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had had the ball in his own hands, showing that it had been fired from a musket in the hands of the Ribbonmen who were planted on the hill. The Earl of CLARENDON said he had quoted the evidence of the sub-inspector, and the surgeon, who de posed that his skull had been battered in by some blunt instrument. Lord RODEN had no doubt that that was occasioned by the troop . passing over the body afterwards, when it was lying onlhe ground. He referred their Lordships to the evidence of some of the witnesses, who could have no interest one way or the other—namely, officers in her Majesty's service, for the purpose of showing that the report furnished by Mr. Berwick was not so full or so complete as that furnished by the short-hand writer. The second charge brought against him by the Noble Earl was one of a much more serious character—namely, that hcewas careless as to the preservation of the public peace, and indifferent to the safety of human life. He begged to deny distinctly that assertion; he had through out shown himself most anxious for the preservation of the public peace and the preservation of human life. Then with regard to the fact of his having attended the sessions which had been made so much of, it struck him that if he had absented himself it would have been an acknowledgment that he had some reason to do so. When these forty-two men were charged by the Crown solicitor with being concerned in an illegal assembly, he (Lord Roden) could not reconcile himself to believe them guilty. He could not think that the procession was illegal, or the Lord Lieutenant would most certainly have toll him that it was so. He had attended the sessions, and he hal gone there with the determi nation to do justice to every man. He was ready at the time to take the informations against any of those per sons who could have been shown to be guilty, and to convict any of 'them who were proved to have been guilty of those overt acts. He did not think that the ends of justice had been in any way compromised by the refusal of the magistrates to take the informations, and the proof of that—and what he could not understand, and which was, indeel, the most extraordinary part of the affair—was, that although they had been pressed to take the informations in crier to obtain the conviction of their friends, yet from that time to the present, al though two terms and two sessions had sines passed, the informations remained untaken. The Noble Earl then referrja at some length to the evidence of the sub inspeCt"ir and other witnesses who had been examined before Mr. Berwick, bat in so low a tone of voice that it was impossible to catch distinctly the comment.: that he made upon it. He also referred to a letter which he understood had been written to the Lord Lieutenant, desiring him to advise her Ma jesty not to bring with her on her visit to Ireland a lady a near relative of his (Lord Roden's); the object of the writer beine, manifestly, to degrads him in the eyes of his countrymen, and to induce her Majesty to suppose that he was unpopular. He assured their Lordship; that he had on all occasions, encleavourcd, to the best of his judgment, to 3C: fairly and impartially betvroen both parties, gad to show faeour neither to one no: the other. lle appealed, in corroboration of that, to those who knew him best; t those who knew him not he need only re fer—and he did so with great satisfaction—to the very flattering testimonials and addresses he had received from various quarters—and concluded by assuring the Noble Ert7l(Otareodon) that be never entertained any feelings of personal irritation toward; him for the part he had taken in reference to those proceedings. The Noble Lord, who was imperfectly heard towards the clo?e of his address, resumed his seat amidst loud cheers. The Earl of cLAR.2,NDoN explained. It was true the Noble Earl had written to him on the 21st July, stating that if his continuance in the commission of the peace was an embarra ,, sment, he was ready to with draw from it ; but though the offer was a most generous ene, it never for a moment occurrel to his (Earl of Clarendon's) mind, to put the Noble Lord our. of the co:nmission for the purpose of saving birnsc•lf trouble. The Precessions Act 'which was to have been brought in at Easter in that year was postponed through the pressure of other important Irish business, but on that occasion he had asked the Noble Earl what security he would give for the guarantee of the peace on the 12th of Jay. The answer of the Noble Lord was, that he would be at home, and would exert himself to keep the peace among the Orange party in his own district. His Noble friend had subsequently t ild him that the pro cession would come sf: Tollymore Park, and he had sent down, not because i " was more illegal than any other processior, but because a peculiar obligation rested on his Noble Friend, at whose instance the Processions Act had been postponed. The Earl of ENNISKILLEN made soma observa tions in rffirence to the chests cf arms sent to Dublin for distribution among the Orangemen; but the Noble Earl epoke with his back to the gallery, and was quite inaudible. The Earl of ViTINCHILSE A said, after the speech of the Noble Lord who brought forward the motion, no man could do otherwise than honourably acquit his Noble Friend (the Earl of Roden) of having violated the law. So strongly was this felt that his Noble Friend had re ceived at the hands of 800 magistrates of all denomina tions a testimony of which any man might justly be proud. If, however, his Noble Friend was guilty of any breach of the law, in the court; of justice of the country, and in those alone, should his Noble Friend be tried. The Government then would have a=right to pass sen tence upon him if he was found guilty; but the law and the Constitution of England did not sanction in eestigaeion by an agent of the Government, to be followed by condemnation, without, a trial. It was a perfect violation of the Constitution. Nothing but accident had prevented him (Earl of Winchilsea) from being along with his Noble Friend on the occasion in question; and if he had been there he would have placed himself at the heal of the lodge of which be was a member. He (Earl Winchilsea) maintained that Mr. Watson, who had been removed from the magistracy on a formes occasion, was not guilty. The Processions Act bad been allowed to expire, because it was known to be entirely confined to Orangemen, and not to extend to Cstholics or Ribhonmen. _ _ . 'Lord STANLEY said it extended to all parties. The Earl of WINCHILSEA said he always under stood that to be the case. otherwise lifs, could not com prehend how meetings should be beld4or the repeal of the' union without auy interruption. The Noble Earl (Clarendon) had found he had no groulid to stand upon, and ho had therefore exercised his power arbitrarily and in an unconstittitional manner. There were two part* in the case in question—the one the Bebboumen, who were prepared to carry out the principles of James IL ; the other the Orangemen, who were supporters of the principles of the House of Hanover. There could here been no appre hension of a breach of the peace on the part of the latter, because they had their wives and children along with them; hut the Ribbon party were headed by two priests, and it was well known that the greatest portion of the men who formed it were brought fcom a distance; and it was also known that an attack was to be nude on the Orangemen. Mr. Berwick, however, only inquired into the proceedings of the latter. If the commission issued by the Noble Earl on that occasion ;Fes a legal one, then there was no further security left for the maintenance of the valuable liberties guaranteed to Englishman by the constitution. He (the Earl of yirinchilses) considered that his Noble Friend had been most unconstitutionally and cruelly used; but he envied Rim the applause which he had received fcom a large and honoureble holy of men in this country. Lord BROUGHAM. stood in the position of being a ftereon totally void of all party feeling, party views, and patty connexions, on the present occasion; and he came to the inquiry, as his Noble Friend had eloquently said, teckoning it in the character of a quasi-judicial decision. He agreed that no baseness or impropriety of conduct could he attributed to his Noble Friend (Earl of Roden); but it by no means followed that he con sidnre3 all his proceedings in this affair of such d character as to entitle him to come to the conclusion that he was unjustly, unconstitutionally, and Arbitrarily dismissed from the commission of the peace. In discussing the conduct of the Irish Government he thought they should Wee into consideration the volatile character of his fellow-subjects in that part of her Ma jesty's dominions—tho violence by which his Noble Friend opposite (Lord Clarendon) was assailed at one time, and the profound admiration which was expressed for his conduct at another; nay, he was not only the object of admiration, but o the most heartfelt respect, of veneration—he had almost said of adoration—with those very people who in a few weeks afterwards, when the fever had subsided, and the cold fit had set in, made this lately deified object of their hero-worship the subject of their most bitter vituperation.—(Langhter.) Those iconoclasts broke with their own hands the image which a few weeks before they had formed with their own hands. The different circumstances of the two countries, then, should be considered when any com parison was instituted between the conduct pursued by the Government in England and in Ireland. If they could get 20,000 or 30,000 persons:assembled without any rebellious or illegal purpose in mind, they were very apt, before the day was over, to turn their minds to an illegal purpose; for the very numbers of armed men tecame in itself a danger—that which was innocent and legal in itself, became a danger, and . therefore illegal by its endurance—it became illegal by its astonishing and terrifying peaceable subjects, and by endangering the peace of the realm. Without going into the particular details of the case, he should say that even the purpose for which the assembly took place made a collision eminently probable. Considering the state of the magistracy of this country, and the profes sion to which he belonged, he could not let the debate proceed further without stating thus much. With re spect to the dismissal of the magistrates, there could be no manner of doubt that it was clearly competent to the Beeper of the. Great Seal to remove magistrates from the commission of the peace ; but it was his bounden duty to exercise his discretion soundly, end, above all, not from party or personal motives. He was bound to satisfy his conscience that there was good ground for the erasure of the name from the commis sion. He denied that a person could not be removed from the commission of the peace unless he had been convicted of an offence. There were instances of removal without such conviction.; in this country; and he believed it was most ordinary—magistrates having been dismissed there for attending Repeal or Orange meetings. He contended also that it was by no means unconstitutional to issue a commission to Mr. Berwick to administer an oath. He himself had, when in posses• sion off. the Great Seal, issued a commission, the result of which was the ground-work of the Municipal Reform Bill of 1835, and the commission was specially em powered to administer an oath, though he admitted there were some doubts as to whether perjury could be assigned for a false oath taken before that commission. The object of the commission was to satisfy the Govern ment.. So far as regarded the short-hand writer's notes, there was an end of the charge against the fair ness and honesty of Mr. Bar wick's repot', and he rejoiced that it was so. Under these circum stances, he was of opinion that, though there were cir curnstancesein this case which afforded ground fur re gret, uvula the whole substantial justice had been done, the right course had been taken—that no objection THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. JAMES ANDERSON. rtl Is E VEN I Will be presented, by her Majesty's Servants, AC YOU LIKE IT. Duke, Mr. Cathzart ; .A.rniens, Mr. Rafter; Jacques, Mr. Vanderboff ; Orlando. Mr. Montague ; Adam, Mr. Cooper ; Touchstone, Mr. W. 11. Angel ; Rosalind, Mrs. Nisbett To conclude with CHARLES TILE TWELFTH. Private 1303t6, 41. 35., 21. 12s. Gd., 21. 25., 11. 11s. 6d., and 11. Is. Stalls, ss. each. s. d. FIRST PRICE. Boxes - - 4 0 Fit - - - 2 0 Lower Gallery - 1 0 Upper Gallery - 0 6 Box-book-keel 8. d. SECOND PRICE. Boats - - 2 0 Pit • - - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 0 6 No Half-price to Upper Gallery. ', Mr. J. Povey. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, r.,ele Lessee and Manager, 01,1 Brompton. THIS EVENING. Will be performed THE: HOUSEKEEPER. Sidney Maynard, Mr. C. Kean ; Felicia, Mrs. C. Kean. After which THE WONDER. Don Felix, Mr, C. Kean; Donna Tiolante. Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with THE CHRISTENING. The Box-also Is, under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATRE ROYAL. ADELPIIL Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new domestic Drama, called THE WILLOW COPSE. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Wright, P. Bed fare , 0. Smith, Worrell ; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar. After which MY PRECIOUS BETSY. Characters by Messrs. Wright, Bedford, Worrell; Miss Harding, and Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with FRANKENSTEIN; or, The Model Man. t ranken- Atein, Mr. Wright; the What is It? Mr. P. Bedford; Lamiel, Mr. 0. Smith ; Otto of Rosenberg, Miss Woolgar ; Tiddlewinez, Miss E. Chaplin ; Agatha, Miss Coveny ; Uudine, Miss E. Harding. PRINCESS'S THEATIT.E. Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Opera, entitled CHARLES THE SE COND. After which the Ballet of THE THREE STATERS. To conclude with KING .TAMIE ; or, Harlequin and Magic Fiddle Fiarlequin, Mr. Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Clown, Mr. Flex more ; Columbine, Miss Fawcett. NEW ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Sole Lessee, Mr. W. Watts, St. John's Wood. TIUS EVENING, _ Will be performed DON63iiCAR DE BAZAN. After which CATCHING AN HEIItESS. To conclude with a Farce, entitled A DEAD TAKE IN. Captain Darooart, Mr. Wigan ; Hector ronlet, Mr. Compton ; Clara, Mies ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. TRENCH PLAYS AND OPERA CO MIQUE. Last Week but One of M. CHOLLET'S Engagement. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the French Performances at the St. James's Theatre will commence TO-MORROW EVENING. At Half-past Seven, when will be performed LE DEBUTANT. After which LE POSTILLON DE LONJITINIEAU. The Box-offlee of the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till Five. Foxes and Stalls at Mr. Mltchell's Royal Lilirary, 33, Old Bond street. /LOYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Watt% tkole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews., THIS EVENING, Will be perfbrrned CHARLES THE TWELFTH. After which THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. To conclude with A PRACTICAL MAN. Dress Boxes. ss. Upper Boxes, 43. ; Pit, 23. ; Gallery, Is. No half-price to any part of the house. All applications for Private Boxes must be made to Mr. Alleroft, 15 New Bond-street. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. 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 Seven. with a new Grand Spectacle of THE CORSE DE LEON; or, 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 the establish ment. To conclude with BESS OF THE BELL; or, The Love Story. hos-office open from Eleven till four. LIIOLI WATER AT LONDON Trzs DAY —vorning, 17 min. after 6 1 Evening, 39 min. after 6 To-Nloaaow -21Elrning, 4:mln. after 7 1 Evealng, 31 min. arter 7 of legislative improvement to our colonies. That,is the abrupt alternative presented to us by com mon sense, and its recognition and acceptance are in cumbent upon the more patriotic among our repre sentatives. Otherwise the business of the session would be reduced to a mere succession of wrangling debates, like the one which last evening amused the loungers in the Lower House of Parliament. In illustration of the remarkable diversity of the opinions entertained upon the Bill which yesterday passed through its second reading, we may observe that while the Hon. Member for Berwickshire pro tested against it as tending to the enslavement of the Australians, the Right Hon. Gentleman the Repre sentative of Taunton advocated its adoption as being calculated to secure their emancipation. Again— while the Member for Youghal vilified the measure as one certain to produce the most lamentable conse quences, the Member for Southwark called upon the House to hasten the Bill through its different stages, in consideration of the beneficent principles it em bodied. Yet more glaring than this in their antago nism—Mr. ROEBUCK directly assailed the Colonial office, and through the Colonial-office indirectly attacked the Government collectively, while Lord JOHN RUSSELL retaliated in sarcastic language of the most stinging explicitness. The very opening of the Premier's speech was the condensation into a single sentence of that satirical acerbity which, in a more diluted form, was perceptible throughout to its con clusion. " Sir, I think I never heard a speech marked by so many errors and mistakes, with regard to constitutional theories, with regard to history, and with regard to practice, as the speech just delivered by the Honourable and Learned Gen tleman." A pleasant exordium, that !—pointed by " a laugh." The peroration cf the Prime Minister's speech of last evening was scarcely less pointed. " On the principle," said he, " of allowing the people to govern themselves, I say we stand far more upon that principle than the Hon. and Learned Gentleman who, mistaking the history of the colonies, and mis representing the constitution of this coun try, would induce you to set aside the Crown, and the opinions of the colonists, and the Legislature, only on some fantastic notions I" An agreeable criticism, by the way, on one of the historians of the British colonies, emphasised by the " cheers " cf the House of Commons. Throw ing, Eovvever, into the background this smart foil-practice of wit among the popular representatives, and considering the novelty of the measure submitted to the consideration of the English Parliament, we do conceive that the ad vantages likely to accrue from it not only to the Aus tralians, but to ourselves and ultimately to the whole mass of our colonists in both hemispheres, must present themselves to the public judgment so forcibly as to dtfy opposition. Hence it therefore, that we cordi .11y rejoice in witnessing the progress of a Bill so beneficent in its tendency upon the entire system of our colonial legislation, seeing in it a good fortune for the people of Australia, if we cannot actually and altogether coincide with Mr. MONCLTON MILNES in declaring that we do not believe "any of the old American states ever received a charter equal in liberty to the one now offered to the Aus tralian colonies," or that we do not believe that " in the history of the world a measure was ever passed which placed so completely in the power of colonists the conduct and choice of their future government." Without going quite to the length of the eulogium thus readily pronounced upon the measure by the Honourable Gentleman the Representative of Ponte fract, we confess to our having all along regarded the Bill with a very large share of satisfaction. As a movement en avant, we observe its progress with pe culiar pleasure—auguring well from its acceptance for the cause of Colonial Legislation. Mr. RIGBY WASON is still earnest in his vocation. He is still labouring earnestly and indefatigably in the task he has undertaken, of bringing forward pro positions which, if duly carried out, would promote the welfare of Ireland, and elevate the social condi tion of the inhabitants of that ill-fated land. Uncon nected with the country by birth or residence, in-, fluenced soy no motives but those of pure philanthropy he is, perhaps, better qualified to offer suggestions for its permanent amelioration than if more immediately interested in the result. He is perfectly free from the prejudices and passions by which every native Irishman must be more or less actuated. Hs views the existing state of affairs through no ar tificial medium, by which his vision may be distorted or his faculties deceived. He brings a clear, intelli gent, and unbiassed mind to the consideration of the subject, and great and successful experience in the reclamation of waste lands—the mode by which per manent employment could best be provided for the labouring population, and the regeneration of the sis ter kingdom properly worked out and accomplished. His propositions, in the present instance, are put forward in the shape of a pamphlet, - * addressed to the Hon. Member for Manchester, on his recent suggestions, for the improvement of the social condi tion of Ireland. It is only through such a medium, or in the columns of public journals, that Mr. Was°le can develop his views ; for, unfortunately for the country, no constituency has secured his valuable services in the Imperial Parlia men t, an d therefore he cannot embody his concepti ons i n th e shape of a Bill, or force them on the attention of the Cabinet by a direct and tangible motion. His efforts will not, however, be disregarded, nor his propositions dismissed, without that full and ample consideration which they; eminently deserve. They will come fully before the public, and be wafted on the wings of the press throughout the length and breadth of the land, and will, we have no doubt, bring forth fruit in due season ; when the inevitable consequences of the condition of Ireland upon the welfare and prosperity of England, and the imperative necessity of making a speedy atone ment to that ill-used and misgoverned nation for the " crimes and blunders of legislation," is fully per ceived and recognised. The present pamphlet is addressed to Mr. BEIGEIT in consequence of that gentleman hiving over looked what Mr. Wasote justly regards as the chief, if not " the only possible means of regenerating" the sister kingdom—" the introduction of capital." The object to be attained is the employment of the people, the full industrial occupation of the labouring population—whose only capital is permitted to remain concealed, utterly useless and unproductive, when, by the adoption of a wiser and more judicious course of policy, it might be rendered the source and foun dation of national wealth. Mr. WAsox considers that any economical, political, or ecclesiastical remedies— " however excellent in themselves and however essen tial to the well-being of every community" could scarcely alleviate, much less cure, the existing disease, and he therefore calls upon those who ac knowledge the legislative blunders and mistakes com mitted towards Ireland to aid him in carrying out a plan which would most assuredly materially promote the desired end, and afford to the industrious classes the inappreciable blessing of " a fair day's wages for a fair day,'s work." The principal features of the present plan have al ready appeared in the columns of The Sun, and the public attention was repeatedly directed by our selves to the project for raising a sum of 4,000,0001. sterling for the purchase and reclamation of waste lands in Ireland by means of a " Tontine," a mode singularly well adapted for the 'purpose, which would induce persons who had small sums not immediately required, by the investment of which they might make a handsome provision for their families, and where in any event the amount depo sited would be returned to the subscribers or their representatives, without loss or deduction, by an ar rangement which might easily be made with some one of the principal insurance offices. Mr. WAsoN ably combats the objections that may be brought against his proposition by those whom he terms the " One-eyed Men " and the " Holier-than-then Men." The former being those who regard it as contrary to the strict; rules of poli tical economy to make any general and combined exertion for the employment of large masses of the people, who contend that such undertakings and efforts should be entirely confined to private enter prise, and who will make no allowance for exceptional case., and who would prefer that their brethren should perish miserably rather than that the dogmas of their favourite science should be in the slightent degree infringed upon ; the latter being! those who " strain at gnats and swallow camels," and who startled by the name of a "Tontine," which they perhaps regard as little better than a lottery or a gambling transaction, refuse to participate in a pro ceeding by which the miseries and sufferings of thousands, aye millions of their fellow-subjects, might be materially mitigated and alleviated. Such persons do not pOSSQ3S the true spirit of Christianity, or re gard the benign precepts of its Divine Author. Theirs is rather the religion of the Pharisees, who looked only to forms, who grasped at the shadow, but disregarded the substance. To such persons, Mr. WAsoN shows that his comprehensive project is not fairly open to the objection ; that in place of being either a lottery or a gambling transac tion, when properly constituted, it rather partakes of the nature cf those most ♦aluable institutions—life insurance companies. We regret that we cannot enter more fully into the details of this admirable project. It must be atten tively perused and maturely considered in order to be fully appreciated. Of this we can assure our readers, that it will well repay the trouble. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. Baron GRos left Paris on Sunday, on his mission to the Court of Athens. The Opinion Publique, having stated that M. NA POLEON BONAPARTE, the son of JEROME, had been appointed Ambassador to Naples, that gentleman has addressed a letter to the journals contradicting that statement, and declaring that his opinions were of such a nature as would prevent him from associating himself in any manner with the Government, which he bad never ceased to oppose since the expedition to Rom e . He adds that he believes the Government would be quite as unwilling to offer him a mission as he was to accept it. The eldest daughter of M. GUIZOT is about to be married to M. DE Wm, the lineal descendant of the celebrated Dutchman, JEA.rir DE - WITT. M. DB FALLOUX, sen., the father of the ex-Minis ter, died on the 15th, at Angers, after a long and painful illness. The Autional urges the Republicans not to illu minate on the 24th, lest advantage should be taken by the agens provocateurs of the police to create a disturbance as an excuse for a coup d'etut. The contracts signed by the Stinister of Finance with the directors .of the 2-; or thorn and Paris and Strasburgh Rsilroad Companies have been submitted to the Council of State for their approval. The frigate Zenobia with 500 men on board, destined to form a portion of the La Plata expedition, sailed from Toulon on the 14th, the remainder of the contingent cf 900 men to bt3 furnished by Toulon for the expedition is also at sea. They are to join that portion of the expedition which is to sail from Brest, somewhere on the coast, and then sail in company for La Plata. The brig of war Olivier, arrived on the 11th, at Tsugier. The Emperor of Morocco had not yet ac corded that sitisfActlon to the Consul-General of the Republic which trtd been demanded. A terrific hurricane raged on the coast of Algeria on the 27th and 28th Jab., during which 22 vessels were lost. _ _ _ The Evenentent states that a change is about to take place in the Ministry, which will place Count MOLE in the Cabinet. The statement, however, was not generally credited. The Assembly yesterday resumed the discussion on the law of Public Instruction, and the Ministers obtained a victory over the united forces of the parli preirc and the Orleanists, commanded by MM. TRIERS and M ONTALEMB ERT. M. THIERS wished to give the power of appointing inspectors of schools virtually to the Council of Education, composed of priests ; the Minister claimed the right of absolute appointment for the executive, and carried his point. by a majority of 300 against 266. On this occasion, the whole of the Left supported the Ministery. PARIS BOURSE, FEB. 18.—Latest Prices:—Five per Cents., 95f. 40c.; Throe per Cents., 57f. 90c.; Bank Ac tions, 2,300 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE. FEB. 18. Boulogneand Amiens, 7 ea div.—Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon), 12 1 ,E —Dutch Rhenish, 2—Northern of France, 14%—Orleane and Bourdeaux, sA—Sambre and Meuse, 2%. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, could be taken whatever to the conduct of his Noble Friend opposite, which was distinguished by great wis dom, in his opinion, as well as by perfect uprightness. One remark more and he had done. That his Noble Friend behind him (Lord Roden) had, throughout the long exercise of his judicial functions, never shown the slightest approach to partiality, whether political, reli gious, or personal, he believed firmly ; and accordingly after this debate had been gone through, after an answer had been given, and explanation had been afforded, he was confident that the Earl of Roden, if he might be allowed to call him by his name in that House, now re tired from it to the country and to the world with a cha racter as entirely unimpeached and untarnished by any imputation of unfairness or partiality, as it was before the event of last July. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE deprecated the spirit of faction which still existed among certain parties in Ireland. He regarded it as humiliating and degrad ing, and expressed his deep regret that the circumstances which lei to the discussion thtt night, and which caused lamentable loss of life and bloodshed, should ever have occurred. How could it be expected by the Catholics of Ireland that justice would be fairly administered, when they saw sitting on the bench for the trial of the Ribbon men, three magistrates who formed part and parcel of the Orange procession, whose marching led to the san guinery encounter on the 12th of July? He hoped sin cerely that this was the last occasion when necessity would arise for a discussion of the nature which had oc cupied their Lordships' time. Lord ABINGER said, that although he listened most attentively to the debate, he had not yet heard any sufficient reasons assigned, even by the Noble Lord- Lieutenant himself, for the dismissal of the Earl of Roden from the commission of the pence. Without some allegation of corruption he thought it most im proper that magistrates should be ceprived of judicial powers. Lord STANLEY replied. He still adhered to the accuracy of the report furnished by the short-hand writer connected with the Newry Telegraph, notwith standing the statement of the reporter for a rival news paper, which Lord Clarendon had, for, the first time, produced that night. The report was verified by the affidavit of the short-hand writer, and no counter affidavit whatever had been made. He was perfectly satisfied with the result of the present discussion as regarded his Noble Friend (Lord Roden), ard he was sure that his Noble Friend must entertain the same opinion. The motion was then agreed to, and their Lordships adjourned at One o'clock. NEW HISTORICAL ROMANCE OF SCOTLAND. On the 23d of February, in three vols., THE SCOTTISH CAVALIER. By JAMES GRANT,' Esq. Author of " The Romance of War ; or, The Gordon Highlanders ;" " Adventures of Kirkaldy of Gramse," &c. " Post thou admit his right, Thus to transfer our ancient Sc'qtish crown? Av, Scotland was a kingdom once, And, by the might of God, a kingdom still hhall he." "jtobcrt the Bruce," Act IL Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13. Great Mailborough.strect. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., A DVENTURES of a GOLD FINDER. WRITTEN' BY HIMSELF " What Is here? Gold? yellow, glittering, precious gold ?" Tinton of Athens. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great MarlOorougu-street. MB. URQUITAIIT't; NEW WORK. Now ready. in 2 vols., Svo. THE PILLARS of HERCULES; Or, a Narrative of Travels in Spain and Morocco, in 1843. By DAVID L'IlQ unAr.T, Eq.. M.P. " Interesting and instractive throughout."—John Bull. " Full of talent."—Daily News. " Written with - eloquence and a bold picturesque s yle."— Bentley's Miscellany. " A learned and entertaining production, adapted for every taste." —Literary Gazette. " This book abounds in descriptive passages which are both in teresting and picturesque."—Atlas. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICR, Fxn. 19. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 42; Highest, 46, Noon, 49. BARONETEL 30'15. WEND W.S.W.—light breeze and cloudy. • . 1 , i i) Ip, ~ .. ,ICM NI . ' ~, 1 , 6 1 V •''' 4 - -l i 'k , ; k . 4, j. .. . ' 4ILA. ,AI - 41. , 3rza • '-, ~ ''• , g , Tr. •• ':' 4.. ' , ~.. g. , ribi ' 4Y A.."r- t.) - • 00 ,-- A, , ' • Er • at' ',"" 1 qi ~. I ' ' .-tir- - - . . v.. ,lE . v viltl7; 4 l. , • •, , ..ro '- • - ... - Q torenina ::Int LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1850. After a discussion characterised by the most extra ordinary differences and contradictions of opinion, the Australian Colonies Government Bill was read a second time last evening in the Commons. And, con sidering that the measure is, at any rate, the first step in an advance movement with regard to Colonial Legislation, we cannot but experience some satisfac tion at the progress, however gradual, of this prelimi nary enterprise in the way of wholesome innovation. Doubtless there are many particular details to be re gretted in the Bill now before Parliament—many provisions, the omission of which is unfor tunate, and many stipulations which we could gladly have seen modified. Nevertheless, the initial effort in every novel and comprehensive improvement must inevitably prove on examination to be fraught with errors such as time, reflection, and experience can alone rectify. Without making consi derable allowances for blunders of this description, blunders arising from the very sense of the responsi bility of the undertaking, there could never g be any a ny chance of obtaining any large amehoratlon Bill such as the present, the first of a gigantic series, of itself an enactment introductory to a totally new policy in reference to the govern ment of our colonial possessions, that a measure of this prefatory and inaugurative character, should prove on scrutiny to be a perfect masterpiece in the way of legislation, devoid of all oversights whatever, and altogether immaculate in the influence of its operation, is nothing less than a stupendous improbability, is very little short of an absolute impossibility. Let us accept such concessions as these, correcting as many of their blemishes as is practicable, or let us at once abandon the notion of affording the boon * "A Letter ti J. Bright, Esq., M.P., on the Reme dies he proposed f): the Rklief of Ireland, with a Sug gestion for the Introduction of Capital into that Country." By Rigby Wason, E. Pp. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 13th have arrived. Some uneasiness had been created by the non appearance of the QUEEN at Atocha on the 12th, where her presence had been announced, and by the extraordinary precautions adopted by the authorities. Strong patrols of cavalry kept moving through the city during the day. Tae Captain• General of Madrid, attended by a numerous escort, rode through the streets to see that his orders were strictly obeyed. The troops were confined to their barracks, with orders to be ready to act at the first signal. MADRID BOMA, FEB. 13.—The Three per Cents. closed at 29i cash ; the Five per Cents. at 13 paper ; Coupons, 71 paper; Debt without Interest, at 3 15- 16 paper. GERMANY. A letter from Vienna, of the 11th instant, states that StErnEN GEOIMET, the brother of the traitor, ARTHUR GEORGEY, has been forced to enter the Austrian service as a private soldier. The Wiener Zeitting publishes a law, which is to he added to the national code of laws, by which pri vats persons and others who attempt to seduce, or succeed in seducing, soldiers to break their oath of allegiance, or to behave insolently to their superior officers, shall be liable to imprisonment for from six to twelve months. The Archduke ALBRECHT, the Commander of the Austrian troops in Bohemia, arrived at Prague on the 7th instant, and immediately left that city for the head- quarters of the army at Theresienstadt. Baron JELLACIIICH, the Ban of Croatia, left Vienna on the 9th inst., for Jaslovvicz. A rumour was current at Vienna of the impending resignation of M. KRAUS. N o thi ng i s k nown as t o his successor in the Cabinet. SWITZERLAND. The Federal Council of Berne determined, on the 14th inst., to insist on having ita orders in relation to the refugees executed, and th e Cantonal Council.; of Berne and Geneva have, it i s sa id , d eterm i ne d to sub mit to the Federal Council. Mr. PEEL had unexpectedly arri►ed at Berne. HOLLAND. Tun HAGUE, FEB. 16.—1 n the sitting of the Second Chamber yesterday the Minister for the Colonies was asked to account f or t h e de l ay that had taken place in laying before the Chambers the usual report of the state of the colonies. The Minister re plied that the report was almost ready, but that some important documents respectin g th e tra d e on the coast of Africa and the West Indies were necessary before such report could be completed. The Minister of F i nance announces th a t numero u s foreign copper coins were being c i rcu l a t e d at th e Hague, and that, not being the correct co i n o f t h e realm, they were valueless.—Staata Courant. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, FEB. 9.—The Minister of Finance, in submitting the Budget to the Chambers, said, if before the termination of this financial year we should succeed in obtaining the re-establishment of peace, it Correspondent, t, for w stands to reason that very considerable r e d uct i ons will take place ; but if, on the contrary, th e war should be renewed, and for this we must be p repared, the Government reserves to itself to prop ose to the Chambers h m am ay ber b s e votertoequired. H f e a x m tr b a u o r r g d h in c ar o y r; Feb. 14. RUSSIA:. ST. PETERSETTEGIT, FEB. 6.—The Sf. Petersburgh Zeitung of this day contains an imperial ukase, by open all thharbours virtue of which the EMI' ERO R makes over t o hi s son, the Czarowit sc h Grand Duke CONSTANTINE, th e splendid M ar bl e P a l a ce, with all its furniture an d appurtances, and permits him to designateorbou it s the of Constantine P a l ace . TheE:w h p a E s aoß ts , ro b w y n the advice of the Minister o f Finance Livonia, Esthonia, and Courland, to the importation of potatoes from foreign countries duty free. ITALY. Accounts have been from Rome to the Bth instant. _ _ Romagna continued to be infested by armed bands. One of them, consisting of about 150 men, lately entered the district of Brissighella, the population of which amounts to 3,000 souls, and where posts of carbiniers and revenue officers are stationed. The latter were disarmed, and their muskets thrown into wells. The houses of the richest inhabitants were plundered ; and the banditti having entered a ball room in the town, forced a priest and a canon to join in a country dance. The Courrier Francais says— " We l earn b y l etters f rom Ancona, that grave agita tion has taken place among the population, and that the Consul cf France is obliged to take most energetic measures to protect his countrymen." The Giornale di Roma publishes a new list of books prohibited by the Congregation of the Index. Among them are the letters addressed by MAMIANI to the POPE and to the electors of the Roman States. Cardinal DuroNT arrived at Naples on the 6th, and immediately proceeded to Portici to pay his respects to the POPE. A letter from Naples of the 9th gives an account of an eruption of Mount Vesuvius which has just occurred. According to this account it was one of the most magnificent ever seen. The Piedmentese Gazette of the 14th instant pub lishes the text of the treaty of peace concluded be tween Austria and Sardinia on the 6th August, 1849, together with the decree of the Sardinian Par liament, authorising the Government to carry it into effect. The Genoa Gazette of the 13th, states that the Turkish Government has acknowledged and guaran• teed the Constitution of the small Republic of Zagori, in Albania, near Janinina, and consisting of 44 vil• lager and 25,000 inhabitants. The Tuscan Moniteur of the 11th instant announces that on that day the Marquis ANTONIO RIARIO SFORZA, Minister Plenipotentiary of Naples, presented to the GRAND DUKE, in presence of the GRAND DUCHESS arid the A rchduchess MARIA ISABELLA, daughter of the GRAND DUKE, a letter from his SOVEREIGN, demanding the, hand of the young ARCHDUCHESS for Count TRAPANI, brother of the KING. The Statuto states that the appointment of Count DE STROGONOFF, a friend of the BONAPARTE family, to the Parisiaa Embassy, was not the only change likely to take place in Russian diplomacy, and adds that Count DE MEDEM is to be removed f, urn Vienna, and Count DE BOUTEMEFF from Rome. MONEY lend COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was quiet but steady; the sales were estimated at, 3,000 bales, of which 500 were token on speculation. The sales com prised 2,500 American at 6d. to Bd., 200 Pernam and Maranham at 6:1(1. to 7d., 100 Egyptian at 71-fl. to Bd., and 200 Surat at 411. to 513. per lb.—Railway Shares were dull, without any material alteration in prices. The public sales of Colonial Produce declared for the present week are moderate in extent. Wool and Indigo have a fair sale. The Frankfort accounts of the 16th inst. quote Aus trian Bonds at 84k, and Spanish Three per Cents. at 291 At Amsterdam, on the 17th, Mexican Bonds were 29, and Peruvian Deferred 36k to 374. In the Canadian advices received yesterday it is stated that a mercantile house of New York was calling atten tion to the question of fully reciprocating the privilege granted by the new Navigation Act, and it is remarked that should the United States laws be so amended as to authorise it, vessels might be advantageously, and more cheaply, built on American account in the British provinces than in their own ports. Messrs. Roberts, Brothers, the mer cantile house above alluded to, after quoting in their letter to Sir 11. Bulwer the law on this point, call his attention to the fact, that British North American built ships might, at the present time, be advantageously sold in New York, provided they could lee b ally be transferred to citiz of the United States, and suggest how desir able it is to urge the Government at Washington to re ciprocate towards British shipping the advantages which Great Britain has already extended to theirs. We have heard so much about decay and ruin in Canada, that tho following particulars may perhaps ex cite surprise, and should certainly afford satistaetion. By the aenual returns made up by W. Hall, Esq., Col 1, ctor f Customs at Montreal, it appears that the value of goods entered at that port during the past year exceeds that of the previous year, by 138,0581. Bs. Bd. In extorts the inerca e in value of 1849 over 1848 is 80,674/. 17s. 4d. In the same way the increase in duties is 42,0004 The meeting of Mexican Bondholders, held yesterday, was most numerously and respectably attended, most of the large holders being present. The Committee of Spanish American Bondholders hal called the meeting for the purpose of annulling the appointment of the new and special committee, which is to watch exclu sively over the Mexican debt, but, upon the motion of Baron Goldsmid, it was proposed that the new commit tee should be added to the old one. This, after consider able discussion, was negatived by a large majority, and thus matters remain as settled on the 234 of January last. It was intimated that Mr. W. P. Robertson, feel ing his position to be somewhat difficult until his fair claim for services rendered as the late Commissioner in Mexico is adjeated, and which of course it will not be fully until it is ascertained what success ensues, will be perfectly willing to remain quiescent, and not act upon any committee. Now, with respect to the observations which from time to time we have felt it to be our duty to make upon this subject, we may state that the right of the bondholders to have a separate committee is so undoubted, that we really are surprised at the attempt to defeat it. Possibly, excep tion may be taken to the way in which the change was brought about, but every practical man knows the diffi• culty of getting corporate or directorate bodies to reform themselves. The election of members of a board by those who are already members, is not a popular or even a proper course in these days, and as certain members of the old committee had the offer of joining the new, but declined because they deemed it easy to dissolve the latter, or by adding it to the existing body to reduce it to a nonentity, we heartily congratulate the bondholders upon the firmness and consistency which they yesterday exhibited. Nothing more damages a cause than vacil lation and want of self-reliance, and once let it appear that the new committee is confirmed, and men of influ ence will not be slow to join it, if required. We attach, however, no importance to great names, for we hare seen enough of the indisposition to activity in such cases not to know that working men are more useful. The Funds have been decidedly improving. Consols have rallied to 951 i for Transfer, and to 95i 4 for Time. The more tranquil character of the news from abroad, and the statement of Lord Palmerston last night, as to the renewal of the armistice, have given confidence. Exchequer-bills have been 545. to 575. premium. Bank Stock has been 206 to 206 k, and India Stock 265. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been quoted 97i to 98f. In the Foreign Market, Portuguese Four per Cents. are dull at 34, Peruvian have declined from 79k to 802-, ' and Mexican have been done at 29k j. There is much loss speculation in Spanish American Stocks. Dutch Four per Cents. have been 554, Russian Scrip is 2 to premium. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 181 Railway Shares are very dull, and rather lower again. ONE G Pitt - E3 4R1T1311 rUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Anne 95% %31, 95% Der Cent. Console Annuities........ 95 kit% i, 958 3 3 per Cent. Annuities,l726 94% 94 le t 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 ... New 3 per Cent. Anna— ... 9B 97% 98% 98 1 ,q L 'ng Anns.to expire Jim.lß6o India Stock 265 217% India Bonds, 1,000/. Ditto under 1,0001. . ...... 85 p 85 p South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Consols for Account 9 S IAN% 95 1 . Exchequer Bills. 1 1 4 d. & 2d 1,000/. June 57 54 p 54 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FLTIHDB. UNE OLOng(2 O'C2TACK. PRICE 4 . Brazilian Bonds B9 V 2 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 Der Cent.— Danish 80nd5,1825,3 per Cent. Equador Bonds ... Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1816, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto. Account • Pt an Bonds, 4 per Cent -- cruvian 1301, Ditto, Account ....-... B O 3 /4 79% 78% Ditto Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. liussian Bonds ..: -... Ditto Scrip 2%% p 2% p Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 — Ditto, Account 183_4 Ditto. 3 per Cent Beligan, 4% per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 55q 55 1 4 Ditto, 4 Der Cent. Certificates 86% 86 3 / 4 PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RNILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Caledonian - Eastern Counties... East Lancashire 25 Great Northern D0.,',,, A Deferred ... 12%...... 2% _ _ 2Xi Do., 1 ,4 B 6 per Cent... 74 3 :ti 3 .1 / 4 - Great Western 100 ...... 63 1 4%%... ..... 63% Ditto, 4 Shares Ditto, Fifths ..... ....... 20 Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 ...... Do. (W. Riding Union) 19 ....... 31 /x... 3% Leeds and Think ...... 50 - ••• — Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3% Do., do. ...... No. 3 5 London, Brighton, acrd South Coast... .....100 Do.Guarant. 5 per ct.. 9 ...... 10 i..... ......... 10 1 ,i LAndonandGreenwich 12/15s 4d... . 7 „. ... ~, .... _ Ditto, PreferaxwP .. . 20 Landon and N Western 100 llO 109 1 4% 109 108% Ditto, New Quarters.. 12 Ditto,Fißha ...... 12 ....• 12%. 12% London &S.Western ..100 .. ... 67 . 67 Do, New 501. . ....... 42% — Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...lo o Do. New 101. Pr0f..... 10 ...,.. 7%. 7% Midland ll O.. ~. Do.Consol.Bristol and Do., do., 501. Shares 30 .e- .. 57,4 ......... Birming., 6 per et.... 100 ......123 .... Newcastle and Carliale.loo ....... 86% 86% Norfolk ............ ..... ....100 -30 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitehin ... 4 1 ,4.... 5 x.n ....,.... 5 x . n Scottish Central Shrewsbury and Birm... 1`234,.... • _ .. •• Ditto ditto, Class B. 8 2 Shropshire Union South Devon 5O .....• ..••• Do. Preference Fo ith Eastern Do., Registered No. 4 10 York, N owcast ie, and Berwick..... •. ...... 25 Do. Newcastle Exton. 20 Do. G.N.E.Prefaronce 8 ... i 2: I , i York and North Midland 50 ...... 1934, % FOREIGN RAILWAY - 6. Luxembourg ............ 8 ...... Ditto lO Northern of France...—. 16 Paris and Strasbourg ... 12 Sambre and Meu s e 2O .. 25 A• .. -• ••••••••••• 2 % DEID.TES. Bra7ilian Imperial Santiago de Cuba United Mexican JOINT STOCK BANKh. London & Westminster. 20 LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) DEAL, FEB. 18.—Wind W., moderate.—Arrd. from the River, Mandame, St. Vincent. Sid. Bella Marina, Calcutta; Joseph, China; Quintin Leitch, Bombay. Remains, Lady Bruce, Port Natal. LIVERPOOL, FEB 18.-4 Yin& S.W.—Arra. Cosmopo lite, Singapore; Ilibbert, Buenos Ayres; Mary Winch, Jay, Callao and Rio Janeiro; J. Gardyne, Bahia; Peter Foulks, Tohasco; Ulysses, Laguna; Woodstock and Nestorian, New Orleans; Florida and Adonis, Mobile; Josephine, Charleston; Albatross, St. John's, New Brunswick; Ambassadress, Cardiff and Ilfracombe, leaky, aad stern start:A. Shi. Maria, Sydney, New South Wales; Reindeer, Hong-Kong; Boerhova ire, Ba tavia; Isaac Walton, Singapore); Blorenge, Calcutta; Richard Cobden, Bombay; Clare, Guayaquil; Emma Graham, Rio Janeiro; Adam Smith and Levun Lass, Per nambuco; Springfield and Joshua. Mauran, New Orleans; Josiah Bradlee, and Waldron, New Orleans ; Scot: a, Baltimore ; Minerva, Philadelphia ; Siddeus, New York; Squantatr, Boston. Put hack, Rothsay, Africa. 19th, eleven a.m., The LZ. New York to this port, was abandoned 11th Jan., lat. 37, lang. 67; crew saved. SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. IS. -- Wind W.—SA. Great Western, West Indies. _ PLYMOUTH, FEB. 18.—Wind W.—Off pert, Otter, Bourne, Buenos Ayres. NEWPORT, FEB. 18.—Wind W.—Sid. Susannah, Bar badoes. CARDIFF, FEB. 18.—Wind W.—Sld. Champion, Vera Cruz. SHIELDS, FEB. 18.—Wind N.W. to W.N.W., strong. —Sid. Eagle, Gibraltar and Quebec. QUEENSTOWN, FEB. 18.—Arrd. Glencoe, Bower, Rio Grande. Sld. Swar., Barbadoes. DARTMOUTH, F. 18. —The Florinda, Newcastle to Algiers, and the Helen Martin, of Dumfries, Lisbon to Leith, got in contact 13th instant; crew saved. BERWICK, FEB. 16.—The Manly, of Montreal, got on share at North Sunderland, arid is much damaged. The Rose, of and fur this port, from Glasgow, get On the rocks this morning, and has received considerable damage. The Margery, Newcastle to Dundee, which got on shore on the Ross Sands, 26th ult., has been sold as she lies. IlAnwitcll, FEB. 18.—The vessel sunk off the Cork proves to be the Newport Trader. The Friends, Weak worth to London, passed the harbour with lobs of bulwarks and boat, and very leaky. The smack Bro thers and Sisters got in contact with the brig Sadarken, of Lonsberg, at anchor, and both received damage. The latter e as obliged to run on the mud. BIDEFORD, FEB. 17.—The Rising Sun, Swansea, drove on shore, but is expected off next tide without much damage. PORTS3IOIITIL—A schooner with blue topmast head and round trunk, is sunk, the Sperm Light bearing S. by E., distance nine miles. BUENOS AYRES, Nov. 28, 1849. The national barque Condor is stationed between Point Indi) and the eastern extremity of the Ortez. Bank, to serve as a light hulk, a large lamp being evk.:ry nigl]t ex hibited from her topmaqi for the guidance of vessels in and out. The bulk lies from Point Indio N.N.E. by N. by compass, distance ten miles, and from the extremity of the Ortez S. by E distancl six lat. 35 d. g. 9 S., and long. 59 3W. of Greenwich. Pilots wit! be con gtantly found on board of the hulk. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) ZAIr WitTLETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2/ lOs to 3110 s; Clover :litto, 3/ Os to 41 103 ; and Straw, II is to 11 8s per load. Both thy and Straw moved off slowly, at about last week's prices. CUMEtIILAND.—Meadow flay, 21 1 Or 3 to 31121; Clover ditto, 31 Os to 41 7s ; and Straw, 11 2s ro 11 105 per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. Meadow Hay, 2/ 85 to 3 10 ; Clover ditto, 3/ Os to 4/ 103; and Straw, 1/ is toll 8s per lead. A full average supply, ands heavy demand. FEBRUARY l9, 1850. COLONIAL. SUGAIL—The market for British Plantation continues dull, the sales being barely 350 hhds, at a decline of 6d per cwt. MAunxrrus. —5,710 bags offered by auct!on only partly sold at a further decline of 6d par cwt; low to fine yellow realised 363 6d to 40s 6d., extra fine 43s Gd, and brovt n 29s to 345. Bengal sold at former rates for Benares; but other sorts went at a decline of 6d per cwt. Madras was taken in at 32s to 334 6d for mid to fine brown ; Penang sold at a reduction of 6d to is per cwt, white at 36s 63 to 40s, and brown and yellow at 303 to 353. Privately, good yellow Ha vannah realised 22s for export; and a parcel for home refining sold at 40s, duty paid. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 632 hhds, 72 tierces, 309 barrels, and there were taken for home cons um pti on 1,244 hhds 93 tierces 331 barrels. The stock in the same places is 8,578 hhd,, 1,V,4 tierces, 2,770 barrels. COFFEE.—The market is buoyant, and a large business would hare taken place had holders met the demand; the transactions in Native Ceylon are estimated at 1,000 bags, from 61s to 61s 6d. num.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Dr*cks was 138 puns 70 hhds; there ware taken for home consumption 444 puns 13 hhds, and ex ported 21 puns 32 hhds. The stock in the same places is 18,567 puns 2,293 hhds. RlCE.—Carolina sold steadily at 20s to 21s per cwt. TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is 37s 31 to 37s 6d per cwt. on the spot, and Towe, 39s 6d. - TEA.—The market is steady. The deliveries are to a fair extent. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Lord BROUGHAM, Lord CAMPBELL, the, Master 0 f the ROLLS, Dr. LUSHINGrON, Sir Ed war d R YAN, and the Hon . Mr. PEMBERTON LEIGH.) HAMMOND AND ANOTHER V. ROGERS AND ANOTHER. This was an appeal, part-head, from the Admiralty Court. The respondents are the owners of a ship called the Marshall Bennett, between which and the appellant's vessel the Christiana, a collision took place in the year 1848, off the South Foreland. The Judge of the Admiralty Court was of opinion, that the crew of the Christiana were t 3 blame for the accident. The appellant now appealed from that judgment to this Court. Mr. Sergeant Adams and Mr. W. F. Channel, were counsel for the appellants ; Sir F.. Thesiger and Dr. Bayford represented,the respondents; and the Attorney- General appeared for the• Masters of the Trinity House. The case was proceeding when,we went to press. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) HUNTER V. NOCK UOLDS.—JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave j udgment to-day in this case, which came before him some time since upon appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor Wigram. The principal question in this case was whether the petitioner was entitled to recover the arrears of an an nuity for twenty, or only for six years. In a former stage of the case the matter was referred to the Master, who reported that the petitioner was only entitled to the arrears of the annuity for six years, and,upon exceptions being taken to that report, the Vice-Chancellor Wigram decided that they were valid, and that the petitioner a as entitled to the arrears of the annuity for twenty years. Against this decision the parties appealed, and upon that appeal the Lord Chancellor now gave judgment. His Lordship was clearly of opinion that the Master bad come to a right conclusion, and that the Vice-Chancellor Wigram had not. He must, therefore, order the judg ment of the Court below to be reversed with costs. MILLER U. PRIDDEN. The further arguments in this part•beard case were then resumed and occupied the Court the whole morning. VICE-CIIANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the Vice-Chancellor of ENGLAND ) BELL V. REA. Tha further arguments in this part-heard case occu• pied the Court tilt/ whole morning. (Before the Vice-Chancellor ICRIGUT BRUCE.) EYRE V. GREE. The arguments in this part-heard case were resume 3, and occupied the Court the whole morning. The Vice-Chancellor Wigram did not sit to-day. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice ERLE and a Special Jury.) ♦USTIN V. THE MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LIN- COLNSEIRE RAILWAY. In this case Mr. Humfrey was counsel for the plaintiff, and the defendants were represented by Sir F. Thesiger and Mr. Hawkins. _ The action was brought to recover the sum of 951. as a compensation for the damage which the plaintiff alleged h• bad sustained by the injury done to four of his horses, which were being conveyed on the railway of the defendants. The plaintiff is a large horse dealer, and having pur chased twenty-one horses in Lincolnshire was desirous of having them conveyed to London. He took them to the defendants' railway station at New Holland, in Lin. colnshire, where be contracted with the defendants to have the horses conveyed from thence to London for 22L 10s. On that occasion he signed a printed agree ment handed to him by the station-master, by which the plaintiff undertook to bear all the risk of injury to the horses by conveyance or by the contingencies of the journey; the company setting forth that they would not be answerable for such injury or for any defect in their carriages or trucks. Horses are conveyed generally on railroads by what are called horse baskets, but on this occasion it was the wish of the plaintiff to have his horses conveyed in open trucks, the carriage in open trucks being much less expensive. The people at the New Holland station refused to carry the plaintiff's horses in open trucks unless he would enter into the special agreement with them, the substance of which hss been stated. That agreement was then signed by the plaintiff's partner on his behalf, the plaintiff himself being unable to write. During the journey to London a wheel of one of the trucks in which the plain tiff's horses were being conveyed caught fire and es entually broke, and the result was that four of the plaintiff's horses were more or less injured, and one of the four ultimately died. The plaintiff now brought the present action to recover the loss he had sustained, which he estimated at 951. On the part of the defendants it was contended that they were not responsible for the damage occasioned to the plaintiff's horses under the ordinary common law liabilit y of carriers, that common law liability having been done away with by the special agreement entered into between the parties. The case was proceeding when our report left. EXCHEQUER. —(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Priuzl, at Guildhall, before the LonD CHIEF BARON and a Commo❑ Jury.) WOODS V. BIGGS AND ANOTHER. This was a❑ action t) ob'ain damages f ,r an alleged impropPr execution of a, distre ;a warrant, and also to re - cover 264 Bs, 6d , the balanee claimed by the plaintiff of the ` produce arising from a sale of goods under the distresia Mr. Cockburn and Mr. James appeared fur the lain" tiff,and Mr Knowles and Mr. Pigott for the defendants:, Ilia plaintiff is the widow and administratrix cv Woods, a livery-stable keeper. who carried on business ii South-street, Finsbury; and Mr. Biggs, the landlordof b ro ker the premises occupied by her husban d, aud a named Harding were the defendants. It appeared ; four quarters' rent, amounting to 1701., were in arrear, and Biggs put in a distress warrant upon all the prupertY in the yard, consisting of horses, vehic les, harness, Se.; but the value of the goods seize d upon was A n greateruc p h ortion, bow t e h r a e u r, t o h f e tb a o m p or p t due. t h e 2d er and the remainder was sold by auction on oven! August, and produced 2311. 35. The total claimed , according to the aa:count rendered, If( 204/ . 14s. 6d., the rent being 1701. and the expo. o %i, er o ty f the debt the distress, 341. 140. 6d., and the plaintiff sought ' was action to recover the balance of 26/. 84. 61 which wsfil abanaeo,„ so paid to her husband during his lifetime. It was a complained that the charge for executing the clisireavei wai enormous. The deceased, it appeared, Wa S r persevering and industrious man, and had very 1 1211c " th id creased thu business by his exertions; but aft' r " t i le occurrence nea every customer fc biro, owing W., to anroyanco to which they were all subjectsd ad seizure of their horses and carriages which had t e b it left in the yard. The consoattence wa s e i the business was irretrievably ruined. d cumetance so preyed upon the . deceased's ;it illness, shortly afterwards he was seivdth, J lness, which unfortunately terminated inhis dea it was said he had died heart-broken. On the p art l had been a. the plai wanton utiff i and gross s abuse conten of the th powe there r w hich t he ws t wade data ;-• gave, alt . ( aly sufficiently arbitrary, and that io this oe tne . party aggrieved, or those who represent ed hisO, /via. entitd to recover a ull amount of damges for tha,o jury! ustained. For f tho defence it wasa contended eh* distress was perfectly bons fide, and that the ~q fondant had not been actuated by any ill. Will el f° r the deceaed, and could not bo lamed for takinF r benefit of the law in order to recover what w as 311 . 1 ,rt owing to him. It was true a great deal more P"P; was taken than was necessary, but there no proof that tt:e defendants had acted rep lessly or wantonly, and the damagingall tir to have been sustained by the parties withdr Die/ custom, arose not from taking an excess P r° ` stl under the execution, but from the feet that a distressl been made fir arrears of rent, a proceeding e v es: landlord was fully warranted in taking. la th , e a l the place it was contended that the excess could n o bt tse eyes of the law make the distress eppreseiraa b• the they had to deduct from the propertyseize --- ,As horses which had been sent to st able for sold, and which could t legally be made aTaibi.o`b: rr e rlf the purposes of the teat. The broker ha d iwP- " ,pon seized h eized upon these horses, and he was the pe rson Bible for the illegality of the proceeding. I f t-°2crop boreal' er t i s had been excluded from the inventory then the P o . ll' s re left 'you'd not have exceeded in value wh 4 a quired by the landlord in satisfaction of his rea-ha Tae Learned Jaaaon having summed up , after a brief consultation, returned a verd ie; plaintiff fur 501. B IV- S T E T.— (1 1 HIS PAalf.'ywith Dennis Lloyd was charged before INir. r• the following brutal assault:— 1 °' eil3P ° Vie t ' James Mitchell deposed that he was in the Mr. Thomas , the :.ews-agent, o f Catherin,rsooork Strand, and that his general occupation in the s . " e gig was to carry the second and third editions of t he i, u ,: e res t ' papers from his master's place of business to office. The lateness of the hour at which th e see° ,. - fifteel i lions were struck off only leaves him ten e'.,;th minutes to travel that distance, about a will , ;i s ; immense bag of papers on his shoulder. Tn,.. s to ase last evening, and fearing that he would ; was hurrying on along Liclywell-street, virte s m oio I midway the prisoner, who had charge of a van' i ; bit /1 in the opposite direction, ran violently 844-- et 10i and nearly knocked him over. Ile, howe ver ' t° s ° °l dispute and delay. was about to go on, when th e „P r rig eig , : 1 rushed at him and lashed him severely seve n Co ' a . " times round the body with the thong of his g m r- , 0 1 whip. A police -coast able came up at the in e '7 11 0 the prisoner was removed to the station. but h e `;th to secutor) was hardly able, from the injuries reee,gewo do his work. Had he been late onejsecond 2 te a 0 jtil bavo had to pay postage the On the papers to of between 21. and 31. br ine "13 A gentleman corroborated the above, t ' a ea' II nessed the assault, which he termed savag e ' Creme. • 'b i A The bruises on the prosecutor were plainly L ig ,,, l n h ° , l , Mr. JARDINE remarked that he was sorry NI 3 in his power to send the prisoner to gaol, but to t , would fine him 405., or three weeks' impriso ntne " AMERICAN NEVI' 0, LIVERPOOL, 0 t: The following important news, bringing " • 1; 051°-- f days later than our files, per Niagara, fr °°l l . fr P e ; - t and New York, has been forwarded from Ill sj private letter, to a correspondent in Liv e 1 , 3 having been telegraphed to Halifax just ss i,jv it lte ; agra was about to sail. Its details are /lig"; follows resting. (B y Electric T Telegraph letter of our corresPoden' from New: o : a rk .ol te e :7 l ;: eiib e f " I have telegraphe T d el dTs r p e a P t h chl fil s ce' 114*"."1-I'Y'or is B im o p st o o r n ta a n s t late as 5 P.M. this eveni n g' The 111113,51 ch a rrres, " The steamer Empire City , from rived with California dates to the Ist of Sanuari, from 2,000,000 to 2,500,000 Gf gold dust. for t ld " Operations had nearly ceased at the mince go season, on account of the sn ow and rain, but news is not less satisfactory than heretofore. Ve u e ' "The State Legislature was already ful l y orgah itierP "The lately d ra ught ed Constitution, excluding 6 a 0 has been accepted by 12,000 to 8,000 votes. if t 3 " Senators and Members of Congress had e ' d - (1. 111 ' 13 New York by the Empire City. Fremont an had been the successful candidates for Seen t°r . i. at 5 1 There had been a tremendous conflagration ° Francisco, which destroyed e tJw s o e n v o e t r n e embrace I,o : o p o r , hn o er oo rset dollars . pean tarse rd : p ew : oatpihteiern statetgy a o oft e gb re a would rec t e ti i ii v ies e hN o a n ciacgo b ua o rn a a r t. d about 1,000,000 dolls' du , s , t s o in n e ß e declined to -1 tre. there are free cent., and dfrom Bostore3e,nceortsl v ol e 0.0 " No change in flour or grain. American stocks rather better. " Money-market buoyant." TIER MAJESTX'SIA' 1:: VISIT TO THE o f " e i t TnEATRE • The ' Queen and his R o y a l "t the Prince Albert honoured the French Pjar ; • -i d Iv Countesspresnee J o ait m e o v u e n n t in E a d . o.e T eu h m e htytahlesuuiotne.comnsisissteds ,710,10e,e1 C the Marquis of . Ormonde, Colonel Iluc kle n Gordon. Alre fire. 11- °` NORTH STAFF ORDS HIRE RAILVAT.---:, quested to state that the members of the 4 -'° v " .-- • (. 1- ',4 4 : 0 1.• Inquiry app o inted by the directors are Mr' 011 tar Rowe, barrister-at-law, Mr. Harrison 1315irt yL and Mr. W. 11. B. Barwise, accountant. „ i s or t y THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF THE Igprs,oC 611 51 NATIO/U.-12110 Council of his Royal li n ig t - o f 5. 461 $ Prince of Wales have authorised the 1)0 03 e"" this scription of 2501. to the fund for prom national obj , ct. if•e , Mg. SERGEANT'S BOOKS, PRINTS, AN .Ithgwi",.f P S`t . OD, -This well known collection was sold by P ° Zi e et-o' n e ges Barrett, the book and print auctioneers of -4- d thetoolp- Thursday last, and two following 1,/30er'5..1,173r _ more remarkable lots was a copy of col° - ,helli land and Wales, India proofs and etcbilrg,t fo io, which sold fir 64 guineas; Turn er t : Coast, India proofs and etchings, 70 guiatt;"' 0 0 f aj ia copy of the Same work, proofs before letter e : o p ois proofs,PaPer, 5 1 5 6 /1 the .;to g Illustrations ers,s t l o ta T iy urnee s Ile'' Bluer . " I ill. ore Proofs, 61. 125.; Le Brun Gallery, 3 /7 15. :rbe r. .0jo il Strutt's Manners and Customs, 3 volo• also a great number of book plates ins o ', lie Pilled also sold remarkably welt. Theen Ting °I O t g Y 1 1 ' ; gra , Politicians, by Wilkie, India proof, i''lette r t h tter h Drovers, by Landseer , proof before s be be for e leP re David? a bo u t3l Charles the First with ' the Horse, proof pr oof ogi gbs • the Offspring x o 7: f f . asepnaraci each, Georgeof d Love,. letters, 111. 10s. The drawings by ve'ior f ood sale brought Ca , a s r. also those .rb the wholet t remarkablyermol /be. ;os o On on t t h h e o William Boys, of 97lllllllll3det the----at Coast ßam(?uaartde„ :file, 500.coti f ilt of the l ß ns e t v . . 9 7 1 t , h th inst. BIRTH."' lady ° wofora of J. H. Tuke, On the 13th inst the wife - ton, the wife of W. 9neer On the 13 h . ji .0 0 In n , a tt t h h t ie e n 811055nttthhhEi 0 f aadlatairctusisi:fildti:oltneteinee:ynn, Esq.,.: el : alat hEce,rfc, I.o4ofrd.)a::tuorg..:::(l.tioltei::::: : pile , i inst., at Nicholas-hous e, vrooP e Onslo h ouslo~.sge r • „. o f ~• air, of a dau inst., C. Ryclol, Isle of Viig , sq., of a daughter. Wife 0f "3°l : oa. th e 15 B 1 ' g. in h e t t er ,.in. Moritag,-u-suare, t t h h o e wh • -f or •re of t il° inst., at Thornharn, gen t ' r gort i " . E. K. Barney, of a son. street, Cavendish-square, of a daughter. On the 16th inst., the wife of Dr• Gardner, °' gia O n n a, thel2th inst., it AR RI ED. er . sq uare' crio'iti; thelateeyvrasicile. lat St. George's, Ilan°, o f Be daughter of the late R. P. Pge, g o ttegt u a raer and New Orlenns, to Monsieur 'Victor sc.,o eamhiiennes, France, Officier de la Legion o'flool,..oeof ne u nfr he 12th inst., at St. Mary's Church, NirarivL,,„r sisofGli3bibriensi,nugshcia.rno, ftokiEanrelisylyo,osrie,clronocirkust:;cre'e. Ba O ro n n ---------- Fil l/Icj- DIED. c kriJge, t cl ho od l o lt p h hi i n n . st., at Gogmagog-hills, au' t ile , end On the 15th inst., Marv, the wife of John. e _ b a. iP o P la ce. .o, Esq., F.R.C.S, of New Cavendish -street, porVfLuLt;cl, ,Iviu third d n d th au e g l h s t t e l r i inst.,ofitElwell. Esci.,sn aged 4,, 1‘ ,. 1i 5 .,,, - 1.1 jam at anirner , ? V C° KEse l qn )r n : ia t : h ge e tdo i n7 s .7 t c h . inst.. at Cambridge-torraCef V" vet , porl s ' On the l',t,hrosisrt,st.,,zdMero...Tames liarrisorl: 0f t Dd( T v A i t s, : i- i i ca r s e t s l i e d e a n n e d e R in e T i 1 ISunosuste:h, a o :e s e d , 7 i : , t G h e l e i c el y bl3r -3 rt . 1 1 0 1 : u ley inb: ebrl ealtakline:,±s.seuerorne3d, son of the late Sir Francis Blake' ,,t . - ;. ,for: of c hip' Lambeth, the 15th inst., aged ,!5, Mr. W. G. Rolfes , (?,.t.Cli. 1.,... London : Printed ' a a n n d d IP''euabeililsl:::- by itdai: l :f -- J i t 7---- :(: 1 1 :: —_—__ _ _ 1 ,.. 4. 0,7, 45 ,, 00 - ty No. 112, Strand. Printer, .I,t Tie SIM st' ~n Ftr A nd. in the procinct ~f. the 5 ,„.,,. i n uo Bliddlooem, Tuestlgy, February,l9, 1.854'