The Sun. — London, England, 1847-02-27 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Gentry, Sub - :crib:Ts to the Opera, and the Public, are respectfully informed, that THIS EVENING, Saturday, Feb. 27, will be performed Verdi's celebralad Opera, entitled N O. Nlnus, Signor CDletti (h:s first appearance) ; Idaspe, Signor Corelli s first appearance); Arotasphe, Signor Bouche ; Fencna, Mdlle. Fagiani (her first app arance); Abigail, Mdlle. Sanchioli. After which, a new and original grand Ballet, in five tableaux, by 11. Paul Taglioni, entitled COlt ILIA; ou, LE CHEVALIER INCOVSTANT. Coralia, Mdlle. C. Rosati (her third appearance); the Knight Slut debrand, M. Paul Taglionl ; Squire, M. Gouriet ; Bertha, Mdlle. Petit ; Page, Mdlle. llonore ; Duke, M. Gosselln ; Fraisondin, M. Venefra ; Fisherman, M. dl Mettle. Verdi's Opera, IDNE FOSCARI, is in active preparation, and will shortly be produced, for the first time in this country. The doors open at Seven. The Opera will commence at Half-past seven. . ROYAL ITALIAN OP vItA, COVENT GAR , EN, Established for the purpose of rendering a more perfect performance of the Lyric Drama than has hitherto been attained in this country. Under the Directon and Management of Mr. BEALE. The Not:d tty Gentry, i and Patrons of Music, are respectflilly In formed that the Royal Italian Opera will open the flr,t week in April. It Is proposed to produce, in the course of the -eason, some of the established works of Omar° , a, Mozart, Rossini, Meyerbeer, and others 01 the more modern Italian School, including Operas by Belllni, Dont zeta, Mercadante, and Verdi, on a scale of the utmost perfection is every department ; to which intent the manaeement has assemb'ed a Company embracing the greatest and most varied Went In Europe. PRIME SOPRANI.—Madame Grisi and Madams Persiani (her first appearance in London for three years), Madame Ronconi and Mdlle. Stetlanoni (of the Theatre La Scala, In Milan, her first ap• pearance in this country). CONTRALTI.--iligtiora Alboni (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan, and of the Imperial Theatre in Vienna, her first appearance in:this country), and Mademoiselle Corbari. TENORL—Signor Mario, Signor Salvator Lavla (of the Imperial Theatre of St. Petersburgh, his first appearance in this country), Signer Tani (of thq Theatre San Carlo, in Naples, his first appear ance in this country), and Signor Salvl (ot the Theatre La Scala, In Milan, and of the Imperial Theatres in Vienna and St. Petersburgh, his first appearance on the Italian stage in England). PRIMI BASSI BARITONI—Signor Tamburiul and Signor Giorto Bonconl. PRIMI BASSI PROFONDI—Signor Marini (of the Theatres San Carlo, Naples, La Scala, Milan, and the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his first appearance in this country), Signor Angelo Alba (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid. his first appearance in this country), and Signor Polonini (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, kis first appear ance in this country.) PRIMI BASSI COMICI —Signor Pietro Ley (of the Theatre Royal Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Agostino Revere (of the Theatres Royal. Naples, Milan, Vienna, and St. Fe tersburgh, his first appearance in this country). Seconds Donne—Madame Antoinetta Mollidori (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan), Mademoiselle Amalla Linari, Mademoiselle Luigina Benin!. _ _ Seconde Tenore-94gnor Emmanuele Slano (of the Theatre San Carlo in Naples). Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor—Mr. Costa. A powerfld and numerous CHORUS of chosen and experienced Singers will complete the Vocal Department. Chorus Master— Signor Bonconsiglio. Prompter—Signor Mouterasi. The ORCHESTRA, tormed of Artiste* possessing the highest executive powers, will comprise among its members Eighty distin guished professors. The Military Band of the Coldstream Guards will be under the direction of Mr. Godfrey. An ORGAN, of extensive compass, has been expressly erected in the theatre by Messrs. Flight and Son. Organist—Mr. V. Novello. The BILLET, of a brilliant and costly character, will close the performance of the evening, and no Divertissement will be suffered between the acts of the Opera. The Director has the pleasure to announce that he has concluded an engagement with Mademoiselle Fanny Elssler ; and, during the season, the following eminent Danseuses will appear: —Premieres Danseuse—Mademoiselle Dumi latre (ef the Grand Opera, Paris), and Mademoiselle Plunkett (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Mademoiselle Bertin (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, her first appearance in this country), Mademoiselle Neodot (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Mademoiselle Marietta Raderna (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan), and Mademoiselle Fuoco (of the Academic Royale de Paris). Monsieur Petipa (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Monsieur Gontie (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Monsieur Ferdinanda Croce, Monsieur Delferter (ef the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Auguste afabille (of the Grand Opera, Paris). 3faitres des Ballets—Monsieur Albert (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Blasis (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan). Leader of the Ballet—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Regisseur de la Danse Mr. O'Rryan. Composer—Signor Alessandro Curini (of the San Carlo Theatre, Naples). THE TUN:tag E.—To render the Interior at once commodious, ele-ant, arid comfortable, it has been entirely reconstructed and decorated, under the immediate direction and after designs of la. Albano, Esq., C.E., wills every attention directed to its proper ventilation. The Decorations have been executed by Mr. Ponsoliby. The ' Manag ement has happily, secured the artistic skill of Signori Ferri and Verardi (of the Theatre Italien, in Paris), to embellish the ceiling and to prepare a New Drop Scene. The approaches to the Theatre will be found improved, by a carriage way being formed immediately under the Portico in Bow-street, whereby parties can leave or enter Lheir carriages without exposure to the weather ; and by increased facilities for ingress and egress. The Refreshment Room will be under the superintendence of Mr. J. G. Watson. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, for the night or season, to ae obtained at the Box Office, Bow-street ; and at Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new Grand Opera, entitled MATILDA OF HUNGARY. Count Magnus, Mr. Borrani; Podiebrad, Mr. Barri. son ; Mathias, Mr. Weiss ; Matilda, Miss Rainforth ; Lillis, Miss R. Isaacs. After which the new Ballet, called THE PRETTY SICILIAN. Count Amede, M. Croce; Rosella, Mdlle. Baderna. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. nder the Management •f Mr. 11. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENIIaI Will be performed a new and original Comedy, called THE SCHOOL FOR SCHEMING. Principal characters by Messrs. Far rell, Stuart, Buekstone, Howe, Selby, Brindal, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Hamby, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss Fortescue, Miss Bennett, Miss Key _ During' the evening the Band will perform the Overture, " Lac des Fees," " Plantagenet," " Rose," and ' flelen" Polkas ; Waltz, by Lanner ; Galop, by Strauss ; and the " American Polka." To conclude with the Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, called the INVISIBLE PRINCE ; or, the Island of Tranquil Delights. Principal characters by Mr. James Rland, Miss P. ?lortoe, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Miss Reynolds, and Miss Julia Bennett. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. THIS EVENING Will be produced the Original Farce, called THE WIGW tlll. Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, Oxberry, Keeley; Miss Arden, Miss Turner, Mks Foster, and Miss Mary Keeley. After which will be produced a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled TILE ENCHANTED FOREST. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will appear, supported by the whole talent of the Company. To cone ode will a new Comic Drama, called £5OO REWARD. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Meadows, Emery, 11. Butler, Miss Vinare, and Miss Forster. TFI EAT r.E. ROYAL, ADELPIII. alder the direction of Madame Celeste THIS EVENING Will be performed the celebrated Drama, called THE GREEN HUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Dennis, Mr. Cullenford ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Grinnidge, 31r. Wrfght ; Captain Dartois, Mr. Worrell ; Madame St. Atibert, 31 ad arric L'eluate Ge_ralthne. .31 rs... TAtes .o!Neil, Mrs. rag : MILKING PAIL. Lord Philander, Mr. Cutlet:dont ; Algernon, Mr. Poyee ; Diccon, Mr. Wright ; Milly, Mrs. Fitzwilllant. conclude with the Farce of A NABOB FOlt AN HOW:. Mr. Frampton. Mr. Worrell ; Sam Hobbs, Mr. Lambert ; Dick Dumpy, Alr. Iftinyartl; Miss Leslie, Miss Harding; Nancy Seraggs, Matthews. FRENCH PLAYS. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. MONDAY EVENING Will be performed the Comedie-Yandeville of MATIITLDE ; oa, La Jalousie. M. Darbert, M. Lafont ; Mathilde, 31dPe. Farguell. o conclude with a new VaudeviCe. entitled UN MARI Qtr SE DERANGE. Durosel, 31. Latent; Bertholin, M. Cartigny ; Amelle, 3ldlle. Vallee ; Anais, 3IAIIe. Fouquet. Boxes, 65., Pit, 3s. 6d. , Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the performances commenee at Eight. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's Library, 33, Bond-street; and at the Box-office. ETHIOPIAN gERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, llarriniton. White, Stanwood, and- Germon. will have the honour of repeat ing their Inimitable EN'TERTAINMENTA, at the above Theatre, THIS EVENING (Saturday), and every Tuesday, Thursday,and Sa turday. Doors open at Eight o'clock, and the Entertainment com mence at Halt-past Eight. The MORNING ENTERTAINMENT will take place on every MONDAY MORNING during Lent. Ihe Performances will commence, each day, at half past Two o'clock. The Programme will be varied on each occasion. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, 2s. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Opera, entitled LA SONNAMBULA. Bodolpbo, Mr. Bodda ; Elvino, Mr. Allen ; Allessio, Mr. Walton ; Liza, Miss Rourke ; Teresa, Mdme. Ferron ; Amina, Miss Bassano. To conclude with the Comely of THE HEIR-AT-LAW. Principal Characters by Messrs. Granby, Vinning, Compton, Fisher, Mrs. Fos broke, Mrs. Hughes, and Mrs. Stirling. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and other Members of the Royal Family.—Mr. BAT fT's Fox-Hounds meet every Evening at Half-past Six, during the week. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE ROYAL FOX-HUNT; or, Life's Course of Men and Steeds. Entire change of the SCENES of the CIRCLE, by the double Company of Foreign Artistes. TO conclude with a Farce, entitled THE RUNAWAY NORSE; or, The Forest of Savoy. ttox.ottice open from eleven till Ilve o'clock.—Dnors oven at six commence at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. iiroadfoot. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances I)avidge. IS VENING Will be perform e d the T Pla H y of E THE IRON CHEST. Sir E. Mor timer, Mr. H. Betty ; Wilford, Mr. Johnson ; Helen, Mrs. Vining ; BI :riche. Mrs. Saville; Barbara, Miss Terry. To conclude with a new Drama, entitled BABY RATTLER ; or 'IN, Progress of a Scamp. Characters supp orted b y the whole Strength of the Company. Box•oftlee open trom eleven till four o'clock. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Boxes, Is., Half-price, 6d.; Pit, 6,1.; Gallery, ad. THIS EVENING Will b 2 performed TIIE CASTLE OF ST. ALMO. Principal characters by Messrs. Hicks, Dale, Forman, Searle, Bird, Mi., Vincent, Miss Pearce, scc r After which, ROBERT LE GRAINGE ; or,, a Night of Excite ment. Robert, Mr. Hicks; Marlette, Miss Vincent. To conclude with GALE BREEZELY ; or, A Tale of a Tar. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert ho noured the performances at her Majesty's Theatre on Thursday evening with their presence. The royal suite consisted of the Marchioness of Douro, Lady Caroline Cox, the Hon. Miss Paget, the Earl of Listowel, Colonel Grey, and Captain Gor don ; their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge, accompanied by his Serene Highness the Prince Fre derick of Hesse, and attended by the Baron Knesebeck, Mr. Edmund Mildmay, and Major Stephens, also honoured the theatre with their presence. Amongst the company were— the Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marchioness of Clanricarde, and the Viscountess Palmerston, the Prince Louis Napoleon, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duchess of Hamilton, the Marquis of Ailesbury the Marquis of Donegal, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, the Marquis of Douro, the Mar tinis of Sligo, his Excellency the Russian Ambassador, the Baroness Brunnow and Mademoiselle Olga de Lechna, the Prince Castelcicala, the Earl of Munster, the Earl and Coun tess of Cadogan, the Earl of March, the Earl and Countess ~)...,f P Clarendon, the Countess of Bl ess i ng t on an d the Misses i' well, th e E ar l of Mor etb, the Earl of Cardi gan , the Eon and Countes s Grenville, the Countess Grey, the Countess of Line,dn, the Count de St. Aulaire, the Count de Noailles, his Excellency hlt Itustrian Ambassador and the Countess Dietrichste4: the Excellency American Minister, the Belgian Minister, his Ex cellencyy t i l l:mister, the Count Reventlow, the Count Kuudriaff4k eilyn g le, Lord Ernest , 8ru , .., Viscount Cantalupe, Lord Mont de Burgh,ctel'l Lady Brougham, Lady Murrav, ady Ern Ladies Elliott, Lady Woodford, Lord A lolphus Fitzelareneee, fio..rcl Harry Vane, Lord Fo!ev, Lord Carrington, Lard and 4 Beaumont, Lady Jaiie Stewart, Ladv Mildinay, LadAl Robert Peel, Bart., and Larn, Lady Gordon, Sir Hubert and - tit r fir t i e r n b ti e i t de , 1 1 1 e li: e n l , Wombwell. Bart., the Hon. Miss I.ole 3 Peei Si r George Mi: , s De Burgh, the Hon. Sidney and Captain Duncombe, Hon. Mrs. Norton, the c Sir Ralph Foley, Sir Henry Webb, Sir John and Sir A. Forster, Sir Fitzroy and Lady Kelly, Lady IN Y I ta ClaY, s,c.he. r lane, Lady Montetiore, Mr. Packe_ Redding, 11{ a r. C. W. Packe, M.P., Mr . H. Baring, Colonel Lindsay, C o l onel and Mrs. R. Trevor, M r. Moncton Mills, ENCOURAGNMENT TO FISHING.— Government has voted 3,000/. for the encouragement of the fisheries on the west coast. It will be given through the Fishery Board, and will be chiefly expended in the providing of lines and other fishing materials for the destitute fishermen.—John o' Groats Journal. Now ready, In 2 vols., 21s. bound, T HIRD EDITION OF HOCHELAGA ; OR, ENGLAND IN THE NEW WORLD. EDITED BY ELIOT WARBURTON, Esq. Author of " The Crescent and the Cross." Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Gnat Marlborough-street. H ENRY RUSSELL AT THE STRAND THEATZE. Composer of Woodman spare that Tree—lvy Green—The Gam bler's wife —The Maniac—Ship on Fire—The Life Boat—l'm Afloat —Newfoundland Dog—aud ether Popular Songs, will give his VOCAL ENTERTAINMENT THIS EVENING, AND EVERY EVENING. He will sing the Song of the Shirt—Paupers Drive— Gambler's Wife—Ship on Fire ; &c. &c.—Songs and incidents of Negro Life and Character. Boxes, 33. ; Stalls, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery 6d. ; Private Boxes, 11. Is. Box-office op, n from One till Fonr daily. THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, FEBRUARY 26. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 30; Highest. 38 ; Noon, 35 BAROXETZR, 30.14.—W1ND E., dull. H 14311 WATER AT LONDON-BUDA:IF. THIS DAY. sfoin'ng .. 14 minutes after 12. I Evening .. 40 minutes after 12. _I 6 A A o ` _ 0 0•17.- . • _ : • „ i THE SUA, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 27, 1847. Minting :7:AltAt LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1847. The Lords met at Five o'clock. The Royal Assent was given by Commission to the Destitute Persons (Ireland) Bill. After a short conversation on the subject of the pro gress of public business, in the course of which Lord BROUGHAM paid a high compliment to the genius of Mr. BARRY, the architect of the New Houses of Parlia ment, it was stated that that portion of it which was ap propriated to the accommodation of the House of Lords would be ready by Easter. In answer to Lord STANLEY, Lord CAMPBELL explained the circumstances under which the members of the Council of the Duchy of Lan caster had been appointed. The Earl of EGLINTON meved for copies of certain corespondence between the Scotch bankers and the late Government on the subject of a Bill for regulating joint-stock banks in Scotland. The Earl of CLARENDON said that the documents moved for were not in existence. The Earl of CLANCARTY asked if it was the intention of the Government to introduce during the present ses• sion any measure with respect to the medical relief of the suffering poor in Ireland. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE could not promise that any Bill would be introduced, but the subject should receive the best attention of the Government. Their Lordships then adjourned. The Commons met at Quarter before Four o'clock. Mr. MONAGHAN, the Solicitor-General for Ireland, took the oaths and his seat for Galway.: Mr. LABOLCHERE, in answer to questions from Sir R. INGLis and Mr. P. SCROPE, said that no measure was in contemplation to supply seed to the Irish tenants, taking a lien for re-payment on the growing crop. Mr. ROEBUCK, in putting a question as to the intended introduction of the poor•law into Ireland, admitted that the new poor•law in England had failed, not through the defect of the law itself, but through the misconduct of the Commissioners. He thought some inquiry ought to be instituted before the Poor-laws were transferred to Ireland. Sir G. G nEr objected to any delay in the introduction of the Irish Poor-laws. Mr. HUME said that the report'of the Andover Com mittee showed, that every act of the Poor-law Commis sioners, since 1841, had been illegal. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN would support any motion for taking the English Poor law, clause by clause, and ap plying it to Ireland. Lord J. RUSSELL said that when those reports had been referred to the law officers of the Crown, they had reported that the Poor-law Commissioners would be called upon for further explanations. With regard to the opinion of Mr. M. D. HILL, which he had published, that opinion was founded upon an anonymous case which was founded upon nothing. He should move the Com mittee of the Poor•law (Ireland) Bill on Monday, when he would also propose a Bill for the loan for Ireland. Mr. J. O'CONNELL complained of the supply of food to the people of Ireland. Soup only was now supplied, which would be productive of dysentery and typhus. Solid food ought to be supplied. Mr. LABOUCUERE said that enormous quantities of solid food had been sent over to Ireland ; but there was a disposition there to over-rate the powers of the Government, and there was a feelinz. on rho people of Ireland, there ought to be a corresponding exertion on the part of the Irish themselves. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD moved an address praying that vessels in the navy, not otherwise employed, should be used for the conveyance of provisions from foreign countries into the ports of the United Kingdom. Lord J. RussELL said that several of her Majesty's vessels were so employed, but that he could not accede to that motion, as it would take up much time to tit up all the unemployed vessels in the navy for such a service. He thought the quantity' of grain they might expe c t from abroad was very small indeed, and the instant it became known that her Majesty's vessels were to be so employed, merchant ships would go out of the trade, The motion was then withdrawn. Sir CRARLES NAPIER in a long and interesting speech, replete with statistical detsils, drew the attention of the House to the system pursued in her MAJESTY'S dock yards, with respect to the building of vessels in the navy and to the abuses which prevailed as to the use 'of sLips which had been built at an enormous cost to the country. After a short conversation, the House resolved itself into a Committee of Supply, in which Mr. WARD moved the naval estimates. Several votes were agrerd to, and the other orders having been disposed of, the House adjourned. After receiving throughout his peregrinations in France and the Peninsula the expressions of that spontaneous homage to which his benevolent and philosophic labours in legislation have so eminently entitled him, Mr. COBDEN has at length been wel comed with befitting enthusiasm in the spiritual metropolis of Continental Europe. Passing through the mercantile principality of Genoa, he has entered the venerable precincts of Rome, and in that ruin of the heroic past the liberality of his sentiments, both commercial and political, has been responded to with acclamations. Among all the striking incidents of our generation this is by no means the least; among all the signs of our progressive advancement this is one of the most consolatory and propitious. Forty-seven, thirty, nay fifteen years ago, we should have regarded that man as either demented, or as possessed of a marvellous imagination, who might have pictured to us the possibility of an English merchant being received as an honoured guest under the very shadow of the Vatican, of an assemblage of Italian patricians in viting to a banquet one of the foremost apostles of British reform, and of a panegyric being uttered on that festive occasion by the lips of an earnest Pro testant upon the political and ecclesiastical character of the Sovereign Pontiff. Yet such were actually the characteristics of the festivity of the 10th of February, 1847, within the walls of the Eternal City. On that day the leader of the late Anti-Corn, law League was present at a superb entertainment given in his honour, in the Chamber of Commerce at Rome, by its most influential nobility and its most enlightened and enterprising citisens. To com plete the apparent incongruity of the spec tacle, there was numbered among those Roman patricians the Prince of CANINO, the nephew of the Emperor NaroLEort. If ever there was an occur rence which more peculiarly indicated the extra ordinary progress of knowledge which constitutes the distinctive characteristic of this country, it is discoverable in this splendid tribute of respect to the heart and intellect of RICHARD CORDER. It needed only a circumstance like this to assure us that our most sanguine anticipations, as to the universal acceptance of free trade as a principle in government, are not destined to be futile or illusory, and that our most dazzling hopes as to the future destinies of the human family are neither chimerical nor exaggerated, That the successful champion of the wise and beneficent doctrines which require the complete emancipation of commerce should be honourably re ceived in the antique city whose dominions once embraced the furthermost limits of the known world, w asmost app ropr i ate an d s i gn i f i cant. It was appro priate and significant, because it formed a sublime example of the truth of that immutable principles ni ta which ma i ntains that s " u e r a fa n ce ob o t n ai m n o t r h e e various producti ons of the ear tageous terms by free trade than by the exclusive conquest of territory." Lord BYRON had exclaimed of Rome— " The Niobe of nations ! there she stands Voicelesa and tearless in her wordless woe 1" And through the whole catalogue of her historians, from TACITUS to GIBBON, one of the main causes of that woe and desolation had been avowedly the total reliance placed by her Government upon the compulsory contributions of cereal food from the agriculturists of her remote and vanquished provinces. The consequence of that fallacious system of political economy was first in dicated to Rome by the predatory incursions of a barbarian race, and ultimately by her tremendous sub jugation ; it is perpetually manifested to posterity in the ruined palaces and prostrate columns strewn over the desolate Campania. From their insane reliance upon the subsidiary granaries of Egypt and Sicily had followed the decadence of the Peninsular agricul ture of the Romans, and by necessity their ultimate enervation. And it was, therefore, sufficiently ap propriate and significant, we repeat it, that the victor of free trade should travel from that remote island of Britain, which had of yore tempted the banner of the first C.msaa to receive the felicitations of his Italian descendants in the vicinity of the ancient forum. Often as we have had occasion to comment upon the tact and delicacy with which Mr. COBDEN has enun ciated his aspirations for the continental diffusion of the civilizing principles of free trade, they have never yet been more conspicuously evidenced than in the speech delivered on his reception at Rome. Without presuming upon anything approximating to direct advocacy, he contented himself with the utterance of a single aspiration beautiful aspiration, in which we cordially coincide " that the illus trious man who now fills the pontifical chair, and who has filled the world with the fame of his public virtues, may signalise his reign by carry ing out in his dominions the peaceful and philanthropic principles of free trade 1" And we sympathise the more in the sentiments in which that aspiration originated, because we can perceive in it nothing be yond the limits of a reasonable probability ; because the liberalising efforts of Pio IVono have already ad vanced so far beyond the limits of a "protective" policy ; because, in the readiness with which that re markable man has pronounced himself in favour of railway communication through the States of the Church, we recognise a bias kindred to that of the advocates of free trade ; and because, above all, his judgment appears to be mellowed in proportion to the ripening of thought in the minds of the civilised million. In the pilgrimage of RICHARD CODDIN we behold the symptom of a future development of civilisation and of a more comprehensive extension of happiness. Nothing can be more unwise than to retain in our statute-book laws which have become obsolete. Laws partake of this character from one of two causes ; either the circumstances to which they were meant to be applied are no longer in esse, nor expected ti be revived ; or their nature is so repugnant to the spirit of the age, that no man in his right senses would dream of attempting to put them in force. Whenever laws have become useless or inefficacious from one or both of those causes, they ought to be repealed. A great service is rendered to the state whose laws are made as simple and as few as possible. It Li not always easy to attain to these ends, par ticularly in a highly artificial state of society. Nevertheless laws, pure in point of principle, and small in number, are blessings of such price (being really nothing but what is, in common justice, due from the ruling powers to the people, who are held in the eye of the law to be fully cognizant, and rendered responsible for every violation of them), that all So vereigns who are wise and benevolent should be de sirous of conferring these blessings upon their sub jects to the utmost practicable extent. Great and e'ectrifying as were many of the deeds of the re nowned NAPOLEON, yet that from which he will ac quire, through after ages, the most durable fame is his celebrated code. From a crude, multifarious, and undigested mass of legislation, he extracted and em bodied a compendium of law which has proved of signal service to his country, and is re garded with admiration as one of the most ardueus, philosophical and dignified efforts ever made by an imperial legislator for promoting the happiness of a nation. England has in vain long aspired after the acquisition of a similar boon. No doubt our wishes knt`tir une extensive and complicated interests neces sarily incidental to, and interwoven with, the elabo - rate system of the British empire and its vast dependencies. Still we ought to feel grateful to any one who devotes his mind towards the abrogation of laws that have either fallen into desuetude, or are re proachful in their enactments. The existence of bad laws exercises a prejudicial influence upon those that are unexceptionable. By weeding out the former, we increase the moral force of the latter. The wisdom of the Legislature is enhanced in the opinion of the people, whose affections for their lawgivers is augmented or diminished in a ratio corresponding with the perfection or imperfection of the laws to which they are expected to show an implicit obedience. In the House of Commons, on - Wednesday evening, Mr. WATSON moved the second reading of the Ro man Catholic Relief Bill, of which the object is, first, to abolish the obsolete statutes that were left remain ing in 1844, when an Act was passed repealing a great number of laws quite inconsistent with the prelitical status which has been conceded to the Roman Catholics during the present century, and particu larly since 1829. The next object of Mr. WATSON'S Bill is to repeal some of the provisions of the Act of 1829; and the last is to get rid of penal enactments against certain religious orders. Upon the two latter subjects we do not now propose, neither have we the space at present, to enter. They both of them present matter for serious reflection. But, as the second reading of the Bill in question has been car ried chiefly on account of its provisions in further ance of the first above-mentioned object, we so far rejoice that antiquated, inconsistent, and oppressive laws will very probably be soon eradicated from oar code. The clauses affecting the second and third objects will undergo con siderable discussion in Committee, and, if desirable, can be easily struck out, so as not to endanger the passing of the measure for the accomplishment of the first. It is idle to attach penalties to the acknowledgment of any other spiritual supremacy than what is professed by Pro testants, seeing that, by the common law of the land, spiritual supremacy is vested in the Crown, and seeing, moreover, that there is no power by law to enforce any other spiritual authority. If Roman Catholics are not obliged to take the oath of supre macy to entitle them to seats in the Legislature, it is a glaring absurdity to continue a severe law, of a de , grading and invidious character, towards the grew body of the Roman Catholics. The Journal de Constantinople publishes a decree sub ' octing vessels coming from Greece, which have not their bills of health vised by the Ottoman Consul, or by a consul of some state in alliance with the Sublime Porte, residing at the port of departure, to the same quarantine to which vessels coming from a Turkish port without having their bills of health visid by the Greek Consul, or, in his absence, by some European consul, are subject in Greece. Madrid journals of the 18th have arrived. The Gaceta publishes a decree appointing a commis sion to inquire into the expediency of establishing rail roads in Spain. The Herald* announces the arrival of a French squadron of six ships at the Balearic Isles. It is said that General TACON, Captain-General, was by no means pleased with their arrival, and received the officers coldly. The Spaniards, in the meantime, are fortifying Port Mahon, and reinforcing their other garrisons in thf.se islands. In commenting on this intelligence tho Ileraldo says— " The Spanish Government does its duty by takine that dotermination (receiving the French squadron and fortifying the place), and as fur the French Government, we are not surprised that in its own interest even, all consideration fur the affairs of Spain apart, it should do its utmost :o prevent any attempt or pretext for the taking possession of these beautifal islands, the key of the Mediterranean, by England, or by any other nation that might be disposed to further her views." The Phare de Bayonne of the 20th has the following:— " It appears that Cabrera bad abandoned the cause of the Count de Montemolin, and has retired for the present to Nice. The Carlists attribute this defection to different motives, but particularly to the tolerant language held by the son of Don Carlos. It to this be added the impossibility of raising pecu niary resources at Loudon, and the dissensions subs:sting between the principal leaders of the absolutist party, it will IA easy to conceive the complete disorganisation of 04'3 party, notwithstanding all the reports of a levee de boucliere being prepared for the spring." :MADRID Bo&se, FEB. 18.—The Three per Cents. were done at 31 3 / 4 for cash ; the Five per Cents ,at 20 1 ,i ; Debt without Interest, 6 1 / i 4 ; and the Coupons, at 181,4. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday. Tha Epoque, the death of which had been announced on the preceding day, has become suddenly resuscitated. It appears that M. DEvILLE, the gerant, had sold it to M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN, the proprietor of the Presse, without the knowledge of the shareholders, and had transferred to him the list of the subscribers, &c. Tho shareholders have applied to a court of law for redress, and have commenced the republication of their journal. The Presse gives another veraon of the story, but as both M.DEvILLE and M. Entut DE GIRARDIN are disciples of M. GuizoT, they, of coarse, " finding themselves in the presence of adversaries," to wit the shareholders, act upon his principles, and " do not feel called upon to tell more of the truth than serves their purpose." The Debats has a long article on Prison Reform, in which it strenuously advocates the adoption of the cellu lar system. The French mission to Morocco has turned out a failure. The Constitutionnel publishes the following let- 1 ter from Tangiers : " The embassy sent to the Emperor of 3lorocco arrived here on the 3d ult., in rather a sad condition, and without having realised any of the illusions which were entertained before its departure. The embassy had set out on Nov. 15, forming a tolerably large body, and cutting a respectable figure. It consisted of M. Dechasteau, the Consul- General ; M. Roches, Secretary of Legation ; the private secretar' of M. Dechasteau ; an interpreter, belonging to the Consulate ; M. Maisonneuve, captain of the Acheron steamer; four naval officers, and twelve seamen. In addi tion, there were a non-commissioned officer and six artillery men, escorting the field battery given to the Emperor ; also four grooms, leading the five mares sent by the King to the Emperor. That made in all between thirty and forty persons, who expected wonders from this journey. The embassy brought back fourteen horses, given as presents to the several persons composing it. Some of these animals have since died of the fatigue which they had undergone ; the best of them was not estimated here to be worth more than 70f. ; also three hyenas, two vultures, and six gazelles. On the other hand, the embassy expended a large amount of money, and the generosity of M. Dechasteau has become quite a proverb in Morocco. As to the political results of the mission, they are on a par with the rest. The Sultan had sent to meet the embassy a splendid escort, which accompanied it going and retiring, and caused the tribes to pay all the Moorish honours ; he gave them plenty of flourishes of trumpets, and burnt powder in abundance, but nothing more. The embassy had to obtain two things. The first was the extradition, or at least the confinement in the interior of the country, of Abd el-Kader. It was impossible to draw from the Emperor a single serious word on the subject; he made some fine promises, but he turned the conversation each instant, to tall into ecatacies respecting the five mares sent him, and still more to express his admiration of the field battery, de claring that his country was too poor to worthily acknow ledge so fine a present. The second object of the embassv was to recommend the Emperor to organize his army in di* European fashion, in order to be better able to oppose Abd el-Kader or any other usurper. French instructors were to be offered him, and amongst them a superior officer who has been at Tangiers for upward of a year in expectation of this mission. The Sultan fell back on the low condition of his finances, on the want of discipline of his troops, and the prejudices of his subjects, whom the Houans, or members of the religious orders, have filled with a fanatical admira tion of Abd-el-Kader and hatred against the Christians. The mission has not been less sterile with respect to com mercial matters than political ones. It desired to get all monopolies abolished, and have a measure of free trade estab lished. At the very time that M. Dechasteau returned to Tangiers, the monopoly of leeches, which had just expired, was renewed for a year to the person who had been previously in possession of it. The French Consulate solicited ineffectually for certain houses in Mar seilles liberty to export to Algeria, on the payment of duty, wheat, barley, and cattle. One concession only was ob tained, and that in consequence of a complaint made on ac count of a misadventure which had occurred to one of the persons of the embassy ; it is a decree declaring that every European not owing money to the Emperor may for the future travel freely in Morocco. It remains to be seen if any one will place confidence in it. What is still more an noying i 4. that M. Dechasteau has not been able to obtain anything in favour of the French merchants who have a right to an indemnity, and who for three years have been waiting for the reparation due to them. The Emperor imposed enormous imposts on the tribes which pillaged Mogadore, and has for a long time had the money in his hands; but, in place of giving it to the merchants whose property was in jured, he employed it to his own profit, and replied by sub terfuges to the representations of bl. Dechasteau." It was rumoured in Paris that Count EAMON had applied to the Spanish Government to permit France to occupy temporarily the Balearic Isles, a proposition which had been coldly received by the Duke of SOTO.: MATER. Certain it is, that a French squadron is at this moment at Port Mahon. We understand what tem porary occupation means in the language of French diplomacy. Lord ABERDEEN was assured that Algiers was to be only " temporarily" occupied, and Lord ABERDEEN accepted the assurance. No wonder that M. GUIZOT regrets.that Lord ABERDEEN is not perma nent Foreign Minister of England. In the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, on Tues day, the Minister of Public Works presented a Bill (which he alluded to some days ago), enabling the Go vernment to return the railway companies the caution money which they are required to lodge in the hands of the Government. The caution money is to be returned the companies being able to shorn that they -- liiiinglii out money to double that amount on the works. The Elizabeth, a whaler, has arrived at Havre from Otaheite, which island she left on the 12th November. Tho negotiations with the native chiefs had been broken off, and hostilities had recommenced. The Reforme states that the price of wheat has risen 50c. the hectolitre in the market of Cambrai; at St. Quentin, If. 25c.; Nugent Ic Roy, lf. 330.; Melun, 2f.; Bourges and Meux, If.; Verdun, 50c.; Cherbourg 80c.; Alencon, If. 75c.; Beauvais, If. 50c.; Montdidier P.; Bordeaux, if.; Sczanne, 2f.; Duurdan, and St, Romain, 2f. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Wed nesday at 781. 60 c . ; the Five per Cents., 118 f. 95c. ; the Orleans R a ilroad Shares, 1,2751 . ; Rouen, 875 f.; Havr e , 685 f.; Great Norther n, 631 f. 25c.; Avigno n , 842 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 585 1 - ' B o rdeaux, 533 f.; Troye s an d M onterean, 307 f. 50c. ; Basle, 210 f. ; Dieppe, 3271. 50c. ; Paris and Stras burg, 4GBf. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 468 f. 75c.; Paris and Lyons, 491 f. 25c.; Lyons and Avignon, 480 f.; Cette, 4551.; SpHnish Three per Cents., 35g. Rhenish, BUSI NESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TH E LON DON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB/WANT 25. Dutch ions, B ou l ogn e and Ains, 144 -C 4tr- Northern of France, 12%- enal of Fran ce (O r l eans and Vierzon), 13q, - Rotten and Havre, 27-Tours and Nant es , 3%. . . , 7 0ti d . A ; m 2 e oo r i c E a wore gyptta taken at at to MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. From Vie Sun of last Night. The market for Cotton at Lii'erpool Yesterday was not quite so active, but prices remained without change. The sales were between 4,000 and 5,000 bales, including 1,100 at 93 / 4 d• ; and 30 Sea Island at Is. 2d. to 4d. per lb. Shares steady. 6 A ,l li d e . ri t c o a n 7 . ( / ) , 11 d. ;$ pe l c s u o l a i l , i t o h n i 1 The sale of Railway Shares to-day, by Messrs. Larnond and Co., went off steadily, good shares were sought after, and a large business was done. The following are a few of the principal sales : East Indian ..• ............................... X. 8 6 North British Extension ... ......... 1 7 0 Boston,Stamford, and Birmingham... ..... 619 0 Great Northern (London and York Reg.) 2 15 0 Newport and Abergavenny 0 13 6 Eastern Counties, York Extension ...... Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certificate 0 12 6 South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 2 5 6 Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B) I 14 0 Madrid and Valencia Derby, Stafford, and Worcestershire .... 011 0 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate.. North Staffordshire Shropshire Union and Canal 1 7 0 There are various conjectures and surmises, calculations and on dits, as to the probable terms which parties tendering for the new loan will be inclined to offer, but, as all of these are vague, and many of them interested, we should be unwilling, even by inference, to appear to assist those who must desire to see the market as much depressed as possible. The payment of the instalments, even extended as they are to the middle of October, will require about one million per month, and unless the loan gets into very strong hands, there will probably be a constant feeding of the market with stock, to the detriment of those who have in vestments at high prices. On the other hand, presuming that the parties taking the loan are tolerably strong, an d that, from the stake they may already have in the funds, they will be inclined to keep the new stock, at least for a time, we shall have, perhaps, a better chance of firm prices. These are considerations which we may be sure will be closely balanced in the minds of the acute capitalists who determine upon bidding, and it is probable that the members of the Stock Exchange will be nearest the mark. It might happen, however, that no tender will come up to the mini mum of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and that the loan may be taken at the Government terms in " slices," by some of the parties present. The English Funds have been flat again to-day, and there is no rally upon the closing quotations of yesterday. Con sols have been 90 to 90% tbr present transfer, and 90% 1 ,4 fo, account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been quoted 92% to 92%, and the Three per Cents., 90 1 % 2 to 903 4• Bank Stuck is marked 203 to 204. Exchequer-bills have been quoted ss. to 10s. premium, and East India Bonds, 45. to 10s. premium, showing a reaction in the unfunded debt, which must be expected as the instalments have to be I , made up. The Foreign Investments have been very quiet, and are flatter. Spanish Five per Cent-t. 2411 74, and Portuguese Four per Cents. 331/2 • •Dutc h to 34i ; Mexican Bonds have b e en and Brazilian 87 t o 87 F o ur per Cents. are 9 2A: A, to P 2 34. F°r ItailwaYShares there has been a firm market, although the business doing is small. 131:ITISII FUND. ONE CLOSING Bank Stock O'CLOCK. PRICES. . 90;1204 20 4% .• •• ~ .• •. •• • 90N Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. • • n 3 ' 4 90% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. •• ." 4 ",1 89% Three per Cent. Annuities, 1726 • • '''., e/ 92% 9 9-16 I N n e di w a T it h o r n e d e - :::(1 ,00 -a o -4 1. ua t it er per Cent. Anus. ._ 9 10 2 : 4 7: Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5,1860 • • 9 X I 9-16 P 4 p Ditto. under 1,0001. .. • • •• •• South Sea Stock .. . • • • .. . Ditto, New Annuities .. .. .. 2 89% % Bank Stock for Account 05 Consols for April 15 .. . .. .. .. 30 3 / 4 % Exchequer 111.1 Ls. iNd . I% d• . 1,0001... .... 7 5 10 7 pm.s 5001. , .. _ • . 11 5 Pm. 5 Ditto, Small _ • ::: 11 5 Imn• 5 Ditto, Adverti se d •• • • 510 2 pm. 3 ONE CLOSIN, •• FO REIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICE 87 Brazilian Bonds, 5 p er Cent •• •• 87 , % Mexican Bond s , 1846, b per cent .. " m 2216 .. •.. ii% i 14% 345, rortuMet Four per Cent 89% 205% 90, Ditto, Small .. Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Deterred .. .. .. 24% .. .. 17 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Four-and-a-halt per Cent .. 91 Dutch Two-and-a-halt per Cent .. Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 92% 3 ,4 92% BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction . .. 2% .. 2 % Birmingham and Oxford Junction 5 141 G ........ . Birming., Wolver., and Dudley.. i .• • • 10 3 ,4 •••• • • • • Caledonian .. 30 26 Ditto, Half Shares .. Eastern Counties .. 20 21%14 ........ Ditto, York Extension .. .. 4 .......... Eastern Union .. .. 40 .... 54 East Lancashire .. 14 .... 16 •f, • • Ditto New .. .. 5 .. • • 7 5 4 •• . • .... • • East Lincolnshire .. 4 ...• ••• • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... ••• • • • Great Northern (London & York Regd.) .. 5y~.... 2%. ..... . Do., do (Direct Northern Regd.) .... 3,v, 4. •••.. • • 4 Great North of England . .. 100 ....234 232 1••• • .. 234 Ditto, New .. 5 .. •••• • • .• 591 4 Ditto, New .. 1% ..... • .... 18% Great Western .. .. • • .• 85 •• • • —..........— Ditto. Fifths .. 20 .... 27% ex 27N x. d. Hull and Selby .. • • 50 .... 104 Leeds and Bradford .. 35 .... 79% ........ • Leeds and Thirsk 22% .... 21% 21 ..... London and Blackwall .. 161. 13s. 4d. 8% x London, Brighton, and S Coast • • 50 • • . 5514 x all ... Ditto, Consol. Eighths .. 10 .. • • 14 .... ••• • . London an North-Western.. ..100 ... 187 186 •• . Ditto, Quarters . 2 .. ••• • .. . Ditto ditto, New Shares .. 2 .... 144 ......... Ditto, Fifths 2 18% • . Ditto, 401. Shares M. &B. • • 40 .. • 7214.... ••• • . London and tkouth•Western .• 411. 6s. 10d... ......... Ditto, Scrip.. .. • • • . 5 • • •••• • • London and York Extension Scrip 2% .... 2% .. • • ..... Lynn and Ely .. .. 20 .... 22% %• • Manchester and Leeds .. 82 ......... Ditto, Fifths .. 5 .... 11 Ditto, Thirds (Reg.).. 84s. ......... Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock Vs. % p....... Manchester and Southampton .. 2 1 Midland ..100 ... 123 122.. Ditto, New .. 30 .... • Ditto, New .. 2 .... 6 Midland, Binning. & Gloucest... 100 ....123% 123 Newcastle and Berwick .. •• 20 .... 324 32 Norfolk .. • • .. ..100 139 Ditto, Half Shares .. 10 . • ..... „ Ditto, Extension • . • • .. 6 „„ „ Ditto, Scrip, 1847, N. of Norfolk „ „ Northern Counties Union .. 2% 1% . North British 25 .... 354 35 Ditto, Quarter Shares • • .. 24 • ... 4v, Ditto, Extension .. • • • • %•• • • ••••• • • • • Ditto, Thirds • • .. • • • • 1 .... North Staffordshire .. • • • • 5 .... 8 Preston and Wyre .. • • • • 25 .... 354 . Ditto, llalf Shares (A) .. 6%.... 10% Reading, Guildford and ,Reigate 5 .... 54y. . Scottish Central - . 15 .... 22 14 Scottish Midland 17% Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3 44 ........ • Shropshire Union 425. %dls South Eastern and Dovor •• 33% New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 3%.... ..... •• South Wales .. .. 10 .... 8 South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and • Vale of Neath .. 2 .. ... 114 West Riding Union • • • • .. 425. .... Iy e p.• • • York and Newcastle .. 25 Ditto, New.. .. .. • • .• 5 11 %% •••• York sad North Midland .. 50 .... 86% 87 86 Ditto, Extension • • .. .. 20 .... 374 • Ditto, Preference • • .. 2 .... 124 • 2X p • li P I% 3; •• •• 34% •• 10% •• 43 •• •42% 2”4 •• 414 ,• dis. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. .. .• 18 .... ......... Luxembourg Namur and Liege .. .. • • • • 8 •• • • • ******* ' Northern of France • • .. • • 8 .... 13 ... ..... . Orleans and Bourdeaux .. .. 6 .... 7 ......... JOINT-STOCK BANKS. ProTindal of Ireland .. • • .. 25 .... 44-% ...... ~ . MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered ...... 314 COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-(YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam .. .. C.F. 12 3% Gibraltar Ditto, at sight • ..... 12 1 Leghorn ........ • • .... 30 20 Rotterdam ...... 2U. 12 4 Genoa ...... . . 25 80 Milan .. • liamburgh ......M.B. 13 10% Venice .41tona ................ Naples • • 4034 Paris, 3 days' sight .. • • 25 45 Palermo, per 0z........ 121 Ditto, 3 months .. .. 25 75 Lisbon.... .... Marseilles • ........... 25 85 Oporto ............... 54% Bourdeaus ......... .. 25 85 Rio Janeiro ........ • • 28 Frankfort on Mains.... 121 Bahia ................ Petersburgh, 3 Us.. Buenos Ayres ........ Berlin •. .. • .. • . • • New York, 21 days' sight Vienna, effec. El° .. Trieste, ditto.... • • Madrid ••.. • • Cadiz . • •.. : .. Bilbao • • ...... Portugal Gold Coin • • 0 0 0 Barcelona . . — Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 •••...•• • • • • .. Silver in bars ...... • • 0 5 0 BANK OF ENULAND. (From last night's Gazette.) in Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 20th day of February,lB47. 11181.7 E DEPARTMENT. !Totes inued........ 25,453,46.5 Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities .... 2,981.900 Gold coin and bullion 9,922,816 Silver bulllo• ...... 1.535,649 Z 25,458,465 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 25th day of February, 1847. £25,458,465 BANKING DETAITMINT. Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 Rest • . 3,1.63,132 Public deposits (in alading Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings -banks, and Di vidend accounts) .. 5,869,523 Dther deposits • ..... 8,837,093 Seven day and other bills • ........ .... 839,491 33.762,239 Dated the 25th day of February, Government securi- ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) 11,990,079 Other securities 15,039,339 Notes ......... . Gold and silver coin 756,296 # 33,762,239 ht. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1847. A T NPATAI 'WU tiM??A. Ylv " - The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this company was held yesterday at the offices, 449, West Strand; Lord Courtown, in the chair. The SECSETART then read the following report : "The directors, on the first occasion of meeting the pro prietors after their re-election, avail themselves of the oppor tunity afforded them to express their sincere thanks for this gratifying mark of renewed confidence. " The report of the directors, which the proprietors adopted at the late general meeting, so fully indicated the course which they deem the must expedient to pursue, in furtherance of the important trust confided to them, as to render unnecessary any detailed statement from them on the present occasion. "They have not subsequently seen any reason to depart from the general line of policy therein proposed to be followed, but as the long adjournment of the first meeting from the 21st of December to the 17th of Febraary has necessarily delayed, to some extent, the progress of the company's operations, the directors, governed by the intention expressed in their first report of making no call upon the share holders beyond the amount which the exigencies of the company at any time actually require, have considered that they wav, without danger or embarrassment of the in terests of the undertaking, reduce the proposed amount of the first call from 30s. to 10s. per share. They have ac cordingly made a call of 102. per share, payable on or before the 10th day of April next. "The preliminaries for setting out the line have been com menced both between Enniscorthy and Wexford, and Kings town and Wicklow; and in the latter case have been so far advanced that the works may be proceeded with as soon us the directors deem . it expedient to contract for them. They have been much gratified by the zealous co-operation and assistance which their officers have received from the noble men, gentlemen, and others, interested in the land through which the railway will pass, in these portions of the line. " The Amendment Act, the application for which to Parlia ment the proprietors sanctioned at the late general meeting, has passed standing orders without opposition. "The accounts of the company have been audited sub sequently to the late meeting, and the report of the auditors is as follows. It is trusted that the pecuniary position of the company's affairs,_ as therein shown, will be deemed highly satisfactory by the proprietors. "AUDITORS' RIPORT. " We, the undersigned, the auditors duly appointed to audit the accounts of the Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway Company, do report that the accounts have been submitted to us, and that we have examined the same. with the vouchers of each separate account, and have found them in all respects perfectly accurate and correct. We think it right to add, that the system upon which these accounts have been kept appears to us to be highly satisfactory, and to reflect great credit upon all concerned. " E. S. CODD, Auditors." " F. W. SLADE, The accounts laid before the meeting stated the amount of receipts, deposits on shares, to be 112,779/. Expenses before obtaining the Act to be .........£3.5,414 Expenses after obtaining the Act 4,703 Total amount of expenditure £40,117 Leaving a balance of 72,6621. Mr. BI‘DoNALD moved that the report should be adopted and printed. DICKSON felt he would not be doing his duty to him self and his fellow-shareholders if he did not protest against the report. It stated that the accounts appeared to the auditors to be highly satisfactory. No doubt they would ap pear satisfactory to th em an t th e di rectors; b ut these auditors had not been appointed by this meeting, and the feeling could not be suppressed beyond the room that this auditing had taken place in secrecy. He was convinced that had auditors been appointed by the meeting, they would not have been allowed entrance into the directors' private r oom. Here, then, they had 16,0001., Parliamentary agents and law ex penses huddled up together in one sum ; and here was 10,0001. engineering expenses, huddled up in another sum, without one word of explanation as to details. Why, they did not know how their money was being spent. He himself had heard—he did not make the charge—that large sums had been given away in hush money, for secret service, and such like, in Ireland. If things were stated more satisfactorily, the effect would be more satis faction. He then found fault with the small amount of money called for by the directors—a sum amounting to some 20,0001. —which would not make a mile, instead of 130; it would not bore their tunnel through Brayhead. He thought that the call ought to have been something like 51. a share. Mr. RETNoam thought, with the gentleman who had spoken, that if one of the auditors had been a gentleman ap• pointed on the part of the discontented shareholders, of whom he was one, the report would have had more weight with the meeting. That report was merely an echo of the report put forward by the directors on the 21st December last. By the report of th e 21 s t D ecem b er th e directors had 72,925/. in hand. He now asked by w hat common-sense or mercy the di rectors had, within 48 hours, made a call upon the shares, making up an additional sum of 40,0001. ? But he was afraid that, as respected the answer, they might as well " call spirits from the vasty deep."—(Laughter.) He wished to know to whom the .50,000/. had been lent at 4 per cent. interest? Lord COURTOWN declined to answer him. Mr. REYNOLD, after remarking on the salary allowed to the Secretary as being too large, regretted that the directors had not met the shareholders in a more amicable spirit. He concluded by moving, as an amendment, that the report of the directors was not satisfactory, and therefore ought to be re jected. Mr. DICKSON seconded it. Captain WARRDIGTON asked why, when so large S pro portion of shares were unsubscribed for, the directors had not called a meeting of the shareholders and made it known? Lord COURTOWN—We did not feel it our duty. Captain WASRINGTON —What have the directors done with the reserved shares ? The CHAIRMAN declined to answer. Captain WARRINGTON asked whether it wee keeping faith with Parliament to borrow a large sum of money to comply with the standing orders? The CnAlaaia►N declined to answer. After some observations from Dr. GRAY, The CHAILWAN put the amendment, and declared it was lost. The original motion was then put and carried. Mr. Coxi proposed a vote of thanks to the Noble Chair man and his colleagues in the direction, which was seconded, and carried. The meeting then separated. LYNN AND ELY RAILWAY. The half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of the Lynn and Ely Railway was held yesterday morning, at the London Tavern ; Mr. Henry Lacey, Deputy-Chairman of the Board of Directors in the chair. The report stated that at the general meeting of share holders, in August last, th e di rectors expressed the i r anticipa tion that the portion of the line between Lynn and Dereham Market would shortly be ready for opening. This anticipation was realised; for, atter inspection and approval by the Go vernment officer, this part of the line was opened for traffic on the 27th of October. It was never expected that a large trade could be carried on upon so short a length of railway. The object was more for the sake of acquiring a staff for the working of longer distances, and for testing the qualities of the men and machinery. than for any purposes of profit. The directors, however, had the sa tisfaction of stating, that during the short period which had since elapsed, and that, too, in the midst of a severe winter, and whilst all the usual and ordinary means of travelling still exist, the traffic had quite come up to their expecta tions. By arrangement with the directors of the other lines, constituting with this the East Anglian Railways, engines and carriages had been ordered. Four engines of the very best construction had been already received from Messrs. Sharp, Brothers, of Manchester. Ile directors need hardly saw that their quality cannot be exceeded. Others will shortly be delivered. The companies were in possession of eight first-class, seven second-class, and ten third class passenger carriages. Others were in course of delivery. In order to meet the great difficulty at present existing of obtaining railway plant, the directors had established work shops fur the construction of waggons and trucks for the conveyance of goods. It was fully expected that the line will be completed, through to Ely, by the end of the month of July. The Bill for amalgamating this company with the Lynn and Dereham and the Ely and llunting don Companies, and the Bills for the extension lines and other works promoted by this company, had severally passed the Standing Orders' Committee of the House of Commons. Touching these Bills, it was gratifying to your directors, that the proprietors had sanctioned the amalgamation of the three compinies, and also that it had been the pleasure of the pro prietors to accede to the terms of the lease of these railways to the Eastern Counties Company . With respect to the ex tensions and other works, it was already understood that these would become, as by agreement, the property of the latter company. The receipts amounted to 326,1151., and the expenditure to 301,354/. ; leaving a balance of 24,7611. in hand. In answer to questions, The CLIAIRMAN announced that the agreement for lease had been settled by the Eastern Counties Company, and it would be sealed and delivered to-morrow. The directors did not anticipate making another call for the present The report was adopted, and the retiring auditors and di rectors re-elected. Tha sum of 6001. was voted to the directors for their ser vices in the past year. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors was pro posed, which was met by an amendment, put forward by the section of shareholders who disapprove of the leasing to the Eastern Counties Company, that the directors be omitted from the resolution. The amendment was, however, negatived, and the original motion carried. LYNN AND .)EREIIAM RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this line was then held ; Mr. Lacy in the chair. The report was precisely the same as the one read at the previous meeting. The receipts amounted to 224,909/. Os. 10(1., and the expenditure to 149,L231. Os. 10d., leaving a balance of 75,3861. _ The report was adopted, and the other formal matters gone through. The sum of 600/. was voted to the directors for their ser vices in the past year. ELY AND HUNTINGDON RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this line was then held ; Mr. Lacy in the chair. The report stated that the directors confidently anticipated that the portion of this railway, between St. Ives and Hun tingdon, would be opened for traffic in the month of May next. In pursuance of the provisions of the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, two of the directors retire from office. Mr. Lacy and Mr. Reynolds retire on this occa si,n, but were re-eligible, and were willing to act again. W. Tinker, Esq., one of the auditors, also retired, but was eligible for re-election, and offered himself accordingly. The receipts amounted to 110,985/. 155., and the expenditure to 97,5931., leaving a balance of 13,392/. 15s. in hand. The report was unanimously adopted, and the retiring directors and auditors having been re-elected, the sum of 600/. was voted to the directors for their services in the past year. LONDONDERRY AND COLERAINE RAP.,WAY. The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of the share holders of this company, was held yesterday at the offices of the company, 5, Church-passage, Uuildhall ; Mr. Fritkin the chair. The SYCRETART read the report, from which we make the following extracts:— " Although the works generally have almost kept pace with the funds at the disposal of your directors, they regret that the progress of the embankment during the winter has not been equal to their anticipations; this is mainly attributable to the unparalleled severity of the past season, which has not only retarded the progress of the contractors, but, in some instances, has partially damaged the unfinished portion of their works. While your directors thus regret the delay arising from this circumstance, they point with peculiar satisfaction to the proof thereby afforded of the great stability of the works where completed; as during a hurricane, the most severe experienced for many years, with the wind from IRA riftMg‘l\trkEtaiiiiiiekvihota to t M i eit s uit l u i L the embankments. " Your directors, mindful of the pressure of the times, have circumscribed the calls on the shareholders much within the amount authorised by the Act of Parliament ; but they now hope that, as the s eason f or more act i v i ty i n the works ad vances, that confidence which has hitherto been evinced towards the undertaking will be continued, and thus enable your directors to place the company in the position of exer cising the powers of the Act for borrowing a portion of the capital required. " Suggestions have been made to your directors that they should, without delay, construct the Branch to Newtown Limovady. This subject is one of great interest, and will receive every consideratiou ; but as such suggestions involve some alterations in the course of the line, your directors will not decide upon their adoption without the previous ap proval of a special general meeting of the proprietors. In the naeantime they take this opportunity of acknowledging the very valuable assistance they continue to derive from the active services of the local board, who are zealously alive to the best interests of the undertaking." Captain WATTS wished, before the motion fur the adoption of the report was put, to call the attention of the meeting to a law report which appeared a short time since, in which it was stated that an injunction had heed obtained restrain ing the company from proceeding with the works on the embankment, and the judge OR that occasion was repre sented to have made some strictures rather derogatory to the company. He wished to have some explanation with regard to this point. Mr. TYRRELL, the solicitor to the company, then entered into a lengthened statement of the transactions and negotia tions that had taken place between Mr. Dimsdale, the original proprietor of the embankment, and Mr. Hemming, the con tractor; as also of the proceedings in law that had resulted, and concluded by saying, that the company had nothing to fear from any attempt, present or future, of Mr. Dimsdale to involve them in litigation, and the recent differences had been arranged. The CrtarnmaN, in reply to questions from proprietors, observed that should any deviation be intended to be carried out, the proprietors should be previously consulted— that the signatures of Messrs. Ross and Stevenson, the former en gineers of the company, had been accepted on the score of economy, but the present engineer, Mr. Lanyon, had formerly acted under Mr. Stevenson, and was likely to give every satisfaction—that the directors intended to make these calls larger and more frequent, till they amounted to 271.105., when they would be in a position, in accordance with the Act, to borrow a portion of the capital necessary to complete the undertaking —that of the first call there were 65 shares unpaid, 55 of which were arranged, and the remaining, 10 only were doubtful ; of the second call, the deficiency was 412/. 10s. 2d.; of the third 925/. ; and the deficiency on all the calls amounted to ab,,ut 9,0001. The report was then unanimously adopted, and ordered to be circulated. Some conversation ensued as to the propriety of taking steps to get in the deficiency on the calls, and The Cnantmax intimated that no exertion would be wanting tor that purpose. On the motion of Captain WATTS, seconded by Mr. LEWIS, a vote of thanks was given to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. THAMES HAVEN DOCK AND RAILWAY. The usual half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held yesterday at the Guildhall Coffee house, Gresham-street, City; Mr. Esdale, President of the Board of Directors, in the chair. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, The CHAIRMAN said that the requisite number of shareholders being present, they were now in a position to proceed to business. He would not oc ' cupy their attention further, as the directors desired that the shareholders would allow them to adjourn the present meeting for one month. The reason was, that the directors were in negotiation with a wealthy and respect. able company respecting their company. They would carry ' on the proceeding, and then they would be in a position to lay before the shareholders a report, together with a financial statement, that would prove satisfactory. They had then no report to present; he would , therefore , move that this meet ing be adjourned to Friday , 26 th March. Mr. Know.; seconded the motion, which was unanimously agreed to. The meeting then separated. DEATH.--At his residence, 10, King's Arms-yard Coleman-street, on the 25th inst., Charles Lloyd, Esq., aged 50 years, for many years the principal book-keeper to Messrs. Fletcher, Alexander, and Co., and an original promoter and Deputy-Chairman of the Provident Clerks' Association—a man of sterling worth, great talent, and unbounded kindness, possessed of all those qualifications which ennoble the mind. His loss will be deeply felt by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance REPRESENTATI ON OF MANCHESTER.-RUMOURED RETUOIMF.NT OJ' LORD LINCOLN,—MANCHESTER, FEL 24. A deputation from Lord Lincoln's committee waited upon his Lordship, by appointment, yesterday, i❑ London. to pre sent him with the requisition which has now been in course of signature f,r some months. It is reported here this morn ing that owing to the representations of the deputation his Lordship has declined to come forward as a candidate. I have made very strict inquiry into this report, and from the best information I can obtain, and 1 believe it is correct, I have no hesitation in saying it is perfectly true: Lord Lin coln is, therefore, the rejected of Manchester. There are many reasons assigned for this want of success, but the principal one appears to be that many of the supporters of Mr. Gibson are afraid that if Lord Lincoln came forward the Right Hon. Gentleman would be thrown out. _ I Sir James Duke has been obliged to leave town in consequence of the death of his sister, in Scotland. Dias. BUTLER.—This tragedian has entered into aagageannt to perform at the Frincees's Theatre. ELECTION 79% 21 8% 551,E CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. (FROU OUR OWN REPORTER. CAMBRIDGE, FitMAY MORNIXO . The Senate met aga i n a t e i g h t o ' c l oc k l as t night, 113 d registered votes until ni n e, w h en th e num b e rs were— Prince Albert 6lB Earl Powis Majority - 17 It would appear, therefore, that the tide has turned 3 1 0 115 t Earl Powis, an d th at P r i nce Al b ert i s dest i ne d t o carry o f the palm, as I anticipated in my last communication; fact, since Lord Lyndhurst, Earl Grey, Lord Palmerston, the Marquis of L ans d owne, L or d M onteagle, an d o ther Noble Lords favourable to the Prince's cause, voted yesterday afte r " noon, the Earl of Powis's star has declined and is on the wane, and, in consequence, the ardour of his supporters hes been considerably cooled. They, however, talk confidentlf of ultimate success. An election of a Chancellor at Cambridge does not °coif, every year; and, as the occurrence is rare, the " gownsmett were determined to make the most of it. They are not en titled to occupy the floor of the Senate-house, bat by the statute of Elizabeth th e y are en titl e d t o b e present i n the galleries, in order, no doubt, to exercise a salutary control over the " heads of the houses" and the other officers of the University. But from morn till night they created 0 . 116 hideous din—such c h eer i ng an d counter - c h eer i ng , groan" and counter-groaning, that one was almost tempted to el" claim, with lon, Was tkat thunder?" The barking of dope—no doubt in allusion to those illused and unhappy persons the " hull- dogs"—the crowing of coc k ' , the "heralds of the morn," and a bugle in the even• big, played by a gentleman in a .remote corner, tke sounds of which he slightly mollified, enlivened the prcceedings• Altogether we were forcibly reminded, by the happy gentle men in the gallery, of a •' p an t om i me n i g h t " a t th e Surrey or Victoria. Party feelin g ran hi g h on the floor of the Sena te House, but it did not exp ress it se lf i n s h outs an d d ea fening yells. although so eager wer e th e y t o recor d th e i r vo t es that the barriers immediately below the polling-table were tool down, split up into fragments, an d f or some m o ments maul " grave and reverend seignors," with " spectacles on nose. were sprawling on the floor. We picked up a stout elderli gentleman, who was sadly crushed, almost flattened, but W. set him up erect, smoothed his creases, soothed his sorseivis and took our farewel of him at the voting-table. Last night, after the close of the poll, fireworks re , * the air from the vicinity of Trinity Uollege ; and the tom being full. was most unquiet, though we understand 00 desperate rows took place, and that the " bull dogs" retired. at a seasonable hour, to their respective domestic circles. The Evening Sun arrived here about half-pstst seven o' o ° 4 ' containing the poll up to two o'clock, and as it was not de' clared, nor even correctly stated during the day. 714 Sun brought news to Cambridge with respect to the election of the Chancellor of Cambridge, as it O r tained the state of the voting from hour to W iz " and nothing of the kind could be obtained in Cambriage except near-the close of the day. The Third edition, attk the poll at five o'clock, got here in good time also ; And The Sun is generally circulated in Cambridge, its efforts were, as usual, highly complimented, and therefore, appreciated. I shall continue to transmit to you the poll from hour is hour without a moment's delay. No doubt the contest will continue to the last moment': Saturday, at noon—when the poll will be officially declared' STATE OF THE POLL, BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAD CAMBRIDGE, QUARTER TO TRIMS' HALF-PAST TEN. Prince Albert 638 Earl Powis -- Majority ELEVEN O'CLOCK. Prince Albert 645 Earl Powis ..... ..... 6 32 Majority - 22 HALF. PAST ELEVEN. Prince Albert 664 Earl Powis Blajority ... - 17 TWELVE O'CLOCK. Prince Albert Earl Powis 654 Majority HALF-PAST TWELVE O'CLOCK. Prince Albert 6BO Earl Powis Majority O'NE O'CLOCK. Prince Albert . Earl Powil 679 Majority —27 ALF-PAST ONE O'cLocx. Prince Albert 7lB Earl Yowls 683 Majority TWO O'CLOCK. _ _ Prince Albert Earl Powis 695 Majority - 39 TWEN l'Y-FIVE MINUTES PAST TWO. Prince Albert Earl Powis 699 —. Majority THREE O'CLOCK. Prince Albert 791 Earl Powis 734 Majority FOUR O'CLOCK. Prince Albert Earl Powis Majority FIVE O'CLOCK. Prince Albert B2B Earl Powii Majority The polling was then adjourned till Eight o'clock. The row in the S ena t e -h ouse was terrific. Peas, sts t hic a l e as hail-stones, were flying down in all directions from galleries. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and P r i nce Alb ert too k t h e i r usual early WI/* yesterday. His Royal Hi g h ness P r i nce Albert rode out on horseb ilcic , yesterday, att en d e d b y th e Equerry in Waiting the CsO P the Hon. A. H. Gordon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince. fred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice rode '- ponies yesterday in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. e Her Majesty and Prin c e Alb er t h onoure d the per f or trlnn fl : of the French pl a y s w i t h t h e i r presence yesterday evening'l4 .., The royal suite cons i s t e d o f L a d y C aro li ne Cocks, Hon. ", Paget, the E ar l of l.istowel, Colonel the H on . Ch ar les Grp and Captain the lion. A. 11. Gordon. Her Royal High ll 7l the duchess o f K ent , attended by Lady Fanny Howard an Sir George C ou p er , a l so h onoured the perfor manc e of the French Plays with her presence last evening. A Cabinet Council was held at twelve o'clock yesterday at the Foreig n - o ffi ce . Th e Mi nisters present were, Lord Russell, the M arqu i s o f L ansdowne, Sir George ural; Viscount Palmerston, E ar l G rey, the Earl of Auckland, '" John Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, tha Earl of Clarendo n ' Viscount Morpetb, th e M arqu i s of Clanricarde, and the Biel Hon. II Labouchere. The Right lion. T. B. Macaulay subsequently joined bi s colleagues. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was prevented by position from attending the meeting. The Council sat two hours. A deputation from the Sisrewsbury and Birmingham way Company, consisting of Messrs. Badger, Knox, 4 ",1 W. Roy, had an i n t erv i ew w i t h t h e R i ght Hon: Edseak Strutt, yesterday, at the offic e o f th e C omm i ss i oners o f Bi• ii ways in Great George-street. The Attorney. General had an interview with Sir Georg . Grey yesterday at the Home-office. Mr. Nugent, agent for Antigua, and Sir William Codes . rington had a n i n t erv i ew with E ar l G rey yesterday, at " Colonial-office. The Duke of Buccleuch arrived in town yeaterdsy lor iv ing front Cambridge. LIVERPOOL, AMERICA. TsuzaDAT . we ii, By the packet- s hip W as hi ngton Irving, C apta i n Cald we have advi c e s f ront B oston to the sth instant inclusive- In consequenc e o f th e prevalence of easterly wha d e th, Washington Ir v i ng was d eta i ned off Holyhead for two d a Y" :, The political i n t e lli gence b y t h is arrival is w i t h o ut 114 terest. COMMERCIAL. BosTos, FEB. 4.—Corn conti nues i n good demand for el ' port, and nearly a ll th e sout h ern t h at is on the way has bed ea sold to arrive at ab o ut 1 d o ll. per b us h e l cas h . Fl ou r renui• -- without alteration. Gen es se e , goo d b ran d s , 6 dolls. 75 4 ' to 6 dolls. 87c. cash. Molasses—Sales of a cargo o f cardeuth new crop, at 23c. 6ms. Distillin g m o l asses i s held at 19c• t° 20c. Mackerel are in better demand, at improved Pric e 4 l l Sales of No. 1 at 8i dolls. • No. 2,5 i dolls.; and No 3%," dolls. per bushel cash. White beans—From 5,000 to 7, ', i bushels, being about all there was in the market, have beers sold at 1 doll. 25c. to 1 doll. 75c. per bushel cash, for exP' to England. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE . TArransALL's.—The following bet on the Northamooll Handicap was accidentally omitted in our report yesterday • 500 even between ten and the field. The names of the hors e . chosen did not transpire. LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE, &c, The following additional nominations have been reco' for Lord Sefton's Plate:— Mr. Meeson's Jovial, 3 yrs Mr. Robertson's Tom Tough, aged. 847 BURKE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE FOR I * . r. 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