The Sun. — London, England, 1839-02-28 00:00:00

;U . c i f is j o o L copies as he might think fit. It did not :matter whether I the publication took place with the sanction of the author or without it. A moiety of the work had been published, and that moiety was publici jurig 11 France and America. Foreign competition in foreign markets was, what every English bo , ikseller or publisher would be expo s ed to as long as the law remained in its pre sent state. If full inquiry were wanted by the plaintiff the case might be sent before a Jury. Let the injunction be dissolved, and then Mr. Colburn could have a full and satisfactory investigation before a Jury of his country. In conclusion, the Learned Counsel trusted that the Court would eiller dissolve the injunction, or put the matter in a train of investigation at law. The VIOE-CHANCELLOR proceeded to give judgment. The material question of the case was the true con struction of the agreement which was entered into between Mr. Colburn and Captain Marryat, what it was that Mr. Colburn acquired as against Captain Marryat, under the words of agreement. Captain Marryat, by his answer, admitted that he bad consented to sell upon the terms of the agreement ; and to his Honour's mind it was quite clear that the true construction of that agreement was the one put upon it by the plaintiff, His Honour was extremely unwilling to say anything that would hurt the feelings of Captain Marryat, who had con tributed greatly to the amusement of the public, but lte must say with respect to the answer of Captain Marryat, t.lat where persons had been in the habit of largely exercising the imagination in writing fanciful works, that they fell into the habit of stating things in a different manner to that jog-trot way that they would be stated in by a lawyer. He had read Captain Marryat's answer both in and out of Court, and he must confess he oas unable to make out what Captain Marryat meant by his .story about the agreement. He was extremely sorry that ,disputes had taken place between persons in the situation of life in which Captain Marryat and Mr. Colburn were placed. At the time the injunction was applied for, he (the Vice-Chancellor) was of opinion that Mr. Colburn was entitled to the injunc tion, and he continued of the same opinion after hearing the laborious and enlightened arguments that bad bt`en offered to the Court on Captain Marryat's behalf. At t lie same time, he did not see, especially as Captain Marr ) •at appeared to desire it, why there should not be a dire ct i on . given, so that the validity of the agreement has to the extent of it) might be tried at law. The only qoestion was how that could be. Mr. KNIGHT Bauce...-It can only be done by means of admission. Mr. JACon—The way will be' for the defendant to admit that he has sent a copy to America. The VICE-CHANCELLOR—IC would b.!' necessary to ad mit that some damage had been done. Mr. KNIGHT BRUCE—Then, Sir, as to the eats The VICE-CHANCELLOR—I have given my opinion upon the case as it stands before me. But if there is to 1) , a question in a Court of Law, they may look at i'l a different light. I think, therefore, I ought not to say any tillog about the costs until that question is determined. Mr. KNIGHT BRUCE—. Oh, Sir, we are in no hurry, we can afford to wait for the costs.—(A laugh.) The result of his Honour's judgment is that the in- Junction is continued. The costs are reserved, and the parties are to consider of the best mode to be adopted to try she question at law of the validity of the agreement. THE CORN-LAWS. TO THE EDITOT? OF THE SUN. SIR,- —lf The Sun cannot enlighten on the Corn-laws, how vain t o e. cpect my taper will do so ; but there are places Wher e th e o-rb of day cannot enter. I advocate their repeal On the group 4 that it would immensely benefit the la bouring poor, ai`d inflict only a partial and a trifling loss On the landowner. I will remark in the first place, on the advantages that would result to the labouring poor, and I think I need not stop to prove that it would lower the price of all kinds of p:ovisions, but will proceed to show that it would be the means of providing employment to our unemployed poor ; and in order to simplify the Inatter, I will confine my remarks to the article of wheat. It is notorious that wheat can be grown abrovi, and imported into this country at a less price than it can be grown for here, to the extent we require it. It is not necessary to determine to what extent we should become importers ;but in proportion to the extent would be the benefit to our -labourer ; if we import largely, the benefit to the labourer vrould also be large. I arrive at this conclusion in the fol liowing w a y : _The amount of manual labour employed in the cultivation of wheat does not exceed 18s. per quarter, '/hile the amount of manual labour employed to pay for %"Iteat of foreign growth would not be less than 365. per quarter. Now, supposing that we should import only to the ea tent we diminish our own growth, it would give em ployment to double the number of hands. But we may Presume the diminished price and increased employment „Would cause us to import a much larger quantity, and to pay for th e extra quantity thus i mported wou ld g i ve emp l oyment to oar present surplus population. It is, I imagine, scarcely !teeess ary to observe, that the rate of wages is not regu lated .by the price of provisions, and that a fall in the price of provisions may not necessarily be accompanied with a fall in tile pri ce of wages. The price of wages is deter minedby the p roport i on t h e sup ply bears to the demand ; if the supply be redundant wages will fall ; if, on the other baud there be an insufficient supply, wages will rise. Under a natural state of things we should antici pate a considerable rise in the prices of wages ; and that this would in some instances be the case, I have no doubt ; but that it would be the general result, I much question. Tihe.operation of our old Poor-laws, and the benevolence °litany of our farmers and others, have prevented wages fl 'arn falling so low as they otherwise would have done ; 4 . 4 d stt the pr esen t momen t, th e same effect is produced by t'use.s which are in a degree of a temporary character, ! 14 ., the employment afforded on the railroads ; and it won: d therefore, be unfair to hold out the pros- Peet o f a general rise in wages ; but I think I have Bald enossgh, to show that the labourer would be " 1 1 - tensely benefited by a free trade in corn ; and as a -ecn b essary consequence, benefit all classes , not ex ce p tin g t h e fanner. I have now to s h o w that it would inflict only , i; Partial and a trifling loss o n the landowner. I sa y par "al, b, -cause much of the land in the vicinity of large towns would be increased in value thereby, and because much of Tt i r poor land, vv:sich at present yields only a small rent as udage, would become of much greater value as pasturage, a nd wh,;ch would be required to supply the increased con alitoptice 1 of butter, cheese, milk, meat, vegetables, &c., e wlsequt 'nt on the extension of manufactures and corn rneree,___l say trifling, compared to the loss they may have to stistain, if, by persisting in their injustice , they m adden the people to rebellion, It is trifling, compared to the P,ectiniary loss the present system inflicts on the rest o f the community. It is triffiug, compared to the mo ral devastation it is scattering over the land : my heart sickens contemplating the mass of misery it inflicts on the suffering poor !—the numbers it has forced to an untimely grave I It is trifling, compared to their immense income derived from this source. itt is finally trifling, compared to their representations of th eir probable loss. Some seem to expect that a free trade in clorn will nearly assimilate prices in this country to the lowitst n, arket in the world, forgetting that the freight, the insur ance, the interest of money, the merchant's profit, &c. a re n early equal to 20s. per quarter, thus giving our land "rne..s, a protection to that amount. It must also be re marked, that the low prices wheat has been selling for in the eon.tinental markets, is no proof of the cost of its pro ;:::4nt.; their markets have been unnaturally depressed, b 3 the circumstance of losing Great Britain as cus arners (;;no the six years ending with 1830, we imported up wards of .twenty-four milliot,s of quarters of grain and flour, put for tb A • few years before the last, we almost ceased to I . nlP° " t any,), and partly owing to a succession of abundant c r t u 7a. the smile cause which produced in this country the pri e : l\ :,Prict sof 1834, 1835, and 1836, when the average quot e ; W b eat for the three years, was only 445. Bd. per ternat ttl'e!lmaZdre_this, too, .under our much vaunted perfect Us th pr ice snsilsteady prices. We may also fairly assume, nidePaebrltyto the extent required to materially lower beei - thi s country, the cost of production abroad would t tiy he o d u i s t : enhanced ; thus affording further protection i a c n q t c y wner. There is also another protection, viz. our .-nar, we should experience in finding a market for • ufaetures to the extent required to pay for a very th e import at i on of gra i n. A t ever y p o i n t the working of ie f-roe tr ad e system can be v i ewe d f rom , p ro t ec tion to the la ndowner vresents itself. There is, however , one fact of Which I wish to remind the landowner, viz., that at the P r esent moment there are nearly one million of acres of Poor arable laool under cultivation, which yield them no rent, but being ;Re together with good land at a certain rent for tile :bole, continues to be cultivated, the good Paying fot• the poor what will they lose by throwing this oat of cultivation am, A WELL-WISHER TO BRITISH AGRICULTURE. DatußY-LANE THEATRICAL FUND.—The tnnive rsary of this benevolent institution we; celebrated eester t lay evening at the Freemason's Tavern . % . , y a party of u pwards of two hundre d g entlemen. His Royal 1-tghriess Zite Duke of Cambridg e p resided. The usual loya' and ' at riot' • toasts were dru nk with all the honours. Mr. 4 ley addressed the me etin g at considerable length, and " et ailerlthe progress made by the Society since last year, 4 1 1 , 14 announced a donation of 100 guineas from her Majesty. ,- h e subscriptions announced during the evening amounted ;,.° nearly to 1,000/. ; 25/. from the Dulre of Cambridge ; ,"'„ e , Duke of Sussex, 10 guineas ; the Duke of Bedford, - 2 `4t; ; Miss Burdett Coutts, 50/. ; the Duke of Devonshire, i 10/. ; Lord Sa toun, - " I ' ',llia Marquis of Conyngham, 5,1 ' ; Ltight Hon. G. Ponsonby, 5/. ; Mr. W. H. Whit nread, la ; Sir William Curtis, ' 5/. ; Thomas Hill, Esq., t 51. ' Charles Dickens, Esq., .5/. ; B. B. Cabb ell, Es q , 10 guineas • and Mr. Bunn, l 0 guineas. A large party HProfession a l s was present. including M r. T Cooke, Mr. illa we " °b bs, s Mr. Stansbury, Signor Giubelei , Mr. Balfe, Miss Miss Rainforth, and Mr. Rice. Another night when Mrs. Siddons had occasion to dcain " the poisoned cup," a ruffian bawled out, to the overth row of all order in the rest of the house, " That'. r ight, A v folly, soop it oop, ma lass 1" And in one of her most beamiful scenes of pathos, a cropper arrested the at • tenti en of one of his fellows, seated in a dista nt p art of the theatre, by inquiring in the voice of a Stentor, though at the same time with art affectation of sentiment, " Aw say, Sammy." ,( Well I" " How's thy poor mither ?" N t u 80 many annocances from the vulgar part of the audience, it was natural that Mrs. Siddons should be dis gusted with her engagemoit at Leeds; and on the drop ping of th e curtain at the close of her last night's per formance, she clasped her hands in thanksgiving, ejaculat ing,,. in her most trag i c t on es, " Farewell, ye brutes ! and for ever, I trust : ye shall never torture we again, be as. ' Hir ed.' And it certainly was her last appea:-ance there.- -Mathews' Memoirs. ) LOSS OF THE " GOOD INTENT."—Con siderable sensation has been created here in consequence of Ow loss of this smack, the joint property of Messrs. trate% and Clark. No tidings having been heard of her for five or six weeks, the worst fears were entertaineefor her safety. These fears, we regret to say, have been but too well founded, for they have been realised by some of her sails having been lately picked up at sea. Her crew, we utuderstand. consisted of four persons, all of whom were relatives, and who have all doubtless perished.—Dover Chronicle. METROPOLITAN POLITICAL SUMMARY. The Morning Herald of this day, speaking of Mr. Ser geant Talfourd's Speech on the Copyright Bill last night, in the Commons, observes Kith great truth and justice, " all the objections which have in former years been urged by the Humes and Warburtons, and Wakleys, and which were re-produced last night by the same order of men against the claims of authors to the inheritance created by their own brains, were disposed of by Mr. Talfourd by processes of reasoning at once searching and graceful." The Herald adds that the Copyright Bill is " admirable so far as its provisions extend, and may in its operation tend somewhat to strengthen and elevate the social position of authors." In another article upon the Ministerial Church Bill our ultra-orthodox Contemporary remarks as follows: " The property whose title-deeds may be cancelled by the pen of a Secretary of State, or dissolved by the breath of a Parlia mentary division, is very like no property at all. This is just the position in which Lord John Russell's Bill of Ecclesiastical Duties aid Revenues places Church pro perty, by the precedent which it goes to establish with regard to cathedral establishments." We cannot agree with the Morning Herald that under the operation of the new Bill, Church property is "very like no property at all ;" for it strikes us that there is something exceedingly substantial, and definite, and well-protected in the Arch bishop of Canterbury's fifteen thousand per annum ; and that the other episcopal incomes are by no means likely to be rendered more precarious in tenure, more apostolical in amount, by the operation of Lord John Russell's measure The Times is exceedingly acrid and choleric about Lord Ebrington's appointment to the Irish Viceroyalty, and writes on the subject, as if with a pen dipped in a vinegar cruet. " That such a post," says our soured Contemporary " is deemed fit for Lord Ebrington, accounts sufficiently for the rest of the world having shunned it. Whatever of extravagance—whatever of feebleness—whatever of shal lowness—whatever of blindness to all interests and objects, but those of the narrowest political partizanship, has yet been betrayed by Viceregal or Vicereginal quacks in Dublin, we shall now be scarcely shocked by seeing its prompt and unwearied repetition !" We augur, from all this rabid abuse, that Lord Ebrington's appointment is likely to be a popular one in Ireland. In another leading article on Sir Francis Head's correspondence, our Contemporary says, with more point than justice, " it is into the hands of a wholesale conspiracy that Lords Glenelg and Gosford, with their eyes fast shut, and Lord Durham, with his eyes half-open, have been playing for successive years, running recklessly along a rail-road, the terminus of which was the loss of our Colonial empire. The .first chapter of the Head Correspondence appears one of the most strikingly illustrative of the malignant genius which has so long pre sided over our Colonial policy." The Morning Post, in a leading article discussing the question of Lord Ebrington's appointment, observes, " Finding no Peer who would accept the Irish Lord Lieu tenancy, with the consciousness that Mr. O'Connell's ap probation had been a condition precedent to the appoint ment, And must be a permanent condition of its continued enjoymenT. Ministers have made the painful and costly sa crifice of what they can least spare, a seat in the House of Commons, rather than fail to give Mr. O'Connell a Lord Lieutenant after his own heart for his kingdom of Ire land." The exceeding soreness of the Tory journals with respect to this appointment goes far to convince us that it will be every way satisfactory to Ireland. In fact, it may , be looked on as a sort of voucher—a testimony to cha racter—a proof, all but positive, that Lord Ebrington will acquit himself as Viceroy to the satisfaction of the Irish people. The Morning Chronicle, commenting on Lord Ebring ton's appointment, justly remarks that " it will give great satisfaction to Reformers, both in this country, and in Ireland." In another leading article, on the subject of Lord Brougham's speech in the House of Lords, respect ing the local administration of justice, our Contemporary says, What is wanted is, not a tribunal of shop. keepers, for the recovery of their own claims : but justice, in civil or criminal cases, without the im pediments of distance, whether of time or place, or the yet more formidable impediments of costliness : justice for the poor, easily and always accessible, and administered in a manner that ensures their confidence ;—in short, the popu lation need a version of Magna Charts in the vulgar tongue fistice neither sold, nor denied, nor delayed." Alluding to the late defeats in Parliament sustained by the Corn-law' opponents, the Morning Advertiser observes, " it is yet doubtful whether this defeat will not rather tend to accelerate at least a modification, if not a total abroga tion of the prohibitory duties." PRIVATE BILLS COMMITTEES. RESOLUTIONS TO BE MOVED BY MR. POU LETT THOMSON THIS DAY. That the present distribution of counties in the several Lists, for the purpose of forming Committees on Private Bills, prepared under the direction of the Speaker, as pre scribed by the Resolution of the 19th day of April, 1826, has been found not to answer the object for which it was framed, and that the same be discontinued. That, with a view to give effect to the opinions and Re solutions contained in the Report of the Select Committee on Private Business, presented on the 25th instant, it is expedient that new Lists be prepared under the direction of the Speaker, reducing considerably the number of Members abeve the line in the Lists as now famed, ex cluding altogether those below the line, and having regard to the new divisions of counties as regulated by the Re. form Act. That a Committee of Selection be appointed, consisting of the Chairman of the Standing Orders Committee, and of the Chairman of the Committee and of the three Sub- Committees on Petitions for Private Bills, and of whom three shall be a quorum ;' and that the said Committee of Selection do report from time to time to the House with respect to the proceedings on Private Bills, That no Member whose name shall be on the List pre. pared under the direction of the Speaker, shall be entitled to attend or vote unless he shall have previously made a declaration, in such form as shall be prescribed by the Committee of Selection, of his willingness to serve through out the proceedings of the Committee on the Bill referred to the List to which he belongs. That any Member who is not included in the List dl. rected to be prepared, shall be at liberty to make special application to the Committee of Selection, alleging that his constituents have a local interest in any private Bill in progress ; and the Committee shall have power to add the name of such Member to the List, if the importance and reality of such interest shall be established to their satis faction. That the Committee of Selection shall select and add to the List such number of Members not locally interested in the Bill in progress, and in such proportion, as in the circumstances of each case shall in their judgment be ne cessary. Mr. flume—To move as an amendment to Mr. Poulett Thomson's motion, the following resolutions ; viz. :- 1. That the business of Committees on Private Bills is of so judicial a character, and so frequently involves a de cision upon rights and pecuniary interests of such vast im portance and amount, that it is expedient to assimilate them as much as possible in their functions and practice to a ju dicial tribunal. 2. That it appears, from the concurrent testimony of all the witnesses examined, that a practice prevails of Mem bers voting who have not attended to hear th. 3 evidence or the arguments of Counsel ; and that, owing to this, as well as to the number of the Committee, a system of can. vassing has been adopted, alike harassing to Members, and prejudicial in its results to the ends of justice. 3. That great inconvenience, expence, and delay arises from the number of Members composing a Committee ; and that it is impossible to secure a strictly judicial decision where so many of the Judges represent parties who are deeply interested in the result. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) FEB. 26.—Arrived for orders the brig Science, Row lands, with coffee and passengers from the Cape of Good Hope in 59 days. Two men, one woman, and one child came home in her, who, with 73 others, were wrecked in the Dunlop, in Table Bay, on the 24th of November last.-27th, sailed for London. FEB. 27.—Arrived, and came into harbour to dis charge, the American bark Leda, Captain Bochner, from this port to New York, with hides, discharged here from the Brazil packet ; she sailed on the 18th inst., and had been out but two days, when she sprung a leak, which continued increasing, till in crossing the Buy of Biscay she made so much water that they were obliged to bear up and run back. They saw the Dutch East Indianian Jacob Cats (also from this port), off Ushant, on Thursday last. The Harmony, which was on shore near Brook, was got off last night, and towed into this harbour to-day. The barges sent round on Sunday, to endeavour to save the cargo, on account of the swell, could not succeed in ghat object ; and the wind having moderated, and come more off the land, no time was lost in throwing as much as possgs?e of the cargo overboard. (About 70 tons were thus dis(Nrged.) She had washed over the Flat ners in on the sand; beach, and an attempt was made to heave her off when ligL.tened, which failed, the anchors sent round not b e i ng h ea vy enough. Another vessel took others round on M on d a y nsht, with which , and 300 fathoms of cabl e , s h e was go t aflotif. Every assis tance was rendered by Captain Sims and the Coaat Guard. Indeed, had not the wind shifted, nothing could have saved Ler ; and Captain Abbot, who had charge of her, is highly praised for his promptness, and the great exertions he made to get her afloat. The sea near her yesterday was as smooth as a mill-pond, and the tide flowed two feet higher than on the night she struck. It is now blowing fresh from W.N.W. The petition from the Isle of Wight, praying the House of Commons to appoint a Committee to inquire into the working of the Corn laws has been numerously signed, and in this town by almost the entire adult male population. Mr. Wallace paired off against the second read ing of the Copyright Bill. The Royal visit to Drury-lane Theatre, on the evening before last, was the twelfth paid by the Sovereign to the patent houses since her Majesty's return to Buck ingham Palace, on the Bth of last month, from Brighton, exclusive of one visit to the Haymarket Theatre. A matrimonial alliance is announced in the fashionable circles of the metropolis as about to take place between Lord Fitzalan and the accomplished and youngest daughter of Sir Edmund Lyons, our Minister to King Otho at Athens, Lord Fitzalan is returned to London from the Continent, to attend his Parliamentary daties.— Brighton Guardian. On the 21st instant a superb banquet and ball were given by R. B. Sheridan, Esq., at Frampton-house, Dorset, to his numerous tenantry and their friends, in number nearly 300. The event celebrated was the chris tening of his son and heir. THE SUN, 19ONDON, THURSD. N,- ARM ABSTRACT of the E STIMATES of E April, EVENING EDITION,-FEBRUARY 28, 1839 Y ESTIMATES. 'FECTIVE ARMY SERVICES for 366 DAYS, from the Ist of 839, to the 31st of March, 1840. /CUMI3ERS. NM ti - Nri"rci I2E .-, PROVIDED. v R 2Z Y' ;1 0 0 .-1 H o z -: 5,', -4 F.. -, ~ :, . r..i. :-. ,''' 0 , ti-. , g ›. ; ' i-' ,! 1 r.' SERVICES. P ~.. : '" J, z zn n •-• .71 m 7 ,, CHARGE. • P-3 1 ' S•• r . ... 0 P 7 LI 5 - v z O '- ; (1 ' "1 0 j ~,, "i 6 I r F . • t=i tm 7 P , z n n •.' g --.---- --- , - ---- - - X X X X I. Land Forces{ In t t h h e e c U e n l i e t n e i d e , 5 K i n gdo m and in : ~ In the East Indies 6,200 4,020 6,497 78,264 89,351 3,476.609 55, 9 °6 3,421,383 3,506 1,161 1 ,371 17 , 935 20,467 714,696 714,696 ... ... ... j - ••• 159,680 4,321 155.359 2. Staff O ffi cers 3. Public Departments 4. Royal Military College - 5. Royal Military Asylum and Hibernian School .•• ••• • ••• 1 ••• ... 17,766 280 17.4 6 486 17 6. Volunteer Corps 79,137 ... 79,137 , - - - 9,706 5,681 7,868 96 , 2 6 9 109,818 4,5'.:7,0')0 794,947 79.137 Deduct the 'lumbers of Horses and 'Alen of Regi ments in India, and the Char g e defrayed by the East India Company 3,506 1,161 1,371 17,93 51 20,467 714,696i714,696 - - 6,200 4,520 6,497 78,264 89 ,3513,812,324 80,251 ---- - Deduct Appropriations in Aid 80,251 Amount to be provided to the 31st March, 1540 3,732,073 3,732,073 War Office, February 18, 1839. HOW: 'ICK. ABSTRACT of the ESTIMATES of NON-EF-FECTIVE ARMY SERVICES, from the Ist April, 1839, to the 31st March, 1840. -------- ---- NUMBERS OP APPROPRI OFFICERS CHARGE. AMOUNT TO BE AND MEN. TIONS IN - AID. PROVIDED. ''' SERVICES. -- --- - ---. £. E. E. 7. Rewards for Military Service 8. Army Pay of General Officers ' 9. Full Pay for Retired Officers 377 57,000 0 0 00 0 57,000 0 0 10. Half-pay and Military Allowance, 11. Foreign Half-pay, &c 571 67,204 0 0 00 0 67,204 0 0 12. Widows' Pensions 13. Compassionate Allowances, Bounty:Warrants, and Pensions for Wounds . 131,800 0 0 0 0 0 131,800 0 0 14. In-Pensioners of Chelsea and Kilmainham, and Out-Pen sioners of Chelsea 15. Superannuation Allowances 44,201 0 0 201 0 0 I 44,000 0 0 ----- Numbers and Charge to the 31st March 1840 84,344 12,387,486 0 0 491 0 0 Deduct Appropriations in Aid Amount to be provided to the 31st March, 1840 ..• ... ... 2,386,995 0 0 0 0 0 .2,386,995 0 0 AIEMORANDUM.-By the Act 4 Goo. 4, c. 71, a sum of East India Company, on Account of the Charge for Retiring respect of her Majesty's Forces serving in India. This sum is War-office, 18th February, 1839. ;0,000/. per an ?ay and Pensio Lpplied towards mum is paid into her Majesty's Exchequer by the )ns, and ether Expenses of that nature, arising in I the General Expenses of the State. H OW ICK. PRESENTATION OF A PIECE OF PLATE TO SIR E. CODRINGTON. uttered, or repented any line of conduct he had adopted in furtherance of their views. —(Cheers.) He had n t been Yesterday afternoon Sir Edward Codrington was enter tained at a Public Dinner, at the Crown and Anchor Ta vern, in the Strand, on the occasion of presenting the Gal lant Admiral with a superb Piece of Plate, in testimony of the high approbation of his unwearied exertions in advo cating the interests of the naval service in Parliament. The Chair was taken by Captain Pechell, M. P. ; and anong the naval officers present we observed Captains Forbes, J. Dickinson, Fead, Marshall, Saumarez ; Lieu tenants Barclay, Turtle, Bishop, Somerville, Lean, &c. After the toasts of " The Queen," " The Queen Dowager," had been given and drank with the usual honours, The Gallant CHAIRMAN rose and said, they were all aware of the pleasing and interesting circumstances which brought them together that evening ;. and he only regretted that the important d ut y of presiding over the entertainment had not been place d in other hands. Most of the officers present were subscribers to the splendid testimonial which was that evening to be presented to the Gallant Admiral on his right ; and before he proceeded farther it might be necessary for him to read certain letters which had been put into his hands. The first was from meeting. Captain Dundas, Captain s t or regretted te d tahtetheir seriousfestive i n disposition of Mrs. Dundas presented his attending that evening, which he sincerely regretted. The next letter was from Admiral Thomas, and was as follows : . (Copy.) Devonport, Feb. 26, 1839. My Dear Sir Edward—l have been deputed by a nume rous body of naval officers assembled at the Royal Naval Annuitant Office, to present to you, on their behalf and that of the other subscribers, the piece of plate forwarded herewith, which they beg you will do them the honour to accept in testimony of the gratitude they feel, and would hereby express, for the indefatigable, fearless, and indepen dent conduct you have always evinced, botk in and out of Parliament, in endeavouring to promote the best interests of every branch of the Naval service. With their united wishes for your health, happiness, and prosperity, in which I most cordially join, I am, my dear Sir Edward, Your's very sincerely, RICHARD TIIOMAS. Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, M.P., G. C. B. G. C. M. G. , &c., &c., &c. The reading of the letter was received with loud cheers. That was a very important document, as conveying the sentiments of the naval officers of Plymouth towards Sir E. Codrington, whose health he was about to propose to them. The following was Sir Edward's reply, which he would now read to them:— . 14;aton.square, 29th February, 1839. My dear Thomas, —When I first became a eandidate for a seat in Parliament, I avowed my object to be the attain ment of a more just consideration for the interests of our profession, and of those connected with it. In pursuance of that object I have laboured assiduously, and I trust I may now feel that I have not laboured in vain. That I hale not been as successful as I wished, may be owing to my want of that Parliamentary knowledge, and of that oratorical power for which our early life so little fits us. But I can confidently say, that it has not been owing to any deficiency of zeal or exertion for the cause I had undertaken. I own I have sometimes felt disheartened by my want of support, both in and out of the House of Commons; but this feeling has now given place to one of the highest gratification, at receiving so splendid a testi monial of the approbation of my brother officers. And in the proud satisfaction of exhibiting it amongst my naval friends, as an heir-loom in thy family, I trust I may lead others to feel, as I do, that their best exertions are due to the welfare of our naval strength, and that the most gra tifying reward they can have, for the zealous use of their exertions, is the spontaneous approbation of their profes sional brethren. If anything could add to the satisfaction I feel on re ceiving this highly-valued memorial, it is that you, my dear Thomas, with whom I have been associated in much arduous and interesting service, should be made the me dium of its p r esentationEDWAß.—Yours, D wiCODRINGTON.th warm and sincere regard, Rear- Admiral Thomas. He felt much difficulty on the present occasion, and having been most unexpectedly called upon to preside, to do justice to the merits of their distinguished guest, whose exertions on behalf of the naval service they were all well a ware of,—( Cheers.) He ( Capt P.) had witnessed, night after night, the perseverance and determination of his Gal lant Friend in the House of Commons, and he regretted to say that he stood nearly alone in his advocacy of their cause in that House.—(Hear, bear.) They were assembled on the present occasion without any party feel ings or party views. Their cause was far above all consi derations of that sort—it was not for them to be political partisans either by sea or by land, and, therefore, let it not be understood that although he (Captain Pechell) and his Gallant Friend took a particular view of matters in that House that they came there to advocate their political principles, or to endeavour to induce their brotr off t icers to follow intheir waka or be converted to their nsod he o cf hinking. —( Hear, hear.) The splendid testimonial which they were that evening to present to his Gallant Friend would form an era in his distinguished life, which it would be a pleasing reflection to those who had contributed to it that an oppor tunity had been afforded them of recording their conviction of the honesty, zeal, and independence with which he had advocated the interests of the naval service. He could dwell at great length upon the topic, but it was unneces sary to weary them. Sir Edward Codrington was no stranger to them. Many of them had sailed with him, and to many of them he was known as their representative, while to the profession in general he was known as a firm and undaunted friend.—(l4 o taal cheers.) He felt he had inadequately discharged the duty which had devolved upon him ; but he had done it according to the hest feelings of his heart.—( Hear.) He would now propose to them " Our guest Sir Edward Codrington, the undaunted as sertor of Naval rights, the zealous defender of the op. pressed and neglected. May the token of our grateful feeling, and admiration of his exortions for the honour and interest of our profession,; in the House of Com mons, that we now present to him, be a continued record to him and his family of the sentiments engraved thereon."—(Loud cheers.) It was now his pleasing duty to present to his Gallant. Friend the splendid testimonial of the esteem of his hrotlaer officers, which he held in his hand, and which he hoped would descend as an heir.lhom to his family. The Gallant Chairman then presented the piece of plate to Sir kdvsard Codrington. It was a large and massive Salver, highly embellished with appropriate naval efAhlematical devices, and in the centre was the following inaCriFtis - g) : " Pregianted, on the 27th of February MO, to A l l a i rit i si r IDWARD CODRINGTON, G. C. 8., 0. C. AL G., 0, C. of St. Louis and of the Legion of Honour of France s O.C. of the Redeemer of Greece ; Knight of the Second Class of St. George of Russia ; and M. P. for the Borough of Devonport ; (By a limited Subscription) From 500 NAVAL OFFICERS, As a mark of their esteem, respect, and regard, And in testimony of the deep and grateful sense they ,entertain, not only of his unwearied, independent, and able advocacy o f t h e r i ghts and privileges of their profession in the Commons' House of Parliament, but also for his generous support and des fence of the forioin and friendless Officer, the distressed Widow, and the destitute Orphan, whether suffering under injustice and oppression, or sustaining ,itiptry end wrong." Sir EDWARD CoDRINOTON then rose, and was see iced with even loud m and or 0 in the hat vehement cheering. He said no man who was of addressing public assemblies, and who was even more stoical tisan h;nmelf, could present himself before them without embarassmeot. tie felt deeply the generous and cordial expression of their kiriA ness. and he thosight the present a proper occasion for entering into some littleexplimation of the motives by which he had been actuated in going into Parliament, and he would add, that he never regretted a sentiment he had their commissions, and many who were as innocent as him self.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") The Gallant Admir,l then alluded to the case of Rowland Milliner, which has already been before the public in our Parlia mentary reports. He also alluded to the impolicy of allow ing a civilian to be the judge in cases affecting the character and honour of naval men, as if they were not as good and competent to take care of it as any other per sons, and concluded by thanking them for the flattering mark of their approbation which they bad just bestowed upon him, and which he should refer to with pride to the latest hour of his existence.—( Much cheering.) The CIIAIRMAN then gave " Lord Minto and the Admi ralty."—( Cheers.) " The Duke of Wellington and the other Members of the Military and Naval Commission, upon whose justice the Navy tested with confidence." Sir E. CODRINGTON spoke at some length in reply to this toast, and concluded by proposing tke health of the Chair man, who returned thanks in an approp►iate manner. _ . The VICE • PRESIDENT, Lieut. Somerville), in proposing the healths of their advocates in Parliament, Captains Peeiell and Dundas, observed that nothing had delighted him more than in reading in The Sun newspaper, which had so warmly advocated the interests of the Navy, a lead ing article on the 10th of December last, on the subject of Naval Reform, in which it was stated that matters of that description were British—that the question had no thing to do with one administration or the other, but was the question of the nation generally.—( Loud cheers.) The toast was drunk with great applause. Captain PECHkLL returned thanks on his own behalf and Captain FORBES on behalf of Captain Dundas. The healths of the Vice-President, Admiral Thomas, Captain Codrington, " and may be follow the footsteps of his distinguished father," the Secretaries and Committee, and several other toasts, were subsequently drank. We regret that we have not room for even an outline of many of the speeches delivered. The evening passed off with the utmost harmony and conviviality. LONDON HIBERNIAN SCHOOL SOCIETY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. BRISTOL, FEB. 26. Sia—ln The Sun of the 23d instant is a very comi• cal jeu d'esprit, in which I am playfully caricatured ; and were this good humour merely bestowed on my de ficiencies or errors, I would be bound to share the laugh thus raised against myself. lam sure, however, you will see the necessity of saving me from an imputation which I do not deserve, being represented as having expressed (at the Hanover Rooms on Feb. 20) the very reverse of what I really said. I was rebutting the charge brought against the friends of Irish Educational Schools, and showing, that so far from feeling enmity towards Roman Catholics, we were willing to attend to the wants of their bodies as well as of their souls ; to illustrate this I introduced the story of the Irish Clergyman, who showed some trifling attention to Mr. O'Connell, M.P., at Birming ham, and I asked the meeting " Whether they would blame that Clergyman for doing so when it was in his power ?" I admitted that the act might be condemned by some, or seem merely ludicrous to others ; to me it appeared justifiable, and I followed this by saying " That it was our wish not merely to provide for Roman Ca tholics the meat that perisheth,' but (better still) the bread of life " The story as connected with Mr. O'Connell, though told in the third person, really belongs to the first, and so far from reproaching any individual from showing courtesy to Mr. O'Connell, I am not ashamed to con fess I was that individual, a confession well worth mak ing, had not the impression gone abroad that an Irish Protestant Clergyman could be guilty of such unbecom ing conduct as to forget the biblical maxims, " Love your enemies," " Be pitiful, be courteous." Your obedient Servant, THOMAS DREW, Minister of Christ Church, Belfast. SHEFFIELD, ASHTON-UNDER LYNE, AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. The Half-Yearly meeting of the Shareholders, of the Sheffield, Ashton, and Manchester Railway Company, was held yesterday at the Albion Tavern, Manchester. Lord WHARNCLIFFE said, before the Secretary re,id the report, he wished to address a few words to the Shareholders, as to the general prospects of the Rail way, and also as to the course which the Directors had thought it proper to pursue. He would venture to say that from the first beginning of their directory, and, in deed, before the Act of Parliament was obtained, the object of all those who promoted the railway, had been to take care not to engage in any expensive and arduous undertaking, unless they saw their way clearly. These principles they had kept in view constantly. The rail way, great as were its objects, had to encounter at least one very great difficulty, and until the Directors could see their way to the completion of the work, and the overcoming of that difficulty they would avoid, as much as they could, calling upon the shareholders for their subscriptions ; and they hoped their abstinence in this respect would induce them, whin they were called upon to view the call with more favour than they might otherwise do. The report contained a history of the state of the works. Undoubtedly, very little pro gress had been made on those works. The Directors had given their attention to the summit where the tun nel was to pass—they had ordered a shaft to be sunk, and contracted for that part of the work which leads to the western end of the tunnel. From the examinations which the engineer had been able to make as to the strata, &c., every ting had been found perfectly satisfactory ; and although this had been considered by many as a work of great difficulty, he knew that those in Yorkshire who were accustomed to mining operations, did net see the difficulty in the view those did where these operations were not so common. When this difficulty was overcome, he had little doubt that the railway would afford the communication between Manchester and Sheffield which had been so long desired, and would put - Manchester, in point of time, within a distance of 40 miles of Sheffield, whereas it was now 60 or 70 ; and when this railway was completed, the Company would command the whole of the intercourse between Sheffield and Manchester, and the intermediate places, without any possibility of competition. These were the views which the Directors had taken of this railway from the first, and they had only to pursue the course they had hitherto done, namely, that of caution, and of avoiding as much as possible calling upon the Share holders for payment upon their shares until it should be necessary, in order to pay for work done or for land bought, to carry the undertaking out with advantage. With respect to the quantity of land purchased, the greater portion on the western side of the summit had already been agreed for. On the other side the pur chases were not so forward, but measures had been taken which would enable the Directors, if necessary, to make use of the compulsory clauses of the Act. The purchases on this side had been made at a rate which caused the Directors to be very sanguine that the whole of the land occupied by the line would be bought at a less rate than the estimated amount. It would also appear from the Engineer's Report, after a careful re vision of his plans and estimates, that the expense of the railway would be within the sum subscribed for. The reports, which were of groat length, and went very much into detail, were then read by the Secretary and the Engineer. SAMUEL LEED, Esq. moved that the report of the Directors be received and printed. The motion was seconded by - THOMPSON, Esq. of Sheffield, and carried unanimously. DAVID WADDINGTON, Esq., moved that the report of Mr. Vignolles, the Engineer, be read and printed. The motion having been seconded, and agreed to, Lord WHARNCLIFPE said the next business would be to choose four Directors, that number retiring according to the provisions of the Act. The retiring Directors were Messrs. Thomas Ellison, George Sidebottom, Joseph Sidebottom, and Charles Appleby. The hard had found these gentlemen very efficient members, and were desirous that they should be re-elected. JOHN TURNER, Esq. of Clodby, proposed that the retiring Directors should be re-elected, which was se conded by JoHN CHAPMAN, Esq. of Hill-end, Mottiaja. The Rev. R. BASNETT proposed that Ur. David Warrington be one of the new Directors. The nomination was seconded by --BRIDGE, Esq. of Grove-house, Ardwick, who did so on the grouuct that it was desirable to have some Director at the end of the line. The name of Cornelius Raudale, Esq. was also put in nomination, 4 ballot then took place, the result of which was declared to be as follows : Personal Votes, No. of Shares. Mr. Appleby Mr. G. Sidebottora ~. 23 Mr. T. Ellison Mr. J. Sidebottom Mr. Warrington ll Mr. Randale The first four gentlemen were accordingly declared to be duly elected. The Rev. R. BASNETT moved, and Mr. WHITE LEY seconded, a vote of thanks to the Directors, which was carried by acclamation, and acknowledged by W. Sidebottom, Esq. MICHAEL ELLISON, Esq., proposed that the nordial thank of this meeting be given to Lord 'Wharncliffe, not only for his able conduct in the chair on this occa sion, but also for the great seal and attention with which he hivA ' I supported the interests of th e C om p an y, i n th e capacity of Chairman of the Board of Directors. Lord WIIARNCLIFFE briefly returned thanks, stating be should be at all times anxious to promote the interest and prosperity of the undertaking. The meeting then broke up, Yesterday morning, as one of the men employed by the Now River Company was clearing out the river, by the bridge opposite Duncan terrace, City-road, his drags secured themselves in some heavy substance, which on his reising, proved to Ile the body of a female apparently about eighteeu years of age; on searching the deceased, ncthing was found in her possession that could in any way lead to a discovery who she was; the body was in no way decom posed, suggesting the idea that she had not been any length of time in the water. She was dressed in a light brown cotton gown, no bonnet or cap. The body was removed in a shell to the vaults in Islington church, where it awaits a Coroner's inquest. LONDON AND SOUTHAMPTON RAILWAY COMPANY. 'The 9th half-yearly meeting of this Company took place yesterday at one o'clock, at the Station, at Nine Elms. JOHN EASTHOPE, Esq., in the Chair. The Report stated that the Railway had opened to Winchfield and Hartly Row on the ?4th September last, and that since that period the majority of the coaches to the South and %Vest of England had travelled on this Railway—that the road between Winchfield and Basingstoke and that between Winches ter and Southampton were also in progress, and that the Directors expected they would be opened by May next, when there would only be 18 miles of road incomplete ; that the conduct of Mr. Brassey, the contractor, had given them the utmost satisfaction, and that they con fidently expected the whole line would be opened by the Ist of May, 1840—that they had substituted rails of the weight of 751bs. per yard, for 63Ibs. per yard, as had been originally the case. The cost of land and rails had been less than had been estimated, but the es timates of 75,0001. for carriages, engines, anti stations, had been found insufficient. The Directors had con sidered it better to erect them in an efficient manner i❑ the first inst ance , th an to h ave to a l ter ineqicient build ings, after the road should nave been opened, but they had embarked in no unnecessary expense, and they would be able to complete the road without calling for an extension of their capital, or applying to Parlia ment for assistance. They would only ask permission of the proprietors to borrow the remainder of the sum which they were entitled to borrow under the Act ; they would declare no dividend at present, but they expected to be enabled to do so in August. The shares in the Gosport and Portsmouth Extension Line had all been taken by the shareholders in this line. A Bill on this subject would be presented to Parliament, and there was every probability of its re ceiving the Legislature's sanction. In answer to ques tions from various Proprietors, the Chairman stated that where the roads crossed the line of railroad, gates would be erected, and police stationed at them, for the purpose of shutting them so as to prevent accidents by persons crossing the road during the progress of the trains. That it was not the intention of the Company to erect bridges ovsr certain roads in the town of Southamp ton, which were crossed by the Railroad, on account of the destruction of houses which it would occasion ; but that, as the trains approached the town, they would throw off the steam so as to decrease the speed ; and that the Directors considered it to be the duty of every Railroad Company to study the convenience and com fort of the public in every possible manner. A PROPRIETOR asked whether any agreement was en terod into by the Company with the proprietors of om• nibuses plying front the station to London. The CiLkiamax said the, Company had nothing to do with any of the omnibuses ; and he thought the fewer subjects they interfered with off the Railroad the better. They had made it a condition with the boats that they should attend every train, and in consequence charged them nothing for landing the passengers for six months of the year.—(Hear, hear.) He then stated, in answer to a Proprietor, that the receipts of the Railroad bad been as follows. The months Were calculated as consisting of four weeks each, and conse quently there were two entries for December—one up to the 2cl of the month, and the other up to the 31st.— The month of June £3,085 July Auguit 4,218 September October November To the 24 of December 31st of December 4,334 January February A PROPRIETOR congratulated the Company upon :his statement, because it showed that the traffic during the winter mo►,ths had not decreased. The CHAIRMAN said that several miles additional of Railroad had been opened, and although the traffic upon the shorter distances had decreased, yet the gross receipts has increased. The road was one which he be lieved was called by coach proprietors a summer road, A PROPRIETOR suggested the starting of a lower class train of carriages. The CHAIRMAN stated that the Directors did not conceive it to be to the iuterest of the Company to do so. He announced the intention of the Company to convey coals on the completion of the Railroad, and begged it might be understood that Railways were as available for the carriage of heavy goods as for pas sengers. The Resolution that the Report be received was moved and carried unanimously. On the next Resolution being put, authorising the Directors to borrow the remainder of the 110,0001. at 5 per cent. The CHAIRMAN stated that they had borrowed at 4 per cent. till the other Lines of Railroad began to borrow at 5, and as soon as they had borrowed sufficient to complete the line to Basingstoke, he thoaght they should be able to borrow the remainder at 44. The Directors bad not borrowed any money until the whole of the capital had been paid up. If they had pursued a, different course, the shares might have borne a different price to what they did at present ; but ho considered the straight forward course the best, With regard to the Gosport liae, be believed that if they were enabled to make pro per preparations this summer it would be opened by May, 1841. He would ask Mr. Brassey, who was present, if he did not think this might be done? Mr. BRASSEY—No doubt. The CHAIRMAN—Then we shall take care to make that one of the terms of the contract. The resolution was then put and carried. On the question of the re-election of the three Di rectors, Messrs. Easthope, Galbert, and Hibbert, who were ballotted out that morning, agreeably to the Act, a long conversation took place as to the necessity of previous notice being given, and it was ultimately agreed that the Directors should frame a bye-law upon the subject, to be laid before the next half-yearly meet ing, making it incumbent that notice should be given to the Proprietors of the going out of office of the Di rectors, and that any gentleman who intended to offer himself as a candidate for the Directorship should give sufficient notice thereof to the Secretary. The Directors were then unanimously re-elected. The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks for this sa tisfactory proof of continuance of the confidence re posed i❑ them, stated that the Directors and them selves were united in one common interest, and that should there be any disagreement between them and the body of the Proprietors at large, t would produce necessarily inconvenience, perhaps impair the well-being of the concern, and most certainly render all connected with it uncomfortable. He trusted they had done their duty to the satisfaction of the Proprietors at large, and if any Proprietor should fancy at any time that any of their acts were adverse to the interests of the body at large—the Di rectors wished such Proprietors to express their opinions openly. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting separated at half-past three. A new writ has been ordered for Wigan, in the room of Mr. Potter, who has accepted the Chiltern Hun dreds. Lard Leveson, M.P., left Devonshire House last evening, for the seat of the Duke and Duchess of Rich mond, in Sussex, to paviieipate in the gaieties and cele bration of the Earl of March's birth-day. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland and Mias Percy are expected at Northumberland Howe, on the 10th of March, from Amick Castle, for the season. Workmen are busity employed at the town mansion, and also at Sionawse. HARE HUNT EXTRAORDINARY.—KiIIarney, an Friday, was the sceate of a singular occurrence. The Grena hounds he t been out hunting, and pressing with their wonted, eagerness and speed on the object of pur suit, no t i ther place of refuge became left to the affrighted aeimal but the street alone. Thither, followed by its foes 41 full cry, it turned, and not a little amazed were the lieges to behold dogs, horses, red coats, and green, dashing furiously by, the riders hallooiug onward and making the adjoinittg dwellings re-echo to the noise and clamour of titer career. An unsuspecting donkey, whose celerity of movement did not suit the impatience of those whom he retarded, formed a temporary barrier that was speedily overleaped. Meautahile a pedestrian force had been added to the moving group, and onward the whole rushed up the 1 1 street, thickening as it went, and gaining fresh admiration from every dwelling which it passed. The market-house had been already gained, but puss was now in the more merciful possession of another body, who had extempo raneously taken up the cry, and captured after much diffi cnity and many an hair-breadth escape, the persecuted creature, that only escaped one peril to become involved in another almost as great. She was delivered up to the fore most horseman alive, and by him transferred to tho open country again. BRIGHTON, FEB. 18.—In consequence of the redwings, field-fares, ',woodcocks, and other birds which take refuge in our climate from the rigour of the northern winter, having begun to leave our shores, to spend their summer in Norway, Sweden Lapland, and other coml. tries, from the mildness of the late winter, the electricity of the atmosphere during the early part of last week, and the early appearance of the primeral flora, many per.. sons infer that we shall have a forward spring. The rookery in the palace-grove is now all in'motion, and the at. tention of sauntering pedestrians under theCelonnade in the New Road, is often pleasingly arrested by the operations of the w inged architects, who are busily employed in building and repairing nests; and highly amu s i ng i t i s to o bserve the tricks and artifices of this thievish tribe, some to plunder and others to defend the materials of their new habitations. By some persons these birds are accused of doing much injury to the farmer, by plucking up the young corn, but others think this mischief is fully repaid by their diligence in picking up the grubs of various insects, which, if suffered to grow to maturity, would occasion much greater damage.—Sussex Advertiser. FASHIONABLE PARTIES.—Lord Carrington entertained the Countess of Blessington, Count D'Orsay, and a select party at dinner last evening in Whitehall- Place. The Earl of Harrow by had a select party to dinner on Monday evening, at his residence in Grosvenor-square. :he less determined to persevere from the difficulties he Sad. to contend with, and that they had been very numer- ous he readily acknowledged, but he all through felt satis fied, that truth and justice, would ultimately prevail. He must say, that in all the first motions and questions he had brought before Parliament, he had been entirely destitute of support. He had never been actuated by party feeling, as had been well observed by their Gallant Chairman. His argument had always been, if things could he improved, that they ought to be improved. The same motives had influenced him towards whatever Government was in power. He had never courted either Whig or Tory. If they only brought forward measures calculated to promote the good of the country, and the good of the service, these measures were sure to receive his cordial support. It appeared to him • • that one of the great objects which should be kept in view was to maintain such an effective naval force as would b,! calculated to afford protection to the country.—( Cheers.) It appeared to him, and to every one in the service, that there bad been some deficiency in that respect—( Hear)_. that justice had not been done to the profession—and that party influence and private feeling had prevailed against the rewards due to public services ; that promotions had been too frequently the result of selfish and family interests, to the injury of the service.---( Hear. ) It appeared to him that the party in power to that extent were the enemies of the Navy, and he would add enemies to the welfare of England. He could not contemplate such conduct on the part of any Government towards the naval service without feeling great disapprobation of their proceedings. What it had arisen from he would not un• dertake to say, but certainly they had not been fairly re presented in the Boards of Admiralty.—( Hear, hear.) Whether it was that naval men going there succumbed the civilians, and gave up their independence he knew not, but whatever might be the cause the effect lead been generally felt, and, Gnd knows, they all had plenty of reason to repent it. Without touching upon poli tics he would state what had guided him in those feelings. On one occasion, when a personal attack - had been made on him by Sir Robert Peel respecting the battle of Navarino, he (Sir E. Codrington) had defended himself, as he always would do.—( Cheers.) His friends had remonstrated with him upon the impolicy of such a course—that he had attacked the greatest tiger in the House—but he (Sir E. Codringtou) stated that he would never allow misrepresentation to pass unrefuted. On that occasion ho had undertaken to demonstrate to the House that there were no situations under Government from which men were not allowed to retire on more ample salaries than were given to the most able officers in her Majesty's Navy for double the period of service. What he complained of was that the Secretary of the Admiralty, whose duties were by no means very onerous, and who re ceived for them 4 or 5,0001. a year, should be allowed to retire after five years' service, with a pension pf 1,500/. a-year for life—that the Under- Secretary, with a salary of 1,5001. a year, was allowed, after ten years' service, a pension of 1,0001. per annum. He drew a comparison thence as to the services and pensions of the officers of the Navy, and Mr. Goulburn, in replying to him, said the Gallant Officer pretended not to know that his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Croker) had ruled over the Admiralty for 23 years. He ( Sir Edward Codrington) thanked him for that expression for the naval service well knew that Mr. Crokerhad ruled over it.—( Vehement cheering.) It was easy to under stand after that admission why the naval service bad been so much deteriorated. If gentlemen like Mr. Croker, or Mr. Dawson, or Mr. Wood, in the present day, were allowed to rule over the Navy, to decide upon the conduct of officers of high rank and standing in the profession—if they had the power of saying that man was not fit for the service—that other man must not hoist his bit of bunting—that young Commander did not know his duty—when that w as permitted I cared not what party such men belonged to, the service must every day suffer and decline in its importance.—( Loud cheers.) Why had they not a man independent of all party at the head of the Navy ? They had the Duke of York at the head of the Army, and why had they not the Duke of Sussex at the head of the Navy ?..---(Loud cheers.) If they had such a man he would be looked up to, and he would bring the Navy into the same state of efficiency as the Duke of York had brought the army. What they wanted was a man independent of party ; for they could not forget that the moment the Duke of York became a party man he was no longer allowed to do anything for the army. Such was the case also with the Duke of Clarence. Nothing could be more fair than his conduct when he first became Lord High Admiral—young men were allowed to be brought forward for promotion as they deserved it ; but the moment he became a party man a change took feel that he would rePel" the stinpopto ir,nt i (tltilflthiuneabeGivtegryi place, and his power to do good was at an end. His ( Sir E. Codrington's) conviction was, that the Duke of Cla rence was most anxious, if left to himself, to promote the interests of the service, but h wi e nhig w ic. o h_ ul (h d Ge a r s e k at th e e h m eer w h h ig at .) ha T d h h e e y ever done except to take away their uniforms in which they bad gained so much glory, and in which they had acquired the respect and admiration of the world.—( Loud cheers.) Ttgyarcd,oveoeoi were pnurerdel generally ejyi friend landn c iselldet o g, ilri iy u tcatdoAol l heeac d ofnel aot t)rrh n til lj 01 . ill o sou)scao t us it stsdgepi c aeeclohßo a ai yded r offr.y r raeitt y ethpyonosnep. t oHiy h erratlm e aen, jsirhyroe, him, d, ‘in G coloursod Paris nb bless insus t mi ii with es , them—they could not hear the names of Vittoria or Douro; all they could boast of was their uniform ; and when he ( Sir E. new Sir uniform Edward, sadaiffrii,v:icdtteinietlgh Jo tic s House, 1 hl l ta k ym n e iogtwahktye be ystoaoui besaid ot rhaaatßshrpeitai,anyhaissh in Admiral, d ce n on t te i i r sr a taa l l ~n , t, otherwise oanu l gt should Government of the day, but that was so far as naval matters were concerned. He saw no dispo sition on the part of the Government to. do justice. When Sir James Graham became first Lord of the Admi ralty, he anticipated some good to r Ns foughtta e h hcad e avor na s ad service. r, r si i n v n o i g de their, not sentiments, ste e ot. s. to be T ebsbeh h i aaerhtadyte James lived egla esnoh.il battles..,_. to cods but in the same neighbourhood, o a u n rh d oo tw d he , erie t r h eopypoiognreionnaenrdaolnlyd distressed, s e e d home ti ie matters y to the Admiralty under these impressions, and said, I hope waited dwoans Earinoth Whilein but sne b a system fCh.s n h o a d ability. oneto atnitilide(aStbiersto. diffi c ulties thrown ea o ( vma S d p se hadiioisrsoot n r rE G e s s. repeated these ( Hear, in his way. to be treated in such he had begun the wwa%;hatthewacsomnoptiait n r t ue t and with these words he bid rian g ti l ' ou ti n Le d ni w eLt i l th it t — he ' ei imaginer, but while : ha l e l e s:t t , lhasotaieitrndghbi his i fc s ege. d al)rl u ai t nl y Gdasci t r_hw o e:lenrvide ai gs hi s public letter, c %tbmtsrfma. hiote: stating ir u eem.: atktanr l il d aheotn i neitg and the numerous difficulties he had to ripe for the House n tr p y on hi b B b T , A , King, who hie approbation of his conduct, The ded way had Asdigmniirteldthen procee to state the result of the various memorials he had presented with respect to the Noble le i.. Lord d i 0 s g hn godoev showered te ro r morning.—(Great doi object n c t honours. w 4 to that he must in sist FcolueonnotiferfirSo. Commons, the when tb ft case Was thy ministers had refused to allow him to bring it forward, as it was a d es"" of money, But he had gone to the Speaker, an stated that it was a grievance statement of the facts way. c 1 little idea hail the Aiiiiisttl to iff° ,HQ92O that the Inestion class of men,. and would be carried, that the Speaker asked him if he would a m l 4 ;, r i g n e g it known . in som e had encountered in and his , aTnhseweirlivaas—. " Yes, if I go out (1 oint,--( Loud and repeated cheering.) difficultiesoolongpointai, endeavouring to assort dip rights of the. meritorious class who had served under him. He regretted 50 say that the naval party, which after all was the party of the country, h ad ;,,, li tt l e support in that .House. Every effort he made had been tiliPuti 2d i rl every'• possible way. He had been inet by ar g n men!s o f wait of prOpei informa tion—of bringing t h e question forward at an improper gr i eya no v unde r i i that was the power of scratching off the ) et foft7thehritdsggslllll;P4rrie his. tame, ca la counting - gut t h e , tiollse.—( Hear, hear.) 'a , tiicit the Navy were suffering, ng was, and another th e list ; and he declared upon his honour that that he had known instances in which officers had been deprived of 'lrcr • 440;* 1 - - - ..:4 - -1 BRUSSELS PA.PER.:- ti W:4 NZ We are requested by the Administrateur de la Secrete Publique to declare that the statement inserted in No. 70 of the Observateur of this month, is entirely contrary to the truth. Mr. Steele was summoned to the office like all foreigners who hare not regular passports, besides he had not had h;s passport submitted to the formality of the Visa in Belgium. The application which he had made to the King was quit.; unknown. Mr. Steele has not been subjected to any measure of which be can complain, and it is especially perfectly false that he has received directly or indirectly, an injunction to quit Belgium ; if he had he would not be now at Brusselc, The central section is composed of the following mem bers:— M. Raikem, President; Messrs. Lebeau, Doles, De Behr, Leedts, Van Volxam, and De Merode. Th e Politique of Liege says, " A private letter received yes terday from Aix-la-Chapelle, informs us that part of - the Vanguard of the corps of the army had arrived at that place, and that the remainder is expected in a f ew days. The barracks are so full that it has been n ecessary to quarter some of the troops on the citizens. Some are expected at Rupen on the frontier of Belgium. The whole road from Aix-la-Chapelle is covered with troops."-__ Moniteur Belga. Several petitions have already been made in favour of the acceptance of the treaty; they emanate from sources which are eminently national. What can be more decided than the wish of the majority of the people, the manufacturers and merchants. Will the repre sentatives hesitate to declare for peace when they have such an initiative before them? We think net. They will not oppose the real sentiments of their consti tuents. They will rather desire to show to the nation that they have been the first to understand its painful situation, and that they are resigned to submit to the iniquitous sen tence of the Allied Powers. —Courrier Beige. BRUSSELS, FEB. 25. —The great quantity of rain and snow that has fallen in the environs within these few d ays has, for the third time, inundated the meadows of Curi ghem Velvordese. The Senne has overflowed Its banks in many places since the morning. The lower part of Brussels is under water. Six O'CLOCK, P.m.—The water continues to rise; already 200 houses in Moelenbeck Oenderlecht, seem half covered with water ; the veterinary school, the abattoirs, are also inundated. Every exertion has been made since the morn. ing to afford assistance to the unfortunate inhabitants of the houses which are under water. Many cattle have been drowned. An immense crowd of people has been this afternoon to the gates of the city to observe the melan choly effects of the inundation. The travelling on the railroad has been interrupted since Sunday evening. The railroad from Brussels to Velvorde is sx inches under water; Hal and Velvorde are inun dated ; at Grmmont the Dendre has overflowed the greater part of the town. The Scheldt has inundated the envi rons of Oudenarde. At Liege, and in the whole province, and also in Limburg, the Meuse has overflowed all the country on its banks. All the communications in the vici nity of the river are interrupted. The damage is immense and incalculable. ANTI-CORN-LAW DELEGATION. The attention of the Delegates has been called to the operation of the Corn-laws on our trade with Af rica, and the gradual intrusion of foreign cutlery and American cottons into the Negro markets. About 15 years ago British manufactures had almost a monopoly of the African demand ; but now th e ruinous taxes on food are driving us away from p o . sitions so long held. Specimens have been sent to the Committee of the articles of foreign manufac tures which compete with our own, and the differ ence is from 20 to 70 per cent. Merchants con nected with Africa declare that the trade will be ex terminated unless the means of cheaper production he (riven to our manufacturers. Are the agriculturi sts too blind to see that every manufacturing labou rer thrown out of employ, is a customer lost to them ; and that the withdrawal of labour and capital from manufactures, must increase the burthen upon land? for the land remains stationary and responsible. while the artizan and the capitalist are not bound to the British soil. The intelligence from the agricultural districts cf Scotland is cheering. Mr. SMITH, of Deanstown, has made an excellent speech at Donne, on the• subject of the Corn-laws. Some important statisti cal details have been communicated from Dundee, showing the increased consumption of butchers meat by the operatives of that great manufacturing town during the years 1834-35, when the price of corn was low ; and the increased prosperity of the farmers in that district, through the increased demand for their live stock, during that period. The farmers of " the braes of Angus" are quite aware that the rents weighed less heavily on them at that time than they had done for a lona time pre _ vious,or than they have done since. A Caithness-shir e landowner announces with great glee, that a public meeting is to be held in \Vick for the purpose of petitioning for the total repeal of the Corn-laws, and of all restrictions on trade. He goes on to point out " the great error of attemptin; to cultivate for corn, land fitted only in a climate like this to feed stock," and that every one knows that unless trade and manufactures are pros perous, there is no profit in breeding or feeding what no one can buy. He adds, " There is a re_ port that the Government plan is to be a O. iity to be diminished gradually. This is so like the Whigs, and .would be the worst plan ul'tet the present. As to the Government it is no riser speaking about them. All the honest an d i„' te n;_ gent fellows even in this remote region aaq Dis gusted with them, and nothing but - th e , orJrror the Tories, prevents them speaking o ut ,: , • o COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen rode out horsebu.k,•yesterday, in the Parks, attended by the Hon. Miss Cavendish, Baroness Leh ter ," Miss Quentin, Lord Byron, Colonel Wemyss, E ar l o i Uxbridge, Mr. Rich, Sir Frederick Stovin, and Sir George Quentin. Viscount Melbourne had an audience 3e.iterday of the Queen. Her Majesty honoured Mr. W. C. Ross, R. A. with a sitting for her Portrait at Buckingham Palace. The Royal dinner party at the Palace last evening, elated the Marquis of Conyngham, Dowager Cou nt ,„ and Lady Fanny Cowper. Viscount Melbourne, NI/count Falkland, Lord and Lady Ashley, Right Hog. Georg 9 Stevens Byng, Hon William Cowper, Giiti the Hun. Spencer Cowper. The band of the Ist Life ( ~wards attended at the Palace during the evening. A Cabinet — Council was geld yesterday afternoon at the Foreign Office. It wag attended by Viscount Melbourne, Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Duncannon, Lord John Russell, Viscount Palmerston, Marquis of Norminby, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Minto, Sir John Holahous% Lord Holland, Mr. Poulett Thomson, Viscount How.ck, and Lord Morpeth. The Council sat two hours. Sir Robert Heron, and Major-General Johnson hati a n interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at the Horne Office. The Agent for Jamaica transacted business yesterday at the Colonial Office. Lord Ebrington had an interview with Viscount 'Mel bourne yesterday, in Downing -street. His Lordship also visited Lord John Russell yesterday at the Home Office. The French and Turkish Ambassadors, and Baron Rehausen, the Swedish Charge &Affairs. transacted busi ners esterday at the Foreign Office. Sr. Mylne had an interview yesterday with Lord John Russell at the Home Office. The Right Hon. T. Grenville entertained a select p. . at dinne r y e st er d ay . A mong t h e company were t he Earl and Countes s o f Cawdor, Earl of Harrowby, Earl of Clare, Lord Elliot, Lady Davy, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Luttrell. SILK TRADE.—Within the last few days the silk manufacturers at Leigh have advanced the weavers' wages one halfpenny per yard upon all sorts of plain ear_ tenets. During the last ten days the silk dyers of Man chester and the neighbourhood have had considerably more work, and there appear to be cheering prospects of a brisk trade in the manufacture of silks.—Preston. Ob server. The main incident of the day, at the Levee last week, was an attempt, on the part of the unfortunate gen _ tleman who has made himself so notorious by his conduct and deportment towards her Majesty on many occasi ons presencewhen sl le ofhas t he Q appeared ueem Du i n publiec, to gain admittance to th e care is, however, take n to prevent the approach of all such intruders ; and the de.. hided individual did not penetrate beyond the Tapestry Chamber, where the G en tlemen- . at -Arms are statio ne d . The mental aberration und er wh i ch this unfortunate goo _ tleman is labouring , does not at all induce violence, as no thing is more quiet and subdued than his demeanour. 1-1„ was, therefore, not ejected at once, but merely prevented from proceeding. William IV. was also annoyed b y a lu. natic, though the arrogance was manifested in a different way. In his case the madman was an Officer holding a commission in the Navy, and who once reached the sence, when he addressed the King in a most incoherent manner : care was taken he had not another opportunity. SWIMMING EXTRAORDINARY.—On Frid a y, the sth current, Dr. John Macpherson of Kingussie bein g detained longer than he wished at the ferry over the river Spey, resolved to swim across. The day was coarse, and the river, always rapid, was far overflowing its ba n k s yet the intrepid Doctor plunged in , ha vin g previously pl ato ,i his watch in the crown of his bat, and tied the said h at tightly on his head. He was .accoutred in st rong bor , te, and wore a shepherd's plaid . , with an umbrella in his 11- d. The Doctor, the baots, plaid, and umbrella, all landed"ll on the opposite side, about a quarter of a m il e d own river; and, having shaken himself on the bank, the alk an 1 17i n A s t f :t 4 coolly proceeded, like John Bunyan's Pilgrim, to w his way through the wilde rn ess o f this world of aiasiiielits A o 4t Y •--/ nvervesi n the Courier. oi i t a T JUNCTIONH nt s mec G ti l d t g E r A A T N theinibi resolutions were passed decidedly in favour more's inland lids from Newcastle to EdinboraMr. pears from one of the resolutions that, whilell'-11. require 117 miles of railway by the coast lic e " y require 96 by the inland line, 20 miles of the me, it would alreoly made, in consequence of its passing latter being tance along the Newcastle and Carlisle' ' R i a n if for that dis a very large outlay of capital would be avoidedway, by whicit •—Scotsman. the aims and ne. n jure con tinue de tintil o e d to antoO tato 9, - so on Sal lie ef l " t oo a g 1 ali-i , 0 0 40, ` god . of I 0 . !! ifA rl oot be i ctu lid/