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NOTICE. THE NEW NOVEL, PRIDE AND IRRESOLUTION% By the Author of " The Discipline of Life," Will be ready on the 26th instant. Henry Coiburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborottgh-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LAN—E. Lessee and Manager, Mr. JAMES ANDERSON. is [US EVEN 1N (1, Will be presented, by her Majesty's Servants, The Comedy of THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Sir Peter *Teazle, Mr. Baker; Sir Oliver Surface, Mr. Davidge; Sir Benjamin Back bite, Mr. F. Vining ; Joseph Surface, Mr. Cooper ; Charles Surface, Mr. Anderson ; Lady Teazle, Mrs. Nisbett. To conclude with THE BEGGAR'S OPERA. Characters by Messrs. Baker, Davidge, Batter, Artaud ; Mrs. Winstanley, Miss Nelson, and Miss Huddart. PliTato bozos, W. 35., 2/. 12s. 6d., V. 25., IL lls. 6d., and It. ls. Stalls, rs. each. 3. d. s. d. FIRST PRICE. SECOND PRICE. Boxes - - 4 0 Boxes - - 2 0 Pit - - - 2 0 Pit - - - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 1 9 Lower Gallery - 0 6 Upper Gallery -0 6 INo Half-price to Upper Gallery. Box-book-keeper, Mr. J. Povey. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brampton. THIS EVENING, Will be presented an entirely new and original Comedy, entitled LEAP YEAR ; or, The Ladies' Privilege. Sir Solomon Sokis, Nr. Keeley; Captain Mouser, Mr. Selby ; Mr. Dimple, Mr. Buckstone ; William Walker, Mr. Charles Kean Mrs Flora Flowerdew, Mrs. Charles Kean ; Miss Sally O'Leary, Mrs. Fltzwilliam ; Mrs. Crisp, M. F. Matthews. After which the Comedy of NELL GWYNNE. King Charles, MC Webster; Charles Hart, Mr. Vandenhoff ; Joe Haynes, Mr. Selby ; Orange Moll, Mr. Keeky ; Gwynne, Miss Reynolds Mrs. Snowdrop, Mrs. Stanley. To conclude with the successful and laughable Farce, called an AL.IIIMING SACRIFICE. Bob Ticket, Mr. Buekstone ; Susan Sweotapplo, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. The Box-offise is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATRE ROYAL. ADELPiII. Under the direction of Madame Celcste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new domestic Drama, called THE WILLOW COY'SE. Principal characters by Messrs. llughes, Wright, P. Bed foe , O. Smith, Worrell ; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar. After which MY PRECIOUS BETSY. Characters by Messrs. Wright, Bedford, Worrell; Miss Harding, and Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with FRA.NICE N STE I.\'; or, The Model Man. le ranken dein, Mr. Wright ; the What is It ? Mr. P. Bedford; Zamiel Mr. 0. Smith ; Otto of Rosenberg, Miss Woolgar ; Tiddlewincz, tics E. Chaplin; Agatha, Miss Coveny,; - Undue Miss E. Harding. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Leuee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Opera, entitled CHARLES THE SE COND! To conclude with KING JAMIE ; or, harlequin and Magic Fiddle Harlequin, Mr. Dologna ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Clown, Mr. Flex more. ; Columbine, Misa Fawcett. NEW ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Sole Lessee, Mr. \V. Watts, St. John's Wood. THIS EVENING, Will.be performed THE NOBLE HEART. Characters by Messrs. G. T. Drooke, Davenport, Ryder, Johnstone, Belton, Lee, Howard ; and Sirs. Mowatt. After which CATCHING AN HEIRES'S. To conclude with a Farce, e! titled A DEAD TAKE IN. Captain Darceurt, Mr. Wigan; Hector Poulet, Mr. Compton; Clara, Miss ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. FRENCH PLAYS AND OPERA COMIQUE. Last Week but One of M. CIIOLLET'S Engagement. Mr. 11ITCLIELL begs respectfully to announce that the French Performances at the St. James's Theatre will commence TO-MORROW EVENING, At Half-past Seven, when will he performed LES- FItERES DONDAINE. After ; wh!ch LE POSJILLON DE LONJUMEAL r . Chapelon, M. Cho!let. The Box-ofilice of the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till Five. Boxes. and Stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond street. EOICAL I.YCY.UM TEMATRE. under the Na,"agemev.t Madam:: VeStria. , 01.0 Lessee, Mr. Charier T Will be performed RE WOULD P.P.: AN ACTOR. After, which THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. To ecrirlude with A PRACTICAL MAN. D'eSB Boxes. ; UT. , per Boxou. 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, IS. No bait-prise to any part of the house. A: , Applications tor rriyate Boxes must be made to Mr. Aileron, 15 New Bond-street. ASTLEY'I, .ROYAL .A.MEIITTIIEATEtr. rrGprielcr. Mr. W. Batty An entire change in the Scenes of the Arena. New Gram! Spectacle. THIS The performance will commence at a Quarter to Seven, with a new Grand Spectacle of THE GORSE DE LEON ; or, the Brigand of Savoy. To be followed by a brilliant display of Batty's peerless scenes of the Circle, supported t y the accornplishal artistes of the establish ment. To conclude with P,ESS OF THE BELL; or, The Love Story. BOX-office t24.8:a frf,n four. WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins Day —Morning, Y) min. after S I Evening, 43 rrin. after S To-Mosaow -.M.lrning, 26 Mlln. after 9 I Evening. 7 min .star 10 THE WEATIIEIi.—SuN OFFICE, FEB 21. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 35; Highest, 51; Noon, 47. BAROMETER, 30'21. Worn W.S.W.—dull cloudy weather. ; t', "` Q. • .1 jrc-S, A u. vt Ei _-„eQ CY'ttii.enine - - LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1850. GOUGH declared, " I shall ever cherish the re membrance of the glorious achievements of the army, which fought and conquered in China, at Gwalior, on the banks of the Sutlej, and on the plains of the Pun jaub." The enumeration of those historic victories must have been a proud satisfaction to the man who had himself led forward that army in the capacities of Commander of the Chinese Expedition, and subse quently of Commander-in-Chief of the British Indian Army. It was an appropriate circumstance, moreover, a circumstance fraught with subject for sincere self-gratulation, that Lord GOUGII should bid adieu to Hindostan at Madras, seeing that prior to his undertaking those memorable and glorious campaigns, he had originally occupied the post of Commander of the forces in that Presidency. Alluding to this fact, the Sheriff of Madras, speaking in the name of the deputation, thus addressed the noble soldier : " Your Lordship was last at Madras in a public capacity, as commander of the forces of this Presi dency. Called by her MAJESTY to more dis tinguished service, your Lordship left us to take command of the expedition to China. The war in that country having been brought to an honourable termination, your Lordship was next selected to occupy the responsible appointment of Commander-in-Chief in India. In the ex ercise of the high functions pertaining to that office, it devolved upon your Lordship to undertake the important campaign of Gwalior; which having in like manner with that of China been brought to a successful issue, it became your Lordship's duty to conduct the still more difficult and momentous ope rations in the several campaigns on the Sutlej and in the Punjaub." The veteran General who was thus enabled to cover the flag of his country with addi tional glory in the Celestial Empire, and in the country of the five rivers, is assuredly one of those citiz2ns whom England should welcome home again from their heroic labours with peculiar pride and satisfaction. The autumn of a life so spent should be gladdened by the light of popularity. That such will be the ease on the arrival of Viscount GOUGH in England we are confident, and the event of his return will be awaited with only increased interest from the circumstance that it will be accompanied or immediately followed by the return homewards, on a temporary leave of absence, of tie risicg star of cur Indian Empire, the young and heroic Major EDWARDES. The calm solemnity of the Upper House of Parlia ment was on Monday night enlivened by the intro duction cf a subject of more than ordinary excite ment. The battle of Dolly's Brae was fought over again in presence of the Barons of England. The HoTsrua of his party, smarting under the discom fiture of a Protectionist defeat, entered the lists as the defender of the Ulster Orangemen against the Irish Viceroy. It was peculiarly gratifying to us to find that his Excellency was in his place, bearing out in the fullest and most satHactory manner our frequently expressed anticipations, that o n a fitting occasion, should it be necessary, he would be able to defend his Irish policy, and annihilate all the paltry slanders which faction for months had been accumu lating upon him. Our expectations have been fully realised. Ills Excellency's triumph was signal and complete ; he demolished the three hours' charge of his wily and dexterous accuser by a plain statement of facts. Every act of the Irish Executive in refer ence to party processions was fully and satisfactorily explained, not only on the unfortunate occasion of the last 12th of July, but on all former anniversaries since the Government of Ireland was entrusted to the present accomplished statesman. Lord CLARENDON has every reason to rejoice that the indiscretion of his political adversaries gave him the opportunity of laying for ever in the dust the piled pyramid of falsehood and misrepresentation which faction had so shamelessly and recklessly heaped upon him. The veil was removed from every point upon which the shadow of a doubt could rest, and the conduct of Lord CLARENDON has passed through this fiery ordeal stamped with the approval of every right thinking man in the British empire. The contrast between the speeches of the declamatory partizan who discharged the duty of prosecutor on the occasion and the calm, simple language of the accused statesman was most striking. The one bold, wily, and plausible ; the other totally devoid of all artificiality, and breathing the unimpassioned simplicity of conscious rectitude. ,The charges of the noble accuser were met at every point, not by flourishes of rhetorical ingenuity, but by simple stubborn facts, till not a trace was left of the airy fabric which the spirit of faction had raised. While we cannot but feel some degree of conscious pride that the views which we put forward, and the argu ments by which, on so many occasions, we sustained those views, have been so fully borne out by the un deniable facts and evidence adduced by Lord CLA RENDON, and while we confess our satisfaction that an able and honest statesman was enabled to vindicate his high name from the foulest charges, we cannot too strongly condemn the spirit which dictated the re newal of a discussion calculated to keep alive animo sities which every good man should wish to see buried and forgotten ; nay, we question not only the pro priety, but even the right, upon public grounds, of Lord STANLEY to introduce so mischievous and aim less a proposition into the House of Peers. He says, "I never had greater need of your kindness and in dulgence than now, when I am about to bring before you matters of great importance in themselves, as affecting not only the character but also the private conduct of two individuals of high and responsible station, both members of your Lordships' House," &c. Now we would be glad to know upon what constitutional grounds his Lordship was warranted in bringing the private conduct of any of his peers under the conside ration of Parliament? Upon what principle was he warranted in asking their Lordships to sit in judg• ment on the private conduct of any individual, even though a member of their Lordships' House? We would strongly deprecate such a bad precedent, we would solemnly protest against the public time being wasted on subjects so unsuited to the deliberations of the higher branch of the Legislature. His Lordship does justice to the motives of the il lustrious Viceroy in the same breath that he impugns his private conduct. "I do not wish," he says, "to cast any imputation on his motives ; lam fully satis fied that on this occasion, as on every other in the period during which he has been in his high office, his main desire has been to act in a manner consistent with his duty to himself, and conducive to the welfare and tranquillity of Ireland." Yet he drags the nobleman to whose honesty he pays this high tribute from the distant sphere of his high and arduous duties to answer foul and baseless charges. Nobody ought to know better than my Lord STANLEY the embarrassing difficulties which beset the Governorship of Ireland, and we cannot help thinking that he shows but little regard for either the Governor or the governed who would add to those difficulties. And after all, what whole some principle was to be sustained, what useful end was to be gained by this factious and mischievous proposition? Was his object to remove Lord CLARENDON from the Viceroyalty ? Was it for the purpose of injuring the fame of the ablest statesman that ever ruled the destinies of Ireland—the man who was able to crush rebellion without the bayonet or the gibbet, and who proved his ability to guard the laws by the sword of Justice alone ? To go into a detail of the misrepresentations contained in the STANLEY indictment, and now set at rest for ever, would be but to reiterate what we so fully and so frequently laid before our readers during this painful discussion ; and we will conclude by congratulating the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland on the issue of the challenge which he so chivalrously accepted. An incident of no public importance, but one at the same time not the less deserving of notice, im parts, to our thinking, a very considerable degree of interest to the intelligence just received from Hin dostan. From that intelligence it will be perceived that the veteran ex-Commander-in-Chief of the Anglo-Indian army, embarked from Calcutta on the Bth ult., on board the Haddington, in his voyage homewards. That the return of the gallant soldier should have been delayed so long is to us no matter for astonishment, considering the peculiar, and, we may be permitted to say, painful circumstances under which he was superceded. An illustrious soldier like Lord GOUGH coald not but feel most profoundly the slight done to himself, the forgetfulness shown towards all his heroic achievements, the doubt expressed as to the competence of his generalship, the indication of diminished confidence in his valour—perceptible in the misplaced and premature panic evidenced in this country on the receipt of the news from Chillian wallah. He must have experienced an unusual degree of exultation at his subsequent victories on hearing of the manner in which his name had been contemned in his nat e v e country, and in which his reputation had been deteriorated by the national anxieties. At the same time, however, when obtaining the tokens of British gra titude for his numerous and brilliant successes, tokens such as the thanks of the Parliament and the com mendations of the SOVEREIGN, the conqueror of Goo jerat must have felt a singular disinclination to return immediately to a people who had betrayed this un satisfactory fickleness of temperament—suddenly al ternating from the depths of despair and contumely, to the height of joy and admiration. Rendered sen sitive by the unjust judgment of his fellow citizens, Lard GOUGH cannot have failed to have detected in the congratulations of England the earnestness of a national remorse quite as much as the ardour of popular satisfaction. Therefore it is that we can readily comprehend the delay of his voyage homewards. For ourselves we remember with no small satisfaction that while so many others were clamorous for the recal of the late Commander in-Chief of the Anglo-Indian Army, as a man not capable of being trusted with that heavy responsibi lity, we did not raise cur voice for the purpose of increasing and heightening the general panic, but, on the contrary, expressed that 'confidence in his heroism and abilities which are felt to be justified by a long and honourable career, as well as by a series of splendid achievements in different quarters of the Asiatic continent. Now that Viscount GOUGH has taken his departure homewards from the country which has witnessed the rise and development of his reputation, we are sanguine! his reception amongst our selves ma y be one bung the veteran soldier himself, and worthy also of the nation in whose service he has acquired rank and celebrity. In this regard a hint might 'well be taken from the conduct of the inha bitants of Madras. Aware that :the late Corn mander7in-Chief was on the eve of quitting them in_ all human probability for ever, the people of Madras waited upon his Lordship in a deputation for the purpose of bidding him farewell, and at the same time of wishing him all happiness during the re mainder of his existence. The answer given by the gallant old soldier to this valedictory address from the inhabitants of Madras is possessed of peculiar interest, and is one altogether quite in character. " Gentle men," said he, "my life from my childhood has been spent in the service of my country, and I can con scientiously say that the best energies of the military portion of it, extending to the long period of 56 years, have been devoted to the service of my s oy ,. SEIGN, whose gracious consideration, as a mark of her approbation, has placed me in the position I now bold. Though devoted and unceasing as may have been my exertions, they would have proved of little avail had I not been zealously and energetically supported; and I feel an honest pride in bearing tes timony to the disciplined gallantry and untiring de votion of those who served under me, of all grades and of all 'arms, as nil na ti ve as European." Referring then to his departure from the Inidst of his old military companions, Lord I AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH IN AN OMNIEUS.—Last evening an instance of the awful uncertainty of life oc curred in an omnibus which was travelling through Moorgate-street. It appears that Mr. Joseph Phelps, bookseller, of Paternoster-row, was in the habit of leav ing his place of business about six o'clock, P.M., and taking an omnibus at the Bank, to be driven to his family residence near Holloway. When he left the " Row," he was apparently in his usual health, and walked down to the Bank, where he hailed the omnibus which was going in his direction. He got in, and the conveyance beginning t o fill, it so t o ff at a s l ow p ace down atoorgate-street. H e i n th e mea ntime h a d b een chatting familiarly with his fellow-passengers, when all in a moment he was suddenly observed to turn pale, and then to fall back. The omnibus was immediately stop ped and the unf)rtunate gen tl eman lif te d ou t an d con veyed to a neighbourin g surgeon's in Moorgate-street. Before, however, he reached the medical man's house he had breathed his last. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, THE DANUBIAN PROVINCES. The Paris National publishes a letter from Bu charest, of the 4th February, which says— "I have very important news to communicate to you. An Itneerial order from St. Petersburph has been sent to the Danubian provinces for the departure of all the Russian troops with the shortest possible delay. They will commence their march on the 20th. Their route has been traced out beforehand as far as Liow. There will only remain in Moldo-Wallachia a garrison of 10,000 men and 30 pieces of cannon. " The true motive of this removal of the Russian troops from the principalities is a desire to obtain from the Turks a suspension of their armaments, the renun ciation of their plans of fortifications, and eventually will increase the influence of Russia in Greece and in all the Ottoman Empire." FEBRUARY 21, 1850 THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The rage of the parti-pretre at their defeat exceeds all bounds; it is positively absurd, and . M. THEIRS and M. DE MONTALEMBERT can only be paralleled by the NEWCASTLES, WINCHELSEAS, and HARCOURT LEES'S oflB29,when Sir ROBERT PEE L carried Catholic Eman cipation. On leaving the kasembly on Monday, M. TRIERS spoke of the Executive as a thing " That thinks itself independent, and that makes promises which that cannot keep ;" and at a meeting of the club of the Council of State, which took place in the evening, over which the Duke of MONTEBELLO pre sided, and at which M. MOLE was present, M. THEIRS spoke with great violence. He made a bitter attack on the members of the ma jority who had voted against his opinions; and he added that "France would ultimately find herself placed between anarchy and the most stupid, the most ridiculous, and the most petty of despotisms." He spoke of the present Government in most contemptu ous terms, as weak, stupid, feeble ; creatures who would fain ape the Empire ; and with respect to the representatives who had voted with M. BE PARIEU, he spoke of them as the complaisantes of the Ministry. This violent language excited great astonishment, and about fifty of the members left the meeting, de claring that they would never return to the club of the Conseil d'Etat. The Committee declare that :if there is any more meddling with the Bill on the part of the Ministers, they will throw up the conduct of it, and the parti-pretre openly avow themselves the parti sans of anarchy, as against the present Government— thus carrying out the principle on which they hare al ways acted, viz., to make every government impossible, with a view of establishing on the ruins of all that most anarchical and immoral of all governments, a sacerdotal tyranny maintained by a reign of terror. If the present state of things should continue, we trust that Frenchmen of all parties will unite and crush at once and for ever the intriguing parti-pretre. There can be no peace for France whilst that party exists. In the meanwhile the PRESIDENT is visiting every day the various barracks in the neighbourhood of Paris, and is received with enthusiasm by the sol diery, and yesterday in the Assembly the Prince DE LA OSHOWA, the son of Marshal NET, demanded that the Assembly should adjourn the further discus sion on the law of public instruction, in order to de cide on the Bill for augmenting the pay of the non commissioned officers of the army, which had been introduced by the Government. Tnis proposition was received with shouts of laughter by the Members of the Right, and at once rej c:ed ; the incident, how ever, cannot fail to render the parti-pretre unpopular with the army, more especially as it is well known that they have determined to reject altogether the Government proposition. The following official notification of the intention of the Government to erect forthwith a monument to the memory of Marshal NEY, on the spot where he fell, appears in the journals of yesterday : "TO THE PRESIDENT OF TUE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. " Paris, Feb. 20. "Monsieur le President—The Constituent Assembly ratified the decree which orders • the!, a monument be raised to Marshal Ney on the spot itself where be was shot.' You have considered that the mereent had arrived for executing this project which so well translates one of the most profound saitiments of the country. I asked myself it it would be necessary to ask for a special creJit fir the execution of this monument, and I doubted not that an a”embly presided over by one cf the most illu , tr loos dEfanders of the hero ( f the Moskwa (M. Dupin) would receive such a proposition with sympathy. On reflection I recognise that the ordinary cielit allowed for works Ef art will be sufficient. It appears t) me that such a monument, by the nature of the souvenirs it will awaken, ought to be of a severe aspect, and of grand simplicity. That such is the spirit of the law is proved by the selection of the desert place where the Marshal tell, without other witnesses than his executioners, for the situation of his monument. You have not desired that the monument of the bravest ( f the brave should Le considered as the public mark of an irritating souvenir, hut as the sign of rehabiltaitiou long proclaimed by the public conscience. It becomes necessary to mark some where the expression of regret felt by so many hearts, and no place could be so appropriate a 3 that where the Marshal fell. The monument will represent the Marshal showing his breast, and uncovering his heart to death. I need not say that I have selected for this work one of our greatest statuaries. The work will he worthy of the sentiment which has dictated the decree of which you have ordered the execution. " I am, with profound respect, Monsieur le President, " Your very humble and devoted servant, (Signed) " FERDINAND BARROT." The Ordre, which speaks from the inspiration of M. TRIERS, fully bears out all that has been said as to the violence of his language at his club and in the Assembly ; it states that M. TRIERS declared " that the disunion in the ranks of the majority with respect to the Public Instruction Bill would have for effect to place the country between the danger of frightful anarchy and that of a little ridiculous despotism." He also spoke of the Government as one which de sired to singer l'Empire. However absurd this may be, it is most assuredly better to singer l'Empire than to singer the Restoration, as M. TMERS has been doing of late. NAPOLEON is certainly a worthier model than M. DE FEAYSSINOUS, and M. TRIERS was himself once of that opinion, but as age and infirmities creep upon him the el-levant brilliant historian of the Revolution, the Consulate, and the Empire is fast degenerating into a PERE LORIQUET. The Moniteur contradicts in the most positive manner the various reports relative to a charm of ministry, and which, it adds, had not the slightest foundation. The Republicans of Bruyeres, in the department of Vosges, have returned the whole of their candidates to the municipal council of the town. General CASTELLLN, appointed to the command of the 12th, 14tb, and 15th military divisions, arrived at Tours on Sunday last. Immediately on his arrival he reviewed the troops in the Champ de Mars, and issued a general order the same evening, recommend ing the strictest discipline and subordination. General LAPENE, commanding the department of the Drome, has issued a proclamation in virtue of the state of siege, forbidding all political banquets, meet ings, processions, or demonstrations of any kind, contrary to public order, to the constitution, or to religion or morality. The Pantheon gun-brig has been ordered to pro ceed to La Plata. A letter from Toulon of the 16th inst. states that the 20th, 66th, and 68th Regiments of the Line, forming part of the army of Italy, have been sent to Algeria. PARIS BOURSE, FEB, 20.—Latest Prices:—Five per Cents., 95f. 5c.; Three per Cents,, 57f. 50c.; Bank of France, 2.255 r. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, FEB. 20. Boulogne and Amiens, 674 ex div.—Paris and Ilouen, 22 —Paris and Strasbourg, 6. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 15th have been received. On the 14th General NARVAEZ read to both Chambers the communication from the QUEEN'S phy sicians. He presented himself first in the Senate, which met at two rat., under the presidency of the Marquis of MIRAFLORES ; and after the admission of a new senator, who took the oath, General NAME; who was in full uniform, stated that he had an in teresting communication to make respecting her MAJESTY'S state, and read a letter he had received from the Duke of HIJAR, inclosing another from the QUEEN'S physicians. The latter stated that, from the symptoms that had presented themselves, they were of opinion that the QUEEN had very probably entered upon the fifth month of her pregnancy, and that she was going on satisfactorily. The Chambers were to be prorogued on the 16th. MADRID BOLSA, FEB. 15.—The funds are in de mand. The Three per Cents. are reported at 29 7-16, buyers, 9.16 sellers; Five per Cents. 12 15-16 to 13 ; Coupons, 7/ ; Passive Debt, 3i to 4. Exchange on London, 50 35. GERMANY. The Independance of Brussels states that a treaty of commerce and navigation has just been concluded between Belgium and Prussia. A letter from Frankfurt of the IGth, addressed to the Independance of Brussels, states that an alliance offensive and defensive has been secretly concluded between Bavaria and Austria. In a recent sitting of the States of Brunswick, the Government presented the convention for incorporat ing the troops of Brunswick in the Prussian army. The Chamber of Peers of Bavaria, on the 16th, rejected by a large majority the Bill on the political and civil rights of the Jews. A telegraphic dispatch from Berlin, of the 18th, states that the First Chamber had adopted the propo sition of Deputy DIERGAEDT, demanding that mea sures be taken within the year to operate a reform in the custom duties as a protection against the disad vantages of the Belgian-Dutch treaty of 1846. DENMARK. In the states of Denmark, on the 13th, the Minis ter of Foreign Affairs, in answer t o a D eputy, de clared that no negotiations for a prolongation of the armistice in Schleswig had been entered into. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG u.—A fire broke out in the trea sury of the palace of Prince PETER, of Oldenburg]; by the bursting of one of the heating flues, on the sth of this month. As the cold was most intense, being 3 degrees, all the exertions of the firemen were for a time fruitless. The wind at length, happily, turned to the west. The immense stock of plats belonging to the Prince was mdlted, and a great number of valuable docu ments, among them several State papers, fell a prey to the flames. ITALY. The Statuto of Florence quotes correspondence from Rome of the 11th, from which it appears that the young Prince of CANINo and his sister are both doing well, the fragments of glass having all been extracted from their wounds. On the same day on which the attempt was made against them, a French non-commissioned officer was stabbed for having in sulted a -female ; in consequence of which the follow ing notification has been issued : " Inhabitants of Rome,—Tbe General-in-Chief, with a view of patting an end to the vile assassinations that endanger the lives of the officers and soldiers of the army, orders that no person shall hencefdrward carry about him knives, stilettos, or any insteutnent applicable to the perpetration of a crime. Whoever shall be found with such arms about his person, shall be instantly shot. " Rome, Feb. 11. BARAGITAT D'HILLIERS." By a decree of the 9th, the Duke of PARMA has ordered a levy of 1,200 men to complete the army. In the sitting of the 15th of the Chamber of De puties of Turin, M. BROFFERIO addressed a question to Count SiccauDr, Minister of Grace and Justice, on the subject of a pastoral letter published by the Bishop of SALINES. Count SICCARDI replied that the Cabinet had been unanimous in the opinion that cer tain expressions of that letter were unbecoming. and that proper steps had been taken in the matter. The subject then dropped. A correspondent at Naples writes on the 12th : "At this moment the royal palace is between two fires! About a fortnight ago a shock of an earthquake was felt during a great storm, and a few days since the store of coals (250,000 quintals) became ignited. They were deposited in a vacuum extending from the arsenal to the palace of the Prince of Salerno, a vast hollow like the catacombs; of course, all the inmates immediately de camped, and the sapeurs-pompiers are at work, having clevel ly run up a wall to save great part of the coals from ignition if possible. On the other side is Vesuvius in full eruption, presenting a finer spectacle than has been witnessed for many years. The lava flows in a north-easterly direction over t'oe estate of Prince Ottiano, doing great damage. The carnival gaieties are now trans'erred from the Toledo to the saloons. Some fifty couples appeared in costumes of the reigns of Louis XIV. and XV., and formed quadrilles at the soirees of La Marquise da Ronda, Prince St. Antimo, and Princess Dentici. These brilliant parties closed the feitive sea son, while the thunders of Vesuvius shook every window in Naples." SICILY. We have received the following letter from Pa lermo, describing the events which have recently occurred in that island. FILANGIERI is the ape of lIITNA.u, as his master, BoMBA, is the ape of the ittd EMPEROR. " Palermo, Jan. 29, Isso. " This town was yesterday tilled with horror and in dignation by a most atrocious act perpetrated by the Government of Filangieri, which rivals his own ac tions at Messina in September, 1848, and a year since at Catania. _ " Towards 9 o'clock on the evening cf the 27th there was a popular demonstration on the place of Furavechia, where a number of persons assembled, in order to pro test against a Government which, trusting solely to physical force, had committed actions of the most un heard-of violence and spoliation, and reduced the entire country to a state cf misery and despair. It was very courageous .of any persons to make this protest in the face of a tyrant, ! who, like his master, recognises no law, does not wish to be on good terms with the people he governs, and only desires to rule by the sword. It is supposed by some that his infamous police, in order legally to get rid of certain brave and popular men, of whom, they were afraid, lured some of them into P guet-a-pens by means of this fatal demon stration, which the Government itself admits to have been of a pacific nature ; as appears by the filllowing extract from the supplement to the Giornale Officiale of yesterday—' A few per sons were rash enough to attempt to appeal to the people of Palermo by means of seditious clamour. . . . . The police authori ties, always watching over the preseriation of public tranquillity, having previously been informed of this miserable attempt, had placed a patrol on the pla7e,:con sisting of an inspector, three of the police, and four pioneers, who were sufficient to break up the meeting of these criminals, six of whom fell into their hands.' Surely, if instead of a pacific demonstration, this had been an attempt at a revolution, as General Filangieri afterwards characterised it, such a small force could not have sufficed to suppress it. It is certain however, that the unfortunate persons captured by the police were entirely unarmed. The official paper adds, that before any rumour of this meeting could have penetrated into the other quarters of the town, even before any suspicion could be entertained of its exist ence, the guilty parties were already arrested, and order and tranquillity bad been restored in the place where they had momentarily been disturbed; nor had any ill consequences followed, nor any injury been done, during the short struggle that had taken place to prevent this criminal attempt.' Who, however, would have supposed that this more attempt at crime, as it is called by the official organ of General Filangieri, would have given rise to such a frightful scene as that we yesterday wit nessed? The General ordered these unfortunate men, against whom there was no other proof than the testi mony of his infamous spies, and who, perhaps, were in veigled by them to the spot where they were arrested, to ' p cl i oc n k n . He preten d e d to ca ll a council of war, but it is w e ll k nown th a t b th e ese sho v t before ilianou six o'clock. sexc el tribunals are merely the blind instruments of his tyrannical will. The greater portion of the town knew of this barbarous exe cution before knowing of the attempted revolution that had been suppressed by four of the police and four soldiers. I repeat that the horror and indignation of all classes of the people was at its height. Some of the vic tims were of good family, and one of them, Mondini, had served with distinction in the constitutional army as lieutenant of engineers. After having deluged Sicily with the blood of her sons for eight months, under the pretext that his victims had been guilty of the detention of arms; after having . filled the citadel of Messina and all the prisons in the island with men whose only crime was that of being suspected by him, after having re duced this unhappy country to a state of the greatest misery by the enormous and arbitrary tax of 4,300,000 ounces (2,150,0001. sterling) upon the richest branches of her trade, General Filangieri now considers himself sufficiently powerful to stifle, by sanguinary executions, the well-foundel complaints against his insupportable tyranny; possibly, however, he may be mistaken, and be may not be reniering better service to his august master than did his infamous predecessors, Vial and Delearetto.” ignite., the Meat- GRAND DINNER AT THE MANSlON.HOUSE.—Yes tdeirddeanytethrteaLinomrdenMt a to yo t r he a n s d u r a rre ad y .Y:Mayoress gave a splen rawahaich was sa hers for and the principal gentry of th e county, an d a number of ladies. The chief officers of the h ouse h o ld Messrs. Ring and Brymer, and did great cre di t to t h e i r were in attendance. The dinner, taste and exertions, consisted of all the deli cac i es o f t hi s pplied by most prolific season. Amongst the company, which numbered about 150, were the following: —Mr. J. W. Freshfield, High Sheriff for the County of Surrey; Mr. E. Penryhn, Mr. T. Puckle, and Mr. J. E. Johnson, Chairmen of the Quarter Sessions, and the magistrates of Surrey, the Right Hon. C. Tennyson D'Eynoourt, M.P., Hon. P. J. Locke King, M.P., Sir William Moles worth, Bart, M.P., Sir Benjamin Brodie, Bart., Sir An thony Rothschild, Bart., Mr. T. Alcock, M.P., Mr. IT. Drummond, M.P., Mr. W. J. Evelyn, M.P., Mr. J. Masterman, M.P., Mr. Alderman Copeland, M.P., Mr. Alderman Humphery, M.P., Mr. Alderman Sidney, M.P., Mr. C. Pearson, M.P., Mr. M. Forster, M.P., M r . W. Cubitt, M.P.,Mr. R. D. Mangles, M.P., Mr. T. S. Cocks, M.P., r. Alderman Farebrother, Mr. Alder man Gibbs, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Lawrence, Mr. Alderman Musgrove, Mr. Alderman Salomons, Mr. Al derman Carden, Mr. Under-Sheriff Millard, Mr. Under- Sheriff Wire, Mr. R. Baggallay (treasurer of St. Tho mas's Hospital), Mr Sergeant Channel!, Mr. Sergeant Shee, Colonel .C. B. Challoner, Captain Page, Captain Wood, Messrs. W. Clarkson, Russell, Gurney, Hankesr, J. Goodhart, W. Evans, B. Cohen, C. Barclay, G. A'Beckett, D. Mildred, W. Paynter, A. Pott, 11. Start, A. K. Barclay, J. Clifc, L. Redhead, W. D. Starling, D. H. Stone, the Rev. C. Marshall (chaplain to the Lord Mayor), the Rev. A. C. Onslow, and their ladies. The vocalists, under the direction of Mr. Hobbs, were Miss Birch, Miss E. Birch, Mr. Francis, Mr. Loekey, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. H. Phillips. RIMMEL'S TOILET TINEGAU.—Mr. Rimmel, the Queen's perfumer, has recently invented an article which may be classed either among the most delicious perfumes or among the most potent disinfectants, for his Toilet Vinegar possesses hygienic and prophylactic qualities of a high order, while as a perfume it is far superior to Etta de Cologne, or any other scent of which spirit forms a basis, inasmuch as it preserves its refreshing and invigorating qualities to the last, and does not become faint and fad e d, as d o sp i r i tuous essence s shortly after they have b een poured on the h an dk erc hi e f. During the recent vi s it at i on o f cholera i t was extensively and successfully used as a di s i n f ectant , an d we can bear our testimony to the fact that a few drops of Toilet Vinegar poured into a glass of water form a most agreeable, a most effectual, and a most cleanly dentrifice. Mr. Rimmel has laid all lovers of a cigar under a great obligation, for if after smoking the mouth is rinsed out with a glass of water, into which has been poured a few drops of Toilet Vinegar, the unpleasant odour of tobacco is completely removed. Henceforth no toilet-table can be considered complete without a bottle of Rirnmel's Vire.lar, and it should be also found in every sick room. CORIUM V. TILE BISHOP OF EXETER. The Guardian stat , a that the judgment of the Committee of Piney Council in this case will not be given this week, but, if possible, on or before the 2d of March. MONEY and. COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was very dull, and prices of all descriptions were id. per lb. lower. The sales were 2,500 bales all to the trade. The trans actions comprised 2,000 American, at 6d. to 71i.; 100 Pernem and Maranham, at 6d. to 7d.; 100 Egyptian, at C i el. to 7d.; and 200 Surat, at 4id. to , Qd. per lb.—The market for Railway Shares closed heavily, and prices were again lower. In the markets in the United Kingdom which regulate the duties, the sales of wheat last week were 91,307 quarters. The six weeks' average price is 395. Bd. per quarter. The Amsterdam market was in a favourable position on the 19th instant ; the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. being 55. Spanish Three per Cents. were 291. There was a good business doing in foreign securities. Thera are very encouraging advices from Berlin un der date of the 16th instant, as to the progress of the negoiia dons upon the Danish question. They are said now to be more active than ever, and consequently we are entitled to assume that there is a better chance of their being brought to a successful issue. The letters receive; by the Overland mail from India, describe business as being dull at Bombay, though tole rably good at Calcutta; but they communicate more favourale intelligence as to the progress of affairs gene rally towards a sounder, and, we trust, a permanent condition, and in that sense are far more important than if they simply advised a " spirit " in trade. For years past, as we have frequently ex plained under this head, the Indian houses pursued a course which could net but ensue in ruin, buying on one side at high prices, and selling on the other at lower, almost for the express purpose of keeping a mass of paper in circulation. The miserable dividend list of the failed houses will illustrate this, for, with one or two exceptions, those of greatest magnitude and re pute have paid least. The accounts from Ceylon and the Mauritius are encouraging. There is a curious statement in a New York journal, among the number of those last to hand, and whether correct or the reverse, it serves to show that the feeling upon the Hungarian question has run very high, and is more enthusiastic than in England. The editor re marks:— " Our correspondents at Washington have informed us that Mr. Bodisco, formerly Russian Minister at Washing ton, has been positively recalled, or rather (as he is not here) been stopped. We also hear from other quarters, that possibly the Emperor of Russia may rectal all his En voys here or elsewhere on missions to the United States. Similar rumours are current in relation to the Austrian Embassy; and it is not improbable but that Prussia, were she not prevented by considerations of commer cial advantage, would take a leaf out of the same book of diplomacy. " The exhibition of public opinion in the United States, by the independent journals, and the debates now in Congress, can find but little favour with the despotic Governments of Europe; and wears not at all astonished to see some extreme step taken by Russia and Austria in reference to their embassies in this country. If these two Emperors should, in fact, withdraw their ambas sadors and ministers from Washington, we do not ex pect that the end of the world will be at hand, nor the last day of the American Republic determined upon. The American people, we opine, will live a little while longer as a nation and as a Republic, and as a great united community, without even Ministers from Russia, Austria, Spain, or any other despotic country in the world." In the English Stock Market business is quiescent, Consols being 95 -A for Transfer and 22i 3 for Account. The New Three-and-a -Q, carter per Cents. have been 98 to 984, and the Three per Cent. Reduced 95/ je Ex chequer-bills have been quoted 545. to 575., and India Bends 85s. premium. The transactions in Foreign Stocky have been unim portant. Peruvian Bonds have been comparatively neglected at 77 to 781 for the Active, and at 32 to 33 for the Deferred. Mexican have been done at 29i and 30k. Equador are worth 4, and Brazillian 89. Danish Five per Cents. have realised 99k, and Dutch T wo-and a-half per Cents. 55 to Railway Shares are extremely passive, and there is scarcely auy alteration in their value. South-Eastern are flatter, Great Western a trifle firmer, South-Western heavy, and the lines with smaller amounts paid up about the same. French Shares are very quiet. United Mexican Mine Shares have risen again, being 6 to 6i. The Week's Railway Receipts, as far as yet com pleted, are as under : 1850. 1849. North-Western .£38,003 Bs. Oil. £36,712 10s. Od. South-Western .. 7,209 16s. 10d. 7,471 19s. Bd. Brighton Midland 19,540 14s. 11d. 19,319 83. 9d. 131iITISH FUNDS TillS DAY - AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ..... ...... 95%9 3 4 8 per Cent. Consols Anns 95%% New 3 1 .„( per Cent. Arens. 9 B l / BM 9g 98 1 4 Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, WO 8 9-16 8% India Bonds under 1,0001 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. I %d. 2d. Merck. June. _ . ------ 1,0001. 5001 - 54 57 p Small — 54 57 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent B9ll Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent 72 Ditto, 5 per Cent Equador Bonds •• 4 Mexican 80nti5,1846,5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto Account . 3O 29% Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto Deferred Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 33 33 1 4 Russian Bonds. 1822, 5 per Cent — Ditto Scrip 2 IA p Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent lB% Ditto Account - l B 5l Dividends on the above uavable in London. Dutch 2 1 4 per Cent.. 12 Guild Ditto 4 ner Cent. Certificates BIISINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONS O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. PEA 5111ItE. Birmingham,Wol., & Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guar. 15 - - Do., without a guarantee... 15 Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Ditto, New 101. Preference 10 ....„ 75y % to Chester and H01yhead..„..... 50 ..... Ditto, Preference - Eastern Counties Do. Exten., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 132. 4d .. p .to Do., do N 0.2,61. 133.4 d... 5 / R l / 2 p .. to Great Northern Great Western Ditto, Half Shares ...... 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares Do. New 171 London Is North Western 100 10.) 108% to 109 Do. 101.... M. and B. (C.) 1 London and S. Western .......100 Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100 Do., New 101. Preference.. 10 ... .. 7.!‘ to Midland ....... .... ........ ...100 Ditto, 501. Shares ..... ...... 30 ...... 5% .... to Birmingham, 6 per cent.... 100 123 North British .. .. ......... . 25 ...... Ditto, Preference Reading, Gaildtd., & Reigate 15 Royston and Ilitchin ..... .. 41% 4% x.n to Scottish Central hropshire Union 6 1h... .. 274. ..... to 3 South Devon ... ... 50 ...... ....... to Ditto, Preference .. ... 33 25 19 18% to 9 So u th Eastern Ditto, Registered No. 4 .... 10 York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 Do. and Newcastle Exten. 20 ..... 10% to 10 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 6 fork and North. Midland .. 50 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. dnglo Italian (late Italian an d Austrian) 5 1 ,2 — to Boulogne and An Luxembourg Ditto Northern of France l6 .... 14 Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 7 ... .. 3% to Paris & Strasbourg ..... ..... 12 Sambre and Meuse RUNE 3. Santiago de Cuba. lO ...... 8 ... United Mexican ....... ........ 28% 6 14%... to '..6 DEATH OF THE COMMON SERGEANT OF THE CITY OF LONDON. —Yesterday morning John Mirehouse, Esq., the Common Sergeant of the City of London, de parted this life. The learned g entleman was taken ill a few days since at the Old Ba ile y sessions, from which indisposition he never recovered. He was chosen as Common Sergeant to the City in the year 1833, so that he has held the important office about seventeen years. The appointment of his successo r is vested in the Court of Common Council. CHILD SAVED FROM DROWNING.—HEROIC CON DUCT.—Between six and seven o'c l o c k on Friday night last James Whewell, a servant in the employ of Messrs. Appleton, paper manufacturers, Smedley Vale, was alarmed by hearing shrieks and cries, proceeding appa rently from the banks of the river Irk, which runs a short distance from the paper-mill. He hastened in stantly in the direction from whence the cries proceeded, ' and learnt that a little boy, named Samuel Lovett, had been seen to fall into the river, from a wooden bridge a little below the cotton manufactory of Messrs. Bright and Brothers, and that the body was then drifting down the stream. As it was dark, he had some difficulty in discerning any object on the water, but, after running some distance, he saw what he . supposed must b e th e body of the child. He immediately jumped i n t o th e river, and after considerable effort, and a t t h e i mm i nent peril of his own life, he succeeded in saving that of the child, at a distance of more than 200 y ar d s f rom t h e spot where it had fallen in. The body appeared, on being taken out of the water, to be quit e l i f e l ess, b ut ass i stance was promptly obtained, and all the usual means resorted to in such cases being used, the boy was brought to life, and is now in good health. H a d t h e c hild fl oate d b ut a short distance further, in all hu man p ro b a bili t y it mus t have perished in the water, as the current below becomes deeper and more rapid. Such instances of disinterested personal sacrifice in the cause of humanity deserve a more substantial reward than a mere newspaper record; and as in this case the deliverer of the child is an honest hard-working man, w i t h a w if e an d f am ily dependent upon him for their maintenance, we think him an object worthy the bounty of the Humane Society.—Manchcster Guardian. SETTLEMENT LAW.—The Government have just required (in accordance with a resolution of the nollifl of Commons) a return of the number of pavers removed during the last five years, disting'aishing those who were Irish and Scotch. This is another stepping• stone to a total abolition of settlement law. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. FRENCH PLAYS. The pleasing, sparkling, humorous opera "Le Postilion de Lonjumeau—the chef d'oeuvre of that most lively and agreeable of composers, Adolphe Adam, of whom it may with truth be said that he is often excellent, always pleasing, and never dull, was produced here last night, and was throughout received with marked approbation by one of the most fashion able and crowded audiences of the season. The music of the Postillion is well known in this country; where is the music-stand on which some of its favo rite airs do not find a place ? Where i 3 the drawing room or the concert-room in which the music of the Postilion has not been heard ? The opera itself has also been adapted at more than one theatre, and the original was represented in London some few years since by the Brussels company at Drury-lane. Chapelou, the Postilion of Lonjumean, possesses a superb tenor voice. He is heard singing on his wedding day, by a Marquis attached to the Court of Louis the Fifteenth, and is at once hurried away from his wife to Paris, and transformed into an opera singer. Alter the lapse of ten years we find him, under the name of St. Phar, the leading tenor of the King's troop, giving himself all the airs which leading tenors will give themselves, and making desperate love to:a certain Madame de La tour, forgetful of poor Madeleine, who he had married ten years before, and left at Lonjumeau He, however, hears that Madeleine is alive and in Paris, and in a scene in the dark he fancies himself in the presence of both Madeleine and Madame do La-tour, for he hears distinctly the voices of each relating the history of his perfidy. To add to his dismay, he be. lieves that he has been guilty of bigamy in marrying Madame de La-tour, and he hears a comfortable as surance given to him, that the punisiameat for such an offence is hanging. All, however, is clef fired up by the discovery that Madeleine and Madame de La-tour are the same person. M. Chollet was the original Chapelou, and it is not too much to say that he made the opera. He was also the Chapelou of last evening and was as fresh, as gay, as brilliant, and as bustling as ever he was. His "Oh ! oh! qu'il etait beau," was admira bly given, and his caricature of a regular built grand opera song, " Assis au pied d'un hetre," was an ex quisite bit of musical drollery, and elici Led an unani• mouse encore. His acting throughou; was full of vivacity, spirit, and point. Mademoiselle Guichard, who was the Madeleine, when the! opera was per formed at Drury-lane by the Bruise is company, again appeared in that character, and n ever has the rustic soubrette been more coquettishly or more na turally represented ; her acting as the fine lady, too, was excellent, and it is seldom that such versatility has been seen as was e. ahibited by Mademoiselle Guichard in the scene in the dark, in which she alternately personates the two wives. M. I3uguet, as Alcindor, the coryphee, was exceedingly quaint and amusing. The choruses were admirable, and the opera was most carefully put upon the stage. The success was complete, an.d . at the con clusion Chollet and Mademoiselle Guichard were loudly called for, and rapturously applauded. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(TIII:S DAY.) LONDON, FEB. 21.—Wind S.W., fresbt breeze and cloudy. DEII„ FEB. 20 —Wind W. to W.S.W.— Arrd. Pallas, Hopkinson, Bombay, for Hull. Arrd. from the River for Queenstown, Launceston; Betsy, Mauritius; James Holmes, Barbadoes. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 20.—Wind W., ;:rest.—Arrd.. Carlton, Maranbaw; I. 0., Barnes, Di treerara, and Dublin; Triumfanti, Menchasa, Havanni,h; Minerva, Llguna. Sld. Don Pedro 2d, Rio Grande; Huskisson, Africa. Put back, Waldron and Mary Ward, New Orleans; Zarab, Ceylon; George Dean, Sierra Leone; St Hilda, Coquimbo; Dauntless, Maranham ; James Gray and Evertborpe, Charleston. Off port, Firefly, Propontes steamer, Media, and Middlesex. QUEENSTOWN, FEB. 18. Wind W.3.W. Albion, New Orleans. JERSEY, FEB. 20.—Wind S.W.—Sid. Renard, Rio Janeiro. NEWPORT, FEB. 19.—Wind Ariadnc, Jamaica; Kingston, New York. SWANSEA, FEB. 20.—Wind W.N.W.--Arrd. Moul t in, Cuba. SHIELDS, FEB. 20.—S1d. Orlando, New York; Anne, Eliza, and Jane, America and Pernambuco. COIILTERSAY, ISLAY, FEB. 14.—Some fragments of wreck and part of the stern plank of a vessel marked Mary Wilson, have come on shore. WIIITEIIAVEN, FEB. 20.—The Magdalen. of Cardigan, from Liverpool, got on shore and received some trifling damage. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) MEW GIITE AND LEADEN X3:112.1.. The general demand was in a very sluggish state, at our quotations. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 10d; Veal, 3s to 4s; and Pork, 2s 10d to 4s per 81bs by the carcase. IVIELLT IMEILR.ZCZTS. SOUTHALL, FEB. 20.—Prime Beasts and Sheep moved off steadily, at full prices. In other kinds of stock very little business was transacted. Beef from 2s 8d to 4s; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 4d to 3e 8d; and Pork, 35 4d to 3* 8d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, FEB. 20.—Sheep commanded a ready sale, at an advance in the quotations of quite 2d per 81b5. In the value of other kinds of stock no improvement took place. Beef; from 3s to 4s; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; Veal 3s 2d to 3s 8d; and Pork, 3s 2d to as 8d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 255; Quarter•old Store Pigs, 16s to 21s; and Mulch Cows, wit h their small Calf, 14/ to 18/ each. LEWES, FEB. 19.—Our market to-day was steady, at full prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d; blutton, 3s 8d to 4s 61; and Veal, 3s 4d to 33 8d per Blbs. - , HAY MILS WOWS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow Hay, 2/ 103 to 31103; Cl over ditto, 3/ Os to 4/ lOs ; and Straw, 1/ Is to 1/ 8s per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish trade. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31101; Clover ditto, 3/ Os to 41 78 i • a nd Straw, 11 2 s to 1 / 93 per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. WHITECHA PEL. -- Meadow Hay, 2/ 85 to 3/ 10i ; Clover ditto, 31 Os to 4/ lOs; and Straw, 11 is toll 8s per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off heavily, at barely stationary prices. --- CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISIT CORN For the Week ended Feb. 14, 1850, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales perlmperialQuarter. I WHEAT. I I BALLET. I OATS. AYE. I BEANS. PEAS. PRICE •• I 37s 9d 23s 10d Iss 4d 20s 7d 24s Ild 265 101 DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BALLET. OATS. I ATE. 1 IMAM. PEAS. is Od Is Od is Od Is Od Is Od is Od SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL WEST HACKNEY RENT CHARGE-TITHES. This was an action brought by the Rev. Thomas Davis Lamb, Rector of West Hackney, to recover the sum of 101. 13s. 6d. for two years' rent charge on the al lotment 269. The Counsel for the plaintiff said this was a proceed ing under the 6 and 7 William IV., known as the Tithe Consolidation Act, by which tithes were abolished, and creating a rent charge on the land in lieu thereof. In this case the allotments and charges had been sanctioned according to Act of Parliament by the Tithe Commis sioners. He would prove iu evidence that two years' rent charge was still unpaid. The rent charge was 51.55. 7d. per annum, but subject to be varied according to the average price of corn for sev.sn years previous to the Thursday before Christmas-day in each year. On those averages, published in eaeh year in the London Gazette, thecharge was increased 2s. 2d. in 18•43, and 2d. in 1849. Mr. Masters, the collector, was called, and proved the arrears due; he had not applied to tho landlord, as he was only required by the Act to apply to the occupier. The actual defendant is a widow, resid:ng at Tie gey's buildings, Hackney. She now attended, and pleaded in ability to pay, and considered she ozight not to be charged, as she had not had any cattle o n the ground during the time. Mr. Masters said that made no difference. The jury gave a verdict f.r the sum claimeii. HOLDSCAMP V. PRITCHARD. The plaintiff is a stationer in the City, and detZindant resides in Doctors'-commons, and the sum claimed was 41. 18s., for goods sold. For the defendant it was contended that by the 112th clause in the City Small Debts' Act, no action could be brought in the superior courts on debts under 201. con tracted in the City. The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF thought that it did not prevent the jury from giving a verdict, though it might affect the costs. A verdict was given for the amount. SMITH V. BOTJTHILL. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 201. for one year's rent of garden ground at ilaverstock Hill Mr. HAWKINS stated the case, and said he would put in a written agreement duly stamped, in which the de fendant undertook to pay the rent, he therefore could not conceive what ground there was fur the plea of not indebted. A witness was called, who proved that he read the agreement over to defendant before it was signed. Mr. KINGDOM (defendant's attorney) cross-examined. the witness, to elicit, if possible, that the amount was stated in error, and ought to have been 20s. instead of 201. He, however, failed in doing so. The jury gave a verdict for 20/. BOW -STREET.—(THIS DAY.) A tall powerful-locking young . man, named Thomas Jackson, was charged with stealing a loaf of bread valued at 2d. Mr. Melville, a baker, in Georgo•.stteet, Totivenha,m court-road, stated that last night the prisoner came into his shop, and taking up the bread ran off with it. He pursued him, and on overtaking him, the prisoner de clared that it had been his intention to commit a rob bery of some sort. The prisoner said he had been without victuals for two days, except a trifle a policeman gave him at Barnet, and hunger drove him to it. He asked for relief before he took the bread, Mr. HALL—Whore do you come from? Prisoner — Staffordshire. Mr. HALL—HOW do you get your living? Prisoner — I am a labouring man. Mr. HALL said it was quite useless to send him to the House of Detention, for there he wou!d live in clover. ' It was quite evident he was a tramp going about begging and thieving in this way, and the best thing to be done was to send him to the sessips for trial. The priooner accer4ly committed• THE GREAT EXHIBITION FOR 1851 OF THE INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS. (THIS DAY•) A most numerous and highly influential meeting et the inhabitants of W e stminster in furtherence of the great work for the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations in 1851, took place to-day at Willis's BOW. Francis Smedley, Esq., the High Bailiff of Westminster,. took the chair shortly after 11 o'clock. On the platform we noticed the Bishop of London , the Earl of Carlisle, Mr. J. Loyd, Mr. Leslie, J. W3°' Esq., M.P. There were also present several foreigners' of distinction. The Duchess of Sutherland and Lads Mary Howard were present, and appeared to take great interest in the proceedings. FRANCIS SMEDLEY, Esq., the High Bailiff of West minster, was called to the chair; and having briefl y stated the objects of the meeting, the first Mr. JOSEPH BROWN stood forward to mo ve resolution. He said the resolution, with whic h he WO entrusted, differed strangely from the character of these; which in bygone years had occupied the Presidency of High Bailiff of Westminster. They would not have r_ allay the ebullitions of political turmoil, nor listen to the orators of grievances or misrule; but the chairman. 7 the happiness to see around him, men in every posit '° society, who constituted the glory of Britain, a , who who testified by their presence this day, that this twee j " , strife iu which they might all meet as on common grohnc.. a strife which should serve the great interests of civilis L tion, and promote the comforts and happiness of r i " t whole world. The resolution vsleich he had to OW to the meeting, was— That it is the opinion of this meeting that the Prc., posal of his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, to bol d io on exhibition of the works cf industry o f all natio ns 1851, is entitled to the cordial co-operation of all cles se „ s .' as tending to the advancement of art, agriculture, WO; factures, and trade, and to the development of the r„ sources of the British nation, its colonies and de P e-- dencies." e n s rein ons ° (Cheers.) As a manufacturer and an exporting he was free to confess th a t th a t was a bold resol uti but it was worthy the Prince Consort of a wise an d ,„ 511 : undaunted Queen.—(Cheers.) It w as worthy the al" bition of a great nation.—(Cheers.) When fereigS: lands had been devastated by war, and by intestine f°tii Gret Britain had been the land of refuge for th e f ti fri tive.—(Cheers.) When the sable slave first set his 111° 0 on British ground it was then that he could raise his 6r shout of freedom; and it was for the year 1850 to " to the four quarters of the globe the invitation of land to the ingenious and industrious in the four all s . tors of the world without fear and without any o P Pr hension.—(Cheers.) On yonder naval column there vi re an inscription which was as applicable to times of Peesut as to times of war, and it would rev e rberate throug n° o the land that " England this day expects every vo' n „... his duty."—(Cheers.) But the timid might exclaim " What, contead against the arts and manufactures:l6l France, in its statuary, it; sculpture, its ornvenetad bronzes and articles of vert u !" B u t l e t the distingut,'n Minister of the Crown who wo u ld secon d the resolution but encourage schools of design where they now aisl e : and their establishment where they did not exist, an d t „ but the Lord Bishop of London, who was present " 0 1 . day, throw wider the portals of public schools and,,t; leges, and England need never fear any cotnnet'''„" re come from what quarter it might. After a few rn- so e observations, Mr. Brown concluded by moving the re" n lution given above, which was received with len d f 4.. plause. The Earl of CARLISL E , in seconding the resolution: said—Mr. high Bailiff, ladies, and gentlemen, I e f t° forward to perform a task which has been assigned me of seconding the resolution which you have just Tao s o p o o t y myself a ; t t o he la n b b o j n e r nt un n d f e t r read. In discharging this duty I must say that re, h a e n u y nd g e r r e now brought before your notice is too generally 101 ,"„in to you to need explanation. It has been. I may b ° 'C o la enough to say, too generally approved of over the v' "„ e • extent of the country to stand in need of any.defenho; and us I am not a member of the Royal Commie 3 l be t a n t k e in x g ten , t bi e e . .. l: :: ll. o which the office has been confided of Royal superintendi n g tv „ e s ins management and execution of the object, lam self qualified to enlighten you respecting its sP ec i y, arrangements and details.—(Hear, hear.) I ce ° , 43 , l3 s ne then, make the most general remarks, and auto - jag most general grounds which I conceive this unde rtak hs puts forward for your approval and support. r'• ground I will first mention is indeed one 0 40 .. very general character, because it rests upon the cerl°ol- tion of our common nature.—(Hear.) Ladies an d sNg tlemen, I like the occasional recurrence of celebrat pomps, festivities, commemorations—call it by fhb name you please. They seem to be in accordance "so, the feelings and interests impl a nted in the huma n broeun -(Hear, hear.) Ido not think I can remember In the try or an era which has dispen se d w ith them. "'L e n primitive East, both in ancient and our 0" of they have indulged mournful celebration° s ea worship, and too oft en practised O de d sod horrid rites. --- (Hear, hear.) lii more e dis.. cultivated Greece they had their public gate: enlightened, Lel plays of physical strength, ennobled, it i 5 n' i e tft by susceptibility of that people to al theforhas°' tas te a r e .? beauty, and recorded in immortal story.—(D ear ' e n s iet' Among the sterner Romans they generally accoints of the long train and martial triumph up the steep siuti e fs the Capitol, o r th e mo re degrading spectacles w"det summoned the men and women of Rome to witnes s le e dying throes of the gladiator, or the bloody stregg o d of wild beasts.—(Cheers.) In our own age in country, they naturally were of a softer aspects ° t ine my judgment they have been too much confined t° to, easier and wealthier classes, or connected with th, e , t i l l suits of • • frivolity and dissipation.—(Cheers.) Well f ° to be national, and to be but becoming to the perio ttot the world at whi c h we are arr i ve d , that i n dustry! ° wo skill, that enterprise should have in its turn th e , e n. ;„ner' ovations, their own triumphs, their own high lict","„n (Cheers) when the workmen and workwu-eir of the world may escape for a time from their unceasing toils for the purpose of seeing what their fellow-workmen are doing and cae do the bar' world over—(Cheers)—that they may see n ob e of are rites, but useful inventions, not exhibitione,sos physical prowess in the prize-ring or the foot - r aces results which int eres t the mind and elevate th e r i tret (Cheers)—not the crow d e d sa l oon or t h e h ea ted tilde but the arena where all ranks may ming le ' e y all may learn, an d a ll may prof i t b y what theleeeiol‘ ground (Hear, hear.) N ow , thi s i s one which thin (dear, this meeting put s f orwar d for your support• -(- e ther hear.) It ma y b e reckoned, perhaps, as one of t S to sentimental and fan c if u l c h aracter ,' and ther efor r acy another which teems to me to be more thorougq P iet tical.—(Hear, hear.) Th e ex hibiti o n, if carried hien affect upon the ' scale which h as b ee n proposed, ai ld w s ion° is hoped for, will g i ve to a ll pursu it s and PF OfeS tw a all classes and callings the oppoitunity of exarutolhieh ascertaining the expedients by which the work clue d, forms the d a ily b usiness o f t h e i r li ves may be "P e Of facilitated, assisted, and improved.—(Cheere.)of pre.. course I can't presume to classify all these kinds s full decions; I am happy, however, t o learn that ~,0 of classification, which has been under the consideratht the the Commissioners, will shortly be submitted tw°}3ich world.—(Hear.) There may be the fabric ° . 0 i nal would suit the climates in which they live ; th e ` or to be tools and impliments calculated to lightenheehr shorten labour ; there may be the discoveri es of 7 00 of nits or chemistry, which mould to th e PurPtieneen" man the attributes of matter, space, and e ro sy (Cheers.) The highest resources of wh ich W irea dY have been almost unconscious, but which hav e aof the been discovered and adopted in other quertersef,_.ooo globe, will be brought before them. And with nrii; the to this head I would observe, that, although 10 Nn mover of this resolution, I cannot but look for" oue 01/ 13 pleasure and with hope to the evidences which 1 r ., 0 thef t countrymen may afford of the distinguised prege have made in the pursuits and acquirements olhioentlY life, and especiallyinthose which,relate most p r the to the general use and enjoyment, and concernh,:f.dhlon being of the masses—the millions, as it is now r e t his 0° I ; to term them; and although I cannot forget o `h ein oW. casion, as I cannot forget on any occasionse73od connexion with a district which ha& at ro de° ti o l marked eminence in all those departments of P ee ion° —I mean the West Riding of Yorkshire —the 7,,0011er , the earth where the cutlery of Sheffield and th i e ,..(fl e e * d.: manufactures of our country are produce • ate tielP oleo hear)—yet, I own to you, I do not only an a 0. vintages to my country from our victorterlbeee " 0. from our defeats.—(Hear, hear.) It is ono o the rs P r i o nan compare —put side by side what 00011 Wass dace and what we produce—that we de ficien c e n the true measure both of our superiorities or .„dispo —Wear, hear.) We are too apt to be stli s ' , ; f Dr!, without positiv e exp er i e nce to think ourselve ew ; w aln o, use a homely expression, " the cock of oar —(A laugh.) It is with nations as with In and we ought to say, like Brutus in the play n:' 'I should be glad to learn of better me ex cel exc el; —(Cheers.) I believe in this world consul: 11t .n a o f a r e lento cannot bo attained, save only by th. this nen'. development of merit, which exhibitions w hich I° _ .‘ bring forth, and by the force of the reactlh"....fcheen;ei lows upon the occasions of disappointment. f the inter we But, in order to secure the universality n efit w hich _ b . that we hope will be inspired, and the h it ie. f e d, hope will be derived from this and !°n pro o ld viously necessary that the acconane t iv o venience, in point of dimensions and o n ci:reat cheortnei‘ue be upon an adequate scale—( i n order t° *O O and in order to secure that adequacy , „ she d Prin° e „,, to this unc'ertaking worthy of the tteirtn_P l ; ineie t loci made the suggestion —worthy of tee.! . s m ost eSceooub • n- - 1 whom its development is confided It a mount a , , f we, that it should be met by a corresponai 6 cou ntry , ;c h beers.) ...,eat lie spirit and liberality. — (0 het the experlL" inpiete, it to him, owes it to itself, t fu ll and n° A ves he has resolved to make should h I consider the men and I am of opinion that w en en _is _ ivings appealed to, I have no permah 6 1 just l o f reference to this tocan , sou rce ._ head; but with t the ordinarY a u remark that in addition o _rem which ens so. there is one source t do °Oof competition, another from which we o n not expect, and his country invitee ain e le t han e sistasnce, Although t et it does not n i b the earth to be competitors,2rtinoes to be contributors to the preit ItTrr t h e preP.,1....-- •to be internationals but nation_l competition is ht to be wn° ' come " and arrangements g ou h en tere the bet ° n ' t t nat iG alasr (Cheers.) This coun try t ) ut it does not forge eai d t he e with the whole world, hospitelity. havetsibutionn to discharge the office of iee do expect 0 7 4 4 0 I W is another class from whom _ w oe o h Ow and I tun happy to learn t a