The Sun. — London, England, 1851-02-20 00:00:00

ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, 1851. ' he following outline of the arrangements for the Season is re spectfully submitted to the nobility, subscribers, and patrons of the Opera. It is presented with the confident hope that the successful exertions made may be consithred not unworthy of the forthcoming brilliant Season, and of the high reputation and character of her Xojesty's Theatre. ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE OPERA. torani of high merit, who will appear for the first time in. England, are-- Mdlle. CAROLINE DUPREE (Of the Italian Opera, Paris); Mdlle. A LAYMO (Of * o /Persia, Florence, and principal Theatres of Italy) ; and Madame BARBIERE NINI of tke itoyal Theata eof Turin. the Pergola, Florence, and all the principal Theatres of Italy) ; Mdlle. FELLER, Mdlle. ZAGNOLI. The following artistes have been re-engaged :- 3ladame SONTAG, Mdlle. PARODI, Madame GIULIANI, Mdlle. IDA BERTRAND, and Madame FIORENTIN I (Who appeared at the close of last season). An engagement has also been made, for a limited number of nights, with 11,11:e. ALBONI. Sffifiter GARDONI, Signor SCOTTI (his first appearance), Air. SIMS REEVES, and Signor CALZOLARI, Signor COLL ET TI, Signor FERRANTI (Of the Italian Opera, Par*, his first appearance), Signor SC!iPINI (Of the Italian Opera, Paris, his first appearance), Signer F. LAE:LAME, Signor LORENZO, Signor CASANOVA (Of the Iletlian Opera, Paris. his first appearance), and Signer LABLACHE. *Baer arrangements of great interest are in progress. DIRECTOR OF TRH MUSIC AND CONDUCTOR, M. BALFE. Leader of the Orchestra M. TOLBEQUE. lisader of the Ballet .• •• • • • • • • •• M. NADAUD. lifttre de Chant des Chasers . • •• • •llerr GANZ• teat cafe has been tired in the selection of the Orchestra. ye dant* if the Choruses will be increased by the addition of several CHORISTERS FROM GERMANY. The bast hounded hopes are entertained that M. MEYERBEER will superintend the production of a NEW GRAND OPERA, i n *WA the greet composer is at present engaged. The Opera will comprise some of the most interesting Melodies of THE CAMP DE SILIESIE. Ap eatirely NEW GRAND OPERA, composed by M. THALBERG, the Libretto by M. Scribe, will shortly be produced ; and A WILW OPERA, by M. Mdlle. AUBER, now composing expressly for ALEONI. A POSTHUMOUS WORK of DONIZETTI has likewise been secured. Yarlous Novelties, In addition to the most admired works of the lipertoirs, will be produced en a scale of completeness adapted to the brilliant season of 1231. Madame FIORENTINI Win appear at the Opening of the Theatre in Amber's opera of GASTAVUS. Mdlle. CAROLINE DUPREZ Will appear the first week in April. Madame SONTAG Will appear immediately after Easter. ' Mdlle. ALAY3IO Will also appear immediately after Easter: ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE BALLET, Mdlle. C ARLOTTA GRISI, Mdlle. AIIALIA FERRARIS, Mdlle. MARIE TAGLIONI, Mdlle. PETIT STEPHAN, Meedffes. Tedesohl, Mathilde, Allegrini, their first appearance; Meedlles. Rosa, Ausundon, Julienne, Lamoureux, Lucille, Emilie, 41.nd Jenny Pas Gales. And lidlle. CAROLINA ROSATI, M. PAUL TAGLIONI, M. GOSSELIN, M. CHARLIIS, And a numerous CORPS DE BALLET, Selected from the French, Spanish, Hungarian, Italian, and English Corps de Eallit. The libretto of a NEW GRAND POETICAL BALLET, To be produced early in the season, has been supplied by M. DE ST. GEORGES. It will include the whole available talent of the ballet ; and to give every effect to its production, an engagement has been effected with the greatest dramatic mime of Italy, Millie. MONTI. Maitre de Ballet, M. PAUL TAGLIONI. Mitie•Maltre de Ballet, and Master of the French School of Choregraphy, M. GOSSELIN. Roglossar do la Dance, and Master of the English School of Choregraphy, M. PETIT. Ceitposers of the Ballet Music, Signer PUGNI and Mr. E. J. LODER. Principal Artist to the establishment, Mr. CHAS. MARSHALL. The Costume Department by Mr. COOMBES and Miss BRADLEY, under the direction and superintendence of Mme. COPERE. Principal Machinist, Mr. D. SLOMAN. Read of the Property Department, Mr. BRADWELL. Mdlle. FERRARIS Will appear at the opening of the theatre in a NEW BALLET, corn• posed expressly fur her by M. Paul Taglioni. Mille. CARLOTTA. GRISI Will appear at the beginning of April in the character of Ariel in the new opera of LA TEMPESTA. Mdlle. ROSATI and Millie. MARIE TAGLIONI will appear immediately after Easter. Other Arrangements are in Progress. lie Subscription will consist of the same number of nights as last season. The Theatre has been thoroughly renovated, and artists of great merit are new employed en the decorations. The Season will open early in March with (first time at this theatre) Auber's opera of 41-17STAVUS; in which Madame FIORENTINI, Dtdlle. FELLER, and Signor CALZOLARI will appear. In suavely New Ballet, by M. Paul Taglioni, entitled L'ILE DES AMOURS. Principal parts by lidlle. A. FERRARIS. Meedlles. Tedoschi, Ausundon, &c., and M. PAUL TAGLIONI. TPIDATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee sad Manager, Mr. James Ande:som. THIS EVENING, Will be presented by her Majesty's S , :vants IftLDER BROTHER ; or Love at First Sight. Count Lewis, Mr. 7Pevtile ; Miramont, Mr. Emery; Charlie, Mr. J. Anderson ; Bootace, Mr. H. T. Craven ; Angelina, Miss Fanny itiors.nt. Amer whfeh, a new grand Operatic Spectacle, mititled AZ \ EL. THE PRODIGAL. ItelOsn, Mr. Vawienhoff; Aznel, Mr. J. Ander son ; Amenophls, Mr. Emery ; Buchars, Mr. C00p.,.r ; Sethos. Mr. Rafter ; Jeptitele, Mies F. Vining ; Nefte, Mrs. Walter Lacy ; Li*, Madlle. Victorine Legrain (Premier Sujet du Onern. de Paris), who has been expressly engaged for the occasion, and will make her se cowl appesrlnco In England. SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY, INCIDENTS, &a. ACT I. INTERIOR of REUF,EN'S Opening at the Back to the Di'tant Desert—Sunset. Camels of the Desert. ACT 11. The GRIT SQUARE of MEMPHIS. flawed Procession of Apts. The Offerings. Lia, and Troop of Almees. 4ilsaut ras di Fascination by Madne. Victorine Legraln. VIEW near MEMPHIS. Interior of the TEMPLE of ISIS. Orgie. Grand Pas de Peignards by the Coryphges. The Doom of the Prodigal. Act 111. 1115.N17 of lIEMROITD, the Camel Driver. The Dream. The VALE of AZ .IEL'S BIRTH. Appearanee or the Spirit of the Desezt. THEATRE ROYAL, UAYMARKET. *. E. Webster, Me Lessee and Man Ager, Old Brompten. THIS EVENING, Wilt he parformed a new and original Comedy, called PRE BENTUD AT COURT. Charles the Seeond, Mr. Stuart ; Captain Montagu, Mr Howe : Rochester, Mr. Davenport ; Marquis de Fla mer, Mr. Selby ; Geoffrey, Mr. Backstone ; Anne Franklyn, Miss Reynolds „Mies Middleton, Miss A. Vining. Two be followed by a new and original comic drama, called GOOD FOIL NOTHE NG. Tom Dibbles, Mr. Buckstone ; Harry Collier, Mr. Howl. Young Mr. Simpson, Mr. Clark ; Nan, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. To couduCe with the Nautical Drama of BLACI:-EYED SUSJ.N. William, Mr. Davenport; Admiral, Mr. Rogers; Cm twin Crosstree, Mr. l'arsello ; Gnatbrain, Mr. Buckstono; Jacob Twig, Mr. H. Bed Eli Bastin, Miss A. Vining. Tilt:ATI-LE ROYAL, ADELYI3I. Under the dir,otion of Madame Celesta, THIS EVENING, WEI he performed am entirely new grand . Drama, n 3 acts, entitled ZELPHEGOIt THE MOUNTEBANK; or, The Pride of Birth. ")ulte de Montbazon, Ur. Ilughes ; Count de St. Cyr, Mr. Boyce ; ho Chevalier de Itolac, Mr. 0. .Smith ; Guillaume, surnamed Bel • ,Mr. B. Webster ; Ajax, alias Mr. Merryman, Mr. Wright ; captain Pufferee, Mr. Worrell ; Madehene, Madame Celeste ; mini Flora Aphrodite Stile, Miss Woolgar. To be followed by a now Extravaganza called LA TARANTULA ; •r, thp Gpider - Sing. Characters by Messre. Wright, I'. Bedford, C. J. grrlth, Honey, Miss Woolgar, Miss E. Chaplin, Miss K. Fitzwilham, MVaine Celeste, &c. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Ynder the Management of Mr. C. Kea* and Mr. Keee f . THIS EVENING, Phakespere's flay of TWELFTH NIGHT. Characters by Messrs. Belton, Eder, Addison, J. Vining, Meadow!, Keeley ; Mrs. Keeley, Miss hillips, and Mrs. C. Kean. After which a new Comic Christmas Pantomime, called ALONZO TEA BRAVE A.AI) THI FAIR IMOGENE ; or, Harlequin and the Berea all covered with Jewels and Gold. Clown. Mr. Flexmore ; lifentequin, Mr. Cormack ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Hiss Carlotta Le Clercq. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the 31.tnagement of Madame Vestige. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathew% THIS EVENING, Will be perforated A _IIO3fANTDII. IDEA, After witch an entirely new and original Fairy Extravaganza, to be called KING CHARMING ; or, the Blue Bird of Paradise. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, Horncastle, Suter, Bellingham, and Homier ; Madams Vestris, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Ellis, Mrs. C. Horn, Miss St. George, and Miss Martindale. To conclude with TM* ITINGDOVS, in which Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews Basil Baker. Mrs. F. Matthews, and Mice M. Oliver will appear. RGYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. LOME awl .hanger, Mr. W. Farren. great hit of the historical Romance of Swans the Fifth. THIS EVENING, WITI be *error bed SEXTITS THE FIFTH; or, The Broken Vow, To eoaclufilo with FRIEND WAGGLES. ASTL&Y'ti ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. 'ruder the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal 11 * 1 na= Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Itottraordinary series of attractive novelties. 2 k 861 / 1 11 4 THIS EVENING new Spocteclo of KENILW ORM; or the Gold.* Days •f the Tulin Queen, with new and oostly costumes. Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes of the Circle. To conclude with an entirely new and original grand Eques trian Dratna, entitled THE HORSE AND THE OASTLER ; or, The iiiaok Legend of Rothorhithe . Box.-oface open fr om Eleven till Four. Stags Manner, Mr. T. Thompson. ALARMING RAILW Ar A or an cc l I DEN T.—BIIIIIING lIA 11, TUTIBDA Y. —.An accident hour this character occurred Branch of the to a goods' train at an early M i i s dl morning on the Bir minglaana and Derby n off end Railway. Seve ralof the e le line, and their wag,gons and trucks were throw contents were strewed on both sides train being stopped it was found that the a r ? a c il id w e a n y t . had been On the to the Great caused by the breakage of a waggon boon Northern Railway Company. Two wag g T n n s g damaged or eight o r ldeamore that company were completely smashed, and seven or to others, tke property of the Midland, were or less, and many of the passengers were more jured. The expected up mail train from the north, duseir'l. Birmingham at ten minutes to two, created serious apprehen sions,in and immediate steps were taken to prevent its ap proakh. Communication with Birmingham by electric tele graph was completely cut off. inasmuch as one of the posts and the wires at the Prater Orton station had been broken down, and for all immediate us4ul purposes destroyed, by the carriages coming in contact with them when the collision occurred. Fortunately, however, the messengers and sig nals succeeded in staying the progress of the mail train, and on ita arrival nesr the spot where the accident took plac e the hepassengers proceeded to assist the officers and servants of company in removing the . overthrown goods and broken waggons from the line • but it was upwards of two hours and a half before the line 1.; proceed onwards w4w,waas,.dopen, and the mail train able to upon as to the origin of 8• An inquiry is now being entered this calamity. Naw A RAIZ AND N Av CLUB, PALL-MALL. — This building . was honoured I , ) 3 7avif,it on Monday from his Royal Highness else Dukeor \\ ., e t lr brid g e, and on Tuesday from his Grace the Duke bn u i );ton. They were well received, and escorted over the by the committee end their architect, Mr. Alfred Smith, intern , and expressed them eclves much gratified with the dewrotions, al arrangements and HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE Tars Das —Morning 54 min. after 4 I Evening 14 min. after 5 To-Moscow —Morning 35 min. after 5 i Evening 57 aria. after 5 THE WEATHER.—SITN OFFICK, FEBRUARY 20. THERMOMETER, ri THE SHADE. 62—highest since noon yesterday. 42—lowest this morning and during the night. 50—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29.78. WIND S. W. —d ull , cloudy weather, with occasional sunshine. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. Pxxxotrin—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. POOLE —Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. eGazsmourn—Wind W., strong breeze—overcast. BRIGHTON—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. HA STMGB —Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. SouTßAstrroN—Wild S.W., strong breeze—rain. FOLKESTONE—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. TUNBRIDGE—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. BASINGSTOKE—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. GREENWICH—Wind S.W., haul wind—overcast. SWINDON—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain. OXFORD—Wind W.,hard wind—overcast. LEIGHTON—W ind .W., strong breeze—overcast. COLCHESTER—Wind S.W., strong breeze—oyercast. CAsißitmoz—Wind S., strong breeze—cloudy. RuGar—Wind W., hard wind—evercast. PETERBOROUGH—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. YARmourrr—Wind W., hard wind—cloudy. LYNN—Wind S.W. gentle breezp—partially cloudy. CONWAY—Wind hard wind—rain. lioDyHEAD—Wind S.W., hard wind—rain. LIVERPOOL—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. ISIANcnEsTER—Wind S., strong breeze— rain. WBrrßy—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. Cazustas --Wind S.E., heavy gale—rain. BEATTOCK—Wind S. W., strong breeze—rain. BERWICK—Wind W., heavy gale—partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock : LEIGHTON—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. LEEDS—Wind S.W., strong breeze— overcast. LANcAsTEB—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—overcast. DARLINGTON —Wind W. by S., strong breeze—partially cloudy. SHAD—Wind W., strong breeze—scud, rain. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the barometer was high during the week. The mean daily reading was above 30 inches on every day except Thursday ; the mean of the week was 30.130 inches. The mean daily temperature was steady, and differed little each day from the average of the same day in ten years till Saturday, when it declined to 36.7°, about 2Q below the average. On that day the highest reading (48.5°) was also the highest of the week, and the lowest reading (or 27.6°) was also the lowest of the week. The mean temperature of the week was 39.6°. v im A ...,ter A 0 . • 4A 4. . • 4 141140 - • • 454. ebeiernin LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 185 When Sir CHARLES WOOD was enlightening the House of Commons and the country on Monday evening with the disclosure of the varied contents of his " PRECIOUS BUDGET," he desired that a decision with respect to the " income-tax " should be come to at as early a period as possible. He justified this de mand on the ground that the " financial scheme" (the word was well chosen) depended on the renewal of the income-tax, and that therefore he ought to be placed in a position to proceed immediately with the measures which are dependent on its adoption by the House, or if, on the other hand, the income-tax should be refused, that his 'successor should have as much time as possible to prepare his financial scheme. The Right Honourable Baronet has thus flung down his gage of battle, intimating that his continuance in office depends on a prompt and ready submission being yielded to his high behests, that if the chosen representatives of the people dare to run counter to his sovereign will and pleasure, or to exhibit any symp toms of insubordination, the country will thenceforth be deprived of his inestimable services. It is unques tionably a fearful alternative. On the one side of the scale is the income-tax, in its present unjust, un equal, and oppressive form, paralysing the exertions of those who are toiling mentally and bodily to sup port their families in the position they are bound to occupy, and to lay by some provision for the days of sickness or old age, or the period when their wives and children will be deprived of the fostering care and protection of their parent. On the other side is Sir CaaaLes WOOD with his precious Budget ! ! If we perpetuate that iniquitous impost without revision or modification—and if it be con ceded on the present occasion it will' he perpetuated— we create a deep and burning sense . of injury, that will rankle in the hearts of a numerous body of edu cated and active-minded men, arraying them in open hostility against the law of the land, or, what may be still worse, inducing them to avoid the palpable in justice with which they are treated by wilful and de liberate concealment, or by deceptive returns. The A. B. or X. Y. Z. who occasionally figure in the public journals as making restitution for " income-tax evaded" by inclosing Bank notes to a large amount to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, must be of peculiarly sensitive dispositions if they should feel any qualms of conscience for escaping from assessments under Sche dules D. or E. It will, it must eventually produce a stain upon and lead to the demoralization of the national character. These are results to be avoided at almost any price, even at the risk of our sagacious Minister of Finance shaking the dust from off his feet when abandoning the ungrateful and short-sighted Senate, and seeking consolation in the shady groves of Hie kleton Hall , mad carrying with him to his retirement the "model Budget" of the age. Let us see, however, what it is we are about to reject—the real value of the boon that is tendered for our acceptance. Against the perpetuation of the in come• tax we have—crede Sir CHARLES WOOD—the abolition of the window-tax. This would, undoubt edly, be something to boast of—something for which to bless the name of the man to whom the country was entitled for so great a concession. Stop, too credulous reader ! pause for a moment before you yield too easy a credence to the assertions of our excellent Minister. We need not inquire into the motives that induced the Right Hon. Baronet to meddle with the obnoxious tax on light and air; whether he was moved by considerations of equity and policy, or by a recollection of the narrow escape which the Government had last session of being de feated on the motion of the Noble Lord the Member for Bath. The slender majority of three (!) might h a ply have dwelt on his memory, and it is possible that his colleagues might have directed his attention to the subject in a manner that could not be disre garded. The result, however, is all that we have to deal with, and if it were the object to make the smallest concession with the greatest possible preten sion, we might congratulate Sir C HARLES on having accomplished his design. The win dow - tax was to be abolished with all its gross inequalities, that made houses i n unaristocratic situations contribute as much to the revenue as others of five times their value in more fashionable localities. But good, kind, liberal Sir CHARLES WOOD is not the person to deprive the " men of his order" of any advantage which they have hitherto enjoyed at the expense of the multitude. The evil is to be averted so far as all buildings that may henceforward be erected are con cerned, but to all existing houses it is to be perpe tuated. Future buildings are to be taxed five per cent., or ls. in the pound, on their value, it being confessedly a more equitable mode of assessment than that de pendent on the number of apertures to admit light or air. But he will not act equitably towards must .continue to ir n 5 e o r f a t t i h on . the present r ` NO, th ey t c h h e a y rge, as a continui ng pay p t r w e o s n a t g tax, and that although the dwellings have ceased to be value ale. The miserable option of blocking up window 3, ttind Ow getting rid of the impost, will 110 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20, 1851. MR. HOWITT'S NEW WORK. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., MADAM. DORRINGTON, OF THE DENE. The Story of a Life. By HOWITT. Author of " The Year WILLIAM Book of the Country," " The Hall atd the Hamlet," &c. Henry Colburn, Publisker, 13, Great Marlborough-street. L ONDON, BRIGHTON, and SOUTH-COAST RA I [MA Y.—NOTICE. In consequence of the Directors of the South• Eastern Railway Company having this day placed an obstruction on the line of rails between Hastings and the St. Leonard's Station, the Trains of this Company will not be able to ran, as advertised, to or from the new station at Hastings. To prevent disaopointment to the public, a four horse Omnibus will leave the Hastings Station, la the Priory, at the times advertised for this Company's Trains to leave that Station, and arrive at the St. Leonard's Station at the hours advertised for leav ing there. An Omnibus will also leave the St. Leonard's Station for Hastings on the arrival of the several Down Trains. There will be no alteration in the times of arrival in London. By order, FREDERICK SLIGHT, Secretary. Secretary's Office, London Terminus, February 17, 1851. be allowed for the future ; the tax may be 20, aye 50 per. cent. on the valuation, but that signifies nothing; it must be satisfied, so long as a single human being finds a shelter within the dilapidated walls, or under the crazy and broken roof. If any substitute should be provided (and we totally deny the necessity), why should not the principle of taxation—why should not the system of taxation, in proportion to the valua tion, whatever it might be for the time being, be fully carried out ? A new class, too, that have hitherto been ex empted, are to be included in the new arrangement. The occupiers of houses exceeding the value of 201. per annum, but which have not hitherto been subject to the window duty, are to pay a certain sum-12s. per annum each. It is calculated that this will pro duce the magnificent sum of 18,0001. per annum; and for that paltry sum, not worth taking into con sideration when there is nominally 1,000,000/. ster ling—but really 2,000,0001 —devoted to the reduc tion of the national debt, Sir CHARLES WOOD iS wil ling to encounter the well•founded complaints of thirty thousand new tax-payers, and to create a new impost. But we ask, if there is to be an income-tax, why should the owners of house property be compelled to pay eight per cent., while the proprietor of broad acres of arable and pasture lands, or the still more fortunate fundholder, who receives his dividends to the day, aye, to the hour, who has no t to provide for the repairs of his property, or to make allowances for unoccupied houses, or levanting tenants, is allowed to escape with 3 per cent. only ? Is•it so desirable to prevent the erection of comfortable re sidences, or the employment of the builder, and to drive capitalists to seek other modes of investment ? The employment of bricklayers, masons, carpenters, joiners, slaters, &c., with their ordinary followers, must appear to our worthy Chancellor of the Exche quer to be . a matter especially impolitic, and to be de precated and averted by every possible expedient. In our ignorance, we should have thought that the man who gave employment to the working classes was a national benefactor. Sir CHARLES WOOD is desirous of making him more so, by making him contribute more than three times as much, in proportion to his means, as the fundholder or owner of arable or pasture lands; and that although the owner of house property is subject to every one of the special burdens on real estate, of which his agri cultural brethren so loudly complain. So much for that portion of the Budget which relates to the pre tended remission of the window-tax, the gross and transparent humbug with which it is intended to hoodwink the taxpayers of the country, who are not, however, quite so gullible as our amiable friend Sir CHARLES appears to fancy. We shall on a future occasion see what is the real tendency of the other quasi boons contained in his financial " SCHEME." We thank you, Sir CHARLES, for the term, it is the only one suitable to your Budget. The Commissioners for the Great Exhibition of 1851, have come to a decision on a question of no small importance to the public, viz., the prices of ad mission to the Crystal Palace throughout the season, commencing on the let of May next. Upon that day, which happens to be a Thursday, none but the purchasers of season tickets are to be admitted. On each of the two succeeding days the charge will be 11., and on Monday, the sth of May, it will be reduced to 55., at which sum the price of entrance will con tinue stationary for three weeks, or until Saturday, the 24th of May (inclusive). This will afford ample time for inspection of the marvels contained within the an quailed structure to the fashionable and opulent, or at least to most of them, whe are wont to throng the metropolis during the " merry month," when the London season is in its meridian brilliancy. Nor is the convenience of those who, through distaste or nervousness, are unwilling or unable to mix in a throng, forgotten for the remainder of the period. Each succeeding Saturday is to be a five-shilling day, whilst the happy mean of half-a-crown is to signalise the Fridays. On the first four days of every week, commencing on the 26th of May, the moderate sum of one shilling only will be demanded; and the con venience and comfort of all classes of visitors, by the gradation of prices, are thus sought, and we think not unsuccessfully, to be secured by the promulgated decisions of her MAJESTY'S Commissioners. We should not be sorry, however, to see some modification of the above scheme. Not that we complain of any exorbitance of price, but that a slight change of arrangement might be found to conduce more to gene ral satisfaction. Saturday in the capital comes as a half- holiday to many respectable individuals, clerks, and warehousemen, but on whose purses the proposed fee would be a grievous demand, consider ing the great difference between it and that levied on four out of the six days. If the two last days of the week are to be the " exclusive" days, let then the half-priced one come last; but, unless that appor tionment be considered absolutely essential, why might not the Saturday be devoted to shilling visitors ? The other point to which we would direct attention is, as to the propriety of there being any such thing as free admission. Mr. Parroses sugges tion for the removal of all pecuniary restriction, al though emanating from an amiable and benevolent feeling, was of too comprehensive a character, despite its unmixed generosity, to find favour in the eyes of ordinary !mortals. An application for a Parliamentary grant would bring great odium upon the whole concern, and a gratuitous admission would terrify many exhibitors, who would dread for the safety of their wares the rush of a mixed multitude, whom love of curiosity or idle gazing would attract, certainly for the first few weeks, in such shoals as would set all control or order at defiance. Physical strength and dexterous elbowing would then carry the day. Nevertheless, after a certain period, when the mania which any extraordinary novelty is sure to excite in London, should have to some degree sub sided, might there not be one day in the week devoted to the admittance of persons without payment, under strict regulations as to the numbers and decent demeanour of those disposed to avail themselves of the privilege ? It would be a boon to many to whom two or three shillings (for none but persons of a very superficial calibre will rest satisfied with a single visit) is a considerable object, who might pos sess as great an amount of intelligence to appreciate the triumphs of art and science submitted to their in spection as those more favoured by the gifts of for. tune. This would be widely different from an indis criminate throwing open of the portals, and we re spectfully recommend a consideration of the matter to the members of the Commission, to whom we willingly concede the credit of an anxious desire to consult the public satisfaction in every way consistent with the security of the arduous trusts committed to their charge. Such a determination on their parts might probably ruffle still more the bristles of the Hon. and Gallant Member for Lincoln, who has edified the Senate by a devout aspiration, that the entire edifice may be riven by lightning, or smashed by hailstones, for which he has already reaped a reward by being im mortalised in the columns of the facetious Punch, who occasionally amuses himself by embalming flies in amber; but we entertain no apprehensions as to any evil consequences resulting from it. Several groundless apprehensions exist, on this as on many other topics of public interest, among croakers and alarmists. Some look to military protection, fearful of the influx of foreign republicans, who might be likely to fraternize with the domestic discontented. Others think there will be pitched battles in the streets between. the adherents and contemners of his Holiness the Tors. Then there will be nothing like sufficient accom modation for the thronging multitudes who will have to bivouac in the Parks—provi. sions will rise to a fearful pitch of exorbitance —pick pockets and chevaliers d'indastrie will strip our shirts from off our backs, &c. &0., as if there were no restraints or r'smedies against such bugbears as good English feeling, an ample and efficient police force, plenteous markets, and legions of ready land lords (to whom, by the way, we recommend modera tion in their demands). The promoters of this stupendous and noble undertaking may confirltently and secur e l y re l y the sympathies of all classes and deno minations of their fell ow-subjects, and on the marked expression of approba,`ion. and delight which is even already manifest through out every country— " Qua regio terris :Ir,a nostri Plena labori3?"._ Which is cheerfully and anxiously engaged in for. warding its contribrktiv is to tho World's Fair." The order of the metropoli; runs little risk of being violated, or its hopitality of being abused during the continuance of the Great Industrial Exhibition of All Nations. THE FR , NCH REPUBLIC. We have tameived the Paris journals of yesterday. The electian by the Bureaux of Members to form a Committee to examine the Bid on Departmental organization took place on Tuesday. Only twenty Members obtained the majority, and another ballot will take plant for the remaining ten. Of the twenty Members elected, eleven are opposed to the Bill and nine in favour of it. Those who are in favour of the measure are AIM. de Crousseilbes, Fleurtier, Rouher, Moulin, de Mann, de Broglie, de Champauhet, Odilon Barrot and Denjoy. Those opposed to it are MM. E. Arrego, P. de Lasteyrie, des Retours de Chaulieu, Ge neral de Lan*iciere, Betting, de Laucastel, Frichon, Laboulie, de Yatimesnil, Favreau, and Tarconet. The decties of non- commissioned efficers in the National Guari of Paris took place on Tuesday. The Bonapartist candidates were in general elected by con siderable majities. On Tuesday General BARA-• GUAY DHlLtuas reviewed the garrison of Paris in the Champ de Uars. On Tuesday, 1,200 packages were dispatched from Paris for the Great Exhibition in London. --------- We Rod the Following in the Ordre on the subject of the 'rench strew steam navy : " The naval teturns of England, published at the com mencement of 1811, contain the names of four ships of the line and six frigates, provided with screw apparatus of from 350 to 450 horse-power, the most of them afloat for several year's. It mentions, besides, that three new ships of the line, of 80 guns, with screw power, are on the stocks, namely, the Agamemnon, the Sans-Pareil, and the James 'Watt. In fine, the English journals an nounce the approtching launch of the Agamemnon at Woolwich, and of the Sans-Pareil at Plymouth, and the immediate commencement of a fourth vessel on the spot which the*ns-Pareil thus leaves vacant. In pre sence of such preparatives, it is natural to ask if the French navy possesses an analogous amount of screw power. It may be remembered that in France the first serious attempts 'at'; screw navigation were made on board the Napolerfn in 1843 by the zeal of the Post office administration, and they proved the value and I importance of tk. new invention. Eight years have since elapsed, and would have been sufficient to create a body of screw-vessels sufficient for the protection and defence of our navel interests. And yet, if from the list of our screw-vessell be excepted some petty advice-boats of 120 horse-powet, useful at most to carry a letter, and two or three iron vssels, quite unfit for fighting, it will be found that our resources in war vessels with screw power are reduced to the Pomone frigate, of 3G guns, and 220 horsepower, the machinery of which was made by M. Mazelin, of Havro ; and the Isly frigate, of 24 guns, the machineff of which, made by M. Caviii, has not been yet received. The Charlemagne will be the only French screw-ship of the line fit to be at full work this year. As to tlp Napoleon, the Austerlitz, and Jean Bart, the period of their being fitted out cannot be fore seen. The Committee of Naval Inquiry has been, we are informed, muchoccupied with such a state of things, to which unexpected eventualities might assign extreme gravity." Public securities 'were firm at the Bourse, with very little business doink. The Five per Cents. opened at 961. 45c., and closed at 06f. 60c.; the Three per Cents. closed at 581.; the New Loan, 96f. 35c.; Orleans Rail road Shares, 8851.; Rouen, 660 f.; Great Northern, 480 f.; Avignon, 192 f. 50e4 Vierzon, 4161. 26c.; Basle, 1601.; Paris and Strasburg, 378 f. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 251 f. 25c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TBE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 19. Boulogne and Amihns, 9 ex div. Dutch Rhenish, 3- -East Indian, 12%—Northern of France, 14%—Paris and Rouen, 25% ex div.--Paris and Strasbourg, 10—Rouen and Havre, 10%—Sambre and Meuse, 314. T.HE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS Paid. Nom Business done Prices. to-day. SO 84 6 8 12% to 13 ^ die. 5 di% .. .... •• % - 1 P. 28% - 29% 27 -28 8% —9% pad 7 - 8 p scl ! 13 14 0 1034 -11% 100 SG -F8 174 17 1 4 - 50 ; 1 1 '1,4 - 1 1 14 10 50 50 78 6 8 25 50 25 15 1 • 1 0 8 6 8 2% 100 12% 50 11 13 4 47% 100 100 12 15 4 20 100 100 42% 4 2 01 ' 'go 48 33 10 6 100 47} Its'; 201-i 15y.,,, 16 •. --- •• 21 —22 dis, 3% - 4 2 -23 i 1% -2 1 -1% .x -1 7 -7% P par 14 p 113( - 11% 56 - 58 5 -7 p 6% - 7 4% - 41( 18% 184 14 14%xd 32 - 32% 34 -35 6% -7% .. ...... • • ii - 34 17% - 171 6% -6% 11% - 11% 13% - 13% 41 -43 N - Ip. 242 - 245 89% 9054 xd 2 —1% dls.xd 102 104 51 —53 23 —24 75 —77 S 9 p. ,29 —3l p 57% 58% 1051 10►4 7% - 7 dis. 14 dls.l 5 -5% 2 12 0 24 —26 14 —l3 dls, 17% 18% 4% —5% 9% —9% 5 —5% 6% 6%dis.xdi -% - 50 - 25 10% 1N - 19% 42% - 43% 8 - 9 p. 2} % - 2 1 % —8% 17%-184 10 —ll 7% —B% 5 dis. 44 4 ills 10 —lO% ad 15 —l6 7% 8 12 —l3 1 die. 13N 14% 3 —2% die, 17 —lB 13 —l4 3% 3 dig. 25% 25 •• •• 26% 27% a% 234 dis. • • • --- • 8% 7 die. 6% —5% d. 4% —5% 50 25 17% 20 10 20 20 15% - 16 •• .. 24 -25 8 - 7)6 20 -21 13% % Mi. IN % 34 11 % 43 5% as 19% 20% % P % P 1436 % li x.d 1% 3i 33 % 623, 19% li If 33 4 9 $ % 10% 11 ex.d 193004 % 19 8 7% 3ii 18 19 18% 10% 5 % dis. dis. x.d 26 6 % • • •••• • • •0 .. 4 3% - 44 20l -21 4% 4 db. 1% IN, dis 16 —l7 4% —4% 24 —24% 1% —1 die. FOREIGN. 20 8% 9 z. d. 16% - 16% 5 —4% ate. % I li P. U - 54 P. 36 - 36 P. 1 -1% aq —a% 14%, 15 4 db. 34 —36 25 3 4 26% xd 4% dis. 10,4-10% 3;6 10 — 3% dbl. "j% -1% It BANKS. 29 -32 U 42 1 4 -43 97 - 10. 25 -254 18% - 17% 27% -273,, 17% - 18 42 -43 15% - 15 34% - 35 12% - 13% !I = . • 21 % 7% U 24 % % 8% 9 ex.d 8 % % 15 26% Ld 10% 10 MINES. Paid. Nominal Prices. (Business dons to-day. ---- — — Anglo•Tilexican(is. si. p.) 100 •• —.. Asturian .... ••••• • • • " 15 ' • —• • Australian .... •••• • • 4 3q -2% Barossa Range .. • • .... 113 0 3% —3% Elaenntrvon Iron andCcal 50 • • —.. Bolanos Scrip .......... •• *— •• British Iron.. • ......... 13 5 .. —•• Brazilian imp. (Is. 51. p.) 24% .. —•• Do. Cocaes and Culata 30 32% —32 Do. St. John del Iley• • 15 14% 13% Cobre Copper ...... ... 40 32% 31 3 4 Copiapo ........... •• . 19 5% —6 k General ................ 20 13% —l4 Real Del Monte, Ukreg. li % Do. Black Debentures . • • —• • Do. Red Debentures .. .. —•• Santiago de Cuba .... •. 10 7 6 Tin Croft ............ 7 103 A 11 Urated Mexican...... •• 21E1 2 811 6% 5 MISCELLANEOUS. Canada .......• ••• • • • 32% 42% —46 Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 26% 2734 1 Penin. & Oriental Steam. 50 63,4 —7l 72 Royal Mail Steam ..... . 60 73 —69 6 10 3 A 1 —56 ANEOUS. 42 4 46 2fN 2734 G 3,4 71 •73 —69 5 paid, has been done at 13 1 4 ;';. le errors of the Official Lists, and d correspondents.] Peninsular and Orienta rlVe cannot he answcrf will not be lane Deed by Steam, tble for tli int ereste( MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were es timated at 6,000 baler, of which 200 American wore taken for export, and 1,000 on speculation. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 150 Penam and Maranham, at 71d. to 8cl.; 100 Bahia, at 7,id.•to Bd.; 500 Surat, at sd. to 5d.; and 20 Sea Island, at Is. Id. per lb. There was no change, except in low AmeriCans, which were *d. per lb. lower.—Railway Shares were dull, at rather lower rates. The six weeks' official average price of Wheat is 375. l Id. per quarter. The probability of an alteration In the United States tariff during the present session is not so great, we learn from private sources, as the statements in tho papers might induce many to believe. Great exertions are making by the various interests which expect to be bene fited by protection, but the country at large is too pros perous to allow of any rash changes to suit classes and not the masses. The accounts from Washington report that— " All the parties concerned, insiders and oltsiders, have been, for the last week, indmtriously employed at Wash ington upon the tariff question. The cotton-spinners—the weavers of plain muslins—the calico printers—the manu facturers of woollens, worsteds, and cassinets, all have their agents at the capitol, among the outside delegations. Pennsylvania, also, appears to be largely represented among the lobby members, in regard to her coal mines, anthracite and bituminous, and her iron interests, bloomeries, furnaces, forges, and foundries. " The Pennsylvanians seem to be taking the lead in the Houre, while, from the report of the Finance Committee of the Senate, it is manifest that dry goods have the precedence in that body. Pennsylvania gives a very important vote in the Presidential election. The result in the coal and iron counties in 1848, for Taylor and Fillmore, is a warning to all free-trade candidates. Hence we are not surprised to learn that General Cass is of the opinion that something ought to be done for coal and iron. No doubt of it. Forty, fifty, sixty, or seventy per cent. on a home valuation would be exactly the thing for coal and iron. Other interests might suffer; but it is a pretty safe rule to attend to one thing at a time. " The difficulty is in coming to an agreement. The Penn sylvanian delegation is in a minority in the House, or the question would be speedily settled. They cannot strike an adjustment or compromise between calico and cold iron, plain muslins for shirts, and Lehigh coal. Instead of aiding each other, these domestic interests appear to be working against each other—each jealous that the other will get the advantage in the modifications to be made of the Act of 1E46." The establishment of Tribunals of Commerce we have before alluded to under this heed as a necessity of the times, and the highly-respectable meeting held yes terday, at the Hall of Commerce, besides the immense list of first-class signatures, shows the interest which the mercantile community take in the matter. At the same time there is much to be done, and all traders, large or small, are bound to co-operate. A highly-influential committee has been formed, and we should strongly recommend the example of those who brought about a reform in the bankruptcy laws as an instance of what quiet but steady perseverance will ac complish. We trust the Liberal Members of the Legis lature will promptly come forward. The termination of the inquiry into the alleged frauds at the London Docks is satisfactory as regards the mer cantile honour of that company, but the evidence is con sidered to have justified the inquiry set on foot by the Customs, as there has been a want of regularity on the part of some of the deck officers. Accounts of D.:cember 22, from the Cape of Good Hope, state tbat some of the Gaiha tribe were likely to support Sandilla in his resistance to the Governor, but that the energy of the latter would probably soon put an end to the contest. Later intelligence has again been received from Port Natal, and we extract the following from the Natal In dependent of Dec. 5, and the Natal Witness of Dec. 6:—" Wheat had been grown both near D'Urban and near Pietermaritzburg. The Government had laid out a new village on the Upper Umganie, and 23 acre lots had been sold by public sale, at prices varying from 101. to 204 per lot. The main street was on the road to the Sovereignty. A number of householders had peti tioned the resident magistrate at D'Urban to convene a public meeting for the purpose of forming a municipa lity, and the 18th December bad been appointed accord. in,4ly. Arrangements had been made for affording faci lities to cotton growers. Ginning and packing would be done not only at D'Urban but also at the new villages of Verulam, Richmond, and Pinetown, and eventually, also, at Pietermaritzbui g. The last of Mr. Byrne's emi grants (per Emily and per Devonian) were settling on an estate called '.Harmony," on the Illovo. The new village of Pinetown was proceeding ♦ery favourably, and the price for sections of 132 feet by 264 feet each, which had been selling at 20L, payable at periods extending to five years, had been fixed at 20/., payable in cash, six months and twelve months. Harbour regulations had been issued by the Government. Complaints are made that too many unmarried males had arrived, and it was urged that attention should be paid to this at home, with a view to equalise the proportions. The Bank of England has not made any advance in its rate of discount. The English Funds have been rather firmer, but are scarcely so good at present. Cowls 96i to 96/1 for Transfer, and 961 to 96k for Account. The New Three aed-a-Quarter per Cents. are 9q to 98j; and the Three per Cents. 96i to 97i. Bank Stock is worth 2141 to 215. Exchequer-bills have been quoted 48s. to 51s. premium; and Indian Bonds, 58s. to 60s. premium. Foreign Securities are quoted as f o ll ows :— S pan i s h Five per Cents. 19a to 19 1; Mexican Bonds are 33t. to 33i; and Peruvian Four - and-a-Half per Cents. 794; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 584. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under: . 150. Great-Western X13,8 7185 13 ... .£l2 8 592 North-Western .... 40,335 ... 38,003 South-Western .................. 7,960 ••• 7,209 Brighton Midland South-Eastern North Stafford The Railway Share market has been decidedly higher, but droops a little at present. Upon the whole less business is doing, and speculation is by no means so much pursued as it was a short time since. QUARTER TO THREE. Consols ... ••• "' 9 i Ditto Account, March 12 ... ... 964 Zr: ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Anna. ...97 97 1 4 963 97% .71,f, 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities... ...•• 96; 4el % 96N, New 3 1 4 per Cent. Arms— ..--••••••• 95%? -16 98 7 4, Long Anna. to expire Jan. lB6o ...... 77 11-16 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 „.. 7 7-16 7 7-16 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860. 7 265 7- 1626 A 1 7 7-16 India Stock 266 !, i India Bonds, 1,0004... Consols for Account 96%1A % 964 Exchequer Bills. I%d. & 2d 1,000/. June 5001. June Sinzil. June ... 4B 51 p ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds _ Danish Bonds, 1825,3 por Cent. 47 p 47 p 47 p CLOSING PRICES. 9214 Do., 5 per cent M ex i c an, 5 per C0nt.1846, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons 33 Peruvian Bonds, 4 1 4 per Cent.-- 79 3 % Ditto, Account Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Ditto, Account Russian Bonds .................. . Ditto, 4 1 4 per Cent, Ditto, Small S )aniali 5 per Cr nt. 1840 19% Ditto, Account .... Dividends on the above peyable in London. French Rentes, 5 p er C ent 96f. Exchange Ditch 214 per Cent., 12 Guild. Ditto. 4 our Cent. Cortifil.ateF — 91% Ditto, Acco un t 79 3 / 1 79 WI 333 n7 l / 2 97% 19% 191 The perfidy of an apparent friend is the last truth that strikes a feeling mind with conviction.—Eliza Cook's Journal. PROBABLE DEFEAT OF TILE MINISTERS ON THE PAPAL AGGRESSION BILL.—We can state with confidence that an understanding is now in the course of being come to, between the conservatives and the . Roman Catholic Mem bers, in terms of which, the parties to the combination feel assured, that they will be able to throw out the P a p a l Ag gression Bill. The Conservatives are to oppose the measure, on the ground that it does not go far enough ; while the Roman Catholic Members are to resist it, on the ground that Lord John Russell ought not to have brought forward any such measure at all. This strange confederacy will be re inforced by a goodly number of the Independent Liberals. Mr. Roebuck and Mr. Hume, with several other Members of similar political opinions, will vote against the measure. The precise course which Mr. Cobden, Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. Bright, and some others will adopt is not known, but it is certain they will not vote with Ministers. It is thought that some, if not all, of the Manchester school will abstain from voting altogether.-- Advertiser, LLOYD'S iIIPPING.--( THINDAY.) LoNDON, FEB. 20.—Wind at noon S.W., light Os and cloudy. DEAL, FEB. 19.—Wind W.S.W., s!rong.—Arrel. e z'a, Valparaiso ; Creamere, Bahia ; Meders, Rio Ja neiro; Samuel Baddington, Mauritius. OFF BEACHY HEAD.—Charlotte liege, Rio Janeir o, for Copenhagen. BRISTOL, FEB. 19.—Wind W. —Arrd. Zoe, Mauritius; Clio. Monte Video. QUEENSTOWN, FEB. 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Gcr - a ret, trude Magena, Manila and Cadiz; Hen r y and Marg Pernambuco; William Carey, ditto. YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, F. 19.--The smack Constantine, of Gloucester, Saunderstoot to Portsmouth, sprung a leak yesterday, ran on the Needle Rock, and has become a wreck. HULL, FEB. 19.—Wind W.S.W.—Arra. Wilberforce, New York. Sid. Pilgrim, Pernambuco; New found land. SIERRA LEONE, JAN. 21.—The Etheldred, of London hound to Aden, has put in leaky; part of cargo tray shipped on board the Bentinek steamer. Arrd. SoUTHAMPTON, FEB. 19. Wind NAV. Alarm steamer, West Indies; Bentinck steam CR tta. er , Cal• LIVERPOOL, FEB. 19.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Lfoli Mona, Buenos A) res; Josh. Wheeler, Demerara; T.° o•Shanter, New Orleans; Alexander Grant, Ari.tie, ditto; Sachen, ditto; St. George Savannsb; Caruatie, Charksten; Invincible, Richmond , Conqueror, Conqueror, and Siddous, New York. E n terprise' PETERHEAD. Sid. Union, Columbia, and North of Scolland, Greenland. ditto; SCARD:ROUGH, FEB. 19.—Tbe Admiral Collingivoo • Hartlepool to London, struck the pier, and san k. ne LTHAM, FEB. 19.—Th e Mary s loop, of LiTerr!-- 1 from Boaumaris, struck on the middle bank in the We i : Bobble yesterday, and immediately capsized; a" now breaking up; crew saved. HOLYHEAD, FEB. 19.—The Yorkshire has been towel in here by two steamers, very leaky and w i t h loss r °' rudder; is now aground at the entrance o f the barbogo ANTWERP,Neapolitan brig ~ Michele, from Marseilles, has been stran ded off Or - Garnarth ; cargo is being saved. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY') NEVTGATE AND LE ADENSAL I " on Only a moderate business was transacted to-di'' , t 6 the following terms:—Beef, from 2s 2 d to 3s 4d ° lt o ton, 2s 8d to 4s; Veal, 3s to 45 Od; Fork 28 8 d t° per Sibs, by the carcase. HAY MARKETS. . 7 1 7 6d; SMITHFIELD.—Meadow ha 2/ 88 to 01 nor Clover, 3/ Os to 41 Os ; and Straw, 1/ is to 11 711 1-- load. Supply good, and trade MI. to esl 011 CODIBLRLAND. Meadow Hay, 21 10 5 mod. Clover, 3/ Os to 410 s; and Straw, 112 s to 11 95 p A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. .1 WHITECHAPEL.— Hay, Clover 310 s to 4/ 2s; M and eadow Straw, 1/ is to 1185t 5 Per I°- Trade ' dull, at late rates. at SOUTHALL, FEB. IVLE 1 j1 9. 11 M S b A e elt2C ETS. MOV‘d off steadily, very full prices. In other kin ds of stock 00Y d; sat business was transacted.— 8 1 Beef from Ss to 30 4 ,1 Pork, 36 ton. 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 4d to 33 8d; to 3s 10,1 per FEB to sink the offals. Sbe e P ROM FORD, FEB. 19.—W0 had a steady sale ibr ber at an advance in the quotations of 2d per Sibs' 35 wise the demand ruled heavy.—Beef from Sd; or _ Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; Veal, 3s 6d to 35 1 4 1 ; Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 8d per 81bs. Quarter•old store 16s to 20s each. ler abl/ LEWES, FEB. 18.—Our market has ruled 1° motto. , firm, at full prices. —Beef from 3s 4d to 4s; lOd to 4s 8d; Pork, 3s to 3s 6d per 81b3. 28 10d CORN AVERAGES . ,, co o t , GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISD-...moofltirci For the Week ended Feb. 13, 1851, made up from the l t :" ct A rldiS Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Zsg l6 ' I , O O A per Imperial Quarter. I sgB.l lo . 1 6 10. PRICE .. 37s WHEAT 8d . 1 22 8 ILEY1 LEY 0d . 1I 168 OAT / 2d IS. 23s 1 Itil 0d • 1 A" 5 d 2 , DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. I 7 01l i 1 B org. Is 0 WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I ATE. Is Od Is Od Is Od I is 02 I Is ,V T WE.g. lC mit o' QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD IN TSB F A-- 491 ms— Wheat, 87,031 ; Barley, 81,340; O a ts, 28025 1 M e 6,941; Peas, 2,194 quarters. Y. HOUSE OF LORM S.---( THI S ~D Ai rarri e) The House of Lords sat again to-day f or a in li t " of hearing writs of . tendance. The Peers present ewere the L w or rdeb: 7 c Go e 11 r 1: Lord Brougham, error Lord Dunsany, and t he 13tsbq ° STEPHENSON V. 111GG1N80144 er a f ait °E The further arguments in this pa rt-b e error occupied their Lordships the whole 03°"t. Tht QUEEN'S e th e BENCH.—(THIS S 1,00 (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, be CHIEF JusucE, and a Special Jury) NEWALL o. WILKINS. f a patent. This was an action for the infringe rneizt rg o oe re t n igt alleged . to be vested in the plaintiff, in p re ige - itt i ring improvements in the mac hinery for 0 0 , " te chnics' cila fhe likelyevidence which Was entirell 0 ' * Iv the wil°l6 meter, was day. .v 1 COMMON PLEAS —(THI S11) .!:; nd (Sittings in Banco, before th© LORD CBOT oil" C Mr. Justice IfilsoLE.) 1 , Tolle The Court gave judgment this morning its t.'" je t ; cases:— NEWNHAM V. STEVENSON. Judgment for the plainti ff . —Rule discharge"' GER ALOPOLO V. WHEELER. ~ a bil l In this case the questions raised were, whetue•• Ph of exchange having been paid by the a gents of th,. B Pfirai• tiff, under protest that it was for the honour of t" v _f t he a copy of the protest, extracted from the notary before whom it was made, could b e A ti b e prO' primary evidence; and whether the contests C o urt ° did The ha , 6 test itself could be received as evidence. 00 the first, ,ottself not go into the second question • but copy of the notarial register ' the tie ° w— I le made at , inti m...JO an original document. Judgment for the P' a discharged. registcrtbin 10 th NORWAY V. GRANT.. This case came before the Court in the end verdict,f a OP e. form ° per sh oos , and e question was, whether s . bill 0, is bound by the act of his who sign a f ` re lading before the h. captain, _ c s our t We shipment of g oods. The .`" „ es to b 9 of opinion that he was not, and ordered the so , . entered DAY') SHERIFFS' --- COURT.—(T HIS (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BtTactirt,lo ., t oy IMPORTANT QUESTION AS TO THE LIABILITY °Jog b• LORDS AND TENANTS.— SMITH A ND lII°I the WILLIAMS. o in • The plaintiffs in this action are news-egen to de Strand, and the action was brought to recove r „in pre' mages for breach of covenant on a lea se of °e rg o to g ° mites, 193, Strand. Defendant suffered jag ° by default. a in. 5. On the part of tho plaintiff, the lease was P J „ t 1 6-- which the defendant covenanted to pay the r e- Ole' prr annum, and to pay all the rates and toles, 005 n might be imposed in respect of t h e said premisl3;id oa might year's rent was due , and alto the land , propertly! 0100 t d ow taxes, and sewers, and paving-rate for oe period. ve thst Mr. Boulton, the collector, was called to 1 )19 o d the the taxes were due, but said that part of the Peri a c. premises were not occupied. was P I t The UNDER-SHERIFF said no pro perty-ts l t, e xcel" able daring the time the premises were en3o, perhaps, on the ground -rent. T Thee UNDERwitnesshe S sslliKißißtiwFras said frequentlythat It o lvil eacSt ell; prOPeril collected. l .he e ` ? c ; copied in law, plaintiffs attorney said Oa pre° 3ls : l , ba. l3 f, , as defendant held the key , ' d his 11 ' suffered bo judgment to go by default, admit"' .. e d to 118 Theity TJONllDEtßh.esncoEvßeinraFntsabieding read, it OP"' for income-tax. • 00 1 °1 properff en d 1° it 0 landlord d the lo were distinct taxes, and the covenant did not $PP_.', the teas° - .. I ' 2 d tberviel - r i ci nn c o o m ul e a -t n a o x t w be as c a a l p l e e d r soonn atlotapxayoni.i.heri I recover s sums he had actually could not recover it here, and could on•Y hat 11 ° ill paid, an d no t for what liable for. had a id the di #l. It was then proved that plain iff 17 8 6 d., a nd tax and sewers -rate, amounting to 17 1 . ii. The jury gave a verdict for 1771. 175 ' o w. mina! BULLOCK V. lENKINS—CI". 0 for 01- This was an action to recover damage , ~,t , 1030 conversation with defendant's wife. , de f o aus- tto The damages were laid at 6001, Oa' o A jUdga ien was sued by the name of Bentick;6llo" Aleer go by default. ~,,,, Val •. nallli LP . ' . An arrangement was entered into betwy - ~1 . 320 1 .1; and defendant consented to a judge's mages, and 751. costs. The record was I ne drawn. • -,6.1 ordeT _true fore w 1 Mr. sMergleDanDt Adams sat EX SESSIO-r4°. a boil ..„d hear Samuel Venn, tbere were fi ve in the cases, of which a mastliesralSbtatkpheisAr:nYc2arrrnyininggt 04 . 0 a .._ uoty , 26, Queen's - buildings, piper. ..6 st hal o. , Hs an indict ment , charging him Wit h violently Aso John Br y ant. B r omplon, pleaded not g ou i 0 g on the 23d of last month• t lar° The prosecutor stated that be and his wife Wt . ', e a the shop and asked f loaf of bread ; d bei v P -1 It with a stale one he roerfuasedtotakei ful a nd "3"k bscil his money. He was told to go out of the s hop of he was g • an yr 1, bee g the defendant struck bins on I `' n mea t gong a h a is . h e t u a t d_, and also knocked him down on the Pa re _ice. Iwohis head. He was not drunk, nor was Os w 00 . other witnesses wore call( d and prove.a rhee r the de A e l n r. BAL_LANTIN; having addressed the jury w called 0 wh en Thomas Esden, who was in the shop at the 0 0 .. -tid the loaf was asked for said complainant Loon k tbe laat'veb, and d th an oath threw it at Mrs. Venn, hit h the oo:v she was confined to her bed for nine daYs. Do complainant was very abusive, ands ffered to figh t ' t bis detendaut then shoved him out , h f .11 and 61 e c head. ti tba l Several other witnesses were called, w ho pr o le — the complainant was drunk and very abusive. the iof Mr. Sergeant ADAnta having summed up, yO' returned a verdict of liuilty , actin under strong pro 6 cation, and he was sentenced to g ray to the Queen sum of 40s. ------........._, be t We understand her Ma j est y bas intimate—,, bet ,:ention of honouring the Royal Prin cess's Theatre t' presence this evening. ~ f er A FEMALE L A MBERT.—A woman Of r 3l " . .tro' traordinary dimensions has recently arrived in the 111 , vois poll her weight being no less enormous than 3361b5.i t 0 carious may see her at 191, Straad, where she bets P U purpose of astoai3hing the LOlld olloo. for the ~1 SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 14th have arrived. The discussion 'on the Ministerial question was continued on that_py in the Chamber of Deputies, and General Pant made a furious attack upon the Narvaez Ministry'for their despotic and illegal con duct, and declared that since the fall of the Calo marde Ministry no event had occurred in Spain which had given such unmitigated satisfaction as the downfall of the Government of NAuvAEx. MADRID BOLSA, FED. 14.—The latest quotations 01 the Funds are as follow :—Three per Cents., 33k to 15- 16 ; Five per Cents., with current Coupons, 14k; Cou. pone, 74 ; Passive Debt, 5. Exchange on London ; 50 60. GERMANY. Accounts from Berlin of the 18th state that MAN TEUFFEL arrived there unexpectedly from Dresden on that morning, and had returned, after having had an interview with the KING. The Legislative. Assembly of Bremen, in the sit ting of the 14th, rejected a proposition of the Senate for suppressing universal suffrage, and modifying the system of election. It was consequently expected that in compliance with the wish of the Senate the Austrians would occupy the town. It is said that Germany will not iEterfere with Switzerland until the Central Power shall have been constituted. France has offered her mediation. England, it is said, supports Swiss independence. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The following are the principal points of the sketch which has been drawn up by the men of confidence, and will be submilied to the King of DENMARK for his approval after it .has been shown to the Great Powers : I. The Kingdom.--The Danish Monarchy consists of three for ever inseparable countries—viz., Den mark, Schleswig, and Holstein-Lauenburg. a. Lauenburg will be joined to Holstein. b. Holstein-Lauenburg's political relation to Ger many will be settled in the same manner as the defi nitively regulated relation of the Austrian Monarchy to the Germanic Cdnfederation. c. The hereditarysuccession is unalterably the same for all the three countries. 11. The governthent of the whole Danish kingdom forms a constitutionaLmonarcbical state union (Staats Einheit), under the liing of DENMARK. b. Each individual country has its own Ministry, for the regulation of its internal adminstration, as well as a special national assembly which shall sit consecutively for Denmark, i❑ Copenhagen ; for Schleswig, in Flensburg; for Holstein-Lauenburg, in Kiel ; and in which shall be vested the legislative taxing and financiallaower for each country. c. Each dominion shz.ll have its own national con stitution after it shalt have received the sanction of the KING. d. The kingdom of Denmark, consisting of the three countries, connected by a political bond and a common Ministry for the settlement of general affairs, shall have also a general Parliament, which shall meet in the capital. e. This National Assembly shall consist of the re presentatives of all tb4 three countries in proportion to their numerical strength—viz., Denmark, 59 per cent. ; Schleswig, per cent.; and Holstein- Lauenberg, 24 per cent. In the National Assembly the Deputies may speak either German or Danish. No person can be, at the same time, a member of Par liament and of the local. Assembly. The local Minis ters for each state are Justice, Religion, Instruction, and Finance. The KING has the right of making and dissolving the national local Assemblies. HOLLAND. THE HAGUE, FEB, 16 —The Chamber of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg closed their session on the 15th. During the last week they had held two sittings a day in order to finish their labours by that time. The projects brought under discussion were not of general interest. Mr. WILLImau, the Administrator .General of the Duchy, states that in consequence of existing cir cumstances, it was extremely probable that he should be obliged to convoke the Chambers before October. This would, of course, depend on the Dresden Con ferences. SWITZERLAND . The Courrier Suisse of Lausanne, of the 16th, says— " Tho Federal Council has sent a circular to the Governments of th e f ron tier cantons , rel a t ive to the establishment of th e G erman political refugees. It in rites them not to p erm i t suc h persons to es tablish them selves within th e i r terr i tor y, P when naturalized in an other canton, unless they can prove that they have been for five years at l east i n possession o f their c ivic rights, as required b The circular call a at t en ti o n to the fact t h at such autho y Art. 41 of t he Federal Constitution. risations lead to di s p u t e s with the nei g hbo uring states, and to repressive measures hi g hly prejudicial to ot h er persons." ---- TURKEY- - EG IPT. The Cologne Gazette o f the 18th contains the fol lowing, under the date of Trieste, Feb. 15 : .6 We h a ve received from Alexandria intelligence of the 6th instant. The Ottoman Porto had called on the Government to make the following reform in the admi nistration of the affairs of Emt. The reduction of the land-tax to one-third; the reduction of the standing army to 20,000 men; disarmament of the fleet (which the Porte desires may be placed at her disposition); the permanent residence of an inspector-general or the Grand Seignor (Mahommed A li Pacha ) in Egypt; and the fixing the revenues of the Egyptian princes on an established scale—viz., the Viceroy, Abbas Pacha, from 300,000 to 500,000 drachmas a year; Said Pacha, the uncle of the Viceroy, 130,00 0 drachmas; the other sons of Mehemet Ali 75,000 drachmas each, and the son of Ibrahim Pacha 50,000 drachmas a year. Abbas Pacha, so far from submitting to these demands, intends in case of need to repel them by force. He has, in fact, ordered a levy of 40,000 men, 25,000 to reinforce the army, and 15,000 to increase the naval force." tenant _ - POLICE. ARRANGEMENTS.—,i "NT r. ~uperin Pearce has been appointed chief of the police department a the Exhibition. He uto be supported by ;00 comt4bia. 130 -131 U 6 die. 96 —97 id 15 1 ( 1514 3)4 —2% die. 3 ells. dls. 1 1)4 p 7% -7% 97%-984 114 - 120 57 -60 37 -60 136 - 139 1114 - lili - 25 132% —133% 6 —6% p. 5% —6k p. 2% —3% p. 88% 59% 6 5 die. 4 3 dia. 2!‘ —2% p. .. - •• 15 -16 3% —3% is. 33 —34 13 14 11% 12 % % 3% —2% cUs, 60)4 —61% 16 15% dls. 32 —34 128 - 130 lan ways. Aberdeen • . •• •• 1 lifercittitb • • • • Ambergate, Nottingham,l Boston, & E. Juncion Ayrshire and Galloway • • Belfast and County Down Berks and Hants Exten. (Great Western Fer ptlual $ ptr etnt ) Birmingham and Oxford Junction, calls duly paid, or with a guar... Do. without a guar... Binning., WolverlunP ten. and Dinilty, calls duly paid, or with a , guarantee • . • . • bo. without a guar. •• Wolverhamp., and Stour Valley•• Birkenhead, Lances., and Cheshire Junction •• Bristol and Exeter.. •• Buckinghamshire •• • • Caledonian .. • • Do. 101. Preferense .• Do. Clydesdale June... Chester and Holyhead .. Do. Preference Clarence Do. Ist Class, 6 per et. Do. 2,1 de., 5 per cent. Do. Gov. Loan,4 pr. ct. Direct Lond. and Portan. Dublin and BelfastJunct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) •• Do. (181. E. & II.) •• Do. (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. Preference • • Do. (51.) 7 pr. ct. Pref. Do. (71.175.) 7 p. c.Pref. Eastern Counties .. Do. Exten., 5 per cent. No. 1 • • .. •• Do. No. 2 .• • • • • Do. New Preference, 6 per cent. .. • . • • Do. North. and East. 6 per cent. •• • • Do. do. 5 per cent .. Do. do., New • • •• Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares • • Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares Do. do., scrip, guaran. 6 per cent. East Lancashire .. • • Do. New quarters •• Do. 6 per cent. prof. quarter shares.. ••1 East Lincolnshire, gua. 6 per cent •• •• •• _ _ Edinburgh awl Glasgow Ediu., Perth, and Dundee Do. Newport .. Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South-West, pref consolidated! • • Do. do. G. D. &C. stock Gloucester & Dean Ferest Great Northern • • • • Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. pref. • • Great Southern an, Western, Ireland . Do. eighths Great North of England Do. new 401. .. . Do. new 301. .. Do. new 151. . Great Western .. . Do. New, 171. .. - Hull and Selby . Do. half shares .. Do. quarter shares Lancaster and Carlisle Do. thirds .. Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares Do. fifths . Do. F. 20/. .. Do. new, guaranteed 6 per cent. .. Do. Iludders. & Sheff. Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Bradford .. Leeds and Thirsk Do. pref. 6 p et., No . . Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 2 Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 3 Do. pref. qrs.. 1848 .. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. .. London and Blackwall London, Brighton, and South Coast .. •• Do. guarteed. 5 per ct., late Croydwn thirds.. Do. preference, 5 p ct. Do. Preference, cenv. 5 per cent., 1852 .. Do. new guaranteed, 6 per cent. .. London and Greenwich . Do. preference .. .. London and N.-Western Do. do. new quarters . Do. fifths .. .. .. Do. 101. sh., M.&IS (c) London and S.-Western . Do. new 50/. .. .. Do. new 401. .. Do. new preference Londonderi7 & Colerainel Do. half shares Lowestoft, guar. 4 per et. D 9. do. 6 per cent. •. Londonderry and Minis-, killen. .. • • •• I Do. half shares • • • • Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock • . Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire • . Do. quarters, No. 1 . • Do. new, 101. preference Do., 61. Preference • • Do. Manchqeter and Lincoln Union Midland • . • • • • • • Do. consolidated pref. Do. 501. shares . • • • Do. Birming & Derby Do. Consol. Bristol & B;rrinng., 6 per ceat.l Do. Bristol & Glouces. Do. do. do. • • Do. Erew a.sh Val. pref. Do. Laic. & Swanning. 8 per cent. guar. • • Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Aliddleshro' and Redear, 6 per cent. guar. .. Newcastle and Carlisle. • Do. quarter shares .. Newmarket • • .. Do. extension scrip .. Newport, Abergavenny, and llereford Newry, Warrenpoint, & Rostrcvor . • .. • • Norfolk .. Do. New 20/. shares.. [Jo. Extension Do. guar. 5% par cent. Do. Waveney Valley.. Northern Counties Union North British...... Do. Preference • • .. North Staffordshire •• North-Western •• North &Sth.-West.Junc. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. - Preston and Wyre Do. Halves (A) .. Reading, Guildford, and lZeigate • • •• Royston and Hitchin ho. Shepreth Exten.c. Scottish Central .. .. Scottish Midland .. .. Do. new . .. .. Shrewsbury & Birming. Clasi A.. • • .. .. Do. Class 11.. .. .. Do. New Guarantee.. Shrewsbury & Hereford Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Hal ves Do. Oswestry Do. New.... Do. 8 per cent. Pref. . Shropshire Union South Devon Do. Preference .. South Staffordshire .. South-Eastern Do. do. 4% per cent... South Wales.. • • South Yerksh. and River Dun •• Sheft., Roth., and °tole, N. Div., guar.s p cent. Do. do. South Div. • • Swansea & Danaher, &c. Paw Vale Extension •• flames Haven Deck and Railway .. .. • • Vale of Neath .. • • Waterford and Kilkenny Ditto, M. Preference .. Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wex., Wick. and Dublin .. .. Wear Valley, 6 per cent. guaranteed .. Do. do. do. .. do. .. Do. do. West London . Do. Ist Class Pref. (10/.)! Do. 2d Class do. (par) Whitetlaven and Furness Windsor, Staines, and Western .. • • .. Wilts, Somerset, & Woy- mouth • • • • •• .. York, Newcastle, to Ber. wick .. .. .. .. Ditto and Nowcastle Extension .. Ditto G.N.E. purchase or preference .. .. Do. Do. Do yiartlepool Dock .- - and Railway .. ..- 1 York and North Midland' Do. Preference .. Boulogne and Amiens • • Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) • • Demerara . Dutch Rhenish • • • • East Indian .. Do. do. do. • • Great ludian Peninsula.. Ditto ditto Louvain ala Sambre .. Luxembourg .. .. :: Ditto .. Madrid and Valentin Maria Antonia Ditto, New .. Namur and Liege .. Northern of France .. Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Orleans .. Paris and Rouen .. Paris and Strasbourg Rouen and Havre .. Sambre and Meuse Tours and Nantes Tournay, Jurbise, Lou den, and Hasson West Flanders .. • • Australasia •• •• British North Amorica.. Colonial .... •• •• •• •• • Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock London and Westminster National Provincial Eng. Do. New .. • • • • •• • • • • National of Ireland .. •• Provincial of Ireland... Do. New .. •• • • • • • • • • Union of Australia •• • Do. New ............ Union of London • Won of 31w1r14 • • 6 13 4 6 13 4 15 11 6 31 13 5 3 9 12 3 paid up paid up 17% 8% % 7% 17 1 4 18 6 1 4 11 % % 13► ,( 41% (91 14 [a al 90% 91% % lb% 77 76)4 P PA 583 4 58% 59% 59 4% M x. d. 1534 14% 15% 7q fi X 98 % 87% 11% [133% 134 133% 34% 23% 18% 4% 90 b 9% L 1), 4 c bri !the