The Sun. — London, England, 1850-02-18 00:00:00

grbtri) Vibittoti SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. LONDON, BRIGHTON, and SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) A special general meeting of the proprietors of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway was held this afternoon, at the Bridge-house Hotel, for the pur pose of considering the question of audit ; Mr. Laing, chairman of the board of directors in in the chair.: The CHAIRMAN said the shareholders had been applied to for their opinions on the subject of audit, but only 24 had thought fit to reply, and of that number 9 were for a Government audit, and 15 azainst it. The general re suit, however, was that the majority of the shareholders were willing to leave the matter in the hands of the di rectors, or to chance. No audit could be devised better than that of working with a closed capital account, but all railway companies were not like this company, i❑ that fortunate position, and as railway property was daily b-coming depreciated in value something must be done by way of an improved audit to satisfy the public as to the int-grity of accounts submitted to them by railway directors. Only two modes had been sug gested fur accomplishing that object, namely, by esta blishing a Government board of control, or by the shareholders taking the matter into their own hands. He was was averse to the fir►t on public grounds, but if the shareholders declared in fivour of it, the directors would interpose no obstacles in the way of accomplishing it. At the same time he thought it would ultimately turn out that the shareholders would des' with the question theme -lees withotr, reference to the Government. He pro posed, then fire, that this meeting should appoint a committee to co-operate with the committees of other companies on the general question, and to fix upon some system of audit for the current half-year. On the motion of Mr. FLOOD, secoaded by Alderman Witeos, it was resolved that the matter should be re furred to a committee of five shareholders, with power to call for accounts and documents, and to audit the acoonnts in such manner as they should think best till the question had been finally disposed of. The committee was then nominate], after which 'thanks were voted to the Chairman, gild the meeting terminated. MEETING OF SPANISH AMERI CAN BONDHOLDERS.-(THIS DAY.) A meeting of the Spanish American bondholders was held at the London Tavern this day, to consider the proceedings of the meeting of the holders of :Mexican Bonds. The chair was taken by W. Marshall, Dag., M P , at two o'clock. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, corn molted at some length on the conduct of the Mexican bondholders, wbo, after consenting to the appointment cf the Spanish American Bondholders' Committee, had, without communication with that committee, at a meeting htld on the 23d of January, by a resolution Toted themselves ready to dissolve any and every com mittee then existing. He complained that the Mexican bondholders had -never found any fault with the pro ceedings of the Spanish American Bondholders' Commit tee, nor expressed in the least degree any desire that any particular course should be pursued, but had taken that step without the slightest intimation of their intention. After stating the desire of the committee to do the best for the interest of all the bondholders, the Chairman concluded by explaining that the meeting had been called with a view to enable the bondholders to settle any course which they wished t) pursue. Mr. W HALEY moved a resolution, that this meeting having taken into consideration recent proceedings with regard to the proceedings of the Mexican bondholders, are of opin,on that in order to ensure unanimity in the proceedings of the bondholders, the management of the Mexican debt should be entrusted t') the corn mit..m3 of the Spanish Americanlbondholders, with such addition as this meeting may think fit." Mr. SIIErHARD seconded the resolution, which was received with loud cries of disapprobation from all parts of the m' eting. Mr. Bunn°Zorr called the attention of the meeting to a resolution of the 23d of January regarding the holding hack inf 'relation from the Stock Exchange. Mr. CAMEL indignantly denied this assertion. Mr. STEEL thought that there ought to be a serarate c,mmittee for each a , parate section of bondholders. Mr. MORIATE supported this view. He did not wish to undervalue the exertions of the present committee, though he thought any other set of gentlemen could have done as much; yet he coull not see why they should not have a special committee for a special purpose. The CHAIRMAN said that it was very easy to say when the battle was over, any other general or any othetarmy could have done as well. Baron GOLDSMID said it was his object to effect a re. conciliation betwe.ll the two sections of the bondholders, and to do away with the ill-blood that existed. He should propose that the fur gentlemen of the old com mittee should be added to the Lew committee.—(Cries of no.") Mr. LACK., amidst great confusion, rose to charge the committee with refusing to aff , rd information to the b.,ndholders. .11,1 himself had written to the commit tee fur information, and had never received any answer. Mr. CAPEL supported the proposition et Baron Gold amid. He exhorted the meeting to refrain from a display of g , which would by no m eans b et t er t h e posi tion of thebondholdem Mr. RICHMOND Faw much to blame iu the constitution of the commitm Spanish American bondholders. He was a Mexican bondholder to sianc large amount. He thought tiat there was a much better chum.; of obtaining a set• tlement of their claims by a sepsratm committee,cho•en by the bl n , lholderA Eh( maelves. There were also many tancts in the conduct of the committee which laid them open to fault. lie should only instance the Per uvia i conapromi,e which took place last year. On the 7th December the Peruvian Minister had an interview with th chairs a and deputy-chairman of the commit tee, and on several succeeding dad s with the deputy chairman, until the 21st, when the rest of the committee were communicated with, and on the 31st Dec. the terms were put,lished in the Standard. Now on the 7th the Pa -uvian St( ck stood at 36 37, a mere no m i na l quota- I tion, and on the 22d it stood at 51k. Now there snight be coincidences, but a great many persons might draw their own conclthions from those circumstance.. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving an amendmeLt:—. " That the busir ess of the Mexican bondholders remain in the hands t f the committee appointed by the meeting of the 23d of January last." Here a scene of great confusion arose, in the midst of which the Chairman rose to put the two amendments proposed by Baron Geldsmid and Mr. Richmond. I I Vie mid t great noise and disorder, the amend ment of Me. limhruond was ultimately carried. TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING Su o'CLocx. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 15 to 1 agst Meath 15 to 1 aget Farnham 30 to 1 agat Maria Day NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 8 to 1 agst Osterley—taken 10 to 1 agst Harriett 25 to 1 agst Bastinado METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 5 to 1 agst Cheerful 25 to 1 agst Sir Gilbert CHESTER CUP. 16 to 1 agst Miss Ann 20 to 1 agst Fugleman 20 to 1 agst Roland 20 to 1 agst Peep o'-Day Boy 25 to 1 agst Ellerdale 33 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn DERBY. - 8 to 1 agst Ghillie Callum 10 to 1 agst Bolingbroke 11 to 1 aget Knight of Avenel 14 to 1 agst The Nigger 22 to 1 agat Clincher 35 to 1 agst Mayors—taken 50 to 1 agst Hardinge—taken LINCOLN STEEPLECHASE. 5 to 1 agst Trust-me-not IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool sack at Five o'clock. The iDuke of Richmond presented a petition from Rochdale against the relay system in factories, and praying that the principle of the Ten Hours' Act Should be carried out. Lord BROUGHAM moved for certain returns re lating to the Bankrupt Acts Consolidation Bill of last ses.ion.— Agreed to. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented certain returns relating to the Poor-Law Unions in Ireland ; also returns from the Commissioners of Encumbered Es tates in Ireland. DOLLY'S BRAE. Lord STANLEY rose to move for copies of the cor respondence between the chief magistrate of Armagh and the Executive Government, in the months of June and July, 1846; also copies of any instructions to the con stabulary in reference to any processions expected to take place on the 12th of July last; and of instructions to the stipendiary magistrates who were specially sent down to Castlewellan before that day; also copy of official communication s from the stipendiary ma gistrates and constabulary officers as to the proceed ings of the 12th of July, 1849, in any p art Ulster ; al s o copy of inst ruct i on& to W. Berwick, Esq., accompanying the Commission of the 27th of July, 1849; also , copy of affidavits of John Jardine and John Porr , filed in the Court of Queen's Bench in Hilary Term last; st ; and o f 1 the report annexed to the affidavit of Jobran IPorter, 1 Porter, and copy of any o ffi cial rfeirorltntdo verified thereby; and also, the Lord 'Lieutenant or the Lord Chancellor o Of the proceedings at the Petty Sessions held at Caesatle miler' on the 11th of September and the 9th of October, 1d49. He assured their L or d s hi ps that he never felt more in need of their Lordships' indulgence than ho did in bringing forward this mo tion, which went to impugn the conduct of the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. lie did not impute to his_Noble Friend any personal impropriety —he did not impugn his motives, for he believed that throughout --,,, tin administratton his Noble Friend had been actuated by the .highes( motives; but he thought he had acted without proper+ discretion. He had also to impugn the _ conduct of the) F . , ommission sent down to conduct ~ the investikatio and also to impugn the conduct of the Lord Chian I,ler of Ireland, for not protecting the i magistracy, 41 hich he was the official guardian. He felt he ,h_aitika g lab our against preposessions which Lertio V te rtained,andiu w hi c h I e j o i ned, against 4 i ---- THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EV.ENING, unmeaning processions, which tended to exasperate and renew political animosities, to promote breaches of the peace, and sometimes, as in this instance, to occa sion loss of life. As a proof of his detestation of these processions, he would remind their Lordships that he was himself the person who had introduced the Processions Act which had expired in 1844. He hoped he would not be considered as holding any undue bias in favour of Orangemen. He believed them to be brave, religious, and loyal, and thought that, although there might be unworthy members, as a body they deserved the character he had given them, and he believed that the Crown might always rely upon them for the defence of the province of Ulster against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and he admitted that this organ ization might tend to foster religious and political ani mosities. He would now rapidly relate the facts of the Asa to which he wished to draw their Lord slips attention. It was well understood that on the 12th of last July it was intended to make a large Orange demonstration in the province of Ulster, Notice was given to the Government, and two stipendiary magistrates, and a small body of troops wets sent down to Ca t ewellar ,from whence it was known that a large Orange procession would set off to go over Dolly's Brae to the park of his Noble Friend near him (the Earl of Roken). The pass of Dully's Brae might have been guarded by a small body of men against a larger number of per sons. There was another road passing round by Dolly's Brae by which the procession might have I gone. Before the Orange procession appeared, a small body cf troops occupied the pass of Dolly's Brae, and sooe after a large body of men, armed with scythes and guns, appeared, and finding Dolly's Brae occu pied by troops, emerged in the vicinity. The Orange procession headed by the police and accompanied by women and children passed in proces sion, and by the exertions of the authorities, of the Orangemen, and of two Roman Catholic priests the pro cession passed without a collision. ;The procession having passed without interruption it became a question whether they should return by Dolly's Brae. It was determined that they should. The cavalry unfortunately had been compelled to leave the pass in search of forage. The Ribbonmen continued in occupation, and the two Catholic priests furnished them with bread to keep them together, and also gave them a blessing. About an hour before the time fixed for the return of the Orange procession, the Ribbon men took up a position which commanded both the pass lof Dolly's Brae, and the other ad by m which they might have returned. After having i had refreshment in Tollymore-park, and having been addressed by his Noble Friend the Orange 1 procession returned by the pass of Dolly's Brae, where the Ribbonmen had taken up a formidable po sition. After the Orange procession had nearly passed a squib was let off. This was followed by two shots, and then there came a tremendous fire upon Orangemen, policemen, and military. The ' fire was principally directed against the police, who with great gallantry charged the Ribbonmen, and cleared the hill ; and it was the opinion of several officers, that had not the Orangemen taken the I Ribbon rebel band in flank, the position would I not have been claimed. He called it the rebel band because it fired upon her Majesty's troops. He admitted that afterwards some of the Orange party were guilty of atrocities which he deeply regretted. Houses Is ere fired, some inoffensive person was put to death, and he was sure that if the perpetrators of those atrocities could be dis covered no one would be more rejoiced at fhe circum stance than hls Noble Friend.) Shortly afterwards informations were exhibited at the Castlewellen Sessions against certain persons for attending an illegal proces sion, which were refused by the magistrates, and there upon the Government demanded for the commission his Noble Friends (the Earl of Roden and Messrs. Francis and William Bete) he thought there was a prima facie case to fortify the dismissal of Mr. W. Bere, but Mr. Francis Bere had in terfered during the conflict to preserve peace, and ac tually, in one instance, saved a Ribbonman's life. The only offence alleged against him was that he did, in Lord Roden's park, put on an orange ribbon, which he took off before he left the Park ; this, together with the fact that be was present in the procession, was the charge against him. The charge against his Noble Friend was that he had received the procession in his park, had addressed them, and had refused to re ceive the information tendered at Castlewellan. This, he contended, was not sufficient to justify their dismissal. The dismissed magistrates had no rea son to know that the procession was an illegal procs3sion, and they had every reason to be lieve that they had the permission of the Government. He said that the evidence presented to the Lord-Lieutenant by Mr. Berwick had been garbled, and that the Castlowellan magistrates would not have been justified in receiving the information on such evi dence. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chsir at Four o'clock. LONDON CENTRAL GAS BILL. .... _ _. __.--- ---- ---. i This Bill was withdr a w n by l eave , an d a new Bill n• troduced and read a first time. SECOND READINGS OF PRIVATE BILLS. The following Bills were then read a second time, and ordered to be committed:— Bradford Improvement, Police, and Purchase and closing of Brariford Canal. Caledonian and Wishaw and Coltness Railways. Glasgow Marktts and Slaughter-houses. London and Blackwall Railway. , Ramsey, Upwood, and Great Raveley Tut f Fens, and Lockspit Lots and Lockspit Lands Drainage and Im provement. Southampton Waterworks. Swansea Municipal Corporation. Yalsall Improvement and Market Act, 1848, Amendment. York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (Alterations of Levels and Extlnsion of Time, &c.) SUNDAY POST-OFFICE LABOURS. Sir D. Dundas, Mr. Alcock, Mr. Farrar, and several other Members, presented petitions from different parts of England and Scotland against the employment of Sunday labour in the Post-office. COUNTY RATES. Mr. W. BROWN presented several petitions from places in Lancashire praying for the establishment of county financial boards. LABOURERS' WAGES. Mr. SANDARS presented several petitions from agri cultural places praying that the House would take mea sures for obtaining for the labourer a fair day's wages for a fair day's work. SUNDAY LABOUR IN THE POST-OFFICE. Mr. Hodges, Mr. Robert Palmer, and Mr. Forbes presented petitions for the abolition of Sunday labour in the Post-office. DUTY ON PAPER. Mr. MACGREGOR presented a petition from Glas gow praying fur the abolition of the duty on paper. MARRIAGE WITH THE SISTER OF A DECEASED WIFE. Sir R. 11. INGLIS said, that seeing his Right Hon. and Learned Friend Mr. Stuart Wortley in his place, he wished to ask why it was that he having received per mission to introduce a Bill into that House, unhappily, as he thought, for facilitating certain marriages, he had not done so. Leave was given for the 7th of February, a time now long since Fast; and he trusted, therefore, that some explanation would be afforded to the House respecting the course which the Hon. and Learned Gen tleman had adopt d. Mr. S. WORTLEY said that it was true that leave had bet n given to bring in this Bill on the 7th, but that his own avocati ma had, up to the present time, been very pressi ng , an d hi s H on. and Learned Friend the Member for Plymouth (Mr. R. Palmer) had kindly sug gested an alt ration which was of very great importance in one particular clause, and hence the delay. Sir It. INGLIS said that, in his opinion, no altera tion ought to be made in a Bill after leave had Leen given to bring it in, except for the correction of purely clerical errors, and appealed to the Speaker as to whe ther it was competent for any Member to delay the in troduction of a Bill beyond the time specified for it. The SPEAKER said that any Member might delay his Bill, but was not at liberty to make any substantial alterations in its principles. Mr. STUART WORTLEY said that the Bill was, as he had stated, substantially the same as that of last ses sion, and that the alteration he had made did not affect the principle. He should very shortly have an oppor tunity of laying it before the House. MR. FEARGUS O'CONNOR. Mr. F. O'CONNOR said that a grievous attack had been made upon his character in another place, and he wished to ask whether any means were cpen to him for bringing it before the House. Tile SPEAKER replied that there were not. SUNDAY LABOUR. Mr. Stuart Wortley, Mr. Simeon, and Mr. Hume pre sented petitions praying for the cessation of Sunday labour in the Post-office. ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND). Mr. JOHN STUART ga►e notice that on the bring ing up of the Bill for the amendment of Chancery pro ceedings in Ireland, he should more to introduce pro ♦isions for the facilitating the management of the estates under the control of the recievers of the Court of Chancery. GAS RETURNS. Mr. HUME moved for a return, or statement, from every gas com pany establi s h e d b y A ct of Parliament in the United Kingdom, stating i the several Acts of Par liament under which P stabl shad, the rates per I,ooocubic feet at which each company or corporation have supplied gas in each of the three years since 1846 to 1849, and the average price of the coals used by the company in each yea' : for the same period; also, stating the amount of fixed capital invested by each gas company, and the re to per cent. of dividend to the abar eholders or prcpri etors on their shares in each year s ince that date (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 734, of Sess . ton 1847). GRAND JURY SYSTEM. In 'reply to Mr. FORS TER, Th e ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the Bill for a refs irm of the grand jury system in the metropolitan dish... Lets was still under consideration, but would be intro duced in the course of the present session. MR. ;')ISRAELI'S MOTION ON THE FOOR-LAWS. In re ply to Sir G. GREY, Mr. I..`,ISRAELI said the motion of which he had given notice, and which lints on the table of the House, was a specific 'notion, en - which he would take the first division. If the How .© consented to go into committee on the subject to le.lich it referred, he should thens_, propose a aeries of resolutions for the con sideration a divisi on I. foriration of the Flouse, and before he asked e same tine pecificell. At tb observations r -morrow, he would, in detail °3 ,tate what those resolutions were. solutions on the ' 0 X e had a disinclination to put the re observations . tah l e of the House before making some ..pon th..?m, because without some prefatory air. Rt' they would lead to an erroneous conclusion. ' -ezved that he was anxious to have a !!..07/ 1 4E 044, discussion upon the Hon. Member's motion, but would be unwilling t ) go on with it unless he had some specific knowledge of the nature of the resolutions. Mr. DISRAELI said no doubt he would be able to induce the lion. Member to vote for the first resolution. —(A laugh.) As regarded the other resolutions, before he asked the House for any division, he would, in detail and specifically, let the House know what was the nature of them. DANISH ARMISTICE. Mr SANDARS asked the Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs if it were true that the Danish Go vernment bad refused to renew the armistice of the 10th of July last ; and if so, whether the Noble Lord con sidered as a natural consequence the renewal of the blockade of the Prussian ports of the Baltic and the Elbe? It bad been stated in the public papers that the Government had consented to an extension of the armistice on certain conditions, and he wished to know if this statement was correct; and if so, what were the conditions and the time to which the extension went? Lord PALMERSTON said the armistice continued virtually, although the specific period for which it was contracted had expired ; but it could not be removed by either of the contracting parties without six months' notice. Her Majesty's Government had proposed to continue that armistice for six months.—(H( ar, bear.) There were some objections to that on both aides, and on the 16th (~f this month he had received a communication from the Danish Minister intimating the willingness of the Danish Government to renew the armistice, on condition that all parties should concur in acknowledging that armistice. The parties whom the Danish Government required to be consent ing parties to the promulgation of the armistice would be Prussia and the Central Power of Frankfort. ORDERS OF THE DAY. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved that upon Thurs day, the 11th day of April next, and every alter nate Thursday following, orders of the day have precedence of notices of motions. His Lord ship then read a statement to show that since this rule had been established in previous sessions the Government had absolutely taken fewer days out of the hands of private Members than they had done before.— (Hear, hear.) All be asked, therefore, was that this rule should be adopted after Easter. The motion having been put, Mr. HUME said that the Noble Lord had read a state ment which told more for than against him.—(Hear.) All that he desired was, that independent Members might have an opportunity of laying before the House the demands and the views of the General body of the people.—(Hear, hear.) If the Noble Lord could not grant all he asked, he might surely concede half r day, and allow that on the open days the Government should come in pari passu with independent Memberi and take their chance and their turn in the order on which all stand upon the paper. Perhaps no man in the House had less personal interest in the matter than himself, and his only ()Eject was to promote the public interest. Mr. FORBES supported the amendment of the Hon. Member for Montrose. He thought that the Noble Lord had had sufficient allowance already. Lord J. RUSSELL thought that the Hon. Member for Montrose had altogether mistaken his (the Noble Lord's) proposition. He did not think that it would de prive Members of any privileges, and it would give the opportunity to Government of forwarding many Bills which would otherwise have to be postponed. Mr. DENISON thought the effect of the Hon. Mem ber for Montrose's motion was to give individual legis lation a priority over Government legislation. Now of all legislation individual legislation was the worst. Mr. SPOONER would support the amendment if it were pressed to a division. He hoped the Noble Lord would give them the benefit of orders of the day, if he did not let them tske notices. Mr. M. GIBSON said Thursdays at the beginning of the session were better worth having to an inde pendent Member than Thursdays at the end, but they I were not less valuable to Government at the end than at the beginning, for Government could keep a House where an independent Member could not, and therefore he said, as one who had some interest in the matter, he hoped they would have the Thursdays at the beginning f the session. Sir GEORGE GREY did not agree with the Hon. Gentleman in thinking Thursdays were of no more value to Government at the beginning than at the end of a session. The object of having those days set apart for Government was to enable them to get their Bills sent up to the other House of Parliament at the earliest possible period; and if they were refused the Thursdays at the beginning of the session, of course that object could not be attained. Mr. HUME would do all he could to preserve the little opportunities that remained to independent Members for bringing on their motions, and he should divide the House on the question. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment 3B Against it l4O Majority against the amendment --102 On our admission to the gallery we found Mr. DISRAELI speaking, who said that he certainly thought with the Hon. Member fur Montrose, that this was an abbreviation of the privilege of the independent Members of the House, and a complete circumscription of the rights of the representatives c f the people. if the motion was persevered in, he should certainly take the sense of the House. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the system had worked well, and the division just taken showed the sense of the House upon it. Mr. HUME said that he had observed that since 1840 there had been a great increase of arrears towards the end of the session, and in no year greater than during last session. The custom had evidently worked badly, and ought to be amended. Sir H. H. INGLIS, not being one of those who bad any wish to live and die otithe floor of the House, would support the proposal of the Noble Lord. He thoaght that there was sufficient time wasted in speak ing i❑ this House to satisfy the appetites cf any assem bly in the world. Sir 11. PEEL did !Kt think that there was too much time given to independent Members. He bad been rather tempted to vote with the Noble Lord opposite, by hear ing him say that it was the intention of Government to take all important measures of legislation under their charge. That sentiment was rather at variance with the Noble :Lord's opinions on former occasions. When he (Sir R. Peel) recollected the time that had been given to the discussion of the measure regarding tenant-right which had been brought on last session, he did not think that individual legislation was very successful. He had been rather amused at hearing the Secretary of State talking of the advantage of having the Wednesdays, when they could not be counted out; and of the importance which the Right Hon. Baronet attached to the circumstance. On the whole he was disposed to give a reluctant assent to the motion of the Government. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the motion ... ... 143 Against it ... ... 47 Majority _ . . —96 The motion was therefor. carried. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES GOVERNMENT BILL ADJOURNED DEBATE. On the order of the day being read for resuming the debate on the second reading of this Bill, Mr. SCOTT rose to move that the second reading of the Bill be postponed until further papers on the subject be laid on the table of this House. He said, being ( f opinion that the House ought to give to the Austra lian colonies fundamental laws similar to those of our own country, he could not consent to the Bill being read a second time. He did not think we should long retain those colonies if institutions so entirely different from those which we ourselves enjoyed were continued in them. In France and the United States this principle had worked badly, and he could not understand on what in ducement the Government bad adopted it with regard to the Australian colonies. The Bill which was now before them continued on the existence of one Chamber of Legislature in those colonies. Now the Government— every member of it, so far as he understood—and all the colonial governors, had expressly declared their settled convictions that one Chamber of Legislature was not sufficient to ensure the careful consideration of those laws by which any considerable community was to be or ought to be governed. Universal experience bad shown that the reliance upon the wisdom of one body of men was quite insufficient to ensure sound conclusions for the direction of a colony. A true and fair illustration of 'what such a state of things in this country, would be to suppose that 230 Members of this House were nominees of the Govern ment, mad forced to vote as Government pleased: such was the state of government in Australia. One Chamber had no precedent there was not a single precedent in history for one chamber. looking back from the time of Mr. Pitt's Bill, down to the date of the present papers which were laid before the House. It was much more likely to continue quarrels between the Chamber and the Government, by having one House instead of two. He could give more instances than one of the danger which had arisen in our colonies from the over-anxiety of a single Chamber to pass laws. By this Bill, however, they granted the colony one Chamber, but it went even farther than that, for it gave the colonists the power of adopting whatever go vernment they thought fit. Nothing was more calculated to create discontent in the colony, and he therefore hoped the House would amend the Bill at once, and assimulate the Government of i the colony to that of the mother country. The Secretary of State for the Colonies had stated that certain persons in this country who re presented the settlers in New South Wales, expressed their satisfaction with one Legislative Chamber, but the general opinion in the colony was that there ought to be two Chambers, and, therefore, their representations must have been incorrect.—(Hear.) He thought the measure had been undertaken without due consideration, and he therefore opposed the second reading of the Bill, and would move that the second reading should be deferred till further papers were pro duced on the subject. Mr. LABOUCEIERE supported the second reading of the Bill. He believed that it was the wish of the r population of the Australian colonies to legislate for themselves, and not to have any constitution ready cut and dried sent from this country for them, and as a proof of that, be might refer to the opinion expressed by Sir Charles Fitzroy. (LEFT SPEAKING.) REMAINS OF A TEMPLARS' CHURCH NEAR HOL BORN.—At a recent meeting of the Aram°logical As sociation, on the Bth inst., Mr. Lynch communicated a description of remains of the ancient church of the Knights Templars and other early buildings situate behind the house of Mr. Charles Griffith, near Middle row, Holborn. He also exhibited one of five antique green glass flasks, found in excavating on the site.— Budder. AWFUL EXPLOSION OF A STEAM BOILER. FIFTY KILLED AND FIFTY WOUNDED. (From the New York Herald of Feb. 5.) It is our melancholy duty to• day to present to our readers the details, as far as they could be gathered up to the time of our going to press, of one of the most frightful casualties, attended with an awful de struction of human life, that ever occurred in New York. The accident occurred at a quarter to eight o'clock, yesterday morning, by the bursting of a two hundred horse power boiler, in the printing press and machine shop of Mr. A. B. Taylor, Nos. 5 and 7, Hague street, within a door or two of Pearl-street. As soon as the explosion took place, we are informed by persons who witnessed the catastrophe, the whole building, which was six stories in height, was actually lifted front its foundation to a height of six feet, and when it reached that elevation, it tumbled down, crushing in its ruins a vast number. So great was the force of the explo sion, that fragments of the building were scattered in every direction ; the windows in the neighbour hood were broken, and a large portion of the front wall of the fated building was thrown with tremendous power into the houses oppo site. In fact, the building was completely wrecked, hardly one brick being left standing on an other, with the exception of a solitary piece of wall eight or ten feet high, as if to indicate what had been. In the firm of Alvah B. Taylor and Co. ' there were about sixty-five persons employed. In addition to these, there were about the same numb e r employed in another firm in the same build ing, namely, St. John Burr and Co., batters. In the basement story was the engine and the blacksmith shop, where there were four pair of bel lows and about twelve men at work, besides Crissey, the engineer, and his brother. The engine con nected with the second and third stories, where the machine shop was situated, by means of shafts and straps. The ground floor was oc cupied as a hat shop, and eight men worked at a table in front, of whom there is no account. The fourth story also belonged to the hat establish ment, and was used as a blowing room. The fifth story of the building was used as a carpenter's shop for making models for the machine shop. The sixth was occupied by Mr. Singer, a letter engraver, who has obtained a patent for a new invention. It is be lieved there was no person in this story at the time of the explosion. A building immediately in the rear, occupied as a brush factory, and also as a watch-case manufactory, had the roof and a portion of the wall thrown in by the falling ruins. It was in going to this building that Louis Day, the Frenchman, was killed. The walls of the machine. shop were very strong, being 20 inches thick.. The building belonged to the Messrs. Harper, and we understand was not insured. The stock and engine, &c., we have heard are insured. The soap and candle factory of Hull and Co., in the rear, was considerably injured by the shock. So dreadful was the explosion that the windows in several houses in Pearl-street were broken. Even the sashes of 351 were smashed. A gentleman who was looking on at the time informed us that the ex plosion was like the reports of two cannons fired in quick succession, one after the other. Doubtless the second report was the crash of the falling ruins. Immediately after the explosion fire burst from the promiscuous heap of bricks and beams, and human bodies were seen with legs and arms sticking out—some of them dead, some living. The fire alarm for the district was first given, and then a general alarm, which brought the firemen from all parts of the city to the scene of desolation. Some plied the engines, while others assisted to get out as many as possible of those. who were under the ruins. In a short time the fire was so far subdued that the fire men could work more effectually in removing the bricks and timbers ; and towards ten o'clock there was scarcely any flame issuing from the wreck; but the heat was very great, and the great difficulty to be avoided was lest those beneath the pile should be either drowned or scalded ; while on the other hand they might be burned to death by the fire ; and but little could be done to save those still living, until the fire was completely brought under. As near as can be estimated, there were 120 per sons in the building at the time of the catastrophe, scattered throughout the machine-shop, and the hat factory above-mentioned, in both of which a great many men and boys are usually employed. Had the accident occurred an hour, or even half-an hour later, the destruction of human life would unquestionably have been much greater than it was, as a great many of the boys, in consequence of the extreme coldnes of the weather, had not at that time arrived at their work. As it is, however, the number of persons killed is dreadful to contemplate. In the machine shop and hat shop together there were usually about 130 hands employed ; probably there were from 100 to 120 men and boys present at the time of the explosion. In the hat shop most of the bands were present. In this establishment a good many boys were em ployed—in the machine shop there were few. The following is a list of names, though not a complete one, of the hands in the machine shop :—Geerge Ford, first foreman; Robert King, second ditto; J. S.Crissey, Samuel T. Crissey, A Huggins, Adam Neely, John Browne, Larry Chrystal, Robert Ross, John Gil martin, Thomas McKeever, Owen Cunningham, Charles Dougherty (saved), A. C. Osborne, William Proctor, Henry Reed, Eli Hull (taken out dead), Marshal Vought, George 11. Davis, Thomas Van derbilt, Robert Hyslop, Rufus C. Witing, A. Aldridge (Seneca Lake), William Gowenlop, James Gilderoy, Thomas Philips, Robert Knowlton, Oscar Kelsey, Lorah King, Halsey King, John C. King, Leonard Brookes, James Brookes, Thomas Brookes, Clarke Vought, Oliver; Browne, Luther Thompson, William De Lander, M. M. Culton, Thomas Wood, William Rogers, William Proctor, Richard Herschel], M. D. Ford, J. Gilder, J. Thompson, James Powers, Richard Burtwhistle, and two or three names not ascertained. Mr. Taylor, who resides in Newark, had not arrived at the time of the accident ; Mr. Putnam, his part ner, is also safe, not having reached the premises till fcer the explosion. The following are names of those in the employ of Messrs. L . Canfie Burr ;—C, O. Mill s , C i 0. Jessup, foreman, W. James and Co. Hyatt, es Martin dale, James Flood (boy), P. A. R. hillips (boy), Thomas Weed (boy), H. ld, J W. Smith, S. H. Smith, Joseph Hannibal, John Rogers, Edwin Hurd, George Hyde, Peter Hyde, Frank Ryd er , J o h n L oc k woo d , W. Quigg, J. Docherty (boy), D. Doekerty (boy), G. F. Worrell (boy), R. Hannibal (boy), L. B. Whitney. Richard Egbert, W. Boudoine, M. McLaughlin, W. Barclay, Frank Barclay, R. uv. guton, E Lambert, S. Findall, W. Merritt, Tyndalli(boy), F. Lynch, Dutch Frenchman, Thomas Farrell, W. Collies (boy), J. Collins (boy), W. Thompson (boy), Peter Burns, John Ward, W. Collins, Luke Collard, J. Doming, T. Vrranger, John Thurston (boy), J. Huestis (boy), and a boy, name unknown, with others, whose names the foreman could not re member. For many of their friends and relatives, who heard of the accident, entertained the worst fears. THE CORONER'S INQUEST. Coroner Geer was called to hold an inquest on the dead bodies of those alreadp taken from the ruins machine Jersey, and conveyed to the Fourth Ward Station House. The following is the testimony taken. Six of the vodies have been recognised , and the other three, making nine dead, have not been identified : being VilslwiaonirnDsoadyds— ,relsiadmingforaetinNanewoafrtkh,e New hat body establishment, in the building 5 and 7 Hague street ; the building was occupied by A. 13. Taylor and Co., machinists, and H. A. Burr, hat-body manu facturer. The engine and boiler was situated in the basement of the said building. I know nothing of th e occurrence. __ . __ Francis McNelly, resideng at No. 4, Hague-street, being sworn, said—That about half-past seven o'clock this morning he heard the explosion of the boiler at tached to the engine in the basement of Nos. 5 and 7 Hague-street; I immediately jumped from my bed and saw the smoke; I saw the house falling and covered with smoke and fire immediately after; the boiler went into Nos. 5 and 7, I think it was on Sat urday two weeks ago. Albert Putnam, residing in Brooklyn, being sworn, says :—I am one of the firm of A. B. Taylor and Co. I think the boiler attached to the engine in the basement, was brought in about two weeks since ; it was bought of Peese and Murphy ; I think it was a second-hand boiler, and also, that it had been used on board a saeam-boat, but a few times ; it was found too small for the purpose, and purchased by Pees, and Murphy, and afterwards bought by A. B. Taylor and Co. be Alva B. Tayl o r, res idi ng in Newark New Jersey,ing sworn, says—He is one of the firm of A. B. Taylor and C ® ., an d th a t they got the steam on their boiler a wee k ago to-day ; I purchased it of Reeve and Murphy ; it was built i for me about two y ears s i nce, an d, as I was informed, wes sold for a b oa t a t th e South ; it was found to be too sm a ll f or t h e eng i n e, a nd was exchanged with Peese and M urp h y f or a large boiler i I after wards purchased it of Peese and Murphy ; Mr. Mur oby told me it had only been fired up five times ; I do not know it it h a d b een i n spected by theinspec tor of boilers, nor did I k now a certificate was neces sary at the pur c h ase o f sa id b o iler. Dr. Thomas H o l mes b e i ng s worn, says—He exa mined the bodies now lying dead in the Fourth Ward Station-house, and find that the deceased, Peter Hyde, came to his death by cold and exposure to water oc casioned by the bursting of a steam-boiler at Nos. 5, and 7, Hague -street. Also the bodies of George Hyde, Isaiah Marks (a coloured boy), John Rogers, i and Eli Hull. The other four bodies were not iden tified by name, but the doctor found that they all came to their death by injuries received by fire and otherwisP, in consequence of the explosion of the boiler as above stated. THE VERDICT. The jury rendered the following verdict :—" That the deceased persons came to their death by injuries received by the bursting of a steam boiler, which caused the falling and burning of the building, Nos. 5 and 7, Hague-street," RAILWA Y INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER- HAMPTON. A committee having been appointed in Leeds some time ago by the shareholders of this company, for the purpose of endeavouring to induce the directors to convene a special general meeting, to consider the affairs of the company, their report has just been issued. The attempts of the committee to procure a special general meeting failing, they tried to induce the present directors to carry out the suggestions of the committee of investigation, appointed last summer, for a partial completion of the line. With this view, the directors were requested to convene a special board ; but the proposal having been declined, the committee drew up the following and other proposals, to be submitted to the directors at a special meeting of the board. " That immediate measures be taken for completing so much of the works as are involved in the efficient work ing on the narrow gauge of that portion of the line between Abbott's Wood and Tipton. That arrangements be made with the directors of the Stour Valley Railway Company, for liberty to work the engines, &c., of this company over that line from Tipton to Wolverhamp ton for a limited period, reserving in the mean time the question as to the policy of hereafter carrying the line of this company from Tipton to Wolverhampton. That arrangements be made with the London and North- Weitern and Midland Companies, or one of them, for working the above portion of this company's line in con nexion with their own traffic on proper terms, as respects this company. That for the purpose of raising funds for the necessary works to carry out the first proposi tion, the directors proceed at once to ascertain from the contractors how far they are willing to receive payment in the debentures of the company now remaining un issued to the extent of (say 365,0000—0 r to offer such debentures for sale to the public on the best terms that can be had—or to offer the debentures to the preset shareholders of the company, in such amounts as they may severally be willing to take up." At a meeting of the Board of Directors, held at the Queen's Hotel, Birmingham, on the 6th of February, the objects contained in the above proposals relative to the London and North-Western and the Midland Railway Companies, were not recognised or adopted. On this account the committee are reluctantly com pelled to conclude that there is no real intention whatever of any change of policy by the present di rectors, and that if the suggestions of the committee of investigation, embodied in the proposals above set forth, are to be carried out at all, it must be by a new Board of Directors. They therefore called upon the shareholders, by a united effort at the forthcoming general meeting, to be held on the 22d inst. in Lon don, to rid themselves of a board, all of whose sympa thies were with those whose interests were opposed to theirs. Nothing short, however, of a unanimous determination to sink minor differences of opinion, and to act together for this simple object, could effect anything, and failing this, the committee were con vinced that it was perfectly hopeless to look for any improvement in the condition of their property. FEBRUARY lB, 1850 MEETINGS AT BIRMINGHAM. The half-yearly meeting of the Birmingham and Oxford Junction was held in the company's offices in Birmingham on Saturday ; Mr. F. P. Barlow, chair man of the company, in the chair. The proceedings were purely formal. The only incident worthy of mention► was the resignation of Mr. Crossthwaite as auditor, in consequence dills appointment on Thurs day as one of the directors of the Great Western Company. No report was read, nor any speech de livered by the chairman. The half-yealy meeting of the Birmingham, Dudley, and Wolverhampton then took place ; Mr. F. P. Barlow, chairman of the company, presiding. No speech was made by the chairman, nor any report read to the meeting. One or two formal resolutions having been passed, the chairman stated, in answer to a question from a proprietor, that he had no doubt both railways would be completed in the course of two years. Circumstances with which all the pro prietors were acquainted bad hitherto impeded the progress of the lines ; but those obstacles were now removed, and he saw no reason to doubt that they would now be able to proceed with the lines. A vote of thanks was given to the chairman. The two meetings did not altogether occupy five minutes. MANCHESTER SHEFFIELD, AND LINC O L NSHIRE RAILWAY.—A deputation of some of the largest share holders in this line had an interview with the direc tors, at their regular meeting on Thursday last. The object of the deputation was to carry out the line of policy marked out in the resolutions of the meeting of shareholders held at Sheffield on Friday week. The deputation consisted of Messrs. Jack, Healey, Fos• bery, and Highfield, of Liverpool; some Manchester shareholdt rs ; Messrs. G. Hounsfield, T. R. Maker, C. F. Young., and B. Waterhouse, of Sheffield ; Mr. G- Gamble, of ainsborough ; Mr. Brooke, of Lincoln ; and Mr. Webster, of London. On being admitted to an interview, the deputation stated that they felt the strong necessity for an extensive change in the board, with a view to the improved management of the com pany, in order to re -establish its credit and develop its resources. They were desirous that Lord Yarbo rough, and Messrs. Turner, Chapman, Greig and Ellison should remain at the board ; but that the other seven members should be replaced. They suggested to supply five of the vacan cies, Messrs. T. R. Barker and C. F. Younge, of Sheffield; Mr. Gamble, of Gainsborough ; Mr. Hutton, of Gate Burton ; and Mr. Brooke, of Lin coln ; leaving the other two vacancies for further con sideration. After consultation, the directors stated their willingness to place at the disposal of the share holders six seats at the board, and on being asked to say who were the six directors they proposed to retain, they named the five first mentioned ; and Mr. Whitaker, Mr. Blake, and Dr. Bartolome (the pre sent Sheffield directors) stated that as a meeting of the shareholders at Sheffield bad declared their desire to be represented by Messrs. Barker and Younge, along with Mr. Ellison, they were perfectly ready to retire, and place their seats at the disposal of the chairman. The other four were decided upon by ballot. Some consultation took place among the deputation as to the acceptance of this arrargement. They had, however, the satisfaction to receive from Mr. Whitaker the strong assurance of his concurrence in their opinion, that it would be most impolitic in the direc tors individually, or by any committee of manage ment to interfere with the management of Mr. Alport, and his belief that if Mr. Alpert had been appointed at an earlier period it would have saved the company thousands of pounds. The conclusion, therefore, was to accept the arrangement which the directors were willing to make. Another subject of consideration was the propriety of continuing the inquiry into the affairs of the company from May last (the date when the last committee closed their labours) up to the pre sent time. On this point, which the Sheffield share holders had resolved upon, the Liverpool deputation were undecided. The directors were in favour of continuing the inquiry; and it was finally agreed to propose that it should be again taken up by Mr. Jack, Mr. Healey, and Mr. Hounsfield, and two other gentlemen, suggested by them. WHITEHAVEN JUNCTION RAILWAY,—At the half yearly meeting of this company at Whitehaven on Friday, the Earl of Londsdale in the chair, a dividend of 2s. per share was declared. RAILWAY BILLS ON STANDING ORDERS.—The Se lect Committee of the House of Commons, to whom all cases of non-compliance with the standing orders are referred, report that they may be dispensed with in the case of the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway, and that the promoters may proceed with their Bill. The Committee had also under their consideration the case of the North Kent Continuation Railway, upon which there is a report from the examiner, con taining some hundred points of non-compliance, chiefly relative to misdescription in the plans and books of reference. Owing to the voluminous nature of the report, the Committee adjourned their decision to the next sitting. TRING, READING, AND BASINGSTOKE RAILWAY.--- On Saturday the further consideration of this com pany's affairs came on before the Master in Chancery Richards, with reference to a third list of contribu tories brought in by the official manager Mr. Wryghte, consisting of the managing directors of the company, to each of whom an allotment of 200 shares was made, and 150 more in their capacity of promoters of the measure. Only one of the directors took up these shares, and the object of the proceeding is to compel the others to take up theirs and pay the deposit of Si. 55. thereon, which, subject to a deduction of 10s. per share, will be divided among.the shareholders, who will then, should this and a further sum of 6,3001., ordered by the master to be paid, be re covered, be in the receipt of 2/. 10s. per share, as a return out of the Si. s s . p er s h are which they origi nally paid as a deposit. COMPRESSED-AIR-ENGINE RAILWAY COMPANY. The winding -up of this company's affairs is now nearly brought to a close by the settlement last week of the list of contributories by the Master in Chan cery, Sir W. Horne. The subscriptions in promotion of the measure amounted to 8,5541. The expendi ture was 5,205/., and the balance in hand up to the commencement of the proceedings for winding-up, 3,3491., out of which sum the proprietors are to re claim. The other outstanding liabilities will, it is expected, absorb the rest of the balance in hand. Measures are to be taken against those who did not pay the deposit, the proceeds of which will be divided among those who did. This will be one of the few cases in which no call or contribution is likely.to be mule upon the phareholciers. DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA RAILWAY.—DUBLIN, FEW 16.—Yesterday the Navan branch of the Dub lin and Drogheda railway was opened for public traffic. There aro seventeen and a half miles of the line now complete, and it is intended to extend to Kells, ten miles further, which can be completed, it is calculated, for about four thousand pounds per mile. The principal feature of interest connected with the line is the magnificent bridge, spanning the river Boyne, near its confluence with the Blackwater. It is of seven arches, each fifty feet span, built of rough hewn limestone in the most permament manner, and presents a noble future in the landscape of the place. The distance from Drogheda to Navan is easily ac complished in half an hour, so that from Dublin to Navan will not occupy more than two hours, includ ing stops, the distance being nearly fifty miles. RAILWAY SHAKE MARKETS BRISTOL, FEB 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market still continues inani mate, and little business has been transacted. The tone, however, is rather firmer. 141 VERFOOL, Fin. 16. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow : Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, c. dis.— London and North-Western, 110 c.—Ditto, New Quarters, 44 p.—Ditto, Fifths, p.—Ditto, Quarters (C), 78 p.—Mid land, Halves, 24 t is dis.—South-Eastern and Dover (N 0.4), 6 1 / B .—Dublin and Drogheda, 27. _ _ MANCHESTER, FEB. 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.--There has been no important change since yesterday. The market has been tolerably steady, chiefly owing to the operations of speculators. The trans actions were as follow : East Lancashire, 104, Lanca shire and Yorkshire, Fifths, Th i dis.—Manchester and Bir mingham, Quarters (C), 13-16 p.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 2 n.—Ditto Preference, 7 1 4 n. —Ditto (Shef- Acid and Lincolnshire). 3'34—South Staffordshire, 4 dis. BIRMINGHAM, Fan.,j6. STocx EXCEIANOM.—The s h are marl was extremely quiet to-day. The only transactions were—London and North-Western, New Quarters, 16s. 3d. p. cash—Shrewsbury and Birmingham ( B), 61. Is. .3d. dis. THE LATE FIRE IN LAMBETH --- The great distress into which nearly 100 young women in the employ of Messrs. Nickels and Co., Indiarubber- web-manufacturers, have been plunged by this calamity, was mentioned some days ago in this journal.. A subscription in aid of a fund for affording these poor creatures some temporary assistance until Messrs. Nickels's premises are rebuilt has since been opened, and contributions have been solicited in various quarters. It is to be regretted that the ap peal has been only very partially responded to, and the amount in hand will hardly suffice to keep want from the threshold of many deserving families during the next fortnight. An application was made, among others, to Mr. Sidney Herbert, and that gentleman in reply at once consented to place a certain number of the younger women on the list of emigrants to be immediately dispatched to the colonies, under the auspices of tle society of which he is i the benevolent founder. It is a significant fact, however, that on the question being put to the workwomen by a mem ber of Messrs. Nickels's firm, not one of the whole number would consent to leave her native land. That this unwillingness to emigrate arises solely from the difficulty of severing the tie which binds even the poorest classes to the home of their birth is evident from the fact that a more helpless class of women can scarely be found than this. Many of them have worked for Messrs. Nickels's firm for periods of 10, 12, and 16 years, and, being quite unable to undertake any other handiwork, the sudden cessation of their ordinary employment has thrown them for the time into a hopeless state of destitution. The clergy of the parish of Lambeth have taken up the case, and two of them were present on Saturday when a distribution of the funds in hand was made at Messrs. Nickels's factory in York-street. The Rev. Abraham Peat, incumbent of All Saints' District Church, where the late factory stood, preached yesterday on the subject, and after an eloquent discourse, in which he forcibly pointed out the distressing consequences of the late fire, a collection was made, and he ,announced his readiness to receive contributions from all charitably disposed persons. The calamity was also alluded to by the minister of the Independent Chapel in the York-road, where a collection was made in aid of the fund. Another appeal, arising out of the same catastrophe, on behalf of the workmen employed by Mr. Myers, the builder and contractor, who lost the whole of their tools in the late fir?, has been some what more liberally responded to, though only a small sum in comparison with the value of the property has yet been obtained. This is a matter, however, of less importance, as, owing to the resources of Mr. Myers, not a single workman has been thrown ont of em ployment. MARYLEBONE VESTRY. THE PAUPER CHILDREN. There was a crowded meeting of the vestry on Sa turday to consider the propriety of removing the chil dren from the workhouse to an agricultural industrial school. The proposal was approved by Mr. JosErn, and supported by Air. WILSON Mr. HUME, M.P., objected to the proposal, because even the Government was opposed to the establish ment of manufacturing establishments by public bo dies, as they interfered with the wages of the indus trious classes, and because it would incur an expense which would have to be defrayed by the ratepayers. The Rev. Mr. GURNEY and the Rev. Mr. BARING wished to see the pauper children brought up in an industrial establishment, apart from the workhouse, in order to remove them from the contamination of evil example. Mr. WILLIAMS opposed the scheme in tote, assur ing the vestry that the children in the workhouse were better cared for and better educated than those brought up in many metropolitan boarding-schools. Finally, the proposal was rejected on a division, by 35 votes to 13. lIAMBURGH FUNDS. HAMBURGH FUNDS, Feb. 12. Bills. Money. Hanoverian New Lonn,b per Cent... • • 106 105% Ditto, 3% per Cent. .. • • ...... •• • • Bank Shares.... •.•••••••• • • • • • • • • • • Prussian 5 per Cent. • • • • • .. 1063! 11l Anglo-Russian Loan -••• • • • • 10631 106% Ditto (1850, 4% per Cents ....... • 92% 92% Hamburgh, 3% per Cent. • • .... ••• • • • 87 67 Lubeck Loan (1850)...............vs 98 Hamburgh Ceriifleates, S per Cent... •. 100 New 4 per Cent., Hops and Co. ...• • • 95 Ditto Stleglitz • • • •• ••••• • • • • 85 Belgian Loan,2% per Cent. .. Angio-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent •••• • • 703 Ditto, in 1001. Shares 71 Ditto,s per cent. 951, 4 , Anglo-Swedish Loan ••• • • • 97 Ditto, Transport Loan East Gotliland 4 per Cents ........ loan, 1848 Spanish New 5 per Cent— •••• • • •• 11 Ditto, 3 per Cents. ...... .• •••• • • •• 2814 28 Ditto, 1846.......... • Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2y, per Cent • REPEAL OF THE WINDOW TAX.—The following notice of motion has been given by Mr. Anderton, and stands for discussion in the Court of Common Council on the next court-day, which is to be held on the 28th instant:—" That the tax upon windows is an unjust and unrighteous ttx, being an impost upon the air and light of heaven, depriving a large majority of her Majesty's subjects in England, Scotland, and Wales, of those bless• inge of Providence so essentially necessary for their health and comfort, and ought t) be abolished. That it is a tax partial in its operation, being chargeable only upon a portion of the United Kingdom, and is oppressive upon shopkeepers and tradesmen, as well as upon the poor, and prevents those sanitary measures of ventila tion, air, and light, being effected so freqaently recom mended by the health of towns commission, confirmed by the Government,rand recognised by the Legislature in the provision contained in the Act of the 7th and Bth of her present Majesty, cap. 84, intituled An Act for Regulating the Construction and Use of Buildings in the Metropolis and its Neighbourhood.' That the court do present a petition to Parliament to abolish the tax upon windows, and that it be referred to the Parliamentary Committee to prepare such petition, and report thereon to this court for approval." - HYDROPHOBIA IN ♦ HOBSP.—A case of this na ture occurred to a mare, the property of Mr. Shawcrose, of Gorton, on Monday last. The animal, on being put to work, snapped at and attempted to bite the man, and showed other symptoms of such an alarming nature that she was put into the stable. again. During the day she attacked and nearly worried a donkey and bit several men who were attending to her. She got so much worse that Mr. Moore, veterinary surgeon, of Downing street, was called in between one and two o'clock on Tuesday morning, and he unhesitatingly pronounced her to be labouring under the above dreadful malady, and cautioned the men in attendarce to be aware how they approached her. She got gradually worse, and attacked whatever object she could lay hold of, and so great was the force with which thesis attacks wet• made, that the upper jaw was extensively fractured, and several teeth knocked out. Death relieved her from her dreadful suf ferings about twelve o'clock. The wounds inflicted on the donkey were excised and cauterised by Mr. Moore, and as yet no symptoms of madness have been deve loped.—Manchester Courier. t kTHE COuNT VON WLADISLAW.—The publicity which we gave last week to the doings of the " Count," as a patron of the trade of South Staffordshire, has been the means of our being furnished with a few particulars of his previous career in the swindling line. He was at Newcastle-on-Tyne a few months back, in his capacity of agent for the Cracow Railway, and amongst other orders gave one for 14 locomotives, upon the strength of which he managed to obtain 23/, by way of loan, until his remittances from Germany came to hand, from the person to whom ho gave the order. His " Count ship' was also at Sheffield shortly afterwards distribut ing his favours in the usual way ;,and from a manufac turer there he managed to obtain 201., placing in his bands, as security fur the amount, a packet, which he said contained valuable bills to an enormous amount, but on being openei its contents were found to consist of waste paper. This affair caused him to be taken into custody, but it was found that nothing could be done to him, and he was discharged, as at Bilston last week. Some time previously the " Count" was a guest at the tables of some of the principal merchants in Glasgow, and the contracts he entered into there were so enormous that they had the effect of raising the price of iron in the unukey.—,Birmingham ,burns(. - rfiE couNTI Livritroot, FEE. 16.—Th trade to-day. s. d. s. d MARKETS . re is little passing in the corn I. d. Wheat, per 701 b Barley, English , pr English, old.. - . 6 4 to 6 6 imperial quarter 27 0 t 0 22 ° Do. tivw .. 510 6 0 Irish, Scotch, an d Irish, new .. •• 5 4 5 7 Al anx,per 601 b.• .L 0 3 4 ,„ 3 2 Do., old .. • . 5 6 5 7 Barley, Feeding•• 2 1 u 2 5 0 Manx, red and wh. 5 4 5 10 ttye, per 4801 b .. 23 0 Dantsic, high mixed 7 2 7 4 Beans, English, pr 32 ° Do., mixed .. G 6—6 10 imperial quartr 31 0 Rostock .. 65 6 8 Irish and Scotch, 0 27 ° .30 0 31 0 IlamburAh and Lower Baltic .. 6 0— 6 3 Foreign, ib . • p . d . Ig 4 n B , ° dtlty American, white 6 2 6 6 European, per int- 3 0 0 Spanish and Italion, perial quarter.. 28 0 red and white.. 00— 0 0 Peas, English, per „ 33 2 Ihingarian . and imperial quartr 32 u 0 3 ,j 0 -- 31ariaropoli .. 5 4 5 6 Foreign • • •• 29 Odessa, Polish .• 5 5 5 6' Malt, English, per 50 0 51 ° Do., common .. 5 2 h 4 imperial quartr- 4 6 0 Do., hard.. • • 0 0— 0 0 Do., Irish •• 4 °„ 52 o Egyptian .. .. 4 4 4 8 Do., brown .. 50 Oats, per 451 b 2 ° Flour, English, Pr „„ 0 ..... 3 „ English, Scotch, 2801 b • • •• "" 0 35 " and Welsh .. 210 3 o i lrish, extra fine•• 34 Irish, new, best 'United States, per 6 21 ‘ l , ) mealing •• 2 41— 2 5 barrel .• 23 —22 " Do., a . n . d 2 2 5 1 2 2 3 7 ( o ' a a t it m ac e ll a a l t: E ; lis . t ; , 21 6 6 2 Old 3 ° Indira corn, per Scotch,pr24olb `l2 2 1 4801 b 21 0 • • .. 27 6 31 t; Irish, new • • •• 0 . 2 Do.lleal, perl96lb 14 o—ls 0 Do., old • • 20 j the MANCHESTER, FE B . 16.—Th e i m proved tone motet _ t he trade on this day se' en i g ht h as no t b e en followed deri r l , o l: en/ present week by increa s ed ac ti v ity in the dem and n a s art isle, and the business passing has consequentlY c be errenci . limited scale, with ou t var i a ti on f rom the previous sr Irish, are The importonlys int t of a o Livermop ool derate amount. and Runcorn, Our eith mirker forttilthi, of of was exceedin g ly qu i e t ; Lut factors showed n° of t his sition to press s a l es a t re d uce rates , and the quotations. no e. - day week were mai n t a i ne d i n th e few transactions sybl cursed. to 6 . ? ! READING, FEE. 16.—Wh ea t, p er quarter, -C )B ,, barley, 2 5 s to 30s; oat s , 16 s t o 20 s ; beans, 3v 5 ', 0 gs3a peas, 30s to 325. Fat h ogs , 7 s 6d t o 7 s 9d ; porkers , 161 / is, pe r per score. Poult r y —G eese , eac h, O s Od to Os 0 4 ; f°" 49 ; couple, 3s ()d to 4s Od ; ducks, per couple, 3 s Gd to butter, per lb, Is Id to ls ; eggs, 12 for Is. , I WORCESTER, FED. 16 —The fine weather to- day , kits. better demand for Wheat, put the farmers in better SP,. e Best white and red English Wheat was worth at least 6° 6 ;4 bag more money to-day than on this day se 'nnight• ni d e y s English white, 16s 64, and red 15s 6d per bag. ;inlets dull sale at late rates ; grinding qualities, 3s ; b 3s 6d per bushel. Malt, 7s 6d per bushel. Eng° 3 , per 3s 6d, for old, and 36 new. Irish Oats, 25 p eas for feed' bushel. English Beans, 13s to 14s per bag. ,t e to " ing fetched 3s 64 per bushel, and good boilers, per bushel. Winter vetches, 5s to 5s 6d per busitel. su pply At Stourbridge market on Friday, there was a If °° " an d of most descriptions of grain. Wheat was looking li e ; s he must be quoted at an advance of Is per quarter. Dir i o Os° in fair request at 6rl advance. No change worth notie e ,;p e Isst In Beans and Peas a fair amount of business done week's rates. attended, Stratford-on-Avon market on Friday was well er ha g the supply equal to the demand. Wheat fetched 6d .P ots iaed more money early in the day ; but this was hardly Ina l ieto ladr to the close, except for best samples. Barley i n slow u t 3 ,64 6d to a-el and no advanced could be procured in price. Beans lib° per bushel average price. d tha gr‘ At Kidderminster ma r k e t th e t ra d e ru led firm, an d t ° mers were most sanguine. Wheat m u s t be quoted Daly (the 16s per bag. Barley was f u lly su ppli e d, an d conseeu Litt demand being slow) prices were handy ich business in beans or oats. red /f Wolverhampton market was but scantily OPP 1 o hole Little wheat, which advanced is per v on last week. in spring corn. b ushe l/ DanciaTis, FEB. 14.—The relative weight per four d got of the three prices of wheat were 18st 31b, 17st 71b, !L i t 61br 121 b. Oats, 12st I I lb, 12st 51b, and lOst 101 b. Barley , '" - ..2115t !g 5 and 15st 10Ib, and 14st 11b. Peas and beans, 185 t 71b, and 17st 91bs. rioP Infe Qrs. Best. Current. maintained. £ 1 8 4 401 Wheat ... ...... £1 18 0 £1 13 0 0 11 2048 Oats ... 018 0 016 0 0 15 o n 844 Barley 1 3 0 0 19 6 0 58 Peas and Beans 1 7 0 1 3 0 Average of wheat 32s 11 #d• 4010 r i d „ e s ABERDEEN, FEB. 15.—Grain—Oats 13s to,14"1 bushel; oats, new;oos Od to 00s; foreign oats, 00s Od 1. 5 per qr.; barley, 18s to 18s 6d, 521bs per bushel; bear,lBsl;ol 6d, 521bs per bushel; wheat. 40s to 455; oatmeal, 1156d t° _oaf, per boll ; flour, 35s to 37s per sack. Provision:lto, 6d tiel to 8d per lb ; mutton, ditto, 6d to 7d; Yel li n ' d to ° 4l to 9d; pork, per lb, 4d to 6d; lamb, per lb, v (k d to l l` s 1 tallow, per stone, 4s to 4s 6d ; potatoes, per pecks 1 . ea ch, hay, per cwt, Os to Os ; rabbits, each, 7d to 8d; bal_ e ''d to tid to 2s ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per - ueostr r eggs, per doz, 10c1 to Is Od; cheese, per cwt, 18s to 23 5 ; sr &a°' pair, 3s Od to 3s6d ; chickens, ditto, 2s Od to 2s 6d ; 45 0 , 2s Cd to 2s seas ducklings, ditto, Os to Os Od; turkeys, es‘~- (Pr od to 5s Ocl; g, ditto, 3s 6d to 4s; butter for exportationdoern,.. cure), per cwt, 00s to 54s ; eggs. wholesale price, Pe r ( 14 11° ' to 7d ; 41b loaf, 6d ; 21b loaf, 3d ; pork, per stone o k w oe 3s 6d to Os Od; pock fine, small, 5s 6d to Os Od; V I :, to ° 9 ,' 3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of 204 lbs , r to 71 Meal—Oatmeal, Is 2d to Is 3d ; barley dust , 6 si t is peasemeal, Is 8d to Is 10d ; side, 6d to 7d'; bear:nes: priel to is 2d; flour, is 8d to Is 10d ; barley, per lb, Id to 20s flour, Is 2d to Is 3d. mar ket GLASGOW CATTLI MARKET, FEB. 14.—At oaoo l / day the numbers were —oxen, 701 ; sheep, 1,264. 1 ; "; •of of cattle being large caused sales to be dull, and P i r .,, e te tinued much the same as last week. 'Best ox beer Pend 'sheeP current from 42s to 455, inferior from 30 8 to 38s per cl o t eso °" ing the offal. The supply of sheep was equal to that _ ices t r o previous occasions. Demand good, which caused P i r t , * increase at least 2s per head. Best mutton bid rent 4id to 5d per do, sinking the offal ; and oxen „1,1 to 65 ,; all sold. Calves scarce, and very high-priced, sal to 3 ' l ' per cwt. Pigs now duller—demand slow at from s; i v at °lt : per cwt. Lambs from 9s to lls per quarter. Minix, FEB. 15.—We had a moderate suE ll l. e adill fully the currencies of Tuesday, but barley "2 1 , 2 1. -I' red corn market to-day. Wheat and oats moved on T 9 ' a i so corn dit,' still continue dull. White %heat, 20s to " 4 "; barre, A l P 19s to 21s ; barley, 10s Od to 12 1 60; oats lP er d, 12s u" won 8s 64 to lOs; oatmeal, lOs to 111 sd ; flour, e ses to 16s; Indian corn, per 4801 b, 26s to 29s Od. CORK FEB. Is.—The su ppli es o f h o me grain s t derate, the receipt s f or t h e wee k b e i ng o nly bans 09t , heat , r barrels at 16s. to 21s 3d per barrel ; Barley, 1,37 ' Fd Fe d 8s to lls 8d per barrel ; Oats, 2968 barrels at 7s to 0 , tic , barrel. Owing to the smallness of the supply t he P u re e ' Wheat is tolerably well maintained. Oats for feeding Pepoon also maintain their v a l ue , b u t shipping qualities , i n rate . ' with grinding barley, are taken slowly at rather loWe' pieg; In prepared Iri s h w h ea t we have literally notbing,, sea Foreign also, of which the stocks are light, sells sloT Osr only in retail quantities, at the prices of last week. , sing it is impossible to effect a sa l e , an d w e do not know ° l c ed, $ 5 transaction having taken place during the week ; in I , Merl we stated in a recent report, the prices dem a nded ° P h would, if acceded to, entail a certain loss on the shiPr i ,„ -• flour continues quite neglected and di ffi cult of 58 „ — a nd proved brands of foreign however meet a fair inqu ir y Wee; quiet trade is doing in the article at the prices of n t ,ole l P Coarse descriptions continue in good demand. The being Indian corn is miserably dull, and an sales that ate ct rl ' top price of p tohoe Indian o m f o s the eer meal Ist articler i c i s t e d is a nd n completely nlr e ii t l t c i l g i e t l 6 s :ja g d : : perT h ma d ee Flour—First 12s Od to 13s Od ; extra 7 , to seconds, lOs 6d to 12: ; households Os to 105 6d; thir", i e r i wbes,..s t. per cwt. Oatmeal 10s to 00s Od; Indian meal 7s ti 75 u d - 4 'Per t _.a n meal, lOs too o s Od er cwt. Indian corn 132 s 6d to Iss-!erse - .. . Bran 3112 E 6d to 311 s per ton. Hay—Farmers 301 to 3 65, 0 03 , 7 348 ; dealers 32s to 38s Od; average 00s per ton. 80 ,1,, 325 t " .- :, 20s Od to 26s Od ; average 21s ; dealers 28 5 u, to ° 5 " . 6d 8 d average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Whesten log' household loaf 5d to 56d per 41b. Fresh butt er ' Co/ 0 4 10d per lb Eggs-5s Od to 5s 2d per hundred. t Ness, Newport 15s; Lydney 17s ; Landore 15s • te s t e r S. 0„; Culm 14s per ton. Tallow 40s Od to 'oos r ffle,„ Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial 0 ,1 s" —Beef 4d to 6d; mutton 4d to 6d; ve do st l nef r ef Od ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 6d to lid ; san s ,P„ 5 " o li lb. Hops 131 Os per cwt. Bangor slates 312 1 ou t t ) 1: FOO ton. Bark—Barbary 715 s to 815 s; Valonia 141 to s er : lon e ' d 7155; English 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool 105 t0.1,25r0175; fed Hemp 32/ to(.0/ per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings I °, o 11 1 ,g - 0 ditto 20s to '22s per barrel ; Newfoundland 9' 0 ° w aity, s ; ton. Timber—Memel, 85s per ton ; deals, first q to lb. second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 13 3 i pet salted 13s to 20s per cwt ; ca lf s kins 2d t ° Gt ls „ iw e l, Potatoes, white 7d to 9d ; Mi n i ons 12d to 13 d ; Ar elntne - Peruvian, 11/ 10s; Icbaboe, 91 per ton; Ta r-- 193 per barrel. eZia fr°,ll:, Dispatches w ere sent o ff on S atu rdiY ev. the Colonial-o ffi ce , f or t h e G overnors of the " colonies. pills [AD V E RTIBEMENT.] —Take Holloway oir eases of Deranged Health er Impurity of the Wool., d oors° . eattmable medicine is a superior remedy in all cases ei limb er • the is% Ration of blood to the head, benumbed feelin% .witts! . impaired health, impurity of the blood, dro w siness' bad tlllo t i in the head, disordered stoniacks, loss of appetite; 00 . coi f tion, and debilitated constitution • the number of r' t o of these affections by Holloway's Pills is incredible, A ll oileti,`„ of them had been for a long - time sufferers , an d tors rb - e get relief from nsediaine prescribed by the firs t ~ r otors „t. profession. A steady course of these pills wil s ii of -a most weakly to a vigorous state of health.—Sold b Y.I SO ° gists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, as" London. wire tbe BIRTHS. On the 10th inst., at Thi c k e t Priory, Yerk shir6 le of the Rev. J. D. Jefferson, of a son. ,r e stb. , Rife On the 12th inst., at Glyn Clydach, near .g 4 D oi o 1 th of J. F. Calland, Esq., of a son. the At Silverton Rectory. Devon, on the 13th inft on . Captain C. Bentley, 78th Highlanders, of a o f ri * ke, efe c kg, On the 13th in s t., at Highgate , Mrs. Henri "% o r, P" - On the 13th in s t., a t D en h am - co ttage, D en ~, the wife of S. Th ompson , E sq. , o f a d a ughter. R. Pe -4 On the 14th i ns t., a t H amps t ea d, the wife " croft, Esq., of a son . fish -tow -I°' the On the 14th inst., in the H aw ley-road, eli" lir• '" wife of Mr. T. C. Bram! ye of a daughter. o f On the 15th inst., a t H aggers tone, the Fife Chalmers, of a daughter. ' r t. the n late theGl4thEsq., Burnam Cooper, Havre de inst. d e ( I , " I 41.2 of St. Leonard's-on-Sea, to Jane, eldest dila' w ell, inst., at Eajis-----Ateßhßu,lrEchl);the Tv. Thomas hter 0 Esq., of Preston. ,„ ct Or° Eliza, ' _ e third daughter of T. Fuller, Esq., i' s ` Adams, eldest son of the late E. Pi r ., bt , to B rkshire. PI ge • On the 14th inst., at Pakefield, Suffolk, William j o wl Barber, second son of Abram Barber, Cheapside, rridey. Grace, e, , S St. and James's a in isi e e s w 's p ,Coht,uir,cilie A, of I„eir kilcte.nd s . p: Warren, eldest daughter of J. W. Smith, R•N" °f On the 13th inst — ,, SamuDersennis, DK. , 11°1115eY 105°' Caroline,a n o d n o fAtshhe_wß widowae d n n k oe o sf d f England,the late aged e 14 h inst., house, Herts. Y . - On t h r buildings, aged 79. Doifl a '' laaattteiGli3ae.sinsl6ll3°. gnGst:ibbli‘'sei,ar.sl3Bqr.i,:oitef:Al l o d af e g in llo3l:: On the 13th inst., at Dublin, Sarah, wife of 11. Esq., and sister of the late Sir M. J. Tierney, 8art.,,_,., NV On the 12th inst., at Bath, agen 77. John Stone, rfiri. merly of the firm of Messrs. l'hilpot and Stone, LorT,°curuadr Oa the 10th inst., at Waltham stow, aged 21, ' rni d,bip• mans e conod of son iierofmk.: Majesty's slthipßseduwpeerlbl,.Esq., and late 3 ...- 8 of da o uog n oht t the h re e ol l fs 4 t t : l i i ri i .n n as s t t e ., at Isleworth, Mr. James GibsotidBt High-street, Islington. On the 15th inst., at Garratt, Surrei• o M f _place' ' o r j g a e m L e e s e , K a i n g g e d , E 1 27.1i1a, the br On the 18th in t • a • , in Cromer -street, of disease of Mr. Thomas Duffield -----_""--- - , Liii:iAs,.goucke6, eldest 1110, 0. London; Printed and Published by MOW° I r ° 1:9 , di lip 11 i No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun o—t , 0 0/ Strand, iu the Precinct of the Savoy. in Atiddloaesi Monday, Febrilary.lB,