The Sun. — London, England, 1850-02-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, (LEFT SPEARING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. LONDON CENTRAL GAS BILL. This Bill aas withdrawn by leave, and a new Bill in troduced and read a first time. SECOND READINGS OF PRIVATE BILLS. The following Bills were then read a second time, and ordered to be committed:— Bradford Improvement, Police, and Purchase and closing of Bradford Canal. Caledonian and Wishaw aad Coltness Railways. Glasgow Markets and Slaughter-houses. London and Blackwall Railway. Ramsey, Upwood, and_Great Raveley Turf Fens, and Lockspit Lots and Lockspit Lands Drainage and Im provement. Southampton Waterworks. Swansea Municipal Corporation. Valsall Improvement and Market Act, 18-18, Amendment. York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (Alterations. of Levels and Extension of Time, &c.) SUNDAY POST-OFFICE LABOURS. Sir D. Dundas, Mr. Alcock, Mr. Farrar, and several other Members, presented petitions from different parts of England and Scotland against the employment of Sunday labour ii the Post-office. COUNTY RATES. Mr. W. BROWN presented several petitions from places in Lancashire praying for the establishment of county financial boards. LABOURERS' WAGES. Mr. SANDARS presented several petitions from agri cultural places praying that the Houie would take mea sures for obtaining f.,r the labourer a fair day's wages fs,r a fair day's work. SUNDAY LABOUR IN THE POST-OFFICE. Mr. Bodges, Mr. Robert Palmer. and Mr. Forbes presented petitions for the abolition of Sunday labour in the Post• office. DUTY ON PAPER. Mr. MACGREGOR presented a petition from Glas gow praying for the abolition of the duty oa paper. MARRIAGE WITII THE SISTER OF A DECEASED WIFE. Sir R. H. INGLIS said, that seeing his Right lion. and Learned Friend Mr. Stuart Wortley in his place, he wished to ask why it was that he having received per mission to introduce a Bill into that House, unhappily, as he thought, for facilitating certain marriages, he had not done so. Leave was given for the 7th of February, a time now long since Fast; and ho trusted, therefore, that some explanation would be afforded to the House respecting the course which the Hon. and Learned Gen tl, man had adopt •d. Mr. S. WORTLEY said that it was true that leave had been given to bring in this Bill on the 7th, but that his own avecetions had, up to the present time, been very pressing, and his Hoc, and Learned Friend the Member for Plymouth (Mr. R. Palmer) had kindly sug !;estcd an alt ration which was of very great importance in one particular clause, and hence the delay. Sir R. INGLIS said that, in his opinion, no altera tion ought to be made in a Bill aLer leave had teen given to bring it in, except for the correction of purely clerical errors, and appealed t ) the Speaker as to whe ther it was competent fir any Member to delay the in troduction of a 8111 be) and the time specified for it. The SPEAKER said that any Member might delay his 8,11, but was not at liberty to make any substantial alieraoions in its principles. Mr. STUART WORTLEY said that the Bill was, as he had sta ed, substantially the same as that of last ses arid tha the alteration he had mace did not affect the principle. He should very shortly have an oppor tunity of laying it before the House. MR. FEAIiGUS O'CONNOR. Mr. F. O'CONNOR said that a grievous attack had been made upon his character in another place, and he wisbcd to ask whether any means were (pen to him fir bringing it before the House. The SPEAKER replied that there were not. SUNDAY LABOUR. Mr. Stuart Wortley, Mr. Simeon, and Mr. Hume pre sented p(Vtions praying for the cessation of Sunday labour in the Pest-f.ffice. ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND). Mr. JOHN STUART gave notice that on the bring ing up ( f the Bill for the amendment of Chancery pro ceedings in Ireland, he should move to introduce pro visions for the facilitating the management of the estates under the control of the recievers of the Court of Chancery. GAS RETURNS. DOLLY'S BRAE. Lord STANLEY rose to move for copies cf the car- GAS HUME moved fo Turn, or statement, from respondence between the chief magistrate of Armagh and gas company estab r lis a h the Executive Government, in the months of June and ' by Act of Parliament in the every gas KinAd_cm, stating . e the several Acts of Par- July, 1846; also copies of any instructions to the con- the 'lament under which established, the rates per I,ooocubic stabulary in reference to any processions expected to take pla ce on t h e 12th of July last; and of instructions feet at which each company or corporation have supplied cf the three years since 1846 to 1849, to the stipendiary magistrates who were spec ally sent down to Castlewellan before that da • also copy of and gas tihne each b rage price of the coals used by the company in each year for the same period; also, stating the official communications from the y! stipendiary proceed- amount cf fixed capital invested by each gas company, gistra:es and constabulary officers as st t ipe t n h inga of the 12th of July, 1849, in anrpa o rt Ulster; also - a - lso i 3 2 . Icr pi cprietors on their shares in each year since that ar.rl the rate per cent. cf dividend to the slareholders copy of instructions to W. Berwick, the Commission of the ()7th of July, 1849; also, of John Jardine John Porter, a so, .copy of t c:, g ,,,,, i2 ,i cnit s i 4 n 7 u ) a . tion of Parliamentary Paper, No. 734, flied in the GRAND JURY SYSTEM. Court of (ueen's Bench rind Hilary Terns last; and of the report annexed to the affidavit of John Porter, and In reply to Mr. FORSTER, verified thereby; and til.o, copy of any Official report to The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the Bill for the Lord -Lieutenant or the Lord Chancellor of Ireland a reform of the gran d j ur y system i n the metropolitan of the proceedings at the Petty S ess i ons held at Castle-' districts was still un d er cons id era ti on , h u t would be welkin on the 11th of September an d t h e 9,h of October, introduced in the course o f t h e present session. 1449. He assured their Lordship s t h at he never Mit. DISRAELI'S MOTION ON THE I 00R-LAWS. felt more in need of their Lordships' indulgence In reply to Sir G. GREY, than he did is bringing forward this me- Mr. DISRAELI sa id t h e mot i on of which he had tion, which went to impugn the Con d uct givcn notice, and which was on the table of the House, of the. Lord-Lieuten a nt of Ireland. He did not imput e was a specific motion, on which he would take the first to his N o bl e F r i en d an y per s on a l irrprepri e ty.....h e did division. It the House consented to go into committee not impugn his motives, far he believed that throughcut on the subject t 3 which it rcforred, he should his administrati on hi s Noble Friend had been actuated the-ti Propose a series of resolutions for the con by the highest motives; but he thought he had cetcol sid.ration of the House, and bcf)re he asked without proper discretion. He had also to impugn the for a division to-morrow, he would, in detail conduct if the Commission sent down to co duct' and specifically, state what those resolutions were. At the sam e ti me he had a disinclination to put the re the investigati or, and also to impugn the conduct of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, for not protecting the solutions on the tabl e o f the House Lefore making some magistracy, of whi c h he was the cfficial guardian. He observations upon them, because without some prefatory felt ho had to labour against preposessions which observations they would lead to an erroneous conclusion. 3ir. lIUME observed that he was anxious to have a their Lordships entertained,tu i d i n w hi c h ! e join 4 against trZr Mittion SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. LONDON, BRIGHTON, and SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) A special general meeting of the proprietors of the London, Brighton, and South Coat Railway was held this afternoon, at the Bridge-hou se H ote l , for ele pur pose of considering the question of audit ; Mr. Laing, chairman of the board of directors in in the chair.: The CHAIRXIA.N said the shareholders had been applied to f,r their opinions on the subject of audit, but only 24 had thought tit to reply, and of that number 9 were f.)r a Government audit, and 15 azainst it The general re- , stilt, however, was that the majority of the shareholders were willing to leave the matter in the hands of the di rectors, or to chance. No audit could be devised he ter than teat of working with a closed capital account, but all railway companies were not like this company, in that fortunate position, and as railway property vi as daily becoming depreciated in value something must be done by way of an improved audit to satisfy the public as to the integrity of accounts submitted to them by railway directors. Only two modes had been sug gested for accomplishing that object, namely, by esta blishing a Government board of control, or by the shareholders taking the matter into their own hands. He was was averse to the first on public grounds, but if the shareholders declared in favour of it, the directors would interpose no obstacles in the way of accomplishing it. At the same time ho thought it would ultimately turn out that the shareholders would dell with the question thems!lves without reference to the Government. He pre posed, there fore, that this meeting should appoint a committee to co-orerate with the committees c f ether companies on the general question, and to fix upon some system of audit for the current half-year. On the motion of Mr. FLOOD, seconded. by Alderman WILSON, it was resolved that the matter should be re f.rred to a committee of five sha-eholder', with power to call fur accounts and documents, and to audit the accounts in such manner as they should think best till the question had been finally disposed of. The committee was then nominate after which thanks were voted to the Chairman, aid the meeting terminated. MEETING OF SPANISH AMERI CAN BONDHOLDERS.—(THIS DAY.) A meeting of the Spanish American bondholders was held at the London Tavern this day, to consider the proceedings of the meeting of the holders of :Mexican Bonds. The chair was taken by W. Marshall, Esq., M P , at two o'clock. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, com mented at some length on the conduct cf the Mexican hondholdere, who, after consenting to the appointment cf the Spanish American Bondholders' Committee, had, without communication with that comm it tee , at a meeting held on the 23d of January, by a resolution voted themselves ready to dissolve any and every com mittee then existing. He complained that the Mexican bondholders had never found any fault with the prc ceedings of the Spanish American Bondholders' Commit tee, nor expressed in the least degree any desire that any particular course should be pursued, but had taken that step without the slightest intimation of their intention. After stating the desire of the-committee to do the best for the interest of all the bondholders, the Chairman concluded by explaining that the meeting had been called with a view to enable the bondholders to settle any course which they wished to pursue. Mr. W HALEY moved a resolution, that this meeting having taken into consideration recent proceedings with regard to the proceedings of the Mexican bondholders, are ef opin'on that in order to ensure unanimity in the proceedings of the bondholders, the management of the Mexican debt should be entrusted to the com mittee f the Spanish Americaulbondholders, with such addition as this meeting may think fit." Mr. SIIEPHARD seconded the resolution, which was received with loud cries of disapprobation from all parts of the meeting. Mr. Mit:ROUGH called the attention of the meeting to a resolution of Cie 23d of January regarding the holding back information from the Stock Exchange. Mr. CAPEL indignantly denied this assertion. Mr. STEEL thought that there ought to be a set arate committee for each separate section of bondholders. Mr. MORIATE supported this view. He did not wish to undervalue the exertions of the present committee, though he thought any other set of gentlemen could have done as much; yet he could not sea why they should not have a special committee for a special purpose. The CHAIRMAN said that it was very easy to say when the battle was over, any other general or any other army could have done as well. Baron GOLDSMID said it was his object to effect a re• conciliation between the two sections of the bondholders, and to do away with the ill-blood that existed. Ile should propose that the fsur gentlemen of the old com mittee should be added to the Lew committee.—(Cries of " No, no.") Mr. Lacs, amidst great confusion, rose to charge the committee with refusing to afford information to the bondholders. He himself had written to the commit tee for information, and had never received any answer. Mr. CAPEL supported the proposition of Baron Gold amid. He exhorted the meeting to refrain from a di.play of itl-fe4ling, which would by no means better the posi tion of the bondholders. Mr. RICHMOND paw much to blame in the constitution of the committee of Spanish American bondholders. He was a Mexican bondholder to some large amount. He thought that there was a much better chance of obtaining a set• tlement of their claims by a separate committee, chosen by the bondholders; themselves. There were also many circumstances in the conduct of the committee which laid them open to fault. He should only instance the Peruvian compromise which took place lest year. On the 7th December the Peruvian Minister had an interview with the chairman and deputy-chairman of the commit tee, and on several succeeding da.)s with the deputy chairman, until the 21st, when the rest of the committ were communicated with, and on the 31st Dec. the terms were published in the Standard. Now on the .7th the Pe: avian Stock stood at 36 37, a mere nominal quota tion, and on the 22d it stood at 514. Now there might be coincidences, but a great many persons might draw their own conclusions from those circumstance.. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving an amendmeet:— " That the business of the Mexican bondholders remain in the hands of the committee appointed by the meeting of the 23d of January last." Here a scene of great confusion arose, in the midst of which the Chairman rose to put the two amendments proposed by Baron Goldsmid and Mr. Richmond. I i the mid t of great noise and d sorder, the amend ment of Mr. Richmond was ultimately carried. TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING Six O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 15 to 1 agst Meath 15 to 1 agst Farnham 30 to 1 apt Maria Day NORTHAMPTONSHIRE UTAK ES. 8 to 1 agst Osterley—taken 10 to 1 agst ilarriott 25 to 1 agst Bastinado IIETROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 5 to 1 agst elle(11(11 25 to 1 agst Sir Gilbert CHESTER CUP. 16 to 1 agst Miss Ann 20 to 1 agst Fogleman 20 to 1 agst Roland 20 to 1 agst Peep-o'-Day Boy 25 to 1 agst Ellordale 33 to 1 apt Lady Evelyn DERBY. 8 to 1 agst Ghillie Callum 10 to 1 agst Bolingbroke 11 to 1 agst Knight of Avenel 14 to 1 agst The Nigger 22 to 1 agst Clincher 35 to 1 agst Mayors—taken 50 to 1 agst Hardinge—taken LINCOLN STEEPLECHASE. 5 to 1 agst Trust-me-not IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took hie seat ur on the Wool sck at Five o'clock. The Duke of Richmond presented a petition frcm Rochdale against tie relay system in factories, and praying that the principle of the Ten Hours' Act should be carried out. Lord BROUGHAM moved for certain returns re lating t.. the Bankrupt Acts Consolidation Bill of last aeseion.— Agreed to. The Marquis a LANSDOWNE presented certain returns relating to the Poor-Law Unions in Ireland ; also returns from the Commissioners of Encumbered Es tates in Ireland. unmeaning processions, which tended to exasperate and renew political animosities, to promote breaches of the pease, and sometimes, as in this instance, to occa sion loss of life. As a proof of his detestation of these processions, he would remind their Lordships that he was himself the person who had introduced the Processions Act which had expired in 1844. He hoped he would not be considered as holding any undue bias in favour of Orangemen. He believed them to be brave, religious, and loyal, and thought that, although there might be unworthy members, as a body they deserved the character he had given them, and he believed that the Crown mightalways rely upon them for the defence of the province of Ulster against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and he admitted that this organ izetion might tend to foster religious and political ani mosities. He would now rapidly relate the facts of' the ease to which he wished to draw their Lord skips attention. It was well understood that on the 12th of last July it was intended to make a largo Orange demonstration in the province of Ulster, Notice was given to the Government, and two stipendiary magistrates, and a small body cf troops were sent down to Ca t ewellar ,from whenceit was known that alarge Orange procession would set off to go over Dolly's Brae to the park of his Noble Friend near him (the Earl of Roken). The pass of Dolly's Brae might have been guarded by , a small body of men against a larger number of per sons. There was another road passing round by Dolly's Brae by which the procession might have gone. Before the Orange procession appeared, a small body of troops occupied the pass of Dolly 's Brae, and sooe after a large body of men, armed with scythes and gnus, appeared, and finding Dolly's Brae occu pied by troops, emerged in the vicinity. The Orange procession headed by the police and accompanied by women and children passed in proces sion, and by the exertions of the authorities, of the Orangemen, and of two Roman Catholic priests the pro cession passed without a collision. ;The procession having passed without interruption it became a question whether they should return by Dolly's Brae. It was determined that they should. The cavalry unfortunately had been compelled to leave the pass in search of forage. The Ribbonmen continued in occupation, and the two Catholic priests furnished them with bread to keep them together, and also gave them a blessing. About an hour before the time fixed fur a e return of the Orange procession, the Ribbon men took up a position which commanded both the pass of Dolly's Brae, and the other read by which they might have returned. After having had refreshment in Tollymore-park, and having been addressed by his Noble Friend the Orange procession returned by the pass of Dolly's Brae, where the Ribbonmen had taken up a formidable po sition. After the Orange procession had nearly passed a squib was let off. This was followed by two shots, and then there came a tremendous fire upon Orangemen, policemen, and military. The fire was principally directed against the pclice, who with great gallantry charged the Ribboemen, and cleared the hill ; and it was the opinion of several officers, that had not the Orangemen taken the Ribbon rebel band in flank, the position would not have been claimed. He called it the rebel band because it fired upon her Majesty's troops. He admitted that afterwards some of the Orange party were guilty of atrocities which he deeply regretted. Houses were fired, some inoffensive person was put to death, and he was sure that if the perpetrators of those atrocities could be dis covered no one would be more rejoiced at fhe circum stance than hls Noble Friend.) Shortly afterwards informations were exhibited at the Castlewellen Sessions against certain persons for attending an illegal proces sion, which were refused by the magistrates, and there upon the Government demanded for the commission his Noble Friends (the Earl of Roden and Messrs. Francis and William Bete) he thought there was a prima facia case to fortify the dismissal cf Mr. W. Bere, but Mr. Francis Bere bad in terfered during the conflict to preserve peace, and ac tually, in one instance, saved a Ribbonman's life. The only offence aleged against him was that he did, in Lord Roden's park, put on an orange ribbon, which he took off bet): e he left the Park ; this, together with the fact that he was present in the procession, was the charge against him. The charge against his Noble Friend was that he had received, the procession in his park, had addressed them, and had refused to re ceive the information tendered at Castlewellan. This, he contended, was not sufficient to justify their dismissal. The dismissed magistrates had no rea son to know that the procession was an illegal procession, and they had every reason to be lieve that they had the permission of the Government. He said that the evidence presented to the Lord-Lieutenant by Mr. Berwick had been garbled, and that the Castlewellan magistrates would not have been justified in receiving the information on such evi deuce. LONDON, discussion upon the Hon. Member's motion, but would be unwilling t) go on with it unless he had some specific knowledge of the nature of the resolutions. Mr. DISRAELI said no doubt he would be able to induce the lion. Member to vote for the first resolution. —(A laugh.) As regardel the other resolutions, bi fire he asked the House for any division, he would, in detail and specifically, let the House know what was the nature of them. DANISH ARMISTICE. _ _ Mr SANDARS asked the Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs if it were true that the Danish Go vernment had refused to renew the arnaht!ce cf the loth of July last ; and if so, whether the Noble Lord con sidered as a natural consequence the renewal of the blockade of the Prussian ports of the Baltic and the Elbe? It had been stated in the public papers that the Government had consented to au extension of the armistice on certain conditions, and he wished to know if this statement was correct; and if so, what were the conditions and the time to which tie extension went? Lord PALMERSTON said the armistice continued virtually, although the specific period for which it was contracted had expired ; but it could not be removed by either of the contracting parties without six months' notice. Her Majesty's Government had proposed to continue that armistice for six months.—(Hcar, hear.) There were some objections to that on both aides, and on the 16th cf this month he had received a communication from the Danish Minister intimating the willingness of the Danish Government to renew the armistice, on condition that all parties should concur in acknowledging that armistice. The parties whom the Danish Government required to be consent ing parties to the promulgation of the armistice would be Prussia and the Central Power of Frankfurt. ORDERS OF THE DAY. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved that upon Thurs day, the 11th day of April next, and every alter rate Thursday following, orders of the day have precedence of notices of motions. His Lord ship then read a statement to show that since this rule had been established in previous -sessions the Government had absolutely taken fewer days out of the hands of private Members than they had done before.— (Hear, hear.) All he asked, therefore, was that this rule should be adopted after Easter. The motion having been put, Mr. HUME said that the Noble Lord had read a state ment which told more for than against him.—(Hear.) All that he desired was, that independent Members might have an opportunity of laying before the House the demands and the views of the general body of the people.—(Hear, hear.) If the Noble Lord could not grant all he asked, he might surely concede half a day, and allow that on the open days the Government should come in pari passu with independent Members and take their chance and their turn in the order on which all stand upon the paper. Perhaps no man in the House had less personal interest in the matter than himself, and his only object was to promote the public interest. Mr. FORBES supported the amendment of the Hon. Member for Montrose. He thought that the Noble Lord had had sufficient allowance already. Lord J. RUSSELL thought that the Hon. Member for Montrose had altogether mistaken his (the Noble Lore's) proposition. He did not think that it would de prive Members of any privileges, and it would give the opportunity to Government of forwarding many Bills which would otherwise have to be postponed. Mr. DENISON thought the effect of the Hor. Mem ber for Montrose's motion was to give individual legis lation a priority over Government legislation. Now cf all legislation individual legislation was the worst. Mr. SPOONER would support the amendment if it were pressed to a division. He hoped the Noble Lord would give them the benefit of orders of the day, if he did not let them tike notices. Mr. M. GIBSON said Thursdays at the beginning of the session wore better worth having to an inde pendent Member than Thursdays at the end, but they were not less valuable to Government at the end than at the beginning, for Government could keep a House where an independent Member could not, and therefore he said, as one who had some interest in the matter, he hoped they would have the Thursdays at the beginning f the session. Sir GEORGE GREY did not agree with the Hon. Gentleman in thinking Thursdays were of no more value to Government at the beginning than at the end of a session. The object cf having those days set apart for Government was to enable them to get their Bills sent up to the other House of Parliament at the earliest possible period; and it' they were refused the Thursdays at the beginning of the session, of cours e th a t o bj ec t cou ld no t be attained. Mr. HUME would do all he could to preserve the little opportunities that remained to independent Members for bringing on their motions, and he should divide the House on the question. The House then divided, when theie appeared— Fur the amendment 3B Against it l4O Majority against the amendment --102 On our admission to the gallery we found Mr. DISRAELI speaking, who said that he certainly thought with the Hon. Member fir Montrose, that this was an abbreviation of the privilege of the independent. Members of the House, and a complete circumscription of the rights of the representatives of the people. If the motion was persevered in, he should certainly take the' sense of the House. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the system had worked well, and the division just taken showed the sense cf the House upon it. Mr. HUME said that he had observed that since 184 Gt there had been a great increase of arrears towards the end of the session, and in no year greater than during last session. The custom had evidently worked badly, and ought to be amended. Sir R. IL INGLIS, not being one of those who had. any wish to live and die on the floor of the House, would support the proposal of the Noble Lord. He thosght that there was sufficient time wasted in speak ing in this House to satisfy the appetites Lf any assem bly in the world. Sir R. PEEL did not think that there was too much time given to independent Members. He had been rather tempod to vote with the Noble Lord opposite, by hear ing him say that it was the intention of Government to take all important measures of legislation under their charge. That sentiment was rather at variance with the Noble :Lord's opinions on former occasions. When he (Sir R. Peel) recollected the time that had been given to the discussion of the measure regarding tenant-right which had been brought on last session, he did not think that individual legislation was very successful. He had been rather amused at hearing the Secretary of State talking of the advantage of having the Wednesdays, when they could not be counted out; and of the importance which the Right Hon. Baronet attached to the circumstance. On the whole he was, disposed to give a reluctant assent to the motion of the Government. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the motion ... 143 Against it ... 47 Majority ... . . —96 The motion was therefore carried. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES GOVERNMENT BILL ADJOURNED DEBATE. On the order of the day being read for resuming the debate on the second reading of this Bill, Mr. SCOTT rose to move that the second reading of . the Bill be postponed until further papers on the subject be laid on the table of this House. He said, being cf opinion that the House ought to give to the Austra lian colonies fundamental laws similar to those et' our own country, he could not consent to the Bill being react a second time. He did not think we should long retain those colonies if institutions so entirely different from those which we ourselves enjoyed were continued in them.. In France and the United States this principle had worked badly, and he could not understand on what in ducement the Government had adopted it with regard ter the Australian colonies. The Bill which was now before them continued on the existence of one Chamber of Legislature in those colonies. Now the Government-- every member cf it, so far as he understood—and all the colonial governors, had expressly declared their settled convictions that one Chamber of Legislature was not , sufficient t) ensure the careful consideration of those. laws by which any considerable community was to be or ought to be governed. Universal experience had shown that the reliance upon the wisdom of or.e. body of men was quite insufficient to ensure. sound conclusions for the direction of a colony.. A true and fair illustration of:what such a state of things in this country, would be to suppose that 230' Menders cf this House were nominee, a the Govern ment, and forced to vote as Government pleased; such was the state of government in Australia. One Chamber had no precedent there was not a. single precedent in history for one chamber, looking back from the time of Mr. Pitt's Bill, down to the date of the present papers which were laid before the House. It was much more likely to continue quarrels between the Chamber and the Government, by having one House instead of two. He could give more instances than one of the danger which had arisen in our colonies from the over-anxiety of a single Chamber to pass laws. By this Bill, however, they granted the colony one Chamber, but it went esea farther than that, for it gave the colonists the power of adopting whatever go vernment they thought fit. Nothing was more calculated to create discon'ent in the colony, and he therefore hoped the House would amend the Bill at once, and assimulato the Government a the colony to that of the mother country. The secretary cf State for the Colonies had stated that certain persons in this country who re presen.ed the settlers in New South Wales, expressed their satisfaction with one Legislative Chamber, but the general opinion in the colony was that there ought to be two Chambers, and, therefore, their representations must have been incorrect.—(Sear ) He thought the measure 1 ad been undertaken without due consideration, and he therefore opposed the second reading of the Bill, and would move that the second reading should be deferred till further papers were pro duced on the subject. Mr. LABOUCHERE supported the second rcadirg of the Bill. He believed that it was the wish of the population of the Australian colonies to legislate for themselves, and not to have any constitution ready cut and dried sent from this country for them, and as a proof of that, he might refer to the opinion expressed by Sir Charles Fitzroy. (LEFT SPEAKING.) REMAINS OF A TEMPLARS' Cliuncll NEAR lIOL BOON.—At a recent mating of the ArdzeologLal As sociation, on the Bth inst., Mr. Lynch communicated a description of remains of the ancient church of the Knights Templars and other early buildings situate behind the house of Mr. Charles Griffith, near Middle row, Holborn. H e a l so ex hibit e d one of five an ti que green gla ss fl as k s , found in excavating on the site.— Budder. AWFUL EXPLOSION OF A STEAM BOILER. and Eli Hull. The other four bodies were not iden tified by name, but the doctor found that they all cline to their death by injuries received by fire and otherwise, in consequence of the explosion of the boiler as above stated. THE VERDICT. FIFTY KILLED AND FIFTY WOUNDED. (From the New York Herald of Feb. 5.) It is our melancholy duty to day to present to our readers the details, as far as they co u ld b e ga th ere d up to the time of our going to press, of one cf the most frightful casualties, attended with an awful de struction of human life, that ever occurred in New York. The jury rendered the following verdict :—" That the deceased persons came to their death by injuries received by the bursting of a steam boiler, which caused the falling and burning of the building, Nos. 5 and 7, Hague•street," The accident occurred at a quarter to eight o'clock, yesterday morning, by the bursting of a two hundred horse power boiler, in the printing press and machine shop of Mr. A. B. Taylor, Nos. 5 and 7, Hague street, within a door or two of Pearl-street. As soon as the explosion took place, we are informed by persons who witnessed the catastrophe, the whole building, which was six stories in height, was actually lifted from its foundation to a height of six feet, and when it reached that elevation, it tumbled down, crushing in its ruins a vast number. So great was the force of the explo sion, that fragments of the building were scattered in every direction.; the windows in the neighbour hood were broken, and a large portion of the front wall of the fated building was thrown with tremendous power into the houses oppo site. In fact, the building was completely wrecked, hardly one brick being left standing on an other, with the exception of a solitary piece of wall eight or ten feet high, as if to indicate what had been. In the firm of Alvah B. Taylor and Co., there were about sixty-five persons employed. In addition to these, there were about th e same num b er employed in another firm in the same build ing, namely, St. John Burr and Co., hatters. In the basement story was the engine and the blacksmith shop, where there were four pair of bel lows and about twelve men at work, besides Crissey, the engineer, and his brother. The engine con nected with the second and third stories, where the machine shop was situated, by means of shafts and straps. The ground flsor was oc cupied as a hat shop, and eight men worked at a table in front, of whom there is no account. The fourth story also belonged to the hat establish ment, and was used as a blowing room. The fifth story of the building wss used as a carpenter's shop for making models for the machine shop. The sixth was occupied by Mr. Singer, a letter engraver, who has obtained a patent for a new invention. It is be lieved there was no person in this story at the time of the explosion. A building immediately in the rear, occupied as a brush factory, and also as a watch-case manufactory, had the roof and a portion of the wall thrown in by the falling ruins. It was in going to this building that Louis Day, the Frenchman, was killed. The walls of the machine. shop were very strong, being 20 inches thick. The building belonged to the Messrs. Harper, and we understand was not insured. The stock and engine, &c., we have heard are insured. The soap and candle factory of Hull and Co., in the rear, was considerably injured by the shock. So dreadful was the explosion that the windows in several houses in Pearl-street were broken. Even the sashes of 351 were smashed. A gentleman who was looking on at the time informed us that the ex plosion was like the reports of two cannons fired in quick succession, one after the other. Doubtless the second report was the crash of the falling ruins. Immediately after the explosion fire burst from the promiscuous heap of bricks and beams, and human bodies were seen with legs and arms sticking out—some of them dead, some living. The fire alarm for the district was first given, and then a general alarrr, which brought the firemen from all parts of the city to the scene of desolation. Some plied the engines, while others assisted to get out as many as possible of those who were under the ruins. In a short time the fire was so far subdued that the fire men could work more effectually in removing the bricks and timbers ; and towards ten o'clock there was scarcely any flame issuing from the wreck; but the heat was very great, and the great difficulty to be avoided was lest those beneath the pile should be either drowned or scalded ; s hile on the other hand they might be burned to death by the fire ; and but little could be done to save those still living, until the fire was completely brought under. As near as can be estimated, there were 120 per sons in the building at the time of the catastrophe, scattered throughout the machine-shop, and the hat factory above-mentioned, in both of which a great many men and boys are usually employed. Had the accident occurred an hour, or even half-an hour later, the destruction of human life would unquestionably have bean much greater than it was, as a great many of the boys, in consequence of the extreme coldnes o f th e weather, had not at that time arrived at their work. As it is, however, the number of persons kill e d i s d rea df u l t o contemplate. In the machine shop and hat shop together there were usually about 130 hands employed ; probably there were front 100 to 120 men and boys present at the time of the explosion. In the hat shop most of the hands were present. In this establishment a good many boys were em ployed—in the machine shop there were few. The following is a list of names, though not a complete one, of the hands in the machine shop :—George Ford, first foreman; Robert King, second ditto; J. S.Crissey, Samuel T. Crissey, A Huggins, Adam Neely, John Browne, Larry Chrystal, Robert Ross, John Gil martin, Thomas M'Keever, Owen Cunningham, Charles Dougherty (saved), A. C. Osborne, William Proctor, Henry Reed, E'i Hull (taken out dead), Marshal Vought, George 11. Davis, Thomas Van derbilt, Robert Hyslop, Rufus C. Witing, . A. Aldridge (Seneca Lake), William Gowenlop, James Gilderoy, Thomas Philips, Robert Knowlton, Oscar Kelsey, Lorah King, Halsey King, John C. King, Leonard Brookes, James Brookes, Thomas Oliverj Browne, Luther Lander, M. M. Calton, Thomßrookes,as Thompson,Clarke i N a ' m ought, De M M Wood,v i 1 Williami Rogers, William Proctor, Richard H ersc h el!, M. D. Ford, h i e s the a flosswafineg explosion. not are name s o f t h ose in the employ of J. Gilder, J. Thompson, J ames Powers, Richard Burtwhistle, and two or th ree names not ascertained. Mr. Taylor, who resides havingesd in aecwhaerdk ,thadthe p premises arrived ises t till i at the time of the accident ; M r. Putnam, his part fnteerTr, 0 . J essup, foreman, John Mills, A. R. Martin dale,W. L M . e Can .ssrs fi el d, Burr James and Hyatt,Cl); C A. V. Smith, S. H. Smith, Joseph Ilinnibal, J o hn R ogers, Edwin James Flood (boy), P. McPhillip s (b oy ), Thomas Weed (boy), Hurd, George Ryder, John Lockwood, D. Doekerty (boy), G. Hyde, Peter Hyde, Frank W. Quigg, J. Docherty (b o y) , F. Worrell (boy), R. Hannibal (boy), L. B. Whitney. T)ndalll(b o y), F. L ync h , 111 ..M.'Laughlin, W. Barclay, Frank Barclay, B. homes Farr e ll, W . C oll i es Richard Egbert, W. Boudoi ne, Oughton, E Lambert, (boy), J. Collins Dutch Da M a e r r , ri t 'Thomas (boy), Tnompson (boy), Peter Burn-, John IVard W. Collins, Luke Collard, J. Doming, T. Granger, John Thurston (boy), J. Huestis (boy), and a boy, name unknown, with others, whose names the foreman could not re member. For many of their friends and relatives, who heard of the accident, entertained the worst fears. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER HAMPTON. A committee having been appointed in Leeds some time ago by the shareholders ( f this company, fur the purpose of endeavouring to induce the directors to convene a special general meeting, to consider the affairs of the company, their report has just been issued. The attempts of the committee to procure a special general meeting failing, they tried to induce the present directors to carry out the suggestions of the committee of investigation, appointed last summer, for a partial completion of the line. With this view, the directors were requested to convene a special board ; but the proposal having been declined, the committee drew up the following and other proposals, to be submitted to the directors at a special meeting of the board. " That immediate measures be taken for completing so much of the works as aro involved in the efficient work ing on the narrow gauge of that portion of the line between Abbott's Wood and Tipton. That arrangements be made with the directors ( f the Stour Valley Railway Company, for liberty to si ork the engines, &c., of this company over that line from Tipton to Wolverhamp ton for a limited period, reserving in the mean time the question as to the policy cf . hereafter carrying the line of this company from Tipton to Wolverhampton. That arrangements be made with the London and North- We.tern and Midland Companies, or one cf then-, for working the above portion of this company's line in con nexion with their own traffic on proper terms, as respects this company. That fur the purpose of raising funds for the necessary works to carry out the first proposi tion, the directors proceed at once to ascertain from the contractors how far they are willing to rtceiva payment in the debentures cf the company now remaining un issued to the extent of (say 365,0000—0 r to offer such debentures fur sale to the public on the best terms that can be had—or to offer the debentures to the previa shareholders of the company, in such amounts as they may severally be willing to take up." At a meeting of the Board of Directory, held at the Queen's llotel, Birmingham, on the 6th of February, the objects contained in the above proposals relative to the London and North-Western and the ➢Midland Railway Companies, were not recognised or adopted. On this account the committee are reluctantly com pelled to conclude that there is no real intention whatever of any change of policy by the present di rectors, and that if the suggestions of the committee of investigation, embodied in the proposals above set forth, are to be carried out at all, it must be by a new Board of Directore. They therefore called upon the shareholders, by a united effort at the forthcoming general meeting, to be held on the 22d inst. in Lon don, to rid themselves of a board, all of whose sympa thies were with those whose interests were opposed to theirs. Nothing short, however, of a unanimous determination to sink minor differences of opinion, and to act together for this simple object, could effect anything, and failing this, the committee were con vinced that it was perfectly hopeless to look for any improvement in the condition of their property. MEETINGS AT BIRMINGHAM. The half-yearly meeting of the Birmingham and Oxford Junction was held in the company's offices in Birmingham on Saturday ; Mr. F. P. Barlow, chair man of the company, in the chair. The proceedings were purely formal. The only incident worthy of mention was the resignaticn of Mr. Crossthwaite as auditor, in consequence of his appointment on Thurs day as one of the directors of the Great Western Company. No report was read, nor any speech de livered by the chairman. The half-yealy meeting of the Birmingham, Dudley, and Wolverhampton then took place ; Mr. F. P. Barlow, chairman of the company, presiding. No speech was made by the chairman, nor any report read to the meeting. One or two formal resolutions having been passed, the chairman stated, in answer to a question from a proprietor, that he had no doubt both railways would be completed in the course of two years. Circumstances with which all the pro prietors were acquainted had hitherto impeded the progress of the lines ; but those obstacles were now removed, and he saw no reason to doubt that they would now be able to proceed with the lines. Al vote of thanks was given to the chairman. The two meetings did not altogether occupy five minutes. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY.—A deputation of some of the largest share holders in this line had an interview with the direc tors, at their regular meeting on Thursday last. The object of the deputation was to carry out the line of policy marked out in the resolutions of the meeting of shareholders held at Sheffield on Friday week. The deputation consisted of Messrs. Jack, Healey, Fos bery, and Highfield, of Liverpool ; some Manchester shareholdtrs ; Messrs. G. Hounsfield, T. R. Barker, C. F. Younge, and R. Waterhouse, of Sheffield ; Mr. Gamble, of Gainsborough ; Mr. Brooke, of Lincoln ; and Mr. Webster, of London. On being admitted to an interview, the deputation stated that they felt the strong necessity for an extensive change in the board, with a view to the improved management of the com pany, in order to re -establish its credit and develop its resources. They were desirous that Lord Yarbo rough, and Messrs. Turner, Chapman, Greig and Ellison should remain at the board ; but that the other seven members should be replaced. They suggested to supply five of the vacan cies, Messrs. T. R. Barker and C. F. Younge, of Sheffield; Mr. Gamble, of Gainsborough ; Mr. Hutton, of Gate Burton ; and Mr. Brooke, of Lin coln ; leaving the other two vacancies for further con sideration. After consultation, the directors stated their willingness to place at the disposal of the share holders six seats at the board, and on being asked to say who were the six directors they proposed to retain, they named the five first mentioned; and Mr. Whitaker, Mr. Blake, and Dr. Bartolorne (the pre sent Sheffield directors) stated that as a meeting of the shareholders at Sheffield had declared their desire to be represented by Messrs. Barker and Younge, along with Mr. Ellison, they were perfectly ready to retire, and place their seats at the disposal of the chairman. The other four were decided upon by ballot. Some consultation took place among the deputation as to the acceptance of this arrargement. They had, however, the satisfaction to receive from Mr. Whitaker the strong assurance of his concurrence in their opinion, that it would be most impolitic in the direc tors individually, or by any committee of manage ment to interfere with the management of Mr. Alport, and his belief that if Mr. Alport had been appointed at an earlier period it would have saved the company thousands of pounds. The conclusion, therefore, was to accept the arrangement which the directors were willing to make. Another subject of consideration was the propriety of continuing the inquiry into the affairs of the company from May last (the date when the last committee closed their labours) up to the pre sent time. On this point, which the Sheffield share holders had resolved upon, the Liverpool deputation mere undecided. The directors were in favour of continuing the inquiry; and it was finally agreed to propose th It it should be again taken up by Mr. Jack, Mr. Healey, and Mr. Hounsfield, and two other gentlemen, suggested by them. WHITEHAVEN JUNCTION RAILWAY,—At the half yearly meeting of this company at Whitehaven on Friday, the Earl of Londsdale in the chair, a dividend of 21. per share was declared. RAILWAY BILLS ON STANDING ORDERS.—The Se lect Committee of the House of Commons, to whom all cases of non-compliance with the standing orders are referred, report; that they may be dispensed with in the case of the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway, and that the promoters may proceed with their Bill. The Committee had also under their consideration the case of the North lient Continuation Railway, upon which there is a report from the examiner, con taining some hundred points of non-compliance, chiefly relative to u.isdescription in the plans and books of reference. Owing to the voluminous nature of the report, the Co mmittee adjourned their decision to the next sitting. LUNG, READING, AND BASINGSTOKE RAILWAY.-- On Saturday the further consideration of this com pany's affairs came on before the Master in Chancery Richards, with r..ference to a third list of contribu tories brought in by the official manager Mr. Wryghte, consisting of the managing directors ef the company, to each c f whom an allotment of 200 shares was made, and 150 more in their capacity of promoters of the measure. Only one pf the di rectors took up these shares, araid the object of the proceeding is to compel the others tt, take up theirs and pay the deposit of 51. ss. thereon, - which, subjcct to a deduction of 103. per share, wilt be di v id e d among the shareholders, who will then, slat , uld this and a further sum of 6,3001., ordered by the master to be paid, be re covered, be in the 3a3ceipt of 2/. 10s per share, as a return out of the 51. ss. per share which they origi nally paid as a dept sit. COMPJLESSED-An RAILWAY COMPANY.— The winding-up of this company's affairs is now nearly brought to fa close by the settlement last week of the list of coot ributories by the Master in Chan cery, Sir W. Hor rte. The subscriptions in promotion of the measure amo anted to 8,5541. The expendi ture was 5,205/., and the balance in hand up to the co mmencement of the proceedings fur winding-up, 3,3491., out of whicih sum the proprietors are to i re claim. Th e o th er outstan di ng li a biliti es wi ll, tis expected, absorb trio rest of the balance in hand. Measures ar e t o b e t a k en aga inst those who did not pay th e d epos i t, t h e! procee d s o f w hi c h w ill be divided among those who dicl. This will be one of the few TUE CORONER'S INQUEST. Coroner Geer was called to hold an inquest on the dead bodies of those alreadp taken from the ruins and conveyed to the Fourth Ward S tat i on Home. The following is the testimony tak en . Si x of the vodies have been recognised, and th e ot h er three, making nine dead, have not been identifiied : William Dodd, residing at Newark, New Jersey, being sworn, says—l am foreman of the machine hat body strethe establishment,iuildnig was int oc he cuped building i 5 and 7 Hague et ;by A. Taylor and Co., machinists, and 11. A. Burr, hat-body manu facturer. The engine and boiler was situated in the basement of the said building. I know nothing of the occurrence. Francis McNelly, resideng at No. 4, llague-street, being sworn, said—That about half-past seven o'clock I 'this morning he heard the explosion of the boiler at . Itched to the engine in the basement of Nos. 5 and 7 . l lague-street ; I immediately jumped from my bed And saw the smoke; I saw the house falling and covered with smoke and fire immediately after; the :boiler went into Nos. 5 and 7, I think it was on Sat. tarday two weeks ago. Albert Putnam, residing in Brooklyn, being sworn, pays :—I am one of the firm of A. B. Taylor and Co. I think the boiler attached to the engine in the 'basement, was brought in about two weeks since ; it vas bought of Peese and Murphy ; I think it was a second-hand boiler, and also, that it had been used on koard a saeam-boat, but a few times ; it was found too *mall for the purpose, and purchased by Peese and Murphy, and afterwards bought by A. B. Taylor esnd Co. Alva B. Taylor, residing in Newark New Jersey, ?king sworn, says—H e is one of the firm cf A. B. Taylor an d C ©, and that they go t t h e s t eam on 'heir b o il er a week ago to-day ; I w pchased it tsf Re eve and Murphy ; it was built. for me kbout two years since, and, as I was informed, Ores sold f or a b oat at the S out h ; i t was f oun d o be too sm a ll f or the eng i ne, an d was exc h ange d NA/Ith Peese and Murh for a large boiler ; I after. Peese 'wards pu rc h ase d i t of and Murphy ; Mr. Alur i. 7 . oby told me it h ad only been fired up five times ; _I do not know it it had been inspected by the inspec.. ttor of boilers, nor did I know a certificate was neces t tary at the purchase of said boiler. Dr. Thom as H olmes being sworn, says —H e exa- Tiin!d the bodies now lying dead in the Fourth Ward ttitation-houFe, and find that the deceased, Peter Hyde, tame to his death by cold and exposure to water oc ,casioned by the bursting of a steam-boiler at Nos. .. and 7, Hague -street. Also the bodies of George .llyde, Isaiah Marks (a coloured boy), John Rogers, cases in which no ca .11 or contribution is likely to be nude upon the shareholders. MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1850 DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA lt AILWAY.--DUBLIN, FEB. M.—Yesterday the Navan branch of the Dub. lin and Drogheda railway was opened for public traffic. There are seventeen and a half miles of the line now complete, and it is intended to ex t en d to Kells, ten miles further, which can be completed, it is calculated, for about four thousand pounds per mile. The principal feature of interest connected with the line is the magnificent bridge, spinning the river Boyne, near its confluence with the I3lackwater. It is of seven arches, each fifty feet span, built of rough hewn limestone in the most permanent manner, and presents a noble feature in the landscape of the place. The distance from Drogheda to Navan is easily ac complished in half an hour, so that from Dublin to Navan will not occupy more than two hours, includ ing stops, the distance being nearly fifty miles. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, FEB. 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market still continues inani mate, and little business has been transacted. The tone, however, is rather firmer. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 16. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow : —Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 7 1 ,4 c. dis.— London and North-Western, 110 c.—Ditto, New Quarters, 3 % p.—Ditto, Fifths, 1 1 ,E p.—Ditto, Quarters (C), p.—Mid land, llalves, 24 1 73 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover (N 0.4), 6 1 / B .—Dublin and Drogheda, 27. MANCHESTER, FEB. Ig. STOCK EXCHANGE.— There has been no important change since yesterday. The market has been tolerably steady, chiefly owing to the operations of speculators. The trans actions were as follow :—East Lancashire, 10 1 / s Lanca shire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 71 3 dis.—Manehester and Bir mingham, Quarters (C), 13-16 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 2 n.—Ditto Preference, 7 1 4 n. —Ditto (Shef field and Lincolnshire), 3* —South Staffordshire, 4 dis. BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was extremely quiet to-day. The only transactions were—London and North-Western, New Quarters, 16s. 3d. p. cash—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 61. Is. 3d. dis. THE LATE FIRE IN LAMBETH. The great distress into which yearly 100 young women in the employ of Messrs. Nickels and Co., Ladiarubber- web-manufacturers, have been plunged by this calamity, was mentioned some days ago in this journal. A subscription in aid of a fund for affording these poor creatures some temporary assistance until M.ssrs. Nickels's premises are rebuilt has since been opened, and contributions have been solicited in various quarters. It is to be regretted that the ap peal has been only very partially responded to, and the amount in hand will hardly suffice to keep want from the threshold of many deserving families during the next fortnight. An application was made, among others, to Mr. Sidney Herbert, and that gentleman in reply at once consented to place a certain number of the younger women on the list of emigrants to be immediately dispatched to the colonies, under the auspices of ti-e society of which he is the benevolent founder. It is a significant fact, however, that on the question being put to the workwomen by a mem ber of Messrs. Nickels's .firm, not one of the whole number would consent to leave her native land. That this unwillingness to emigrate arises solely from the difficulty of severing the tie which binds even the poorest classes to the home of their birth is evident from the fact that a more helpless class of women can scarely be found than this. Many of them have worked for Messrs. Nickels's firm for periods of 10, 12, and 16 years, and, being quite unable to undertake any other handiwork, the sudden cessation of their ordinary employment has thrown them for the time into a hopeless state of destitution. The clergy of the parish of Lambeth have taken up the case, and two of them were present o❑ Saturday when a distribution of the funds in hand was made at Messrs. Nickels's factory in York-street. The Rev. Abraham Peat, incumbent of All Saints' District Church, where the late factory stood, preached yesterday on the subject, and after an eloquent discourse, in rs hich he forcibly pointed out the distressing consequences of the late fire, a collection was made, and he announced his readiness to receive contributions from all charitably disposed persons. The calamity was also alluded to by the minister of the Independent Chapel in the York-road, where a collection was made in aid of the fund. Another appeal, arising out of the same catastrophe, on behalf of the workmen employed by Mr. Myers, the builder and contractor, who lost the whole of their tools in the late fire, has been some what more liberally responded to, though only a small sum in comparison with the value of the property has yet been obtained. This is a matter, however, of less importance, as, owing to the resources of Mr. Myers, not a single workman has been thrown ont of em ployment. MARYLEBONI VESTRY. THE PAUPER CHILDREN. There was a crowded meeting of the vestry on Sa turday to consider the propriety of removing the chil dren from the workhouse to an agricultural industrial school. The proposal was approved by Mr. JOSEPIT, and supported by Mr. WILSON• Mr. HUME, M.P., objected to the proposal, because even the Government was opposed to the establish ment of manufacturing establishments by public bo dies, as they interfered with the wages of the indus trious classes, and because it would incur an expense which would have to be defrayed by the ratepayers. The Rey. Mr. GURNEY and the Rev. Mr. BARING wished to see the pauper children brought up in an industrial establishment, apart from the workhouse, in order to remove them from the contamination of evil example. _ Mr. WILLIAMS opposed the scheme in tot*, assur ing the vestry that the children in the workhouse were better cared for and better educated than those brought up in many metropolitan boarding-schools. Finally, the proposal was rejected on a division, by 35 votes to 13. HAMBURGII FUNDS. HAIIBURGH FUNDS, Fab. 12. Bills, Money. Hanoverian New Loan.s per Cent. • . 106 105% Ditto, 334 per Cent. .............. Bank Shares ... ••• •• ••••• • • • • ... Prussian 5 per Cent. 106% 106 Anglo-Russian Loan ••• • • 106% Ditto (1850, 4 34 per Cents. .... •. • • 92% 92% Hamburgh, 334 per C'ent. ........., 8 7 87 Lubeck Loan (1850) • • ••• .. c,3 98 Hamburgh Certificates, 6 per Cent...., 100 New 4 per Cent., Hope and C.. ...... 95 Ditto Stieglitz 85 Belgian Loan,2% per Cent...—. _ Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent •. •• • • 70% Ditto, in 1001. Shar es • • •.• • • 71 Ditto, 5 per cent. ... • ...... • • • 95% Anglo-Swoclisli Loan 97% Ditto, Transport Loan East Gothland 4 per Cents Norwegian Joan, 1848 ......... 59% 99% Spanish New 5 per Cent.. •••••• • • •• 11 " Ditto, 3 per Cents. ........ ••• • .• 2814 28 Anglo-Yortuguese Loan, 2% per Cent • • -- REPEAL OF THE WINDOW TAX.—The following notice of motion has Leon given by Mr. Anderton, and stands for discussion in the Court of Common Council on the next court-day, which is to be held on the 28th instant:--" That the tax upon windows is an unjust and unrighteous tax, being an impost upon the air and light of heaven, depriving a large majority of her Majesty's subjects in England, Scotland, and Wales, of those bless ings of Providence so essentially necessary for their health and comfort, and our.,ht to be abolished. That it is a tax partial in its operation, being chargeable only upon a portion of the United Kingdom, and is oppressive upon shopkeepers and trades men , as we l l as upon the poor, and prevents those sanitary measures of ventila tion, air, and light, being effected so frequently recom mended by the health of towns commission, confirmed by the Government, and recognised by the Legislature in the provision contained in the Act of the 7th and Bth of her present Majesty, cap. 84, intituled An Act for Regulating the Construction and Use of Buildings in the Metropolis and its Neighbourhood.' That the curt do present a petition to Parliament to abolish the tax upon windows, and that it be referred to the Parliamentary Committee to prepare such petition, and report thereon to this court for approval." HYDROPLIODIA IN A HORSI4.—A case of this na ture occurred to a mare, the property of Mr. Shawcrose, of Gorton, on Monday last. The animal, on being put to work, snapped at and attempted to bite the man, and showed other symptoms of such an alarming nature that she was put into the stable again. During the day she attacked and nearly worried a donkey and bit several men who were attending to her. She got so much worse that Mr. Moore, seterinary surgeon, of Downing stret t, was called in between one and two o'clock on Tuesday morning, and he unhesitatingly pronounced her to be labouring under the above dreaaful malady, and cautioned the men in attendance to be aware how they approached her. She got gradually worse, and attacked whatever object she could lay hold of, and so great was the force with which these attacks were made, that the upper jaw was extensively fractured, and several teeth knocked out. Death relieved her from her dreadful suf ferings about twelve o'clock. The wounds inflicted on the donkey were excised and cauterised by Mr. M oore , and as yet no symptoms cf madness have been deve loped.— Manchester Courier. 1 `THE COUNT VON WLADISLAW.—The publicity which we gave last week to the doings of the " Count," as a patron (f the trade of South Staffordshire, has been the means of our being furnished with a few particulars of his previous career in the swindling line. He was at Newcastle-on ne a few months back, in his capacity of agent for the Cracow Railway, and amongst otter orders gave one for 14 locomotives, upon the strength of which he managed to obtain 251, by way of loan, until his remittances from Germany came to hand, from the person to whom he gave the order. His " Count ship" was also at Sheffield shortly afterwards distribut ing his favours in the usual was ; and from a manufac turer there he managed to obtain 201., placing in his hand?, as security for the amount, a packet, which he said contained valuublo bills to an enormous amount, but on being °cern] its contents were found to consist cf waste paper. This affair caused hits to bo taken into custody, but it was fund that nothing could be done to him, and he was discharged, as at Bilatin lust week. Some time previously the " Count" was a guest at the tables of some of the principal merchants in Glasgow, and the contracts he entered into there were so enormous that they had the effect of raising the price of iron in the ram km—Birmingham Journal. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, F EB . 16.—Th ere is little passing in the eta trade to-day. s. d. L 4. s. d. s. d -- Wheat, per 701 b Barley, English, Pr Do. 116 W .. 510 0 Irish, S cotch, and English, old.. 64t0 6 6 imperial quarte r 27 0 t°29 Irish, new .. 54 5 7 Manx,per6ol l9 .• 3 A 4 3 3 2, Du., old . • • • 5 —5 7 Barley, Feeding— 2 ' 25 Manx, red and w h . 5 4 5 10 Eye, per 480Ib .. 23 0 Dantsic, high mix e d 7 2 7 4 B eans , English, pr „ 32 0 Do., mixed .. 6 6 10 i mper i a l quartr 31 u Rostock .. 6 5 6 8 Irish and Scotch, 27 0 Ilaniburgh and Per 4801 b • • •• 26 0 31 0 Lower Baltic .. 6 0— 6 3 Foreign, duty pd. 30 0 American, white 6 2 6 6 European, per im- 0 30 Spanish and Italian, pedal quarter.. 28 red and white.. 0 0 0 Oireas English, per al 9 lllthgarian and imperial quartr 29 32 0 3) 0 Mariaropoli .. 5 4 5 6 Foreign •• • • Odessa, Polish .• 5 5 5 6'Malt, English, pe r 51 n „ Do., common .. 5 2 5 4 i m perial quartr 50 ,(; 46 u Do., hard.. • • 0 0— 0 0 D o ., Irish •• 40 0 r 52 EgYptian .. 4 4 4 8 Do., brown •• 50 Oats, per 451 b : English, Scotch, and W 24 elsh .. 210 3 0 Irish, extra fine • - Irish, new, best Unite d Sta tes, Per 6 0 Flour, . English, 12 , ! 3,04 0 4; 33 0 mealing .. 2 41— 2 5 barrel • 6-- 22 Do., mid and inf. 2 1— 2 3 ,Cana di an •• • • `" Old •• •• 2 5 -_2 7 Oatmeal, English. 6 23 ° 6 Indian corn, • per 22 Scotch,pr24olb 9 _, 21 1 4401 b .. 27 —3l o!lrish, new •• •• ugi 0 Do.Meal,perl96lb 14 0 15 0! MANCHESTER, FEB. 16.—The D i o m " p o r l o d v;:i trade on this day se'nnight has not been followed , f l '; so y present week by increased activity in the denial ° eu on an; isle, and the business passing ha; consequently u e ure eeei• limited scale, without variation from the previous o_ reign er The imports into Liverpool and Runcorn, either ( l et Oil Irish, are only toi a moderate amount. Our m ar co morning was exceedingly quiet ; but factors showed this sition to press sales at reduce rates, and the quotation jai ca . day week were maintained in the few transactions vr° cursed. to blo; READING, FEB. 16.—Wheat, per quarter, 30s to 335 ,e1 ; barley, 25s to 30s; oats, les to 20s ; beans, 3 0 1 81 " - peas, 30s to 325. Fat hogs, 7s 6d to 7s 9d ; porkers, 8! sob per to.ne2onote:Lida tire per score. Poultry—Geese, each, Os Od to Os Od; 1° 4 , 0c1; couple, 3s Od to 4s Od ; ducks, per couple, :Is 6d t(' butter, per lb, Is Id to Is 2d eggs, 12 tor Is. , „ arid 1 WORCESTER, Fjms. 16 —The fine weather is- d a y' better demand for Wheat, put the farmers in better r Best white and red English Wheat was worth at 'Goodleast bag more money to-day than on this day se'nnie t seley s English white, 16s 6d, and red 15s 6d per bag' d dull sale at late rates ; grinding qualities, 3s ; Is °‘,l l ! Os 6d per bushel. Malt, is 64 per bushel. xs 11 , 0 , 1 : 3s p er 3s 6d, for old, and 3s new. Irish Oats, 25 ~„6 : ;ser te e./ bushel. English Beans, 13; to 14s per bag% `,-- to - ing fetched 3s 64 per bushel, and good boilers, 't, s per bushel. Winter vetches, 5s to 55 6d per bushel ,d supply At Stourbridge market on Friday, there Was a ss g s ha of most descriptions of grain. Wheat was looking $7, must be quoted at an advance of Is per quarter. . i u 01 in fair request at 6d advance. No change worth an tic , fully lss In Bsans and Peas a fair amount of business clone s ' week's rates. Stratford-on-Avon market on Friday was a tte per bi the supply equal to the demand. Wheat fetched 6d a i u tsiO s 4, more money early in the day ; but this was hardly detolso to the close, except for best samples. Barley i n sl about and no advanced could be procured in price. Beau s tr per bushel averag e p r i ce . and the f to At Kidderminster mar k e t th e tra d e ru l e d firm, ! n i t 15 !, fie mers were most san gu i ne . Wh eat must b e quoted at (T R 16s per bag. B ar l ey was fully supplied, and consetlesa.yit demand being s l ow ) prices were hardly rnaintaine business in bean s or oat: . 401 11 „ I p e Wolverhampt on mar k et was b ut scantily ON' chs"' wheat, which a d vance d I s per qr on last week-. Little in spring corn. bu! i cot DALKEITLI, FEB. 14.—Th e re l a ti ve we i g ht pert - oe' m of the three p r i ces o f w h eat were IBst 31b, I7st l t6 s t v s b' 121 b. Oats, 12 s t 111 b, 12 st 5 1b , and lOst 101 b. 13 ° 14°1 ' 18st lost 101 b, and 14st 111). Peas and beans, 18st 71b, and 17st 91bs. In Eeri e ee Qrs. Best. Current. O EI 4 401 Wheat ,.£1.. 18 0 £1 13 0 0 11 0 2048 Oats ... 0 18 0 0 16 0 ,e 0 " 0 844 Barley 58 Peas and Beans 1 7 0 1 3 0 Avetage of wheat 32s 11¢ 3 , i • d 401 b r o l e ABERDEEN, FEB. 15.—Grain—Oats 13; to 14 1 t 0 0 35 , 8, bushel; oats, new, 00s 04 to OOs; foreign oats, 005 ost° 'AS per qr.; barley, 18s to 18s 6d, 52Ibs per bushel; bear , c , ro l9.4s f, 6d,521bs per bushel; wheat, 40; to 455; oatmeal, 1 I? 6 „,,--1 3ee j per boll ; flour, 35; to 37s per sack. Prostsit'ditto,64; rid to 8d per lb ; mutton, ditto, 6d to 74; os"„s to ° , to 9d ; pork, per lb, 4d to ed ; to 115 tallow, per stone, 4s to 4s 6d ; potatoes, per peck, ' hay, per cwt, Os to Os ; rabbits, each, 7d to 8d; hare s ; 4 l to t' t 6d to 2s ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per lb' bola" . eggs, per doz, 10d to Is Od; cheese, per cwt, Hs to 23 5 ; o ditt o o t i pair, Os Od to 3s6d ; chickens, ditto, 2s Od to 2s Gd ; "f o ie. 2s Od to 2s 6d ; ducklings, ditto, Os to Os Od; turkeys, e'orel l i lamb, per lb, i s , ( ;• , , to 5504; geese, ditto, 3s 64 to 46; butter for exportati en d a selb, cure), per cwt, 00s to 545; eggs. wholesale price, Per of to 7d ; 41b 6cl; 21b loaf, 3d ; pork, per stove r k 3s 6d to Os Od; poik fi ne , sma ll, 5 s 6d t o Os Od; P ° o , to 3s 6d to 4s 3d ; ship po r k p er b arre l o f 204 lbs, to 1 ,1 Meal—Oatmeal, is 2d to Is 3d ; barley dust , 1, Is peasemeal, is 8d to Is 10d; lids, Gd to 7d'; beare",:d• ' ba rley to is 2d; flour, i s 84 to is 104 ; b ar l ey , per lb, Id to s ure, - flour, ls 2d to ~, oar „ e ly GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, FEB. 14.—At 0.•,,, he sure, - day the numbers were —oxen, 701 ; sheep, 1,264. I o ( 2f o f cattle being large caused sales to be dull, and P 4 rl 7 , e to tinned much the same as last week. 'Best ox be ef „ es et, current from 42s to 455, inferior from 305 to 38s pe r ovie " 0 ing the offal. The supply o f s h eep was eq ual to tha t shrives to previous occasions. Demand good, which caus ed P b, eV' increase at least 2s per head. Best mutton bitd Pear d sb e s e s P s rent 4ici to 5d per do, sinking the offal ; and oxen 604 to ,os r all sold. Calves scarce, and very high-prised , sal 305 to j. stillpcf t e o, i r rD ny c u w cmt shot market rit keNi nue L , utr a rFe r nte Fag. s i per cwt. Pigs now duller—demand slow at fro° A et 011 r, aelfylsr:o ofm v‘ 9 vl s hhu iteetoaes Wheat ;a l ay s nh, de eab wheat, uarter. India. d dit to, 15.--We had p a moderate our sitodily t 2 s t a s zlirl° t :o3l2ll : 49 : re err ee°l; 19s to 21s ; barley, 105 04 to 12s 6d; oats (P X 25 vs 64 8s 64 to 10s; oatmeal, 10; to 1 Gd; flour, second, to 16s; Indian corn, per 4801 b, 26; to 29; Od. derate, the receipts for the week being only :—VlTllifiels ye? 09 , 9 Coax, Fen. 15.—Th e supp li es of horns grain are . barrels at 16 s . to 21s 3d per barrel ; Barley, 1, 378 b ar ed pe r i 8s to lls 8d per barrel ; Oats, 2,938 barrels at 7s to 0$ o f barrel. P . r . . i no tO barrel. Owing to the smallness of the supply Wheat is tolerably well maintained. Oats for feeding P u ss ` r ut ou co. also maintain their value, but shipping qualities, In , este s ' with grinding barley, are taken slowly at rather loge' &big', In prepared Irish wheat we have literally nothing, e nu Foreign also, of which the stocks are light, sells 11 ° 1 1 ;C/t i t : only in retail quantities, at the prices of last week . „f g f ing '; it is impossible to effect a sale, and we do not know. s e e d, transaction having taken place during th e we ek ; g o iderl we stated in a recent report, the prices demanded _„bY, It° would, if acceded to, entail a certain loss or, the shiPr i ; AP: flour continues quite neglected arid difficult of le , -. sue; proved brands of foreign however meet a fair intio, r lA Wee' quiet trade is doing in the article at the prices of last in Coarse descriptions continue in good demand. T he ,.; bel °s Indian corn is miserably dull, and any sales that a re The top price of the article is n made are of the most restricted and retail eu g '""/ per ton. Indian meal iscompletely Peg C d; 149 Flour—First 125 Od to IS's to to nominally lot& seconds, 10; Gd to 12s ; households Os to 10, ed; thirut wbos" per cwt. Oatmeal lOs to 00s Od; Indian meal 7s ti 74 3U ' fief ton' meal, 108 tooOs Od per cwt. Indian corn 13 , 46 d to 13 ,nerkt Bran 3112 s 6d to 3/15s per ton. Hay—Farmers 30; to 3 "'F a rin„ i s" 34s ; dealers 32s to 38s Oel; average OOs per ton. Sttaw .-- 7 91 , um . 20s Od to 26s Od ; average 2ls ; dealers 283 Od to 4 , average 003 Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d 8d '- household loaf 5d to bid per 41b. Fresh butter , cos hs: 103 per lb Eggs -5s Od to 5s 24 per hundred' t plest,_" Newport 15s; Lydney 17s; Lander@ 155 • B eat e' q a Culm 14s per ton. Tallow 40s Od to ' oos t - Whisky, 2.5 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial gelvion; —Beef 4d to 6d; mutton 4d to 6d; e s :, ed p eg 04 ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 6d to 71s1 ; sau s i l i g n 3/ bs poi lb. Hops 131 Os per cwt. Bangor slates 312 s 6 d t 0 fren'" ton. Bark—Barbary 715 s to 8/ss; 7155; English 0/per ton. Fleece Wool 10s to 12s Pe r o , ; rea r !temp 321 to 00l per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 16s to 111 p et ditto 20s to 22; per barrel ; Newfoundland 9' utility' ton. Timber—Memel, 85s per ton • deals, first c l e , to second quality, Ms per 100. Hides—Market 1' 34 p er Valcaria 141 to us salted 13s to 20a per owt ; calf skins 2d t° Ouse ° Peruvian,POtatoes, w l h l i i te lo 74.l 8; tiocb9adb;oell,l 9l l ions 38 ;,,erehalle per ton; 19s per barrel. Dispatches were sent offon Saturday ing 'Ow" the Colonial-office, for the Governors of the - colon'es. in g Pi lig [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Take HollovvaY - - eases of Deranged Health sr Impurity of the 1310 01 ' f deterV estimable medi c i ne i s a surior remedy e in all cas es of litey s i nation of blood t o the head, pe benumbed feeling in o° ll , impaired health, impurity of the blood, drowsiness, 3igo, in the head, disordered stomachs, loss of appetite, ba d cure,' tion, and debilitated constitution • the number of Per:od din of these affections by Holloway's ' Pills is incredible, d h dled of them had been for a long time sufferers , an d , b ee s t ers i ° the ,he get relief from medicine prescribed by the fi rst „tors • 0 profession. A steady course of these Pills wil l r ll Dre g' most S most weakly to a vigorous state of health .-- S o ld 944, -- rae gists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment' London. ThicketißrHBi)riory, _.-- fife --_ On the 10th inst., at B _ : , the of the Rev. J. D. efferson, of a son. Yor:pin:t;• the Wife On the 12th inst., at Glyn Clydach, near ''''."- ' of J. F. Calland, Esq., of a son At Silvert on Rectory, Devon, on the 13th ' l26t ' t 1 Ycl ° I b e ..a Captain C. Bentley, 78th Highlanders of 2 Lake► ° Ducks' °ll. On the 13th inst., at Highgate, Mrs. Belo) , l'r n e i ; it the wife i t fe h the fl3st.h Thompson,inst. at D E e s n q l . i , a o m f - e a o d t : t a u s t2 1) ,r. 611 ; . 13 0 oh .. On the 14th inst., at Hampstead, the wile 11. croft, Esq., of a son. town , the 14th inst., in the Hawley-road , On l a W l4 wife of Mr. T. C. Bramley of ad - ghter. , I ~...r.' ' On the 15th inst., at II ' au- the wife 0- aggerstone, Chalmers, of adaughter. gentish-to the On the 14th i ns t ., at Eas .ji---A tc i t ßj ur ß clf;the Rev rrit°lllB : l4evrell°'t 31.Aaefc,S.tc. o L op e e o r n , a E rd sq 's: , o o n i S i e ,r a e ,: o o n. Jane, eld est 'l4 Adams, Edward the l On the 14th inst., at St. J ' Church, Cl,er7A'dano, tsq,ot Havre e ani d A( G lams, eldestasmoensosf the late. mskight, d, Grace, and Newport, I-le Eliza, third daugehter of T. Fuller, Esq., , Henr y A s ton ' llll°l Berkshire. On the 14th i ns t., a t Pakefield, J u lia Barber, sec3nd son of Abram Barber , Cheipsid f e k f r kley• Warren, eldest daughter of J. W. Smith, 11•S'' ( d ) n of th t e ie l3 B t a h nk . 9 n . st., Samuel l)ennis, Lsq , an b li t o i us d r e l i , A g lle , rt g s. 71 of England, aged (8: ' _Caroline, widow of the late G. H. Gibbs, Esq. , ° f A ' r york sa-Wednesday, at Belmont, near Brisitio°l,:a;bd:3s9:l; On the 14 h inst., at Hastings, Mr. BidleP of ~ 0 1 atlniedls3isttherinosft.t,heatlatDeushilrinii.Sjarah, Wire a l ' . i i 10V/1e . 1 E.g. On the 12th inst., at Bath, agen 77,rileorhnneYgt13:1,3ere'n'Etioli.i: for merly of the firm of Messrs. Philpot and Stone, 9 ' Edmund , On the leth inst., at Walthainstow, aged '''' -6(1,14' second son of Francis R. Bed ell, E.“i and late al l man of her Kjesty's ship Su erb. " late °f On the 14th inst., at Islewo i ;th, Mr. Jame 4 Gibson, Iligh-street, Islington. o.i the 15th inst., James King, Esq., of Tavisteck-relaiticee4 On the 15th inst., at Garratt, Surrey, Dials AS : daughter of Mr. George Lee, aged 12. , t he WO , Mr. Thomas 18th insr i ,i u Cronle--stl -lise4se°' A r. Duffield. - otr•Ta, a London: Printed and Published by MURDO,„ I N ' o . 1 - 2 ! No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Th.: , Sus Otccel ~" fin ty 01 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy. in the cv— laiddlmi; Monday, Fobruary,l B , 1850.