The Sun. — London, England, 1856-02-13 00:00:00

Eagt, . &e of T hin r age , 006 4 avricic A tb• MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTFT.T,TGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed With an improving tendency, at extreme quota tions. The sales were 15,000 bales-4,000 for ex port and 400 on speculation—comprising 230 Per tiara and Maranham, at 50. to 6W.; 1,400 Bahia, sid. to 6id.; 400 Egyptian, 6d. to 81 ; 1,500 Surat, 30. to 42d.; and 100 Sea Islands, 10d. to is. 2d. per lb. The Railway Share Market re mained steady, without any change in prices. Accounts horn Hamburg mention that letters have been received there from Riga to the 4th inst. and Revel to the 2d, stating that the commer cial activity which existed at these ports during January was checked by the ice stopping all navi gation. It appears that a very considerable trade Was carried on between these ports and Sweden, Denmark, and the German States on the Baltic shores ; also that a number of ships laden with cargoes of oleaginous grains, tallow, hemp, and flax, on English account, had left for Hull and other British ports. It is also stated that several English vessels had entered Port Baltic and Bol deraa, for the purpose of trading with the Russians, 11 1 spite of the proclamation, which considers the lame au act of treason, until peace is established formally between the two countries. The Cotton Market at Havre continues buoyant, and prices have advanced from 1 to 2 frs. per 50 kilogrammes, with a much larger business doing than has been known previously. Sales to the num ber of 17,000 bales were effected at the following pr es :—New Orleans, from 81f. to 99f. ; Mixed, froin a 81f. to 93f., and Georgia from 81f. to 94f. The Stock nn hand was stated to be 66,900 bales, against 39,800 in 1855, and 67,650 in 1854. This trade with America is on the increase, and where formerly a portion of supplies came from Liverpool, they will now mostly come direct from the United fitatea. The latest advices from Canada contain some interesting statistical information upon the trade of Moatreel. During last year there was a de crease in dutiable imports of 1,575,885/. compared 'frith 1854, but there was an increase of free goods to the extent of 613,779/. The fall log off in the revenue was 168,2991. The only Articles in which an augmentation was exhibited **re gin, as a substitute for brandy, raw sugar, in consequence of a local refinery machinery, and "sr. Articles of necessity, as well as luxury, par ticipated in the diminution, silks haring decreased t 3,074/., wine 22,1541., spirits 111,000/., tea, 80 ,000 lbs., hardware 175,4391., metals 272,896/., And woollens 272,1581. This falling off In the revenue was not produced by the 'eduction in the tariff, nor the Reciprocity Treaty With the United States, but resulted from the Uinitation of trade consequent upon the inability 0 f the people generally to become purchasers. The applications for shares in the Alliance (France th ud England) Bank continue exceedingly numerous, %lad the undertaking has been very favourably re geived at the Stock Exchange, where transactions eer the "coming out " are reported at 11 premium. T he Council will consist of gentlemen of the highest r espectability resident in London and Paris, and it ' 4 fully expected that large dividends will be re turned to those who subscribe their capital. A. statement was made by a contemporary this t ilorning, that the drafts of the Tipperary Joint stock Bank had been returned. This is substan• : 1411 Y correct, but itresulted from an accident, and ` ll4 l drafts have since been paid. The payments * ill, therefore, proceed as usual. The Consul Market retains its buoyancy, and a f urther advance upon the enhanced quotations re co rded yesterday afternoon hag taken place. As 410 Period for the opening of the Paris Conferences I Pprocches, the speculators, although generally sanguine of the result, operate cautiously, but the rearket is gradually improving. Consols have been. $2 to 92i, and 91; to 92 for money. For the ao "Wit the prices have been 92i and 921- j , the -Inarket a.t the present moment being rather flatter. The New 3 per Cents. have been 921 to 931, and the Rndiseed 92i Exchequer Bills are 7s. to 3s. Cocoa tit. Foreign Stocks are generally at higher quota tidal. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 934. and the Guaranteed 4 per Cents. 100; to 101. Spanish Threes are quiet at 42i, and the New Deferred at 23 1 There have been bargains in Brazilian 4i Per Omits. at 93k, in Equador at si, in Equador Nezr Consolidated at 13i, and in Portuguese 4 fir Cents. at 484 Venezuela 41 per Cents. "me been 29, and Duteh 4 per Cents. 95i The following are the nominal prices of Foreign S tocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6171; Mexican, .14 j'; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 57 ; rorte gvese 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russian 5 per € ll lte., 104 6 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 92 94 ; Spanish 3 Per Ceuta., 424 43 ; ditto Deferred, 231 24; ditto Certificntei, 41 5 ; ditto Passive, 61 4. The Railway Share Market is rather fiat, as the basins ss doing is very limited, and some of the Lawry lines are lower. Great Western have ad- Uncect Paris and Lyons, and Great Western of Canada shares are rather higher. Foreign and Colonial Mining Shares are very 'lull, Banking Shares are steady, and the new Undertakings are at the following quotations : Western of London, I to 1 ; Ottoman, 21 to 21 ; bisccumt, 1 to 14 ; and Egyptian, 2i to 3 prem. RITNH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (Prom the Official List. ) Rn.lnes , done. Y , Per Cent. Redxoed Annuities ......... 92i tyor C.,nt. Consols Anneitlev 92 j 1 2 11 6, 3 per Cent. Annuities vansole for Asootint I:chequer Bills, 21d. 21003 . " ' 7 5 7 d - - - - 'Ronal - 6 3 7 2 Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent.. '— Ditto, 1859 , .. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. — Ditto Small Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent. Milian Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto 3per Cdni. Iquador Bonds Ditto Now Consolidated l4 Circled& Now Active, 1 3 / 4 per Cont. - Pi:to Deferred • 7 kerie an 3 per Cont. Ditto Account liortague6o Bonds, 5 pot- Cent., Con. 1841 Dia o 4 per Cent 48i 71 Russia u Bonds, 5 por Cent., 1822, £ 5t.... IriDitto 4 3 / 4 per Cant .. Ditto Small BPantolt Bonds, 3 per Cent 421 Ditto Pew Deferred, 3 per Cont. Ditto. Account 24i TnrkiLiN Bonds, 6 per cent 9 35 i i i Ditto Account Ditto Cinaranteod, 4 per Cent 100& 1 Ditto Account .. IOOI x d Toneauole. Bonds, 41 per Cent Tilvtdends on the above payable to Loam "Welk Exchange, 2} per Cent., 18 Gull ... Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates THREE O'CLOCK. Co.ssols (money) Ditto Account, March 11 92i St. 9c5 5 5 50 10 Mar La SIG/N.—The maple sugar crop of the year 1815 in estimated by the officials in Washington in the agricultural bureau at $2,720,000. Maple sugar, being a product of the forest, is chiefly confined to those re gions of the interior where it is a cheap and ready sub stitute for there tno costly and lees accessible product of the cane. The large production of the present year may he regarded as an effort of the rural population to re medy a deficiency in the supply of this necessary article. now far the maple can be looked to as a permanent re source we can only conjecture, but the subject is worthy of consideration. Cane grows only in the extreme southern latitudes of the United States. The sugar maple, however, flourishes in the greater part of the inhabited sections, and though the article produc e d by it is inferior to the other, yet, as it requires but little care, it is much cheaper. Now, the question is whether it is capable of regular cultivation for this purpose. Were the proper attention bestowed it is possible that it might, since there is no reason why a forest of sugar maples might not be reared as well as a forest of Sugar cane. A. much butter expedient, however, would be the cultivation of the sugar beet, which is so successfully practised in France. About two years since it was announced that the Mormons in Utah had gone extensively into the rearing of this crop, and bad erected sugar-mills and refineries, in order to suppl mselves with sugar. The introduotion of this cultured to the tTnited States might aflord a profitable occupation for many of our farmers, since the price of Nagar is such as to insure a very handsome return to the producer. With such immense territorial possession. We have it in our power to become in a great measure a s elf-sustaining nation, rearing , nea rly all the crepe re quired for our own use.--1 1 14,1faclelpieia I,YO/14 APiertt',47l. which e well )11 the igree- Tbe noble FOREIGN. 10 all ' tntworp&Rott-rdsm 8 40 40 Dd. 5 p.a. Oblgs. eon. in Sh,atpartill'64 1 , 1 1 p 20 10 !Ardennes 5 4tl Belgian Eartn. Juno, 3 214 20 14 Resters to Graisemsa. 4 - par 18 4i Bombay,Barods, an ' C,ontrallndia,Scrir —j p 5} 18 all Do. l7i all Demerara 20 11 'Dutch Rhenish . i 20 all faUtern of France 38 —28 j 20 13 Do. New ll —13 p 20 all last Indian, g. SP. 21 21, 10 15 i Do. Eytensiou.. 4 15 1 100 all Do.4i p.e.Bads.,'s7 100 RA Do. do. do ., 's9 ' d" 20 16 Geenng k Melbau•ne guar. 5 per c nt. 20 all Do., Lon. allot., do. ••• 25 20 Gd. Tk of CanadaA is 10j t 10 25 .11 Do. 100 80 Do. Cert. of Debon. con. into Stk. till 'B3 63 67 64 100 all De. Comp. 6p. c., do 82 86 85 10 14 Gt. Ceutralof Franc , 3-/ 19, f 20 all Gt. Indian Peninsuls 20k 204 20f 26 14 Great Luxembourg Constituted Sharo. 5 51 51 4 all Do. Obligations... - • Si 20 11 Do. re-is. forftd. gh — 20A ail Ot•Westernofeanaea Shares 20,! 5i Do. New 34 4 I 9} 9 1(2) all Do. Bds., payaislo's7, with option till '55 99 100 100 all Do. do., '62, p.'56 123 126 100 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O 123 12d 123 k UV all Do. do., '73, without option lO6 108 201 all Hamilton & Toront- ',l l l —; 26 [OO all Do. 6 per cent. 20 17 Lake Conet. k Baal , 20 all Morro and Turnhout ,„ 5 all i Lucca & Tint. sp. o.p. prp 20 16 Lyons and Geneva 20 14 Lyons & Moditerran. 70 all Madras, guar. 4 p.e 191 19/ 191 I 20 10 De. New d 0., 6p. lsi 20 5 Ds. 4/ p. e. Exton f I 4 4) j 31i all Maria Antonia 7 - 10 all Do. do. Now .... 3 20 all Namur & Liege (, ... aftlb interest) goi 51 j 20 all Do. (ex interest) 124 , 16 all Northern of Franca. 371 4 i 20 all Do.2ol.Shs. lll 20 all Do. SOL 3p. o Bdt (fmy.B.&Aits.alis.' • . ••• 10 all NorwegianTrankPre` 8 20 all Paris and Lyons 491 49 4 481 40 all Ditto Bonds 10 all Paris and Orleans 49 50 16 5 Rama and Frascati . . 20 all Royal Danish l9 20 191 5 all goyalSwedish 2—2l 21 4 all Do. Obligations 2-1 2} 2 i 20 all Sambre and Meuse._ 91 9} 9 10 all De. 5j p. cont. Pref. „.. — 10 5 Scinde, guar. sp. a. 14j I 20 all Do. 10 all Southern of France ... pia 20 16 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) Sj ill West Flanders 10 all Do 54 per c. Pref . — 20 18 W. &N. W. of France 3 3 34 20 all West. of Switesscland 6 I all Wiesbaden .• . 20) all Zealand • • ••••• fit JOINT4ITOOK BAKER; lm f L il ondon. . 6 " 5 --- 67 94 6 7 6 i 40 100 50 411 Bank Anstra o 40 a uri. Col. Bk.& 14 1. .6 ••• ..• 50 all British N. A, u ,„i esa ... _ . L 25 5 artd. Bank of Asia par 1 20 4 'Chrtd. Buk. of India, P Australia, & China . _ ...d Si 100 50 City 6* - - 71 TO 100 1 25 Colonial 100 120 'Commercia l of Lon& . ..„. 20 ' ail Eug.Soot. & MIS. Cht. 17a ''''' 1.11 " 20 all Lou d. mot Bk. of Australia IT -... 17A 20 5 Ditto New 50 20 London and County ... 100 50Lnd.&E.Bakg.C or P• par ip 150 10 Lundon Joint Stoek- ... -- ... so , 100 20 !Loud. & Westmin s t er ... ... 100 35 'National Proof Eng ... ._ 20 10 i Do. New .. .. ... . ... , •••• .7' . • 50 22i 'National of Ireland ., c 20 all !Now South Waist.... 37 .49 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation ss 41 40 . 100 25 Provincial of Ireland ..: . • ... 1 5 0 11 1, 11) 114 . a N I eAwnstraln.Bkg. 7 --- .« & Gold Imp C 0.... .... -.. .. 100 51 Royal British .. 50 95 all -lonth Australia Si 40 25 all anion of Australia 7O _ 72, ..., 1+ Do. New ." .... 7i gi 50 1.1 Union o Loudon .. 28 30 1 TIE SUN; LONDON WEDNESDAY EVENING, PERRITARY 13 Iftss. N ralE t:^ N A Ll+, granted by the Government. Time would be saved by adopting that course. Sir J. WA INSLEY supported the postponement of the second reading. He believed that this bill, like the last, would be strongly opposed and ultimately thrown out. ?std. aiII.WATI; Lzaximg Compan. Cicadae enc. thi Si iy. itmeinesb tilts day. Sir G. GREY consented to the postponement of the second readi,g, and fixed this day fortnight for its being again brought forward, or as soon after as possible, should that day be found to be inconvenient. After some further discussion the amendment was carried. The second reading was accordingly postponed. JOINT•STOCK BANKS (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill, comprising only a preamble :►nd one clause, passed through committee without opposition. ORDNANCE DEPARTMENTS. On the motion of Colonel DUN NE, retuins were ordered of all persona in the Ordnance Depart ments who have retired since the lst - day of Jan. 1853, or been transferred from their offices to others by pro motion or otherwise, stating► the age. service, cause of retirement, or transfer, together with the retiring allow ance granted in each case, and in case of transfer or pro motion the office to which each individual was transferred, and the salary of the office vacated and of that to which each person has been appointed similar return for the War Department, and all offices under its control : and return of the names of officers, civil and military, and of all other persons employed in the department for.cloehing the army, stating the date of each appointment, previous employment (if any), and the age and salary in-each-care. The house adjourned at five minutes to three o'clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. Great Weatera Railway of Ireland ; Prisoners' Dia charge Society. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY). THE WENSLEYDALE PEERAGE. ICOMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGES. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at two o'clock. Among the peers present were Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Campbell, Lord Redeadale, Duke of Argyll, Earl of Derby, Earl Granville, Lord St. Leonards, Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Colchester, Lord Abinger, and Lord Brougham. On th• motion of Lord LYNDHURST the House re• solved itself into a Committee of Privileges, on which the Lord CiLiNcELLOl.lef; the Woolsack and took his seat on the Ministerial aide of the House. Lord RsDeeDALE then presided. 1 - THE LAW OF DEBT. Mr. MALINS gave notice of his intaation to intro duc 3 a bill to do away with the present distinction be tween special and simple contract debts. gALARIES OF COUNTY COURT JUDGES. Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that on that day fort• night he would move for leave to bring in a bill to rep late the salaries of county court judges. SANDHURST COLLEGE. Colonel NORTH asked what steps bad been taken br , the Government (in accordance with the promise roads bet year) to carry into effect the recommendation of the Committee on Sandhurst College for the admission c:.! 10 additional cadets into the orphan class at that este blishment ? - Mr. F. PEEL said no steps had been taken to fill up the proposed cadetships, because it was thought better to let it stand over for the present. PREVENTION OF RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. Mr. SEYMOUR FITZGERALD asked the Viers-- President of the Board of Trade whether it was Ilia in tention to propose, during the present session, any ineel sure for the prevention of accidents on railways ; and also, as it appeared from the proceedings in reference to the report of the officer appointed, to, inquire into the condition of the Eastern Counties Rail way, that, tkongb the Board of Trade had the power to direct inquiries into the condition of any line of railway, it had no power to compel the repairs that may be absolutely necessary for the security of the public, whether it was his in tea. tion to introduce any measure for the purpose of invest ing the Board of Trade with the authority necessary for the purpose ? Mr. LOWE said it was the intention of the Presi dent of the Board of Trade to introduce hie bill of last session, with reference to railway accidents. The second part of the question was under discussion. In answer to a question from Mr. M'MAION, Mr. HORSMAN said it was not his intention to bring in any measure for facilitating the reclamation of Irish waste lands ; neither did he intend to bring is any measure to amend the Irish grand jary system. Colonel W. PATTEN asked whether the joint com mission agreed to in the month of August last by the Emperor of Morocco and her Majesty's Minister Ibleai potentiary, to arrange a commercial treaty, had yet set, and, if not, what was the cause of the delay 3 Lord PALMERSTON said that in consequence of some deity on the part of the Emperor of Morocoo, which he explained, the treaty alluded to had not yet been arranged. REGULATION OF THE NAT?. Mr. BRADY asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he intended altering the regulations in her Majesty's navy, by which the following officers were at present not allowed to hare the distinguishing mark of gold lace on the cuffs of their undress coats, thereby reducing them to a level with the inferior grades of officers, vie.: Inspectors and deputy inspectors of hospitals, staff sur geons, surgeons and assistant surgeons, paymasters and assistant paymasters ? Sir C. WOOD said the regulation of naiforca for the navy was under consideration. SARDINIA. AND THE EAST. Lord LYNDHURST said his present course now was to prove the unconstitutional stretch of the prero gativo in granting life peerages. He proposed that the records relating to this question should be translated and punted and circulated among their lordships. Lord CAMPBELL said he wag anxious Lord Wens- leydale should be heard by counsel, but as that motion could not then be made, he should make it after five o'clock when the house had resumed its ordinary sittings. Lord ST. LEONARDS did not object to the motion. It should be considered who should appear to resist this attempt. It was the duty of the Crown to watch the claims of persons claiming to sit in that house ; but in this case the Crown was in favour of the noble lord taking his seat, and therefore 0301 d not be said to be an impartial advocate. It would be as well to consider for whom counsel should be heard. Upon the notion of Lord LYNDHURST, the Keeper of the Records at the Tower was cAlled to the bar of the House, and produced the patent of the Earl of Hunting don, which he read, granted in the reign of Richard IL, and the words used in the patent were, "sna vita duranti." The witness proceeded to read the various patents and documents, when The LORD CHANCELLOR reminded the house that the usual practice of the house in Committee of Privileges was for the documents to be handed in and thereby save the time of their lordships. He reminded their lordships that it was necessary they should pro ceed with rapidity in the case, because it was the in tention of Lord Wensleydale, as soon as he was re covered from an attack of the gout, to present himself at their lordships' house with her Majesty's writ and claim to take his seat. Lord CAMPBELL said if that was the intention of Lord Wensleydale, he should move that he be not permitted to take his seat until the Committee of Privileges should have made their report on the validity of the patent. He believed the Lord Chancellor was the only person who considered the writ could be of any avail without a valid patent. The LORD CHANCELLOR said it mattered not whether the patent was a valid one or not. Lori Wens leydale, he considered, was bound to obey her Majesty's writ of summons. Lord BROUGHAM said that it was the intention of Lord Wensleydale to come to town as soon as possible and take his seat. To use his own words, "as soon as the law and the gout will allow me." (Laughter.) . Mr. LAYARD asked the First Lord of the Treasury if the report with reference to the exclusion of Sardinia foom the lists conferences atConstantinople wail tree, and if Sardinia had protested in consequence Lord PALMERSTON said that the Conferenoes al luded to had reference only ti the fourth point, that of the arrangements to be made by the Sultan in favour of his eon-Mussulmen subjects and to the principalities. Sardinia had not been communicated with on the subject, it being considered not a question affecting the peace negotiations, but to be decided on by the Sultan independently, Sardinia applied to be admitted, but the representatives of France and England having no instructions on the point, Sardinia therefore was not present at the conferences. MUNICIPAL REFORM BILL (SCOTLAND). Leave was given to Mr. EwART to bring in a bill to extend the provisions of Scottish Municipal Reform Act to certain Royal Burghs in Scotland now excluded from _the benefits of that act. PUBLIC JUSTICE. Lord ST. LEOPARDS said he felt certain that if Lord Wensleydale came with a proper patent, entailing t'.ie title on his heirs male, he would be readily and gladly received ; but if he persisted in taking his seat otherwise, the opinion of their lordships' house must be taken on the question. _ GItEY suggested that the noble lord (Lynd hurst) should have the assistance of a noble lord, to pre pare the precedents he relied on, and print them for the consideration of their lordship's, and subscribe a formal resolution to the house thereon. Lord BROUGHAM concurred in the suggestion of the noble earl, and said he thought it not desirable then to enter into a discussion of whether Lord Wensleydale should or should not be permitted, on the Queen's writ, to take his seat. Mr. NA.PIER moved the following l•esolution : "That in the opinion of this house, as a measure of ad ministrative reform, provision should be made for as efficient and respomible Department of Public Justice, with a view to secure the skilful preparation and proper structure of Parliamentary bills, and promote the pro o,reseive amendineut of the laws of the United Kingdom." The hon. and learned member said lee rue for the purpose of redeeming a pledge which he gave in the last session with re gerd,to what must be a matter of great importance to the people of ,this country, namely. the framing of their laws. This was not an isolated or departmental question ; the into. rests of the whole community were involved; and it was surely the duty of that house to adopt the best means of improving the current legislation of the country. Lot the house observe the magnitude of the evil which they bad to grapple with. The state of the laws at present was, he said ad visedly, disgraceful to a civilised country like this. They had first their common law and customs, scattered over he knew not how many volumes and traditions, They had three differ ent systems of law, to which every session was adding, for England, Ireland, and Scotland. So far as Scatlant was concerned, he would do her the justice to say that she gave the Legislature very little trouble. As regarded Ireland - , ho must say there was no part of the United Kingdom which suffered more from the state of the laws and the state of current legislation, identity between legislation for England and that for Ireland was the **option rather than the rule, and towards midnight the pe culiar system of legislation to which that country was sub jected occupied a large portion of the time.of the house. The number of public statutes applying to England and Ireland, exclusive of local and private acts, was 18,284. This was in addition to the common law, which. was common to both countries. There were 34 volumes of English and 19 vo lume, of Irish acts. Before the Union there were 2,263 public statutes peculiar to Ireland, and 1,300 had been added sines. The system of double legislation which prevailed created the greatest inconvenience, and inflicted great evils upon society. Lord Bacon remarked on the accumulation of the statutes in his own time, though the number was then only 2,572. He had there a book which showed that in the reign of her present Majesty there had been more public statutes passed than existed down to the reign of Elizabeth, Some of the statutes which remained unrepealed were absurd and ludic rous in the extreme. For example, one statute imposed a penalty on Irish prelates for bringing any Irishman to Par liament ; another imposed a penalty for carrying coals to Newcastle. (Laughter.) Another prohibited any Irishman from coming toEngland without a testimonial from the Lord- Lieutenant ; another forbad any person keeping more than 2,000 sheep ; another had reference to abstinence from neat, in Lent. These were mere samples of the mass of obsolete sta tutes. The statute law commission gave a list of 10,947 statutes which *ere either repealed or obsolete. A resolution was passed by that house last I'ecr fir sweeping away all this mass of obsolete legislation. But had that been clonal On the contrary, the noble lord at the head of the Government, ,hoe asked a question on the subject the other night, said the task far exceeded the powers of the present Government—an an swer which did not afford much hope of any attuspt at int provernent by the Administration, and which therefore jug titled the attempt which ho himself was now making. 114 sots were passed during the last session. Thus the process of accumulation was still going on ; and the weight el law under which the country had been so long groaning was Mill increasing. It was remarkable that while so many abortive attempts at improvement in this respect had been made in this country, the object sought had been accomplished is ether countries and at other periods. The JustinianGode was perfected in loss than four yea*, and the Code Napoleon in 102 sittings. There was a more modern instance is the Uric of New York. In that state a complete digest had been made of the statute book, incorporating so much of the common law as was inseparable from the statute-book. The whole was reduced to three octavo volumes ; and the Judge of the Su preme Court of New York, Mr. Parker, said that, on the whole, the consolidation was highly successful, and popular with the profession. Lord Bacon made proposals to James the First for the consolidation of the laws, observing, that he thought he should best show his gratitude to hie Majesty for making him Attorney-General by reducing and re-compiling the laws of England. It was often said that obsolete statutes did. no harm; but, in opposition to this view, Lord Bacon re marked, that by leaving on the statute-book acts which were unsuited to the spirit of the times in which they lived, the Legislature weakened the authority of the ether laws, and the living died in the arms of the dead. One important point was to fix the boundary of legislation, to determine wiser* legislation should stop, and where reason, education, and re ligion should be left to exercise their influence. In 1787 Har grave alluded to the increased costs of the accumulation of the statutes, and observed that were Bacon and Hale alive they would not be unconcerned spectators of thos e evils. Since that period the statutes had doubled i n num ber. e es ar wa l B B p l r 6 op a oso r d es a o n lu d t c io a n uie in d of classifying i o ty f ing tor4 thz ethtaetuyt in the end an address to the Crown on the subject woe sgsed 7a 1846 to, a e 40,15a8t5wsotarktuitfessihradRobsei i n i ce re be eL en one add o lki f ' the ' I mo numents of his practical stat esmanshi p and a bility —th e consolidation of the crim inal code Sir Rq'Hrt Peel availed himself of the best assistance in the p er fermlinco a re c a c t ord p i u n b g l l i y c , thadoyaanttteamzeptwa t once derived from the classification nta of his task ; he d eclared that lawyers came to his aid ut the fula.id of offences into 'fiances mwaossterageinneeruotai; manner against the person, offences against property, and so on. That change, though eery good as far as it went, affected o nly the criminal law. In 1833, Lord Brougham, then Chan t calor, appointed a commission. The commission mad, a re port in 1835, but noticing was done in consequence. There had been e. great deal of advice on the subject, ant • great deal of pointing out what ought to be done ; but what Parliament wanted was that something should be .don.. (Hear.) In 1843 Lord Brougham addressed letters to thp eight lion. baronet the member for Carlisle (Sir J.Graham), who took a great interest in the subject when he was at the head. of the Home-ollice. In Feb., 1853, the present Lord Chancellor pro posed to Parliament an admirable plan for coneslidating the statute law. He proposed to begin with expurgation. to proceed afterwards to classiticatioit, then to consolidation. and lastly he proposed to set up a standard of new legislation. H. (lLr. Napier) thought that if that proposal had been iat perly carried out, the result would have been benefi e present there was a double system of legislation f or England aid Ireland, and had the statutes of the two coon ri the tam' esulte consolidated into one imperial statute cede the however, that might have been anticipated. It now appeared,the Chancellor pro the very first step in the process, iu which ly, the preparation bably expected no difficulty in 1853 na i r t e wo re not prepared of a bill—was one which the Gove rnment wore stated the other to take. The noble lord (Lordp ttrbnle. Ho had now pointed night that that stop 1"8 rsatceitu.tes, and he thought he had out the state of the existing they ought not to be edlewed shown that it was one in whin po nt of fact, the Statute Law to remain. (Hear, hear.) C omm i ss i on had not suc ceeded' in doing the work w hi c h i t one. e now came to the next branch shawl). ayes necessary to have d t legislation Th is • carre l ' . was of still The bill was then read a second time. 11 of the subject, namely,importance than the state of the statute-book. In steater fbsolete statutes, good sense might enable them PRIVATE BUSINESS. tate midst o n ° without much harm; though it was not ere- The following bills were severally read a second time,.. struggiettee people of this country that their laws should ,daable to and ordered to be committed : Bagnalstown and'•(Hea r, he ar. ) such a con d i t i on .He had always been Wexford Railway, Barclay, &o. Drainage, Bawtry and .b° anxious to do what he could to assist in the legislation of Tingley Road, Crowland .and Eye Road, Dawn t - " a h n ie co untry - , but he bad constantly b een b a ffled in his at bury, Batley, and Heekrnondwike Water, Forest temPts. Session after seasios, and night after night, he 'saw of Dean Central Railway ; Hampstead Junction , he sa me kind of bills introduced. That night he heard that Railway ; London, Tilbury, and Southend 11 " 1. t, le Old Fishery Bill, which he bad considered to be extin way (Additional Capital, &c.) ; London, Tilbury, se, fished last year, was to be introduced again in the prese nt uid aud Southend Railway (Extension and Branches) ; se , ;slot, He wished some of the financial gentlemen w y Perth, Almond Valley, and Methven Railway ; Perth em ,mine into the expense to which this put country .s wec s ye % Burgh aud Harbour ; Poole and Bourne Valley Rail- rtive bills, and doubted not that if such an . i t to pay an 'e it would turn out that the cost was sufficient way ; Uttoxeter and Blythe Marsh Road ; and Nyem mat stuff for the furtherance of the object contemple tod by and Bronygarth Roads ; C3lnbrook, Datchet, and - Arn o . ra ) • Ne public bill wild be Slough Road ; Conway and Llandudno Road ; Mid:and him iL °Wm (Hear, ht 4 • After some further di.scussion, it was arranged that the documents should be put in, and afterwards trans lated, printed, and circulated amongst their lordships for their consideration. _ . The documents were accordingly . handed in. Mr. Hardy, in answer to questions from Lord Broug ham, said he had not had au opportunity of making searches for othei life patents than those now produced. He only . had an intimation at 10 o'clock last night that those documents would be required. All the patents re corded in the Tower were printed in an appendix which their lordships then had. It would take his till Mon day to search for life patents granted since Edward the 4th. The Earl of DERBY said it would expedite the in quiry if the Lord Chancellor would move for the pro iuction of the precedents he relied on to enable nobly Lords to examine them. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had nothing to move for. He relied on the preeedents in the printed book, which was already accessible to their lordships, and with the contents of which noble lords appeared to be conversant. A further discussion emu- d, when Lord LYND HURST said he hardly knew how their lordships could proceed further that day, and was of opinion it was de sirable the committee should adjourn till Monday. Lord CAMPBELL said he should move that. Lord Wensleydale be heard, either by himself or by his counsel. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he had re ceived a communication from Lord Wensleydale, wherein he stated that he had reoeived no intimation from her Majesty that the subject had been referred to a committee, and that, therefore, he should decline to acknowledge the authority of the committee. Earl GREY complained that nothing definite had been brought before the notice of the committee, and called upon the noble lord to put before them a resolu tion of a formal character. He urged them not to pro ceed in the manner they had begun, which was likely to bring ridicule on their lordships' house. Earl DERBY said the question before the committee was the validity of a patent that bad been granted to a Commoner. The house now sat in a judicial inquiry to ascertain the nature of life peerages that had been granted. He admitted that the Crown had a right to great the dignity of a life title, but he did not recognise the right of such persons to sit and vote in their lord ships' house, and it was to ascertain that fact that the committee was called on to investigate the precedents alluded to. The Earl of ABERDEEN said a select committee should have been appointed in the first instance to in vestigate the question. It was ultimately arranged that Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Brougham, and Lord St. Leonard' should form a ■elect committee to examine, consider, and report on the question to the Committee of Privileges, and the com mittee adjourned to Monday next at 2 o'clock. The house then resumed. Lord CAMPBELL moved that Baron Parke beheard himself or by counsel on Monday next. The Earl of DERBY called the attention of their lordships to the fact that Lard Wensleydale's name had been placed on the roll of their lordships house. He would not then enter into a discussion on it, but merely mentioned the fact, as his claim to sit in that house was in abeyance. The Lord CHANCELLOR objected to the terms of Lord Campbell's motion, which mentioned the name of Baron Parke and not that of Lord Wensleydale,and in consequence Lord CAMPBELL withdrew his motion, and asked for leave to renew it on Thursday next. Ultimately the noble lord consented that Lord Wensleydale should be named in his motion. The motion was then put and carried. The house adjournedat ten minutes to 4 o'clock. Their lordships re aseembled at five o'clock. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH gave notice that on Thursday next ke should present a petition from the seamen of ♦arious ports, complaining that they were compelled to go to sea in unseaworthy ships. He should likewise ask on that day whether the Govern ment intended to bring in any measure with respect to the subject. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said he would answer tko noble lord's question now. Her Majesty's Government did not intend to bring in any bill to amend the law on the subject during the present session. ROUSE OF COMMONS OFFICES BILL. Lsrd STANLEY •f A.LDERLEY moved the fast reading of this bill. The bill was accordingly read a first time. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YitiTE" IIr ' ) The STUMM took the chair at a quarter before four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS- The Right Hon. Mr. WALPOLII took the oaths aid his seat for Cambridge TJaiversityld his seat for Mr. RIDLIff t o ok the oaths a New castle. NEW WRIT. I nea writ was issued for Leominster, in the place of Mr. Ark wright, deceased. BROADSTAIRS HARBOUR AND PIER BILL. On the motion tha t this bill be read a second ti'ute, Sir E. DERING moved that it b e rea d a socond . time that day three months. The inhabitants of St. Peter's most strongly objected to a certain clause, and the reason that they had not opposed the bill in the first i n stance was that, till Friday l as t , t h ey were un asl• quainted with its provisions. If the hon. membor whose names were at the back of the bill would with • draw the objectionable clause, he would withdraw his opposition. Mr. BROTHERTON said the clause would be with-- SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DA.Y.) RAILWAYS. RIILWAVI. Closing Pricas this lay iAtberd.,ou....... ...... 1 ttrabg. Nottng. Boot and Eastn. Junet... Belfast St, Ballymena. Birming. Wolverh & Stour Valley ' Birk elhd. Lancsh 6 Cheshire Junct...... )o. Cliesh. & Birk., £5O and 225 Cons 0...£20 Myth &Tyne original £25 (hisd. at £45;. 'Bristol and Exeter aledonian Cam. and Cardigan ' , Mester & Holyhea.t. - Jerk and Bandon... jerk, Rack, & Pas. '3ornwal, Do. A I Do. B ierie I Junction Dubtin&BelfastJunc Dun. P. & Abor. Jnc Bast Au;lian Eastern Countioti , , V. a st. Union, A. 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THE CREW OF THE POLYPHEMUS We have received the fi the Admiralty of the crew their way to England : Mr. Warrington, paymaster Mr. Tracey, midshipman Mr. Burnett, master•assist. Mr. Morris, engineer Mr. Chambers, engineer Mr. Jones, engineer H. Harrison, bombardier J. Case, gunner H. Toriington, drummer J. Bevii,tock, private J. Vincent, private John Byrnes, private Geo. Arthur, gunner John Well, A.B. Win. Davis, boy, 2d Win. Martin, boy, 2d John Crosby, boy, 24 Chas. Foster, boy, 2d Chas. Cook, boy, 2d Benj. Green, boy, 2d Henry Stephens, boy, Ist John Healey, boy, Ist Chas. Praguell, boy, lit John Holdbury, boy, Let Charles Ryon, boy, lit .TOl a Marks, stoker John Barnes, stoker Wm. Martin, stoker Win. Francis, stoker John Donalion, stoker Win. Coombs, stoker Chas. Wilson, stoker Edward Aveny, stoker Thos. Ehlcrtou, stoker Wm. Gammon, A.B. P. Roach, ordinary Thos. Walker, sailor EdivardLnke, cook following nominal list from Cof the Polyphemus, now on Thos. Biddlesomb, carpenter Jno. Dutton, carpenter Jno. Hunt, stoker Sam. Carter, stoker Robt. Harris, captain M. T. Thou Kirby, ropeinaker Thos. Tiverton, captain F.T. Jno. Etherage, ordinary ,Taa, Robinson, A.B. Wm. James, s. cook H. R , iynard, cap. cox. J. Chisholm, ord J. Moore, ord .T. Bragg, boy E. Ceti oy, boy R. Hance, ord J. Faoadell, cap. A. G. Cauninghsm stoker T. Harb er t, s t o k er J. Russ, stoker R. Smith, steward E. Goodwin, private J. Causidy, musician C. Balls, steward R. Tiviney, serjoant J. Barnett, private T. Bassett, private H. Salter, private P. Jennings, private T. Jones, private D. Newman, private J. Cook, private E. Hayward, private J. Fawkes, private T. Wheeler, private J. Askel, A.B. G. Riley, ord :ors, 71 men. D DEAD. Samuel Pearse, boy, tat John Reynolds,captain A.G. Total-3 men. Note.--Another body not identified. Total—Gale FouN Thomas Maunder, boat swain's mate With reference to the following names there is nothing specified :-- Geo. Everest, anr,geon Mr. Wood, engineer Mr. Hay, clerk Mr. Parsons, gunner Mr. Lellan, capt. stew. Pat. Keith, Ord. Total- 4 0 !Edward Malone, sick boy Charles Howes, stoker James Cooper, A.B. ; Josh. Woodford, marina Wm. Puttick, boy I Wm. Mitchell, boy leers, 8 men. M'Lacklan, C. M. T. Jno. Ford, boy, l Chas. Persey, A.B. Geo. Briggs, ord. Jas, 0. Connor, ord. Hy. Dowling, carpenter Thos. Johnston, blacksmith Wm. Axford, cooper Edwd. Scavillobury, sail maker Jno. Richards, boy, 1 icor, 20 men. Mr. Herbert, Master Giles Wilkes, B. Mate Sam. Fletcher, C.F.E. Hy. Forbes, C.F.E. Wm. .Tordan, ord. Jas. Hardy, ord. Jas. Jenkins, A.B. Stop. Longhurst, boy, Ist Wm. Martin, boy, Ist Alex. Sutherland, ord. Jas. Robinson, boy, Ist- Total-1 of HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(This Day.) -- -+- The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 •'clock. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE QUALIFICATION SILL. On the motion of Mr. COLVILLE this bill wai read a second time. Numerous petitions were presented from Dissenting Congregations and others against opening the Crystal Palace, British Museum, and Natidial Gallery on Sun days. The following► bills were read a second time :—Black burn, &c., Roads ; Canada Company ; Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway ; Doddington Rectory Division ; Kettering and Newport Pegnell Road ; Lewes, E+st• bourne, and Hailsham Road ; Mayisele and Girvan Railway ; Salisbury Market Branch Railway and Mar ket House; Stockton and ➢arlington Railway; Tor mohatn Water ; Wandsworth and Putney Gas, and Yarmouth and Haddiscoe Railway. ADMIRALTY Ch ARTS. On the motion of Mr. °TWAY, a return of all the Juni' received from the sale of Admiralty Charts during ,he year 1855 wai ordered. FORMATION, &e. OF PARISHES BILL. The Marquis of bLANDFORD moved the second reading of the bill, which was for the purpose of forming parishes to facilitate Church endowments. The origin of the formation or subdivision of the country into parishes arose in early ages from the necessity of the embdivision of the labours of the ministry to obtain an increased amount of efficiency, and become the centres of union and activity, from whence their efforts might be directed to the people forming their congre gations. It was to render this system perfect that had induced him to bring forward this measure. The noble marquis referred to the state of the country at the early period alluded to, and traced the changes that had taken plac3 in the formation of parishes from that time to the present, and pointed out the evils of which he complained, and the remedies he proposed. There were two districts requiting those endowments, one partly endowed and the other that receiving its emoluments from pew rents. Of the former there were 3,528 ancient parishes with stipends under 1501. per annum, to aug ment which a late Ecclesiastical Commissioner reported would require 145,000/. for those under public pa tronage, and 131,0001. fur those under private patronage. The number of parishes where there was no endowment, but where the emoluments were derived from pew rents, numbered from 800 to 1,001. He entered into the de tails of the bill relative to the patronage of the living., and the provisions he hid made for any interference with existing interests. If the house wished it, he shoulel have no objection to refer the bill to a select com mittee. Ho concluded by moving the second reading of the bill. The motion having been seccindei, Mr. HADFIELD said it appeared to be apart of the noble margnie's bill to continue church rates, which he (Mr. Hadfield) was at a loss to understand, finding the noble marquis's name on a bill for an alteration in choral' rates. The Church of England was at present involved in such inextricable confusion, that it was impossible the question could be properly dealt with otherwise than by a Government measure. Ile moved the second reading of the bill that day six months. Sir G. GREY hoped the house would not ramie to read this bill a second time. The Government would not oppose the appointment of a select committee if the house thought it desirable. The objections to the bill stated by the hon. member (Mr. Hadfield) were matters of detail only, and could not be well entered into then. Mr. GLADSTONE supported the bill. The amendment was ultimately withdrawn, and the bill read a second time, and referred to a select com mittee. POLICE (COUNTIES AND BOROUGHS) BILL. Ou the motion of Sir GEORGE Gala that this bill be iaie'M se r n . t i l ad pfietailtl M r . M anta, an d petitions against the se condother rea d r a he oa s nd e i cng o ond t members f the Mr. HADFIELD moved the postponement of the second reading of this bill for a fortnight. The bill was bill. pre objectionable, and hod been condemned by several bo roughs, and he complained that this bill had been unduly and appointed and hastily pressed forward. The bill was introduced foron his d second y day. The municipal corporations throughout the a r w e e a e d k i gpr on printed could not have had an opportunity of discuss ntmedoeu en Thursday, but postponed till to ing the merits of this bill, which interefered with the present police regulations in the various municipal boroughs throughout the country. He therefore asked for this postponement to give the municipal corporations an opportunity of expressing their opinions on this bill. He had that morning received 30 letters from as many corporations complaining of the undue haste of the Government in pressing forward this bill. He condemned the principie of the bill, and the municipal corporations complained that the bill took away their powers of self-government. The effect of the bill would be to centralise the direction of this force, and throw all the powers for regulating it into the hands of the Government without any means of redress. It would be the weans of establishing the fitly system, whick was so odious to the people of Eng land, He moved that the second reading of this bill be postponed for a fortnight. Sir G. GREY said that if any good and substantial reason were shown to the satisfaction of the house for the postponement of the bill, he bad no interest for pressing it forward, andwould consentto the postponement. If they agreed to the second reading, he wo old fix Friday fortnight for going into committee on it, which would give the municipal corporations au opportunity of examining its merits, and any alterations and suggestions they might point out should receive his best attention. 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Invest ' 11 ..... 1 1 1 Ditto Now t k 26 an South Austral. Land 351 - 3 i. all Samar. Tel. Scrip 4 i SO all Do. Registered i - 1 15 5 [`rust& L.Co.U.Cau , "I Its - 100 284 tr.. Tile,.."'. r--- 164 . ..... Y.44o,6p,c.Jankh „ ly . 'ioBl 97' SI Pin Pm 121 109 10 91 134 93 1 d 4i 20 i TOTAL DESTRTJOTION OF THE PAVILION THEATRE. (THIS DAY.) This morning, shortly before eight, the greatest con sternation was caused in the vicinity of Whitechapel by a fire of a very alarming character breaking out at tyre Pavilion Theatre, in the Whitechapel-road. A number of the 'fire establishment engines were quickly in attendance, and not a single instant was lost in getting them into action. The fire ap peared to have begun in the painting room, and to this part the efforts of the firemen were chiefly directed, but without success. The ire in a very short time seized hold of the " wings and bord ers," and then all hopes of saving the property were at an end. The flames rose to an extraordinary height, and must have been visible for miles around. After the fire bad raged for about half an hour it seized hold of the roof of the theatre, and in a few moments the great chandelier fell from the ceiling into the pit, and shortly after the roof of the building fell in with a tremendous noise, and which for a few minutes seemed to have smothered the fire ; but in a very short space of tine the dames again rose araidAt a body of black smoke and at tained a greater ascendancy than ever. Of course by this time the whole of the interior of the theatre, with the exception of a few of the dressing rooms, was one mass of fire, and the greatest feats began to arise for the safety of the surrounding property, but fortunately no very material damage was sustained, and the fire was confined to the theatre. About half-past ten the fire might be said to have been subdued, although tLe engines remained playing upon the smoking pile of ruins the whole of the morning. It is supplsed that the calamity was occasioned by some sparks falling the preceding evening a►nongst the scenery or machinery—the closing scene in the drama representing the tatal destruction of the Rabin Hood Tavern. We believe the premises, properties, and wardrobe were insured, but the lessees, Messrs. Elphinstone and Neale, are losers by the calamity to a large amount, which will also cause great distress to upwards of one hundred families. FIEALTII OF LONDON DURING TIIII WEEK. (Prom the Report of the Regictrar•O.eeral.) One thousand one hundred and fiftyone deaths were registered in London during the week that ended on Saturday, 9th February. The number is below the average, but it is 202 above the number in the previous week. Nineteen persons, namely, 9 children and it adults of 20 to 60 years of age, died of small-pox, 31 died of scarlatina, 42 of hooping-cough, and 65 of typhus, which is now the reigning epidemic,. Of 127 persons who died of consumption 77 were of the ago 20-40, and 36 were of the age 40-60. 40 persons died of apoplexy, 28 of paralysis, during the week, or 08 iu the aggregate ; whereas the deaths from those diseases in the week preceding were 9 from apoplexy, and 18 from paralysis. There and other sudden deaths have been frtquent, and account for a part of the increase in the mortality. Bronchitis, pneumonia, and asthma were fatal in 236 eases, many of them probably terminations or modifications of in. fluenza. 23 deaths from violent eautee are recorded : 12 by burns and scalds, 2 by hanging, ta., 1 by suffocation, 2 by drowning, 3 by fractures, 1 by wounds, and 2 by other causes. 570 males and 581 females died in the weak ; 480 were children end young person■ under 90 years of age ; 189 were of We IWO 20--40 ; 208 were 40-60 ; 224 were dO-80 ; and 42 were of the age of 80 and upwards. The oldest person who died in the week was of the age of 91 years. The births of 895 boys and 893 girls, in all 1788 children, were registered in London. In tins ten cor responding weeks if the years 1843-55 the average number was 1,593. At the Royal Obeurvatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week ending February the oth was 29 . 840 in. The reading of the barometer increased from 29 . 86 iu. at the beginning of the week to 29 . 95 in. by 10 h. a.m. on the 3d ; decreased to 29 . 85 in. by 3 h. p.m. on the 4th ; increased to 30 . 01 in. by 8 h. p.m. on the sth ; decreased to 29 . 54 in. by noon on the 7th ; increased to 29.90 is. by noon on the Btis ; decreased slightly by 3 4. p.m., and increased to 29.93 in. by 9 L. p.m. on the same dap; then decreased to 29 . 80 in. by the end of the week. On Sunday the ■ky was free from cloud throughout the day, en the following days of the week the sky for the most part was overcast. The wind blew briskly from the south west, and rain fell on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday : on Wednesday there was a new moon, accompanied with a hard wind and driving misty rain. The mean temperature of the air was 44.0 deg., which is 5 9 deg. above the average of the same week iu 38 years. The entire range of temperature during the week was 29 . 1 deg., the highest was 58.0 deg. on Saturday, and the lowest 23.9 deg. on Monday. The air o❑ an average was warmer by 10 . 5 deg. than the preceding week. The mean temperature of the water of the Thames was 39'8 dig. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Feb. 13.—Wind this day at noon, S. ; moderate breeze and dull haay weather, with rain. COWEN, Feb. 13.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived —Helena, from Canton, for Hamburg ; Unca, Rio Janeiro. FALMOUTH, Feb. 12.—Arrived—Albers, frog► Rioh mend. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Thomas Mitchell, from Calcutta. CLYDX, Feb.l2.—Sailed.—Elizaboth Camp Veil, for Tri nidad. DUBLIN, Feb. 12.—Arrived--Lima, from St. John's. OFF MLBGATR, Feb. 12.—E. D. Volquardion, from Rio Janeiro. HOLTIMAD, Feb. 12.—The schooner Maria, of Belfast, was run down yesterday, eight wiles S.E. of the Copeland Ligkt, by the Niger (s.) : crew saved. CARDI'E, Feb. 12.—The Wolfe, hence to Mile, put back to Peearth Roads to-day, leaky. CIANIAVOX, Feb. 12.—The William Carey, from Cal cutta, for Liverpool, has arrived here much strained and very leaky, having been on the bar ; one man drowned. RRIDCIR, Feb. 12.—Tho schooner New Union, of and for London, from Seaham, went on shore near hiaraki, and was abandoned by the Grew. ST SUBMARINE AND EurrisN TELIGRAPIT3 GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.7 a.m. Wind B.E. ; tide, three Laura' ebb ; weather moderate, with rain. Arrived—Ansie, from Dnnkirk ; Shealtiel, from Gum , icy ; Mirage, from St. Michael's. Sailed - Eva, for Algoa-kty ; Agnes Garland, for Van couvees Island. DELL, Wednesday, 9.35 a.m. Wild W.S.W. ; medorate. rased—Emerald, from Antigua, and William, Iron Syrs, both for London. Sailed—Berkshire, for London. Put Back—Alma, Uzania, Liray Drew, Fanny, Clss• pars, and kretbusa,, RAILWAY PROXY STAVPS.—A deputation from the Railway Proprietors' Association had a lengthened in terview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the purpose of asking him to reduce the duty upon railway proxies. The Chancellor of the Exchequer re ceived the deputation with great courtesy, -and stated that he quite understood the object which the Zeputa tion had i■ view, and that he should give the subject his best consideration. It is the custom of the Emperor of the French to re ceive, after mass every' Sunday, all the general officers of the army present at Paris without letters of audience. It appears, from , a correspondence in the Lzdepenelanee Beige, that this practice has excited envious feelings amongst members of the Senate and Legislative Corps, and that the latter have addressed some respectful ob servations to the Emperor, soliciting to be admitted to a similar privilege. A. PROVITABLII VOYAGE.:—It is stated that some months since a ship sailed from New York for Australia with a cargo mostly of flour. It cost in New York about 10 dole. per , barrel, and was sold immediately on arrival for 25 (lois. Deduct 5 dole. per bar re l f or all charges, and the clear profit on the shipment of 8,000 barrels was 80,000 dole. The cause shipment from thence to Calcutta took in a cargo of saltpetre, &c., for New York. The not profits of the voyage were about 1111,000 Woetin9to% litt•lligcncor. PAR. oNfi Mrs. this vhsiq moil r°v cis& 1911 to SOL r i da• I Cla r ' • •r lour' 720 90br li .. sta I, Ili NO 104; o rn• mr. D ot -t of 1100 31 100 100 'lOO all all 100 214 100 100 h all 16+ 110 tAX) 941 i 691 i 501. 2 9 } 631 3