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*ay cornmUnleation, through the metropolis, with other parts of the kingdom. The other advantages offered by the South-Eastern Company are Sufficiently obvious. We have already referred to the Reports of the Select Committee of last 'sesaion," to show the importance at tached by them to the obtaining from - existing Companies, volun. lazily and witholtt incurring any suspicion of bre ach of faith on t he part of Parliament, securities for the future in the shape of an op tion of revision and purchase, resembling in their general effect those which the ' Legislature, after very full consideration, has thoughtit advisable to adopt wit h r eg ard to new railways. a It will be observed that in the case of the South-Eastern Corn. pany, not only are these guarantees offered, but also a present limi tationof c h ar ge, and amount of accommodation to the poorer class of.paseenSers. w hich will ensure the working of the whole of the Senth-Easterra system upon terms more favourable for the public, b ot h as regards fares and accommodation, than are usual upon other railways. As regards the North Kent portion of the system, indeed, we regard any legislative maximum as of comparatively link importance, since the charges of the railway must always be...kept down at an exceedingly low point 14 water coapetition ; but as regards the great line of continental communication and the internal local traffic of a great part of the'district, it is unquestion ably highly desirable to obtain a specific guarantee against the adoption of a system of high fates, which, under the present Acts of the South-Eastern Company, might be at any moment resorted to if the Directors thought it expedient for their interests to adopt the course which has frequently been pursued by other Companies. The conclusion, therefore, at which we arrive, in regard to the schemes proposed in the North Kent district is, that to the best of our judgment a very decided preponderance of public reasons exists in favour of the South-Eastern scheme, No. 222, Hungerford. !seldom to Chilham, in preference to any of the competing schemes. The same reasons induce us to express a' similar opinion, that as regards the South. Eastern Company's scheme, No. 213, Extension to Deal, and No. 205, Maidstone to Rochester, which are portions evidently required to complete the system of Kentish railway corn mnetication, and the South-Eastern Company's scheme, No. 215, Ashford to Hastings, which is an important link in the coast line of communication, we are aware of no public grounds why they should net receive the sanction of the Legislature. The only remaining schemes are those proposed for forming new railways from Tunbridge and Headcorn to Hastings. With regard to these, it seems sufficient to say, that the question having been contested at great length before Committees of both Houses last session, who rejected the Headcorn line, on the ground that it was inconsistent with the coast line to Brighton, which was calculated to aSbrd at the same time a greater amount of local and national advantage; and no new circumstances having transpired to affect the grounds of that decision, but on the contrary, the proposal of a line from Hastings to Ashford affording an additional outlet, not then contemplated, for traffic from Hastings and its neighbourhood towards Dover and Canterbury; we are aware of no sufficient public grounds to justify a reversal of that decision, by the sanction of lines which, under present circumstances, would go far to render the line sanctioned last year incapable of sustaining itself as a sol vent undertaking. This argument appears decisive against the Headcorn line, which is identical with that rejected last year ; and, as regards the South. Eastern Company's line froth Tunbridge, although it would effect some shortening of the distance between Hastings and London, this does not appear to us a suf f icient object to admit of a different conclusion. With the exception, therefore, of the small portion of this latter line which connects Tunbridge Wells with the Sauth- Eastern Railway, and which will be an useful branch for the accommodation of that town, we have to report, that there appear to us to exist public seasons which ought to be decisive against the schemes, Ne. 195, Rye, Tenterden, and Headcorn, and No. 211, Soutls-Eastern Company's Tunbridge to Hastings. In,conclusion, we beg to draw attention to the passage of the Fifth Report of the Select Committee of last ye3r, in which it is stated, in recommending that reports should be made to Parlia ment by this department upon railway schemes, "That AO such report should be held to prejudice the claims of private persons, the examination of which should be altogether reserved to the Moue" of the Legislature." In submitting to Parliament, in conformity with the recommen dations of that Committee, the results at which we have arrived, with a view to the information and assistance of Parliament in gbrnsing a judgment upon the schemes in question, in so far as our report may be available for that purpose, we are anxious that it should be distinctly understood that we have arrived at these re. suits Solely upon public grounds, and to the exclusion of all consi. derations bow far such results might require to be modified by a due regard for private rights and interests. DALHOUSIE. C. W. PASLEY. D. O'BRIEN. G. R. PORTER. S. LAING. RAILWAY COMPANIES. A RlM'Ric by Name, of each RAILWAY COMPANY subject thereto which has complied with the Sixth Clause of the Act of last Session for the Regulation of Railways, which came into operation on the Ist November, Teagling the Hours of Starting of the Trains running in compliance therewith, and the Speed of such Trains; with the Date of such Compliance, as respects the Carriages having seats, and being protected frem the weather. Haute of Railways. Hours of Departure from H. M. *resit Western 9 30 a.m....Bristol. Bristol and Exeter 2 0 p.m.... Exeter. Cheltenham and Great Western ..... 3 17 p.ra....Swindon. 12 16 p.m....Cirencester. Oxford Branch 1 35 p.m....Oxford. Birmingham and Derby 12 15 p.m....Derby. Midland 3 45 p.m....Birmingham. Railway North Midland ... 650 a.m....Leeds. Company. 6 I p.m....Derby. Midland Counties 40 p.m....Rugby. North Union 6 0 a.m....Preston. 6 0 p.m....Preston. Aerated 7 30 a.m....Parkside. 7 30 p.m.. Parkside. • ' Bolton and Preston: 8 5 a.m....Preston. 8 45 a.m....801t0n. Eastern Counties, Col 7 45 a.m....London. Amalgamated chester Line ....•• 5 0 p.m....Colchester. Northern and Eastern, 9 0 a.m....London. or Cambridge Line 5 40 p.m....Stortford. Bristol and Gloucester 9 15 a m....Glo;icester. 4 30 p.m....Bristol. Edinburgh and Glasgow „. 1 30 p.m....Glasgow. Grand Junction 6 30 a.m....Liverpool. Lancaster and Preston ... 7 20 a.m....Lancaster. 9 0 a.m....Preston. London and Birmingham 2 30 p.m....Birminghaur. London and Croydon Third.class carriages with all the trains. London and South-Western ... 7 15 a.m....Gosport. • 8 0 a.m....Southampton. London and Brighton, and Shoreham 6 30 a.m....London. . 6 35 p.m....Brighton. Manchester and Birmingham 7 30 a.m....'Manchester. 3 30 p.m....Birmingham. Manchester and Leeds 6 45 a.m....Manchester. _ 5 40 a.m....Leeds. Newcastle and Darlington 11 30 a.m....Darlington. Shef f ield and Manchester 9 45 a.m....Manchester. 11 23 .. Woodhead fiouth-Eastern 5 0 p.m....Dover. Yarmouth and Norwich 12 0 noon...Yarmouth. York and North Midland 7 40 a.m....York. 7 30 a.m....Leeds. 7 30 a. m.... Sel by. 7 35 a.m....Normanton. SPEEI3.—An average rate of not less than twelve miles an hour for the whole distance on the railway, including stoppages. DESCRIPTION or CARRIAGES.—SeAted, and provided with the means of being entirely closed, so as to exclude the weather, with provision for the admission of light and air. Drs or CoMPLIINCE, as respects running Carriages provided with seats, Roofs, and closed at the sides. —lst of November, 18441 subject to modifications in certain cases as to the description of carriages, with respect to protection from the weather, that would In considered satisfactory by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade. The following are the dates of compliance of the undermentioned railway companies, after correspondence with the Board of Trade, Its regards the whole of the said conditions : Midland Counties Eastern Counties November 23. Bristol and Gloucester Grand Junction London and South-Western December 16. Manchester and Birmingham December 5. Newcastle and Darlington Sheffield and Manchester South-Eastern • ♦nd in the case of the following railways the correspondence has ot been yet closed, as regards certain minor details : Edinburgh and Glasgow. York and North Midland. Railway companies which have not complied with the 6th clause Of the said Act—Nil. Steps taken to recover penalties provided by the said Act—Nil. D. O'BRIEN. Railway Department, Board of Trade, Feb. 10, 1945. DEATH OF Ma. LAMAN BLANCHARD.—It is our most painful duty to announce the sudden death of Leman Blanchard. lie had lately suffered a severe do mestic affliction; and his unceasing anxiety during the progress of the long and harassing illness in his family, which terminated fatally, bad so injured his own health, that fits ensued, which finally led to his death. He died shout half-past one o'clock on Saturday morning, and has left four orphan children to lament his loss. Mr. Blanchard is well known in Periodical Literature. His graceful verses, his lively stories, his wit that never had a touch of malice, are known to many readers. There, perhapa, never was a man who had a readier pen. A poem, an essay, a witty paragraph, seemed to spring spontaneously from his brain. There was an amenity in everything he did. And, indeed, how could it be otherwise, seeing that he himself was the very impersonation of kindness and goodness of heart. Mr. Blanchard was long in the service of Literature. He was a member of the press, in various wive s for more than twenty years; beginning young, sad fighti ng • an upward fight throughout—bravely —independently, without envy or uncharitableness — until he reached the age of forty-two, when he died. We may tearlessly assert that no man ever ran the :anmemeiceas,reearndinsOhmiaasame circumstances, who left so few any friends. These few facts are addressed to strhy;a',3 His independence, his per severance, his untiri t ri n g - ad kindness, and his many sterling end amiable qualities acquaintance or his friends. no demonstration to his DEATH OF COLONEL STatrr.—This venerable considerate bounty to end respected gentleman, whose the poor in the neighbourhood at B r i a ing we have so , on Tuesday ften had occasion to record, died d of the l as t. In early life, during the troublouth French war, the decease rendered essential services services to the Government, while commanding different scents of Essex Militia in various parts of the ki n n t gd rggi ; sand having married a datighter of the first Dukoenlo Leinster; his lady, in consideration of those services, was created a BEtroness, which title on her death, about eight years ago, deicended to her son, the present Lord Ray jeigh. The loss of this veteran officer will be deeply le. o ceretted by a large circle in his own sphere, and widely felt by those who found the hardships of their lot amelio rated by his bounty.—Chelnaford Chronicle. ERRATUM.—An error occurred in the report of the oceedings at Oxford in the case of Mr. Ward, which ap peared in -The Sun. On the first division the numbers were p 77 to aB, not 586, as incorrectly printed. loath from the Cambridge Chronicle, that at ; eia meeting of the Camden Society, on Thursday evening , - *be Preaident proposed that the society should be at once diasolrad. ',I ti !..1 .44 THE WEATIIER.-SuN OFFICE, FEB. 16. NERMOMETER, Lowest, 31 ; Highest, 43 ; Noon, 37. BAROMETER, 29.93.—W1ND, N.W. .NoTE.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Thermometer during the.preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, IMS. amount, which remain upon our mind, after duly con sidering all the important features comprised in this speech, are, first, that it proposes to maintain the in come-tax for three years longer—secondly, that it holds out no prospect of modifying the cruel pressure of that tax upon the smallest and most hardly-earned incomes, by a well considered scheme of modification. On the first of these points we have so recently adduced our reasons for holding that- the income-tax ought to be re-imposed for one year only, and afterwards, if its continuance be found indis pensable by Parliament, from year to year, so as on each occasion to bring the matter distinctly under the review of the Legislature, that we do not feel justi fied in now resuming that argument. On the second point, we really feel that if the Premier would re cast his scheme, and improve the scale of gradation on which the income-tax shall be levied, instead of adopting universally the proportion of 7d. inthe pound sterling, he would disarm a host of fierce opponents, and neutralise many of the objections that are enter tained to the impost by the friends whose support he is most anxious to conciliate. Out of the immense mass of details over which he passed with comparative facility, and in a plain, business-like, perspicuous manner, we select a few for recapitulation, as tending to develop the condition of circumstances under which his financial projects are brought forward. It seems that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in April, 1844, estimated the expenditure of the financial year, terminating in January last, at about 48,643,0001., and the revenue at 51,790,0001.—leaving a probable surplus of in come, of 3,147,0001. But the net surplus which had actually resulted had proved to be 3,357,0001. The expenditure for interest on the Debt, and all the fixed charge of the Consolidated Fund had been 32,862,0001. The charge for army, navy, ordnance, and miscellaneous services, 17,784,000/. ; together 50,646,000/. ; but the revenue has netted 54,003,0001., so • that the surplus yielded was as stated above, 3,557,0001. But on the general aspect of the different branches of the Public Revenue, the Right Hon. Baronet felt justi fied in anticipating that, on the financial quarter, ending sth April next, there would be a surplus of revenue on the year, as compared with the last year, of not less than 5,000,0001. Of this sum, however, certain items, such as 385,0001. on account of the China ransom, and other smaller casual incidents, would represent an aggregate of 500,0001. which could not be regarded as so much permanent revenue. They would not be realised again. Of the revenue for the year ended sth January,lB4s, namely, 54,003,0001., the very large amount of 5,190,000/. had been produced by the income-tax. This income-tax it is the inten tion of Government to propose to Parliament to renew for three years longer, on the grounds se,t forth by the Right Hon. Baronet in an advanced pert of his speech. But in his estimate of the revenue for, the year ending sth April, 1846, the Right Hon. Baronet, in the .first instance, assumed that the proi, duct of the income-tax, so continued, should not be taken into account. He would merely take credit for 2,600,0001., as the half year's produce of the income-tax of 1845, which would come into the first quarter 'of 1846. Adding thin sum to 22,000,0001. estimated receipt on account .of Customs; 13,500,0001. ditto Excise; 700,0001. Pesti office ; 150,0001. Crown Lands ; 7,200,000/. Stamp ' Duties ; and 4,200,0001. Land and Assessed Taxes; together with 600,0001. on account of money toll" received from China ; the aggregate revenue woua be, without the renewed income-tax,- in round numb.: bers, 51,200,0001. Now the estimated expenditUro' for the same period would be—Charge, Interest, Are., on Debt, 28,450,000/. ; fixed ditto, Consolidated Fund, 2,400,000/. ; together, 30,850,0001. ; to which must be added for the estimates, if founded , exactly on that of the current year, 17,700,000/. ; in all 48,550,0001., which, deducted , from the revenue (51,200000, would leave a surplus of about' 2,650,000/. The Right Hon. Baronet, however, proceeded to enumerate the various causes which would effect and modify these, calculations., He en forced, with great'ability, the absolute necessity which existed for a large increase, aawellto the establishment of our navy in the nymber: of sailers, 04041ns number: of line.,of-battle:ships.we ought: to have afloat and in . efficient 'this increase, he 'showed, the" mere wants of .our commerce' and colonial empire, and the exigencies of their protection, imperatively required ; and without offering any reasonable cause of jealousy to foreign powers, these ships and an enlarged and improved steam navy the Government were determined .to maintain. The House received these -declarations with a favour to which we think they were eminently entitled. We congratulate the country on such 'a manifestation of political, as well as dogmatic fore sight, if we may so.express our meaning. - The in crease of men will be to about 2,500 more than those now actually employed, and 4,000 more than were voted last year. We shall have more than ten sail of the line afloat. There will he an increase, alio, 'in the army corresponding to the scale necessary for keeping up the relief for colonial and foreign services , required by the rule .of our military, establishments, which demands of each regiment a rotation of ten years of foreign and five years of home service. 'With these additional demands, the:estimated expenses would be— charge of Debt and Consolidated Fund, 30,795,000/. ; Army, 6,678,000/. ; Navy, 6,936,0001. ; Ordnance, 2,142,000/. ; Miscellaneous, 3,200,000/. Total, 49,751,0001. With the Property-tax the Revenue estimated would amount to 53,100,000/.-; so that the surplus would be 3,409,0001. With this the Right Hon. Baronet proposes to deal. He proposes to diminish the duties on various articles of consumption ; on various raw materials entering into our manufactures ; and to economise the charge of revenue collection. Sugar will be dimi nished to the consumer by about lid. per lb . . The Excise duties will be largely remitted. -Glass, auctions, and staves are among the chief objects of remission. "As a general principle," said be, "we propose the abolition of export duties on all articles,"—in an nouncement which we hail as one of the most wise and statesmanlike, and most beneficial for the commerce of this country, that ever proceeded from a British statesman. We would, for the present, content ourselves with adding that the grand experiment of redact= on Customs' duties now levied will embrace 430 articles on which a revenue is collected. In short, the scheme of Sir ROBERT seems well calculated to excite and reward native industry and British trade,to invigorate British enterprise, and to throw off of our vast commerce ihe antiquated trammels of a hundred successive Govern ments. Let him go on and prosper, say ,pre, if this be an earnest of his future career. The revelations of the last few days, on the subject of railroad projects, appear to us to have so intimate a bearing on the tendencies of our present monetary system, under existing circumstances, that we cannot forbear from once more directing attention to the dangers they indicate. It was recently admitted, in the House of Commons, that no less than 240 new applications for Bills, either for the extension of old and working lines, or the construction of new ones, are coming before Parliament for its sanction. We have no doubt that *Sir ROBERT PEEL correctly infers that, upon being submitted for discussion, this astounding number of fresh projects of railroad in vestment " will be found very considerably to di minish." Let us suppose that that diminution may be in the ratio of, say 50 lines, there will remain 190 of the sifted and tested and debated projects, of which, after such preliminary treatment, we may fairly assume the success. Suppose that each of these lines shall demand no more than an average capital of 150,000/. ; that average will not exceed the actual demand, if we go upon the presumption that being bond fide schemes, not less work ing capital will be called for than will be actually requisite for their accomplishment. The aggregate for the 190 lines would be little short of 3 0,000,0001., in addition probably to nearly as much more locked up in the several nnremunerating lines, that are either at a discount or paying but a nominal interest to their shareholders. We perceive from TRUEMAN and Cowes " Circular" overland dispatch to India, that " A large amount of English capital is embarked in French railroads, which are absorbing fully 20,000,0001." Now, this process of absorption, taking only our unproductive completed lines, and our new incipient lines, with the 20,000,0001. thus to be provided from English capital-worked railroads in France, will re present alma so,ooopot. withdrawn from the ordinary channels and services of our general trade and commerce. And this huge amount is independent of whatever portion of the vast capitals of the greater established lines, such as the London and Birming ham, Great Western, Midland Counties, South- Western, &c., is not in circulation. All parties in Parliament admit, with alarm, the fearful extent to which railway scrip speculation con tinues to be carried; and the mercantile authority we have just quoted supplies this information as to the terms on which the money is raised that these illegitimate but exciting operations demand " The gambling specslatiOn which is daily going on in them portends a crisis, which, bright as the aspect seems now, will be very severe when it does come. The settlements at the Stock Exchange are enormously large in amount, and money is borrowed for the purpose at rates greatly higher than those current in other quarters--even six and seven per cent. ; this can perhaps be affordedwhile prices are constantly advancing, but when the reverse comes, and come it must, the evil effects Will unfortunately be felt much beyond the Stock Exchange.' We have no doubt of it. Let it be remembered that the prices of the public funds as well as of rail way shares are at present enormously high, and thus offer an inducement to the fundholders to sell out and realise whatever good security is offered now for the advance of money. The , state of the revenue upon the whole is decidedly prosperous; and pub lic confidence is gratified by the fact of a resulting surplus,—of large amount, however questionably produced, —of its income over its expendi ture. These conditions are all favourable to the wants of those who may stand in need of temporary loans for the purposes of their dealings in the Share Market. But we implore our readers to contemplate for a moment the overwhelming ruin which will ac celerate the first momentum of that re-action which all sober thinking people regard as inevitable at no distant period. Calculate first the instantaneous de mand for gold which accompanies the panic of such a re-action. Consider, in the next place, the coinci dent contraction which must take place in the circu lation of the Bank of . England on that run for gold manifesting itself. Sir ROBERT PEEL has thought proper,. by way of remedy, for the disasters of 1825 and 1836-37, consequent on the sudden contraction of the Bank of England's paper, to make that esta blishment the centre, and almost exclusive, source of paper money issues, such paper money being conver tible into gold on demand at his Mint standard price, utterly irrespective of its value in the bul lion market, and therefore of the primary element of abundance or deficiency, which, despite your Acts of Parliament, strikes the true value of bullion and regulates it. If we imagine the day of re action arrived, the delivery or transfer of shares en forced, the prices of former sale-contracts demanded and insisted on and unsatisfied ; the shock given to mercantile credit, the wish to " realise" in all quar ters, with all kinds of bills, notes, securities, and stock; the decline of prices which the funds and the share market will immediately exhibit, and all the other consequences certain to follow on such a state of things; what will be the relative condition of the commercial body of the metropolis in the first instance, and that of the Bank of England in the second ? With all the prosperous aspects that now would warrant the - most extensive issues which, under the Complement Bill of last year, the Bank of England has Govern ment-securities and bullion to represent ; the whole of its Bank-note circulation on the Ist instant was 28,232,0001. only. Gold being at about par in the market with its Mint price, the Bank had on that day in its coffers but 12,548,000 1 . in gold bullion, and 1,684,0001. in silver. What will the mercantile in terest do for discounts, when the Bank shall have— nautilus-like—struck its sails at the first indication of the coming storm; shall have contracted its paper issues to :some few millions less, in order to square them to its fast-declining bullion store ; and perhaps, to relieve the pressure of its own liabilities, set loose upon tbe market some portion of the 11,000,0001. of -Government securities which in Sir ROBERT PEEL'S pet scheme for its issue and deposit department, make up so large and so illusory a portion of its , available convertible assets ? How much of the gold drawn out of this .country on account of the 20,000,000/. of English capital absorbed in French railways, will find its way back to lighten the pressure •of a demand for, gold, at a period when a large pro- Paktioa of the 80,000,0001. of .British railroad invested cipital will be alimaltaneouly called for, to an extent at least half as great as that of the Bank's whole bullion store of the Ist instant? 'What will be tbe ex tent of the frightful paralysis and disorganisation which' t ywi strugglingl will be the the action of Sir R. PEEL'S principle of convertibility s,thartotuhgehoaurtbittrhaerywhreoplerelseenngtath into gold will produce on the evolutions of commerce a li l util *. ,Si fiaa9 the t ri t crel o sa f c p rifi r t s s ? of proper ty proportion of but a t tia o nvdo ssr ,ob t fr e e b yas , dlt o uh n e,n a fe n x y tihs t: ei r n m lgand in the and of a mere mere per centage on the paper currency o f all k i nds fwrahnosetinuciriu relation culation to theillbeth demands of mands of our trading o a c t m dormanta m i.; un fromi t p y r , otph a e n er d o tbyu n f ;th t i h ih e incalculabl e t c ni ail i t t mh a l of ea machinery ek h r a eyt t of the system, which supplies no ade luateamount as of it is currency for its representation ? We greatly fear that but a few months will suffice for the development of such a condition of monetary affairs, as will alarm even the self -complacency of Sir ROBERT PEEL into a sense of the responsibilities his indulgence in currency crotchets has challenged. An exceedingly valuable contribution (in the shape of a Parliamentary Paper, presented by her MA JESTY'S command to both Houses) to the fiscal and commercial statistics of this country appears to offer an excellent means for testing the merits of Sir RO BERT PEEL'S Tariff. The paper we allude to is en titled an "Expository Statement of the Consump tion of Imported Commodities within the United Kingdom, and of the operation of the Customs' Duties on such commodities, in two years preceding and in two years following the establishment of the New Tariff under Act 5 and 6 VtcT., cap. 47, anno 1842." When we observe that this statement extends through eight schedules, occupying, independently of the index, 170 folio pages, entirely appropriated to the details successively comprised in the plan of such a document, it may be readily imagined that it is almost as impracticable to convey an adequate idea of the value and variety of its contents by any abstract, as it would be for us to bring the whole statement, through a reprint in our columns, under the eye of our readers. Nevertheless, we will attempt a suc cinct and intelligible analysis of the most remarkable points which may be collected from this voluminous collection of quantities and figures—in a simplified and popular form. The two principal data which this statement sup plies, it may be well to repeat, are these :-1. The Consumption of Imported Commodities into Great Britain and Ireland, in the two years before and the two years after the coming into operation of the New, Tariff; 2. The operation of the Customs' Du ties on such consumption during each of such two periods respectively. eight schedules are arranged under a fivelf.oldThse classificationwhich we cannot do better than follow here, to direct the reader's attention. Ile has only to refer to the initial letter of the schedule, to understand what is the class of commodities embraced by that schedule; and he will always understand that, of the two sums or amounts which follow each initial letter, the first sum represents the " mean an nual produce of duties" on the commodities compre hended under the schedule indicated in the two years preceding the establishment of the New Tariff; the second sum represents the mean annual produce of the duties on some class of commodities in the two years following the establishment of the New Tariff. Now the schedules are thus, in general terms, ar ranged ; viz. (A) articles in a raw state to be used in manufactures ; (B) articles partially manufac tured; (C) articles wholly manufactured; (I)) arti cles of food ; (E) articles not properly belonging to any of the foregoing heads. (Let it be premised of class A " that it includes some articles, which, though not strictly in a raw state, have undergone only a slight degree of preparation ;" and of class D, that " there have been thrown into it, not only those articles which contribute immediately to human subsistence ; but also some which are used chiefly, or e n ti re l y , i n th e fool of cattle ; and others, such as spirits, wine , and to bacco"—which p roper l y b e l ong to the class of condiments or stimulants.) Each of these classes, from A to E inclusive, is, moreover, subdivided in reference to the eight schedules into enumerated . 1 " articles, producing under the operation of the New Tariff, less than 'NU each of Customs' duties per annum ; from 1001. to 5001. each ; from 500/. to 1,0001. each; from 1,000/. to 10,000/. each; from 10,0001. to 50,000/. each ; from 50,000/. to 100,0001. each; 100,000/. and upwards each ; and articles ex empted from duty, or prohibited under the New Tariff." (These exempted or prohibited articles are but twenty-two in number; and in the two years before the Tariff produced a mean annual total of but 196/. The prohibited articles are " corn ; raw malt and ground; except wheat-meal, wheat-flour, and oatmeal ; tobacco stalks, tobacco flour ;—also, arms, ammunition, and utensils of war, by way of merchandise, except by licence from her MA JESTY, for furnishing her MAJESTY'S public stores, only ;—coin, viz., false money, or counterfeit sterling or silver of the realm, or any money purporting to be such, not being of the established standard, in weight or fineness." The articles de clared to be " free, and no entry required," are " bullion and foreign coin of gold or silver, or of which the major part in value is gold or silver,-- diamonds ;—live creatures illustrative of natural his tory ;—plants, shrubs and trees, alive ; I —specimens of minerals, fossils and ores unenumerated, not ex ceeding 141 b. each ;—specimens illustrative of na tural history.") The mean biennial product of duties upon 447 articles in schedule 1., was in the two years preceding the tariff, 19,037/. ; in the two years follow ing it, 8,040/. ; upon 137 articles (schedule 2), 71,9721. and 34,461/.; upon 50 articles (schedule 3), 69,0321. and 36,258/. ; upon 109 articles (schedule 4), 570,7181. and 317,4921.; upon 25 articles (schedule 5), 706,911/. and 511,570/. ; upon five articles (schedule 6), 389,006/. and 395,603/. ; upon 17 arti cles (schedule 7), 20,810,542/. and 21,417,4621.; upon 22 articles (schedule 8), 196/. and nil. Total, upon 813 articles, 22,637,494/. and 22,720,886/., showing a difference of aggregate product, in favour of the New Tariff, of 83,3921. This difference is but trifling. The most notable features of the Abstract are, the total excess upon the aggregate of schedules 1,2, 3,' 4,5, and 8, of 530,1251. in the product of the two years preceding, over that of the two years following the Tariff; and, on the contrary, the excess in the aggregate product of duties in the latter named over the former peril d, on schedules 6 and 7, of 613,5171. in favour of the Tariff. It is observable that the greatest product of duties is on the articles of food- • -the respective pro duce for the two periods being 18,246,1201. and 19,614,1161. ; again, a rernarlcable increase, under the Tariff, of no less than 1,367,9961. On referring, for the explanation of this result, to schedule 7, under class D, we find only twelve enumerated articles, producing this vast revenue. The articles are butter (from British possessions and foreign countries), coffee (British and foreign), corn (viz., wheat, barley, oats, rye, peas, beans, indian corn, buckwheat, bear or bigg, wheatmeal or flour, and oatmeal), currants, raisins (British possessions and foreign), sugar (Bri tish possessions, East and West Indies and Mauri tius, and other countries), molasses (British and foreign), spirits (rum, &c.), brandy, Geneva, and other spirits. 2. The operation of these Customs' duties on con sumption, during each of the two biennial periods em braced by tl:e schedules, must be tested, of course, by the simple exponent of the quantities of such com modities consumed in each of those periods respec tively. But, unfortunately, a serious defect in the schedules is, that there is no notation of the total of quantities of the article in each " which have paid duty," before and after the Tariff : so that, except by going minutely through all the details of the 813 articles to which they relate, and extracting the pro portions 9f .that aggregate on each separate article, exhibited under each of such schedules, there is no means of getting at the second part of the result which the title-page of the Blue-book professes to show; namely, "the operation of the Customs' duties on consumption in each." Probably on the Budget of the Premier, this evening, we shall arrive at the general statement of this operation of the duties, at the two periods, on consumption. The returns com prised in this Blue-book will, doubtless, be much can vassed in the course of the debate. The Paris papers announce that the Charmer of Deputies had constituted itself into Committees on the Secret Service Money Bill, and out of nine, six Committees are Ministerial and three belong to the Opposition. The:following members were appointed to the former :—Marshal BUGEAUD, MM. DESSAIGNE, DEBELLEYME, DELESSERT, DE PEYRAMONT, and FuLcninosi. The Opposition succeeded in getting only MM. ODILLON BARROT, DUFAURE, and Biz, LAULT. The Conservative party therefore reckon on a majority of thirty-three, and feel perfectly confident as to the result of the debate on the Bill in the Chamber. The Ministerial papers, however, urge the necessity of unity. " The Conservative party," says the Journal des Debats," has an incontestible majority in the Chamber ; and what might not that be if those who professed to be imbued with the same principles as we are would vote according to their principles, and not sacrifice measures to false prejudices against men. We are bound to declare that the real Opposition in the Chamber does not perhaps reckon more than 150 votes. Still it will be with a majority of 33, if the Conservative party succumbs, and then it will be its own fault. It knows that in this case its fall must be followed by that of the Ministry. Under the name of the Para Pritchard, or that of the Parti des Eunuques, the electoral proscription wound strike equally the Con servatives who have voted for the Address and those who abstained from voting. The language of the coalition journals does not leave the least doubt on this point, and the vote of yesterday is about to re double their rage. But of what importance is this to us ? Our safety is once more in our own hands. We shall lose our cause if we have any division amongst ourselves ; we have need of the aid of no one to re main masters, for we are the most numerous and the most strong. This has just been proved in the most positive manner by the choice of members of the Committee." The Constitutionnel, however, takes rather a diffe rent view, and contends that, so nearly are the par ties balanced, that even in the bureau, where the Ministry has the greatest advantage, their fate de pends on chance. Possibly, this conclusion is not far from the truth, for nothing is more uncertain than the result of a vote by ballot in the French Chamber of Deputies. The majority obtained by Ministers had a favour effect upon the Funds, and the market closed as fol lows :—Five per Cents., for cash, 122 f. 75c. ; for account, 122 f. 80c. Three per Cents., for cash, 85f. 5c.; for account, 85f. 10c. New Loan, 86f. 5c.; BankofFrance Shares, 3,260 f. Neapolitan, 102 f. 40c. Spanish Three 'per Cents., 41. Spanish Five per Cents., 39. Paris and Orleans Railroad, 1,160 f. Paris and Rouen, 1,106 f. 25c. Rouen and Havre, 892 f. 50c. SIR R. PEEL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT.—We are indebted to the enterprise and public-spirited exertions of the proprietor of The Sun newspaper (through his agent, Mr. Mansell, jun., of Union.street), for putting us in possession, by special express, at one o'clock this morning, of an ample report of Sir Robert Peel's im portant Financial Statement, in the House of Commons, last night. We make this acknowledgment as an act of justice to Mr. Young, to whom the country has been, for a series of years, indebted for his efforts to com municate early and accurate intelligence on all subjects of vital interest to the national welfare.—Birminyham Journal of Saturday. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. — Notwithstanding the in creasing attraction of the new ballet of Les Danaides further novelties are in preparation. La Bayadere will be produced on Thursday, for Mademoiselle Maria; and on Saturday Meyerbeer's immortal opera of Robert le Diable will be brought out here, with all possible effect. Mr. Bunn's benefit is announced for March 3, and the usual bumper will fellow. MR. GROGAN'S BENEHIT.—The benefit of Mr. Grogan, the box book-keeper of the Lyceum theatre, is fixed for Tuesday. The bill of fare is most attractive. In addition to the Trip to Kissengen, one of the best of modern farces, A Model of a Wife, and that best of bur esques, Valentine and Orson, there will be a concert, supported by the united talents of the Seguins, the F. Lablaches, and the Messrs. Braham, jun. Such a bill of fare would alone be sufficient to secure a crowded house; but even were the entertainments less attractive than they really are, the uniform civility and attention of Mr. Grogan ought to secure him a bumper. The Earl of Mornington continues exceedingly unwell, and there remains but slight hopes of his Lordship's eventual recovery. THE EARL OF Rl PON. — lndisposition has pre vented the Noble Earl from attending to his official duties, as Presi dent of the Board of Control, since Friday week. The Noble Earl is now fast recovering. On Tuesday morning last, Mr. Bately, fornierly of Yaxham, was follq4 lY - 114 ar stile Dream , Livau deatb.--0101k awes MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From '/se Sun of Saturday Evening.) A large business was done in Cotton at Liverpool again yesterday. Sales 8,000 bales, including 3,000 on speculation. —Shares were firm, with a fair demand. Birmingham and Gloucester, 135%; Caledonian, 6% ; Churnet Valley, 7% %; Eastern Counties, Perpetual, 51. 13s. 4d. ; Glas gow and Dumfries, 31s. ; Ditto and Greenock, 15:1 1 16 ; Harwich, 1% ; Liverpool and Manchester, Half, 103; London and Birmingham, 238; Ditto, Quarter, 30; London and Brighton, 554 ; London and York, 6% 3 A ; Direct Northern, 24 ' • Manchester and Birmingham, 64%; Midland Counties, 401. Shares, 81 % 8 ; Newcastle and Carlisle, 120 ; North ?In tisb, 13%; Preston and Wyre 22 1 4 ; Sheffield and Man chester, 105; Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 6%; South- Eastern, 41; Ditto, No. 1, 164 ; Trent Valley, 16% 174 ; Northern of France, 5 1 / 4 . The sole engrossing topic of conversation in the City this morning has been the financial exposé of the Premier in the House of Commons last night. On the whole it is held to be satisfactory—the item of income and property-tax, per haps, excepted. A rapid march in favour of free trade prin ciples has been made by Sir Robert Peel ; at least such is the opinion of parties interested in mercantile affairs in the City. A sop in the pan has been given to the agri cultural interest, for neither is there to be an alteration in the corn-laws or the malt-tax proposed. There has not been any arrivals from the Colonies to-day. In the Funds this morning there has not been much altera tion. Consols, for Money, have been done at 99% %, and for the Account at 99% 3 A. The Three per Cents. Reduced were pretty firm at par to 100%, and Exchequer-bills at 545. to 565. premium. South Sea Stock has been at 117. Bank Stock has fallen from 112 1 / 2 to 111 1 /. But a very few bargains were made up to mid- day in the Foreign Securities. Spanish Three per Cents. have just been quoted at the same price as yesterday. The Portuguese Converted at 59 ; Russian Metalliques at 119 ; Mexican, at 36 and 35 3 4 ; the French Five per Cents. at an • improvement to 122, with the exchange at 25f. 70c. The quotations of the other Foreign Stocks are much the same as they were yesterday. A very large amount of business has been transacted in the Share Market to-day. The corrected list is annexed. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols New 34 per Cents lO3/8 10.3% Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1660 12 1-16 1 / 8 12% Ditto 30 yeafs, Oct. 10, 1859 l l 7B 12 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860... 11 13-16 11 13-16 South Sea Stock Consols for Account... ....... 99% 3 4 99 3 / 4 Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., 1 1 / 2 d.... 54 56 pm. 56 Ditto 500/. . Ditto Small ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Columbian' Bonds, ex Venezuela. 14 14 Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent ...... 433/i Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 35% 35 e D: 36 35: 35 Jitto,•Account , 35 3 / Ditto, Deferred Stock 16% 16 1 / 2 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Converted Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents — Ditto, Account — 31 Russian Bonds ll9 119 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto, Account — 41% French, 3 per Cent Exchange 2sf. 70c. 25f. 70e. Dutch, 2 1 / 2 per Cent Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 9 8 3 /4 r s 98% Ditto, 5 per Cent 99% 99% PRICES OF CLOSING PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. ißicEs. RAILWAY SHARES Birm in. and Gloucester. 100 135 136 Bristol and Exeter Ditto New. Bristol and Gloucester 3O ...... 59 60 . Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln 11,4 3 1,% Chester and Holyhead... 5 Churnet Valley Cornwall Direct Northern Dublin and Belfast Junc. 2% 5 3% Eastern Counties 14/. 165.... 17%% Eastern Union _ lO .. ... ... Ditto Extension Ely and Bedford Great South. and West. Ireland) itto Extension Great North of England..loo 179 ,. 181 Ditto New Ditto New Great Western Ditto % Shares London and Birminghm (Stock) 235 Ditto, Quarters ...... ... 2 London and Brighton... 50 London and Greenwich 12115 s 4d lO% lO - London and S. Western 41/ 6310 d 79 1 Ditto New 2% l2l 3 / 4 1 2 3 /4 Ditto New 2 _ . 9 London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 194 18 3 / 4 - Ditto Guaranteed 5 per Cent. London and York ...... ... 216. ..... 7 6% 6% 2 1 7 Lynn and Ely Manchester and Leeds... 73 Ditto % Shares Manchester and Birmin. 40 Midland... 100 127 126% 12 61 Ditto New 2 . . ... 8 1 / 2 Bl Midland, Birm.,Derby...100 Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 24 48 Newcastle and Berwick 1% ...... 17 1 / 2 16 1 ,E Newcastle and Carlisle...loo 12l North British Ditto New 1 North Kent Norwich and Brandon... 10 Oxford and Worcester... 2% 2 13 Rugby,Wor'ster, & Tring 1 Shrews., Wolverhamp., Dudley, and Birm 2% 7 6% 7 1 4 6 3 / 4 6 3 / South Devon South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d... 41 1 ,4 42 Ditto, No. 1 Ditto, No. 2. Ditto, No. 3 2 l /2 10 9 1 / 2 10 9 3 /4 South Wales bent Valley 2 .. 18% l B l /4 Waterford and Kilkenny 1 . . 3 1 / S York and North Midland 50 106 Ditto % Shares FRENCH RAILWAYS. Boulogne and A miens... 2 Great North. of France.. 4 Lyons and Avignon Orleans and Vierzon ... 2 ...... 11 3 A ll f4 Orleans and Bordeaux... 2 Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ... 2 Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 Tours and,Nantes 1 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia PiLiNCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 14.—There has been more inquiry for Railway stock, and a fair business has been done, without much variation in prices :—Birmingham and Gloucester, New Shares. 4 1 / i ; Blackburn and Preston, 14 3 4 ; Bristol and Exeter, 82 ex new ; Manchester and Bir mingham, 65 64 3 4 ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 11 1 / 8 ; Preston and Pyre, 22 1 4 ; Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, 12%; South-Eastern, No. 3,7% premium ; Barnsley Junction, Half Shares, 2% ; Birkinhead, blanches. ter, and Cheshire Junction, 7%; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 6; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 61 4 %; Ca ledonian, 7 1 ) Cambridge and Lincoln, 3% %; Churnet Valley, 7 8 ; Ely and Bedford, 38s. 37 5 . 6d. ; Hudders field and 4 anchester Railway and Canal, 5 11-16 13-16; Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 41A ; London and York, 614 3 4 ; Newark and Sheffield, 2 1 4 ; North British, 13 1 ,1 ex new; Ditto, New Shares, 2 3 / 4 ; Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 1 11-16; Shrewsbuiy, Wolverhampton, Dudley, &c., ; Trent Valley, 17% %. HARRY LORREQUER.—THE CHEAP EDITION •OF MR. LEVER'S "ARTHUR O'LEARY," UNIFORM WITH HIS OTHER WORKS. In one vol., Bvo., price only 12s. bound, ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE CRGIKSHANK, Is now Ready at all the Booksellers. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. SEASON 1845. 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 al this Theatre) Madlle. Brambilla, Madile. 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 Moriani, Signor Corelli, Signor F. Lablache, Signor Botelli, (Of La Scala, Milan—his First Appearance in this Country) and Signor Mario, Signor Fornasari, and Signor Lablache. In addltion to the above combination of Talent, a conge has been obtained, and an arrangement effected by. which Signor Barroilliet, (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, 31adlle. Lucile Grain}, Madlle. C3rito, Madlle. Louise Weiss ; Madlle. Ferdinand, Madlle. Casson, Madlle. Demelisse, Madlle. Moncelet, (Of the Academie Royale de Paris—their First Appearance at this Theatre) and Madlle. Taglioni, (Her Farewell Season.) The talent of this emineat 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.ia (of the Theatre Royal, St. Carlos, Naples), 31. Bertrand (of the Academie Royale de Paris), M. Perrot, and 31. Toussaint (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 appsared with extraordinary success at the Aca demie Roy - ale 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 • • Sous Maitre de Ballet .• • ......... M. Gosselin. Regisseur de la Danse • • • • • • • • M. Bertrand. Leader of the Ballet.. • . • • • • Composer of the Ballet Music ••• • • • Sig. Pugni. 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 as Lust Season. The Repertoire will consist of a Selection from the works of the most 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, s Ernani, Signor.Morianl; Roy Gomez, Signor Fomasari ; Carlo Quinto, Signor Botelli ; and Elvira, Madame. Rita Borio. . • • ' • To conclude with a new Ballet, by M. l'errot, entitled LA. FILLE DE LA DRYADE. The Music by Signor Pugni. " The Scenery by Mr. Marshall. • In which will appear Mddle. Lucile Grahn,3ldlle. Louise Weiss, Mdlle. Ferdinand, Mdlle. Demelisse, Mdlle. Casson, Mdlle. Moncelet, Sec. M. Toussaint, M. Gosselin, M. Di Mattia, M. Bertrand, M. Perrot and the Danseuses Viennoises. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. TIIIS EVENING Will be repeated Balfe's Grand Opera, THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. Lusignano, Mr. Burdini ; Adolphe de Courcy, Mr. W. Harrison ; Catarina Cornaro, Miss Poole. After which, will be repeated a Grand Ballet, entitled LES DAN AIDES. Danaus, M. Hoguet ; Euricles, Mr. Howell ; High Priest, Mr. Pidgeon ; Lynceus, Mons. H—Vestris ; Polyctor, M. Del ferier ; Alomenon, Mr. Webster ; Egyptian. Chief, M. Finart ; Hypermnesta, Mdlle. Maria; Automate, Madame Finart ; Amymonc, Madame Guibilei ; Agave, Mdlle. O'Bryan. The Box-office is open daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six in the Evening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, Places, and Tickets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsons. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING - Will be revived TIIE CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE. Lord Ogleby, Mr.•W. Farren ; Sir John Melville, Mr. Howe ; Brush, Mr. Buckstene ; Canton, Mr. Webster; Fanny Sterling,- Miss Julia Ben nett ; Miss Sterling, Miss P. Horton ; Mrs. Heidelberg, Mrs. Glover ; Betty, Mrs. Mumby. - After which, SOMEBODY ELSE. Hans Moritz, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Minnie, Madame Vestris. • To conclude with THE THIMBLE RIG. Private Sexes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Half each. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr. I. T. Archer at the Box-Oftlee, from Ten till Five o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ➢fADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Dram a , en titl e d THE GREEN BUSHES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Connor OlCennedy, Mr. Selby ; George, Mr. Hudson : Wild Murtogh, Mr; 0. Smith ; Muster Grinnidge, Mr. Wright; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford; Geraldine, Mrs. Yate. ; Nelly 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 Oltorke, Mr. Hudson ; the Baroness Beaupre, Miss Fortescue. To conclude with THE UNFINISHED GENTLEMAN. _ Prompter, Mr. Gallot ; PrMeipa:l7Painter,Mi.Titt ; Leader of the Band, Mr. Mellon. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will be performed Shakspeare'd Tragedy of oiliguo. Othello, Mr. Edwin Forrest ; lago, Mr. Graham ; Cassio; 'Heii?l lack ; Desdemona, Mrs: Stirling; Emilia, Miss Cukhrmn. To be followed by LE , SALON DE-BAL. To conclude with HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS. Stage Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallach; Stage Director, Mr. Emden; Machinist; Mr: Edmiind Bradwell. - Box-otlice open from Eleven till Four. Private Rises to be had at the Theatre. and at all the principal Libraries. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. TINDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Comic Drama, entitled TAKING POS SESSION. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Meadows, Craven, Kinloch, A. Wigan, Yarnold, Bender, and Stanton ; Mrs. A. Wigan, - Misi Arden, Miss Howard, and Miss James. After" which, TETE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE. Principal Charicters by Messrs. F.. Matthews, F. Vining, Collier, and Turner ; Miss Walcott, Mrs. Usher, and Mrs. Keeley. To lze followed by r. New Farce, entitled A MODEL OF A WIFE. Principal Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, F. Matthews, and Mea lows ; Miss Walcott, and Miss Fairbrother. To conclude with VALENTINE AND ORSON. Principal Cha racters by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, Wigan, Collier, Turner, Kluloch, 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.) Re-appearance of Miss Davenport as Juliet this Evening, and Wed • nesday, being the only nights she can perform this favourite Cha. ratter during the season. THIS EVENING Will be performed Shakbpeare's Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Juliet, Miss Davenport ; Romeo, Mr. Alfred ()monde ; Menial°, Mr. Roxby. The astonishing Gouldsmldt Family will gi►e their truly wonderful performances every Evening. To conclude with THE WATERMAN. Tom Tug, Mr. Binge Robin, Mr. Rayner; Wilhelmin , , Miss Kate Howard. Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, Is. ; 'Gallery, 6d. Second Price to Boxes, Is. 6d, Private Boes*to be had at all the Libraries, ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE ROYAL FOX HUNT ; introducing 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. DAVI DGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Entire Change of Performance:—First Night of a new and powerfti Legendary Drama. THIS EVENING Will be produced 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 MOMENTOUS QUESTION. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box office, from Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Two New Dramas, and Engagement of Monsieur Gouffee the cele- brated Brazilian Ape. THIS EVENING Will be produced THE LADY OF .TROSSEY ; 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, Mr. J. Herbert ; Hortense (the Bride of Woe), Miss Vincent ; Madame Langlois, Miss Eliza Terrey ; Charlotte, Miss Cooper. After which, THE 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-imaginable Feats. Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6(I. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 3R minutes after 9 I Evening • . 41 minutes after 10. .4"-Ant LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1845. Sir ROBERT PEEL on Friday brought forward his Financial Statement, or Budget, for the current year, in a speech of some three hours and a half duration, which was certainly one of the most remarkable ever delivered from the Treasury benches. It was a mani festo of principles as well as a summary of details ; and in the former of these characters comprised much which evidently affected the great party who act, ostensibly, with him with more decided senti ments of astonishment or disappointment than of admiration. On the other hand the Opposition ) throughout almost every part of the address, re sponded to the appeals, and sanctioned the doctrines of the Right Hon. Bar o net with a cordiality and decision which must have been very gratifying confess that, on to his feeli ngs . For our own parts, we must a very careful perusal of the whole of this memorable notwithstandingstatement, we are de lighted to find o n h ow many point s, the broad and important questions on vih had to express and still entertain a decl l c e led w d e. r ssent have from his opinions and views, we can declare oul un limited concurrence with him. The objections, at once the gravest in character and most important in • Cr y 7'l7' • 41; r. • " p 416• r) 1 411104 1 0 4iptk, .41 A. - . I,I LEGIVIIVA4 A • BRIGHTON RAILWAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. am one of your old readers, but I have not observed in your paper, under railway matters, the great change that has taken place in the Brighton Railway management. Mr. Peter Clerk (our best friend) has left the Midland Company, after having raised our shares from 601. to 1301., and undertook the superintendence of the Brighton Line, where no doubt he will effect a very happy change in the ex penses of that Company, by his very able and judi cious management. In future the dividends will be very satisfactory to the Proprietors of the Brighton line. Yours, respectfully, A MIDLAND HOLDER. Leeds, Feb. 14. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—lt has been known all along that ships and vessels are found to resist the pressure of sails, and still we go on building on the same plan, and all are astonished they do not sail faster, which is impossible, until we make use of more power than the sails to increase speed on a wind. Such has been suggested to the Admiralty years ago, and pointed out that ships go faster astern when taken aback, or miss stays, than they ever went ahead ; and if they wanted them to go faster, they must introduce into the hulls of all ships and vessels a power that would continually act on a wind, inde pendent of masts, yards, and sails, which will in crease with the wind to any amount, concentrating the force to one point or many, according to the sea then going. But this, like many other suggestions, are treated with contempt, because it does not ema nate from a ship-builder, whose opinion is consulted in preference to those that have to sail them. I hope you will expose the folly of such conduct, and so give a trial to convince those that are sceptical.—Your constant reader, A PRACTICAL OFFICER. London, Feb 7, 1845. SOUTH WILTS ELECTION.—The election for the southern division of Wiltshire took place on Saturday at Salisbury. Mr. W. Wyndham proposed, and Mr. J. L. Jacob seconded the nomination of the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, as a fit and proper person to serve in Parliament as a Knight of the Shire for the southern division of the county of Wilts, and there being no other candidate, the Right Hon. Gentleman was declared duly elected. A dinner was subsequently given by the High Sheriff, at which the Right Hon. Gentleman was present. CommissioN or LUNACY.—On Saturday a com mission de lunatic° inquirendo was opened at the Roe buck Tavern, Turaham-geen, before Francis Barlow, Esq., and fifteen special jurors, to inquire as to the state of mind of William Churchill , aged 28, of Ham mersmith, possessed cf about 13,0001. in funded property, and des?tncled from a collateral branch of the family of the first Duke of Marlborough. The o intnission w .15 !ireapposed. The jury e x p res s e d tlicupsOves ~ and on his retirement from the room unanimously re urned a verdict, " That William oiyrchill was of un sound mind, awl twi been ea two** 14 Jiguary, 1841 ' AND VutOtt ®pinion. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. The Spanish mail, of the 7th inst., has not arrived, °whir t. the great fall of snow on the Pyrenees, and in the South of Feaneel' At Paris the cold continued very severe. ardirenheit's therms/ • meter, at six o'clock on Wednesday, marked 11, being 21, 101°4 freezing. At Brussels the cold was still more intense, the 00 1 ' mometer having fallen to 7. The Count de Ratti.Menton, Consul at Canton, is about to. he oppointed Consul-Genera/ for France at Manilla, in the room of ',llf• Bezrot. The following appears in the Afrique :—" We learn that tit ella members of the Chambers of Peers and Deputies have fo rmed a I 're' ject for founding agriculturalestablishments in Algeria. It KV' tr also from our correspondent at Philippeville, that M. Ferd int i s 1 Barrot has acquired within the immediate territories of that tor ! from 1,000 to 1,200 hectares (2,500 to 3,000 acres) of land, whit 0 he intends to divide into about 40 farms, and to settle families ispetoo them. It is added, that the Minister of War has show n himse l f be very favourable to the realisation of this great undertaking.' It appears from an official return of the commerce of 0 1,1 ° 1 ; loupe during the second quarter of 1844, that the imports amounts' to 6,937,504 C, of which 4,805,521 f. was for French merchat. dice from France, 669,915 f. for French merchandise front th e French colonies and fisheries, and 4,465,068 f. for foreign WO* chandise. A letter from Algesiras of the 29th ult. states that the Spanl lll war.steamor Gironda, in passing under the batteries of eli beal‘a . Cl had been fired upon. The circumstance was motioned in Spanish Chamber of Deputies, when the Minister of Divine awl"; the Gironda at the time had in tow a coast-g uar d vessel whi ch h r been disabled by :the weather, and the of fi cer of one of the hate °. IM ries, imagining that the vessel in tow was one that had bee° tured by the steamer within the waters of Gibraltar, and thereft;e: in violation of the laws of neutrality, had fired upon the Gire n _.,l This assurance had been given by the Governor of Gibraltar, a'r; he had not only dismissed the officer in command from the f il l that lie held, but had also given orders that in future 11 0 SP e b e vessel passing by Gibraltar should, under any circumstance., Bred upon. , te nse A Berlin letter of the 7th inst., gives the following so — 4 ia —" The day before yesterday an old chorus-singer of the ur - , ; 11. , Opera, named Bredersck, went to one of the magistrates, and_„'Pra, taneously confessed that he was the sole incendiary of the vriiat house, burnt down in the night of the 18th of August, 184.-1 so der he did it in revenge for a severe reproof given him by th e tbis of the chorus, and effected it by scattering lighted tind er 4 to wardrobe and other parts of the theatre. Ho was contrai t g prison, but the stateof extreme destitution which he was t' — ied first to a belief that he had accused himself merely to gain 1 7, 11 0, lodgings. The minute details, however, which he has sin c e a . corroborated by other information obtained by the polic e s to indicate that he has told the truth." 0 The case of Mr. C. J. Mathews, the comedian, came on 100.. Court of Bankruptcy. It appeared that under the agrealotti tM tered into some time since, 6b oi. had been paid into Court „ insolvent, and was now in the hands of the assignees. tow illi° L , payment of a dividend. The insolvent underwent a long g e103 ., nation, but nothing of any importance was elicited, A nd 5,„„ to ally Mr. Commissioner Shepherd adjourned the Mandl:Wl-- Wednesday. ea ti4 Anne Wilson was committed from Marylebone, a he m to drown her own child. DITSCETsLANZOTIS. eonstn ittell Two women, named Chandler and Puddy, have been - ~. oar ' by the Coroner for Somersetshire, to take their trials for o ' o bad der of the child of the prisoner Chandler. Both the pro ne . thelf been inmates of the Axbridge Union Workhouse, and o n leaving the union they poisoned the child with laudanun x he Off At the Guildhall, Plymouth, on Wednesday, a won' t "' t i lde!! of a seaman named Johnson, who was charged with 014- jurin* girl and robbing her of her purse, hung herself in her ce l l r ead the night. The policeman on opening her cell the ne xt ' - b .l Ol thought she was standing against the wall underneath thee ther window of the cell. Finding she did not stir, he ItlVrf.: ii : off IS and thee discovered that s I ' e was hanging from the u'" s 4 air ground. Life had been extinct some time before she w covered, mA I HAMBURGH AND DUTCH -- g oo! , BERLIN, FEB. 3.—A report, which has been I?Li o peo lDS time in circulation, that the King had comm a 7; 1 . ths, several statesmen to draw up a constitutio n I r ue' Prussian monarchy, seems to gain credit; this ingg o lok subject being seriously discussed in the high er aped' ' and not contradicted by men in very elevated P y- re great joy is felt here on this account. If t he e iots should prove true, a brilliant prospect will be tr b i li Wr., Prussia, and for all Germany, and the name o s l ia P w jesty will be distinguished among the gres' $ annals of Germany. HANOVER, FEB. 7.—We learn that our G° f ;wesi.- - .1. , has granted several considerable advantages 1 ° „, 2 on w and Norwegian ships in the Elbe, placing u' e l - 00 0 . same footing as those of great Britain and Thr,. 1 ,. 1. 21"1 FRONTIERS OF BOHEMIA AND SAXONY, "-- On Commissioners have been appointed at Presdetet. 0 1 Vienna for the definitive regulation of the fr °- - , ...,- Austria and Saxony. , tsjr, FRANKFORT, FEB. 4.—Some steps have Vl p i r li f i s l in our city towards the formation of a Christian r . , lie Catholic community. The notion is rnech,3ipar, by the middle class of the Roman Catholic inu.t, to '' The highet classes manifest but little incliesily.m.. and the lower are withheld by worldly considerftlw-0411. BERLIN, FEB. 6.—We learn that the negotiate are lb. Danish Government respecting the boun d e re Or • 4hisiceu off for the Eri e ent, and our Cominissioneregil "alemed:from Cc,ipen, n a few days 'ago. weed, thieS tfieepdeavoima o our Government have ft' peel'' As neaseam to 1111 4111 say one point with Elie GoVentßlMEtt. bein g HAIIDII/1101 - , Xl*. 10.—The trarnhargh sh macbe has arrived at Cuxhaven from China, ~n i ee first of our ships that has visited one of the new l y - • .• ports of that empire. .a 0 POLIES FRONTIERS, FEB. 2.—Accounts fir! i be „A• ; have-been received from St. Petersburgb, tha t ' °5 peror is suffering from the jaundice, but is able W is or . to business as usual. . The health of the EinPr ess to have become worse. Nan .eV.- .1 THE HAGUE, FEB. 12.—Our journals eon — ..., 0 4 1 notices of the return of the frost, which is Pre. _..„ e n/ iii" the mercury in Fahrenheit's thermometer being deg., or eleven below freezing point. .164%5 • THE HAGUE, FEB. 13.—The Dutch Gover n iki, it, '. ) ing discovered at the beginning of the Year I lOW— ' of - there was an extensive manufactory of D i nt e t o copper coin at Birmingham, took measures to ed by ' to the evil, in which it was zealously secon d English Government. 111:0 1 The exertions - of the police at Birminghsel. a stop to this coining ; and the Custom- 1101w `iv of?f, at Liverpool have seized a considerable quant l i Z oo pot "" ' base coin, which was already on board a vessel Sinuapore. X .- Instructions have been sent to the Goeeri l e i r r lo oo to direct all the colonial authorities to do such boa ‘D i ril„ to prevent the circulation and sale of ann r ev o f In consequence, the Government has alr ea lfrio ce an official notice issued by the Government of 42° Wales's Island, Sincapore, and Malacca. tions wet The Government has answered the o bserve be prvi s i, section of the Second Chamber, respecting t does ° of law for the execution of Art. 6 of the Fun tio . Law treating of the right of voting, and of G lee The Chambers not sitting. f• HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, Fx IL Oone- Hill& 113 Austrian 5 per Cents ............ Bank Shares ........... . 16 5 0 ii s ii •,.4 - Hl l e l ot u ps s: i ra a i ennsdLcooa.n3 Inscription......... . a . n . d Ditto, A4 Dl t g to l Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 1057. 1p5993 < 4t b• •. series.. ' .. 1. ... : : i 1 35 ,9 , Ditto, in Certificate New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. ••• • .. ,g l4 r , ~,,,, Ditto Stieglitz ActualP o r t ug ue Debt,se L o 2 a s n , p 2 e Spanish New 5 per Cent • • • ........ • • • D Ang utct . Ditto 3 per Cent .. • Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.• • • . 7% -,. 0 114 1' C pe en r t. en .. t • • • • 8 6- 7 3 1 •-. ii ; Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent •• • • - '- National Bank Shares Exchange on London. ~7 13- 15 Petersburgh, Three months ••• • • • "• 6 13 . Bremen, Two months.. • • • • • .... —Thigglargla Borsenhalle, Feb. 11. Fyn , 14. SIIII • DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTZIDAX.. --- al Money 6 . 63i‘ 7S , Actual Debt, 234 per Cent • ..... ••• • • • 77 .,4 99 Ditto, 3 per Cent ..................34 100 Ditto, 4 per Cent... 994., 10 0 , 1 Ditto, 3 per Cent..... ••••••• • " • • • • 994 927. Amort Syndic, 434 per Cent•• •••• " • • 914 i IS Ditto 3 Company,. ••••••• • • • • • ' • 1 4 73 --- Commercial 434 per Cent • • ~... East India Loan, 4 per Cent • • • • •• • • •• .... lb Exchange on London, one month 2 90 Two m0nth5............... 1 2 30 At sight.. ••• • • • ..... ••' • '• 3 5 al On Hamburgh •••••• • • • • " 2 g ....- Two months.• •••••• • • • " •. ". ..- On Paris .... ....... .•• • • ..... Two months. • • • • • • • • • • • • ' • —DUtch Papers, Feb. 15. ra• Fo' 7 ' 04 !AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Viss • , 1 5 per Cent. Metalliques• • • • .• • • ....... ::. 1 02 4 per Cent. ditt0........................ ••••••••••" • • • • • • ". • • " 3 per Cent. ditto• • .• • • • • • • • • • • • • ' • " .... • Loan, 1834 ••.•••• • • • • • ..... • ...... .. ,--A9 • Ditto, 1839 ... ...... .•••••• • • • ' • ' :: .-- • • • • • '' 56 Bank Shares ..... . .. Esterhazy•A Loan •• • • • • • • •• • •• .• '. • RAILWAYS. , 18714, . ..... 1 364 The Northern, or Ferdinand •• • ...... 534 Ologgnitz • . • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • ... . .... • • 12 —Allgemeine Zeitung, Feb. 10. FSO. l l ' lkolg PRUSSIAN FUNDS. -13W•—• Bills. rw 100 6 -.- 2'7' ~L 0 1 ----''''""."------"..--.Veral beau er 1341. ENAMELLING.—We have receive ~ s o coPL ( 18 0 specimens of this art, executed in goy' ~o nto or ... t est se In letter paper, by J. Windsor. Tho ~ froo ; t he.M ii cidedly superior, and have a fine toffee' 0 the .l i rrielf tinges of colour exhibited according and te_reijoest thrown upon them. Windsor C astle syouMbl e 61)1413g. Houses of Parliament are very f e an d the colon ornipgi both for the correctness of the o utlin s ridttY In . so ° O u *tutit'n' big ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY. h is I n sp. . _., 9 , P • a sermon in aid of the funds of ., ,_ iii .,. g ar_n o !or,c: , preached at St. Matthews' Chan; e 7 i F r ' o rGarth Y the Rev. James Proctor, A. M. , v , sd. ~, ot 1. 96. s so- The sum collected amounted to 21 . , r , pi 1(.04 HOSPITAL Fort CONSUMPTION 0 1,i' llic h n iOnu_ kipt ill o THE CHEST.—His Grace the Duke sltut i on , 10 1 7; .• hz &c., and President of the above 1 I le P. Cross, E feqs4--$l, intimated to the Secretary (Osborn nniVer Sarl ..44ied . .. consent to preside at the ensuir!g ~_ dub , A dv i l= r„, f oro4 e I, ' or The day for which it is fixed will ve ..„ _-.T :„, ItAILivA ' refilw-r gr SHEFFIELD AND LINCOLN scrape by u , a u o. _ of Lincoln has got himself intor,.. aation iron t!"•_'; pa ellY" the neglecting to answer some aPP l,c_ ffic i e i cap prole to r agents addressed to him in his u hue Vir _,,, Or , . ny In " u id P 5. r e de agents of the Railway ComPa . hue wo we _. Mayor twice, ' stating that as their •Ticeis, thel es uedr e $ • lands belonging to the freemen_e said free men avi 03 4 , 1 1 3 , ,. throws of having a meetin of behal fthe ' a the C °ls t P , the b ' ' b" that some gentlemen on i a atiove j , o n 1° , 1 ,11 attend and g i ve t h e necessary er , t" _ i .,, iie ct 1,1 ”" i n t 0;' .4 His Vti , r , ..ip ha , 1 , c , v.-T m , de t 3 . 1 ".: -. e ' d t he rev' r 0 : , freetio 11, hoc has he ever uck,.owhog $' P P letters.—Lincolnshire Advertiser. . ....ki 0. We bare received from differential-sj unto of the WWI 4v4t to illi _CM DI W St. Schuld Sch., 3% per Cent ••• • • "1:: - Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Celli, Exchange on London, 3 months• • • • • • • —Prussian State Gazette. Feb. 12. IV 4(1 11, 1)i 0 4 (4 1' 4 ,114 ' 4 ) k