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, wwww... ••..M THE , 044PI2ULAR COMMISSION. ... _ p p letter concluded-" I can say with the utmost certainty 1 Virti Vel t ta /1 1 + ; a t hnayt word nothing which as fu c Z ld er hfreomce m y ns ide in re te d nti offensiveo n than t t ce use the , Tin, following circular has been published :- Emperor of the French, and I regret that any express Catb edral Commission, 1 all h. Parliament-street, NMI I, -- sion should have fallen from me that could lead to so , White , SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. , erroneous an impression." (Hear, hear.) Very'Revereatd Sir,-I am requested by her M:ajesty's ee FRANCE AND ENGLAND. Commissioners fro r inquiring into the State of the Cathedral TATTERSALL' S. p Mr. COBDEN wished to put a question to the noble and' Co llegiate Ch niches to forward to the Dean and. Chap lord upon a subject of some interest at the present mo- ter of a copy of the commission under which (THIS EVENING.) ment ; but before he did so, he must take leave to quote t he y ere actin g' some extracts from a letter which appeared in the Times In order to the performance of the duti e s en j o in e d on them, it will be - necessary that they should have correct newspaper of Saturday, and which bore the signature of k no wledge of va ri seas circumstances relating to the di lleerent --....--. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. a Peer. The hon. gentleman then proceeded to read a ea pitular bodies. They would, therefore, be obliged by Bto 1 agst Miss Mowbray. portion of the letter, which was signed by the n ame of you r furnishin g tl iem wit h copies of your charters, statutes, Lord Mount Edgoombe, and which stated that and deeds of do to tion, or by your informing them of any 7to 1 agst Oscar. Fran ce was increasing her navy to an enormous printed work in ei lich they can be found, or of any:menu -11 to 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie. caLitular body. extent, and it could be for no other purpose but script copies eed sting in other custody than in that of the 14 to 1 agst View Halloo. They would tl ie irefore request answers to the folloeving to make - a descent upon this countrya.ek was, questions, question which the hon. member wished to 15 to 1 agst Duc-an-Dhurras. questions, to be a ddressed to ' The Cathedral Commiasion, 20 to 1 agst Maurice D ale y . whether the British Government have had any commu- 1, Parliament-st Le set,' by the 9th of April next. - The Commiss loners also beg to call your attention to 20 to 1 agst Peter Si m p le. nication with the Government of France u p on the sub that part of the oommission which directs them to receive 20 to 1 agst Crabbs. jest of the increased naval preparatio ns which were and consider the :suggestions made by the Deans and Chap- NO RTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. alleged to be going on in that country ? ( Hear, hear.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, with respect to the tars as to the rote •ans by which the purposes of the corn .. 12 to 1 agst Maria. question which his hon. friend had put to him , he had to mission may be best attained , and request you to conamu state that, although it was true that the G ov e rnment of nicate the auggeitt ions of your chapter as soon as may be 12 to 1 agst Lindrick. France had thought it right both to increase and im practicable. 15 to 1 agst Muscovite. prove their naval means, yet that increase and that J. B. CANTUAR, Chairman. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. improvement which had been going on was not at all of such a character as to render it necessary for her M a- 1.-Coe reTITIITION OF THE CHAPTER. 20 to 1 agst Lampedo. jesty's Government either to remonstrate or to seek for 03 lIGINAL CONSTITUTION. 1. What was tb e constitution of the body as ori • sall y 20 to 1 agst Pug Orrock , information on the subject. (Cheers.) He ha d onl y to established? gill y 25 to 1 agst Wedding-day filly. add that the relations subsisting between the two coun • 2. How many a: ad what members and officers had it ? tries were of the most amicable description, and particu- 3. What were tl he duties of each ? TWO THOUSAND GUINEA S STAKES. laxly with regard to the general affairs of Europe they 4. What was th e residence required ? 4to 1 agst West Australian (taken freely.)i were both of one mind. (Cheers.) With regard to 5. How is such residence defined by the statutes? any information which the noble lord to whom his P RESENT CONSTITUTION. CHESTER CUP. honourable friend had referred, was alleged, he cer- 1. What is the, :present constitution of the body ? 40 to 1 agst Truth. tainly was in most profound ignorance as to its 2. How many and what numbers and officers has a ? nature, and he was satisfied of this that the Government 3 . What are tl b. e duties of each ? „ DERBY. was just as good a source of information as the noble 4. What resist ti ice is required ?. 10 to 1 agst West Australian (taken freely). lord. (Hear, and a laugh.) But he certainly had no 5. What is um it srstood to constitute residence ? 12 to 1 agst Cineas. such information as that which the noble lord all uded to, been modified heft ,re or after the Reformation ? 16 to 1 agst Sittingbourne, but, howeve r well informed the noble lord might be of 6. In what reel: tact, if any, have the original staitutes 7. What will le 3 the constitution of the capitular body 20 to 1 agst Honeywood. what was doin g in the French ports, the noble lord was when the act 3d as id 4th Victoria, chap. 113, shall have very ill informed indeed with respect to what had passed taken full effect ? 40 to 1 agst Pharold. in his (Lord John Russell's house). The state- 8. Are any of at to canonries in whole or in part anus exec OAKS. ment which the noble lord gave of what had to any office in the cathedral? Bto 1 agst The Queen. passed in his house was wholly incorrect, and therefore 9. Are any cancenries in whole or in part annexed to any he did not attach quite so much value as his hon. friend office or benefice not in the cathedral? - LINCOLN SPRING MEETING. seemed to do to the other statements of the noble lord. 10. H ave the ca n o n e res identiar y houses annexed to.-their (Hear, hear.) There were some persons whose authority stalls, and do th le r reside in them? In consequence of the frost, these races will not take 11.-MINOR CANONS. was not much to be relied upon. (Hear, a nd laughter.) place on Tuesday and Wednesday next. PROVOST OF ETON. 1. What is the number of vicars or minor canons ? • 2. How are the appointed ? In reply to Mr. name 3. To what reg ulations are they subject with regru:d to IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. Lord PALMERSTON stated the Provost of Eton residence and poet 3rmance of their duties on Sundays and was elected on the nomination of the Crown. week-days in the c athedral or collegiate church ? THE MILITIA. 4. How are they paid ? What are their stipends and HOUSE. OF LORDS-(THIS EVENING.) Mr. HINDLEY wished to know if the noble lord at allowances, state to ,ble or other ? hi s , Do they jointly , constitute a corporation? The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack the head of the Home Department, had had they hold. I►enefices or curacies with their minor at five o'clock. attention called to the proceedings which were being 1) canonries ? And u nder what regulations ? Lord CLANCARTY complained of the delay which taken against men who distributed bills complaining of 7. Have the Roy salons of the 3d and 4th Victoria been the enrollment of the militia. had taken place respecting the printing of the report of applied to them tdt her as respects their number or enaolu- Lord PALMERSTON replied in the negative ; but, meats ? the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland for 1851. The repo r t h a d b een p r i n t e d i n th e newspapers, certainly, any persons impeding her Majesty in obtain - .111.-THE SCHOOLS. ing means of defence, deserve to be punished by any 1. Is there a ing mmar school, or choristers' school. or and had, i n f ac t, b een l a id b e f ore th e h ouse , tho u gh it law that was applicable to the offence. other schools cca mexion with the cathedral church ? had not b een di s t r ib u t e d among th e mem b ers . The Earl of ABERDEEN said he was ignorant as to SAVINGS BANKS. 2. How are mat its al appointed ? 3. How are Us , sy paid ? What are their stipends and In reply to Mr. S. HERBERT, allowances, state .table or other ? the department where the neglect arose, but he would take care the report was immediately distributed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated . 4 . . Has the 33188 ter a house, and are the scholars boarded LEGAL REFORM. that it was his opinion that the existing law affecting in it ? 5. Are there an or allowances made to the scholars ? The LORD CHANCELLOR rose to state the inter- Savings Banks required alteration, and he s h ou ld . turn his attention to the subject with a view to legislation. tions of her Majesty's Government with respect to legal AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. 6. Is any prove don made for them when leaving sch col ? reform. The subject was one, he said, which had grown '7. Are the seine] .1s open to other children as boarders or In reply to Mr. Fit N, day scholars? in the public attention with great rapidity of late years e. Mr. CARDWELL stated that the mode of taking the and was now, apart from political subjects, the one of a ll and the whole question of agricultural scholars and others? others which was most anxiously regarded by the think- statistics was ing part of the community. Im.mediately after receiving department the careful attention of the was undergo ing IV.-- LAT VICARS AND OTHERS. over which - of lay vicars or clerks? the Great Seal, he had at once thought it his duty to take steps to ascertain in what parts of the GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH BILL. 2. What are the dr emoluments ? 3. Do they cons titute a corporation ? administration of the law reform was needed. He had On the motion of Sir W. MOLESWORTH for going 4. To what rose dati o n s are th e y su bj ec t w ith re gar i l t o first dir ec t e d hi s a tt en ti on to those most important tri- into committee on this bill, attendance and poi !formance of their duties in the ehur, oh / bunals the Courts of Common Law. Shortly before his Sir J. PECHELL said he was glad that a responsible 5. What is the :n ber of ch • • choristers, and what allows ince retirement, Lord Cottenham had directed a commission and liberal member of the Government was about to do they receive ? to inquire into the procedure in these Courts. On the take in hand the important question which was involved 6. Are there any beadsmen or almsmen, and do they report of whi c h comm i ss i on , presen t e d i n 1851, was in this bill, for during the last ten months the provi- usually attend tb.e service of the church, and what are their framed a bill, which passed into law last session, and sional orders issued by the Board of Health bad been allowances ? which had since in its operation obtained the general wholly inoperative, the parties to whom they were sent 7. Are there a q t y other statutable offi cers , and wh a t are approbation of th e b enc h an d b ar. It might be said o , not being unable to com p re h en d, b u t una ble to make their emoluments , ' Have their duties in a ny case becme therefore, that in this department there was nothing to any use of them. They were not ten members in the obsolete ? be done, but even after this measure, there were several old parliament, and certainly not one of the new mem- V.-SERviciss. un important matters which were s till o p en t o re f orm , suc h hers who understood the ques ti on , un l e ss the Health of 1. How many services are there in the cathedral on S daes, and how n airy on week-days, and at what hours .and as the obtaining of rules and the procedure of distringas, Towns Act had been applied to their own towns, and which of such se rrices are choral 9 but these matters were still under the attention of the even then they would be in doubt as to the real meaning 2 . Wh a t i s th 0 number o f men . an d boys actually Commissioners. No doubt, immense benefit had been of its provisions. He thought that a bill of this kind, ing in the choir on Sund a y s and week- da y s atte ne e done already in the administration of justice ; but there confirming the provisional orders of the board, should and wh a t a ddit e ma have been made to theirr respectivf dy, numbers, or were other points in which it was still susceptible of im- not be passed until the ratepayers of towns and the have any diminutions taken place, within the last twenty provement. Much had been said with respect to the members of the house were in possession of these orders. years fusion of law and equity, and when the proper time A total alteration of the system was absolutely required, 3. At which fe7 the services is there a sermon, and. in came, he should be ready to express his opinion on that and though he did not intend to oppose the bill on the what part of the . cathedral is it preached? point, but though there could be no doubt that every present occasion, he hoped the First Commissioner of the cathedral. the holy communion administered in suitor ought to have his suit fairly determined in that Works weuld give a promise that the whole subject 5. Is there 9 Court in which it was ' commenced. The question wouldundergo ' ' before • • of how far trial by jury might be modified, was under the board, which shortly expired, was renewed. the cathedral or elsewhere? attention of the commission, and under all these circum- Sir W. MOLESWORTH said he had no wish to VI.-True FABRIC. stances, he thought he should not be justified in under- defend the constitution of the Board of Health. 1. What is thee state of the fabric? taking any Common Law Reform until another report The Act of 1848 would terminate before the end 2. What are th e funds for its maintenance? had been presented. The noble and learned lord then of next session of Parliament, and before that 3. What sums have been expended upon it during the proceeded to advert to the late measure of Chancery period arri ve d, he thought that a bill for the last 14 years, and_ from what sources, specifying the amount Reform, and was reform of the Board should be introduced in time to from each? 4. Besides the 'stalls assigned to members of the chapter, (LEFT SPEAKING.) be properly considered and discussed. are there any sea,:ts or pews appropriated to other persons, The bill then went through committee. and are any of tl it 3m let ? HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS EVENING.) COURTS OF COMMON LAW (IRELAND) BILL. VII. - -IMPROPRIATE RECTORIES.* ' The SPEAKER took the chair at 10 minutes to four The order of the day for going into committe on this 1. Of what par ishos does the chapter hold the tythea in o'clock. bill was postponed until Wednesday week. whole or part? MEW MEMBERS. LAND TAX COMMISSIONERS' NAMES BILL. 2. What is the. annual value of the rectorial tythe or Sir J. YOUNG, Chief Secretary for Ireland, and Lord On the motion for going into committee on this bill, globe? ALFRED PAGET Clerk-Marshal took the oaths and their Mr. W. WILLIAMS complained of county members 3 . In whom is Ehe patronage vested of the vicarage or , , seats on their re-election, the former for Cavan and the having the exclusive privilege of nominating the Com - perpetual curacy 1' latter for Lichfield. missioners, and hoped the Government would not pro- 4. What is the. - population of each of those parishes ? Sir J. TROLLOPS brought up the report of the ceed with the bill. 5. What is the - value of the vicarage or perpetual curacy of each, and from. what sources derived ? general committee of elections, appointing election corn- Mr. HUME expressed his intention of opposing the 6. What is the, - number of churches in each parish with mittees to sit as follow :-March 1-Wigtown boroughs, bill, considering that the Commissioners ought to be or without distri,cts ? Hull, Gloucester city, Derby borough. March 2- under the control of the Chancellor of the Exchequer or 7, Have any aad which vicarages or perpetual curacies Rye, Huddersfield. some other member of the Cabinet, like other officers who been augmented under the powers of the Ist and 2d Wil- PETITIONS. were entrusted with power to collect the revenue of liam IV., chapte er 45, and to what amount ? the country. At present all the assessed taxes were 8. Have any a aid what other annual or occasional grants Mr. .M . . GIBSON presented a petition from artists assessed by the commissioners, and the Government had been made to am ill vicarages or perpetual curacies? complaining of the treatment of pictures in the National power to interfere the event of their not now allery. property in a fair manner. He hoped the Chancellor of 1. Who is the 'visitor ? Petitions were also presented by Mr. M. GIBSON and the Exchequer wouldtake the subject into his 'd consi e- 2. Have you aay account of ancient visitations or of re- Mr. HAYWOOD, in favour of County Financial Boards. cent ones ? , ration. 7 Mr. BLACKET'T presented a petition from coal mer- The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed 3. Can you supply copies of an y put in them . chants in the port of London, against any addition being th a t the complaintappeared to be, inequality of great 4. What are t 10 po . by _ _ 5. Are his Ken aral powers modified any special ens made to the London Bridge Approaches Fund. taxation ; and as the hon. member's opinion was always tom ? Petitions were presented b . y Mr. BRIGHT and Mr. entitled to considerable weight, he desired to know • 6. Is there any interpreter of the statutes other than the HUME • , praying for redress against certain abuses in the whether he proposed that the Government should have visitor, and has ainy application been made to such inter- Government of India. power to interpose when the assessment was too low as preter since the Reformation ? Mr. HITME presented five petitions from Montrose well as when it was too high ? IX.-RELATIONS; OF THE CHAPTER TO THE BISHOP AND and other places in Scotland, against the amalgamation Mr. HUME said he wished the right of election to be THE DIOCESE. of the Scottish Midland with the Aberdeen Railway. vested in the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who would 1. What are :Übe relations between the bishop and the METROPOLITAN POLICE. then have power to interfere either to increase or de- chapter as l. 'efinetil by charter, statutes, or composition? of the bishop with respec t to the 2. What are thee rig hts On the motion of Lord D. STUART, a return was crease the assessment. cathedral c hurch 1( ordered of the number of police officers charged with After some observations from Sir j. PECHELL and Mr. 3. H as the bisho p l any portion of the common fund of offences before the magistrates in the years 1849 and FRENvEN, the church, or any P ension or p a y ment from the chapter? 1850. Mr. W. WILSON gave an assurance on the part of 4. Do the dean and canons assist the bishop in examine- ELECTION PETITIONS. the Government that the subject should be investigated, tions for Holy Olf ders and in imposition of hands, and in The SPEAKER informed the house that he had re- in order to see if any practical remedy could be found for the procee dings of the bishop's court according to the canons ceived notice that the petitioners did not intend to pro- the evil. of A.D. 1603 ? ( Canons xxxv., cxxii.) ceed in the following cases, viz.: -Cork, Middlesex, The motion for going into committee was then post - X.-LIBRARY. Norwich, Youghal, County Down, and West Norfolk. poned until the 11th of April. 1. Is there any library? THE TRUCK SYSTEM. METROPOLITAN IM PR O VEMENTS BILL-RE- 2. Of how many volumes does it consist ? Mr. C. FORSTER wished to ask the S4cretary of PAYMENTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED 3. Is it accessi 't de to any other th an members of the chap t gul dons ? State for the Home Department, whether, in cone- FUND. ter, and under wl a t re a a te endowment or other source of quence of the report of the commissioner for inquiring The house went into committee upon this bill. 4. Is there any separ . into the operation of the truck system, it is the intention The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUE R, in mov- su ors for the as are ? pp XL-THE CITY. of the Government to introduce any measure on that ing a resolution for making advances out of the consoli- 1 What parisbees in the city are in the patro n ag e of the 1I subject in the course of the present session I dated fund , said it was not int ended to create an y new change cha • ter, p 2. what is the -populatio n. Lord PALMERSTON said he had not yet been able in the coal duties, the object of the resolutionof each to give any attention to the subject, but he certainly bein g sim p l y to transfer certain charges from the London 3 , Wh a t i s the :income of the c ure ? should feel it to be his duty to look into it in the course Bridge approaches fund to the consolidated fund, 4. Is there a hoease of residence a e y h • of the present session, and if any fresh legislation was in order to avoid the payment of interest on the monies 5. Have any drarches o . r h c e _ c h a p els been erected b the p found to be necessary, a bill would be brought in. which had been advanced by private parties,on securit y chapter in any of these pans e ? SIR C. WOOD AND THE EMPEROR OF oft he former fund. Xll.-OTHRIS BENEFICES IN THE PATRONAGE OF THE CHAPTER. l' FRANCE. (LEFT SPEAKING.) 1. What other parishes are in the patronage of the chaps Mr. DISRAELI had given notice of his intention to THR ILFORD MURDER. ter ? each of these ? put a question to the right hon. gentleman the Presi- 2. What is the 'population of • dent of the Board o f C on t ro l ; b u t, as th e right hon. The Petty Sessions Court, removed from the Angel 3. What is the income of the cure ? ? gentlemin was unable to a tt en d, h e wou ld postpone his Inn to the gaol of Ilford, was on Frid forenoon very 4. Is there any .house of residence _ _ ls been erected by the question if it would be more convenient to the Govern- much crowded by who beli evedthat Ch l 5. Have any elurches or chapels persons meat that he should do so. Saunders would be brought before the bench and wit- chapter in - these parishes ? E FOB SPIRITUAL PURPOSES. Lord J. RUSSELL said his right hon. friend was un- nesses examined against him. XIII -EXPE NDITUR H as Any in of curates been effected from the able to attend through indisposition ; but as the right Soon after the magistrates assembled at the prison on ch a p t er funds Any 9 - 'lrease hon gentleman opposite had given notice of his question Friday, the chairman told the witnesses that as the pri- .Wht is the amount of aid afforded by the chi ter for to-night, perhaps he had better p rocee d with it at Boner would not be brought that day their attendance 2. a rate reven ues for spiritual objects in the up f rom it s cor p or a t with once. (Hear, hear.) wou ld no t necessary. Should they be required by diocese, or in parishes connec Mr. DISRAELI be said it would be his duty then to the bench, due notice should be sent to them. They or for religious purposes genera ed lly ? the capitular body, call the attention of th e ho use t o a p aragra ph w hi c h an se - were, however, to bear, in mind that should the pri- X_IV. DIOCESAN SEM INARIES FOR CANDIDATES FOR eared in a speech which the right hon. gentleman, the soner be tried on the 'coroner's warrant, they would be HOLY ORDERS. to establish a semi &resident of the Board of Control, had delivered to his wanted in London at the next session of the Central 1. Has any endeavour been a m ade d tes for Holy Orders in !enstituente at H a lif ax , w hil e pass i ng i n review the Criminal Court: He (the chairman) and his brother nary for the training of candi d, _ if so, with what success ? con foreignandm a ff airs of Europ e . I n s p ea ki ng of the conduct magistrates had decided upon remanding the prisoner flexion with the cathedral, and ' the precincts belonging to ntives of the Emperor of the French, the right until they should receive instructions from the &ere- 2. Are there any houses i n e hon. gentl eman chapter available for such Purposes ' used these words :-" Take our nearest tary of State for the Home Department, to wh om he SCHOOL. neighbours, Such despotism XV.-TRAINING f d a training in the time a never prevailed in France, would write on Monday. If the noble secretary did not 1. Has been made to f o un d of even. of Napoleon the First-the press gagged think a committal by the magistrates necessarY , °back, as r th the cathedral for masters school in connexion . .line . -liberty suppressed-no man allowed to speak his it were the coroner's warrant then the magistrates wouldth w ess opinion - the n eighbouring country of Belgium forced ' p • ' • • parochial schools, an d wi any of the above flue ries t by not re-o en the char e a amst the nsoner • but if Lord If the information sough to ga g her press-no press in E urope freebt - g g 13 ' lied by you to other inquiries, w hich, thank God, beAnhencen oug a , Palmerston did think a magisterial committal requisite, has been already sul l ed n be good enough to state to cannotthe prisoner would be brought before them next week, in public custody, lied, y an e din what custody it is ? • hatred of our press, that it alone • dares truth." He wished to to speak the and evidence gone into. In the interim (this was said inquire whether this • was an ac- in answer tore question from the police inspector) the whom it has been app ______ curate and fair report of the sentiments expressed by th • • SCREDITLE (A). right hon. gentleman ? (Hear.) • prisoner was to remain in that prison in the safe custody RECTORIES. of its keeper. • DEPROPRIATE Lord J. RUSSELL said aft __---- -- -er what occurred the We were informed by the police that the prisoner other night he felt it to be his duty to call upon his right (Saunders) is either insane or feigns to be so. One con- se' pi c,., O i l •° ft •+. ka; a • 4 . k 5 0 0 0 r i i., k A ri • o -.A a hon. friend and to state to him the notice which had been stable and the chaplain deem him really mad ; others !,e, 1' :4 .4:4 . g l .1' . a o r+s R '4 given. Now it was necessary for hi m, before who watch him say that he simulutes madness, and that ... 'b' ea „4-2 d ~q, ' 4 ~.7 00 1 v men ' in a slovenly manner. On Friday even one of the ts‘ -V ree 3 Pe .ei af boning the result of that interview, th a t the speech warders asked him how is fi ngers were hey got out 5 P-i of his right honourable friend was not a speed, upon whilst he was in the act of cutting his victim's throat), - ------ our foreign relations, but it was a speech to his comae. when he replied, "He be -if he cared-it was no tuents at Halifax, in which he endeavoured to show th e matter whether they were well or ill, as he was about to advantage of Parliamentary reform when contrasted be scragged." He eats, drinks, and makes merry, as if with the effects of Universal Suffrage. (Hear, hea r .) he conside re d hi s t o - m o rr o w not worth a groat. He is There was a greater difference then between using the a very small and thin man, but Toiler was still shorter state of France as an argument in such a cas e of as and slighter. The latter was a persevering distributor that, than in dealing with it in a speech so-called moral and religious tracts. SCHEDULE (B). F THE CHAPTER• expressly directed to a consideration of our foreign A. Sc LIVINGS IN THR PATRONAGE 0 relations. (Hear, hear. hear.) However, in a let- wa.eOIINDREL MEETING ma DESERTS .-On Saturday, Income. Any house. ter which he had received from his right hon. friend, he asa il ors ns wif sn e , named Hamly, undertook to convey a Population found these words, "I am sorry to learn that expressions ...- - • , with her husband's clothes, on board the - Name. snagicienne, steam-v in -_-- --- e •---. reported to have been used by me while addressing my h easel, the Sound, for 2s. In going _.------ ---.--- throng the Sound he c • conatitutents, should havebeen understood in such a sense carried away his mast, when he ' threatened the woman as to be offensive to the Emperor of the French. I can't pre- he world that, unless she paid him for the damage, take her tend to say whether I did or did not use the particular words to sea. In passing the Vul- In the City. turo, steam-vesse l, the • attributed to me, but it is possible that, speaking, as I woman gave an alarm ; pursuit was eiven and the boat was was, without any premeditation, such expressions may - - , soon brought alongside, Elsewhere, and the waterman taken on the quarter-deck, made to have escaped me, while I was contrasting the benefits and where ? of o ur refund the 25., and threatened, if he did not speedily ------; political sys t em , as comp are d with the re- r ing the questions re, milt of the events f the l ast in make his exit, he should undergo summary punishment ------ besides answe rimed schedules the p three years are requested, . to fill tiP France, from the crew. His next appearance was at the stern *You • riate rectories, nanies this letter, and is which I thought tended to show that the luting to unProP tion of u niversalsuffrage likely adop- of a rigger's launch, having prevailed on the crew to this subject which ac cem s was to lead to the este-refe rring to bliBM-V 4P. 1 7 power." So that his right hon. t ake him in tow. As soon as this was perceived from questions as P t o parishes in the }vie e the Vulture, a boat rowed after her and told the tale. marked Besides answeling these . and without the city, you at neteopinion the co nduct of the WlT° lll iins 4 4 and \he had upon - The fellow was immediately cut adrift, and when last patronage of the chapter Within nedule referring to these sub- l•gssijial nllnister weer to yet to learn that eve n an seen by them he was adri ft in Cawsand Bay.-Plymouth itre requested to fill up the . Se this letter. be precluded from noticing marked B, and sent with the ruts -that were pagin g around him. (Hear.) The Mail. facts, i . ' .- i . I eA PI 4 ti • , 71 , • 01 4. CI Va 5 : .2 °, O l , E-5 4 s T i g ~ v,O 4 -a.; 0 001 4 Cov 0 0 0 P"."P• 4 X 0 u* A r 4, i wJ ' S ~`~' THE SIT.N, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1 1853. out of the American merchant skip Caspian, on the sands in Torbay, in order to lighten her, when she will be brought back to Plymouth for repair. SHEERNESS, FEB. 13 The Horatio, 24, _screw steam guard-ship, Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, yesterday sent up lower yards and topmasts, rigged all ataunt, and bent sails. She is to leave here on Monday next on her quarterly trial cruise. The Adder steam-tender arrived here yesterday with 40 or 50 seamen paid off from the Castor at Chatham ; they were put on board the steam-sloop Barracouta, Com mander George Parker. The Barracouta left here at day light this morning for Portsmouth and Plymouth. The Adder returned to Chatham yesterday. Mr. V. Willi ams , Master of the Horatio, has been sent on board the Bar racouta, to assist in navigating her to Portsmouth and Plymouth. The Castor, 36, Commodore C. Wyvill, was paid off at Chatham yesterday. Previous to her crew being paid, ' Commodore Wyvill distributed the good-service medals. The senior quartermaster received a gold medal, a gratuity of 301., and Si. per annum has been added to his original pension. The crew, with the exception of a solitary case or two, were paid off and separated in a manner highly creditable to them. Very few of them volunteered for the service ; five only for the Imperieuse. Many of them had, previous to their being paid off, engaged their passages to proceed to the gold diggings ; others say, "We have no notion of stopping longer in the navy, when we can get 41. 10s. a voyage from Newcastle, Shields, or Sunderland, to London, with 21b. of good beef a-day, bread as much as we can eat, and all other small stores beside." In consequence of great inconvenience to the service having been experienced of late at this port for want of duly authorised pilots to take charge of men-of-war leav ing this port, the Admiralty have given an order that Mr. Charles Pope, Assistant Master-Attendant of this yard, Mr. Peter Francis, Master of the Monarch, Mr. Gill, Second-Master in charge of the African steam-vessel, and Mr. Harvey ,Second-Master in charge of the " Long Boat," shall, during the next six months, qualify themselves to pass the Trinity Board as pilots for the Thames and Med way, and the North and South Channels. Upon an information laid against Nicholas Bowling, a shipwright belonging to the yard here, for having Queen's stores in his possession, a search warrant was granted by . Captain Superintendent Charles Hope, acting as magis trate, and upon a search the constable found one metal sheave, one worn file, and some small nails, all bearing the broad arrow, and valued at 11d. Captain Hope was as sisted by Mr. W. Hayward, acting as Admiralty solicitor. The case being fully proved against Bowling, he was com mitted to the county gaol for three months, with hard la bour, and discharged from the service. THE HEA FY FORCES OF THE ROYAL NAVY. At the present moment, when so much attention is directed to the condition of the navy, it will be interest ing to the general as well as the professional reader to learn the amount of heavy force we have in commission at the present moment. Regarding our screw ships as the most effective division, we will give them the first place. Of these, the Imperieuse, fitting at Chatham, is about 100 blue jackets short, and will not be ready for sea before the middle of March. Thus it will be seen that our heavy screw force at present in commission consists of three ships of the line, four converted old line-of-battle ships, and six frigates. Our sailing force is as follows : SCREW-SHIPS OF THE LINE. Guns. Men. H.-p. Stations. Duke of Wellington 131 1200 780 Portsmouth. Agamemnon 9l 850 600 Spithead. Sanspareil Bl 700 450 Lisbon. SCREW GUARD-SHIPS. Guns. Men. H.-p. Stations. Blenheim Hogue Ajax 5B 500 450 Queenstown . Edinburgh 5B 444 450 Devonport. SCREW FRIGATES. Guns. Men. 11.-p. Stations. Imperiouse Arrogant Amphion 35 320 300 Sheerness. Horatio 24 325 250 Sheerness. Dauntless 33 330 580 Barbadoos. Highflyer Of the above it is right to state that the Duke of Wellington has just been commissioned, that she cannot be ready for sea service before the end of March, and that she has only about two hundred marines on board. The Agamemnon is equipped for sea, but she is about 100 men short of her complement. The Sanspareil is at Lisbon, but is not in the condition that we should wish to see her. The Blenheim is fully manned, and so is the Hogue ; but the Ajax is short. The Edinburgh is the gunnery-tender to the Excellent. THREE-DEC. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 13. Her Majesty's yacht Fairy, Master-Commander Welch, completed yesterday the screw experiments with Griffiths' patent screw as opposed to the general screw in use in her Majesty's ships. She has continued these important trials during the past week, the patentees, Messrs. Swayne and Bovill, and a large party of naval officers, being on board. So mush interest do these trials of screw propulsion create in the mercantile navigation world, that on Wednesday Mr. Patterson, the builder of the Great Britain, was sent to this port by Gibbs, Bright, and Co., of Liverpool (her owners), to witness and report the experiments, with the view (as we are informed) of Griffiths' propeller being fitted to the Great Britain on her next voyage to Australia. We now give the general results obtained out of the great num ber of runs made at the measured mile in Stokes Bay, with the screw blades set at different pit c h es or ang l es . Th ese results have elucidated some important points in screw pro pulsion. The ordinary screws (including those for her Ma jesty's ships Agamemnon, 91, and the Duke of Wellington, 131) have been made up to the present time without any provision for altering the pitch, to meet the variety of winds and currents to which all sea-going vessels are sub ject ; they have thus been deprived of that which now ap pears the most valuable feature of the screw, viz., its power of adapting its pitch to meet every contingency. So difficult does it appear to be for even the most experi enced engineers to determine for different vessels the cor rect pitch of the screws, that it is (we are informed) the custom in the navy t o cons t ruct the secon d or spare screw, which every vessel carries, of a different pitch to the other ; and it seems to be quite a matter of acci dent whether one or the other, or neither (which is more frequently the case, we ar e i n f ormed), i s o f the right pitch for the ship. This remark applies equally to the screw vessels of the merchant service. During these experi ments on board the Fairy the pitch of the new propeller was repeatedly altered to test its effect, and so simple is the arrangement for doing this that the alteration only oc cupied three minutes on each occasion. In reference to the table of experiments given below it will be seen that with the new propeller the engineer can control the speed of his engines at pleasure by increasing or reducing the en es working only at pitch of the screw, so that i n a fa i r w i n d , b y i ncr easing the pitch, the full powe r o f th e e the proper speed may be exerted in effectively propelli▪ ng the vessel, instead of c onsum i ng fuel for driving round the engines (with a fine pitched screw ) to no good purpose. And again, in going h ea d to wind, by d i m i n i s hi ng the pitch the engines can be m a d e t o g i ve out their utmost duty with a certainty of effectually propelling the vessel ; and in cases where it is desired to economise fuel as much as possible the pitch of the screw may be increased to re duce the revolutions of engines to any extent, and the results of the present experiments show that this might be done with great adv an tage, and no doubt in a vessel under canvas would give an extraordinary result. The large central ball o f th e new propeller g ives great add i t i ona l strength, and within it the v ery strong and, at the same time, s i mp l e afford s th e o pp or t un ity of constructing and effective arrangement for altering the pitch and feathering the bl a d es parallel to the shaft when the ship is under canvas only, t o w hi c h so muc h i mpor t ance h as lately been att ac h ed in reference t o the Australian and East India steamers. In the case of the fracture of one of the blades of the screw (which not unfrequently occurs), the patent p ropeller is readily repaired by shipping a new blad e, w eighing not more than one-sixth of the whole weight ; b u t w i th the ordinary screws, which are cast in one piece, the breaking of any part is fatal, and involves the necessity of making a new casting. Simple as the difference may appear, it is not unimportant in large vessels with brass screws (such as are, we believe, , universally used in the navy), we i g hi ng f rom e i g ht t o t en tons, and n ow worth about 2001 . per t on . O n Friday the last series of experiments with Griffiths' patent propel ler were made, when On board, including Captain Crispin, Captain J. A. Stevens, Mr Baker, inspector of machinery of her Majesty's yachts ; M r. Harttree, of the firm of Messrs. Penn and Son, the makers of the Fairy's engines ; Mr. Smith, inspector of screw propellers &c. The new screw was represented by Mr. Griffiths and Mr. Bovill. The destructive vibra tion arising from the ordinary screw—to which much im• - portance was attached, as in larger vessels the vibration impairs th e i r strength;and not unfrequently creates great leaka ge i n th e after part—was entirely done away with. It will be seen by the tables, that when the screw was put at 10-feet pitch the engines could only make 30 revolutions per min u t e . N otwithstan di ng thi s great reduction in the power employed, th e mean speed of the vessel actually ob tained was 11'738 k no t s — on ly a quarter of a knot less than was obtained with the Fairy's best screw ; 12'100 knots, with engines running 38i revolutions per minute ; thus savi ng in Power, wear and tear of machinery, and fuel, about 25 per cent. When it was desired to increase the speed o f th e vessel the p i tc h o f th e new prope ll er was dim▪ i nished, the revolutions of the engines regularly increasing with every reduction in the pitch, and at 7-feet pitch the engines made 42 revolutions per minute, and the mean speed of the vessel reached 12'631 knots per hour. In making this comparison between the ordinary screw and the new propeller, it must be borne in mind that the Fairy is considered the best screw steam-vessel in her Ma jesty's service, and that her present state of excellence has been obtained after trying for the last few years every kind and form of screw, and the one used in the present trial against the new propeller was a fine polished brass one, and considered the perfection of a screw. The new propeller was simply a cast-iron one, and the first attempt made against the Fairy's screw. The Fairy went to Stokes Bay again yesterday (Satur day) morning with her own screw—we are informed, at the desire of Messrs. Penn and Son and Mr. Screw Inspec tor Smith, to see if they could not, on a second trial, beat the patent propeller. The result we have not been able to ascertain sufficiently accurately to publish. Table of the Trials of her Majesty's yacht Fairy at the measured Mile in Stokes' Bay. WITH THE COMMON SCREW. Britannia Trafalgar St. George Neptune Waterloo Quoen Guns. Men. Stations. 120 120 120 120 120 116 1000 960 554 482 400 400 Mediterranean. Mediterranean. Devonport. • Portsmouth. Sheerness. Devonport. 0 ' 03 o ' ' t 5 0) m g Of these it will be seen that the St. George, Neptune, ---. a - N. • SM4 • brl tZ4 • • ..a. ..'' and Waterloo, are flag-ships at the ports, and only Rims. 'EL ' g 42 ,:> 4moo fl ''A ..k partially manned, but they are considered as sea-going — 4 O a te, 8 g P. 4 8 g cs PI ~4 " t lionq 4 A:, ships, and ought to be effective as such on an emer g4B 4 kl 1 gency, The Queen has only an advanced complement. _ We do not count either th e Vi c t or y, a t P or t smout h , or lbs. in. m. s. I ft ft. the Impregnable, at D evon p or t. Th e f ormer i s a mere 2. Agai ns t 3B 11 266'4 57 12.121 11 261:4 59 12.040 12.248 8 1. With tid e 383 11 26 3 14 49'12.456 ' 17 I ft 5 for show-ship, but th e l a tt er i s ma d e t o mount 7 8 guns, and 3. With tide 3B c 1.. a is an admirable floating batt er y. 4. Against 3B 11 26i 5 3 11.880 1 TWO - DECKERS, 12.000 8 5. With tid e 3B 11 266 449 12.456 } 12.053 8155 for for 1 1 6., Against 38i 11 26A 5 9 11.650 1 Guns. Men. St a ti ons . Total mean speed pe r h our i n k n0 t 5... 12 . 100 L on d on 92 820 Portsmouth. GRIFFITHS' PATENT PROP ELLER. Rodney 92 82 0 Portsmouth. Albion 9O 820 Mediterranean. 1. With tide.. 30 11 26 457 12.121 t 2. Against 3O 11 26 517 1 1.356 fprince Regent 9O 820 P ortsmouth. 11.73810 5 for Vengeance B4 750 Devonport. 3. With tide.. 336 n. 26 434 13.139 t 12.057 9 1 5 for Bellero Monarch B4 300 Sh eerness. 4. Against 33 11. 26 528 10.975 f 5. Slack water 374 11 26 451 12.371 t phon 7B 600 Mediterr anean . ' Cumberland 7O 600 W es t I ndies. 6. Slack water. 37 11 26 450 12.413 f 12.392 8 5 for Boscawen . 7O 316 Ch a th am. 7. With tide:— 414 12.631 715 for 1 1 26 14 23 13.688 t I Hastings 6O 600 E as t I nd i es. 8. Against..... 426. 11 26 5 11 11.575 f At the monthly examination of candidates for promotion and entry into the navy, on the 9th and 10th inst., at the Royal Naval College, the following qualified : For Lieutenants—Messrs. W. H. Liddell, J. F. 3l'Don nell, T. Borrett, G. H. Barnard, W. G. Annesley, R. S. Chisholme, J. R. Ouseley, W. O. Butler, H. G. Payne, A. Henderson, 3. Rorie, C. W. Martin, J. H. Thomas, G. W. Carter, A. Tabuteau, H. L. Holder, G. D. Bevan, C. Crowdy, A. T. Maynard, and H. Berkeley. For Masters—D. Hall, A. Brown, J. W. Reed, R. J. C. Grant, H. J. Sutton, J. G. Frewin, and P. J. Dennehy. For Naval Cadets—Messrs. C. H. Farquharson, L. B. Disney, 0. F. Daniel, Viscount Kilcoursie, F. S. Van der Ateulin, J. D. V. Butler, T. A. S. Kynnersley, W. R. Everard, J. Tracey, F. J. Pitt, E. Rice (her Majesty's ship Odin,) and R. P. Dick. For Master's Assistant—Master Lloyd F. 3l`Cullum. For Clerks' Assistants—Messrs. W. F. Simmonds, C. D. Du Port, A. C. Archdeacon, R. T. Jones, J. F. Allen, and J. Campbell. Rear-Admiral Fanshawe, C.B. superintendent of this with the clerks of the morning in the steam-t en d er Fi re Q ueen, M as t er C om - T do r c e ky asury ard, and department, actin Perp a c dm eed i :d al, to Spithead yesterday Com mander Paul, to pay wages to the ship's company of the Fury, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Tatham. Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., Surveyor of the Navy, Captain W. H. Henderson, C. 8., of th e Bl en h e i m, a l so wen t ou t i n the Fire Queen to board some of the steamers of the squadron lying there. The Banshee steam -packet, Lieutenant James Hosk en, commanding, will be ready to come out of dock into the steam basin on the 15th. Her crew were "paid down" yesterday morning. The Rodney, 92, Captain Charles Graham, C. 8., sailed from Spithead for the Mediterranean yesterday morning. The Leander, 80, Captain King, sailed from Spithead on a cruise yesterday morning. A respectable tradesman of Portsea makes the following statement in one of the local papers of yesterday :—" The time appears to be fast approaching when tradesmen will be obliged to give up business with the ships afloat. The Leander and the Arrogant, after lying here several months, and incurring debts, were p a id o n Thursday, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon. The Arrogant sailed the next morning without giving her men an oppor tunity of paying her just debts, as no tradesmen were allowed on board ; and in the Leander several instances of robbery were discovered, which rendered it unsafe to do business." We regret to state, in confirmation, that the tradesmen have too much just ground for complaint in these matters. _ The London is, perhaps, 100 men short of complement; the Rodney is in the Channel en route for the Mediter ranean; the Monarch is the ordinary guard-ship at Sheer ness ; and the Boscawen is in the same service at Chat ham. But all the above are sea-going ships, and, with the exceptions abovenamed, fully manned. The Medea, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander J. C. Bailey, is under sailing orders for the West Indies. She takes to the Havannah Mr. Backhouse, Judge of the Mixed Commis sion, and Mrs. Backhouse. Tho Cruiser, 14 (screw), Commander the Hon. G. H. Douglas, having remedied the defect in her screw shaft, was undocked yesterday afternoon, and the Rattlesnake, 8, Commander Trollope, was taken in to repair defects, which always seem to develope themselves between the Thames and Spithead in all ships and vessels fitted at the eastward. The screw three-decker Duke of Wellington, 131, Cap tain H. B. Martin, C. 8., is getting on fas t with her fittings in the machinery department in the steam basin. The fol lowing appointments were made to her last week, but the principal of them have not yet been published in the daily journals :—Commander G. W. Preedy, just promoted from being first lieutenant of the Prince Regent ; Lieutenants, L. E. H. Somerset, C. M. Luckraft , and E. E. Maunsell ; Master and pilot, Mr. H. A. Moriarty ; Surgeon, Mr. W. F. Legrand ' • Second Masters, Messrs. T. Oyler and F. Taylor ; Assista n t-S urg eons, Messrs. S. Bowden and G. F. Banks ; Gunner, Mr. D. Collinburn. The Agamemnon, 91, screw steam - line - of - battle ship, Captain Sir Thom a s Maitland. The fever cases 'on board are not of a dangerous character. The sick are confined to the bay, whilst the healthy are permitted exercise) on shore. We trust the fine salt-water air of Spithead will soon en able them to show a clean bill of health on board this hand some and magnificent ship. But for this sickness we should have had the results of her speed at the measured mile at Stokes Bay. It appears that on her 'coming round from Sheerness her engines must have run away with her, as she found herself 20 miles to the westward of the Needles on the morning of her arrival at this port. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 12. The crew of her Majesty's screw-steamer Desperate, 8, Captain W. W. Chambers, bent sails on Thursday, and on Friday she went from Hamoaze into the Sound. The crews of the steam-frigates Magicienne, 16, Captain T. Fisher, and the Vulture, 6, Captain F. H. Glasse, were paid advance of wages in the Sound on Friday. The Nimrod, coal depot, was docked on Friday ; when complete she will b e moored in the Admiralty ground, Plymouth Sound, for the accommodation of steam-vessels not requiring to go into harbour. ppainted black, from Guadalo u p e , w as spoken, by a fishing boat off A French man-of- war p a ddle -wheel steam-shi, p Start Point this morni ng . Wind, nor th-east. Efforts are making t o t a k e some of the rice and cotton FRIGATES. Guns. Men. Stations. Leander 5O 500 Portsmouth. Arethusa 5O 500 Mediterranean. Portland 5O 450 Pacific. Winchester 5O 450 East Indies. Now, in recapitulating the above lists, from which are omitted all our immense force of paddle-wheel steamers and smaller screw-vessels, we may remark that we do so for the purpose of making the public acquainted with the real condition of the navy at the present moment. We neither omit nor exaggerate, but give the plain facts. We have exposed the incorrect statements of Sir Charles Napier on the one hand, and have frequently shown the statements of the Times in July last, that the French had nothing equal to our Agamemnon (not then in commission), and our Arrogant, a second-class frigate, to be equally erroneous, and now when we see the in valid Earl of Mount Egdcumbe lending his name and his military and yachting character to spread alarm throughout the country at a time when every exertion is being made to complete our screw-ships, and to in crease and stregthen the shore defences of the country, we deem it our bounden duty to tell the world the truth. The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe's beautiful seat is situ ated on a portion of our defenceless frontier, and doubt less he would like to see a strong fleet in Plymouth Sound or Cawsand Bay, as well as a regiment quartered on Maker Heights ;so should we. We should like to see the Mewstone fortified, and a screw-squadron in Torbay. We should like to see every untenanted house in his lordship's manor of Stonehouse occupied by officers of the Royal navy, array, or marines ; but we are looking forward to the abolition of the income tax, and we cannot afford to assist any nervous old gentleman in creating unnecessary alarmslby backing up his letters to the Times. We would much rather that all our line-of-battle-ships were fitted with screw machi nery ; that we had a reserve of 10,000 instead of 3,000 seamen in the coast guard; that we had all our contract packet service men trained, as Lieut. Engledue has sug gested, to the use of great guns and small arms ; that we had double the force of marine artillery that we at pre sent possess ; that our troops in the manufacturing dis tricts were removed to the coast towns, and that we had the flying batteries of artillery complete • for railway locomotion ; but we must confess that we are not so badly off after all with 23 sail of the line in actual com mission, 7 of them screw-ships (including the steam guard-ships) ; and we are quite • satisfied that, in the space of a few months, we shall have nothing to fear from an attack on our shores of the whole naval forces of the world combined. We have been slack ;we are now making up for lost time. Every succeeding month will now turn out a good "peace-maker " in the shape of a 130-gun or 90-gun screw-ship ; and thus in a very short time we shall be as safe as in 1842-43, when Lord Haddington's Board of Admiralty, at the suggestion of Sir G. Cockburn, gave us a reserve of 30 sail of the line to fall back upon. But we must not forget that we require the men, not the mere seamen • we should get thousands of th ose on an emergency. ilre want marine artillery and seamen trained to the use of arms. The fleet is provided. Let Sir Baldwin Walker do his best, and the country will be well cared for in that respect ; but we want the skilful, well-drilled gunners to smash a flotilla or fire the enemy's coasts.—Morning Herald. [ADVERTISEMENT.] HOLLOWAY'S PILLS FOR TNE EFFECTUAL CURE OF DROPSY.—The singular efficacy of Holloway's pills in the numerous cures effected by their use in some of the most obstinate cases of dropsy is very extraordinary. These astonishing pills act with such peculiar effect upon the system, that the fluids arising from this direful disease, are imperceptibly carried off, and entirely prevented from any furth er accumulation. The distressing symptoms which accompany this coin plaint being thus dispersed, the sufferer regains buoy ancy of spirits, and a completely renovated constitution. Females at particular periods of life should have re course to these admirable pills, as they are the finest medicine ever known. Sold by all druggists, and at London. Professor Holloway's est a bli s h ment, 244, Strand, THE "UNADORNED ELOQUENCE." (From the Weekly Dispatch.) It is now some 14 years since we first knew Richard Cobden. He was in his counting-house in Mosely-street, Manchester, selling his 40,000 pieces of calico prints a slight, somewhat int l s i per lt week—" a prosperous gentleman." He somewhat juvenescent, appearance, and did not_ strike the beholder with any impression save that of plain good sense, and that " concentrativeness," as the phrenologists call it, which rivets the whole thoughts and feelings on the subject in hand. Few men have altered more in ex pression and bearing. The discovery to himself _of away the powers, and their effect upon the world, have cleared the youthful look, and given a certain firm self-possessed air to the man which we think would impress all men with the sense of being in the presence of a notability, and which makes you feel that no opinion is lightly formed or idly _ garnered by him. We think we know him thoroughly. We recollect how frequently ho was urged to enter Parlia ment, and how decidedly he opposed the pressing instance of his friends. His reason was this—he said he had seen so many earnest, sincere, highminded men oilier the House of Commons with the most exalted resolves and the most intrepid purposes, all sunk under the corruption or the insidious blandishments by which they were surrounded, that he could not hope to escape the contagion of the atmosphere, and would not, therefore, tempt his fate. We h ave , h owever, seen th e civil Curtius leap into the gulf, and all must confess that he has proved that his diffidence was misplaced. No man who has risen so high has remained more pure. Few who have been so lavishly tempted, and so often tried, have stood so well the various tests of the blandishments of corruption. He has grown less temporizing as he has grown older. The further he goes the more progessive he becomes. The more he mingles among, and wields the power of politics, the more uncompromising and the less practicable" (to use the whipper-in phrase) does he show himself. Commanding great influence in public opinion ; he never hesitates to defy it at the call of duty. Although his whole strength lies in his popularity, to his eternal honour be it said, he never follows merely where the democratic spirit indicates an inclination to be led, but always endeavours to frame the tendencies of the general mind towards his own honest convictions of truth and right. No man has with more ge nerous abandonment thrown away a reputation for saga city, that he might vindicate a great principle to his con science. No man regarded as pre-eminent for a thrifty shrewdness has so scorned the applauses of the worldy and braved the ridicule of the politician, by apparent extrava gance and fanaitcism, whenever a great cause seemed to stand for a nation's hearin. With faculties and powers quite equal to " wield the fierce Democratie," and com manding not only . popular ascendency, but perhaps Parliamentary majorities, he has, with his eyes open, narrowed the numb ers o f th e " Manchester school," by what are called his " extreme opinions," and turned away millions of quondam admirers and followers with the 'conviction that he is an impracticable fa natic. It surprises ourselves to hear numbers of his former most enthusiastic followers inveighing against him as having taken leave of his statesmanship and com mon sense. Well, for all this, we admire th e man th e more. A demagogue f o ll ows , does not lead the masses, He flatters their follies and prejudices, while Cobden defies and attacks both at the mandates of his convictions. He transfers the great spirit of Christianity from the pulpit to the platform, and insists upon quadrat ing politics by the measure of the Gospel. Nothing so enterprising, so daring, was ever undertaken by a mind es sentially practical and sagacious as this Peace Movement. One shakes oneself and rubs one's eyes to know if they have dreamt or are awake while they learn that large masses of middle-class Englishmen entertain the hope, in this day and generation, of making war ridiculous throughout Europe, and of converting public opinion everywhere to the wisdom and incumbency of general disarmament. Already have the apostles of the new religion been received with deference, almost ceremonious reverence, by many of the Courts of Europe • and even their proffered mediation has been re spectfully considered by diplomatists. Great is truth, and it will prevail. If anything is to le accomplished, it must first of all be begun. It is a startling fact that four mil lions of the finest men Ein'Europe are idle, unproductive cumberers of the ground, by vice of the jealousies and bad passions of human nature, costing at least 80,000,0001. yearly to support, and losing to society not less than 80,000,0001. worth of productive labour. Who will tell us that these startling facts will not sink.into the minds of over-taxed and oppressed subjects;. and that the insane folly of cultivating the art of human destruction and social mischief will not, sooner than we know, burst upon the convictions of mankind, linked • together by rail road, steam-beat, commerce, and mutual profitable inter course, in all its hideous deformity? If Mr. Cobden would become Peter the Hermit for this peace movement, he would, we are sure, meet with universal encourgement. But nothing is so dangerous as for men to become prac tical in fanaticism. Mr. Cobden has certain defects of education, of which it would be wholesome for his mind to be cleared. He happens to have a . contempt for what ever he does not know. He cannot be brought to be lieve that anything is worth having that he does not possess. He has been heard to ridicule classical acquire ments, of which he knew nothing, and merely because he really did not know in what their spirit or use con sisted. He has often shown his contempt for the study of metaphysics, when he has made the judicious grieve that he did not know something more of them. A little of that subtilty of thought whichexercitation in that science imparts would have prevented him from perpetrating many somewhat jejune blunders. His thoughts on military glory are really excessively puerile. We do not hesitate to say that the grandest qualities of our moral nature are. brought out in war, in a way in which they can be de veloped under no other circumstances, and that alto gether irrespective of the cause of quarrel. The absurd theory of Mr. Cobden is, that because great qualities are exhibited in war, of which, on principle, he disapproves, they are, therefore, not great. According to him, courage, constancy, self-denial, incorruptibility, serenity in mis fortune, collected hopelessness in disaster, moderation, hu manity, honesty in victory, unshaken fidelity to those who trust and depend on you, vast administrative powers, almost prescient providence, infinite fertility of resources, and godlike presence of mind—these are not grand qualities if they are used in war. Then, forsooth, we are assured that it is the cause in which qualities are exercised which determines their quality. Every day, as Mr. Cobden enters the House of Commons, he passes between the statues of Hampden and Falkland. Those men fought on opposite sides ; but for the life of us we cannot say which was the greater Englishman, or the truer-hearted patriot. Was not Washington's glory of the military sort? Or, to make the very most of it, was his greatness founded on any other qualities than just on those for which Mr. Cobden seeks to depreciate the Duke of Wellington—hopefulness and con stancy in disaster—faithfulness to those from whom he de rived his power—self-denial—disdain of creature comforts— an exalted sense of duty as the first and greatest of obliga tions ? The cause of the French Republicans was just— but their instruments, their chiefs, their acts were exe crable and infamous. The cause of the Pretender was bad, yet who can read the history of our rebellions, and consider the lavish heroism, the unshaken fidelity, the spotless honour, the high-souled devotion, and un hesitating self-sacrifice which marked many o f the fol lowers of that forlorn cause, without thinking better of human nature, and feeling more proud that they belong to the same species? We demur to the proposition that it is the cause which sanctifies the deed, or damns it. The judge who declares for the law he is sworn to administer, in spite of the consequences, either in the way of inflicting practical injustice, or in relieving palpable wrong, displays all the more magnanimity that he sacrifices his sense of justice to the call of duty. The servant of the State is not to be its master. • Individuals are not to be self-constituted judges either of the prudence or principle of that which is resolved upon by the great body of society, through the legitimate organs of Government. The responsibility for that resolution is not with the individual, but with the aggregate of the body politic. What a subject has to do is to perform with singleness of heart and faithful self-denial the duty prescribed to him by society and by circum stances. We cannot conceive how Mr. Cobden should show such a narrow spirit in handling the military profession. Why, now, a lawyer is waging constant war with society—every litigant has declared war—policemen are engaged in an endless campaign with the army of crime. The strife collected into the one focus of armies of the line is as nothing to that which is diffused in individual mischief mongers, over the surface of domestic civil society. Nay, it is, perhaps, not quite so certain that war itself is not as it were an outlet, invented by the instincts of human pas sion, for rancours and malice, which, festering in the heart of States, in the piping times of peace, may be productive of a far greater aggregate of misery than overflowed from the " plumed troop and the big war that make ambition virtue." To uproot the war spirit is far more efficacious than to put down its mere instrumentalities. It is a mis take to conceive that we pluck antipathy ftom the heart by merely taking off the breastplate, or putting aside great " ordnance in the field." Until we make mankind "love one another," it is in vain that we call them to turn their swords into ploughshares. We think Mr. Cobden's agita tion a clumsy way of propagating peace. It is but an at tack on symptoms, driving the disease, perhaps, to another vent less natural, and, therefore, more dangerous. We cannot for the life of us see why he should fasten upon bayonets and muskets, while law rages in every street, and litigation in every county. Why should a man of his good sense presume to form a House of Commons clique of crocheteers, against the convictions of the great body of the nation, to turn out every Ministry who, in strict obedience to the collective national will, and to their own sense of responsibility for the safety of the State, seek to strengthen our defences and fortify our bulwarks? There can be nothing more Irish and less Cobden than such a folly of faction • and we dear earneto the best entreatorder him, of for his his own reputation, deservedly head of all co untrymen, to "cle ar hi s such nonsense." OUR RELATIONS TVITHTPRANCE. (From the Morning Post.) We publish in another column a new and impokant manifesto of the Emperor of the French, in.which he again protests his earnest desire for peace, that "fruitful and honourable peace," which it is so clearly the interest of France to maintain. This note, which appears in the Moniteur of morning, ha s b een called forth by a rabid yesterday publication of a Legitimist writes., who publi s hi ng the earnest desire of his party, and boldly advocating the policy urged by the A ssemblee Nationale, Univers, Union, and other Legiti mist, Jesuit, and Orleanist newspapers has called upon Louis Napoleon to crush England by invasion, and that quickly—" C'est en galopant qu'il Taut marcher sur die," says he, and then, seizing the gold at the Bank and the stores in our arsenals, and liberating a people of slaves from the oppression of a cruel aristocracy, he purposes to restore England to her just position in the world—Lon don being a French sub -prefecture, and the British islands enjoying a benign protection, and flourishing more or less under the soft influence of the Peace Society. Such are the wishes of the "Old Parties," as expressed in the pages of the Legitimist, M. Ferdinand Billot—in the pages of the Prince de Joinville, and in many a broad sheet of the factious press. Sach wishes and such intentions are denounced by the Moniteur in the strongest terms. Its silence would treat the writer with deserved contempt, were it not that he and others might attribute the silence to a wrong motive. The old f act i ons are weary of peace. Revolution at home or war abroad is their only hope. Louis Napoleon has chain e d dO wn the one. Then, their only chancechancel lies in stirring up the other. Shortsighted, they calculate rapidly upon what they too hastily conc l u d e t o b e so lid facts. First, they 'as sume, France hates England. Let us stir up that b atfeele ing. Se con d, th ey i mag i ne, if war with England provoked, France will be damaged and Napoleon may fall. Or Napoleon may discountenance war, and fo r so continually doing, will l ose hi s popularity, and b e re garded as unworthy of his name. They are mistaken: It appears the Emperor is as accurate as he is bold in his reliance on th e Benne 0. France, and in appealing to her interests and those' al Europe, as the basis of general prosperity and peace. e _ When we see such efforts as these on the pa rt of th old factions, it takes away any regret at the still r f . 34 strained condition of the French press—that is, of t Parisian press—for Paris is the focus of faction. Thar e ' " anonymous calumny," there " sanguinary provoc tions," placard the walls, or are whispered in the sal on VP While these remnants ofd ying discord fli c ker and flan on the alta rs o f mischief:, we are not surprised that r larger measure of liberty is not allowed to the F rench. In our own cou n t r y, whenever riots and disturbancet ; of much less social magnitude have threatened the king dom, our Legislature has at once enacted the suspension I of the Habeas Corpus Act, an d pl ace d in the hands ;3 the Executive that very power which the French Er ti ; peror holds, and exercised th e o th er d a y, by the err e ° of some of the Legitimists, who are to be brought t°, trial on the accusation of " anonymous calumnies spreading seditious news, and other charges. In our own country, we have seen such things, an „' when we recollect what France was but two years a g' " end the terrors of the future which then threatened, s feKrfully shown in the dark deeds of the Socialist insui`; gents of December;. 1851, we cannot be surprised tha;s she stili requires to be guided by a firm hand wielding large power. Were the French press again free to-morrow, 11.43 should see what we have already seen. The most aIY minable and incendiary artic:es from all parties, incitie g f domestic strife and foreign disturbance. The Wenn)" I° malice, hatred, and all uncharitableness would soo plunge the wretched country into a slough of despend•. / As it is, we hope for better things. French politico; liberty is still in its cradle ; and, if that cradle be l' n strong, the child will never prosper. With a repre B e lr. tative assembly and a senate, there is a good founclai°l3, for a strong constitution, and with the growth of yes'there is promise of liberal development. In the meantime, there is no doubt the French peopie are prospering. Some papers here, when the Frew I' funds have fallen one per cent. or so, have shouted., "Now comes the inevitable financial crash ;" but tb d funds always recover, and the crash does not come, an . , the budget is better than it has been for years, and we army and navy are reduced, and the people at lar i g e . .. thoroughly content. So the Emperor cries, "L'Elnr c'est la paix," and France acclaims both. Peace it is, but peace it may not always be ; unf nlir seen accidents may unhappily produce division and ion Far be that day ! But, whilst it is good to cherish W interests which are the strong preventives of war --it no less good to provide the materials which aro our o ' 7 fence, should it occur. Thus, with national Pi et / secured, and commercial intercourse on the ineren% the neighbour sisters may look forward to a haPPI prolongation of a peace which has already subsisted for so considerable a period, and whose blessings are tf ) ° , strongly felt on both sides of the Channel to be sal"„, discarded for the trumpetings of disastrous vanity, "r -the itchings of unprofitable jealousy. COUNTRY MARKETS. DALKEITH, FEB. 10.—The relative weight per - f ° ll l u , bushels of th e th ree p r i ces o f w h ea t we re 18 s t 81b, 1.8,4 01b. and 16at 101 b. Oats, 13st 21b, 12st 101 b, and list ~,,_ Barley, 16 s t 51b, 15 s t 61b , an d 15 s t 01b. P eas a nd beams 19st 71b, 19st alb, and 18st 51b. .....,,, r ior. Qrs. Best. Current. -Mi . 377 Wheat £2 11 0 £2 5 0 LI 1•4 0 1,210 Oats ....1 2 0 0 19 8 0 .1- s g " 10 421 Barley 1 14 0 1 7 6 1 6 67 Peas and beans 1 17 0 1 15 6 111 Average of wheat, 2/. 4s 100. HADDINGTON, FEB. of grain at our market to-day WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. Val& First .. . ................. 53s Od. 34s 6d 240 9d 358 6a. 5ec0nd..,,.............. 47s lid 32s 7d 21s 10d 338 pd. Third .................... 42s Od 25s Od 19s 6d !) 2 , 1 7 ,5 Total qu an tit y of wheat in market, 452 qrs., gold 1) ~ barley 385 qrs. , 0 01°' ff oats 339 qrs., beans „ 159 qrs., 154 Le following aro the P fl SP )f PP co* ABERDEEN, FEB. 11.—Grain--Old oats, 00a Od to ne t 401bs per bushel ; new oats, 16s 6d to 17s Od, 4011 .e,feir bushel ; bear, 28s Od to 29s Od, 531bs per bushel n il - x i to' 27s Od to 28s Od, 531bs per bushel ; wheat, red, a O ; 3 , 6ar 00s Od, 621bs per bushel ; wheat, white, 52s 6d to 1U 621bs per bushel ; oatmeal, Od to 15s Od per Obi. flour, 39s Od to 40s Od per sack. Provisions--Beef, la; 4d to 7d ; mutton, ditto, 4d to 7d ; veal, ditto, 6(1 , 1 : ; pork, per stone, 4s Od to 4s 3d. ; lamb, per lb, Odr, ocl; rabbits, each, 7d to 8d ; tallow, per stone, 4s Od to 110; potatoes, per peck, is to is 2d ; butter, per lb, 10d to to eggs, per doz, Os« 9d to Os lld ; hens, per pair, 28 64 2s 6d ; chickens, ditto, is 6d to 2EI Od ; ducks, ditto, keilt to 36 Od ; ducklings, ditto, Os Od to Os Od„ "Tattel each, 4s Od to 5s Od ; geese, ditto, 3s 6d to 40 Od bu ild for exportation (present cure), per cwt, 808 to "'" ricer ditto (summer cured), 00s tD 00s Od ; eggs wholesale P . „„ f ic, per dozen, 6d t o 7d ; 41b loaf, •7d ; 211;loaf, 3id ; 3d fine small, O s Od to 5s 6d. ; pork, large, 38 6d to . CORK-Fn. 11. Brie. Curreu p e n i toOP ---White wheat 00s Od to 00 8 Od 00 Od-- - 8 33 Redwh ea t l6a Od to 25s 03 Ditto oos Od t o 00 s O d 00s od -20 dO• - Ditto 00s Od to 00s Od 01 1 120 4 08 s: 062 6 " d al . tt t t 00 0 . 00 1 :0 4 0 sa s s 00 8 4 dd d l 1 . 0 001 000 8 :, , .. , : .. at .: 1 6 do. 111 Barley Ditto Ditto 003 Od to 004 Od Od 1 Bere 324 Oats Os 10d to 10s 2d 280 Ditto ., O. 208 Ditto.. 10s 4d to 113 Id 21 Pigs 4ls 6d to 438 Od Oos Od per ov a " Quantity sold at the highest prices : 1 0 0 barrels white wheat ; 13 red ; 57 barley ; 0 ber 6 ; oats ; '1 pig. Quantity of grain and number of pigs sold last week : " 0 1 . 0, Wheat, 671. Barley, 861. Bere, 0. Oats, 1 ' Pigs, 676. BUTTER,. eußamoir. 85 4 First quality ............. •• 60 Second quality ........... • 7 94 Third quality ......... ...."' Os Fourth quality ......... •••• 65a Fifth quality .........•••~' 45 • PRICES 0: CANT. First quality 94s Second quality Third quality BBs Fourth quality Fifth . quality 74s Sixth quality sBs ( Sixth quality .............•• Return of cattle sold for week ending Feb. 6 Pigs, 653. Sheep, 195. Co;s, 127. 0(1; Coss. —Flour—First, 15s 6(1 to 16s 6d ; extra, 175 seconds, 13s 6d to 14s 6d ; households, 10s to 13s Od ; r6 c l; Ss Od to 10s per cwt. M ea l—l n di an mea l, 8 8 Od to ° l o ft oatmeal, lls Od to 11s3d ; wheat meal, lls to lls 6d P, i er s o oa Indian corn, 71 15s Od t o 8/ 2 s 6d per t on . B r an, 4 " erti get to 01 Os Od perton. Hay—Farme r s, 23s Od to 34a0d; 30s ; dealers, 37s Od to 00s Od ; average, Os per toll. t h 'id td Farmers, 20s Od to 25s Od ; average, 22s ; dealers, 2 ° 5 ,m to , 34s Od ; average, Os. per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf, id to Od ; household ditto, 6d to Od per 41b.—Fresh butter; w eft lld per lb. Eggs, 5s 6d to 5s 7d per hundred. Meat - 64 0 ._ 40 to 8d ; mutton, bid t o bid ; veal, 4id to 64d ; Poil," n oster . , 6d ; bacon, 7d t o lid ; sanaages , 6d per lb.—Fi s h, N° l " - 000, land, 11/. Os to 121 Os per ton • Scotch herrings, 28 0 t0, ; 40, Red, do., 30s per bd.—Potatoes, white, 8d to' 9d '14 9 lld to 12d.—Coals, Newport, 23s ; Lydney, 00s ; Od perton.—Whiskey, 25 o .p. 6s Od per imperial gr - CP Hides, market, 25s to 32 5 ; Salted, 26s to 32s per e , "" tno . , skins, 3id per lb.—B angor s l a t es 21 . 17 s . 6d t o 31. Por;i . pot Fleece wool, 15s to 16s per stone.—Hemp, 381. to 7 . , ton—Timber, Memel, 3/. 10 8 ; re d p i ne, 3/. 10 s ; 9.011 V 3/. ss. per ton ; deals, 161. to 181. per hundred.—Ba r lipe' 71. to Si. 10s. per ton.—Tallow, 46s to 478 per ewt. -- , 10 ,0 7/. 10s to 0/. per cwt.--Tar, Archangel, 19s. per brl.' Peruvian, 101. 10s to 11/. per ton. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, FBB. 12. SyOOIC. E XCHANGE.—The share market has uncle -rl decided improvement, and prices have advanced Ir §' terday's quotations. We quote :—Aberdeen, Cacasledonian, 32i c. • Cork and Bandon 17i c. ; ; Great Northern, 19s • TAO' -"T...hire, c. ; ditto (fifth shares) 4 3-1 6 ; caster and Carlisle (third shares) 13 c. p. ; Leed° l , oo e ' ern, 164 : Liverpool Crosby, and Southport, I- 8 1 . 113 and North Western ' 1204 • Manchester, She ffi eld, '"7„, 15 1 coin, 30 i ; Midland', 79 North Britsh, 9i ; Shg and Chester, 18i ; South' Eastern and Dover, 231 and North Midland, 31. MANCHESTER, FEB. 12. n, a e d• STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a f a i r b us iness, - being a new account a rather better feeling P re c : o oS' Prices were firmer. Eastern Counties, 131; Low. _., and Yorkshire, 79i ; Lancashire and Yorks/ 111 ' 10 01 Union, 21 d. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and lant r oP 30Ij ; Midland Railway Consols, 791 ; South Blow Dover, 24, 4 n. ; York and North Midland, 31j. LEEDS, FEB. 12. STOCK EXCHINGE.—There has been a buoyant and tha this morning ; prices continue steadily to advaumi c ilo o , market cl oses very fi rm a t th e f o ll ow i ng ra tes stock, 79i ; Caledonians, 32$ ; North Westerns, 8 , 30 cashire and Y or k s hi res , 79$ ; D overs , 24k ; Shelfi BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 12. t 0.01,1 S,Tom EXCHANGE.—This market was steak. r i• "- and prices upon the wh o l e were fi r m. shrevirst,--- Birmingham stock was done at 68. BIRTHS. OF A SON. Beri...`"" lej t$ On the 19th inst., at A r di ng t on -h o use, 01 0 wife of Douglas Viney - Vernon, Esq. the On the 11th inst., at 21, Regent's-park-te of R. Smith, Esq. 0 1‘, OF A DAUGHTER. firie - P On the 10th inst., at 53, 'Gloucester-terrace) the wife of Captain J. R. Wigram. MARRIED. Ems'' On the 10th inst., at Wall's-end, Walter dib i„loort, ue ale of Trench-hall,to Margaret Elizabeth Hester, 0 7 1 13. , of of the late Lie u t enant - Colonel W. Johnstone, ° 26th (or Cameronian) Regiment. h, On the 10th inst. at St. Margaret's - ch ure gy., the Lynn, Richard, eldest son of E. Ball, Bs vt Elizabeth, s econ d daughter of John Mestere ,a above place. c* DIED. weal On the Bth i nst., at Whitefield-house, Cut° " l _fa' Gillbanks, Esq., aged 73. Goodrich, fOx' On the sth inst., at Mount Craig, shire, aged 76, Thomas Lloyd, Esq. hire ors On the 9th inst., at Milford, Pembrokes yowl relict of Captain James, R.N. Comei' — ' nder Daowasotnh,en6t.hNi.n, s a t g ., ed at T areat Yarmouth, On the 11th inst , at 6, Belitha-terrace, lalmoo, garet Wallace, wife of A. Morison, Esq., sungaged Do ir06111.% LONDON : Printed. and Published by 311:31L ificeo ll.° • V of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The S un( ; co o Strand, the Precinct of the Satobin Midd lellere lionday, February We.