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In the PEERS petitions were presented by Lord WYN/ORD against the Poor Law and the Sale of Beer Act, and by Lord BROTIGHANI against the Corn Laws. The Bishop of LONDON adverted to the Memorials presented to the Lords of the Treasury on the subject of letters being transmitted by the General Post Office on Sunday, and intimated his intention of moving for them, arid for all possible information relative to the id?lntrous practices carried on in India. Could not the Right Rev. Prelate himself give the world some in formation as to idolatrous practices in England, that would be to the full as instructive? As to the memo rials, be wishes no doubt particularly to have that one which was hawked about from house to house of cer tain professional gentlemen, and signed by Jews as well as Christians. In reply to a question from the Earl of RIPON, Lord MELBOURNE stated that MEHEMET ALI would exe cute the Treaty we had concluded with Turkey. Lord BROUGHAM referred to the observations sup posed to be made against him in the other House, but was assured by Lord MELBOURNE that the SPEAKER did not use the words attributed to him. On Lord MELBOURNE laying on the table the papers relative to Canada, a smart conversation took place, to which we have elsewhere adverted. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY having received, as he naively let out, a severe rebuff from Lord HILL, for meddling with what did not exactly_ concern him—the honour of the Army, withdrew his notice for a motion to inquire into a late military festival at Quebec. The motion relative to the Navy, which stood for to morrow, was postponed sine die, but a little knot of Naval Peers, consisting of Admiral Lord COLVILLE, Captain the Earl of HARDWICKE, and Captain Lord COLCHESTER, who sit altogether, seem determined to have a fight about ships, since they cannot have a fight OA board ship. Their Lordships rose a little after Six. In the COMMONS a number of petitions were pre sented, and amongst them one from Leeds, against the Corn-laws, of which Mr. BAINES was allowed to state the prayer ; one from the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, and from Ashton, all strongly worded. , Mr. PRAaD elicited from Lord J OHN R USSELL that he had communicated with Mr. FROST, a Magistrate of Monmouth, and a Delegate to the National Convention, about attending meetings where violent l anguage was used, but h e f oun d Mr. FROST'S explanation so satisfac tory, that he had taken no further steps. Notices were given by Mr. WYSE of a motion re lative to education on the 20th ; by Lord DUN.. G ANNON, of a motion for a Committee to inquire into Maynooth College ; by Mr. Poe LETT THomsoN, of a motio n to re-appoint the Committee on Private Bills ; by Sir P. Pou.ocx, for a Bill to alter the rules relative to costs under certain Acts ; by Mr. BLEWITT, of a mo ti°a for Ch ancery R eturns ; and M r. F RENCH, f or t h e 2 1st, ler an Address to give Ireland the benefit of rail vrayi. Lord JOHN RUSSELL laid on the table the papers relative to Canada, and announced a measure to be laid on the table before Easter. The Noble Lord also ob tia;ned l eave to bring in a Bill for the better ordering of r i s°tls, for the Establishi ng of District Prisons, for giving tk Power of Summary Conviction to the Petty Sessions, subje c t to an appeal, and makinz other regulations, and two Bills for establishing Paid Judges for Local Small _ D ebt C ourts, and for naming a Chairman of Quarter Sessions. These are the Bills which the Examiner of Sunday quaintly d escr ib e d as the drop of essence that was to flavour the nothing and water of th e Royal Spee c h, The Committee on Church Leases was re-appointed after Sir ROBERT PEEL bad given the House the neces sary assurance that he still adhered to all the opinions he had stated formerly on the subject. Poor Mr. WOOD—he of Kendal, but no more to be of Kendal—on moving for some returns, endeavoured to set himself right IN ith the House and the country, for his statement on seconding the Address. We refer our readers to the Hon. Member's speech, and to Sir Ro- BERT PEEL'S comment, who plainly told him that he had done more to rivet the Corn-laws on the country than ever he could do by his expla nation to unrivet them. Sir ROBERT declared himself again opposed to the repeal of the Corn-laws. In other men, such opinions may be formed from. igno rance; in him we will not say what they are formed from He is unluckily obliged to court the country gentlemen who form a majority of the Tory party, and his origin makes him entertain a sort of terror of being thought to court mob popularity. He will not do justice, because the multitude demand it. To avoid the sus picion of being partial to cotton-spinners, he talks loudly in behalf of the county gentlemen. Mr. MARK PHILLIPS, and Mr. BAINES each gave, a sensible ex. planation of Mr. Woon's unfortunate and misun derstood statistics. Lord STANLEY supported the arguments of Sir ROBERT PEEL, and forced Mr. Woon still more into the mire. Several other gen tlemen took part in the conversation, at the end of which the returns moved for by Mr. WOOD were ordered. On Mr. BAINES' motion a return was ordered of the quantity of corn abandoned and destroyed in the metro polis in 1837. Mr. Fox MAULE obtained leave to bring in a Bill to improve and extend the metropolitan police, one part of which will go to increase their pay. Tho Treaty with Austria was laid on the table ; and the evening closed by Lord MORPETH informing Mr. LEFROY that he hoped in a short time to communicate to the House the intentions of the Government with regard to railways in Ireland. The House rose a little before Seven. We yesterday evening promptly and exclusively recorded the spirited condemnation of Mr. GEORGE WILLIAM WOOD by his Kendal constituents—a just retribution for his backsliding on the Corn-law question in his speech on the Address. Verily the electors have made him " a return accommodated to the action." Misfortunes, an old proverb says, sel dom come singly. We have now to announce, that yesterday, at a most crowded meeting of the Man chester Chamber of Commerce, Mr. GEO. WILLIAM WooD was cashiered from his office of President of that important body of merchants and manufac turers, and also dismissed from the Direction. This trimming gentleman is now reduced to his pro per dimensions,—that of an ordinary Member of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. The Ho nourable Member can no longer do any harm to the cause of free-trade ; he is deprived of the fac titious rank which alone gave him local importance ; and per se he can do no injury to any class or prin ciple. Made by art, in opposition to what is made by nature, the Honourable Member of the body politic is now no more. Like the criminals of ancient times, he is burnt with a hot iron ; and the confession in DRYDEN'S Amphitryon alone remains to him—" I was once taken on suspicion of burglary, and was whipped thro' Thebes, and branded for my pains." Denounced by his Kendal constituents—deposed from a high office by his fellow-townsmen of Manchester—scoffed at by his political opponents in the House of Commons, and an affliction to his own party in the Legislature, no thing remains for Mr. G. M. WooD, but meekly and penitently to surrender his trust to his constituents (as they request of him), that they may select a more fitting representative in his place. Public men, who thus change sides to balance parties, are always treated as turn-coats. SWIFT, long since, wrote the monody on Mr. G. W. WOOD--.. " To confound his hated coin, All parties and religions join, Whigs, Tories, Trimmers." The speeches of some of his Kendal constituents I prove that his conduct on the Corn-law ques tion was not his first offence, but that the Hon. Member has several times failed to redeem his pledges. We give elsewhere the proceedings of the Chamber of Commerce in Manchester. We understand that Mr. WOOD had " a fair trial ;" that his personal friends, naturally desirous of easing his fall, attended in some number, but all would not avail. Mr. READ, the tobacconist, made an eloquent defence of Mr. WOOD ; but the majority of the meeting were " up to snuff," and the eloquence was not received for the worth of a pinch of Lundyfoot. A new Directory, constituted of Total Repealers, was carried by a majority of 20 to 1. So much for Mr. G. W. WooD, who we now leave to the further mercies of Sir ROBERT PEEL, and in whose service he may hereafter en= list. The Bishop of LONDON last evening moved for copies of certain memorials respecting the transmis sion of country newspapers and letters through the London Post-office on the Lord's-day. We think, if the object of the pious Prelate is to encourage the strict observance of the Sabbath, not only in Lon don but throughout the Kingdom, he ought to have extended the sphere of his inquiry, and moved for returns of the number of letters and papers de livered on the Lord's-day in Manchester, Dublin, Glasgow, Liverpool, and the hundred other manu facturing and commercial towns in the United Em pire, and also to what extent this practice in the provinces had interfered with religious worship and the due observance of the Lord's-day. This would would have placed practice and theory in juxtapo sition, and enabled the House of Lords • to form some rational opinion as to the grounds of alarm at the proposed innovation. But perhaps this would not have suited his purpose, because it must have led to a result very different from that which the theorists anticipate. It is certainly a singular fact, that in those places where the Sab bath is said to be desecrated by a Sunday delivery, and even in places more commercial in proportion to their size than London, this day is observed with more religious care, and the churches are better at tended, than in the metropolis. In no part of the empire, except, perhaps, Catholic Dublin, indeed is there such an open profanation of the Sabbath. While the churches are half empty, the steam-car riages and steam-vessels are full ; the river, as the Bishop to his sorrow knows, is covered with boats. Hampstead-heath and Primrose-hill, and other places around, are swarming with countless thou sands of idle people, while in many of the large provincial towns the day is observed with as much religious ceremony as either Mr. PLUMPTRE or Sir ANDREW could desire. It would be well, therefore, if the Bishop would inquire into the cause of this, before he joins in the outcry against a practice which we regard as a work of necessity and mercy, and which actual ex perience has proved to be injurious neither to mo rality nor the performance of religious duties. He would find that in the northern part of the kingdom the minister and the schoolmaster have been both at work to train up the people. That the Dissenting clergy throughout England have been following their example, mixing with the po pulation, establishing daily schools and Sunday schools, and inculcating the proper observance of the Sabbath ; and that they have been able to ac complish this, notwithstanding letters pass through the Post-office, and they have no Bishops to superin tend them,or lead the way in the works of righteous ness. It is certainly a great stigma on these censors of public morals—these guardians of schools, and these teachers of the people, that they are always the last in promoting improvements in the habits of the people. Lancaster forced them to bring for ward a new system of education. Sir ANDREW AGNEW and his party next forced them to cry out against the desecration of tite Sabbath, and though the people in many districts of England are perish ing for lack of education, they have roused them selves to something like activity only when they found the Government prepared to bring forward a plan for National Schools, which it was their pecu liar duty to originate. Lord BROUGHAM has written a letter, which will be found in another part of this day's Sun, in which he vindicates himself from the charge inci dentally brought against him by Mr. WRIGHT, the barrister (in the course of a trial that took place in the Court of Chancery on the 31st of January last), respecting certain articles on Railways that appeared in the Monthly Chronicle. Lord BROUGHAM, we say, vindicates himself tri umphantly, in the letter in question, from Mr. WRIGHT'S hasty charge, that he had written favourable reviews of his own speeches in the Monthly Chronicle. We almost regret that his Lordship condescended to this vindication. It was not—it could not have been—expected from him ; the preposterous absurdity of the charge being its own sufficient refutation. If Lord BROUGHAM be really so desirous as his enemies suppose, of writing flattering notices of his own works, how comes it that the Editor of the Edin burgh Review expressly states in his very last num ber, that he has been prevented, much against his own inclination, from reviewing the late edition of Lord BROUGHAM'S Speeches by Lord BROUGHAM himself I Surely, if his Lordship would not, from mo tives of delicacy, allow a criticism on his works to ap pear in the Edinburgh Review,from another pen, he would scarcely review them himself in a periodical of far inferior character! None but the merest driveller could act in this manner ; and yet there is a portion of the Press who are constantly bringing all sorts of absurd charges against his Lordship, which are only put forth one day to be refuted the next, just as if he were, in reality, the poor imbecile drivel ler, that, for party purposes, they would fain have it supposed he is. We regard these calumnies— and so we know do a vast mass of the people—as neither more nor less than so many involuntary tributes paid to the political influence or Lord BROUGHAM. He is snarled at because he is feared—were it otherwise, he would be petted or passed by in contemptuous silence. We learn from Dublin that the Marquis of NORNIANBY'S acceptance of the office of Colonial Secretary was known there on Sunday. It was almost officially announced at the Colonial Office yesterday. As his successor in the Government of Ireland, the Marquis of TAVISTOCK has been mentioned, the Earl of RADNOR having probably been found too unbending for some politicians. We have laboured . for some time past to arouse the attention of our Statesmen and of the public to the very peculiar condition of the country at the present moment. We have dwelt on the striking facts that the organized authorities are wholly mis trusted by the bulk of the people, and those who thus mistrust the authorities, and under a pro fessed guise of obeying the law openly endea vour to subvert them, are much too nu merous, and too well organized to be coerced into obedience, even if that did not imply a dreadful ca lamity, amounting to the total ruin of Britain's greatness. To provide for this very peculiar state of things requires all the wisdom of the ruling classes, and it will not be provided for by a Bible education, by Scriptural schools, or by the' extension of the Church. The evil is pressing and immediate, while those remedies, supposing them ever so efficacious, can only come into operation for the next generation. In fact, while the gentlemen who meet at the Free mason's Tavern, and even those who assemble at St. Stephen's, are benevolently talking of taking care of the rising generation, the risen-up and ma ture people, are providing for their own redemption. Education schemes, let them spring from whom they will, are now too late. An illegal meeting (says the Times), usurping or sham ming the functions of the House of Commons, is sitting under the nose of the Home Department. It may be true enough that the Convention intend to begin by preparing petitions—but it is quite plain they do not mean to stop there. The very first notice on their book— (for they have their Orders and Notices of Motion for the week, all in due form, like that House of Commons which they have arisen to extinguish)—is to the effect that they will, on an early day, consider " what ulterior means they would employ, or what measures theywould resort to or recommend to the industrious classes," " should it unfortunately happen that the Delegates fail in their attempt to convince the Members of the House of Com mons of the justice of the principles of the People's Char ter." After this intelligible warning, what does the Home Department mean to do? Its chief Minister has not chosen to treat the Convention as too unimportant to require any notice at all : and we find no fault with him so far ; for the endurance of an institution with mischievous objects, though weak and insignificant it be, may encourage others of higher powers and pretensions, and establish a dan gerous precedent of impunity. That Convention is sending its Delegates through the country ; it collected a more numerous assem blage last night than has for some time been seen in the metropolis, and will collect on Monday a still more numerous one. These people talk openly of fighting. They have resolved, like their betters, to coerce, if possible, other men into submission, and we want to know when and where all this is to end ? The Times implies that the Convention is to be put down by force, still further to, exasperate those whom continual ill-treatment has driven to the verge of despair. We are for no coercion, we would have the Parliament begin by setting a good example, by disavowing the principles of co ercion and terror as instruments of Government, and of obtaining just ends, requiring obedience by doing justice and deserving to be obeyed. At present it is unhappily a truth which every day forces itself irresistibly on the conviction of every thinking and reflecting man, that what with Corn laws, Pension Lists, and coal monopolies, the Parliament does not deserve to be obeyed. What will come of this conflict of opinions we cannot foresee, but we in sist on the fact that it deserves the instant and un divided attention of the Legislature. The draught of the Address drawn up by a Committee of the Portuguese Chamber of Depu tins, in answer to her Most Faithful MAJESTY'S Speech from the Throne at the opening of the pre sent Session of the Cortes, which appears in another column, is especially worthy of notice for the de cided tone in which it denounces the abomination of the Slave traffic, and the extent to which it pledges the nation to support the constitutional cause in Spain. "The traffic in Slaves," emphatically observes the A ddress, "IS, WITHOUT DOUBT A DISGRACE IN THE EYES OF THE CIVILIZED WORLD,and the Chamber will be willing to agree to ANY NEGOCIATIONS, that may be entered into for its EXTINCTION, pro viding the liberty of commerce, the dignity of our flag, and our colonial interests are not lost sight of." Contrast these noble sentiments with the gagging votes of the United States' Congress, and mark whether it is possible to restrain the indignation to which the liberal pretensions of Transat lantic Republicans champions, forsooth! of E liberty and equ a lity, and self-deputed guardians of Canadian Europe e give rise. There is no nation freedom—must inu whose subjects have so deep an interest in the maintenance of slavery as Portugal ; there is no nation in perhaps a worse condition to brave the indignation of those whose prospective interests are invaded by the abolition of the slave traffic ; but the promulgation of the Con stitution pledged the Crown and the people to the establishment of an equality of civil rights, and the Portuguese are not such adepts in Transatlantic sophistry, as to discover that natural rights depend upon the colour of the skin. The desire to co operate with England in the extinction of the slave traffic is all that we can reasonably expect from Por tugal ; and should the paragraph of the Address which we have quoted be adopted by the Chamber, such a wish on the part of the Portuguese Govern ment and the National Representatives can no longer be called in question. With respect to Spain, the Address not only expresses sym pathy for the Constitutional cause, but promises all the support which the Portuguese Government can afford after the pacification of the disturbed dis tricts. In one word, the Government of Portugal manifests a very praiseworth anxiety to neglect no duty required of it by a strict regard to its commer cial obligations, its avowed principles of political action, and the faith of Treaties. The French Journals of Sunday contain no news of the slightest general interest. Advices from Ma drid of the 3d announce the arrival of. the new Premier, M. PEREZ DE CASTRO, in that capital, accompanied by a strong military escort. Simulta neously with his arrival, several decrees for the equalization of inland duties were promulgated. We regret to announce that the health of Lord CLARENDON, our Ambassador, has been so deli cate, as to prevent him from leaving his apartments. Hopes, however, were entertained, on the 2d, of Lordship's speedy recovery. The Phare of Bayonne of the 7th has the following ar ticle. In the night of the 3d inst. the fortifications of the Munagorists were swept away by a sudden rise of the Bidassoa, the plain was inundated, and on the 6th, not withstanding the waters bad subsided nearly six feet, the site of the fort was still covered. The two pieces of can non and a powerful waggon were buried in the mud. All communications between the French frontier and the Fuerist camp was rendered impracticable, and it was not till the 3d that it:was possible to send a small quantity of provisions to the men forming the expedition. It is still affirmed on the frontier that a Carlist expe dition will be undertaken in the month of March.—Le Commerce. an expression which, if true, confirms our part which our army i s i ntended to act. The opinion A Belgian paper, the Observateur, ascrib es to t h e D u k e of O rle an f of Orleans has lately de c l are d to a person o Duke s the who takes a great i interest in our country, and has elo quently defended t, that the formation of a French army in the northern department, was not with any views hostile to Belgium. Our army said it cannot join the Belgians in their resistance, but if they should be overpowered, it would suffer itself to be cut to pieces rather than let a Ger man battalion pass the limits traced by the 24 Articles._ Gazette de France. METROPOLITAN POLITCAL SUM MARY. The Times of this morning discusses the recent cor respondencebetween Lord J. Russell and Mr. Frost, one of the Monmouthshire Justices of the Peace, which was alluded to in the House of Commons last night ; and pretty broadly intimates that his Lordship is " suc cumbing to the spirited reply' of Mr. Frost, and leav ing the respectable inhabitants of the borough of Newport to be justiced by this crowing med dler." The opening passage of this article is more to be commended for its artful and ingenious sophistry, than its sound or just logic. The same Journal, commenting on the meeting of the " National Education and Church Extension Society," which took place on Saturday, takes occasion to call it :" a large and gallant gatheeing"—an apt allusion to the militant qualities of Protestant parsons, as exemplified in Ireland on tything days—and adds that " the Ministerial plan of education, understood to be forthcoming in a day or two, is likely to realize the worst fears of every constitutional Englishman." This article, which is full of all sorts of gloomy vaticinations, is evidently meant to act as a Tory alarm-bell. The principal leading article of the Morning Chronicle is devoted to the question of the Corn-laws, and speak. ing of the recent meetings of the friends of those laws at Canterbury and Banbury, says, smartly and point edly " neither of these meeting possess the usual interest of public assemblages ; they were ungraced by argument or oratory ; and all the strength seems to have been confined to the resolutions, for the Canterbury Tales were tedious, and only half baked were the Banbury cakes !" Our Contemporary then proceeds to controvert the favourite Tory notion that an alteration in the Corn-laws would be a violation of good faith. The Morning Herald is also engrossed with the question of the Corn-laws, but the only remark in our venerable Contemporary's article worth quoting, is the following :—" Let us repeat, because the great truth in this matter cannot be too frequently repeated in opposition to the impudent misrepresentations of the Anti-Corn-law spouters and essayists—let us repeat, that our modern system of foreign trade is not a healthy nor an honest system. It is a system whit, on its present principles, would have no existence, if the capitalists who carry it on were not permitted by our defective fiscal arrangements to de fraud the class of operatives of the fair value of their labour." Grandmama here speaks out more boldly than is her wont. The Morning Advertiser has a short article com menting on the rumours respecting the changes likely to result from the retirement of Lord GLENELG from the Colonial-office, and says " Lord NORMANBY is to succeed Lord GLENELG, and who is to be the successor of Lord NORMANBY, as Viceroy of Ireland, has not, so far as we are aware, been yet determined. The result lies between the Earl of RADNOR and the Duke of SussEx. Esteeming the former as a most consistent Liberal, we vote for the latter." MALDON UNION. RESIGNATION OF GUARDIANS. At a meeting of the Board of Guardians, on Thursday last, out of twenty present, fourteen resigned their seats. A correspondent gives the following particulars : " The Guardians resigned in consequence of the Commissioners having ordered the disallowance of the cost of maintenance in the workhouse, of two childrdh of an age incapable of assisting their parents, belonging to able-bodied labourers, whose families are too numerous for them to maintain, although in the receipt of as liberal and high wages as farmers can possibly afford to pay. The Guar dians think they ought to exercise their discretion if it is only under such extreme cases, by taking children into the Union School, at least for a year or two until the existing large families can be dis persed by being placed out at service, or arrive at an age to labour for their own living. That it ought not to be forgotten that, in the administration of the old Poor law, great encourage ment was given to improvident marriages. So slight a discretion in the judgment of the Guardians being denied, they determined no longer to remain the mere servants of the Commissioners, as the relieving officers and clerk could obey their mandates without their assistance, if the practical knowledge which Guardians are supposed to possess is treated so contemptu. ously. At a late meeting of the Board we asked Colonel Wade to define the term Able-bodied man.'" [lt does not appear that any reply was obtained.) Our correspondent then goes on and points out the defects which very frequently occur in persons coming under the denomination of able-bodied men :—" There may be no physical defect, still he may be deficient in stature, which will disable him at agricultural work, to earn any thing like what another man can do, and consequently such a defect will preclude the possibility of his wholly providing for a large family. For example, we have a man, his wife, and seven children. The man is capable of supporting four. This man and his family have been in the house so long at 21s. a week, expense that he is not disposed to leave it. lam not disposed to extend out relief in any shape, unless the father is fully paid, and his children are employed which are capable of doing work. The Commissioners appear greatly to underrate the services of the Guardians, and the sacrifice of time which they devote at the Board. These gentlemen are unadvised of the circumstances attending the advantages of a light land dis trict, as compared with that of a heavy land district. In the latter, work is not to be found for women and girls in winter and unfavour able weather. On the contrary, in light land districts they are em ployed in pulling turnips, and various other light labour, and can contribute much towards the maintenance of a family. Of these circumstances the Commissioners are unadvised, and therefore act in the dark ; and their Assistant.Coramissioners are not of that class in society capable of giving them information."—Esser Herald. BONDED CORN.—. r, sshies, in moving for a return of the quantity of bonded corn abandoned by the importers In the port of London in the year 1837 and destroyed, stated as a ground for his motion, that he was creditably informed that in the year 1831 a cargo of wheat amounting to one thousand quarters, was imported into this country from Odessa and landed in the Port of London, which in consequence of our Corn-laws remained in bond till 1 x 137, when it was found to have so much deteriorated by long keeping, that it was not equal in value to the duty that would have been payable on its liberation, and that as an act of grace on the part of the Government, the importers were allowed to take the corn out of the bonding warehouses without paying the duty, and to throw it into the Thames ; and that this destruction of human food too of famine.placewhen the people in the Highlands of Scotl an d were i n a state ANOTHER CH INf PA NZEE.—Within the last few days the menagerie of the Zoological Society i❑ the Regent's Park ' has received an accession. The council have just purchased another male chimpanzee. He is not quite so large as the former chimpan zee, of amusing memory, whom many of our readers visited three years since, in what was then the keeper's kitchen, bu the is healthy, and in good spirits, and equally worthy of notice. It may be worth reminding our younger friends that the chimpanzee is from Africa, and that Asia is the native country of the chestnut.coloured oran, now also alive at the gardens. The whole charge of Coroners in Middlesex and Westminster last year was 4,7001. 15s. 4d. GAME FROM AMERICA.—Our great wonder has been productive of numerous small wonders, amongst others, several of the citizens of Bristol have had upon their tables a brace of quails from America, quite fresh, and every way in good con dition. The birds were shot by Mr. G. Macready, surgeon to the Great Western, the day before he left New York.—Bristol Mirror. A SUBSTITUTE FOR STEAM.—A Correspon dent informs us that an ingenious mechanic (Mr. William Dupe, of this city), has di scovere d a su bstitute for steam for propelling wheel carriages and ships. The invention, which is a very simple one, acts by condensed air. It is calculated it will not cost more than one_third of the expense to work it, and will take up a much smaller space than a steam.engine. A model of this invention has been shown to several scientific gentlemen of the University and City, who have expressed their decided approbation of it.—Oxford Chronicle. _ - SETTLEMENT OF AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD. —ln answer to a question respecting the settlement of an illegiti mate child, born since the passing of the Poor-law Amendment Act, whose mother has married subsequently to that period, her husband being now deceased ; the Poor.law Commissioners have stated that " The 71st section of the Poor-law Amendment Act declares that bastards born since the passing of that Act, shall have and follow the settlement of their mother, until they attain theage of sixteen, or FA RM E R s .—The farmers acquire a settl ement in their own right. The Commissioners have had occasion t o ta k e the opinion of counse l as to the construction of that secti on,and they are advised that t h e case where the mother marries is not an exception, and that the s ettlement acquired b y such marriage would be commun i ca ted to her illegit imate children ." STARVING --THE say that if Corn-laves are repealed they canno t p ossibl y pay the rates and taxes whi c h more part i cu l ar ly press upon t hem, includin g the great Church -tax of Tithes, augmen t e d as that heavy burden has been by the Ti the Commutation Act. We ll, then, suppose they can not endure sucha weight of taxation ? Is that a reason for the rest of the country quietly to submit to pay a double price for bread or starve ? Is th at a reason why the com merce which has given the means of livin g to millions in these I s l an ds should be suffered to pe. rich f—Devonp ort Independent. Coßic-L Aws.At a Special Meeting of th e Anti-Corn-la w Association, held yeste rda y afternoon, it was r e . solved " Th a t a Public meeting b e con vened at the Crown a n d Anchor Tavern on Tuesday n ext, the lgth inst. , to petition for a total repeal of th e Corn-laws," to which those Members of Parlia- ment who are favourable to the measure will be invited. We understand, from a source on which reliance can be placed, that the Earl of Clarendon's object in returning to this country shortly from Spain does not relate to the settlement of the affairs of the late Earl, but to make the necessary arrangements previous to being united to Lady Catherine Barham, the daughter of the Earl and Countess of Verulam. From inquiries in quarters likely to be well informed, it appears uncertain whether the Noble Earl will resume his diplomatic functions at the Court of Madrid.— Morning Paper. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord CHIEF JUTICE was engaged, as he was yesterday, and will be tomorrow, in trying a special Jury case—Shears v. Crease, a Cornish mining case—presenting no public interest. CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY . [Before Mr. Justice VAUGHAN.] John Wm. Greenshields, a man of gentlemanly appearance, was indicted for having, on the 27th January, by furiously driving a chaise, caused divers mortal fractions in dif f erent parts of the body of William Poole, by_which he died. The prisoner was also charged in the Coroner's verdict with the manslaughter of the said Poole. It appeared in evidence that the chaise was proceeding at the rate of sixteen miles an hour, with two persons in it, towards town The horse was galloping, and the night was moonlit but cloudy. On coming to a turn In the road, which is shaded from the gaslight, the deceased, who was seventy years old and deaf, was in the act of crossing when he was knocked down, and the wheel passing over his body he received such injuries as to cause his death. Guilty, with a strong recommendation to mercy. Mr. Justice VAUGHAN, in passing sentence, said he had never heard a case with greater pain, particularly as the prisoner had manifested such concern, not only for the deceased, but for his poor widow. After commenting on the impropriety of furious driving, and ex pressing himself perfectly satisfied with the verdict, his Lordship concluded by sentencing the prisoner to one fortnight's imprison.. ment in the gaol of Newgatc, at the same time expressing a hope that a shilling a-day would be continued to be allowed to the poor widow of the deceased. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY DEAL, FEB. 11.—Wind W.S. W., foggy.—Arrived and proceeded. the Mary, Robertson, from the Mauritius; Albion, M`Donald, Cadiz. Came down from the river and remain, the Westminster, for New York. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 1 L—Wind S.S.E. to W.S. W., hazy.—Arrived the Betsey, Cook, from London. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Hercules (steamer), from London, and proceeded for Cork ; Duke of Cam. bridge (steamer), from do., and proceeded for London. Sailed her Majesty's ship Hercules, for Barbadoes ; Armada, Nielson, Bordeaux. IfaLmotrrts, FEB. 10.—Wind N.E. to S.E.—Arrived the Lord Althorp, Jackson, from Bahia; Tagus (steamer), Symonds, glibral. tar, left 2d instant, Cadiz, 3, Lisbon, 5, Oporto, 6, oral Vigo, 9 ; Braganza (steamer), M`Leod, London ; City of Limerick (steamer), Moppett, from do, and proceeded for Dublin ; Devonshire (steamer), Mills, Dublin. Sailed the Hector, Morgan, for Jamaica ; William, Mackenzie, Trieste; Lady Briggs, Malta ; Cardew, Christian, Lis. Lon ; Speranza, London; Tagus (steamer), from do. ; Georgiana, Evans, Galway ; Active, Robson, Waterford ; Prudence, Merril, Gloucester. LIVERPOOL, Fes. 11.—Wind S.W., moderate.—Arrived the Cre. scent, from Charente; Sirius, Marseilles ; Cambyses, Hutchinson, New York ; Blucher, Cadiz; Atlas, Antwerp ; Richmond, Odessa; Swiftsure, Brown ; Eagle, Barnes, Leghorn ; Beverley, Brown, St. John's; Albatros, Bayne, Nantes; Rising Sun, Thomas, Bout deans. ; Shepherdess, Turner, Leghorn ; Snowdrop, Mediterranean; Thames steamer, Hazore ; Alexander, Lisbon ; Nova Born Tin, St. libe's ; Old Tom, Jersey ; Francis, Russell, Belfast ; Mariner, Colchester; Albion, Foreman, Woodbridge; Victoria, Newhaven; William, Plymouth ; Rapid, Bridgwater ; Henriette, Moore, Isle of Man. Off port the Francis, Refrean, from Charleston. Sailed the Thompson, Andrews, for Mobile; Ellett, Chadwick, Constanti nople; Sir C. Campbell, Wade, Charente; Niagara, Cole, New York ; Penelope, Alexandria ; Queen of the South, Gillard, St. Michael's; Warsaw, Folger, Philadelphia; Emerald, Weatherly, Odessa. Cowes, FEB. 11.—Sailed the Rambler, Hall, for Gibraltar. LIVERPOOL, Fun. 11.—The Transit, from Savannah to Liver pool, on shore near Pwllheli, Is covered at high water. It is ex pected the vessel will break up, when the cargo will probably be saved as it washes on shore. The surf is too high for any one to approach the vessel. An outward-bound schooner is on shore on the Brazil Bank. SOUTHAMPTON, Fen. 9.—Arrived the Bonne Marie, Bertrand Eugene, Thomas, and Julie Alfred, from Nantes. SALCOMBE, FED. 11.—Sailed the Concordia, Ball, for Lisbon. CREEK, Fin. 11.—Arrived the Emma, Thomas, from Constanti. nople ; Union, Pulham, Trieste; Neriad, Martin, Leghorn; James, Reader, Sarnarang ; Mary, Williamson, Marseilles; Robert Scaar. field, Clough, Kertch. BRISTOL, FEB 10.—Arrived the Emilie Maria, Jeddow, Nantes. SOUTHWOLD, Fan. 11.—The Barbara, Gunsen, from Newcastle to London, was run foul of to-day, off Easterness, during a thick fog, by the Derwent, Addes, from Newcastle to Gibraltar, and sunk — Crew saved; the latter sustained little apparent damage, and is a; anchor in the Bay. MILFORD, FEB. 9.—The Victoria, Mathewson, from Cephalonia to Liverpool, is on shore near Gillon Island, and it is feared will be come a total wreck—crew saved. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS CITY. TWELVE O'CLOCK. LITERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MONDAY, 11TH FEB.— We have had an improved demand for cotton to-day, the sales reached 6,000 bags of all descriptions, 2,000 of which have been taken by speculators. Arrivals this morning French and Lisbon mails, the latter by the Tagus sailed from Lisbon lith Feb., Cadiz 3d Feb., Gibraltar 2d Feb., Oporto 6th Feb., Vigo 7th Feb. We have received Gibraltar Chronicles to the Ist Feb., the above papers are chiefly filledlwith English news, and do not contain any news from the seat of war in Spain than previously received via France. The ship Bonne Clemence has arrived at Bordeaux, bringing news from Valparaiso of the 10th of November. They were without news for a long time from Lima. The war continues to paralyse all commercial affairs. It is said that Santa Cruz and his corps d'armee were to be in the environs of Lima about the 20th or 25th of October, and a serious engagement would most ;likely take place with the Chilians about the above period. Orbagoso was was still in possession of the Castle, and appeared decided to accept the intervention of Santa Cruz. We have received this morning the Toronto Patriot of the Bth January, which contains the following : Twenty-five of the body of brigands who invaded Wind sor,'and murdered Assistant- Surgeon Hume, and afterwards savagely mutilated his body, have been found frozen to death in the woods, six in various places, and nineteen in one circle round a fire. A letter from Brussels state that the Pope's Nuncio has pronounced on what he has seen of the affairs of Belgium ; for this month past he has been silent, now he commences speaking, and blames all thought of resist ance on tho part:of the Belgians, and goes still further— threatens the disapprobation of the Pope. A party of the higher Clergy has already changed their opinions on the question of the Orders of the Day. THE FUNDS. The chief arrival this morning is a Lisbon Mail, with dates from the above capital of the sth of Feb. In the Session of the 31st January the Minister of Finance presented the Budget for the year ending ,the 30th Juno next. The total revenue of the year (1838- 1839) was estimated at 8,000 contos in round numbers, and the expenditure necessary to meet all the annual charges at 10,000 contos, which leaves a deficit on the year of 2,000 contos, about 500,0001. The Minister did not say any thing respecting the sum due to British military claimants, which amounts to 300,0001., or how the dividends on the English debt are to be paid in the face of this deficit, but it appears that the home creditors are regularly paid out of the proceeds of the taxes. The reply to the Queen's Speech contains three clauses hostile to the existing Ministry, with reference to the home policy ; the paragraph on the slave trade is drawn up in unmeaning terms ; that on Spanish affairs offers a warmer expression of sympathy. The prevailing opinion is, that the Ministry will stand in need of a fresh loan to make up the deficiency of the revenue upon the face of this budget. We cannot conceive what cause there is for the late rise in the Portuguese Stock in our market; their not mentioning one word about the foreign dividends is a proof that they are not able to pay them. Portuguese Stock has receded. We have no other arrivals from any quarter worth no ticing. Consols which closed yesterday at 92 I Q for the Ac count, opened this morning at same price, since which may be quoted at 92i, buyers, Money 921 ; Exchequer Bills 63 65 ; India Bonds, 61 63 ; Bank Stock 2021 31 ; India Stock, 252 253. In the Foreign Market Portuguese Stock have receded, closed at 36-; 374, at present 364, owing to the deficiency of the revenue in the Budget, and no notice taken of paying the dividends due to the British creditors ; Three per Cents., 221; Spanish Active closed 19a at present 191 ; Belgian, 981 994; Brazilian, 79.1 4 ; Colombian, 284 291; Mexican, 23i 24; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 541 i; Five per Cents., 1021 PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 202% 3% 3 per Cent. Red. 938 3 3 per Cent. Cons. 92% % 3 per Cent Ditto Red. lOO% a l' New 3% per Cent...loo 100% 99% New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities toexpire Jan.. 5, 1860 l5 1-13 Oct. 10, 1859 14%, Jan. 5, 1860 - Jan. 5, 1880 - April 5, 1880 - Jan. 5. 1870 - DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. India Stock Ditto Bonds 63 61 pm South Sea Stock lO3 Old Annuities New Ditto 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 Exch. Bills, £l,OOO ... 6; 04 pm. Ditto 500 ... 62 64 pm. Ditto Small 62 64 pm. Ditto Commercial — pm. Ditto Advertised — pm. Bank Stock for Account India Stock for Account ... Consols for Account 9,1% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds — Belgian Bonds 9 8',4% Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds 'HIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Peruvian Bonds Ditto Account. Portuguese Bonds Ditto New Bonds 37 69 3 S ii Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account Chilian Bonds Ditto Account......36R i 57; n i;4P Ditto, 3 per Cent. 23 2 Ditto Accoußt Prussian Bonds D tto Account Columbian Bonds Ditto Account Columbian Bonds, MI Ditto Account Danish Bonds Ditto Account Greek Bonds Ditto Bonds, 1625 Ditto Account Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto, 6 per Cent Ditto Account Neapolitan PRICES OF SHARES THIS Great Western Railway Company.. L ondon and Birmingham Railway ( London and Greenwich (New) Rail London and Croydon Railway Com, Ditto New Scrip Midland Counties Railway Compan British North American Bank Russian Bonds, 1822 Ditto Account Ditto Metallic Spanish Bonds Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1834 19% Ditto Account. 1 930 0 (.? French, 5 per cent....... 1101. 25c. ---- 4 per cent. 3 per cent. ---- Exchange. Dutch, 2% per cent. 54% Ditto Account Ditto, 5 per cent Ditto Acc0unt........ DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per share N Company 65 90 T 174 lw y 2O 17 tpany 161.83. 4 riy 5O 25 5 % 35% 26 % HALF-PAST ONE. We hear that a Commissioner arrived last night from the Government of Madrid to sign tho treaty of commerce with this country. Various are the opinions in respect to the Portuguese Budget; by some it is thought favourable, and by others unfavourable. We have no further arrivals to announce at preseat. Consols maintain the price of 921 for the Account, Money 92 1 ; Exchequer Bills, 62 64 ; Indiaßonds, 63 Ul ; Bank Stock, 2021 203} ; India Stock, 253. Spanish Active rather lower than in the morning, 19 i 1; Portuguese, which was at 36k, may be quoted at 30/ ; Three per Cents., 22 3 a ; Belgian, 98i. 99 Brazilian, 794 1 ; Colombian, 23k 29 ; Mexican, 23& 24 ; Dutch Two-anda-Half per Cents., 541 ; Five per Cents., 1041. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 921. THE MARKETS (THIS DAY).—The Fish Markets are well supplied, and the trade was brisk at previous quo tations. The Hay Markets had a moderate supply, and previous Jates were supported. The Tallow Market continues in the same iTreetiye state in which it has been for some time past; P. Y. C. Was stated at 565. 6d. There was scarcely any business done in the Colonial Market. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE MANCHESTER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND MANU FACTURES. MANCHESTER, MONDAY EVENING, FED. 11. REJECTION OF MR. GEORGE WM. WOOD FROM THE DIRECTORY. The Annual Meeting of the Members of this Chamber took place this morning at the Chamber, King-street. Considerable dis sension having been raised amongst the commercial men of this town by the speech of George Wm. Wood, Esq., M.P. for Kendal, the President of the Chamber, on the occasion of his seconding the Address to the House of Commons, there was a large number of the members present. RICHARD BIRLEY, Esq., Vice. President of the Chamber, was called to the chair, and he opened the business by reading the ad vertisement announcing the meeting. He then called on the Se. cretary to read the Treasurer's account. The SECRETARY then read the lit port of the Board of Directors for the past year. The following is a copy of the most imporiant portions of the Report : MAILS ON RAILWAY BILLS.—A petition to the House of Corn mons against some very objectionable clauses in the Bill on this subject, brought into Porliament by the Right Hon. C. Labouchere, was presented from the Board, praying, however, at the same time, that necessary powers should be given to the Post-office authorities to compel Railway Companies to provide adequate means for the safe, convenient, regular, and expeditious conveyance of the mails. CORN Laws.—The proceedings of the Chamber in reference to this most important of all commercial questions are too recent to require any detailed remarks upon them in this Report. Most truly does the Board congratulate the country on the searching investiga tion which the subject must now undergo. The petition agreed to at the special general meeting, held on the 13th of December, and by adjournment on the 20th December last, signed by the President on behalf of the Chamber, has been forwarded to the Members of the borough for presentation. A copy of it is appended to this Report. COMMERCIAL TREATIES WITH AUSTRIA. AND TCTRKET.—In refer ence to the valuable treaties recently entered into by her Majesty, with these countries respectively, the Board thought it desirable to record their opinion by means of the following resolusion :—" That the commercial treaties recently entered into by her Majesty with Austria and with Turkey, are measures of deserved congratulation to this country, holding out the promise of durable amity with those States, and making provision, on wise and just foundations, for the permanent development of improved and extended commercial in tercourse with their people. That these treaties are, moreover, well calculated to add stability to the peace of Europe. That on these grounds the Directors of this Chamber of Commerce are desirous to record their satisfaetion with these treaties, and to express their obligation to those statesmen of the three countries of Great Bri tain, Austria, and Turkey, through whose enlightened views, and by whose judicious exertions, they have been negociated and rati fied, and have become a part of international law." Upon the motion of Mr. J. C. DYER, seconded by Mr. HENRY TOOTAL, the Report was received. Messrs. Joseph Armstrong and Wm. Allen were appointed audi tors of the accounts of the Chamber. Upon the motion of Mr. J. E. TAYLOR, seconded by Mr. GEORGE SANDARS, a number of copies of the Report were ordered to be printed, and circulated amongst the Shareholders. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS. The CHAIRMAN said that now was the time for the appointment of new Directors for the Chamber.• All the Directors went out of office, and six, who had attended the Board the least number of times, were ineligible. Those who thus became ineligible were Messrs. Wright, Henry, Romilly, Marsden, Ingleby, James Hey. wood, and Mr. J. Bradshaw, resigned. The usual practice was in pro. posing the names, to put each name separately to the Meeting. Mr. J. C. DYER, after a few preliminary observations, said that he was about to make some observations on the Report of the Direc tors in that part where it related to the Corn.laws, which appeared to him to be a matter of prominent importance at the present time.— (Cheers.) Mr. HENRY Tour/Lt.—Do you mean to move some amendment ? Mr. DYER—Yes- Mr. Toorai—There is no motion before the meeting. After a few words from the Chairman, Mr. DYER said he intended on that occasion to move that the Board of Directors be appointed by the list, and not individually, because it appeared to him that to go through each name indi. vidually would take up the whole day. Mr. JOHN TAYLOR, editor of the Manchester Guardian, said that he had not the least objection to move a list of names ; he, therefore, moved that the following gentlemen be appointed Direc. tors of the Chamber of Commerce for the ensuing year : Mr. James Atherton Mr. John Smith (Piccadilly) Mr. William Atkinson Mr. J. B. Smith Mr. Thomas Bayley, jun. Mr. Henry Tootal Mr. Richard Birley Mr. Thomas Townend Mr. William Gibb George Wm. Wood, M.P. Mr. Robert Gladstone Mr. John Anderson Mr. John Macvicar Mr. Alex. Bannerman Mr. William Neild Mr. Samuel Fletcher Mr. Henry Newbery Mr. William Harter Mr. J. C. Prescott Mr. Francis Hodgson Mr. George Sandars Mr. Henry Houldsworth Mr. Leo Schuster Mr. James Murray. Mr. WM. READ seconded the motion. Mr. HENRY NEWBERY objected to this mode of proceeding, as it might lead to inconvenience hereafter. Mr. DYER said with the utmost deference to the gentleman who moved the original list, he humbly submitted his own individual opinion, that instead of taking lead, as the Board of Direc tors ought to have done, in aiding the great interest connected with the importation of food, instead of being in advance oT the great body of the Chamber, he had only to refer to the meetings which had been recently held on the all absorbing question of the Corn-laws, to show that the members of the Board of Directors had been adverse to a repeal of the Corn-laws. But still he saw that there were obvious symptoms of change in the Board, and this change redounded to their credit. There was a change in their opinions with reference to that great question upon which the destinies of this great country were depending, but he also perceived with pain and regret that the Directors had made a much longer report upon such circumstances as the visit of the Duke of Dalmatia, than the other questions,: the mention of whichwas ere ditable to the Board. He perceived from the Report that the peti. tion which was agreed upon at the last meeting of the Chamber, and which he would say without contradiction was fairly wrung from the Board of Directors, that it was not the petition that the DL rectors offered, and they did not agree to the stringent petition that was brought forward ; he perceived that that petition had been for. warded for presentation. The Directors had congratulated the Chamber upon the passing of that petition, which was not the pe tition of the Directors, but the petition of the Chamber of Corn. merce. He thought that it was the duty of the Board of Directors to have taken the lead ; they ought to have led the public mind, and not to have needed to be dragged behind it. With all respect for those gentlemen, who he was sure differed from him with honesty and sincerity, he (Mr. Dyer) differed in toto from the spirit which had guided them fur years past in leaving this question in the back ground, instead of making it the foremost of their proceed ings. They did not seem to underrate the importance of the Post office question, and the other matter about raisins—(Laughter)— all those things were for the consideration of the Board ; but on the question of employing the population of this country, and keeping the people in a satisfactory state—he denied that it was in a satisfac tory state.— (Cheers.) As a proof of the unwillingness of the Di rectors to proceed in this matter, he begged to refer the Chamber to the fact; that although they had had two meetings upon the question, the second petition, as it came from the Board, was enly slightly modified, and the petition that wasagreed to was another petition.— (Hear.) He entertained the deepest respect for the President of the Board, who was now absent ; he had a right to the full enjoyment of his own opinions, and he (Mr. Dyer) entertained, as was well known,a personal esteem for that gentleman ; he had a high opinion of his talents, and entertained the conviction that he was as earliest in what he conceived to be for the welfare of the country as any gentleman that he (Mr. Dyer) knew. But he thought that Mr. Wood had made a great mistake in his recent speech, which was for anything but "onward" for th 4 repeal of this monopoly, whilst the petition of the Chamber was for a total, immediate, and entire abrogation of the Corn.laws. He perceived that the President had stated that he was for an alteration. What alteration ? An alteration in the law ? That was not giving ex pression to the prayer of the petition which the Chamber had sent forth. It was not an alteration that the Chamber asked for. They demanded a repeal of the Corn. law.—(Cheers.) It was not for an alteration of the Corn.law that they had sent Delegates to London.— (Cheers.) After a few more observations, expressive of the regret he felt at Mr. Wood's lapsus lingua., Mr. Dyer concluded by mov ing that the following gentlemen be appointed Directors for the eusning year:— Mr. Thos. Bayley, jun. Mr. Henry Ashworth Mr. Wm. Neild . Mr. Benj. Pearson Mr. J. C. Prescott Mr. James Kershaw Mr. Leo Schuster Mr. W. R. Callender Mr. J. B. Smith Mr. Holland Hoole Mr. Henry Tootal Mr. John Cheetham Mr. Robert Greg Mr. James Murray Mr. James Burt Mr. Andrew Bannerman Mr. J. C. Dyer Mr. Henry M'Connell Mr. R. Cobden Mr. John Lloyd Mr. Richard Roberts Mr. Joseph Smith Mr. E. ASHWORTH, of Bolton, seconded the amendment in an ex. cellent speech ; in the course of which he said that he was fully convinced that nothing short of an immediate and total repeal of the Corn-laws would reach the evils under which the country was now labouring. Entertaining, as he did, the highest personal re. spect for the late President (Mr. Wood), he believed that the false step which he had taken was a lapsus lingua which that gentleman never intended. Mr. Ashworth complained that the Board of Directors of the Chamber had hitherto shown too much subserviency towards the Government of the day, and blamed the Directors for not having opposed previous Ministries upon the question of the Bank of England and other monopolies, which were doing so much injury to the interests of commerce, and the general interest of the corn. munity. After a few words from Mr. Fziortv, Mr. MAcTIC4III said that he had heard his name read in the list of Directors proposed by Mr. Taylor, but he must beg leave to decline the honour. He felt as much as any man could do the disadvan tages that resulted' from the present system of Corn-laws, but he was not prepared to go the whole length which most of those gentlemen proposed by Mr Dyer were prepared to go. Another reason he had for adopting this course was, that he considered that the amendment was a direct implication on the services of the respected President of the Chamber. Mr. SPENCER also begged that his name might be withdrawn from the amended list. Mr. GIBS said that his chief object in becoming a member of the Chamber, was for the purpose of introducing the system of free bonded warehouses in Manchester, and having done his best on this subject, he felt that he could retire with as Much philosophy as pos sible from serving on the Board. He was surprised to see that the list comprised the names of gentlemen of one class of politics.— (Cries of " No—Mr. }Toole.") Mr. Hool e was certainly an excep. tion, and, with the exception of that gentleman, the rest were ex clusively of one line of politics. Mr. G. SANDARS said he could not consent to go in the wake of a number of individuals who went for " the total and immediate re peal of the Corn ` laws," " the rep ea l , the total repeal, and nothing but the repeal," " a cheap loaf for the people."—(Cheers from the supporters of the amendment.) He considered it merely as a tub thrown out to the whale, and he could not consent to go in the same boat with those gentlemen, because he thought the boat would be swamped. He was for a gradual repeal of the Corn.laws, and would not render his assistance to carry out the precedent thus attempted to be introduced. Alderman Roamers supported the amendment. D m W i o , l f :i . r n e ß e j d e E c o A t purposea n d complained opposed e method the which amendment,vwas sn oiwn being ng energeticadopt adopted for speech, the Mr. Wood from the situation of President, which he had so ably filled. After a few words from Alderman BROOKS, Alderman COBDEN supported the amendment in a fo rci b le s peech, in the course o f w hi ch he made some strong animadversions on the present and past foreign policy of this country; and with reference to the Austrian Treaty stated that (Although the Ministerial prints had stated that the answer was inaudible) Lord Melbourne stated the other day, in answer to Lord Aberdeen, " We cannot carry on that treaty except by means of an additional treaty with Turkey." The CHAIRMAN said he had received a note from Mr. Wood, In which he stated that he had intended to be present at that meeting, but he was unavoidably detained in London. Mr. TOOTAL said that although the question of the repeal of the Corn.laws had not been brought before the Chamber by the Board, yet it had been discussed amongst themselves at their meetings. Mr. Tootal then read the following letter, which he had received from Mr. Wood, respecting his speech in seconding the Address : London, Feb. 9, 1839. My Dear Sir,—l had intended to have gone down to Manchester to.day, to have attended the annual meeting of the Chamber on pion_ day, but am prevented doing so from the necessity of being in the House of Commons on Monday evening. You will have been made aware that some of our Manchester Meads, who are here as Delegates for the repeal of the Corn-laves, have been dissatisfied with what I said in seconding the address on Tuesday night, under an impression, on their part, that it will be in jurious to the success of that object. I should be deeply concerned were this to be the case ; but I do not see how it can have such an effect, and I hope it will prove that they are mistaken. I have no idea that an y sup p ress i on o f th e truth can really benefit a good cause; nor do I suppose that any well-infor med well wisher to the repeal of the Corn.laws would desire to have any concealments made. We do not build our case f or the repeal on the averment that our trade is already, 31 ', 3 whole, on the decline, an d i n a s t a t e o f d eca y, but on toe more rapid advance snaking by foreign competitors, which we are already seriously feeling the effects of, and which we apprehend will press more and more, in all probability, on our manufacturing in dustry, and which therefore require; as a matter of justice, bu Inanity, and sound policy, that we should remove every impediment of our own making, to the free development of our natural re- Sources. The facts which I stated were as to the actual position of 0 0 r commerce in the aggregate, and could not have been concealed, even had we wished it. The leading circumstances are obvious to all who look around them; and the documentary proofs will be very sherd?, in the hands of every Member of Parliament. Even that night s debate would not have passed over without the same circumstan ce _! being stated, and dwelt upon, from oth er quar t e rs, for Sir Rob e " Peel had with him documents of a similar character, to which he did refer, and on which he would have built up the line of argument he adopted in support of his announcement in favour of - the Mai n " tenance of the Corn-laws. That declaration was a surprise upon us, but was unquestionably premeditated. Had the forms of the House allowed me to reply, I should have shown how much he overstated the circumstances. This I COt d " not do. I should have pointed out how large a proportion of the excess, dwelt upon by Peel, arose on the raw and half.manu fa ' tured articles, and how small an one on the goods. But this wa s obvious to every one who heard me; because I gave the result full,' and distinctly, by mentioning every commodity separately, an d the exact per centage of variation on each. To h av e converted $ speech which I made, as seconder of the add ress , a nd which re quired from me to advertito every topi l o f na ti ona l i m p or tance in 11 1 of our relations at the p resen t ti me, i n t o an argumen t a tive We e ' in favour of the repeal of the Corn.l aws , wou ld unques tionably ha ve been out of place, and would cons equen tly h ave b een ill re ceived,O u therefore could not have b e en se rv i cea bl e f or th e repea l. • I have ventured to tr o ubl e yo u w ith th ese exp l ana ti on s, to Ida.; you acquainted with the circumstances in whi c h I was placed, an d the course I had to pursue. Had I been aware that I might be Mit apprehended, I should have endeavoured to guard myself from such consequences, but apprehending no mischief, I left the truth to Kie l for itself —Yours, truly, GEO. WA WOOD. Mr. H. ASHWORTII supported the amendment. Mr. HENRY NEWBERY said he was not anxious for a fixed ch tll on corn, for any number of ye ars , b u t h e t h oug h t t h at th e re 0 011,1 be a low fixed duty, to be continually reduced until at last it WO done away with altogether. He admitted that Mr. Wood had corn' witted himself, but the forms of the House prevented his giving t , h , e , requisite explanation in answer to Si r R o b er t P ee l , but he A''" thought that Mr. Villiers had grievously committed himself in pet working out the statements that were wade. Mr. SAMUEL STOCKS, jun., supported the amendment, but censured the strong language which some of the speakers had used toward' Mr. Wood, who, he understood had written to his constituents St Kendal, stating that he should vote for the total repeal of the Corp' laws. Mr, Stocks then took a comparative view of the exports or the country and the import s ,. d ep l or i ng t h e declin i ng gate 01- manufactures. Mr. J. E. ,TAYLOR addressed th e mee ti ng a t som e lengt h ' questioning the line of conduct pu r s ue d b y t h e to t a l and hums' diate repeal party, and exp resse d hi s surpr i se that sent imen ts such as those expressed by some gen tl emen present, s h o uld hav e passed the lips of gentlemen professing liberality of sentiment. t Mr. TOOTAL intimated to the mover of tl.e amended list tha he would not serve if elected. The CHAIRMAN then stated that he had received a note O n ' Mr. Leo. Schuster declining to serve the office if elected. The CHAIRMAN put the amendment, which was carried bY - large majority. The Mayor was then called to the chair, and after a vote of thanks to the Chairman the proceedings terminated. IftELAND. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) DUBLIN, Faa. 1 0 ; IMPORTANT CIIANGES.—The account of Lord Glenels's resiS nation reached Dublin today in the second edition of The Su"' and created an immense sensation, as it went abroad accomP by the rumour that his successor w i l l b e the Earl of Normanby has been for some ti me k nown that the Cabinet i nten ded l" avail themselves of the services of Lord Normanby in the ma nagement of the colonies, an d th e pu b l i c were in some d eg ree P . pared for the arrangement which is now confidently stated to be i ses, progress. I believe that it i s b eyon d d ou b t that Irelan d w ill hav e a new Lord.Lieutenaut b e f ore a month elap, that he will e.,,'er ,: be as popular as the pres en t one, l ook i ng at the bent w hich e national mind is taking, I scarcely think possible, w h a tever beT e character and qualifications. If, on th e ot h er hand, there be t smallest reasonable objection t o th e se l ect i on, the Whi gs and t h ea Irish people will not be friends for a month. TUE Law APPOINTMENTS.—AII the appointments which I sn o i nounced some time ago h ave b een made, with the exce ption it Counsel to the Castle, which I understand will not be filled ° Q is intended that it should merge into a new office, about to be cr ated, the duties of whi c h w ill b e to assist the Atterney.General ~ preparing the Crown prosecutions. Mr Hutton, brot h er to T r Member for Dublin, is named f or th e o ffi ce. The eight days af ter Hilary Term ended yesterday, an d th e Ci rcuits were cast. Tbey commence early in the next month, with a couple of ex and these commence at the close of th e present month. exception/ PORTUGAL. vie By the arrival of the Tagys steamer at Falmouth , have Lisbon papers to th e 6th i nst . i nc l us i ve. O n the the Chamber of Deputies received the following draugu!ws of an Address, in ans wer t o t h e S peec h f rom t h e Thro at the opening of the Constitutional Cortes. It was sup' posed that the deb a t e wou ld cont i nue f or t h ree or fou r days. The Address is signed by the Members of the CO I " mitten who drew it up, and has the merit of being c° 11 : oeived in a liberal and decided spirit. The Tagus bring' no other news of any moment from Portugal. ADDRESS OF THE CIIAMBER OF DEPUTIES. ‘' Seahora,—The Chamber of Deputies highly appreciate the °. tisfaction with which your Majesty views the first meeting of the National Representation, agree a bly to the political Constitution o' , 1838. " 'Die birth of the Infante Don Luiz was, without doubt, a tile's' ing bestowed by Providence to secure the happiness of these doms, and the title of Duke of Oporto, which his Royal Highne' received as the legacy of his brave and illustrious grandfather, con necting him from his infancy with the history of our militarY eS , ploits, and the great sacrifices we have made in the cause of libe rt y ; also gives the most flattering hopes to all Po r t uguese, that the r un :, Infante will one day bec ome an ornament to our arms and an Ode defender of our constitutional rights. " The assuran ces o f f r i endship from the Foreign Powers, in alli ance with Portugal is a matter of the greatest satisfaction to t the e Chamber. The dipl omat i c relations recently established w i t h h Greek nation is above all things flattering to their mutual polit tcs feelings, and will yi e ld , i f properly cultivated, great advantages to both countries. " The Chamber, as i n t erpretcr of the religious sentiments, an d of the the profound respect w hi c h all Portuguese entertain towar ds visible Head of the Church, joins in cong ratu l at i ons with It, Majesty upon the confid ence which is expressed t h a t before 1 0 our connexions with the Holy See, will be re-established; but in . % affair of such mom ent we should take care that our religious er go hand in hand with th e prerogatives of your Majesty's throne , a"- the interests of the people. " The traffic in slaves i s w i thout doubt a disgrace in the eY a- A Of the civilized world, and the Chamber will be willing to agree todaol negotiations that may b e entered into for its extinction, Prnl,ilial the liberty of co mmerce, the dignity of our flag, and our o.w-- „„ interests, are not lost sight of. " The Chamber, aware of the political consequences of the which is devast a ti ng Spain, is desirous that, as soon as cireeiio stances may permit , P ortuguese arms shall again go forth to r., 5 ,, c a the cause of th e C onstitutional Throne of Isabel JI , in acont7ibe with the stipul a ti ons of existing treaties and the tranquillity of kingdom. The war which is laying waste the two southern districts ts matter of the most painful reflection to the Chamber, and be rbe well acquainted with the brave and unbending character of .14 forces that have been employed there, it is afflicting to conclude.tPo this important matter has not met with that care and attention eine. it merits from the Government. The Chamber will use even' gence to improve the state of public safety. tha t " The Chamb er will examine all the proposed law- , be. may be bro ug h t b efore it by your Majesty's Ministers-uS ther they treat of i mprov i ng the organization of the ratio to f branches of public service on the Continent, or the Governtn e % c b our Colonial possessions, and in those matters they will take such measures as their knowledge " The Chamber will also take into its most serious considerst: the returns in which the different Administrative branch!' af.s and experience may point out to tb . bound to furnish tatements of the occurrences and judicial c t h o a r t te t s a t o v e t h t aekoeinv g ce of fr t o h m e p t r h e e s e p n t er L i o e d g i o s i f a i s n e g ss t i h o e n rnstit,•°en ,ota but this time forward it considers itself to possess the power of 'l 8 i g e fying to your M a j esty that the circumstances of the nation retPl4o, Government at onc e firm and diligent i n t h e execut i on of the and loyal and tolerant in its political principles. On the produ c ti on of the estimates which may be f rese ntv.-,t h A Chamber will provide f or th e public expenses with that e conomy which is the duty o f a ll governments, and which from the ciro,—.. stances of the country become imperative. Debt/ " The communic a ti on th at the greater part of the Deferre d which weighed so heavily on t h e most important branches of to th the e revenue of the nation, is red eeme d , i s particularly gratifying fob Chamber; and convinced that the flattering prospect' w „ o re the national finances, hold out for the future is in a great ine . " os o f owing to this circumstance, it will no longer provide the mean payment by this ruinous system, unless convinced that the ab s " ure s. failure of other means should warrant the adoption of such Me as „„fi, " The Chamber acknowledges with great satisfaction the ca n Bence with which the creditors of the internal consolidated deh v oit, inspired by the vote of the assistance of the Board of Public C'_„ r e by virtue of which it has been enabled to discharge the greateirof:o of its obligations, and guided by such salutary experience, it vi o ,ber every endeavour that similar advantages shall be extended ° lie creditors, whose claims in justice, and for the benefit of the P" sery ice, merit every attention. " The Chamber awaits the proposal which your P` s ois- Government has to lay bef ore i t respecting the mode °f_ owe fying the obligations of the f ore i gn debt, in order to e% t ion them with the requisite car e, an d all their wisdom and Patr's such s will be exercised in determi n i ng t hi s important quest i on in „talc manner that the national h onour shall remain intact, and the P' credit be maintained. " The Chamber cannot di sgu i se f rom your Majesty the Pro fouPd of grief with which it is penetrated upon seeing the infringeni7lthe the constitutional provisions, and the principal guarantee' der the representative system trampled upon by the d ecrees w hich _, by continuation of the receipt of taxes, which h ave not been rot "" the Cortes. " JOSE CACTANO DE CAMPOS. S. " JOSE ESTEVAO COELHO DE MA G A LIIA`" " MANDEL ANTONIO DE VASCONCELLO S. " LIONEL TAVARES CABRAL. " JO.l QUIM ANTONIO DE MAGALHAES• " Dalt of the Committee, Jan. 28, 1839." The report of the Finance Minister on the state of his deparwent exhibits a deficiency of 220,0001. Exchange on London at 30 d ays ' s i ght, 56 ponce Per Discount on ex-paper money, 48 per cent. The Tagus left Gibraltar on th e 2d inst., having bee" de t We be here 24 hours, in expectati on o f the packet from Malta, with rndian mails, which however did not arrive. THE FT--- BRITISH FUNDS.IiG _ UNDS...., 311apenrk(S.etonctkiie.,i. .................. 214: ,3 Spar Cent Ccus IP., )itto Old Annuities . ....... .••• Ncw 5 per Cent 97% 3)6 per Cent. Red looy, iNtto New Annuities ................ New 3y.', per Cent l'o Ex. Bills, 1,0001. ..... . 2 Ki d "• . 65 pio• PRICES. Ling Annuities to expire Ditto 500/. .............. 2 3% Ditto Tn D d ia it 8 t :i5 0 n e d k 5 50, ...... 1 .1...............1........................1 . 6 11 ) v5a.2 : , pan. 1860 .. ............... 11 11-6 C ir O d n i Jan. 1860 .................. 15 1-16 Bank Stock for Act. ...........•. -- (Al isOct.tßrazilianiAsturian, n , 1 n 865, Bondsp9se pr ei: . et „ n . ......... _ 1 , i x FOREIGN FUNDS. . ~. Belgian, ser cent 98% Ditto, New Ditto ............. .....4, ....... Consols Stock r for A 0,...c..t........................... 3„... ,, u Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent — Russian Bonds, 5 Ditto, Metallic... .......... ..• I A Colomb.an, 6 per cent. p e B [fonds , c d e s n , p e s t .r p e . . c. r e i ce ,t... o : :: : 1 7 14 % 1/itto, 18 9 4 40c Danish, 3 per cent .... :,. _a. Greek Bonds, 1825, sper ct. Exchange . .................. ......,. French, 3 per cent ....... : 54 % Mexican, 5 per cent Ditto, 6 per cent., 1825 f.314 Dutch, 9.34 per cent .... ........ . 1 02% 7 91-7 6 : F I)PP r ot. e at: t n tnso c iusighaC , u: s °s3ns i seP ir l ri c dc e ae n t 1 i td .. ................. : ... ;. il it :,... - -..`- . 15 r • Peruvian, 1825,6 per cent —sH A D ß i tt t s o ., 5 per cent. ........... „. Eastern Counties Railway... Great Western Railway „:,-. London an I Birmingham Rai London and creenwich Rai;, , London and Croydon RiIWT29 Midland ennv,H.,. o_.. I 1 1 2 i ...................... ) . (New . .................... • 17 Scrip) •. 36 • 'tir e bitr tad Yes t 8,,, vi e ' II 041