The Sun. — London, England, 1851-02-21 00:00:00

lleged object of which was to produce low prices. The public caught at the idea, and lent him a favouring gale. In 1847, that gentle and favouring gale was changed into a roaring tempest, the winds blew, and the waves beat against the sand-founded system. It fell, and great was the fell thereof. The income-tax has been termed a war tax, and the fact of our being at peace is one of the great objections that has been urged against its continuance. This is an ill-founded objection enough; the real and only sufficient excuse for the im position of this objectionable impost is, no matter from what circumstance or combination of circumstances arising, national necessity—the proved impossibility of maintaining national credit, and the national establish ment by any other means. There was little doubt that, in 1848, after the bursting of the Peel Prosperity Bubble, and the occurrence of the Irish Famine, that this necessity bad a bona fide existence. But where is the necessity now ? How is it that now, in 1851, with a progressively increasisig revenue, with general prosperity, and a recurrent and increased surplus revenue, we are again asked, as if it were a matter of course, to consent to the extension of this ob noxious tax for a further period of three years? We are the last people to run a-muck against taxation, or to exhibit what Lord Castlereagh once called an igno rant impatience under its influence; but we do object to being paltered with in this manner, and we have a right to ask whether there is any bond fide inteation of en deavouring to administer the finances of the country in such a manner as to put it in the power of the Chancel lor of the Exchequer really to relieve us of the burden of this particular tax or not? We own that we look with considerable alarm upon the - present mode of administer ing the financial affairs of the country, and we believe it is destroying the basis on which the revenue has hitherto rested. How does the case stand? Sir Charles Wood, since his accession to the office which he now holds, has bad through his hands a sum sufficient, if it had been judiciously nursed, to have enabled him now to dispense with the income-tax. Well, what has he done with this sum? Why, he has allowed it to dribble through his fingers, watering, or rather barely moistening, each dry and gaping interest in such infieitessimal quantities, that theeigh he has himself been drained in the operation, the sprinklings have not been sufficietit to impart freshness or veality to auybo iy. If Perliament acquiesces in the pr-sent Budget, future Finance Ministers will have no spring left at wnich they can fill their pitchers but that of direct taxation. It may be asked of us—Well. what course do you, who pick holes in the Chancellor's coat, r , Com nr'n ,l ? you resuse the income-tax? To this war reply—We would not at the nre , ent moment. We would not cre-xte a deficiency. We would give the Chancellor of (11, Exchequer. at any c0.:4, the means of maintaining the public credit But in return we would require an assurance—and by that we du not mean ps - , , znivr merely, but isturaric4 by something done— that eventually the country shall be relieved f rho bur dee of this of - j , caw:able f:.. The Chancellor of the Exceeiner may provide fur this in two ways. He m keep toe surplue in his pockef till it grows it/ u sum suffi clew, to turd np t . ,e. void which the anolidon of the inc:ane• to i woui(t occasion, refusing, fur the present, any remis sion or taxatioß, or he may eventually place himself in a position to disvnse with is by the adoption of the principle of rsisirig, incense by a moderate and well-adjusted scheme of import diries. The latter appears to us the only s:.fm :and sound f , randation on which to build a na tienal finaueial system; but as we have so recently placed bei'ore our faders the grounds on which we have forrne , that opinion, we shsil not at this moment ent;: firth :, , r upon its consideration. The income-tax never low been, and never justly can be, re , .tarded, as an orAinary and pk-rmtment source of revenue. or otherwise th Lu e% an aid iu times of pressuate. In his essay, 't Ds l'IMPo‘," M. Thiara thus speaks of it "Los Anglais," 353: ; 3 M. Thiers, "us.. l'ianpluienc,l none' la designation d' incoine-tax, qu'a titre de supViSrerit, dins les temps diffioiles, en cyan: coin cr uxemptur tong .I,s petits rave- Las. eernme qui dirait une torte de souseription, de rn,.ty'es aux , c!asses aise!s, pour venir secours du t? -mar en a•sresse." COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE NEW .11 OUSE, TAX. TO TEL EDITOR OF THE SUN. San,—*• leeets hrt: euohurn things." and the following true stlA , ..inent will :how you how I shall be affected if th 4: Chancellor of the Exchequer carries hie house•tax iaiotion:—l live in a court where there is but little air, and for the :ight which is shown in at my windows, I have, in fifteen years, paid 150/. window duty. Through living in my old house, I shall have toipay 81 per cent. more than those who live in a new one as the same rout, or 10 per cent. more than my neighbour who is a sh ,, pke.vpar. There is also another evil—l shall have to pay, as at present, for my workshop, which forms part of my dwelling. I believ,; such a measure was never be fore proposed, sal that thousands like myself feel indig nant at the injustice.—l am, Sir, &c.. J. AKED, Bookbinder. 1, Peisgravt-place, Strand, Feb. 20, 1851. SlR,—Will you be kind enough to allow ma to call public attention, through the medium of your powerful journal, to the following injustice connected with the new arrangement of the window duty? Fur the home I live in I pay rent 401., and window tsx about 6/. per annum. Directly opposite my house there are seven new ones, nearly fit for occupation; they are to bo let at 401. a year each; therefore, accord ing to the Budget, each ot a these houses will pay 40s. per a , ,aum house-tax, while I shall have to pay 41., via., two thirds of the present window-tax. Will the Chancellor of the Exchequer be good enough to point oat the consistency or justice of this arrange ment ? I am, Sir, &c., 6, Cljdc-torraco, CaLffioni.an-road, 161Ington, Feb. 19. H. LAW. Sxa,—l am quite at a loss for a reason why the Chan cel', ,r of toe Exe'lfquer should want to Li:l old houses so much more he vi , y than new ones. lam an old house, wilt long i . .effire the present win dow-tax was though: of, and, though I cuntain not more windows than neceie , ary, I doubtless have many more than it is agreeable for a man with a moderate income to h- taxed for at anything like the present rate. There is now a black-mail levied on me (120 per cant. on the rent 3.1 !or window-tax alone, and it is proposed to ssddle me in future with two-thirds ,:f the present amount, or nearly 13 per cent of my value. Why should I:have to pay that, and a new huuse only pal 5 per cent.? Pray take up the cudgels for us, and save us from this mitigated iniquity. I am, Sir, your obedient sorvant, THE OLD HOUSE AT HOME. Hackney, Feb. 18. SIR, —Will you allow me to point out one case of the unflir operation of Sir Charles Wood's proposed scheme of a house-tax as a substitute for the obnoxious window duty ? The rent of the house which I occupy is 1051. per an num; the window duty is 151. If Sir C. Wood's scheme should receive the sanction of the House of Commons I am condemned to pay a permanent tax of 101. per an num, being two•thirds of the existing window duty; and this, because my house is an old one. But a fri;:nd who i, about to occupy a house in course of erectioa, and charged with a like rent, will pay only 51. 5.!. per annum for hothe.tax; and this because his house is a new one. Can you explain the principle of this arrangement? I am, Sir, your very obcdient serv , :at, Feb. 12. A CONSTANT READER. ~m—With a vie to (Owes iflustrate the working of Sir c„ es wo,d i's n.)1(11o;13 schema of increased tax a ti on , we beg to lay before yp nits rs:stilt in our own particular case. Our present winnow-tax on the house in which we carry on our business amouu:a to 1/.10. 8d per an num, and the proposed house - tax of ninepence in the pound on two-thirds of the rental will amount to 3/. 15s. It is needless to say that wo aro strongly adverse to a proposal which we feel convinced would raise a con siderable lar4er sum that the existing tax, and, in our own case, considerably more than double our pay ment.----We inclose our card, and remain, Sir, YOUR CONSTAN T SUBSCRIBERS. Aldgate, Feb. 20. Sia,—l live in a house practically my own for life, which is assessed at 211., and for which I pay :6/. 4s. 9d. window duty. On Sir Charles Wood's new sliding scale (:f it become law, unmodified) I shall pay as house-tax 31. 9s. 10d., while my next door neighbour, assessed at 20/, r. pay nothing, and the tenant of a house aboni, to be lrtiit, precisely like mine, will pay 11. ls. a year. What is the equity of this? Why the exemption up to 900 Most exemptions stop at cot tage;. And wiay not charge old houses a shilling in the pound as well as new ones, when two-thirds of their present window-t-.-.z would exceed that rate?—Yours, YORKSHIRE. ~_ Mr, Brat Faired off against Mr. Locke King's Bill for the extension of the franchise with Mr. Pigott. Mr. Rik Currie paired (till ten o'clock) in favour of Mr. Locke King's motion with Mr. Baring. We are who so roqu•st , d to state that the name of the gen tleman Mr, delivers the Descriptive Lecture accompanying i Taarles Marshall's Diorama of the Tour of Europa, nwale. in the flaymarketx.isibli,lti n ing . at her Majesty's Convert Room erro neously stated in our notice of athnedirt Woody, as was i rama. THE GE kAT 1 -, ,, z pi , r .. 4 . ,, 0LET-STREET.—The pre , at Messrs. WiAan's premises, in ro I smoulder throughout ale o ey-strefft, continued to Whooflethoef brigade men night, and, notwithstanding the labour s daybreak men were conti nued without in emission, at alarming. In the the appearance of the flames course of the day 3lessrs. es Was succerededin extricating an iron ch:st, containing an en irmous amount y of men, in perty in bills and other securities. A. large body f d valuable pro to No the employ of Mr. Cubitt, the contractor, are o further pulling down the shattered walls this morning clue is to the origin of the fire has been arrived. at. ANOTHER G&aAr FIBB IN THE CITY. Last night, at a tew minutes before eleven o,clock, another te sive conflagration broke cut in a lar g e wa rehouse, N o. z 8 n- East-cheap. The lower part was occu p ied b y M r. Joseph Prime, a cheese-factor, and the upper part was in the tenare of Mr. John Roberts, wholesale spice merchant. Owing to the combined exertions of all present, the fire by one o'clock this morning, although not wholly extinguished, was so far got under as to allay the fears of the inhabitants as to any further extension. The total damage must reach some thousand pounds. The building is not what is usually termed gutted; but every fl oor from t h e groun d story has been on fire, and the goods therein must have been partially, if not wholly destroyed. THE Pow or STBAM.—The explosive power of stelin is forcibly illustrated in the case of the explosion of the steamer Anglo-Norman, when the boilers of that boat, 30 feet long and about 30 tons weight. w,re hurled to the distance cr. three hnadred feet, and landed on th e Levee. An iron safe was also projected trom the boat in like manner. — Buffalo Advertiser. _ MANCHESTER MARKET, TH IMSDAY.—The business done at Manchester to-Lty et an improved character bout as to price and exteLt. SUN, H ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE 1851. The fol lc , wing outline of the arrangements for the Season is re speetfull) , submitted to the nobility, subscribers, and patrons of the Opera. 1 :l; is presented with the confident hope that the successful exertions .ntade may be considered not unworthy of the forthcoming brilliant season, and of the high reputation and character if her Majesty's. !Theatre. ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE OPERA. Soprani to high merit, who will appear for the first time in England, are— Mdlle. CAROLINE DUPREZ (Of the Italian Opera, Paris); Mdlle. ALAYMO (Of the l)+rgolae Florence, and prineipal Theatres of Rely); and Madame BARBIERE NINI Of the Royal Theatie of Turin. the Pergola, Florence, sad all th e principal Theatres of Italy) ; Mdlle. FELLER, 3ddlle. ZAGNOLT. The fallowing artistes have been re-engaged : Madame SONTAG, Mdlle. PARODI, Madame GIULIANI, Mdlle. IDA BERTRAND, and Madame FIORENTINI ('Who appeared at the close of last season). An eniakonaent has also been made, for a limited number of nights, with Mdlle. ALBONI. Signor GARDONI, Signer.SCOTTI (his first appearance), Mr. SIBS REEVES, and Signor CALZOLARI, Signor COLLETTI, Signor FERRANTI 40f the Italian Opera, Paris, his first appearance), Signor SCAPINI 410 f the Italian Opera, Paris, his first appearance), Signor F. LABLICILE, Signor LORENZO, Signor CASANOYA (Or the Italian Opera, Paris, his first appearance), and Signor LABLACHE. Other arrangements of great interest are in progress. DULEKTOMI. OP THB MUSIC AND CONDUCTOR, BALFE. L seder of the Orchestra ........M. TOLBEQUE. easier of the Ballet • • • • M. NADAUD. faitre de Chant des Chceurs.. • • • Herr GANZ. Cerect care has been used in the selection of the Orchestra. The snot,. of the Choruses will be increased by the addition of several CHORISTERS FROM GERMANY. The best founded hopes are entertained that M. MEYERBEER will superintend the production of a NEW GRAND OPERA, on whictr. the great wrapover is at present engaged. The Opera will comprise some of the most interesting Melodies of THE CAMP DE SILIESIE. An entlr.sely NEW GRAND OPERA, composed by M. THALBERG, the _Libretto by M. Scribe, will shortly be produoed ; and A ICEVir OPERA, by M. AUBER, no.v composing expressly for Mdlle. ALEONI. A POSIMUMOUS WORK of DONIZETTI has likewise been secured. Varlet is , Novelties, in addition to the most admired works of the repertohn , will be produced on a scale of completeness adapted to the brilliant season of 1851. Madame FIORENTINI Will appear at the Opening of the Theatre in Auber's opera of GASTAVUS. Mdlle. CAROLINE DUPREZ Will appear the first week in April. Madame SONTAG Will appear immediately atter Easter. 3ldlle. ALAYMO Will also app. ear immediately after Easter. • ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE BALLET. C kIILO TTA GRIN, AMALIA FERRARIS, Mdlle. MARIE TAGLION Mdlle. PETIT STEPHAN, Mesdllh:s. Tedeschi, Mathilde, Allegrini, their first appearance; 3lesdlles. Rosa, Ausunclon, Julienne, Lamoureux, Lucille, Emilie, and Jena; 1 Pascal es. And Mdlle. CAROLINA ROSATI, M. PAUL TAGLIONF. M. GOSSELIN, M. CHARLES, And a numerous CORPS DE BALLET, Selected from the French, Spanish, Mungarian, Italian, and English Corps de Ballet. The libretto of a NEW GRAND POETICAL BALLET, To• be produced early in the season, has been supplied by M. DE ST. GEORGES. It will include the whole available talent of the ballet; and to give every effect to its production, an engagement has been effected with the greatest dramatic mime of Italy, Mdlle. MONTI. Maitre de Ballet, M. PAUL TAGLIONI. Sousellaltre de Ballet, and Master of the French School of Choregraphy, M. GOSSELIN. Reglaseur de la Dance, and Master of the English School of Choregraphy, M. PETIT. Composers of the Ballet Music,. Signor PUGNI and Mr. E. J. LOVER. Principal Artist to the establishment, Mr. C ILA S. MARSTIALL. The Costume Department by Mr. COOMBES and. Miss BRADLEY, under the direction and superintendence of 3' fine. COPERE. Principal Machinist, Mr. D. SLOM Read of the Property Department, Mr. BR ..ADWELL. Mdlle. FERRARIS Will appear at the opening of Abe theatre in a NE' PT EALLET, com posed expressly for her by M. Paul T: tgliont Mdlle. CARLOTTA GRIST Will appear at the beginning of April in the chara ester of Arte in the new opera of LA TEMPESTA.. Mdile. ROSATI and Mille. MARIE TA JOLIONI will appear immediately after East I3r. Other Arrangements are in Prog Tess. The Subscription will consist of the same nunibou c of nights as last season. The Theatre has been thoroughly renovated, aria artists of great merit are now employed on the decorations. The Season will open early in March with efirst time at this theatre) Auber's opera of GUSTAVUS; in which Madame FIORENTINI. Mdlle. FELL F:R, and Signor CA LZOLARI will appear. An entirely NOW Ballet, by M. Paul Tagliatni, entitled L'ILE DES AMOURS. Principal parts by Mdße. A. FERRARIS. Dlesdlles. Tedeschl, Ausundon, &C., and M. PAUL TAGLIONI. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LA :.!(E. Lessee and Manager, Mr. James An. I arson. THIS EVENING, Will be presented by her Majesty's SC:. vastto THE WONDER ; A Woman keeps a Secret. After which, a new grand Operatic Spectacle, entitled AZ tEL, THE PRODIGAL. Reuben, Mr. Vandenhoff; As ►iel, Mr. J. Ander son ; Amenophts, Mr. Emery ; Bncharis, Mr. Co. spec ; Bathos. Mr. Rafter ; Jephtele, Miss F. Vining ; Nefte, Mrs. Walter Lacy ; Lis., Media. Tictorine Legrain (Premier Sniet do Opc ra de Paris), who has been expressly engaged tbr the occasion, I'3 ad will make her third appearance in England. SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY, INCIDENTS, Esc. ACT I. INTERIOR of REUBEN'S TEN Opening at the Back to the Distant Desert:. —Sunset. Camels of. the Desert. ACT 11. The GREAT SQUARE of MEMPII IS. Sacred Procession of Apis. The Offer !rigs. Lia, and Troop of Almees. Grand Pas de Fascination by Madile. Victor! ne Legrain. VIEW near MEMPIIIS. Interior of the TEMPLE of ISIS.. Orgie. Grand Pas de Peignards by the Coryp tees. The Doom of the Prodigal. ACT 111. TEI T of NEMROUD, the Camel D river. The Dream. The TALE of AZAEL'S BIRTI 1. Appearanee of the Spirit of the Des crt. THEATRE ROYAL, TaAYMARK i.l. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, 01 ,d Brampton. THIS EVENING. Will be performed a new and original Comody, called PRE SENTED AT COURT. Charles the Second, Mr.. Stuart ; Captain Montague, Mr Rowe ; Rochester, Mr. Davenport ; Marquis de Fla mer, Mr. Selby ; Geoffrey, Mr. Buckst,ne ; Anne Franklyn, Miss Reynolds , Miss Middleton, Miss A. Vining. To be followed by a new and original comic dra s na, called GOOD FOR NOTHING. Torn Dibbles, Mr. Buckstone ; Harry Collier, Mr. Howe ; Young Mr. Simpson, Mr. Clark ; Nan, Mrs. Fitzwilliarn. To conclude with the Nautical Drama of BLAC F.-EYED SUSAN. William, Mr. Davenport; Admiral, Mr. Rogers; tain Cresstree, Mr. Parselle ; Gnatbrain, Mr. Buckstone ; Jacob I !wig, Mr. H. Bed Ord ; Susan, Miss A. Vining. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIAI Under the direction of Madame Celt Bite. THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely new grand Drama , n 3 acts, entitled .3ELPHEGOR THE MOUNTEBANK; or, TI le Pride of Birth. Duke de Montbazon, Mr. Hughes ; Count de St. Cyr, Mr. Boyce ; the Chevalier de Rolac, Mr. 0. Smith ; Gallia= ne, surnamed Bel pbeger, Mr. B. Webster; Ajax, alias Mr. Merryn tan, Mr. Wright ; Captain Puiferes, Mr. Worrell ; Madeliene, Made rue Celeste; Nini Flora Aphrodite Stilz, Miss Woolgar. To be followed by a new Extravaganza called L A TARANTULA ; or, the Spider Xing. Characters by Messrs. Wrigh c, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith, Honey, Miss Woolgar, Miss E. Chaplin, M las K. Fitzwilliam, Madams Celeste, &c. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFOR,D-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Keaa and Mr. Keeley. THIS EVENING, Will be performed TIIE WIFE'S SECRET, in which Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean, Mr. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley will appear. After which a new Comic Christmas Pantomime , called ALONZO THE BRAVE AND THE FAIR IMOGENE ; or, Iflarlequin and the Karon all covered with Jewels and Gold. Clown,. Mr. Flesmore ; Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo• ; and Columbine, Miss Carlotta Le Clercq. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Ve* trig, &le Lessee, Mr. Charles 3lathewl.. THIS EVENING, Will be performed A ROMANTIC IDEA. Alter which an entirely new and original Fairy Extravaganza, to be called KING CHARMING ; or, the Blue Bird of Paradise. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, Horncastle, Suter, Bellingham, and Bonner; Madame Vestris, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Ellis, Mrs. C. Horn, Miss fit. George, and Miss Martindale. To conclude with THE RINGDOTES, in which Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews Basil Baker. Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss M. 011Ye1 will appear. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farrell. Great hit of the historical Romance of Sextus the Fifth. THIS EVENING, Will be oerfor tied SEITUS THE FIFTH ; sr, The Broken Vow, To conclude with FRIEND WAGGLES. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Uader the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Extraordinary series of attractive novelties'. THIS EVENING The Grand new Spectacle of KENIL'ii ORTH ; or the Golden Days of the Virgin Queen, with new and costly costrmes. Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes' of the Circle. To conclude with an entirely new and original grand Eques trian Drama, entitled THE HORSE AND THE OASTLER ; er, The Black Legend of Rotberhithe. Box-site° open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. DISMISSAL OP ONE OF HER, MAJESTY'S CHAPLAINS. —A correspondent, who states that he has the most un doubted authority for his information, communicates to us intelligence of the summary dismissal of one of the moat aristocratic of her Majesty's Chaplains in Ordinary. It ap • pears that the Honourable and Reverend Gentleman ad dressed, on two several occasions, letters to her Majesty, protesting in the most solemn terms against the worldliness of the Court, and pointing out the various measures by which, in his opinion, her Majesty and her Royal Consort violated the laws of the Church over which tha Queen is the temporal haad. No direct communication, our correspondent adds, was made to the Honourable and Reverend Gentleman in acknowledgment of these letters of advice, and a consi• derable time passed by without the chaplain hearing whether or not his priestly counsel was to be hereafter followed. He has, however, at length been informed that his services will no longer be required at the Court, and that his name will be struck off the list of her Majesty's Chaplains in Ordinary. The matter has not yet been brought before the public. When generally known, it is fully expected to form the sub ject of terrible remonstrances on the part of :he Puseyite party, of which the dismissed chaplain is one of the leading and most distinguished members.—Advertiser. EXTRAORDINARY MAIL TO INDlA.—Yesterday the largest mail ever sent, rid Southampton to India, was dis patched fr om t h e General Post-office. It consisted ' of no less than 173 b oxes of letters and newspapers; besides which, there were nine bags of letters, and one portman teau. The major part of the dispatch consisted of news papers, the whole of which, by this route, pass free of postage. THE CANTEEEtRT COLONISTS.—The Castle Eden, which sailed from Plymouth in October for Canterbury, New Zealand, having on board Dr. Jackson, the bishop designate of that colony, touched at the Cape of Good M o p e for and after remaining for e distant settlement. Dr. Jackson m fo b r er th l e s ir , r.g:zr.. were in excellent health and anddf(ai r y , w t i t e a was r:etz,cl;:soea the I- 4~ w .~ THE LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NEW STORY OF SCOTTISH LIFE, by the Author of "MARGARET MAITLAND." Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., iu E R K L A N D. By the Author of " Passages in the Life of Mrs. Margaret Maitland of Sunny Side." "A work of extraordinary beauty and p ower."— Weekly News, "The merits of ' 3lerkland' entitle it to rank with those unrivalled works which have conferred enduring honour on the country of the great author, by obtaining the emphatic name of `the Scottish Nye.'ols "—Standard. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all Use Libraries, in 2 vols., post Svo., A NOVEL. 0 0 D. "` The author, we are convinced, is young, otherwise we could hardly see displayed such fresh and enthusiastic sympathy in be half of his heroes and heroines. He is a writer of genius, inspired by a high standard of morality and religion, anot by a laudable love of the purest sort of fame. We gather this front the glowing lan guage in which he expresses his feelings, sentiments, and *plateau on the subjects just mentioned. There are several chapters, is whisk links of the story are dropped, containing most eloquent essays pa matters that are the prima mobilia of the actions which cha racterise nature's nobility. The writer evidently belongs, though he has narked per se peeullarities to the school of the Disrae li ', Man nerves, and Sinythes."—Obser;er. fr" Silweod' is no ordinary work ; it contains passages of exceed tag beauty, and is written in pure and forcible language, with great goad taste and power. It is one of the most interesting and ea gaging novels which the present season has produced. Of the elm racter of Amelia Ross we have already spoken, and the extract we have given above is the surest voucher of the truth of what we have said. The ether ladies who play eonspicuons parts in the tale are Florence Howard, an intellectual beauty; Jessie Gordon, a wild and bispulsive genius, passionately fond of music and poetry ; and Julia Wetland, the noblest aid beet of them all."—Morning Post. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE TWA DAY —Morning 3S min. after 5 I Evening 57 min. after 5 To-Mosaow—Morning 19 min. after 6 I Evening 41 min. cuter 6 THE WEATHER.—Sus OFFICE, FEBRUARY 21. THERMOMETER, Hi THE ►SHADS. 51—highest since noon yesterday. 27—lowest this morning and daring the night. 42—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29138. WIND N.E.—light breeze and cloudy. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. state of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations ►re arranged in order of latitude. KncGsvow - xi (Dfnmus) -Wind W.N.W., gentle breeze partially cloudy. PLYMOUTH-Wind W., gentle breeze-overcast. Pelavesiourn-Wind S.W., gentle breeze- overcast- BRIGHTON-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-overcast. SOUTHAMPTON-Wind S.W., calm-foggy. Fouc &STONE-- Wind S.W., gentle breeze-overcast. IlAsuisisToxx- Wind S.W., gentle breeze-partially cloudy. GREENWICH-Wind S. W , gentle breeze-overcast. SWINDON-Wind W., light airs-overcast. LEIGHTON-Wit' (I S.IV., strong breeze-partially cloudy. COLCHESTER-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-overcast. CAMBRIDGE -Wind S.W., strong breeze-partially cloudy. RUGBY-Wind W., strong breeze-partially overcast. BIRMINGHAM-Wind S.W. gentle breeze-overcast. PETERBOROUGH-Wind SW., strong breeze- partially cloudy. I'ARMO UT H Wind S.W. gentle breeze-partially cloudy. LYNN-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-partially cloudy. tIoLYHEAD-Wind W., gentle breeze-partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of he wind and weather on Wednesday morning at nine :*clock :- CORK-Wind S.W., strong breeze-rain. LIMERICK-Wind S.W., strong breeze-partially cloudy. C.t anow-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-overcast. B:INGSTOWN ( DUBLIN )- Wind W.N.W., gentle breeze-rain. MULLINGAR- W ind S W., stiff breeze-rain. CREWE-Wind S.W., strong breeze-cloudy. LEEDS - Wind S.W., strong breeze - rain. YORK-Wind S.W., strong breeze-overcast. LANcasTER-Wind S.W., strong breeze-rain. DAnnocaoN-Wind W., stormy - partially cloudy. .`SAP-Wind W., strong breeze- rain. WHITEHAVII-N- W ind S., gentle breeze-heavy rain. i '7. it il ~ . , 011V7s, 2 ' • e-, -- ''' 'lE • --.k . 4 5,.:10-.,. 4 - ow _,„e,•: ) 1 .71- .4... , 4 31 4 - vicw . 7.4, ./ . 4- ‘.--rithmt---,.0 hit .4 - all , -.. — 4 ""a'r:- i : ' '''' '' ' ••• I'K ,e ilia 671b 7 ; LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1851 In the House of Lords last night, The LORD CHANCELLOR stated in reply to a question from Lord BROUGHAM, that it was the intention of the Government to appoint a third Vice-Chancellor, and that in the course of the ensuing week he hoped that the Government measure for the reform of the Court of Chancery would be brought forward. In reply to Lord STANLEY, The LORD CHANCELLOR said it had not yet been de termined in which House the measure should be brought forward. Their Lordships then adjourned. In the House of Commons, after the transaction of the usual preliminary business, Mr. SLANET moved for the appointment of a Select Committee to consider the law of partnership. His object was, by introducing the principle of limited part nership, to induce small capitalists to embark certain portions of their capital in trades which would prevent the accumulation of capital in the bands of great capitalists, and at the same time afford increased emplo)mant to the industrious classes. Mr. LABOUCUERE could not agree in all the conclu sions of the Hoti. Gentleman, but conceiving that some alterations might be advent' geously made in the law of partnership, he should not oppose the appointment of the Committee. The motion was then agreed to. Mr. LocKE KING then moved for leave to bring in Bill extending the county franchise in England and Wales to all occupiers of tenements of the yearly value of 101. As they had last year made u similar extension of the franchise in Ireland, he could see no good reason that could be urged against his proposition. Mr. liumn seconded the motion. Lord JOIN Russuz, whilst admitting that those whom it was proposed to enfranchise would exercise the suffrage with soundness and discretion, considered that the alteration was not desirable, because it was the principle of the Reform Bill to lest the county franchise upon the basis of tenure, and not of occupancy. On that ground he had opposed the Chandos clause, and he could not consent to carry the principle of that clause still further, so as to swamp the freeholders by the occupiers. The Noble Lord concluded by stating that be should be prepared to introduce in the next session of Parliament a measure for the enlargement of the franchise. Mr. flumE could not understand why the Noble Lord should delay the introduction of his measure for a year. Mr. COBDEN rejoiced at the intimation made by th e Noble Lord of his intention to introduce a measure fur tho extension of the franchise. He thought the consti tuency proposed to be introduced by this uitaiure would be more independent than the 501. tenants-at-will, and the 40s. freeholders would, he knew, be delighted at the success of this motion. After a few words from Mr. P. HOWARD, The House divided, when there appeared— For the motion ... . . 103 Against it : ... 52 Majority against Ministers ... —4B The ATTORNEY-GENERAL obtained leave to bring in a Bill to consolidate and amend the laws relating to civil bills and the courts of quarter sessions in Ireland, and to transfer to the assistant-barristers certain jurisdiction as to insolvent debtors. The remaining business was then disposed of, and the Flouse adjourned. The discussion on the PRECIOUS BUDGET is to be resumed this evening; in case the Whig Cabinet shall dare to despise the voice of public opinion, loudly and unequivocally expressed, and to render an obstinate and unreasoning adherence to the unjust, impolitic, and ridiculous " .scheme" of Sir CHARLES WOOD, there is still a loam penitentie of which they may avail themselves—there is still an opportunity for an honourable retreat. If Lord Joni' RUSSELL should come to the rescue this evening, as he has been compelled to do on many former occasions, and totally and unconditionally withdraw the miserable abortion that has excited so deep a feeling of contemptuous indignation and disgust throughout the length and breadth of the land, he may yet retain office and preserve his tottering Mi nistry. A considerable time must unquestionably elapse before he can regain his former position or re trieve his lost popularity. The mere fact that he could for a moment have sanctioned the ridiculous views of the mischievous blockhead who has brought odium and disgrace on the entire Ministry, must ex ercise a most damaging influence on his cha• ratter as a statesman. Nothing but a bold and decisive course can avert an ignominious defeat, and as a necessary consequence a change of Ministry and an appeal to the country, which, in the present state of public feeling, must prove ruinous to the in terests of the Whig party. The entire system of taxation must be strictly investigated with a view to its revision and modification. The taxes that press on industry, that retard the full development of our commercial relations with other countries, that are injurious to health, morale, education, or cleanliness, must be either totally repealed or, at least, greatly reduced, with a view to their ultimate abolition. And, above all, these palpable inequalities that shock our feelings of justice, as being repugnant to every principle of equity, must be got rid of as speedily us practicable. The people will not tolerate an habitual disregard by their rulers of those ordinary rules of ethics by which individuals must be go verned ; they will not sanction a palpable departu re from the paths of honour and honesty, or such an e administrationof thepria nationalvte firmflnances as would reflect disgrace on aif it con ducted its own affairs in a similar manner. The constitutional principle is that every man should contribute to the liquidation of the na tional liabilities secundum statum et facultates. Let some attempt at least be made to bring this equitable doctrine into practical operation. It may not be possible to obtain a perfect measure at once ; but let there be at least some effort towards an ap proximation thereto. Sir CHARLES WOOD has un fortunately given so many proofs of the obliquity of his mental vision that he can no longer be continued in a situation for which he has shown himself to be perfectly disqualified. The man who can perceive no difference between the precarious profits ob tained by intense mental or bodily toil, and the steady and certain dividends from the Three per Cents., or well-secured ground rents— which can never fail from lassitude, exhaustion, or disease, as the human machine may do—is indeed placed beyond the pale of redemption. There is no hope that can be indulged in asto future amendment; and, therefore, be must be thrown overboard with the nefarious system he is endeavouring to perpetuate. One suggestion has been made as to the motives by which be must be influenced, that certainly has a vraisemblance, a verisimilitude about it, which may in some degree explain the mystery. He may be fatigued with Official cares, and anxious to return into a pri vate station, for which he is best qualified. If it were otherwise, why should he endeavour to continue the mode of assessment against which the community so clearly testified three years since ? Why should be, while acknowledging the injustice and impropriety of the window-tax, seek to continue it, in its present obnoxious form, to two-thirds of the amount now levied ? Why should he continue the enormous loss of life and treasure occasioned by the African squadron, and at the same time hold out a bonus to the slave-owners to continue their nefarious traffic in human flesh and blood, by equalising the duties on foreign and colonial coffees, striking 50 per cent. off the one, and only 25 per cent. off the other? Dire he suppose that we regard the horrors of the middle passage with so much in difference, or that, like overgrown children, we are so much amused with the long steam chases of our cruizers after these float ing hells—the slave ships—that he must stimulate the trade, or is be afraid last the gallant sailors in the squadron may become wearied for want of excitement, and therefore seek to provide quarries for them to pursue, that they may be at least kept fully occupied in their unfortunate position ? Why has he selected the timber duties for exferimenting on, when, if our recollection be correct, he last year, de precated any alteration therein, and declared it to be one of the last matters to be meddled with, or why does he seek to propitiate the agricultural interest by the magnificent remission of 30,000/. for the tax on clover and grass seeds ? He must de sire to show the people the contemptuous disregard he entertains for their desires and wishes, or else he must have been actuated by some such morbid desire for notoriety as that by which the incendiaries who set fire to the temple of Diana at Ephesus, or to York Minster in modern times, were influenced, or he would never have ventured to bring forward such crude and ridiculous propositions in the British House of Commons. We shall now look forward without anxiety to the result. It is impossible that the income-tax can be renewed in its present form. Let it be placed on an equitable basis, and we shall not only render a willing assent to its continuance, but even to a considerable increase, provided we receive a fair equivalent in the reduction or abolition of other more obnoxious imposts. The country is not unfavourable to the principle of direct taxation ; on the contrary, we believe it would rejoice to see fur ther progress in the path on which PEEL entered with so much success. Sir CHARLES WOOD willfully de ceived himself when he asserted that the protests which were offered in 1848 against the unfair mode of levying the imposts, of charging as high a per centage under Schedules D and Eas under A, B, and C, were directed against the increase of the charge. We told him so at the timee, but he obstinately refused to listen to any argu ments directed against " the conclusion at which he bad arrived." He is now repeating his former experiment, and he cannot be surprised that the re sult should be similar. We shall now closely watch the speeches and votes on the present occasion, and we trust every consti tuency will take due notice of the conduct of its representatives, to see what claim they may have to a renewal of confidence at the general election that must speedily take place, if the Ministry continue to sanction the vagaries of their incomprehensible financial destinies of the na ti on . r s c i o d a e dj o u re to r r, th a e n fi d CHARLES WOOD is still to pre- THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Committee on the Municipal Organization Bill is composed of 17 against and 13 in favour of the measure. The great bone of contention is the ap pointment of mayors; the Government wish to have the right of appointing all the mayors, which would throw an immense power into the hands of the gxe cutive, and enable it to exercise great influence over the elections. The Republicans and Legitimatists wish to have the mayors elected by the mu nicipalities. General LEVASSIM E , a devoted Bonapartist, has been appointed to the command recently held by General Jur...LizN. Differences have arisen between the PRESIDENT and the Ministry. The PRESIDENT wishes a wholesale dismissal of prefects of departments, and the appointment of devoted Imperialists in the place of those dismissed. Among those whom the PRESI DENT wishes to see appointed is the notorious ROMIEU, the author of the "Era of the Caesars." M. %VAIsSE, the Minister of the Interior, is opposed to these pro ceedings, and refuses to countersign the necessary documents to carry them into effect. The PRESIDENT is desirous of having a similar sweep out of the whole diplomatic body, but M. BERNIER, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, equally refuses to sanction it. The motion of M. CRETON for the repeal of the laws banishing the Bourbons has been postponed until May. The Moniteur publishes the following notice from the Minister of Foreign Affairs relative to the attempt made by some foreign agents to enlist colonists or soldiers in France for Monte Video:— " The enrolment of workmen or agricultural colonists made by the agents or representatives of the Monte-Videan Go vernment are disapproved of by the French Government, which will oppose then i by all the means in its power. These enrolments would expose the contracting parties to disappointments of all kinds if they should sueceed in eluding the intentions of the Government." The Patrice has the following on the affairs of the East : " The Augsburg Gazette publishes a statement to the effect that the Sublime Porte bad declared an ultimatum to the Pacha of Egypt, and that Abbas Pacha had refused to accede to it. We must observe that our correspondence from Con stantinople, dated the sth February, does not make any mention of such a fact, which besides singularly loses its gravity in the eyes of every one who knows the real state of things. In fact, after the war of Egypt in 1840, by a con vention signed at London on the 15th of July of that year, the question of right between Turkey and Egypt was per fectly regulated. It was decided on the one part that the sultan should accord to the direct descendants of Mehemet Ali the administ rat i on of the Pac halic of Egypt, but that on constantly fulfilled its engagements tow ards the Pacha , the other hand all t h e laws of t h e Ottoman empire should be in vigour in that prov i nce. Th i s c onvention was ratified by the great Powers. T he Porte, h a ving has the right to require that Egypt shall be governed by the same laws as the other pro vinces of the empir e . it t h e e mpire be in progress, Egypt must be so also. I f she refuse , s he incurs a grave responsi bility, not only to the central Government, but to the Powers which signed the convention of July 15, 1840." Central of France (Or lit; SIN rSS it a:, i_ ,N Ieo RIAWNI fiAi IA YV AYS AT TUE 81, 2 —Northern of France, 15 Boulogne In dian, 12 Namur and Liege, LON an D d ON Am S i TZ , CK 9 eExXdCivH.ANGE, FEB. 20. leans and Vierzon), 1606—Dutch Rhenish, 3 1 ;a - East In -Sambre and Meuse, 3 1 4-- -Paris and Rouen, 26 Havre, eircoidiv.—Paris and Strasbourg, 10 1 / g Rouen Tours and Nantes, 5'4. SPAIN- The debate on th, FEB.Ca ulsse lo l f ,h the F u d u i d s dissolution ion higherof the Madrid journals of the lgth have arrived. la . t: ia li n i n i l n D is ß tr o y m h A: d cloaed. The Government has given up the idea of dissolving the Cortes. to day, The Three per Cents. are reported at 34 5-16 to 7-16; Five per w ith current Coup ons , 14i to DAF, 5 to 5 3-16. Ex change D C g o e u Coupons, sL,o LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAIL - wAY.-(THIS DAY.) At the half -yearly meeting of this company, held this afternoon at the Euston Station, George Carr Glyn, E sq ., M.P., in the chair, the report of the directors was read and adopted, and a dividend deelared at the rate of 21. 15s. per cent. for the six months. [A full report of the proceedings will appear in the next edition.] MiutrroaT, FEB. Haidee, of this port, Harring ton for Galloway, has put in with six feet water in her hold, haying struck heavily in towing out of Harrington. FEBRUARY 21, 1851. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY TWO O'CLOCk. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken on s,,e culation. The sales comprised 6,000 American, att Eg-vp tian at 7)Ad. to 9 1 / 2 d., .500 Surat at sd. to 5 ti t d., and :-30 Sea Island at ls. 14d. to is. 3d. per lb.—Railway Shares were active, and prices were advancing. The Colonial Markets have been rather unsettled this week, and Coffee has been more fluctuating than any other article. Sugar has been tolerably steady. In Spirits there has not been much doing. Cotton has been neglected. Tallow is much the same, and Tea in moderate request. There are no later ship arrivals, except from the United States, and the reports from the Continental Stock Markets are satisfactory generally. At Amsterdam on the 19th inst. Dutch Stock was rather improving, the Two-and-a-Half per Cents. being 59 9-16. Spanish much the same. The fact that the Bank of England did not yesterday alter the rate of discount has somewhat re-assured those who were apprehensive of more stringent measures, but it seems proper to expreskan opinion, which we entertain in common with a few others, that it will greatly depend upon the circumstances that may occur during the next few days whether an advance is made. On the one hand the demand for silver to be shipped to India and China has increased, and even gold to the amount of 100,000/. has been sent to Alexandria. There is also a greater inquiry for silver to be forwarded to Holland, but in exchange for this we obtain gold. As a set-off we may notice also the continued arrivals of specie and bullion from America, and the confident expectation that a good deal more is coming, while the price of bills upon Paris, &c., has been rather ad vancing. The prospect, too, of an influx of the precious metals when the visitors begin to arrive for the Exhibition will not be lost sight of in a consideration of the future course of action, and unless the amount of paper offered for discount at the Bank of England increases the directors may decide upon waiting a while ere they charge more. The rate out of doors was full 3to 3-,t per cent. up to yesterday, and is now barely 3, with more money offering. Ere the transfer-books for stock close, there will be an opportunity of seeing whether an advance in the rate for temporary loans upon Exchequer .bills, &c., is desirable, and it is important to bear in mind that Government has adver tised to renew the unfunded debt at lid. per diem, which it _ . would experioace some difficulty in doing if the Bank of England made money at the precise time of its renewal, even per cent. dearer. The English Stock market is. exceedingly dull, and the defeat of Ministers last night, with the presumption that they must modify the Budget or resign, hinders business. Consuls have been 96 1 ,6 %, and are now 96% 1. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been quoted 98% .Y 4, and the Three per Cents. 96%. Bank Stock is sup ported at 215%. Exchequer-billiare 475. to 515., and India Bon,ls 60s. premium. Foreign Stocks are at about the previous currency, though dull. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 19% 1 / s , and the Three per Cents. 37% to 38. Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. have been at 79 1 4 to N. Mexican are 33% Shares are quieter and rather in favour of buyers. QUARTER TO TH RE ... 96* 964- ONE rRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. Bank Moe& , Len:.. Reduced A , nu 4. 3 per Cent. Consols ..... 96 , 42 % New 3% per Ctnt. Anne ....—...... 983 ..ong Aims. to expiry J an. 1860 . 7 11-16 In (Rt. Bonds, 1,0(10:. Ditto under 1,000/ .... 61 p ',;onsols fcr Account 9 6 14 43 itxcl.equer Bills. i . 2d 1,000/. June 5O 51 47 y 5001. June ... 50 51 47 p Small. June 47 50 p Consols , Ditto Accouni, March 12 ... ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. t3razillan tiond.s Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 55 M icnn, !) per Gent. 184 b, with Coupons Ditto, Ex Jan. C0up0n5......... Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds, 4% per Ditto, Account Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Russian Bonds Ditto, 44 per Cent, - 97 1 4 Ditto, Small Spanish .5 per Cc nt. 1840 — Ditto, Account ......... Ditto. 8 per Cent Ditto Account Dividends on the above pey4ble in Lor don. Belgian 5 per Cent Datch 254 per Cent., 12 Guild. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Corrifir , ates 9IV, CLOSIN u 2i5 LA 96% 96 98 3 / 4 744 60 p 61 p 96% CLOt4IN ,, PRICES. 92% 54 LA LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--( THIS DAY.) LONDON, FEB. 21.—Wind at noon N.W., light breeze and cloudy.—The brig Emblem, of Halifax, N.S., from Port Medway, N.S., to Barbadoes, was abandoned, Jan. 25, in 37 N., 46 W., waterlogged and in a sinking state; three of the crew taken off by the Anna Mary, arrd. in the River. FAnmounr, FEB. 20.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Keldy Castle, Watchmans Castle, for Liverpool. &NTH, Fait. 19. The John and Mary, of and from Lynn, struck on Seaton Sea Rocks, and makes a deal of water. ' DEAL, FEB. 20.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Orator, Mauri tius; Northumberland, New York. Arrd. from the River, Tropic, Melbourne ; Harpooner, Valparaiso ; Boadicia, Rio Grando ; James Holmes, Barbadoes; Ceres, Anti - gua ; Gazelle, Porto Rico; Ada, Magadore ; Devereux, Ferrel, and Quebec. Arrd. from the River and sailed Roman, China. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 20.—Wind W.S.W.—SId. American Eagle, New York. COWES, FEE. 20.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Franklin steamer, New York, and proceeded to Havre. LIVERPOOL, FEB. '4o. Wind N.—Arrd. Charles de Wolf, Windsor, N.S. ; Edward Banstead, Singapore • Culder, De merara; Yandew, Jamaica ; N or th Atlantic, !New Orleans; Bombay, Mobile ; Standard, Charlestown •, Waldron, Wind sor, N.S. Sld., Robert Bradford, Calcutta. Off port, Fidelia. HOLYHEAD, FEB. 20.—The Acorn, Liverpool to Tralee, 'struck on the Platters last night; is a good deal strained; makes much water, and must discharge. SAN FRANCISCO, DEC. 31.—The Mersey barque, of Liver pool, was 10 , t 15th inst. inside the North Head; crew saved; the wrack and lumber on board has been sold. PILL, FEB. 20. - Wind W.—Arrd. Zoe, Mauritius. BRISTOL, FEB. 20. Wind N.W.— And Ashley, St. John's, New Brunswick. KINGROAD, FEB. 20.—Put back, Urgent, Havannab. QuErvisrows.—Arrd. Alexander Hall, Callao; North Pole, ditto; Portland, ditto. SCARBOROUGIL—Arrd. Willing Trader, Wisbeach fur Sunderland, towed in leaky. HULL, FEB. 20.—Sid. Rufus and Severn, Greenland. PWLLHELI, FEB. 19.—A brig, said to be the John _Peal, Liverpool to California, is reported to be riding heavily with both anchors down, off Rhew, near Hellsmouth; her situa tion is perilous if the wind continues as it is. WARKWORTR, FEB. 19.—The Skandenaveen, Danish brig, which was stranded to the southward, has been got off. 'TIE SHARE MARKETS. Aberdeen.. .. • • • • Do. Preference • • • • Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Tuncion Ayrshire and Galloway • • Belfast and County Down Berks and Hants Eaten. (Great Western Per petual 5 per cent.) .. Birmingham and Oxford Junction, calls duly paid, or with a guar... Do. without a guar... Birming., Wolverhamp ton, and Dudley, calls, duly paid, or with al guarantee .. Do. without a guar... Birming., Wolverhamp., and Stour Valley • • Birkenhead, Lancas., and Cheshire Junction •• Bristol and Exeter.. • • Buckinghamshire • • • • Caledoniaa .. • • • • Do. 101. Preference •• Do. Clydesdale June... Chester and Holyhead Do. Preference .. Clarence .. Do. let Class, 6 per ct. Do. 2d de., 5 per cent. Do. Gov. 1.0an,4 pr. ct. Direct Loud. and Portsm. Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) .• Do, (181. E. & H.) • • Do. (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. Preference • • Do. (51.) 7 pr. et. Pref. Do. (71.175.) 7 p. c.Pref. Eastern Counties .. Do. Eaten., 5 per cent. No. 1 • • .. • • Do. No. 2 • Do. New Preference, 6 per cent... Do. North. and East. 6 per cent. • • .. Do. do. 5 per cent .. Do. do., New • • • • Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares • • Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares Do. do., scrip, guaran. 6 per cent. East Lancashire Do. New quarters .. De. 6 per cent. pref. quarter shares.. .. Fast Lincolnshire, gua. 6 per cent .• .• Edinburgh an,a G lasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Do. Newport .. Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South- West, Do. pref. colis,didated Do. do. G. D. & C. stock! Gloucester & DeanFerest Great Northern • • • • Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. pref. • • Great Southern and Western, Ireland .. Do. eighths .. Great North of England . Do. new 101. Do. new 301. .. Do. new 151. . Great Western .. Do. New, 17/. .. Hull and Selby .. Do. ball' shares .. Do. quarter shares .. Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds • • • • •• 1 Lancaster and Preston .. Lancai:hire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths . Do. F. 20/. .. Do. new, guaranteed 6 per cent. .. Do. hudders. & Sheff. Do. West Hiding Union Leeds and Branford Leeds and Thirsk Do. pref. 6 p ct, No. 1 Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 2 Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 3 Do. pref. qrs., 1848 .. Liverpool, Cresby, and Southport .. London and Blackwall • • London, Brighton, and South Coast .. Do. guarteed. 5 per ct., late Croydon thirds.• Do. preference, 5 p ct. Do. preference, cony. 5 per cent., 1852 .. Do. new guaranteed, 6 per cent .. London and Greenwich . Do. preference . London and N.-Western Do. do. new quarters . Do. fifths .. Do. 101. sh., M. &I.S (c) London and S.-IN esters Do. new 501. Do. new 401. Do. new preference .. Londonderry & Coleraine Do. half shares .. Lowestoft, guar. 4 per ct. Do. do. 6 per cent. .. Londonderry and Ennis killen. .. • • •• Do. half shares •• Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock • • .. •• Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire Do. quarters, No. 1 • • Do.now, 101. preference Do., 61. Preference •• Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union • • Idland .. • • • • Do. consolidated pref. Do. M. shares • • • • Do. Birming & Derby Do. Consul. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent. Do. Bristol & Glouces. Do. do. do. .. Do. Erewash Val. pref. Do. Leic. & Swarming. 8 per cent. guar. • . Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Aliddlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. .. Newcastle and Carlisle.. Do. quarter shares .. N ewmarket • • .. Do. extension scrip .. Newport, Abergavenny, and llereford ..1 Newry, Warrenpoint, &I Rostrevor • • .. Norfolk . . Do. New 201. • shares • • io. Extension .. Do. guar. 5% per cent. Do. Waveney Valley.. Northern Counties Uaion North British...... Do. Preference •• North Staffordshire •• North-Western •• North& Sth.-West.Junc. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. Preston and Wyre Do. Halves (A) .. Reeding, Guildford, and •. •. Royston and Hitchin Do. Shepreth Exten.c, Scuttish Central .. Scottish Midland .. De. new Shrewsbury & Birming. Clas 3 A.. .. Do. Class 8.. • . Do. New Guarantee.. Shrewsbury & Hereford Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) .. Do. Halves Do. Oswestry Do. New.. .. Do. 8 per cent. Pref. . Shropshire Union South Devon .. Do. Preference • • .• South Staffordshire • • South-Eastern .. • • Do. do. 4% per cent... South wales.. .. • • South Yerksh. and. River . Dun Shell., Roth., and Goole, N. Div., guar.s p cent. Do. do. - u v. •• se nth DI Swansea & Loughor, &c. Law Vale Extension • • Thames Haven Deck and Itailway •• Vale of Neath .. • Waterford and Kilkenny Ditto, 61. Preference .. Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wex., Wick. and Dublin Wear Valley, 6 per cent. guaranteed .. Do. do. do. .. Do. do. do. .. West London .. Do. Ist Class Prof. (1001 Do. 2d Class de. (par) Whitena'ren and Farness iWindsor, Staines, and S. Western .. .. .. Wilts, Somerset, & Wey month • • • • • • .. York, Newcastle, & Ber. • wick .. Ditto and Newcastli Extension Ditto G.N.E. purchase, or preference .. .. Do. Hartlepool Dock and Railway .. .. York and North Midl an d Do. Preference .. .. Boulogne and Amiens Central of France (Or. leans and Vierzon) Demerara .. Dutch Rhenish .. East Indian .. Do. do. do. Great Indian Penbasula.• Ditto ditto Louvain ala Sambre .. Luxembourg • • Ditto • • • • • • Madrid and Valentia Maria Antonia Ditto, New .. Namur and Liege .. Northern of France .. Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Orleans .. Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse .. Tours and Nantes .. Tournay, Jurbise, Lau den, and Hasselt West Flanders .. • • Australasia ..... -_- British North America.. Colonial ........ ••• • Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock .... London and Westminster National Provincial Eng. • National of Ireland .. • • Provincial of Ireland.. • • Do. Now - •••• • • • • Union of Australia •• • • Do. Now .. • • • • • • • • • • Union of London ...... Union of Madrid •• .. • • 100 42)4 In 10 6 100 47% 2 12 0 8% rT STC it. Job BRITISH RAILWAYS Railways. I Paid. 80 8 6 8 13 14 0 20 -21 15% - 16 178 6 8 3% -4 2% -2% 1% - 2 1 -1!‘ li -1 7%-7% &X -7% .. 4% - 5. 25 50 25 15 1 1 0 50 8 6 8 2% 100 - 24 5 [ 13 4 4734 100 •• -- •• 7% -7% 9734 - 9834 114 —ue b 7 —6O 57 -60 135 - 133 114 - 11% - 25 4 2 01 .. - .. 15 -16 128 - 130 5 -53 i .. - •111 4 - 34 P 6 —b d. 4% —5% 15% - 16 • • •••• . . 24 -25 B - 73 •• - •• 20 -21 43% - 44 20N 4 dis. 15i ( 5 4 1 1% - 7 100 I . —•• 50 243( 24% 10 1% 1 dia. FOREIGN. 20 I 9 —9% z. d.l 16% - 16% b —4%dia. p. !4 - 34 P. 54-lip. I -I% 2%-2% 13% -8% 15 -154 4% - 4 dis. 34 —36 25% 26% s.d 43. —4% dls. 10% 11 3% —3% 9j —9% dis. 1% -1% a. BANKS. 29 -32 M 42% - 43 97 - 10% 25 -- 25 % 18% --. 17% 2734 - 2ng 173( - 18 42 -43 15% - 15 34% - 35 12N -13 X •• .... .. 1 Rey 14. I Nominal prices. Bubiness done to-day. 131 to 133 % % dis. 5% 47 ells, 134 % 13 % tut. li - 1 P. 28% - 29% 27 -28 834 -93 px( 7 - 8 put 10% - 11% 3 % % 34 67 -89 17 - 17% 1114 - 11% 5► ,4 -6% .. .. 23 —2l dia. 34 P Par 1 4 P 11M - 1134 56 - 58 5 -7 p 1854 19 14 14%xd 2% —3% 32 - 32% 34 -35 7% -8% 4 - 34 178 -- 18 6% -6% 11% -115 i 13% - 13% 41 -43 -%P. 91 —92 ad 1% 1 1 die. ad 102 104 51 53 23 —24 76 —7B 8 % —9% P. 29 —3l p 58 —59 10% —101 i 7 dis., 1)6 IU, dis.i 1 130 -131 X 6 —5% die. 95% 97% xd 14% 15% 3 die. 3% 3 dis. 7{, dis. 1 —1% p 133% —131% 6% —6% p. 6 a —6% p. 89% —90% 5% 5 dis. 4 3 dis. —2%p. 3% 3, 1 , dis. 33% - 34% 12% - 13% 11% - 12 %- % P 17% 11' % s% 34 20% % 15% 7U 7 18% X 14Nt %x.d 3414 34 774 5i 3i 8 17% n X 9114 90zXx.el, 90% 91 90X 58% % 14% 4% 97 96% a. d . 147 7 5 % % 98 97% 1363( 133% 134% . 23% % % 18% 4 37 99 99% 90 [83% 1 % % 31 333, % 11% 2% % 3% —2% dia. 61% —6N 151 —l5 dia. 33 —35 24 —26 14 —l3 die, 17% 16% 4% —b% 61% 62 6% 5 k 9% —9% 5 —5% 6% 6jq disad 19 - 1934 42% - 43)4 S - 9 p. 21% - 21% 714 -8% 14, - 1.( 1 p, 18% - 19 10 -10% 7%- 8 9 % U 10301% exd 1.9 %%!4% 7i 21% % 5 1 4 5 dia. 4k 4 Ws 10 —lO% x 184 18 % % 10% % 5 1 ,6 5 dim. 4% 4 dim. x.d 15 —l6 7% 8 12 13 14 1 die. 13% 144 3 —2% diL 17 18 13 —l4 3% 3 db. 26 264 26% 27 3% —2% dig •• • 8W —• 7U dia. 3% % 25% 6% 3i 44U 3% 21 % 1 24% 14% 8 7i X ex.d 3 % % 14% 15 25% z.d 10 4 3 3' e% li MARKET .NEWS.--(THIS DAY. 50 p 50 p 50 p 33% 7914 33' 97 971/.j 58% SIA CORN EXCHANGE-PRIDAY. Up to our market this week, coastwise, the arrivals of English Wheat have amounted to 2,040 quarters, chiety from Essex and Kent, and in improved condition. By land car riage and sample the supply fresh up to-day was small ; nevertheless, owing to the immense quantity of foreign Flour reported-7,580 sacks and barrels—the demand for all de scriptions was dull in the extreme, at almost nominal quo tations, and a total clearance was not effected. From abroad 2,120 quarters of foreign Wheat have come fresh to hand. Selected qualities were dull, but mostly held at fully late rates. In the low and middling qualities scarcely any sales were reported, and they were considered the turn lower. The show of Barley was principally composed of Monday's unsold samples. Even the finest malting qualities were very dull, and prices of all kinds were with difficulty supported. Malt, the supply of which was moderate, sold slowly, yet the quotations may be considered steady. We were tolerably but not t o sa y h eav il y, supp li e d w ith O a ts, which moved off slowly, at the late decline. Indian Corn, Beans, and Peas very dull. Low qualities of Flour were offering at Is per 2801bs less money. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Refined has been in good request at 42s for bro wn. EAST 1 NBlA.—Privately very little has been don e. Mann ; tius is firm, and Bengal has been steady. At auction abou " I f of Mo') bags found buyers, line grainy white, 493 t° 508 6d; good and tine yellow ditto, 40s 6d to 438 6,1 ; low, 34s 6d to i 73; an d ord and fine white Benares, 40s to 41 l'iladras was d u ll, a t prev i ous rates , a nd only a small part ° 4,500 bags ,old at 30s to 33s for low and mid soft yellovr. FORMON.—Pernamb uco h as b ee n sold at 34s 6 d to 37s ibr ord to line brown; 37a to 41s for low to fine yellow; and 410 to 43s for mid to goo d w hit e . Manilla, 91 8 b a g' , bought in at full prices, viz., 38s 6d for sound. LOFFEN—The average effect produced by the alteration ill the duty upon Foreign Coffee has been to produce a rise et about .28 per cwt, while Colonial samples have fallen proP° l :: tionably. So little has been done, however, that prices may almost be regarded as nominal. Good ord Native Ceylon h es , been at about 4" - is to 45s 6d, and Plantation has been 2 5 ' to g 3s cheaper; low mid and mid has been taken in at 5 39 ,„ 555; some parcels of good and fine ord have been sold at 4_7.: to 455, and mid at 545. Costa Rica has been taken in at No f m or id m a i n d d a g n to 663 for fine fine ord, and low mid colory and good and ti l l :, ord at 47s to 52s 6d. Madras was bought in at 583 to . 0 good nlid " b i a ° s rY rea a l n is d ed a 6 t Bs s° to s f7o2rs an d good . o d od brownish has been taken in at 80s. thCe o d c a o m A a . — g e T d r a i e n l i l t i l n a g d a b t a 4 s 3 b s e t e o n 4 t 7 a s k p e taken r in at 5Cs for dark grey, Ries descriptions, and Bengal at 8s to 8s 6d. little .—Madras has been sold at 7s 6d to Ss per cwt for low good6d, ord. Moc_rd SPICES.—The market has been steady, with Yell - , 1 , 5a d offering publicly. Sea damaged Malabar Popper basree'`.. 120, 3d to 3 1 / 2 d per lb. Jamaica Ginger sold at 703 to , A acc , rding to quality. • lir'' A...wßooT, &c.—Bermuda has been sold public ar I,l l hl s ,e r 2 ae d n bd t e o , Te na l p s mi 0 6 uc d cah p 3dv2 e o r id l u b gt . 0 i n4 T I, si c u d t . p. e l e r s 1: 31 . oi s bas realised 31 / 2 P RUM, &c.—This article bas been inactive, neither bile pints, c. S &LT .. PETRE.— The demand has been limited and at I°Wer rates. COTTON. —There has been a dull market. TEA .—Pnces have not varied much, but the lls ales bi g ; been small, and at auc ti on a goo d deal was bought i previous rates. About 1,880 packages were purchased. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 37s 3d to 375 6d per cwt on the c ri n . GREEN FRUIT.—The stc ck of oranges being diminis he d 700 Improved the price, Two cargoes et St. Michael's, 3 A l:t on al boxes Lisbon, sold by Keeling and Hunt, went at all on the former, and Is per box lower for the latter, the c1t 1 , 4 0 being inferior. Lemons sustain the advance in prices f_ivg of all kinds are held fir m ly, an increased consumption .u° in expected in the spri ng . The Budget makes no alteratitbe w her o e the duty on Fruit, alth o u g h upon some articles , ‘ . O , ifts duty levied is dispr o p or ti ona t e t o th e value, a redact,' expected. DRUR Y -LANE THEATRE' „ted The grand spectacle of Azael, the • Prodigal , WAS retor here last evening, and the audience were even more nec stiioalsit.ic t i b b a e n g t f. h )r e g y eo w us er s e pl o e n nd t o h u e r n o i f gh th t e ofi ts second act surpasses anything that has ever been a" „ e rfec , on any stage. Its performance last night excited i!revert furore. The house was crammed to saffocatiolosills part, and the audience was one of the meet la to concludingor iscaleilleLttbede, ever assembled within the walls of Old Drury, 81 % 0 NO palmiest days. Among the elite of the aristocracy' o ne, visited Drury-lane to w it ness t h e per formance of , e ,EiP —Marquis d'Aaeglio, E ar l o f Ch ester fi e ld, Earl AboYilriesatt of Strathmore, Earl an d C oun t ess of Gleegall, f y fis ner Canterbury, Marchioness of Aylesbury, Earl ° JO" borough, Lord Ernest Bruce, Sir Henry Web ato ll, Captain Pierpoint, Hon. Cal. Gre;', Countess of lis fr A F t sticis Lady E. Sanford, Quintin Dick, Es ‘I P 1 . 41. " q., , • Gordon. b° THE LATE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL Kir4G.fthe lets been communicated to the relations and friends o rs of th e lamented Lieutenant-Colonel King, that the 0 16c „ e ist to ll ie‘ 14th Light Dragoons hared resolved to erect a ta "..i memory in England, with the following ins'. l3 g,Cow . "Sacred to the memory of Lieutenant-Colonel Nin o, 0 0 panion Of the Most Honourable Order of the 134 sad commanded the 14th Light Dragoons during t s ad di part of the Punjaub campaigns of 1849 and 1 850 ; res ted bf at Lahore on th e 6th July, I e5O. This tablet was Oral"- his brother officers as a testimony t h a t the many e, VI e which had endeared hi m t o numerous friends a t be so; appreciated by those who witnessed his gallant The ° A li ; while commanding the regiment in the field. e ghee , commissioned o ffi cers and privates of the 14th I v % r enia l 7 erected a monument over Lieutenant- Colonel Ni c nteil e tt, at Lahore. Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. J r • egi °l ,l the o ffi cers of the sth Dragoon Guards (in vr " — es r ), Lieutenant-Colonel King served for eighteen Y e r w teal also erected a tablet to the memory of the late 1 -4 1 in obi Colonel King, as a testimony of the high e stimatin li d a° his character was held by them as a soldier en comrade. bYlis the One of the workmen who was seriously in jurybieb • naptha explosion in Salford last Friday, b./ ex pired tba Hodgetts, manufacturing chemist, lost following day, making the second victim to the ca l l ? st ill IS MONEY MARKET—The quotation of gold tot Fria about 3 per mule discount, which, at the Eng liSh ioas as jt of d/. 17s. lOid. per ounce for standard gold, g • Too doa change of 25.10; and the exchange at Paris ou o ' per oes short being 25, it follows that gold is O ' 4 fro g : gear dearer in Paris than in London. By advises the sm-j: burgh the price of gold is 423 per mark, which, a di rd lish Mint price of 31. 17s. per ounce for ga l 3 at 0 31 1; gives an exchange of 13.3%; and the exchanges that gob,. burgh on London at short being 13.5, it folnjosburg t is 0.53 per cent. dearer in London than A on for b 1 . n 15 0, 11 The course of exchange at New York on 1, ° 11 .7 0 f otnu'LL, 60 days' sight is 110 per cent., and tha„lt,4o per t is his life,cei.miri. between England and America being 10 9 per ce, ; ll "k it follows that the exchange is norninallY ( .', 3 for w - d e le favour of England; but, after making alloW.an, :nrese n ited ence of interest and charges of transport, 'ate leaves no profit onithe importation of gold front States. 0 Dlfr • ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTING RELIS I. e tla O i th TUTION IN THE METEOPOLIS.—Yesterday a ir members of the above association was held at - 11): 15 ' - r 11. in Trafalgar-square, St. Martin's-lane, for gene re i l fOr,P; The report stated that the society was institute ,7, se!,; 4 l muting the relief of destitution in the metreProiron e s improving the condition of the poor, by me a l: e- th en' and district visiting, under the superintemit„ c with the Bishop of London and his clergy, in coneei, ° : a pper.t association, and to which it affords assistance an d , et eet• cis , encouraging depositors by an allowance 0 1. fivejar then sums depted, up to 40s. During tbe P a D 'a 281 5 H posits of the poor, so aided, were 36 Bocieties positors, and the amount 13,6661. „ is CORII I Ir O - 0 1 DEATH OF GEORGE THOMSON, ' — ,., - o napliShet;ol' DENT or Bunws.- This venerable ant", - "i - i s , at t"" jje expired yesterday, at his residence in Leith Links, le w inter 1 vanced aged of ninety-two. During the who F or secreall, 010 had been confined to the house with-oiling Hot; weeks past his health sensibly declined, oeoe sl . o bitev e o f solicitude to his family and friends. ilia m ac h t n i u gb however, remained unclouded to the last. Tho ulgh $ his eyes had begun to fail, objects of art a,, t ndeces•r" l 'd, imagination, and even within a few days o"—br fr iend' collection of fine old inte when shown biro. bich,„. were examined and ad m ire d with a discriminawre 0003, cultivated taste pre-eminently qualified hini vole is gi Mr. Thomson's early connexion with the poet ..I , , n gs, versally known, and his " Collection of ScottisW, Arittee which many of Burns's finest pieces were origin t i l l' a cello has been before the public for more than tbees' His letters to the poet are incorporated vritb, - nt ber editions of Burns. His kindness of heart anu,,„:" Oen" - lent qualities will long be remembered by u . 1 00301 Scotionan. f tie% A CHEAP OUTFIT.—On the evening ° 00 0 $ last, a person, apparently a mechanic, entered 0 2. o boe'!;id shop in Leeds -street, Liverpool, and requested t? U: b i a • good overcoat. One of good texture and feeble fit so_"A was at once exhibited, and on trial was found ter ot toir s a rately as if made to measure. The coat was tigh,t i l no oe lo :lo round the person of the latter, and everYth i na yn ni oeu. d : o sa save the payment of the money. At the -. 5 ova P er necessary act was about being performed t b ist cn i to entered the shop and requested to be shown a; a oici t „,not As he appeared hurried, the shopkeeper terdeat supply his want; but judge what his asteel l ' a d the" d r have been when he turned round, and diseorAer"naietii.os other very agreeable and liberal customer I to; c e !„1 11 0 20,, i parted, without even the usual parting salu ta 'anea, , with him a fashionable top-coat, for which I:IL but4it° to pay. The outfitter rushed out of the 5 ", - , r e 'anir - ta ieer, discover no trace of the gentleman who bad m" d cas - bse 8 ac0n ...4 01 _,/ his coat, and only returned to find that his had also taken leave with a box o f shirt collars, 'Veer been placed on th e counter for his ins pe c tion! Mercury. I \ 7* n ig0 111$ ;;t S, THE YORK PACKET-SHIP ref rpo ol LIVERPOOL, THURSDA.T.—We regre t exceediegL 1; 1 % bo e sad disaster which has befallen the New Yor k th° packet-ship Yorkshire, a vessel which for 01 , 0 orte ice been successfully employed between the tw",.,; - , 3 0t transit of goods and passengers, a large E or f e - ft LiC e c ore' was under the care of Captain Bailey. S u l auarP ten on her last outward voyage on the 311th of . 4 al oe; s at. mended by Captain et hearman. After bay in g o t h. b los# very heavy weather, she was compelled to P 1 . 4 make for Liverpool. While running.for that 110 /30' o re, of rudder, she was obliged to run into 1 1 ° 1 Y1 out , hag ° anchor there. After doing so she parted an t 7 nr litori sr sof• but floated off with the next tide. T w ?„ - to tb e A u unr been dispatched to Holyhead to tow her ', - 1 4 ea The Yorkshire had a large and valuable fre ig nersouli her of emigrant passengers. l i fi ° o r f Olt INTERESTING ASTRONOMICAL FACT''' . nt italp raatie-ft the - cue d were born at the same place, at the same - boo After an age of fifty years, they both died', en d one s a t to spot, and at the same instant, yet one bad Ilc ible ? orica l* days more than the other. How was this P ° 5 0 0 e c e . t entr keep our friends in suspense, the solution turn. ot ciy e but,. with a little reflection, a very obvious tovin r s ap: t he navigation. A person going round the esor ld .us ° we t Go a west, loses a day, and towards the east, he g al cap °I .. r oo d posing, then, two persona born together at the be per io ires t, Hope, whence a voyage round the world roe Ya rds the .. fir in a year; if one perform this constantly O W sta tiolta'i t he in fifty years he will be fifty days behind tbe ds th e ells '4l habitants; and if the other sail equally to war tber eoll oug h will be fifty days in advance of them. Op en ' o ther , tO °.. have seen one hundred days more than tha t t wain * " s ad were born and died in the same Pla ce l a titud e* ment, and even lived continually in the Bain" reckoned by the same calendar. BIRTHS. por ttaArr OF A SOK. trail Upper On the 17th inst., a t Berkeley a Abe Of square, the wife of G. S. Lean, Esq. s i lly', On the 18th inst •B lt treet ~ ~ • o on-s Dr. Cotton. D OW ) OF A DAUGHTER._ _too On the 18th inst., at Bron3pton, La Com de Pradel. ~. gef; MARRIED. On the 18th inst., at Hove Church, Brighton, the William Montgomry Beresford, son of the late O v en oa r Y s VW , Beresford, Esq. of Learmount, Londonderry, to "" daughter of J. ' Turner, Esq., of Brighton. On the 9th inst., aged 62,,,u51it 01E14 eon.— ~0 0 Frederick Hyde, of the 4th King's Own, fourth ire , late i • ohn Hyde, Esq., of Hyde-end, Berks. 1. 00 511 On the 16th inst., at Summer-hill, Pendleton, --$ John Hargreaves. Esq., aged 58. Clift °l3 ' at Reading, Berke, fV, On the 17th inst. in Belgrave-square, Thomas k 3fr' Esq., of Lytham-hall, Lancashire. t'e‘P ar- ' On the 18th inst., at Portland-terrace, Regen Thomas Guy, aged 87. 10 P efollt On the 14th inst., Martha Catherine, the wife of Lieutenant-Colonel N:oot, ------ Got London : Printed and Published by WIRD° 14::) ,- , -, 101 at Beaumont-house, Sto ~ No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tlu: Sun Office , i' an — t y 6 1 Middlesex, Friday, Febr ulu y 21, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, ill the °°-- 1851.. Barley. Malt. Wheat. _ Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. 2,040 1,810 2,550 3,770 2,120 700 svzrinirszza. English Scotch.... Foreign 1,400 2,84 7,580 To-day's market was very moderately supplied with Beasts, in, for the most part,. middling condition. As the attendance of buyers was limited, the Beef trade ruled ex ceedingly inactive, at prices barely equal to those obtained on Monday last. The extreme figure for the best Scots was 3s 8d per 8113 s. The number of Sheep was comparatively small, but fully adequate to the demand. In the quotations, however, we have no actual decline to report. Lambs were very dull, at from 55 4d to Ss 1 0d per 81bs, b e i ng eas i er rates. We had a very slow inquiry for Calv es , a t l ast wee k' s currency. In Pigs, next to nothing was doing. Milch Cows were heavy, at from 141 to IE/ each, including their small calf. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. d. , Inferior Beasts..... 2 6 2 8 Second quality •• • • 210 3 0 Prime large Oxen.. 3 2 3 4 Prime Scots •••• • • 3 6 3 8 Large coarse Calves 8 2 8 6 Prune small ditto .. 3 8 4 0 Suckling Calves ..18 0 24 0 Lambs .• •• ••.. 0 0 0 0 TOTAL SUPPLY I Sheep. 3,168 8. d. to e. d. Inferior Sheep • • • 3 6 3 8 Second (lasi. Sheep 310 4 0 C Jarse-woolled ditto 4 0 4 2 Southdown Wether 4 4 4 6 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0 Large Hogs .. •••• 2 10 3 6 Small Porkers .. •• 3 8 4 0 Quartar old Pigs ..16 0 21 0 AT MARKET. V easta. 694 Calves. 210 Calves. Pigs 280 rigs. SCO sheep. 74 FOREIGN f;IIIPPLY. Beasta. I Sheep. Calves. I 200 700 lts IVENITGATE AND LEADENBAXM. These markets were extensively supplied to-day. Generally speaking the demand ruled heavy, at barely stationary prices. Beaste. 30 Figs. At per stone by the Carcase. Beet,tnferior..., s. d. to s. d. S. d. to s. „ .. 2 0 2 2 Mutton, inferior .. 2 8 210 --- middling .... 2 4 2 6 middling.. 3 0 3 Primelargo .. 283 0 I Prime •• ••310 4 0 -- prime small 3 2 3 4 Pork, large— •• • 2 6 3 6 Veal• • „. „• 3 2 4 0 small ...... .• 3 8 4 0 BOROUGH HOP DIARRET. Our market rules steady for all good and fine Hops of last year's growth, at full prices. In the middling and in ferior kinds next to nothing is doing. Factor's prices, viz., ready money :—East Kent pockets, 31 165 to 6/ 15s ; ditto, bags, 31 4s to 5/ se; Mid Kent pockets, 21 6s to 51 15s; ditto, bags, 2/ to 4/ lOs; Weald of Kent pockets, 316 s to 41 26 ; ditto, bags, 2/ to 31 lOs; Sussex pockets, 3/25 to 4/. per cwt. COLONIA.X. SUGAR. —The market has been tolerably firm for British Plantation, but the business done has not been extensive. Barbadoes, by auction, has realised 41s to 43s 6d for mid to fine yellow• Demarara crystalised has been sold at 42s 6d to 444 6d, Oath. Flour, Sacks 2,170 6 13 4 6 13 4 lb 11 6 3 100 12 15 4 13 5 3 9 12 3 paid up paid up c e t rit