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ebtrb Wbition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. TATTERSALL'S.-THIS EVENING. QUARTER TO SIX O'CLOCK. CHESTER CUP. 14.t0 1 agst Merry Andrew 14 to 1 agst The Prior 15 to 1 agst Cattonite 16 to 1 agst Sir Robert—taken 22 to 1 agst Pharaoh 22 to 1 agst Freedom 27 to 1 agst Tacita 27 to 1 agst Martyr 33 to 1 agst Alice Hawthorn DERBY. 6 to 1 agst Ugly Buck—taken 8 to 1 agst Rattan 17 to 1 agst Orlando—taken 18 to 1 agst Leander—taken 22 to 1 agst Loadstone 27 to 1 agst Cockamaroo--taken 30 to 1 agst lonian 33 to 1 agst Voltri 40 to 1 agst Vat colt 45' to I agst Apprentice SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS.OF THIS DAY. STANDARD.—We are at length within view of the termination of the State trials in Ireland. After the Solicitor-General had concluded his long, and, accord. ing to its form, able speech to evidence, and the Chief Justice, speaking for the whole Court (which is agreed) had delivered a charge of great length, the jury, on Saturday night delivered a verdict convict ing each of the traversers upon one or more of the several counts (eleven in number), but omit ting to find any verdict upon several of these counts. It will be seen from this that the jury consider Mr. Daniel O'Connell guilty upon five counts, Mr. John O'Connell guilty upon two counts, Mr. Ray guilty upon three counts, Mr. Barrett guilty upon four counts, Mr. Steele guilty upon four counts, Mr. Duffy guilty upon five counts, Dr. Gray guilty upon three counts, and the Rev. Mr. Tierney guilty upon one count ; with refer ence to six of the eleven counts, the jurors had not come to any conclusion. This verdict was of course imperfect, and the jurors were, at twelve o'clock on Saturday night, locked up to this day, in order to complete it. Sensible as we are of the arduous task imposed upon the Learned Solicitor-Gene ral and the Venerable Chief Justice, we are much in disposed to criticise unkindly the course taken by either of them ; it is, however, but just to the jurors, who have been the sole sufferers by the error—if there has been an error—to say, that though the speeches of the Soli citor-General and the Chief Justice extended to a length which forced the case almost into the Sabbath, these speeches appeared to us to have been so much overdone, as rather to perplex than to aid the jurors in forming their decision. The speech of the Attorney-General in opening the case was necessarily long, because he had to give for the first time, a narrative if tran• sactions extending over many months, and occur ring in various parts of the island. And the ordr and lucid arrangement of that narrative, assigning his part distinctly to each traverser, and - its legal character to each act, and showing the connection of all the acts, and of all the par ties, . will scarcely be forgotten by any who heard or read the statement ; while every lawyer admits that it was a masterpiece of legal skill. The case as thus. stated was to the letter sustained by evi dence, and its arguments were scarcely touched in all the long (and some of them eloquent) speeches of the seven or eight gentlemen who defended the traversers, and of the facts alleged not one was impugned by eNi deuce, Now, we respectfully submit that this was not an occasion for a long speech to evidence on the part of the Crown counsel, who really had nothing to answer, and who, we must think, would - have best discharged his duty by a brief resume of the Attorney-General's statement, carefully imi tating the Right Hon. Gentleman's course of applying each act to its- proper actor, giving its legal character to each act, and assigning the acts to their respective pro per counts in the indictment ; such a resume would not have occupied more than a couple of hours at the ut most, and it would have relieved the jury from the con fusion and embarrassment in which they were evi dently placed by the mass of unarranged matter through which they have had no guide but the re collection of the Attorney-General's speech at the end of a month. As to the seven or eight orations deli vered on the part of the traversers, tliey might, we think, have been wholly disregarded by the prosecutors, not only with safety, but with advantage. The charge of the Chief' Justice was more scientific and lawyer-like than that of the Solicitor-General ; but, though excellent in all its parts, it wanted the lucidus ordo indispensable to conduct to a knowledge of the'truth, when the acts of individuals are to be determined, characterised, and appropriated through a wide, in tricate, wilderness of events. The Solicitor-General's speech, and the Chief Justice's charge are deficient in this, that they do not take the counts in detail, which would appear to have been the convenient course, when it is considered that each count is, in fact, a distinct indictment. The dealing with the facts in gross reminds us of what ance occurred (as it is said, in a London church) at the marriage of twelve men to twelve women by a single cere mony—" We, John, Thomas, James, William, &c., &c., take you, Mary, Elizabth, Jane, Sarah, &c., &c., to be our wedded wives, and e converso with respect to the ladies." The happy couples, it is said, had some difficulty and some disputes in "pairing off," and a somewhat similar difficulty plainly embarrassed tho Dublin jurors, when called upon summarily to mulch the several traversers with the several counts of the indictment. Now this difficulty, we must still think, would have been much diminished had the Solicitor-General been less excursive and diffuse— which iu Ireland they call eloquent—and more succinct and precise in his speech to evidence. The Court would have been under a necessity for following him—the traversers would have bees relieved forty-eight hours sooner from a painful suspense, and the poor jurors, who had to spend the whole of yesterday imprisoned in a cold room (and what a day yesterday was !) for no fault of their own, would have been in the enjoyment of their firesides and of the society of, their families. Now that public attention is directed to the social evils of Ire land, we submit that Irish eloquence ought to be taken into consideration. We think that there are twelve gen tlemen in Dublin, that is, if all have survived the cold of yesterday, who will agree with us, that unneces,arily long, and unsuitably fine speeches, are among these social evils. Notwithstanding the glimpse which we have had of the jury box, we shall not offer any opinion as to the probable verdict. For anything we know et present, the jurors are committed in no respect ; they may acquit all or any, or they may convict all or any, upon any of the counts, or upon all of them. We pre sume, however, that if there be any count upon which they obstinately disagree, the Crown has the power to withdraw that count, so that there is no danger of a faiiuro of justice through such disagreement in part. It must be useless to say more upon a subject which pro bably has beeu already set at rest. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at Five o'Clock. On the motion of Lord COTTENHAM a Bill was read a first time entitled an Act for the Amendment of the Law of Imprisonment for Debt. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. The LORD CHANCELLOR laid on the table of the Mouse a Bill for altering the jurisdiction of Ecclesiastical Courts. THANKS TO SIR CHARLES NAPIER. The Earl of RIPON, in rising to move that the thanks ,of the House be presented to Sir Charles Napier, and .the officers and men under his command, said that he should take especial care to abstain from anything _which might by possibility lead to a difference of opi nion to refer in the reriwtest degree to any political question. It had always been the practice, on occasions of this kind, to pursue that course which was recom mended, as well by reason as by practice. lie might, however, be permitted, before he moved that the thanks of the House be given to Sir Charles Napier, to state to their Lordships, as briefly as he could, the grounds upon which he thought the conduct of that gallant officer, and the army under his command, was most de serving of their Lordship's applause and thanks. He would take the liberty very shortly of de tailing to (their Lordships the course of those operations which had given new lustre to the mil litary character of that distinguished officer. It ap peared that in the course of the early part of last year Sir Charles Napier, who was in command of her Ma jesty's and the East India Company's forces in Sinde, was called upon by the Governor-General to enter into cer tain negotiations with the Ameers of Sinde. In the course of those proceedings he received information, upon which information. he (the Earl of Ripon) would offer no opi nion. He received information which led him to believe that the Ameers, with whom he was about to negotiate, were collecting troops and the means of resistance, from which he inferred that it would become impossible for • him to bring the negociations to a satisfactory issue without having at hand military forces to support his proceedings. Under these circumstances, he felt it his duty to move from 'his position on the Indus at the town of Sukkur to the town of Bhurtpore, in order by this operation to disperse those forces which his representations had tailed to do. When he ar riired there the Ameers and their forces retired. but he was led to believe, from information he had received, that their dispersion did not take place, and that a necessity might arrive for a display of force on his part. The Ameers were returned from the Khyrporo and took another direction, and Sir Charles Napier, feel ing a necessity for securing his time of operation, moved . forward and secured, the fort of Sukkur. The Ameers, feeling their position was not a secure one, retired from the position they had taken up, and Sir Charles Napier determined to move forward, in spite of all the difficulties which pre sented themselves ; and though there was a want of j supplies, and there was great apprehension of a dell- I ciency of water, it seemed to him that Sir C. Napier beiug a man of great spirit, was not to be daunted from effect ing his march; but being at the same time a person of great sagacity awl prudence, he felt there was some risk ineffectingit, and he felt it necessary to guard against the consequences which might follow. He, therefore, placed an advanced force on the road to Hyderabad, the capital of Sinde, and it was so posted as to enable the main body to carry on their operations. His measures succeded, and with that spirit which distinguished his family ha succeeded in capturing the fort of Nemongarre. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRITARIt 12, 184 He believed thatthe taking of this fort was one of the Gentleman, the Secretary at War in his place, he most brilliant affairs ever undertaken. He now felt it wished to draw his attention to a question which he pu necessary to advance further towards Hyderabad, which to him on Saturday, regarding an outrage committed by was not very easy, particularly as he had I a body of soldiers in Brighton upon the property and reason to believe that the Ameers had col- 1 persons of some of the inhabitants. He wished to lected a considerable force, which might place his I know if the Right Hon. Gentleman received any in army in jeoparey. He advanced towards the place formation whether such steps would be taken by the called Sckkerdown, some distance from Hyderabad, Horse Guards as would prevent the recurrence of such where he remained for some days. In the ineentime, practices? after certain negotiations which he had reason to sup- Sir 11. HARDINGE said he found by the papers pose would lead to a termination of the affair, an attack that the quarrel alluded to by the Right Hon. Gentleman was made upon the 15th of February, by a large body of originated in'a soldier being obstructed and assaulted Belochees upon the residence of Major Outram, which was by three or four men, inhabitants of Brighton. He within a short distance of Hyderabad, between that city called to his companions for assistance, who turned out and the left bank of the Indus. In the defence of this and pursued the men, who took refuge in a house the place Major Outram behaved with the greatest gallantry property of which they destroyed. It was impossible to though he had only a few troops with him; and though vindicate the violence and outrage which took place on the attack was made by upwards of 800 of the na- the occasion. Their conduct was most improper ; but, as tires, and pusned with great vigour, he maintaind the regiment volunteered to give compensation to the his position for a considerable time. It unfor- person whose property was destroyed, and as one of the tunately happened that he had not received some parties stood accused of an assault and riot it would not supplies of ammunition which he had expected, and he be necessary for him to enter into the details of the sub was obliged to support the attack with a small number of ject. In order to prevent a recurrence of such violence, forces. He was not a man to yield. He was well the Horse Guards would take the necessary steps. known to be a brave and resolute soldier; and Sir Charles WOOD PAVEMENT. Napier spoke of him in the highest terms, and of all who Mr. HUME wished to ask the Noble Lord, the Chief served under him on that occasion. An attack had been Commissioner of the Woods and Foresti, whether it made on three sides of the building, and though they was intended to pave George-street, Westminster, White were obliged to retire, they did so in good order, with hall, and Parliament-street, with wood ? a trivial loss of only ten or twelve men. When Sir C. Lord LINCOLN said that the Commissioners of Woods Napier heard that Major Outram was compelled to re- and Forests were not the sole Paving Commissioners tire, he felt it necessary for him to take further steps, for Westminster. He believed that the inhabitants and to move forward. lie did so, and he found the lof the streets alluded to had applied to the Commis enemy posted in a well selected position, which showed I sioners to have those streets paved with wood, but the that they were not ignorant • of military skill. answer had been that the Commissioners would not Their front was defended by a deep ditch, and their entertain any proposal for the extension of the wood flanks were covered with jungle, their right flank was pavement at present. He believed that the whole sub further defended by a ditch. This was a most formid- i ject would be taken into consideration after Easter. able position. Sir Charles Napier attacked 22,000 men NOTICES OF MOTION. in this strong position with 2,800 in front. He could Mr. FERR AND gave notice that on the motion of the not attack them in any other way. The moment he Hon. Member for Stockport, for a Select Committee to saw the position, he perceived with that quickness which inquire into the operation of the import duties being pro was characteristic of him how the attack was to be con- posed, he should move, as an amendment, that the Corn ducted. He placed his troops en echcllon, and advanced mittee be also directed to inquire into the effect produced at once and stormed their breastworks. The enemy upon the wages of the manufacturing operatives by the im made a stout resistance, but after a severe struggle they migration of agricultural labourers into the manufacturing were routed with great loss and their ammunition and districts at the requisition of the mill-owners; also if the baggage fell into the handsof the conquerors.—(Cheers) representations which had been made to those labourers The troops in this battle had distinguished themselves to induce them to immigrate were true, and if the agree by their coolness, courage, and energy.—(Cheers.) meats entered into with them had been fulfilled; and The effect of this battle had not been, however, to die- also the effect which the increase of machinery had perse the whole of the enemy's force. It was a remark- produced upon the wages of the manufacturing operatives. able circumstance in Indian warfare that an enemy once Mr. S. WORTLEY gave notice of his intention to defeated should not at once disperse, but in the present move amendments to certain clauses in the Factories Bill. instance it so happened that one of the Ameers had a Sir CHARLES NAPIER gave notice that on the mos body of troops untouched. He was joined by the re- tion being put that the House do resolve itself into a fugees of the battle of Meant*, and he commenced mili- Committee of Supply on the Navy Estimates, he should tary operations. Sir Charles Ncpier, therefore, found 1 direct the attention of the House to the constitution of it necessary to advance from Hyderabad against the the Board of Admiralty. Ameer of Trapore. The Ameer had under his Mr. WALLACE postponed his motion for an instruc command 20,000 men, and Sir Charles Napier 5,000. tion to the Committee on Railways till this day week. The Ameer had taken up a strong position. lie had He also postponed his motion on the questio n being put two nullahs, or ditches, in his front, which was also de- that the House do resolve itself into a Committee of fended by a rampart and breast-work. Sir C. Napier, Supply until Monday next. in his dispatches, said that it was difficult to ascertain Mr. HUME postponed his motion for a Select Com the exact position of the enemy's left flank, mittee to inquire into the subject of smuggling, until and that, therefore, he determined to attack Tuesday week, and also gave notice that in the event of his right flank. The attach was made by the House agreeing to the amendment of which the the cavalry, supported by the 22d Infantry. The Hon. Member for Sheffield had given notice on the Ameers, finding that he was outflanked on his right, motion of the Hon. Member for Pontefract, proposing drew troops from his left to support hiS right. Sir that a provision should be made for the Roman Cathol c Charles Napier judged from this manoeuvre that his clergy of Ireland, he (Mr. Hume) should propose that an right flank was his weakest point, and therefore had humble address be presented to her Majesty,praying that determined that he would make his attack on the right. her Majesty would be pleased to direct an inquiry to be The troops advanced steadily, reserving their fire until it made for the purpose of ascertaining whether the number would tell with effect, and the result was the complete of persons dissenting from the Established Churches of defest of the enemy.—(Cheers.) He had thus, from a England, Ireland, and Scotland, was not greater than short and imperfect account of the two great actions the number of those in communion with those churches. which had been fought by Sir Charles 'Napier. These and, if so, whether the time was not arrived when the vicories had not, however, been won without loss. Our public property which had been devoted to the uses of loss, in killed and wounded, had been 500 men ; those churches ought to be withdrawn, regard being had amongst them we had to regret many of the bravest to existing interests, and whether the greater portion of officers of our Indian army.—(Hear, hear.) He would it ought not to be devoted to the promotion of national not detain the House by describing the gallant acts of education. individuals—those services had all been described by Sir Charles Napier, in his dispatches, and were now part of the military history of this country.—(Cheers.) He might say one word as to the non-commissioned officers and soldiers,—though, with respect to this por tion of her Majesty's army it was almost needless for him to speak. Many of their Lordships knew what they were as soldiers, with what spirit they fought, and the discipline which they maintained in action. But there was another portion of the army—the native troops — (Hear, hear)—of the East India Company; these troops must always, on occasions like these, be looked on in a peculiar light. They were not mer cenaries, for they were volunteer soldiers ; they were not English: though they were British subjects. But in many respects they had the hearts of Englishmen • they were as brave as any troops in the world—(Hear) —they were capable of as admirable discipline—(Hear)—they were patient of fatigue, and willing to sacrifice their natural prejudices. Teey went from their own country to places beyond the . seas, of which they . knew nothing, and they displayed as much spirit and discipline in fighting in another climate, as if they were fighting in their own homes on the con tinent of India. These qualities they had manifested on occasions without number ; and in addition to this they were remarkable for their unvarying fidelity. But for that fidelity the Government would at times have been placeenn difficulties from which it could not easily have ex tricated itself. Their Lordships then would agree with him in tendering their thanks to that army. And let them not suppose that their thanks would be barren. These men might not know accurately what space their Lordships filled in the eyes of Europe and the world — what their functions were in the Government of England ; but when they looked at their standards, 'bearing the names of these victories—when they felt on their breasts the medals which her Majesty and the East India Company had ordered to be pi e sented to them,—they would feel an * equal pride and gratitude, for the honour their Lordships would confer upon them by agreeing to his motion. His Lordship concluded by moving that the thanks of their Lordships be presented to Sir Charles Napier, the officers of the army, and the native troops engaged in the late military operations in Sinde, particularly in the battles of Mecanee and Ilyderabad. The motion having been put from the Woolsack,' Lord AUCKLAND rose. He trusted he should stand excused before their Lordships if he rose for the pur pose of seconding the motion of the Noble Earl oppo site. He could add little to what had fallen from the Noble Lord, but it was a gratification to himself to be allowed to say that he cordially, and without quali fication, concurred in the vote of thanks to that army. There was no one more alive than himself to the excellence of the Indian army ; there was no army that possessed in a higher degree the best qualities of the soldier. He should not follow the Noble Lord in his details; he should only say that though by good direction and good discipline their army had frequently vanquished forces infinitely supe rior to themselves, yet in no instance, not even excepting the battles of Plessy and As ' saye, was the disproportion or the difficulty greater. He was glad that the motion had been confined ex clusively to the military operations, it being so desirable that in a vote of thanks they should be unanimous. There was nothing in the vote that could give rise to a differ ence of opinion. The Duke of WELLINGTON said it was not his intention to say anything that could occasion any difference of opinion on - this que ea s s t a io n n d ; h pr e es c s o e u d ld as n h o e t wa li s st w e i n th t t o he s s u ir c o h ug a im m po o r ti t o a n uo this, merits ibm u l of the services which had been performed, without expressing his cordial assent in the expressions of approbation which had fallen from his Noble Friend (Lord Ripon) in submitting his motion, to the notice of their Lordships. He (the Duke of Wel lington) must say, that after giving the fullest consi deration to these operations, he bad never known an in stance of a general officer who had shown, in a higher degree, all the requisite qualifications to enable him to conduct great operations.—(Hear, hear.) Major-General Sir Charles Napier had manifested the utmost discretion and prudence in the formation of his plans, the utmost activity in perfecting the preparations so necessary to success, and finally the utmost zeal, gallantry, and science in carrying these plans and prepara tions into execution.—( Hear, hear.) Ilis Noble Friend, in introducing his motion, had spoken of the celebrated march el General Napier, and he (the Duke of Wellington) must say, that it was one of the greatest feats that it. had ever been his good fortune to pr e p p l a a r e a e te himire Intt s e was in, number peruse, and that it was compl e t e ly success f u l . (Hear, hear.) He had marched with hi s army through the desert with all hi s h eavy guns, transporting all his materiel as well, an d thi s i n the most extraordinary manner, h av i ng th us b een , b y hi s activity, z ea l, an d d e t erm i na ti on , ena bl e d to d epr i ve hi s enemy of the means of retreat.—(H ear , h ear .) Af ter his return f rom thi s mas t er l y operat i on, h e collected all hi s t roops an d ma d e a ll pru d ent i a l and necessary forps should ouvuel odlr whate v er tltihreao bto epsli .positione— c alledeA oftit 1 troops. —Af ter onlyn t oso future m events might some collect t e his enemy. a moda further observations th e mot i on was unanimously agreed to. TREATY WITH TURKEY. Dr. BOWRING postponed till the 22d of February the motion of which he had given notice, respecting the commercial treaties with Turkey, which now stood for the 15th. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock. Papers from the Poor-law Commissioners and returns from the Bank of England were presented. POOR-LAWS. Mr. WALKER presented a petition from the Poor law Guardians of Bury, praying for an alteration in the bastardy clause of the poor-law Act. WINDOW-TAX. Mr. W. LACELLES presented a petition from the Licensed Victuallers of Wakefield, praying to be relieved from the window- tax. Mr. SMYTHE presented a petition to the same effect from Canterbury. _ _ THE PROPOSED DUTY ON COAL. Mr. ORD presented a petition from Newcastle-on- Tyne, against the proposed increase in the duty on coal imported into London. Mr. HUTT presented a petition to the same effect from Gateshead. ST. ASAPII AND BANGOR. Lord CLIVE presented a petition against the union of these two sees. Mr. M. GIBSON presented a petition from Mr. James Coppock, praying that the evidence taken before the Cambridge Election Committee might be produced as evidence in a certain action now pending in the Court of Queen's Bench. The petition having been read, Mr. M. CIBSON made a motion in conformity with the prayer of the petition, which was agreed to. Lord G. Somerset, Sir Geo. Grey, and Mr. Wilson Patten were sworn at the table as Members of the Com mittee of Selection for Election Petitions. MP LATE OUTRAGE AT BRIGHTON. Capt. =WELL said that, seeing the Right Hon. I should :give his support, on the condition that Man chester should bear the expense. . . Captain PECHELL wished to put a question t o Right Hon. Baronet, the Fir3t Lord of the Trea s with respect to the fisheries. In the year 1839, a con vention was entered into between this country and France, which ended in the preparation of certain regu lations, which were to be submitted to the Governments of both countries. An Act of Parliament had passed the Legislature of this country confirming those regu lations, and he wished to know what course had been taken on the part of France, in order that our fishermen in the English Channel might know in what position they were now placed. Sir ROBERT PEEL said he should be very glad to give to the Gallant Officer every information in his power. The Hon. and Gallant Officer would recollect that the Governments of France and England were in a different position at the time when the convention between the two countries was agreed upon. At that time the Paliament of this country was sitting, whilst the legislative bodies of France had closed their proceedings. Therefore, it was impossible for the French Government at that time to propose a law for giving effect to the provisions contained in the convention. The French Government had certainly another power, shish was not recognised in this country—the power of issuing ordinances during the period when the Chambers were not sitting ; but e'en this power was not sufficient to give a full and en tire effect to the stipulations agreed upon. He was happy, however, to say that he had been advised, on authority, that a proja de 1.,i had been prepared by a Committee to be submitted to the French Chambers, and that there was every reason to hope that no unnecessary delay would occur in obtaining the requisite legislative sanc tion in France to the provision of the Convention. Captain PECHELL would be glad to know, supposing it was found that the provisions of the Convention were not sanctioned by the French Chambers, whether the Right Honourable Baronet (Sir R. Peel) would lay the entire matter before the House in such state as it might then happen to be ? Sir ROBERT PEEL was certainly of opinion that the subjects of this country, in such an event, would have a right to every information connected with the subject. LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND) COM- He would, especially, object to the Bank of England 1- ening seciir;f *e • that were not thus available. Mr. C. V. OOD said that in consequence of the objet= do is wh'cb wee e itertained to the Bank of England advancii g 0101110 on mortgage, it had entirely ceased to infest money on such security. It would bt hi ,nly inexpedient for Parliament to sanction such a practice. The security would not be available, and the repayment was contingent. If he thought that there was no possibility of obtaining money from any other service, he might be disposed to waive his objection, buthe apprehended that such was not the fact. He did not know why money should not be obtained, for instance, from the Exchequer Loan Commissioners. UEder such circumstances he could not give his consent to the Bill. Sir R. PEEL said his own opinions on this subject would prevent him from giving his sanction to the general principle upon which it was stated that the measure was founded. There were very great objec tions to any banking establishment advancing its funds on securities which might not be available in cases of necessity. But he really thought it was hardly possible to consider this case as a violation of the rule.—(Hear.) The total sum which it was proposed to borrow did not exceed :200,000/., and he thought the proposed arrange ment was both economical and egrwenivnt. Ile hoped that the House would not consider that, by consenting to this Bill, they were instituting a dangerous precedent. Mr. NUME said it was not the amount, but the prin ciple, to which he pbjected. He hoped the Right Hon. Baronet would postpone the Bill till to-morrow, in order to see if any modifications could be introduced. Mr. J. S. WORTLEY felt the same objection as the Hon. Member for Montrose to the principle involved in the Bill, but he thought that considering the smallne s s of the sum and the circumstances of the case there was little danger to be apprehended from assenting to the measure Dr. BOWRING said the Right Hon. Baronet was sanctioning a principle which Mr. TURNER thought that Parliament ought not to interfere with the Bank in making the best use of its money. GISI3ORNE thought this Bill made it imperative on the Bank to lend their money, and he would certainly, therefore, vote against it. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the clause 145 Against it Majority — 75 A provision was then agreed to, by which the amount the amount to h e lent by the Bank should not exceed 220,0001, alter which the Bill nes passed. RACING PENALTIES REPEAL BILL. Sir R. PEEL having rose to propose his motion for a vote of thanks to Sir Charles Napier and the Sindian army, Mr. HUME objected to such a course being pursued. The House had conceeded some of the orders of the day, and the prober course would be to proceed with the second reading of the Horse-racing Repeal Bill, which was the next on the list. Mr. WORTLEY would not agree to po,stpone the Bill until after the motion of the — Right Ho nourable Baronet should have been disposed of. Mr. CHRISTIE would proceed with his motion as soon as the Right Honourable Baronet's motion should have been disposed of, as he imagined all the orders of the day must necessarily be postponed, in order to give the Right Hon. Baronet an opportunity of bringing tor ward his motion. Mr. WORTLEY had no objection to postpone his motion until Wednesday, if he could have precedence on that day. Mr. GIBSON objected to postponing the adjourned debate, in order t o give th e Bill p rece d ence on Wednesday. The SPEAKER stated that motions for votes of thanks had always had precedence of everything else. Lord J. RUSSELL thought that it was irregular for the Right Hon. Baronet to bring forward his motion now, he might have had precedence in the beginning of the evening, but being proceeded with some of the Orders of the Day, he should proceed with all of them. The motion for the postponement of the Bill having 11) een put, the Speaker declared that the Ayes had it, but several Hon. Members declaring that the Noes had it, Strangers were ordered to withdraw, no division how ever took place ' and the second reading o f th e Bill was postponed until after the motion for the vote of thanks should have been disposed of. • 3,- (LEFT SPEAKING.) . ;; J ALICE INTELLIGENCE. (SATURDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. Win. Henry Albert, a German merchant of some re spectability in the City, who resided at No. 40, Wat ling-street, was placed at the bar before the Lord Mayor, charged with having uttered a forged bill of exchange for 1601., well knowing it to be so, and obtaining a large amount of property under fraudulent pretences. Mr. Wilkinson, solicitor, of Cheapside, conducted the prosecution. Mr. John - I`Crae, Manchester warehouseman, ofAve- Maria-lane, stated that on the 22d of last October, he sold upwards of 601. worth•of goods to the prisoner, and in payment was tendered a bill for 1601., which the pri soner said was a genuine German one, and was made payable at one of the first houses in Paris, viz., Bolte and Co., and that it could be easily cashed at any Ger man house in London. Witness accepted it as payment, and gave him a cheque on Messrs. Grote and Prescott for the balance due to him, after deducting certain in terest. The bill was drawn for three months, and was endorsed by the signature of Messrs. Bolte and Co., Paris, as also the prisoner's. It has been since ascer tained that the former signature is a forgery, as no such house is situated in Paris. Mr. Julius Galghani, German merchant, of City Chambers, deposed that he discounted the above bill, and sent it to Hamburgh, from which' place he had re ceived information that it was a forgery, as the name of such a firm as Bolte and Co. is not known in Paris, but at Bremen. He also stated that a short time _ago a number of acceptances, endorsed by that house, were sent to England, and by some means or other, the whole were lost. Several of them had since been forged and put into circulation, and the one in question was one of them. Mr. Wilkinson was next examined, and said that; when he called upon the prisoner at his office respecting the bill, he remarked that he knew nothing about it, and referred him to his solicitor, Mr. Johnson, in Cecil street, Strand. _ _ . The prisoner, who spoke English very imperfectly, observed that he had received the bill, with several others, from a person named Frederick, who stated himself to be a clerk in the house of Bolte and Co., for the purpose of getting them discounted. The LORD MAYOR replied, that it was a very serious case of fraud, and was of much importance to the mer cantile world at large, and for•that reason he should re mand him till next Wednesday, so that the proper evi dence might be brought against him.—The prisoner was then removed in custody. Warrants having been placed in the hands of Forres ter, the officer, by the Lord Mayor, for the apprehension of other parties connected with the late forgeries of wills for the transfer of Bank stock, in the course of the week, large placards were extensively circulated throughout the metropolis, offering a reward of 2001. for the apprehension of William Sanders, of Broad street, Bristol, fishmonger, and Lydia Sanders, his wife (otherwise Emma S!ack). The bill, after stating that they stand charged with felony, and that war rants have been granted by the Lord Mayor for their apprehension, offers a reward of 200/. for the apprehension of both, or 1001. for either. The following is a description of the parties : William Sanders is a person from 40 to 50 years of age, five feet ten inches in height, rather fresh coloured and large boned. Lydia Sanders, about 40, dark hair and eyes, but has been known to wear light ringlets, fresh com plexion (believed to be from rouge), and subject to gout in the feet and hands. The information forwarded to the police states that the male person formerly resided in Poland-street, and afterwards in Berwick-street, Oxford-street, attending Billingsgate-market, as a fish salesman, in the year 1834, and subsequently. He also ocupied a stall at the Pantheon, in Oxford-street, selling articles of fancy glass and wax figures, at which Lydia Sanders attended. The same stall was subsequently occupied by Georgiana Richards (Mrs. Dorey). The last time both persons were seen was on the 29th of December last, up to which time he carried on the busi ness of a fishmonger, in Broad-street, Bristol. From the indefatigable exertions of the officers conducting this case, it is expected that both parties will be in custody at the next examination of the parties already detained on the charge of forgery. GUILDHALL. Mr. Swithin, the Secretary of the United Friends' Benefit Society, held at the Blue Posts, Salisbury -square, Fleet-street, ova, summoned to this court, at the instiga tion of James Rouse, to show cause why he refused him a certain weekly amount out of its funds. Mr. Hunt, the solicitor, attended on the part of the society. The defendant stated that, in the month of November, 1839, he entered the above society, and, after being in it about three years, he became very ill, and was seized with a paralytic stroke, and then was allowed 12s. a week. After the lapse of several weeks, he was visited by a medical man of the society, who certified tbatle was in a fit state to resume his work, which he did ac cordingly, and also paid up his subscriptions. About a month ago he was again afflicted, and on applying for the usual sum allowed to sick members, he was refused it. Mr. Hunt here inquired of the complainant his age, who replied, fifty-two. He then observed that he ap prehended the case must fall to the ground, as the com plainant had deceived the society to a very great extent as to his real age. One of its rules clearly provides that no person shall become a member if his age exceed forty two; now the complainant had imposed upon the society by representing himself to be under that period of life, whereas he was actually forty-seven. Under such cir cumstances he had forfeited all claim on the society. Al& rman CHALLIS, after consulting with the clerk, was of the same opinion as Mr. Hunt, and was therefore bound to dismiss the summons. It was a very hard case indeed; still the rule must be enforced, and he trusted that the p resent proceedings would act as a caution to the public CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.—TIIE BARNES SCHOLAR.. siiir.—The new scholarship, instituted by J. Barnes, Esq., of the Middle Temple, in memory of his late brother, Thomas Barnes, M.A., late of Pembroke College, and late editor of the Times, is now before the University for acceptance. The sum invested is 2,0001. in the Three per Cents., which is con vertible to the purposes of the scholarship on the decease of Miss Ann Barnes, his sister, who enjoys the proceeds of the interest during her life-time. The scholarship is to be tena ble four years : the candidates are to be from Christ's Hos pital, St. Paul's School, and Merchant Tailors : the electors will be the Vice-Chancellor and two Professors of the University. DORMOUSE BY POST.—A few days ago a letter was received by post by a person in this town, containing a live dormouse. It had come a distance of nearly two hun dred miles, and reached its destination perfectly safe—Don caster Gazette. ESCAPE OF CONVICTS FROM THE TIIE EARL OF CARDIGAN AND PENITENTIARY. LORI) W. PAGET. On Sattirday frtaiiiiig - , between one and two o'clock, (From the Observer. ) seven convicts rriade their e.4cape, in a skilful manner, 1 Tho following correspondence, relative to the recent actiorr from the Penitentiary, Millbatik, viz,, Peter Shields, a brought by Lord William Paget against the Earl of Cardigan, , and the two actions now pending between the Noble Lords, Ilea. native of Scotland, 18 years of age ; Edward Csrdest, been sent to us for publication Scotchman, 18 years of age ; George .111`Niel, Scotch - (No I.) " 23e, Oxford-st , 29th Jan. ' 1844. „ man, of the same age ; Patrick Little, a native of Ir e- AMY I.ORD DUKE, —I address myself to your Grace as. land, 18 years of age ; John Sullivan, also an Irishman, Commaridsr-in-Chief and head of the British army,' and I of the same age ; Roger Peers, is native of Liverpool, 17 throw myself upon your Grace's well-known love of justices suds years of age ; and William Edwards, an Englishman, manly conduct to protect me, by interposing your high with° - 18 years of age. The escape is stated to have been ef- rity in the matter between the Earl of Cardigan and myself,, fected by the convicts gaining the roof of the Pentagon, by causing a `military inquiry' into the truth of the charges. or corner tower, in which they were confined• and by which I have brought against his Lordship, and which have , means of the clothes of their beds knotted together, led to the following correspondence, and which I have the honour to inclose for your Grace's perusal. My Lord Duke, letting themselves down into the moat which stir -11 I seek is a full, complete , and searching inquiry into the rounds the Penitentiary, unseen and unheard by any all I seek is a full, complete , and searching inquiry into the rounds the I'enitentiary, unseen and unheard by any whole matter between us : and ' this, the wealthanr i l power of f of the officers. The first intimation they received of the E ar l o f C ar di gan ena bl es hi m to eva d e y , civl process.' the escape was conveyed to theta by a policeman of the My Lord, I have made the same appeal to the Earl of Had- B division, who was on duty close to the spot, and dington, as First Lord of the Admiralty,' and have forwarded seeing several men crawling out of the moat, hastened to his Lordship a copy of my letter to your Grace.—l have the to the entrance of the Penitentiary to give an alarm. honour to remain, my Lord Duke, with the most profound. Prompt measures were immediately adopted by the go- respect, your Grace's most faithful and obedient servant. vcrnor to ascertain which of the prisoners were missing. " WILLIAM PAGET. and on their identity being made certain, a description " P.S.—I have the honour to transmit your Grace a copy of their names and persons was forwarded to the police of the letter I have addressed to the Earl of Haddington. "Ills Grace the Duke of Wellington, K. G., &c." stations, and from thence distributed throughout each ( No. 2.) " London, January 30, 1844. division, while several of the wardens were instantly dis- " Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington presentshis cora patched in pursuit of the runaway convicts. About plimeats to Captain Lord William Paget. lie received last three o'clock four of the wardens ascertained, through night his Lordship's letter of the 29th inst.., and several in-. the polico, that four men of' suspicious appearance had closures marked No. 1,2, 3,4, 5, relating to, or giving cause• been seen proceeding across the fields between Fulham for questions between Lieut.-Col. the Earl of Cardigan and his and Hansinersmith, in direction of the Great Western- Lordship. The copy of the letter to the Earl of Haddington, road. The wardens, having a fly with them, in- referred to by his Lordship, was not sent. The questions stantly hastened in that direction, and on arriving are all of a social uharacier, and are properly cognizable near the 4i milestone on that road, seeing police-con- by a court of common law ; and it appears that one which cus ion the before Earla competent. Cardigan ,eten (0 was defendant a tr tribunal, n w a l a s bu u t nd th e e r stable Jones 31 T on duty, they inquired of him if he had seen any persons passing, answering the description record was withdrawn ' by his ' m L m or o d n s - hip's desire. In re of the convicts, when he immediately told them he had sped to the other of more recent date, in which the Earl of only a few minutes before seen four persons, whom he Cardigan is plaintiff, it appears that the Earl has commenced took to be sweeps, go along the road, to whom he wished proceedings before the competent common-law court, which " Good morning," and was answered by one of them. proceedings must take their course. Even if Colonel Lord The wardens, feeling confident that these were some of Cardigan, as plaintiff, was to apply for the interference of a the runaway convicts, with the assistance of Jones and military tribunal in these proceedings, such application could another policeman, continued the pursuit, and came up not be complied with, as his Lordship, Lord William Paget, with them at a lane leading into the village of Chiswick, the defendant in these questions, is not liable to the media where, surrounding them, they succeeded in re tion. Under these circumstances, Field Alarshal the , Duke capturing Little, Sullivan, Peers, and Edwards. of Wellington begs leave to decline interfering in any wanner t hese. The convicts were immediately handcuffed and in" Captain questions Lord William Paget, R.N., chained together, placed in the fly, and re-conveyed 238, Oxford-street, Condon." back to their old quarters. Every endeavour was made (No. 3.) • " 238, Oxford-street, 31st Jan., 1844. during the day to trace the other three, and experienced r. My Loan DUKE,—I have the honour to acknowledge the' officers were sent to all the Scotch wharfs to search the receipt of your Grace's letter, and will not again trouble your different vessels, but up to Saturday evening we were Grace upon the subject; but whilst I see in every line the unable to learn if they had been recaptured, Shields is justness of the opinions your Grace has condescended to make described as being about five feet four inches high, and known to me, your Grace will perhaps permit me to renvattk. of dark complexion ; /11'Neil five feet five inches high, that in the case in which the Earl of Cardigan was defendant, fair and fresh-coloured ; and Carden five feet four inches the record was not withdrawn by my consent (or even high, dark hair and sallow complexion. All the convicts i m t y b l e c " mw e l e t d i f e e ) (I , u b y t, u tatnhda business a o b f s nyc coup s a e lmtaot withdraw t w n e t s h s er• were dressed in grey clot h _jackets and trowsers, marked in record (pro forma), but that his doing so had only reference . red with the letters" M. P." and wore blue striped shirts, to the impossibility of the cause being tried on that particular blue stockings, with blue woollen caps. On their day. I beg your Grace's pardon for this further intrusion, and clothes wore pewter buttons, with a stamped crown, and have the honour to remain, with the most profound respect and. the words " Millbank Prison." gratitude, your Grace's most faithful and obedient servant, " WILLIAM PAGET. " His Grace the Duke of Wellington, K.G., Sic." (No. 4.) " 238, Oxford-street, 28th January, 1844. "My Loan,—l address myself to your Lordship, as First Lord of the Admiralty' and the head of the profession' to , which 1 have the honour to belong, and doubt not that if your' Lordship has the power to do so, you will afford me your powerful protection by ordering an inquiry into all the eilcum stances which have led to a correspondence between the F.e.rl. of Cardigan and myself, a copy of which I have the honour cos inclose you. My Lord, whilst I cannot believe that two officers' holding her Majesty's commissions can ever be permitted to enter ,- into a correspondence conveying such grave charges as those' which characterise the letters in question with impunity (as• regards the professions to which they respectively belong), it is• equally clear to me that the wealth, and power, and moral in fiuenca of the Earl of Cardigan are sufficient (or, at least, that has been so up to the present moment), to enable him to evade by' civil process' the consequence of his misconduct - My Lord, I have the honour to enclose you the copy of a letter I have this day addressed to his Grace the Duke of Wellington , upon the same subject, and I entreat your Lordship to give the matter to which I have called your attention your most earnest consideration.—l have the honour to be. my Lord, with tbe most profound respect, your Lordship's very faithful and obedient servant. " WILLIAM PAGET* " To the Earl of Haddinginn, &e., (No. 5.) Admiralty, 7th Feb. 1844 ' "MY LORD,—I have turned my attention to your Lor dshi p . letter, and to the copies enclosed therein, of the correspond: - cues relative to the questions pending between your Lordship' and the Earl of Cardigan, and of your letter to his Grace the Commander-in-Chief. The whole have been read by the menr , bers of this Board, and, after mature deliberation , we concur 1,n5; thinking that, as an action is in dependence in this case, it l e. one in which it would not become us to interfere . If v°.,, thought otherwise, the circumstance that Lord Cardigan is l officer in the army would render our intertmosition without the concurrence of the Horse Guards. I undergo. that the opinion of the Commander-in-Chief is in accordnerof with that I have just stated as the opinion of the gle- nbe j or s d, the Board of Admiralty.—l have the honour to be, .M.Y . your Lordship's most obedient, humble servant, " H A DDIN G TON' "Captain the Lord William Paget, RN." (No. 6.) " 238, Oxford-street, Jan. 28, 1844. ..My Loan,—On the 22d December last. I aedressed a ie tte to your Lordship, and which' writhing under a succession. es: injuries which I felt I had received at your Lordship's ha nds) : ' 1 had determined to give every publicity to ; but the circuit,' stance of your Lordship making known, through the columns°, the high authority of the Times newspaper, that so far kelt' having been privy to the absconding of Winter, you desir ed ._ the most searching inquiry into the whole charge 9 1 had broug ht ' against you, and was prepared to show it was altogether withou t foundation, and that it was your intention to take legal pro" ceedings against me on account of the letter in question, I felt that it would be most improper to carry my intentions in that, respect any further, and I instantly suppressed every me ans had adopted for the circulation of it, in the full belief tha t y ou : - Lordship really intended to take such legal proceedings fifla i t n i : e me as could not fail to lead to a searching inquiry into whole of the charge I had brought against you. I find'', ^t ever, that an attempt, is being made by your Lordship to 11'14 the possibility (so far as you can) of the truth being eliciteeL all, by your taking steps, which (however offensive and iee°_ o ," - vermient they may be to me) cannot fail to leave time real 5 1 : 1 _ tion at issue between us a matter of doubt and uncertaintiao:t. and this you have done by bringing an action ag a ..0 , 4 me in the Court of Exchequer hir pecuniary dan i Z e l, (laying them at five thousand pounds) for an alleged 0 instead of applying to the Court of Queen's Bench for leas:or, file a criminal information against me. In the civil :00 which you have instituted against me, your Lordship is ine d aware that neither your Lordship nor myself can be 0,2° 0 40 and the simple question (in the shape the action is bro_:ery resolves itself into libel or no libel.' schoolboy would in all probability say, wit W ho h u y t ' a m m y orn L e °lr ' dtl . s , ehe all i t -' tation, that the letter to your Lordship is, per se, a libe l ' d oe had your Lordship taken the ether course I ha ve oath tioned, your Lordship must have deposed on gu ilty (' not upon your honour') whether you had bee;tif of the crimes imputed to your Lordship or " he prei the same rule, and of course with the same view , in t oleo, ceedings your Lordship has adopted, you are deprivinflioijab the tonopportuity and advantage of stating the facts, t° hellenP o am ready make oath. My Lord, I invite, I c ute dare you, to subject yourself to this ordeal. If yon _"' - sti oree° o cent, why shrink from it, when, under such circa b 0" every conscientious man would believe you ?—if gol d ' s ser e . my Lord, can you reconcile to yourself, as a ma n s d, 1 PA dier, to have treated me as you have done? My Lor contend always known and felt the fearful odds I have, cuiptioeoe,o with in encountering , the wealth and rank a nd r of your Lordship, and of the host of furious partisan:: jet in s and Ladies,' by whom you are supported; bit' sine tell your Lordship, that in the matter between us _thseioste• East for any such interests to avail with you or ag, t o this r w There is a power and an influence greater than e ° fe/ public opinion ;' and that I have the commiserator:oo,l.o; honest man and every virtuous woman I am fully P e ni r e sotis , ie G and that too amongst a class of life much mere nu 'at in P e d' finitely more moral and intelligent, though some ° " - b you . a of ' rank' below the order' to which, m y Lord, b ot d guit .° o 4 I belong, and where such matt er s are not vie s° t he e id lightly as in the ' fashionable world.' asy Lord of the . world are upon you, and upon me 0 45 0 4 the attention of the British army, in which Yo u re holds so distinguished a rank, is especially fixed ?P e I flatter myself, that not a few of the officers of °'l ie fession are equally alive to the unprecedented posi s tL i n d t o.. ;d two officers, holding her Majesty's commission, each other, in the persons of your Lordship an d , yo ur, P o tae. which may not long remain so. My Lord, eit"V • o soint - iels ship or myself, are unworthy to hold her Majestydst Your Lordship (and you alone) has the pow Attar! an d l ooe s. of us is guilty, and which is not, in this m to rese°, aor you to do so. And I declare that you are afraid oti t r e e s o the examination you would have to undergo i f legal course by which you would subject yourself t ° y o el appeal to, and test of, your Lordship's veracity ! r...11 ri se • " My Lord, I repeat, you have put dishonou _u in to 11 , e, 5 ,,, 5 , have made it impossible for my children ever ag4 of R o ili name of their unfortunate mother without a e f b n r ot nor the ... name of Cardigan without afheeolviin,gangybotec); tion and sorrow. And lam prepared to o f win (if your Lordship will give me the trace "fr that the charge I have made as regards the ab c state"' s isbl; and the cause of it is not, as your Lordship po Lor e ve gether without foundation ;' arid yet n eith ..r er. l 3 e, oraY bir o; nor Messrs. Powell, Broderip, and " I paid a t have seen Winter or spoken to him, .n t r ted the g oo the;;; farthing. In doing all this, you have cout" i r e to e yod t s s social and moral offence which one man can n i ao re /t o o and in the vain hope in the first instance (f° l- c oat ° r , y o justice to believe so) of saving the unfortunait:volvecteerearos; the degradation and ruin in which you have the rca have persisted, and still persist, in refusing. a u; g o ' i which is always accorded between man a n % d e ters" l° , slis" ae Be assured, my Lord, it. is in vain that s •• •° t o terta lti s aolt er list iii this course. Of your guilt I eann Me , of doubt ; and justice you must and shall later. wiL LIAm " The Earl of Cardigan. ILLNESS of the KING of SWEDEN. The following are the latest particulars relative to the health of his Majesty, received from Stockholm and Copenhagen. The intelligence is up to the 30th ult. : STOCKHOLM, JAN. 27.—This day prayers were put up in the Palace chapel for his Majesty's recovery. All the Royal Family, the Court, the superior military and civil authorities, and as many of the inhabitants as could find room were present. On the following days there were prayers in the Royal Chapel, and in all the churches of the city, both morning and evening. The following bulletins show that the state of his Majesty's health is more satisfactory JAN. 28.-1 O'CLOCK, P.M.—Since the last bulletin his Majesty has slumbered several hours, and, when awake, ap peared more sensible than duririg the night. The fever con tinues. 7A P.M.—Since one o'clock, his Majesty has had uninter rupted repose and less fever, and been more sensible than in the preceding part of the twenty-four hours. 29th, 7 A.M.—His Majesty's more composed state continued till past 10 o'clock yesterday evening, when increased fever with delirium ensued, and continued with more or less vio lence till 5 o'clock this morning, when his Majesty fell into a quiet slumber, which still continues. 2 o'cLocK, r.M.—His Majesty has had some good sleep since the morning's bulletin, and the fever has abated. 5 O'CLOCK, P.M.—His Majesty is now quite sensible, less faint, and almost free from fever. JAN. 30, 7 O'CLOCK A.M.—Yesterday, towards evening his Majesty had more fever, with delirium, but both in a less degree than in the two preceding nights. After midnight he had, with some interruption, refreshing sleep, which still con tinues. 5 o'cLocx, r.m.—His Majesty awaking at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, was free from fever, and took, with good appe tite, some spoonfuls of broth, but complains this afternoon of being faint, and of severe pains in the right foot. The Queen is said to have nearly fainted several times from grief, on the 28th. The Aftenblad publishes, at a late hour every evening since the King's illness, a supplement of which thousands are disposed of, arid which causes such a crowd in the street, that part of the palace guard is obliged to be called out to pre serve order. • On Saturday reports were spread here of the death of the Emperor of Russia, with circumstances which alone are suf ficient to show that they are unworthy of credit. It is reported that an ordnance will be published this even ing relative to the administration of the government during the King's illness. (From the Berlin Gazette.) COPENHAGEN.—A private letter from Stockholm, of the 30th of January, at three o'clock, r.iir., which may be de pended upon, says—" So satisfactory a change in the state of the King's health has taken place since yesterday, that no body has the least doubt that he is now quite out of danger. Though the fever has not quite left him, his Majesty's head is entirely freed, and he has no particular pain. The King himself is to-day fully convinced of his recovery, of which he had so little hope that he took leave of his family." RUSSIAN FRONTIER, J. 16.—Letters from Moscow say that a report is spread in that city that Russia intends again to allow the transit of German manufactures, with cer tain restrictions. However improbable this news may be we thought it our .duty to mention it,. as :one of the letters adds, that the Russian merchants have several times peti tioned the Government to adopt such a measure, because they imagine that it will be the means of animating the trade of Russia with China. DUTCH FUNDS—AMSTERDAM, FEB. 8. Honey. BM._ Actual Debt, 2% per Cent 551 ! , 5i • aitto; ditto .5 per cent A mart Syndic. 4 % per cent 95 95 Ditto, ditto, 8% per c0at......... Commercial Company, 4S per cent 140% 142% Loan 1837, 6 per cent. ........... 59 tk)% Exchange on London, Onemonth l2 19 Two months 12 04 Hamburgh, One msnth 371 :4'3% Two months 57 IS Dutch Papers, Feb. 9. BELGIAN FUNDS--BRUSSELS, Fen. 8. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent., 5O Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent 105% Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent. 99% Three per - Thirty-seven Milllc ns, ditto ...... 77 (1840)....•..• ....... 107 s Loan of City, 1832, Four per:Cent.... ............ 102% —.,—.—.. 1843 103% Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent — Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent isue of_lB4l . lO6 National Society Exchange on London (short) —Brussels Papers, Feb. 9 AUSTRIAN FUND/I.—VIENNA, Fes. I. Fire par Cents. Metalliques Four par Cents 0000000 000000 00000000000 100% Three per Cents . Bank Shares 00000 1631 Allgerneine Zeitung, Feb. 5. PRUSSIAN:FUNDS...MERLIN, FEL 6. Bills. Money St. Schuld Sch., 4 per cent. ...... ..... 102 101 Prussian English Bonds, 1830,1 per cent. 101% 101 Exchange on London 6 24 Prussian State Gazette Feb. 5. IIAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, Fzs. 6. Bills. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Shares 1605 Anglo-Russian Loan 112% 112 Russian 5 per Cent., Ist series, Certificate lO5 Inscription, Ist series lO5 Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th Series Ditto in Certificates New 4 per Cent. (1840) 9l 91% Dutch Actual Debt, '2% per Cent..,......._ 54% 54% Ditto _ 5 per Cont. rolish Bonds New Tickets Anglo-Danish Lean, 3 per Cent. F 4 I4 At Spanish, New 5 per Cents. NA, 17;* LLOYD'S SHIPPING. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals—Helena, Lovett, from Singapore, in the Downs, sailed Aug. 24, Cape Nov. 30 ; Ganges, Gibson, from Mau ritius, at Gravesend, sailed 14th ; Cingaluse, Hutchinson, from Singapore, sailed Sept. 30, Cape Dec. 17. Arrivals in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope—Templer, Brown, Dec. 10. from Calcutta to London ; Favourite, Scad den, Dec. 13, from Newcastle. Departures from Table Bay—Lady Flora, Howe, Dec. 8. to Madras; Cassibelea, Hodson, to Mauritius; Adelaide, Connell, to Launceston ; Phcenix, 9th, to Algoa Bay ; Comet, 10th, to St. Helena and Rio Timandra, 12th to London ; Ganges, Walker, to Swan River ; Louisa, M'Donald, Rose bud, Murison, and Margaret Drake, all to Natal; Maid of Athens, to Angra Pequena. Arrivals in Algoa Bay—Rosebud, Dec. 6, from St. Helena ; Trekboer, 7th, from Table Bay. Arrivals at Sydney, New South Wales—Sarah Scott, Black, from Manilla, and was loading for London; Constant, lle mery, from Hobart Town, and was loading for London ; British Sovereign, from the South Seas ; Frances, from Port Philip. Wilson, Sept. 24, from Greenock; Ocean Queen, Freeman, from Hobart Town ' • Premier, Brown r i gg , 22d , from Singapore, and Adelaide Elizabeth, Jones, 28th, from the Island of Were; Gilmore, Maw, 29th, from Hobart Town; New York Packet, Gregory, from South America and Tahiti; Cressy, Molleson, 30th, from Hobart Town, and sailed, October 1, to Ceylon. Departures from Sydney—Artemis, Sept. 29, to Valpariso ; Alexander, Johnstone, 30th, to Valparaiso; Water Lilly, Havle, to Hobart Town. ships Loading at Sydney for London—Australasian Packet, Exporter, Fanny, Reflector, Salus, Montezuma, Standerings, Ann Persian, Tyrian. ;For Port Philip and London, Jean. For Hong-Kong, Euphrates. Arrival at Swan River—Shepherd,: Oct. 26, from London. Armala, from London, her Majesty's ships Fly and Bramble. i LACING.—On Saturday se'nnight, a fine blooming girl, aged fourteen, daughter of Mr. Palmer, of the Crown Inn, after running a short distance, complained of a pain in her side, fell down, and died shortly afterwards. A post mortcm examination was made by N. W. Spicer, Esq., and it was found that death was caused immediately by the rupture of blood vessel on the lungs, induced by the exer tion of running, and the pressure of tightly-laced stays. — Somerset County Gazette. CHATSWOBTII.—It is a singular fact, that it) this era of "fashionable" novels and romances, advantage has never yet been taken of the interest and curiosity that must attach to laying the scene of a work of this description at one or other of the actual localities where " Fashion" chiefly holds her Court; for instance, Chatsworth —the very Parthenon among the temples of modern Fashion. That the first novel claiming this happy distinction, under the attractive title of " Chatsworth ; or, the Romance of a Week," should be ushered into the world under the auspices of so popular a name as that of Mr. Plumer Ward, the accomplished author of " Tremaine," 4 , Pa Vere," &c., must command for. it unu sual attention, exclusive of the guarantee that Mr. Ward's social and literary position affords, as to the pretensions of any work bearing the unction pf his distinguished name. ---._ -------- , J o b, O f BIRTIIS. , A i r() . On the 7th of December, 1843, at Agr . , th e 1:7 rtly ; . 0 Thornton, Esq., Secretary to Goverrunenat for ti ' c pr 1) 01" provinces of Bengal, of a son ~,,,a. On the Bth inst., at Walcoi-place West, Latueth' t of M. French Wagstaffe, Esq. - of a daughter. ifetliegPoy _ On the Bth inst., at the Rec'tory fiotte, Little t l io voal Essex, the lady of Henry Wood, Esq., late of me Engineers, of a daughter. On the 9th inst., at Chester-square, the 11°1. 311.5 C l ' A Cll ei. Stuart, of a son. r 1 1 - , On the 9th inst., at. Park -cottage Ried s " -° l‘frs - EdwardJenkyns, of a daughter.' 1-5 ( 1 111°' On the 9th inst., in Bedford -place, Bus sel c ol Marcus Martin, of a son. the wifct:.:ol'' On the 6th inst., at Upper Woburn-place, f l i bill, e'-leet, T. Thornton, Esq., of Millsfield-plac e, held#-30101-6-1 On the 6th inst., Mrs. Edward Futvoye, e: Bedford-row, of a daughter. NA RRIED. e g 011 On the 20th of December, 1843, at St. F ete " 'O tt ' George Crabbe, Esq., to Ellen, e ldest d' ii Colombo , Captain Biles, 11. C. S., of Hackney London. , of f C °ll ' DIED- , 0 o On the 10th of December, 184:1, at the OW : 61e 1/1 ' Bombay, Mr. Lewis Andrew Collett, aged 72 *.0:..in l'' ll, Ve On the 6th inst., at Old Broinpton, 111 r. AV","'"wied -itrE'• On the 6th inst., Charles Mitchell, Esq ., 1/I ,i — i' ' s ( l culu.e' On the 7th inst.. in Chandos-street, 01'0110LS:1:1 ~ i: 011 Dampier, relict of Thomas, late Lord Bishop et 1 3 i, Wih i v ,„ On the Bth inst., at Rodney-terrace, 1 3°6 el'l t'l ;e ° Stephens, accountant to the Guardian Assurau.c.enit, y 0 On On the 9th inst., at Walworth, Louisa gran" daughter of Deputy Commissary-General A ther• . ,„ 0 - - - - .. n . ri -I'ooiatlll London: Printed and Published by 311314'-' road, No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office,lCe. 119, 51844. County of Middlesex, Monday, FebruarY 12' FACTORIES BILL. Lord ASIILEY gave notice that, in. Committee oii the Factory Bill, he shou!d move as an amendment the substitution of ten hours for twelve, as the time of the labour.of females. (We understood this to be the pur port of the Noble Lord's notice, but he was scarcely audible.) LEGACY DUTY. . Mr. HUME moved his usual annual return of the amount of legacy duty received during the past year.— Ordered. POOR-LAW. Mr. FERR AND said he had to put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet, the Secretary for the Home Depart ment, which referred to a judgment lately delivered by Lord Denman. The question being on the paper he should not read it. The lion. Gentleman's question is as follows: —" That as Lord Chief Justice Denman has declared it to be the unanimous opinion of the Judges of the Court of Queen's Bench, ' that there are some cases in which it is necessary to break in upon an Act of Parliament, and upon that ‘s hich may have existed from all time ;' and has also declared that it is the mother who is the proper party to have the custody of all her children under seven years of age, and that is not for the benefit of the mother, but for the protection of the children;' and that he thinks that the Judges ought to crush the first attempt to depart from that principle, and that it is of the highest importance that it should be considered the undoubted law of the land,'—whether the Government intend to insert a clause in the new Poor. law Bill, for the purpose of prohibiting the separation of mother and child, if they should become the inmates of a workhouse." Sir J. GRAHAM said he was much obliged to the Hon. Gentleman for putting his question in such a man ner as to render it impossible to doubt as to the nature of it ; it having been printed for several days, every Hon. Gentleman must be acquainted with it. He was sure that the Hon. Gentleman had exercised a commendable caution in framing this question ; but he would allow him to say that he had been inadvertently led into a serious mistake. The Hon. Gentleman set forth in hi: question what purported to be a dictum of Lord Chief Justice Denman, and his question referred to a great grievance he said existed in the workhouse system, with respect to the separation of mothers from their children under seven years of age. Now the question referred to a matter of fact which had no existence, and recited a dictum of Lord Denman's which was never pronounced. He would first deal with the matter of fact. By a gene ral order which had received the sanction of the Secre tary of State, which was therefore equivalent to a legal enactment, at this moment ti-roughout England. children under seven years of age, if in the workhouse, were not separated from their mothers. In the general order of the Secretary of State, to which he referred, it is expressly stated that under seven years of age children of mothers confined in a workhouse should be placed in the same ward with their parents, and should have the usual allowance ; and to prevent any possibility of doubt with respect to what was meant by " usual allowance," there was an explanation in the order given by the Poor-law Com missioners, which he would read to the House: —" The Commissioners have only to remark upon this proviso—that so long as any mother shall have her child she is to have access to that child at all times except when at work ; and that the child shall not be placed beyond the mother's reach." With respect to the dictum of Lord Chief Justice Denman, the House would see that in referring to the notes the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Ferrand) stated it to be " the unanimous opinion of the Court of Queen's Bench that there were some cases in which it is necessary to break in upon an Act of Parliament, and upon that which may have existed from all time." The Hon. Gentleman believed that. to have been the dictum of Lord Chief Justice Denman. Now, so far from that being the case, the dictum was precisely the converse. He (Sir J. Graham) had it from one of the Judges of the Court, and he had it from the Law Journal Report. In that Report the Lord Chief Justice stated that " eases have arisen where, in order to give effect to the express words of an Act of Parliament, it has been necessary to break in upon established principles."— (Hear, hear, and laughter.) So far, therefore, from stating that there were cases in which it was necessary to inringe upon any Act of Parliament, Lord Chief Justice Denman said no such thing, but precisely the converse. He (Sir J. Graham) hoped that the answer he had given to the Hon. Gentleman was satisfactory. He begged further to state that he did not purpose inserting in the Poor-law Amendment Bill any such provision as that to which the Hon. Gentleman's question referred. Mr. FERRAND begged to ask the Right Hon. Baronet whether he intended to introduce into the Bill a provision, giving to mothers the custody of their children until they were seven years old ? Sir JAMES GRAIIAM replied that he bad at pre sent no intention. Mr. FERRAND said that after that announcement he begged to give notice that . he should himself propose a clause to that effect. ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR IRELAND. Captain BERNAL begged to put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, of which he would have given notice had he thought that there would be any difficulty in answering it. It would be in the recollection of the House, that the Noble Lord the Secretary fur the Colonies had made a quotation on a previous night from a letter of the Irish Attornay-Gene ral in which he charged the counsel for the traversers with having made a systematic attempt to excite him to commit a breach of the peace. He wished to know whether the Right Hon. Baronet had any objection to lay on the table a copy of the letter in question ? Sir J. GRAHAM —Most certainly. The letter was not within his controul. It was a private letter, addressed to his Noble Friend the Secretary for Ireland. But he felt great pleasure, however, in informing the Hon. and Gallant officer that he hoped, in eight-and-thirty hours, to see the Attorney-General for Ireland in his place. Capt. BERNAL gave notice that he would shortly draw the attention of the House to the subject. Mr. E. ELLICE, jun., inquired whether it was the intention of the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir James Graham) to introduce, in this present session, a Bill for the better division of parishes in Scotland. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said his Learned Friend the Lord Advocate would certainly introduce a measure on that subject. In reply to a question from an HoN. MEMBER, whose name we could not learn, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that, in consequence of some communication which had passed between himself and the authorities of Man. chester, a Bill would shortly be introduced for the bond ing of goods for home consumption, and to that Bill he MISSION. Mr. ROSS said the Right lion. Baronet (Sir R. Pee, would recollect the question put to him - the other nigh by the lion. Member for Finsbury (Mr. Wakley) to know whether he had any objection to place some tenant farmers on the landlord and tenant commission in order to dissipate the suspicions which undoubtedly in some quarters attached to it. When the Right Hon. Baronet expressed his doubts whether such tenant farmers could be found to undertake the duty, he (Mr. Ross) had been of opinion that plenty could be found. The next morn ing he (Mr. Roos) had received information which satisfied him that in the west and south of Ireland plenty of tenant-farmers, with rents varying from 2,0001. to 4001., or 3004, could be found willing to undertake the duty. The Right Hon. Baronet expressed an inclination rather to yield to the wishes so expressed by the Hon. Member for Finsbury. The question he wished to put was, whether, as there was no difficulty in find ing respectable_ tenant-farmers to _ act upon the commission, without salary, the Right Hon. Baronet would consent to nominate some ; and, supposing his answer to be in the negative, whether he would consent to associate some of the humbler class of farmers with those already named in the Commission, paying them for their time and trouble ? Sir R. PEEL said the Hon. Gentlemen must have misunderstood the answer which he (Sir Robert Peel) gave the other evening to the question of the Hon. Member for Finsbury (Mr. Wakley.) He meant to say, and he thought he did say on that occasion that he was not prepared to agree to any alteration in the constitu tion of the Committee. The Committee had made con siderable progress in their labours,_ indeed he had reason to suppose some p or ti on o f th e ir Report would soon be ready, and he was, therefore, not prepared to sanction any interference with it. t Dlr. ROSS said he thought the Right Hon. Baronet had not answered in a satisfactory manner the second part of the question put to him—namely, whether the humblest class of the farmer tenantry were to be exa mined before the Commission ? Sir R. PEEL said that he was most anxious to con sult the opinions of all classes ; but still he thought that the objects of the commission would not at all served by the indiscriminate admission of such .evidence_ as that alluded to by the Hon. Member. - THE GAME LAWS. Mr. BRIGHT moved for a return of the number of persons who had offended agamst the Game Laws, and had been convicted at the several sessions throughout England and Wales during the year 1843, specifying the punishment and penalties inflicted, and in what county and upon whose property the alleged offence was committed. Lord J. RUSSELL wished to know whether the Committee upon the land tenure in Ireland was in structed to report generally upon the subject, or to re port upon only one branch of it, and if so, was that par ticular branch left to their own discretion? Sir J. GRAHAM, who spoke in an extremely low tone of voice, was understood to say that the nature of the Report was left wholly to the discussion of the Com mittee. FRAME-WORK KNITTERS. Mr. FERRAND said that during the last session he had presented petitions from upwards of 25,000 frame work knitters, complaining of the injustice done to them by their employers, and stating that the last Com mission had been productive of no good results to them. They now prayed for another Commission. Sir J. GRAHAM said, that at the' last Commission a gentleman named Mugeridge presided, and the fullest inquiry had been entered upon. Mr. FERRAND said, that those people complained of the appointment of this gentleman, as the commission gave great dissatisfaction to them. Sir J. GRAHAM defended this gentleman's appoint ment. FACTORIES TILL. The Factories Bill was read a second time. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS BILL. Upon the Order of the Day for the third reading of the Metropolitan Improvements Bill being put by the Speaker, Mr. HUME wished to ask the Noble Lord, at the head of Woods and Forests Department, whether Go vernment intended to adopt any measure, whereby the inhabitants of those neighbourhoods where new improve ments were to be carried out, would be prevented from injury to their trades caused by leaving those places in such a state of delapidation as they had been for an un necessary length of time. Lord LINCOLN said the Government had adopted every means in their power to prevent the inconvenience to which the Hon. Gentleman alluded. The Bill was then read a third time. On the question that it do pats Mr. HU Mti begged to move as an amendment in page 2, line 1 5, that the word s " Governor and Com pany of the Bank of England," be struck out. Mr. HAWES seconded the motion. The SPEAKER having put the question, Mr. MASTERMAN said the Hon. Gentleman was perfectly right in the objection which he made. He (Mr. Masterman) was one of thos e w h o th oug ht it was most prejudicial to the interests of the public for a body like the Bank of England to lock up their money in those securities, because they could not readily recal it for the public use. He very much objected to the principle, and he was very glad that it had been brought before the House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that, as he had stated to the House before, a rower had been given by an Act of Parliament to the Woods and Forests to borrow money for the purpose of carry ing on improvements in particular parts of the metro polis. By that Act the power was given to borrow the money generally from the Bank of England. There had been considerable competition as to who should be the parties to lend the money. The terms offered by the Bank of England had been more favourable to the public than those which had been offered by any company. and when the plan came nto execution, a legal doubt was raised as to whether it was competent for the Bank of England to lend the money—a legal opinion was taken, and it was in favour of the Bank of England's lending the money, without any altera tion of the law being requisite for the purpose. Upon the matter being submitted to him, notwith standing the legal authority on the question, he thought it better to submit it to Parliament; and, therefore, the present Rill was only a fulfilment of the powers given by the 4th and sth of Victoria to the Woods and Forests to borrow money for public purposes. It was not, as he had stated before, locking up money in the same way as that which was lent upon mortgage. The money thus lent by the Bank of England would be all repaid in the course of five years, by instalments from time to time, as there were proceeds arising from the improvements which had taken place, that made it less acceptable security for paivate parties, but at the same time it rendered it deeper security to the Bank of England, for the money was not locked up during the whole period, but was gradually taken out from time to time as he had mentioned, and the arrangement iheae fore did not appear to him to be liable to the objection taken to it by the Hon. Gentleman opposite. Mr. HAWES took rather a different view of the matter from that taken by the Hon. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer.) Nothing was a more es tablished principle in banking than that capital was to be invested at all times in such securities, as could be most readily converted into money. That certainly was not the case with the system suggested in this instance. Would any one say that the investment was one which accorded with any improved banking system ? If he understood the Bill, it gave a clear power to invest without the necessity of repayment for four years. It was an injudicious use of banking capital, and he hoped the House would notgive its sanction to such a mischievous principles. The House had heard what had been said upon the subject by his lion. and Learned Friend, the Member for the City of London. He did not believe that any one who was at all conversant with banking, could approve of the course taken by the Right Hou. Gentleman, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. They were going to raise large sums of money for metro • politan improvements from another source—the coal duties, and he thought that it would be expedient to look to that fund as a means of raising this money. At all events, this bank ought not to set the example to the other banks throughout the county, of borrowing money by the proposed method. Mr. M. PHILLIPS said he quite concurred in the view taken by his Honourable Friend, the Member for the rity of London.' He thought the security was quite inedaquate, and as a mercantile man his confidence in any individual banker, howeverre spectable, would be shaken, if he thought that any con siderable portion of his funds were invested in mort gages, and therefore not available for immediate use. of ecw On, Qnt bra air( Pal stni • belt tut'. hilll and disc the be Pap hung It the I of E No ?'!sid th e i Deist Petit t, Prot tie r debts Laid least urual Wit the sa C' 4l l CGA +Or the glaSecl 11) vv, 25.. 1 121bZ: lg 4d, Alm on sPerrn Oldest Slaugh atroui A " We PATE) t s u far and are lisp Its d , ftetva • .topi e Ir/i Sh of si Drn BUIL , ~ or ftvourat I t ' 13 , 4 i t I. ro Eiv I th, Be th, th, Pal WI the s+ C. t he prt every Dro ve. 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