44 4,915 7,25 4 5,506 4,462 2 197 18291 .179 13,098 • 1,148 3,454 1.20 17,71/1 4,5311 10,926 8,678 6,253 7,60 2,617 1 ; 2 i 4 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, FRB. 27. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was dull to-day. Great Westerns were done at 85 ea div.—Taff Vale (New), 1% p. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 27. STocx ExciLticaz.—There has been a fair amount of business done to-day, but prices in most cases were lower than those of yesterday. The only reported were—Cale donians, 16 1 4 Ditto, Preference, B—East Lancashire, 15 13-16—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 68 1 ;4—Ditto, Fifths, 6 11-16 dis.—Ditto (West Riding), 4% dis.—London and North-Western, 116—Ditto, New Quarters, 3% land, 56% St. Helen's (Railway and Canal), Preference, guaranteed 5 per cent. and div., 145 —Dutch Rhenish, 4 7-16 dis. MANCHESTER, FEB. 27.' STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was animated to day, and prices were well sustained. The transactions were as follow:.—Eastern Counties, 7 11-16—London and North- Western, 115 1 ,E Newmarket, Bi/ South-Eastern and Dover, 20 7-16 -Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 29%—East Lancashire, 15 1 ia—Caledonians, 16—Ditto, Pre ference, B—North Union (B), 172—L ancas hi re and York shire, 63 1 %—West Riding, 4 11-16 dis.— Midland, 66 3 /—. Manchester and Birmingham (C), Quarters, 1 11-16 p.—. Whitehaven and Farneis, 5v 2 . 13IEM1NGIAAM, FEB. 27. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market opened fiat this morning, and throughout the day there was a very limited amount of business doing. London and North- Westerns were transacted at London prices, ex div.—South Staffordshire, 1% et div. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Duke of Northumberland's Board of Admiralty is now complete, Captain the Hon. Arthur Dunoombe (1832), M.P. •for the East Riding of Yorkshire, brother of Lord Feversham, having been appointed fifth Lord instead of a civilian. The entire Board of Admiralty, with the exception of the First Secretary, is composed of naval men. The list is now as follows: First Lord—The Duke of Northumberland, Rear- Admiral, vice Sir F. Baring. Second—Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., vice Rear- Admiral Hon. M. F. F. Berkeley, C. 8., M.P. Third—Rear-Admiral Hornby, C.D., vice Rear-Ad miral Houston Stewart, C. 8., Fourth—Commodore Sir Thomas Herbert, K.C.8., vice Rear-Admiral Sir J. Stirling. Fi ih—Captain Hun. A. Dancombe, Tice Km W. Cowper, M.l'. Sixth—Captain A. First Secp-tary—Mr. Augustus Stafford, M.P., ♦ice Mr. Parkur, M.P. Second Secretary—Captain W. A. B. Hamilton. Prive Secretary to First Lori—Captain the lI9D. F. T. Pelham (t 840), vice C•+Main C, Ai.ThANTMENTS. Surgcon—Diniel lti;coie (1816), to the restonee Bouningee coeviet-sbip. Assist.int Surgeons—Thomas W. Rimell (1844), Charles Roberts (1845), t , the Excellent ; Mark Hamil ton, to the Alonarch, 84, Sheerness; John B. Nicholson, to the Antelope, s team-racket. Sotne little excitement was caused on Thursday by an alarm of tire on board the Sanspareil screw-ship, at Devonport Dockyard. It appears that a number of contractors' reen,as well as shipwrights, were working below by candlelight, and by some means some shav ings between the boilers ignited, spreading rapidly to o th e rs, when the smoke ascended, causing serious alarm. Fortunately the usual precautions of casks filled with water, on each deck,. proved elf ctual. Some hastened to screw on tho hose to tho water-pipes on shore; but they were not n eeded, as the fire was extinguished b y those on board. E ver y endeavour has been made t o ascer tain from whom the candle dropped, but in vai n . Sainp;on, stesm frigate, Captain Jones, wa-, taken into the new dock at th e north corner of Poi tsmotith yard, on Thursday evening , to be examined, having run on sh ore . while in chase of a slaver 01f the coast of Af r i ca, no. it is said, was going at a speed of about six knots. Her false keel is a good deal footpad, and will require re placing. Sae has also . some copper off her bilge; but there is nothieg.matepal the matter. She will probably come out again in a low days. Her men are living - board her. She . was nust,red yesterday morning on Captain B. Martin, of the Victory. by Tyne, store-ship, Master Commander Wellington, o il e d yo,4terday afternoon from Portsmouth f Sion, Cape Palm as, and Rio, with or Aseen party of Marines for Ascension. naval stores and a STIRRING THE FIRE. The simple act of stirring the fire has ever appeared to as to be one of those operations in domestic life which everybody has a peculiar and individual conceit about. It is curious to observe how testy and obstinate people become if interfered with in tee process, how they will cavil and dispute as to whether it is best to " rake out the lower bar," or " break up the coals at top;" whethe r i t s h al l be effected by a pell-mell, " !f t guards and a t ' em " sort of attack, or by stea dy an d skilful manceuvring. . . . often thought We have the sea-coal pile very like the caloric of politicallthy warmth, govern ment, originally intended to promote the carbo niferouslittle heat, end a great deal of lastsee chokes up the but which, under bad management, oft o e h k n e o a presents very grossness of which c a h n i d mn a e becomes on fire, some shape or chimney of reform ' Clear out ;" and most other, gives it a temporary ' Member thinks he can cer tain it is that every Homiourable ter than any other Honourable stir the political fire be s t that the vital heat can only be Member. Oue worryingbelieves until the chimney stir, given by that hard east preserved by a eh e netter Observance of the Sabbath;" iron poker, " T another imagin es t hat it entirely dep en d s u p on a bold g with " Catholic Question ;" a t hi r d h as an irc rakin a e 3 up the close sulky coals at top, in breakingf rai plicit faith . a the draught of " Free Trade;" a fourth begins letting the i bottom of the grate with an " Education begins at declares that the vitality rests solely on Bill; ,, a ettti . forged lever cue-sided thrusts with the crooked ~_ certain,o sectiunists;" while the majority, ,'" h like as by e 1 re , as our selvesmuch are anxious to make petty conceits. possible, merely to gratify their o wn politics, though We beg pardon, ladies must not men t ioneot as much non it may be a question whether there is House, as by old sense talked by old women: in badi grammar and dis located out of the Route —taking But see, there is located sentences into the bsrgauL, ere going out while the old state of things—the his It is very cold, we have been scribbling t • elves• the lady nt thews , . and two friends Pre" the poker to resusc i tate the is about to seize e _ tioroa , a dv ances rap idl y. dying fu.d. but the , u f low ru p, you know you never "My dear," says be , i s . I'll dui t." We arc afraid we can poke a tire P h proper ' 'ir teeih—where many genteel ate laughing' ' - '7 - i t on ly tends to convince us, that people st.tear--- bcwhere there is a fire to stir, thinks he every born beiFge or she can d o It be s t, trod if our reader s w ill ta k e the we ar trouble to fie j e t° their own private f ee li ngs on the e r q uite sure that these desulto r y remar k s subject; roll ouli ced " perfectly true."—Eliza Cork's will b 'ournal. • Sovs O 1 BACCHUS.—T" in , tn, named Mete agd Llb ,, c hi, were yesterday taken before the Tribunal of Cor rectional Police to answer the charge of having thrashed the : a ci n au d giSe:ll:tthl:e' entreated to get drunk almost every 6v, and when in that state used to beat his wife. But latterly she got the stronger of the b i r t eel a aat p t p eha e , i a m r i e ii il , ni h i a as d iv, ai b np e g e t n og accustomed it_eanb ohetmi, as fellow-drunkard, ul f o o e b , w o b a - f i n nd t d gr h u i e t i n o e f k o n t , a r t:T (l c l; to accompany him to his house, and aid in thrashing the wife. This was done, but th e l a d y, not relishing the casti gation a the two, had them arreated. Th 7 were !Mtt Co.*. friendship, Manned 1.9 three tnonth§' itnintrinodt.-..o44tresitt.- ;