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itte", and leaking at the nine men who constituted the Com mittee of the 'douse of Lords, he would ask, could it be said that there had really been an abuse of that power, or such an abuse of it as would warrant the use of such an expression as a base abuse of it ?—( Hear.) Undoubtedly, some mistakes might have been made; but, surely, it eould not be said that this power had been exeroielal for an unworthy purpose.— ( Hear, hear.) Well, then, the Committee made a report con taining this paragraph. ( Here the Hon. Baronet read the paragraph, which was to the effect that)—" The Com mittee was bound to say that, having looked back for a period of twenty . years, they had found that this power had been very sparingly exercised, and never for party or political purposes, but always to promote the ends of jus tice, the public tranquillity, and the best interests of the coun try." He would conclude, then, by saying , that it was in such a way only that this power had been used by the present Go vernment; that in some doubtful cases mistakes might have been made, but that the report of the Committee had decl are d that they had not used it for private or personal motives. If the House believed that, when the Government did exercise this power, they wore urged to do so only by an earnest and faithful desire to promote the ends of justice —to prevent a disturbance of the public tranquillity—he would then ask this House, who gave the Government that power—not' to imply a condemna tion of their own Committee, or a suspicion of their conduct, when placed upon their trial by those who had constituted them a Committee.—( Loud cheers.) Mr. WARBURTON said he felt bound, as a member of the Committee, and as a Member of that House, standing in opposition to the Right Hon. Baronet, to confirm the statement of the Hon. Member for Liverpool. He felt bound to say that the most unreserved communication of ail the facts that could be made had been made to the Committee, by every Member of Parliament examined before them ; and that, no matter what their political opinions, they readily communicated all that had come to their knowledge upon the subject. He also felt bound to sav that he fully concurred in the paragraph read by the Right Hon. Baronet from the report, while at the same time he should say that though he was very active, as a Mem ber of the Committee, in looking back for precedents, he could find none that, to his conviction, appeared to justify the extent to which the present Government had exer cised that power. —( Cries of " hear, hear.") A Member of the Committee had said that they would require the assistance of a legal gentleman on the Committee ; but he (Mr. War burton) conceived that it was net law points they had to decide, but to find out what precedeate the Government had for the exercise of this power. As to the conduct of Sir James Graham, he (Mr. Warburton) would now say, as he had said before the Committee, that Mr. ESTCOTT rose to order. He conceived it was most unfair artd disorderly—(Lond cries of " Order, order")—for any Member to state to that House the opinions expressed by a Secret Committee, until the House was in a position to ascer tain all the other facts. He apprehended that this having been a Secret Committee, all that passed in it ought to be kept secret by the Members.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. WARBURTON said that he had only spoken upon what appeared iu the report.—(Hear.) If he spoke on what had occurred in the Committee, and had not been thought proper to publish, the remark of the lion. Gentleman who called him to order would have been perfectly correct.— ( Hear.) But what he had said in reference to M. Mazzini's case, was only a comment upon what had been made known in the report to the whole House, and upon which he had as much right to express his opinion as any other Member.—( Hear.) He would press that matter no further. Now the question was, whether it was expedient to grant to the Hon. Member for Finsbury the committee which he asked for ; and he (Mr. War bur ton ) thought that as a member of the former Committee he was bound to state his own opinion on that question. Well, then, his own opinion was that the facts had been stated to the House by the former Committee as far as it was for the public good they should be.—( Hear, hear.) It would hare been very easy for the Committee to have been more communicative—( Hear, and a laugh)—if they had thought that it would be for the public good that they should be so. He apprehended that it was the duty of the Committee to lay before the House the facts as far as was necessary to enable the House to judge whether it was fit that the power should be continued. In coming to a con clusion upon that matter, the House would be guided by the general impression of the facts, and not by the opinion of any one Member of the Committee. ( Hear, hear.) The general effect of the facts stated by the Committee in the report, upon his mind was, that it was not worth the while of any Government whatever to retain She power._-( Hear, hear.) There had been eight warrants on the average in the year, and the greater pert of them were issued in criminal eases.—( Hear, hear.) Those were cases in which no one could suppose the power was of any advantage; for to effect any public utility the practice should be generally 'mown. But he had inquired of his own solicitor, who had great experience in criminal cases, and that lawyer informed him, that he had never known the Government possessed any such power. Surely it was not worth the while of the Government to incur the unpopularity of a power of such little use. But further, when he considered the immense physical power which the Government now possessed through means of the railways, and by which they were enabled to send the whole of the army and police to any one part of the kingdom within twenty-four hours, if the internal peace of the conntry were threatened, surely it was not worth their while to continue a practice so much opposed to the moral feelings of the people.—( Hear.) Mr. WAKLEY said the Hon. Member for Kendal (Mr. Warburton) had avowed himself the author of the antiquarian evidence contained in the report—( A laugh)—and the Hon. Member confessed that, with all his research, he had been able to find no authority whatever for the Secretary of State's open ing letters as had been done. But the Secretary of State told the House that his authority was in a statute of Anne. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said, no ; he had stated that the power of issuing warrants was first granted in a statute of Anne, which had been confirmed by subsequent statutes. Mr. WAKLEY said, that was in point of substance what he had just said. The statute of Anne was the foundation and original of the authority, as the Secretary of State now ac knowledged. But the Hon. Member for Kendal said, that he could find no authority whatever in ancient usage.—( Hear.) The debate had gone to such a point that they ought to have an acknowledgment on the part of the Right Hon. Baronet of the source whence he derived the authority which he had exer cised with regard to the opening of the letters.—( Hear, hear. ) Ho again stated that he understood the Right Hon. Gentleman to say the foundation of that authority was contained in the Act of Queen Anise. In the course of his speech the Right Hon. Gentleman remarked upon the constitution of the Com mittee of the House of Commons, and its great legal acquire ments.—( Hear, hear.) Now he wished to bring to the knowledge of the House what the Committee of the House of Lords had reported with regard to the statute of Anne. He thought it was a most important fact, for it really appeared to him that there was no legal authority at all for the exercise of this power. But there might be an emergency—a g reat public emergency might arise for a Minister taking upon himself the responsibility of opening letters, throwing himself on the opinion of Parliament and the public to justify him in the act. This was a most important decision on the part of the Committee of the House of Lords. The Committee stated that the pro vision contained in the Act of the 9th of Queen Anne, chap. 10, upon this subject, could only be explained upon the sup position that this power was for the time fully recognised, for the Act itself gave no power to the Secretary of State either to detain or open letters.—( Hear, hear.) That was the report of the Lords' Committee. Now, the Secretary of State had exercised this authority, and what he wanted to know was, where he got the foundation for exercising it? The meaning of the Act appeared to him to be no more than this :—lf a Secretary of State, upon his own responsibility and for the public safety, should deem it ex pedient to open the letters of persons whom he supposed to be engaged in treasonable practices, the party executing the war rant was entirely free from all responsibility. The Statute of Anne implied that and nothing more, and the decision of the Lords in that respect was important. Now, it devolved upon the Government to show that they had exercised a legal authority, and unless the Secretary of State could show by the statute law that he was justified in basing these warrants, an action at law would lie against him.—( Hear, hear.) His Honourable Colleague was placed in an extraordinary position by the course of the Government. He discharged his duties with g reat ability, and he might say, with grea t va l our . H e h a d the confidence of the people, and he was entitled to that confidence, for no man could exercise his functions in that House more honestly and ably than he did. Now what was the position he was now placed in ? A forersgner, re yin on the ability of his Liam Colleague, placed in his hands p etition, in which he staled-:" fly lettere—my letters have 0 esn opened in your Post-office. I consider that I am an ill-need man, and I have petitioned the House of Commons for redress." The subject was first mooted there in that form. When the Right Hon. Baronet, immediately following the presenta tion of that petition, was asked a question with regard to the number of warrants issued to open the letters of an individual named Stoltman, the Right lion. Baronet replied that, if his Hon. Colleague had given him notice, he would have told him whether he hat done so or not. Well, from this it was imagined that the Right Hon. Baronet had issued such a vast number of warrants that he could net re collect the name of Stoltman ; bat it turned out afterwards, from a Committee of the House of Lords, that warrants had only been issued with regard to one or two individuals. Well, as the case progressed, a Secret Committee was appointed to inquire into the circumstances, and he hoped that it would be a useful lesson to them never to appoint another. The Secret Committee made a report in which they disclosed everything they thought necessary for the public advantage, and intimated that it would be dangerous to the community if anything more were known. Now, the name of his Hon. Colleague was ex cluded from that report, and he now charged the Government with having °petted his own letters. What was the answer made to this charge ? The Right lion. Baronet was not ex eluded from his own secrecy, and the name of her Majesty was introduced on that occasion in a most extraordinary manner. The Right Hon. Baronet screened himself from censure by in troducing the name of the Queen. The Right Hon. Gentle man did not deny the charge, but the Right Hon. Baronet the First Lord of the Treasury had made a sort of justifica tion, or attempted to make a justification of the i charge. What did the Right Hon. Baronet say ? Ile said the I country in 1842 was in a state of commotion. 'That the rural districts were in a frightful state of agitation, and that incen diarism was rife throughout the country. Now what was the conclusion to be drawn from all this? Was it that his lion. Colleague was connected with seditious movements at that time ?—( Hear, hear.) That was the inference. That was the justification of opening the letters of an Hon. Member of that Ilouse.—( Hear, hear.) The Right Hon. Baronet's language was so plain and obvious, that it could not be misunderstood by any one. If the Right Hon. Baronet did not mean that, what did he mean ?—( Hear, hear.) Why were those circumstances cited ?—( Hear, hear, and cheers.) Observe, his Hon. colleague, in his political warfare, was fond of attacking Ministers ; and the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department being high game, was often selected for assault.—( Laughter. ) He occasionally atttcked the judges. Now was an Hon. Mem tTwho exercised those very useful public functions, to have letter s opened, and that by the party attacked hear)—who sheltered himself under what was called r esponsibility, though that responsibility was a thing which nonotecolTd touch, and no subtlety or ingenuity could discover. without doubt, elt Hon. Gentleman's o ffi cial character was, insinuations im p licated which }t ad in this transaction ; and after the been thrown out, they had a right to know why a Ministe a4 Member of that HeeL7 ( justi fi ed in opening the letters of a of sedition. It was not deunieeilsting upon him the odious brand league had been and that t the letters of his Hon. Col did not s l t i a a t r e cireumstances, unless the characters, and his r e 7u ncaer p u e, h a e, would all hold their seats, Right Hon. Baronet an Tatoline circumstances which justified him in prying into Member's letters.— ([Tear, hear.) Supposing there were le ' N al authority by un to justify the plication for opening letters, was there anythingg\vi s.eal e it was it said whole of these movements being secret? in the law that they might open a letter , up again ' and then forward i t, the party for whom it was inten ded i never suspecting what had been don e ?—( Hear, Let them liken this p roceedin g for a moment to the case e o a f r.) a magistrate who issued a search warrant to search a house , for whether the :warra nt referred to a house o r a letter the . . principle was the same. Before a magistrate would issue such a warrant he must have information on oath. Let them sup pose, however, that a policeman . had gone into a house by doors had - o pening the searc he d night, and after the house, and gone out again in such a manner es entirely to conce al what had been d one. He believed every one would acknowledge that the magistrate echo had directed such proceedi n g s was unfit .for his post, and the ease must be very strung. which would justify th e Rig h t Hon. Baronet in the mint Which he h-ad pursued. The lion. Member then referred to the case of Captain Stoltman tud Mr, Wwsell o the proceedings in whose case im. 3 , :.:._..,,......, , plied, he said, that they contemplated assassination. Were they acquitted? The Committee stated that there was nothing to criminate the gentleman whom the Committee had reluctantly named. Why did they not acquit them? He understood from his Hon. Colleague that the spy who had caused these gentlemen to be suspected had already received the reward of his infamy. Was this a system to be tolerated ? But he would not go into these cases. He would not now dis cuss the question of whether the power was justifiable or not. That was not the question now. His Hon. Colleague had stated that his letters had been opened. A Member of that House alleged that his letters had been opened by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, and that Right Hon. Gen tleman shielded himself behind his oath of secrecy. It was impossible that the public could be satisfied—that House could not be satisfied—the House would not do justice to its own character and position if they did not demand a full, complete, and searching inquiry into the pointed and personal accusation that the Hon. Gentleman had made.—( Cheers. ) Mr. BROTHERTON then moved the adjournment of the debate, and it was adjourned accordingly. Mr. ROEBUCK inquired to what day the debate would be adjourned. He understood that, to-morrow, the Committee of Ways and Means would be proceeded with. Sir R. PEEL said the debate on the income-tax would be resumed to-morrow, as it could only be taken on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Mr. ROEBUCK suppn;ed the debate then would be ad journed to Thursday. Sir R. PEEL—Yes. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE suggested that it should be made an order of the day. Sir R. PEEL said that, as far as the Government was con cerned, they would give way.. Mr. M. MILNES gave notice that, to-morrow, he would ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether the Government, at the time they communicated to the Italian Government the probability of an invasion, at the same time desired the agents of the English Government to put the parties implicated on their guard, and to take steps to prevent such invasion. Sir JAMES GRAHAM then postponed the introduction of his Medical Reform Bill to a future day. The other notices were then disposed of, and the House ad journed at Half-past Twelve. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. The THIRD EDITION of THE SUN of LAST (Tuesday) EVENING contained — The Latest Prices of Shares from the Official List. The Report of the Committees on Petitions for Rail- way Bills. The Report of the Board of Trade on the new Pro jected Railways, from the Gazette. 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Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., post Bvo., THE IMPROVI SATOR E; Or, LIFE IN ITALY. From the Danish. By MRS. lIOWITT. Editor of "The Neighbours,', " The President's Daughter," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. Fira THE SUN, LONDON, _WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1845. come and the expenditure of the country. He feels his power, and he makes use of it. He alone could have induced the British nation to submit to the detested income-tax in time of peace. When we recollect the energetic resistance the income-tax experienced in Mr. Pitt's time, and the universal execration excited against it throughout the country, and the astounding philippics which greeted it in the Parliament and at the hustings, we are astonished at theresignation with which it is received at present. It is true that three years since it might have been foreseen that the income-tax, pre sented as temporary, would by degrees assume a permanent character, and, perhaps, it would not have been tolerated so easily, had not Sir Robert Peel, like a skilful physician, ad ministered it in small doses. The present state of the re venue, moreover, sufficiently justifies the continuation of the tax. Its productiveness has exceeded every calculation. The Government will, therefore, find it difficult to abandon so fruitful and so certain a source of revenue. We believe that the English people will do well to resign themselves to it. The income-tax now forms part of their social economy, and they must accustom themselves to live with the trouble some guest." _ _ _ The Presse, in adverting to the increase of the English navy, contrasts the policy of England and France : " England, in that respect, has given us examples of which we have not taken advantage. The development of her navy has been the business of all her Ministers. It was by that course that she acquired that incontestable superio rity which is at present her most certain protection ; and, whilst other nations are endeavouring to equal her, she con tinues with fresh ardour to discover further improvements. In France, and it is unpleasant to be obliged to declare the fact, our navy is neither in good condition nor of an imposing force. We have to repair many faults, and to recover much time lost, before we can assume that position on the seas to which we are entitled. But are we taking advantage of peace ? Or are we adopting prompt measures to put an end to our deplorable inferiority, proclaimed by all cur official publica tions ? By no means. Our navy budget for this year appears to blush for itself. It presents itself to the Chamber with downcast eyes, like a child which fears to be censured. We desire that the Chambers should occupy themselves seriously with our position. The Committee on the budget, it is said, is determined to propose a considerable reduction on the effective of our land army. So much the better. I'Ve can the more easily imitate our neighbours and increase the budget of the navy. It is not possible that while England is increasing her navy we should reduce ours." The same journal alludes, with evident satisfaction, to the proceedings in the American Congress, and anticipates embarrassment for England, though the writer " will lay a wager that England will not de clare war against the United States," either on ac count of Texas or the Oregon territory. The French Funds on Monday were rather more firm than on Sa turday. Accounts from Algiers of the 7th state that the country was covered with snow, even to the gates of the city, a circumstance without precedent since the French have been in possession of the colony. The Arab chiefs who visited Paris had landed at Algiers, and were preparing to return to their posts full of admiration of the wonders of the French capital. The German Journal of Frankfort has an article, saying : " We learn that twelve German writers have been ordered by the French Government to leave Paris. Among them are Messrs. Ruge, Maru, Heine, Bcemstein, Bernays, and Hess Herwegh. 11. Heine, however, had got himself naturalised, and was thus protected against the Ministerial decree. Ruge has obtained a suspension of it, through the mediation of the Saxon Minister, as he pretends that he does not belong to the German State which has demanded his expulsion. The rest are obliged to quit Paris immediately." THE BOURSE--MONDAY, FEB. 17. Highest Lovrcst Last Price. Yrice. Price. Price. French Five per Cents.. •• • 122 60 122 65 .. 122 GO 122 65 Four-and-a-Half 113 50 113 50 .. 113 50 • • 113 50 Three per Cents 85 • • 85 5 .. 84 95 .. 85 New Loan •• ••• • • • 85 95 .. 85 95 .. 85 95 .• 85 95 Bank of France ...• 3265 —3265 —3265 .. 3265 Gouin Bank, I,ooof. Shares • • 1090 —lO9O • • 1085 .• 1085 Beiglan Bank .. • • • • • • • • • • • • 657 50 .. 657 50 .. 655 .. 655 Belgian Fives, 1840 lO 4 l /4 • • 104 1 / 4 .. 104 1 / 4 .. 104% 1842 •• 1061 .. 106% .. 106 y, •• 106% Four-and-a-Half lO3 .. 103 .. 103 .. 103 Spanish Threes • •• 4l • • 41 1 / 4 .• 41 .• 41 1 / 4 Passive • • • • • Pi .. 6 .. Portuguese Five per Centa• • .59 3, , .. .59% .. .59% .. .0934 Roman 105 — .. 105 — RAILWAY SHARES. .. 105 .. 105 St. Germain ..... ......... 100 —lOBO —lOO Versailles, 11.11.• •.• • . .... 555 .. 555 .. 555 L.B Rouen 50 ..1092 50 ..1090 -1080 .. 555 .. 377 50 -1092 50 Rouen 885 .. 885 .. 882 50 .. 882 50 Orleans. ...11b7 50 ..1160 ..1157 50 ..1160 Strasburg to 8a1e.•.......• 317 50 .. 317 50 .. 316 25 .. 316 27 Avignon to Marseilles•••• 962 50 .. 970 .. 062 50 .. 970 Bordeaux to Teste •• • • • • •• 210 .. 210 .. 205 205 RAILWAY SHARES FOR SETTLING, FEn. 17. St. Germain .....• .1080 ..1080 —lOBO Versailles, L.ll ...... ..•• 377 50 . 377 50 •• 373 75 373 75 Rouen •••• ...••• •• ..1093 75 ..1088 75 .•1091 25 Rouen to 1iavre.....•,,•,.. 882 50 .. 885 881 75 .. 882 50 Orleans 1157 50 .•1158 75 —1157 50 ..1158 75 Strasburg to Bale 316 20 .. 316 25 .. 316 25 .. 316 25 Avignon to Marseilles•• •• •• 970 .• 972 50 .. 970 .. 972 50 RAILWAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT, Mutat 3. St. Germain Versailles, It.B 555 .. 560 .. 555 .. 555 L.B.— • • • • • • • • 380 .. 380 .. 375 .. 375 Rouen ........... ...... —lOB7 50 . 1096 25 ..1087 50 ..1095 Rouen to Havre • 885 .. 885 .. 885 .. 885 Orleans • . Strasburg to Bale— .• 317 50 .. 317 50 .. 317 50 . 317 50 Avignon to Mnrseillet• • • • • • 957 50 • • 975 • • 967 50 . 972 50 Bordeaux to Testo • • 207 50 207 50 .. 207 50 .. 207 50 MONEY MARKET and CITY NEW CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. At Liverpool yesterday duty-paid Cotton was but little noticed, and prices were lather in favour of the buyers. Speculators took 2,000 bales, and the total sales were 4,000 bales.—The Share Market was not so good, and there was less doing. Birmingham and Derby, 96; Birmingham and Gloucester, 135 ; Bristol and Gloucester, 61; Caledonian, 7%; Chester and Birkenhead, 39 ; Chester and Holyhead, 8%; ChurnetWalley, 8% 8 ; Dublin and Belfast, 6% ; Grand Junction, 221 ; Ditto, Half, 110%; Great North of England, 181; Great Western, 181; Liver pool and Manchester, Half, :103 ; London and Bir mingham, Quarter, 29% % ; Ditto and Brighton, 574 %; Ditto and York, 7% ; Manchester and Birmingham, 64%; Midland Counties, 127% ; Newcastle and Carlisle, 122 ; Newcastle and Berwick, 16% ; North British, 14%; North Union, 140%; Preston and Wyre, 22%; Scottish Central, 3% %; Sheffield and Manchester, 105% 106 ; Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 6%; South-Eastern, New, No. 1, 16%; Trent Valley, 18% 19 3 ; York and North Midland, New, Half, 12%; Paris and Lyons, 3% ; Paris and Rouen, 43; Rouen and Havre, 19; Boulogne and Amiens, 5; Northern of France, 5%. An increased amount of business has been announced in the colonial markets, it being considered all but settled that the measures, as proposed by the Premier, will be fully and entirely carried out. The" Tea," the " Coffee," and various other interests, not included in the proposed new tariff; are, of course, disappointed. There is, however, a crying evil, which ought to be immediately attended to by the Premier, namely, the relative duties upon chicory and coffee. The subject is thus handled by the Public Ledger, a purely com mercial paper : "By the Customs' report we find that last year 31,730 cwt., or 3,553,7601 b., of foreign chicory was entered for home consumption, at a duty of 20s. per cwt. Now, every prac tical man knows that the quantity of home-made chicory, and that imported from the Channel Islands, exceeds that of foreign, and that nearly the whole is used to mix with coffee by a large portion of the retail dealers in the United King dom ; a quantity from 10 to 20 per cent. upon the deliveries of coffee (30,000,0001 b. per annum) is sold under the name and at the price of coffee to the public. "Now let us examine the loss which has accrued by the fraudulent admixture of this article. " First—The revenue has lost the duty of 4d. per lb. upon about 5,000,0001 b., the substitute for coffee paying only 20s. per cwt. " Second—The public has paid is. 6d. or 2s. per lb. upon that weight, for which it ought to have been charged only 6d., had it been sold under its proper name. " Third—The importers of coffee have lost bona fide cus tomers for about 5,000,0001 b. by the sellers delivering chicory to that extent to the consumers who paid for coffee. " The remedy for this crying evil is easily found for foreign, as an augmented duty would do it ; but it is more difficult to check the consumption of home made, and per haps entirely to do so impossible ; but one effectual check would be to replace chicory under the excise laws, among the articles from whence it never ought to have been taken, namely, those which are prohibited to be upon the premises of dealers, called ' imitative articles;' and that could be at once done by rescinding the Treasury order under which retail dealers are now enabled to have chicory on their premises. " The Chancellor of the Exchequer last year stated, on the night of the Budget, that he would introduce some measure to remedy this evil, but the session passed over without it. We hope it will be done during the present, as the public, the revenue, and the trade will thereby be benefited." There has been a reaction in the Consol Market to-day ; the price for the Account has fallen to 99%, and for Money to 994. The premium on Exchequer- bills has been at from 535. to 555. Bank Stock for the Account is at 212. The principal variation in the Foreign Funds has been in the Portuguese Converted Bonds, and they have fallen from 60 to 59%. Spanish have ruled from 27%0) 28% ; the Three per Cents. from 40% to %; the Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. from 101 1 4 to %; and the Chilian from 1014 to %. The Share Market is, on the whole, firmer to-day. The amount of business that has been transacted is rather above the usual daily average. - ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols New 3 1 4 per Cents lO 3 /64A 103 3 4 Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 12 1-16 12 1-16 Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 ll 15-16 11 15-16 India Bonds, 1,000/ — Ditto ander 1,000/. .. Bank Stock for Account... ...... ..• 212 212 Consols for Account... • ... 99%% 99% Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., 11/28.... 53 55 pm. 55 Ditto 5001. . - Ditto Small 55 pm. 55 ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 — Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent — Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 ...... Ditto, Deferred — 16 1 / 8 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Converted Ditto, Account 5 9 3 / 4 1 /2 60 59 1 / 2 59g Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto. Account . . 28 27A. 28% 28 1 1 1 . Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto, Account 401% 403( 3 Belgian Scrip, 4 1 / 2 per Cent. 10 11 1,4 'Dutch, 2 1 / 2 per Cent Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 9BTA Ditto, 5 per Cent 991 PRICES OF PAID.: AT ONE O'CLOCK. CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES PRICES. Birmia. and Gloucester. 100 ~ 134 ...... 134% Ditto 1 / 2 Shares /4 Bristol and Exeter Ditto New.... . ......... 2 HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. SEASON 1845. To tha Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public. The following Outline of the Arrangements for the ensuing Season is respectfully presented to the Nobility and Subscribers : ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE OPERA : Madame Grisi, Madame Anaide Castellan, (Of the Imperial Theatre, St. Petersburgh—her First Appearance at this Theatre) Brambilla, Madlle. Rossetti, Madame Rita Borio, (Of the principal Theatres in Italy, and of the Royal Theatre, Madrid —her First Appearance in this Country) And Madame Rossi Caccai, Of the Theatre Royal, Lisbon—her First Appearance in this Country.) Signor Moriaui, Signor Corelli, Signor F. Lablache, Signor Botch!, (Of La Scala, Milan—his First Appearance in this Country) and Signor Mario, Signor Fornasari, and Signor Lablache. In addition to the above combination of Talent, a conge has been obtained, and an arrangement effected by which Signor Barroilhet, (Of the Academie Royale de Paris) will be secured for a limited num ber of Nights. Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor —Signor COSTA. The Orchestra will be on the same Scale as in the past year. The Chorusses will be numerous and effective. Chorus Master—Signor Bonconsiglio. BALLET. Madlle. Carlotta Grisi, Madlle. Lucile Grahn, Madlle. Carito, Madlle. Louise Weiss ; Madlle. Ferdinand, Madlle. Casson, Madlle. Demelisse, Madlle. Monccict, (Of the Academic Royale de Paris — their First Appearance at this Theatre) and Madlle. Taglioni, (Her Farewell Season.) The talent of this eminent Artiste has been secured for a few Farewell Nights, previously to her taking leave of the Stage. M. St. Leon, M. Gosselin, M. Di Mat . is (of the Theatre Royal, St. Carlos, Naples), M. Bertrand (of the Academie Royale de Paris), M. Perrot, and M. TOUSdairit (of the Academie Royale de Paris—his First Appearance in this Country), With a numerous and efficient Corps de Ballet. Engagement has also been effected for a few nights, with the Thirty-six Danseuses Viennoises, . . Who have lately appeared with extraordinary success at the Aca demie Royale de Paris, and who will appear at the Opening of the Theatre before Easter. Principal Artiste of the Theatre .. Mr. Marshall. Leader of the Orchestra Tolbeque. Maitre de Ballet • • • . M. Perrot. Sous Maitre de 8a11et............[.G055e11n. Regisseur de la Danse.... •••• • • • • M. Bertrand. Leader of the Ballet— ...... ••• • • • M. No/laud. Composer of the Ballet Music Sig. Pngni. Arrangements have been made for the appearance of Signor Moriani and Signor Fornasari for the Opening of the Theatre before Easter. _ _ The Subscription will consist of the same number of Nights A 3 Last Season. The Repertoire will coniist of a Selection from the works of the moll admired Composers. The THEATRE will OPEN On SATURDAY, the FIRST of MARCH, When will be produced (first time in this country), Verdi's new Opera, ERNANI. With new scenery by Mr. Marshall, Ernani, Signor Moriani; Ruy Gomez, Signor Fornasari ; Carlo Quinto, Signor Botelli ; and Elvira, Madame Rita Borio. To conclude with a new Ballet, by M. Perrot, entitled LA FILLE DE LA DRYADE. The Music by Signor Pugin. The Scenery by Mr. Marshall. In which will appear Biddle. Lucile Grahn, Louise Weiss, Millie. Ferdinand. Mdlle. Demelisse, Mdlle. Casson, Mdlle. Moncelet, &c. M. Toussaint, M. Gosselin, M. Di Mattia, M. Bertrand. M. Perrot, and the Danseuses Viennoises. THEATRE ROYAL, DRUItY-LANE. THIS EVENING _ . Will be repeated Balfe's Grand Opera, THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. Lusignano, Mr. Burdlni ; Adolphe de Courcy, Mr. W. Harrison ; Catarina Cornaro, Miss Poole. After which, will be repeated a Grand Ballet, entitled LES DANAIDES. Danaus, M. Hoguet ; Euricles, Mr. Howell ; High Priest, Mr. Pidgeon ; Lynceus, Mons. 11. Vestris ; Polyctor, M. Del ferler ; Alomenon, Mr. Webster ; Egyptian Chief, M. Finart ; liypermnesta, Mdlle. Maria; Automate, Madame F inart ; Amymone, Madame Guibilei ; Agave, 51,111 e. O'Bryan. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. TIiIB EVENING Will be performed THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. W. Farrell ; Charles Surface, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Lady Teazle, Madame Vestris. After which, THE THIMBLE RIG. To conclude with YOUNG ENGLAND. Major Martinet, Mr. Strickland ; Mr. John James Pooley, Mr. Buckstone ; Mrs. rooky, Mrs. Ilualby ; Mrs. Smiler, Mrs. Stanley. THEATILE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Drama, entitled THE GREEN BUSHES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Connor O'Kennedy, Mr. Selby ; George, Mr. Hudson : Wild Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; ]Luster Grinnidge, Mr. Wright; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Geraldine, Mrs. Yate° ; NOV O'Neill, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Miami, Madame Celeste. To be followed by a New Dramatic Anecdote, entitled THE SOLDIER OF FORTUNE; or, The Irish Settler. The Duke of Anjou, Miss Woolgar ; Captain O'Rorke, Mr. Hudson ; the Baroness Beaupre, Miss Fortescue. To conclude with THE UNFINISHED GENTLEMAN. FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, Will be repeated LA DAME DE SAINT-TROPEZ. George Maurice, Monsieur F. Lemaitre ; Hortense D'Auberive, Mdlle. Clarisse. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will be performed Skakspeare's Tragedy of OTHELLO. Othello, Mr. Edwin Forrest ; lago, Mr. Graham ; Ca,ssio, Mr. Henry Wal laek ; Desdemona, Mrs. Stirling; Emilia, Miss Cushm ,n. To be followed by LE SALON DE BAL. After which, THE REAR-ADMIRAL. _ THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will he 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 Howard, and Miss James. After which, THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vining, Collier, and Turner ; Miss Walcott, Mrs. Usher, and Mrs. Keeley. To he 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 FairUrother. To conclude with VALENTINE AND ORSON. Principal Cha racters by Messrs. I'. Matthews, Meadows, Wigan, Collier, Turner, Kimloch, Yarnold, and Keeley ; Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden, Miss Fair brother, Miss Grove, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss James, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. (Under the Direction of Miss Davenport.) THIS EVENING Will be performed Shakspeare's Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Juliet, Miss Davenport; Romeo, Mr. Alfred Ormonde ; Mercutio, Mr. Itoxby. The astonishing Gouldsmidt Family will give their truly wonderful performances every Evening. To conclude with THE WATERMAN. Tom Tug, Mr. Binge; Robb', Mr. Rayner; Wilhelmin , , Miss Katz?. Howard. Boxes, as. CO.; Pit, is.; Gallery, 6d. Second Price to Boxes, Is. 6d. Private Loses to be bad at all the Libraries. ASTLEI"S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE ROYAL FOX HUNT ; Bitroducing a Real Fox-chase on the Stage, by Living Fox and Real Pack of Hounds. Entire Change in the Circle.----Unequalled Feats of Horsemanship. To be followed by the rustic Pageant of THE FLITCH OF BACON. To conclude with the Spectacle of THE FORTY THIEVES ; or, The Tiger Horde of Bagdad. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. DAYIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING _ Will be repeated a New Drama,' with New Scenery and splendid Appointments, entitled MIDNIGHT ; or, the Sentinel and the Hour. A Legend of St. Paul's. In which the entire Company will perform. After which, a Ballet, to be called THE GNOME OF THE RED RUT MOUNTAIN. To conclude with THE WHISTLER. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE LADY OF TROPEZ ; or, The Bride of Woe. George Maurice, Mr. Osbaldiston ; Antoine, Mr. 11. Howard ; M. Langlois, Mr. E. Jones ; Charles D'Arbell, Mr. J. T. Johnson ' • D'Aubrine, Mr W. Searle ; Jerome , M r. J. Herbert ; Hortense (th e Bride of Woe), Miss Vincent ; Madame Langlois, Miss I:117A Terrey ; Charlotte, Miss Cooper. After wAch, TIIE HOUSE DOG. Supported by Mr. C. J. Higgie, J. Herbert, E. Jones, Miss E. Terrey, Miss Jefferson, &c. To conclude with JOCKO ; The Brazilian Ape. In which Monsieur Gouffee will perform the most wonderful and un-ima.any , ble Feats. Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. PUGILISM.—CHURCII AND BURTON.--- Yesterday was the evenful day fixed for the fight between these men, who were matched for SO/. a-side ; and, from their well-known merit as bruisers, the pugilistic fancy anticipated a fine display of fistic science. Burton is a Leicester man, and Church a member of the London ring. Ar rangements were made for an aquatic excursion, and the Nymph steamer was "specially retained" for the belligerents and their friends, and Gravesend was the locality selected. The steamer started from Ilungerford Pier with a large assemblage of the " admirers of mining," Burton, under, the wing of " Jem Burn," and ar rived at their de s ti na ti on i n t h e con fid en t h o p e o f me eting their an tagonist, when, " lo and behold," Church was non est iarentas. Wry faces were made, and hard words used, but to no purpose. A war rantarr I t t: d ving issued against Church, and who (as was stated) had been entitled to the prize -money, athis training quarters, the stakeholder intimated that Bur exit, greatly disappointed MAN'Shav t h ' e L F e p t ß un s ibri : T. D to S : 1: - money, and the milling fancy wade their and chagrined. THE ven:unent 13 wo ° u?d R fain —The consideration for the poor. food by keeping on the wicked corn laws ,Thi They refuse them cheap reduced the interest in the poor man's banic,-111Te have considerably now are concocting one of the most cruel _savings' hank, and poor-laws that was ever Invented. And these are the men who would have the public to believe that they are " friends" of the poor.—From a Correopowent. Mr. WALLACE thought the dyeing and bleaching de partments ought to be included in the Bill, and at a fu ture stage he should move that they be so included. Mr. HumE deprecated any legislative interference be tween the employer and the employed—between the parent and the child. The proper remedy for all the evils complained of was to remove those fetters which monopoly and class interests had placed upon industry. Mr. COBDEN gave the Noble Lord credit for his motives, .but thought he had been misled. In calico printing, and other trades of the same kind, the time of labour was not fixed or compulsory ; they did not begin and cease with the steam-engine, as in other branches— it was the wish of their parents that children should be employed—they worked in the same room with them. under their eye, and might leave off when they thought proper. It was not here as in the cotton mills, their time was free; and if they overworked themselves, it was their own or their parents' fault. Mr. WAKLEY supported the motion—urged the Noble Lord to extend his inquiries into the rural districts—. until he did so, his exertions would be open to suspicion. After a few wards from Mr. M. PHILLIPPS, leave was given to bring in the Bill, and Mr. LABOUCHERE ex pressed a hope that the second reading would be fixed for an early day. Mr. HUME postponed his motion on the subject of lighthouses. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE then brought the subject of the espionage exercised by the Post-office under the atten tion of the House, and complained of the conduct of the Secret Committee, which had last year sat to consider the subject. The Honourable Gentleman concluded an able, eloquent, and witty speech, by moving— " That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into the mode in which letters have been detained, opened, and re-sealed at the General or at any pro vincial post-office, and also into the circumstances under which every warrant for that purpose has been issued by any Secretary of State, from the Ist day of January, 1840, to the present time, the said Committee to report their opinion thereon to the House, and also whe ther it is expedient that the practice should be con tinued:—That the report and evidence of the Secret Committee of last session relative to the Post-office be referred to the said Committee." Sir J. GRAIIAM defended the conduct of the Govern ment and the cour3e pursued by the Secret Committee. An animated discussion ensued, and, eventually, the debate was adjourned till Thursday, with an understand ing that it should stand the first question on that day. The House adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'clock. We really blush for the humiliating aspect under which the Government of this country must be al ready regarded by foreign nations, on account of its admitted shameless tampering with the sacred trust of the Post-office department—and the Old-Bailey like, contemptible, special pleading on which, at this time of day, a British Administration comes forward to justify such delinquencies on its own part and on that of its predecessors. In reference to the tone of last night's debate on Mr. THOMAS DUNCOMBH'S motion for the appointment of a Select Committee of Inquiry into these transactions, we almost fear, too, that we shall have reason to blush for the weakness of a British Legislature, that seems far more disposed to become a " particeps criininis," by throwing the shield of its protection over Sir JAMES GRAHAM, than to act with a dignity and an honesty worthy of its better days and recollections. With what unmingled suspicion and contempt will our Continental neigh bours, and our American detractors be justified in regarding our habitual pretensions to fair deal ing and integrity, when, in the highest councils of the empire, the breaking of private— aye, and of public or foreign diplomatic seals—the felonious acquisition by third parties of a knowledge of the contents which those seals were meant expressly to protect from their sight;—the transmission to cer tain official and other quarters which the writers of the intelligence thus basely purloined expressly in tended that it should never reach—the clandestine refolding, and false or fabricated re-sealing of such violated papers—and the base, scandalous conspiracy of all the parties, high or low, connected with the most contemptible juggle of the whole felony (namely, the forwarding the letters thus abused, without notice or avowal of what has been done, to the party addressed, for the very purpose of falsely suggesting to him their undisturbed condition, i n order to entrap him into acting upon the assumption, that his own eyes first peruse, since the original dis patch of the communication, what his correspondent has written to him ;) when these are the vile arts which Sir JAMES GRAHAM and Sir ROBERT PEEL are not ashamed to stand up in their places to justify. For our own parts, deploring the melancholy fact that Mr. MAZZINI has been able to establish so signal a case of unpardonable turpitude against more than one of our principal official departments, we are yet grateful to that intelligent and able foreigner for having, with admirable perseverance, brought home to the really responsible parties political enormities of which, but for him, the British public would have still remained profoundly ignorant absolutely unsuspicious. Mr. THOMAS DUNCOMBE, too, deserves the respect of every true Englishman, of every party, for the zeal with which he has exerted himself to procure from Parliament a signal disclaimer of powers that cannot be used but to taint the national honour. At the risk of incurring the same censure which was visited on Mr. DUNCOMBE for the strong expression of his indignation, we must declare that the defence in chief, set up by Sir JAMES GRAHAM, and the argument in extenuation attempted by Sir ROBERT PEEL, were among the most puerile, the most pitiful, and abject exhibitions of forensic logic ever witnessed in the House of Commons. Mr. DUNCOMBE tells Sir JAMES GRAHAM distinctly-1. That he, Sir JAMES, had been guilty of the meanness and baseness of opening his, Mr. BUNCOMBE'S, letters. 2. That Sir JAMES had not the courage to avow it. And in reference to this latter part of the charge, he reminded the House, th a t on a former occasion he had addressed to the home Secretary a question with the view of eliciting the fact, to which the Right Hon. Functionary re plied by evading it as "one that it was known he was not in a condition to answer." Last night Sir JAMES blustered about " his perfect indifference to the imputation cast upon him by Mr. Duscomne." Indifference ! Delightful public morality, this, in a minister ! Let us have patience, and we shall hear the next postman who 'nay be tried at the Central Criminal Court for breaking the seal of a letter, and possessing himself of its contents, avow himself " per fectly indifferent to the imputation." For, observe, Sir JAMES did not deny the charge, but went into a rigmarole review of Mazzisa's case, and was so kind as to inform the House that the question was— whether or not they would repeal the Act of Queen Assists, which had given to Ministers this bad power ? Now that was not the question. Sir R. PEEL, on the contrary, at the conclusion of the lamest and most inconclusive of speeches, declared that " the question was not as to the existence of the power, but whether or not it had been honourably exercised ; and as they had been acquitted by a chosen Committee of honourable men, let them not again be put on their trial by a second inquiry before a new tribunal." Not quite so fast Sir ROBERT. By your own showing, you and your colleague are not yet agreed on what the question is, so that that point is not to be disposed of in this off-hand way. But there is another party, a greater party—the English public—who are yet to be satisfied before you can talk of your " acquittal." They can only be satisfied through the medium of such a Committee as Mr. DUNCOMBE moves for, not a packed Secret Committee, whose first act was to exclude Mr. Duscomms him self. Now what was the stringent question which Sir J. Gristliest dared not, and Sir R. PEEL would not, meet ? Just this—well, directly, fear lessly put by Mr. Slum. We give his own words—" You who answer about Mezzreii, you who answer about the Poles, will you answer this— Did you open the letters of Mr. DUNCOMBE ?" Sir JAMES was silent. Mr. SHEIL reproved the officious " interlocutory" of Lord SANDON, by telling him that he had called not on the Noble Lord but the Right Hon. Baronet. He reiterated his interro gatory. Sir JAMES was dumb. Dumb ? Dum tacet, clamat. His silence is the eloquence of confession. " Well, then, does Sir JAMES justify his conduct in this particular of Mr. DUNCOMBE'S letters ?" No answer. Sir J. HANMER is so good as to think too well of Sir JAMES to believe such a charge as applied to him. Eminently satisfactory that, to Mr. DUN." CONIBE! Lord SANDON makes a long and rather angry speech as Chairman of the Secret Committee of last session, in which he tells the House " that the infor mation conveyed to it was full and satisfactory, and though the prurient curiosity of individuals had not been gratified, the report contained sufficient mate rials for deciding whether or not the extraordinary power given to the Home Secretary had been fairly exercised." How strangely constituted must be the inquisitiveness of a Member of Parliament, which re flects upon the indignant and determined demand of outraged individuals for full and searching inquiry into the grievous wrong of which they complain as a " prurient curiosity" forsooth. It is time to come to some understanding as to the statutable I;nes of demar cation (we think), between moral right and moral wrong. At last Sir J. GRAHAM speaks ; but for what purpose ? To tell Mr. SHEIL that he cannot answer his question ; and that, upon his honour, he has " out with all he knew" before the Committee up stairs, which, by its very constitution was not to let what it heard be known ! If this be not mere mockery, it is very like it. Now the plain truth is —whether there be Act-of-Parliament warranty for these epistolary burglaries or not, they ought not to be, and can no longer be, by the English people, permitted. Better, a thousand times better, that as to this Post-office establishment we should be content, as we are with so many other human institutions, to take the great good and benefit we derive from it with their qualifications of evil. If the case really Ise, that con spirators and agitators in differentlands do avail them selves of its facilities to communicate and interchange their schemes of action, their projects of revolt, if you please, against foreign powers in alliance with us, we cannot help it. It is an abuse incident 1 to the constitution of the department. But to maintain, beyond the whisper of suspicion, its inviolable integrity, its national security, its undisturbed, uninterrupted sacredness ;—this is an object, not only of the highest importance and interest to the confidence of our vast commercial community and connexions, but identified with the purity and welfare of our social system—with all the respect demanded for private confidence and public honour. Let us hope that the Legislature will re spond faithfully to the solemn responsibility now devolved upon it, of at once vindicating and protecting the integrity of the raost delicate, as well as the most important, of all the trusts which a nation can commit to its Executive. Madrid journals, of the 10th and 11th inst., have been received. In the Senate the general discussion on the Clergy Dotation Bill was closed, and the first article adopted on the 11th. It was understood that the whole measure of Government would be adopted in both Chambers. The Envoy, CASTILLO T ATENZA, was not to set out for Rome till after the presentation of the Bill to Congress. It appears that the amount of Three per Cents. issued by the Government from the 15th to the 31st of January, in consequence of the conversion of the claims of the contractors of Trea sury-bills and the Floating Debt, reached the sum of 183,676,279 reals. On the 11th the Three per Cents. closed at 321 for cash, and 33i at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. al 24 for cash, and 24,i at 60 days; and the Debt with out Interest, at 7 at 60 days. Most of the Paris papers give an outline of Sir R. PEEL'S financial statement, but their remarks are very concise, and without interest. Such a large surplus, and that surplus disposed of in a way that may inter fere with French manufactures, especially in glass, cannot be very pleasing to those parties who lose no opportunity of showing their hostility to England. The Journal des Debats treats the subject in rather an amusing manner, and pays a compliment to the Premier for the admirable way in which he keeps a secret. "Fourteen days ago," says the writer, "the Government announced that they would pro pose a continuation of the income-tax, and a re duction of duty on certain articles of consumption, But the question was on what tax blessed by heaven would the choice of the Alinister fall ? No one could answer, and Sir ROBERT PEEL, according to his custom, carefully kept the secret, while he was be sieged by persons representing almost every branch of industry—tea, coffee, sugar, cotton, paper, soap, and things without number. These made the air re sound with their lamentations, like the halt and lame who expose their wounds, real or factitious, to the charity of the public. But the financial dictator was impenetrable. He had neither eyes to see nor ears to hear. He walked amidst them like a physician of the first rank among his patients crying for relief, but he would give no answer till the appointed time.' After other remarks in a similar strain, that journal thus proceeds : . . "The strength of Sir Robert Peel's Ministry consists in the success of his financial measures; and, right or wrong, the Prime Minister of Great Britain is considered as the only man capable of maintaining an equilibrium between the in- THE WEATHER-SuN OFFICE, FEB. 19. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 27 ; Highest, 33 ; Noon, 31 BAROMETER, 30.21.—W1ND, S. 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. All the other observations are made at noon. MGR WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 0 minutes after 0 Evening .. 27 minutes after 0. - 4 - • ;2? ' SECOND EDITION. an LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1845. The House of Lords met at Five o'Clock. The business transacted was confined exclusively to the presentation of petitions. Among them was one from Edinburgh, presented by Lord CAMPBELL, against any change in the Scotch system of banking, and ono from SAMUEL GRAY, complaining of the conduct of the law officers in Ireland, in instituting repeated prosecu tions against hip on the same charge. Their Lordships adjourned shortly after Five o'clock. In the House of Commons the Hon. 11. FITZROY took the oaths and his seat for Lewes. Sir W. HEATUCOTE brought up the report of the Sub Committee on private Bills. Various petitions were presented. . . New writs were ordered for East Kent in the room of Sir E. KNlzennuLL, who had accepted the Chiltern Hun dreds, and for Thetford in the room of Mr. W. B. BA RING, who had accepted the office of Paymaster-General. Several notices of motion were given, among them was one by Mr. WARD, for Tuesday week, to renew his motion respecting the exclusive and parti cular burdens on land, and one by Lord J. RUSSELL, for going into Committee of Ways and Means for the purpose of proposing the sugar duties, to move this resolution by way of amendment :—" That it is the opinion of this House that the plan proposed by her MAJESTY'S Government, in reference to the sugar duties, professing to keep up a distinction between free-labour sugar and foreign slave-grown sugar, is im politic, and would aggravate the evils of a protecting duty to their colonies at the expense of the consumer, would tend to impair the revenue, and render the re moval of the property and income-tax, at the end of three years, very improbable and uncertain." Lord ASHLEY then moved for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the labour of children in the calico print works of Great Britain and Ireland. Sir J. GRAHAM could not refuse to consent to the introduction of the Bill, but he must reserve for himself and the Government the most perfect discretion with respect to the mode in which the details of the Bill were to be carried out. Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... 59 Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln 1% 3 Chester and Holyhead... 5 Churnet Valley Cornwall Direct Northern Dublin and Galway..... , 2 11 ,6 3% 3 Ea;,.tem Counties 14k 165.... Ditto Perpetual, 5 per 'Cent, No. 1....41. 13s. 4d 1 Ditto ditto, No. 2 133. 4d.. 0% Eastern Union lO .. . Ditto Extension Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Great South. and West. (Ireland) Ditto Extension Great North of England-100 Ditto New..... Great Western 4C 174 99 38 4 1% Ditto % Shares 5O — Ditto Fifths Guildford, Farn'm,Ports. 2%... .. Harwich Hull and Selby 5O Ditto, Quarter Shares 1211 1 lB Lancaster and Carlisle... 15 London and Birminghm (5t0ck)..233 Ditto New Thirds 2 London and Blackwall.. 16% L 58 1 4 ondon and Brighton... 50 58 .. London and Greenwich 12115 s 4d... ...... .. London an d S. Western 4116 s 10d 80% Ditto New 2% l3 12% ...... ... London and Croydon, 13/. 15s. 9d lB%q London and York 2l,x .. 76% Lynn and Ely 2% 5%.. Manchester and Leeds... 73 Midland 100 — Ditto New Midland, Birm., Derby 100 Newcastle and Darling ton Junction Newoastie and Berwick 1 1 / Newark and Sheffield ... 114 — North British Ditto New 1 Norwich and Brandon... 10 Ditto, New Richmond and West End Junction Rugby,Wor'ster,&Tring 1 3 %% 3 / 1 Shrews., Wolverhamp., Dudley, and Birm 2 l/ 6 1% South Devon lO 17 South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d... 4 41 ... Ditto, No. 1 Ditto, No. 2. 2 Ditto, No. 3 South Wales Trent Valley 2 ... 19% 20 19% . 20 19 4 West Cornwall 1 14... York and North Midland 50 Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 20 Ditto, Selby 2O EDitto Extension FRENCH RAILWAYS. - .. 58 7 10% 80 12 1 4 7% 5,6 139 Boulogne and Amiens-. 2 Great North. of France.. 4 Lyons and Avignon 2 Orleans and Vierzon ... 2 ...... 12 3 / 13 12% Orleans and Bordeaux... 2 Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ... 2 Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 Bordeaux and Toulouse 2 ...... .2 1 ,4 JOINT STOCK BANKS. London & Westminster. 20 MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 18.—The market remains steady, and considerable business has been done at the following quotations :—Edinburgh and Glasgow, New Quarters, 6 ; Lancaster and Preston, 52%; London and Brighton, 58 1 4 % ex new and ex di v . ; M anc h ester and Leeds, 137 ; Ditto, Sixteenth Shares, 6%; South-Eastern, 41; Ditto, No. 3, 10% ; Barnsley Jmiction, ; Birken head, Mancheater, and Cheshire Junction, 7 5-16 ; Black burn, Burnley, and Accrington, 6; Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 3% ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 7 ; Caledonian, ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 3 1 % ; Churnet Valley, 8 3-16 ; Glasgow and Dumf r ie s , 1% ; Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, 2% ; Huddersfield and Man c h es t er Railway and Canal, 5% ; Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 4% ; Leeds and Thirsk, 4 ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 3% ; London, Worcester, Ox ford, and Rugby, 4; London and York, 71,4 ; Manchester and Buxton, 3% ' • Newark and Sheffield, 2%; Newcastle and Berwick. 16 ; Scottish Central, 3%; Sheffield and Lin colnshire Junction, 1 1 ,4 9-16; Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Dudley, &c., 6 1 ,( 3 /4 ; Trent Valley, 20% %; West York hire, 3% ; Great Northern of France (English), ; Man chester and Liverpool District Bank, 11% ex div.; Peak Forest Canal, 43; Rochdale Canal, 54. Summonses were issued, by order of Sir James Graham this morning, for a Cabinet Council to be held to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon, at the Foreign .office, Downing-street. At Queen-square Police-court, yesterday, a number of cab and omnibus drivers were summoned. One cabman was tined ten shillings for plying elsewhere than on a stand, by driving about the street obstnicting the traffic. An omnibus conductor was Rued five shillings for allowing another person to ride on the step of the omnibus. BANK DIVIDENDS.—The Newcastle-on-Tyne Com mercial Banking Company have just declared a dividend of 7 per cent., and the Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Banking Company a dividend of 10 per cent. per annum. The Newcastle Joint-stock Banking Company have made a dividend of 6 per cent., a surplus of profit of upwards of 3,0001. being carried to the guarantee fund. THE WEATHER.—THE PARRS.—After eight o'clock on Sunday night the previous cloudy atmosphere was succeeded by a brilliant morning, the wind blowing briskly and piercing from N.N.E., the mercury began to fall, and during the night, and up to seven o'clock yesterday morning, the thermometer at the Receiving House in Hyde Park stood at 28 degrees. The advance of the day, how ever, all ilia skater, and though the mem b cf the Club 1 .1;; WV:e COMpelied to forego their favourite amusement. The thermometer at noon was 38 degrees, and had declined very slightly up to eight OVOCk last nOt. The wind blew chiefly horn the southward. THIS DAY'S NEWS. CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in Lincoln's Inn-hall to-day, and after disposing of several lunatic petitions or. his paper, ,proceeded to hear the further arguments in the pa r t-h ear d case of the Ludlow Charitic , s, which occupied his Lordship the remainder of the day. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) The Vice-Chancellor of England heard pleas, demurrers, and causes to-day, none of which possessed any public in terest. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in London.) WARD V. SQUIRE. This was an action for seduction, which occupied the greater part of the day. The case for the plaintiff was not concluded when we went to press. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the Lout) CHmEr• BARON and a Common Jury.) JOHN GRAFTON V. EDWARD GRAFTON. This was an action to recover damages for assault and false imprisonment. The facts of the case were of no public inte rest. The parties to the action formerly carried on business together as watchmakers, in Fleet-street. Disputes arose between them, and the cause of action arose out of the part nership disputes. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 301. SPORTING IN' BETTING AT MAN, TELLIGEN CE. 'CHESTER.—TUESDAY. ER CUP. 13 25 to 1 agst Strathspey (tak. 5 to 1 agst Pas 40 to 1 agst Ratan 40 to 1 agst Trueboy (talc.) CHEST 10 to 1 agst Semiseria (taken) 15 to 1 agst The Era 16 to 1 agst Obscurity (tak.) 20 to 1 agst Winesour (t) 22 to 1 agst Zanoni 10 to 1 agst Alarm (taken) 13 to 1 agst Cobweb c (tak.) 14 to 1 agst hedger (taken) 16 to 1 agst Ides BY. 30 to 1 agst Miss Whip colt 30 to 1 agst ➢lentor 35 to 1 agst Doleful 1000 to 10 agst Clumsy. 20 to 1 agst Pam COURSING. RENFREWSIIIRE OPEN MEETING. The Renfrewshire Purse of 63 sovs. was won by Mr. Sharp's Lancashire Witch ; the Renfrewshire Plate of 44 sovs. was won by Mr. Geddes's Rottlemaker ; and the Renfrewshire Cup of 401., by ➢ir. Geddes's Bothwell Bank. ALTAR MEETING.—The Cup was won by Mr. Moore's Mingo ; the Sefton Stakes by Mr. B. Wynne's Briton ; the Croxteth Stakes by Mr. Swan's Sovereign Queen; and the West Derby by Mr. Swan's Secretary. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHAN GE-WEDNESDAY We had a fair average supply of English Wheat on offer. The best qualities moved off at Monday's quotations, but most other kinds might have been purchased on lower terms. The show of free Foreign 'Wheat was not extensive, yet the inquiry for it was heavy, at almost nominal figures. Bathe) , and Malt were in slo w inquiry, and the turn cheaper. Oats, Beans, and Peas without alteration. English ...... Irish ........ Foreign ...... ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. I Oats. I Flour. 4,020 qre. 2,940 qrs, 3,450 3,110 -- 8,970 _ ____ ____ NO Malt, 4,180 _ qrs. WHITZCEMPEZ. We had only a moderate supply of Meat. The demand, however, was inactive, at barely late rates. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 5s 2d ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 4s 4d per Blbs, by the carcase. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, FEB. 19.—Wind this day at noon, Easterly, fresh breezes. F.a.uoirrn, FEB. lb.—Wind S.E., fresh.—Arrd. Golden Spring, Poole, and Elizabeth Hughes, Lower, lehaboe ; Stour, Wilbey, ditto. Off, Johan Frederick, Charleston, for Bremen. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 18.—Aird. H. M. S. Lander, Texel. Ann, Madras and China. Off, Skerne, Shell, Sydney, New South Wales, sailed June 18, Bay of Conception, Oct. 30 ; Inconstant, Beacon, Halifax. SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 18.---Arrd. Braganza (steamer), Malta. Sld. Forth (steamer). West Indies. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 18.—Wind S.E.—Acrd. Samarang, Sl ea , Bata via, for Amsterdam, out 102 days. Off, Lusitania, St uar t, I c h a b oe, for Dundee. ___ ------ PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 18.—The Orion, Roberts, from Oporto, v. - hich arrived here 15th inst., leaky, is discharging to repair. BRISTOL, FEB. 18.—Sid. Maria, Barbadoes. 'Mural . , FEB. 18.—The Euphemia, Dixon, from Calais, ashore in Robin Hood Bay, has been condemned, Coax, FEB. 16.—Acrd. Czar, Slater, Ichalxie. CLYDE, FED. 17.—Acrd. Aleeste and T,lnicorn, Alor,-att, Demerara; Dalmatia, New Orleans. Sld. Britannia, New York; St. John, St. John's, New Brunswick. WEXFORD, FED. 17.—The Burley, from Liverpool to Ichaboe, ashore on Arklow Bank, was got afloat last night, subsenuently drove front her moorings, and went ashore again, and remains. Raines, FEB. 17.—A boat, markod " John Eden, of Dunkirk," was picked up yes ter da y Liviaroor„ FEB. 16.—Wind S., moderato.—Arrd. Catharine, Ichaboe ; Ann, Johnson, Maranham ; Persian, St. Lawrence, and Tamerlane, New Orleans ; Portland, Remento, Ifavannah; Blanchard, Winlfren, and Crown, Mobile ; Ben Nevis and Kingston, Savannah. Sid. Superior, Sydney; Sea Queen, Calcutta ; Cumana, Arica ; Stata, Jamaica ; Columbus, New York. POOR AND COUNTY RATRB.—On the motion of Sir James Graham, a Parliamentary return has been made, showing the total amount of money levied for poor-rates and county-rates in England and Wales, and the amount expended thereout for the relief and maintenance of the poor for the years ended Lady-day, 1813, to 1844, inclusive. The total amount of moneylevied for poor-rates and county-rates in the years mentioned was 238,153,5711., and the sum expended for the relief and maintenance of the poor, 190,369,6321. TheClargest sum levied was in the year 1818, when the amount reached 9,320,4401., and the smallest in 1820, when it was only 3,719,65.51. The poor-rates and county-rates in 1844 amounted to 6,848,7171. Th ; largest sum expended for the relief and maintenance of the poor was in the year 1818-7,516,702/. ; and the smallest in 1837, when it was 4,044,7411. The following ilgares exhibit tho money levied and the sum expended thereout, for the last four years —from 1840 to 1844 inclusive. In 1840, money r tised, 6,014,605 P. ; expended, 4,579,9631. In 1841, 6,351,52:.1. ; 1842, 6,552,8901.; expended, 4,911,498/. In 18.0, ; ex- , pended, 5,208,0271, And 111 1844, 6,848,7171, and the lulu expended, 4,982 .0961. THE KENTISH AND SOUTH- EASTERN RAILWAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN A , SlR,—The Report of the Railway Department of tut )3 0 aru of Trade on the Kentish and South-Eastern Railway sehe rnes, ..., enunciates the general principles which guide the Boa rd inn' decisions. The first is—" To keep steadily in view the attain ment of the greatest amount of public advantage." ies , The second--" To give protection to existing CornPaP_ by allowing them to complete the railway communication_, of particular districts, where the lines proposed by theta . eIZ in all substantial respects, sound in thenarelves, and not ins' nor to those proposed by any other parties." 'cid" Before applying these general principles to the P on of cases embraced by the report, reference is made to car_ s . t h competition between existing and new Compani es, respect to which the following propositions are laid down , 18 Ist. " That an established Compan, which has a valwtmew, property and large available income, i n d epen dent of the n of scheme, can of course offer a guarantee for the fulfilraenWtst all that it undertakes to accomplish, greatly superior to of a new Company, however respectable." 'ous This proposition is supported by reference to various die stances, in which new Companies failed to accompus" objects for which they were incorporated. 2dly, " That the traffic of a system of lines, connec ted/I -r i d one another, can always be worked more economicallfr conveniently under an uniform management than by pendent Companies. if so idly. " That an established Company can always % a s• disposed, offer guarantees and advantages for a geeateitiss tent of railway than the new Company—viz., for the ells as well as the projected lines. 4thly. " That whatever guarantees may be thus on" a e e co existing Companies, possess the double advantage , • s Th. ieto pared with similar offers from new Companies, of cotoiab der el immediate operation, and of being more certainly reit ei f to effectual. An offer from a new Company to bind itsothee charge fares considerably lower than those usual upon utiol; lines might readily be made in the hope of therebY4; a t their Bill, but the fulfilment of it would depend Inn is! to tirely upon the eventual success of the linee and its as."'"' perform its engagements." a that From these propositions the conclusion is deduced, s il• preference should be given to the schemes of existing 01 1 way Companies for supplying their own districts, Toi ert, ties ) schemes are as good, or better, than those of other P" tio sol where no special reasons exist to induce the expect s advantage from competition, and where the old CI, o er voluntarily offers such guarantees as may be resa le poll quired to protect the public against the abuses of WI( pp, on such conditions as at once place the public in a be t sition than they could hope to obtain from competition, to If we apply the general principles and reasoning - Bo' report to the proposed schemes for facilitating the 0 11 '40 cation between London and York, and between Linct a erSl and the north and south, and the manufacturing and twos on districts—viz., to the schemes of the existing ComPa ni na the the one hand, and to that of the London and York co n' other, I am at a loss to conceive on what grounds tu, i `i'or) fident assertion of the promoters of the London an re port line, that their undertaking is to be sanctioned by the of the Board of Trade, can be based. If we keep steadily in view the greatest amount , ; ° O O , advantage—we cannot disregard the cost of constn tt lecO: the London and York line is to cost 6,500,0001., wbubv,,,seii , tend that the objects which it seeks to attain may be or better, attained by, or in connexion with, exisosneno o• ne panies at a cost of 2,500,000/. ; surely if this be s°, ti can reasonably doubt which of the two schemes is rap e to benefit the public. Let any man refer to the map of the London a nd s , 0 f line, published by Mr. Herapath, in his Railway JP,,t i rOt' the Ist inst. Starting from London, he will see on w`-fsti‘; ern side a continuous line of railway from Lonclen, t taste h t ° on the eastern side a line made, or nearly so, from Je._°" s ols!, Cambridge. The estimated cost of continuing the 11 10111 of Cambridge to York, so as to accommodate the loos h an d of Lincolnshire, and connect it with the north and sou the manufacturing districts, is as follows . 4, 0 From Cambridge to Lincoln X1,17 Proposed Branches to Boston, Spalding, and itor' 2 WO Stamford .. 75 60 From Lincoln, by Doncaster to Swinton , From Doncaster to the York and North Midland d are' Your readers will perceive that this extension of es ra ts' sere $ 1 lines will connect London with York by the ess— t be luc i d whilst it will at the same time amply accommodat e , S heds wants of Lincolnshire and connect that county wit",,, ts l o ,, and Wakefield ; in short, that it will do all at a within 2,500,001., which the London and York line , loop, aims to do at a cost of 6,500,000/. In my letters to you of the 27th January and an: t her last I entered into various details to prove, that wu e be ten garded as a means of shortening the distanc e i re London and the North, or as connecting Lincolns l . t h the ports of London, Ipswich, and Harwich, or "% vi ci fO7l manufacturing and mineral districts, the London u r o cf , scheme was uncalled for and indefensible. The ga d o , 1 , the statement which I then made remains to this . c ielesA questioned, and those statements afford abundant o f, that irrespective of the cost of construction, the lin... e " a a sa in connexion with, the existing Companies, are, s" to tA°, stantial respects, sound in themselves and not inferi'lt.be , g. proposed by the London and York. Let us now tes t or D tive advantages of the competing schemes by to e ' tions which the Board of Trade has laid down. First, which offers the best guarantee for the 000 ment of what it undertakes. sto o ' EXISTING COMPANIES. LONDON AND, „,ties The Midland and Eastern If the Eastern licr rn Counties, with a large avail- Northern and Eas,.lo the'' able income independent of panies failed to laid - 00. e the new lines which will con- sects for which they_.„ be 'A nect them together, offer the corporated, what no most unquestionable security pected from the U ro g ri P o i for the accomplishment of York, who u ncle fs ier c ote what they undertake ; whilst, construction of 33° • ated si% in connexion with the Cam- railway at an cstzm a oy bridge and Lincoln line, from 6,500,000/. ? Select s joit d its comparative cheapness, engineers in the awthe D; # they will be able to afford if two will say that p ore}' t o the greatest amount of ad- an d it s b ran ches - to , FA vantage to the public, with m a d e f or th e estire s rel ee an adequate return on the will assert that it will a te outlay. at But lea if t s hahlef line emisucinhaisdigheierpoll It is a great mistake to suppose that the ports of Boa- can it possibly pa.% e eri f/ ton, Spalding, and Wisbeach public or the s h are ho jog V on will be benefited by a com- must be a coroPq,eog.4 manication with each other— with that now 01- ,s what they want is a commu- the western route , T o e y nication inland from their re- Bawtry to London spective ports. Nevertheless, be, "ex necess itate_ t o ts o the existing Companies are third competing l' ev o scp , prepared to make a continu- eastward of it ; in,.„!` s e mu d ous chain of communication, sooner or later, a Po e t s. by a double line of rails, along made direct fr° ll of Pet rt the eastern coast, as well as through the - heS bero sg t p er to the direct line from Cam- county, to a pe f bridge to Lincoln, in case it where it will jos'' Jes , o l3 should be recommended by the Eastern Coun ti 'll 0 ° to b the Board of Trade. The cost the traffic from , ro ue ,; st of the coast lines from Lin- come, via Gains u 'i te sla,"6 , coin by Boston, Spalding, LincOln, and why 6 t Wisbeach, and March, to Ely, sent round the co s , is estimated at or near ton and Spalding' 700,0001. lea O • l ien Secondly—With respect to the economical and CO orb working of the traffic. The Midlands, Eastern The London, s a line i p Counties, and Cambridge and with their n 3 a h ! A dIAO' Lincoln Companies have ar- loop, must have sod ~ ranged that their system of staff and stations,,, the ` fi g lines, connected with one not be worked Nvi, t ' o alis f e another, shall be worked economy ; whas t ,','„ r o of S hot under an uniform manage- only a single "'h - ire, 'te meat, so as to ensure economy through Liacolo._, ace toy te and expedition. will not adeelna - , so of modiste the tr sw ~ b icb county. e nteee csaa . Thirdly and fourthly—As to the relative gna r l n ee may be offered to the public by es ta blished an d panies, and the relative value of such guarantees•naneeS The existing Companies A stronger eas e •„stitt d ds may offer such advantages, be imagined to J d --- a f of not only in respect of the refusal of the Boa r bi daist: a f, projected lines, but of their to listen to the a G o ei l l existing lines ; they may offer low fares, &C., by O P T tite to lower their rates, and to in the hope 0f thy' , b i o a dia g afford greater accommodation their Bill, than on their existing lines, and to London and Ireros bring those lines under the regard to the I t t i he cerV a iog arrangements now proposed of the line, an" . „ tio etiog ot het for all new railways. of its being a Cu " - tte It is clear, too, that the offers with one, if nno t°fi n ee 0 0 1 ee l' of the existing Company will lines, no relis_itinote po d come sooner into operation, placed on tbe, er' and will be more certainly vency of the uv t 7 o l.o w o e!' rendered effectual, whilst the its ability to P e sas t, it s t , ' entire route to the North will gagements- - i a ' io estin e c n ces, be opened much sooner to the can paY as a ° • ri g gu t ses e public by their means than and the concludsdet tb!' a by the rival scheme, of the report un are peculiarly aptofoat "No Act of lare. oa t ca l o a compel an int vr % ra tes ode to carry at as i " orat ri c ier "'Pie:sons undo-" taiffonordas"a ProoP - able to an a tak in i n o g de n ra 'ig te ht „, lo3 t ere o r a n fr ;, fil t ic h e b i t t established Lic ri t i f f a lai r e , eP can be relied t i ) s n ther ef°l. n tif engagements _ s ppare.. A ferable to one trio s. more advantarw' the new Compare t arre d ° the' t ac In the list of advantages, which would be _°_eding to m ore public by the London and York Railway , cv not be ; i°ll published statement, there is not one which Win is consl e cheaply and as well afforded by the lines of, all l a id .ifeni the with, the existing Companies. Great stress is o f roo. Ave supply of coals to Lincolnshire, but the silbse"t: 0 0 V o sls Lincoln by Boston and Spalding to Peterborourgquires. ht that accommodation which Lincolnshire ti e_. ° he h r ue to from Swannington and from Clay Cross, e T er s c i; n o ; s isi by the Midland and Syston and Pet r: L e coln. a dt° Stamford—and by the Cambridge a Ybuted thr T the line and branches they would he distr . ' the ca se kW) heart of Lincolnshire, which could not D e bt f ro m l r° L iscl London and York line, Again, coals broi?g, sod ii et 0 to Lincoln would by means of the Catilo, i r s "!efd i the ri;i l ic main line and its branches be dispersed t' rv" yefle spsi d ' the county ; not so by the London &floc would carry them round by the ports in It avoiding the most populous parts o , of ert hoe: th i3 el° uelletVat: de $s 6e , a nd I° '_.l tbe London g a te. thi s determined tore port in favour of the has It has been üblicly stated that the Board One gentleman connected with that Coemilusw d t whatever levet he knows it for a fact. I give no credit statement, and only refer to it from its mischieThe fl e a that —. tno att° ift raising the price of shares. lam Committee of the Board of Trade :east' of their opinion to transpire. Sangnine by t hew n „ 1, 0;-' ‘} t sons who have been courteously received canno t sin t o been misled by their own wishes, but tSi e s ) se. Sure t hat Ih r ; fact what the decision of the Board _ es it cannot be an easy matter to at 6rti,ini; Coonr_"the erg schemes of, and in connexion reasonse ex _ .st to inda.c.e ,0 staiffnedre idnoteorierlstaeva hrliesr,t, inferior to it, or that any special. -17 or that the ola 0' pectation of advantage from compeetwea,ran.ees as wa y 0 ; ; nies have not voluntarily offered such gu r inst the abuses::f_ mbetio sonabiy required to protect the publx sire t h e p ublic : o ,' 'ls 0 poly, on such conditions as at once . pi TCj Sir, your obedient servant, position than they could hope to obtazz - i !from cocmrPLS.rcq.°A. obert at DII: Florenc e ' rt On the lit of February, at his villa, FO P' Ladbrok Esq., aged 74. 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