The Sun. — London, England, 1854-02-03 00:00:00

45Zritton. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. THE EASTERN QUESTION. The Marquis of CLANRICARPE gave notice that on Monday he would call the attention of the house to the question of " peace and war," and particularly to some passages contained in one of the latest despatches addressed to St Petersburg—that of the 24th December. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BILLS. Several railway and other private bills were broight in by Mr. BROTHERTON, and read a first time. PETITIONS. Mr. LOCKE KING presented a petition from Mit. cham, in Surrey, in favour of Ocean Penny Postage. Sir G. PECHELL presente d a petition from Brigh ton, praying an active operation may be t a k en aga i nst Russia in favour of Turkey. Th e ATTORNEY -GENERAL pres en t e d a petition from Southampton, against the consolidation of boroug hs and counties for poli ce purposes. IRISH GRAND JURY SYSTEM. Mr. F. SCULL Y wished t o ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland if it is the int en ti on of Government to in troduce an y measure t o amend the Grand Jury system in Ireland in the present sessi on . Sir J. YOUNG said the Government had no such intention. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. Mr. FAGAN wished to ask the noble lord the mem ber for London whether it is the intention of her Ma jesty's Government to introduce this session any mea sure for reforming the Dublin University, having for its object the opening all the honours, privileges, and advantages of that University to students of all religious denominations. Lord J. RUSSELL said it was not intended at pre sent to introduce such a bill, but the subject was under consideration. BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr. PELLATT wished to ask Lord, John Russel whether arrangements have been made that the public may have access to the British Museum at least five days in the week, instead of the more limited number of days hitherto allowed. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he could not answer the question. It had better be put to one of the trus tees of the British Museum. Mr. GOULBORN was afraid no change could be made in the present arrangement. TENANT COMPENSATION. Mr. Serjeant SHEE wished to ask the Secretary for Ireland whether the Government will undertake to in troduce the Tenants Improvements Compensation (Ire land) Bill into this house, before it is submitted to the judgment of the House of Lords. Sri J. YOUNG replied in the negative. The bil; would, having already passed the Commons, be intro duced into the other house, and referred to a select corn nailtee of the Lords. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. Mr. BENTINCK wished to ask the President of the Board of Trade, whether it is the intention of her Ma jesty's Government to bring in a bill during the present session, or take any other steps, for the better preven tion of accidents in railway travelling. Mr. CARDWELL said it was the intention of the Government to bring in a bill on the subject in the course of the present session. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. ADDERLEY gave notice that on Tuesday next he should put a question to the noble lord the member for the city of London relative to the intentions of the Government this session on the general subject of national education. FIRE INSURANCE. Col. SIBTHORP gave notice of his intention to renew his motion short)) , for the reduction of the duty on fire insurances. MILITIA DEPOTS. In reply to Col. GILPIN, , The SECRETARY AT WAR stated that it was the intention of the Government to introduce a bill to ex empt militia depots and storehouses from the payment of local rates and taxes. UNIVERSITY REFORM. Mr. BLACKETT wished to ask Lord Palmerston if he intends to lay before Parliament copies of any cor respondence that has passed between the Home Office and the Chancellors of Oxford and Cambridge, on the subject of University Reform ; and between the Home Office and the Authorities of single colleges in the said universities, on the subject of Collegiate Reform. Lord PALMERSTON said it was his intention im mediately to lay before the house the first part of the correspondence, and probably he should be able to pro duce the second part at no distant period. Mr. HENLEY wished to ask Lord J. Russell by whom, and at what time, the instructions referred to in page 54, lino 49, of the report of the Oxford University Commission were issued, and if there be any objection to lay a copy of the instructions on the table of the house. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the instructions were not written, they were verbal. FLOODS OF THE SHANNON. Colonel DUNNE wished to ask the Under Secretary for the Treasury, whether any, or if any, what steps have been taken with respect to the complaints of the inhabitants of Banagher and its vicinity, of injury done to their property by the floods of the Shannon which have been caused by operations of the Board of Works •n that river. Mr. WILSON said the memorial had been referred to the Board of Works, but no answer had yet been received. BURIAL SOCIETIES. ___ Lord STANLEY wished to ask the Secretary for the Home Department, whether it is the intention of Go vernment to introduce a bill for the better regulation of burial societies, and for the prevention of abuses con nected therewith. Lord PALMERSTON was quite aware that there existed great abuses connected with these societies, and it was his intention shortly to introduce a bill for the purpose of correcting or preventing a recurrence of those abuses. (Hear, hear.) THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr. HUME asked whether any intention existed on the part of the Government with a view to the improved management of the British Museum, in accordance with the recommendation of a select committee of the house ? Viscount PALMERSTON said he would reply to the question on a future day. OATHS IN SCOTLAND. In reply to a question from Mr. BRIGHT, Viscount PALMERSTON said the case of a person named Alexander, who was committed to prison at Edinburgh for refusing to take an oath on conscientious grounds, was that of a person who was not legally exempt from taking an oath ; but he would look into the case to see if the term of his imprisonment-could be shortened. LAW OF PARTNERSHIP. Mr. RICARDO asked if Government had received any report from the commission appointed to inquire into the law of partnership, or whether the Government intended to bring in any measure on the subject this session, Mr, CARDWELL replied, that the Government were in daily expectation of receiving the report. PETERBOLTGH ELECTION. Mr. BANKES drew attention to a petition which he had presented against the present member for Peter borough holding his seat, on the ground that he took his seat before the time specified within which the elec tors could petition against his return, as he took his seat within five days of the prorogation of the last session, and the electors ought to have fourteen days allowed them after the return to petition against it. He concluded by moving that the petitioners be now allowed o f M prsent a p e ti t i on to the house against the returnf r.e Thomson Hankey, the sitting member. The ATTORNEY-GENER.9.I4 thought it was highly desirabledesrable that the house sh ou ld be put inpossession of of the case. A. committ ee last session decided that Mr. Whalley was not duly elected, and that Mr. Harkey ought to have b een returned. After the committee had adjourned the inquiry on the pl . - cation of Mr. Whalley's counsel, t. was stated by ap his counsel that it was not intended that Mr. Whalley should then go into a recriminatory case. There :Zs abundant opportunity for Mr. Whalley and his counsel to have then gone into a recriminatory case against Mr. Hankey, and though Mr. Coppock, Mr. Whalley's agent. had instructions to do so, Mr. Whalley's counsel stated he did not wish to do so. He (the Attorney-General) believed there was no precedent for receiving a petition now against the return, and though he believed th e house ought to give full opportunity to inquire into all the circumstances of elections, yet be thought the sitting member ought not to be harassed by petitions, unless in cases where the select committee had made a special re commendation to 110 so, which was not the case in re ference to the last return for Peterborough. Mr. SCOTT, a member of the committee who tried the petition, confirmed the statement of the Attorney- General, that Mr. Whalley's counsel declined to go into case of recrimination. ..... Mr. BANKES said he must press upon the hous e the motion he had made for the reception of the petition. Mr. ISAAC BUTT thought there was b . y no me ans so dear a case for refusing to accept this petition as the Attorney-General seemed to think this was not a petition from Mr. 'Whalley, but from the electors of Peterborough, who charged, whether truly or falsely he did not say, bribery and corruption against the sitting member. And, moreover, it should be borne in mind that the case of recrimination was not gone into s imply because Mr. Coppock thought fit, in direct °PPosition to the instructions of Mr. Whalley. (n ear, hear.) He then moved an amendment that the petitioners be heard at the bar of the house in support of their allegations. Mr. PALMER thought, upon every principle of law and common sense, the decision of the committee who tried the merits of the forme: petition, and which marine. (Hear, hear.) He did not anticipate any ob jection to this measure, but he would just ask was there any reason tor objecting to it. (LEFT SPEAKING.) THE LONDON GAZETTE, (THIS EVENING.) BUCKINGHAM PALACE, JAN. 30. This day had audience of the Queen—Namik Pacha, accompanied by Monsieur Musurus, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from his Imperial Majesty. the Sultan ; to which audience his Excellency was intro duced by the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., her Majesty's Principal State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Major-General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H, Master of the Ceremonies. PRINCE OF WALES'S COUNCIL-CHAMBER, SOMERSET-HOUSE, JAN. 31. Francis Howell, of Ethy House, in the county of Corn wall, Esq., has been appointed Sheriff of the county of Cornwall. DUCHY OF LANCASTER, FEB. 2. The Queen has been this day pleased to appoint Richard Fort, of Red Hall, Esq., to be Sheriff for the county pala tine of Lancaster for the year ensuing. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, FEB. 1. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Pri v Council for Trade and Pl an t a ti ons h ave rece i ved, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Lisbon, reporting that the Board of Health a t th a t p l ace has declared Vigo ,o be infected with cholera. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, FEB. 1. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of PH' vy Council for Trade and Plant a ti ons h ave received, through the Secretary of State f or F ore i gn Affairs, a copy of a de spatch from her Maje s ty' s Consul-Generai at Christiania, enclosing a notice issued by the Royal Norwegian Marine Department, declarinc , that, in consequence of malignant cholera having ceased to exist in the country, vessels arriv ing from foreign infected ports will be subjected to the Norwegian re e ulations in operation before the infection broke out. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, FEB. 2. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from Her Majesty's Consul-General in Chili, enclosing a Translation of a Decree authorising the Estab lishment of Bonded Warehouses at the Port of Talcahuano (the Harbour of Concession), of which the following is an extract : Art. I. From the Ist of January, 1854, Goods may be deposited in the Custom House of the Port of Talcahuano upon the same terms as that in Valparaiso, according to the Customs Ordinances. Art. 11. The Collector of the Customs of Talcahuano will contract for those Stores, belonging to private indi viduals, which are to be rented for the purposes and de posit of Goods, according to the foregoing Article. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, FEB. 2. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from Her Majesty's Co nsu l-G enera l at Warsaw, reporting the prohibition from exportation from Poland of certain articles of food, as follows : Art. I. It is prohibited, from and after theist January, 1854 (20th December, 1853, 0.5.), until the 13th of Aug. following, to export beyond the frontiers of the kingdom, rye, barley, oats, every description of flour, all kinds of grits (" kasza") and potatoes. Art. 11. Are exempted from the foregoing prohibition all articles above named, if coming from the empire of Russia, or passing through the kingdom of Poland, in transit from other states ; and also such and every of the said articles, being the produce of this kingdom, if inten ded bona fide for the city of Cracow, and as such passing through the Custom House of Michalowice. WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 3. Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Troop Corporal-Major Hugh Hanly to be Quartermaster, vice Binnie, deceased, Feb. 3. 4th Dragoon Guards—Luke Byrne, Gent., to be Veteri. nary Surgeon, vice Rainsford, who retires upon half-pay, Feb. 3. 3d Light Dragoons—Brevet-Major Walter Unett to be Major, by purchase, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Yer bury, who retires ; Lieutenant Charles Russell Colt to be Captain, by purchase, vice Unett ; Cornet Edward Howard Vyso to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Colt, Feb. 3. 12th Light Dragoons—Verinary Surgeon Thomas Hur ford, from the 15th Light Dragoons, to be Veterinary Sur geon, vice Thacker, who exchanges, Feb. 3. 15th Light Dragoons Veterinary - Surgeon William Thacker, from the 12th Light Dragoons, to be Veterinary- Surgeon, vice Hurford, who exchanges, Feb. 3. 14th Regiment of Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Macdougall Bleckley, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Sur geou, Feb. 3. 17th Foot—Walter Moses Gibaut, Gent., to be Assistant- Surgeon, Feb. 3. 19th Foot—Lieutenant Hugh Francis Massy to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice G. V. Macdonald, who retires; Ensign Henry Ladbrooke Weller Clarke to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Massy ; Ensign George Dickson Thomas Stockwell, from the 46th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Clarke, Feb. 3. 20th Foot—Lieutenant George Shirley Maxwell, from the 47th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Maycoek, who ex changes, Feb. 3. 35th Foot—John Newbold Wilson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Chaplin, appointed to the 56th Foot, Feb. 3. 39th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon John Halyburton Ross, M. 8., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, Feb. 3. 44th Foot—Ensign Richard Fitzßichard Eyre, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dering, who retires ; Joseph Logan, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Eyre, Feb. 3. 46th Foot Lieutenant John Hickinbotham Cham bers, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Dickins, who retires ; Ensign Nicholas Dunscombe to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Chambers ; Henry Lawson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Stockwell, ap pointed to the 19th Foot, Feb. 3. Edward Hawker Hel- Tar, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice D unscom b e, 'Feb. 4. 47th Foot—Lieutenant John Gittens Maycock, from the 20th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Maxwell, who ex changes, Feb. 3. 4901 Foot—Major John Weech Randolph, from half-pay Unattached, to be Major (repaying the difference), vice Hart, who exchanges; Capt. Charles Thomas Powell to be Major, by purchase, vice Randolph, who retires ; Lieut. William Whitaker Maitland, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Powell ; Ensign William Watts Corban, to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vi,•e Maitland ; George Kemp Chat field, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Corban, Feb 3. _ _ _ 56th Foot—Lieut.-Colonel James Richard Rotton, from half-pay Unattached, to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Brevet- Colonel Eden, who exchanges ; Major Soulden Oakeley to be Lieut.-Colonel, by purchase, vice Rotton, who retires ' • Captain Samuel Symes Cox to be Major, by purchase, vice Oakeley ; Lieut. Henry John Tolcher to be Captain, by purchase, vice Cox ; Ensign Richard Jones Hobson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tolcher ; Ensign Clifford Waterman Chaplin, from the 35th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Hobson, Feb. 3. 67th Foot—Richard Edwyn Barry, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cameron, who retires, Feb. 3. 89th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Frederick Wall, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, Feb. 3. Rifle Brigade—First Lieutenant John Ross to be Adju tant, vice Peter Macdonald, who resigns the Adjutancy, Feb. 3. 2d West India Regiment—Major Henry Wase Whitfield, to be Li eutenant -Colonel, without purchase, Feb. 3. Gold C oas t Corps—To be Lieutenants, without purchase —Ensign and Adjutant Edward Hill, Ensign John Eve rard Deane, Ensign Charles Fox Duke, F e b. 3.' To be Ensign, without purchase—Schoolmaster-Ser glant George Pasco, from the 17th Foot, vice Hill, Feb. 3 ; George Charke, Gent, vice Deane, Feb. 4. BREVET.—Major John Weech Randolph, of the 49th Foot, to be Lieutenant -Colonel in the Army, Nov. 11; Captain James Garner Holmes, of the 49th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, to have the rank of Major in the Army in the East Indies, May 9. UNATTACHED. — Lieutenant and Adjutant Peter Mac donald, from the Rifle Brigade, to be Captain, without purchase, Feb. 3. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. County of Nottingham Sydney Wm. H er b ert Pierre pont, Esq., commonly called Viscount N ewar k , to be Deputy Li e ut. ; J o hn Evelyn Denison, Esq., to be D e p u t y Lieutenant ; Henry Sherbrooke, Esq., to be Deput Lieu tenant; John H enr y Manners Sutton, Esq., t o be Deputy Lieutenant ; Wm. Hodgson Barrow, Esq., to b e D eputy Lieutenant ; Edward Valentine Pegge Burnell, Esq., t o be Deputy Lieutenant • John Handley the younger, E sq ., to be Dep u t y Lieutenant Thomas Dickenson Hall, Esq. , to be Deputy Lieutenant Charles Paget, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; Robert Warrand, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; Samuel William Welfitt, E s q., to be Deputy Lieutenant. Carmarthenshire Royal Regiment of Militia—Lloyd Price, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, Tice Thomas, pro• declared Mr. Whalley unseated and Mr. Hankey duly elected, ought to be respected. Mr. BUTT did not press his amendment, and the motion was negatived without a division. The house then went into committee. OPENING OF THE COASTING TRADE. Mr. CARDWELL moved for leave to introduce a bill to admit foreign ships to the coasting trade ; and also a bill to consolidate and amend the laws relating to merchant shipping. He said he would now merely move, as briefly as he could, for leave to introduce the bills, reserving to the second reading any lengthened discussion upon the subject. He should propose one change which he hoped would have some tendency to avert those fearful calamities at sea of which they had heard so much lately. That security he contem plated by having every seaman bound to obtain a registry that he was fit to be entrusted with the manage ment of a ship. He also intended to avail himself largely of the mintenance of life boats. To the Duke of Northumberland, the country was largely indebted for what he had done in this respect, and he (Mr. Cardwell) had also been in communication with Capt. Washington on the subject. The Government had taken a great step towards improving the mercantile marine, by abolishing the register ticket. (Hear, hear, hear.) With regard to the question of manning the mercantile marine, it would be remembered that last year a mea sure was passed enabling merchant shipowners to man their ships without reference to nationality. The law before required that all ships shall be manned by Bri tish subjects. This law was last session repealed, and he was happy to it had been productive of good. Last year something like 190,000 sailors were engaged in the mercantile service of this country, and of that number only 2,500 or 2,600 were foreigners, and all fears that the change in the law would lead to the introduction of large numbers of foreigners must now be at an end. He believed if a fraud were to be practised upon our revenue, it could be far more easily done by a native sailing under our flag, and having his friends and connexions among the peasbntry, than by a foreigner. And with respect to the wages now paid for seamen, any one living on the coast must he well aware of the great demand for ship ping, and it was equally well known that the wages of seamen had so far advanced that pensioners were giving up their tickets to avail themselves of these enhanced rates, and even men who had emigrated to America had returned to take service in our mercantile THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1854, moted ; Henry Byers Jeffries, Gent., to be Second Lieu tenant, vice Lewis, resigned. Ist Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia—To be Lieu tenant—Horace Devas, Esq., Jan. 24. CONVOCATION OF THE CLERGY. The Convocation of the Clergy of the province of Canterbury met on Wednesday at Westminster, at 11 o'clock, pursuant to the terms of the last prorogation. The Upper House sat in a large apartment, in Queen Anne's Bounty Office. The Archbishop presided, and 13 of his suffragan bishops were present. The report was received. Petitions were presented by flit". Bishops of London, Winchester, Peterborough, Sali s bu r y, St. D av id' s , Worcester, Chichester, Oxford, St. Asaph, and Lincoln, representing the frequent misuse of the church's offices consequent upon conflicting laws and obligations, as well as that general abeyance of godly discipline which was irremediable without synodical deliberation ; also, the insufficient spiritual provision for an increased popu lation, and the amount of irreligion abounding ; and expressing an earnest hope that Convocation might ere long be enabled to propose such measures as it might judge best calculated to secure the harmonious and beneficial action of the whole church, with a view to the increase of her welfare and efficiency, the advancement of true religion, and the promotion of the kingdom and glory of Christ. The petitions were all in the same terms. The Bishop of LONDON moved the following resolu tion :—" That his Grace the President be moved to appoint a committee of this House, and to desire the Lower House to nominate seven of its members to deliberate with such committee when summoned, to consider and report to the Houses, with a view to ad dressinc, her Majesty thereon, whether any, and, if so, what reforms in the constitution of the Convocation are expedient to enable it to treat, with the full confidence of the church, of such matters as her Majesty may be pleased to submit to its deliberations." The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S seconded the motion, which, he observed, did not pledge them to any specific opinion or vie iv upon the subject. To reject the motion would be tantamount to pronouncing that, in their opi nion, Convocation must continue a mere dead and empty form ; and, if so, he would wish the form abolished altogether. (Hear, hear.) When he once saw that there was no hope that this form could become a sub stance, he should feel it a matter of duty to abstain from attending at meetings in which the aid, the inspiration, and so the actual presence of the Holy Spirit was in voked to guide deliberations which were an avowed and open mockery. (Hear, hear.) The Bishop of WINCHESTER would not offer any op position to a motion put forward by the friends of the Convocation ; it would be unfair for him to do so, having avowed his strong apprehensions in reference to the meetings of Convocation. But he must be under stood to be not at all pledged as to the course he should take when the report should bs brought up. The Bishop of OXFORD observed that a notion had got abroad that those who were anxious to restore some synodical action in the Houses, were snatching a chance opportunity at these meetings to smuggle an expression of what might be taken as the opinion and mind of the church from a body which, from its peculiar constitution, could in no way be fairly taken to repre sent the mind of the church. Nothing could be further from them. Their principle had been that altera tions and adaptations of the church's system were imperatively needed, that they could only lawfully be obtained by some internal synodical action of herself, and that there was no course open but to use the existing synod, imperfect as it was, as the means of reaching to a more perfect representation of the church. But he, and others who thought with him, looked forward to a plan being laid before the Crown and the nation with a view to ascertain whether the ohurch of England had the power of settling anything for herself, or must make the humiliating confes sion that there was such a want of wisdom in her community of such deep internal discords, that it was impossibe for her to provde for emergent necessities by new legislation. The increase of population and the alteration of the laws and phases of society made some internal action needful. They had very definite rubrics for their ritual observances, and to carry them out lite rally in almost any populous district would give rise to commotion and disturbance of the most frightful kind, and yet the clergy were bound by solemn obligations to observe those rubrics, and fulfil that ritual, and no dispensing power was lodged anywhere ; and this was a yoke that was becoming intolerable to consientious men. Besides, it was the very condition of such a body as the church that it should be continually inventing new me thods of meeting new evils—new hands of mercy to stretch out to the multitudes. A rigid and unaltered system might do for a time of the church's sleep, but not for a time of wakefulness and vigour ; and if it pleased God to give a revival of the church's zeal, and there were provided no means of lawful adaptation of the system to the requirements of the population, the church must be torn by intestine throes, threatening its organised existence. The Bishop of LONDON was not sure whether he was right in supposing the Bishop of Oxford to represet the inconvenience of the want of any power to relax doctri nal formularies. The Bishop of EXETER was rather startled at that ex pression, and should be sorry to see that put forward as a matter upon which their action should be much em ployed, though they ought not to renounce the power. The Bishop of OXFORD explained. His argument re ferred to the organization and rules of the church. He considered that a living church must meet with new forms of error, and must have the power, therefore, not of settling any new doctrine, but of explaining how her present declarations applied to these new forms of emergent error. (Hear.) The Archbishop of CANTERBURY had not the same ex pectation as some entertained of the great advantage to the most important parts of the mission of their church from the deliberations of any Convocation, how ever constituted. There were many parishes to be pointed out, in which, whatever alteration was made in the rubrics or doctrinal formularies, we could not expect a greater amount of Christian truth to be promulgated, or a greater degree of Christian practice to prevail ; , and, therefore, it did not seem as if bhe ma chinery was in fault. At the same time alterations might be advisable in many things connected with their church ; there might be improvement even in some parts of their excellent liturgy ; and he had lamented the ex isting divisions, because they tended to place improve ment and the amendment of inconsistencies and imper fections at a greater distance. But our whole constitu tion must be changed before the Church could have of itself the power of settling and determining these things. The matter must be determined by Parliament ; the Act of Uniformity could only be abrogated by Parlia ment. Whether recommendations from such a body as Convocation would be more likely to be well received than in another form he would not say. The right rev. prelate had spoken of persons differing on fundamental truths s•ibscribing the same formularies ; he seemed to argue that formularies relating to fundamental truths might have to be altered. We might not all agree upon what were fundamental truths ; he (the Archbish•p) had :known some so considered that he did not hold to be such, because he did not conceive that they wore found in Scripture. He apprehended it would cause great alarm if there was to be any idea that the formu laries were to be altered. His`own impression was that a smaller body than Convocation—a commission selected by her Majesty—of 10 or 20 persons, clergymen and laymen, might better consider the matters requiring at tention. He doubted whether Convocation would have the general feeling of the country in its favour. How ever, he thought it was proper, under the present cir cumstances, to appoint the committee. The Bishop of OXFORD had no idea of the alteration of fundamental formularies. He held that the Church had not the power to alter them. The motion was then put and agreed to, and the Bishops of London. Oxford, Exeter, Salisbury, Chichester, St. David's, and St. Asaph were appointed members of the committee. The Bishop of LLANDAPP then moved for a joint com mittee to consider and report whether the great increase and present condition of the population did not make some, and what, adaptation of the church's rules need ful to enable her, to meet her spiritual wants. A long disciaision took place upon this motion. The chief point discussed was the necessity of their being a power to employ some missionary agency in order to reach some classes of the population. The committee was recommended as likely to be useful in collecting materials ready to bo laid before a reformed Convocation for its deliberation. The motion was agreed to, the Bishop of Winchester i alone voting against it. The Bishops of London, Ox ford, Lichfield, Worcester, Chichester, St. David's, and Llandaff were appointed members of the committee. The Lower House was then (at 3 o'clock) summoned, and the Prolocutor and other members being come were acquainted with these resolutions, and requested to name members from their body to serve on the commit tees. They retired to consider the request. In about an hour and a half the Prolocutor returned, and handed in the names which had been agreed to. The ARCHBISHOP, having expressed his approval of the selection, prorogued the Convocation to the 30th of June. r which ho hoped to obtain its sanction. There was no de sire on his part t, interfere with the office of the bishop, but so to deal with candidates that the onus might not be thrown upon the bishop of rejecting or admitting persons unqualified for admission into the service of the church. He had to do for eight years with the examination of candidates, and he could find no im provement in them. If they were to contrast the pro fessional training of the Church of England with that of any other branch of the Church Catholic, they would find it lamentably deficient. The last 10 years had seen an alteration in the position of the schoolmasters of the country which they could not shut their eyes to. He 'arned the clergy that, if they did not take care, the schoolmasters, trained as they were, would take the teaching of the people out of their hands. He believed that the clergy were in a position of very great peril, and that they were taking no adequate steps to meet it. The ohurch should have a general system of professional education carried out through the universities and cathe dral bodies. He hoped that any attempts for the refor mation of the cathedrals would have that prominently in view, thus making them of real service to the church. Archdeacon Denison was proceeding in support of his resolutions, when a messenger, summoning the Lower House to the Upper, cut short his observations. The PROLOCUTOR, on his return, astonished the mem bers of Convocation present by announcing that they were called upon by his Grace the President and the Upper House to nominate two committees of seven, to act with committees of the Upper House, in accordance with the resolution just passed by that house. Dr. RUSSELL moved the appointment of the commit tees as desired. Archdeacon DENISON pointed out the great import ance of the position in which the house was placed by the command of the Upper House. Dr. WORDSWORTH said that the order was imperative, and could not be discussed. The Dean of BRISTOL thought it was in the power of the Lower House to refuse acting on the dictation of the Upper House. The voice of a proctor in that house was quite as powerful as that of a bishop in the other. He did not set himself in opposition to the spiritual autho rity of the bishops by saying this, for they did not sit by virtue of their spiritual authority only, and could be re presented by proxies. The Dean of BRISTOL proposed, as an amendment to Dr. Russell's motion :—" That the Prolocutor be re quested to inform the President that the house will take the resolution of the Upper House into its consideration at the next meeting." Lord SATE and SEALE seconded the amendment. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and on a division there appeared— For the amendment ... For the original motion Present. By Proxies 15 28 44 45 Majority 29 17 The proceedings then terminated, and the house was prorogued. SPORTING NOTES. HINTS ABOUT THE HANDICAPS. Last evening the acceptances for the leading spring handicaps were exclusively published in the Fourth Edition of The Sun. They have therefore been now nearly twenty-four hours before the public, and time has been afforded for a careful examination and conside ration of them. They are numerically satisfactory ; those for the Chester Cup and Great Northern Handicap being in accordance with general expectation. Of the two hundred and sixteen horses nominated for the first mentioned event, one hundred and eighteen " remain in ;" whilst of the two hundred and ten entered for the last-mentioned, eighty-seven have accepted. This state ment shows that the popularity of the Chester Cup among owners of horses is unimpaired, and it also fully attests the ability with which the weights for the Great Northern Handicap have been adjusted. For the Me tropolitan Stakes there are sixty-three acceptances, for the City and Suburban Handicap sixty-eight, for the Northamptonshire Stakes, forty-eight, and for the New market Handicap forty-three. These " statistics " de termine the relative merit and comparative popularity of those stakes snore forcibly than would the most elaborate arguments. The withdrawal of certain horses from the list of nominations for the Chester Cup has occasioned some surprise and not a little disappointment. In consequence of the preposterously heavy impost which the handi capper awarded to Virago, the sometime leading favour ite, her non-acceptance was expected, but the "scratch ing" of Defiance, Typee, Mr. Sykes, and Heapy, ani mals that bad been frequently and heavily backed, was scarcely calculated upon. The motive for striking them out after all perhaps admits of a satisfactory explanation. The Star of Surrey and Peggy now occupy the leading positions in the betting. The former may be worthy of the support which he receives, but the latter's preten sions,are, if public running be not a delusion and a snare, of the very slenderest description. Should she be capable of competing with even a shadow of a chance, her party will doubtless obtain an unenviable reputation for, shrewdness and tact. Notwithstanding the powerful hostility still displayed in the turf market towards New minster, my belief in the formidableness of his chance is scarcely shaken. A. reaction will yet take place in his favour, and he may again recover his lost position in the betting. The " coming" of Marc Antony, too, is not improbable. February 3. A FRESH MAN. TATTERSALL'S.-YESTERDAY. The publication of the "acceptances" for the leading spring handicaps created a very lively interest, but most of the afternoon was spent in examining the official lists for the purpose of ascertaining to what extent the " scratchings" affected the profit and loss account. Amongst the forfeit payers for Chester Cup are num bered Virago, Heapy, Mr. Sykes, Typee, and Defiance —horses which had been backed for a good deal of money. Little more remains for prefatory remark. Newminster receded to 31 to 1 taken, and the Star of Surrey shone forth the leading favourite. At one time Peggy ran a close race with him, 25 to 1 being taken about each, but towards the conclusion the latter fell back to 30 to 1 ; the confidence of her gallant supporter in-chief was however unshaken. DERBY.—By a lapsus lingua, a party offered to take 500 to 125 about the favourite, and he was instantly " shot" twice. 5 to 1 was afterwards laid. The cur rent offers did not, however, exceed 9 to 2. 400 to 50 was taken about King Tom, 325 to 25 about Dervish, 625 to 25, twice, about Acrobat, and 1,000 to 30 Scythian. Closing prices ; LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 7to 1 agst Miss Mowbray (taken). 20 to 1 agst Bourton (taken). METROPOLITAN STAKES. 20 to 1 agst Jonathan Martin (taken). 25 to 1 agst Vingt-un (taken). CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Star of Surrey (taken). 30 to 1 agst Peggy (taken.) 30 to 1 agst Nabob (taken). 30 to 1 agst Newminster (taken). 11 to 1 agst Star of Surrey and Peggy, coupled(t). DERBY. 9to 2 agst Autocrat (5 to 1 taken). Bto 1 agst King Torn (taken). 13 to 1 agst Dervish (taken). 25 to 1 agst Acrobat (taken). 1,000 to 30 agst Scythian (taken). 1,000 to 20 agst Old Noll (taken). OAKS. 11 to 1 agst Honeysuckle. DERBY, 1855. 50 to 1 agst Russian (taken to 1001.) 50 to 1 agst Rambling Katie (taken to 1001.) NEWTON SPRING MEETING--WEDNESDAY. THE TRIAL STAKES of 5 sovs. each, for 3-yrs-old and upwards ; mares and geldings allowed 3 lb. Mile and a quarter. (4 subs.) Mr. T. Parr's Defiance, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ...(G. Hall) w.o. Mr. Wilson's Royal George, Bst 121 b ...(T. Cliff) dr. Betting-3 to lon Defiance. Royal George made the running at a strong pace to within the distance, where Defiance caught him, and a severe race in terminated in a dead heat. After the dead heat, Defiance walked over, and divided the stakes with Royal George. The added money, 30 sovs, was not given. Arthur weighed for Conspiracy, and her number was displayed on the telegraph. She did not, however, go to the post. HANDICAP PLATE of 70 sovs. Half a mile. (26 subs.) Mr. W. H. Mundy's Jessamine, 3 yrs, Est 12Ib (Wells) 1 Mr. Jones's Andante, 6 yrs, 7st 61b (Arthur) 2 Mr. J. Henderson's Annabel, 3 yrs, Est 41b...(Veale) 3 The following also ran : —Sir Robert, Hyacinth, Sir Rowland Trenchard, Voucher, Axwell, Worcester, Soly man, Rachete, Maria Bell, Telegraph, My Mary, Daphne, f by Pantasa out of Maid of Mona, Violet, Slattern. Betting -4 to 1 agst Jessamine, sto 1 agst Hayacinth, 6 to 1 each agst Annabel and Voucher, 7 to 1 agst Maria Bell, 10 t o 1 each agst Axwell,Worcester, and Sir Robert. A fine race between the three placed from the half distance ; Jessamine winning by a neck ; same dis tance between second and third. The GOLBORNE STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added, for two-year -olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 31b. Half a mile. (8 subs.) Mr. Croft's Yewtick, by Tory Boy (Charlton) 1 Mr. J. J. Henderson's Prince Plausible (G. Oates) 2 Mr. Parr's Challow Boy The following also ran :—Prosperine, Chaon, colt by St. Leon out of Lapwing, and Given Away. Betting -7 to 4 agst Prince Plausible, 7to 2 agst Yewtick, 4 to 1 each agst Chaon and Challow Boy. Won cleverly by a length - a neck between second and third ; Given Away a good fourth. The SELLING RACE of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added, was won in three heats by Mr. Tok e ' s T rueg i rl, 6 yrs, Bst 1116 (Frost), beating Mr. Wilson's Royal George, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (T. Cliff), and three others. THURSDAY. (By Islectric Telegraph.) HURDLE RACE. Squire of Malton Luck's All 1 2 Nine HANDICAP PLATE of 60 Sops. Sir Rowland Trenchard ........................ Voucher 1 2 ................ Nine ran. STEEPLECHASE. Maid of the West Eight ran. THE LOWER HOUSE. In the Lower House, after prayers, the Dean of ELT, who acted as Prolocutor, suggested the propriety of ap pointing a comm i ttee of? privileges to determine what was the proper course of proceeding for the house to ob serve. The standing orders of Convocation, as they stood, were quite inadequate to meet the contingencies of the present time. Dr. SPRY, in accordance with this suggestion, moved that a committee be appointed to consider and report on the privileges and modes of proceeding of the house, and how far it might be expedient to make any standing orders consistent with the ancient practice of the house. The Archdeacon of LEWES seconded the motion. The resolution, after some discussion, was put and carried unanimously, and the list of members settled. Dr. WORDSWORTH proposed the formation of a com mittee to consider and report upon schedules of grava mina and refornzanda tendered by members of the house. If the Lower Hquse was to do business and do it well, it could not be done in the house by passion or contro versy, but in committees, where calm judgment could be exercised. To try the point, Dr. Wordsworth placed a schedule drawing attention to the right of the Lower House of Convocation to make a representation of grie vances to the Upper, and to the fact that by the census it appeared that 5,000,000 of the population absented themselves on the Sabbath day from public worship. Considerable discussion then took place, and Dr. Wordsworth's motion was finally adopted unanimously in the followng form :—" That a committee of this house be formed to consider such schedules of gravamina and reformanda as may be referred by this house to it, and report thereon to this house." Archdeacon DENISON drew attention to the want of professional training for candidates for holy orders. There was nothing to debar a man from entering into holy or ders at present but the existence of any notorious crime, and he read to the house two resolutions to the terms of LA - W INTELLIGENCE.—Feb. 2, COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings in Banco.) KROUCH V. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, PACKED PARCELS. In this case which was tried at York before Mr. Justice Erle, a rule had been obtained to enter a verdict for the plaintiff on two pleas, on the ground of misdirec tion. This was an action to recover damages from the defendants for refusing to carry certain "packed parcel" without an extra !payment of 50 per cent. on the usual charge for parcels of that size and description ; and also to recover back certain overcharges as money had and received. It was proved that the defendants were cog nisant of the practice of tradespeople sending parcels which contained several smaller packages addressed to different consignees to one person for distribution, and that the defendants did not make any extra charge ; but in the instance of the present plaintiff and other carriers they had demanded the extra payment on the ground that they made a profit of the custom. It was insisted by the carriers that under the railway acts the railway companies had no power to make such distinction, but that they were bound to charge all parties carrying, whether private tradespeople without a profit, or whether as carriers by profession, and for a profit, in the same ratio. The learned judge ruled that there was such a distinction as entitled the company to pursue the course in question, and the present rule had been obtained on that point. _ _ Mr. Knowles, Mr. Hill, and Mr. Hall now argued in support of the ruling of the learned judge, and at tempted to distinguish this case from that of Parker and the Great Western Railway Company, wherein it had been held that no distinction could be supported be tween the one and the other class of merchandise. The court were, however, of opinion that the cases were identical, both in principle and facts, and the rule must therefore be made absolute. Rule absolute accordingly. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE R. AND J. M. SPENCELEY. The bankrupts, father and son. were sail makers and ship chandlers of Wapping. The application for their certificates were heard a few days ago, when they were opposed by Mr. Turner, for the assignees, and by Mr. Lawrance for a creditor, on the ground of extravagant expenditure and obtaining credit on false representa tions. His Honour now gave judgment. The certificate of the elder bankrupt must be suspended for 12 months from the day of hearing. When granted to be of the third class. As he had clearly brought himself within the third division of the penal clause, protection would be withheld for six months. The certificate of J. M. Spenceley would be granted as of the second class at the end of six months. Mr. Linklater, on behalf of the elder bankrupt, gave notice of appeal. IN RE TURNER. The bankrupt, George Turner, was a baker, carrying on business at North Brixton, Wandsworth. and other places. This was the meeting for the last examination. He owes to unsecured creditors, 2,6161. ; to those hold ing security, 5051. The assets, in good debts and pro perty, exclusive of the property held by creditors, are estimated at about 8001. The profits (during 22 months) had been 1,829/. ; losses, 1,890/. ; trade expenses, 1,847/. ; household and personal expenses, 4931. It ap peared that he had carried on business at the following, places :—Wandsworth, Lower Marsh, Garden-row- Great Wyld-street, Back Church-lane, Poplar, and Pa ragon-place. Of the trade expenses 8371. consisted of wages ; and the losses, besides bad and doubtful debts, comprised items arising from the difference between the purchase and the sale of businesses and leases. Mr. Hilleary, for the assignees, offered no opposition and the bankrupt passed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—James Daniel Lysaglit, who has undergone several examinations on the charge of having forged a bill for 301., with the intent to defraud the London Joint Stock Bank, was committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court. Henry Hall was committed for having picked the pocket of Michael Haydon, the dexterous detective officer of the City force of a silk handkerchief. The prosecutor felt a tug, and asked the prisoner, who was next to him, whether he had the handkerchief, an imputation which was indignantly denied by the fellow, who puffed the smoke of a cigar into the officer's face, and was immediately compelled to deliver up the pro perty. - The prisoner—l was starving, and the gentleman be• lieved so, for he bought me a loaf and some cheese. GUILDHALL.— Robert Thomas Conlin, a part pro prietor and conductor of one of the Kennington and Islington omnibuses, was summoned before Sir R. W. Carden, charged with unlawfully refusing to carry com plainanant in his omnibus, there being room therein at the time. Mr. Thomas Houlston, the publisher, of Paternoster row, said he was standing with Mrs. Houlston at the end of St. Martin's-le-Grand, near the corner of New gate-street, and hailed the defendant as he was ap proaching the Post-office from St. Paul's-churchyard. The defendant saw him, and beckoned him to follow the omnibus a few yards, and he stopped a short dis tance further. Complainant ran after the vehicle, and saw the defendant let out one lady and admit three more, aad on his applying for admission, the defen dant said the omnibus was full. Complainant said he was sure the defendant's master would not allow him to refuse passengers in that manner, upon which the de fendant said he was the proprietor, and complainant said he would summon him. The defendant said he was not allowed to stop in the middle of the road, as he must have done when com plainant hailed him, but he directed his driver to draw into the near side to take him up, but other people who were waiting crowded round the door, and he could not prevent the three ladies from getting in. Sir R. W. Carden said defendant had been guilty of an offence, in not stopping when hailed, and when he did stop, it was his duty to have kept places for those who hailed him first. ---- Defendant was then fined 20s. and costs, which he paid. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM HOUSE, FEB. 2. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Elizabeth Catharina, from Egmont ; Old Hickory, Foo Choo Foo ; Barbara, Zante ; Emerald, Cadiz ; Celeritas, Buenos Ayres ; Florida, New York ; Favourite, Algoa Bay ; Dawn, Kertch ; Ramilies, Madras, &c. ; Elizabeth, St. Andrew's, N.B. ; Borussia, Memel ; Jessica, Callao ; Hero, Charente ; Hilda Char lotte, New York. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING. —The Llewellyn, for Launceston ; Royal Albert, Madras ; Tigress, Port Philip and Geelong ; Coquette, Valencia ; Callender, Mel bourne; Florida, New York; Frederikka, Copenhagen ; Foster, Grenada ; Caucassian, Bombay ; Camerton, Do minica. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—Tho Cleopatra, for Demerara ; Mestra Senora del Pela, Havannab ; Juli a , New York ; Bu ssora h Merchant, ydney; Eliza, do. ; Talbot, Mogador ; Dart, Ghent. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 2. The Andes (s a), which sailed hence for Boston and New York on the 18th ult., was telegraphed off Holyhead, in ward bound, at 10 a.m. She has likely encountered the severe weather reported by the Charity (s a), which sailed two days before, and was compelled to put into the Clyde on Saturday last. The Laurel, Graham, hence for Maranham, at the Clyde, with loss of sails, and one man overboard. The Tam O'Shanter, hence for Demerara, at Pennon Roads. GLASGOW, Feb.l.—The Grandee, from Liverpool to Savannah, which put into the Clyde yesterday, reports having passed the Harmony (barque), apparently foreign, on Jan. 30, at anchor two and a half miles west of Holy Island, with foretopsail gone, and is apprehensive that she must have gone ashore. FAYAL, Jan. 15. The Coquimbo, from New York to London, which put in h ere on J an. 7 leaky, is discharging; a considerable portion of the flour between decks has been found damaged, the ship having had a great list to lar board. LIMERICY, Jan. 30.—The Forte, of and for Lisbon, from Liverpool, put into Maltbay on the 26th. The vessel struck the rocks heavily, unshipped rudder, and is now riding, with one anchor, to leeward of Mutton Island ; crew saved. Should the wind veer round to the N.W., she will n o t b e able to hold on at her anchor. Assistance has gone to her. ABERDEEN, Feb. I.—The Isabella Anderson put into St. Andrew's on the 26th Feb. with three feet water in her hold, pumps choked, and would disch arge. MONTROSE, Feb. I.—The Wellington, Dundee to New castle, has put in with pumps choked, and will discharge. MARSTRAND, Jan. 21.—The Arnold, of Libau, from Grimsby, struck upon the Hamlescheere last night and sank—crew saved. ANTWERP, Feb. I.—The Peterhattick (American ship), which was stranded off Terneuse, on the 30th Jan., has has proceeded, without any apparent damage. The Nina. bound to England, which put back here, 29th Jan., with rudder broken, had touched on a bank on going down the river. GALATz, Jan. 12.—The following British vessels are de tained here in consequence of the navigation being stopped by ice, viz. :—The Rope, of Shields ; Ruby, of Stockton ; Percy, of Shields ; Bernicia, of Maryport ; Northum and Rapid, both of London ; John Bull, of Dublin ; Ellen, of Wicklow ' • William Fraser, of Inverkeithing ; of Wisbeach; Ann, of Liverpool ; Mary Watkins, of Port Madoc ; Ocean Queen and Elizabeth, both of Blyth, in the river ; Spanish ship, Armonia, of Villa Garcia ; French ship Don N. D ar, o f Toulon; ' Norwegian ship, Anna, of Drontheim. AMSTERDAM, Jan. 39.—The Borneo, from Batavia to Rotterdam, arrived at Bremershaven, 28th Jan., very leaky, and has been put on the slip, having been on shore on the Banjaard, and struck heavily, cargo dischaging. The report of the Madagascar having put into Rio de Janeiro, leaky, &c., proves, on investigation, to be without foundation. The Abie, of Bridport, sailed from St. Michael's, Dec. 5, for Falmouth, and has not since been heard of. The Rebekah, of and from Beaufort, North Carolina, for New York, was abandoned in a sinking state, Dec. 28, in lat. 40 N., long. 61 W., crew saved by the Florida, arrived in the river. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Ashburton, from London to Sydney, N.S.W., Oct. 2. lat. 5 N., 16 W. The Thomas Arbuthnot, London to Sydney, N.S.W,, 27th, lat. 35 S., long. 8. W. The Rob Roy, Clyde to Melbourne, same day. The Carnatic, London to New Zealand, with main mast sprung, 30th, lat. 3 S., long. 1 E. The William Shand, Clyde to Bombay, Nov. 6, lat. 4 S. long. 28 B. The Marina, London to Australia, Dec. 2, lat. 2 N., long. 22 W. The Chilena, Valparaiso to Cork, Nov. 4, off Cape Horn The Willing Lass, 28th, lat. 21 S. 'long. 20 W. The Adriatic, Liverpool to Nev. Orleans, Jan. 5, lat. 32 N. long 42 W. _ _ _ The Faroe, from the Mauritius to Cork, 9th, lat. 35 N., long. 43 W. The Dominion, from London to Sydney, Sept. 24, lat. 11 N. long 24 W. Tho Salvador (Norwegian brig), from Christiansand to Australia, Nov, 5, lat. 40 E long. 17 E. The Dowstone (ship), from Dundee to Port Adelaide, Dec. 17, let, 20 S., long. 25 W. The Glaphyra (barque), from London to Antigua, Jan. 29, lat. 48 N. long. 10 W. The Clara King, from Liverpool to Hobart Town, Nov. 12,1 at. 17 S. long. 31 W. The Dolia Chapin, from London to N ew O r l eans , Dec. 27, lat. 36 N., long. 7.1 W. The Byron, from London to Rio Janeiro,:Dec. 21, let. 3 N : , long. 27 W. The Yeoman, bound to London, Jan. 26, lat. 46 N, long , . 21 W, with loss of sails. The Blair Gregor, from Liverpool to Bombay, Dec. 31, lat. 1 N, long. 21 W. The Ormelia, for Australia, and Eagle (emigrant ship), Jan. 28, lat. 49 N, long. 9 W. The Ruby, bound to Adelaide, S.A., Dec. 11, lat. 18 S, long. 28 W. The Earl of Liverpool, barque, Nov. 26, lat. 55 S, long -62 W, bound west. _ . The Sea King, of Dundee, from the Clyde to M e lb ou rne, Dec. 20, lat. 23 S, l ong . 20 W, and Roseberry, from Lou don to Port Philip, same.day. The Prins Hendrik, from London fo Launceston, Jan. 2, lat. 2 N, long. 23 W. The Amethyst, from Milford to Australia, 3d, lat. 3 N, long. 24 W. The Jeremiah, from Hamburg to Sydney, N. S.W.. same day. The Louvre (ship), from New York to Havre, Dec. 15, lat. 30 N, long. 26 W. The Magnolia, from Boston to Port Philip, Nov. 7, lat. 10 S, long. 30 W. A screw steamer, under Hamburg colours, steering S.W, Nov. 21, lat. 32 S., long. 46 W. The Lord Burleigh, from the Clyde to Australia, Deo, 17, lat 16 S, long 26 W. The Heruiest, barque, of Liverpool, bound to Buenos Ayres, out 11 days, Dec. 27, lat 3 N, long 20 W. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Davis and Wm. W. G. Garrett, export oilmen, Oxford-street, to surrender, Feb. 11, at half-past one, and March 29, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nichol son, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Wheelock, Chan cery-lane._ George Lambourn, timber merchant, Taplow, Berkshire, Feb. 15, at two, and March 14, at eleven, a t the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Linklater, Sise lane ; Micklem, Maidenhead, Berks. Joseph Francis, baker, Manchester, Feb. 14, and March 7, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Boote, Manchester. James Osborne, tailor and draper, Kidderminster, Feb. 15, and Maro.h 15, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Boycot and Tudor, Kidderminster. Thomas Honey, grocer, Launceston, Feb. 14 and March 9, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Bishop and Pitts, Exeter. Henry Shead, miller, Witham, Feb. 14, at one, and March 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Moorgate-street; Stevens and Satchell, Queen-street, Cheapside ; Banks and Stevens, Witham. Daniel William Lucas and Isaac Dods, hemp and flax merchants, Arthur-street West, Feb. 15, at two, and March 20, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, officil assignee, Sambrook-court ; Parnell and Willaume, New Broad-street. Henry Alien, chemist and druggist, Stokes Croft, Bris tol, Feb. 14 and March 14, at eleven,atithe Bristol District Court. Miller, Bristol, official assignee ; Bevan and Goring, Bristol. Thomas Norbury and Richard Blindloss, silk manufac turers, Manchester, Feb. 20, and March 27, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Man chester. James Paul, sen., brewer. Portsea, Feb. 17, at half past twelve, and Ma rc h 17, a t half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Alder manbury ; Wigan, Furnival's-inn, Holborn. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. James Hamilton, lace manufacturer, Hamilton. Robert Hutcheson, boot and shoemaker, Tradeston, Glasgow. Thomas Jenkins, machine maker, Arbroath. John Buchan, spirit dealer, Glasgow. BANK OF An Account pursuant to the Act the Week eroding on Saturday ENGLAND. 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for the 28th day of January, 1854. '.LIITMENT. ISSUE DEP, Notes issued ........ 29,517,025 Government debt .... 11,015,100 Other securities ...... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 15,517,025 Silver bullion - 429,517,025 £29,517,025 '. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the II day of Feb.. 1854 'AZTHENT. Government securities - (includg.Dead Weight Annuity) .... , ..... 13,232,716 Other securities .. .. .. 13,988,622 Notes • ............ 7,168,640 Gold and silver coin .. 706,189 £35,096,167 :. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. BANKING DZ] Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest.. 3,339,394 Public deposits (in cluding Each equer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks., and Dividend Accounts) 2,515,384 Other deposits .... 13,486,234 Seven Day and other Bills 1.202,155 £35,096,167 Dated the 2,1 day of Feb., 1854. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—THis DAY. Amsterdam .. —......... 11 14% Gibraltar .............. Ditto, three:months .. 11 16 Leghorn 30 35 Rotterdam .. —... • • .... 11 16% Genoa ................ 25 55 Antwerp .... —......... 25 20 Mil an .... •• • • ........ Brussels ..... ........ 25 20 Venice Hamburgh ........ 13 4 3 4 Naples 42% Altona ................. Palermo 127 Paris • . • • .... 25 2% Messina .............. 127 Ditto, three months •• 25 32% Lisbon ................ 53% Marseilles.... ........ 25 35 Oporto 53% Bourdeaux ............. Rio Janeiro Frankfort-on-1 1 d aine .... 118 • Buenos Ayres ........ .. Berlin .................. !New York, 60 days' sight Vienna Trieste .... • • ....... ••..12 50 PRICES OP BULLION, PER OZ. Petersburgh.. •••• • ...... 37% !Foreign Gold in Bars .£3 17 9 Madrid ................. 50% !Portugal Gold Coin 00 0 Cadiz................... 50% ! Mexican Dollars .... 0 411 ji Barcelona.... —.— I New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Seville ................. Silver in bars ...... 0 5 1% THE WAGES MOVEMENT IN DEVONSHlRE.—Notwith standing the advances which have in many instances been made in the wages of various artisans in the west, there still continue to be strikes, which, though not of so much importance as those in the north, produce great inconvenience and mischief. During the past week the men in the employ of Mr. J. Cock, at Northmolton, struck for an advance of wages. They were engaged in an extensive oontract into which he had entered with the Poltimore Gold and Copper Mining Company. Their wages were on ly 12s. a week, but the complaint is that they took advantage of their employer being particularly busy to " strike," and, consequently to cause him great loss. The Government riggers at Devonport have me moralised the Admiralty for an advance of 6d. per day. THE COLO'S:IAL EXPENDITURE BY GREAT BRITAIN.— It appears that by a return to the House of Commons that of the su:m of 3,555.573/. 15s. 3d., the net military expenditure was 3,003,282/. lls. 6d. in 1852. The civil expenditure was 499,350/. Bs. ; and the naval expendi ture, 55,717/. 4s. 11d. The expenses of the penal settle. ments were as follows :-39,0251. 4s. 4d. for New South Wales ; 199,284/. 16s. Bd. for Van Diemen's Land. The Cape of Good Hope cost in the year mentioned as much as 1,079,792/. 14s. Bd. 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The Royal Exhibition. -- A valuable, newly invented, very small powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one mile and a half distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, at the opera houses, country scenery, and ship s are c l early seen at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Telescopes—A new and most important invention in telescopes, possessing such extraordinary powers that some, 3.; inches, with an extra'eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope, weighing only 3 ounces, can be seen a person's count enance t h ree m i les and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They supersede every other kind for the waistcoat-pocket. and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses, with wonderful power; an object can be clearly seen, from 14 to 16 miles distant. Deafness—New Discovery—The Organic Vi brator, an extraordinary [powerful and newly-invented instrument, for Deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. B e i ng o f th e same colour as the s ki n , it is not perceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public as semblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assists ance that possibly could be desired.-39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Obsorve, opposite the York Hotel. EXTENSIVE FORGERY IN LIVERPOOL.—On Monday last, at the Liverpool Police-court, a very respectably. dressed person named John Simpson, was brought up on a charge of uttering a forged cheque for 1,5001. pur porting to be drawn upon the London bankers, Glyn, Mills, and Co. It appeared that on the morning of Monday the prisoner presented the cheque at the Bank of Liverpool, and to account for their not having had previous advice of it, stated that Mr. St. Leger Glyn had occasion to go to the north on some Parliamentary business, and that his father, fearing he would run short of funds, had given him (the prisoner) the cheque to furnish him with anything he required. A communica tion having been received from the Messrs. Glyn on Saturday, and not having mentioned ought of the cir cumstance, excited some suspicion in the mind of the manager, to whom the cheque was presented, and while in consultation with the manager, Joseph Langton, Esq., the prisoner seemed uneasy, and endeavoured to leave the premises. He was immediately given into custody, and at the Bridewell and before the magistrates, he confessed his guilt. He had been formerly a clerk in Messrs. Glyn's bank, but had left for America, and had only lately returned to this country. DEATH IN A POLICE CELL.—Wednesday Mr. Brent re sumed and concluded an investigation, at the Bank of England, Paddington, into the death of Mary Hines, a widow, aged 58, which took place under the following circumstances :—As police constable 268 D was on duty in Lisson Grove, his attention was drawn to deceased, who was sitting on a door step near the Brazen Head, partly unconscious. Considering that she had been drinking to excess, he immediately procured a truck and had her conveyed to the Molyneux-street police station, where she was placed in a warm cell by order of the in spector on duty. She was visited every half hour bythe policeman in charge of the cells, who after the lapse of three hours reported that a great change had come over the deceased. She was then removed into the open air and medical assistance sent for, when, upon the arrival of Dr. Dutton, that gentleman pronounced life extinct. The body was then removed to St. Mary's Hospital, where subsequently Mr. Baker, the resident medical offi cer, performed the autopsy, and made a careful analysis of the stomach and its contents. He discovered no trace of any poison, nor were there any appearances to lead him to believe deceased had been drinking. Although not very extensive, yet there was sufficient disease in se- veral of the organs to account for death. A large num ber of witnesses were examined, but their statements were so contradictory that not much reliance could be placed upon their evidence. Several of them charged the police with treating the deceased harshly, while others lauded the constables for their humanity. Ultimately a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony was returned by the jury, who before separating commented strongly on the practice of the police, who were always led to be lieve that because a person was unconscious that he was intoxicated, and therefore took him to the station house instead of conveying him to the nearest hospital or infir mary. Such a system was fraught with great danger— for in many instances the lives of persons who fell insen sible in the street from apoplexy, might in all probability be saved by prompt medical attendance. COUNTRY MARKETS. DERBY SMITHFIELD —JAN. 31. The following were the quotations :—Beef, 6d to 6id ; mutton, 7d to lid ; lamb, Od to Od ; veal, bid to 7d per lb. ; pigs, 9s to lOs Od per score ; rough fat, Os 3d to Os Od per 141 b.; hides, 2id to 3d per lb; calf•skins, 3id to 4d per lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN.—JAN. 25. Wheat on the top 2s up, and the average is 5d down. Barley on the top is down, and the average same as last week. Oats on the top is 4d up, and the average 6d down. Beans on the top is down, and the average 4d up. Top of Wheat ....... ............. .... 62 lb 90s Od Barley 56 lb 43a Od Oats Beans Total Supply and Sales. Wheat Bl7 qrs sold 512 qrs Barley 1832 qrs sold 1444 qrs Oats 1595 sold 1083 qrs Beans 229 qrs qrs sold 164 qrs Average of wheat £3 15 3 4-12ths Ditto of Barley Ditto of Oats Ditto of Beans BOSTON—FEB. 1. The trade was most inanimate to-day, and sales coulei only be effected by submitting to a decline of 3s to 4s rer qr. on last week's currency, and even at that reduction the merchants and millers operated cautiously. Prices :—Wheat, red, 71s Od to 78s Od ; white, 80s Od to 849 Od extra, 87s Od. arley, 36s Od to 438 O. Oats, 26,3 to 325. Beans, 42s Od to 54s Od. Peas, 53s d Od to 594 per qr. NEWARK—FEB. 1. Prices :—Wheat, white, 90s Od to 95s Od; red, 82s Od to 86s Od. Barley, malting, 40s Od to 42s Od ; grindin 4, 36s Oct to 388 Od. Oats, old, 32s Od to 36s Od ; new, 238 Od to 30s Od. Beans, 48s Oct. to 62s Oct. Peas, OOs Od to OOs Od. Malt, 66s Od to 70s Oct. Tares, 64. s Od to 688 Od. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market has been better to-day under the influence of favourable reports about, forthcoming dividends, but closed quiet and dull. Cale donian, 25t ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 63 ' • London and North-Weste rn , 1014 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 21. a ' • Midland, 64 ; North B r iti s h, 71 ; S ou th-E astern and Dover, 171. MANCHESTER, FEE. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has given way tin( ter the pressure of unfavourable news to-day that the Russi an Ambassador is leaving London. The sales were as follow re : —Caledonian, 255 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6.311 ; dit to, Fifths, 7i dis. ; London and North-Western, (M. and B. Qrs. C.), 1-16 prem. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Linco 21i ;Midland Railyway Consols, 60/; South Eastern, 1 T. BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE. —There was no business either ID. railway or local stocks transacted in the share market to day, but last quotations were firmly maintained. BRISTOL, FEB. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was rather firmer to day. Great Westerns were done 80i ; Midland, GO 1; Taff Vale (New Shares), 3 prem. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-ofl ca by the night—and Mby the morning —dispatch.) Day when made up From what Wile, COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port due ir , Office, London.* Dispatched. Englan , . ••••• America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool Each Mo s America (by United Sts. packet) •Feb 1 . Liverpool ... Feb. a America (by U. States, ...... • • ... packet) .... ....NlJan. `,7 ........ Southampto. Jan. 27 Australia (via South ampton) March 4........ • • Southamptoi Ditto (via Marseill es ) N Feb. ........ ... Dover ... Feb. 4 ... Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) .. ..N Feb. 4 ..... ... • • Liverpool Uncertai Africa (West Coaet)..N 23d of the month.. Plymouth .. Feb. 14 Alexandria........., NB, 9, 24, &30 of in. Dover Feb. 1 Alexandria 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Feb. 4 Bahamas 17th of the month Southampton. Feb. 1 Belgium N Daily..., Dover Daiy Brazil 9th of the month.. S ou th ampton Feb. 16 Buenos Ayres ...• ..M 9th of the month .• Southampton Feb. ha Cape of Good Hope N 14th of the month Plymouth .. Feb. 26 Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month. Southampton Cape de Verde 14th of the month Plymouth .. Feb. 2G Ceylon (see India) Ceylon —N,l4th of the month Plymouth Feb. 26 Channel Isles ..N'blon.,Wed.,&Frid. Southampton Tu.Th.Sat.' Chili „31 2d & 17th of month Southampton ,Feb. 1 China (see India) Constantinople 7 , 8 ,17,24,&27 of m. D0ver...... Feb. 1 Constantinople ........ 4th & 20th of mon, Southampton Feb. 4 tont. of Europe M& N Twice daily Dover ...._ Tw ice d a l/y Egypt (see India) France ........ M& N Twice daily... Dover ...... TwleadallY Gibraltar .... • • ..M 4,7, 17, 20, 27 of in. Southampton Feb. 5 Greece (see India) Greytown .... • ... M 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton Feb. Hamburgh ....N Tuesday & Friday London ..... Havannah ........ As 2nd of the month Southampton Da il 1 Holland ...... • M Daily.. Dover Daily Honduras of the month. Southampton Feb. 16 India (viaSouthampt.)M,4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Feb. 4 G India (via Mareeilles)MrBth&24th of month Dover ...... lonian Isles (see India)l, 17, & 27 of mon Dover-- .. Ireland & N Twice daily _ Holyhead Twleedai Li5b0n........ 9, 17, & 27 of m.' Southampton Feb. 5 Madeira •„NI 9th of the month Southampton Feb. 16 Madeira • •23d of month .... Plymouth Feb. 14 Malta (see India) Malta ..............N 7,17,19,27, 30 of in. Dover ...... Feb. 10 Mauritius (see India) Mauritius ..........N 14th of the month Plymouth Mexico .. Feb. 26 •2nd of the m onth.. Southampton Feb. 1 Naples , ,N;bthlstll2sthofrnon. Dover 2 Now Granada 2412c1 & 17th of month Southampto Feb. n Feb. 1 New Zea1and.......... Ifly private s hi p „Various port , Uncertais Papal States N s thlsth2sthofinon. Dover ...... Feb. 2 Peninsula .... M 7thi7th2Bthofmon. Southampton Feb. 5 Peru ...... .. 5D2d & 27th of mon. Southampton Feb. 1 Port Natal of the month Plymouth Feb. 16 Sicily Nlsthlsth2sthotmon, Dover ...... eb. 2 Tuscany ........ , i . T,Sthi s th2sthofmo n . Dover ...... Feb. 2 Venezuela „ m,2d I7th o f mon t h s outhampton Feb. I Van Diemen's L an d (see Australia) • West Indies ........3412d& llth of month SouthamptoniFeb. 1 _ _ * When any of these dates fail o , t a Sunday, the m a il s w i ll r , dispatched on the following day, with the exception of the India via- Southiuripton), and the Malta, both of which Will be dispatched th. , day preceding, BIRTHS. OF A SON. n. A s t . S j t a s c i k n s d o r n op . , on the 30th ult., the wife o f C ap t a i n R. lilt, thewife of Captain Mol ler,A s t ot P h lym it o e u g t i h ra , o o n n t. the 31st Or A DATIGIITER. , o a o t d E ll e o u p evue .... _... On the 28th Nov. last, at the earths Barracks, Cape Annes P ley, of 60th Royal Rifles. Hope, the wife of Capt. Francis C. Mrs. George Dalton. -cottage, Gillingham, Kent, On the 2d inst., at 78, Glocester-terrace, Hyde-park, To O w n n the C a 31 31. e s t o u f 1 t G . th e wife of Alexander Lindsay, Esq. AfiI.RRIED. On the 2d h it t , at St. John's, Notting-hill, Edmund Chapman, Esq., of Barnet Herts, son of Charle s Ch a p man , Esq., of Balhara-hill, S urrey, to Elizabeth, eldest surviving daughter of William Benning, Esq., of Notting-hill and Fleet-street. On the 2d inst., at SL Mary's, Bryanston-squ are , G eorge Campbell Es q . j of the In ner Temple, and B enga l Ci v il Service, son of Sir George Campbell, of Edenwood, Fife, to Viba rt Letitia , Esq., B.C .S. Maria, daughter of th e l a t e Thomas Gowan _____ DIED. On the 30th ult., at 10, Montagu-street, Portman-square, Mary, the Wife of Thomas Carrick, Esq., artist. On the 2d Dec., 1853, at the Castle Barracks, Cape Town, Catherine Henrietta, the infant daughter of Capt. F. C. Alinesley, of 60th Royal Rifles. to re t On the Bth D ec . , at O oscottah, on his way from Banga- o Madras, James Lumsdaine Sandy s L ums d a i ne, Lieut enant 15th Light Dragoons, eldest surviving son of the Rev. Edwin Sandys-Lumsdaine, of Blanerne, &c., N. 8., aged 33. LONDON : Printed and Published by MIIRDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the 49unty of Dliddleles, Friday, February 3, 1854. Z.t . 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