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and previde a new character and a new face for Ireland. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, FEBRUARY 16. He had now only to thank the House, in conclusion , for the THERMOMETER, Lowest, 36; Highest, 52 ; Noon, 44 patience with which they had listened to him—and whatever might be the result of the measure, and after what had fallen BAROMETER, 29 82.—WIND NV., rain. from Hon. Members in the course of the debate he no longer expected it would now be carried —he was per suaded that ultimately it must be successful. — (Loud cheers.) lie honoured those gentlemen who sacrificed conviction to party, but he thought if any Irish Member wished well to his country, he could not refuse to give his sanction to this measure, which no polittcal agitator, whether he were repealer or imperialist, who had the love and benefit f his countr at heart could objectmeasure for the relief of Ireland half , so comprehensoive,N or half so practical, had ever yet been prepared by any one, and he could only say, whatever might be its result, that it had been brought forward in perfect good faith, without any aim or intention of doing injury to the Government, although they did aspire to the hope of its benefiting a nation.—(Cheers.) On the motion of Mr. B. OSBORNE, the debate was adjourned till to-morrow. On the motion of Mr. C. O'BRIEN, copies of the follow ing correspondence were ordered :—Copy of Colonel Jones's letter to Mr. Trevellian, dated the 28th day of November, 1846, referred to in Mr. Trevellian's letter of the 2d day of Decem ber,_lBl6. Copy of Mr. Hornsby's letter to Samuel Gamble, C.E- , referred to in Mr. Gamble's letter of the B.h day of January, 1847, addressed to Lieutenant-Colonel Jones. COTTON WOOL. On the motion of Mr. BRIGHT, the following return was o rdered :—Return of the quantity of cotton wool exported from the British possessions in India i%each year during which the accounts have been kept, stating the ports from which the shipments were made, the quantity shipped at each port, and the countries to which the cotton was exported, and the ship ments to each country. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'clock. DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO THE QUEEN AND TO TfiE PRINCE CONSORT. Now ready, price 2s. 6d. bound. THE HON. MISS MURRAY'S RENIA/US ON EDUCATION IN 1647. " We feel much indebted to the amiable writer of this most in structive volume, for directing attention to many dangerous errors conneett4 with the individual training of children of all classes of society, and fer the reme lies she has snggested."—Dany News. Henry Colbarn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. DEDICATED BY EXPRESS PERMISSION TO HER MAJESTY TILE QUEEN DOWAGER. Now ready. in 3 vols., with Illustrations, 31s. 6d., bound, MARY ANNE WELLINGTON, TIIE SOLDIER'S DAUGHTER, WIFE, AND WIDOW. By the Rev. RICHARD COBBOLD, M.A. Author of" The History of Margaret Catehpole." " Thls interesting work, we have no doubt, will attain greater popularity oven than Margaret Catchpolc.' "—Sunday Times. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 18 and 19, Southampton-street, Strand. OLLIER has this day published the new 11 )tOVEL, illustrative of the Game-Laws, entitled, THE I'OAC HER'S WIFE, In two Volumes, post Bvo. Orders received by all Booksellers and Librarians, RAILWAY SHAIthS BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSES. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends Ind the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUDSDAY and ' , lunar, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, thrones, containing instructions (with a reference), are rispectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day Previous to their being offered ; and advices of results will be lorwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds linme ilately disposed et according to instructions. Offlees. Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street, London. litlt MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobtl‘ty, Gentry, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are respectfully informed, that this Theatre will OPEN for the igEASON THIS EyENING, Feb. 16th, when will be performed Denizetti's celebrated Opera of LA FAVORITA, Fernando, Signor Gardoni (his first appearance in this country); Alfonso XI. (King of Castile), Signor saperchl (his first appearance) ; Baldassari, Signor Bouche (his first appearance) ; Leonora, 31dIlc. Satichloll ; Ines, Millie. Nascio (her first appearance in this country). The " National Anthem" will be sung by Mdlles. Nasio, Solari, Fagg,anl, and Sanchioli, Sknors Gardoni, douche. F. Lablache, Superchi, and other Artistes of the establishment and Chorus. After which a new and original grand Ballet, in five tableau; by M. Paul Taglloni, entitled CORILIA ; ou, LE CHEVALIER INCONSTANT. Coruna, 3hille. C. Rosati (her first appearance); the Knight Hui debrand, M. Paul Taglioni ; Squire, M. Gouriet ; Bertha, 3fdlle. Petit ; Page, Mdlle. konore; Duke, M. Gosselin ; Fralsondin, M. Tenefra ; Fisherman, M. di klattia. DANCES.—Second Tableau—Scene Dansante des Caprices, by Mdlle. Rosati. Third Tableau—Pas de la Nymphe des Esux et de Ses Compagnes, by Wiles. Rosati, Montfort, Cassan, and the Corps de Ballet. Fourth Tableau—Pas de hi Rosiere. by Mdlle. M. Taglioni (her first appearance); Pas de Deux, by M. P. Taglioni and Mdlle. Rosati; Deutche Rhein, Vain des Pages et des Demoiselles d'Honneur, by the Corps de Ballet. Fifth . Tableau—Pas, by M. d'Or and Mdlle. C. Baucourt ; Ballabile des lialbardlers, by Mdme. Stephan, Wiles. Honore, Cassan, The venot, Benin, Julienne, L'Amoureux, and the Corps de Ballet; Pas de i'lnconstance, by Mdlle. Rosati, Mdme. Stephan, and M. Taglioni. boots open at Half-past Seven ; the Opera to commence at Eight. TIILATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. The rubito is relpectfully Informed, that, so late as ten minutes to seven, last evening, the following certificate was sent to the Theatre : . 4 I hereby certify that Miss Romer is unable, from sudden indis position, to perform this evening. " Feb. 15, 1447. " HENRY REECE, M.R.C. Surgeon.' In coniequence of the above, the Theatre w ill b e closed' this even• ins and to-morrow. THEATRY) ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Manr.gement of Mr. 1.. Webster, soic Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed a now and original Comedy, called THE SCHOOL FOR SCHEMING. Poincipal characters by Messrs. Far ren, Stuart, Buckstone, Howe, Selby, Brindal. Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Humby, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss Fortescue, Miss Bennett, Miss H ey . nolds, &c. During the evening the Band will perform the Overture, " Lae des Fees," " Plantagenet," " Rose," and " Helen" Polkas, &c. To conclude with the Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, called the INVISIBLE PRINCE; or, the Island of Tranquil Delights. Principal ciotracturs by Mr. James Bland, Miss P. Horton, Mrs. L. S. Buckitvham, Miss Reynolds, and Miss Julia Bennett. TIIRATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. TUB EVENING Will be performed a new Comic Drama, called ,VOO REWARD. Characters by Me=srs. A. Wigan, Meadows, Emery, 11. Butler, Miss Vlllars, and Miss Forster. Atter which a new Farce, called TILE WIGWAM. Characters by Messrs. Matthews, Oxberry, Keeley, Miss Arden, Miss Turner, Miss Foster, and Miss Mary Keeley. To be followed by the Farce of THE ETON BOY. Captain Popham, Mr. Wigan ; Labster, Mr. Keeley; Miss Fanny Curry, Miss Dickinson. To conclude with the Farce of MRS. WHITE. ROY:Ir, AD E GPM% nder the dfrection of Madame Celeste THIS EVENING Will be performed the celebrated Drama, called THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Dennis, Mr. Cullenford ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Grinnidge, Mr. Wright ; Mame St. Anbert, Madame Celeste ; Geraldiae, Mrs. Yates; Kelly O'Neil, Mrs. Fitzwilllam. To conclude with the Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA GISELLE, entitled THE PHANTOM DANCERS; or, the Wills Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford, 34r. 0. Smith, Mr. Cullen •ord, Madame Celeste, Miss Marian Taylor, Miss Emma Ilardlng, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORG-STREET. J. M. Mx - Wax, sole I,s.see And 3lanager. THIS EVENING Will be pftformed the new 31:Weal Romance, en titl e d THE SEVEN MAIDS OF MUNI ; or, The Ghost's Tower. Bertrand, Mr. Fisher ; D'Armincourt, Mr. Barker ; Bellejambe, Mr. Delavanti; Adolphe, Mr. NV) nit; Gresdos, Campton ; Bristle- Tech, Mr. AValton ; 'Wino, Mr. thinner; Seven Melds of Munich, Misses Flower, Rourke, Honner, Mucks, Millar, L. Marshall, and Laporte ; Miss Marshall ; V adame Groutz, Mrs Fosbroke. Aftrr which, the Comedy of STOOPS TO CONQUER. Principal characters by Messrs. Wynn, Cranhy, Vining, Compton, Fisher, Cow.ll, Mrs. Stirling - , Mrs. Hughes, and Mrs. Fosbroke. In the coax eof the erening• Profess:or HEM !NG ant his ta t 'tired (7IIILDREN will go thronqh theft wonderful performances. Previous to the Pantomime the Band will perform " The Ame rican Polka," introducing "Thu Ralroad Overture." To conclude with the grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, en titled The ENCHANTED BEAUTIES of the GOLDEN CASTLE; Sr. The One-eyed Genf. Harlequin, Mr. Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Columbine, Miss Burbidge ; Sprite, Mr. IL Marsha!! ; Clown, Mr. Fleamore. lIIGLI WATER AT LONDON-B111)GE TIIIB DAY. Morning .. 17 minutes after 2. Evening .. 42 minnics after 2, States and elsewhere, the resources are ample to meet the demands which have and will continue to be made upon them by their European purchasers. The deficiency of tonnage, and not insufficiency of stock in the commodities required, is the chief draw back to their commercial prosperity. In a short time the great canals will be freed from their icy thrald dom, when vast hoards of grain and bread-stuffs will be rapidly accumulated in the sea-port towns for transmission to Europe. Congress has empowered the PRESIDENT to issue twenty-three millions of Treasury notes. The pro ceeds arising from the sale of the public lands are expressly mortgaged to pay the interest of six per cent., and to redeem, at the expiration of twenty years, the notes, or the stock into which they may be converted. The continuance of hostilities between the States and Mexico embarrasses the PRESIDENT and Con gress as much as ever. The perplexity, both of the war itself and its direct consequences, political and commercial, is what every patriot throughout the civilised world will rejoice to learn the iniquitous invaders of Mexican indepen dence are now bitterly experiencing. In the Senate the general feeling seems favourably to point to the establishment of a speedy peace. A direct resolution to this effect, moved by Mr. STEPHENS, and couched in terms subversive of the grasping policyof Mr. POLK, was only lost by twelve votes. On the other hand, the Mexican Congress have rejected every overture for peace whilst a single soldier or ship of the United States remains in their territory or infests their coast; and to this the majority of the Congress have sworn under the solemnity of an oath. Canada and the United States are raising handsome subscriptions to testify their sympathy with the distressed condition of Ireland and the Highlanders. This spirit of charitable munificence, beyond the posi tive benefit of alleviating human misery, has the glo rious tendency of binding the nations of the earth together ; teaching the afflicted that,:however dis tantly severed they may be by a vast expanse of the ocean from the more favoured portions of the uni- verse, the voice of distress is no sooner heard than philanthropy spreads its wings to succour their distresses. Intelligence has been received from Lisbon of the 10th, and from Oporto of the 9th inst. Count BOMFIX and his unfortunate companions have been sent off to Angola. A guerilla of seventy men had been dispersed at Thomar by the QUEEN'S troops ; but, on the other hand, GALAXDA'S guerilla had sur prised and taken prisoners Major ILHARCO and 130 men at Alcacar do Sal, in thejAlemtejo. Several small actions had taken place with various success. SALDANHA'S head•quarters still continued at Agueda, eleven leagues from Oporto. CABAL was entrenched at Viana, closely watched by DAB ANTAS, who is at Bdrcellos. Since M`DoNELL's death several of his officers have joined the Junta. The blockade of the Douro is very imperfectly maintained. The British frigates America and Thetis are stationed off the Bar, and the British war steamers Gladiator, Polyphemus, and Bloodhound. and the brig•of-war Nautilus, in the inner waters of the Douro. Eveything was quiet at Oporto, which was abundantly supplied with provisions. Madrid journals of the Bth have arrived. They con. tain no intelligence of importance. It was a holiday al the Bolsa. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday. The correspondence between Lord NORMANBY and FRENCH PLAYS. ST. ,TAM ES'S THEATRE. lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. THURSDAY EVENI.NG Will be perform.• d Eugene Sue'spapular Play of LES MYSTER ES Dv. ,I'AR S. Jaques Ferrand, M. - Lemaitre Itigoletto, Mdlle. Feuquet. Boxes, fig., Pit, 3s. €d. ,:Stllll.l, 35.; Gallery , 2 s . D oors opene d a t half-past Seves , and the perOi r mances commence at Eight. Private Boxes, Stalls, all may be engaged at Mitchell's Library, 33, Bond-street; and at tho Box-office. Lord PALMERSTON is published in all of them. The Journal des Debats merely publishes the letters together with the passage in M. Gunor's speech to which they refer. The Epoque sneers at the Marquis of NORMANDY - for " rushing into print," while the Presse, which on this occasion would seem to be emulous of out-Guizot-ing GUIZOT in disregard for truth, declares that " since his arrival in France the Marquis of Non 3IANBY has been the adversary of the Government, and the friend of the enemies of the Government." The Notional declares that after the publication of Lord PALMERSTON'S flute to Lord NORMANDY, either M. GUIZOT or Lord PALMERSTON must retire, if it is desired that any terms should be kept between the two Governments, inasmuch as Lo r d P ALMERSTON ' S I_ • - laconic note amounts, in fact, to a posting of M. Gui;o; as a shameless liar (un effronte me - nteur). Notwithstand ing all the coquetting of M. Guizor with the absolutist Powers, notwithstanding all the sacrifices which the French Government has made to propitiate them—sacrifices which have completely alienated from the Government all the Liberal party of France and of the rest of the Continent—it is no longer doubtful that the northern Powers have joined Lord PALMERSTON in his protest against the marriage. He has completely turned M. GITIZOT'S position, and that not by making sacrifices, but by persuading those Powers to adopt a liberal course of policy. Since their junction with Eng land, Prussia has had a constitution granted, and Austria has abolished feudal rights. This has greatly increated the favour with which Lord PALmEnsToN is regarded by the Liberal party in Franey, and certainly his conduct has throughout these transactions been marked by great ability. - The Three per Cents. were done on Sunday in the Passage of the Opera at 77f. 70c. MA R.SRILLE,I, FED. 9.—Marseilles and Avignon, 830 f. ; Northern, 615 f. LYONS, FEE. 11.—Paris and Rouen, 878 f. 76c. ' • Avignon and Marseilles, 822 f. 50 c . ; N or th ern , 608 f. 75c.; Paris and Lyons, 488 f. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THIS LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FLBRUART 15. Boulogne and Amiens, 1431—Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Espelete), 'S, —Dutch Rhenish, 4%—ltaltan and Austrian, 2 1 ,i — Luxembourg, 2—Northern of France, 12%—Paris and Strasbourg, 3 )4—Roueu and Havre,263{ ex dly. MR. COCHRANE and the ELECTORS OF WESTMINSTER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—Is Mr. Cochrane the same person as "Don Juan de Vega," or is he not ? If he be the same person, then the violated hospitality and outraged kindness shown to him at Brighton, Canterbury, Dover, and other places, will rise up in judgment against him, awl serve as a warning to the electors of Westminster not to confide in any such wander ing personator. If he be not Juan do Vega, thew why not disown it? Let Mr. Cochrane beware, if he be the fraudulent Spanish refugee that Juan de Vega pretended to be, that he does not meet such an exposé as he well deserves, if identical with that vagabond.—Yours, an Elector, J. C. Feb. 16,1847. NEW ZEALAND. The barque Cecilia, Captain Pearce, with a full cargo of contract Kauri spars, and a small quantity of copper ore, arrived at Plymouth on the 13th inst., from Auckland, New Zealand. The native chief Heki, who 'formerly disturbed the northern colony, continues quiet, and appears likely to remain so. In the south the vigorous measures of Governor Grey have completely suppressed the rebellious efforts of Ranghieta, whose brother was taken prisoner in Cook's Straits, and has been executed, after an investigation which proved his participation in the late disturbances on the river Hutt. The course pursued by the new colonial Government at Wellington gives entire satisfaction. Her Majesty's brig Childers, 12, Commander John C. Pit man, arrived at Auckl an d f rom th e C ape of Good Hope and Hobart -tows. on the 18th of October. Her Majesty's frigate Castor, 36, Captain Graham, arrived the same day from Sydney. Her Majesty's steam frigate Driver, Captain Cour tenuy 0. Hayes, was signalled outside the harbour on the 20th, probably from Wellington. Her Majesty's frigate Cal liope, 26, Captain Edward Stanley, was at Wellington. The Cecilia left on the 19th of October, and brings pa ssengers Captain Howett and lady, o f the barque Mary Katherine, stranded on the river Kaiapara, and Mr. Nattrass, from Nel son. The ship Haidee, Capt. Marshall, loading with spars, was to sail for England direct on the Ist of November; and the Madras, Captain Hillbery, via Valparaiso, on the 27th of October. EXCHEQUER BILLS. AN ACCOUNT "of all EXCHEQUER BILLS raised, or authorised to be raised, charged on the Aids or Supplies of 1847, unprovided for." The Amount of Exchequer Bills authorised to be raised, charged on the Supplies of 1847 £18 , 38 0,200 Deduct for Exchequer Bills paid off in Mon_!y in 1846, and provided for from surplus of Ways and Means to the sth January, 1817 Amount to be provided for in the present year 69,500 £18,310,700 J. PARKE:It. Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, Feb. 12, 1846. IRELAND. , GALWAY ELECTION. GALWAY, FEE. 13.—" HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.—The following is an authenticated account of the state of the poll nt this moment, taken from the official return : "The Solicitor-General "OTlaherty 137 " Majority for Monahan 26 "QUARTER TO Two o'cLocK.—The mail will start in half an hour. The Solicitor-General has added one to his ma• jority since the last return. The polling is not going on so briskly as it had been up to one o'clock. We are informed that official information was yesterday received that the Emperor of Russia has prohi bited all further exportation of corn from his dominions. The electric fluid foil a few days back on two trees, near the road leading from Landerneau to Lesneven (Finisterre), and reduced them to fragments. A carter who was passing at the moment had two of his horses killed and the other injured. - He himself lay for three hours nearly in sensible, but be has since recoverctd. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1817 MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton in the Liverpool market yesterday were 2,500 to 3,000 bales, including 2,000 bales American at 6id. to 71 i d , and 250 bales of Surat at 3) - id. to 4%d. per lb. The market closed heavily, and prices were without any par ticular alteration. Railway Shares were rather firm. ► The accounts from the United States, per Hibernia, have set people quite in a ferment here, and some of the more cautious hands, remembering the former American revul sions, predict violent fluctuations in the produce markets ere long, attended by the usual consequences to those who have bought high and may have to sell low. There is, at any rate, very little fear of short commons while spe culators force up prices, and if sufficient supplies be secured before prices fall, consumers here may have no reason to complain. The danger in these cases generally is that the losses incurred by the rashness of speculators check others from entering into the business, and thus the supplies would not steadily eontinue. The state of affairs generally in New York, New Orleans, &c., was favourable in other respects, and the money market was easy, while the exchange had been steadier. The packet has some fair orders for goods, as far as we can yet learn. 'We are happy to see that active st e p s are b e i ng ta k en at Toronto to form a Joint-stock Forwarding Establishment. It is to be called the Canada Steam Na v i gat i on C ompany. It was stated, at a meeting held there, that the freight of a barrel of flour between Toronto and Liverpool, was, and had been for a long while back, two dollars per barrel; if this Company succeeds, one half of this will be saved, and thereby an increase on the price of wheat effected of no less than one shilling currency per bushel ! The public revenue from the canals was dependent on it also, and consequently every tax-payer was directly interested. If this company succeeds, the canals, e ven at a greatly reduced rate of toll, will be profitable; but unless the forwarding by the St. Lawrence is put at the lowest rate, the public works will be a burden on the country. The speakers at the meet ing expressed themselves confident that the enterprise would be heartily responded to throughout the province, and espe cially in Montreal and Quebec. In a report of the business of the Champlain and St. Law rence Railroad it is stated that the mitt gain for 1816 was 10,2031.; the number of passengers having been 52,177, and of goods 17 : 969 tons. The St. Lawrence and At lantic Railway is likely to require all its capital in this and next year, and is to apply to the Legislature for power to borrow money—a curious omission in the charter already obtained. The Stock Market has experienced a re-action again, and the improvement of yesterday is lost. Consols for present transfer have been marked 90% ; and for Time about % per cent.. above those values. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 92% to 92%; and the Three per Cents. 91 to 91%. India Stock was at 249%. Exchequer-bills have fallen very decidedly, viz. to Ss. premium, and it is probable that the Bankof England is parting with more of its Government Securities. The Foreign investments are wholly neglected. Portu guese Four per Cents. realise 34% to 35. Spanish Three per Cents. are 35%. Russian Bonds have been firm at 112. Rail ay Shares have nominally been very steady, but evi dently sales to any extent would lead to a depreciation, es cept in special instances. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 91% 91 1 4 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 90% li 1,4 ii 90% New Three-and-a-Quarter p er C en t . Anus. 92% 3 4 % 11 ,4 92% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9 11-19 9-16 9 9-16 India Stock .. . . .• ••, .. .. 249% 249 % India Bonds, 1,0001.. .• .. .. .• • • p P 8 p Ditto, under 1,0001. .. .. .. 14 14 South Sea Stock .. .. Ditto, New Annuities .. • • • • 89 % 89% Consols for Account .. . .. .. . 90 % % 90% Exchequer Bills. IN d. I%d. 1,0001... .... 3 pm. 4 5001. .. — .... 45 1 pm. 1 Ditto, Small •• •• 91 pm. 5 Ditto, Advertised •• • • 1 — die. 5 n ONE O'CLOCK. FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. •• Ditto, Small • • Grenada, 1 per Cent .. • • Portuguese Four per Cent • . • Ditto, Small .. •• Russian Bends .. • • Ditto, for the Account Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • • • 35 'A Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-halt per Cent .. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates CLOSING PRICES. 85% .. .. 35 34% .. .. .. 112 BUSINESS PAID. DONE AT CLOSINO ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. • Amber., Notting., Beaton, and Eastern Junction .. ~ • • 2%.. • • 2% %• • Birmingham and Gloucester.. .. 100 .. • . ••.... • • .. 123 x.d. Birmingham and Oxford Junction 5 .... 14% %••.. • • • 14% Birming., Wolver., & Stour Valley 5 •• —8% •••• • • • • • 6% Bristol and Exeter .. •• • 7b .... 76% ...... .• . • 76% Buckinghamshire .. 84s. .. • • 4 p. ex int... Up x.int. Direct Northern Scrip •• .. 2% ...... 2% Eastern Counties .. .. 20 .. 21% %ex dlv... 21% x.d. Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. % p.. •• p Ditto, York Extension '•. .. 4.••• 4% • • •• • • 4% East Lancashire .. .. 14 •• • • • • .... • • East Lincolnshire 4 .... •• Edinburgh and Glasgow .. • • 50 •• • • 7634 ••••• • • • • • Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 10 ...• •• .. • • • Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% .......... Great Northern (London & York Do., do (Direct Northern Regd.) 3% .......... Hull and Selby 50 . Ditto, Ilalf Shares 23 .... 504 ex div.... 49% x.d. Ipswich amd Bury SLEdmunds .. 14 .... ....... Ditto ditto, and Norwi c h .. 5 .... 334 • • ..... • ... Lancaster and Carlisle .. 50 .... 63% • • ..... •.. 63% Leeds an/I Bradford • • • • .. 35 ••••• • .. • • 79% London and Blackwell .. 161. 13s. 4d. —•• .. ...... 834 Ditto, New, No. 2 • • • • 1 1 p London, Brighton, and S Coast •• 50 .. . 5534 ........ 55% London ani North-Western . .• 100 —.184 183% x div. 185 Ditto, Quarters • . •• .. 2 .... 22 ...... •• .. 22 Ditto ditto, New Shares .. .. 2 .... 14% .......• • • 14% Ditto, 4111. Shares M. &B. •• 40 .. • • 7254 x d...... 72 London and South.Western•.4ll. 6s. 10d.• • 65 Ditto, New .. .. 22% •• • • ... 25% Ditto, Tenths .. •. • . 5 ..... 51A London and York Extension S cr i p 2% •• • • .. • • • • • • • 234 Manchester and Southampton 2 .... 1 54 .......... 1% Midland .• •• •• ..100 .. • 129% x d1r..... 120 Ditto, New .. .. 30 .... . ....... 35% x d Ditto, Half Shares .. •• .. 10 . 12% .... North British .. .. 25 .... 34% • .•• .• Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 24•• .. .. Ditto, Extension .. • • • • %•• • • 1 % '•'•• • • • ' • Ditto, Thirds .. .. • • • . 1 North Staffordshire .. • • • • 5 .... .......... Preston and Wyre .. • • •• 25 .. Ditto, Half Shares (A) • • • . Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 - „ Scottish Central • • .. • . 15 „ Scottish Midland .. • • . 173.... „ „ , Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3 4 Ditto, Class B 4 .. • • •• • • I 4• • • • 1% • 1% Shrewsbury and Hereford .. •• 2 ........ 1% Shropshire Union .. .. • • .- 425..... •• •• • 5i dip. South Devon .. • • • • • • •• 40 .... 32% •• .. 32% S.uth Wales .. • • •••• • • 10 _ „ „ 74 South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole • • • • • " • • 2 .... 2%14 .• • 2% Swans. & Loughor & Cameron's.. 2 2% Windsor, Staines, &S. Western.. 425. „ York and Newcastle .. • • -• 25 _ „ 36 36 Ditto, New. ••••• • • • • 5 11% 3 .. % Ditto, Extension • • • • •• 20 5 4 0 1111 •: 8 1 6 81 1 6 1 364 xd ...... • • 36% x d FOREIGN RAILWAYS. and W. Riding Exten... 10 York Ditto, ard r ii re o f r e t r h en iu ce idlat . rf6l 21 Dutch enish • • • • • • • • 7 .... 4% . Great Indian Peninsular Is ....... Italian and Austrian .. • • • • 4 .. • • 2% ........ ..... • Luxembourg ...... Madrid and Valentia ......2 .... .. Namur and Liege • . • • .. 8 • 2 ... ... .... .. Northern of France • • • • • • 8 •• • • 124% Sombre and Meuse • • • • •• 1 2 „ 634 JOINT-STOCK .BANKS. British North American . • •• 50 „ 431 , . Provincial of Ireland • • • • .. 25 MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered „... 334 SHIPPING. --(THIS DAY) fresh breeze and —dACYrril.S..AWq.u'a Marine, Conellv • : een, c moderate on a LLOYD'S L 0 NDONFEB 6V4t O u' rleans, and hazy. F.a. w e' 15.—Wind W., fresh.—Arrd. Red Rose, DEAL, .1 Britannia, ‘ FEß. rb 15.—Find — %.:Bi e l; da, Bombay; y V i c; hJames to r 1 I r N . N e C fir in i a N . Hope, Wylie, ditto ; sailedlesL-,Honduras;eßrr opoui,,n de ilesperni, Corsica; Minerva, Morrison, Demerara; Citizen, Stafford, llavannah ; Meteor, Lawrence, ASilnleggarpoo,reß;eAnilnbi;on, Gordon, Calcutta; New Orleans; Albatross, Simpson, ditto • Mertoun, Hamil ton, ditto ; Ellen Brooks , Howe, Savannah ; Superior, ditt o ; Rhone, Harvey, Baltim ore ; Ed win , Wales, New York; Pit toma, D ona ld s on, St. Andrew's; Zanoni, Si m , S t . J ohn's, New Brunswick; Corsair , Cumming. Newfoundland. Sld . Lanercost, Hong Kong; Dulmatia, New O r l eans. Off port, Westmoreland and Indus. 13.—Wind S.—Sld. Ohio, Philadelphi a . BELFAST, Fisa. Coast, FEB, 13.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Elizabeth, Bal teahouse, St. John's, New Brunswick; Victoria, White, Pa tagonia; Sandwich, Chunn, St. John's, New Bruns w i c k. OFF CAPE CLEAR.—Jame! Christie, Berbice. PLYMOUTH, ERB. 15. , Wind W.—Arrd. Cecilia, Pearce, New Zealand. DEAL, FEB. Is.—The Sisters, Tippet, of and from Halifax to St. John's, Newfoundland, was abandoned in a sinking state on the 28th ult., in lat. 40 N., lon. 43 W. ; crew and pas sengers saved and brought here by the Winneganee. LIN - Heroin., FEB. 15. The Venus (brig) sailed from Cumberland, N.S., for this port, touched at Eastport and left Sept. 11, and has not since been heard of. The Milo, Grace, hence to Boston, was wrecked previous - to the - 27th ult.; crew and passengers saved. The Amelia (brig) from Prince Edward's Island to this port, was destroyed by fire, Dec. 24, off Charlotte Town. The Arabian, Hawkins, from New Orleans, was in contact last night in the river, and lost bow sprit, cutwater, &c. WHITBY, FEB. 15. The Hebden, Wetherell, of Scar borough, put in here to-day with loss of bowsprit, head, and contact p c o u i t s n e - , a a te t r, an h c a h v o in r, g w b b ee ie n h in sank. with a light brig, nameun known, and afterwards, in coming up, got foul of the Per - GLOUCESTER, FEB. 15.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Jane Boyd, Alexander, Valparaiso. GUERNSEY, FEB. 13.—The Rose, from Newcastle, struck on a sunken rock last night and sunk ; crew saved. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 14. A great quantity of timber, ap parently cargoes of wrecked vessels, was passed near Cape Finisterre and in Corunna Bay by the Transit (steamer) arrived here. GLOUCESTER, FEB. 15.—The Delta, Robinson, of and for this port, from Newport, with coals, parted her chain and drove onshore last night, between the English Stones and British River, and sunk ; crew saved. CARDIFF, FEB. 15.—The Mary Joseph, of Dungarvon (wheat laden), is on shore near Scilly Island. MaascPonT, FEB. 14.—1 t is blowing a heavy gale at S.S.W. The Hero, Sullivan, from Belfast, came on shore last night, but has been got off and into port to-day. The Fox, Surrage, from Belfast, got on shore to the north of this harbour, but will be got off without damage. Hum, Fen. 15.—The Thalia, from Shields, got in contact 13th instant, with a large light ship, and is pulling into Grimsby, with considerable damage-- CLAY, FEB. 15.—The Ovis, vi Sundeiland, came on shore west aide of Blakeney Harbour this morning; is expected off next tide. WAIXFLEET, FEB. 15.—The Trio, of Chichester, was in contact in Yarmouth Roads 13th inst. with a schooner, name unknown, and was run on shore at Skegness leaky, b u t s c h T o h o e n earg e l n ig t h a t. t r L es lo se y i d , h e s o u that o n a stemporary , destroyed in the O c t o b er ga l es, wou ld be placed as near t h e since repaired an d p rocee d e d. NOTICE TO MARINERS.—NEW LIGHT ON SAND KEY. s t oa replace e K p l e n y e eWt the t h s g t h a t t spot of the former light as possible about the 10th of Janu ary last. Sh e w ill h ave a fi xed li g ht, 45 feet ab ove t h e level of the sea, and be seen, in clear weather, at from Six to seven miles' distance. The lantern is four feet square, single lamp, without reflectors. The agent also states that the lighthouse at Cape Flanders is in a state of forwardness. lITILLBANK PRISON. Copy of a Letter from the Secretary of State to Rick ham Escott, Esq., and of the Report, therein referred to on the state otilliank Prison. Whitehall, Feb. 6, 1847. Sir,—l have received a document purporting to be a report to her Majesty from you as a member of the re cent commission of inquiry into the state of Milbank Prison. I have to acquaint you that a report having been al ready presented from that commission, signed by the majority of its members, I should not be justified, ac cording to the usual practice in such cases, in presenting to her Majesty the document bearing your signature, as a report made in pursuance of the commission. In cases where a diffiTence of opinion exists among members of a commission appointed by the Crown, the ttifiest opportunity is atll.,rded to any member who differs from his colleagues of stating his opinion, either in a deem meLt appended to the report, or in some other form. Having informed you that I should willingly receive and lay before the I - Luse of Commons your opinion on ' the matters inquired into by the Milbank Commis sioners, and having, with a view to facilitate this object, suggested the form of the document in which your opinion could be .expressed, I had not anticipated the possibility of any difficulty arising on the subject. As, however, you have declined to conform to the ordinary practice, and appear to attach importance to the form which you have yourself adopted, I shall retain the document in question in this office, as the record of your opinion, although, for the rea son w hi c h I have stat e d, I shall be unable to submit it to her Majesty. —I have, (Signed) Bickham Escott, Esq., M.P. The undersigned, being one of three Commis sioners directed by your Majesty's letters patent dili gently to search and inquire into the conduct and ma nagement of your Majesty's prison at Millbank, and into any abuses or grievances which may exist in the ma nagement of the said prison, and commanded by your Majesty's said letters patent to report to your Majesty, under their hands and seals, their several proceedings, and \sista they shall find touching the same—humbly re ports to your Majesty, 1. That together with the Earl of Chichester and Lord Seymour, the two othcr Commissioners, with whom the undersigned was associated in this inquiry, he has diligently inquired into the aforesaid matters. 2. That he has read a report on the aforesaid matters which has been presented to your Majesty, under the hands of the said Earl of Chichester and Lord Seymour. 3. That in the report is the following statement : " We have, however, determined to report the evidence in full." 4. That he is informed, and believes, that such evi dence has been so reported by the said two Commis sioners ; yet that report, as aforesaid, has been printed and delivered to Members of the House of Commons for their perusal and consideration, without any report whatever of the evidence given vied voce before your said Commissioners. 5. That upon a patient hearing and due consideration of the evidence given before the said Commissioners, and the demeanor of the several witnesses, and a personal inspection of the said prison, it appears 6. That the pfison at Millbank, by stat. 6 and 7 Vic., c. 26, and by virtue of other statutes, and by orders of one of your Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, is a place of confinement for convicts under sentence or order of transportation. 7. That the condition of the various apartments, wards, offices, and furniture of the said prison is generally very good, for order, cleanliness, purity of air, and their ap propriate uses. 8. That from this general statement must be excepted the dark cells, which are unwholesome and improper places for the confinement of prisoners. 9. That the diet of the prisoners, ordered by the Se cretary of State according to law, when not curtailed by punishments inflicted by the officers of the prison, is wholesome and ample. 10. That the health of the prisoners is generally good. 11. That there are faults in the discipline and order ing of the said prison, which require reformation. 12. That the rules for enforcing silence, and the se parate confinement of prisoners in the said prison, de mand further inquiry and great consideration at the hands of your Majesty's advisers and your Parliament. 13. That unjust and cruel punishments have been in flicted on certain of the prisoners within the raid prison by orders of the governor and the inspectors. 14. That such punishments have been unjust and cruel, inasmuch as they have been inflicted without a full hearing or due consideration of the evidence bearing on the several cases, and have been disproportionate to the offences charged against the prisoners. 15. That sufficient care has not been taken by the chief officers of the said prison to guard against the in fliction of punishment in cases where it might be inju rious to health. G. GREY. 16. That serious injury to the health of prisoners has been the consequence of such punishments. 17. That such punishments inflicted on_ prisoners of weakly constitutions have aggravated their infirmities and accelerated their deaths. 18. That such consequences have not followed from any proved malice, or wilfully evil design of the governor or other officer of the said prison. 1 19. That the main defects in the personal character of the governor of the said prison have been an insufficient knowledge, or lack of observance of the first and ele mentary principles by which all judicial inquiries should be governed, and a hasty, boisterous manner of issuing orders and decisions, which has hurt the feelings of other persons, and given offence, even when the orders them selves may have been just and lawful. 20. That the chief merits of the said governor consist in a strict enforcing of order and discipline, per on courage, and a spirit of improvement in much of the management of the prison. 21. That it is probably no easy thing to find a man in every qualification well fitted for the exercise of such an authority as that of the governor of such a prison, on whom a peremptory enforcing of strict rules, and prompt decision, and stern firmness in the execution of all his duties, should, if possible, be associated with equanimity of temper and a mild demeanour. 22. That the conduct of the inspectors of the said prison has not always manifested that attention to the established principles of judicial inquiry which ought to be required from all persons to whom the Legislature has confided the power of punishment. 23. That much of the evidence given before the Com mission was irrelevant and unsatisfactory, from the dis ingenuous and evasive manner in which questions were answered, and that the chaplain, the chief medical officer, and the resident surgeon of the prison, have especially incurred this censure. 24. That the charges which have been laid against the governor and chief officers of the said prison have, in some instances, been exaggerated accusations, and in some other instances remain unproved. Yet enough has been proved to show the necessity which existed for some impartial and searching inquiry into the state of the prison ; and to in spire a confident hope that the evidence which has been elicited by the Commission, and the facts which have been thereby brought to light, may lead to great and permanent improvements in the future management of your Majesty's prisons. All which is humbly submitted to your Majesty, under the hand and seal of your Majesty's faithful subject and servant, B. ESCOTT (L.S.) February 1, 1847. REASONS FOR MAKING RAIL WAYS IN IRELAND. I. Because, the formation of railways in Ireland would not only furnish employment to large numbers of persons, which would relieve the present distress, but would furnish also permanent employment in the maintenance and working of the railways when completed. 11. Because, railways in Ireland are desirable for the general convenience and advantage of the whole community of the United Kingdom. 111. Because, railways when formed, would be property of a profitable nature, created by labour otherwise unem ployed. IV. Because, they can be constructed, and the people thus fed, not only without even the temporary abstraction of a single farthing from the public Treasury, or from the millions which are annually added to the wealth of this country, but may be made conducive to the increase of both. V. Because, the money for making the railways might be easily provided by the means of Exchequer notes of 14 each, bearing no interest, and receivable in taxes and other Govern ment payments, without cost to the Exchequer, and without disordering the national finances. VI. Because, on the contrary, the circulation of such Exchequer notes, by providing the wages of labour, would increase the consumption of exciseable articles, and thereby improve the national revenue. VII. Because, the. nevap-,ity would thus be obviated of borrowing money in the market at interest, and thus (at 3,?,- per cent.), an annual burden of 560,000/. would be saved to the country. VIII. Because, the only unobjectionable way of distri butingour food to the able-b o died, being in returnfor labour (and on (and not by way of cha r ity), and money being h admitted exists_ an can b a e l all e h fl a i n ci d e s u r ly been employed ) o , ed nl , y a medium di tl wages t h p r a o i l d i labourh th w er h e ie now d im ta p m e . rious necessity for an additional quantity of such me- IX. bßecause, requiredthis o additional su ppl supply a quantity deficiency that circ ulexist s,ating issue thereof havecalgeronly p no injurious effect v e up e o u n by ththeee mostxisting currency; a danger . cautious, Because, whena there isEaxscuhpepqouseer.d issue Exchequer-notes o tes in excess. x proposed would be the instrument o s f t p h a e ying the wages of labour, and would supply the absence of the usual means of payment in practice in Ireland, by barter of potatoes and other food, re cently destroyed to an extent far exceeding 15,000,0001., they would, in an especial manner, benefit the labouring classes in Ireland, whose distresses, in the present extraor dinary exigence, they are intended to relieve. Xi. Because, the money so provided would not withdraw the means cf prosecuting other useful occupation s , but would, on the contrary, and es p ec i a ll y at the present time, tend to stimulate and assist the general industry of the country. BURNING IN EFFIGY.—On Thursday evening, about half-past eight o'clock, considerable disturbance wa s created in Canterb ur y b y a large body of individuals assem bling in St. Margaret's-street, to witness the burning of an effigy, which it was represented would take place in front of Messrs. Neame and Greene's grocery establishment. This singular exhibition bad been brought about in consequence of Messrs. Neame and Greene refusing to conform to the rule adopted by most of the tradesmen, in closing thtir shops at eight o'clock, to afford their shopmen and others the oppor tunity of a little relaxation. 'flue display was the means of bringing together nearly a thousand persons, some of whom threw stones and broke several panes of glass in Messrs. Neame and Greene's windows. Some persons implicated have been committed to prison. —Canterbury Journal. PROVISIONS F Rom Tull UNITED STATES.—The Q. E. D. from New York, Shenandoah from Philadelphia, and .Harmony and Rowland from New Orleans, which were repotted at Liverpool on the 13th inst., bring 6,873 barrels flour, 12,000 bushels wheat, 3,349 sac k s Indian corn, 1,000 barrels Indian corn meal, and 400 barrels bread. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—M*3III)am Of the Liverpool Steeple-chase and Spring Handicaps, all of which were speculated on in the course of the day, the Chester Cup alone calls for any remark. The business done on it was on a very moderate scale, and its only "features" were the advance of Mickey Free (new at Mitchell-grove), the re-appearance of Arthur, who was backed in one instance at 3,000 to 90, and afterwards freely at 30 to 1; and the re tirement of Bedlam, against whom a gentleman, who may be supposed to know something about him, betted 4,500 to 100, following it up with 1,000 to 15, and finally cooling the courage of his admirers by offering 10,000 to 150. The Derby betting, if not heavy, was ofsorne importance, inasmuch as it not only gave Epirote a further lift in the odds, but left Planet in a more favourable position than he occupied on Thursday last:—the first was backed for two or three hundred pounds, at 11 to 1, and the other at 13 to 1, and the takers were still for getting on ' • the favourite was ba c ked for a hundred or two at 15 to 2 ; Glentilt in two or three quarters at 1,000 to 45 and 22 to 1 ; Conyngham for two or three hundred pounds, at '25 to 1; the Horn of Chase, who arrived with Mickey Free, at Mit c h e ll- grave ( Forth ' s), on Friday l ast , a t 30 to 1; Wanota freely at 40 to 1, and two or three others in small sums. Very little was done on the Oaks, but Nerissa had some friends, and was finally quoted at an im provement of four points. The prices subjoined are made up to the close of the room : LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. 9 to 1 agst Mr. Preston's Brunette—taken 12 to 1 agst Mr. J. Bowers's Saucepan —taken 12 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's The Roarer—taken 13 to 1 agst Captain Gambier'sAvoca—taken 15 to 1 agst Mr. Neale's Red Lancer—taken 18 to 1 agst Mr. O'Higgin's Pioneer—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Watt, jun.'s St. Leger—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Courtenay's Matthew—taken NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 10 to 1 agst Lord Orford's Footstool 15 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Lynceus—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Sir Martin 20 to 1 agst Mr. Wigram's Keshang 25 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Devil-me-care—taken METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 20 to I agst Mr. Stephenson's Sheraton—taken 40 to 1 agat Mr. G. L. Fox's Hannah Raise—taken Brocardo was scratched this afternoon. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STARES. 150 to 100 agst Kent's lot—taken twice 7 to 1 agat Sir R. Pigot's Conyngham—taken CHESTER CUP. 22 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Mendicant—taken • 25 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's The Lamb—taken 30 to 1 agat Mr. Herbert's Antler—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Wilson's Punch 30 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Camera Obscura 83 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free 40 to 1 agst Mr. Minor's Duke of Richmond—taken 1000 to 25 agst Mr. Hutchinson's Emigrant—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Intrepid—taken to 501 50 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes 50 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Dulcet 66 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Bedlam 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Collett's Pal—taken 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress—taken 70 to 1 agst Mr. G. L. Fox's Hannah Raine—taken 1000 to 10 agst Mr. Igoe's • Woodpecker 700 even on the field agst 27 3000 to 15 agst Mr. Haworth's Robin Burns—taken DERBY. 5 to 1 agst Kent's lot—taken 15 to 2 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Epirote--11 to 1 taken free/ 12 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet—taken 22 to 1 agat Mr. Mostyn's Glentilt—taken 25 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Conyngham—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Horn of Chase—taken 35 to 1 agat Duke of Richmond's Red Hart 35 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Sister to Cobweb colt 35 to 1 agst Lord Caladon's Wanota 50 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Bedlam 1000 to 20 agst Col. Anson's Bingham—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Mr. Martin—taken 66 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Projectile 1500 even between Epirote and Planet 500 even between War Eagle and Sis to Cobweb colt OAKS. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Jno. Day's The Farmer's Daughter 8 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Clementina 16 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Miami—taken 16 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Nerisa—taken 20 to 1 agst Captain Harcourt's Ellerdale—taken. We regret to announce the decease of the Countess Dowager of Shrewsbury, whose serious- indisposition was mentioned in this journal a few days Since, Hex Ladyship Was the Widely of the .sth. e t, d, 4 , h 1. tt, 7-1, . si Awijoki\ 7 , • • • ETHIOPIAN fiERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN Si:IIENADERS; Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Carmon, will have the honour of repeat ing' their Inimitable ENT ERTA IN3IENTS . , at tho above Theatre, THIS EVENING (Tuesday), and every Tuesday, Thursday, anti Saturday. Doors open at Eight o'clock, and the Entertainment com mences at Mall-past Eight. The Programme will be varied on each occasion. Their next DAY PERFORMANCE wilt take place on Monday Morning, Feb 22. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, 2s. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. ruder the patronage of the Queen. Prince Albert, and other Members of the Royal Family.—Mr. BAT TVs Fox-Ltounda meet every Evening at Half-past Six, during the week. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE ROYAL I'OX-lIUNT; or, Life's Course of Men and Steeds. Entire change of the SCENES of the CIRCLE, by the double Company of Foreign Artistes. To concht.te with the successful Comic Equestrian Fairy Pantomime entitled TILE FORTY THIEVES; or, Harlequin and Ali Baba and the Robber's Cave. Clown, Mr. Rochez ; llarh9uin, Mr. W. Har vey ; Pantaloon, Mr. Laffarini ; Columbine, Miss Louisa Waite. Box-orrice open trout eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and e , mmence at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadfoot. ROYAL SUItItEY THEATRE. Lessee, Alm Frances Davidge. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, entitled RABY RATTLER; or, The Progress of a Scamp. Characters supported by the whole Strength of the Company. After which, the Mvofiritr Ballet of L'AMOUR ET LA FOLIE. To conclude with TEMPTATION; or, The Fatal Brand. Box-olTlce open from eleven till four o'clock. ROYAL VICTORIA TIIEATRE. Boxes, Is., Half price, 6d.; Pit. 6d.; Gallery, THIS EVENING Will be performed TIIF: CASTLE OF ST. AL MO. Principal characters by Messrs. Hicks, Dale, Forman, Searle, Bird, Miss Vincent, Miss Pearce, &c. After which, BURIED ALIVE; or, The Illustrious Stranger. Benjamin Bowbell, Mr. Forman. To conclude with THE EX INED HOUSE AT MILBANK ; or, The Murder at the Lonely Creek. Tim P 0 6T-OFFICE E Yesterday betig AND ST. VALEN TINE ' S • DAY .— the celcbrAtion of St. Valentine's-day, an extraordina Post office in St. r ila n r u ' rnber of letters passed through the Post of all descrintiotnia's-le:Grand. Not less than 150,000 letters district, be s id es A ship, foreign, provincial, and London in the mornin g by ' o : - I h O newspapers, were delivered at nine district -office post letter-carriers, while in the London distriCt y 2,5 o th ( e numbers stood thus :—At the ten o'clock deliver 6, tuni. 3 " of the duty 175',4 and during the successive district letters during delivered, forming a total oe ofiwoere stamped, assorted, and oftiie-wse-en;:utefs, not less than 12,000 the day. Independently letters and 5,000 newspapers metzoe the mid-day mails, and delivered throughout the eceived b y li Lpatched and not fewer than 120,000 news Papers ;letters and e ° , f t e r.di Although and at night 60,000 letters ; the grand total, therefore newspapers passing through the Post -offic e as follows :—Letters, 422,000 ;ne a spaperF,l.ls,ooo the duty yesterday was far heavier than ever has beenk on any previous . " Valentine's-day," it is a remarkable fact that the frolicsome missives in the form of Valentines were never so few, and the returns for those " refused " have not e VeittAtifo l o2 e so small. . The reason of this . is to be found ' the majority of them having been , 'ltetOldi" ;..-A ,„,. 'HE-friLtirs'ai-T..riiiilJoHN RUSSELL. — Lady John ..,_• - iquibek. 4 feeerding u to Infra ries la't evening, in Chesham-place .; , I kPl'ogr, _ %Ong .femond4towards convalescence. The Noble t_442rdP6ll4o?eiltiar3t7 ' ers and also her Ladyship's assem uloll.fre:pOstpoited4ihird , ISI 3 3 .liti.ent,lll it 3 LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1847. The great press of matter occasioned by the arrival of an American Eipress, and by the length of the debate in both Houses of Parliament, render it impossible for us to give our usual summary of Parliamentary intelligence. CABINET COUNCIL. A Cabinet riouncil assembled at twelve o'clock this day, at the Foreign Office, Downing-street. Lord John Russell, Lord Palmerston, Lord Lans dowhe, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and most of the Ministers attended. Dissimilar as the Parliamentary sessions of forty six and forty-seven are in all other particulars, upon the protraction of impotent debates they preserve a striking and mournful resemblance. We have al ready and repeatedly given the Noble Lord the re presentative of Lynn every credit for the most bene volent and magnanimous intentions with regard to Ireland, but we are, nevertheless, persuaded that this benevolence would have but comparatively little attraction to the Noble Lord and his colleagues, were it not intimately blended with the embarrassment of Government and the procrastination of the labours of the Legislature. Did Lord GEORGE BENTINCK feel morally convinced that the introduction of his Irish railway scheme would prove as advantageous to the interests of the Administration as it is certain to be rejected, we question whether he would have exhi bited such an ostentatious sympathy with a starving peasantry and a dejected population. We will concede to Mr. DISRAELI the accuracy of his terse panegyric upon the railway measure now under the considera tion of the House of Commons ; we will concede to him that it were scarcely possible for any one to contend that that measure was " conceived in a spirit of faction or matured by the calculating craft of a scheming ambition." But, with all deference to the gentleness of intention, we must still continue to doubt the wisdom of the conceptions of the Noble Lord. Notwithstanding the agreeable and sparkling pleasantry with which the Hon. Member for Shrews. bury endeavoured to disprove the insinuation that the "navvy " is a gallant, gay Lothario, and to de monstrate that, on the contrary, that industrious labourer is usually a very comfortable Bene dict with children, amounting on the average to a baker's dozen, we must still continue persuaded that the class of men engaged in the con struction of railroads is not exactly the class needing assistance at this crisis. It would savour little of agri cultural economy to expend all our guano, and tillage, and tilage, and irrigation, and so forth, upon the most productive portion of a farm, abandoning only those portions the aridity and barrenness of which most imperatively demand supervision and cultivation ; and it would savour still less of political economy to lavish the whole patronage and munificence of the Legislature upon the most thriving members of the community, leaving to their helplessness and wretched ness the emaciated and the famine-stricken. And that alone would be the operation of the Railway Bill of Lord GEORGE BENTINCK. Enlarge RS Honourable Gentlemen may upon the benefits accruing to the population of any country from the systematic introduction of railways and the conse quent facilitation of transit, the bestowal of 16,000,0001. at this moment upon that gigantic ven ture would only conduce to the pampering of those who are already in excellent circumstances, and the detriment of those to whom assistance is most requisite. Look at the matter in its homeliest light, and that alone is the conclusion at which every sensible and unprejudiced man must arrive. Ireland is not merely threatened with starvation, she is suffering from an unparalleled dearth and an inexorable famine. Hitherto, as Mr. DISRAELI felicitously observed, " the Irish question has been how Ire land is to be governed; now the Irish question is how Ireland is to be fed!" There is the difficulty condensed into a sentence. " How Ireland is tq be fed." Not whether Ireland it to be fed, but how Ireland is to be fed. The matter of dispute, therefore, is, as to the manner in which provisions should be placed within the reach of the destitute. By an unanimous opinion it has been decided a considerable time that assistance in the shape of alms and bounties would, if possible, be worse than no assistance whatever. Employment, therefore, is uni versally acknowledged to be the only safe channel for the distribution of relief to the penniless and dying. Upon the suggestion of the Government Parliament is to dikse►ninate employment throughout every quarter of Ireland, northwards, southwards, east wards, westwards, inland, along the coasts of the Channel and the Atlantic, to the dwellers in towns and villages and hamlets, to the farm-servants among corn-fields and to the peat-cutters among bogs and quagmires. And this diffusion of employment throughout the length and breadth of the island is rendered possible by the succession of measures introduced by the Cabinet he Poor-law extension, the reclamation of waste !antis, the loans for agricultural improvement, and the completion of the roads already undertaken. But the Noble Lord the Member for Lynn is averse to ,hese moderate modes of unravelling the threads Irish distress. He demands a comprehensive enac ment ; he wants a measure that will shed a brilliant though somewhat meretricious lustre upon the Legislature ; he regards the ex- ,raction of wealth and sustenance front mere mo. rasses and heaths as peculiarly ignoble. Give us the wizard spells of science, he exclaims, give us the wand of the mechanician and the magic circle of the engineer, and we will conjure you up a paradise of happiness out of this wilderness of misery and desolation. We will treble the crops of Irish agri culturists by a gradient and carry on the affairs of the nation swimmingly upon the broad gauge. Ireland has been plunged inte its present difficulties by a too general reliance upon the potato dibble, she shall be extricated by the theodolite. Literally these are the arguments and anticipations of Lord GEORGE BENTINCR and his supporters. They would sacrifice the interests of the starving peasantry for the eclat of fattening the robust navigators—be those naviga tors gallant, gay Lotharios er Benediets with families as extensive as that of the old lady in the nursery-rhyme, who " had so many children she didn't know what to do." Lord GEORGE BENTINCK'S Irish pyramid is bottom upwards, the foundations upon which it is built are in nubibus, and its point forms a very un stable and ricketty basis. The Member for Lynn is not destined to extirpate the reptiles of poverty and famine from Ireland. Lord GEORGE is but asorry substitute for Saint PATRICK. The arrival of the mail-steamer Hibernia has furnished us with intelligence from the United States and other parts of America. Great com mercial excitement, occasioned as well by the political as the mercantile news received from our shores during the past month, has throughout pervaded the markets of New York and other leading cities. Greatly enhanced prices have been demanded upon the chief commodities of trade and commerce. Cotton, flour, wheat, rye, oats, provisions, and the necessaries of life, have attained prices which have never been previously realised. It is considered that these augmented rates of purchase will not be speedily diminished. Th e i nformation which they will gain by succeedi ng mails and packet-ships from Europe was looked for with the of greatest the E a m n x p i e e r t o y; ; and of R ri when they l earn the prohibition against th e f urther exportationpresumed dominions, it may be , til t will be still furthe r at prices gener a lly United advanced,, , how e . - er, gratifying to notice- MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) 7 6% 76% 19% 18% Mr. Wakling appeared on behalf of Messrs. Gilbert and Rivington, and stated that the prisoner Connell had been in their employment as an assistant to the stoker, when the storekeeper having missed a quantity of brass work, sus picion fell upon the younger prisoner, and upon a close search being made in the fire-room several wheels and other articles were found secreted in the coals. After some hesi tation he confessed having stolen them and a great many others, and sold them to the prisoner Young at various times for very small sums of money. Sergeant Archer at once pro ceeded to Young's house, in the Colonnade, which he found crammed in every corner with articles sold by marine-store dealers; although no name was upon the door to indicate the nature of the traffic carried on. A' vast number of articles, 'which were identified by Messrs. Gilbert and Rivington as their property, were found amongst the stock upon the premises, the greater part of which had been purchased by Young at almost a no minal price; three toothed wheels, which were worth 305., having been bought for 7d. from the prisoner Connell. Young complained that he bad not had time to prepare his defence, and requested that the further investigation of the case might be adjourned, in order that he might procure the attendanct. of Mr. Ballantine as his counsel. Mr CoatuE acceded to the applicatiorr. 12% 34% 4% 3% STOPPAGES ON THE GLASGOW RAILWAY. (From the Scotsman.) The miserable mismanagement Ai regards mere secular business of the active theologians who at present conduct the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway is getting more and more beyond endurance. As in previous cases, we cannot attempt to find room for all the mishaps of the week, but confine ourselves to the latest. When the dispatch train from Edinburgh of Thursday morning had got to the open country beyond Falkirk, it very peacefully and' noiselessly came to a dead stop. Heads were immediately popped out of windows, and inquiries tittered of "Holton ! what's the matter there ?" and such like ; to which the very simple and emphatic answer, " Stuck," was returned by the officials of the train, who were standing looking on with much coin. placency, like people who were accustomed to such a phenomenon, and were curious to see its effect on strangers. " Bless me, how did it happen ? IA ill we be long kept ? Can we get out with safety ?" were the sort of exclamations that succeeded the intimation. " With perfect safety," said the proper officer, with a sardonic grin ; " here we stick till the slow train comes up." " Confound it 1" shouts a lively English voice from the interior, " this sort of thing seems to happen once a week here." "You would be more correct if you said once a day, sir," was the rejoinder of the philo sophical official. 434 24 Some of the passengers, the object of their attempt to visit Glasgow being defeated, returned to Edinburgh with the next train from the west, and a few had a benefit they had not anticipated or paid for when they left Edinburgh—an exhilirating walk westward over the frozen moor. When they reached Castlecary, they took the opportunity of giving their views of the matter in the following document : " Castlecary Station, Feb. 11, 1847. " We, the subscribers, passengers by the ten o'clock fast train frcun Edinburgh to Glasgow, state that the engine came to a dead stop at a quarter past eleven o'clock, a short distance west from Falkirk. " We understand that the accident occurred from the breaking of a decayed pipe in the fire basket ; and we beg to r ecor d our conviction that this stoppage pro ceeded from no other cause but the carelessness of those whose duty it i s to provide proper engines on th e line. " JAMES DIX, Bristol. " ROBERT ALLAN, Edinburgh. " J. H. BURTON, Edinburgh. " WILMA M NICHOLSON, Lime-street, London. " JOHN SPENCE, 10, Hunter-square, Edinburgh. "HENRY HOLDING HICK, Northampton. " W. WOOD, Leith. " DAVID PORTEOUS, Walsall, Staffordshire. " ROBERT COR MACK,. Berwickshire. " WILLIAM M'LAREN, Leith." The train, now unquestionably " fast," in the neutral sense of the word, received a friendly shove from the " slow train," which 101 Edinburgh at eleven o'clock ; it was subsequently picked up by a pilot engine dis patched from Glasgow. It left Castlecary at a quarter before one, and, to the final wonder of the passengers, was not much more than an h our and a half beyond its proper time. PHILANTHROPI C SOCIETY, ST. GRORGE'S-FIELDS.— From the report just published of the above Society, it ap pears_that duri ng th e past two months eleven additional boys have been received into the Institution, from different prisons, of whom fire were orphans. Twenty-fire have been admitted from Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight, upon the recommendati on o f t h e Secretary of State for the Home Department. Am ong t h e donations recently forwarded are those from William Wilberforce, Esq., 211; Miss Benyon (second do na ti on ) , 31/. 10s. ; and Joh n Baring. Esq., 20/. DEATH OF LADY FRANCES STEPHENS.—This esti mable lady died on Wednesday last, at her seat in Devon shire. Her Ladyship was only daughter of the late Earl Manvers, and was barn June 19, 1781. DETERMINED SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning, be tween twelve and one o'clock - , a young man, named William Mooner, residing with his parents in John's. court, Golden square, committed suicide in a most determined manner, by 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 bro ther, on entering the water- closet, was alarmed to find him suspended by a silk handkerchief from an iron hook, with his feet touching tile ground. Ile immediately cut him down, but life was quite extinct. BURGLARS DISTURBED. —Yesterday morning the family of Mr. Forman, a tradesman, residing at No. 16, noise z e an i and Surrey-row, Blackfriars, w ere suddenly alarmed by burglar s . About half-past five o'clock, Mr. Forman hearinga b n e the room where he was lying, suddenly rose up in 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 c h they h ad: tied up ready for carrying away. They had ran sacked the drawers in the upper rooms of wearing apparel and other things. They left behind them a skeleton key, a quantity of lucifer-matches, and various implements used in housebreaking. HAY MAN 10ETs Srorturnzta).---Meadow Hay, 218 s to 3/ 16s ; Clover ditto, Si 5s to 41 16s ; and Straw, 1/ lOs to 11 ]4s per load, A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 218 s to 3/ 18s ; Clover ditto, 31 5s to 41 15s; and Straw, 11 12s to 1115 s per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. WiturEcnApEr..—Meadow Hay, 2l 5s to Si 16s; Clover ditto, .81 8s to 51; and Straw, 1/ 10s to 11 14s per load. Supply good, and trade exceedingly dull. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation is without change, only about 250 hhds having been sold at previous rates. The public sales have consisted principally of 40 hhds 50 tierces of Barbadoes, GO hluls 30 tierces Berbice, 4,190 bags Mauritius, 5,530 bags 200 cases Bengal, 340 bags Madras, and 940 baskets Penang, all of which found buyers, but went off heavily, and in most instanc es a t a further red uc ti on o f 6d to I,=, with the exception of white Bengal, which brought about previous rates. The British Plantation was chiefly in small lots of in ferior quality, and affords no guide. The Mauritius brought 48s to 52s Gd for mid to fine yellow; Bengal low to fine white Benares 50s Gd to 55s 6d; low soft brown to good yellow Mauritius kind 41s to 51s; Madras, low to good brown, 38s to 42s 6d ; and Penang 38s to 44s 6d for very low soft to good brown. Privately about 300 chests good brown Bahia sold at 24s to 24s Gd per cwt. CoFFNE.—Good ord Native Ceylon realised 42s to 43s per cwt. __ Run—Since the contract was taken there has been rather less doing, SALTPETRE.-3,250 bggs Bengal sold from 25s 6d to 2Gs for 11 1 / 2 to 7 per cent. refraction. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 49s 6d to 50s per cwt on the spot, and Town 52s per cwt. TEA.—The market is steady, apd there is a fair business doing for consumption. INDIGO.—The sales are going off well. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) The House of Lords sat again to-day to hear appeals. The Peers in attendance were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Sidney, and the Bishop of St. Asaph. WILSON V. WILSON. The further arguments in this part-heard appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of England occupied their Lordships the whole of the morning. PRIVY COUNCIL.-(THIS DAY.) The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council were occu pied the whole morning in hearing appeals from the Ad miralty Court, none of which possessed any points calling for a particular report. The Lords of the Judicial Com mittee in attendance were Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, Lord Langdale, Sir Herbert Jenner File, and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall. VICE - CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Sir J. K. Bnum.) His Honour was occupied to-day in hearing petitions which were of no public interest. INGRAM V. GANT AND BLUNDELL. This was an action brought by the plaintiff; a surveyor, to recover 55/. from the defendants, who were the engineers to the Cheltenham, Oxford, and London Junction Railway, for work and labour and expenses rendered and incurred during twenty days he was employed by them in surveying a por tion of the line in question. He sought 21. 2s. a day for his professional services. The defendants had paid the plaintiff 441. 10s., and denied their further liability beyond 51. They characterised the claim as exhorbitant, and seemed to think that the " go's" of brandy, wise, and other compounds, which formed pro minent features in the plaintiff's bill, were not strictly ex penses incidental to the performance of the task for which the plaintiff was engaged. The jury, however, considered that some reductions ought to be made, and gays the plaintiff a verdict for 45/. Os. 3d. The greater part of the day was occupied in trying cases of no interest save to the parties immediately concerned. • CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) Thomas Warwood and Caroline Andrews, persons of colour, were charged with violently assaulting Mr. Alexander Ful lerton, and robbing him of a purse containing 11/. 10s. The 3videnee went to show that the prosecutor met the two prisoners in the City Arms public-house, in the City road, and having treated them with gin until they were all partially intoxicated, went out into the yard, where he was followed by the prisoners, and 'knocked down by W arwoo d, who, as well as the female, kicked him about the head and face in the most brutal manner, and took his purse out of his waistcoat pocket, which another person swore he saw passed by the male to the female prisoner, who passed it again to a coalheaver in the bar of the City Arms. They were remanded, in order to afford time to the police to trace the purse and the partylwho had lost it. A lad, about fifteen years of age, named Connell, in the employ of Messrs. Gilbert and Rivington, the extensive printers, in St. John's-square, was charged with stealing an immense quantity of valuable brass-work, consisting of plain and toothed wheels, rules, brass and iron clasps, and various other articles used both in machinery and composing ; and an elderly man, of respectable appearance, named Young, a marine •store-keeper, at No. 3, Colonnade, Brunswick - square, was charged with receiving them, knowing them to have been stolen. RACES TO COME. The following list of the fixtures already made for the next season, will be useful to those stewards who have not determined on the time of holding their meetings:-." MARCH. Coventry Warwick Spring Kilpin Coates AP Newmarket C. 5 Burton Constable 7 Bath Catterick 'RIL. 1 6 Epsom S. Newmarket, F. S. Durham. Choster mA. 27 Newmarket, S. S. 4 Shrewsbury Epsom Newton r NE. Stockbridge Newcastle Carlisle _ . Ascot Heath 1 Hampton Sutton Park l5 Bibury Club l6 Newmarket Lancaster Liverpool Nottingham Goodwood 27 IS 24 AUG Ripon 2 Brighton Horwich Wolverhampton *Chelmsford Lewes ll Warwick . Douce: ter . MT. York Egham Derby *Hereford *Huntingdon * Canterbury * Lincoln . 23 Newmarket, F. O. 28 )BER. Newmarket, II 23 Tarporley not fixed which we have placed an a 1• y announced, but in all Fro le time mentioned.] SEPTE: OCT , Newmarket, S. 0 ll NOVE. Worcester . not fixed [The meetings against vi terisk have not been officiallj bability will take place at th, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—Tim Sidon steam-frigate, Cat Henderson, was docked thi s morn i ng, to h ave some of pipes which are under water cleared, and her bottom brown ( down. She is ordered peremptorily to be ready for service 1 1 the Ist of March. The African steam-tug returned from the Sphynx Friday night, and proceeded again to her on Saturday,, i t°" - ing a mooring-lump, and the camel which is to be appile° to her head. She a l so t oo k d own M r. B e ll amy, the senel!d mast.er attendant, and a number of extra hands to assist In heaving her off. Yesterday morning, before daylight, th e Emerald tender, with Mr. Biddlecombe, master of the flag" ship, who had been einph , yed in sounding for, and buoying off, a channel through which to heave the Sphynx off, re turned into harbour. The Drake lighter, with about 15 tons of her machinery, including h er f unne l an d steam-pipe* also came in in the night. They brought news that sh e floated on Saturday, and was hove out about twenty fee t " The weather, which has been hitherto remarkably favour able, with the wind northerly and north-west, changed yesterday morning, between two and three o'clock, to $ fresh breeze from W.S.W., with rain, which continued during the day. Should this last, we much fear all hope o f saving the vessel must be abandoned. There are strong symptoms at present of an approaching westerly or south westerly gale. The Echo returned this morning from the wreck, andre port s that the rollers ha v i ng se t i n on th e c h ange of wind, stopping near the wreck was out of the question. She lost two punts or camels, and also reports that the wreck kW been driven back in shore, and broadside on, so that there are but faint hopes now of saving even the hull. The Echo is coaling, preparatory to making another trip; and the Drake has gone down to pick up what she can of the ma chinery, &c. Mr. Bellamy, the assistant-master -attendant of this dock yard, has gone down again this afternoon in the Echo to th?, wreck of the Sphynx. We learn that the two "camels intended to go u n d er th e sponsons of the steamer, bro k e adrift on Saturday night, f rom t h e r i ng- b olts drawinff, but have since been picked u p an d t a k en i nto Yarmouth Mao!' By a letter from the Cormorant steam-sloop. Captain Gordon, on the Pacific station, we are informed she Jell Nisqually, Puget's Sound, on the 16th of September, for the Straits of Georgia, an d the northern coast of Vancouver!' Island, in search of coal, and returned to Nisqually on the 7th of October, having found and shipped 60 tons of excel lent quality. Sh e l e ft Ni sqaa ll y on t h e 10 t h of October, lo company with the Fisgard, 42, Captain Duntze, and arrived at Fisgard harbour, Vancouver's Island, on the following day, and on the 13th proceeded, still in company with the frigate, through the Straits of San Juan de Fuca to the westward of Cape Flattery, and then returned to Fort Victoria, Camoosan Harbour, Vancouver's Island,..-7-to winter. Mr. C. N. Frampton, the paymaster and purser of the Cormorant, died at Nisqually on the 30th of August. Mr. W. W. Parminter, clerk of, the Collingwood, es - appointed to the death vacancy. The Fisgard experienced a heavy thunder-storm whilst lying at Nisqually, on the evening of the 26th of September last, during the prevalence of which her mainmast was struck by lightning; the electric fluid passed down the conductor (she is fitted with Harris's), and by it out on each side of the ship, causing a tremendous ex plosion, but no damage was sustained either by the mast or the ship. Two persons were struck down by the violence of the shock. It is considered the conductors saved the ship. The Marquis of Northampton has accepted the office of Patron of the College of Preceptor& BIRTH& On the 13th inst., at St. Leonard's-hill, Windsor, TrieeountesS Emlyn, of a son. On the 6th inst., at Heidelberg, the Right Hon. Lady De Tabley► of a daughter. On the 7th inst., at Westwell Vicarage, Kent, the wife of the 80. J. A. Ross, of a son. On the 10th inst., at Pinner-grove, Mrs. Milinan, of a daughter. On the 10th inst., Lady Maria Brodie, the wife o 1 the Rev. Yi r • Brodie, at Ewell, Surrey, of a daughter. On the 12th inst., at Wymondharn, Norfolk, Mrs. William Clarke , of a daughter. On the 12th inst., the wife of the Rev. D. W. Marks, of Barton' street, Burton-crescent, of a son. On the 12th Inst., at Upper Clapton, Mrs. William Adam, a l daughter. On the 13th inst., In Bryanston-square, the lady of captain Probyn, of a son. On the 11th fast , Mrs. Charles; Bentley Bingley, of Great Marl' borough street, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 13th Inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, the Rev. T. Knox, M.A., Rector of Runwell and Ramsden Crays, Essex, to Ide laide, second daughter of Thomas Bearda Batard, Esq., of Sydenhan't Kent, and Ramsdell Crays, Essex. DIED. On the 16th of December, at Neemuch, Augusta, the wife of 3fai ur Mercer, 76th 11cl:intent Native Infantry, aged 29. On the 7 th Just., at Doncaster, Fanny L ic titi a , w if e of Dr. Feuten• On the Bth inst., at Tonbridge, Philad e lphi a , d aug hter of the late Rev. William Hussey, Rector of Sandhurst, Kent. On the 10th inst., Elizabeth, th e w if e o f Th omas Blackburn, Ems' of .Joss, St. Peter's. Thanet, aged 83. On the 11111 inst., at Mldhurst, Sussex, Mr. E. Godwin, aged 83. On the 12th inst., at Bath, Rosa Alice, the only child of John W 1 hell, Esq., aged 17. On the 12th inst., in York-place, Mary Lushin,gton, eldest daug hter of the late Sir Stephen Lushing,ton, Bart. On the 12th inst., in Clipstone-street, Fitzroy-square, John Des champs, Esq., aged 73. _ _ _ _ _ londtn: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 132, Strand, Printer, at The Suva Office, N 0.112, Strand, in the PreCinct of the Savoy, In the County of 2.llddla ex, TUCKUI7/ DrUttrY 16, 1847. 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