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o is. ma., aft(.mards altered to 2s 7d., and in the rife rrirs from 1815 to_lBl9 the quantity consumed was 1,89 t 000 bushels and from 1813 to 1815, 1,659,000. If the increase of 'reputation duri; ,,, ' that period were considered, it wo u ld h e seen how enormous a deprecia tion had taken place in the consumption. He must ob serve that the lion. Gentiuran throughout never said one word about re-imposing protection. He took it for granted, therefore, that the lion. Gentleman contem plated nothing of the kind. The Hon. Gentleman spoke of reciprocity. He (Mr. Hume) was for reciprocity also; hut he could not understand why we should not take off the duty on our imports, becau:e other countries would not do the same.—(Hear, hear.) Let every country attend to her own interests.—(lronical cheers and laughter.) The Hon. Gentleman then concluded by moving, after the word " that" in the original resolution, " to leave out all the remainder words, and to insert the following—' If the local taxation of the country presses unequally on real property, or bears with undue severity on the occupiers of land, such inequality and undu e pres sure ought to be removed; but, with the view of gra nting speedy relict to the agricultural and other interests of the country, without detriment to the claims of the na tional creditor, it is the opinion of this House that the Public expenditure, now excessive, ought to be forthwith reduced so as to enable Parli amen t to repea l totally the Excise duties on malt and hops; and to remove, as far as practicable, other burdens which impede the progri ss of agriculture and of co mmerc i a l i n d ustry. ' " Mr. BRIGHT seconded the motion. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX CHEQUER, the debate was adjourned until Wednes day next. COPYIIOLD TENURE. Mr. AGLIONBY obtained leave to bring in a Bill to effect the compulsory enfranchisement of lands of copy hold tenure. BRIBERY BILL. G. F. HOWE, Hon. Sec., pro tern. ILAILI. Y . _ _ To be had at all the Libraries, NTEIV WORKS OF FICTION By DISTINGUISHED WRITERS. JUST PUBLISHED BY MR. COLBURN. _ I. Sir E. LUTA En LYTTON'S " KING AII,TiIUR." 2 vols. 158 11. ItOOKINCIIIAM ; or, The Younger Brother. 3 vols, 111. • OWEN TUDOR ; an historical Romance. By the Author of "Whiteirlars," 3 YOIS. Iv. NORDArNT 11.1.1. L. By the Author of "Emilia Wyndham, 3 vols. LUCILLE BELMONT. 3 vols. VI. • The DIAMOND and th e PEARL, By Mrs. GORE. 3 Tots. The DISCIPLINE of LIFE. VII Second Edition. 3 vols. , VIII. Tho MIDNIGHT StJN. Ey Miss BREMER. 1 vol. Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. s , r. JAMES'S TI3 E A T li. E. Season 1819. FREN. - tri PLAYS And OPERA COMIQUE. TIPS EVENING, The Performances will commence at Half-past Se ;en o'clock, with . _ _Bole'alien's popular Opera, LA DAME BLANCHE. Georges, Mons. Flonnamy ; Alma, Mdlle. Cliarton ; Jenny, Mdlle, Gukltrd. To comlade with the popular Opera Comique, entitled LA DOCILE ECHELLE. Mr. Mitchell begs also to announce that, notwithstanding the in crea,:ed*expenses.of the present entertaintn;mt, the prices of admis sion are, determined as totlows;-- Boses .. • • • . • • • s '• °a • Pit .. • • 33,434. Amphitheatre Subscriptions for the season may be arranged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; Mr. Sams', St. James's-street ; Mr. Andrews', New Bond-street; and at the Box-office of the Theatre; which is open daily from eleven till five. . -- • ' I.4KATicri, 40YA1,„ Mr. B. Webster, Selo Lessee and Manager. Old Brompton. THIS. EVENING, Will be performed the Drama of THE •HQUSEKEEPER. After which, THE WONDER. Don Felix, Mr. C. Kean ; Donna Violantc, Mrst C. Kean. To conclude with TUZ I'AS DE FASCINATION. 'Maisel Brow sky, Mr. liee:ey; Katherine Kloper, Mrs. Keeley. THEATRP: ROYAL, ADELPIII. rtier the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENt Will be porformari COCKNEYS IN CALIFORNIA. After . which, the original Drama, called HARVEST HOME. c Principal characters by - Messrs. 11. Hughes, Lambert, Wright. P. Bedford, 0. Smith, MaAlame Cebisti; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Frank Nlaithews, Miss Turner, &c. To conclude with JOHN JONES. Guy Goodluek, Mr. Lambert ;. Eliza Mcriton, Miss E. Chaplin. ROYAL LYCk.,U3I THEATItE. ViDi.il the lanagememt of Madamc Vestria. Sole Lessoe, Mr. Charle, .11a hioNs. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new and original petite Comedy, entitled WllO SPEAKS FIRST ? After which, a new Drama, called A ROMANTIC IDEA. To continde 'with a Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE KING OF I'HE PEACOCKS. 'Characters by Messrs. Harley, John Reeve, Selby, 11. Hal!, Marshall, and H. Marshall; Miss Kathleen Fltzwil 'jam, Misi L. Howang, Mrs. Macnamara, Miss Marshall, Miss L. Miss Coleman, and Madame Vestris. Drei3 dtoxes, bs:; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. No lialt-price to any part of the house. The .New Los-once, No. 2, Wellington. street, Is open to the public every day, from Tin till Six. PRINCESS'S TREAT • Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager. E V EN IN (1, Will be performed the Romantic Opera, entitled LEOLINE. Coant Adelmar, Mr. Charles Braham; the Senesclml, Mr. 11. Horn castle; Frantz, Herr 3feng,is; Matilda, Mrs. Weiss; Lionise, Miss Poole. .Atter which, A CUTLET FOR TWO. To conclude with a new grand Pantomime, entitled BLUFF KING HAL; or, Harlequin and 4 .h (Charmed Arrow. Harlequin, Mr. Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Clown, Mr. Flexmore ; Sprite, Mr. De Barr ; columbine, miaa Fawcett. ASTLEY's ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the Patronage of her Altkiesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Mbert, &c.. Mr. Batty respectfully announces th at he has entered Into an en gagement with the celebrated American Equestrian Young Hernan dez, who has just arrived in this country, and whose talent has gained ferhim the title of the first rider in the World. lie will make his filth appeaninee THIS EVENING, The curtain will rise at a Quarter to Seven o'clock Precisely to the magnificent Spectacle, by litzball. entitled CORA SCO • or, the Warrior'a Steed. After which the double Tght-ropes. be tollowed by an inimitable display of SCENES IN TILE CIRCLE, supported by the first Equestrian talent of the day. To conclude with the farce of CURIOSITY. Box-office open from Eieven till Five. Stage Manager, yr: W. West. TUE WEATHER.--Surt OFFICE, MARCH 9. Tr :nIIO3IETER, Lowest, 9 7; Highest, 47, Noon, 39. B g.O TEn, 29 .95. WIND :W.N.w.--light breeze and fine clear weather. moll WATER AT LONDON 13k1DOE. Tuts DAY —Morning, 11 min. after 2 I Evening, 30 min. after 2 To-Moaaow— , corning, 51 min. after 2 Evenin,, 9 min. after 3 • t (Min LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1849. _ gem _ The honourable Memb er for Buckingha t n s hi re has come forward as a financial reformer. We have now the DisttAELl budget, which should be placed in juxti!pcmition and considered, simultaneously with those which . had previously been promulgated by :Messrs. COBDEN, MACGREGOR, and +.1.1G87 WASON. It will be for the public to say which of these pro. jQcts, if carried into execution, would be best calcu•• lated to effect "the greatest good 'for the greatest number;" for that, after all, is the question to be de cided. We ,have already expressed our opinions on the several propositions previously submitted. We shall now consider the plan so elcquently opened to the House last night . , with its comparative advantages and disadvantages. There are two points of view in which every fiscal Sir J. PAKINGTON moved to nominate the Select Committee on the Bribery at Elections Bill. Oa the name of Sir J. HarmPr being proposed, Colonel SIBTLIORP objected to the Hon. Baronet, cn the ground of the strong part he had taken in relation to bribery. He moved to substitute the name of the Hon. Member for Peebleshire (Mr. F. Mackenzie). The motion having been withdrawn, Sir J. Hamer was nominated. Colonel SIBTHORP suggested to the lion. Baronet (Sir J. Pakington) that it would be desirable for him to select the Attorney-General to serve upon his Com mittee, because no men in that House knew more about bribery.—SA laugh.) The ATT MIN EY-GENERAL—If the House wishes, I will of course serve upon the Committee, but as the Hon. end Gallant Member has put it on such grounds, I shall decline. Colonel SIBTHORP--The Hon. and Learned Gen tleman is either very much conversant with bribery, or else he is very much belied.—(A laugh.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (with warmth)—The Hon. and Gallant Member has no right to say so. I have already denied it. Colonel SIBTHORP--What? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—What you say I have been guilty of. I have denied in this House that I have had anything to do with bribery, and the Hon. and Gallant Member has no right to repeat it. Colonel SIBTHORP utterly denied having charged the Attorney. General with having been guilty of bri bery.—(Oh.) :Sir J. PAKINGTON hoped this matter would go no further. The other Members were then nominated, and the Select Committeee stands as follows:—Sir J. raking:on, Lord Ashley, Sir F. The sitter, Mr. i;o9verie, Lord Ma hon, Mr. Brotherfon, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Legh, Sir J. Ilanmer, Mr. liorsman, Mr. Wrightson, Mr. Napier, Mr. Maitland, Mr. MuDings, and dr. Sheridan. The other orders of the day Xere disposed of, and the House adjourned at One o'clock. r HE LEGAL TITLE ASSUItANCE COMPANY. (Provisionally Registered, January 17, 1949.) Capital, 2,000,00C1., in 80,000 Shares, of 251. each. Preliminary Deposit, 2s. 6d. per Share Trospechises and full information may be obtained at the Tempo 011iceS of the Company, 13A, Cannon-row, Westminster, on Ap ril catien to MESSRS. ) , VILLIAAI LAMOND and Co., y Stock and Share Brokers nnnecttlly announce that - continue daily to BUY erna SELL, by Private Contract, z,ll deser.p tion4 of Stocks, English. and Foreign, Railway Shares, &c. Threadneedle-stmet, Londe', Janu try 13, 1849. - - MA, I 1 4. -% • ••• tr. - 1,11 spst 'll • • ° .ery THE , SUIN, LONDON, FRIDAY difficulties %Nould be comple!ely obviated by taxing it wheresoever situate for the general purposes of the nation, including therein those local charges which the Hon. Gentleman clearly proved were fur national objects, such as the support of the poor, the punishment of criminals, &c. Indeed the in justice of making the sums levied for those objects merely local rates, was never more forcibly exposed than in the course of his brilliant oration. The remedy proposed was, however, by no means equivalent to the extent of the grievance. Mr. DISRAELI suggests " that the present system of local administration remaining, the present levy of rates continuing, the local districts shall be responsible fur one moiety of this taxation, and that the other moiety shall be contributed from the Consolidated Fund." This conclusion is not worthy of the arguments advanced by the Honourable Gentleman. Ile said, " I know of no reason a priori why the mainte nance of the poor should be the duty of a locality." Why, then, suffer half the burden to remain—why not equalize the tax throughout the entire king dom,, abolish the law of settlement, and permit the poor man to bring his only capital, his labour, to the best market. All the objectionable points of the sy tem would be continued, and no advantage would be derived by any. These charges, perhaps, to some extent form portions of the compensating principle to which we have already alluded. The entire system, then, should be taken into considers. on, that all may be legislated on fairly and mpartially. Thanks to the Noble Viscount the Member for Hertford, the Government was last ever,ing afforded an opportunity of explaining their intentions in re gard to convict discipline and the system of trans portation. Often as Sir GEORGE GREY, in the House of Commons, has elucidated the views enter tained by her 110.itivry's advisers upon the embar rassing and almosi problematic difficulties of this vexata questio—often as Earl GREY, in the House of:Lords, has endeavoured to extricate his ideas upon the subject from the obscurity of his indeci-ion, the matter has preserved to the country, and even to the Parliament, the darkness of an in scrutable enigma. That the Cabinet should have hesitated, and deliberated, and wavered upon a point of so much delicacy and importance cannot be surprising to any one ,- wiirli at.all acquainted with the dangers and obstructions that have to be either avoided or overcome in the great science of criminal jurisprudence. When the overpopulation of our penal settlements was borne in mind, it was ma nifest that an end, at least for a while, must be put to transportation. When the hideous' crimes and atrocities prevalent in such terrestrial hells learnt with di sma y i n as Norfolk Island was the mother country, it became Self-evident that some modification of the system adopted in the treatment of those wretched criminals had grown into an imperative necessity—a necessity forced upon our rulers by considerations of economy, of policy, of morality, of decency, and of religion. Wh en the enormous sums expended in the punishment of those who had broken the laws of the land or of GOD were correctly estimated, it was clear that some scheme must be contrived to effect a retrenchment in that extravagant expenditure, and especially at a tim e when economy, economy, economy was becoming the watch-word of agitation. Every reflection im pelled the Ministry to reconsider the whole system of the country in reference to the repression of crime, or to the chastisement of criminals, in order that some improvements might be introduced whEreby the outlay would be diminished, the penal settlements proportionately populated, the hulks rendered less liable to propagate disease, end the prisons to pro pagate infamy ; by which, moreover, the - convicts might be gradually tempted into habits of industry and ultimately become reclaimed to, a reputable, if not to a virtuous, existence. Incited by these wishes, and driven on by this necessity, the Government made certain alterations in the treatment of the per sons under sentence of transportation or imprison ment. The former punishment was mitigated in some quarters, and in others altogether (or at least for the time) abolished. The latter was subjected to a variety a humane experiments. Among these question must be regarded. The justice and expe diency of the proposed or the existing impost must be considered. How far can it be fairly levied on the parties made responsible ? Should it be borne by them exclusively ? or should any other, and what, classes participate in the burden ? In order to come to a correct conclusion on those points—to enable ourselves to return trustworthy answers, the purposes to which the proceeds of the tax are to be applied must be inquired ,into, and it must be ascertained what class or classes of the community wilLbe prin cipally benefited thereby. Under ordinary circumstances the abstract princi ple of the justice of the charge should prove decisive. However desirable in other respects, no mere consi deration of policy or expediency could justify a deli berate wrong, but, unfortunately, some degree of injustice must be committed. Every impost pos sesses more or less inequality. Taxation in any shape is not a blessing, but still it is a necessary evil. We must satisfy the claims of the public creditor, however onerous and burdensome they may prove. We must provide for the efficiency of our national estab lishments, for the administration of justice, and the repression of crime—in fact, for all purposes tending to the protection of our lives, our liberties, and our properties, and which enable us to enjoy the greatest degree of freedom consistent with the interests of society in genera). We must consent, then, to con tribute to the national burdens in proportion to our means, to bear our portions of the general charges. It is the tribute we pay to society for the various advantages we derive from being admitted as members of the body politic. We surrender a certain portion of our natural liberties in order that we may obtain the fullest guarantcea for the preser vation of the remainder, and, among other points,, we concede to the governing body, chosen by the general assent of society, the privilege of taxation, which they are entitled to levy for the general good. It will then become a question of relative equities between the different classes. One description of taxation may perhaps press too heavily on one section of the community; but it may be compensated by another, from which they may be com paratively exempted, and which will fall almost exclusively upon their neighbours. The great end and object of financial reformers should be, so to regulate the various charges that every in dividual should contribute as nearly as possible in proportion to his means, that the burden should be distributed according to the ability of those required to su-tain it. That is not, and cannot be the case under the present mode of replenishing the national Exchequer. Indirect taxation is essentially and ne cessarily unjust in principle and unequal in operation, and matters can never be placed upon an equitable and satisfactory footing until there be a complete and radical alteration in the entire system. Now, the propositions just brought forward by the eloquent and witty Member for Buckinghamshire apply but to a very small portion of the social griev ance. He offers no great or comprehensive remedy for the acknowledged evil—he would not even remove the, malt-tax or the tax on hops, although he recog nises the injury thereby inflicted upon the agricultu ral interest, whose especial champion he professes himself to be. His motion is exclusively directed against the local burdens which press with peculiar weight, not merely on the agriculturists, properly so called, but on the owners of real property generally, including shopkeepers, manufacturers, in tact, householders of every description ; on railways, factories, iron works, and other species of property that have no connexion whatever with farms or far mers. He demonstrated clearly and incontrovertibly the injustice of levying those rates on one description of property only, of assessing the amount on one fourth of the property of the entire kingdom, while the remaining three-fourths were exempted from the charge. 'We agree to the fullest extent with the Honourable Gentleman that there is no earthly reason why the entire property, not merely of a district, but of the entire country should not be liable for at least the majority of these charges. There would undoubtedly be con siderable difficulty in taxing the personal property in a locality for local purposes. Innumerable controver sies would arise, and much vexatious and expensive litigation would be the result. It would be invidious and inquisitorial, perhaps impossible. But FRENCH REPUBLIC We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, M. DROUTN DE L'HUYS, attended the Committee of the National As sembly yesterday, and in answer to questions put to him, is said to have declared that France would not interfere in the affairs of Italy, and that the French Government disapproved of the entrance of the Rus sians into Transylvania, although they had been in vited by the Austrian Government. The committee being a secret one, it is, of course, impossible to ascer tain exactly what were the statements of the Minister for Foreign AffArs, but it is believed that the account given above is, so far as it goes, accurate. I'Ve shall not, however, have to remain long in doubt as to the intentions of the French Government, as interpella tions were to be addressed to the Minister in the As sembly yesterday by M. DUVIGNIER. The scene which led to the notice of these interPellations was of a very extraordinary character. The discussion on the electoral law, on 'Wednesday, was interrupted by M. DUVIGNIER , who observed that, in cons e qu ence o f t h e projects of the northern despots with regard to Italy, it was natutal that pub lic opinion should be pre-occupied with a question in volving the honour and interests of France. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, he understood, was to have given explanations on the subject that morning to the Committee of Foreign Affairs. M. DUVIGNIER thought that those explanations should be made public, in order that Italy might know whether the hopes which the decree of the National Assembly of the 24th of May, in favour of her inde pendence, had excited in the country, were to be realised. The three Ministers present evincing no intention to reply, M. DUVIGNIER charged them with disrespect towards the Assembly. The President himself incurred his displeasure by observing that Ministers were not bound to reply to his questions, and that the eeeserisbly alone had a right to regulate its order of the day. M. DUVIGNIER loudly complained of the oppression of the minority by the majority, and said that such a course was an incitement to the former to carry their reclamations elsewhere. This declaration created a violent upri ar, and, when silence was restored, M. ODILON BARROT rose and said that M. DUVIGNIER had had the preten sion to give a lesson of politeness to Ministers, of which the Assembly had appreciated the terms and form, and that, so far from refusing to reply, he and his colleagues were at the disposal of the Assembly. M. DUVIGNIER having next asked that the interpel lations be placed at the order of the day of Thursday, his demand was acceded to by a majority of 367 to 357. The intelligence from Italy contained in these papers is of a very contradictory character. The National quotes a private letter, received in Paris that evening, which says that the Austrian troops which had been sent to take possession of Carrara had, upon ascertaining the force of the Tuscan troops, and the support which the Piedmontese General, LAMARMORA, was prepared to give them, retired from the territory of Tuscany ; whilst the Constitu tionnel states that the Austrians have entered Tuscany, that they were opposed by the Tuscan army of 6,000 men, under the command of General APIcE, reinforced by a division of the Piedmontese army, amounting to 15,000 meta, commanded by General MARMORA, the Sardinian Government having at the request of the Provisional Government of Florence, consented to interfere in order to protect Tuscany from Austrian invasion. The Piedmontese and Tuscans were to effect their junction on the 2 , 1 of March, and probably a battle would be fought with the Austrians on the 3d. To the se rumours, however, no great credit was attached in the political salons of the French capital, where the prevailing opinion was that the Austrians had not entered Tuscany at all. Indeed, it was believed that the French Government had received a note from the Austrian Minister, stat ing. that Austria had voluntarily adjourned her pro posed intervention in Tuscany. The State trials commenced at Bourges on the 7th• After the bill of indictment was read, BARUES rose to protest against the competency of the Court. He addressed the jury in mast violent language, but was stopped by the President. BABUES then declared he would would not again enter the court unless com pelled to do so by force. The Committee of Finances has determined to recom mend the Assembly to vote increased allowances to the President and Vice-President of the Republic. The editor of the Peuple was on Tuesday tried for publishing an alleged seditious libel, and acquitted. The interpellations on the affairs of Italy, of which M DUVIGNIER had given notice, were going on at post hour. BOURSE—PARIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 8. THREE o'CLocs..—The news from Italy has had a slight tact upon the French Funds to-day, although there appears to be gr, at retvon 0, doubt the truth of the repot t of the immediate intervention of the Austrians in Tuscany. The ltailway Shares were steady. The Greek Loan was quoted to-day, the portion guaranteed - _ by Russia, at 99i, a nd the portion guaranteed by France at 88k. Exchange on London (30 day s), 25 22f to 25; ditto (90 days) 25 12k. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, MARCY 8. Boulogne and Amiens, 9%—Central of France (Orleans and Cierzon), 12%—Demerara, 8 1 ,4—Namur and Liege, 8— Northern of France, 11 1 ,4-- Paris and Rouen, WA—Rouen and Havre, I2N —Tours and Nantes, 214. The Ecclesiastical Com m i s si oners for England had a general meetin g place. YesterduY at their Office in Whitehall- experiment., the one of the most conspicuous cha• ratter was that of separate confinement; and to the end that this plan might be fairly and deliberately tested such noble and almost palatial buildings, as the Model Prison at Pentonville, were erected. A considerable period has since then elapsed, and Lord M.a.uoN takes occasion to demand of her MAJESTY'S Government some further explanation as to their intentions, now that their benevolent and patriotic endeavours have been illuminated by experi• merit and experience. In answer to the inquiries made last evening by the Noble Lord the representative of Hertford, Sir GEORGE GREY, plainly avowed at once that the system of transportation would be renewed with the unanimous consent of the Cabinet. Neverthe less, it was almost in the same breath declared by the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary for the Home Department that every year increased the con viction in his own mind, and in that of his colleagues, of the efficacy of the separate system of imprisonment, whether considered as a punishment for offences, er as a means of reformation. With the maintenar.ce, moreover, of the Model Prison, and of the system of diminished transportation, the Government is pre pared to insist upon the continuance of the plan in accordance with the regulations of which bands of convicts r.re retained in the United Kingdom for the purpose of labouring upon public works. Of the latter resolution we cannot speak too highly, as expressive of a principle. While we would by no means desire to see convict labourers brought into direct competi tion with labourers who have never incurred the penalties inflicted upon the violators of the law—we would in a modified degree behold the employment of certain classes of convicts upon public and remu nerative works, because through the medium of that employment so many admirable advantages might be secured. Among other effects—and this is certainly not the lelst important in these days, when financial retrenchment is everything—the economy of the plan would be conspicuous ; for although it is projected as an en couragement to the convict labourers that certain wages shall be awarded to them in proportion to the amount of their exertions, or to the extent of their sobriety, those wages would be considerably less than the wages required by masons, or carpenters, or brick layers, or navvies, differently situated. By this means there would ultimately be an appreciable reduction in the cost of the criminal establishment. Numberless as have been the nostrums hit upon of late for the effectual correction of offenders against the laws of their country and of their GOD, but few of them have been held in any estimation after the first scrutiny of their nature, and the first detection of their inadequacy. One system seems to have been singled out by almost unanimous consent as not unworthy of being adopted with some slight alterations and of being incorporated when so modified in our improved code of criminal jurisprudence. That system is one we ourselves have long since commended to the public—we mean the Mark System, contrived and carried out in ore of our penal settlements by Cap tain MACONOCHIE. While we coincide in the opinion expressed by the Noble Lord the Member for Hertford, that the practical suggestions of Captain MAcoNoctizE must not all of them be adopted with implicit credence, we are satisfied that very few will dissent from us in assert ing that the views of that distinguished officer are entitled to no slight consideration. Actual experience, indeed, has shown that the working of his scheme has mitigated, in a great degree, the evils of impri sonment, and ameliorated to a considerable extent the horrors of transportation. On the whole, we are convinced that the country will regard with satisfac tion the remarks extorted by Lord MAHON from one of the chief Ministers of her MAJESTY'S Government. SPAIN GERMAN Y AND THE NORTHERN STATES ing rendered a halt necessary. "In these two days we had everywhere to do with the chief force of the rebels; but the good spirit anti bravery of the troops, the able dispositions of the generals in Command, and the effective fire of our intrepid gunners, compensated for deficiency in numbers. At the taking of Kapolua, the battalion of Zinini infantry that ham deserted their colours at Essegg, were made prisoners. The list of killed and wounded cannot be given with a ❑y accuracy, the reports not yet having arrived from the different points. The enemy may have lost some 200 or 300 in killed, besides the 900 prisoners, among which were fifteen officers. It will be seen from this that Prince Wm- DISCIIGRATZ claims a victory. Other accounts, how ever, of this battle du not represent it as being so favourable to the cause of the Imperialists. It is also said that WINDISCHGRATZ has been defeated in a battle near Asad, where Count Eanacx, his Aide• de-Camp, and Chula MONTECUCOLI, an officer of his staff, were made prisoners. Certain it is that both ERDACK and MONTECUCOLI have arrived at Debricsin. In this battle 200 men of the regiment of Leissinger passed over to the Hungarians. The Austrian Field-Marshal ERNEST DB Kis has al.o quitted the Imperialists, and has arrived at Debricsin to offer his services to KossUTLI. The army of General SCULICK has been nearly de stroyed near Tokay by the Hungarians. BEM is still victorious in Transylvania • he has agai n d e tested Puciman, aid h a s taken Hermatittadt by storm, in spite of its Russian garrison. PUCHNER is retiring on Temeswar, and BEM is in full pursuit of him. In his late action BEM was wounded in the hand, and has had three fingers amputated. The Breslau Gazette says " there are no traces of the Russians now to be discovered in Transylvania. At Debricsin, the decisive victory of BEM, of the 20th February, was celebrated by a Te Deum and the firing of salutes. We have received from Pes!h authentic intelligence that WINDISCHGRATZ was de feated on the '26th February, near Zebachaza, and that everything is prepared at Buda for an immediate retreat. The V pontoon equipage has been • already sent to Raab, and the park of artillery has been brought back to Buda. It is said that 2,000 Croa thins have gone over to the Hungarians." WlNDiscir- GRATZ has put a sudden stop to the military execu tions in consequence of his having received from Kossu'rn an intimation that the Hungarians ould make reprisals on the Austrian officers who were prisoners. It is said that in consequence of the troubles in Cracow the li.u,sians had entered that city, and had also taken possession of the whole of Bothnia. FRANKFORT. In the sitting of the German Parliament on the sth inst., mention was made of and questions were put from the Opposition benches relative to another dii patch of the Austrian Government to its Plenipoten tiary, Baron ScHMERLING. The contents of this dispatch, as far as they have , transpired, are to the effect that the Austrian Cabinet inclines t o a di rec tory of the Confederation ( Bundesdirectorium) in preference to the form of sovereignty expressed by the appointment of a Lord - Lieutenant of the Empire ( Reichsstatthalier), and that it d ec li nes mov i ng any further amendment until the second reading of the Constitution Bill shall have f. come of Mr. SimsoN, the President of the German Parlia• ment, was re-elected to that post. The number of members present was 368; the number of votes for Mr. Simsori, 271. Mr. BRESLER, from Schleswig, was elected Vice-President, The President of the Imperial Cabinet, Baron GAGEBN, then informed the House of the impending cessation of the Alahniie armistice between Germany and Denmark. He said the Danish Plenipotentiary, in sending in the documetlt relative to this cessation, had i❑deed declared it was the King of DENMARK'S hope that this step would not lead to further hostili- ties. The Danish Ambassador thought to promote o f peace, by su s pe n di ng the conclusion of a treaty the armistice. Now it was indeed strange to hear it said of a declaration of war that it was meant to promote peace, but what was stranger still was that the notion of suspension was handed in by Denmark at the very time that the English Government expressed his hope that Cheva lier BUNSEN would bring about a promulgation of the armistice, as a thing which WAS absolutely necessary for the conclusion of a peace. The King of DEN MARK'S reply to this hope of the English Government was a short declaration of the suspension of the ar mistice. He (Baron GAGEEN) thought, indeed, this hasty step of Denmark might possibly be without serious consequences. Nevertheless the present ne gotiations were broken off by that step until the has tiness of Denmark was atoned for, until the state quo has been guaranteed up to some future term. The negotiations were now directed to this preliminary end. It was the duty of the Imperial Cabinet to prepare Germany for every contingency, and that Cabinet relied upon the co operation of the Parliament and of the several Go vernments. The Cabinet had hoped to maiutain the honour of Germany in peace and peaceably, but if an other war were to break out, it is Denmark at whose door the guilt and responsibility lies. But if Den mark thought of profiting from the dissensions among some German states, Germany will show that she knows how to limit her intestine quarrels. Madrid journals of the 2 t have been received. A very violent scene occurred in the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, on ttut day, between Rios ROSAS and NARVAEZ, which ended in the latter challenging the former. Marino BOLSA.—The funds have somewhat de clined. The Three per Cents. are quoted at 23i to 1-16 buyers, / sellers. Five per Cents. at 10 13-16 buyers, 11 sellers. Coupons at 7e sellers. Passive Debt, 4 buyers, 4A sellers. The twenty• sixth bulletin of Prince WINDISCH GRATZ has been published, from which it would seem that he himself' commanded in person in a desperate action with the Hungarians, which lasted two days. It is as follows : "The Field-Marshal, having pitched his head-quarters at Gyougyos on the 25th February, directed General Schlick, who had arrived the same day at Pete'rvasara. to join the main army on the 26th, by way of Verpeleth, in order to attack the insurgents with our united strength. " On the 26th, Field Marshal Lieutenant Wrbna's co lumn advai.ced upon Gyougyos towards Capolua; that of Field-Marshal Lieutenant Prince Schwarzenburg from Arsk-Szsllas to Natal. At two o'clock both these columns encountered the lett wing of the enemy before Kaal, an hour's march from Capolua. who had got possession of the wood between Kaal and Kompolt, their line of rosi tion strething into the high road leading iron) Grougyos to Kapolua. On hearing the that cannot-shut from Schwarzenburg's column, Wrbna Dore down upon the enemy, who were in great force. At first the foe showed a wish to menace our left flank from a wooded eminence. crowned by two o: their battatiots. Here they were disappointed, a bold bayonet charge. made by a company of the 6th Jager battalion, under Captain Feldegg, sup ported by two companies of Ai chdulte S ephen, ttrivirg them away from this important point, which was imme diately occupied by our then. Major Salts' received a wound from an exploded grenade. The hostile cavalry then tried to force our centre, by dashing through the two columns, but four squadrons of Civilian's lancers coming up, after dispersing an infantry battalion, courageously faced the enemy, and succeeded in making head against them. In this they were assisted by a de tachment of light horse, who, with order and precision, attacked a hussar division. We lost in this affair Lieute nant Wit ssenthurm and six lancers; thirty-five were wounded. Of the enemy sixty lay either dead or wounded on the field. The foe then retired from all points, pursued by our men as far as Kipolua and Kaal, till night set in. " General Count Schlick was prevented from pushing forward to Verpeleth, on the 26th, as he found the nar row gorge of Sirok in the hands of the rebels, and saw the necessity of making himself master of a position affording great advantages for defence. This he effected, and, before dark, had thrown his corps into the de file. "Early in the morning or the 27th the Field Marshal gave orders for carryine on the attack, the continual platoon firing on his left giving notice of the approach of Count Schlick. This general drove the enemy he fore him on to Verpeleth, which place they occupied, and stoutly defended. Toe b; igade Krieger'', hewever, soon took the village. The 2si battalion of Latour in fantry distinguished themselves highly on this occasion, and the foe withdrew in haste to the heights. A detach ment was thrown into the mountain hollows, in the di rection of Erlau, but the greater part turned to its centre, which, broken at Kapolua by the brigade ‘vy ss, re treated on the L'uskolez road. The adversary seemed to estimate highly the possession of Kapolua, and tried twice to ri cover it. Not being able to displace the nume rous and well appointed artillery of the brigade Wyss, and as Colleredu's had advanced forward through the village of Dobro, threatening the enemy's right flank, they made all speed to retire ovt r the heights. General Prince Schwarzenburg advanced en the right ping to Kaal, and took the village by storm. " The wavering forces of the insurgents, who were well supplied with artillery, drew off to a position at Maklar. They were pursued for an hour beyond Kapolua, till the weariness of the troops and the dusk of the even- PRUSSIA. Count TRAUTAIANSDORF, who has represented the Court of Austria at Berlin for many years, has been suddenly recalled on account, it is said, of not having opposed with sufficient energy the pretensions of the King of PRUSSIA to be chosen Emperor of Germany. He is to be succeeded by General Paonist-t. GRA now has bee elected President of the Second Cham ber. HOLLAND• TiiE HAGUE, AlArica 7.—ln the sitting of the Second Chamber a Royal message Kas communicated, accompanying a project of law relative to the regu lation of the employment of the surplus of the colonial finances of 1847, amounting to 4,297,302,534, which was referred to the sections. A message was also received from the High Court or die .Neti:er lands, informing the Chambers of the decease of two of the counsellors of that court, and explaining the rea-on why the High Court had not subnalited to the Chambers a list of candidates to be presented to the KING for his MAJESTY'S nomination of cnunsellors, to replace those of the deceased. The delay was occa sioned by a Ro3 al message, addressed to the High Court, stating that his MAJESTY was resolved to avail himself of his privilege, according to Art. 83 of the law of judicial organization, and to leave the places of the counsellor of the High Court vacant until the number of the members should have arrived at its minimun, namely twelve. An expose of the motives relative to the extraordinary tax for covering the deficit from 1848 to 1849, was also laid lefore the Chambers. Yesterday, his MAJ E STY gave a gra n d di nner to some of the Members of the Second Chamber of the :3 tutes General. Her Majesty the Queen, Prince and Princess Frederick of the Netherlands, the Prin cess Louisa, and Prince Henry were also present. There will be another Court dinner at the Palace to day, ti) those Members who were not invited yes terday. The Dutch journals give sad accounts of the late terrible storm along the coast, which caused immense damages to the shipping. EVENING, MARCH 9, 1849. ITAL Y. CE-CH CER Y.-(T HIS DAY (Before Vice Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) BELRE'S CHARITY Mr MURRAY said this was a petition on behalf of the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge. It appeared that by indentures ot lease and release, executed in 1774, a piece of land situated at Romney Marsh, in Kent, was conveyed to certain trustees, upon trust to sell the pro perty, acid out ot the produce Of the sale, alter the pay ment of the rents and profits, to apply the remainder o' the money to certain charitable purposes, namely, the distribution and publication of religious tracts and books, under the auspices of the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge. The piece of land in question was after wards conveyed to other trustees by an indenture executed in 1780, those trustees being the secretary and treasurer of the Society in question. By au indenture dated in 1806 this property again bhcame vested in certain other trustees—namely, the Rev. Archdeacon Putt, the Rev. W. H. Parr, and the Rev. F. Gosling, as the representatives of the society. These gentlemen are all dead ; and Archdeacon Putt, the lust survivor of thew, died at a very advanced age, and his heirs are now the trustees of the property, which is of the tenure of gavelkind. Those heirs are very numerous, some ot them being married womrn. The present petition sought the Court to decree an order fur vesting this piece of land in the now secretary and treasurer of the Society for Promoting Chri:titin Knowledge. Hix Ilo — Noun—Then you now wish an order for an advertisement? Mr. MURRAY—We wish an ortirr f ,, r an advertiz,e m.nt, ui:d also for the appointment of new truste« s, it your Honour will be good enough su to direct ii, and thus renthr it unLeetssary tor us to come before the Cuurt again. Ilis lioNoun doubted whether the forms of the Court would enable Wm to dispense with that useless outlay of money; he would, if possible, but he was afraid there would be objt ctions to it. The only question was whether it could be dune in that way prospectivdy ? Mr. MURRAY did not know whether his Honour would think it necessary to have a reference to the Master to determine and report who were the surviving trustees. His HONOUR—Not if you have an affidavit. Mr. SluunAY—The facts are verified by affidavit. His Horionu—Then I will nut put you to that outlay of the ney. I think there is precedent for embodying in one order the direction for an advertisement and the appointment of new trustees, and I do it most readily. SECONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) HIND V. HART. This was the only case in the list, and was for the balance of a bill of exchange. The jury were summoned for eleven o'clock, but the parties n, , t bring ready ihe jury were directed to re assemble at twelve o'clock. At, that hour one of the absentee jurymen was put on the list for the Central Criminal Court. The case was then tred and lasted less than three minutes ' no defence bein g o ff ere d. The jury complained of this useless loss of time. MARLBRO'-STREET.— ThIS DAY. John Eaton, a notorious thief, was placed before Mr. Hardwick, charged, with two other men not in custody, with having burglariously entered No. 28, Denmark.. street, Soho, and stealing 56 pairs of bouts, the property of Mr. James Towers, boot and shoemaker. Goding, k' 128, deposed, that between the hours of twelve and one this morning, he was on duty in 11en mark-street, and on trying the door of No. 28 in that street, he found it open. He went into the passage, and called up the landlord, and just as he had come down stairs, the prisoner and two other men rushed out from the shop into the side passage. Witness caught hold of the prisoner, when he and the other two men commenced striking him over the bead with their fists. They then dragged him out of the passage into the street, and the other two men then ran away. The prisoner in at tempting to follow them fell down, and, after a short struggle with witness he manaeed to get up and rue away. Winess pursued him calling out stop thiet, After running about a hundred yards, the prisoner was stopped by another constable and taken to the station house. On their way there the prisoner said, " You have got hold of the wrong man this time." On search ing him at the station a "call whistle" and 2s. were found in his pocket. Frost, 23 F, stated that a little before one this morn ing he was standing at the bottom of Stacey street, when ho heard to cry of " Stop thief." On looking round he saw the prisoner running as hard as he could towards him. Witness stopped him, when last witness came up, and the prisoner was taken to the station. house. When witness stopped the prisoner he said, "This was what he got by doing police duty." Joseph Bay field stated that he lodged at No. 28, Den mark -street, Soho. This morning, about one o'clock, he was awoke from his sleep by the barking of his dog, He got up and went down stairs to put the animal oat of the house. On reaching the bottom of the stairs he saw a police-constable standing by the street door. Witness asked what he wanted there, and before the constable could answer, the prisoner and two others rushed out of the shop. The constable seised hold of the prisoner, who made great resistance and tried to get away. Wit ness saw the prisoner and the other men strike the con stable several times. The constable was then dragged into the street, and the other men effected their escape. Witness subsequently picked up a hat in the street, which the prisoner claimed as his. Witness also fbund the padlock and the two picklock keys produced in the shop. William Gummer, shopman to Mr. James Towers (the prosecutor), stated that his master rented the shop of Mr. Eld, the owner of the house 28, Denmark-street. Last night, about half-past ten, witness tucked up the shop, and having seen that all was si cure. left the p:e -rnis,-s. He padlocked the shopdoor, and I..ft by the side passage. The two keys produced did not belong to Mr. Towers. One of them was found in the psdloek, and the other in the lick of the passage &ion lie idercified the whole of the property produced as belonging to his t ra w()) cr. He knew the prisoner, from the circumstance of his coming into his master's shop with a w..man, on Monday last, and purchasing a pair of worn. n's boots. There was another man watching him from the outside at the time. Previous to the prisoner leaving the .sh. p, he requeqi d witness to allow him to go into the back ) ard. On going there he would have to pass the door to which was attached the padlock produced. Gibson 158 proved searching the premises, and find ing two black bags in the shop crammed full of boots and shoes. There were no marks of violence on the doors, and the premises had been t nit red by picklock The prisoner, who denied all knowl. dge of the rob bery, was remaudect fora we* k. Lady Brougham opens her saloons to night with a soil*, to which about 200 fashionables are invited. The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa, of the 3d, de clares that these is no truth in the statement that the Tuscan Government had applied for the intervention of Piedmont against the aggression of Austrian and Modenese troops, consequently there can be no truth in the statement of the Paris Constitutionnel that the Pied nontese and Tuscan troops had effected a junc tion. The Peneiero Italian° says that on the ap pearance of a body of Modenee and Austrian troops at Castel Nuovo (hi Monte, which is in the Alodenese territory, the Provisional Government of Tuscany issued a notification that the Austrians were ap proaching the frontier, and were about to invade Fivvezano, and declaring that it was prepared to resist thi m, at the same time intimating to the com mander of the Austrians that if he entered the Tuscan territory they would call in the aid of the Piedmon tese army at Sarazano. The Tuscan Monitore of the 28th ult. contains a notification of the Provisional Government of Flo rence, informing the people that negotiations had been entered into with Rome for the fusion of the Two States on the following basis :-1. Junction of the two territories by suppressing the Custom-house line which separates them. 2. Equal tariffs for im portation, exportation, and transit of merchandise. 3. Uniformity of the postal iLystem, dimuiiition of postage, telegraphic communications throughout the territory. 4. Reciprocal equality of the currrency of both States, and adoption of a common currency. 5. Reciprocal currency of the paper money and treasury bonds cf either State. 6. A common diplo matic representation at foreign Governments. 7. Establishment at Bologno of a common Central Mili tary Committee of defence. 8. Subsidies to be fur nished to Venice in common. The Epoca of Rome of the 25th ult. states, from Naples, that the British Minister, TEMPLE, had protested against Neapolitan intervention in the Roman States. The Roman Constituent Assembly has decreed that all church bells, which might not be strictly necessary, shall be melted down for cannon. Those of the cathedrals, parish churches, and such as are valuable in point of art, are excepted VI LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.. LONDON, MARCH 9.—Wind at noon, W.N. W., light breeze, and fine clear frosty weather. DEAL, MARCH B.—Wind N.W. to N.N.W.—Arrd. John ill'Keuz.e, Patterson, Moulmein; John M tchelt, ditto ; London, Hebard, New York ; A. F. J. rness, L avith, Baltimore ; Castilian Maid, Azores—all foe London. Arrd. how the river and std., June Anderson, Leslie, Porto Rico. Sld. Berhampore, New Z-aland, Nautilus, Burn 11, Sierra Leone; Conqueror, St. Thomas; Camillus. 6prague. Barbadoes; George Brown, Higgins, New York; Wendell, Brown, Ceylon. The Lady Clark. for Sydney, was in contact with the George, for St. Vin cent, Ni hen she lust an anchor and part of chain; and the latter lost martingale and gear, &c., and &Imaged figure head. The Jane Blane was passed 10th ult., lat. 57, lon 66, in distress, leaky, a heavy gale at the time trom N.W., could not speak to hQr; she was steering S.S.E., with a schooner in company, by the A. F. Jerness, arrd. at Deal. OFF NORTH FORELAND, MARCH 7. George Brown, for New York, with emigrants. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 8.-W in d N.W.— 7th, Arrd. Bl,rfley steamer, Sullivan, Havre. Bth, Blythwood, S.ngtpore; Gauntlet, Presley, But nos Ayres, sld. 26:h December; Elgin, Burns, Belize, sld. 13th January; Pearl, Morris, Savannah, and not on the 6th, as re ported; Jane Lowden, Langford, Savannah. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH B.—Arrd. Montrose tdeamer, Leghorn, &c., left Gibraltar on the 2 , 1 inst. DOVER, MARCH B.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. North umberland, Gqiswald, New York. SHIELDS, MARCH S.—Wind N.N.E.—SId. Paradise, Calcutta. COWES, MARCH B.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Adele, Ok►rens, St. Domingo, for llamburgh. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 8. Wind N .N.W. Slcl. Windsor, Mauras; Queen, Pernambuco; H.M.S, Sappho, Bermuda. SWANSEA, MARCH B.—Wind N.N.W..—Arrd. Sur:- beam, Mills, Cuba. MILORD, MARCH B.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Sale, Anderson, Moulmain. MARYPORT, MARCH B.—Sid. Congress, Limerick aid Quebec. CORK, MARCH 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Gondalcy, Pyrrr, Mauritius ; Croix, Honduras. GLANDORE, MARCH s.—The litug of the Forv,t, Mai:stifles to Cork or Falmouth, which was driven on shore on Ardagh Land, 15th Dec., sailed this morning for Milford. REDCAR, MARCH s.—The Eglantine brig, of Whitby, got on the rooks near this place sth instant, when it: tow of a steamer, but was got off with little damage. SUNDERLAND, MARCH B.—Wiled N.-61d. 7th, Houghton Le Slone, Eason, Mauritius; Kate Kearney, Wcatherall, Coquimbo. SHIELDS, MARCH B.—Wind N.N.E.—SId. 7th, Para disc, Calcutta ; Ocean, Jubson, Curthagena anti Queb, c. ESTPORT, MARCH 7.—Several large lob s of ihni;er have been picked u p an d b roug h t in here marked " C. X E." and " T. W."; a number of deals have al , o come on shore. MOUNTS 13AY.—Arrd. at Kingstown from Leghorn, whilst lying to in a heavy gale on the Ist of Ftbruary, in Ist. 46 N. long. 10 W., shipped a sea, which swept away bulwarks, &c., sprufg mainmast head, and dig other damage; since then the has been tnabing aboui seven inches %tater per hour. BERWICK, MARCH B.—The Morning Star, Phillips, from Middleborough to 1?ort Dundas, souk off Newton yesterday; crew saved. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY ARRIVALS TIIIS WEEK. Wheat. I Barley. I Oats. Flour 1,490 qrs. I 1,160 qr.. 1 1,940 qrs. I 1,1205 a 250 1,010 i -- 1,650 I 2,000 English • • • • Scotch .. 1ri5h......... r'oreign • • • • • • 30,280 410 Malt, 3,540 gra. SMITHFIELD. The supply of Beasts on sale in 0-clay's market ssa:, somew hat on the increase, compared with that exhibited un Friday last. Still, li , iwever, owing chiefly to the favourable state of the wi tither for slaughtering, the beef trade was tolerably steady, and, in some few in stacces, a trifle more monP , y was obtained for second rate stock ; .yet a total clearance was nut effected. The numbers or Sheep were seasonably good, and of lull average quality. All breeds commanded a steady, thouh not to say brisk, inquiry, at the extreme rates of Monday, the prithest uhf Dowa,s, in the wool, produckg 4s 6d to 4. 8,1 per 81bs. Calves were in fair sul.ply, and moderste de uiud, at full ptict s. In pigs, very few transactions took place, at last week's currencies. Mild, Cows ruled dull, at from 141 to 181 each. including their csll. TOTAL .zUPPL 1 AT MA RK ET Ilertit. , I Sheep.. CAlve, 952 I 2,3,0 179 FOREIGN SUPPLI . S r? . I Calv4e4s. 1 210 I rigs. I rigs. Beasts. 124 SCOTT Beasts. I Sheep. 194 220 I Calves. NEW'GATE AND LE.EiDENILALL, These mai ktts were tirtn this inor,,ing, and the general quotations were well ►upported. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. 8. tl.lO e. d. iteei,interlor...... 2 2 2 4 Mutton, interior 2 8 210 -- middling .. •• 2 6 2 8 middling— 3 0 3 ti prirnelarge .. 210 3 0 prime.... 3 8 4 0 prime small 3 2 3 4 Pork, large.... ••.. 3 2 3 1 ........ 310 410 small 4 0 4 4 80/LOUGEE SOP itetARILET. Choice sAtnp!es of flops—the supily of vihich in first hands is extremely small—are in request, at prices lull) cqtril to those quoted iu our list report. The middling said inferior kiut.s move off a.owly, ut bfirely late rater. On speculatiun, next to n ,, thing doing. Sussex pocket-, 214 s to 21 16s; V% eald of Kent (Otto, 2f 126 to 3/ 8s; Mid and East Kent ditto, 313 s to 6/pert:wt. COLONIAL, SUGAR.—The market fur British Plintation has been active, and fuller rates hate been otateined, although there has been a lair supply. Barba toes by auction has beet' sold at 40s to 41s 6d for good and tine y eth,w, and at 38s 64. to 39s 6d for mid and good mid. Refined Standard Lumps have been firm at 50, per cbt t. E est India, Mauritius, 4,056 bags went briskly at 6d advance; low to good yellow and grey, 37s to 395, at:d tine 39.6 d to 40s. Bengal, 11,603 bags 147 chests, about half sold at 6:1 advance. holders requiring mote money for the rest; tine white Bewares, 425 to 435; mid and good, 40s 6d to 41s 6,1; mid mid fine strong yellow, 416 to 435, and ord to good bruwo 29s to 33s 6d per cwt. "iudras: 2,730 bags went at 6,1 rise; good alitte, 39. 6d; lust yelluvic 335; and ord oleo mid brown, 29s 6d to 31. 6d per cwt. Penang: 2.811 bugs, 146 baskets, wt tit at a corresponding advance; good soft grey tab, 37s 6d, and low and mid, 328 to 35, 6d per cwt. Mantlia; 2,302 begs brought 34s to 36, 6d fur syrupy and washed brown; 3,399 bugs Ctitua were nearly all bought in: white at 42s to 445, and good yelow at 39s to 39s 6d per cwt. FuREIGN.-3,374 bags 5 cases 8 barrels. Sante Martha partly sold at - 21s to 23s for good and fine yellow, at 18s to 23s 64 for damp and washed, and at 25s to 26s 6d for good and fine white: Bahia, 458 bags was taken in at 43s to 47s for white, and at 40s to 43s 6d for yellow and brown. Pernambuco, two cargoes afloat, went at 20s, and ilavannah brown at 29s per cwt. COFFEE.—There has not been much doing in any sort, and pnets have been somewhat heavy for Ceylon. Plantation mid .525, fine fine ord, 43s 6d to 445. Native good ord 33,4, and very superior 36s 61. Mocha has been sold at 51s to 52s for mid, and Madras gdod ord at 32s to 34,. West India colonial sorts have been held at about previous rates. Rio has been sold at 35s to 45s per cwt. COCOA.—Trinidad has been sold at fuller rates; good mid red 45s 6d, and mid and good grey 41s 6J to 43, per cwt. RICE.--There has been a larger supply with a nit-Ae rate sale. Bengal tine white lls to Ils 6d, and Madras pirikey white 8s to 9s per cat. Carolina 19s to 20s. Rum.—The transactions have been limited. COTTON.—There has been rather less activity. ARROWROOT.—Bermuda has been sold at 9d to Is, and Sr. Vulcan:B at bid per lb. SPICES.—PoIi Pepper has bten taken in at 43s to 50} per cwt., and fair white Singapore at 4id per lb. Ja maica Ginger at 675., and Cochin at 406 6d for mouldy. SALTPETRE.—BengaI has realised 27s to 27s 6d for 7:1 , to 9ilbs. refraction. TEA.—'l he market has been quiet at former prices. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has realised 40s 3d to 40s 6d per cwt. on the spot, and for the last three months 41s 6d. GREEN FRUIT.—The fine weather has improved the market. Oranges have advanced in prices. Two cargoes ex Jusn, and Venus from St. Michael, the latter via Southampton sold at public sale by Keeling and Hunt, went at a slight advatice upon the prices of last week, the cargo ex Venus being landed out of condition sold at prices according to quality. Lemons have improved in price, the stock being light. Seville Sours !ully sustain the advanced price obtained of late. More inquiry exists for Bircelona Nuts. Black Spanish are nearly finished. Bruz 1 in better detuand. Chesnut,: sell freely, and any of a sound character coin wand a higher figure. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.—The Atalanta has just arm,•d from I lavre. Co; ton sales on Wednts day k.ere setve, 1,642 balvs;. duller yvsteiday, as buyers d advice:" flow Liverpool per Niagara. Prices toout one snow, in ad vaoce of qui.tations. Some consft el - ale lots of sugars and et.llees changed hands. This mornlng 895 che-sts of t. s, direct trier China by the Victor, were put up tor bale, but withdrawn, with the excel tion of 30 chests souchoug, realising 230 and 210. Ptkoe. souchong, 240. Virginia papers announce the discovery of a lead mina lo Neisou. bear Ito- Albenttli• llne, eight miles tr. m rho Sr. Ivo', River Cantd. Ti. e 0.., is stihl to be only ti.or feet b low the 1:1.11 the vi-in to be t. ur-aid tet.t wid“,)terclo,g Vie ,, hortnou, quantity of eighty per cent. of pure lead, and two per ccut. of silver. CORN EXCHANGE-( FRIDAY.) Notwithstanding the quantity of English Wheat re ceived up to our market coastwise, during the preset) , week, has been only 1,490 quart-rs, end the receipts by land carriage equally small, the demand for that de• scription of grain this morning was iu a very depressed state. In some instances the quotations were almost nominal, and, where sales took place, is to 2s per guar. ter less money was accepted by the factors. At that reduction the market closed heavily. Upwards of 30,000 quarters of Foreign Wheat have corn. to hand. This large supply produced great hems viness in the trade, and prices rec,ded Is to 2s pr quarter. !. In flouting cargoes no sales. We had a vet-) limited show of Barley; still, however, it was quite equal to the demand, which ruled heavy, at barely stational) . prices. la next to nothing was doing, at late figures. The inquiry ter Oats, Beans, Peas, and Flour wss wholly in retail. Prices tendeu down wards. keys. The produce markets have been tolerably firm this week, and a large business has been done in sugar at advanced rates. Although thei e is not much doing in Public Securities, the tharke,. bus decidedly a firmer toi,e, in ct..nsequence partly of the favourable cow- of the debate in the French Chambers up+in Consols have realised 9ti to 92. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per C e nts. ila%e been 92i w 93. Bank Stock is worth 1931 to 195. Excht quer-tilts have been 4k. to 43s premium. In the Foreign Stock Market the ti ansactions have m en at imiloved quotations. and in Mexican there have neon some good purchases at 27 to 27k. Peruvian have ealis,d 52. Dams,' scrip has been marked 71 to 81 premium. Brazil Bonds have been at 83. Dutch Two mid a dad pu• Cent.". have realied 494 to 'lle Share Market is flat, with very little doing. Sou:h Est, rn, however, have improved upon the result w yesterday's mieting. ONE CL )." IN° 3 n% Stoci 3 , Cent. Reduct:d A - .. 1.8 ...... 91 %4 92 1 % 92 3 ~.,-: t_.:nt. Consols Annuities 91% 92 92 -v•3 .i per Cent. Anne ni..:AnllB. to expire Jan.lß6o ~, i , tionck 1,000 4 - I Jitti. under 1,000/... ...... .- 5O 48 p 48 p Junk Stock for Account ... ...... • 193 1 4 . tisois ter Account 9 1 4% 92 92 et , e , ;uei lint:, 2 1 ,60. & 2d. 1,0001. June 4l 43 p 43 P 5001. June 45 45 p Small. June ,'ItICES OF FO/16IGN t. US.DS nIZIE iM05.114..; O'CL)CK. PitlCF. 9 . razilian fionds Buenos Ayres Bonds. 6 per Cent `.e7 27 !mnish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent... -- Ditto, 5 per cent. Scrip, 1849.. 8 8 1 4 7% E l / 4 Ditto, Bonds .. ... . .. 94 3 A 94 3 A Equador Bonds iirenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. ,x,ean, . per Cent. 1846 57 27 Ditto. Account 2 71 1 4 27% 27% t'eruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 52 534 ;'ortut..!uese :i per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent ~., -- 25% J , .: ;:vi. I. 411 t 1840 Ditto, i'a,sive Ditto 3 per Cent `a : '% 29) Ditto Deferred liivittenes on the above payable in London • utch 2 1 ,4 i per Cent., 12 Guild 49 ( 4, Ir.' 4 49% tAtto. ; per cent. Certificates 79!i 79% I'l, ICES OF IRTSINESS DONE CLOS[NO. A I Lit A t SLLARE 4. PAID. AT 0211. O'CLOCK. PKICES4 benit , en .. . 511 „. , Do. Preference - ... .. 2,4 inn i ughwo and ()x !• rd Juno., calls duly paid, , r with a guaran. 20 ....• Do, withouiguara- tee 20 ... 24 1 . i •••••• 24% , „wig., wolverb'ptun, and Stour Valley 13/. 145,.. ,t- ton. Statuid & Birm. 5 ... .. Cale insiiati 5O ..... 23Mi ex d ~ 23N e x 1 Do. Nets 101. P re f.... 10 ... ~ ... ..... ••«••11A %nester and Holyhead— ..... . 50 .4 . • .•. .. Ditto, Preferenc e .'.zoaern ConNties... ..... 20 •••••• 10 1 / 4 A Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent. ... Eest Larleaslire ......... 25 ~2. ..... ..... .. ---, i Ditto, New . ...... —.. 21 ...... 14 , .. .... ...... —. l4 ,g dinburgh and Glasgow 50 .—.. 44 x ,, ter,YeoYil, & Dorch. '2 % l 3 /4 ... .. ......... 1 3 ,4 heat Northern Do., ', 4 B 6 per Cent 714 .. . 6 44% r.at. North or England. Ino ~....232 x.d. ... ..... 2'32 x.( 2l * Great (.‘; estern lOU ...... 97(.: x.d. ...... 9714x. d Ditto. 1 , 1? Shares 50 Ditto, New 171... .. . 15 ... . 134 x d........, iv% x.. 1 oil aid Selby . ...... 50 lOl ;. 2 x.d. 101; t 2" La,,cashire & Yorkshire 93 ..... Do. Fifths. .. L -.ids anti Thirsk ...... ::.0 Ditto, New, 40/ 4O , 01,,i On & Black wa1i...12/. tis.Bo - ...... ..... ~, .on, iingliton. and ' South ed,..:t. 5O .. . 35 5 4 . LO ft .01, and N. We.:tern lot) 136 13614 135% x.d. 136x.d . . Att., new to, Fiala:: :.. .. :-' .„ 9 x.d o. 104 (51. & B.) B. 10 . . 13% ~—. ..... . 134 iiillarit.', .. i.ii. ... 81 x.d. D“. Birnt., and Derbyloo .. ... 54 .x.d.... D. .Consul. B r i sto l and Birming.,6 per en —.lOO :rth Brit!. , .t, .... .. 26 ~.... —. Ditto, Thirds .... . gt "•-'•45, 3 . : ..... •....• tioyston and Hitchin .. 3 Shrewsbury and Birm.... 10 Ditto ditto. Class B. 6 - ;hrewsbury & Chester ( Nor. W. Alin.) Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 10 S'iropshire Union 'to ..611 e:astera .. 3:3!i 24 lAwi... no.. N 0.2 Do., Scrip No 4 South Wales 33 ...... t ork, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... 25 ..... 254 ex.div.,.. 25 1 4 X. Do. Original New and Berwick .. ...... ... Do. Newcastle Exten Do. ti.N.E.Prelerence 8 ... y,k and North Midland 50 ...... 48% ex.div.... 48 1 / 2 x• 4 Dit!s, Preference ...... 10 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Luxembourg.... . 7 - Ditto lO - Namur and Liege ...... 20 ... .. ...... ... Northern of France...... 13 ilrleans and Bordeaux—. 7 Paris and Strasbourg ... 10 Rouen and Havre Sankl•te and Meuse 4 2% Tours and Nantes .. 9 - 7A 7 5 % ;.d. 123 4 4 3 4 24 15 g 1 ,4 :4 2 164 74 18Y MINES. Brazilian Imperial ...... 244 -- Do. Do. St. John Del Rey 15 loi JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia London & Westminster. 20 BIRTHS. On the sth inst., Mrs. Henry Squire, of 23, Cockopur street, of a son. On the 6:11 inst., at No. 1, Great Winchester-street, Mrs• W. 'l'. Harris, of a son. • On the 7th inst., at Melville-place, Lee-road, Blackheath , the lady of Frederick J. Turner, Esq. Barrister-at-lair , of a son. On the Bth in s t. MARRIED. , at St. Mark's District Church, Kenning' ton, by his father, the Rev. A. Westoby, A.M., rector of Farthinpt ne, Northamptonshire, William A. S. Weroby, of Lincoln's Inn, Esq., M.A., to Lucy Aycrigg, only child of William S:udley, lizq., of that district. On the 6th inst., at St. Michael's, Toxteth, Liverpool , henry Martineau, eldest son of Peter Martineau , Esq , to Lucy, daughter of Thomas Martin, Esq. DIED 1 )n the ztith ult., at Kensington, Mrs. Waters, aged 81, widow I.f Lieutenant Franci•• IPaters, Lieutenant of the Alarlborough in Lord Rodney's actual with Le Comte do Grabse, 17 , i: ; likewise at the taking of Toulon, the height° of ItaWa, and Calvi. On the 27th ult., at Whitehaven. aged 33, Frederick, the third son of Dr. , ennison, of Margate. On the Ist inst., at Eastcott, Lodge, near Pinner, Middle sex, Mr, Mary Anne Hingeston, widow of the late Jolla Binge ton, Esq, aged 83. t,,,ncion! Printed and Published by AIURDO YOUNG' 01 No. 112, titrari, Printer, at The Sun Office, N o . 11 2 , Strand. in il+e Precinct of the Savoy, m the county or UW4110 , 314 Friday, Dlareli 9, 1449. I' and CO re:131E11.0 EA I. NEWS 1 1 , Q it i Eft iU7 IA REE. The tL - rp- y esti clued hod rs sa..s. The sales were estima-ed ,e 3 500 d 3,000 Awetiesin at ~, 6f ; 100 B.: Lt. t 51d , un -i Egypt; a n at 7.t. Aet iti a to 4t. over t.' - aft on Si, it; day as. ". () o s;;,i r! , ,i,s rf in tin efif hut alit-ration in Vi..l R. ti! an r,. were 'wt., Th, re are 00 later lonial a! tit als to-day with tiny '! nee, of 'wet est. great facilities for coin . I.TC:itiot t h twean Paris anti Lender, cause irregulatito s it etr!er quirt, rt., it, be more felt, and this is especi:Aly the ease with Germany during the winter months. It is proposed now, we un- •' it rstand, to form a telegraphic o,lm Vi.lln.t 10 MU• inch and Frankt•ort, passing by Litz and Selzbeurg. The Norm of France Railway Company, after :epest,l orifereeces with the B. Iglara surf on t:es, has expressed its inaoility to carry out'` toe arraegemerit for reducing the tariff on. heavy • goods, of which so large u qm.ntity passes ,' tieween the two c , -untries. New arti-ngernents, it is stared, would lead ,o great changes in tue manegement of the line, and of a nature, pr, haps, to damage its pow sitiun, which is at present satisfactory. The NOW 13, unswickers object sir., gly to a passage "' in the report of the Gosernue nr. Ceo.missioners up-, pi into dto export' the vart .u.. rout, a for radway from pott in the Atlantic through Nova Scotia and New . ' Brunsaiek to Qa, bee, on acceont of the rotlowiug ob servation with respect to the Bay of Fundy:— " In summer the transhipment of passengers and goods to and fro would be attend« d with the greatest incon-„, vraiireiet —loss of time and additional expense; whilst is winter it would be even still more inconvenient, and liable to be interrupt d by stories, and the floating masses of ice which then occur in the bay." A pArty writing from the colony observes : — " Now, with respect to the oljections urged as to the , ngineering difficulties in the interior, never having gone over the ground we can- , ot presume to say whether they really exist, or wheth, r the Cummis-Toners have drawn on their imagination for the picture by them so vividly . set forth; but with respect to the obstacles said to exist: : in navigating th e B ay o f F undy in the winter iseasoni, we are prepared to give it a flat deniul. So fir to the. contraiy is the fact, that instead of floating masses (tf ice ebstructieg the navigation, during the entire of al.( and every winter known to the inhabitants of the pro vince, not only have vessels of burden, but even open boats of all sizes navigated without the slightest difll culty, if we except the gales of wind which pervade the. when, of the North Alentic during the whole of our (so-called) inclement season ; and since the intro-, duction of st e am nav i gat i on i nto our waters, the, steamers (certainly very inferior to those that would be used in connexion with so great an under.; eking as the contemplated North American Rail. road), have, and continue to traverse unimpeded every part of this terrific Bad.' It is easy to conceive, at at the crossing of forty miles of water, and, in national point tit view, the line running near the Ameri7 can frontier, would be serious and fatal obstacles to the eat prject, when an entire land route could be pre ferred; but these were sufficient in themselves, without making terrors in the Bay of Funtiy which really do not c. Xtat. " are induced to mike these observations purely Nom a desire that this often-libelled country may be known to our friends iu Great Britain as it really exists." Of thi 11 0t1c, the y ., Cent, gPenci henry bri te Th e e , has; t he au §cl The Imn to th e' Pre, t ha Loa -ritat; gi ZIA far 40iing Of t n !tau t acttn iv Ord W 1 - ork t ernli tent. ' u ml Oxfot 'Nat *tre e , Thi thq Co e thole