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motion just disposed of.—(Hear, hear.) his case_ was simply this. He saw two vacaet scats_ . in that House caused by the disfranchisement , of Sudbury, while on the other hand he saw four compact parishes, with a population of 123,000 inhabitants , 18,0#.00 of whom paid a rental cf 10/. and upwards. His resolution was, that they should, by Act cf Parliamen t, erect 'Kensington, Chelsea, Fulham, and Hammersmith, into a Pa shamentary borough, returning two Members. Lord Chatham once said that taxation without representation was tyranny. Looking at the electoral distribution of the country, he found 40 boroughs returning two Members each, or 80 Members for a population, which, according to the census of 1841, did not exceed 220,000 inhabitants. According to this ratio, the four parishes to which his motion rederred, would return 62 Members, and yet he only asked two. The case was precisely parallel with that cf East Retford in 1829. Mr. Huskisson proposed that the representa tion of that borough should be transferred to Birming ham. The Government, however, resisted it and with success, but in 1830 a new Government came into power, and the Reform Bill was the consequence, and cchedule A, under Which not only East Retford, but many others were disfranchised. He verily believed that if they re fused to agree to this resolution, the result would be a second schedule A.—(Hear.) He merely claimed this moderate instalment of Parliamentary reform that they might have an opportunity of showing the people that, when amendment was really neces sary, they were ready to carry it out. The Hon. Mem ber then went into voluminous details for the purpose cf showing the unequal manner in which the representation of the country was distributed; but the buzz of conver sation effeetsually prevented the Hon. Member's statistics from reaching the gallery. He placed the claim of the inhabitants of these four parishes upon the footing that they paid taxes and ought to be represented. It would be impossible for the country to go on with its present representation, and every Member who voted against him that night would be regarded as opposed to all reform. The Hon. Member concluded by moving—" That in con sideration of the parishes of Kensington, Chelsea, Ful ham, and Hammersmith containing a population of about 110,000 inhabitants,residing on an area not exceeding 8000 acres, and comprising also above 18,000 houses of the an nual rental of 10/. and upwards; and further, in considera tion that there is no other district in Great Britain with so great a number of inhabitants and houses unrepresented directly in this House; it is expedient and just to in corporate, by an Act of Parliament, the parishes of Ken sington, Chelsea, Fulham, and Hammersmith, into a Parliamentary borough, empowered to return two Mem hers to this House, to fill up the vacancies caused by the disfranchisement of the late borough of Sudbury." Mr. HUME seconded the motion. Mr. BAGSHAW supported the prayer of the peti tion presented by the Hon. and Gallant Member for Harwich (Meier Beresford), and observed that a new race of men had now sprung up at Sudbury, who, if the House would allow that borough to resume their solemn functions, he felt assured, would not again transgress. Mr. CAMPBELL said, the speech of the Hon. Mem ber for Glasgow, which had evidently produced a con siderable impression on the House—(Laughter)—ap peared to proceed on the presumption that Sudbury might be replaced in the representation by these four parishes; but it appeared to him that the function or such boroughs as Sudbury was to return to the House of Commons representatives whose talents were eminently useful to the public, but who were, nevertheless, unable to find access to the House through the medium of larger constituencies; and he therefore could not regard these four large parishes as a proper substitute for such a borough. Ho wished the House to ask itself these two quintions—would the constituency be likely to improve the -character of the House of Commone?—(Great laughter)—and, secondly, was it likely to give ex pression to some class of opinions that was at present unrepresented?—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") Was it not notorious that in Birmingham opinions prevailed which could not find place in any other part of the empire:— (Reeewed laughter.) Was it not a fact that the opinions entanciated by the Hon. Member for Manchester, if he could be considered an exponent of their institutions cf King, Lords, and Commons, were opinions that at least it would be uefeir to suppose prevailed in any other part of the empire?—('dear, and laughter.) The Hon. Gen tleman had not yet told them what Opinions these four parishes were to represent. They certainly would not be me.nufacturing coin tleueocies. He resided in the im mediate neighbourhood of these districts, and had a . - tended same of their public meetings and parochial din ners—(A laugh)—and he had been assured by many of the inhabitaets that they were unwilling to ba the object of the Hon. Gentleman's experiment—(Roars of laugh ter)—and that the origin of the present motion was oc casioned by the passions and feelings of some of the in habitants having been led away by a speech of the Hon. Baronet the Member for Bolton..—(Hear, hear.) He thought on these grounds the motion ought to be rejected.—(Hear, hear.) In his opinion, the carrying of the Hon. Gentleman's motion would inflict a gross in justice on the adjoining district in which he happened to reside.—(Hear, and laughter.) Now (said the Hon. Gentleman with greet solemnity) the question I have to put to the Hon. Gentleman is this—On what ground is Knightsbridge excluded?—(Great laughter ar.d cheer ing.) I assure him there is such a district, which lies between Hyde-park-corner and Kensington—(Elear)=- and I can assure him that, in point of civilizatien— (Renewed laughter)—intelligence, and capability of exercising the elective franchise, Knightsbridge is not ieforior to any other past of her Majesty's dominions.— (Roars of laughter, and cheers.) Ile thought the fact ‘t Knightsbridge being excluded was an argument which would he found adapted to the minds of many Hon. Members.—(A laugh.) He would suggest to the Hon. Gentleman to withdraw his resolution. If he persevered in it, and if he succeeded in carrying away the House— (Laughter)—whenlit came to the second reading,and was in Committee, he should move a clause to exclude the hamlet of Knightsbridge. Sir G. GREY observed that the motion of the Hon. Gentleman was merely a resolutior, expressive of the opinion cf that House, and not a motion for leave to bring in a Bill. The question involved in it was, were they justified in disposing of the right of selecting two representatives to that House without much fuller in formation than they had at present? He reminded the House that the Hon. Member fur Cork had intimated his intention of putting forward the claim of that part of Ireland to additional representatives. Now with regard to the parishes in question, he apprehended that the number of metropolitan representatives had been ma turely considered at the time of the passing cf the Re form Bill, and they ought not to disturb the settlement then made without some good grounds being laid before that House—(llear.) On that ground alone he was prepared to resist the motion. He did not know upon what information the Hon. Gentleman had founded his statistical details of the number of houses in those parishes, they had no official returne, at all events, on which that could be ascertained with accuracy. He did not think they ought to proceed with such a resolution without great deliberation ;and icquiry.—(Hear, hear.) But he was reedy to take issue with the Hon. Gentleman on the pro position he bad made to the House. If Kensington and Chelsea, and Cammersrnith and Fulham, were to be re presented, why should they stop there? why should they not take in Turnhare-green—(Laughter)—and Chis wick? and why should it not be proposed that Brentford else shelled have a Member? He concurred with the Hon. Member who spoke last, in hoping that the House would not give its assent to the resolution of the Hon. Memher. Mr. HUME said the inhabitants of those parishes complained that the House of Commons was incomplete, and they demanded that the number should be filled up. Considering the numbers and wi alth of these parishes, in was evident that these had been a groat omission in the Reform Bill in excluding them when Marylehone end Finsbury had obtained representatives. Why, the population of these parishes had doubled within the last wren er eight years. No doubt the question of representation must shortly come before the House, and he thought the district in ques tion would in that case have litt'e difficulty in establish ing its prior claim on the attention of the Government. He advised the Hon. Geet'eman not to press the question at present, but to give notice of his intention to mos e for leave to bring in a Bill. Colonel DUNNE hoped the claims of Ireland would net be overlooked; and if the Hon. Gentleman tn• ant to press his motion to a division, he understood that the lion. Member for Cork would meet it with an ameed meat. He stated that fact to show that the Irish Mem bers were alive to their own interests. After a few words from Mr. MACGREGOR in reply, the Hon. Gentleman, yielding to the sense of the House, withdrew his motion. The motion was then, by leave, withdrawn. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. Mr. S. WOPsTLEY moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend and alter an Act passed in the fifth and sixth years of the reign of King William IV., so far as re lates to marriages within cert a i n of the prohibited de grees of affinity. He would net at present enter into any details, as it was inconvenient to discuss the prin ciple of a Bill upon its first reading. The Bill was in substance the same as that of last e ear ; but with the view of meeting the objections of many of his Hon. Friends in that House, he proposed to introduce into it two amendments, the principle of which was to confine the measure to the actual existing evil, for which he now sought to supply a remedy—namely, the prchibi tion of marriage with a deceased wife's sister. Ho, therefore, proposed not only to relieve the clergy from any compulsion to celebrate the marriage, but also to protect the clergy from any proceedings that might otherwise be taken against them in the Ecclesiastical Court, on account of an a ll ege d b reac h of t h e discipline of the Church. He had felt the force of the objections that were urged against the mea sure cf last session upon this ground , and h • consulted with many of his Friends,Hon. he wa a s vi i n n! duces' to frame his measure in such a et. as f would i leave the discipline and rules of the Church wa untouched by i . He would not, theredfiore,l.rinet'esei-tie wish the law of the Church, nor with its would remind the House that aster a len t s h c e i r p er c;eb i a i te e upon the principle cf the measure last g year' and a considerable adjournments, it was sanctioned by three ma jority in a House composed of 320 Members. Tee SPEAKER having put the question, Sir E. INGLIS rose to oppose tee introduction of a measure which he felt involved the most serious eon s, queeces. He csuld cot but feel himself justified in the course he was new taking when he recollected the sanction which the House gave to the motion he submitted to them, when a Noble Friend of his askee leave to introduce a similar measure in a fernier session. The House in that case eventually rejected the request for the intro duction of such a Bill. It would not perhaps be e( , nvenient on the present occasion to scats all his ob jections to that measure. It was sufficient for him to know that it was one which not only proposed an alteration in the law of the land, but alto an alteration in the law of the Church, and an alteration—if man could make it—of the law of God. It was a measure which proposed a violation of w h at h e b elieved to be scriptural I THE SUN, truth. He believed that the measure was against the feelings of the great body of the people, and against the almost unanimous feeling of one sex in the country. He also believed that the people of Scotland were da. cidedly opposed to such a change as the measure con- .. templated; and he might truly say that the women of the empire were against it.—(Cries cf "No, no.") The principle of the measure was only carried last year by a majority of 33; and there was a growing disinclination to secular legislation upon the subject. As the measure was E 0 intimately connected with religion, the voice of the ministers of religion should be heard upon the sub ject. The leading men connected with the Church had already given their testimony against the proposition. He believed that this measure involved a violation of the law of the Church, which was equally objectionable to the Greek, the Armenian, the Protestant, and the Roman Cathol c Church. Under such circumstances, he felt himself called upon to resist the further progress of the measure by refusing leave to the Hon. and Learned Member for the introduction of his Bill. Mr. S. HERBERT thought that this question stood upon much different grounds than it did last se:Aoe. If he had to deal with the measure simply as a member of the Church of England, he should deprecate any such alteration in the law as was pr o po s ed ; b u t having to deal with it as applicable to persons of other commu nions, who did net recognise the same ecclesiastical law, the Roman Catholics, for instance, who by dis pensations recognised such marriages, he felt that it was a subject that was entitled to their consideration. He thought that the measure of last year was so object:on able he could not support it, because it was a direct pro posal to interfere with the discipline of the Church of which he was a member. But in the measure which the Honourable and Learned Member proposed to in troduce now, it was only contemplated to change the civil law without attempting to touch the ecclesiastical law. He, therefore, considered it would be an un gracious act towards those denominations that differed from the Church of England upon this point, to refuse their assent to the introduction cf a measure which effected so seriously their civil rights. In, however, assenting to the introduction of the Bill, he wished to guard himself against being pledged to vote for its details. Mr. LAW thought no greater encouragement could be given to the violation of the law than their assent to the principle of the measure proposed to be introduced. He objected to it because he was of opinion that it was contrary, according to the principles cf the Church of England, to all Christian notions—contrary to the prac tice of the earliest times, and contrary to Jewish notions. He rested his opposition on the fact that these mar riages were, for a great number of years which bad expired, void ceremonies—a concubinage entere l into by certain parties in violation of the existing law, and that it was most improper to call upon Parliament now to legalise them. " Cujugium vocant hoc nomine texerunt eulf am." The parties that had gone through that ceremony had been guilty of an impudent fraud, by saying that there was no impediment in the way of a marriage being con tracted between them; and he for one could not sanction the introduction of a measure that would render legal so great a violation of the law. Mr. MANGLES thought that the present state of the law was a delusion and a snare to many honest and well-meaning persons. It was absurd for the law of the land to attempt to do that which could only be done by the law of nature written upon their hearts—namely, to make the relationship with a wife's sister as sacred as that with a sister by blood. Mr. GOULEURN entertained the same opinion on this subject as he had heretofore expressed. But when the Hon. and Learned Gentleman brought forward a measure of this importance, which involved such serious consequences, and declined to enter into the grounds of it upon that occasion, he thought it was neither fair nor right towards him at that late hour to enter into a general discussion of the question. He (Mr. Goulburn) would, therefore, reserve the expression of those opi nions which he still entertained upon the subject, uetil he heard some new grounds stated for the introduction of the Bill. He would advise the Hon. Gentleman to read Leviticus before he spoke on the subject again, 513 he seemed to be quite mistaken on the doctrines relating to the matter. The House then divided. The numbers were— For the motion ... ... 149 Against it ... 65 Majority ... —B4 Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. On the motion of Sir J. PAKINGTON leave was given to bring in a Bill for the further extension of sum mary jurisdiction in cases of larceny. On the motion of Mr. PARKER leave was given to bring in a Bill to repeal an Act of the 6th George IV., for encouraging the capture or destruction of piratical ships and vessels. On the motion of Mr. WOOD, there was ordered a return, by the Masters of the Court of Chancery, of the following particulars in causes and matters in their re spective offices:—Number of references in causes and matters between the 30th day of June, 1840, and the 30th day of June, 1849, in which no reports have been made and no proceedings had since the 30th day cf June, 1844, names of the causes and matters in which somo proceeding has been had since the 30th day of June, 1844, under references still pending with the date of the order of reference; number of attendable warrants, not including warrants to justify, had in each reference in each cause or matter of which the name is given; the date of the last cf the warrants referred to. On the motion of Mr. SCROPE, there were ordered returns of the number of paupers on the relief lists of the Kilrush Union from the beginning of December last, both in-door and out-loor; the periods for which out door relief was suspended and again renewed from that date to the present time; of any alterations that were made within the same period in the dietaries of the union workhouse, the weekly number cf deaths, and the average numbers in each weds in the fever hospital and infirmary. Of the number of coroner's inquests that have been held within the union of Kilrush since the Ist day of December last, with their dates and the verdicts recorded. Copies of all correspondence be tween the board of guardians or the inspector of the Kilrush Union and the Poor-law Commissioners within the same period. Returns of the total amount of rates struck and collected in the union of Kilrush, in the se veral years ending the 29th day of September,lB47, 1848, and 1840, stating their average poundage rate on the valuation of the union; and likewise the total amount of money expended on relief, and the sources from whence the deficiency was made up. And of the number of dwelling-houses that have been pulled down or unroofed within the union in the last three years, and of the total number of persons formerly inhabiting them, so far as information can be attained. Mr. BRIGHT said he understood the Right Hon. Gentleman (Sir G. Grey) objected t , ) granting the re turns which ho (Mr. Bright) desired of the memorials, acldresEei, and petitions received at the Home Office on behalf oi Margaret Hamilton, lately executed at Glasgow, and Charlotte Harris, w h o h a d b een se nt e n ce d to dath at Taunton. He would not, therefore, give the House the trouble of dividing. His object was to show the ob jection of the people in the towns where executions took place to the occurrence of those executions. Sir G. GREY could not assent to the returns—it never had been the practice to grant them, and it would be attended with inconvenience to give them. ROMAN CATHOLIC DISABILITIES. Mr. ANSTEY moved for leave to bring in a Bill for the repeal of penal Acts against the Roman Catholic religior. Sir R. INGLIS rose, not so much to reiterate his ob jection to the Bill, as to ask the Secretary of !=tate for the Home Department whether he was predared on the n;-,rt of the Government to support or oppose tie Bill? The Right lion. Gentleman could not plead ignorance of the provisions cf the measure, as the lion. Member had now stated that the Bill was in substance the same as that of last year, with the exception of some slight alterations which bad then been sug gested in it.. It was advisable that the Right Hoe. Gentleman should indicate his course at once re specting the measure, so that Hon. Members, whether opposing or supporting it, might not have the fruitless labour of coming down there, Wednesday after Wed nesday, to discuss the matter. Mr. LAW joined in the application cf his Hon. Friend to abate the nusance which had been experienced for so many Wednesdays last session of Parliament— (Laugh:or)—and hoped the House would not be put to the torture of the Wednesday's speech from the Hon. aid Learned Gentleman.—(Laughter,) Sir G. GREY said he was not opposed to the principle of the Bill as regarded the repeal cf obsolete statutes; but he attached no particular importance to the measure, and he did not find that any Roman Catholic Member did so. He should therefore support the Bill as far as that Kas concerned. He should not feel it his duty to oppose any measuto because of long speeches; but he would advise the lion. Member not to press it, if there was a majority against him. The House then divided, when the numbers were— For the motion ... ... • • ... 72 Against it... ••• ••• 77 Majority against the Bill ... —5 COUNTY CESS (IRELAND). On the motion of Mr. MONSELL, the House went into Committee on the County Cess (Ireland) Bill. The How. MEMBER•istated briefly that the object o f the Bill was to relieve collectors from the obligation of paying the amount of the sum on their warrant for which they had given bonds in certain counties in Ireland, and to refer their accounts to three c f the grand jury of the county to which the collector belonged. Ile mentioned one county which contained 9,000 acres, cf which at this moment 3,000 were waste. Mr. BROTHERTON moved the adjournment of tho House. Lord NAASoppcied the Bill. Lord C. lIANIn'fON did the same. Colonel DUNNE said the Bill had passed the second reading by mistake. Sir W. SOMERVILLE said, if the Bill passed at all it was essential it should pass at once. Unless it was intended to throw out the Bill, he hoped it would be consid, red that the a3sizes were close at hand. Altar a few words from ➢lr. A. STAFFOED end Sir G. GREY, the motion for adjournment was withdrawn, and the Bill went through Committee. The Ileum then adjourned at One o'clock. THE LATE STOIIIII.--It appears from Birmingham letters that the midland district was also visited on Tuesday last by a violent storm, accompanied by thunder and lightning, and attended with considerable damage to property. It commenced early in the evening, andcon tinued blowing quite a hurrricane until seven o'clock on Wedne.sday morning, when the streets were found strewel with tiles, bricks, &c. several stacks cf chim neys were blown down in Birmingham, and many fami lies narrowly escaped serious injury. At the Roman Cathoiic Cathedral some beautiful stained g:ass on the left-hand side of the high altar was blown in and :•niasLed, and large quantities of glass was also destroyed in various public buildings. LONDON, NOTICE THE NEW "THE By A NAVAL OFFICER, IS NOW READY at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great 3larlborough-street. NAVAL NOVEL, PETREL," CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. The HOLDERS of ORIGINAL and PREFERENCE SHARES in the CALEDONIAN RAILWAY COMPANY are ear nestly entreated to attend IN PERSON, the Adjourned Meeting of Shareholders, to be held at the FREEMASONS' TAVERN, Great Queen-street, on TUESDAY, the 12th instant, at Twelve. o'clock, when the new Directors of the Company are to be appointed The present stability and future prosperity of the Company de pend mainly upon the high standing, practical experience, and busi ness habits of the Directors who are then to be chosen ; and it Is conceived that the subjoined list of proposed Directors (to be sub mitted to the meeting) combines those qualities in a higher degree than any that has yet been suggested : The Honourable Captain PLUNKETT, R.N. JOHN COPLING, jun., Esq., Hackney. JAMES BAIRD, Esq., Gartsherrie Iron Works, Glasgow. DOUGLAS CAMPBELL, Esq, Edinburgh. wiLLrA.v JOHNSTON, Esq., banker, Glasgow. JOHN DUNCAN, Esq., Aberdeen. 41dermau THOMPSON, M.P. J. A. CAMPBELL, Esq., of Inverawe. JOSEPII LOCKE, Esq., M.P. The Shareholders will remark, that the only change which it is thought desirable to make in the list proposed by the London Central Committee, is, that the names of Alderman THOMPSON, M.P., J. A. CAMPBELL, Esq., of InTerawe, and JOSEPH LOCKE, Esq., M.P. are substituted for those of T. T. FAWCETT, Esq., Trump-street, London, THOMAS Mc3IICKING, Esq., Edinburgh, and RICHARD POTTER, Esq., Professor, London University. The London, Central Committee attempt to induce the Share holders to belive that, "under the specious pretence of putting for ward more active men of business,"the interests of the holders of the original stock of the Company are to be sacrificed. They know well that their " caution" is uncalled for ; and a mere reference to the above names will convince every original-stock holder that his in terests will be safe in such hands. Captain Plunkett's statement, that none of the names in Ills list " are authorised to be used except as constituent parts of the board recommended by the London Central Committee," is an entire mis take. It is known that several, and it is hoped that all of the gen tlemen recommended by the London Central Committee, won'd be willing to serve along with any other directors possessing the con- Udell a of the shareholders. iShareholders are reminded that no now proxies can now be re calved ; and it is therefore of the utmost importance that all the shareholders, whether present (personally or by proxy) at last meet ing or not, should be present at the meeting on Tuesday next, that they may have an opportunity of exercising their owu judg ment upon a matter of such vital importance. London, Bth February, 1850. TIJEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Manaaer, Mr. JAMES ANDERSON. Juvenile Night. THIS EVENING, Will be presented, by her Majesty's servants, The Comedy of THE SPOILED CHILD. Old Pickle, Mr. Da vidge ; Little Pickle, Miss Maria Ternan. To be followed by a New Grand Historical, Metaphorical, Sllegorleal, and Dialkiical Pantomime, by the author of " Bluff King Hal 'to be called HARLEQUIN and GOOD QUEEN BESS ; w. 3IERRIE ENGLAND IN THE OLDEN TIME, To conclude with THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD. Sir Row• land, Mr. Barry ; Walter, Mr. Emery ; Josephine, Miss C. Tellett Lady Helen, 34!55 Morant. Private boxes, 31. Is., 21. 12s. Gd., 2/. 25., li. Ils. Gd., and li. is Stalls, Is. each. s. d. FIRST PRICE. Eoxes - - 4 0 Pit - - - 2 0 Lower Gallery -1 0 I Upper Gallery - 0 6 Boa-book-keeper A. 41. I SECOND PRICE. Boxes - - 2 0 Pit - - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 0 6 No lialf-price to Upper Gallery. x, Mr. J. Povey. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster. tale Lessee and Manager. Old Brompton. TO-MORROW EVENING, _ . _ . . . , Will be presented an entirely new and original Comedy, entitled LEAP TEAR ; or, The Ladies' Privilege. Sir Solomon Solus, Mr. Keeley ; Captain Mouser, Mr. Selby ; Mr. Dimple, Mr. Bnekstone ; William Walker, Mr. Charles Kean; Mrs. Flora Flowerdew, Mrs. Cliarles Kean ; Miss Sally O'Leary, Mrs. Fitawilliam ; Mrs. Crisp, Mo. F. Matthews. Atter which the Comedy of 'ELL 'WYNNE. King Charles, Mr. Webster; Charles Hart, Mr. Vandenhoff ; Joe Hay-nes, Mr. Selby ; Orange Moll, Mr. Keeley; Nell Gwynn°, Miss Reynolds ; Mrs. Snowdrop, Mrs. Stanley. To conclude with BOX and COX. The Box-office Is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATRE ROYAL. ADELPHI. Thaler the flfr.etinn nt Mae. , :rce Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new domestic Drama, called THE 'WILLOW COPSE. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Wright, P. Bed fore' , 0. Smith, Worrell ; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar. Atter which an entirely new Extravaganza, entitled DO MESTIC ECONOMY. John Grtunly, Mr. Wright ; Mrs. Gramly, Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with FRANKE NSTEIN; or, The Model Man. Franken. stein, Mr. Wright ; the What is It ? Mr. P. Bedford; Zamiel, Mr. 0. Smith ; Otto of Rosenberg, Miss Woelgar ; Tiddlewinez, Miss E. Chaplin ; Agatha, Miss Coveny ; !incline, Miss E. Harding. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the management of Madame restrls. Bole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed RE WOULD BE AN ACTOR. After which THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. To conclude with A PRACTICAL MAN. Dress Boxes ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4.5. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. No half-price to any part of the house. All applications for Private Boxes must be made to Mr. Allcreft, 15 New Bond-street. PRINCESS'S TilEA.Tii,h.• Mr. J. M. Maddox. Sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING. Will be performed a new comic Opera, entitled TILE VALLEY OF ANDOIIRE. To conclude with KING JAMIE ; or, Harlequin and Magic Fiddle Harlequin, Mr. Bologna ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Clown, Mr. Flex more ; Columbine. Miss Fawcett,. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. FRENCH PLAYS AND OPERA COMIQUE. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the French rerformanccs at the St. James's Theatre will commence THIS EVENING, At Eight o'clock, when will be performed LE MAITRE CHAPELLE. Barnabo, M. Chollet ; Benottc, M. Soyer ; Gertrude, 3fello Guichard. To conclude with a New Opera BoniTel, entitled LE CAID. The Box-office of the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till Five. NEW ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Sole Lessee, Mr. W. Watts, St. John's Wood. THIS EVENING, Will be performed Shakspere's Tragedy of OTHELLO. Othello, Mr. G. Y. Brooke ; lago, Mr. Davenport ; Cassie., Mr. Holl ; Duke of Yenice, Mr. Johnstone ; Brabantio, Mr. Ryder ; Roderige, Wigan ; Desdemona, Mrs. Mowatt ; Emilia, Miss Richardson. After which a new Farce, e..titled A DEAD TAKE IN. Captain Darceurt, Mr. Wigan ; Hector Poelet, Mr. Compton; Clara, Miss Oliver. To conclude with a new Farce called LAW FOR LADIES. Mr, Pieray Twizzleton, Mr. Wigan ; Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Seymour. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. THIS EVENIN 6 The performance will commence at a Quarter to Seven, with a tilw Grand Spectacle of THE KNIGHT OF THE EAGLE CREST; or, The Tourney of Love, in which Mr. N. T. Hicks will appear. To be followed by a brilliant display of Batty's peerless scenes of the Circle, supported by the accomplished artistes of the establish cent. To conclude with a grand Equestrian Comic Pantomime, by Nelson Lee, called HARLEQUIN YANKEE DOODLEov Ito came to Town rpm his little Pony. Box-office open from Eleven till Fonr. LiGLI WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Cara Dkr —Yorning, 33 min. after 11 1 Evening, 0 rain. after 0 Co-Nforatow -111.ruinv, J min. after 12 1 Evening, 34 min. after 12 THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, FEB 8. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 41, Highest, 45; Noon, 50. BAROMETER, 29.75. WEND Wesarly—dull cloudy weather. f * 4_,V t"? 4 \ ;t, !•,-/' r : . 4., k ql r! ,r 1 g ' :',l „ ~,v-5 c, , , ,,z,.,:; ; a c- ,_.‘, blelaillit LONDON,. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1850. Explanations will now be very shortly submitted tor Parliament respecting the negotiations which have taken place between the principal European Govern ments in reference to the protection afforded by Turkey, and indirectly by France and England, to the banished Hungarians. Thanks are due to the Noble Lord the representative of Marylebone for the rapidity with which be has brought this most im portant matter under the consideration of the Legis lature. From the earnestness of his demand for some official documents relating to this remarkable diplo matic correspondence Lord PALMERSTON would have found considerable difficulty in evading the request altogether had he been disposed to shroud in ob scurity the proceedings of the Cabinet towards Russia under the late position of embarrasment. Fortunately, however, the Noble Lord the Foreign Secretary, had no reason whatever for desiring a misapprehension of his conduct in a matter where the whole policy adopted by himself and his ministe rial colleagues is of a character only redounding to their honour as statesmen. Therefore it was, that last evening he at once most cordially acceded to the request of Lord DUDLEY STUART, with a judicious reservation only of such papers in the recent corre spondence between the different Governments as com mon prudence assures us it would be rash to expose to indiscriminate scrutiny. From the ready compliance evinced under these circumstances by the Noble Lord her MAJESTY'S Foreign Secretary, it must be a subject of self-gratulation to Lord DUDLEY STUART that he thus availed himself of the very earliest op portunity to require from the Government the direc tion of some glimmering of light upon a correspond.. ence hitherto only most doubtful and mysterious. Even apart from this happy realisation of his wishes, the Noble Lord has ample cause for experiencing sentiments c.f satisfaction in regard to last evening's discussion, if only for inasmuch as it elicited from the great statesman directing the foreign affairs of this country language so expressive of accordance _ _ with the enthusiasm of those who sympathised with the gallant Hungarians. For, ;peaking of those feelings which have agitated the whole framework of English scciety to its very foun dations, those feelings which we ourselves have FRI!)AY EVENING, given voice to unremittingly, ardently, and we might almost say passionately, I,:eom the first rise of the great Magyar movement up to the days of its calami tous termination—Viscount PALMERSTON said, last night, thus emphatically in the House of Commons— " I can only observe that those feelings and opinions which I knew were entertained upon matter by the great mass cf the people of this country are opinions and feelings which have done great credit to this ceuntry, and which I trust—and I almost wish—no Englishman would differ from in any respect whatever." Those expressions, it is true, are only cor roborative of the sentiments already expressed by the Noble Lord the Foreign Secretary, immediately before the close of the last Parliamen tary session, and are, consequently, far from causing us any agreeable surprise ; but the reiteration of this acknowledged coincidence of his own feelings and opinions with the feelings and opinions enter tained by the bulk of the British nation towards the patriotic Hungarians must necessarily be grateful to all those individuals who might even for a moment have continued dubious as to the sentiments of the Administration. Henceforth, upon this point, there can be no longer any uncertainty whatever. Hence forth, the whole world must recognise that not without avail have we and our brother sympathisers in the cause of Hungary kept alive in our own bosoms, and kindled in the bosoms of others, this sacred light of enthusiasm, that not ineffectual have been those speeches and leading articles, those meet ings in the provinces and in the metropolis, which woke an echo in every corner of the land and in every section of the community. No 1 the sympathisers with Hungary are not, as was pretended by the apc logists of Austria, and proclaimed by the reactionary journalists, a merely isolated and Quixotic band of political fanatics ; they are proved by the manly and honourable avowals of the Noble Lord her MAJESTY'S Foreign Secretary to be "the great mass of the people," whose views throughout have been in ac cordance with the views of her MAJESTY'S Govern ment! Happily for England it has so fallen out that the rulers of the State during the period of the terrible struggle between the heroes of Hungary and the combined armies of Austrian assassins and Rus sian barbarians were not drawn from that Conserve tive minority which even at this time dares to lift its voice in vindication of the murderers of BATTIIYANy, and to advocate the cause of a Cabinet rendered in famous by its unparalleled atrocities ! Upon the head of an English nobleman has devolved the disgrace of that unblushing effrontery which presumes to speak in the language of panegyric of a Government whose very name has become a synonym for treachery, and bloodshed, and barbarism, and assassination. To Lord CLAUD HAMILTON belongs the odium of de fending an Administration whose unexampled in famies have made it the abhorrence of Christendom. 0 fur the days of chivalry and true nobility if such are the feelings of the aristocracy of the nineteenth century ! That the language of extenuation - uttered in regard to the Austrian Govern ment— the Government of lying and butchery, the Government of the poison-bo al and the dagger, the Government of the turnkey and the hangman—should have been tolerated in the British House of Commons, is a circumstance that casts shame upon the people of these islands through the parsons of their representatives. Base, indeed, must be that heart, or clouded that intellect which can re cognise any subject for homage and admiration in the Cabinet that celebrated the victories obtained by the hordes of the Russian AUTOCRAT with the scourging of noble ladies, with the confiscation of the fortunes of the innocent, with the shooting of heroes like dogs, and the hanging of great statesmen like malefactors! Saturnine, indeed, must be that temperament which does not revolt with unspeakable horror on the dis covery of conspiracies to stab a noble enemy in the sanctuary of his refuge, and to poison the food of an unfortunate driven from the land of his nativity ! That such conspiracies are no mere old wives' tales, but the bloody embryos :of crimes that have been actually discovered, are facts adequately attested by the authorised avowals of the Turkish administrators —and yet there are men in the English House of Commons who have not sufficient nobility im their disposition to recoil from the detes table office of vindicating a Government alto gether infamous for its atrocities, and from eulogizing a Cabinet which is little less than a Gabinet of assassins. Thank GOD ! however, if my Lord CLAUD HAMILTON does not shrink from thus calling down upon his own head the detestation of " the great mass of the people" of England, the character of the House of Commons is preserved by the gener ous opinions expressed by Lord DUDLEY STUART and by the noble sentiments articulated by the lips o V iscount PALMERSTON. The able and efficient Chief- S2.cretary for Ireland h as given notice of his intention to introduce, for the c onsideration of Parliament, a measure eminently calculated to improve the moral, social, and political 'condition of that portion of the empire. This even ing, in accordance with the :recommendation in her Gracious MAJESTY'S Speech, it is announced that he will ask leave to introduce a Bill to restrain party processions in Ireland, and wa think we may anti cipate for his proposition :the hearty concurrence of every Member of both llouses of the Legislature anxious for the peace and prosperity of that unfor tunate country. The history of Ireland for ages has been the dark record of the atrocities resulting from party feuds. The demon of religious discord maddened men's minds, and ruled with a baleful supremacy in the land, and no measure, however wise or salutary, could improve the condition of a people while the social elements were in such antagonism and dis order. We are no advocates for any unnecessary restraints upon the rational liberty of the people. We are no advocates for curfew bells or domiciliary visits; we would place no hindrance upon their sports or amusements, and least cf all would we pre vent assemblages cf the people for legal and consti tutional purpcses ; but we would " curb those cruel devils of their wills," who would perpetuate the me mory of bygone feuds, and who, to indulge their folly and wickedness by an annual exhibition of mummery on, the 12th of July, or any other anni versary, would re-enact the revolting tragedy of Dolly's Brae. Yes, we would prevent the recurrence of scenes like those by wholesome restraint, and we therefore hail as a boon to Ireland, in common we believe with every good and wise man in the empire, the announcement of the Bill by Sir WILLIAM SOMERVILLE. It may be said by some gentlemen, sensitive on the point of constitutional freedom, and tenacious of the liberty of the subject, that there is no necessity for this Bill, and that the common law of the land is quite sufficient for the purpose, but the answer to those gentlemen appears to us sufficiently There are, it would seem, in Ireland certain persons entrusted with high and important legal functions, who are, or affect to be, so ignorant of legal know ledge as not to know what constitutes an illegal assembly. Even one of the Peers of °rangeland, with the experience of two branches of the Legisla ture, boldly outstepped his compeers in ignorance, and at one fell swoop extinguished the whole com mon law of the land. This enlightened nobleman would have the Ulster Orangemen bound by no law, save one made specially for themselves. His Lord ship, perhaps, thinks that laws to bind Orangemen should be as exclusive as their principles. The lex non scripta is unknown and unhonoured in Down. It is this real or affected ignorance that has pro duced the necessity for the Bill of Sir WILLIAM SOMERVILLE. It is because the Orange magistrates of Ulster have refused to act upon the constitutional law of the land as it is—and which would be all sufficient if they properly discharged their duties— that it has become imperative on the Legislature to make the law on this sut ject more stringent and in * telligible ; and the country will have to thank the bigotted recusants of Castlewellan for any infringe : ment on its rights and libt rties imposed by this, per : haps, unconstitutional but necessary law. But a strong necessity calls for this measure Toeyond the ignorance or obstinacy of magisterial bigotry, a necessity written in deep red characters of fire and blood. Desolate hearth., desecrated altars, murdered innocence, the peace of Ireland, all alike demand this measure as one of stern necessity, Without some such measure it would be impossible ' to prevent the annual repetition of the Dolly's Brae ,tragedy, without such a measure all attempts to FEBRUARY this ameliorate the condition of Ireland would be fruit less. Employment is the great desideratum for that country, but what capitalist would invest his money there, w hue the people were in a state of civil War ? We look then to this measure as calculated to lay the foundation of peace and order in that dis tracted land, and we think the thanks of Ireland and the empire are due to the Right Hon. Baronet the Chief Secretary for Ireland, and we have no no doubt he will receive the support of every honest amen both in and out of Parliament. The Government appear disposed to do justice to Ireland. Notices have been already given of several measures of great importance and utility to the suf fering pcople ; the great' and crying evil of the landlord and tenant question is to be considered and legislated upon. The good of all parties, then, should unite in aiding the wise and wholesome intentions of the Government. Our Gracious QUEEN is gratefully impressed with the loyal welcome she received from her warm-hearted Irish subjects, and is kindly dis posed towards them; everything, in fact, gives fair promise of a better state of things in that un happy land. Let us then hope that this opening dawn of a better state of things will be no longer marred by the insanity of religious strife. Let us hope that Irishmen will at last lay their feuds and follies on the altar of their prostrate country. Let us hope that as they have so long and so ruinously " joined in hate," they will for once " join in love," and form one holy confederation of peaceful brother hood for the benefit of fatherland. DIAMOND DUST. (From Eliza Cook's Journal.) It is easy, and even delightful, to relate miseries con quered and sorrows that have passed away, when hope and comfort are left behind; but when, instead, despair stands by and refuses to depart, the recollection is appal ling, nor can sympathy or kindness soothe it. The three most difficult things are—to keep a secret —to forget an injury—and to make good use cf leisure. Wickedness is generally a plant of slow growth, and we rarely find that extreme youth is totally devoid of virtues, though it may be staked with many vices. Go not to your doctor fur every ail, nor to your lawyer for every quarrel, nor to your bottl;, fur every thirst. A. ready wit retorts upon our parsecutorP, and they get laughed at, but by displaying it we make ourselcei enemies. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Baton PARKE, Mr. Baron ALDERSON, Mr. Baron ROLFE, and Mr. Baron PLATT.) RELAY SYSTEM IN FACTORIES.—IMPORTANT DECISION UNDER THE FACTORIES ACT. Their Lordships sat in the Vice-Chancellor's Court this morning, and delivered judgment in the case of Ryder v. Mills, which was argued at considerable length by the Attorney-General on the ono side, and Mr. Martin on the other, on the 28th ultimo; and has for some time excited a great deal of interest, especially in the manu facturing districts. _ The matter came before the Court in the shape of a special case, which had been agreed to by the Government and the parties, immediately concerned, in order that the opinion of their Lordships zuight be taken upon the Ac:s; and the real question resolved itself into this—is it an effence against the Factory Acts, or any of them, to employ young persons (under which term are also included women) longer than ten hours a day in a factory, the hours employ-td being calculated from the hour when the first young person commenced in the morning, and so on, consecutively, omitting an hour and a half only for meals ? The ap pellant i❑ the present ( a e, as well as many other mill owners. have adopted what is known as the " sh:f:. sys tem," i. e. having relays ( f workers, by which they are enabled to keep the works going more than ten hours, although each person does not work more than ten hours a:together during the day. The inspectors of factories laid en information against them, for what they con sidered a departure from the provisions a the Act, and a conviction was obtained ' before a magistrate, imposing a penalty of five pounds for each offence, and from this conviction they appea!sel to this Court. It was contended on the part of the Go vernment that the object of the Legislature would be completely frustrated if the shift system should be up held, as the children would be turned in and out of the mills at various and uncertain hours of the day, and at such intervals as would entirely prevent them from re ceiving any protection from the inspectors or any att-n -don from their parents, either in regard to their health, morals, or education. On the contrary, it was arguod that the question was not so much one affecting' the work of children and persons under 18, but adult and able-bodied women, who had been classed most arbitrarily by the Legislature as "persons under 18," and then restricted in their labour. Nor did it rest there. These Acts affected enormous interests. Already had the labour market been infringed upon, aed, by the exertions of certain parties, this was nothing more nor less than an attempt, by a side wind, to prevent all mills in the ma nufacturing districts from working for more than ten hours daily. It was said that the interests of the chil dren wore at stake, but the real object cf those who set on foot these informations was to deprive the owners of the mills of the labour of women and young persons Le yond ten continuous hours daily, and thus to render useless the labour of adult men beyond that period; for it was well known that they were not so well calculated as the women to watch the threads and to repair the fractures which occurred from time to time in them, and could not work without their assistance. Mr. Baron PARKE now read the judgment of the Court, but so rapidly that it was extremely difficult even to catch the main points which it contained. The question, he stated, depended entirely upon the proper construc tion to be put on the Factory Acts, but more particularly the 7th of Vic., c. 15; and these, the Court thought, ought to be construed according to the established rules in courts of law, merely ascertaining the meaning of the Legislature, and, when that was ascertained, seeing how it could be carried into effect without inquiring into the sound policy or otherwise cf the measure. Taking, therefore, this view of the statute, they vt ere of opinion that the words cf it did not render the conduct of the appellant liable to punishment. It had been contended that the titre when the working should end bad not been prescribed, and that the time of cessation was not when the first young person ceased to labour; but this had not beets stated expressly in the Act. They must then consider, in the absence of ex press words to this effect, whether they could collect from other parts of the Act what the meaning of the Legislature was. While, no doubt the object was to pre; eat children and young persons from being over-worked and to secure to them the benefits of elocution, yet the inn - AG - As of the manufacturers must not be sacrificed, and it could not be presumed that Parliament had overlookel such an important con sideration as that. A court of justice could not render a man liable to a penalty, becatve doing so would better promote the supposed object which the Legislature had in view tean the provisions of the statute acpording to their own construction. The ground, then, upon which the Court proceeded was this—that although the Acts of Yarlia.nent on the subjk ct, taken in conjunction with the IothVic., c. 29, did strictly forbid the employment of young persons (and, therefore, women) for more than ten hours a day, batween the hours of half.past five in the morning and half . -past eight at n i g h t, though i t was distinctly required that the time ef all should be computed from the beginning of the first one in the morning (allowing an hour and a half for meals., to be taken advantage of by all at the same time), yet the statute had not imposed in sufficiently clear terms any restriction upon their em ployment so long as the ten hours were not exceeded. The Court, therefore, were of opini o n that those persons were at liberty to agree together to work at any timcs within such limit, and m i g ht h ave w h at i n t erva l f or lei sure or meals that might b e th oug ht mos t convenient. The conviction would therefore be quashed. Quashed accordingly. SECONDARIES".—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.) CRIM. CON.,—ELICIE V. HUMPHREYS. This was a writ of inquiry to assess damages in an action for criminal conversation with p?aint . tf's The damages were laid at 2,0001., and defendant suf fered judgment to go by (le fAult. Mr. Voules appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Robin son for the defendant, and before the case was called on a conference took place, after which Mr. VOULES said this W 23 an action for trespass, but it would be unnecessary to trouble the jury with any of the particulars, w hich would be painful to all parties, and it had been agreed that a verdict should be taken fur 50/. Mr. ROBINSON said this course was more satisfactory to all parties than going into details in such cases. A verdict was then entered for 501. The station in life of the parties was not mentioned. This was the only case. NORTHERN DISPENSARY..-A i meeting of th e Go vernors wos held on Wednesday, n the board-rocm, So mer's-place West, New-road, J. Salt, Esq., in the chair. The report read by the hon. secretary, John Ca;ley, Es q ., after alluding to the continued usefulness of the charity, and regretting that its benefits should be limited for the want of adequate funds, proceeded t o state that the number of patients during the year reached 1,269, bekv. an increase of 8 per cent over those of the preceding twee months. The treatment of the medital officers Lad been attended with the utmost success, twenty-six cases only having terminated fatally out of a total of upwards of fJurteen hundred ; and those were principally cases t f pulmonary consumption, or complaints of the chest. Some routine business having passed, the meeting pro ceeded to elect a consulting surgeon and a surgeon, and ultimately appointed J. Bishop, Esq , &c., and Frederick llavies, Esq., to the respective olliccs. A vote of thanks to the chairman thou closed the pro ceedings. 7,1 ATAL A CCIDENT AT SEA.—As the Victory stea mer was going down the Bristol Channel on Tuesday night last, on her voyage to Waterford, the wind at the time blowing a perfect hurricane, a sea struck her end carried away two horse-boxes, and, we are sorry to:add, a poor fellow, a soldier in the East India Company's set - vice, was killed, one man t. had his arm dislocated, and another was hurt en tt.,c head. The steamer, fi,dirg she could not faco the storm, put about, and retarned to port. Gruv..tu, FED, 6.—The Jubilee, of Sumitrlar d, Trc on to Smyrna, is on shore, and expected to become t wre c k; waster nia,i four of crew crowned. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER 711 TBREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yeliterdrq were esti mated at 4,000 bales, viz.. 3,000 American at 6id. to Bd., 200 Pernam, &c, at Gid. to 7id., 100 Bahia at 200 Egyptian at 74d. to Bd., 100 Surat 411 to sd.,;and 60 Sea Island at lc. 3d. to ls. 7d. per lb. The market closed quietly. —In Railway Shares only a limited busi ness was done, at rather improved quotations. The Colonial Produce Markets have Lem inactive this week, and sugar, coffee, and other leading staples have ruled heavy in price and demand. There is an absence of spculation in any article, but the holders of indigo, ct tton, &c., are tolerably firm. In the Tallow trade there has been considerable business doing throughout the month, both for delivery on or be'ore the 31st March, and in new Y. C. for &livery in autumn. At the end of thel second week in January there was much animaCon in the market, and the price rose from 38s. 3d. to 395. Gd. •on the spot, and from 39e. for new to 40s. 6.1. ‘ at which quotations the market remained firm for several days; but sellers appearing, the price receded 3d. to 6d. per cwt. for old and new, and so continued until within the last two or three days, when it became exceedingly flat, and the month terminated at 335. 3d. to 38s. Gd. for Y. C.. on the spot, 38s. delivery in Fe bruary or March, and 395. 6d. to 405.: toll newl Tallow. The market in St. Petersburgh remained,, without much life till the receipt of letters from hence show ing the rise referred to above, when holders demanded advanced prices, and ultimately 4,000 or 5,000 casks changed hands at an advance of Oro. to sro. The last quotation was 115ro. to 116r0., with hand money, for August ; 117ro. to 118ro., with 10ro., fur May and June. The Russians were very firm, and stating that the supply will be less than last year, especially from the South. The following report upon the Metal market is for warded by Mr.,William Short:—"lron—Bars continue steady; Scotch Pigs have advanced ls. Cd. per ton, and Swedish Iron is 20s. dearer and ecaice. Copper has risen %d. per lb. for sheets, and 41. 102. per ton for cake and tile. Tin remains stationary, and but little doing. Spelter bad advanced to 171. 155., but is now decidedly flatter; a sale of 50 tons on the spot has been made at 171. ss. and, for ,arrival at 17/. Lead:has an upward tendency, and the dealers ask 17/. 10s. free on board here." The Montreal Board of Trade have memorialised the Governor-General with reference to the new Navigation Act,in gofer as its provisions relate to the trade of Canada, and praying that his Excellency will convene at the earliest possible day the Provincial Parliament, in order that the necessary action may be taken to establish the footing upon which our coasting and inter•colonial trwles are to be permanently placed. Ills Excellency pro mises to give the matter his most attentive consideration. The ac — counts received at Lloyd's of dainagTiOsiiii: ping off the coast show how violent tie gale has been in most parts, and especially at tie Isle of Wight, where the sea was thrown into columns of spray in a most singular manner. On the Continent the floods have been NT( ry serious, and great losses have been sustained at Bacherach, on the Rhine, the inhabitants having to take refuge on the roofs of their houses, and being in some instances forced out of bed by the frightful tor rent. At Rouen and other places the waters had also risen greatly. Advises of February 4, from Frankfort, quote the price of Me!allics at 851. At Amsterdam on the sth instant Dutch Two-and-a Half per Cents. wore 55 9-16. The English Funds have been fluctuating, but al though a little money stock has been brought to market, the more specific character of the Paris amounts, and the aliegel probability of an arrangement of the Greek dispute, have given a firmer tone within !the last half. hour. Consols have realised 954 to 1 for Transfer, and 951 1 for Time, but are now 951 f. The premium on Exchequer-bills is 555. to 585., nod on India Bonds 86s. to 89s. Bank Stock is worth 2051 to 2061, and India Stock 266 to 268. The New Three-and-.:- Quarter per Cents. have been 97i to 988. In the Foreign market the South American Bonds which have risen so materially are giving way, and no doubt other neglected Securities will come into vogue. Peru vian have Leen 77* to 781 for the Active, and 324 to 34 for the Deferred. Buenos Ayres have realised 60 to 641. Grenada have been 18i, Guntnuala 40 to 43, Venezuela 35, and Mexican 29 to IV. Russian Scrip is 21 premium. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are Shares are dull, at about former rates. ONE cLosIT U Pit CH OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock 3:per Cent. Reduced Arms ... 95% VA 95% 3 per Cont. Consols Annuities... 95% IA 95% New 3q per Cent. Anns... 9B 97% 98% 97% 98 L.ong Anus. to expire J an. 1860 -16 8% 8% India Stock ••• 268 266 266 India Bonds, 1,000/ BB t 6 89 89 Ditto under 1,0004. BB 86 89 p 89 p SouthSea . Stock - • I Ditto Old Annuities 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 ... Bank Stock for Account , 206 Consols for Account 9 5 % 1A Exchequer Bills. I I,id. dr 2d 1,0001. June 500/. Jane Small. June 55 58 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FITNDS. 95;4 94 206 58 p 58 p 58 p (MI CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.... 63 1 4 63 Ditto, Account ..... . ... ... 64 641, 63 68% 60 63 Equador Bonds -4% Grenada Bonds, 1% per Cent lB 18% Ditto Deferred - 43 8 % 4% Greek Bonds - Ditto ex Over-due Coupons 6% 6 3 4 Guatemala Bonds ........... Mexican, 5 per Cent.lB46, with Coupons..- Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons - Ditto, Account Penivian Bonds, 4 per Cent - - Ditto, Account Ditto Deferred Russian Bonds _ ...... --- - Ditto Scrip 23N p 2 1 4 p Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 lB% 18 1 4 Ditto. 3 per Cent Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 % per Cent Ditto, Deferred - 134 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 55 1 A% 55% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 86 % 14 86 PRICES OF n :BUSINESS DONE CLOSING kilt.' LWAY "SHARES. l'411 " - * AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICKS Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly paid, or with a guaran. 20 Binning, Wolverh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly, pd, or with guarantee 10 ..... - Bristol and Exeter 92 ... .. 61 Ditto, Thirds Caledonian Ditto, Now 101. Prof... 10 Eastern Coup tios... AI Do, New Pref.ronce, 6 per Cent.... lO ...... 11% ...... ...-.... 11% Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent., No.l 6/.135. 4d.... - p Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... % p Do. North. & Eastern, 6 per Cent. - Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 59 East Lincolnshire ...... 25 Great Northern - ......... ..... Do., 5 per Cent. Pref IN-.... 11 Great Western 100 ...... 65 1 ,4 66% Ditto, 1 ,4 Shares Ditto, Fifths ...... ..~ Ditto, New 171- ..... 15 ... _. 8 ~... ..... Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... - Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Ditto, Thirds - Lancashire& Yorkshire 100 - - Do. New, Gua.6 per ct. 10 Leeds and Bradford Leeds and Think ...... 50 - Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 31 4 l% ... 1 Do., do. No. 2 10 - 5 London & Black wa11...11/. 6s. 3d 4 1 4••• - 4 Landon, Brighton, and South Coast... .... 103 - ..... -x. d. Do. Prefer. 5 per cent. 50 5 8 14 58 x.d.... 18 s. d. Lofidon and N Western 100 115 4 4 14 115 1 / 2 ... 115 1 / 9 Ditto, New Quarters.. 12 Ditto, Fifth, l2 .« .. 14 14 DoDo. 14 . 10/. (M.,& B.) C. 1 ..... 21 / 2 ........... ... 2 1 ,4 London &S.Westsrn lOO ... -.. ..... . ..... „. 671 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 100 - -. Do. 1 ,8 Shares (No. 3) 124 - Do. New 10/. Pr0f..... 10 ••• ....„ 8 Midland ..-. ...ICO .. -44 Do.Consol.Brist o l and ~. Binning., 6 per ct. -.100 ......121 ... North Britiah ........ ... 25 . . , 11% ...... Ditto, Halves .• ..... 12 1 .6 " 5% Ditto, Quarters ...... 6 1 A ••• IV Ditto Preference 5 North Staffordshire 7% A ... Royston and Hitchin.... 41.....41,4.....514 Scottish Central - • Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) lB - ..• DO.B per Cent. Pref. 10 - ••.. ••• --• South Eastern Stmth r)Wales - 43 ....•• 19 Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... ... ..... 50 - .... Do. do. do. ... 25 - York, Newcastl e , and Berwick. .... . ..... ..... 25 Do. Newcastle Exten. 20 York and North Midland 50 N P 3i P 59 27 1 ,4 6 3 4 107/ 6 . 65 1 ,4 15A 12 49% 11% 5% 2% 5% 51 4 15% 15% 19N 19 10% 18% FOREIGN RAILCi Y:s. Luxembourg Ditto Namur and Liego Paris and Rouen 2O ...... ... .. ........ Tours and Nantes .. 13 MINES. 2 1 , 4 231:<, Australian.... 4 ...... 5% s l 4' BrazilianCocaes&Cuiaba 30 . ..... h Do. St. John Del Bey 15 ...... 13 3 4 .........,..... 13:! 4 Santiago do Cuba United Mexican LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G—( THIS DAY.) LONDON, FEB. S.—Wind at noon W.S.W., light breeze and dull Lazy vreathf:r. CARNARVON, FEB 7.—The Alice, Kelham, of th's port, from Charleston to Liverpool, grounded on the north bar and has since totally disappeared; crew saved. The Mary of NQath is on shore in a dangerots position; crew save. WHITEHAVEN, FEB. 7. —The Sarah, Ramsey; to this port, is on shore near Harrington ; crew saved. ST ORNAWAY, FEB. 7.—The - Ebenezer, Muston, Derry to Blyth, is waterloggej, having struck on a sunken rock in the Millet. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 7.—The Jacob, Havre to Ha ' vannah, has been got off shore. CARDIGAN, FED. 6.—The Thetis, Newport to Lime rick, sprung a leak, became waterlogged, and struck on the bar during a heavy gale at W. to N.W., and has be come a total wreck. Captain and one of crew saved. ILFRACOMBE, FEB. 7.—Th e B onanza , Mcodie, Liver pool to Manilla, has been assisted in very leaky and with 8, 1850 DEAL, Ft B. 7.— Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Aeon:, 0 , It d d-ur" Ai r,;. frim the River Jtainy Lind, ride Si , 0 a aith Austin is • F..vonrite, Singapore, &c.; F B "e ,n - e Care Palmas ; Fr i aye, Rio Janeiro; Christina Mil Moi to Video ; Cairitain, Adelaide, South Aus:ta at J ane, Trincomalee. Sld. Maria, I3arbadoes; Llarrisba3l Boston. LIVERPOOL FEB. 7.—lt blow bard last n ight at NAV'. and to-day i s more moderate. Arrd. Midernscb, Bo \ sin, Apalacticola. gIIOREILIADI, FEB. 6.—The Elizabeth, cf Portsmouth, has receiv.t d damage, having been on shorn. MusinLas, FEB. 7.—The Mary, of Bide ford, is sun near the d; rew d. PWLLIIELI, Greenerou FEB. n 6. crew Good Intent schooner, ,f Tenby, daft( d foul of several vessels, and has drif.vd ti ll, l withoct any ono on board. The Victcris, of Berm is on Abererch beach; crew saved. 013 tim , .-tag, to ship aid cargo, having. been in cortget, on r Light of the 4th inst., with an - A mer i c an ship; l33lStc ' and five of the crew got on board the latter. to STRATTON, FEB. 6.—The Prince Albert , Gialwe Havannah, went on shore near Cambeak this afternoon, and is expected to become a total wreck; crew eared" CnoaIER, FEB. 7.—The Duchess of Cleve land, ilartie ht : pool to London, came on shore at Bunton last nig an PILL , s feared aill become a wreck. FEB. 7.—The Fanchon, Liverpool to b o° 9 : has put into Kin g r oa d w ith loss of forema st, &e.,owsProll having been in contaat with, the °,e barque Bo n Moodie, Liverpool to Manilla. fro BEAUMARIS, FEB. 7.—The Fame, M i tc heson, .. Alexandria, lost cutwater and sprung bow s p rit, fra! '' steamer having got in contact with her wh ile ran deroS assistance. _am St SLIG °, FEB 6.—lt is blowing a heavy s'o•• -- • N.W. with rain and innlightnig.—The. schooner VlCt°llll' Pool with r an James to Westport, got contact in the d r an Amaund, of Derry, became very lealtYo r ail, of up the river to prev e nt her sinking. Th e Nonp Whitstable, St. Michael's to Bal lina, is on the, la; "the bank. The James Amaund got in contact with Norlelk, and both received damage. port: LYNN, FEB. 7.—The Atlantic, of and for thin from Sunderland, struck on the Middle Sand in thapeeP" and sunk in seven fathoms water; crew saved. _, en d ABERDEEN, FEB. 7.—A schooner, disinasteuwith abandoned, is on shore, and the coast is covern d i 1/ , . Brazils;bre H ez li .— hi Sa a i r l y e d casks, staves, & e., suppose 3 to be from the Ilironaef oh FALMOUTH, FEB. 7. Wind W. to W.N' T W ea • Pernambuco; E zrs err" St. v inoo nt• , eric l .l Smith, St. John's, NON Brunswick. "* acßkeeltivaMr,adeira ; o fron t o f Guerilla' f CROMER, FEB. FM 7.—Wind N strong —Arrd. Fred 7.—The Speculator , s'de ° South Shields, came on shorpeelcausltatnoirgsht the we a id South harbour, and sunk soon of or in a 0 : 1°s. gerous position • crew saved. LLHELI, position; 7.—The smack Mary Anne' of th is Pav A 101 111 ' port, is on shore near Barmouth. The A.niner, Se"l3,Aac and Ann and Catherine, are on the beach. I l r' re , thusa, schooner, Liverpool to Bristol, is also oa lu n 0 . at LYTHAM, FEB, 7.—lt is blowing vary , str °° ' l f N or 'N fro . o ve- . " n o° , n wi a th nd a v th e e ry m he e a d v i y ter s r e a a r . eaTu,heisPoerntisa,hLnirYee' ices( Blackpool. A rf p lib. RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN FED .5 Th e Levy - 1 e ' a shore this afternoon, lin to Glasgow, came o n ' •' . daring g e . o'" cane at a I,nrri' A t N N. ita E ten, w.N FE8.FE8.. 1 6 v .— ., Iftehratihbelolwasnta2c4 b ar complete a-,/,b, Water Nymph, of B e lfast, h a s been totally lost oil " rocks entrance off Loch Ryan, and crew drove e(l*. to . Mayor, BRIDLINGTON, FEB. 7.—The Ariel, hsausnbLernlatnodw,ediainenverythlecankayr,,Stcw. In e s o f ,with los s rudder,fo r PADSTOW, FEB. 6.—The Lord Duncan , of e„"maar' Dartmouth, from Newport, has gone to rice(); n:ki.W.; gan Perth this morning, during a heavy gale a. crew drowned. - MARKET NEWS.--(THIS CORN EXCHANGE—FRI Iift 3'. I i s o Owing to the late boisterous weather, the arr i i - beee all articles of gr a i n f or our mar k et this week 1 110 08 very small. The total fresh supply o f 8 0 08. , de ri• received coastwise has not exceeded 1,01 0 V a : v iss chiefly from Kent. To-day the show of sarnP,Lciioe trifling, yet the demand for all kinds of Wies t VA ,; ( isal produce ruled exceedingly inactive, at almost 0° : n ot currencies, and a total clearance of the stands bac° effected. Only 580 quarters of foreign W be a " 1 0 e th o e mo to hand. Fine parcels were dull at late rates.,,tiop middling and interior kinds scarcely a trim s bat took place. Although tho supply o f Barley We y moderate, all kinds were ver dull a t barelfjtl llo. 'Oh decline. We had a heavy inquiry for Mall; 11 hr, o ever, no actual fall took place. The OA trade ltlia inactive ll Corn, at previous currencies. Beans, rdall' and Flour were offering on lowe r ter ms • ~Wheat. Qrs. English ••• • • • 1,010 5c0tch........ Irish Foreign .. .. 5;0 ARRIVALS Till Oats. Mal. pc ia. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs c2O 810 2,740 2,330 WEEK Barley. 95 1 ,4 28 7 ,4 291/8 SMITHY'. MELD. red kith Our market to-day was but moderately sup P-1 a nd to- Beasts, the time of year co ns id ere d ; 3 et the dy fil- astic ii ow i ng that description of stock, to the thin att l j er P t of buyers and the unfavourable stet) of the vi i e% qO 6 l slaughtering, was in a slug g i s h s t ate, a t geoa l l - 3, 1°.- tations, the highest figur e f or th e b est S co ts beiAb ll obe_ g r' per 81bs. The supply of Sh eep was sma ll as t°115009. and of very middling quality. The primest moved off steadily, at, in s ome i ns t an ces, a trilli n g / r oll; provement in value, the r a t es f or th a t breed beirl e was 4s 2d to 4s 4d per 81bs ; oth erw i se the 3ilutten tr i .: re in a sluggish state, at last ek's prices. tit re i° more inquiry for Calves, a t f u ll ra tes of curre, i l l h Coo Pigs very little business was transacted. moved off heavily, at f rom 141 to 181 eacb, ol dish small Calf. 3. 4 Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s • d, PS 4 8. d. to 8. d, ._ . 3 9 S I fi , Inferior Beasts 210 3 2 Second qua]. Sneer. 3 6 4 • Second quality • • 3 4 3 6 Coarse-weolled dl"° 4 0 0 0 Irime large Oxen 3 6 3 8 Southdowu Wether, fi 0 3 6 Wine Scots Large coarse Calves 3 4 3 6 Large Hogs •••• . 31° 10 ° i•rime small ditto Suckling Calves •• 18 0 25 0 Q . uartzr old rigs ' . O 0 - Inferior Sheep ...• 210 3 0 Lambs •••••• ''.. TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARNE:T. rlgo' ISheep. I Calves. I 0 ° 2,840 125 I OREIGN SUPPLY. ...-• I Sheep. I Calves.l ?KS' 115 15 SCOTCH. PIO' Beasts. I Sh e eep. I Calves. 1 90 vri&O" de NEVIGILTE 11.37 D LEADZ2 I ...- - toe Tho supplies of each kind of Mt a; being 0 3 (0 00 0 crease, the general d eman d was s t ea dy, at our c i ti 4 At per stone by the Carcase. o d•t ° ; 1 / .4 6 3 % a. d. to s. d. g 9 eef,lnferlor .. 2 4 2 6 1 Mutton inferior •• -10 3 t middling .... 2 8 210 1 middling .. 3 4 3 • primelargo .. 3 0 3 2 , prime •''' 2 0 4 ° prime sinall•• 3 2 3 4 i Pork ' large••••••" 3 6 li . e;:l• •• • ..• •••• • • • 3 0 4 0 ' --small •• ''''' ' ,• ii R BOOUGI7 Zor , ra.a.l2NO r ' icq o..‘ 'All For fine Hops of last years's rowth, th e u e• de wholl confined to small parcels fir immediate , e 0 0 other! inds move off heavily, at barely last lc . t A Dap I • t e tot cliLe in the quotations :—New Mid an", Dent l n - i ; rockets, 61 Cs to 111 103 ; new Weald or . 6 l I. (i , 6/ 3s to 81; new Sussex ditto, 5 1 Be ni tr i L0 41 , 1 1 . '5; new Farnbamp, 121 to 134 yearling Kent-, ‘, - , 3 4 to 3 `" yearling Sussex,;2/ 8s to 3/ ) 153 ; old Hops, l'" - ; O i ' cozorma.L. done .° V SUGAR.—A moderate business has been •AI e tish Plantation, but priers have not been an' t if iln u - aetil, cept for the finest qualities. Barbadoee, 13 6 7 4 for m , o 6 sold at 39a 6d to 42s for fine and at :384 to 3 ,i for Vi, i l j n a id m y a ' i e c l a lo r n e r. alis l e i d es 3 r B e s d fbarsmbiedengrketyea, da;adt3,BlsB:l6(l 10 a' c oitl it 6d for fair to good grocery. 1 d ing r 11_ EAST INDlA.—There has been very litt'e - ° t ba- e ,,s in Mauritius or Bengal. The former sold, a o ld, ", previous rates: fine yellow, 39s 641 to 403 6 ",..' 3 05 . PI 38s; and washed, at 36s to 39s O. Pong,"i, l ' e iv chiefly sold, but at 6d decline ; good and e 4 39 !c]; white, et 45s to 46s ; yellow, at 41s 6d to ol . 0 13etares, good and fine white, 4C5 it t i g a d r as /1 6d . and soft yellow, 35s to 36s 6d. m' 0 2 05 if also been 6d lower; low to good soft broWft yelp to 30p, fine 30s 6.1 to 31e, and low to fin e 5, 20. iiii 32s to 368; Java good grey has been sold at le OP FOREIGN.—Porto Rico offered at public s$ 0 bs f mole demand. 'via l/ eir' COFFEE.—The market has ruled dull, and r old w-40 , still ijo 6.. P been rather in favour of buyers, who stfi. 6 , to , Good ord native Ceylon has been taken in Il t ,, per c n od. and black triage has been sold at 33s t) ,"` ti ol g„'"f o r Mocha has been taken in at 70s to 74s for out' 68 , 6c , to Plantation Ceylon has been sold at 63s 6d t°, s t 5 34 fine ord to low mid, and at 70s to 71s for mi d ' a id 60s for triage, and at 70s for Peaberry. vi nrie e ' far ( SPlCES.—Pirr.ento has been held for fief! 5, yed in Pepper and Cassia Lignea there have bee n an ° •coo LI sactions. t in ts RicE.—The market is very dull, and ta e ' at o rule at about the same as previously. la " Rom.—Proof Leewards has been sold at ..7 at rt Is 71d per gallon. „. r oue a 0 COTTON.—EarIy i n th e wee k s s les we , - : „_ on 4, advance, but since there has keen a reaotl7 W' 12,000 bales offered by auc ti on , only 90 0 fon° Per the rest being h e ld a b ove th e mar ket value', ~1 380 TALLow.—This arti c l e ru l es dull, at 0 0 " 116 ' cwt for P.Y.C. on th e spo t. tto e i ll TEA.—There i s no ac ti v ity i n this mark a for tity coming forward being large. .„,orofe 1111% GREEN FRUIT. The market 1 1 $ 5 1- 1, lie ° co Oranges.. Six cargoes sold at public sale, 2' o lvatl bi and Hunt were taken freely by the trade et solo of 23 to 3s per box. A cargo of Seville sourto the cc the same parties at a reduced rate, owing,. are 10 oe having suffered from frost. Nuts of all ]dad a o ural 3 d .1 firm 1113 P po r t ' que.tt, ar,d the market has assume , . a firm s u p upP- t for this article. The price of Lemons is well the O s° I) and the stcck is much lighter than is usually `•is period of the year. Beasts. 794 Beasts. 30 roi. d so d mit ribs. On the 3d inst., at Brussels, the Marchioness do ;he 4th i aughter nst , at Bognor, Sussex, the wift) of ChristoP ssia, of a . Esq., of a son. Cookson,lier B On On the sth inst., at Wa D lt i n g n il ..on-Tha meS, bist' ili t widow of the late Rev. Dr. Heatheote, aged 7 2 - , A „,,, of a ° On t On tho sth inst , the sth inst. ' at 1.; 9O, Alary iv''''' , psoin, agkal t arre' ', f 10 01 late Mr. Parish_ On the sth hist in Harley-street, Sarah, wife ° Rolt, E s ' q., Q.c. .1. . 1 ' Moore n !.... q., aged 81. --- ~, _,-- ri, Al 'JAI , ' - • ''''-' - '-'..------77-a -- --- fo 11; 4 'l' i o in Derset-stre.t, Portman -0g 3 g re ' -on: Printod and Published by MUKPO wit,'' ~,f . I ..`' 0. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Bun COO' - thd ° trand, in the Precinct of the SaveY7 in blidditues, Friday, February 8, 1850. i'EW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF EMILIA WYNDHAM. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., lIE W ILMINGTONS. By the Author of "Emilia Wyndham," " Two Old Men's Tales," kc. " ' The Wilmirgtons' contains scenes which no living author save the writer of ' Iwo Old Men's Tales' could have written so well. Few will be able to escape from this new story when they have once entered on it."—Athenaeum. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-strict. ti