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legislation from beginning to end, and that it was so in tended to be.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) One ground on which they had advocated free trade was that it would benefit the poor. Well, he apprehended that the poor would be allowed to be pretty good judges on that subject themselves; and, even when he had been trying to persuade the labourers that it was better for them to have cheap corn than dear, he never got any other answer fro m them than this— "lt was always best for us when corn was dear."— (Hear, hear, and cheers.) What they meant was that when corn was dear they could be more certain of em ployment.—(A cry of " No'.") An Hon. Member said " No," but he asserted that when corn was dear more labour was employed on the land than when its price was low.—(Hear, hear.) Some Hon. Gentlemen seemed to think that a farm could be shut up or worked for three days in the week, like a cotton-mill.—(A laugh.) But this was not the case. Land was deteriorated and far mers suffered, because when prices were falling the far mers did not hold up, but let everything go to ruin; and when prices rose they did not lay by money against what was called " a rainy day," but they bought arti ficial manure, or exchanged a bad horse for a good one. and all the money they made in favourable years was Invested in the land.—(Hear, hear.) The consequence was, that when any violent measures of legislation were adopted, such as those which had recently been sanc tioned by Parliament, the farmers were unprepared, and they were of necessity ruined, because they had nothieg to fall hack upon. He would assert that free trade had deprieed the labourers of employment. When Hon. Gentlemen opposite were asked what they wanted, they said they wished the taxes :upon advertisements to be taken off. Yes; they wanted to be puffed in the news paper.—(Great laughter.) He insisted upon it that the tax upon beer should be removed, but Hon. Gentlemen opposite said " No." When a poor labourer, who got wet through in 250 out of the 310 working days in the year, went home, instead of a glass of ale, they would give him a newspaper to read.—(Loud laughter.) This was their love for the poor .—(Renewed laughter.) This was the way in which free trade benefited the poor man. Last year, when the Hon. Member for the West Riding was recounting the great advantages of froe trade, he said, among other things, " See how cheap preserved fruits are—one of the luxuries of people in genteel life." The Hon. Member meant to say that the manufacturers had got their sugarplums cheap.—(A laugh.) Every foreign trade employed foreign labourers, and not Bri tish labourers; and he (Mr. Drummond) contended that t'iey ought to put a duty upon every article coming from a foreign country. He insisted that every Englishman should have a right to use his barley as he pleased, and to pick the hops off his hedge, and use them as he chose; that the people of Ireland, of Lincolnshire, and of East Yorkshire, should be allowed, where they could, to grow tobacco—(Heer)—and until this was (Vine there would be no peace. Hon. Gentlemen opposite thought they had settled the question of free trade, but he would tell them that this was but the lint skirmish of the battle between capital and labour, between wealth and life— (" Hear" and cheers.) He found i: said in a publication of the Manchester school—" We are not an agricultura l country; it is manufactures that give us our wealth, — our population." Wealth first and the people after wards!—(A laugh.) "Rem; " Si poser, recto; si non, quocunque modo rem." It was our menufacturers who made this country weak, —who were ready to sacrifice everything for money. Why, did they not last year recommend the people of Eogland to risk the burning of all the towns between Portsmouth and Plymouth rafter than have a fleet for their defence?—(" Hear," and a laugh.) He would sup port the motion of his Hon. Friend the Member for Buckinehamsbire, but this was nothing to what they meant to have.—(Loud cheers, amd laughter.) They would hare the exciee done away with. Toe old cry 01 "faith with the public creditor" had lost much og its force.—(A. cry of "Oh, oh!" fromlan Hon. Member on the Ministerial side.) Whenever he saw gentlemen with white waistcoats and brilliant eyes, he knew it was quite impossible to control them.—(Laughter.) They had heard the cry of "faith with the public creditor," and they ha el been told that they would rob the widow and the orpha:i ; but he: would ask Gentlemen who raised that cry to think of the widows and orphans of farmers and yeomen—(Hear, hear.) So far from wishing to do anything that would be a violation of public faith, he was perfectly ready to support any Government which would place taxation directly on the property of the upper classes, so long as they gave the right to the la bourers to make their own beer, to manufacture their own bricks for building their houses, and to grow whatever they chose on their land. For his own part, he did not care for any insults to the land, for land was as superior to manufactures as an oaken cudgel was to a cc,tton thread.—(Loud laughter and cheers.) Captain PELHAM believed that if they were to have a revision of the poor-laws they must reconsider the whole question of the liability of property. It ap peared to him that if the relief of the poor were to cease to be a charge upon the land there must be a general property tax fur defraying its expense, and that it could not be placed upon the Consolidated Fund. If they as sumed that the expense of maintaining the poor amounted to 5,500,0001., and if they took the number of parishes to be 5,000, they would find the poor-rates to be about Is. 6d. in the pound. But, the property and income-tax would do more than defray the expense of maintaining the poor. Though they might still maintain their system of local government, it would be quite practicable to relieve the landed interest by means of union settlement and union chargeability. With respect to the motion of the Hoc. Member for Buckinghamshire, he did think that that motion ought not to have been based on the mere fact c,f agricultural distress. Why did he object to the basis on which the motion rested? It was for this reason that he believed that distress to be a temporary distress. He should not support the motion of the Hor. Member for Buckinghamshire, but he hoped that upon some future occasion the gentlemen opposite would come forward ,with more statesmanlike measures, and that they would introduce those measures by going into the whole question. Mr. STAFFORD then moved that the debate be ad journed. He proposed to adjourn it to Thursday, un derstanding tact to be the time suggested by the Noble Lord. Lord J. RUSSELL wished to proceed with the debit, on the earliest possible day. Mr. DISRAELI hoped it might be cloud on Thursday. The debate was then adjourned to Thursday. PARTY PROCESSIONS (IRELAND). On the order of the day being read that the Party Processions (Ireland) Bill, as amended, be considered, Sir W. VET NER moved, pursuant to notice, that the words from the word " symbol," in page 1, line 12, to the words " or who shall be," in line 14, be omitted; and, also, that the words from the word " music," in I:ne 15, to a e words " shall be," in line 17, be omitted. He was glad to be able to give his assent to the mea sure merely the omissions which he suggested. Ilis object, and thet of those who thought with him, was not to maintain the Orange Society in opposition to 0e law, but to see really unconstitutional associations suppressed. 'Sir G. GREY said it was gratifying to know that all political parties concurred in this Bill. The amend ment proposed by the flJn. Baronet would, however, render persons liable to be indicted for misdemeanour f)r having banners or music of the most innocent cha racter. lle trusted the lion. Baronet would not press his amendment. Mr. GROGAN supported the amendment, which had f.ir its 01-jeet to put au end, at once and for ever, to party processions, and thereby to secure the peace of the country. He did not wish to prevent the innocent pro cessions to which the Hon. Baronet had adverted, but he wised them t) take place on the responsibility cf the parties who licensed them. The amendment was then withdrawn, and the clauses of the Bill wore agreed to. The House adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'clock, until noon this day (Wednesday). CITY COURT OF SEWERS. TUE SALARY OF TEE MEDICAL OFFICER. Yesterday the Commissioners assembled in consider able numbers for the purpose of discussing the motion for increasing the salary of Mr. Simon, the medical officer of health to the City of London; Mr. Deputy Peacock in the chair. Mr. Deputy HARRISON introduced the subject of which ho had given notice at the last Court, and moved that the salary of the medical officer of health be 800/. a-year._ Mr. Deputy EAGLETON seconded the motion. Su. PETER LAURIE moved an amendment that the salary of the officer of health be 5001. a-year instead of 8001.. a-year. Alderman LAWRENCE seconded the amendment. Atter considerable discussion, the amendment fixing the salary cf the medical officer at 500/. a-year, was agreed to by a majority of 27 to 20. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT WAPPING.—On M on d ay night shortly after 8 o'cleck,a fire broke out in the premises Of Messrs. Brewer and Co., the ship chandlers and sail makers, carrying on business at 310, Wapping High • street. The building, which was exceedingly lofty, w as of proportionate width, and extended from the front street as far as the water side. The place being filled with ship stores, come of a most combustible character, great fears at one period were entertained fur the safety of the contiguous houses. With all possible expedition about nine land engines belonging to the London bri gade and that of the West of England Company attended. Au abundant supply of water was soon obtained from the East London mains, from which several engines were set to Work, under the direction of Mr. Braidwood. The fire by that time had gained a fearful ascendancy, it having penetrated th e fl oo ri ng o ver th e shop, and rushed upt e stairca se i n one com pl e t e s h ee t o f flame, doing some h Thedamage to every roo m in th e s p ac io us building. firemen, by conveying the hose of three or four engine 3 into the front warehouse, and of two or three into) the orivate entrance, flames; enabled to cut off the further progress of the w but nearly three hours elapse I Wore the fire was wholly extinguished. The damage done is veryconsidera_ble, but fortunately the how firm was insure].the fire began could not be ascerained. Oa Monday last an elegant banquet was given to Mr. Alderman Copeland, M.l'., at the Lond on T avern, to commemorate the anniversory of his e l ect i on to the cflicti, of Alderman. twenty-30e years ago. The chair m . taken by Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P.; And amongst t 1 we noticed Mr. Mastermac, m.r„ )Major Mare, Mr. Kirkman, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Ilarnell, Mr. "‘teivart, Mr. Sa:mor, Mr. Lace, Dr. Ramsbcttom, Dr. Fra,nton, and the Rev. D. Russell. UANCHESTER TILIEE REPOR,T, FEB. 19.—The mark, t has main been very quiet without any quotable decline; prices have been in favour of the buyer, and the opinion generally is that if purchasers had been in cliLed to make even lower offers than were current last wqelc, they would have been accepted; but buyers con tinue to hold aloof. COLBURN'S AUTHORISED TRANSLATION. Now Ready, in Svo., T 111 E S' FRANCE under NAPOL EON. VOLUME IX. Containing the FRENCH ACCOUNT If THE WAR IN SPAIN. Henry Colburn, Pahlisber, 13, Great Marlboreugn-street. To be had of all Booksellers. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. JA3VIS ANDERSON. THIS EVENING, Will be presented, by her Majesty's Servants, JULIUS CiESAR. Julius Cesar, Mr. C. Fisher ; Octavius Cmsar, Mr. Everett; Mark Anthony, Mr. Anderson ; Brutus, Mr. Vanden hoff ; Cassius, Mr. Cathcart; Casco, Mr. Cooper; Trebonlus, Mr. Diddear ; Decins, Mr. Montague ; Calphurula, Mrs. Ternan ; Portia, Miss Phillips. To conclude with TM , : BEGGAR'S OPERA. Characters by Messrs. Baker, Davidge, Rafter, Artaud ; Mrs. Winstaniey, Mies Nelson, and Miss Iluddart. Private boxes, 21. 35., 21. 125. 6d., 21. 25., 11. I ls. 6d., and 1/. Is. Stalls, ss. each. s. d. s. d. FIRST PRICE. SECOND PRICE. Boxes - -4 0 Boxes - -2 0 Pit - - - 2 0 Pit - - - 1 0 Lower Gallery -1 0 I Lower Gallery -0 6 Upper Gallery - 0 6 No Half-price to Upper Gallery. Box-book-keeper, Mr. J. Povey. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING. Will be presented an entirely new and original Comedy, entitled LEAP YEAR ; or, The Ladies' Privilege. Sir Solomon Solus, Nr. Keeley ; Captain Mouser, Mr. Selby ; Mr. Dimple, Mr. Buckstong ; William Walker. Mr. Charles Kean ; Mrs. Flora Flowerdew, Mrs. Charles Kean ; Miss Sally O'Leary, Mrs. Fitawilliam ; Mrs. Crisp, Mrs. F. Matthews. To be followed by a new Lyric Dramatic Sketch, entitled KING RENE'S DAUGHTER. Kin; Rene, Mr. James Wallack Count Tristan, Mr. C. Kean ; Sir Geoffrey, Mr. Webster ; lolantho, Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with BOX and COX. The Box-office is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENDIG, Will be performed a new domestic Drama, called THE WILLOW COPSE: Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Wright, P. Bed fare, O. Smith, Worrell; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar. After which MY PRECIOUS BETSY. Characters by Messrs. Wrigkt, Bedford, Worrell; Miss Harding, and Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with FRANKE STE IN; or, The Model Man. r rank en 4ein, Mr. Wright; the What is It? Mr. P. Bedford; Zamiel, Mr. 0. Smith ; Otto of Rosenberg, Miss Woelgar ; Tiddlewincz, Miss E. Chaplin ; Agatha, Miss CoTeny ; Undine, Mies E. Harding. PRHICESS'S THEATRE. Mr. J. M. Maddox. Sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new comic Opera, entitled THE VALLEY OF ANDORRE. To conclude with KING JAMIE ; or, Harlequin and Magic Fiddle lariequin, Mr. Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Clown, Mr. Flex .nore ; Columbine. Miss Fawcett. NEW ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Sole Lessee, Mr. W. Watts, St. John's Wood. THIS EVENING. Will be performed TilE NOBLE HEART. Characters by Messrs. G. V. Brooke. Davenport, Ryder, Johnstone, Belton, Lee, Howard ; and Mrs. Mowatt.. After which CATCHING AN HEIREcS. To conclude with a Farce, entitled A DEAD TAKE IN. Captain Harcourt, Mr. Wigan; Hector Poulet, Mr. Compton; Clara, Miss Oliver. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. TRENCH PLAYS AND OPERA CONIIQUE. Last Week tut One of M. CHOLLET'S Engagement. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the /trench Performances at tho St. James's Theatre will commence THIS EVENING, At Half-past Seven, when IN ill be performed DEBUTANT. After which LE POSTILLON DE LONJUMEAU. Chapelou, M. Chollet. The Box-office of the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till Five. Boxes and Stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond street. IitOTAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Tinder the Management of Madame Venlig. role Lessee. Mr. Cherie* Mathews. THIS EVENINO, Will be performed CHARLES THE. TWELFTH. After which THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. To conclude with A PRACTICAL MAN. Dress Boxes 5,. ; Upper boar., 4a. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery ► is. No half-price to any part of the house. Ali applications for Titivate Boxes must be made to Mr. Allcroft, 15 New Bond-street. ASTLE Y's ROYAL A.AIPHITHEATRIE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty An entire change in the Scenes of the Arena. New Grand Spectacle. THIS EVENING, The performance will commence at a Quarter to Seven, with a new Grand Spectacle of THE COHSE DE LEON; •r, the Brigand of Savoy. To be followed by a brilliant display of Batty's peerless scenes of the Circle, supported by the accomplished artistes of the establish ment. To conclude with BESS OF THE BELL; or, The Love Story. Roz-oinco ',pea 'rum Eleven UL four. RILI WATER AT LONDON BRWGE. Tula Dal' —Morning, 4 min. after 7 I Evevang, 31 min. after 7 To-Moaaow —.Morning. 4 min. after S I Evening. 43 min after 3 THE WEATIIER.—SUN OFFICE, FEB. 20 THERMOMETER, Lowest, 45; Higheit, 47; Noon, 49, BAROMETER. 30'08. WIND W.S.W.—Morning, heavy rain; Afternoon, du and cloudy. f . 1 47 7 ;',1 , g e 4- , de f , 0. .. 0 , .711 • 1144 -,7- '54:-.,—, 7, ''''' - c•%71 1 . ;i t .4 A , 41JE R 0 `, ArAtf t 4 N , - .1 R V ,i) 44 "6, _-t ..e . 41 s trientra e3!1.0 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1850 The Honourable Member for Buckinghamshire brought boldly forward last night some of the propositions indicated by him during what might be termed, the post-Parliamentary session, when in place of enlightening his brother legislators he was pouring forth his wit and eloquence to the various bucolic gatherings assembled for the purpose of mourning over the bier of " Protection," or of en deavouring to re-animate the deceased monster. Although the leadership of the Ron. Gentleman was repudiated by the " eccentric Earl who believed in CASPER HAUSER but not in Mr. DISRAELI," and by a host of others, and his suggestions "laughed to scorn" by those who would have the Corn-laws— the entire Corn-laws—and nothing but the Corn laws," the Honourable Gentleman has lost no time in calling the attention of Parliament, and of the country, to what he considers to be burdens pressing exclusively on land, and from which, as he asserts, all the other great interests of the country are exempted. He has, therefore, moved for a Committee of the whole House, for the purpose of taking into its consideration such revision of the laws pro viding for the relief of the poor of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as may mitigate the distress of the agricultural classes, and he has declared that if his motion be granted it is his intention to propose resolutions to the effect, " first, that the establishment charges in the United Kingdom (about 1,500,0001. fur England, and 300,0001. for Ireland), should be transferred to the general revenue of the State ; secondly, that certain miscellaneous rates, which, generally speaking, are raised by the machinery of the poor-law, but which had nothing to do with the maintenance of the poor— such as registration of births and deaths, preparation of juries —all, in fact, with the exception of police and county rates—should also be defrayed by the Consolidated Fund ; and, thirdly, that the charges for casual poor throughout the United Kingdom should likewise be transferred to the general revenue." Considered separate and apart from the general question of taxation, there is much apparent equity in the above propositions. It certainly appears, at first sight, rather hard to charge one class exclusively —not the agriculturists merely, but the owners of every description of real property—houses or facto ries, as well as land, properly so called—withj a liability to which all should be subjected in proportion to their abilities, to which every man should contri bute secundum staturn et facultates. But on a closer and more accurate examination of the entire fiscal question,l the difficulty will vanish, and the specious fallacies of the argument be clearly exposed. Mr. DISRAELI desires to avoid one description of in jastice by the perpetration, of another still more ob jectionable and inequitable. Ile does not desire to carry out the spirit of the original Act of Eraz kBETII, by rendering personal property, as well as real, rate able for the relief of the poor, and thus extending the basis of taxation, but he wishes to transfer the charges to the Consolidated Fund ; or, in other words, to replace a certain portion of direct taxation by indirect imposts, to add to the burdens of the great body of the people, in order to lighten the charges that fall upon the territorial aris tocracy. For such an object the Customs duties are to be increased, disturbing and in juring our commercial relations with the other countries of the globe ! For such an object the odious Excise laws are to be maintained with in creased stringency. For such an object the taxes on knowledge, the imposts on paper, and the advertise ment duties are to; be perpetuated, and the free use of light and air denied to the people. This is, unquestionably, neither just or equitable, politic or expedient. It is in direct opposition to the spirit of the age, and to the whole course of modern legislation. Can the Honourable Gentleman sup pose that Parliament could stultify itself by a move ment so retrograde ? Can he suppose that a policy so reactionary would find favour in the public sight, or that it could for a moment be tolerated or sanc tioned ? Most certainly not ! Let the Honourable Gentleman move that the entire fiscal system be re vised and remodelled—that the existing burdens —the interest of the public debt—the maintenance of the national establishments—the support of the poor (which may be justly regarded as a great social duty on the possessors of every kind of accumulated and realised property)—and all the other charges, local or general, should be equalised, and fairly and equitably distributed over the entire, and we promise him a support more strenuous and more honourable to himself than any which he can receive from the advocates of protec- tion and monopoly. Let him then, we say, turn his unquestionableitalents to purposes so meritorious, and his name will be blessed in the cottages of the labouring poor, and he will be hailed as . the benefactor of his country. _ Such a result would be more congenial, more glo rious, than the devotion of his exertions to an un grateful and insubordinate party. How has he hitherto been treated by those for whom he was la bouring energetically and incessantly, whom he en deavoured to raise into some degree of respectability as a party ? Although !there was no other person among them who could for a moment bear compa rison with the Honourable Gentleman—who was qualified to lead or direct the Parliamentary warfare — he was sneered at and contemned by those who had not capacities to understand. his views—who could only repeat the parrot cry of " Protection, protection "—who t because they could not achieve impossibilities, would not lend their aid to accomplish what might really be within reach. The speeches delivered by many of the advocates of monopoly du ring the latter end of last year, and cheered and ap plauded by the gaping multitudes, cannot already be involved in oblivion. Their most redoubted cham- pion, most brilliant orator, was attacked with a viru lence and animosity greater than had ever been evinced towards the leading champions of free trade ! The sarcastic sneer, the half suppressed insinuation, more galling to a man of genius and sensibility than the direct and open accusation, was freely resorted to ; and yet he still labours in their cause, and applies his powers for their benefit. Let Mr. DISRAELI come from amongst the ingrates. Let him endeavour to ameliorate the condition, to mitigate the sufferings of the entire country, and he will achieve a fame more pure and more enduring than any that could be at tained by mere party triumphs. The invitation is cordially given—we trust the time may arrive when it will be as cordially responded to. A bold remonstrance has been addressed at last to the Austrian Government in Hungary by one of the most distinguished of the military leaders in the late movement. General GEORGE KLAPICA, now resident as a refugee in this metropolis, has found himself constrained, by all the nobler and more generous impulses of his nature, to appeal to the German in vaders of his country against their cruel infraction of all the solemn engagements entered into by them with his unfortunate fellow-citie,:ns. Hearing, as tl:e heroic defender of Comorn has done so repeatedly, of the executions, and confiscations, and imprison ments, and expatriations which signalized the triumph of the despots, General KLAPKA has been compelled to protest against these atrocities in the sternest lan guage of indignation. " I cannot but believe," says he, speaking of the late violation of all treaties by the Austrians, " I cannot but believe that this high trea son against military honour is the act of uncunscien tious toadies." Addressing himself to the principal criminal, the infamous HATNAU, he recall to the recollection of that sanguinary monster the exact nature of the terms entered into by him with the heroic garrison of the fortress of Comorn, and the acceptance of which terms alone induced them to consent to a capitulation. Otherwise than by those solemn stipulations and formal engagements the last stronghold of the Meg , - yars would have defied the entrance of their antagon ists. What the precise character of the treaty between Hareteu and KLAPICA was has already now for some time been sufficiently notorious—namely, that it insured the immediate cessation of bloodshed on the part of the predominant power, whether on the field of battle or before those ruth less tribunals which have recently acquired such an infamous celebrity, the military courts martial. It was especially provided that the first step taken by the Austrian Commanders in the way of conciliation would be the prevention of further executions at Arad. In corroboration of these assertions, says the Hungarian Captain, now addressing HAYNAU, it was alleged that the EMPEROR had to that end sent thither his own Adjutant- General, Count GRUNICE. How far these specious promises have been fulfilled the world at large is aware. Actuated by the desire to bring some solace, some alleviation of suffering, some security from death to those unfortunates among their fellow-countrymen, the garrison of Comorn at length yielded up their patriotic ambition to the benign dictates of humanity. They capitulated— "none of them," says their gallant leader KLAPILA, " having any idea that the only reason your Ex cellency (i. e. Haveau) had for urging the capitula tion was the desire to execute the bloody sentences against the doomed patriots unpunished and un avenged." Alas ! their confidence was reposed in men as pitiless as they were revengeful—their faith was in the faithless. " I will not enlarge on these events," continues the illustrious Hungarian. Then, in the sombre language of a w a r n i ng prediction, be reminds ITAYNAIJ "Public opinion speaks with a loud voice, and history will decide whether your Excellency has deserved well of the EMPEROR and of the Austrian Monarchy by the executions of Arad and- Pesth." Yes, history will decide this question in letters of flame and with a voice of thunder ; it will say whether the monster who slaked his thirst for vengeance in the blood of Kiss, and Aumcn, and BATTLIYANY, in the blood of noble statesmen sacrificed on the scaffold, in the blood of heroic soldiers shot down like dogs in batches, in the blood of gentle ladies, scourged on their naked shoulders in the public squares—history will declare, we say, whether the infamous chieftain who has been guilty of these most diabolical atrocities is entitled to honour or to degradation, to homage or to execra tion. It will proclaim whether he should be re garded as a worthy champion of the cause of his Sovereign, or whether in perpetrating, under the shadow of imperial authority, crimes of such bloody dies, he has not invoked on the dy nasty he was sworn to exalt a vengeance that must ultimately prove its destruction. The elucidation of this doubt it cannot be difficult to conjecture, if we only take as our guidance to the solution of the problem the most renowned records of ancient or modern annalists. Allusion is subsequently made by General KLAPKA, in his communication to General HAYNAU, to the equally solemn engagements entered into between them as to the course to be pursued towards the capitulators by the agents of the Austrian Govern ment. lie announces that the original document, of the capitulation of Comorn is still in his possession, and that, finding all its more important provisions glaringly violated, he raises his voice for those who have trusted the German's word of honour and the German's signature, and who have consequently been deceived. Instead of reaping the advantages of the unconditional amnesty granted to them, the garrison of Comorn were mostly banished from their native land by warrants of exile, with an intimation that their expatriation would prove eternal. Eight days after the surrender of the fortress, that is to say, at a time when no reclamations could possibly be made, these stringent passports were distributed among the members of the garrison —among the members of that garrison, be it remembered, who had been promised an uncondi tional amnesty. Several, however, of these did not receive even this small chance of escaping from the clutches of the Austrian despotism, some of them being actually arrested in defiance of the engage ments of the capitulation, and others who had previ ously obtained the ordinary passports being men tioned in a proclamation as guilty of the crime of high treason, and in consequence of that imputed guilt being summoned to appear suddenly in the presence of a military court-martial! Again, instead of carrying out that portion of th e t rea t y which promised the unconditional dismissal of the Ilonveds, the Austrian authorities insisted on enlisting both the regiments of the line and the Hussars._ thereby completing in every particular their course of duplicity and falsehood. Against this atrocious infraction of all the principles of honour, of all the usages of civilized society, And of all the holiest instincts of humanity, Europe has spoken in terms of horror and astonish ment. In addition to these cries which have already resounded from all parts of Christendom we have now heard the indignant voice of one of the banished Hungarians threatening HAYNAU, and through HAYNAU the Austrian Government, with the male dictions of posterity. That voice will not have been raised in vain if it only carry alarm (we cannot hope it will carry remorse) into the bosom of the Viennese Councils. OVERLAND MAIL INDIA AND CHINA. (From the Chronicle.) We have received by extraordinary express advices from Bombay to the 17th January, Calcutta to the 7th January, and China to the 29th December. The news by the present mail is utterly devoid of interest. Both Dr. Hooker and Dr. Campbell have been re leased by the Sikkim Raja, and, from their narrative of the circumstances connected with their capture, it would appear that the conduct of the native authori ties towards them was of a most unprovoked and wan ton character. On the morning of the 6tb, the ship Dartmouth was burnt in Bombay harbour, as is believed, by in cendiaries. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKETS, FROI4I JAN. 2 TO 16, INCLUSIVE. :Bombay, Wednesday Evening, Jan. 16. Our Money Market has been characterised by a good deal of uneasiness throughout the past fortnight, caused by the Bsnk of Bombay having further raised its rates of discount, and its example having been followed by the other banks. We apprehend, hoe ever, that this tightening of the screw has reference more to an antici pated than an existing scarcity of money, as wa are told the Shroffs in the bazaar have plenty of available cash, which they are willing to lend at seven per cent, per annum. The Bank measures alluded to have frightened the holders of Government Securities, and prices have declined. The amount of five per cent. paper offering for sale is large, and we understand there are few or no buyers of it at better than two per cent. discount for large notes. On the other hand, holders are nnwilling to sell at that price. Our Share Market continues to wear a healthy aspect, and prices bare not suffered from the causes affecting other securities. The Bank of Bom bay has declared a dividend at the rate of six per cent., and the Commercial Bank one at the rate of eight per cent. per annum. Oriental Bank Stcck is held with firm ness at 18 to 18i percent. discount. The transfer hooks of the Agra Bank being closed, there is nothing doing in the e shares. We have this mail to report a general depression of prices for all kinds of imported goods, owing to large ar rivals from home since our last. But little business has been done in exports, and the decline in prices noticed for imports has extended to the export market. Alto gether, the present state of trade in Bombay is any thing but cheering. There are several vessels in the harbour unable to procure freight, owing to the extreme backwardness of exporters of our great staple, Cotton, to enter the market. _ _ Cotton Piece Goods—Unless at reduced prices, sales can with difficulty be effected in any varieties of Piece Goods, owing to the absence of demand for up.country markets, and those of Bombay being completely glutted. Grey Goods—Domestics are scarcely inquired after, extent by a few Arab dealers, who, however, will only purcha3e to a limited extent, at reduced rates. The sales during the fortnight amount to 1,383 pieces, at from Rs. 51 to 14 per piece. The prices of Madapol lams, Loeg Cloths, Jacconets, and common Shirtings have all given way, while those of the better descrip tions of the latter have with difficulty been maintained; indeed, a decline in these has become apparent. The sales have been respectively as follows:-12,125, 2,000, 13,100, and 18,770 pieces at Rs. 21, at Rs. 27-16. Es. 5: 2I at Rs. 5 13-16, Rs. 1 5-16 at It?. 24, and Rs. 4at Rs. 5: 71 wines, per piece. T cloths have sold to the extent of 11,100 pieces, at Rs. 3 1-16 at Rs. 3: 71 Runs per piece, which latter price is not, how. ever, now obtainable. Bleached goods—Sales of Jacc nets have been made to extent of 15,800 pieces, at Rs. 2: 61 at R.. 5i per piece. Stocks are large, and price on the decline. The same remarks apply to Madapollams, of which we have not heard of any sales. The finer and middling qualities of the former have continued in pretty fair request, and realise full prices, but demand for them is becoming somewhat dull. For the finer de scription of shirtings only does any inquiry exist. 1,550 piects 36 inch by 40 yards have been disposed of at Es. 414 to Rs. 6i per piece. Dyed goods—Ot twilled cloths stocks are very low, and a good inquiry exists, while for Turkey red plain the demand is dull. Prints of unusual styles, and starched mulls, aro in moderate request. Fancy goods—Low lappets, fine book muslin, and harness mulls, are dull; while dyed madapollams, the ordinary descriptions of book minding, and bleached dhoties, find purchasers in small quantities at the rates previously ruling. Cotton Yarn—The sales amount to—water twist, 215 bales; mule, 225 bales; orange yarn, 60 bales; green yarn, 5 bales; and green twist 15 bales. Of mule twist, Nos. 30 to 50 are scarce, and the higher and middling counts continue to bring the improved prices ruling at last date; while for No. 20 there is no demand. No 40 water is in request, large supplies of 30 and 20 being on band. Scotch Turkey red is steady; green In moderate demand; orange dull. • Woollens—Flannels have sold to extent of 22 pieces —twelve of 27 by 46, at 10 annas per yard, and twenty of 31 by 46, at 12 annaq. Cloths—There is no demand for any but favourite marks, and the only sales we have heard of are the following-12 trusses assorted ladies' cloth, of German manufacture, 63 inches by 24 yds., at Rs. 2 7-16 per yard; 20 pieces ladies' scarlet, 63 by 24, at Rs. 2a; and 20 pieces long ells, scarlet, 31 by 24, at Rs. 12 per piece. Saffron—A sale of 130 lbs. inferior quality, at Rs. 9i per lb , has been effected. The best description would , and is want e d. but demand i s d u ll. 2 5-16ths p er lb., h ave :vell'ave heard of a sale of 25 sd p laab e wtr r egelßoc hhd, ; and of Allsopp's 692 realise be peen: :s rho the sold. ic an priceiStocks_ H4oodo q gi n iba o osru t gaoled a L t on n d u o p n ee b s ott 3 le B d pale ale h as b een so ld at Rs. 4 per d li c h ß d 2 s o .,. dozen. Spirit s —The following sal es h ave had effect :-25 hhds. Brandy, at Re. 21 per ga ll on ; 109 hhds. Singa pore Rana, at Rs. 1 per gallon ; 6 cas k s C o l om b o Ar rack, at R. 6 per gallon ; and 100 dozen Ch am p agne , at R. , . 21. per dozm. Gin i s i n moderate inquiry, at a slightly reduced rate, while Brandy an d R um are diffi cult of sale. Marine Stores—We bare no sales to report. Paints, cordsgr, and canvas aro as at last report. Twine has slightly declined. Pater—We have heard of a sale of 1,000 reams Ger man foolscap, at Rs. 4 3-16th per ream. Totals—Dulness prevails in the Metal Market as well as all others, and a decline in the price of nearly all descriptions has taken place—sheet lead and sheet iron being the only exceptions, these having slightly im proved ; and Swedish bar and hoop hay© remained as last reported. With copper, the bazaar is overstocked, with no demand. EXPORTS. Opium—The price of this drug r ema i ns fi rm at from anEurope an firm. home h as cause d a f a ll from Rs. 1,340 to - Rs. 1 , 350 per chest, at whi c h l atter rate 200 c of Rs. 10 at 1 2 per candy for Compt a , an d un l ess next mail brings more favourable accounts a f ur th er d ec li ne h c est ot s to )saven —Last intelligence bought by will, it is expected, take place. Very little business is doing just now in the staple, and it is probable buyers will await the arrival of the next English mail before they again enter the market. For China, scarcely anything is doing. The purchases daring the fort night have been to the extent of 1,100 bales and 2,000 candies. Pepper—Of Bhutcoll Pepper sales of 250 candies, at Re. 57 per candy, have taken place. FREIGHTS have been very dull during the past fortnight, there being little cotton at market, and that of an inferior quality. We quote rates to London at 31. 2s. 6d. to 31. 55.; to Liverpool, at 31. to 31. ss. per ton; and to China at Re. 11 to Re. 11 f per candy. EXCHANGE. The amount of remittencea going home by this steamer on merchants' account is very small indeed —in fact we never knew it more so—this, too, in the face o f what may be- considered a very advantageous rate for buyers, namely Is. llfd. for first-class six month? sight bills. We quote bills on Calcutta at 1 per cent, discount cent. discount thirty days' sixty days' sight, I per eight, and par for sight drafts. CHINA. (From the Overland Register o f Dec. 29 .) The past month has not been marked by any event of importance. The Chinese Government still retain the head and hand of the unfortunate Governor Amaral —and as they have now been upwards of four months in their possession, it is but too probable that even ultimately recovered, all traces of the identity will have long since disappeared. The last steamer brought on a detachment of Vo lunteers (European Portuguese) 100 strong, from Goa, to assist in the defence of Macao —while the French and American frigates continue to afford it the passive protection of their presence. A report obtained in the early part of the month that the notorious pirate chief, Shap-'ng-tsai, was again at the head of a formidable squadron, but as we could not trace the rumour beyond mere hearsay, and as it is not borne out by its own likeli hood, we are not inclined to place any reliance upon it. At Canton all continues quiet. Our dates from Shanghai are to the 20th instant; they contain nothing entitled to particular notice. The ship Cumberland, Captain Lewis, from Belli bound to this port, foundered off the coast of Luco nia—the master and six hands were lost. Mr. Block, a passenger, and the rest of the crew reached the shore distant about forty miles, and arrived here in the Spanish brig Brilliante. The Macao garrison has been strengthened by a reinforcement of 106 troops brought on from Goa by the " Peninsular and Oriental Company's" steamer Pekin. The Chinese still keep possession of the head and hand of the late Governor. People are getting uneasy about the Apollo troop ship with the head-quarters of her Majesty's 59th regiment on board. She put into the Brazils several months ago, some of the troops having died of cholera, it is thought, however that she ought to have arrived ere this—but quarantine is always a tedious affair. The 59th relieve the 95th ; the Chinese say it is the same regiment, the figures on the caps being trans posed. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Lord BROUGHAM, Lord CAMPBELL, the MAS TER of the ROLLS, Dr. LUSIIINGTON, Sir EDWARD RYAN, and the Honourable Mr. PEMBERTON LEIGH.) GRANT V. THE CHIEF-JUSTICE OF BENGAL. This was an appeal, part- heard, against an order of the Supretre Court of Judicature at Fort William, Ben gal. The appellant had been appointed during the year 1838 Master-Accountant-General and Examiner in Equity of that court, and he continued to hold those offiees until the year 1848. During the latter year he received a letter from the judges of that court intimating that, I" The gross mismanagement of the affairs of the Union Bank, which have ended iu the destruction of the interests confided to you, involving as it does, in addition to the deceptive nature of the reports, breaches of trust of the most serious description, justifies the withdrawal of our confidence from you. We need only refer to two of the more prominent instances, namely, the lending the fends of the partnership on un authorized securities, and being yourself a debtor to the bank to a large amount on mere personal security, con trary to the most obvious principles of your duty." The appellant emphatically denied these charges; but having declined to appear before the Judges of the Supreme Court, he was discharged from the office which he held. It was submitted by the counsel on behalf of the ap pellant, that he must be deemed to have held the offices from which he was suspended for life, or during good behaviour ; and that no power was given by the Charter of Justice, or any statute or Act of the local Legislature, to the Judges of the Supreme Court to remove or suspend the officers of that court at pleasure. It was conceded on all hands that the apel lant's conduct, in his judicial capacity, was irreproach able; and his counsel contended that it was not compe tent, nor within the province of the Chief Justice, to dis miss the appellant upon transactions arising extra judicially. On the other hand the counsel for the respondent con tended that the Supreme Court possessed the jurisdic tion which the Chief Justice had assumed, and that the dismissal was a fit and proper exercise of that jurisdic tion; and that, taking all the circumstances of the case into consideration, the appellant was not a fit and proper person to hold the offiees of Master-Accountant-General and Examiner in Equity in the court. The counsel for the appellant were Sir F. Thesiger, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Peacock; and the respondents were represented by the Solicitor-General and Mr. G. Henderson. Mr. TURNER was replying, during the morning, upon the case set up for the respondent. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The further arguments in the part-heard uase of The Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway v. The North-Western Railway, occupied the Lord Chancellor the whole morning. VICE-CIIANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) The further arguments in the part-heard case of Bell v. Rca, occupied the Court the whole morning. (Before the Vice. Chancellor KNIGHT BnucE.) His Honour having disposed of th.e bankrupt petitions in his jasper, proceeded to hear causes, none of which called for a special report. (Before the Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) )lONRO V. TAYLOR—JUDGMENT. His HONOUR gave judgment in this case, overruling the exceptions taken to the Master's report. The Court having disposed of the case of Elser v. Lutyens, which stood for judgment en the paper oa a question c f costs, proceeded to hear causes • but no case of the slightest interest came before the Court during the whole morning. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall.) ANDERSON V. MALTHOUSE. The Court was occupied during the entire morning in hearing this case, which was adjourned from. yesterday, and brought to recover damages for the running down of a schooner, but it had not concluded at the time of going to press. The particulars were uninteresting. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prins, after Term, at Guildhall, Wore Mr. Justice TALFOURD and a Special Jury.) The Court was occupied this morning with the case of Hoyle v. Enthoven, which was an action brought to recover the sum of 3,5001. from the defendant, who, as agent for the plaintiff, had invested it in certain mining companies which had since failed. There was nothing of any general interest in the proceedings. BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner FONDLANQUE.) IN RE MORRISON. This bankrupt bad carried on business in Craven street, Strand, and to day was appointed for considera tion of his certificate. The debts are about 4001, and a dividend of 7s. in the pound has been paid. Mr. SHEARD, for the bankrupt, asked for a first-class certificate, and said that the bankrupt had been in busi ness for 46 years in the tame place. All his debts set clown as good had been collected to a sixpence, and the property had fetched more than it had been valued at. The official assignee having confirmed this statement, and there being no opposition, His HONOUR granted a certificate of the first class. SECONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.) CURIOUS MISTAKE.--There were two cases set down for trial, but the records in each were withdrawn. In one case the writ had been mis-directed. It appears that there are no less than three courts for the recovery of debts under 20/., namely, the Secondaries' Court (on writs directed to the Sheriffs), the old Sheriffs' Court, and the Sheriffs' Court under the Small Debts Act. Mr. Commissioner Bullock is the Judge of the last courts. There being no remedy for the error the jury were discharged. Mr. KINGDOM, who appeared for defendant, said the case ought not to have been brought in the superior court at all. BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.) A young man, whose name did not transpire, was charged before Mr. Henry with the following brutal assault:— Mrs. Billings, a married lady, residing in Lincoln's Inn-fields, stated that last night, about seven o'clock, she was returning home, in company with two friends, down Vere-street, Clare-market, when the prisoner came up to her, and without saying a word he deliberately struck her in the face. She attempted to remonstrate with him upon the impropriety of his conduct, but it was to no purpose; all the attention he paid to her complaint was to repeat the blow, which this time was so violent as to knock her down. While she lay prostrate on the ground the fellow kicked her in the abdomen, and then made an effort to escape, but he was collared by a gentleman who witnessed his brutality, and detained until the arri val of a policeman. At the time of his arrest the lady was in so precarious a state that she bad to be taken to an hospital; but as she lived so near it was thought ad visable afterwards to remove her to her own residence. She bad never seen the prisoner before, nor bad she given him any provocation. The policeman who had him in charge stated that he was quite drunk when taken into custody. Mr. HENRY observed that drunkenness was no 'exte nuation of such conduct, and fined him in the full penalty of 5/.. or two months' imprisonment. The prisoner was removed in custody. A middle-aged woman, with respectable demeanour, though poorly clad, was charged with being drunk and incapable. _ _ A - police-constable stated that while on duty last night about ten o'clock, in Parker-street, Drury-lane, he found the prisoner quite incapable of taking care of herself, and he therefore took her to the station. The poor creature, who appeared to be dreadfully agitated, and suffering from nervous excitement, said she was afraid her family bad sailed to New York with out her. She and her family had obtained passage tic kets, and she ought to have been on board last night, but in taking leave of her friends, all of whom bad in sisted upon treating her, she imperceptibly drank too much liquour, which took effect on her when she got into the air. Her children were on board without a friend to protect them. Mr. HENRY said there was some excuse for her intoxi cation, and upon being informed that she would still be in time to get on board if she made haste, as the yes eel would not sail for an hour, he at once benevolently ordered an officer to take her to the docks and defray all expenses. The poor woman, who seemed completely overcome by the kindness of the worthy magistrate, thanked him with much warmth and left the court. SOUTHWARK.-(THIS DAY.) diary Sullivan Ras brought before Mr. A:Beckett, charged with creating a disturbance in the Victoria Theatre. Murray, the officer, said that a little after ten last night he perceived the prisoner standing on a seat in the pit, shouting and abusing the performers, and her noise completely put a stop to the performance for several mi nutes. Bo violent was her conduct, that it took several parties to remove her from the theatre. In defence the prisoner said she had been drinking. She was extremely sorry for her conduct. Mr. ATECKETT told her she should not go to a theatre in a state of drunkenness. As a caution to her, he should fine her 53. or even days' imprisonment. LORD DENSIAN.-IVe have good reason for be lieving that at the close of the present Guildhall sittings this distinguished Judge, so long an ornament of the legal profession, will resign his high office into the Queen's hands. The Noble and Learned Lord we be lieve has solicited an audience for the purpose.— Morning Paper. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—We understand that the dividend on the consolidated stock of this and of the Norfolk Company will be 3s. per share of 201. each. MONEY and COMMERCI. AL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton a t Liverpool wet e only 1,500 bales, all to the trade, with a dull market, t previous quota tions.—Railway Shares were again In wer, and the mar ket was very dull. The Grain trade in Mark lane ue)l the same as on Monday. The continental mails have not a rain ed as usual, and even the French mail has come in lat e. We have before us an appendix i Mr. David M. Evan's work on the "Commercial Cris s," a curious and valuable table of dividends, complets d to the end of last year, and we take from it some of the more interest ing points:— 8 (J. Alexander, L. and Co. have paid . 2 8 in the pound. Barclay Brothers ... ... 2 6 Bruce, Buxton, and C 0.... ... 1 V Bensusan and C 0.... ... 0 •3 Brainy, G. T. (and with interest). 20 0 Cockerell, Larpent, and Co. ... 0 6 Castellain, Sons, and C 0.... ... 10 0 Cruikshack, Melville, and Co. ... Ti I Fry, Griffiths, and Co. . . ... 4 0 Gower, A. A. and Nephews ... 1 6 Harman and Co. ... - ... ... 3 0 Johnson, Cole and Co. (expected) C 4 Lackersteen. A. A. ... Lackersteen and Crake ... Lyall, Brothers and Co. Perkins, Schlusser, and Mullins S Phillips, S. and Co. ... 1 .0 Phillips, L., and Co. ... 7 4 Reid, Irving, and Co. ... Rougemont Brothers ... Sargent, Gordon, and Co. ... 2 6 Sanderson and Co. . . 9.06 0 Trueman and Cook ... ... 12 0 In several of the above instances f ur th er dividends are expected. The Funds opened with rather a du 11 appearance, but have gone somewhat higher since. 'Consols have been 95i to it for Transfer, and 95i for At count. There is no foreign intelligence f importance to /ve t upon them, the accounts reoeived being for the most pa r; satisfactory. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent,c.. .ave been 98 to and the Three per Cents. 954 to 96. Bank Stock has been marked 206 i. Exchequer-bills kt ave realised 545. to 575., and India Bonds 88s. prom ium. Consols at present are about 95} I for Money, s ,nd 95 I for Ac count. ... 19 6 The Foreign Securities are much c' iieter, and Peru vian have sensibly declined. The Ac .live Stock has re alised 76:t0 77j, and the Deferred 31i to 33k. Mexican Bonds have been 29 .,3 47 to and Buen 3t, .Ayres are 58 to 59i. French Five per Cents. have be en quoted 26, with the exchange at 26 45; Danish Fi vefrper Cents. 99k; Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 90i; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 55i. Railway Shares have been very dull, and there is scarcely any alteration in prices cf. - . no pared with yes terday. lit . ferring to the recent position of the Railway Market, a writer in the Railway Circular states:— " On the last settlingday in the Shay e Market the rate of interest charged for continuing Brant ttona was ten per cent. and for North Staffords fifteen pa. cent. London and North-Westerns and Great Weste rs to have both been sold very largely. Now bad these sales been bona fide, it follows that on the settling day there would have been an over supply of stock, and the rate of interest charged for continuing we •uld have bee❑ proportionately high; but so far froria that being the case the jobbers were all borrowerts of these shares, and were only too happy to lend money 7 upon them for nothing. Such was also the case wil;11 Midland Stock. Upon Caledonians, York and Nor tl Midlands, and Newcastle and Berwicks, money i:o uld not only be borrowed for nothing, but 15 and t?() per cent. were readily offered for the loan of the alaares. This de monstrates that the sales have been s olely on account of speculators who have not a share they can deliver. It also traces the source of the jesuitic al advertisements which are put into the papers to elan] the unwary. It also reveals, what has never been es mystery to our selves, the purity of a certain moril staid paper, which is written by and known to be the property of a certain notorious speculative house of the Stock Exchange. Now we tell these conspirators that their day of retri bution is approaching, and that at 3 moment, and in a manner they least expe.7t, their discomfiture will be comp . !: te." 0 - SE 4.11. , `-I G P.:l. Ns OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. P RI 'ES dank Stock 20 6 1,4 206% . 3 per Cent. Reduced .Anne 9sli 96 95% 96 96 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 95 i . ,5A 44% 95% New 31i per Cent. Anna.....- 9BlAi 98 98 1 / 8 98% L'mg Anne. to empire Jan.lB6o -16 8 % 8% India Bonds, 1,0001. — Ditto under 1,0001.... ......... 88 p Cons )1s for Account 95 I'3 ). 3 / 4 1 h : ii 95% Kxchequer Bills. Pie 6i ZU 1,0001. June ..... ........... 500/. June Small. June 54 57 p FRICEB OF FOREIGN FUNDS. 57 p 57 p 57 p min CLOSI/i O'CI•4 'CT PRICES. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.— 5'9 % 58 59% Danish 80nd5,1825,3 per Cent. -- Ditto 5 Der Cent. Equador Bonds - -- Greek Bonds - _ Ditto ex Over-due Coupons 6% 6% Mexican, 5 per Cent.lB46, with Coupqns— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons .. - 29% Ditto. Account Ditto, Small - • 29% Peruvian Bonds. 4 per Cent Ditto, Account ..... 71% 76 77 78 Ditto Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. - - Ditto, 4 per Cent. Ditto, Account Venezuela Bonds, 2; i i per Cent ... -- • Ditto. Account - 99% 33 1 4 33 34 Dividends on the above payabl a in London. French Rentes, 5 per Cent , h3f. 96f. Exchange Beligan,4!‘ 2 per Cent. . :it )(,,,i 90 mach 21i per Cent., 12 Guild. .. : , :. , I/ 9 551/ 2 Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates YI; 86% 86 1 / , PRICES OF PAID. Busri.r4t IS DONE CLOSIN G RAILWAY SHARES, AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Amber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 7%•••••• 1 4. Cht,ster and Holyhead... 50 ...... —• .. ...... ... Ditto, Preference l5 ...... ... East Anglian, 251., L. & E. and L. and D Do., 31. 105., Pref... 3 1 ,4 ..... .. Eastern Counties... 9 1 A Do , New Prt f.rer ce, 6 per Cent .... Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent., No.l 64 13s. 4d.... )1 ; p... Do. North. & Eastern, i i ,' 114 7% 11% 3i r 6 per Cent. bitto. 5 per Cent Eastern Union, Class A 50 - ...- .__ 50 - •••••• •• ...... 59 (late E. U. Shares) 25 Do. Scrip (fi per cent.) 20 ..... 15Ih —.... ..... .... 15 1 ,E East Lancashire great Northern Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 121 A _ .... 1034 Great Western 109 ...... 63 .. ............. 01 4 Ditto, IA Shares Ditto, Fifths ...... Ditto. New 17/... ..... 15 ... 7 .. 7 5, .; Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 ..... , .............. Ditto, 1 4 Shares ...... 49 ... .. 25 . 25 Do. Fifths.. ... 10 Do. New, Gua.6 per ct. 10 Do. (W. Riding Union) 103 ..... 3A.V, . . 3% Leeds and Bradford Leeds and Third:: ...... 50 .- Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 31,4 — Do., do. No. 2 10 London, Brighton, and 4% _ South Coad... ..... 100 London and N Western 100 lO9 108 109 lO B 3 /4 Ditto, New Quarters.. 12 ...... 12%4 1214 Ditto,Fifthq l2 ..... Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1 ..... 1 5 A, 3 / 4 London &S.Westarn ..100 ..... 66 .. .. 66 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...400 Do. New 101. Pref..— 10 ..... 7!41/ 2 74 Midland ........ ..... ....ICO ..... 43 45% Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 Newcastle and Carlisle.loo ~..... Norfolk .......... ....... ....100 1% 18) Do. New 201. . l5 Do. Extension ......... 20 North British ........ ... 26 .... Ditto Preference 5 — Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitchin ... 4ih .. ... x.n . ..... South Staffordshire 8 South Eastern Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed .. .. Do. do. do. .. York, Newcastle, an 50 - - 25 25 ~ 25 :Berwick. ............... 25 Do. Newcastle Eaten. 20 York and North Midland 50 - 19 1 , , Ditto, Preference ...... 10 ----- .., FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 :6% .IE. div ...... 6% x.d Paris and Rouen 2O ...... ... .. ........ 22 Paris and Strasbourg MINES. Cobre Copper 40 United Alt:Jaunt JOINT STOCK BANES. London Joint Stock 32 6% MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY). CORN-EXCHANGE—WEDNESDAY The fresh supply of English Wheat up to our market since Saturday, coastwise, has not exceeded 170 quar ters. To-day, scarcely a parcel was on offer; hence, so little business was doing that Monday's prices ruled no minal. From abroad, only 640 quarters of Wheat have reached us. The transactions in granaried samples were on the increase, and late rate. were well supported. Fine Barley for seed purposes moved off freely at ex treme quotations. In other kinds very little was doing. Malt, the supply of which was small, ruled heavy. In prices, however, we have no change to n o ti ce . O ats were in fair request, and quite as dear as last week. Beans and Peas, and all other articles, commanded very little attention. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Barley. Oats. Malt. 1 Flour. _Wheat. • Qrs Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Sacks. En;,•lish •••• •• i 170 460 1,601,1!0 1,840 Scotch.. •• ' Irish •••• •• •• 1 i Foreign .. WHITECHILPEZ. The general demand was inn very inactive state, yet the quotations were well supported. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 10d to 3s 10d; Veal, 3s to 4s; and Pork, 21 104 to 49 per elbe, by the carcase. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT' (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve o'clock. Sir E. FILMER presented petitions from Kent against Sunday labour in the Post-office. Mr. W. EVANS presented petitions from Derbyabirue to the same effect, and also petitions for the establish- ment of county financial boards. places in Mr. HODGES presented petitions from Kent in favour of protection to agriculture. Mr. MULLINGS presented petitions from Susses.. 11 praying for an alteration of the law on ra tin g 5036 tenements. Mr. M. GIBSON presented a pe:ition from the holders of shares in railways, complaining of the frauds that . had been so extensively prectised by boards of directorr. The Hon. Member also presented a petition fron the Chamber of Commerce of Manchester , praying for a Colonel reeal et the duty on per. p THOMPSON a presented a :petition praying for a repeal of the tax on newspapee, from Bradford. THE FOREST OF DEAN. In reply to a question from Mr. GRANT ISI B EIIKELEY, the Mr. HAYTER stated that his Royal Highne t ' s Duke of Cambridge was the Ranger of the New Foresstt! and he had the sole control of the deer is that for r but in the Forest of Dean there was no ranger, arld,tibr: Commissioners of Woods and Forests had the el l ,; control there, and they had decided upon th e dis°°"- tinuanco of deer there. BANKRUPT AND INSOLVENT MEMBERS 81L,,,t Mr. MOFFATT moved the second reading of 1 "; Bill. To the principle of the Bill he believed (bars, was no objection, although he understood Was was some dislike to some of its details. 1' was at a loss to conceive on what constitutional print ciple this Bill could be rejected. They declared tbs:, every Member of that House was in the possession; 9,0001. or 10,0001, or, in other words, that every tir , ber of that House was in the receipt of 300/. a year'. vi ' tt ill, out any mortgage or other lien. The object of this then, was merely to deprive any Member of his sest, °ng did not retain this qualification.—(Hear, hear.) °,l„et as any gentleman retained this qualification he could be an insolvent debtor. He might remind the House ti ow a . I P . the Members of that House had ,trulior p r ivileges s the insolvent laws. He who was ;Member bed Will 8° bee. Was pass his property over to a relative, . and werh s immediately free from all embarrassment; fell man who was only a trader would have to giv e ge and clear account to the Co ur t o f a ll his effects' el; did not think that this privilege ought to be I. `" h -lri r.) for it was both inexpedient and unfair.—(Hear' r aised He was aware that no public excitement had been ae respecting this Bill, but he did not think that it „it cessary for the House to await that excitement be 7d . pot legislated. The principle was so plain that it eoll' e ther s itog Too be denied, and the argument, indeed, was on one side.—(Hear, hear.) It was true that o pens' objected that the Peers were not included in di e ,;: t the tion of the Bill, but he must acknowledge t t u e - e ees' Peers had set so good an example that it was no,ytbere eary to include them.—(Hear, hear.) H e s hag' i d be fore sit down with the assurance that the Bill v i f: ne he read a second time. If there were to be a &In; bat would rather take it now than at any future stg - 4 sa he did not expect any opposition. In these der '44 nitary refoim, he should wish to see that Houseltught as well as other places. A man who was insolv ent t " o f it not to enter that House, and the sooner he was the better. B r- Mr GOULBURN did not give that weight to t he Dill guments of the Hon. Gentlemen who supporte d ,l lle tjoos as they perhaps deserved. He had great 00.1" ; able to the principle of the Bill. The llo oo tioll Member (Mr. Moffatt) seemed to think the, 4 11 ,Lieet d was to exclude from the House all ta til- Wss - ebtors, and certainly he thought that the re .* nothing more discreditable than to contract debti stop out any hope of paying them; still the Bill di d nutht be there, for there might be many persons who r ai g t l i esr temporarily embarrassed without any blame t ° ,... " t hen w ould b e 4 of selves, whose sense of family honour had brougo' es into this condition, and who, by this Bill, eluded from that House. As far as the moral P.. 5 ,:0ea the question went, if the Honourable Memberen'-goP upon that, it would be incumbent on him 130 t ' - proos B there, but to provide that the Members of that 7. Wer should be perfectly blameless in every relation osto. The Bill would interf e r e w ith the right of co encies to judge of the fitness of their biem er eta constituency might choose a man under temPoo r ,Jode barrassinents—the House, by this Bill, woo ld , e "coo the Member from entering Parliament, tu e d t he stituency would persevere in their choice, li n do do, House would be obliged to do as it had often to re-admit a Wernher whom it had expelled , contrtbosritbe the wish of the constituency. He should more Bill be read a second time this day six m onths. Mr. MULLINGS supported the Bill. Mr. HUME should oppose this Bill, heetl'ity of thought, with the Hon. Member for the trilic ertj osef Cambridge, that it would do great injustice t o ., Id dir parties. But if a Bill were brought in which Yri: t far of enable Members from pleading their privilegeg° deb liament, he should certainly be in favou r measure.. princ i p le Sir GEORGE GREY was op posed to the of the Bill, and should oppose the second reading. After a few words from Mr. MOFFATT, • • Mist VI Strangers were Ordered to withdraw, 10d took place, when there appeared— ... .. _ For the second r ea din g 7 3 Against it ........... The Bill was therefore . lost. •• Majority . .................... SMALL TENEMENTS RATING 13ILT":. Mr. HALSEY moved tho second reading of In doing so he read letters from certain of the ag o iling tural district s i n th e coun ty of Hertfordshire, d°,:,-,risg the miseries and p r i va tions to which many of the labu'iheir poor in that county had been subjected by bavieg io re" furniture distrained for the arrears of rates dttiLt the spect of th e i r sm all cottages. Ile contended tleoess present system operated as a premium upoll, lu s tfoll; ~ and dissipation among the labouring c lasses. oleo Gentleman then read a long report to show th e t i f priai degradation of the tenantry, both in habits nil ; t tee °- ciples. He found also that, in 1837, a Con ree oni . that House had sat upon the subject, and had d tba mended almost identically the measure which he i t B tee. c ; honour of laying before the House. A C 0 ,13 274; b (3113 11 A t t wbh h ei e et oh ffe P mea e rso e ee r vd, nht h oge a t d thhea c tBo trusted m tihl e l e, and idal that h hbn e eeo put, On the motion being was j)° ,„. Mr. narrow question, for it ,concerned not mer e y eas APL man, who inhabited a °** f t u " cottage, but also every if re o ;0 felt any interest in the promotion of the W e ' .s c lass • t country. The condition of the poor affected eferfoest should, r s e as a el ndrieoasseetschOoelport result. os tune.ri t e i t :0 v 5 , 1 t_ `' d n o ° ,,; the community. Four Commissioners had he ei ' co adi, r i Te from the Home-office, in order to ascertain t bc, ,ts. Lri of the poorer classes in the agricultural diet Abe re i n - ge Hon. Gentleman then read an extract frail $ 0 e oti. o ., of Captain Robertson, who stated that 0 3 01 FLA accommodation was daily being reduced, sti.„,diy seeded to say that no one could be more frl' oo ecleu ths t himself to some such principle as that Pr c tderea *lief the Hon. Member (Mr. Halsey), but COils: t' tie , it could not possibly be soundly dealt l'w it " of 5 , 4 , 3 0.) had disposed o f th a t grea t ques t ion —the ',So, e re . meet—of which this formed a part.- -- L who o f There was no class of persons in the countriippaths more deserving cf the consideration an d , ,:j Y tric ts ' :hat that House than the cottagers rural II " a, he should be ready to accede to al' ditl Weet con would tend to improve their in his opinion, this Bill would bale so tha t' o f that would be quite the reverse cottttg' pt and would increase ra th er th an decrease th ° ol erol o burthen. He found by t h e re port of th l e ss t o d Commissioners, that i n f our counties n o o tes, „ ou t 109,700 houses had been excused from th n thr oog" c oo taking this, as ho might do, as a fair average 1,000:00 the whole country, there were u pwards ° te s. re houses, the inhabitants of which paid cottagers tli'eetr* consequence naturally was, that those e " w ith jar obliged to enter into arrangenien ta ; . oo a nd landlords, which reduced them in P°s'-ble G°l3. o o ' poverished them in means. The Honours • poSi ti re o° man then read a series of extracts to Pr°, the bout 0 3 9 The effect of the Bill would be to din3jui s ' oo t th il3- 0// commodation for the poor, and he really, roe wee sti to House would be justified in passing it. Th d theY, ; wss to impose upon the occupier s the rates, 5 0 . bi t, 1101 1 00 os pay 12,000,0001. cf local taxation; but hiolf bool te tte' proposed to exempt on e p ar ti cu lar class , 00 of this tax. She owners of cottages 011 b"ac I d ° bees manta, if this Bill passed, would t tit a n 15 t . the rates, and as the experitne° bad to the tried in Liverpool and Ireland, where i t , itie ace? st the tended with the most disastrous coa A s e ll agtll.l,ll that wt. poor, Chief Justice Abbott had dce i " o e rc n ow expediency of the principle, and, as b e % . 0 a rtie : s Lo trued Judge, he should move, 0 it oloat" * that it be read a second time this del s'" i r elso d ' (LEFT SITTING.) On the 14th inst., at the ll C lß as T t l e S , 11, - Countess of Rosse, narf°ll. On the °sse , of a daughter. ; Car of le 13th inst., at Glyn Padam Llanbrierr'ig' 1 Aro9 , shire, the lady of J. G. Lawrence, ' . Bengal 5 a son. Logb , ,T. 0 , On the ife 0 ' 14th inst., at the Fort, B • tol the If Tyndall, E sq. of .-- ris , WIC ° twin daughters. thaw-11i11, al° On the 16th i of W. D. nst .,:at the Paragon, Strea an ds. ofManson, Lsq of a daughter. A. A les On the 16th inst., . " •ParsonstOW of , ln Hatton-garden, Mrs. t. a aaughter. f 11 ' On the 1 - inst., the rife °f ith in Halkin-street vest, Barnett ' _ , Esq., of a son. , r r idea o ' On the 17th inst., in Baker-street, the wife of li • Esf 13' q., of a daughter. lady ° On the the 18th inst., in II -de-park-OW' Moses ' 9 Esq., of a daughter. 3 .11 ARlil ED. v deri elCr i On the 14th inst., at Little Hormead, Herta, ;re odes daughter of F. Wyman of Muttfords, Little liornir.„oforo, h "' late On the 14th inst., ' at St. Martin's C o °" - ' f the Captain Harris, lI.N ' Selina, .fl. h daughter 0 ~ to 1 t E. Beav an„ I'sq , Island-house, Kingtcn. DIED. Relaild' file On the 16th inst., at the Castle, Parsonstown, infant daughter of the Earl and Countess of Rosseii, vo te. On the 10th inst., at Drummond -place, EdlublavalrY" • nant -Colonel Archibald Kerr, late of the Madras „..„oosill, On the 16:1i inst., in the Strand, IVIr. Thomas I,l` of architec', aged in 3l. daugh ter On the 16th st. Frances Sybella, youngest Mr. Jacob Harvey, Torquay, aged 22. io* A irTijio 11 2 London: Printed and Publishad by -- 2 ,,e4m. No. 112, Strand, Printer , at The Sus ‘ , - - . ) ; - ' a inv Strand, in the Precinct of ' tho Savoy. In "'" c oco litiddlegex,i'Wednesciay, February THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, _ FEBRUARY 20, 1850.