The Sun. — London, England, 1856-02-28 00:00:00

Mr. POLYAN appeared at the table of the house, and desired the attendance of the Speaker in the House of Loris to hear the Royal assent given by commission to certain hills. The SPEAKER then, accompanied by several members, left the house. On his return he informed the house the Royal Assent had been given to those bills, for which see Lords' report. Sir J. SHELLEY presented a petition from the hay dealers in the metropolis, praying for a measure to pre vent frauds in packing hay. Sir J. PAKINGTON presented a petition from Droitwich, in favour of the Medical Charities Bill, now before the house. Sir D. EVANS gavenotice thatonthe first favourable opportunity he shonlyl move a resolution disproving of the conduct of the Government in refusing to raise troops in the colonies while they carried on enlistment in neutral States contrary to international law. THE CRIMEAN COMMISSION. Sir J. PAKINGTON rose to put a question to the Under Secretary of War, of which ho had previously given him nntico. It Wa3 with respect to the letter writ• ton by Mr. Filder, who lately filled the office of Com missary -General in the Crimea. Mr. Filder stated that as soon as ho became cognisant of the charges contained against him in the repel.; alluded to, be wrote a letter t.) 'Jerk' Panmure in reply. Mr. Filder expressed a stron g desire that th a t l e tt er s h ou ld b e l a id upon t h e t a bl e o f that house. Although the report containing the charges against him was dated. the 10th of June, he had no knowledge of the charges brought against him till he saw them in the newspapers seven months after. He xi/liked to ask whether there would be any objection to lay the written reply of Mr. Filder to Lord Panmure before the house, and thus do him the came justice as had been accorded to Lord Cardigan and the Earl of Lucas. Mr. F. PEEL said there would be no objection to lay the letter on the table of the house. He would not then enter into the circumstances that led Lord PAII• nun, to recal Mr. Filder, but felt sure if he did so they would find it quite satisfactory. THE CA.PTRRE OF PROVE. Major REED asked if there would be soy objection to lay on the table certain despatches received from Major Godwin, detailing the capture of Prome ? Mr. F. PEEL said tho question had better be put to the President of the Board of Control. BRITISH MUSEUM.. Mr. HE ?WOOD asked whether the Government ;n• tended, in consequence of the vacancy of the offices of principal librarian and secretary of the British Museum, to carry out the recommendations of the Royal Commis sioners of 1850 with respect to the abolition of these two offices, and the appointment, in their place of two offi cers, to be nominated by the Crown, the one distin guished for attainments in literature to have the super vision of the library, the manuscripts, the prints, the antiquities, and the medals, and the other, eminent for attainments in natural history, to have the supervision of those departments of the Museum which were devoted' almost exclusively to natural history ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was not intended to disturb the present arrange ments. REFORM OF THE CORPORATION OF TILE CITY OF LONDON. Sir J. SEIELLEY asked the Sea,.etary of State for the Home Department when the bill for the reform of the Corporation of the City of London would be trought f3r war l by the Governn sot ? Sir G. GREY said he hoped to bring it forward on an early day. ABOLITION OF ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. Mr. COLLIER asked the Solicitor• General when the bilis for the abolition of the ecclesiastical courts, and the transference of their jurisdiction to other tribunals, would be introduced by the Government ? The SOLICITOR•GENERAL said certainly before the recess. ALDERSHOT CAMP BILL. Mr. MACARTNEY asked the Clerk of the Ord nance whether he had any objection to lay upon the table, previoni to the second reading of the Aldershot Camp Bill, a plan of the roads and ways intended to be abolished and closed under the provisions of the said bill. Mr. MONSELL said the plans had been lodged with the clerk of the peace of the county, and if the hon. member wished for them to be produced he should move or them. Mr. AIA.CARTNEY gave notice accordingly. MP. ROEBUCK'S MOTION. Mr. ROEBUCK asked the First Lord of the Trek sury what would he the most convenient mode fcr him to bring forward his motion; whether he should move it when the Speaker left the chair, or whether he should bring it forward aq a substantive motion ? Lard PALMERSTON said it rested entirely with the hon. member himself. The Government would be prepared with an amendment to the motion. THE M'NEIL•TULLOCH REPORT. answerTu to a question from an liozr. MR311310, Lord PALMERSTON said that this inquiry would be public, reserving a discretionary power to the court to conduct any point with closed doors. The commission would have no power to take evidence on oath. Tu give that power a special act must he passed. THE MONETARY SYSTEM. Mr. MUNTZ moved for a select committee to inquire how far tare present monetary system was in accordance with the •equirements of the country, and to consider if it could .•_ot be improved and amended. He (Mr. Muntz) ha.? uloAkaiued for six years from mentioning this sub ject 'see the effect the gold discoveries would have on this question. That had not caused the alteration he contemplated. (Hear.) He had considered this question now for forty' years, and he thought the only way to understand the subject was by taking a retrospective view of this question, aid to do that it was necessary to go back to the reign of William the Conqueror. (Laughter.) lion. gentlemen might 'axe ; but it was necessary to do that because that period was the only sound period connected with the question -- when tho 1/. sterli ng was a poun d we i g h t of silver. Alterations took place in the currency The general half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this company was held this afternoon, at the Bridge House Tavern, London-bridge ; the Hon. James Byng in the chair. The notice convening the meeting having been read by the secretary, and the report taken as read, The CHAIRMAN said it afforded him much plea sure in being able to congratulate them on the flourishing state of the traffic, and that this pro perty was now in an improved state. The Read ing branch had hitherto been a burthen to the company, but he hoped that when the - narrow-gauge communica tion, near Reading, was complete, an increase of traffic would be the result. The accounts showed an available balance of 171,0731., which would admit of a dividend of 13s. 3d. per share, leaving a balance of 6,013/., which it was thought would be sufficient to meet all outstanding demands of the present ha'f-year. Ar rangements had been made to pay the dividend on the 6th March, one month earlier than formerly. After alluding to accidents that had occurred on the line, the chairman stated that with a view to prevent the recurrence of aecidents the directors hal appointed Mr. Eborall, late manager of the East Lancashire Railway, to superintend the working of the whole line. Thedirectors had not theught it right to make any applications this year to Parliament, but to direst their attention to the full development ol the traffic. Should it be found necessary to apply to Parliament on any future occasion he should feel it his duty first to consult th• shareholders. He proposed the reception and adoption of the report. Mr. GORDON THOMPSON seconded the resolution. Mr. CAIRD called the attention of the meeting to the absence df the locomotive engineer's report from the di rectors' report. I The CIIiIRMAN said that the directors had thought it better to introduce the heads of that report into the general report. The engineer's report was on the table for the inspection of the shareholders. Mr. CURD next asked bow the value of the stores bad been ascertained ; if any steps had been taken to verify the statement that their value was 60,0001. ? The CHAIRMAN said they had been properly valued. Mr. Camp asked if the expenditure of this company had exceeded the Parliamentary estimate, and by how much ? The CHAIRMAN said in no instance had it come up to it. Mr. CAIRD asked if either of the directors had been called on by the board to explain his conduct relative to a charge that had been made against him of having allowed his name to be used impruperly relative to the appointment of an office-bearer. Tho CiIAIRIIAN said that some statement of that kind had been mooted at the board, and Capt. Warren had read a letter t ► the board relative-.to it. Mr. CAIRD asked if any investigitk)ft had been made into the report ? The CHAIRMAN said N. Mr. MELLOR (director) said he mentioned the report to Captain Warren, and suggested that he should explain his conduct to the board. After that Captain Warren read a written protest to the board. After some further conversation, - Captain WARREN said that the charge was a malicious, spiteful, and vindictive lie. He never, directly nor in directly, had anything to do with the appointment. He was absent that day from the board meeting. (Hear.) Mr. CAIRD said the explanation was satisfactory— (cheers)—but he considered the dividend unsatisfactory, and proceeded to make remarks on the Government re port relati►e to the late accident on this line, which were interrupted by the meeting as being out of place. After some general remarks on the management, he moved the following addition to the chairman's resolution : " That, in consequence of the certificates of the leading officers of the company, in their several departments, and seeing that notwithstAndiug a resolution of the board announced in March, 1852, that one of the directors should annually retire, their influence bad been used to retain all the retiring directors, and so to prevent the free expression of the opinion of the shareholders, this meeting declared its dissatisfaction with the con duct of the board in these particulars, and call upon it to act on the resolution announced in March, 1852, by requiring one of the retiring directors to with draw his claim for re-election." Mr. MAXWELL seconded the amendment. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Feb. 28.—Wind this day at noon, N.N.E. ; moderate and hazy. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 27.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—H.M.S. Scourge, from the Coast of Africa. FALMOUTH, Feb. 26.—Wind N.—Arrived—Haabets Anker, Nordatjernen, and Isis, from Alexandria. Sailed —Mornington, for Alexandria. BRISTOL, Feb. 27.—Wind W.—Arrived—Ann Wilson, from Mauritius; Wave, Dragomestre. SWANSEA, Feb. V.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Contreath, for Coquimbo. CORK, Feb. 26.—Arrived—Creole, from Demerara. Sailed—Nancy Dawson and Lotus, for St. Michael's. BELFAST, Feb. 26.—Wind S.W. — Arrived—Antelope, from Alexandria • Sarah and Isabella, Syra. S ' SHIELDS, Feb. 27.—Wind N. W.—Sailed—Tynemouth Castle. for Constantinople. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 26.—The Risine; Sun, from Mobile to Havre, was fallen in with, by the Vivid Light, arrived here, on the 15th inst., in ht. 45 N. lon. 25. W., water logged and on her beam ends, caused by a violent gale from the N.W. on the lOtir. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 27.—The William Penn and Avon dale, for Liverpool, are said to be frozen up at Balti more. _ _ BRIDLINGTON, Feb. 27.—The brig British Queen, of and from London, for Sunderland, and the brig George and Maris, were in contact in the night of the 25th inst., off Flamborough Head, when the former lost cutwater and jibboom and sustained other slight damage, but proceeded for her destination. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Harris and Martha, from Newport; Despatch, steamer, Jersey. Sailed—Duk• Jf Cornwall, steamer, for London ; Iris, Sunderland; G. Hartlepool ; South-Western, steamer Jersey ; Georg 4 and La Poule, Cherbourg. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind West. arrived—Margaret, from litufre ; Jufroun, Rotterdam Sailed—Dreadnought, for New York. - WATERFORD, Fub. 25. Wind S.W. Sailed—Heede, for Charleston. DUBLIN, Feb. 27. Wind West. Arrived—Tuscarora, from St. John's, N.B. QuEENsrowN, Feb. 26. Wind West. Arrivod—Vivid Light, from Csrdinas. The Rising Sun, from Mobile fur Havre, with 4,291 bales of cotton, was fallen in with on the 15th of February, in lat. 45 N., long. 25 W., by the Vivid Light, on her beam-ends, and watexlo;lged, having experienced a violent galo on the 10th of February, but did not require assist ance. BY SUBMARINE ANI3 BRUM TELEGRAPR.) GRAVESEND, Thurssday, 9.52 a.m. Wind calm ; tide, five hours' ebb ; hazy. Sailed—Anne Powell, for Valparaiso ; Cecilia Louisa, for Rio Janeiro. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE raw Ks OF isitITISH CORN For the week ended Feb. 28,1856, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WUEAT. EMMET% OATS. BEE. I BEANO. PEAS. 69; 21 35s 81 0 23s 61 45s 4/ 41s 7.1 39s Gd THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. witE4T. I amstrr. I OATS. 111 E. 73s Ild 37s 6d / 21s lid ) 51s 4d BEANS. I PEAS. 43; 10d 42i 5d QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WERk. Wheat, 93,3'5; Barley, 75,223; Oats, 14.9i4; Rye, 65; Beans 5,147; Peas, 1,395 quartets. MEAT MARKETS. NETVGA.TE AND LEADENHA.LL.—'rho trade ruled steady, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 01 to 4s 4.1 ; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 41 ; Veal, 4s bd to 5s 4d; Pork, 3s 2d to 4s 10d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Feb. 27.—We had a steady demand for stock to-day, and prices had au upward tendency. Beef, from 3s 4(1 to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 101 ; Veal, 4110 d to 5s 4 , , ; Pork, 3s 6d to is 81 tier Sibs, to sink the offal. ItomFORD, Feb. 27.—T0-day's market was firm, at very full prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10,1 ; Muttau, 3s 4d to fis 0.1 ; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s fid ; Pcrk, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs. Quarter-old Store Pigs, 22s to 28s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Moadow hay, 4/ Os to 51 10s; clover do., 4/ 10s to 6/ 103; and straw, 11 4s to 11 9s per load. Trado dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 4/ 4s to 5/ 12s; elovor do., 4/ 103 to 6' 6s ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 9s per load. A moderato supply, and a fair demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 4103 to Si 108; clover do., 4/ 68 to 6/ 158; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 8s per load. Trade rather heavy. Country Markets. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—FEB. 26. There were in the market to. lay 16 sacks onto ca . each weighing 280 Ibs imperial, which sold at 41s. 6J. ertoirb libitton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S.—(This Evening.) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. sto 2 agut Fly-by-Night (taken) 3to 1 agst Yellow Jack (offered) DERBY. 7to 1 agst Ellington (offered) 9to 1 agst Fly-by-Night (taken) 25 to 1 agst Vandermulin (taken) 50 to 1 agst Newington (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT• HOUSE OF LORDS--(This Evening.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal assent was given by commission to the Howe of Commons Officers' Bill and the Metropolitan Police Bill. The Royal Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, and the Earl of Harrowby, Their lordships adjourned during pleasure. The house re-e.ssembld at five o'clock. The Marquis of BREADALBANE presented peti tions from Scotland against the sale of intoxicating drinks. CHARITABLE USES BILL. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the Charitable Uses Bill was read a first time. Lord BROUGHAM, in presenting a petition from the lawyers of the Irish bar, including the Queen's coun sels, praying that in any arrangement adopted for legal education in the United Kinglom the benefits of suck measure be extended to Ireland, expressed his hope that the subject would be taken into their lordships' serious consideration. JOINT STOCK BANKS (SCOTLAND} BILL. This bill passed through committee. TURNPIKE TRUSTS ARRANGEMENTS BILL. The Earl of HAEROWBY moved the second reading of this bill. The Earl of DERBY expressed big objection to the second clause, which serion4y affected the rights of per sons Connected with turnpike trusts. The bill was alto gether a moat extraordinary one, and required explana tion. The Earl of lIA Rnowr, V explained the object of the clauses, and he should be prepared to amend some of the clauses in committee. After a brief conversation the bill was read a second time, on the understanding that it should be amended in committee. APPELLATE JURISDICrION OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS. The Earl of DERBY rose to move for a select com mittee to inquire whether it was expedient to make any, and if so, what provision for more effectually securing the efficient exercise of the functions of this house as a court of appellate jurisdiction, and that such committee report their opinion thereon to the house. The noble earl said by the present motion he did not intend to interfere with the question of his noble and learned friend (Lynd hurst) who had so well and so ably brought the subject under their lordships' consideration. He thought that so far from even interfering with it, it would derive benefit from the present motion. He did not consider the ap• pellate jurisdiction so essential to the discharge of the other functions of their lordships' house as many thought. If a choice was to be made between the dignity of that house and the proper discharge of its judicial functions towards the country, he should have no hesitation in preferring the latter. In the first place, how was this judicial tribunal practically established ? Theoretically, the whole house was the tribunal, but this was merely a legal fiction, for the lay lord practically had nothing what ever to do with the judgments which their lordships were please Ito pass. The noble lord then enumerated the various objections which were made to that house as a court of appeal, and-was [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.) The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. ROYAL ASSENT. in the reign of Edward the Third, Henry the Eighth, Queen Elizabeth, and William the Third. In 1760 the paper money in circulation amounted to four millions, in 1785 to seven millions, in 1790 to eleven millions, and in 1797 to sixteen millions. This went on increasing, and depreciating the me tallic currency, until 1810, when a committee of this house recommended the Bank of England resorting to cash payments at the end of two years, but which fortunately was not carried out. The hon. gen tleman then traced the changes that had taken place since that period, and alluded to the various panics that had occurred, and to the passing of the Reform Bill, which he hoped would have been the means of intro ducing sensible business-like men into the house, but in which he had been disappointed. (Laugh ter.) After the defeat of the Whigs in 1849, they had the late Sir R. Peel in office, who sup ported in a most extraordinary manner two laws—one the Corn laws, which were to keep corn at Bs. perbushel, and the other the money laws, which were to bring it to ss. per bushel. It became necessary for that statesman to abandon one or other of these measures, and being pledged more to the money laws than be was to the Corn-laws, he gave up the latter. The Bank of England in 1847 as nearly stop* payment as at any period of its existence, and had it not been for that celebrated letter, which was to do everything, but did nothing, the Bank would never have been able to right itself ; and in 1844, the act that was then passed was found necessary to support the act of 1819. After that came the railway speculations, which the late Sir R. Peel encouraged ; and, featly, the gold discoveries at a time when the whole monetary system was about to explode. All he wished for was a fairly con stituted committee to examine into the question, se as to ;rive satisfaction to all classes. Mr. PEACOCKS supported the appointment of the committee, but on different grounds from that of the hon, member for Birmingham. He denied that the price of gold was fixed, and said he should rather the ounce of gold was coined into four sovereigns instead of five. The bon. member proceeded to follow the hon. gentleman (Mr. Muntz) through what he called his fallacies. He sup ported the appointment of the committee, mainly be cause the principle of fluctuation in the Bank Act of 1844 had been a failure. Mr. DRUMMOND recommended that if the house lin an evil hour appointed this committee, the gen tleman forming it should be examined on the bullion report. This was a difficult subject to be dealt with, and was as near as any political ques tion could be a question of science. The effect of the discoveries of gold in Australia and other places had had the same effect on the Bank of England as if it had issued an enormous mass of paper money, the effect of which had been to cause speculation, and set the manufacturers at work, who produced more goods than there were peo - pie in the world to consume them, and hence gold went abroad to pay their debts. After alluding to an amusing romance " that had lately bee❑ published, and no doubt read by hon. gentlemen, namely, "The History of England," by Macaulay—(laughter)—he said that they could not by law alter the true state of the case, nor prevent the precious rental from being the measure of value without increasing the disasters complained of. The soundest advice to be given to the house on this ques tion was similar to that Mr. Arthur Laing gave to the Convention of Paris. He was asked what was the beat law they could pass with respect to the price of corn, and he replied, " My best advice to you is to order your clerk to put his inkstand down the throat of the first man who speaks about corn." And if the house did that with respect to those who spoke in that house on the currency, it would be the best course they coal i adopt. (Renewed laughter.) Mr. MALINS rose to address the house in support of the motion, and was [LEFT SPEAKING.] Parlivanent a. clause to that effect would be inserted in the bil'. DINNER AT THE MANSION-HOUSE. The CHLIRMAN said that the pre.ont directors possessed double the a.nount of stock mentioned. The retiring directors, Mr. C. Child, Captain Warren, Hon. J. Byng, and Mr. A. Kaye, were re-elected. After some further unimportant business had been disposed of the auditors were re-elected, and the meeting separated with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. Last night the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress assembled a numerous party of distinguished ladies and gentlemen at the Mansion-house to meet Mr. Buchanan, the American Minister, previous to his Excellency's de parture from the Embassy in London for his own coun try. Great disappointment was, however, occasioned to the guests by the unavoidable absence of the principal personage in whose honour the banquet was given, Mr. Buchanan having received a gracious invitation to dine with her Majesty at Buckingham Palace on the same evening, a summons, we need hardly add, to which Court etiquette gave the precedence over all other en gagements. The company at the civic festivity con sisted of those members of the House of Commons who represent the largest commercial constituencies of the country, together with the loading merchants of London connected with the American and the Canadian trades. Among those present were—Lord Elgin, Sir William Clay, M.P., Admiral Walcott, M.P., Mr. Scholefield, M.P., Mr. J. B. Smith, M.P., Mrs. J. B. Smith, and Miss Holt, Colonel and Mrs. Wyndham, Sir J. Paxton, M.P., Mr, Mackinnon, M.P., Mr. GoreLaugtoo, M.P., Mr. If. Berkeley, M.P., Mr. Jackson, M,P., Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sal;mons, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bevan, Mr. Mowbray Morris, Mr. Robert Gillespie, Mr. and Mrs. Viregg . . Mr. T. H. Brooking, Mr. Bonus, Mr. H. Bliss, Mr. W. R. Chapman, Mr. G. }'enuing, Mr. G. T. 33rooking, Mr. E H. Chapman, Mr. C. Bischoff, Sir C. Roney, Major Kirkland, Mr. W. G. Smith, Mr. C. Morris, Mr. Gillespie, . jun., Mr. and Mrs. Meinertz linen, Mr. Broughton, Mr. and Mrs. W. Haigh, Mr. and 'Ars. Gabriel. Mr. and Mrs. Buckle, Mrs. Shewill, Mr. 4ontefiore, Mr. M'Gaul, Mr. Kennard, Mr. S. D. Powles, Mr. and Mrs. Uzielli, Mr. Sampson and Mrs. Heartley, Mrs. G. Green and Miss F. Jones, Mr. J. Dillon, Alderman Sir J; Musgrove, Mr. Ald. Cubitt, M.P., Mr. Aid. and Sheriff H. Kennedy, Mr. Ald. and Sheriff Rose, Mr. Ald. Lawrence, Rev. Dr. Mortimer, 8.D., Mr. W. Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. Parkes, Mr. Field. Master of the Coopers' Company, Mr. Sutton, Mr. Jones, Mr. Carter, Mr. Woodbridge, Mr. Lewer, Mr. Osmond, Mr. Perry, Mr. Stewart, Mr. and IVIrs.C. E. Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. Locke, Mr. Deputy Bowers, Mr. W. William, Mr. and Mrs. C.swston, Mr. Deputy Stevens ' Mr. Deputy and Mrs. Peacock, Mr. Johnston, Mr. S. W. Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Millard, Mr. and Mrs. Laurie, Mr. and Mrs. Snell, Mr. and Mrs.Hartridge, &c. On the removal of the cloth the usual loyal tow ts were given from the chair, and enthusiastically responded to. The LORD MAYOR then proposed " the Army and Navy," which wits duly acknowledged by Colonel Windham and Admiral Walcott. The LORD MAYOR, in prefacing tho next toast—viz., " the Canada Club," expressed the great pleasure it would have afforded him, and he was sure that company also, to have been honoured with the presence of his Excel- lency the American Minister that evening, and to have testified to him how deeply the inhabitants of that me . . tropolis, and indeed the entire British nation, felt inte rested in the uninterrupted maintenance of the most friendly relations between this country and that great kindred people on the other side of the Atlantic whom Mr. Buchanan had so worthily represented during his sojourn in England. His Excellency, however, had ad dressed to him on Monday a very kind letter, explainlog that a gracious summons to attend the hospitable board of no less a personage than the S )ve.reign of the coun try would necessitate his absence from that gathering. (Hear, bear .) Every true-hearted Englishman scorned to harbour any unworthy feeling of jealousy of the greatness and prosperity of our transatlantic kinsfolk. Oa the contrary, bound together as the two peoples were by the ties of common origin, common traditions, similarity of institutions, and the most intimate cenamerdell relations, the rapid growth and develop ment' of the United States excites universal feelings of rejoicing and pride in the hearts of the English nation; and whatever big words of defiance might, from time to thee, be heard across the wide ocean which separates the two cognate communities, and however those words might be more or less faintly echoed by some on this side of the water, there could be no doubt that all who understood anything of the extensively ramified and re ciprocal interests of England and America must be firmly persuaded that the moat perfect terms of amity were essential to their mutual welfare, and that a war fare between them would be most disastrous to both, and nothing less than a species of fratricide or parricide. (Cheers.) Therefore he could have wished that Mr. Bu chanan had been present that evening to hear the sen timents of friendship that wou:d have been expressed on all sides towards himself and his country, as he would, in that case, have been enabled to convey with him to the United States, to which he was about to return, the assurance that it was the sincere desire of that impor tant commercial community, that nothing consistent with the maintenance of our national honour should be left undone to insure a settlement of oar differences with his country without a recourse to the dread arbitrement of the sword. (Cheers.) The Lord Mayor then con cluded by proposing "The Health of Mr. Robert Gilles. pie, and prosperity to the Canada Club." SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. Meeting This Day. Mr, GILLESPIII having acknowledged the compliment, Tii .... ..( 4.. ...k..1 4 1 1. ,= . .pADAY.ef1P5Nifit1, FEBRUARY ta, 1856. his travels he once asked an enthusiastic American lady why her country could not rest satisfied with the immense unoccup:ei territories it already possessed, but must ever be lusting after the lands of its neighbours ? Her somewhat remarkable reply was, "Oh ! the propen sity is a very bad one, I admit ; but we came honestly by it, for we inherited it from you." There was, he thought, a great deal of truth in that answer. The greatest difference between the two countries consisted in this—that a great deal more care was taken of the ladies in America than in England, and a great deal less core of the men. If the respect shown to the fair sex was a true criterion for estimating the chivalry of any country, certainly in the present age the palm must ba conceded to America in regard to that amiable quality. In illustration of this American characteristic, he might mention that when in Boston, United States, on the an niversary of the American declaration of independence, he was anxious to gain admis4ion into a church where one of their most distinguished orators was to deliver a poli tical address appropriate to the occasion. The beadle who guarded the door steadfastly refused him access until the corporation had arrived ; aid on his (M:r. Cob den's) remarking, after waiting some thaae, that other per sons were being admitted while he was excluded, the beadle naively replied, "Oh ! but these gentlemen have ladies with them and you have none ; but if you bring a lady with yoh I will let you in also." (Laughter.) After adducing further examples of the same national trait, and likewise illustrating the carelessness evinced on Ame rican rail ways and elsewhere as to the safety of the sterner sex, the hon. gentleman concluded by comparin g the oc casional quarrels b e t ween E ag let - id and the United States to the internal disputes of a private family, which might, indeed, produce slight temporary estrangements, but were sure to end in increased friendliness and warmer endearments. The two branches of the great A nglo•Saxma family in this respect were like Dr. Johnson and Oliver Goldsmith. The doctor would abuse poor " Goldie " himself whenever he pleased, but he would not allow any one else to do so. (Laughter.) The Lord MAYOR then gave "The House of Com mons," .coupling with the toast the name of Sir W. Clay. Sir W. CLAY briefly returnel thanks. One or two other unimportant toasts wound up the proceedings of the evening. ROY AL WARRANT. SIR J. INPNEILL AND. COL. TULLOCH'S REPORT. CHARGE 01! CHILD MURDisiR. Yesterday, at the Southwark Police-court, Elizabeth Path week; a young woman of respectable appearance, nineteen yearn of age, was brought before Mr. Ceinbe, by Sergeant Squire, M division, from St. Olave's Union Workhouse, c h arge d with the wilful murder of her illegitimate offspring. The prisoner was in such a weak and dejected' state that the magistrate desired her to be accommodated with a chair while the depositions were being taken. William Henry James said—l am a tailor, and reside at No. 47, Fair-street, Hoeselydown. The prisoner is me niece, and lived with me and my family about a fort night after leaving her situation. I did not know at that time that she was pregnant. The prisoner slept in the adjoining room to me, and about 7 o'clock in the morning of the 31st of Jan., I heard her moving about. I called out, " Why are you moving about so early, Elizabeth ?" She answered, "I am going down to the yard." She then went down stairs, and about five minutes afterwards returned, when she made some complaint about being cold. I had a fire in my room at that time, and I tell her to come in and warm herself. See then came and stood before the fire, and I went down stairs to fill the kettle, when I heard a singular noise on the other side of the wall, which was about five feet high, and divided the two houses. I cliaibed the wall, and looked over, when I was much surprised at seeing a new-born infant lying on the stones in tee next yard. There were also marks of blood on the wall. I immedi ately went and called a constable, who took the infant, then alive, to the workhouse. We afterwards examined the water-closet in my yard, and found blood in the pan, and traced blood from the latter place to the wall on each &de to the spot where the infant was found. I afterwards heard the prisoner say teat it was her child, but I was much confused and alarmed, as I had not the least idea that she was in the family way. John Squire, police sergeant 17 M, sail—About 20 minutes past 7 o'clock on the morning of the 31st of Jan., I was called by last witness, and went into the yard of No. 46, Fair-street. I saw Mr. James there, and near the water-closet I perceived a child lying on the ground crying. It appeared to be a new-horn infant, and was co vered with blood. I obtained a piece of flannel, and having wrapped it up in that, I hastily conveyed the infant to St. Olave's Workhouse, where prompt attention was paid to it by Dr. Mackintosh, the medic ,1 officer. I after wards returned to No. 47,Fa;r-street,and saw the prisoner standing close by the fire-place. There were several spots of blood on her dress, and I asked her how they came there. She answered, " I have been down in the yard." On further examination more blood was discovered on her clothing in the presence of her aunt, who told her that a new-born infant had been found below stairs, and if it was hers she had better tell the truth. The aunt said, "Is that your chill ?" The prisoner hesitated a little and said, "Yes, it is mine. I was getting over the wall into the next yard, and it fell from ice." I then took her to St. Olave's Union, where she was admitted into the iofirmary, and attended to by Dr. Mackintosh. I again returned to the house, and traced blood from the water-closet of No. 47, over the wall, to the yard of No. 45, where T found the child lying. It appeared to me that she had either thrown the child over, or it had fal len from her on getting over the wall. The child's skull was fractured, and it lived about 12 hours afterwards. The prisoner has since remained in the workhouse until this afternoon, when, by the consent of the doctor, I re moved her and took her into cu=t Ay. She has since acknowledged to me that the child in question was hers. Mr. James Thrice Mackintosh, M.D said—l reside at the infirmary in St. Olave's Union. On the morning of the 31st of Jan., about a quarter to 8 o'clock, I was called into the receiving-ward to examine a new-born infant. It was a full-grown male infant and in a healthy condition, and onlv a few hours old. Mr. Cornbe—Was the chill alive then ? Witness T es, sir. I looked at it and found a bruise on the back of the head, which was the cause of death. Mr. Combe—How long did.the infant live after you saw it ? Witness--About 12 hours. After its deans I made a post mortem examination, and found that the skull was fractured and a quantity of clotted blood under the scalo, which was the cause of death. The cord was quite entire, and the afterbirth was attached to it. As soon as I saw the infant I placed it in a warm bath and administered milk, &c., but nothing wild save its life. Mr. Combe—Do you think it was thrown over the wall after the birth ? Witness—No, sir ; my belief is that she climbed the wail and the child fell from her. Mr. Combe—Would that have been sufficient to have caused the fracture? Witness—l think so, but still she might have thrown the infant over the wall. I spike to her about it, when she told me that pains of labour came on her suddenly, and feeling ashamed on account of her family, she got over the wall to the next house with the view of conceal ing it, and in climbing over the wall the infant fell from her. The prisoner has since then been under my care in the workhouse. Mr. Combe, to the constables—Have you examined the prisoner's boxes ? Mr. PARKER defended the co n duct o f th e directors. Mr. BELL said that in analysing Mr. Caird's motives that day he looked upon them and his speech as an ad vertisement for a seat at the directory ; but he thought his conduct very imprudent, and he (Nlr. Bell) hoped the meeting would express their condemnation of it. He asked Mr. Caird if he intended to offer himself as a director Mr. CAIRO admitted he was a candidate for a seat at the directcry. Mr. BELL said he looked upon this report as the most satisfactory one they had had presented to them for many years past, and as an omen of better things for the future. He saw no cause whatever to induce the meeting to take such a gloomy view of the undertaking as Mr. Caird had. Mr. Minima, congratulated the meeting on the clear and precise statement of accounts that had that day been presented to them. This report was certainly more satisfactory than former ones had been, but he wished to be informed how it was that the shareholders did not get a corresponding increase of dividend with an increased revenue. In 1852 the income was 773,7701., and in 1855 986,2621., making a difference of 212,4921. Th,t dividend in ma was three per cent., and in this year only three-and•a-half per cent., notwithstanding they had increased tkeir revenue 212,4921. Mr JIRRAPATH, jun., after alluding to several topics connected with the working of the line, whereby a saving of expense might be effected, said that the in crease of 20 of per cent.,revenue alluded to by the last speaker was whereas the increase on the dividend was 30 per cent., so that the shareholders had not much to complain of on that head. He thought the company was now in a sounder state than formerly. The CETAinmels said that arrangements were now being made to reduce the working expenses of the line. In answer to questions from several shareholders, The CHAIRMAN said that the aggregate loss on the branch lines amounted to in the grass to 86 , 0001. per annum. The amendment was afterwards withdrawn, and the original motion carried unanimously. The dividend of 13s. 3d. per share was then declared. Mr. HAMILTON pressed upon the directors en' share- holders that in future the qualification of a director should be 3,0001. stock, and should have been in his pos session at least 12 months. The CHAIRMAN said that by the act 6001. was the qua lification. He approved of this suggestion, and the only way it could be carried out was by the shareholders agreeing that none but those who pos.,essed stock as Mr. Hamilton recommended should be elected directors. - TSHAREHOLDER said this was a very important sug gestion, and he hoped that when they again went to EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET- FEB. 26. Supplies of kin is these last six days again large. Oat straw, I in 88 6d tolls Oi per Kemple of 16 stones tron; wheat do., 7s G(1 to 9s Od; barley do.. 7s Od to Bs. Od. Hay from 10d to 15d. DALKEITH MEAL ARICET-FEB. 25. O Itmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. Second. 'Third. imperial Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, per ditto 314 0,1 —s Od —s Od Pot-barley, per ditto DUBLIN-FED. 27. Notwithstanding a small supply, there was a very dull market to-day. Wheat was 64 to Is, and oats 3d to CI lower than on Friday. Barley barely supported its price. Indian corn met a very slow sale, at about last quotations. Whito wheat, 378 04 to 41s ; red ditto, iss Od to 40. Od ; barley, 14e 6d to 208 Od ; oats, lls 6d to 15s 04 ; rapesece, —s 0,1 to —s 04 per brl ; oatmeal, 143 04 to 16s 04 ; bakers' flour ' 22s 04 to 28s 04 per cwt ; Indian corn, 33s 01 to 36s Cd per 480 lbs. COAL MARICE Prlces of Coal per ton at ;T.—FE4. 27. the close of the market. 8. d. Byass's West Hartley l7 6 Davison's West Hartley 17 6 Hasting's Hartley lB 0 Howard's West Hartley Netherton l7 6 Longridge's Wst llartley 17 6 North Percy Hartley _l5 0 'Canfield Moor l5 9 'Canfield Moor Butes 15 9 Tyne Main 15 e Walker Primrose l5 6 West Riding Hartley _l6 0 Grey's West Hartley —.37 Willingten Hartley l5 • 0 Wylam 15 0 Eden Main 16 6 BirehgrovoGraigola 22 6 Ships at market... 11 Wallaend, Ste. s. A. Derwentwater Hartley .17 6 Eden Heaton aodley ...15 0 Braddyll l7 0 I fietton lB 0 Lambton l7 6 Russell's Hutton 17 0 ioxth Het ton 17 9 ;thwart's. 18 0 l ilartlepool l7 6 'augh hall IG 6 iouth Kelloe 16 0 roes lB 0 Evenwood. )6 I Sold SHARE MARKET,S. LIVERPOOL, FED. 27. S COCK EXCHANGE.—The tone of the market hag been vary quiet to-day, and the prices closed firm. Caledonian, 281 —Eastern Counties, 9l—South Eastern, 191. 16s. 3d. —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 82,,—London and North Westerns, 1024—Midlands. 71k I—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent. Pref., 11—North Eastern, Ber wiok, 194—Great Western of Canada, 26 61. MANCHESTER, FEB. 27. STOOK EXORANGE.—The market to-day has boon doing a quit business, and prices rather easier. Dovers, 19A— Shoffields ' 214 i—Leeds, 82i—Midlands, 71i —Shrews bu ry and Chester, knives, 9a—North Stafford P re f e r ence , 20 s.l6—Manchester Fire Assurance, 10 pm. BIRMINGHAM, FEa. 27. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The tone of the market was fiat to-day. London and North Westerns were done at 102 —Midlands closed at 71:I—Old Birmingham Canals were done at 02—Birmingham Waterworks, new, 31 pm. DUBLIN, FEE. 26. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Three per Cent. Consols, 91 Ditto for Account, 7th of March, 911 i—New Three per Cent. Stock, 91} a—Ditto, for Account.; 7th March, 91 —Now Loan Scrip, 2 preen.—Mining Company of Ireland, 134—City of Dublin Steam Co., ss—Dublin and Glasgow Steam Co., 39 ex d.—Great Southern and Western, 53i — Bank Stock, 2 . 2o.t—Royal Bank of Ireland, 201 20 -- Midland Great Western and Royal Canal, halves, 24A — Dublin and Enniskillen, 13i. THE LLTE MARQUIS OF LONDONDERRY.—The nobility and gentry of the county of Durham, out of regard to the memory of the late gallant Marquis of Londonderry, propose erecting a handsome monument to his memory. The Duke of Cleveland is to preside over a preliminary meeting at the end of the ensuing week. The Marquis of Westminster came to town from Arundel Castle, after attending the funeral of the late Duke of Norfolk on Tuesday, and yesterday left Gros venor Hone, to join the marchioness and his family c:rcle, at Motcomb House, near Shaftesbury. THE CONSERVATIVE Ls ND SOCIETY.—With the return of tie spring, the executive committee have resolved to display renewed activity in the allotment of estate!. The opportunity of acquiring the freehold franchise in three counties, namely, south Esser, East Sussex, and West Kent, and at the same time of securing an excel lent investment in popular localities, will be afforded on Thursday, the 3d of April, that day having been fixed to offer for division, in plots of various prices, the estates at Maldon, in Essex, at Brighton, in Sussex, and Forest bill, in West Kent. SOUTHAMPTON DOCK COMPANY.—The dividend declared at the meeting of the Southampton Dock ' Company, held 'yesterday, was at the rate of 4is per cent., making, with the previous payment, a total of 4 per cent. for the year. The LORD Mexott rose to give " The House of Lords," associating with the toast the name of Lord E'gin, upon whom he pronounced a high panegyric fur his successful administration of the government of Canada. (Drunk with the usual honours.) Lord ELGIN', in returning thanks, observed that it was 1 upon the good opinion of such assemblages as that which he 1-aw around him, rather than on the strength of any traditional rights and privileges, that the House of Lords must rely for that moral influence which would enable it to do its duty to the Crown iv.d the country in the critical times that might be approaching. Having but lately taken his teat in the House of Peers he was hardly en titled to pot himself forward as the exdonent of its gen thnentß ; yet, he had seen enough of the spirit that ani mated that august. assembly to be able to hay with con fidence that no movement of opinion in this country ( f a truly national character would fail to find a powerful echo in that body. Whether the rigidity of our heredi tary system was about to be relaxed, and some infusion of the life-rent element to be introduced into it—and whether such an infusion, if it should cccur, would really do good or harm, were questions into which it would not be proper then to enter ; but, whatever might happen, one way or the other, on this subject, there was no doubt that the House of Lords would continue to reflect with tolerable fidelity, if not every transient impulse of po pular feeling, yet the deliberate and settled convictions of the country. (Hear.) The noble lord then expressed the gratification it afforded him to meet so many mem bers of the Canada Club on that occasion. From his long official connection with Canada be could not but feel peculiar interest in the rapid progress of that important colony. Without pretending to say that every law that had been passed by the Legislature within the last eight years was unexceptionable in its character, or such as to com mand universal assent, still it might be affirmed that in all that essentially concerned the recognition of popular rights and the application of sound principles of political economy and finance the labours of the local Parliament of Canada within that period would compare favourably with the acts of the legislative body of any other country that could be named. (Cheers.) Yet if his voice could reach his Canadian friends, he would implore them to re member that Englishmen were a practical people, and 'hat it rested with the provincial Parliament of Canada to do more to advance the great cause of colonial self government by an example of the wise and moderate exercise of their functions than could possibly be accom plished by any other instrumentality. (Hear.) Ho re joiced at the conjunction of the Canada Club and the name of the American Minister in the speech of the Lord Mayor, because he had always desired that our posses sion of the British provinces on the American continent should be a bond of union, instead of a source of jea ousy or dissension between England and the Govern ment, of the United State'. • (Hear.) The principles of free trade had been recently applied to the commerce be tween Canada ned the States ; and the result was, that the amount of that commerce, according to the statement of Mr. Buchanan, had since then been quintupled. By uniting in an amicable rivalry of that description, Eog laud and America could do much to promote the cause of civilisation throughout the world, and he trusted that Mr. Buchanan would carry back to his countrymen his invaluable testimony to the universal desire of the people of the United Kingdom to continue upon the most friendly and peaceful footing with them. (Cheers.) The noble earl concluded by proposing " The Health of the Lord Mayor." The Loan MAYOR, having briefly returned thanks, gave " Prosperity to the Trade of Bristol, Liverpool, Bir mingham, Newcastle, and Manchester." The toast was acknowledged by Mr. H. BERKELEY, Mr. EWART, Mr. MUNTZ, and Mr. HEADLAM reepec• tively. In the unavoidable absence of the representa tives of Manchester, Mr. R. COBDEN responded on behalf of the trade of that city. The hon. gentleman remarked that there was great appropriateness in connecting the name of Manchester with a festivity to do honour to the Ameri can Minister. That city had contributed as much as any town in the kingdom to our wealth and power as a nation, and to our reputation in the eyes of the world ; and it was almost as much an American city as it was an English one. Its industry and that of the 1,500,000 of eircunijacent population depended on the regular supply from America of that fibre about 25,000 bales of which per week were required to afford them employment and the means of subsistence. The United States, on the other hand, lay under almost an equal obligation to the producers of the country. The news conveyed to New York by every steamer from England was eagerly expected by thousands ; and if those tidings spoke of prosperity here a thrill of sympa thy was awakened throughout the States as quickly as the electric telegraph could speed its welcome message. If the burden of the intelligence was disaster or gloom in Europe, a corresponding feeling rapidly overhung like a pall almost every town and village of the Union. This was not a thing to be deplored ; it was, according to his doctrines, rather to be rejoiced at. Tue interde pendence of different countries was God's own ordinal ee —free "trade was the international law of the Almighty ; arid, when he heard of impious threats and foolish bins er being interchanged between countries so intimately slated and mutually dependent as England and America be said, " What God has joined together let no man, nor body of men, dare to put asunder." (Cheers.) It was much to be regretted that Mr. Buchanan was not there to witness the fervour with which every friendly syllable uttered in regard to this country was echoed by that great assembly. No rational man in England en couraged the exhibition of a spirit of menace or hostility towards America. Their sentiments towards that great country were those of friendship and admiration. This be said in no spirit of servile adulation of our Transat lantic kinsfolk. We could not elevate their character and power in the scale of nations without indirectly claiming credit for ourselves. • America owed, and must ever owe, her distinguishing characteristics to this coun try. No doubt she had her faults ; but, of all colonised countries in the world, she was the one which had most closely imitated the failings of the parent State, During Copy of Royal Warrant appointing a Board of General Officers to inquire into the statements contained in the Report of Sir J. M`Neill and Cel. Tulloch, and the Evidence upon which that Report was founded. Victoria R.—Whereas by instructions issued by our Secretary of State for the \Vor Dvartment, bearing date the 19th day of Feb., 1855, Sir J. M`Neill and Col. Tel loch were directed to proceed to the Crimea, in order to inquire into the whole arrangement and management of the Commissariat Department, and to acquaint themselves with the mode by which supplies of food, forage, and any other articles were obtained for our army there, and also to exa mine carefully into the system of accounting, with a view to its simplification : Aod whereas; by additional instruc tions issued by our said Secretary of State. bearing date the 221 day of Feb , 1855, the said Sir J. 31`!`.Teill and Col. Tullecli were further directed to make inquiries into the alleged delay in unshipping and distributing the cloth ing and other stores supplied for the use of our said army : And whereas the said Sir J. M`Neill and Col. Tulloch made to our said Secretary of State two reports, the first dated Constantinople, the 10th day of June, 1855, and the second dated London, Jan., 1856 ; and the same have, by our command, been laid before our two houses of Parlia ment, together with the evidence taken by the said Sir J. M`lteill and Col. Tulloch : And whereas the conduct of certain officers on our General Staff and others in our army has been animadverted upon in the said reports and evi dence : And whereas the said officers have demanded a full inquiry into their conduct : Now we, taking the whole mat ter into our consideration, and being desirous that the truth should be made manifest, and that justice should be done to all parties, think it necessary that an inquiry should be made by the general officers hereinafter named into the statements contained in these reports and evi dence affecting our officers. above referred to : Our will and pleasure therefore is, and wo do hereby nominate and appoint our right trusty and well-beloved John Baron Sea ton, General of our Forces, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. Geokge ; our trusty and well-heloved Sir Thomas M•Malion, Bart., General of our Forces, Knight Com mander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath ; our right trusty and well-heloyed cousin, Henry Beauchamp, Earl Beauchamp, General of our Forces ; our trusty and well-beloved Sir John Bell, Lieutenant-General of our Forces, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Oraisr of the Bath ; our trusty and well-beloved Sir William Rowan, Lieutenant-General of our Forces, Knight Coy,- matithr of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath; our trusty and well-beloved Jonathan Peel, Esq., Major-Gene ral of our Forces; our trusty and well-beloved William Thomas Knollys, Esq., Major-General of our Forces, to be a board, of which we further appoint John Baron Seaton to be president, who aro to meet accordingly for the pur poses above-mentioned. And you are hereby required to give notice, with as little delay as possible, to the said ge neral officers when and - whore they are to meet for the said inquiry; and you are hereby directed to summon such per sons as may be judged necessary by the sail g eneral officers to give ieformation upon the said matters : And the said general officers are hereby directed to hoar and examine such persons touching the same; and they are further hereby authorised, empowered, and required, after strict examination into the matters before-mentioned, to make a report thereon, together with their opinion, whether the said officers of our army, above referred to, be or be not responsible to any and what extent for the unsatisfactory condition of our sail army, or any portion thereof, noticed by Sir John M`Neill and Colonel Tulloch in their reports, and the evidence thereunto attached : All which you are to transmit to us through our Field-Marshal Commanding in -Chief, to be by him laid before us for our consideration ; and for so doing, this shall be, as well to you as to our said general officers, and all others concerned, a sufficient war rant. Givon at our C )nrt at Buckingham Palace, this 25th clay of February, 1.'156, in the 19th year of our age.—By her Majesty's command. (Signed) PANMURE To the Judea-Alvneate-Gennral. nr hiz Deputy. IRELAND. DUBLIN', TUESDkY MORNING. SLIGO ELECTION. Mr. Huldlestone, of the Et4,-lish bar, has gone to Sligo to solicit the votes of the Conservative electors cf that borough. Not being a native his chance of election is doubtful. Mr. Knox, however, it appears, has re• signed iu his favour, declining to divide the Conserva tive interest in Sligo. LIBEL.-2,0001. DAMAGES. An action for libel was tried yesterday at the Wick low a.siz , is, in which the Rev. Hugh Prior was plaintiff, and William Kinnealy, Esq., defendant. Damages were laid at 5,000/. The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff for 2,0001., with 6d. costs. The facts of the case are briefly these :--The plaintiff is the rector of the important parish of St. Mary's, Clonmel, and the defendant was the editor of a paper called the Tippe,•ary Leader. The libel complained of was most false and malignant, and impugned in the most offensive manner the character of a minister of the Established Church. The plaintiff when he cota menced his duties as a clergyrinvi was connected with the county of Wicklow. He subsequently became the rector of Lucan, and was the dispenser of the charities of many benevolent persons. Among those he assisted were persons ut the name of Longworth and a woman named Maria Longworth, stating that sho was their sister, and in very destitute circum stance•, obt:►ined relief from the plaintiff. He was recently appointed to the rectory of St. Mary's, Clon me!, and Maria Longworth, having annoyed his resi dence, was given by his servant into cibtody, and imprisoned in Cioninel gaol. This was an illegal act, and she having intended to bring an action for false imprisonment it was compromised by the payment of a sum of 61. The first of the libels complained of appeared in the Tipperary Leader as if from a correspondent, and attributed to the plaintiff an improper intimacy with " the buxom . Miss Longworth. Another article in sinuated that the plaintiff was the father of her child. 'rho Counsel. for the plaintiff dwelt upon the grievous and injurious effects of these unfounded articles, and called upon the jury to punish the cowardly libeller by giving exemplary damages. The Rev. Mr. Prior was examined, and in the most express and positive terms denied that there was the slightest foundation for the charges referred to in the libels it. question. _ _ Mr. Johnston stated they were also prepared to prove by several witnesses the abandoned character of the woman named in the publication, and that she had stated to several persons who wai the father of her child. Mr. Lawson ad tressed the jury for the defendant, stating that his client deeply regretted having been mis led by his correspondent into the assertion of charges which be now felt were without any foundation. He bad expressed his regret by tendering his apology in the columns of the Tipperary Leader, a j,,urnal which the jurors he addressed might have beard of, and the plain tiff would not have displayed less of Chri,tian forbear ance had he accepted the same apology offered to him. The jury were not in estimating the damages to take into account any attaeks made on the Protestant Church or the early Reformers ; and although, when the facts were ascertained, there existed no foundation for the charges preferred by Maria Longworth ; yet, in the first insta • ce, when her complaint was preferred before the Mayor's C3urt, the case wore a different aspect. The jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff, with 2,0001. damages and 6d. costs. It may be observed that the Tipperary Leader ceased to exist shortly after the publication of the libels on the Rev. Mr. Prior. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY, —Traffic return for the week ending Feb. 17, 1856 £18,445 6 11 Corresponding week last year 17,004 8 4 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. — Traffic re turn for the week ending Feb. '24, 1856 Corresponding week last year 17,140 4 6 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffif; return for tha week ending Feb. 24, 1856 £4,231 4 6 Oorresponding week last year 3, 63 4 7 Limas° in 1856 . .267 19 11 THE CARLISLE CANONRIES.—.t bill of Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. C. Howard proposes to appro priate'the income of the next vacant canonry of the cathedral church of Carlisle to the augmentation of the livings of the incumbents of St. Cuthbert's, St. Mary's, Trinity Church, and Chr:st Church, in the city of Car li to the income to he equally divided. If the rrione payments now made to the dean aid chapter should ht exchanged ft ,r larulei estates, a portion of the rents is to be paid to the said incumbent?. Squires—l have, sir, and she had made no preparation for the birth of the infant. She told me that she did not expect to be delivered so soon. Mr. Combe—Do you think it possible for her to have climbed a wall 5 feet high in that situation ? Squires—She must have got on the water-butt, near the door, and walked along the wall to the end near the water-closet at No. 46, as on examination I perceived blood there. The yard of that house was paved with stones, and the infant was lying with its head downwards. Mr. Combe—Don't you think it more likely that she threw the infant over the wall, as what could be her object in climbing it ! Squires—l think her object was to a , Tertain whether the closet of No. 46 was open or not, so that she could have dropped the child among the soil; but all the water closets hi that locality have pans. Mr. Combo—After the evidence I have heard I shall commit the prisoner for the mur :er of her infant, and it will he for the jury to decide whether she threw it over the wall and caused the fracture, or whether it fell from her in climbing the wall. The prisoner, who remained silent the whole of the time occupied in taking the depositions, was then com mitted to Newgate for wilful murder. RECEPTION OF THE PEACE NEWS AT EUPATORIA. The following is an extract of a letter from Eupatoria of the 9th, published by the Constitutionnel —" A letter from Eupatoria of the 9th mention , : the consternation into which the Tartar population of that place have been thrown by the news of the prospect of peace, which will probably expose them to the most severe retaliatory measures on the pin of the Russians. It is the same in the veil y of Baidar, at Kertch, and wherever the allied armies have come into contact with the native population. Within 48 hours after the allies landed at gripatoria, 35,000 Tartars, men, women, and children, with 1(1,000 horses, 4,000 or 5,000 carts, 150,000 sheep, and 50,000 head of other cattle, came in to Eupatoria, where there were before not more than 12,000 inhabitants. Their obje t, of course, was to fly from the Russians, whose vengeance they feared from having received the allies in a friendly manner. From 3,091 to 4,000 young Tartars have since then engaged in the service of the allied armies as labourers and carmen. Scnryy, typhus, and cholera have carried off at least the half of the Tartars who had placed them under the im mediate protection of the allies. Those who remain are generally of the class in better circumstances, and are con sequently the most compromised. Russia will never forgive them, and feelings of humanity as well as of honour call on the allies to protect the inhabitants of a country which has just been subjected to invasion. The coasts of Anatolia are near, they are fertile and thinly peopled, and ''o,ooo Mussuliman subjects the more would be for the Ottoman empire an element of riches more desirable and not less glorious than an extension of territory. It may be added that the Tartars, like all other oppressed races, surpass in activity, in intelligence, and industry the conquering party which for the last four centuries have reigned on the two shores of the Boaphorus." L [AnvzitTisemENT.]--It would be to some extent a neglect of ' the ditty which we owe to our readers, if we. failed to allude ' to the unprecedented mass of evidence that has reached us, in proof of the remedial efficacy of "Do Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food," in many disorders which, whilst most pain f 1 and distressing in their symptoms, have, at the same time, through their obstinacy and continuity, been inaccessible to medi el skill. We have looked over some of the lists of heartfelt testimony to the beneficial effects of this food, in • various and complicated stages of disorders, including dy. spepsia (indigestion), constipation; functional irregularity, obstructions, acidity, cramps, spasms, fits, heartbura, diarrhoea, nervousness, affections of the liver and kidneys, flatulency, distention, palpitation of the heart, nervous head ache, deafness, noises in the head and ears, giddiness, pains between the shoulders and in almost every part of the body, chronic inflammation and ulceration of the stomach, eruptions of the skin, scurvy, fever, scrofu'a, im purities, poverty of blood, consumption (if not beyond human aid), dropsy, rhetintatism, gout, influenza, grippe, nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, after eating, or at sea, low spirits, spleen, general debility, paralysis, cough, asthma, tightness across the chest, phlegm, inquietude, sleeplessness, involuntary blushing, tremors, dislike to society, unfitness for study, delusions, loss of memory, vertigo, blood to the head, exhaustion, melancholy, groundless fear, indecision, wretchedness, thoughts of self-destruction, &c. One or two ex amples from the Fifty Thousand Testimonies received by Nlessrs. Du Barry may be interesting and wefuL Cure No. 75, of Dyspepsia.—From the Right Hon. Lord Stuart de Dories —" I have derived much benefit from Du Barry's Food. —Stuart de Decies, Dromana, Cappoquin, County of Water ford." Cara No, 49,832.—" Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, fla tulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach, and vomiting, have been removed byDu Barry's excellent food. Maria Jolly, Wor them Ling, near Diss, Norfolk." " Miss Eliza. Jacobs, of Naz lug V icarage,Waltham-cross, Hells: a cure of extreme nervous ness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies," Cure No. 48,314 ; —" Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, near Liverpool : a cure of 10 years' dyspepsia, and all the horrors of nervous irritability." Cure No. 3,906.—" Thirteen years' cough, indigestion, and general debility have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Revalenta Arabica Food.—James Porter, Athol-street, Perth." But to pursue these testimo nials would be an endless task. Upon Fifty Thousand au thenticated certificates we have the " great" and auspicious fact that, for the first time in the history of pathology, a n agent has been ; discovered which ennpletely effects all that had hitherto been fruitlessly attempted by all the nauseous preparations of the laboratory. Not merely in its remedial, but hi its preservative capacity, as a protector, as well as a restorer of health, its efficacy is attested by th grateful evi dence of these who have had experience in propria, persona,. The circumstances brought to light in connection with its use as food for infants, show that whilst it prolongs the lives of thousands of adults, it is calculated to cause many to reach maturity who woi!d otherwise perish in early childhood. Altogether, we confess to the pleasing conviction that the extended use, amongst all classes, of Du Barry's Food, must produce a marked change for the better in the average value of life, and in the sanitary statistics of our era. In canisters, 51bs. lls. ; 121b5., 225, The 121bs. carr.ago free, on receipt of post-office order. Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., Purveyors to her Majesty, Piccadilly ; also at 60, Grace. ;nurch-street ; 33J and 451, Strand; 4, Cheapside ; 6', Coruhill ; 49, Bishopsgate-street ; 55, Chariug-eross ; 51, Upper Baker-street; 03 and 150, Oxford-streeto LAMBETH.—On one of the polioe sheets placed be , fore Mr. Elliott yesterday morning was entered a chargi against Mrs. 11., a widow lady of fortune, residieg n a r Clepham, of steali ng a go ld watc h, o f t h e va l ue o f 174 ' from the person of Mrs. G. (also a widow lady of th . • highest respectability), i n one o f th e Cl ap h am oral% "hs e buses. When the case w as ca ll e d on th e cour t wa s nen , crowded by friends of th e accuse d an d accuser , and inagistrate was merely call e d on f or hi s necessa ry san e tion to discharge Mrs. H. from custody. 9 From what trsuspired it appeared that, between and 10 o'clock on the Bight before, both ladies got low an omnibus running between Oxford•street and Cif' ham. After the vehicle had passed to the Surrey o 'l Mrs. G. observed her gold w a t c h s a f e , an d a ttached t d the chain. On reaching that part of Vauxhall-re ° which is intersected by Kennington-lane she missed i 4 and charged Mrs. H., who sat next to her, with having robbed her of it. The lady indignantly denied the 84 ; cusation, and the oth er p assengers expresse d it to be their opinion that the charge was unfounded. Mrs. 0 ' as firmly persisted in her accusation, and a policeme n coming up, sho was about to give the accused into Or tody, but the latter consented to go to the statien-hoden , and the *hole of the other passengers determined on O r companying her. At the Kennington-lane station the parties found Mr. Inspector Roger on duty, in the Pr e. sence of whom Mrs. G repeated her charge. Befog taking it Mr. Roger begged her to search well for the missing property, suggesting that it might have got dn . screwed from thechain and become concealed in her drill' To this she replied that the watch had been hooked ant' side her dress, and that therefore it was i mposs ible !f t could have got inside her c l o th es . Th e i ns p e ctor Al" recommended a thorough search, but was silenced b! the emphatic remark from th e l a dy " th a t p e rhaps u e might wish to search himself ;" and he was left no other alternative than that of taking the charge. To thi n course he was further impelled by the fact that no per' son had left the omnibus from the ti me th e com plain° had seen her watch safe until she missed it, and there' fore it must have been taken, if taken at all, by sere ° person in the vehicle. The charge was taken at ten o'clock, but Mr. Roger, ha v i ng s t rong m i sg i v i ngs on the subject, allowed the lady to sit in the reserved root! instead of locking her up , and at 11 o'clock accepted the bail of a clergyman and surgeon for her appeara° ° yesterday morning. Su c h was th e sta t e o f exc iteme of Mrs. G., that she remained up until two o'cloo k i when, on undressing, she di scovere d t h e m i ss i ng wa tc h amongst her dress. Mr;. G. now expressed the deepest regret at the O c i fortunate occurrence, and said she was most ready il l willing to make any apology that Mrs. H. mightrrequir e ; Mr. Elliott obs e r ve d th a t t h e l a d y who had given tui: charge had acted un d er t h e conviction that her w3tc" had been taken by the lady who sat by her, and, there" fore, as the unfortunate circumstance had taken OW ° in perfect error, he hoped the matter would not be Cor • tied further. Mr. Chester, who attended on behalf of Mrs. H., " 1 , that he could not at that mome n t g i ve hi s w . )rs hi P promise or undertaking in the matter, but should fur; ther consider it, and in doing so wou ld ta k e t h e w ish c' his worship into consideration. OUR OWN STORY. Br SELINA BUNI tritr. 3 VOLS.-: Written not only with great literary pp ver, b u t wlto deep feeling, this interesting tale un..ids the inner realities of the soul's life, portraying in a style singular . li effective the human heart in the several s t ages of It4s progressive development. Without making any p e eteo• stuns to be either a philosophical or a religious novel , "Our Own Story" is both the one and the other. I to plot, its incidents, its charact ers , are we l l imagined soil skilfully wrought out ; an d th e mitre?. of truth is her up with telling faithfulness to the follies of the world its all their varied aspeots. Taking it all in all "Our OW° Story" is not only a hi g hl y entertaining, but an exceed' inglyinstructive and improving book."—John, Bull. [ADVE RTISE 3 fENT.]-11olloway's Pills should be takes for the cure o f D ropsy. —Females at a certain period o f life become liable to this complaint, which first make!, its appearance by th e swe lli ng o f t h e feet, lege, go" hands, and thus making strong inroads on the constittr tion. Numbers of dropsical patients, even when thei r cases were pronounced hopeless, have been cured by; taking Holloway's Pills ; and this medicine having stood the test of Tears as a certain remedy for this malady no one so afflicted should avoid giving it a trial, Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the world, kt Pro . fessor Holloway's establishments, 244, Strand, London , and 80, Maiden-lane, New York ; by A. Stamp', Co w stantiuople ; A. Guidicy, Smyrna ; and E. Muir, Malta' BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 26th inst., at Park Cottage, Avenue-road, Ito' gent's•park, the wife of Richard Ovey, Esq. On the 27th inst., Mrs. Richard Barnes, 7, Stocky/0 1 i' park-road, Brixton. -- • 1 ./110N1111 M,.... -~w-' POLICE INTELLIGENOE—Fei. 27. GUILDHALL.—EdwarcI Johnson, desbribed as compcsitor, of No. 10, Norton-f )Igate, was charged with stiialing a cask, containing 8,000 squirrel skins, -value 1001., the property of Mr. Benedict Raiser, akin mer chant, of 6, Falcon-street, Aldersgate-street. It aP' peared that the prosecutor had permission from Mr. Roper, a druggist, in Falcoln-square, to place casks in his gateway. On the previous day, the cask in question was seen in the gateway at 11 o'clock in the morning. Shortly afterwards, a porter, in the % employ of wi Ar' Roper, saw th e p risoner go i ng out o f t h e gatewa y th the cask, which he was rolling before him. The porter and another man followed the prisoner, and as his 11° ' count of his possession of the cask was not satisfactorf they took it back again, and gave him into the ousted,' of a policeman. The prisoner was remanded on that charge, and ark' placed at the bar charged with stealing a bale of calico, value 7/. 55., from the door of Messrs. Samson Cap e. stake, and Co. 'warehousemen, Bow-chu r chy ar d, node somewhat similar circumstances. The prisoner was'committed for trial on this charge. James Anderson, a young man o f ver y res p ec table sP , peanut-0, who represented himself as a lawyer's cleric, was brought up a remand charged with stealisi three books from the shop of Mr. Turner,, of Chancery' lane. Mr. Griffiths, of the firm of Grant a n d Geiffithgt of St. Pau 's -churchyard, identified the prisoner as comies intl his shop about two or three weeks ago, and during the temPorary absence of the shopman prisoner d e ," ca,ntped. Immediately after, two volumes of M a caulay "History of Engla n d" were m i ss i ng . O ne vo l u me lieu since been traced to Mr. Warburg, of Fleet-street. Mr. Warburg said he had often bought books of the prisoner, who gave his name and address. To the of his belief he gav e 6 s . to th e pr i soner f or t h e v einal° produced. Tue officer said the addre ss g i ven b y th e p r i son er Ws° false. best Mr. Warburg also produced about seven or eight W i ll. brokers' duplicates r e lati ng t o b oo k s o f a va luable de . scription. Mr. Amer, a law bookseller, of Lino°ln's-inn-ge t4 identified the prisoner as corning in to look at a " Lie," and taking away with him a copy o f Oke' " Magisterial Synopiis, which he sold in the neigh' bourhood within a quarter of an hour. The prisoner was remanded for the production of the books till Saturday. CLERICENWELL.—EIizabea Webster, aged 24, miserable-10-.king woman, was placed at the bar on re' =nal, before Mr. Carrie, charged, on her own coulee" anon, with having caused the death of Samuel Webster, her child, aged 11 months. It appeared from the evidence that police-constab le Datnond, 175 G, found the prisoner lying asleep in passage of a house in Portpool-lane, Gray's-inn-lane, an up tri waking her up she said, Hold me, I have doe. it." He asked her what she had done, when she . a ly pied, " I have killed it I—l h ave kill e d my c hild !” then inquired where it was, when the prisoner stat e that it was at No. 7, Charles-street, Hatton-gard en, where she resided. The prisoner, who was very drunk' was then taken to the st a ti on -h ouse ; an d upon 101 06. for Anderson, of the G division, malting inquiries found that the prisoner did no t res id e w h ere s h e s tateai He ascertained, however, that in the month of May )4$ she had taken her child, which was then four ment he old, from th e St. A n d r ew's workhouse. She also state(' that her husband had been employed at several priating . , establishments, and amongst others on the morniva newspapers. The insp ec t or , w h o t oo k a great dea l of trouble to awertaiu the truth of,the woman's statement," said he had found them all false. The prisoner, Wu ° on the first examination appeared to be suffering fr°l an attack of ddirtiwne tremens, was remanded, a' l o since then, as he u n d ers t oo d, s h e had attempted to mintnit suicide. The inspector has continued his Or quiries, and has seen some parties with whom the P r ; saner has been residing for the last four months, b u who stated that they had not seen her with a child do t ' ing that period. the Mr. Carrie again rem an d e d th e pr i soner, t o give police time to continue their search. Of A DAUGHTBS. On the 26th inst., at 29, Westbourne•terrace, the Wil° of Fitzjames Stephen, Esq., barrister•at•law. On the 27th inst., the wife of William James Lamberts Esq., of New Basinghall.street, and Brixton. . MARRIED. On the 26th inst. at St. Pancras, Samuel Hindle'', 800 of Friday-street, inst., and St. Ann's-hill, Wands' worth, to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of Thomas Oliver , Esq.. of 36, Guildford -street, Russell-square. On the 26th inst., at St. Saviour's Church, Southwark Robert J ames M oser, Esq., of High-street, Southwark, an Cousin-lane, city, to Margaret Petty, the elder survivini daughter of Win. S. Hinton, Esq., of the Royal George' wharf, Eankside, Southwark. DIED. On the 25th inst., at Surbiton, Kingston-on-Thames , Rear -Admiral John Hardy Godly, On the 26th inst., at Merton College, Oxford, Henri Somers Morgan Clifford, aged 20. At 4, Chepstow Villas, Bayswater, Lieut.-Col. Rober t Anstruther, of Thirdport, N. 13. On the 27th inst., at Albert Cottages, Stoke, near Glib' . ford, Surrey, Fran ces J er d au, the wife of W. Jerdeo• aged 76. Of; the 26th inst., at Broomwell H ouse , Brislingto"' Somerset,Willinin Braikenridge, Esq., of Bartlett'e-build• iugs, London, and of Bush-hill, Edmonton, Middlesex* aged 67. On the 25th inst., at Battersea, Mr. Batchelor Bishop, aged 8% , ONDON: Printed and Published by KURD() YOUNG of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Th. Swn Office, ISO. 112 ' Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the count./ • Middlesex, Thursday, February 28, 1856. Mani _--- ..agt*Gtimi!".ll ..-...4. r ... l v AL BF 4,1856. . 4411 LE Ih iug a I a Ro Plill( ktren g t he e nemies, ll eatroy e ' ' sr sthers 'The d r The Pa, aßarris toleclttoEffecl k t arious i c 14 1b. r‘il' il :G t i e led r nitn a ee t na e st , Pe of F get Q Bee Nlial l ' l cs A egory, vart, teAssistan t. Mr. y 2 ._, Mr. g, Mr ItJaffer ; r niugio : 1 04, Mr "qr. )11.ock, t • LA; 4° 01:1 tolve t 11 MlOle !. TA.'" qUEE/ -Alad c Of bra 111 INT pF • i t; We 0 t tle °f o il- ' , ea h 1( the :3 4 i t 'LiN( ah e enti tr °C'it ed It/Zr s. (i t') sire el k , h. ,Chte en. te r `wide e Diblan( T 1 ttr o d ue 1 1.4 N deR St t ez, 4,1,1, and lel nblielj b1 1 , '4 Bu 4k es. th:Jelleh IPAt: M r . AND otter g( I? Le Four pit )„, 4Qa 011„,,, 4c, i fi tla kin ti ( rquei th " ei e y wait u e 4 . 0 . t b ap ep Till 1 , 4 ?air 4, l''tlit 44tc„ N 4 031) Abiji p i t s e al 1' 11 Q1) ‘ 8 1 : 6 441, 1 . 1 t Tqm;:ieri A I tal. , ' lat (1 4 ' eri f : 4l rd'i _htea • N 4 t 4l " 41,4 fbli, VVI I4-6 ek t ~ NETS L a tLl *49'1211 -~ ~.~