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Tonnage plentiful at 3/. 15s. to 47. Arrivals from Eng land none. Departures—The James Scott, Lady Sale, Ellen, and Eliza. Vessels in port—The EliA Killick, San dersons, Lima (loaded), Chieftain, John Bunyan, Confucius (partly loaded), Faithful, Constance, Gitana, Victory, and John Cooper. T" LEGAL TITLE ASSUItANCE COMPANY. (Provisionally Registered, January 17, 1849.) Capital, 2,000,0001., in 60,000 Shares, of 251. each. Preliminary Deposit, 2e. 6d. per Share. Prospectuses and full information may be obtained at the Tempo rary Ottees of the Company, 13a, Cannon-row, Westminster, on ap plication to CR F. ROWE, Hon. Sec., pro tern. NEW NOVEL, BY THE AIITHOIt OF " EMILIA WYNDHAM." Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., MORDAUNT HALL. By the Author of " EMILIA WYNDHAM," "ANGELA," &c. " Popular as the previous works of this author have been, we feel certain that the present volumes will surpass them in the estimation of the public. 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They contain the continuance of the correspondence tespecting the Legislative Union. down to its completion ; together with a mass of documents illustrative of the concessions to the Ro nan Catholics, Emmet's insurrection, and the questions in agitation at the present time with regard to Ireland and its Reman Catholic population, &c. The work is equally valuable to the historian and the politician."—John Bull. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. T H E This day is published, in post Bvo., MR. ALFRED STREET'S NEW N POEM, R ORE N T E A C A hOMANCE OF INDIAN LIFE. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. ROBERT HOUDIN. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Close of the attractive Entertainment. M. ROBERT HOUDIN will have the honour to repeat his extra ordistary SOIREES FANTASTIQUES, at this Theatre as follows: 'Saturday, Evening .. February 24. Tuesday Evening • • ~ 27. Wednesday Morning .. • .. „ 28. Thursday Evening • • • • March 1. Saturday E • • • • „ 3, Being the last Entertainment, owing to IL Houdin's departure for the provinces. Eveuleg Performance at Half-past EVA ; Day Performance at Half-past Two. Boxes, 45.; Pit, 28.; Amphitheatre, Is. 6d. Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets for this extraordinary Enterhinmeat may be secured at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till Five o'clock. rm.:Ant i:OYAL, HAYMAItii6T. Mr. B. Webster, Sete Lessee and Manager. Old ltrompton. The public is respectililly informed that this Theatre has, during the recess, undergone very extensive repairs and alterations and the whole re• decorated. THIS EVENING, Will be performed DON CiESAR DE BiZAN. Don Ctesar, Mr. James Wallack ; Lazarillo, Miss Horton; Maritana, Miss Bennett. • To be followed by an Arabian Nights' Entertainment, entitled CAMARALZAMAN AATPI BADOURA ; or, The Pert who Loved the I rinoe. Characters by Messrs. Bland, Keeley, Mrs. Keeley, Miss Horton, and Miss Reynolds. To conclude with a new Farce, entitled YOUR LIFE'S IN DANGER. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELFHI. rTne.er toe direction o: Madame Celeste. During the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, the Original designs by Digby Wyatt, Esc{ , executed by Mr. Sang. A new Stage, Curtain, Act Drop, and Chandelier. An approved sys taut of Ventilation, &c., &c. The Private Boxes enlarged, Backs added to the Seats, and Stalls rendered mere comfoitable. 'YETIS EN . BNITC( Will be performed the original Drama, called HARVEST HOME. Principal characters by Messrs. H. Ilughes, Lambert, Wright, P. Bedford, 0. Smith, Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Frank Matthews. Miss Turner, Sr.c. After which, TrIF. ENCHANTED ISLE. Alonzo, Mr. Paul Bedford; Prospero, Mr. 0. Smith .Ariel, Miss E. Chaplin. ROYAL LYCEUM. THEATKE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. ede Lessee. Mr. CA . arl es Ma. he ws. THIS ENININC4 Will be performed SHAVE YOU DIRECTLY. • After which, a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE KING OF nu; PEACOCKS. Characters, by Messrs. Marley, John Reeve, Selby, 11. Hall, Marshall, and 11. 3larshall ; Miss Kathleen Fitzwil 'lam, Miss L. Howard, Mrs. Alacnamara, Miss Marshall, Miss L. Marshall, kiss Coleman, and Madame Vestris. Te conclude with 1.J.e.E1) UP. Dress i ss, ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. No lialf-price to any part of the house. The New Lox-office, .No. 2, Wellington- street, Is open to the public every Any, from Ten till Six. PRINCESS'S THEATtI Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager. During the Recess this Theatre has been re-decorated and embel• lished In a superb and costly manner b • y Mr. llurwitz. A new Chan delier has been fitted, and the best arrangements have been made for the due Ventilation of the Theatre, and the couuort and convealence of the audience. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the Romantic Opera, entitled LEOLINE. Count Adelman, M. Charles Braham; the,Seneschal, Mr. H. Horn aastle ; Frantz Mrr Mengis ; Matilda, 'fie. Weiss; Leoline, Miss Pools. To conclude with a new grand Pantomime, entitled BLUFF RING 11AL ; or, Harlequin ana 11a (Charmed Arrow. Harlequin, Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Clown, Mr. Flexmore ; Sprite, r. Dc Barr ; Columbine, Miss Fawcett. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &cc. Enormous success or the Holiday Novelties, the most astounding in the. Metropolls.—A gorgeous Spectacle.—Brilliant Scenes of the Arena; THIS EVENING, The curtain will rise at a Quarter to Seven o'clock precisely to the maznificent Spectacle, by Fitzball. entitled CORA SCO ; or, the Warrior's Steed. To be followed by an inimitable display of SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, lupported by the first EquestAan talent of the day. To conclua.; with aromantic 21elodrarna entitled THE DitIGAND 01 ANCONA. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Ttik WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE. FEBRUARY 22. TURAMODIRTEB, Lowest, 43; Highest, 51; Noon, 56. BARPM itTr.B, 29.81. WIND W. to W.N.W.—fine fresh breeze and mild weatbQr. AT , FiR AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tam DA:r —Morning, 35 min. after 1 t Eventne. 55 rain. after 1 To-Mosaow—Morning, 13 min. attnr Evening, 32 min. after 2 . ... -v . fr A , 11 1 ...te.. 34 c , Fr , ...,‘ e. . e ., '4 l,, ,;.... .i .. '‘. , A. „ - e.4.' .., E ek.. .0.• moN • ~ • nix Tang 7')Ati it LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1849 As a glorious compensation for the delay which has occurred in the arrival of the Overland Mail from Ilindostan, the dispatches received this morning contain intelligence of the capture of the city of Moultan. In consequence of the extraordinary • 'tent and solidity of the fortifications, as well as Tom the desperation which had seized upon the rebel soldiers of the MOOLRAJ, the triumph of our brave fellows over the besieged was not accomplished until after a dogged and sanguinary bombardment. This bombardment appears to have lasted, indeed, with scarcely any intermission, during an interval of seven days, from the 27th of December, when the siege commenced, until the 2d of January, when the town was stormed and taken,' through breaches, at th e point of the bayonet. How enormous must have been the havoc among the lives and property of the insurgents, may be conjectured from the knowledge that Moultan was invested by 15,000 British troops find 17 , 000 allies—making in all a for ce of 32,000 well-disciplined fighting men—that the attack continued for a week uninterruptedly, that the artillery o f the assailants consisted of 1 5 0 pieces of ord nance , a b ou t h a lf o f which were of the largest calibre, and that during the fifty hours which pre ceded th e entrance of the E uropeans within the ramparts a frightful cannonade battered down the weis and buildings of the doomed city. Almost immediately upon the arrival of the Bom bay division and the siege -train forward movements were made by the army under General Wursll. On the 21st December the auxiliaries had reached the camp. On the 25th, namely, Christmas-day, the force changed ground. On the 27th the troops ad vanced in four columns upon Moultan, driving the enemy before them, through the suburbs or environs, and taking up a position within five hundred yards of the fortifications. On the 28th, batteries having been erected, a tremendous fire was opened upon the besieged. On the 29th, the artillery had pushed forward to within eighty yards of the outer inclosu re; an d, on the ZOth took place one of those appalling catastr o ph es which, like the burning of the Republican man-of-war L'Orient, l the midnight action at Aboukir, suspends hostilitie n by the horror f ita devastation. A shell thrown from one of ® mortars alighted c n the Principal magazine of the fet, igniting a store., it is said, of 800,0001bs. of gonpoweler, and throwing up a thousand feet into the air, a column of, dust and ashes. In this terrific explosion it is be lieved that several members of, the family of the MOOLRAJ were destroyed, and ,that the DEWAN himself was severely wounded. Whetheir or not such were the case, the result of the detonation of the m agazine :proved to be sufficiently destructive. Some of the' burning frilgments falling upon the adjacent housei, produced a Conflagration in which were consumed, besides a vast quantity of treasures, grain stacks to the value of five lacs, or 50,0001. In consideration of the effect which this occurrence could not fail to have upon their operations, General Winsu at once presented three gold mohurs to the artilleryman who had levelled the mortar, and fivegold mohurs to the company to which lie belonged. On the 31st the bombardment was resumed with still greater fury, and was continued during the whole of the Ist of January—shells being thrown sometimes every minute, and sometimes every ten minutes, while deafening salvoes were per petually fired from the heavy batteries. Throughout the whole of the following night the cannonade was persevered in ; and on the morning of the 2d of January a column of the Bengal division, commanded by Colonel FRANKS, advanced towards a breach on the north-east side, hard by the Delhi Gate. Finding an entrance in that direction impracticable, the troops moved round to the opposite walls of Moultan, where the Bombay column had already penetrated beyond the ramparts. At about three o'clock in the afternoon the first British colours were planted in the, fortress by a sergeant-major of the Company's Fusiliers. Towards nightfall the whole town was swarming with the conquerors, and parties of the Seikhs were recognised stealing out upon the plain and making their escape in the direction of Sirdarpore. From the manner in which the ground is excavated for the formation of nullahs or watercourses, the cavalry dispatched in pursuit of the fugitives were unable to make more than a few straggling 'prisoners. Before Moultan was finally occupied by six regiments of English soldiers, the city was found to contain, as booty of war, fourteen guns, twenty-five elephants, a great number of horses, and an immense quantity of grain, besides other spoil of very considerable value in specie and miscellaneous property. Fifteen Ines of ru pees, or, accordingto more moderate t accounts, 30,0001. had been offered by the native bankers or Mahajuns to save their establishments from spoliation, but the offer was understood to have been refused. On re viewing the events of this memorable bombardment it will be matter of congratulation that on our side the destruction of life has been, comparatively speak ing, so trifling; whereas with the defeated rebels the havoc has proved deplorably severe, among a great number of other Singhs, HINDOO SINGu and SHAM SING H having fallen during the encounter. Before the mail left Calcutta news had not been received of the fall of the citadel of Moultan, in which the MOOLRAJ still remained at bay, resolved to perish rather than accept the alternative of flight or capitulation. Nevertheless, it was fully expected that on the storming of the fort, which was intended to take place about the 10th instant, that last strong hold would have fallen into our possession. In fur therance of this object; on the morning after the oc -supation of the city a brilliant exploit was achieved at daybreak (Jan. 3) by three companies of her Majesty's 10th Infantry, under the personal direction of Captain YOUNG, and at the suggestion of Lieutenant MAUNSELL, of the Engineers. By these gallant men the only gate then remaining in the hands of the enemy (the Dowlut-gate, according to one correspondent) was dashed at and captured— its importance being enhanced by the circumstance that it led from the city across the moat surrounding the citadel. Inquiries will, of course, be made as to what Major EDWARDES was doing in the midst of these extraordinary operations ; and, on the examination of the lengthened accounts which have arrived from the seat of war, it will be seen that that distinguished officer was compelled, from the very fact of his celebrity, and the terror of his name among the Seikhs, to forego any opportunity of participating immediately in the engagements, in order to combine with his com rades Lieutenant LAKE and General CORTLANDT, to make demonstrations in order to distract the attention of the enemy. It was through their instrumentality in this respect that the rest of the troops were enabled to prosecute so successfully their advance upon Moultan and the prolonged bom bardment. As to the position of affairs in other parts of the Punjaub, they assume for the time a very subordinate importance, in consequence of the interest concen trated upon the operations against Moultan. The Grand Army, under the Commander-in-Chief, had, by the latest intelligence, joined the camp of Sir JOSEPH THACRWELL, half way between the Jhelum and the Chenaub. SHEER SINGH at the same period remained encamped on the hither bank of the Jhelum, protected is rear by the river, and in front by a dense and almost impenetrable jungle. 30,000 men and about 40 guns were understood to constitute the strength of the insurgents. In the camp of SHERE Strict', Major LAWRENCE still continued a close pri• soner, although the treatment he received was still marked with respect and kindness. As to the posi tion of CHUTTUR SINGH, and the rest of the leaders of the rebel Seikhs, full particulars will be found in the dispatches published in other columns of this evening's impression. The Navy Estimates for the ensuing year, whi c h have just been published, will t e: found in another part of our impression. Th ere is nominally a very large reduction in this branch of the public ser vice. The estimates for the year 1848-49 amounted to 7,726,6101., but reductions were made subse quently to their being printed and laid on the table of the House to the extent of 208,0001., so that 7,518,6101. was the amount really required. For the present year 6,260,7401. is asked for, of which 147,2001. is for the service of the army and ordnance department, leaving 6,113,5401., the net amount re quired for the naval service. A nominal saving of 1,405,0701. is thus apparent. We regret, however, to say, that this saving, or at least by far the greater portion thereof, is more apparent than real. Certain charges have been merely transferred to other de partments and are still required, although under other names. For instance, the Post-office contract packet service, which was last year charged to the naval estimates, 611,6621., will henceforth be voted in a separate estimate for the packet service. A further sum of 161,698/. for the packet service was also in cluded in the net estimate last year, which will now be charged separately to the Post-office department. Again, the sum of 43,6021. was last year charged for the convict service, which has been very properly transferred to its proper position, and will henceforth be included in the Treasury miscellaneous estimates. A charge which should have belonged to the Army and Ordnance Departments, being for the conveyance of troops, stores, &c., last year amounted to 181,3221.—this year 147,2001. only will be required, showing a saving of 34,1221. It is a decided improvement to have the several sums charged under their proper heads—no part of the system that still prevails to too great an extent eli cited greater complaints from financial reformers than the improper classification by which charges were made under a variety of different heads, which led to the greatest obscurity and confusion, where all should, and might, be plain and simple. Why should the Post -office receive the credit for producing a larger net revenue than was actually obtained, while an expenditure of 773,3601. on account thereof was charged in the naval esti mates, which were thus erroneously increased to that extent ? Why should the real expense of the con vict system be diminished, while th e sums pa i d on that account improperly swelled our marine expendi ture ? Much discontent was occasioned thereby, and many complaints preferred, that might have been avoided if things had been called by their right names. Henceforth the system will be changed, and the simple truth disclosed. a w m i n o g u n n i t n to ne T 9o h B e r L e o i n s l y t 0 , is tTo T he ee real effe effected n i g n t7i f i c o h l o be a reduction o f 1,500 seamen, and of an equal num ber of marines, making 3,000 men in all, who will be turned adrift to seek employment in other nations, where their services may be better appreciated than in their native land. The savings will be in wages and provisions, 109,374/. ; in the scientific branch, 24,41.0/4%in wages to artificers, 46,583/4 in na val stores, 183,344',1., and in new works improvements, 234,6671. Mu ch credit cannot be accorded for this latter saving, as it simply arises from the completion of certain we Tlcs that have been carried on at a considerable c cpense for several years. T h d e is e ti s ng timat es for the prestnt year are di v id e d i n t o two b ranches—the effective service and the non-effective 1 ( rvice. On the latter, 'which consists of rewards for i past services—such as half-pay pen sions, allowance Aof various kinds—there has'been no reduction; inch ..ed there is an increase of 12,1241. It is manifest that in this respect the reductions can only be gradual. The public faith cannot be violated to the recipients. Great care should, however, be taken to prevent new claims from arising unnecessarily. No indications of future economy have been held out in this respect—no promise that there should be an alteration of the present system. The full number of flag-officers are still to be maintained.,—w•e are still to have 1.50 admirals (in addition to 45 retired rear admirals), of whom 13 only are in commission ; while 182 flag-officers are placed on the non-effective list. Few indeed of the number have any prospect of actual employment ; indeed, the age and infirmities of the majority would prevent the possibility of their again entering upon the active duties of their pro fession. We must again emphatically declare, that we do not desire that existing interests should be inter fered with—that the pay or pensions that have already been granted, and for the continuance of which the national faith is to a certain extent pledged, should be in any degree reduced. But some guarantee should be given that the vacancies as they may arise should not be filled up, or at least that but one ap pointment should be made for every three vacancies until the number be reduced within reasonable limits, say to 75 or 100 admirals at the outside, which would be amply sufficient for every purpose that could be required ; indeed not one- sixth of the num ber could possibly be employed under any combina tion of circumstances that might arise. Let the promotions then be distributed with sparing and cautious hand, and we shall not find so large a demand upon the national resources as 1,394,1701., the estimate for the present year, for non effective service, the demand for the past year having been 1,392,0461.; in this respect, therefore, there is no improvement. The rank and Parliamentary in. fluence of many of the parties still forbid the appli cation of the pruning knife, and the enforcement of that economy and retrenchment that is exhibited in other quarters. In the effective service, 4,719,3701. only is de manded, the original estimate last year having been 5,507,978/. The full amount, however, was not required, and 161,6981. was applied to expenses of the packet service performed by her MAJESTY'S mail vessels, which, as we have already explained, is henceforth to be charged to the Post office department. We confess that we regard with some misgivings the reduction of 3,000 men, the number asked for the ensuing year being 39,130 only. It is not the pay or provisions of the men that constitute the objectionable items, and we trust that no attempts will be made to reduce the number be- low that which may be required for the maintenance of the national honour and the national dignity. We beg to refer our readers to a communication signed " A Constant Reader," which will be found in another column. Our correspondent notices a portion of the speech of Mr. HUDSON at the meeting of the Midland Railway Company which escaped the notice of all the reporters, as well our own as those belonging to other journals. We now gladly supply the omission, which still further confirms the estimate we had formed of the value of the stock. It appears that from the diminished rate of interest now demanded, all the money that may be required by the company, under the borrowing powers still available, may be obtained at four per cent. A very con siderable saving will thus be effected--a saving which the Chairman estimates as being sufficient to increase the dividends by one per cent. This fact cannot be too widely circulated. It will completely remove may fear that might have existed in the minds of the shareholders of diminished dividends, and will lead to great firmness in the quotations. 'THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1849. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. In the discussion which took place on the affairs of Rome in the National Assembly on Tuesday (a re port of the commencement of which appeared in the Third Edition of The Sun of last evening) M. Pou- JOLAT, who advocated the restoration to the POPE of his temporal power at any price, was followed by M. T. Bac, who said the question before the Assembly was one that ought to have a solution, and to effect that object he had just laid on the bureau of the President an order of the day to the following effect:—" The National Assembly, persisting in its declaration of the 25th May last, passes to the order of the day." The Government, he said, had not expressed itself clearly as to the con• duct it intended to pursue, but, from the explanations which had been given from that tribune, it was evident that if intervention took place the Government would no: regard it with regret. The Roman Republic was a fact which the French Republic should feel it an honour to protect. The language which had been used by the Minister! of Foreign Affairs might do very well for a minister under the monarchy, but it did not suit that of the French Republic, and Republicans should not tolerate such language.—(Mur murs.) The Roman Republic flowed from the same origin as the French Republic.—(Loud interruption.) He maintained that the revolution of February and the Roman revolution were of a similar character; but for the former the latter would not have taken place.—(Hear, hear, from the Left.) You would not allow a hand to be laid on the French Republic; do not, therefore, inter fere with the Roman Republic, for that would be to de stroy your own principle. M. Aylies said that no one had a right from that tri bune to contest the legitimacy of the events which had taken place at Rome. But in making that declaration, he did not mean to admit that there was any similarity of character between the French and the Roman revolu tions. In his opinion the most important part of the question was the declaration made at Rome, that the spiritual Power should have every guarantee, and also full independence. In that point of view the question interested the whole Catholic world, and it would abdi cate its rights and its duties, if it did nat interfere to establish the independence of the Spiritual Power.— (Cries from all aides of " Divide, divide.") Numerous Voices on the Right—The order of the day, pure and simple. The President—M. Bac has withdrawn his order of the day; there is, consequently, nothing to divide on. The incident was then declared to be closed. The National protests most energetically again t any attempt on the part of France to destroy the Roman Republic, and to restore the POPE by force of arms ; and argues, not without some show of reason, that if France has a right to restore the POPE by force of arms, Russia has the same right to restore by force HENRY V., or Louis PHILIPPE. These papers state that General AUPIC, the French Minister at Constantinople, had joined Sir STRAT FORD CANNING in his protest against the occupation of Wallachia and Moldavia by Russia, and that General LE 'LO, the French Minister at St. Peters burgh, has addressed the Russian Government in very decided language on this subject. The French and English Ministers have likewise, it is said, for bidden the negotiation of any secret treaty between Russia and Turkey, much to the delight of the latter power, which is prepared at once to go to war with Russia with the certainty of being supported by England, and the probability of being supported by France. It was announced in Paris yesterday that the pre liminaries of the Conferences at Brussels for the settlement of the Italian question had commenced, and that Count COLLARED°, the Ambassador of Austria to that Conference, had declared that he was charged by his Government to make known that he would not take any official part in the meeting, un less, before all things, the plenipotentiaries would formally engage to recognise, in the name of their respective Courts, the integrity of the treaties of 1815. To this important declaration, Count COLLA• REDO added that Austria, in accord with her powerful allies, was decided to take the necessary measures to make the treaties which had been signed and ac cepted by Europe duly respected, and would not admit that the Conference of Brussels should have any other object. AMETTLER, the Spani3h Progressista chief, bas been driven across the frontier into France. He was followed by the QUEEN'S troops, who again violated the French territory by shooting five Spaniards who had taken refuge in France, and seizing eleven others and carrying them as prisoners into Spain. A report was current that the PRESIDENT of the o ße fl p B u l b s l c had and t to pledgeduniunite with himself the to Au maintain strian the treaties Government in Thethe Pacification Parliamentary Club of the Council of State, consisting of the members of the former Club of the Institute, have named a special committee , i composed of MM. GARNIER PAGE S , PAGNERRE, BTIIELEMY SAINT-HILAIRE, and D UCLRRC, f or the purpose of di recting the approaching elections. The Committee on the Electoral Law have pro posed the following amendment t o th e Bill :—"All functionaries receiving payment elected representa tives of the people, and not comprised in the excep tions specified in the 77th and 78th clauses of the present law, shall be bound to choose previous to the verification of their qualifications between their func tions and their legislative appointment; in default of option, they shall be considered to have resigned their embcr functionss of the L eg siv byth the simplefact their ss o e f mbly. ” admission a s m The Liamone steamer, which had been sent to the island of St. Marguerite to take on board the 62 Arab Republ p ie r , is r o e n t e u r r s ne p d ar w do it n h e t d he b m y t o the President nt the e o l f s t t h h e , ouFlornes and was to sail for Algiers in a day or two. The Three-per. Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse yesterday at 49f. 95c.; -the Five-per• Cents: at 'SU 60c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 805 f. ; Rouen, 520 f. ; Havre, 335 f.; Great Northern, 446 f. 25c.; Avignon, 181 f. 25c.; Vierzon, 340 f.; Basle, 92f. 50c. ; Bor deaux, 416 f. 25c.; Paris and Strasburg, 35,5 f.; TourE, end Nantes, 335 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TILE LONDON STOCK-EXCIIANGE, EEL 21. Central. of Franca (Orleans and Vierzon), 11 1 ,: 2 —Namur and Liege, 9 1 4—Northern of France, 9 3 A Orleans and Bordeaux, 3 3 / I —Paris and Rouen, 20 1 / 2 ex div.—Paris and Strasbourg, SA —Rouen and Havre, 13%—Sambre and Meuse, s—Tours and Nantes, VA. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 15th have arrived. CABRERA, it is said, had completely recovered from bis wound, and was again in the field. The Navar rese Carlists are again in arms. The news of the defeat of AbIETTLER is confirmed. The Comercio of Cadiz, of the 11th, states that there was every probability that the difference between Great Britain and Morocco would be amicably ad justed. The report of the murder of the British Consul at Tangier was unfounded. The English squadron was still at Gibraltar on the 7th. It then consisted of five ships of the line, one frigate, one brig, and six steamers. The new Governor, Sir ROBERT GARDINER arrived on the 6th at Gibraltar with his family. MADRID ROLM, FEB. 18.—Five per Cents., 10i ; Threes, 21k, both paper. Exchange on London, 49 40, paper. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES AUSTRIA. Advices have been received from Vienna to the 15th. The Austrian Lloyd's says—" Count NUGENT has established his head-quarters in the environs of Essek. Intelligence from the army states that the fortress is surrounded by the Imperial troops on both the banks of the Drave. " The Ost deutscher Cie Vienne says that Cronstadt has been taken by the Szeklers. The Imperial troops have gained a victory in the valley of Borgo. ColonelUßßAN, in command of the advanced:guard of the army of the Bukowine, fell unexpectedly on th e . 6th February upon t h e H ungar i ans , w h o were at Ml rosczuy, and mad? prisoners of 500 men and twelve superior o ffi cers, and took two cannon, provisions, &c. The Breslau Gazette, in its news from Hungary of the 13th, states that the Imperial troops have been beaten near to Zipackhaz, on the Theiss. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. FEB. 14.—The ex-Minister of War, M. Fosm xtrio, having spoken in a late sitting of the Assembly, of the impossibility of Denmark to continue the war, said that Denmark did not possess an army on which it could implicitly depend for success; and that even under the most favourable circumstances the advan- tages gained would never compensate for the sacrifices made. This speech called forth much indignation from the belligerent party, and so great was the irrita tion among the people, when it got wind, that the mob went to the house of the ex-Minister and broke his windows. They then went in a body to the KING, at Christianburg, for the purpose of compelling him to declare war instanter. The KING, it is said, declared to the leaders of this demonstration that he was quite ready to a bdicate.—Hamburgh Borsenhalle. HOLLAND. Tns HAGUE, Feb. 20.—The King has authorised the Netherlands Consul at Athens to appoint Mr. FERALDI his Vice-consul. His Majesty has likewise empowered the Consul-General of the Netherlands at London, to appoint P. W. CLARK, Esq., his Vice- Consul at Glasgow, and the Netherlands Consul at Valparaiso, to appoint Mr. J. BOONERS, his Vice- Consul. The Staats Courant contains a notice from the Minister of Finance, dated the 14th Gf this month, stating by virtue of the laws of the 20th December, 1840, and the 30th October, 1848, Treasury Bonds have been emitted to the value of 7,994,000 florins. THE SECOND CHAMBER OF THE STATES GENERAL. The scrutiny of the votes being terminated, the Chamber proceeded to the election of the President. The highest votes were obtained by Messrs. VAN GOLTSTEIN, THORRECK, and ANEMAET. These three names will be presented to his MAJESTY, who will choose from them a President for the present session. The captain of the Ernest Augustus steamer, which runs between Delfzyl, Emden, and Leer, b as b een invited to go to L eer on Tuesday next, for the pur pose of taking on board several deputies, who are charged to examine as to whether Ems will not be a proper spot for the establishment of a German mari time port. RUSSIA ExTENsivn FAlLURE.—lntelligence has been re ceived from Moscow, stating that the large mercantile house of Shestor Brothers, at Kiachta, has failed for the sum of 2,500,000 silver rubles. Several of the smaller Russian houses will suffer materially by this failure.—Dutch Papers, Feb. 20. ITALY. The three members of the Executive Committee of the Roman Republic have taken up their residence in the Quirinal. A circular has been addressed by MAZZERELLI to the Roman Ministers at Foreign Courts, calling on them to give in their adhesion to the Roman Re public. Count PENAFJEL, the Portuguese Minister had, at Gaeta, on the 7th, an audience of the POPE, for whose restoration an alliance had been entered into between Austria, Naples, Spain, and France. The Grand Duke of TUSCANY was still at Porto Stefano on the 13th. The Provisional Government at Florence were proceeding in their duties, and were re-forming the National Guard, and taking the oaths of the army, the greater part of whom had taken them. There were some who refused, and, to avoid the fury of the people, nought to take refuge in the citadel, but their comrades would not receive them. The Piedmontese Gazette says that at Parma the Austrian General having declared his intention to occupy the posts of the place and of the gate of St. Barnabas, the municipal authorities, in order to avoid a conflict and probably bloodshed, had requested the National Guard to permit the occupation, and to re watch over their rights. commend the people to remain qu i e t, as th ey would TURKEY. Letters from Constantinopl e of the sth state that the Ottoman Minister for Foreign Affairs has pro tested against the entrance of the Russian troops into Transylvania, through Wallachia or Moldavia, on the footing that it is a direct and flagrant violation of the treaty of 1841, which secures the integrity and autonomy of the Sublime Porte, inasmuch as in the present disturbed state of Hungary, lawless free booters may with impunity invade the Ottoman ter ritory, cause serious annoyance by these irruptions, commit depredations, excite confusion, and stir up rebellion. The protestation of the Divan has been followed by those of Sir STRATFORD CANNING and General Aline, who have come into the field as the advocates of the rights of Turkey, which have been violated most audaciously by Russia. The reply of the Russian Minister is said to have been couched in terms most offensive to the SULTAN. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.) The House sat again to-day to hear Scotch appeals, and also to give judgment in two casts which have lately been argued before their Lordships. The Peers present were the L o rd Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lord Campbell. BAIN v. BLACK AND OTHERS. Their Lordships gave judgment to-day in this case which was argued before them during the course of last week upon appeal from the judgment of the Court of Sessions in Scotland. The following are the facts of the case upon which their appeal was founded:—For a con siderable period prior to the year 1833, all additional places kof worship in connexion with the Established Church of Scotland, not being churches of parishes erected by decr e e of the commission of Teinds, under authority of the statute 1707, cap. 9, were placed on the footing of chapels of ease, without any parochial district attached thereto, or a kirk session belonging to it to ex ercise spiritual discipline and government in the congre gation; and 'they were served by ministers not having seats in any of the judicatories of the church; the con. gregation, and the hounds assigned as the peculiar sphere of the minister's service, being subject to the exclusive spiritual jurisdiction and pastoral superintendence of the minister and session of the parish within which such places of worship are situated. The condition of such chapels of ease was considered to be so unfavourable and disadvantageous, with reference to the promotion of religious instruction and the providing of pastoral superintendence, that comparatively few persons coulil bo induced to contribute towards the erection of such places of worship; and during the lapse of the preceding century, while the population of Scotland had nearly doubled, and fully five hundred places of, worship had been built by voluntary contribu tion in connexion with different Presbyterian non established communions in Scotland, professing the same doctrine, and adhering to the same standards with the Established Church, which places of worship had the benefit of kirk sessions, and of ministers on a footing of Presbyterian parity with their brethren, only 63 addi tional places of worship, on the footing of chapels of ease, had been erected by voluntary contribution in connexion with the Established Church of Scotland. In the year 1833, the General Assembly of the Established Church passed, with only ono disstntient voice, a de claratory "enactment with reference to certain places of worship , in the Highlands, built Kith funds voted by Parliament under:the:, sth Geo. IV., c. 90, but not. erected into parish churches by that statute, or by the Court of Teinds, by which enact ments the Assembly erected the several districts which heel been assigned respectively to their churches for :certain purposes under the statute, into separate parishes quoad sacra disjoining these from the parishes of which tiley at the time formed parts, and declared that the minister of these churches inducted, or to be in ducted, were, and should be authorised to exercise and enjoy within their respective districts the whole powers and privileges competent to parish ministers, as fully and freely as if their respective districts had been ordi nary parishes; and further declared, that such ministers were and should be constituent members of all presby teries, synods, church courts, and judicatories what soever, and should enjoy every privilege as fully and freely, and with equal powers, as parish ministers, re quiring, as the enactment required, all such judicatories within whose bounds the churches were situated to receive and enrol the ministers as members thereof, and to put them in all respects on a footing of Presbyterian equa lity with the parish ministers of the Established Church. In the same year there had been presented to the As sembly petitions from various chapels of ease ministers, praying that they might be received into the same posi tion as parish ministers with kirk sessions and parochial districts; and there had also been transmitted overtures from several presbyteries to the same effect; on consi dering which the General Assembly pronounced a deli liverance, whereby approving of the objects of the over tures and the petitions, they appointed a committee to consider by what means these might be most effectuslly and extensively carried into execution. In consequence of the prospects thus held out, preparations were corn• menced in various parts of the country for taking ad vantage of the change in the conditi o n o r c h ape l s oease, which it was certainly anticipated would be effected at the next Assembly, as had already been effected as to the Parliamentary churches. In particular, a " proposal" for the formation of a society in Glasgow fur the erection of additional " pa rochial churches" in that city and its suburbs, was circulated by certain of the purstsers, and subscrip tions obtained thereto, the formation of which society and the payments of the subscriptions were expressly contingent upon the power of eight presbyteries to give parochial districts and'corresponding privileges to such places of worship, and upon the passing of an Act of Parliament to exclude the right of the patron when these should be made the churches of quoad sacra parishes. A Bill was accordingly introduced into the House of Commons by a Member who was a subscriber to the " proposal,' and became president of the society, when subsequently constituted after the passing of the "Act of Assembly anent Chapels of Ease," atter mentioned for excluding the right of the patron over places of wor ship built by, voluntary contribution, and erected into parochial churches, either as additional churches in an existing parish, or as the churches of new parishes, whether the same be erected quoad spiritualia, by authority of the Church Courts of the Established Church of Scotland, or also quoad temporalia, by authority of the Commission of Teinds. This Bill was passed into an Act, and it was in the course of passing, when the General Assembly of 1834, convened in May of that year, passed what was called the Veto Act, which WdS afterwards declared by the Court of Session and the House of Lords to be illegal. Three churches were erected by, and two of them were conveyed to, parties not connected with the society; but the society still held fifteen other churches, erected out of its funds, the property of which churches, and of the ground on which they respectively stand, was feudally vested in trust in certain individuals mentioned in the summons in this cause. The Presbytery of Glasgow as signed and allocated to these several places of worship special districts in the neighbourhood of each place of sorship respect.vely, with the exception of one named Springburn Churcn, which was not opened till the year 1842, which several districts they erected into parishes, quoad sacra, disjoining the same from the pa rishes of which they formed parts. Ministers were duly ordained, and inducted by the Presbytery as the minis ters respectively of the places of worship, with the ex ception of Springburn Church, and of the parishes quoad sacra respectively attached thereto; and were by the Presbytery enrolled as members thereof. A body of elders, to constitute with the ministers the kirk session of each of the several churches and parishes, was also ordained by the authority of the Presbytery in each of th( se churches and parishes, except the church of Springburn; and thenceforward exercised sessional juris diction therein respectively, to the exclusion of the session of the parishes by which the several districts erected into parishes quoad sacra respectively formed parts; and the Presbytery thenceforward received and admitted a representative elder chosen by each of these kirk sessions as members of the general Presbytery. It has since been decided, in the Stewarton case, that the Church of Scot land, as established by law, and the judica tories thereof, have no power to allocate and assign districts or parishes quoad sacra, such as those here in question, or to constitute kirk sessions for such places of worship and parishes, or to admit the ministers thereof to sit in church courts, or to any of the privileges of parish ministers, or in any way to alter or innovate upon the parochial state of parishes as regards pastoral super intendence, kirk sessions, and jurisdiction, and disci pline belonging thereto. Under these circumstances, the question arose, what was to be done with these churches? On the one hand, it was contended that the object of the subscribers not having been answered, the churches thus prevented from having ministers enjoying all the church rights, ought to be sold; while, on the other, it was contended that these churches were absolutely attached to the Established Church of Scotland, and must so re main. The Court of Session adopted this latter view of the case, and upon the appeal from that decision their Lordships now gave judgment. The Lord Chancellor, Lord Broughm, and Lord Campbell having stared their opinions to be in ac cordance with the judgment pronounced in the Court below. The HousE ordered the appeal to be dismissed with CRAIG V. D 11171713 AND OTHERS. Their Lordships also gave judgments in this case, which came before them upon appeal, also from the Court of Session in Scotland. The appellant repre sented the London, Leith, and Edinburgh Steam-packet Company, and the defendants were steam• engine makers. The sole question between the parties was, whether the company had a right to recover more than a limited amount of damages for the construction of a steam-eu• gine, which had been put on board one of the company's bouts, and could not be worked. The Court of Session decided that they had not, and their Lordships to-day adopted their decision, and dismissed the appeal with costs. LIVINGSTONE V. PROUDBOOT AND OTHERS. The further arguments in this part-heard appeal were resumed this morning, and occupied their Lordships the whole day. The appellant was the minister a she' t time ago of the Church of Cambusnethan, in the Presbytery of Hamilton, in the county of Lanark, and the res pondents represented the members of the Presbytery of Hamilton. It chanced that in the year 1835, a re port had become prevalent in the parish, to the effect that the ministers had been guilty of certain acts of theft. A lengthened negotiation was the result, in which the heritors of the parish took a leading part, with the hope of making such an arrangement of the matters as would prevent any public exposure. These negotiations not terminating is a way that was satisfac tory to the present appellant, he then made an appeal to the General Assemb►y, by whom, in compliance with his request, the matter was remitted to the Presbytery of Hamilton, accompanied by instructions that the case should be investigated in accordance with the rules of the Church. The Presby. tery of Hamilton was composed of the ministers of what were denominated quoad sacra parishes. This tribunal adjudged against the appellant. These parishes were created in all parts of Scotland, by virtue of a law which passed in the year 1834, and had never been chal lenged until the year 1840. From the judgment of that tribunal the appellant made a further appeal to the Synod of Glasgow and Ayr, by whom the judgment of the furmer was affirmed, with the exception of one par ticular charge. The appellant thereupon entered a pro test, and applied for leave to appeal to the General As • sembly. Ultimately the matter came before the Court of Session, and from the judgment of that Court the present appeal had been made. Mr. Bethel! and Mr. Anderson were Counsel for the appellants, and Mr. Rolt appeared for the respondents. The arguments occupied the Court the whole morning COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.) ;Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before the Lord Chief Justice WILDE and a Special Jury.) EINCAIRD AND ANOTHER V. WILLIS. In this case Mr. Crowder, Queen's Counsel, Mr. Ser geant Channel, and Mr. Greenwood were counsel for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Sergeant Byles represented the de fendant. Mr. CROWDER, in stating the case, said the plaintiffs were the owners of a vessel called the Baboo, of 500 tons, which had been in the habit of trading to China. The defendants, who were the Shipowners' Towing Company, were sued by their secretary, who was the nominal defendant, under the provisions of an Act of Parliament; and the Shipowners' Towing Company having a number of tugs for the purpose of towing ves sels, were the owners of a tug called the Newcastle ; and this action was brought to recover a compensation in damages for the injury which had occurred to their vessel the Baboo from the misconduct and mismanagement of the delendant's servants engaged in navigating their tug, the Newcastle. The Baboo had returned on its homeward voyage from China in April, 1847, and having occasion for repairs was towed up to the'doek of Messrs. Wigram, for the purpose of under going those repairs. On that occasion the Ship-owners, Company was employed for the purpose. Having un dergone the necessary repairs at Messrs. Wigrams' dock, on the 20th of April, 1847, the Baboo was taken to the London Docks, and remained there until it had completed its cargo, and was engaged by some pas sengers to go on an outward voyage. It was in May that the arrangements had been completed, and the vessel was about to proceed from the London Docks on its voyage. On the 13th cf May all the neces sary preparations had been made. There were twelve passengers to be taken out, and the vessel was then destined for Sydney. On the evening of the 13th May it was necessary that some steam-tug should be engaged for the purpose of towing the vessel out of the London Docks and down the river, and the de- f,tidents' tug was engaged on the fullowir,g morning. It was necessary that advantage should be taken of the state of the tide, and the vessel ought to have left the London Docks somewhere prior to one o'clock. It seemed that in consequence of some mistal-e having oc curred with the captain of the Baboo, in not having had an opportunity of giving the necessary intimation to the defendants for the purpose of sending their tug, no tug arrived. In that emergency one of the plaintiffs en gaged the steam-tug called the Lion, belonging to an other and a rival company, the Thames Towing Company. It was arranged that the Lion was to take up a position just outside of the Shadwell entrance to the London Docks, out of which the Baboo would proceed in order to get into the river. The Baboo was then teken along the basin of the docks with the assistonco of some Nvater -I::',eEl'S boats to the entrance of the d0e1 , .:3. At that time the Lion was stationed outside, and the Newcastle also, though no contract had been entered into with the Etter in conscquenve of the message not having teached the defendants. It was the business of the watermen to hind over the hawser of the Baboo to the steam-tug out side the entrance. At that moment the Newcastle was endeavouring to push itself towards the vessel for the purpose of catching the hawser; the crew of the Lion were trying also to do the same thing. The Newcastle, however, succeeded in taking possession of the hawser, and proceeded to tow the Baboo down the river on the assumption that the Newcastle had been employed for that purpose. The captain of the Baboo was ex ceedingly anxious that no time should be lost, because they were just at that point of the tide when a few minutes would have been of the greatest importance; and, therefore, he did not interfere to prevent the de fendants towing his vessel. The crew of the Lion kept following the Baboo and remonstrating with the cap tain until they arrived at Limehouse Reach. At that time, without any the least assignable reason, and acting with the greatest negligence, the tug Newcastle began to slacken its speed. The captain of the Buboo called out to them to go on ; but, all of a sudden, the hawser attached to the Newcastle tug was loosened and cast off, and the Baboo was cast adrift in the most dan gerous part of the liver, with S.S.W. wind. 'ibis pro ceeding had the effect of driving the Baboo ashore, and it was for the damage she had sustained that the present action was brought. _ _ _ Ttie case was not concluded when we went to pros', EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before Mr. Baron PLATT and a Special Jury.) GRAPES V. BUNNEY. _ _ Mr. Cockburn anti Mr. Barstow appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Martin and Mr. Huinliey, and unother Learned Gentleman, for the defendant. The Postmaster-General, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and Colonel Maberly, the Secretary of the Post-office, were present on the bench. Mr. CLCKBURN, in opening the ease, said this action was brought against the defendant as the proprietor and publisher of the John Bull newspaper, for a libel pub lished in that paper reflecting upon the character of the plaintiff. Mr. Robert Grapes, the plaintiff, filled the situation of letter-carrier in the employment of the Post office—a not very exalted and elevated conditiou in life certainly, but one the humility of which, it would be imagined, would have secured to him immunity against attacks in a nee spaper of the aristocratic character and pretensions of the John Bull. It seemed however, according to the statement in the plea of justi fication, and the statement contained in the libel itself, that Grapes had been instrumental in assisting Mr. T. Duncombe, the Member for Finsbury, in bringing cer tain alleged abuses connected with the administration of the Post-office before the attention of Parliament and the public. He supposed, therefore, that Grapes was thought worthy of a place in the newspaper as the sub ject of a most malignant and malevolent attack. It ap peared that certain parties connected with the Post office, among whom was a gentleman of the name of Kelly, had taken upon themselves the preparation and publication of a work, which was familiarly known to all, and the merits of which he was not disposed to deny, called the " Pest-office Directory." In preparing that work Mr. Kelly was in the habit of availing himself very extensively of the assistance of letter carriers, whose various duties took them to the different districts of the metropolis, and afforded him the means of acquiring the information he wanted. Some question had arisen as to the propriety of employing men who were paid by the public, and whose time ought to be ex clusively devoted to the public service, for the advantage or gain of any private individual, complaints had been made on the subject by some of the letter-carriers, and among many others by the plaintiff, Grapes. A question had also arisen with regard to what was called the early delivery, which consisted, as he understood, in delivering to particular individuals who were disposed to pay for the accommodation, letters at an earlier period than the public at large were enabled to obtain them. The con sequence of that practice was, that while those favoured and privileged individuals obtained an early delivery of letters, the letters to the puclic generally were considerable delayed. A considerable number of letter-carriers came forward to substantiate the charges which had been made on those subjects, and Grapes being among them, he acquired to himself the unfavour ' able and hostile sentiments of Mr. Kelly and the subor dinates who were connected with him, and was ulti mately dismissed. Whether there was any real charge which could be substantiated against him, whether there was any real or just cause for his dismissal, or whether circumstances which involved no criminality on his part were not seized upon and made a pretext fur his dis missal by the persons to whom he had given offence, would be matter for the consideration of the jury. But before his dismissal, Mr. Duncombe having heard of the alleged abuses in the Post-office, and being a most indefatigable Member in exposing the abuses of public departments, thought it his duty to bring the matter under the at tention of Parliament. It was in 1846 that he first alluded to the subject in the House of Com mons, and in 1847, when he brought it forward again, he intimated that ho would revive the subject in the next session of Parliament, in the event of his being re-elected for Finsbury. In the meantime, however, a person of the name of Thacker, a letter car rier, who was hostile to Mr. Kelly, and was prepared to substantiate charges against him and others, with respect to those abuses, and another man named Ringrose, sub-sorter, since charged with calls , zzling letters at the Old Bailey, convicted and sentenced to transportation. At the time of those convictions there appeared an arti cle in the John Bull in reference to the trials, but it was only important so far as it introduced the name of Grapes to the readers of the journal. The article, however, which contained the libel complained of ap peared on the 24th of July, 1847, and was as follows; " We shall hear more of Abraham Thacker; mark our words ! So said we on the 10th inst., and we said truly. Abraham Thacker was one of Mr. T. Duncombe's Post office informers, and was sentenced to be transported to day (unfortunate Abraham I) for embezzling letters. A worthy associate of Abraham is fishing up dirty matters for Mr. Duncombe of the vinous name of Grapes. Robert Grapes has since been dismissed from the Post office for endeavouring to tamper with the witnesses by whose evidence Thacker's guilt was proved. ' I have received a great deal of information from Grapes,' quoth the Hon. Member for Finsbury (information, we opine, is not the only thing he has received from Grapes), and therefore, Oh !—of course, therefore this charge of tam pering has been trumped up. Poor Grapes has been plucked before he was ripe. All this is so natural a course of events that nobody can doubt it. The fact is (only Mr. Duncombe did not like to say so yet) Grapes, in stead of tampering with the witnesses, was merely en deavouring by his moral and religious influence to pre vail upon them to speak the truth respecting his crony Abraham, the said witnesses being two perjured rogues suborned by the Postmaster-General, or those wicked and diabolical persons Mr. F. Kelly and Mr. W. Boken ham (the former, says Mr. Duncombe. 'is the greatest tyrant ever employed in any department') to swear away his life if they would. All this will come out next ses sion when Mr. Duncombe, if he is again elected for Finsbury,' means to revive the stejeet. Meanwhile we hope he will behave generously to poor Grapes, and squeeze him into a good place of some sott or other, since it is most manifest he has lost the one he had in consequence of doing his (Mr. Duncombe's) dirty —no, we mean his snow-white work. He has a pair of them now on his hands—Abraham in the hulks, and Grapes, pining, perhaps, in a back garret upon n o thi ng a d ay and finding himself. We are quite sure that the juice of the grapes will be as poison to his lips so long as Grapes (perhaps he is a married man with a family, which would make a bunch of Grapes) is the victim of this Kelly fever." Hetlr. Cockburn) could not conceive anything more malignant than the spirit in which that article was written, especially as it assumed, and per haps not without some reason, that the man Gropes, with his family, would be compelled to starve in a garret. The libel charged the plaintiff with tampering with the witnesses who were called to prove the guilt of Thacker, but he denied that he had done so, and he called upon the defendant to make good his assertion. He could not suppose that the article had emanated from the editor of the paper, but strongly suspected that it had been cut and dried by some gentleman connected with the Post-office, and the plaintiff would have brought this action against the writer of the article instead of the publisher, but thedefendant refused to furnish him with his name, and the only offer he made was to insert any statement in the John Bull which the plaintiff might think proper to make. The defendant was therefore responsible for the libel, and he had no doubt that he was backed up and assisted by those officers of the Post-office under whose malig nity the plaintiff had suffered. There could only be one construction put upon the case, viz., that the plain tiff had caused the displeasure of the Post office authorities because he had furnished information to a Member of the House of Commons, with a view to a disclosure of the maladministration of that department of the public service. Upon those grounds he contended the plaintiff was entitled to the full umoun of damages. The publication of the libel, and the application of it to the plaintiff, was then proved, and plaintiff's case closed. Mr. MARTIN addressed the jury on the part of the do fence, contending that the defendant had done nothing more than his duty as a public journalist in comment ing, as he did, upon the trials at the Old Bailey. Be maintained the correctness of the charge, that the plain tiff had been guilty of tampering with witnesses, in order to deter them from telling the. truth. The Marquis of Clanricarde exlmined into the truth of the accusation, and decided that it had been proved; whet cupon he made a minute, and dismissed the plaintiff from the Post office. If his Loniship had not done that, he would have neglected his duty to the public. The only ques tion was, whether the plaintiff had been rightly dis missed; and if the jury thought he had, the verdict would be for the defendant.. On the other hand, if a verdict was found for the plai❑tiff, he contended that the smallest possible amount of damages would be sufficient, as he had suffered no injury whatt ver. The Marquis of Clanricarde, Mr. Peacock, the soli citor of the Post• office, and Col. Maberley, the secretary, were then brit fly examined, as to the cause of the plain. tiff's dismissal—their evidence corroborating the state ment of Mr. Martin. A witness proved that the article complained of was in the handwriting of the late Mr. Mudford, who was Formerly editor of the John Bull. The case had not concluded wlien our reporter left. • SOMETIIING BINDING ON THE NOBILITY.-None but Lords are allowed to receive the Order of the Garter. We do not envy them, for the Garter is gene rally considered a fitting ornament for calves.—Punch. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-1.-CFI-11:S DA Y•) LONDON, FEB. 22.—Wind this day at, 3.1;:on W.t.;.\1 7 .; mods rate bre(z- and fine. OrF PORT:iMOUTLI, FEB. 21.—Comet, Lla:7nira. YARMOUTH, FEB. 21.—The Union, of GaLrni:ey, went co the CroLa Saad this day, but got oil", pith le6s of rudder, and with the assistanc3 of a tog, has been brought into harbour. WHITBY, FEB. 21.—The Star, Walker, of this port, has put in here with lost of bowsprit, &c., having been in contact with a barqac. The Newcabtle, brig, Robin son, of this port, in taking the harbour this morning, struck the end of the east pier, anti went on shore about half a mile to the south, anti will become a wreck. LONDONDERRY, FEB. 20.—The Shamrock, from Liverpool to Rio Grande, which put in here on the 12th ult., with damage , drove from h er anc h ors yesterday, and struck on a bsnk on the east side of Louth, but got off without damage. LIVEZIPOOL: FED. 21.—Wind W.N.W. to S.S.W.Arrd. Sampson, Mobile; Blanchard, Blanchard, Mobile; Alert, Marseilles. Sld. Mary IVirlch, Valpa raiso ; Caroline, Iteede, New Yoik ; Mary Florence, New Yurk ; Kate, Ilowe, New York; Alary, Smyrna. The Mary and Jane, from Cork, on shore near Cro.by Foist. 011 . Port, 21—Charles Chaloner, New Orleans, BELFAST, FEB. 20.—Wind W.—Arrd. 18, Agnes, Smaliman, New York, with part of cargo thrown over Conic, FEB 18.—S1d. Charks, Newfoundhnd. DEAL, FEB. 21.—Wind N.W. to W.S.W.—Arrived Gaston, New Yoik, and sailed for Bremen. Arrived trom the River—Seringapatam, Rackett, Madras; Leo pard, Shire, Buenos Ayres ; Saline, Sullivan, Rio Ja neiro; John Cobbold, Hendley, Jamaica. Sid. Haidee, Launceston, Van Die man's Land. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) WI - IXTECHAPIEL. There was a slight improvement in the demand for the best meats at full prices. Otherwise the trade ruled extremely dull. Bea, from 2s 2d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 3s to 4s 2d; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 2s 10d to 4s 4tl per 81bs by the carcase. =EAT DX.ILIZZETS. SouTHALL, FEB. 21 . —Our market was excessively dull to- tliq for all kinds of stock, the prices of which were quite 2d per 81bs lower than last week. Beef from 2s 101 to 36 lUd; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4,i 8d; Veal, 10d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 3s 8d t o 4 s 2d per 81bs., to sink the offal. ROMFORD, FEB. 21.—Calves were in moderate request, at lull prices. Otherwise the trade was heavy, at droop ing currencies. --Beef, from 3 s to 3 s 10 d ; Mutton, 3s 'Bd to 4s 8d; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 2d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, lBs to 255; quarter old store Pigs, 16s to 19s; and blilch Cows, with their small Calf, 141 to 171 lOs each. LEWES, FEB. 20.—Trade generally flat, at depressed quotations: —Beet; from 3s to 4s; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 2d per 81bs. ELAY NIARI{MTS. SIVITIIFIELD.—Meadow Huy, 21 lOs to 31135; Clover ditto, 31 lOs to 41 15s ; and Straw, 11 3s to 11 9s per load. A fair average supply, and a steady demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meaduw Hay, 21 lOs to 31 153 Clover ditto, 3/ 104 to 4/ 105 ; and Straw, 11 4 s to 1/ lOs per load. Supply moderately good, and trade rather dull. WIIITECHIPEL.—AIeadow Hay, 21 8s to 31 135 ; Clover ditto, 31 los to 4/ 17s; and Straw, 11 2s to I/ 94 rer load. Trade rather dull, at barely late rates. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Feb. 15,1848, made up from the Returns of tl.• Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns In England and Wale. , per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I ' BARLEY. OATS. RYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. PRICE .. 47s 011 2 9 s 8C 17s 2,1 26s 9d I 29s 9d I 34s 4d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. BARLEY. I OATS. I AYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. Is Od Is Od Is 04 Is Od is 01 Is Od EAST LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.) The usual half-yearly general meeting of the above company was held this morning, at the Great Northern offices, in Moorgate-street; Mr, George Hussey Packe, chairman of the board at directors, in the chair. The reported stated that at the last ordinary meeting the directors promised that the railway would be com pleted and handed over to the Great Northern Railway Company in time to earn for the proprietors, before the close of the year, au instalment of the annual rent of 61 ' per cent. This pledge had been well kept, the directors having had the satisfaction to receive from the Great Northern Railway Company, and to pay to the share holders of the East Lincolnshire Railway Company, on the 30th of January last, a quarter's dividend at the guaranteed rent. The lease had been settled. The directors had agreed with the Great Northern Railway Company that this c ompany s h ou ld raise, by the issue of debentures, the capital' necessary to work the East Lincolnshire line, provided that such capital did not exceed 150,0002; and the directors had reserved ample powers for securing the due repayment of such capital. In future, the reus would be paid hall-yearly, in two dividends of 31. per cent., on the 30th July and 30th January respectively, and on the following days whenever either of these dates fell on a Sunday. While the company remained a sepa rate corporation, there must be a committee of directors, half-yearly meetings of the proprietors, appointments of auditors, and other regular proceedings, in terms o f the Act; but it was proposed that both directors and Audi -- tors should act gratuitously. 'The balance-sheet represented the receipts to amount to 619,1371. 143. I Id., less 2,435/. ss. 7d., still due to the bankers, and the expeneiture to the seine amount, 10 that 2,4351. ss. 7d. was still debitted to the company. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, had nothing to add to the information it contained. They had completed their line, which he had no heal'' tation in saying would prove one of the best in the kingdom, and it bad been handed over to the Greet" Northern Company. A PROPRIETOR wished to know whether the East Lincolnshire shareholder s would be liable for the interest on the n e w d e b entures alluded to in the report ? The CHAIRMAN said no doubt they would be liable, but they were guaranteed against loss by the Great Northern Company. In fact that company would pal , the interest, and the East Lincolnshire shareholders would receive their 61. per cent. clear of all incumbrances but the property tax. Mr. SELF wished to ask what had been the gross earnings of the line during the two months it had been in operation? The SECRETARY replied, 6,700/. Mr. SELF inquired if the lease to the Great Northern Company had been executed? The CHAIRMAN said it had. Mr. JokolsoN said, in the event of the Great Northern Company being unable to pay the guarantee, had th e y the power to take the line into their own hands, and t° sue the Great Northern Company for the difference be' tween the receipts and the rent. The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative. The report was then adopted; after which t he retir ing directors and audit ors were re-elected. A resolution forfeitin g seventy s h ares, num b ere d f ro m 19,973 to 20,032 i nc l us i ve, f rom 18,628 to 18,632 in clusive, and from 8,112 t o 8,116 i nclusive, was then agreed to, after which, Thanks were voted to the chairman and directors and the meeting terminated. CYcnonama.—Among the numerous visitors of the Cyclorama during the past week, were the following:—' His Serene Highness Prince Lowenstein, Marquis of Headfort and party, Earl and Countess Harrington, Lord Gage, Lord Seagrave, Lord Kilmaine, Lord Williams Lennox, Lady Lushington, Lady Harvey, Lady Whit' more, Lady Bat eman, Lady May and party, Lady Erskine an d party, Hon. Sir E. Cust, Sir William gi.r!?, Lady Middl eton, Sir T. B. Lennard and party, Sir N. Buxt on , H on. Mrs. Calvert, Colonel Gardiner, an' Captain Wemyss, &c. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND.—This fortunate joint stock bank, which had its headquarters at Manchester, and failed some six or seven years ago' having involved the shareholders (like the Bank of Ma° chester, the Imperial Bank, and the Northern and Con: tral Bank) in heavy responsibilities, besides the loss of all their capital, had a private meeting last week, and a circular has bccn issued to the holders of share* stating that although the debts are all paid off, causes were in operation to prevent the final dissolution of al company. A history o f th e concern, w i th particulars how the money "had been dissipated," is promise The total liabilities amounted to 1,9331. (including 782 1 " the estimated amount of bills not sent in, and 8951. na notes in circulation, and not yet paid). Against tbo there was 462/. cash in hand, and money receivable from ' bankrupt's estates and other sources, I,Bs7l—leaving balance of upwards of 3801. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—The forthcoming dividend will be ss. Gd. per share, with a balance of be, twaen 15,000/. and 20,0001. to b e carr i ed forward to t he June dividend. The Bishop of Carlisle intends holding a genet ordination on Sunday, March 4. B//i7 LLS. On the 11th inst., at 'Montalto, Ballynahinch, count,' Down, the Hon. Mrs. Ker, the lady of D. S. Ker, of daughter. On the 15th inst., at Wimbledon, the wife of E. Fennell, Esq., of a son. O❑ the 15th inst., at Bedford, the lady of P. D. SotiPe 4 Esq., of a daughter. On the 16th inst., at Orme-square, Bayswater, the wife of W. 11. Gardner, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIE. On the 15th inst., a t Woolwich D , T. W. Reeves, Escl* , Church•house, Beckley, Sussex, to Mary, second daughter the late J. Morley, Esq., Ripon, Yorkshire. On the 15th inst., at Rickmansworth Charles A. Warr Esq., of Lausanne, Kilburn, to Harriet, only daughter of • S. Smith, E sq . , of Melton-wood, near Brigg,Line‘ lnshire.ho On the 'all inst., at Shirehampton, Uh icesters hire, Jo of D. T. Niblett, Esq., eldest son of D. J. Niblett, Esq., Anne' Haresiield-court, in the same c oun ty, to Caroline . younger surv i v i ng daughter of the late D. A. Saunders' Esq., of Glocester. DIED. On the 17th in s t., i n B a k er - street, Ch ar l otte M aw by, sis ter of Lieutenant-General Sebright Mawby, aged t-3. On the 17th inst., in the Effra•road, Brixton, Elizabetii° the wile of Charles Bacon, Esq., 01 the Stamps and Tax e4 Somerset-house. On the 17th inst., at Blossoms Inn, Lawrence-lane, Char side, Mr. J, Plater, aged 62. On the 18th inst., at Haverstock-hill, Sarah, the wife of Captain William Ticchurst, H.E.I.C. S. On the '-Bth inst., at Park-square, W. 11. Lloyd, Esq t, In the Cloisters, IV eamiuster Abbey, Charles Louis 1 - 1 "' youngest son of the Rev. H. li. Milruan. 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