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bushel, and Philaflelphia 6s. 6d. per bag. Sa anil'a is sold at 34. 3d. per bushel. Flour —Scarcely, if any change has occurred in the market for this article since our last, and no operations to any extent have Gtaken place. Baltimore and Phila delphia are slowly moved at 325.. which rate does not eerier the cost of importation. The market is heavily supplied. Freights—Small shipments of sugar are taken at 3s. to 3s. 6d. There is very little produce offering, and se veral British vessels are taking cargoes of logwood for Liverpool. Gold—American eagles are worth 2i to 3 per cent. on 4s. for the dollar. Hams—Lancashire are taken at 10d., and Amer:can at 70..t0 &d. Ten barrels of the latter changed bands at the last named rate. The stock has been consider ably, reduced, and the article is wanted. Malt—London bottled porter is dull at 7s. Ale is rather bkter in demand at 7s. 6d. per dozen. Bum—Since the passing of the Bill rum has been in brisk demand, at 3s. 9d. to 2s. 10d. It is now generally held at 3s. per gallon for export, equal to 4s. 6d. for home c-n.umption. • Sal - -Coars.e d wands ss. per barrel. Liverpool staved is very abundant, and dull at ss. 6d. t 3 6s. per sack. NEW EDITION OF EVKLYN'S DIARY. Now reedy, 10s. 6d. bound, I. OF PiVELYN'S DIARY AND CORRESPONDENCE. NEW AND CHEAPER EDITION. Revised, with numerous Aoditional Notes. To be completed in 4 Volumes, uniform with the New Edit on of Pepy's Diary. Vol IL will be ready with the Magazines, February 28. henry Co'burn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. To be had of all Booksellers. VOL. TREATER ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. JAMES ANDERSON. THE:- EVENT , Will be presented, by her Majesty's Servants, "" The Comedy of THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Sir Peter Teazle, yr. Baker; sir Oliver Surface, Mr. Davidge; Sir Benjamin Back tette, Mr. F. Viaing ; Joseph Surface, Mr. Cooper ; Charles Surface, Mr. Anderson ; Lady Teazle, Mrs. Nisbett. To conclude with THZ BEGGAR'S OPERA. Characters by Messrs. Baker, Davidge, Rafter, Attend ; Mrs. Winstanley, Miss Nelson, and Miss Haddart. Jrrlyatsi Loxes, 31. 35., 21....125. 6d., 21. 24., 11. lls. 6d., and 11. Is. . . Stalls, ss. each. 8. d. FIRST parez. Boxes - - 4 0 Pit - - - 2 0 Lower Gallery - 1 0 Upper Gallery - 0 6 ts Box-book-1 s. d. SECOND PRICE. Boxes - 2 0 Pit - - - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 0 6 No Half-price to Upper Gallery. Mr. J. Povey. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. ' Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee tad Manager. Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be performoZ THE PRISONER OF WAR. Captain Chan nol, 34. Webster; Lieutenant Basil Firebrace, Mr. C. Kean ; Mr. Peter Pall-mall, Mr. Keeley; Clarina Channel, Mrs. C. Kean; Polly Pall-mall, Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by a new Lyric Dramatic Sketch, entitled KING RE.NE'S DAUGHTER. King Rene, Mr. James Wallack , Count Tristan, Mr. C. Kean ; Sir Geoffrey, Mr. Webster ; lolaatho, Mrs. C. Kean. After which the Comedy of NELL GWYN - NE. King Charles, Mr. Webster; Charles Hart, Mr. Vandenhoff ; Joe Haynes, Mr. Selby ; Orange Moll, Mr. Keeley ; sell Gwynne, Miss Reynolds ; )tr. Snowdrop, Mrs. Stanley. ino Box-ottise is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATRIG ROYAL, ADELPHL tinter tee direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENLVG►, _ Will be performed a new domestic Drama, called THE WILLOW COPSE. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Wright, P. Bed fart•, 0. Smith, Worrell ; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar. Alter which MY PRECIOUS BETSY_ Characters by Messrs. Wright, Bedford, Worrell; Miss Harding, and Mrs. Ir. Matthews. Tactinelud e with FRANKE N STE IN; or, The Model Man. tranken stein. 'Mr. Wright ; thaiyhat is It ? Mr. P. Bedford; Zamiel, Mr. 0. Smith ; Otto of Rosenberg, Miss Woelgar Tiddlewincz, Miss E. Chaplin ; Agatha, Miss Coveny ; Undine, Miss E. Harding. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. J. M. Azaddoz, Aole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING win be performed a new cemie Opera, entitled THE VALLEY OF ANDORRE. To conclude with KING JAMIE ; or, Harlequin and Magic Fiddle aarlequin, Mr. Boiegna ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Clown, Mr. Flex more ; Columbine. Miss Fawcett. NEW ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Sole Lessee, Mr. W. Watts, St. John's Wood. THIS EVENING, Will be performed TUE NOBLE HEART. Characters by Messrs, G. X. Brooke, Davenport, Ryder, Johnstone, Belton, Lee, Howard ; and Mowatt. After which CATCHING AN HEIRESS To conclude with a Farce, entitled ♦ DEAD TAKE IN. Captain Darcourt, Mr. Wigan ; Hector Ponlet, Mr. Compton; Clara, Miss Wiver. ST. JAMES'S , THEATRE. • FRENCH PLAYS AND OPERA COMIQUE. Last Week tut One of M. CHOLLET'S Engagement. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the French (trim-mimes at the ;it. Ja . ,:nes's Theatre will commence On MONDAY EVENING, At Eight o'clock, when will be performed LB. POSTILLON DE LONJUMEAU. Chapelou, M. Chollet. After which < U TIGIZE DE BENGALE. The Box-office of the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till Five. Boxes and Stalls at Mr. Mltchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond. street. AVTAL LYCJI.IIM THEA.TKE. oder the Managetneat of Madam( Vanilla. • ore Lessee. Mr. Charte Mahe 1 . hal EVENING. Will be performed CHARLES THE TWELFTH. After which THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. To conclude with A PRACTICAL MAN. Drees Boxes Copes ssoxes, as. ; Yft, 2s- ; Gallery. la. No halt-price to any part of the house. Alt applications tor Prorate Boxes must be made to Mr. Allcroft, 15 e w Bond-street. 1,11 AL A. 2141" 1111 ^, praetor, M*. W. Batty An 'entire change In the Scenes of the Arena. New Brand Spectacle. ASS LL t THIS EVh.:NI.,NG, The performance commence at a Quarter to Sewn. with a 3 w Grand Spectacle of TIIE CORSE DE LEON; or, the Brigand of Savoy. To be toiowed by a brilliant display of Batty's peerless scenes of the Circle, supported ty the accomplished artistes of the establish ment. To co::cluds with BESS OF THE BELL; or, The Lore. Story. r.,JeTtu. r'uur. .!()* "- % AT LONDON BRID4IE. Dar orning, Al nun. after 10 Evening, 34 ain. after 11 To- -ionanw 1(, , ,rn,. 0 min. after 0 I Even nv, 10 mil, anei 12 THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, FEE. 23. . TiIERDIONETER, Lowest, 37; Highest, 52, Noon, 47 BAROMETER. 30'34. WTNII) Westerly—dull cloudy weather. ;N) -- - r -, - --I. c , , - '7 ~ „,„,.,,ir,.;...,:.:,z 7 - 4 --- J.:24. • 4 -- ,, e.: ~ *4.w.4i _ ~.._ . i ei:./Y/4 'eitiTtg uatt LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1850. Theie can no longer be any question as to the leadership of tha Protectionists. The Honourable Member fur Buckinghamshire has fully established Those who contested his claim during the vacation, when there was nothing required but the delivery of prosaic harangues to drowsy agricul turists, are silent, now that the tug of war has actually commenced—the insubordination has de parted when real service is required. The Parlia mentary contest is something different from the mere parade of county meetings. The " carpet knights" are silenced ; Mr. DISRAELI is the recog nised chief, and his commands are received with profound respect, and followed with implicit obedience. 3is title. The first direct trial of strength during the present session took place on Thursday night, when the debate on Mr. -DISRAELI'S motion for a Committee of the whole House was brought to a concitvion after an animated discussion of unusual interest and ability. The Protectionists mustered in extraordinary force, and their strength was increased by the adhe sion of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for the University of Oxford, and some of hi, immediate followers. The majority was, therefore, less than bad been anticipated, no less than 262 Members having recorded their votes in favour of the motion, And 273 against it. The victory, therefore, remained with the Government, but it was not achieved without an arduous and exciting struggle, and the announcement of the result of the division was received amid the cheers of the minority, who, although defeated, were by no means discomfited on the occasion. The heavy artil lery on both sides of the House was brought into operation—three leading members of the late Minis try, the ex-Premier and two ex-Secretaries of State for the Horne Department and the Colonies, explained their views at considerable length, Sir ROBERT PEEL and Sir JAMES GRAHAM being op posed to, and Mr. GLADSTONE in favour of, the motion. The First Lord of the Treasury also appeared, and concluded a speech,of great ability and clearness by a highly honourable vindication of the character and con duct of his distinguished predecessor. In a very complimentary strain he bore testimony to the disinterested spirit which had dictated the adoption 'of free-trade policy by the Right lion. Ba ronet, and fully absolved him from the suspicion of h av i n g been actuated by any mean or unworthy motives. This testimony, alike creditable to both parties —to the Noble Lord by whom it, was delivered, and the illustrious statesman in whose favour it was offered,—was deservedly received with loud and enthusiastic cheering. It was justly stated by Sir JAMES GRAHAM that the real question under debate was, whether the entire fiscal burdens of the country , should be revised and altered. If the mo tion had been successful the Honourable Gentleman by whom it was brought forward would not have been contented with his Stet triumph, but would have brought forward a series of other changes, until the entire 12,000,0001. so loudly cornialained of were transferred to the general revenue of the country, which should necessarily be remitted from other sources, to enable it to meet the additional demands. The sums included in the three resolutions amounted to about 2,500,0001., exclusive of the un ascertained amount for the casual poor. The establishment charges for the United Kingdom, mentioned in the first resolution, would re- I quire about 1,800,0001., that is about one million and a half for England and Wales, and three hundred thousand pounds for Ireland ; and the miscellaneous rates, alluded to in the second, about 700,0001. The expected surplus would clearly be sufficient to provide for the new claims thus made upon the National Exchequer, and there would not only be a cessation of any further remis sion of taxes affecting the industry and comforts of the people, but there would be either a consider able ad iition to the property or income-tax, or the re-enactment of many indirect imposts which have been abrogated with the almost unanimous approba tion of the people. A change of such magnitude could not, in fact, be made without a complete altera tion of the entire fiscal system, and the adoption of a torally new scheme of taxation. Had Mr. DISRAELI gone to that extent he would, most probably, have succeeded. He would have re ceived the support of many independent Members, of the fiscal and financial reformers, who recog nise the necessity of such a change. But, unfortunately, for himself and his party, the remedies he suggested were of too partial and one-sided a character. They were manifestly intended for the benefit of a particular class—the proprietors of real property, who already contribute less than their fair quota to the national expenditure. It is perfectly just and reasonable that the owners of per sonal property should bear their proportion of the cost of supporting the destitute poor throughout the entire kingdom. It was the intention of those by whom the original Act was passed that such should be the case, and the early decisions of the courts of law showed that every description of pro perty, personal as well as real, came within the meaning of the Act, and was fairly rateable. In Sir H. EARLEY'S case (2 Bulstrode, 354) it was held by Judges HUTTON and COOKE, " that accounts for the relief of the poor were to be made in an equal manner upon the inhabitants, according to their visible estates, which they had and enjoyed, real and personal." And more re cently, Lord KENYON affirmed the same principle. In the case of REX V. MAST. (6 Term Reports, 156), the Noble Lord declared, " that each inhabitant should contribute in proportion to his ability, which was to be ascertained by his possessions in the parish. Every inhabitant ought to be rated accord ing to the present value of his estate ;" and he added, "If a person choose to keep his pro perty in money, and the fact of his possessing it be clearly proved, he is rateable for that; but if he prefer using it in the amelioration of an estate or other property, he is rateable for the same in another shape." The correctness of the above judgment and the soundness of the law thus promulgated is affirmed by Parliament in each and every year, it being considered necessary to bring in an annual Bill for the exemption of stock in trade. Why, then, we ask, did not the Honourable Gen tleman endeavour to cast the burden upon those who were fairly liable, to make the owners of personal property to contribute to the poor-rates ? Had he done so his demand would have been fair and equit able, and would have carried with it the sympathies and feelings of the people, but, in place of doing so, he endeavoured to change the entire character of the measure, and to cast the expense of maintaining the poor upon the industrious classes, many of whom are but little better in their circumstances than the very paupers themselves. This was neither just nor expedient, and we are therefore rejoiced at the failure of the motion, which would have embarrassed and annoyed Ministers, without being of any practical utility to the community in general. The BAnkrupt and Insolvent Members Bill has been unequivocally, and, we trust, permanently re jected by the House of Commons. The second read ing was on Wednesday proposed by Mr. MOF7ATT, and after a short discussion negatived by a majority f 39—the numbers being for the second reading 34, against it 73. We shall, therefore, hear no more of this mischievous and impolitic measure for the present session, and after the clear and decisive ex pression of opinion by influential .Members, and the secession of many quondam supporters, we can scarcely suppose that the Honourable Gentleman will again bring forward a proposition so injurious to the interests and opposed to the wishes of the several constituencies, whose undoubted privilege it is to select the persons whom they believe best qualified to represent their feelings and principles in the Imperial Parliament. We take some degree of credit to ourselves for having exhibited the question in its true light last session, when it was passing through its various stages almost sub silentio, and when it was asserted that the only persons affected would be those who are either unable or unwilling to liquidate their just liabilities, and who avail themselves of their legisla torial privileges to set their creditors at defiance. The parties against whom such a charge could fairly be brought are comparatively few in number ; there are probably not more than half-a-dozen, or, at the utmost, a dozen Members, who might be unable to appear in public if the exemption from arrest were taken away. It has, even, been more than insinuated that the Bill was directed against a single individual. We do not mean to assert that the Honourable Gen- tleman by whom the subject was introduced was in fluenced by any personal motives, or that he bad any other object than to vindicate what he conceived to be the honour and integrity of the House. We fully exonerate Mr. MorrATT from any such charge ; but we believe that he was instigated by others who did not desire to come prominently forward, and who shifted the task from themselves to a gentleman who was above suspicion. When we consider the extensive remedies now available against the property, real or personal, cf even a Member of either House of Parliament, we can not suppose that creditors would derive much advan tage from the additional powers proposed to be con ferred on them. They might be able to annoy embarrassed Members very considerably, and to prevent their attendance on questions of the most vital importance to the community in general ; but they would not thereby procure the satisfaction of their demands. If payment cannot be enforced under the existing state of the law, it is vain to sup pose that it could be obtained under any provisions, however stringent. If a Member is really unable to pay his debts, no threat of imprisonment or eviction from Parliament could enable him to do so. He might be made to suffer more in person and character than private individuals; but, to use a homely ex pression, it is impossible " to make a man pay money when he has not got it." Creditors, therefore, would not really be benefited, although a great instrument of oppression and annoyance would be placed in their hands. But for this very equivocal advantage, let us for a moment consider the possible, not to say probable results of the measure. Its first effect would be to place under restrictions the right of choice of the different elective bodies throughout the the kingdom. As we have already stated, the privil ege is that of the constituency, and not of h represen tative. The Member is protected in person while discharging the duties imposed on him by his fel low-subjects. He cannot get rid of the responsi bility, his resignation cannot be accepted ; it is only by his acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, that his seat can be vacated, and he may be again and again elected. Under such cir cumstances, it would indeed be unfair to subject him to any additional vexation or annoyance in consequence of the honour conferred upon him. The honest and conscientious discharge of his duties might excite hostility,• and induce persons to use undue influ ence in order to obtain his vote, or at least to prevent his attendance on important questions in which his constituents were materially interested. For their sakes, therefore, and that they might not be virtually disfranchised on such occasions, he was pro. tected from arrest. Similar privileges are bestowed upon others. Barristers and attorneys cannot be THE §UN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, taken in execution while attending to their profes sional pursuits. Even the clients themselves are pro tected, eundo, morando, et redeundo, while going to, remaining at, or returning from the hearing of cases i❑ which they are personally concerned. Witnesses. jurymen, and a vast number of public officers are en titled to similar exemptions, simply on the ground of general policy, and that public or private interests may not be prejudiced by the inconvenient and inop portune enforcement of the rights of creditors. These extensive privileges have never been ques tioned, nor have any petitions been presented for their abolition, and yet, we are gravely told that the most important privilege of all—the privilege of constituencies, and the right of free legislation—should be abrogated, because three or four persons out of six hundred and fifty-eight have abused their position, and refused to perform impossibilities, by paying that which they have not in their possession. Again, the effect of the measure would be to throw enormous power into the hands of the " moneyocracy,'' a party who have already but too much influence in the Legislature. No person who owed any money whatsoever would venture to enter Parliament if subjected to such persecution, although able to pay fifty shillings in the pound. Suppose a gentleman, with an estate of ten thousand pounds per an num, which had descended to him charged with incumbrances to the extent of 20,0001., or 30,0001. It could not be truly asserted that such a person was not perfectly solvent, and yet he would at any moment be subject to the greatest annoyance and injury, if he chanced to offend one of his creditors, or to excite the animosity of the Government. As the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for the University of Cambridge truly stated, " The measure went to take away from the constituency the right to judge whether the state of a man's affairs was such as to incapacitate him from representing them in that House. They might repose confidence in a person whose embarrassments might lay him open to the operation of the Bill." Questions of a very injurious character might thus be raised between the House and various constituencies, that would redound neither to the honour or credit of Parliament. Sir GEORGE GREY, and Mr. HOME, and many other gentlemen, felt these objec tions so strongly, that although, at first in favour of the principle of the Bill, they withdrew their support, and voted against the second reading on the second occasion, and the measure was thrown out, as we have stated, by a decisive majority. 'We trust that the public time may be no more taken up by such ill-digested propositions, which would seriously damage the best interests of the country, and be wholly opposed to the principles of the Consti tution, without carrying with it any counteracting advantages. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. On Thursday there was a grand review of all the artillery in and around Paris in the Champ de Mars, by General CHANGARNIER. Shortly before the com mencement of the review the PRESIDENT of the Re public, accompanied by General D'HAUTPOOL, Gene ral LAIIITTE and a brilliant staff, appeared upon the ground, and became at once the "observed of all ob servers," to the evident annoyance of General CHAN GARNIER, who by no means relished being thus eclipsed by the PRESIDENT, who was greeted throughout bis progress with loud cries of " Tire la Republique," " Vire I Napoleon." These cries proceeded from. the people, as General CHANGARNIER had strictly pro hibited the utterance of cries of any sort*kythetrbops; A species of sullen reconciliation—a truee, rather than a treaty—has been patched up between the Mi nistry and the parti-pretre ; and the riormal. schools,' heretofore the honour of France, have been sacirificed by the Minister as a peace -,--effering to the clergy. In the course of the diieussion on the_ Education Bill on Thursday, it Was propoied to give the Council of the Department the power of sup pressing normal schools. M. DE PARRIEU proposed as an amendment, that such suppression should not be valid unless confirmed by the Minister of Public Instruction, and just as it was about to be put to the vote, he suddenly withdrew it, amidst the cheers of the parti-pretre and the laughter of the Republicans. This is virtually a suppression of the normal schools, and a handing over of the primary instruction of France to the friends, and colleagues, and partisans of FRERE LEOTADE. The following announcement appears in several of the journals : The representatives composing the meeting at the Council of State assembled on Wednesday evening, under the presidency of M. de &ze. The gathering was much more numerous than had taken place for a long time previously. The qaestioa to Le discussed was the course to be pursued with respect to that part of the Education Bill which concerns the normal schools. M. I'iacatory, M. Thiers, M. Mole, M. de Montalembert, and M. Berryer, addressed the meeting ; and in the course of their respective speeches, in s i s t e d on the neces sity of mutual concessions, in order to preserve the ma jority intact. Eventually it was resolved unanimously that the departments should be allowed the power of maintaining or suppressing the normal schools. The effect of this decision will be to place the committee and the ministry in accord, and to preserve the union of the msjority. In reference to religious corporations, it was decided almost unanimously that all amendments restricting the liberty of persons should be opposed, and that, as recommended by the committee, a full die cussion of the matter should be postponed until the bringing forward of the organic law on associations. The question of the Paris and Avignon Rsilway was postponed." The Evenement says that the democratic Socialist delegates have consented to a fusion, and that the three candidates will probably be DUPONT DE Bus- SAC, EMILE DE GIRARDIN, and VIDAL. The semi-official Patrie publishes the following:— " We learn from a good source that MM. Louis Blanc and Ledru Rolin lately demanded an audience of Lord Palmerston, which was granted. After this interview, which probably satisfied the two refugees, latter re commended their friends at Paris to spare Lord Palmer ston in reference to the Anglo-Greek incident. It is to this political recommendation that must be ascribed the sin_ ular reserve of the Montagne on that question." The Debats says the intention of the manifestation Against Greece was to extract from Russia an expla nation as to the cause of her immense warlike prepa rations. The Archbishop of PARIS has addressed a circular to the parish priests of his diocese, directing that in compliance with the decree of the National Assembly and the late circular of the Minister of the Interior respecting the anniversary of the Revolution, a mass shall be performed in the cathedral of Notre Dame, and also in all the churches of the arch-diocese, and also a Te Deum chanted. It is announced that M. DE PERSIGNY is about to return from Berlin, the object of his mission having been accomplished. He is to be replaced at Berlin by M. D'ANDRE, the French Envoy at Dresden. Letters from the Jura of the 20th state that MAZ.• ZINI has definitively quitted Switzerland, and has pro ceeded to London. He passed through that depart ment, and a few days before bad been seen at Lons le Saulnier. The Council of State of Fribourg had decreed the expulsion of five refugees for bad conduct. The following are the principal items in the weekly return of the Busk : Francs. Specie in Paria ... 330,377,823 Ditto in branches ... ... 138,268,931 Bills in Paris portfolio ... 39,129,238 Ditto in branches 67,226,405 Bills lying unpaid in Paris ... 1,623,352 Ditte in branches... 1,509.494 Bank Notes in circulation in Paris 394,229,100 Ditto in branches ... ... 70,382,150 Credit to Treasury ... 83,290,854 Private credit accounts ... ... 75,072,937 Ditto in branches ... 25,113,765 Gold has again increased by about four millions. The bills in portfolio have declined, the discount of bills account having fallen below the lowest point hitherto reached since the revolution. In other respects the returns present little variation. PARIS BOURSE, Fzn. 22. Last Prices:—Five per Cents., 95f. 50c.; Three per Cents., 57f. 70c.; Bank of France, 2,320 F. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, FEB. 22. Boulogne and Amiens, 7% ex div.—Dutch Rhenish, 2%. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 17th have arrived. On the 16th cannon were fired, the national flag was displayed, and there was an illumination of the Ministerial hotels and public building•, as also of many private houses, as a sign of rejoicing at her MAJESTY'S interesting position. On the 17th, being Sunday, no journals appeared, and the Stock Exchange was not open, but the Threes were at 29k. PORTUGAL. Accounts have been received from Lisbon to the 15th. The Duke of TERCEIRA has refused to accept the office of Lord High Chamberlain, vacant by the dismissal of SALDANHA. Almost all the officers in the army declared against the policy of the Count DD THOMAR, who is, however, still supported by the QUEEN. The Thames Plate Glass Company, on Thursday, declared a dividend of four per cent. The affairs cf the company are improving. GERMANY. The Aix la Chapelle Gazette publishes the follow ing telegraphic dispatch from Berlin, dated the 20th : —" The President of the Council of Ministers read to-day in the First Chamber a royal message, inviting the Members of the two Chambers to proceed on the 26th to the palace, where, in consequence of an indis position of the KING, the President of the Council will pronounce the closing of the session." A deputation of the Prussian Chamber of Deputies waited a few days ago on the Ministers, to question them respecting the negotiations with Denmark. The Ministers stated that Prussia entertained the sincere desire of arriving at a satisfactory conclusion, but that Denmark, so long as she should be supported by some of the great powers, would persist in demanding conditions disadvantageous to Germany. The First Chamber of Bavaria on the 16th adopted the Bill on the press presented by the Government, but with considerable amendments. RUSSIA, AUSTRIA, AND TURKEY. VIENNA, FEB. 16.—The Lloyd of this day pub lishes an article from the Turkish State Gazette of Jan. 21, relative to the extradition question, from which we make the following extract :—" The Court of Russia has chosen from am ing the proposals sub mitted to it by the Sublime Porte that which sug gests ,the banishment of the fugitives belonging to Russia from the Ottoman Empire. As the carrying out of this plan will be extremely easy to the Sub lime Porte, it has been determined that those of the principal fugitives now in Schumla who are Russian subjects shall depart under a special commission for Varna, from whence they shall be taken by some appointed steamer to Malta. Once in Malta, it will be left to each individual to go to whatever place he may choose, the Ottoman states excepted. As this understanding has removed every obstacle between the Sublime Porte and Russia, and a perfect concord between the two Powers, so important to all, is continued and consolidated, the relations with the Russian Embassy have been again renewed. With the Imperial Court of Austria there is a perfect un derstanding on the fundamental question ; but as this is not the case in regard to some minor details, there has been a delay in the renewal of the relations with that Court. These, it is confidently hoped, will soon be obviated, and the much-desired relations be re-commenced." DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, FEB. 14;—The bulletins respecting the health of the KING, though stating expressly that there is no apprehension respecting his MAJESTY, adds that his MAJESTY'S cough is so exceedingly trouble some that no decided amendment can be looked for for some days. ITALY. The Giornale di Roma of the Nth states that on the preceding day the diversions of the Carnival were not interrupted by any sinister event, and that the Corso was thronged and highly animated. The band of robbers that invaded Brisighella on the Bth is com manded by one PASSATOBB, already noted for many similar crimes and extraordinary daring. A corre spondent of the Opinion of Turin writes from Rome that the Prince of MUSIGNANO'S hand is but slightly wounded, but that his thigh is in such a bad state that it would probably be necessary to proceed to amputation. According to this correspondence, the POPE'S departure from Portici was still fixed for the 14th; he was to pass the first night at Terracina, the second at Piperno, the third at Frossinone, the fourth at Nagni, the fifth at Velletri, and on the sixth day he was to enter Rome by the gate of St. John of Lateran. The Nazionale publishes a letter from Rome of the 13th, stating that upwards of 500 persons had been arrested since the preceding day. Most of the per sons arrested are shopkeepers, functionaries, and per sons in easy circumstances. Even ladies had not been spared. On the 12th three or four Frenchmen more had been stabbed, and from 40 to 50 persons ar rested on that account. The advanced sentinel of the CAmpo Vaccino had been stabbed immediately after the publication of General BiItAGUAT prbclamation. Two trasteverins were to be shot on the 13th for having knives about them. The French andltoman police were actively engaged in stopping anti searching people in the streets. The Tuscan Minister of the Interior has addressed a Circular to the polic e a uth o riti es o f th e coun t ry , re .. commending them to exercise the greatest vigilance over strangers not provided with regular papers, and to have them conveyed beyond the frontiers of the state. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THE LATE DREADFUL EXPLOSION AT AORRIS CASTLE.— Another of the unfortunate sufferers (Mr. Buckett, sen.) has breathed his last; it was at first hoped that he would recover, as, although he had a leg broken and was considerably bruised, yet he was not considered to be dangerously injured. An inquest was held on 'young Buckett and Jerrome, and verdicts of "Accidental death, caused by the ex plosion," recorded; the same jury has since given a similar verdict on view of the body of old Mr. Buckett. What caused the explosion is still a mystery, no one will acknowledge to having been even in the loft for some days, much more having any fire there. There appears to have been about one cwt. of gun powder in the two cases, or magazines, also a large quantity of fireworks, and a vari e ty o f yacht stores taken out of the Kate and the Ganymede. Mr. Bell, jun., son of R. Bell, Esq., the proprietor of Norris Castle, had a narrow escape, as, had he not left the stables on seeing the smoke issue from the loft, with a view to obtain the key of the loft door and ascertain the cause, he would, most probably, have lost his life with the other unfortunates. The whole building is of the most massive character, similar to the castle, the walls of immense thickness ; but the explosion was so tremendous that they stood no chance against it. The floor of the loft was carried by seven beams, twelve inches square, all of which were destroyed ; the roof was carried over into the next yard, and an anchor, weighing 3 cwt., was blown on to the top of a hay rick. The men who l os t th e i r li ves by thi s terrific explosion were at the time engaged in the put out the fire on Mr. Bell's return with the key, and were killed by the falling yard procuring o fthe wal l s , wat e r &c. • Various reports have been in circulation as to the cause of the fire :—that a person had been seen going into the store smoking a cigar —had been taking gun powder from thence for sporting purposes, and dropped some, which formed a train—that the fire was caused by the fireworks, and also by leakage from a carboy of muriatic acid—but nothin g of the kind came out in evidence. The dreadful effects are all that is known—the rest is only conjecture, as the maga zines were (if properly closed) next to fireproof, and the trifling fire in the store would not have injured them. PUBLICThe new Isle of Wight and Company have entered into a contract wi th Mr. Jos e ph W hite, of Cowes, to poTts In A o c u c t o h ms I s ° te r; A n ir - T b o o sT a . t -- build them two new boats, 110 feet long, each to be June next; they are to be expected to steam fourteen fin th y e itnh e e ou fil r s2 . l3t,h T a h onf e d engines ar e o f 4 0 -h orse power milesr regulareadyno each. RAILWAY RETURNS RAILWAY TaArric.—The following are the Tot a l R ece i pts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to saY. UP to the d a t e to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year:— ..; ''' ~,, Week Last aa S ti . ending NAME OF ItALLWAT. week. E bb Q .2 --------.---. --___..,- ----. .E 4 Feb. 16 Aberdeen •• ...... -•• • • ..... • ••• • • 806 390 422 17 Amiens and Boulogne .•••• • • . ... 1 ,070 1,534 16 Belfast and Ballymena:• ••• • • .... •• • 367 17 682 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 759 17 Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and W. Y• 405 357 - Bristol and Exeter ...... ••.•••• • • * • • - - 10 Ca1ed0n1an............. •••••• • ' • • • • 5 ,'1, 15 ,. 3,824 17 Chester and Holyhead... •••••• • • • • • • `,`°. 1,100 14 Dublin and Drogh e da. ••• • • ••"• • • • ' 654 679 1 9 Dublin and Kingstown ••••••• • • • • • " 570 613 16 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen •••• • • • • 1,044 945 17 East Anglian.... ••••••• • • • • • • ...... • 738 698 1 6 Edinburgh and Glasgow •• • • •' • ••• • • 2 , .212 3 ,133 16 Edinburgh and Perth •••'•"• • • • • ''' ' ° 1 ,605 17 Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. 13,287 111 1 706 6 GGGrlra4 Glasgow , eeaagtto l3,362 1,741 519 17 East Lancashire .. 17 Eastern Uni0n...... --•••• • • - - - `.° 4 ° 1 .201 16 Great Southern and Western •••• • • • • 3,616 3,3 95 10 Lancaster and Carlisle ••••"' • • • • • - 3•1 5 :: 12,592 17670 10,826 10,887 17 Lancashire and Yorkshire.. 608 219 le Leeds and Thirsk •••••••• • • • • " • • - 76 72 17 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport. •• • 120 119 16 Londonderry and Enniskillen •••• • • • • wNwesanrElimithedrnerGnan:refiena°en.de.ke:Ek.a...nl L d . .... A .. ..... ?" .. .. r .. . • ... .... ....• ..••• .......... 2 2 : 8 5 46 3 1 : 5 2 1 :8 3 1; 17 London and North Western, Ice" .... 38,003 36,713 17 London and Blackwall• ••••••' • • • • • • 16 London and B r i g ht on .•••• • • • ' •"• • • 6,426 6 , 7 56 17 London a n d S out h W es t er n .• • ..... 7,209 7,472 17 Manchester, Sh e ffi e ld, an d Lincolnshire 4,564 3,112 17 Midhtnd, Bristol, and Birmingham •• • • 19,540 19,319 17 Midland Great Western (Irish) ••• • • • 904 1,065 796 17 North British ..... ........ .•••• • • • • 3,080 2,312 16 Paris and R ouen , .................. 5,684 2224 52:7,5551 16 Rouen and H avre ..••••••• • • • • • • • • • .. • • • 17 Scottish Cent ra l ••••••...• • • • • • • • • •• 1,122 879 5 368 256 16 Scottish - Midl an d ••••••••• • • • • • • . • • 1 7 Shropshire U n i on •••• • • • • ••• . . 17 Shrewsbury and Chester •••••• • • • • • • 1,241 1,374 366 - .. 16 South East ern an d Branc h es ••• • • • 7,607 6,506 10 South Dev on ........ .••••"•• • • • • • • 1,510 1,320 - • 16 Taff Val e _ ~..... ............ ••• • • • 1,510 1,756 17 Ulster . ...... ..... .. • • • • . • • • Waterford and Limerick.... •••' • '• - • 283 10 Tirhi tehaven Junction .•••••••• •• •• • • • • 201 -' 17 York and N orth Midland .•• • • 17 York and Newcastle .•••••• - - - - 6,3" 6,307 DEATH or LADY Lucr NORTH. —This lady died on Wednesday last at her town residence, after a short illness. Her Ladyship was third daughter of the Right Rev. Dr. Brownlow North, Bishop of Winchester, and sister of the Earl of Guilford and the late Dowager Lady Walsingham and Lady Henrietta Gamier. By the lamented demise of her Ladyship several families of rank are placed in mourning. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 4,000 bales, all to the trade.—Railway Shares were very dull. The Weekly Statement of the Bank of England is all on the side of increased assets. There is an accumula tion of notes unemployed, and of bullion, while the loans appear to have been diminished likewise. The balance to the credit of Government was largely added to, and the only indication of a slightly augmented opening for the employment of money is in the reduction of private deposit.. The comparison with the previous statemen is as follows : Notes Issued Increase Rest ... 30,340,035 • 214,650 ... 3,317,661 ~. 58 ... 7,087,030 ... 815,000 ... 9,848,781 ... 311,487 • 1,153,364 ... 18,126 ... 14,399,368 • 102.814 .. 9,657,067 _ ••• 55,638 Notes ... 11,153,535 Increase . . 449,525 Bullion ... ... 17,089,901 Increase 239,646 Active Circulation ... 19,186,500 Decrease ... 234,875 Tho rates paid for bills at 90 days upon the principal continental cities were 3 esterday afternoon as follows: Paris, 25 674 to 70; .Antwerp, 25 70 to 75; Ham burgh, 13 12 to 131; and Trieste, 11 32 to 35. It is not often that the reports made by the Joint- Stock Bank boards of direction afford muck information beyond what immediately concerns the proprietary, and perhaps it may be as well, since the great difficulty would be to avoid touching on debatable ground. There are, however, in the annual report of the Birmingham Dis trict Banking Company some judicious observations re lative to past reverses in the manufacturing districts, and the following is a portion of them:— " Since the former report was presented, many of the effects produced by causes of then recent occurrence have, to a great extent, gradually settled down, but still leaving traces not soon to be entirely effaced, and recol lections of too vivid a nature to be forgotten , by the un fortunate subjects of them. But it is surprising to ob serve how the elastic force of a community, possessing all the elements of greatness, heaves and straggles until it overcomes the pressure even of intense disaster, and how rapidly it surmounts, not only one crisis, but a series of crises; although after every such struggle many affecting cases of blighted hopes and ruined fortunes give but too sure evidence of the resistless force of the late storm. It is, however, highly satisfactory to con trast the present circumstances of the country with its late condition and prospects during the prevalence of commercial reverses, of money panics, of dearth, and of drains for railway engagements, which threatened to exhaust the large class of persons concerned in tkat adventure. Increase ... Public Deposits ... Increase Other Deposits Decrease ... . Seven Day and other Bills Increase ... Government Securities Increase Other Securities Decrease "In the manufacturing districts generally, but espe cially in Lancashire and Yorkshire, a great revival of trade has taken place, particularly in most articles pro duced for foreign markets; and perhaps it is not too much to state that considering the general employment of the people, and the low price of nearly everything that enters into their subsistence, the working classes never had a greater command of physical comforts than at the present time. This is really a cheering fact ;, and it may be hoped that considerable numbers of provident men will avail themselves of the favourable opportunity to make such reserves as will guarantee them against feeling the severity of any future periods of depression. " The retail trade of the country has not enjoyed the full benefit of the improvement already referred to, owing partly to the great depression which, in turn, and especially during a period of transition, has come upon the agricultural interest. But despite the present gloom, which forms a serious drawback on the cheering signs of the times, it may be hoped that, seconded by British capital, skill, and energy, other causes will soon come into operation which will arrest, or at least mitigate, the threatening evils, and make agriculture fully participate in the general prosperity; so that it shall cease to seem that the prosperity of one class is incompatible with that of any other. But another cause which has worked un favourably for the retail trade Is the great diminution of income arising from the generality of railway invest ments, and which could not fail considerably to limit consumption. _ _ _ " This rapid glance at the condition of the several interests on which banking profits in this district de pend would be incomplete without a few remarks on the iron trade. The production of iron being unduly stimu lated a few years ago by large orders for rails, at high prices, it was obvious that whenever a serious check should occur to that extraordinary demand, the home and foreign markets together would soon fail to take off the additional production, and that consequently depres sion must ensue. The check came with the reaction in railway undertakings; and almost, with the exception of a few old contracts, the sudden cessation of demand for railway iron produced great depression in the trade, which all attempts to overcome, except by a diminution of the make, failed to secure. At present, however, there is a better feeling, and a fractional improvement in prices, the demand for commercial and trade purposes being very considerable, and altogether giving promise of better times." The exports of bullion from London during the week to Thursday last were 65 318 ounces of silver and 514 ounces of gold to the Continent. There were also 706/. in specie seat to the Mauritius. The West India letters and papers were delivered tc day, but they add nothing important to the published ad VICCP. The report of the Amsterdam Bourse of the 21st inst. is unfavourable. Large orders to sell continued to ar rive, and home and foreign securities all suffered. Dutch Tao-and-a-Half per Cents. were 54 9-16. The Hamburgb Mail of Tuesday brings the rate of exchange on Loudon at 13 10. The Coffee market was duller. The advices from the woollen manufacturing distrieta notice continued activity, and in the hosiery department there is a good deal doing, but the cotton branches are heavy. Tae Funds have been fluctuating again, but at this moment look somewhat better, owing to the report per telegraph that the basis for an arrangement of the Danish question has been agreed on at Berlin. Con sold hare Leen 95 to 4 for Money, and are now 95k For Time they realise 95+ a. The New Three-and• a- Quarter per Cents. are 974 Exchequer-bills have bee❑ marked 545. to 575. premium. In the Foreign market scarcely any business is doing. Mexican Bonds are 29i Peruvian have been 801 to 81. Russian Scrip is dull at 2 prem. Railway Shares are all heavy again, the North- Western dividend of only 5 per cent. baring an un favourable effect. ONE :Lt , til. G P:tllr. • ':‘ .cliorvi ..1 - 7NDI O'CLOCK. '''RIC'ES. 3 . or Cont. Reduced An no ...... 9514% 955 3"per Cent. Consols Annuities 95 1 / 8 1 4 95 95U 95 1 4 gaw 3 1 4 per Cent. Anu5...... 97 :15 98 L ng Arms. to expire Jan.lB6o -16 8 9-16 consols for Account r'xcliequer Hill,i. l 1 4,i. & 2d 1,000!. June ... ....- 54 57 p 57 p 5001. Juno &non. June 54 57 p 57 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. °NE OLosIN O'CLOCK. fitICES . Brazilian Bonds Ditto, Small MOXlcan, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ... — Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent Ditto, Account ..... BO% 81 80 1 ,i Ditto Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cant. Ditto, Account Russian Bonds ... Ditto Scrip 2 p 4anish 5 per Cent. 1840 Ditto. 3 per Cent ,2 Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 A per Cent Ditto, Deferred !. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 1 4 per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 55 1 . Ditto. 4 nor Cent. Certificates 8 6 1, 41 86 1 A 2 PRICES OF ?AID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING !!AILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICE,, Caledoni a n Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10 Chester and Holyhead... 50 .....• .. .. ... Ditto, Preference l5 ...... ... 9% F. astern Counties... - •••..... ... 7is Do, New Prt.f.rence, 6 ver Cent .... Do. North. & Eastern, 6 per Cent. ... 5O ...... Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 Do. New Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 East Lancashire Great Northern Do., 1, 2 A Deferred Do., 1 4 B 6 per Cent... PA 31,4 3 1,4 Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12 14...... 10% ~reatcorth of England.loo ...... 89 1 A 2p 18 1 4 36% 12% Ditto. New, 30/ ......... 30 Great Western... ..... ....100 Ditto, 1 4 Shares Ditto, Fifths ...... Ditto, New 171........ 15 ... —7% ... 73 Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... „.. ....... ..... /4 Ditto, Thirds Lancashire& Yorkshire 100 Do. New, Gua.6 per et. 10 Leeds and Bradford London &Blackwall...ll/. 63.3 d — .... 37 London, Brighton, and South Coast . .~ ~..•100 London and N Wei-tern 100 106 1 4 107 1 j s 106% 106% Ditto, New Quarters.. 12 Ditto. Fifth:, . - ...... ...... 12 1 4 Do. 104 (111. & R.) C 1 ...,.. 1 1 %'....,..,. ... 1% Manchester. Sheffield and Lincolnshire 100 Do. New 10/. Prsf..... 10 ...,.. 7 1 4 7 14 Midland ... 1 ( ;) .. 42 41% 421,i 41% Do.Consol.Bristol and Do.. do., 50!. Shares 30 c .. SIA 5% Do. Birm., and Derby 100 Norfolk ......... ........... 100 Do. New 20/. ~ l 5 IN Extension ... North British .......... 25 ..... Ditto, Quarters Ditto, Thirds ........ 8} .... 3'4 •-•-• North Staffordshire ... 17 1 / 2 6 I A% 6 % Oxf,4rd, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Scottish Central Shrewsbury and Bine— 1214...••. 4 1 4 Ditto ditto, Class B. 8 South Eastern Do., Regidepod No. 4 10 ...... 6 more ...... , , 6 FEBRUARY 23, 1850 South Wales Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ...... 60 Do. do. do. ... 25 York. Newcastle, and Berwick. .... ........ 26 Do. Newcastle Eaten. 20 Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 York and North Midland 50 D tte, Preference ...... 10 FOREIGN RAIL WA YN. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 East Indian Northern of France Rouen and Havre ...... 20 ...... 9% 9% MINES. Brazilian Imperial ...... 24% BrazilianCocaes&Cuiaba 30 ...... Cobre Copper United Mexican 2836 614 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Lor don Joint Stock lO .. .. 17 ationalProv. England LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.' LONDON, FEB. 23.—Wind, W.S. W., light breeze and tine. DEAL, FEB. 22,—Wind N.W. b N.N.W.—Arrd. Laing, Trotter, Charleston ; Marguand, Rio Janeiro for Hamburgh. Arrd. from the River, W. and M. Brown, Ceylon; Ferozepore, Bombay; Alexander, Lima; Concordia, Rio Janeiro; Peter Sean, ditto. Arrd. from the River and sailed, New York packet, Adelaide' South Australia ; Scindian, Perth and ditto; Ganges, Bombay; H. M. S. Adventure, Ascension; James Sher herd, Jamaica. Sid. the outward bound. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 22.—Wind W.N.W. to N.W .— Sld. Mountaineer, Sydney, New South Wales; Chief tain, Santa Cruz. KINGSTOWN, FEB. 21.—Wind W.N.W., fresh gale.— Sld. John Wesley, Brazils. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 22.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Firefly, Grebow, Bonny ; Precursor, Routlidge, Savanilla ; Wash ington Irving, Boston. Put back North Pole, for the Philippines; Minerva, Philadelphia. Off Port, Belle, Laguna. The Firefly, from Bonny,' was run foul of last evening by the Star of the West, from New York, and received some damage. The Hebe, bound for Smyrna, has put back, with loss of bowsprit, &e., having been in contact with a large ship off Point Lynas. The Huskisson, for Africa, is off t h e p ort , putt i ng b ac k w hull of windlass broken. YARMOUTH, FEB. 22.--The Ark, of and from Shields, for London, got on the Barber Sands this morning, and came off, making a great deal of water, and was assisted in. liaawlca, FEB. 22.—The Van, of and from New castle for London, went on shore on the Gunfleet Sand this morning. but came otl making very little water. TORBAY, FEB. 22.—Wind N.N E.—Sld. the whole of the outward, except the Mary Drake, for Sydney, New South Wales, four barque;, and one brig. NEWPORT, FEB. 22.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Daisy, St. Thomas; Republikanar, Havannah. YOUGHALL, FEB. 22.—The Union, Troon, to C on stantinople, is beneaped:on the bar. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN. Our market to-day was well supplied with both fruit and vegetables, the demand for which ruled heavy at our quotations. We had a few Green Peas on offer to day from Lisbon. Their quality was inferior. English Fruits—Pine Apples, 6s to 8s; Hot-house Grapes, 12s to 15s per lb; Pears, 15s to 20s; Eating Apples, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per half-sieve; Apples for cooking, 2s to 4s 6d per bushel; Filberts, 70s to 75s per 100Ibs. Foreign Fruits—Black Hamburgh Grapes, 9d to Is; Portugal ditto, 9d to is per lb; Spanish Nuts, 4s to ss; Brazil ditto, 3s to 4s ; Barcelona ditto, 5s to 6s; Almonds, 5s to 6s; and Spanish Chesnuts, 3s to 6s per peck; Lemons, 52 to lOs ; and Oranges, 3s to lOs per 100 ; Spanish Onions, 14s to 20s Od per box. Vegetables—Cape Brocoli, lOs to 15s per dozen bundles; Turnips, 2s to 2s 6d; Carrots, 2s 6d to 4s; Greens, is 6d to 2s ; Leeks, is Od to i s 6 d; Parsley, 2s Od to 3s Od; and Sage, 2s 3d to 3s per dozen bunches ; Horse•radish, Is 6d to 3s per bundle; Onions. 2s Od to 2s 6d per bushel ; Savoy Cabbages, 8d to 10d; and Red ditto, 2s Od to 3s Od ; Red Beet, is to Is 6d; and Parsnips, 4d to 8d per dozen ; Endive, is 3d to is 6d per score; Mushrooms, is 3d to is 6d per pottle ; Brussels Sprouts, Is 3d to 2s Od; Spinach, is Od to is 6d; Jerusalem Artichokes, Is to Is 6d; and Common Salad, is 3d to is 6d per half-sieve • Small Salad, 2s Od to 2s 6d per dozen punnets; Shallots, 3d to 4d per lb; Potatoes, 80s to 120 s per ton; ditto, as 6d to 4s Od per bushel; Sea Kail, is 6d to 2s Od per punnet; Asparagus, 5s Od to 7s per 100; Rhubarb, Ss to 9s per dozen bundles; Cornwall White Brocoli, is 3d to 2s per dozen beads; Celery, is to is 3d per bundle ; Cucumbers, 8s to 12s per brace; Turnip Greens, is to is 6d per bushel. NEVIGATE AND LEADENEALL. Turkeys, 3s Od to 8s Od ; Geese, 4s Od to 6s 6d; Ducks, 2s to 3s Od ; Tame Rabbits, is 3d to Is 9d ; Wild ditto, 10d to is 3d; Pigeons, 6d to 9d; Roasting Pigs, 4s Od to is 6d each ; Surrey Fowls, 7s Od to lOs Od ; ditto Chickens, 4s 6d to 6s Od ; Barudoor Fowls, 3s 6d to 6s Od per couple ; English Eggs, 7s 6d to 9s Od ; F renc h di tto , 6s O d to 7s 9d per 100 ; Fresh Butter, 9d to is 2d per lb ; Pheasants, Os to Os; Partridges, Os Od to Os Od ; Hares, 2s Od to 3s Od ; Snipes, 6d to 7d; Teal, Od to Od ; Wild Ducks, is 6d to 2s 3d per couple. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s Od to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s Od to 3s 10d; Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 10d ; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s Od per Blbs. WEXTECHAPEL. Bee, from 23 8d to 3i 4d; Mutton, 25 8d t) 3s 1O Veal, 38 to 34 8d; and Pork, 23 8d to 33 10d per Blbs EILLINGSGATZ. Turbots, 3s 3d t) 12s; Brills, 3s 6d to Gs 6d; Cod Fish, 2s 6d to 68 6d; Whiting, 4d to 8d; Lobsters, 15 to 28; Soles, 6d to 2s 3d - per pair; Eels, 4d to is per lb.; Haddocks, 4d to 10d ; Herrings, Iod to Is 6d per dozen; Oysters, 10s to 45s per bushel ; Flounders, 8d to is; Smelts, is to is 61; and Bloaters, is Od to is 4d per dozen; Mackerel, 6d to 9d each; and Salmon, is 4d to ls 8d per lb. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are from 6d to 7d; of household ditto, 4id to sid por 41b loaf. BIDE MARKET. Market hides, 56117117611171177311 d; ditto, 641 b to 721 b, lid to 111; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, 2d to 21d; ditto; 801 b to 881 b, 2kd to 21d; ditto, 881 b to 961 b, 3d to Sid, ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, 3fd to 31d; ditto, 1041 b to 1121 b, 31d to 4d. Calf Skins, light 23 3d to 33 6d; ditto hill 53 0:1 to 6s; Horn Hides, 6s 6d to Os; Polled Sheep 5s 3d to 7s Od ; Kent 3 and Half-breds 4s 4d to 5s Id; Downs 4s 2d to 4s Ild; Shearlings, 6d. EL/ilr 111/3.313116MT5. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 3110 s; Clover ditto, 3/ Os to 4/ lOs ; and Straw, 11 is to 11 Vs per oad. A full average supply, and a heavy trade. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 31103; Clover ditto, 3/ Os to 41 6s ; and Straw, 11 25 to 1/ 93 per load. Supply good, and trade dull. WarrEcHAPEL. Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31 103 ; Clover ditto, 3/ Os to 4/ 10s; and Straw, 1/ is toll 8s per load. A slew trade, at barely late rates. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. 14% 9 2% 17% LINCOLN SPRING MEETING—THURSDAY. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soya. each, 10 it, and 5 only if declared, with 100 added; the second to save his stake. Four miles. (Nineteen Subs., seven of whom declared.) Mr. Dabb na Ludy Neal, aged, lOst (Taylor) 1 Mr. Skipworth' s R ac h e l , 6 yrs, lOst 21b (Capt. Fisher) 2 The following also started, but were not placed : Mr. J. Elmore's British Yeoman, aged, 12st (Philpot) 0 Mr. 011iver's Trust-Me-Not, aged, 103 t 71b (Owner) 0 Mr. Wilson's na Atd-el-Kader, aged, 10st 41b 0 Mr. Briggs' na' Hope, aged 10st . (Green) 0 Mr. Ward's Victoria, 93t 121 b (Archer) 0 Mr. Carew's Young Lottery, aged, 9st 101 b (Butler) 0 Mr. Harrison's Lindum, 9st 81b (Dalby) 0 Betting-7 to 2 agst British Yeoman, 4•to 1 agst Abd-el-Kader, 9 to 2 agat Trust-me-Not, 5 to 1 agst Lucy Neal, and 6 to 1 agat Rachael. Won cleverly by two lengths. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 40 added, for three yrs old and upwards. One mile and a half. (Eleven Subs.) Mr. T. W. Meeson's The Dart (G. Whitehouse) 1 Mr. Shepherd's Kill-or-Cure,`3 yrs The following also ran :—Mr. Savery's King Hal, 6 yrs—Mr. J. Osborne's Oxford Blue, 3 yrs Mr. F. Houghton's Sir Charle—Mr. J. Bucklow s Shotwood, 5 yrs—Mr. Cunni ng h am ' s Q ua d rupe d , aged--and Mr. Bell's Cinderella. Betting-3 to 1 agst Dart, 3to 1 agst King Hal, sto liagst Quadruped. Won easy by three lengths. The Farmers' Plate of 251., added to a sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, for three yrs old and upwards, two miles, (seven subs.),( was won in two heats, by Mr. Williamson na Swift, 4 yrs, beating five others. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.-100 to 5 agst Sir John (t)-11 to 1 agst Chandler (t)-12 to 1 agst Vain Hope (t)-12 to 1 agst Peter Simple (t)-12 to 1 agst Knight of Gwynne (0-12 to 1 egst Meath (t)-12 to 1 egst Victim (t freely) -16 to 1 agst Vengeance (t)-16 to 1 agst Farnham-20 to 1 agst Little Fanny (t)-20 to 1 agst The Oaks. LITEAPOOL SPRING Cur.-2 to 1 agst Osbaldeston -3 to 1 agst Doubt —9 to 2 agst Portia (t). NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.-6 to 1 agst Osterley (t)-10 to 1 agst Iltirriott-12 to 1 agst Velox-15 to 1 agst Belus (t)-100 to 7 agst Fernhill (t)-20 to 1 agst Priestess. METROPOLITAN HANDICA7.-18 to 1 agst Dough.— No other change. CHESTER CUP.-100 to 6 agst Peep-o'-Day Boy -20 to 1 gst Ellerdale-23 to I:agat Fugleman-1,000 to 15 agst Gulliver (t).—Only ono bet laid; the rest as on Tuesday. DERBY.—Nothing done. HUN 1 ING APPOINTMENTS. Her Majesty's stag-hounds will meet on Mon., at Red Lion, Brackwell; Wed., her Heath; Fri., Beaconsfield —ll. The Ilambledon hds., Mon., Broadhalfpenny Down; Wed., Southwick House; Fri., Fair Oak—ioi. The Cheshire hds., Mon., Norley Ball; Wed., Ship brooke Bridge; Thurs., Poole Hall; Sat., High Leigh —lOl. The Brighton harry., Mon., Patcham; Wed., Race Course; Fri., Dyke-101. The Brook s id e harre., Mon., at Newmarket Hill; Thurs., at Telscomb Tye-101. The Worcestershire hds., Mon., Croome Perry Wood; Wed., Ornbersley ; Fri., Newell--101. The Upton harts., Tues., Newland Swan-101. The Warwickshire lids., Mon., Upton Wood-101. Mr. Giles's hds,, Mon., Newent Wood; Fri., Frith Wood-101. The Ludlow hds., Tues., Berrington ; Fri., Cookridge Coppice. CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) The Lord Ch ance ll o r sat in his Court, lu the, Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, to-day. IN RE THE SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY COMPANY V. THE LONDON AND NORTH•WESTSON RAILWAY COMPANY.—JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment this morning in this case the arguments in which were concluded an Wednesday last. The case; came before his Lordship upon appe a l from an order of the Vice-Chancellor of England, made on the 31st of January. The bill was filed for the performance of an agreement, by which the defendants bound themselves, in October, 1837, whin !,° carry any passengers or use the Shropshire Union Raii; way in such a manner as to corncompete for the traffic el the railway of the plaintiffs, and by which it was al oe agreed that accounts were to be kept of the traffic t e r n the Shropshire Union Railway, and the profits to be !' vided between tFe plaintiffs and defendants in certain_ specified proportions. The agreement was entered i.e.t° on the condition of the plaintiffs withdrawing all Par l ( r e : mentary opposition to the Bill introduced by th e • defendants, to authorise them to lease the Shropshire Union line; and it was alleged that the plaintiffs w ere ready and willing to keep such accounts, but that the defendants neglected or refused to do so, e ili e gtoe working the line between Shrewsbury and %V to the great prejudice of theand in such 6 plaintiffs, . boo• manner that it impossible to compete with L, The defendants demurred for want of equity, an" j) b e . tended that the agreement could not be carried out ine w hols° cause it was contrary to public policy to st - Pro competition, and moreover, that the time for the P er .. and were now formance of the agreement did not commence until e l j e' . tain things were done,.which, as yet, remained °rid° b e . The Vice-Chancellor was of opinion that this s econd o r. jection must prevail, and be allowed the derail: _. c T o h n e etd L e o r r e d hle C le h n a g nc th ello ih r, to in the g e i‘ e i s n e g , a j h u d dgment , ffen 'o l e: onoend Jndge el stated his clear opinion to be that the Learn' in the Court below had miscarried in his jorig lneil e t i ;d allowing the demurrer. His Lordship, therefore, ord the demurrer, as well as two others put in to otber l r inp by the London and North-Western ComPanYt the same question, to be overruled. Demurrer overruled. The Court then proceeded to hear lunatic Pe t-iti° ' ll " and appeals. h Nothing of any interest occurred in the Rolls' or AO of the Vice-Chancellors' Courts. • QUEEN'S BENCH.—('PHIS DAY ' (Sittings at Niii Prius, at Guildhall, before Mr. (in s r brought o T T V. . upon GL COLERIDGE and a Special Jury.) This action was EL Th part/ t o re. cover the sum of 1151. P a die" It appeared that the plaintiff's vessel bad bee n - i bis tered by the defendant to convey a cargo of tallow be e t ibis country from abroad. The master of the s hip,on l ow , N charter at the place whence he was to bring borne the ttty of found that he could not obtain the requisite qu arl sd . that article. Under the circumstances be though' -- nd to visable to procure as much tallow as be eollid , e " make up the freight with other useful commeAeliotter he brought home a mixed cargo of tallow an " articles. The plaintiff's claim under the charter par t, ' ho m e i t silted ou the ground that he had not broug ht " full cargo of tallow. tb e His LORDSHIP ruled that, under the circumstance ;05l pcwaiteptth a mr t e ai c n a o gix f oed theof cargo e s g el was justified in loading hie l e onr o ar w a h e e le n , h w e it c h ou r ld esp n e o c t t ob t t o ei :hi gi ch t he charter was agreed upon; and The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff for 1151 EXCHEQUER.—(THIS att 1 :1011 9 (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at G u ildh a ll, before t.' e CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury.) EHRENSPERGEN V. ANDERSON AND 0T1 158 ;" 2 ,, 6d. This action was brought to recover 82 51 ' 16 of a and interest, the proc ee d s ar i s i ng f ro m the 8 ,7 - d bee° certain quantity of Turk e y red c l o th s which 1 4 00' consigned by the plaintiff, a merchant don, to the defend an t e , who are Po r t - heu a mercantile firm a t B om b a y, and "s". a ds in agreed to sell the good s , an d t o t ransm it the 0 0 '; t rio' the shape of bills to Lond on . Th ere was a for t r i neel of the case, at the Spri ng A ss i zes a t Hertford ' - „,aeir when a verdict was found for the plaintiff; but orl on of; plication to the Judges in banco, it was hold, o P i , ' ee i t t tain technical gro un d s , th a t th e ac ti on c ould not '"d e toi'‘ it was now brought in a different form. The „ c lef , of the case were entirely of an uninteresting eh the and the liability of the defendants depended It i deOc e construction to be put on a voluminous correePv which had passed between the parties. (The case had not concluded when we went t° r • i.) COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS Y tie . (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before L o rd Chie' " 116 um WILDE, and a Special J u ry.) " 5 "" The Court was occupied to-day with the Wen, 00 0 ; Electric Telegraph Company v . B re tt." w h ' e vibi e ' menced on Thursday. Th e sc i en tifi c details 0 ' the proceedings consisted pr esen t e d n o feature ° neral interest. • BOW-STREET.—(THISDi' ;., • - t . tiror A respectably-attired man, whose name did 1 , 3- r - if , spire, was charged with being drunk and e d , is 4 ol :7 h e " s ii e . e; The beadle of Covent Garden-market st On o terday afternoon, a salesman came b. and t01e. 5 g oitg t, t g h e r n o t w lem hi a m n s , sl w f h f o rom a re c d ons t PP th in e e o rvato ln y sa" b" w e d'ace e g t i te rig A hurried away t) the spot, and found r the prisoner ; : 10 0 ; on the balustrade, and, with his hat in hw e'o l haranguing a crowd of people. He requested bid leave the place, but the prisoner refused to do s t ' , - 0 0 0 ,1 that he was a Cobdenite, and as such a freeme n p eee" Free-trader. The prisoner followed this up wit h °fst tbe g eulogistic of the merits of the Hon. Meraher:"° the West Riding, which had the effect of increaly to, mob, and finding that his eloquence Witi i .so il ‘ s c e e (1 ' evaorate in a moment, thought it best for the r Oe then eighbourhood to walk him off to tbes statiTeeerf the way there the p r i so n e r p re t en d e d to 10 3 ". a female he met, and end ea v o ur e d t o enga ge them 1- versation. ;,. Mr. HENRY—This is very str ange con d u ct, e• - • t' said are you? The prisoner, w ith a foreign 000 sore he was a cattle and provi s i on dealer. felt Mr. HENRY—What c oun t ryman are you • tee* an Englishman ? Prisoner—No, sir ; I el° 11 man. to t w- Mr. HENRY—WeII, sir, wh a t h ave y o u to soi ttet .def' charge? Prisoner--Why yesterd a y being I drank Wilt-- rather too freely with my cus tomere.," e rl° . Mr. HENRY—P er h aps you are not awa re '''' 4 os. l° ` fine you 40s. f or t hi s o ff ence? Prisoner—What' - such a little trifle ! I was not sober at the 6 ,0 ' 1 ,001 Mr. HEN RY —Y e p, b ut i n t hi s coun try drills - dr-he", • is no exc use f or an o ff ence o f th i s nature. Yo o o r ' the peace of th e m ar k e t, an d a f terwar ds insult ed a woman you met. Prisoner—l do not recollect anything about it * or he Mr. HENRY—W e II, you must pay a flue of 4 08 " imprisoned for a month. er Jig' The fine was i mme di a t e l y pa id, an d the Pri g° charged. gEA.MEN'S 110SPITAL.—Ye — !pee sterday , iv , : I„, ' ? a geher ai k este' 'S ing of the governors of this charity eie.s held at LWild 1 ,S blishment i n K ing Willi am - street, City, Mr- J. rt, reou' ) the chair. From th e t went y- nin th a nnual r e f ° the re ~,, by Mr. K. Cook, the secretary, it appeared tia lt d in 11 ' cent visitation of the cholera had brought f"r war of tl i° more ordinary degree than usual the usefulnesesociety tflp i wo n oeo s rr t utte i ,s t he u tdeo, t u io olttaoh n tte . Leo ohrerrieodrrhr.espmlotp.br:aeiNnesteist.eotiyrnaiscfufolo:nrnrftohtftwhihoselreelidscbTg:rtbirniaetn(qilninudttuyesoasnanot:cfotifotoll:oso,ftlioooooo:Pli,:: :I; dO bicti t bo 3 to a legacy f rom t h e R ev. G. A l w i c k, from ' V thr oe f society had received a sum of 1,37 9 / , obtained ber o the exertions of Admiral Sir C. Ogle. The gura .1. ' 239 ' patients admitted durin the last ear had hge° 0 ; edi' and the number of out-patients to whom relie f 111 2,0 99 ' tine and medical stores had been dispensed 54,00e5 making a total of 4,338. The total number of bos: of all nations who had received advantage from ;but, pa s r l; pital since its formation was 93,310. nar is ,.gbad b ee , r year also 414 accidents occurring on the river a it Y e `:, relieved in the hospital. The receipts for 01° 10 1 ' 1 , 1 0e 1 , bad been 8,264/., leaving after expenditure a n ort 1/5 % hand of 628/. After some conversation the r o es !ar ia adopted, and thanks voted to the chairmen 5 . „oti officers for their services, A fr •ct 113 'i e, THE STAINES SAVINGS' BANIC.--- 0 • 14- ;„ 1 keg P:;a1 gation into the affairs; of this bank hasjeet,p Iste il i ;„ye i D n e c b o t nf c or o m m i m ty is w si i o t n h e t r h s. e recommendation mleentdeartsionotefttle, b e st fp , srn e y d been examined, and 851 depositors' IV ° er ra ° og •. with the books of th e b an k. N o t a aing je c oats ba rs of kind having b een di scovere d , an d the o c ci otog er ber , been found to be well kept, the trustees i t late i, ,gr. the institution (of which Colonel Woods t ",: a warat s' for Middlesex, is the president) have jo s / - for the t• Mitchiner, the secretary, a present Of 2 v "d been s "` cellent manner in which the accounts ha ......1 115 intended. Ag/ $O. - . 0 t ,' AFFIRMATION INSTEAD OF OATII-1: an d Vit u s Bill brought in by Mr. Wood, Mr. Bou va n e ou relig l ' ,, o Buxton, " to enable p e r s ons who refuse, oion for . rounds, to be sworn, to substitute an aff iri l it je P ro t be oath," has been printed. By section 2an ~i . b e fore . 00 , posed to be enacted that persons may elVe".,o cc loel_ c i clerk of the peace or sheriff's clerk, or, In `.„ o se, ", before a special officer appointed for that onf rroligioe make a declaration of their objection,l ~, 6 ,j, ther i grounds, to an oath, ar.d that on • of whi bee are to receive a certificate, the production oath fi Pa yment of : 4 . • c b slie absolve them from the necessity of taking 511 sent so required. Judge e e o u f n th d e er s s h ta e n ri d ff,s thd o t ur A t f a r n . the City, and one of the Commissioners of !ea .. ; off i c e 0. 1 8u110ck,d335 u p op t ;;,_,Scortsienr Cant ro t:, ,, Criminal Court, is a candidate for the ~, t a b % r e10 . ),, 1 . Common-Sergeant; and that Mr. Rylan d. Bulbs ; a se p n p i ( o )i r nt e m om en m ts o , n i - n pl c e a a s d e er o , f is hi a s . have heard of any other candidate for Cl Victoria-pera, for o t ot accorded a space of ground, near he trea t me nt .._ The Commissioners of Woods site of an intended new hospital for t _ ;fie d DP Mayor hag si` 'dig diseases of the chest. The Lord ~..,pr o sl ~. undertaking v. , ' dablY intention of promoting the bit , Lor d __, c li p n r o d m i . d t o a h t t e i e o r if:l for :IVeirr.o bays n ° s of both )you will be supported by numerous. Members m ue oce.„ individuals of a idea .ist over a festival early in March next, of the Legislature and other i ho has r e ' oed Count Henry d'Avigdor, vi ied th ° liee ceo England for the last few years, and inagrrrece_tiv, b . daughter of Baron de Goldsmid, he u r tor os/1 e Chem be , conies` elected a deputy of the Piedmontes dels in the province of Novi. After a two .oritie s ye obtained in Piedmont. The Count 1 he was returned by one of the larg is es tj t a r i t b e 0 11 advocate of free trade. waldenFori_ests_ ite,