The Sun. — London, England, 1845-02-14 00:00:00

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. The THIRD EDITION of THE SUN of LAST EVENING (Thursday) contained — A Report of the Meeting of the Northern and Eastern Railway Company. A Report of the Meeting of the New Zealand Company. A Report of the Day's Proceedings in the Sheriffs Court. A Report of the Day's Proceedings at the Lambeth Police-office, and A Full Report (extending to Four Columns) of the Proceedings in both Houses of Parliament, up to a Quarter before Seven o'clock. The Betting at Tattersall's up to Six o'clock. Extracts from the American Papers, brought by the Queen of the West, received by Express from Liverpool. The Dutch and Flanders Mail. "he whole extending to Six Columns. SIR ROBERT PEEL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT. THE SUN of THIS EVENING WILL CONTAIN A FULL STATEMENT SIR ROBERT PEEL'S FINANCIAL MEASURES. Just ready, In 1 vol. Bvo., with Portrait. MAXIMS AND OPINIONS OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, Selected From his Grace's Writings and Speeches, during a Public Life of more than Half a Century ; with a Biographical Memoir. By G. H. FRANCIS, Esq. Henry Cbli,unt, publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MRS. HOWITT'S NEW WORK. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 2 vols. , post S v o ., T IMPROVI SATOR, E; Or, LIFE IN ITALY. From the Danish. By MRS. lIOWITT. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. .THIS EVENING Will be repeated Balfe's Grand Opera, THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. Lusignano, Mr. Burdini ; Adolphe de Cottrcy, Mr. W. Harrison ; Catarina Cornaro, Miss Rainforth. After which, will be repeated a Grand Ballet, entitled LES DANAIDES. Danaus, M. Iloguet ; Euricles, Mr. Howell ; High Prlest, Mr. O'Bryan ; Lynceus, Mon. 11. Vestris ;ChoiPyctor, M. Del ferier ; Alemenon, Mr. Webster ; Egyptian ief, M. Finart ; Hypermnesta, Mdlle. Maria ; Automate, Madame Finart ; Amymone, Madame Guibilel ; Agave, Mdlle. O'Bryan. The Box-office is open daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six in the Evening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, Places, and Tickets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsons. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. TIII% EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Comedy, in Five Acts, entitled OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HEARTS. Colonel Rocket, Mr. StecklaL d ; Littleton Coke, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Tom Coke, Mr. Webster ; Bob, Mr. Buckstone ; Jesse Rural, Mr. W. Farren ; the Countess of Pompton, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Lady Alice Hawthorn, Madame Vestris ; Miss Rocket, Miss Julia Bennett. After which, SOMEBODY ELSE. llans Moritz, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Minnie, Madame Vcstris. To conclude with YOUNG ENGLAND. Major Martinet, Mr. Strickland; Mr. John James Pooley, Mr. Buckstone ; Mrs. Pooley, Mrs. Hamby; Mrs. Smiler, Mrs. Stanley. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Half each. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr. I. T. Archer at the Box-office, from Ten till Five o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING • Will be repeated a New and Original Drama, entitled TIIE GREEN BUSHES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Connor O'Kennedy, Mr. Selby ; George, Mr. Hudson : Wild Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Muster Grinnidge, Mr. Wright; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; - Geraldine, Mrs. Yate? ; Nelly O'Neill, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Madame Celeste. - To be followed by a New Dramatic Anecdote, entitled THE SOLDIER OF FORTUNE ; or, The Irish Settler. The Duke of Anjou, Miss Woolgar ; Captain O'Rorke, Mr. Hudson ; the Baroness Beaupre, Miss Fortescue. After which, THE CORPORAL'S WEDDING; or, a Kiss of the Bride—Sir Fella Marmalade, Mr. lludson ; Major Griskin, Mr. Selby ; Lady Arethusa Gr;skin, Mrs. Frank Matthews ; Nancy Cobb, Miss Woolgar. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Another Triumph of a New Drama, called " The Soldier of For tune ; or, the Irish Settler." THIS EVENING THE GREEN BUSHES, or A Hundred Years Ago ; by the Author Of " The Wreck Ashore," " Victorine," &c. Principal Characters by Meaars. Hudson, Wright, 0. Smith, Paul Bedford, Selby, Cul leziford, and Worrell ; Mrs. Yates, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, and Madame Celeste. After which, a New Drama, called THE SOLDIER OF FORTUNE ; or, The Irish Settler. Characters by Miss Woolgar, Mr. Lambert, Mr. Selby, Mr. Hudson, and Miss Fortescue. To con clude with the New Farce of THE CORPORAL'S WEDDING; or, a Kits of the Bride. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, AXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Drama (from the French), entitled THE CARBONARI ; or, The Bride of Parma. In which Mr. Compton, Mrs. Stirling, and Miss Emma Stanley will perform. After which, MONSEIGNEUR; or, PARIS IN 1720. Mon seigneur, Mr. Wallack ; Germaine, Mr. Oxberry ; Rosanne, Miss E. Stanley Annette, Miss Marshall. To be followed by the Comedietta, entitled THE BRIGADIER. Principal Characters by Messrs. Wallack, Granby, and Compton ; Miss E. Homier, and Miss E. Stanley. After which, THE REAR-ADMIRAL. THEATRE ROYAL. LYCEUM. UNDER TUE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. TIIIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Comic Drama, entitled TAKING POS SESSION. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Meadows, Craven, Kinloch, A. Wigan, Yamold, Bender, and Stanton ; Mrs. A. Wigan, Miss Arden, Miss Howard, and Miss James. After which, TIIE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vining, Collier, and Turner ; Miss Walcott, Mrs. Usher, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by a New Farce, entitled A MODEL OF A WIFE. Principal Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, F. Matthews, and Mea dows ; Miss Walcott, and Miss Fairbrother. To conclude with VALENTINE AND ORSON. Principal Cha racters by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, Wigan, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, Yarnold, and Keeley ; Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden, Miss Fair brother, Miss Grove, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss James, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. (Under the Direction of Miss Davenport.) Engagement of the celebrated Tragedian, Mr. OTWAY, who will appear in conjunction with Miss DACRE, of the St. James's Theatre. THIS EVENING Will be performed CORIOLANUS. Coriolanus, Mr. Otway ; Volumnia, Miss Deere. To be followed by a Ballet called JOCK OF INVERNESS, in which Mr. Bologna, Mr. Flexmore, and Miss Wright will appear. Concluding with SKETCHES IN INDIA. Tom Tapes, Mr. Roxby. Miss Davenport will re-appear as Juliet on Monday next ; Romeo by Mr. Alfred Ormonde. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITHKATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. Last Week of the Southern American Minstrels. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE ROYAL FOX HUNT ; introducing a Real Fox-chase on the Stage, by Living Fox and Real Pack of hounds. To be followed by the Melodies of the American Southern Minstrels. Entire Change in the Circle.—Unequalled Feats of Horsemanship. To conclude with the Pantomime of HARLEQUIN JOHNNY GILPIN'S RIDE ; or, The Black Witch of Edmonton. Johnny Gilpin, Mr. Wells ; Clown, Mr. Barry ; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury ; Harlequin, Mr. Lewis ; Columbine, Mrs. J. W. Collier. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Last Week of the Pantomime. THIS EVENING • Will be performed Mr. Fitzball's Drama of HOME AGAIN ; or, .The Lieutenant's Daughter. Supported by Messrs, R. Bonner, N. T. Hicks, Neville, Seaman, Miss Martin, and Mrs. Bonner. After which, a New Three Act Drama, entitled WOLSEY, in which the whole of the Company will perform. To conclude with the Pantomime of POUNDS, SHILLINGS, AND PENCE. Harlequin, Mr. H. Harvey ; Clown, Mr. T, Ridgway ; Pantaloon, Mr. Henry Cord ; Columbine, Miss Slaiter. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Continued Triumphant Career of " Marianne"—Success of the Two New Dramas, supported by the best Company in London. THIS EVENING _ _ _ Will be repeated MARIANNE ; or, The Child of Charity. Sup parted by Messrs. Osbaldiston, H. Howard, J. T. Johnson, J. Her bert, E. Jones, and W. Searle ; Miss Vincent, Miss E. Terrey, and Mrs. E. Jefferson. After which, a New Petite Drama, entitled A NIGHT'S FROLIC ; Jr, Once in a Hundred Years. Ludovic, Mr. T. H. Higgie ; Nicksus, Miss Vincent; Grechen, Miss E. Terrey. To conclude with an Original Nautical Drama, entitled THE LIFE RAFT; or, the Two Reefers. With entirely New Scenery, Machinery, and supported by the entire strength of the Company. THE WEATHER-SuN OFFICE, FEB. 13. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 23 ; Highest, 31 ; Noon, 30. BAROMETER, 30.28.—W1ND, Nonc.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning •• 42 minutes after 6 I Evening .. 2 minutes after 7, • . t . s e, • • 4 4 , 4. „ • 406.4 APO , VICa .:rAllbra•\ - . I,7rip • 42, port 'Ron 0'; fa arnia LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1845. In the House of Lords --_ , ■ Lord STANLEY took the oaths and his seat. Lord CA:to-nem. brought in the Law of Process Bills for England, Ireland, and Scotland, which he bad proposed last year. After various petitions had been presented, and eome returns ordered, The Earl of DALnousic laid on the table certain reports from the Railway Department of the Board of Trade, and took the opportunity of vindicating the Members of the Board from the aspersions which had been cast on them, and of explaining the principles on which the Board had come to their decisions. The Noble Earl distinctly stated that the Board had never considered the claims of private interests, whi c h were reserved exclusively for the consideration of Parliament, and that their reports were never intended to bq of a conclusive character. He also denied that any information had been surreptitiously given by any Member of the Board, and described minutely the means adopted to prevent the decisions of the Board from transpiring until they should be published in the Gazelle. Lord BROUCIAM ridiculed the idea that the decisions of the Board would not operate upon Par- ' 4 . • ~ :7; : ,43.ifit- A 1:47 liament, and asked if those decisions were not in tended to operate upon Parliament, where was the use of taking such extraordinary precautions for preventing them becoming known until published in the Gazette f He thought a Board exercising such immense power should consist exclusively of the sworn advisers of the Crown. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought the instal tion of the Board was of incalculable advantage. Lord STANLEY said that the Government never sought to influence the votes of Members on railway matters, and defended the proceedings of the Board of Trade. After a few words from the Marquis of LANs- DOWNS and the Earl of DALUOUSIE, the House ad journed. In the House of Commons the SPEAKER took the chair at Four o'clock. - Various petitions were presented, and notices of motion given. Among the latter was one by Mr. BRIGHT for that day fortnight, on the subject of the game-laws. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET stated, in answer to Mr. WALLACE, that there were persons on the pre sent Railways Committee who were interested, more or less, in railway speculations. Leave was granted to the Sergeant-at-Arms to defend the action brought against him by Tuomas HOWARD. Sir C. NAPIER then moved for the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the manner in which the money voted since the year 1835 for the construction of ships had been expended, and if the ships constructed are an improvement upon the old system. The Hon. and Gallant Gentleman in the course of his speech went into a detail of the various experiments which had been recently tried in ship building, and gave an elaborate critique of their re spective merits. Mr. llumE seconded the motion. Sir G. COCKBURN, while admitting the justice of many of Sir C. NAPIER'S observations, vindicated the conduct of the present Admiralty from his animad versions. He considered a Committee of the House of Commons to be the very worst tribunal to which the subject could be referred, and concluded by stating that he knew what the strength of the French navy was, and he knew what that of Eng land was, and he was happy to be in a position to state that the naval force of England was much better and larger than that of France, notwithstanding all that had been said to the contrary. The House was then addressed by Captain Rous, Mr. C. Wool), Admiral BOWLES, Captain PECHELL, Mr. CURRIE, Captain HARRIS, and Mr. WAKLEY. On a division the motion was lost by a majority of 61, the numbers being, for the motion, 32 ; against it, 93. _ _ _ Mr. C. HOPE then moved for leave to bring in certain Bills relating to the management of the pro perty of Greenwich Hospital. After a short discussion the motion was agreed to. On the motion of Mr. TIIORNELY, certain returns relating to Trinidad were ordered to be laid on the table. The LORD ADVOCATE obtained leave to bring in a Bill for the appointment and payment of constables in Scotland. On the motion of Mr. CARDWELL, the Printing Commission was appointed. Sir J. GRAHAM stated, in answer to Mr. HUME, that Sir R. PEEL would commence his financial state ment at Half-past Four. The House then resolved itself into Committee on the Railway Clauses Consolidation Bill. Some opposition was manifested when the first clause was proposed, and Mr. AGLIONBY and Mr. WARLEY urged the propriety of referring it to a Select Com mittee. Ultimately Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET consented that the Chairman should report progress, and stated that he would declare on Monday what course he would pursue with regard to the measure. The House adjourned at Half-past Eleven. In reference to a letter, which we insert, from " J. V.," who dates from Stepney-green, we cannot help expressing our own earnest hope that the Pre mier may include in his financial propositions' , this evening, one for the large reduction or total repeal of the duty charged on fire-insurance policies. In every possible point of view, this is one of the most objectionable imposts which a Government can levy. It operates as a direct premium on the apathy or improvidence of some parties—as a most iniquitous tax on the misfortunes and poverty of others. The former of these classes are deterred from availing themselves of that security to which every prudent man, in a community like ours, resorts against the mischief and ruin which are likely to be in flicted upon him by the calamity of a fire consuming his property, or his stock, house, furniture, &c. They look at the large amount of the duty (on the average about one-third, rather than one. half, we believe of the premium on the insurance), and between the cer tainty of having that burden to bear, and the uncer tainty of being exposed at any time to the calamity in question, postpone indefinitely insuring till the catastrophe occurs, and perhaps in one hour reduces them from competency—from affluence, even —to beggary or destitution. The latter class, with every disposition to insure, and perhaps after putting by, with many a struggle, out of their hard earnings suffi cient money to pay the premium upon the amount they would cover by a policy, cannot find the wherewith to pay the further amount, between a third and a half of the premium, required for the stamp duty. They, too, may be hopelessly overwhelmed by a similar destruc tive visitation, but aggravated by the conviction that but for the tax which a reckless Government had thus imposed on the exercise of a meritorious forethought, they might have been no sufferers beyond the mere temporary inconvenience of shifting their abode. This domestic and social point of view is not the only one in which the matter should be looked at. It is well known that small policies, to a very consider able number, and of course to a large aggregate amount, are effected every year by English house holders and others with the insurance offices in Holland, in order to escape the operation of this most iniquit ous and impolitic duty. Sir ROBERT PEEL will de serve great credit if he remit it. We hope that an Hon. and Gallant Member, whose political principles and prepossessions it is not our wont to praise, be• cause we cannot concur in them, but for whose con sistency we can feel every respect, will be at his post to-morrow afternoon, to urge upon the Government, if necessary, his old appeal for the remission of the duty on fire insurances. We allude to the Member for Lincoln (Colonel SIBTHORP), whom we have had so recently to thank for putting certain questions that have elicited important explanations touching the working of the new Board of Trade's Railway Corn mittee. Madrid journals of the sth inst. have been received, from which we learn that almost the only subject of conversation in the capital was the expulsion of a Deputy from the lower Chamber. It appears that at a ball given by NARVAEZ, some time previous, certain articles of plate were missing, and there being no evidence to impute guilt to the servants, a strict watch was kept at a subsequent ball given, when one of the guests was caught in the act of secreting some valuable articles. lie was immediately seized, and turned out to be Senor QUINTANNILLA-Y -MONTOYA, Deputy for Seville. As the affair had got abroad the Chamber was compelled to take it up, and in a secret sitting instituted an inquiry which left no doubt of the Deputy's guilt, and he was expelled by a majority of 105 to 18. A letter was read from MONTOYA, in which he admitted that he had the plate in his possession, but was incapable of taking it for unworthy purposes. 11e is said to be a man of good family and fortune. It is also stated in these papers that the commandant of the fort at Europa Point, Gibraltar, who fired on a Spanish vessel and sunk it some months since, had been superseded. On the .sth, the Three per Cents. closed at 32 9-16, at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 24, the Coupons at 261, and the Debt without interest at 61, at 60 days. All interest in the proceedings of the French Chamber is now suspended till Monday next, when the debate on the Secret Service Money Bill is to commence. Both parties look forward to the contest with hope, but especially the Ministry, who confi dently trust that they will have a considerable ma jority in their favour. At all events it is to decide the fate of the GUIZOT Ministry, and should the Con servative waverers hang back and leave their party with only a small majority, as in the vote on the PRITCHARD Indemnity, the Coalition—that is, the MOLE and TDIERS' party—must come into office. The Ministerial organ, the Journal des Debals, challenges h and the candidlyopposition to a fair trial, a small m a j or i ty, the ivaivinoiwstsrythwatillifatthoenyceharvee only . sign. "If the Opposition be willing,"it says, " the battle will be d ec i s i ve. But doest he Opposition really desire to giv e battle, orwill it give itself the air of being satisfied with its pretended success on the Address—a success which, however, was confined to obtaining a fine minority It little matters to us, after all. If the Opposition draws back, and abstains, its defeat will not be less evident to every one. For our part, we allow, without any hesitation, that, whilst the discussion on the Address gave the Mi nistry the majority, it did not sufficiently decide the question of the Cabinet. It requires to be known whether the vote which reduced the majority to eight is an accidental vote, or one applied to the groundwork of the Ministerial policy. The Secret Service Money Bill will clear up this decisive question ; and, if the trial turns against the Ministry, it will, we are convinced, retire at once—it will not hesitate one moment—for a Government cannot be carried on with a majority of eight. For the last fortnight the Chamber and the Ministry, the Opposition and the Conservative party, have been in a state of crisis, to which the Secret Service Money Bill must put an end, one way , or the other. We called for this Bill with impatience, and we thank the Ministry for having loudly challenged the Opposition to the combat. It has assured to itself, by this frank and courageous manner of placing the question, a victory or a withdrawal from power, equally h onourable. We hope for vic tory. The Conservative party has united again. The abuse of M. THIERS' journals, and the threats of M. BILLAULT, have only caused them to close their ranks. They will not fail the Cabinet, for the Cabi net only remained in power in order not to abandon the Conservative party ; and, henceforward, they can only conquer or be beaten together." Some of the Opposition journals regard the con test as already decided, but GuizoT and his friends, like the British at Waterloo, are so stupid as not to know when they are beaten. The Courrier Francais, which is rather in a desponding mood, thus upbraids Ministers for fighting after they are virtually extinct : " The Ministry demands then a second battle. What has passed since the last contest to give the Cabinet hopes that the Chamber will declare itself in a different manner, and grant to it a posthumous majority? What new facts have arisen? By what acts has the Cabinet acquired to-day the confidence which it did not possess yesterday? After the vote on the Pritchard indemnity, the Cabinet ought to have retired. It did not, however ; and why should it do so on the question of the Secret Service Money ? Where is the neces. sity of a second trial when the fact was so decisive ? Is it intended to multiply the number of games, in order to have the more time to load the dice ?" There is little doubt, however, that GulzoT will have a su ffi cient majority. The Opposition journals have at last discovered the paragraph in the QUEEN'S Speech which recommends an increase of the navy estimates, and are highly indignant at a measure which can have only one object—the universal dominion of the seas. After giving a long list of islands and promontories and continents which England has ap propriated to herself by the most nefarious means, the NaConal resigns itself to despair:— " England can now dare anything. Has she not imposed upon France a man of her own as first Minister? What counterpoise can there henceforward be to her power in the balance of Europe ? Has not a French Chamber consented to indemnify a Pritchard, because he was not quite unrestrained in his attempts to have Frenchmen assassinated ? There is not a continent, not an archipelago, not a commercial route, which does not bear a sign of servitude. By the right of search she can destroy all rival commerce, and we know in what way she exercises this right. Let her then display with pride all her means, let her augment her steam-navy, in order to add new rights to those which she already enjoys for the happiness of the world and her own subjects. We see nothing to oppose it, unless Europe should at length be come weary of being governed by the agents and interested friends of England." The following ara given as the principal clauses of the treaty agreed to between the French Envoy and the Chinese Commissioners, at Macao, on the 24th of October : " 1. France is to be placed on a footing of equality with the most favoured nations, as respects customs' duties. "2. She is never to be subjected to the payment of any periodical tribute to the Sovereign of the Celestial Empire. "3. She may establish a factory at Canton on the plan of those possessed by the English, Dutch, Danes, Swedes, and Spaniards. 4. She will be permitted to trade at Tchang-tcheou, reserving the right of the Crown of Spain, which enjoys a privilege in that city. "5. She may establish factories at Thamen, Tchao-hing, and Ningpo. " 6. Finally, she will have the right of trading in every place that may hereafter be opened to the most favoured nations." THE SL N, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 14, 1845. rest and regret to be communicated by this steamer, is the now certain failure of Pennsylvania to pay her interest to morrow. Part, and a large part of it, may be paid, possibly, some days hence : but payment in full on the day is now out of the question. The new Governor, Mr. Shank, sent a special message on the subject on the 29th, and it looks like anything but present payment. According to the accounts from Mexico, Santa Anna has been totally defeated, his troops dispersed, and he himself prisoner. The accounts have been received both by way of Tampico and New Orleans, and also via Corpus Christi, Galverton, and New Orleans ; still, however, as his affairs did not appear desperate at the last accounts it may not be true. IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO—DEFEAT OF SANTA THE BOURSE 7 TUESDAY, FEB. n. First Highest Lowest Last Pries. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents •• •• • • 122 60 • • 122 60 .. 122 40 • • 122 55 Three per Cents••• • • 84 90 .. 84 95 .. 84 80 • • 84 80 New Loan •• •• • • 85 90 '.. 85 90 .. 85 90 .. 85 90 Bank of France— .. • 3275 ..3275 .•3270 —3270 Gouln Bank, I,ooof. Shares 1085 .. 1085 ..1085 .. 1085 Belgian Bank.. •••••• .• •• • 650 .. 650 .. 650 .• 650 Belgian Fives, 1840 . • •• . 104% 104% .. 104% .. 104% 1842..•.•• 106% .. 10634 .. 106% .• 106% Four-and-a-Half . lO3 • • 103 • • 103 . • 103 Spanish Threes •••••• • • • • •• 41% .. 414 .. 414 .. 414 Passive.. •.•••• • • • • 6•% .. .. 6% .. 6% Portuguese Five per Cents 60 .. 60 .• 60 .. 60 RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain • • • • • • • • 1070 Versailles, R.B Rotten • • • • • • • • • .1110 ..1070 .. 555 .. 400 ..1110 ..1070 .. 550 .. 395 ..1105 ..1070 .. 555 .. 395 ..1105 Rouen tolHavre Orleans .. 895 -1160 Strasburg to Bale ..•. 316 25 .. 316 25 .. 313 75 .. 313 75 Avignon to Marseilles•• •• •• 957 50 .. 965 .. 957 50 •. 962 50 Bordeaux to Teste •••••••• 250 .. 250 .. 225 .. 225 RAILWAYS FOR TILE ACCOUNT. FEB. 15. II Bt. German • • ••1072 50 ••1072 50 ..1071 25 —lO7l 25 Venalilea, R.B • • L.B.•••••• ...... 400 .. 400 .. 380 .. 382 50 Rouen•• —•••• •• ...... —llOB 75 . 1118 .•1105 ..1106 25 Ronento Havre• 897 50 .. 897 50 895 895 Orleans • • •• Innunnwgtoßale... .. . 316 25 316 25 .. 312 80 . 312 50 Avignon to Marseilles-- 955 .. 966 .. 955 • 962 50 The petitions alluded to by Mr. 'Wallace, in his speech of Tuesday evening, on railways, do great credit to the several parties at Hastings and at Bir mingham, by whom they were prepared and signed for presentation by the Hon. Member for Greenock. We wish to speak to the great question advo cated by that gentleman, without distinction of po litical parties—Chartists, Radicals, or any other. It is not merely reasonable, but it is matter of essential right and fairness and propriety, that those among the poorer of the working classes, who, when they travel by railroad, can only pay for second or third class accommodation, should be provided by the various Railway Companies with such carriages as will neither endanger health, nor put life or limb in jeopardy. We have been often disgusted, even on the most important of our great working lines, at observing the utter want of all provision, in the vehicles to be appropriated to their second and third class passengers, against the inclemency of the weather or for the personal accommodation and ease of the passengers. No body of her Majesty's subjects are better entitled to be better used, within the limits of a reasonable relation between the scale of the fares they pay and the expenses of the carriages they are to travel by—if we consider the wonderful privations they endure, the toil they habitually encounter, their scanty seasons and scantier means of relaxation or enjoyment, or the highly creditable deportment and peaceful bearing with which, almost invariably, they have endured and must always periodically encounter the severest pressure and distress that are experienced, perhaps, by any industrial community in Europe. AMERICAN NEWS. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MORNING. At a late hour last night we received New York papers to the 23d ult., brought by the Queen of the West, Captain Woodhouse, in a passage of twenty days, to whom we tender our thanks for the prompt landing of our papers. It will be recollected that, during Captain Woodhouse's last visit to this port, an attempt was made upon his life by one of his crew, and the wound was so dangerous that he was for a long time confined to his hotel ; he is now, however, recovered, and visits Liverpool again per fectly restored. The news by this arrival, which extends over seven days, possesses but little interest. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, JAN. 21. STOCK EXCHANGE. bOO Ohio 6's, 1850 1,000 Illinois spc 36 5,000 Penn s's opg. 72 , . . 1,000 Kentucky — 100% 75 shares Phoenix Bank B9 21 shares Bank of Commerce 43 shares Firemens' Insurance Company 95 50 shares Aub and Roch R R 50 Mor Canal b3O 27 185 shares Canton 50 shares Farmers' Loan 25 shares Stonington 150 shares Reading R R 400 shares Long Island 150 shares Nor and Nor SECOND BOARD. 100 shares Nor and Wor 25 Mohawk 60% 200 Long Island 2,500 Penn Fives opening 10,300 Ohio Sixths 60 THE MARKET, JAN.2I. The sales of cotton are but 400 bales. The market is nothing better for the news, as the very latest dates speak of rather an unfavourable turn. Ashes steady at 4 dolls. and 4,19 to 25 dolls; 150 bbls. whiskey sold at 23 cts., which is a reduction in conformity to drudge. Flour is steady. The sales of common Genesee are at 4 dolls. 75c. in small parcels, and 4 dolls. 72c. in large ; Michigan and Ohio are worth as much as Genesee ; Southern all dull at steady prices. A cargo of Southern corn brought 47 cts. 56 lbs. Prime Pork is better ; 200 brls. sold at 7,75 dolls., and there are further buyers at that rate. Mess can be had at 9,75 dolls. Beef steady. Sterling 9 3 / I to 10, though some hold at 104, and it is diffi cult to find real prime bills at 10. Francs 5,22 1 / 2 to 23 3 / 4. P.S. Evening—Sales of cotton for the day 700 bales. EXPRESS FROM LIVERPOOL. ARRIVAL OF TUE CAMBRIA. THURSDAY MORNING• The arrival of the royal mail steamer Cambria, Capt. C. H. E. Judkins, at this port this morning, after a quick voyage of eleven and a half days, has put us in pos session of New York papers to the 31st, Boston the Ist, and Halifax to the 3d inst., all inclusive. The Cambria has brought home about sixty passengers. She expe rienced most severe weather on her outward voyage, having had her decks swept and her boats carried away. She reached Boston early on the morning of the 24th of January. We take from the New Yolk American the summary of the news by this arrival:— PIaW Jat. 31, Ortz, TA...The chief topic of hate ANNA. The mail from New Orleans arrived yesterday with papers from that city of the 20th instant, in which we find news from Mexico of the 13th inst. If the reports that have reached New Orleans be true, Santa Anna has been defeated, captured, and is now a pri soner, where he was lately almost a dictator. The diplomatic corps, with the French Ambassador, Baron Alley de Cypre, at their head, offered their congratulations to General Herrera, on the 15th inst. General Cortezar, who, it will be recollected, deserted from Santa Anna at Celaya, the latter has at last entrapped by an act of audacious treachery, and at last accounts held him prisoner. Mr. Shannon, the Minister, has been more at ease since the Minister of Foreign. Affairs, Rejon, fled from Mexico. He meets now more goodwill and a franker intercourse with the new Government. So does the French Minister, too, and it is supposed that many of the difficulties with foreign powers will be settled to the satisfaction of all. There is no news of importance from Canada. (FURTHER EXTRACTS.) It will surprise no one that Pennsylvania Fives have fallen to-day 1 1 / per cent. The highest quotation is 70%. This stock stood yesterday at 72. Money is in considerable demand—and the banks are cau tious—yet while the legal rate of discounts is fully kept up, it is difficult to put out money on good mortgages at six per cent. Exchange on England is somewhat lower, although some bills still command 10i. The rate, however, may be quoted from 94 to 10. Of the Cotton market, the circulars we annex give full in formation. We have dates of 21st from New Orleans, and 22d from Mobile, which speak of more active business in both markets for Cotton, at somewhat improved prices. The question of establishing a Territorial Government in Oregon is now occupying the House of Representatives. On one point, all parties in this country are agreed, that Oregon is ours, and we must have it. Now, then, the only practical question is as to how and when. Whether the ne gotiation with Mr. Pakenham has led to anything in the way of amicable arrangement, or is a failure, will soon be known, as the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations in the House of Representatives, announced some days ago that a communication on that subject would be made by the President before adjournment, which must take place on 4th March. We trust that moderation and a due respect to peace will prevail on both sides. The best turn, probably, that could be given to the subject at present, would be that Congress should direct the President to give to the British Government the twelve months' notice required by the Convention be tween the two countries, and then at the next session deter mine about a territorial government, limits, &c. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, JAN. 30. $22,000 U. S. Fives, 1853 8,000 ditto, Coupons 4,000 Ohio Sixes, 1850...... 961 2,000 Illinois Special . 39i 20,000 Penna Fives, Opening 60 Shares Delaware and Hudson . 70 National Bank 8 American Exchange Bank B3i 5 Merchant Fire Insurance 20 N. River Insurance lll 10 North American Trust 25 Shares Farmers' Trust 10 Ohio Life and Trust 25 Canton Company... 18 Merchant Exchange Company 125 Erie 100 Long Island .......... 125 Stonnington ............ 37i 75 Nor. and Wor 651 COURT CIRCULAR. - - - - His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Captain St. Edmund Mildmay, honoured the performances of Madame Duicken's concert in Harley-street, on Wednes day evening, with his presence. A Cabinet Council was held at twoo'clock yesterday after. noon at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Wharncliffe, the Duke of Buccleuch, Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, Earl of Haddington, Lord Granville Somerset, the Earl of Lincoln, and the Right Hon. Sydney Herbert. The Earl of Ripon was prevented by indisposition from attending the Council. The Council sat two hours and a half. Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs, transacted business yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an inter view with Sir Robert Peel on Wednesday. Dispatches were sent off, yesterday evening, from the Colonial office, for the Governor of Van Dieman's Land. Dispatches from the Governor of the Mauritius wore received yesterday, at the Colonial-office. 1111.11 THE COURT AT BRIGHTON. BRIGHTON, WEDNESDAY EVENLNG.—Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal, ac companied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, drove out in the morning upon the new sledge, which her Majesty used for the first time yesterday afternoon, with Prince Albert and the Princess Royal, to Patcham, a village three miles on the London road. This morning the drive was extended on the same road to the south end of Clayton Tunnel ; Prince Al bert, as was the case yesterday, driving a pair of ponies, at tached to the sledge by means of Morocco harness covered with small bells. The Queen and Prince Albert drove out this afternoon in an open carriage for an airing on the cliffs. The Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice were taken out for a carriage airing on the cliffs ; and afterwards they walked on the pier. In the afternoon their Royal Highnesses were taken out again for a carriage airing. Among the calls at the Palace to-day were—Lieut. G. Rabett, R.N., and Lady Louisa Rabett, Admiral Sir Davidge and Lady Gould, the Earl and Countess of Beverley, Lady Grace and the Misses Gore, Sir Alexander and Lady Hood, Lord and Lady Leveson,Major-G enera l and Miss Bradshaw, Sir I. and Lady Goldemid, General Sir Thomas and Lady Bradford and Miss Bradford, and Col. Trusty Trickey. THEATRE. er Ama heavy d rama ti c d e bt f or en iAmerica has longowed PRINCESS'S us en ticing away from us so many of o ur b es t ac t ors . Sh e h as now more than repaid it, by giving us th e grea t es t o f actresses, Miss Cushman. 'Phis lady made her first appear ance before an English audience, at this theatre, last even ing, and since the memorable first appearance of Edmund Kean, in 1814, never has there been such a Milt on the boards of an English theatre. She is, without exception, the very first actress that we have. T ru e, w e have ve r y lady-like, accomplished,. finished art i stes, b ut there i s a w id e and impassable gulf between them and Miss Cushman—the gulf which divides talent, even of the ver y hi g h es t orde r , from genius—that god - like gift is Miss C us h man ' s , s t r i c tly speaking. She is no artiste, or if she be, hers that highest reach of art the ars celare artenz. The character which she chose for her first appearance was Bianca, in Milman's tragedy of Fazio, a character which, since the days of Miss O'Neil, no actress of any note has ventured to attempt. The Bianca of Miss Cushman is not so p o li s h e d as th a t o f Mi ss inorepowerful, more readingharrow ing—more the play in the closet, is struck with the improbability i O i nt O'Neil, , impossible truebi e i s tt oo n an i more intense, dreb. eni gn of the story. It is scarcely possible to imagine that Bianca can be so carried away by her jealous feelings as not to be aware that in denouncing her husband to the authorities as the plun derer of old Bartolo, she is not dooming him to certain death. ever this idea never once bythe intensity of feeling In seeing the inthienda.ctiirilisspcl%ys,hinhoaisn-, which she throws into the part, completely carries her audience with her. They feel with her that it is the:only- means to tear Fazio from the arms of Aldabella, an d t o restore hi m to h i s distracted wife ; and, like her, they are thunder-struck when they find that ho is torn from Ald a b e ll a ' s arms on l y to be conducted to the scaffold. We know that it is usual, on these occasions, to enter into a critical notice of the various beauties developed by . a debutante ; but, were we to attempt this, our space would in the first place be too limited, for we should have to transcribe nearly the whole part, and, in the next place, we will fairly acknowledge that we were so com pletely carried away by the in the of this gifted lady, that after the magnificent scene the second act— after witnessing:the electrical effect which she threw into the words " Thou'st seen Aldabella"—we could not criticise, we could only admire. She was admirably supported by Graham, as Fazio, who would be a first-rate actor, if he would trust more to himself, and less to his recollections of Macready. Both were called for at the conclusion, and bouquets in abundance were showered on Miss Cushman. Never were bouquets more richly merited. The house was well attended. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. CHESTER CUP. 9to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Semiseria—taken and afterwards offered 16 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's The Era—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's St. Lawrence 27 to 1 agst Mr. 11. Stebbing's Celeste 30 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Pride of Kildare 30 to 1 agst Mr. Parry's Zanoni 33 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Strathspey 33 to 1 agst Mr. Williamson's Extempore 33 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Winesour—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Trueboy—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Foigh-a-ballagh Of the very select lot enumerated above only Semi seria, The Era and St. Lawrence were backed for any money. No mention was made of Obscurity, Cataract or Pug, and various attempts to back Zanoni and Extem pore failed for want of a slight advance on the quoted prices. 1,000 to 20 was laid two or three times, and in one instance 1,000 to 15 against Foigh-a-ballagh. D EBBY. 10 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm—t. and aft. off. 13 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Cobweb colt 14 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Kedger 16 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Idas 18 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam 25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Newsmonger—taken 33 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip colt—taken 35 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old Engand—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Bills Iroumaster—t. all in 40 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Doleful (the Frede rica colt) 40 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Laird o' Cockpen. 50 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Anti-Repealer—taken 66 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's Fuzbos—taken 66 to 1 agst Mr. Waller's Columbus. The little business transacted on the above event had no other result than to give Alarm and Newsmonger a lift on Monday's betting; both were in great favour. 16 to 1 agst Idas, and 20 to 1 agst Pam, was laid in one bet; and the same, with the addition of Kedger, in another; 1,000 to 30 twice agst the Miss Whip colt; 35 to 1 in ponies agst Old England; 1,000 to 25 agst Iron master (all in); 1,000 to 20 agst A nti-Re p ealer ; and 1,000 to 15 eac h agst Columbus and Fuzbos. OAKS. 1,000 to 10 was betted agst Mr. Gully's Maid of Orleans, and 300 to 10 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. The English Market leaves off much the same as in the morning, Consols being 9912 % for Money, and 99% for Account ; New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. realised 103% 3 % ; Bank Stock rallied to 212 1 /. Spanish Bonds continued heavy, the Three per Cents. being last marked 40%; Colombian Bonds were 141, to 14; Mexican 34%; and Dutch Two-and-Half per Cents. 62% to The 63%. additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these :—Bristol and Gloucester were 29V 2 : Caledonian, 2 1 4 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 2%; Eastern Counties, 3 3 / 4 ; Eastern Union, 9; Great Western, 99; Ditto, Half, 50; Hull and Selby, 25 1 /, ; Brighton, 6%; London and York, 4% : Lynn and Ely, 2N ; Midland, 24 1 i ; Newcastle and Carlisle, 20 ; Newark and Sheffield, %; Northern and Eastern, 16% ' • Ox ford and Worcester, 1 ,4 ; Rugby and Tring, 2 3 / 4 ; South- Eastern, 15 to %; Ditto, New, No. 1,15 3 / M ; Ditto, No. 2, 17 to 16 ; South Wales, 2 3 / 4 to 34 ; Trent Valley, 15 3 / 4 ; West Cornwall, 2% 3q ; Paris and Lyons, % to 1 ; Paris and Orleans, 24%; Paris and R.men, 22M ; and Paris and Stras burg, premium • Dublin and Galway were par • Provincial Bank of Ireland ghares were 19 3 / 4 ; and Union Of Australia, 2 to M premium. (Frorr The Sun of Last Night.) The transactions in Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were very large, at previous rates. Sales, 10,000 bales, including 3,500 on speculation, and comprising 1,000 Snrat at 2%d. to 3 1 /d., 100 Bahia at 5%d. to 6d., 200 Marahain at 4%d. to 5Md., 700 Peru= at 5%d., 600 Egyptian at 5 1 / 2 d. to Bd., and the rest American at 3/ I d. to 7d. for Orleans.—Rather more was done in Shares, and prices were steadier. Birmingham and Gloucester, 135%; Bristol and Gloucester, 58; Caledo nian, 7 6i ; Chester and Birkenhead, 39 1 / ; Chester and Holyhead, 8% ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 64%; Glasgow and Dumfries, 1 1 / 2 ; Glasgow and Greenock, 15 16 ; Grand Junction, 219 222 ; Grand Junction, Half, 110% 111%; Lancaster and Carlisle, 29 ; Ditto and Preston, 52%; Liver pool and Manchester, 213%; London and Birmingham Quar ters, 29M ; Ditto and Brighton, 55% ; Ditto and York, 61 % %; Direct Northern, 2M; Manchester and Birmingham Quarters, 11M % ; Midland Counties (40/0, 8% M ' • North British, 13%; Preston and Wyre, 22 ; Scottish Central, 33/4 74 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 104% • South-Eastern, ex New, 404 ; Trent Valley, 16% 16 ; Ulster, 44 ; Boulogne and Ameins, 5 ; Northern of France, 5 3 / 4 %. Accounts of Oct. 26, from Van Dieman's Land, and Sept. 4, from New Zealand, have come to hand this morning. There is nothing of particular interest from Van Dieman's Land, except that the colony is represented, both on official and private authority, to be doing rather better. In New Zealand, Captain Fitzroy was still engaged in the adjustment of the flag-staff dispute, though the chief, pre tending to have superior jurisdiction over his countrymen, John Heclire, as he is called, was expected to make some compensation. The port of Russell had been declared free to ships of all nations, and, to meet the complaints of the na tives, all duties are remitted. This will be questionable policy in the opinion of many, but it is difficult, unless upon mature consideration, to give an opinion here. In our remarks upon the duties imposed on one or two im portant articles of daily consumption, such as butter and cheese, the decrease in the consumption was printed as being 50s. to 755. per cent. instead of 50 to 75 per cent. Upon this interesting subject we have now a few additional items fur nished us by the same brokers, Keeling and Hunt. They state that the quantity of butter destroyed by tar, and sold as grease, within the last twenty years, may be calculated from 100 to 150 tons per annum, which, at a reduced duty, might have been consumed as butter, leaving a loss to the importers from twenty to forty per cent., and to the revenue of the difference between the 20s. per cwt. evaded duty as butter and the 2s. per cwt. duty as grease ; being a loss to the merchants of 90,0001., and to the revenue of 54,0001. A ten shilling per cwt. duty on butter would increase the importation fifty per cent. the first year of the alteration in duty, and would increase the export from Ireland to Spain and Portugal, Irish butter being preferred, and would displace an equal quantity of foreign, which would be sent to England. A five shilling per cwt. duty on cheese would tend to increase the imports from Holland from 40 to 50 per cent., and from America 75 to 100 per cent. The operation upon the price of those articles would, from the present deficiency of low butter and cheese, increase consumption so as to leave a remunerating price to the importer. The Funds have been a little flatter to-day, a sale or two of Consols, &c., having been pressed forward. Consols have been 99% 3 / 4 for Money, and 99% 3 / 4 for Time. Exchequer bills have been 565. to 545. premium. Bank Stock has been done at a decline again to 2114. India Stock is 283 1 / 2 . The New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. are 103' i to %. The Foreign Bonds are heavy. Spanish k ire per Cents. have declined to 27'7 8 , and the Three per Cents to 41%. Portuguese Converted have been 58 1 / to 59 ; Mexican Bonds have been marked 34 3 / 4 %; and Buenos Ayres, 43 to 43 3 / 4 . Brazil Stock is 90% to 1 / 4 . Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 63 1 ,4. The settlement in Railway Shares has been in progress, and prices, in some instances, are lower upon it. Trent Val leys are firm ; Churnets rather weak ; Caledonian well sup ported ; Birmingham and Gloucester and Brighton higher; Birmingham rather unsteady, and South-Easterns better. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock . . 2114 212 1 / 2 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols .. . New 31% per Cents Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 12 1-16 3-16 12 3-16 India Stock India Bonds, 1,0001.. Ditto under 1,0001 7l South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Consols for Account... ••••••• 995 /s 3 / 4 % Exchequer Bills, 1,0004, 1%d.... 56 54 Ditto 5001. . Ditto Small ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds 6 per Cent 4 3 3 /4 43 Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent..., • 43 3 / 4 Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela. 14 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 3 4 34%% 34% Ditto, Account 34 Ditto, Deferred Stock l5l Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Converted Ditto, Account 59 Russian Bonds Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto 3 per Cent. Dutch, 21/2 per Cent . Ace 117 99 3 / 4 99% pm. 54 pm. 54 pm. 54 CLOSING PRICES. 40% 63 1 / s 'll/ Ditto, . ~:count ... ......... .. 63 Ditto, 4 per Cent , Certific.... 98% 98 Ditto, 5 per Cent — 99,E PRICES OF CLOSING PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAY SHARES riticEs Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 134 137 134.....• Ditto New Shares ... 17 1 / i 33% 33 Ditto % Shares Bristol and Exeter Ditto New.... . ......... 2 Bristol and Gloucester... 30 Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln 1% 3% 7 8 Chester and Holyhead... 5 Cliurnet Valley Cornwall 4 3 " Direct Northern ~./8 1 . 4 Dublin and Galway 2 l / 2...... Dublin and Mullingar 2 l /2 4 Eastern Counties 141. 165....... 17% 1 % Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1....41. 13s. 4d 1 Ditto ditto, No. 2. l3s. 4d. o%', Eastern Union lO . .. Ditto Extension Great South. and West. (Ireland) Great North of England..100 59V 7 3i Ditto New ... 5 Ditto New 2 Great Western 75 ...... 2 1 ,‘ 17% 179 Ditto 1 / 2 Shares Ditto Fifths Hull and Selby 5O — Lancaster and Carlisle... 15 London and Birminghm (5t0ck)...239 237 240 — Ditto, Quarters London and Brighton... 50 55 56 55% 56 1 / 56 Ditto Loan Notes London and Greenwich 12/ 1554 d... 11 London and S. Western 41/ 16s 10d 80 79% Do. New consolidated Bths 6 ...... 25 1 /0 l4 Ditto New 2 l /2 14q 13% ...... Ditto New 2 . 10_9 1 / 2 — 75% _ 65, 51 London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 17 3 / 4 18 London and York 2% 6% 5% 6 1 4... Lynn and Ely Manchester and Leeds... 73 l3B Manchester and Birmin. 40 Midland... 100 Ditto New 2 ..... 8 Midland, Birm.,Derby...100 Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 24 ...... 70 1 / 2 68 1 / 71... Newcastle and Carlisle 100 Newark and Sheffield ... 1 1 /.., DA 2'A North British Northern and Eastern... 45 Norwich and Brandon... 10 Richmond and West End Junction Rugby,Wor'ster,&Tring 1 Shrews., Wolverhamp., Dudley, and Birm 2 l/ 5 3 / 4... South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d 47 3 /4 48 __ . Ditto, _ _ 124% Ditto, No. 2. Ditto, No. 3 South Wales 2l l /2 .. . 5% Trent Valley Waterford and Kilkenny 1 ...... 3 West Cornwall . 1 York and North Midland 50 — Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 20 Ditto Extension FRENCH RAILWAYS. 1 1 z i 3% 43 16 23 -1 2 18 5 3 17 %4 3 ... 4 106 Boulogne and Amiens... 2 Great North. of France.. 4 Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ... 2 8 2% Bordeaux and Toulouse 2 JOINT STOCK BANKS. London & Westminster. 20 Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Union of Australia MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 12.—We cannot report any material change in our market to-day; a fair business has been done at steady prices :—Birmingham and Gloucester, New Shares, 4 3 A ; Bristol and Exeter, 82 ex new ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 64 1 ; Ditto, New Quarters, 6 ; Great Southern and Western (Irish) Extension, 7; London and Brighton, 54 ex div. ; Manchester and Leeds, Quarter Shares, 14 ; Ditto, Sixteenth Shares, 6 1 % %; Manchester and Birmingham, 65; Ditto, Quarter Sh ares, 11 1 , ,• Man chester, Bury, and Rossendale, 10% 11% ; Sheffield and Manchester,lo4 ; South-Eastern, Scrip, 8 1 4 pm. ; Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction, 71 %s %; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 6 1 4 6 ; Bolton,Wigan, and Liverpool, 81 / , 7 1 4 ; Caledonian, 6%; Cambridge and Lincoln, 3% ; Churnet Valley, 9 8 3 4; Huddersfield and Manchester Rail way and Canal, 5 3 / 4 %; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 6 1 ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 3 1 ,E ; London and Worcester, Oxford and Rugby, 4 1 / 8 4 1-16; London and York, 6 3 4 ; Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction, 3'; Shrewsbury, Wolverhampt on , Dudley, &c., 6% ; Trent Valley, 16% %; West Yorkshire, 4; Bordeaux and Tou louse, ; Great Northern of France, (English), 5 13-16. EARLDOM , OF PANMURE.—A petition of Mr. W. Maule, praying that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to adjudge and declare " that he has right to the titles, honours, and dignities of the Earldom of Panmure, and Lord Brechin and Navar," was presented by command of her Ma jesty on Tuesday to the Rouse of Lords, and it was referred to the Committee of Pdvileges. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. . HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 13. Lord STANLEY having been summoned by writ 14,6 House of Lords, under the title of Lord StanleY,;- Knowsley, was introduced to-day by Lords Redistlale and Wharncliffe, and took the oaths and his seat. • The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the W,pol . sack. y Lord CAMPBELL trusted that their Lordships Would allow him to introduce two Bills, and lay them on the table, which he had introduced last session, stud had received the cordial assent of that House, but which had been defeated in the House of Commons, in consequence of some misunderstanding as to their ope ration in Scotland. The object of the Bill was, that where persons who were indebted to parties in this country left it and resided in foreign parts, process might be served upon them, judgment obtained against them, and their property secured for the benefit of their creditors. Now, since last session, he had had a communication with the Lord-Advocate of Scot land, and he had stated to him that he would not oppose the Bills. One Bill was with respect to England, arid the other to Ireland, and with respect to Scotland one was not necessary. The LORD CHANCELLOR trusted his Noble and Learned Friend, before he read the Bill a first time, would give him an opportunity of seeing the Lord- Advocate. of Scotland. Lord CAMPBELL—Certainly. Leave was then given to bring in the Bills. EQUALISING THE RATES ON RAILWAYS. Lord HATHERTON, in presenting a petition from various parties in the county of Stafford, praying for an equalisation of the rates charged for passenger traffic on railways, said that the subject was one that was well worth the attention of the Noble Earl at the head of the Board of Trade, and of her Majesty's Government. It was a subject which had begun to ex cite the greatest attention, particularly in the manufac turing districts. It might not be generally known to their Lordships, that there was a loss of 1,200 per cent. in the rate of carriage for passengers by third-class trains as compared with goods ; for as ld. per mile was charged for passengers, and only ld. per ton for goods, and as it was computed that twelve passengers, with their luggage, constituted a ton, it followed, there fore, that there was a consequent difference of 1,200 per cent. He allowed that there must be a difference of ex pense in the construction of such carriages as were in tended to carry passengers, but if they considered the incidental expenses which attended the transmission of goods, they would find that the peti tioners had good reason to complain of the enormous difference in the rate of charges. If there was a loss attending the transmission of goods at the present rates, the petitioners prayed that such loss should not fall upon the travelling public. lie had made these observa tions for the purpose of calling their Lordships' attention to the subject. The Earl of DALIIOUSIE said that, as the Board of Trade was at present constituted, they could not enter into the consideration of the question which the Noble Lord had brought forward. Undoubtedly, the question was of the utmost importance, and would, no doubt, be taken into considerstion by the Government. Beyond that, his Noble Friend would not expect him to say anything. OFFICIAL ASSIGNEES. Lord BROUGHAM moved for a return of the sums of money which had been lodged in the hands of official assignees in the Court of Bankruptcy during the two years ending January, 1845, together with all the sums at present remaining in their hands. HEALTH OF TOWNS. The Marquis of NORMANBY, after presenting a petition in favour of the Government Medical Reform Bill, gave notice that in a few days he should present a petition agreed to at a public meeting, held at Exeter, Hall, praying the House to take measures for the im provement of drainage in large towns. RAILWAYS AND THE BOARD OF TRADE. Lord DALHOUSIE said, in pursuan^e of the notice he had given on a former evening, he rose to bring under the consideration of their Lordships, the report of the railway department of the Board of Trade, re lative to the South-Western Railway schemes. He did not intend to go fully into the question then, but simply to lay before their Lordships a few statements respecting the constitution of the Rail way Board, and the course they had adopted in arriving at the conclusions to which they had come to with regard to the South-Western projects. It would be in the recollection of their Lordships that, in the past session of Parliament, a Committee was appointed by the other House, for the purpose of inquiring into their mode of railway legislation. After a very full review of the sub ject, and canvassing the inconvenience and deficiencies which existed in the prevailing Railway system of legis lation, the Committee arrived at the conclusion, that it was desirable that there should be some Railway Board in connexion with the Government, who should have powers to institute preliminary inquiries into the railway projects which it was intended to ask the Legislature to sanction by Acts of Parliament. The report was adopted by the House of Commons, and in consequence of this adoption alterations to meet the change were made in the standing order of both Houses. Arrangements were made to establish a department for considering the details of these railways, and the Government, having appointed a Board, consist ing of four officers and a president, the details of the various railway projects were immediately given. The result of these inquiries were laid before the public as soon as they were known, but the reasons for the conclusions of the Board were deferred to an after period. Those reasons would be laid before both Houses in a general report. From %hat was passing out of doors and in another place since the commencement of the present session, great ap prehension had prevailed as to what was the real juris diction of the Railway Board, or what was the authority to be given to its reports. It was stated, that to consti tute a Board of this description in connexion with the executive Government, consisting of five gentlemen con nected with the Government, from whom was to issue a report as to whether a certain railway project should go on or not—that to give to any board such authority would be objectionable and dangerous in the highest degree. But still further if the reports were to be adopted on the measures of the Government itself, the effect would be to substitute the reports of the Board for the enactments of Parlia ment itself. Now, if such a thing had been dreamed of for ono moment—if it had been for an instant imagined that such authority should be given to the Board, any objection would be reasonable to the last degree, and no one would urge them more than himself. Nothing, however, of the kind had entered the mind of the Government. They had never supposed that the report of the Board should be final, and it was to him a matter of surprise how any one could have imagined such a state of things. If the question had arisen out of doors, he should not have noticed it ; but as it had been raised in the other House of Parliament,andinasmuch as erroneous impressions had prevailed on the subject, he thought it necessary, on the part of Government, to state what the real character of the reports were. These reports were only to be considered as aids to Parliament, in order that they might come to a proper conclusion with respect to which one of the competing lines was the best and the most calculated for the benefit of the public.—(Hear.) They had assumed no such authority. Whatever might be said or thought of the decisions of the Board of Trade, would not influence in any way those decisions, or make the members of it a bit more rigid in examining into the conflicting claims of rival projectors. But there was another consideration, and that was the powers given by Parliament. The Board was on no account to consider the claims of private interests, which were reserved exclu sively for the Houses of Parliament :—thus private matters were entirely excluded from their decisions. The reports issued by the Board were never intended to be of a conclusive character; they were merely intended to be laid before Parliament, and there to be used as it in its wisdom might think fit and proper. He had one or two observations to make, with respect to remar k s which had arisen in the other House regarding their proceedings. The Board had been termed a secret tribunal. It had been said that they conducted their proceedings with closed doors, and that their ordinary mode of conducting the business of the Board was out of the ordinary course of other courts of inquiry. But it should be remem bered that that Board was not armed with any autho rity of a serious character ; and if they were to hear counsel, if parties were to be examined and cross examined, the grievance to the public would in deed be of an enormous character, and the ex penses in which parties would be involved would be a greater burden than any now complained of. It had been said that if they did not do so, the least they could do would be to call the parties interested be fore them, and to hear what they severally had to urge. He thought that neither their Lordships nor the public could be aware of what must necessarily have happened in such a case, or it never could have been considered that this was the most effectual method of eliciting the truth. He would ask any person who knew the feelings by which rival railway proprietors were actuated, what would have been the effect of their calling before them the proprietors of the Cen tral London and York Company, and the directors of the Midland Counties Company, to discuss at length the merits of their respective schemes? If that experiment had been tried once, he was convinced that it would have at that time been abandoned on account of its impracti cability. But it had been said that, at least, they might have heard all that could have been urged by the vari ous parties interested. It had been stated out of doors, and also in another place, that he (Lord Dalhousie) had distinctly stated that the Board of Trade would Rot attempt to hear the contradictory statements of competing parties. It had been imputed to him that he had said that if the Board of Trade were to attempt such a thing it would be physically impossible for them to get through their business. Without im• puting any intentional misrepresentation to any parties, he could assure their Lordships that he had made no such admission. What he had stated was, that having heard the statements of objections to any lines, it was impossible that he could receive deputations to state the same objections a second time, for deputations had often sought interviews with them for the purpose of merely repeating and reiterating those objections which had been previously made. Now, if such a course of proceeding were admitted they could never get through their business. They could not grant repeated personal interviews to all those who requested them. What he had said was, that it was physically impossible to receive personal interviews, and deputations a second time. Persons applied at the outset for second and third interviews, merely to re-argue the same thing. On that account the Board was obliged to decline those inter views, and thus requested parties to address the Board in writing, if they had any fresh objections to urge. Now he would take an instance in support of what had been stated. There was the case of the London and York, and to supply that district their Lordships were aware that there were three schemes in the field—the Louden and Yak t~ • the Direct N'OpttiVn, and the Cambridge and Lincom• Had the Leilqtri ind York been granted a second ink .• vievt, the egt,et, " ties, of course, would have demotic° the same ence, and thus they slight he y ,: gone on We/ finitum with respect to el e ' s, schemes. Se with respect to the Goole scheteed ace Syston Ind. Peterborough, and Swinton 06 (1 Line° l6 : Vteeliliordships must be aware that a line he, to be drawn 'somewhere, and the lice the liloard drawn was, that but one interview should 11; grants d ; and thus had said to the parties, if you be d any fresh' matter to communicate, we are ree to receive it. Their Lordships would not think that the'Board lacked information when he informed O Wog l e ' that having been in existence but six months , they f receiving at the rate of 9,000 papers a year respecti _ railway schemes. Of documentary evidence , therein they had abundance. He now came to another dos e , objections to which he wished to direct their Lordships. attention. It had been said that the Board Id pot pr o sess the confidence of the public, nor were they en to to have it. It had been asked by way of cluestiet °u b e eo which it had been supposed that no answer had a n d ee • given, whether the Board had not a personal and rl a d niary interest in railway matters, and whether theYdeei. not, by obtaining previous information as to the, e ar sions of the Board which were forthcoming, en able ste ties to go to the Stock Exchange and t o sPee eee there. Now, if that statement had been nev er fined to the public journals, he could 0105, have mentioned it in Parliament; but these rumbaed affecting the efficiency of the Board itself, 11 1 00 0 sounded loudly in the ears of Parliament, imptesel. especially with respect to one member of that m wea la He (Lord Dalhousie) trusted that their LordshiPs t ime not consider that he was occupying. t , h . eir ta d ie with trifles, if he attempted to vineoca-olie reputation of an able and honest servant of the P f the Mr. Porter and Mr. Laing, two other Members of Board, did not possess, and he believed never h a ea sed sessed a single share. Mr. O'Brien had once P es h olh e shares, but he did not now possess any, p 0 r a ilßsy done so since he had been a member of the ese Board. He was present when the appointa3elltoilf offered to Mr. O'Brien, and that gentleman voluntobef stated that he was in possession of a n ri e the of shares. The interview took pla ce A ' talice 26th of July, and on the 6th of August he place of measures to get rid of his shares, and on the 2 u c h 'i s tember he irrevocably parted with every an d all 00 the terest in any railway shares whatever. This °lnd "- 2d of September. The Board did net :jigs,' to go into the consideration of these e° obeli schemes until the first week in P s lag so that Mr. O'Brien did not possess a se eded railway share for three months previous to t he ner itit of the Board. Then it was said a spirit of m y , — 'PI had been shown by this Board in certain rail wa y - face allegation he need scarcely notice because on thefotb, it there was ample evidence of its utter w ant 2 t ele , ." After one of the Great Western Company's r°`ouatri' person sent him a paper from the -bich l in with a black cross on a paragraph, we was suggested the whole of the Board of Trauosibfq wear the ticket or badge of the Great Western rough; Company.—(Laughter.) A charge had bee a gr:a against Captain O'Brien, that he had display e het' partiality for the Dover Company, solely becauwebis a brother connected with that line. ; l e a O f . not a mere rumour ; it had been clit.,T f ibiel e , P ; public prints in the other House of i e. eV' and it was hardly possible for him to sit still se b e the character of every one of his colleagues tebserd pugned in this way. But the charge was as su ose tb ° p p was wholly unfounded in truth. Did they etc°once oe the other members of the Board would otidoeterii partiality, without gain, inducement, or they whatsoever? Did any person suppose that PO have ventured to take upon themselves sileu,.; a use , 0 1 lutely without inducement, and merely "`"„ n sr„; brother of one of their colleagues was the tel n ' o se t o ,'o" a particular company? Could any man °Pro he he sitting in the chair of that Board, responsible s tbe t o to Parliament for their immediate transactiouue'r or c i ; would be such a fool as to suffer a single me, el ,,„ u ti f ie le s t Board to evince partiality for this or that rs""jtebe came before them The charge was ridiculetles,' t old • an absurdity scarcely worth contradiction. soP,he preposterous to do so in any case, and d9u o w e 'l es of case like this. Now what were the cireurasta os ek o e case? The South-Eastern Company bad PI also 'ef comprehensive schemes. Other schemes 11% not sod proposed, upon the merits of which he w° l , l ' say anything. They were before their L°l . der no one could doubt their competency to e eti lbe eu E In addition to the merits of their sc hernei flo0e; 0 0 Eastern Company, adopting the view of w e e njee t i s i Commons last session, had addressed 11 , er °3 t hel e , c ioce to the Board of Trade, in d to offered the following advantages, v' z ' thres, the rate of fares over all their old andli t ity;eet l i calculate them upon, not the eightreig - 450 Dover, but the seventy-four miles. They - a Oi s e to take reduced fares for the second class, . ai r i l , e biss p)e , " given double accommodation to the t hir the to sengers. They had also agreed to lay d° wl a l to r t er trical telegraph for the whole distance, 1111,0trei,Vg Parliament for the purpose of obtaining me re '- minus at Hungerford- bridge; and they for all t jet that that should be made a central terminu s , to do r°• ways; and, in addition to that, they offereu., to i f st e which was a matter of great importance, s 2 00,0 vide the only link of communication round w e 0 0 5 ' 0 r coast of the country, which link would giv e i b il e uninterrupted line of accommodation from Is ade'der polis to within eight or nine miles of the 1 : 6 95 Ol o ti They offered, also, to put th e i r o ld and new ' i- tber t ier the option of purchase. Such wer e the Offer s so oat made; and when the Board agreed to the t 1 t he reason could be found for their doing 00 .. 1 , r brother of one of the Committee was a luew„ -c eb be company. It was ridiculous to make ,s: g eeS As se ments; and, in justice to his 0118 101 0 felt bound to make the observations he l a 10 5 „,Ill There was another point to which he I s : ell t hiSe. (l o3 . s el f. direct their Lordships' attention; and he did cnr on the part of the other Members as „"" o f 0 0 0' It had been asserted that private informati°'ertaletW cisions of the Board had been circulated to f, e th, o o, ties before those decisions were made Pu hil 01 011 enabling frauds, in the shape of commercial Ap p oint' g r to be perpetrated upon the public. On th b y r o far as the general allegation went, he met it that o i° neral a denial, and for himself he would siiii.oroallebe/ one occasion had he given the slightest hil t° to e l any person as to what those decisions W e ~,bO.O O to (Cheers)—and as far as the other gentlemen lo la lis cl posed the Board were concerned, he wa s ili s il l ious ie) e sSil inform their ships that he or 1 31 eto called the Board Lord together, and he (L had d tt b he io or e to them, and those gentlemen had author's other 00 that they were willing, upon oath, or if il e kig, b i t solemn mode could be devised, they wer e I re tlY t i mode, to say that they had never, either 0 4 . doolloei directly,giren the slightest information cout i 'l le ar, P o , the probable decisions of the Board.-- isions stet P There were two modes of giving those de e ot tber 0 0 1 public ; they must either defer them alt i , g ive t laid before Parliament, or they Laus 'oool eii 'be t i i ,; t to the public almost in the ~e et ili3 O decision. The latter course was open to Obje cts was clear that by the former mode, the 011ie ve' e l decisions might accidentally be made P e s o f M t oP creased a hundred-fold. When the sche,r ae d iffer e _l the peting companies, with the remarks of tale 'par': ir i s cers in the department were returned to t' be (Lord Dalhousie) made a memoranda be Dee s t - e 'eli e the other papers, he circulated through ro " an eer o j ee hl order that each Member should in like acre their own memorandums. Now, if those Pben, be any possibility been seen by third partiee , „, l o ba t yea such information might have been obtahleZ on be et 01, alluded to in another place. Every preen, pr. 0 1 0 taken that human ingenuity could sugge st t 00 1 ' but Members of the Board from having th iel o papers. They had not even been entrust,loo nary official messengers. The papers 1 1' 1 4 ,0 n t h l', 1 ; a box and locked up with n new lock, ofd he y, et ocv ii, had the key. He had "given the box a e r d, 0 - 1 1 ° 00 ar., own hands, to another Member of the 13 „? e , o f the Thef,, in like manner give it to another Mettlu e ` and so on, until it was returned t ex eer . . l e ecl was no key to that box, With the, h i s oveu_ber s the master-key, which he wore rouno $ te eiv o ibi . The box was never out of the custody.°;" beiv.; the Board of Trade, and it was PhY s ' e t • soe for any one but a member of the Board 0 , o f the 00 4 1 , access to it. With respect to the decisionscorae totsiee; they had all, with one exception, he e l Th e of t day on which they had been publishe seeretarfotlisto had been written at the Board by Board; the notices for the Gazette ha h e e n o p P fe e cl. P _,, le d i : the Board by the secretary, and had b,e e e d u, e o f tb e vi t ;. there. No one could have any WT I 1 ; e d be e t be tb e cisions until after their publication jou tes elm might be considered that after those GO. placed in the hands of the editor i_t_u ase d ; Pou_ oe ct_': responsibility of the Board of Trade " ro es ow pet! ent those iocm had taken every precaution to prev use of • do t f• with the Gazette from an improper t _ u se d et foil the ments. The Stock Exchange was e lv h ods °' pbr tor until it was so near four o'clock Mean; hour. i nto and the papers were never put into the tit °TOO% tally impossible that he could by . s e n fo Y re ance reach the Stock Exchange D that P eo ter .i l i e d this vindication before their Lordship d been _ _ bst , was aware that it was not necessary. fsorbhoirhte°fsesiltdet7prg w het na cal° - ed e upon to do so in consequence of e culaW rs ' bad TO it. But suppose that railway sp _ f T r ade,. oo of upon the decisions of the Board the inte etti 0 lieei ttv , purchases, it did not follow that oy person ot _rod h .4 for L . , ast year s T e c O O l4 Board had been made public ; shrewdness, looking at the reports 0 " ; oi a , b o a - t I sn attar °00:i ing seen the early reports of the calculate upon the principle on riu 1 . eate r proceed. Many of the Journal Th e m P_ g r. calculations of their decisionos. secure T ar, boot. which they decided was /ci t ies of rarlia! s ted advantage to the public.—( rev iew o id be tr,,_ al ie Their decisions were open to the they e eotu d V;i ec i If those decisions were erroneout t tu b the 13° , 5r s k, attlieb as a mass of worthless pa pers,. hoory oa r had endeavoured to discharge I ;7_ res ponsy°.'_ u t ff. as it was with the most opprersemot, witer e o.s tn s ; s l by r r i th i s nationprineial had been laid on them adopte ° to the o f that t he or fear, and they had guide—that having a due res ide , :o f a vour , un trY d ecl(l i e ve ' to th e ( c ilear .) the lwoheaiclhinateprpeesatsretdheyto shthoeumld tfo E b ii e was ot ioe greatest attainable amount 0 e red t hat t rthe ett i be Lord BROUGHAM cons! He enga ge too , I .. .a s e, most important subject which Ba begg ed b' o ut ee ci of Parliament of late years. hewas a _ deep A ia outset of the few remarks h i m by 7 0 ,01 0 1:0 h not on'Y t „, 0 1 barg e aainixdiolislicehonswidTerreateioxntroafcttehde g i r r o o s l 7 intere ets o ' sbs elpoo the question—he bagged leave,.os_es, fro . iv . e 13 ,. 4 . Noble Friend, but also his coil leg a j nev er D.••• r d th air. 00 , 1 07.. r whatever. Indeed, he had hea rd 0 o d ' D ose bow tion that evening. He had a iler* being brought against them till Im if 110 COM A % g finbid—(Laughter)--with