The Sun. — London, England, 1851-02-19 00:00:00

NOTICE. MR. DISRAiL I'S CHARLES I. The New and Revised Edition of__ THE LIFE AND REIGN OF CHARLES I. By I. DISRAELI. Edited by his Son, B. DISRAELI, M.P. IS NOW READY, in 2 Yols. Bvo., 28s. bound. " Mr. Disraeli has conceived that the reput;lication of his father's Commentaries on the Life and Reign of Charles I.' is peculiarly well timed at the present moment, and he indicates the well-known chapters on the getfitis of the Papacy, and the critical relations of Protestant sovereigns with Roman Catholic subjects as reflecting, mirror-lire, the ' events, thoughts, passions, and perplexities of the present agitated epoch.' No apology was needed for re-introducing to the world so instructive and original a work."—Times. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Les♦ee and Manager, Mr. James Anderson. THIS EVENING, Will be presented by her Majesty's Servants THE ELDER BIiOTIIESC ; or Lure at First Sight. After which, a new grand Operatic Spectacle, entited AZAEL, TFIL PRODIGAL. Reuben, Mr. Vandenhoff; Azael, Mr. J. Ander son ; Amenophis, Mr. Emery ; Bucharis, Mr. Cooper ; Sethos, Mr. Rafter ; Jephtelle, Miss F. Vining ; Nefte, Mrs. Walter Lacy ; Lia, Yictorine Legrain (Premier Sujet du Opera de Paris), who has been expressly engaged for the occasion, and will make her first appear Mace in England. THEATRE ROYAL, HATMAIOKET. Mr. B. Web,der, Solo Lessee and Manager, Old Ercznpton, THIS EVENING, Will be perforrrml a new and original Comedy, called PRE SE STI.:D AT COURT. Charles the Second, Mr. Smart ; Captain Montaguke, Mr Howe ; Rochester, Mr. Davenport ; Marquis tie Fla mer, Mr. Selby; Geoffrey, Mr. Buckstone ; Anne Franklyn, Miss Reynolds , Miss Middleton, Miss A. Vining. To be followed by a new and original comic drama, called GOOD FOR NOTHING. Tom Dibbles, Mr. Buckstone ; Harry Collier, 34. 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; Captain Crosstree, Mr. Parselle; Gnatbrain, Mr. Buckstone ; Jacob Twig, Mr. H. Bed 11r, ; Ausan, liiss A. Vining. TI4.4.TRE KOYAL. ADELPIII• Under the direction of Madame Celesta. THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely new grand Drama, n 3 acts, entitled BELPHEGOR THE MOUNTEBANK ; or, The Pride of Birth. Duke do 31entbszon, Mr. Hughes ; Count de St. Cyr, air. Boyce ; he Chevalier de Rolac, Mr. 0. Smith ; Guillaume, BElTllarßed Bel ' • ,Mr. B. Webster; Ajax, alias Mr. Merryman, Mr. Wright; Captain Pufferes, Mr. Worrell ; Madeliene, Madame C e l es t e ; Nin Flora Aphrodite Stila, Miss Woolgar. To be followed by a new Extravaganza called LA TARANTULA cat, the Spider Xing. Characters by Messrs. Wright, P. edford, C. J. smith; Honey, Miss Woolgar, Miss E. Chaplin, Miss K. Fitzwintara, Madams Celeste, &c. ROYAL PRINCESS'i THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. - Under the Management of Mr. C. Keaa and Mr. Keep;-. THIS EVENING, (As acted at Windsor Castle by Royal command), Will be per,ormed AS YOU LIKE IT. Principal characters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean, and Mr. and Mrs. Keeley. ♦Yter which a new Comic Christmas Pantomime, oalled ALONZO THE BRAVE AND THE FAIR IMOGENE ; or, Harlequin and the Haron all covered with Jewels and Gold. Clown, Mr. Flexmore ; Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Mlsa Carlotta Le Clercq. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestrile Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed lISED tn.. A ROMANTIC IDEI. Aftsr which an entirely new and original Fairy Extravaganza, t• be called KING CHARMING; or, the Blue Bird of Paradise. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, Homcastle, Suter, Bellingham, and Donner; Madame Vestris, Mrs. Frank Matthews, belsa Ellis, Mrs. C. Horn, Miss St. George, and Miss Martindale. To conclude with AN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. Groat hit of the historical Romance of Sextus the Fifth. THIS EVENING, Will be performed SEXTITS THE FIFTH; or, The Broken Vow. After which LOVE AND CHARITY. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Vader the Patrenageof her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Extraordinary series of attractive novelties. THIS EVENING Ike grand new Spectacle of RENIL % ORTH ; or the Golden Days of the Virgin Qaeen, with new and costly costumes. Together• with Batty's !Splendid Scenes of the Circle. To conclude with an entirely new and original grand Eques trian Drama, entitle,l 'THE HORSE AND THE O.ASTLER ; or, The Black Legend of itotherhithe. Boa-etlice open from Eleven till Four. Stave Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. RICH WATER AI LONDON BRIDGE Tau Dia —Morning 10 min. after 4 I Evening 31 min. after 4 To -etostiow—Morning 54 min. after 4 I Evening 14 Lain. after 6 THE (WEATHER.—Suw OFFICE, FEERTIAET 19. THERMOMETER, Et THE SHADE. 53—highest since noon yesterday. 45—lowest this morning and during the night. 50—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29.94. WIND S. W. —d ull, cloudy weather. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. Mate 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. KINGSTOWN ( D ÜBLIN) —Wind W.S.W., gentle breeze— partially cloudy. P LYMIOUTH—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. POOLE —Wind S., strong breeze—partially cloudy. PoaTsmouni—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. BRIGHTON—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. ElastngGe—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. BouTiLlan-rox— Wind S.W., strong breeze—rain. FOUPBTONE —Wind S.W., strong breeze—overeast. TumeninGr--Wind S.W.. gentle breeze—overcast. BASDIGSTOKE—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. GREENWICH—Wind S. W., strong breeze—overcast. Swomox—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. Oxronn—Wind S.W., calm—overcast. COLCHESTER—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. CAMBRIDGE —Wind S.W., strong breeze—cloudy. RUGBY—Wind W., strong breeze—overcast. ihnsusotrAm —Wind W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. PETz:anottorGrr —Wind SW., strong breeze—partially cloudy. YAnmounr—Wind S. ',V., strong breeze—cloudy. Lvgx—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. CREAVE—Wind W.S.W., fresh breeze—cloudy. CoN WA —Wind W.S.W., hard wind—cloudless. HOLYHEAD—Wind S.W., hard wind—rain. LIVERPOOL—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. MANCHESTER—Wind S, gentle breeze— cloudy. YORK—Wind S., calm—partially cloudy. WHITBY—Wind S W., strong breeze—overcast. C.tarann —Wind S. E., calm—overcast. BE,ATMCK—Wind W., strong breeze—rain. BE.RWICK —Wind W., strong breeze—overcast. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Monday morning at nine o'clock : CoaK—Wind N.W., gentle breeze—overcast. LIMERICK—Wind S., calm—clondless. Ceanow— Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. brummic,An— wind S W., fresh breeze—partially cloudy. Warrnr—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. BERwicx—Wind W., gentle breeze—overcast. 134* Tf_; : ,, , tt ' .„..„..,, ).\_,. 9 ik ~ r s l ,,' T 'au i ~ .z4::;,,,. '',.,.! ck ;•_.-.t"'.7.(-,'.1:-•,"4,--4A it 9.54 ' • F;...L,g3 5,zt;' , ..,:,./ t S) , %- N•rir'l4_, \ "-- ~ .D,a - l i7 ; '- : 2 • ' 1 " - ----; r4‘....- „,.......4tVAIA,4. "', • " Bieo C.. 4. 4i, mi=x `a . ,-...5. btieIIATAIT '—'llllt LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY ]9, 1851. In the House of Lords last night, The Earl of HARDWICKE presented several petitions from various places in Cambrid4eshire and Lincolnshire, complaining of agricultural distress. The Noble Earl attributed its existence 591e1y to the adoption of free trade measures, and derided as contemptible the propo sition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to reduce the duty on seeds as a boon to the agricultural interest. Earl GRANVILLE, alter recalling the doleful prophe cies which had been made by the Protectionists in 1846, none of which had been funied, called upon Noble Lords opposite to state distinctly what they intended to propose, and whether or not they looked 'for a recur rence to protection. The Duke of RICHMOND said that, as Mr. DaSRAELI had stated in his eloquent speech, that was a, question to be decidcd at the husting% Lord WODEHOUSE considered that the distress com plained of was local, and entirely dependent on local causes. Generally speaking it did not exist. Iris own couniiiy, Norfolk, was also now in a better state than it had been for years. The returns which had been made showed that the same was the case generally throughout the country, but Noble Lords opposite had made up their minds to deny the accuracy of every document which did not sanction their particular views. Tae earl of WINCHILSEA warned them against increasing the discontent of the agricultural classes; it w ould mon rise to such a height as would make the Government tremble. The Earl of MALNESBURY said that the existence of agricultural distress had been admitted in the Speech from the Throne, and that therefore the Government were precluded fr om denying it s ex i s t ence, and wore called on to adopt immediate measures for its relief. Barl FITCWILLIAM was convinced that the country would never tolerate a return to the system of protec tion and dear bread. The teuaut-farmors must look not to the Government, but to th e i r landlords for relief. It was, in fact, a question of rent. The petitions wero then laid on the table, and the house adjourned. The Commons met yesterday, but th e Rouse was counted cut on Mr. POULETT ECROPE's motion on t h e poor-laws. Unfortunately, it so happens that the Chancellor of the Exchequer, while estranging himself more and more from the good opinions of the multitude, is, of all 'men in her MAJESTY'S dominions, the least actu• ated by a generous yearning for popularity. Other wise he would never let slip such golden opportunities. Politically speaki ng , the poor man seems to be afflicted with a sort of impenetrable deafness. He is warned by a thousand voices of the precipice of a house-tax : all the land cries to him " beware ;" and yet with a jaunty air and a smug cotnplaisancy, as though he were stepping across a bell-room he goes plop into the chasm ! Never was there before such an ~O.: NTA,•:fi r . smal. blunder. He must infallibly have mis f 9 :0.....L-.1,-?..,- ~. en the 'advocates of public opinion in re -1 4 -I, A.:l4ard 4 the duty on windows for a group of 4:, ,* , , , ,, 4 ,y ''' ,- ir e ne and have morally stuffed 2 .3.,. , •. :, 4 ~ ~111 ' jou, as Uzieers. r ered vo r...... 24. 1 14 ears w ith cot- ; To bis disod imagination, 544 , 4,• -,, ,i 4 4 47.« 44 . 44. o,";- ~~. THE SUN, ' LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUA Then, again, the apologetic phrase with which the Chancellor of the Exchequer announces his determi nation to maintain the execrable tax upon incomes, is nothing more than the remark that it is a tax to which the nation has become accustomed! So are eels accustomed to skinning, according to an old and proverbial figure of speech—the origin of which we commend, by the bye, to the research of Come among the ingenious contributors to, ~Notes an d Queries. As a ccus t ome d; as eels are tol' 4 ping, are the people of this country to the income tax ; and as eagerly will they rejoice at being thus tumbled " from the fry ing-pa n into the fire," by consenting to the re-imposition of this object of their abhorrence. The truth is, that Sir CHARLES WOOD has been so long playing at Chancellor of the Exchequer that he has puzzled himself es well as the national finances into a state of bewildering confusion. Upon no other supposition we can account for the egregious blunderings which have rendered his last Budget conspicuous among all others for its ludicrous and transcendant absurdity. No other imaginary clue can we discover through the tangled mazes of his inextricable statement. Travestying the memorable couplet applied to SOUTHEY in the Dedication of Don Juan," we may speak of the unfortunate man now presiding over the financial affairs of Great Britain, as " Explaining misty Budgets to the Nation," (and add as fervently as Lord BYRON), " I wish he would explain his explanation." A. preliminary effort at retrenchment is even now ly,ing made in the household arrangements at the Elysee. This diminution of expenditure we regard as a very delicate feeler thrown out to test the real sentiments of the population. A straw cast into the air will show how the wind blows ; and a horse or two parted with just now by the PRESIDENT of the Republic is enough to demonstrate the leaning of public opinion. From the views articulated by the masses in consequence of these recent proceedings on the part of the chief magistrate of the democracy, some reasonable conjecture may be formed of the fate which is awaiting the members of the Legislative Assembly. A little while longer, and we shall see whether the national representatives will be degraded from their senatorial functions, or rendered the lords paramount of republicanism. E verytlaing con sidered, the Prince Louis NAPOLEON could scarcely have acted with more consistent circumspection. His endeavours, at the outset, were scrupulously of a conciliatory character. Finding, however, after re peated attempts to reconcile adverse parties in the bosom of the Legislature, that, like PORTIA.--. " He might as well go stand upon the beach, And bid the main -flood bate his usual height; H e might as well use question with the wolf, Why he bath made the ewe bleat for the lamb; He might as well forbid the mountain pines To wag their high tops, and to make no noise, When they are fretted with the gusts of heaven;" the PRESIDENT at last roused himself from his atti tude of forbearance, and, at the risk of estranging from himself the very power upon whose caprice tho amount of his annual dotation was dependent, flung his gage down boldly at the foot of the Legislative tribune, and awaited with serenity the consequences of the great Parliamentary contention. For his equanimity he has long been admired by the least generous of his observers. By his courage, under the most adverse circumstances, ho has extorted the eulogiutns of the most phlegmatic. With the force of his probity, of his faithfulness to his oaths, of his general allegiance to the Constitution, he has won the confidence and secured to himself the sympathies of the multitude, both in the metropolis and the departments. It has thus come to pass that in the capital where a public man usually finds himself within a few months reduced from the height of , power to the level o f citizenship Lou N APOLEON has been enabled to preserve his popularity d uring IS upward s almost without an cept ibl e fluctuation. tw o yea ,per Elected in the December of 1 848, he is still able, in the February of 1 851, to traverse the streets of Paris, amid the respectful salutations of its inhabitants, sometimes even greeted by th em w i th a degree of enthusiasm. Since the intimation recently given by th e Fx4., Lord DUNCAN must have appeared to be another LEUCOSIA. harping upon one string, after the fashion of PAGANINI, while the Honourable Gentleman the Repesentative of Montrose, in the character of LIGEIA, played a staccato accompaniment to the warbling of Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY. Either this must have been the case, and Sir CHARLES WOOD must thereupon have shut his senses against the perilous witcheries of the Reform PARTHENOPE, or—'' between you and me and the post"—he must have been as deaf as the last mentioned. The effect of the whole bungling movement, indeed, is so preposterously extravagant as to be laughable in spite of all its in evitably disastrous consequences. Every one is pro claiming the necessity for a remission of the window tax—and the Chancellor of the Exchequer is com pelled to acquiesce in the truth of the assertion ; and every one is proclaiming as loudly the necessity of not imposing a house tax—and the Chancellor of the Exchequer drops himself deliberately plump into the dilemma. Common sense tells one immediately that the Minister has been incited to this step by nothing less than a sublime combination of stupidity and perverseness. After the first sensation of chagrin experienced in the examination of the financial statement for 1851, the feeling excited by it can really be but one of a most fantastic and ridiculous character. The re ception accorded to some of its more notable passages in the House of Commons afforded a rather signifi cant token of this—the Members greeting those por tions with derisive laughter rather than with serious expressions of indignation. Indeed we are disposed to doubt very much if the drollest farce at the Adelphi be more effectually provocative of risibility than this latest financial farce at Westminster. WRIGHT may be all very well in My Precious Betsey, but we . would ; wager long odds .on the greater absurdity of WOOD in His Precious Budget. He plays the juggler with this impost and with that, like Rasso SAMEE with the gilt balls and the dagger. Up goes the window duty, and down comes the house-tax. Here he gives us a spoonful of coffee, and tries to reward us for swallowing once more the nauseous tax upon incomes by doling out another lump of sugar. He extorts from Sir JOHN TYRELL a most disinterested panegyric on chicory—though, by the way (and strictly " under the rose," re member !) talking about disinterestedness, we don't quite forget the acknowledgment made last year by the Hon. Baronet the Member for North Essex, to the effect that he himself was rather an extensive growerof this same commodity, at once an article of consumption and adulteration ! Added to all which, the Chancellor of the Exche quer, taking a hint from his own patronymic, induces JOHN BULL to " shiver his-timbers" as emphatically and as frequently as the veriest salt-water Jack aboardsbip. Last year this v er y redoubtable states man flung a little brick- dust into the eyes of the com munity for the purpose of blinding it for a while to his suspicious method of appropriating the surplus of the revenues. This year, the attempt is yet more lamentable. May we be forgiven, for ence, the employment of the vulgarism ?—when we regret the present Budget not only as a Shabby Budget, but as a Seedy Bud get. A reduction of the already diminished duty on clover-seed and grass-seed may be all excellent enough in its way, but the famished appetite of the agricultural interest is surely not to he satisfied by pickings suitalele rather for a linnet or a tom tit ? With the abandonment of the window tax, or rather, we should say, with its nomi nal abandonment—for the tax comes actually to the same thing in the end —we are to witness the imposition of a yet more intolerable bur den in its way, a heavy and grinding tax upon houses. So that the grace of all the concessions made before this in reference to the imposts laid indirectly upon our domestic tenements—the grace of the abandoned duties on glass, on bricks, and now again on windows, and on timber—is to be forgone in " one fell swoop," the half-abandoned burden being again imposed on society in the more onerous and more in tolerable form of a tax levied upon houses. The excuse offered for this by Sir CHARLES WOOD is to the effect that, according to his thinking, the objec tion exists rather in the mode of assessment than in the actual principle of a tax on residences ! As if, forsooth, the people were squabbling about a name or a formula, and not groaning loudly and indig nantly under the pressure of a no-longer-endurable grievance! SIDENT to the Assembly, of his resolve to exercise his magisterial functions in their fullest integrity, the genuine feelings entertained towards himself perso• nally have been disclosed in the heat of discussion. Altering the beautiful lines of MooRE for the sake of their application— " As letters some hand hath invisibly traced, When held to the flame will steal out to the sight, So many a feeling that once seemed effaced The warmth of a contest like this brought to light." The latent prejudices of BERRYER in favour of the doctrines of legitimacy have in this manner been ren dered apparent by the rash and unpremeditated ardour of declamation. The sinister friendship of THIERS has been unmasked by the sudden agitation. While the magnanimity of LAMARTINR and the chivalric courage of MONTALEMBERT have yet once more shone forth with peculiar lustre—shedding a glory upon the French Legislature even in the midst of its gloomy evidences of turpitude. If for nothing else, therefore, the PRESIDENT will have reason to exult in the e%cts of his recently developed policy, for inas much as it has enabled him betimes to discriminate between his friends and his enemies. Some such re velation of the reality was essential before the opening of the campaign for the revision of the Republican Constitution , or, otherwise, the projects of the PRESIDENT might have been baulked in their very commencement. After the eclaircissement provoked during the past few sittings of the Assembly, the Prince Louis NAPOLEON requires no further warnings as to the quarter from which he may anticipate the most dangerous opposi tion. The traps laid for him have been rather pre maturely stripped of their specious coverings. The hollowness of the ground in one quarter has been re vealed beyond all possible misapprehension. He must now thank himself alone for the consequences if he fail in the struggle which must very shortly begin, the struggle of which we have as yet only been watching the preliminary skirmishes—the struggle for mastery between the antagonistic powers of the Republic, the Assembly and the Pre sidency, the Legislative and the Administrative de partments of the Republican Government. One or other of these powers must succumb during the course of the contention—their battle being not so much for mastery as for existence. Both cannot survive. One must be left in the field conqueror, and conqueror only after the annihilation of its antagonist. Upon the issue of this momentous struggle the des tinies of France, and not only the destinies of France, but the fate of Rurope, are dependent. Therefore it is—seeing the incalculable importance of the result to the principles of democracy and the general interests of civilization—that we keep looking forward with eager and even breathless anxiety to the ulterior revision of the Constitution. Aware of the internal dissensions of the Assembly, conscious of the irreconcilable hatred estranging its divisions from eaoh other, Louis NAPOLEON may anticipate with feelings little less than those of serenity the gradual approach of his triumph over the Legislature. That is to say, if he still continue faithful to the cause with which he has been hitherto identified—the cause of social improvement, of national prosperity, of peace, and of progress. To none of these has the PRESIDENT been hitherto a traitor. Unless he be induced rashly to forego the position which he assumed on his elevation by six millions of votes to the chair of the Presidency, his independence of the Legislature may be regarded as secure, what though the refusal of the latter to grant an increase to hi s d o t at i on compels him for the time being to display his abilities in the character of a domestic economist. Mr. Anstey requests us to contradict most em phatically the statements put forward in the Cork Examiner, and copied into the London newspapers of this morning—ia reference to his correspondence with his constituency. No such letter as the one printed in those journals, with his signature attached, was ever penned by him, and consequently no such letter was ever transmitted in answer_ to the electors of Youghal by their representative. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. —(THIS DAY.) LONDON. Fan. 19.—Wind at noon S.S.W., light breeze and dull cloudy weather.—The Foam schooner, of Inver ness, was ab an d one d 2 8t h N ov., in the North Channel, off Rathlin Island, after being in contact with the Grace, Ardrossan to Bombay, which vessel took off her crew and transferred them, in lat. 3 N., long. 22 W., to the Duelbrook, arrived off Brighton. WAINFLEET, FEB. 17.—The Commerce, from Lynn, has come on shore off Saltfleet ; the master refuses assistance, under an impression that he shall get off by the night's tide. ATHENS, Fr n. 5 A plank, marked " Kock, London," and an empty chest, supposed to be from some English vessel lately wrecked on the Devil's Island, have come on shore at Koumi, Island of Negroponte. A number of vessels, mostly Greek and Turkish, have lately been wrecked on the east coast of Negroponte. BOMBAY, JAN. 17.—The Bidston, from Liverpool, and the William Darley, for Hull, have severally damaged their cargoes. ABERYSTWITII, FEa. 18.—The Medora smack, of Jersey, from Cardiff, which arrived h ere on t h e 10th inst., fell over, filled, and it is feared has sustained considerable injury. QUEENSTOWN, FEn. 17.—The derelict vessel brought in here yesterday, proves to be the barque Clytha, of Queens town, from St. John's, N ew B runsw i c k , boundhers with a cargo of deals and bitch timber; she has been long since abandoned, and crew returned home. There is but little of value left about her. W.tunz.N Pomr, FEB. 17.—The Margaritha (before re ported as the Marietta), from Rotterdam, which ran on shore in the passage between this place and Newry, 15th Feb., has been got off, and towed into dock, with consider. able damage to her cargo, but apparently little injury to the vessel. DEAL, FEB. 18.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Lady Rowena, Bombay ; Doorno, Coast of Africa ; Norman, Harrison, Co lumba River; Cuthbert, Young, Callao foil Berwick ; Earl of Newbury, Santa Martha. Arrd. from the River, Ma gellan, ghanghae ; Boding, Porto Rico. Cowan, FEB. 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Diana, Valparaiso. DARTMOUTH, Fan. 18. Wind S.W. Arrd. Volo, Pernambuco. FALMOUTH, FEB. 18.—Wind W. S.W., strong.— Off port, Anne Margaret, Danish brig, rrazils for Copenhagen. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 18. —Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Elizabeth, Maranham ; Elie, Mazatlan ; Charles Crooker, Charleston. Put back, Cherokee, Barbadoes. SCILLY, FEB. 17.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Gluckauf, Rio Janeiro. BELFAST, Fez. I7.—Wind 5.W..,-Arrd. Sally, Jamaica; Barbara, Mauritius. PORTAIADOC, FEB. 18.— Some pieces of wreck, and a bucket branded " Lady Seale, London," hasbeen picked up. PETERHEAD.—SId. Dublin, Greenland. CLYDE.—Arrd. Unicorn and Margaret, Demerara; Me dina, Mauritius. Std. Sir Win. Molesworth, New York. DUBLIN, Fan. 18.—The brig reported at anchor and abandoned, 18th inst., off Wicklow Head, proved to be a schooner, since sunk off the north end of the India Bank. LONDONDERRY, FEE. 17.—The Dispatch, from Rouen, ar rived here to-day, making a little water, having been on shore. liturustr, FEB. 17.—The Ellen, of Southampton, Tralee to London, on shore 2d inst. near Ball Bar, got off yesterday, after discharging. TIIE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS Railways. Paid. Aberdeen • • •• • • 5 Do. Preference •• 8 Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Ayrshire and Galloway•• Belfast and County Down 3 Berks and Hants Eaten. (Great Western Per , petual 5 per cent.) .. ' Birmingham and Oxford Junction, calls duly paid, or with a guar... 2i Do. without a guar... 21 Birming., Wolverhamp ton, and Dudley, calls duly paid, or with a guarantee .. . •• Do. without a guar. •• 11 Birming., WolverhamP.• and Stour Valley •• 13 1 Birkenhead, Lances., and Cheshire Junction •• Bristol and Exeter •• 10 Buckinghamshire •• 1 Caledonian •• Do. 101. Preferents •• li Do. Clydesdale June. • • 51 Chester and Holyhead 51 Do. Preference .. ••1 Clarence .. • • •• , Do. Ist Class, 6 per ct. Do. 24 do., 5 per cent.' 1 Do. Gov. Loan,4 pr. ct. , Ii Direct Lond. and Portsm.' Dublin and 13elfastJunct.' t Dublin and Kingstown. .l IC Dundalk and Enniskillen' East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) .. .• Do, (181. E. & •• Do. (31. 108.) 6 per cent. Preference •• Do. (51.) 7 pr. ct. Pref. Do. (71.175.) 7 p. c•Pref. Eastern Counties Do. Exten., 5 per,cent. No. 1 • • • • 6 Do. No. 2 • • •• • • 6 1 Do .3.Tew Preference, 6 per cent..• •• •• Do. North. and East. 6 per cent. •• Do. do. 5 per Cent .. Do. do., New •• •• 4. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares .. Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B& C shares 2, Do. do., scrip, guaran. 6 per cent. •• East Lancashire •• •• 21 Do. New quarter I Do. 6 per cent. ;Of. quarter share S.. 1 East Lincolnshire, gut. 6 per cent .. • • • • 21 Edinburgh rule Glasgow 54 Edin., Perth, and Dundee 21 Do. Newport • • •• IJ Exeter and Exmouth .. I Glasgowand South-I'4st, 51 Do. pref. consolidated' Do. do. G. D. & C. ate,' Nominal Prices is 3 13 1 ,4 to IS% 6 8 % % dia. 834 5 —4% dia. —. .. .i. No 6 I %- 1 P. 10 28% - 99% 10 27 -28 15 534 —9% p xd 15 , 7 ii pxd Business done to-day. 1035 - 11% 8G -88 [7% 174 - 17% i 0 114 - 11)i [0 io 0 1 193( - 2014 153 1 - 16 '8 6 • • .. ••i 6 1 1 5 121 —22 ells. 3% - 4 2% -2% 1% -2 1 -1 3 L % -1 7 -7X 18 4 P 13 4 par —3L P 11% - 11% i 0 166 —as io •• •••• . 5 -7 . p 6% - 7 4% - 43( 10 1814 19 15 144 14%xd 6X 2% —3l( , u 1 .• ...... .. Gloucester &DeanEeffist 1 Great Northern .• • • 2 Do. halves, A, deferred 1 Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. 1' Do. 5 per cent. preff• • 1; Great Southern and Western, Ireland .. 51 Do. eighths .. Great North of England . 104 Do. new 401. .. Do. new 301, 31 Do. new 151, • .. 11 Great Western .. 101 Do. New, 171. .. 11 Hull and Selby 51 Do. half shares .• 2; Do. quarter shares .. 11 Lancaster and Carlis/o .. 51 Do. thirds • • .• 11 1; Lancaster and Preston.. Lancashire and Yorkshlre 101 Do. quarter shares 2; Do. fifths .. • .• Do. F. 20/. .. .. Do. new, guaranteed 6 per cent .. 104 Do. rudders. 86 Shoff. 64 Do. West Riding Union I Leeds and Bradford .. Leeds and Thirsk • • .. 51 Do. pref. 6 p ct., Y o . Do. pref. 6 p ct., N 0.2 l' Do. pref. 6 pet., No. 3 1 Do. pref. qrs., 1848 1 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. L London and Blackwall.. 11 1 London, Brighton, and South Coast .. ".• 101 Do. gnarteed. 5 per ca, late Croydjn thirds,. 1 De. preference, 5 p ct. 5 , Do. preference, cony. 5 per cent., 1852 .•• Do. new guaranteed, S per cent. .. .. London and Greenwich . 12 I Do. preference .. 21 London and N.-Wester* 101 Do. do. new quarters/. 11 Do. fifths Ii Do. 101. sh., M. & B (0) 1 London and S.-Western . 100 Do. new 501. .. 42 Do. new 401. .. 84 Do. new preference •• 5 Londonderry & Coleraine 25 Do. half shares 5 Lowestoft, guar. 4 per pt. 20 Do. do. 6 per cent. •, 20 Londonderry and Rani. killea. .. • • • • Do. half shares • • Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .. Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire Do. quarters, No. 1 • • Do. new, 101. preferen Do., 61. Preference .. Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union •• 4 Midland .. •• •• 1 Do. consolidated pref. I Do. 50/. shares .. Do. Binning & Derby, It Do. Consel. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent. 104 Do. Bristol & Glouces. 41 Do. do. do. •• I( Do. Erewcsh Vol. pref. 51 Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per cent. guar. • 101 Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) 4' Middlesbro' and Redcar, l 6 per cent. guar. Newcastle and Carlisle.. 101 De. quarter shares .1 2; Newmarket • • .• • • 21 Do. extension scrip •• 2 11 Newport, AbergavennY, and Hereford • • • • ' 1 Newry, Warrenpoint, & Rostrevor • • • • • • 21 Norfolk .. • • •• •• 10 1 Do. New 20/. shares • • 1, Do. Extension • • • • s 31 Do. guar. 534 per cent r Do. Waveiey Valley., Northern Counties Union North British...... -I 1 21% % 1% % 6% 4 die. die. x.d 3 % % 25 % % % 27 2634 7 6% 7% 207 % 15% 7 % 244131 i % 1 9 ex.d 26 67 Lel 10 10h 3}16 steira 11, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CIT Y, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were - 3,000 bales. The market was flat, with very little change in prices.—ltailway Shares were dull, and prices tending downwards. The Indigo sales have been brought to a close, and we are informed by Messrs. 11. W. Jewesbury and Co., that of the quantity brought forward, it is estimated that 3,231 chests are bought in, 11,031 withdrawn, 2,151 sold, to which may be added about 650 of the bought in and withdrawn; making the total quantity sold, say 2,800 chests, of which 1,500 are for export, 500 for home use, and 800 for speculation and re-sale. The following are the quotations as compared with the last Oct. sale—Good and fine shipping 6d. per lb. lower, ordinary and defective, ditto, 4d. to sd. lower, broken and consuming 4d. to SJ. ditto, Madras, fine, 6d. to 3d. ditto lower, middling and ordinary 3d. to 4d. lower, and Kurpah 3i. to 6d. lower. The rivalry now going en between England and the United States in respect to ship-building is likely to be productive of excellent results to Hy: mercantile commu nity, and even if the screw ho not ultimately adopted in most instances, fast sailing craft will alone secure good freights. It is fairly stated that the American city which claims the honour of being the first to build clipper vessels is Baltimore. From the Potamac have issued vessels that have become famous throughout the world, under the name of " Baltimore Clippers," not only for their astonishing speed, but also for their beauty of model. The vessels built there, however, have been seldom larger than brigs. It is only within the last few years that the merchants of New York and down east have had their attention turned to the construction of clipper ships; but no sooner were their eyes opened to the benefits (both nationally and pecuniarily) to be derived from them than they set to work with a will, Among the many splendid trips made by this class of vessels those of the Oriental and Celestial stand pre-eminent. The former, on her last trip to China from New York, accomplished the distance (14,521 miles by log, and 14,100 by observa tion) in less than seventy-one days, her average sailing per day being two hundred miles. The latter made her trip to San Francisco from New York in ninety-five days (sailing time), which was two days quicker than the trip of the Sea Witch, till that time the shortest passage on record. There are many more on the stocks, not named, to be completed in a few weeks, and contracts are being continually en tered into for fresh ones, all of large tonnage —one of them (a three decker) building by Mr. W. H. Webb, rating 2,500 tons. Messrs. Westernell and Mackay are building two, one of 1,400 tons, and another of 1,100 tons. Messrs. Perine, Patterson and Stock are con structing ono of 1,000 tons harden. We have no fear that the English builders will he behindhand. Ships of large tonnage are being more generally employed in the India trade, and their sailing qualities are much more narrowly estimated. The proposals of the Chancellor of the Exchequer do not improve upon closer consideration or analysis, and there is a very general feeling that Government will have to modify them. A juster arrangement of the in come•tax and the unconditional repeal of the window duty, appear to be the rallying points and the common ground upon which all can meet. As to the chicory duty reduction, it is held to be a direct premium on ad mixtures of that article, damaged beans, &c., and people naturally ask why spirits and other exciseable articles should not be allowed to be adulterated, for no line can reasonably be drawn when once the system is re cognized. The Funds have been heavy, and there is a doubt upon the question whether the Bank of England will not raise the rate of discount to-morrow, and whether the Minis try will not be defeated upon the Budget. Consols have been 94 to 961 for Transfer, and 964 for Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 981 to 984. Bank Stock is 214} to 215 f. Exchequer -bills are 495. to 525. premium. In the Foreign Market prices are lower. Spanish Five per Cents., 19k; Mexican, 33; Peruvian Four-and- a- Half per Cents , 791 to 804; and Dutch Two-and-a-flalf per Cents., 58j to 584. Railway Shares hare been further depressed. COMPOUND HOUSEHOLDERS BILL. Sir W. CLAY moved the second reading of this Bill. Ile described it as being intended to remedy a deficiency in the Reform Bill, and to supply a means by which many persons now disfranchised might avail themselves of the political privileges which that Bill was meant to afford. The Bit was lino for line and word for word ith the all of last year. If the House would read the Bill a second time he would submit to any modifications in Committee. Mr. W. WILLIAMS seconded the motion. Mr. F. MACKENZIE moved that tho Bill be read a emend time this day fortnight. Lord _ROBERT GROSVENOR supported the second reading. The Hon. Member for the Tower Hamlets was certainly the most fitting man to bring in this Bill, as a great number of his constituents were affected by the omission which it sought to remedy. Mr. SPOONER appealed to the Hon. Member not to press the second reading of the Bill. Lord JOHN RUSSELL did not think his Honour able Friend, the Member for the Tower Hamlets, ought to postpone the second reading of the Bill. The ques tion was not new to the House, nor was this the first time it had been discussed. True that discussion at a former period might have occurred at a late hour, but that objection could not apply to the present time.—(Hear, hear.) Then, with regard to the allegation, that the Bill ought to be introduced by Go vernment, he really did not think that would be right or proper. The Bill involved no new principle, it merely related to a detail which had become necessary for the purpose of carrying out a principle which the Govern ment had already adopted, and which Parliament had already agreed to, and he thought it was quite competent for a private Member to intro duced such a Bill.—(Hear, hear.) The late Lord Grey took a deep interest in this question, and he thought it was only just that such a Bill should pass, because it was required to enable the constituted authorities to carry into effect the obvious intention of an Act of Par liament. It did not carry the right of voting further than the extent which was recognized by the Reform Bill, but which the wording of that Act in some mea sure neutraliz.3d, and this Bill did no more than get rid of that anomalous difficulty. He should, therefore, sup port the second reading.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HENLEY said, if the Bill went no further than what the Noble Lord represented, he apprehended there would be very little objection to the Bill; but he was very much afraid the wording of the Bill would do more than give a right of voting to those who would be enti tled to do so but for some defect in the Reform Act. Sir WILLIAM CLAY said that if the Bill should be read a second time now, he would not preen on the com mittal for three weeks. Mr. MACKENZIE said, under those circumstances, he would withdraw his amendment. The amendment was accordingly withdrawn, and the Bill rend a second time and ordered to be committed this day fortnight. EXPENSES OF PROSECUTIONS. Sir G. GREY, pursuant to notice, rose to move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the law relating to the expenses of prosecution, and to make better provision for the apprehension of criminal offenders. Under the existing system the expenses of prosecuting prisoners varied much in different counties, while the magistrates and justices possessed no power whatever to award the expenses of arrest. Now this Bill abolished that system in certain eases, and gave the Secretary of State for the Home Department authority to regulate the expenses of prose cutions and arrests, but still left it in the discretion of the justices to grant what were called preliminary expenses. Another clause in the Act would empower the justices sitting in quarter session to pay clerks of the peace by salaries instead of fees, if they so thought fit. These were the principal provisions of the Bill, and as the House would have another opportu nity of discussing its principle he would not detain it further, but simply move for leave to bring it in. Mr. F. MACKENZIE wished to know if the Bill was intended to apply to Scotland ? He thought it should.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME said there ought to be a uniform mode of paying clerks of the peace and other officers who are entrusted with the administration of justice, and in a future stage of the Bill he should move a clause to that effect.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. STUART WORTLEY approved of the Bill as far as it went, but he would suggest that the Bill should be so far extended as not only to provide for the expense, but also for the proper conducting of a prosecution.—(Hear, hear.) At present no one was re sponsible in the State for seeing that our criminal prose cutions are fairly carried on, and very often prisoners escaped, owing to the irregularity of conducting the prosecution.—(Hear.) He did not think it was neces sary to go the length of having a public prosecutor, but some provision should be mule fur having prosecu tions perfectly brought before the Court and the jury. Sir GEORGE GREY agreed with the Right Hon. Gentleman that it was of the utmost importance to secure efficient prosecutions, but the difficulty was how to accomplish that end without a public prosecutor.—(Llear, hear.) The subject had been under the consideration of his Hon. and Learned Friend the Attorney-General, and it was at present occupying the serious attention of the Government.—(Hear, hear,) On the Northern Circuit something had been done to remove a portion of the evils that attended public pro secutions, and he was yet in hopes that the system which prevailed there would ultimately so far succeed as to justify its extention to other parts of the country. Mr. HENLEY thought great credit was due to the Government for bringing in a Bill on such an important subject, and he considered not the least important part of that subject was that just alluded to by the Right Hon. Gentleman. Ho was of opinion that something ought to be done, also, with regard to the appointment of a public prosecutor; the law as it stood in that respect being extremely unsatisfactory. Leave was then given to bring in a Bill. REMOVAL OF SMITHFIELD-MARKET. Sir GEORGE GREY asked for leave to bring in a Bill for the removal! of Smithfield-market. He al luded to the recommendation in the report of the Com mittee in 1849 as to the propriety of removing the market, and to the plans which had been prepared by the city of London with tho view of continuing it in the same site, and observed that the real question was whether these plans were adequate to meet the evils and inconveniences now complained of. The Bill which he intended to introduce provided that the market should be removed from its present site, and that a Commission should ho appointed, who should have the power of erecting a now live and dead meat market in another part of Loudon, and of raising money be mortgage for this purpose. Mr. BUCK thanks)] the Government in the name of the farmers for bringing in the Bill. Mr. STAFFORD, as one of the Committee who sat upon the subject, objected to proceeding with the Bill until the House heel ample time for consideration. Mr. S. WORTLEY intimated his intention to oppose the Bill in its future stages. After a few words from Mr. ELLIS, Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. MR. VERB FOSTER AND TRANSPORTATION. Mr. M'CULLAGII begged to ask for a copy of a letter add ressed to the Land g and Emigration Commis sioners by Lord Hobart, inclosing a letter from Dir. Vero Foster to his Lordship, detailing the treatment to which he was subjected, in common with the other pas sengers on hoard the emigrant ship month of November,Washington, in the herthe answer passage from Liverpool to N ew Y or k, 5 wT while copytha on of re turned to Lord Hobart by the Commissioners; and also copies of any correspondence between the Commis sioners and the emigration officer at Liverpool on the subject. The motion was agreed to. EXPENSE OF PROSECUTIONS. On the motion of Sir GEORGE GREY, a Bill w as read a first time for reducing the expenses on legal pro secutions. The buai❑ess on tho paper baring been disposed of, ho House adjourned shortly after Two o'clock. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Lord CRANWORTII.) STATE OF THE BUSINESS OF THE COURT. Mr. STUART this morning called the attention of his Lordship to the arrangement of the paper from day to day. Counsel were always i m p ortuned by their clients to press forward their own cases, a n d counse l cou ld not well resist that importunity without the authority of the Court. He hoped they would not get into that state of things which once prevailed before the late Vice-Chan cellor of England, and which was only put an end to by a great effort on the part of the judge and the bar. Be tween the unopposed petitions at the head of the paper to-day and the causes there was interposed a cause of motion "by order," and he implored his Lordship not to allow matter to be constantly inserted in that way before the regular business of the Court. lam induced (continued the Hon. and Learned Gentleman) to men tion this now fro m t h e condition of my client in the second cause i n the paper, Macbean v. Babing ton. He has been at least fourteen days at tending in court, and his cause has always been the first or second cause on the paper.—(A laugh.) That is a case of particular hardship. My client in that particular case has talked to me of the hardship of his situ a ti on, and I have felt the justice of his ob servations. Mr. BLTRELL—Certainly, there is a great deal of truth in what Mr. Stuart has said. It applies not only to causes and motions, but to petitions. In truth we shall always have the same complaint as long as we are in our present over-labouring condition; but with ro. gard to the insertion of motions, it i 3 impossible to pre vent it. The motion of Gran V. liumpliery, which is interposed before the causes is a case in which Alder man Humphery is going on with excavations and works that the plaintiff says threatens the destruction of cer tain buildings. We obtained an injunction, and the alderman now comes to dissolve it. These are matters that are always entitled to priority. But such complaints as Mr. Stuart's client makes must be expected, whilst one judge has to do the work of three. We aro told that the first duty of a Government is to provide for the ad ministration of justice, but your Lordship has to do the work of three judges. Mr. STUART—AS to the case of Alderman Ilumphery, that worthy and respectable gentleman spoke to me ab out it castnight, but, as it seemed t o me , w i t h no aPPrehen". CIIAPTEE OF THE ORDER OF DIE illUg bag' be r l'ius DAY.)—The Queen held a Chapter of the , 8 ~,, for t, trious Order this afternoon at Buckingham re,,' B ' e f PT,: election of a Knight in the room of the late Deam,„, of t'" roe. e castle. Her Majesty was attired in the gorgeous nt Edged Order, and was attended by the Countess of ole t ia, e ig cumbe, Lady in Waiting, Lord Byron, Lord in Iv,e, l her t, P , the usual suite. His Royal Elighness Prince ti i : o f V I P P „, Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Da„,, e eclosc, ll ," lingtoe, the Duke of Buccleugh, an d the Marquis ellf o rrns_'''' were amongst the Knights present. After the asq ti lleerP ties attendant on the election of a Knight, Constantly to to the Mai-pais of Normandy, her Majesty's Anil: 00 1 the P it French Republic, was introduced, and invested vv" e tea l fc'r and Mantle of the Order. His Lordship leaves Paris in a few days. MIC S H U A D E D L E . ..... N I DEATH j o o r hn T o n rEessVweliCLAvaicsorr : if s e ris i ,,, so lit c s CI 1 h Sti half-past two on Thursday morning was with°fl;4l:CdP h 0 was study, standing and reading at the table, and ... 1 biS fin.- ' .frpotihedcafrmoienoutht the visitation v h much interested in the book; he then sat down 1 0 Ole chair, and began wheezing, and coughed a little, t il iach i ri g i i s s it al at o it u on th, the face, and died before he could be removed. A A ' . .boe' brother, Yibl• twelve months ago an in t s held ed a . e ars e ques wa , __. ithot. it se . Y ot big died in a sitnilar , a u y. The deceased was ,„ ia bility erw o age, and was much respected, from the B. Sh character and the usefulnss of his ministrations. -- Journal. towards open ed Every cup too much is a step sof body Pandora's box, and letting out all distemper II 1113 011iC mind.— _Eliza Cool's Journal. Sacred J- 313 f for• ofenudodh”e then tur,e%rdict 0: The committee of the London t i o n ()- zi eSt was reurne Society, encouraged by the favourable r ecep, rid o or Elvey's new Anthem, which will be repeated oli c f to tb• : to t with the Creation, have resolved to recoreelene t wo ar w in scribers, at their next general meeting, to g ig e , vrbi' prizes fur the composition of orchestral anthem form every year a part of their performanc es. has b e en .A.• our We understand that Mr. Bally, R . dinW l it selected to execute the bronze statue to be erec!yee town' a . his n ett ..„.r he w - 1‘ tO of the late Sir Robert Peel at Bury, of t no' will stand in an open space of ground in front „„ io u place. The sum subscribed for this purpose 0"- A f f erOf 2,5001. Lord ---.-00 MANSION HOUSE.—Last evening the , of via,. and the Lady Mayoress entertained a large plug dio er 1 1, riends at dinner, at the Mansion-house. A" to ue irt's Lady Mayoress gave her second soirée daneante, of one hundred additional visitors. ____..--_-- BIRTH& , th e OF A SOIL On the 15th inst., at Blandford- sq uare, Rege n: " 4 . " park, ~,1 wife of R. G. Rosseter, Esq. Bu ckle , r"" . On the 13th inst., at Wimbledon, the wife of E. OF A DAUGHTER. ha ii.oreell' W o O a 1 nnt the a h i e 12th y inst. NJ. , Stewart Mackenzie. 31". - l a 3 b t b h e i . ust : Mrs. Alderson, of Copped ... —_... at Conon-house Dingwall) MARRIED. s At St. Mark's, Kennington, on the 18th inst., b y thett:i; Charlton Lune, George Glass ' on, Esq., late of Fa c inl yt ° r u i , ito tir Susan, only daughter of Richard Thomas, Esc'' , .1 "-- ' , and George-yard, Lombard-street. ,s vo ffith e" On the 1I th inst., at the residence of the bride George ft C. I, t verion, E•q., of Lans downe- yid terr ste. JO -7 10 ., sitigton-patk, to Ilenrieva, eldest d a ughter of D e solin, Esq., of Usworth-hall, Durham _..------- DIED -,,, (i ' 01 On the 14th inst., aged 66, Thomas Richards, -I,°, Upper Itauelagh-street, Pimlico. Cas tle- WO, On the 14th inst., William Jackson, Eifq., Hampton, aged 80. On the 15th inst., Sarah, the wire. of Mr. .1,-C.• Gibson-square, Islington, aged 61. • v. e• rder lg ' On the 15th inst., at Gloucester road, Ilyde-Par---a Mr. W. Burridge, sen., of Cowfold, Sussex, aged 80. , ciu , On the 16th inst., Mr. Henry Walker, formerly of P e " fort -buildings, Strand, aged 86. ~..li t of On the 16th inst., at lioaterton, aged 81, Rebecca/ - c the late K. Jackson, Esq., of City-road, and Lloyd'a_i• $i On the 16th inst., at argate, J. White, Esq., age" --- Jules eth Jil l On the 12th inst., at the Mount, Norwood, El iza wife of David Tyrie, Esq., aged 50, _....--f'r ....Middletol3, igso f L o ndon: Printed and Published by MURDO T0 140. ..1 42• No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tlo Sun Oilic e ' An t, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the Or - Wednesday, February 19, 1851! MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY Our market to-day was very scantil'r supplied with Eng lish Wheat. Fine dry samples sold at prices fully equal to those obtained on Monday, but the middling and inferior kinds were much neglected. Several offers came to hand from the East coast to ship Wheats on somewhat lower terms. The imports of foreign Wheat have been confined to 570 quarters, but upwards of 3,500 sacks and barrels of Flour have reached us. On the whole the demand for all kinds of Wheat of foreign produce ruled heavy at last week's quota tions. We have to report a very slow sale for both English and foreign Barley. In prices, however, we have no change to notice. Malt sold slowly at late rates. The Oat trade ruled dull. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn and Flour, commanded very little attention. ARRIVALS THIS EPEES. Wheat. rs. Qrs. rs. English •• Q 1 Q ,3 040 •. 470 350 1 8 0 2 •• Irish ...... 1,500 Foreign .....• 570 700 1 , 1 70 BOROUGH HOP MARKET. Although very little business is doing in our market last week's quotations are well supported. WHITECHAPEL. Prime Beef and Mutton were in fair request at full prices, In other kinds of meat very little business was transacted Beef, from 2s 2d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s ; V ea l, a s to 4 s; Pork, 2 s 6d to 4s per Blbs by the carcase. Barley. I Malt. Oats. Flour. Sacks 1,560 3,530 WESTMINSTE R IMPROVEM EN T.—Yesterday twenty seven houses, situate in Palmer's-village, Westminster, some of the houses in which have been built above a century, were disposed of by auction, by Messrs. Eversfield and Horne, in pursuance of an order from the Westminster Improvement Commissioners, for the purpose of being removed to form a side entrance into Victoria -street, which is to extend from Westminster Abbey to Vauxhall Bridge-road. The Com missioners have entered into arrangements for the comple tion of the ,street, which will be eighty feet wide, and on either side of which first-class houses will be erected, a board i having keen held yesterday in furtherance of the object of the inrdrovements in contemplation. Many sites have been taken t):,,- eminent builders, but there are still several to be let. Some influential persons connected with the Roman Catholic body made overtures fur a large area, on which to erect a cathedral, but the application has been declined. Me Commissioners have entered into contracts for laying sw dchw n th e f oo t-p a vement, the granite for th e roads, Avers and cellars for the houses being already constr uc t e d . I t i s expec t e d that the new street will be op ene d i n the &c., the Lnonth of May next. The limit of time for the opening is i n Jo 137. Proportion your charity to others' necessities and Yc ur own ability; and where the object is doubtful, rather reliev e a drone than let a bee perish. —Eliza Cook's Journal, ECCLE liIASTICAL TITLES ASSUMPTION BILL.—The 1 '44 of Ai •undel and Surrey has given notice that, on the motion for • the second reading of this Bill, lie will mope thab it be P9etp ctzt • 0 a9r AIX AMOS, 5 132 32% 0I 34 36 •• 1 0 i 0 6 81 .. -- .. 15 17% ie 12% —6% ,2% 11% 11% .234 13% 18% ) 141 -43 I 242 -246 90 —9l xd 2--15149.xd 102 104 r 51 —53 123 i 23 —24 60 74 —76 13 4 8 9 p. 17% 29 —3l p 10 58 —59 15 10% 10% Mt 1% 7% 7 dia. 6 1 1% —1% db. 30 -131 U Do. Preference •• . North Staffordshire • North-Western .• • North &Sth.-West.Junc. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. •. Preston and Wyre •.. Do. Halves (A) • • •• Reading, Guildford, and Reigate.. •• 20 21% Royston and Hitchin 7% Do. Shcpreth Eaten... t% 11 4 Scott ish Control .. • • 2 i 17% Scottish Midland .. ,28 10 Do. new • • • • ' 2 ;34 Shrewsbury & Birming. Clas3A.. .. 13 3 3 514 Do. Class 11.. .• 9 1.1 3 4% Do. New Guarantee.. . 8 10 Shrewsbury & Hereford , a Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) pia Do. Valdes pat( Do. Oswestry • • .. Do. New.. .. Do. 8 per cent. Pref. . Shropshire Union .. South J)evon • • .. 4 Do. Preference .. South Staffordshire •• South• Eastern Do. do. 4% per cont.— , 1 South Wales.. .. • . 4 South Yerksh. and. River Dun .. She., Roth., and Gitole, N. Div., guar. 5 p cent. Do. do. South Div. • • Swansea & Loughor, &c. ra w Vale Extension • • flames Haven Deck anti Railway .. • • Wale of Neath .. • • Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick Waterford, `Vex., Wick., and Dublin .. • • Wear Valley, 6 per cent. guaranteed .. Do. do. Do. do. West Cornwall West London .. Do. 1 of Class Prof. (10/.) Do. 2d Class de. (par) Whitenayes and Fumes/ Windsor, Staines, and S, do. .. do. .. Western „. .„ j Wilts, Somerset, & Way. month • • • . • . York, Newcastle, & Ber wick Ditto and Newcastle Extension 2 Ditto G.N.E. purchase or preference • . Do. .• •• I Do. Hartlepool D and Railway .. 10 York and North Midland 51 Do. Preference Boulogne and Amiens .. Central of France (Or. leans and Viorzon) . Demerara .. Dutch Rhenish . East Indian •• Do. do. • • do. • . .. I rest Indian Peninsula.. Ditto ditto . . .• Louvain ala Sambre .. Luxembourg • • .. .. Ditto • • • • • • .. Madrid and Valentia .„ Maria Antonia • • Ditto, New • • Namur and Liege .. Northern of France .. Orleans and Bordeaux Paris and Orleans .. Paris and Rouen • • .. Paris and Strasbourg Rouen and Havre .. . Sambre and Meuse .. Strasbourg and Baslo Tours and Nantes .. Tournay, Jurbiso, Lan den, and Hasselt West Flasiders JOINT 8' Australasia British North America.. Colonial .... • • • • Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock London and Westminster National Provincial Eng. Do. New .. National of Ireland Provincial of Ireland.... /2% 12X —lB /5 42 —43 10 15% - 15 lb 3 4 5 —35 1)0. New . Union of Australia Do. New Union of London ...... %%k m of Madrid . fit. Jot Deb gey 113 6 534 die. 9634 —9734, ad i() 15 1 4 153( 9 834 214 dLs. 17 34 Ed's. 5 i 34 clls. 9 1 134 p 6 3 7 - .7% 97% - 98% 16% - 11 67 -60 o 157 0 [36 - 139 114 - 11% 24 -25 133% -134 6 % - 6 % ID. 6 -6}fi p. 3 -3% p. 89 -90 6 5 dts. 4 3 413.1 —23 p. •• .... •• 15 -16 7 % I - -;: tM a% 334 dim. )0 3454 35% 16 13 14 10 11% 12 9 % % Of 34 2ii dis. I 614 —61% 1 15% - 144 die. 33 —35 10 1128 - 130 16 01 .. -.. r% 1.. --.. 15 I a of 201 .. -.. • • ll••• .. 10 24 - 15 14 -- 10 17% - 6 I 4% - I b 67 6%disad %- % P SO 18% - IN 15 42% - 4354 IN 8 - 9 p. 21% 8% 11i 184 up 15 —l7 Bp 7% 8% I 12 —l3 1 din. I 13% 14 1 4 3, 2%db. 17 —l3 13 —l4 % I 3% 3 26 dis. 2.5 % 26% 275 04 —2% dhs. 13 , ‘ I - .• 10 93 7 4 ale. 17% ig b sd d. 10 i 0 15%- 16 3 1.. -.. 15 24 -26 17% - •• !O 8 734 0 20 -21 •• m... •• •• •• •• 48) 44 20% - 21% 4 dis•l 9 l% - 1 1374 1113.1 ,7 - - )0 • .... •• 10 I 244 —1 44 IO 14 Ws. REIGN -10 1 sli 056 x.d. 16% - IC% Ft B % I ens. 11 1 p. b U % P• 2% %— 4 P ' % • —•• 6 I — l4 10 9%-2% .. - •• •• 10 — 8• X 16 14% —l5 8 4 die.lo 34 —36 to 25 26% ad 15 5 45( dla. 10 10% —lox 0 3 % L 4 I . 9 • —•• Lb % lIU dlil• ig IC BANKS. 42 4 - 43 15 5 2 10 - 26 6 113% - 17% 0 2736 - 4730 ir i I iiii -- lig lui 4 Ogatal QUARTER TO TIMER, ... 961 - Consols •.. Ditto Amon', March 12 ONE PRICES OF BRITISII FUNDS O'CLOCK. Bang stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Anus. ... 97 967, 3 per Cent. Console Ann uities... —... 96 LA 1 4 New 3 1 ,-i per Cent. Ann 5.......— ..... . 98j 4 % Nulls Bonds, 1 OWL. CLOSING PRICES, 215 1 / 2 56 1 y 8 96M 98% 62 p 58 p 96M . . Ditto under 1,000/.—..... ....... 63 p Consols for Account 96li Exchequer Bills. 14d. & 2d 1,0001. June 52 49 p 5001. June sm%ll. June 52 p ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN YUNDS. O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bondy Ditto, Small Danish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent. Do., 5 per cent hS ixican, 5 per Cent.lB46, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons .... 33 Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds, 4 1 / 2 per Cent Bl l l4 79 1 / 2 Po - tut:ruses 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Ditto, Account Russian Bonds _ ••°•• - - Ditto, 4% per Cent, Ditto, Small S )anish 5 per Cent. rB4O — _ Ditto, Account Ditto, Passive 4% 43 % Ditto. 3 per Cent Ditto Account ..... . Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 5 per Cent 96f. 75c. 96f. 75c. Exchange Ditch 24 per Cent., 12 Guild. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 91% 91% IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve o'clock. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed:— Bolton, Blackburn, Clitherne, and West Yorkshire Railway. Caledonian Railway (Motherwell Branch Extension and Lesmahagow Branches Lease). Elland Improvement Waterworks and Lighting. Great Northern Railway Amenument (No. 1). Great Northern Railway (No. 2). Islington Cattle Market. Liverpool Royal Institution. Manchester and Salford Extension Railway. Monkland Railways. Scottish Central Railway. Waterford and Kilkenny Railway. Ministers' Widows and Orphans' Fund of the Free Church of Scotland. PETITIONS. Mr. F. FRENCH presented a petition from a place in Roscommon against the Anti-Papal Aggression Bill. Sir E. FILMER presented petitions from places in Kent against Papal aggression. Mr. COWAN presented petitions from Edinburgh against the income-tax. Mr. SPOONER presented a petition from the guar dians of the Tamworth Union in favour of county finan cial boards. Mr. KEOGH presented a petition from Athlone against the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill. Mr. CHAPLIN presented a petition from Salisbury against the paper duty. Mr. REYNOLDS presented petitions from Dublin against the Anti Papal Aggression Bill; also similar petitions from various parts of Ireland. Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from St. Mary's, Islington, against the paper duty. Several other petitions were presented from various places. Mr. SCULLY presented seven petitions from T ip• perary against the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill. Mr. MEAGHER presented a petition from the Catho lic inhabitants of Trinity pariah, Waterford, against any measure of aggression upon their religious liberty. Mr. CHAPLIN presented a petition from the ban kers, merchants, and manufacturers of the borough of Kendal, for a repeal of the paper duties. Mr. GEORGE HAMILTON presented a petition from the society of solicitors in Ireland against the tax on attorneys' certificates. The Hon. Member also pre sented petitions (18) from Castleblaney and other places against the Papal aggression. Mr. DEVEREUX presented petitions from the pa rishes of Merglass, Ballymore, and Killnuck, in the county of Wexford, against any measure of aggression upon the religious liberty of Roman Catholics. Colonel CHATTERTON presented a petition from the council of the City of Cork Scientific and Literary Society, for the repeal of the excise duty upon paper; and one from the solicitors and attorneys of the city of Cork against the annual certificate duty. Major BLACKALL presented a petition from the inhabitants of the parishes of Arrlagb and Maystow, county Longford, against the Bill for preventing the as sumption of ecclesiastical titles. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from the inhabitants of Rochdale in favour of incubir education, supported by local Wag. Mr. ELLIS presented petitions from the South Devon Railway, the Wear Valley, the Middlesborough and Redoar, and the Stockton and Darlington Com panies against the present system of rating railways. COUNTY FINANCIAL BOARDS. Mr. CAYLEY presented a petition from the North Riding of Yorkshire praying for the establishment of county financial boards. Mr. HUME presented a petition from a union in Southampton to the same effect. • RIOTS IN UNION WORKHOUSES. Mr. BANKES gave notice that he should to-morrow ask the President of the Poor-law Board whether he had received information of disturbances in other work houses besides that of Barham. COUNTY COURTS (IRELAND). Mr. HUME gave notice, that he should tomorrow ask the Secretary of otstst whether there TM tiny Won- 26 13 dis, 18% b k Y 19, 1851. tion on the part of Government to introduce a Bill this sesdoa to extnd the County Court Bill to Ireland. NEW MEMBER. Mr. Kriox took the oaths and his seat for the bo rnigh of Dunzaunon. The Hon. Gentleman was intro• duced by Mr. Forbes Mackenzie and Mr. Stuart. ADMISSION OF JEWS INTO PARLIAMENT. Lord J. RUSSELL gave noticp, that he should on Monday next move that the House resolvo its if into a Cotnmittrc, to take into consideration the disabilities under which the Jews labour, in being obliged to take the oath of abjuration on their admission into this House. sion that it was of a violently pressing nature. Kow . ever, his counsel will judge of that. Loed CRAN'.VORTII—Tu the general correctness of what you havo st i tA, Er. Stuart, no pe rson is more ready to accede then I am, but at the came time it is es" ussively difficult for a judge, when au application is made to him to hear a motion on the ground that it is of such a pressing nature that it brooks of no delay, and that if it is not heard, for instance, to-morrovr, house will be pulled down, to refuse to hear it. Mr. STUART—It is difficult, my Lord , but n ot fai l; possible. It WAS only by peremptorily refusing 8110 applications that the Vice-Chancellor of England broughS the business of the court into a state which relieved it from great embarrassment. As to your LordshiP i s tee doing the duty of several judges, that true. As to what tray be the duty of the Govern' nt, one has ceased to think of it.—(Grea t laughtin a er.) But if your Lordship would only govern the Court peremptory Way— the Lord C RANWORTII —I can only govern it with advice and consent of both Houses of Pnrliament. e _ o Mr. STUART (very good humouredly)--Then, L rd, I now leave the Court for the present with a spairing cxprctaliou of tiro case of Macbean v. Bab in g; ton being reached to-day, and to-morrow an d A the ur% day there will be short claims and short causes, an" Friday petitions, and S3turday exceptions. petitions In a short time afterwards, t he unopposed having been disp ose d o f, Griffin v. liumphery vi a reached, but in consequence of Mr. Page Wood, alder; man flumpliery's leading counsel, being at that inewe° actually speaki ng i n th e L o rd Chancellor's Court, it " 5 ' by consent of u counsel, posp m plaintiff's c t o ned unt il to. with, The next case, Williams v. Williams, was Pro ceededmorrow. then c s o n u ci r , r, th t b e e r e was no appearance which, o a f t beingfinished ime lv l e t o f t - d t a h y e , fore, the unfortunate Macbean rt. Babington will n° ,, t „:. P i; t p h e r b i o n t t o h m e , P aP it is impossible to say. will make its appearance at the top of the paper ° er again until next week, but wrhot"-r at The above is only a sample of many eons in -- hi d' tho • parties suffer gre a t i nconve nience and expen se from present state of the business of the Court. SECONDARIES'. 'THIS DAY) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTED.) PASS AND v EMDEN. The plaintiff s in this ANOTHER action are . musical ingi rgni r eP a i t makers, in the Strand, and defendant is a shopkeeP e .„ o f 2 Bristol. The action was brought to recover the 3 . t an The 16s. for six flutes. The evidence was oncito a verdict as given for the amount. awe The Learned SECoNDARY said that as in the seen b ad . the witnesses were not present the case Inust ad e b e eo journed_ at the expense of the plaintiff. There h wo • four cases in the list, but only two to try. P D : Set' case of breach of promise of marriage, in which bpt the geant Wilkins and Ed w in James were retai ned, : an defendant had agree d t o a j u d ge 's order being in s, the the record had teen withdrawn. DREADFUL CONFLAGRA TION NEAR LONDON-BRIDGE• a the A few minutes after three o'clock this morning 01 of most terrific fires that has taken place in London i ?i, r idge' years, l happened very near Fenning's Wharf, lA ind°l3:vr ilf si It appeared that constable No. 127, of the DI diyis i°ll and noticed n ot d ie uty in Duke•street, opposite the railway teriniT er s, it ed an unusual light on the premises of .11Ir. Ste ,, l' a in the fishmonger. No time was lost in arousing the PerrE n - gland house. The engines of the brigade, and West et lo ot from_ the City and southern stations, with a full come In otbe r i of firemen, soon arrived on the spot ; but in this► es 1- o ld w ater nd the nstances of like calamities in the neighbourhood, not be procured for some time for the land engin„e s ' a wigen , h flames spread furiously to the adjoining shops of mr. They oot-maker, and Mr. Bolton, coffeehouse-keePe,; naziegti had also reached Tooley-street, a few yards from re, 1 t he Wharf. Here the destruction ' of prert We° 3 - w hir ' . Al' d e r m e a s n t Humphrey i h e a r v b i.u elon e g a u i lowerfiam at of this inns oftbe By this • this time, ng h o t tno the ihees l s a fr r os g .n e rF s ne tir 1 r3gti warehousesertiers, and ot that five o'clock, the two fie . ating-eng f a nd London Establishment having been towed off the whsr2 the manned hn by 200 auxiliaries were worked admirably (Too hour o p f re si p x e rnin mass; but little effect was produced for Enn , : to a. afterwards, Atte such was the inflammable nature of the,: t the surrounding h nix, however, ihteweaosnapirdeetrteyd evident e esca ped; htske yetitwas considered proper not to let the men " e from the engines, but to continue their exertions• , t wag From all appearances, when our informant left' tin , pretty evident that the flames could not be fina ll Y e ' l re' None a, , t ,il 10 ) 0 1 guished for two or three ds at least. perty on the four upper floors,belonging Mr ‘''" r a to and . a 5 d t II ; „. Humphreys warehouses, could be saved; a° — ... l Fen matter of great doubt whether the books of less''• Leinage d Co. on the lower floors had escaped most seriou s pole," etr A ee t t least six houses in Duke-strcet and et to e d w ater• The insurances trance are seriously damaged by tire l ous es 0 ' for the most art that of the W l T re 100 N W ' Mr. Alderman r Humphre - are ' dat newel believed dto 3, calculate are believe The Sun, Royal Rxchan e, and other o ffi ces be concerned in the lossg Si d 0 TO THE EDITOR OF TII:u r aise d -11 y I be 15ra,—As one of the contributors to the r behalf of the widow of the Rev. Mr. Elco ef qrae th! allowed, through your columns, to inquire It - :ben '" amount so raised up to the Ist of this nteetu , • t . 0 v eer s i was announced that it would be closed. Excep sil journal, I do not find that for a long time rj ef the account has been rendered, although pronlist r ig Times and other journals that it sh ou ld be reo" - iu the case of the Worthing mariners. 004 I should earnestly hope it did no t f a ll s h or t 01 sO ti tthe least, and that the p u bli c , w h o re spoe"; - ,iso. liberally in the last were n o t want i ng i n t he 6 , 11 ` - iet, Any informa.ion in yo ur p ower to g i ve u pon this t will much oblige a cmstaut reader, pnadEMODT• Tunbridge Wells, Feb. Is, 1851. t o the tril Ete°sl.° [Our correspdndeat h a d b u t ter a pplY ED. Sun.] COWES, ISLE OF @Rom OUR OWN CORRESFONDENV, 18 DESTRUCTIO N OF BENSTEAD Fl G o7o lls , B°lllEigir f it iA ll; rd l4 ISLE OF W 'GILT .--Benstead House, the sea t c ".„ 0 :14 and Lady Downes, near Ryde was burnt downyi. - a nd afternoon. The family had was sway some tic ie ' we re were . expected . back yesterday. The bedding, Do wn es bein . g aired ready; and when Lord and Led,' , de' whole Asa stroyed; the howse was in flames. The stroyed; the bare walls only are now standi e g•N eA YACHT NE W R.—T W O Of the members Of the a elit York Yacht Club are b u ilding a clipper sc hooner L o ot of 175 tons, i n t en di ng t o come over in her next 011 .;the to try her speed a gainst some of the crack Y achts I d by Royal Yacht Squadron. She has been insPectie, s oo some members of our squadron now in New. ll hs e bet say she is really a beautiful vessel, but she wi work cut out. Gs~T ßs 17% % 11% % lay( [x.d, 89U 90 h 90 58►% in% 58 [% 1313( 97 % % 136 13734 137 [133 133 14 132%% 23% 23 69 % % 13, [33% 1314 33% 32)* 2% die. 69% 60 61 [60% 19% 19 I 33 5~ i 9 % IA bo% % sx.d [19% 18% 19 20 I 3 % 12 % % Cs. 3 % % IN [44 I 1 Mll % 20 19% 7 % % 4% 18% 14% 14 AiLd 49 p &2 p CLOSING PRICES. 52 i 102 tA 79% :33% 97 !i 97th kte°°: tOl F 4lO 410k:1 vot t l 1 4 , b lite > ,: 444 11 01 )1 4 4 1 11 1 1 N ,