The Sun. — London, England, 1850-02-01 00:00:00

iitr bttton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. NEW WRITS. On the motion of Sir W. HAYTER, new writs far the borough of Windsor, in the room of Lord John Hay, who has accepted thej Chiltern Hundreds, and for the borough of Colchester, in the room of Mr. Smith, who Las also accepted the Chiltern Hundreds, were ordered. PETITIONS. Sir R. 11. INGLIS presented a pettion from Barba does praying the House to take measures fir the sup pression of the slave-trade. Mr. EVANS present rd a petition from Worthing praying the House to take steps t 3 put a stop to Post office Sunday labour throughout the country. An 110 N. MEMBER. presented a petition from the Queer's County, praying for protection to agriculture. Mr. CHRISTOPHER, pursuant to notice, presented a petittor, agt eed to at a public mce:ing, held in the Castle-yard of the city of Lincoln, at which it was computed that between 15,000 and 20,000 persons were present. The petition ers stated that they were materially concerned in the good cultivation of the land ; that the importation of corn and agricultural produce in a season of unusual abundance had compelled them to be undersold in the markets of the United Kingdom to a very -ninons extent, and the consequence had been that the demand for and the wages of labour hroughont the country had undergone a very serious diminution. They stated, also, that in consequence of the restrictions imposed upon them they were prevented from growing tobacco land otherwise cultivating the soi to the grea'est profit for themselves, while, as the owners and occupiers of land, they were unfairly dealt with by the Legislature in consequence of the "additional burdens imposed on them by having to contri butt almost exclusively to the local taxation of the country. They stated also that whilst they were exposed to free trade in corn the manufacturers of this country were protected to a considerable extent by Customs' duties, and they theref)re prayed the House to take their case into con sideration, and relieve thorn from some of their local taxation, and also to impose such a just and reasonable duty on foreign agricultural pro duce as should enable them to compete with the foreigner is British markets. The Honourable Ger - tleman also presented two petitions from places in the county of Lincolr, one praying for the suppression of Sunday labour in the Post-office, and the other praying the House to take m(aiures to prevent the sale of spiri tuous liquors on the Sabbath. Lord G. MANNERS present:d a petition from a place in Leicestershire praying for the suppression of Sunday labour in the Post-Alice. Lord HOTIIAM presented a petition to the same effect from a place in tt e East Riding. Mr. COWAN presented a petition from the Free Church of Kilcountrie, and other places, praying for the discontinuance cf Sunday labour in the Post-office. Mr. Alderman HUMPHERY presented a petition from Southwark to the same effect. Mr. MARTIN presented a petition from Pontefract to the same effect. _ An Hort. MEMBER presented a petition from Bottet.- ford, to the same effect. Mr. FREW EN presented a petition from Leicester shire to the same etf,et. Mr. ADDERLEY presented a petition signed at a public meeting by 4,271 of the inhabitants of Cape Town, in South Africa, setting forth that they telt deeply aggrieved by cerain Orders in Council, dated in September, .1.. 4 43, by which that colony was made a penal settlement for convicts under sentence of trans portation from this country; also petitions, very much to the same eff,-er, from the inhabitants of Port Eiza beth, in she eas , ern province of the Cape of Good Hope, and from the crnanaissioners and W and masters of Cape Toen. The Ilon. Member gave notice that on Monday next he should move that those petitions be printed with the Votes. SUNDAY POSTAGE. Petitions against the delivery of letters and transmis sion of the post on Sundays were presented by Mr. Packs from te'eester, Mr. Plnmptre from Sheerre3s, by Mr. Hey wood and several other Members from Pontypool and other placeF SLAVE-GROWN SUGAR. S'r F. N. BUXTON preser,t3d a petition from the inhabitants of Kingston, Jamaica, signed by several thousand persons, atatlng that they were unable to compete $ 9 i h the proprictrrs of estates in slave gron•- iug countrie , , and praying that the treaties which had ben entered into with the Brazils and other countries for the suppre, , sion of the slave trade might be enforced. Mr. DALRYMPLE presented a petition praying for the discontinuance of the transmission of letters on Sunday. SUPPRESSION OF THE SLAVE-TRADE. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from the congre gation of St. Mary's, Jamaica, praying f)r the enforce ment t f-certain treaties existing between this country and Cuba. IROTECTION ON AGRICULTURE. Mr. nAmir.ToN presented a p, tition from the crubty of Dublin complaining of the ill-: , ffects of the la•e free-t••ar e legi-lation in Ireland, and praying for the imposition (1 a protectire duty on agriculture. - CATTLE MARKET AT READING. Mr. R. PALMER presented a petition from Reading, praying for the estlblisbment of a ta:tlo mark t. PUBLIC PETITIONS. Mr. THORN ELY gave notice that on Tuesday next he should move the appointment cf the Committee upon Public Petitions. SLAVE •TR A DE. Mr. M. GIBSON gave notice, fir Mr. Hutt, that on Thursday week beshould subs it a motion to the House with respect to the slave trade, founded on the reports of the Committees of 1848 and 1842. SAVINGS' BANKS. Mr. HUME gave notice that on Monday ho should move the continuation of the return he had moved fur or soma years with respect to the accounts of savings' banks. THE I rALIAN REFUGEES.-TEIE MASSACRE OFF BORNEO. The HON. MEMBER also gave notice that on Monday h• should ask her Majesty's Ministers if they would have any objection to produce the mere with respect to the re fual of the Brit'sh authorities at Meta to recei►e cer tain Italian rr fdgees, and also copies of the communica tions they bad had with the Rqja of Sarawak, respecting the !massacre off Borneo. THE BALLOT. Mr. 11. BERKELEY mid that he should take an early opp nunity of bringing btf)re the House the im portant qu,slion of the Ballot.—(Hear, hear.) REGISTRATION OF CONVEYANCES. In reply t, an lion. Member, Sir GEORGE GREY intimated that he had hoped the report f the Commission upon this subject would have !Dern reedy ::ro this. It was, howeve , , in actual prepAralom, but be efiuld not undertake to say when it wf.fuld ber, afly. THE CONSTABULARY, On the motion of dr. FIII4AVEN, tle following re turn was afire, d to :—" The number of police con: ti bles in each county, or division of a county, in Eng land and Wales, under the Act 2 and 3 Vic., c. 93, distinguial ing each class or denomination, and the rate of payment made to each constable ; in cluding also a return o f ask number of police eon staVes station, d in each jetty sessions division in said counties, with the name and population of said division, and the amount paid to the county police rate by each division; t , gr t` or with an account, in detail, of the several expf noiture for the years 1848 and 1849." . THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. In reply to Mr. ADDEKLEY, Mr. HA IN ES stated that the Order in Council making the Cape a renal settlement had been re voked ; that instructions had Loan sent out for the transport ship Neptune to proceed t 3 Van Die men's Land; and that there was no foundation whatever in the reports or rumours which had got abroad respecting the dismissal of Sir Harry Smith from the Governorship ot the Cape. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. On the motion cf Lord J. RUSSELL it was ordered that the House at its rising should adjourn until Monday next. bESSIONAL . The sessional orders were the O n put RDERS seriatim from the Chair, and agreed to with the exception of that resolu• tion which prevented Members from moving an amend ment on the order of the day, which was postponed for future consideration at the suggestion of Mr. Hume. On the question that the postponed order be agreed to, Mr. HUME observed, that although he originally prepared the order, it was under the impression that it would operate for the public good. It h a d, however, had a different tiled ; it had t en d ed rather to impede than to promote the pr ogress of measures or the convenience of Honourable Members, _ and ho would therefore suggest, now that they had had two years' experiecce of its inoperativeness, that they should return to the old plan and amend this order ac cordingly. Mr. E. DENISON did not agree with the Hon. Mem ber f or M ontrose that the order had proved inoperative or inconveni ent ; on t h e contrary, h e t h oug ht the experience of the two years had proved it to be a most ui eful rule. Could anything be more inconvenient or calculated more to obstruct the business of thu House than that it should be impossible for in dividual Members to know beforehand what the subject of di,cuesion was to be?—(Hear, hear.) Well then, this order altogether obviated that inconvenience, and he did trust that the house would persevere in supporting this order, which, there could be no doubt, had generally worked well for the advantage of public business. Mr. HENLEY thought the House was yet scarcely in a lit state to discuss this question, coining as it did so sudienly upon it. Mr. HUME said it was the object of his motion to deter the discussion of Lord J. RUSSEL , L thought thi s ru l e, as it at present stood, wai productive . of great in conven i ence. It was the former practice cf the House, wh en t h ere was an order of the day to be considered, for the order of the day to be read, and although the Speaker put it formally from the chair, it was not supposed that it was advisable to interpose any motion re attng to any other subject; but an abuse of that kind had crept into the practice, chiefly emanating from the Hon. Member for Mon truce himse:l. (L aug ht e r). That practice was at last found so incctivenient, that the Lion. Gentleman, who was the author of the abuse, proposed the resolution which was now the subject of discussion. He (Lord J. Russell) submitted that the House bad better continua the present arrangement,—(Cheers.) Mr. HERRIES was understood to express himself in favour of the Hon. Member for Montrose's motion. Sir R. H. INGLIS thought that though it was some what early for that House to take into consideration the benefits or the disadvantages of a sessional order, he yet deemed it advisable to entertain the motion as speedily as possible, for it appeared very evident that the order had worked satisfactorily for th• dispatch of business in former years. That was the real question which the House was now called upon to dispose of, and he believed that nine-tenths of the Members would agree with bim, that the more time was economised the better would it be for them and the country.—(Loud cheers.) He did, theiefore, hope that this question would be dis posed of before another year was wasted.—(Hear.) Mr. HORSEMAN said that ttreTquestion was not whether the motion of the Hon. Member fbr Montrose (Mr. Hume) should be disposed of, but whether it should be adjourned forlconsideration. The fact was, that in stead of one motion or one resolution, the Hon. Member had proposed a series of resolutions, and it was almost impossible to-say what effect the adoption of his motion would have upon the others, which were not named. The House was, in fact, taken by surprise. The Honourable Member for Montrose had dis tinctly stated that this resolution was only on experiment, and he thought that the effect of that expc rimer t ought to be ascertained before they took any step further.—(llear, hear.) Mr. BROTHERTON had always been anxious, as the House well knew, to forward the public business. — (Cries ( f " Divide, divide.") Hr. HUME would only say a few words before the House divided. His only object was to forward the dis patch of the public business of the country—(Hear, hear) —but session after session bad passed without any step in advance being made. He should be prepared to make a proposition, that when any Member thought fit to move an amendment he should be required to give previous notice of it, that the House might know the business before it, and the time wjaich ought to be devoted to the interests of the people should not be wasted. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw. The House then divided, when the numbers were— For the adjournment .. 81 Against it ... ... 151 Majority Mr. HUME said he was the individual who submitted the proposition to the House for adoption, not as a per manent measure but as an experiment, in order to see in what manner every possible fecility for the complaints of !the people being laid before the House could he afforded, and in his conscience he believed it had had that effect. If they went on as they did at present, the time would come when the Ministers would be the only pasties who would be enabled lo speak. They had an opportunity of making a House whenever they liked, and when any unpleasant or disagreeable motion was brought on, in nine cases out of ten they could either prevent the House being formed, or clear the House, and then have a " count out." The resolution was then agreed to. The remaining resolutions were then agreed to. ADJOURNED DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS. On the order of the day being read for resuming the adjourned debate on the Address, The Marquis of GRANBY said, in the observations which he should feel it his duty to make on the motion and amendment before the House he should confine him self entirely to that paragraph in her Majesty's gracious Speech to which the amendment was directed. He thought it would be generally admitted by the House that it wou!cl be possible for his Hon. Friend the Mem ber for Lincoln, and those who entertained similar views, to agree to that paragraph in the Speech of her Majesty , Aithout moving an amendment to it. That paragraph stated that her Majesty bad great 'satisfaction in congratulating the House on the improved condition of commerce and manufac tures; and it went on to say that her Majesty regretted that seine distress prevailed among the owners and occu piers of land. Now, when it was remembered that these complaints did not proceed solely from the occupies and:ewners of land, it did seem to hinithat therewas an in- tentio non the part of her Majesty's Government to insult and annoy an important part of her Majesty's subject?. He did think the moverof the address would have assured the House that that language was not intentional, and that it was an oversight on tha part of her Majesty's Govern ment, at least, though there might not be an intention among them to extsnd any measure of relief to the agricultural interest. Bat what did they hoar from the Hon. Gentleman oppc site (Mr. Villiers) when he came to this fact. The Noble Lord then read the passage saying that the Hon. Member had repeated with a sneer that passage of the Royal Speech. He believed, however, that the distress t.f the miners and occupiers of land would receive not only the sympathy of the members of this country, but of the country at large —not only for themselves but because every thinking man must know that they could not be destroyed without their labourers.—(Protectionist cheers) And the Chancellor t f the Exchequer had admitted th at the agricultural labourers participated in that distress. He admitted also that the distress fell more heavily upon the small tenant-farmerr, and he believed he was correct.—(Hear, hear, and cbeere.) And allow him to remind the House cf the large number of tenant-farmers According to Mr. Spackman's tables the number of tenant farmers of England, including that of Ireland, was equal to every male above twenty years of ag e employed in every apt cies of manufacture in ths country.—(Protectionist cheers.) They were also a c!ais which had ever proved loyal to the Sove reign (Loud cheers) and ever ready and foremost to defend the constitution , of the country. It hai been said that the great distress which now ex isted was to be attributed mainly to an over-abundant harvest ; ;but could it be denial that the importation of ten millions and a half of grain had f)rced down prices t the extent to which they had fallen ? Last year the harres ' was not an over good one, and then they were told thi t the distress which unfortunately exited was the result of a deficient harvest.—(Hear, hear.) Now he wished to know under what circumstances tit agricultural interest was to be prosperous ?—(Hear.) Large meetings had lately been held throughout the country in the north, _south, east, and west, at which agricul turalists and learners attended, and though no doubt there was a great variety of opinion, it was the consequence of the different posi tions which they occupied in the country. But at all these meetings there were present men who said, that under the present system the cultivation of the land must ever prove an unreruuneratire occupation. —(Hear, hear.) They distinctly told them that no reduction of rent, no partial remedial measures, how ever beneficial, could possibly save them from the effect of the disadvantages which were now weigh ing them down. He, therefore, did ask them to listen to the complaints cf these men ; and he did hope that those complaints would not all be made in vain. —(Hear, hese.) He had observed that a passage in her Majesty's Speech stated that great advaetsge had aecrued to the labouring classes through the re duction of the prices of food and clothing, and the other necessaries of life. That passage he would read. The Noble Marquis having read the passage, proceeded to say that without attempt ing for a moment to question the value of such a principle, a great, and very possibly a fatal mistake, would bo made in estimating the labourer's condition if they did not take into consider ation the amount of wages which he received; and looking at that condition he did not hesitate to say that the la bourer's condition was worse now than it had been before. But those who are employed at reduced wages are worse off than ever they were. But that is not all; it is not only those who are thus employed who are worse off, bu it is those who are unem ployed. Whet I heard the Right Honourable Gentleman last night reading extracts from the report of the poor -law guardians, I could not but remember that at a meeting at Wal tham, which I attended the other day, I heard far mers get up ono after another and say they had done all they could to keep their labourers in employ, but they could do it no longer, and even if they could employ them they had no money to pay them with. What was the use of comparing the last 3 ear with 1848, that had been a seaso of distress in the manufacturing as well as in the agricultural districts, they should have corx - pared it with 1845, and again accurately ta calculate the amount of distress, they should take into account those who were employed upon the roads on the country, for he perceived that it was a growing practice among farmers to send their labourers on the roads instead of sending them to the workhouse. The Hon. Member then proceeded to re ad an extract from the letters which have lately appeared in the Morning Chronicle, in which it was stated that it was no uncom mon prate for vagrants to cammit petty thefts in order to get a week's Aare lodging.—(Hear.) They were willing to work hardiebut work could not be ha i and food, covering area firing could not be obtained without labour. It was an un healthy state of things that could not exist. He (the Marquis of Granby) agreed with every word of that statement, and asserted that the great de sideratum cf the age was to employ the people.— (Hear, hear.) If they turned to Ireland, the same state of things would be found to exist. The number of deaths that had taken place in that county from star ration was frightful in the extreme, hut it was the effect of b a d l eg i slation, and othing else. He admitted th e p rosper i ty of manufacturg and he was . sure evrey Member o f t h e H ouse would rejoice at it • bni it was necessary to look i nto t h e origin and spring s' of that prosperity. He doubted much whether it would to of a permanent character. Foreign trade had largely increased, but the home trade was in a state of complete stagnation . It should be remembered that before this prosperity they had had had a long depres sion and continued convulsions on the Continent, and to the removal of these causes and diseovery of California he attributed our existing prosperity. The Noble Marquis read a letter from a large manu facturer in Sheffield, stating that at pre: eat many trades men in that town, were unable to meet their bills from the existing depression in their trade. He thought then there was no such great prosperity in the home trade ef this country as had been been represented; and he feared that the agricultural interest in this country, on which that home trade mainly depended, would, under the existing laws, go on from time to time declining, until both the manufacturing and agricultur al interests were eventually ruined. (LEFT SPEAKING.) MANCHESTER.—STATE OF TRA.DII, THURSDAY.— The market here I, ft 3 been quiet since Tuesday, but,we have no change to note in the price of either cloth cr yarn. There are five mills about to be erected at THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WINDSOR CASTLE, JAN. 30, 1850. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the: honour of Knighthood upon Thomas Noon Talfourd, Esq., one of the Judges of her Majesty's Court of Common Ploto. TIINE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1, 1850 WHITEHALL, JAN. 30. The Queen has been pit aced to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdon t of Great Britain and Ireland, constituting and appointimg the Right Hon. Sir Francis Thornhill Baring, Bart. ; Rear-Admiral James Whitley Deans Dundee, C.B. ; Rear-Admiral Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley, C. 8.; Captain Houstoun Stewart, C. 8.; Captain Alex ander Milne, and the Honourable William Francis Cowper. her Majesty's Commissioners for executing the office cf High Admiral of the said United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the dominions, islands, and territories thereto belonging. WHITEHALL, Nov. 13, 1849. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Altred Hayward, of Brackley, in the county of Northampton, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, JAN. 15. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Alexander Sa muel Huxford, of the city of Oxford, Gent. to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. DUCHY OF LANCASTER, JAN. 30. The Queen has been this day pleased to appoint Cle ment Royds, cf Mount-!ltlinge, E.q., to be Sheriff cf the county palatine of Lancaster for the year ensuing. WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 1. Ist Regiment of Dragoons Paymaster Robert Browne Thomas Boyd, from 89th Foot, to he Paymaster, vice White, who c xchanges, Feb. 1. 4th Regiment of Foct—Lieutenant James Alexander Madigan to be Captain, without purchase, Vice Shep pard, deceased ; Ensign George Augustus Morgan to be Lieutenant, vice Madigan, Jan. 24 ; Ensign Francis Fisher Hamilton, from 65th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Morgan, Feb. 1. 7th Foot—Ensign Thomas Tryon, from the 68th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Porter, who retires, Feb. 1. 24th Foot—Ensign William Vesey Munnings to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Parsons, whose promotion by purchase has been cancelled; Ensign Robert Lind, from 6th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Munnings, Feb. 1. 34th Foot—Lieutenant Edward Wilmot Sitwell to be Captain, by purchase vice Lumsden , who retires; Ensign Granville William Puget to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sitwell, Feb. 1. 39th Foot—William Bucks Harding Warner, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Traherne, who retires, Feb. 1. 54th Foot—Ensign Edward Cliffe, from the 6th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Kinaban, deceased, Feb. 1. 59th Foot— Captain John Urquhart, from half-pay, Royal Mariner, to be Paymaster, vice Fetherstonhaugb, appointed to 14th Light Dragoons, Feb 1. 65th Foot—Captain William Bellingham, from 6th Foot, to be Captain, vice James Fitz Herbert de Teissier, who retires on half-pay, 6th Foot; Lieutenant Richard Bulkeley Twy ford Thelwall, from 86th Foot, to be Ad jutant and Lieutenant, vice Rhatigan, who resigns the Adjutancy only, Feb. 1. 74th Foot—Lieutenant Augustus Davies, from 6th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Wortley, appointed to the Cape Mounted Riflemen, Feb. 1. 75th Foot—Ensign Alfred Harrison to be Lieutenant without purchase. vice Couche, deceased, Jan. 14 ; Ensign Edward Villiers Briscoe, from 6th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Harrison, Feb. 1. 86th Foot—Lieutenant Edward Monckton Jones, from the Cape Mounted Riflemen, to be Lieutenant, vice Thelwall, appointed Adjutant of 65th Foot, Feb. 1. 89th Foot—Paymaster Lawrence Luke Esmonde White, from the Ist Dragoonr, to be Paymaster, vice Boyd, who exchanges, Feb. L 31 West India Regiment—Ensign Claudius Kerr to be adjutant, vice Graham, Feb. 1. Cape Mounted Rifleman—Lieutenant Archibald Henry Plantagenet Stuart Wortley, from 74th Foot, to be Lieu tenant, vice Joner, appointed to the 86th Foot, Feb. 1. COMMISSARIAT. Deputy Commissary-General William Miller, Deputy Commissary-General George Maclean, to be Commissaries-General. Assistant Commissary-Gen. Tannatt Houston Thomson, Assistant Commissary-GeLeral William Bishop, Assistant Commissary-General Thomas Christie Weir, Assistant Commissary-General Thomas Rayner, Assistant Commissary-General John Laze, Assistant Commissary-General George Elliot, Assistant Commissary-General James Duff Watt, Assistant Commissary-General William Isaac Greig, Assistant Commissary-General George Adams, to be Deputy Commissaries-General. Dep. Assist. Comniisi - ary-Gen. Charles T. Malassez, Dep. Assist. Commissary-Gen. William H. Dalrymple, Dep. Assist. Commissary-General Alexander Edwards, Dep. Assist. Commissary General John Trimmer, Dep. Assist. Commissary-Gen. George Parley Lardner, Dep. Assist. Commissary-General Lionel Routh, Dep. Assist. Commissary-Gen. Fred. Stanley Carpenter, Dep. Assist. Commis ary-General Henry Green, to be Assistant Commissaries-General. Commissariat Clerk Justus Henry Thompson, Commissariat Clerk Billingsley Edmond Walker, Commissariat Clerk Frederick George Woolrabe, Commissariat Clerk Henry Louis Clement Robertson, Commis: ariat Clerk Theodore Ernest M'Clintock, Commissariat Clerk John Henry Sale, Commissariat Clerk William John Fagan, Commissariat Clerk Archibald Donald McLean, to be Deputy Assistant Commissaries-General. The Coromissioes of the said Commissariat Officers to bear date the 29th December, 1849. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JAN. 31. Corps of Royal Engineers—Second Lieutet ant George Ranken to be First Lieutenant, vice Liddell, deceased, Dec. 29, 1849. MEMORANDUM.—The dates of the promotion of the undermentioned officers have been altered as follows, viz:— First-Lieutenant C. J. Fowler, rune 19, 1849. First-Lieutenant Alexander C. Clarke, July 11, 1849. First-Lieutenant Edward Bainbrigge, Aug. 6, 1849. First-Lieutenant James Murray, Aug. 14, 1849. ERRATUM IN " GAZETTE" OF JAN. 1, 1850.—Royal Regiment of Artillery—The Christian name: of Second Lieutenant Nangle should be Walter "Chidiock," and not Walter " Chidcoelc." ADMIitALTY, JAN. 29. Corps of Royal Marines—Second Lieutenant Nicholas Bennett Dalby to be First Lieutenant, vice Edward Richards, resigned. BANKRUPTS. James Barr, builder, New Turnstile, High Holborn, to surrender, Feb. 8, at half-past one, and March 14, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-stret t; Lovell, South-square, Gray's Inn. Walter Yonge, watchtrater, Strand, Feb. 8, at half- Fast twelve, and March 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall stret4; Hope, Ely plac‘. Holborn. Henry Rose, brewer, M 2 aEchester, Fekruary 18, at two, and March 18, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Cole, Adelpbi-terrace ; Hall, Manchester. Edward West, ship and insurance agent, Leadenhal:- street. Joseph Farrah, victualler, Wych-street, Strand. Henry Watt;, corn dealer, Upper Bryanstone-street, Bryanstone-s quare. John Oliver Suttees, printaeller, Wigmorc -street, Cavendish-square. Robert James Jones, baker, Leighton Buzzard. Maurice Jones, livery-stable-keeper, Chester. Samuel Glenny, corn merchant, Liverpool. Charles Wright, commission agent, Crooked-lane, King William-street, City. Charles Cooke, grocer, Stafford. William Edmondston, cloth merchant, Bradford. Edward Stidworthy, innkeeper, Modbury, Devonshire. Samuel Gibson, licensed victualler, York. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending January 29, 1850, is 245. 9 1 ,4 d. per cwt. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, Feb. 1.) SUGAR.—To-day there was much dulness in the West India Sugar market, and the business concluded was less than for some time past for all purposes. Only 70 hhds, &c. were disposed of, making for the week 740. The decline in prices during that time has been 6d, and in some cases Is per cwt. REFlWED.—Although there are sellers of Refined Sugar at a further reduction, still home dealers have operated with caution, and supplies continue to get larger, with every prospect of a further increase. The business concluded has been much smaller than in the former week, whilst the rates accepted are for brown Lumps 49s to 49s 6d, Standard Lumps 50s to 50s 6d, Tittlers, low to fine 50s to 53s 6d, double 54s to 54s 6d, Hambro Loaves 51s to 545, and double Ms 6d to 55s per cwt. There are free sellers for delivery at these rates, still few buyers are to be met with. Wet Lumps are not much wanted. Only limited purchases have been made in Pieces, and prices are on the decline. In the market for Treacle there has been much dullness, whilst a desire is :evinced to sell. Bastards have been purchased with caution, and a desire is evinced to sell, brown at 29s to 325, and yellow at 33s to 375. For Bonded Crushed Sugar the market has assumed a dull aspect, and prices have taken a downward turn. The limited business concluded has been at 29s 6d to 30s 6d per cwt., whilst for delivery few purchasers are to be met with, as lower rates are expected to prevail. Wet Lumps are not much wanted, and can be bought at 2iis to 28s 6d. The sales made in Treacle have been limited for export, and sellers are willing to accept 12s Gd to 14s 6d, as the quantity on offer is larger than for some time past. Bastards have been dealt in with caution at 18 to 21s, and Pieces at 22s to 26s for low to fine. In Foreign Crushed Sugar the sales made have been small, and more desire is evinced to sell it from 26s 6d to 29s for low to fine. The market is firm for Loaves. MAURITIUS.—This arternoon there was not much desire evinced to operate in Mauritius Sugar, and former rates were barely supported. At public sale 821 bags only in part found buyers, yellow at 36s 6d to 37s 6d, better sort 38s to 395, fine brown 35s 6d to 365, and washed 34s 6d to 38s per cwt. IfEAST INDIA. —This af.ernocn at public sale 5,375 bags Madras Sugar all found buyers, but rather lower rates were acceded to; fine strong white went at 43s to 432 6d, damp and washed 42s 6d to 43s 6d, low and mid soft yellow 33s to 365, and good damp brown 30s. Of Bengal 291 bags went at barely former rates; strong yellow at 42s 6d to 435, soft dittoo343 to 39s 6d, and brown 30a 6d to 34s per cwt. FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of Foreign treaty parcels: l at formertlebusiness rates .. _ s concluded in free sellers. Su d ill ; t*nad by private bonded i dor MOLASSES.—FuII rates are insisted upon for West India, still few purchases have been made by private treaty this week, and there has been no public sale, but there is:not a larger supply at market. The rates asked for Bengal Treacle are 14s to 14s 6d, but few buyers are to be met with. Cocoa.—Holders of West India have been more disposed tvealiae this week, and supplied the market more freely. The trade have not cvincel much desire to realise, and prices suffered a decline of 2s. per cwt; at public sale 411 bags Trinidad were sold at 42s to 43s for grey, and at 45s to 46s 6d for red. COFFEE.—This afternoon the quantity of Plantation Cey lon Coffee at public sale amounted to 87 casks 2,269 bags, but holders not being disposed to sell at former rates nearly the whole was withdrawn at from 63s to 68s, and superior sort at 75s to 77, ; .the few parcels sold realized from 57s to 65s Gd. Of Mocha 149 bales went at 70s to 75s long berry, clean garbled, which are rather lower rates. Of Native Ceylon 170 bags were partly sold at 61s for real good ordinary. The prices of Native Ceylon Coffee closed this afteonoon at 611 to 62s per cwt, and about 4,000 bags disposed of. TEA. —Fir common and good ordinary Congou the market has assumed a dull aspect, and the rates are id per lb. under those current two weeks back. The value is now 10d to 10id. Full terms are, however, obtained for medium and good sorts, and many parcels have been taken for town and country consumption at from lad to Is 4d; there has been a good demand for fine kinds, at from Is 5d to is 9d. Fine Scented Caper and Pekoe. Tea there are now few buyers, and some holders are disposed to accept rather lower rates. In common Green Tea large purchases have been made, and the rates of last week are well supported, whilst in some case a small advance has been paid. Ot good and fine qualities many parcels have been disposed of, whilst the rates given are fully equal to last Friday. Rim—To-day there was not much demand for East Indai Rice, and rather lower rates are acceded to. At public sale 4,084 bags Bengal only in part found buyers, fine white at I Is, good lOs to 108 6d, and broken Ss to 8s 6d, damaged 7s to lOs; 500 bags Madras sold Madras pinky white 9s, and native grain 8s 6d, whilst 540 bags low white Bombay taken in at 8s per cwt. SPICES.—To-day black Pepper was less in demand, and the public sales of 1,483 bags 26 robins when at rather lower rates; prices ruled from 4d to 4% fir sound, better sort 4%d to 41d, but the whole found buyers. . SPIRITS.—There is much firmness in the market for Lee ward Island Rum, and a good demand exists, whilst the rates paid are Is 6d to Is 6►/. 2 d proof, and the supply is much re duced. East India is wanted, and few sellers are to be met with under is 5d proof. A good demand exists for Deme rara at 2s 3d to 2s 6d, and there are not free sellers. Ja • maica is held with firmness, and several parcels have been sold at 2s 8d to 3s 3d for 28 to 33 per cent over proof, and at 3s 4d to 3s 10d for better sort, whilst a further advance is likely to take place. In Brandy there has been little business done this week, and former rates are with difficulty supported. For British made Spirit the value is the same as on this day week. In Geneva little has been done, and prices are looking down. CocimmAr...—To-day there was a fair demand, and former rates are supported. At auction 118 bags of Teneriffe were sold at 4s Id to 4s 4d. 9 bags Honduras black 4s 8d to 5s 2d per lb. INDIGO. —For East India the home and export demand has been less active this week, whilst in some cases the rates taken have been rather under those that existed on this day week. For public sale on the 12th, the quantity has been in creased to 14,120 chests. TALLOW.—There are ready sellers of Russian on the spot, and prices have declined to 38s to 38s 6d per cwt for fine P.Y.C., still the trade operated with caation as an impression exists that a further reduction will take place. For delivery in last three months of the year there are sellers of new at 39s 6d to 40s, but few buyers are to be found. Home melted is not much wanted, and can be obtained upon lower terms. Other kinds of Tallow are in plentiful supply, and can be obtained at a reduction. There are free sellers of rough Fat at the rates quoted. OILS.—To. day at auction 835 pkgs South American Tal low only in part sold at 34s to 375; 600 casks of Sydney 34s to 37s 6d ; 20 cases of East India 32s 9d to 375; and 150 casks Peterburgh Soap Tallow 35s to 35s 6d; these are ra ther lower rates. IRELAND. ANOTHER APPALLING WORKHOUSE CATASTROPHE. DUBLIN, JAN. 31.—Another horrible sacrifice of human life has occurred in one of the workhouses of the south-west of Ireland. At Kilrush, a short time since, some thirty or forty outdoor paupers were drowned ; at Killarney, as many more were killed by the falling in of a burning workhouse ; and now, at Limerick, we have seven-and-twenty of the wretched inmates suffocated by fire, and the lives of as many more despaired of. The following particulars are from the Limerick Chronicle, received this morning : " It is our painful duty to record the particulars of a fatal and melancholy casualty which took place last night at Clare-street auxiliary workhouse, by which twenty-seven human beings lost; their lives, and tweniy-eight were seriously injured. Between eight and nine o'clock, shortly of er the inmates (500 females) had retired to rest, on the lofts of the store rat at art for sleeping apartments, a false alarm of fire was given by one of the wc men, whether with an idle intention of causing annoy ance, or by design, is unknown; but so electric was the panic created, that almost instantaneously the females on the first lc fr. leaped from their beds, and, in the darkness, rushed in a body to the staircase, or ladder, leading from that portion cf the building to the ground floor. The strenuous efforts of all to gain access to the ladder, upon which several had crowded together, necessarily caused a crush and confusion, until ultimately the paupers on the other lofts congregated in the narrow passer, when the ladder broke, and numbers were precipitated to the ground' from a height of not more than 10 f, et. The scene that- ensued is almost indescribable—the shrieks from below induced those above to press more eagerly towards the staircase, and' as they came to the verge of the passage, down they fell in crowds over each other. Fur some time all remonstrance was un availing to dissuade the paupers from rushing headlong to ruir, and before the 'uprising nerve and exertion of the matron, ' , ars. Sleeman, and assistant-master, Mr. O'Shaughnessy, had effect, twenty -seven females were killed, or rather suffocated, from falling on the top of each other. The occurrence having become known outside, numbers of citizens proceeded t) the auxiliary establishment to render assistance. The Roman Catholic clergy congregated also, as there could not have been less than 20 present. The city police, with the mayor, were also in prompt attendance, and all united in relieving the sufferers, and extricating the den 1 bodies from teneath the half-suffocated group that lay struggling on the ground. The scene was truly appalling, as the relatives and friends of those who were located in the workhouse, crowded before the promisee, and as each dead body, or dying sufferer, were brought out on a door for conveyance t , ) Barrington's Hospital, the pro gress of the carriers was violently stayed to catch a glimpse for recognition. At ten o'clock the number of dead bodies received into Barrington's Hospital was 27, and a more heartrending spectacle never presented itself; there lay, side by side, the livid remains of these unfortunate creatures who a few hours bt fire were in the prime of life. The majority were young and well looking females--indeed, some had the smile of innocence on their youtful countenances. The num ber received into the hospital seriously injured was twenty-eight, and of these there are three not expected to recover. No blame is attached to the officers of the institution, as the melancholy occurrence originated with the paupers themselves. The Catholic clergy were up all night administering the rites of religion to the patient!. The Limerick and Clare Examiner brings a brief sketch cf the inquest, which was held yesterday, but the evidence, as fir as yet published, throws no light upon the circumstance. That journal says:— "We understand a verdict has just been returned by the coroner's jury, censuring the act of the majority of the Limerick guardians, who approved f the re2ommen dation of the Committee to lake the Clare-street work house, censuring the committee also by whom the re commendation was made, and declaring that the build ing should forthwith be put in habitable order, and an open past age made to the yard. Some of the jury were, we are told, for returning -a verdict of manslaughter against the guardians. MEXICAN BONDHOLDERS. The Committee of Spanish American Bondholders have sent us the following : "Committee of Mexican Bondholders, 61, Moor street, Jan. 29, 1850. " Sir,—l have the honour to enclose you a copy of the resolutions passed at a numerous meeting of the holders of the Foreign Bonds of Mexico, and to inform you, that in consequence, a committee has been formed, composed of the gentlemen named in the fourth resolution, with whenfirst meeting t h e a i d ng th o e f h t o h n e o c u o r m o m f itt b e e e ing took nam pl e a d ce ch y m e i s : tercl ma ‘ "The e r the exception of the Baron de Goldsmid and J a me s Ca pe!, Esq , wholave declined t o serve . 'n g ou e y isM r attention Esq., dep u ty- c h a i rman . "Inrdrawing ention to the second and third anF w r i a n resolutions, I dm desired by this committee respectfully to state that, as the responsibility contained in these re solutions is now thrown on them, they hope to receive your powerful co• operation in carrying such resolutions into effect. "I am further to inform you that the following is a copy of a resolution passed by this committee at their meeting yesterday. Resolve d,— "' That the chairman and deputy-chairman be ap pointed to act as trustees with Colonel Facio, for the re ceiving and administering the funds of the bondholders in the Bank cf England. " I have transmitted a copy of the above resolution to the Governer of the Bank of England, and this com mittee has no doubt that, at your convenience, you will confirm this new arrangement. " I have the honour, &e., WM. PARISH ROBERTSON, Chairman. " To G. R. Robinson, Esq., M.P., Chairman a the General Committee of South American Bond holders." " 13, Austin-friars, Jan. 30, 1850. " Sir,—l am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter yesterday, in which you enclose to the com• mittee of Spanish American Bondholders a copy of re solutions passed at a meeting of Mexican bondholders, held at the London Tavern on the 23d inst. " The committee direct me to state in reply, that they are preparing for publication, for the information of the bondholders, a stateanent of all the proceedings which have taken place in relation to the Mexican debt since the year 1846, including the account cf your mission to Mexico, and that as soon as the same shall be published they will convene a meeting of the Mexican bondholders to take into consideration the proceedings which took place at the aforesaid meeting of the 23d inst. "In reference to that part of your letter in which you allude to the notice which you have given to the Bank of England in respect to Vie fun ds remitted f)r the Mexi can dividends, I am further dir ected to state, that the moneys were remitted to the joint order of Colonel Facio and of this committee. —I remain, &e., " ALFRED GODFREY, Secretary. " W. P. Robertson, Esq." COUNTY RATES. —Yesterday a return was printed showing the expenditure of Parliar a id grants in a' of county rates in four years ending with the close of 1848. The total is stated at 702,9711. ss. 11d., of which 596,475/. 3s. ld. was expended in counters, and 106,4961. 2s 10d. in boroughs. The return was obtained by Mr. liardcastle, M.P. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 26th day of January, 1850. tang DEPARTMENT. Notes i55ued........ 30,00,500 Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other securities •• • • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 15,783,423 Silver bullion • • • • 277,077 X 30,060,500 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated tho 31st day of January, (850. 230,060,500 BANKING DIPAZTWENT. Proprietora'bapital.• 14,553,000 Rest • - • • • ... • • • • 3,249,097 Public deposits (In cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings -banks, and Di vidend accounts).. 5,109,042 Other deposits • • • • 10,805,983 Seven day and other 1,171,320 Government securl ties(ineluding Dead Weight Annuity) .. 14,296,554 Other securities •• • . 9,883,402 Notes • • • • • • . • 10,354,685 Gold and silver coin.. 723,701 £35,233,342 £35,258,342 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. , 1850. Dated the 31st day of January, COURSE OF EXCH. kNGE.--(THIS DAY.) Glbraltar.• • • •• •• •• •• •• Leghorn ........ • • .• •• 30 75 GENIC)* .• • • • • • • • • •• •• •• 26 0 Milan .. • • .• .• • • • • • • • • ••••• Naples .. .... • • .. •• 40% Palermo, peroz 121 X Messina • • • • • • • • • • •• • • 122 Lisbon.. .. .• 33% 0p0rt0.... • • . •• .• •• • 33% ltio Janeiro ........ . Buenos Ayres — New York,2l days'alght Philadelphia .... • • .... Amsterdam .......... 12 2 Ditto, At Sight •••• •• 12 0 % Rotterdam .. •• •• •• •• 12 2% liamburgh IS 12y1 1 &Ilona •• • • •• • • •• ~ •• •• -- Paris, 3 days'sight r • 25 45 Ditto, 3 months .... 25 65 Marseilles .......... 25 0 Bourdeaux ..... . 25 65 Vranklort on Maine.... 121 % Putersburgh, Sil. 'Chia.. 37% Berlin•... • • •... Vienna, effec. flO •• •• •• 11 31 Trieste, ditto.... •• 11 33 Madrid •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 49% Cadiz ... .. •• •• •• •• •• 49% iiilbao.. •• •• •• „ •• Barcelona leville.••• •• •• •• •• •• •• MOBS OF BULLION, NUL oz. Foreign Gold inbara.. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars .. 0 4 10!9 Silver is bars ........ 0 4 114 THE COUNTRY MARKETS. BIRMINGHAM, It/T. 31.—At Gloucester market, on the 26th, wheat was Is to 2s per qr cheaper : at Worcester, same day, a reduction of Is per qr was submitted to. Barley very difficult to dispose of. Fine oats in fair request, but all other descriptions were neglected. Beans and peas nominally un altered, and less pressed for sale. During the present week both buyers and sellers have shown little disposition for business, and the few sales reported in wheat and barley are at a further decline of is per qr. Oats have been taken in retail, at former prices. On beans the turn is in favour of the buyer, with ♦ery little demand. Peas are held for former rates. At this day's market wheat was again is per qr lower. Barley very dull, and 6d to Is per qr. cheaper. Oats nominally unaltered. Beans and peas held for former prices, but no progress could be made in either. BRISTOL, JAN. 31.—The supply of wheat was large, the condition generally bad, and the trade dull, at a decline of fully Is per qr. English wheat sold at 36s to 42s per imperial qr. Foreign white sold at 44s to 48!; ditto red, fine, sold at 40s to 435; ditto red, ordinary, sold at 37s to 40s ; ditto hard, sold at 36s to 38s per 4801bs. The barley trade was inactive at last week's prices. English malting barley sold at 25s to 29s per imperial qr. English and Foreign grinding sold at 18s 6d to 20s per 4001bs. The oat trade was dull, at previous rates. Devon and Welch oats sold at 15s to 16s per imperial qr. Irish white sold at 17s to 18s per 3201b5. Ditto black at 15, 6d to 16s per imperial quarter. Foreign oats, none. The bean trade was a turn lower. English beans sold at 28s to 32. per imperial quarter, foreign beans sold at 25s to 28s per 4801bs. Flour was a limited demand at Is per sack lower, English se conds sold at 27s to 30s per sack, and American sweet sold at 23s to 24s per barrel. The averages were—Bristol wheat 49s 3d, Gloucester wheat 40s 2d, Bristol oats 15s 2d, Glou cester oats 17s 3d, Bristol barley 27s sd, Gloucester barley . 2ss, Bristol beans 30s, Gloucester beans 28s. Bosxow, JAN. 30.—Wheat, red 34s to 38s Od, white 423; oats 12s to 16s; beans, 24s to 27s per quarter. SLEAFORD, JAN. 28.—Wheat, white 39s to 42s , red 36. to 39s ; barley 21s to 265; oats 14. Od to I8s; beans, 26s to 32, per qr. LYNN, JAN. 29.—Wheat 30s to 335, fine 35s to 39s per qr. ; barley 20s to 225, fine 24s per qr. ALFORD.—Averages for the week ending Jan. 28—Wheat 361 Oid ; barley 22s bid ; oats 18s 9d ; beans 00s per quarter. UrrniGnAst, JAN. 30.—Wheat 36s to 40s; barley 21. to 24s ; oats 14s to 22s ; beans 24s to 34s per quarter. Butter 100 to lld per lb ; eggs 16 for Is. NEWARI, JAN. 30.—Wheat, white 40s to 445, extra 00s, red 38s to 425, extra Os ; barley, malting 22s to 24s extra 00s, grinding 201 to 21. Od, foreign Os to Os; oats 14. to 20s; beans, old 34s to 365, new 25. to 27s ; peas 27a to 28s ; tares 34s to 40s ; malt 54s to 56s per qr. ROTHERNA.M, JAN. 28.—Good beef 5s Od to 5. 6d; prime small heifers 6. to Gs 3d per stone ; mutton, 43d to bid per lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN MARIE?, JAN. 30.—Wheat—The quantity of wheat brought forward to-day was 1,148 qrs. being 376 qrs. less than last week. The top price 6., and the average 10d down-162 qrs unsold. Barley—The quantity brought forward was 1,073 qrs, being 68 qrs more than last week. Price on the top the same, and the average 2d down-258 qas unsold. Oats—Of this kind of grain we had 1,250 qr. brought forward, or 80 qrs less than last week. The top price 6d up, and the average 5d down-175 qr. unsold. Beans —The quantity of beans to-day was 202 qrs, or 14 qrs more than last week. Price on the top 6d up, and the average 2d down-84 qrs unsold. Top of Wheat „ Barley „ Oats ... „ Beans ... 65 lb. 40s Od .. 57 lb. 26s Od ▪ 45]1b.215 Od • 611 b. 29s Od EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, JAN. 30 - .—The supply of cattle this moroing was 488, being 82 fewer than last week. The attendance of buyers was numerous, consequently sales were more easily effected, at a slight rise in price. Top price, 7s to 7s 3d ; current, 6s 6d ; middling and inferior; 5s to 6s per Dutch stone. The supply of sheep this morning was 2,348, being 870 less than last week. On account of *he sluggish state of the London market, sales were very dull, nd at the close of the market a good many were unsold. Top price of best mutton, bid per lb ; current, 4d to 5d ; inferior, 3d to 3bd. CORK, JAN. 30—Flour—First 12s 6d to 13s 6d extra 15a; seconds, lls to 12s 6d ; households 9a to 105 6d; thirds, 6s to 8s per cwt. Oatmeal 10s to lOs 6d; Indian meal 7s to 78 6d ; wheat meal, 10s to 10, 64 per cwt. Indian corn 1358 to 137 e 6d per ton . Bran 3/10s to 3/1256dper ton. Hay—Farmers 16s to 38s; average 5s ; dealers 34s to OOs Od; average 00s per ton. Straw— Farmers 21s Od to 303 Od; average OOs; dealers 34a Od to OOs 03; average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 6d; household loaf 5d to sid per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d to 10d per lb. Eggs —ss2dto 5s 4d per hundred. Coals— Newport 15s; Lydney 17s ; Landore 15s ; Best Neath Culm 148 per ton. Tallow 39s Od to 00s per cwt. Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. Meat —Beef 4d to 6d; mutton 4d to 6d; veal Od to Od ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 6d to lid ; sausages 5d per 113. Hops 131 Os per cwt. Bangor slates 312 s 6d to 315 s per ton. Bark—Barbary 715 s to 8l ss; Valonia 14/ to 0/; French 7155; English 01 per ton. Fleece Wool 103 to 12s per atone. Hemp 321 to 001 per ton. Fish— Seotch herrings 18a to 19s ; red ditto 24s to 26s per barrel ; Newfoundland 9/ Os to 111 pe► ton. Timber—Memel, 85/ per ton; deals, first quality, 18s, second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 13s to 20s; salted 13s to 20s per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 3d per lb. Potatoes, white 7d to 9d ; Minions 12d to 13d ; Guano— Peruvian, 111 10s; Icbaboe,. 9/ per ton ; Tar—Archangel, 19s par barrel. To THE SPORTING PUBLIC.--The Acceptances for all the Great Spring Handicaps will appear in the Era newsparer of Sunday, February the 3d, with important remarks, by " Touchstone." MIDDLE TEMPLE.—Mr. Justice Talfourd visited his Inn of Court, the Middle Temple, for the first time since his elevation to the bench, at Mr. Bovvyer's read ing yesterday. The Learned Judge was loudly ap plauded by the barristers and students. The Right Hon. Vice-Chancellor K. Bruce, the Right Hon. Sir Edward Ryan, the Archdeacon of London, the Preacher a Lincoln's Inn, Mr. Bethel], Q.C., Mr. Whitchursr, Q C., and other berichers, were present at the rea ling. ABERDEEN RAILWAY.—The Government in spector, having given his certifica'e, the opening of this ine to Portethen takes place to-day. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Jan. 31. THE ADDRESS. (Continued from our Fourth Edition of last night.) Sir JAMES DUKE—After the very able, full, and successful speech of my Hon. Friend, I am sure that this House will feel that I rise under no ordinary difficulty to sec , nd the Address which he has moved to her Gra cious Majesty. Sir, though I have had the honour of a seat in this House now for some years, this is the first occasion that I have ventured to offer myself to the notice of the House, and I am sure, under these circum stances, I shall meet with the kind indulgence of the House in the discharge of the duty which 1 have under taken with great reluctance—(Cheers) —with great re luctance from my sense of my inability to address the House, but with great satisfactior, as a Member for the city o iLondon,', in giving my cordial support and confi dence to her Majesty's Ministers, under the firm per suasion that they will continue to do everything on their part to maintain the high character and peaceful in fluence of the nation abroad, and the contentment and prosperity of the people at home, while, at the same time, they will entorce reform and retrenchment in every department of the:State, consistent with the safety, and the honour, and the d i gnity of this great em pire.—(Cheers.) No one more deeply sympathises than I do with our most gracious Sovereign, in her deep af fliction at the decease of her Majesty Queen Adelaide. I fully concur in the sent iment t ha t h er late Majesty bad . fully endeared herself to this coun t r y by her piety, c h a rities, and her exemplary virtues, and that berl; h er sale will be long held in grateful remembrance by every man, w oman, and child in this kingdom.—(Bear, he ar .) H" Majesty states that she recurs with great satisfaction to the advice of her Parliament. The tirst th maaoting of th e h present Parliament arrived little moretwo years ago ' and I remember that on that occasio n , i nstead of the Hon. Mover congratulating the co house to begin hi s on the state of which the country, he was necessarily m speech by lamenting the great distress prevailed in the trading and manufacturing districts of the king dom, many mills in that part of the country which he represented being stopped, and the . operatives thrown out of work. I think I may f ee l justified in saying that at no period in the history of the country has the House met under more gratifying circumstances than at the present moment. When we repeat that two years ago the great comm erc i a l i nterests of this country had passed through an ordeal which s hook some of the most potent commercial ho uses i n the world, and threatened ethers with a similar f Ate, I think we m a y congratulate ourselves that i n so short a time prosp erity of this cou n t r y h as b een so fi rmly es'a.blsh edl am happy to say, as the representative of the city of London, that I believe at no period has the trade and commerce of the City been in a Letter condition, and not iu Loudon alone, or in the great commercial emporiums of the country, but in the most remote towns and manu facturing districts we have evidence of an increased alai greatly extended trade giving full means of employment to the people, whose improved means and condition is evidenced by the growing state of the revenue. At the same time I deeply lament with her Majesty, that causes t f complaint exist in the agricultural districts. I had the honour t) represent a borough closely connected 1 with an important agricultural county, and from my knowledge of the landed proprietors, and also of toe farmers of the district, I confess I should be one of the last persons to witness the distress of that body with feelings of indifference. I believe the farmers to be a peaceable, loyal, and industrious class; and, as such, well deserving the favour cf the House. But though I say that, I fear I cannot go further, and agree with the means which have been suggested as a remedy for the distress which prevails. I fear that, if they were led to belie ve th a t thi s H ouse cou ld, b y any legislative measure, re-impose the duties which have been taken away, they would find themselves deceived; for I believe that the peop'o of this country could not be prevailed upon a ga i n t o h ave t h e i r f oo d taxe d , nor d o I think that any Government would propose it, or any Parliament sanction it.--(Cheers.) I confess, however, that, whey speaking e f free-trade, I am reluctant to say much on the subject; because I have observed with some pain that parties who are willing to believe that free trade has benefited the country, are supposed to be inimi cal to the agricultural interest. I fear it is supposed that the repeal of the corn-laws was effected rather to lower the landed interest—to depress the farmer, than to benefit the manufacturer. So tar from that teing the case, I am persuaded that nothing but the most over whelming sense of public duty, and the st.rn neces sities of the eountry, could have carried that mea sure. My Honourable Friend has said so much upon this point, that it it unnecessary for me to detain the House further with reference to it; but, without referring to returns which were Bien to every other Member of the House, I may re fir to one which I re ceived in my position as a magistrate of the city of London, which shows not only that cheap food affords abundant employment to the people, but that it tends to diminish pauperism and to lessen crime. —(Cheers.) I hold in my hand an official return which I received yesterday from the governor of Newgate, and though my Honourable Friend had already quoted similar returns, embracing all England, I think that this return is the more striking when we consider that the idle, the dissolute, and the unemployed are generally to be found in the metropcli. of the empire. —(Hear, hear.) The total number of prisoners committed to Newgate from the Ist of January to the 31st of December, 1849, were 2,964, being a decrease from the previous year of no less than 593, or one-fourth of the whole number. This shows the diminution in a most striking manner, as this gaol includes the whole district within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Courts. I may also read a letter which was not sent to me preparatory to any speech in this House, for I was desirous to confine my obser vations to what I myself knew, and not to trouble the House with information which was equally open to other Members of the House; but I received a letter yesterday from my Hon. Friend the Mayor cf Man chester, which I think of importance sufficient to de serve the attention of the House: —" I have a strong impression that the operatives cf this district were never, at any former period, more fully employed, more comfortable in a social point of view, or better disposed than now. The rate of wages is, I telieve, satisfactory; and the cheapness of the necessaries of life, in food and clothing, has wonderfully improved their condition. The hat trade is rather an exception to this rule, though but few people are employed therein, and the depression is easily accounted for. I have never during the four teen months of my mayoralty had one hour's uneasiness about the peace a the district. The speculation in cotton, and its high price, now interfere with the pro spects of our master manufacturers and spinners, and I think few are making money ; nevertheless the trade of 1849 must, on the whole, be con sidered very satisfactory. Our own experience in the home trade leads me also to think that the demand from the agricultural districts has not indicated that distress of which we have recently heard so much." Now, if the general trade and busi ness of the country continues in this prosperous condi tion, it is to be hoped it will speedily find its aay to agriculture; and, for my part, I see no reason to aetici pate that the present low prices for agricultural produce will be continued. I remember when the measure for repealing the corn-laws was passed through the House, great apprehensions were entertained of an immense supply of corn from the continent of America; but it so happened, that recently, I met at Liverpool the late American Minister, Mr. Bancroft, and ho gave me his confident opinion that it was impossible America could send any quantity of corn to this country, unless prices ranged between 455. and 50s. per quarter. I do, therefore, hope that the demand for, food will continue to increase, and that in this fact alone the farmers will find an improvement in their prices. At the same time, I am most happy to concur with my Hon. Friend as to the results of tree-trade in reference to the importation of corn; because it was supposed that not one extra bale of goods would be sent out of this country in return for the corn imported ; that nothing but bullion would be taken by foreigners. On the other hand, free-trade has provel that at no period has commerce made so rapid, so valid a progress as since the passing of the free-trade measure, while the stock of bullion was never so large, nor capital so abundant and so easy in the commerce of the world.—(Loud cheers.) But I will not dwell longer upon this point, except to repeat my hope that the prosperity of the manufacturing and commercial classes would soon be shared by the agricultural interest. There is one part of her Majesty's Speech to which it is my duty to advert—the expression of her Majesty's gratitude to Divine Providence that the recent visitation of the cholera has so soon abated; and I am sure the House will feel tl at one of our first and most sacred duties is, to endeavour to protect the health of the people, who have shown, by their exemplary conduct, that they are animated by feelings of obldience to the law and loyalty to the Crown.—(Loud cheer'.) I must also say, that I am highly gratified t, Lind her Majesty contemplates en increase in the number f the Irish electors; but, I confess, I should have been better pleased if we had bra some intimation that a similar measure was to be extended to this country.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") And I do hope that the Go vernment will even yet consider whether or not the many towns still left in this country, which have neither the privilege of a borough franchise, nor of sharing in the county representation, may not now have conferred upon them the privileges cf returning Members to Parliament. I cannot sit down without r. ferring to the naviga tion-lawn, because I was one of those who voted against the Government when the question was before the House. I considered at the time that it was a ha zardous experiment, but I am now happy to find, from the Speech we have heard from her most gracious Ma jesty, that several of the foreign powers have already eonceded to us the advantages we have conferred upo n them, and that it is hoped others will take steps to fol low their example; and I am happy to confirm th e state ; ment which my Honourable Friend has made r es p ect i ng the activity and progress that is now appar en t i n a ll the dock and building yards of . the country, e s p ec i a ll y i n the port cf Sunderland, with which I was long con nected. At no time has there been so m an y s hi ps in progress, and at no period have so f ew b een built on speculation, but almost the whole of them t o or d er, being at the same time a class of ships that are f ir Su perior to any that have been built heretofore. I may add, that the energy , enterprise, and th e character cf British shipowners, as well as the cl ass o f t h e i r ships, will enable them to maintain their su p er i or i ty in the carrying trade of the world. With respect to our foreign re lations, I heartily share in the feelings expressed by my Hon. Friend, and I trust that the Noble Lord who so ably conducts our foreign affairs, will still be able to maintain the best understanding with the Government of Franc e , an d t o l eave to us the bless ings ef peace for solve years to come.—(Cheer s .) shall not trouble th e H ouse f urt h er in secondingthe Ad dress; at the same ti me , I cannot sit down without con curring in the hope expressed by her Majesty, that by combining liberty with order, by preserving what is valuable, and amending what is defective, you will sue tain the fabric of our institutions, as the abode and the shelter of a free and happy people.--(The Hon. Baronet resumed his seat amidst loud cheers.) Sir JOHN TROLLOPE would propose the addition of a few words to the Address by way of amendment, to express the wish of certain classes of her Majesty's sub jects at present suffering great distress, that their case might receive attention. There was much in the Speech in which ho cordially joined. No doubt there would te general sympathy expressed with her Majesty at the loss of her illustrious relative Queen Adelaide.—(hear.) Our peaceful relations with foreign Governments was a source of gratulation, as was also the desire ex pressed by some of them to meet us by conces sions in respect to the navigation-laws. As that measure was now law, it vra; their duty to wish it success. The next paragraph had reference to the awful pestilence which had ravaged the coun try. He viewed the efforts made to improve the con dition and health of the poorer classes with plea sure. He considered those objects to be the para mount duty of a Government. Her Majesty's reception in Ireland was also a matter of infinite gratification. But to the next passage he made some exceptions:— "Her Majesty has great satisfaction in congratulating you on the improved condition of commerce and manu factures." After these words he would propose to intro duce the amendment he had read. All the agriculturists asked for was a little of that reflective prosperity upon themselves. With the exception of wool, the price of the produce of agriculture was not augmented, but, on the contrary, greatly diminished. Within the last few months wool had risen in price from 25 to 30 per cent. Regret was expressed that any class was suffering. He hardly thought that complaints proceeding from every part of the kingdom should be so lightly dealt with. Large public meetings had been held allover the country to expose the difficulties with which the agriculturists had to contend. The meeting at Lincoln was attended by 15,000 persons. After fair, but firm discussion, they were unanimous as to the distress they laboured under. Similar demonstrations had been made for the same purpose all over the kingdom. He thought the once powerful, but still numerous and important, body that put forward these complants had not b een treate d with proper respect.—(Loud cheers from the Protectionists.) Not a word of comfort was there for them. They did not expect sympathy; they wished to make known to the world the precise condi tion in which the agricultural interest was placed. To enter into a detail of facts would be tedious. It was, perhaps, sufficient to say, that after they had invested enormous capital in the improvement of land, they were entirely thrown open to the competition in corn of the whole world. Ile asked them again, whether that was fair treatment ? Should not their complaints receive consideration ? The agricultural were not justly chargeable with apathy ? Look at the Crown lands in the New Forest. There were 66,000 waste acres. Could the Woods and Forests make both ends meet ? Why, then, reproach them ? For thirty years he had been laying out money on land. The great landowners would not be the principal sufferers. It was the smaller proprietors of land that would be ruined, To them it was matter of life and death. They could not now sell their land. No one in the p resen t uncertain and gloomy state of things wou ld become the purchaser. T here . were no buyers. This distress of those chimes w ould eventually reach all classes, and if another en ran ' er ir ci e l d panic came, the crash would be treau ndou.. He et i7;i r that their case should be considered, and that t • o - d, remonstrance should be lis tmed t.. T h , e , ° s c . e. meat he proposed was couched in respectful rangssibe At er the words commerce and ii anufsctures, i hr add the words, but w e bihumbly er Majesty that, in mane ofthe United liicg ee . ' parts ilb but especially in Ireland, various classes con severe e s ens' the cult • ivation i f land are labouring under severeents tress, in consequence of recent legislative essy t h in t , e s. the injurious operation of which was aggravated f - losir cessive local taxation. They wished a revision 1,. to represen. rote tion, especially of schedule B. The tenant'' tax A O i b , vied upon a suppositious incerne, and . °ugh Priec i i : P i s scratch• I out altogether. It was an arbitrary to tax a man according to the amount of his rent.o_:;o. man had a hard landlord he had also a heavier G , s ,,' lir merit tax. Her Majesty's Speech referred to tbe .7 100 , ficial result of increased cheap' ass i f food. bleb were Friend (Mr. Villiers) had referred to returns w% is . not yet be fore the House, and there fore could not i s 0 . ferred to. But in the unions with which b e dW ;VI quaistsd the number of inmates b ad iverca. sif offences had also increased. From the noble seeing t t° g o the people, who would to the very last efai e ., h tad it t, the union, he thought that the returns wh ic h be bean ordered by the Poor-law Commissioners we e in 4. distress , no indication of the real amount (- h e seri' the country, or any test of the condition ot I d sm. culturists. (Hear, hear.) Leicester 1 )1, 3 0 i t OE' thigh an, it aas true, were not so badly off d traic ? ing trade flourishes', but was not Vitt a protected tee —(Cheers from the Protectionists.) They 1 ' 6 ,4 no lt• duty. and shat did they intend to do with l u foo tirg. N tax ? It was placed now on a totally differen:_sedutl ew, when barley was of little more value Os "n ide ,. .they placed upon it, surely it was entitled to cnb e re tion? They now levied an impost of 90 Per e en s i s e to There was no questton but this ve tax was a restrieil_Ae. jet growth. If they were to have perfect free to' 'ail The cal them have it in everytbing.—(llear, brat) had e e° ' applied to land was greater now than it oler. era stir, and the most scientific modes of cultivation W_ ssio ot ployed.—(Hear.) He considered that the Pri s m pee' the times would influence the great Ineier it h Y ts 9 oo e ft ( pie to become rigid economists, sod, fer„i i stets °„ he was determined to act on the most eeelee'.l o , , ice P• economy.—(Hear, hear.) He was not suck" . sqii esne rl circumstances of so important a chat acter--elle:cold be that affected all grades and classes--thst nr, oo tttl t , i silent on so momentous an occasion. ne u se * bow some experience, and from that exierience; bole, say that since 1822 the price or °l llowe' e c i and treat were much lower than before. , , f it rilte. with regard to the latter article, bead:pitted tlnio, bu t in n t a higher rate in the large manufacturin 100041 the provinces meat was seldom sold IX Morobe e°l'sl' per lb. Theie were many other mutters to de dered, and one particular subject was '" somese a st e is er whel° e b , of rent in the year 1822, a period whe n ;d.Wh e° t s 1 rishes were out of cultivation, sisd a P ah % elate; Is then Chancellor of the Exchequer was Inneogi, for to soon did his f elings and opinion suffer a cbilellor Weer, worse. Ile hoped that the present Chan c o o to ea t take such precaution against a s imilar the151,,1%s coa el s r u t nestly calculate on the true interests et .roots but He heard much spoken of in favour of er ni i i !, for t b° o l he should say that he bad his fears, netT il th t flew!'elitlet who were subjected to a tropical sun sn" ' a ble r . our antipodes, but for those who were not-able eV, grate. He deeply regretted to see the ehleitddrirend culturist forced to leave his native borne, e nt i hal. _ A ' i ba fatherland of his intelligence, labour, an d Vi e sslie" s - t el when he looked t i the condition of Irelanu' ei s i aties - d i e House, did they not see that excessive r di seieg , s . s hardships of the most trying character 1.1 : l ie .4 f° fb " ele hardy sons of that unfortunate COUntrJ 1 than llit shore; and what was more to be regrettea ofrhog men If aving their native country with feeli r ri e g h s i e o otto tr io and repugnance again t the Government 0 1 :,. ram m ed Colonel CHATTEI s t.TON would confiafie P' - doclet ; tl3 , 4 - 4 solely to the condition of the country. • tle p ly g lv e c o. every feeling of faction or party, and I°6 ° 11 0°69 Forf li tOr t by sentiments which included the welfa r .be r e° oil Ireland had spoken out with one voice .' bu tt° J r tion of protection, not to one interest nn'P o d M o d alike—the agricultural, the manufacturiekere boitioo bouring classes. The sufferings of Ireland w,,,n,rials.d. what the tongue of man could tell. ger ;r e a p 10: 1 4 was equal to her destitution, but the arisnteted.foo,ol owners, and agriculturists of Ireland L eli w eeti t 'd its with confidence for relief to the present rareoseeritot hoped it would repeal enactments that pO. ii nd G i ' would revolutionize the country. The 0°131;00 be Gentleman concluded by seconding the atn ri e t ,ao . The CHANCELLOR of the EX-Clue:00 i, heard with considerable pleasure that th• ' ge ff , ha WO. m ite brought under thenolice of the House hY. t " - DV - p o ol' t the e bad met with so much approval, and the , n of sg s ble ef objection had reference to the rttleot'n-lienost'or tural distress. He was glad to find the re cist e 2 ol Gentleman the Member fur Lincolnshire OP 000,7 It endeavours of Government to preven t sh ,:se striv disc ale during th e past year. 1 1° 1 m on ° I oti . hear the disclaimer of the Hon. Gent`eieceetlialett°' i h n e temperate language held in some P l ac es i ll ibe e- O r i' aa, glad—though his could not Concu r ,110fi s „ - IY II ment—to find that it was so framed o ,,,e h rplon. P ;ril if ; mistake as to its meaning.—(Hear.) ' . o f the °glad t h s stated that ho wanted a reconsidera'ten .- ni h il 5- 0 ir enactments (f' last sessior. The HO0 • bie . .., i -e e r ca .. 0 - id House to re-consider those I • • • enac" --n 0' 11l operation of which the presentegkiatiVe O OO tOil I was owing—(Oh, srssion to find that this was House lthis greata hav clues d t. hi decide d bw e o— s u v le h dn et b h eh e b r er( l i ou t u egw prosperityl tigit u (l m C n d Od e rell' a b t sri : sab e r°c , tit Itle c i e 66 l 4 ; e:tie-::1' a lb i l reconsider its on the advice of the Hon ° _ . t ti er its recent legislation, or whether ,t t r.l ll o l l the fi ll et t t o h f e t the almost t ions oof a n u h ouse would persevere • confident e i a c r h d country the n in oth . . haenayr questiondth trade and quisit o io t n ag tl r r i e e frame ing prosperity wo re.. , ote°, g , raised with respec t '" il e . re however, of at with respect to the ' m olt° site] manu f _ ine sui the a trades and manufactures. tress be very little trouble ub i r n uet3 p i. r i o a v dN i a z o i l g wiu h d y be l de ll t e ;; ; li i , jegd n ehl: t :l 3 cfel:ce ss friffer :O r°l° ,i tli f j: zi t' had not confined hinisistoss 001. c ttoa o k t t l ah n re e tao cte ) d , with trade and manufactures '"-- ;Ile v setri gene il assert distress was existing • far, er i be ", s til e a almm ot u h n e i r s T , l :t r e r:ade was fro i m n a ° ct n iri . ty 'e. : lci e nu°l .3 ;t a b c c e °llPee : cii i rs°4l- 1 a k l i ly tig' employed. The e viutl% tbsv /Itil produce ao would fully bear him out in st liti „ V eos i°ll' I ll° l d manufactures were in a state of P r i Ticti 11313 , 1 s rio ti o l encountered showed nosysommpetottnimoef ago. He ureevehraseds i ll i - diih t e lle c,,ofo " i tib i og o circulars piet trade ed c d ir u c l u iien lars to their correspondent', az ov , .. ii. rl;: j find one which contradicted another. "" a sullri.pri i gfoluhredltahset year,co ursethoaft thraedesh_eoathbesiLheiii to find any Hon. Member get up and sta te ,, w sse• - _,lslo - , i i "en ( f the writer was to be successtalli be bw ie jel would quote this circular to confirm wh el i bel s6 i t oo 1 last year as to the course of trade during A C er - e Y e l l months, and because his statement b a te d it' tha t , tl'o LI t h at , tent been disputed. The ciroular s in bel ) b. 1849 ss as begun by commercial men In 60 6 0 0 n f better pt would prove the conamenceisten t s o tl , A that gb Oo ti lg l ' the sa me • • disturbances time it was perei ve ' The c le 11 t a s ne w e :r o e f o r nly h below .the stterdfsseee'hobdoiseptoyocii,tly e ruary impos to Al •e? improvement that had conae nee s d s tbs . f t e lav iti bi J In this manner March was met, w ue :ioo °niot l a g of the Elbe caused a total Wir t : to rth e ° „,iot with the Continent. He was a° . ; ° , -- sert e n u i tir c isl fact out to the House , as be he -c ej. ' ' e ° (3 l e. thing last 3 ear, and it had been doubt e , ' ne t be e t :00:0 1 as ent on to say that the home trade he' n , - e d d e ; v , e r a de 3 expecte I, but that latterly an ine z i e r t be P e- b . /II: ti le? e p ,s ru i ng up, and provided the mass psof e w ip e 00 of P Ynient, trade would still farthe r 11/3 3 bore e e f e e of the 3 ea.. The circular, be corree're coif o d e l a timony to the state of the count* e ef rs o ti°°l fell off during the two first portiouginfdtiltbe ate + 1) 5' 110 creteed during V e two last. In Ire ° g tbeLan_sitO i s fell off during tbe th ti t " t iers e Itei" e" sr had ,_ r _ . ree rs q a •„,0.- 1 "sc cse I during the last quart-- tesp,„l,oe; be comelled was a pretty fair sig n the rol e " (t ",'-e , proved, even in Ireland, and t e hoped infi e te_, er 0; 0 ;0 go on, and show the Hon. and Gallan t it , to staysrOt de, Chatterton) that his fears a e:e not 04 be JO —(Hear.) He would now call attentien,"ohirem to o t4 o made by the Hon. Member for We r t e ao et_Plijabli Hon. Member for Buckingbansshire' ;et t s tr to t b .s e Co - cl ,, last session made an attempt to Po te ,, a ferreLto i r.os i, solutely ruined. The Hon. Gentleman ''',bet Abe ell,: iii r of imports, and contended from thene. that , i '''' v iv eV trade was so much against us, and OP at ell: b'est l ,7l l l carried on much longer, as it then Lve f n e i wti l ' i sieft; br, occasion he ventured to state to the Pe - w iso ° bar 'L e ; rt e non of demand for our reanufacterkee oillieeihetl; j ‘ u v s a t r r w e troubled state of the Continent. T s u s e o ol3. k es t ,io 4 4. ° jaeikashaiirdetbthe then thing; but tesm.otased ~ ,; turbed state of the n for our manufacatsusreersted w he b e: ton s :gf e i T• e l or st e a s pe l o e e:: o , o :ib iti e ,L ; Continent hisc i h ha s , 0 til l I° d mend Inthe course of last year the stat e , b e en tm - e Or 1 : been much more quiet. What baa m o ot cape ) oe',; Sept trade? What was the to C °ll CO be i i ? indeed, ritish manufactured goods sent to • w ere 00 0 :1 the prosperity of the count/ p afe f r r he 1,04 cured by the extent of exports, thcr e - t jei 'ld d e in which theie was so much prosPer.et 0 Or o - 3 0%, values had increased far beyond ears cl f e ed Ill s iti fi t' month of the previous year. When ce err; l oo l , i .vbe "d, Ia declared value of exports of 184 8 t in . 0 0 0 0 4 ' 'l 6 'e (let year, it would be seen there 1 0- 00 0,0 0 1 94 7, 1 4 8 1 0 Glared Oared value cf little short of, l° ' w eart If .) j Jared value of exports for m e , AOO, Ol- 00e" 01 s tr f and 1849, stood thus--in 1847, 51 ' s a 8 49 ' to II 0 " 48,946,000], and in . 1849 it wa s a '' P eri 41' l be e l ego pf Continent had become tranquil, 1 , -- , d tbe 0 a ge I creased, and f,-eo trade had ewagesileMes 0' Os I l t 0 0 , m 000 : 0 h 0 e 0/. When Honourable ureP o f P e ‘d O ct f a ' o fidently predestined the utter ru in pol o , 11 0 , policy which had beellgose r iot , f oo country, he would beg them to Mak e : bad 00 00,, inaccuracies. The cotton ureic, Th e e sai„ tri 196,750,0001b5. up to 335,650,00017 ibe Cal , 3 l, oov o V o , portion of increase was to bse3t:ou yarr. Earthenware, from O ti O laci P i iii: s i ed ° i ° re j e s'ie l' ; li e lje , li , berdashery, 927,000 yards bad i" „oe l' i ft ,0 1 asels; is cutlery there was WI irnn34.ooo C o ha; Ol e wrought leather, from 9,000 cwt. to " it 'd e 0 ( 0 0 1 9 0 , 4 1 they had been told that the glove 1f The OP" 0" - .1". strayed. But what was the fac isieetism LA' '' nO•un f r iP article had increased by 50 per se nt.„ ~g_o- 0_ . , ,ll tared, from 89,000,000 yards to I",`"i,000.1000, eV linen yarn, from 11,00000 yards to ] 7 O OO I n s 'i wrought iron, from 73,000 tons to 758,00(04""6,0dv-etoej manufactured, from 204,000110. t ° ti oil l4 o o, P ds goods, los ,00 0 2 ; 06 ,000 to 404,000; thr° ° 160 t,befo o f 5 000;0 o 'ol 0 or r vig , bi ll ilie stockings, per pair, qua only the principal articles to ~.nt co e d, been an increase far beyond Wl' .. Ode Puled or anticipated. lAA les"