The Sun. — London, England, 1849-02-12 00:00:00

tirb ttu t t i 4 SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. FRANCE. M. Emile de Girardin has never been one of the ardent admirers of the National Assembly, which has perhaps been more bitterly attacked in the P resse than in any other journal. The following testimony to the merits of the Assembly , which appears in the Prease, and evidently from t he pen of the editor, may be therefore co nsidered as not going beyond the bounds of truth, at all events: — "The National Assembly has done much for the re establishment of order, for the repression of revolu tionary agitation, and the security of life and property. been more Republican than Liberal. It has, perhaps, It has given all to what it b!lieved to be the Conservative interest; it has given the state of siege, the dictatorship, deportations, the arbitrary sus pension of the public press. History will point to these things as its fault, and so will democracy. But if this fault has an excuse, it will be found, no d ou bt, in the indifference with which the country witnessed the sa crifice of some of these rights, the conquest of which has cost so much blood, and the profanation of which should never be permitted, especially by the hypocritical and perjured head of a Government of liberty. In a word, the National Assembly is about to retire after having led France through the defiles of anarchy, in the midst of enormous difficulties, of terrible crises, and without having caused the erection of a political scaffold, without a single interest of those which France represents in the world being compromised, leaving to her liberty in her future career, the sovereignty of her rights, the inviolability of the principles she has always maintained, and which become mingled with moral life in the development of civilization. The task was difficult, but it has been performed. History will not forget it, and if the Assembly cannot be admired for its grandeur, it will be honoured for its wisdom." AUSTRIA. VIENNA.—The measures recently adopted by the Governor have produced an unfavourable impression in the communal council, which, as we have before stated, is made responsible for the concealment of arms. The council was on the point of meeting in private to discuss the subject, when the President pro duced a letter from Baron WELDEN, stating that the council had no right to deliberate on the questiun, but must carry out the views of the military Governor. The Council, it is said, hesitated between two resolu tions, either to send a deputation to the Emperor, and make a protest against the ordinance of the Governor, or give in its resignation. This difference, to gether with another, which at this moment sub sists between the Minister Stadion and the Governor, places the later in danger of losing his post. The 15,000 soldiers who constitute the garrison of the capital are promenaded every day for the purpose of overawing the inhabitants and inspiring respect for the power of the Governor. A great number of patrols are constantly in the streets. A soldier who was sentenced to death has had his sentence commuted to 3,000 blows. This will be a lingering instead of a speedy death. PESTII, FEE. 2.—The following notification has been received flora Field-Marshal Windischgratz : " His Excellency Field-Marshia Prince Windischgratz has been informed that, on the 26th and 27th of this month, while Pesth and Ofen were occupied by a very small garrison, a warlike spirit was in consequence evinced by a portion of the inhabitants, and that some of them, wearing the cap and other articles of the uniform of the National Guard, with red feathers in their caps, paraded the streets and squares of the city. In order to give opportunity for the exerci•ie if this spirit his Excel lency hereby notifies, that all inhabitants, without respect of wee or station, who are found wearing these iiefgt ia, are to be arrested, and sent here by the next military transport, in crder to be en rolled in an army corps. In order that none may find cause for excuse, this proclamation is to be delivered at every house, and the landlords, or their representatives, shall make the same known to every inmate. This proclamation is also to be put up in all public-houses and inns, that travellers who may arrive may also be acquainted with it. On the 3d of February, by which time al the inhabitants shall have the said information, this order shall come into force and operation. (Signed) " Count WEBNA, " Lieut. Field Marshal and Commander of the Second Army Corps. " Ofen, Jan. 31." —Prussian Staats Anzeiger. VIENNA, FEB. 4.—The Civil Hospital has been surrounded by troops since the morning. A consi derable depot of concealed arms has been discovered, and a most vigorous search has been instituted; even the beds of the sick are not exempted ; 2,500 arms have been voluntarily delivered up by the inhabitants of the suburb of Thury. The negotiations respecting a now loan are protracting. IV e are assured that the house of Rothschild has ie,olved not to have anything to do with it. The Journal du Commerce of February 10th says, the report has been confirmed, that the Hungarians made a sally from the fortress of Comorn and have made exaction upon the people in the neighbourhood. They have taken to Comorn the merchants and pea sants who furnished the Imperial troops with pro vibions. SERVIA. The Austrian papers do not confirm the report that Stratomirovich has been taken prisoner, and has been transferred to a council of war. The Patriarch has merely given orders to retain him prisoner at Mitrovie. The General Committee at Carlowitz has declared Stratomirovich innocent, and the order of the Patriarch illegal. RUSSIA. Letters from St. Petersburgh, of Jan. 30, say that the normal sample of brown sugar, which enjoys the reduction of 20 copecs per pound, is equal to the standard No. 13 of Java sugar, or, if anything, a trifle superior.—Hamburgh Borsenhalle, Feb. 7. THI WEATHER : THE BAROMETER—The wind throughout the past week ranged from west to north northwest, with clear weather and a rising barometer. Yesterday the atmosphere was particularly . bright, with the wind at north-west. The barometer indicated an aerial derhity very unusual, and, so tar as our ex perience reaches, unparalleled. The mercury of the instrument in the Exchange Newsroom stood, during the afternoon, at an elevation of nearly thirty-one inches. The height of the barometer was a gene ral subject of observation amongst those who have been in the habit of observing thereby the atmosphe ric changes. We spoke to ono venerable gentle man, who we verily believe to be no less a per !ousge than that cebrated individual " the oldest inhabitant," and he declared that within his memory ho had never seen the glass at such an 'attitude Last night the air was beautifully clear, and the firma ment, of a deep indigo tint, spangled with stars, exhi bited an aspect of great splendour, the celestial bodies appearing mach brighter than usual. Orion, Ursa, Major, and the beautitul star Sirius shone resplendently , anti . the planets Venu s an d J up i ter beamed with extra: ordmary brillian c y, tie former, about seve n o'clock, oc casionally shooting rays t h at were almost dazzlin g. — Liverpool Albion. [lt was t h e same in London nd caused equal wonderment.—En. The Sun.] PARLIAMENTARI7 COMMITTEE, (THIS DAY.) PRIVATE BUSINESS.' At the Examiners' C ourt to-d ay the promoters o f th e following Bill were declared to have complied with the Standing Orders :--London and North Western, Lan caster and Carlisle, Caledonian and Edinburgh a n d Glasgow Railways (Lease of the :Scottish C entra l Railway). IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LOAD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at Fi ve o ' c l oc k . NORM WALES RAILWAY. Lord BROUGHAR presented a petition from a meet ing of the shareholders in the North Wales Railway Company, deprecating the conduct of Lord Monteaglet in respect to the company, in summoning the chairman to the bar of the Housc, expressing their entire ap proval of the conduct of Mr. Chadwick, their chair man, in regard to the affairs of the company, and praying their Lordships not to insist upon the publica tion of the accounts of the company, and not to proceed further in this matter. Lord MONTEAGLE complained that he should be held up to public observation by these petitioners. The order alluded to was an order of the House, and not of any.individual Peer. PETITIONS. Lord STANLEY - presented a petition from some union in 'lreland, complaining of the operation of the poor-law. Lord REOLIGIIAM , 7 pr c_en,et a petition from Man chester, praying for the introduction of a measure to put down prize-fighting. Lord LYTTELTON Trosent e o dt: the a he petition from Ard ley, praying for the restorstiou great tithes to the parish 110 m the lay impropriator. CONFERENCE. A message from, the Commons requested conference with their Lordships on the subject oh en , r a o : The Noble Lords appointed to manage ale C i o n l l3lllB. then withdrew, and reported certain suggestions fr om the Commons which, on the motion of Lord MONTEACTE were agreed to. ABOLITION OF TRANSPOR TATION. I' l I G NIT4. C,4 M PBELL gave notice- that on Thursd ay i /...:::` " 1 rl€°/%oottltbriOVe the second reading of the Bill .or i wr .: - - 4 3 atleitEry tilt _ unis hmen t of transportation for petty A: f i . -. . - 1 -: A.. he Z oitn - s . 11 LAW (IRELAND). i LANSDOWNE then proposed the 1 0 1 , 44* name 4 of thErR " who were to compose the Committee on k k 't the , lrish Poor-law s . It was impossible, in consequence of thri - inaudible tone in which the Noble Marquis spoke, s to catch all the names. Among them, however, were distinguished the following : Earl Fortescue, Earl Titzwilliam, Lord Ashburton, the Earl of Lucan, the Earl of Errol, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Earl of Carlisle, Lord Beaumont, the Earl of Mountcashel, Lord Stanley, and the Earl of Lovelace. The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL complained that Lord Farnham had not been appointed on the Committee. Tho Marquis of LANSDOWEE was understood to say that he had applied to Lord Farnham, and that the Noble Lord had replied that he could not possibly at tend the Committee. NORTH WALES RAILWAY. Lord MONTEAGLE then moved that Mr. Chadwick, Mr. Mariner, the Chairman, and secretary of the North Wales Railway should be called to the bar. He thought it right to explain the part which he had taken in this transaction. A petition had been given to him for presentation, which he trans mitted to those gentlemen for their reply; their answer was, that legal proceedings were pending, and that they would be prejudiced by the pre sentation of this petition. He postponed the presentation, and did not hear it until he had ascertained that the suitors in the pending suit would not be preju • diced by its presentation. The Noble Lord then went into the history of the presentation of the petition, the order for the presentation of the accounts, and the subse quent proceedings up to the present day. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes before Four o'clock. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1849. NEW MEMBER. Sir JOSHUA. WALMSLEY took the oaths and his seat for the borough of Bolton, in the room of Dr. Bowring, who has been appointed her Majesty's Consul at Canton. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following Bills were read a second time and ordered to be committed : Blackburn Waterworks (Additional Capital and Amend. ment of Aet). Bury Saint Edmund's Gas Company. Epsom Rates. Grimsby Corporation and Freemen's Arrangement. Hartlepool Gas and Waterworks. Kingston upon Hull Dock Company. Longton, otherwise Lane End, Market. New North Road (Continuation Act). New Ross Port and Harbour (Amendment). Nottingham Gas. Roxburghshire and Berwickshire Roads Amendment. Scottish Amicable Life Assurance Society (Incorpo- rating and conferring Powers). Sheffield and Tinsley Road (Extension of the Tina, y and Doncaster Turnpike Road to Sheffield). Sunderland Dock Act and River Wear Commissioners' Act (Amendment, &c.) Sunderland Waterworks. Tay Navigation and Perth Harbour Acts Amendment. Torquay Market. Tyne River Conservancy. Wareham Docks (Construction of Docks near Wareham, and Entrance thereto from Wareham Channel). Warrington Waterworks (Amendment of Act, aLd Power to raise additional Capital). The second reading of the Birmingham Borough (Ex emption from County Rates) Bill was postponed until Monday next. TURNPIKE ACTS. Upon the motion for the second reading of the Lanarkshire (East and West Line) and Glasgow, and Shotts Turnpike Roads (Amendment of Acts, &c.) Bill, Mr. BERNAL said, in order to facilitate the prognsi of private business he had been in communication with the Home Office on the subject of Turnpike and High way Bills, and was informed that a public Bill for con soiiditing the management of turnpike roads and high. ways would immediately be brought in. It was, there fore, for Hon. Members to decide what course ought to be pursued with respect to the second reading of those Bills until the general Bill was introduced. Mr. HUME thought that the House ought to be in formed of the oloj,!ot of the Bill, in order that parties might not be put to any trouble. If a Bill on this sub ject was brought in he thought it ought to be as gmeral as possible. &J r. C. LEWIS said, the notice fir the Bill in question stood for to-morrow. It referred exclusively to E❑g land, and would considerably interfere with all local Acts relating to highways and turnpikes. Mr. W. F. MACKENZIE said, as it did not apply to Scotland, he saw no reason why this Bill should be postponed. Mr. MIME hoped that Scotland would be brought under the same category as England. The Bill, alter some further discussion, was read a second time and ordered to be committed. MARYLEBONE AND FINCHLEY TURNPIKE TRUST BILL. Upon the motion of Mr. OSBORNE, the second reading of this Bill was postponed until the 6th of March. TRURO TURNPIKE, &c. The Truro Turnpike and Roads, and Penryn and Redruth Turnpike and Roads (consolidation of trusts, alteration of tolls and formation of new roads) Bill was postponed. ARBITRATION. An Hort. MEMBER presented a petition from W.rcas ter in favour of referring national disputes to arbitration. Lord SEYMOUR presented a petition to the same effect. THE CURRENCY.-CALIFORNIA. Mr. TEIORNELY presented a petition from an indi vidual named James Harvey, of Liverpool, stating that the funds, in consequence of the anticipated accession of; gold, from California—(Laughter) —were likely to be materially reduced in value ; that in October last year, such was its fluctuating quality, that a pound would purchase commodities to the value of 275., and that according to present appearances it was not likely to be of greater value than lits. or even less ; and proposing as a remedy, that as Con sols in consequence of the anticipated arrival of gold from California were getting down to par, that one pound notes should be issued on the security of Consols. PAUPER-FARMING. Mr. BAINES gave notice that he should tomorrow week move for leave to introduce a Bill to provide for the maintenance and management of poor persons, being the inmates of poor-houses not situated in the parishes to which they belong. Mr. C. LEWIS presented a petition against the pre sent system of pauper•farming. SATTARA. Mr. G. THOMPSON gave notice, we understood, that he should to-morrow ask the President of the Board of Control a question with respect to the Punjaub. IRELAND. Mr. REYNOLDS gave notice that he intended to move for returns from the Queen's Bench of Ireland. REDUCTION OF THE EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC OFFICES. Mr. HUME gave notice that he should move to morrow for a copy of a recent Treasury minute, under which a reduction of offices was intended to take place. CEYLON. Sir WM. MOLESWORTH gave notice that he should, on the earliest possible day, call the attention of the house to the excessive expenditure and financial embarrassments of Ceylon, and to the rash conduct of the Governor with respect to the execution of 18 men, sentenced to death by court tnartial for disturbances which might easily have been suppressed without loss of life, and also as to the con duct of the Colonial office with respect to the colony. IRISH DISTRESS. Mr. STAFFORD gave notice that in the Committee on Irish Distress he would move that any application to Parliament for any sum of money for such distress should be accompanied by a statement of the probable amount required for that purpose. Mr. POIJLETT SCROPE asked what the Hon. Member meant by that?—(Cries of " Order.") If it was the Hon. Member's intention to move a resolution which would have the effect of refusing the grant, he (Mr. P. &rope) should regulate his conduct accordingly. Mr. STAFFORD said it would be obviously incon venient, at that moment, to give any answer to the question. HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION ACT (IRELAND). Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL gave notice that, in Com mittee on the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland, he would move an amendment to second clause. RAILWAY TRAVELLING ON SUNDAYS. Mr. LOCI' said he rose to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether it was the intention of the Go vernment during the present session to introduce any measure providing for the limited use of railways on Sundays in Scotland? Mr. LABOUCHEBE replied that her Majesty's Government had no present intention to intro duce any measure to compel the railway companies in Scotland to permit travelling on Sundays. The Railway Commissioners had expressed their opinion on the subject by refusing to sanction the bye-laws passed by the several railway companies. He (Mr. Labouchere) would state as his own individual opinion, that it was perfectly possible to open the rail ways on Sundays in such a manner as to avoid any un necessary desecration of that day, and which should be compatible with the convenience of the public, and with a proper respect for that day. — (Hear.) He found a b out one-halt them e railways in Scotland had already trains running on Sundays; but he confessed h e was o o n f most reluctant, ri o c n h a s p t o ia in n t s, ot to co p n r s o c p i o e s n e tio an u y s scruplesuch measure among a large body o to the House. 4 THE NAVIGATION LAWS. I: jr. ans T j w l e l r ß to ot c qu ll e E st ß io E n put sa by id FOSTER,art of her Mr. on thep Majesty's Government, he would ta k e an nity of stating the course which he proposedearly; ooptapkoertoun the question of the navigation-laws. on the navigation-laws, it stood on the order that Mr. lIERRIES said, with respect to the Committee on day for this night, but it seemed impossible it could come on in time convenient for any discussion on the subject; and he ventured to propose to the Hon. Gentleman the President of the Board of Trade, that he would rather take it on another day. He wished also to ask the Hon. Gentleman whether or not the resolutions were the same, or in a g r ee m e nt, with those which were proposed in last session of Parliament? There was an understanding then given that no discussion should be allowed, after what took place, at so much length, on the second reading of the Bill, and that the Bill should be read a first time with a view to its being circulated, se that the House might resume the discussion on it in the present session, with a general knowledge of the views of the Government as expressed in the Bill. It would be important to know whether or no the reso lutions were the same, or so nearly the same, as that the understanding could be carried into effect. Mr. LABOUCIIERE could only repeat the difficulty which he had ulways felt as to laying on the table copies of any resolutions before they were debated in the House. He was happy to say that he had made such arrangements with respect to the navigation-laws as woo' d save mush difficulty. He prof • ed to bring the ques tion of the navigation-laws formally before the House on Wednesday next, and then to postpone its consideration till a future day. He could only express the opinion which he had stated in the course of last session, that it was inexpedient to enter into any discussion of the measure until the second reading was regularly brought before them, for all before-discussion conversation was in his experience always injurious to the main question at issue. _ _ After a few words from Mr. HERRIES, who hoped that the resolutions about to be submitted to the House would contain all the principles of the measure, Mr. HUME expressed a hope that the resolutions about to be introduced should comprise some measure for regulating the payment of light dues, to which Mr. Labouchere nodded an assent. TREATMENT OF PAUPER CHILDREN— TOOTING, &c. Lord DRUMLANRIG said, that seeing the Hon. Member, who was President of the Poor-law Board, in his place, he wished to ask whether any measures had been taken for regulating the disposition of the pauper children of the metropolis, and what was the number of those children who had been sent to Tooting. Mr. BAINES said that the number of children at the Drouet establishment on the 13th of January last was 1,372, sent from thirteen different unions. The Poor-law Board had certainly seen the necessity of altering the system of farming pauper children, and doing away with the present regulations, and provision had been 'made for the reception of the children of twelve out of the thirteen unions. The thirteenth union was that of Chelsea, which had been unable to provide for their children as yet, owing to the indisposition of the proprietors of private establishments to receive the inmates of any institution where cholera had prevailed. The number of children who had bean altogether attacked by cholera in the Drouet establish ment, or after their removal from it, was 223, of whom a great many had been declared convalescent. He was happy to say that no new case of cholera had occurred at Tooting since Saturday, the 13th of January. GRANTS TO IRISH POOR. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY wished to ask the Chan cellor of the Exchequer if any expenditure of public money in aid of the poor-law administration in Ireland. and if any, to what amount and to what unions, had been authorised under the Minute of the Lords Com missioners of the Treasury, dated the 16th day of January, 1849. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that an aid had been granted to the extent of 3,0001., of which: the sum of 2,620/. had been expended in the unions of Scariff, Balling, Westport, and Kenmare. RAILWAY COMMISSION. _ _ . Mr. BREMRIDGE wished to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether (after the notice of a 8.11 for consolidating the Boards of Excise and Taxes) it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to continue the present Railway Board as an independent board, or whether her Majesty's Government contemplate, in the present session of Parliament, bringing forward any measure to place the railway business of the coußtry under the management of the Board of Trade? Mr. LABOUCHERE said it was not the intention of the Government to bring in a Bill to abolish the present Railway Board. Several most important reductions had been made in that Board, but he did not think it would be for the interest of the public that the Railway Commission should be set aside, or that it should form part of the Board of Trade. EXPENDII URE. Mr. T. B. SMITH wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he had any objection to lay on the table of the House the particulars of that portion of the expenditure which he intended should be placed under the control of Parliament, which had nut hitherto been so. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he had stated the other night that portion of the expenditure that would be placed under the control of Parliament. BURIALS IN TIIE METROPOLIS. Mr. URQUHART was understood to ask the Noble Lord the First Minister of the Crown whe❑ the measure respecting burials in the metropolis and large cities, promised last session, would be presented to the House. Lord JOIIN RUSSELL said that the subject was under the comideration of the Government, but it was not yet in a fit state to be brought forward for the con sideration of the House. CALIFORNIA. Sir F. T. BARING, in answer to a question from Sir De Lacy Evans, said he could not hold out any expec tation to him that a ship of war would be permanently stationed at California. NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. GREENE, in answer to a question from Mr. B. Osborne, observed that he could not say when the new House of Commons would be in a fit state for the re ception of Members. ENGROSSED BILLS. On the motion for considering the resolutions relating to Engrossed Bills, Sir R. H. INGLIS expressed a hope that those parties whose duty it was to draw up the drafts of Bills, not being Members of the House, would in future take more care in adapting the language and phrase- ology of the Bills to the purposes for which each Bill was intended. Very often the defective phraseology of the Bill entirely defeated the object for which the Bill itself was intended. Ile, therefore, trusted that, fur the future, more attention would be paid to the matter.—(Hear.) The resolutions were then considered and agreed to. HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for g. iing into committee on this Bill, Mr. J. O'CONNELL rose to move the following reso lotion :—That it be an instruction to the committee to introduce such provisions into the Bill as shall guard and save intact the right of the subject to hold meetings, to petition for the enactment, repeal, or alteration of Acts of Parliament, or for redress of grievances, or other con stitutional object, without other or further restriction of that right that existed under the operation of the Com mon and Statute Law of the land, previous to the passing of the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act of last July. He said the House was yet unacquainted with the real meaning and scope of the powers to be given by this Bill ; and he said so, because there was a diffe rence of opinion among the authorities to which they looked for an explanation. In the first place, it was distinctly stated in the Queen's Speech that insurrection still existed in Ireland, and he supposed that statement was inserted for the purpose of affording some pretext for the introduction of the Bill. The proposer and seconder of the Address, which was an echo of the Royal Speech, on the contrary, distinctly stated that no such thing as disaffection existed in Ireland. The Lord- Lieutenant, on the other hand, let out the real objects of the Bill, and according to him it was for the purpose of putting down political discussion and constitutional agitation. That was the discrepancy which existed be tween the illustrious occupier of the throne and her Ministers. The Hon. Member was interrupted by Sir G. GREY, who announced that he had been to the House of Lords, and that their Lorships had re quested a conference with the House of Commons ot the subject of resolutions. Several Members left the House for that purpose. Sir G. GREY reporied on their return from the con ference that their Lordships had agreed to the resolu tions relating to the engrossment of Bills. Mr. J. O'CONNELL resumed—lf any gentleman would turn over the Bill he would see that the Bill con veyed no information. The Bill, after reciting merely that it was a continuation of the Act which would expire on the Ist of March, went on to empower the Lord-Lieutenant to take into custody any mau whom he should suspect of treason ; and, there. fore, it became necessary that it should be known whether o.t not the right to hold meet ings, and to petition was to remain intact or to be struck down. It had been said that the Lord-Lieutenant would not presume to take any man into custody without good and sufficient reason. It had been said of another Noble Lord that he would not hesitate to take the com mand of the Channel fleet on two minutes' notice, and he (Mr. J. O'Connell) would not be at all surprised what the Lord -Lieutenant's audacity would prompt him to do. If the Lord-Lieutenant would give the Irish people the right of public meeting, he (Mr. John O'Connell) would pro mise him that he should not have any cause of complaint against the Irish people, provided he left them that right untouched. The association had been spoken of as treasonable by the Lord-Lieutenant. Was not this the fact, that, under the absolute powers of the Lord-Lieutenant, no one single member of that asso ciation,had been for one hour in custody. ENGROSSMENT OF BILLS. The House was again summoned to a further con ference on the subject of the amendments proposed by the House of Commons to the resolutions on the en grossment of public Bills. Sir G. GREY, on the return of the Members from the Conference, reported that the House of Lords had agreed to the Commons' amendments of the reso lutions. DEBATE RESUMED. Mr. J. O'CONNELL, in resuming his obseruationi, said that not a single member of the Repeal Association had so much as for a single hour or a single minute been in prison. They had had a Government reporter down among them who had discharged his duty as he was bound to say rep or t ers genera ll y d o , w i t h a bili ty , im partiality, and honour, but not one single note did his themso cia t i as on. a Thef watches aet s a report contain that would cr i m i nate any mem b er o f t h e as cat th m at ou th se e , G h o u v t er t n hy m e en h t a n d a e cl a w ag a h te t h n e o d Member in any default, for no default was made ; and thus it was that they were obliged to come down to the House, and ask fur an unconstitu tional measure, in order to serve their own purpose- What took place last July in Ireland was a mos:t . wretched attempt, and ought not to have been made so much of as it was. The parties connected with that attempt were Ri pealers to be sure, but they were some thing more. Much had been said about the patronage that had been given to his father for the strvice be rendeted to the Whigs on th e i r content i on with the Tories. He denied that any patronage had [Ten ever given, and the :appointment of two members of his family to Government s i tua ti o ns was entirely without his knowledge. M. O'Connell had bad p lent y of calumniators, but he defied any one of them to say that that ge n tl eman ' s actions were guided by motives of patronage. He was always guided by his eoescience , a nd never did he p i p port a Minister if he did not think him n the right. But it was said Mr. O'Connell long ago gave up H the Church question. He denied it in tote. True, for a time Mr. O'Connell allowed the question to re main in abeyance, and bad his life been spared him, it was his intention to have introduced a measure in the settlement of the Irish Church question. —(Hear.) That measure might not have met with much support in that House, but Ireland it would . have been hailed with delight. It would have met with the warm response of the majority of the people, and the Noble Lord at the head of the Government would have been fcrccd to return to his old principes. But sooner or later such a measure as that must be introduced, and whoever took it in hand first would ever be acknowledged by the Irish people as their best friends. But to return to the question under discussion, he must again protest against this suspension of the constitution in Ireland. There w 110 necessity for it, and it was an act cf base cruelty to put the people of Ireland at tho mercy of a despotic Lord-Lieutenant. Se• veral English Members had stood by the opponents of of this Bill, and warmly espoused the cause, of the Irish people. He thanked them for it, and he wis quite convinced the whole nation of Ire 'arid would second him in offering them thanks for their particular conduct. Why then did Government not listen to the advice of these Honourable English Representatives, and before' th e y p asse d this Bill wait and see if something else besides coercion could not be done to pacify Ireland. He had a right to call upon the Noble Lord to adopt that advice, but, at all events, he hoped the passing of the Bill would be delayed. ELEFT SPEAKIN4I.] TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING, SIZ O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. 9 to 1 apt The Curate 12 to 1 agst Prince George 20 to 1 agst Edward the First 20 to 1 agst Napoleon 20 to 1 agst Victim METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 9 to 1 agst Lugar—taken 10 to 1 agst Canrzou 12 to 1 agst Flatcatcher 14 to 1 agst Loup-garou 16 to 1 apt Dacia 17 to 1 agst Executor 20 to 1 agat Do .the Boys 20 to 1 agat Backbiter CHESTER CUP. 20:to 1 agst The, i Tartar 20 to 1 agst Joe o' Sot 40 to 1 agst Lady Wildair 40 to 1 agst Clermont 40 to 1 agst Chanticleer 45 tb 1 agst lodine 50 to 1 agst Ballinafad 50 to 1 agst Peep o' Day Boy 50 to 1 agst Ruthmines 50 to 1 agst Lugar 66 to 1 agst Eagle's Plume 66 to 1 agst Conquest DERBY. 14 to 1 agst Honeycomb 20 to 1 agst Nunnykirk 20 to 1 agst Uriel 3 50 to 1 agst Flambeau's darn 66 to 1 agst Langton HULL ELECTION. (From the Hull Advertiser.) We are proud and happy to say that the President of the Poor-Law Board,Mr.T. Baines, Esq., has been re-elected by the numerous and influential consti tuency of Hull without opposition. This is such a compliment to individual worth as has rarely been paid to any public man, by a constituency so large, so heterogeneous, and so completely removed from all in fluence of a personal or an official character, as that of the electors of the borough of Hull. Mr. Baines's position is an exceedingly distinguished one. In a town where party spii it runs as high as in most other towns in the Kingdom, the best men of all parti e s have agreed to support Mr. Baines, not as a mere politician, but as a person eminently qualified to serve his Sovereign and his country in an official station. And, yet, the re-election of Mr. Baines has not been conducted in a way altogether agreeable to us. Contrary to, and in defiance of, an implied un derstanding that Mr. Baines should be returned without interrogatory as to his principles, a number of merchants have exacted from that Hon. and Learned Gentleman a kind of declaration that he will oppose the total repeal of the navigation laws. Now, it was never supposed that the question of the repeal of the navigation-laws would have been brought under the notice of Mr. Baines, other wise, gentlemen far more conversant with the ten dency of those laws than the very respectable per sons who waited upon him, would have raised their voices in condemnation of them. We trust that the members of her Majesty's Government will not pay the least attention to the supposed manifestation of opinion in favour of the navigation-laws in Hull. Of the eight Mayors of this town who have passed the chair.since the passing of the Municipal Reform Bill, five at least are favourable to the repeal of the navi gation-laws. Of the other three, all are in favour of a modification of the measure; so that, in point of fact, the navigation-laws are not supported by any party in the town of Hull. We would not ourselves give the value of a rush for what some gentlemen of easily-excited nerves would say in the course of an election-fever in support of the navigation ' laws. Neither, we are sure, would Mr. Alderman Thompson, whose repeated condemnation of those laws in detail must be familiar to every member of the Hull Chamber of Commerce. We wish Ministers to believe that there is really no party in Hull so stupid as to cry out for the maintenance of the pre sent navigation-laws. We are aware that, .in an Address to the Queen, the present House of Com mons has said—" We humbly assure your Majesty that the restrictions imposed upon commerce by the navigation-laws will engage our most earnest atten tion ; and that it will be our duty to consider whether it be right to repeal or to modify their provisions if we shall find that these laws are in whole or in part unnecessary for the maintenace of our maritime power, while they fetter trade and industry." There is, therefore, an end of the na v i ga ti o n-la ws as regards protection to the shipping interest. A shipowner has abstractt Gentlemanh e And Dulln d now, in the recorded . opinion of the House of Com mons, no more claim to the retention of the naviga tionsystem of maritime protection, than the - f l a a r w m s er as or a the. manufacturer. Mr. Baines has himself told the shipowners this, inasmuch as he has told them that his views with respect to the naviga tion-laws are unchanged. Now, what were . the views of Mr. Baines at his last election ? Did he then contend that the shipowner required protection ? Nothing of the kind. .He then advocated the main tenance of the navigation-laws as an important branch of' our military defensive . system. From the report of a speech delivered . by him at a meeting of the electors in the Mechanics' Institute, and published at we quote the following fPathc the opinions f ce , of the Hon. and Learned as to this principle of free -trade, allow me to : say that thcre is no . man who ent er t a i ns a grea t er regar d for the principle of free-trade than I do. For this reason, I will tell you why : Because the principle of free-trad e is no more than this. It is the principle of establishing among the different nations of the earth that kind of in tercourseit were, members of one common good of all.—(Loud view, Gentlemen, with respect family, contributing which to o s thethe m, a a to n t l h a e u s s e e.) nea ß ig u a t ti t o h r e i -r l e aw is s a which I respectfully submit to your judgment. It is not the q ues ti on o f f ree - tra d e, i t i s the question, in a great measure, of the defences of the country. Now, I pray 3ou remember it has been said long, long ago, and never said with ou t t rut h t h at t h e national defences of this country, in ca se o f an y war , r must necessarily consist in the s eamen o f t h e country -in your ships—you wooden walls as th e y h ave b een called by a fi g ure of speech, very expressive, but very true. They are the wooden walls of Old England.-- (Loud cheers.) They are your natural defences in case of war; and suppose such a state of thi ngs , sup p ose now that th a t which should h h a a p p p p e e n n e a d ing?in (and who can sa y i t w ill not ) the experience of the French revolutionary war, that you had a combinati on o f a ll t h e nations of Europe against England—that . you had the armies of Friti.ce, of Spain, of Holland, of Denmark, and of Russia, all banded together against civilised England. I should like to know whit situation we should be in it' we destroyed our national defences ? And, there fore, that consideration, gentlemen, I must confess, presses on my mind, with very great force, when I con sider the question of the navigation laws. Here, again, I think it necessary to give a caution, which I thought it necessary to give this morning, which was kindly re ceived by those whom I addressed ; namely, that no gentleman, from what I say upon this subject, I hop e will ever, for one single moment, imagine that I should, under any circumstances whatever, be found to advocate war.—(Cheers.) But I am now looking at the case of necessary and defensive war, which, in my judgment, alone is justifiable.—(Hear.) There is no man living who has a stronger feeling of the infinite crime and misery which necessarily follow from. war than I h ave . No man living will do more as far as in him lies to d r i ve from this country th a t reproach which it has unfortu nately merited for two or three times past in engaging in unnecessary war, for the mere purpose of national ag grandisement. I repudiate all such causes for warfare.— (Cheers.) I say it is the interest—l will say more, the bounden duty of all the nations of the earth, as far as they can, to remember that great truth for which we have divine san c ti on , that God has made of one blood all nations of th e ear th,' and I, for one, will not be th e man ever to go counter to that precept, or to encourage at any time, or under any circumstances, a war which cannot be justified updri the principle of strict defence." Not a word here about dear or cheap wages, or cheap tea and sugar, or any of the endless objections one hears from the wavering advocates of the navi gation laws in Hull. All real statesmen know that the question of the mere profitableness of repealing the navigation-laws has been decided in the affirma tive long ago. It i s , th ere fore, no longer a questi o n with which shipowners have more to do than any other people. In the event of a successful invasion, the families of shipowners would fare no worse than those of their neighbours. Bearing this exposition of Mr. Baines's views fully in mind, Mr. Baines cannot be classed with the knot of old women who issue missives to the shipowners of the United Kingdom, from a room in a building in London, well known to the general postman as " 80, Cornhill." He has not a word to say i n f avour o f w hat i s ca ll e d th e protection of the shipping interest regarded merely as a mercantile interest. It would be absurd, there fore, to class him with such specimens of a past age as Mr. George Frederick Young and his Corn hill colleagues. Re never pledged himself to uphold th' navigation-laws as a measure of mere protection to the shipowner. But, fortunately, for the best in terests of the country, the repeal of the:navigation laws will not depend upon the single vote of Air. Baines. These laws are doomed. And, in justice to the agriculturists, it is requisite that they should be abolished in conjunction with the corn-laws. Let not the Government be prevented from pushing for ward the measure by anything that may have taken place in Hull. We are for the repeal of the navi gation laws, and yet Mr. Baines had not a more de voted supporter than we were, and would be again, were he a third time a candidate. LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROLLS COURT, Feb 10. W HARTON V. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY.-- INJUNCTION. This was an application by the plaintiff, the inventor of a medium for drawing by means of straps or bands formed of wire, passed through leather or through gutta percha, or through leather and gutta percha in combina tion, such wires not being in communication, but sepa rated by means of seams of gutta percha, for the protec tion of his invention, which had been applied by the Electric Telegraph Company to cover or enclose their detached wires of electric communication upon the North-Western line of railway at and from the Euston and other stations on the line. The plaintiff had ob tained his patent for this invention on the 11th February, 1846, on which he filed his specification, stating all the important features of peculiarity in the invention, and that it was applicable to the purposes, without limiting its application to the purposes enumerated specially in the specification. The Electric Telegraph Company obtained their patent for communicating intelligence by means of detached wires, in combination with gutta percha, operated on by electricity, in the month of April, 1848; and they had, in the prosecution of their object, used the bands composed of wire, in combination with gutta percha, thereby violating the patent right of the plaintiff by infringement. The company had at its head several well-known persons, including Mr. Ricardo and Mr. Barlow, and had, it appeared, conducted some im portant lines of communication to completion, and had even undertaken to communicate by this invention intel ligence under the sea intervening 13 , ,tween Boulogne and lolkstoue. There had already been an action brought at common law to recover damages for this infringement. To that the company had put in an appearance, and in the meanwhile the company sought the protection of this Court, by means of an injunction, to restrain the com pany from using this mode of communication, and also prayed that an account should be rendered of all such straps or bands used by the company, and account with the plaintiff to the amount of their value. The use of the words " and for other ' purposes," it was insisted, brought the defordants within the meaning of the sp,cification. Several exhibits of the bands used by the plaintiff and the defendants were put in and examined by the Learned Judge, who thereupon observed—l am inclined to think that the better way for your party is to go on with an action for infringement of your patent, if you so think fit, with liberty to the opposite party to apply for their costs in this court, if you do not proceed with such ac tion at common law. Mr. Elderton and Mr. Webster followed Mr. Turner on the same side. _ _ Mr. ItouPELL, for the defendants, denied that there had been any infringement of this person's patent. The de fendants used the gutta percha to protect insulated wire only for telegraphic communications. The composition used by his clients was not simple gutta perche, but a composition including, with the gutta perchs, sulphur and gum. The manufacture of this article was perfectly different from that of the plaintiff, who clearly, from tne terms of his specification, was precluded from any claim to participate in any invention of the defendants fur an improved method of telegraphic communication of intelligence. Mr. roues followed on the same side. _ Lord LANGDALE said—l do not consider that the plaintiff is entitled to an account as pray ed, but I shall let the application stand over, in order to see whether they bring on their action at common law for damages. I see no reason for granting the injunction. had there been a clear case mad, out of main fides in respect to the exhibits and drawings produced by the plaintiff, and had it been shown and pressed on the Court that misre presentation had taken place, tl•e judgment might bare been conclusive. The motion to stand over. his Lordship will not sit in the Rolls' Court again until Saturday next. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Feb. 10. (Sitting: at Nisi Prius at Westminster.) KINGET V. GEOGHEGAN AND WITHERS. Mr. Humfrey and Mr. Pearson were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. M. Chambers and Mr. Denman ; for the defendants. The plaintiff was a schoolmistress, who occupied apartments in Robert-street, Chelsea. She brought the preent action to recover compensation in damages for an injury sustained under the following circumstances : It appeared that the defendant had a claim for rent upon a person of the name of Souter, and believing the furniture in the plaintiff's apartments to be the property of this person he sent in a broker, who took therefrom sundry articles alleged by the plaintiff to be her property. In the effort to obtain admission the front parlour door was broken open, and on the plaintiff being sent for (for she did not reside upon the promises), and seeing what was done, she immediately sent out for a policeman. The school was shut up for some time in cons(quence, of this proceeding. The terms of the school were one guinea a quarter for each scholar, provided the money be paid in advance, and 303. a quarter if not so paid. It was stated in evidence that it would cost 201. to repur chase the articles which had been taken. The defence was that the goods belonged to the plaintiff's brother, who had gone by the name of Souter; that he had left the premises which he had occupied, without paying the rent, and the goods were followed to the plaintiff's apartments where she held her school. It was also stated that this person, Souter, was now on his way to America. The first defendant was the former landlord of Souter, and the other was the broker. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff— Damages, 501. LOCK V. ASHTON. Mr. Sergeant C. Jones was counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. Whitehurst and Mr. Flowers for the defendant. The plaintiff, who was carman in the employ of the defendant, a corn merchant living in the Blackfriars road, brought this action to recover compensation in damages for his false imprisonment by the defendant. It appeared that the plaintiff had been sent by the defend ant, with, as it was at first supposed, 20 sacks of oats, but the fact was that two of the sacks were so much torn that no oats were put into them. A receipt was accordingly given to him for only 18 sacks. Upon the return of the plaintiff to his master's house, one of the sacks was missing. The defendant suspecting the plaintiff of dishonesty, ordered him to be taken into custody, when he was removed to Clerkenwell station- , house. The next morning he was taken befere the magistrate, when he was remanded. Before the time had arrived for his re-examination, it was discovered that the missing sack had been left with the toll-collector as security for the toll, and the character of the plaintiff was fully ♦indicated. The magistrate, therefore, dis missed the complaint. The plaintiff then brought an action against the defendant for the injury sustained, which action was tried some time ago, when the jury found a verdict in his favour for 40s. damages. The plaintiff having subsequently obtained a rule for a new trial, that verdict was set aside and the present trial was the result. The defence on this occasion was one of justification. The jury retired for some time to consult together. and then returned a verdict fur the plaintiff•—Damages, 100/. EXCHEQUER CHAMBER, Feb. 10. (Middlesex Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Baron PLATT and a Common Jury.) SCARISBRICK AND OTHERS V. KINNAIRD. This case commenced on Friday, and did not close till late to day. It was an action to try the right of pro perty in certain books seized by the Sheriff of Middlesex, under a writ of execution against Mr. James Bohn, the well-known foreign bookseller. Sir F. Thesiger, Mr. M. Smith, and Mr. Hodgson, appeared on behalf of the plaintiffs, who were the Bishop of Liandaff, Mr. Scarisbriek, a gentleman of property in Yorkshire, and Mr. Hyam Ansel!, of the City; Mr. Martin, Mr. Bramwell, Mr. Willes, and Mr. Burchell, conducted the defendant's case. Towards the close of the year 1843, Mr. Bohn, who then carried on business in King William-street, Strand, became bankrupt. With a desire to save a part of his stock, and enable him to resume his business, the plain tiffs agreed to subscribe 1,500/.—Mr. Scarisbrick sub scribing 750/, Mr. Ansell 5001,, and the Bishop of Llan daff 2501. With this sum they bought some of the books of his assignees, and placed them under his care, he being at liberty to sell them as opportunity offered in his trade, and they to receive the proceeds. A brother of Arr. Bohn was placed in possession of the books, aad was paid 21. a week by the plaintiffs for attending ing to them. Mr. Bohn having resumed business, and having again become crippled in his means, obtained some advances of money from a Mr. Hoare, a solicitor, to whom he made a bill of sale in January, 1846. In the following August be made another bill of sale to a Captain Long, who was to advance 3,0001. in order to clear off all his liabilities to the plaintiffs as well as others. His difficulties were increasing a few months afterwards; in December the same year all his stock, consisting of 16,000 volumes of the highest and rarest class, and including the works formerly purchased by the plaintiffs, were seized by the sheriff at the suit of Captain Long, and sold. The action was brought to re oover the price or the value of the books belonging to the plaintiffs. These were the facts to prove the plain tiffs entitled to the property in question. It was further proved that at the sale the books were sold much below their value. The ease for the defendant was that Mr. Ansel!, at least, had no right to sue, as he had disposed of his interest in the books to Mr. Hoare on the 10th of July, 1845, and never afterwards interfered in the busi ness; that notice of the seizure had been given to the solicitors of the other two plaintiffs on the 22d of De cember, 1846, two days bet' ire the books were removed, and that no claim was made on behalf of the plaintiffs, and that the sale took place in the usual manner. These points having been made out to the satisfaction of the jury, a verdict ou that issues embracing them, End which went to the substance of the action, was found for the defendant. LIVERPOOL M.P.s'.—Liverpool has the honour of having ten of her sons, either by birth or by adoption, in the present Parliament, and all of them men of liberal views and of great talent for business. Their names are, William Brown, W. E. Gladstone, T. Thornely, William Ewart, William Jackson, Sir Joshua Walmsley, Edward Cardwell, Sir T. B. Birch, Lawronco Heywortb, and Joseph Sandars,jun.—Liverpool Albion. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. • BOW-STREET. BEGGING - LETTER IMPOSTOR EXTR AORDINA James 1 hompson; alas Nixon, alias Sport., alms Heppel, alias Robson, alias Henderson, a middle-aged men of re spectable appearance, was brought up in the custody of Horsford, the mendicity officer, charged with attempting to obtain money from our Sovereign Lady the Queen by means of begging letters. Horsford being sworn, stated, that he was sent for lby Mr. Taylor, who is connected with the household of Prince Albert, and, in consequence of a communicetion made to him, he made errata:lenient, to trace the author of the letter produced, which was sent to the Queen:— " Poplar, London, Sept. 6, 1848. " May it please your Majesty,—l am sorely afield, not having had any answer to tither of the letters I addressed to your Majesty at Osborne House, enclosing a letter from Lord Ravenworth, that I have done wrong, and that your Majesty does not sanction it. It such be the case, I am very sorry for it, and beg to ask pardon for the liberty, as I have erred through igno rance, and not being aware of your Majesty's customs, begides being almost past myself at three deaths taking place in my family in such a short time, thereby dis tressing me beyond endurance; and am sorry to add that I have made as yet no progress since I last wrote to your Majesty, craving as a particular favour your Majesty's benevolent consideration, and the return of Lord Ravenworth's letter, which would in all probability assist me in gaining some position by which I may be able to obtain a livelihood. If, therefore, your Majesty will please to take me into your gracious consideration, and cause to be returned to me Lord Ravenworth's letter, I will ever pray for your long life and hap piness. —I am you Majesty's most humble and obedient servant, " ELIZABETH HENDERSON. " Your Majesty will please cause it to be directed for me, Post-office, Poplar, London." There were also two other letters from the same per son, the envelop of one,. in answer, being enclosed to his Lordship to induce him to send an enclosure. Witness went on Tuesday to Poplar, and saw a letter addressed to Mrs. Henderson, from a lady at Morpeth, which in duced him to go to 53, Three Colts-street, Limehouse, upon which he took him into custody, and found in his pocket-book a letter from Mrs. Baker Cresswcll, en closing a money order for 20s. Among the several per sons of distinction with whom the prisoner has carried on a correspondence, were the Queen Dowager, Earl llar rowby, the Duke of Buccleuch, Lard Eldon, Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Cholmondeley, &e., and he was convicted in March, 1847, of obtaining money by the same means from Mr. Wm. Grey, M.P., then secretary to Lord John Russell. Mr. Ferguson, a clerk belonging to the Mendicity Society, said that the woman Henderson; who went by the name of Skelton, was convicted for attempting to ob tain money from Lord Mulgrave in February, 1848. Mary Ann Coglin, servant to Miss Wood, who keeps the post office at High•street, Poplar, said that the pii sener frequently called for letters for some months past. On Friday night she delivered him the letter produced, but his wife had been only once for letters, and in con sequence of refusing to give them to her she brought a list of the places from which she expected to receive letters. The prisoner told witness that the woman was his cousin, and when he called on Friday he seemed to think that the letter had been broken open Mr. Barnett, who keeps the post-office in Three Colts street, said that when the prisoner called on Saturday Horsford was in attendance, and took him into custody. The prisoner said he would rather decline saying any thing in his defence, end he was ordered to be remanded. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY IN TOTTENHAM- COURT-ROAD. —A porter, named William Palmy Hebditch, who was formerly in the employ of the Messrs. Shoolbred, ho• siers, of Tottenham-court-road, was placed at the bar before Mr. Henry, charged with having stolen 521. fr: m the desks of the cashiers on the premises belonging to those gentlemen. A solicitor, who appeared for the Messrs. Shoolbred, said that a robbery had been committed on their premises on Wednesday last, the 7th inst., by some one who must have known the premises. Several of the cashiers' desks had been forced open, and among others the desk in tbe approbation room, from which the money was taken. A reward of 1001. was offered fur the apprehension of the person or persons who committed the offence, and on Friday Inspector Haines apprehended the prisoner, who he had no doubt, had committed the robbery. Inspector Haines, of the detective force, said that from information he received he watched the prisoner into a public-house in Church-street, Blackfriars-road, and told him he wanted to speak to him about a robbery at Mr. Shoolbred's, in Tottenham-court-road. The prisoner replied - that he had not been there for three months. He said he was lodging at 6, Church-street, and that he slept in a little back parlour with his landlord. This afterwards turned out to be false. He said he had no boxes or clothes. He (Haines) then searched him, and found 31. 10a. in gold and Bs. in silver, in a new purse in his pocket, and also a new key. He heard the prisoner tell Mr. Shoolbred that he had hidden some of the money in the dustbeap at Church-street, but upon its being searched it was not found. Sergeant Whicher, of the detective force, stated that having-been informed the prisoner resided at 48, John street, Blackfriars-road, he went there, and was shown into a back attic, which was the prisoner's room, where he discovered a box, and trying the key in the prisoner's pocket it was found to fit the lock. The box contained several articles of wearing apparel, quite new. Tho pri soner told him that he was driven to it by distress. John Nipping, a shopman at a hosiery establishment, said that the prisoner came to his master's shop at eleven o'clock on Thursday, and bought goods to the amount of 31. 43. 6d. The good; produced were the same. He bought a purse on Friday, which was the same produced. The prisoner being asked what he had to say, stated that he had been driven to do it through distress. Mr. Shoolbred had taken his character away, and he might just as well lose his life as his character. He tried his utmost, but it was useless. Mr. HENRY remanded him for further evidence to be produced. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A RECEIVING CLIZRIL—A sickly-looking young man, named Jfihn Knight, who is the receiving clerk at Mr. Bielfeltes, papier-mache manufacturer in Wellington -street, was charged with having embezzled several sums of' money from his master. Mr. Harrison, the solicitor, who appeared for Mr. Bielfeld, said that the prisoner was the receiving clerk, and it was his duty to receive the money which had been collected by clerks appointed for that purpo , e, and to place the account in his cash-book, which Mr. Bielfeld signed every week. He then called Mr. T. E. Jervis, formerly a collecting clerk in the employ of Mr. Bielfeld, who stated that on the 14th of February, 1848, he received the sum of Si. 6s. from a Mr. Heycock, and on the 18th of February, 1848, he re ceived 21. 3s. 3d from Mr. Thomas, or Thompson, Cam berwell, both of which sums he paid to Mr. Knight, the receiving clerk, who receipted his (Jervis's) book, which was produced. Mr. C. F. Bielfeld was then called, and said he had looked over the cash book and found no entries of the sums stated to have been paid. The prisoner denied having appropriated the sums to his own use, and requested that he might be allowed to look at the cash-book, as he said he had no doubt he could show the entries at some other period of the year, although not on the precise day of reception. Mr. Harrison begged Mr. Henry to remand the pri soner, as there were several other cases against him with which he was unable to proceed on so short a notice, the prisoner having only been taken into custody that morning. Mr. HENRY remanded the prisoner for a week. POSTAL CONVENTION WITH THE UNITED STATES. —The ratifications of the postal convention with the United States having been exchanged, Mr. Bourne, an officer of the London Post-office, was dispatched by the last steamer to Washington to settle the minor arrange ments which require to be agreed upon before the con vention can be brought into operation. A clause in the convention provides that these matters of detail shall be setied, from time to time, by the Post-office authorities of the two countries.—Observer. CITY OF LONDON AND EAST LONDON DISPENSARY. —A meeting of this valuable charity was held on Satur day; Henry F. Richardson, Esq., was called to the chair. It was determined to open the dispensary as soon as arrangements will permit. The treasurer announced the munificent aid of 501. from Charles Dixon, Esq., 201. from C. Saltmarahe, Esq., and numerous others. The chairman announced that R. C. L. Bevan, Esq., J. W. Freshfield, Esq., aed the Provost of Eton had joined the Vice-Presidency. The meeting then adjourned. DUBLIN AND HOLYHEAD SUBMARINE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—Mr. Charles J. Blunt, who has been granted by the Lords of the Admiralty all the privi leges necessary to enable him to carry out the works of the Dublin and Holyhead Submarine Electrical Tele graph, is fully prepared to complete this most important project without delay. Their Lordships have given the necessary directions to Lieut. Hutchinson, R.N., har bour master at Kingstown, to confer with Mr. Blunt, and afford him his assistance in determining on the most onvenient spot for the terminus of the wires. Mr. Blunt is expected to arrive in Kingstown early next week. LARGE CAPTURE OF WHALES.—On Saturday last the people of Eday had a whale hunt, and captured about 300 bottle-noses! It was so :late in the evening before getting done with their murderous onslaught that they had not time to haul up the monsters above high water mark, and some 60 or 70 were carried off to sea which rose very high next morning. They might have saved them had they been active, butt thought it wrong, I suppose, to work on Sunday, even in saving property, which this surely was. As it is, they have 222 whales, ave raging. 14 1, et each, and worth to tbcm about 5001.!—a very good day's work. Offers have been received in town for them, the highest being 48.51., but which was refused. It is supposed they may now be sold by roup. There was one small whale, about 12 feet, of a different spetles, in the lot, but I have not g,,t a description of it so as to be able to say what whale it is.--John o'Groat's Journal. DEATH OF PARISH ALVARS.—Letters from Vienna contain information of the decease of Mr. Parish Alvars, one of the most eminent of English musicians, and the greatest performer ov and composer for the harp ever known. The intelligence will be received with the deepest regret by his numerous friends and admirers in London. Mr. Parish Aivars's death is a great loss to the art and to society. lie was a most amiable and in- telligent man as well as a musician of varied acquire ments and decided genius.—Alusicul World. YEOMANRY CAVALRY.—The Home Secretary has sent a letter to the Lord Lieutenants of the different counties, saying that it was not int,auled to place any of the corps of Yeomanry Cavalry on permanent duty, or cause them to be inspected during the present year; but such corps as may wish to be tmined and exercised according to the provisions of the Volunteer Act, will be allowed to assemble, subject to etalttiu regulations as to their remuneration. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. MANCHESTER, Fan. 10.—The want of animation in the re ports from London, Liverpool, and other leading markets held during the week has caused an inactive feeling in the trade here, and only a moderate amount of business has occurred in any article at the marrency of the preceding market day. Of malt Coastwise, and oats and oatmeal f rom Ireland, the arrivals at Liverpool and Runcorn are to a fair extent, but of other arti cles the supplies are scanty. From abrcad the imports of beans and Indian corn are large, with a moderate quantity of wheat and flour. Our market this morning was of an exceed. ingly languid character and the advance noted on this day se'nuight was not maintained for either wheat or flour. Oats and oatmeal were likewise in very limite&dernand, but without alteration in value. WINCHESTER, FEB. 10.—A well attended market both of buyers and sellers, the new Corn Exchange being well, stored with sacks of every kind of grain, seeds, &c., the remarkably mild and fine weather having induced many to prepare fur spring sowing; there was a good demand for best oats, beans, peas, tares, and small seeds, all at rather advanced pricei. Millers were ready buyers of fine dry w h ea t s at an a d vance o f at least 5s per load of five quarters over the quoted prices of ( this day week. Maltsters took off every sample of bright chevalier barley, at an advance of Is per quarter; different qualities of foreign wheats and barley were shnin by Southampton corn factorf,Which found purchasers at a similar advance in price. Canada 'flour was also offered, though hot much approved of by. buyers. Indian corn advanced Is per quarter, best white, weighing 631bs to 651bs per bushel, sold at 13/ lOs to 141 per load; red ditto, 12/ to 12! lfis; ditto, second rate, 10/ lOs to 11/ ditto ; inferior without buyers. Flour from 36s to 42s per bag. Bread 13d to 1441 the 81b ) loaf. Barley—best Chevalier (English) 33s to 34s per quar ter; damask ditto 28s ditto; Pomeranian 29s to 30s ditto; grinding ditto 26s to 27s ditto. Malt from 58s to 62s per qr. Oats—Hants and Yorkshire pollards 22s to 24s per qr. ; ditto feed ditto 20s ditto; Scotch potato 20s to 225; ditto Irish ditto 16s to 20s 7-common feed 16s to 18s ditto. Beans —Pigeon for seed 38s to 40s per qr ; harrow 36s to 38s; ticks 35s to 36s • Mazagan 28s to 30s ditto. Peas b es t boil ers 36s to 38s d itto; non boilers ditto 34s ditto; grey ditto :36s ; Maples 35s to 36s ditto. Tares—Winter lOs to lis per bushel ; spring ditto 10$ to lis 6d ditto. Rye 14s per sack. Clovers— Cinquefoin, trefoil, rye grass, and other small seeds, were in fair demand at a trifling advance. Baltic linseed for crushing 40s to 42s per quarter ; dittO cakes 71 lOs per ton. Hay per load—Best meadow old and sweet 41 to 41 10: per load ; new ditto 31 to 3/ 10s; second quality 2! lOs to 2l 15s ditto. Clovers from 3/ 15s to 4/ lOs ditto. Straw 25s to 32s per ditto. COLCHESTER, SATURDAY.—The supplies in the markets in this district have this week been generally short, and the advanced rates of last week have been well sustained. In the markets in this part of the kingdom held on Tuesday and Wed nesday, there was a further rise of is per quarter, but in those held within the last two days this has been checked. The quotations here to-day are—white wheat, 46s to 51s; red, 42s to 44s ' • fine barley, 30s t o 35 s ; gr i n di ng, 24s to 27s ; oats, 18s to 25s ; white peas, 36s to 38s. At Chelmsford yesterday wheat met a brisk sale—white at 48s to 565; red, 448 to 48s ; malting barley, 30s to 32s ; oats, 20s to 24s • grey peas, 335 to 345; tick beans, 25s to 28s. In Suffolk the supplies have been limited. At S towmar k et on Thursday the farmers, stood out for higher terms, which were not acceded to, and but little business was done. WArsoistaxotv, FEB. 7.—There has been a better feeling in the corn trade to-day, and we note an advance in the week of 2d to 3d per bushel in wheat, 2d per bushel in oats, 21 .per quarter on Indian corn, is per load in flour, and 6d per load on meal. The market was well attended, and farmers holding in anticipation of still better prices checked business. READING, Firs. 10.—Wheat, per quarter, 34s to 59s ; bar ley, 25s to 355; oats, 16s to 22s ; beans, 30s to 40s; peas, 30s to 40s. Fat hogs, 9s to 9s 3d ; porkers, 9s to 9s 6d pe score. Poultry—Fowls, per couple, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; ducks, per couple, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Geese, each, 5s to 5s 6d; butter, per lb, Is Id to is 2d; eggs, 8 to 10 for Is. ABERDEEN, Fan. 9. Grain—Oats 15s 6d to 16s 6d, 401bs per bushel ; Barley, 23s to —s, 521bs per bushel ; bear, 23s to 52 lbs per bushel ; wheat. 50s to 54s ; oatmeal, 13s to'l4, per boll ; flour, 43s to 49s per sack. Provisions—Beef, 4d to 7d per ib ; Mutton, ditto, 4d to 7d ; veal, ditto, 5d to 7d ; pork, per stone, 4s to 5 s ; l am b, per quarter, Os to Os ; tallow, per atone, 4s 6d to 5s ; potatoes, per peck, 10d to is ; hay, per cwt, Os to Os ; rabbits, each Od to Os ; hares, each, Os to Os ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per lb, 8d to 10d ; eggs, per doz, 9d to 10d ; cheese, per stone, Os to Os; hens, per pair, 3s 6d to 4s ; chickens, ditto, 2s 6d to 2s 10d ; ducks, ditto, 2s 9d to 3s ; ducklings, ditto, 2s to 3s 6d ; turkeys, each, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; geese, ditto, Os to Os; butter fur exportation (present cure), per cwt, 55s to 575; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, 6d to bid ; 4lb loaf, 8d ; 21b loaf, 4d ; pork, per stone 'of 15 lbs Os Od to 3s 6d ; pork fine, small, Os Od to 5s 6d ; pork large, 3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of 204 lbs, Os to 100 s. Meal—Oatmeal, Is 4d to Os Od; bearmeal, is 4d to Os Od; peasemeal, 2s to 2s 2d; Sids, 6d to 7d; barley flour, is 5d to Is 6d; barley dust, 7d to 8d ; flour, 2s to 2s 3d ; barley, per lb, ld to 2d. BELFAST, FEB. B.—Wheat comes forward in fine condi tion, and of better quality than in the early part of the season. The advance noted on Friday was, in part, lost in the early part of the week, but having again rallied, is now 6d to 9d higher since this day week. Flour is more inquired for, and sells more freely than formerly. American barrels are in moderate demand at 28s to 295. Barley has advanced 2d to 3d, and is in good demand. Oats are a free sale at former rates, and the stocks keep light. Indian Corn sells freely at 7115 s to 71 17s 6d per ton for yellow, and 5s less for white. Holders generally, however, look for rather more money. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 10. STOCK Excnarms. —The market for shares has been steady, and a fair amount of business has been done. The sales are—Aberdeen, 1936—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 311. Shares, 9%dis.— Great Northern, 9% dia.—Ditto (B Shares), 6 per cent., 1% db.— Lancashire and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Leeds), Fifths. 2% dia.—Ditto, 101. Preference, 6 per cent., 1% p.—Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding Union), 31. Bs. 9d. dis.—London and North- Western, 138—Ditto, New Quarters, 51. 135.. 9d. p.—Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 10/. Preference. 11% Midland Stocks 94—Ditto, ,New Half Shares, 4y, dis.—Midland (Birmingham and Derby), 68)6—North Staffordshire, 2% dis.—Shrewsbury and Cheatet (late N. W. M.), 2)6 p.—Ditto (Skrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester), 3% dis.—Ditto, 101. Preference, guaranteed 8 per cent., 15—York. Newcastle, and Berwick (Extension, No. t), 1% p.—Ditto (G. N. B. Purchase), 6 per cent. guaranteed, 1% p.—Cork and Bandon, 34% dis.—Sambre and Meuse, 4 1 A . BIEMINGHAIII, FEB. 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business done in the Stock Exchange to day has been as follows : —London and North-Western, 13734 -- Great Northern, 934—North Staffordshire, 2% dis.—Shropshire Union, 2 1-3 dis. YORK, FEB. 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The busine , s transacted to-day was as fol lows:—Great Northern, 91. lls.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) , 51( —Ditto, Preference, 9% —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Exten sion), No. I, 22—Ditto, No. 2 (late New Berwicks), 22—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 9%. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, FEB. 10. &rock EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Great Northern (A), Deferred , 47 —Ditto (B), 6 per cent., 1% dis. , GLASGOW FEB. 9. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The following are to-day's transactions Aberdeen, Preference, 60—Clydesdale Junction, 60%.—Edinbur1li arid Northern, IVA —Ditto (Newport), 71. ft.—Ditto, Preference , 17%—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves, No. I, 12—Ditto , Preference, 81. la.—Great North of Scotland, 2s. 9d.—Monkland, 6 per cent. guaranteed. 4%—Scottish Central, 23. Sir Alexander Grant had an interview with the Chatr cellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official resi dence in Downing -street. MURDER at NOCTON HEATIL—LINCOLN, S AT E'S' DAY.--For some days past, Mr. Hitchens, the coroner for this district, has been engaged in investigating the circumstances connected with the death of Mary Ann Mellor), a young woman, aged 19, a servant in the env ploy of Mr. Hids, a large farmer at Nucton Heath, near this city, who it was alleged, had been poisoned by her fellow servant, by whom she was pregnant, in order to prevent h. r giving birth to a child. From the evidence which had been adduced, it appears that the deceased , who had been for some time past in the employ of Mr. Hills, was on Monday fortnight taken very ill, and Mr • Snow, a surgeon, was sent for. Sh e cont i nue d very ba d until the following Thursday, when she tell into a state of collapse. Miss Hills told Mr. Snow that the d, c e ased had confesect to her that she had taken some white pow' der in a little milk, and that she did so by the direction of John Clark, the shepherd, by whom she was preg nant, in order to produce a miscarriage. That Joni' Clark had advised her to do it, "in order to kill the little devil within." He mixed the powder in the milk and made her take it. On his examination before the coroner, Mr. Snow said, from the severity of the attack he considered that the deceased must have taken poison , and ho told her she had better confess, as he should then know what to prescribe for her. After some hesitation she acknowledged that Clark had given her a tea-spoon full of arsenic, but she denied that she was in the family way. She shortly afterwards died. When 11 made a post nwrttin examination of the body he found sufficient arsenic to kill any person. The deceased had been pregnant for about seven weeks. Her death Wa g caused by arsenic. Mr. Hills, the deceased's employer: said Clark, on the day deceased was taken ill, asked him for some money, and he gave him 101. He had not seen him since. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder" against John Clark, and the coroner issued ti warrant for his apprehension. fADVERTISEMENT.j—THE EARL OF ALDRoROL ,OII AND HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—An astounding cure by this miracul°,..l medicine, alter every other means had failed. See e x t rac t from 'Jr Lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 184 0 ; Professor Holloway—Sir : I beg to acquaintyou that your pills have ef fected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach which all them° eminent of the faculty, at home and all over the cont i nen t, bad 1 1 °" been able to effect; nay, not ever the waters of Carlsbad or 3 1 a" rienbad. (Signed) " ALDBOROUGA." Th ese won d erfU l p ills W i t s cure any disease of the liver or stomach.—Sold (also HollowaY, Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, St r and, and medicine vendor,. throughout the civilised world. BIRTHS. On the 9th inst., at Burlington-house. the Viscounte s9 Enfield, of a son. On the bth inst., at Highbury-place, the lady of W. Bette► Esq., of a daughter. On the 7th inst., at Langton-hall, Nottinghamshire, Mr s ' Richard Coke, 01 a daughter. On the Bth inst., at Beaufoy- terrace, the Wi fe of Alfred Marks, Esq., of a son. On the Bth inst., at Stratford, Essex, the wife of John Macmeika", Esq., of a son. On the 9th inst., at Wimple street, the wife of John 6* " Maclean, Esq., of a daughter. On the 9th inst., at Cheshain place, Belgrave•square, Charles Hay Cameron, of a son. On the 9tti inst.,at Lower l3elgrave-place, Belgrave -squ are ' the wife of Robert Marsden, of a son. MARRIED. On the Bth • inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square , O ff Rev. George Hill. o f llalton, Bucks, to Emily Fran.cf,s: youngest daughter o f th e late 'I. Daniell, Esq., of La' Berkhain,tead, Herts. At Whippi' gham, Isle of Wight, on the Bth inst., Chat l Paget Blake, E so ., surgeon, R.N., son of Captain ; C. Blake, It N., Gentleman Ush e r t o hi s Royal Highness Prince Alb er t, t C aro li ne, youngest daughter of J. Cooke, Esq., of Belle Croft, Newport Isle of Wight. DIED. On the sth inst., at Ox or i, suddenly Charles Blackst one, scholar of C o rpu s Ch r i s ti C o ll ege , an d eldest son of the Re l. ' F C. Blackstone, Esq., aged 22. On the 7th inst., Charles Broad, Esq., of Swan -cottager. New-road, Hammersmith, aged 73. On the 7th inst., at Bath, Mary, second daughter of tb late A:ichael Power, Esq., of ime-street, London. On the Bth inst., in Finsbury-square, Emily Louist" youngest d :ughter of the Rev. Charles Lacy, rector of ' hallow , London-wall. On the Sth inst., in Grosvenor-square. Andrew Arcedecknes Esq., of Glevering-hall, Suffolk, aged 70. On the Bth not., at Hereford, aged 44, Philip E. We d r wood, son of the late T. Wedgwood, Esq., Over-house, Burslem, :-taffordshire Potteries. of On tile Bth inst., Mary, !diet of William Burls, EscP? Edmonton, aged 83. London Printed and Published b 2.411111)0 YOUNGi c : No. 112, Strand, Pri n t er , a t The Sun Office, No. 11; pf county Middlesex, in tke Precinct o f th e Savoy, in the ur"' Middlesex, Monday, February 12, 1849. .t-