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EMERSON'S REPRESENTA TIVE MEN, price One Shilling, handsomely printed in post Bvo., uniform with the " Standard Library," and forming the first issue of Bohn's Shilling Series. Other sterling works, chiefly by American writers, are in preparation, and will be published at short intervals. Henry G. Bohn, York-street, Covent-garden. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. • Lessee and Man THIS ager, Mr. JA_ D MES ANDERSON. EVENIG, Will be presented, by her Majesty's Servaat3, The historical Play of FIESCO ; or, the Revolt of Genoa. Andrea Doria, Mr. Cooper ; Prince Gianettino Doria, Mr. Fisher ; Marquis de Calcagno, Mr. Montague ; Fiesco, Mr. James Anderson ; Count Lomellino, Mr. Cathcart; Verrina, Vandenhoff ; Julia, Mrs. T e rnan Leonora, Miss Laura Addison. To conclude with a New Grand Histerical, Metaphorical, Allegorical, and Diabolical Pantomime, by the author of " Bluff King Hal 'to be called HARLEQUIN and GOOD QUEEN BESS ; or. MERRTE ENGLAND LN THE OLDEN TIME, printte bozos, 31. 35., 2/....125. 6d., 21. 25., 11. Ils. 6d., and 11. is. Stalls, 54. each.. s. d. s. d. I FIRST PRICE. SECOND PRICE. Boxes - - 4 0 B oxes - - 2 0 Pit - - -2 . 6 I .... Pit . - - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 0 6 Upper Gallery -0 6 INO Half-price to Upper Gallery. Box-book-keeper, Mr. J. Povey. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old BromptOn. THIS EVENING, Will be presented au entirely new and original Comedy, entitled LEAP YEAR ; or, The Ladies' Privilege. Sir Solomon Solus, Mr. Keeley; Captain Mouser, Mr. lelby ; Mr. Dimple, Mr. Buckstone ; William Walker, Mr. Charles Kean ; Mrs. Flora Flowerslew, 31re. Charles Kean ; Miss Sally O'Leary, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Mrs. Crisp, Mrs. r. Matthews. To conclude with the Comedy of NELL GWYNNE. Ktng Charles, Mr. Webster ; Charles Hart, Mr. Vandephoff ; Joe Haynes, Mr. Selby ; Orange Moll, Mr. Keeley ; Nell Gwynn°, Miss Reynolds ; Mrs. Snowdrop, Mrs. Stanley. The Boa-office is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. 'Under tiie direction of THIS EVENING Will be performed a ne;vdOmestic Drama, called THE WILLOW CO'SE. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Wright, P. Bed fore 0. Smith, Worrell ; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar. Alter which an entirely new Extravaganza, entitled DO. MESTIC ECONOMY. John Grumly, Mr. Wright ; Mrs. Grnwly, Mrs. F. Matthews. To oenclnde with FRANKENSTEIN; or, The Model Man. Franken stein, Mr. Wright ; the What is It ? Mr. P. Bedford; Zamiel, Mr. 0. Smith ; Otto of Rosenberg, Miss Woelgar ; Tiddlewincz, Miss E. Chaplin ; Agatha, Miss Coveny ; Undine, Miss E. Harding. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATEtE. Under the Management of Madame Vette& Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. TEU3 EVENLIZG, Will be neribrmed 'USED UP. After which THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. To conclude with AN APPEAL 10 TILE PUBLIC. Dress Boxes, 54. ; Upper Bexci, 4 s. ; Pit , 2 s . ; gallery,l3. No half-price to any part of the house. All applications for Private Boxes must be made to Mr. Aileron, 15 New Bond-street. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new comic Opera, entitled THE VALLEY OF gDORRE. To conclude with KING JAMIE ; or, Harlequin and Magic Fiddle Harlequin, Mr. Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Clown, Mr. Flex more ; Columbine, Miss Fawcett. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. FRENCH PLAYS AND OPERA COMIC:XT. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectftilly to announce that the French Performances at the St. James's Theatre will commence TO-MORROW EVENING, At Half-past Seven, when will he performed UPI TIGRE DE LENGALE. With Herold's Opera, in Three Acts, entitled ZAMPA ; on, La Fiancee de Marbre. Zampa, M. Chollet ; Alphonse de Monza, M. Billy Leroy ; Daniel Capuzzi, M. Soyer ; lJandolo, M. Chateaufort ; Camille, Madlle. Charton ; Ritta, Madlle. Guichard. The Box-office of the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till Five. NEW ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. SOle Lessee, Mr. W. Watts, St. John's Wood. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the Tragedy of AItIADNE. (Enarus, Mr. Ryder; Theseus, Mr. Davenport; Pitithous, Mr. Conway ; Areas, Mr. K‘nloch ; Nerima. Miss Oliver ; Phaadra, Miss F. Vining ; Ariadne, Mrs. Mcwatt. After which a new Farce, e:titled A DEAD TAKE IN. Captain Daretaart, Mr. Wigan; Hector runlet, Mr. Compton; Clara, Miss Oliver. To cmcltule with a new Farce called LAW FOR LADIES. Mr. Pierey Twizzleton, Mr. Wigan ; Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Seymour. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITRLATRki. Proprietor, Ur. W. Batty A Grand Juvenile Night, commencing with the rantemimo will take place on Thursday. Tin performance will commence at a Quarter to Seven, with a new Grand Spectacle of TIIE KNIGHT OF THE 'EAGLE CREST ; Crr, The Tourney of Love, in which Mr. N.T. licks will appear. To be followed by a brilliant display of Patty's pecrlces scenes of .he Circle;supported by the accomplished artistes of the establish- To Conclude with a grand Equestrian Comic Pantomime, by Nel n Lee, called lIARLEQULti YANKEE DOODLE, who came to Town upon his little Pony. tox-ollice open (corn Eleven till Foer• SL! is W T' KR AT LONDON BRIDGE. 11711 DAY —4ornirg, 54 min. after 7 I Eveeng, 25 min. after 8 To- Veaaow - .If,Tning, 2 min. after 0 I Evening, 38 rain. Cut 9 THE WEATHER.-SuN OFFICE, FEE. 5 TkLERMOMETER, Lowest, 39, ilighe3t, 46 Noon, 43, BARONET= 29'66. WIND W.S.W.—Morning, cloudy ; Afternoon, fine sunshiny weather. - ....f ' 4 ' , ,_."-;',--:"-- ''', v•., - . m%`':- . ~.. gt, , 17 :1.,,,,, , ' 1 4 ,"......„, , i4.; , -..- - I''''' 7 ' , ,:, :---,,„,-," -., c x 7V LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1850. It is to be hoped that the present session may be distinguished from its predecessors by the activity and energy displayed from its very commencement. Heretofore but little progress has been achieved in the business of legislation during the earlier months— lon.g and unnecessary debates have consumed the entire time of both Houses for more than half the period allotted for their sittings ; discussions have been unduly protracted, repeated adjournments have taken place ; seven, eight, or in some instances, nine or ten nights had been consumed upon a single ques tion ; procrastination in every possible shape, and on the most frivolous pretexts, has been resorted to; unpleasant topics have been shelved for the time being by the stale device of " counting out " the House, the successful parties apparently forgetting that resolute and determined men cannot be silenced by such childish expedients, and that other opportunities will be found when an audience must be yielded. The evil day is only delayed, not altogether avoided, and much valuable time, in which really urgent matters might be dispatched, is wasted in the vain attempt of silencing some chosen representative of the people. The natural consequence of this unwise and im politic system is, that en enormous quantity of busi ness remains undisposed of at the very close of each session ; that many Bills, supported by overwhelm ing majorities of both Houses have been either altogether withdrawn, or so mutilated in their progress from undue baste, as to be deprived of their efficiency and rendered comparatively useless. This serious mistake will, we trust, be avoided during the present year. An improved spirit is already perceptible, from which we anticipate the happiest results. The first debate on the Address to the Crown, which involved the great question which it was feared would constitute the "chief obstruction to the progress of all useful legislation," was con cluded in two sittings, and the majority was so de cisive (119, in a House containing 503 Members), that it must be obvious—even to those most obtuse in their perceptions, and dull of comprehension—how utterly useless it is again to agitate the subject, and thereby unnecessarily to waste the public time. The debate in the Lords, which was disposed of the very first night of the session, and by a majority no less satisfactory than that in the Commons, must have completely annihilated the hopes of the Protectionists, if any such really existed. The very assembly on whose proceedings the most sanguine expectations were based afforded the most prompt and unqualified evidence of its fixed determination not to disturb the great settlement which has so recently come into operation, or to make any movement in favour of the resuscitation of the defunct monopoly, or the re-impo sition of the iniquitous and universally condemned bread-tax. This "heavy blow and great discourage ment" will, we trust, undeceive the agriculturists, and induce them to restrict their exertions to practical reforms, M which the great body of the people may concur. They may learn from their very oxen how useless it is "to kick against the pricks," and that they can only sustain loss and injury by any new agitation on the subject. If this great impediment to the dispatch of pressing buiiness be removed, we may hope that the year 18i0 will be rendered remarkable for the number of useful anti practical reforms introduced into and car ried through both branches of the Legislature. There are already many subjects respecting which notices have been given affording ample stops for legislative action. Ministers and private Members are alike prepared, and no loss of time can arise from lick of suitable business to be disposed of. The order-book exhibits the strongest evidence of this general prepa ration. This day the Chancellor of the Exchequer will bringforward, on the part of Government, a Bill for amending the Laws relating to Savings' Banks" —the absolute necessity whereof has been shol,vn by the late infamous frauds, by which the innocent depositors have been victimised. The Right .Hon. Baronet will also move for the appointment of a Select Committee on Savings' Banks, and on the Army and Ord nance Expenditure, To-morrow the Solicitor- General will move for leave to bring in no less than four Bills, having for their objects the amendment and alteration " of the practice of the superior courts of common law in Ireland," " the simplification and improvement of the proceedings in the Court of Chancery in Ireland," " the registration of assurances of lands in Ireland," and " the amend ment of the laws concerning judgments" in that country:; and Mr. HAwEs will also move for the re-appointment of a Select Committee respecting the affairs of Ceylon, when we may hope that some important statements will be made respecting that misgoverned and ill-treated, but most valuable co lony. Thursday is necessarily given up to private Members, but on Friday the First Lord of the Trea sury will bring in a Bill for the better Government of the Australian Colonies, and make a statement of the colonial policy of the Government. The Chief Secretary for Ireland will on the same evening intro duce a measure "to restrain party processions" in that ill-fated land. Tee Solicitor-General will bring forward two Bills, one granting additional leasing powers to persons having limited estates in Ireland, and the other for the better administration of charit able trusts. The Chancellor of the Exchequer will endeavour to make better provision for "the management of the Woods, Forests, and Land Re venues of the Crown, and for the direction of public works and buildings ;" and the Home Secretary will move for a Committee on prison discipline. This is a full and animated programme for a single week. It is, indeed, " a dainty dish" to lay before the Commons ; and with such abundant fare there is no chance of their having to rise unsatisfied from the legislative banquet. But there is also an abundant supply from private sources, among the most impor tant of which we may notice a measure by the Hon. Member for West Surrey, to,facilitate the transfer of real property ; one by the Hon. Member for Youg hal, for the repeal of the penal Acts against the Roman Catholic religion ; a motion by the nee, ' Member for Glasgow, " that it is expedient and just to incorporate by an Act of Parliament the parishes of Kensington, Chelsea, Fulham, and Hammersmith, into a Parliamentary borough em powered to return two Members, to fill up the vacan cies caused by the disfranchisement of Sudbury ;" and, although last, by no means least in importance, the reintroduction by the Hon. Member for Bute, of the Bill for the Amendment and Alteration of the Act 5 and 6 Will. IV., so far as relates to Marriages within certain of the prohibited Degress of Affinity. This last measure, the withdrawal of which at the termination of last session created such wide-spread disappointment and regret, is so just and politic—so wise and expedient in itself—supported so strongly by all classes in the community—by pre lates and ministers of the Church by law established, by the highest authorities cf the Roman Catholic Church, and by the distinguished Diss.entrs and Nonconformists, that we can entertain no possible doubt but that the grievance which has so long existed, and which has bighted the happiness of so many families, will be at once and for ever removed before the separation of Parliament for the Easter recess. The question has been so fully argued, so thoroughly investigated on every point, and through all its ramifications, that no possible pretext can exist for any further delay—a delay which is so cruel and unnecessary in itself, and so annoying and vexat - *nui to many persons of high and delicate minds and moral and religious habits. We have already alluded to the animus exhibited by the Incorporated Law Society, through their counsel, in dealing with the claim of Mr. 'WILLIAM HENRY BARBER, to be re-admitted to the practice of his profession. Every point that could possibly be brought forward, however stalc., was pressed into the service ; every exertion was made to discover matters on which even a question of doubt could be raised, and the same spirit of unrelenting hos tility and vexatious procrastination was exhibited be fore the' Mater during the preliminary investigation which was afterwards so painfully conspicuous before the Court itself. Two grounds of opposition were chit fly relied on by the society, as rendering Mr. BAUDER unworthy of his certificate. First it =A•as contended, " that the verdict of the jury in SLACK'S case was substantially correc', that it would be most perilous if the Court should express any doubt of the propriety of a verdict which had been so pronounced, and that the Royal pardon merely freed the applicant from the penal conse quences of the conviction, but that it did not remove the moral taint, so as to place him in every respect in the same position as he was in iefore he committed the crime," ar d, secondly, on alleged cases of malpractice in his profession, unconnected with what may be termed the " will forgeries." The first class of objections, it will be seen,' resolved itself into an attempt to re-hear the entire question of the guilt or innocence of Mr. BARBER in reference to these transactions, to violate the well-known rule of law which declares that a party shall not be placed a second time on his trial for the same offence, to impeach the decision of the only tribunal competent to review an erroneous decision upon facts, and to limit the prerogative of the Crown, by materially reducing the beneficent results of the Royal pardon, and restricting its opera tion within the narrowest limits. The new trial was manifestly a second thought. No such proceeding bad been contemplated in the first instance, either when the reference was obtained, or when the inquiry was proceeded with before the Master. It is certain' that the Court would never have sanctioned a course so illegal in itself and oppressive towards the party whose conduct formed the subject-matter of the investigation. The object of the statute in requiring a term's notice to be given of the intention of any party, who had omitted to take out his certificate, within the time appointed by law for that purpose, to again enter upon a professional career, was, that full information might be obtained as to the circumstances under which he had discontinued to practise, and his conduct and employment during the intervening period. These points were so fully known in the present instance, that, according to Sir FREDERICK TIIESIGER'S own admission, " the inquiry would have been an idle one." The officer of the court accord ingly, in deference, we suppose, to the wishes of the Incorporated Law society, took upon him self to alter the rule as originally prepared under the direction of the Judges, and thus materially enlarged the sphere of his own duties. lle did not, however, for a moment contemplate assuming the functions of a new jury, by pronouncing any opinion on the guilt or innocence of Mr. BARBER ; neither was it then attempted by the society to impose such a task upon the Learned Gen tleman. On the contrary, at the very commence ment of the proceedings, and prior to the delivery of any documents, Mr. MAITGIIAM distinctly stated that " the society did not mean to attempt to prove guilt, but to inquire whether Mr. BARBER had not betrayed, gross negli gence," to which the Master replied, " No, I cannot suppose that I am expected to try a case of felony ;" and yet this very charge of " felony" was subsequently insisted upon, contrary to the declaration of the society's solicitor ; and Sir F. THESIGER struggled, and dr thheallabhlies ainndgeinmupiatyrt„ialtoHopinroevesetehraettahreyr, MAJESTY, n had been imposed upon, and committed a gross blun der ! What could be the motive for this palpable inconsistency ? Was it not that the unfortunate applicant might he subjected to additional embarrass ment by being called upon to answer simultaneously the question of guilt and the minor charge of mere negligence ? A further evidence, if any were required, of the spirit in which the opposition was conducted, may be collected from the fact that the certificates of good conduct obtained from persons holding official situa tions were not admitted to be read, because they were not " statements on oath." These documents were of the utmost importance in the case, exhibiting the conduct and demeanour of Mr. BARBER, under the most trying circumstances, in a very f tvour Able light. They had been admitted before the Mister, but were subsequently withheld from the Court, and let us ask upon what ground? Soon after the inquiry commenced Mr. 7 , lArcnam called upon Mr. BARBER. to produce for hi 3 inspec tion and examination the originals of the documents set forth in the pamphlet. This was accordingly done, and he and his son devoted several hours to a minute examination of each, comparing word for word, and closely looking at the signatures, many of which he said he knew to be genuine. Having done this, he delivered to the Master a copy of the pamphlet, with the narrative portions struck out, leaving the reports, subscription lists, letters, certificates, &c., marked as examined—at the same time observing to the Master that he had erased what he could not admit as evidence. Nothing could have been more clearly understood than that these certificates were admitted as genuine, and that they should be used as such. Notwithstanding this, Sir FREDERICK THESIGER took a technical objection to their being read to the Court, because they were not legally authenticated ! and thus a body of very im portant evidence was shut out, not merely as to Mr. BARBER'S conduct since his conviction, but demon strative of his innocence and entire blamelessness. We regret that our space this day will not enable us to go fully into the other pieces of " sharp prac tice" exhibited towards this cruelly persecuted man in the course of the inquiry, not only in reference to the forgery, bat also the malpractice cases. A system of annoying andvexatious litigation was pursued, which justifies the opinion of a respected contemporary (the Law Times, 2d February, 1850) that— " This branch of the opposition by the Law Inst;.tuticn appears, thee, to us to be utterly indefensible on any principle of justice and humanity, and gives to the pro ceeding more of the aspect of persecution by some per sonal enemies, than the act of a public body discharging a public duty." THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Moniteur announces the departure of M. DROITYN DE L'Huys, as Ambassador, to London. On this subject Galignani's Messenger says : " One of the rumours on Saturday which teneei to occasion the fall in the price of the funds was that of an order for the immediate departure of the French fleet for the Pirmas, in order to protect Greece against Eng land. We can contradict this rumour upon good autho rity. It is, however, tine, that the affairs of Greece, coupled with those of Switzerland, have occasioned the immediate departure cf . M. Drouyn de l'Hur, who left Paris last evening as Ambassador Extraordinary t) the British Government. Count Marescalchi, the secretary to the French Embassy, will leave in a few days." On the 31st ult. no less than 207 persons were arrested in Lyons and its suburbs; of these sixty natives of Lyons, who proved that they were work men seeking employment, were discharged ; sixty who were not natives of Lyons were passed home to their respective communes ; and the remainder, who were recognised as vagabonds and discharged convicts, were committed to prison. No reasons are given for these wholesale arrests. M. MARC DUFRAISE, Representative of the people and editor cf the Ruche de la Dordogne, has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment and a fine of 2,000 francs, for exciting the population to civil war. The following are the Republican candidates for the department of Saone and Loire :—MM. ARMAND MAURAST, DUPONT DE BUSSAC, MADIER DE MONT JAU, and. EUGENE SUE. There is every probability of their success. S?voral steamers have left Toulon for Civita Vecchia, to bring back troops from Rome. The Journal du Cher of the 2.4 states that an Irish priest, inhabiting one of the communes of the arrondissement of Sancerre, has been expelled France. The Boursa Wa3 animated, and a considerable quantity of business was transacted. The Five per Cents. opened at 94f. 75c., fell to 94f. 7.0 q.., and rose subsequently to 95f. 50c., at which price they cicred ; the Three per Cents. closed at 57f. 90r. ; Orleans Railroad Shares at 822 f. 50c.; Rouer, 595 f.; Havre, 2.52 f. 50e.; Great Noithern, 467. 50c.; Avignon, 212 f. 50c.; Vie:zon, 3261. 75r.; Paris and Strasburg, 36()f.; Tours and Nantes, 267 f. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDOI STOCK-EXCHANGE, FEU. 4. _ . _ Boulogne and Amiens, 7% Dutch Rhenish, 2—East In. dian, 4—Luxembourg, 2 1 A—,Orleans and Bourdeaux, 3 3 A — Rouen and Havre, 9y,. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 30th ult. have arrived. The Senate on the 29th ult. adopted the Bill on the army, and that on railways. In the Chamber of Deputies, the debate on the Bill for authorising the Government to levy the taxes was resumed, ; and, in the course of it, M. GONZALEZ BRAVO demanded ex planations from M. Rios Rcsas with respect to ter n tain reflections he made on a previous day , he specially required to be told if M. Rios RosAs had meant to charge him with being an apostate to his political principles, and with having committed in 1843 a dishonourable action ? To all this M. Rios RosAs replied in an evasive manner. M. GONZALEZ BRAVO thereupon becamo greatly irritated, and applied some strong language to M. Rios Ros As. At this the latter flew into a violent passion, and in a wrathful reply attacked M. BRAVO more severely than before. Great agitation was caused in the Cimmber by the affair, and the whole of the sitting was occupied by observations and explanations from the two adver saries, the Minister of the Interior, and other depu ti's. On the rising of the Chamber, a meeting between M. Rios ROSAS and M. GONZALEZ BRAVO was arranged ; the seconds of the former being Gen. BLASER, M. NOCEDAL, and M. SAN RAMAN ; of the latter, General Arimuto, M. POLO, and M. GARCIA lILDALGO. The weapon chosen was the pistol. An exchange of shots took place without result, and the pistols were reloaded. Lots were drawn to see which of the two should fire first. The chance fell on M. GoNzxLea BRAVO, and he fired at M. Rios Rosss without hitting him. M. Rios ROSAS then returned the shot, and M. GONZALEZ BRAVO was struck in the breast. Me dical men dressed the wound on the ground, and M. GONZALEZ BRAVO was conveyed to his residence. There the wound was dressed a second time, but the efforts to extract the bullet were unsuccessful. The wound is stated to be very serious, but the physicians state that they do not consider it mortal. The affair had caused a profound sensation in Madrid. On the 30th the Chamber did not meet before four o'clock. It rejected by a large majority a mo tion of M. ORENSE, to the effect that the debate on the Bill on the Taxes should not be closed so long as any deputy should wish to speak. The Chamber was left sittieg. Great agitation prevailed in the Assembly, and it was rumoured that the Ministry had resolved to close the session at once. MADRID BOLSA , JAN. 30. Three per Cents., 20 9-16 ;Five per Cents., 12,i Exchange on Lon don, 50 35. GERMANY. The Preuissische Staats Anzeiger publishes the following royal message to the two Houses of Par liament:— " We, Frederic William, by the Grace of God King of Prussia, &c., have been satisfied to see from the last resolutions cf the two Houses of our Parliament, that a great majority of them have assented to our propositions on the Charter of the Constitution. Respecting the abolition of entails wo have been grieved to find the same assent could not he obtained. We purpose, there fore, in the spirit of the proposition to reserve, for the law on entails as well the preserve tion of the vested rights of the claimants, as a foundation for the constitu tional creation of an Upper House. " We take it that the revision cf the Charter, as sti pulated in the draught of that document, dated sth December, 1848, is now concluded. We have, therefore, ratified the said Charter with all the changes and addi tions voted by Parliament. According to the conclud ing clause cf that Charter, we are now willing to take the oath prescribed therein in the presence of our two Houses of Parliament, and in return to receive the osth of our Ministers and of the Members cf the said two Houses. This solemn act is to take place on Wednes day, the 6th rf February, of this year, and wo call upon the Members of the two Houses to assemble on that day, at 11 o'clock A.M-, in our Royal Castle at Berlin. " FREDERIC WILLIAM." " COUNT BRANDENBURG, VON LANDENBERO, VON MANTEUFFF.L, VON STROTIIA, VAN DER lIEIDT, VON RABE, SIMONS, VON SCRLEINITZ. " Charlottenburg, Jan. 31, 1850." M. DE BOLDESCHURUGB, President of :the Council of Administration of Germany, has, like tbe Minis ters BRANDENBURG and MANTEUFFEL, been elected one of the Representatives of Berlin in the German Parliament of Erfurth. In thanking the electors for the hononr conferred on him, M. MANTEUFFEL de clared that he would serve by all means in his power the great cause at Erfurth (that of the unity of Ger many), and for that purpose would associate himself with M. HENRI DE GAGERN. He added, however, that he would not forget the important interests of Prussia and Berlin. A letter fiom ---- Wissemburg states that ten German refugees had arrived in that town from Switzerland, to be conducted beyond the frontier. Two of them refused to leave the French frontier, declaring that they feared being shot. At their own request they were enrolled in the foreign legion. The Cologne Gazette states that the Council of Administration of Germany is occupied with the question whether the Governments of Saxony and Hanover, by their proceedings during the last few months, have not violated the treaty of the 16th May, and whether such violation should not becarried before the Arbitral Tribunal. Letters from Vienna of the 30th ulf. state that 108 artillerymen with their officers have been frozm to death in the neighbourhood of Wesselburgb. Typhus fever has broken out among the troops in Bohemia and on the borders of Saxony. The Angsburgh Gazette states that the Austrian Government is about to proclaim, from the Ist of May next, its adhesion to the uniform legislation in THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1850 matters of exchange, which is now in course of exe cution in all Germany, except Bavaria. HUNGARY. The butcheries of Pesth have been revived, Kc- LASSY and two unfortunate Honveds were hanged there on the 23d ult. The thirst for blood of the red Emperor is not yet slaked. ITALY, In the sitting of the 30th ult. of the Chamber of Deputies of Turin, the Bill for the establishment of a school of commerce at Genoa, was passed by a majority of 104 to 25. The Chamber then took into consideration a proposition for fixing a limit to the salaries of public functionaries. A Bill for a credit of 8,289 f. to be applied to the navy was also passed by a majority of forty-three to seven. In the Senate the Bills concerning charitable establishments in Sar dinia and Turin, were agreed to without opposition. The Piedmontese Gazette of the 31st ult. contains the following notice :—" The Italians of the Lom bardo-Venetian Provinces, who :may be desirous of addressing themselves to the Austrian Government, are informed that they may henceforward apply directly to the constituted authorities in those pro vinces, or to the Austrian Embassy at Turin." The Leghorn banker, M. BASTOOT, has informed the Tuscan Government that he has sold 3,000 bonds. of the new loan at 90 and 91 per cent., so that only 2,735 bonds more remained to he sold. Letters from Rome, of the 26th ult., announce the arrival of Cardinal CASTRACANT, Bishop of Palestrina, from Portici. The municipality of Velletri has pre sented General FERNAND3 DE CORDOVA with the right of citizenship. On the night of the 21st six robbers broke into a house at Calisese, near Cetans, and wounded several persons. Three of them were arrested on the 23d. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, MONDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning in the Slopes and Windsor Park. The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out this morning on honicback, att:nticd by Colittle' lion. A. Gordon. The Duchess cf Sutherland and Lady C. Leveson Gower, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and Lady A. Fitzilnn Howard, Lord Edward Howard, e Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel and Miss Peel, and the Rev. Dr. Philpott, !el the Castle tc-day. There is no addition to the Royal dinnner party this evening. The hand of the Ist Life Guards performed the fok lowing pieces during dinner on Saturday evening March Waddell. Walzer (BAI Bouquet) Petztnafer, Fantasie on the Scotch Air, " Virt.ndcring Spaeth. Pot pourri, " Ii Ta❑credi" Polka The Queen'.i private band played the followi❑g pieces i❑ the Castle after dinner on Saturday:— _ Overture, "Le Toreador" Concez to Violin, M. Sainton (lstmovement) Beethoven Selection, " Marie" Jallacic March. The Rev. Mr. Spencer had an interview with Lord John Russell ye:A:n - 113y, at his official residence in Thwning street. Colonel Fi , zgibhon had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, e.t the Horne-:ffice. Sir Thomas Fr,muntle, Chlirruan of the Custorn3, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequcr yesterday. Mr. Tidd Pra:t had also an interview yester day with the Right ion. Baronet, at Lis official residence iu Downing-street. Mr. Anderson, M.P., had an interview with the Rigl.t Lion. TT. Labouchere yesterday, E t the office of the Board of Tr acre. NAVAL Ii TELLIGEZkICE. PORTSMOUTH, FEu. 4.—The Hermes steam-sloop, Commander Fishbourne, arrived this morning from Sheerness, tossing the Dart brigantine, second master Al'Clure, which is to be navigated by a portion of the crew of the Hermes to the Cape of Good Hope, where she will become a tender to the Commodore's ship Castor. The Raleigh, 50, Captain the Hon. Charles Hope, has been taken under the sheers tc-day, and had her masts taken cut. She will be paid off alongside the deck yard. APPOIN TMEN TS. WOOLWIC FT, FEB. 4.—Commander Thomas G. Forbes (1842), to command the Philomel, 8, sloop, commissioned this day at Devonport. Lieutenant A. P. H. Helby, to the Philomel. Acting-Master Francis T. Jameson ("S2cond Master, 1845), to the Philomel. Acting Paymaster and Purser Jahn Tweedie (Clerk 1842), to the Philomel. Midshipmen—R. P. Cator, E. C. Miller, and Charles E. Burltop, to the. Philomel. Master's Assistant Frederick Townsend, to the Philorn.3l. Clerk Sy:They E. Wright (1848), to the Philo/m(1 Naval Cadet Arthur 11. M. CunoiLgllato, to tLe Figgard fllg-ship, at Woolwich.... Boatswain John Lce to the Philomel Carpenter \Villizrn Whithurn, to the Philomel. Serf,Tal of the member; of the Board of Admiralty contemplate Visiting Woolwich Dockyard to -morrow, Feb. 5. Captain Alexander Mile, one of the Lards of the Admiralty; Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.P., Surveyor of the Navy ; and Lieutenant-Colonel Greene, Director of Engineering and Architectural Work. 9, left the Admiralty this morning on an official visit to Devonport. MAREI - 2.:7 NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) zt aY VI9.I&BETB. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31 105; Clover tato, Si Os to 41 lOs ; and Straw, 11 23 to 11 83 per ,oad. A fall average supply, and a dull trade. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 3110 s; Clover ditto, 3/ Os to 41 7s ; and Straw, 11 2s to 1/ 9s per load. Trade very dull, at last week's quotations. WIIITECHAPEL. Meadow Hay, 21 Cs to 31 105 ; Clover ditto, 31 Os to 41 Rib; and Straw, 11 2s to 118 s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. Ca LONIAL. SUGAR.—The market fur British Plaatittion is ex ceedingly dull at Gd decline. MauritiuQ, 821 bags offered by auction only partly sold at previous rates; Bengal, 2,900 bags were only partly sold at a reduction of fully 6d per cwt. About 5,000 bags Madras were chiefly sold at 6fl decline. Privately, 400 ,boxes low yellow Savannah have been sold at 20s 6d. The quan tity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 1,645 hhds, 146 tierces, 673 barrels. There were taken for home consumption 1,270 hhds, 91 tierces, 138 barrels. The stock in the same places is 9,349 hhds, 1,568 tierces, 2,361 barrels. COFFEE.—Thero has been an improved demand for this article; upwards cf 6,000 bags good ord native Ceylon have changed hands, at 60s to 625, and there are but few sellers at the latter price. 2,200 bags and 87 casks Plantation Ceylon were partly sold at a rise of 2s to 3s per cwt, the remainder being held above that ad vance. 150 bales Mocha were sold at comparatively cheap rates, viz., 74s to 75s for good long terry. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 222 puns 1 hhd. There were taken for home consumption 354 puns 17 hhds, and exported 33 puns 50 hhds The stock in the sane places is 19,065 puns 2,168 hhd;. RlCE.—Bengal realised lOs 3d for mid white, and Madras 8s Gd to Os fur pinky. PEPPER.—BIack sold at a decline of fully id, viz., 4d to 4id, for good light Eastern to good halt heavy Malabar. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 3Ss per cwt on the spot, and Town 39s 6d. TEA.—The market is rather quieter, but with fair deliveries. TOBACCO.—The market has continued to assume a firmer tone during the whole of last month, and coi:ui derab!e sales have been effected, amounting in all sorts to 3,150 hhds. Parcels of western strips have been sold at an advance of full Ld per lb., neverthel ess th ere has been an evident indisposition on the part of a large portion of the trade to purchase. Importers ha ve shown no inclination to effect sales excepti ng a t ex treme rates, and buyers in many instances have con fined their purchases to their immediate wants, on the supposition that present prices cannot be sup ported. There has been a more active demand for exportation, but present rates, and the peculiar posi tion of the market, prevent the possibility of orders being executed. In Virginia sales have been 600 hhds, about half for exportation and half for home trade; there has been an improved demand for strips, and fo r fine qualiti es ex t reme ra tes have been paid. For expor tation purchases have been chiefly confined to mid and ord sorts. In Kentucky Leaf and Strips sales may be estimated at 2,190 hhds, of which 2,000 were strips; as before stated, parcels have been taken at an advance of id per lb. Maryland—Sales aro limited at previous rates. In Havannah Leaf very I.lv sales have been effected in consequence of stock being quite bare of good and fine qualities. Advices continuo favourable as to the quality and quan tity of tho last crop. Savannah Cigars hale been in fair demand at firm prices. Manila Cheroots and Leaf have been in moderate rc quest at steady prices. Of the latt3r none remains in the hands of importers. Yarn and Cuba in fair demand at firm rates. Brazil, nothing done. Stock entirely bare cf suitable &serif.- tions. Havannah seed leaf, FlorWa, and Porto Thco— Sales confined to the immediate wants of buyers. In Co lumbian, Andalusian, and Giron, fine descriptions lave . b:enin fair dem an d a t fi rm rates; there has been a good inquiry exportation, but the position f the market baai prevented the possibility cf effecting sales. In Amersfuert n o thi ng dole.. Good quality for snuff pur poses would meet a rea d y sale. In Ne&;ro Leal and Cavendish sales hale been made to a fair extent, cLit.fly on speculation. Stalks were in moderate demand. BRIGHTON, LEWES, AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS RAIL WAY.—On Saturday the Master in Chancery Sir Wiiham Horne pruce(ded with the list of shareholders in thi, undertaking, ald placed flereon as con r'butories, to a pro rata payment in discharge ct the ltabilttict, amounting to 5,000/., 1,100 shareholders, who had al,- plied for shares and had them allotted, but who had neither paid the deposit nor Signed the deed a contract. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY. riAlt TER TO THREE. The sales or Cotton at Liverpool yest-rilay were esti mated tv about 9,000 beler, of which 2,500 were taken on speculation; the sales comprised 5,000 American at 6FI .to 9d., 1,800 Penmen and Meranham at GP. to 7 500 Bahia at 7d, 200 Egyptian at q!. to Sp., 1,200 Surat at 4id. to 54d., and 80 Sea Island at to IF. 4d. per lb. Tee market was brisk, and prices of American were d.:to id, Brazil id. and other sorts *d. per lb. dearer. —Railvslty Shares were dull. The letters and papers from the United Stets and Canada were delivered yesterday afternoon, and we find in them several items of interest. We adverted yester day to the easier condition of the Money Marlrf_t, end the point that now presents itself most prominently is tl. e intelligence from California. More gold had been received at New York, and further amounts were advised as corning. At the Georgetown diggings the average per day for labourers were not less than three ounces, and instances of bagging eight and ten ounces aro said not to be rare. The gold bearing quartz of Cal;fernia also pro mises great results; and our readers may judge, if cli the a..ticipations are realised, what will be the effect upon the American money market, and, should the production continue, upon the European market likewise. One muet nut be led away, however, by everything that is loosely stated, but watch the arrival of the dollar . It is pleasing. still to observe that the State Legiela tures are receiving from their respective Governors very satisfactory financial reports. That c f Ohio is enceu- reging. Au interesting account is before us from Canada con cerning the timber trade. It is dated from Ottawa, and runs as follows:—" We have taken some pains, for the ieterests of our subscriber=, to ascertain what is doing iu the timber business. We find that the probable quantity of white pine on the Ottawa and its tributaries will be about 12,000,000 feet, and in the St. Lawrence end its tributaries about 6,000,000, to which we add the st :ck at Quebec, 6,554,290, making an aggregate of 24,554,290. The average annual exporta.ion being about 12,000,000, leaves the balance as stuck for thu fellewing; year, with the exception of the home consurnp don, and whatever may ha shipped to the States, which has been so far and must continue so, until the duty of 20s. is taken off, The extra quantity being manufactured this season, by farmers and others now legularly in the trade, is estimated at about 4,000,001) feet, leaving in the hands of regular traders on the Ot tawa 8,000,000. For Vie last ten years there has not ben less timber cut off unsurveyed lands ef tee Crown than the present. season. The timber is generally L&ng made in old settled townships, and on private property, we should say to the extent of 7,000,000 feet, a large portion of which is being manufactured on the Ottawa and its tributaries, below Bytown." The report from the Amsterdam Bourse, dated the 2d instant, states that the Dutch Funds were firm, but ne:t active. The Two•and-a-llelf per Cents . . a e:e Peruviaa were up to 735. At Frankfort, on the 31st. ultimo, the Austrian Meanies were at 85. Within the last few days a requisition has been drawn up by some of the members, and presented to the Com mittee for conducting the affairs c f Lloyd's, suggesting the expediency of closing business in the Underwriters Room at two o'clock on Saturdays. As the idea did not appear to find favour with the Committee, the requisi tionists came to the conclusion that it would be expedi ent and graceful to abandon it, and have done so ac cordingly. The English Stock Market has been very flactuating, and prices have declined considerably. Consols realised 954 in the morning, but have declined since to 951 1. Bunk Stock has bet n firm at 206 to and India Stock quiet at 266. The New Three-and-a Quarter per Cetts. have brought 97Z- t 981. Exchequer-bills have dropped to 565. to 59F. premium. The present value of Consols is 951 to 2 for Money, and 95t- f r Account. In the sign n a'ket a further great alv?.nce hut oceurre lin Peruvian Bonds, which l ave touched 784 to 79 fir the An ive, and 32 to 33 for the Dekrred. Venezuela Stock has been dune at 33 and 33q; Grenada Bonds are 181; Equador, 4; and Alexis a-, 29 to Spanish Three per Cents. were quoted 36:1, and Porta guete Four per Cent , . 34 to 35 cx dividend. Russian Old Stock I , ai been w, 109, and the Scrip is not higher than 2-a premium. Dutch Four per Cents. are 85i. In Railway St area there is very little business doing, and prices rule heavy. r!,'“iTISI -1 FUNDS I'lll3 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official Litt.) Bank Stock 'AG% 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 8 per Cent. Consols Anna 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1726 -NOW 3 1 / 4 per Cent. Anus. 98 . 4 97'34 Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1850 B 5 /2 D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 8 7-1 G Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 8 5-16 India Stock 0 66 India Bonds under 1,0001 Ditto under 1.0001 South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities Cininois for Account ......... Exchequer Bills. 1 %d. 2d. L.:arch. June. 1,060!. 50ii/ 56 59 p Small 55 59 p RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent.— Ditto, 5 per Cent Equador Bonds 4 Grenada, 11 per Cent. Greek Bonds, 1824 and 1825 Ditto Ex Over-due Coupons, 7 qi t'tteXiCan 13:m.43,1846,5 per Cent., CJupons Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto Account Peruvian Bondi, 4 par Cent Cent Ditto for the Account . 7 6 1,, 794 79 Ditto Deferred, 3 l l /2 33 3.; 33% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 4 per Cent. Ditto Account . 3474 x d Russian Bonds, 1822,5 per Cent IC9 Ditto Scrip ... 2%1% p Spanish Bonds, 5 jeer Cent.......... 19% Swinish Bonds, 3 per Cent,lB4o 36% Venezuela Bonds - Ditto for the Account Do. Deferred l3 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild Ditto 4 ner Cent. Certificates BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PL,ID. PE& SHALE. ',alodonian Ditto, New 101. Preferenca 10 ...... ... to Dublin and Belfast Junction Eastern Counties Do. New Guarant. 6 per Ct. 10 ,estern Union, Class A (lat E.. E. U. Shares) ... .. 25 Great Nerthern Do . , 5 per Cent. Pref. ...... 12 1 / 2 I O IA to Great Western Ditto, Quarter Shares Do. New 171 I.ancashire and Yorkshire 100 Ditto Fifths... ... 10 .... 2 1 ,4 to Ditto. Thirds ..... 18 - Do., WestßidinglJnien... 10 .... Leeds and Bradford 5O .. 97 its to London & Blackwall 6s. 3d...... 8 Lond.,Bright.,& SouthCoastloo x.d to Do. Guaranteed sper Cent. 9 ...... 10% x.d to London &North Wettern.....loo ll5l 115 to 11514, Do. New Quarters. l 2 Do. Fifths 12 ..... 13 3 A % ... to Mid1and........• .... ..........100 - - to Ditto. 501. Shares ..... ...... 30 Sort'` Staffordshire... .. ...... 17 1 / 4 7 •• •• us Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton Reading, Guildtd., & Roigate 15 ..., l5 -... to South Eastern' ..... ... 33 1 / 4 10%14... to i ork, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 — Do. and Newcastle Exten. 20 ..... 10% to Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. linglo Italian (late Italian and Austrian) 5 1 ,2 — to doulogne and Amiens 2O ..... 71.; %... to MINES. Anglo Mexican IOO Brazilian Imperial 24% ..... to Ditto Cocaes and Cuiaba... 30 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia Colonial LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, FEB. s.—Wind at noon W.S.W., light brec ze, and cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 4.—Arrived Jupiter steamer, Gibraltar, &c. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 4.—Wind S. to S.W.—Arrived William West, Sampson, Mobile; Charlei Croaker, Duncan, Charleston; James Gray, Caster, ditto; Jane Softly, Wilmington ; Rossetta, Chambers, Windsor, Nova Scotia; Sarepta, Williams, Valparaiso; John Hancock, Burgess, New Orleans; Silas Leonard, Thomp son, Charleston; Waterloo, Allen, New Yolk. Sailed, Seraphina ' P erna mbuco; Franegnia and Republic, New Orleans; Kate, Hunte-; Montezuma; ,Gertrude, N ew York. The Sultan, leace to St. John's, New Bruns wick, was wrecked on Beale's Island, Machias, 7th ult.; crew and passengers saved. The Elizabeth, hence to Charleston, was on shore near the bar of the latter place 22d ult., with nine fret water in her hold, and expected to bo a wreck; crew saved. YARMOUTH, FEB. 4.—The Ann and Jane, of and for Wisbeach, from Scab an), whilst at anchor off the Humber sprang a Icak, and went down; crew saved. SCARBOROUGH, FEB. 4.—The Swift, of S caham, foun dered on the 2d inst., the Castle bearing S.W. six miles distant; the master P aved; the crew took to the boat, and have not been heard ot: WITITEUATEN, FEB. 4.—The Airow, a and for this port from Dublin, has keen wrecked on St. Bee's Mal; crew saved. DEAL, FEB 4.—Wind W. to W.N.W.—Arrd, Emma Eugenic, Winter, Callao; Benjamin Greene, Laws, St. Mitt's. A rrd. from the River, Lady M‘Naughten, Port Adelaide; Merope, Swan River; Anna Mary, Calcu ti; Jersey Lass, Cape Coast Cattle; Ilornsbay, Boston; Roiins, Newport and Chi! a Arid. from the River and s!d., Thomas Lowry, Port Philip; Duchess of Northum berland, Cape of Good Hope. HARWICH, FEB. 4.—A boat marked " Santipetre," in white letters on a black ground, has been picked up off the Long Sand, supposed from some vessel lost there. The broadside of a vessel of about 200 tuns has he pickeu up and brought in to-day. DARTMOUTH, FEB. 4.—Wind S.W.—Off Port, Pic- WI a, Tydeman, Batavia, for Rotterdam. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 4.—Wind S. by W.—Arrd. nacia, Zanata, Havannah, for Falmouth. Sid. Bussorah, Merchant, Adelaide, South Australis, and Port Philip, New South Wales; Mary Drake, ditto and ditto. NEWPORT, FEB. 4.—Wind S.W.—Shl. Bacchtv, BOE.• ton, United States. SHIELDS, FEB. 4.—Wind N.W. moderatr.—. Hesperus, Ceylon; Fanny, New York. PWLLHELI, FEB. 4. --The Good latent, of Tenby, was run on abore in Stillwell Reads, 20th Jar.; crew saved. QUEENSTOWN, FEE, 2.—Wind S.W. strong.—Arrd. Harriet, Towell, St. John'2, Newfoundland, for Lisbon. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.-(THIS DAY.) There being some reason to believe that the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council would have given judg ment this day in the case of Gorham v. the Bishop cf Exeter, a gentleman from our office attended at the c•f fie° of the Privy Council this morning toinquira wheth. r the judgment would be given to-day, and, if so, to report it; but he ascertained that the Judicial Committee cf the Privy Council would not sit to-day, nor could ho learn in that quarter on what day the judgment in Gorham v. the Bishop of Exeter would be pronounced. CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in the Old Hull, Lincoln's tosday,to hear appeals. HIGSHAWE, M.P. V. THE EASTERN UNION RAILWAY. The further arguments in this pert heard ca•e were resumed to-day, and occupied his Lordship the whole morning. The case came before his Lordship upon appeal from the judgment of the Vice Cliencel!or Wigram, overruling a demurrer put in by the d, fondants to the plaintiff's bill for want of equity a'ld want of parties. The plaintiff is the Member tor the b Tough of Earwittle High Steward and a magistrate of the borough, also the owner of the dockyard there, and greatly inte rested in promoting the prosperity of the borough. Ile is proprietor of two scrip certificates issued under two Acts of Parliament, entitled "Ti e Eastern Union and Harwich Railway and Pier Act," and "The Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway Act," such scrip having be ea converted into 25 shares, and the plaintiff ' s name being registered as owner of them. The de fen dents are the directors of the Eastern Union Railway Company. The demurrers are by the company as a com pany, and by the directors in that character. The bill prays an account of the sums received by the defendants under the Eastern Union and Harwich Railway and Pier Act, and the Eastern Union and Hadleigh June tion Railway Act, of 1847, or either; and c f the appli cation of such sums; aud, if it shell appear, that the directors have applied any portion of such sums to any other purposes than those authorised by these Acts, the bill prays a declaration by the Court thet such appli cation is a breach of trust, and that the defendants may be decreed personally to replace such sums; and that the Court would declare that it would be a breach of trust to apply any portion of such moneys to hay other purpose. The bill also prays an injunction restraining the defendants from applying any portion of the moneys already received, or hereafter to be received, - under the powers of the Acts, t) any other purpose than those of the two Acts. The plaintiff sued as the proprietor cf scrip certificates of " Per i.etuel Six per Cent. Stick, 1849," on behalf of himself and all other proprietors of the .like certificates who should come in and seek relief, contributing to the ex penses of the suit, c ther than the directors. The original Act of the company (7 toed 8 Victoria, a. 85) incorpc rated a company for the purpose of making a railway from Colchester to Ipswich. By a subsequent Act (8 and 9 Victoria, e. 97) another company was empowered to form a line from Bury St. Edmund's to Ipswich. The 10 and 11 Victoria, c. 174, amalgamated the above companies, under the name of the &stern Union Rail way Company. By a fourth Act (10 and 11 Victoria, c. 225) the Eastern Union Railway Company was em powered to carry a line from Manningtreo to Harwich. A. fifth Act, passed in the same sesetore authorised the sale cf the Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Rail way to the Eastern Union Railway Company. Under the fourth Act the company was empowered to raise 2011,0001., and under the fifth, 100,000/. f it the purposes of those Acts', in eddition to their capital. It was pro vided by the Manringtrce Act that the 200,0001. should be considered as part of the general capital cf the company, and should be subject to the same provsioas, in all respects, as if it had fermed part of the original capital, except as to the amount of shares, the times, and the amount of calls. The bill stated that at a meeting held on the 21st of August, 1847, at which Mr. Cobbold presided, the di rectors submitted to a meeting of the shareholders a re port relative to the powers given by the two last Acts, and the following resolution was proposed and carr:ed unanimously;—" That for the purpose of constructing the branch line from Manningtree to Harwich, and for pur chasing the Hadleigh Railway, under two Acts passel in the last session of Parliament, the directors be autho rised to raise, between the date hereof and the Ist of January, 1849, the sums of 200,0001. and 100,0001, and to grant scrip receipts for such amount us may from time to time be paid up in respect of such sums until each subscriber of 201. and upwards shall have paid the amount he may subscribe in full; and such scrip receipts st ad entitle the holder thereof, an the Ist of January, 1849, to become a registered shareholder in a new Eastern Union Stock for the amount he has subscribed and paid up, upon which he shall receive a guaranteed divi dend of 6 per cent. per annum in perpetuity, and have the option at the end of any six months within five years of converting his guaranteed stock into the general stock of the company; twat t ) comply with the 4th article of the terms of amalgamation between the Eastern Union and Ipswich end Bury companies, the directors shall, 13y means of a circular to be addressed to the original shareholders of the guaranteed 5 per cent. and general extension script f the Ipswich and Bury Company, offer, until the 31st e f October next, to receive :tech sums ex clusively from the present . holders (as they can be weer tained) sf the above extension scrip shares, and that each holder of an extension share of 5/., on which 21. 10e has been already l aid, shall be entitled to 201. of such guaranteed stock, on making application to that effect, with an understanding to pre-lay the remaining 171. 10:. before the Ist of January, 1849, at such stated periods as shell be setis :*aetory to the directors, and that on all pre-payments discount be allowed to the let of January, 1819, at tie same rate of interest as allowed in perpetuity on the new stock; that in case any holder or proprietor of such Ipswich and Bury extension scrip shall reFusc or neglect b-fore the 31st of October, 1847, to accept stock in ac cordance with the terms of the (Sere or having accepted the same shall fail to pay the sum of 171. tOn in respect of every 20/. thereof, on or before the Ist day of January 1849, the same be allotted by the directors to such per sons and in such rr anner as they may think fit, and with or without the like a Ivantages as to interest, by way of discount and dividend, as above provided." The bill then alleged that the plaintiff believed that the defendants were misapplying the funds under the two last Acts, in the construction of an extension line to Norwich, and to other purposes. Mr. Wood and Mr. Daniel were counsel for the ap pea , l and the Solicitor-General and Mr. Grove suppor:el the judgment of the Coutt below, QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius at Westminster before Mr. Jus. tics ERLE and a Common Jury.) LINTOTT V. FARRELLEY. • This was an action to recover a compensation in dt.- mages for the false imprisonment of the plaintiff by the defendant. Mr. Edwin James was counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Miller represented the defendant. It appeared that the plaintiff, Mr. Bernard Lintott, of 9, Herbert's-passage, Beaufort-buildings, was, in 1849, acting as an agent for the sale of the beer of Messrs. Brennan and Price, of Dublin. In April, 1849, some differences arose between the plaintiff and Messrs. Brennan and Price, and the result was that Mr. Simon Plunkett Farrelley, the do fondant, was sent over from Dublin to London by Messrs. Bren nan and Price to act as their agent in the k ale of their beers in the place of the plaintiff. Notwithstanding this arrangement the plaintiff continued for some time after wards selling off the old stock in his possession belong ing to his principals, Messrs. Brennan and Price, and while doing so the plaintiff, in May, 1849, sold to a Mr. Bowyer, of Eaton-square, a dozen of stout, the price of which was half-a-crown, which was paid to the plaintiff. This transaction coming to the knowledge of Mr. Far relley, the defend mt, he caused the plaintiff tl be given into the custody of two Police-constables, who conducted him through the public streets, in the middle of the day, to the Bow-strtet Police-office, where the defendant charged him with the commission of a misdemeanour in having received the half-crown from Mr. Bowyer for the dozen of stout. After hearing the charge, Mr. Jardine, the magistrate at Bow-street, immediately discharged the plaintiff, and it was for the false imprisonment arising out of this transaction that the present action was brought. The magistrate expressed great di:- pleasure at the plaintiff having been taken into custody at all by Farrelley upon such a charge, and said that if the di fondant Farrelley had felt himself aggrieved he should have taken out a summons against him. The plaintiff was kept in custody for about two hours. The circumstances related above were givtn in evi dence by witnesses called for the plaintiff, and Mr. MILLER addressed the jury for the defence, con tending that the circumstances were such as to warrant the defendant in bringing tho plaintiff's conduct before a magistrate, though the defendant in giving him in charge had acted from a mistaken apprehension (,f the law; and that there was no evidence to show the de fendant in this transaction had been influenced by malig nant feelings. Mr. Justice ERLE, in summing up the case to the jury , told them in dealing with it they ought to take i nto consideration the outs a;rs which had been inflicted upon the plaintiff's feelings in taking him into custody on a charge of this kind, and conducting him through the streets in mid-day by two police-constables to a police office, and the injury to the plaintiff's character which sueThhae jury, areitiene a few minutes' g'waslikely to occasion. consultation, gave a verdict for the plaint ff--I)amages 100/. CRIMINAL. COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER and Mr. Alderman CARDEN.) CUTTING AND WOUNDING.—Two t spetably-et4reti young men, named Dennis _h•yan aid John ArKenna, the first de:cribed as a taii.,r, and the stcond as a labourer, were indik t•td fir Nonionsly cutting and wtmnding Let is Nutley, with inteut to do him some griev;)us bodily harm. The prisoners ploadtd Not Guilty. Mr. Ryland appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Parry for the dt.fmc , . The party upon whom the assault had been committed was a mecnb r of the City police force, and on the 601 of Januiry last, between two and three o'cl,:ck in the moruinr, ho was on duty iu Bishopsguto, when ho observed th e t wo p r i soners and ant tier quarrel ling with a woman. .He alerupted to disperse them, when the wore an ran away,'sud the prisoners, with others, made a desperso attack upon the police mar, throwing him forcibly to the ground, aul inflicting Very severe wounds on the back of his head. While on the ground be was stabbed several times With come .0...bv....h..1..0•e•r.••............................."'"............. ete sharp instrument, and when taken up he was (I'. - exhale ted from 101 l of blood. He was removed to 1 110 Leucloa ilespitae where he had since been s uffer/ we' from coecessien fief the brair. It would be shown be yond all doubt ti;et the tiro prisoners formed Farad ( I ' llle indieiduals who were creating the disturbance, and why.; arrested Ryan was in the very act of &camping. 1 . was, however, pursued and overtaken, and} ou being brougtet back to the scene of the assault, te weapon found 1 3 44 with which the injuries were inflicted was on the ground. The following witnesses were called to prove the charge : • of Lewis Notley deposed that on Saturday, the 6th _ January, he was on duty in Catherine Wheel eiley:!s.. two o'clock in the morning, where he 'SAW the two int corers, accompanied by a woman and another leta.nl making a noise in the street. Ho desired the party: walk quietly, when seddenly the woman sprang on b e l I , He had no sooner disengaged himself from her, w 0 (, '... the prisoner Ryan seized him round the waist and Or: him down; the back of his head receiving a violent con- cussion in the fall. While on the ground he reee is : e several severe blows about the head. Th e prisoner 117: fell on him, the others were in the rear. The 0 4 very narrow. Case-rxamined by Mr. PARRY—MS certainly i i il, the worse for liquor, had had half-a-pint uf V rter b , no spirits, The prisoner Ryan, at the Mension Rouse, charged him (the wits e.s) assaulting a woman, but neither of these accuse:lo%i: h w e a f s true. Had never charged anybody with a n assa ore, or been charged*with an assault. a, th at With being drunlcand with John Neil, a b )3, fourteen years of age, dePe' c D er on the morning of the 6th a January be was via° e ° with his mother from carrying su . to his father, %Yea is a night-watchmen in Bisliep-eaptpc€:rstreet, and:Pas'i„?; by the end of Catherine Wheel alley, he heard a g r ,l o noise going. on * . On going down the alloy he 53° .:a , policeman Notley talking peaceably to three men and woman, one of whom was Ryan. Sudden l Y • n ' t he struck the .policeman, who fell down! an!! 0 0 . others then crowded round him and kinkt' e ;was Ryan took the staff out of Notley' s bands, whi e " -,-, a nd endeavouring to draw. Witness shouted "rolieef the prisoners then ran off, and witness who dropped his hat as he ran away. ; a that Daniel Murray, one of the City police, (°V -e t Ryan on the morning of the 6th of January he I ne 't ,ilel hurrying from the direction of Catherineswbew-; d without a het and very much excited. Witness st° r o 'r e i• him and asked him where he had been. I ; b° b s a followed Mant soner could scarcely speak for SOO3O time, Jut W-45 he recovered be said that he had been out "es ' e.- some friends, and returning home alone he saw a police man disputing with two men and a woman. Th e y ° tie man was going too far, and witness interferi ro policeman then struck him in the face and lo "' away. ese, dc. Frederick Russell, a sergeant in the city Pc'", - , e esi posed that on the morning of the 6th of JanuarY - and 0 , seen the prisoner Ryan in company with two o en e eed. woman, about twenty minutes before this affair baPP tto the OW hearing that something had bappene d he r oe pie station-house, and some time after apprehenden NotleY soner M'Kenna, in company with a wows'''. bei/ was perfectly sober at the time. Ile was on° ofthe ca conducted men in the force. ; e ler re John Staples, a policeman, deposed that, be .n,,- a t eeria; by the cries of te.e boy Neil, he had gone into tea' r ota , wheel-alley, where he found Notley on the g. stall bleeding profusely. H e • . ttle .-, assisted him to 1 e pos house, whence he was transferred to St. •T il)° la - nt errh pital. He also found in the alley a policernan'siee het a hat, and a bonnet, which ho now produce . was owned by Ryan at the Mansion-hous e. _his was the case for the prosecution. lO T Mr. PARRY suggested that there WO 110 ell d•cos ineplicate Wlena in the ffra tit ° The Learne i d n RECORDER a sai.no ressen to enttgooerS evidence of motley, who swore tl4tt be saW the P m r ,ieetia a , Ryan and Maenna together, and though 7,1 t, I' might , nut positively take part in the af.s' 'oisee ho s eg present at the time he would hcconse P le eriminic. de f e ns e' Mr. PARRY addressed the ury for lho e clen ce did act seem to him that there was sufficie,nt 'iesta $„ to identify i\l'Kenna, and he should call bo °l ; e a r eotn e. witness who would swear to his presets:to I," - 5 ce' f ' place._ He acknowledged that this WO a sero% w ere for it was perfectly necessary that the police, h er eir the protectors of the lives and properties fi ts( ' io f i b : jesty'd subjects, should themselves be lor °ls e -- ea i " - e 5 exercise of their duties, The jury would e' s e e e e r V ee r,: in this case the prisoner Ryan was en " ''',i the mercy t f the policeman Noe* 40 hi; there was a row, and that the Pl i t t° da l * got the worst of it could not r e ssou'e, but the great point crag , who kdt" - tie"' provo c ,_,o, . _ There was no pretence of malice or deliberate 1 % 00 IV it was a sudden affair, and he must imPre ss ,„:eits e ° minds of the jury that the story of Ryan, wh,'`L i t sto r n ' i t against that of Notley, w as a perfectly cons,s;etelote, in which he had all along' persisted, and wan d ss- bich Pv made on a sudden whenhemet Murraye. a, l eke L ei r l f could have had no time to frame. 'Thi s ~t herd; much fa the truth of his tale. Ile hoped tu a. a $ ith .-6 would take this into consideration, togetbe WOO' manner in which the policemen had given theif g e ,. o dig er and that they would find their way - to a 933 '70 - t e., .; -e diet, or to an acquittal altogether in Byao; a -,,°- should call a witness to prove WIC Loa's: °t re e -1 canoe of the charge. The Learned teeThunsel tP— theAfnoolloowLinagnowit d nig ih n a t t rho ' Wserls 0 71 said illher at c° 0 prisoner o t ' r y until twelve company from Six O'ClOCk jo lts 1 lasi. They were at a public-louse in h 6 e : C h tit:a rine ; llletel i alley, and on being tuned t d sone t ea .out, they had b e lt - 1 , 0 next door, and remained there ll the policercao 11 1 ; $ took M'Kenna into custory. Mgetina vt i s - g e °,, ° i - L e worse for liquor, and witness did nut wish b r 7 55P , e -I3 ' by himself, us she did not think him opal° ° t erf --,.; care of himself. On leaving the public-boesereaoi.' - 4 policeman Notley, who appeared tee worse for ' ; o esic t he staggered in his talk and muttered sonset biv t iitu t b s , s , she A could not understand. Was quit e ee , r eat o i gh; r l I‘Konna did not take part in any quarrel that all I.l ' Ryan never was in company with lel'•Ke el36 a ea t" niger. -d ea tin a ol in Frederick wiesaLane ß a u s ss t e h ll e , o w n om b a e n ing recalbleds,alw ii ., csa i l i P er sit with M'Kenna and Ryan, an w d h N onl etley o itl en6fie the woman who p u ll e d o ff hi s h a t. (li t Mr. RYLAND replied, an d the Learned Ite e c ' t summed up. etv of s' sr • The jury then returned a verdict of G 11..-. er gravated__ assault against both the prisoners- , aeltg Sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment 111 street Prison with h ar d l a b our . 0 0° The Learned RECORDER th en directed, that the Anne Lane should be pro se cuted for peri urP The rest of the cases were of no interest. • The Court NEW COURT. 1 114 (Before ,,as the employede omm o N th S o swag 0 5 i e 0 0 4 • 0 , . 1 , 0 i r o e b t. tr , Mint cases, which presented no feature ef ' ll SURREY SESSIONS. (Ti lA n 0 hAOI.) 0, f.ire THomAs PUCKL — E,E ---- T " :Ft' a nd 61 j-S e -Pc John Henry e Oi l : Magistrates.) „,. reir -c ; lb . ' connexions, lately employed by the Ilig h ' - 4 , -- diete'", t eeii Pusey, 31, a young man el IcjiWliff 1 for County Court, Kingston-on-Thames, wa s ' - c i eigv;, o l pounds s g a in ten g - o p i o d und Bank . of England e°" I. cf ' Vf ' and silver, CL 0 proPertY cl g r ' Itn M w r ian L d. ocke appeared for the Pr° s " uti rP °l4l::l9ll- Ilg V) Char; ock was retained by the prison 8 eV! defend. fret li 0 1 * . consultation prisoner pleaded Not Guilty • bu t, I L. Ple ti ' laid s h u i lt m a s ti o o l n f ownitthhehisCAlVar mercy of the our • ro d ' The ficts cf the case stated by the Le fi cnr sef e stO are as follows:—The prisoner had been 71, e IPlors e counsel, he retracted ...-- ej County Court, the upper part of w hich, as Lolr t - 0 0 portion of the lower, aas inhabited by 9(37 " The . el who had access to the house at any lig ne :neer *l-11 tb ° which was locked by the county court r b - a t (tole tt e ground floor, and usually kept luounkloecied,l:o7,o,4o,; evening of the robbery it was left the women to clean it. The prisoper 13is t be r i le& secutor deposit his cash box coetainieg he long is in a cupboard of the room, which %000,,0rd and carried the key awa brokeu which csP il lit ' lie ho d was gone the prisoner 0 101 2 d; ob l f, o 0 3,; door and abstracted the money, ed te ' -c oe" decamped. He (Mr. Locke) was mend him to mercy f his f" r on account o 1 4 ' instree te j oer t he conduct. • d• e i ll The prosecutor having personally J° ll3 bo' ht t ° °- commendation, osg - ot 5 n stropi.sh e ad The extremelyCu Artriamotrifutloldfotrhenpisriisoneruth;athhol o t 43 0 : 1 , 0 i ct o l s : ly hi r m eno w m i nt th en s t; o e m d that he be . • Imprisoned d ays - 6 twenty-oneohimne,vtehreei:yCle.leturliwsin°6l:3oltietnacri coil' tinement. ...-.0""° initY.)(fir• ovlepr A nc l , B s r a . i tii:n3GanihntWstio.ushri orange the against n Sl-----rian, he cl4:lBlsePn.4i girl, for obstructiog th e ti r, a oo; t qli o grounds, e te i notwithstanding ?dil and aa"Eann:P'siliPeol'eea:c-ranhalTdauelt(dsolhifrinebdlige:Lll::nt:lePrxSitr:beit ::::-11::::c°61::::::1:1:1'i'Lre:t.'ef:o. congregated in prisoner, and ch° fie "w° 1:16t a titi: s 'a s edr ai efi le fi d tn. throughout the nucubcrs varying. t ° tbel t :r; and at the pit entrance to l',.e.„ily r ~0 ePnY• For some long till° : 3 ° lr e ' consequently aisg t u h E e tit e l ears of himself si:Li:l:truciser‘eoLit;iyitow` 1 whole egveninggua- The ieh t9 t° 01:14 1 A 11 ° pre mikes were completely blocked up Or tl iell ;;o 01 "hocl all th Choy were o i n le st w ra o t u e l d d tig-eitth. Upon pvoolnletylico,fs7stehociewhoerbfrooor se groey ors. determined upon making an example .' „out after ts them, ,end told cows, to to go on, she was taken into sharp race. eciusiriat, - lir. JARDINE remarked that he Was Mit" - ;Os f " I) with the tchomizab:e nuisn 1 froill p t. taildy to Haw. for purchasing the fret -.0000 creatures. Fint4l 10s., or fourteen days' inWri' ~nce, but the puelle 000 er rebedlreetshmse .Tr....... - ..:.......----..............— .............---_ the 20th ult at Fish-ball, f w it' IWO:I:M. On May, Esq., of a sor , " •de-P a rk , 1 On the 2Jti s. a at Westbourne.place, 0) wife of J. Welch, E , -q., of a daughter. b Pr DI. D. • PO - On the 27th ult., at Fulham, aged 40, Ciptat a _. dan, half-pay a. 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