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The Ventriloqussm is introduced in such a manner that few can believe one individual capable of performing the whole of the characters heard by the audience ; and the Extem- poraneous Song pleasing in the extreme. Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, ls. 6d. ; Gallery, ls. Doors open at Seven o'clock, and commence at Half-past. Second price at a Quarter to Nine o'clock—Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. Mr. Seguin, 12, Regent-street, Pall Mall, is appointed sole Agent for disposal of the Private Boxes. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. M0rning......28 minutes after 1 I Evening —...45 minutes after I. The Public2tion of the Evening Edition of THE SUM com menced at 10 minutes after Three. ‘,llll. LONDON: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1841. The Lords did not meet yesterday, having ad journed over till Friday, but whether it were to have their house set in order, or to recruit them selves after theit great labours on Tuesday, we are not informed. The Representatives of the people met at the usual hour. Petitions were presented against Lord STANLEY'S Bill, and for_Lord MORPETH'S, against the window tai, against lay patronage in the Church of Scotland, &c. Sir F. BURDETT withdrew his notice of a mo tion to erect a monument to Sir SIDNEY SMITH, more capable hands having taken it up. _ _ Mr. O'CowNELr. having learned from Lord PALMERSTON that the treaty with Texas had been sent to that country for the ratification, which was expected to take place in January, postponed his inatign relative to Texas for a fort night. The Hon. gather gave notice of a mo tion about the issuing of stamps to News papers, with a view of showing that frauds are committed. In reply to Mr. PAKINGTON, Lord JOHN Rus- SELL stated that the ordinance issued by the Governor and Council of Lower Canada, relative to the Seminary of St. Sulpice, was laid on the table, and that it was contrary to Act of Parlia ment to print such ordinances. • Lord ELIOT called the attention of the House to the Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the merits of Mr. &vow HARRIS'S invention for protecting ships from lightning, which spoke of that invention in very high terms; he adverted to the ne glect which Mr. HARRIS had experienced from the Admiralty, spoke strongly in favour of re warding scientific merit, and moved for informa tion as to what means the Government had adopted for giving effect to the Report of the Commissioners. Mr. MORE O'FERRALL explained at some length, that after all the trouble that had been taken to investigate Mr. SNOW HARRIS'S inven tion, it was doubtfiirivhether it were the best. The Admiralty had been led, by the experiments which had been made, to adopt a mixed plEin borrowed from -Mr. HARRIS'S invention. a Mr. EDGE'S invention, and the practice on board French ships; an - d. this scheme was pre ferred to that of Mr. HARRIS, because it did not cost for each vessel one-fifth of the sum which his conductors cost. He did not deny that Mr. HAnnis had great merit, but the Admiralty doubted the propriety of rewarding every inven tor. Lord INOESTRE thought the expense should not stand in the way Qf adopting Mr. HARRIS'.'t conductors. He ascribed the reluctance of. the Admiralty to acknowledge Mr. HARRIS'S merits to political motives. Mr. WARBURTON said there were two ques tions: why was Mr. H RRis's invention not adopt ed, and why was he not rewarded? He disap proved of the Commission having inquired into the merits of other inventions; he thought Mr. HARRIS'S plan a good one, and that Lord ELIOT had made out, a case for granting a reasonable compensation to that gentleman. Sir ROBERT PEEL was of opinion that the Ad miralty were taking on themselves a serious responsibility by not acting on the recommenda tion of the Commissioners they had appointed. The merits of Mr. SNOW HARRIS had been amply tested on board the Beagle, during a ser vice in all climates of five years, when that ves sel had been struck by lightning, but had re ceived no damage. He reserved his opinion as to the amount of compensation which Mr. HARRIS ought to receive. Sir THOMAS COCHRANE warmly espoused the cause of Mr. HARRIS, and described his conductors as calculated to save many lives and much valuable property. It cer tainly must be a fearful thing for a single ship sailing over the boundless deep to be struck by lightning, and never more be heard of. If Mr. HARRIS be the inventor of a means of prevent ing such disasters, he is worthy of high honour and a large reward. Sir R. INGLIS was glad that all parties con curred in praising Mr. HARRIS. Sir C. LEMON, who entered into the scientific merits of the case, and Captain A'CotraT, took the same side. Admiral ADAM admitted that the invention was a valuable one, but the Admiralty thought Mr. HARRIS'S demand of 7,0001. too large. He denied that political motives had at all entered into the business ; for he knew nothing of Mr. HARRIS'S politics, and some of his own friends at Devonport had recommended Mr. HARRIS'S plan for adoption. Finally the motion was agreed to. Mr. PAKINGTON moved for leave to bring in a Bill to alter the election of county coroners. At present every freeholder is entitled to vote ; he proposes that the list of registered Parliamentary voters shall also be the list of voters for coroners. Mr. HUME objected to disfranchising the 40s. freeholders, and though he would not oppose the motion, he would oppose the Bill at every subse quent stage. Mr. Sergeant JACKSON was in favour of nar rowing the constituency. Mr. WARBURTON approved of so much of the measure as facilitated taking the poll, but if the design of narrowing the constituency were per sisted in, he hoped the House would give it the most dogged resistance. Mr. GALLY KNIGHT thought the officeof coro ner required regulation. Leave was given. Lord KEANE'S Annuity Bill was read a second time, after Mr. HumE had requested that a state ment of his services might ,be laid before the House. The House adjourned at Eight o'Clock. It is generally admitted, to borrow the words of a paragraph we quoted yesterday, that Pusey ism "is a deq) and powerful scheme of thought." "It is earnest and uncompromising. It disclaims and disdains expediency." It is embraced by many sincere and clever men. They believe their purpose to be good, and they are stern in following it out. For their doctrines they claim the highest reverence, and for themselves they demand the highest authority next the Deity. The vigour of old Papal Rome is said to lie in the cohesion and boldness of the pretensions of Puseyism. Whatever is incongruous with itself it smites and spares not. It claims to be a god upon earth, and commands intelligence like a slave. Puseyism is an iron mace. " The prin ciple would carry it, though it be the principle of the Monk HILDEBRAND." The attacks on Sir R. PEEL justify these remarks. It is a power of thought sprung up in the Church, and likely to expand far beyond its bounds. Such a stern, uncompromising creed, enter tained by men of conscious integrity and con scious power, must have great influence on the Church. The poor drivellers of the ordinary parsons, with their ready cut-and-dry formal prayers and creeds, which they repeat mechani cally, without faith or devotion, can never make head against the sincere and invading Puseyiies. Political Bishops and political Rectors may con tinue for a season to hold their sees and their livings, but lukewarmness will never stand against the enthusiastic monks of Oxford. Whatever maybe their effects on the country, they will rend the Church to its foundation. Perhaps amongst Dissenters we may find that uprightness of heart, and that enthusiastic spirit of devotion which are necessary to make head against Puseyism : we shall not find them in the Church. The enthusiasm there all be longs to the Puseyites. But the Dissenters have no organized means of union, and they will be unable to resist the prog,ress of this new fanati cism. There is considerable danger, therefore, that Puseyism, in spite of the power which statesmen possess over the Church, will obtain a speedy and a conspicuous triumph. Under a new form, and another name, the dominion of Old Rome will be revived, and secular knowledge will be trampled under the hoof of priestcraft. With such a prospect before us it is to be re gretted that the antagonist principle , of priest craft, free thought, is not more encouraged by the public. Opinions are sometimes frowned down, not because they are false, but because the priests have denounced them. The sincere and enthusiastic lovers of truth, and of secu lar knowledge, get dishearten by the op opposition even of those they mean to serve, and the field is left to the Puseyites. They cannot be successfully combated by those who adopt the same principles. The true antagonists of Pusey ism, who are not to be found in the Church, and perhaps not in the ranks of the Dissenters, are in fact enchained by the public whose cause they defend. Some persons may think it a just retri bution, that the people who have suppressed the free expression of thought, should be doomed to wear the heavy yoke of Puseyism. We cannot conceal from ourselves that the Tories have some advantages in the Parlia mentary struggle about to take place relative to registration and franchise in Ireland. They have never admitted the existence of a necessity either to extend or define the franchise ; their oppo nents have admitted and have proposed to amend the evils of the registration. Lord STANLEY'S may be an unjust Bill, but it is an advantage that he proposes to remedy what the Whigs have admitted to be an evil. Their own 13:11, in fact, admits the evil, bnt proposes a different remedy. At the same time, it proposes both to define and extend the franchise, which the Tories have not only never admitted to be requisite, but they have strenuously maintained is not wanted. They have always resisted the extension, and in that they have been supported by many Whigs. In a party contest, such as that which it is under stood is to commence on Monday, these are great advantages. Moreover, the plan of the Tories has been known, and has rallied about it the whole of their party. They fought for it last Session—they will fight for it this. To leave it, would be to add inconsistency to desertion. Lord MoaPEnes Bill, however, so far as the definition of the franchise goes, is a novelty. The Whigs have not yet, as a party, declared their adhesion to it, and many of them might without inconsistency,, and pro bably without disgrace, find in its enactments a pretext for not supporting it. So short a time has yet elapsed since it was promulgated, that public sentiment could not be formed and orga nized to support it; and some timid Whigs in the House, wanting the support of their consti tuencies, may be at best only lukewarm in its fa vour, or may be inclined to resist it. All these are disadvantageous circumstances for the Ministers; and if they win the fight, it will he from the essential justice of their measure, and the in crease of the statesman-like virtues of cahn con • sideration, and a preference of the public benefit to the interests of party. In fact Lord Monprrn and his party have only the on y the justice of their cause to stand on. However much the Irish may like the Bill, they have had no opportunity since it was published of con gregating in masses and declaring their adhesion to it, violently as they have denounced Lord STANLEY'S Bill. Had the principal provision been made known six months ago, and canvassed, as Lord STANLEY'S Bill was, during the whole of the vacation, the probability is that the people of Ireland would have petitioned for it almost as one man. Their voice demanding it cannot be heard by Monday, and their friends in the House of Commons will want that most powerful moral support. This Bill of Lord Morpeth (says the Dublin Evening Post) has beck hailed in this country as the great charter of our rights—as the bulwark erected by an honest Admi nistration against the encroachments of Toryism—and from one extremity of the country to the other it will form the rallying cry for vigorous and simultaneous exertion amongst the peop!e. The crisis is one which involves the security and exten sion of our electoral rights, or their abrogation altogether —the continuance of impartial government, or the resump tion of Orange tyranny—the maintenance of tranquillity or the revival of discord, under cireutnstancea which rio ra tional being can reflect upon without pain and anxiety• The Irish people are now called upon to take their part in the strug,:gle, to defend what they have already gained by years ci incessant exertion, and sacrifices and suffer ings which only tbeir invincible devotion to.liberty enabled them to make and to endure. To have any effect on the debate they ought already to have spoken out on the Bill—they ought to have taken their ground, and, unmoved by Tory threats of treason and rebellion, unless they submit to Orange tyranny embodied into Tory law, they ought to have declared before hand that they would not submit to be the vic tims of Lord STANLEY'S disappointed malice. The . only advantage they now have, though that is a most important one, is the justice of their cause. So alarming have become the threatened evils of discontent in all parts of the country that the Tories, we believe, begin to be afraid of the people, and, like LordELLENnonouox, (headiest the Constitution itself should fall a prey to their continued exasperation. Such a consideration may prevent many Tories from opposing Lord MORPETH'S Bill. Unfortunately for its success it has been too short a time known to have enlisted the feelings of the Eng lish in its behalf, and we are afraid that the Irish will find, under apparent apathy, an addi tional reason for asserting that we, the Liberals in England, care little or nothing for Ireland. That conclusion would be a mistake, though ap parently justified by the public here not having had time to appreciate Lord MORPETH'S Bill. The English are not, in general, fond of novel ties; they require to be convinced, and the pro cess of conviction is slow, that a new measure will be useful before they yield it their hearty assent and support. We have unhesitatingly pointed out some of the disadvantages of the Whigs in this party contest ; but the greater will be their merit, and the greater the value of their Bill, if they succeed. A silly and contemptible policy of Jurining coun ter with the wishes of the people has long been the pride of the Tories ; and to persist in that course must be equally disastrous to the country. We hope that they will at length turn from such evil courses, and consider the gratification of the just wishes of the people as the only means of successfully governing the country. But if they should still resolVe to do evil, it must be the care ofthe Liberals to prevent them, and soothe the people of Ireland by carrying Lord MORPETH'S Bill. We yesterday referred to the Danish claim of the elder Messrs. BARING, which has been paid, and proceed now to contrast their case with that of poor HAYWOOD, one of the shipping claimants, whose claims the CHANCELLOR of the UXCHEQUER struggles with might and main to oppose. The British traders to Holstein had been warned, in the autumn of 1807, not to go to the ports of that country. Nevertheless, many cargoes of colonial produce, amongst which that in which the Messrs. BARING had an inter est, were, under a neutral flag, adventured to the port of Tonnigen, and were seized on arrival by the Danish authorities. ' The traders to the Baltic, on the other hand, were at the same period encouraged to pursue their voyage to the ports of that sea, both by the Admiralty at home, and by Admiral Lord GAM BIER at Copenhagen. Sir HOME POPHAM, Cap tain of the Fleet, assured Captain HAYWOOD, that he might proceed up the Baltic in all safety, as all had been settled with the Danes, and that should hostilities again arise, sufficient warn ing and protection would be given for the Baltic trade. But as hasbeen repeatedly stated, contrary to all promise, and contrary to the usual practice, the Sound and Baltic were prematurely deserted by every British vessel of war, so that poor HAYWOOD lost his ship and his property, and was thrown into prison. The Messrs. BARING were then, and are now, immensely rich. Poor HAYWOOD was, in 1807, a master and owner, of a vessel, and for his station in life in compara tively comfortable circumstances. .What has resulted from the refusal of the Government to respect his just claims ? Why, within the last six years, himself and his family have been twice driven, by absolute destitution, to take shelter in a workhouse ! The Messrs. BARING are rich ; They disregard the warning of the Government. Their property is seized. They demand and re ceive compensation as a matter of course. HAY WOOD is not rich, but he is industrious and enter prising. With the implied sanction of the Go vernment he risks his all, and loses it through the fault of that very Government. He, too, de mands compensation, and a CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, a member of that very BARING family, tells him that he must end his days in the workhouse! The House of Commons having, however, thrice decided in favour of the class to which HAYWOOD'S claim belongs, one would naturally expect that opposition, from merely honourable motives, must cease. Thank God we do not live in a country where the caprice of an indivi dual is paramount to law and justice. The CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER spoke on Tuesday night of the active canvass carried on by the ad vocates of the claims, but he omitted to notice how pressing his own solicitations were on the occasion. We can understand how he induces Messrs. GOULBURN, PEEL, and Co., to join him, though we cannot conceive by what sort of canvass he has persuaded others calling themselves Liberals, who had previously voted for the claims, now, on this last occasion, to belie their previous votes. We have more than once commented on Lord NORMANBY'S Bill "for the better drainage and improvement of buildings in large towns and vil lages," but the subject is far from being ex hausted ; and as it will affect more or less all classes, it cannot be too much pressed on their attention. It no doubt is well meant, and con tains a number of useful provisions, but were it to pass into a law in its present shape, it would entail great distress, and occasional ruin on those for whom it is chiefly intended. One great defect of the Bill consists in making the occupier liable in the first instance for expenses that ought to be paid by the landlord. Clause 2, for instance, provides that the occupier or owner of a house deficient in drainage, " shall construct a brick or stone barrel drain," &c., on a notice of fourteen days, and unless the order of the Commissioners is completed with reasonable despatch, the Commissioners shall construct the same, and recover the expenses by " distress and sale of the goods and chattels, either of the owner or of the then present or any future occupier of such house." This would indeed give employ ment to merciless attorneys, and spread dismay among thousands of the inhabitants of London and other large towns. But few of the occupiers of 101. or 12/. houses could raise money within a fortnight to complete a work that might cost more than a year's rent, and a sale of their scanty stock of goods and chattels would in many in stances drive them-rand their children to the workhouse. This comes of the rich legislating for a class about whom they know so little. The Bill, it is true, provides that the payment of ex penses may afterwards be enforced against the owner, but what remedy is that for the poor, ruined, and broken-hearted tenant ? Too much power is already given to landlords, tax-gatherers, and others, over the little furniture of people struggling for bread, and to increase that power would create more distress than all the be nefits of this Bill would counterbalance. Make, therefore, the landlord, or the collector of the rent, alone liable, and should there be any diffi culty in reaching him (which we cannot con ceive), let the Commissioners be authorised to receive so much of the rent as shall cover the expenses. Why complicate the process, too, by throwing the .burden on some future tenant ? The Commissioner s have the house to come upon, and is it not a more rational and more hu mane mode of proceeding to raise the amount of expenses at once on the property, than to send the myrmidons of the law to plunder an unfortunate tenant for the culpable negligence of his landlord? The lower classes in this, as in almost every in stance, will not be fairly represented. The Com missioners will be appointed from the class above them, being the proprietors of houses, or con nected with them, and will therefore be disposed t once to pounce upon the tenant, without troubling themselves, or indeed having any wish, to discover the landlord. The Marquis of NOR.. MANBY knows nothing of the condition of the many thousands that inhabit the poorer localities of the metropolis, else he would not sanction a measure so well calculated to harass and ruin , 1t. C141 • • , 4 . • • ky ' Z • 1 ,--- • 4 s. tio, • , • 0 1 RF 1. 1 m 7• 4 u: 111 ,, 1. • ...AV 'i t•s• • THE SUN, LONDON. FRIDAY, EVIBIOTARY 19, lA4I. them. The clause relating to windows, so ridiculously minute, forms a striking instance. Why should a window, in a room only four feet square, be not less than four feet nine inches by three feet? A large window no doubt is good, like many other things that the rich can enjoy; but what is good for one class, is not. always good for another. To repair damages caused by acci dent, would cost the Marquis of NORMANBY comparatively nothing, while the one half of a poor man's wages for a week might be swallowed up in putting in new pul leys or panes. These are trifles to the Bishop of LONDON, with an income of 30,000!. a year; grave importance to a cient bread and"cloth mb uatn theywho o a a r n e n omt at fi t n e d r s o n f ii ing for his children. The framers of the Bill seem not aware that there is such a thing as po verty in the world, and we therefore recommend the Bishop to omit for a time his walks in quest of spiritual destitution, and visit the cottages in Bethnal-green or Walworth, to ascertain what means the inhabitants have of complying with the fiscal regulations of the Bill. Were he to undertake the task, perform it well, and report faithfully to the -f‘ tribunes of the poor," he woull make a very different speech from any that he has ever delivered from the Episcopal Bench. _ We have giverra full report of the half-yearly meeting of the Shareholders of the Southampton Dock Company, held yesterday, as the under taking which they are carrying on with so much spirit is one of national importance, and promises ultimate success. It appears from the Report that the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Naviga tion Company has established itself at Southamp ton, ,that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Com pany is expected to do the same, and hopes are confidently entertained that in a few years Southampton will become one of the most busy outports in , the kingdom. For details we refer our readers to the clear statc ment of Mr. LIGGINS, the Chairman, and to the ample explanations which he gave to the ques tions put by Shareholders. Madrid Papers, of the 10th instant, have reached us. The Regency, following the prece dent of the French Legislative Assembly, had issued the following Decree : " !. In conformity with the law of the 6th of November, 1837, the church of San Francisco the Great will serve as a national pantheon. The mortal remains of all Spaniards ce lebrated for the virtues, talents, and services they have ren dered their country, will be deposited therein.-2. The Histo rical Academy will have the charge of that establishment, un der the control of the Minister of the Interior, and will propose to the Government the Spaniards worthy of being interred in the pantheon. The Government will communicate its propo sals to the Cortes.--3. In case the present resources be not sufficient for this object, the Minister of the Interior is autho rised to ask for a supplementary credit to the Cortes. (Signed) " Duke PE LA VITORIA, " D. MANOEL CORTINA. " Madrid, Feb. 7, 1841." It is much easier for the Regency !to establish pantheons than to fill them, if the subjects are to be chosen from among the worthies of modern Spain. Not but that we think the bust of the gallant RIEGO would adorn such an institution more than that of MIRABEAU, which was the first to adorn the pantheon of Paris. But a still more important decree of the Re gency is subjoined, and which is signed in the Gazette by the Minister of the Interior. The apology made for issuing it by the Regency is, that the present system of taxation is imperfect, and can only be properly remedied by a know ledge of the pecuniary circumstances of indivi duals. We believe the truth to be that the Re gency contemplates raising a forced loan to meet the immediate demands upon an empty trea sury : " 1. From the Ist of March next until the 15th, inclusive, the municipality are directed to demand of all proprietors of estates, all merchants and manufacturers, an exact account of their property and their annual revenues, including lands, houses, flocks, or other property." The celebrated banditPELIENG o, who for more than four years was the terror of all persons who had anything to lose in the vicinity of Murcia, was killed on the 4th inst. A reward of 20,000 reals (2000 had been repeatedly offered for his head, dead or alive, but up to the present month the arm of justice had been too short to reach him. On the 4th, however, hunger competied him to beg a supper of two shepherds in the mountains. They feigned compliance, and when they found him off his guard, one of them sud denly struck him a heavy blow on the head with a stone. The other, who was armed with a mus ket, fired at and killed him on the spot. The body was recognized by the authorities, and the reward of this shocking deed was claimed by the shepherds. The Five per Cents. were done on the 10th at 281 for cash, and at 20 1-16 at 60 days. The Paris Journals of Wednesday have all been received. They contain very little news of any interest. The Dukes of ORLEANS and NE MOURS are busy among the Peers gaining prose lytes in favour of the Fortifications Bill. Nor is the KING idle. It is a family struggle for the perpetuation of a new dynasty. Persons who affirm that they are well acquainted with the opinions of the Chamber, pretend that the 200 votes given yesterday were— Against the law For thelaw 9B And that of these 9t3 votes are comprehended those of two Princes and the Ministers. It Was said this evening that in consequence of this result the contractors had been directed to slacken as much as possible the execution of the works, and especially not to engage any more workmen. This resolution would form a strange contrast with the increased activity with which it was thought fit to push them after the ♦ote of the Chamber of Deputies. The Journal of Smyrna discloses a curious fact— " His Majesty the King of Sweden lately caused an official note to be written to his Consul-General at Alexan dria desiring him officially to inform Mehemet Ali that though not . a party to the Quadruple Alli ance, the Court of Sweden entirely adhered to the deci sions of the Conference at . London on the Oriental question ; that it fully approved of the object of them, and means by this declaration to give a moral support to the equitable and phi lanthropic views of its Allies. 11e learn from a letter dated Bologna, 6th i• February, that notwithstanding the pacific turn which the affairs of the East have taken, in consequence of the submission of Mehemet Ali, it is observed that the Italian Government continues their ar maments in the Boman States. Where there is no conscrip tion great exertions are making to enlist volunteers, and many of the inhabitants of the Legations of Bologna and Feriara have already enlisted in the troops of the line.—Le Commerce. BO UR WEDNESDAY, FEE. 17. Brat Highest Lowest I.ast Price , Price. Pric... Price French 5 Der Conti ll2 20 ... 112 30 ... 112 15 ... 112 20 4 34 Per Cents 102 .., IP2 ... 102 102 4 per Cents ... 99 ". 94 ... 99 3 per 76 10 76 10 75 go tia , k of France I.lllitte Bank 5000 f. Shares 5185 .5155 ...5145 .eigian Bank .......... 885 ... 835 ... 885 ... 885 5 per New Loan 9 8 % 98 % 984 4 ... 98% Spanish Active ...... 13% ... 13.31 ... 14% New Defer red Neapolitan ..... 101 60 101 60 101 60 ,01 60 Roman... ....... •••••••• ..... .••••• 101 ... 101 ... 101 ._vree. d e tpe iceir:Ue, St Ger main ,ti RAILWAY SHARES. 717 50 ... 717 50 ... 715 ... 717 50 Versaslles,R. B ...... 435 ... 435 ... 435 ... 435 L. 8........ .......... . RN :25 ... 326 25 ... 325 ... 325 Orleans . . • 494 75 ... 499 75 ... 487 50 ... 497 50 9trisnurg to hale 212 50 ... ‘,43 75 ... 242 50 .. t 43 75 iteuen 46J ... 46(1 ... 460 ... 460 croa S eaelc ' n l D ; nt l AU ST R I A N ri A tz.,l ee N .2ita.:4:,l F ,:pze. ..ur.N.ee.Da. Feb..e. t — . ..I : V . i l i a : : r t .. N .. .. A .. .. ~. : 1. : ....' E .. s i ... 9 .. . Ic76s : Roar per Cents. •••••••••••••• ...... .0•01,066•.• .......... 066660. P 9 Bank Shares ••••••••••••••• ... . .•••.•••••••••••• 00 000000000000 18,0 BELGIAN N U NDS—..MIUMBiLi, TEL 17. 51 Rothschild's Loan, sper Cent o ' . ............. ... lag Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. ..... -.. 89 01•111 , •111••••• 3 per Cent. — ---.Thirty.seeen-......-- ---- ......... 69 % --40.......••........ 97% Loan of City, 1832,4 pe rc en t . ............. .... 8 ,0 7% Society of Commerce, 4 %per Cent ...... ....... 16- Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent ..... ................ 8814 National Society . ••••••••••••• Exchange on London (short) .................. 11 95 —Brussels Papers, Feb. 17. MR. JOHN THOROGOOD.—The following is a copy of a letter received yesterday by the Churchwardens of Chelmsford. The letter bears the London post-mark, alit contains a Post-office order for twenty shillings:— " Gentlemen—l should have thought that you r persecu tions of that sturdy, unbending man, Jobn Thorogood, would have been satisfied ; but I see in the papers you are persecuting him again for two rates. I conclude these will be about double the former, and that your costs can not at present ke more then ten shillings. I enclose a Post-office order for'twer,ty shillings, to be placed to the credit of your demand on John Tborogood, as I am an enemy to persecution."—The amount of the rates against Mr. Thoregood was also left yesterday morning at Mr. Gepp's office ' in his absence. by a stranger , who repre sent-d that he lived in Suffolk, but declined to give either his own name or that cf the party by whom be was de puted to leave the money..—Chelmsford Chronicle of this day. COURT OF CHANCERY.—It is believed that in order to prevent the entiro stoppage of the public busi ness, the Great Seal will be immediately put into commis sion during the illness of the Lord Chancellor, and that three of the Judges will be appointed Commisioners.— Evening Paper. A match for 1001. a-side came off on Tuesday morning last. Mr.' F. Pratt, of Sareclon, backed a br, WE mare to go 20 macs. in the space of one hour. The h se, which was rode by the owner, started at twelve o'c!, ck, and accomplished the distance in three minutes Within the hour... Staffordshire Exantine4 THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE, The supplies of all sorts of Corn short. The Wheat trade showed a disposition to advance, and rather higher prices were made. In other Grain there was no alteration. The Flour trade is improving, and high terms were demanded. SMITHFWLD. The supply was short, and the demand but middling, with an inclination to lower prices, with the exception of Pork, which was in demand, and rose 4d, per stone. Beasts, 379 ; Sheep, 1,410 ; Pigs, 344 ; Calves, 109. Beef, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 6d. ; Mutton, 3s. Bd. to 4s. 10d. ; Veal, 4s. Bd. to ss. 8d.:; Pork, 3s. &I. to 55. COLONIAL MARKET. There was little life in the Produce Market. The public sales were not of much importance, and privately little busi ness was done. TEA MARKET. There was but a small amount of business done in Free Trade Tea, but prices were supported. For Company's Con gnu, ls. 6id. was asked, but few buyers. TALLOW MARKET. The demand for Russian Tallow was dull, and former rates were barely supported. 465. 6d. was the value of P. Y. Candle on the spot. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. We have received New York Papers to the 3d February, two days later than the last arrival. Exchange—Foreign Ste r ling Bill s 8 t o Si ; s ou th ern con siderably rower. BAILING OF MR. M'LEOD. The Buff a lo Commercial of Thursday states that the re quired bail - was given the day before yesterday by Messrs. Bro thecson, of Queen's Town, and Brett, of Lockport, and that Mr. M'Leod was forthwith discharged from custody. No sooner was he released than a very numerous band of armed men—one account says two or three hundred—interposed, and forcibly reconducted him to gaol, where he is yet confined. Tha avowed object of this disorderly and unlawful proceeding is to afford the owner of the Caroline an opportunity of arrest ing Mr. M'Leod for the destruction of that boat, and thereby detain him this side of the river. NEW BRUNSWICK.—The Legislature of New Brunswick assembled at Fredericton on the *2oth inst. The following is the concluding paragraph of the speech of the Lieutenant-Governor " I regret that I have it not in my power, as yet, to commu nicate to you any definitive arrangement of the boundary line. Ex parte explanations have been made on either side, prepara tory to the final settlement of that important question ; and I see no reason to apprehend the result can be otherwise than favourable to British interests, as well as to the continuance of that good understanding with the neighbouring States, which it is the true interest, and I am convinced the sincere desire, of both parties cordially to promote." The Spanish brig Jenis Maria, whose capture we announced a few days since, arrived at Havannah previous to the 13th ult., with 245 negroes, prize to her Majesty's ship Ringdove, taken between St. Thorns and St. Croix, which has been con demned by the Court of Mixt Commission, and the negroes are sent to Trinidad. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, THURSDAY.--The sales to day ars 5,000 bags, of which 300 Surats, 1,500 American are on speculation. The remainder to the trade at previous prices. MANCHESTER ,STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB, 18.—Manchester and Birmingham, 24},; London and Birmingham, 175 ; Lon don and South Western, 58 58k; North Midland, 74/ 75 ; ditto, New, 361 37 ; London and Brighton, 43 ; Union Plate Glass, 74 ; Manchester Assurance, 9A. We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yesterday's data. Accounts from Vienna, of the 2d February, state that, owing to the scarcity of money there, the Bank has raised its discount to 5 per cent. This has had an unfavourable effect on the prices of the public Funds. Accounts from Trieste, Jan. 25, state that money has be come more abundant there, and the discount is 6 a 64 on good paper. A failure is announced, but it is not of importance. THE FUNDS. Consols which left off yesterday at 884 j for the Account, Money 88i, opened this morning rather lower, 83,1 both for Money and Time ; Exchequer Bills, 4 6 prem. ; Bank Stock, 164 166 ; Isdia stock 245 247. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active a shade lower than it left off, 2n 24 ; Deferred, l2i ; Passive, s'i 6 ; Por tuguese same as it left off, 3li 32; Three per Cents., l9i 20 ; Brazilian, 71i 72/ ; Chilian, 62 64 ; Colombian, 22i 23 ; Mexican 27,1 ; Dutch Two.and-a-Half per Cents., 50a 4 ; Five per Cents. 99k. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. • Paid. Per Ephare. Great Western London and Brighton JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia (New) 4O - to BALF.PAST ONE: By the Hamburgh Papers, which arrived yesterday after noon, to the 13th inst„ the Fxchange upon London is quoted at 13 3 ; Gold, 424; Metal, 1041; Bank Actions, 1,605. There still exists a stagnation in the British Market up to the present time. Consols , which were in the early part of the morning at 8S for theAecount, may be quoted at 88i ; for Money 88 ; Exchequer Bills, 6 4 prem. ; Bank Stock, 164 164 ; India Stock 247 248. The Foreign Market is also in an idle state. Spanish Ac tive 231, lower than in the morning; Portuguese, nothing done ; Danish, 78i ; Buenos Ayres, 25 26 ; Dutch Two-and a- I lalf per Cents., 50i ; Five per Cents. 991 In Shares there is also very little doing. Great Western, 894 ; London and Brighton, 43. The above are the only two quotations to the present time. _ _ There does not appear to be the least disposition to speculate in either of the markets to the present time. '1 he chief arrival this morning is from the United States, which is net of much importance, with the exception of the fall in the United States Bank Shares. The inhabitants of Belgrave-square and its neighbourhood have peti ioncd the Government t, , ) allow a now car, iage entrance into Hyde-park at Knightsbridge, and Mr. Cubitt has offered t.) erect an orna r eutal lodge, at hi• 4 own expense, if the proposition be acceded to WANDSWORTH. Yesterday a new Police court was opened at Wandsworth. It is not a new buiL ing erected for the purpose, but a room, in the house of Mr. Bucknell,the superintendent of the V di%,icion, in Lave-lane, Wands% ortb, has been fitted up for the purpose. The Directors of the Royal Polytechnic Insti tution beg to say . that the statement which appeared in the Post and Herald relative to the withdrawing of the new posta,:e stamps was not in any degree authorised by them.—Robt. J. Longbottom, Secretary. VIENNA, FEB. 9.—His Imperial Highness the Archduke Frederick, who so honourably distinguished him st lf in the campaign in Syria, has just returned to Vienna, and was most cordially welcomed by all the members of the Imperial family. The Echo du Cantal states, that M. Mashes, formerly Captain in the Imperial Guard and Officer of the Legion of Honour, bad just died at Aurillac. " A corpc ral.of infantry at the siege of Toulon," continues the Echo, " he saw the Major cf Artillery, Bonaparte, wounded and incapable of protecting himself from the el emy's To start forward, take him in his arms, raise him on his should( ra, and place him in a secure quarter, was the affair of a moment." THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN PARIS.—The hotel of the British Embassy, in the Faubourg St. Honore, is abDut to undergo a complete repair and restoration. The works will commence in ahout a fortnight. MELANCHOLY INTELLIGENCE.—A country correspondeat wr;tes ai follows, under date February 9, 1841 :—" I am sorry to say that I have no particular news to send, as no person ha; been rota-de:el or acei!entally killed here of late; so we are v(ry dull at present. "—Sun. derland Herald. THE LATE SUICIDE AT BLACKFRIARS BRIDOE.—Last evening an inquest vat taken before Mr. Payne, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of Thomas Henman, a pt inter, aged 26, whose death was caused by throwing himself off the balustrades of Black friars Bridge, on the evening of Monday last. The Jury r,turned a verdict of " Temporary insanity." RECEDING OF THE SEA.--The Phare , Rochelle states that the sea is receding so rapidly from the bay of Bourg Neaf, that the remains of an English ship of war mounting 64 guns, which was lost cm an oyatcr• bank, called Les Retraites des CEuvres, whilst in pursuit of a French ship in 1752, are now to be found in the midst of a cultivated plain. In calculating the depth of the water where this vessel struck with its present level, it will be found that the depth of the sea has diminished at least fifteen fee!. On this day, 1401, Sir William Sawtree was the first person that was burnt alive on account of rdi. gious principles. _ _ At all the dinners and meetings in Ross-shire to comn-emorate the marriage of Sir Glades Ross of Balea. gown, the health of his excellent factor, Williim Laidlaw, . Esq., was duly remembered. Mr. Laidlaw, will be re collec'ed, was the intimate friend of Sir Walter Scott-- his early compataiou in hunting for legendary lore and old Lalads among the wilds of Liddesdale—his friend and land-steward in mature life at Abbotsford—and one of the few wl.o witr,eiied the last moments, and soothed the dis tresses of the novellist. Looking back on these events, we have heard Mr. Laidlaw say, that the whole seemed to him like some bright and splendid dream which had ended suddenly in darkness and desolatior. Many of our Southern readers will thank us for this incidental men tion of Mr. Laidlaw, and will Le happy to learn that he is tranquilly and usefully employed as factor or manager of the eztensive estates of Balnagown.—lnverness Courier. THE FRENCH NAVY.—The Courrier Fran cais publishes a long letter from a Correspondent at Tou lon, containing statements to prove that the various dock yards of France are very inadequately supplied with timber for the vessels repairing or building. Ho calculate; that, in the naval ports on the western and southern coasts of France there are not more than 80,000 steres of timber (the stere is the cubic metre of 354 cubic English feet) now collected ; of which only 50,000 steres I are really ready for naval constructions; and he adds that this timber is so ill assorted, that it would be impossible at the present moment to put on the stocks five first -rates, or even to re pair them of er an engagement. He then proceeds to show, on the same date, that the number of vessels ordered to be built this year is impossible to be executed. He at tributes the cause of this wan'. of timber to two circum stances, the abolition of th e sys ' em o f marking trees for ship-building-buildingin forest?, w hi c h too k p l ace i n 1828, andlthe abolition of Arrondissements Forestiers for tl.e Levy in 1837 HAMBURG, FEB. 9.—The mortal remains of our. late lamented Consul-Ger:eral Henry C ant ing were this morning deposited in the English Epitels 1 Cherch. The hearse was followed by a deputation from V.e Senate, the corps diplomatique , and by n ear ly th e w h o l e o f t h e English rarsidents in and near Hamburg. A large concourse of the inhabitants also assembled to pay the last tribute cf respect to an individual, of whom, it may be said, " enemies he had none." No man was ever more respected both by his own countrymen and the citizens, than Henry Can ning —no man ever did more for the poor, no matter cf I what religion or o f w h at cou ntry, than he did ; and it was a proverbial saying, " His band was never out of his pocket." We have not only lost a respected Consul, but a Iriend, and the city one of its brightest ornaments. A di consolate widow and a married daughter are left to de plore with us one of the best of men. POST-OFFICE REVENUE. A Return of the Total Net Produce of the Post-cflice R,venue in Great Britain and Inland respectively, in the , year ended the sth day of January, 1841 : PAYMENTS INTO THE EXCHEQUER. Great Britain £441,000 0 0 Ireland Total 447,664 10 6 R. GORDON. Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, Feb. 15, 1841. NEWSPAPER STAMPS. Extract from a Return to an Order of the House of Commons, dated 24 February, 1841, for the following London Papers, from the Ist of July to the 31st of December, 1840, inclusive : SUN GLOBE STANDARD COURIER THE WEATHER. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE. STREET. NooN, Fn. 19 Barometer 29 70 In. Thermometer Highest 54 Lowest Wald S.—Freezing Point 32 Deg. UNITED STATES. TWO DAYS LATER FROM AMERICA. By the South America, Captain Bailey, we have received New York papers to the 3d instant inclusive. This fine vessel has made the passage in less than sixteen days. The papers do not contain any fresh news of the case of Mr. M'Leod ; in fact, we do not find a line in which he is mentioned. The United States Bank was continuing her payments, and confidence in that establishment appeared to be on the increase. Party spirit seems to be still considerably excited on the Maine boundary question, and every little movement and petty quarrel is watched with the greatest jealousy, and placed to the spirit of aggression in England. The rate of exchange on the 2d was Bc. to sic. Price of United States Bank Stock at New York 48i. The news from China taken from England, by the North America, which sailed on the ith of January, has excited the liveliest astonishment. " England is sweeping Asia before her," say the New York papers. (From the New York Daily Express of Feb. 2.) ...11,1'”"'' ',LTV 1-11,1fVOnn• SPIRIT OF THE DOMgSTIi.; MARKETS. At New Orleans, for the three days ending the 20th i*st. the sales of Cotton had been 6,500 bales at 8i to 10e. extreme rates. The receipts of Sugar continued light, and prices firm. Molasses continued in demand, and holders obtained a slight advance ; quoted at 21 to 22 cts per gallon from.the levee ; 250,000 gallons on plantations had sold at 15c. to 16c. Flour continued dull at 4,2 b. In exchange on Europe no chat - we ; a slight improvement noticed in the rate on New Yo r k, and a few signatures obtained par for 60 days sight; at 30 days the quotation was ; 1 4 - per per cent. premium. No change in freights. British vessels were taking cotton to Liverpool at id. In port, 163 ships, 46 barks, 62 brigs, and about 50 schooners. At Philadelphia, for the week ending Saturday last, Quer citron Hark was held at $32 for No. 1. Sheathing Copper was worth.2sicts ; old Copper 19. New Bedford Sperm Can dles 42 a 43 ets. The owners of Coal asked $7 per ton for large by the cargo, and $B,l for broken by retail ; a vessel was loading at Delaware for Boston at $.3 per ton freight. Cotton advanced 1 / 2 cent. per lb. The sales of Coffee were large, taking most of the stock out of first hands, at a decided im provement in price ; ; Laguayra 11 cts per lb. Sea men's wages $2O per month to Europe and the West Indies; $lB to South America ; $l4 round the Horn. Exchange on Boston to prem. ; New York, par a prem. ; Sterling declined to 8 a prem. ; Paris, 5f 21e. At Baltimore, for the week ending Saturday, the stock of all descriptions of Coffee in first hands was reduced to about 3,500 bags, viz., 1,000 bags Rio, 1,500 bags St. Domingo, and 1,000 of other descriptions; holders of Rio asked 11 a ets. Sales of New Orleans Cotton at 11i 11 and 12c. Exchange on England declined to 8 a 81; checks and sight drafts on New York a a per cent. premium. At Richmond, Va., on Thursday, Flour was dull at 844 ; Wheat 105 for red ; 110 for white ; Corn 45 cts. ; Oats 30. Exchange on London 9i a 10 per cent. prem. ; checks on New York 1 per cent. prem. ; specie per cent. prem. Freights to New York 30 cts. per bbl. for Flour; Coal 9 a cts. for Coal per bush'. ; Tobacco $350 per hhd. ; boxes 20 ; kegs 25 cts. At Augusta, on the 25th ult., the news by the Patrick Henry caused a spirited demand for Cotton at an advance of * to cent per lb. Checks on New York, at sight, were at 5i to 6 per cent. prem. STOCKS. MONDAY.—U. S. Bank declined * per cent. upon the last sales, and upon time 3 per cent. Other stocks remain about the same. 7,000 Indiana Bonds sold at 654. RATE OF SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. I. $7,000 Indiana Bonds, 654 ; 100 shares United States Bank, 50* ; 150 do. North Am. Trust Co., 13* ; 50 Delaware and Hudson, b 30, 93 ; 150 do. Vicksburg, 94 ; 150 do. Harlem R R., 364 ; 25 do. Stonington Railroad, b 3, 314 ; 90 do. Mechanics' Banking Ass., 78 ; 10 do. Ohio Trust, 864 ; 60 do. Manhattan Bank, 91 ; 35 do. Phoenix Bank, 794 ; 100 do. Dry Dock Bank, 59 ; 34 do. Butchers' and Drovers', 101 ; 8 do. Lafayette Bank, 90 ; 12 do. Farmers' Trust, 81; 10 do. Manhattan Gas, 85 ; 100 do. Long Island R R, 56* ; 25 do. New Jersey, 75. SALES AT THE SECOND BOARD.-25 shares N. A. Trust Co., s. 3, 31 ; 225 shares United States Bank, reg. 48* ; 25 shares Stonington It. R., s 3, 32 ; 50 shares Long Island R. R. reg. 56*. GREECE. ATIIENS, JAN. 31.—The Flower of Yarrow, Royal Yacht schooner, is now in the Pirams harbour ; Lord Exmouth, the lion. Mr. Pellew, and Captain Beresford are on board her. Lord Powerscourt is hourly expected in his yacht from Syra, from which island Lord and Lady Canning have just arrived by the Austrian steamer. The weather has been lattotly very tempestuous, and the steam-packets have been in consequence much delayed. The Austrian steamer, just arrived from Syra, is four days over her time ; and the .French boat, which left this place with the mail of the 20th instant, returned on the 27th, having consumed her stock of coals in a gale on her way to Malta. She started again on the 28th, so that the mails of the 20th and the present one will reach England together. The Prince Royal of Bavaria remains here, and it is said that he is endeavouring to induce his brother Otho to change his system of government, or rather misgovernment, and to adopt a more conciliatory mode. We have now Colocotroni and Petro Bey named Generals, by way of pleasing the Greeks, who care no more for either of these characters than the citi zens of London care for Gog and ➢fagog. We are also threatened with the creation of half a dozen Admirals, but what fleet or squadrons they are to command is not yet apparent. The lonian Government having seized a Greek vessel which was compelled to put into Cephalonia through stress of wea ther, with a cargo of African slaves on board, King Otho will no longer be able to deny the existence of this infamous traffic under the flag of his new kingdom; and to which subject pub lic attention has already been called. NEWS FROM THE LEVANT. Extract of a letter from Marmonce Bay, 26th ultimo, in the Malta Times:— " On Sunday, the 24th, the greater part of the Ottoman fleet arrived from Alexandria, and, entering the harbour with a fresh and fair breeze, took up their berths beside the Austrian squadron and our own, in very superior style, considering their long detention by Mehemet Ali. Their appearance in coming in was most imposing, a huge three-decker of 140 guns, the Mahmoudie, leading the van, with an Admiral's flag at the main, whose name I have not been able to learn. She was fullowed by another three-decker, also bearing an Admiral's flag, five two-deckers, nine frigates, and four smaller vessels, in all twenty sail ; but another three-decker and several other ships are hourly expected to heave in sight. The Tahiri Ba hiri, Ottoman steamer, arrived here yesterday, and passed Admiral Walker Pacha, with his flag in a double-banked frigate two days since, so he is looked for in the course cf to morrow ' • and soon after his arrival Admiral Si r R o b er t Stop ford will sail for Malta in the Cyclops, taking the Princess Charlotte and Thunderer with him. Rear-Admiral Sir John Ommanney will then assume the command of the division of the fleet left behind in this bay, consisting of his flag-ship the Britannia, 120, Captain John Drake ; Powerful, 84, Com modore Sir C. Napier, Captain Mansel ; Howe, 120, Captain Sir W. 0. Pell ; Vanguard, 80, Captain Sir D. Dunn ; Rod ney, 92, Captain Maunsell ; Calcutta, 84, Sir S. Roberts ; Revenge, 76, Captain Hon. W. Waldegrave ; Cambridge, 7ti, Captain Barnard; Castor, 36, Captain C. Patey (acting); Daphne, 18, Captain Dalling; and W as p, 16, C omman d er Glanville. Commodore Napier is at Cairo, and the Stromboli is waiting for him at Alexandria, where the Carysfort still re mains." The subjoined shipping intelligence is supplied by the Malta papers : " The Cyclops steam-frigate, Captain H. Austin, C. 8., ar rived in port en the 2d instant, bearing the flag of the Naval Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir Robert Stopford, G.C.8., &c. She left Marmoriee on the 28th ult„ and the Princess Charlotte sailed on the same day for Malta. On her pas sage hither the Cyclops rode out a strong westerly gale dur ing 34 hours, in the bay of Servia. The Thunderer left Mar morice for Malta on the 27th. There were lying in that bay, on the 28th, the Britannia, with the flag of the Rear- Ad miral Sir John A. Ommanney, K.C.8.; Powerful, Calcutta, Revenge, Vanguard, Cambridge, of the line, Castor frigate, and Wasp sloop. The ships were very healthy ; the Daphne had gone to Smyrna ; the Benbow was at Beyrout ; Dido, Vesuvius, and Hecate at Jaffa ; Magicienne supposed to be at Acre, and all the marines embarked. T he principal part of the Turkish fleet arrived at Marmorice on the 24th ult., con sisting of two 3-deckers, three 2-deckers, nine frigates, and five corvettes and brigs. The remaining ships were at Bud room, with the exception of a 74-gun frigate, bearing the flag of Javer Pacha, Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, K.C.8., who left Alexandria on the 23d. Mustapha Pacha was in command of the Turkish fleet in Marmorice, and one other flag, that of the Riali Bey, flying." The Mediterraneo, of Malta, states that Captain Stewart, of the Benbow, has been ordered to Jaffa to keep up communica tions with General Jochmus, and to instruct that officer not to harass any further the retreat of Ibrahim Pacha. A party of 700 Turkish cavalry, well organised, have taken possession of Sidon and Acre. The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry left Malta for Naples on the Ist inst. The Archduke Frederic of Austria sailed from Marmorice Bay on the 19th ult., for Trieste. TRIAL OF LORD CARDIGAN.—The follow ing is the minute of the rroceedings made in the Lords' journals :—" The Lord Denman sat Si. esker. Earl of Car dtan, trial of. Sever,l witnesses ordered to attend forth with. House called over. Letter 7 of excuses communicated by the Lord Sue,ilter. Commission appoiairg a Lord High Steward read. Trial proceeded with. Lodi, talent read, and the evidence for the prosecution closed. Objection taken by the Counsel for the Earl of Cardigan that the evidence fai ed to prove the identity of Captaia Tuck ett, as describe i in the indictment. Then the Bishops desire leave to he absent when judgment is given upon the Earl of Cardigan ; upon which leave is given. Objections taken by the Counsel for the Earl of Cardigan to the evidence; considered. After some time moved that the House do now proceed to Ore their opinion, whether the said Earl is guilty or not guilty of the charge in the indictment. When each Peer pre sent declared upon his honour, Not Guilty. The Ea,l of Cardi;an brought to the bar, and informed by the Lord High Steward that the Lords had una:iinously deda•ed Una Not Guilty. And the Commission was then dissolver'. House resumed; and adjourned to Friday next, at half pa,t three o'clock," EVEN ING EDITION. COURT CIRCULAR. _ Her Majesty and Prince Albert took an airing in the Pazk at an early hour day morning in af plq2ton with outr , lcrs. Colonel %Vcalyss and Cdooe' Wyld,: were in attendance on her Majesty, and his Roy Highness on Lorst.back. Viscount Melbourne and Lord Hill had audiences yesterday of the Que. , . The Royal Dinner Party at Buckingham Palace Lot evening, included his Ithjesty the King of the Belgians her Royal Highness the Duchess of • Kent, the Belg ian Minister, and Madame Van de Weyer, Count Pollan, the Sardinian Minister, the Marchioness of ClanricArd!. the Earl of Uxbridge, the Earl and Countess of. Surrey, Lady Mary Howard, Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Palmerston, Lady Fanny Cowper, Lady Fanny Ho w ; ard, Lord George Lennox, Baron Stockmar, General Goblet, and M. Van Prwt. The Hon. Miss Page., and the Hon. Miss Anson' have succeeded the Hon. Miss Murray and the flue. Miss Lister, as the Maids of Honour in W4iting On her Majesty. Her Majesty the Queen Downer rode out on borse7 back yesterday, att e nded by the Hon. Miss Eder, the Hun. Miss Mitch, 11, Earl of Denbigh, Earl Howe . , s od Captain Curzon. Prince George of Cambridge raid visits yesterday - 5 her Majesty the Quern Dowager at Maribor/met House, and her R9yalHighness the Duchess of Kent at Ingestre House. The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloal nester at Gloucester House yesterday. The Duke of Cambridge and Prince George honoured Prince Esterhazy with their company on Wednesdnt evening at Chandos House. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Wylde, yesterday honoured Mr. Salter witlya visit, at his residence in Pall Mall, for the purpose t inspecting his great picture of the annual banquet give° by his Grace the Duke of Wellibgton, to his Water loo companions in arms. His Royal Highness Os, pleased to express his great satisfaction with the ge net ! ' execution of the painting, and the fidelity of the vur l- : ous likenesses. The Duke of Cambridge visited Lord Hill, at the Horse Guards, yesterday. Mr. Gitlespie had an interview with Lord John Ru g ' sell yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Despatches fro m Si r G. Gi pp , Governor of S ei t South Wales, a n d a l so f rom the'Governor of S O ut " Austialia, were re ce i ve d y ester d ay at t h e C o lonial-o d ' er ; The Judicial Committ ee o f th e P r i v y Council sa yesterday. The Lords present were Lord Brought Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice Bosanquet O a ' Judge of the Admiralty Court. and Mr. Burge, Queen's Counsel, for the appellant, Mr. Kindersley, Queen's Counsel, for the respuod e fl , were heard in " St. Louis and Dumoulin, v. St. 1 , °" 14 6 from the Court of Appeals of Lower Canada. Th e e l.' occupied the whole of the day. J u d g ment was defe r re THE TRIAL OF LORD CA RDI6" TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Me n'' S lR —Th e m em b ers o f t h e Fi as b ury Working of, Atsociatiou held their w eekly meeting at that' R° t i o No. 9, Little White Lion-str e et, Long.acre, Wedneil .00 night, Feb, 17, when th e y di recte d ire to Tecluest to be plessed inert in your widely. circulated neyo paper the following Resolutions adopted by them. I am, Sir, your humble servant, n s, 3 0 Tottenham-c o u r t- roa d. HENRY GI BP .1 Resolved Ist—Th a t thi s A ssoc i a ti on v i ews w ith gTee t bii satisfaction the r esu lt o f th e l a t e tr i a l o f t h e Ri g ht 1 10 °° 1 101:, the Earl of Cardigan in the House of Lords, Feb. I °9 o jilh for shooting nt C ap t a i n H arvey T nc k e tt with-inregt4, for which proves to them becond doubt that there is on e s oOtt the rich and an o tht r f or t h e poor , i nasmuc h as the sin _ t o in this indictment was fatal to the prosecution,_ wh ere . t . strong objections raised o n th e l a t e tr i a l o f John I' r' o '' strong fellow-prisoners were de c l are d t o b e o f no ava il ; anur s o° that it is the opinion of this Association, that had the their forms of trial been adopted in both cases, namely, trial 14: . , it y; peers, the latter men never wo u ld h ave b ee n found g 0 therefore, as Lord Cardigan ha s bee n acqu itted, We c l k eeiow t ild be another reason why John Frost and fellow-prisoners sue s od recalled without delay to their friends and their count* compensation awarded to them for their long suffering' OW Resolved 2dly—That this Association, after mature co ioei ration, cordially agree with the plan proposed bY., t s Thompson for the purpose of c arr yi ng Ch ar tist can te e the pod all over the kingdo m a t th e nex t gene ral electien , ibe it that they pledge them se l ves t o ass i st b y a ll means inbei power towards carrying th e same i n t o e ff ec t ; an d furthe r ' recommend their brother Charti s t s a ll over th e country i ic ed the same into their most serious consideration, being c° l Olt that, it is one of the best practical means of enforc in g claims on the attention of the Government and on the P - ss ble and of obtaining those rights which th e y cons ider indisP e n to good government, namely, the People's Charter. LLOYD'S SHIPPING— "THIS D A — lO LONDON, Firs. 19.—Wind this day at noon, light south, with rain and hazy weather. Lan doll ° RAMSGATE, FEB. 18.-1 he Jane, Smith, from - -- , 0 150 .1 Dunkirk, has sprung a leak, having stranded in the and must discharge to repair. DEAL, FEB. 18, 1 r.m.—Wind S.—Arrived 1 1 , " Murles, from Demerara.. Sail e d, th e J ane C u mming , 110% for Alva Bay ; Mary Lyon, Davidson, Mauritius 1 00 00 11 , Wishart, Hobart Town ; Myrene, Symons, Berbice;' w ;P:. Gordon, Ritchie, Tobago ; S uper b, Sh annon , Sit" - Lance, Case, Fernando Po ; Eli za b e th an d Jane, firaiderssi Leone ; Mary, Harper, ditt o ; Planter, '1 horn, ir n . a , 0 Sailed Euxine, for Bombay ; V ernon , T re h erne , 111 0 e" the rest of the outward bound. ritrlo Queen,LlVE It i l; o o o o d Li ess i:r fr ß o . m l C S. a — lcu W tt i a nd ; z S.— nob A ia rr , nah; Corsair, Harland, ditto. Off Port, South 1 ,,', fill: New York ; Thomas Bennett, Charleston. Sailed , '' ( Ott iVPedlllntllnbei;,-Arrived dora, Harrison, for Barbadoes ; protector, Barowmtd/in , Branches, White, Savannah ; Llitzon, Johnson, Trital! th iber President, steam tug, has arrived from th e Skerries, t i Sul 800 chests of tea from the Mary Elizabeth. n or elg iA l Crowell, has arrived from Crookhaven, with 4 , 0 1 ? t rall° l ' flour from the America, from Quebe c t o this port. ''. .• .. near that place. GIV FOILTSMOUTII, FIB. 18.—n ind E.S.E.—Arrived the" a diator, Button, from New York. A tiill'', KINGSTOWN, FEB. 17.—Arrived the Barbara Arab son, from St. John's, New Brunswick. An . P P CORK, FEB. 16.—Arrived the Palmyra,. Thoult 5 ,... -- tber.'' Porto Rico, cargo supposed to be damaged by stress (+IL A . i - Sailed the Samuel Abbott, Gard, far Cuba. tf r, ~'' Fingalson, Primrose, for St. John's, Ne w Brunswick: tie SWANSEA, FEB. 17.—Arrived the Louise Sophi e ' r i ers' - from Valparaiso. l i p; I l Y d . f . 1311.1STOI„ FEB. 18.—Sailed the Governor Doug .- ' for New York. . .... , ~................„....., A ~.-4- NORTHERN AND EASTERN RAILWP : %),O I4 . general meeting of the prop i i e t ors o f thi s railway vi : o . s haf• yesterday at the Lond o n T avern. William C , l ilis li 4l Chairman of the Board of Directors, presidel t .l isi l ; j ins the Eastern Countie s R a il eay at Stratfarc l, ; dat'e t ; en tended to terminate for th e present at P n ishoP ,011 1 1 ° ; It was opened as far as Broxbourne in July Iss t V i itoaw report hid before the meeti ng y es t er day, and tin al i r t hel e ' approved of, gave a very f avo u ra bl e d es miption 0 ' start; suite The works between Broxbourne and Bis h°l: d ' it 'l s , ford are to be putted on with great vigour, -an ( (I $ th. stated that, is consequence of 6(1 I-vel charae,_eitbects" greater part *f the country through which it runF , . o.ile; of the whole railway will not exceed 22,00 01 p` .iii hs The cost of otte• lie CS' iermioatieg in the ni etroP v iies tio 9 varied from 25,000/. to 60,0001. r er mile. An a P P broge b : is now lefo re P al liaieent fur poser to construct it age flay li. ato Wa , e and Hertford. It is probat,le tb".,,,0402: Kill also be extended lo Cambridge, ilthough, i i,' O jette, ° , not by that company. The ling , as originalfifieooo9/, extended to Cambridge; tut the company au t te P ° , obtained an Act, empower i ng t h em t o abanto", t he 0 1 4, tim below Bishop Stor t f or d. Th e busiaete o,Dire,toi having been trans:l.oo, a vote of thanks to tb e rr ied, a l fur their gratuitous advice; was unanimously eg . the meeting tepai a et. 110 - ' .1 b0•i„,..,' • n. DOVER, FEB. 17.—Silver cow 2- „f oily. - :: shipped at . Dover hors Feb. Ito 14, 30,45 0 OZ• ' • ' 380 oz. of gold. e r enla in. We underst an d, from authority, that t -h t he_ ch i "' of the late Sir Astley Cooper will be interred la th irot o_:t pel of Guy's Hospital, on Saturday next the 20 stre", be ri b #. at a quarter before three o'clock. There will 01 procession ' st e t bee .0 George Jones, Esq., from Washington,. _ v0t,.. „ official despatches from the Government of t Pu rt o f !..'.. States, to the American Minister at the c,o l o, o lfara` .; James, has arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, ',„1" square. i li i, rio• - ,,iiit' ROBBERIES IN OMNIBUSES.- -- - -- li re3 l-1 -.... iadY iele'' THE Punere.—A few days ago Mn.i Rich, *,,,, eeb ~•;.; at Stratford, in Es'ex, canoe to town in one 0 1 .'._" vid ot o ',_': ; plying between that place and Cornhill, and,,D b k oll .7 r ... 601, to go to the Weet-and, she got into a 13 '?' 0 , tfltli f f tabus at the Mansion House, which was V I r e - PO e r , The vehicle proceeded at a slow pace along 1 e tol • _ t he . 0 00 and a part of Cheaaside, and on its reaohing ha d c ~ St. Paul's Mrs. Rich discovered that her dres s eo " ci tsjo: . cut through to her pocket, and that her par W isi 0°, 9 4 thirty-three sovereigns and a check for 30 1 a !_ noi pll . s . r.„.. Haaing no doubt that the rubbery had been L e a u d . g ot 1.7. by one of two well-dressed young 'men ts. l) 2' 1 , 00 sa l . ` o , the vehicle immediately after her, one o _7 the 001 1 7,, tide her, and bath of whom bad got out 0 ~,I t eist , i ' llgt .: rather hurriedly, and after riding but a very t sr tke ba , " , o k eat , she ( Mrs. Rich) last no time in proceeding top P i "sote house upon which the check was drawn to 6 : O nt. fag ). and to prevent the thieves turning it to tea _,.iv the days before a lady had lees robbed in pP; ' 00 01 7 L ours manrer is, a Paddington "buss" of a A; twenty-eight sesaraigne ..l'Or''' ... ,t. FATAL FALL FROM A jiol.ls e E id an me 11. noon on Thursday, Mr. Wakley, M.P. , h ,. „ 0 lirtaL, at V- e Mildletex Hospital on the body " . r ,„,ed t" ft aged 49. Tle te.timony ufseveral cNitnesetscoLud goorneal. elec. ea ed's hustand, •a tail. r, I ved on the s : i..stre et, s tic , the house, No. 15, Bleabeirn- , treet , ' (:)';' " % wits i ii g a t , ' that she was in the habit of leaving him fora month', _., cession. On Monday night, after aSout t h he t a rei ;e o tence, she retarei borne, and, having n °Peill" th o dour with a latch-key, she 1 roceaded t', Ler , _ ir . i n to tcre , rooms. Finding them locked, s h e vent Lil i __2l slept to'.., front attic, where she had no right to go, ns,t_'eusday) ~or for the right. About ten o'clock t ext . ( n t L ___ d a ct, a 1 t .. 6 ing, hearing her landlady coming up start), .a; back : h i 0. ing to be discovered by Ler, she stole in th , ;,;d n d so-a.lbss which she l a;seJ, a Ist to , tt rough the window of ss_ . it. w h , 1 lu . patal'et, for the purpose of conceslm,_t _ {ell (rai d, 3 1 6 , • ' red her, and she n • position something ft ighte . e etiO' the area.—Verdict, Accidental death. s Ake 0 14 0 , The Queen of England possesosteec...n, pal:. one privilege that she can, by her writ of pr 11 f rea l Silitli -° 'l4 • bet a defendant from all personal and many et o f hIP dot and in respe l a st is • - engagedyear lit a time, and no longer, The f to out f. t h, reilial . . _,li , .. in her service , by Wahiawa 0.. appears on the books to one granted being 0 tia I,a, 1692, to Lord Cutts, to protect hen from by his tailor. '