The Sun. — London, England, 1845-02-15 00:00:00

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. The THIRD EDITION of THE SUN of LAST (Friday) EVENING contained — pearly Five Columns of Parliamentary Intelli gence, including a full Report of Sir R. Peel's Speech on bringing forward the Budget, up to a Quarter before Seven o'clock. The Promotions in the Army. The List of Bankrupts, and The Bank Returns, from the London Gazette. Report of the Meeting of the Direct Northern Railway Company. The whole extending to nearly Seven Columns. An EXPRESS EDITION was published at Half past Eight o'clock, containing nearly ten columns of the Night's Parliamentary intelligence, including a verbatim report of the whole of Sir Robert Peel's speech in bringing forward the Budget. Just ready, in 2 vols. post 8v 0., SCENES and ADVENTURES in SPAIN DURING the YEA.RS 1835-1840. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty). _Now ready, in 3 vols. with 34 Illustrations from Original Drawings, price 31s. Gd. bound, THREE YEARS IN CONSTANTINOPLE ; OR, DOMESTIC MANNERS OF THE TURKS. By CHARLES WHITE, Esq., " These Three Years in Constantinople may be safely taken as a text-book with respect to Turkey, its people, and its manners. Mr. White's useful work is well worthy of the attentive study of all who would know Turkey as it Is. Full, searching, complete, It will dissipate many prejudices, dispel many vague notions popu larly entertained of the much maligned Turks." —Morning Chronicle. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE of this day contains the fullest exposition of SIR ROBERT PEEL'S YINA.NCIAL MEASURES; Critical State of Ireland and Fallen Position of O'Connell—the Political Frankenstein at the mercy of his uwn Monster ; with the Letter of Cotton Twist ; and all the sews of the Week. Office, 337, Strand; and all Newsmen. THE CRIMES- QUADRILLE, for Threepence, elegantly printed in full-sized music folio. 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By whom is published, price only 165., splendidly hound and emblazoned, TIIE MUSICAL TREASURY for 1845 ; containing Seventy-one Pieces for the Pianoforte, Vocal and Instrumental, comprising Songs, Duets, Glees, Catches, Overtures, Quadrilles, Waltzes, Polkas, Galo- padee, &c. •By far the most beautiful musical work of the season. We en tirely approve of the selection : it is a thousand times more valuable than the no-meaning trash styled New Music'." Morning Advertiser. No one in possession of this volume can say he has not got a mu sical library."—lllustrated London News. " Great judgment has been displayed in the selection of the music." THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated Balfe's Grand Opera, THE DAUGHTER OF T. MARK. Lusignano, Mr. Burdini ; Adolphe de Courcy, Mr. W. Harrison ; Catarina Cornaro, Miss Rainforth. After which, will be repeated a Grand Ballet, entitled LES DANAIDES Danaus, M. Iloguet ; Euricles, Mr. lievvell ; High Priest, Mr. O'Bryan ; Lynceus, Mm. H. Vestris ; Polyctor, M. Del forte!'; Alemenon, Mr. Webster; Egyptian Chief, M. Einart ; Hypermnesta, Mdlle. Maria; Automate, Madame Mart ; Amymone, Madame Guibilei ; Agave, Mdlle. O'Bryan. THEATRE ROYAL, lIAYMARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Comedy, in Five Acts, entitled OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HEARTS. Colonel Rocket, Mr. Stricklazd ; Littleton Coke, Mr. Charles MatheWs ;- Tom Coke, Mr. Webster ; Bob, Mr. Buckstone ; Jesse Rural, Mt. W. Yarren ; the Countess of Pompton, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Lady Alice Hawthorn, Madame Vestrts ; Miss Rocket, Miss Julia Bennett. After which, USED lIP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Wurzel, Mr. J. Bland ; Mary, Miss Julia Bennett ; Lady Clatterbuck, Mrs. llumby. To conclude with THE MILLINER'S HOLIDAY. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. UNDER TILE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Drama, entitled THE GREUN RUSHES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Connor O'Kennedy, lir. Selby ; George, Mr. Hudson Wild Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Muster Grinnidge, Mr. Wright ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Geraldine, Mrs. Tate' ; belly O'Neill, Mrs. Fitzwilliana ; Miami, Madame Celeste. To be followed by a New Dramatic Anecdote, entitled THE SOLDIER OF FORTUNE ; or, The Irish Settler. The Duke of Anjou, Miss Wooigar ; Captain O'Rorke, Mr. Hudson ; the Baroness Beanpre, Miss Fortescue. After which, THE CORPORAL'S WEDDING ; or, a Kiss of the Bride. Sir Felix Marmalade, Mr. Hudson ; Major Griskin, Mr. Selby ; Lady Arethusa Gr:skin, Mrs. Frank Matthews ; Nancy Cobb, Miss Woolgar. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Another Triumph of a New Drama, called " The SoUier of For tune ; or, the Irish Settler." THIS EVENING THE GREEN BUSHES, or A Hundred Years Ago ; by the Author of " The Wreck Ashore," " Victorine ' " &c. Principal Characters by Mews. 'Hudson. Wright, 0. Smith, Paul Bedford, Selby, Cul lenford, and Worrell ; Mrs. Yates, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, and Madame Celeste. After which, a New Drama, called THE SOLDIER Or FORTUNE ; or, The Irish Settler. Characters by Miss Woolgar, Mr. Lambert, Mr. Selby, Mr. Hudson, and Miss Fortescue. To con • elude with the New Farce of THE CORPORAL'S WEDDING ; or, a Kiss of the Bride. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will bo performed FAZIO. Giraldi Fazio, Mr. Graham ; Bartolo, Mr. Oxberry ; Bianca, Miss Cushman (her first appearance in England), After which, THE REAR-ADMIRAL. To be followed by LE SALON DE BAL. To conclude with lIIGII LIFE BELOW STAIRS. • THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER TEE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will bo repeated a New Comic Drama, entitled TARING POS SESSION. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Meadows, Craven, Kinloch, A. Wigan, Yarnold, Bender, and Stanton ; Mrs. A. Wigan, Mixs Arden, Miss Howard, and Miss James. After which, THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vining, Collier, and Turner ; Miss Walcott, Mrs. Usher, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by a New Farce, entitled A MODEL OF A WIFE. Principal Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, F. Matthews, and Mea dows ; Miss Walcott, and Miss Fairbrother. To conclude with VALENTINE AND ORSON. C orincipal Cha racters by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, Wigan, lier, Turner, Kialoch, Yarnold, and Keeley ; Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden, MiS3 F brother, Miss Grove, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss James, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. (Under the Direction of Miss Davenport.) Engagement of the celebrated Tragedian, Mr. OTWAY, who will appear in conjunction with Miss DACRE, of the St. James'i Theatre. THIS EVENING will be performed CORIOLANUS. Coriolanus, Mr. Otway ; Volumnia, Miss Dacre. To be followed by a Ballet called JOCK OF INVERNESS, in Which Mr. Bologna, Mr. Flexmore, and Miss Wright will appear. Concluding with SKETCHES IN INDIA. Tom Tapes, Mr. Roxby. Miss Davenport will re-appear as Juliet on Monday next ; Romeo by Mr. Alfred Ormonde. ASTLEY'S ROYAL A. 31 PHITIIKATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. Last Night of the Southern American Minstrels. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE ROYAL FOX HUNT ; introducing a Real Fox-chase on the Stage, by Living Fox and Real Pack of Hounds. To be followed by the Melodies of the American Southern Minstrels. Entire Change in the Circle. —Unequalled Feats of Horsemanship. To conclude with the Pantomime of HARLEQUIN JOHNNY GILPIN'S RIDE ; or, The Black Witch of Edmonton. Johnny Gilpin, Mr. Wells • Clown, Mr. Barry ; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury Harlequin, Mr. Lewis ; Columbine, Mrs. J. W. Collier. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Last Night of the Pantomime. THIS EVENING Will be performed Mr. Fitzball's Drama of HOME AGAIN ; or, The Lieutenant's Daughter. Supported by - Messrs, R. llonner, N. T. Hicks, Neville, Seaman, Miss Martin, and Mrs. Honner. After which, a New Three Act Drama, entitled WOLSEY, in whioh the whole of the Company will perform. To conclude with the Pantomime of POUNDS, SHILLINGS, AND PENCE. Harlequin, Mr. 11. Harvey ; Clown, Mr. T. Ridgway ; Pantaloon, Mr. Henry Corri ; Columbine, Miss Slaiter. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Continued Triumphant Career of " Marlanne"—Succeas of the Two New Dramas, supported by the best Company in London. THIS EVENING Will be repeated MARIANNE ; or, The Child of Charity. Sap ported by Messrs. Osbaldlston, 11. Howard, J. T. Johnson, J. Her bert, E. Jones, and IV. Searle ; Miss Vincent, Miss E. Terrey, and Mrs. E. Jefferson. After which, a New Petite Drama, entitled A NIGHT'S FROLIC ; nr, Once in a Hundred Years. Ludovic, Mr. T. 11. niggle ; Nicksus, Miss Vincent ; Grechen, Miss 7.. Terrey. To conclude with an Original Nautical Drama, entitled THE LIFE RAFT ; or, the Two Reefers. With entirely New Scenery, Machinery, and supported by the entire strength of the Company. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, FEB. 15. TIIEU.NOMETER, Lowest, 28 ; Highest, 40 ; Noon, 36. BAROMETER, 30.07.-WIND, N.W. NoTic.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and ‘ 4 Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Thermometer during the preceding twenty -four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-MIDGE TIIIS DAY. Morning •• minutes after 7 1 Evening •• 57 minutes after 7. SECOND EDITION.. .t Vttl ''' ,m 1 017 7 7 •1.4 i. ' . '- y ....,-. 1 ,- „ . ir ~ . rtf.. , : - • I), • .... ..'" zvz ti . !.•..: .d.^..-". .., , , . , .4.46' eiteixing -';im LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 1845, The House of Lords sat for a short period last evening, but transacted no businesset at Four o'clo c k. of importance. one The House of Commons m Among the petitions presented w as Mr. T. DVNCOMBE from Mr. MAzZINI en the by p subject of post-office espionage. The Hon. Gentleman after wards gave notice of a motion on the subject for Tuesday next. In answer to Dr. BOWRI77G, Sir ROBERT PEEL stated that the Government was not satisfied with the manner in which the commercial treaty with Turkey was carried into execution. The House having resolved itself into a Committee of Ways and Means, Sir R. PEEL rose for the purpose of bringing for ward the Budget. Having alluded to the early period at which he brought it forward, he said that, after the snuouncemeat in the speech from the Throne, that it `.y Tr w a.. J .K ~•v .J ~C _ ~_,__; TFIE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1845. mated that each one of the Excise duties presented a prima facie case against its ex istence in its present shape, but it was impossible to deal with all of them. He proposed, with regard to Excise duties, to abolish altogether the auction duty, and to charge 151. for the auctioneer's licence generally, for which he would be enabled to deal with every description of property, instead of making it necessary for him to take out a variety of particular licences. He proposed also to do away with the duty on glass, a duty which amounted to between 200 and 300 per cent. on the price of the article, and which subjected the manufacturer to the most vexatious regulations. He anticipated the most beneficial effects from this latter re duction, both in a commercial and a sanatory point of view, and considered the abolition of the duty on glass far preferable to the removal of the duty on windows. He believed that from our superior facili ties for manufacture, this country might almost supply all the world with glass. These were all the reduc tions which he proposed to make, and the fol lowing he estimated as the loss upon each :—The estimated loss on sugar, 1,300,0001. ; on coal, 183,0001. ; on minor articles imported, being the raw materials of manufactures including staves, 320,000/.; on cotton-wool, 680,000/.; on auction duty, 250,0001.; on glass, 640,000/. ; the total loss to revenue, 3,338,000/. ; very nearly absorbing the whole of the surplus. He did not believe that the income-tax necessarily dimi nished the revenue from the assessed taxes, and he proposed its continuance in order to enable the Govern ment to make this great experiment in the reduction of taxation. And the period for which he should propose the income-tax would not exceed the period for which it had been originally introduced. He did not ask that the income-tax should endure for more than three years, and, at the expiration of that period, he hoped they should be in a condition to dispense with it altogether. In every case of reduction he had absolutely repealed a tax, and, therefore, from the increased consumption of the article he could not expect any benefit ; but he hoped that indirect and incidental effects would be produced, and would be the cause of increased con sumption of many articles subject to duty, and by invigorating the industry and extending the com mercial enterprise of the country, and by indirect channels to supply that void which he could not hope to supply by direct taxation. These were the conclusions to which he had come, after most mature deliberation, and he submitted them to the judgment of the House. The Right lion. Gentleman then sat down, amidst great cheering from the Opposition benches. Indeed, it was remarkable that throughout the whole of his speech the cheering, which was on many occasions most hearty, came almost exclusively from his op ponents. His ordinary supporters sat on the Minis terial benches in sullen but most significant silence ; they seemed to be, to make use of a nautical phrase, quite taken-aback by the Budget. A desultory conversation followed, in the course of which Mr. LIDDELL denied, and Lord HowicK de nounced, the combination of the coal owners in the north. The latter Noble Lord also protested against the continuance of the distinction between free .labour and slave-labour sugar. Several Hon. Members took part in it, and as had been pre viously suggested by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, the far ther discussion on the subject was postponed until Monday. The CHAIRMAN then obtained leave to report pro gress, and the House resumed, and immediately afterwards adjourned, at a Quarter past Nine o'Clock. Sir ROBERT PEEL last night brought forward his Financial Statement, or Budget, for the current year, in a speech of some three hours and a half duration, which was certainly one of the most remarkable ever delivered from the Treasury benches. It was a mani festo of principles as well as a summary of details ; and in the former of these characters comprised much which evidently affected the great party who act, ostensibly, with him with more decided senti ments of astonishment or disappointment than of admiration. On the other hand the Opposition, throughout almost every part of the address, re sponded to the appeals, and sanctioned the doctrines of the Right lion. Baronet with a cordiality and decision which must have been very gratifying to his feelings. For our own parts, we must confess that, on a very careful perusal of the whole of this memorable statement, we are de lighted to find on how many points, notwithstanding the broad and important questions on which we have had to express and still entertain a decided dissent from his opinions and views, we can declare our un limited concurrence with him. The objections, at once the gravest in character and most important in amount, which remain upon our mind, after duly con sidering all the important features comprised in this speech, are, first, that it proposes to maintain the in come-tax for three years longer—secondly, that it holds out no prospect of modifying the cruel pressure of that tax upon the smallest and most hardly-earned incomes, by a well considered scheme of modification. On the first of these points we have so recently adduced our reasons for holding that the income-tax ought to be re-imposed for one year only, and afterwards, if its continuance be found indis pensable by Parliament, from year to year, so as on each occasion to bring the matter distinctly under the review of the Legislature, that we do not feel justi fied in now resuming that argument. On the second point, we really feel that if the Premier would re cast his scheme, and improve the scale of gradation on which the income-tax shall be levied, instead of adopting universally the proportion of 7d. in the pound sterling, he would disarm a host of fierce opponents, and neutralise many of the objections that are enter tained to the impost by the friends whose support he is most anxious to conciliate. Out of the immense mass of details over which he passed with comparative facility, and in a plain, business-like, perspicuous manner, we select a few for recapitulation, as tending to develop the condition of circumstances under which his financial projects are brought forward. It seems that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in April, 1844, estimated the expenditure of the financial year, terminating in January last, at about 48,643,0001., and the revenue at 51,790,0001.—leaving a probable surplus of in come, of 3,147,0001. But the net surplus which had actually resulted had proved to be 3,357,0001. The expenditure for interest on the Debt, and all the fixed charge of the Consolidated Fund had been 32,862,0001. The charge for army, navy, ordnance, and miscellaneous services, 17,784,000/. ; together 50,646,0001. ; but the revenue has netted 54,003,0001., so that the surplus yielded was as stated above, 3,557,0001. But on the general aspect of the different branches of the Public Revenue, the Right Hon. Baronet felt justi fied in anticipating that, on the financial quarter, ending sth April next, there would be a surplus of revenue on the year, as compared with the last year, of not less than 5,000,0001. Of this sum, however, certain items, such as 385,0001. on account of the China ransom, and other smaller casual incidents, would represent an aggregate of 500,0001. which could not be regarded as so much permanent revenue. They would not be realised again. Of the revenue for the year ended sth January,lB4s, namely, 54,003,0001., the very large anaount of 5,190,0001. had been produced by the income-tax. This income-tax it is the inten tion of Government to propose to Parliament to renew for three years longer, on the grounds set forth by the Right lion. Baronet in an advanced part of his speech. But in his estimate of the revenue for the year ending sth April, 1846, the Right Hon. Baronet, in the first instance, assumed that the pro duct of the income-tax, so continued, should not be taken into account. He would merely take credit for 2,600,0001., as the half year's produce of the income-tax of 1845, which would come into the first quarter of 1846. Adding this sum to 22,000,0001. estimated receipt on account of Customs; 13,500,0001. ditto Excise; 700,0001. Post office ; 150,0001. Crown Lands; 7,200,0001. Stamp Duties ; and 4,200,0001. Land and Assessed Taxes ; together with 600,000/. on account of money to be received from China ; the aggregate revenue would be, without the renewed income-tax, in round num bers, 51,200,0001. Sow the estimated expenditure for the same period would be—Charge, Interest, &c., on Debt, 28,450,0001. ; fixed ditto, Consolidated Fund, 2,400,0001. ; together, 30,850,000/. ; to which must be added for the estimates, if founded exactly on that of the current year, 17,700,000/. ; in all 4 8,550,000/., which deducted from the revenue ( 51 ) 240 ) 0 000 would leave a surplus of abut 2,650,0001. The Right Hon. Baronet, however, proceeded to enumerate the various causes which would effect and modify these calculations. He en forced, with great ability, the absolute necessity which existed for a large increase, as well to the establishment of our navy in the number of sailors, as:to the number of line-of-battle ships we ought to have afloat and in efficient condition. This increase, he showed, the mere wants of our commerce and colonial empire, and the exigencies of their protection, imperatively required ; and without offering any reasonable cause of jealousy to foreign powers, these ships and an enlarged and improved steam navy the Government were determined to maintain. The House received these declarations with a favour to which we think they were eminently entitled. We congratulate the country on such a manifestation of political, as well as domestic fore sight, if we may so express our meaning. The in crease of men will be to about 2,500 more than those now actually employed, and 4,000 more than were voted last year. We shall have more than ten sail of the line afloat. There will be an increase, also, in the army corresponding to the scale necessary for keeping up the relief for colonial and foreign services required by the rule of our military establishments, which demands of each regiment a rotation of ten years of foreign and five years of home service. With these additional demands, the.estimated expenses would he— charge of Debt and Consolidated Fund, 30,795,000/. ; Army, 6,678,0001. ; Navy, 6,936,000/. ; Ordnance, 2,142,0001. ; Miscellaneous, 3,200,0001. Total, 49,751,0001. With the Property-tax the Revenue estimated would amount to 53,100,0001. ; so that the surplus would be 3,409,0001. With this the Right Hon. Baronet proposes to deal. He proposes to diminish the duties on various articles of consumption ; on various raw materials entering into our manufactures ; and to economise the charge of revenue collection. Sugar will be dimi nished to the consumer by about lid. per lb. The Excise duties will be largely remitted. Glass, auctions, and staves are among the chief objects of remission. "As a general principle," said he, "we propose the abolition of export duties on all articles,"—an an nouncement which we hail as one of the most wise and statesmanlike, and most beneficial for the commerce of this country, that ever proceeded from a British statesman. We would, for the present, content ourselves with adding that the grand experiment of reducton on Customs' duties now levied will embrace 430 articles on which a revenue is collected. In short, the scheme of Sir ROBERT seems well calculated to excite and reward native industry and British trade,.to invigorate British enterprise, and to throw off of our vast commerce the antiquated trammels of a hundred successive Govern ments. Let him go on and prosper, say we, if this be an earnest of his future career. The Paris papers announce that the Chamner of Deputies had constituted itself into Committees on the Secret Service Money Bill, and out of nine, six Committees are Ministerial and three belong to the Opposition. The:following members were appointed to the former :—Marshal BUGEAUD, MM. DESSAIGNE, DEDELLEYME, DELESSERT, DE PETRAMONT, and FuLcnnto.i. The Opposition succeeded in getting only MM. ODILLON BARROT, DUFAURE, and BM LAULT. The Conservative party therefore reckon on a majority of thirty-three, and feel perfectly confident as to the result of the debate on the Bill in the Chamber. The Ministerial papers,lowever, urge the necessity of unity. " The Conservative party," says the Journal des Debats," has an incontestible majority in the Chamber ; and what might not that be if those who professed to be imbued with the same principles as we are would vote according to their principles, and not sacrifice measures to false prejudices against men. We are bound to declare that the real Opposition in the Chamber does not perhaps reckon more than 150 votes. Still it will be with a majority of 33, if the Conservative party succumbs, and then it will be its own fault. It knows that in this case its fall must be followed by that of the Ministry. Under the name of the Parti Pritchard, or that of the Parti des Eunuques, the electoral proscription wound strike equally the Con servatives who have voted for the Address and those who abstained frow voting. The language of the coalition journals does not leave the least doubt on this point, and the vote of yesterday is about to re double their rage. But of what importance is this to us ? Our safety is on ar ce e m t o h r e e m in os o t u n r u o m w e n ro h u a s nd an s. d l t l h r e e shall lose our cause if we have any division amongst o urselves ; we have ent eehqicedeof thee of a membersid of no one of t he ne to re mainpositile form , a m st a e n ro n , er yh b w most strong. This has just b een proved in the most Committee." The Constitutionnel, however, takes rather a diffe rent view, and contends that, so nearly are the par ties balanced, that even in the bureau, where the Ministry has the greatest advantage, their fate de pends on chance. Possibly, this conclusion is not far from the truth, for nothing is more uncertain than the result of a vote by ballot in the French Chamber of Deputies. The majority obtained by Mini s t e r s had a favour effectso Funds, and the ma r k e t c l os ed as fol lows c l22f. 75c. ; for u Three per Cents., for cash, f. 5 : —nc: ; Fi for 2e 2 account, 85f. 10 e . N ew L oan , 86f. 5 c . ; ascupontiv the f . eBro cc.ets., for ca s h, Bank ofFrance Shares, 3,260 f. Neapolitan, 102 f. 40c. Spanish Three per Cents., 41. Spanish Five per Cents., 39. Paris and Orleans Railroad, 1,160 f. Paris and Rouen, 1,106 f. 25c. Rouen and Havre, 892 f. 50c. THIS DAY'S NEWS. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) IN TAE MATI OF TOR LUDLOW CHARITIES. Th e h Court The Lord Chancellor sits in the House of Lords on Monday and Tuesday next to hear appeals and W r it s o f error. Th e Judges are also expected to attend . t f e u r wholether arguments day . VICE-CHANCER I '.-(TH I S DAY.) The Vice-Chancellor of England was occupied the whole morn ing with the further arguments in the part.heard cases of reuse v. Brooke. QUEEN -SQUARE.-THIS DAY, Miss Osborne, whose case has been so frequently before the public, appeared this morning at the above police-court. Mr. Clarkson was engaged for the defence, and on the en. trance of the lady impugned, accompanied by her relatives, the Learned Counsel said that he did not think it necessary to call witnesses, as he assumed that the Magistrate bad already decided upon sending the case before another tribunal. Mr. Burtaszr, said that he had so decided. Mr. Clarkson—ln that case he begged through the medium of the press to say that as an impression had gone abroad, that his client had with the sanction of her family committed these acts, he was authorised to say that the young lady's education and her morals had been looked to with a most scrupulous attention ; and that, despite of certain eccentricities, she was as well con. ducted as any young lady in her station. Recognizances were taken for her appearance at the Sessions, and she left the Court in charge 03 her friends. SIR R. PEEL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT.—We are indebted to the enterprise and public-spirited exertions of the proprietor of The Sun newspaper (through his agent, Mr. M anse ll, j un ., of Union street), fur putting us in possession, by special express, at one o'clock this morning. of an ample report of Sir Robert Peel's im• portant Financial Statement, in the House of Commons, last night. We make this acknowledgment as an act of justice to Mr. Young, to whom the country has been, for a series of years, indebted for his efforts t o com municate early and accurate intelligence on all subjects of vital interest to the national welfare.—Birmingham Journal. DEATH OF Mat. LAM AN BLANCEIARD.—It is our most painful duty to announce the sudden death of Mr. Laman Blanchard. He had lately suffered a severe do mestic affliction; and his uncesing. anxiety during th e progress of the long and harassing . illness in his family, which terminated fatally, had so injured his own health, that fits ensued, which finally led to his death. lie died about half-past one o'clock this (Saturday) morning, and has left four orphan children to lament his loss. Mr. Blanchard is well known in Periodical Literature. His graceful verses, his lively stories, his wit th a t y from never had a touch of malice, are known to who oa y ghr aa r dp e h a ,a d e seemed e s . a d e T r hpteoe spring r m e ~ p c A rh p a os p pe s ); n ta e an v ne e o r u was sl a man his essay, a witty p brain. There was an amenity in everything he did. and And, indeed, how could it be otherwise, seeing that he himself was the very impersonation of kindness and goodness of heart. Mr. Blanchard was lon g in the service of Lit •aasam e mber of the press, in various ways, for more than twenty fight ye throughout—bravely ars;beginning 3oung, fightingratur an e. upward , —independently, without envy or uncharitableness— until he reached the age of forty-two, when he died. We may fearlessly assert that no man ever ran the same career, in the same circumstances, who left so few enemies, and so many, many friends. These few facts are addressed to strangers. His independence, his per severance, his untiring kindness, and his many sterling and amiable qualities, need no demonstration to his acquaintance or his friends. We have received from different parts of Flanders accounts of tho dtunoge dm to the crops by the cold. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. A large business was done in Cotton at Liverpool again yesterday. Sales 8,000 bales, including 3,000 on speculation. —Shares were firm, with a fair demand. Birmingham and Gloucester, 135%; Caledonian, 6% 7% ; Churnet Valley, 7% 1 / 2 ; Eastern Counties, Perpetual, 51 . 13 s. 4 d. ; Glas gow and Dumfries, 315.; Ditto and Greenock, 15 3 / 4 16; Harwich, 174 ; Liverpool and Manchester, Half, 103 ; London and Birmingham, 238; Ditto, Quarter, 30; London and Brighton, 55%; London and York, 63(, 3 4 • Direct Northern, 2% • ' Manchester and Birmingham, 64 1 / 2 ; INlidland Counties, 40/. Shares, 8 1 / 2 8 ; Newcastle and Carlisle, 120 ; North Bri tish, 13%; Preston and Wyre 22%; Sheffield and Man ' chester, 105 ; Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 6 % ; South- Eastern, 41 ; Ditto, No. 1, 16% ; Trent Valley, 16% 17%; Northern of France, 5%. The sole engrossing topic of conversation in the City this morning has been the financial expose of the Premier in the House of Commons last night. On the whole it is held to be satisfactory—the item of income and property-tax, per haps, excepted. A rapid march in favour of free trade prin ciples has been made by Sir Robert Peel ; at least such is the opinion of parties interested in mercantile affairs in the City. A sop in the pan has been given to the agri cultural interest, for neither is there to be an alteration in the corn-laws or the malt-tax proposed. There has not been any arrivals from the Colonies to-day. In the;Funds this morning there has not been much altera tion. Consols, for Money, have been done at 9914 %, and for the Account at 99% 13 / 1 . The Three per Cents. Reduced were pretty firm at par to 100 1 / 2 , and Exchequer-bills at 545. to 565. premium. South Sea Stock has been at 117. Bank Stock has fallen from 112 1 ,4 to 111%. But a very few bargains were made up to mid• day in the Foreign Securities. Spanish Three per Cents. have just been quoted at the same price as yesterday. The Portuguese Converted at 59 ; Russian Metalliques at 119 ; Mexican, at 36 and 35%; the French Five per Cents. at an improvement to 122, with the exchange at 25f. 70c. The quotations of the other Foreign Stocks are much the same as they were yesterday. A very large amount of business has been transacted in he Share Market to-day. The corrected list is annexed. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 21 2 1,4 211% 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lO O l /2 ICO 3 per Cent. Consols Anns 9 9 1 / 2% New 3% per Cent. Annuties Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 1-16 1 Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 ll% Ditto 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 South Sea Stock ll7 Consols for Account 99%% Exchequer Bills. I%d. 1 1 / 2 d. 1,000/. 500/. ... ......... ......... Ditto Small — PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Columbian Bonds. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 35% Ditto for the Account. Ditto Deferred Stock 16% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto Converted 59 Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent ll9 French Rentes, 5 per Cent. Exchange. Dutch 2 1 ,4 per Cents Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 9i%% Ditto 5 per Cent. PRICE OF SHAPES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Birmingham and Gloucester 100 135 ...... to Bristol and Exeter Ditto New Bristol and Gloucester Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln Chaster and Holyhead Churnet Valley 2 —B% %% 1 / 2 1 / 2 to Cornwall ... Pirect Northern ... ......... .. 2% 2 l / 2%... to Dublin and Belfast Junction 2% 5 34 to Eastern Counties 14/. 16s l 7l N... to Eastern Union Ditto Extension Great South and W. (Irish) 5 Ditto Extension Great North of England 100 179 ...... to Ditto New 5 39 . ..... to Ditto New Great Western Ditto 1 ,4 Shares London and Birmingham ...100 235 Ditto Quarters London and Brighton... .50 5 6 14 57% to 56% London and Greenwich... 12/. 15s. 4d 10,4 to London and South Western.. 41%...... 79 1 / 2 to 79 Ditto New 2 l /2 l 2 l / 2%.. to Ditto, New London and Croydon Ditto Guaranteed 5 per Ct. 4 London and Y0rk....... 214...... 7 Manchester and Leeds 73 ..... Ditto Half Shares - 32 Manchester and Birmingham 40 65% to 66 Midland 100 Ditto New .. 2 Midland, Birm. and Derby ...100 Newcastle &DarlingtonSvnc. 24 ...... 48 Newcastle and Berwick Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ...... 21 _ . _. North British ... 7 1 ,4 14 % 3A... to Ditto New 1 3% to Norwich and Brandon lO ... 16% to Oxford and Worcester 2 1,4 Rugby, Worcester. and.Tring 1 Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 2 1 / 2 76% 7 to 634 South Eastern and Dover ... 33% 41% ..... to 42 Ditto New, N 0.2 2 12% to Ditto New, No. 3 214...... 10 9 1 / 2 ... to 10 South Wales Trent Valley 2 ...... 18 1 4 ... to York and North Midland Ditto Half Shares FRENCH RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens Great Northern of France ... 4 Lyons and Avignon Orleans and Vierzon Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2 Paris and. Orleans 2O ...... 43 Paris and Rouen . Paris and Strasburg... Tours and Nantes ... 1 MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 14.—There been more inquiry for Railway stock, and a fair business h been done, without much variation in prices :—Birmingha and Gloucester, New Shares. 4%; Blackburn and Presto 14 3 / 4 ; Bristol and Exeter, 82 ex new ; Manchester and Bi mingham, 65 64 3 / 4 ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendal 11%; Preston and Wyre, 22 1 ,4 ; Sheffield and Mancheste Quarter Shares, 12 3 / 4 ; South-Eastern, No. 3,7% premium ; Barnsley Junction, Half Shares, 2% ; Birkinhead, Manches ter, and Cheshire Junction, 7%; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 6; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 61 ,4 %; Ca ledonian, 7 1 %; Cambridge and Lincoln, 3% Churnet Valley, 7 1 % ; Ely and Bedford, 38s. 375. 6d. ; Hudders field and Manchester Railway and Canal, 5 11-16 13-16 ; Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 4%; London and York, 6% 3 / 4 ; Newark and Sheffield, 2 1 4 ; orth British, 13% ex new; Ditto, New Shares, 2 3 / 4 ; Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 1 11-16 ; Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Dudley, &c., 64 ; Trent Valley, 17% 3/1- LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THISDAY.) Lormorr, FEB. 15.—Wind, N.W., fresh breeze and fine. DEAL, FEB. 14, P.M.—Wind N.N.W., light.—Arrd. Thos. Young, Romford, and Mary Ridley, Shearer, Calcutta ; Lady Faversham, Welsh, Madras; Unicorn, Mullins, Mauritius; John Brown, Thornhill, Ichaboe ; Grace Darling, Madeira. Put back, Anna, Robertson, for Madras. The Lady Fever sham, from Madras, got ashore last night in the Cockle Gul came off with loss of rudder, and has anchored in the Downs. PENZANCE, FEB. 13.—Wind S.S.W. to S.W. fresh.—Arrd. Theresa, Virtue, Guadaloupe, for Havre, with loss of sails, &c. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 14.—Wind N.W., fresh.—Arrd. Ingle wood, late Kerr, China; Hope, Clark, and Mary Holland, Plomer, Ichaboe ; Sheridan, New York ; Trewartha, Cork, with damage, having been in contact off Tuskar with the Titania, bound to Smyrna, since put into Waterford. The Sir R. A. Ferguson, Rhode, from Clyde to Malta, foundered off Tuskar, 11th inst., two men drowned, having been in contact with the Hopewell, bound to Maranham, since put back. GREENOCK, FEs. 13.—A ship, name unknown, was par tially dismasted, Dec. 1, off Agulhas Bank, during a sudden squall, in sight of the Athol, arrived in the Clyde. KINGSTOWN, FEB. 13.—A barque belonging' to Liverpool, and a French brig, had been condemned and sold at Ichaboe, previous to the sailing of the Isabella, arrived here. Tnußso, FEB. 11.—The Josephine, of Limekilns, hence to Shields, has put back leaky, and must discharge. HULL, FEB. 14.—The hornet, Shiels, from Middlesbo rough to Yarmouth, was dismasted, off Flamborough Head, sth instant, and subsequently wrecked on Sand Hall; crew saved. The Rotherham, ashore on Saltcoats, has discharged her cargo in good condition. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) c (INTENT -G AIM E I . The supply of Vegetables being small the demand was somewhat active at very full prices. All kinds of Fruit were a slow inquiry at late rates. NUN GETLFOR.D. The supplies of most kinds of produce were but mode rate, yet the general demand was inactive at barely sta tionary prices. NEWOATE AND I.EADMINNAZI.. There was a large supply of both Game and Poultry, while the general demand was heavy at late rates.—Prime Mutton, Veal and Pork sold freely, other kinds of Meat slowly at our quotations. Beef from 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 6d; and Pork, 3s to 4s 6d per Sibs. NEWPORT. Prime Meat is in steady request, at full prices; but other wise the trade is dull. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 6d ; and Pork, 3s to 4s 6d per 81bs. BILLINGSGATE. The supplies of Fish continue extremely large, owing to which the quotations have declined to some extent. WIIITECHAPEZ. We had rather an inactive demand, yet prices were sup ported. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 53 6d ; and Pork, 2s 10d to 4s 4d per 81bs. • BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are from 7d to lid ; of Household ditto, 5d to bid per 41bs leaf. HIDE litilltßZT. Raw Hides, at per stone of 141bs :—Best Steers and Heifers, 5s 6d to 5s 10d ; Middling Hides, 5s to 5s 4d ; Inferior ditto, 4s 6d to 4s 10d. Sheep and Calf Skins, at per skin : Market Calf, 6s 6d to 8s; Long-woolled Sheep, 3s 6d to 5s ; Short ditto, 3s to 4s ; Lamb Skins, is 6d to is 9d; Shear lings, 6d to Scl. A. 11...1-4 V V , 11../ 14 1 L 111: J. JLII..JL 11 i 16../ 4.1 • BRIGHTON, FRIDAY EVENING.—Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Buckley (Equerry in Waiting to the Queen), took a carriage airing in the morning, and afterwards walked in the Queen's-park. The Queen and his Royal Highness also drove to the Chain pier, and promenaded there for a short time. In the afternoon the Queen and Prince Albert drove out in a pony chaise, attended by Colonel Buckley and Colonel Wvlde (Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert). Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and Prince Alfred, attended by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, took a carriage airing in the morn ing, and were driven on the Chain-pier. In the afternoon their Royal Highnesses were again taken out for a carriage airing, accompanied by Lady Lyttelton. The Hon. Matilda Paget arrived at the Palace yesterday, and succeeded the Hon. Miss Murray as Maid of Honour to her Majesty. In our yesterday's paper the name was erro neously stated to be " Bagot." . . . . . There is no addition to tie royal dinner party this evening. Among to-day's calls have been the Marquis and Mar chioness of Breadalbane, Lady Limond, Lady Polwarth, Earl and Countess of Airlie, Colonel Gascoigne, Lady Hotham and Miss De Trafford ; Colonel, Mrs., and Miss Bolt ; Rev. Dr. and the Hon. Mrs. Holland, Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Leicester Stanhope, Major and Mrs. Waymouth, Dr. Blair, Hon. Colonel Ogilvy, Dr. Turner, Captain Brandreth (Scots Fusilier Guards), Captain and Mrs. Thomas Martin, Captain Craven (Ro y al Scots Greys), Captain Cator, Captain Dennis (Enniskilles), Mr. Strode, Mr. Hazlewood, At. The Earl of Liverpool took his departure from the Palace last night at eleven o'clock for Buxted. It is expected that her Majesty wili honour the Noble Earl with a visit at Buxted to-morrow. DEATEE or COLONEL STRUTT.—This venerable and respected gentleman, whose considerate bounty to the poor in the neighbourhood of Terling we have so often had occasion to record, died at Bath, on Tuesday last. In early life, during the troublous period of the French war, the deceased rendered essential services to the Government, while commanding different regi ments of Essex Militia in various parts of the kingdom ; and having married a daughter of the first Duke of Leinstet, his lady, in consideration of those services, was created a Baroness, which title on her death, about eight years ago, descended to her son, the present Lord Ray leigh. The loss of this veteran officer will be deeply regretted by a large circle in his own sphere, and widely felt by those who found the hardships of their lot amelio rated by his bounty.—Chelntsford Chronicle. The Bishop of Ely continues in a very preca rious state of health. We have, however, the: authority of his Lordship's medical attendant for saying that he is not in immediate danger. On Wednesday and Thursday his Lordshipsat upfor about an hour and a half each day; and on the latter day he was able to dictate a letter. But, considering Dr. Allen's advanced age (74, we believe), no very sanguine hope can be entertained of his re. covery from so severe a paralytic attack as that with which it hath pleased Divine Providence . to visit him.—Cambridge Chronicle of this day. DIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY. —ln our report of the meeting of the Shareholders in this undertaking, held yesterday, (which appears in another part of Me Sun) it has been brought to our notice that we inaccurately stated that the Board of Trade had reported unfavourably on this line. This of course was a pure inad vertance, it being well known that the Board of Trade have not yet directed their attention to the York lines. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.—The arri vals of Corn to this day's market are good, considering the state of the river. Wheat is slow sale at nearly is. below last Friday. Fine Barley maintains its value, but middling sorts are almost impossible to sell. Beans and Oats in limited demand, at last week's prices. IPSWICII.-THE GISLEIIAM MURDER.—Mr.Francis, of Beccles, the attorney for William Howell, who was executed at Ipswich on the 25th ult., has published a series of documents, to show the worthlessness of the evidence of Harriet Botwright, the principal witness (after the murdered man himself) against the prisoner.— Nr,rfolk News. EXETER Ham..—The Sacred Harmonic Society repeated Handel's Judas Maceabeus last night, under prec'sely si milar circumstances as before : Madame Caradori Allan, Mr. Leffler, and Mr. Manvers being the principal vocalists. Miss Pouitcr made her second appearance, and was heard to much more advantage than upon her debut, her nervous alarm having in a great measure passed away. This young lady is likely to be a useful appendage to the Sacred Harmonic orchestra ; for her vocal indications are promising. Her voice is a soprano of apparently extensive compass. MinAcuLous ESCAPE.—On Monday evening, on the half-past six o'clock train from Birmingham approaching Spetch ley station, a man named Smith, a resident of Peopleton, near Pershore, and who appeared to be somewhat under the influence of liquor, jumped out of a second-class carriage before the train had fairly stopped, and his foot catching the step he was thrown down, part of his body being drawn under the train, his head being on the outer side between the wheels of the carriage and the wall of the station. While in this perilous position he was dragged a distance of some yards, and all who witnessed the occurrence anticipated nothing less than certain death as the reward of his foolhardiness ; however, on the train stopping he was extricated, and it was found that he had escaped with the loss of two or three fingers only from his right hand, and after a short Interval he was enabled to proceed to his home.— Cheltenham. Examiner. BRUSSELS, FEB. 12.—Since the return of the Mi nister of Public Works from his visit to the tunnel of Cumpitch, the Committee has met several times to consider of means to re-open the communication. TIIE IRON TRADE.—III consequence of the great demand fbr iron, it is confidently stated that there be lumber ad tee et li Fc ten,—.l(rmirogrtain FRG THE BUDGET. CHRONICLE.—AIthough unable to-day to enter into a alderation of the details of "the financial sta tement " rch rauro by Sir Robert Peel last night, we cannot allow th e opportun,(eitLise pass of expressing our admiration of the bold and comp principle upon which this large remission of taxation has been rtl_ad:, Nor is it so much with the present application of that Prin e tP_T be with its direct and inevitable tendency, that the public ws._ of pleased. The ominous silence of his own snpporters, the Opposition, and the (dismay so painfully pictured in the f the Knightleys, the Inglises, the Rushbrookes, Esc., were all Pin rant commentaries upon this free-trade demonstration. We ssiou ''S however, too much deplore the obstinacy (it would be Pr to lous to call it consistency) which led Sir Robert t ree eeesea involve himself in such an arrangement as be s the chaecors_ of of the sugar duties. From this part of his plan, ilo wev f b , sis trust he will be yet obliged to recede. The subject will be o r cussed in the course of the ensuing week, and we do not yet despa ir seeing Sir Robert Peel sacrifice those hypocritical pretexts ,soo the markets of Brazil and Cuba are threatened to be closed, r 9 sound principles of commercial legislation to which he paid confide p c -LS_ Heal homage last night. Sir Robert Peel may upon the support of the Liberal party in dealing with sugar an a „;. o .. corn, as he deals with eo many other articles that were form tected. tected. We owe Sir Robert Peel a deep debt of gratitude for t t r cellent purposes to which he is turning the monopolist wajorlsr an brought him into power. Should that majority turn restive, el,tf r ' os ts, anger, in disgust, or in selfish apprehension about their own br of rely with confltlsZ we say again Sir Robert Peel may depend u; on the opponents. Several membt rs at once recorded their the scheme. Some few objections were started, and Lord Jo .. 1 1 ( „ r o , sell stated that he considered the Right Hon. Baronet ' s prOPto4 the to sugar to be the most important and:most objectionable Pa r .4 ow scheme. The Noble Lord said he should be ready to go into to • cusdon on Monday, on which day the Committee is to sit , an - , o Upon one question we hope Sir Robert will be compelled to V e sss Surely, after the admissions of last night, a majority of the g e “'i s x. Commons should insist upon a repeal of the odious in s t bs; While there is yet time, let the country make itself heard uPef row a saupPpirorbhantio.,ll.,o6f. question. Petitions should be sent in from every coun.Y an in the kingdom. , POST—What our amiable and lively Contempora r y , t" e ,„ses pa wil: say to this, after its elaborate commendation of surP s ' s ry s re. public works, 'we really cannot imagine. But the des-K.04,e s ee sources of the higher orders of geni interesthl 7 140 efittr A take into account the great personal which the su's - m de. in the value of British land, and in the prosperity of the ' „sib interest, we cannot but admire the dauntless devote(lonoeisnarrierrial which he gives himself up to the promotion of the colU ider. and mannfacturing interests, and the total absence from hlacourses ration of the interests of landlords and farmers. We mean , th ' s, w hat' their immediate interests. Doubtless , he expects that, in the el?" „ t ors ever enriches 3lancheater and Liverpool will benefit the farming : cats, eat from Cornwall to Caithness. In the meantime, however, sil o to of the landowners and occupiers may.seem to many of the a come' ss o l father hard. They pay the greater part of the property OW tax, yet that is to be kept on solely . (as the Minister ado-14N_, great experiment may be tried in .the reduction of tiixottion;urog benefit of the merchants and manufacturers. A million an d s 4 mist is to be added to the expense of the year, solely (as the a nd admits) to add to the defence of our incre as i ng commerce , ! , - so i OS • for national purposes independently of commerce. Th e arts,. 630 of Minister contended at great length, is mainly kept up for th eir s oar our colonies, and our colonies are necessary for the sa ke of so ot 14 merce. The army, therefore, and the expense thereof, oa f s ea.; reduced. So, then, expenses continue for' the sa ke e r e, .1 merce, and they are to be increased for the sake of corvin e oce , three millions a year of taxation are to be taken away for th e ,„oo 4 commerce and manufactures. It is all very well so far a 5 C ° ;: n , ate and manufactures are concerned, and these interests , av ee s , sir 1-1 ! mighty. But there is another great interest which pay's ,.. "• 1 10cola`i greater part of the property-tax, and a fair proportion of the .uu sat tax, and which is not now prosperous, whereas tile consu e ri e teref b a manufacturing interests are now prosperous. Yet that gre,, i Pai n gets nothing but the permission to continue to pay wha t s t l ise t ,„"s hitherto. It was a pity that, when the agriculturists ils., s i s?) , make a Ministry some years ago, they did not make a Igisi l "Ssias would at least think of their existence upon national oces" great importance. . e? l as TIMES.—The pleasing nature of the Premier's Was ba rge ( fully accounts for the joyous haste with which he has dlae-De Or/ s air that is to say, on the seventh night of the session, ss is • anxiety he had displayed to publish the preliminary doeuhl`- dat qui cito dat, thought Sir Robert, and resolved not to sp oil 40 ( 1 the t r° magnificence by delay. He was, too, in the situation 0 „ s iert ,ss landing at a foreign port, and immediately besieged bY th e , {h od commissionaires of twenty different hotels. " Close with one , a rest will leave you," whispers a friend. The Minister 1 10 , e ser the objects of his favours, and we may enjoy a little Pe a ' s nots, present. In the first place, the Premier proposes to ta lt s e o salla s t 7; lease of the mine which has yielded him these golden 0 , 1 . ) , a r to A te For three years longer he claims to sink his shafts and sonic dad tunnels, and make all sorts' of bores and cavities, to s ros r w s i recesses of our private affairs—to bring up, break, smelt, *Ow suer,, means and our industry, as if it were so much rough his precious three per cent. Now for the bright side of UT: A very material reduction in the sugar duties takes the le a `: d y csa e s temporary arrangement" of last session, as it is industrioa•-stll ` se 4 gave satisfaction to neither party, and has been attended ro de, 5 . 111- imperfect success. On a half enunciated prin c iple of fr ee sse vet e siO still more, perhaps, on a point of honour, the Premier Pei lit , Ofie to a serious reduction of the differential duties, which the 'usitst' finances at that time did not allow him to render more P, b so s e the Tel interests. A more roomearos is 0 0 , rived. The duty on both. foreign and - colonial sn,s t ae P satl, reduced far beyond the expectation either 0 ' fe sieg siss, American or West Indian planter, while the P re : s - eat' OW, is diminished below even Sir Robert's of last than Ow is a triumph to all parties. Even Mr. Miles has more s' ff elo was Si. 15s. 9d.; that on our colonial, It. 55. 3d. • leas - ill; oS o$ duty of 10s. 6d., which, it will be remembered, ' Mr. Mil Let '`.`"e„ 11 increase by 4s. odd, and on that question the Gover a ,'"So sin ietSw but overthrown. The day of tea has not yet arrive(' a nd so i l el abolition of the import duty on cotton-wool is the n a i l col l6 ' - te ti , considerable relief to our manufacturers, merchants , s a- ss s The tax amounted to 12% per cent. on the value of the ra in being a great actual increase on its relative pressure i t iisars,ss posed, which was at a time of public necessity ; an d wall''' . operated to the absolute extinction of portions a our foss est and trade. The necessity of this remission we h, as t re At te sPO pointed out, and we may suffer it now to speak for its." ( doS4 la at one fell swoop, 430 items are struck off the lis t l ' ss ollP - pt , articles. The greater part of these have returned verY;S", pitc h' • the revenue, and occupy the four lowest schedules $ lished expository statement, where they look more isss s its or botanical index than a national tariff. An ilur aen and expense is saved by this 'wholesale excision, whal e r ola .(s inspection is not to be given up. The list inclu des ;S io n, ( ""sola s S luxuries and helps to comfort, taste, and even inf o r, "by tb e abolish many of the petty robberies now suffers'. _ 'ls, ward traveller at the moment he salutes his nail siti s o " t s , o crafts, and sciences will be allowed a freer use of forel i g ±ds. 1 . 130 cabinetmaker will be allowed more variety of ru s a ter ss o by is la some ofthe larger items, the coopers are to be relic l .- h t , C ie importation of staves, last year accidentally lost stg r ' s s spel s s amens'sd tariff. The reduction of the Excise duty on St' u `' e illi a srS,S ing to' three million poor 'windows, in addition to I .l aY . w iecioslo94 down returned to the assessed taxes, and millions of „not a o f wPsdows, and double-glazed windows, yet unborn. S also ( ' reP, 4 :,4 it is in continental countries, that you can thrust Ye b ' spe c t O S. • d 36 Shot through a pane without being utterly runic • „ t • s to the, damage which in England you would think chesP es% for householders, and, Sir Robert intimates , 11° c - a lise l d t.t* cottier. Moreover, people may now experisees se s, all , e firs i ,, cc it as good or as bad as they please, plate for Pa la " We in for churches, and without paying for either fare. 'the ', De s: o o rever,htunbly to suggest that a repeal or modification One might, perhaps, have been more to the point just n° to t s ° ,ll l artment of the revenue is to cease. Export dutie , .alter of history. The duty on coals constituted n.f!" ' 3o'7 : 'er this head, and its entire surrender presents sas st eloP b .s.osf e jf it Robert undoing his own recent work. Ile le tOnte to make a virtue of what we believe amounted ( - 0 00t s d Robert has been ingenious. To show that he 1 1, 0 11 h s . led to clamour, he has looked for a tax that n . L .i d oti o olto ted him about, and, strange to says has te Tssal sse , e st i. ion -duty is given up, not from pressur e so ty IP","11/06 to the secret murmurings of the Excise. ;00.41, 0/ s are 32 exemptions by special statute, and sos sot`ies s ss management, .is happily to be extinct and S ur rer, - u t ants and sum-totals of these several reductions 'S o , Poe SS. elsewhere, so we need not here repeat tb ,e ' s tiot . , b t tv4, lit up so high that we can hardly believe our te) of dososS,sioe, nevertheless proposing, what, however, we ds c.""S, u pon es ieeS i pe necessary, a considerable increase of expelttn,r,,o upon 'oet a le whole, we must congratulate Sir Robert fee. ,soc, so a nit, and even invidious, as it must have b e o r t b ps a 'every tax presents a prinui- fade cas e o bi S ecla it there are plenty to advocate. It .svould be ,soili s dos so human nature itself, to expect that b e ae ostl o issi v. ding rather grandly. It is not his fault that be is ids It se. -snty, and wields his comucopiii with an air. „ o re s si confer felicity, and when he unfolds his budget 'ls:, rh elO u ' o d even the four children with which Pcaven has bless p op py s ot) . are happy. The Queen is happy, and the people h er P" - is Parliament, particularly when they are intortse"bot for no increase of the Civil List. All is hap Pi n e" ; ss c° " medic, de fonte leporut a, seildt l 4, Surgit amari aliqd." rouse scss roo' In Sires short days—next Monday evening-ths D A I' 0 1 6 Wit f ~br on, with one short vote, to saddle the nation t o years of the income-tax. Surely a little more is te 'b. odd to til e t ell was due to the universal feeling that mere inee rae d only burden and scrutiny above its capacity, and suite and tangible investments of property. AO l7 irBS- br REGULATION of STEAIg - ' -- „lee eP „ t al e* The following is the substance of the ryAlkialli laws at length agreed to in the Committee c d 'e sr" A and to be discussed in the Court on A or appointed. r IQs Orley That the court of the Company 0- : c , th- 6 0 •_, A Lightermen of the Thames grant licencesi;: thsp t- tel a of steam or sailing passage-boats, or ves se ' s 'i' 10'7, tol,a licences shall be expressed the nunb er ma - rciilt a st " each vessel shall be permitted to carry, Il e e a c h w:, to li t : admeasurement. That the number et %0 painted upon the inside of each paddle-b°2%10 be f .., plainly seen, and that the violation of t his r an '- with a penalty of 51. for each trip. t he-, r * , 13 ore o pae That no vessel be licensed to 01 1 1 - It • dee ' pi person for every four square feet of the 11," penalt That of 40s. la sP ell oird That no person shall act as master unu-uenetiove; 51. That it' loss of life take place in ecoseolso/1,4 I " negligence, unskilfulness, or misbehaviour.oo ail'oo the magistrate shall have the po wer . P;tc lr if annulling the licence. i . t o do That the master shall remain 01l 013 ed s wat A l icl afell boxes, while the vessel is navigating, an th en to 0 any other person except the crew to be 00 100 i v oil r wh o and that the master shall cause a pro P er o seog e G yb kept, under a penalty of 51, and that suY P o r* shall be on the paddlebox after having been th e Pt be fined 40s. cl j u as tel. ht. sa 110 That the vessels have lights at nigs•-•,0 tbe ' 4 01 time in foggy weather, under a penaltYor O t t Of of 51. 0 r put n o That no master shall take on board , .Jet 0 r 04 4 passenger while the engine is in motion, 0- of 5/. be il e ,o theA to ..0 That no master shall allow his sr ae, l ii • st' h alongside any vessel whilst towing ~, of t"" 0 .0.7 0 0 t oo shall be absolutely necessary for the s o ore th A. vessel, and no steam-boat shall have ‘ha ll ou s he r vessels in tow at the same time, other, ' oder i ll P. vessels be placed alongside of each $ 0 011 .0te r nalty of 51. That no vessel of 200 tons burden or . _u t e: t 0 I f it h' !I navigated westward of Cuckold's P° l % hour ... . i ot li l o speed than at the rate of seven miles ' hour a Vsh eil tor tide, nor more than five miles all 200 t °l3s . gr es o o 7 tide, and that no vessel of less thall i ,, 4ot at or 0 ..4 navigated westward of Cuckold's i th ' e t ide, _n o t Or speed than nine miles an hour w ith d e r a reA w a lo ° ref ° or than seven miles against the tide, un ca O aC the master of 51 ,rated i ll a deat olli That every vessel shall be nas- , r ~.„ or Ac ei n A pe s proper manner, and that any daps caw- is ring in consequence of carelessness 5 . .4 tb e tro o4 upon the master of Si. w hicol „or ,- Then follow other regulation boatupit la ' o.o a bf merely to wherries and other sin i ws prop es° • to describe. It was ordered that copies of the , 1) , Y,,;: r a ties ili Wr st , the Committee 51.....10i.2,..Lb:.---i- heingA sent to ------ -- ----1-1-,.---yesteruk ou st 0 714 Sr. VALENTINE'S .1-,,.''.--- ~r d ing 0 e l f, io# Valentine's Day the penny P°e"" n ' a t'of ' st b !•*3 13a4tf. l i were regaled with an old F,nglish rell_llvering t''..ostin:epllto the additional labour they undergo in s !... oat me ter ex veil letters that are posted in the raetropoll en ° utilit ies roe° . . The Earl of Morning hopes c s cois Le o re. unwell, and there remains but slight 11° P c . 10 10 4 ,1 . s itl ol/ 0 f recovery. IndiSP ° • a i ditt iek op le BE E EARL OF RIPON.-- his oci ow I. 4 vented the Noble Earl from attending L ° , da y welt . ar ly . . v , dent of the Board of Control, since Yes , ' , fort:a v er is now fast recovering. •R r... Bateo , vA.l" til e On Tuesday morning last, _o_ l l3 ' Bol goor '''- raxharn, was found lying near a stile.. how to death.—Sodba Sews. 11 t6 Of °le On the Bth inst., at B righton , 0 1 ' 4 ''.- psi J. A. Gillham, Esq., aged 75. ,_, e. &log or On the 9th inst., at Somerset , . wife of the Rev. P. Mac Morland; f a "tighter(' , ,i On the 11th inst., Ellen, the In fan Catherine, ral''tioriop, di. B • fh l to E n l) , ~.- - 1 ;6, ' Sheffield, of Hackney. ------ 0 1 : l'i ___--------TTBDO IN o ',/ ------ ----- --- -- d 1)V" A L ' Otoc e 'cattlw London: Printed and Publisbs ~.n ., , sus ,h 8 No. 112, Strand, Printar. a i',,,0, ill w.- 14 Str id a di ad oe , iz tshaeturdaPreept, Ectetorforithe , f 4 leo., f was intended to continue the income-tax for a fur- ther limited period, he felt that he had no alternative but to submit at the earliest possible period to the country the general views of the Government on the subject of financial policy. He then referred to the speech] of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER in bringing forward the Budget of last year, and showed that his estimated surplus had been very considerably exceeded. On the sth January last there was a sur plus of 3,357,000/. The amount of the net revenue received up to the sth January was 54,003,0001., in stead of 51,790,0007., the amount estimated by the CHANCELLOR oftheExc HEUER. The increase was prin- cipally from the Customs. The total expenditure up to sth January had been 50,646,0001., leaving a sur plus of 3,357,0001., and he had every reason to believe that by the sth April next the surplus would amount to 5,000,0001. on the year. Of course, a very con siderable portion of the revenue was produced from the income-tax, which had produced 5,190,000/. For the ensuing year, on the supposition that the House would not continue the income-tax, he estimated the revenue at 47,900,0001. being for the Customs 22,000,0001; for the Excise 13,500,000/. ; for the Stamp Duties 7,100,000/. ; for the Land and Assessed Taxes 4,200,000/. ; for the Post-office (the actual receipts from which last year amounted to 691,0001.) 700,0001., for Crown Lands 150,0001., and for Miscellaneous 250,0001. This, with 600,000/. to receive from China, and the half year's produce of the income-tax, would make the amount of revenue for next year 51,100,0001., even if :he House should refuse to continue the income-tax The total charges, assuming the present system to remain unaltered, would be 48,557,0001., leaving still a surplus on sth April, 1846, of 2,543,0001. He admitted that there was the same stringent obligation on the Government to avoid unnecessary expenditure when there was a surplus, that there was when there was a deficiency, and that it was their duty to re move, at as early a period as possible, such increased taxation as pressed on the public trade and the public interest, at the same time he thought the public were under very erroneous ideas as to what was really necessary for the public service. The Right Hon. Gentleman then went through a detailed statement of the various fixed charges on the public revenue, and on alluding to the civil list took occasion to pay a well-merited tribute to the judicious controul ex ercised by her MAJESTY orer her own expenditure— s wise economy, the only source of true magnificence, by the exercise of which her MAJESTY had been enabled to meet the increased expenditure of her growing family, and to entertain the Sovereigns of other States who had visited her, in a style of magnifi cence worthy of them and of herself, without incurr ing a single debt, and without adding one tittle to the burdens of the country, beyond the Civil List voted to her on her accession to the Throne. This well-merited eulogium was received with loud cheers from all parts of the House. The Right Hon. Gentleman then alluded to the importance of our colonial possessions, and of the necessity of keeping up an adequate military force for their defence. The present force of the army he could not consent to diminish ; and the vote proposed for the Army Esti mates during the present year would be the same as last, viz., 6,600,0001. He proposed to submit an increased estimate for the navy—the increase would be of 2 ; 500 more men than were at present actually employed, or about 4,000 more men than the number voted last year. The expense caused by the proposed increase in the naval force would be about 184,0001. He also proposed to ask for a vote of 187,0001. for the formation of the basins for steam vessels at Portsmouth and Deptford. He also pro posed to take a vote for the purpose of enabling them to keep the steam navy in a respectable condition, and on account of the naval service and the ordnance connected with the navy, there would be an in crease in the estimates of nearly a million. The following was the estimate of the total expenditure : The charge for the Debt, 28,395,000/. ; the charge for the Consolidated Fund, '2,400,000/. ; making a total of 30,795,0001. The vote of supply for the army, 6,678,000/. ; for the navy, 6,936,000/. ; for the ordnance, 2,142,000/. ; for the miscellaneous esti mates, 3,200,0001., being, together, 18,895,0001., and added to the charge for the debt of the Consolidated Fund, 49,695,000/. ; for the revenue of next year he would take 51,100,0001. The charges for the present year, 49,690,0001. And, even with this in creased expenditure, there would be a surplus on the sth of April, 1846, of between one and two millions. To meet this increased expenditure he pro posed to continue the property-tax for a further period. Suppose the property-tax to be continued, the estimate of the revenue for the next year, on the sth of April, 1846, aided by the 5,200,0001. of the property .tax, would be 53,700,0001., and as long as the other sources of the revenue remain equally productive, and as long as the property •tax con tinued, 53,700,000/., subject to a reduction of 600,0001., will be the amount of the revenue. This 600,0001. was:the amount received as Chinese money ; it would be received for one year more, but for the purpose of calculating the revenue, it had better be struck out altogether. The revenue for the year, then, on the sth of April, 1846, would be 53,100,000/. The charge for the debt, and on account of the different branches of the public service, would be 49,690,0001.; so that there would be left, as long as the income-tax should be continued, and de ducting the Chinese money, a surplus of 3,409,000/. If the House acceded to his proposal, he did not propose to maintain any material surplus of revenue over expenditure, but to devote it to the reduction of those taxes which pressed more onerously on the com munity than the property-tax. He proposed a re duction of the sugar duties in the following manner : In respect of brown Muscovado sugar, which is now eubject to 255. 3d., he proposed to make a reduction of lls. 3d., and to reduce the duty to 145.—(Hear, hear, from the Opposition.) With regard to Mus covado sugar, that reduced duty would apply to all British plantation sugar—to sugar tha produce of the Mauritius—to sugar the produce of our West Indian Colonies ; and with regard to the produce of those districts in British India, with re gard to which a different rule now applied, he pro posed, in the case of those districts, to retain the same relative proportionate duty, and that duty should be l Bs. 80. This was applicable to those countries of India which were permitted to import sugar. He proposed that the amount of protective duty should not exceed 9s. 4d., and the duty on free-labour sugar will, there fore, be 235. 40. Of course, in countries with whom existing treaties are in force, we could not deprive them of that which was their right. With regard to white, or clayed sugar, or sugar which by some pro cess is made equal to clayed sugar, he proposed that the duty on British Plantation East India sugar should be reduced from 255. 3d. to 16s. 4d., and that the duty on sugar imported from India, or those parts of India from which sugar might be imported, should be '2ls. 9.1., and that the duty on free-labour fo reign sugar—that is, clayed—should be 28s. Thus re taining the whole amount of discriminating duty, which last year was 10s. 61, but applying it in a dif ferent manner, giving 9s. 4d. protection on Muscovado sugar, and increasing the protection to lls. 4d. on white sugar. The amount of discriminating duty would re main the same as it was last year. The duty on molasses he proposed to preserve in the same proportion. lle proposed on refined sugar that it should be imported at a duty of 145., instead of 18s. Bd., and that double-refined sugar should be imported under a dnty of 215., the 14s. including the 5 per cent. The effect of these reductions would be to decrease the price to the consumers lid. per lb. He proposed to abolish all duties generally upon exports, including the export duties on coals; and he trusted that the proprietors of coal-mines would give the people the full benefit of the reduction. If it were true that a combination existed amongst the coal proprietors to enhance the price to the home-consumer, there could not be a greater argument against mono poly. Ile also proposed to do away with the import duty on a variety of articles (430 in number) being principally raw materials used in manufactures, such as silk, hemp, flax, yarns, &c. He also proposed to abolish the duty on furniture wood, on animal and vegetable manures, on ores and minerals, with the exception of copper ore, on iron and zinc in the first stages of manufacture, on dye stuffs, and drugs, and on staves. With th e exception of staves he did not propose to interfere with the present timber duties. lie also proposed to repeal altogether the duty on cotton-wool. He ad- RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year : a E.. :4 •-• Week ending Last. week. NAME OF RAILWAY. Feb. 8 7 Arbroath and Forfar ••••••• • • • • .• Birmingham and Gloucester • • • • Brandling Junction . .. • • • • • . Bristol and Gloucester .• Chester and Birkenhead ... • • • • • • • • • • Dublin and Drogheda • • • • • Dublin and Kingstown . • • • • • • • • • • • .• Dundee and Arbroath Durham and Sunderland .• • • • • • • • .. • • Edinburgh and Giasgow . •• • • • •• • • • • Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. Glasgow, Kilinaniock, and Ayr • • •• • • Glasgow and Greenock• • • • • • •• • • • • • Grand Junction .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • ***** Great North of England •• • • •• •• • • •• Great Western. •• •• • • • ..... •• •• •' •• Liverpool and Manchester • • .. London and Birmingham • London and Blackwall ... ....... London and Brighton. •• •• •• • • •• •• •• °Tido* and Croydon .•• •• .. London and Gre - cnwich. •..• •.•.•• London and South Western. •••••••• Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Manchester and Birmingham Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc.. Midland Counties. •• •• •...... .. . Newcastle and Daritngton • • .• • . • . • . Newcastle and Carlisle • • • • • .... • Newcastle and North Shiehis•• • . • • .. North Union and Bolton and Preston Paris, Corbell, and. Orleans • Paris and Rouen. •• • • •• •• •. •• • • •. •• Preston and_Wyre • Sherileld and 3fanchester • ..• • • • • • • South Eastern • • • • • ..... TafT Vale •• •• • • •• •• Ulster. Yarmouth and Norwich • • • • • • • . • . • York and North Midland . ..... 126 2,092 1,069 396 579 588 SPORTING IN (RECEIVED BETTING AT MANI 471 2,072 3,666 1,394 653 7,711 1,577 14,010 4,639 15,445 1,088 3,257 739 4,941 852 6,310 9,115 1,001 345 3,006 632 3,415 869 108 1,806 316 170 2,127 595 1,749 3,125 1,152 6:34 6,577 1,370 11,324 3,86; 14,222 bB2 2,426 702 4,291 724 2,585 5,3 , 34 7,441 1,351 303 1,005 3,253 3,046 477 2,255 596 ils 1,490 EN CE. ['ELLA [HIS DAY., :RESTER.-FRIDAY. I CUP. CIIESTF 10 to 1 agst Semiseria (offs to t)t 16 to 1 agst The Era (t to 50/.) 16 to 1 agst Obscurity 22 to 1 agst Cataract 25 to 1 agst Zanoni (t to 251. ; the same odds taken on Thursday to 501.) 15 to 1 agst St. Lawrence (t to 251.) ',OO to 10 agst Winesour (t) ▪ to 1 agst Pug DOO to 50 agst Trueboy (t) , 0 to 1 agst Portrait 10 to 1 agst Alarm (offers to 18 to I agst Pam take) 27 to 1 agst Newsmonger 13 to 1 agst Kedger 30 to 1 agst Mentor 14 to 1 agst Cobweb c 33 to 1 agst Miss Whip colt 16 to 1 agst Max 35 to 1 agst Iroumaster 2000 to 60 taken on Wednesday, all in. 5500 to 100 agst Connaught Ranger (taken) 600 to 500 on Kedger agst Cobweb colt. OAKS. 10 to 1 agst Lancashire Witch for her race at Chester, the Oaks, and the St. Leger (taken to 201.) ERRATUM.—An error occurred in the report of the proceedings at Oxford in the case of Mr. Ward, which ap peared in The Sun. On the first division the numbers were 777 to 386, not 586, as incorrectly printed. We learn from the Cambridge Chronicle, that at the meeting of the Camden Society, on Thursday evening, the President proposed that the society should be at once dissolved. POISONING AT CAMBERWELL.—The inquest on the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Montague was commenced yesterday. The evidence of Thomas Frond, the servant boy, was received, which went merely to describe the circumstances, already stated, under which the de:eased persons drank the tea which poisoned them. He was not aware that there was arsenic in tke house till it was found. The inquest was adjourned till Wednesday next, to have the contents of the stomachs analysed. ST. VALENTINE's DAT.—Yesterday being St. Va lentine's Day, the penny-postmen, according to annual custom, were regaled with old Engli.h fire of roact beef, &c., owing to tlict addi tional labour they undergo in deliveriug the large influx of letters on that day. The average is estimated at between 60,000 and 80,003 LaVIO than tllO 01 1 :1111ary.dally Lumber. _NAT_2IrZANUEETS. SMITEIIELD.-6;;;;Meadow Hay, 31 lOs to 4115 s ; use ful ditto, 41 16s to 513 s ; fine Upland ditto, 51 4s to 5/ 8s ; Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 61; Oat Straw, 11 16s to 1/ 18s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ per load. Trade tolerably steady, at our quotations. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 12s to 4/ 15s ; useful ditto, 4/ 16s to 5/ 4s; fine Upland ditto, 5/ 5s to 5/ 10s ; Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 5/ 16s ; Oat Straw, 1116 s to 1/ 18s ; Wheat Straw, 11 16s to 21 per load. Supply moderate, and trade steady. WurrEcturEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 103 to 4/ 15s; useful ditto, 4/ 16s to 5/ 4s; fine Upland ditto, 5/ 5s to 5/ lOs; Clover Hay, 41 108 to 6l; Oat Straw, 1/ 16s to 1/ 18s; Wheat Straw, 11 18s to 2/ per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at previous rates. COAL MARKET. Prices per ton at the close of the market :—Adair's Main, 16s; Buddle's West Hartley, 16s 6d ; Can's Hartley, 17s; Fenham Hartley, 14s 6d ; Hastings Hartley, 16s 6d ; Holy well Main, 16s 6d ; Morrison's Hartley, 15s 6d ; Nelson's West Hartley, 16s 9d ; Tanfield Moor, 19s 6d ; West Wylam, 19s ; Wylam, 15s 6d ; W.E., Bell and Brown, 18s 6d ; W.E., Clark and Co. 16s 6d; W.E., Clennell, 16s 6d; W.E., Hot spur, 17s ; Killingworth, 17s 6d ; W.E., Newmarch, 16s 6d ; W.E., Eden Main, 188 6d ; W.E., Belmont, 19s 3d ; W.E., Braddyll's Hetton, 20s 6d ; Hetton, 20s 6d ; Hylton, 18s ; Lambton, 20s 6d ; Ravensworth West Hartley, 16s 6d ; Pemberton, 18s • Russell's Hetton, 20s 6d; Sherborne, 20s; Stewart's 20s 6d; Whitwell, 19s ; Caradoc, 20s ; Hartlepool, Leasingthorne, 19s 6d ; Adelaide, 20s ; Barrett,lBs 3d ; Fox, 17s 6d ; South Durham, 18s 6d; Seymour Tees, 19s; Cow pen Hartley, 17s; Lewiss Merthyr, 21s ; Morgan's Stone, 23s ; Snapethorpe, 17s.—No arrivals since last day. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) ROYALTY AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT. The term for which Osborne House was taken is nearly expired, and while all were thinking that from the expen sive alterations made in the house last season that her Ma jesty proposed purchasing it, and even the Barton estate also, notice is given that the house will not be required by the Queen after the Ist of May next. Part of the linen, &c., has been packed up and sent off already. Some think that this has been done only to obtain the estate at a cheaper rate, others that Norris is to be the Royal residence, while others point to Brighton. THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON. This great national nursery for seamen will be arc:lollv_ L ° I 'O2Ell at th e a tone EN At t s h 2s i 11A/ 0 4 "fer the tothb # The tb( C LI b , L .„7 don), J, J, J, s, VAt t h 44 4 t o pi Pl, litt:4