The Sun. — London, England, 1845-02-06 00:00:00

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITH o'ATIZE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. Unequalled Success of the Southern American Minstrels. TIIIS EVENING WIII be repeated THE ROYAL FOX HUNT ; introducing a Real Fox-chase on the Stage, by Living Fox and Real Pack of Hounds. To be followed by the Meledles of the American Southern Minstrels. Entire Change in the Circle.--tinequalleil Feats of Horsemanship. To conclude with the Pantomime of HARLEQUIN JOHNNY GILPIN'S RIDE ; or, The Black Witch of Edmonton. Johnny Gilpin, Mr. Wells ; Clown, Mr. Barry ; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury ; Harlequin, Mr. Lewis ; Columbine, Mrs. J. W. Collier. Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. D. W. Broadfoot. THE WEATIIER.—Surt OFFICE, FEB. 6. TUERMOMETER, Lowest, 29 ; Highest, 40 ; Noon, 33. BAROMETER, 30.—WIND, N.N.W. NOTE.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and '` Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Thermometer during the preceding twenty -four hours. 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Monsieur Adolphe Barrot, Counsel General de France Le Lieut.-General le Viscomte Borrelli, Pair de France Monsieur Cotelle, Membre de la Chambre des Deputes, Maire de Is Sixieme Arrondisement de Paris Monsieur Adolphe de Milly, Proprietaire, Paris Monsieur Lefevre, Associe de la :Unison, Ganneron et Compagnie, Banquiers, Paris Le Baron Niviere, Proprietaire, Lyons Monsieur Vacossin, Negociant Associe de M. Carez, President du Tri bunal de Commerce a Paris Henry Bainbridge, Esq., Banker, London Frederick Pratt Barlow, Esq., Director of the Great Western Railway George Lyall, Esq., M.P. for the City of London William Little, Esq., Bishopsgate-street, London Francis Mowatt, Esq., Vice-Chairman of the London and York Railway Francis Parker, Esq., of Manchester, Director of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Frederick Ricketts, Esq., Chairman of the Bristol and Exeter, and Director of the Great Western Railways Capt. Sir James Stirling, R.N. With power to add to their number. BANKERS—M. M. IL Ganneron and Compagnie, .1 Paris Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, London. ExamEas —William Cubitt, Esq., 1.R.5., &c. Joseph Cuhitt, Esq. Application for Shares can only he received on the printed forms of the Company, which will he ready for distribution, and may be had upon application at the Company's temporary °feces, .No. 7, Token house-yard, on and after Monday, the 18th Fcbruar%'. 7, Tokohouse-yard, London, Feb. 6, 1845. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE THIS EVENING Will be repeated Dalfe's Grand Opera, THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. Lusignano, Mr. Burdini ; A;iolphe de Courcy, Mr. W. Harrison ; Catarina Cornaro, Miss nainforth. After which, will be repeated a Grand Ballet, entitled LES DANAIDES Danaus, Hoguet ; Eurieles, Mr. Howell ; High Prest, Mr. O'Bryan; Lynceus, Lai. H. Vestris ; Polyetor, M. Del feria ; Alemenon, Mr. Webster ; Egyptian Chief, M. Finart ; llypermnesta, Mdlle. Maria ; Automate, Madame Finart ; Amymone, Madame Guibilei ; Agave, Mdlle. O'Bryan. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY m ARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Rill be repeated a Now and Original Comedy, In Five Acts, entitle: OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HEARTS. t. olonel Rocket, Mr. Strickla. d ; Littleton Coke, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Toni Coke, Mr. Webster ; Bob, Mr. Buckstone ; Jesse Rural, Mr. W. Farrell ; the Countess of Pompton, Mrs. W. Cliford ; Lady Alice Hawthorn, Madame Vestris ; Miss Rocket, Miss Julia Ben ett. After which, SOMEBODY ELSE. Hans Moritz, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Minnie, Madame Vestris. To conclude with YOUNG ENGLAND. Major Martinet, Mr. Strickland ; Mr. John James Dooley, Mr. Buckstone ; Mrs. I'ooley, Mrs. llumby ; Mrs. Smiler, Mrs. Stanley. THEAT,:E ROYAL, ADELPIII. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Drama, entitled THE GREEN Hi MIES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Connor O'Kennedy, Mr. Selby; George, Mr. Hutson: Wild 3Eurto , .;ll, Mr. 0. Smith ; 3luster Grinnhlge, Mr. Wriglit ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Geraldine, Mrs. Tate^ ; Nelly O'Neill, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Miami, Madame Celeste. To be followed by a New Dramatic Anecdote, entitled THE SOLDIER OF FORTUNE; or, '1 he Irish Settler. The Duke of Anjou, Miss Woolgar ; Captain O'llouke, Mr. Hudson ; the Baroness Beaupre, Miss Forteseue. After which, THE CORPORAL' , WEDDINK ; or, a Kiss of the Bride. Sir Felix Marmalade, Mr. Hudson ; Major Griskin, Mr. Selby ; Lady Arcthusa Or skin, Mrs. Frank Matthews ; ancy Cobb, Miss Woolgar. THEATrz ROYAL, ADELI . M. A Thorough Adelphl The Times," and Public Press TIIIS ENING GREEN BUSHES, or A Hundred Years Ago • by the Author of " The Wreck Ashore," " Victorine , " incipal Characters by Messrs. Hudson, Wright, 0. Smith, Paul Bedford, Selby, Cul lenford, and Worrell ylfrs. Yates, Mrs. Fitzwitham, and Madame Celeste. After which, a New Drama, called THE SOLDIER OF FORTUNE; or, The Irish Settler. Characters by Miss:Woolgar, Mr. Lambert, Mr. Selby, Mr. Hudson, and Miss Forteseue. To con clude with the New Farce of THE CORPORAL'S WEDDING ; at, a Kiss of the Br'de. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-VTREET. LE+9EE, MR. J. M. MADDOX, THIS EVENING Will be repeated MONSEIGNEUR; or, rims IN 1720. Mon- Selgneur, Mr. Wallack ; Germaine, Mr. Oxberry ; Rosanne, Miss E. Stanley; Annette, Miss Marshall. To be followed by THE IRISH WEDDING. Principal Characters by 3hllies. Caroline Rousset and Ter(sine, Miss Marshall, and Messrs. J. konsset, Marshall, and Gilbert. After which, a New Comedietta, entitled THE BRIGADIER. Principal Characters by Messrs. Wallack, Granby, and Compton ; Miss E. Bonner, and Miss E. Stanley. To conclude with THE REAR-ADMIRAL. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER TILE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Comic Drama, entitled TAKING POS SESSION. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Meadows, Craven, Kinloch, A. Wigan, Yarnold, Bender, and Stanton ; Mrs. A. Wigan, Miss Arden, Miss noward,and Miss James. _ _ lei* which, THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE. Principe' Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vininff, Collier, and Turner ; Miss Walcott, Mrs. Usher, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by a New Farce, entitled A MODEL OF A WIFE. Principal Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, F. Matthews, and Mea dows ; Miss Walcott. and Miss Fair:zother. To conclude with VALENTINE AND OR;;ON. Principal Cha racters by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, Wigan, Collier, Turner, Khdoch, Yaraold, and Keeley ; Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden. Miss Fair brother, Miss Grove, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss James, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. D,MDOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. The (trend Pantomime every Evening, with Splendid Novelties, and Another New Piece. THIS EVENING Will ho repeated a New Three Act Drama, entitled WOLSEY, in which the whole of the Company will perform. Atter which, BEN THE. BOATSWAIN. To he followed by the Original Bohemian Polka, by Mr, Harvey and Miss Smithyes. To conclude with the Pantomime of POUNDS, SHILLINGS, AND PENCE. Harlequin, Mr. H. Harvey ; Clown, Mr. T. Ridgway ; Pantaloon, Mr. Henry Corr' ; Columbine, Miss Slaiter. Places and Private Boxes to be bad of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box- Office, from Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA TWEATRE, Continued Triumphant Career of " Marianne"—Two New Dramas, supported by the best Company in London. THIS EVENING Will be repeated MARIANNE ; or, The Child of Charity. Sup ported by Messrs. Osballiston, H. Howard, J. T. Johnson, J. Her bert, E. Jones, and W. Searle ; Miss V ncent, Miss E. Terrey, and Mrs. E. Jefferson. After which, a New Petite Drama, entitlei! A NIGHT'S FROLIC ; er, Once in a Hundred Years. I.cdovic, Mr. T. 11. Iliggie ; Nicksus, Miss Vincent ; Grechen, Miss Terrey. To conclude with an Orlginzt Nautical Drama, entitled THE LIFE RAFT; or, the Two iteetere, With entirely New Scenery, Ilachinery, and supported by the entire strength of the Company. Boxes, 2s. ; rit, is. ; Gallery, Gd. ientn jjjj LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1845, infiictei on parties interested in private Bills, and the great waste of time consequent upon the lengthy speeches of counsel, and suggested the propriety of counsel being excluded altogether. Mr. EWART asked if the Government were pre pared to introduce any measure to prevent Members from serving on private Committees who had an interest in the questions submitted to those Com mittees. Sir R. PEEL was not prepared to make any such announeement. Lord HOWICK complained of the injustice which would be inflicted on parties interested in those Rail way Bills, against which the Board of Trade had re ported, if no longer time were given them for the presentation of petitions for their Bills, than was allowed for the presentation of petitions for other private Bills. The Noble Lord complained of the system which gave such vast powers to the Board of Trade, and concluded by suggesting that the time allowed for bringing in Railway Bills should be twenty-one days after the report of the Board of Trade should be printed. _ _ Sir R. PEEL agreed with the Noble Lord that some delay ought to take place with regard to rail way Bills, and proposed that the discussion should be adjourned in order to consider the subject. A short discussion followed, in the course of which Mr. VERNON SMITU asked whether the Govern ment was prepared to stand by the Board of Trade reports as official, and whether the House was to re ceive them as having the weight and authority of Government advice on one side or the other ? Sir ROBERT PEEL replied that the House had acted in this matter by the advice of a Select Com mittee; but it never was -the intention of the Go vernment—it certainly never was his (Sir R. PEEL'S) intention—to devolve upon the Board of Trade the power of determining which railway plans should be adopted and which should be rejected It was his opinion that the influence of the reports of the Board of Trade upon the decision of the Committees would depend upon the weight of the fact 3 and the value of the information produced on the inquiry. It was never his intention--nor would he ever consent to any course which would involve the Government in the determination of these questions between com peting speculations. After a few words from Mr. F. FRENCH, Lord HowicK withdrew his motion at the recommendation of Mr. GREENE, on the understanding that all those sessional orders which related to the subject should be postponed. The other sessional orders were agreed to. Mr. EWART postponed his motion on the subject of the morning sittings of the house. The Library Committee was appointed. In answer to Mr. HUME, Sir JAMES GRAHAM stated, that he could not undertake to proceed this session with the County Courts Bill. Sir JAmEs GRAHAM gave notice, that he should move for leave to bring in the Law of Settlements Bill to-morrow (this day) sen'night. Sir R. PEEL, in answer to Mr. Rim:, said that the report of the Commission on Harbours of Refuge had bven referred to the Admiralty. But the Govern ment had come i to no decision with respect to any harbour except that of Holyhead, where some works would be carried on for ficili!ating the communica tion with that part of the United Kingdom. The Right Hon. Baronet likewise announced that her MAJESTY would receive the address of the House in answer to her gracious speech, at half-past two o'clock .to•tnorrow (this day.) Sir JAMES GRAHAM, in reply to Mr. Humn, said, that he intended to introduce a measure respecting the charities of England during the course of the pre sent session. Lord JOHN RUSSELL put a question on the subject of the financial statement, in reply to which — Sir R. PEEL said that he had already givon notice that he would bring forward his financial statement on Friday Eeinnight, and on Friday next he would state exactly wt.at its purport would be. Sir JAMES GRAHAM gave notice of his intention to and snuff-takers, the more industrious of our artizans, &c., have, all of them, by turns, been clamorous for the repeal of the malt-tax, the duties on raw cotton, on windows, on tea, on tobacco, on paper, and so forth. How to concede the application of A, without uniting B and C in confirmed hostility to him, would have been a sad puzzle for any Premier less fox tunate, or less cunning than the Premier. He makes a virtue of necessity. " The income-tax will shortly expire." A great fact that, and highly proper to come into her MAJESTY'S Speech. Her MAJESTY'S Government are very reluctant to do without it ; so her MAJESTY is made to talk of the " expediency" of renewing it for a further period. Something more is thus gained; the mind of the country is accustomed beforehand to contemplate a proposition, which, if it came upon them without so much of preparation, might prove too startling to be adopted. On the other Land, it is at least as essential that much time should not be allowed for the agitation of the several schemes of remission. Therefore, Sir ROBERT fixes his Budget exposition for the 14th inst. If, on that day, he can carry the House of Commons with him, in voting that the income-tax should be continued, he can afterwards repudiate all remission applications in detail. "It is only through the income-tax 1 realize any surplus of public income over public expenditure You have already resolved that it is necessary that the revenue should exceed the charge of the current year. Her MAJESTY is assured,—` that it will be our determination to maintain an amount of revenue adequate to provide for the public service, and amply sufficient to meet the necessary expenditure of the country, and firmly to uphold that public credit which is indispensable to the national welfare.' If I give up th tax, I have no surplus. If, retaining that tax, I give up the taxes on malt, paper, cotton, tut, windows, or any two of them, I shall yet have no surplus. In the face of the resolution of Parliament and the recommendation of her MAJESTY, I cannot, by ac ceding to your wishes, leave myself without the means necessary for, and adequate to, the public ex• penditure and services." This will be the Premier's ' case, and it is difficult, upon principle, to gainsay it. But if this State necessity can really be shown for retaining this war impost (for such it should exclu sively be) in the thirtieth year of an unbroken peace, let us hope that Sir ROBERT PEEL will come forward with some wise, just, and indispensable modifications of its abominable inequality. To take seven-pence in the pound from the hard-earned income of the man with 1501. a year, is an infinitely larger demand upon his means than Si. per cent. would be on the man of from 6001. to 1,0001. a year ; or 7L 10s. per cent. on all incomes from 1,0001. to 5,000/. ; or 101. per cent on all incomes from 5,0001. to 10,0001.; and 12/. 10s. per Cent. on all above 10,000/. The Premier would gain, we suspect, by such a conver sion for the country, both in the increased aggregate and the diminished cost of collection ; but this scheme would mulct far more heavily than the scale he has adopted, the redundant incomes of himself and his most influential supporters. We do trust he will carefully re-examine schedule D of his original Bill, with a view to see how far he can relieve the small salaried clerk, the little tradesman, the limited an nuitant, and the more moderately paid of our mili tary and naval pensioners from the liability to contri bute 7d. in the pound out of their scanty incomes. But we purp,..se very shortly to recur more particu larly to this subject. _ _ introduce a Bill for the payment of the Clerks of the Crown by salary instead of fees to-morrow (this day) se'nnight. On the order of the day for bringing up the report on the address being read, Mr. HumE urged upon the House the necessity of relieving commerce by the removal of some of the oppressive duties to which it was now subjected. He expressed his approval of the manner in which the Otaheite affair had been settled. Mr. WILLIAMS complained of the non-reduction of the national expenditure. Mr. S. CRA NFORD hoped that some measure would be introduced to regulate the relation of landlord and tenant in Ireland. Mr. WALL ACE by voting for the address would not pledge himself to vote for the estimates. Sir R. PEEL said that his voting for the address► in volved no such pledge. Mr. WAKLEY complained of the undue pressure of he income-tax, and of the hardships inflicted on the labouring classes by the existing law of settlement, and expressed a hope that when the Bill of the Go vernment on the subject of that law should be intro duced, a Committee would be appointed to inquire into the condition of the people. The Hon. Gentle man related a case illustrative of the cruelties inflicted by the existing law, and asked if it was surprising that outrage and discontent should exist under such a state of things ? lie then expressed his approval of the foreign policy of the Government, and his disapproval of the manner in which the State trials in Ireland had Leen conducted, and suggested to the Irish Members the propriety of proposing measures for the redress of the grievances of Ireland, leaving to Parliament the responsibility of rejecting those measures if they should venture to do so. The report on the address was then brought up and agreed to. Just as the House was about to rise, a petition was presented from Mr. GEORGE MOFFATT, complaining of an undue return for the borough of Dartmouth. The general proceedings of both Houses on Tues day night were not very remarkable for a character of interest or excitement. In the House of Lords, we observe that the Duke of MONTROSE warned the Government of the serious embarrassment they were preparing for themselves, by their most uncalled-for attempt to force upon Scotland the PEEL currency motion of 1819. In the Commons, after the speeches of the mover and seconder of the address, the most notable matters were the animadversion ... )f Lord 'TORN RUSSELL on the deportment of both e French and English Governments in respect to the Otaheite affair, and the misunderstandings coasequex t thereon ; on the disgraceful condition of affiirs in Spain, for which credit had actually been taken, his Lordship observed, as the result of the good under standing between the Crowns of England and France ; the omission from the royal speech of all allusion to the beneficial extension experienced in our trade with China, in happy fulfilment of Lord P A LmattsroN's predictions as to the ultimate results of the policy he had, when in office, adopted ; and of some very pointed reproba tion of the measures adopted by her MaJEsTrs Ministers in reference to the late State Trials in Ire land. The Noble Lord was very happy in rallying the Government for expecting that the Russian Government would be impressed, through the visit of the Emperor to Queen VICTORIA, with the necessity of improving the existing relations between Russia and this country, so long as we persisted in that anti free-trade system of duties which excluded from our ports the greater proportion of commodities that, under a mere liberal system, Russia would be eager to exchange with us. Lord PALMERSTON spoke with his accustr:med vigour and extreme acuteness on the important questions of the increase of the slave trade, and the blundering manner in which the right of search, established under the treaties of 1830 and 1833, had been both attacked and vin dicated. Before Lord JouN RUSSELL rose, Mr. GLADSTONE made an impressive and interesting statement, as to the conscientiously differing views —on questions of religious and educational policy— especially in their relations with Ireland, which he entertained, and the necessity he had on that ac e mnt felt himself under, of retiring from the Go vernment, which (it seems) is determined to carry them. He distinctly avowed that he had not been influenced, in this resignation of office, by any misunderstanding whatever with his late col leagues, on commercial matters. The address in answer to the speech was passed unanimously, though some of the older school of Tories appeared to be much scandalised at the Premier's emphatic pledge that he would bring forward immediate measures for extending the advantages of academical instruction in thesister country, and for liberally extending the grant to the Roman Catholic College at Maynooth. Parliament will find business growing on their hands, if they waste as much time on extraneous discussions between this and July as they did last year. Let them looklo it! The House adjourned at Eight o'clock. Her MAJESTY'S Speech on the opening of the present session, and the debate of Tuesday in both Houses, being now fully before our readers, they will be enabled to form a pretty accurate judgment of the general tendencies of the financial and commercial policy which the Government are intending to pursue. The very unusual announcement, by the First Lord of the Treasury, of his resolution to bring forward the Budget, or Government Financial Statement for the year, at so early a day as the 14th instant, is, in some respects, the most prominent feature of these opening proceedings. In the almost abruptness of this notice of motion, as given on behalf of the Right lion. Baronet, we find the indications of a somewhat alarm ing alacrity to follow out the significant hint con veyed in the following passage of her MAassry's Speech, viz. :—" The Act which was passed . . . . fur imposing a tax upon income will shortly expire. It will be for you, in your wisdom, to determine whether it may not be expedient to continue its operation for a further period." Alas! for John Bull. He has no more doubt of the " wisdom of Parliament's" dis covering that he is still too plethoric in the region of the pocket, and that it will bo necessary still to reduce this tendency to make money, by continuing that venesection of his purse-strings which has been, now for three successive years, resorted to by his Tam worth doctor, than a corpulent schoolboy anticipates any division of opinion among his medical attendants, when one of them submits to the other the extreme propriety of repeating the nauseous doses that have already brought him to death's door. The Minister, to do him justice, does not get up the machinery of his measures amiss. NlThen they are most obnoxious in character, he is most astute at devising the means of getting over th e m qu i c kly. When new difficulties arise to hamper the action of his Government, he employsthliisvery machinery to overcome them, and thus skilfuy converts a main element of Ministerial weakm ss, beca use i t i s of an obnoxious character, into an engine of Ministerial strategy, to ride over the obstacles offered to hi m by difficult and to accelerate nc l ar d e w er elli o n v g er urthdatelay ul3 a u ! \ i a h n i and h d is an f g ra e u r g ou h s t with imminent p er il t o hi s own his ground, own al l er and tenure of office. We have seen th e d eman d: upon him for re mission of taxes, which have be en elicite d on all hands by the knowledge that the last quarter's returns demonstrated a surplus of revenue over ex penditure. The landlords, the tenant farmers, the manufacturers, the householders, the poorer smokers We think Lord Howicx is entitled to the thanks of the public for the able manner in which he has i:rought under the notice of the House of Commons score of the inconveniences and hardships that may result to parties legitimately interested in schemes fur the construction of new railroads, if the Stand ing Orders with regard to the presentation of peti• tions for leave to bring in the necessary Bills to give effect to such schemes, be allowed to remain in their present shape. His Lordship chewed very clearly, that after the new Committee of the Board of Trade have decided on reporting against a particular Bill, the parties are not allowed, at pre sent, anything like an adequate period for making up their minds on the grave question whether or not it can be worth their while, whatever the merits of their scheme of railway, to attempt to carry it through Parliament in the face of an adverse report from the Board of Trade's Committee. This dilemma, which it now appears is so probable, is the very re sult that we anticipated in the several arti cles published lately in The Sun, in which we have expressed our serious apprehensions as to the prejudicial working of the large discre tion, and too invidious influence on all such ques tions that have been devolved on this Committee. We trust that in the debate of this evening, on Lord Howicx's motion, the propriety of revising and re stricting the powers of the Board of Trade's Railway Committee will be dispassionately and carefully diE cussed. In some respects the anomalous indirect au thority of the official body we speak of is really greater, at present, than that of a Parliamentary Committee. The House of Commons met at Four o'Clock. A great number of petitions for new lines of railway were presented. In answer to a question from Mr. WALLACR, Mr. W. E. GLADsToNE stated that all the railway com panies but two had complied with the provisions of the Act of last session, in providing additional ac commodation for third-class passengers. Sir JAMES GRAHAM, in answer to a question from Mr. lIUME, expressed his willingness to institute an inquiry into the operation of the Scotch Prisons Act. The usual sessional orders were then moved, and during the course of the discussion on them, Mr. WALLACE complained of the great expense We have observed with pleasure that Mr. WAL LACE, the Member for Greenock, is at his post again, and, as heretofore, looking to the interest of the many in place of the few, which will be best explained to our readers by giving copies of the two following notices of motion respecting railways, to which we have only to add our recommendation that those who have suffered from non-compliance with the provisions of the Act for the accommodation of the p ublic in third-class carriages, should, without delay, publish theioi instances in whi c h it has been violated, so that the Hun. Member may have the case of the public fully before him "To inquire of the President of the Board of Trade, THE SLN, LONDON. THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1845. how many of the - Railway Companies coming within the provisions of the Act of last session had complied with the regulations laid down in the sixth clause, as to having seats and protection front the weather for the conveyance of third-class passengers, and also how many had failed so to comply. " To call the attention of the House, to the several re ports made by the Select Committees on rails ays, to the appointment of the Board constituted by the board of Trade on the 24th of August, 1844, for the transaction of railway business, and to the nature and effects of its published decisions on the interests of the country, with a view to the revis:on and amendment of the Railway' Act of last session." We have received Madrid journals of the 29th ult. The Chamber of Deputies was engaged in discussing the Bill fur the abolition of the slave trade, ar.d after some progress, adjourned till the 31st. General PRIM, w ho had been restored to liberty, was expected to arrive from Cadiz in a few days; and it was said the General SERRANO, who had been exiled from the capital, had been sent for, t,n3 that an important command was to be conf€rred upon him. General CONCHA had also been ordered to come to Madrid, and re-organise the cavalry on a new plan, after which he was to resume the command of the Basque Pro- vinces. The Three per Cents. closed at 324 for cash, and 324 at 60 days, and the Five per Cents. at 23 15-16 at 60 days. sewing in their true light the atrocity of Rosas, and the nec...ssity of again placing the Banda Oriental wider the protection of some of the grtitt P, wars, may have ad vanccd the arrangements which hnd ;Area 1)' been come to beta cm the French and Engli , h Goverments." The Revue de Paris states that letters were received on Monday by the Government front Captain BRUAT, Governor of Otaheite, in which he states that he had adopted measures for operating without any unplea sant complication, the transition from " absolute pos session" to the "protectorate." That journal adds:— " We have not heard if M. BRUAT mentions having completely succeeded in the accomplishment of his moderate and pacific intentions; but we apprehend that such has not been the case, for a report prevails that fresh scenes of revolt and collision occurred at Otaheite after the receipt of the dispatches en jiinirg the immediate restoration of Queen PoMARE." THE BOUliBlc-- TUESDAI, FEB. 4 The Paris papers are chiefly occupied with the appointment ‘f ➢l. DE SALVANDY to the Department of Public Instruction, and the dismissal of the two N!embers to which we adverted yesterday. M. TRIERS'S journal is highly indignant at these steps taken by the Ministry, though, strange to say, it re gards them as omens of their speedy downfal. "Were the writer sincere, he would be the last man in the world to blame M. GUIzoT for a line of policy which must be so gratifying to the leader of the Opposition. The Comtitutionnel regards the subject, however, iu such a serious light, that it devotes two columns to abuse of the Ministry, and concludes the article in these words :—" The fury of the Cabinet against the dissentient Conservatives produced yesterday a deep irritation at the Chamber. M. DROUIN DE LRUYS was surrounded by Deputies protesting against his disgrace. The Ministers were publicly questioned as to their intention of dismissing M. Durrx, the Pro cureur- General at the Court of Cessation, and whether they would carry to its extreme lengths their ex treme political extravagance. Remarks were made on the strange contrast of this violence with the pro found calm which reigns in France, with the public peace, and with the remarkable moderation Of the Opposition. It is no longer against the Left or the Left Centre only that war is proclaimed ; it is against the moderate Conservatives, who maintain the liberty of their votes. It was also remarked that this measure of the Ministers strangely inaugurated the entry of M. DE SALVANDY, and rendered still more ridiculous, more intolerable, the position of the new ministry of Public Instruction. Last year M. DE SALVANDY had also been dismissed fur a vote ; he had complained of it loudly—had filled the two Chambers with the noise of his disgrace—and behold, the very day that he becomes Minister, two func tionaries of the diplomatic or der are severely visited! The Moniteur, in tact, informs us that Count DE ST. PRIEST, Minister Plenipotentiary at Copenhagen, has also been dismissed on account of his vote. These wretched acts of violence were regarded by all as the infallible symptoms of the last moments of the ex piring Ministry. It agitates itself in its impotence ; it attaches its hopes to expedients which are precipi tating its end ; no violent means appear to it to be proper to be neglected; it fee's itself dying. Its terrors and agonies are proved by its convulsive movements. The Chamber has judged it; it sees clearly that it cannot escape its sentence. It is Le dernier four d'un condamni: The Ministerial Globe of Tuesday, however, places the question in a fairer light:—" M. LHERRETTE yesterday," it says, " made a sort of detni- proposition relative to the dismisal of M. DROUIN DE Lulus. In place of formally demanding an explanation, which the Cabinet declared it was ready to give, he inti mated that he should return to the .subject when the Bill relative to public functions was brought in. As this Bill is to be discussed to-morrow, M. LIIERBETTE will not have long to wait. Unfortunately, M. LIIERI3I.TTE N\ ill not have much to say to-morrow, quit ln hissu e hpoasptouc.btaylsieAg: unless it be that the dismissal of M. DROUIN DE LUUTS has been too long delayed. It was, in fact, no slight scandal to behold a man attached officially to the ,siliseverthLeiecndpeotposhusfeibbawl impossible ll policy :4lf,a(r,enasd n a , sfvonui not goon which, hto a : n oocnnoa ntrhsyeeAdministrationqtsuoaemnp ertlproperly edhreleya ss w epdr l e ) ‘u i .re c tfd ; i 1 perform I e t. common obligations nlest acceptswi th nidelicacy public b ehescafioldt contracts. tte b ri ai i aco g t tn e s as s . a hi m s d an uty to . Deputy is inviolable in his convictions. Without doubt the conviction of a Deputy ought always to be o respecteduglltto accept; but a t p he e The first of these is to devote himself sincerely to the service confided to him ; but how can one devote one's self to a work which one disapproves of, fights against, and endeavours to trammel ? In accepting public functions, a Deputy knows perfectly well that he will have to exercise them under various and successive Ministries. A change of policy is not, therefore, for him a matter unforeseen; he ought to expect such changes ; and, if one of these systems of policy ap pears to him to be contrary to his principles, his conscientious duty orders him either to keep his opi • nions and retire, or to sacrifice his opinions to the place which he holds and remain. No casuistry will enable a man to get out of this dilemma. Finn Luvo ea LAW Price Price. Price Price French Five per Cents 122 50 •• 122 50 .. 122 20 122 30 Three per Cents.• • New Loan •• •• •• •• 86 15 .. 86 15 .. 86 15 .. 86 15 Couin Bank. I,ooof. Shares lO 0 ..1050 ..IC9O ..1090 Belgian Bank ..• •• • •• ••• • • • C 35 .. €35 .. C 35 .. 635 Belgian Fives, 1840 .. •••• • • Ic4 % 104% .. 2% .. 1842 lOll.l .. 106% .. 106% 116% Four-and-a-Half 103 .. 103 .. 102% .. 1(2% Two-and-a-Half C2 .. C 2 .. 62 .. 62 Spanish Threes.... Active . ...... 38% .. 39% .. 381 .. Pausive ••• •• 7 7 .. 7 .. 7 New Deferred....•• 8 s . . 6 . . V, Portuguese Five per Cents • • GO .. GO .. GO .. GO Neapolitan ............. .. 99 50 • • 99 50 .. 99 50 .. 99 50 Roman ... •. RAILWAY SHAKES. St. Germain . t .••• .•......10t7 r 0 ..1047 50 ..1047 50 —1047 50 Versailles, XII.-- •. 517 50 .. 532 50 .. 517 50 .. 532 50 L. 8............. 388 75 .. 405 .. 398 75 .. 405 Rouen. Rouen to Havre.• •• Orleans •. • ''' • •• ..... •• • 1145 .. 905 .. 901 25 .. 905 ..1152 50 ..1145 -1150 Strasburg to Bale •. • • Avignon to Marseilles •• •• •• 927 50 .. 935 .. 927 50 .. 935 RAILWAYS FUR TUE ACCOUNT. FEB 15 . St. Germain ..10'.2 50 —1045 ..1(52 50 Ver5a'11e5,R.8............. 517 50 • 540 .. 517 50 . 537 50 L.B.•••• •. •..... 400 .. 410 .. 400 .. 407 50 R0ufin...............••••.1105 • 1120 ..1103 75 .1115 Rouen to Havre 900 907 50 900 802 50 Orleat s Strasburg to Rale•••• - 317 50 312 :0 313 75 Avignon to Marseilles 032 50 .. 937 50 .. 932 50 535 1' I ;.‘ lIA .!* . OVERLAND AIAIL. The Journal des Debats contains the following reply to the anima dversions of th e Opposition press on the appointment o f M. DE SALV ANDY : Minister‘The oafPlP'°uibrilticuttr(uifctn tie io Count de Salvandy to be has surprised and annoyed the Opposition, insomuch that its journals have not been able to suppress their spite. We cart easily account for this spite, and as easily conceive that the coalition can not see without dissa tisfaction that the Cabinet should be e th xi in s k te i n n i i t tse w l 'a believed to be on the itself, and and of rendering its verge of falling. The adhesion of a man of so much im portance as the Count d e Salyand y is a h appy e v ent f o r the Cabinet, and that the coalition should com p rehend and be vexed at this is most na tural. But what sve can less imagine existence moreof its stable, completing is the surprise of the coalition. Does it not seem to indi cate that it had twquired rights over M. de Salvandy ? Does it not seem to say that ho had entered into a com pact with M. 'Tiers and M. Billault ? No ! M. de Salvandy has never given any right to the coalition to rely upon him ; he never has entered into any engage • ment with it. We will say more : M. de Salvandy has never tampered with any coalition, an honour, by the %% ay, in these times, too uncommon. This is a homage which we, more than any one else, have the right of rendering to the firmness of his convictions and the noble probity of his character. The coalition well knows that M. de Salvandy has kept himself completely aloof from all its manoeuvres. It cannot be ignorant that, in the debates un the Address, be voted against all ' the amendments, and associated himself without reserve or hesitation with the policy of the Cabinet. Si ice the discussion of the Address, he has taken the most open and acti , e part in rallying and re organising the Conser vative party. A conduct so loyal and patriotic gives un doubtedly no claim, to the good graces of the coalition, and we can easily conceive its chagrin. The Railroad Police Bill passA the Chamber of Deputies on Monday. In the course of the sitting M. LHERBETTE alluded to the late dismissal of M. DaomiN DE LUDY% which he declared to be a violent attack on the independence of the Deputies. M. Gun(); in reply, stated that he was ready to give explanations on the subject whenever the Chamber might deem it proper to demand them. The discus sion was, by common consent, postponed to the period when the Secret Service Money Bill is under delibe ration. TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH. We have just received the following from our Parisian Correspondent : " PARIS, Two o'Cnocx, WEDNESDAY. " A telegraphic dispatch has just been received announcing the arrival of the Indian Mail yester day morning at Marseilles. The dispatch being silent as to the contents, it is to be presumed that there is no polithml news of importance. " The Paris papers contain no news. The Madrid m till had nut arrived, owing to snow on the roads. " The Speech of the Qa , en a England had just been received by Extraordinary Express, and was considered most satisfactory."—Morning Paper. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ma G rk a s lig re t rat n i z : s e ll to f e t s h s e eng a frearircsonotfamino he s f id ol e l o o 7 Ling re " The Constit u ti onne l h as a l on g article on the affair of Monte Viifeci, in whi c h it attacks M. Guizot with much severity f or h av i ng so l ong tolerated the moimons cruelties of Roses towards French subjec ts, and suffered the interests of F renc h comme rce to be compromised. n t teV From some of the remarks on this article we may regard it as the preliminary of a formal notice of the subject in the Chamber by M. Thiers, who has probably strengthened his case by some new and important facts which have reached him through an authentic channel. The Constitutionnel seems to think that M. Guizot has in this affair been guilty e.l the most c ul p able a p ath y , and observes th a t a single word from him would have put an end to the attlick upon Monte Video, and de livered that place for ever from the persecutions of its enemy. On this occasion, however, and the circumstance is really a novelty, no attempt is made to impute the conduct of M. Guizot to any fear of offending England. On the contrary, it would appar from the general bear ing of the article of the Constitt,fennei, that M. Guizot has rather resisted than complied with the wshes of ttic English Government on this question. We have reason to believe, however, that some uniierAaoding has lye! , come to between the Earl of Aberdeen and and it is not improbable that the visit recently paid t o the French Mini:ter of Foreign Affairs by General O'Brien, who came to Europe for the purpose of repre- (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LoRDS. Their Lordships met at Twelve o'clock. The LORD CHANCELLOR appeared at the table, arid announced that her Majesty had appointed half-past two to receive the Address, at Buckingham Palace. At a Qtarter before Two, the Lord Chancellor, ac compaided by the Marquis Camden and Lord Glenlyon, the mover and seeunder of the Address, the Duke of St. Alban, the Earl of Shaftesbury, the Earl of Ellenbo rough, Earl Nelson, Lord Colchester, Lord Ilawarden, Lord liedesdale, and other Noble Peers, proceeded with the Address to the Palace. tion, prohibiting parties from carrying on the business of rectifying within a quarter of a mile in a direct line from premises used in distilling, adding that when the Act was passed the Messrs. Smiths were exempted on account of the loss which they would otherwise cutler from the provision with respect to the distance between a rectify ing house and a distillery. But no distiller at the present day could set up a distillery within a quarter of a mile of a rectifying house. With regard to those persons whose premises were in existence at tie time of the passing of the Act, it was to be observed that they were within the benefit of the proviso, so long and as long only as there was no way, .opening, or other communication, by which any spirits could be conveyed from the one to the. other, except by an open carriage or waggon. The object of this regula tion must be apparent, when he stated that the premises of rectifiers were not exposed to the same constant supervision and visitation, on the part of the officers of the revenue, as those of a distiller, and that the only charge which took place in the case of a rectifier was, when the spirits were permitted out to his customers. The premises of the rectifier were closed from seven o'clock in the evening until seven o'clock the next morning, and during that period no officer could have access to them, except by permission of the proprietor of the concern. It was obvious, therefore, that if there were any communication concealed from the officers, frauds to an enormous extent might be committed. Now the charge which the Crown preferred against Mr. George Smith was, that he had carried on his business of a distiller within a quarter of a mile of his brother's rectifying premises, in such a manner as to bring hiwself within the penal clause of the Act, there being a com munication between the two sets of premises. The charge brought against the defendant was grounded on the fact that there had been a way or communication between his distillery premises and the premises of his brother, the recitifier, by which spirits . could be conveyed from tire one set of premises to the other. The object of the Act was preventive and pro tective. It was not necessary that the officers of the revenue should prove that the pipe had been used ; it was sufficient to show that it might be used for the purpose of conveying spirits. They could not show that on; any partic .lar occasion spirits actually passed. The stock of the distiller was only taken by the officer once a fort night. The premises of the rectifier were sealed against him. During the night spirits might be clandestinely conveyed while there was no person upon the premises to watch the proceeding. This might be done furtively, and so securely as to elude all observation. He, therefore, at once charged the defendant, Mr. George Smith, with having, according to the express terms of the law, incurred the penalty of 500/. a week by carrying on his distillery business within a quarter of a mile of the premises of his brother, not being within the benefit of the pro viso of the Act to which he had referred, on account of the open way or communication which existed between them. The Learned Counsel then referred to the 15th and 16th sections of the Act of Parliament, contending that the term communication, as there used, applied to a pipe connecting a distillery with a rectifying-house. It was quite clear from the words of the Act, that by the word " communication" the Legislature meant., among other things, to include a pipe. Every word used in the 15th and 16th sections was applicable to pipes con necting different vessels and utensils with each other. Here, then, he made his stand upon thi law. if lie were right in the view he was presenting to the jury, the case was made out against the defendant. But now it might perhaps be said, that it was a harsh mea aure of justice to apply the penal provisions of this Act of Parliament so stringently and so closely ; that to rest upon the letter of the law was hard in any case, while in this it would be overwhelming. He was not insensible to the feel ing that might be excited by this view of the case, and he was anxious to remove any unfavourable impression which might exist with regard to the proceedings instituted by the Crown. Although he was not required to advance a single step beyond the position which he had assumed, he was anxious to satisfy the minds of the jury as to the propriety of all that had been done in reference to that prosecution. Mr. George Smith was carrying on his business under an en try of his premises made on the 15th of September, 1840. Ac cording to the provisions of the Act, besides the entry of the place of business, and the utensils or vessels employed in it, it was necessary to give a description or drawing of all the pipes and all the branches of pipes upon the premises, and to point out distinctly with what they communicated. The Learned Counsel then referred to the 32d section of the Act requiring this account. Mr. Smith's entry was accompanied, not with a drawing showing the course of the pipes, but with a written description of them. The Learned Coun sel then quoted the words of the entry, which stated at the close that the use of the pipes referred to in it was to convey the contents of the utensils with which they were connected, and that the use of the said cocks attached to them was to open or intercept, as occasion might requite, the communication by means of the pipes. In order that the jury might un derstand his statement, he must shortly describe the process of distillation. They were aware that the materials usually employed in distillation in England were a mixture of malt and grain. These materials, after being ground, were put into a large vessel called the mash tub. Hot water was poured into the mash tub for the purpose of infusion; and then the mixture was stirred or mashed for the purpose of etracting the saccharine matter by the action of the water upon the grain and malt. When the infusion was complete the result of it was drawn into a receptacle called the under-vat. It then passed either into cooling vats, exposed to the open air, or pipes immersed in cold water, for the purpose of being cooled. From the frigerator it passed into what were called wash-vats where the process of fermentation began. Up, to that period the mixture was known by the name of worts. In the wash-vats the process of fermentation took place by the applica tion of yeast, or of a mixture which was known by the name of harm. In the course of the fermentation, by the decomposition of the saccharine and the deve lopment of the spirituous matter, ' the whole liquid became attenuated in its specific gravity ; and the first charge for duty took place at this stage of the process. The Leari:ed Gentleman referred to the Act of Parliament to show the mode in which the duty was charged. When the fermentation was complete, and the duty had been ascertained, the liquid was run into what was called a wash-charger ; and then that part of the process, which was called the brewing process, ended. From the wash charger the wash was conveyed to the still, and the apparatus now generally used was called Coffee's apparatus. By the Act of Parliament it was required that the spirit should be conveyed in a close safe into the receiver ; and when in the receiver the quantity of proof spirits was ascertained and charged. For the protection of the revenue, there was in the first place a notice given by the distiller of the working gravity of his worts. Then there was the charge made after the fermentation process, which was called the wash, or at tenuation ; and, lastly, there was the charge made when the spirits were perfected and had been conveyed into the re ceiver. (The Learned Counsel then referred to a model which was placed on the table in front of the bar of the whole of the premises both of the distillery:and rectifying -house.) The defendant had been permitted to use a trough for the Ata veyance of wales from the liquor vats across the distillery premises into the rectifying premises, near to the still heads, which was an open trough, visible to the eye during the greater part of its progress. That trough was ostensibly used for the conveyance of water only ; whether it was used for any other purpose the jury would presently be able to judge. They would bear in mind that there was a pipe communicating with the dwelling-house, the gra naries, and the stables. In the year 1842 a very intelligent supervisor, named Drinkwater, was appointed to this distillery, and his attention was early directed to the state of the premises in general. The spirit receiver used on the premises by Mr. George Smith was a vessel of the dia meter of 15 feet, and of the depth of 45 inches, and its ca pacity was about 4,000 gallons. Mr. Drinkwater, at a very early period of his supervision, suspected that the drip of that vessel had not been correctly taken. It frequently hap pened that in vessels used for such a purpose there were inequalities at the bottom, or it might be that there was an incline, and it was necessary to take that into account in charging the duty. The drip was used to bring the spirits to an assumed level. When Mr. Drinkwater came to the premises, the drip of the spirit receiver had been taken at 260 gallons, and the dip of that drip at 4 7-10 inches. It was quite obvious that if there was any mode of conveying spirits which was not seen by the officer, he would be baffled in his attempts to charge the duty. Mr. Drink water.determined to re-dip the vessel, and on doing so, he diMivered that instead of the drip being 4 7-10 inches it was only 4 6-10 inches, and although that difference might appear trifling, yet on examination it would be seen that there were in that way 330 gallons abstracted during a single week, and that the defalcation in one year would amount to 2,0001. On the vessel being dripped a second time, another tenth of an inch was gained. In the month of March, 1844, two surveying examiners went to the premises. These examiners discovered that the pump used for the purpose of pumping up the spirits from the receivers into the store vats was so loose, that water could by that means be let down into the spirit re ceiver. They, therefore, directed that a revenue lock should be put upon the pump. On this being done, the drip was again taken, and the result was the discovery of two-tenths of an inch more. It was remarkable that the stock agreed perfectly with the charged spirits. Mr. Drinkwater was in duced to pay more minute astention to the proceedings of the defendants, and he then disc vered a semi circular hole in the stop of the spirit receiver. He mentioned this circumsiance to Mr. George Smith, who exclaimed that that explained a statement made to him in an anonymous letter, that there were parties extracting spirits from his premises at three o'clock in the afternoon. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to state the particulars of the proceedings of Mr. Drinkwater in pursuing his inquiries. There were ten periods. A strict watch being kept on the 7th, it was discovered there was an excess of 981 gallons over six previous periods, an excess of the quantity of wort produced by the process. On the Bth the defendant was left to himself; and there was a deficiency of 1,551 gallons less than that produced in the last period. In the ninth and tenth periods a strict watch was aga i n kept, and in the ninth there was an excess of 1,709 gallons, the duty upon which was 669/., and in the tenth, of 2,090 gallons, the duty upon which was 818/. This led him to the very point of the inquiry before the Court. He would sho w th a t th ere was a way by : Which these spirits could be conveyed so as to escape paying duty, and the Excise would have been guilty of a gross dereliction of duty if they had nut proceeded against the defendant fur thia.gigantic fraud. On the 14th of October last, Mr. Drinkwater, who had been searching to discover what could have become of these spirits, visited the rectifying-house, and he then observed some water running from the end of a pipe in the distillery to the still heads. He went into the distillery premises to stop the cock of the pipes, which communicated with the liquor vats, and in a very short time the running of the pipe at the still had ceased. The officers of the Excise then called upon both the Messrs. Smith upon the subject, and expressed their determination to ascertain whether there were any concealed pipes. For this purpose they 'had the ground opened, and on this being done the course of the pipe was very distinctly and clearly traced. It came down to a sink which was opposite spirit vat No. 8. At the bottom of the pipe over the sink there was a screw cock. The pipe then returned and went through the distillery. The Learned Cou nsel then illustrated his meaning by referring to the model. When they came to.the corner they discovered a pipe, which ran off towards the rectifying premises, they discovered that a communication had been made by means of a hole being cut in the pipe and a branch pipe inserted there. The pipe was then carried on by the side of the rectifying premises, and was distributed among the various vats in the rectifying store. Now this branch was not entered by Mr. George Smith in any part of the description of the premises furnished by him. He reoresentedto the officers that the pipe comma • nicatihg ith the distillery was connected with the main of tne East London Water IN orks—a statement which was ut terly untrue, ti.oegh it was a remarkable circumstance that the two stts of pipes were almost side by side. And ! further, that this being a private pipe, laid down in 1836, there were put on some of the cocks the initials of the East London Water Works. It appeared on inquiry that tire piping was laid down at the request of the Messrs. Smith, in 1836, and he should be prepared to show that they bad paid for it. Whatever might be the intention, the Excise officers had not the slightest notion 01 there being any under-ground pipe conveying water, and capable of conveying any thing else from the di s tillery to the rectifying house. Such being the case the officers were instructed to ascertain whether it was possible to convey spirits from the rectifying house to the distillery. They faint a groat variety of cocks which might cut off the water , in every ' direction. ey oaks to Mr. Smith to know whether the y might make their experiments, to which Mr. Smith refined his consent. They observed, however, that the cock of tire` ra n: h o ver the sink and the cock of the spirit vat, o. 8, were nearly on a level. The officers proposed to t h ry an experiment. They got a small tin p i p e and put te end into a tub of water, as a cyphon ; they stopped all the comica - munication, and then, it s they considered, the commun tion was complete between the vat No. 8 in the quence distillery and the vat No. 17 in the rectifying house. The result of the experi men ts tried in conse of the discovery which had been made was, that by ed means of this communication the re were convey in one hour 658 gallons of proof spirits from the vat NO. 8 in the distillery to the vat No. 17 in the rectifying house. This experiment was made by persons not experienced of passing spirits through water. pipes, and not as capable pl passing it swiftly as those who, he thought, the jury would now believe, were in the habit of doing so. Thsolveduced the mystery—this accounted for the excess of spirits prod above what appeared on the receiver. But it not f o r was passing spirits through this pipe tire present informations were laid. Tire defendant was charued with having I , if ) ! ti through which spirits could be passed, and it was not mould'2! supposed that for any other purpose the defendant _ have rendered himself liable to such heavy penalties ,as the, law h.d fixed. It showed in this very case the wisdom the " the law in providing that persons in the business of _ defendant, should not supply themselves with the Ince of transmitting spirits from the distillery to the rectiger!; He could not conclude his address without expressing 11 surprise at the course of pleading adopted by the defends?, The first count of the indictment charged the defendant "112: carrying on a distillery within a quarter of ti , mile frl r , rectifying house. To that he pleaded not guilty. B. it b e Smith ought to know that for the three years in w hi c h be I been carrying on the business, he had been liable to penalties, as hp would see upon referring to the deci:!..ion!: the case of Start v. Smith, in the Ist Bramwell v. „Nolrat page 194. He (dill Solicitor• General) had treapassedo great length upon the time of the Court and the jur.v . '„ u id the importance of the case would be his apolegy. Ile " o ' d ; now call witnesses fo prove the facts which he bad gal! and lie felt confident that the jury would devote full emote tion to the case. He was sure that public Pei" was s ilo in their hands, and that they would apply the law ''" . dace with impartiality and discernment. (The case was proceeding when we went to press') HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Speaker, in his state carriage, accompanied by a number of the Members of this House. also waited upon h-r Majesty with the Address agreed upon last evening. Many of the Members were dressed in uniform. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(Ti-IS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Lord DEN3LiN and a Common Jury.) CHUCK V. BENNETT. This was an action for false imprisonment, brought by the plaintiff and his brother, who are brokers, against thedefen dant, who resides at Limehouse, under the following circum stances :—The defendant let certain premises adjoining his own house to Messrs. Robson and Barrow. Those gentlemen dissolved partnership, and Mr. Barrow assigned the premises to Mr. Pontifex, of Shoe-lane, who sent a person to take pos session of the property and warehouse, The person sent for this purpose was locked out, and the _plaintiff and his brother came after twelve o'clock at night and knocked at the gate ; and upon Mr. Bennett asking who was there, they said that if they were not let in they would break in the gate. The defendant called a policeman, and gave them into custody, from which they were discharged the next day. There was a good deal of evidence as to who had the right of posses sion of the yard. His Lon - D suir having left it to the jury to say what da mages, if any, they would give to the plaintiff; the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 40s. COMMON PLLAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius.) MANSELL V. VETO AND GRISSELL. The plaintiff in this case is the proprietor of the well known coffee-house and hotel, called " Oliver's," at the Mid dlesex end of Westminster-bridge, adjoining Palace-yard, and this action was brought against the contractors under the Woods and Forests, to recover compensation for the in jury done to plaintiff's premises by the defendants' excava tions for the new Houses of Parliament. The trial occupied the whole of the morning, and had not concluded when we went to press. EXCHEQUER -(THIS DAY.) (Before the Lord Chief BARON and a Special Jury.) TRIAL AT BAIL THE ALLEGED FRAUDS UPON THE REVENUE. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. SMITH. As early as nine o'clock all the avenues to this Court were beset with persons who were anxious to obtain admittance in consequence of the case of Messrs. Smith, the spirit distillers, being fixed for trial at bar this day. No case which has been tried for a considerable time appeared to have excited a greater degree of general interest. The Counsel for the Crown were the Solicitor-General, Sir T. Wilde, Mr. Jervis, and Mr. T. Wilde, jun. ; Mr. Kelly, Mr. Watson, and Mr. Martin appeared as counsel for the defendant. The jury having been sworn, Mr WILDE said this was an information filed by her Majesty's Attorney-General against George Smith. The first count charged the defendants with using a distillery within a quarter of a mile of a rectifying-house ; the second count charged him with having a communication between the two sets of premises, wherby spirits might be conveyed from the one to the other ; the thin', with using a distillery within a quarter of a mile of a rectifying-house, with an under ground pipe, by means of which spirits might be conveyed from the one to the other ; the fourth, with having a distil lery within a quarter of a mile of a rectifying-house, and having a trough to communicate between them ; the fifth count charged the defendant with using a distillery within a quarter of a mile of a rectifying-house, the distillery having been erected before the 6th of April, 1825, but having a com munication between the premises, by which spirits might be conveyed from one to the other. The penalties claimed by the Crown amounted to 9,0001. To the whole of these counts the defendant had pleaded not guilty. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL in .opening the case for the Crown said, the magnitude and importance of the case which was about to be tried had induced him to ask for the unusual solemnity of a trial at bar. Not that he anticipated that any set ions difficulty would be found to exist, when the case was thoroughly understood, but knowing the large stake which was at issue, and. feeling the important consequences to the defendant of the result of this inquiry, and being aware too that the defendant had secured the advantage of the greatest ingenuity and talent, and that they should be able to win their way to a fair and just result of the investigation through numerous objections, he had felt it neces sary to have the assistance of the united wisdom wllich presided in that Court, in order that they might be able to arrive safely and securely to the con clusion which the law required. Oa the 2d of November last year a seizure was made upon the premises of Mr. George Smith, the defendant, of his valuable stock in trade and uten sils, and the public ear was immediately filled with com plaints of the tyranny and oppression of the Excise ; and men's minds were filled with amazement at the consequences which must result from stopping a concern of such enormous magnitude. He would at once claim his fair share in the responsibility of that proceeding. Was it to be said that be cause the fraud into which they were about to inquire must have been carried on, if carried on at all, on a most gigantic scale, they were to be deterred by the magnitude of the case from administering the law equally and impartially to all? He distinctly avowed that the seizure had been conducted upon his advice and upon his responsibility, and he was de sirous to share in all the consequences which might attach to it, notwithstanding the attempts which had been made to excite public sympathy on behalf of the defendant. The Learned Counsel then referred to the application which was made to that Court in the course of the present term to com pel the Crown to produce particulars of its charges, and for having since published the affidavits used on that occasion in order to excite public sympathy 'in his behalf. He then proceeded to say that the defendant had for many years carried on, to an enormous extent, the business of a distiller, in Bucks-row, Whitechapel. The duties which he had to pay the Government amounted to 1,0001. a day. He resided in a dwelling-house on the premises with his brother, Mr. James Scott Smith, who carried on the business of a rectifier on premises adjoining the distillery. The de fendant and his brother were not in partnership,. the law prohibiting a distiller from carrying on the business of a rec tifier, and a rectifier from carrying on that of a distiller. But though such an union as partnership was prohibited by law they occupied the same premises, and lived in the same house, many of their workmen were employed in common, and he believed the'sarne horses and carts belonged to both. The jury were aware that, in order to protect the revenue, persons who dealt in excisable commodities were put. under very strict and stringent regulations, which were perfectly well known to the trade. Amongst other rei.;ulations apply ing to this particular case were those of the 6th of George 111., c. 80. By the 30th section it was required that, before commencing to brew, or make spirits, the brewer or distiller should furnish to the officer authorised to receive the same, an account in writing, settiug forth his name and place of abode, and giving a true description of the vessels and utensils intended to be used by him ; and by the 32d section it was required that tcgether with every such account there should be delivered a drawing or description or descriptions distinctly showing the course, direction, and con struction of all pipes, cocks, or instruments, to be used in the business. The Ldearned Counsel then quoted the 80th see. ______...............,...._ COURT OF BURGESSES. (THIS DAY.) WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. , Guild' A Court of Burgesses was held this morning at the alt. hall, Westminster, before Mr. Lightfoot , ChairlllBPu',„ Smedley, High Bailiff, and the Town-clerk an d a full. ) e 'i r ,t of , The Annoyance Jury having given in their Presentfo'llolv persons fined for defective weights and measur es, the ing appeal came before the Court : v 5.4. 0 5:.., IN THE MATTER OF M. P. DAVIS, OF ST. MAIIII-- t, ss au Mr. EDWIN JAMES, who appeared for the aPP ell i a ia n a been that his client, Mr. Davis, of 63, St. Martin's-1aue,.,,,,,. "for amerced by the Annoyance Jury in the sum f are d dealing with false weights," and so on. lie ( 311. ' dec isi• 00 , was aware that there was no legal appeal from that position and therefore he wished to know precisely' in -"et,' h ath he stood before the Court. Mr. Davis apprehend that deci had been summoned there to show cause aga joSt e .. epe e. sion, and he had in Court then a great number of ino % , ', o l e in table witnesses to prove that the Annoyance Jab na tion error. He (Mr. James) Chairman merely thrtheew ( exact standing v 4 ut these obSe lees to ascertain from the client in that Court. D eed n r' o Thethought at case in ge erro further, CHAIR3IAN th ou as he was of opinion that the the jury acec e sect h. Since the last day on which that Court had sat, ue' tablish panied by the Town-clerk, had visited Mr. Davis', 4 o e i s ig ht th e merit and inspected tile scale in question, and he t i ". s c ircau l .; error into which the • juiy had fallen arose from t' l ,! __ but stance, that the scale vibrated to one side or the oraftlitatbs they had placed the weights in it, they would have w o well' equilibrium perfect. He was convinced there wa s . ° via tional fraud or carelessness on the part of 31r. Pav ;- 1 1 .. DO The foreman of the Annoyance Jury said that , 'l l4 himself bad admitted the incorrectness o f the seatea•othenl had tried other scales of a similar construction and f°a correct. iras 11 ?; , Mr. JAMES said that a discussion with the jorLy to s low seemly and indecorous, and what he would IViS. u t A O' i ll ' He had not been instructed to charge the jury' vat! cuible le . t ro pe tentional error, but Mr. Davis had borne a Mos „ ye fore character as a tradesman for years, and he had. a r, .. e witnesses to prove the error alleged against the J a Y,„;oed t u The CHAIRMAN repeated that he had himself e2"".- scale, and found it as correct as it could possibly b e i , eon tb e The foreman said that if Mr. Davis were let o eel other parties had been fined most unjustly. The CHAIRMAN—Then you ought to have the scre4olesitttr:--A -in a business-like manner.—The fine was of course , D AY.) CRIMINAL COURT,(T III s a) OLD CO U R7'. e it s.so is (Before Mr. Justice WuaLtals and - Mr. Justice as froil or ADMINISTERING POISON AT U XI 3RIDGE. --11 1dict e tio, Dickman, aged 19, described as a baker, `vas , Diel - r der feloniously and maliciously administering to I )"`'i.' it total' ' , his wife, a large quantity of oxalic acid, with,,nte t oit atf. tk , her. The prisoner had pleaded that he was n e ,, il l % O s Mr. Robinson appeared for the prosecution, an son for the prisoner. the l'' ° h i ll .-- ~,o, The facts of the case appeared in The Sun with in resit'ice ten days, and must be fresh in the recollection of ' l i ft , Jl4 or s The . case for the prosecution broke down, in l ,, ori er- ! t oll Williams directed the jury to acquit the Pri ) ,, z to P o was another indictment against him for atteraf"'''' , t aarir his child; on this also he was acquitted. A VO° llB OW Thomas Grfffiths, aged 21, a genteelly-dresse,-,dod l',. o d described as a footman, pleaded guilty to forglab „, des to ing an order for payment of 10!., with intent eitteoc Messrs. Barnard and Co.. the bankers, and W B3 IS be transported for fifteen years. A , ) f ile Bow-STREET._(Tius , „ of I r • h err William Barkhouse and John Martin were cl, a i , oil ioes landlord of the Coach and Horses, Covent- gar the t;:as'al ating a disturbance. and assaulting him 0 ? ; 0-0 1 , l '„", the evening. The evidence of the landl ' ord and ', l ,',,sevi e "bo - ttl e to the effect, that about eleven o'clock the ni" . "" A ` e ed t e - il l defendant Martin came into his house, and 'ur- , - ,v l 1 1 7,:teli of soda-water, for which he gave a fourpertrioren},-oce payment. He was very tipsy at the time; aa, s e sis,,f a rtia alter he demanded change, asserting that it s'' A . „g, P tr ait he had tendered. On the landlord refu'''' o od 6 w ith assailed him with the most horrid imprecations/ the lia r, ; 0 at him over the bar, giving him a severe hie,' imprecations/ do°;br Iris fist. The landlord then pushed llim ou , c sal! tee t. doing which the other defendant, Barkhfur,,e the s, i a ria hind, and thrust him (the landlord) also 10 ,1' s 10101 , o fit Barkhouse then raised a stick he had in t' o b ella t ole struck the prosecutor a severe blow with the . 1 0 ' lica _eol c i t so over the head, laying bare his scalp- Til e .l' e a the 5 4 the on the beat came up at this juncture, a nds o„ d bceriLajpo a second blow was descending. 13arkhouse had alter"- bar drinking with two women at the time ' the #0 d egi with Martin, and seemed a companion of tue fur bial 0 11 Mr. HAIL said it was too serious a case _° ses siou!' a tter summarily with it. lie must send it to th t e bat the e l ,s ii s , to the prosecutor, however, expressing a wis h ..0 to Proof) might be disposed of at once, as he did eot I+ l a sal to ed charge at the Sessions, the Bench consented,.,.toishoir,,,grre„ conviction, and Barkhouse, in considerationoLu_use of u" the stick, was fined N., or a month in tho ou tion ; Martin 3/., or in default, three w eeks. Of her -----;"--- ----171 „, ----- le °ni l Wrb. MORTALITY IN THE otETROPOL IS. F e b. -I re Or deaths during the week ( nding SaturdsP, ! `s teas', 1,011, bk ing 28 below the winter avera,__ fi r st , 25 however, an increase in several cases under ula'`ostiottli;ol namely, small-pox 42, measles 36, an d s o d 27. , t ioaf the average being respectively- 19, 21, s n of re spr ats blo , diseases of the lungs and the organ „ o no 35' with the exception of bronchitis, there is , 7_,, w erf A ,,,, diminution. The deaths from that disc , '" 4 6 010" 4 $ ,_, are ----be ..., average 24. Among the violent deatu at jes. .J. 11: 1 murder, and 9 from L urns and se lu j o g WACO f,,1!0r eigh t 5 00, deaths from small-pox occurred at eight under 1 year ; eleven 1-3 ; two 3t ile 4 4 ye the four 10-20 ; six 20-30 ; two 3t)-'“ il i t ig ______ _------ fo lio W _........---- ---'!----- - - The_..votre THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE' . 10 e r -I. _ o ic• distinguished persons honoured DrurY. _ es s tny, ~a• with their presence on Tuesday last, to puke of P5 4 ,,- cessful new ballet, Les Danaides :"--"ThedaderrY. 0,1 fort, Marquis and Marchioness of Lon mo guls fart quis and Marchioness of Dougla o t , , ar digan , ,, o oo Marchioness of Conynghaw, Earl . 1 : - / ..r dioge , vc s -4 Pembroke, Earl of Lonsdale, Earl Foitzin'lLeo,oo). Keilrnansegge, Count de Nouialle, L rT e sighl e bard l'aget,,,_' u t., sir P u ' c iati‘ tlereagh, Ranelagh, Duplin, Henry Baring, Sir John Lowther, an Air ,. Des King, Sir Henry Webbe, Captain . a „ oe udis ll 'a A ysl , Major White, Major Bonham, Colonel %-,, 1 , 1 0 P s tet' LADYERTISEmENT.]_A POOR MAN S '' $ P' . •th , aw ,blin, r 14 ,1- BY HOLLOWAY'S PlLLS.—Jeremiah J-4 ... "' for yeae_s,nits about the quays of Dublin, was ate night p l o ',. t itei shortness of breath, spitting of phleg ra '_. a at of v l 4 • jice r i Lions, and general weakness of body , itZ' froir, try a sick head-aches, besides suffering oile:_stitoptle'f;cce,a_ This man was in the second stage of v u: he cobt; the,ri not expected to live three montbs, 1 c" a ;ills, to-,well the use of Holloway's wonderful . _,,,, and ass tint, means alone, he is now as strong, as gi:Limo) ,_O,Ol ever be was in his life.—Sold (also fielsusolr li, by ment) at the Establishment °f belich°ad grstisi'ougbc• ° 244, Strand (where advice may _ tnedicio thr almost all respectable vendors of he civilised world. a---,b ltnii BIRTH b I ,IIJI On the 30th ult., at Lansdow .10, of time Rev. S. C. Malan, of a daughter . , fal °nab d, c ounty ° On the 30th ult., at Dartrey, ti_place West, Bath, ' r oe 11 I " esv Cremorne, of a son. e Camber WO On the 2d inst., at Isabel-plac , n, j ula '• Mrs. Joseph Thomas billiard, of a sorl" Loog bna daub; On the 2d inst , the wife of Andrew f a daub; o'. of a son. Irs• ane ' ° ladY °' On the 3d inst., at Herne-hill, flare,fl the On the 3d inst.,lf of of t lie a a the ' ri Martin, Esq , of a son. in 11yde-para. aq lamP st° ' € joseP h On the 31st ult., at %Vest-end, I Rev. Robert Collins, of a daughter. On the Ist inst., at 131acaheath-park, of I till° Underwood, Esq., of a son. the la d Y n• squa re ' On theist inst., in Ilarringto . till-born. . nor. the la d Y °' . . 0 Henry Wyatt, Esq., of a daughter, b .._ _ wife of tne On the Ist inst., at W'inchester, taw ",, lv O fC. the.at , Stewart, of a daughter. On the 2d inst., in Lancaster place , Sa"Y' E. alichele, Esq., of a sun. s . S/fli e 6 t 31,41iiiiEltto, Robe r_t 0 , t una ,s kouisqolitt,ini,,,,lisren; On the 3d inst., at St. John's, 110 . L„.oces,thu .`' . Esq., barrister-at-law, of Manchestseur; daughter of George Sow ler, I.sq" Church JOne ...,._ebolo reon; On the 3d inst., at Trinity,r niaciaaan, Wlll Blackman, only daughter of 31 s . 1 mite hill, to Thomas Jones , of Sou...oab, IC , , „..tovi a ' DIEJi Caln ue- 11 De e On the 26th ult., at Camden Cottages, "IL - shall, Esq., aged 86. Ou the 2Sth. flit., at Roy( c i ii Ball, g eris ' d S r t a e r e , ... s _ of 8 1 ..- o ficl• - s -ior, 1. 3 5, Lig., son of the late Cowl ~1 . 1 .- o ld j( et tA ver N y On th e 29th ult., W. Watts' , o! L ne f wi l dit, tfi tielite '1 isle o On the Ist inst., at Ry...e, Esq.. of the Excise. Wa l ' Oii the Ist inst... at 11..iixwe ~, ~ i , .,nira i. f .r.pi sce, ton Pall, 1" liehry Gale, : sq., of Scru ,„ 1 „ 8 , o f al ° Olt the 2d inst. Dlr. William to. r 11 Hall, 31ary relict ()I t ......--<of wort 11, agc d 65. ~...., „„,---!---- 0 ,j3 i g ~ .. ..... ._....---„,,,,,.,.....„-.....- _ ov ia;o 1 So. re ' 0 1 Loudon : ''rent ti ..-1,3 iitibbrittk!!d .t . -? ,. ~,,,.„ OfU c c e _Vigt .Ttio, 11a. " • • O . Ur:rites. ~ .t - ( ,. 1 voy, in no ~ _ :, .• o f the a 4 S'i' , l , :a ; in ii , ; .- r ,-, ~-. .6 1.. Middlesex, Thursday, Febraall ;