The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-28 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were but Moderately supplied with wheat, for which the demand ruled steady, at full prices. The sale for barley was some what, active, at extreme rates. Malt was held for more n1 ° 1113 37; whilst the value of oats was well supported. Beans, peas, and flour sold firmly, at previous rates. The latest accounts from New York state that the de mand for flour was active, on higher terms. In grain very little was doing. The continental markets have ruled firm for all articles, but the amount of business doing has not been extensive. Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of English wheat were on a moderate scale. From abroad we re ceived 970 qrs. of wheat, 1,430 barley, 4 tares 3,312 linseed, 677 rapeseed, and 7,261 sacks of flour. The quantity of wheat received fresh up to this morn ing's market, from Kent, was somewhat on the increase, and in fair average condition. From Essex the receipts were but moderate, whilst there were scarcely any arrivals from the east coast. The show of grain per railway was small, and the nu m b er o f sam pl e s of both red and white on offer was comparatively limited. The attendance of town millers was tolerably good, but that from the country w as small. F or a ll kinds of wheat of home produce we had a Ste ady, but by no means brisk, inquiry at prices fully equal to those obtained on this day se'nnight, and a total clearance was early effected. The amount of business doing for forward delivery was small, owing to the extreme firmness of the growers. treTmhelye quantity ' of freh foreign wheat on ffer as ex small - but the supply ex-granary, was rather e xtensive. Good heavy qualiti o w es changed hands steadily, at full r a t es of currency. - In the middling and inferior Parcels very few transactions took place. Floating cargoes of wheat and beans, off Falmouth, were held a t very The sh ow of all kinds of barley was very small ; hence th e trade ruled decidedly firm, and, in some instances, low and middling malting samples produced rather more money all other qualities being quite as dear as last week. Malt was in good supply, and steady inquiry, at extreme quotations. We were b u t mo d era t e l y supp li e d w ith both home and foreign grown oats ; nevertheless the demand for all kinds was by no means active, at last week's currency. Beaus, the supply of which was small, moved off slowly, at l a t e rates. ,The sale f or peas was i n a sluggish state. In prices no cottage took place. Foreign, N , 7 „, esupported. English qualities were in very moderate quest, at late figures. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. W heat —Essex & Kent, ' Malt—Chevalier .... 615 to 63s rdtte Red .. •• new 42 5 to 48s Oats Yorkshire and 'l••.• • • .. old 51s 54s Ltncolnsh., Feed 16 s 22 e '-'' do. White new 44s 54s Potato D itt0......., old 49s 60s Youghal and Cork Norfolk and Lin- Black. •. • ... 165 19s coin, Red, old 47s 53s Cork, White . —16 e Ri Ditto new •• •• •• 27s 475 Scotch, Feed. •• .. 2!s 25 . 4 ' --- Old .......... 29s 32s Beans—Tick......... 34. 38 s kikri,,evr • • • • • • • • .. .. .. 29s 323 Pigeons ....•• •• •. 36 44, '4—Grinding ... •.. 263 285 Peas—Grey ..• ••• ..... 314 35 Malting Male. •• • • ...... 33 36s k. " ,plevall r .... ... 353 39s hiee. ••• • • ... 36 46+$ BreaSUffolek and Nor- Boilrs ...••...... 38s 4os 01k.... ........ 54s IBs Flour—Town-made... 41s 46s „., ••• • • 52 Suffolk ••••• • .. .. 32s 3 4 s "uUniton and Ware 67s 60s Stockta SD Norfolk 32s 38s SMITHFIELD. 3,? 1 e imports of foreign stock into London, last week, he very large—the total supply amounting to 3,590 i,l" urinc , the same period in 1852 they amounted to 44 • • -0 1801, 1,994 ; in 1850, 1,228 ; in 1819, 2,616 ; and Ild 'o, 1,020 head. The general quality of the stock at since our last has been good. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. 22 ... 41 ... Prom tordeanx . tend ......• • ...... 269 Efarlingen••••••• _ Antwerp.... ..... 22-0 Itetterdam•• ••• - gluekstadt •- - Calves. Pigs, 320 1,840 251 8 15 53 ... - 189 ... - rrbtal The yearly Comparison of weekly imports is as under :- 185 2 .. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. 1851 ...... ••. 566 998 257 ... .......... 447 1,438 206 18'Z ......... 439 635 154 1845.......... 644 1,869 103 ......... 443 546 134 ~. 2,842 ". Pigs. 3 3 On r fo rp; market to-day was but moderately supplied with ti e .:_ 4 stock in fair average condition. Several of the stemners had not made their appearance at the ho e r t fr es iri our own grazing districts the rec ei p ts of beasts litate tiP this morning were seasonably good, both as . to lade ' a nd th e weather favourable for slaughtering, the tit ,trade ruledsteady, and a good clea rance was effected The )4 , ceB fully equal to those obtained on Monday last. 1 Scots sold readily at from 4s to 4s 2d per Blbs. 4 `. - 'atah r r il leck arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and e ti' i l geshire, amounted to 1,750 Scots, short horns, &c. ; "'ez; y„. l el i : Parts of England, 700 Herefords, runts, Doyens, Weaw fro m Scotland, 430 horned and polled Scots. genet were again very scantily supplied with sheep, the the but' eight of which was by no means heavy. Although trade The may be considered steady, at full rates of currency. Primest old Downs realized 5s to 5s 2d per 81bs. tfull Calves , prices. supply of which was limited, sold steadily, We had a moderate inqu -- quotations. Per 81b5 to si for pigs, at last week's d. s. d. Inferior Beasts .-..3 oto 3 2 Second quality ...3 4 3 6 rrinao large oxen 3 8 310 Prim e Scots, dm 4 0 4 2 I R _ l lferior sheep ...3 10 4 0 eoud quality ...4 2 4 6 'no crse.-wlled.4 8 410 ink the offitis. a. d. a. d. PrimeSmithd.own 5 0 5 2 Large cm. calves 3 2 4 2 Prime, small do 4 4 4 8 Large hogs 210 3 2 Small porkers 3 6 4 0 'Suckling calves 20 0 25 0 Quarter old pigs 19 0 24 0 TOTAL SUPPLY• FOREIGN SUPPLY. Il easts Sh eep 16,760 1 Sheep C alve p i 3 64 Calves gs ........................ 260 f Pigs 8-4 ement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat toek exhibited and sold in Sm ithfield Cattle Market, on 1 8 ° 5 11 3 da . Y, March 1, 1852, and this da y , Monday, Feb. 28, Per Sibs, to sink the offals. March 1, 1852 0 . d.. s. d• coarse and inferior beasts ... ::: 2 2 2 6 to 22 104 ii i i° a quality ditto ••• ... 3 0 3 2 Lue large oxen ... ••• ••' 3 4 3 6 "Isle Scots & coarse , e ••• ••• R.,_ e and inferior sheep ::: i'L?end quality ditto _._.• ... ......... 2 3 10 2 3 3 O t3. RlO 4 0 - 1,;Inle coarse woolled ditto ... ..• - 4 4 4:s e e Southdown ditto ... ... 3 4 4 2 3 10 1,1,.,e coarse calves ... ... ... 4 0 4 4 .I_lule small ditto ... ••• ••• Neat eat small porkers•• ••• ' ... ••• .• . 3 8 310 4 144 i3 Sh ea ee s p tm.. ... ••• 1:: ::: ::: 20,870 P C i a o. lv s es . ... ...... ... ... ...... ::: 3 1 5 4 0 1 I.B;;T P LIite ox SA:LE:March 3, 1851.—Beasts, 3; ...'0; calves, 156; pigs, 350. mar 1,, Dig e - 4 , 1850' ' —Beasts 3,352 ; sheep, 19,30 0 ; 8 , 192. Feb.2B, 1853 s. d. s. Cl. 3 oto 3 2 34 3 6 3 8 310 40 4 2 310 4 0 42 4 6 4 g 410 50 5 2 32 4 2 44 4 8 210 3 2 36 4 0 3,764 16,760 64 260 :347 ; sheen calves, 106; NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. ni) t o ce Monday last, the arrivals of country-killed meat ei tee Pir market have been seasonably good, they having 414 4iga d 7 ,000 carcases. To-day the supplieshe g y exsive ; 6 general demand ruled steady, as follows : Per Ms by the carcase. ef d.. d. Do , inferior ■ ...... 2 8 2 10 ...... 3 0 3 2 Prime largo 3 4 3 6 p ork d mann large ...... 2 8 3 2 s. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 e Do.,middling 3 8 4 0 Do., prime 4 2 4 6 Veal 2 8 4 4 Pork, smell 3 4 4 0 ho e BOROUGH HOP. of h o continue to have a very steady demand for all kinds De 8 .1 ),; the prices of which have, in some instances, an 6 0 8 '',,...tetidency. Mid and East Kent pockets 96s to Der c'wtweald of Kent, 953 to 112 s ; Sussex, 95s to 112 s C t OROTTGII AND SPITALFEELDS. NNU.7.,i B e the arrivals of potatoes last week were but 'he , - L 4 te• By railway they were tolerably good ; whilst_ ~..'''elitZP°l l 3 were 137 tons from Rouen, 166 from Gra r 10 0 from D nkirk and 1 from Tenenffe. Fp , ~p ' ;'1 1( 18 the dem u and is ' in a sluggish state, on tht . 4. 44 0 — ng ter ra , . k xor Regents, 85s t,o_ o. 150 s per ton , li, e d s :, B ao., 75s to 110 s ; Scptch d y 85s to 105 s ; to 850 ; French Whites, 80s to 90s. have e Pnblic s a l es of colonial wool held since Monday last theleortLwell attended by buyers, who have taken tho 4 gli ß h ue parcels brought forward, at very full prices. I. l r kst NV C O 1 s continue steady, b' e " imports were only 20 bales from Antwerp, 7 at extreme quotations. nnkirk, and 84 from Calais. SEEDS. ( le;: 4 ll ar3r seed is very dull, and lower to Purchase' 11 1 4(1 . ior linseed Itek se is less active yet prices are "iPP tta 51s sl'i to 5 2 a, ex• granary, is sellin at 50s and Calcu -,) 5 2 a• Floating latter have realtzed 50s ti 6 , li, cargoes of the ortn e . * 4,i. fi ri, ape ste ady, at 50s for East India. Cakes con itt • kb jaw,4 l te, Per bash. 95 to II s ,i t "•• •• •• lOs l2s pft hi ... roam.. .. .. 7a lOs 44,0iirr. Awry. • • 0 B Orln nter i n ew•• •• 4s 6 , 1 5 50 d 1 4 11... t •• • • .... •• Os Od Os Od oicrtqh4l;ise.r. (I‘u.art..er,... 38, 423 ~~,. , 5~ e (cwt.) '2 4 8 as 62: _ %VIII lied:: lIVOII. ,e va• White.. :: 4 :: :: i ; •• •••• • • • • 263 30s I'llc Carraway, new .. •• .. 38s 415 Coriander, new ...... 155 17s Ilempieed, per quarter 328 'SS Linseed, Eng. , 4owing • • 588 62s Crushing 49s 548 Baltic Os 52s Odessa 493 53s Linseed Cakw, pr. ton— English • . . 91 01 10' 10 , Foreign, per ton 7110 s 10' 55 Rape Cakes, 'pr ton 51 03 51 53 Rapeseed, prist 2310. '26105 TALLOW. de roand for all kinds of tallow is heavy, and prices co:townward tendenc To-day,spot, 111' ea ' 4 44s 3d to 44s 6d per cwt. For forward d?- 1,4 Z, there are sellers at 44s 6d per cwt. Town tallow is ° 448 6d per cwt.; rough fat, 2s sid ver 8 lbs. -' 'xi per cwt.—. a t *ls tics per cwt. Town tallow is rough fat, 2s siti 'per 8 lbs. ko 1 849. i 1850. 1 1851. 1852. 1853._ cit this a. Nee , --Y • ..... 30 283 , 33,513 1 41,1115 51,226 36,956 If 4 • e. f 4 0s , 64 '36s g . 4 to 37s 94. to 3gs Od 14s 3d to h itt,,slY last ~,,• ••. t to 003 04 34s 94 38s '3tl to 368 3d 44 2 3 0 64 4, rri,,.l°T,4 tune • • 2'278 1,915 q 1,5 476 n 8 2 ' '6 59 8 4 1 78 ' 7 ' 9:4 4b ltt o r;3°,l4ast w eek ' ••• • 61,070 74,754 (5,0 a 1,.122 ' 6BO " Ns or „„ 4"1 •• • •• 103,773 87, 2 71 91,6 . 92 100,286 75,127 J. ow, ; ''• •• ! . 438 0(1 38s 6(1 39s ,Gd 38s 9cl 453 9d AMERICA. By the steamer Canada, Stone, commander, we have advices from New York to the 15th, and Bos ton to the 16th. She has 217,000 dols. in specie on freight. The steamer Niagara arrived at New York from Liverpool on the 13th. The steamer America, from Liverpool, arrived at Halifax on the 20th. Washington advices of the 12th, state that General Pierce's Cabinet was formed. The New York Herald gives the names and offices of a portion of the new Cabinet. They are as follows :—• Mr. Cushing, Secretary of State. Mr. Jefferson Davis, for the War Department. Commodore Stockton, for Navy. Mr. Dobbin, Secretary of the Interior. Mr. Hogg, Secretary of the Treasury, and Governor M'Cleland, Postmaster-General. The steam-ships Northern Light and Uncle Sam had arrived at New York with the details of the Californian news, which are, however, unimpor tant. Panama advices of the 2d ult. state that the office of the British Consulate had been robbed of 5,900 dols 3 000 of which have been recovered. •) _ The 'transactions on the New York Stock. E xchange had been extensive. Government stocks firm. The Money Market was limited, at 51 2 to 7 per cent. on first paper. Exchange inactive. Bills on London, 110 to 110±; Paris, sf. 111 c. to St. 1311 c. ; Amsterdam, 411 to 411. The Cotton market was dull and heavy, with but small sale. Flour active at 4 dols. 87c. to 5 dols. for State ; 5 dols 25c. to 5 dols. 50c. for Michigan ; and 5 dols. 30c. to 5 dols. 50c. for Ohio. Wheat inactive, prices nominal. Indian corn dull and very plen tiful, at 64c. to 65c. per bushel. Provisions in good demand, without alterations in price. In freight, no change. SHIPPING 4NTELLIGENCE Arrived at New York.—The Niagara (steamer), Montezuma, Mercury, and Princeton, from Liver pool : the Hampden, from Hamburgh. At Baltimore. The Flora Macdonald and Nolime, from Liverpool. At Charleston.—The Inconstant, Familia, and Susquehanna, from Liverpool; Jenny, from Bristol. At Mobile.—The Advance, from London. At Savannah.—The Bona Dea, from Liverpool; Intrinsic, from Cardiff, and Chieftain from Lancas ter. THE FRENCH EMPIRE. The section of the Council of State for disputed matters held a public sitting on Saturday, and was engaged in the consideration of various matters, among which as an appeal from the Prince de Wagram against a decision of the Minister of Fi nance on the subject of the exchange of woods be tween him and the State. Another was a case be tween a M. Perregaux, of Lyons, and the DirectOr of the Veterinary School at that place, from whom the former claimed a sum of 1,495 f., the value of an English horse which had died in the establish ment after undergoing an operation. No decision was come to in either case. The Archbishop of Paris has addressed a letter to the editor of the Voix de la Write, in which he exhorts him to refrain from discussing theological questions, and others of a character calculated to lead to dissension in the Church. He says that he does this in consequence of attempts having of late been made to introduce demagogical discussions into the Church ; and these he describes as tending to Presbyterianism and Laicism, and endeavouring to supersede episcopal authority. The prelate charges the Univers with being the chief of this party, though attempting to disguise its aims by wearing the mask of extreme devotedness to the Holy See. The following letter has been addressed to the Mayor of Lille by the orders of the Empress : " Palace of the Tuileries, Feb. 18. "Monsieur le Maire—After having presented to the Emperor the congratulations of the,municipal body of Lille on the occasion of his Majesty'S marriage, you ad dressed by writing to the . Empress, the. homage of that body, which worthily represents one of the most impor tant towns of the empire. You also express a wish that her Majesty may accompany her august husband in the visit which the Emperor appears disposed to pay to your fine town. Her Majesty charges me to transmit to you her thanks, and at the same time to say that, if the Emperor permits her, she shall be happy to accompany him in his visit to the capital of the Nord. Be assured, Monsieur le Maire, that what will more particularly ex cite the interest of the Empress in that journey will not be the monuments which will remind her of the ancient residence of the Spaniards ; what she desires to see is, French Flanders and its verdant fields; it is the town of Lille, celebrated as much by its patriotism as by its in dustry; it is your population, so active and so numerous, the conditions of whom occupies so much the attention of the Emperor, and so deeply touches the heart of the Empress. Accept, Monsieur le Maire, and present to the delegates of the municipal body of the town of Lille, the assurance of my high consideration. "The Secretaire des Commandements of the Empress, "DAMAS HINARD." The National Guard is to resume duty at the Mairies of Paris to-morrow. The 21 members of the Chamber of Commerce had been unanimously elected. In consequence of the heavy falls of snow, all communication by railway between Bar le Duc and Strasburg had been suspended. At Algiers the Governor-General had celebrated the marriage of the Emperor by a brilliant fete, at which a number.of Arab ladies were present. A gallery had been prepared for them, in which they could see without being seen. The Constitutionnel says that the company which proposes to take the line of transatlantic steamers from Cherbourg has already secured the necessary capital, namely, 55 millions of francs. The principal organ of the French Government endeavours to calm the alarm of the public in refe rence to the recent news from Constantinople. It does not deny that, the telegraphic dispatches, which have brought news from that capital up to the 12th of February, are of an alarming character ; that, in fact, the Count de Leiningen, after having de clined the mediation of France and England with respect to the differences which have arisen between the Austrian and Turkish Governments, had pre sented a second ultimatum ; but it says, " Nothing definitive has or could yet be decided on by the Cabinet of Vienna with respect to the conduct which it will observe on the subject of the different ques tions in discussion ;" and that it will therefore be more prudent " to wait for more recentini and more certain i n f orma tion before forming an opinion as the intentions of Austria." The Bourse was as much agitated with unfavour able reports on Saturday, and tfhuertdheecr progress.lineinthe price of public securities made Even the favourabl e dis p atch from Vienna, an nouncing an improvement in the Emperor's health, failed to restore confidence. The Three per Cents. opened at 80f., and rose to 80f. 300., but onther the announcem ent that the Eastern question was fur complicated by the entrance of the Russians int t. ,o Jassy, the capital of Moldavia, one the 12th ins they fell to 79f. 75c. They recovered somewhat towards the end of business, and closed at 79f. 95c. for the end of the month. The Four-and-a Half er Cents. closed at 105 f. 65c. ; Orleans Railway p shares 1,032 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 1,030 f. ; Havre, 487 f. 50c. ; Great Northern 876 f. 25c. ; Basle, 355 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 806 f. 25c. ; Paris and Lyons, 907 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 745 f. ; Western of France, 741 f. 25c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 592 f. 50 e. ; aen and Cherbourg, 607 f. 50c.; Dijon to Besancon, 550 f. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 872 f. 50c. Yesterday several speculators assembled at the Casino, but nothing was done. SPAIN. We have received the Madrid journals of the 21st The Gazette contains the appointment of M. An tonio Benavides, Minister of the Interior, to the ad interim direction of the Ministry of Public Works. General Aupick, the French Ambassador, has had an audience of her Majesty to deliver an autograph letter from the Emperor of the French. The Minis ters actively employed in preparing different bills to be presented to the Cortes. The. Minister of Finance is engaged in organising a combination for establishing a sinking fund for the floating debt. The reforms in the Constitution, which are contemplated by the Government will, it is said, fall principally on the electoral law ; the other parts will be but slightly interfered with. The con tract which it was thought would have been en tered into between the Government and Mr. O'Shea, who represented the house of Baring, of London, has no t been si g ned, in consequence :if a clause having been inserted, which the London house refused to ratify. ITALY. A Milan letter of the 21st, in the Opinions of Turin, states that MM. De Vecchi, two rich and well-educated brothers, were arrested the day before at their villa of Palazzecolo, and their apartments in the palace of the Marquis d'Adda , searched with extreme minuteness. Many es. arrests have also been made among the lower class A deputation on the subject of the British Channel The responsible editor of the journal Il Crespus- Pilotage had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Card cub() had received a second warning for having i well and Lord Stanley of Alderl y failed in respect to foreign Governments. us Saturday, at the Board of Trade. The deputation consisted S o M.P. Mr. William c P The Opinions of Turin of the 24th, pu publishes a and Mr. Barrow. Price,,stmed.vo.f Mr. letter from Genoa of the 23d, which states that the steamer had brought news from Leghorn that some sailors b e l ong ing to an English corvette there, being Humphrey Brown, on shore, had cried outr. Walter Coffin, M.F., M.P., THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 28, 1853. been instantly arrested by the Austrians. Some stated that, at the earnest protestations of the English captain, the Austrians had set the sailors at liberty, but others, who thought themselves better informed ? declare that the Austrians have refused to release them, and that in consequence the corvette had sailed to bring the English squad ron to support the honour of its flag. A letter from Florence of the 19th, in the Medi terraneo of Genoa, states that the Tuscan Govern ment has concluded the loan for three millions of francs of rente 3 per cent., with the house of Rothschild, of Paris, at 61 per cent., with an interest on the profits of the sale of the coupons, which may raise the price to 63 or 64. We read in the Giornale di Roma that the car nival has been very gay at Rome and in the pro vinces, and undisturbed by any political agitation. The weather has been rainy, and there was a fall of snow on the 18th, an event rarely witnessed at Rome. The Pope will, on the 4th of March, hold a Con sistory, at which eight cardinals will be nominated. Among these would be M. Morlot, Archbishop of Tours, M. Savelli, his Minister of the Interior, and M. Viole, the Nuncio at Vienna. The expulsion of the subjects of the canton of Ticino is taking place, and a free ticket is handed to those who have not the means of defraying their travelling expenses by the railway. This extraor dinary resolution of the Imperial Government is fraught with ruin to the trade and commerce of Milan. The sudden expulsion of thousands entails failures and bankruptcy; independent of which the late blockade has dealt a fierce blow to all enter prise. Some idea may be formed of the extent to which this state of siege tyranny is carried from the following fact :—A gentleman at Turin was to receive the sum of 3,000 f. from a correspon dent at Milan. This sum was confided to the diligence in specie. All that reached Turin, how ever, was a receipt from the Milan police-office for that amount, as the authorities are unwilling that any money should leave the country just now—it is to be presumed for the simple reason that the new contributions are being levied. This is a pro pitious state of things for trade and commerce. The property of Duke Borromeo, Duke Litta, and Count Greppi, in Lombardy, has been seques trated by the Austrian Government. As regards Count Borromeo, he has been a Piedmontese sub ject since 1849, being an exile from Lombardy, with the permission of the Austrian Government. The Borromese islands, in the Lago Maggiore, are also the property of this nobleman, and fortunately within the Sardinian dominions. Duke Litta is a voluntary exile, and has taken service in the Sar dinian army. Count Greppi has likewise voluntarily exiled himself from his native land, Lombardy. The property of these noblemen is laid under sequestration. This, however, is but another term for confiscation, inasmuch as the rents are to be kept back by the Austrian Government, on the plea of indemnity for the expenses occasioned to the army, in consequence of the late disturbances at Milan. Other names are shortly expected to follow on the list of confiscation. These acts need no comment. • AUSTRIA. The health of the Emperor is satisfactory. The journals express a hope that the late dis orders will determine England to send Kossuth and Mazzini out of the country. The assassin has declared that he made the at tempt to avenge his father, who was condemned for participation in the Hungarian insurrection He was executed on Saturday morning. There was a panic at the Bourse of Vienna, in consequence of the complications of the Austro- Turk negotiations. TURKEY. - - The Austrian Correspondence says :—" Several journals have announced that the Austrian Govern ment have demanded from the Ottoman Porte the Cession of the two tongues of land of Kleck and Sutorina. That intelligence is devoid of founda tion. Austria by no means pretends to interfere with the rights of other states, but it will not per r mit others to interfere with its own. The Ottoman Porte desires to arrogate •to itself rights over the sea shore of these countries, which has always bd longed exclusively to Austria. The Venetians, and afterwards the French, had the uncontested possession of that line of coast. By international treaties, Austria became possessed of the rights of the Venetians, and at a later period, after a brief interruption, of those of the French. Under such circumstances, Austria will not make to Turkey concessions which would compromise her interests, and in support of which Turkey cannot bring for ward any title." THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. The General Screw Steam Shipping Company's mail packet Propontis, Captain W. Glover, arrived at Plymouth on Saturday forenoon from the coast of Africa. Her cargo consists of 69 casks of palm oil, 27 tons of camwood, 28 cases of arrowroot, 101 cases of Cayenne pepper, 51 casks ditto, 812 bags of ginger, 241 bags of port pepper, 130 pieces of ivory, 62 bags of cochineal, 8 boxes and 5 parcels of sun dries, and 11 packages of bullion. The bark Gambia arrived at Fernando Po on the 13th of January. On the 14th there was a rumour that one of the receiving ships at Bonny had been burnt on Christmas-day. Governor Hill had, on the 20th of January just returned to Cape Coast, from a visit to Dix Cove and Elmina. The garri son was in a very healthy state. The Gold Coast Corps had got their full strength, there having been no want of recruits. The colony was healthy, and had been particularly so during the past year, owing to the extraordi nary quantity of rain which fell in the wet season, measuring over two hundred inches. The officers of the West India Regiment, sta tioned in the garrison, under the command of Cap tain Taylor, had been relieved, Captain Macdonald having assumed the command. At Goree, on the 4th of February were four French war steamers. _ The Propontis on her outward passage to Ma deira encountered severe gales from S.W. ; the ship was at times hove to, the sea being too heavy to force her against it. From Madeira to Goree fresh N.E. trades prevailed for two days ; from which to Fernando Po and back to Sierra Leone, light airs, and hot sultry weather ; from Sierra Leone to Madeira, northerly winds, with a strong head sea ; from Madeira to Cape Finisterre, strong northerly winds. She put into Coruna for coals, and thence to Plymouth encountered strong northerly and north-east gales. INQUEST ON THE BODY OF MR. GIBBS. On Saturday morning Mr. Walley held an inquest at the Feathers Inn, adjoining the Ealing station, on the body of James Gibbs, Esq., of Clifton Park, near Bris tol, one of the directors of the Great Western Railway, , who was killed on that line on the morning of Thursday ' last. Captain Wynn, the Government Inspector of Rail ways, was in attendance on the part of the railway de partment of the Board of Trade. The jury proceeded to view the body, which lay at the Ealing station, and subsequently inspected that portion of the line where the accident happened. The only marks of violence observable on the body were a severe graze and indentation of the skull and temple on the right side ; the appearance of the line where the acci dent happened indicated nothing peculiar, all evidences of the frightful occurrence having been removed by the com pany's officials. One circumstance, however, shows the extraordinary impetus which must have been upon the carriages at the time. The coupling irons broke, as Captain Wynn measured the distance, and found they ran up the banks obliquely for 60 yards. On the re turn of the jury, The body of the deceased was identified as that of James Gibbs, Esq., of Clifton Park, near Bristol. He was about 61 years of age, and carried on business as a vitriol manufacturer. He was a director of the Great Western Railway Company. train Evidence wa s then taken as to the origin of the acci dent, which was attributed to the breaking of one of the carria ge. Omiles an The hour. rain Thet ordinary express sp eed bein g 50 miles an hour. the ele timet rees w o u f the geie thirdgat thefir first rate-cl class of s 4 There being no further evidence, the Coroner said, accidents of this kind created great alarm in the public mind, and it was not at all likely to be allayed when the evidence which could be obtained as to the causes of I such accident were so unsatisfactory as they turned out to be in the present instance. Under all the circum stances he thought the jury could come to no other con clusion than that the deceased gentleman had been acci dentally killed. That investigation would not, he thought, be without some advantage to the public. It was a remarkable fact that when persons travelling in a railway carriage became alarmed, the first thing they did was to look out of the window, and nothing could be more dangerous, for if an accident happened they received injuries from their head knocking from side to side of the window, and death ensued. From the appearance of the right, temple, he had no doubt that such was the case with the unfortunate deceased gentleman, and con cluded by again expressing his opinion that, from the evidence, it was impossible to fix blame or culpability One the of ha t d h the t j a u t r e y e directed r t e h c e t e r d a the il on attention the down o upon any one. The jury . unhesitatingly returned a verdi c t o f " Acci df th e the tal companyea " to line. THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this 4ay. Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost & Basta. Juliet Birmg. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £2O Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blackrock and Passage Dublin&Belfast June Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian (£25 L and E. & L. & D.) Do. Do. (M. E.& H.) Eastern Counties.. Eastern Union, Class A. (late E. U. Sh.) Do., do Do., B. and C... East Lancashire ;i1 !East & West Ind. Dk. & Binning. June 100 Edinburgh & Glasg ow It Edin. and Peebles 100 Edin. Prth. &Dundee 100 ,Glasgow &S. Western 100 ,Great Northern Stk 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock j . OO - Great Southern and I Western (Ireland) 100 Great Western 11 ,Irish South-Eastern a n Lancaster & Carlisle 11 Do., Thirds 100 lAncash.& Yorkshire 15 ',Do., Fifths ni Do., Wst. Riding Un a ll Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt a ll London & Blackwall 3 Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. 100 Lond. Brigt. &S. Cst. 100 London &N. Western 12 Do., Fifths 1 Do. , £lO Sh. M. &B. C 100 ,London & S. Western 42 1 D0., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Londerry. &Coleraine 'Lndndriy. & Ennisk. Manch. Shef. &Lincln Do. , Man. & Lin. Un !Midland Do. Birming. & Derby IlicUand G. West. (Ir.) Do. Shares Neweas Lie & Carlisle Newmarket I Do. Bury Extension. Newp. Aberg.&llftd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warreupoint, and Restrevor Norfolk Do., New Northn. Counties Un 1 North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A De7erred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Cen;,ral Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby.& Hereford Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves do Do Do. Oswestly Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh.River Dun Do. :tockton & Hartlepl Thames Haven Dock and Railway: Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford& Limerick West Cornwall Wimbledon&Croydn Woodford York Newctl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G. N. E. Purchase York & N. 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No.l Do No. 2 Do., New 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union Scrip Guar. 6 per cent... East Lancash. 6 p. cts. Edinb. Pith & Dund. Glasgow & S. Western' Guar. 5 per cent... Great Northn. 5 p. c. Do. 5 p. a., Redeem. at 10 p. ct. prem • • IGt.S outiln. &-Westn. (Ireland) Eights Gt. Westn. (Berks Hanti Ex. 5 p. c.) Great Western, fixed 4A per cent Lan. & York. F. £2O Do., 6 p. c., Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. Do. Pref. 5 p. 0., St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c.,_1852 Do. New Guar. 6 p. c. London &S. Western,' , Cou. Third 5......... Londonderry dr Coler. Shares ...... ILaidndry. & Ennisk, A Shares Manch., Shef. ,Sz Lin. , I Shares, No. 1.... Do., New, £lO ....... Do., £6 Marypt. (Sr Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4A per cent....... Do Mid. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do, Consol. Bristol 4 Sz, Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4i percent. Norfolk Extension...l Do. Guar. 5i per ct. Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent...... .... : North British North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, & Wolyerh. £15,6p. e. Do. 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Pref Western of France West. of Switzerland New Zealand... . 106 —L los (the --- 1.67 19 20 id - 3g - 36 31 - 4 - 1 1)' 1 - 2 p 1 -- 14 -14 A 18i - 19 3 - 3A 1124 120 .10 - 112 8 8 - 81 6i -- 74xd 105 107 -Lou --152 pi --. ... • •• •••••.• .. 3 1 - 3 il) 10 11 13i -- 131 8i -- DA 10A - 11 - A -- 146 - 148 - p 22 4 4 _ 23 5 - 6 2 - 2 107 - 109 25 - 26 i - iip 11 - iiA 17 -- -- is 16 17 li p Par P 26 19 21 d -' par, 1101 - 103 5 - 5.1 par : 1, pl - 131 -1: - 2 6 1 6 11 p a 11 p 2 —2 p 11-1 6 i —7 xin 4 —44xtp 1 —lain 1d die 9 —ll p 2 2 p 8 - gi 6 - 7 35 i - 36 14 - 144 8 A - 8i 16i - 17 p 40 - 42 40 1 - 41 32 -33 4 - p - 9i 1 9 4i 5 4 par 1o p id —. p d 100 8i liminess done this day. LINES LEASED AT FTXED RENTALS RAILWAYS. Leasing Compass Bedford and'London & Bletchley.... N. West Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee.... Gt.Westn Do. vrithoutgr,Do Birm. Wolv. dr Dudley guar. Do. wtht guar. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale .I . c. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Olstr.dr. Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. k Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. 4 Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do..Preferonce Lowestoft gr., 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Man and Matlock Stiddlesbro' & Redo ar ifidld.Bradfd Northern and Easternsp.c. E. Count Do. 6 per ct. Do Do. Fixeds p c Dc Prest. &Wyre L. & N.W. &Ln&Tk Do Gt Northn Do Do Do L.&N.W, Caledon IGt.Nrthn. Gt. Westn I Y. k s, . isvße N Nr e mw vr a Do 'S. Eastern 'Do Norfolk Do L.& N. W. & Midld. Stckton & Darlingt. Midland.. Do. i Shares. Roystn.& Hit. i Do. Shepth. S t I Shef.Roth.andl Goole g. 5 p.c. S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&Somrst Lancash& Yorksh. M.MClean Stoat. & Darlingt. Do ...... ,GtWestn. Closing Prices this day. 80 - 31 29 -30 i 30 -- 31 29 -- 30 LOT --109 ad 53 --54ixd L 49 151 32i - 111 --113xd 65i --5611 d 261 --274x1 13i -- 144 251 -- 26 19 --19 i x, 24 -- 26 3 - 3i .03 - 109 64 66xd xcl - pm L 52 - 154 .51 -153 xti. i i d 32 -- 33 1031 101 MINES. Agua Fria Anglo Californian Australasian.. Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) British Austrin. Gold British Iron Brazilian Imp. (issued at £5 pm.) Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek.. Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo CopperMinersof Eng Do. Preference English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co General Great Nugget Vein Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita Mexican & S. Americ New Granada Nouveau Monde Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. Now Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft United Mexican Waller West Granada West Mariposa Yuba JOINT-STOC. Australasia British N. American Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & Chinal Colonial Commercial of Lon don English Scottish and Australian Lond.. Chart. Bk. o: Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond. &Westminster NationalProv.ofEng. Do. Now National of Ireland Oriental Bank of Corporation Do. New Provincial of Irelan , Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp. Co South Australia , !Union of Australia Do. Neer (Union of London.. Union ofMadrid„. - 1 - P 7 - - 8 P P P Par P Par P P 7 9 p 4 4. 24 • 24 - 29 —3O par 1 p 42 43 3 i 3 4 P 60 -- 70 7A -- 8A p -- 1 d 17 -- 19 -- 1 p Ad— Ap 61 -- 6$ ? 4p 11 -- if p lt 1 p par— p 21 -- 23 -- 7i par 4 p 3 p - P P d § P !K BANKS. 89 -- 90 2i- 3 Pl 2i - 3hp 6 i - Gip - - -r Business this day. DEPUTATIO Ar FROM THE MANCHESTER PEACE CONFERENCE TO THE EARL OF ABERDEEN. The deputation appointed at the late conference of the Friends of Peace at Manchester, to present an address to the Earl of Aberdeen, waited upon his lordship, by appointment, on Saturday, at Downing- s t ree t. Among those present were the following gentlemen : T. Milner Gibson, Esq., M.P. ; Richard Cobden ' Esq. ' M.P. ; Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P. ; Wm. Brown Esq ' M.P.; George Hadfield, Esq., M.P.; Wm. Laslett , Esq: ' M.P. ; Joseph Brotherton, Esq., M.P. ; Joseph Crook ' Esq., M.P. ; James Bell, Esq., M.P. ; Frank Crossley, Esq., M.P. ; James Kershaw, Esq., MP. ; W. A. Wilkinson, Esq., M.P. ; William Ewart, Esq., M.P. ; J. B. Smith, Esq., M.P. ; Edward Miall, Esq., M.P. ; John Cheetham, Esq., M.P. ; Samuel Gur ney, Esq. ; G. W. Alexander, Esq. ; Edward Smith, Esq., Sheffield; Joseph Sturge, Esq., Birmingham; Henry Pease, Esq., Darlington; Samuel Gurney, jun., Esq.; John Lee, Esq., LL.D.; Lawrence Heyworth, Esq., Liverpool; Frederick Ashby, Esq., Staines ; George Edmunds, Esq., Birmingham; Robert Charlo tan, Esq., Bristol ; E. F. Collins, Esq., Hull ; John Morland, Esq., 'Croydon ; Richard Storry, Esq., Croy don ; J. D. Bassett, Esq., Leighton ; Samuel Lucas, Esq., Hitchin ; William Edwards, Esq., London ; Rus sell Jeffrey, Esq.; Rev. John Burnet; Joseph Cooper, Esq.; Rev. Henry Richard ; Charles Gilpin, Esq.; James Ellis, M.D.; Samuel Carter, Esq.; Henry Storry, Esq.; Thomas Beggs, Esq.; Rev. Clement Dukes; Rev. Edward Giles; John Jenkins, Esq.; Alfred Rosling, Esq.; J. Livesey, Esq.; Messrs. Perry, Alsop, Bendall, Jones, &c. Mr. T. MILNER GIBSON, M.P., introduced the depu tation by remarking that it did not represent any par ticular locality, but was composed of gentlemen from Manchester, Leeds, Hull, and various other parts of the country, who had met at the recent Peace Conference at Manchester. Their object was to call the attention of the Government to the evils resulting from large standing armaments in time of peace—not merely with relation to the present moment, but as a question of permanent policy. They wished the Government to endeavour, by diplomatic influence, to effect of reduction of these arma ments. Efforts had been made to excite the feelings' of the English nation against the French Government anti people, and much irritation and alarm had been the re: suit, but this circumstance furnished only an additional reason for the adoption of the course of policy which he had suggested. He wished to add, that the object of the deputation was limited to the practical measures to which he had referred, and did not seek to enforce those abstract views on the peace question which some of the members of the deputation individually held. Mr. Gib son then introduced the secretary, Mr. Richard, who read the address, which was as follows : "To the Right Honourable the Earl of Aberdeen, the First Lord of the Treasury. _ " My Lord,—We have been deputed Co wait upon your lordships by the Conference of the Friends of Peace, which met at Manchester on the 27th and 28th of January. . . " This meeting consisted of more than five hundi:ed gen tlemen of station and character from all parts of the United Kingdom, including seventeen members of Parliament, the chief magistrates of several of our largest towns, more than seventy ministers of religion, and a large body of merchants, manufacturers, and professional men, representing, we believe, not their own sentiments only, but those also of many of their fellow-citizens, inferior to no class in this , country for their intelligence and moral and religious worth. Among the resolutions passed by the assembly was the following : " That the standing armaments with which the Govern ments of Europe menace each other, amid professions of mutual friendship and confidefte, being a prolific source of social immorality, fiancial embarrassments, and national sufferings, while they excite constant disquietude and irri tation among the nations, and imminently jeopardise the continuance of peace , thi s Congress would earnestly urge upon the Governments the imperative necessity of enter ing upon a system of international disarmament.' "On this subject, my lord, wo were appointed respect fully to represent to your lordship the sentiments of the Conference. They look with the deepest regret and alarm upon the present system of enormous peace establishments which prevails in Europe, under which the Governments of the most civilised nations in the world are constantly augmenting their forces on a principle of reciprocal rivalry, to which it is impossible to see any rational or probable limit. It is calculated that there are more than three mil lions of men under arms in Europe, the very flower of its youth and manhood, withdrawn from all the occupation of productive industry, and maintained in enforced idleness at an expense to the rest of the community, of, at least, one hundred and twenty millions of pounds sterling an nually. This gigantic incarnation of brute force, lifting up its head in the very centre of Christendom, forms a standing and bitter sarcasm on that religion of peace and goodwill which all these nations profess to believe, while it entails the most fearful pr ac ti ca l ev il s u p on all the highest interests of society—restraining the development of liberty—demoralising the character of comm anities— fomenting a warlike spirit among the people—imminently jeopardising the continuance of peace, by keeping the nations' in a constant state of reciprocal jealousy and euspicion; J ekhausting the resources of state to such an extent as to menace with bankruptcy the etchequers of almost all Enropean countries, and , leikling, by exces sive taxation, and the intolerable oppression of military service, to misery, crime, discontent, and revolution. 'ls not the time come,' to employ the language of that illustrious statesman whom your lordship so powerfully aided to give commercial freedom to this coun try—' Is not the time come when the powerful countries of Europe should reduce those military armaments which they have so sedulously raised ? Is not the time come when they should be prepared to declare that there is no use in such overgrows establishments? What is the ad vantage of one power greatlyincreasing its army and navy ? Does it not see that if it possesses such increase for self protection and defence, the other po.vers will follow its example ? The consequence of this state must be that no increase of relative strength will accrue to any one power, but there must be a universal consumption of the resources of every country in military preparations. What,' con tinues Sir Robert Peel, `is at present the danger of foreign invasion compared to the danger of producing dissatisfac tion and discontent, and curtailing the comforts of the people by undue taxation ? The answer must be this— that tho danger of aggression is infinitely less than the dan ger of those sufferings to which the present exorbitant ex penditure must give rise.' It is difficult to conceive what rational justification can be pleaded for the continuance of a system so fraught with suffering to the people, and with danger to the Governments. To the reason usually assigned in its defence, that in order to preserve peace it is neces sary to be prepared for war, it would be impossible to reply in language more reasonable and conclusive than that employed by your lordship in the House of Lords in 1849 : —` I am disposed,' your lordship observed on that occa sion, ' to dissent from the maxim which has of late years received very general assent, that the best security for the continuance of peace was to be prepared for war ; that is a maxim which might have been applied to the nations of antiquity, and to society in a comparatively barbarous and uncivilised state, when warlike preparations cost but little, but it is not a maxim which ought to be applied to modern nations, when the facilities of the preparation for war are very diffarent. Men, when they adopted such a maxim, and made large preparations in time of peace that would be sufficient in time of war, were apt to be influenced by the desire to put the efficiency to the test, that all their great preparations and the result of their toil and expense might not be thrown away. I think, there fore, that it is no security to any country against the chances of war, to incur great expense, and make prepara tions for warlike purposes. I cannot be at ease as regards the stability of peace until I see a great reduction in the establishments of Europe. Such should be the great ob ject of all Governments, and more especially of the Go vernment of this country.' "We are instructed, my lord, respectfully to suggest that your lordship's present position is eminently favour able for carrying into effect these admirable sentiments, by making an overture, in any form which to your lordship may seem good to the Government of Europe to enter sim ultaneously upon a - reduction of these oppressive military establishments. " But we would wish more especially to express our conviction of the necessity at this moment of endeavour ing to apply your lordship's wise policy to the unsatisfac tory relations of England and France, between which great and civilised countries a spirit of armed rivalry is now, and has for some time been carried on, which, if it do not tend to war, seems to promise a continual and indefinite in crease of warlike expenditure ; for, as these hostile pre parations have no reference to any specific ground of quar rel, there is no necessary, or indeed probable, termination to such a ruinous rivalry, unless it be met by diplomacy in the spirit to which your lordship has given your sanc tion. And, moreover, we would suggest that these arma ments, being plainly of a maritime character, admit of none of the pleas of maintaining internal order;which are some times urged in the case of the military establishments of the Continent. "In conclusion, we would add, in all sincerity, that to your lordship's hands may our cause be most appropriately entrusted. Your recorded opinions, your known con ciliatory temper in the administration of our foreign affairs, and the courage with which yon have maintained your views even when they were opposed to the momentary impulses of public feeling, all point to your lordship as the Minister to whom may be confided the task of placing our inter national relations on a footing more in consonance with the spirit of the age ; and of assigning to diplomatists the new and beneficent functions of mitigating their country's burdens, guarding usfrom the repetition of degrading alarms and panics, and substituting. for the suspicion and hate which now characterise our relations, reciprocal sentiments of confidence and friendship. ._,.. . (Signed) "GEORGE WILSON, Chairman. " HENRY RICHARD, Secretary." The Earl of ABERDEEN said that he had never met any deputation with whose objects he more completely agreed than the present. No one could more earnestly, he might say more passionately, desire the attainment of these objects as a security for the peace of Europe than he did, and he believed that by no other means could any government more effectually promote the happiness of mankind, and bring real glory to thi s nation. These opinions he had not adopted recently, They had often formed the subject of discussion ten years. ago with his late eminent friend Sir Robert Peel ' • but at that period the state of Europe was perh a p s more favour able than it now is for carrying out the plans proposed. Admitting, as he had done, the duty of the Government, v th i Ly ,. mu s s t t r c e o n n g s ly ide d r es t i h ring the subject jec a t ttain in a practical point of im portant object, they m us t l ook at the measures of this o m f a o s p t r I c tic'eal nature by which it must be carried out. First, there was the influence of e t n h t e e i r r iel o idt v‘ a • ry own example , on xample, and he mi g ht sa y on thispointth had atth the military principle measures which the Government (whether thos e m e asures wer e right or wro ng ), were entirely refer ence, and he thought they were not inconsistent with his views formerly expres se d i n P ar li ament. Wh a t he meant to say was, that i 300,000 or 400,000 men, f a th c e o re un w try as k gr ep ea t t a d n an a g r e m r y le o st f they might be disposed to indulge the taste in which such forces originated. But the arrangements here were not at all of an aggressive character. There had existed in the country, as had been remarked, a strong feeling of alar m , and had the Government desired it, they might easily have availed themselves of this feeling, and have greatly increased the armaments. But, whatever differ ence of opinion might exist as to the wisdom of the mea sures adopted, and they were fairly open to criticism, their sincere desire had been to do nothing more than was necessary, according to the opinion of competent judges in such matters. He admitted that the danger of aggression had been enormously exaggerated ; yet he thought that a great country like ours ought not to be left at the mercy of even the most pacific nation. With respect to the definite measure proposed by the deputa tion, he doubted whether, in the present state of Europe, such proposals would be listened to as favourably as they might have been ten years ago ; but he again assured the deputation that, whether their object was attained or not, it would not be for the want of an inclination on his part to promote it. He would keep the subject con stantly in view, and no one could more earnestly desire so happy a result than himself. Mr. COBDEN, in acknowledging the kindness and cour tesy with which his lordship had received the address, remarked that the deputation were unanimously desirous that, by means of diplomatic communications, at attempt should be made to put a stop to the rivalry of hostile preparations which was carried on between ourselves and France, and if possible to effect a pro rata reduction of the forces of the two countries. He thought it would allay all irritation if it were publicly known that the two Governments were in friendly communication upon the subject. He was in constant correspondence with par ties in France, in whom he had the most implicit confi dence, anti he was satisfied that there was no foundation for the fears of aggression from that country ; but if the Government were to enter into diplomatic communica tions with France they would be in a position to contradict such alarming rumours authoritatively. Such a course was not without precedent, and he cited the convention between America and England to limit the amount of naval force to be kept up by the two countries on the lakes which separate the United States from Canada. He wished, in conclusion, to explain that whilst many gentle men present entertained conscientious convictions in oppo sition to war under every pretence, yet that they did not seek by their presence to enforce upon his lordship the practical application of their views ; but all those present, as well as well as those whom they represented, wished to see an effort made by our Government to bring reason and common sense to bear upon the evil of our large warlike preparations in time of peace ; and although the objects and motives of the peace party, as it was called, had been grossly misrepresented, he had no doubt that his lordship would be sustained by the public opinion of the country, if he would undertake to carry out practically ;lie reasonable plan which they had submitted to him. Mr. HUME urged upon Lord Aberdeen, as the head of the Government, the consideration of the subject, on the ground of the enormous expenditure, the war establish ment costing 17,000,0001. per annum. This became specially important, from the peculiar circumstances of the country, occasioned by the discovery of gold in Australia. Already the wages of labour began to affect the cost of production so seriously, that the British ma nufacturer could not compete with his foreign competi tor. This was great mercantile and manufacturing country, and tho'ee interests must be preserved. The only practicable way of lessening the cost of production to which he had refired, was by removing many of the taxes which pressed upon industry ; and he looked con fidently to the present Government to remove such pressure. He saw, however, small hope of such mea sures being adopted, unless a reduction could be made in our naval and military establishments. Mr. SAMUEL GURNE7 asked permission to add a few words. From the positi,rm he occupied in connexion with mercantile affairs he ii-ad an opportunity of know ing the state of opinion amon Q the mercantile commu nity, not only in this country, bit't he might say through out the world, and especially very oxtensively in France. His belief was that there was no 1 - tnfriendly feeling in France towards this country until it ,had been excited by our own warlike preparations and the comments of the press. But he feared that now there was more bad feeling excited on both sides than haul existed since 1815. He was one of those who believed that the great principle of peace was in accordance with ,the doctrines of the New Testament, but he admitted Oat was not the time to argue that question. But on the s ground of ordinary experience he thought that when tvo great nations were arming themselves in this way, an d look ing with defiance at each other, that the clangor was very great of their coming into collision. The, war spirit was aroused by such means, and was more likely to proceed to active aggression. _ The consequences of a war would be most disastrous. The amount of propei - ty that might be said to be afloat in our mercantile navy;. and which could not be protected except by the good understanding of different nations, could not be esti mated at less than eighty millions. He had no doubt that a diplomatic negociation of a conciliatory nature between the two governments on the subject of their armaments could not fail to exercise the happiest influ ence on public opinion in both countries. After a short reply from the Earl of Aberdeen, the deputation retired. 25 25 St. 50 50 20 118 10 St. all 100 1100 I 100 17j all 100 3 16 7i all 6 all 5 176, all 10 100 all all 13 1/.ls 100 20 11} 1100 184 100 100 all all all UN. 63 i 44 13a i a 73. 4} 7Q, 32.3 79 80 41 90 i 1 f pm 77i B.i 8 101 3.5 i 161 103 41 x d 1191 19 a i 2 90a la 76j 76, 791 80 69 70 12 591 9 N 107 Gh 50 - 52 75 - 75 8i - 8i MISCELLANEOUS. 100 35 Australian Agricult , 250 255 252 5 20 6 Austrla,sn.Pcific.Mail 10 5 Australn. Royal Mail 38A Brit. Americo. Land - 100 32i Canada 1 5 5 Crystal Palace 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 20 1 Eastern Steam — 1 1 Electric. Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat , 100 50 General Screw Steam. I •... ... 12 20 2i Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel • 10 2 Netherlands Land ... 24 20 2i Nrth.ofEuropeStearn 50 all Peninsular &Oriental' 86 50 25 Do. Do. ••• 100 60 Royal Mail Steam..., 25 25 South Austral. Land 60 G 2 60 160 1 1 Submar. Telegraph 5 2 Universal Emigration and Colonisation ! 100 2Bi Tan Diemen's Land l9 -- 20 194 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Feb. 28.—Wind at Noon, W., fine. The Bid ston, from Liverpool to Masulipatam, sprung a leak in lat. 48 N., long. 12 W., and put back into the Channel, but encountered a strong gale from N.E., till the 18th of February, when she had mainmast and mizenmast carried away, became unmanageable, and was abandoned next day in a sinking state ; crew taken off by tho Mattao Primevio, and landed in London. DEAL, Feb. 27.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—China, Fer guson, China ; Gibson Craig, Ellis, Calcutta ; Talavera, Scott, Madras ; Investigator, Gillmore, Mauritius ; Zebu lon, Bahia ; Eclipse, Davis, Madeira ; William Gladstone, Smith, Moreton Bay ; Roxburgh Castle, Hight, Port Phillip, with 175,000 oz. of gold • Chowringhee, Brown, Port Phillip ; Abergeldie, Brock, bhina ; Rotterdam, Ba tavia ; an American Liner, New York ; Comet, Trew, Madeira ; Kate, Black Cat, and Sand, St. Michael's ; Thomas Mitchell, Grange. Sailed—Anna Mary, Sydney, N. S. W. ; Salsette, Melbourne ; European, Fernando Po ; Cassanda, Moga,dore ; Ipswich Lass, St. Michael's ; Ham • burguer, Santander. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 27.—Wind, fresh. Arrived—Planet, no p t, L C y o m rf o u tT . TH P , u F t e b b ac . k2-6.—KiAntovne,dS_hprango p h Booth, and sailed 27th fo r W es t I n di es ; Thomas Arbuth oane.tis (s), Glover, Coast of Africa ; Tartar, Mauritius ; Florist, Rio Janeiro ; Oliver Cromwell, Callao. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 27.—Wind, N.N.E., fresh. Arrived —Mary Anna, Africa ; Agnes, Scott, New Orleans ; Rosette, Chambers, Charleston ; City of Glasgow (s), Philadelphia ; Owen Potter and Clymena, Calcutta ; Prince Albert Edward, Gaskin, St. Michael's. Sailed — R. K. Page, New Orleans, put back ; Inconstant, Galatz, The Cornelia ; the latter, which sailed hence for Boston on the 25th , has put back leaky, having been aground on the main, in the Rock Channel ; she has docked, and must discharged. The Irene,having for Valparaiso, shifted from her anchors during the night, was taken in tow by a tug, to be docked, but catching the tail of the bank which extends into the river from the Cobourg Dock, she capsized ; master, chief mate, and eight men drowned : the vessel lies on her broadside, fills with the tide, and is half immersed at low water. REDEAR, Feb. 27.—During a severe gale from N.N.E. yesterday, the Britannia, of Whitby, from London to Hartlepool, drove ashore near this place dismasted. The Elizabeth, of Sunderland, from London to Seaham, drove on shore near the former vessel, but appears not much damaged, and is likely to be got off next spring tide, if the weather permit ; crews of both vessels saved. HOLYHEAD, Feb. 26.—The John of Chester, from Pres tatyn, in trying to enter St. George's Basin, Liverpool, ran foul of the Prince of Wales (s), lost a mast and a man [ overboard ; the steamer also received some damage. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF A YOUNG LADY.—On Sa turday afternoon the body of a fine-grown, handsome young woman was discovered in the Thames, entangled in the mooring-chains at Pickle-herring Stairs, Horsley down, having been left there by the receding tide. A shell was procured, and the body was conveyed to the vaults of St. John's Church, Horsleydown, and inquiries were instituted at the police-stations as to whether infor mation had been received of any missing person answer ing the description of the deceased. It was soon be lieved that a clue was obtained, for some days since a printed notice had been received to the following effect : —" Missing, from No. 14, Castle-street, Leicester square, since Thursday, Feb. 3, Mary Ann Barnes, 20 years of age, five feet high, florid complexion, grey eyes, brown hair, dressed in a dark red stuff gown, drab beaver bonnet, trimmed with blue velvet, drab [cloak, brown victorine, and lace-up boots." Upon making inquiries at the address given, it appears that the deceased be longed to a family of great respectability, where she resided ; but lately, in consequence of her spirits suffer ing considerable depression, it was deemed advisable to remove her to London, to the house of a relative, in Castle-street, Leicester-square, where it was hoped that a change of scene might remove the melancholy that had settled upon her. On the 3rd of the present month she went out, as she stated, for the purpose of taking a walk in St. James's Park, but nothing had since been heard of her until the fatal truth was revealed to her friends on Saturday night by the finding of the body as above described. The body appeared to have been in the water not more than three or four days, but on this point no accurate opinion can be formed, as the effect of the water was slow in cold weather. This has been most distressing to her friends and the relatives, with .whom she temporarily resided. pin 106 i x.d. 2i 111 I X in 4i I ain X in Z in 354 19/ 20 all all all all 13.5 24i all 15 i all Cif a lk 14 li li i i 5 1 i i 88h 9 i 4L 4 a Bi 7 13i 13f 521 2I THE CITY RAIL WA T TERMINUS. The following is a dissection of the division in the Court of Common Council on Thursday last. Motion made by T. H. Hall—"To agree with die Improvement Committee in their report :" upon which An amendment was moved by Deputy Bennoch, in the following words, viz. :—" That the report of the Im provement Committee be referred back to the commit tee, with instructions to confer with the Government on the whole of the projected improvements in Holborn valley and Farringdon-street, in order to ascertain if Government will co-operate with the corporation in ac complishing the whole of the plan proposed ; and that in the meantime the bill now before Parliament be sus pended." MAJORITY—FOR. Ward. Chaplin, R. G., Aldersgate Ward, J. ditto Deputy Britten, Ba.ssiPhaw Fuller, C. E. ditto Wilson, J. 0 ditto Sidney, T. Ald., Billingsgate Barnes, W. G. ditto Causton, J. ditto Williams, W. • ditto DeputyStephens,Bishopagate Carr, J. R. ditto Edmiston, J. C. ditto Lambe, R. C. ditto Patten, H. ditto Warren, J. ditto Lawrence, W. Aid., Bread-st. Laurie, D. ditto Millard, J. J. ditto Snell, J. P. ditto Deputy Pewtress, Bridge Abraham, T., Broad-street Brown, H. ditto Warton, C. ditto Dakin, T., Candlewick Bailey, J. Castle Baynard Barber, W. ditto Muggeridge, H. ditto Barnes, W., Cheap' Hickson, E. ditto Pead, R. G. ditto Lidington, S., Coleman-street Valiance, H. w. ditto Deputy Harrison, Cornhill Johnston, R. ditto Nicoll, D. ditto Waterlow, J. ditto Deputy Bennoch, Cripplegate (Within and Without) Deputy Meadway ditto Brass, W. ditto Cuthbert, G. ditto Johnson, J. ditto Lloyd, H. ditto Watson, C. ditto Ward; White, T., Dowgate . Blo.ke,H.,FarringdonWithin Morris, J. ditto Virtue, G. ditto Wheeler, W. S. ditto Duke, Sir James, Bart., M.P., Ald., Farringdon Without Deputy Bedford ditto Deputy Obbard ditto Anderton, J. ditto Barnard, J. M. ditto Bates, T. C. ditto Butler, C. E. ditto Clemow, F. ditto Cotterell, T. ditto Fox, T. H. ditto Gresham, W. ditto Langham, S, T. ditto Liasy H. J. ditto Pearce, T. ditto Walter, G. ditto Williams, R. ditto Bache, R. C., Langbourne Howard, E. ditto Miller, H. ditto Sully, C. ditto Webber, T. ditto Farebrother,C.,Ald.,Lim&st Hayward, T. C., Portsoker Raymond, W. ditto Vile, G. ditto Venables, J. ditto Hooper, T. Ald., Queenhithe Deputy Tyler ditto Rose, W. A. ditto Finnis, T. Q., Ald., Tower Cornell, J. ditto Nissen, H. N. ditto Smith, T. S. ditto Turnbull, T. ditto Coleman, J., Vintry Gammon, C. ditto Mason, G. ditto MINORITY• -AGAINST. Ward. Deputy Godson, Aldersgate De Jersey, H. ditto Norris, J. T. ditto Woodward, Thos. ditto Deputy Lake, Aldgate Bucknall, R. C. ditto Burnell, B. ditto Osmond, R. ditto Whiteside, R. B. ditto Lister, W., Bassishaw . Deputy Bower, Billingsgate Phillips R. M. ditto Hopgood, M., Biahopsgate. Owden, T. S. ditto Taylor, G. ditto Deputy Bridge, Bread-street' Maynard, F. ditto Maughan, N. ditto Hill, J., Bridge Low, J. ditto Matthew, H. ditto Whetham, C. ditto Deputy Corney, Broad -street Baker, S. ditto Cox, W. ditto Foster, T. W. ditto Humphreys, J. ditt o Elliott, J. H., candl ewick Frinneby, F. R. ditt o _ Towse, J. B. ditto Farrar, F. C as tl e Baynard Houghton, L . Davies, J. Co , leman- Che street ap Hall, T. H. • ditto Hog g , C. ditto Perkins, J. ditto Ward. Webster, W., Coleman -street Deputy Lott, Cordwainer Chaffey, J. ditto Croncher, W. ditto Joyce, F. ditto Taylor, H. L. ditto Hope, H., Cornhill Brown, B. E., Cripplegate (Within and Without) Eyke, J. ditto King, W. ditto Sewell, J. ditto Thwaites, R. ditto Deputy Kebbel, Donate Mortimer, H. H. ditto 'Deputy Ragleton, Farringdon Within Deputy Holt ditto Heaps J. ditto Phillip's, C. ditto Young, C. ditto Hodgson, E., F arr i ng d on Without Cubitt, W, Ald., Langbonrne Deputy linwin ditto Deputy Cork, Lime-street Simpson, T. B. ditto Deputy Christie, Portsokeu Annis, J. ditto Bnrrowes, T., Qneenhithe Barkley, T., Tower Sprague, T., Vintry 'White, W. D. ditto Conder, E., Walbrook Dawson, W. ditto Hale, F. ditto lUMMARY. For the Amendment Aldermen Commoners Tellers Against the Amendment. Aldermen 1 Commoners 66 Tellers. Majority The Corporation consists of 26 aldermen and 206 commoners. Of these there were absent at the division, either accidentally or otherwise, 18 aldermen (the Lord. Mayor in the chair, net voting, making one in addition, namely, 19), so that but 7 of the 26 aldermen recorded their 'rotes. Of the 206 commoners, 154 voted, leaving 52 absentees. It is but just to say, however, that one of this body has died since the debate commenced on Tuesday last, namely, Mr. John Lart, who was chosen on St. Thomas's-day one of the representatives for the ward of Cripplegate Within. TRANSPLANTATION OF TREES.—The Fellows of the Horticultural Society, who are desirous of witnessing the working of Mr. M'Glashan's apparatus for transplanting very large trees, and which attracted so much notice in Edinburgh some weeks since, will have an o pp or t un ity of doing so next Saturday, March 5. On that day, in the Society's gardens at Turnham-green, at half-past twelve o'clock, Mr. M'Glashan proposes to lift a tree, the ball of which will weigh more than ten tons, and to remove it to another situation by his patent apparatus. There will be the usual free admission on the occasion to the fellows of the society and visitors introduced by them. 50 St. • 16 16 St. St. St. St. 20 20 50 20 1061 100 all 100 5 100 all all all 8i 100 100 10' all 11 all 214 46A 7 56 8i 36 i 26i 20 g 211 8i 8 9 i i I all 100 all 100 121 134 20 20 30 20 1 40 all all all all all 125 all 10 all 2 2 1 42 4i i 61 24 50 75 4i