The Sun. — London, England, 1844-02-15 00:00:00

WFER MAJESSTO,YIB'4S4 THEATRE. SE A The following outline of the arrangements fur the ensuing season respectfully presented to the Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public. ENGAGEMENTS FOR TILE OPERA. Madame Grisi, Dfadlle. 11. Favanti (her first appearance at this Theatre), Madame Bellini, Madame Dai Fiori, and Madame Persiani. signor Mario, Sig. Correlli (his first appearance at this Theatre), Sig. Dal Flirt, Sig. Felice (his first appearance at this Theatre), Sig. F . , ma eari, Mg. F. Lablache, and Sig. Lablache. Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor, Sig. Costa. The Repertoire will consist of a Selection of the most admired Works, and amongst the Novelties will be presented Persiani's New 0/ era " La Fantasma," produced with great success at the Italian c )pera, Paris ; and Ricci's New Opera, " Corado D'Altamura," pro with great success at the Scala, Milan ; and now in rehearsal at the Italian Opera, Paris ; and an entirely New Opera, composed by M. Costa, expressly for the company, entitled " Den Carlos." THE BALLET. Madlle. Carlotta Grisi, Madlle. Adelaide Frasi, of the Teatro di I emote, Florence (her first appearance at this theatre) ; Mad. Guy Stephan ; Madlle. Scheffre, Madlle. Ferdinand, Madlle. Planquet, Madlle. Barville (their first appearance at this theatre) ; Madlle. Fanny Elssjer, and Madlle. Cerito ; M. St. Leon, M. Montassu (his first appearance. in this country), M. Coulon, M. Gosselin, M. Goariet, M. Venafra,. and M. Perrot, and a numerous and efficient C'vorps de Ballet.. • Arrangements are also pending with Madlle. Taglioni, and there is 2. very probability that the talent of this eminent artiste will be se cured fop a litinted number of representations. The Oreheti'a will consist of the same combination of talent which bas entitled if to the distinctive merit of being the first in Europe. The Choruses will be numerous and effective. • 'Leader of the Orchestra, M. Tolbeque. _'Principal Artiste of the Theatre, Mr. W. Grieve. Maitre de Ballet, M. Perrot. Sons Maitre de Ballet, M. Gosselin. Regisseur dela Danse, M. Coulon. Leader of the Ballet, M. Nadaud. Madame Persiani and Signor Fornasari will appear on the First Night of the season, in Herold's chef d'oeuvre of "Zampa." The debut of Madlle. Favanti will be forthwith arranged. Madame Grist, Signor Mario, and Signor Lablache, will appear at Gle re-opening of the theatre, immediately after Easter. Madlle. Carlotta Grist will arrive in town in a few days, and will appear on the first night of the season, in a New Ballet, founded on Victor Hugo's celebrated work of " Notre Dame de Paris," entitled La Esmeralda." The part of Esmeralda, by Madlle. C. Grist ; the E art of Pierre Gringoire, by M. Perrot. Madlle. Cerito will arrive in town at the end of April. Among the novelties in the Ballet Department will be produced a New Grand Ballet, entitled " Jeanne d'Arc." Jeanne d'Arc, Madlle. Fanny Elssler. The Theatre will Open in the first week of March, when will be crOdueed Herold's celebrated Opera of "Zampa :" Camilla, Madame Persian! ; Zampa, Sig. Fornasari. To be followed by a New Ballet, by M. Perrot, with New Scenery, Dresses, &c., entitled " La Esme ralda." The Music by Sig. Pugni. The Scenery by W. Grieve. The Principal Characters by Madlle.. Carlotta Grisi, Madlle. Adelaide Fres!, Madame Guy Stephan, Madlle. Seheffte, Madlle. Planquet, Madlle. Ferdinand, and Madlle. Barville ; M. Perrot, M. Cordon, M. Gosselin, and M. St. Leon. THE4TRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. . THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, Will be repeated a New Grand Opera, in Three Acts, called THE BOHEMIAN 01E6 Count Arnheim, Mr. Borrani; Thaddeus, Mr. W. Harrison; Alline, Miss Raintorth; Queen of the Gipsies, Miss Betts. After which, will be repeated a New Grand Comic Christmas Pantocjime. entitled HARLEQUIN AND KING PEPIN ; or, VALENTINE AND ORSON. Harlequin, Mr. Howell; Colum bine, filial Carson; Clown, Mr. T. Ridgway; Pantaloon, Mr. Blanchard. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price Ss. Cid.; Upper Circles of Boxes 55., Second Price 35.; Pit. lie „ Second Price Qs.; Aldale Gallery zs., Second Price Is.; Upper Gallery Is., Second Price 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN, M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. ..... PHIS EVENING, THURSDAY, Feb. 15, tiera will be no Per folmance, the Theatre having been let previous to M. Julliea's occupation. TO-MORROW EVENING, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16. Sinfonia, Pastorale, the Andante and Stoim Movements-Beethoven. Solo, Cornet-a-pistons, Herr Kcenig. New Quadrille, The Irish Echoes—Jullien. he English Quadrille—Jullien. The Destruction of Pompeii—Roch Albert. Doors Open at Halt past Seven, commence at Eight o'Clock. Promenade, Is, Upper Boxes, Is.; Dress Circle, 2s. ud. ; Private B Boxes, U. Is. Tickets to be obtained at the ox-office of the Theatre; of Mr. Mitchell, old Bond-street; Mr. Andrews, New Boud-street ; Mr. Sams, St. James's-street; and M. Jullien's Office, 13, Maddox-street, Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. MR. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, LESSER RR-ENGAGEMENT OF MR. JOHN PARRY. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, Will be repeated the Comedy of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff; Mr. Strickland; Master Slender, Mr. C. Mathews; Mr. Ford Mr. Stuart ; Mr. Page, Mr. Howe; Fenton, Mr. Caul fi eld; Sir Hugh Evans, Mr. Webster; Mrs. Page, Madame Vestris ; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Nisbett; Mrs. Quickly, Mrs. Glover; Anne Page, Miss Mattley. After the Drama, Mr. JOHN PARRY will sing "The Old Bachelor." To conclude with a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS! King Lachrymoso, Mr. J. Bland; Prince Graceful, Miss P. Horton ; Queen Lucidora, Miss Julia Bennett --- - --- ----- Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 25.; Upper Gallery, Is. Half-price—Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper H Gallery, 6d. Doors opened at alf-past Six, and the Performance commence at Seven. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Box office, from Ten till Five. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD.STREET. LESSEE : Mr. J. 51. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, Will be performed LUCREZIA BORGIA. Don Aiphonso, Mr. Burdini ; Gennarro, Mr. Allen ; Matlio Orsini, Mrs. H. P. Grattan ; Gubetta, Mr. Walton ; Lucrezia Borgia, Madame Eugenia Garcia. After which, THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE, in which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley and Mr. Walter Lacy wilt perform. 'To be followed by a New Farce, called BOUNCE; or, The Ojiblysway Indians. To conclude with TWICE KILLED. Mr. Euclid Facile, Mr. Keeley; Fanny Pep r er, Mrs. Keeley. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, Will be repeated, by permission of Charles Dickens, Esq., THE CHRISTMAS CAROL Principal Characters—Messrs. 0. Smith, Wright, Lyon, Maynard, Forman, Miss Woolgar. Mrs. F. Ma'hews, Miss Chaplin, and Miss Lee. After which, the Tragedy of RICHARD THE THIRD. Ri chard, Mr. Wright; Lady Anne, Miss E. Stanley. To conclude with THE WRECK ASHORE Principal Cha racters—Mrs. Yates, Miss Woolgar, Messrs. Lyon, 0. Smith, and Wright. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Under the Management of Mr. Batty, Proprietor. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, Will be performed the Grand National Spectacle of THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Napoleon Buonaparte, Mr. Gomersal, his oil ginal character New Scenes in the Circle, and Unequalled Feats of Horsemanship. To conclude with THE HORSE BANDITTI OF BAGDAD. Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Stalls. ss. ; Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is.; Upper Gallery. ad. Box-office open daily from Ten till Four. Stage Boxes, One Guinea ; Half-price to Ditto, Halt-a-Guinea. Private Boxes, Two Guineas; Half-price to Ditto. One Guinea. Half-price. Half-past Eight. DAYIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Enormous hit of .. Stella Rittersdorf"—More crowded than ever— Increased attraction of the best Pantomime in London, overflow. ing with fun. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled STELLA BITTERS.. INIR F. Supported by Messrs. Saville, Hughes, Hicks, R. Homier, 1 1 7ffIlie, Vale, Smith, Johnson, Lewis, r eslop, Mrs. R. Honner, Mrs. Daly. Mrs. Hughes, Miss Terrey, and Mrs. H. Vining. After which, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by " Boz," with splendid Appointments. To conclude with an entirely new Grand Comic Pantomime with Aendid Scenery, Superb Dresses, Inimitable Properties and Tricks, every thing new and of the most costly description, HARLEQUIN GRAMMAR, or, Lindley Murray,and AE I 0 U. Harlequin, Mr. W. H. Harvey ; Grotesque, Mr. Stilt ; Clown, Mr. Fuller • Panta loon, Mr. Hamm' ; Columbines (alternately) Miss M . R. Fair. brother and Miss Sharpe. Places and Pnvate Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box froM Eleven to Four. The letter of a Correspondent in our Paper on Saturday has befittingly recalled our attention to the important subject of the currency. Our previous article had gone far to show the miserable folly of en deavouring to effect the transactions of a great com mercial country like this through a metallic medium, and the terrible injury and injustice to which the mercantile community have been subject through the endeavours to use it. Here we have a practical illustration of the robbery, for we can designate it by no better name, to which the public are always liable in the use of coin. Without adverting to the peculiar character which coin bears as being expressly the most palpable and efficient instrument of despotism, an instrument which irresponsible power has so often used, first in deluding and then in oppressing the people, we have in the fact stated by our Correspondent a definite and tangible base on which to calculate the loss which the country sustains, in these days of freedom, through the agency of an illusory evil for which no one can be made answerable. The advocates of a metallic currency have invariably laid down its unalterable and intrinsic value as the chief of its merits. But how different the fact really is may be very briefly shown. In all the decisions of moral adjudication it is an invariable principle, that he who causes a The Lords did not sit last evening. wrong should make recompense for the injury he oc- In the Commons Mr. BRUGES took his seat for the casions. Yet, in the case of a metallic currency, borough of Devizes. put into circulation by the Government, it is a Mr. FERRAND made another exhibition last even- well-known contingency, apprehended and anti ing which surpasses all his former feats. He stated cipated before a sovereign is issued from the that Lord DENMAN, in a case which came before Mint, that, in the course of years, it must him relative to the sep a r a ti on o f mot h er an d child, be abraded and reduced in value, and that which had delivered a judgment, which was he unanimous is sent forth to the world as of the full worth of 9 05., opinion of the Court, that there were some cases in is, in every third exemplar, taken back as entitled to which it As necessary to break in upon an Act of be exchanged for only 19s. 6d. This may appear a Parliament, and he quoted, in confirmation of his trifling loss; but there is a good old S&Ach adage, to original statement, reports in four morning papers. the effect, that many small units form a large aggre- Lord DENMAN, we are ready to admit, assumes very gate, and this aggregate will be seen to consist of no high ground with regard to the jurisdiction of the small amount. Court in which he presides; but, if he said this or any- Besides the loss from abrasion, the admirers of the Airing like it—if he said that a Court of Justice could metallic system, who pin their faith on the supposition treirk in upon the law of the land, he ought at once of the permanent and unvarying estimate of a gold to be put into Bedlam, with Mr. FERRAND for his corn- price, will be surprised to learn, that since its original panion. Sir J. GRAHAM, in answer to this strange issue in the time of JAMES 1., with little difference in assertion, said he could assure the House, from the its intrinsic worth, our principal gold coin has been highest authority, that Lord DENMAN not only did altered by authority no less than twelve times in its not make use of such an expression, but exactly the monetary value, to say nothing of the perplexing and converse of what had been imputed to him. Mr. injurious influence of those fluctuations which have FNRRAND did not reply. been caused by political events. What these were The Small Debts Bill and the Superior Courts Of during the war the greater part of those now living Common Law Bill were read a second time. can very well remember. Mr. STUART WORTLEY moved the second reading it is, however, of the silent and comparatively un of the Horse. racing Penalties Repeal Bill, which observed robbery perpetrated on the public, and too might be more properly entitled the Betting Penal- often on that portion of the public who are least able ties Repeal Bill. He showed the necessity for the to bear it, that we would now speak. The amount of Bill, and related s ome anec d o t es on b e tti ng which gold coin issued by th e B an k o f E ng l and from %nay be interesting to gamblers. January, 1821, to the 15th February, 1833, is stated .Xr. M. GIBSON opposed the motion. The law by Mr. HORSLEY P ALMER t o h ave b een 38 , 5 00,0001. which .had been said to be obsolete, or whi c h had not Deducting from this 8,500,0001., supposed to have been acted on for fifty years, had actually been car- been exported from the country, the export of which, ried into effect against a person of the name of BoND, by-the-bye, cannot have been otherwise than a dead and he had been ruined by a conviction. But he it touched the higher classes then the cry was raised, wu just 30 000 000/. left in the hands of the and a Bill was brought in to st by e th aetions, and loss, we have public. We will say nothing of the 5,000,0001. at that Episcopale time in the vaults of the Bank, because it is reasonable that Bill had been sanctionedop Bench. No Bill a Indemnity hadyl)een brought to suppose that some portion, from the hoarding of in for BOND—no statute had been passed to prevent thein dividuals, or from its state of rest in the hands of rich from setting a bad example to the poor. ne bankers and others, would remain free from that concluded by moving for a Select Committee t degree of abrasion to which the other portion of the metallic currency would be subject. Thirty millions examine into the existing statutes against gambling° of .i hard r sovereigns, then, have been rubbing and of every kind. Lord J. MANNERS and Colonel PEEL in r g st t e o a geth f er in the hands of the public since we m g e ive orth r fro h m the Mint. , supported the Bill, Mr. VERNON SMITH and Mr. jingling together uo ROME opposed it ; and on a division there were for t o a f dv t a h n . tage to our opponents in supposing that none the second reading 112, and against it 25. The Bill with any deficiency till three =novas then ordered to be committed on Wednesday next.ears after chargeable e ß r tre e last piece has passed over the counte y r of r the a In answer to a question from Lord JOHN RUSSELL we will ascertain what loss has been suffered an by 3 but e t Sir JAMES GRAHAM said it was the intention of the public on this mass of bullion, and in doing so we Government to give precedence to the adjourned de bate on the Irish question. Lord LEVESON then re quote from one who, whatever may be his judgment, sumed the adjourned debate, and supported the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL. I has at least proved himself a zealous partisan Mr. B. COCHBAXE agreed with many of the re- for the use of metal in the transactions of life. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, FEB. 15. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 35; Highest, 38; Noon, 45. BAROMETER, 30.—WIND , S.W. WarE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 39 minutes after 11 I Evening .. 0 minutes after 0. SECOND EDITION. ; The account, however, is official, and we, therefore, use it with the less hesitation, notwithstanding the source through which it has come. The following is the amount of gold coin tendered at the Bank of England, together with the amount rejected as light, during the several years specified : Amount tendered. Amount rejected. 1836 £6,427,749 £637,565 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 6,214,439 to June 25 I 2,067,091 We have here a total, tendered at the Bank, during . six years and a half, of 59,880,9711., while, during a period of more than twelve years, the amount issued and circulating, in the hands of the public, was only 30,000,0001., showing, even on this presumption, that the coin issued between January, 1821, and February, 1833, was all of full weight, a presumption more favourable than any the Bank or the Government are entitled to; that the whole of the gold currency, or that which was equi valent to the whole, had been tendered to the Bank four times over ; four times over had been deliberately exa mined by the authorities in Threadneedle-street, who, gradually sifting from the amount 13,403,650/., or about three-eighths of the whole amount, which had been thrown back upon the public (who were thereby being called upon to endure a further loss on that amount), had received the remainder from time to time, not as being of full weight, but as not, at the different times of the receipt of the different portions, being so light as to be unfit for circulation ; or, in other words, as not being suffi ciently deprciated for them to derive the greatest gain by its acceptance. The proportion of light gold to the whole gold cur rency rises rapidly from 10 per cent in 1836 through 13i in 1837, 20 per cent. in 1838, 22 per cent. in 1839, 28 per cent. in 1840, 26 6-10 in 1841, to 33 3-10 at the end of June in 1842. We impute no bad principle to the Bank—we be lieve the Bank Directors to be as honest and as honourable men as any in the empire. But we do say that these facts prove one of two things—either that the Bank knowingly issued, from year to year, a large amount of gold coin with the cognisance that it was light, and uttered it at the rate of value in which every sovereign was counted out to the public as of the worth of 205., with the assurance that it would be returned and received at a less worth, and they would, thereby, make a gain of it, and a greater gain according to the length of time at which its receipt was deferred; or else a metallic currency is subject to so rapid a depreciation, that an inevitable and great loss must be annually sustained by the public. We believe the latter to be the case. We believe that the Bank, unwilling to inflict a loss, and unwilling to bear it, kept the coinage afloat as long as it could,' and ultimately received it at a loss to the com munity. At the end of June light gold was received in Threadneedle-street at the minimum Mint rate of 31. 17s. 10id. per ounce, and by the end of 1843 the amount so received was estimated at more than 10,000,0001., or one-third of the original issue. This was the final loss, but how great a loss had been borne by individuals previously, who can tell ? We have, however, facts to guide us. By all the laws of proportion in the estimate of fluctuating sub jects, we have a right to take the average ; and during the whole of the period, from 1836 to the end of 1843, nearly one-fourth of the whole gold circulation was of light weight; and, consequently, of depre ciated value. We find that during the actual trans actions of commercial life, the loss is about 2 per cent. Now, without overburdening our readers with a multitude of figures, we may allow the loss not ascertained, but which must be incurred by individuals whose grievance is never known, such as that of the artisan, the labourer, and the little trader, to go against the loss saved by the yearly amount of gold abstracted from circulation, and replaced by pieces of full weight. 'We have, then, an annual de ficiency of two-and-a-half per cent. upon 7,500,0001., or about 375,000/. ; and if we add to this the loss oc casioned by the admixture of spurious coin, said to be about 600,0001. a-year, we have an aggregate loss, through the use of a metallic currency, between the beginning of 1836 and the end of 1843, of no less a sum than 7,600,0001. A loss wrung out of the very hearts and sinews of the people—a loss which has, not once only, but again and again, reduced the pittance of the poor, and made the hearth which was almost de solate before, look bare indeed ! When will men open their eyes, to see the sophistry of deluding suppositions, and the injustice that may be imposed by the following of groundless notions? We hope our readers, at least, will not put implicit credence in the representation that gold is always safe. We have a few more facts to show that if no loss could be sustained through its use, the mere amount of a gold currency must always be so inadequate for the purposes of trade, that whilst re tained as the main representative of value, though the country may be rich, the people must of necessity be poor. From the last print of the "Poor-law Further Amendment Bill," brought in by Sir JAMES GRA HAM and Mr. MANNERS SUTTON, and now before the House of Commons, we observe that the principal points of difference between its proposed enactments and those of the law now in force, regard-1, the ex isting remedy in bastardy cases of the parish against the putative father, and the remedy for the mother of a bastard against the same father. 2. The regulations of parish apprenticeship, and the future abolition of compulsory apprenticeship. 3. The scale of voting for elections of guardians. 4. Regulations as to claims of owners, and as to proxy-votes at such elec tions. 5. Miscellaneous provisions. 6. Miscellaneous powers of guardians. 7. Burial of paupers. 8. District pauper schools, and asylums for occasional poor in London and other large towns. 9. Parishes under Local Acts. We have, in a recent article, expressed our views upon the general effect of the first set of these clauses, and remain of opinion that their general effect (of which we highly approve), will be in danger of being neutralised by the proviso, that the application of the mother for a warrant against the putative father " shall be heard and determined within the space of forty days from the service of the original warrant." This is to allow the poor woman no sufficient time, in many cases, to leave her room with safety, in order to make her application before the justices. The limit must be extended. The power which is given, by clause 11 (as it is at present numbered in the Bill) to the Poor-law Commissioners, by order, under their hand and seal, to direct what trades or businesses poor children may be apprenticed to, does not ap pear to us an unreasonable one. From the union, or the parochial poor-house, in which they have been brought up, it is to be supposed that the parties be st qualified to speak to their capacity or turn, win have, from time to time, reported their observatiaus in a form sufficiently conclusive to enable the Commissioners to form a correct judgment, and one tl ierefore most advantageous to the children so about :to be placed out. In the next place, the scale of voting seems to be judiciously altered, both as to rate- payers and as to owners. Instead of two tables, as f( nmerly, the one for the latter, the other for the for iner class, it is proposed henceforth to sub stitute one table applying to both. Thus, owners and rate-payers, rated upon a rateable value of less than 5(31. each, shall be each entitled to one vote ; of 50/., and less than 1001., to two votes ; of 100/., and less than 1501., to three votes ; of 1501., and less than 2001., to four votes ; of 2001., and less than 250/. five votes ;of 2501., and upwards, six votes. N o owner of property- is to vote, either in person or by proxy, until fourteen days after he shall have given to the overseers that stat em. ant of the property in respect of which he so claims to v( )te, which was required under the 4th and sth Wretx km IV., c. 76 ; and no person (unless he be a bailiff , steward, land agent, or collector of rents) to vote as, proxy for more than four owners of pro perty in. any one parish ; no proxy to endure, or remain n force, more than two years from the making t hereof. Clause 25 is an important, and may prove, wr 3 think, in working, a highly beneficial one. It authc ,rises the guardians of any parish or union constitt • tted by the Poor-law Commissioners to apply all money raised or borrowed for the purpose of de fraying the expenses of emigration, subject to the conditic .ns and restrictions of the Act of GEO. IV., c. 48. The 27th clause is calculated to meet the comply nts, and assuage the feelings in which those M\r *Agi ylk sui.m • 4 - • . / ko :A t.".!/Ar r 4 1 iplb " • '• 1/.7-4pii:1••• 7.*A11111 1 . •, N fit "71.rwif/P41,1k - ,•-,"„:•.'" • • •ar. • 4 .7.115 V - e. - #Olllll4 Mt LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1844. marks made by Lord JoHN RUSSELL, and considered that they should legislate for Ireland, not only on just and wise principles, but generously. Lord CLEMENTS followed, and supported the mo tion. After speeches from Mr. YOUNG, Sir GEORGE GREY, and Lord ELIOT, the debate was again adjourned. A motion made by Mr. FERRAND relative to the Poor-law Commission was negatived, and the House adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'clock. Another of the great weekly meetings of the Anti- Corn-law League will be held this evening, at Covent-garden Theatre. We are glad to find this powerful national confederacy thus resolutely bent on persevering in its strenuous and wholesome course of agitation, and opposing to the monopolists—with the time-serving Premier at their head—a front of stern and bold defiance. The Leaguers owe it to them selves, not less than to the vast mass of their fellow countrymen, who have honoured them with their con fidence, to persist at all hazards in agitating the momentous question . of free trade; to abate one jot of their determination—to exhibit, but for a single instant, the slightest symptom of despondency—would just now be death to all their hopes, and arm the monopolists with tenfold power. It may be imagined by some timid but well-intentioned persons that Sir ROBERT PEEL'S late declaration in Parliament has inflicted " a heavy blow and great discouragement" on the cause of free trade ; in reality, however, it has done no such thing, but has supplied the advocates of that cause—by rousing the energies which a too great confidence of success might have lulled into a partial lethargy—with just the sort of brisk stimulus that is necessary to carry them triumphantly forward. They must now see that the time for parley—the time for trusting in the favourable dis position of Sir R. PEEL—is for ever past ; and that nothing can henceforth serve their turn, or bring eventual victory to their banner, but a fierce, sys tematic, continuous, sleepless, and unwearying course of agitation. The Leaguers must strictly fol low the advice given some years since to the friends of Catholic Relief—they must " agi tate—agitate—agitate !" This must be their first—this their second—this their third prin ciple of action. And in this spirit they will act, and the result cannot fail to be a decided triumph. For let no man dream for an instant, that because the Premier has declared himself this session against free trade, he will of necessity repeat the same declara tion next session. You may as well expect that an April wind shall blow for a month together from the same point of the compass, as that our fickle, fluctuating Minister will abide by a past de claration—no matter how unqualified its tone— when he finds it essential to his interest to throw it overboard. He will be governed, as he always has been throughout his not very brilliant career, by ex pediency, and by expediency alone. It is lucky for the Leaguers that this is the case, for they have in the Premier's utter disregard of consistency, their best assurance of success. They have only to look sharp after the election branch of their system of agitation, and achieve, as opportunity offers, a few more such solid triumphs as they achieved the other day at Durham,Kendal, and London, to compel Sir Ro- BERT PEEL to withdraw his opposition, and come for ward as an advocate for a further alteration in the corn-laws. But this will not be enough. No thing ought and we are quite sure that no thing will satisfy the League, but a total abolition of this grinding impost. They must "go the whole hog " in agitation, and not rest satisfied with such a small concession as a fixed duty. As the grievance is oppressive, so must the remedy be com plete and not partial. Meantime, as regards the mo nopolists, these men are just now, we perceive, in a high state of tumultuous exultation. They are effer vescing in all quarters, and think that they have at length got the slippery Premier fast in their clutches. But they are mistaken ; for, like an eel, he has got a trick of slipping through men's fingers just at the moment when they are most sure of him. As he acted with Catholic Emancipation and the Test Acts, so will he act with the corn-laws. The movements of the League will be the barome ter by which he will be guided. When he finds them wresting a few more towns and cities from the tenacious grasp of the monopolists, and adding daily to the number and weight of their sub scriptions and their proselytes, that instant he will cry " Peceavi," tip his party the " cold shoulder," and hold out the right hand of fellowship to the triumphant Member for Stockport. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUA'RY 15,..1844 . complaints originated, which have been occasioned by the existing enactments and practice as to the " burial of paupers." The guardians are now to he empowered to " bury the body of any poor person which may be within their parish or union, such person having died without effects of sufficient value for defraying the expenses of his burial ; and to charge the same to any parish, under their control, to which such pauper was chargeable." All paupers are to be buried in church-yards ; and the burial fees to be paid out of the poor -rates. Clauses 34 to 50, are devoted entirely to the formation, systeM, manage ment, and mode of defraying expenses of district pauper schools, and asylums for occasional poor in London and other large towns (Liverpool, Manches ter, Bristol, Leeds, and Birmingham are named in the Schedule annexed to the Bill). The 57th clause provides, that Commissioners may direct guardians under Local Acts to conduct their proceedings, in like manner, as guardians appointed under 4 and 5 Wm. IV. c. 76. Parishes under Local Acts, with a population exceeding 20,000, not to be united without the consent of guardians. These guardians may act as a board, elect a chair man, and hold their meetings as set out by 4 and 5 IVat. IV. These are the principal features of this important Bill ; and it may be reasonably anticipated that they will occasion much discussion in their pro gress through Committee. The latest accounts from Lisbon bring us the intel ligence of a new and, apparently, a formidable insur rection in the metropolis of Portugal. The 4th Re giment of H.M.F. MAJESTY'S Dragoons, quartered at Torres Novas, about fifty miles from that city, com menced the revolt, shouting for " the QuEEN and the Charter!" " Down with the Ministry!" At present, the movement seems to be confined to the military, with whom it originated; for there is nothing in the letters hitherto received to prove that the popular feel ing had, at the date of their dispatch, in any degree responded to it. In the capital itself the affair seems to have excited no other sentiment but reproba tion. The Chambers, too, by the vote of large majo rities, have suspended the Constitutional guarantees of the Charter, throughout the kingdom, thus virtu ally establishing military law; the publication of the journals, with one single exception in favour of El Diario, the official organ, has been discontinued by order; and the existing Government has been vested with very extensive discretionary powers to meet the pending emergency, besides being empowered to raise 2,000 contos of milreis (about 450,000/.) by way of loan. With regard to the strength and character of this outbreak the accounts are somewhat contradictory. Some speak of a handful of dragoons, and a few civi lians only, having yet declared themselves in connec , tion with it. At Santarem, on the 6th instant, PINA, the Commandant of the 4th Dragoons, had presented himself with 26 horse and four officers, having, on the preceding day, passed to the south of the Tagus. At Thomas, on the night of the sth, ar rived VASCONCELLOS, with 60 mounted insurgents of Torres Novas under his command, and accompa nied by ESTEVAO and some civilians, and next day the whole marched in the direction of Fundao. Other accounts describe the affair as an organised:conspi racy, intended to produce a general rising through out the whole kingdom of Portugal. Four of the most active among the Lisbon Septembrists had been arrested, and were imprisoned on board a Por tuguese frigate in the Tagus. Three principal officers of the 3d Cacadores (rifles) had been imprisoned in the Castle of St. George. All the QuEEN's troops in Lisbon had been under arms for three days, and other soldiery swarmed in every quarter of the city. The sittings of the Cortes were continued in permanence. The Duke of PALMELLA had spoken very energetically in the Chamber of Peer's, in favour of the extraordinary measures to be adopted for repressing the danger, and had been supported by the warmest leaders of the Opposition. In the Chamber of Deputies the same measures were carried with equal promptitude. Upon a review of all the facts with which we have yet been made acquainted, the movement does, how ever, assume a very formidable character, as the fol lowing incidents, among others, will lead our readers toinfer;:— Although the celebrated Septembrist, the im practicable enemy of English connexion in general, and the fierce opponent of Lord PALMERSTON in par ticular—SA DA BANDEIRA—is not compromised on this occasion, most of the leaders of his powerful party are. Orders have been issued for the arrest of the Baron DE FOSCOA, MENDES LEITH, ANTONIO R. SAMPAYO, J. A. DO. N. MOLES MANTAS, and A. C. XAVIER DE QUADROS. Again, it seems certain that the three officers of the 2d rifles, impri sone d i n t h e castle, were strong Septembrist partisans. But by far the most important arrest which had been ordered was that of the Count BoMFIM, better known in this country as General VALDEZ, an illustrious Portu guese officer, and one of the most distinguished and disinterested chiefs in the confidence of DOM:P EDRO who finally achieved the establishme n t o f th e Q ueer : MARIA 11. on her throne. He for some time held the portfolio of Foreign Affairs ; and the or gan i sat i on and Morale of H. M. F.. MAJESTY' S army were greatly ad vanced and improved by his.vigour and ability. He had previously served with the British f o r ces i n P ortugal and Spain, and in that , as well as his subse quen t ser ce i n the Liberatingco urage with signal and devotion, having in various actions been desperately wounded. D ur i ng t h e usurpation of Dow. MIGUEL, his estate s were con fiscated and his property destroyed. Af ter t h e re as t n o d r ation, favour he lv t e h n enjoyed Sovereign, ty Ed in he hi g h es t con fid ence the gen era l respec t o f his countrymen ; wad. he wasp constant:communication office with some of the highest military and civil a u th or iti es of Great Britain. We have, therefore, r ea d w ith some surprise and extreme solicit u d e t h e follow i ng statement, which we transfer fro m th e correspondence of the Times : " The persons for whose ar r est orders have been issued have thus far contrived to elude pursuit. Of a ll t h ese , the most important, i*fluential, and da ngerous i s C ount Bomfim, who obtaimed permission a few days ago in the Chamber of Peers to proceed to El vas, where h o usually resides, analwhere he pos sesses cons i dera b le power. No doubt ist entertained that hi s o bj ect i s to make a revolt th.eret ; and as Elvas i s a l arge gar rison town, and Co'nnt Bomfim is rather celebrated as a military commander„ it is dreaded that he may influence the garrison to pronoui ice against the Government, and this seems a most formio lable nucleus of revolt. To anticipate this, if possible, orders w Ertl forwarded by telegraph to the civil Governor at Elvas 'to place him under arrest the moment he made his appearance in the town. But intelligence has just this moment reached us that the Count had reached Elvas the day before -the order fbr his arrest was forwarded by the telegraph, and left it again. We have no further ac count of his movemonts, but these are decidedly hostile; and incendiary proclamations have been issued by both him and the two military Septerabrist Deputies, Cesar de Vascon cellos and Jose Estevao,who are at the head of the insurgents of Torres Novas, in which they call themselves The Pen insular Army,' and apps ar anxious to secure assistance from the disaffected in Span*, by reviving the old project of the 'lberian Republic,' to comprise both Spain and Portugal in one commonwealth. The latter is the most formidable fea ture of the movement?' We await with extreme anxiety the arrival of further and more iltetailed intelligence from the scene of these troubles. it will be mournful, indeed, if the march of Portugal towards political and moral ame lioration, in which she has already pushed so far in advance of h er pro d d er an d more pow erful neighbour, Spain, should b e ser i ous l y re t ar d e d by political move ments that shall ree d y propose any objects to which the welfare of her Teople 'and the progress of her in stitutions are 'to be but subsidiary ! Military despotlpm is now the order of the day in Spain, and NARV.4.E74---OP, in the words of a French journalist, a " sabre "--rules the destinies of the coun try. On the 7th an ordonnance was issued by PE NAFLORIDA, the Minister of the Interior,-which places the forty-nine provisoes under martial-law, and con sequently suspend 4, -we should rather say abrogates, the power of the civil authorities. The first para graph of the ordonnanee, which is published in the shape of a circular to the political chiefs, orders each of them to take the necessary steps to place himself in accord with the military authority of this province, to declare it in estado excepcional whilst the rebellions of Carthagana and Alicant continue. The second decrees that tdl persons who take part, di rectly or indirectly, shall be tried by martial-law; and the last announces that the military autho rity shall prevail over all others. Were it not for the suffering inflicted upon the innocent inhabitants, and the horrible butcheries similar to those first sanctioned by the Durango decree, which have already commenced, we should feel little pity for that distracted country. Under ESPARTERO they had full constitutional liberty ; war had ceased, trade and commerce, together with public credit, were re viving; yet, like madmen the military and the civil authorities, too, rose against his wise and mild govern ment, and chased him from the country. Under some former rulers they were " scourged with whips " under NARVAEZ they are "scourged with scorpions." The following horrible announcement, made by a Correspondent, fully bears out the fact :—The butchery and reaction, says he, decreed by the Minister of War has begun. General RONCALI has shot twenty " suspected conspirators" in Valencia ; and Colonel Ruiz, who led the insurgent column from Carthagena to Murcia, has shot still more of his Moderado prisoners by way of reprisal. BONET, in Alicant, who (as we learned by the Go vernment papers) was at first so considerate as to allow two officers of rank of the regiment of Valen cia, who did not like to join his party, to go freely forth and return to Valencia, has now returned to his old tiger-like ways, and has commenced by shooting the messenger who brought him a threatening sum mons to surrender from General RONCALI. He threatens in return to shoot ten for every one put to death by the partisans of the Camarilla, just as he did in the civil war after his desertion of CABRERA, and when he vied with him in acts of wholesale slaughter. It is known that on one occasion where CABRERA shot seven prisoners of his troop, he retaliated by shooting 70 Carlist prisoners. CABRERA there upon slaughtered 140 of his Christino captives after a feast, within sight of the walls of Valencia ; and there the butchery was stayed, BONET having no more prisoners to murder. This is the fiendish spirit which NARVAEZ and MAZARREDO have recalled to life and activity, for the disgrace of Spain and the 19th century. The Madrid journals, with the exception of those in the interest of the Government, are suppressed or discontinued by their proprietors. The editor of the Tarantula had been arrested ; and the others, in order to avoid the same fate, had stopped the publication of their papers. Preparations were in progress for for tifying Madrid, which would forthwith be declared in a state of siege; and military commissions were to be established in all the provincial towns. So much for the blessings conferred on the country by Madame MUNOZ, and her Captain-General NARVAEZ. Disturbances had again commenced in that hot-bed of rebellion—Barcelona. On the sth inst., the military authorities, having been in formed that the sergeants of the different corps had received money to bribe the troops, ordered several of the under officers to be arrested. A Council of War was immediately formed, which is now to sit con tinually in the citadel. Three officers have been de graded, and condemned to the galleys for ten years ; and a sergeant-major was condemned to be shot. The execution took place on the glacis of the citadel, and in presence of all the troops in the garrison. Several of the inhabitants of the city have also been arrested, and among others, two shopkeepers, who are accused of having given the sergeants 1,000 piastres to bribe the troops. The disarmament of the National Guards had been effected at Logrono, Santander, Grenada, Soria, Guadalajara, Getafe, Alcala, and many other places. The Three per Cents. were done at 271 at 60 days ; and the Five per Cents. at 19i at 60 days. On Tuesday the French Government received the following intelligence from Madrid:— " TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH. " MADRID, FEB. 8. " A column of rebels from Alicant, under the com mand of the Chief of the insurrection, BONET, was encountered near Eda, on the sth, by the Captain- General of Murcia, and put to flight. Two hundred prisoners were taken. They abandoned their mus ketry and two pieces of artillery. " Madrid is tranquil. The accounts from the pro vinces are favourable. The disarming of the National Militia is effected every where without resistance." The Paris journals are almost entirely filled with the reports of the discussions in the Committees on M. REM USAT'S motion for excluding placemen from the Chamber of Deputies. M. GUIZOT is resolved to resist it to the last, and there is little doubt that he will be successful. On Monday the question was fairly tried in the Committees, when the Government had a majority 0f . 24, and their supporters reckon on a majority of from 30 to 40, when the question comes on for public discussion in the Chamber. Among other questions of interest which came before these Committees, was the Bill on Secondary Instruction. "The debate," says the Constitutionnel, " was very ani mated. The principle of the authority and action of the State, it is said, has prevailed, and the paragraph relating to the houses of education for young men destined for the priesthood was very seriously opposed, it being deemed an exorbitant privilege, not granted even by the Government of the Restoration. A very general desire was expressed to have the Bill voted during the present session, in order, if possible, to put an end to the dissensions actually existing, and which, if allowed to continue, could only gain strength from the violent conduct of the false friends of the clergy." The Committee afterwards authorised the reading of the following resolution, proposed by Colonel de BRICQUEVII.LE :—" The ashes of General BERTRAND shall be laid beside the ashes of NAPOLEON." It is generally believed, however, that agreeably to a dying request, his remains will be interred at Cha tareaux, his native place. The French Funds on Tuesday considerably im proved, the Three per Cents. closing at 82f. 20c., and the Fives at 125 f. 55c. THE BOURSE—TUESDAY, FEB. 13. First HigLest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents. •••. 125 35 .. 125 55 .• 125 35 •• 115 55 Four per Cents. •• .. 106 25 .• 106 50 .• 106 25 .. 106 50 Three per Cents.• •• . 82 15 • • 82 25 82 15 .. 82 20 Bank of France... • • • ...... 3277 50 —3277 50 .. 3275 ..3275 L a tlitte Bank, I,ooof. Shareslllo • • 1110 • • 1110 • • 1110 5,000 f. Sharesso7o • .5070 .• 5070 ..5070 Belgian Bank .. • • • ...... • • • 675 .. 675 .. 675 • 675 Belgian Fives .• . 1840 •••••••• 1091 .. 1091 .. 1091 .. 1091 1842 ....•.•• 1101 .. 110/ •• 1101 •• 1101 Dutch Two-and-a-Half 551 • . 551 • . 551 • • 551 Spanish Active ••• • • • 311 • • 311 • • 311 • • 311 Passive •• • 7 51 5l .• 7 51.• 51 Old Deferred• ••• . • • . . 7 • • • • 7 Portuguese Five per Cents.. 47 • • 47 • • 47 .• 47 Neapolitan lO6 106 .. 106 106 Roman lO6l •• 1061 .. 106/ .. 1061 RAILWAY SHARES. 355 .. 355 .. 355 •• •• •• 185 .. 185 .. 175 Rouen Versailles, R. 8... .. .. .. , 677 50 .. 677 50 - 670 .. 670 852 50 .. 852 50 .. 852 50 .. 852 50 •• 355 •• 177 50 •• 837 50 Rouen to llavre . .. Orleans .... Strasburg to Bale 253 75 .. 253 75 .. 250 250 Mulhausen to Thann .•• •• •• 375 .. 375 .. 375 .. 375 Montpellier to Cette • • • . • ... 495 .. 495 • • 495 • • 495 Avignon to Marseilles...... 757 50 .. 762 50 .. 757 50 .. 762 50 RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT. Versailles, R. 8... L.B. Rouen Rouen to 11avre....... ..... 680 .. 680 .. 670 .. 675 _ _ Orleans • Strasburg to Bale 253 75 .. 253 75 •. 248 75 • • 250 Avignon to Marseilles •... 767 50 .. 767 50 • • 755 .. 765 THE DUKE or WELLINGTON.—We very much regret to announce that the Duke of Wellington, last evening about six o'clock, had another attack of the disorder under which he has so long laboured. Upon his arrival at Apsley House, he was observed to fall down upon the neck of his horse. Two gentlemen passing ran to his assistance, and he was conveyed in their arms into Apsley House. The Noble Duke was in a state of total unconsciousness ; but we hope that the attack may be only temporary, and that he may be able to take part in the adjourned debate in the House of Lords. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.(THIS DAY.) LONDON, FEB. 15.-Light south-westerly breeze and cloudy. OFF DOVER, FEB. 14.—Robert Fins, Pryor, St. Domingo, for Hamburgh. PENZANCE, FEB. 11.—Arrd. Ellen Mary, London, for Port Madoe, with lost of topmasts, &c., having been in con tact with a vessel off the Land's End. STOCKTON, FEB. 13.—A vessel, supposed to be the Ocean Queen of Ipswich, went on the North Gair yesterday, but was got off to-da y }', without much damage. YARMOUTH, I EB. 13.—The brig which was in contact with the Centenary, of South Shields, off the coast of Dur ham, was not the Robert and Ann, as reported, but the Bri tannia of Newcastle. SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 14.—Arrd. Montrose (steamer), Gibraltar. FALMOUTH, FEB. 14.—Wind, W.S.W., moderate.—Arrd. Express packet, Rio ; sld. Dec. 24, on freight about 30,000/. inold, silver a n d di amon d s. BRISTOL, FEB. 13.--Sid. Suffolk, Boston. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 15.—Arrd. Imamara, Ceara; Charles, Gilbert and Xarifa, St. Croix, St. Domingo ; Superb, Gat chett, Mobile. Sid. 14th, Vindicator, Manilla; Mastery, Rio; Eliza Ann, Bahia: Thomas, Demerara; Elizabeth Wood, Barbadoes ; Serafin, Havannah ; Amoy, Savannah ; Helen Thompson, New York. A large steamer under can vass only, with black hull, white quarter boats and white life-boats inverted over the paddle-wheels was passed 9th ult. in lat. 24, lon. 84, apparently steering for Havannahcby the Superb, Gatchell, arrived here. lirurrny ' FEB. 14.—The Rival, of Lynn (coal laden) ran on Whitly Rock this morning, but came off in the flood ap parently without damage. YARMOUTH, FEB. 14.—The Lord Douglas, Small, of Dun dee, from Rotterdam to Leith, got upon the Scroby this morning, but has been assisted off without discharging. The Energy, from Chatham to Hartlepool, which put in here 26th inst., with loss of mainmast-head, &c., has sailed this morning. WELLS, FEB. 14.—The Jean and Mary, Walker, of Wis.• beach for London, is ashore in the outer sand, but is expected off next tide without damage. k'F.B. 12.—Skl. New City of Cork, Barbadoea. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND thalltt Optuton. " Who runs may read." rOILEIGN. The accounts from Spain are frightful. Butcheries, like those committed by Don Carlos and Cabrera, have com menced at Murcia and Alicant, and martial law has been proclaimed in every province. Details respecting these painful events, as well as the revolt of several regiments in Portugal are given in another place. " Paris and its suburbs," says the .Reforme, " are at pre sent guarded by the Ist, 11th, 13th, 23rd, 24th, 40th, 47th, 50th, 62nd, 69th, 70th, 71st, and 74th Infantry regiments of the line ; 2nd, sth, 10th, 16th, 17th, and 23rd regiments of Light Infantry; two battalions of African Chasseurs ; six companies of Engineers ; 9th Cuirassiers, sth Dragoons, 4th and Bth Lancers, 3rd and 4th Hussars ; four companies of veterans, 4,000 gendarmes and municipal guards, presenting an effective force more considerable than that of Napoleon when he conquered Italy. But independent of this force, there is an army of reserve, amounting to 30,000 men, quar tered at Fontainebleau, Melun, Meaux, Beauvais, Eureax, Rambouillet, Orleans, and Rouen. So that the capital of the civilized world is garrisoned by a force of 100,000 men." The Prince de Joinville, says the Toulonnais of the 12th, will, on his arrival here, embark in the Minerva frigate, and that she will proceed to Tunis with some other vessels of war, to offer the Bey of that regency the mediation of France, for the friendly arrangement of the difference with the Court of Turin. The Reunion Agricole (Agricultural Association), of which not less than eighty deputies are members, has just decided that there shall be a general meeting of agriculturists in Paris during the approaching summer, to discuss the means of re lieving that body of the burdens of which they complain, and giving a new impetus to agriculture. The Bureau 4 of the Chamber of Deputies have completed the appointment of the Committee on the Budgets. There are eighteen members, of whom thirteen belong to the Con servative party. Baron Pasquier, President of the Chamber of Peers, has been pronounced convalescent. The five commercial delegates, who form part of the mis sion to China, and five missionaries, have left Paris for Brest, to embark in the Archimede steamer. The Garonna on the 11th, and its branches had so over flowed the surrounding country, that all the steamers had ceased to run, and the diligences on the lower roads arrived one or two days later than under ordinary circumstances. Near Toulouse also a great part of the country is under water. The new line of packets between Marseilles and Egypt is to commence on the 4th of next month, and one steamer is to leave each month. The passengers' fares and other charges are to be the same as those of the Levant packets. The Cologne Gazette states that letters have been received from St. Petersburgh, announcing a great victory against the Circassians, but that there is reason to believe from other accounts that the success of the Russians consisted only in taking two villages, and that not without sustaining a con siderable loss of men. LAW AND POLICE. A woman, about 30 years of age, named Charlotte Collins, was charged at Bow-street with an extensive system of swindling upon the shopkeepers. The case seemed to create a great sensation, the Court being crowded to excess with highly respectable linendrapers, silk-mercers, haberdas hers, &c., who had suffered by her artful conduct. She had been examined at Marlborough -street upon one charge, but it not being sufficiently strong she was discharged, and ordered to be conveyed to this Court, for a charge in this dis trict. She was remanded. James Dart, a porter in the service of Mr. Hawkins, a grocer in High-street, Whitechapel, was committed to New gate from Lambeth-street, on a charge of stealing a quantity of tea, the property of his master. Sam. Nash, a baker, 3, Oak-terrace, Notting-hill, was ad mitted to bail at Hammersmith, on a charge of criminal as sault on a young woman named Mary Horn. COVET-FASHIONABLE. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland intend to leave Alnwick Castle, about the 20th of next month, for town. The Duke of Rutland has greatly improved in health, not withstanding reports to the contrary. The Noble Duke came to town on Monday from Belvoir Castle, and is about to repair to Brighton for the advantage of the sea air. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn and family in tend to remain at Baron's Court until the close of the ensuing month; when they are expected at Dudley House, Park-lane, for the season. The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiers left town yesterday for Badminton, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of. Beaufort. The Noble Earl remains in town. The Earl of Wilton arrived in Grosvenor-square on Tuesday evening, from Egerton Lodge, Melton Mowbray, in order to attend the debate in the House of Lords, on the Marquis of Normanby's motion on the state of Ireland. His Lordship is expected to return aftes the debate to Melton, where he will receive a succession of visitors until the .close of the hunting season. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort left town on Tuesday last for Badminton. Earry in the next week their Graces "will receive a large accession of visitors, amongst whom are expected the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Earl and Countess of Wilton, Colonel and Mrs. Anson, several Foreign Ministers and their Ladies, &c. Last evening Lady Brougham had a party at her resi dence in Grafton-street. It was not a very numerous party, the invitations not exceeding one hundred and fifty. Among those personages of rank present were the French Ambas sador and Countess de St. Aulaire, Baron Nieunaann, Cheva lier Bunsen, Count Kielmansegge, Baron Gersdorf, M. Dedel, Baron Koller, Lord Claud Hamilton, Viscountess Palmer ston, Viscountess Jocelyn, Sir John and Lady Shelley, Lady Charlotte Egerton, Lady William Powlett, Hon. Miss Eden, Miss Baring, Hon. Spencer Lyttelton, Lady Williams, Count Esterhazy, &c. Lord Stanley gives a soiree on Saturday next. It is to be an early party. Lord Western, who is staying at his mansion in South street, has rallied, and is now able to leave his room. Lord and Lady Prudhoe arrived at Whitehall, on Monday last, from a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of "West minster, at Eaton-hall, Cheshire. The Earl and Countess of Rosebery and the Ladies Prim rose leave Dalmeny-park, Scotland, about the middle of the next month, for town. MISCELLANEOUS. The Governors of King's College Hospital, on Wednesday held their annual Court, in the Board-room, when Mr. Stephens, the Secretary, read the Report. The total re ceipts, during the year, amounted to 3,650/. ls. 10d. The ex penses were 3,824/. 12s. 4d.. the deficiency of income having been supplied out of the balance from the previous year's account. The number of registered patients was as follows : In-patients, by subscribers' recommendation, 547 ; accidents and admissions, without recommendation, 584; total in patients, 1,131; out-patients, including 201 poor married women attended during confinement, 11,643. Mr. and Mrs. Wood, we are glad to hear, are now suffici ently recovered from their severe indisposition, and will re sume their engagement at the Princess's Theatre, on Monday next, in Norma. A meeting, composed principally of the members of Dr. Halley's Chapel, in Mosley-street, Manchester, was held in the Town-hall on Monday se'nnight. The object of the meeting was to establish day schools for children of both sexes, in connection with Dr. Halley's Chapel, and other in dependent places of worship. At the close of the proceedings, Mr. Grave, the secretary, announced that upwards of 4,0001. had been subscribed for the objects which they had assembled to support. Of this munificent amount, Mr. Alderman Ker shaw, the late Mayor of Manchester, had contributed 1,0001, and Messrs. Sidebottom and Armitage 5001. each. On Tuesday evening, a meeting was held at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street, Mr. Seward in the chair, for the purpose of completing the formation of an Anti-Corn-law Associa tion for the ward of F arr i ng d on Wi t h out. According to the last accounts from Rio Janeiro, the existing mode of exacting the duties by a certain per tentage on all articles alike will be abolished, and instead a classification of articles wilt be made, and varying rates from 20 to 60 per cent. will be imposed. A few articles, which are easily smuggled, will be subjected to only 5 per cent., with a view to discour age contraband trades, and some manufactures suited for general consumption will remain at 20 per cent. ; but the principal is a very considerable augmentation of duty on the bulk of the merchandise which Brazil receives from England, France, and Germany. QUEEN'S BENCH.---(THIS DAY.) Lord Denman sat at Nisi Prius this morning with a Mid dlesex special jury. The Court was occupied the whole morning with the trial of an ejectment case. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY). (Before Lord ABINGER and a Special Jury.) THISTLETHWAYTE V. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COM PANY. This action, which it was understood was brought by the plaintiff against the Great Western Railway Company for breach of contract, in not building a bridge over the railway that passed through the plaintiff's land, at Westbourne, on being called on was referred to arbritration. KERRY V. CONNOP. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a widow, car rying on the business of a farrier at IsTewmarket, against the defendant, a gentleman well known on the race course, and the owner of several race-horses, to recover 21/. I ls. 6d. for shoeing the defendant's horses while they were stationed at Newmarket, in March 1842. The defence was, that the work was not done for and on defendant's credit, but that the agreement was entered into by one Price, the training groom of the defendant, on his own credit, and not on the credit of the defendant, and also that there was an agreement at that time between Captain Meynell and defendant that defendant should pay all the expenses of the horses of Captain Meynell at the Hippodrome, and that Captain Meynell should pay all expenses of the defendant's horses when at Newmarket. Captain Meynell proved this agree ment, and that if the work had been done he considered he was liable to pay the amount, but bad not been called on. In the course of the cause it was stated that in the action brought by Lord George Bentinck a g ainst Mr. Connop to recover his stakes in the Grand Duke Michael Stakes, imme diately after the judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench on Saturday in favour of Mr. Connop, he attended at Tat tersall's, and gave notice that he would pay the amount of his stakes, notwithstanding such judgment. Mr. Martin and Mr. Worledge for the plaintiff;-Mr. Erle, and Mr. Worsley for defendant. The jury having retired to consider their verdict, after being absent upwards of a quarter of an hour, returned into Court, but were requested not to give a verdict, the plaintiff wishing to withdraw a juror. The defendant immediately consented and a juror was then withdrawn. It was intimated by the foreman afterwards, they were prepared to return a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed. UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.) William Steed and George Jackson were charged with exciting a disturbance in the King of Prussia public-house, John-street, Bermondsey, and the former defendant was fur ther charged with threatening to stab the complainant. It appeared that on the preceding day Steed was held to bail at this Court for assaulting the complainant. The same night the defendant went to the complainant's house, and, although under recognizances, was alleged to have assaulted Mr. Doran, and also threatened to stab him. A good deal of conflicting evidence was given ; but the Magistrate said the case was of such a serious character he should send it before a jury, and, for that purpose, would adjudge Steed to enter into his own recognizance of 1001., and find two sureties of 50/. each to answer the charge at the sessions. The other defendant was discharged. MR. TEMPLETON.—This gentleman is now on a provincial tour, and is winning golden opinions from all kinds of persons. He gave his entertainments last week, at Liver pool, to crowded and delighted audiences, and this week he has repeated them at Manchester with the most complete success. The Liverpool and Manchester papers speak in the most laudatory terms of Mr. Templeton's exertions. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY PIZAILEETS. SMMIFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 31 ; use ful ditto, 31 3s to 31 lOs ; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 12s to 31 16s; Clover Hay, 31 to 51; Oat Straw, 11 6s to 1/ 8s; Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ lOs per load. Supply but mo derate, and trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2115 s to 3/58; useful ditto, 31 6s to 3/ 138; fine Upland ditto, 31 15s to 41 ; Clover Hay, 315 s to 4/ 15s ; Oat Straw, 117 s to 119 s ; - Wheat Straw, 11 9s to 11 lls per load. A short supply and a sluggish inquiry, at the above quotations. WurrEcHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ lOs to 31 ; useful ditto, 31 5s to 31 lOs ; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 12s to 3/ 16s; Clover Hay, 315 s to 5135 ; Oat Straw, 116 s to 118 8 ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ lOs per load. Trade through" out heavy, at. barely late rates. MEAT MAILHETS. SOUTHALL, FEB. 14.—For p r i me b easts an d s h ee p, which were in scanty supply, we had a very steady demand it, in some instances, a trifling advance in prices. .All other kinds of stock moved off slowly, at about late rates. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s ' • Mutton, 3s 441 to 4s 8d ; Veal, 3s 4 • 1 4s 6d ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 4s pe r Sibs, to sink the ono. Supply—Beasts, 33 1 ; Sheep, 1,812 ; Calves, 49 ; Pigs, 47 * ROMFORD, FEB. 14.—Although the general demand here; to-day, exhibited a slight improvement, no material varia tion occurred in the quotations :—Beef, from 2s 6d to 49; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 8d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; and Pork' 2s 8d to 3s 8d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, lfils to 2) Y,! quarter-old Store Pigs, 16 s t o 20 s ; and Mach Cows with their small Calf, 161 to 18/ 15s each. LEWES, FEB. 13.—The best old Downs sold freely at improvement of 2d per 81bs, but otherwise the trade ru led dull.—Beef from 2s 6d to 4s; Mutton, 38 2d to 49 8d; 'Vea l 3s 2d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 6d per Blbs. CORN AVERAGES. --- GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN. a For the Week ended Febr uar y 10 , 1343 , nu d e up from the Retool the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England an Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat... ..... 524 '7d. Oats ........ I9s. ld.l 8ean5......... oat. 10i 6 4 ...... 33:. Id. Rye 32*. 9d Pea5e......... 300. ATI/RAC/XS 0? ?HZ LAST SIX WEEKS. Weeks ending' WHEAT. BARLEY.' OATS. I RIM BeANS. r gals. 1 49 10 32 7 11 5 30 8 29 5 .31 ? 3 50 9 31 0 18 3 33 5 29 8 L. $ 51 8 33 7 18 9 31 7; 29 6 ff., l a 52 3 33 8 19 9 32 4 29 6 0 . - ,u, 8 52 6 3$ 2 18 0 33 10 21 8 --_, 6 52 7 33 1 19 1 T 2 9 29 10 w AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIZ WEg%„ S I Is. 7d Oats ..... lBs 10J.I Beans ..... ....90,- d i d . 3a. 2J Rye DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Wheat l9s. Od. Oats I Barley .......... 51. Od. Rye ..... .... 10 1 . 6d. 1 Pease lO, w' Jan. 6 . IMPERIAL Wheat 0 .5] iarleg..... MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. A fair business was done in Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, at steady prices. Speculators took 2,000 bales. Total sa les 6,000 bales, viz. 300 M aran h am a t sid t o 6d, I A Pernambuco at . 61d, 300 Surat at 30 to , the rest American at sid to 64d. Shares were Van"' quieter, but there was no alteration in prices. Eastern Conn ties, Registered, were 12 ; Grand Junction, Half, 113) . ;, verpool and Manchester, 1094 ; Bi rm i ng h am , 235 i; - 1311 .,g ,d ton, 434 ; Manchester and Bi rm i ng h am , 394 ; Dario Lyons, 24 to 3 ; Paris and Orleans, 334 • South Eastern, ."'"o' Ditto, New, 354 ; Paris and Rouen, 324.' the The accounts from Brazil to Decembe r 24, s tate that Exchange was down to 25d. and 244 d., but that the Govern' ment had made its purchases at 254 d. for 40,0001. Stock Yr° 714 to 72. We hear nothing definitive of th e tariff negotiation' but it was generally presumed that they were entirely bra.. off. Some state that the Government i s di s p ose d t o act m e ' " liberally than might be supposed. The Avon steamer is not now expected, having h. ° spoken under sail before she reached H avanna h. It is PTB sumed some accident must have happened to leer There is a packet due from America. The Portuguese insurrection takes precedence noir some measure of the Spanish news, b u t the 041 : curities of both countries suffer. The former to 44 to 45 for the Converted, an d the latter 2 2 ,1 0 234 for the Actives, and 314 to 324 f or th e Th ree p e r. idel' AL The half-monthly account in Foreign Stocks is going off but money has been in some request. • In the English markets prices are steady. The Conn nii ; sioners have taken Consols at 974. B an k Stock is worth 19 to 4, being a slight advance, and India Stock has toucli!d 2774 to 2784. Consols have b een 974 t o for Money , n , ‘ l ' ut 974 to for Account. India Bo n d s are 85 s . prem ium, nothing has been done in Exchequer Bills. amican South American Stocks look heavy, as regards si „„ L t only, which are 344. Peruvian h ave t ouc h e d 28 tO 29Vet Brazilian are steady at 794. Dutch Two-and-a-Han Cents. are 554 to 4. The Railway Shares are still comparatively inactive; °d o can be obtained on easier terms. Several, however, areq n° ex dividend. • BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 97 3v 3% per Cent. Reduced Annuities lO3 i,,,,,,t 6 New 3% per Cent. Annuities lO2 sv- Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1860. India Stock 277 27111° ...... ....... ... India Bonds,l,ooo — Ditto under 1,000 B5 South Sea Stock .... Ditto New Annuities 95% Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, 1 1%41. I%ci 1,0001. 5004 - 69 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Advertised — 69 pm. FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. .......... 9 4 Ditto for the Account. 34 A Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents. C.9 • Ditto for the Account 2B 2 9 % Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent. — Ditto Converted 44 44 Ditto for the Aecount 45 44 Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 22 Ditto for the Account. ' 22% SS% Ditto Deferred 13% - Ditto Three per Cent. Ditto for the Account Dutch 2% per Cents 504% Dutch 5 per Cents lO2-101% New Loan 1837, 5 per Cents.... ....... .... ..... PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAiLWAES. PAID. PER SHARR Birmingham and Derby lOO ' Ditto Thirds - Bristol and Exeter '7o 69% ...... to "- Eastern Counties Ditto New 95 124 ...... to Ditto Extension l3s. 4d...... J 4.. ..... . ....»,.. Great North of England lOO ...... v 4 ..... MO t ° ....... Great Western Ditto 34 Shares . to OW' 50 .... ..... 0% ..... __ ...,, Ditto Fifths l2 . . 0 .18% ...... to 43 London London and Brighton 5O 42% ...... to "- London and Birmingham Stock - Ditto % Shares London and Guildford Junctio n 5 - London and South Western 41% 17% ...... to Ditto Eighths 2)06 ••• t° --- % . .... to Newcastle and Darlington J unc t . a 3l ._. Northern and Eastern 45 - 54% ... 69 Morth Midland ........ W so Paris and Rouen to 324 ...... _ South Eastern and Dover 5O 34% ...... to _ "- Ditto Scrip - 34% ...... „... York and North Midland ...... to Ditto Scarboro' Branch had NIANCIIESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 14.—W e - The a dull market to-day, with only a limited business. tie s, quotations are :—Bolton and Preston, 30; Eastern Co te r, 10b ; Nanchester and Leeds, 113 ; Sheffield and Munches - Quarters, 7 13-16. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. AP ° Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red 3 per Cent.. Cons 97i Ditto Old Annuities..• 9 '4 3i per Cent: Red lo3k - Ditt o N ew Annuities.. __pus New 311 per Cent lo2k Ex. Bills, 1,000/. 10. " ypm .... New 5 per Cent. .., pm Long Annuities to expire Ditto. Small .. .• . Jan. 1860 Oct. 1859 India Stock for Acct... 97 1 Jan. 1860 . 12 9-16 Consols for Acct. .• ••• FOREIGN FUNDS. A retrial, 5 per cent Portupese, 5 per cent. Belgian, 6_ per cent Ditto New Ditto ........• Brazilian 80nd5 ......: 791 Prussian, 5 per cent.... 11 9 Burma Ayres 6 per cent Russian, 5 per cent. Grill/an, 6 per cent — Ditto, Metallic ..... •••• Colombian, 6 per cent l2 Spanish, 5 p e r cent ....•• Ditto, 1824 — Ditto, 3 13er cent .... ....•• t Cuba Bonds,'6 p er cen t 93 Ditto, Deferred.... Danish, 3 per sent. — French, 5 per cent. Greek, 1825, 5 per cent. Exchange.-- s leaican, 5 per cent. Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 2} per cent. ~t 1 Poruvian,lB2s,6 perct. 30 Ditt o , 5 per cen t.... w" SHARES. Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid)... 68 191 Great North of England Railway (100 pd) London and Brighton (50 pa'd),..... ........ 11 Ditto Loan Notes (10 paid) ... ..... 6 London and Blackwall (16/ 13 s 4d paid) .. 77 London and South Western (4116 s 10dPd) 4 Norwich and Brandon (2 paid) ..... ..... Northern and Eastern (45 paid) 33 Paris and Orleans (20 paid) , child THE INFANT SAFPIIO.—This wonderfiu 1 00 lately been singing at Leeds, where her power of come pr e has been tested by Dr. Wesley and Mr. Hffkillsctg fessor of music residing i n th a t town. Tiseq,' 7— o fiflii_%`` through the most diffi cu lt c h anges o f h arm ony, a the she seized with magical rapidity. Should she retittoicel powers as she grows up she will be the most perfac,,, t inter t genius that has ever e x i s t e d. W e un d ers t an d it is m" tion of her father to withdraw her from the public for a in order to allow her voice rest whilst it is changiag: lady on o t f h e C l a 2 p t Captain iinn inst., a: re, t ile On the 11th inst., at Mount Clements near Stoup° o f 0 daughtei. Dfl* Portland-place, oft '29th legilliell" Alexander Gaviller,. of a son. ~. On the 12th inst , in Addison-road, Kensinsb-° -- ' ~rs W. Scrimgeour, of . a son, who survived only a fey/ 1 10 ' — ' 0 4% t• Le ° On the 12th inst., at the Parsonage, 'Upton S • the wife of the Rev. Jacob Clements, of a daughter. „ I - 0 . P• On the 12th inst., in Norfolk-street, Park -lanes 4 Serocold, of a daughter. N106 0041 ' On the 12th inst., at Woodbury Down, Stoke 1 still born. Mrs. J. L. 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