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ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. TIIIS EVENING Will he performed a now Drama, entitled RABY RATTLER; or, Ile Progress of a Scamp. Characters supported by the whole strength of the Company. To conclude with a grand fairy Pantomime, called THE KING OF TILE CASTLE ; or, Harlequin in the Land of Dreams. Har lequin, Herr Deulin; Pantaloon, Herr R. Deulin ; Columbine, Mdlle. Theodore ; Clown, Herr N. Dentin ; Punch, Herr E. Deulin. Box.oftlce open from eleven till four o'clock. THE WEATHER.—Sox OFFICE, FEBRUARY 11. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 28; Highest, 34 ; Noon, 37. BAROMETER, 29.82.—W1ND W.N.W., mild thaw. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The following outline of the ARRANGEMENTS for the SEASON 1847 is respect/Idly submitted to the Nobility, Patrons of the Opera, and to the Public. It is presented with the confident hope, that the saccessfhl exertions made to secure, under circ umstances of peculiar difficulty, a company still more worthy of the first Theatre in Europe, and of its distinguished Patrons will insure tee continuation 0( their support. ENGAGEMENTS FOR TUB OPERA. Mdlle. Jenny Lind (her first appearance in this country), Madame del Carmen Montenegro (her first appearance at this Theatre) ; Mdlle. Sanehloll, Male, Fagiani, and Madame Solari (their first ap pearance in this country) ; the Contralto, Mdlle. Vietti and Madame Castellan. Signor Frasc hini, the great Tenor of Italy (his first ap pearance in this country) ; and the favourite Tenor, Signor Gardoni, now of the Italian Opera, Paris, having lately withdrawn, at a great pecuniary sacrifice, from the Academia Royale de Musique (his first appearance in this country) ; Signor Superchi, the distinguished Baritone (his first appearance in this country); Signor F. Lablache; Signor Borella (his first appearance in this country) ; Signor Corelli ; the celebrated Basso Cantante, Herr Staudigl (his first appearance); and Signor Lablache. In addition to the above, arrangements are pending with Signer Coletti, of the Italian Opera at Paris. That great composer, the Chevalier Meyerbeer, has arranged to visit this country, to bring out the CAMP DE SILESIE, and another of his admired chefs-d'ceuvre ; the principal parts in the Camp de Silesie, by Mare. Jenny Lind and Signor Fraschini. The celebrated Dr. Felix Mendelssohu Bartholdy will likewise visit England, and produce an Opera expressly composed for her Majesty's Theatre, the libretto founded on THE TEMPEST of shakspere; written ny M. Scribe. Mi ran da.... ....... • • ....• Mdlle. Jenny Lind. Ferdinand Caliban • • • • . • .. ...... Herr Staudigl. Prospero •• It is likewise announced, with great satisfaction, that Signor Verdi, saving recovered from his severe illness, has expressly composed fur -his theatre a new Opera, of which the plot is founded on the ROB ERS ef SCHILLER. . • . . Rossini ' s Opera of ROBERT BRUCE, lately produced at the Aca- Italie Royale, has also been secured. Mesdames Castellan, Sanchioll, and Montenegro ; Signors Gar ion', Sapercbi, and Fraschinl, will appear before Easter. Mdlle. Jenny Lind, whose engagement commences in March, and extends until the end of the season, will appear immediately after Easter. _ . _ Director of the Music and Conductor, Mr. BALFE. Ii: addition to the above, several Operas, new to this country, ►ill be produced, and the repertoire will be selected tram the cheN- Pceuvre of Mozart, Cimarosa, Rossini, Donizetti, Mercadante, Bel- EC, &s. The strictest attention has been paid to all the details, so that an ensemble nay be presented perfect in a :tiparts. a NUMEROUS ORCHESTRA, sf the most distinguished talent and power, has been selected from some of the best Orchestras cf Europe. THE CHORUS has been chosen with the greatest care from Italy, Germany, and England ; and will comprise upwards of Eighty Per formers. ArtRANGEMENTS FOR THE BALLET. Mdlle. Carlotta Grist, Millie. Lucile Grahu, and Mdlle. Cerito; in addition to which an engagement has been made with Mdlle. Caroline Resati (of La Scala, at Milan, and other great theatres of Italy), who will make her first appearance on the first night of the season in a New Ballet, expressly composed and arranged for her, by M. Paul Taglioni ; Millie. Wauthier, of La Scala (her first appearance is this country); Madame Petit Stephan, Millie. Vonore, Mdlle. Elise 'Montfort ;Iles. Thevenot, Julien, Lamoreux, Emile, Fanny Per...scales, and Bertin ; and Millie. Caroline Baucourt, of the Aesdimie Royale, and La Scala , Mi l a n (her first appearance in this country). In consequence of the enthusiastic manlier in which this eminent artiste was received last season, hopes are entertained that Taglionl may be induced to appear for a limited number of nerformances. M. St. Leon, M. d'Or, of the Ac.tdemie Royale, Paris (his first appearance in this country), M. Gosselin, M. di Mettle, Sig. Venafra, M. Gender, M. Paul Taglioni, and M. Perrot. Composer of the Ballet Music, Signor MM. Principal Artist, Mr. Marshall. Maitre; de Ballet—M. Paul Taglioni, 11. Casati, of La Scala ; and M. Ferret. Sous-Maitre de Ballet, M. Goeselin Itegiaseur de la I)atise, M. Petit. Au Original Grand Ballet will be produced, written expressly - for her Majesty 'e Theatre, by the celebrated poet, Henri Heine, on a subject selected from the Old Legends of Germany. A Novel and Poetical Ballet, for the subject of which the establishment is in debted to the kindness of a popular and distinguished Poetess, entitled EGERIA. The celebrated Pas de Quatre and Pea do DEesses will be revived, and an entirely new Divertissement, introducing another Grand Pas by M. Perrot, which, uniting all the peculiar attractions of the Pas des Diessen and Pas de Qeatre, will present a novel feature of strik ing originality, and will combine the talent of all, to be entitled LA CONSTELLATION. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING VCril bs performed Donizetti's Opera, called THE FAVOURITE. Alphonso XI., ldr. Stretton ; Balthazar, Mr. Borrini ; Ferdinand , Mr. Travers ; Don Gaspar. Mr. Horncastle ; Leonora, Miss Romer ; Into, 3115 s Collett. After which a new Ballet, tailed THE PRETTY SICILIAN. In which 3f. Croce, 3f. Ilasis, and Millie. Baderna will appear. To conclude with the Last Aet of DER FREISCHUTZ. Adolph, .Ir. King; Caspar, 31r. Stretton ; /amid, Mr. Payne; Linda, 311ss Messent ; Rose, Miss Isaacs. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY MARKET. Under the Management of Mr. R. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be perforrned a new and original Comedy, called THE SCHOOL FOR SCHEMING. Principal characters by Messrs. Far ren, Webster, Buckatone, Howe, Selby, Briudal, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Humby, Mrs. Yaniold, Miss Fortescue, Miss Bennett, Miss Rey nolds, Ike. Dnring the evening the Band will perform the Overture, " LAC des Fees," " Plantagenet," " Rose," and " flelen" Polkas, Ike. To eoncinde with the Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, called the INVISIBLE PRINCE; or, the Island of Tranquil DeUghta. Principal characters by Mr. James Bland, Miss P. Horton, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Miss Reynolds, and Miss Julia Bennett. TUE A.THE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. THIS EVENING Will be perfm - rned a new Comic Drama, called £5OO REWARD. ek meters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Meadows, Emery, H, Butler, Wm Vlllars, and Miss Forster. Alter which a new Farce, called TIIE WIGWAM. Characters by blexart. Matthews, Oxherry, Keeley, Miss Arden, Miss Turner, Kiss Foster, and Miss Mary Keeley. To be followed by the Farce of TIIE ETON BOY. Captain Popham, Mr. Wigan; Dabster, Mr. Keeley; Miss Fanny Curry, Miss Dickinson. To conclude with the Fares of MRS. WHITE. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIIL T•NDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. express desire of th• Condo de Montemelin, who will honour the Thea•re with his presence. THIS EVENING Will he perfo:med the celebrated Drama, called THE GREEN IIIISHEA; or, A Hundred Years Ago. With the original :•ast. To conclude with the Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA (HSI:LEE. entitled THE PiI.kNTOM DANCERS ; or, the Wills Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford, Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Cidienford, Madame Celeste, hiss Marian Taylor, 111,s Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. VRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. .1. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. Tllls EVENING Will be performed Belllas Opera Serie, entitled NORMA. Polllo, Jr. Allen; Oroveso, Mr. Leffler; Flavius, Mr. Wynn ; Adelgisa, MiFsA. Romer; Clotilda, Miss Rourke; Norma, M se Bissau°. In the course of the . evening Professor HEMMING and his ta lented CHILDREN will go through their wonderful performances. Previous to the Pantomime the Band will perk= " The Ame rican Polka," introducing "The Railroad Overture." To conclude with the Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, en- The ENCPIANTED BEAUTIES of the GOLDEN CASTLE; or, The One-eyed Genf. Harlequin, Mr. Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Paula; Columbine, Miss Burbidgo ; Sprite, Mr. 11. Marshall; Clown, Mr. Flexinore. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. .I.A MES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. TO-MORROW EVENING Will be performed the p.)pular Drama, called LE DOCTEUR NOIR. Principal characters by MM. Lemaltre, Cartigny, Pascal, Lucien, David. Dainery, Berea, Maine. Orassau, Mdlles. Clarlsse, Khin, and Vallee. Reim Gs., Pit, 3s. 6d. , Stalls, 3c: Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at trait-past Seven. and the performances commence at Elght. Private Boles. Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's Library, :33, Bond-street; and at the 110i-oftlce. ETHIOPIAN iERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanweal, and Germon, will have the honour of repeat 'cgll their Inimitable ENTERTAINMENTS, at the above Theatre, THIS EVENING (Thursday), and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Doors open at Eight o'clock, and the Entertainment com mences at Halt-past Eight. The Programme will be varied on each occasion. Duo notice will be given of their next DAY PER FORMANCE. Poxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, 2s. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITIIEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Panally.—\lr. BATTY respectfully begs to acquaint the public that the performances will be given In aid of the Funds for the RE LIEF of the 1111511 and SCOTCH DISTRESSED DISTRICTS, when the extensive resources of the Theatre will be brought Into action. THIS EVENING Will be performed TIIE ROYAL FOX-HUNT; or, Life's Course of Men and Steeds. Entire change of the SCENES of the CIRCLE. To conclude with the successflfl Comic Equestrian Fairy Pantomime entitled THE FORTY THIEVES; or, Harlequin and All Baba and the Robber's Cave. Clown, Mr. Rochez ; Harlequin, Mr. W. Har vey ; Pantaloon, Mr. Laffarinl; Columbine, Miss Louisa Waite. Box•otRco open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six c 4nmence at half-past eta o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadfoot. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAM()ND and Co., RAILNVA7 SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUFADAY and FaIDAT, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing Instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered ; and advice% of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds Arline gaiety disposed of according to instmctions. Offices. Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. LOYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be perfbrmed THE BLACK DOCTOR. In which Miss Vin cent, Mrs. G. Lee, Miss L. Pearce, and Messrs. N. T. Hicks, Howard, Bird, Searle, Forman, &c., will perform. After which, the new and grand Christmas Pantomime, ea titled THE BIRTH OF THE STEAM ENGINE ; or, Harlequin Ge-a-Head," and Joe Miller and his Men. Clown. Mr. T. Barry, To conclude with THE DUKE OF SHOREDITCH, Supported by the entire Comic st:eturth of the Company. Boxes, Is., Half-price, 6d.; Pit. 6d.; Gallery, 34. The Queen of Prussia, according to accounts from Berlin, was taken suddenly and seriously ill at the corn- 1 niencement of last week. Her Majesty, we are glad to learn by the bulletins issued by the Court physicians, is progressing towards convalescence. HANOVER-SQUARE ROO:VS.—MT. Sidney Corrie, so well known as M.C., gave his annual ball on Tuesdav night, at the above rooms, which was attended by a numerous and fashionable assembly. Mr. Corrie's abilities as a con ductor on such occasions are toq well known, and universally admitted to need comment here. The selection of music was admirable, the band being under the direction of Mr. Weip. pert, and the supper and refreshments in a superior style of elegance. The thanks of all were due to Mr. Corrie and the several gentlemen who acted as stewards for their exertions to ensure comfort and enjoyment to all prettent. TAKING TUB VEIL. —Yesterday morning two ladies, Miss Jones, of St. John's-wood, and Miss Colgrave, of Bryanstone-square, received " the white veil and the reli totuirs,babit of our blessed Lady of Mercy," at the Catholic %;P h.... Bermondsey. The ceremony was performed by the Right gm Dr. Griffiths, Roman Catholic Bishop of Londoi assisted by the Rev. Messrs. O'Dwyer, Butler, Moore, and `:l7, r ,, l e%•___Tb e e postulants, habited in white, were intro a the `'. , ; t n" e ll . o i i ll:) at the foot of the altar by the Principal Mercy, and having, in answer to a cateche tical examination, world and all worldly their readiness to give up the tirely and unreservedly things, and to devote themselves en gion, they were invei L i o the study and the practice of reli prelate. The ceremony, ''th the veil by the officiating part in Latin. was of - an i which . was conducted for the most of sacred music appropriatemimposing character, several • on the organ. The Bishop tolthe occasion being performed dietioa upon the newly-madeiaving pronounced the b me dispersed. "sisters," the c ene ongregation A,lvices from Point-a-Titre to h De comber stare that the prospects of the te sugar2oth of De siti9factory, and t hat nothin g b ut the continuance crop were wea ther was required to complete the work, the of tin e h av i n g already commenced. The price of descriptionsgLedmanulacture was from 25 f. to 28f. The shipments for the year 30th of November amounted to 25,527,29 kilogramtomtehe The rate of discount was 12 per cent. per ann o um bills corn- manded I% per rent. premium. The negotiations for an intermediate steamer to Boston and fialifax, has not, it is said, proved successful ; the terms demanded by tbe Cunard Company having been considered by the Government to be beyond the outlay that would be warranted. —.Liverpool Times. A Supplement to the London Gazette appeared last night, containing banker's returns, made in pursuance of the 7th and Bth Victoria, c. 32. The returns were for the Na tional Provincial Bank of England, and the London and Westminster Bank. MRS. GORE'S NEW WORK. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., T EMPTATION AND ATONEMENT. Ey Mrs. GORE. - Authoress of "Mothers and Daughters," " The Banker's Wlfo," Bce. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough•streot. NEW WORK BY MISS PARDOE. Just ready, in 3 voLs. Bvo., with numerous Engravings on Steel and Wood, by William and George Measom, 21. 2s. bound, LOUIS the FOURTEENTH, and the COURT of FRANCE in the SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. By JULIA PARDOE, Author of the " City of the Sultan," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. NEW NOVEL BY JAMES SHERIDAN KNOWLES. Next week, in 3 vols., post Bvo., GEORGE L O V E L L. A Novel. By JAMES SHERIDAN KNOWLES. Also, in 2 ♦ols., post Svo., MEMOIR OF THE REV. H. F. CARY, Translator of Dante, with his Literary Journal and Letters. Edited by his son, the Rev. HENRY CAI:Y. Edward Muxon,Dover-street ; Agents: A. and C. Black, Edinburgh ; Cumming and Co., Dublin ; and Griffin and Co., Glasgow. HIGH W ATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 27 minutes after 9. i Evening .. 15 attantes after 10. . iact . t;;;,,.7;;• • / . i ,t ft „ .....1:, . . :,,.,- -..k_,:-..1......P..."4 11 -4‘k. '--/ • liasigt . 1 .-- 1 • -,, .. :,: . . o:4 E ili*". ‘.. -,, ..., 4 1. m ...14,,r . P .:.-e:i.'' ' •- i. , ...I' 415,-. e:,,,,.... ; • . .."....‘::"`' ' . • ;' 4 110 . ..7- r lening t*Allt4 LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1847. LORD G. BENTINCK'S BILL. MEETING OF IRISH MEMBERS AT LORD JOHN RUSSELE'S.-(THIS DAY.) A meeting of Irish Members was hekl to-day, at twelve o'clock, at the residence of Lord Jous RUSsELL, which was convened by his Lordship to an nounce to them the determination which the Govern ment had come to with respect to the proposed measure of Lord GEORGE BENTINCK for the advance of money to assist in the completion of railways in Ireland. The PREMIER stated, that in the event of there being a majority in favour of the proposition of the Noble Member fur Lynn, it was the determination of himself and his colleagues to resign immediately. Such a large amount of money as has been contemplated to be advanced by Lord GEORGE BENTINCK and his sup- Porters in addition to the immense sums that have already been expended in that country on Govern ment works, adled to what will be required, would, in the estimation of the Government, disorder the finances of this country so much that they considered it impolitic, and even dangerous, to accede to the measure; and, as he had already stated, rather than submit to its being carried, they had unanimously determined to tender their resignations as Ministers of the Crown. Several of the gentlemen in attendance addressed the meeting, and, it appeared by their observations, that with the view of obviating the necessity for his Lord. ship having occasion to resort to the alternative which ho mentioned, they would give him all the support in their power to resist the measure, which determination will be fatal to it. Tho House of Commons met yesterday at 12 o'clock. After the presentation of various petitions, the adjourned debate on the Ten Hours' Bill was resumed by Mr. IlumE, who opposed the second reading of the Bill on the ground that it was contrary to all the re ceived maxims of political economy, and that any attempt at Legislative interference between the em ployer and the employed, must end in disappointment. The lion. Gentleman concluded, by moving that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. Dr. BOWRING seconded the amendment. Sir GEORGE GREY having paid a high compliment to Mr. IlumE for his consistency, confessed that he would rather this questio❑ should have been settled by a volun tary agreement between the employers and the em ployed; but, seeing that there was no chance of such agreement, he should, as an individual Member of Par liament vote for the second reading of the Bill, with the intention in Committee, so to mcdify it, as to make an Eleven Houra, instead of a Ten Hours' Bill. Mr. BANKES supported the motion for the second reading of the Bill, and said that those who supported it would not accept of an Eleven instead of a Ten Hours' Bill. The Hon. Gentleman then attacked Mr. BRIGHT for his opposition to a Ten Hours Bill. Lord J. MANNERS gave a detailed history of the agi tation in favour of a. Ten hours' Bill, and concluded by giving his hearty support to the measure of the Ilon. Member for Oldham. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would support a measure for limiting the time of the labour of children, but ho would not interfere with adults. The workmen were, in general, in favour of long hours and more wages, and as the advocate of the interests of the working classes he felt found to oppose the measure. The Marquis of GRANBY supported the Bill. Dr. BOWRING, as the advocate of the working man, opposed this measure, which would deprive the work man of one sixth-part of his earnings. He was con vinced that it would be of no practical utility to the poor. Mr. P. HOWARD supported the measure. Mr. MUNTz said that during an average of years the mills had not worked more than ten hours a day—to work beyond would affect the health of the work-people; and he had never given a vote with more honesty of feeling than the vote he was about to give in support of the present measure. Mr. BRIGHT said that the principles on which the agitation for this Bill had been conducted were unsound and rotten. He contended that the work of women employed in factories was not laborious. The experi meats in France proved this, and it should be remembered that factory labourers were shel tered from the weather, and had plenty of light. It should be remembered that up to thirteen years of age children were exempt from the system now complained of, and he himself was an example that education was not necessary much after that age, for be never went to school after he was fifteen. He was as much the friend of the poor as any man, for he would give them votes to send representatives to that House, but he considered It a wicked delusion to represent to poor persons that they could get the same wages for ten hours' work that they could for twelve hours' labour. Wages were always reduced in the same proportion as time was reduced, and the reduction of time proposed would make a difference of 7,000,000/. in the revenue annually. If the Bill passed, the manufacturers would be obliged to combine in self de fence, and that would do away with the gcod feeling between employers and employed. With regard to en Eleven hours' Bill, he considered it a cowardly shrink ing from principle. If the petitioners in favour of the Bill were right, their demand should be granted, if they were wrong, it should be rejected altogether. He was astonished that the Noble Lord at the head of the Go vernment should have left this an open question. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in reply to the attack of Mr. BRIGHT, denied that the question of ten or eleven hours, was a question of principle : it was a question of degree only. The ques ion of the limitation of the hours of labour had been carried out by several old statutes. Neither was it a question of principle, as interfering between employers and employed, for the old law I protected apprentices against masters. To be consistent, the Bon. M em b er f or Durham should propose the repeal of these laws. As it was not a question of principle, leasingitan o t p he G en overnment was justified in working for 12 hours question. of thirt een y ams o f age i o . e r e t l e , t r a pi: n i o , d an w a n u i t i give them wore tiwe (or r l s a day w ere over t axe d, because the bodily f rame was n ' 13, or 14nsho For himself, he con sidered th at young perso stand such severe labo ur and that uiasau,sf fi h eiently matured to On the motion of S . t. A. LEITH BAY the dehme was THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1847. adjourned till Wednesday next, and the House rose at Six o'clock. of yesterday's debate, " This is not a question of principle, but of degree." The difference between twelve, eleven, and ten hours, can only be a question of degree. As far as interference is concerned, there is no principle at stake ; but as far as the fate o f the measure is concerned, there is a prin ciple, and a very great principle at issue, namely— Will the Legislature forget its noblest attribute, the power of protecting helplessness ? Will the representatives of the people refuse to hear the prayers of the humble, and only listen to those who are able to protect themselves ? That such will not be the result will be satisfactorily demonstrated on Wednes day next. a far worse position under the present Ministry than they had been under that of M. Hl:lmmix, and that the financial state of the country was becoming every year more unsatisfactory, but ho boldly declared that it was the duty of the new Chamber to strike at once at the root of the evil, and concluded by moving, as an amend ment, to add to the paragraph under discussion that "it is the duty of the Government to re-establish an equili brium between the expenditure and the receipt. The debate upon this amendment was adjourned to the next sitting. Session after session has the Ten Hours' Bill been brought under the consideration of Parliament. It has been repeatedly the theme of most earnest and eloquent discussion, it has been ably and vigorously supported, it has been resolutely opposed, and, though occasionally triumphant, it has been again and again rejected. Nevertheless, though continually rejected, it has been continually increasing in strength, it has been continually acquiring new sympathy and support, and is now awaiting its second reading in the House of Commons with every prospect of a favourable result. In a few days, it will, doubtless, be the law of the land. The long protracted, hardly won victory will be achieved, and though long protracted, it will be most welcome. If ever triumph was merited by patient endurance and persevering exertion, triumph has been indeed merited by the supporters of the Ten Hours' Bill. For long years have the anxious opera tives, for whose benefit it is designed, prayed and petitioned the Legislature for assistance, but they have prayed and petitioned in vain. For long years have the advocates of the measure brought forward the most unanswerable arguments and appa rently irresistible appeals, but their arguments and their appeals have been alike unavailing. And how is this ? Whence arises this determined and enduring opposition ? The cause is obvious. The opponents of the Ten Flours' Bill, beginning with false premises, have arrived at a false conclusion, namely, that such a measure would be most preju dicial to their own interests; hence their opposition which is perhaps only natural. According to the way of the world, it is perhaps only natural, that men should oppose what they believe inimical to themselves. With this line of conduct as e do not now find fault (that were indeed useless), but we find fault with the belief by which it is inspired. It is adopted on entirely mistaken grounds. A mea sure so obviously advantageous to the workman cannot and will not be found injurious to the master. The employer cannot suffer by what benefits the employed. And that the proposed altera tion will benefit the employed, has been assuredly proved beyond all power of gain saying. On an impartial investigation how does the matter lie ? what is the question at issue ? Simply this. The women and young persons em ployed in the manufactures are now compelled to work for twelve hours in the day ; they are com pelled, it is useless to gainsay it—their own neces sities render it imperative on them to obtain work, and the masters, generally speaking, will not, unless restrained by the law, give them work upon other terms. It is proposed, by the interference of Parliament, to relieve these " women and young persons "—for, be it remembered, it is only with these we have to deal—it is proposed to relieve them from two hours' daily labour, and, we ask, hew will this alteration affect them ? Will it prove a blessing or a bane ? Let us descend to particulars ; let us contemplate an individual case. Let us look on the wife and mother banished from her family, wearily working the whole live-long day, and then, wearied and worn-out, returning at a late hour to her roof—to her roof shall we say ?we are almost at a loss for a word by which to designate it—we cannot call that place her dwelling, where she never dwells ; we cannot call that place a home, from which every domestic happiness is banished. Let us picture this hard life of toil, and think, all she asks from us is two hours of rest. No, something more than two hours of rest, something more than the mere interval of two hours —she asks for an opportunity to hold communion with her family, to look upon her little children, to cheer her desolate hearth, and perhaps reclaim her now deserted husband—for in two hours it will be possible to effect all this. To those who consider the duties of domestic life entitled to a moment's considera tion, the proposed alteration must appear of incalculable advantage. If this view of the question had been re garded more, the opposition to the Bill must have been assuredly much diminished. And why has it not been regarded, is it after all but a minor con sideration Y When Naromiox inquired of Madame CAMTAN what was necessary for the good education of the youth of France, " Good mothers," she replied. The Emperor admitted the justice of her observation. "We have here," he said, " a system of ' education in one word." It is this very system of education which our present factory regulations seem fitted to subvert. Their frames weakened by excess of toil, their understandings by neglect of culture, owing to the unceasing employ ments in which they are engaged from their youth upwards, the unfortunate factory women assume the arduous duties of wives and mothers, both morally and physically disqualified from fulfilling them aright. It has been proved by a late inquiry that out of every hundred deaths occurring in the manufacturing districts more than sixty-one are these of children under two years of age ! Does not this fully prove the terrible effects of the present system ? But these and similar arguments have been already frequently brought forward by Lord ASHLEY and others, and although they cannot fail to arrest atten tion and excite sympathy, they have as yet been found inadequate to convince. Unanswerable as these arguments must appear, innumerable objections have nevertheless arisen. We are told perhaps that this is all very well, very humane, and so forth, but that it will never do in practice, that it is against all the principles of political economy. So far, in deed, has this last objection gained ground, that this seems to be now almost regarded as a question of Humanity versus Political Economy—an antagonism which is absolutely impossible. Let us not regard this matter, as it is too often regarded, only in a superficial light ; let us not heed the specious phraseology of those who seek to disguise their own selfish schemes under fine sounding names : never mind what doctrines the so-called political economists may put forth, let us look at the principle itself. After all, what is political economy, and what does it teach us ? Is not its first great maxim, the main object to which it tends, " the greatest good of the greatest number ?" Is not this the great ob ject of all Governments and of all laws, and shall we then be told that to increase the wealth of one particular class is Political Economy! No matter if the labourer suffer, if his frame be weakened, his heart withered, his intellect destroyed, no natter if he die, body and soul, so that his mas ter's business prosper—that is the great desideratum! Let his hands "produce," no matter at what per sonal sacrifice, and let his master " consume" the profits—this is political economy ! In the same way men "call it freedom when them selves are free," or deem themselves religious when they find fault with the creed of others. Children may be frightened by shadows, but men are not to be so deceived ; the ignorant and unthinking may be confounded by the specious reasoning of these poli tical economists, but in this enlightened age their delusive doctrines cannot long prevail. We are inclined to think that the true principles of Political Economy, and at the same time the best interests of Humanity, had never a more powerful or more accurate expounder than ALEXANDER POPE. He has truly and beautifully shown how the good of one and the good of all are incorporate and indi visable. He has told us how "jarring interests" m ay produce " the according music of a well-mixed state." The Presse, the organ of the party of Count MOLE, .hus speaks of the amendment of M. DE CASTELLANE "The remarks of M. de Castellane are worthy of atten tion. Speaking, as he did, in the name of the young, en lightened, and Progressist fraction of the Conservative party, M. de Castellane is not one of those who have taken their seats on the benches of the majority, in order to slumber more at their ease. His idea is that the promises made to the electors of Lisieux should be carried out ; he calls for all the reforms that time has matured, and the necessity for which cannot be contested. Postal reform—a modi fication in the duty on salt—a reform in the octroi duties— in the indirect taxes—in our immense military system, which embraces at present 100,000 men more than in 1833, and which absorbs upwards of 1,000,000 f. per day—these are the points which the Hon. Member expressed his desire to be first attended to. We completely participate, as our readers are aware, in the wishes thus expressed ; and to those who allege the difficalties of our present position as an argument against such changes, we must declare that of all the excuses that they could bring forward this is the one that can least be accepted. It is, in fact, precisely when times are hard, when food is dear, when taxes weigh the most heavily on the existence of the poorer classes, that there is an opportu nity—nay, an urgency, to adopt reforms of a nature to dimi nish their burdens. bid Sir Robert Peel wait until the situ ation was prosperous to commence his reforms? No; it was in the midst of the very crisis that he acted. If remedies are necessary, it is when one is ill, and not afterwards. In favourable circumstances, when living is cheap, the weight of taxes is easier to bear, and we can conceive up to a certain point that such circumstances are taken advantage of in order to postpone all change. But to seek in the difficulties themselves from which the people suffer a pretext for not reducing at all the charges that aggravate those difficulties, appears to us to be conduct as unreasonable as it is unsup portable by argument." In the Parliamentary notices of motions for to morrow evening we find the following members proposed by Mr. RICARDO to be nominated for forming a Select Committee on the navigation laws :—Mr. Riciuno, Mr. Alderman THOMPSON, Mr. lIUME, Sir ROBERT PEEL, Mr. MILNER GIB SON, Mr. lIUTT, Sir GEORGE CLERK, Mr. BROWN RIGG, Mr. BRIGHT, Mr. M 4 CARTIIT, Viscount SANDON, Mr. BROWN, Mr. LTALL, Mr. MITCHELL, and Mr. THOMAS BARING. The selection appears to be made with the view of combining the services of men upon an inquiry of the greatest importance, pos sessed of great ability and high integrity. We have no doubt they will enter upon the task, intended to be assigned to them, with an earnest zeal solely directed to promote their country' s goo d, an d a consequ ent spirit of impartiality that will not fail to impart the greatest weight to their future views and recommendations. Whilst we recognize by the names above enumerated an intention to constitute the Committee in the fairest manner, seeing that the op posite opinions which are entertained on this subject will be respectively and advantageously impersonated, we cannot but feel rejoiced, holding the impressions we have advocated with reference to the navigation laws, that Sir R. PEEL will be invited to give his va luable aid to the Committee. Our gratification at finding his name among the proposed list is derived from the knowledge we have of his vast experience and judgment in all matters affecting our commercial prosperity, and from the certainty that, if any good grounds can be substantiated for preserving the navigation laws, either in their en tirety or in part, he will scrupulously support them ; and from the conviction, on the other hand, that if those who support the shipping interests, whether from motives purely erroneous, or purely selfish, should fail to make out their case before his search ing mind, Sir R. PEEL will ably, conscientiously, and manfully resist any report which should be calculated to sanction the maintenance of laws no longer suit able to the objects for which they were originally enacted. However tardy Sir R. PEEL was in re tracing his former errors, yet did the country feel grateful, that when he became fully persuaded of the evils attendant upon a restrictive policy in relation to our extended commercial intercourse, he determi nedly splintered into atoms the wand of monopoly, at the evident risk of being abruptly hurled from the powerful position which he held as First Minister of the Crown. In vain, therefore, as it seems to us, will the hydra of protection attempt to rear its fallen crest whilst Sir R. PEEL and Lord J. RUSSELL, with his Liberal party, shall be found uniting their splendid talents in resisting every effort to revive the crushed spirit of monopoly. One stronghold after another has been successfully besieged by the genius and indomitable energy of the British merchant, which has converted the most accomplished statesmen of the age to the enlarged and benevolent spirit, that animates its civilising and lofty enter prises ; and, in every instance, brief or pro tracted as may have been the several contests, have the enemies to freedom in trade and commerce been compelled to surrender. The friends of un fettered commerce have now fairly laid siege to the stronghold of the navigation laws ; and the day cannot be distant when their infatuated advocates will be forced to succumb, or to capitulate upon terms advantageous to our mercantile progression The history of the laws in question powerfully evi dences the weak foundations on which they were erected, inasmuch, as at different periods, and long previous to the great triumph achieved in 1846, in favour of the principles of free trade, their pernicious consequences imperiously indi cated the necessity of their being occasionally altered for the purpose of alleviating the burdens of indirect and unjust taxation, and of strengthening our mer chants in the race of competition that grew cut of the growing enterprise of commercial rivals. It is satisfactory to . know, that this question has been al ready to a great extent investigated by two former committees, who were unable to complete their labours, and that therefore the inquiry will necessarily not be of so protracted a character as it otherwise would have been. Hence, we hope, that the path for Legislation will be speedily cleared by the prelimi nary information to be laid before, and digested by, the Committee about to be appointed. Per pigro quasi sepes sp rum narum. It is not improbable that on this financial question the Ministry may go out of office, and ft MOLE Ministry be appointed. It was rumoured in Paris on Tuesday that, in consequence of the gross and unprovoked per sonal attack made by M. GEIZOT on the Marquis of NORMANRY, the latter had suspended all offi cial intercourse with M. GUIZOT, and was about to retire from Paris, leaving Lord WILLIAM HERVEY as Chargé d'Allizires. All parties in the French capital are loud in their condemnation of M. Gutzofs conduct throughout the whole affair, and it is said that it has been settled in the highest glean that Count MOLE is to be his successor, as M. GUIZOT has incurred the royal displeasure by having made an attack on the English Government is the Chambers, without orders, and without acquainting the KING of his intention so to do. It is, therefore, not improbable that this amend ment, proposed by a partisan of Count MOLE, is intended to give the coup de grace to M. GUIZOT for this breach of discipline. The discussion was resumed on Wednes day, but the Chamber bad not come to any decision at the hour the post left. It would appear from the following letter from Tunis of the 14th ult., which is published in these journals, that the PORTE, roused by the imprudence of the French Foreign Minister to the assertion of its rights, is about to take active measures to reduce its rebellious vassal, the BEY of Tunis, to obedience. "Three days ago, a vessel coming from Malta brought a chiaoux of the Grand Signor, but the Bey has hitherto re fused to allow him to land, and to receive the letters of which he is the bearer. Last week several English steamers arrived, bringing dispatches for the Bey, and each time he demanded several days to reply. They came to announce the arrival of the Turkish Envoy. The refusal to receive him may cause some embarrassment to the Bey, from which all the friend ship of the French Ministers may find it difficult to relieve him. The Bey was generous in France, but tkat was an ex ception to his general manner of acting. His voyage in France is considered here a very serious fault ; and is looked on as the prelude of great disasters for his people." COURS AIITHENTR;UE.—PARIS, FEB. 9.—Fire per Cents., 118 f. 117 f. 95c. 85c. 90c. 85c. ; Four per Cents., 104 f. ; Three per Cents., 77f. 85c., 80c. 75c., 70c., Bank Actions, 3,262 f., 50c.; Rent de Naples (Rothschild's) 101 f. 50c.; Romans, 10If. 10014 f.; Belgian Five per Cents., (1840), 101 V.; Ditto (1842), 102%; Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 96 1 , 2 ; Belgian Two-and. a. Half per Cents., 54 ; Spa nish Three per Cents., 34 4 3 / 4 ; Dutch Two-and• a-Half per Cents., 57%; Exchange on London—one month money, 25f. 20c. ; three months, money, 25f. 2!4c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEBRUARY 10. _ _ Boulogne and Amiens, 14 4—Dutch Rhenish, 4%—Narnar and Liege, 2.,l,—Northern of France, 12!8—Orleans and Bordeaux, 7 MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton nt Liverpool yesterday were 2,000 bales. The market was dull, and American sorts at 6 1 4 d. to to 6%d. per lb. were at a decline of per lb. Other de scriptions were at about previous rates. The chief sales of American were at 6 1 0. to 7%d. per lb. Railway shares were rather flat. According to a statement compiled by the Dutch Consul at Odessa, it appears that the shipments from that port in the month of December, comprising grain, wool, &c., were to the amount of 27,000,000 roubles banco, sent over in 1,382 ships. Thero were 150 vessels in port early in January, but it would require 1,000 ships to bring away the produce already available, so large were the supplies from tke interior in consequence of the fine weather. Letters from Berlin intimate that a large number of the merchants of Cracow had written to their correspondents to state that they were unable to meet their engagements, and offering a dividend of 5 per ceat., though whether as an instalment or a settlement in full is not stated. If this state ment should prove correct heavy losses will fall upon Berlin, Breslau, and Hamburgh. The liabilities of the firm which failed at Breslau recently, are now stated at 800,000 dollars. There is rather a better market for the English Securities, and in some cases we notice a slight improvement in the quotations. Consols have been 90% to :!,/ i for present transfer, and 90% 3 for time. Bank Stock is worth 203%. The New Three•and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 92% N. Excheuer-bills have realised 6s. to !s. premium. The Foreign Securities have been very dull. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been quoted 36, and Spanish Three per Cents. 34%. Mexican Bonds have realisedE l% to 22; and Brazilian 85. Dutch Four per Cents. have been at 92% to 921 x. The decree revoking the decima tax on Portuguese foreign debt is advertised to-day. The are S much the hare Mar m k s e a t has e. been dull again, but generally, prices A letter from Berne, dated 4th February, contains the following: — ~ The Council of War of the ultramontane faction is preparations on . a , per manently sitting at Lucerne. It is from that place that it armaments are out of directs all the movements of the league. It is thus that i n a to n n d ! m m a a i d l e th m e i 3 Tary has caused to be visited by experienced officers all the t vul nerable points of the canton of Lucerne, and has ordered them to be fortified. Never, at any period of their history, proportion with the feeble financial resources they possess, more have theext extensive it is certain that they receive foreign subsidies. It is even said that they intend taking the initiative in the struggle against the great cantons. In any case the members of the league appear shortly to expect decrees of the Diet with re spect to the existence of their association, and on the subject i lu v i e ti gl c e a, of the question relative to the Jesuits; and they continue to announce boldly that they will oppose by force the em ployment of all means of coercion. The Grand Council of Berne has terminated its labours without the attacks of the conservative party having, in any respect, succeeded in wea k en i n g the Clover nrnent. The income-tax decreed in principle in one of the last sittings. has not produced the effect that the adversaries of the new order of things ex pected. The populations have understood that, in relieving them from t h e feudal rents which st i ll we i gh e d on t hem in several parts of the canton, the wants of the treasury required a compensation. That compensation will, however, not be very onerous to the per for the income-tax will never penny- per thousand of the capital." exceed one BRITISII FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. I'ItI,;ES. Rank Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 2033 203% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 9034 91 90% 91 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 90 3 4 k % 90% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 92%i t , 2% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9 9-16 9 9-16 Thtto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 9 5.16 9 5-16 India Bonds, 1,0001. .. .. .• .. .. 10 10 Consols for Account .• •• • • ..........90 90% Exchequer Bills. 134 d. 140. 1,0001... .. -- •• 69 pm. 9 5(101. • .. .. •• ——-- p m . 9 Ditto, Small .... —— pm. 9 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 85 85 Ditto, Small • . • • .. .. 86 86 Mexican Bonds, 1846, h per Cent .. 22 21% 21% Portuguese Four per Cent • . .. 36 36 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. Ditto, Passive Bonds .. .. .. 5 Ditto, Indemnity • • .. .. .. 67 Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • • • 34% 31N Dis:dends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Bali per Cent .. Ditto, 4 Der Cent. Certificates .. 92% % 92% PRICES OF BUSINESSCLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DONE AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRI CES. Aberdeen.. .. .. .. .. .. 25 .... 22S .......... 22y. Amber., Notting., Boston, and _ .. . __. Madrid papers of the 3tl have been received. Senor MA.IiTINEZ E LA Ros e has been appointed Chairman, and Senor BENATIDgS Secretary of the Com mittee of the Chamber of Deputies, appointed to draw up the answer to the address. These papers state that Don MIGUEL had been pro claimed King in several towns of the north of Portugal. The Portuguese Ambassador, the Conde DE THOMAR (COSTA CABRAL) had a long conference with the Duke of SoTomAyott on the 3d, fur the purpose, it is said, of demanding an armed intervention. MADraD Bowie, FED. 3.—The Three per Cents., 32a cash, 321 paper; Four per Cents., 201 cash; Five per Cents., 20 15-16 cash, 20Z paper; Passive, 61; Exchange on London, 37. Eastern Junction . •• 2%.... .. •••• •• • • 2% Birmingham and Oxford Junction 5 .... 133 i% .. •• . 13% firming., Wolver., and Dudley.. F 97/. .... Birkenhead, Lancash., & Cheshire Junction .. 4 .... .. • ... •• .. 4% uckinghamstdre 84s. .• .. p Caledonian Direct -Northern Scrip .. ..... 2% Eastern Counties2o 211 %% ...... 21% Ditto, New .. Ditto, York Extension .. .. 4 .... .. East Lancashire .. .. • • .. 14 ••• • 16 •• • • 16 Ditto New .. .• • • 5 .. • • % • ••••••• • • 6% Ditto, ditto New S cr ip • • • • 114 ••••2% % • • .... • • 2% East Lincolnshire .- . 4 •••• •••••• Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 78 .. •• • 73 Ely and Huntingd on .. • • .. 12% .... • ....... 13 Great Northern (London & Y or k Great North of England . ..100 .. Ditto New .. •.• • •. • • .... New .. • • ••• • 5 • • 5 911 ••••• • • • " 59 3 i • • .. 20 .... ...• ..... 57 Great Western .. .• 85 .• —124% • • . •• .• 124% Ditto, Quarter Share We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday. The speech of the Finance Aiinister in the Chamber on the preceding day on the state of the French finances is thus commented on in the Constitutionnel " M. Lacave Laplagne endeavoured to reply to the accusa tions which the deplorable management of our finances drew upon him from all parts of the Chamber , from M. de Castel lane, a Conservative, as much as from DI. Ferdinand de Las teyrie, or M. Ledru Rollin. lie endeavoured to show, by clumsily grouping together figures, that the situation is not worse now than it was when he succeeded to M. Hurnann. But some few words from M. Quinettee and M. Gauthier de Rumilly sufficed to destroy this position of his, by proving that the total of the augmentations of receipts, of the defi ciencies, and of the extraordinary works, representing all the expenses voted since 1841, exclusive of the amount of the ordinary expenses, such as it w as at that period, was upwards of two milliards I It will of course be well understood that in such a situation the Government has an excellent excuse for adjourning the reforms so long solicited and expected. Why speak of the conversion of the Five p er C en t s ., of postal reform, of the dimi nution of the salt duty, &c. ? Can such things be thought of ? If so, the Ministry immediately objects that the deficiency, which in its own work, prevents it, and thus it gets rid of measures which it has never thought seriously of rectlisinc,,. Will it be believed, how ever, that the Minister of }IMMO" this day dared to say that the Conservative party was alone capable of effect ing these reforms ? This embarrassment that the Minis try has introduced in our finances also affects the general commercial credit of the country. Fearlessly affirm:ig that the economies of France are inexhaustible, that the purse of the public is sufficient for everything, it has occasioned a financial crisis which at p resen t seriously injures i n d u stry and commerce en masse. To this crisis is add ed that of fo od , which it rende rs graver b y con cealing the great insufficiency of the harve s t, an d t h us prevent i ng speculation from fur nishing a remedy ; so that the greater part of the responsi bility of the present distressmust be certainly attributed to it. Such . is the situation which the Ministry has produced for i u , !;; in presence of a policy which has isolated France in d , c u ti n e D . pe, we find ourselves with a budget in a state of normal iency . , with finances in disorder, with a loan more or less near in prospect, with enormous works which profoundly engage the futare, and with credit deeply shaken." _..0, ..arter ~ .)s .. .. Ditto3 - ;ew . • % 12% .... 19 1( ..- • l9 , .. Leeds and Bradford .. • • .. 3.5 .... 80% •••••••• • • 80% Leeds and Thirsk .. • . .. 22%..,, ........ Ditto, New •.. • • 5.. 4 •• .. 3S LiYerp., blanch., & Newc. Janet. 2%.... IS 2 ..... ... 2 London and BiackwaU .• 161. 13a. 4d. 84 8 ..... • • 8 Ditto, New, No. 2 „—••.. 1 OS 1% p.. 1% p Ditto, Extension .. .. 7% ~, , 5 5 London, Brighton, and S Coast— 50 .. . 55 . Ditto, Consol. Ei g hth s .. .... . ... . 55 .. 10 .... 12 .......... 12 London an North-Western . • .100 ....190 189 191.... ISB} Ditto, Quarters .. . .. . 2 .... 21 ..•••• • • . • 21 Ditto ditto, New Shares .. .. 2 .... 14 ••••• . • • • • 14 Ditto, Fifths . . .• .. 2 .... ••••• • • • • • ~1 „ 8 Ditto, 40/. Shares M. &B.— 40 .... 72% 72 ••• • • • 7,,, Ditto, 101. Shares M. &B. (A) 5 .... IIN .... ••• • • • • "''' Oxford, Watley, • and. Cheltenham 1% —.• I7i7i••• • • • • • 134 Ditto, Tenths .. .. ••.. .4 .... —•• • " . 514 4 4 Ditto, Tenths .. .• • • • • 4 •. • • —•••— • • • • London and York Ext ens i on S cr i p 2% ••••a%••• • • • • • • • 2% 21 Lynn and Ely Manchester and L ee d s .. .. .. 82 •• . • • 10'aDitto, Fift 10 } hs • % P Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. •• • • %P••" • • :. 124 Midland .. .. .. .. .. ..100 .. • 122%;; •" • : .• .. 5 • 14 Ditto, New • • .. .• a •• •• • , 5 „,%.,(1 • •• • . . 313% Newcastle and Berwick .. •• 20 •• • • " 3 , , `,4•• :: :: .. 34 North British.. .. .• •• ' • 25 „ •• • • - 1A 4f • ii •••• ••" • • I% Ditto, Extension .. • • ••, 7 s " • ' 354% —•• • • • 3 !'i Ditto, Thirds • • •• • • ••; :: : 4c i ........ • • :i 7 ,, North Western Isytaztoerdriishir.e. and..: ••• • ~ 2S • • .5 3% Beading, Guildford, Reigate • .. -?,-, :: : : 2 3 1 ~ t l:: ~ : : •• .: : Y 1 % Scottish Midland •••• • • • • I .‘ ''' ••••3S••• • • • • • '• 41/a Shrewsbury and Birmingham •• •• , A, :: : : .. .... . . . . 1 % Ditto, Class B .. • • • • • • 2 ..., 1!.•••• • • • • •- , 11 .4 Shrewsbury and Hereford . • •.• 425. •• • • 7 .,, i , di,. .... • • 'S dis Shropshire Union .. • • ''• 33% •••••—'•• • • • . • • • 2 - 3 South Eastern and Dovor .• •i• 2O ••• 23 Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No* -' 3 ., .. 4 1 4 No. N, , ,, (tin 151.) .. d • • ••' • " S uth Wales • • • • • • .. . No. 4. . 10 . • • 7.%', —' • " South Yorkshire, Doncaster, al . i . 2 .... 17, .......... Goole .. .. • • • • Trent Valley Western.. • • • NVindsor, Staines, &S.W es - .. 25 .... _ .. :i .......... York and Newcastle • • • • .. 5 .., 11% .. ....... . 11% and Midland J nue. 4 . 29. .... %. , P :: ........... 1 1 pp Ditto, New. • • • • • '•• .. 3 .... 8% • • •••• • • • 8•74 Ditto, Preference •._ • .. , 0 ~ . !•;) ... ~ York and North Midlsnd . ... ~) .... ~,,,, ~ .. ..., • Ditto. Selby - - .. 2 0 .... 37 LA .• —.•• • • • 7i l Ditte, Extension • • • 2 .... 11A %•• .. .. 11;34 :10 ... - 21% .. ...... • . 21 Ditto, Th. E.lau'reafewret:cueltuni•Ex.t..oll... " Where small and great, where weak and mighty made To serre, not suffer; s t re ngthen not invade; More powerful each us needful to the rest, And, in proportion as it blesses, blessed." When the great principle of mutual depenuence and mutual co-operation is generally recognised, as it must be at no distant day, we shall hear no more of the contending interests of masters and men—we shall hear no longer that Political Economy is adverse to Humanity. We must refer our readers to the able and eloquent speech of Lord JOIIN MANNERS for a refutation of the fallacious arguments against non-intefereece. " Do we not interfere," he asks, " to regulate the speed of vessels in the river ? Did we wait for a mutual arrangement of master and men when we interfered to emancipate the negroes ?" It semis almost ridiculous, however, to talk about non interference now. Why, if the Ten Hours' Bill be rejected, because the House must not interfere, = ":tEthori:io twelve hours must be repealed on the same principle. As Lord J. Russzra, said emphatically, at the close The F.Teech of M. nr Consf-Tvatiro of I cue 1.110'.6 party, produced a great .ensation in the Chum ber. Not only did he declare that the finances were in I, FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens 18 •• • • •• 14 Dutch Rhenish 7 .... 4 1 i I ,A %...... Namur and Liege 8 .... 2 .. ••• • • • 2% Northern of France .. .. 8 12% % . ..... 12 Orleans and Bounteous .. 6 .. .. 7 • • ...... 7 MINES. Real del Monte, Unrezistered 334 • • •• •• . • •• 34 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY) LONDON, FEB. 11.—Wind N.W , moderate breeze and fine. DOVER, FEB. 10.—Wind N.W., strong.—Arrd. Union, Sainthall, Jamaica, for Bremen. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 10.—Wind N. to N. W.—Sid. Mary Ann, Cape of Good Hope and Madras; Miranda, Antigua. BRISTOL, FEB. 10.—Wind N.—Arrd. Sybilla, Mauritius. COWES FED. 10.—Wind N.N.W.—Ar r d. Louise Caesar, Weneke;Rio Janeiro; St. Thomas's Packet, St. Domingo. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 10.—Wind N., fresh —Arrd. Walpole, Richardson, New York. Sld. Rimar, Valparaiso. The Charles Brownell, for Valparaiso, and the Milton, for Bahia, were in contact last evening in the river, and both received some damage. CLYDE, Fan 7.—Wind N.—Sld. James Ewing, Jamaica; Agnes Sophia, Matanzas. WATERFORD, FEE. B.—Wind N.E. to N.N.E.—SId. Mar garet, New York. Coax, FEL B.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Panama, Wilson, Callao; Esk, Bahia. The Lovely Mary, Stanton, Waterford to Newfoundland, has put in here with masts cut away, and part of cargo thrown overboard in a hurricane, lat. 24, long. 37. LONDONDERRT.—Arrd. Canonicus, Copeland, New York. Shl. Maria. New York. Lams, FEB. 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Joanna, St. John's. BRIDLINGTON, FEB. 10.—The Charles, Clay, from Boston to Stockton, is on the south pier, and likely to be much damaged. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) biIIIATGATE AND LEADENBALL. There was a very steady trade here, and prices were well supported. Beef, 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; Veal, 4s 2d to 5s 2d ; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per Blbs. by the carcase. MEAT VI S. SOUTIIALL, FEB. 10.—Prime Beasts and Sheep com manded a very steady inquiry, at full prices. In all other kinds of stock next to nothing was doing. Beef, from 3s to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 4s to 5s ; Veal, 4s to 4s 103 ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per 81bs., to sink the offals. ROMFORD, Fan. 10.—We had an improved dmand for each kind of stock at our quotations ; —Beet; from 3s to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s • Veal,4B to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per Slbs. Sucking Calves, 18s to 295; quarter-old store Pigs, 16s to 18s ; and Mitch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 181 each. LEWES, FEB. 9.—Beef, from 3s 4d to to 4s 6d; Mutton, 4s 2d to 5s 2d; Veal 4s 2d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 4s to 4s Gd per 81bs. A moderate supply, and a steady trade. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Feb. 11, 1347„•nade up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wsles per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I LARIAT.' OATS. EYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. PRICE • • 73s 10d 53s id 33s Od 555 9d 545 3d 57s 3d The Duties on Foreign Grain are now suspended. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) The House of Lords sat to-day to hear appeals. WILSON 0. WILSON. The arguments in this part-heard appeal were resumed this morning by Mr. TURNIR, following on the same side as Sir Fitzroy Kelly, who addressed their Lordships yesterday on behalf of the appellants. The case came before their Lord ships upon an appeal against the decree of the Vice-Chan eellor of England, by which he had deserted specific per formance of certain articles of separation between these par ties. The bill filed by Mrs. Wilson stated that in the month of April, 1839, a marriage was solemnised between the plaintiff then Mary Wright Wilson, spinster), and the de fendant, John Wright Henniker Wilson (then John Wright Henniker); that previously to and at the time of such marriage, the plaintiff was entitled under the will of Lady Frances Wright Wilson, deceased, to a certain freehold estate called Drayton Lodge, situate in the county of Southampton, and that she was also entitled under the will of Sir henry Wright Wilson, deceased, for her life, with re mainderto her children and issue, to certain freehold estates in the county of York, and a small estate in the county of Essex, and to certain leasehold hereditamenta s i tuate i n the parish of Chelsea, and called the Chelsea Park estate, and also to a certain leasehold house in Grosvenor-place, and to money in the public funds. That previously to such marriage between the plaintiff and defendant a marriage settlement was executed, dated 27th of April, 1839, whereby it was amongst other things, recited that all the property of the plaintiff, except the Drayton Lodge estate and the Chelsea Park estate, and the sum of 3,0001. Consolidated Annuities, therein mentioned, should after the solemnisation of the said intended marriage belong to Mr. Wilson, in his marital right. And the Drayton Lodge estate and the 3,000 e were then settled to the use of Mary H. W. Wilson for her life, and the Chelsea Park estate was vested in trustees for the residue of several terms of years therein subsisting, upon trust for John H. W. Wilson, for his life, and after his decease to Mary W. 11. Wilson, for her life, and after her decease, in trust, for her husband, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns. The bill then went on to allege that soon after the marriage unhappy differences arose, and on the Bth of May, 1843, the wife instituted proceedings in the Ecclesiastical Court for a divorce, on the ground of impotency; that proposals to prevent the continuance of this suit, and to ob tain an arrangement for a separation, had been at first made by Mr. Wilson, but had been rejected by the lady, Ultimately, however, certain articles of agreement, dated June 2, 1843, were executed, by which it was covenanted that Wilson should allow his wife to live separate from him, that the estates in settlement should be vested in the trus tees of the settlement for her separate use during their joint lives, and that if he should perform the covenants therein contained he should be indemnified against the covenants on certain leases on which he was liable, and also against all his (this ought to have been her) present debts and liabilities, and that whilst be should duly perform the covenants of this deed he should receive an annuity of 1,0001. during the joint lives of himself and wife, charged upon the freehold estates in the county of York, and that in the meantime proceedings in the Ecclesiastical Court should be suspended. On the execution of these articles of agreement all proceedings in that Court were stayed. Mr. Wilson afterwards repudiated this deed of separa tion, and Mrs. Wilson and her trustees filed this bill against him to compel specific performance of it. In this bill, after the allegations above stated, they prayed relief by a decree for specific performance of the deed of separation, and offered to correct the error as to the debts, and to execute any deed to indemnify Mr. Wilson against the present and any future debts of his wife. Mr. Wilson by his answer alleged that the deeds had been obtained from him by fraud and intimidation, and under the pressure of the terror and degradation and ridicule, which the ground of suit in the Ecclesiastical Court would bring upon him, by which he had been induced t o g i ve up th e b ene fi ts he had acquired under the marriage settlement. his wife, all the while, knowing that the alleged ground of suit was false. Mr. Wilson also filed a cross bill containing the same allega tions, and further insisting that the articles of separation Were contrary to public feeling, and praying that the deed of separation might be given up to be cancelled. The two suits came on to be heard before the Vice-Chancellor, who decreed that Courts of Equity had power to enforce the deed of separation, that in these articles there was nothing opposed to public policy, and that there was a sufficient consideration for the agreement, without a covenant to indemnify the husband against the wife's debts. He therefore decreed spe cific performance by the husband of the deed of separation. The address of Mr. TURNER, on behalf of the appellant, to-day, occupied their Lordships the whole morning. The case appears likely to take up two or three more days in argument. PRIVY COUNCIL.-(THIS DAY.) The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat to-day in the Council Chamber, Whitehall, to hear appeals. The Lords present were :—Lord Brougham. the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Campbell), the Master of the Rolls (Lord L ang d a l e ), t h e Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall (the Right Hon. Thomas Pemberton Leigh), the Judge of the Admiralty Court (Dr. Lushington), Sir Alex ander Johnstone, and Sir Edward Ryan. THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY OF GRENADA V. TIIE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF GRENADA. The arguments in this part-beard case were resumed and concluded to-day. The case came before their Lord ships on a memorial and appeal presented to her Majesty in council by the [louse of Assembly of Grenada, complaining of the conduct, ever since his first appointment, in the year 1832, of John Sanderson, Esq, Chief Justice of that island, and praying his dismissal from that high office. The conduct of the Chief Justice complained of by the memorialists and appellants may be thus summed up, from the statements in the case of the memorialists : Exhibiting habitually on the bench a harsh and offensive demeanour towards the bar, the magis tracy, and the grand juries, and addressing them in intempe rate and violent language, and expressions unbecoming hie dignity as a judge: denying the co-ordinate and co equal jurisdiction of the Puisne Judges, as established by statute, and taking constant occasion to assume a superior and independent authority : refusing to carry the statute law into effect, for which he was suspended, and only restored upon his undertaking to enforce it. Disbar ring Clement Thomas Richardson, a barrister, without notice given to him, er an opportunity afforded to him of justifying or defending himself. Ordering Fielding Browne, another barrister, to be committed for moving to have the pre vious order of di s b armen t rescinded, and who has not with. standing the other judge of the crtn,rt lerbeing made. co-ordi nate jurisdiction, objected to 8 n Procuring from the Governor of the island the suspension cf Mr. Justice Wells, for rescinding b th w e e a s bo r v el e .o -m ke e d nt b i y on b ed er o 3 rd ia er . of disbarment; a suspension jesty, under the advicby which the puisne England. Making we ithofotttthnkew_nlocniascvwnlerodtil:geceorra coofnctuhrereCncrenwofntlii'el puisne judges two rules of t to transact any business judges were forbidden at chambers; rules which_ were rescinded by order of her Majesty , under the advice of the judicial committee of this_moathoneurable council. Sentencin g su mmarily, and without trial, one Andrew Lambie, a wit ness for the defence on the trial of an indictment, to a month's imprisonment, and a fine of 101. for prevarication; a fine which was directed by order of her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonial Department to be repaid to him, and an imprisonment which was only not re mitted because it had been suffered. Imprisoning John Ross \l'Combie for three months, and imposing on him a fine of 100 1 . for animadverting in a newsp a p er upon the committal of the said Andrew Lambie; an imprison ment which was likewise half suffered before it could be re• 'flitted by the Governor, though the fine was by his order never demanded. Ordering Daniel M'Lean, a prisoner on his trial, out of court during the examination of the wit nesses for the defence ; and fining, in opposition to the opinion of the puisne judge sitting with him, Robert Gentle, Esq., and Jonas Browne, Esq., two justices of the Peace, for the all ege d i'regularity of taking down in writing certain depositions of witnesses in the third person instead of in the first person, notwithstanding the custom had been to take such depositions in the third person, and no warning had been given to either of such justices that any alteration in such practices was desired ; a fine which, by authority of her Majesty's Colonial Secretary, and by the consent of the Chi e f J ustice himself, was never demanded. By the memorial of the respondent, the Chief Justice of Gre nada, he insisted that a jetige IN 118 not legal; ; • liable for any thing done ,a the exercise of his office, unless chargeable with corruption, and complained of the numerous and Inveterate controversies in which it had been mis chievously contrived to involve him with vast trouble and ruinous expense in bygone matter since 1832, and which had frcm time to time been disposed of by competent enthoeity, being opened and re ittoyed. With respect to the cot, ii,ai t O tt‘e respoiel att, memorialists asserted that the f•ye .gull - qtturs the respondent stated had been disposed of by competent authority, had not, in their effect upon his conduct and character as a judge ever been before cOnsidert id by any authority or tribunal whatever. Sir F. Thesiger and Mr. J. P. Wilde were counsel for the memoralists; and Mr. Sergeant Talionrd ; end .Mr. Shaptet appeared for the respondents. Their Lordships, at the conclusion of tb :a arguments to day, stated that they would consider as to ii bat report they should make to her Majesty. WORSHIP-STREET.-(IRIS DAY.) Thomas Beasley and Francis Taillor Were c harged with being concerned with others in stealing six chairs and four candlesticks from the Ragged Schools iq Phillips - streets Kingsland-road. Police-sergeant Neale, N division, Voted that, in COftge quence of information he received that the prisoners were concerned with two lads who were yesterday remanded ors the above robbery, he proceeded to the house of Beasley 4 father. Witness, on seeing the lad, said to him, " I under stand you know something of tie robbery at the Ragged School." Ile replied he did not. I said, "If you did not take anything yourself, you know who did." The boy's father said that he bad Vetter tell the tru .th. Prisoner then said he was present when the first two el airs were taken by the other boys, and he (Beasley) receive d sixpenca of the money. I then took him into custody, an d subsequently the other prisoner, who, however, denied all knowledge of the transaction. Mr. ARNOLD at once discharged Taylor, as there was no evidence against him. He (Mr. Arnold) thin addressed the police-sergeant to the following effect :—Policeman, I must say that in this case you have exceeded your duty. You might perhaps have been led to put. the qui stions you did to the prisoner Beasley, in order to gain the - requisite informa tion, but you had no right whatever to d so. Your duty was merely to tell the prisoner what you to ok bins into cus tody for, and, it he chose to make any yoke dory statement, well and good; but it is a portion of your .duty to caution the prisoner that he is not bound to make any statemen! calculated to prejudice his case against: him. I have my heard heard Mr. Justice Parke severely reprotend th.^ police for attempting to extort a confession from the prisoner. In doing so you place yourself in the position of a. judge. I must esi you have acted very incorrectly. There is not sufficient evidence against this prisoner either. I must therefore dis charge him." —Discharged accordingly. MISSING Alans.—The following bags had _ T V A arrived at the General Post-office this. morning :—Vea l t Margate, Ramsgate Sandwich, Wingham,Lewes, Battle, St• Leonard's, Bilston, Ramsgate, Brackl ey, Chink, Belfast , Cork, Chinmel, Derry, Drogheda, Galway,. Holyhead, Iron - . bridge, Limerick, Newry, Sligo, Wexford, Newport (Salop)/ t, Newport (Monmouth), Newtown, Oswestry, Presteign, ' nail, Shrewsbury, Wednesburf, Welahpool, Wellington (Salop), Bridgend, Cardiff, Chepstow ' Cowbridge, Llanellys Neath, Swansea, Taibach, Aberystwith, Abergavennis Builth, Burford, Brecknock, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Colefords Cluckwell, Havant, Haverfordwest, Horadean, Liphooks Petersfield, Hobspoint, Kingston, Llandillo, Llandorrey, Llangadock, Lampeter, Merthyr Tydvil, Milford, Monmouth, Narbeath, Pembroke, Northleach, Nunehan Ross, Phaysders Clears, Tenby, Usk, Waterford, Arnerzham, High' Wycombe, Stokenchurcb, Tetsworth, Theme, Whately, Hull" gerford, Arundel, Bognor, Chichester Emswortb, and Hags" mere. In addition, the following have been due since yes' , terday, viz, Arundel, Cardigan, Elmira -th, Lewes, Ow Merthyr Tytlvil, making a total of ninety-t; vo mails due. Aluaneu.—A dreadful murder was committed on Sunday evening at Newbrongh, in the sotxthern division o i the county of Northumberland, about four wiles from Hex ham. It appears there bad been a christening that dal, which in that part of the country is usually a season of fee tivity ; and after the parties had been at church they re; paired to an inn in the village of Newbrougl to partake 0 1 some refreshment. While there a man Pf the name of Welsh, who is a labourer in a quarry in the neighbour; hood, took some improper liberties with the women the christening party, and made usu of indecent lan guage, g,uage, which called for the interference of the father 0 .; the child, a person of the name of Proud. When Prow' and his party left the house, Welsh followed and went in the same direction ; and some wrangling took place br tween the parties on the read. They had not, however, proceeded far, when Welsh went up to Proud, seized him bi the bead, and pulling it back cut his thros.t with a knife es severely, that the unfortunate victim died almost immediately After committing the horrid deed Welsh ran off, and called at the same public-house as the party had been at, where be called for a pot of whisky, and having drunk it he stated to. the mistress of the house that it was the 11 .st time she would see him. He then left and hastened to the Fourstones station on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. , On reaching it, bø teems to have been entirely overcome, partly by the liquor he had taken, and partly by the exertions he bad made to flee from the locality of his crime. In. the meantime Intent gence of the murder spread over the village, and the con stable was dispatched on horseback in pursuit of the mur darer, whom he found in a public-hon se at the Fourstone s station, and immediately apprehended. An inquest was held on Tuesday, before Mr. Reed, the coroner for the county, wig .. . n the facts above st a t e d were d e t a il e d i n ev ide nce , an d the jail returned a verdict of Wilful Murder .against the prim:w et. ' who was committed on the Coroner's; warrant to Morpeth gaol for trial at the ensuing assizes. SUDDEN DEATH.—Mr. W. Startifield, of the firm of Newbould and Co., m anu f acturers o f cut l ery , Sheffiel d ' was at the Duke's Arms, M ar lb oroug h ., l ast Thursday, ,10A .; up to seven in the evening, i n p er f ec t h ea l t h . H e We' walked to the post. office, put in his letti :re, returned to the hotel, and was a corpse is less than an hour. Disease of the heart was the immediate cause of deczh. Deceased wa s thirty-five years of age, remarkably sober, and, in every spect, a quiet, abstemi o u s man . H e died. in the commercial' room, in the presence of Mr. Dallimore and two other try' yellers. NATIONAL EDUCATION.—The Lord Bishop of Worcester has convened a special meeting of the member:,_ friends, and supporters of the Worcester f)i°cesan itahlhef Education, to be holden at Worcester nowt week , W view of memorialising the First Lord of the Treasury on th e propriety, in the future application of Parliamenta r y g ran ts, of regarding the maintenance, as well as Om establishment of elementary schools, and also of rendering; .asaiatance to train ing institutions. SELF-ACCUSATION OF A. MURDI3I3I,I3Ii.—On Sat Ur. tay evening, John Lincoln, of Thorpe,, cattle-dealer and butcher, met Allen, F 4, of the fire-beigade, and said he wanted to get a heavy secret off his mind. They went into the King's Head, in Davey-place, and there Lincoln told th e constable, that his housekeeper had had a..child by him, and that they had murdered it between them, in August la.st, by immersing it in a We. Allen, in consequence, went to In• spector Copeman, and gave him information. They after wards obtained a warrant, and both the man and woman were apprehended on Monday, and brought before Mr. S Bignold. After an examination they wcwe remanded. On Thursday they were again brought before Mr. Bigno . ld; when Lincoln denied his former statement in Coto, saying, when he was drunk he was the biggest liar in England- There being no.corroborative evidence, and no body having been found, the prisoners were discharged, on payment of 40s. expenses They stated bef o r e the magistrate that they were man and wife, and had been married. about 11 years. Since this inquiry the police, Allen and Chmrlesworth, have been over to lilofield, and it appears that the body of a child was found wrapt up in a cloth about ten yes.rs back. The matter remains a mystery at present, but farther investiga tion will take place respecting it. Norfolk Chronicle. INHALATION OF ETHER. EXTRAORDINANT.---"A man was admitted yesterday into the Royal Free Hospital , and on the arrival of Mr. T. Wakley, jun., .one of the sur geons, it was found necessary to perform An 'operation, to which the man at once consented. expressing a , wish that it might be " done with ether." Ile was then removed to :the operating theatre, and Ferguson's apparent* being -charged , the patient commenced inhaling, which. be did most vigorously for half an hour, without any effect being ob served. Mr. Wakley, jun., thinking the case a failure as regarded the ether, was anxious to commence the operation , but the man persisted in inhaling, and in thirteen minutes from that timehe became quite insensible, and remained Bo for four minutes, during which time M r . Wskley performed a very serious operation without the man betraying the slightest consciousness. Thus he inhaled for nearly three quarters of an hour, inspiring the vapour of three ounces of pure sulphuric ether. The man, however, explained the extraordinary fact by admitting that be was a ds wager dram-drinker." The patient is doing well, and has ex perienced no inconvenience from the large dose. Several medical gentlemen were present and declared the case ult. precedented. HOW TO READ TUE DEBATES.—As it is really a day's labour to read the debates—and it is a luxury which only gentlemen possessing 1,000/. a-year can afford—NV) advise persons who wish to acquire some knowledge of the Legislature of their country, and yet have their business or pleasure to attend to, merely t o g l ance o ver the "hears" and the "cheers," which are interspersed, like so many glow-worms, along the dark, interminable lanes of type. The "laughs" also are worth stopping is. one's dreary journey to listen to ; and an " order tram the Speaker" may also j ust if y a momentary stoppage ; but when there is nothing but a gloomy expanse of level, un broken, barren-looking print before the reader, we recom mend him to run over it as fast as he can, not to make a single stop, but to jump over each member's style in the most expeditious manner. The spots we have marked are the only places worth halting at—the tew °amt., in the grand Parliamentary desert— all the rest is dust, dust, dust, nothing but dust, which would blind in time the strongest pair of eyes, and lay up the most indefatigable reader. By pursuing this line of march the bold traveller who intends running through the Arabian Pewee of debates, will get t• the end of his day's journey in the early part of the morning, aad will have all the afternoon for resting himself. With a feeling of the truest benevolence we wish him a happy jour ney.—Punch. THE PARKB.—Yecterday the ornamental waters in St o . n James's and and iz the Regent's i nt: o s n l d 'a:k i t enng t s hietonGardens, Serpentine, an dth Long Water ware completely frozen over, the ice being several inches in thick ness and perfectly safe, but the roughness of its surface un pleasant to skaters. From 8,000 to 10,000 persons are sup posed to have ventured on during the day without any accident occurring. CITY OE LONDON GENERAL PENSION SOCIETY.— The Duke of Cambridge has honoured Mr. 11. F. Richardson: with his commands that the festival cf this charity should. take place on the 31st May, when his Royal Highness will preside. The illustrious Prince has before presided. Up wards of seventy merchants and others have already joined the stewardship, and by the period of the announcement of the list., it is anticipated it will to the largest of the season. Lord Ashburton is president this year, and 110 -rice-presi dents adorn th e p u bli cat i ons i ssued by the society. The officers, non-commissioned officers, &c., of the .53d (Shropshire) Foot, are about to erect a monument in Shrewsbury Ckurch, in honour of their brethren who fell in 1 'dia. BIRTHS. At Inababad, the lady of Captain T. M. E. Moorhouse, 35th Real' ment Light Infantry, of a son. On the 2(1 inst., at Southampton, the wife of Robert Boncher, Esq.. R.N., of a (laughter. On the Gth inst., at Widmer, the wife of J. H. Baker, Esq., Com mander, R.N., ofa daughter. On the Gth inst., at Morden Rectory, Surrey, the wife of the Rev. +V. C. Rattles Flint, of a son. On the ith inst., in New Cavendish-street, Mrs. Lionel Booth, of a daughter. On the ith inst., at Rugby, Warwickshire, the wife of T. D• Dakyns, Esq., of St. Vincent, of a son. On the 'sth inst., at Bush Hall, Hat3eld, the wife of Thomas D. Branton Day, Esq., of Mickletleld-green, of a datighter. On the 9th inst., Mrs. Peter (lore, ofa son. MAgRIED. On the 2d inAt., at Great Oakley, Ea ~ e x, Captain Brook Bailey, Of the Bombay Artillery, to Emily, youngest daughter of John Stutsun3, Esq., of Harwich. DIED. On the 31st ult., the I , mly `'ant ruble John Oklershaw, 11. D., Arch deacon 01 Norfoilt, aged 113. On the 20th ult., at Cairo, Henry, eldest son of Sir 11.1tuasell, Bart• On the 2d inst., at Yealmpton, Devon, Captain Arthur Kay, 11 ,4 7 , 5"a 1 Engineers, aged 51. On the sth !wt., at Rose Cottage, \ew• road, Hammersmith, X. Lyford, Eeq , aged 57. on the sth inst., at Twlekenham, Mr. Thomas Bunk, aged 62. On the Bth inst., S.. anna Charlotte, wife at H. J. Hall, jun., Esq. , • . , . T.Nc. of Nu. 112 . Btrand, Printer, at The ,Sun Citict;, No. 112. Strand, In the PrecinCt of the Savoy, to the County of Dilddlet-:ex, Thursday, Ye hruary 11,11847. MR. DISRAELI'S NEW WORK. In the press, in 3 vols. post 13v.., T A. N C R .E D, OR, THE NEW CRUSADE. By B. DISRAELI, M.P. Author of " Couingsby," " Sybil," &e. henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.