The Sun. — London, England, 1850-02-07 00:00:00

City 72/tition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. TAT TERSA LL'S-T HIS EVENING Six O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 agst Sir John, 10 to 1 agft Rat-trap 10 to 1 agst Chandler METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. ' 12 to 2 agst Cheerful 16 to 1 agst Dough 20 to 1 agst Ada Mary CHESTER CUP. 16 to 1 agst Glauca 20 to 1 agst Fogleman 2.5 to 1 agst Whim colt 25 to 1 agst Roland 25 to 1 agst Ellerdale 40 to 1 sgst Woodlark DERBY. 15 to 1 agst Voltigenr 17 to 1 agst the Nigger 20 to 1 agst Clincher 30 to 1 agst John o' Groat 25 to 1 agst Sweetheart The others as on Monday. OAKS. 9 to 1 agst Probity IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool saA at Five o'clock. , The Earl of FEVERSHAM presented a petition from Yorkshire, complaining of agricultural distress ; also a petition from York, praying for the closing of the Post-office on Sundays. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that to-morrow he should call their Lordships' attention to the circum s'ancr, that in the Act appointing the Ecclesiastical Commission, in 1840, a clause had been introduced three days before the Act passed, appointing a certain person as secretary and treasurer for Tne Earl of BANDON presented several petitiors complaining of agricultural distress. . Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. HATcram. took the oaths and his seat for Wind sor. The Hon. Gentleman was introduced by Sir Wm, Somerville and Mr. Tufeell. NEW WRIT. OR the motion of Mr. TUFNELL, a writ was ordered to issue for Kircudbright, in the room of Mr. Maitland, who had accepted the office of one of her Majesty's Judges for Scotland. PRIVATE BILLS. Several private Bills were introduced and read a firs PETITIONS. Sir R. INGLIS presewei la. petition from the inhabi .tants of the island of Dominica, praying the House to take steps for the further suppression of the slave trade. A large number of petitions were presented praying for the abolition of Sunday labour in the Post-office. Mr. W. FAGAN presented a petition from a place in .Ireland praying the House nct to interfere with the present .poor-law in Ireland, and for the establishment of tenant right. Lord DUDLEY STUART presentel a petition from Marylebone praying fir the repeal of the window duties. Sir THOMAS BIRCH presented a petition from Liverpool praying fur the repeal of the timber duties, and the Excise duties on sr ap, bricks, &c. Mr. COBDEN presented a petition agreed to at arceet•- ing held at the London Tavern, st Ming that the petition ers bad heard with great surprise that a law still existed on the statute-book empowering the Government to pay 201. a head fur the destruction of pirates, and praying for its repeal; also, another petition from North Lan cashire, praying the House to give the ratepayers con trol over the county expenditure. Col. THOMPSON presented a petition from Bradford complaining that Spain and Brazils had failed to keep t heir treaties with this country respecting the slave trade. The petitioners stated that they were free traders, but not free-traders in stolen goods, and they prayed the House to call upon Spain and Brazils to elect between abolishing slavery or having their produce excluded from British markets. Alderman KERSHAW presented a petrtion from a place in Lancashire praying for the establishment cf a board to regulate county expenditure. Mr. BRIGHT and other Honourable Members pre sentad similar petitions. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Mr. Selby, a barrister, practi,in e ,c , in Ceylon, complaining of certain grievances, hardships, and oppressions which had been inflicted by Government upon the inhabitants cf that island, and praying for inquiry. Sir GEORGE GREY presented a petition from Berwick-upon-Tweed, praying for a cessation cf Sunday labour in the Pot,t-offico. . Mr. MILNER GIBSON presented a petition pray ing for the establishment of county financial bcardi, without stating the placQ whence it came. EXTENSION OF THE SUFFRAGE. Mr. HUME :aid on this day fortnight he should ask for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the national repre sentation by extending the elective franchise, so that every man of full age, and not subject to any legal disa bility, who shall be the resident occupier of, or lodger in a house for twelve months, and duly rated to the relief of the poor, shall be entitled to vote for Members of Parliament, and also that the votes at elections be taken by ballot, and that there be a more equal arrangement of electoral districts.—(Hear, hear.) KILBUSH UNION. Mr. POULETT SCROPE postponed until this day • fortnight his motion relative to the Kilrush Union. REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY OF LONDON. Mr. CHARLES LUSHINGTON said to-morrow, on the usual motion for the adjournment cf the House until Monday next, he should ask a question of the Noble Lord at the head cf the Treasury on a point involving -and deeply affecting the honour and dignity of that House and the right of election, namely, whether the Noble Lord was prepared to intreduce this session any measure for the purpose cf accomplishing, and, if neces sary, of enforcing the completion of the representation of the city of London ?—(Hear, hear.) VESTRY MEETINGS Mr. P. SCROPE said on Feb. 21 he should ask for leave to bring in a Bill to pr event the holding of vestr3 - meetings in churches. THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. Mr. lIORSMAN said that he should tc-morrow givo a notice cf motion with a view to ascertain the circum stanc, s of Ow resigncion cf the Secretary to the Eccle siastical Commission. GROWTH OF TOBACCO IN IRELAND. Colonel DUNNE gave notice that he should, on this day fortnight, move f a Committee of the whole House, with a view to ascertain how the law might be amended which prevented the grog th of tobacco in Ireland. COLONIAL APPOINTMENTS. Mr. HUME wished to ask wt en they might expect tf e returns of the salaries of the officers who held colo nial appointments, to which allusion was made in the paper just laid on the table; and he gave notice that unless he receive I a satilf.ct ry answer he should move to such returns on Munday. Mr. HAWES was understood t) say on Monday. REPEAL OF THE MALT-TAX. Mr. FREWEN, see ng the Honourable MemLer for the North Riding of Yorkshire in his place, wished to ask him when he intended to bring on his motion with respect to he repeal of the:malt-tax? Mr. CAYLEY said that it was his intention to bring the motion on as early as possible, because he conceived that there was no rre%suro which would do so much for the relief the agricultural interest as thi.. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER'S MOTION. Lord DUNCAN wished to know when the Chancellor of the Exchequer%) motion was to be brought on? Mr. HAY rlilt said it had been the intention cf the Chancellor cf the Exchequer t o h ave brought on his motion t -morrow night , but as he Iva) unable t) come down to the House he (+[r. Hayter) had b een i nstructed to postpone it until Friday week. , POOR-LAW UNIONS IN IRELAND. In answer to Mr. FRENCH, Sir G. GREY said that Government had received several reports from the Boundary Commissioners in Ireland, and had forwardel them a. 3 soon as receivel to the Poor-law Board. IRELAND. Mr. FAGAN wished to know whether it was the in tention of the Government to introduce a Bill to assi milate the law respecting the recovery of small debts in Ireland to that of the County Courts in England? Also whether they had any intention of bungle..* forward a fiscal Bill, a Sanitary Bill, and:a Medical Charities Bill, during the present session? Sir W. SOMERVILLE said he could not undertake to say there was any intention, on the part a the Go vernment, to bring forward a Bill to assimilate the law in England and Ireland for the recovery of small debts, but the subject had been much discussed by them during the recess. The other Bills (he was understood to Lay) were under the considarttion of the Government, but he could cot promise when they would be brought forward. THE MINT. In reply to Mr. HUM E, Lord J. RUSSELL Wai ut:des,ta o d t o say that a Bill i was in preparation n regard to ceitAin alterations con cerning the Mitt. LORD J. RUSSELL AND MR. HORSMAN. `Mr. ROEBUCK said he wkiled to put a q uest i on to the Government respecting a letter which 1 , a.:1 appeared in the newspapers, signed "E. Horsman,' i because h e thought it concerned the honour of tee House; and it seemed to him that the sooner an ex planation was given the botter it would be for the Government and all parties concerned.—(Hear.) This letter charged th., Nolde Lord opposit3 with some thing like fraud upon the House, with having given a promise' to an H onoura bl e M em b er i n hi s p l ace in Parliament, and afterwards wilfully breaking it; bat, lest there should he any misunderstanding about the matter he would read the worth of the Hon. Gentle man • the Nester f)r Cockerraouth, whose name he found appended to this letter. The Honourable Gen tleman then proceeded to read an extract from Mr. Horsman's letter, addressed to his constituents, in which it was stated, in reference to the Ecclesiastical Commission Bill, that certain amendments were sug gested to Lord John Russell by Mr. Horapian and others, which the Noble Lord, after a consolation with the Archbishop of Canterbury, adopted, and promised that they should be introduced into the Bill. The Bill in consideration of this promise is as delayed for some time, but eventually it found its way int) Committee at a late hour of the night, when some amendments were introduced which Mr. Horsman and his friends supposed were those which had l lea promised, and the Bill went through Committee pro forma, without notice or comment. When, however, the Bill was re-printed with its amendme n t s, it was dis covered, that the promised amendments were not in it, and Mr. Horsman, as an excuse for not seeing that they were introduced when the Bill was in Committee, stated in his letter that he should have as soon have thought of keeping a watch on the Prime Minister t see that he did not steal his hat, as to watch the intro duction of amendments into a Bill after they bad been promised and adopted by the Minister. He heard the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Cocker mouth some three evenings ago, when he brought on the motion respecting this matter, say that ho repudiated this charge. The charge was one ss hich affected the dignity end honour cf this House, and it should be answered at once. It was a letter signed with the name of the Hon. Member for Cockermouth (Mr. Hors man), charging the Noble Lord, three weeks before the assembling of Parliament, with what ho (Mr. Roebuck) thought was something like fraud.—(Hear, hear.) He would now ask the Hop. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Horsman) whether or not the charge which he had lately made was one to which he now adhered, and what stets were about to be taken to satisfy the country and this House that the charge was or was not true? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, as the Hon. Gentle man had come down to this House for the purpose of reading a paper snaking a personal attack on his (Lord John Russell's) character, he thought i; would only have been right and proper for the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Roebuck) to have given him some notice. —(Cheers.) He (Lord John Russell) said this was the more necessary lecause he had never read the production to which ho had rc farred.—(Cheers.) He was told that there was an attack upon his character signed by the Hon. Gentle mu), and he (Lord John Russell) thought that if he had an attack to make, that he would come forwa!d in this House, and then he (Lord John Russell) would have been ready -to answer it upon the particulars so stated.—(Loud cheers.) He (Lord J. Russell) hid never read the letter in question; he I ad heard in conversation some small parts of the state ment which the Hon. Gentleman had made. Now, with regard to this particu'ar allegation, although he could not say his memory would enable him to answer as te:the particulas transaction that took place, he would state generally what had Leen his coarse on this subject upon the matter which concerned the com position of the Ecclesiastical Commission, which very much affected the state of the Church.—(Hear.) The Hon. Gentleman bad totally omitted one part of the matter, and that which he thought to be a very impor tant pare. _Hee was unwilling to refer to .the circum stances,. but Lae; what the Honourable Gentleman - bad s aid . thehe was 'no other course left to him.—(Hear.) In 1846, when he came into office, after much conversa tion with some persons connected with the Ecclesiastical Commission, and also with some persons emi nently connected with the Church, he became exceedingly dissatisfied with the constitution cf that Commission. In the following session, therefore, iu 1847, he introduced a Bill with a view to appoint a ehairmen of that Commission, cf course paid by the State, without whose presence to business whatever was to be trash actech Another provision of that Bill was, that for the future, the office of treasurer and secretary should never be held by the same person.—(Hear, hear.) Shortly af,er that Bill was introduced I received a notice from the Archbishop cf Canterbury that it would be seriously opposed in th© House of Lords by mem!. e:s of thet Ecclesiastical Commission.—(Cries cf " Hear.") Or this course being taken, he saw that there was very little chance of success for the Bill. The matter was then noticed by the Hon. Member for Melton, (Mr. Denison), and seeing the line adopted by the Archbishop of Can terbury, and that he refused to give his assent to the Bill, he (Lord J. Russell) bad thought it his duty to move tte appointment of that Committee.—(Bear, hear, and cheers.) With that appointment the Archbishop had nothing whatever to do; indcel it was totally con trary to his wishes—(Cheers)—and ho mentioned the matter because that Committee had originated with himself from a dissatisfaction with the working of the Ecclesiastical Commission.—(Hear, hear.) He would now pass to the statement of the Hon. Gen tleman that he (Lord J. Russell) had been appealed to in respect to the difference between his Bill and the teport of the Committee, and that he had been re quested the that Bill should be altered. After com municating with the late Archbishop of Canterbury and the Secretary of State, he found that both those gentlemen put a different interpretation upon the recommendation of the Committee to what that Hon. Gentleman did; but still he had thought it expedient to make some alteration in the Bill. With regard h the other points, he certainly did not concur with the Honourable Gentleman, nor did he exalt]) remember the words which he had used but he did act think he had said more than that the sug gestions of the Hon. Member had been considered, any that the Bill would certainly be amended. At this stage he (the Noble Lord) bad found, on communication with the present Archbishop of Canterbury, that that Prelate, as well as many other Bishops, had a decided objection that more than one paid Commissioner should be appointed, as the revenues of the Church week thus be applied to purposes for which it v as not origi nally intended. He (the Noble Lord) had always wished to carry with him as much as possible the prelates and dignitaries of the Church, for otherwise he had felt that that there never would be that entire harmony between the two bodies as was necessary for their proper working. He ought to have explained to the Hon. Gentlecena (Mr. Horsman) perhaps sooner, how far the suggestions which had been made had been varied; but it did appear to him that the letter of the Hon. Gentleman was the re sult of excited vanity, that nothing should be done un less he knew of it.—(Cheers.) He (Lord J. Russell) w a not going to resent the charge which bad been made; he would only say thet he despised such a charge— (Cheers) —he would not go into a detailed proof of what had tal:en place from that day for a long period. Et must say that having been a Member of that House for many ) cars he would certainly be unworthy of the position which he held if he were capable of a disgrace ful fraud for the purpose of deceiving the Honourably Gentleman about the composition of the Ecclesiastic a Commission.—(Cheers.) The alteration of the Commis sion was made so far a matter of patronage, that it war thought the heads of the Church, especially the Arch bishop of Canterbury, for wham he had the highes respect, and who was anxious for reform, should be con ciliated, and should be induced to give their support are: good will to the measure.—(Cheers.) These were the motives which actuated him, and he did not kr.ov that he would be required to give any further explana tion.—(Cheers.) Sir GEORGE GREY had seen the letter, tine he had briefly referred to it the ether night it his reply to the Honourable Member for Cocker mouth. It was with feelings of shame and astonish. meat that he bad read the charge, not however with astonishment that the c h arge Lould have beer made, but that it should have been made in December or January last in reference to a transaction which, accord ing to the Hon. Gentlemen's own statement, occurred in the course of the last session cf Palliate eat, nay, six weeks be fore its termination, every night of which is weeks his Noble Friend and himself sat upon the very benches which they now occupied Now the Hon. Gentleman might have made his chahgt in that time, but it would not have served his purpose; ho wanted this charge of a direct breach of faith for a winter letter to his constituents. He would not detain the House by going at length into the charge, but be would content himself with distinctly and unequivocally denying the imputa tion which the Hon. Gentleman had thought fit to cast upon him.— (Cheers.) He never had the slightest reason to suppose his Noble Friend intended to shirk any amendments; on the contrary, everything was done to secure the conve nienco of the House. The Bill was committed pro Joima on the 14th of June, and reported on the 20th of the same month, so that there was ample time between then and the end of the session to discover any omission, and again he must r epeat his astonishment that the eh arge was delayed till December or January.—(Hear.) Mr. HORSMAN observed that the Noble Lord, sad still more the Right lion. Baronet who had just sae down, had introduced a good deal of feeling and warmth into the discussion—(oh, oh !)—but he should take an entirely different course, and content himself with simp'y confining himself to facts and evidence.—(oh, oh!) He wrote thaltycoleratmtaeff men standing He knew the 'high position of the patties affected hstteabhnyeHdir c t i h nou i g s charge; he knew s t l o i l O e n w s s y mpat hy e o r u i ld u that House when wralicetheir ch charges so against them ; and he knew that he m ust prejudice every impartial and high minded man in the Reuse, by the boldness and the gravity of the charges which he (Mr. Horsman) made. He knew also he might have the greatest difficulty in sub stantiating those charges, if he was pressed to substantiate them. Ho knew, if he cotid not substantiate them, ho must be held mad to have made them. Knowing all that, feeling it, and foreseeing it, he deliberately made that charge, advisedly published it, and he stood there in the presence of that Home to avow, to maintain, to reiterate, and to offer to prove it. Ho left this matter in the hands of the House, thinking he bad a right to claim the protection of the House, while he, a private Member of that House, en de avoured to prove that charge; but he left it to the House to decide what he was to do. _ Lord J. RUSSELL—The Hoe. Gentleman had said that be bad made charges which he had that night re it:rated, and he complains that he had been unfairly dealt with.—(Cheer:.) It would appear that the lion., Gentleman h a d wr itt en a l e tt er t o hi s cons tit uen t s w hi c h has been the subject of some comments in that House. What he thought was, that if the Hon. Gentleman had any complaints to make the best plan he could adopt was to ccmo down to that House and move for the . appoint ment of a Committee. H e m i g h t say for himself that he would nct oppose it, and he hoped the Hon. Gentieman would make something out of it. The SPEAKER then put the question, but it not being seconded, it fell to the ground amid much laughter on all sides of the House, THE SUN, LONDON, EXEMPTION OF HOUSES OF SMALL RENTAL FROM TAXATION. Mr. POULETT SCROPE rose, amidst much turmoil, to move for the introduction of a Bill for the exemption of srrall houses from taxation; but said, that in the present temper cf the House, he did not expect to get a Leering. Those persons who had read the reports which had been presented to Parliament for the last few 3 ears would agree—he would appeal to the reports cf the Poor-law Commissioners, of the Board of Health, and above all, those able letters which had appeared in the columns of the Times under the sigeature of " S. G. 0 ," would agree with him that there was a great deficiency in the cottage and house accommodation in this country. The consequences of this were not only physical sufferingin the masses,but also moral degradation Legisla'ion had hitherto been confined to drair ago and the supply of water, but though he did not undervalue these advantageg, they would be insufficient unless more accommodation and space were provided for the dwellings of the poor. Ile did not ask the Legislature to provide better sites for these dwellings; but he thought it might with propriety be taken into considera tion, whether or not the restrictions which preisechtrupon them could not be done away with The mode which he would adopt for removing the evil would not be so much by any specific legislation as by removing restrictions which were imposed by the build ing of houses, for then the principle of supply and demand would be sufficient to remedy the evil. The law of Settlement, for instance, was one of the main causes of the evil which he was now bringing under the considera tion of the House; and he, theta fore, pvoposed that a certain class of homes should be exempt from local taxation, believing that the poor would be relieved thereby in the same manner as the abolition or removal cf any other tax upon articles of consumption would relieve them.— (Hear, hear.) He knew it would be said that, to a certain extant, the poor at present were relieved from paying rate upon their houses. In Lancashire, for example, out of 340,000 rate-payers, 50,000 were excused, and out of the total annual property rated for the relief of the poor amounting tJ six millions and a-half, 369,0001. was excused. The lion, Member then proceeded to read a quantity of returns of the number of houses excused from taxation from rates in the several counties, showing that about one-third were relieved from fiscal impositions, and then proceeded to say: Now those houses were excused under an Act of the 54th George 111., c. 170, on Act which, while it contem plated a relief to the lower classes, had, in fa-it been instrumental in occasioning many cases of de licacy and much distress.—(Hear, - ,hear.) Every person who desired to be excused, was obliged to come before the oveaseers, and prove his poverty. The poor man who happened to have some money in the savings'-bank never WRS excused; there was no pre mium for prudence and providence. He thought that the attempt to pass such a measure as that proposed by the Honourable Member for Hertford would be • pernicious in the extrem. He would prove the fal lacy cf the principle of that measure in a v.ry short time if the House would listen to him. The ratepayer as well as the landowner had prejudices on this subject, they both looked upon the owner of cottages as an enemy instead of looking upon him as he really was a public benefactor. He it was who conduced to the promotion of morality, by providing :for the poor labourer a de tached dwelling for his family. If a gentleman should build a house for poor labourers, it would be very unjust to impose upon him a tax fJr that house, whether he ob tained a rent or not. In many parishes there were comfort able and very pretty cottages built for labourers, but the supply of cottage dwellings was deficient. The greater portion cf these cottages were built by eculetive persons, and the effect of imposing a tax on the owners, would he to discourage these persons and to diminish the supply cf dwellings for the poor. He would not now enter into the question as to whether the tax upon land was ultimately paid by the owner or the occupier, ho believed it was paid by she owner ; but this was evident that the pos session of land was a monopoly, but act so with regard to houses, because as the supply increa e I the rent decreased, and if by taxing theLe houses they interfered with the enterpr;ze cf the sp-cu'a dve builder, the supply of houses would diminish, and it appeared that even at present the supply of houses was horeinishing rather than increasing, and the poor were consequently driven to immoral and crowded lodgings, therefore it was desirable by re lieving small houses of taxation to induce specu lative builders to increase the supply of small houses. He knew the same persons were opposed to in ert a e the number of small houses, because such increase tended to increase the population, he had thought that notion had been exploded, but he would ask the sup porters of that doctrine whether pauperism was not Increased by crowding the poor into bad houses, and whether the supply of good houses would not tend 'o diminish it. In a sanitary, in a moral, in an econo mical poiet of view, he was convinced that an increased supply of small houses was desirable. (LEFT SPEAKING.) ITALY. The Tuscan Monitor of the 29th ult. contains the following : " We are informed that the Bishops who lately held eoafurences at Florence, before returning to their re spective dioceses, have addressed a memorial to the Grand Duke, in which they represent to his Royal highness the necessity of terminating as speedily as possible the difficulties existing between the Holy Ste and Tuscany, and of prohibiting tl e importation from abroad, and the circulation among the people., of books which corrupt their morals and attack religion." It was reported that the Austrian head-quarters would be shortly removed from Florence to Leghorn, and that the main force of the auxiliary army would be concentrated round this last city. INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. On Tuesday, Feb. 5, (James Simpson, Esq., V.P, in the chair) the discussion was renewed on the Rev. 11r. Clutterbuck's paper, "On the Alternations and Depressions in the Chalk-water Level under London," and NN as continued throughout the meeting, so that no original communication could be read. It'was contended that the area of the Chalk District, subject to infiltration, for the supply of the springs and streams uniting in the basin cf the Colne, could not pos sibly exceed the original published estimate of 1131 square miles, and that the proportion of water filtrating 'hrougla, for that purpose, was much less than had es er aitberto been estimated, inasmuch, as records by Mr. Dickinson's gauge was to a much greater amount, than hose afforded by the gauges kept by other experimenters. It aas also contended, that the original position as sumed in the paper had not been weakened by the sub sequent discussion; that the observations of the chemists ilaci tended to confirm the statement of the pro )abil:ty of an infiltration of water from the Thames. Me practical conclusion to be drawn from the observations, recorded in the author's several papers were :—That the natural drainage and re plenishment of the chalk stratum might be traced and ace ,unted for, by observing the altars:Alen of level, in carious localities, and at different seasons. That any urge quantity of water abstr aeted from the chalk stratum, it any given point, caused a depression c f level around the eoiet of such abstraction. That in the upper district any -uch abstraction of wetsr would hales-fere with, and diminish the supply of, the streams, by which the drain age of the district was regulated ; and, lastly, that the tepri ssion of level under London, by pumping from Artesian wells, had proved that the rapidity of demand air( aly exceeded that of the supply, and that any attempt to draw a large additional quantity for public use, would be attended with disastrous consequences. It was suggested that, considering the great works of Arainage and water supply which were in contemplation for the metropolis, aed looking to the essential ina portance of having accurate and anti ea tic geological, information, in order that those great works might be ( x.t.cuted on a sound and certain basis, that the geological survey now being carried on by Govern ment, iu a remote district of North Wales, where no urgent med exis' ei for early geological isformation, and where no new works cf paramount importance were in progress, or its contemplation, should to trans 'erred at once to the metropolitan districts, with a view co throw light on the real structure, mechanical and chemical, of the de -p water-bearing strata, on which minions so varying and so conflicting, had been ad vanced _ _ _ _____ Auinquiry was made whether any steps had been taken by the Council, in consequence of the statement submitted at the meeting of Tuesday, January 29th, urging the consideration cf the manner in which the in terests of the public at large, and of the professior, were likely t) be affected by the attitude recently assumed by the Railway Commiss:en, in reference to the strength of the wrought-iron bridges used on railways. It was stated that the Council had not as yet:_taken any ;iecided steps in the matter, but that a course bad been suggested, which, being f)lloweel, would most probably sad to satisfactory results , . After this assurance the members expressed their confidence of the interests of he profession being in safe hands, and that every step would be taken for insuring their position cad profes eonal reputation. The motion which had been prepared, was therefor e .withdrawn; and the Chairman requested any commui cations on the subject to be made in writing to the Se cretary, who would lay them helot.° the Council. At the monthly ballot the following candidates tore July elected:—R. S. Haggar, R. Murray, J. S. Peirce, G. Sibley. H. Smith, and W. Strode, as Associates. The paper announced to be read at the meeting of Tuesday, February 9th, was " On the Theory of Ti ans verse Strain, with Rules for calculating and construct ing the strength c f Cast Iron Beams of different forms," ly Mr. W. T. Doyne, Assoc. Inst. C. E. THE HORSES OF SIBERIA. Tlierc a-c two distinct races of hones in Siberia, the Mogul or indigenous race, and the race imported by 2onquercrs. In the farmer cat egor y th ere are many, these e3pecially which are used in rural labours through :he country and in teams among the towns., whose breed, by dint of good fseding and careful training, has consiee:ahly improved, and which have acquired in size incl strength what they may halo lost in speed and live liness By far the crcatest portion, however, of the horses which Siberia boasts of are contributed by the Steppe, fr,)m its own pure Mogul race. .These are ugly, of n1:111 size, of uncouth sna k e , their coats curiously coloured, the it beads as huge as in the days of Zenighis Khan, the heads of their progenitors gon and pendant, and their ears . shaggy. On he other Hand , however, they are et fiery mettle and xtr..ordinary swiftness. Left in an entirely savage :fate, untended or unvexed, they wander in thousands, guided by their stallions, over the whole face of Siberia, tnel pal ticularly over the Steppe cf Barabinsk, nhich is THURSDAY EVENING, the prolongation of the Kirghish Steppes, aed which is appropriated pro-eminently to the rearing of horses. While summer lasts their Pastures afford them a plentiful forage ; but in winn.r they are reduced to the withered herbs which spardy dot the soil, and which they arc often driven, under the guidance of their in stinct, to disinter from depths of snow. In so vast a region as Siberia, where, for e alt of canals, railways, or steam-boat;, the horse is the only available medium of locomotion, the inhabitants have very netara'ly bestowed an anxious degree of attention upon the rearing if the Equine race. elnd as the im mense deserts which separate the inhabited localities turn every removal, however trivial, into a long expe dition, the grand object has bean to impart to their horses the utmost possible hardihood and capacity for bearing fatigue, privation, and the inclemency of the seasons—in a word, to impart to them the vigour necessary for those rapid and flying journeys in which all Russians delight. The results which the Si berians have attained in these matters are incredible. It is not uncommon to see their teams accomplish a dis- , Lance of 200 versts unchanged; and such is the acquit e I abstemiousness of their horses, that they of en remain for 48 consecutive hours under the yoke without being once baited with feed or drink. These extraordinary local severances, indeed, have re acted on the manners of the inhabitants, and Lave ori ginated very peculiar customs. In the north of Russia, thanks to the daring tempera ment which is one of the characteristics of the nation, the people's classic equipage of the " Treik" has from time immemorial served for picturesque contests, iu which the drivers if the rapid vehicle which is seen scouring the streets of the capital in every direction strive to surpass each other in dexterity, and in the prompt agility of their horses. In the south, on the con trary, the manners of the Cossacks, a race essentially equestrian, have made the saddle, not the droshky cusisior, the universal conveyance. Siberia, being com pounded in iti population of these two types of the Russian race, has become, by pro-eminence, the scene of these tournaments, which enjoy for a race-course a flit country of many thousands of square miles in ext eat. Every moment you behold along the high roads heavy trains (called caravans) of travelling carriages, whirled on at the utmost spud of their teams, and contending one with another in pace, pleoisely as if it was a real rats by the stop-watch. Indeed, in the very langusge of the people, the word "to race" has supplanted the term "to go." You are not told that "such a one has gone this way," but "such a one has raced this way." Each village, and, a fortiori, each town, has its own horse-races, which are made the occasion of con siderable bets among tho inhabitants, and have ac quired the importance of national festivals. The pre paratory training of the horses is very rigorous, and never lasts less than a fortnight. The whole of this period is spent in starving the animals, in order to give them greater lightness and spirit (sic in orig.), in bathing them continually, and in exposing them now to the frosts of winter, and now to the heat of vapour baths. In the preparatory races they appear enveloped in felt covering. Entirely deprived of food on the eve of the race, the horses are led into the arena feverish with impatience and hunger, neighing long neighs, plunging with eagerness, and their grooms have the greatest difficulty in holding them in at the starting-post. When the jockeys mount they are careful to turn their coursers' heads the way directly opposite to the true direction, and facing the barriers. Without ,this wecautkon, no power on earth could make the steeds await the signal. The aboriginal natives of these countries evince rare skill in breaking the wild horse. They throw themselves on his back without ca Idle or bridle, and bit him at the very height of his fury, after having first graspad his ears. Tne Tcherkissies of Irkousk have a different me thod. They first bit the horse which is to be broken, and then, while helpers hold the animal, and by means of long cords prevent his throwing himself dowr, in spite of his plunges the rider mounts, his feat being tare, and he himself armed with a COSf tva whip (nagaiha). By this method it is (al- to master a horse in the course of two or three days et most. In the chase after wild horses a peculiar breed of horses is emplo3 ed in Siberia. These are called outruchnui (picklocks), on account of al instrument used by the huntsmer, a, , ,d which is in the form of a long hook, furnished with a running knot.—Journal des flu ras et de la Chasse. DIRECT CALMS AND MOULTAN RAILWAY. The people of this country have been recently edified by an Americ an projecZ, for connecting New York and the Isle of Wight by a sub-marine electric telegraph. Per. haps some of our readers experienced a little jealousy at this signal display of enterprise and daring on de part of our brethren in the States. If se, we can easily restore their equanimity, for we assure them tLat no scheme over yet conceived, either at Washington or New Orleans, makes any approximation in grandeur or audacity to a well-considered and elaborate prospectus now lying before us. The object of this plan is, to be sure, nothing more nor less than a simple line of rail. way, lot this line is to connect, by a direct and perma nent way, the two stations of Calais and Moultan.l e_ee Allowing a few minutes for the subsidence of the ic credulity and bewilderment which such a proposal will create, even in minds familiarised with the expansibility of trunk-lines, and the intrepidity of projectors, we may proceed to make the scheme a little more comprehensible. Difficulties, it is said, vanish when you close with thera, and perhaps some cf those already rising in the reader's mind may wear a less formidable aspect when cen templi.tcd from a nearer point of view. In point of fret, the distance between England and India is of a very fabulous and artificial character. It used to be called 10,000, 12,000, or even 15,000 miles. The time consumed in traversing it has varied from nine months to three. Sir Arthur Wellesley mo destly stipulated fir four, as the limit of the pe riod within which there should be always a steady and constant communication between Portsmouth mid Calcutta. At the present time the journey from Bombay to Southampton is usually pet firmed in some 35 or 40 days, and there seems to be abundance of room for still further shortening the transit. For, after all, when we look at the plain facts of the case, India is only some few hundred miles further from us than the United States, though we have come to consider the la:ter country as lying at our door:, while we still regard the former as one of the uttermost parts of the earth. From Spithead to New York it is 2,820 miles; from Ostend to Hyderabad, on bhe Indus, it is only 3,805. Most certainly nobody has ever yet looked upon one e f these journeys as being only 900 miles longer than the other; but if the " Direct Calais and Moultan " ever comes int ) operation, the longer will become actually the shorter of the two. Now, let us look at the several stages of this very edifying journey. In the first place, ins tead of starting from Calais or Ostend, we may start from Vienna, for up to that point railway com munication may be considered as all early complete. From Vienna the line it,l)r was, actually °lea to Pestb, but hero we are stopped, and the next step, therefore, is to carry it as directly as possible to Constantinople. For this purpose it is projected to tile a due southward course from Pesth, through the valley between the Theiss and the Danube, crossing the latter river a little below the junction of the Drave, and entering the Eu ropean territories of Turkey just by Belgrade. From this point to Constantinople intervenes a distance c f about 500 miles, over which the lice will run along the salley of the Danube, pretty r early t) Nicopolis, when it will make a southward Lend to cut the Balkan, apparently by a pass cf its own, a little north-west of Eski!ara. After this the course through Adtienople to the Bos phoi us is clear enough, and so we stand at length on the borders of Europe end Asia, with about one-third of the wholo journey accomplished, and 2,400 miles still re maining before us—a longish stage, certainly, but not longer than will be in actual operation in the United States be fire five years are out. Turkey in Asia is now to be traversed from angle to angle—from Scutari to Basra—sayi! g nothing, for the present, about the Straits. The line will pass over the memorable field of Angora, the scene of Bajazet'a defeat, and will then shoot with the straightness of an arrow Le tweeu the Euphrates and the Tigris —the ancient regions of Mesopotamia. The ruins andrelics of Nineveh will Le brought close to hand. Babylon and Bagdad cannel fail if being attrective stations, even for the: o who stop short of Susa and Ecleatana ; and, before we have well recovered from the sensations occasioned by the scenery, we shall find ourselves on the coast of the Persian Gulf, about 2,800 miles from our starting port in the Channel. For the last 200 leagues; the road will have lain through antediluvian cities, cyclopean remains, gigantic sculptures, mysterious excavation, bituminous lake,, an d mosa i c wells ; and we may reasonably pause for a few moments before we turn our theodolites upon tracts which the most enterprising traveller have yetbut imperfectly ex plored. WYe have now two routes open to us. We may either take the great Desert of Karmen, and the wilds of Western Atlghanistan, driving right through the Sol) - man range of mountains, and striking our Indian territo ries pretty high up in the Punjaub ; or we may skirt the south-weetern coast of Persia, run exactly through the centre of Beloochistan, and debouch directly upon the old capital of the Ameers c f Scinde. Our surveys, traffic calcu lations, &e., are here mainly confined to certain statis tics .ipecting the capacities of loaded camels, and the tracks of periodical caravans; but the project before us prudently decides in favour of the latter-men tioned; and the line accordingly passing right through the ruins of Persepolis, cuts tho 13eloo chee frontier at its middle point, and then, turning a little southward, skirts the whole length cf the sea coast under the hills, and at length crosses the Indus a little below Meeance. The distance traversed in there two stages is about 550 miles in Persia, and, as nearly as pos sible, the same in Beloochistan. Perhaps, at this poin', it may be advisable to mention, for general information, that Beloochistan is a country bounded on the north by Aff ghanistan, on the west and ea. t by Persia and Scinde, arid on the south by the Arabian sea, and tentletad by an indefinable race, living under no descr ib able Govern ment. If, af.er this, we cannot sr ap our fingers at the Yankees, it will, as they exp:e.:s it, be a pity." Yet tie total estimated coat of this miraculous design is only 13,050,00C1.—a sum which might , in deed, hsve appeared considerable to Adam Smith, but which is a mere trifle according to present notions, land which,°' in fact, scarcely exceeds what has been actually spent in two domestic railways. The total annual interest on the capital is under 2,e00.000/., and the portion which, according to the terms a the project would have to be defrayed by the " Government " if Beloochistan is only 275,000/. We should like, hoe ever, to hear Sir Charles r'apier's opinion upon the amenability of this interesting population to proper instruction upon the points of international intercourse, free trade, Cabinet loans, end funded debt; nor can a e persuade ourselves that the ap parition of the projected cause-way would be unaccompa nied with a certain degrt e of abruptness in some of the dis tricts of Persia and Asia Minor. "Engineering difficulties," we ale well aware, have 110 W no place in a projector's FEBRUARY 1850 vocabulary, nor is it fit they should Lave; but there aro other not unimportant considerations in the case of a scheme like this. However, we have at list fairly beaten Vac Americans in comp eleasive surveys and audaciou3 Fpteuiation, and we have abundant reasons for believing that the scheme which we hare here detailed has actually been considered for years, has been digested with the aid of all accessible information, and has been devised with no other end than that of promoting 3 great national good.— Times. NETHERBY RENT AUDIT. On Tuesday last, on occasion of the half•yearly rent audit, Sir James Graham enternined about eighty of his tenants at the Graham Arms, Longtown. The Right Her. Baronet presided. On his health being pro posed by Mr. Reed, and heartily chtcred, be returned thanks. He met his tenants ith pleasure; it was,inderd, a duty when an adverse cloud seemed to hang over agricul ture. He could not but remember that in 1822, when the management of the estate devolved upon him, that then, as now, there were complaints, nit only of low prices, but heivy local burdens. Matters soon righted, and, doubtless, would do the same now; at all events, all the rates were much reduced, and habits of economy had grown up. None of his tenants had made application to him for a reduction of rent• In saying this he must rot be understood as having, from that fact, drawn an inference that his tenants were prosperous ; all he meant was that they had taken a view of the present state of agzieultural prices similar to his own—that they were under a cloud which would only be of temporary duration; and that they had the reliance upon him that when the proper time arrived he would meet them in a spirit of equity. He contrasted pre sent prices of corn with those of 1822 with 1835. They had then, as now, followed scars of high prices and short supplies, whereby cultivation had been stimu lated, and supply made abundant. He locked upon the present prices as transitory, and had, therefore, deter mined not take any step to disturb the present arrange ments between himself and Lis tenenti, until it was clearly ascertained what mere likely to be the permanent prices. He would caution all who heard him not to entertain the slightest ex pectation that the recent measures of free trade would ever be revered. That he believed to be almost an impossibility. It might be said that he had changed his opinions. He admitted that he had done so. He had at one time held that to raise the price of corn by artificial means must lead to an in crease of the wages of labour. his official po sition, as a responsible adviser of his Sovereign, had led him to a close investigation of the subject, and the office he held had given him access to facts of such un doubted authenticity, and of such a character, as to lead to a complete alteration in his views on the subject. He drew attention to the price of wool as an instance of the wrong impressions sometimes produced by great changes. Wool was an article of importance in the payment of rent ; and when the duty was taken off foreign wool great alarm was ere Wed amongst sheep farmers. The result, however, had been that the prices of British wool had ranged higher since the re peal of the duty on foreign, than they had ever done before. He next instanced the price of pork, as another proof of the ease with which false alarms were some- times created. On this point ho appealed to the ex• perience of all those who heard him whether the price of pock had not been remunerative since , the tariff came int.) operation.:. With- regard to the question of rent and to the system of making per centage reduc tions, he held it to be bad in principle. It waa destruc tile of the independence of the tenant, and placed the good and the bad farmer on the same footing, and, in tact, operat d as an inducement t,) indolence. He would rather wait the result of the present measure, and if the effect should be to reduce prices permanently, it would then become the duty of landlords to meet their tenants in a epirit of fairness, and make such a readjustment of contracts as would be just towards all. He had'not asked for in creased rents in 1847, when prices ler exceeded ordinary calculations, and the tenants had now shown equal for bearance towards him. The meeting was in all respects a pleasant one. It is right to say th:t no reporters were present, and that our statement is founded upon verbal communication.—Carlisle Patriot. THE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION OF 1851.—The Ma) or of Leeds (Mr. Joseph Bateson), by way of giving effect to the resolutions of her Majeay's Commis sioners fur promoting the exhibition ( f works of industry in 1851, has this week called meetings of all the principal morel ants and manufacturers in the borough, to whom the resolutions in ques• tion have been submitted. The names of a consider able number of gentlemen, representing the different branches of industry in the locality, have been added to the local committee appointed in Leeds in November last, and out of these there is no doubt that gentlemen of ability and influence will be chosen as local commissioners to aid in the exe cution of the Royal Commission. But one opinion ap r elrs to he entertained, that the proposed exhibition will have an important effect in improving the manufactures of the district generally, both by the emulation which it will crests amongst producers, and the opportunity it will afford them of seeking the most perfect specimens of the industry, skil', and science of this and other countrii , s. At the first meeting, held on Monday, Mr. J. Gott, one of her Majeity's Commissioners, was present, and steed that so far as he bad seen of Prince Albert his mind up e wed full of good and benevolent intention', and in car rying them out he displayed powers of a very high order. CHEAP DRYING•CLOSETS FOR COTTAGES. Wet clothes are the hereditary curse of the labourer; and in a well-arranged lodging he should bo able to place them where they will be dry ere l o next wears them. For this purpose a niche in the chimney is desirable, with a door to it, aid an opening at VI) and at bottom into the flue. This is hest contrived by building the opening at least 2 feet 10 inches too wide, and putting a half-brick partition into the breast; or it may be got behind a fire-placo in many cases.— Builder. _ _ SAILORS' FUNERALS FOR ALL.—A proposition has been made to establish large cemeteries a-s a eistAinoe from town, but seeing that these nowt one day become the centres of other populations, and considering that by this plan we should he entailing on a future generation the very evils we are now striving to rid ourselves e:f, I insist this would he only a I.a'f measure, and not at all suitable to the rapidly increasing exigencies of this me tropolis. I now, therefore, leg to suggest that the sea be made the common receptacle of the dead. This ith appears to me comprehensive, and I do not know of one feasible objection to its being carried out. lam aware that some will raise objection ti this mode of burial on the score of sentiment, but to my mind the idea is net so repulsive as that of allowing a multitude of our fel low-beings to corrupt in the very midst of our homes.— The Builder. PRESENT OF FRUIT TO THE LORD MAYOR.—Yester day the Fruiterers Company presented their annual gift if fruit to the Right lion. the Lord Mayor, consisting of twelve baskets of the finest n pples that could be pro cured. The selection was made by Mr. Jolley, of Far ringdon-atreet. His Lordship received the deputation in the most ho:pitable manner. ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.—The ordinary monthly meeting of, this society took place last Monday. G. R. Waterhouse, Esq., President, in the chair. The Presi dent nominated Messrs. Spenc', Stephens, and West, wood, as vice-presidents fjr the ensuing year. Several donations of books and insects were announced. Several new British Lepidoptera were exhibited by Mr. Douglas and Mr. Stephens. Mr. S. Stevens exhibited some beau tiful new butterflies he bad received from Mr. Bates, who is at present investigating the entomological tree.• sures of Para. He also exhibited a fine specimen of Eurycantha horrida from the South Seas. A paper was read by Mr. Stainton on Micropterya, a genus of small moths belonging to the family Tineidre. MURDER OF A GAMEKEEPER. HORNCASTLE, VER. s.—ln the neighbourhood of Roughton, a short distance from this place, Richard Taker, a game watcher, in the service of the Rev. J. Dymeke, was murdered by a gang of poachers early on the morning of Saturday last. Neither the deceased nor his two cora -1 anions were able to recognise any of the party. The police, however, are on the alert, and it is believed they hey° obtained some trace of their. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. ... L. Stewart, Edinburgh, auctioneer, to meet within Cannon's Temperance Hotel, Edinburgh, Feb. 8 and March 2, at two J. Reid, Glasgow, accountan', to meet within Carrick's tel, Glasgow, Feb. 11 and March 4, at one. T. Wilson, Hawick, manufacturer, to meet within the Tower Inn, Hawiek Feb. 12 and search 5, at one. J. M . Neill and R . M'Neill, Glasgow, cabinet makers, to meet within the Albert Tavern, Glasgow, Feb. 9 and March 2, at two. J. Bisset, Old Meldrurn, merchant, to meet within the Royal Hotel, Aberdeen, Feb. 11 and March 6, at is o. William Ross, Burghead, Elgin, shipowner and banker, to meet within the Royal Hotel, Elgin, Feb. 11 and March 11, at one. W. Anderson and John Mather, Glasgow and Edin burgh, carriers, to meet within the Star Hotel, Glasgow, Feb. 11 and March 11, at twelve. J. Dickson and J. Dickson, Blantyre, Lanarkshire, farmers and lime merchants, to net with i n the Hamil ton Arms Inn, Hamilton, Feb. 14 and March 7, at twelve. SHERIFFS FOR 1850. (From the London Gazette of Tuesday.) At the Court et Windsor, the sth day of February, 1850, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majeqy in Council, the Sheatis appointed fur the year 1850 were as _ _ _ Bedfordshire—Richard Thomas Gilpin, cf Hocklifft , Grange, Esq. Berkshire—Robert Aliffey, c,f Wakefield-park. Esq. Buckinghamshire—William Selby Lowndes, of W had Cambridgeshiro and Huntingdon. ire—John Vipan, of Sutton, Esq. Cumberland—Thomas Salkeld, of Holm-hill, Cheshire—Sir Arthur - Ingram Aston, ( f Attu, G.C.B. Derbyshire—Robert Arkwright, of Salton, Esq. Devonshire—Willi am Arundel Yeo, of Frerning ton, Ei q. Dorsetshlre—Henry Ralph Willett, of Merly-house, Wimbcrne-Minster, Esq. Durham—Robert klildyard, of Horsley, Esq. Essex—Thomas Burch Werton, of Felix-ball, Esq. GlouceEtershire—Thomas Gambier Parry, of High nam-court, Herefordshire—James Cbease, of Huntington, Esq. Hertf)rdshire—Fulko Southwell Greville, of North Myrns-Place, Esq. Kent—Matthew Bell, of Bourne-house, Bishops bourne, Esq. - Le:cestershire—Thomas Stokes, of New-Farks, Esq. Lincolnshire—Henry Fate, of Fulleek-hnli, Esq. IVonnacuthshire—Crawshaw Bailey, of Larthowy- Court, Esq. Norfolk—Edward llogcr Pratt, cf Tipton, EEq. Northamptonshire—William Bruce Stop!'or d, of Dray ton-house, Esq. NortLumbt.rland—Sir f'a't-'r Calverley Trevelyan, c f Wallirgton, Bart. Nottinghamshire—The lUght lion. Edward Strutt, cf Kin=. s d n x!'ordshirc2-llenry II il, cf Barton, Esq. Rutlaiadshire—The Hon. William Middleton Noel, of KE tton. Shropshire—Ralph Merrick Leeke, of Longford, Esq. Somersetshirc—Langley Sr. Albyn, A.lloxton, Esq. Staffordshire—Josah Spode, of Armitage-park, Esq. County of Southampton—Joseph Martineau, of Ba sil g-park, Suffullc . Thotta3 Rikewode Gage, of Hengrave hall, Bart. Surrey—James William Freshfield, of Moor-place, Brteliworth, Esq. Sussex—George Campion Court Lope, of W MHO, Esq. Warw•ickshi la—Darwin Galion, of Edstone, Wiltshire—henry Gai:ford Gibbs Ludlow, of Hey wood-house, Esq. Worcestershire—John Gregory Watkins, of Wood field, likq. Yorkshire—William Rutsou, of Newby Wiskc, WALES. Anglesey—Richard Griffith, ( f Bodowyrisaf, Esq. Brceonshire—Sir Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan, of Therrw, Bart. Carnarvonshire—lsaac Walker, c f Hendregadredd, Efq. Carmarthenshiro—William Davys Hisries Campbell Davys, of Nenaddflur, Esq. Cardiganshire—Thomas Davies Loyd, cf Bron wydd, Denbighshire—John Burton, cf Minero.-hall, Wrex ham, Esq. Flintshire—Rudolph William Basil Viscount Field ing, of Downing. Glamorganshire—Rowland Fothergill, cf Hensol castle, Esq. Montgomeryshire—John Davies Corrie, of Dysserth, Esq. _ _ _ Merionethshire—Edward Griffiths, of Gwtv,tadfeyn, Esq. Pembrokeshire—William Richards, of Tenby, Radnorshire—Edward Morgan Stephens, cf Llan. anno, Esq. STATE OF TRADE (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—The accounts of reduced estimates of the cotton crop, with stn:advance of more than one cent per lb. in New York, have entirely fiiled to produce any movement in this market. The estimates are regarded with much distrust by all parties; aid the buyers of yarns and goods hesitate, quite as much as before, to do anything at the current rates, beyond sup plying their absolute necessities. The business of the day has, therefore, been inconsiderable. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—The demand for flannels has been rather more limited than it was last Monday; but kersoys and coarse goods have met with a ready sale at former prices. In the wool market there is little change; prices are firm, and the manufacturers continue to buy for immediate use only. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY. The activity of trade continues here, so far as production is concerned, all de partments being fully occupied to a. coesiderable extent with orders; but the continued rise in prices of silk pare -1) zes, for the moment, the throwster and manufacturer, who are unable to realise a corresponding advance on thrown silks and goods. On the other hand, we have accounts from Lyons of the Ist instant, announcing a furtht r rise in prices of thrown silks, with a very heavy consumption, and that the manufacturers; were supplied with ()niers for some length of time. The dyers here are full of work for the present. The silk market is re ported very firm, with a tendency upward. Good and tine China silks it is said will ke scarce this :eason. Im portant public sates are announced to he held in London on the 27th inst. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—Business continues good, both in the Cloth Hall and warehouses. There is a better demand for finer woollen-, arlapted for the home trade. Wools are firm, and the stocks low. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—These was rather less activity in our Piece Hall tc-Jay than there has been of late, and ac demand for worsted goods is somewhat slacker, except for lasting's, which are extremely scarce ; the low rates which have ruled for that description of goods for some time past, and the difficulty of procuring lasting warps, even at a considerable advance, having greatly diminished the productiur. The quota tions for yarn continuo firm, and the spinners are fully employed, but they seem disposed to sell a little more freely. The sales of wool are not extensive, and prices remain as they were. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—OnIy a flat market t,3-3ay, but on Saturday last a large business was done. Many of the manufacturers are engagel working orders, so that a considerable delivery of goods are made direct to the merchants. Prices may be quoted a shade higher, and stocks are very low in the clothiers' hands. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Fcb. G. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF L, P. CAPUA. The bankrupt, described as a fruit-merchant, in Aid gate, and also as a brick manufacturer, came up for his certificate. Mr. LEWIS, on his behalf, submitted that the certifi cate should Le of the first class. His debts were 1,151/.. 103 S 3001., the proof of which had bean disallowed, and there was every reason to I;&ieve that the credi!ors would re paid 20s. in the pound. The COMMISSIONER —To what does the bankrupt at tribute his bankruptcy? Mr. LEWlS—Partly to the elopement of his wife with considerable property, and partly to his not receiving a considerable sum due from Mr. Isaacs. The COMMISSIONER said he could not certify that the bankrupt's losses had arisen wholly from unavoidable misfortune. He might either at once receive a second class certificate, or wait until the debts had been paid in full, and then receive a certificate of the first class. Lle noticed that a portion ef the bankrupts household ex penses were unvouchcd. Mr. LEWIS—Very few person?, your Honour, keep vouchers for their domestic expenses. The COMMISSIONER—Oh, dear yes! Some men make their wives keep a diary of every thing, down to the sal t.—(Laughter.) Mr. LEWIS preferred taking a certificate of the second class at once, and one was granted accordingly. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Feb. 6. (Before the CHIEF CoMMISSIONER.) IN RE WILLIAM HENRY 1101VE. The insolvent had resided with his brother, a baker, near Norwich, and excited great amusement throughout the hearing of his case by the bold and candid style in which he gave his evidence. It appeared that having had a " tiff" with his brother, he came up to London with 3/. in his pocket. Ho could not recollect the time of his coming up better than that it was when Rush was hung. The 31. were soon gone, and he ultimately obtained remittances amounting to 171. more. He then took premises in New Park-street, Southwark, at a rental of 40/. per year, on a lease for 21 years, as a baker's shop. He opened accounts with Mr. Candler and Mr. Moore, millers, and was begin ning to get a " Lice trade" together, when Mr. Lewis carpenter and builder, of Larkhall-lane, and another creditor, who had fitted up his premises at a cost of about 60/., said " they must have their money." Upon this he went to his attorney, who said the best thing he could do was to call his creditors together and make some arrangement with them. Mr. SARGOOD—And what property had you where with to make any arrangement? Insolvent—Nothing at all. (Great laughter.) The COMMISSIONER—Pray compose yourself. It is not necessary that you should make such great exertion when speaking.—The insolvent—Well, your Honour, you told me at first that you could not hear me. That is the reason why I speak so loud now.—(Laughter.) Mr. SARGOOD—Was there not an offer of 1301. made to you for the lease and business? The insolvent—lf the] e hac ) , I : should not have stood in this 'ere muddle. —(Laughter.) It was only an offer if I could show that I was doing twelve tacks a week; and you would not have me show twelve sacks when I was doing only eight sacks, would you ?—(Laughter.) That wouldn't have been fair, would it?—(lncreased laughter.) Mr. SARGOOD submitted that the insolvent had acted very foolishly in entering upon such a business without a penny of capita', and without any means of payment. The insolvent—l will contradict you in that. I would hale paid The COMMISSIONER—WiII you be quiet? Insolvent —I will still pay, your Honour, if they will only let me alone. I was doing eight sacks a week, your Honour, and my largest creditors, who are millers, will continuo to give mo credit if them 'ere carpenters will let me alone. The Commissioner was here inCamed by Mr. Jewitt, solicitor for the trade creditors, that they had every con fidence in the insolvent's int'grity, and that he would pay el erybody 20s. in the pound if he were allowed to continue his trade. Mr. COOKE said—The insolvent will undertake to pay 301. per year in liquidation of his debts? The CONEUSSIONER7ciIII you do that? Insolvent (with marked emphasis on the word wili)— I will do it, your Honour; I will get out of this " mud dle."—(Laughter.) An interim order of protection was granteti on these conditions. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Peroro Mr. Justice TALFOURD.) When the Learned Judge took his seat upon the bench an application was made to him with reference to the charge against the parties for forging Russian bank notes, and it was arranged that the trial should take place on Friday morning. • William litanphries (whose trial had nct concluded when our report left yesterday) charged with de manding money with menaces from Caroline Ellis, was found gui'ty, and Mr. lluddle3tone put in a certifi cate, which showed that the prisoner had been convicted of an offince of a similar character on a previous occa sion, and was sentenced to a long period of imprison ment. Mr. Justice TALFOURD sentenced the prisoner to be kept to bard labour fur eighteen monthF. James Grattan, 34, artilleryman, pleaded guilty to the charge cf forging and uttering a bill of exchange for 200/., with intent to defraud James Henry Hance. Sentence was deferred. William Caleb Thomas, alias Caleb William Bishop Thomas, 20, described as a printer, was indicted for feloniously uttering a forged 101. note, with intent to defraud the governor and company cf the Bank of Bngland. , th , if, Mr. Carkson and Sir J. Bayley prosecuted, and t prisoner was defended by Mr. P.;.yne. Mr. PAYNE addressed the jury at some length for the f.q.ce, and be endeavoured to impress upon them that the prisoner had been made a dupe o f by other wore guiltartie The yp jury s. returned a verdict of Guilty. Sent °le° der,r:ed. The grand jury were discharged shortly before the rising of the Court. NEW COURT. (Bcfore Mr. BULLOCK.) Jane Manning, 49, married, was iedic'ed fo stealing a quantity of paper, the property of her Majesty. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Clerk appeared for the prosecre ,ion; Mr. O'Brien defended the prisoner. Mr. BODKIN stated the case to the jury, and said that the procedingP, which were instituted by the Crown ugqint t the prisoner, were Weep, not on account of h e irtrinsic value of the propeity stolen, but from the va ll.l and public importance attached to them in consequence of their being records of proceedings before the co mittccs of the Houses ef Parliament, and some of hearing manuscript indorsements of judgments g iven I appeal cases before the House of Lords. the On being taken into custody, the woman told - officer that she had received the pal ers from her has; band, who was watchman in the House of Lords, and she understood that they were his perquisites. Mr. O'BRIEN contended that the evidence was very unsatisfactory a; to how the prisoner became pess ea r e a o fo f r the particular paper upon which the prosecution re! a conviction; neither was it very chanty shown that 1:1 0119e the paper i• the: a question had ever found its way to the ad of Louis; anti begged, tt at as the prosecution bad failed to show . how the poor woman (whose hushat4 was l d o f position to have taken the articles) became posse s° to the property, that the jury would not compel boll account for it. d're Mr. BULLOCK having summed up, the jury acel ln the prisoner. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. James C. YolluleAnsP,ltsS-1-ciVh-airig(e) d US wi E til having rabbecel., his r c matter, Mr. M`Ketixie, ef No. 38, Corn-hill, Bto ho N On the 12th of January, Mr. Maenzie's clerk gairait!r the 24Bl. 185. who was errand-boy, a crossed chop, 0.1',., ~.3i. 185. to pay to his master's credit, at Messrs 11.71 -Lme , and Smith's, and it was afterwards diteoveni; that the amount or which credit was giv e n, b ° goa amounted to 243/. 18s., and that an alteration bau . be made in the pass-book. On Friday, the 25th °f 11) 0 same month, when the prisoner was in the office' b y ea clerk placed twenty sovereigns of his own facial note'lli • sh-box, in which he had deposited a fi v e.pound • c h and put the cash-box in the iron chest, the "Y °f 11111 9 was kept in his deak, locked his desk, and lea, e ,: °l. tbe thing safe as he imagined. On the following °like& prisoner he absconded, but the clerk found his desk loc k + the key key of the iron chest within it, and the cash-bo% I:9y, I : l g h t. place, apparently undisturbed. When ill / c to 1 0 box, however, was opened, the sovereigns were no clerk seen, but the 51. note, on which the name of th e was written, of there by itself. aPP re. }:cAndnortihceerproifsothneerLoinveimpoololldapyoliniceorfcoLcl;,seid h e r icer in the. the Mersey, on board a vessel bound fir New Yor k ' i rgiiie second cabin of which vessel he sat, in the assu al Ai n n - e n tba t. which he soon relinquished upon of Clark, fint r - tb - S o t o b e i it was all up with him. He then acknowledge,' d robbed his master of considerable sums c f na ii , o nel o from time to time, that he ha I paid the Foo tl e l e WO America in Dublin, and that he hal spent a" " f r cni collected together, in going to Ireland and comi n g - D el h lreland to Liverpool. lie also said that al the fa ti v rao f Ic..ha d d atter all his depredations, amounted to the s 9„, which was found upon his person. 'she prisoner was committed fir tr:al. GUILDHALL. Thomas Almond, of No. 7, Ellis- s quare, ly i e in re's road, clerk to Mr. William Cox, of No. 18 ' ~:. d i jo e n i ' } all, Old Broad-street, solicitor, was replan" — e'" ctoffice,heal4gteha noidfn stealingsnot. re ak in g ii v open a m t e c u s p la d fi yo i soyer go 0 a A M n r 7 . l A E l e d d e g t r m a a v n e SALO3IONS declined to to b ait coln's-rourt, Drury -lane, e n bar b , C ‘ L v a R g h a ' v E e N h IV r E resideL L. c 0 N 0 . 13, 8 1,, f o i o te . ~,..st., was pla, , ied tt the Mr. Coombe, charged by Mr. John 13enjon'a " j aw' architect, cf 8, Barnsbnry Villas, 'sling toe'' , 6 fst • tcv w ith l'e noying him, and attempting to extort niOneY 4 charge. e tie le ' The woman had followed Mr. Wyaq for se m f rob' anti phbriicsogla a ecd t : ulaurstsetor thef i g ni a ? v s. e t ai h tni i o m an -in t o custody hhoeuussee,cafnipmfatm.. eN.v,,ya:itistiit:so:: charge. Mr. COOMBE said the prisoner was 112100 t ° . 0 0 t ) t p o o r 2,p t ir a ro t . i d o ßu n ceen f r o t yh r e l T i n f 7 e lec . :so A soao s ray i t w evidence. as s Mr . W yatt's prosecute, he would remand her for a week, to g"" inten,tAl lid door poor i f the p fi ar l i A sh il o Y f • tors 0 4 L s E t. :o: y. ' i E eb . one, Was obi i co ; . t ; , 01 a of the inspec il on a warrant with having committed an 11, 95 a n o dbettas v w i l o i l o en h t ad description upon a real named Virm. " ° A greagtodneealtooftheeviwdeo;keahoounseeift,h)rerrealidieef.was gA;fodo_ and the case was ultimately disposed of by u—e o ne WI being fined 20P. and costs. c , r t . „ THE COUNTRY MARS- - - r) ; 0 1 0 EDINBURGH MEAL Merour, Fria. 5, There 8011; 6rif market to-day 27 sacks oatmeal, each weighing '2 , 1/ , - f iae perial, whereof 25 sold thus :-3 at 1/ 5s Ocl, e ; r age Bat 114 s Od, 2 at 1/ 39 3d, al* sat 1/ 3s Od ; a c L o f of the whole lids Od 0-12ths. 4 sacks flour, wh e li tha s ,'sl, at 28s, and 2at 255. 7 sacks pot-barley, which 0 , 1 01' 1 (Pearl) at 11 lls Od, 2 at 1/ 6s Od, 1 at 114 0 O uP and 2 at 1/ 2s Od. Sec' o p 8 ESINBUBIIII HAY AND STRAW MARKET , """ • l e tot 6d per dit plies again large. Oat straw, from Si Od to 99 of 16 stones tron • wheat ditto, 6s 6d to 8s Od ; b , r be Si 6d to 7s Od. ' Hay, from 8d to 10d per stone. o ' o , ` ,Ol LEEDS, FEB. s.—We have large arrivals of f er „ Pio, dulness which prevailed so long still continues ; ti; orm er t i di er steady sale for wheat, and prices do not vary from ' 01.1 0 6 Barley as before ; the same applies to beans, es ,!,, f a ls-- -w 3,53; articles—the business limited in each. . 1 " 1 peso' 14,225 ; oats, 1,518 ; _ba r l e y, 375 ; beans, 1,60 i ; fro rapeseed, 473. at W h i t sal e . NEWCASTLE, FEB. 5.—A good delivery of wi le gu agig 0 ot the country and coast, which met an exceedinglYt clefitlo at Is per qr. below the rates of Saturday, and L i , voll„,:iief market some quantity was left unsold. In f° re '"obs t j e er' done, although all descriptions are offered on s°7 3ut of I, to , terms. Barley in plentiful supply, and dull sale, „ova To effect sales in flour, is reduction must be 9 4 " 5/0 InDALKEITH other articles no change. MEAL 111..kax - rr, FEB. we t t his 4. __Ther arley to o bags ortmeal„ 9of barleymeal, and 4of po t -b er bag IWO day's market. Sales ready. Oatmeal down 6 ° , 1 3d P e " top, and 3d on the second quality • barleyrae cheaper pot-barley ls per bag Ler. 6 0,1 00 , Si , if a Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lba. First 6 ( 1 4 imperial ~g '2 3 Barleyrneal, per ditto 16s 6d ;:•• - " S Peaseareal O do d °CI Flour ... *** —s 0,1 Pot barley .- 213 Od Od Hilda b Original aoin West COALH art 1 ey . M B a r s ing s Hartley Budd' ..... , ,1 le BW. Hartley l6s Od I ******** °' lARRET._YSsT~~~4:,,,,.•' !!! r e ! Jam on ..... Carr's Hartley MA' ' Wall's rb e , cc.. Ord's Redheughlss ar ' ▪ . 0 ▪ 4 West Hartley Wylani 9 9d d c Lum ad le oc y ... .. .•.. .. • j 043 17s Gd 16517 s Od od Hartlepool ......... Brown's ... Bewicke and Co..▪ .. 163 9d Whitworth .......... 17~ $ ..... Sefton Sefton.... ...... ********* ••oheuol I tr o hn e ne . y.•.r. e. . • e slsl ; 5 1 14s GdCownden Tces ••:.„* t h . , 1 61 • Meth' 1 4i Eden Main 18s Cd Howard's NV ••'maTget, "41'2, Bell - 17s 9d Ships at 10 Delmont lBs Od f" OW. , il the Si ) p a Pe WINDSOR ELECTION.—M Htl I. -- , t e to '" t ELECTION. — Mr. a cle , General rADv E f ß or T Ireland, was yesterday returnerAnu O c t,' went for this borough, there being no orP esji 'M ' f ' l e i ~ , , „ li ge - ,611 ISEMENT.]—A remaricaffie - - The ,o fula" cured by Holloway's Ointme nt and Pilt n tlire! s ) ie: 11r. Alliday, 209, High-street, Cheltenhatn, Irtieicti.eirsie'in,leiheal old was afflicted with scrofula in the neck , an creased so fearfully that in four years he had te e best ejoeffet, body besides a tumour between the eyes. 'f be : se f, l'A treatment afforded him no relief', the blood be'nedisee.",;,oo,l that it was considered impossible to subdue th e r id "-We this crisis Holloway's Pills and Ointment were ee°,401191-010' with great success, for in two months the boy 'go, . s t - tbe i liPh" by their use, and he has continued well for the e—, , e' ) m — e S n o t l , d 2 b 24 y , a s ll t D ra r n u d g , g L is o t n s d a o n n d . at Professor Ifollow -- BIRTHS. On the Ist inst., Lady Townsend Farqubar4orfb::::lll4l r' On the 2d inst ,at Ulster-terrace, Regent''' Li ve of A. Giles, Esq., C.E , of aAO' • son. w i le pl. On the Sd inst., Mrs. He Dickinson.+'" u pool, of a son. On the 3d inst., at Gloucester-road, Regent'S4sll‘;ellte. fP i • ' Bassett, of a daughter. lady 0 pt . On the 3d inst., at Horndean, Hants, the the nant-Co'onel Butler, of a av daughter. 101 10 On the 3d inst., in Cendish-square, the 1 Ri On de, of a son. Pan cras Witg l . g TP the 4th inst., at Oakley-square, St• • gl t he - of W. C. Glen, Esq., of a son. ters hire' s r On the 4th inst., at Yale Rectory, Glo uce PI fi 'of the Rev. G. L. Harvey, of a daughter. „, er ing o A On the 4th inst., at Bow, the wife of F. tin e ' e OP of a son. _bill, tb On the 31st ult , at Norlancl-square, Nottivg of C. R. Berkeley, Esq., of a Eon. Walwor . iDat;" MARRIED. A Pit en the 2d inst., at St. Peter's, th, r li ore f j , ....q,, Liverpool, of t o Emma, Felldaub hte „el l, tia"'pat e Esq., of the former place. s• J• O' the On the 2d inst., at Lewisham Church, A.r . be r of • .„ of St. John's-wood, to Esther Elizabeth, da lj g - , 4 P' . J. F. Atlee, Esq., of Deptford. . t. AlbAll i i;jor e o i On the 4th lost , at St. Michael's Church, of L et „4 , Robert Wyatt, eldest son of R. 'Wyatt, Esq , join , heath, to Sarah, widow of the late J. K. ' the Bank of Austria. On the Ist inst at Bo . ; :dtil. 44 ' Staines, Mildleiex, aged g6n2 --- --- or: LI T. On the. 2d inst., Martha, wife o e artha, DI ED. ther NVilliar J2 lOl ') era* a s c Vad. , ° g e n" On the 3d inst ,in Vincent-square, J. kferris,oirj,-jeute- OA the Ed inst., at Dover, Anna, widow , Ge o n n era t l h S e ir 4 J t a h mesL a n t , KijaCs.tßin., G.C.1., S c...6,,5e1eel °.' youngest son of the inst. , late Mr. Justicegs Gl3ainstelecee.4 '. ad , e d i r il a; ,5,,,5.s i if A Native e , D v l n n g ti t i I o e n nf 4 : : n h tr i 3 n: :a., aged et t 1 1 5 V 9 a . v erley - place, St Jou". at eet ' l ' taro Richard Morison, formerly of the 30th R e g' 1 1 ' IP tile It ° Oa the 4th inst.. Elizabeth, the relict of B • 1 of Greek-street Soho-square. _____ ~,,iisti;iffio _.. ......-.....-772______ ---- to y u ....- ~ - I , London : Printed and Published by altPire. Pic).o No, 112, Strand, Printer, at The Seo3 _ .. 0 th 'i coo l Strand, in the Precinct of the Savov. m * lalatgrxi Thuroday, February 7; 185°•-