The Sun. — London, England, 1847-01-27 00:00:00

IMPEkIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Jan. 26. Their Lord hips met to-day at a Quarter before Four o'clock. ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal Assent was given to-day by Commission to the Corn Importation Bill and the Navigation Laws Suspension Bill. The Lordi, Commistdoners were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and Lord Campbell. Their Lordships then adjourned during pleasure. The House resumed at Fire o'clock. STANDING ORDERS. The standing orders agreed to On Saturday last, on the motion of Lord BROUGHAM, were this day brought up, and the amendments agreed to. TIDAL HARBOURS COMMISSION. Lord AUCKLAND brought up the report of the Tidal Harbours Commission, which was ordered to be laid upon the table. The House then adjourned till Thursday. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Jan. 26 The SPEAKER to,,k the Chair at a Quarter to Four. ROYAL COMMISSION. Sir A. CLIFFORD, Usher of the Black Rod, summoned the Honse to the bar of the House of Lords to hear the Royal Assent given by Commission to several Bills, for which see Lords' report. LIVERPOOL GAS WORKS. This Bill was, on the motion of Sir H. DOUGLAS, reed a second time. PORTSMOUTH PAVING, LIGHTING, &c., IM- PROVEMENT ACT. This Bill was also read a second time. LAW OF SETTLEMENT. Sir C. DOUGLAS presented a petition from Leeds praying for the amendment or repeal of the law of settlement. LIGHTHOUSES. Mr. MORRIS presented a petition from Carmarthen, praying the Government to act on the report of the Public Committee, by taking the management of light houses in their own hands. LAW OF ARREST (SCOTLAND). Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Glasgow, praying the House to amend the Act of 1845, as regarded the arrestment of wages, inasmuch as it was found quite inoperative in the recovery of small debts. LIMITATION OF THE HOURS OF LABOUR. Mr. MACAULAY presented a petition from Edin• burgi (as we understood) praying for an abridgment of the hours of labour. CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS. The members of the General Committee on Contro vertad Elections were called to the table and sworn. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT. Mr. HUME gave notice of his intention to move, on a future day, for returns with respect to the infliction of corporal punishment in the army, and the different stations at which the punishment was inflicted. IRISH WORKHOUSES. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN gave notice that upon an early day he would move for several returns relative to the preaant T position of the workhouses in Ireland. HE NAVIGATION LAWS. Mr. RICARDO said it was his intention to postpone the motion of which he had given notice, for the ap pointment of a Committee to inquire into the subject of the navigation laws, until Thursday next. GOVERNMENT MEASURES FOR IRELAND. lir. ROEBUCK gave notice that on Tuesday next, it ws his intention to ask a question of the Noble Lord st the head of her Majesty's Government, as to the probable cost of carrying out the measures proposed by her Majesty's Government for the relief of the dis tress at present existing in Ireland. TENURE OF LAND (IRELAND). Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD gave notice that on an early day he would move for some returns respecting the improvement of the existing relations between land lord and tenant, and also with reference to the present system of the tenure of land in that country. PUBLIC REVENUE. Dr. BOWRING gave notice that, in a fortnight, it was his intention to submit a proposition to the house, having for its object the better security of the public revenue and improving the mode of keeping the public accousta. COLONY OF HONG-KONG. The HON. MEMBER also moved for a return of the orders, ordinances, or other official documents which have been issued by the British authorities in China for regu lating the trade thereof. Also, accounts of the receipts and disbursements of the colony of Hong-Kong (in conti nuation of the last Parliamentary returns), made up to jhe latest period at which they can be furnished. The motion was agreed to. THE NAVY. Sir C. NAPIER wished to ask the question of the s ec retary of the Admiralty of which he had given notice yesterday. He saw by the newspapers that there were seven or eight sail of the line at Lisbon doing nothing, an d two . ‘ail of the line elsewhere; he wished to know whether ti;ese ships were to be employed in carrying corn, or upon eny other important service? Mr. WARD 5 gid that the question rather affected the Government personally than the Admiralty, for no application whatever had been made to the Admiralty ; but he might state, on behalf of the Government, that, as 3,000 or 4,000 tons of shipping had been appropriated' to the purpose of carrying corn, there was no necessity or the alteration of the law in this instance. CONVICTS FOR TRANSPORTATION. Mr. BANKES wished to ask the two questions of which he had given notice. He had learned that letters had been issued from the Home-office to the magistrates at quirter sessions in England and Wales, requiring them to rovide for the convicts who had been trans ported. T 64 question he wished to ask was, whether the reasons for this proceeding would be laid before the House. Sir G. GREY said that ~such letters had been issued, and he hoped shortly to by the whole of the pro ceedings on the table of the House respecting them. In consequence of the' resolution to refrain from transporting convicts to Van Diemam'sThiLd, it had been found necessary to use all the spare accomm,:dation of the gaols in this country, and he intended at an early period to introduce a Bill on the subject. JUVENILE OFFENDERS. Mr. GEO. BANKED wished to ask the Right Hon. Secretary for the Home Department a question with relation to the disposal of juvenile offenders. He wished to ask if the Government had formed any plan for amending the mode of conducting the proceedings with regard to juvenile offenders, as well previous to the time of the trial as afterwards, and whether they had taken any raeasure for awarding punishment, in the case of convictioil, suited to their crimes, and not liable to influence their mural condition prejudicially ? Sir G. GREY said he did not know if he understood the question put by his Hon. Friend to relate to sum mary convictions, or whether his suggestion was made solely with regard to them. Mr. BANKES.—No; I spoke generally. Sir G. GREY said on that subject he had no definite plans to propose to the House. With reference to the disposal of juvenile offenders prior to conviction or impri sonment, the information required by the lion. Member would be given in the papers which he proposed shortly to fay on the table of the House. THE GLASS TRADE. Mr. MZJNTZ. in pursuance of notice given, moved for a return of she amount of foreign glass annually im ported and exported into and from the ports of England. SUGAR DUTIES. Mr. MILES said,- that seeing the Right lion. Gentle man the Chancellor or . the Exchequer in his place, he wished to ask a question rs:slative to the Bill for allowing sugar to be used in distilleries. An Hon. Gentleman the other night had moved for a Select committee to inquire into the probable effect of the new Suer Bin on the revenue of the country. He wished to ask if the Go• vernment intended to allow that Committee? He (Mr. Miles) had asked the Right Hon. Gentleman privately, that morning, a question relative to the equalization of the ruin duties; he wished now to know if a Select Com mittee would sit upon that Bill after the second reading, following the precedent established relative to the Bill proposed in reference to bonded corn? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, who was very indistinctly heard, said that he had communi cated with his Right lion. Friend at the head of the Go Tema - lent, and he did not think it expedient to appoint a Committee, as it would cause unnecessary delay , althoug h be did not attribute any such motive to his Hon . Friend. lie would undertake to lay upon the table of the House on Thursday next a report from the Board of Excise relative to the use of sugar, malt, and molasses. IRISH DISTRESS. Mr. P. SCROPE said that there was one point which be did not quite understand in the statement of the Noble Lord, it was relative to the system for increased relief for the poor of Ireland. He wished to know whether there was any security that effectual relief should be afforded, or whether the board of guardians would be at liberty to set the law at nought, as was the case with the Castlebar board at the present moment, and to refuse relief to the destitute. His question was, whether there was a right to enforce relief in all cases of destitution ? His second question was, whether this law was to be accompanied with any Act for the preven tion of mendicancy in Ireland ?—(Hear, hear.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL—With regard to the first question proposed by the Hon. Gentiomas, namely, as to affording out-door relief to those who were unable to work through age or permanent infirmity, Vim was intended by the measure contemplated V the Government. It was proposed to afford that cl enforcement o f ails reli e f. Another question arose as to the With ; nec es sary that relief, and he believed that it would b e to introduce some clauses for that purpose. suppression of v., respect to the last question—as to the but there wa s k rlul eY—it Nl'ss a most important matter, gard to it, no Bill at prese tprepared with re- ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. The NOBLE LORD the n there wag no the business House of im at ipotsrtancerisin to ,transaeted to ' morrow, that Agreed to, uo as adjour n till Thtzrsday.— g ABOLITION OF POUNDAGE O N EA WfoEritive to I br i ng Air, FOX MAUL F E E m N o S ve O d to abolish poundage on Chelsea pension ers . nELi is These aßill Acme' ..had been granted for long service in th e ary p and for woasucla incurred in the service of the count ' :y , had begtat to be a char g e on the revenue 100 years an d ago Under dim old system, a long time intervened before the pensioner could withdraw anything in reward of his past services, and the result was, he found at his elbow nume rous money-lenders ready to take advantage o f position, Government, therefore, felt it to be absolutely necessary to interfere and check the abuse. After that interference the pensioner wee paid six months in advance, but a charge of 51. per cent, was made on the amount. In the navy, there was co charge made, but this was a matter not of so much im portance, though, nevertheless, the law was applied to 4be navy. The attention of the Cxorernment had been called THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1847 —-- - - to the subject at the close of the last session, but, in conse quence of their Laving so recently come into office, they were not able to give the subject that attention which it would require. The Geverument had since taken the subject into their core-ideratien, and the result of their deliberations had been to ri commend to the House to abolish the charges at once and f>r ever. Besides, the unequal mode in which the charges were made, it was also more than usually necessary to abolish those charges when it was considered the high prices of provisions at the present time ; and although those pensions appeared to he of a small amount to Hon. llemb( ri, still it was something considerable to the pensioners themselves.—(Hear, hear.) Captain LAYARD would belie his feelings if he did not give expression to his satisfaction now that the Go vernment had taken the subject into their consideration and resolved that the gallant and, in most cases, worn out warriors of this country should reeeive the full re ward of their toil, and be was glad that the promise made to him by the Government at the latter end of the last session had been fulfilled. Sir DE LACY EVANS—It had been said that this proposal was just and fair. He did not know whether it was just and fair, but he was quite sure that the pro ceedings of the former Governments was a shameful violation of the rights of these poor old veterans. At the same time he was highly delighted that the Government had now taken this matter into consideration. Sir H. DOUGLAS also expressed his high satisfac tion at this movement on the part of the Government. TEN HOURS' BILL. . . _ Mr. FIELDEN presented several petitions in favour of this Bill, which were ordered to lie on the table. The lost. MEMBER then rose to move for leave to bring in his Bill for reducing the labour in factories to ten hours a day. The Hon. Member went on to quote a number of authorities, medical and otherwise, in proof of the injurious effects of the present factory system, and the necessity of a change. We could only gather the purport of the speech from an occasional word or two, but the details of the Hon. Gentleman's address were perfectly inaudible in the gallery. Sir GEORGE GREY said the Bill, which was at present sought to be introduced, and of which the Hon. Member had obligingly furnished him with a draft, was nearly the same as that which was intro duced last session by Lord Ashley, still there were some additional causes which would deserve the consideration of the House. The first of these re ferred to the case of young persons, from the ages of thirteen to twenty, and it was proposed to reduce their hours of labour from 12 to 11. The second clause pro posed to enact a maximum of 10 hours in certain cases, and the third was for the purpose of placing some wholesome restrictioa on the labour of young persons. It was his intention to assent to the introduction of the Bill without discussion, which might be taken on the principle of the Bill in an after stage. He thought it right to guard himself against the supposition that he coincided in the inferences which the Honourable Member for Oldham drew from a document which had been published in September last, and which was well worthy the attention of the House. The Honourable Member seemed to infer from that document that a great increase of mortality had occurred in the factory districts. He did not think that the returns of mortality from those districts showed a greater amount of deaths than what occurred in Liver pool and other large cities where few or no manu factories were carried on. He should not, however, detain the House, as an after opportunity would be given for discussing the question. Mr. TRELAWNEY, while he admitted the evil which existed, still he did not think it right not to protest against a measure which would militate so much against the interests of commerce without being advantageous to any class. If they legislate for those employed in factories, they should also take into consideration the hundred thousand female servants of London, who were most se verely used by their masters and mistresses. Thellon. Mem ber beside him said they had not petitioned,but he (Mr. Trelawny) considered that it was the duty of that House to remedy agrievance whether it was petitioned against or not, He thought that the adoption of the present measnre would lead to a reduction of the rate of wages; persons employed in factories would be thrown out ofemploymen t and thereby increase the amount of competition in the other branches of labour. In his opinion the principles of non-interference were those which should be adopted by the State, and the adoption of any other principle would lead only to great harm and inextricable confusion They were now undoing their work. They were again raising the barriers which had been broken down. He had warned the House of this last session, but his words had been wasted. He should, however, oppose this motion, and trusted the House would reject the measure. At least to a certainty he should divide the House upon it. Mr. FERRAND said, that year after year the work ing people had come to that House to beg for protection for their wives and children. It was said that this should be done to prevent the strike, but he would tell the House that the working men of this country came to the House, and on their bended knees begged for this protection of their wives and daughters. And if the Hon. Member had an objection to a strike, working men desired to obtain this pro tection without a strike. He was glad to see that this measure was at last likely to receive something like support from the Government. At least, so he learned from the speech of the Hon. Member for Sheffield (Mr. Ward) delivered at that place the other day ; and he would tell the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, that if they did give this measure any support, he could rally round him such a support as no Minister had before received from the masses of the people, while, if it were refused, there would be such a spirit raised in the north of England, as it would take much trouble to allay. He trusted the House would do justice to the people of England, and pass the motion of the lion Member for Oldham without a division. Sir G. STRICKLAND could not sufficiently express the satisfaction which he felt at hearing that this mea sure was likely to receive any support from Government. At the same time he believed that the Ten Hours Bill for youn g c , persons was the right measure that should be adopted by the Legislature. He could not possibly conceive why any young person should work in a close atmosphere, against the continuous power of steam, for two hours a day more than the labourer of agriculture—a Labour, the most healthy in which human labour could be employed. The only:arguments he had heard that evening against the interference of the Legislature on this most important subject, were the arguments of those persons who called themselves political eoonomists. He for one did not cry out against political economy. by which a sound reason could be given for what was done by the Legislature or the Government. Ha spoke of that political economy which would never listen to reason on this subject., which carried its doctrine to such an extreme, that it could not be applied to the simplest thin g . To illustrate this, he would refer to the argument made use of by the Hon. Member for Corn wall that the:House ought not to interfere with the labour of young persons workinir in factories, because it did not interfere with the male servants in the city of Loudon. He could not conceive the cases so utterly dissimilar, and how the same measures or means could be applied to the two cases lid could not comprehend. They had applied for the interference of the Legislature in the cases of young persons who could 110 protect themselves. In the case of the male servants, they had certain bar gains with their masters ; but in the case of it's ';Storylabourers, no such bargain could be ma de, in conse quence of the rule of political economy. The customs established by the capital employed overwh e lmed t h em. He would must certainly cordially support the motion of the lion. Member. Sir R. PEEL (who was indistinctly heard) said that he had beard what had been said on the subject by the Hon. Member for Tavistock. With regard to the opinion he (Sir R. Peel) had heretofore expressed, he retained it still ; and the House would not think him in different to the interests of those employed in factory li t bour if he opposed the measure, for he did so because he firmly believed that the passing of the Bill would not tend to ti;Cir benefit.—(Cheers.) When he was at the head of her ir.jesty's Government last year, they had p• 3tponed entering apon the diseuc;i;On for the same re sens that he now stated. If the House should come to a decision adverse to the wishes Of those fisoc4rable to this measure, it was desirable that it s;;:.'uld be done with as kindly a disposition and manner as pos;jble. — (Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME was anxious that the subject should re ceive the fullest and fairest investigation. lie enter tained the strongest conviction from the evidence that had been given before a Committee of that House on the subject. The House had acted upon the principle that labour should be allowed to regulate itself, and had in consequence swept away several statutes on the ques tion. This had not been done, however, until after several discussions, and he trusted that the Right lion. Bart. would not oppose the present discussion. He (Mr. Hume) was of opinion that the plan now proposed would not effect any good, but still he would wish that the subject should receive, as he had already said, the fullest, the fairest, and the most dispassionate discussion. Mr. B. ESCOTT said he did not wish to say any thing upon the merits of the question, but he thought it would be strictly improper to oppose the Bill at present. Mr. MUNTZ said factory labour was an exception to the general rule, and required legislation upon it. Any one who had been in a cotton factory would be able to judge if it were not so. Ile had himself gone to Man chester a few weeks ago to make inquiries into the con, condition of the factory operatives there, and he found that all the improvements making were in favour of the masters, and against the men. Considering the heated atmosphere of the mills, the long hours of labour, and the age of many of those therein engaged, he considered the present Bill to be necessary. Mr. B. ESCOTT rose, amidst loud cries of " Order," to repeat the question he had asked before. He would ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Government what were the future intentions of her Majesty's Ministers in regard to this Bill ? Lord J. RUSSELL replied that it had been agreed that leave to bring in the Bill should be given, and that it should be read a first time. When the Bill came to its next stage, he would be prepared to state what he intended to do in regard to the measure.—(Hear.) Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. SUGAR AND MOLASSES. Mr. HUME said, in consequence of the Chancellor of the Exchqpilt 'ming intimated his intention to lay certain papers on the i,a 1 ;',,7, on Thursday next, respect ing the use of su ar and molasses jn breweries and die- Mr. HU Would postpone the mottort, , dis tilleries, he given notice, mites of the trustees mENaIAoTIONAL GALLERY. till after that time. LI which be had years 1845 and 1846, oteredserpsreasenndt v e e s d a an address for a copy of the mi iantsteruftechtioniniste the National Gallery during the ceisepaenc o itnw t g h at e soo: keeper of the gal any of all the trus ettih t n h g e ; for copies of the theiri:( arrangement. lery respecting the any directions in r the pictures, and All he wished to know directed the improvements complained the trustees awli4'wbat way, end by whew? Li e thor to be made, ..9ught was the most advisable course to adopt until the promised documents were before the House. Sir li. PEEL said, as he was one of the trustees of the National Gallery, he had no objection to second the motion. The House of Commons had behaved very liberally to the National Gallery, and therefore he thought the Hon. Gentleman had acted very properly in not making any comments upon what had taken place. The trustees had called on the gentleman to whom reference had been made, to furnish a full report of what had been done. He trusted the House in considera tion of the high character of the president of the gallery, Sir C. Eastlake, would suspend its judgment until they were in possession of the documents referod to. They would be furnished in a few days. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Government were anxious to afford the fullest informa tion. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a Court was held specially, to consider a motion by Alderman ITurnphery—" That the Remena brancer be directed to prepare a petition to Parliament for a Bill to alter and amend the Act of the 11 th of George I. cap. 18, for regulating elections within the City of London, with a view, amongst other things, to extend the elective franchise in the election of aldermen and common councilmen. The Court was numerously attended. THE NEW ELECTION Or FARRINGDON WITHOUT WARD. Sir JAMES DUKE in presenting the return of the new election for the ward of Farringdon Without, the for mer election having been vitiated by the wrong casting of the poll, and other matters connect e d w i t h th e neces sary forms, said he was desired by the wardmote to ex press their dissent from the decision of the Court of Aldermen, and their feeling that the common councilmen had been treated with indecorum by that Court, and by the Recorder. Alderman FAREBROTHER asked whether that state ment constituted part of the return? Sir JAMES DUKE replied, that he spoke as a member of that Court. His constituents complained that they had not been heard. Alderman 'lncites HUGHES said that the consti tuency had no ground for complaint, as the Court of Aldermen could not by any possibility arrive at any other decision. The LORD MAYOR denied that the gentlemen of the ward had been treated with any disrespect, either by the Recorder or the members of that Court. [lt is proper to state that the Recorder did all he could at the last Court to induce the members to allow the counsel for all parties to speak to the subject before the Court, but without success.] Sir PETER LAURIE hoped the complaint would be a lesson to the Court to give the parties interested an op portunity of being heard, by adjourning the decision upon such a return. Alderman HUGHES HUGHES observed that the court were bound to correct any manifest error as soon as they discovered it. Alderman SIDNEY called upon Sir James Duke to ex plain a statement which he had made at the wardmote to the prejudice of the Court of Aldermen, that some of the members had been canvassed by others to throw out the return, and that they were glad to gratify a secret ani mosity to Sir James Duke's ward. Sir James had stated that his informant was a member of the court. Alderman COPELAND hoped Sir Jjsmes Duke would have the manliness to name the Alderman who had made such a statement. Sir JAMES DUKE explained, that his statements to his constituents had been misunderstood. He had said that the moment one of the Aldermen looked at the return, he declared it must be thrown out. Alderman HUGHES HUGHES remarked that the defect was not known till the return was presented to the Court. Alderman WOOD defended the decision of the Court, and said the conduct of the representatives of the ward, furnished some evidence of the position in which the Aldermen would be placed, if they were subjected to frequent election. He had heard bitter invectives uttered against Members of the Court, and even villanous motives attributed to them, on account of their opinions and decision on the matter, the fact being, that the Court could legally come to no other conclusion than that at which they had arrived.—(Hear, hear.) The subject was then dropped. ENLARGEMENT OF THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE. Alderman HUMPHERY rose to submit to the Court the motion of which he had given notice, and for the dis cussion of which the Court had been specially summoned. His object was, he said, to go to Parliament for the power of extending the franchise of the election of Alder men and Common Councilmen. There seemed to exist amongst some of his fellow-citizens, a decided impression that if the Corporation, or any part of it, went to Parliament, a death-blow would be dealt upon its privileges. He did not believe any such thing. On the contrary, he thought that if the the corporation applied with an unanimous feeling to Parliament, the most attentive and respectful conside ration would be given to the object of its application.— (Hear, hear.) His object was, to alter and amend so much of the Act of George the First as would enable those who paid the largest amount of rates and taxes, and contributed most largely to the support of the wealthy character of the city, to have a voice in the elec tion of aldermen and common councilmen. As the law at present &toed, the voters must not only keep houses or warehouses, and pay scot and bear lot, but they must sleep, either by themselves or their servants, within the wards. He recollected that when he presided at the election for aldermen in the ward of Bread-street, he had had experience of that doctrine having been observed, the rejection of the votes of many of the most respect able and influential men on that occasion, because they could not prove the fact of their sleeping in the ward. Such a system inevitably threw upon men who ought not to have such an authority the power of electing whom they might prefer, thus leaving the su perior classes in the ward unrepresented. Now, his intention was to throw open the franchise to all persons paying scot and bearing lot in the city of London, whether they were freemen or not.—(Hear, hear.) There were iu all the wards individuals who were not free, and who would not be free, but they bore the great burden of the City taxation, and no one in his senses could at this time of day say that they were not entitled to votes in the election of those who were to impose taxes upon them. Generally speaking tho merchants were free, but they were exempted from the privilege of voting because they thought it was advisable to sleep in the suburbs after the toils of the day.—(liear, hear.)_ He wished to establish the constituency of the Aldermen and the Common Councilmen upon the basis of the ex isting parliamentary constituency. He proposed, too, to limit theduration of election for members of the two courts upon the parliamentary principle of the Reform Bill. The present Lord Mayor had witnessed in the case of his election, the inconvenience and annoyance of an eight days' poll, when the business could have been accom plished as effectively in one day. The election of Com mon Councilmen, which occupied, in the event of a con test, three days, it would be also necessary to limit to one day's polling.—(Hear, hear.) Now, into whose hands would the power of electing Aldermen, as well as Common Councilmen, fall, if the present practice were now discontinued r In the ward of Farringdon Without, there were 180 licensed victuallers, all of whom had votes, and they could by their votes and influence, which was considerable, and claim whatever candidates they pitched upon to the Court of Common Council. These licensed victuallers, it' the Act were not altered and amended, would by and by return members to the Court of Aldermen, as well as to the other Court. There were, he believes', 1,0 00 licens ed vi ctuallers in the city of Lon don, and if the change were n ot made in compliance with the demands and spirit o f th e times, to these individuals p w woe o ra u al l tt d ir adneodvfopl power enrtdhooe power of supp l ying the Cor poration With representatives, of the vast this great city.—(H ear, h ear, an d ith e laugh.) Now that would b e a state of things not likely to find advocates in t h e Court of Alderm en . In elalr l e .ec e tu s to take albtte uptheir Pts iia freedom, db r ee edm, nomadee) co m p e l w h o l esale and it appeared to the authorities of the Corporation, to be too hard to use compulsory means with the retail dealers, after such an issue. Ihe constituency, then, must soon be narrowed in an extreme degree, if the means he proposed for extending it were not adopted. It was idle to talk of the danger of the sacrifice of the privileges of the Cor poration upon coming in contaetvrithLord Brou g h am i n the House of Lords , an d Mr. Williams in the House of Commons.—(A laugh.) Ile had no apprehension of the along with the spirit of the times.—(Hear, hear.) The it. e t x ha is t ur p ig position prohibited n o 'Lability of the Corporation, if they w ou ld on l y go Court of Common Co uncil was naturall y anxious to have the privilege of k ee p in g their establishments in the City, and to sleep the existing Th e Bill he was desirous to i n t ro d uce he subscribed—(Elear , to Parliament would quite put an end to t h at pro hibition, and place the Common Council and the constituency on a lev el as to p rivile ges. The Com mon Council, lie believed , were anxi ous tha !such should be the case, but the y were frightened at their own shadows the moment Parliament was spoken of, and still without going to Parliament nothing could be d one ._ (Hear, hear.) Alderman Humphrey who was listened to throughout without marked attention, then read the motion as above. Alderman HUGHES HUGHES suggested the propriety of submitting a question of so much importance to a committee to inquire into the expediency of an applica __ tion to Parliament. Alderman WILSON seconded Alderman Humphery's proposition. All parties had , he said, a g reed th at the time had arrived for an appl i c ation to Parliame nt for the reform of a portion of London, which had, notwithstanding all that had been threatened and promised and predicted, ever since the Reform Bill reform r m pany passed C a d ll. --( Parliament,liear, Of late an attempt had been made in the Court of Common Council, but they had evidently begun at the wrong end by bringing in a Bill to alkw the representatives to live out of the city. It would be very well to introduce that privilege hear.)never undergone after the production of other reforms more pressing ergency. There should be alterations affecting the conaervancy of the river, the improvem ent of the city and of the police, and many other matters, the manage. went of which, made the r —arporAtion of Lomion th e laughing stock of the world.—(Laughter below the bar.) It was an absurd and fatal jealousy which interfered with the power to render the two bodies of the corporation effective, and largely beneficial to the community, pos. sesaing as they did the elements of good.—(lfear, hear.) He concurred in the proposition that th e franchise ou ght to bp enlarged. The only doubt which came across his mind related to those cases in which individuals paid SU each for their freedom.—(Hear' hear.) H e believed, however, that there was a remedy applicable to that condition.—(Hear, hear.) ' rhere were some alarmists who said, that if the corporation went to Par liament their charters would become a dead letter, and it would become the counterpart of the other municipal institutioas of the ponntry, A VOICE—And why nog Alderman WILSON—The question was fairly asked, Wby not? He would rather see the City corporation like ono of gi4SP Wifich had been me ntioned than see it what it had been for 9 , ! wig pMey alo wlfat 4 as it presort--the ridicule of the Whole country.—(Laughter below the b ar .) T he Alderman conc l u d e d by say i ngs that as Alderman Htimphery as an 4# l lePrif} sliPherter of the present G . r -W Id r cure overtiment, be you. p 9 the, POn currene# of the head of 4 en the present object, and use every e xert i on of which he wa4 ea p a hl e to a d vance soi a m i rrtant a step to eprp ora tp reagii4.. — ‘4 o 4 7 . ''. lennittl 11 " 44 lILIQUI/§ n 4 b..c §494hi !P9 ye an amendment, that a c6iiiiki 'aloe of the whole court be ap pointed to P o 9 s i4er the expediency of directing the Remembrancer to bring a TA ipto p4rlipient for the purpose stated by Alde r m a n flumpiacry 11:e thonght that so important a mea•ure ought to he preceded by a committee. lle believed the time had'arriyed.wheU it it 0144 be ;Ode e sPP4rnt to the 14 . 4 e, 04 ' 1411'60M might be the opinion entertained by the country, the Court of Aldermen was not the court to object to an ap plication to Parliament for improvement in its constitu tion.—(l-lear, hear.) Some people might have disagree able forebodings, but he had a firm belief upon being fairly treated in Parliament. Sir P. LAURIE seconded Alderman Hughes Hughes' amendment. He did not believe there was any necessity for going to Parliament, and he had every reliance upon the discretion and zeal of the Court of Common Council, who were perfectly justified in bring ing forward the measure to which such unreasonable objection had been made in the Court of Aldermen. With respect to the duration of the poll he did not see how the constituency would be benefited by limiting the time of elections. The period occupied in a contest gave the constituency an opportunity of ascertaining the foundation of objections to the candidates, and there were instances in which two very queer characters would have been sheriffs, if it had not been for the inquiry which the Livery were enabled to make by the duration of the poll into the merits of the candidates.—(Hear, hear, and a cry of "We all remember that," and laughter.) It would be very desirable to adjourn the subject under discussion, until the result of the reference to the committee, and the whole Court of Common Council, should be known. Alderman WooD showed that there existed a strong necessity for going to Parliament as speedily as possible, for the purpose stated in the proposition of Alderman liumphery had intimated the fact that, several years ago, he had brought forward the question, amongst others, involving the principal details connected with corporation reform. Alderman COPELAND supported the original motion. A committee would inevitably cause delay, and delays are, in so vital a case, dangerous. Alderman THOMPSON also supported the original mo tion, but was of opinion that the Bill, when brought in by the Remembrancer, should undergo in all its clauses the most vigilant examination. The amendment of Alderman Hughes Hughes was ,then negatived by a majority of 12 to 5. Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL then moved as an amend ment the previous question, which was at once nega tived, only one hand having been held up for it. Alderman lIIIMPHERY'S motion, with the addition suggested by Alderman THOMPSON, that the Bill be prepared by the Remembrancer, under the direction of seven aldermen, was then adopted, no more than on e hand having be en h e ld up against it. The Court then adjourned. There were several members of the Court of Common Council present, and they expressed in very plain lan guage their astonishment at the radical change exhibited in the discussion of matters on which the Court had been long accustomed to deliver opinions diametrically opposite. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, JAN. 25, 1847. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold Levees, at St. James's Palace, on the following days, at two o'clock : —Friday, 12th February next; Wednesday, 24th February next. N.B. The Knights of the several Orders are to appear in their Collars at the Levee on the 24th February, it being a Collar-day. REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT THE QUEEN'S LEVEES, AT ST. JAMES'S PALACE. The Noblemen and Gentlemen who purpose to attend her Majesty's Levees, at St. James's Palace, are requested to bring with them two large cards, with their names clearly written therein, one to be left with the Queen's Page in at tendance in the Presence-chamber, and the other to be de livered to the Lord Chamberlain, who will announce the name to her Majesty. Those gentlemen who are to be presented are hereby in formed, it is absolutely necessary that their names, with the name of the Nobleman or Gentleman who is to present them, should be sent t o th e Lord Chambglain's-office, on the Wednesday previous to the Levee on the 12th February, and on the Monday previous to the Levee on the 24th February, on either day before twelve o'clock, in order that they may be submitted for the Queen's approbation ; it being her Majesty's command that no pre sentation shall be made at the Levees but in conformity with the above regulations. It is particularly requested that in every case the names be very distinctly written upon the cards to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, in order that there may be no diffi culty in announcing them to the Queen. The state apartments will not be open for the reception of company coming to Court until half past one o'clock. Notice is hereby given, that all persons, having petitions or addresses to present to her Majesty at the Levees, are to write on two cards, with their names, a statement of the object of such petitions or addresses, and .the names of the persons from whom they come; one card to be delivered to the Page in the ante-room, and the other to the Lord Chamberlain, who will read its contents, at the time of presentation to her Majesty ; and, on these occa sions, no other statement is to b e a dd resse d to h er M a j esty. A deputation to present an address is not to exceed four personas! LORD CHAMI3EBLAIN'S-OFFICE, JAN. 25. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a Draw ing Room, at St. James's Palace, on Thursday, the 25th of March Next, at two o'clock. N.B. The Knights of the several Orders are to appear in their Collars, it being a Collar-day. REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT THE QUEEN'S DRAWING-ROOM. The Ladies who purpose attending her Majesty's Draw ing -room are requested to bring with them two large cards, with their names legibly written therecn, one to be left with the Queen's Page in attendance in the Presence-chamber, and the other to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, who will announce the name to her Majesty. And those ladies who are to be presented, are hereby in formed it is absolutely necessary that their names, together with the names of the ladies who are to present them, should be sent in to the Lord Chamberlain's-office, before twelve o'clock on Monday, 22d March, in order that they may be submitted for the Queen's approbation; it being her Majesty's command that no presentation shall take place unless the name of the lady presenting, together with that of the lady to be presented, shall appear on the card to be delivered to the Lord Chamberlain, which names shall correspond with those previously sent in to the Lord Chamberlain's office. It is particularly requested that in every case written cards only be delivered. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JAN. 21. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Hon. Caroline Fanny Cavendish to be one of the Maids of Honour in Ordi nary to her Majesty, in the room of the Hon. Frances Ca therine Devereux, resigned. WHITEHALL, JAN. 23. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. James Anderson to the church and parish of Kirkden, in the presbytery of Arbroath and shire of Forfar, vacant by the death of the Rev. David Carruthers. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 25. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint John Hobart Lord Howden to be her Majesty's Envoy Extra ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Brazil. CROWN-OFFICE, JAN. 26. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN TIES PRESENT PARLIAMENT. City of New Sarum—William James Chaplin, of Ewhurst park, in the county of Southampton, Esq., in the room of Ambrose Hussey, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. ADAHRALTY, JANUARY 22. The following promotions have this day taken place, con sequent upon the death of Admiral of the White, D'Arcy Preston : Admiral of the Blue Stephen Poyntz to be Admiral of the White. Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Graham Eden Hamond, Bart., K.C.8., to be Admiral of the Blue. Vice-Admiral of the White Sir John Acworth Ommanney K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir John Wentworth Loring K.C.8., K.C.H., to be Vice-Admiral of the White. Rear-Admiral of the Red William Henry Brown Tremletl to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White Thomas Brown to be Rear- Admiral of the Red. Rear-Admiral of the Blue William Croft to be Rear-Admira of the White. [The following article is substituted for that which appeared in the London Gazett e o f F r id a y l as t, J an . 22. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. HILARY TE1131.-10TH VICT. January 21. This Court will, on Tuesday, the 2d day of February next, and the two following days, and on Monday, the Bth day of February, and the five following days, holding sittings, and will proceed in disposing of the business in the New Trial Paper, the Crown Paper, and the Special Paper, and giving judgment in cases then pending. BY THE COURT. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire. John Newman, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; Colonel Nathaniel Alves, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, Jan. 4. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. Royal Glotcestershire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—. Charles William Jebb, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Sawyer, resigned, Jan. 22. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. Southern Regiment of Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry. —John Savile Lumley Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice William Samuel Clowes, resigned, Jan. 22. WHITEHALL, DEC. 29, 1846. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Alexander Frederick Patterson, of Southampton, in the county of Southampton, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. - BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. John Cramp, cowkeeper, Garlinge, Margate. Patrick O'Hanlon, draper, Liverpool. James Dale, jun., carman, Sumner-street, Southwark. BANKRUPTS. Frederick Ricketts and Trevenen James, merchants Moorgate-street, City, to surrender Feb. 5, at half-past twelve, and March 19, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Til sons, Squance, Clark, and Morris, Coleman-street. Marmaduke Wilkin, ship-broker, Lincoln's Inn, Feb. 2, at one, and March 9, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Espin, New Boswell-court, Carey.. street. Thomas Newetead, linendraper, Norwich, Feb. 5, at twelve, and March 20, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Torkington, New Bridge -street ; Tillett, Norwich. Owen Richards, law bookseller, Fleet-street, Feb. 1, at half-past one, and March 8, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers; Lewis, Gray's Inn-square. John Thomas Kent Sloan, confectioner,Manchester, Feb. 6, at eleven, and Feb. 26, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Wathen, Basinghall-street ; De Lara, Manchester. William Ackroyd, grocer, Calverley, Yorkshire, Feb. 9 and March 2, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Williamson and Co., Gray's Inn; Cariss, Leeds. Charles Dail), mason, Rotherham, Yorkshire, Feb. 5 and 26, at eleven, at the Sheffield District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Taylor, John-street, Bedford-row; Badger, Rotherham. William Reynolds, jun., confectioner, Leeds, Feb. 6 and 26, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Jones and Co., John-street, Bedford-row; Harle and Clarke, Leeds. Joseph James Cannabe, fringe manufacturer, Bath, Feb. 9, and March 9, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Rickards and Co., Lincoln's Inn-fields ; Hinton, Bath. Edward Christian, shipsmith, Liverpool, Feb. 5, and March 5, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Oliver, Old Jewry; Hodgson, Liverpool. Thomas Smith, commission agent, Manchester, Feb. 8, at twelve, and March 3, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Abbott, Char. lotte-street, Bedford-square; Atkinson, Saunders, and Atkin son, Manchester. John Notwill, grocer, Falmouth, Feb. 9, at eleven, and March 9, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Ilernaman, official aaignee, Exeter; Moorman, Falmouth; Bishop and Pitts, Exeter; Tippetts , Pancras-lane. John Robinson and Thomas Turlay, sharebrokers, Leeds, Feb. 6 and Feb. 26, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Kynaston, official assignee, Leeds; Few and Co., Heuriutta. street, Covent-garden ; Upton, Leeds. Andrew Scott APLAurin, warehouseman, Bradford, Feb. 6 and Feb. 26, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope 4 official assignee, Leeds; Reed and Co., Friday-street, City; J. and H. Richardson, Leeds. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. William Ashdown, ironmonger. Chatham—first div. of ss. in the pound, on Monday, Jan. 25, and two following Mon days' at the office of Mr. Cannan, lirchin-lane, City. W. Walker, merchant, Wortley, Yorkshire—final div. of 6 1 4 d. in the pound, on any day after Feb. 1, at the aloe of Mr. Young, Leeds. W. Lawton, woollen manufacturer, Hey, In Staley—fi na l div. of 3d. in the pound, on any day after Hey, 1, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. F. and S. Shuts, woollen manufacturers, Creditop, Piewm, shire—a div. of 2s. 6 ,1 6 d. in the pound, and diy. Gs, id. in the pound on the separate estate of Shute, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Exeter,____ ----- " - DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-streot, W. Hodgee. cloth worker, Kingsgate.street ; lic l u rn , Feb. 19, at one—J. Linnit, goldsmith, Aryll-atrect, Regent st eet, Feb. 16, at two-. 4, Marshall, tallow melter. High H r olbom, Feb, I% at two=--H. Drury, half-pay captain, R.N. ; 18, at eleven. In the Country. Southtm Feb, T. Rickards, watch maker, Wottenzttniic`i' Edge, Glouces tershire, Feb. 19, at eleven, at the Bautol District Court-4„ Knight ; lantpber, WiUan, Lancashire, Feb. 18, at twelye ; at Om Aglillf-ster District Court --W. (roa r le,ail eNliAnt, Cl ester, Feb. 19, at twelve, at the 1.,,1yert009,1 Oistriet Court —W. Cameron, confectioner; Neyrostie-u n-Tyne, Feb. 19, at eleven, at the ISAstie-upan.b.ne istrict Court—r.c. H. SpetwO ; NM, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Feb. 16„ at Lair , : PiNt ten, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne _. ; 11 44 . 44 . Dlourt—G. Crawshaw, cloth merchant, Lecds ; Veb ; 48; M eleven, at the Leeds District Court—lt (4toliy, miller, 'Wansford, York shire, Feb. 16, a; ten, M`the Hull District Court. • . on th egi7,74ICATES to be granted, unless 1,4 frown to *, t 4 A11.10 3 D. Adantrl.l,e "HatrarY, i ::lii:v Wila mentioned. 11"---•1 11qt.1 -1 .1ti:tireaSter-row, Feb. 18—W. Dunn, licllll V14#14, vine. street, Piccadilly, Feb. 113-.. D. l'Attie, 't. fib 14, V 6 1 ,1. 20 7 4. ryant, Merchant, Lime -street-square, city, i''4: 1;97-q... Wile" , coachmaker, Rarnsgate, leb, 119—F.' Bpul i t:greor, Is eworth, Feb. 1 7--F, HopayeV An'd, A. Tltiter, oioililers, Leadenhall , Feb. Veb:11 1 -4. o T e r ; ginner, Exmouth-street, Clerken welt; F4b. 1fi417,. Garnett, banker, Skinner's-place, Sise-lane, City, Feb. 17—R. H. Bears, wine merchant, Great A:aviiidutii, Feb. 18—J. Spence, gloat dealzr c , eueenfrect, Charles s9uare; Horgan, 4:nt, ynb, - %841L, I ,Peb. 1,A,,--0: 'Wilding, miller, Dartford, and C. H. Wood, carpenters, Willow- Wilk, Bermondsey, Feb. 18—T. Gammage, ► and ...T.: Mott, cheese pp Droad-Btreet : Dlocquburir, .Vl4. Iq7=W l k Briddick, dealer in iron, Durham, Feb. 16—W. Cameron, confectioner, Newcastle-upon-Tvne, Feb. 19-0. Wilcockson and W. S. Barrick, stock brokers, Hull, Feb. 17— A. J. Francis and A. Percival, slate merchants, Liverpool, Feb. 16 —J. J. Jackson, wine merchant, Liverpool, Feb. 16—G. Lewis, apothecary, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Feb. 16—S. G. Burton, gas manufacturer, Sidmouth, Feb. 16—G. Robotban4 currier, Stafford, May 4—R. Gaunt, farmer, Ki r k Deigbton, Yorkshire, Feb. 16—H. J. P a l mer , grocer , Wantage• Berk shire, Feb. 16—J. Shaw, builder, Bolton-le-Maws, Lana" shire, Feb. 16—T. Morris, linendraper, Newcastle Emir], Carmarthenshire, Feb. 16—T. Thompson, grocer, Brigh t "' Feb. 16—J. Churchyard, builder, Cole Harbour-lane, Feb.rixton, eb. 16. PAATNIRSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Hember aua .J.l-itexinan, excavators, Bristol —T. Carr oto!! and W. Trenam, painte rs , Castleford, Yorkshire — H. M and W. Chapman, p r int ers , Crane-court, Fleet-stree t -4 Wood, J. Kimpater, and J. Kimpst(r, woollendrapers, New castle-upon-Tyne—J. Sanders and T. Higgins, hide factory, Exeter—S. Bennett and D. Thomas, tea dealers, Bristol - I Johnson and G. T. Young, ale merchants, Leeds—W. Taylor. pawnbrokers, Manchester--J. Doubleday and t. Steward, potato dealers, Norwich—A. R us hf or th and E. l e .. low, painters, Hudd e rsfield—T. Mit c h e ll an d W. Ba rri " printers, Manchester— W. Prout and G. Bridgman. attorneys, Dartmouth—A. and H. Williams, ironmongers, Park - P lace. Kennington-cross--J. Tomlinson and H. F. Clarke, linen drapers, Nottingham—T. B. B ourne an d L . L. N e ws% cotton brokers, Liverpool—A. Joseph and H. Jacobs ' sawy ers ' Plough-bridge Rotherhithe—E. and T. 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ID Postage Sub direct from '° o the Author's residence. 0 0 QELY PRESERVATION. A Afedical Tr ° L l ,ll. MOW' • 10 on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth an d —...t010P Illustrated with Twenty-five Coloured Plates on the A";:_ a rlir Physiology, and Diseases of the Urinary and Repreductive_yr w ieg explaining their various structures, uses, and flinctions, and ii j i aria the injuries that are produced in them, by solitary habits, au k cif excesses. With Practical Observations on the Treatment of '..... 0 1 Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and other di'v— the Urethra. By SAMUEL LA'MEIIT, CONSULTING SURGEON. 9, Bedford-street, Hedford-square, London • ...,,, o roi Matriculated Member of the University of Edinbure. i',,." te Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, liken"' Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., Sze. CONTENTS Or THE TREATIBI. _, dr illa.. CHAPTER I. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its n _l i nfo xee" and 0 bli gallons, and on Infellcitows and Unproductive u f* CHAPTER 2. On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Gen er al t Organs, their functions, structures, and secretions, proving t b tailb Mental and Physical Power are dependant upon their healthY; tbe — CtiarrEa 3.' On Solitary Habits; their various effect s scoot. Animal Economy; the concealed cause of Debility of the ___'' -, j nel of the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and general weakn ess yesil. Mental Faculties. CuArma 4. On the Secret Disorders 1 and Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous and Local w: 6. OS Mental Debility, and Premature Decay . —Cnaprisas 5 and or the Disorders arising from indisonminate Excess, Gong Gleet, Strictures, and other Diseases of the 'Urethra. agvirws or THE WolK. -.lv CI USi t "The author of this singular and talented wort is a legami ' 0 0 ; fledusiii cal man, who has evidently had coPsiderable expert ois the trr xtrnent of the Various disorders B,heing fr om the folb,, e ok frailtied of early indiscretion. The eN'ravins are an invalus." to get onion, by demonstrating the consquences oi excesses, wh 2 cii ns inSo act as a salutary warning to youth and maturity, and by I ', ' no *r many questions may be satiStbetorily replied to, that admit 1 peal, even to the most confidential friend." —Era. .. AO Published by the Author, barn a p n a d tea r t ig rseete b tr e : had at his resident ,-; o fr x oin for li d. e s i t i r t e a e n t 4 Rsietartha, e • Tic2l4, r o g w u l d ll ran an t lay Go end ra ,:; ool 'l4L Leadenhall-street, Louden ; Newton, 16, Church-street. LiYerP and by all Boob:410K an " al At Home fill Consultation daily, from Nine till Two, and Five till .16ight ; and all letters immediately replied to, Ii e0nt..0,4. the f6o of 1/., for advice, 34.3.-0 B EDFORD -STREET lIEDr° P " *QUA RE. LONDO V ....................... --- - DANtignOUS EFFECT OF FRIGHTENING FEDI' .. .t.A. few weeks ago, a young woman, seventeen years of ag e ; living with Mr. John Sadler, farmer, South liilvington, 1 2 $ Thirsk, was terrillly frightened whilst going to milk, ul o s servant boy of the farm presenting himself before her e 5,,.. loped in 4 white sheet. From tne effects of this she r:51 1 lop ed A fortnight ago ; 4 broom was set up, wrapped, for straw and covered wiih A Shoot ; this was too much loi poor girl to witleo, the sight at night was so alarming, t hat of the poor creature is now, and has been ever since, berel ha reaso;i t This dangerous praotien has often resulted in, 0 1 same way, and holds out a fearful warning against suc h idle and insanp practice.—Leeds Times, in , hli ANTAAAPNE TO DUELLING.-- A salutary 13 .- I,,,ree in Missilippi, hy a case of er t - ivo l e in s g tate, which requires that the E III a a 1 1 Z e O n o t of tr 4 k w a vr t i t l l f u t e i ! *. 1 104 1 (1 be responsible tOr the debts ot the man he kills I clue,. , r sta [ADvERTIsEmENzi--SEVERE COLDS AND - 11 ,,,. ! INJURIOUS EFVWII/ --SEVERE ItYmovED BY HOLLOWAY'S Pl.•zusa This titip 31 ediclue will do More real service in three days in the of the Most obstinate coughs and colds, even when seriously a" mit the lungs, than any °till' Medicine in the universe; and whose : Do s Pills it Is -Aediately is much than an y of phlegm in the respiratory organs, ~b / „. t 1 carried ofl through the LIONYON -1 ';" 1 4 a patient poi§i,nsiantly eelieved, and a radical cure is hum's" sit* it;j9 cp,ntimetece !it The same course. The asththatic, or thlettil f.Vcttli,' fmnu tiiihniess of the chest or ditlicklity of beathing., so l'Ar tlw Vifitie of this surprising moody, Sold by all clrUSSi"'" lit 4.l.oressor Holloway's Ests4i4luent. 5/44, Strand, Linden. ___-_,--_-• BIRTHS. , .98•10 Oathe 2 4th lni.t., In Bridge- street . Wtab,e Basent, Esq., M.A., of 11 /OIL 'O% Uri. Blackfklars, the wife e. An the 22d t hat , at ner nertan Cottage, Homerton-rOw, -- Frith, of a son. On the . 22d ty tl:ost., at Vimier a House, Hamsnerstnith, the i ' Ad - of i° Rev. Diff,V or, 144 at Henry Cote D s, it L.B., of a son. 24th In st ~ L ton House, Thames Dltton, the lad? de' Alt land Mi c h e l e , E sq., of a daughter.. On the 21th i nst., In Lorn-road, Brixton, M of e bars. John Ileere i t , daughter, °lithe 215th inst. at Leo, Kent, M ........... :firs. Wallroth, of a son. ' ~, ... ...._____L_________ MARRIED. 00 10, On the 16th inst., at Mostlutown, Dublin, Th!" . , n u t s fraSe: Esq., 6th (Inniskilling) Dr4goons, to Katherl7,, o r „ e . eAnd • ter of the Hon. Wqrtig O'Grady, of Castl P.:ED. D ion. 1 tin the 15th i ns t ., d eeply tegretted, at his residence, near in OA in France, Robert Lewer, Vllq., purser in her Majesty's Davi ' ~ 51st year of his agt, of 1 ' On the lAtb lois., at Richmond, Surrey, Elizabeth, r elic t— TAW 4 :lwief., aged 95. btu 41. On the 19th inst., at Torquay, Mrs. Susan Ekins, eldest &lig the late Rev. jeffoq.flona, D.D., Dean of Carlisle. w ife of g• F. On to 410 4;64, at Wateringbury-place, Polly, the --- LzF vt , Esq c , aged 77, t 3- vil t'tie Ud Inst., at Burton upon-Trent, John Spender' - Al ' Qp thi) 93d inst., in sfanor-place, Walworth, Mr. N. Har,:cln the 24th inst., at Ilighbury-place, Islington, Valentine ' s ley, Esq., aged 79. On the 24th inst., at Heath House, Commercial•roaX T hcdn" Ward, Esq., aged 72, On the lath wit,, at Enfi e ld , L uke Addingto.w Esq., of O°ll/.11 nous . % Qzs..l iia. On the 24th i ns t ., in Brunswick-sapxe, Brighton, aec"" Tbacit• rah, Esq_, aged G 2. On thenth inst. :t 44,1=A-hill, J. En..xton, E n" 31.33. Strand, Prin,te r „,m7,744 - a u . Londen: Printed and Vuhligk t a' ay DO Y°17241` o , l . l4r Pre e. S v 4., of the ka, Oiflce, - 2,1 -1117 0. 1 1 12, fifty,' d. ~ JAC the County of 311(1d1P' avwedMiliwv• P 44 FA I§-11 • LAW OF SETTLEMENT. On the motion of Sir GEORGE GREY, the following Committee, after some discussion, was nominated on the Law of Settlement :—Mr. Charles Buller, Sir James Graham, Mr. Bankes, Mr. John Evelyn Denison, Sir George Grey, Mr. Thomas Duncombe, Lord Harry Vane, Mr. I'oulett Scrope, Mr. William Miles, Mr. Charles Villiers, Mr. Borthwick, Mr. Charles Round, Mr. Aldam, and Mr. Bodkin. FACTORIES BILL. Mr. FIELDEN then brought in his Bill, which was read a first, and ordered to be read a second time on to morrow fortnight. BUCKWHEAT, &c., IMPORTATION BILL. On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL this Bill was read a second time. The Noble Lord said that the Go►ernment had, by an order in council, at once ad mitted the importation of buckwheat without waiting for the delay consequent upon the Bill passing through all its stages. The House then adjourned shortly after half-past six o'clock, to Thursday next. REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE. From the manner in which the Ministerial plans have been received by the Opposition side of the House, it is certain that the proposed suspension of the corn and navigation laws will forthwith be conceded; nor are any objections likely to be raised to the permission to emply sugar in distilleries and breweries. The ready acquiescence of Members of all shades of opinioa to the free importation of grain for • a period of six months affords the strongest possible proof of the neces sity of the measure. Nothing but the absolute conviction that a very large import of food will be required, and the consequent resolve to lay aside all party feelings, and give the Government every facility in passing such temporary laws as promise to increase our supplies, could have led to the unanimity of opinion which has been displayed on the subject. The picture drawn by Mr. Labouchere of the state of Ireland, and his estimate of the importation likely to be required between this and next harvest, are sufficiently start ling. Nor do we think he has overrated the difficulties which may be expected to be encountered (owing to the de ficiency of the last harvest on the Continent) in procuring the requiste quantity of grain. Under these circumstances a reaction in prices can scarcely be expected; indeed the probability is, that, high as quotations now are, they will become still higher before any efficient assistance can reach us from abroad. The great dependence of both statesmen and merchants is America. That the crop of wheat was large, and that of Indian corn unusually abundant, both in the United States and Canada, we have every reason to be lieve ; but, on the other hand, the yield of grain in many of the continental states of Europe was even more deficient than Great Britain. \Y hether, therefore, the surplus of the western hemisphere will prove sufficiently ample to make good the deficiency of the eastern may well admit of ques tion. It is, at all events, certain that so unusual a demand will speedily enhance prices on the other side of the Atlan tic; and we feel satisfied that to secure a supply at all com mensurate with our requirements we s h a ll h ave to pay very high rates. The announcement of the intention of Ministers to take off the duty has bad very little effect on the home trade; there has perhaps been a little less activity this week in the demand for wheat at some of the markets in the agri cultural districts, but this we are inclined to attribute to the increase which has taken place in the supplies, and to the caution induced by the high value of the article, rather than to the influence of the Government interference with the laws. It is quite in accordance with the usual course of trade that, after so great a rise as that recently established on wheat, a pause should occur; but we must confess we can discover no symptoms indicative of a reaction in prices. With regard to Barley the case has been different; and though it is yet doubtful whether sugar will be extensively used as a substitute, Vie alteration proposed to be made in the distillation laws has certainly had the effect of rendering sellers :of this grain :somewhat anxious to realise; whilst buyers have declined entering into fresh engagements, ex cept at materially reduced rates. What has transpired in the House of Commons has rather increased the tenacity of holders of Oats. In touching on the subject of the deficiency of this crop in Ireland, the President of the Board of Trade estimated the produce of Ireland at about three-fourths of an average: and as the consumption of meal must have been unusually great, all hope of a supply of Oats from the sister isle would appear to be at an end. Wheat continues to be higher at many of the provincial markets than at Mark lane, which circumstance accounts for the moderate charac ter of the supplies of the article into London. During the week ending this (Saturday) evening, the arrival coastwise into London has amounted to 6,629 gra.; nor has the quan tity brought forward by land-carriage samples from the home counties been by any means large. On Wednesday the Essex, Kent, and Suffolk stands were very poorly sup plied; and front more distant parte of the kingdom there was scarcely anything fresh up. Factors were firm in their demands ; and though the inquiry was not particularly ac tive, previous prices were rather exceeded. On Friday the quantity on sale was even smaller than on former occasions, whilst the anxiety of millers to add to their stocks was quite as apparent ; and the business done was at terms not pre viously obtainable. The demand for foreign free Wheat has been tolerably active throughout the week ; the coarser qualities have again been taken rather extensively, for the purpose of being converted into meal to ship to Ireland, and the rates paid have been fully as high as at any former period, say 695. to 70s. fur Odessa, and proportionate terms for other kinds. The millers have also bought the finer sorts pretty freely for local use. in consequence of an in creased demand for Flour; and for superior Dantzic, Ros tock, and other favourable kinds, very high prices have been realised. In anticipation of an early release of the bonded at a nominal duty, holders of parcels under lock have de clined selling, except on terms scarcely Is. per quarter be low those at which free wheat of similar quality might have been bought ; notwithstanding which several lots have changed hands.—.dark-lane Express PRISON DISCIPLINE. A letter from Stockholm states that the six cellular (soli tary confinement) prisons, built by order of the Government in different parts of the kingdom, have just been terminated. These prisons can contain from four to eight hundred pri soners. They will be occupied during the course of next month. The following are the prominent features of the re gulations of these prisons. The prisoners are not to be al lowed to speak to each other. Even while taking their only exercise, in an enclosure, strict silence is to be observed. This exercise is to be allowed them daily, and is to last half an hour; a longer time may be conceded to sick prisoners, on the demand of the doctor, and with the sanc • Lon of the governor of the prison. If a prisoner wishes to make a complaint, he can only do so during the time of exercise. He must then step forward and raise his hand; upon this one of the guardians will listen to what he has to say. The prisoners are to receive the daily visit either of the clergyman, the doctor, or some special person appointed for the purpose. These visits are never to exceed twenty minutes. The prisoner in his con versations with the functionaries of the prison, who are the only persons he is allowed to converse with, must always speak in an undertone. Each cell is to be provided with a book on religioN, and is furnished with a bell, so as to enable the prisoner to call for help in case of illness, Di vine service is to be performed in the corridors. During the service the door of each cell is to be opened two or three inches, so as to enable the prisoners to see and hear the clergyman without seeing each other. The cells are not to be lighted; nevertheless, prisoners worthy of leni ence may in exceptional cases, and at their own expense receive permission from the governor to have a light in their cell. (In Sweden during the short days it is scarcely day light before 9} A in the morning.) Those prisoners who are not sentenced to hard labour or to complete idleness (punish ments which must be expressly denoted in the sentence) may obtain the permission to work on their own account. In this case the prison authorities will endeavour to procure them work. The punishimmts to which the ‘ prisoners are subject, are-1. Privation of their walk in the enclosure. 2. Diminution of their rations of food, the diminution not to exceed one-third. 3. Lo c ki ng u p i n th e bl ac k-h o l e f or a period not exceeding eight days. The latter punishment is only applicable to prisoners who have made use of violence. fiftEAT LEAGUE PlCTURE.—Notwithstanding the shortness 4114 tlie darkness of the days, and the difficulty o f obtaining a regular spepsion of sitters, Mr. Herbert has made gl•eat progress with his painting of the Council of the Le. , gue,—a picture which will sustain the high reputation he hag so deservedly acquired. The likenesses are admirable, and the grouping is entirely free from the stiffuess which cha racterises so many of the attempts to pourtray the corona tions, and baptisms, and Duke's dinners, where the person ages seem to sit or stand without any other object than to have their portraits taken. Mr. Cobden, standing and ad dressing the chairman, is the centre figure of Mr. Herbert's pieture, and it is a living and speaking likeness. On his left Asa l wil a,rortsntei space M.P. hhht . clitee s ca i e t 3nirslid i sg. i l l ptsto g )iaff.ttir a ef.3ltos t ilßharar t ne.a l rA i tzelitr e tiirleg. s .c oey i htf\ d ,tit: e of the table nearest to the eye of the spectator, are Mr. Rawson, the treasurer of the League, Mr. n. H. f standing, afirr ' en r 3i e rdols g oifr, nr ,. hat l ge t h:. pt e baad.in ; ei l danen . nto l ,su ' rdi . brraaee f . nt o n}wad r oirtea N cehem l one a sre n ., _,sr i h e 3to s Him aaimt and d. r spA , Grse3 a soii r d : e r GSfiiitebed4:l'4 s i‘ i i tt 4r. i n n tij g o , htn A tii t illgr t o h aot e kiit l ,, e s lt trtei l n i i‘ a gi. nd corner are Mr. J. B. ni Dir. At i k t i h n e , tohpepo secretarysi te side , of the tabu:, Mr. William Evan.i, fi r. Lees, Mr, 11, Rawson, and Mr. W, Bickham. The only poitraits fiehind them, as yet, are Mr. 1,4143,11 en, the late Lord Provost of Gl4?gow, and Mr. Dinon, the late .dayor of Carlisle. Mr. George Wilson oc cupies th e c h a p. 4 e #y the pi sed dais behind him are L or d Rinnaird, Arr. John Whitaireb of !float, and Mr. Duncan Maclaren, of Edinburgh, Mr. W. fligga, fete Mayor of Leicester, and Mr. James Margiali, of Leed3. T4e picture is intended, we believe, to contain about fifty portraits. The place of meeting represented is the Leagtte emincil-room in front whence the proceedings of th e powerful association were directed ; and the view front the window will embrace a front of Market-street. The whole will form a great national picture, illustrativeniti e etof designson of those were orFglneted and matured for the emaiii - Apettini pr tzltn deliberative me e tings at which. nin merce, not only of England, but of the whole world,—E-a„.. elleoter Times. [ADvmtsEmEtcr.]—TF4i W I IPT.ESALE PRICES, No. 2, BUCXLEIIISHURY, CIIEAPSIDE.—V44iIiP3 whose consumption is large, and study economy, will derive considerable advantage at this eatahlishuOnt, One uni form price is affixed, by which the purchaser of a single pound can obtain it on the same terms as the trade. Black Tea ...2s. Bd., :;s., 3s. 4d, 33, 6d , 45., 4s. 4d., ss. Green 3s. 4(1., 38. 6d., 45., 4s, 4d., 55., 68., nod., is., is. 2d., is. 4d., One pound sen t f ree env part of town. Ord ers from t,n Is. 6d., Is. Sd. a-u and when the tho p4untry forwarded the same ;, ,quantity Glb. weight (tea only), the carriage paid to any part of England.—MINSELL and Co., wholesale tea dealers, 2, fiucklersbury, Cheapside. ItounEay IN A BANKING—HOUSE.IIIOIIaiIy in formation was received by the police, that on the 23d inst., Mr. Petty, of Knight's Hill,.Norwood, was robbed of a 201. No. 56,4:01 Bank of England note, whilst standing at the counter in the banking.house of Messrs. Glyn and Co., Iron?- bard-street, supposed by a man, about thirty years of age, , creased is a black Treat coat watt black flit. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. - LIVERPOOL, JANUARY 25. STOca EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, Gs. 3d. p.—Birmingham and Dudley, 5 p.—Birmingharn and Oxford, 9!i, p.—Boston, Stamford, And Birmingham, 11. Bs. 9d. p.—Chester and Birkenhead, 201. Shares, par—Eastern Counties, Perpetual, 7 t /B —East Lancashire, New, 2 p.—Ditto, New Scrip, p.--East Lincolnshire. 1% p. —Glasgow and Greenock, 20-- Great Northern (Nos. Ito 108,000), p.—Hudderstield and Man chester, 3 p.—Lancaster and Preston, sq p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 3 dis.—Ditto, Preference, I/. 3s. 9d. p.—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 2 p.—Liverpool and Newcastle Junction, l‘ dis.—London and North-Western, 191—Ditto, Quarters, New, 11 3 ,4 p.—London, Manchester, and Birmingham, Quarters, New (B), p.— London and York, i 3 p.—Ditto, Direct Northern, Is. 3d. p.—Manchester and Leeds, 24 p.—Ditto, Extension, 235. 9d. p.—Manchester and Southampton, Gs. 3d. dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 20/. Shares, IWe dis.—Midland Stock, I24—Ditto, 401. Shares, G) p.— Ditto, New, p.—Ditto (Birmingham and Derby), 100—North Staffordshire, 27i p.—Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), p.—Roy ston and Hitchin, % p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham! (A), 1 p. —Ditto (II), iv p.—South-Eastern and Dover, Thirds, 14 p.—West Riding Union, 13s. 9d. p.—York and Newcastle, New, 7 p.—York and North Midland, Preference, 10 1 4 p.—Newry and Warrenpoint. iti P. Cheshire,ToClS E 7. x l p a . lo E .—Th e MANCHESTE R, Birmingham sales anda rej—A OxfordßN i ' r A k .T ß e u Y n n l are—Birkenhead, Sa i Lancashire, ,9s-16 and p.—East Lancashire, 2 p.—Ditto, 2 1 4 p.—Ditto, New (scrip), 1 1 ,,( p.—Fleet wood, Preston, and West Riding, 5.16 dis.—lluddersfleld and Man chester Railway and Canal, 3 p.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, p.—Ditto, New Branches (scrip), Blue, 2% p.—Liverpool, Man chester, and Newcastle Junction, dis.—London and North-West ern, New, 11 1 ,4 p. —Ditto (Manchester and Birmingham), Quarters (C), 6% p.—Manchester and Leeds Extension, 1 3 p.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Eighths, % dis.—Ditto (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 1 15-16 dis.—Manchester and Southampton, % dis.— North Staffordshire, 3 p.—North-Western, % c. p.—Northern Counties Union, 1 dis.—Oldham Alliance, 7-16 p.—Preston and Wyro, Halves (B), iN p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 1 p. —Shrop shire Union, 11-16 dis. -- South-Eastern and Dover, 37!,i —Ditto, No. 4, 5-16 p.—West Riding Union, 1% p. LEEDS, JANUARY 26. Sxoca ExcuANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Nottimzham, and Boston, ss, n. dis.—Birmingliam and Oxford Junction, 9 p.—Buck inghamshire, ss. n. p.—Eastern Counties, York Extension, 225. p. —East Lancashire, New, 24 n. p.—Ditto, New Scrip, 28s. Gd. p. —Goole and Doncaster, ss. die. —Huddersfield and Manchester, Thirds, 14 n. p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, Extensions Scrip (green), 165. 6d. p.—Ditto, New Extensions Scrip (pink), 265. p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 2 dis.—Ditto, Preference, I►. p.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Mid land, Its. dis.—Leicester and Bedford, 3s. 6d. dis.—Liverpool, Man chester, and Newcastle Junction, 6s. 3d. dis.—Malton and Driffield Junction, 20s. p.—Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 235. p.— Ditto, Extension (late Walt., P. and G.), 5% p.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 17s. Gd. n. p.—Midland, Preference, 4 p.— North British, Thirds, 51s. p.—Ditto, Quarters (late Carlisle Branch), p.—Ditto, Extension (scrip), 17s. p.—North Staffordshire, 3% p. —Northern Counties Union, 21s. n. dis.—North-Western, 12s. Gd. p. —Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, Bs. p.—Shropshire Union, 12s. Gd. dis.—West Riding Union, 4—York and Newcastle, Preference, 5 . p. SHEFFIELD, JANUARY 26. Srocx Excwartor.—The sales 'are—Buckinghamshire, is p.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Sheffield and Lincoln), I/. dis.—North British Quarters (late Carlisle), 1% p.— North-Western, p.—West Itiding Union, 1% p.—York and Newcastle, Prefer ence, p.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, Ils. dis. NEWCASTLE-UPON -T Y NE, JANUARY 2G. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Newcastle and Carlisle, New, p.—North British, Thirds, 495. p.—North Staffordshire, 2% I). — York and Newcastle, Extensions, 7 p. z . HULL, JANUARY 26. Srock Excnxivax.--The sales are —North British, 34—Ditto, Quar ters, 64s.—Ditto, Extension (scrip), 14s. 6d. p.—Ditto, Thirds, 314 —York an 4 Newcastle, Prefereuse, p.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, I p.—Malton and Driftield Junction, IGs. p.—Newcastle and Berwick, 32%—Nortli Staffordshire, 3}, p.—Shropshire Union, dls. EDINBURGH, JANIJAIIT 25. Sroct EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 231. IN.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 41. 85.-Arbroath and Forfar, 281.-Ditto, Halt Shares, 151. 55.-Ayr and Galloway, 21.-Caledonian, 271. IN.-Ditto, New, 21.-Calodonian and Dumbarton, 2/. 55.-Clydesdale Junction, 391.55. -Deeside, 3!. ss. -Direct Northern, 2!. 75.-Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, 11. 155.-Dundee and Arbroath, 421.-Ditto, • New, No. I, 32/.-Ditto, No. 2, 251. IN.-Dundee and Perth, 26/. 7e. 6(1.- Ditto, New, 131.-Eastern Counties, 22/, 12s. 6d.-Ditto, York Ex tension, 41. 12s. 6d.-East of Fife, 2/. 45.-Edinburgh and Bath gate, 21. IN.-Edinburgh and i ilaigow, 731.-Ditto, Half Shares, 191. 155.-Ditto, Quarters, 18!.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Grannal, 201.- , Ditte, Preference, 21/. IN.-Edinburgh and northern, 131.-Ditto, New, 3!. 109.-I itto, Newport, 5/. is. -Ditto, ditto, New, 21. 58. -Edinburgh and Perth (Old), 11. 18s. 6d. --Ditto (New), 21. 4s. 6d. -Glasgow and Ayrshire, 6 61.-Dittn, New Stoat, 351.-Ditto, Quar ter Shares, 161. 105. 6 d.-Ditto, Halves, 71. 155.-Glasgow, bum fries, and Carlisle, 6/. 76. G 4 E-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 11. 165.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 411 .-Glasgow General Terminus, 121. 103.-Glasgow and Greenock, 191.-Ditto, New, 91.-Ditto, Prefer ence, 8!. N.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrosean, 5/. 17s. 6d.- Great North of England, 2 391.-London and York, 31. N.-Man chester and Leeds, 11 1 /.-Midland and Eastern Counties, 155.- Newcastle and Berwick, 351. 55.-North British, 351.-Ditto, Halves, 151. 2s. 6d.-Ditto, Thirds, 3/. 6s. 6d.-Ditto, Quarters, 2/. 195.- Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 1!. 53. 6d.-Ditto, Fifths, 71. 2s. 6d.- Scottish Central, 21 1.155.-Scottish Grand Junction, 1/. Is.-Scot tish Midland, 1 4/.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 31. Bs.-Stirling and Midland, 2/. 10s.-Strathern Junction, W. Bs.-Wishaw and Colt -501.-York and Newcastle, 361. 103.-Ditto, New, 111. 55.- Ditto, Preference, 6!. IN.-Direct Bombay and Madras, 35.-East Indian, 7s. 6d.-Great North of India, 3s. 66.-Great Southern of Madras, 2s. 6d.-Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, 2s. 9d. GLASGOW, JANUARY 35. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Ayr and Galloway, 375. 6d.— Caledonian, New, 40s. 6d.—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 413. — Direct Northern (scrip), bo4.—Dundee and Arbroath, 421. - Ditto, New, No. 3, 51.—Dunblane, Doune, and Callender, 33s 6d. —East of Fife, 41s.—East Indian, 7s. 9d. —East Lothian Central, 42s.—Edin burgh and Glasgow, 7134—Edinburgh and Northern, 1334 Glasgow General Terminus, 11/.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 331. Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 91.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 61. 3s. 6d. —Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 61.—Great North of Scot land, 415.-31anchester and Southampton, 28s. 6d.—North British, Quarters, 625. 6d.—Stirling and Dunfermline, 675. 6d. THE DOCK-YARDS.—The system at present pm . . sued in lI.M. Dock-yards with regard to the economy of labour and materials, as well as the general principles of efficient superintendence and accountancy, is now under going a thorough investigation, and has been followed up at this port during the past week by Mr. Bromley, an officer of the Admiralty. This gentleman, who was, we believe, in trusted last year by the Government with an important and confidential mission to Ireland, appears to have been directing his attention to the method off` duly accounting for Dock-yard expences, and more particularly to the manner of charging the expenses of building and repairing H.M. ships. The application and economy of the labour of the yard seem also to be important elements of this official inquiry, as well as the responsible control of the labour. The receipt and issue of stores, the expense of which forms so large an item in the Navy Estimates, and which is open to much tempta tion to abuse and improvidence, appears to form a portion of this rigid scrutiny. The same course will no doubt be pursued at the other yards • and we heartily join with th e Board of Admiralty' in their endeavour to root out, by a better system, any evil practices which may exist, to set anthority at defiance, and open the door to delusion or pecu lation.—Deeonport Independent. MADRID STOCK EXCHANGE.—For the benefit and information of those who have purchased Iberian stock, it may be stated that an Exchange, or Bolso de Cowercio, was established at Madrid in 1831. It may be called the coldest spot in the hot capital, and the idlest, since the usual "City article " is short and sweet, "sin operaciones" or nothing has been bought and sold. It might be likened to a tomb, with " Here lies Spanish credit" for its epitaph. If there be a thing which "La perfide AMion," a nation of shop keepers," dislikes worse even than a French assignat, it is a bankrupt. One circumstance is clear, that Cas tilian pundonor, or point of honour, will rather settle its debts with cold iron and warm abuse, than with gold and thanks. The Exchange at Madrid was first held at St. Martin's, a saint who divided his cloak with a supplicant. As comparisons are odious, and bad ex amples catching, it has been recently removed to the Calle del Desengano, the street of " fi n di ng ou t f a ll ac i ous hopes ;" a locality which the bitten will not deem ill-chosen. As all men in power use their official knowledge in taking advantage of the turn of the market, the Boise divides with the court and army the moving influence of every situacion or crisis of the moment ; clever as are the Ministers of Paris, they are mere tyros when compared •to their colleagues at Madrid in the arts of working the telegraph, the gazette, &c., and thereby feathering their own nests. The Stock Exchange is open from ten till three o'clock, where those who like Spanish funds may buy them as cheap as bad mackerel ; for when the Th ree p er C ents . o f per fidi ous Albi on are at 98, surely Spanish Fives at 22 are a tempting invest ment. The stocks are numerous, and stilted to all tastes and pockets, whether those funded by Aguado, Ardouin, Torens, Mendizabel, or Mon, " all honourable men," and wiNst , punctuality is unremitting.—/kfueray's .? 7 ()f Si } MPll44 CAftP Bo*N4I4I4uT I ISM--4t 4 NTrY early logy on satnrday moping po li ce man stationed t f tlia beat on Dalsten-terr afte was surprised at the approa ch a figure dres se d i n w hit e . li e a t onc e discovered such Q t - plothei an d h 4 PIP& Ndl r f4 3 t iI'OPPP/ allot OtrP4 19 ilefllik a i ening • her, 8 4Peri nuljf, 1e yfyrx . ciudentiy, without a turned her towards the lyasen Arms Tavern, and by the inmates she was conducted to a bed-room, where . she . roke while they were endeavouring to place ti.e u r r an; tlx ; bed. geii e n Was, how.. 4t ' al ' ecrag 8 t Iffil " 1 41 ' 1 ' 41 ' ‘t-oulaots to pt• e r , en s deer, ca led in, w olordere warm s t dangerfrom pold, and she was at once e t,4/ pArolltOt 41/Qd t i t t ritl i s i Pond Chur OF a ch). kin where Who was stopped (viz., Ile Their surprise may be more easily ln on being aroused from their sleep at ined at3g than described, such an_uns_cmotab„le hour under such circumstances; they ly,ff9 T i t 4 l fe rn u . 4. 2 4" hterN a'se4e. ' fler IM login Window i*Pig4t Vl* d c li m bed o ver the outer gate was found open, wig ime a without haling sustained any injury, or attracting thea.tten tiOn Of any one. Thu yotWg lady It a ucl a h t e 4 r ie p e ar ... e w nr io ar t e h hly ;respectable ? and this it liar 4ro,t f_ Stro Plow, Orani awl". Ditigd of t 4 Ev And 22(.1 0 Fu] at th i Office Gm PreseT Prose all de Co M ng, ix Twar Dyne Yotm Impe Gunp bee POI 3 181 Slo