The Sun. — London, England, 1850-02-27 00:00:00

New Burlington-street, Feb. 27. NOTICE. ANT 0 N I Or, THE FALL OF ROME , N A; By W. WILKIE COLLINS, In 3 vols. post Bvo., handsomely bound, price 31s. 6d., IS PUBLISHED ... TO-DAY, . . . . - - - --. And may be had at Messrs. Mudie's, Cawthorn's, Eber's, Andrews', Sams'. and at rll the Libraries and of all Booksellers throughout the Kingdom. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. JAMES ANDERSON. 'rails EVEN'S(' will be presented, by her Majesty's Servants, The Tragedy of lON. Adrastus, Mr. Vasidenhoff ; Medon, Mr. Dtddear • Phocion, Mr. Fisher ; Ctesiphon, Mr. W. Montague ; lon, Mr. J. Anderson ; Agenor, Mr. Cathcart; Clemanthe, Miss Vanden holy ; Abra, Miss Wyndham. To conclude with HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS. ?War.a bow, al. 35., 21. 12s. 6d., 21. 25., 11. Ils. 6d., and It. Is. _ . • • Stalls, ss. each. s. d. s. d. FIRST PRICE. SECOND PRICE. Boxes - - 4 0 Boxes - - 2 0 Pit - - - 2 0 Pit - - - 1 0 Lower Gallery - • 1 0 Lower Gallery - 0 6 Upper Gallery - 0 6 No Half-price to Upper Gallery. Box-book-keeper, Mr. J. Povey. THEAT RE ROYAL, HAY MARKET. Mr. B. Webster, zele I.+see and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be presented au entirely new and original Comedy, entitled LEAP YEAR ; or, The Ladies' Privilege. Sir Solomon Solus, Mr. Keeley ; Captain Mouser, Mr. Selby ; Mr. Dimple, Mr. Buckstone ; William Walker, .;r. Charles Kean ; Mrs. Flora Flowerdew, Mrs. Charles Kean ; Miss Sally O'Leary, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Mrs. Crisp, Mrs. F. Matth,ws. To be followed by a new Lyric Dramatic Sketch, entitled KING RENE'S DAUGHTER. Kim; Rene, Mr. James Wallack , Count Tristan, Mr. C. Kean ; Sir Geoffrey, Mr. Webster ; lolanthe, Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with BOX and COX. Cue isox-otlise Is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATER ROYAL. ADELPHI. Under the eirection of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new domestic Drama, called THE WILLOW CO'SE. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Wright, P. Bed arc , O. Smith, Worrell; Madame Celeste, and Miss Weolgar. After w: - lich MY PRECIOUS BETSY. Characters by Messrs. Wright, Ledford, Worrell; Miss Harding, and Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with FRANKENSTEIN; or, The Model Man. Vranken stein, Mr. Wright ; the What is It ? Mr. P. Bedford; Zaraiel, Mr. 0. Smith ; Otto of Rosenberg, Miss Woelgar ; Tiddlewincz, Miss E. Chaplin ; Agatha, Miss Coveny ; Undue, Miss E. Harding. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new comic Opera, entitled THE VALLEY OF ANDORRE. Atter which MY WIFE SHAN'T ACT. To conclude with the Ballet of THE THREE STATUES. NEW ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Solo Lessee, Mr. W. Watts, St. John's Wood. THIS EVENING, ' Will he performed LOVE'S SACRIFICE. Characters by Messrs, Dyvenport, Johnstone, Conway, Belton, Kinloch, Howard, Meadows. Lee ; Miss Coveney, Miss Marshall, and Mrs. Marston. After which TIIE POET'S SLAVE. To conclude with a Farce, entitled A DEAD. TAKE IN. Captain Darman, Mr. Wigan; Hector Poalet, Mr. Compton; Clara, Miss Oliver. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. FRENCH PLAYS AND OPERA COMIQITE. Last hut One of M. CIIOLLET'S Engagement. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the French Performances at the St. James's Theatre will commence THIS EVENING, At Half-past Seven, when will be performed LE YAL D'ANDORRE. Stephan, M. Lac; Le Joyeux, M. Chollet; Saturnin, K. Billy Leroy; Jacqaes Sincere, 111. Nathan ; Theresa, Madlle. Guichard ; Georgette, Madlle. Cotti ; Rose de Mai, Madlle. Charton. The Box-office of the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till Five. Boxes and Stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond street. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Vnder the Management of Madame Vestris. :;+ole Lessee. Mr. Charles Mathews. 'raw EVENING. Will be performed CHARLES THE TWELFTH. After which THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. To conclude with A PRACTICAL MAN. Dress Boxes Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Fit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. No half-price to any part of the house. Ali applications for Private Boxes must be made to Mr. Allcroft, 15 New Bond-street. ASTLE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.. Pnaprietor, Mr. W. Batty. An entire change In the Scenes of the Arena. New Grand Spectacle. lianas. Garden! and Amilie on the Dcuble Tight Rapes in a petite Ballot extitled The Hungarian Wood-cutters. THIS EVENING, The performance will commence at a Quarter to Seven, with a new Grand Spectacle of TILE COIISE DE LEON; or, the Brigand of Savoy. To be followed by a brilliant display of Batty's peerless scenes of the Circle, supported by the accomplished artistes of tke establish ment. To conducts with BESS OF TIIE BELL; or, The Love Story. Box-office open from ElCTell till Your. [ILGd wAT:It AT LONDON BRLD4E. THiS DAY nrning, 23 min. after 2 I Evening, 47 min. after 2 To- Moanow - Morning, 8 min. after 3 I Eveatne, 30 min. an.' 3 THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, FEB. 27. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 34, Highest, 48, Noon, 46. BAROXETER. 30'28.: WIND E.S.B.—Morning, foggy ; Afternoon, fine sunshiny weather. f . :7 4 4„ f,‘,"'4,(1‘:),,,t t.. .4 ~ 7-A, AT VI if .- --- i - :.,. . i --. \ : . .3 ......e.y. it - 0 il • - ' 7• -- - .- . : 4 ‘ .. 1%. k . 2 . 4.. D i E i • j' ........._ D15 ) ,.. ' • "°. -". r• --“, _,,,EtrA - -ii*..:-._,, 04 04'lliTI 2illt LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1850. Last evening witnessed the real Mk of one of the most popular orators of the day in his character as a legi*lator. A success more genuine and legitimate has seldom been obtained in the House of Commons than that which was yesterday secured by the bold and statesmanlike speech of the Honourable Gen tleman the Representative of Oldham. We felicitate him upon the utterance of an oration which was sufficiently conspicuous for its ability to elicit the panegyrics of the Prime Minister, and sufficiently generous end moderate in its tone to call forth the acknowledgments of the Honour able Member for the University of Oxford. Our felicitations, moreover, are only the more cor dial, seeing that the speech delivered by Mr. W. J. Fox was introductory of a Bill destined, if enforced with the sanction of the Legislature, to affect the moral and intellectual condition of the population of the United Kingdom. The subject of his remarks, in fact, was none other than that of the necessity -of adopting a national system of education. Al though last evening's discussion was altogether of a most superficial character, excepting only the harangue out of which it emanated, it is nevertheless . one entitled to very particular consideration, for in . asmuch as it is a formal recognition of a great popular requirement by the representative branch of the Legislature. Saving only the few whimsical personalities ex changed between Mr. NAPIER, Mr. LAW, and Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE, there was little to be regretted in the debate of yesterday beyond the inevitable objections thrust in with so much cross-grained and cintanl:erous pertinacity by Mr. PLUMPTRE and Sir R. Hautze INGLIS. Naturally enough those two honourable representatives insisted upon the urgency of the danger threatened by any proposition such as the one then submitted to the consideration of the Parliament. Anything at all approximating to a - negation of religion of course excited the trepidation both of the Member for the University of Oxford, and of the. Representative of East Kent. A godless education is as much their terror as it is that of a certain influential party in Ireland. Upon this principle it is that we have witnessed so much purblind opposi tion to the efforts made by the Society for the Diffu sion of Useful Knowledge —efforts as laudable as they were beneficent. Unable to acquire a plan by which they can force controversial matters down the throats of the children of the multitude, without any regard whatever to the religious predilections of the parents of those children,these persevering sticklers for a strictly Scriptural instruction, would prefer allowing the evil of papular ignorance to be perpetuated. Their notions, indeed, upon the subject of education strike ass as bearing a considerable resemblance to those en fertained by Mrs. Malaprop in the comedy. "Above all, Sir Anthony, I would have them taught orthodoxy!" It would be impossible for them, how ever, to add to their catalogue of the requirements of education—" and I don't think there's a superstitious article in ir-,--for there is. The - superstition of their objections is their most prominent cha racteristic. Because they cannot drill the religious ideas of all children into an accordance with the Thirty-nine Articles, they would keep for ever from the grasp of the community the golden amulet of education, the beautiful and powerful talisman of knowledge. Upon the same fallacious system the poerer members of the community are forced', to slake their intellectual thirst from the Sewer instead cf the Fountain, those hypothetical publications upon which Mr. CIIARLES K NIG FIT has recently descanted so eloquently. N ow , however, thanks to the fortunate interposition of Mr. W. J. Fox, the gifted representative of Oldham, the nation is'afforded some reasonable prospect of placing its Moral and intellectual upon an equality with its political and physical emancipation. Let us hope that the sinitive cup of the national intellect and the national morality has not been raised once more to the lip, only to he dashed down again into the tiot, that the " waters of life" may not evaporate in the illusive Aridity of n mirage, but that the glorious THE SUN, day -dream of so many generations of statesmen may at length be realised. Our observations upon the contemptible and dis graceful proceedings of the Borough Council of Southampton, in reference to the reception of Viscount GOUGH and Major EDWARDES, appear to have stung the subordinate servant of that munici pality into a state of excessive irritation. - Another column of this evening's impression contains a letter from that person, in which we are told that a certain resolution referred to in a paragraph inserted in last night's Sun, and " commented upon in our leading article, was not moved and carried at the Town Council meeting, held at Southampton." Now, be it observed, the paragraph referred to was copied verbatim et literatim from the Daily News of yesterday morning—the Daily News being noto riously the avowed organ of the Peace Movement. And be it observed, moreover, that the comments contained in our leading article of last evening had no reference whatever to the said resolution in the said paragraph. Our observations in that article — observations which we here beg most distinctly and most emphatically to reiterate—had reference to an announcement made in the Times newspaper of Mon day. After alluding to the meeting convened on Friday by the naval and military officers resident at Southampton, the Times of Monday, February the 25th, 1850, proceeded as follows : "On the following day the Mayor, Mr. Andrews, called a meeting of the Borough Council for the same purpose, and an address from the corporation to his Lordship was proposed. The motion, however was op posed by Mr. J. Clarke, a town-councillor and member of the Society of Friends, who objected to hero-worship, and ultimately, on a division being come to, there were nine for and nine against the projected address, where upon the Mayor giving the casting vote against it, the motion was lost." That was the occurrence we alluded to in our leading article of last evening—an occurrence which we still consider to be disgraceful to the individuals concerned in it, and in scorn of which we have no words at our command sufficiently expressive. Sub sequently to the appearance of this damning state ment in the Times of Monday, there was printed in the Daily News of the follow ing day the subjoined assertion—an assertion which we thence transferred in a paragraph headed " Lord Gough and Major Edwardes at Southampton," to the columns of our last evening's impression : " The following resolution was moved and carried at the Town-eouncil of Southampton last week, in anticipa tion of the arrival of Lord Gough, and which prevented his Lordship being welcomed by the civic authorities of that town when be landed on Sunday night : " That as war has ever been opposed to the best inte rests of mankind in its fearful consequences against the pecuniary, physical, and moral well-being of the people: that as it is diametrically opposed to the precept and spirit of the Christian religion : and as this council is composed of men professing Christianity, it would be grossly inconsistent for them to manifest any demonstra tion of approbation on the landing at this port of any general officer or other warrior: and more especially of one who has been so recently engaged in a most destruc tive war in India, almost a war of extermination, where, in many cases, no quarter was given, and the most bar barous excesses committed," This was the statement of the Daily News, the organ of the Arbitration Movement, and this state ment Mr. CHARLES E. DEACON, the town-clerk of the borough of Southampton, declares to be erroneous. As one of the subordinate members of that council, he is of course anxious to dissipate a notion calcu lated to reflect such lasting odium upon the munici pality. In endeavouring, however, to wash clear the reputation of the Borough Council of Southampton he has begrimed it still more. " The resolution in question," he says, " was moved but not seconded." Here then is an official authentication of the principal portion of the statement made by the Daily News, the organ of the Peace Society, and copied into The Sun of last evening. The resolution " was moved." True, the Daily News was precipi tate in adding that it was "carried," for, according to Mr. CHARLES E. DEACON, it "was moved but not seconded." At any rate it " was moved." That at least we have on the authority of this same town-clerk—who, nevertheless, in the sentence im mediltely preceding the one containing the acknow ledgment, begs to acquaint us that the resolution referred to in the paragraph " was not moved" and carried at the meeting. Subsequently, as we have observed, he confesses that " it was moved"—but not seconded. That a resolution of such an absurd and egregiously impertinent character should have been moved at all in the Town council of South ampton, or, at the very least, that it should have been listened to without calling forth an indignant protest from the provincial Dogberries present, is a circumstance which will not fail to attach a lasting disgrace to the Mayor and the Town councillors of this most sagacious municipality. Mr. CHARLES E. DEACON, the town-clerk of Southamp ton, contradicts through ourselves the statement put forward by the Daily News of yesterday morning but, in doing so, he presumes a little further to gainsay the comments made in our leading article of last evening—erroneously asserting that in the article referred to we commented on the resolution contained in the paragraph published in the same impression. Our editorial observations yesterday on the proceedings of the Borough Council of Southampton had no reference whatever to that resolution, with the very existence of which we were unacquainted until after the leading article was com pleted. What we there reprobated as being dis graceful to the municipality was—we quote our own words verbatim the circumstance " that the members of the Town Council of Southampton re„ fused to vote a congratulatory address to Lord GOUGH and his gallant companions on their arrival on the shores of England, simply on the plea that these same municipal wiseacres are opposed to Hero worship !" That " these same municipal wiseacres" did so refuse to welcome Lord Goumi is sufficiently proven by the fact that the address presented to that veteran soldier was not the formal act of the Town -council (the Town-council having nothing whatever to do with it), but the spontaneous ebulli tion of the feelings of the inhabitants generally, headed by the naval and military officers resident at Southampton. Before impertinent charges of inac curacy are levelled at any individual it is always advisable to discover from whom the statement called in question has originated. More especially still is it advisable not to address point blank contradictions to a journalist upon a misconstruction, or, we will say, a misapprehension of the subject upon which he has really "commented." Without any further effort on its part, or on the part of its subordinates, the Borough Council of Southampton has already rendered itself in this matter, we can assure it, suffi ciently ridiculous and contemptible. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—It has at length been settled that Mr. Balfe will continue in office as the musi cal director of this establishment. DEATH or Silt Wm. ALL E N, R.A., P.R.S.A.— Sir William died at his residence, Edinburgh, on Satur day forenoon, in his 68th year. He had for a consider able time been suffering from bronchitis. NAVY ESTIMATES.—According to the navy esti mates for the year 1850-51, just published, the total sum required to meet the expenses of the present year amounts to 5,849,423/., being composed of 4,325,086/. for the effective naval service, and 1,388,637/. for the non effective, and 1 35,700/. for the conveyance of troops for the army and ordnance departments. The sum voted last year was 6,273,428/., which includes 12,6881. voted on the supplementary estimate for the Arctic expedition. The net increase in naval estimates for this year is 424,005/. The account of moneys for old stores and extra receipts paid last year into the Exchequer, instead of being appropriated in aid of the naval grants, shows a total of 201, 6691. 11d, ERRATUM.—In our leading article of Monday re specting the Sewage Manure scheme of Mr. S tot h ert, the annual amount of the sewage matter of the metro polls, was erroneously printed 2,000,000 instead of 200,000,000, the actual quantity. CORK AND WATERFORD RAILWAY.—The seventh half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of this company was to have been held at three o 'clock yester day, fur the purpose of electing three directors and an auditor, but a sufficient number of shareholders to form a quorum not being present, the Chairman declared it to be no meeting, and adjourned it until to-morrow, at the same time and place. In answer to an observation from a shareholder, the secretary said that a Bill was before the House of Lords to enable railway companies to wind up their affairs; but unless some of its require ment% which were almost impracticable, were modified, the Act wonld be entirely useless to all companies. The meeting then separated. Colonel Romilly, brother of the Solicitor-General, in consequence of an invitation from the Liberal electors of Canterbury, has gone down to stand as a candidate for the repr esen t a ti on o f t h at c i ty, i n t h e room of Lord Albert Venison, who has accepted the Chiltern Hun dreds. We believe Lord Albert Denison will be raised to the Peerage by the title of Lord Londesborough, the name of an estate which he has recently purchased. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The National publishes the following letter, which M. LEDRU ROLLIN has addressed to the editor of the Patrie : " Sir,—l am not in the habit of contradicting all the inventions that are propagated about me, but that which is contained in your number of the 22d February car ries with it such an affirmative character, that .I feel my self obliged to contradict it. I have never had a come rence with Lord Parlmerston—l need not add I have never demanded one. " Notwithstanding, then, the exactitude of your in formations, your account is thus an invention from be ginning to end. " Yours, Sco.. " LEDRIT-ROLLIN. • " London, Feb. 23, 1850." The debate on the Public Instruction Bill still con tinues, and the members of the parti-pretre, incapable of supporting this cause by argument, seek to put down their opponents by noise and interruption. In the course of the discussion on Monday, M. JULES LEROUX moved - as an addition to the 83d article, a proviso authorising any citizen who should have previously made the required declaration before the Municipality to open a course of lectures on any subject relating to in struction, professional or otherwise, provided no per son were admitted to such lectures who was not more than 15 years of age ; a proposition worthy at least of consideration. The DE MONTALEMBERTS and the TBIERS, and the DE FALLOUX, the biographers of saints and defenders of inquisitions, the apolo gists of the imprisoners of GALILEO and pane gyrists of the massacre of St. Bartholomew, would not, however, listen to it, and they actually proposed and carried a proposition that M. Lnnoux should not be heard, and they rejected his proposition by a majority of 467 to 146. It would really appear as if these gentlemen desired to make apparent to all the world the necessity for a new re volution, and to justify beforehand any excesses of which the promoters of that revolution may be guilty. According to the Presse, M. Durtz4T has resigned the office of President of the Assembly, in conse quence of ill health. The pamphlet of M. LEDRU Roman, entitled Le 24 Fevrier, has been seized by order of the Procureur de la Republique. Several election placards have also been seized. The list of candidates prepared by the reactionary club of the Council of State does not give satisfaction. The Union complains that it does not contain the name of one Legitimatist, and refuses to accept it; and the Dix Decembre, a Bonapartist journal, but op posed to the Ministry, puts forward a list of its own, consisting of General PIAT, M. BONJEAE, and M. A. THAYER. _ The PRESIDENT of the Republic has ordered the liberation of another portion of the insurgents of tune, detained at Brest and at Cherbourg.. The Moniteur contains a circular addressed by the Minister of the Interior to the Prefects of depart ments, recommending the establishment throughout France of banks of loan on honour. These institu tions are exclusively intended for the relief of the labourers and indigent classes, and no loan is to exceed the sum of 200 f. Letters from Brest of the 22d state that the expe dition for La Plata, consisting of the steam-corvette the Caffarelli, the sloops. of-war the Egerie, the Aube, and the Manithe sailed on that day. At the sitting of the Assembly on Monday M. Casi mir Perier having ascended the tribune to deposit on the table the report on the Bill relative to the credit of 527,000 f. intended to pay the dividend due on the Greek loan, M. Piscatory rose and insisted on the re port being publicly read. The Assembly having acceded to the demand, M. Casimir Perier said, that civilized Europe had already protested against the untoward aggression directed against Greece ; but the attitude assumed by France in the affair imposed on the committee the imperious duty of observing the strictest reserve. He trusted that it would be equitably adjusted, and placed every confidence in the justice of the great nation which had guaranteed with France the independence of the Greek kingdom. France, however, owed her feeble ally a mark of sympathy and an efficacious support. The moment, however, was not opportune to discuss the question. The:com mittee had heard the explanations of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who assured it in the most formal terms, that the negotiations would be conducted in a manner becoming the honour and dignity of France. The Assembly afterwards declared urgency, and fixed the discussion for Wednesday. The President of the Republic drove out in an open carriage on Sunday with two servants in green livery behind. The throng prevented him from moving otherwise than at a slow pace and findingit difficult to return all the salutations he received he remained bareheaded nearly all the time, and was constantly engaged in bowing to the right and left. He was hailed with a respect that very nearly ap proached enthusiasm, and frequent cries issued from the crowds of well-dressed persons of " Tire le Pre sident, Viee Napoleon . 0 As the President turned from the Champs Ely sees into the avenue leading to the Elysee, the crowd was so dense, and the rush so great to see him, that not only his carriage but the entire line of vehicles of every kind was brought to a stand. Not a single gendarme, sergeant de ville, or other func tionary was visible; and it was only by the exertions of the two servants who beckoned to the people to allow him to enter that at length a passage was made, and the Prince moved slowly along, accompanied to his very door by the crowds, and hailed with cries still more frequent and of more fervid affection than even before, and to which he responded with respect and gratitude. PARIS BOURSE, Fan. 26.—Latest Prices—Five per Cents., 95f. 75c.; Three per Cents., 57f. 65c.; Bank of France, 2,290 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE. FRB. 26. Boulogne and Amiens, 6%—East Indian, 5 5 4 Ditto, 22'4 Luxembourg, I—Namur and Liege, 7—Orleans and Bordeaux, 3 Paris and Strasbourg, 5% Rouen and Havre, 9,4. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 5,000 bales, of which 2,000 American were taken on speculation. The tone: of the market was flat.—Railway Shares were very dull and at lower prices. The Indigo auctions have been brought to a conclusion. Since the first day the sale, with but little exception, has gone off very heavily, and the advance of 4d. to Bd. per lb. then ra►d, has not been maintained, not withstanding the support given by importers, who, as the sale progressed, became more willing sellers, at rates varying from 3d. to 6d. per lb. above the October rates. This article, like many others, at tracted the attention of speculators at the commence ment of the year, and an advance of 6d. to Bd. per lb. was generally current; the result, however, of the pre sent sale cannot be considered to have established a greater rise tha❑ from 3d. to 4d. per lb. upon October prices. The bulk of the purchases made has been on foreign account; the home trade have bought but sparingly, and for immediate wants ; those who hold stock have been mostly content to wait for the May sale ; the greatest competi tion has been for Kurpah Indigo, of which there was but a small proportion offered, and this des cription may be said to have gone the dearest, and Ma dras the cheapest, in proportion to other sorts. Of the quantity brought forward it is estimated that 3,492 chests are bought in, 4,377 withdrawn, 6,500 sold, to which may be added about 500 of the bought is and withdrawn, making the total quantity sold 7,000 chests, of which about 4,000 are for export, 1,500 for home use, and 1,500 for sale. The accounts from abroad are more satisfactory upon the condition of the Stock-markets in some of the prin cipal cities. At Amsterdam there was more buoyancy both in the home and foreign investments. There are no colonial or other ship arrivals with later intelligence. At the meeting of the shareholders in the Whitehaven and Furness Railway Company, held this morning, it was stated that the average earnings on 16i miles had been nearly 100/. a week, and the directors state in their report, which was agreed to nem. con., that— " It will be seen that with six further miles of the railway to complete forthwith, and eleven miles more upon which the works are in progress, and likely to be finished in the current half-year, the 21. per share re. maining uncalled must be speedily paid up. "This payment, with the arrears of ealls, and the sum to be r aised on debenture in respect of which the company's powers remain unexercised, will be sufficient to complete the railway and purchase the further rolling stock required. "On the completion of the whole line the directors look for the development of a through traffic of con siderable importance, by means of steam-boats between Piel Pier and Fleetwood, and between Piel Pier and Poulton, in connexion with the North-Western Railway. " This latter route will open up a direct communica tion between the manufacturing districts of Yorkshire and Whitehaven, and so with the north of Ireland, which carries on an extensive trade with Yorkshire. " The directors continue to bear in mind the import ance of a connexion by railway with the harbour of Whitehaven, a nd with the Whitehaven Junction Rail way; and ;bile the resources of the company will at present be applied to the completion of the main line, no opportunity of carrying these subsidiary objects i n t o effect will be lost sight of. The resident engineer remarks that— " The works on the portion opened in July last conti nue in a good state of repair. The goods and mineral traffic is steadily increasing. and will, I have no doubt, continue to do so, as the line is progressively opened. The opening to Bootle will bring a very considerable addition to that description of traffic; and during the summer months we shall, I expect, have a large passen ger traffic. " The opening to Bootle will greatly facilitate the through traffic, as it will reduce the coach travelling six miles, and that the worst portion of the road. " The expenses of working the 16i miles between Whitehaven and Ravenglass have been about 60 per cent, of the receipts, but there is every probability of the earnings being very much increased, with a very little addition to the expenditure. " I am able to add, that• nothing has occurred dur ing the half-year to alter my opinion that the rail. way may be finished within the estimates already submitted to you, showing the cost to be under 10,0001. per mile." The English Funds have recovered partially their buoyancy, and although they opened heavily, a better feeling has arisen within the last few days. Consols have been 94i to 94j for Transfer, and 94i to 95. The present values are 94i to 95. The New Three.and-a- - Quarter per Cents. are 97i to 97i, and the Three per Cents. 95 to Bank,Stock is worth 207; Exchequer.; bills are 545. to 575. premium, and India Bonds 84s. to 88s. premium. In the Foreign Market the transactions have been again rather limited. Mexican have realised 29i i, and Brazilian New 87 to i. Peruvian have been dull at 78 to i for the Active, and the Deferred at 341 to 4, al though the prices come higher from Amsterdam. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been 314 to 324. Russian Bonds are worth 1094, and the Scrip is It to 14 premium. Spanish Three per Cents. are 364. The decline in Railway Shares still goes on, and no one seems disposed to support the market. Even South-Western, after yesterday's comparatively satis factory meeting, are depressed. ONE O'CLOCK. PRITIBII FITNDzi 8 4nk Stock 207 CLO• G PRICES. g per Cent. Reduced Anne ...... 95 95% 951 3 per Cont. Consols Annuities 94%% e % 95% New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anna... ... Long Anne. to expireJan.lB6o -16 8% 8% !ndia Bonds, 1,000!. Ditto under 1,0001.. ....... .... BB 84 p 84 p South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities ... 9 4 1 /8 946 Consuls for Account 94%X% 95 95 , 4 Exchequer Bills. I'd. tit. 2cl 1,000/. June 54 57 p 500/. June Small. June 54 57 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. 67 p 57 p 57 p CLOSING PRICES. 4 rtraziliani Bonds — 89 Ditto, Small Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 ner Cent — 57 Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent. Ditto 5 per Cent...., 99 !Remain, 5 per Cent.lB46, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ..- Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent Ditto Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. 324 Ditto, Account 109 1 ,4 Russian Bonds ... ............... Ditto Scrip Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 ......... Ditto. 3 per Cent Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 ,i per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London French Rentes, 5 per Cent —95 f. 12%c. Exchange -25 f. 50s. French 3 per Cent Exchange Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 55 1 / 8 86 Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certifi cates — t7NE O'CLOCK. 9914 PRICES OF p BUSINESS DONE CLOSING KAILWAY SHARES. AID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly paid, or with a guaran. 20 ...... 27 Bristol and Exeter...... 92 ...... 63 duckinghamshire ...... 17 1 ,4 ..... 16 3 / 4 17 . 17 Caledonian Lhester and Holyhead... 50 ...... 10 1 4 .. Eastern Coma tie 5........ 20 ...... 7% 6% M I Do, New Pref.rence, Fr per Cent- • ...... 1 0 ...... 11% Ditto,Extension , 5 per Cent., No.l 61.135. 4d.... p Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 138. 4d... % p Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 26 Pref. 2 1 0 2 %....:....: 160 5% ........... 2114 1 ,6 25 EEasaDstto.LlSinnrieocapinss(h6ihrpireeer,cegnuta..r). 2 2 5 0 .. .... - 9 IA .. ...... :: . :::::::. — 3.: 6 per Cent. .. ......... 27 1 4.. . .. Great Do . , N 5 o p r e t h r ern Cent.... p • • r; ........... ......... 1 7 01 4 E 1 10% Great Western ........ ....100 Ditto, 1 ,4 Shares ...... 25 ...... ....•. .. 14 Ditto. New N Fif ew th5 1 . 7 . 1 .................. 2 1 0 5 ... _. 10 7 34 Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Lancashire& Yorkshire 100 Do. Fifths... London &Blackwall...ll/. 65. 3d 3% London, Brighton, and South Coast._ .....100 • ..... 7910 1 4 79 Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.. 9 ...... ••• •• Do. Prefer. 5 per cent. 50 ...... — 573/4 1, on don and Greenwich 12/15s 4d...• 103/ 4 .. , .. . .... 103/4 London and N Western 100 .......104% 104 105 1 ,4 105 Ditto, New Quarters.. 12 ...... .12 !IN .. il34 --_ 11N - P 34P 2 32 Ditto, Fifth.l2 12 Do. 10/. ( X & B.) C. 1 4... ....... ... 1 1 4 London &S.Western ..100 Midland ..... ...a. O ..... 40 ...... 40th Do.Consol. Bristol and 1 ... .. 12 12 1 / 8 - ...... Do., do., 501. Shares 30 ... .. 4 1 4 1 4% 4% Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 22 % North British ........ ... 25 , 10 ... .. lO Ditto, Halves '.. Ditto Preference ..... 5 North Staffordshire . . . 17% 6% .............. . 6% Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Shropshire Union South Devon Do. Preference ...... 25 ...... -.. Reading, Guildford, and Reigate l5 ..... 147, 15 Scottish Central South Easte-n South Wales Wear Valley 6 per Cent Guaranteed ... ... - •••• Do. d o . d 0.... 25 ...... 25%.......... ..... York, ;Newcastle, and Berwick..... ..,........ 25 ...... 14%,... ......... Do. Newcastle Exton. 20 ...... 8 8% 1 4 %...... Do. G.N.E.Prefercnce 8 ... .. 1%% li% York and N or th Midl ri d 50 ...... 17... Otto Preference ...... 10 FOREIGN RAILWAR.. Dutch Rhenish ...... ~. 8 '"' ... **** East Indian .... 5 - Luxembou rg Namur and Liege • ...... 20 ... .. 7 6% Northern of France...... 16 ...... 13% Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 •••••• 3 Rouen and Havre ...... 20 ...... 91/s 9S 13 1 4 18% 1694 25% 144 81 / , 1% 17% 1 3 4 5% 13 3 /,„ 2% MINES. United Itexican 28% ...... 7 rq 7 7 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Union se AlutaliA , 25 ... rm .. rt.. 09111 43/4, GERMANY. Accounts from Vienna state that HAYNATT has called out the former Mobile and National Guards of Presburgh and Pesth, for the purpose of raising a forced levy of 24,000 men. Large numbers of Hun garian fugitives have fled to Bosnia, and are treated with great kindness by the Turks. The Kolner Zeitung has a telegraphic dispatch from Berlin, of the 25th, stating that the First Chamber had adopted, in that day's sitting, the re solution of the Second Chamber relative to the tax on beet-root sugar. The law relative to the pro vinces and the relations with Posen were then pro ceeded with. The Chamber was to hold an evening sitting. The Second Chamber had elected the State Debt Commission. Deputies PORCHAMMER, GEPPERT, and GAMES were chosen. President VoLLriACwr was to proceed on the 26th inst. on his mission as Commissioner to the Duchies, in consequence of which the Council wou ld h o ld a most important deliberation. Among the Commis sioners appointed to arrange matters with the Diet are VOLLPRACRT, SEEBECEI, Von BODELBCLIWINGH, and BLOMER. The men accused of assassinating Prince Licn fiowsm have been acquitted, as have those accused of attempting the life of the Prince of PRUSSIA. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. REFUSAL OF PRUSSIA TO RENEW THE ARMISTICE. BERLIN, FEB. 23.—Prussia has refused to renew the armistice with Denmark for six months, on the ground that she cannot countenance the continuance of a Provisional Government in the Duchy of Schles wig, which is entirely paralysed by the universal resistance of the people, whose acts are in direct op position with the reasonable wishes of the people, and whose administration cannot be defended by any prin ciple of political or moral right. There is little reason to be alarmed at this news. The war will certainly not be renewed between Prussia and Denmark or Germany and Denmark. It may, however, be renewed between Schleswig-Hol stein and Denmark. However deplorable the last result may be, British commerce will be affected in a very different degree from what it was during the blockade of the German ports. The armistice runs on of itself indefinitively ; but denunciation on either side renews the war in six weeks. The consequence of Prussia's declaration will be the breaking up of the Administrative Com mission in the Duchy of Schleswig. Count EULER.. BURG will retire, and then, of course, Colonel HODGES and Count Tirxiscu will follow. TURKEY. Letters of the sth from Constantinople announce that Count STURMEB had received instructions from his Government to renew intercourse with the PORTE, in consequence o f w hi c h h e h a d had several i nterv i ews with Air Pecua , but these had not produced any decisive result. Count STURMER proposed fifteen years' detention in the interior as a punishment for the refugees, but the PonTE, although the demand of the Internuncio gradually sank to five years, would net hear of his proposal. Hence the matter has once more to be referred to Vienna. ITALY. Accounts from Rome, published in the re-actionary journals, candidly admit that affairs in that country are, under the Papal Government, as at present ad ministered, infinitely worse than ever they were under the rule of Mazzizu and the Republic. It is admitted, on all hands, that the Papal rule is only upheld by foreign bayonets, and that the Romans would, if the foreign troops were withdrawn, at once expel the priests. FEBRUARY 27, 1850. INIPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS .DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The FrEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. The second reading of the Athy, Castlecomer, and Kilkenny Road Bill was postponed till this day fortnight. SECOND READINGS. The two following Bills were recto seco. time and ortb-red to be committed:— Copper Miners' Company (England.) Licensed Victuallers' ai.d General Fire and Life Astr ranee Company (No. 2). PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against Sunday labour in lb• Post-office. Mr. SPOONER presented a petition from Warwick praying for the establishment of county financial boards. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition in favour of the Marriage Bill. Mr. C. LUSHINGTON presented petitions from various metropolitan parishes praying for the rt•peal kat the window-tax. Mr. HARRIS presented a petition from Leicester in favour of the Marriage Bill. Sir R. H. INGLIS presented several petitions against the Marriage Bill, one of them being from the Dean and Chapter of Exeter, and another from the clergy of the diocese of Canterbury ; also a petition pray mg for the tsboliion of Sunday labour in the Pos.,•office. Mr. HOME DRUMMOND presented a petition to the same effect. Mr. REYNOLDS presented a petition from Dublin praying fur a revision of the Irish Customs Acts in favour of distillers; also three petitions praying for the abolition of the duty on paper from Dundalk, Cork, and Mr. HEYWORTH presented similar petitions. Mr. PETO presented several petitions in favour of the Marriage Bill. Mr. ADA IR presented a petition from Cambridge praying for the repeal of the taxes on knowledge. Mr. RICE presented a petition from Dover praying for the establishment of county financial boards. Sir G. STRICKLAND presented a petition in favour of the Marriage Bill. Mr. R. PALMER presented two petitions against Sunday labour in the Post-office. Mr. GOULBURN presented a petition from the University of Cambridge against the Marriage Bill. Mr. MOODY presented two petitions, one praying for the abolition of Sunday labour iu the Post-office, and the other pi aying for the extension of County Courts. Colonel THOMPSON presented a petition from Bradford, praying the House to pass a Ten Hours' Bill. Mr. HEADLAM presented several petitions in favour of the Marriage Bill. Sir GEORGE PECHELL presented a petition from Brighton in favour of the Bill. Mr. MAUKINNON presented a petition from Learn ington to the same effect. Mr. WODEHOUSE gave notice that to-morrow he should put a question to the Right Hon. the President of the Board of Trade relative to the exports of manu factures in 1800 and 1801, and the imports of corn in the year of scarcity, 1795. MARRIAGES BILL. Mr. STUART WORTLEY, after presenting a large number of petitions in favour of this Bill, proceeded to move its second reading. The object of the Bill was to legalise marriage with a deceased wife's sister, hut as it had so recently been under the consideration of the House, he did not feel it necessary to go over the grounds which he had already stated in it: favour. He could not, however, help expressing his regret that he had met with so much opposition, particularly from his Right Hon. Friend the Member for the University of Cambridge, arid at being now menaced with the opposition cf Sir F. Thesiger; but notwithstanding that opposition it was his deter mination, backed as he was by large and influential bodies out of doors, to persevere with the measure.— (Hear, hear.) The Bill now before the House was almost similar to the one he had the honour of introduc ing last session, with this exception, that it did not sanc tion a marriage with the niece of a deceased wife, but in making that alteration he had not yielded from convic tion, but rather in deference to the feelings and wishes of some of his supporters. Actuated by a similar motive he had so altered the Bill as not to make it compulsory on a clergyman to solemnize these marriages, leaving the clergy of the Church of England to follow the dis cipline of their church, but while he made this conces sion to the feelings of the Church, it should be remem bered that the canons subscribed to by the clergy on being ordained contained no prohibition to solemnize marriages of this nature, though the Scotch canons cer tainly did contain such a provision. Such then were the chief alterations of the Bill. It was simply a measure of re lief, inflicting no wrong nor injury upon any class; and as it was calculated to promote the morality and happiness of the people, he really could not understand why it should be objected to. There was nothing in Scripture or in policy to prohibit the marriages. The Church of England did not prohibit them, nor did the Church of Rome; and seeing that nobody was called upon to sanc tion such marriages, but simply to grant liberty of con science to those who were favourable to them. The Act which the Bill proposed to repeal was only fifteen years old. Before 1835 these were common marriages; and it this were a question solely affecting the higher classes, be should not feel so much anxiety as to the fate of the Bill, but as it affected the interest of every class, from the highest to the lowest, no feelings of delicacy ought to prevent the Bill being passed into a law. What were the circumstances under which the Bill of 1835 was passed? Before that period, it should be remembered that these marriages were common enough and strictly legal. No expression of public feeling had been manifested against them, and the Act was passed to meet extreme cases, against which the public bad always expressed, and would con tinue to express, its abhorrence. li was not, however, intended to prohibit such marriages, wn:ch this Bill pro posed to sanction; and as it neither violate,. the laws of God or man, he really was at a loss to understand why the Bill could be objected to.—(Hear, hear.) The sister of a deceased wife was not so near of kin as a cousin, and to be consistent, therefore, if they prohibited one marriage they ought to prohibit the other. Indeed to this day marriage with a cousin was prohibited by the Greek Church, and for some years it was forbidden by the Church of England, but in a country like this, di vided as it was upon religious matters, how could they pretend to be consistent in attempting to bind the feelings of all classes and sects to the views and feelings of the Established Church?—(Hear, hear.) He could not trace the origin of these marriages to any particular date, but the Council of Trent distinctly authorised them. No doubt before that period the power of granting the privilege of a marriage of this nature rested with the bishop. So far with regard to the Church of Rome, as far as our own Church was concerned, they a ere sanctioned by Luther himself, and had been solemnized downwards to the year 1835. Cromwell sanctioned them, and several marriages with deceased wives' sisters were celebrated in the high est circles of society during the period t f the Connon• wealtb.—(Cheers.) But from that time down to the pre sent, although there had been a continual controversy on the subject, these marriages had never been strictly prohibited, and he maintained the Legislature had no right to withhold the privilege of contracting them either from the Roman Catholics or the Dissenters.—(Cheers.) The very Legislature to which he was appealing had ap proved of the principle. The Act which he had brought in was an Act to render marriage with a deceased wife's sister valid, and did they think that when the Legislature had sanctioned that Act, that there was any doubt in their mitads that these marriages were prohibited by the law of God ? As to the social evils, which it was apprehended by some persons would follow on this law, ho could not think that the future state of things would be worse than the present. He could state to the House many instances, which would show to them the great immorality which was occasioned by the present state of the law. The Learned Gentleman then quoted Prussia and America, countries in which these marriages were legal, to show the absence of any evil consequences from such a state of things, and to show the estima tion in which persons were held who had contracted such marriages; and in this country also he could not per ceive that such persons were held in disrepute. No less than 4,000 such marriages had been solemnized since the passing of the Act, which, assuming that there were • three children to each marriage, gave 20,000 persons interested in this question. When he said the existing law affected the poorer classes, he did not speak from conjecture, but depended on the authority of the most eminent clergymen of the Established Church. The Rev. Thomas Dale, who was one of our best parochial clergymen, said the prohibi tion of marriage with a deceased wife's sister acted far more for the promotion than the prevention of crime, and this opinion was confirmed by many other clergymen of considerable eminence. The Hon. Gentleman then read a number of extracts from letters he had received to show the evils arising from the pro hibition of these marriages, and that the aunt was gene rally the most fit person to educate and to train the chil dren of the deceased sister, and consequently would make a better stepmother than any other female. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman then proct eded to read a number of letters to the same purport from emi nent persons in the manufacturing districts, concluding with a letter from the Bishop of Sodor and Man, and then proceeded to say that he was anxious to support himself by sufficient authority, and he thought he had done so.—(Hear, bear.) But it should be recollected that the • parties immediately contracting these mar riages were not the only parties concerned. (Hear, hear.) There might be objections to any alteration in the law among the higher classes, but the middle and lower classes were unanimously in favour of it. There a n t t i e o r n t i ned let were children for whom they had necessarily the deep est concern.—(Hear, hear.) If anyma a t i i alteration, any doubt of the necessity of such him recollect that the law had proved almost totally inoperative. From year to year ever since it was passed these marriages had taken place, sometimes from a total ignorance of the law itself, and sometimes with a most painful consciousness of the position in which the parties contracting them placed themselves, but never theless a position which they could tot avoid without at the same time neglecting duties which were more im than any co ns id erat i on f or t h e i r portant and more, h o ly own feelingi.—(Hear, hear.) The Right Honourable and Learned Gentleman then read a letter from a gentleman of large experience and of great authority, in which it was stated that the whole of bis expe rience convinced him that the poor man could not be divested of the idea that, however the law of the land might make such unions as these sinful, they were not opposed to the law of God.—(Hear, hear.) He had in his pocket a very painful correspondence to show that the most unhappy family differences were frequently produced by the operation of this law. See k theta that its 1110494 T 5 QillY Pabaliena6) owl 00eipg religion, he should conclude by that its abrogation w ---------- as opposed n------ei t h e r to motali t Y °r res_d h a second time.—(Loud cheers.) S T . e motion haviner been seconded, ir F. TFIESIGER, rose, and after PYing. a 1 1 ,1 high compliment to the zeal and ability witil. which -l ard flo:101. b - , , .. le and Leurne:l Friend had brought fool' . Tilts motto], said that he had taken great paw' L° at this m oving that the Bill be quaint himself with the arguments which had 1 i11 ,,, - , f 110 11.‘e.!, r 'speeLing ;his Bll;, rom both sides of the House, and with the state ..t . r'',:, mall a body of persons in tdds eonwry. 0Y P, j . ye!' ' ring exertion, could bring a matter to such is state oi a , eight or ten raucement,when a large body war, indifferent to it sacce-14_ The reason why the question had been agitated had 0 ,_ 0 3 1 and there sult n,,s n, , I,, u e. become a matter of notoriety. It was well known ! D o, and others who had scrupulously follovved it, had e ; ployed certain legal gentlemen to take such measurtsoo. years ago parties who h2d eraded the isni would m effect the obj ct of the parties. Ih ii W e re 6 enced as early as 1840, when statements f and these wre put forth for the purpose ot ascertaining the Ending' the public on the F.utjecr. P.an itile,s w. re tai'''' lle and Bishops ( swith . ( 14 ttleY r' ' hut little , succes, sfr.,.rwar lb , sorted to Parliament, awl he firmly he'irvesl thSt '' e letters referred to by his Right lion. Ftiatd w er taintd during that period. llow , d by cireutar:to tbe ...krenb:shoP (LEFT sPEAKING.) _ .--...;,....------.............—_ ST. JAIVIES'N THEATRE' MR. BUNN ON THE STAGE'the t of Mr. Bunn has come out in a new c haracter, lecturer se on Shakspere, his commentators, the reprrsej anndtatives of his works, and on the stage 5 ," g ei r e ce; amusing three hours' talk it lisst talk on been a ou ln r o l r o e t to listen to than was Mc. B ., lo°'3 o " a e t itle the stag m e o a n t o t l h og is u t e h , eatre last evening. -yr ° , b e con of the tents r u o r m nes the on li h of .. ed some years since by Mr. Bunn, and fr°`-inva rec:ll,llonst:gfetylubbi; long connexion with stage management, and hi s "";,bt merablehave e squabbles with authors and actors, it iond been supposed that in his table-talk he n'u u t , have indulged ' has received greater provocation to do so than to in personalities, and certainlY a° ri ji ti ss I.l b lr. Bunn ; he has, however, had the good tact to of t he co ot a his sta l in, and from the commencement to ecture, which is enlivenea by nianY a l ig o ecor anecdote told with infinite h a single gusto, t phrase or a single allusion which can considered e as personally offensive to anY r o te& bbeing. The first part of the lecture is ~.„ t ip theexclusively absurdity of the commentators in in juxta-positr re., amusing manner, by placing c "tl s e P ;ti' s most contradictory assertions regarding birth, parentage, and education, each s u- ,.. 11 a t 0 0e i bei actors A f n ter a similar manner he illustrated the pod PaY sages, and expressed his surpriseth tno ie s c rn i , - ,,lispe re ban" had yet announced to the worlda that T O . be g i b n a cakdeodptinbgyvatrhieouasu readings ori trya e o r o f e f a r d s ° r e not opd rTyb nabs must have foreseen the recent railway O a t being, 0 . u ., never have made Touchstone allude '''„ oo ot ca s k c n ri o p w ti n on e p d l i a ti c o e i d l b o . f y a devotee of Slink* - c apf ° I . , the inscription his scrip and scrippage." The a c ne " ro ofe r , t a h v a e e t ry portion of his library which co n , tai w n e o ci r ; est e ; much amusement. It was S hatiskfeoslPlo7s6:---4° illi T t hciti —Thou shalt not steal." " T commentators.-- 03 s d h o a r ly o n m o t ur bear d e falsemurder." T N h v i i s t npensrsti, 0 , n , t o o T fotah c e tor e n n ' te T r.t. ll o .;: t n i ti o nl o eP o t i during the course of which Mr. Bunn's reci e . b sr various passages from Shakspere WO f cli f o lloe plauaed, concluded with the exhibition of the ing pictor ri ia o l r i o ll f u t s h t e ra s t a io m n e a : Exterior of Shakspere's birth-pls ce. Ann lnte llathaway's Cottage.. The Blackfriar's Theatre. The s nak Glob s pere l Theatre. Last Residence. Church of Stratford-on-Avon. te of t he Shakere's Monument. The second sp part consisted of a review of the s h ts e res el l stage, from ;the days of Shakspere t ° n t ec chtl o o , t h i y m g e o , n a e n d d ra w m a a s ti c s o t p s, io m u a sl n y ag i e ll r u s, st a r n a d ted acto h l rs.. 6- 1 0 ;10, 9 1 in the course of his lecture, defended h 1131 , - t sg tl l,.. s, the charge which had been brag"; $ 13 4,1 him of not admiring or appreciati°,llsls " s s spere. He said that Shakspere'g r yeA ll s a never been so efficiently represented of ichler; bpi We ~d ra tio , they had been under his managemen t ? Kean and Charles Young were acting tl e rePr o se ll that finding it utterly out of his pniv e ,, r -° pre v ' e- be Shakspere as efficiently as he h$ bit" , 'bit" , pot been in the habit of representing to pn,.. had thought it better to abstain Oa ° 11 Dec e ived an inefficient and imperfect representatin° r spere to the public. The lecture W°oclasi°,risio. throughout with applause, and at the l e cu be each night=, is to part and will, lln Bunn repeatedo d notu was btt h, C eh a a l l vs e e d ta j. b r e sti fi r e. : : : , gt o oi n s; s t i , i b ue e i; pe ig a h t, t'' one of the most amusing 111°° 1 ° Mr' ' : the . l w is i t l e l ned tc', and both Mr. Mitchell 01) ",.„ 1 li ce t ' I have use wcause well and a r n ej d oi r c u e sh a i t the appea.-the 6,.. The ho St.James's Theatre of " Mr. Bunn oaied. WV a tte/w jo s LORD GOUGH AND SA l w 'ea e S d i ' l i i n a lt g i r t a o r A t i t Z h EDWARDES. ~ ctilit, to t he TO THE _EDITOR OF 7'o . ,7,:; c ten ,„e, 0 ,4 Lora w gel ti- pbi article paragraph angt youriro a h h j a o v hu i enrangdaeldbvoefn t o h r s : oa „ o , o 7 b i , % siorl a t Major Ed wardes at Southampton," I beg - 11/gfll. ° resolution referred 10 in the P. le you that the art ier ' tins and commented upon in your leading ii ro ga t ion not moved and carried at the town-contic. qaS" held at Southampton. The resolution 1° was moved, but not seconded. I am, Sir, your obedient serveateopli t ..-, -nO. hoi CHARLES .r-4 , '-' la atig Town-Clerk of the vo l. Southatoptoo• Morley's Hotel, Trafalgar-square, eeto London, Feb. 26, 1850. o f e reD 0, [Mr. Charles E. Deacon will find gi n i f t ;OOV .. his communication in our leading e w Sun ] mow.••••••••••••••••• / vs. MAJOR ED WAS -D' de TO TILE EDITOR OF ru 1114 , , s (t . b5ll, tra de Sir,—My return to dear old Engt - se eP 5 , i , me acquainted with many friends of vv' ° l .ping,P, - yii,l I was shamefully ignorant ; but the 0 1° e ,i' s 0' have overpowered me quite by giv iP g r i I l itiv o td ° and two children "at a blow ! lIOW e °c) 0 3 0 1 three I care not , but, having none , 13 :05° 115 e ( Ib ° , 1 women will easily i mag i n e b o w many '.dictiee fair ones too !) there may be for cc 3tr " Ol t report. OOO the The " two children " I had charg e ° eo ce, °,, og were the daughters of Mr. John La vin o iN ife r def,, Lahore Board of Administration ; ;b e d,. fitolo either their black Ayah, or my aunt, 4 , ~,100 Lord "" Gough is most likely to have ' ifr with the latter. • Believe me faithfully rv ti o r if 6 A °9ss‘ HE , u sar "' sm ote , 37, U pper Seymour-street, I LOS. ATTEMPTED BURGLARY AT r ilrils' iii lig tt lO C.litl 'O f rA 0 ;01 1 0.: —An intense sensation is at present Pr evn dieg se i gg , e ' out Roehampton, Putney, and the sorrleen eVilli gt ,, owing to a most daring attempt having .00 of wrer on M o nd a y Hutton, Esq., a magistrate for the a; of hY,, i 7,,, night to break into the we l/P o ti t he el: and the frustration of the intended burgle VW" f tv rageous conduct of police-constable whom the villains left for dead on the L uce 10 5 0b . ,,,,j0t 4 G eorg b e re ,boi°„,Dl the p 0 nd rep- v igp house. It is customary to supply districts with keys to visit the groOecinB:loo°,!eYivg.neSd gentlemen at all hours of the night. "Wall ', l d I ' l 4 s about half-past twelve, the constable A . D ge, f i '' 0 0 - , mined the lodges and ar o tbtolut Ph st e 0 u 0 1 obi re them all safe, proceeded to the mansiorl? n tsoheas ° itself. On opening a door leading intl e j it r i t r i c t iiil t e o ; side of the house where the sculleri mac pils°oo situate, he was surprised to o bserve 9 dof the e g rg wards the back of an arbour at thefivith n ib end c e fa . where, as he was not occlusion:, tor' h , fil fr i i t le , • by a secret door, he was obliged w bat ilb 0 ' ell front the officer, who asked " h itti c Atael t 11- s t e ce dl ecit° there. The man made an instan t 1 , - ,, latte r " t ti rif - la iab preserver upon the officer, which t' - nt ly coP - $ 0 - 0 in parrying with his staff, and Pr e b se i n - trln te t fl oo 03 ,1` r strike the fellow a blow with the'," r a e ttle,"A" the - ,, t 0 Jelled him. Before be could sound ° ,, o ceair t he °" t b; men rushed out of a shrubbery, vibieuf,„;c viitP. - ,90„;i1 mestic offices from the lawn, and graPPlince 0011"0, stable threw him with tremendous un der t he lill ° 4 l° lie raised flaps cf some coal-cellars unde r ta u A. P.A, windows, and afterwards kicked and j?1 ; r dee",,poc,o 0 , til, as they supposed, they had left hica it i 9 O tir di; ' constable remained in a senseless SW , we coo o WI • 0. 00' upwards of au hour; and when be he ° .„ volt ° h ell ), 0 $ could not movr, feeling as if his back w 2: 1 " In s .. Oct e , much difficulty he drew his rattle, :o:u'roke,sb"apel; condition was fortunately enabled L u g , 2,1 r• t' ate , s ' e r sound to be heard by a gardener tc!__ b i e st o _ s ic _,, who found the officer in a mee t PX: klu t •- P ti; °I) - ‘ ; taming the state of affairs, he bad th . ,„. It P h rOk6 then alarmed the house, and IWe ° 6 , l "aista bl i e .os lilt t e s i C ti a s b de s a 1 • L '--ii P lej tila fr'l llc' w ere:, e ig a h , brought into the house and attendeacte7o c hara tt ._ bou rth_ by ', d o d a s o c w e n r t a t o i r e d u t i ti h e a; . fi b r v i e d g s u e and two of them tally with the rirlu ved In vil n officer W bo a u l s i e- .. l a u %lrese t ' t j____ __„-' '' was ret ro r fe jt() , e os ~,.." t wo. :„ 0- V i e c o e f r. th T e hdeortloichei was only married on Sunduy last, is r prreari,,t= state. ______--------90 0 ' of far NEVIS. A i rs . John On the 22d inst. , at Haul, Sarre'', a daughter. a of its DIED. c od s° - Ap O p n i the et,ra t h 2, inst.. a a r g t t e o d r (21 Renict.hard Drew , s ec g e of Robinson, 4 4 9 II"- side, il'ie On the 22d inst., Mr. R. Jennings, of CbcBP-,1 At Brighton, Mr. Alexander J• Stracha, age ft'4l(j' a fe.' 0 N o ci London ; Printed and Published by , MVO - OtTl No 112, Strand, Printer, at The co s - the c c Strand, in the Precinct a the middlogez, Weduesday, _Feloasti 27, T7f frb WlTttton LIVERPOOL SPRING ME E TIN G. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The Trial stakes of 5 sow. each. One mile and quarter, Andalusian . . . . 1 Pio Nono The Spring Cup of 100 sovs. One mile and three quarters. Doubt Augt ant THE GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. Handicap of 20 sovs. each, h ft, and 100 added. Four miles. Abd-el-Racer ... Knight of G wynne Sir John Won easy. LO YD'S SHIPPIN G—(THIS DA Y.•) LoNDoN, FEB. 27.—Wind at noon E.S.E.; light ails and hazy._ DEAL, FEB. 26.—Wind variable and W.S.W., light. —Arrd. from the River, David Fa) e, Porto Rico. Arrd. from the River and Sid. British Isles, Demerara; Eliza beth, Jamaica. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 26.—Wind S.—Sid. Shamrock, Rio Grande; Wilsons, Demerara; Prentice, Charleston; Sir PoAinger, Calcutta; Cassiopia, Cape of Good Hope; William Russell, Pernambuco; Helen, Vera Cruz; Rio Grande, Tampico; R. D. Shepperd, New Orleans; Ti conderaga, New York; Allegro, ditto. Off port, the Princeton, New Orleans; Ceylon, China; Nile, Osman lus, New York; C. R. C., Rowena, and Bella Portina. The Mary Wilson, hence to Newcastle, has put into Belfast Lough. RAMSGATE, FEB. 26.—The Johanna Maria, New castle to Naples, got on the Goodwin Sands this morn ing, and came off leaky. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 26.—S1d. Windsor, Madras and Calcutta. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 26.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. William Bromham, Bromham, Sierra Leone; George, Danbery, Rio Janeiro, for Hamburgb. Off port, Stovey,Valparaiso. FALMOUTH, FEB. 26.—Wind variable, and fine.— And. Siren, Catchpole, Bahia. DUBLIN, FEB. 25.—The New Herald, of Port Mary, Liverpool, to Nantes, got on Arklow Bank, was aban doned, and:subsequently picked up, with seven feet water in her hold, and brought in here. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE—WEDNESDAY The quantity of English Wheat on sale in to-day's market was very moderate, ytt it exceeded the wants of the millers. Really fine parcels sold slowly, at Monday's pricer, but the middling and inferior were, in some in stances, offered on rather lower terms. No foreign Wheat hascome to h and this week, but several cargoes are reported off the coast. The transactions in that grain were trifling, at barely stationary prices. Very little foreign Barley was on show, but the supply of English was ex tensive. Fine p ircels for seed ruled tolerably firm, at full rates of currency; but all other kinds were neglected. Malt was i❑ good supply and beary inquiry, en lower terms. Good sound Oats were scarce, and quite as drat. The inferior kinds ruled heavy. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour were dull in the extreme. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. _ I Oats. Malt. Flour. __— Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. sacks English ...... 1,220 4,690 6,b30 6,990 4,510 Scotch•• •. •... [rish •• • • Foreign ...... Barley. 1,140 Our market was heavy to-day. In some instances, prices bad a downward tendency. Beef, from 23 6d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3$ 10d; Veal, 3s to 3s 8d; and Pork, 3s 2d to 4s. per 81bs by the carcase. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall, Wore the LORD CHIE7 BARON and a Special Jury.) WARLEY V. CROW. The trial of this case was resumed again this morning, but had not concluded when our report left. It in volved, simply, a question as to the right to certain goods belonging to bankrupt ; and the details were only of interest to parties immediately concerned. COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prins, at Guildhall, before Lord Chief Justice WILDE and a Special Jury.) WLEAN V. LEEMING. In this case, Mr. Sergeant Byles and Mr. Home were for the plaintiff, Mr. Cockburn and Mr. Wordsworth for the defendant. This was au action brought by a looking-glass rcanu fActurer against a gentleman of Manchester for goods received. The defendant's plea was that of insanity. The proceedings, which commenced yesterday, and were continued this morning, presented nothing of interest. SECONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.) There was only one case set down for hearing. " Kid ston and another v. Greensmith," on a bill of exchange. The me was undefended. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) ASSAULT BY A BEGGAR.—John Tucker, a sturdy va- grant, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with begging of and assaulting Mr. Thomas Baskerville, a carrier belonging to the London and North-Western Railway. It appeared from the evidence of the constable E 84, that this morning, about two o'clock, he was on duty near Percy-strset, Tottenham Court-road, when his at tention was called to the prisoner, who was soliciting alms of the prosecutor, who, after a deal of pressing, gave the prisoner a penny and told him to be off. The prisoner said " That be d—d, this is not half enough." He then laid hold of the prosecutor, and, before the wit ness could prevent it, threw him (the prosecutor) to the ground, at the same time saying " That is a Devonshire throw, and no mistake." Witness then collared him, and, after a deal of resistance, conveyed him to the station-bonsc. Witness added that, owing to the press of business, the prosecutor was unable to attend. Mr. HARDWICK said the case was of so gross a na ture that he should remand the prisoner till Friday next, and directed a summons to be issued to compel the pro secutor to appear. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, Ten o'clock. LATEST BETTING. STEEPLECHASE. 7to 1 agst Peter Simple 12 to 1 apt Victim 8 to 1 agst Sir John 15 to 1 agst Vengeance 12 to 1 agst Kt. of Gwynne 20 to 1 agst any other. 12 to 1 agst Chandler LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING, FIVE O'CLOCX.— The following is a list of the steeplechasers that have arrived up to the present time:—Peter Simple, Knight of Gwynne, Farnham, Vain Hope, Mulligan, Laurel gelding, Maria Day, Columbine, Sobriety, Yardarm, Kilkenny, Pegasus, British Yeoman, Rat-trap, The Victim, Iron Duke, Rory-be-Aisy, Everton, Shinrone, Philip, Fisticuff, Abd•el-Kader, Little Fanny, The Pony, Sir John,The Chandler, Spring Buck, Meath, Quadruped, Rainbow, The Oake, Grand Lumii!re, Tipperary Boy, Hope, Jononie Barrie. Vengeance and Maid ofAthens are not here. St. Leger, Mahomed, The Hero, Rescue, Miss Cooke, Lansquenet, and the Odd Fellow are scratched. It is calculated that at least 30 (some say 34) will start, a number without precedent in steeplechasing, and, in the "chapter of accidents," calculated to give the round bettors a chance which a less numerous field would not have afforded them. The ground is in the best possible condition. Arrivals for the flat races:—Portia, Cauriri, Doubt, Wild Rose, Osbaldeston, The Augean, Wilmont, John of Taum, Magic Wand, Emma, Fugitive, Pio Nono, Andalusian, The Golden Lady, Nelson, and f. by Muley Molock; several others are expected. The following are the entries for the flat races:— The Trial Stakes.—The Golden Lady, John of Tuam, Pio Noco, Magic Wand, Yardarm, Doubt, Montezuma, Emma, ch f by Coronation out of Old No. 12's dam, Nelson, Andalusian, br f by Lanercost, Dam by Muley Moloch, Tower. The Optional Stakes. Effie Deans, Old No. 12, Eunuch, Tower. The Scramble Stakes.—Zayda, Pio Nono, Shadwell, Andalusian, Cauliflower, La Voleuse, Magic Wend, Portia, Cauriri, Little Wonder. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TUESDAY. Liverpool Steeplechase.-71 to 1 agat Sir John (t), 9 to 1 agst Peter Simple (t), 10 to 1 agat Victim (t), 12 to 1 egst Chandler (t), 14 to 1 agst Knight of Gwynne (t), 14 to 1 agst Vain Elope (t), and afterwards offered; 15 to 1 agst Meath (t), 15 to 1 agat Columbine (t), 20 to 1 agst Vengeance, 100 to 6 agst Farnham (t), 20 to 1 agst Little Fanny, 20 to 1 agst Maria Day. Liverpool Spring Cup.-7 to 4 agst Oibaldeston (t), 3 to 1 agst Doubt (t), 5 to 1 agst Portia. Not a bet laid on any other event. ORNAMENTAL AND DECORATIVE GLASS.—Very elegant, useful, and ornamental works in glass have been lately brought to public notice by a French manufacturer, who has opened a factory in Castle-street, Southwark bridge-road. It is called vetrified glass, and is made to represent net or muslin curtains with embroidered borders, and every description of lace pattern correct in every detail, also It is suited for window-blinds, ceilings, skylights, church windows, &c. THE FAST OF LENT.—In pursuance of the direc tions promulgated by the Right Rev. Dr. Wiseman, the Roman Catholiq Bishop of the Metropolitan district, and with the sanction of the superior authorities of the Church of Rome, the privilege of eating flesh meat during the present penitential season, is permitted on three days during each week, instead of two as formerly, although the fast is to be daily observed as before throughout the time. In additi on to this privilege, it is permitted for fish to b. fried or otherwise drescd in lard, if desired, instead of butter only, as formerly; the requirement in return for such privileges being that the community are to dispense alms and other assistance to the poor, in pro portion to their respective means and opportunities at 1144 mon,