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LAW 1N TELLICrEN CE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Feb. 4. (By a Common Jury.) WALL V. WOLFF. - Mr. MARTIN appeared for the plaintiff in this case, which was an action brought to recover 711. 17s. 6d., the amount of loss or " difference" incurred on the purchase and sale of 10,0001. Mexican bonds for the defendant by the plaintiff, a member of the Stock Exchange. From the evidence of the plaintiff's clerk it appeared that the defendant, who is a dealer in Mock, instructed the plaintiff to buy the bonds in question in July last, and that the transaction had been " carried over" from one settling-day to another till October, when the ac count was finally presented to the defendant, and he directed the plaintiff to sell them at the market price of the day. During this interval and at the sale the plain tiff had quite enough of these bonds in his possession to have delivered them to the defendant, but he did not do so. In October, when the transaction was closed, as above stated, the defendant admitted that there was a balance of 711. 173. 6d. against him on the account, and for that sum this action was brought. Mr. COCKBURN, for the defendant, at the close of the plaintirs case, contended that the plaintiff was not en titled to recover by virtue of the Stock-jobbing Act, as this was a stz.tcment of account arising out a time bargain, and, therefore, en illegal contract. The CHIEF BARON was of opinion that the Act in que.tion did not apply to transactions in anything but the English funds, and did not extend to such opera tions as the present. It might be true that there was as much evil in th 3 one species of gambling as in the other, but whatever his (the Chief Baron's) private feeling might be, ho could not give any weight to the objection. The plaintiff must, therefore, havo the verdict for the full amount. Verdict for the plaintiff-711. 173. Bd. His LORDSHIP, however, in answer t) the application for speedy judgment on the part of the plaintiff, refused to interfere on his behalf, thinking that he ought not to . facilitate the plaintiff the recovery of his demand, which he must leave him to get from the defendant " when he could," and according to the ordinary course of things. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. Frederick James Darner Cape, 22, and Robert Pole, 20, were indicted for a misdemeanour in unlawfully conspiring together to obtain money and goods by false pretences. Mr. Ba.llantine', prosecuted, and Mr. Parry appeared for the defendants. Mr. BALLXNTINE, in opening the case, said that the prosecution against the defendants was instituted by the executive committee of the aascciation for the projected exhibition of the works of art and industry of all nations in 1851, of which his Royal Highness Prince Albert was the preside.% and the offence imputed to the defendants was that they had made the intended exhi bition, by an ingenious device, the means of obtaining a large quantity of postage stamps from persons residing in all parts of the country. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to detail the facts of the case, and the follow ing evidence was adduced.% Mr. W. Matchwick ,deposed, that on the 26th of December last ho saw an advertisement in a country newspaper, which was to the effect that if six postage stamps were seat to Trestor-chambers, South Lambeth, a copy of a report presented to his Roy al Highness Prince Albert, detailing the particulars of the proposed exhibition of the works of art and industry of all nations, and also a description of the works and articles that had already been supplied, would he sent on return for the stampe. The advertisement was signed Frederick Darner and Robert Bolingbroke, as honorary secrete riee, and by the direction of the executive committee of the intended exhibition, he exclosed six postage stamps in a letter addressed according to the adver tisement. Mr. Lund, an inspector cf police, proved that on the 27th of December he went to the prisoners' residence at South Lambeth, accompanied by another officer, and took them both into customs;. Upon searching the place he found a great number cf country newspapers, all of which contained the advertisement above referred to. He told the defendants that he should take them into custody upon a charge of defrauding different persons of postage-stamps by false pretences, and Pole then said that the letters which had come were not for them, but for a man named Miller, and he added that they had received 90 letters since the previous Monday, and that Miller had called the night before, and lie then gave him ten or a dozen letters. Witness told him that he had received some letters that morning, and he said he had done so, but they were all f)r himself, and he had opened and read and then burnt them. The witness added that he also found a number of postage-stamps, and likewise a letter in which an offer was made to h t the persons to whom it was addressed have 3s. worth of postage-stamps for 2s. 61. Mr. Kemshead, a print .3r in Kennington-lane, proved that on the 17th of November a mar, whom he believed to be the prisoner Pole, but who he could not positively identify as thet person, brought him the manuscript copy of the advertisement in questior, and requested him to print 500 copies of it, which he said were for a person named Miller, who lived at 1 , 1‘.7'. 9, Montrose-place, South Lambeth. The prisoner Cape afterwards brought him a corrected proof of the aivertiscsment, and he supplied 500 copies. In addition to the advertisement, upon the same she tof paper, there was a printed request to the editors of the different provincial journals to insert it in ttieir papers, with eh intimation that the price of the insertion would be remitted by Post-:)ffice order. John East, a postman, proved that after the appear ance of the advertisements he delivered a great number of letters—upon some eccasioas so many as thirty in the day—at the defendants' residence. Some of the letters he gave to Pule, and others were received by a woman. Mr. M. D. Wyatt deposed that he was the secretary to the executive committee appointed to carry out the intended exhibition. Ile itue Ar nothing of the defend ant!, and they were not in any way conne'.lted with the committee. By Mr. PARRY—When his attention Wai first called to the advE...rtisemont, he knew at once that it was all a sham. In December last an association of gentlemen had merely been formed for the purpose specified, but siace that period they had received the royal commis sion to carry out the objects of the association. Mr. BALLANTINE having intima'el that this closed the case for the prosecution, The RECORDER said it appeared to him that the prin cipal count of the indictment was not supported by the evidence. The defendants were charged with having, by means of an advcr - C.sement which they caused to be inserted in certain newspapers, fraudently obtained a number of postage stamps from different persons; but he could not see that there was any evidence to con nect them with the insertion of any one of the adver tisements. Mr. BALLANTINE submitted that it would be fJr the jury to draw their own inference from the circumstances, whether the defendants had not caused the advertise ments to be inserted. The RECQRDER said, that in a criminal prosecution nothing ought to be left to inference where the fact, one way or the other, might be proved by evidence. In the present case nothing could have been more easy than to procure the attendance of the clerk, or other person, from any one of the newspapers to show that ho received the paper printed by Mr. Kemshead with a request for itsin sertion. A lengthened technical discussion then took place with regard to the other counts of the indictment, but even tually Tlie RECORDER ruled that the case should go to the jury. Mr. PARRY accordingly addressed the jury for the de fendants. He said be did not at all complain of the pre sent prosecution having been instituted; on the contrary, he considerrd it a very proper one. The question, however, which the jury were called upon to decide was whether the evidence established the charge that was made againt the defendants, and it was unnecessary for him to remind them that, not withstanding the high auspices under which this as sociation existed, yet in that court it was equally bound with them all to cor,f)rm to the rules of law, and when it preferred a charge against any individual it was bound to support that charge by the best and clearest evidence that the case would admit of—and this, he submitted, had not been done in the present instanee. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to comment upon the facts of the case, and contende 1 that the absence of any evidence to show that either of the defendants had caused the insertion of the advertisements, was fatal to the indictment, and that whatever suspicion the jury might have with regard to the conduct of the rersons accused, yet, as the specific charge made against them was not supported by the evidence, they were entitled to an acquittal. The RECORDER, in his summing up, also commented upon the absence of any proof that the defendants, or either of them, had caused the insertion of the advertise ments which were alleged to be the foundation of the fraud, and he said that, in a criminal ease, a jury had no right to inf.;: a fact unfavourable to a party accused, when it was quite in the power of the prosecutors to have proved A by direct testimony, and, on failure of their doing so, a jury ought rather to come to the con clusion that the prisoners had not acted in the manner suggested. The jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty, adding that, in their opinion, the charge, as laid in the indictment, was not supported by the evidence. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. BULLOCK.) James Frewin, 24, plumber, and Edward Crewe, 20, bricklayer, were indicted fur burglary in the dwelling house of Colonel Anstruther, and stealing therein a quantity of plate and other articles, his property. Mr. R. Kettle prosecuted and Mr. O'Brien defended the prisoners. The fact; of the case were these: —The prosecutor lived in the Monmouth-road, and en the morning of the 7th of last December, when the cook came down from her bedroom, she found that some one had entered the house and broken open the bureau in the dining room, ransacked it of all the valuables it possessed, and strewed the others about the place. She then proceeded to the kitchen, where she flund the thieves had also beer, and takes all the plate they could find there. Information was then given to the police, and shortly afterwards they apprehended the two prisoners, whom they had seen in compa ny the night before near the prosecutor's premises, and were also together when taken. Whilst they were beinc, -COavejed to th e P a ddington police station Crewe called' out to Vrewin, " Ding it," and he at the same moment threw soinething from him, which the police picked up, and found to he a knif2 and snuff box, part of the pro- Ferty stolen, the , - only portion found, excepting some seals and other trivial articliss, which had been dropp:d in a field that the thieves had traversed in their flight. 'Ms prisoner 'rewin then said he had found the things. Whilst the prisoners were under remand at the llouse of Detention, the police took their shoes from them and compared them with th© footprints naar the prosecutor's, when they were found to correspond. The jury found them both Guilty. It was proved that the prisoners were both known, and had been before convicted. The COURT ordered them to be transported for ten years. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MAN SION-HO U SE. Mark Benjamin was brought before Alderman Humphery, charged with having robbed Samuel Bath bone of a silver watch and a key. The prisoner was de fended by a solicitor. The complainant went on Sunday into Petticoat-lane for the purpose of making some purchases, and upon being asked what o'clock it was pulled out his watch, which was suspended by a guard round his neck, from his waistcoat pocket, and told the hour. Soon after wards the prisoner and three other men closed round about and shored him along, and he felt the guard very tight about his neck, so that he was sure somebody was pulling his watch. He suddenly put down his hand, found that his watch was out c f his pocket, and that only part of the guard remained, and he observed the prisener in possession of the other part. Other persons who were on the spot distinctly saw the prisoner pass the watch to another thief, who contrived to get away. The whole transaction, having been yerformed by able artists, oc cupied but, a few moments, and all the gang got away with the exception of the prisoner, who aas held by the complainant until the police arrived. The prisoner—l am as innocent as the baby that's just a going to be born. Sergeant Deady (cf the City police force) assured the Alderman that the prisoner was a regular trainer of children in the art of picking pockets. The prisoner's solicitor hoped t'le Alderman would.not allow his client's case to be prejudiced by a statement of so injurious a nature, especially upon a preliminary proceeding. Aldermen HIIMPHERY-4 am obliged to Deady for giving any information he is possessed of upon such an occaoion. It happens that at the trial the officer would not be allowed to deviate in the slightest degree from the direct evidence applicable to the case, but you have the opportunity of hearing at once what can be stated upon the subject of the prisoner's habits. Sergeant Deady, sworn—l hare known the prisoner these six years to be a very bad character and to be fee quently employed in teaching boys the most approved methods of picking pockets. His associates are of the same class and they all live by this system, which is much more general than is supposed. The prisoner, upon being asked, after the usual for malities, whether ho wished to say anything, replied in the negative. The policeman into whose custody the prisoner had been given said there were three other men who dis tinctly saw the robbery committed in the way described; and, Alderman lIIIMPHERY said that, inasmuch as the prisoner was so depraved as to take pains to make adepts in thieving of poor unprotected children, the City Soli citor should be directed to institute the prosecution. The recent afflicting disclosures of the education of youth in the diabolical business of teieving rendered the acti vity of the magistracy in punishing the great promotere of crime more necessary. The prisoner wai then committed for trial for felo niously assaulting and robbing the prosecutor, and the City Solicitor was directed to conduct the prosecution. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Thomas Alexander Beale, the alleged proprietor of the Saloon, Piccadilly, was summoned be fore Mr. Bingham by the police fir having knowingly permitted and suf fered prostitutes to assemble in his house. Mr. Clarkson said the case, Le presumed, was laid under that section of the Act which forbade keepers of places of public reaert where refreshments were sold wilrully and knowingly to permit or suffer drunkenne ss or disorderly conduct in their houses, and which also forbade such pates wilfully and knowingly to permit or suffer prostitutes and other notoriously bad characters to meet and remain in their houses. The Learned Gen tleman contended that tho object of the Legislature was clearly to prevent drunkenness or disorderly conduct among prostitutes and Lad characters who might frequent houses or places of public resort. It was never intended to prevent those who conducted themselves with pro• priety from entering a public-house for purposes cf re freshment. But if the Act was to be interpreted rigidly, be must submit that the evidence did not go far enough to establish the circum stance of these women being prostitutes. It was not sufficient for a police-constable to tell a person keeping a place of public resort, that he had seen some of the women walking the streets occasionally, to war rant that keeper cf a place of public resort in turning women out of his house who miget be conducting them• :elves with propriety. The t rim " prostitute " reepired a very close consideration before effect could be given to it under al Act of Parliament. The definition of " prostitute " was very difficult. had any of the women in the house been guilty of bad or immoral conduct iu the view of the constables, and had that conduct been pointed out to the keeper of the house, then, coupled with the allegation of these women being streetwalkers, it would have been difficult to e3cape from the charge of having " knowingly" permitted women cf bad character to meet and remain in a house of public resort. The Learned Gent!eman then showe I the hardship that would be inflicted on persons, even though they might be prostitutes, if debarred from entering a place of public resort for refreshment, where they conducted themselves es respectably as the most virtuous c:taractem He contended it was not enough to warrant the defendant in deal:ng with the women in his house as prostitut s, in the legal meaning of the term, on the hearse.) evidence only of the police, when he had the direct evidence of his 07:11 eyesight to contra dict, apparcutly the statement c f his informants. The o'ej cot of the L , gislature was to suppress drunkenness and disorderly conduct in plates of public resort etnd to carry the Act further would be to strain it to a very inconvenient extent. Mr. Bre:Guam asked Mr. Clarkson if the point which he mainly rested on was that the keeper cf a place of public resort could only know his company to be pros titutes by their conduct? Mr. Clarkson replied in the affirmative. Mr. BINGHAM said the question was one that must be most seriously considered, and he would, therefore, defer his judgment till Monday next. THAMES. Ann Maclean, Margaret Willis, and Ann Miller, three audacious and expert thieves, the eldest only eighteen years of age, were charged with assaulting and robbing William Doyle, an Irish tailor, of I, Batty's gardens, St. George's-in the-East. The prosecutor, a great simpleton, said he had a good deal of money in his pocket, and was drinking rather freely on Sunday evening, and in the course of his rambles n ent into the Blue Pig in St. George's-in the• East, where lee met with the prisoners, and treated them all with liquor. In return for his kindness they promised him a night's lodging, and he went home with Maclean. He had not long gone to bed in her room when Willis entered the aeartment, and came into the same bed, and put the light out. Miller next entered and told him he would not be allowed to remain in the house unless he gave the landlady Is. 6d. He agreed to do se, and called her up-stairs and took a half-crown from a purse which contained eight more, five half-sovereigns, and some other moneys. He gave the landlady a half-crown, and told her to fetch some beer. She had no sooner quitted the room than the three prisoners attacked him and endeavoured to obtain possession cf his purse and its contents. He held it fast in his hands and said he would not part with it, on which Maclean swore she would bite his hand off, and seizing his fingers with her teeth lacerated them severely, and made him drop the purse. The other prisoners got him down while his fingers were between Maclean's lips, and tent him se verely. He lost his purse and the whole of his money, and was ejected from the room and forced downstairs into the passage, where he called out as loud as he was able for the police. James Matins, police-constable 99 K, stated that, at a late hour on Sunday night, he heard cries of " Murder," and " Police," which proceeded from a man in the house, No. 2, Victoria-place, Shadwell—a place solely inhabited by the most depraved characters. He has tened to the place, and saw the tailor, who said he had been robbed and ill-used by three girls. Witness found the prisoners in an upper room, and upon telling them they were charged with stealing eight half-crowns and five half-sovereigns, they all declared their innocence. Maclean handed him one half-crown, and said the pro secutor gave it to her. Willis gave him four more, which she said the tailor took out of his pocket and gave to her. Miller denied having any money until she was on the point cf leaving the house, when she handed him six half-erowns, and said a young man gave them to her on Sunday night. The parse and half-sovereigns were not found. Mr. YARDLEY asked if the prisoners were known, and he was answered in the affirmative. They were all very clever thieves, and Miller, the most dexterous of the party, had been lately in custody for stealing a captain's watch and money. Mr, YARDLEY—I shall commit all the prisoners for trial. MAIILBOROU--GU-HOUeE.—Yesterday several of the Royal Family, and a few leading members of the aris tocracy, were admitted to a private view. The property has now been displayed throughout the mansion, and the effect is exceedingly beautiful. Several important pur chases have been already completed, among which we may mention that of the collection of plate. This has been bought entire by Lord Albert Denison f.irasum nearly approaching 10,000/. Her Maje s ty the Queen has bought two dessert services, one of bleu do roi Sevres, and the other of Dresden, and some lesser lots have been disposed of to members of the aristocracy. His Royal Highness Prince George, his Serene ness Prince Ede and of Saxe Weimar, end his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse, the Countess e f Mount Edgecumbe, Viscountess Palmerston, end Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, were among the visitors yester day. TnE COPPER-PLATE PRINTERS OF THE METRO' eous.—This numerous body o f individuals, greatly to their credit, are about forming a Philanthropic Society, for the relief of their brethren in distress, occasioned either by sickness or want of employment; or, in case of a member's death, to afford as'istance to his widow and children. In furtherance of this desirable object the first meeting, we understand, will t ke place at the Plough Tavern, Museum -street, Bloomsbury, on Mon day evening next, when a strong muster of the trade is expected. The chair will be taken on the occasion by Mr. D. Morgan, who will explain the proposed scheme, in which he will be aided by several Nlow-workmen.— Weekly Dispatch. THE TEA TRADE, FEB. 4.—The deliveries of tea in London last week were 50 1,0491 b., being rather less thiui in the preceding week.] THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY _ EVENING, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 4. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woolsack at Five o'clock. ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS. The LORD CHAMBERLAIN brought down her Majesty's most gracious answer to the Address. It was as follows: "My Lorde,—l thank you for your dutiful and loyal Address. It is highly gratifying to me to receive such an assurance of your feelings en the loss which the Royal Family and the whole nation have sustained in the death of her Majesty Queen Adelaide. It will be my study to promote the welfare of my people, aad to watch over the important interests confided to my care. AFFAIRS OF GREECE. Lord STANLEY rose to put a question of which he had given notice to the Noble Marquis opposite. He little thought that within twenty-four hours after the announcement in her Majesty Speech that this country was on terms of peace and amity with other natione, they should have received an account cf an armed attack against a friendly state, and one the weakne: s of which should, he thought, have been an in ducement to forbearance on the part of a great power like England, and astate,the peculiar position of wh:ch rendered such an act precipitate and imprudent. It appealed that on the return of the fleet under Sir W. Parker from an ill advised expedition to the Dardanelles, that fleet had proceeded to Greece, and on the arrival e f Sir W. Parker off Athens the British Minister had waited on the Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs, and categorically demanded a compliance with certain demands within 24 hours, and that on the refusal t ) comply with the se demands acts of hostility had taken place. It was also said that the mediation of Russia and France had been refused. He wished to ask if the intelligence which had been reported in the public rapers were true; and if, when the assu rances of peace and amity %ere made in her Majesty's Speech, this attack had been ordered; and if the Go vernment would have any objection to lay the papers relating to this matter before the House? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE would have no ob jection to lay all the papers before the House, and those papers would be found to afford an ample justifica tion of the conduct of the British Government, in taking those steps which were substantially correctly describedpublic papers, to enforce claims w a urged for years, a n d had hieh ad in beers the ee been neglected, or the liquidation of which had been promised by the Greek Government, which promise had never been kept. Advantage had been taken of the return of Sir William Parker from, ho would venture to say, a not ill-advised expedition to en force those claims. Every means had been ex hausted before Sir William Parker had had recourse to coercive measures. No blockade had been declared, and he would remind the Noble Lord that the Government with which he had been connected had had recourse three times to an actual blockade against weak stater; to enforce British claims. The Greek ship seized had had notice to quit before the seizure. It was true the Ministers of Russia and France had offered mediation, but they Lai not been authorisei so to do by their respective Courts, and a refusal by France ef a similar mediation offered by this country had been refused without disturbing the friendly relations subsisting between the two nations. He would pro luce the papers, and they would amply justify the course adopted by the English Government. The Earl of ABERDEEN admitted that the conduct of the Greek Government with respect to the repayment of the lean bad been very bad upon many occasions, and that, perhaps, we might be justified in pro ceeding to extremities in demanding repayment of the loan; but with regard to many of the indi vidual claims, they were matters of dispute. And, with regard to the demand of territory, considering that the integrity of the Greek territory had been guaranteed by France and Russia, we certainly had no right t ) expect the cession of these islands by Greece without the consent of France and Russia, whatever might be our claims, because the map signed et the time of the formation of the Greek kingdom included those islands within the Greek States, and it was net to be expected that France and Russia would consent to the cession of those islands until it could be proved that the powers had been wrong in including those Wanes in the Greek States. The island of Sapienza was within a few hundred yards of the coast, and at the time the lonian Islands were placed under the protection of the British Government, it was agreed that all islands situated so near the Turkish shore as to give rise to apprehensions on the part of the authorities should be considered as Turkish territory. No blockade had been declared, but a blockade existed defacto agaimst Greek ships of war, and be thought great rashness and imprudence had been exhibited by her Majesty's Government. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the Noble Earl had taken advantage of his answer to the Noble Lord's question to fasten upon the Government a re sponsibility which they had not incurred. The Noble Lord had said nothing about the de mand of the cession of the islands, and the answer to that demand was not required to be made by the Greek Government categorically and immediately. The dery and for the cession of those islands stood upon a focting totally different from the demands which Mr. Wyse had categorically made, which were fa- repay ment of the loan, and for compensation to British sub jects for the injuries inflicted on them. The Earl of ABERDEEN said if the demand made by Mr. Wyse for these two islands had not been cate gorically made, then the observations which he had made regarding that demand did not apply. With re gard to the demand for compensation for injuries to British subjects, probably those demands might be too high; the only thing indisputable was that some com pensation was due, but the amount was mater for ne gotiation. The Marquis r f LANSDOWNE explained. Lord BROUGHAM was not aware that in addition to establishing a summary Court of Chancery in Ireland they were about to establish a summary court of com mon law in the Mediterranean to try ejectment cases in twenty-four hours. Ho should like to know the value of the two islands in dispute. Nothing was more t) be deprecated then ecting energetically against a weak power when we would net so act against a strong one. If an outrage had been committed against the person cf a British subject we were bound to protect it ; but, with respect to a debt, he would be loth to in.. terfere—he would leave the persons to the re medy at law, or they might go to war with the repudiators of America and the Spanish States. Lord STANLEY asked if the proceedings of Sir T. Wyse had been adopted in consequence of instructions sent from this country ? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said tbat the papers to be laid before the House would give every inf.gmatlon necessary tone complete understanding of the subject. lie completely agreed wit't the Noble and Learned Lord in the distinction which he had drawn between cases of outrage committed on the persons of British subjects by foreign powers, and cases of mere debt due to British subjects from foreign powers. ECCLESIASTIC AL COMMISSION. The LORD CHANCELLOR introductd a Bill to amend and consolidate the laws relating to the Ecclesi astical Commission, which was read a first time, and Their Lordships adjourrel HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 4. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. PRIVATE BILLS. A vast number of private Bills were brought in and real a first time. ____ FEBRUARY 5, 1850 FUNERAL OF LORD JEFFREY. The funeral of the late Lord Jeffrey took place on Thursday afternoon, and according to the desire of his relatives and the wish, we understand, of his Lordship, was strictly of a private nature, as far as the public cha racter of the deceased judge would allow. Notwith standing this, however, a large assemblage collected in the neighbourhood of his Loadship's residence in Moray - place, and numerous groups were formed along the line which the mournful procession was expected to take, all evincing by their demeanour profound regret at the loss which the public have sustained. The company assembled shortly after two o'clock, and about three the body was placed in the hearse, which was drawn by six horses. The coffin bore the following inscription :—" Francis Jeffrey. Born 1772. Died 1850. Aged 77 years." The funeral procession moved from his Lordship's house, 24, Moray-place, imme diately afterwards, and consisted of fifteen mourning coaches, with a large number of private carriages. His Lordship's own carriage, which was unoccupied, imme diately followed the hearse. The chief mourner was Profe;sor Empson of Haileybury College, son-in-law to Lord Jeffrey ; and amongst those in attendance were the Lord Justice- Ger eral, the Lord Justice-Clerk, and the other Judges of the Court of Session; the Dean of Faculty; Lord Dunfermline; Sir William Newbigging ; Mr. Sheriff Gordon ; William Murray, Esq., cf Henderland; J. M. Lindsay, Esq. ; James Gib son Craig, Esq.; James Campbell, Esq., of Craigie; Adam Black, Esq.; Archibald Mackenzie, Esq.; Right Rev. Bishop Terrot; Rev. Dr. Guthrie; Prof.ssors Christison, Innes, "'diens, Alison, Simpson, and Miller; Messrs. A. E. Monteith, James Moncrieff, J. H. Burton, Cleghorn, advocates, &e. The melancholy cortege proceeded along Great Stuart-street, Ainslie-place, Randolph-crescent, and the Dean-bridge, to the Western Cemetery, which was the place of sepulture fixed upon, and was a favourite resort of his Lordship. The grave is sitaated at the west side of this picturesque and beautiful cemetery—a spot visited by his Lordship not many days previous to his death. The procession having arrived at the spot, the coffin was removed from the hearse and lowered into the grave, the pall-bearers being Professor Empson, T. Brown, Esq., J. T. Murray, Esq., J. Hunter, Esq., W . Morehead, Esq., James Stirling, Esq., James Leslie, Esq., and Alexander Napier, Esq. The melancholy ce remony was soon over, and the mortal remains of Fran cis Jeffrey were left to mingle with kindred dust. The funeral arrangements were most satisfactorily conducted by Messrs. Aitken and Allen, 102, Prince's street. The Lord Provost having written in the name of the magistrates and council to Prcfessor Empson, stating that "it would be grat'fying to the magistrate 3 and council t 3 be permitted to attend the funeral of his Lordship in their official capacity," Professor Empson, in reply, says— " Lord Jeffrey's family are ee v ly sensible of the feelings entertained towards him by his fellow-citizens, and are sorry that, in compliance with what they believe to have been Lord Jeffrey's objection to public funerals, they are obliged to deeline that testimony cf f e pect to his memory."—Scotsman. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. A meeting ef London shareholders in this company was held yesterday at th , :Lond on Tavern, Captain the Hon. Edward Pluaket in the chair, to consider the course which they should adopt at the meeting which had been called by the directors, and is to be held at the Frennasons'• Tavern this day. The HON. CHAIRMAN said it was most impor tant that, in the present unfortunate position of the company they should come to some amicable understand ir 0. in reference to the meeting to-morrow (this day). They would recollect that a committee of London share holders was appointed at a public meeting of the share holders to investiget their affairs, and that it had for a long time been carrying on an arduous and disagreeable opposition against the directors, but he thought subse quent events had fully justified its appointment. If their advice had been taken eighteen months ago, instead of the company being insolvent as it is now, it would have been a tolerably flourishing one; for it was a remarkable circumstances, considering the nature of the country through which the line passed, that the traffic should have been so great. The daily receipts for traffic, taking the average of the whole year, amounted to about 1,0001. After a long aed tedious negotiation, an arrangement had been come to with the directors, by which they agreed to re iign upon certain conditions; but the Londou central com mittee would not he responsible for all contained in this agreement, and the shareholders were at liberty to ratify or to annul it. The resignation of the directors after their gross mismanagement was only a simple act of justice to the shareholders. They were very un willing to quit their seate, having entered into great responsibilities, and would only consent to quit office on an indemnity being given to them for all claims in re spect of the shares which they had purchased in other lines. They made another stipulation that the com pany should further exercise its borrowing powers to the amount e f 66,6001. to meet claims fir which the directors were personally responsible. But whatever opinion they might entertain as to the propriety of making a compromise, it was absolutely indispensable that the directors should retire. The evidences of mismanage meat disclosed by the committee of investigation were altogether unparalleled in railway companies; they were briefly but admirably summed up in the fallowing few words which appeared in the Times on the 29th of De cember last:—" The recklessness, lilly, and infatuation of the directors are without precedent in the history cf commercial affairs." They had not only expended the whole of their capiral, but also 850,0001. beyond it, and yet their sta'ioes and branch lines had no; been com pleted. It was impossible to comprehend how six mil lions could have been got rid of without there being something tangible to showfor it. Other companies which were accused with extrava ,ance could point as the result of it to some magnificent building or bridge, sueb, f in s'ance, as the Euston S a,ion, the Victoria-bridge, or the Brit'ania Tube ; but, notwithstanding the e tortuous expenditure cf this company, the G 'asgow termini was unfinished, and they had scarcely any intermed'a e stations. The resenue of the company was all mort gaged, but the guarantee 1 lines would have to contri bute towards the liquidation .ef the debts. Ho asked them not to form any opinions upon the statements contained in the directors' reports, for if they did they would be - grc qtly disappointed. In the port cf last year the unfortunate position of the company was partly attributed to the prevalence of the cholera; he regretted to say that cholera was chronic in this line, and not epidemic.—(Laughter.) If there had been an Act of Parliament to wind up a company as they did the bankrupt affairs of a private individual, they would have been made bankrupts long a' o.— (Hear.) But he might say thus much—that by acting prudently, and paying their enormous debt out of the re ceipts from traffic, the guaranteed lines contributing, making some arrangement with the creditors founded on perfect honesty, and looking on their property somewhat in the nature of a deferred annuity, they might yet bring their present complicated and unfortunate affairs to a satisfactory position. But to tell them that they might have a dividend this year or the next was to give expression to an absurdity. Tho way in which the directors transacted their busircos at this, the eleventh hour, would make a commercial house reputed solvent insolvent in one week.—(Hear, hear.) To give an illustration of this fact, he stated that a person who had a fair and bona fide claim against the company for 1,7001., was obliged, after writing three times without receiving any answer, to commence an action for the amount; and after it had teen carried on to its extreme limit, judgment Ras allowed to go by default, and the complainant seized upon some engines and carriages in satisfaction of his debt.—(Oh, oh.) He did not mention this to crease or foster any fruitless exasperation against the directors at the meeting to-morrow (this day), be cause he saw the necessity of calmly looking after their own interests, whatever their private feelings might be, and seeing that what little of their property remained shonld be placed in proper hands.—(Cheers.) The agreement entered into with the directors, which has already appeared in the newspapers, was then read. Considerable ,discussion followed upon it, and a little opposition was offered to that part which indemnified the directors for further claims; Mr. Russell, a shareholder, declaring that he would rather lose every shilling he had got than consent to indemnify them against the conte quences of their gross misconduct. - Ultimately a resolution was passed, with only four dis sentients, to the following eff..ct, on the mction of Mr. LITTLE, seconded by Mr. WEBB:— " That the shareholders present. at this meeting, while condemning the reckless and improper conduct of the diredorp, are still prepared on the recommendation of the London Central Committee to consent to and support the compromise arranged between that committee and the present directors." A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. JUVENILE OFFENDERS—According to a Parlia au.ntary return issued on Saturday (obtained by Mr. Monckton Milnes), there were in 1847 as many as 11,195 juvenile offenders (11,100 in England, and 95 in Wales) committed to prison, and in the next year 11,756 (11,631 in England, and 105 in Wales), making in the two years 22,951. The offenders were all under seventeen years of age. It appears from the document that there are seventeen places in England in the nature of charitable institutions for affording temporary refuge to young offenders when discharged from prison. In the county of Chester there are three; in Devon one; in Gloucester one; in Lancaster two; in Middlesex two; in Norfolk one; in Nottingham one; in Somerset one; in Surrey two; in Sussex one; in Warwick one; and in York one. When the returns were made in July last there were 1,176 juvenile offenders undergoing sen tence. The returns extend to thirteen pages, and con tain a good d ea l o f i n f orma ti on as to t h e conv i ct i on of juvenile offenders. SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO T. B. BEAUMONT, ESQ —This gentleman having lately arrived at his estate at Bywell, mot with an accident on AVAncsday, the 22d ult., by which his right hand was saverely injured, It appeared that Mr. Beaumont and a fits , friends were out on a shooting excursion, and while he was in the act of loading his fowling-piece the gun went off, and so muti lated his right hand that one of his iingtr3 had to be cmput ed. Since then, it is gratifying to learn, he is doing well; and in a short time, it i 3 exected, he will be complete!y recovered from the effects cf this unfortunate accident.—Newcastle Courant. Dispatches were received, on Saturday, at the Co lonial--,ffiee, from the Governors of the West India Colonies. DUNDEE TRADE.—Since our last report some business has been done in flax at the rata then current, as well as at a slight advance, far London account; and on Monday we learned that considerable purchases bad e.3rt made there as well as in this mark.t, chiefly in St. l'etersburAh 9 and 6 head!, at 32/. and 29/. 2s. 6d.:per ton, by one Russfan house from anvther.—Dundee Adver tiser. PETITIONS. Mr. Sheriff Lawrence and Mr. Sheriff Nicoll ap peared at the bar of the House, and delivered in a peti tion, signed on behalf of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Council of the city of London, agreed to in Com mon Council assembled, praying the H ouse t o pass the London Improvement Bill. Mr. HENRY BERKELEY presented two petitions from Cheltenham praying the House to do away with all duty in the Post-office on Sundays. Mr. TURNER presented a petition to the same effect. Mr. JOSEPH BAILEY presented petitions in favour of protection to agriculture. Mr. GREENE presented a petition from Lancaster praying for a repeal of the window dutier. Sir DAVID DUNDAS, presented petitions from various places in the county of Sunderland praying for the abolition of Sunday labour in the Post-office. Mr. FAGAN presented a petition from Cork, praying fa the establishment of a Transatlantic packet station on the south coast of Ireland. Mr. OCTAVIUS DUNCOMBE presented a petition from a place in the West Riding of Yorkshire, praying for the cessation of Sunday lemur in the Post-office. Mr. WILLYAMS presented a petition from Camel ford, in Cornwall, to the same effect. Mr. HENLEY presented several petitions from places in Oxfordshire to the same effect. Lord BROOIiE presented a petition from Warwick shire to the same effect. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. Mr. TOLLEMACHE presented a petition from the county of Cheater complaining of agricultural distress, and praying for relief. COUNTY FINANCIAL BOARDS. Mr. BROWN presented a petition from Lancashire praying for the establishment of county financial boards. PARISH OF KEIGHTLEY. Mr. HUME p resen t e d a petition from the perpetual curate cf Keightley, complaining that though a 'very considerable sum is annually collected in the parish for tithes, his stipend fJr administering to the spiritual wants cf a population of about 2,000 souls is only 731., only lot. of which come out of the tithes, and the re mainder is derived from Queen Anne's Bounty Fund. COUNTY RATES. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY presented several petitions from agricultural places ccmp'aining of the oppression of the county rates. Several petitions were then presented, but the noise in the House was so gre a', that neither the names of the Members who presented them nor the subjects of the petitions could bc , heard in the gallery. SUNDAY LABOUR IN TIM POST-OFFICE. Mr. HowAnD and Mr. UNDERWOOD presented peti tions against the present s y s t e m of Sunday postage. Mr. PORTAL presented a I ,etition from SOnibamP ton against the employment cf Sunday labour in the Post-office. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. TRELAWNY gate notice that on Tuesday week (Feb. 12) he 4hould renew his motion on the church rates. Sir J. PAKINGTON ga ve notice that on Wednesday week he sho u ld as k for leave to bring in a Bill to extend summary jurisdiction in cases of larceny. Mr. DISRAELI gave notice that on an early day he should mov e f or a Committee of the whole House to consider th e laws relatingto tho relief of the poor in England, Scotl an d, and Ireland, with a view to atlevist ing the di4tress i n th e agr i c ultural interest. IMPORTATIONS. Mr. HUME moved kn. a return or list of all manu factured articles imported into this country on which a duty of customs is imposed; stating the name and quantity of each article imported in the years ending the sth day of January, 1850; also the rate of duty charged, and the amount of duty paid on etch article, and the aggregate of duty collected in the year; return of all articles of agricultural produce imported into this country on which any duty of customs is impo:el; stating the rate of duty, and the amount paid on each article, and the aggregate in the year ending the sth day of January, 1850.—Agreed to. HEAD-MONEY FOR PIRATES. Mr. HUME also moved for returns of the amount of money paid as head-money, in each year since the pass ing of the Act of 6 Geo. 4, c. 49, intituled, " An Act for encouraging the capture or destruction of Piratical Ships and Vessels;" stating in what Court the claim was adjudicated, and distinguishing the number for which twenty pounds per head was paid, and those for which 5/. per head was paid; also, setting forth the description of persons so treated as pirates, the places where the several captures were made, the persons by whom made, and the date of each several capture. And, of the amount of bills drawn on the Commissioners of her Majest)'s Navy since the Ist Jan., 1849, for the payment of head-money for the capture or destruction of pirates, as provided for in the Act of 6 Geo. 4, c. 49; stating the court in which each claim was adjudicated, the number of pirates for whose cap tare, destruction, or defeat such bills were drawn, aid the numbers for which 201. per head and 5/. per head were respectively paid; t'gether with the places where the captures, &c., took place, aqd the country to which such pirates belonged.—Agreed to. SAVINGS' BANKS. Mr. HUME, in moving for the following return, stated that in consequence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer having given notice of his intention to bring for ward the subject of savings' banks to-morrow, he would defer making any observations until then : Acoounts ,of the number of individual depositors, and of charitable institutions and friendly societies deposit ing their funds in savings' banks, and of the sums de posited, divided into the usual classes, on the 20th day of November 1847, 1848, and 1849. Of the amount of principal money received from and of interest credited to, and et principal and interest money paid to the trustees of savings' banks (distinguishing Great Britain and Ireland), by the Na tional Debt Commissioners, in each year, from the 20th day of May, 1847, to the 20th day of November, 1849; of the amount of money, principal and interest, due to the trustees by the Commissioners, on November 20, 1848 ;and 1849; of the securities held by the Commis sioners on Nov. 20, 1848 and 1849; and of the value of those securities at the prices of that day (stating such prices), to provide the amount due by the Com missioners to the trustees on that day, for principal and interest; of the aggregate amount of interest paid and credited to the trustees of savings' banks (distin guishing Great Britain and Ireland) by the Commis sioners, and of the aggregate amount of interest or dividends received by and duo to the Commissioners on the stocks, funds, and Exchequer-bills field by them on account of the trustees, in each year, from the 20th day of May, 1847, to the 20th day of Novenat e:, 1849, and stating also the difference in amount between the amounts so paid and credited, and received, up to the 20th day of November, 1849 ; stating, in detail, the changes which have been made in the Bank An nuities and Exchequer-bills, held by the National Debt Commissioners, on account of the trustees of savings backs, under the authority of the Acts 9 Geo. 4, cap. 92, and 3 William 4, cap. 14, showing, in separate columns, the dates, description, and extent of each of such changes, and the rates at which the changes were effected, from the 20th day of May, 1847, to the date of the return to this order (all in continuation of Parliamentary Papers, No. 677, of session 1847), stating, in detail, the purchases and sales of Bank Annuities and Exchequer bills effected by the National Debt Commissioners on a:- count of the trustees cf savings banks, under the au thority of the Acts 9 Geo. 4, c. 92, and 3 Will. 4, c. 14, showing, in separate columns, the date, description, and extent of each of such purchases and sales, and the rate at which each of such purchases and sales was effected from the 9th day cf December, 1847, to the date of the return to this order (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 45, cf session 1847-1848,-20th Dec., 1847). And, return of the name of each savings bank tied pro vident society in the United Kingdom, which bad availed itself of the powers given by the Acts 3 Will. 4 c. 14, and 7 and 8 Vict. c. 83, to grant annuities not ex ceeding 301. each to the industrious classes, from com mencement at the 26th day of Ma-ch, 1834, up to the sth day of January, 1850, shoeing in separate columns —l. The number and amount of each description of annuity granted by the trusties of eack bank and society. 2. The amount of money paid to the National Debt Commissioners by the trustees of each tank and society fur the annuities so granted. 3. The number and amount of each description of annuity granted by each bank and society which may have fallen in. 4. Tho number and amount of eah de scription of annuity payable by the trustees of each bank and society on the sth day of January, 1850.—Agreed to. PUBLIC WORKS IN IRELAND. Mr. FRENCH moved for a return of all cases in which contracts have been made by the Corneissioners of Public Works in Ireland with any person or persons, for the execution of works of arterial drainage, or other works of public utility, under the provisions cf the Act 12 Vic. c. 23; specifying, in each case, whether tenders were required by public advertise melt; and, also, whether the lowest tender was accepted.—Agreed t 0.2 ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. Mr. E. DENISON wished to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Government what course he intended to pursue in reference to the Ecclesiastical Commission, and whether, in the event cf his bringing forward alp measure upon the subject, he would have any objection to introduce rules for Ow improved management of Church lands? Lord J. RUSSELL said, with respect .to the first question, he begged to state that a Bill had brew pre pared on the subject of the Ecclesiastical Commission ; but as there was likely to he a good deal of business in this house, it had been determined to introduce it first into the House of Lords, and the Marquis of Lansdowne would present it this very night. With regard to the second question respecting Church property, his Honourable Friend eras aware that a Commission had been investigating that subject, and after much discussion and inquiry it had prepared a report which had already been presentßl to Ler Majesty, and which Government hoped this evening to be ab:e to present to the House. PIIACTICE OF THE HOUSE. In answer to a question from Mr. FORBES Mao KENZIE, _ _ Lord J. RUSSELL said the Hon. Gentleman would find that it had been usual for the Members of the Go vernment, at the beginning of the session, to bring for ward motions of which they had given notice on Tue E . and Thursdays. Ile, for himself, should certainly endeavour to avoid as much as possible the Tuesdays and Thursdays for Government noticeP.—(ll( ar, hear.) SAVINGS' BANKS. Mr. H. HERBERT raid the Chancellor of the Ex chequer had two Lotices on the paper for to .morrow re specting savings' banks, and he (Mr. H. Herbert) begged to ask the First Lord of the Treasury, in the absence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if it was the intention of the Right Hon. Gentleman to refer the Bill relating to savings banks, of which he had given notice, to the Select Committee on Savings Banks? Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought it would be incon venient to answer that question. Mr. H. HERBERT asked the Noble Lord if it was the intention of the Governrcent to compensate the Rochdale Savings Banks depositors the loss they had sustained ? Lord JOHN RUSSELL declined to answer that inter rogatory. BORNEO. _ _ _ Mr. HUME asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether the Noble Lord would lay upon the table of the House the reports furnished by the commanding officers, whether of her Majesty's or the East India Company's navy, engaged in operations for the alleged suppression of piracy, against the natives of Borneo, on the rivers Moratatias, Surebas, Sakaran. and other places, during 1849, together with the correspondence between. Sir James Brooke and her Majesty's Government on the same subject. When he had previously put this question, or had rather intimated his desire to do so, he had been informed that it was possible that the correspondence might be toady by the 31st of March. Were they then willing to give that information? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the Government were quite ready to give all the information which they possessed. Mr. HUME would also ask whether there would he any objection to the production of copies of the corre spondence between Mr. More O'Ferralf, the Governor of Malts, and her Majesty's Government in England, re specting the refusal of the Governor to grant an asylum in that island to the Italian refugees in the year 1849? Lord J. RUSSELL had not the slightest objection to produce the correspondence as soon as it was received. Mr. HUME further wished to inquire if there would he any objection to the production of the correspondenc e between the Lord High Commissioner &f the lo n i an Islands and her Majesty's Government respecting th e at ite of Cephalonia, the proclamation of martial law, and the punishments inflicted under that law? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the fullest informa tion which came to hand should be laid on the table of the liouse.—(Hear, hear.) THE NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. EWART wished to inquire of the Hon. Member for Lancaster (Mr. Greene) how soon it was likely that the new House of Commons would be may for the re ception of Members? Mr. GREENE said eat it would he impossible to say when the House would be finished, but he might ay the chamber in which the House wo u ld sit would 6 be finished this session, but that with out the refreshment rooms and other offices impossible it would be it. From a communication f rom M r. Barry • tie might say that that ge n tl eman had stated , that owtl f er, a vote wet e taken shortly, th at t h e whole of thosel offices and the House itself would be ready for occupation at the beginning of next session. IRISH POOR-LAW. Mr. P. SCROPE wished to asked the Secretary fur Ireland whether he had any objection to lay before tie douse papers relating to the working of the poor-law in Ireland, and whether the Hun. Gt.ntletnan could give any information to the House re alive to the union of lirfrush, whether the poor-!aw was in a state of sus pension in that district? Sir W. SOMERVILLE said that a quantity of statis tical - information was iu a state of prepata ion, a'id would shortly be laid on the table of the House. THE GREEK WAR. Mr. M. GIBSON wished to ask whether the Foreign Secretary could give aiy information to the House respecting the late transgction in Greece? Lord kALKERST(IN skid that as the communica tions made to the Greek Government with respect to compensation to be given to certain British and lonian subjects had had no effect, Sir W. Parker had been ordered to put himself into com munication with Mr. Wyse at Athens. The last ac counts stated that Mr. Wyse had gone on bard Sir W. Parker's flag-ship, in order to be in a position better to enforce his demands.—(Laughter.) There the account Jet off. RAILWAY AUDIT. In reply to a question from Mr. SANDFORD, Mr. LABOUCHERE stated. that at the end of last session, when the Government had expressed its inten tion of bringing in a Rallis ay Audit Bill, the body of railway directors had expressed a wish to have it left to them. All the world knew they had framed a Bill which a few days ago they had relinquished. He was given to understand that an important and info ential body a shareholders intended to bring an Audit Bill before the House. He would repeat what he had stated last session, that be sincerely desired the ques tion would be taken up by railway proprietors themselves, for it would bo much better for such a mea sure to emanate from them than from the Government ; theref ;re, he would wait to see what the nature of the promised measure vas before ho made any definite statement to the House on tLe subject.—(Hear, hear.) But he would say thie, that whatever measure was proposed, it was due to the House and the public that it should be brought in without any delay. INVESTMENTS OF BRITISH WORKMEN IN FRENCH BANKS. Mr. SANDFORD wished to know whether the Go vernment had received any information respecting the return of the savings of English working men, who had been expelled from France, and who had put their money in the French savings' banks. Lord PALMERSTON replied that a great deal of communication bad passed between the two Govern ments on the subject. Perhaps it was known that de positors in these banks could not by the la v of France withdraw all their deposits without a abort notice. The Government in consideration of the part'es being working men, however, waived this, and consented to the withdrawal of the deposits on proof of the amount invested. Certain sums had bean remitted to this coun try through the ambassador, but to what extent they weet ho was not prepared to say.: COMMITTEE OF SELECTION. The Committee of Selection fur the present ression was named and appointed. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Mr. C. VILLIERS brought up the report en the Address, which war read a tint time. On the question that it be read a Second time, Mr. DISRAELI observed that the answer just given by the Noble Lord at the head of the Foreign De partment to the Honourable Member for Manches ter reminded him of the assurance given to the House in the Speech from the Throne—nair ely, that her Majesty continued at peace and amity_ with all foreign, powers, was at least premature.—(Hear.) It appeared to him at the time, that the language which contained that assurance, ought not, under any circuuistances, to have escaped the notice of the .House of Commons, because this was tee second year in which a very signi ficant alteration had taken place in the terms in which the Sovereign had communicated to the repreeen tithes of the people the relations which subsisted te..woen her and foreign powers. Formerly it was the practice far her Majesty in her Speech to as sure the Heine that she continued to receive from all foreign powers assurances of a friendly disposition, but last ye ar there was a singular omission in the Speech of this paragraph, and the House was not assured that her Majesty received such assurances from abroad. This year the language was still more meagre and suspicious than even - last year, because the Speech informed the House of Commons that her Majesty continued at peace and amity with foreign powers ; that was to say, that her Majesty was not at war ; and although, to a certain extent, that was a satisfactory announcement, it was an announcement that would as sure the commercial classes of this country that there was no prospect of a continuance c f those blockades, fir which the present Government had been so remark able.—(Hear.) He should have taken that opportunity of calling attention to this part of the Speech on Friday, had it not obstructed their coming to a division that night ; but he would now supply that deficiency, and would take leave to refer to an occurrence which hid occasioned considerable sensation in this country, as well as to other matters of foreign affairs. Perhaps the Noble Lord could tell them whether, if her Majesty continues at peace and amity with all foreign powers, her Majesty's represen tative had been received at the Court of Madrid; and whether the Court of Vienna had sent an Ambassador to the Court of St. James's?—(hear, hear.) There were some paragraphs in din Speech of a ver . e ambiguous character. They were ieihrinei in the course of the autumn differences had arisen between the Turkish and the Imperial Governments. That ap peared to him to be a complete statement. Explana tions had taken place between the Turkish and Imperial Governments, which fortunately renewed that danger. The statement was complete, and the danger was passed. But would, the Noble Lord explain how it was that the mediation of England and France was asked, - in order to effect that which was already completed? The only way by which he could account for that obscurity in the Speech was that the three first paragraphs had been accidentally transpoSed by the printer.—(Laughter:) There was also another point. Tho Chancellor of. the Exchequer the other night congratulated the House upon the vival of commerce, which had been occasioned by the termination of tLe blockade in the north of Europe. The House would recollect the circumstances which led to that blockade, and that he (Mr. Disraeli) had two years ago ca!led the attention of the House to circumstances from which he anticipated that blockade. The Noble Lord on that occasion gave the House those sanguine and satisfactory - assurances in which he dealt so liberally, that no inconvenience would result from such a blockade, even if it did occur, of which there_ was no probability. Nevertheless, in duo time the blockade did take place in the Baltic, which vas extremely vexatious to our com merce. . Now he (Mr. Disraeli) should like to know whether the Danish question was- even now seitled. There was cue remark which he could not help making, and ho.trusted that the Noble Lord would not hesitate to eater into a fiw details for the satisfaction of himself and the Howe. The -House had heard with considerable pleasure that most •of these arrangements had been made. But he should recollect that the present Government had particularly earned four itself the credit of being a Free-trade Government— (Hear, hear)—and yet it was remarkable that this very Free-trade Government had instituted more blockades than any other -Government whatever.—(Cheers and counter cheers.) They had heard that very day only of another blockade having been established, and he did trust that the Noble Lord would, -without waiting for the official papers, which were frequently so long in making their appearance, favour the House with some detti's respecting this most unhappy misunderitindings —(Hear, hear.) - Ile-trusted, also, that the Noble Lord would favour them with some statement showing that the best dispositions still existed between this country and Denmark and Austria.—(Hear, hear.) He also trusted that the Noble Lord would give some explanation of _ the obscure passages which oc curred in her Majesty Speech, but especially he asked respecting Greece, because he understood that some semi-official account had been published to-day with which it was necessary that the House should be come acquainted.—(Hear, hear.) Ho understood that the cause of the quarrel was the deprivation of a British subject of some land. Undoubtedly the deprivation of a British subject was, under ordinary circumstances, a sufficient cause of war; but there had Leen so little sympathy for the possessors of land by the Legislature, or even in her Majesty's Speech, that he did not think that to be a sufficient cause of war— (Derisive laughter)—but he was glad to see that at least one member of the Government had sufficiently adopted the territorial spirit to take such a matter in hand.— (Hear, Lear.) Mr. ROEBUCK said that before the Noble Lord an swerei the question he begged to observe that the real cause cf- quarrel - arose out of the desire of the British Government to obtain possession of an island which was unjustly detained from this country. and dw parcelthe Governmentsof the g ua r a n o t e f o F o r a t il t h c e e i a n n t d e g R tit u y s a f w t h e e r e t e part t to o r ry y o w f a G s roeneecein, a ri n h d io a h nei h q e u s e e st o n ve t r o n u m tg s h G a r d ec a ia r n ig t h er t rtio interfere. Now. he wished to know whether the Noble Lord had considered the risk of a hostile intervention by these Governments if Greece refused to satisfy these demands, or whether he had an understanding with these Governments be fore he bad gone thus far. But passive from this ques tion and going to Spain, the best news that he could hear would be that no understanding had been come to with that Court; for their country had got on so well, when it had 'no representative at the Court of Spain, and so ill when it had one, that n ally he should be very sorry to hear that the Court of Spain had sent an ambassador to St. James's, or St. James's had sent one to Spain. From this particular instance be thought they might draw a very general theory that the sooner they curtailed their expensive diplomatic relations the better it would be for the country.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped that the Hon. Gentlemen opposite, who had proclaimed themselves as about to be the strict est economists, would lend them their assistance in effect ing this object. Mr. ANSTEY said they were now called upon to re-echo the paragraph in tho Royal Speech, in which her Majesty congratulated them upon the successful termination of the negotiations made for the settlement of Vie dispute between the Porte and Russia. He congratulated the Ministers upon the noble position which they took in the solution of those difficulties ; but he thought if their interference had been better timed, they would have keen more efficacious. There was, however, one quesCon which intimately concerned a passage in the Speech, and to which no reference had been made. He meant the settlement of the affairs of the priueipality of Moldavi a and Watlachir. They acted as mediator between the Porte and Russia last year, and conditions were at length agreed to, that the Russian troops were t r be limited to 10,000. Now it was asserted, and he hereved corremly, not only that not a single Russian soldier had been withdrawn, but that the number Lai keen meter:ally increased, ard the Turkish Government had consequently not ceased to arm its people on that frontier, in anticipation (aink.u! t tug almost to acertainiy) that us soon as the Balkan pass was op in, the diffe:euces which had arisen with respect to the protection afferded to the Hungai ien refugees, would become the pretext for an uggressz ve war upon the part of Russia. Tho question he wished to ask was whether Ministers were in possession ef such stitisfai tery iaf irmation en the subject of the occupation of the principalities of the Danube as to justify them in cel:ing upon the House to congratulate her Majesty at being at peace and amity with all foreign relations, and whether, in O. a event f any new tie sty being entered into with Russia in iu manatAining any correspondence with Russia 011 ....--......---.---,..............---------e' subject of existing treaties, Government would take care to exact securif es fer their due performance. . „„ Lord PALMERSTON, in his reply to the questl9-; which had be e n put to him, would take t he one relative to Greece first. In the first place, he would etete 0' the, grievances which had given rise to the interference, the for which redress had been fruitlessly asked of eata - Greek Government. A Mr. Finley had long been L a d bliel" in Greetr. Some of this gentleman's lands it f been forcably tttleen possession of, for the purpenes__o,, forming part 'of the palace of King Otbo, ...,.n la u . , supported by the British Minister, Mr. ' Ul t . * ley had repeatedly made representations to !,' to ehai n Government pay rn ef en G t Greece e the w ith landsth e vi which ew from him, but up to the present time paYnl en L.ea never been made. The other case teas that of a re - _ s named Pacifico, a Portuguese Jew, edit" hntise ' zi r v e io v l o e l ztly hy b a ro i k )o e d n y in o to t. i s n ol m di t e d rs d . ay, during tea period et; the service of the King, and for which act of Were other. no redress had ever been afforded. There instances of a similar nature, where British Lu. of h a e d n dheearnv otuarivet:gcl dceta residing in the lonian hadlslandso:in erei on diffe:ent occasions, without n','`et quently obtaining any redr ma ess:; * tir o 0 011 grievance related to the possession of -- the islands which were named in the treaty establishing _ s zi ci ngcom ( f Greece, and which had ever since establish reign of Gie,ce himself, as part of the lowan Staers. Lions e was not enabled to state that those diplornetinj4, ions had been withdrawn; communications, riot °lnte l , had taken place, but he did not feel called upon to s!: n _ their m purport. With regard to our rel ati . t j e Government Attalla, the feelings between and Austria were of the most nature; and the Bridal Government ha d ith gh tinned an officer to the Cote t of Vienna , ac c u 0' no corresponding officer from Austria had heen t life tiuued in this c k 11 the ountry. It was well noe hot ferencea of opinion had existed during the ..„. of thiS noun' two years between the Government try and the Government of Austria 111 30 n e l of tons of great interest, but those diff e eener the her Mfarjjecevil.y.: opinion . bed not led to any interruption olitrie. friendly relations between this country and 2 53 bad eWerittandyespneectertohetldho out t an an ish y blockade , Pe shat such hop e 5, d a ys, the blockade would he withdrawn in a fe y? iti; though he had referred to preliminary arranon-no. being ttacle for its removal more than one to Her Majesty's Government bad done all in its pout put .an end to their blockade as soon as possible, h ui ' s re . was a question of such great magnitude, not onlY 2 es garded the interests involved in it, but n iot i t e s sis, l 0 whom be e t hPewn°ole:preal:ll regarded G the powers who had interfered in it . ; bi d' . " - all ermany and Sweder, as well as Englau u, rsonle interfered, feeling it to be a matter in whieb , ? Wee a ex'oet, their interests were bound U. 4nd it W as question, also, to the settlement of which more — 0) , he of k unanimity were required to be brought than any bad _ new. lie could not say that much progret the been made to the final settlement 0 t he question.—(llear, hear.) Prussia bad b tn , a te the primary negotiator, not ai Prussia, but "i - te oe- Legotiator for the whole of Germany, and it vi i; 0 i° eersary that the power which had been F;',, e o ess Prussia should be again ratified at the ‘',, n sesil at Frankfort. That had been done, and "" e e st gßwleiairdiiii Berlin o ; a and daerhs desire e h that thought o e been fei eat st e t : r i l e t i; e te , meet. There were two difficulties one relating to the successsion to the D ir a i ni ishnecre ' lls"tia°llll:af the other as to van t should be the constitattleth these questions would be satisfactorily Prussian Schleswig ; but he hoped tha t Tee 'use should also remember that the Be er bit vernment were only mediators, and bad n O P nwe t r es li o t it te ll e a v n e y r th t i o ng int li e k r e fe a re nt f h i o r r t i li ty e ._ set ( t u le e m a e r. n ) t of ile_d_isP: op.. Now,with roe ;r0 the notice of the relations between the Turkise,neeeby Ind the Imperial Government, in her MejestY 's ' eat the second paragraph had stated that eeeripleet to induce had been made by her Majesty's G°verveyerS, friendly relations between those P d 1.20 and the third had stated that these exertions hadrspha successful. , It was impossible to place these Par a g,„ two p T a u r r a k g e r y a . p settled. Gre. side by aide, nor was it possible to insert muc h ' - iiitl lis h . o With respect to the disr s er ds evinced by the Russian Government t/1 ts, dgoi e° had himself received acknowle g ye t which h he believed to be perfectly . cordial, gasses t`r, wards the hostility was entertained by -Lo.„;:rtiet s the Turkish empire. The Hon. and an tsy,)' - Member at the bottom of the House (gr• 2,es had truly stated that the number of Russian 0.-- ar 1 st o ve the principalities, though being stipula ed ' s t n to be 10,000, had not been reduce,. .0, I be .. _A that rum ` ). r, hut it would s hort.Y ; tal oa. and he felt assured that no attack ei al ' ll ' rot a t G b h y e e e the t u lo n n u ' a l s e u n s 3 ibadthatan t s r nn e ro o m o s iesffe u do p r. o t n Cw T eo u rut r la k di e n y tiy , e h a s as a t re b eo a du t 1 a 1 ass ets ivl f 0 1 ? iet ,. the relations with Denmark into an amicab le p h t o be It ought, in his opinion, to he the feeling of het I)‘ n tw eenD the best 2.nmak termsrand G with er e m ac a h ny other.ongh ought, T in h e h i r e el o a p t i i o l o s o , to be Sir a ( R )pe i n s a u s , t r h l e s da. wished to know wh H e e the a r :s i o a th e vispon ti ; : e r r i. t of Gm . e the arms of this country had acted with thnt France u e : and Russia. The Noble Lord had ianc:eled sl l pae l o , , z , o a n i . a IberiNitiisshhedsuba subject ? to know whe tlic e r od I ° a k t no G w r w e, h c e c t , be n r o M s r. irE. Finley was a British subject?. edet wasing a t t h .a e hg t e iee t e hat they ' was the Artils g t 3 misunderstanding eLyon took place , Loral the new Ambassad s o h r (l h u a id d been or rLaorndy otherPA l L o E ounntreyr,essaoroy, after to ask the consent ' i he a een v n e o ra s o p uc p b c jo , u vei r an e r stt e e d d w. s i o tce s :o o ... 0:00:; M 'iSTON said that it ha"„ st iel been considered ' ci t L eL A ti t h la p n k hl i o n eb ri e either of Russia or •v rii the y pl r a e e la e ted in to G E r n e g e l ( i l s e h , su th bj e . et.: ) . oou A rr a ect i e v e : w h a ; had staUkbjeenet% a n d Mr. of this country in Greece. -A` s Thia li during the time Sir E. 110. n ifr. Pa lifico d Mr. Finley, they were 1) 0113 j3ll ._ Mr . PACKE th.nßrOo s T e E t C o T a I d ? ;le e r ; s tin th e noose', f,oe the_ noise occasioned by Members leaving elle-00 fug Palmerston's speech, he was very indistinctly h rl e b ads some time, well° he was alluding to Al r ' ff ti o ° G e „ /les speeches at Leeds and Aylesbury. All the ` --11 1 :e tlenian're (Mr. Cohden'e) experience of agricultu 0 ,1 1 0 .1 1 1 derived from his recent acquisition of a I°ll33 ,;ccoP i " . consisted b of two plots, one of 21 sae', o bor y a miller, the otl.er of 32 acres, occupied h Yb e ietet te e e keeper, neither of whom was dependent for ill tot': upon fuming. Now he (Mr. Packe) al ! h i e eill e , r farmer, would give the House the results no n rience on a farm of 100 acres, which he, of 2 ," Loughborough. It was divided into five porti e r - b ; rs°: acres each, under the four-course system, rieetrivil which, notwithEtanding the Hon. Gentlenidtpoo e he (Mr. Packe) regarded as the first Acne ww h s' 4 4e. r to be known in questions r f that neture--06$ 9 2e. 1 . ° „ 5 1 acre, and the foe burdens amounted to rte . Witt making a total of 312/. 103 as the primal e bs ( D e /7/- 4 here he must leave it to th ' e House to detert e is t h a t th e of what degree f • ' • • justice it was expecte d barges should not only feed the poor, but bear the e hep eor ii i , drainage and of making the air wholesome fur t o bong o The Sanitary Commissioners had sent a letter 0 0 n ee borough directing that it should be drained, 0 ; 4 01 could be more desirous than himself of doing e „ ee le, ° be that cou'd be,required for the health of the r or :bOt to avert the return of the pestilence of last Ye,, $ could not see why the expense of doing so we 1d boli_ elusively on the land. In the present meta. tube too; ever, as his farm was in the neighbourhood w r pure tuba he would have to pay 6s. 6d. an acre for ° s r° gi/ 0 00 , The Honourable Member then proceeded pro w . House a detailed analysis of the expense ° sod o,a sit be under a system of protection contrasted 01 w bie'y of free-trade, of the farm in question, fg b ir e l total s ei derived the following general results f e eding OP penditure, under the protective duties, in f lehol re e rearing stock, manuring the land, wages o irrder. a ges Sze., he estimated at 1,154/. 18e. 2 0 . of t o trade, with a reduction of rent of 28 par ee' Ebro ht from 1 ls. t ) Bs., and with an allowanoese bgo of stock, in consequence of the fatal dise a r, t he %be among them by foreign cattle, of 10 per On der expenditure would amount to 9091. 12e. cer ae o o. same principles he calculated the returns of lost 40.1 co. protection at 1,2631. 35., leaving a profit of 1 v ier 0 ipss to the farmer, as compared with the income obe° on tens of free trade of 902/. 55., which arcsgay, e e t ° on loss to him of 71. 17s. Id. Those facts and ' O 6 dedecot tot be controverted or overturned, and t he te%ch would be that free trade mus t be ruinous to un derpay' farmers as well as to their labourers. It wand drat nd a t circumstances the Royal Speech was readel • te ti l w it hanaent was called on to " unite with ber pas o a siccerp gratification with which her Maj es „ s sari_ a egi bo' neseed the increased enjoyment of the o ° 4 bay - le at comforts of life which cheapness and pielP;r fiss 401 es' stowed on the great body of her people." fi e ot ot 0 0 0 a loss to know whn'e that increased enj?Yf e d e o „ t eos series and comfort lay. He denied toxt rbe "rhogrc'eet heeita,ion in saying that the passag vve s pre the untruth ever utteref in the House. Wnn ev ll°- es.. body ot the peeple ? The agricultural classes;at djstr sbe affirmed, and the eech admitted, to be in g r tre tht t br ee By the population returns it would be iv ie the woo' number of that class, with their dependents, wann,4o, kingdoms amounted to 17,469,793, w hile tio' cu by, tv, h e Wring classes only numbered 9,336,196. ”weeeeelee, were they to be told that the manufacturers „ o pe n t great body of the people ?—(Hear, hear.). the " pe or o l' op Member for Cork (Mr. Faean) acre tod tbs 6, er atee e be Ireland hal no iaterest in the maintenance 0 . 1 . 1 06 0 r a d but the thousands and thousands of his eo ll °_`,."„ e rstO l i ts came over annually, without whose aid ho n o ' f ol y P be re the harvests could not be got in throng eve t oed of the country, and than whom he did not e irm ee could be a better set of men—must be (.100' Doges ter in that quesCor, as on that depended thei r vt .fariP eo The tena 2.,t. the employment cf their labour. , test d o grel alca r . in this country must be afieeted in the b .. 00 ros e by the change consequent on the ad,ul: t r t ee g o o, trade. Already much had been i a eox e i ie• injustice of the operation of the h i s 0100 which compelled him to not on rega r r come, but on out -half of histeat, which w n eat ' I , PO an r profit, no matter whether he derived Y tfarel e arie It bud been stated that not only Leo° tha t in ' OO Ol thrown up their lands in many cases, but , be ase,_„ o 4 tenants to • sh e 0' A compensation been made to tens ote in „ d ol. of several thousand pounds for irepeove rn low t he 7, 0 0 effected by them durirg their tenancy. , na y tt ig bs ask, could any private gEtleman agora l„'„r eie ts w e or for all the improvements which such Would ri,.;too make, under an expectation that prices or attle' eta that high prices would continue? It w$ the !T ee e a .1 for - • o cco l . • much to make landlords pay so heavt Y e el} , Ise tive enterprise of the fa-mer. Men with P r c ' e id tio ° c ola might do so if they thought proper—theY , 100 0 UP but the great majority ci consll ge