The Sun. — London, England, 1850-02-20 00:00:00

legislation from beginning to end, and that it was so in tended to be.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) One ground on which they had advocated free trade was that it would benefit the poor. Well, he apprehended that the poor would be allowed to be pretty good judges on that subject themselves; and, even when he had been trying to persuade the labourers that it was better for them to have cheap corn than dear, he never got any other answer from them than this— "lt was always best for us when corn was dear." — (Hear, hear, and cheers.) What they meant was that when corn was dear they could be more certain of em ploymmt.—(A cry of " No!") An Hon. Member said " No," but he asserted that when corn was dear more labour was employed on the land than when its price was few.—(Hear, hear.) Some lion. Gentlemen seemed to think that a farm could be shut up or worked for three days in the week, like a cotton-mill.—(A laugh.) But this was not the case. Land was deteriorated and far mers suffered, because when prices were falling the far mers did not hold up, but let everything go to ruin; and when prices rose they did not lay by money against what was called "a rainy day," but they bought arti ficial manure, or exchanged a bad horse for a good one. and sit the money they made in favourable years was invested in the land.—(Hear, hear.) The consequence was, that when any violent measures of legislation were adopted, such as those which had recently been sanc tioned by Parliament, the farmers were unprepared, and they were of necessity ruined, because they had nothin g to fall back upon. lie would assert that free trade had deprived the labourers of employment. When Hon. Gentlemen opposite were asked what they wanted, they said they wi,bed the taxes 'upon advertisem en t s to be taken off. Yes; they wanted to be puffed in the news papers.—(Great laughter.) He insisted upon it that the tax upon beer should be removed, but Hon. Gentlemen opposite said " No." When a poor labourer, who got wet through in 250 out of the 310 working days in the year, went home, instead of a glass of ale, they would give him a newspaper to read.—(Loud laughter.) This was their love for the poor :—(Renewed laughter.) This was the way in which free trade benefited the poor man. Last year, when the Hon. Member for the West Riding was recounting the great advantages of free trade, he said, among other things, " See how cheap preserved fruits are—one of the luxuries of people in genteel life." The Hon. Member meant to say that the manufacturers had got their sugarplums cheap.—(A laugh.) Every foreign trade employed foreign labourers, and not Bri tish labourers; and he (Mr. Drummond) contended that they ought to put a duty upon every article coming from a foreign country. He insisted that every Englishman should have a right to use his barley as he pleased, and to pick the hops off his hedge, and use them as he chose; that the people of Ireland, of Lincolnshire, and of East Yorkshire, should be allowed, where they could, to grow tobacco—(Hear)—and until this was done there would be no peace. Hon. Gentlemen opposite thought they had settled the question of free trade, but he would tell them that this was but the first skirmish of the battle between capital and labour, between wealth and life— (" Hear" and cheers.) He found it said in a publication of the Manchester school—" We are not an agriculture' country; it is manufactures that give us our wealth, — our population." Wealth first and the people after. wards!—(A laugh.) “R em; ” Si possis, recta; si non, quocunque modo rem." It was our manufacturers who made this country weak, —who were ready to sacrifice everything for money. Why, did they not last year recommend the people of England to risk the burning of all the towns between Portsniouth and Plymouth rather than have a fleet for their defence?—(" Hear," and a laugh.) He would sup port the motion of his Hon. Friend the Member for Buckinghamshire, but this was nothing to what they meant to have.—(Loud cheers, amd laughter.) They would have the excise done away with. The old cry of "faith with the public creditor" had lost much of its tore-.—(A cry of "Oh, oh!" fromlan Hon. Member on the Ministerial side.) Whenever he saw gentlemen with white waistcoats and brilliant eyes, he knew it was quite impossible to control them.—(Laughter.) They had heard the cry of " faith with the public creditor," and they ha I been told that they would rob the widow and the orphan ; but he; would ask Gentlemen who raised that cry to think cf the widows and orphans of farmers and yeoman.—(Hear, hear.) So far from wishing to do anything that would be a violation of public faith, he was perfectly ready to support any Government which would place taxation ;directly on the property of the upper classee, so long as they gave the right to the la bourers to make their own beer, to manufacture their own bricks for building their houses, and to grow whatever they chose on their land. For his own part, he did not care for any insults to the land, fur land was as superior to manufactures as an oaken cudgel was to a cotton thread.—(Loud laughter and cheers.) Captain PELHAM believed that if they were to have a revision of the poor-laws they must reconsider the whole question of the liability of property. It ap peared to him that if the relief of the poor were to cease to be a charge upon the land there must be a general property tax fir defraying its expense, and that it could not be placed upon the Consolidated Fund. It they as sumed that the expense of maintaining the poor amounted to 5,500,0001., and if they took the number of parishes to be 5,000, thy would find the poor-rates to be about Is. Gcl. in the pound. But, the property and income-tax would do more than defray the expense of maintaining the poor. Though they might still maintain their system of local government, it would be quite practicable to relieve the landed interest by means of ur - ti , n settlement and anion chargeability. With respect to the motion of the Hon. Member for Buckinghamshire, he did think that that motion ought n( tto have been based on the mere fact cf agricultural distress. Why did ho ohj , ct to the basis on which the motion rested? It was for this reason that he believed that distress to he a temporary distr.( ss. He ehould not support the f the Ilor. Member for Buckinghamshire, but he hoped that upon some future occasion the gentlemen opposit3 would coma firward with more statesmanlike measure-, aid that they would introduce those measures by going into the whole question. _ _ _ Mr. to ['AFFORD then moved that the debate be ad journed. Il.• prtposcd to adj , uru it to Thursday, un derstanding that to be the time suggested by the Noble Lord. Lord J. RUSSELL wished to proceed with tbe debat, on the earliest possible day. Mr. DISRA.ELI hoped it might be closed on Thursday. The (lobe , " was then adjourned to Thursday. PARTY PROCESSIONS (IRELAND). On the order of the day being read that the Party Processions (Ireland) Bill, as amended, be considered, Sir W. VERNER moved, pursuant to notice, that the words from the word " symbol," in page 1, line 12, to the words " or who shall be," in line 14, be omitted; and, ako, that the words from the word " music," i❑ line 15, to the words " shall he," in line 17, be omitted. lie was glad to be able to give his assent to the mea rure with merely the omissions which he suggested. Ilia ct, and that of those who thought with him, was not to rn4intsia the Orange Society in opposition to tl e law, but to sue really unconstitutional associations suppress. d. G. GREY said it was gratifying to know that all political parties concurred in this Bill. The amend ment propoied by the Hut. Baronet would, however, render persons liable to be indicted for misdemeanour f•r having tanners or music of the most innocent cha rm:tor. lie trusted the Hon. Baronet would not press his amendment. bar. GROGAN supported the amendment, which had f)r its object to put an end, at once and for ever, to party processions, and thereby to secure the peace of the c )untry. Ho did not wish to prevent the innocent pro cessions to which the Hon. Baronet had adverted, but he viished them to take place on the responsibility cf the parties who licensed them. The amendment was then withdrawn, and the clauses of the Btil were agreed to. The House adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'clock, untd noon this day (Wednesday). CITY COURT OF SE WERS. THE SALARY OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER. Yes!trday the Commissioners assembled in considtr able numbers for the purpose of discussing the motion fur increasing the salary of Mr. Simon, the medical (lacer of htal-h to the City of London; Mr, Deputy Pt acock in the chair. Mr. Deputy HARRISON introduced the subject of which ho had given notice at the lust Court, and moved tht.t tLe salary cf the medical officer of health be 8001. a• ar, :11r. Deputy EAGLETON seconded the motion. Sir PETER LAURIE moved an amendment that the salary of the officer of health be 6001. a-year instead of 800 L a year. Alderman LAWRENCE seconded the amendment. Aft, r considerable discussion, the amendment fixing the salary cf the medical cfficer at 500/. a-year, was agreed to by a tns,jority of 27 to 20. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT WAPPING.-0n Monday night shortly after 8 o'ole ck,a fire broke out in the premi ses cf Messrs. Brewer and Co., the ship chandlers and sail makers, carrying on business at 310, `yapping High street. The building, which was exceedingly lofty, was of proportionate width, and extended from the front street as far as the water aide. The place being filled with ship stores, some of a most combustib!* character, great fears at one p-ried were entertained for the safety of the contiguous houses. With all possible expedition about nine land engines belonging to the London bri gade and that of the West of England Company attended. An abundant supply of water was soon obtained from the East London mains, from which several engines were set to work, under tie direction of Mr. Braidwood. The tire by that time had pined a fearful ascendancy, it having penetrat d the flooring over the shop, and rushed up the staircase is one complete sheet of flame, doing some daxage to every room in the spacious building. The firemen, , uy e,} nvo yi ng t h e h ose of three or four engines into tae front warehouse, and of two or three int ) the private entran-e, were enabled to cut off the furCier progress of the flames; but nearly three hours clap e t before the fire was wholly ex ti ngu i s h e d . T he damage done is very considerable, but fortunately the firm was insured. How the fire began could not be a s eertaieed. Oa Monday last an elegant banquet was given to Mr. Alderman Copeland, M.P., at the London Tavern, to cuaiinemorate the anniversary of his election to the office of Alderman, twenty-one years ago. The chair was taken by Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P.; and amongst tl,e company we noticed Mr. Mastermag, M.P., Major More, Mr. Kirkman, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Harnell, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Lane, Dr. Ramsbottom, Dr. Frampton, and the Rev. D. Russell. MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, FEB. 19.—The market has aga i n b een very"' quiet without any quotable decline; prises have been in favour of the buyer, and the opinion generally is that if purchasers had been in clined to make even lower offers than were current last week, they would have been . tinue to hold aloof. accepted; but buyers con- THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2O, 1850. COLBURN'S AUTHORISED TRANSLATION. Now Ready, in Bvo., T HIE R S' FRANCE under NAPOLEON. VOLUME IX. Containing the FRENCH ACCOUNT of THE WAR IN SPAIN. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. To be had of ail Booksellers. TREATER ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. JAMES ANDERSON. THIs EVENING, Will be presented, by her Majesty's Servants, JULIUS CJ:SAR. Julius Caesar, Mr. C. Fisher ; Octavius Cmsar, Mr. Everett; Mark Anthony, Mr. Anderson; Brutus, Mr. Vanden hoff ; Cassius, Mr. Cathcart; Casca, Mr. Cooper; Trebonius, Mr. Diddear ; Decins, Mr. Montague ; Caiphurnia, Mrs. Tertian ; Portia, Miss Phillips. To conclude with TIIZ BEGGAR'S OPERA. Characters by Messrs. Baker, Davidge, Rafter, Artaud ; Mrs. Winstaniey, Miss Nelson, and Miss Huddart. Private boxes, 31. 35., 21. 12s. 6d., 21. 25., 11. 1 le. 6d., and 1 1 . ls. Stalls, Is. each. s. d. s. d. FIRST PRICE. SECOND PRICE. Boxes - -4 0 Boxes - -2 0 Fit - - - 2 0 Pit - - - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 0 6 Upper Gallery -0 6 No Ralf-price to Upper Gallery. Box-book-keeper, Mr. J. Povey. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sete Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be presented an entirely new and original Comedy, entitled I EAP YEAR ; or, The Ladies' Privilege. Sir Solomon Bolus, Mr. Keeley; Captain Mouser, Mr. Selby ; Mr. Dimple, Mr. Buckstone ; William Walker, Mr. Charles Kean ; Mrs. Flora Flowerdew, Mrs. Charles Kean ; Miss Sally O'Leary, Mrs. Fitawilliam ; Mrs. Crisp, Mrs. F. Matthews. Ts be followed by a new Lyric Dramatic Sketch, entitled LING RENE'S DAUGHTER. King Rene, Mr. James Wallaek , Ciount Nate's, Mr. C. Kean ; Sir Geoffrey, Mr. Webster ; lolanthe, Mrs. C. Loan. To conclude with BOX and COX. The Box-oflise is ander the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celesta. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new domestic rama, called THIS WILLOW COvSE. Principal characters by Mess D rs. Hughes, Wright, P. Bed ore , O. Smith, Worrell; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar. After which MY PRECIOUS BETSY. Chaitcters by Messrs. Wright, Bedford, Worrell; Miss Harding, and Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with FRANKENSTEIN; or, The Model Man. Franken de,in, Mr. Wright ; the What is It ? Mr. P. Bedford; Eared, Mr. 0. Smith ; Otto of Rosenberg, Miss Woalgar ; Tiddlewincz, Miss E. Chaplin ; Agatha, Miss Coyeny ; Yndine, Miss E. Harding. PRINCESS'S TIIFATRE. Mr. J. M. Maddox. Sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new comic Opera , entit led TIM VALLEY 01 _ _ AXDORRII. To conclude with KING JAMIE ; or, Harlequin and Magic Fiddle larlequin, Mr. Bologna ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Clown, Mr. Flex nore ; Colarabine, Miss Fawcett. NEW ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Sole Lessee, Mr. W. Watts, St. John's Wood. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE NOBLE HEART. Characters by Messrs. G. V. Brooke, Davenport, Ryder, Johnstone, Belton, Lee, Howard ; and Mrs. Mowatt. After which CATCHINOi HEIRESS. To conclude with a Farce, entitled A DEAD TAKE IN. Captain Darcourt, Mr. Wigan; Hector Pualet, Mr. Compton; Clara, Miss )livor. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. FRENCH PLAYS AND OPERA COMIQUE. Last Week tut One of M. CHOLLET'S Engagement. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the French Performances at the Bt. James's Theatre will commence THIS EVENING, At Half-past Seven, when will be performed LE DEBUTANT. After which LE POSTILLON DE LOI,TJUMEAU. Chapelou, M. Chollet. The Box-offlee of the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till Five. Boxes and Stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond street. EOTAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee. Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING. Will be performed CHARLES THE TWELFTH. After which THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. To conclude with A PRACTICAL MAN. Dress Boxes 55.; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. No ialf-price to any part of the house. Ali applications for Private Boxes must be made to Mr. Allcroft, 15 New Bond-street. _ _ ISTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATB.Z. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. An entire change in the Scenes of the Arena. New Grand Spectacle. THIS EVENING, The performance will commence at a Quarter to SeTon, with a new Grand Spectacle of TILE CORSE DE LEON ; er, the Brigand of Savoy. To be followed by a brilliant display of Batty's peerless scenes of the Circle, supported by the accomplished artistes of tke establish ment. To conclude with BESS OF THE BELL ; or, The Love Story. Box-office open from Eleven tilt four. HIGH WATER AT LONDON 81411141 E. Tim DAY —Nlorning, 4 min. after 7 I Eveaing, 31 min. after 7 To-goaaow - Morning. A min. after 8 Evening. 43 min. after TIIE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICB, FEE. 20. rETERMOKETER, Lowest, 45; Highest, 47; Noon, 49, BAROMETER, 30'08. WIND W.S.W.—Morning, heavy rain; Afternoon, du] and cloudy. - 4 ., t C,,,,1P 4 - , - ~, . ...,-..A ,-/ ,v, -,:? . •...,....,0„ r . ~....\: ~„,,,, ~...!„-t,. '73 tribb,•-4. .z , , ..• ' 63 ;'10..~ . " 'k 1.4 ' 0• " ;-1.414%": ' it„-. , .>- rszErovf-4,,, '..-.. . 1 _"' Dti ''. .' . . : •TI .7 - ^ ~. ebutnina 677 v LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1850, The Honourable Member for Buckinghamshire brought boldly forward last night some of the propositions indicated by him during what might he termed the post-Parliamentary session, when in place of enlightening his brother legislators he was pouring forth his wit and eloquence to the various bucolic gatherings assembled for the purpose of mourning over the bier of " Protection," or of en deavouring to re-animate the deceased monster. Although the leadership of the Hon. Gentleman was repudiated by the " eccentric Earl who believed in CASPER lieusan but not in Mr. D:sRAELI," and by a host of others, and his suggestions "laughed to scorn" by those who would have the Corn-laws— the entire Corn-laws—and nothing but the Corn laws," the Honourable Gentleman has lost no time in calling the attention of Parliament, and of the country, to what he considers to be burdens pressing exclusively on land, and from which, as he asserts, all the other great interests of the country are exempted. tie has, therefore, moved for a Committee of the w hole House, for the purpose of taking into its consideration such revision of the laws pro viding for the relief of the poor of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as may mitigate the distress of the agricultural classes, and he has declared that if his motion be granted it is his intention to propose resolutions to the effect, " first, that the establishment charges in the United Kingdom (about 1,500,0001. for England, and 300,0001. for Ireland), should be transferred to the general revenue of the State ; secondly, that certain miscellaneous rates, which, generally speaking, are raised by the machinery of the poor-law, but which had nothing to do with the maintenance of the poor— such as registration of births and deaths, preparation of juries —all, in fact, with the exception of police and county rates—should also be defrayed by the Consolidated Fund ; and, thirdly, that the charges fur casual poor throughout the United Kingdom should likewise be transferred to the general revenue." Considered separate and apart from the general question of taxation, there is much apparent equity in the above propositions. It certainly appears, at first sight, rather hard to charge one class exclusively —not the agriculturists merely, but the owners of every description of real property—houses or facto ries, as well as land, properly so called—withi a liability to which all should be subjected in proportion to their abilities, to which every man should contri bute secundum statum et facultates. But on a closer and more accurate examination of the entire fiscal question,' ; , the difficulty will vanish, and the specious fallacies of the argument be clearly exposed. Mr. DISRAELI desires to avoid one description of in- justice by the perpetration, of another still more ob jectionable and inequitable. He does not desire to carry out the spirit of the original Act of ELIZABETH, by rendering personal property, as well as real, rate able for the relief of the poor, and thus extending the basis of taxation, but be wishes to transfer the charges to the Consolidated Fund ; or, in other words, to replace a certain portion of direct taxation by indirect imposts, to add to the burdens of the great body of the people, in order to lighten the charges that fall upon the territorial aria tocraey. For such an object the Customs duties are to be increased, disturbing and in juring our commercial relations with the other countries of the globe ! For such an object the odious Excise laws are to be maintained with in creased stringency. For such an object the taxes on knowledge, the imposts on paper, and the advertise ment duties are to; be perpetuated, and the free use of light and air denied to the people. This is, unquestionably, neither just or equitable, politic or expedient. It is in direct opposition to the spirit of the age, and to the whole course of modern legislation. Can the Honourable Gentleman sup pose that Parliament could stultify itself by a move ment so retrograde ? Can he suppose that a policy so reactionary would find favour in the public sight, or that it could for a moment be tolerated or sanc tioned ? Most certainly not ! Let the Honourable Gentleman move that the entire fiscal system be re vised and remodelled—that the existing burdens ' —the interest of the public debt—the maintenance of the national establishments—the support of the poor (which may be justly regarded as a great social duty on the possessors of every kind of accumulated and realised property)—and all the other charges, local, or general, should be equalised, and fairly and equitably distributed over the entire, and we promise him a support more strenuous and more honourable to himself than any which he can receive from the advocates of protec tion and monopoly. Let him then, we say, turn his unquestionable.talents to purposes so meritorious, and his name will be blessed in the cottages of the labouring poor, and he will be hailed as . the benefactor of his country. Such a result would be more congenial, more glo rious, than the devotion of his exertions to an un grateful and insubordinate party. How has he hitherto been treated by those for whom he was la bouring energetically and incessantly, whom he en deavoured to raise into some degree of respectability as a party ? Although 'there was no other person among them who could for a moment bear compa rison with the Honourable Gentleman—who was qualified to lead or direct the Parliamentary warfare — he was sneered at and contemned by those who had not capacities to understand_ his views—who could only repeat the parrot cry of " Protection, protection "—who, because they could not achieve impossibilities, would not lend their aid to accomplish what might really be within reach. The speeches delivered by many of the advocates of monopoly du ring the latter end of last year, and cheered and ap plauded by the gaping multitudes, cannot already be involved in oblivion. Their most redoubted cham pion, most brilliant orator, was attacked with a viru lence and animosity greater than had ever been evinced towards the leading champions of free trade ! The sarcastic sneer, the half suppressed insinuation, more galling to a man of genius and sensibility than the direct and open accusation, was freely resorted to ; and yet he still labours in their cause, and applies his powers for their benefit. Let Mr. Disna.BLl came from amongst the ingrates. Let him endeavour to ameliorate the condition, to mitigate the sufferings of the entire country, and he will achieve a fame more pure and more enduring than any that could be at tained by mere party triumphs. The invitation is cordially given—we trust the time may arrive when it will be as cordially responded to. A bold remonstrance has been addressed at last to the Austrian Government in llungary by one of the most distinguished of the military leaders in the late movement. General GEORGE KLarx.s., now resident as a refugee in this metropolis, has found himself constrained, by all the nobler and more generous impulses of his nature, to appeal to the German in vaders of his country against their cruel infraction of all the solemn engagements entered into by them with his unfortunate fellow-citizens. Hearing, as the heroic defender of Comorn has done so repeatedly, of the executions, and confiscations, and imprison ments, and expatriations which signalized the triumph of the despots, General KLATICA. has been compelled to protest against these atrocities in the sternest lan guage of indignation. " I cannot but believe," says he, speaking of the late violation of all treaties by the Austrians, " I cannot but believe that this high trea son against military honour is the act of unconscien tious toadies." Addressing himself to the principal criminal, the infamous Harrian, he recall to the recollection of that sanguinary monster the exact nature of the terms entered into by him with the heroic garrison of the fortress of Comorn, and the acceptance of which terms alone induced them to consent to a capitulation. Other wise than by those solemn stipulations and formal engagements the last stronghold of the Mag yars would have defied the entrance of their antagon ists. What the precise character of the treaty between Herscau and KLAPXA. was has already now for some time been sufficiently notorious—namely, that it insured the immediate cessation of bloodshed on the part of the predominant power, whether on the field of battle or before those ruth less tribunals which have recently acquired such an infamous celebrity, the military courts martial. It was especially provided that the first step taken by the Austrian Commanders in the way of conciliation would be the prevention of further executions at Arad. In corroboration of these assertions, says the Hungarian Captain, now addressing lisicriku, it was alleged that the EMPEROR had to that end sent thither his own Adjutant- General, Count GRUNNE. How far these specious promises have been fulfilled the world at large is aware. Actuated by the desire to bring some solace, some alleviation of suffering, some security from death to those unfortunates among their fellow-countrymen, the garrison of Comorn at length yielded up their patriotic ambition to the benign dictates of humanity. They capitulated— "none of them," says their gallant leader KLAPLA, " having any idea that the only reason your Bx cellency (i. e. HAnsau) had for urging the capitula tion was the desire to execute the bloody sentences against the doomed patriots unpunished and un avenged." Alas ! their confidence was reposed in men as pitiless as they were revengeful—their faith was in the faithless. " I will not enlarge on these events," continues the illustrious Hungarian. Then, in the sombre language of a warning prediction, he reminds Harstau "Public opinion speaks with a loud voice, and history will decide whether your Excellency has deserved well of the EMPEROR and of the Austrian Monarchy by the executions of Arad and Pesth." Yes, history will decide this question in letters of flame and with a voice of thunder ; it will say whether the monster who slaked his thirst for vengeance in the blood of Kiss, and AuLicm, and BATTHYANT, in the blood of noble statesmen sacrificed on the scaffold, in the blood of heroic soldiers shot down like dogs in batches, in the blood of gentle ladies, scourged on their naked shoulders in the public squares—history will declare, we say, whether the infamous chieftain who has been guilty of these most diabolical atrocities is entitled to honour or to degradation, to homage or to execra tion. It will proclaim whether he should be re• garded as a worthy champion of the cause of his Sovereign, or whether in perpetrating, under the shadow of imperial authority, crimes of such bloody dies, he has not invoked on the dy nasty he was sworn to exalt a vengeance that must ultimately prove its destruction. The elucidation of this doubt it cannot be difficult to conjecture, if we only take as our guidance to the solution of the problem the most renowned records of ancient or modern annalists. Allusion is subsequently made by General KLAFXA, in his communication to General HAYNAU, to the equally solemn engagements entered into between them as to the course to be pursued towards the capitulators by the agents of the Austrian Govern ment. He announces that the original document, of the capitulation of Comorn is still in his possession, and that, finding all its more important provisions glaringly violated, he raises his voice for those who have trusted the German's word of honour and the German's signature, and who have consequently been deceived. Instead of reaping the advantages of the unconditional amnesty granted to them, the garrison of Comorn were mostly banished from their native land by warrants of exile, with an intimation that their expatriation would prove eternal. Eight days after the surrender of the fortress, that is to say, at a time when no reclamations could possibly be made, these stringent passports were distributed among the members of the garrison —among the members of that garrison, be it remembered, who had been promised an uncondi tionala escaping amnesty. Several, howe ver , o f th ese did no t clutches the th Austrian small chance despotism, ceof om is o o f from o m them the being actually arrested in defiance of the engage ments of the capitulation, and others who had previ ously obtained the ordinary passports being men tioned in a proclamation as guilty of the crime of high treason, and in consequence of that imputed guilt being summoned to appear suddenly in the presence of a military court-martial! Again, instead of carrying out that portion of the treaty which promised the unconditional dismissal of the llonveds, the Austrian.authorities insisted on enlisting both the regiments of the line and the Hussars-.. thereby completing in every particular their course of duplicity and falsehdod. Against this atrocious infraction of all the principles of honour, of all the usages of civilized society, And of all the holiest instincts of humanity, Europe has spoken in terms of horror and astonish ment. In addition to these cries which have already resounded from all parts of Christendom we have now heard the indignant voice of one of the banished Hungarians threatening HAYNAU, and through lIATNAU the Austrian Government, with the male dictions of posterity. That voice will not have been raised in vain if it only carry alarm (we cannot hope it will carry remorse) into the bosom of the Viennese Councils. OVERLAND MAIL INDIA AND CHINA. (From the Chronicle.) We have received by extraordinary express advices from Bombay to the 17th January, Calcutta to the 7th January, and China to the 29th December. The news by the present mail is utterly devoid of interest. Both Dr. Hooker and Dr. Campbell have been re leased by the Sikkim Raja, and, from their narrative of the circumstances connected with their capture, it would appear that the conduct of the native authori ties towards them was of a moat unprovoked and wan ton character. On the morning of the 6th, the ship Dartmouth was burnt in Bombay harbour, as is believed, by in cendiaries. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKETS, FROM JAN. 2 TO 16, INCLUSIVE. ,Bombay, Wednesday Evening, Jan. 16. Our Money Market has been characterised by a good deal of uneasiness throughout the past fortnight, caused by the Bank of Bombay haring further raised its rates of discount, and its example having been followed by the other banks. We apprehend, however, that this tightening of the screw has reference more to an antici pated than an existing scarcity of money, as we are told the Shroffs in the bazaar have plenty of available cash, which they are willing to lend at seven per cent. per annum. The Bank measures alluded to have frightened the holders of Government Securities, and prices have declined. The amount of five per cent. paper offering for sale is large, and we understand there are few or no buyers of it at better than two per cent. discount for large notes. On the other hand, holders are unwilling to sell at that price. Our Share Market continues to wear a healthy aspect, and prices bare not suffered from the causes affecting other securities. The Bank of Bom bay has declared a dividend at the rate of six per cent., and the Commercial Bank one at the rate of eight per cent. per annum. Oriental Bank Stock is held with firm ness at 18 to 18i percent. discount. The transfer books of the Agra Bank being closed, there is nothing doing in the-e shares. We have this mail to report a general depression of prices for all kinds of imported goody, owing to large ar rivals from home since our last. But little business has been done in exports, and the decline in prices noticed for imports has extended to the export market. Alto gether, the present state of trade in Bombay is any thing but cheering. There are several ♦easels in the harbour unable to procure freight, owing to the extreme backwardness of exporters of our great staple, Cotton, to enter the market. Cotton Piece Goods—Unless at reduced prices, sales can with difficulty be effected in any varieties of Piece Goods, owing to the absence of demand for up-country markets, and those of Bombay being completely glutted. Grey Goods—Domestics aro scarcely inquired after, except by a few Arab dealers, who, however, will only purchase to a limited extent, at reduced rates. The sales during the fortnight amount to 1,383 pieces, at from Rs. 51 to 14 per piece. The prices of Madapol lams, Long Cloths, Jacconets, and common Shirtinga have all given way, while those of the better descrip tions of the latter have with difficulty been maintained; indeed, a decline in these has become apparent. The sales ha►e been respectively as follows:-12,125, 2,000, 13,100, and 18,770 pieces at Rs. 2k, at Rs. 27-16. Rs. 5: 21 at Rs. 5 13-16, Rs. 1 5-16 at R•. 21, and Rs. 4at Rs. 5: 71 annas, per piece. T cloths have sold to the extent of 11,100 pieces, at Its. 3 1-16 at Rs. 3: 71 annas per piece, which latter price is not, how ever, now obtainable. Bleached goods—Sales of Jaco nets have been made to extent of 15,800 pieces, at Rs. 2: 61 at Re. bi per piece. Stocks are large, and price on the decline. The same remarks apply to Madapollams, of which we have not heard of any sales. The finer and middling qualities of the former have continued in pretty fair request, and realise full pricer, but demand for them is becoming somewhat dull. For the finer de scription of shirtings only does any inquiry exist. 1,550 pieces 36 inch by 40 yards have been disposed of at Its. 41 to Rs. 6i per piece. Dyed goods—Ot twilled cloths stocks are very low, and a good inquiry exists, while for Turkey red plain the demand is dull. Prints of unusual styles, and starched mulls. are in moderate request. Fancy goods—Low lappets, fine book muslin. and harness mulls, are dull; while dyed madapollams, the ordinary descriptions of book muslins, and bleached dhoties, find purchasers in small quantities at the rates previously ruling. Cotton Yarn—The sales amount to—water twist, 215 bales; mule, 225 bales; orange yarn, 60 bales; green yarn, 5 bales; and green twist 1.5 bales. Of mule twist, Nos. 30 to 50 are scarce, and the higher and middling counts continue to bring the improved prices ruling at last date; while for No. 20 there is no demand. No 40 water is in request, large supplies of 30 and 20 being on hand. Scotch Turkey red is steady; green in moderate demand; orange dull. Woollens—Flannels have sold to extent of 22 pieces —twelve of 27 by 46, at 10 annas per yard, and twenty of 31 by 46, at 12 anna.. Cloths —There is no demand for any but favourite marks, and the only sales we have heard of are the following-12 trusses assorted ladies' cloth, of German manufacture, 63 inches by 24 yds., at Rs. 2 7-16 per yard; 20 pieces ladies' scarlet, 63 by 24, at Rs. 2t; and 20 pieces long ells, scarlet, 31 by 24, at RB. 12 per piece. , Saffron—A sale of 130 lbs. inferior quality, at Rs. 91 . per lb., has been effected. The best description would realise 2 5-16ths p e r lb., have been sold. Stocks are large, but demand is dull. Beer—ln Hodgson 's we hav e b ear d o f a sa l e o f 25 h i t n h e e al --- price 400V. e , d a below, I R ° sw and is wanted. C oc hhds., at Rupees 38 per bhd, ; and of Allsopp's 692 dozen. London bottled pale ale has been sold at Rs. 4 per dozen. sales have had effect :-25 109 hhds. Singa pore Rum, at Rs. 1 per gall on ; 6 cas k s Colombo uhds. Spirits—The ßrandy, at following R 2iper gallon ; Ar rack, at Rs. 6 per gallon ; and 100 dozen Champagne, at Rs. 22 per dozen. Gin is in moderate inquiry, at a slightly reduced rate, while Brandy and Rum arc diffi cult of sale. _ Marine Stores—We have no sales to report. Paints, cordagr, and canvas are as at last report. Twine has slightly declined. Paper—We have heard of a tale of 1,000 reams Ger man foolscap, at Rs. 4 3-16th per r eam . Metals—Dulness prevai ls in the Metal Market as well as all others, and a decline in the price of nearly all descriptions has taken place—sheet lead and sheet iron being the only exceptions, these having slightly im proved ; and Swed ish . bar and h oop have remained as last reported. With copper, the bazaar is overstocked, with no demand. EXPORTS. Opium—The price of this drug remains firm at from R 3. 1,340 to Ra. 1,350 per chest, at which latter rate 200 chests have been bought by an European firm. Cotton—Last intelligence from home has caused a fall of Rs. 10 at 12 per candy for Compta, and unless next mail brings more favourable accounts a further decline will, it is expected, take place. Very little business is doing just now in the staple, and it is probable buyers will await the arrival of the next English mail before they again enter the market. For China, scarcely anything is doing. The purchases during the fort night have been to the extent of 1,800 bales and 2,000 candies. Pepper—Of Bhutcoll Pepper sales of 250 candies, at Rs. 57 per candy, have taken place, FREIGHTS have been ♦ery dull during the past fortnight. there being little cotton at market, and that of an inferior quality. We quote rates to London at Si. 25. 6d. to 31. 5•.; to Liverpool, at 31. to 3/. ss. per ton; a n d to China at Rs. 11 to Rs. 11i per candy. EXCHANGE. The amount of remittences going home by this steamer on merchants' account is very small indeed—in fact we never knew it more so—this, too, in the face of what may be considered a ♦ery advantageous rate for buyers, namely Is. 110. for first-class six months' sight bills. We quote bills on Calcutta at 1 per cent, discount sixty days' sight, per cent. discount thirty days' eight, and par for sight drafts. CHINA. (From the Ove r l a nd Register of Dec. 2 9.) The past month h as no t been marked by any event of importance. The Chinese Government still retain the head and hand of the unfortunate Governor Amaral—and as they have now been upwards of four months in their possession, it is but too probable that even ultimately recovered, all tra ces o f the identity will have long since disappeared. The last steamer brought on a detachment of Vo lunteers (European Portuguese) 100 strong, from Goa, to assist in the defence of Macao—while the French and American frigates continue to afford it the passive protection of their presence. A report obtained in the early part of the month that the notorious pirate chief, Shap-'ng-tsai, was again at the head of a formidable squadron, but as we could not trace the rumour beyond mere hearsay, and a s it i s no t borne out by its own likeli hood, we are not inclined to place any reliance upon it. At Canton all continues quiet. Our dates from Shanghai are to the 20th instant; they contain nothing entitled to particular notice. The ship Cumberland, Captain Lewis, from Belli bound to this port, foundered off the coast of Luco nia—the master and six hands were lost. Mr. Block, a passenger, and the rest of the crew reached the shore distant about forty miles, and arrived here in the Spanish brig Brilliante. The Macao garrison has been strengthened by a reinforcement of 106 troops brought on from Goa by MONEY and the " Peninsular and Oriental Company's" steamer Pekin. The Chinese still keep possession of the head and hand of the late Governor. People are getting uneasy about the Apollo troop ship with the head-quarters of her Majesty's 59th regiment on board. She put into the Brazils several months ago, some of the troops having died of cholera, it is thought, however that she ought to have arrived ere this—but quarantine is always a tedious affair. The 59th relieve the 95th; the Chinese say it is the same regiment, the figures on the caps being trans posed. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Lord BROUGHAM, Lord CAMPBELL, the MAS TER of the BOLLS, Dr. LUSHINGTON, Sir EDWARD RYAN, and the llonoui able Mr. PEMBERTON LEIGH.) GRANT V. THE CHIEF•JUzTICE OF BENGAL. This was an appeal, part heard, against an order of the Suererc e Court of Judicature at Fort William, Ben gal. The appellant had been appointed during the year 1838 Master-Accountant-General and Examiner in Equity of that court, and he continued to hold those offices until the year 1848. During the latter year he received a letter from the judgea of that court intimating that, e" The gross mismanagement of the affairs of the Union Bank, which have ended i❑ the destruction of the interests confided to you, involving as it does, in additioa to the deceptive nature of the reports, breaches of trust of the most serious description, justifies the withdrawal of our confidence from you. We need only refer to two of the more prominent instances, namely, the lending the funds of the partnership on un authorized securities, and being yourself a debtor to the bank to a large amount on mere personal security, con trary to the most obvious principles of your duty." The appellant emphatically denied these charges; but having declined to appear before the Judges of the Supreme Court, he was discharged from the office which he held. It was submitted by the counsel on behalf of the ap pellant, that he must be deemed to have held the offices from which he was suspended for life, or during good behaviour ; and that no power was given by the Charter of Justice, or any statute or Act of the local Legislature, to the Judges of the Supreme Court to remove or suspend the officers of that court at pleasure. It was conceded on all bands that the apel lant's conduct, in his judicial capacity, was irreproach able; and his counsel contended that it was not compe tent, nor within the province of the Chief Justice, to dis miss the appellant upon transactions arising extra judicially. On the other hand the counsel for the respondent con tended that the Supreme Court possessed the jurisdic tion which the Chief Justice had assumed, and that the dismissal was a fit and proper exercise of that jurisdic tion; and that, taking all the circumstances of the case into consideration, the appellant was not a fit and proper person to hold the offices of Master-Accountant-General and Examiner in Equity in the court. The counsel for the appellant were Sir F. Thesiger, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Peacock; and the respondents were represented by the Solicitor-General and Mr. G. Henderson. Mr. TURNER was replying, during the morning, upon the case set up fur the respondent. lAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales cf Cotton at Liverpool were only 1,500 bales, all to the trade, with a dull market, at previous quota tions.—Railway Shares were again lower, and the mar ket was very dull. The Grain trade in Mark lane is much the sane as on Monday. The continental mails have not arrived as usual, and even the French mail has come in late. We have before us an appendix to Mr. David M. Evan's work on the " Commercial Crisis," a curious and valuable table of dividends, completed to the end if last year, and we take from it some of the more int crest ing points:— S. J. Alexander, L. and Co. have paid . Barclay Brothers ... ... ... Bruce, Buxton, and C 0.... ... 2 Bin the pound. 2 6 If 1 6 Bensusan and C 0.... ... ... 0 3 Brainy, G. T. (and with interest). 20 0 Cockerell, Larpent, and Co. ... 0 6 Castellain, Sons, and C 0.... ... 10 0 Cruikshank, Melville, and Co. ... Nil Fry, Griffiihs, and Co. .. Gower, A. A. and Nephews ... 4 0 ... 1 6 Harman and Co. ••• ••• ••• 3 0 Johnson, Cole and Co. (expected) 0 4 Lackersteen. A. A. ... 1 4i Lackerstcen and Crake ... 0 10i Lyall, Brothers and Co. ... 2 0 Perkins, Schlusser, and Mullins ... 8 0 Phillips, S., and Co. ... Phillips, L., and Co. ... Reid, Irving, and Co. Rougemont Brothers Sargent, Gordon, and Co. ... 1 0 ... 7 4 ... 1 6 ... 9 6 2 6 Sanderson and Co. ... . . 20 0 79 Trueman and Cook ... ... 12 0 ~ In several of the above instances further dividends are expected. .. .. . The . Funds opened with rather a dull appearance, but have gone somewhat higher since. Consols have been 951 to for Transfer, and 951 4 for Account. There is no foreign intelligence of impottince to act upon them, the accounts reoeived being for the most part satisfactory. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 98 to 1, and the Three per Cents. 954 to 96. Bank Stock has been marked 2061. Exchequer-bills have realised 545. to 575., and India Bonds 88s. premium. Consols at present are about 951 I for Money, and 954 4 for Ac count. The Foreign Securities are much quieter, and Peru vian have sensibly declined. The Active Stock has re alised 76:t0 774, and the Deferred 314 to 334. Mexican Bonds have been 294 to and Buenos Ayres are 58 to 59*. French Five per Cents. have been quoted 26, with the exchange at 25 45; Danish Fivet per Cents. 994; Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 904; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 554. Railway Shares have been very dull, and there is scarcely any alteration in prices compared with yes terday. Referring to the recent position of the Railway Market, a writer in the Railway Circular states:— "On the last settling day in the Share Market the rate of interest charged for continuing Brightons was ten per cent. and for North Staffords fifteen per cent. London and North-Westerns and Great Westerns have both been sold very largely. Now had these sales been bona fide, it follows that on the settling day there would have been an over supply of stock, and the rate of interest charged for continuing would have been proportionately high; but so far from that being the case the jobbers were all borrowers of these shares, and were only too happy to lend money upon them for nothing. Such was also the case with Midland Stock. Upon Caledonians, York and North Midlands, and Newcastle and Berwicks, money could not only be borrowed for nothing, but 15 and 20 per cent. were readily offered for the loan of the shares. This de monstrates that the sales have been solely en account of speculators who have not a share they can deliver. It also traces the source of the jesuitical advertisements which are put into the papers to alarm the unwary. It also reveals, what has never been a mystery to our selvee, the purity of a certain moribund paper, which is written by and known to be the property of a certain notorious speculative house of the Stock Exchange. Now we tell these conspirators that their day of retri bution is approaching, and that at a moment, and in a manner they least expect, their discomfiture will be comph te." ONE (3 Lo; 1 U Pdlr'XS OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. R/ 'Es, dank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Anne 95% 96 95 3 4 96 96 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities... ..... 95% 5 A % 5 ,b 95% New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anns.—.., 9 8 1,4 98 98% 98 1 78 L9ng Anna, to expire Jan. 1860 India Bonds, I,OOOL — Ditto under 1,0001. ... ..... ......... 88 p 88 p Consols for Account 9 5%% MA 95% Exchequer Bills. 11i... & 24 1,0001. June 5001. June . ... 54 57 p Small. June PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. OITE O'CLOC/C Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 0% 58 Danish 80nd5,1825, 3 per Cent. — Ditto 5 Der Cent. Equador Bonds Greek Bonds 57 p 57 p 57 p (ILOSIIS PRICES. 591 h 99% 4 Ditto ex Over-due Coupons 6% 6% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons .... Ditto. Account Ditto, Small Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent Ditto, Account ..... 77% 76 77 78 Ditto Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Ditto, Account Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 a per Cent Ditto. Account .. ... . Dividends on the above payable in London. 334 33 34% French Rentes, 5 per Cent 96f. 96f. Exchange Beligan, 4% per Cent. oaten 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 55% 55% Ditto, 4 Der Cent. Certificates B6 86 1 / 2 86% PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSINt, RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Amber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 7%.....• is l ift Uhnster and Holyhead... 50 ••• •• .-- Ditto, Preference l5 ...... East Anglian, 251., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 Do., 3/. 10s., Pref 3 1 Ai t astern Conmties... 2O 71,4 ..... . Do, New Pref•rence, 6 per Cent.. .. lO 11% • ..... Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent., No.l 6/. 133. 4d.... p Do. North. & Eastern, 6 per Cent. Ditto. 5 per Cent 5O Eastern Union, Class A ii,, 114 u e 11% % P - 591/2 (late E. U. Shares) 25 Do. Scrip (6per cent.) 20 ..., 15 1 / 2 ••• 15% East Lancashire Great Northern Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12 1 / 2 Great Western 100 ...... 63 Ditto, % Shares Ditto. Fifths Ditto, New 17/... ..... 15 ... .. 7% 7% Lancashire& Yorkshire 100 ..... Ditto, 1 4 Shares ...... 49 ... .. 25 Do. Fifths... ......... ... 10 Do. Now, Gua. 6 per ct. 10 Do. (W. Riding Union) 10 ..... 3% 1 / 2 3 l /2 Leeds and Bradford Leeds and Thirek ...... 50 Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3 1 ,4 — ~..... — Do., do. No. 2 10 London, Brighton, ar.d South Comt... ..... 100 London and N Western 100 lO9 103 109...... 108s/ 4 Ditto, New Quarters.. 12 Ditto, Fifths. l2 . .. Do. 10/. (M. & B.) C. 1 ...,.. 1% 3 / 4 London &S.Wegtqrn ..100 ..... 66 31Anchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...100 Do. New 101. Pref..... 10 ...... 7 1 4% 71,, Midland ... ...ICO .. 43 43% ...... Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 Newcastle and Carlisle.loo ...... Norfolk ........ lOO ...... Do. New 201. Do. Extension ... 2O - North British ........ ... 25 ... :—. ... ... Ditto Preference Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitchin ... 41/..... x.n .......... 5 x.n South Staffordshire B l /2 ...... South Eastern Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed .. .. Do. do. do. ... York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... ...... ..... 25 Do. Newcastle E aten. 20 York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 50 •.,. 25 10 19 is 6 ys FOREIGN RAIL WA fz,. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Paris and Rouen ........ 22 Paris and Strasbourg 12 Cobre Copper 32 United Mexican 2BWi — Gli i JOINT STOCK BANKS. London Joint Stock lO 17 IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN' (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. Tho SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twct' o'clock. Sir E. FILMED presented petitions from Kent against Sunday labour in the Post-office. Mr. W. EVANS presented petitions from Dorbyshire to the same effect, and also petitions for the establish _ ment of ounty financial boards. Mr. HODGES presented petitions from p l a ces in Kent in favour of protection to agriculture. Mr. MULLINGS presented petitions from Sussex.. praying for an alteration of the law on rating Ewalt tenements. Mr. M. GIBSON presented a re ition from the holders of shares in railways, complaining of the fraads that had been so extensively practised by boards of director°. The Hon. Mimber also prevnted a petition from the Chamber of Commerce of .Marchester, praYing for a repeal et the duty on paper. Colonel THOMPSON presented a 'petition p raying for a repeal of the tax on newspaper, from 13radtord. THE FOREST OF DEAN. In reply to a question from Mr. GR..kNTLEY BE IiKE LEY, Mr. HAYTER stated that his Ruyal Highn ess the Duke of Cambridge was the Ranger t f the New Forest, and he lad the sole control of the deer in that fore" but in tilt , Forest of Dean there was no rang, r, and the Commissioners of Woods and Fore:As had tile entir e control there, and they had decided upon the dentin" of deer thin , . BANKRUPT AND INSOLVENT MEMBERS Big' this Mr. MOFFATT moved the second readi n g of Bill. To the principle of the Bill be believ ed there was no objection, although he underst ood th ese was some dislike to some of its details. 13, was at a loss to conceive on what constitutional Pral: ciple this Bill could be rejected. They dec lared the : every Member of that House was in the possession o 9,000/. or 10,0001, or, in other words, that every 18* . 3 1; ber of that House was in the receipt of 300/. a year, rt,, , out any mortgage or other lien. The object of this I ._ then, was merely to deprive any Member of his seat wOU did not retain this qualification.—(Hear, hear.) 1001 l as any gentleman retained this qualification be could nog be an insolvent debtor. He might remind the House t h at the Members of that House had peculior privileges only to the insolvent laws. He who was a Member had owl 0 pass his property over to a relative, and he immediately free from all embarrassment, ig berell ioll man who was only a trader would have to glee a ge and clear account to the Court of all his effects' i n e did not think that this privilege ought to be re h e ar. ' for it was both inexpedient and unfair.—(ffea r, He was aware that no public excitement had been °toe. respecting this Bill, but he did not think that it we t s it cessary for the House to await that excitement hell not legislated. The principle was so plain that it CO' tiler be denied, and the argument, indeed, was on one side.—(Hear, hear.) It was true that it w ry objected that the Peers were not included i n the °p t he tion of the Bill, but he must acknowledge that r , Peers had sit so good an example that it was not fibe w sary to include them.—(Hear, hear.) He s hould id b e fore sit down with the assurance that the Bill We ll ' be read a second time. If there were to be a divisionbut would rather take it now than at any future sttig e i f je altoge he did not expect any opposition. In these cur ° ri fl e d nitary reform, he should wish to see that Hous e pe r bt as well as other places. A man who was insolvent o pis not to enter that House, and the sooner he was out the better. Mr GOULBURN did not give that weight to thefdi guments of the Hon. Gentlemen who supported t. he do es as they perhaps deserved. He had great obJ ec ;bis to the principle of the Bill. The lin uc 'tiieu Member (Mr. Moffatt) seemed to think there -50jeet was to exclude from the House all d was debtors, and certainly he thought that the re lb nothing more discreditable than to contract debts O l o p out any hope of paying them; still the Bill did net h : be there, for there might be many persons who In i g" he et• temporarily embarrassed without any blame to ...l ol a selves, whose sense of family honour had brought! e r into this condition, and who, by this Bill, would pi t of eluded from that House. As far as the moral P",,;(ed the question went, if the Honourable Member ',top upon that, it would be incumbent on him not t°,, ro - u s e there, but to provide that the Members of that "nife. should be perftctly blameless in every relation of The Bill would interfere with the right of cons A macies to judge of the fitness of their Memb er : . ear constituency might choose a man under teropor tu _ c i bicle barrassments—the House, by this Bill, wou ld e-e ce'r the Member from entering Parliament, tile d the stituency would persevere in their choice, s ° d oe, House would be obliged to do as it had olte° . . ir g re-admit a Member whom it had expelled, coo t ¢ t the wish of the constituency. He should move I"- Bill be read a second time this day six month/. Mr. MULLINGS supported the Bill. e of Mr. HUME should oppose this Bill, be e ".:e thought, with the Hon. Member for the Un iver " o -$ lOl9 Cambridge, that it would do great injustice t° I d dis' parties. But if a Bill were brought in which woo f Do enable Members from pleading their privileges ° bc 5 liament, he should certainly be in favou r of $lll measure. •eciP le Sir GEORGE GREY was opposed to the Pr' of the Bill, and should oppose the second reading' After a few words from Mr. MOFFATT, "1 " A • i isien Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and A took place, when there appeared— For the second reldinff ... 34 Against . t .. ..................... ,3 ..... . .................................. 1,-30 Majority The Bill was therefore lost. SMALL TENEMENTS RATING 13 11 ' 11 ..„,, Mr. HALSEY moved the second reading of 1 '20 01 '; In doing so he read letters from certain Of the s tatue tural districts in the county of Hertfordshire/ "e„ariso the miserie s and privations to which many of the In the , poor in that county had been subjected by hl Yirin ie furniture distrained fur the arrears of rate 3 dueet the spect of their small cottages. He contended 1.110005 present system operated as a premium uP° ll , cht , 0 013 :1 and di.sipation among the labouring classo• Gentleman then read a long report to show tP e , a l degradation of the tenantry, both i n habits o 'i - w e 0 ciples. He found also that, in 1837, aCo our that House had sat upon the subject, and h a s t"( mended almost identically the measure which " A tree. o honour of laying before the House. A Ceo°ll,- be' the Peers had come to the same result. Su e ,: wool' the case, ho trusted that no serious oppesitie".t 0 01 be offered to the Bill, and he should, therefore, 51' with moving that the Bill be read a second tim e ' . PO question,U L E forT S i C t lt concernedoP narrowMr rea Oa the motion being put, said d no t t ha in t man, who inhabited a cottage, but also eeerY, °;,-, of h, ,"' felt any interest in the promotion of the wel lA , r- e lesv„ - t country. The condition of the poor affected elerJdeot the community. Four Commissioners had bee° "oditio from the Home-office, in order to ascertain th e Te C 0 of the poorer classes in the agricultural distriet:repor. Hon. Gentleman then read an extract from u th aott s g: er t ehli; °P4: of Captain Robertson, who stated that t'l e the ti P r ."; accommodation was daily being reduced , an d ceeded to say that no one could be more fri en ,,, c led:;t himself to some such principle as that proP - , a the Hon. Member (Mr. Halsey), but cot:lden:li tbel it could not possibly be soundly dealt wi thij o f 0 11 , 4 ; had disposed of that great question—the 's a w gr , meat—of which this formed a part•- -- "C' e ,, - be 1/e ; f There was no class of persons in the country-pate - f - a more deserving of the consideration and rts that House than the cottagers in rural diste 0 he should be ready to accede to any ° nil') 1311 t would tend otepnindiont,o this s pro ß v i e ll their would e b e a n y d o i lti t t ir e e s e r; that would be quite the reverse e tog ere t and would increase rather than decrease the n v ° o •oo) s f, but then. He found by the report of the Ge lei , th' - d Commissioners, that in four counties 0 ° t ij o p t 109,700 houses had been excused from the rates, tisking this, as he might do, as a fair average „I'', 0 00,°, u „, the whole country, there were upwards 0 ' ' O , 1", paid no ra te rs wee r ir houses, the inhabitants of which consequence naturally was, that those cottaK , . a wit" a its obliged to enter into arranger:nal — • IC' landlords, which reduced them in pos iu° l o G° 11 ! 0 . poverished them in means. The Ilonourab. oiao P oc . man then read a series of extracts to pro .- was t ee The effect of the Bill would be to diminish 0 3 t wit I d did pot t ioe commodation for the poor, and he really L ilo d to House would be justified in passing it. Th e i r t hey h 1 1 , 035 to impose upon the occupiers the rates, sa d is r 001 pay 12,000,0001 of local taxation; bu t by t" afei 0f h e 0 11 te n proposed to exempt one particular class d ° to P AY b this tax. The owners of cottage s ° n o A bee , menta l if this Bill passed, wou ld had pi , at the rates, and as the exaerim en 'had the tried in Liverpool and Ireland, where it . . coo es 1° t ee tended with the most disastrous consecr poor, Chief Justice Abbott had decide s „Jo' in w, decided .00 expediency of the principle, and, as he ag o pens Loirned Judge, he should move, assrz . 11 „otbs• that it be read a second time this day (LEFT SITTING.) —""""----"-"-"-------------------.- On the 14th inst., at the l3 C lß as r t H le, "s" ar yor a C o s u o n n, t . e s s of It e lady la o s f f" j Ty p o n da t l h l On the 13t11 °!se' of a daughter. of Zt i lr . i t B i 6 q t ao l ' i s ° ln f shire, th ?n, t w t i s. n q . d , daughters. t d e a r u s. g . a G t .GLlya,nwlr'eandoaem,,EL,lqa.r:bverreoist?:loo, of hlt'earr.sonstowth Ire11111;t011: st., , at the Paragon , Barnett,°ilthe 14th inst., at the Fort, Bri3tol, the wife of .11 6 the 16th inst., in II tton garden, Streathatn-hill, th Esq., of a son .golierr mrs. A. Ale.. a of a daughter. 3 . °I '). On the 17th inst., in Ualkin-street West, the `rife w • 0 0 ' On the lith inst., in Balser f . " Vrid -street, the wife o E< ,q., of a daughter. ~ 1 , ty of 13 ' On the 18th inst., in llyde-park-place, Ili a -' - Moses, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. Fred fielc 6 : On the 14th inst., at Little lion-neat], nerts, e• e wes , . Boards, of Woodside, Croydon, Surrey, to PY'd, daughter of F. Wyman, of Muttfords, Little 11orna!!!_eford, On the 14th inst., at St. Martin's Church, li!l.ol,te Captain Harris, 8.N., to Selina, fifth daughter of o' 11 E. Ileavan, Esq , Island-house, KiDgt(,. DIED. „j the On the 16th inst., at the Castle, Parsonstown, Treats infant daughter of the Earl and Countess of Rosje• ~,„tite On the 10th inst., at Drummond.place, Edinburgh, 14", nant•Colonel Archibald Kerr, late of the Madra4 cos_isill, On the t 6 0 inst., in the Strand, Mr. Thomas Grey architec , aged 31. of t o i l er - On the 10th inst., Frances Syhell, youngest dallo Mr. Jacob Harvey, TOrplay, aged 22. e i London: Printed and Published by AtURDO No. 112, Strand , Printer, a t The y. 1850. S.-a;11c0, .tv Strand, in the Precinct ;f the "euvo in t he COom'w bliddleaex.lWeduesclay, February 20, MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY) CORN-EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY The fresh supply of English Wheat up to our mark e t since Saturday, coastwise, has not exceeded 170 quar ters. To-day, scarcely a parcel was on offer; hence, so little business was doing that Monday's prices ruled no minal. From abroad, only 640 quarters of Wheat have reached us. The transactions in granaried samples were on the increase, and late rates were well supported. Fine Barley for seed purposes moved off freely at ex treme quotations. In other kinds very little was doing. Malt, the supply of which was small, ruled heavy. In prices, however, wo have no change to notice. Oats were in fair request, and quite as dear as last week. Beans and Peas, and all other articles, commanded very little attention. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. .Wheat. . Oats. Qrs. Qrs. 1 Qrs. Qrs. Sacks, English • • •••• 170 4GO I 1,650 1,150 1,840 5c0tch•....... .— — Irish ........ Foreign ......1 640 600 Barley. Malt. I Flour, WHITECHAPEZ. The general demand was in a very inactive state, yet the quotations were well supported. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 28 10d to 33 10d; Veal, 38 to 4s; and J. 3 9rk, 28 lud to 4s per 81b,!, by the cargoes CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The further arguments in the part-heard ease of The Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway v. The North-Western Railway, occupied the Lord Chancellor the whole morning. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) The further arguments in the part-heard case of Bell v. Rea, occupied the Court the whole morning. (Before the Vice• Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) His Honour having disposed of the bankrupt petitions in his paper, proceeded to hear causes, none of which called for a special report. (Before the Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) MORRO V. TAYLOR—JUDGMENT. His Howoun cave judgment in this case, overruling the exceptions taken to the Master's report. The Court having disposed of the case of Elser v. Lutyens, which stood for judgment on the paper OR a question of costs, proceeded to hear causes; but no case of the slightest interest come before the Court during the whole morning. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall.) ANDERSON V. MALTIIOUSE. The Court was occupied during the entire morning in hearing this case, which was adjourned from yesterday, and brought to recover damages for the running down of a schooner, but it had not concluded at the time of going to press. The particulars were uninteresting. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, after Term, at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice TALFOURD and a Special Jury.) The Court was occupied this morning with - the case of Hoyle v. Enthoven, which Ras an action brought to recover the sum of 3,5001. from the defendant, who, as agent for the plaintiff, had invested it in certein mining companies which had since failed, There was nothing of any general interest in the proceedings. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner FONDLANQUE.) IN RE MORRISON. This bankrupt had carrie 1 on business in Craven street, Strand, and to day was appointed for considera tion of his certificate. The debts are about 400/, and a dividend of 7s. in the pound has been paid. Mr. SHEARD, for the bankrupt, asked for a first-class certificate, and said that the bankrupt had been in busi ness for 46 years in the Fame place. All his debts set down as good had been collected to a sixpence, and the property had fetched more than it had been valued at. The official assignee having confirmed this statement, and there being no opposition, His HONOUR granted a certificate of the first class. SECONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.) C URIOUS MisTAKE.—There were two cases set dow❑ for trial, but the records in each were withdrawn. In one case the writ had been mis-directed. It appears that there are no less than three courts for the recovery of debts under 201., namely, the Secondaries' Court (on writs directed to the Sheriffs), the old Sheriffs' Court, and the Sheriffs' Court under the Small Debts Act. Mr. Commissioner Bullock is the Judge of the last courtr. There being no remedy for the error the jury were discharged. Mr. KINGDOM, who appeared for defendant, said the case ought not to have been brought in the superior court at all. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) A young man, whose name did not transpire, was charged before Mr. Henry with the following brutal assault: — Mrs. Billings, a married lady, residing in Lincoln's Inn-fields, stated that last night, about seven o'clock, she was returning home, in company with two friends, down Vere-street, Clare-market, when the prisoner came up to her, and without saying a word he deliberately struck her in the face. She attempted to remonstrate with him upon the impropriety of his conduct, but it was to no purpose; all the attention he paid to her complaint was to repeat the blow, which this time was so violent as to knock her down. While she lay prostrate on the ground the fellow kicked her in the abdomen, and then made an effort to escape, but he was collared by a gentleman who witnessed his brutality, and detained until the arri val of a policeman. At the time of his arrest the lady was in so precarious a state that she bad to be taken to an hospital; but as she lived so near it was thought ad visable afterwards to remove her to her own residence. She had never seen the prisoner before, nor bad she given him any provocation. The policeman who had him in charge stated that he was quite drunk when taken into custody. Mr. HENRY observed that drunkenness was no ;exte nuation of such conduct, and fined him in the full penalty of 51., or two months' imprisonment. The prisoner was removed in custody. A middle-aged woman, with respectable demeanour, though poorly clad, was charged with being drunk and incapable. A police-constable stated that while on duty last night about ten o'clock, in Parker-street, Drury•lane, he found the prisoner quite incapable of taking care of herself, and he therefore took her to the station. The poor creature, who appeared to be dreadfully agitated, and suffering from nervous excitement, said she was afraid her family had sailed to New York with out her. She and her family had obtained passage tic kets, and she ought to have been on board last night, but i❑ taking leave of her friends, all of whom had in sisted upon treating her, she imperceptibly drank too much liquour, which took effect on her when she got into the air. Her children were on board without a friend to protect them. Mr. HENRY said there was some excuse for her intoxi cation, and upon being informed that she would still be in time to get on board if she made haste, as the ves sel would not sail for an hour, he at once benevolently ordered an officer to take her to the docks and defray all lixpenses. The poor woman, who seemed completely overcome by the kindntss of the worthy magistrate, thanked him with mulch warmth and left the court. SO CITHWARIi..-(THIS DAY.) Mary Sullivan was brought before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with creating a disturbance in the Victoria Theatre. Murray, the officer, said that a little after ten last night he perceived the prisoner standing on a seat in the pit, shouting and abusing the performers, and her noise completely put a stop to the performance for several mi nutes. So violent was her conduct, that it took several parties to remove her from the theatre. In defence the prisoner said she had been drinking. She was extremely sorry for her conduct. Mr. A'I3ECKETT told her she should not go to a theatre in a state of drunkenness. As a caution to her, he should fine her st. or seven days' imprisonment. LORD DENMAN.—We have good reason for be lieving that at the close of the present Guildhall sittings this distinguished Judge, so long an ornament of the legal profession, will resign his high office into the Queen's hands. Tho Noble and Learned Lord we be lieve has solicited an audience for the purpose.— Mornzny Paper. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—We understand that the dividend on the consolidated stock of this and of the Norfolk Company will be 3s. per share of 20/. each.