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be called upon he could do so.—(Hear, hear.) That, how ever, was not the question he wished to embark in ; but, with outthe any feeling of party, he wanted to address himself t o o t great question which was now occupying the attention f he Honse.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman who last ad dressed them had held out a threat to the House t b h ae ir which he proposed to influence their judgment through feel ings, and he wished to know whether thate deal ingtootfiof with the question was worthy of the r p w re °d sen e fair to ask the the people—was it rational ?—( Hear, hear.) Tne Hon. Member for Knaresborough said it was not labourer this question, " Ar!Joußwoti, in his opinion, it waslling to take ten hours' wages for ten hours' work ? more hours' out to for honourable putting it that way, than holding the operative that be would receive twelvewages the ten hours' work if this Bill were passed. Now, could they by any legislative enactment secure for the labouring man 12 ' liours i wages for ten hours' work ? If they could do that, why could they not receive twelve hours' wages for six hours' work? Nay, he would go further, and say, why could they not receive twelve hours' wages for no work at all?—(Hear, and laughter.) The Honourable Member for Weymouth bad indulged in some remarks against over-pro duction, and argued that it would raise the price of a shirt a farthing, or a coat a penny. He appre hended that was not the way in which they ought to meet the question, nor was trade calculated upon that principle. How was it calculated? Why, a man having a certain capital to exhaust, employed a certain number of labourers in the production of certain articles, which he afterwards threw into the home and foreign markets to compete with others, and if he was undersold of course his speculation failed. That was the principle which regulated trade, but if by legislative enactments they attempted to cripple trade they might depend upon it America would not follow their example, and much of their trade would be lost to them for ever. But what was the state of the country when this measure was brought forward? Why they were about to maintain three millions of people just at the very moment it was proposed to them to tie up theright hand of the British flpeople. He had heard it said that their success in their con icts with Napoleon was owing to British valour. There was, however, another implement they used in the conflict, and that was the British influence supplied by the manufacturing sinews of the country. They had now an enemy far !greater than Napoleon, who was a far more potent instrument than Napoleon. They had a famine stalk /Jig over the land. Ireland was starving, and England was approaching starvation state, and yet at this moment, for party purposes, the question was raised. The Irish people were promised mutton every day, the En glish were promised twelve hours' wages for ten hours' work. This was called " statesmanship, dealing with the interests of a great country upon a comprehensive plan" by the large party opposite—" my party." It was the conduct of the man who hoisted a flag upon the sea coast in the hope of getting a raething from the scramble which might arise from the shipwreck of some unfortunate vessel that might pass along the coast. Whether the ship should hoist the green flag of Ireland, or whether it be the ten hours' flag, it is all the same to " the great party." He had been asked why he did not come forward to meet a Noble Lord (Lord Ashley) upon a former occasion. He was not afraid to meet any person upon the principles which he held. He was not however a peripatetic, wishing ta wander up and down among the people, propounding his principles to them. His place was in that House, and is that House he would always state fairly and openly his opinions. He believed that the great body of the operatives of this country really and seriously believed that wages could be regulated by Act of Parliament. He differed from that opinion ; he was perfectly confident of the truth of his opinions, and he wished that those persons were present by their representatives in that House to give effect to their principles and wishes. He hoped that he would soon see the day when his Hon. Friend the Member for Finsbury would submit a really large and comprehensive measure to the leader of " the great party," which should give to the labouring population of the country the constitutional means of expressiug their opinion upon subjects before the House. The way in which the Noble Lord and " the great party" dealt with the operatives of the country was always by a sort of patronising air ; they patted the people on their heads, and said to them "We will do you all good, only be quiet—just listen to us —we will be your pastors and masters—we will will guide you always, and give you whatever you may desire in the position in which it has pleased God to call you—but do not, for Heaven's sake, attempt to be legislators." He (Mr. Roe back) wished them to be legislators, and to have the means of constitutionally expressing their opinions. He believed that it would be a great calamity to the country, if at the present momentous crisis this measure were to be carried. lie deeply sympathised with the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, and most heartily wished him the utmost success in his measures; but so sure as he was now the chief adviser of the Crown, he might be assured that he would be crippling the energies of the country, and sullying the lustre and authority of his great name, if he lent his authority to the passing of this measure. He hoped he would not deal with the measure in so trifling and mischievous a manner as he had proposed, by limiting the period of labour to eleven hours a day. If the legislation were worth a farthing, it was worth going all the way. —(Cheers.) If by legislation the Government could make the people happy, they ought to make them completely h a ppy, and, for his part, he would rather vote at once with the Hon. Member for Oldham than for the eleven hours' pro position.—(Cheers.) He hoped there would be no trifling of this sort, no half measures, nor any halting between these distinct and opposite opinions. It the measure of interference was good it ought to be ap plied to the agricultural labourers as well as the manufac turers; and he would propose in this Bill, if it ever came into action, that no farmer should employ any child under 13 years of age, and that he should also be compelled to edu cate them in the same manner as the manufacturers were. any young rhetorician who wishes to employ rather a , strong weapon with a weak hand, and draw up affecting details with his own diluted phraseology, he reed only say that he comes to advocate the rights of woman.—(Hear, hear.) Yes, that was the phrase. Now, Le never heard any allusion to the agricultural women, 'who were constantly employed in the cold and wet at fourpence a day. It was a very favourite t ierue to describe the effects of factories upon the human frame. He (Mr. Roebuck) had no professional knowledge upon that subject, but he could read, and he had 22ad, and he had gone through a great number of factories, and he found that the health of the females was in ten thou sand times a better condition than that of the women Employed in agriculture, whom he bad seen driven to the field, in the cold and wet, ill led and ill clothed, and they were so because their masters were not able to pay hem higher wages ; but if they interfered with the amount of work done by the factory operative, they would necessitate a decrease in his wages, and these name misfortunes would then befal them. Now, if he wanted 10 show a foreigner the glory of his country, its wealth, and its riches, and if he desired to give him a high opinion of the power of the country, lie would take him to those places of industry in the north of England. It would not be to the hovel of the agrigultural labourer in the south, nor to show lim how the poor women had only fourpence per day. No, he would bring him to those immense towns which had sprung up from this mighty intelligence—the enterprise of England—(Hear, hear)—where thousands of men were fed and clothed. Let them, if they chose, demand a certi ficate of education from every man who employed children in his factory. But, whatever was good for the factories of the north of England, must be surely of equal benefit to the agriculturists of the south. He. for his part, could not draw any line of distinction, and he would take care to introduce a clause which would extend the benefit. When this disappointment did come, the first parties who would come to that House to complain of their legislation would be the labouring classes themselves.—(Hear.) The consumer would feel it also, and the nation would feel it to its heart's core; and when they had to supply millions with food, they would find the chancellor of the Exchequer complaining that the energies of the nation had been crippled, his finances cut short, and the right arm of England weakened.—( Hear.) Mr. P. BOR'I'HWICK considered that the labour of women and children ought to be restricted, whether employed in Printing-house-square or in the fields ; but as the experiment, with respect to both sexes ought to be fairly tried, and as he had voted during the whole time he bad sat in Parliament for the measures of Lord Ashley, he should support the second reading of the Bill. Sir R. H. INGLIS said, although the Hon. Member for Bath ;and he occupied seats in the same locality in that House, he seldom agreed with the principles which he (Mr. Roebuck) enunciated ; but in the speech which he had delivered there were some observations which he heard with unfailing pleasure, particularly his concluding observation— that sooner or later the passing of such a measure as the one before the House was inevitable.—(Hear, hear.) The result of the experiments which had been made gave them every encouragement to go forward. The prophecies against the operation of the present measure were stated four years ago, when the late Government was in power, and when its supporters on one occasion were dragged through the mire in order to rescind the vote which they had given in favour of the Bill. He said then that, postpone it as they might, sooner or later the measure must be carried, and become the law of the land. The other point on which he agreed with the Hon. M em b er for Bath was, if the mea sure was to be agreed to by th e H ouse , they should take the Bill as it stood. With the views which lie (Sir R. Inglis) entertained of the ultimate success of the ten hours' measure, lie could not see how the Government should prolong a vexatious agitation out of doors for the next few years. He trusted instead of doing so, her Majesty's Government would reconsider the question, and consent to the Bill as it stood on the table.— (hear, hear.) Should they do so, and the Bill not work so favourably as expected, then they could come down to the House in 1849, and recal the step which had been taken. The Hon. and Learned Member for Bath had ascribed party motives to the lion. Members whose names were on the back of the Bill, especially to the Noble Lord the Member for Newark (Lord John Manners), but he could not see how he could make this appear, as on all other questions those Hon. members entirely differed. It was reasonable to suppose that, in introducing the present Bill, they were actuated by pere and honourable feelings. The experiment of the last twenty years gave them every encouragement to g ) forward, as all the prophecies which had been made against intervention had proved fallacious. His great object was not to raise the price of labour, nor the actual expense attendant upon the manufacture of cotton, but to distribute the work more equally. At the pre sent moment, as he was informed, the work was distributed ziot over the six days of the week, but in Only mills over four days only, and in others for only three days, the work being the same in quaritity. He had letter's from Sian chester, which stated that some mills only worked four days iri the week, some only three days, and some were entirely stopped. He wished to call the attention of the House to the tact, that this moment there were men working 48 hours Per week, and who would, if their hours of labour were re duced, work 59 hours. But that work would be distributed vfovrerseize..who,le week, so that they would get six days' wages greater u a aj c a sun w t ork, and the manufacturers would derive a bands employed of work from the system. The number of employed for three days were 3,059 ; and there were about 500 those not employ ed p am oyed for one day in the week ; whilst partially stopped fromouweotert t 06,415 ; making a total of those amounting to 12,264. If theand those altogether stopped, more equally it would be o work now given were distributed sod afford an increased greater benefit to the workmen, produce to the manufacturers. He s till hoped that her Majesty' s G overn Bill to pass, in spite of the unadvised: Lent would allow this Lord, and woul d a lso p a ss it in its original e f ra or e m rkt of the Noble Mr. TRELAWNY rose, but was for a long time which . inaudible, in consequence of the confusion prevailed in the house. lie objected to t he measure on this g round, because it was a ' distinct invasion of the rights of property; it invaded not only the capital invested in manufactures;towork but the labourer 14 or 15 who, with a large family,. desired hours a day, it also, for it limited his ability of pr o _ was affected by him. He would give his op- not have addressed the House lade by the Chancellor of the Hon. Member for Bath, to •ers were as well off as awl ling which would strike the Neon the two employments .ural labourer was away day, and worked in the hours, the factory labour( r Wri viling for tho t se dependent on I3L po sitipAta rw n 3Titic • • wing. would n itate.• • t mat er, 17: repeti I% the a afecttilat tbe . 6c lturk;)abdm•tri.- 1 114 • • thi 40, ilksiyingjk contrast bets ash ALA thatr:tlie l :a2i4cultt e tweFAL itotrgg a ch in * t citheitraulor tea t-c THE SbN,- was away from home for fourteen hours each day, and worked in an overheated and unhealthy atmosphere for twelve hours each day. The agricultural labourer returns home to his domestic comfort in the winter seasons at four o'clock in the afternoon, the factory labourer, on the other hand, did not leave the factory till eight in the evening. But it had been said that there were maxims of political economy so stern and so unbending, that whatever amount of injury might be made out, it was impolitic to interfere. He denied, however, that such stern and unbending maxims were to be found in political economy. In all cases where he had had the opportunity of testing the opinions of the operatives he had found that they were per fectly willing to receive less wages for their reduced labour, as it would give them an opportunity of increasing their do mestic comforts. He was decidedly in favour of the Bill, and should certainly vote for the second reading. Lord EBRINGTON considered that the principle of the measure was disposed of when the Legislature determined to limit the hours of labour to twelve hours, and he therefore should not detain the House upon that point. The Bill, in his opinion, was justified upon economical grounds, because when operatives became ill from over-exertion the expense fell upon the State, while the profit of that over exertion went into the pocket of the employer. With regard to the general principle of interference with children, he considered that it was perfectly justifiable. It appeared to him that the right time to cease interference with boys was when they attained the years of discretion. He considered, however, that the introduction of the principle of interference with adult female labour was one most danger ous. He thought it right to state those points in which he differed from other Hon. Gentleman. Mr. NEIVDEGATE said he regretted that he was too late to present a petition from Huddersfield, signed by the soli citors, the merchant-traders, the physicians, and the manu facturers in favour of the Ten Hours' BM. Mr. MARSLA-ND said that the Honourable Mem ber for Oldham had not acted upon his own precepts. As the manufacturers of this country had to com pete with foreign manufacturers, the House ought to pause before it consented to place restrictions upon them which could not fail to have the effect of preventing them from competing so well as they could if they were left untrammelled by legislative enactments. The time chosen for seeking to pass this measure was most unsuited, as the manufactures of the country were in a very perilous condition, He was in favour of giving the' labouring classes of this city more relaxation for innocent pursuits, but he was adverse to its being given through the 1 hands of the State. Mr. DUNCOMBE said, as it was the wish of the House to come to a division without delay, he would not detain them for more than three minutes. fee agreed in one observation of the Hon. Member, that the master manufacturers were tired of the agitation ; but he might have added, with equal truth, that the workers also were tired of it. An Eleven Hours' Bill was an absurd proposition, and it showed that the Government, in favouring one, had doubts of a measure of that kind.— ( Hear ) uch a measure could not be beneficial to the employed—they al most universally called for a Ten Hours' Bills Those who were for the restriction of labour is factories were of opinion that ten hours, and ten hours alone, was the mea sure which ought to be granted. The Secretary of State for the Home Department had said, that he would not be a party to keeping up the delusion, that the people would re ceive twelve hours' wages for ten hours work. He knew that the people did believe that they should receive for ten hours' work twelve hours' wages, and they bad many instances in which a reduction of the hours of work had been followed by an increase of wages. He had one instance to give, in a letter from a competent autho rity, written to him, and which stated that experience had proved that where the hours of work were reduced wages did not fall in proportion, and the moral condition of the workman would be much improved. Feeling, as he did, that the Bill would give to the peop:e of this country greater recreation and improved moral habits, he should give it his cordial support. Mr. B. ESCOTT (who rose amidst a storm of confusion, noise, and cries of "Divide") said that he rose to move the adjournment of this debate.—(Oh, oh.) He moved it for a good reason. On a former occasion the Noble Lord at the head of the Government had said that he would express his views on the second reading of the Bill, and the Noble Lord had not spoken upon the second reading of that measure.— (Cries of " Yes, yes.") He had not. The Noble Lord had said a few words, but he had not entered upon the principle of the Bill. Neither had he heard the opinion of the Honourable Member for Tamworth, nor the opinion of the Noble Member for Lynn, the straightforward leader of a very large party in that House.—(Cries of " Oh, oh.") The Right Hon. Gentleman the Recorder for Dublin was crying out arid interrupting ; would it not be better to answer him when he had done? For the reasons he had stated, he moved the adjournment of the debate. Mr. SHAW said he would only say one word in answer to the Hon. Gentleman who had just spoken. He believed that the only object of the Hon. Gentleman who had last spoken was to throw every obstacle in the way of the pro gress of the measure. Mr. LABOUCHERE thought that the reasons the Hon. Member had brought before the House why the division should not be entered lato were very unsatisfactory. He had often known the House to consent to an adjourn ment because some Members were desirous of addressing the House on some important question, and they had not had an opportunity of doing so, but he had never before heard in that House that when a Member was not desirous of addressing the House that the House should adjourn for the purpose of hearing him. He was prepared to give the measure every fair op position in his power; but he could not consent to the course taken by the Honourable Member for Winchester. After two days' discussion, and consi dering that the question had been so often before the House, he did not think they would be justified in adjourning the debate. Hear, hear.) i Sir R. EEL said the Hon. and Learned Member for Win chester had charged him with havirg given a pledge on a former occasion, - ,with promising to speak on the present occasion. He rose to say he had made no engage ment of the kind.—(Hear, hear.) When the Bill was introduced he stated he would not oppose it in that stage, but that ho still entertained his previous opinions against the measure, and would in its future progress offer it all the opposition in his power. He had always opposed the principle of the Bill, and retained the same objections to it now, but lie had made no promise that he would speak on the present debate.—( Hear, hear.) When the subject had been s i long discussed already, and no new arguments intro duced, he thought it would be better for him to remain silent and record his vote against the Bill.—(Hear, hear.) Lord GEORGE BENTINCK said he was still in favour of the Bill, and would now vote in its favour. Mr. BRIGHT said it would be in the recollection of the House oa that day week, that at the conclusion of his observations he made some remarks on the conduct of the Government in regard to this measure. He wanted some explanation of this conduct, and the Hon. and Learned Member for Winchester appeared to be wanting the same. This was an important discussion, and should not be taken on Wednesday at all, when for the first four hours so few Members were present, but should be taken on some other day, when it could be more fully considered. He would second the motion for adjourn ment The gallery was then cleared for a division, when there ap peared— For the adjournment Against it 282 Majority against the adjournment -275" The House then divided upon the second reading, when there appeared— For the second reading Against it B7 Majority for the second reading —loB The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed. The House then adjourned at ten minutes past Six o'clock. PETITIONS ON PRIVATE BILLS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. (Room 22, before Mr. Examiner Saran.) UNOPPOSED LIST. In the following unopposed cases the customary formal proofs were completed, and the standing orders complied with : London and South-Western Railway Acts Amendment (Powers to London and South- Nestern Railway Company to raise further capital, and subscribe to various under takings). Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's Railway (Branch from Ipswich to Woodbridge). Dublin, Dundrum, and Rathfarnham Railway (Extensions to Stephen's-green). St. Mary's in Bathwick (in the city and borough of Bath) Church Acts Amendment.. Leominster Canal Navigation Sale. Blandford and Bruton Railway, from Blandford to join the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway at Bruton, in the county of Somerset, with powers for the London and South-Western Railway Cotapany to make or purchase, or hire the same. This opposed case was then resumed. At the close of the inquiry, the standing orders were found not to have been complied with in several instances. (Room 23, before Mr. Examiner MAY.) In the following u un aco op P po Po s s e E d n L ease ' the customary formal proofs were completed York and Newcastle Railway (Pelaw Tyne Dock Branches, &c.) York and Newcastle and Newcastle and • Berwrzk Railways Amalgamation. Yolk and North 4.didland Railway (Nottingley Branch). York and North Midland Railway (Harrogate Branch, Bo rolgli bridge, and Knaresborough Extension). York and North Midland Railway (East Riding Canals Pur chase). Herne Bay and Canterbury Junction Railway. OPPOSED CASE. Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Branch from Burntisland to Dunfermline Branch ; Deviation and Extension of Dun • fermline Branch ; Branch from the Strathearn Deviation to the Scottish Central Railway; Great North Road Cross ing (Strathearn Deviation), and Road Crossing, and Dal keith Railway Crossing, Dunfermline Branch). This opposed case was gone , Into but the inquiry had not closed when the Examiner rose. PARLIAMEN TARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) TUESDAY, FEB. 16. The following Railway Bills were presented, read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time : Eastern Union and Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's Amal- gamation. Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield, and Goole (Partial Alteration of Levels, &c.). Sheffield, Rotherham, and Doncaster Junction (Maabrougb to Doncaster). Great Northern (Deviations between Peterborough, Boston, and Doncaster). Great Northern (Hertford, Hatfield, and St. Alban'3 Branch). Great Northern (Deviations between Grantham and York). East Lancashire (Burnley Connecting Line). East Lancashire (Southport Branch and Preston Extension). East Lancashire (Deviations and Rawtenstall Coal Brand,. East Lancashire (Bury to Manchester). Edinburgh and Northern (Burntisland Pier, &c.). Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham (Branch to Wisbech Harbour and Wisbech Harbour Improvement). Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham (Wisbech to Sutton Bridge, &c ). Eastern Counties (Hertford to llitchin). Caledonian (Branches to Canobie, &c.). Caledonian (Branch across Clyde and Glasgow Station). 1 Caledonian (Lease of part of Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway). NO TICES GIVEN second time on ftlondaya-Febll2l AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE. The followins_Railw y 1:1* s ghani, and Bos s to - un-• are appointed to be read a ine and Brancnes to Nottingham) Great Northern (Branch to Kin l(:Ly ) A m (alterationbe rgate,N o o t f t i L n . n. and Eastern Junction Wishaw and Coltness (Branches to A.uchinheath-.Mineral Field and Canderside). Ayrshire and Galloway' Sraithatown to Dalmellington). LONDON, THUUSDAY MORNING, F.SPRUARY ,18,_ H 347, PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons. TUESDAY, FEB. 16. RAILWAYS (IRELAND) BILL, Order read for resuming adjourned Debate on AmeOment proposed to be made to Question (12th February), " That the Bill be now read a second time," and which Amendment was to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day six months Question again proposed, " that the word now' stand part of the Question :"—Debate resumed :—Question put. The House divided : _ _ MINORITY—AYES, 118. Acton, Colonel Forbes, William Martin, T. B. Allix, J. P. Fox, S. L. Miles, William Bailey, Joseph Gaskell, J. It. Neeld, Joseph Bailey, J., jun. Gooch, E. S. . Neeld, John Bankes, George Gore, Montague Newry, Viscount Barron, Sir H. W. Goring, C. Norreys,:,Sir D. Baskerrille, T. Granby, Marquis of Northland. Viscount Bateson, T. Grattan, Henry O'Brien, C. Bennet, P. Gregory, W. H. O'Brien, W. S. Bentinck, Lord G. Grogan, E. O'Connell, D., jun. Bentinck, Lord H. Raiford, Sir Henry O'Connell _John Bernard, Viscount Hall, Colonel Osborne, Ralph Blackbume, J. I. Halsey, T. P. Packe, C. W. Blackstone, W. S. Hamilton, J. H. Pigot, Sir R. Blake, M. J. Hamilton, G. A. Prime, Richard Borthwick, P. Harris, Captain Rushout, Captain Brisco, M. Henley, J. W. Scott. Francis Brooke, Lord Hildyard, T. B. Seymer, Henry Ker Brooke, Sir A. B. Hill, Lord E. Shirley, E. J. Uruen, Colonel Hodgson, R. Smithwith, R. Buller, Sir J. Y. Hudson, G. Smyth, Sir H. Bunbury, T. Hussey, Thomas Stuart,lJ. Butler, P. S. Ingestre, Viscount Taylor, E. Chandos, Marquis of Jolliffe, Sir W G. Y. Taylor, J. A. Chichester, Lord J. Kelly, James Thompson, Alderman Christopher, R. Ker, D. S. Trollope, Sir J. Clayton, It. R. Kirk,jPeter Tuite, H. M. Clifton, J. T. Knightley, Sir C. Tyrrell, Sir J. T. Cole, H. A. Law, C. E. ~ Verner, Sir W. Collett, W. R. Lawless, Cecil Vyse, R. 11. R. H. Connolly, Col. Lawson, Andrew Waddington, H. S. Dick. Q. Lefroy, Anthony Walpole, S. H. Disraeli, B. Lennox, Lord G. H. Walsh, Sir J. Duncombe, A. Leslie, C. P. Wodehouse, E. Duncombe, 0. Liddell, H. T. Worcester. Marquis Du Pre, C. G. Lowther, Sir J. Wyndham, J. H. Entwisle, W. Mackenzie, W. F. Farnham, E. B. Macnamara, Major - TELLBES. Ferrand, W. B. M'Carthy, Alex. Beresford, Major Finch, G. Manners, Lord C. Newdegate. N. Fitzgerald, R. A. Manners, Lord J. MAJORITY—NOES, 332. Acheson, Viscount Evans, William Mere, Colonel Arland, Sir T. Evans, Sir De Lacy Napier. Sir Charlet! Acland, T. D. Ewart, William Neville, It. Aglionby, 11. A. Fielden, John . Norreys, Lord Ainsworth, Peter Ferguson, Col. O'Brien, J. Aldam, William Pithier, Sir E. O'Connell, M. J. Anson, Colonel Fitzruaurice, W. O'Conor, Don Arkwright, George Fitzroy, Henry Ogle, S. C. Arundel, E.u . l of Fitzroy, Lord C. Ord, W. Attwood; John Fitzwilliam, G. W. Oswald, J. Austell, Colonel Fleetwood, Sir P. Owen, Sir John Baillie, Colonel Flower, Sir James Paget, Colonel Raillk, H. J. Forster, Mathew Paget, Lord A. Bailie, Walter Fox, C. R. Pakbngton, Sir J. 'Bannerman, A. French, F. Palmer, Robert Barclay, David Gardner, J. D. Palmerston, Visomur Barkly, Henry Gibson, Thomas M. Parker. John Baring, Henry Gill, Thomas Pattison, James Baring, F. T. Gladstone, J. N. Pechell, Captain Baring, W. P. Godson, It. Peel, Sir Robert Barnard, Edward G. Gordon, Hon. Capt. Pennant, Colonel Barrington, Viscount Gore, Robert Philips, G. R. Beckett, \V. Goulburn Henry Philipps, Sir R. Bell, John Graham, Sir James Philips, Mark Bellew, R. M. Granger, T. C. Philpotts, John Benbow, John Greene, Thomas Plumridge, Captain Berkeley, Craven Grey, Sir G. Polhill, F. Berkeley, Captain Grimsditch, Thomas Ponsonby, C. F. Berkeley, H. Grosvenor, Lord R. Power, James Bernal, Ralph Grosvenor, Earl - Powlett. Lord IV. Blakemore, R. Guest, Sir J. Price, Sir R. Bodkin, W. H. Hall, Sir Benjamin Protheroe, E. Bodkin, J. J. Hamilton, W. J. Pulsford, Robert Bouverie, E. P. Harcourt, 0. 4 6. Pusey, P. Bowles, Admiral Hastie, Archibald Rawdon," Colonel Bowring, Dr. Hatton, Captain V. Reid, Sir J. R. Bramston, T. W. Hawes, Benj. Reid, Colonel Bright, John • Hay, Sir A. L. Ricardo, J. L. Broeklehurst, John Hayter, W. G. Rice, E. R. _. Brotherton, Joseph Heathcoat, John Rich, Henry Brown, W. Heatheote, G. J. Roebuck, J. A. Browne, R. D. Ileatheote, Sir IV. Romilly, John Brownrigge, J. S. Ileneage, G. H. W. Ross, David K. Bruce, Lord E. Ileneage, E. Round, J. Bruges, W. H. Herbert, Sydney Numbold, C. E. Buckley, Edmund Hervey, Lord A. Russell, Lord J. Buller, Charles Hinde, J. 11. Reasell,:Lord.E. Buller, Edward Hindley, C. Burroughes, H. Hobhouse, Sir J. Rutherford, A. Byng, G. S. Hogg. Sir J. W. Ryder, G. D. Cardwell, Edward Holland, Robert Sanderson, R. Carew, R. S. Hope, Sir J. Sandou, Viscount Carew, W. 11. Pols Hope, A. Scott, Robert Castlereagh, Vise. Hoskins, K. Scrope, G. P. Cavendish, C. C. Howard, C. W.G. Seymour, Lord Cavendish, G. H. Howard, J. K. Seymour, Sir IL Cayley, E. S. Howard, E. G. Shaw, F. Chaplin, W. J. Howard, P. H. Shell, It. L. Chapman, B. Howard. Henry Sheridan, R. B. Chelsea, Vise. Howard, Sir R. Smith, J. A. Cliolmeley, Sir J. Hume, Joseph Smith, Vernon Christie, W. D. Humphery, Aid. Somers, J. P. Chute, W. L. W. Hurst, It. IL Somerset, Lord G. Clay, Sir W. Hutt, William Somerville, Sir W. Clerk Sir G. Inglis, Sir R. Spooner, Richard Colebrooke, Sir T. James, William Stanley, W. 0. Collins, William James, Sir W. C. Stansfleld, W. R. C. Compton, H. C. • Jermyn, Earl Stanton, W. H. Copeland, Ald. Jervis, Sir John Staunton, Sir G. Corbally, M. E. Johnstone, Sir J. Stewart, John Corry, Henry Kelly, Sir Fitzroy Stuart, Lord J. Courtenay, Lord Kemble, Henry Stuart, V. Cowper, W. F. Labouchere, Henry Strickland, Sir G. Craig, W. G. Lambton, H. Strutt, Edward Crawford, W. S. Langston, J. H Sutton, Henry Cripps, William Laseelles, E. • Tanered, H. W. Currie, Raikes Lascelles, W. S. Thesiger, Sir F. Curteis, H. B. Layard, Captain Thornely, T. Dalmeny, Lord Leader. J. T. Tollemache, F. J. Dashwoud. G. 11. Le Aiarchant, Sir D. Towline, George Dawson ' T. V. Lemon, Sir C. Tower, C. ')cedes, W. Lincoln, Earl of Towneley, John Denison, J. E. Lindsay, Captain Trelawny, J. S. Denison. E. B. Loch, James Trevor, .1. R. Dentestoun. J. Lockhart, A. E. Trotter, John \D'Eyncourt, C. T. Lyon, George Troubridge, Sir E. Dickinson, F. H. Lygon, General Turner, Edmund Dodd, G. Macaulay, T. B. Vane, Lord H. , Douglas, Sir C. E. Mackinnon, W. Vernon, G. H. Douglas, J. S. 3l'Donnell, J. M. Villiers, Viscount Douro, Marquis of 31'Taggart, Sir J. Vivian, J. H. Duckworth, Sir J. Malion,,Lerd Wakley, Thome!: Dugdale, IV. S. 3lainwaring, T. Walker, Richard Duke, Sir J. Maitland, Thomas Wall, C. B. Duncan, Lord Mangles, R. D. Warburton, H. Duncan, George Marjoribanks, S. Ward, H. G. Duncombe, T. Marshall, William Watson. W. H. Dundas, Admiral Martin, J. Wawn, J. T. Dundas, F. Martin, C. W. Wellesley, Lord C. Dundas, David 3lasterman, John White, Henry Easthope, Sir J. 3latheson, James Williams, W. Eastnor, Viscount Maule, Fox Wilshere, T. W. Ebrington, Lord Mildinay, IL St. J: Winnington. Sir T. Egerton, W. T. Milton, Viscount Wood, Colonel T. Egerton, Sir P. Mitealfe, Henry Wortley, J. S. Ellice, Edward Mitchell, T. A. Wrightson, W. B. Ellice, E., jun. Molesworth, Sir W. Wyse, Thomas Ellis, Wynn Morpeth, Viscount Yorke, Henry R. Emlyn, Viscount Morris, David Escott, Bickham Morison, General - =mom Esmonde, Slr T. Mostyn, E. 31. Hill, Lord IL Elwell, Ralph Munts, G. F. Tufnell, H. [The numbers annouuced in the House last night were, for the second reading, 118—against it, 322; but from th• above list, copied from the votes, it appears that 332 Mem bers voted against the second reading, thus giving the Ministers a majority of 214 instead of 204.] PAIRS. AGAINST. Pendarves, E. Denison, W. TOR. Round, C. Fuller, A. E. Collett, John Codrington, Sir W. Marsland, Henry Houldsworth, T. Villiers, lion. C. Hornby, J. Johnson, General Hampden, Renn Langton, Colonel Buck, L. W. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —TEAS AT WHOLESALE PRICES, No. 2, BUCKLERSBURY, CHEAPSIDE.—FamiIies whose consumption is large, and study economy, will derive considerable advantage at this establishment. One uni form price is affixed, by which the purchaser of a single pound can obtain it on the same terms as the trade. Black Tea 2s. Bd., 35., 3s. 4d, 3s. Bd., 45., 4s. 4d., ss. Green 3s. 4d., 3s. Bd., 45. 4s. 4d., 55., 65., 78. Coffee. 9d., Id., Is., Is. 211., ls. 4d., ls. 6d., is. Bd. One pound sent free to any part of town. Orders from the country forwarded the same day; and when the quantity is for 61b. weight (tea only), the carriage is paid to any part of England.—MANszu, and Co. wholesale tea dealers, 2, Bucklersbury, Cheapside. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH•EASTERN RAM* WAY.—TENBIUDGE, TUESDAY.—Last evening about twenty five minutes past six o'clock, a frightful occurrence took place on this line, by which an old man named John Seal, upwards of ninety years of age, met with a horrible death. The engine-driver of the passenger train, which leaves Dover for London at a quarter-past three o'clock, after passing Pens hurst station, saw a man whom he supposed to be a plate layer walking between the two lines of rails in the direction of Edenbridge. He was then more than a mile in advance, and as the train approached the driver sounded the steam whistle to apprise him of the train searing him. He appa rently, however, took no notice of it, and continued walking between the lines until the engine had reached him within f..rty yards, when to the amazement of those in charge of the train be stepped on to the line on which it was travelling. The driver instantly shut off the steam, and the firemen ap plied the break, the whistle going all the time, but it was im possible to save the man's life, for in a few seconds he was struck down and the entire train passed over him. On it being stepped the guards found the poor old man to be dreadfully mutilated, and quite dead. In the course of the night the body was identified to be that of John Seal, residing in the village of Four Elms, in the parish of Blax ted, a f e w miles from Edenbridge.. He was not employed on the line. l ofmi hnp i l emcet L lnt el : item: F e:gen / t ennt ouorct afylnumber FOB bthA soheefrei 3 T rto, hlafa e stabli s h m ent s individualsE mowv, il epa o ti as s oci at io n u ahy s er E o u s eEohsfa o nsv. b both Playhouse -yard, the orhmsde:aßul sexes d4g. St. Luke's, D e ce m ber . eh e s re c N tol ehtt, N I GH TL Y l er Tne' sincep i t: co hYlttre In the committee er Luke's, 5,067 were received; in the Eastern Asylum, Glass house-street, East Smithfield, 3,820: and the W es t ern Asy lum, Ogle-street, Marylebone, 4,455; altogether amounting to 13,342 individuals, amongst whom have been distributed 145,707 rations. The average number received nightly is 1,200. DESTITUTION IN IRELAND.—A public meeting was held at the Eastern Institutisn, Hackney-road, on Mon day, the 15th instant, on behalf of the famine-stricken Irish peasantry. Mr. H. Mender May, chairman, J. Wilson, Revs. B. Isaacs, Boasfield, Harris, E. Gibson, and Black more, addressed the meeting. Resolutions were passed, ing on the humane public to contribute. The mercantile community of Liverpool has been deprived of an important member by the death of Mr. Stephen Gair, the resideat partner of Messrs. Baring Bathers and Co., Liverpool branch. This gentleman has been rapidly carried off by a violent attack of typhus fever, and his loss has excited much sympathy. His private character wee most estimatile, bat, being of a:quiet and retired disposition, he took no part in any public movements here, and did rm. fill that prominent position which his rank in the mercantile world entitled him to. PROVISIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES.--The Frederica, Leonore, Islam, and Edwin, from New York; Meteor, Arabian, Kilbv, Albatross, Lord Seaton, and St. George, from New Orleans; Hibernia, from Boston, Den mark, from Norfolk, and Rhone, from Baltimore, which were reported at Liverpool on the 15th inst., bring 14,558 barrels flour, 29,352 sacks and 39,582 bushels Indian corn, and 466 barrels Indian corn meal. CONSCIENTIOUSNESS ACTIVE. —Yesterday morning, a letter, of which the following is a copy, enclosing a half sovereign, was sent per post to Mr. A. Parley, hosier, haber dasher, &c., 31, Market-street :—"Sir,—about 17 years ago, kr a few Months More, I Stole from your Counter a Packet of Goods, Value about 5 shillings. I Was a Boy at the time, and I consider it right to Make restitution to you now, though it be so long ago, five Shillings for the Goods, and 5 Shillings for the Interest for the above time."—Manchester caminer. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COIIIIT OF COMMON PLEAS, Feb. 17. (Before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.) FOSTER V. IRELAND. This was an action for the recovery of certain sums due for commission for the superintendence of certain buildings at Walworth. Mr. Montague Chambers appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Bylos for the defendant. It was shown in evidence that the plaintiff had been engaged to make plans for two cottages at Walworth, the amount of the expenditure being restricted to 400/.; but the plaintiff brought in a plan which would involve the spending of more than 6001. On that account the services of the plaintiff were repudiated, and it was now sought to recover the amount for the work actually done. The defendant had ne objection to pay it ;,but the damages ought to be limited to that point. From the documents submitted to the Court, it appeared that the charge made would give 441. 10s. to the plaintiff: There was a commission beyond this for a few pounds, but the whole amount did not exceed 5L or 6L On these grounds the Learned Sergeant submitted that a verdict should be given for his client. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE summed up, and the jury returned a verdict for 1941. 4s. 6d. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Feb. 17. (Before Lord DENMAN.) NIGHTINGALE V. NIGHTINGALE. Mr. Crowder appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Shee for the defendant. This was an action brought for a breach of contract. It appeared from the evidence that the plaintiff had sold to the defendant the use of the road, so far as he was concerned, between Merton and London. After the contract was com pleted the defendant had broken its covenants. The engage ment was entered into on the 22d of February, and the breach of contract complained of did not occur until the 29th of July. Respecting the breach of contract there was no doubt, but there was a question as to what the injury in curred really was. it was very evident that the omnibuses were plying on the road up to the 29th of July, and that con stituted the ground of the present action. The witnesses to prove the case having been called, Mr. Sergeant SHER replied. The LORD CHIEF JUIITICE summed up. The jury, being divided in opinion, retired to consider their verdict, and, after some time, returned for the plaintiff— Damages, Six guineas. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. John Gibbs, Henry Chandler, John .Richards, and John Bowen, were placed at the bar, having been remanded several times on a charge of attempting to pick pockets. They had been seen by an officer named Dunn, and by Mr. Grosvenor, the box - -keeper at the Lyceum, loitering about in Wellington-street, and trying the pockets of several ladies. Not less than a dozen policemen from various divisions were in attendance to give the prisoners" a character." They were all known and suspected. Chandler, Richards, and Bowen had been frequently summarily convicted, but Gibbs, though known as an associate of thieves, was not proved to have ever been in custody. Mr. Robins, who appeared for the prisoner Chandler, sub mitted that there was not sufficient evidence to convict, inasmuch as there was no evidence to show that they fre quented the place for the purpose of committing a felony, as required by the Act. Mr. HENRY said that what the Act required was, that they should be proved to be "suspected persons frequenting any place of public resort with intent to commit a felony." Now, it was proved that they were suspected persons—three of them convicted persons—and as to the " frequenting with intent," Ise., the best evidence of the intention was their conduct, as they did actually attempt to pick pockets. He would, therefore, convict them all; but as Gibbs had never been in custody before, he would make a distinction in his case. He would sentence Chandler, Richards, and Bowen, to three months' imprisonment each, and Gibbs to one month. EXTRAORDINARY CASE. On Tuesday, when Mr. Elliott had disposed of the business of the day at Lambeth Police-court, and was about to leave the bench, a respectable man, accompanied by his wife and two constables belonging to the V division of police, entered the court, and applied for the magistrate's advice and assis tance to obtain possession of his son, a lad of fifteen years of age, who was kept from his home under the following extra ordinary circumstances:—From the statement of the appli cant and his wife, it appeared that their son had a situation in the office of a merchant in the City, and had unfortunately, as they said, been taken particular notice of by the widow of a very distinguished officer, recentlydeceased, when that lady called to see her nephew, who was employed in the same office. About three weeks ago the lady in question invited the lad to spend some days at her house at Clapton, with two or three youths from the west end of the town; and they (his parents) feeling flattered at the time at what they conceived to be a great mark of kindness and condescension, gave their consent to the acceptance of the invitation. Nis visit to the lady was prolonged beyond the time originally intended ; for, instead of returning to their (the parents') house at Lea bridge, he proceeded to Clapton-hill. There was not the slightest suspicion of the existence of anything improper, particularly as the two youths from the west end of the town continued to remain at the lady's house. On Saturday last, however, the nephew of the lady had brought them a letter, which had been received oa that day front their son, and in which he tendered the resignation of his situation, and stated that he should not again return to his office. Astonished that her son should have written such a letter, and give up a situation that was likely to lead to a perma nency for life, the mother hurried off to the residence of the lady before alluded to, where she found her son, and, upon demanding an explanation of his extraordinary conduct, the promising youth coolly replied that he was in a fair way of being made independent for life, or something to that effect. His tone and manner were, however, such as to leave no doubt that a more than ordinary and more than proper inti macy had taken place between him and his lady patroness. This being the opinion of the mother, she at once demanded an interview with the lady, when the latter, who is verg ing on sixty years of age, unblushingly admitted the truth of the mother's suspicions, made the most fervent avowal of her passionate attachment for the boy, and de clared it to be her intention at once to marry him ! The mother, shocked and disgusted at this disclosure, insisted upon taking her son home with her, and after much difficulty she succeeded in getting the lad away. On Sunday the two boys who were staying with the lady called at the house of the parents in a cab, and requested that, as the lady was going out of the country; he (the son) would pay her the last visit. This the parents consented to, but accompanied him themselves to the house, but after the interview he re fused to leave. On the following day (Monday) the lady N 0.3, Grove, East Clapton, and took Hotel, Nine Elms Station, intending removedrftri apartments nstart her at thefosri Guernsey,dence, Railway and there to get married. Here, however, they (the parents of the youth) had traced her, and having seen their son they endeavoured to prevail upon him to return with them; but he refused to do so, and they now wished to know how they were to act to get him away from the woman. boy home, not to have kept was Mr. Ensiorr remarked, that th e parents h a d acte d very foolishly, got fl og ging, and keep him at home. Bent, one of the constables who accompanied the parties, said, that on th e da y before the son of the applicants and the o ther two lads, one of whom appeared to be eleven an d th e him. The whenonly course other twelve, while out had picked up a little girl, whops they took home to the lady, and the latter at once engaged her as a servant. In the morning the lady ordered an expensive dinner for five, including herself, the three lads, and the ser vant last-mentioned ; but Mr. Howse, the proprietor of the hotel, refused to prepare it. The constable also said, that he ascertained Mrs. Boys had presented the son of the applicant with the most expensive rings, a splendid gold watch, and a massive neck chain ; and further, on that morning, she handed him 131. for pocket money. The mo th er of the youth here observed, that these costly presents from a lady whose hair was perfectly grey and cer tainly old enough to be his grandmother, had, she doubted not, turned the head of her poor boy. Mr. ELLtorr thought the father would be perfectly justified in taking away his son and giving hi m a good flogging. The parties left the court, declaring their d e t erm i nat i on to have him one way or the other Cl au L b eA Prince,mß K o r e S valued than the ° D N e . 24, 1846. TESTIMONY TO THE MEMORY Among the testimonials of grateful admiration which th death of the venerable and beloved Thomas Clarkson has e OF THOM:F.:SaiI called forth, none, perhaPs , following, from the President of Haiti, General Riche " To the Members of the Committee of the British and Fo reign Anti-Slavery Society , . " Gentlemen, —The news of the death of Thomas Clarkson has struck all the true friends of human liberty with con sternation. His Excellency the President of Haiti, who echoes the sentiments of every Haitian, has commanded me to write to you, to express the deep concern he feels at the great loss which the cause of emancipation has just sustained " Time are, Gentlemen, some men whom Providence has raised up for the especial purposes of carrying out his great designs in reference to mankind. The mission of the vener able Thomas Clarkson was Clearly pointed out to him and that devoted man performed his duty with all the fidelity and zeal of an apostle. Even in this world his perseverance and his virtues found their reward; and after a long series of la bours and trials, he was permitted to enjoy the sweet satis faction of seeing the slave-trade abolished, liberty proclaimed throughout the whole length and breadth of the British em pire, and the spirit of emancipation struggling for the deli verance of the people yet afflicted with the leprosy of 31, very. He was allowed to anticipate the time when, from one end of the earth to the other, all men shall FREE. He was allowed to die in peace, giving glory to his Creator, who Lad designed him to be the means of so much happiness and security to a class of men who, for so long a period, had been devoted to the most degrading slavery. " But if anything can mitigate the sorrow felt at so great a loss, it is the fact, that his Excellency the President feels, in common with all Haitians, that the work of the venerable Thomas Clarkson is ably carried on by the society over which he presided, and in whose labours he took a part more active than his advanced age would have seemed to allow. All of you, the Haitians, well know, are animated with the same ferveat zeal as the virtuous man whom we now regret. He has often aided you with his counsels and his experience; he has often talked to you of better times to come for the African race. That the wishes of this holy apostle of eman cipation may be realised, we fervently hope. Both blacks and whites, we all will work for the accomplishment of this end, each one in his own circle; for the cause of liberty is the cause of God. You will labour for the completion of that noble temple which the venerable Thomas Clarkson de sired to raise to the honour of God, who had so often assisted him in his painful exertions, by the destruction of slavery i n every country where it has raised its execrable head. In the dwelling-place of the just made perfect, whence Thomas Clarkson now contemplates your philanthropic effort, he will take delight in remembering that be has left behind him dis ciples worthy of himself, and worthy to fulfil the mission that he had undertaken in the spirit of love. "Ibis Excellency the President of Haiti has ordered me further to express to you, Gentlemen, the high opinion lie entertains of you personally, and the interest that he takes in your labours. His Excellency regards with an attentive eye the progress of this great and noble question, and his heart sincerely rejoices at each new triumph that the cause to which you have so generously devoted yourselves, obtains." (Signed by the Secretary of State for Justice, P u bli c In struction, and Religion.) THE LATE FIRE IN THE MANCHESTER LYING. IN HOSPITAL.—On Saturday last, a general special board was held at this institution, when the praiseworthy conduct of Joseph Moody, the cab-driver, who gave the alarm, and afterwards was of great assistance during the fire, was brought under the notice of the board, and it was unani mously resolved—" That this board, highly approving of the humanity and promptitude with which Joseph Moody exerted himself on the late distressing occasion of the fire at the Lying-in Ho=pital, think it right hereby to record their grateful thanks for his assistance and their cordial apprtival of his coaduot." BAN .. (tET VIM& e G i a2 s e e t ialh and e ghth 7ictoria, 32, of the Average Amount of Bunk Au Account, ( p F u r r ° s Notes, of the several Banks of Issue in Englant 1 and a u n an t the ettOtrotfNiA. Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending iatur day, the 30th day of Jan., 1847 : Ai - erage PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Abingdon Bauk, Abingdon—Knapp and Co 24,274 Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co 15,798 Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and Pomfret 10,210 Aylshain Bank, Aylsham—R. and E. Copetnan 5,587 Aylesbury Old Bank, Iylesbury—Bickford and Hunt 42,456 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade flank, Baldock—Wells, Hogg, and Lindsell... 35,005 Barnitapie Bank, Barnstaple—Dzake and Co. 12,558 Basingstoke and Odihan. Bank, Basingstoke— Cole, Seymour, anii C, Bedford Bank, Bedford—T. Barnard Bedford and Bedfordshire Bank, Bedford — app, Halfhead, and Co. Bewdley Bank, Bewdley—Nichols, Baker, and Uralic Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—Tubb, Wootten, and Co 26,425 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Attwoods, Spooner, and Co 22,993 Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Binning hara—Lewis, Moilliett, and Co .... 17,549 Blandford Bank, Blandford—Bastard and Oak . 9,700 Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co 67,890 Boston Bank, Boston—Gee and Co 11,863 Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater—E. &J. Sealey 8,999 Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Harford, and Ca 41,178 Broseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Messrs. Pritchard 25,277 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Parrott, and Co. ...... Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Market Bank, Bury—Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury—Gillett and Tawney. 41,355 Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Messrs. Cobb... 50,315 Batt - . City Bank, Bath—Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett and Grant 35,783 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—H and A. Harris Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and C 0... Bridport Bank, Bridport—S. and W. E. Gundry Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington— Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— J. Worlledge and Co. Broinsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Bromagrove—Rufford, Biggs, and Co. Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock and Sons Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrs. Forsters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and CO 7,634 12,147 61,310 21,970 32,494 12,292 2,953 16,310 23,729 48,734 28,766 Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen-Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-Messrs. La Coste Colchester Bank, Colchester-Round, Green, and Co. Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester -Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro-Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little and Wood cock City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle-Birkbecks and Co. Christchurch Bank, Christchurch-Tice, Welsh, and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff-Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmc uth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow-Bromage, Snead, and Co. Derby Bank, Derby-Messrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby-Smith and Co. Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby-Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes-Hughes, Locke, and Co Diss Bank, Diss-Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank, Doncaster-Leatham, Tew, and Co. Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster- Cook and Co. Dover Union Bank, Dover-Latham, and Co - Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington-Backhouse, and Co 80,440 Devonport Bank, Devonport-Hodge and Nor man Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester-Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Foster, and Co. 109,147 East Riding Bank, Beverley-Bower, Hutton, and Co. Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford-Walford. and Co. G9,920 Exeter Bank, Exeter-Sanders and Co 33,962 Fakenham Bank, Fakenham-Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co. krarringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon-Barnes and Medley 11„515 Farnham Bank, Farnham-Messrs. Knight 13,684 Faversham Bank, Faversham-Hilton and Co 6,456 Godalming Bank, Godalming-Mellersh and Keen Grantham Bank, Grantham-Kewney and King 17,805 Guildford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon... 12,028 Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and C 0.... 26,841 Hastings Old Bank, Hastings-Smith, Hilder, and Co. 31,276 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford- Mathews and Co. Hertfordshire Bank aid Ware Bank, Ware- S. Adams and Co. [lull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull -Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don-Rust and Veasey Harwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Co 5,270 Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead- Smith, and Whittingstall lioniton Bank, Honiton-Flood and Co. 15,759 Hertfordshire, Hitchen Bank, Hitchen-Sharpies and Co. Hereford, Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford-Morgan, Hoskins, and Co 25,024 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich- Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone-Mercer, Randall, and Mercer Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington-J Davies and Co Knighton Bank, Knighton-J.' Davies and Co 6,498 Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough-Terry and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson, 21,392 2,678 20,365 48,558 49,157 9,112 19,731 72,053 2,755 6,391 8,585 13,387 39,133 27,042 18,025 9,965 13,310 and Co. Kettering Bank, Kettering—Gotch and Sons 9,047 Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C liarvc•y and Son Leeds Bank, Leeds—Beckett and Co 53,838 Leeds Union Bank, Leeds—W.Williams, Brown, and C. 35,660 Leek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and Congleton Bank,Leek—Fowler,Gaunt, and Co. :691 Ley:ester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby 30,233 Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co 42,786 I . .ichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green 19,291 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith and Co 87,311 Lisndovery Bank and Llandilo Bank, Llando very—David Jones and Co. Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle- 7,26 tars and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St. Barbe Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis —Gurneys and Co. 41,138 Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Massey and Co. Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst and Co 11,956 11anningtree Bank,Manningtree—Nunn and Co 6,391 Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tanner and Pinckney 15,985 Marlborough and North Wiltshire New Bank, Marlborough—Ward, Merriman, and Hillier 11,668 Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Jones and Williams 7,36 4 Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyams and Co 16,770 Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Aber„&avenny—Baileys and Co 26,683 Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Oki Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth —Bromage and Snead 15,675 Monmouthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport —W. Williams and Sons. 8,096 Newark Bank, Newark—Godfreys and Hutton 27,662 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Newark—Haudley, Peacock, and Co Newbury B an k, N ew b ury —B unn) ? and Slocock 36,420 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham- 22,643 mond, and Son . Norfolk an d S u ff o lk B an k, Diss—Taylor and Dyson Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich—Harveys and Hudsons 45,501 Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Co 68,836 Nottingham and Nottingham s hire Bank, Not tingham—Hart, Fellows, and Co 60,435 Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craoc ddc k and Co 5,531 C 0.... Everett, and New Sorum Bank, Sarum —Hetle y , Naval Bank, Plymouth — Ha rris, Mud g e, and 3,155 _ Co • Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co 29,632 Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westrv—Croxon and Co 13,912 Oxford Bank, Oxford—J. and R. Morrell 13,335 Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Thompson... Old Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and 'Ponbridge Wells:Cld Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge— Beeching and Sons 11,033 Av Oxfordshire Wi tney 13 aa k enge Am.,unt Clinch, and Co Peasa's Old Bank, Hull, the Hui Old Bank and Bevrley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and Co Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough—Messrs. Yorke Peterborough B,lnk, Peterborough —Simpson, White, and Simpson Pczabrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and W. Walters Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank, Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven, and Co Reading Bank, Reading—Simonds and Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and Co Richmond Bank, Richmond —Stapleton and Co Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood—Ledgard and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Roy ds, and Co Rochester, Chatham, and Stroud Bank, Roches ter—Day and Nicholson Romsey and Hampshire Bank, Romsey—Foot .ner and Son Royston Bank, Royston—Fordharn and Sons Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son Rye Bank, Rye—Curteis, Pomfret, and Co Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and Co Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaway Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—B urton, Ll oy d , an d Scarb rough Old Bank, 3carborough—Woodall an Co Shrewsbury and Marko. Dray ton Bank, Shrews bury—Adams, Adaths, and Co Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury--Rocke, Eytons, and Co Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Valiance and Son Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddinon and Son Southwell Bank, Suuthwell—Wylde and Co St. Alban's Bank, St. Alban's—J. S. Story Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury— Brodie and King Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherly and Fall Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore Stourbridge Bang, Stourbridge —Rufford, Wrago-, and Co Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley, and Co. Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge—Bate and Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. St. Alban's and Herds Bank, St. Alban's—Gib son and Stuart Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs. Badcock Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and Co Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph, Yates, and Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns ford and Barne Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—J. and S 10,959 45,677 10,389 10,261 12,762 11,155 3,835 37,011 42,491 6,350 10,390 4,985 9,808 16,688 12,828 23,252 12,464 Percival Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co. Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co. Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Wells and Co. Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— Kelynge, Greenway, and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox, Brothers West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield—Leatham, Tew, and Co Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Elliott and Pearse Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirkesworth—Arkwright and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurney and Co. Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good ricke and Holyoake. Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender, and Co. Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley and Turner Whitby Bank, Whitby—Frankland and Wil kinson Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Foster and Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster— Everett and Co. 4,658 46,533 18,321 24,633 7,926 39,798 4,459 17,377 13,703 3,202 21,739 8,985 6,328 7,362 16,625 13,413 29,723 Wrexham Bank, Wrexham—J. and S. Kenrick Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton— Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil—E. and J. Batten York Bank. York—Swann, Clough, and Co JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal 16,456 23,588 2,180 27,932 12,961 9,200 11,457 10,954 12,568 10,808 16,038 24,281 10,557 29,107 4,680 49,499 13,775 22,611 6,280 15,892 36,081 59,469 6,762 12,842 13,679 89,E48 12,243 49,587 23,96 2,t7' 10,804 51,734 12,499 8,964 45,412 8,399 , Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 47,077 Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield - .. 9,720 Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington . .. Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cbeltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 14,352 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 19,068 Dudley and West Bromwich Y3anking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 20,032 Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington 25,219 East of England Bank, Norwich _ 21,287 __.. Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester. 160,333 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 35,061 Hull Banking Company, Hull 28,655 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 12,923 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax 42,764 Helston Banking Company, Helston 1,434 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 21,686 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 27,340 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 3,256 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 611568 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 49,566 Leamingtol Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Leeds and West Riding Banking Company, Leeds _ _ Leeds Commercial Banking Company, Leeds 995 Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 9,806 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 28,021 Nottingham. and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union - Joint- Stock Banking Company, Newcastle 792,82 National Provincial Ban k of I)ngland, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London ....... ................................. 425,976 North Wilts Banking Com p an y , Melksham 6 1 ,200 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 78,713 N o rthamptonshire Banking Company, North- ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverp001....... 52,630 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Lei cester . Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth 2,553 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 35,546 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamf'ord. 52,925 Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port 354,520 Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall ... Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and liallumshire Banking Company, Sheffield ... .... 22,535 Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking Company, Sh.llioid Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond .. . Stockton and Durham County Banking Com pany, Stockton — Storey and Thomas's Banking Company, Shaftesbury 10,850 Sheffield and Retferd Bank, Sheffield . . Suffolk Banking Company, Ipswich — Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Com pany, Wolverhampton 32,222 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 14,325 Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven . 31,873 Warwick and .Leamir.gton Banking Company, Leamington ~ , 35 553 Wist of England and South Wales District _ Benk,Brisfol. Average Amount. Wilts and Dorset Banking Companl, Salisbury 73,870 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud dersfield . Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch . 7,040 Worcester City and County Bankiog Company, Worcester... . , 6,779 York Union Banking Company, York 65,993 York City and County Banking Company, York 90,849 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds • 110,682 P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns. Stamps and Taxes, Feb. 6, 1847. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, FEB. 17.—Wind S.W., light breeze, and fine clear mild weather. OFF MARGATE, FEB. 16.—Wind W.—Franklin, Watts, New Orleans; Elizabeth, Morris, Calcutta; Malabar, Adams, Hong Kong. DiAL, Fla, 16.—Wind W.N.W. to W.S.W., strong. Arrd. Cassebellanus, Armstrong, Calcutta; Sindian, Terry, ditto; Lesinayne, Black, ditto; Helvellyn, ditto; Kingston► Stephens, Madras; Colombo, Ifellyer, Mauritius; Cheapside , Brown, ditto; Hessy Robertson, Christie, ditto; Thomas Henry, Jury, California; Lochlebo, Taylor, Callao; Cale donia; Chalmers, Sierra Leone; Scotsman, Field, Havannah ; Java, Mat , azas. SW. Beaufort, Cuba. Arrd. from the River, Belle Creole, Demerara; Georgiana. Matanzas. PoRTSMOUTII,FEB. 16.—W ind W. to W.S.W.—Arrd. Flora, Millopaus, Rio Janeiro, for Hamburgh. Oft' port, British Sovereign, Con, Mauritius; Maria Elizabeth, Fokkes, Val paraiso, and sld for Hamburgh. Cowls, FEB. 16.—Wind S.W., thick.—Arrd. Formosan, Reinertsen, Batavia; Michael, Christoffers, Monte Video; Express, Cards, ditto, and sailed for Hamburgh ; Carl, Vim ser, New York, for Hamburgh ; Virginia, Arres, Jersey, for Swansea, leaky, and much damaged. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 16.—Wind W.—Arrd. Young England, Adams, Honduras; Constance, Labo-un, Portobello. TORBAY, FEB. 16.--Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Peredes Braves, Allier, Port-au-Price, for Havre, with part of cargo throes overboard. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 16.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Westmore• land, Conway, Pernambuco; Alabama, Wise, Charleston; Dolphin, Newfoundland ; Indus, Pool, Calcutta ; Nina, Branwer, Lima; Henrietta, Pierce, Monte Video; son, Reynold, Barbadoes ; Salem, Milford, New Orleans; London, Lovett, New Orleans; Henrietta, Foye, New Or.. leans ; Syria, Cox, Savannah; Wyoming, Mursking, delphia ; Probus, De Vries, New York; Shendon, Cornish, ditto; Princess Alice, St. John's, New Brunswick. Put back, Lanercost, Hong Kong; Dalmatia, N.Orleans. Off,Highlander• It blew a heavy gale last night at W.S.W., but moderated this morning. The Jane Tudor, Baltimore to this port, was wrecked last night, off Ormshead ; crew saved. The Aris tides, Calcutta to Cape of Good Hope, was passed between the Cape and Madagascar, waterlogged and abandoned, by the Senator, Wilson, arrived at St. Helena. The Govan, Hill, Ardrossan to Runcorn, was in contact in the Mersey last night with the Joseph Anderson, Ridley, from London, and afterwards went on shore in Bootle Bay, but came off; and arrived here; the latter lost head, cutwater, &c. CARDIFF, FEB. 15.—The Rienzi, from Plymouth, got on shore on the south-west point of Sully Island yesterday, and sank ; crew saved. Two other vessels are reported on shore, , between Sully and Barry, one laden with barley, and the other with pig iron. 16th. The Earl Grey, from Glasgow to . Bridgewater, went on the sands yesterday, was towed ell 4. and sank in deep water ; c r e w save d. Th e M ary J osep h, of Dungarvon, has been got off shore, after discharging a small / part of her cargo. TAIBACR, FEB. 16.—The Emile, from Newport to Mar seilles, was wrecked on the 14th instant under the cliffs near Nash Point. SWANSEA, FEB. 16.—Wind W.—Arrd. Alderman Piriet Hagan, Cuba. CLYDE, FEB. 15.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Catherine Jamieson., Hutchison, Batavia ; Indian, Mackie, M aur iti us ; Ch r i s ti a n. M'Kellar, Demerara; Gauntlet, M'Gregor, Demerara; donna, Caldwell, Demerara; Talent, Madgwick, St. Do' mingo ; Rolla, May, Nassau ; Robertson, Stewart, Ralik more ; Actaeon, Dagget, New York ; Potomac, Lothress, Boston; Colony, Jamieson, Rio Janeiro; Jane Christie, Spears, Berbice ; Harlequin, Pitcairn, Havannah ; Carey, Brown, St. John's, New Brunswick. COWES, FEB. W.—The Emma, Rouke, St. Domingo to Hamburgh, arrived here to-day, leaky ; loss of boats, bul warks, &c., and part of cargo thrown overboard. HOLYHEAD, FEB. 15.—The Minerva, Nents, from Ant• werp to Belfast, got on shore to the southward, and is likely to become a complete wreck; crew saved. Waal.% Fan. 16.—The Oves came off shore last night, after throwing part of cargo overboard. MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDAY.) CORN-EXCIZANGE. Since Monday scarcely any fresh English Wheat has been received for our market, coastwise or by land carriage, eon' sequently we had an unusually small quantity on offer. descriptions commanded a very steady sale, and in some on stances a further slight improvement in value was obtaineu far selected parcels of both white and red. Owing to the high rates demanded by the holders of foreign Wheat, the amount of business doing in that article was small, yet Pre . vious rates were firmly supported. Barley moved off free] ,lY at the late advance in the quotations. 'The show of NA'' being trifling, the factors refused to sell except at a rise of le per quarier. Oats, Beans, Peas, and Flour were in slue supply, and fair inquiry at Monday's prices. English ...... Irish. ........ Foreign ...... Wheat. 1,210 qrs. ARRIVALS. Barley. I Oata I Flour. 970 qrs. 660 qrs. 11,150 skg• 1,` , 90 and I 810 960 bXi 630 Malt, 650 qrs. WHITECHAPEL. Although the supplies on offer were moderate, the demand was in a sluggish state, at barely stationary prices. Beef, 2 1 8d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; Veal, 4s to 58; ano Pork, 33 6d to 4s 10d per 81bs by the carcase. DETERMINED SUICIDE.—On Monday rnornirs be' tween twelve and one o ' c l oc k, a y oung man, named ;•P nista Mooner, residing with his parents in John's -court, Golden• square, committed suicide in a most determined manner, - try strangling himself. The deceased had been for some time in a desponding state, owing, it is supposed, to some love affair. On the previous night he returned home apparently in better spirits, and shortly afterwards retired, as it was thought, to his bed-room. At the hour above -named the deceased's bra ther, on entering the water-closet, was alarmed to fin d him suspended by a silk handkerchief from an iron hook, with his feet touching the ground. He immediately cut hint down, but life was quite extinct. BURGLARS DISTURBED.—On Monday morning the family of Mr. Forman, a tradesman, residing at No. 16, Surrey-row, Blackfriars, were suddenly alarmed by burglars' About half-past, five o'clock, Mr. Forman hearing a noise it; the room where he was lying, suddenly rose up in bed, Oa was much alarmed by seeing two men walk into the apart' ment. He leaped out of bed, but the thieves effected their escape, leaving much valuable property behind them whi ch they had tied up ready for carrying away. They had 1?! . 1 : 1 sacked the drawers in the u pp er rooms of wearing SPP' and other things. They left behind them a skeleton kept.a quantity of lucifer-matches, and various implements used 11/ housebreaking. A FEMALE DANIEL LAMBERT. Mrs. EllZa • bath Armitage, a lady of alarmingly large proportions is no! being exhibitediat the Cosmorama Rooms, in Regent-stree t ' and promises to become an object of extreme interest 'tit' those who relish unnatural freaks of development. sal Armitage is the first parallel t o th e renowne d L am b er t the the public has witnessed, her dimensions being 85 inche s round the hips, her bust 72, her waist 47, her arm and the calf of her leg each 2211; These be noble proportions, an d may well excite astonishment, th e more so as t h e bea d ' hands, and feet are scarcely a s h a d e bi gger th an t h o se 0 ! ordinary mortals. This full-bl own l a d y , a samp l e o f the female sex magnified beyond all belief, with all these rill burdens of flesh, walks easily, though the weight of 4 ' : pounds, the aggregate of her personal conditions, is no jt":, to carry. Her health is s t a t e d t o b e goo d, an d h er bodti, enlargements the mere growth of pure healthy fl es h, the, increase of which, it is supposed, is even yet not terminated She is a native of Norwi c h, a n d i s now 29 years of Bel Her manners are polite, an d h er conversa ti on cheerful a°' unaffected. THREE Gram D ROWN ED.—A melancholy cast occurred at South Stockton on Tuesday It appears O s soon after five o'clock in the afternoon, just as the cottu n factory had given over working, a number of boys and girl' went to have a slide on a pond formed by what is tenor the " returned water" from the mill. Amongst them W three girls of the names of Mary H u t c hi nson, aged 14, isa. bella Donkin, 13, and Lydia Moxon , 13, who having ve_ A g " tured too far, the ice gave w a y, and they were precipiluLT into the water. There w ere several young people of but'" sexes near the place at th e ti me, and a lad named Donk l n. brother to Isabella Donkin, threw off his jacket and plung"_ A into the water to endeavour to save his sister, but his efforts were unavailing. As more than half an hour elapsed bulb" the bodies were recovered, life in each was of course extinct. —Newcastle Journal. STATE OF THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND.—SiRee Otir last, we are happy to state that no farther disturbance hal occurred in Inverness. No grain, however, has been shipped; and the Morayshire sailed on Friday night without completed her loading. To be prepared for any emergency that might occur, the magistrates on Thursday swore 11! upwards of 200 special constables, but their services have no t been required. Over the north generally quietness has been, restored. This has been accomplished, in the majority of instances, by assurances being given to the people that Meal will be placed, in ample quantities, within their reach. at fair prices. Morayshire.—Order has very generally been restored in Morayshire, though it had been judged necessary to procure the presence of military from Edinburgh,haVlnq in addi. tion to those from Fort George, 100 of the 76th Regiment having been brought by steamer and landed at Burghead on Monday morning. The shipment of grain was then resumed , and the two vessels, the loading of which had been inter rupted, were got under weigh. At Garmouth two or three of the rioters (women) have been apprehended.—lnverness Courier. CADVERTISEMENTI-A DISEASED KNEE.-A W° s " DEBFUL CUBE BY HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT ♦ND Pmts.—John weir' aged 19, of Kinnegs, parish of Longhall, near Armagh, with a pain in his knee, which lasted for three months, and th e ! commenced to swell; six months afterwards, it broke out into dreadiul wound, and discharged for twelvemonths, although ev.t% l remedy was used that medical men could devise, both at the county infirmary and local dispensary, yet no appearance of hei , ,,f; presented itself, until his father purchased some of Holloway's and Ointment, which soon effected a sound cure. No wounds, sor es. or ulcers, however long standing, can resist the proper use of Preis fine medicines. Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Hollowly establishment, 244, Strand, London. was seized BIRTHS. On the 16th inst., at N 0.21, Mornington•ereseent, Regent'S' gpgr • Mrs. Edmund Robins, of a daughter. On the 13th inst., at Portland Lodge, Mrs. Sturgis, of & daUgh te s o r. On the 13th inst., at the Grove, Blackheath, the wife of lti cb Twining, jun., Esq., of a son. aeOrge On the 13th inst., at Lower Tooting, Surrey, Mrs. Frederic Perraan, of a daughter. On the 14th inst., at Oxford, the wife of the Rev. R. ',lichen, o ' l). ' of a son. On the 14th inst., at Hampstead, the wife of David Powel l, '" of a son. On the 14th inst., at Ickleford House, near Ilitchin, the 11 00 . Sr°. Frederick Dudley Ryder, (la son. bits' the 14th inst., in Guildford-street, Russell-square, Hayward, of a daughter. Mrs• Nrol l°l • On the 15th inst., at the Terrace, Upper Clapton, Bird, of twin sons. MARRID. On the 13th inst., at East Teignmout E nic kignif h, Devon, Dr. Joseph of St. Helier's, Jersey, to Mary, daughter of Captain Parsoi__2L___-.-- DIED. 00 O f On the 13th inst., in Montagu-square, the Dowager Colant Shrewsbury, aged 77. On the 12th inst., ed 76. ria Melna of Bri. On the 13th inst., at Mrs. Circ M u a s Lodge, G ' reenwic g h, hton Ann, eldest &WO' ter of the late Stephen John Maule, Esq., aged 74. 0 On the 13th inst., at the Colonnade, Albany-road, Ket t-road Denham, Esq., aged 76. o re. b. On the 15 inst., at Bishop Stortford, Ilerts, Mr. Thomas _ PatM lat o' On the 15th inst., Lieutenant Joseph Taylor, 14.5.L.M., e mers-place, Hyde-park-square, aged 54. -----•-•••••- ag I 111, London: Printed and Published by MURDO YO UNG. of NO. L Strand, Printer, at The Sun &dee, N 0 .112, Strand, the Tre.,: in a of the Savoy. in the County of Middlesex . Thuradab 5 " bruary 18, 1847. , "♦~ , t r rt; ' , „ ' • _ V • • : • ,: b 1 , , • r -;;