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

GUSTAVUS; in which Madame FIORENTINI, Mdlle. FELLER, and Signor CALZOLARI will appear. In entirely Net Pallet, by M. Paul Taglicui, entitled L'ILE DES AMOURS. Principal parts by Mdllo. A. FERRARIS. Mesdlles. Tedeschi, Ausundon, &c., and M. PAUL TAGLIONI. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. James And: , .13011. THIS EVENING, vr 1 be presented by her Majesty's S van* E RLDIIR BROTHER ; or Love at First Sktht. Count Lewis, Mr. Neville ; Miramont, Mr. Emery; Charles, Mr. J. Anderson ; Eustace, Mr. 11. T. Craven ; Angellina, Miss Fanny Morant. Asftair which, a new grand Operatic Spectacle, entitled AZ \EL, THE PRODIGAL. RenOen, Mr. Van7lenhoff; Azael, Mr. J. Ander son ; Amenophis, Mr. Emery ; Bucharis, Mr. Cooper ; Sethos, Mr. Rafter ; .rephtele, Miss F. Vining ; Nette, Mrs. Walter Lacy ; Lin, Madlle. Tictorine Legrain (Prensit, Sujet du Opera de Paris), who bas been expressly engaged for the occasion, and will make her se cond appearance in England. SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY, INCIDENTS, &c. ACT I. INTERIOR, of REURRN'S TENr, Opmin; at the Back to the Distant Desert—Sunset. Camels of the Desert. ACT 11. The GREAT SQUARE of MEMPHIS. Sacred Procession of Apis. The Offerings. Lia, and Troop of Almees. Grand Pas de Fascination by Madlle. Vietorine Legrain. VIEW near MEMPHIS. Interior of the TEMPLE of ISIS. Orgie. Grand Pas de Peignards by the Coryphees. The Doom of the Prodigal. ACT 111. TENT of NEMROLTD, the Camel Driver. The Dream. The VALE of AZAEL'S BIRTH. Appearance of the Spirit of the Desert. THEA.TISE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new and original Comedy, called PRE- Si NTED AT COURT. Charles the Secon•l, Mr. Stuart ; Captain Montague, Mr Howe ; Rochester, Mr. Davenport ; Marquis de Fla mer, Mr. Selby ; Geoffrey, Mr. Buckstone ; Anne Franklyn, Miss Reynolds, ➢lies Middleton, Miss A. Vining. To be followed by a new and original comic drama, called GOOD FOR NOTHING. Tom Dibbles, Mr. Buckstone ; Harry Collier, Mr. Howe ; Young Mr. Simpson, Mr. Clark ; Nan, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with the Nautical Drama of BLACK-EYED SUSAN. William, Mr. Davenport; Admiral, Mr. Rogers; Cal lain Crosstree, • Mr. Parselle ; Gnatbrain, Mr. Buckstonc ; Jacob Twig, Mr. 11. Bed ord • Susan, Miss A. Vining. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPILL Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely new grand Drama, n 3 acts, entitled ET.PHEGOR THE MOUNTEBANK; or, The Pride of Birth. Duke le Montbazon, Mr. Hughes ; Count de St. Cyr, Mr. Boyce ; he Chevalier 13 Rolac, Mr. 0. Smith ; Guillaume, surnamed Bel '• • • ,Mr. B. Webster; Ajax, alias Mr. _Merryman, Mr. Wright ; eaptala PutTeres, Mr. Worrell ; Madeliene, Madame Celeste ; NMI Flora Aphrodite Stilz, Miss Woolgar. To be followed by a new Extravaganza called LA TARANTULA ; or, the Spider 'ding,. Characters by MessrT. Wright, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith, Hipney, Miss W oo l gar, MI SS E. Chaplin, Miss K. Fitzwilllam, Madameeleste, &c. ROYAL PitINCtSS'S TIIF.ATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Keaa and Mr. Keeley. THIS EVENING, Shakespere's riay of TWELFTH NIGIIT. Characters by Messrs. Belton, Ryder, Addison, J. Vining, Meadows, Keeley ; Mrs. Keeley, Miss Phillips, and Mrs. C. Kan. After which a new Comic Christmas Pantomime, called ALON-20 THE BRAVE AND THE FAIR I3IOGENE ; or, Harlequin and the Baron all covered with Jewels and Gold. Clown, Mr. Flexmore ; Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; and Columbine, Miss Carlotta Le Clercq. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be perfermed A ROMANTIC IDBA. After which an entirely new and original Fairy Extravaganza, to be called KING CHARMING ; or, the Blue Bird of Paradise. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, Horncastle, Suter, Bellingkam, And llonner ; Madame Vestris, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Blass E. Art. C. Horn, Miss St. Geor7. , ,c, and Miss Martindale. To conclude with THE RINGDOVES, ltywhich Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews Basil Baker, Mrs. 1 4 : Matthews, and Miss M. Oliver will appear. ROYAL OLYMPIC; THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. Great bit a( the historical Romance of Sestus the Fifth. THIS EVENING, boperfor nett SEXTETS THE FIFTH; or, The Broken Vow. To conclude with FRIEND WAGGLES: ASTI, I'S ItO YAL AMPIIITILEATR4. Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Extraordinary series of attractive novelties. THIS EVENING The grand new Spectacle of KENILIii ORTH; or the Golden Days of the Virgin Queen, with new and costly costumes. Together with Batty's Splendid 2,c,i:e3 or the Circle. Te Drama, with an entirely new and original grand Egnes tiian tame., entitled THE HORSE AND THE OASTLER ; or, Black Legend of Rotberhithe. B oa - orrice open from Eleven till Four. gee Manager, Mr. 'l'. Thompson. ALARMING R AH , Tuk:isoAr.—An accident of ACCIDENT.--BIRMINGHAM, to a goods' train at an early an alarming character occurred hour this morning on the Bir mingham aad Derby were f h the Midland Railway. Seve ral waggons and trucks sides otT the line, and their contents were strewed on both train being stopped it was fo , r u s 4 l , ,t e r h s a e t f t t h b e e a r c a c il i w de a n y t . had been On the ewo n belonging to the Great caused by the breakage of a y. Northern Railway Compan g smashed, and belonging to , w :ind seven or eight that company were completely were more damaged more others, the property of th p e as ll s l e i i d g la e n r : , l or less or less, and many of the , due in in jured. The expected np mail train from the n electr t i Birtninghaim at ten minutes to two, created serionurth it3 t:le: slops, and immediate steps were taken to prevent its th e e ap proach. Communication with Birmiugham by graph was completely cut off. inasmuch as one and the wiNs at the Water Orton station had been broken its down, and for all immediate useful purposes destroyed, b y the carriages coming in contact with them when the collisio occurred. Fortunately, however, the messengers and sig nals succeeded in staving the progress of the mail train, and on its arrival near the spot where the accident took place the passengers proceeded to assist the officers and servants of T a e t, c° o m n iAny in removing the overthrown goods and broken half,,, s from the line; but it was upwards of two hours and ' a Before the line was open, and the mail train able to proceed onwards west w upon as to the origin of An inquiry is now being entered of this calamity. NEW AR MY AN , NAVY CLUB, PALL-MALL. — This building was honoured Royal Highness from his Grace the Duke f of Cambridge, and on Tuesday 1 recl eived,and escorted over o th Wr'llington. They were well eciabuihling by the committee arid tiler archit ect gmtifi , ed Alr. 41fr is xielaeh with the s taith, and expressed them. deco:Ail:ma. internal Armogerneute end HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, 1851. The following outline of the arrangements for the Season is re spectfully submitted to the nobility, subscribers, and patrons of the Opera. It is presented with the confident hope that the successful exertions made may be considered not unworthy of the forthcoming brilliant Season, and of the high reputation and character of her Ma,iesty'a Theatre. ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE OPERA. I-4 Soprani of high merit, who will appear for the first time in England, are— Mdlle. CAROLINE DUPREZ (Of the Italian Opera, Paris); Mdlle. ALAYMO (Of the Pseagola, Florence, and prineipal Theatres of Italy); and Madame BARBIERE NLNI (Of the Royal Thezit: eof Turin. the Pergola, Florence, and all the principal heatres of Italy) ; Male. FILLER,T Mdlle. ZAGNOLI. The following artistes have been re-engaged : Madame SONTAG, Mdlle. PARODI, Madame GIULIANI, 3ldlle. IDA BERTRAND, and . Madame FIORENTI (Who appeared at the close of last season). Ala engagenieut has also been made, for a limited number of nights, with Mdlle. ALBONI. Signor GAR DONT, Signor SCOTTI (hisfirst appearance), Mr. SIMS REEVES, and Signor CALZOLARI, Signor COLLETT f, Signor FERRANTI (Of tke Italian Opera, Paris, his first appearance), Signor SCAPINI (Of the Italian Opera, Paris, his first appearance), Signor F. LAISLACIIE, Signor LORENZO, Signor CASANOVA . (Of the Italian Opera, Paris, his first appearance), and Signor LABLACHE. Other arrangements of great interest are in progress. DIRBCTO2 OF Ton MUSIC AND CONDUCTOR, . E. T•ealler et the Orche s tra ALF ...... M TOLBEQUE. Treader of the Ballet . NADAUD. Maitre de Chant des Chmurs . • • . —Herr GA.NZ. Greet earn has been used in the selection of the Orchestra. The effect of the Choruses will be increased by the addition of several CHORISTERS FROM GERMANY. Tki best founded hopes are entertained that M. MEYERBEER will superintend the production of a NEW GRAND OPERA, on which the great composer is at present engaged. The Opera will'comprise some of the most interesting Melodies of THE CAMP DE SILIESIE. An entirely NEW GRAND OPERA, composed by M. THALBERG, the Libretto by M. Scribe, will shortly be produced ; and A NEW OPERA, by M. AULiER, now composing expressly for Mdlle. ALBONI. A POSTHUMOUS WORK of DONIZETTI has likewise been secured. Yarious Novelties, In addition to the most admired works of the repertoire, will be produced on a scale of completeness adapted to the brilliant season of 1851. Madame WIII appear at the O pen i ng of t FI he ORENTINI Theatre in Aatiser's opera of GASTAVUS. Mdlle. CAROLINE DUPREZ Will appear the first week in April. Madame SONTAG Will appear immediately after Easter. ALAYMO Will also appear immediately after Easter. ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE BALLET. Mdlle. CARLOTTA GRIM, Mdllc. AXIAT.IA FERRARIS, Mdlle. MARIE TAGLIONI, Mdlle. PETIT STEPFIAN, Mesdlles. Tedeschi, Mathilde, Allegrini, their first appearance; Meedlles. Rosa, Ausundon, Julienne, Lamoureux, Lucille, Emilie, and Jenny Paacales. And Mdlle. CAROLINA ROSATI, M. PAUL TAGLIONI, 11. GOSSELIN, M. CHARLES, And a numerous CORPS DE BALLET, Selected from the Frer.ch, Spanish, Hungarian, Italian, and English Corps de Ballet. The libretto of a NEW GRAND POETICAL BALLET, To be produced early in the season, has been supplied by M. DE ST. GEORGES. It will include the whole available talent of the ballet; and to give every effect to its production, an engagement has been effected with the greatest dramatic mime of Italy, 3ldlie. MONTI. Maitre de Ballet, M. PAUL TAGLIONI. Sons•Maitre de Ballet, and Master of the French School of Choregraphy, M. GOSSE,LIN. Begissenr de Is. Danse, and Master of the English School of Choregraphy, M. PETIT. Composers of the Ballet Mule, Signor PUGNI and Mr. E. J. LODER. Xriecipal Artist to the establishment, Mr. CtIAS. MARSHALL. TM Costume Department by Mr. COOMBES and Miss BRADLEY, under the direction and superintendence of Mine. COPERE. Princtal Machinist, Mr. D. SLOMAN. Head of the Property Department, Mr. BRADWELL. Mdlle. FERRARIS Will appear at the opening of the theatre in a NEW BALLET, com posed expressly for her by M. Paul Taglloni. Mdllc. CARLOTTA GRIST Will appear at the beginning of April in the character of Ariel in the new opera of LA TEMPESTA. Mdlle. ROSATI and „Mille. MARIE TAGLIONI will appear immediately after Easter. Other Arrangements are in Progress. The Subscription will consist of the same number of nights as last season. The Theatre has been thoroughly renovated, and artists of great merit are now employed on the decorations. The Season will open early in March with (first time at this theatre) Auber's opera of FEBR [JAR 12% to 13 % - 3i dis. 7 IN . N —— 5 dls. 34 31i - I P. 28% - 29% 27 -28 5 1334 pxd 5 7 8 put ,4 0 10% -11% 86 -88 17q-17%% ii% - 11% 5%-5} 19►,{ - 20% 15 -16 • • -- • • 21 —22 dis 314 - 4 2% -2% 334 11( - 2 5 1 -1% W 7 -7% 13 4 if —34 P .3 4 par — l 4 P 11%-11%{ i 0 56 -58 18 8 - 7 p 6% - 7 4% -4% W 18% 18 5 4 i 5 14 14%xd 6% 2% 6%J - -.. 32 - 32% 34 -35 6% -7% 4 - 34 6 81 .. -.; 15 17% -17 % 12% 6 %- 6% % 11% - 1114, [2% 13% - 13% 50 141 •- 43 2)1 Ip. )0 242 - 245 9054 ad ' SG Lis. ad 104 53 24 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MR. lIOWITT'S NEW WORK. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., 3I ADAM DORRINGTON, OF THE DENE. The Story of a Life. By WILLIAM 110 WITT. Author of " The Year-Book of the Country," " The Hall d the Hamlet," &c. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. L ONDON, BRIGHTON, and SOUTH-COAST RAI LIWA Y.—NOTICE. In consequence of the Directors of the South• Eastern Railway Company having this day placed an obstruction on the ibis of rails between Hastings and the St. Leonard's Station, the Trains of this Company will not be able to ran, as advertised, to or from the new station at Hastings. To prevent disappointment to the public, a four horse Omnibus will leave the Hastings Station, in the Priory, at the times advertised for this Company's Trains to leave that Station, and arrive at the St. Leonard's Station at the hours advertised for leav ing there. An Omnibus will also leave the St. Leonard's station for Hastings on the arrival of the several Down Trains. There will be no alteration in the times of arrival in London. I3y order, FREDERICK SLIGHT, Secretary. Secretary's Office, London Terminus, February 17, 1851. HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE Tlll3 DA —Morning 54 min. after 4 f Evening 14 rain. after 5 To-Mossow—Morning 35 min. after 5 Evening 57 min. attar 5 THE WEATHER.—•St IN OFFICE, FEBRUARY 20. THERMOMETER, LI THE SHADE. 52—highest since noon yesterday. 42—lowest this morning and during the night. 50 —this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29.78. WIND S.W.--dull, cloudy weather, with occasional sunshine. be allowed for the future ; the tax may be 20, aye 50 per. cent. on the valuation, but that signifies nothing; it must be satisfied, so long as a single human being finds a shelter within the dilapidated walls, or under the crazy and broken roof. If any substitute should be provided (and we totally deny the necessity), why should not the principle of taxation—why should not the system of taxation, in proportion to the valua tion, whatever it might be for the time being, be fully carried out ? A new class, too, that have hitherto been ex empted, are to be included in the new arrangement. The occupiers of houses exceeding the value of 20/. per annum, but which have not hitherto been subject to the window duty, are to pay a certain sum-12s. per annum each. It is calculated that this will pro duce the magnificent sum of 18,0001. per annum ; and for that paltry sum, not worth taking into con sideration when there is nominally 1,000,000/. ster ling—but really 2,ooo,oool.—devoted to the reduc tion of the national debt, Sir CHARLES WOOD is wil ling to encounter the well-founded complaints of thirty thousand new tax-payers, and to create a new impost. But we ask, if there is to be an income-tax, why should the owners of house property be compelled to pay eight per cent., while the proprietor of broad acres of arable and pasture lands, or the still more fortunate fundholder, who receives his dividends to the day, aye, to the hour, who has not to provide for the repairs of his property, or to make allowances for unoccupied houses, or levanting tenants, is allowed to escape with 3 per cent. only ? Is it so desirable to prevent the erection of comfortable re sidences, or the employment of the builder, and to drive capitalists to seek other modes of investment? The employment of bricklayers, masons, carpenters, joiners, slaters, &c., with their ordinary followers, must appear to our worthy Chancellor of the Exche quer to be a matter especially impolitic, and to be de precated and averted by every possible expedient. In our ignorance, we should have thought that the man who gave employment to the working classes was a national benefactor. Sir CHARLES WOOD is desirous of making him more so, by making him contribute more than three times as much, in proportion to his means, as the fundholder or owner of arable or pasture lands; and that although the owner of house property is subject to every one of the special burdens on real estate, of which his agri cultural brethren so loudly complain. So much for that portion of the Budget which relates to the pre tended remission of the window-tax, the gross and transparent humbug with which it is intended to hoodwink the taxpayers of the country, who are not, however, quite so gullible as our amiable friend Sir CHARLES appears to fancy. We shall on a future occasion see what is the real tendency of the other quasi boons contained in his financial " SCHEME." We thank you, Sir CHARLES, for the term, it is the only one suitable to your Budget. Fair." The order of the metropolis runs little risk of being violated, or its hopitality of being abused during the continuance of the Great Industrial Exhibition of All Nations. THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS Ltd. Nonsizal Prices. Business done to-day. 13% % % Ws. 17% % 11% 3c 34 X b3i % 19% 20 % P P United Mexican.: Paid. Anglo-Mexican(is. 5/. p.) Asturian .............. Australian ............ Barossa Range .. • • Blaenarron Iron and Coal Bolanos Scrip . . British Iron.. . • Brazilian Imp. (is. Si. p.), Do. Coolies and Culabal Nominal rricka I Bus!ness doi I to-day. D. St. Jotnuiel Rey.. Cobre Copper . .. Copiapo ..... ••• • • . • . Real Del Monte, IJureg. Do. Black Debentures. Do. Red Debentures .. Santiago de Cuba .. Tin Croft Gen. Steam Navigation . Penin. & Oriental Steam. Royal Mail Steam .. • • .. (We cannot be =swell will not be influenced by 1 13 0' 13 5 24% 30 28 2 81j [ISCELL. able for ti intereste 3 it / 6 33i/t-- 32% - 32 14% - 1374 32% - 34% 5% - 13% - 14 734 - 6 10% - 11 6M -5M INEOUS. 4'4A —4G 263 5 i —273 y GSA —7l 73 —69 The English Funds have been rather firmer, but are scarcely so good at present. Consols 96k to 96i for Transfer, and 961 to 94 for Account. '.Cho New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 981 to 98i; and the Three per Cents. 96i to 97k. Bank Stock is worth 2141 to 215. Exchequer-bills have been quoted 48s. to 51s. premium; and Indian Bonds, 58s. to 60s. premium. Foreign Securities are quoted as follows :—Spanish Five per Cents. 198 to 19 : 2; Uocioart Bonds are 33k to 338; and Peruvian Four -and-a-Half per Cents. 794; Dutch Two-and-a. Half per Cents. are 58}I. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under: 1851. 1850. Great-Western £13,873 £12,592 North-Western •••• 40,335 ... 38,003 South-Western .................. 7,960 ... 7,209 Brighton ........................ 7,516 -- 6,426 Midland ...... 19,895 ... 19,540 South-Eastern .................. North Stafford ............... 4,399 4,188 The Railway Share market has been decidedly higher, but droops a little at present. Upon the whole less business is doing, and speculation is by no means so much Pursued as it was a short time since. QUARTER ' TO THREE, Consols " 96k Ditto Account, March 12 ... BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAM AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 215 8 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.-- ..97 97 1 96% 97% per Cent. Consols Anns New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anns. 983 4 34 Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, Imo 7 11-16 De.3o Years, Expire Oct. 10,1859.- 7 7-16 Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5,1860 7 7-16 India Stock 265 266 1 _ 2 Do. Bonds, 1000/ 6O 58 p Consols for Account 96 36 1 4 1 E tchequer Bills. 2d. March, June. 1,0001..... 4B 51 p 500/ ••.. Small 48 51 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent.... Ditto, 5 per Cent .................. 103 gixican 80nd5,1846,5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons ..... 33 Peruvian Bonds, 4y. per Cent., .. .. 793% Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent... Ditto 4 1 A per Cent.. ............. 97% Ditto, Small .................. 97A Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. .., ,,,„ 10% Ditto Account ... ............. 19% Dividends on the a b ove payable in London. Dutch 24 per Cent., 12 Guild ... 583 4 Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates ... Ditto Account . PROBABLE DEFEAT or THE MINISTERS ON THE PAPAL AGGEESSIoN BILL—We can state with confidence that an understanding is now in the course of being come to, between the Conservatives and the Roman Catholic Mem bers, in terms of which, the parties to the combination feel assured, that they will be able to throw out the Papal Ag gression Bill. The Conservatives are to oppose the measure, on the ground that it does not go far enough ; while the Roman Catholic Members are to resist it, on the ground that Lord John Russell ought not to have brought forward any such measure at all. This strange confederacy will be re inforced by a goodly number of the independent Liberals. Mr. Roebuck and Mr. Hume, with several other Members of similar political opinions, will vote against the measure. The precise course which Mr. Cobden, Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. Bright, and some others will adopt is not known, but it is certain they will not vote with Ministers. It is thought that some, if not all, of the Manchester school will abstain from voting altogether. —Advertiser. DEATH - OF LIEUT.-COLONEL W. IL DAVIES, UN ATTACHED.—Lieut.-Colonel Davies, who (lied on the 11th inst., aged 75 years, entered the army in 1799. In 1806 he servd with the 47th Regiment in South America. After wards he served in the Peninsula, and was present at the sieges of Cadiz, Tarragona, and Tarifa. On the 31st Decem ber, 1811, he commanded three companies of his regiment, the 47th, on the memorable occasion when the French in great force attempted to storm the town ; but were driven back with great loss both of men and artillery. The late Lieuteoelmel Daviep had been IA the 411-pay lie; Am 1839. le errors of the Official Lists, and correspondents.] MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday wore es timated at 6,000 bales, of which 200 American were taken for export, and 1,000 on speculation. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 150 Penne) and .41„,iiiinhatn, at lid. to Bd.; 100 Bahia, at 711. to Bd.; '5OO Surat, at sd. to sid.; and 20 Sea lalauslcitt:-Is.`ld. per lb. There was no change, PX;Fept in low Americans, which were ;Id. per lb. lower.—Railway Shares were dull, at rather lower rates. The six,, weeks' official average price of Wheat is 375. 11d, per quarter. The probability of • an alteration in the United States tariff during the present session is not so great, we learn from private sources, as the statements in the papers might induce many: to believe. Great exertions are making by the variouSinterests which expect to be bene fited by protection, but 'the country at large is too pros perous to allow of any 'rash changes to suit classes and not the masses. The accounts from Washington report that— " All the parties concerned, "insiders and outsiders, have been, for the last w ee k, i n dO tr i ously employed at Wash ington upon the tariff question°. The cotton-spinners—the weavers of plain muslins—the calico printers—the manu facturers of woollens, worsteds, and cassinets, all have their agents at the capitol, among the, outside delegations. Pennsylvania, also, appears to be largely represented among the lobby members, in regard to her coal mines, anthracite and bituminous, and her iron inte res t s , bl oomer i es, f urnaces, forges, and foundries. " The Pennsylvanians seem to be taking the lead in the House, while, from the report of the Finance Committee of the Senate, it is manifest that d r y goo d s h ave the precedence in that body. Pennsylvania gives a very important vote in the Presidential election. The result in the coal and iron counties in 1848, for-Taylor and Fillmore, is a warning to all free-trade candidates. Hence we are not surprised to learn that General Cass is of the opinion that something ought to be done for coal and iron. No doubt of it. Forty, fifty, sixty,' or seventy per cent. on a home valuation would be exactly the thing for coal and iron. Other interests might suffer; but it is a pretty safe rule to attend to one thing at a time. " The difficulty is in coming to an agreement. The Penn sylvanian delegation is in a minority in the House, or the question would be speedily settled. They cannot strike an adjustment or compromise between calico and cold iron, plain mnslins for shirts, and Lehigh coal. Instead of aiding each other, these domestic interests appear to be working against each other—each jealous that the other will get the advantage in the modifications to be made of the Act of 1846." The establishment of Tribunals of Commerce we have before alluded to under this head as a necessity of the times, and the highly-respectable meeting held yes terday, at the Hall of Commerce, besides the immense list of first-class signatures, shows the interest which the mercantile community take in the matter. At the same time there is much to be done, and all traders, large or small, are bound to co-operate. A highly-influential committee has been formed, and we should strongly recommend the example of those who brought about a reform in the bankruptcy laws as an instance of what quiet but steady perseverance will ac complish. We trust the Liberal Members of the Legis lature will promptly come forward. The termination of the inquiry into the alleged frauds at the London Docks is satisfactory as regards the mer cantile honour of that company, but the evidence is con sidered to have justified the inquiry set on foot by the Customs, as there has been a want of regularity on the part of some of the dock officers. Accounts of December 22, from the Cape of Good Hope, state that some of the Gaiha tribe were likely to support Sandilla in his resistance to the Governor, bui that the energy of the latter would probably soon put an end to the contest. Later intelligence has again been received from Port Natal, and we extract the following from the Natal In dependent of Dec. 5, and the Natal Witness of Dec. 6:—" Wheat had been grown both near D'Urban and near Pietermaritzburg. The Government had laid out a new village on the Upper Umganie, and 23 acre lots had been sold by public sale, at prices varying from 101. to 20/. per lot. The main street was on the road to the Sovereignty. A number of householders bad peti tioned the resident magistrate at D'Urban to convene a public meeting for the purpose of forming a municipa lity, and the 18th December had been appointed accord. inqly. Arrangements had been made for affording faci lities to cotton growers. Ginning and packing would be done not only at D'Urban but also at the new villages of Verulam, Richmond, and Pinetown, and eventually, also, at Pietermaritzburg. The last of Mr. Byrne's emi grants (per Emily and per Devonian) were settling on an estate called " Harmony," on the Illovo. The new village of Pinetown was proceeding very favourably, and the price for sections of 132 feet by 264 feet each, which had been selling at 20/., payable at periods extending to five years, had been fixed at 20/., payable in cash, six months and twelve months. Harbour regulations had been issued by the Government. Complaints are made that too many unmarried males had arrived, and it was urged that attention should be paid to this at home, with a view to equalise the proportions. The Bank of England has not made any advance in its rate of discount. LLOYD'S S HIPPING.—( THIS DAY.) II ht airs FED. 20.—Wind at n oon S.W. g anl cui. DE Io AL, d FEB. 19.—Wind W.S.W., strong.—Arta. kte zta, Valparaiso ; Creamore, Bahia ; M edora, Bin Ja- Lciro; Samuel Baddoagton, Mauritius, OFF BE ACHY HEAD.—Charlotte Hage, for Copenhagen. BRISTOL, FEB. 19.—Wind W.—Arrd. Zoe, Mauritius; Clio, Monte Video. QuEENsTcwN, FEB. 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Ger' r are. truce M-.. .. b ents, Manila and Cadiz; Henry and Ala g Pernambuco; William Carey, ditto. gm ek YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, FEY. 19.--Tbe — ., 1 ,1 1 , Constantine, of Gloucester, Saundersfoot £0 P 0116010". i sprung a leak yesterday, ran on the Needle Bock, ssa has become a wreck. Rio Janeiro, Wilberforc e HULL, FEB. 19.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. , New York. Sid. Pilgrim, Pernambuco; Gazelle+ N ew, foundland. SIERRA LEONE, JAN. 21.—The Etheldred, of lAnd° ll . bound to Aden, has put in leaky; part a cargo trau shipped on board the Bentinck steamer. i SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 19. Wind N• W. Gal' I v -- Arrd' Alarm steamer, West Indies; Bentinck steamer, eutta. o,Ls:v:nnteer:oLN, New Orleans; rile9a.n—s;Wind W.S.W.—Aer • nos W.S.W.-'Arta. Lail Mona, Buenos Ayres; Josh. Wheeler, Demerara; ditto; Ariatic, ditto; Sachen, ditto; A Sext.ileeorrgGe rliSnat'csnd°l39lb°; Carnatie, Chariest( n; Invincible, Richmond, Virginlis' C PETERHEAD. ddon onueror, and Si New York. TERHEAD. Sld. s, Union, Columbia, EnterPriA and_ North of Scotland, Greenland. ,Eln• OA SCARRJROUGH, FEB. 19 —Tbe Admiral Colling wo od ' to London, struck the pier, and sank. 004 fromon e Beaurna,ris, struck the middle bank in the rl'; Bobble yesterday, and immediately caPsi ned; 51" _ A now breaking up; cew saved. HOLYHEAD, FEB. r 19.—The Yorkshire has bee n Trot in here by two steamers, very leaky and with I°boor, rudder; is now aground at the entran ce of the bar so ANTWERP,Neapolitan brif poe Michele, from Marseilles, has been stranded offv 5 Garnarth ; cargo is being saved. ----__----_______-------- p lb ll' w Iv A AND It. AD 3: " L ' ira . ° II the e srmfBolfollowing SMITHFIELD. —Meadow MARKET G TNEEWs.—E(THvirIS atAlr:) Only a moderate business was transacted to -w-tot• ton, the terms:—Beef, am s V r : ce — e aa a sd ß e l o ,. e w e 3 f ; fi t f o r a o 4 m s 0 2 d s ; MAX MARICETS . y 17g 6 4 21 83 to 36 , 4 Clover, 31 Os to 41 Os ; and Straw , y ills to li 71 r load. Supply good, and trade dull. ~,, 4 Oil CUMBERLAND. Meadow Hay, 2/ 105 to 100' T 3H E AI c Lo n : A , C A lover, 31 Os to 410 s; and Straw, 1/ 2s to 1/ 9s Per Clover, s W o ll u T I tr'OEl"4-12Ms .Tea— Shea _tp_uderate supply, and a sluggish demand. 31 160 r2dc:754018;c1 to 44 21 811 to lad, Trade dull, at late rates. , F IVI rat E I A 9 ; fr g lidi l l i ,l ' very full prices. In other kinds of stock oull t. gat• business was transacted.—Beef from 33 to as It $s 41: 1 ton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 4d to as 8d; P° l. '' to 3s 10d per Blbs, to sink the offal'. e r ap a ll w a , Y l/ 1 s to 8s pa f r Slw e P' ROMFORD, FEB. 19. — We had a steady sale n other jr-Emoviret 0... -te no , at an advance in the quotations of 2d per Blbe- dt o 33 2 10 wise the do d man ruled heavy.—Beef from - 6 3 , Sal+ Bd;__ or ,Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 38 6/1 to v; „. 1 f k; 33 4d to 3s Bd.olel store jig per 81bs. Quarter 16 0s each. lerat LEWES, FEB. 18.—Our market has rule d Loot -- firm, at full prices .— Beef from 3s 4d to 49; '."-- 10d to 4s 8d; Pork, 3s to 3s 6d per Bibs. ____...... _— ~, CORN AVERAG-b ° ', COBS d e , di GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRIT'S. tar o Cs _ it : For the Week ended Feb,. 13, 1851, m ade up from the W d odi Inspectors in the different Citlesand Tow ns in .e.sg iss per Imperial Quarter. ll Ol 6l 265 0 104 WHEAT. ! IBARTEL OATS. PRICE .. 137 s 8d 22s 10d 1 16s 2d 2 36 1 0 d 25S 54 riti s ' Wheat,Q UA B N 7 T ,O I S T I I ; E QUANTITIES ar OF Iey G , R B A I DUTIES ON FOREIGN COO. I 0 am 1 orte• IS WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS Is Od Is Od Is Od . I is Od I 15 , °d , r r Otitis N THE F .„' -- 49; ''' 6,941 ; Peas, 2,194 quarters. I ,3IO S ; OL O D ats i , pA I T ) HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS no 0 he Pu r r 1. 2g,025; P' The House of Lords sat again to-day fort e a 1 s 0 io,t, of hearing writs of error. The Judges " l li s aaCi7 u t , tendanoe. The Peers present were the Lord , o f Coro' Lord Brougham, Lord Dunsany, and the B ishop of STEPHENSON v. HICGINsoN. ar d wr it ° ' The further arguments in this part -he nig, error occupied their Lord s hips the whol e 01 A Y.) TA D QUEEN'S BENCH.—(TB ,— h I ASI) (Sittings at Nisi Prins, at Guildhall, be for e i-e CHIEF JUSTICE, and a Spec ial 11°1.) pate NEwALL V. WILKINS• t of A ~in. This was an action for the infringe uien .rd to c er alleged to be vested in the plaintiff, is f a c toring P — ,, improvements in the machinery for ,f i e l l: The evidence, which was entirell ° f a ',,Yy the vil lf:" racier, was likely to occupy the court I le" day. . if I COMMON PLEAS.—(THl S i v iTali oi ' d (Sittings in Banco, before the LORD Colo Mr. Justice MsuLF...) the follo l " The Court gave judgment this morning i° ing cases:— G N E E: A N L IA p M uLO V. V ST w E n V E E E N L S E O: t_ tabor, •11 Judgment for the p l aintiff.—Ru!e discharg e " . In this case the questions r ' aised were, vol e t b e . o . f_exchange having been paid by the egento tiro' tut, under protest that it was for the honour 01 of t he a copy of the protest, extracted from the re g isler t ° primary n te o s r t a i r t Y s e b l f e e f v c o i o r d e u e I n w d c h e b o ; e m r a e n e d i e t i w v e h w d e a t s l: m r e v a t i h d d c:c c ° c o n 7 leind T t a :i f : g o t :l 4s ! not go into the second question; e lf an original document. Judg me nt tbos copy of . the notarial register made at the titee . wa j o ie discharged. NORWAY V. GRANT. e Of 5 'P r This case came before the Court in the oral owo o cial verdict, and the question was, whether a eln . f b io of islading bound entered for the tht who sign s P s were es g" of opinion that he was not, and ordered the Wu for the plaint-- dheeeafecsnthdi?pt:nniteh. shipment coafpgtaobio:cits." Itiefircostis A Y.) SHERIFFS' COURT,—(THIS ' n (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff ButtcuEliOr 1,4041 r IMPORTANT QUESTION AS TO THE LIABILITY ° l os .e • LORDS AND TENANTS.— SMITH A ND AS° tile WILLIAMS. til in • The plaintiffs in this action are news-sgon the do Strand, and the action was brought to recov e e r r o in pr e ; wages for breach of covenant on a lease of C 0 / 10 g raises, 193, Strand. Defendant suffered jildgri/e • I/ by default. ie 'a On the part of the plaintiff, the lease wee peat, 1 6 • h which the defendant covenanted to paY t he es li bic per annum, and to pay all the rates and tO ~ 0 00 might be imposed in respect of the said Pr6Tieeoad w in ; year's rent was due, and also the land, praPe e r l i be ssin dow taxes, and to vvers, and paving-rate I°' .. 0 61 period. re , - he Mr. Boulton, the collector, was called to P pr iod S' the taxes were due, but said that part of the P o nth o premises were not occupied. t 0 5 1 . able during the time the premises were ori 3 P''' p e r,Th The ep UNDER-SHERlFF grouae s n a t i . d no property--fhtv oe-.4 Ile witness sail it was frequently co • llecte d * r o pea :. wa s OP The UNDER SIIERR IFF sa id that ii , - collected. ; wer e cle ; Th e plaintiff's attorney saidthe reto•sea bole. p cnpied in Jaw, as defendant held the MO ile- 'a li r • ;ea h is he suffered judgment to oby default, admi t , e d to bilit • )• On the covenant being read, it OP"' tag for income-tax, a incom e The TT ...NDER-SHERIFFsaid tY a ll- 1 all proper . A d not Or 'Of were distinct taxes and the covenant .1 h te nting, f re as the income - tax was a personal tax 00 . t " ° d tbert• Q h o landlord could not be called on to psi 0 . " eco ver i'' could not recover it here, and could o nly w r:__. he 0 9 _, n o for w hat sums he had actually paid, sui. land liable for. , d p aid the A It was then proved that plaintiff 'l l l 7 O 6c1.1 ° l ' tax and sewers -rate, amounting to 1 7 1' a i The jury gave a verdict for 1771. 17s ' " . A 3/ COg• 000 BULLOCK V. JENKINS---Cla . for c This was an action to recover damages d et, 1111(1 conversation with defendant's wife. A defers f en 'meat , The damages were laid at 60 01 . , an- d jug— was sued by the name of Bentick, a lloy' o ." ilrtiely, go by default. the P dev en.or w 1 An arrangement was entered into betsve ~ 120 e er for and defendant consented to a judge's ord h ea fore wages, and 75/. costs. The record Was t h erefore drawn. ------ MIDDLESEX SESSIONS' oastisr.oSfewre.antAhaedrmaoma(wsTsteelirsreaTthDisAtloining, 811t1 bell° bilii Samuel ' Venn, ieh baker, fi ve i n 26, Q u , 1 d d 0( 4 6.-- tiOg Queen's-buildings, Brompton, pea C . ... soi l an indictment , cha • rglog him with violentlY ow John Bryant. ' on at ili t° the 23d of last month. The prosecutor stated that he and his wife we - yed the shop o tl3 r e r ypiaapge rO.O bitioiletio p.. 10 with a and asked for a loaf of bread, and befog °o boa other witnesses kHneocwkaesdand toot whe n hisi h mo stale ono he refused to take it, and Twocut He was told to go out of the shop, an tsoc k of he was going his hearing the defendant struck him on th° : fo eot witnesses were called and proved the ;or ° lB Mr. BALLANTINE having addressed the jail defence, called bee e w Thomas E den, not hini drunk, down neonr W h a: LT ; t o f f e e. on, who was in the shop at the tial f an d the loaf los ti ;_",..b, with nn was asked for said complainant took the 1 oath threw it at Mrs. Venn, hither in the sto ;;10 and coal , she was confined to her bed for nine days. T o rainant was very abusive, and offered to figh t ' t hjo defendant then shoved him f ll fig cut ' out, when he e t A head. het Several other witnesses were called, who prove— the complainant was drunk end very abusive. the jury I. _ s M • ergeant ADAMS haviug sum med uP, ---e pro v °- returned a verdict of Guilty , actin.. under st ro ng ueell 0 to pay to cation, and he was sentenced the Q sum of 40s. We understand her Majesty has In h title; tention of honouring the Royal Pr incess's Theatre Witb presence this evening. they A FEMALE LAMBERT.—A wom an of ra do in he 6lbs• 1 , -00 111 t r aordinary dimensions has recently arr ived po li s , her weight being no less enormous than 33 op cur ious may see her at 191, Strand, where she bits r 4 " er for the purpose of astonishing the j d odgmert. • DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning. —The stations are arranged in order of latitude. PLYMOUTH—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. POOLE—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. PORTSMOUTH—Wind W., strong breeze—overcast. BRIGHTON—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. LasuNGs—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. SourriramproN—Wind S.W.. strong breeze—rain. FOLKESTONE—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. TuNnErnGu—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. BASINGSTOKE —Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. GREENWICH—Wind S. W , hard wind —overcast. SWINDON—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain. OXFORD—Wind W. hard wind—overcast. LEIGHTON—Wind strong breeze—overcast. COLCHESTER—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. CAMBRIDGE—Wind S., strong breeze—cloudy. RUGBY—Wind W., bard wind—overcast- PETERBOROUGH —Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. YAEmotrrx—Wind W., hard wind—cloudy. LYNN—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CONWAY—Wind W.S.W., hard wind—rain. HoLyHEAD—Wind S.W., hard wind—rain. LIVERPOOL—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. MANCHESTER—Wind S , strong breeze— rain. WHany—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. CARLISLE —Wind S.E., heavy gale—rain. BEATTOCK—Wind S.W., strong breeze—rain. BERWICK—Wind W., heavy gale—partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of 'he wind and weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock : LF.IGITTON —Wind S.W., strong breeze —overcast. LEEDS —Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. LANCASTER—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—overcast. DARLINGTON—Wind W. by S., strong breeze —partially cloudy. &Tar —Wind W., strong breeze—scud, rain. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the barometer was high during the week. The mean daily reading was above 30 inches on every day except Thursday ; the mean of the week was 30.130 inches. The mean daily temperature was steady, and differed little each day from the average of the same day in ten years till Saturday, when it declined to 36.7°, about 2° below the average. On that day the highest reading (48.5°) was also the highest of the week, and the lowest reading (or 27.6°) was also the lowest of the week. The mean temperature of the week was 39.6°. 4.--V, cks-- 1 4 lit 1 • Z 'Y. -/-'' 4 ,--.4" 4 ` i' ( -4 alt , s 1 , • r hiri - "7 • 011 The Commissioners fur the Great Exhibition of 851, have come to a decision on a question of no small importance to the public, viz., the prices of ad mission to the Crystal Palace throughout the season, commencing on the Ist of May next. Upon that day, which happens to be a Thursday, none but the purchasers of season tickets are to be admitted. On each of the two succeeding days the charge will be 11., and on Monday, the sth of May, it will be reduced to is., at which sum the price of entrance will con tinue stationary for three weeks, or until Saturday, the 24th of May (inclusive). This will afford ample time for inspection of the marvels contained within the un equalled structure to the fashionable and opulent, or at least to most of them, who are wont to throng the metropolis during the "merry month," when the London season is in its meridian brilliancy. Nor is the convenience of those who, through distaste or nervousness, are unwilling or unable to mix in a throng, forgotten for the remainder of the period. Each succeeding Saturday is to be a five-shilling day, whilst the happy mean of half-a-crown is to signalise the Fridays. On the first four days of every week, commencing on the 26th of May, the moderate sum of one shilling only will be demanded; and the con venience and comfort of all classes of visitors, by the gradation of prices, are thus sought, and we think not unsuccessfully, to be secured by the promulgated decisions of her MAJESTY'S Commissioners. We should not be sorry, however, to see some modification of the above scheme. Not that we complain cf any exorbitance of price, but that a slight change of arrangement might be found to conduce more to gene ral satisfaction. Saturday in the capital comes as a half-holiday to many respectable individuals, clerks, and warehousemen, but on whose purses the proposed fee would be a grievous demand, consider ing the great difference between it and that levied on four out of the six days. If the two last days of the week are to be the " exclusive" days, let then the half-priced one come last ; but, unless that appor tionment be considered absolutely essential, why might not the Saturday be devoted to shilling visitors ? The other point to which we would direct attention is, as to the propriety of there being any such thing as free admission. Mr. PAXToN'S sugges tion for the removal of all pecuniary restriction, al though emanating from an amiable and benevolent feeling, was of too comprehensive a character, despite its unmixed generosity, to find favour in the eyes of ordinary mortals. An application for a Parliamentary grant would bring great odium upon the whole concern, and a gratuitous admission would terrify many exhibitors, who would dread for the safety of their wares the rush of a mixed multitude, whom love of curiosity or idle gazing would attract, certainly for the first few weeks, in such shoals as would set all control or order at defiance. Physical strength and dexterous elbowing would then carry the day. Nevertheless, after a certain period, when the mania which any extraordinary novelty is sure to excite in London, should have to some degree sub sided, might there not be one day in the week devoted to the admittance of persons without payment, under strict regulations as to the numbers and decent demeanour of those disposed to avail themselves of the privilege ? It would be a boon to many to whom two or three shillings (for none but persons of a very superficial calibre will rest satisfied with a single visit) is a considerable object, who might pos sess as great an amount of intelligence to appreciate the triumphs of art and science submitted to their in spection as those more favoured by the gifts of for. tune. This would be widely different from an indis criminate throwing open of the portals, and we re spectfully recommend a consideration of the matter to the members of the Commission, to whom we willingly concede the credit of an anxious desire to consult the public satisfaction in every way consistent with the security of the arduous truits committed to their charge. Such a determination on their parts might probably ruffle still more the bristles of the Hon. and Gallant Member for Lincoln, who has edified the Senate by a devout aspiration, that the entire edifice may be riven by lightning, or smashed by hailstones, for which he has already reaped a reward by being im mortalised in the columns of the facetious Punch, who occasionally amuses himself by embalming flies in amber ; but we entertain no apprehensions as to any evil consequences resulting from it. Several groundless apprehensions exist, on this as on many other topics of public interest, among croakers and alarmists. Some look to military protection, fearful of the influx of foreign republicans, who might be likely to fraternize with the domestic discontented. Others think there will be pitched battles in the streets between the adherents and contemners of his Holiness the POPE. Then there will be nothing like sufficient accommodation for the thronging multitudee who will have to bivouac in the Parks—provi• sious will ripe to a fearful pitch of exorbitance —pick pockets and chevaliers dinclustrie will strip our shirts from off our backs, &c. &c., as if there were no restraints or remedies against such bugbears as good English feeling, an ample and efficient police force, plenteous markets, and legions of ready land lords (to whom, by the way, we recommend moderae tion in their demands). &V, tang 2itit LONDON, THURSDAY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 185 When Sir CHARLES WOOD was enlightening the House of Commons and the country on Monday evening with the disclosure of the varied contents of his " PRECIOUS BUDGET," he desired that a decision with respect to the "income-tax " should be come to at as early a period as possible. He justified this de mand on the ground that the " financial scheme" (the word was well chosen) depended on the renewal of the income-tax, and that therefore he ought to he placed in a position to proceed immediately with the measures which are dependent on its adoption by the House, or if, on the other hand, the income-tax should be refused, that his successor. should have as much time as possible to prepare his financial scheme The Right Honourable Baronet has thus flung down his gage of battle, intimating that his continuance in office depends on a prompt and ready submission being yielded to his high behests, that if the chosen representatives of the people dare to run counter to his sovereign will and pleasure, or to exhibit any symp toms of insubordination, the country will thenceforth he deprived of his inestimable services. It is unques tionably a fearful alternatives On the one side of the scale is the income-tax, in its present unjust, un equal, and oppressive form, paralysing the exertions of those who are toiling mentally and bodily to sup port their families in the pOsition they are bound to occupy, and to lay by some provision for the days of sickness or old age, or the period when their wives and children will be deprived of the fostering care and protection of their parent. On the other side is Sir CHARLES WOOD with his precious Budget ! ! If we perpetuate that iniquitous impose without revision or modification—and if it be con ceded on the present occasion it will be perpetuated— we create a deep and burning sense of injury, that will rankle in the hearts of a numerous body of edu cated and active-minded men, arraying them in open hostility against the law of the land, or, what may be still worse, inducing them to avoid the palpable in justice with which they ere treated by wilful and de liberate concealment, or by deceptive returns. The A. B. or X. Y. Z. who occasionally figure in the public journals es making restitution for " income-tax evaded" by inclosing Bank notes to a large amount to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, must be of peculiarly sensitive dispositions if they should feel any qualms of conscience for escaping from assessments:under Sche dules D. or E. It will, it must eventually produce a stain upon and lead to the demoralization of the national character. These are results to be avoided at almost any price, even at the risk of our sagacious Minister of Finance shaking the dust from off his feet when abandoning the ungrateful and short-sighted Senate, and seeking consolation in the shady groves of Mic kleton Hall, and carrying with him to his retirement the " model Budget" of the age. Let us see, however, what it is we are about to reject—the real value of the boon that is tendered for our acceptance. Against the perpetuation of the in come• tax we have—crede Sir CHARLES WOOD—the abolition of the window-tax. This would, undoubt edly, be something to boast of—something for which to bless the name of the man to whom the country was entitled for so great a concession. Stop, too credulous reader ! pause for a moment before you yield too easy a credence to the assertions of our excellent Minister. We need not inquire into the motives that induced the Right llon. Baronet to meddle with the obnoxious tax on light and air ; whether he was moved by considerations of equity and policy, or by a recollection of the narrow escape which the Government had last session of being de feated on the motion of the Noble Lord the Member for Bath. The slender majority of three (I) might haply have dwelt on his memory, and it is possible that his colleagues might have directed his attention to the subject in a manner that could not be disre garded. arded The result, h owever, i s all that we have to deal with, and if it were the object to make the smallest concession with the greatest possible preten sion, w e might congratulate Sir CHARLES on having accomplished his design. The win dow - tax was to be abolished with all its gross inequalities, that made houses in unaristocratic situations contribute as much to the revenue as others of five times their value in more fashionable localities. But good, kind, liberal Sir CHARLES WOOD is not the person to deprive the " men of his order" of any advantage which they have hitherto enjoyed at the expense of the multitude. The evil is to be averted so far as all buildings that may henceforwerd be erected are con cerned, but to all existing houses it is to be perpe tuated. Future buildi ngs are to be taxed five per cent., or ls. in the pound, on their value, it being confessedly a more equitable mode of assessment than that de pendent on the number of apertures to admit light or air. But he will not act equitably towards ' the present generation. No, they must continue to pay two-thirds of the present charge, as a continuing t ax , and that although the dwellings have ceased to be value file. The miserable option of blocking up wiegleyve, And thus gettog rid of the impost, will not The promoters of this stupendous and noble undertaking may confidently and securely rely on the sympathies of al! classes and deno minations of their fellow-subjects, and on the marked expression of approbation and delight which is even already manifest throughout every country—. " Qum regio terris non nostri rlena laboris?"— which is cheerfully and anxiously engaged in fore warding its contributions to the mighty nVoricre E FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The election by the Bureaux of Members to form a Committee to examine the Bill on Departmental organization took place on Tuesday. Only twenty Members obtained the majority, and another ballot will take place for the remaining ten. Of the twenty Members elected, eleven are opposed to the Bill and nine in favour of it. Those who are in favour of the measure are MM. de Crou , seilhes, Ileurtier, Rouher, Moulin, de Melun, de Broglie, de Champauhet, Odilon Barrot and Denjoy. Those opposed to it are MM. E. Arrago, F. de Lasteyrie, des Retours de Chaulieu, Ge neral de Larnoriciere, Betting, de Laucastel, Frichon, Lahoulie, de Vatimesnil, Favreau, and Tarconet. The election of non• commissioned officers in the National Guard of Paris took place on Tuesday, The Bonapartist candidates were in general elected by con siderable majorities. Oa Tuesday General BARA GUAY D'lftwEns reviewed the garrison of Paris in the Champ de Mars. On Tuesday, 1,200 packages were dispatched from Paris for the Great Exhibition in London. We find the following in the Ordre on the sui.ject of the French screw steam navy : " The naval returns of England, published at the com mencement of 1851, contain the names of four ships of the line and six frigates, provided with screw apparatus of from 350 to 450 horse -power, the most of them afloat for several years. It mentions, besides, that three new ships of the line, of 80 guns, with screw power, are on the stocks, namely, the Agamemnon, the Sans-Pareil, and the James Walt. In fine, the English journals an nounce the approaching launch of the Agamemnon at Woolwich, and of the Sans-Pareil at Plymouth, and the immediate commencement of a fourth vessel on the spot which the Sans-Pareil thus leaves vacant. In pre sence of such preparatives, it is natural to ask if the French navy possesses an analogous amount of screw power. It may be remembered that ,in France the first serious attempts a screw navigation were made on board the Napoleon in 1843 by the zeal of the Post office administration, and they proved the value and importance of the new invention. Eight years have since elapsed, and would have been sufficient to create a body of screw -vessels sufficient for the protection and defence of our naval interests. And yet, if from the list of our screw -vessels be excepted some petty advice-boats of 120 horsepower, useful at most to carry a letter, and two or three iron vessels, quite unfit for fighting, it will be found that our resources in war vessels with screw power are reduced to the Pomone frigate of 36 guns, and 220 horsepower, th e mac hi nery of which was made by M. Mazelis, of Havre ; and the Isly frigate, of 24 guns, the machinery of which, made by M. Cave, has not been yet, received. The Charlemagne will be the only French screw-ship of the line fit to be at full work this year. As to the Napoleon, the Austerlitz, and Jean Bart, the period of their being fitted out cannot be fore seen. The Committee of Naval Inquiry has been, we are informed, much occupied with such a state of things, to which unexpected eventualities might assign extreme gravity." Public securities were firm at the Bourse, with very little business doing. The Five per Cents. opened at 96f. 45c., and closed at 96f. 60c.; the Three per C nts. closed at 581.; the New Loan, 961. 35c,; Orleans Rail road Shares, 885 f.; Rouen, 6601.; Great Northern, 4801.; Avignon, 192 f. 50e.; Vierzon, 4161. 26c.; Basle, 1601. ; Paris and Strasburg, 378 f. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 251 f. 25c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 19. Boulogne and Amiens, 9 ex div.—Dutch Rhenish, 3- -East Indian, 12!x—Northern of France, 1438—Paris and Rouen, 25% ex div.—Paris and Strasbourg, 10—Rouen and Havre, 10%—Sambre and Meuse, 3%. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 14th have arrived. The discussion on the Ministerial question was continued on that day in the Chamber of Deputies, and General PLUM made a furious attack upon the Narvaes Ministry for their despotic and illegal con duct, and declared that since the fall of the Cabo marde Ministry no event had occurred in Spain which had given such unmitigated satisfaction as the downfall of the Government of NArtvaEz. MADRID BOLSA, FEB. 14.—The latest quotations of the Funds are as follow :—Three per Cents., 33 to 15- 16 ; Five per Ce:lts., with current Coupons, 1.1; s ; Cou pons, 7'' ; Passive Debt, 5. Exchange on London, 50 60. GERMAN Y. Accounts from Berlin of the 18th state that MAN TEUFFEL arrived there unexpectedly from Dresden on that morning, and had returned, after having had an interview with the KING. The Legislative Assembly of Bremen, in the sit ting of the 14th, rejected a proposition of the Senate for suppressing universal suffrage, and modifying the system of election. It was consequently expected that in compliance with the wish of the Senate the Austrians would occupy the town. It is said that Germany will not interfere with Switzerland until the Central Power shall have been constituted. France has offered her mediation. England, it is said, supports Swiss independence. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The following are the principal points of the sketch which has been drawn up by the wen of confidence, and will be submitted to the King of DENMARK for his approval after it has been shown to the Great Powers : • I. The Icingdom.—Tl:e Danish Monarchy consists of three for ever inseparable countries—viz., Den mark, Schleswig, and Holstein-Lwenburg. a. Lauenburg will be joined to Holstein. b. Holstein-Latienburg's political relation to Ger many will be settled in the same manner as the defi nitively regulated relation of the Austrian Monarchy to the Germanic Confederation. c. The hereditary succession is unalterably the same for all the three countries. 11. The government of the whole Danish kingdom forms a constitutional monarchical state union (Stoats Einheit), under the King of DENMARK. b. Each individual country has its own Ministry, for the regulation of its internal adminstration, as well as a special national assembly which shall sit consecutively for Denmark, in Copenhagen ; for Schleswig, in Flensburg; for Holstein-Lauenburg, in Kiel ; and in which shall be vested the legislative taxing and financial power for each country. c. Each dominion shall have its own national con stitution after it shall have received the sanction of the KING. d. The kingdom of Denmark, consisting of the three countries, connected by a political bond and a common Ministry for the settlement of general affairs, shall have also a general Parliament, which shall meet in the capital. e. Thi; National Assembly shall consist of the re presentatives of all the three countries in proportion to their numerical strength—viz., Denmark, 59 per cent. ; Schleswig, 17 per cent.; and Holstein- Lauenberg, 24 per cent. In the National Assembly the Deputies may speak either German or Danish. No person can be, at the same time, a member of Par liament and of the local Assembly. The local Minis ters for each state are Justice, Religion, Instruction, and Finance. The KING has the right of making and dissolving the national local Assemblies. HOLLAND. TRH HAGUE, FEn. 16 —The Chamber of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg closed their session on the 15th. During the last week they had held two sittings a day in order to finish their labours by that time. The projects brought under discussion were not of general interest. Mr• WILLIMAR, the Administrator 'General of the Duchy, states that in consequence of existing cir cumstances, it was extremely probable that he should be obliged to convoke the Chambers before October. This would, of course, depend on the Dresden Con ferences. SWITZERLAND. The Courrier Suisse of Lausanne, of the 16th, says— " Tho Feder a l C ouncil has sent a circul ar t o t h e Governments of t h e frontier canton s, relative t o th e establishment o f the German political refugees. It in vites themnot to p erm i t suc h persons to establish them selves within th eir territory, p ar ticularly if they aro originally from B a d en , even when naturalized in an other canton, unle ss they can prove that they have been for five years at l east i n possess ion of their civic right s , as required by Art. The circular call s attent i on to the f.i.ct that such autho risations lead t o di sputes w i t h the neighbouring s t ates, and to repressive measures4lof highly prejudicial t o other the Federal Constit u ti on . persons." 1 TURKEY-EGYPT. The Cologne Gazette of the 18th contains the fol lowing, under the date of Trieste, Feb. 15 : " We have received from Alexandria intelligence of the Gth instant. The Ottoman Porte had called on tbe Government to make the following reform in the admi nistration of the affairs of Egypt. The reduction of the land-tax to one-third; tile reduction of the standing army to 20,000 men; disarmament of the fleet (which the Porte desires may be placed at her disposition); the perreari,,nt residerc:; of an inspector-gilieral of the Grand Scignor (Mahoinined Ali Paella) in Egypt; and the fixing the revenues of the Egyptian princes on an establishe=d scale—viz., the Viceroy, Abbas Pacha, fr om 300,000 to 500,000 drachmas a year; Said Pach a , t h e uncle of the Viceroy, 130,000 drachmas; the other sons of Mehemet Ali 75,000 drachmas each, and the s on o f Ibrahim Pacha 50,000 drachmas a year. Abbas P ac h a, so far from submitting to these demands, intends in case of need to repel th em by force. He has, in fact, ordered a levy of 40,000 men, 25,000 to reinforce the army, a n d 15 ; 000 to increase the naval force." POLICE ARP.ANGEMENTS.-111r. Superintendent Pearce has been appointed chief of the police department of the gX 110 494. Lie 1.4 to be 411PP°4W by 30 0 c944tables. lallsvays. • • ..I 21 30 15 100 17 50 midland : Do. consolidated pref. Do. 501. shares .- De. Birming & Derby Do. Conseil. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent. Do. Bristol & Glouces. Do. do. do. •• & Do. Erewash Val. pref. Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per cent. guar. .. Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) 3liddlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. .. Newcastle and Carlisle— De. quarter shares .. Newmarket .. .. Do. extension scrip • • 9 Newport, Abergaveuny, and Hereford .• Newry, Warrenpoint, & Rostrevor .. • • Norfolk .. .. .. .. Do. New 201. shares.. I) o. Extension • . .. Do. guar. 5% per cent. Do. Waveney Valley.. Northern Counties Union North British.. .. Do. Preference •• .. North Staffordshire .. North-Western .. North & Sth.-West.Junc. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Preston and Wyro .. Do. Halves (A) .. Reading, Guildford, and lZeigate.. .. .. Royston and Hitchin .. Do. Shepreth Exten.e• Scottish Central .. .. Scottish Midland .. .. 1 Do. new .. .• .. 1 Shrewsbury & Birming. Class A.. • .. .. 13 Do. Class B. • . .• • • 9 1 Do. New Guarantee.. Shrewsbury & Hereford Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) .. .. pal. Do. Halves .. .. .. I Do. Oswestry .. .. Do. New.. .. .. .. Do. 8 per cent. Pref. . Shropshire Union .. .. South Devon .. .. .. Do. Preference • • .. South Staffordshire .. South-Eastern .. • • Do. do. 4% per cent... South Wales.. .. • . South Yerksh. and River Dun Sheri., Roth., and Goole, N. Div., guar. 5 p cent. Do. do. South Div. • • Swansea & Loughor, &c. raw Vale Extension .. Thames Haven Deck and Railway .. .. • • vale of Neath .. • • Waterford and Kilkenny Ditto, 51. Preference .. Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, West., Wick. and Dublin .. .. Wear Valley, 6 per cent. guaranteed .. .. .. Do. do. do. .. Do. do. do. .. West London ..• .. .. Do. Ist Class Pref. (10I.)• Do. 2d Class do. (par) Whitehaven and Furness Windsor, Staines, and S. Western .. .. .. Wilts, Somerset, & Wey month • • .. .. .. York, Newcastle, & Ber wick .. .. • • • • Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. ! Ditto G.N.E. purchase or preference .. .. Do. Hartlepool Dock and Railway .• 10 York and North Midland +5 Do. Preference .. .. 1, Boulogne and Amiens • . Central of Franco (Or leans and Vierzon) Demerara .. Dutch Rhenish •• East Indian Do. do. do. Great Indian Peninsula. • ' Ditto ditto Louvain ala Sambre .. Luxembourg Ditto .. • • Madrid and Valentia Marla Antonia • • .. Ditto, New .. Namur and Liege .. Northern of France .. Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Orleans .. Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg .. Rouen and llavre Sambre and Meuse Tours and Nantes .. Tournay, Jurbise, Lan.. den, and Ilassclt West Flanders Australasia itish North America Colonial ... Commercial of London London Joint Stock Lothion and Westminster National Provincial Eng Do. New • • •• • " National of Ireland .. • • Provincial of Ireland • Union of Australia .. • • Do. 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Gov. 1.0an,4 pr. et. 10 Direct Lond. and Portsm. 514 Dublin and Belfast Janet. 45 Dublin and Kingstown.. 100 Dundalk and Enniskillen 3r East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) .. Do, (181. E. & H.) Do. (3/. 10s.) 6 per cent. Preference Do. (51.) 7 pr. ct. Pref. Do. (71.175.) 7 p. c.Pref. Eastern Counties .. Do. Eaten., 5 percent. No. 1 • • .. • • 6 1 Do. No. 2 ......6 1 Do. New Preference, 6 per cent. .. • • •• I Do. North. and East. 6 per cent. • • .. Do. do. 5 per cent .. Do. do., New .. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shared • • Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares Do. do., scrip, guaran. 6 per cent. East Lancashire .. Do. New quarters • . De. 6 per cent. pref. quarter shares.. .. East Lincolnshire, gna. 6 per cent • • Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Do. Newport .. •• Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South- West, , Do. pref. consolidated . Do. do. G. D. &C. stock g Gloucester &DeanFerest 1 Great Northern • • • • 2 Do. halves, A, deferred 1' Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. 1 Do. 5 per cent. pref. .. Great Southern and Western, Ireland • • 15 Do. eighths Great North of England . 11 Do. new 401. .. Do. new 301. .. . Do. new 15/. . Great Western Do. New, 171. Hull and Selby . Do. half shares .. Do. quarter shares Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds • • • • •• 11 l Lancaster and Preston .. 4 Lancashire and Yorkshire 101 Do. quarter shares .. 2. Do. fifths .. • • 1 Do. F. 20/. .. Do. new, guaranteed 6 per cent. 10 Do. Eudders. & Shelf. 51 Do. West Riding Union 1 Leeds and Bradford .. gi Leeds and Thirsk .. • • 51 Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 1 Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 2 l' Do. pref. 6 pet., No. 3 1 Do. pref. qrs., 1848 .. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. .. • • 1. London and Blackwall . • 11 London, Brighton, and South Coast .. 101 Do. guarteed. 5 per ct., late Croydon thirds •• 10 Do. preference, 5 p ct. 51 Do. preference, cony. 5 per cent., 1852 .• 51 Do. new guaranteed, 6 per cent. .. 10 London and Greenwich . 12 1 Do. preference .. • • 21 London and N.-Western 101 Do. do. new quarters . Do. fifths .. • . 1 Do. 101. sh., M. & B (c) London and S.-Western . If Do. new 50/. .. Do. new 401. Do. new preference .. Londonderry & Coleraine Do. half shares Lowestoft, guar. 4 per ct. De. do. 6 per cent. .. Londonderry and Ennis killen. .. • • Do. half shares • • • . Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock Manchester, /Sheffield, & Lincolnshire , Do. quarters, No. 1 .. Do. new, 101. preference Do., 6/, Preference Do. 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