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administered the law as he found it. His duties were de fined and his responsibility controlled. But every mem er of P ar li ament shared in making laws affecting life ,liberty, Property, and that very religious liberty which the noble lord admired. (Hear, hear.) Ho believed the character of the constitution was such that they were en- I bled t o i mpart those blessings of religious liberty to every enomination outside the house. But if they admitted all persons, and destroyed that common bond of union, the pro fession of Christianity, then they made Christianity itself an 9Pen questio n . Th ose were the views which were forcibly impressed on his mind, and they were identical with the v.iews entertained by the enlightened mind of the late Dr. Many appeals had been made to these feelings. ge would yi e ld t o no man in deep and sacred sympathy to ewe Jews. Theirlistory and hopes were surrounded with ieeavenly grandeur, and he would preserve to them every fair and rightful privilege ; but he could not overlook the Punishment which, at the end of nearly two thousand Years, still hung over them, for the rejection of the Saviour .I ) ,f mankind, and he would ake care, as far as he could, to "e n, Party to unchristianising that house, to bring down, f et naPs, upon the constitution the Divine displeasure. . Rear, hear.) , Lord hear admitted that the subject was thoroughly exhausted, and was better fitted for immodate decision than for protracted discussion ; but he claimed the iodul.gence of the house while he explained how it was he w as about to give a vote entirely at variance with his votes rformer occasions. (Ironical cheers from the Opposi -1,1n.) Re perfectly understood-the meaning of that cheer ; " 11 ', in the words of the right honourable baronet the e,Menaber for the University of Oxford " they were not to e so much bl ame d f or an error O committed, committed, as for confirm 'ng in that error." (Hear.) He had voted against this adenre in 1847, an d i n 1849 ; b u t since 1849 he had v ` s edlY and purposely abstained from taking any part in re discussions, and he had neither spoken nor voted on the question. Had his convictions remained unchanged, e s hould still ha ve th oug ht, a ft er r epeated majorities of that house had affirmed the principle, that the Jews should not be excluded, he was not justified in offering any fur ther opposition. (Derisive cheers.) But he would not Ishelter himself by that plea. Year after year he had nec ome more and more conv i nce d th a t arguments which mrmerly seemed theoretical and titular were in reality unsound, and that th ere was no thi n g he could cling to in spiriti of Ch r i s ti an it y w hi c h j us t i fi e d hi s f u rther oppos ng the admission of Jews into that house. (Loud derisive chars from the Opposition.) He had nothing further to what had been so ably said by the noble lord the Member for the city of London, but he did not choose, under the circumstances, to give a silent vote. (Renewed ironical cheers.) 31r. WIGRAM and Colonel SIBTHORP rose together, and neither showed tho least inclination to give way. After a moment or two, the SPEAKER called on the former gentleman. " W IGRAM considered that this proposal, if carried, would be re gar d e d b y a large mass of the people o f thi s Z.: 3el itrY as a great slight to Christianity. (Hear, hear.) It as Particularly pressed upon the house by the noble lord la claim for justice. If he could be satisfied that it was ' . n a elaire. for ju s ti ce, h e s h ould no longer res i s t it. B u t h e * '.'"nld not h e l p t hi nking the noble lord was cons id er i ng on l y Justice to e a ;e _— one party. The noble lord spoke of justice to the .- rate. He wandied to know whether justice was not to There to the constituency. (Cheers and counter cheers.) ere were twoquestions to be considered. The first was whethe r it was g right or not that qualification should be B ,l 3ll e,xed to the representatives elected by the constituen- The secon was, whether this particular c fna, lification, theprofession of the Christian religion, was tJus,t qualification to be annexed ? On the first ques e',,enpe thought there was no doubt. That being so, the candidates were elected by a majority of the constituents, 14313-€1 that majority i m p ose d on th e minority, perhaps only did not votes, a person to' be their representative, who oot represent their political opinions at all. That re ti7t could not be helped. It arose from the necessity of case, but surely the candidate ought to be a man who t,igt reasonably be imposed on the minority by an arbi biearY majority. Then came the question was this require ut of the profession of Christianity a fair and reasonable qualification ? Considering that this was a Chris tiaZ c°ll ntry, and that the constituencies were substan hbleY, Chiistians, he was disposed to say it was but reason require that the candidate to be imposed on the the nation at large. (Hear, hear.) They talked of deal ti! with this matter as a civil and not as a religious ues tions the t wo ' were so b oun d i n a ll soc i a l considera tio that th ey cou ld no t b e separate d . S uppos i ng a ques ,ll'i-ere brought forward touching the observance of the a day, a Jew, from the nature of the case, was not in n e eltion to exercise his judgment upon it, (Hear, hear.) bleat i nstitution, which was observed by Christians in m int:braze° of Christian circumstances, was an observance ekse which the Jew could not enter. Let them take the t nt °I education. He did not mean Church education ; ti ot ßn, Ppose they were asked to consider, as a branch of ne education, whether instruction in the New Testa merit should form a part, the most important question in f onerY way which could be brought forward, and one which, t call t soon be he expressions of the noble lord, they migh he tied3•l upon to consider. (Hear hear.) Then, again, it was not unreasonable that the minority of a consti ee 11e Y should have the means of knowing that their rFpye untative was in a position to form and exercise an opinion that subject. He said the Jew could not do it. They. ti nst have a believer in the New Testament to form an es syTsate of the advantages of that book forming a part of a e . trk e l nl of national education. (Hear, hear.) Many ex able might be put, in all of which it was not unreason sioris; i nquire that the representative imposed by . a ma :n a minority should be in a position to exercise his • t• iee t on questions of vital interest to the whole cona neee i • (Rear, hear.) When these views were taken . eke coensideratiOn, he thought that the argument for . jus ,l:o4s rather against a measure of this kind than in !a -- as ewe fl I fact, this bill sacrificed the justice which Justid "" he constituency to what was asserted to be the th a t -l ie to the candidate. It might just as well be said th at ;;'. W as 11 / I . llst to impose a property qualification as r o u g - was unj j ust to impose the qualification of a certain belief ; for his own part, he thought that both ser e perfectly j us t, if th e soc i a l i nterests of t h e country 'WV:tired them, and the qualifications were properly im- Posed. He should, therefore, give his most conscientious and earnest opposition to this proposition. (Cheers.) Mr. D. SEYMOUR thought that the a r gumen t o f th e honourable member, who had just resumed his seat, had b een characterised by the same vein of sophistry that had ~marked all the speeches which had been delivered On the s ame side. The presence of the honourable m ember for Path (Mr. Lucas) in that house was sufficient to show h ew little such arguments would bear the test of practical I nferen ce . If Roman Catholics were admitted into the L egislature,. he (Mr. Seymour) should like to know on what ... °wads th e y could exclude the Jews. ( Divide.) He must Protest against the argument of the right hon. gentleman t he member for the University of Dublin, when he said , a measure like that proposedldbyuteheehrinoetbileeelineerdtthwee "4einber for the City of London e would (Mr. Seymour) submitted Z,n/Intry. On the contrary, adroit the best way of christianising h the Jews would be to re them to Parliament. (Oh, and hear, hear.) In the reign of George 11., when the question had been raised Whether Jews ought to be naturalised, persons had been b ` °lll ld to pro y gloomy things for England from the . a wing of a e m e- easure, but the results of the years that followed had stamped the stigma of falsity upon such prophecies. And now that the Jews were admitted to the eox, and to the exercise of . magisterial . functions, how • the and refuse to admit them into the Legislature . ? He be.retained that the best way of making Jews patriots had th -n to naturalise them, and that the them into Parliament. true . way to make Christians would be to admit a d t, and a l aug h.) It had been asserted that E n g land ah e • °- Peerless in her liberality towards the Jewish nation e . ve all nations of the world • but this we.san error, and , o e °linger country might be pointed to, which gave a total Was to this opinion. In America h s e question and tt w ia 4 not what was a man's creed, but what was his hi - L i t was only twelve or fourteen years ago that a Je_wi r sh . '..'esheriff had been returned for the city of NewYo York. Prance, too the Jews were admitted to a full share f t roastitutional rights. (Divide, divide.) He would no t ti•tprtllreoccupy the tint e of the house at that late hour, bu (1/ ear , hearty support to the motion before the house. near. ) the l that SIBTHORP said that a noble lord had told ea.,91 he would give a vote that night totally at with th ose that he had given before— eee "Tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur ab illis." (Colo gel Sibthorp) was happy to say that ho was in a hol;j e f ferent position.' (Laughter.) He would ask the l ord the m em b er f or L on d on h ow h e cou ld com e fnr reitail. to that table, where they were in the habit of in teekeg Him on whom we all relied for every blessing, and ho e , .1' Proposal for unchristianising the members (Loud laughter.) Why it was on the principle, e i v ed, of " scratch me, and I'll scratch you." (Re hilow 4 anghter.) It was necessary for the noble lord to . ver a little fellow-feeling, and bring forward a colleague, (44 respectable individual he (Colonel Sibthorp) had no he The then he was a Jew. (Laughter, and divide.) st e h ti r d no right to desecratean assembly . like that, and kr accordingly vote against the motion. oth et ; 41' O'CONNELL belonged to a pale which, of all Prop,": , w as the mo s t maligned next to that to which the datt' a i of the nobl e l or d related, and he felt it to be his Bilbj e Bay a word on behalf of that portion of his !ollow lie hi s 8 _ . were still labouring under civil disabilities. Was fa,,)P i nion every British subject of the Crown, who kitnit,"nful in his allegiance and did his duty, ought to be htit itti Yed to each aneevery privilege of the British con - When (Rear, h ear .) H e h o p e d to live to see the ditty i v la th at h aromedan subj ec t s o f this realm would have seats Th e h (Oh, oh, and divide.) A o re divided. Th e num b ers w ere — ga into committ ee a inst it The .................... —29 Majority for On o ,,,! e snit of the division s ceived with loud cheering. .ereiriitLe-admission to the was receivedwith loud cheering. t o inittee , 55ion to the gallery, we found the house in '" e Put th! , and Mr. Wilson Patten (the chairman) about ,I;reia s , _a resolution upon which the bill is to be founded, inestioaat"tenri;glcleci, amidst whicho f A one o a r n d t w ` o ` Nh honourable Some rb lte t2a c es o m. n s Y . th e tempted to speak, but they wore compelled o_de e ffect Ct raence of the contending cries. At length the iteeeettzhel, tit-e11...118AX read the resolution, w expedient to remove all civil disa as bilities in he auhenrel‘fajesty'.s subjects . of the e Jewish persuasion, ne ca s and with like exceptions to those provided Thee of her Majesty's subjects professing the Roman t eligion 'kY s a l'e a t i tution . was then put, when the laud cries of M er NO were vociferously renewed. An hon. 44 .10 ' a mid th Ora tirinnent e confusion, was understood to move an ,_tve , and the Chairman ordered strangers to with htk,r. e l lerY, however, was not cleared. na hieis-ceeoatLlE (addressing the committee without ri7 . - therm ar e so sSir, the question having been pu., e lse ! colle en . i i nany new members in the house, perhaps a ctu al`h e .. e tu to say that if the division is not challenged ly talr 4 e 37e l s" and " noes" being given, no division will tea _ e upon, the.; and since a division has already taken t; _ ia daes s . a„,main question, it seems to me to be unne (lVar ?erfillOUS to take a division upon the resolu- Mitt l : ° } lkiee, The e, and it MAN again put the resolution to the cora t° b e i l'esolut;lv" agreed to without a division. rig the n was then reported, and leave was given rnyke IsA • 4 !' e BUTT obtained, leave to bring in a hill to e4 Bek. " u loo for the granting of new trials in criminal ALtr 4r)ti 'PITT the ee ' for th Nst Poned the motion of vhich hn quire. given ta' 41.1 ceat• e appointment' of a committee to iinto aelenauetenaiee3tcontained in a petition complaining of cer ollaiteeoemlemctitiotene.for Cork until after the t . he b ele t e .4 4 O'r " BI liG Po ,eat,i„•• YOtex, WERS, Sze. (IRELAND). itaaatt,ip9esera YOUNG that the select committee on the Ind) L: L i t ight ), Landlord and Tenant (Ireland), Si taco 118 do eland, and Tenants' Compensation (Ire eeont p n , consist of 30 members, viz., Sir J Y 44. 'le P e '" l nerst on J. 011113, • Joh,s t g ll Bo/1 Mr. Shoe, Lord Naas, kr. Lucas, serak'it 4 - 4- - Kirk, Mr. Henry Herbert, Mr. Roche, ld, Mr. Pagan, Mr. Robert Phillimore, Mr. James Sadleir, Viscount Monck, Mr. Walpole, Colonel Creville, Mr. Napier, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Davison, Mr. Bright, Mr. Drummond, Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Dunlop, Vernon, Mr. Bouverie, Mr. Pollard Urquhart, Mr. Fortescue, Lord Claud Hamilton, Mr. Whiteside, and Mr. Grogan. The first named was agreed to. On the second being proposed, Captain JONES inquired whether the right hon. gentle man the Secretary for the Home Department would be able to serve ? • • Viscount PALMERSTON was understood to intimate his willingness to do so. The name was then agreed to, as were the names of Mr. Shee and Lord Naas ; but the name of Mr. Lucas being proposed, Sir A. BROOKE complained that, whilst the committee consisted of fourteen Irish Liberal members, only six Con servative members had been named, and there was not a single representative for Ulster. Sir JOHN YOUNG justified the selection, which he-con. sidered perfectly fair. The appointment of tiro committee was not an act of the present Government, but of the House of Commons ; and he was performing a mere ministerial duty in selecting the names. He had consulted the hon ourable member for the University of Dublin as to certain members, and the honourable member for Kilkenny as to others. He thought at first the committee ougnt to con sist of twenty-one members, seven to be named by the honourable member for the University, seven by the hon ourable member for Kilkenny, and seven by the Govern ment. But this difficulty occurred : the honourable mem ber for Manchester and the honourable member for Surrey had given great attention to the subject, and had served on several Irish committees, and he thought it desirable to enlarge the committee, and place thereon the names of some other gentlemen. The honourable gentleman oppo site complained that Ulster was unrepresented. Now, Ulster was represented in his (Sir John Young's) person, and in the persons of Lord Naas and Sir R. Ferguson. The present Government, he contended, was not respon sible for the appointment of the committee, and their only object was that the inquiry should be carried out as fairly as possible. After a few words from Sir A. BROOKE and Mr. KER, Mr. MACARTNEY recommended that the committee should consist of twenty-one members instead of thirty, seven to be nominated by the honourable and learned ser geant, seven on behalf of the Into Government, and seven on behalf of the present. Mr. BROTHERTON thought it too late to discuss this matter further, and begged to move the adjournment of the debate. Mr. SCULLY was satisfied with the proposed constitu tion of the committee. No committee which did not fully represent the tenant class as well ati the landlord class would give any satisfaction in Ireland. He hoped that after the large professions which had been made from the other side, no further opposition would be offered to the appointment of the committee. Sir W. VERNER objected to the appointment on the committee of certain members who had committed them selves by the advocacy of extreme views at public meetings or otherwise, and had declared their intention to oppose any Government which did not concede what they re quired. Mr. NAPIER thought it desirable the question should be brought to a close as soon as possible, as whilst it re mained open it disturbed Ireland, and depreciated Irish property. No committee could be free from objection from some quarter ; on the whole he should support this, and would give its deliberation his best assistance. (Hear.) Sir JOHN WALSH said the larger the committee the laxer the attendance. He thought this too large, and thought the names required reconsideration. Lord J. RUSSELL drew attention to the fact that the hon. member opposite (Mr. Napier), who was more inte rested in this matter than almost any member of the house, had declared himself satisfied with the committee. Bat if the house still objected to the committee, he thought the question had better be postponed. (Hear, hear, no, no.) After a few words from Mr. T. KFiNNEDY and Mr. KIRK, • Mr. BROTHERTON moved the adjournment of tho debate. Mr. DUFFY said it had been objected (by Sir W. Ver ner) that, whereas the Ulster tenant right question was to be inquired into, no representative of Ulster was on the committee. If it was true, as the gallant colonel also said, that nobody, even in Ulster, understood that ques tion, he couldnot see that it was a serious loss. (Laughter.) However, he happened, as an Ulster man, to know what was the fact, and could state that seven members of that committee were born and reared in the province of Ulster. (Hear, hear.) The reasonable objection to the committee was, that the Secretary for Ireland had placed on it four additional representatives of the landlord class. If they intended to have a bill that would settle that question, they must halre a committee whom the tenantry would trust. The debate was then adjourned to Monday next. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE. On the motion of Mr. SCHOLEFIELD, the debate on his amendment to Mr. Spooner's motion with respect to Maynooth College, was adjourned to Wednesday next. Tho house then adjourned at ten minutes past one o'clock. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1853. SOUTH DEVON GREAT CONSOLS MINING COMPANY. The Committee beg to state they have this day COMPLETED the ALLOTMENT. In conseqvence of the limited number of shares at their disposal the Committee regret they have been unable to comply with the requests of numerous highly respectable applicants; those who do not receive letters of allotment will, therefore, accept this notice as an acknowledgment of their communication.—By order of the Board, G. ANG US, Secretary. 22, 3lootgate-stie.t, Feb. 24, 1853 PATRON-H R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. ENTIRE CHANGE of MUSIC.—An OPTICAL and MUSI CAL ILLUSTRATION of SHAKSPERE'S " MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM," introducing the ORIGINAL MUSIC by Sir Henry Bishop, Morning and Evening.—LECTURES by J. H. Pepper, Esq., on the endless AMUSE AIENTS of CHEMISTRY, adapted to a Juvenile Audience; by Dr Bachhoffner, on the MECHANICAL PROPERTIES •i aJET of STEAM; by Mr.Crls pe, on ERICSSON'S CALORIC ENGINE.—DISSOLVING VIEWS, including Day and Night Views of WALMER CASTLE, WALMER CII URC LI, &c., Sec. Admission, is. ; Schools and Children under ten years of age, half-price. TII E A.TR E ROYAL, R AYMARK ET, Farewell Season of Mr. Benjamin, Webster as Lessee and Manager. TEES EVENING, FEB. 25, Will he performed the new and original Comedy, in five acts, called NOT sO BAD AS WE SEEM; or, Many Sides to a Charac ter. Supported by Messrs. B. Webster, Barry Sullivan, Keeley, Ruckstone, Leigh Murray, Stuart, Bowe, ALas Rosa Bennett, Miss A. Vining, Mrs. Leigh Murray. After which, tile Farce, called TO PARIS AND BACK FOR FIVE POUNDS. To conclude with the Farce of A CAPITAL MATCH. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING, FEB. 25, Will be produced Shakspere's Tragedy of MACBETH (as acted at Windsor Castle, by Royal command). Principal characters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with the new and original Grand Comic Christ mas Pantomime, entitled MARLEQUIN CHERRY AND FAIR STAR; or, The Green Bird, the Dancing Waters, and the Singing Tree. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farrel'. THIS EVENING, FEE. 25, -- - Will be presented LIFE IN AUSTRALIA, FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT, supported by the entire strength of Vie Com pany. After which, the TYROLESE SINGERS will give their National Entertainment. To be followed by the Farce of A DEED WITHOUT A NAME. To conclude with CHAMBER PRACTICE. Box-office open from Eleven till Five, under the superintendence of Mr. E. Chatterton. ent purpose—being, in fact, directed against cer -1 tain views put forward in a treatise found in the 1 possession of one of the parties (FRANCIS TRESHAM) engaged in the Gunpowder Plot. It was, because it was supposed that the oath would be thereby rendered more binding on the consciences of certain Roman Catholics :hat it was inserted. What they were to swear to was one point—the most stringent manner of enforcing the test was another. The Jew who could conscientiously declare that the omission of those formalities would render the substantial part of the oath more binding on his conscience, was neve r i n t en d e d to b e i nc luded within its operation. It s app li ca ti o n was a matter of mere a cc id en t , and s h ou ld no t have been permitted for a moment to in terfere with the true policy of the law. Jews are our fellow-subject's, admitted—to the jury box to decide on questions affecting the lives, liberties, or properties of the parties concerned — to act as Magistrates in the administration of jus tice—as High Sheriffs of counties. They pay every tax—are subjected to every liability of a citizen—and it is as unjust and inequitable to de prive them of any of the privileges of citizenship as it is impolitic and illiberal. Let the boon, then, no longer be withheld. Let the necessary re lief be promptly afforded, and let the hereditary branch of the Legislature abstain from placing itself in the invidiousposition of obstinately resisting that which is imperatively demanded by- the voice of public• opinion, and which has been repeatedly sanctioned by decisive majorities in the Commons House of .Parliament. There is hope for our Colonies. There is no longer a Minister at the head of the department whose chief object appeared to be to slight and despise their reasonable requests. The removal of the " GREY" incubus enables them once more to breathe freely, and to make their voices heard in the inmost recesses of Downing-street. The late and the present Government exhibit a laudable emu lation in rendering justice to our Australian fellow subjects. The great curse of the country, the fer tile source of discontent and demoralisation, is to be removed, except within narrow boundaries and for a limited period. We confess that we should have preferred that Western Australia should also have been exempted from these baleful in fluences that were so loudly and so justly com plained of. But when Ministers show themselves to be disposed to deal with the 'matter in a fair, straightforward, and liberal spirit, w e are not inclined to embarrass their operations by insisting on the immediate concession of every demand, and the instant application of a full measure of relief. We are willing to accept of justice by instalments, provided the pay ments be not too long deferred. As Sir JOHN PAKINGTON last night declared, the late Government had determined on measures which their successors in office have very credit ably decided on carrying into execution. It is not merely' the cessation of criminal deportation, but other much-required boons, that will be granted to our colonial fellow-subjects ; and, amongst others, the all-important right of self-government, and the control of the funds arising from the sales of waste lands and of gold-digging licences. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON, although sneered at as a plain country gentleman, a mere Chairman of Petty Sessions, turned out to be a more efficient Minister and far better disposed to render justice to the colo- nists than any of his red-tapist predecessors. 'We willingly render him the honour which he is so eminently entitled to ; and we rejoice to find that his noble successor is persevering in the course on which he so judiciously entered. Under such circumstances. we willingly grant time to the Ministry for deliberation on the vitally , important subject of secondary punishments, be fore their decision is finally and irrevocably an nounced. It is quite clear that if the deportation of criminals from their native land be continued as a penalty, that none of our Australian territo ries will be made their place of destination. It would, particularly since the gold discoveries, be a farce of the most ridiculous character to send the outcasts of society, those who have been considered irreclaimable, to places where they could give full scope to their evil passions, and where they would have a fertile country and a delightful climate—a land flowing with milk and honey, and abounding in the precious metals, as the rewards of their offences against society. It would practically be offering a premium to vice if we should send our convicts where our innocent and well-disposed labourers would re joice to go. Hitherto we have looked rather to our own convenience than to the welfare and prosperity of the Colonies. We rejoice to find that injudicious policy has been abandoned, and that we are no longer persevering in a course that must have greatly weakened, and ultimately dis severed, the bonds by which we are united to our Antipodean dependencies. We beg the attention of the Irish impracticables to the views indicated by all the speakers at the dinner, given on the 16th, to the Members of Parliament holding Evangelical-Nonconformist principles. Messrs. MOORE and LUCAS may learn a valuable lesson from the sound good sense of these highly respectable English Dissenters. They certainly have no ground to look down upon the examples we offer them, for they nearly all repre sent large constituencies, some of them large enough to outnumber the electors of, perhaps, the whole band who swear enmity to every Go vernment but one which adopts all their creed. The fifteen Members present at the dinner repre sent a population of 2,052,000, equal to 136,000 each. Now, as was stated by the Chairman at the dinner, these gentlemen hold, then, Dissenting principles as religious convictions, quite as much as Mr. LUCAS does. They were all of them advo cates of religious equality before the Irish clique thought of such a thing. They hold, with the Quakers, that State Churches are a religious error, and not merely a political mistake or in convenience. Many of them, with the Member for Rochdale at their head, have long been united in an association designed to compass, by argu ment and persuasion only, the abolition of all connection between Church and State; in fact, they hold what are denominated generally the most, extreme views on this question. There can be no question of their zealous attachment to their opinions ; they have met, subscribed, and pub lished for many years in support of them, and they have never deviated from their one creed of "no Government interference whatever with religion." They have never asked fora penny of Church property, nor have we any reason to think they would accept a Government graft in any shape. They even scruple to receive one for their schools because religion is taught in them. combined m oYdeet;atihoonw fi t rm ho n ro e U .ss ghl o y f tEhnegirlishvietwhse. Mr. J. CHEETIIAM, who represents a constituency of up wards of 20,000, South Lancashire, and wh o was returned without opposition, after enumerating the measures for which the Nonconformist mem bers would vote, especially an extension of the Franchise, observed—" They would, however, be happy to unite with all other liberal members of every shade in carrying out such liberal measures as were not contrary to their principles." M r . PETO followed in the same strain, and even Mr. MIALL " advocated prudence without cowardice." " They would listen to all men who were earnestly desirous to say something practical, and who were consistent in their adherence to the principles they professed." The Hon. and Rev. BAPTIST Non', the author of a volume against the - Union of Church and State, and a seceder from the Church, unlike some other seceders from their early faith, " urged them to support every measure, by whomsoever it might be introduced, that was really calculated to promote the general welfare of the country; if they did this, and main tained a course consistent with their principles, they would fully deserve the support of their con stituents." Every speaker, however, equally in sisted on their not compromising these principles. They all agreed in the impropriety o f any cg meas ures in favour of them, b ut were o f gssiv o r n e emin e' d, that they were strenuously to resist any encroachment upon them, such, for instance, as fresh grants of Government money for the sup port of religion. The Churchwarden Election Bill of the Bishops of LONDON and SALISBURY will, no doubt, be turned inside out, by them, if ever it reaches the House of Commons. Now it is just this manly and sensible combi nation of firm support of their known principles, with a hearty readiness to co-operate in every measure for the public good, let it come from what quarter it may, that we commend to the notice of Mr. LUCAS and his friends. We are confident that the speeches at the Nonconformist dinner have raised that body in the real judgment of all Englishmen, their most decided opponents not excepted. No Englishman asks of another to decline advocating his known opinions when suit able occasions offer, nay, he would rather despise it as cowardice; but, on the other hand, to drag them in ton every occasion, to make them the means of obstructing national and useful measures, to imitate the Chartists, who forced their five points upon anti-corn law meetings, such factious tactics Englishmen never can relish. To threaten opposition to any Cabinet—Tory, Whig, or Coalition—unless it will swear by Grawfordian Tenant Right, and Lucasian Religious Equality, will . be endured by no party, but will make enemies of all. It will necessitate a much more formidable coalition than that cf Whigs and Peelites ; a coalition of every man who wishes to have an Imperial Government a t all, against the representatives of Rothe and Irish bog trotters. No one can be found now to defend the Irish Church as it is. Statesmen, historians, and religionists all denounce it as the greatest ecclesiastical monstrosity of the age ; it is, how ever, perfectly certain that neither Cabinets nor. our Houses of Legislature, nor the English people will be badgered into an emendation of it, by the worrying attacks of avowed Ultra-Montanists. It will, indeed, become a disgrace to any Cabinetwhat ever to seek to conciliate, such men ; and they will soon find that instead, as they flatter themselves,. of holding the balance between two great parties, both these great parties will jump into one scale, and make them kick the beam in the other, not without danger to their heads of well-deserved Hibernian contusions. We think it would be much for the credit of Mr. MOORE and his pretended 100 coadjutors in obstructiveness, if they could say on their own behalf and that of their constituencies what Mr. CHEETHAM and Mr. PETO both asserted in very distinct terms at the dinner ; what, indeed, we ourselves had pointed out as being the case a few days ago, namely, that as Mr. CHEETHAM stated, "they were not elected because they were Dissenters, but because being Dissenters their constituents saw in them qualifi cations, talents, and integrity, which induced them to give them their confidence ;" or, as Mr. PETO expressed it, " not because they were Non conformists, but their position in that respect did not deter their constituencies from electing them in consequence of their identification with all that was connected with popular progress." Gentlemen who combine with undeniable attachment to their religious principles such perfect freedom from the bigoted and fanatical, or rather, we should say, factious devotion to them, exhibited by some Irish Dissenters, must and will gain the respect, both of electors and the House of Commons ; and the pledged obstructives will soon find that thirty or forty men of character will have far more influence than one hundred Ishmaelitish Romanists. If our Nonconformist friends would hearken to us, no inducement should allure them to form any com bination with this band of universal disturbers until the latter had first been bound over to some thing like honourable conduct. We should not even venture to drop such a remark, were they not both in some important respects on the same political footing. PARLIAMENTARY DI VISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FEs. 24. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons. ) JEWISH DISABILITIES. Motion made, and question put, " That the house do re solve itself into a committee, to take into consideration certain civil disabilities affecting the Jews."—The house divided ; Ayes 234, Noes 205. MAJORITY—AYES, 231. Ade.lr, Hugh E. French, F. O'Connell, Maurice Aleock, Thomas ' Gardner, R. O'Flaherty, A. Anderson, Sir James Gaskell, J. M. Oliveira, B. Anson, General Gibson, Thomas M. Osborne, Ralph Atherton, Win. Gladstone, William Otivay, Arthur John Bailey, Crawshay Glyn, George Carr Palmerston, Viscount Baines, M. T. Goderich, Viscount Peelle'', Sir G. Ball, Edward Goodman, Sir George Peel, F. Pall, John Gower, F. L. Fellatt Ansley Baring, Sir F. Grace, 0. Thillimore. J. Barnes, T. Graham, Sir J. Phtilimote, U. Bass, M. T. Breene, John Phinn, Thomas Bell, J. °reason, samuel Pitott, r rancis Bellew, Captain Grenfell, C. Pilkington James Berkeley, Admiral Greville, Col.. Pinney, William Berkeley, H. Grey, Sir G. Pollard. Urquhart, W Berkeley, C. F. Grosvenor, Lord R. Ponsonby, lin. A. Bethel, Richard' ri ad fl eld, George Portman, W. Blackett, J. F. B. Hall, Sir Benjamin Price, W. P. Bonham-Carter, J. Harcourt, G. G. Ricardo, 0. Bouverie, E. P. Heade, Alexander Rice, B Boyle, Colonel Thistle, Archibald Robartes, T. J. A. Brady, John Headlam, Thomas E. Russell, Lord J. Brand, H. B. W. Henchy, D. O'Connor Russell, F. C. H. Broeklehurst, John . Heneagii, G. F. Sawle, C. B. G. Scholefield, W. Scobell, Capt. Scrope, (i. P. Scully, F. Seymour, Lord Seymour, H. D. Seymour, W. I) Shelburne, Earl of Shelley, Sir J. V. Sheridan, R. B. Smite, John Abel Smith, John R. Smith, M. Tucker Smith, Rt. Hn. R. Stafford, Marquis Stanley, Lord Stansfield, W. R. Stapleton, John Strutr, lit. Bon. E. Stuart, Lord 1). Sullivan, M. Swift, li. Talbot, C. R. M. Tattered, Henry Wm. Thicknesse, R. A. Thompson, G. Thornely, T. Tomline, G. Towneley, C. Trail!, G. Veinon.G. E. H. Vallers, C. Vivian, J. E. Vivian, J. henry Wall, Charles Baring Wahnsley, Sir J. Water J. Warner, E. Whalley, G. Whitbread, S. Wickham, li. W. Wilkinson, W. A. Wilcox, B. Williams, W. Wilson, J. Wilson, Mathew W innington, Sir T. Wyvill, M. Young, Six I. , . Brotherton, J. Herbert, H. A Brown, H. Herbert, Sidney Browne, V. Heywood, James Bruce, H. A. Hogg, Sir James W. Bulkeley, Sir R. B. Howard, C. W. G. Butler, Charles Howard, Lord E. Byng, G. H. Charles Hudson, George Cardwell, Hon. E. 'Hume, J. Cayley, E. S. Hutchins, E. Challis, Alderman Hutt, William Charteris, F. Ingham, R. Cheetham, John Jackson, William Clay, J. Jermyp, Earl Clay, Sir W. Johnstone, Sir J. Clifford, Henry M. Keating, Robert Clinton, Lord Robert Keating, H. S. • Cobden, Richard Kennedy, Tristram Cockburn, Sir Alex. Kershaw, James • Coffin Walter King, P. J. Collier, Robert P. Kinnaird, Arthur F. Corbally, M. Kirk, William Cowper, W. F. Labouchere, Henry Craufurd, E. Langston, J. H. Crook. Joseph Laslett, William Crowder, Richard B. Lawley, F. C. Cubitt, Alderman Layard, A. H. Currie, ItaikeS Locke, J. Dashwood, G. H. Loveden, P. Davie, Sir H. Lowe, Robert Denison, J. E. Lucas, F. Disraeli, Benjamin Luce, T. Divett, Edward M'Cann, James Drumlanrig, Viscount Ild` M ahon, P. Duff, G. S. M"raggart, Sir J. Dull, James Megan, W. U. Duffy, C G. Marshall; William Duke, Sir J. Massey, W. N. Duncan, George Matheson, A. D u neombe, T. Matheson, Sir J. Mien, Edward Hondas, F. Dunlop, A. Michell, W. Ellice, E. Milligan, R. Elliot, J. H. Mills, T. Esmonde, I. Milner, W. M. E. Evans, Sir Do Lacy Mines, R. M. Evans, William Moffatt, G. Ewart, William Monek, Lord Fagan, W. Moncreiff, James Ferguson, Sir R. Monsell, William Fitzroy, Henry Morris, D. Forster, M. kostyn, E. M. Forster, Charles Mulsrave, Earl Fox, W. J. Mure, Col. Freestun, Colonel Murphy, F. S. Norreys, Lord • MINORITY—NOES, 205. Adderley, C. Freshfield, James W. Mullings J. Randolph Anuesley, Earl of Frowen, C. IL Mundy William Arbuthnott, General Gladstone, Captain Naas, Lord A •.•kwright. G. Goddard, Ambrose L. Napier, Joseph Astell, William Gooch, Sir E. /sTeeld, John Bagge, Gordon, Admiral - Newdegate, C. N. Bailey, Sir J. Goulburn, Henry Noel, Gerard James Bailey, H J Graham, Lord M. W. North, Colonel larildock, E. IL Granby, Marquis of Oakes, J.,11. P. Bankes, G. Grogan, Edward Ossulston, Lord Barrington, Viscount Guernsey, Lord Padre, C. William Barrow, W. H. Gwyn, Howel Packington, Sir J. Bennet, Philip Hale. Robert B. calmer, Robert Bentinck, Lord H. Raiford, Sir Henry Parker, R. T., Ilmtinek, Geo. P. Hall, Colonel Peel, Sir Robert Berestord. William Halsey. Thomas P. Peel, Colonel Blair, Colonel Hamilton, Geo. A. Percy, J. Blandtord, Ai arquis Hamilton, J. Hans Phillipps, J. 11. Boldero, Colonel Hanbury, Hon. C. Prime, it. Booker, T. W. Harcourt, Colonel Repton, G. W. J. Bramston, T. lar. Heneage, Geo. IL Robertson, P. F. 13remridge, Richard Henley, Joseph W. Roll, P. ilriseo, Musgrave Herbert, Sir Thomas Rushout, Captain Brooke, Lord Hervey, Lord Alfred Scott, F. • Brooke, Sir A. B. Hildyard, Robert C. Seaham, Lord Bruce, C. L. C. Hope, Sir J. Seymer, H. K. Buck, Lewis W. Hotham, Lord Sibthorp, Colonel Burghley, Lord Irton, Samuel Smijth, Sir W. Burrell, Sir C. M. Jolliffe, Sir W. G. 11. Smith, Win. M. Butt, a M Jones, Captain Smyth, J. G. Butt, Isaac ' Jones, David Somerset, Captain Cairns, 11. M'C almont Kendall, Nicholas Sotheron, T. LI. S. Campbell, Sir Arch. Ker, D. S. Spooner, R. • Chelsea, Viscount , Kerrison, E. C. Stafford, hatgastus ' Child, Smith King, J. K. Stanhope, James B Cholmondeley, Ld. R. Kingecote, R. N. F. Stuart H. Christopher, It. Adam Knatehbull, Wm. F. 'l'a • Tor, Colonel Christy, if , ainuel Knight, F. W. Thesiger, Sir F. Clive, R. H. Knightley, Rainald Thompson, Mr. bid. Clive, Robert Knox, Col. Tollemache, John Cobbett, J. Morgan Knox, W. S. Troliope, Sir J. Cobbold, J. Chevalier Lacon, Sir E. • Tudway, It. C. Cocss, Thomas S. Langton, W. G. Turner, C. Codrington, Sir Win. Lewisham, Vise. Tyler, Sir George Coles, IL C. Liddell, H. G. Vance. J. Compton, 11. Combo Lindsay, Colonel Vausittart, G. 11. Davies, D. Lockhart, W. Verner, Sir W. Davison, R. Long, W. Villiers, Francis Deedes, W. Lovaine, Lord Vivian, J. Ennis Hering, Sir E. Lowther, Captain Vyse, Richard 11.R.11 I'od, John W. Lowther, Colonel. Waddington, H. S. Drax, J. S. W. S. E. 31 aeartney, G. Walcott. Adm. Du Cane, Charles Macaulay, K. Walpole, Spencer 11. H A. DunuckworthMackie, John Wa sh, Sir John B. eombe, adaa gregor, Janles Wellesley, Lord C. buncombe, Iln. W. Mandeville, Viscount West, Frederick R. Dundas, G. Manners, Lord G. Woitmore, Henry Du Pre, C. George Manners, Lord J. Wigram, L. T.' IL East, Sir J. B. March, Earl of Willoughby, Sir Wise, John A. Egerton, Sir Ph i M ire, C. J . Wyn dham, General Emlyn, Viscount M irtin, John Evelyn, W. J. Mas t er man, John IVyndham, W. • Wynn, Herbert W. F. raham. E. B. Maunsell, T. P. Farrer, James Meux, Sir Henr y Wynne, W. W. g, Floyer, John Miles, William Yorke, Eliot Thomas Follett, Brent S. Miller, T. J. Forester, Colonel Mills, a. 1 Forster, kir G. Franklyn, George TELL'Eas. W. Moody, Sir G. Inglis, Sir R. H. Reeser, Sir Win. A. Morgan, C. Rodney Mackenzie, WF. TELLERS. Ilayter, W. G. Berkeley, Granville ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris, THIS EVENING, Exs. 25, Will be performed A PHENOMENON IN A SMOCK-FROCK. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and llorncastle ; Miss F. Baker and Miss C. Mitchell. After which, the popular new Fairy Extravaganza entitled THE GOOD WOMAN IN THE WOOD, in which Messrs. F. Matthews, Suter, liorncustle, and Templeton ; Madame Veatris, Miss Julia St. George, Miss Robertson, Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Miss Wynd ham, Miss Eglinton, and Miss Rosina Wright will appear. To conclude with LITTLE TODDLEKINS. Sole Agent for the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Alleroft, 15, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Froprletor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, FEB. 25, Will be performed THE CHILD OF THE WRECK, by Messrs. Emery, Parselle, and Cullentord ; Madame Celeste and Mrs. Keeley. After which, at second price, the Drama of SLAVE Lam; or, Uncle Tom's Cabin—by Messrs. Allred Wigan, 0. Smith, S. Emery, Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Miss Keeley, Miss Collins, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the Comic Ballet of THE DANCING SCOTCH MAN. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. LAST WEEK BUT TWO of Mr. BATTT'S MANAGEMENT. THIS EVENING, FEB. 25, And during the Week, the Entertainments will commence with the superb Spectacle of MAZEPPA AND THE WILD HORSE, reproduced with 'all its splendid and startling effects. After which, a brilliant Routine of Scenes in the Arena, sup ported by the first native and continentol talent. To conclude with a Laughable Farce. Doors open at Eiall-past 511 felock. To commence at Seven. rtox-otlice open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. w. West. SON BRIDG HIGH WATER AT LOND IPHIS DAY —Morning 5 hen. after 3 Evening 22 min.aft. 3 I T o .Monnow—Morning 42 min. after 3 Evening 0 min.aft. 4 THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICH, FEB. 25. THERMOMETER, IN THIS SHADE. 35—highest since noon yesterday. 31—lowest this morning and during the night. 36—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.68. WIND, N.—Fresh gale, and cloudy, with sunshine. There was a heavy fall of snow, sieet, and rain, with squally weather, during the night. THE PUBLICATION OF " THE SUN" COMMENCES EVERY AFTERNOON AT THREE O'CLOCK, AND THE LATE OR THIRD EDITION, CONTAINING THE DEBATES IN PARLIAMENT THE SAME EVENING, With all other News arriving up to the hour of Post, AT SEVEN O'CLOCK. EXPRESS EDITIONS will be forwarded after the Post is closed by the Latest Trains. .0 Zbt LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1853. Once more the question of the Jewish disabili ties has been brought under the consideration of the House of Commons—once more the popular branch of the Legislature has been entreated to wipe away a foul blot from the national escutcheon, to remove one of the few remaining traces of in tolerance from the national statute-book—and once more has the effort been resisted—resisted, too, in the name of Christianity, as if its mild and benipant precepts could justify persecution, or even civil disqualifications, for the sake or under the authority of religion. The bigoted at tempt has again failed. Two hundred and thirty four Members recorded their votes in favour of Civil and Religious Liberty, and the reso lution on which the Bill is to be founded was carried by a majority of 29 in a very full house, in which 439 of the chosen representatives of the people recorded their votes on one side or other. We trust that the result may be more satisfactory than that of forrner efforts, and that the sanguine anticipations of relief that have been indulged in for six successive sessions may not again be frustrated or defeated. Lord JOHN RussELL, as on former occasions, brought forward the motion with much earnestness and ability. It is only to be regretted that the noble Lord shrunk from the bold and manly course which would have disposed of the matter without delay or difficulty. A simple resolution of the House of Commons, similar to that adopted in the case of Mr. PEASE, would have been decisive ; and •surely it would have been far better to have done so, than to have allowed the rights and privileges of that distinguished body to be questioned or discussed in another place. The over-caution or timidity of the Noble Lord, however, prevailed: Ho determined that the problem should not be quite so easily solved, and thus created a difficulty where none had previously existed. M an y persons have questioned his sincerity ; and some opposition was even threatened to ,his return for the City of London on that account. In this, however, some degree of injustice was done to his Lordship. We believe that he was really desirous of removing the grievances that affected a respectable body of his fellow-subjects, and of preventing the partial disfranchisement of the metropolis, which had so unequivocally ex pressedwas also an. object of con siderable im p ortance its opinions on the subject. But it to have a really liberal measure in hand, which might be referred to when the do-nothing policy of the Family-party was questioned or censured. The Bill would act as a " stop-gap," occupying so much time as to prevent the discussion of un pleasant matters, and affording an admirable ex cuse for procrastination. The temptation was irresistible. The Noble Lord yielded, and allowed a simple subject, which might have been disposed of during a single sitting, to become a leading topic of debate during half-a-dozen consecutive Sessions. The matter in controversy is so very plain that but for the solemn and prolonged discussions, the serious differences of opinion in both branches of the Legislature,• it would seem a work of super erogation to offer a single argument. The words, " On the true faith of a Christian," which create the difficulty, do not constitute any portion of the substance of the adjuration. They were merely a part of the form, intended to confer addi tional solemnity to the obligation. They were added to the form, not for the purpose of affecting the Jewish population, but for a totally differ- MONEY AND -COMMIERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CbOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday, were estimated at 5,000_ bales, of which 500 American were taken for export. The market closed heavily. Compared with Friday's rates, prices of low Ame rican were id.. to id., and Surat and Brazil id. lower. The sales comprise 3,500 American, 350 Pernam, and Maxanham at 6d. to ad., 150 Bahia at 6kd. to 6Kd., 200 Egyptian 7d. to is. aid., and 500 Surat at 3id. to 44 d. Railway shares were firm. , _ The dealings in, produce, this week, have been to a fair extent. Sugar has fully supported the former prices, but coffee has been lower, owing to the doubt whether chicory adulteration was to be permitted again. Cotton has been duller. Rice and saltpetre firm. Of tea it is stated by Messrs. Richard Gibbs and Co. that " the market during the past month has not been particularly active, although in the aggregate a fair average business has been effected, and prices on the whole are well ,supported. Transactions have been principally in the good description of Congou from is. to is. 4d., and in Shanghae Greens at rather strengthening prices. Scented teas and Canton made Greens are without alteration." Messrs. H. W. Jewesbury and Co., referring to the markets generally, mention that " The great activity in the foreign and colonial pro duce markets which prevailed at _the date of our last, has not continued to the extent then noticed. In the early part of the present month the demand was less active than previously, Which may ii a great measure be attributed to the late rise in the rate of discounts ' • but during the present week the operations in produce have been characterised by increased firmness, and dealers, finding that importers support the markets by withdraw ing parcels whenever requisite, have shown more dis position to purchase at the full rates demanded. The importations lately have been very light, owing to the prevalence of contrary winds • and this, in face of the continued large deliveries from the warehouses, has greatly tended to strengthen the markets. Dyes and dyeing materials have continued in good demand. In digo has advanced considerably. The finer qualities of lac dye and safflower maintain fully previous rates. Cochineal has only experienced a limited demand, and prices are rather lower. Dye woods, on the contrary, are in good inquiry, and prices are higher." Of the Silk market, Mr. Henry W. Eaton re ports that— " As usual, at the public sales the greater portion was either withdrawn or bought in ; but a considerable busi ness has been done during the last week in Chinas, by private contract, the prices actually realised being, for Tsatlee, from 15s. 6d. to 195., and for Taysaam, 14s. to 15s. 6d. In Bengals everything in coarse sizes has been taken freely, but the fine to middling qualities have been neglected." The telegraph, in anticipation of the Calcutta mail; brings the rate of exchange from that 'city at 2s. Id. on London. Trade dull. By this mail 21 boxes of Australian Gold will be received. The prospectus has been issued of a very import ant undertaking, the Nova Scotia Mining and Copper Smelting Company. The names are a guarantee of good faith, and the returns antici pated promise something of a Burra-Burra result. The highest scientific men have certified as to the richness of the mineral lands purchased, and the statement subjoined is no doubt literally cor rect : "The fact that Nova Scotia• abounds with mineral wealth to an amount almost unequalled in any similar extent of country, long conjectured and believed, has now bean ascertained beyond the possibility of 'doubt or cavil. The directors have concluded, on satisfactory terms, and at moderate royalties, the conditional purchase of Indian Point, a promontory in the Bay of Fundy, containing copper ore exceeding in both quantity and quality any known deposit, as well as the Deburt, Acadian, and Folly Mountain Iron Mines, together with extensive adjacent tracts of valuable mineral properties, comprising in all, with In dian Point, about 20,000 acres. The last-mentioned tracts contain iron ores (whence the most valuable char coal iron and steel are made direct by one process), cop per, coal, limestone, fire and brick clay, and timber. The vendors stipulate that the entirety of the purchase money shall be paid to them in shares; say, 13,500 shares fully, and 20,000 shares half paid up; thereby leaving on the first call of Si. per share a working capital of 85,5001., which it is believed will be sufficient for working the company, without recourse to any further calls." The English Stock Market is very firm although quiet, and the partial reaction of the Paris Bourse yesterday has had no effect here. Consols have been 99i / for transfer, and 991 for account. The New 3} per Cents. have been marked 103 i to 11, and the 3 per Cents. 1001 to I. Bank Stock is very steady at 2271, and India Stock at 266. Ex chequer Bills are at Bs. to 12s. premium. Foreign Stocks are well supported, although dull. Mexican Bonds have been 231 to 24, and Peruvian Deferred 62, being about the previous rates. Buenos Ayres Stock is steady at 63. Sar dinian Bonds have been marked 94i to 95. The Spanish Committee's Certificate is improving. The prices have been 5 to sg. The Turkish Loan is at 1 premium. Nothing official is yet stated con cerning the expected arrangement. The 3 per Cent. Spanish Bonds are at 47/. Dutch 4 per Cents. have been firm at 991-.. Russian 4i per Cents. have been at 104. Railway shares have been withoutpaterial altera- tion gene - rally, but scarcely up to the highest rates of yesterday in the case of Leeds Northern, North- Western, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, South -En. tern, and York and Berwick. Eastern Counties are good, Caledonian have improved, South-Western are firm, and also Great Northern and Aberdeen. French Shares are rising, Stras bourgs, Northerns, and Lyons being higher. Thf3 Australian Land Companies Shares are more fluctuating, as arrangements are making to day for carrying them over. The real holders however, entertain great confidence. North British have advanced, and also the Scottish. Peel River are flatter. The Australian Bank Shares have an upward tendency, but there is not so much doing in them as there was yesterday. The Gold • Mine shares have been very steady, and an advance is noted in the Ave Mazia. BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY (From the Official List.) Business done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.......... 3 per Cent. Consols Am uities New 31 per Cent. Annuities .......... India Stock .. 266 - Consols for Account 10th March 9 9'l • Exchequer Bills 14d. • £lOOO l2 8 £5OO l2 8 Small l2 8 Ditto Advertised l2 8 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 63 Mexican 3 per Cent • 23 4 Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent 62 Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto, 4i per cent lO4 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent........ Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 47i • Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun , 5 p 0 Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 1 Dutch Exchange 2. per Cent Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates.......... 991 HALF-PAST TWO. Consols Ditto March Account 9 9 9 9 1 HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DA Y.) Their Lordships sat this morning to hear appeals. The peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lord Truro. TOMMEY V. WHITE. Sir F. Kelly was heard in this case, and was pro. ceeding with his argument when our report left. ELECTION COMMITTEES-(THIS DAY.) BRIDGNORTH. This committee re-assembled this morning at 11 o'clock, when the cross-examination of Mr. Head was continued. This witness entirely contradicted the evi dence of the Milners, and denied all knowledge of the election of any kind whatever, Mr. William Batt, cousin to the last witness, corro borated his evidence, and also c om p letel y contradicted the statement of the Milners. CLITHEROE. The committee re-assembled this morning at half-past eleven o'clock. Wilson, a beer-house keeper, of Clitheroe, in his re examination contradicted the evidence given, to the effect that Myers and Chipperdale had been seen in his house on the Monday and Tuesday preceding the election. The case was proceeding when the report left. CHATHAM. The committee re-assembled at eleven o'clock this morning. Mr. E. James summed up the evidence on behalf of the petitioners. MR. SPOONER'S ----------- MOTION.—Mr. Pigott paired off in favour of Mr. Spooner's motion, with the Bight Hon. T. B. Macaulay against. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—The house was well attended last evening, for the benefit of Mr. Huline, the cele brated c l own. His performances were rec eived with i mmense applause, an d a t th e con clusion of the panto mime.v he was summoned before the curtain to receive the gratulations of his numerous patrons. LINCOLN CATHEDRAL.--The .broad tower of Lincoln. Cathedral was discovered to be on fire yesterday ing, about five o'clock. The cause is even ing, present. It is supposed, however,e ne i g hb ou rhood was to h av e been occa sioned no t known at by lightning, with which the visited yesterday afternoon. The fire was easily subdued. - , ' I Y COURT CIRCUL t - '' ..„ The Right Hon. Charles P. Villiers, Judge fi s ral, had an audience of the Queen 3resterdayi,.. , at-130kItiiiiii t ‘ "t*tre , Palace, and submitted to her Majesty tho courts-martial. ? ..41 4' • Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,4kt to tended by the Countess of Desalt, the Honourable Flora Mac donald, Lord Rivers, Lord Alfred Paget, and Lieutenant. Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, honoured the Haymarket Theatre with their presence last evening. The Queen's private band was in attendance in the Palace on Wednesday evening, and performed the following compo sitions : _ _ Overture, " Ludovic" Romance, " Robert le Diable" Finale " Le Pre aux Clercs" Herold. Meyerbeer. Herold: • CHARING-CROSS BRIDGE COMPANY. Yesterday, the haU-yearly meeting of proprietors of the Charing-cross Bridge Company was held at the office of the Company, Adelphi, to receive the report for the half year ending Jan. 31, 1853. Mr. R. Fen, Chairman of the Com pany, presided. - The report showed that the whole receipts amounted to 3,338/. lis. 3d., which included 3,064/. 95. Bd. for tolls, the sum being 501. Os. 7d. more than the corresponding period of the year 1850, and C7O/. 3s. less than that the year 1351, three months of which were during the period of the Great Exhibition. There was an additional item of 2,6111. 55. 9d. balance of account of July 31, 1852 ; and after paying the necessary charges, there remained to be carried to the general balance 1,6611. 4s. 3d. due from capital account,. and 7271. 198. 6d. balance at bankers, which was recommended to be applied to the credit of revenue account. After paying 1,4001. for interest to the Loan Fund Commis sioners, there remained for dividend only ss. per sh are . All the instalments of the preference stock had been paid up, which had been disposed of in the discharge of 12,000/. to the London and County Bank (loans repaid) 9,6001. to the Loan commissioners, and 3,4001. in liquidation of Mr. Chadwick's bond. The directors had taken advantage of the low rate of interest, and had arranged with their banker for a renewal of the bonds held by them for 8,0001., at the reduced rate of 4/. per cent., for three years, and they hope for the entire liqui dation of the Exchequer Loan Commissioners' debt as soon as the repairs of the bridge are effected. Compensation has been determined by reference to be payable to the Archbishop of Canterbury, for his grace's interest as reversioner of the freehold property to be taken for the approaches. The total outlay for the bridge on account of works, law expenses, &c., had been 127,6101. Os. sd. The report was received and ordered to printed. ANOTHER STATUE TO WELLINGTON. Mr. Matthew. Noble, of Bruton-street; the I sculptor of three colossal statues of Sir Robert Peel (two in bronze for•Salford and Tamworth, and one in marble, now in progress, for St. George's-hall, Liverpool), has been commissioned by the Hon. East India Company to execute a marble statue, heroic size, of the Duke of Wel lington, for the General Court Room in the Ent India House, Leadenhall-street. Mr. Noble's bust of the late Duke, for -Which his Grace honoured the artist with several sittings, is incom parably the finest and most truthful sculptural portrait of Wellington that has been produced. It has had an unprecedented circulation among the aristocracy of the land, and there can be no doubt of the sculptor's ability to execute the whole figure with equal success. We are, there fore, much gratified to learn that the wealthy and influential Directors of the East India Company have • extended their liberal patronage to this young, highly-gifted, and rapidly-rising artist. Mr. Noble has recently completed a grandly treated bust of Lord Nelson—many who pos sessed his portrait of Englind's greatest military commander having been desirous to obtain a com panion representation of her equally illustrious naval hero. The best authorities have been con sulted with reference to likeness, and the result is highly successful. Thus, while Nelson and Wel lington slumber side by side beneath the stately dome of St. Paul's, is their presence perpetuated amongst us by the hand of Genius. THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL STEAM-MT. The Australian, Captain Hoseason, R.N., which was appointed to start from Plymouth on Thursday, will probably sail this afternoon. The Commander of the Forces in New South Wales, Major-General Sir Robert Nickle, and his, suite, take passage in her ; also the numerous staff of the Chartered Australian Land, Mining, Importing, and Refining Company, consisting of its manager, Captain Henry Baker, R.N., its metal lurgist and assayist, Mr. Charles Watt, Mr. Braithwaite, and 20 efficient engineers, who share in the profits of the undertaking. They have on board a large amount of specie, several iron houses, tents, waggons, imple ments for assaying, smelting, &c. The total amount of specie shipped is estimated at about 300,000/., including 25,0001. on account of the Oriental Bank and 10,0001. each by the Agra and United Service Company, Messrs. Rothschild, and the Great Nuggett Vein Company. Yesterday the following mail bags were placed in charge of Captain A. G. Curtis, R.N. :—St. Vincent 1, Cape Town 5, Colony 4, Fleet 1, Natal 2, King George's Sound 4, Adelaide 33, Melbourne 80, Geelong 2, Sydney 49, Van Diemen's Land 19, New Zealand 12—in all 212 bags. This morning the Australian was swung in the Sound by the Monarch steam-tug for the adjustment of her compasses, and she will probably sail in the after noon for her destination. ACCELERATION OF THE COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA. —Orders have been issued by the Emperor of Austria that an electric telegraph be constructed between Zara and Agram as speedily as possible. This is a most im portant undertaking, not only for the Austrian empire, but for the whole of western Europe, as Lloyd's Levant steamer can always touch at Zara when the Bora keeps them from making the port of Trieste. When the tele graph is complete, news from the East will reach Eng land two days sooner than is at present the case. COAL MINES IN VAN DIRMEIi'B LAND.—In the last official accounts from Van Diemen's Land, it is men tioned that some mines of coal which were opened in 1851, •in the vicinity of Hobart Town, were being worked successfully. The coal is an anthracite of indif ferent quality, but its proximity to the market, and its consequent comparative lowness of price, had caused a great demand for it. CORDILLERA. GOLD COMPANY,—We are requested to state that the ship Tory, chartered by this company, will sail on the 2d of March. She is now in every re spect ready for starting, but she is waiting for Mr. Naysmyth's engines constructed for the mining opera tions, which she is to take out to Australia. —Morning herald. THE BISHOP OF LLINDAPP.—In consequence of the Bishop of Lincoln's death the Bishop of Llandaff will succeed to his seat in the House of Lords, but the new Bishop of Lincoln will not be entitled to a seat in Par liment until a vacancy shall occur in the episcopal., bench, other than the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Bishops of London, ,Durham, and Winchester. This arrangement takes place under the provisions of the act constituting the new bishopric of Manchester. CAPSIZING OF A SCHOONER AND LOSS OF ALL HANDS.—A most melancholy accident happened at the Shields bar a few minutes past five on Wednesday even ing, resulting in the total loss of a fine clipper schooner, the Sir William Wallace, of Frasorburgh, laden with coals and provisions. All hands drowned. FORGERY. — It transpired yesterday that a forgery had been committed at the Bank of England, in which one of the clerks in the establishment is implicated, and by which dividends to the amount of about 3,0001. have been obtained. A portion of the sum has, however, giready been recovered. THE CONSERVATIVE TJA.ND SOCIETY.—The fifth estate for allotment among the members, was bought yesterday. The property is situated at Wood Green, Totten - ham, is midway between, and near three stations on the Great Northern and Eastern Counties lines, and is at an easy distance from Hornsey, Highbury, Holloway, Enfield, Edmonton, Southgate, &c. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD. A fire , involving vast destruction of property, broke cont yestez day morning, shortly before two o'clock, in the exten sive range of premises belonging to Messrs. Pawson and Co., warehousemen, of St. Paul's-churchyard. The outbreak was discovered simultaneously by two policemen —one of them being on duty in Cheapside, and the other at the cor ner of Great Carter-lane and Paul's-chain. They both ob served smoke issuing from the roof of Messrs. Pawson's warehouse, and, hastening to the back entrance in Great Carter-lane, they rang the bell violently, and at length suc ceeded in arousing the inmates to a sense of their danger. Messrs. Pawson have no less than 300 young men in their employ, one-third of whom sleep in the house. The dormi tory, library, and sitting-rooms are all at the top of the house, and on the same floor is the kitchen and culinary establishments. The fire seems to have originated in the latter part of the building, and when the inmates were aroused the flames had gained considerable ascendancy—all the pas sages being full of dense smoke. The greatest alarm pre vailed for some time after the discovery, and but for tho providential means of escape afforded by an outlet on to the roof, and thence over the adjoining houses, there is no doubt great loss of life would have taken place. Mr. Pawson, and his brother-in-law and partner, Mr. Merton, were both sleep ing upon the premises, and they had only just time to escape in their trousers. The former displayed great presence of mind under the trying circumstances, and would not leave the premises until he had satisfied himself that all the inmates, including the housekeeper and four female servants, were safe. A young man named Gough, a buyer in the silk department, had a very narrow escape. He made an effort to reach the door, and was in the act of descending the last flight of stairs, when he lost his balance, and pitched over the bannisters on to his head. He was dragged out insensible, and remained in a state of collapse for some time, but afterwards rallied. The upper portion of the premises is almost entirely destroyed, and a very costly quantity of lace and Coventry ribbons are burnt. The whole stock is also considerably damaged by water. The fire burned for a very long time with great fierceness, and the hour by St. Paul's clock might be distinctly . ' seen from Waterloo-bridge. The firm have very heavy insur ances in the Sun and other fire offices. The firemen are said to have performed their duty admirably. SHERIFFS COURT.-(THIS DAY.) BILLINGSGATE CUSTOH.-WRATTAH V. BUTCHER. This was an action to recover the sum of 19s. for loss sus tained on the sale of fish, sold by defendant to plaintiff under tho following circumstances : - Mr. Hughes (instructed by Mr. W. R. Buchanan), appeared for the plaintiff and stated the case. The plaintiff is a fish stall-keeper in Billingsgate market, and defendant is a sales man. It appears that it is the custom of the market for dealers to purchase the baskets or "pads" of mackarel with out their being opened, guessing at the number in each by the weight by lifting, each " pad " being supposed to hold 80 to 90 fish. In the present instance, plaintiff bought ten pads at 135., but on opening them he found that they did not hold more than half-a-hundred, two or three more or less, and it was contended this loss had .been occasioned through " stuffing" the pads with wet straw rolled in sand, and in one instance with fish gut. Plaintiff was called and gave testimony to the above effect ; but none of the other witnesses could say that there was any sand or anything else than straw, and it was admitted that it was necessary to use some in the packing. His Honour, under these circumstances, gave judgment for the defendant. PRICES CF BREAD, (be., in LONDON and PARIS. Annexed is a comparison of the present prices of wheat, flour, and broad in London and Paris:— " The highest quotations of wheat of the first quality in Paris is 311 per 1 j hectolitres, which is equal to nearly 475.11 d per quarter ; and the highest price of white wheat of the first quality in London being 58s per quarter, it follows that wheat is rather more than 21 'per cent dearer in London than in Paris. " The highest quotation of flour of the first quality in Paris is 36f 25c the 100 kilogrammes, which is equal to 36s 8d per sack of 2801 b English; and the highest quota tion of flour in the London market being 46s the sack, it fol lows that flour is nearly 25i per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. " The price of bread of the first quality in Paris is 31c per kilogramme, which is equal to 5d the 41b loaf English weight ; and the price of bread in London at the full-priced shops being 8d the 41b loaf, it follows that bread is nearly 49' per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. The second quality, of bread in Paris is quoted at 240 per kilogramme, which is equivalent to rather more than 4id per 41b loaf." ASSAY OF GOLD ORB FROM AUSTRALIA. The following statement. of an assay of gold quartz has just been obtained by the Colonial Gold Company. The specimen submitted was about the weight of a pound and a half or two pounds, and was transmitted to tho company by their superintendent as having been obtained in the neighbourhood of Mount Alexander, where considerable quantities of it were said to exist, although from the rich neSs of the surface deposits, it had thus far attracted scarcely any attention : ASSAY OF GOLD ORR FROM AUSTRALIA. " 8, Upper Stamford-street, Blackfriars, London, Feb. 14. " A fair sample of the portion of this specimen in which spangles of gold could be seen gave of fine gold 2,164 ounces ldwt. to the ton ; that part of the stone in which no gold could be observed afforded 37 ounces 16dwt. of fine gold per ton. . 'The gold obtained from this ore is exceedingly pure, con taining only 55-1000ths of impurity, and, consequently 945-1000ths of fine gold. The small cubical crystals of a lead grey colour observed in this specimen of quartz were found, on examination, to consist of galena, containing a rather larger amount of arsenic and iron than is usually found in that mineral. "J. ARTHUR PHILLIPS. " The Colonial Gold Company." The following on the silk trade is from the circular of Mr. Henry W. Eaton " Subjoined are the particulars of the result of the public sales terminated this day. As usual, the greater portion warn either withdrawn or bought in, but a considerable business has been done during the last week in Chinas by private con tract, the prices actually realised being—for Tastlee, from 15s. 6d. to 195., and for Taysaam, 14s. to 15s. 6c1.. In Bengals, everything in coarse sizes has been taken freely, but the fine to middling qualities have been neglected." congratulate T HE CITY RAILWAY TERMINUS. e . Cha rles ec the latter the metropolitan public, and no less w s hi o t h he Common Council themselves, on the decision .r e igdon-street. came to yesterday respecting Mr. Improvements .Committee scheme for a railway terminus im p i r n o . of 85 to 69, . admist the loud The adverse report of the City se interest felt in the . orit T y he inten p w l as aud7is ected of the by a co m ur a t j question was not only shown h of counc ilmen, but - by the crowded th e unusual attendance appropriated to the public. We ed state of the galleries re gard. this projected improvement —the . trust we may now wh . ich has been broug ht . greatest by far being beyond the reach of It forward for many years—ag THE -SEATING SEAS ON , _`ROYAL of. danger.—Morning Advertiser. skaterssthe Royal .—RoYAL HUMANE SOCIETY. — the s who, since H umane Society made a return of frost have resorted f the commencement of the present mental waters of the f or skating on the ice .of the orna that since its shortcvonntionnsua p n a ce rks, o f - r f o e m we w r it h t l i c la h n appears of 100,000 persons had ventured n on the ice • upwards per sons had been immersed, but rescued by the ' society's icemen,_ and, what is rem ar k a ble, only one fatal accident has occurred amongst that immense assemblage, owing to the admirable arrangements of the society for the pre serving of life. POPULATION, INHABITED HOUSES, AND ELECTORS. —Yesterday, an interesting return (obtained by Mr. Hume) was printed, showing the population and num ber of inhabited houses, according to the census of 1851, of counties, parliamentary divisions of count i e s, and boroughs in England and Wales. The population was 17,927,609, and the num ber of inhabited houses 3,278,039. There were on t he re g ister of 1851 . 52, of county and borough electors, 918,683, and the number polled at the general election of last year was 341,830. THE OFFICE AND COUNTING-HOUSE, &C.—We have lately seen an ingenious contrivance, ! in the form of a ruler, which we think a very e ffi cient instrument of the kind. Every writer has without doubt found out the inconvenience of the common round ruler, which is so liable, in revolving, to carry ink both on to the paper and the fingers. This ruler having a flat upper surface, with rollers underneath, cannot thus offend ' as the part which comes in contact with the pen does not pp •ch a -r" either the fingers .or the paper, from its ha ving bevelled approach projecting edge. These rulers also affor parallel lines, and will be of we have seen some of them w ith a flat e d ge on one side graduated into inches, which we thin k great value to artists, &c. We fi n d , by the name them, that they are r eg i s t ere d by Mr. Ste p hens , upon of Stamford-street, well know n as the origi nator of many other improvements for tie library and counting-house.