The Sun. — London, England, 1850-02-14 00:00:00

THE LANDED INTEREST. Now Ready, complete in two volumes, royal ave., double columns (equal In quantity to 30 ordinary volumes ), p rice only 21. 25., bound. B URKE'S LANDED GENTRY FOR 1850, Corrected to the Present Time. This important National Work comprises a Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the whole of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, with Part cnlars of 100,000 persons connected with them ; forming a necessary Companion to all Peerages. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANK. L ew , and Manager, Mr. JAMES ANDIRSON. THIS EVENINIi, win be presented, by her Majesty's Servants, JULIUS C-E9AR. julins Cresar, Mr. C. Fisher ; Octavius Caesar, Mr. Everett; Mark Anthon Mr. Anderson ; Brutus, Mr. Vanden hoff ; Cassius, Mr. Cathcart; Casca, Mr. Cooper ; Trebonins, Mr. Diddear ; Decins, Mr. Montague ; Caiphurnia, Mrs. Ternan Portia, Miss Phillips. To be followed by a New Grand Historical, Metaphorical, Aillegoriewl, and Diabollcal Pantomime, by the author of " Bluff King Hal to be called HARLEQUIN and GOOD QUEEN BES'i ; or. MEREIE ENGLAND IN THE OLDEN TIME, Private boxes, I/. 35., 21. 12s. 6d., 21. 2a., 11. lls. 6d., and 11. Is. S. d. Stalls, ss. each. 9. d. FIRST PRICE. Boxes - - 4 0 Fit - - - 2 0 Lower Gallcry - 1 0 I Upper Gallery - 0 6 Boa-book-keeper SECOND PRICE. Boxes - - 2 0 Pit - - - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 0 6 No Half-price to Upper Gallery T, Mr. J. Povey. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sete Lessee and Manager, Old Bromptdn. THIS EVENING. Will be presented an entirely new and original Comedy, entitled LEAP YEAR ; or, The Ladies' Privilege. Sir Solomon Solos, r. LeeleY ; Capi.ain Mouser, Mr. Selby ; Mr. Dimple, Mr. Buckstone ; William Walker, Mr. Charles Kean ; Mrs. Flora Flowerdew, Mrs. Charles Kean ; Miss Sally O'Leary, Mrs. iitZWllliallt ; Mrs. Crisp, Mrs. F. Matthews. To be followed by a now Comedy, *titled VIM 811'10E4 FA MILY. Characters by Messrs. W Obstor, J. Wallack, Back/tole ; Mrs W. Clifford, Miss Reynolds. and kin. 71 Wwilliam• To oonclade with BOX and COI. Tie Box-ellase is tinder the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATILIS ROYAL. ADELPIII. i *der the direction of Madame Celeste-. THIS EVENT- NO, be performed a new domestie Drama, called THE WILLOW COPSE. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Wright, P. Ba hr( , O. Smith, Worrell; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar. Arter which an entirely new ExtraYaganza, entitled DO aIESTIC ECONOMY. John Grimly, Mr. Wrigkt ; Mrs. Grimly, Mrs, F. Matthews. To conclude with FRANKENSTEIN; or, The Model Man. Franken stein, Mr. Wright ; the What is It ? Mr. P. Bedford; Zaraiel, Mr. 0. Smith ; Otto of Rosenberg, Miss Woelgar; Tiddlewincs, Miss E. Chapllit ; Agatha, Miss Coyeny ; llndine, MbisE. Harding. PROTCESS'S Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new male Opera, entitled THIS TALLEY 01' ANDORRE. To conclude with /LING JAMIE ; or, Harlequin and Magic Fiddle larlequin, Mr. Bolegas ; Pantaloon, Mr. Peale ; Clown, Mr. Flex more ; Colambiue, Miss Fawcett. 3111 W ROYAL OLYMPIC THEILTItEL Sole Lessee, Mr. W. Watts, St. John's Wood. THIS ETENING, Will bo performed THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Dub*, Mr. Johnstone; Antonio, Mr. Ryder; Bassanlo, Mr. Conway; Gratlano, Mr. Wigan ; Lorenzo. Mr. Behen ; Shylock, Mr. G. •V. Brooke ; Launeelot Gobbo, Mr. Compton; Portia, Misa Fanny Vining; Ne assa, Mrs. Seymour: Jessica, Miss 011Ter. After vrhieh a new Farce, entitled J DEAD TARR IN. Captain Darcoart, Mr. Wigan; Hector Toilet, Mr. Compton; Clara, Miss Oliver. T• aenclude with THE MIDNIGHT WATCH. ST. JAMBS'S THEATRE. FRENCH PLAYS AND OPERA COMIQUZ. Last Week but One of M. CIIOLIET'S Engagement. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the French Performances at the St. James's Theatre will commence TO-MORROW EVENING, With the First Act of LA DAME BLANCHE. After which a popular comic Opera, entitled LE ROI D'YVETOT. Jesselyn, M. Chollet ; Jeanneton, 3ladlle. Guiehard. The Box-office of the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till Five. Boxes and Stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond street. LOYAL LYCXUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestria. Sole Lessee. Mr. Charles Mathe we. THIS EVENING. Will ee performed CHARLES THE TWELFTH. After whiek THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. To eonelnee with BOX A_ND COX. Dress Boxes 65.; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. No tall-price to any part of the house. Alt applications for rrivate Boxes must be Lade to Mr. Aileron, 15 New Bond-street. _ ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proorietor, liar. W. Batty. Last Week of the Pantomime. Att entire cheige in the Scenes of the Arena. New Grand Spectacle. THIS *VEXING, The perfbrmance will commence at a Quarter to Senn, with a w Grand Spectacle of THB CORSI DE LEON ; or, the Brigand Savoy. Ti be followed by a brilliant display if litatty's pee,siess scenes of Cizele,supported by the accomplished artistes of the establish- To conclude with a grand Equestrian Comle ?maiming), by Nelson Lee, called HARLEQUIN YANKEE DOODLE, Itlto came to Tewn &poll his Mite Pony. l'sox-effice oval from Eleven till FONT. 131OU WATER AT LONDON BUDGE. Fyne DAY ernina, 28 min. after 3 I E - vealiag, 38 min. after 3 re- ki else w- 14 rung, 34 min. after 3 1 Evenieg, 10 ran after 4 THE WEATHER.—Strx Ovicn, Fza. 14. Th11110101(ZTER, Lowest, 29; Highest, 37; Noon , 42. BA/Win/TEL 30'04. Winn W.S.W.—duil rainy weather. course pursued in this matter by the Times, an anomaly apparent throughout its arguments. To us, in brief, it is a matter of astonishment how it, of all the journals in England—how the Times, the able advocate of Free-trade as a system, can advocate principles of unrestricted commerce as applied to corn, and yet withhold the application of those same principles from money and from know ledge ! Towards the close of its observations, our contemporary denies altogether that it is actuated in this matter by any selfish motive whatsoever. For our own parts, however, we are ready to acknowledge that it needed not the assurances of the Times itself to convince us that the proposed abolition could not in any way damage its interests. Without the declaration of our contempo rary to that effect, we are certain that that abolition of the taxes on knowledge can in no way hurt the power, or the circulation, or the profitableness of the Times. Nothing, in fact, can injure the Times but its own misconduct. Why, then, is our contemporary so violently averse to the desired innovation ? Why ? Not because it can itself be harmed by the change, but simply and solely, as far as we can at all com prehend the matter, because so many others would thereby become benefited. A great deal of ostenta tion is betrayed by our contemporary in the enume ration of its annual contributions to the Exchequer, so many thousands for paptr (which it should be remembered is paid for at the mills), so many thou sands for stamps, so many thousands for adver tisements, total, so much, 95,000/. sterling. It should not have forgotten, however, that in the contribution of these moneys to the gross receipts by way of taxation, it is acting simply in the character of a political exciseman, paying into the Exchequer not his own moneys, but the moneys collected from the public generally. Notwithstanding the antagonism of the Times, and of the rest of the opponents of the projected improve ment, we are, nevertheless, sanguine that the change we have so long aspired to witness—the change advo cated with much ability by the Daily News, the change Mr. CHARLIB KNIGHT is now striving to force upon the attention of the Cabinet—may be effected with the cordial consent of Parliament. To this end we look with interest for Mr. EWART'iI motion respecting the duties upon advertisements, a motion fixed for this evening in the Commons, and ulti mately for that other (postponed) motion which we have previously adverted to, as promised by the Right lion. Gentleman the Representative of Manchester. We shall to-night have the first opportunity which has been afforded us during the present session of testing the sincerity of the Members who, at the hustings or on the platform, have at any times pro fessed themselves the advocates of a reform in the representation of the people. Sir DB LACY EVANS has given notice of his intention to move as a reso lution, this evening, in the House of Commons, that payment of a direct tax, governmental or parochial, shall qualify to vote for Members of Parliament. Al though we are inclined ourselves to go much further as regards the extension of the franchise, yet we are willing to accept this resolution as an instalment; and we consider that Sir Ds LACY EVANS has exercised a _judicious discretion in wording his resolution in the manner in which he has worded it. An extension of the suffrage of a more cautious character it would be impossible to propose ; it would still confine the possession of the suffrage to persons possessed of property—to those who, according to the aristocrati cal cant of the opponents of all reform, " have a stake in the country " and its only effect would be to make the famous constitutional maxim—" Taxation and representation should always go together '—somewhat less of a mockery than it is at present. A more moderate modicum of reform, as regards extension of the suffrage, it would be impossible to propose. It is not so much a doing of justice that Sir Ds LACT ETAIIS proposes to effect as a cessation of what, even according to the theory of the Anti-Reformers themselves, is a gross injustice, viz., " Taxation without represeptation." Those who vote against this motion of Sir DE LACY EVANS, however they may verbally repudiate the doctrine of " finality," are indeed, and in truth, disciples of that doctrine, for if the Reform measure of 1842 is not to be regarded as final, if any attempt at improving that most defective measure is even to be tolerated, surely such a very moderate pro posal as that of Sir Da LACY EvAria cannot be re fused ; it is to be regarded as, in fact, rather a perfecting of the measure of 1832—rather as a carrying out of the principle upon which that measure was based, than as an innovation. The division lists of to-night will furnish, therefore, a test by which to judge of the sincerity of the pro fessions of those who declare themselves to be friends of " moderate and progressive reform." If any such vote against the motion, if any such stay away without pairing, let their constituencies mark such men, and treat them henceforth as the opponents of all reform, for if this proposition goes too far, then the alteration they desiderata is of so very moderate a charuter as to be tan tamount to no reform at MT, whilst even a tortoise would, according to their ideas, progress too rapidly. We trust we shall not ha►e on this occa sion, as we have had on some others, the pain of ob serving some soi-disant ultra-Reformers speak and vote against the measure, or, what is more damning still, reprobating it in speech although voting for it, on the ground that it does not go far enough, and tally with their peculiar crotchets. An open enemy is infinitely preferable to one who, while affecting friendship, will yet " Damn with flint praiEe, assent with civil leer, And though not sneering, teach the rest to sneer." Such a course of policy is suicidal if sincere, and we therefore hope that every Reformer of every shade and variety of opinion will be in his place in the House this evening and will give his hearty, earnest, and sincere support to the motion of Sir DE LACY EVANS. Again we call upon the constituents to watch the division lists, and to mark the backsliders. We believe it is no longer a secret that it is her Majesty's gracious intention to create Mr. Jones Loyd a Peer, by the title of Biron Overstone.— Times. [What has Mr. Loyd done for this honour ? Made some millions for his own benefit? This is no secret.—En. Sun.] THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEIttrER.—We are happy to announce that Sir Charles Wood was con sidered rather better yesterday by Dr. Bright and Mr. Sampson, who are attending on the Right Hon. Baronet. It is now said that the illness of Sir Charles has arisen from suppressed gout. The Right Hon. Baronet suffers from great weakness, and at present it is not thought he will be able to resume his public duties before the end of next week. Sir Robert Peel and a great number of Members of the House of Commons, as well as the whole of the Ca binet Ministers, called to inquire after Sir Charles's health, at his official residence in Downing-street, yesterday, and on the previous day the calls were exceedingly numerous. Last evening the answer given was that " Sir Charles Wood is better," and we further learn that he is gradually mending, although very slowly. DISPATCHES TO ATHENS.—A special messenger was sent off last night from the Foreign-office, to Athens, with dispatches to Sir T. Wyse and Sir W. Parker, with reference to the misunderstanding with Greece. THENOxTH-jvygT ZIXPEDITION —We understand that the Gov ernment have selecte d . for service in the Arctic expedition of Captain Austin, C.B , the two screw steam-vessel s F ree T rade and Eider ,. belong ing to a London comp any , and built by Mr. R. Green, of Blackwell. They are good, strong, whole some vessels, with good stowage, and of excellent machinery, each of 60-horse power, by Maudslay. The Free Trade is daily expected from the . Medi terranean. Euzik Coog's JOURNAL.—EIiza Cook is always fresh and clever in her writings, and her skill and judgment are perceptible in all she manages. This is an excellent monthly part. Of the editor's poetry we " have a beautiful specimen in some lines headed, There's a silver lining to every cloud." Should any one out of spirit* wish to indulge in a good laugh, let the melan choly individual read " Mro. Peck's Pudding, a Chri•tmas Romance," and dulness will ay-aunt. May this little journal meet with every success, say we.— Chronicle. We understand Mr. Balfe has just returned from Berlin, where he went to produce his opera the Bond man, which was received with the most enthusiastic applause by a public noted fur its coldness. All the critics are unanimous in their praises of Mr. Balfe's music, which they say is at once dramatic, original, and beautiful. The King of Prussia has presented Mr. Balfa with a splendid diamond ring. Tua ErraEsca or PROTECTION.—There is a great fitness of thing s in Lord John Manners' standing for Colchester; for his Lordship is so thorough a Protec tionist, that no doubt he is prepared to vote for protec tion to native oysterk—pxnch, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Moniteur publishes a decree of the PRESIDENT of the Republic, appointing General CASTELLANE Commander-in-Chief of the 12th, 14th, and 15th military divisions, of which Bordeaux, Nantes, and Rennes are the chief towns. General ROSTOLAN is appointed to the command of the Bth, 9th, and 10th divisions, of which Montpellier, Perpignan, and Tou louse are the chief towns. General GEMEAU, Com mander. in- Chief of the 6th military division, is to have, moreover the command of the sth military division, of which the chief town is Besancon. This, according to the National, is the first step towards carrying out the plan of dividing the whole of France into fire military districts, the com mander of each of which will have the power of at any time declaring his district ins state of siege. the discussion on the Education Bill was continued on Tuesday, and so elated was M. DE MONTALEMBERT by the success of his efforts to reduce the whole of France to obedience to priestly despotism that he was incapable of longer maintaining the Jesuitical disguise of liberty of instruction, which he has hitherto put forward as his reason for supporting the measure, and declared that he supported it because it would place the superintendence of education in each department under the control of the bishops,who would substitute the study of the dead languages for that of the sciences, and in the teaching of the dead languages would substitute as books to be studied the works of St. AUGUSTINE and St. BERNARD for those of CicEßo. This barbarism was received with shouts of derisive laughter even by the supporters of the Bill. It was in vain that the Minister for Public Instruction at tempted to defend the Bill upon other grounds. The admissions of M. DE MONTALEMBERT were too damaging not to bet at once laid hold of by the adversaries of the " clerical party," and M. BARTHELEMY ST. HILAIRE, in a speech as remark able for its logical argument as for its impressive eloquence, refuted most triumphantly the calumnies of IL DR MONTALBMBERT against the University, and inflicted on the apostle of clerical mil-instruction a well-merited castigation, exciting great amusement, by admitting, with M. DE MONTALEMBERT, that of late years literary taste had degenerated in France, btit attributing it to the fact of the prevalence of Neo- Catholicism, to which M. Da MONTALEMBERT had brought the aid of, perhap s , not the purest taste in the world. The speech of M. BARTHELEMY ST. HILAIRE produced such an effect that M. TRIERS, rushing to the tribune, besought the President not to put the question, but to adjourn the debate till the next day, which was done accordingly. It is rumoured that the Prince DI Jorssvuxis has recently visited Paris, and that it is the intention of the Orleanists to start him as a candidate at the approaching elections for Paris. This rumour has excited the ire of :the Legitimatists, and, to judge from the expressions used by their organ, the Gazette de France, it would appear that the differences be tween the Legitimatists and the Orleanists have become more embittered than ever. The Orleanists are denounced by this parti-pretre journal as " Royalists without a king, Catholics without faith, and lawyers without law." This is but a poor return for the vast amount of " dirt-eating" performed by M. THIERS and his clique during the last eighteen months, in the vain hope of conciliating the clerical party, who are at present to the full as much the party of disorder as the Reds ever were. The Republican leaders have determined to start as candidates at the approaching elections the nearest relations of the expelled Members whenever they choose to stand. The candidates of Paris are (sub ject to ulterior arrangements with the electors of the departments) GOUDCRAUX, M ADLER DE MONTJAU, and ESQUIROZ. Should the latter prefer starting:for Lyons, MALARMET will be started for Paris in his place. There has been a strike of workmen at Tours, but the public tranquillity has not been disturbed in con sequence. Letters from Toulon of the 9th mention that the staff, the colours, and the band of the 3d Regiment of the Marine Infantry, a company of the same corps, and a company of the Marine Artillery, embarked on the 7th on board the screw-frigate Pomone and the steamer Prony. The bad weather prevented them from leaving the port, but it was hoped that in the course of the day (the 9th) they would be able to quit the port. The rest of the force was to be em barked on board the Zenobie on the 11th. These vessels are destined for La Plata. Toulon was visited by a dreadful hurricane on ,he Bth. _ _ _ Accounts from Rouen mention that the Seine had risen to an alarming height, and fears were enter tained of its rising still higher. A good deal of damage has been already done in the town. From Bordeaux the intelligence is nearly to the same effect, the Garonne having inundated the quays. Preparations are making in Paris for a grand illu mination on the 24th February, the anniversary of the proclamatiou of the Republic. _ _ PARIS 13OURSP, FEB. 13. Closing Prices : Rentes, Five per Cents., 95f. 80c.; ditto, Three per Cents. 57r. 80c. ; Bank of France, 2,350 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, FEB. 13. Boulogne and Amiens, 7 1 4—Dutch Rhenish, 2—Paris and Orleans, 31%. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 7th have arrived. The Nacion of Madrid having mentioned that a rumour was current that, in consequence of her MAJESTI'S interesting situation, a Regency would be established, the Herald* of the following day says that the rumour is unfounded, and that the Constitu tion never contemplated the appointment of a Regency in such a case. The QUERN had entirely recovered from a slight indisposition which she had had. The Senate, on the Bth, proceeded with the discussion of the Bill for authorising the Ministry to levy the taxes. M. FoueLN-JArrsori had arrived in Madrid to discharge, ad interim, the duties of Secretary to the French Embassy. Placards denouncing the Govern ment continued to be published, but no attention was paid to them by the public. MADRID Boma, FRB. B.—The Three per Cents were done at 29} for paper ; the Four per Cents. at 12f ; the Five per Cents., at 121; the Debt with out Interest at 3 15 .16 ; and the Coupons at Ts. .W? ICI *,) • ''i'.. • •''. e ' . I ''‘,;,,. - fe, ..,- 1 434, ~..,',- . i . - -,.- _ -z. •424,1t-yt_ . t l, 7:.. , - ......r.-4 , 4 , .:2..,....„, ~..,;,. c. 6 1., , -,,,--- -,_..,,,, -_,14. , - , .. r...,z--, !arming 21111. LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1850. Elsewhere, in our impression of this evening, will be found extracted an article from the Times against, and another from the Daily News in favour of, the abolition of the system of taxation upon knowledge. Yesterday, we ourselves, in commenting on the postponed motion of Mr. MILNER GIBSON, and on the admirable pamphlet of Mr. CLIABLES KNIGHT, adverted to the subject upon which public discussion is now being revived. Yet, without those recent expressions of our opinion, it would have been by no means difficult for.the readers of The Sun to conjecture the nature of the principles advocated by us in reference to a matter of such paramount importance—even bad not our sen timents in this regard been already for very long time upon record. Our views, in deed, respecting the pernicious influence exercised over the intellect and the morality of the community by the imposts upon paper and the unequal tax upon advertisements, are sufficiently well known to render apparent at a glance the direction of our coincidence between the conflicting arguments of our two morn ing contemporaries. On turning to those arguments, it will be seen that the Times, before adventuring up= the delicate and brittle ground of the discus• slop, premises that, at any rate, it is absolutely in eumbent upon us to wait until the national debt be paid off before we attempt to remit this, among other descriptions of taxation. Such a postpone ment, it must surely be manifest, would prove somewhat about equivalent to the Greek Kalendr. Or, at the very least, a procrastination so understood would be nothing less than tantamount to the indefinite period comprehended in the phrase sine die ; for certainly the day of such reform would, in truth, be altogether delved sine cke, unless indeed the day meant in the reservation is doomsday. We are told, moreover, simultaneously with this assurance, by the Times, that our national debt is the result of our " redundant heroism," the attestation of our glory the token of those honourable scars and gashes which the last two generations received in the hour of their victories. gor these reasons it is as serted that the interest, if not the principal of that debt, must continue to be paid with all possible punctuality. That interest we are reminded can oily be obtained from the nation through the medium of taxation : and hence for the national credit, if not in consideration of our past heroism, glory, a n d victories, that taxation must be maintained, those creditors upon the State must be paid even to the uttermost farthing—what though it be at the expense of the national intellect, and of the national morality, though the required " pound of flesh" be in dangerous vicinage to the popular heart, though the men of England be reduced to the necessity of " dropping their blood for drachma !" Now, with all submis sion, we conceive it compatible with the closest adherence to truth to give a very different version indeed of the nature and 1 origin of this same incubus 'yclept the National Debt. That Debt, we are bold to aver, was a debt incurred to save the property of the aristocracy. the poor being ever sin ce th en ground down for the pe riodical payment of its interest. That is the root of it. Twit is the poisonous seed out of which this de structive and desolating Ulna of England has grown up to such colossal magnitude. To preserve the Wealth of Indolence a debt was created, which has ever since then drained away the bast part cf the Rages of Industry. And, talk as they may about the advantage of ultimately paying off this enormous Debt, the annuitants upon the Public Funds are the very last who would really wish to witness its liquida tion—and why ? because they are the very last per eons who could st all hope to obtain employment. Turning, therefore, at once from this visionary postponement of the projected reform, to an indefinite, we had almost said an impossible, period ; and look ing directly into the nature of the arguments brought 'Amara by our contemporaries in this disputation, F. are * forcibly struck with the anomaly of the THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, PORTUGAL. The Prince and Princess DE JOINTILLB arrived at Lisbon on the 2d. It is denied that any application has been nude to Spain for a military force to put down an apprehended Miguelite insurrection. GERMANY. The Prince of PRUSSIA has addressed a letter to the Kea, expressing satisfaction at the adoption of the Constitution, and stating that he founds on it the best hopes for the future. The Prussian Government has addressed to its Minister at Copenhagen an energetic note on the reference made in the speech of the King of DEN MARK, on the opening of the Chambers, to " a great power from which the misled subjects of Schleswig Holstein might find support." This note com plains that such words, if applied to Prussia or Germany, do not accord with the negotiations entered into with them ; and it declares that the negotiations would be broken off at once, if the com plicated situation of affairs did not cause it to be feared that such a step might lead to a general war. Nevertheless, it is stated that the negotiations be tween Denmark and Prussia are temporarily sus pended._ _ _ The Council of Administration of the restricted Federal State of Germany has resolved to reject all modifications in the Constitution of the 26th May, and to present it to the Parliament of Erfurt as drawn up. The Breslau) Gazette states that Prince Wm- DISCIIGRATZ, who has recently returned to Vienna, is to be charged with the new organisation of Hungary, as the old Conservative party of the Magyars have confidence in him. It is added, that the Government intends to maintain the integrity of the Hungarian territory, and to endeavour to make the kingdom a barrier to the progress of democracy. From all parts of the country sad accounts are recei►ed of the inundation. At Presburg the water attained a greater height than was known in the memory of man ; the whole city and environs are one vast sheet of water; the streets are traversed by boats. The Lloyd states that his MAJESTY, though con fined to his bed for three days, is now convalescent, his attack having been a severe cold. On the 10th the tipper Chamber of Prussia elected, according to the constitution of the Prussian Bund, ten Deputies to the Erfurt Staaten•haus. The per sons nominated are M. Von Auerswald, President of the Chamber ; Count Douhoff, M. Deuzin, M. Miiwes, M. Briiggemann, M. Von Jordan, M. Dahl mann, }t. Von Brunneck, M. Baumstark, and M. Von Olfers. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, FEB. 12.--The exchange of the ratifi cation of the treaties of commerce and navigation, concluded cn the 17th of Novemder last, between France and Belgium, took place on the 7th of this month. The proces verbal was signed by General DB LAIIITTE and M. ROGlER. — Journal du Com merce d' Anvers. DENMARK. COPENUAGEN, Fin. 6.—According to a bulletin posted up in the Avis Salon, the Minister /Jr Foreign Affairs has sent an answer to the note of Lord I'AL. AMMON. It is said that our Government has not entered unconditionally into his Lordship's project re lative to the promulgation of the armistice. The Flyveposten states that the conditions made by the Government have reference to the term of prolonga tion, and to the demand for a guarantee for the com plete execution of the armistice.—Hamburgh Bor senhalle, Feb. 9. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. REFUSAL OF THE DANISH GOVERN. MENT TO RENEW THE ARMISTICE. BERLIN, Fan. 11. The proposal of Lord PALMBRSTON to the Danish Government to renew the armistice of July 10 for six months has been rejected. HAMBURGH. HAMBURGN, FEB. 9.—The affair relative to the assassination of Prince Licuriowsx.r and of General AUEBSWOLD, as well as that relating to the disorders which took place at Bockenheirn, are to be tried by jury at the beginning of next month. The number of the accused is seven teen, c f whom six are said to have taken part in the murder. One of the accused deeply implicated gave himself up voluntarily to the judicial authorities. The preliminaries of the inquiry have presented very great difficulties, for the accused have entrenched themselves in a complete system of denial, and there are some difficulties in obtaining the medical report, which in the troubles and agitated times which fol lowed the perpetration of the crime, was made with too much haste. The cruelty with which those crimes were committed surpasses all descriptions which were given by the public journals at the time. —Frankfort Journal. ITALY: The Tuscan Government has doubled the duties on corn and merchandise introduced into the free port of Leghorn. It has also increased the price of salt, and imposed a tax on mortgages. The Tuscan bud get for 1850 is fixed at 35 millions of francs. By a notification of the Roman Government Corn mission, dated the Ist, the importation of corn, cattle, oil, soap, and a few other articles duty-free, at An cona and Civita Vecchia, is abolished. On the 30th ult., a society of thirty noblemen gave a grand ball at the Palazzo Poll; General Baraguay d'Hilliers, and General Fernando Cordova, and several French and Spanish officers were present. GREECE. We have received Athens journals to the 28th ult. The Observateur d'Athenes contains an account of the sittings of the Greek Parliament of the 19th and 20th tilt. In the sittings of the 19th of the Chamber of Deputies, M. LONDOS, Minister of Foreign Affairs, gave some explanation on the dispute pending be tween the Governments of Great Britain and Greece. The following are the most remarkable passages of his speech : " Permit me, gentlemen, to limit my explanation to those points which cannot, by being rendered public, en danger the situation, or my personal responsibility. When the representatives of her Britsnnio Majesty, and the admiral in the command of the fleet of the Medi teraneai, required of me the immediate fulfilment of the demands addressed by them to the Greek Government, they called upon the latter to declare within twenty-four hours, whether it wotild or not comply within twenty four hours. My answer was an expression of the sentiments of respect and gratitude which the Greek Government professes for Great Britain. On the other hand, those gentlemen assured me that the British Cabinet was desirous of maintaining amicable relations with Greece, adding, however, that the question did net now boar upon the foundation of the demands, but upon their execution. I was then obliged to explain to the Hon. Representative of Great Britain the difficult position in which the Greek Government was at present found, and my inability to answer on the spot such important questions that inte rested the honour of the nation and the throne, no less than the respect due by Greece to a friendly power like England. As the Minister of her Britannic Maj es ty persisted in his demands, I thought it my duty to lay these facts before his Majesty the King, and to ask his pleasure. I then submitted the .question to the Minis terial Council, having previously convoked a mooting of the most eminent lawyers of Greece, the Presidents of the Courts of Appeal and Caseation, the Professors of the University, MM. P. Argyropoulos, S. Pillicas, P. Paparigopoulos, and M. Privilegios, and submitted to their examination the points on which the demands were founded. The opinion of these enlightened men was that the Greek Government had right on its aide." M. LONDOS then examined each of the six demands made by the British Government, already known to our readers. With respect to the hoisting of the lonian colours at Patras, he observed that the circum stances of having arrested an individual guilty of that act, and known to be a bad character, could not be construed into an intention on the part of the Greek Government to insult great Britain. As to the in demnity to M. Pacirico, the outrages committed against him had been repressed by the Greek Govern ment, and he himself recommended to submit his claims to a court of justice. M. Pacirico had pre ferred invoking the aid of the British Government, and demanded an indemnity of 870,000 drachms, while it was certain he had never possessed so con siderable a fortune in Greece. The fourth demand relating to Mr. FINLEY'S claims bad no founda tion whatever in right, as the Greek Govern ment had long before settled the matter amicably. With respect to the pillage of some lonian vessels by persons wearing the insignia of the Royal Army, the Greek Government could not be held responsible for outrages committed by disguised malefactors. The sixth question relating to the cession of the two isles of fiapienza and Elaphonisi (Cervi) had not been ca tegorically insisted upon by the British Minister, who had referred to a note of Sir E. LYONS, dated Dec. 18, 1848. The Greek Cabinet, having studied all the facts and documents relating to the question, had sent an answer to the British Minister, showing clearly the right of Greece to those islands, but, up to that moment, he had received no reply to it. M. LONDO3 then informed the Chamber, that under the present perplexing circumstances, the Government had determined to follow a middle course, and begged the members to treat the British Government in their speeches with the re spect and gratitude due to a p ower that had h i therto been so friendly to Greece. After this speech, M. PALA MIDIS rose to express his approbation of the course followed by Government. 111. DIMITRAILA• RAE.O3 followed on the same side, but was so violent against England that the President felt it his duty to call him to order. The Chamber then adjourned. In the sitting of the same day, of the Senate, M. LONDO3 repeated the statements he had Deputie s . M. TRICOUPIS made to the Chamber of declared himself perfectly satisfied with the explana tions given, and with the course the Government had pursued in this instance. His speech was re ceived with unanimous applause, and the Senate se parated. In the sitting of the Deputies of the sub sequent day. The Minister of Foreign Affairs communicated to the Chamber the most recent cor respondence which had taken place between the Greek Government and the Ministers of France and Russia, as also the latest notes exchanged with the British Minister. He then informed the Chamber of the measures taken by the British Admiral, with which fthe 20th, the same of England. In the public is already acquainted. H e concluded by recommending the Deputies again t o use the greatest moderation tt i ing nth o e f ir tlhaengsueangaetei, o In spe a king communications were made by the Government. The Osservatore 7'riestino, of the 4th, says that the British Consul at Athens, Mr. Green, has issued a notice, addressed to his fellow - countrym en , recom mending them to go on board the British squadron if they felt any uneasiness concerning theirsafety. In a circular them to British his colleagues, Government has directed Mr. Green in forms that no *reek vessels shall be allowed to leave the ports of Greece, excepting those which have bee n prev i ous l y chartered by foreign merchants. These m easures are not applicable to f o reign ships. This state o f thi ngs is, it is announced, to be maintained till the Greek Go vernment shall hare paid the required indemnity. Three military chi e f s h ave been named to maintain tranquillity in different parts of the territory of Greece. The representatives of Austria and Russia have placed the vessels of their nations at the disposal of the Greek Government, in order to maintain com munications by sea. The Russian corvette Calypso has taken General ZAVELLAS to Nauplia, and the Aus trian ste amer M ar i anna G enera l MAMARIs and the Nomarque (Prefect) MONASTIROTTI to Stills. Gene ral GARDILIOTTI has been named Commandant of the Greek forces in Attica and Bceotia, and his office of Marshal of the Household has been temporarily en trusted to General NOTARAS. FACT FON SUPERNATURALISTS.---Mr. Kerr, of Bluety's Mill, near Yetholm, is a happy man. He ha s two poachers in his service whom the game laws cannot touch. His dog and cat go a-fishing in the Bowmont— sometimes together, mor e than separately—and, without net, or rod, or line, bring fine fish to the bank. The dog, who owns a Newfoundland mother, and is affiliated upon one of Lord Ossulston's stag-hounds at Chilling ham Castle, was obsoried some months ago, fur the first time, to look intently upon the river, and then make a sudden spring into the middle of the stream—whence, to the " envy and admiration" of the beholders, he re turned with a fine salmon. lie has since been seen re peatedly performing the same feat. Mr. Kerr's cat, tot:, has been found to possess the like accomplishment. She dashes he a df oremast into the mill stream, trans fi xes t h e poor trout w i t h h er claws—and reappsars w i t h h er tro phies. Cat an d d og are often seen gambolling together on the bank s o f t h e river, pursuing t h e i r s p ort; b u t whether the d og taught the secret to t h e ca t, or th e cat to the dog, they have the discretion to keep to them selves.—Gateshead Observer. PENTYRCH —A. correspondent informs us that at Pentyrch Works, Dickson and Budd's process of smelting iron has been introducel. Not the slightest accident attended the change of process—a circum stance which may be attributed to tho caution exercised by Mr. Broad and others. It is thought that a saving in the article of fuel alone, to the extent of 100 tons a week, will be the result of this introduction; and also that the iron will be much superior its quantity (from a siren smooth 1): ore) %IA quality,—,/fiferthur gliardian, FEBRUARY 14, 1850 MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. There was a dull and heavy market fur Cotton at Liverpool yesterday, and prices of all kinds were about -( 1 . per lb. lower. The tales were estimated at 3,000 bales, all to the trade, and cumprifed 2,500 American, 150 Pernam and Maranham at 61d. to 7d., 100 Egyptian at 7id. to Bid., 300 Surat at 4.1. to 41., and 100 Sea Island at Is. Id. to Is. lid, per lb.—Railway Shar e s were heavy, and prices ha oi further declined. The private and joint stock bank circulation returns for the four weeks to the 26th January last, give the average weekly circulation at 6,365,8711, being an in creafe of 145,591/. on the private banks compared with the previous month, and of 79,3671. on the joint stock banks. Compared with this time last year, the increase is 85,3181. The amount of dividend!, 3ce., due and not demanded, is always considerable at the Bank of England, and even the measure adopted of publishing a list of the names against which sums unclaimed can be put, does not prevent a gradual accumulation. It is true that many claimants periodically come forward, but other annuitants die, or from negleit or design suffer their interest to accumulate until it becomes forgotten. On the sth April, 1849, the dividends due and not demanded made up the sum of 1,098,045/. 4e. 11d., bat under the Acts 31, 48, and 56 of George 111. the Bank advar..A thereof to Govern. ment 947,2071. 165., leaving the sum of 150,8371. Bs. 11d. in the hands of the Bank. I❑ the July and the October quarters the amounts were reduced, and left only a ba lance of 100,0001. ; but o❑ the sth January, 1850, the dividends due and not demanded amounted to 1,101,3421. 55. 7d., and the balance in the Bank of England was 164,651/. 16s. 11d. The appearance of the Colonial Produce Markets is again extremely heavy, but indigo has a fair sale at the auctions. The continental mails have arrived in due course. At Amsterdam, on the 12th inst., Dutch Stock was quiet, the Two-and-a-Half per Cents. being 55 13-16; Spanish Three per Cents. were 29 11-16; Mexican, Venezuela, and Peruvian were in request. The Frankfort quota• Lion on the 11th inst. was 84 for the Metallic., and 29k fur Spanish Threes. At Vienna, on the Bth inst., Austrian Bonds were 95k. The settlement of the sFeculative Consol account has been rendered more difficult hero this morning by the delivery of rather a considerable quantity of stock, and the intelligence of the proceedings of the British squad ron at the Greek isles. If any course more than another, however, is calculated to hasten the denouement and bring about a settlement of the whole affair, it is one combining vigour and inflexibility, after conciliation and negotiation have proved so unavailing. Our determined attitude will scare away the Northern intriguer, while it will increase the desire of the French to bring about a satisfactory arrangement. Consols have been 941 for Transfer, and since 94k. For March 13, the now Account day, they realised 95k at the opening, being now 94i.: The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been quoted 97i to and the Three per Cents. 95k to 94k. Bank Stock has been 206 k. Exchequer-bills are down to 565. and 545.; and India Bonds to 85s. premium. In the Foreign Market there is some flatness, the ar rangement of the half-monthly account interfering with other business. Spanish Three per Cents. have been 36k, Portuguese Four per Cents. 34i, and Brazilian Small 89. Buenos Ayres has been GO to 61. Equador are a shade better, viz., 3i to 4. Grenada have been at 18. Peruvian Four per Cent. Bonds are 82 to -I, and the DE ferred 37. Mexican Stock has teen depressed to 29k the public being Bulls. Russian Scrip is again down to 1k k premium. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been marked 55k. Railway Shares have been at lower rates, and the intimation that the North-Western directors will recom mend a dividend of only 5 per cent, has caused a partial reaction. North-Western have dropped 2to 3, Great Western about 2, North Stafford and South-Eastern Brighton, on the contrary, are supported; South- Western are rather butter, Midland without alter a ti on , and the York lines fi rm. Foreign are dull. ONE CLPSI 0 PrtlCEs OF IsRITISII FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES.: Bank Stock 206% 206% 3 per Cent. Reduced Arms 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities........ 94%% % 94 5 i 3 per Cent. Annuities,l726 94 94 New 3 , 4 per Cent. Anns .. ... Long Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o -16 8 9-16 India Stock India Bonds, 1,0001 — Ditto under 1,000/.. ....... 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 ... Console for Account, March 13.. 95 94 3 4 95% 94% 94 r,xchequer Bills. I%d. & 2U 1,0001. June 56 54 p 5001. June ........... 56 54 p Small. June PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. p 54 p 57 p OLOSII , ?RICER. UNE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds — Ditto, Small i ißuenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 6O 60 Ditto, Account . 6l 59% Danish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent. Ditto 5 Der Cent. Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1% per Cent lB 18 adexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons— _ Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons .. Ditto. Account Ditto, Small Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent Ditto. Account Ditto Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Russian Bonds .. •... 109 Ditto Scrip ......... 1% 3 / 4 % p 134 p Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 lB% 18% Ditto, Passive —3% Ditto. 3 per Cent Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 4 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 65 1 4 55 1 4 Ditto, 4 oar Cent. Certificate? B7 86% 86 1 4 PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING ~ AILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Caledonian Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10 Eastern Comities... ..... 20 ...... 7;4%... .... ... 7% Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent., No.l 61.135. 4d.... p Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... % p Do. North. & Eastern, 6 per Cent. Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 East Lincolnshire ...... 25 Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... -.... — .Treat Northern Do., 14 1 B 6 per Cent... 7 1 h Do., 5 per Cent. Pref...12 1 / 2 Great Western 100 Ditto, % Shares Ditto, Fifths ..... Ditto, New 171........ 15 ... Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... 50%.... ........ Lancashire& Yorkshire 100 ..... Do. (W. Riding Union) 10 ....• 3 %... . London, Brighton, and South Coast... .....100 ...... 80 80 1 ,4 London and N Western 100 llO 109 111 109% Ditto, New Quarters.. 12 Ditto, Fifth: 13% Do. 10/. (M. & B.) C 1 ...... 2 1:!: t 2 ..... ... 2 London &S.Western lOO .. ... 68 Do., New Preference. 5 Winchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...100 Do. New 101. Pref lO ...... 7% Midland .. ..1(0 ... 43% 43 Do. Consol. Bristol and Do., do., 501. Shares 30 ... .. 6 Norfolk ...... 100 'North British ........... 25 ..... 11 .. North Staffordshire ... 17% 6%%... ....... .. 6% Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Shrewsbury and Birra... 12% ' Ditto ditto, Class B. 8 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) lB •••• ••• ••••• Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 10 South Eastern Do., Registered No. 4 10 York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... ......-... 25 Do. Newcastle Eaten. 20 Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 ..... . York and North Midland 50 ...... 19%34 % 20 Otte Preference ...... 10 FOREIGN RAIL WA Ya. East Indian 3% 4 3% 37i Luxembourg - Ditto - Namur and Liege ...... 20 ... Northern of France...... 16 Sambre and Meuse 20 MINES. General JOINT STOCK BANKS. London & Westminster. 20 ...... 25% 25% LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LormoN, FEB. 14.—Wind at noon S.S.W., light brow and dull hazy weather, with rain. DEAL, FEB. 13.—Wind N.W. to N.N.W.—Arrd. from the River and sailed, Fairy Queen, New Zealand ; Rio Packet, Oporto and Sydney, New South Wales ; Rachel, Bombay. Sid. the whole of the outward bound. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 13.—Wind N., fresh breeze.— Arrd. Jupiter, ,Bailey, S. Domingo ; Magaleofar, Umbasco, llavannah; Leontine, Artie; New Orleans ; Europe, M‘Donnel, Philadelphia, and not the Phila. delphia from New York, as supposed ; ICenturian, Rieker, New York. Sld. Merzapore, Calcutta ; Li u & dersfield, Africa ; Gem, San Francisco ; Ar e th usa, Acapulco; Malcolm, Rio Janeiro; Mahaica, Demerara ; Lancaster, Demerara;; Regalia, Trinidad; Rhein Balti. more ; Robert Barton, Philadelphia ; James Wright, New York. The Ann Falcon and Lady Mona, from hence, and the I'wtrel Packet, from Falmouth, were all placed in quarantine on their arrival at Rio Janeiro. Off Port, Contractor. DARTMOUTH, FEB. 13. AntOhinfis from Ibrael, put in here yesterday, very leaky and cargo dam age d Ecc. The Maria. Surinam to A mster d am, has put in with damage and under jury masts. HULL, FEB. 13.—The Swallow of Londe]) Sunderland to Colchester, sprang a l ea k , 11 t h i nst., off 7Dunlington, and was abandoned. STRANGFORD, FEE. 9.—she Nimble t , f Portaferry, Glasgow to Dublin, tack fire, and was scuttled after being burnt down. A part of cargo expected to be PENZANCE, FEB. 13.—The Quebec, Swansea to Genoa, which put into the roads 7th Fob., with damage, whilst heing towed up by the Guerilla pilot cutter, today got in contact with her; the latter received considerable cis mage and sank. COULSERSAY, ISLAY, FEB. 11.—It blew a severe gale fro to the N.W., 9th Feb., during which the Edward At dd, of Irvene, from the Clyde to Londonderry, drove on shore in Lochindane, and must discharge to get off. IEAU)L& RIB , FEB. 13.—The Dritannia has been got tr b . g;im rich damage t 9 rudder, NW it 99/, &c, MARKET NE WS.-(THIS DAY) NEWGILTM AND LEADENBALL. These markets ware a very inactive state today, and prices were with difiicu!ty supported. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8d; Veal, 3s to 49; and Pork, 31 to 43 per Slbr, by the carcase. MEAT MARKETS. SOUTIILLL, FEI3. 13.—Our market to-day was but moderately supplied with each kind of stock. Sheep moved off stcaly at full prices. Otherwise the demand was in a very sluggish state. Beef from 3s to 4s; Mut ton, 3s 2d to 4i 2d; Vert, 38 2d to 3s 8d; and Pork, 3s to 3s 8d per Sibs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, FEB. 13.—The general demand was tole rably steady, at fully last week's quotations. Boef, from 2s 10d to 4s Od; Mutton, 3s:to 4s 4d; Veal 3s to 35 8d; and Pork, 31 to 3s 8,1 per Blbs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 255; Quarter-old Store Pigs 16s to 21s; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, 141 to 181 each. ILkitsmax, FEB. 13.—Although the supply of stock was comparatively small, the trade ruled inactive, at our quotations. Beef, from 3s 2,1 to 4s; Alutton,'3s 4d to 4s 43; Veal, 3s 4d to 3s 8d; and Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 8d per Sibs. ARUNDEL, FEB. 12.—The ger eral demanl was flit. Prices, however, were well supported. Beef from 3,:2d to 45 2d; Mutton, 3s Gi to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 6d; and Pork, 3s to 35 8d per 81bs. CHICHESTER, FE e. 13.—Prime Beasts and Sheep sold steadily, at full prices. In other kinds of stock, very little was doing. Beef from 3s 2d to 4s ad; Mutton, 3s Gd to 46 4d; Veal, 3s 4cl to 3s 8d; and Pork, 3s 6il to 3s 10d per Sibs. Sucking Calves, 1$ to 265; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 166 to 21s; and Mikh Cows, with their small Calf, 14/ to 181 each. HAY SMITHFIELD.--Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31108; Clover ditto, 81 Os to 41 103 ; and Straw, 11 15 to 1/ 8a per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off heavily, at barely stationary pricer. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 8s to 31125; Clover ditto, 3/ Os to 4/ 7a ; and Straw, 1/ 2s to 1/ 9s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. WHITECHAPEL. Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 3/ 103 ; Clover ditto, 3/ Os to 4l 103; and Straw, 1/ ls to 118 s per load. Trade dull, at barely late rates. CORN AVERAGES. No arerages of grain have been issued by the Board of Trade to-day. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.) The House sat to-day for the first time this session to hear Scotch appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Crewe, and the now Bishop of Nor wich. TUE DUKE OF HAMILTON AND BRANDON V. THE MA SIBTRATEs ♦ND TOWN COUNCIL 07 THE BURGH 07 HAMILTON. The case came before their Lordships upon appeal from the decision of the second devision of the Court of Session of Scotland, upon the case remitted to them by the House of Lords in 1848. The principal question at issue in the cue related to the right of his Grace the Duke of Hamilton and certain other heritors of the parish of Hamilton to obtain by means of a possessory action before the sheriff a new division of the area of the church of Hamilton, whereby tho accommodation enjoyed by the respondents in their corporate capacity for upwards of a century was proposed to be altogether changed in its extent, although no new church had been erected, but the old one merely repaired and enlarged. In the first instance, the Court of Session decided in favour of the magistrates and town-council of Hamilton, and the House of Lords, upon appeal from that decision, remitted the case back to the Court of Session, which again came to the same conclusion, and from that decision the Duke of Hamilton appealed to this House. Mr. Bethel!, ➢ir. Stuart Wortley, and Mr. M‘Neil were for the noble appellant, and Mr. Bolt and Mr. Anderson supported the judgment of the Court below. The case ap - posis likely to occupy the whole day. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The Muter of the Rolls did not sit in his Court in the Roll's-yard, Chancery-lane, to-day, in consequence of having to attend the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) The Vice-Chancellor of England, the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, and the Vice-Chancellor Wigram sat in their Courts in Lincoln's Inn to-day; but nothing of the slightest interest came before them during the morning. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Westminster, before Mr. Jus tice ERLE and a Special Jury.) DIUBNEY I'. PHIPPS. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, an attor ney, to recover 4301., the amount of a bill of costs, from the defendant, a member of the provisional committee of the Northampton, Lincoln, and Hull Railway Com pany, a scheme set on foot in the year 1845, but which eventually failed. The services performed by the plain tiff, in respect of which the action was brought, consisted principally in the service of the ordinary notices upon landowners residing along the projected line of railway, with a view to promoting a Bill before Parliament to authorise the construction of the works. On behalf of the defendant it was contended, that there was ncthing to make him responsible, inasmuch as it had been already decided that the mare circum stance of a person being a member of a provisional com mittee was not of itself sufficient to render him liable fir any debts incurred on behalf of the company over which that provisional committee presided. On the other hand, evidence was given on the part of the plaintiff to show that the bill had been handed to the defendant personally, who, in reply, stated that al though he thought many of the charges were ezeessive, still it was not the intention of the railway company to contest it. In addition to this, it was proved also for the plaintiff that the recognised attorney of the r a il way eompany had written to the plaintiff offering hi m 1 001. in full settlement of his claim. _ Mr. Justice ERLE summed up the case. The jury gave a yerdict for the plaintiff Cr the full sum claimed, subject to the decision ci the ➢caster, to whom the bill was referred for taxation. Sir F. Thesiger, Mr. Whitehurst, and Mr. Haye s were counsel for the plaintiff ; and the defendant was repre sented by Mr. Hurefrey and Mr. Mellor. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Westminster, before the LORD CRIMP BARON and a Special Jury.) DIGGLE V. LONDON AND I3LA.CKWALL RAILWAY COMPANY. This action was brought by the plaintiff, who is a contractor for public works, against the London and Blackwell Railway Company, to recover from them thi sum of 1,7001., for works executed by him upon the line. Sir Frederick Thosiger, Mr. Knowles, and Mr. Rather ton appeared for tho plaintiff; and the Attorney-Gene ral for the defendant.. From the statement of Sir F. TIIESIGER, who opened the case, it appeared that in the month of August, 1848, the Blackwell Railway Company were desirous of chaug. ing their line, with its stationary engine, ropes, and pul lies, into a line for locomotive engines, and accordingly issued an advertisement to the public for tenders for the execution of the necessary works. On the 19th of Oc tober, after seeing the specifications, the plaintiff sent in a tender in the following terms :—" I hereby propose to execute the relaying of the permanent way agree ably to the specifications, as sot forth at the office of Mr. Locke, the engineer of the company, in John street, Adelphi, for the sum of 1,4361. 19s. No notice was taken of this until the 28th of September, whet he was requested to attend a meeting of the directors on the 3d of October, and on app ear i ng b e f ore t h em on that day h e was informed that his tender was accepted. He complained that he would have to incur consider able expense in collecting his plant and his labourers to gether in consequence of the length of time which bad elapsed before his tender was accepted, and he estimated this additional expense at 901., which sum the directors agreed to give him, provided it should be thought fair and reasonable by their engineer. A contract was drawn out by the company's solicitor, and sent on the 4th October for his acceptance, detailing the terms upon which the work was to be performed, but it appeared to him to be so objectionable that he refused to sign it, and a series of communications passed between the parties on the subject of the contract. In the meantime, how ever, the works were commenced, via., on the llth of October, and were continued night and day for a period of three or four weeks, but considerable interruption took place in consequence of the company having contracted with other parties for bridges and arches over whom the plain tiff had no control, and he could not get possession of those portions of the line on which they wore engaged. On the 28th of November, the contract being still unex ecuted, the company served a notice upon the plaintiff expressly forbidding him to interfere with any works on the railway, as he had refused to comply with their sti pulations, and they took upon themselves the completion of the line by means of the plaintifrs workmen, whose services they secured. The company alleged that as the plaintiff had refused to execute the contract they were entitled to dismiss him without any compensation for the work and labour dono, and consequently the present actionwai instituted to recover the:amount claimed. The ATTORNEY-GENF:RAL, at the conclusion of the above opening, submitted that the plaintiff ought to be nonsuited, first on the ground that the action could not be maintained as the contract was not under the common seal of the company, the company being a corporation; also on the ground that the action being for a breach of an alleged contract, it could not be brought as an action on the case and not for work and labour done. The CHIEF•BARON, however, overuled these objections, being of opinion that the action was maintainable, not withstanding the contract was not sealed. A verdict was ultimately taken by agreement for the plaintiff fur the full amount, subject to a reference, and to an application to the Court below, for its opinion upon the objections taken by the Learned Attorney-General. COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.) 'Sittings in Banco after Term, before J us ti ces M AULE CnESSWELL, WILLIAMS, and TALFOURD.) HIGHO V. BURGE. This was a case of contract, in which a rule f)r a new trial had been moved on the ground of misdirection on the tart of the Learned Judge who originally tried the case, and that the verdict was contrary to evidence. Their Lordships disallowed both these objections, and the rule was discharged. There was another case arising out of this, Moss v. Burge, in which the rule was also discharged. The other cases disposed of presented no feature of general interest. A. Freehold Land Society was formed in Bath on Monday ; the names of members were enrolled, and up. Trardil vf 09 rbares have §lrescly hoes Wail. ' SURREY COUNTY COURT! (THIS DAY.) (Before G. CLITE, Esq.) This action was brought by IMPORTANT TO WITNESSES.—SPRINGER V. TURNER•D to recover )he sum of 31. 10s. from the defendant fo r eight days loss of time in attending the last Surrey to Sl y sizes, being subponed by defendant's attorney evidence on his behalf. • tn. The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted, the plaintiff, a tradesmS asmuch as his attorney subpcened him without his san e. fion, and that he ought to pay. Mr. BINNS, who attended for the plaintiff, informed his Honour that the present case was one of vast 11!1: portance, and w as the first that bad ever been under the notice of a judge in the County Court. 1 !_ 1 " client was subpcened in August last to give evidence the defendant (plaintiff in an action), and received et! the time a sovereign for conduct lie a 11101113 • the tended at Croydon and remained eight defy IN ' ' for termination of the cause he demanded 3 • 101. his loss of time. The attorney referred b 1,71 to the plaintiff and the latter to the former, but he cobs not get satisfaction Acorn one or the other. W be° t h e client was subpeened, he asked the attorney brouAr.s. a bout 11 payment for his attendance, when ho was told it Ivo a s right, and ho should be paid. He (Sir. Binn , ) "' p a d perfectly satisfied that as his client had Ix en subPa iNr on the defendant's behalf, he was liable to pay bi°3 his loss of time. The defendant contended that he was not liable. ' PI attorney was th e p arty; an d t h e J u d ges i n the SuP eri° Courts had ruled such to be the fact. lig His HoNoun as k e d hi m whether he k new the plei, e ; ed was subpceneci as his witnes s ? Th e d e fendant reP" not till situ he came to Croydon. ed His HONOU R sa id th at as the pla i nt iff w as subpcerl,.. on his behalf as a witness, he was justly ent itled to 7 paid, and h e was t h e only party he cou ld look t o ' lie should ther e f ore giro judgment for the p laint tl with costs. BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY'S A gentlemanly-attired man, named Robert ThomPro a r was charged with the following assault:— Pe . John Smitb, foreman to Mrs. Heeley, of No. 4, , t ot dell street, Eu s t on - square , state d that a b ou t ha ll- P to ten o'clock last night, he was on the point of retiringv, rest, when he h ear d a k noc k at the door, and upon ge l I' out into the are a h e saw a man, who as ked if his tni 6tr t i be was in. He replied that she was not, but still, at, or , request of the party, he went up to the street -a° ;11 There he found th e p r i soner who had a ca b sta nding ! ri the street, with a l a dy, an d t h e prisoner sa id t he I 11 0 the cab wished to leave a message for his mistreat'. 000 told him that his mi s t ress was not within, and thereurnd the prisoner made use o f some abusive lang uege'asne then violently struck a t hi m . N o sooner h a d be ° t he so than he returned to the cab, and told oa t cabman to drive off. 'Witness, however, re n to and seized th e h orse ' s h ea d , intendin g , ed, detain the cab u n til a po li ce - o ffi cer ccu ld b e 01 :" 8- when the prisoner jumped out of ihe cab and tookatestop heels. Ho pur sue d hi m , sett i ng up a cry °Loop, thief," and the pri soner b e i ng stopped by was forthwith carri e d awa y t o t h e station-heuse• ;00 , The prisoner in hi s d e f ence gave a di ff eren t yers:, in the affair. Ile admitt e d th at h e went to t h e beufw u se cab, accompanied by a lady named Hale, W b °,treso anxious to leave a message for Mrs. Heeley, the In'. ths of the complainant, but complainant refused to les i l l e d message upon seeing who Mrs. Hale was, and apP t 030 filthy expression to her. He was so exasperatec l u e v id, that he struck him slightly with the back of his P A witness named Fisher, who said he Was cos — n a man out of place, was ca ll e d to prove this. He bliPPettert to be passing the house at the moment the cab drevedoor, and was re quested by th e pr i soner to knoc k a t the m t he which ho did, an d w h en t h e complainant came fill door he stepped down to the cab, and addressed S epithet to the lady. t of Mr. HALL said he did not b e li eve the staterael 3 the prisoner, and fined him 51., or 14 day's' ill* son men t. The fine was paid. in , the Mrs. Heeley then applied for a warrant sgs„,`"" t e female who was with the lait defendant when he :ot mitted the assault on her servant. She said this w : s ": the first time the female, whom she knew notb37 o f, hal annoyed her, for in September she brough t ° b r men with her and effected a forcible entrance 10 “ ) house; while on Saturday last, she came and chaltesg.,er the applicant out to fi ght. She as then gives in to e h ' ''. tody, but as applicant was too ill to appear sg . sin st bad she she was liberated. Last night she came spin , o , s „ to already been explained, an d i n or d er to put s 1 100 this system of anno y ance, app li cant was anx ious to her before his worship on a peace warrant. „ coo' Mr. HALL observed that this was very Woe - t o duct, and asked the applicant if she was quite or she did not know the female /—Mrs. Heeley " IP° tive she did not. tilt/ of Mr. H ' .r. _ALL—But surely no person would be gu l such violence without some cause. t 10 6 Mrs. Heeley reluctantly admitted that the fe c ', bo she had once kno wn a M r . H utton, an d ho 70100 instigated this female to annoy her. Alr• he seemed to desire th a t thi s f ema l e s h ou ld g ive thrashing. Mr. HALL said there appe a r e d t o be some WY so , about the matter, but he would grant a worr ent ,l ette r perhaps, at the n ex t h ear i ng the affair would be explained. MAR DAY _LBRCY-STR EET— ATTEMPTING TO PI CK P OCKET , AT TI .14:41" was (THIS r ; so . ° THEATRE. —John R yan, one if the "ore /11° '• charged with a t tempt i ng to pick a lady' , poc ket 1 11 pit of the Princess's Theatre. if-p 0 Bayley, A 170, stated that last night, about -a t re, when he heard some nine, he was on duty in the pie of the above the!. ott turning round to see the cause he saw the prisoner in ! fli , act of running out of the house. Witness pursued 111 _, calling out " Stop thief 1" some distance dolic Oxford-strect„ where he overtook him and br °ll s t e o glass smash at the pit door, ane, bt , him het.:k to the theatre, when a lady e itiog up a! d charged the prisoner with P LI " 5 1)• his hand into hoc pocket, and attempting !° ere strut her purse. Th e p r i soner , on hearing ans",:ted tended to ory, an d f a lli ng d own on his knees prole °tA his innocence of th e c h arge. an d begged of her 11 ",, r - give him int o cus t o d y . T he lady then refused toribo notorious C p e r e i s d o s a u n r y t o fu be rth a in the ercase,lii bute cwointniveysse,d khniolawitas, station. Police -constable I faghes prove d that the prise p ill r convicted at this court a twelvemonth ago for a offence. The prison er , w h o protested hie IMIOC•11 - co r's s witted for two months. GENTLEMANLY AMUSEMENT. Mr Alf td 23tYg was gentleman r es idi ng at 33 B . 11 , uc ing dIU brought before Mr. liardwiek charged e ith being and creating a di stur b ance in Regent-circus. t ale 15 , 3 It appeared, from the evidence of police. c° llll o , deal D, that about three o'clock this morning ho "s at - in Regent-street, when he heard a disturbance" 10A coffee -stall in the Circus. On going to the sP° t he car ( the defendant amusing himself with knocking , 1 " 0 1) and saucers off the table with his stick, and o bit ,g at more than fifty persons gathered round him, Il t i l _g ie d clr a his strange antics. Witness dispersed the mob, sired the defendant to go about his business, yv i n ter' refused to do, and dared any b- policeman 11.ted in fere with hi m . A s h e was very drunk, and Pert'dy. creating a disturbance, witness took him into oxen; sea. The accused, in r e ply t o th e c h arge , said , he con; in the Scot c h St ores h av i ng some w i ne, when half, stable came in and called for some " half and re cd which he (defendant), after some COUTerSiltiOnrfsiber 6ti for. Ile th en wen t to t h e coffee-stall, a nd being .to in liquor, he agreed to give the stall-keeper s tick' allow him to have a shy at the crockery with ."'"i br' While he was doin g this the constable came ups 3 , - ; ,g , cause he (defend ant ) wou ld not give h i m mo ue,' him in charge. c°ll. The waiter at the Scotch St ores d en i e d that t d he beeo stable was i n th e h ouse at all last night; if he 1311 there he must h ave rem him. It °iv Mr. llAnnwrcdefendantmade a vi s or a. saidhad or founded assertion, and fined him twenty shilliegh default to be committed for fourteen days. The fine was paid. S6l A FATAL RUNNIN G M ATCH IN ST. ( W es t' PARL.—Yesterday Mr. Bedford, the Coroner fo r , o ung minster, received information of the death of 11 ,„/ 00 30 man, named Thomas Lacey, aged 21 years, er vo ese to a grocer, who died whilst running in St 'fle feri Park. On Tuesday night last, between ten sol e o tbe j .l . o'clock, the deceased, accompanied by severg,ooo if young men, went to St. James's Park, for the Ptl r rical'" trying his speed at running, as he had backed be o r „ against an acquaintance for a certain distance . 100 4 , '- ceased and his opponent selected the pathonf: fon' ti from the Duke of York's column to the parad e s of the" of Oho Horse Guards. ETh ev di veste d th e mseic : s hont coats, and started at full speed. After ruol3,ltlee t/' 4 300 yards, the dece ase d, w h o was slightly J. t la ins the other, suddenly pl ace d hi s h an d to his side , 1 0 re 4 stantly fell to the ground a corpse. his body , en galt moved to Charing-cross H os pit a l, w here Mr. o ; e ` o z gi sed the house surgeon, gave an opinion that the ease d had died from some affection of the heart. Th e _", e , t - ence, u enjoyed tolerably good health, and before he o P,""'i r ienio running appeared perfectly well. The deceasen's sp a on were perfectly satisfied as to the cause of deatbt, o lding Mr. Bedford hearing this he determined on not an inquest, which he considered quite IIIII1000.:riTatiOn SIR EOZERT PEEL'S HOUSE.--AS sin ofej sof of the present fashion of arrangement' Pr : lo p Cockerell, in hi s l ast l ecture a t the Royal Ac e % tbo 'e gave the plan of a h ouse w hi c h he described as his abode of a stat esman , th most important not . /1 ho use time—in fact, the sav i our o f his country. Tri!r, Sir was Drayton M anor , by th e Professor's Inas ° , reel. Robert Sr n i r k e , and the statesman was Sir llober: from The Professor pointed out the new gallery, leadir!Td t he the entrance corrid or , a nd which might be here6l your crypto-portien s , for exe r c ise in wet weathe r. were not at a t h o b a e e 1 found,s, eo cor,ternporaries of this statesman, painted taste s it And ar,:. artists. Throughout the house the same ortrait I I preciation living merit prevailed, and the 13 or r o pe, Chantrey might be seen hanging next that 1 th is hing m in egbguir'paonrtdrsittint stuff .th jig:jet:lf; showing that the artist passed for somet -scor statesman. The Professor had not been able to 7 , __ Le tar, whether it was in deference to the wish of the priS,.ing, or to a taste of the day, but he could not help:7 sior:ci is that the effect of long vistas had not been. ‘ b t. t so an parts of the plan where it seemed they vronici _ 1 ", 1 Budd' hanced the beauty of the interior.—Architect an d •ust ing Gazette. The St. Pancras Freehold La nd completed their first purchase of la nd, _ a lar go, i Kentish Town , and which will shortly givu so Sy n cti the y_ of m beror number of valuable allotments CO i t; IsteoiY Worm, the 99411tY 71i P '/2 P 587 , 4 27 27 10% 63 15% 12% 7 3 4 50% - 3% 7% 43 -- 1% 2 1 ,4 VA 14 2% I '