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Kr. litioxsa moved, and Mr. Muni Seconded, a resolu tion, "That, in the opinion of the meeting , t he directors of the Direct Bombay and Madras Railway have acted in ac oordance with their duty to the shareholders and the public hi dismissing Mr. Bonchette from the office of engineer, and resolutely refusing his exorbitant claims." Captain JO Es moved, and Mr. Lars seconded, the re maining resolution—" That the shareholders of the Direct Bombay and Madras Railway, present at this meeting, are fully satisfied with the statement submitted to them, as to the present state and future prospects of the company." Thanks to the Chairman having been voted, the meeting broke up. . _ tE w WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF " TUE RANSOM." Just ready, in 3 vols., post Bvo., K IRKHOL M E PRIORY ; or, Modern Heroism. By the Author of " The Ransom." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street." MRS. TROLLOPE'S NEW WORK. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 'rely., FA THER EUSTACE, A TALE OF THE JESUITS. By Mrs. TROLLOPE, Authoress of " The Vicar of Wrexhill," &c. " Father Enstace Is destined, we are assurod, to penetrate far and near. It is fall of scenes depicted with the most extraordinary folteity and power."—Sunday Times. " Mrs. Trollopo's book Is extremely well-timed ; and with its bold and .powortnl dellnettims it cannot fall of effecting mach good."— Naval and Military Gazette. Henry Coltatrn, Publisher, 13, Great Mariborengh-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. IyrESS.RS. LAMONI) and Co., RAILWAY 1, MIRE ♦UCTIOIEEJIS, beg to thank their Friends tad tire Public for their continued support sad patrostage, and announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every Teastur and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the flail •f Corereeree, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, contalaimg instruetions (with a reference), are respectflully requeste.l to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day •revisits to their being offered ; aid advices of results will be Nrwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds lame /lately disposed of according to lastrEctioni. Offfees, Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility. Gentry, Subscribers to the Opera. and the Public, are respectfblly Informed, that this Theatre will OPEN for the REASON on TUESDAY EVENING Next, Feb. 16th, when will be performed Denizetti's celebrated Opera of Lk FAVORIT A. remand°, Signor Gartioni (his first appearance in this country); Alfonso XI. (King of Castile), Signor Snperchl (his first appearance) ; Baldassari. !Signor Bouche (his first appearance) ; Leonora, Mdlle. Sanchieli ; Ines, Mdlle. Nascio (her first appearance in this country). After which a new and original grand Ballet, in five tableaus, by Mr. Paul Taglion!, entitled CORALIA ; or, THE INCONSTANT KNIGHT. Mdlle. C. Rosati (her first appearance); the Knight Hui debrand, Squire, If. Gouriet ; Bertha, Ildlie. Petit ; Page, did la. Honore; Taglloni Duke, M. Gosselln ; Fralsondln, M. Tenefra ; Fisherman, IL di Matta. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LASE. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new Grand Opera of THE BONDMAN. Marquis de Vernon, Mr. Weiss ; Floreyille, Mr. Rafter ; 3lorliere, Mr. Horacastle; Ardenford, Mr. W. Harrison ; Mal-a-Propos, Mr. Harley ; Madame Corinne, Miss Romer; Grisette, Miss R. Isaacs ; ?de - Die, Mrs. Hughes. After which, the new Ballet, called THE PRETTY SICILIAN. Count Amede, M. Croce ; Rosetta, Baderna. To conclude with the Last Act of DER FREISCIIUTZ. Adolph, Mr. King; Caspar, Mr. Stretton ; Zarniel, Mr. Payne; Linda, Miss Messent ; Rose, Miss Isaacs. THEATRE. ROYAL. HAYMARKET. I nder the Management of Mr. B. Webster, solo Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new and original Comedy. called TIIE SCHOOL FOR SCHEMING. Principal characters by Messrs. Far rell, Stuart, Buckstono, Howe, Selby, Brindal. Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Hamby, Mrs. Tarnold, Miss Fortescue, Miss Bennett, Miss Rey nolds, Ste. During the evening the Band will perform the Overture, " Lac des Fees," " Plantagenet," " Rose," and " Flelen" Polkas, &c. Te conclude with the Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, called the INVISIBLE PRINCE; or, tho Island of Tranquil Delights. Principal characters by Mr. James Bland, Miss P. Horton, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Mi3S Reynolds, and Miss Julia Bennett. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed a new Comic Drama, called .£5OO REWARD. Characters by Mears. A. Wigan, Meadows, Emery, IL Butler, Miss Tillers, and Miss Forster. Alter which a new Farce, called THE WIGWAM. Characters by Messrs. Matthews, Oxberry, Keeley, lEss Arden, Miss Turner, Elias Foster, and Miss Mary Keeley. To be followed by the Farce of THE ETON BOY. Captain Popham, Mr. Wigan; Dabster, Mr. Keeley; Miss Fanny Carry, alas Dickinson. To comelude with the Farce of MRS. WHITE. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDF.R THE DIREC+ION OF MADAME CELESTE. Trus EVENING Will be perfo:rned the celebrated Drams, called THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Ago. With the original cast. To conetutle with the Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet ILA GiSEI,I,E, entitled THE PHANTOM DANCERS ; Cr, the Wills Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford, Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Cullenford,Madaine Celeste, Hiss Marian Taylor, Miss Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will he performed Bellinl's Opera Serie, entitled NORMA. Pel;lo, Mr. Allen ; Oroveso, Mr. Leffler ; Flavlus, Mr. Wynn ; Ad e l g i sa , Dila A. Romer ; Clotilda, Miss Rourke ; Norma, M ss B.orsano. In the course of the evening Professor HEM AING and his ta lented CHILDREN will go through their wonderful performances. Previous to the Pantomime the Band will perform " The Ame rican Polka," introducing "The Railroad Overture." Te conclude with the Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, en titled The ENCNANTED BEAUTIES of the GOLDEN CASTLE; or, The One-eyed Gent. Harlequin, Mr. Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Columbine, Missßurbidge ; Sprite, Mr. 11. Marshall ; Clown. Mr. Flexmore. FRENCH. PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. MONDAY EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, entitled MARIE JEANNE ; ou, La Femme de People. Bertrand, 31. Langeval; Marie Jeanne, Bldlle. Marine. To conclude with the Play of L'AITBERGE DES ADItETS. Robert MAcalre, 3f. Lemaitrc ; Clementine, Mdlle. Foignet. During the piece, 31. Lemaltre will dance " La Valse de Fanst." Armes, 65.. lit, 33.6 d. , Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-part Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's Library, 33, Bond-street; and at the Boz-oftice. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Tho celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Gormon, will have the honour of repeat ing' their Inimitable ENTERTAINMENTS, at the above Theatre, THIS EVENING (Saturday), and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Doors open at Eight o'clock, and the Entertainment com mences at Half-past Eight. The Programme will be varied on each occasion. Due notice will be given of their next DAY PER FORMANCE. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, its. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and otker Members of the Royal Family. THIS EVENING Will be performed TIIE ROYAL FOX-HUNT; or, Life's Course of Men and Steeds. Entire change of the SCENES of the CIRCLE. To conclude with the successful Comic EqnestrianFairy Pantomime entitled TEE FORTY THIEVES; or, Harlequin and Ali Baba and the Robber's Cave. Clown, Mr. Rochez ; Harlequin, Mr. W. Har vey ; Pantaloon, Mr. Laffarini ; Columbine, Miss Louisa Waite. Box-olllce open from eleven till Rye o'clock.—Doors open at edi and emunence at half-put elz o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadfut. ROTAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, entitled BABY RATTLER; or, 'The Progress of a Scamp. Charac ters supported by the whole Strength of the Company. To conclude with a grand fairy raritOrgiMe, called THE KING OW THE CASTLE ; or, Harlequin in the Land of Dreams. Har lequin. Herr Deulin ; Pantaloon. Herr R. Dean ; Columbine, Iddlle. Theodore ; Clown. Herr N. Dentin ; Punch, Herr E. Deulin. Box-office open from eleven till four o'clock. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed TIIE BLACK DOCTOR. In which Miss Vin cent, Mrs. CL Lee, Miss L. Pearce, and Messrs. N. T. Hicks, Howard, Bird, Searle, Forman, ace., will perform. After which. BURIED ALIVE ; or, The Illustrious Stranger. Benjamin Bowbell, Mr. Forman. To conclude with THE RUINED lIOUS AT MILBANK ; or, The Murder at the Lonely Creek. Boxes, Is., Half-price, 6d.; Pit, 6d.; Gallery, &I. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, FEBRUARY 13. Tentnuostrrza., Lowest, 23; Highest, 32 ; Noon, 28. ISMILOIIMTXII, 30 05.—WIND W. by S., slight fog. MGR WATER AT LUvuv+-nnatuis•; Tll.lB DAY. Morning .. 0 minutes after 0. I Evening 12 minutes after I'2. • kltr ' • .1, • I .11 "- -. A • 4 urr• .leqk -0 • i r.: 4 110 16, 14 1 1,51i ..77A r ‘ • I ' ••••• f• ` -• ' ;•-• trtnin4 nik LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1347. The House of Lords met at Five o'clock. On the motion of Lord MONTEAGLE, certain returns relating to the divisions of baronies in Ireland were agreed to, after a short discussion. The Marquis of LAKBDOWNE laid on the table certain returns relating to the bishoprics of England and Wales. The Sugar Duties Distillery Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be referred to a Select Committee; acr which their Lordships adjourned. The House of Commons met at Four o'clock. After the transaction of private business, the pre sentation of petitions, and the ordering of various unopposed returns, Mr. ROEBUCK asked how it was that the answer of the Foreig n S ecretary to t h e l ast di spatc h o f t h e Mar quis of NORMANDY had appeared in the newspapers before the. dispatch could have reached Lord NORMANDY? He asked the questiona merely for information, as he believed that the conduct and good faith of Lord PAL MEISSTON and of his ~ ,b e a n a t st , in relation to the recent relations with France, that completely vindicated. Lord PALMERSTON said, coorpics of the last dis patch of Lord NORMANDY, and t hadbeen laidhis (Lord PALMER -BTON'S) answer thereto, the House last night. upon the table of The Destitute Persons (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed. In answer to Mr. F. FRENCH, it was statud I L A BOUCHERn that t he Irish Government h ad renewedlir the Board of Health in Dublin. On the motion for the second reading of the Railway & (Ireland) Bill, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that if the measure were carried, the Government were not pre pared to undertake the responsibility of carrying it out. The Right Hon. Gentleman then went into various de ails, with a view of showing the impossibility of the Government, consistently with the duty they owed the country, making an advance of 16,000,0001. to the share holders in Irish railways, and concluded by moving that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. BAILLIE would not consent to a grant for Ireland, unless there was one for Scotland also. He therefore opposed the !notion. Mr. STUART supported the Bill. Mr. F. T. BARING opposed the measure. It was-cal culated to produce a most injurious effect upon the money-market, and would do no good to the people of Ireland. Where a bad line ran through an impoverished district there would be no security for the repayment of advances, the line would not be made, and consequently the labouring population would not be benefited, and when the line was a good one, the shareholders would, for their own interest, proceed with the work without any Government advances. _ _ Several other Hon. Members having addressed the House, the debate, on the motion of Mr. M. J. O'Cos• NELL, was adjouined. The Compensation to Irish Tenants Bill was read a first time. The other orders of the day was then disposed of, and ;he House adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'Clock. Postponements form the very sustenance of an im potent minority. Delay and agitation—delay and agitation—delay and agitation—that is literally the soul of every feeble and factious opposition. It is simply upon these grounds that the debate upon the preposterous Railway Bill of Lord G. BENTINC/C has been adjourned, and that the House of Commons has been debarred from at once and emphatically scouting the proposition as an impudent extravagance. A more felicitous and lucid speech was never uttered by the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chan cellor of the Exchequer than the one delivered by him yesterday evening, elucidative of the imprac ticability of such a measure as the one conceived by the Arabic imagination and distempered judgment of the Noble Lord the representative of Lynn. Among the " One Thousand and One" stories related to the Sultaun by the daughter of the Vizi Elt, perhaps the most humorous, and unquestionably the moat perpetually applicable, is the dream of the penniless pedlar while sleeping upon a doorstep in Bagdad. Lord GEORGE BENTINCL has proved himself to be the very counter part of that pedlar, with the additional misfortune of having talked his reverie out loud. Instead, how ever, of marrying the first-born of the Commander of the Faithful, like his ambitious prototype, Lord GEORGE is calculating upon his assumption of office : instead of kicking his august spouse in the very ecstasy of his authority, Lord GEORGE IS counting upon the transmission of 16,000,0001. to Ireland in the very extremity of his Ministerial munificence : and in so doing the Noble Lord inadvertently destroys more than the Persian somnambulist—be renders himself bankrupt in whatever political reputation he may have possessed heretofore, just as the dreaming pedlar rendered himself bankrupt in a monetary sense by smashing his basket of crockery. Lord GEORGE BENTINCK has tasked the credulity of hls supporters too far, and has insulted their common sense overmuch. Just as his prospective Cabinet seems to be emulating the palace of Pande monium— " Rising like exhalations," its brittle materials tumble to pieces. Lord GEORGE BENTINCIC has been carried away by his sanguine temperament. Such boundless generosity to wards the beef-eating and beer-swilling na vigators of England ! such amenity towards the bubble companies of the United King doms ! such an affecting tenderness towards the necessitous condition cf those respectable gentlemen the stags ! such commisseration for the unna tural loneliness of Capel-court !—as if feeding the already well-fed railway labourers of England would appease the hunger of the emaciated peasantry of Ireland, as if promoting the formation of bubble companies would tend to counteract the perillous dearth of proviiiona and the ruinous vacillations of the money-market, as if the patronage of the stag ging system were the nourishment of a starving nation, as if scrip was bread and mutton, and the prosperity of Capel-court implied the happiness of the sister island! Admirably did Sir CIIA.RLISS WOOD charac terise the scheme of the Noble Lord the Member for Lynn, as " A Bill for the Relief of Destitute Share holders," instead of a Bill for the Relief of Destitute Labourers I We cannot be surprised that ridicule should be thrown upon such a scheme for the assistance of Ireland hi her present state of awful and appalling wretched ness, when the scheme which is ridiculed is so emi nently ridiculous in itself: Apparently the proposi tion emanating from Lord GEORGB BENTINCH. is benevolent and philanthropical, but at bottom it amounts to nothing less tl.an positive cruelty. Un witting cruelty it may be, but positive cruelty in its effect it most undeniably is. It is cruelty (and who shall gainsay it ?) to interrupt the salutary labours of the Government with a plan that would be im practicable if it were attempted, and that cannot be attempted, because the intelligence of Parliament would revolt from its acceptation. It is cruelty to fritter away in this idle manner the moments de voted to our legislative deliberations when Time is slaying almost hour by hour the doomed peasantry beyond St. George's Channel. And it is indisputable and peculiar cruelty to indulge in mere exhibitions of rhetoric when men and women are dying from sheer want. We were especially re joiced, therefore, to observe Mr. F. T. BARING repro bating the " general declamations" with which Mr. STUART favoured the attention of the House of COM mans. This is neither the time for the practising of a legislative debut., nt, nor for the introduction of a Par liamentary chimera. Under the impression—proved to be perfectly er roneous by Lord PALMERSTON ' S reply—that his Lordship's dispatch of Thursday last, addressed to Lord NORMANBY, had been communicated to a public journal before it had been officially laid on the table of either House of Parliament, Mr. ROEBUCK, whilst putting a question last evening to elicit this informa tion, added the expression of his belief, " that the faith, honour, and candour of this country had been thoroughly carried out by the Noble Lord and our diplomatic agents, and had been completely vindicated hitherto by the publication of the papers produced." What was the effect of this declaration within the walls of the British House of Commons ? Did it produce any mark of dissent ? No, not even a whisper. Mr. ROEBUCK'S opinion was loudly cheered by the assembled representatives of the English nation. This is the second time the question of the Spanish marriages has been broached in Parliament since the opening of the session, and it is the first time that a reference has been made to them since the en tire correspondence (not garbled nor mutilated, after the fashion of M. GUIZOT, but in the most unreserved and fullest shape) between the two Courts, from its commencement to its close, has been published to the world at large. What followed further ? Was there one Member to rise and find fault with the manner in which our Secretary for Foreign Affairs had con ducted the proceedings, on the part of England, throughout this grave and delicate question ? W as there one to get up and attempt to palliate the con duct of either Louis PHILIPPA or his Ministerial dupe.? Not one. If there was one ready and willing to extenuate the one or the other, we can only say, cox faucibus hcrsit. This silence is conclusive as to the universal con viction of British Peers and Commoners that the French Monarch hes acted most faithlessly, be neath the mask of international amity. This silence, too, is fraught with true dignity and real grace, be cause it evinces that neither house of the British Par liament will utter a word to give offence to the great and distinguished body of the French nation, w ith the knowledge we possess, in common with the rest of Europe, that both the Government and the Chame bers of France are completely enthralled by the des patic will of their Sovereign. When Lord PALMERS TON adverted, last evening, to the prompt assurance hich had been tendered by her MAJESTY'S Govern ment to Lord NORMAN or, of unshaken confidence in his Lordship's honour and integrity, which M. ( tr ir ea e inte i p z dt o e T had tahetioreimhe indirectly and pee:sc.h,tshoehou most unhandsomely at discomfiture an d indelible that,dsdisgrace throughoute of f h Cm a Commons st minnspcererdea the t e e d proceedings of M. Gurazz , on the one side, whilst t " h g o o s e o d o f fa L it o h r , d cpanAdLomuErß,honour"nthe oth have governed It is quite clear why the ' avowal o AllitirLoßEs, that h e c ou ld not uonfdtehretarlildartclueis.npea. ce ssity fur solemnizing simultaneously theriarn w a t , of the Queen of &AIN and that o f her sister, disregarded by M. BRINSON and his royal master. The union proposed for the latter personage was so dis tasteful to the Spanish nation, that, had it not come off precipitately as it did, and had it not been effected contemporaneously with the nuptials of the SOTS.. REIGN, in all probability it never would have taken place at all. The marriage has been accomplished in direct opposition to the national feelings of the Iberian Peninsula, one evident proof of which is, that the Duc DR MONTPENSISIt resides, and will continue to reside in Paris ; whereas, looking to how far the constitutional status of the Duchess in Spain, as heiress presumptive to the throne, preponderates over that of her husband in France, and to the stress which Louis PHILIPPS has laid upon the advantages of uniting France and Spain by the royal alliance in question, the natural residence of the Duc DE MONTI'S/47MR should be not in the French, but in the Spanish territory. The plain fact is, that the abode of the French Prince has been dictated by a sense of personal security, and is entirely in keeping with the caution observed during his ap proach to Madrid, where he found himself supported, not by the affections of the people, but by files of soldiers and heavy pieces of ordnance. Another plain' fact, deducible from a review of all the circumstances, is, that, from the first, we determined upon consult ing the independence of Spain as the paramount con sideration ; whereas Louis PHILLIPPS was deliberately bent upon sacrificing it in every way to his own sel fish purposes. Independently of his bad faith, the policy of Louis Plizurro has been short-sighted. He is advanced in years, and, in the presence of his Parliament, has constantly vaunted of the personal devotion of himself and family to the interests of France. 'Were the royal purple shortly to descend, as in the course of nature it may, upon his successor, it would be with the unfavourable prestige that the last leading act of the Citizen King was purely dynastic and anti-national ; and that a cordial understanding, essential to the maintenance of civil liberty and the progress of civilization, which had happily prevailed for years, with but slight interrup tion, between England and France, had been wan tonly shaken to the foundation, notwithstanding that, after the revolution in 1830, we were the first to step forward and guarantee her national stability. Intelligence has been received that the Russian Go vernment has prohibited the export of grain of all kinds from the Russian dominions. This will seriously affect the markets both in France and England, more espe cially those of the former country, where large imports of corn from Odessa were confidently calculated on. A Berlin journal announces that the greatest part of the merchants of Cracow have given notice to their cor respondents that they are unable to fufil their engage ments, and they can only offer 5 per cent. 1 Shoull this intelligence be true, Berlin, Dresden, and llamburgh will suffer severely. A letter from Warsaw of the Ist states, that all the Polish money now in circulation is to be called in and r(placed by Russian coinage. The Government of Po land had intended to order the state offices not to re ceive from the present time any coins but those of Russia and Prussia, but on the representations made by the merchants and dealers, it deferred the execution of this project until the Polish money had been called in. The same letter states that any person in Russia or Poland having in his possession the works of MICKE WIEZ is punishable with banishment to Siberia and con tiecation of property. A letter from Stockholm, of Jan. 25, saye— " Our legislation for manufactures had remained until now that of the middle ages, with its guilds, superintending juries, and other obsolete institutions. For a length of time, and again under the last reign, public opinion vainly soli cited some improvement. The burgess classes, notwith standing their privileges, at last joined the other three classes in leaving the royal power all the latitude it might choose to assume in the matter, and, this day, royal ordinances have been issued, announcing, Ist, the abolition of guilds and su perintending juries, for which are substituted councils of prud'hommes; 2d, abolition of tha obligatery duration of apprenticeship (seven years for some lines of business and eleven for others); 3d, liberty to establish a workshop without other firmality than a certificate of capacity from the council of prud'hommes; 4th, the entire emancipation of domestic labour, any person being at liberty to do what work be pleases at his own house; sth, the faculty for every man, having a trade license, to sell what he pleases wholesale or retail. These provisions are to be in force from the Ist of July of the present year." Madrid prpers of the sth have boon received. The Sotomayor Cabinet, which had not been installed in office a week, was already falling to pieces. Senor SEIJAS LOZANO, the Minister of the Interior, has re signed in consequence of a difference with his colleagues, and the whole affair bears such a ricketty appearance, that it was presumed that General PAVIA, who had not yet arrived at Madrid, would scarcely consider it pru dent to accept office with such colleagues. It was re ported in Madrid that Senor Isrunaz was to be sent as Ambassador to England. MAnam Bouts, FEB. s.—The Three per Cents, closed at 32k; the Five per Cents, at 20g ; Coupons, 19i. We have received the Paris papers of Thursday. In speaking of the articles which have appeared in the London journals on the subject of the speeches of M. THIEIIB and M. G maw the Journal des Debats says— " The Spanish marriages have caused in England a dis satisfaction which we regard as natural, although unjust ; it is quite a matter of course that the justification which M. Guizot was compelled to make of his policy should excite feelings of the same nature. The language of the English journals may appear to us regretable, but is neither extra ordinary nor unexpected." The escapade of M. Gum sT, in his speech in the Chamber of Deputies on the Spanish marriage question, will probably cause his secession from office. He, in fact, all but directly accused the Marquis of NORMANDY of having given to his Government a false account of the interview of the 25th of September. M. GulzoT has thus placed the English Ambassador in such a position that he cannot remain passive. It is said that M. GuszoT offers to make an explanation in the columns of the .Journal des Debuts. As this explanation so made will be anonymous and unofficial, of course it will be no reparation of the injury done to the Marquis of NORMANDY, and ho cannot accept it as such. Where the insult was offered there should the reparation be made, and M. GuszoT, as a gentleman and a man of honour, is bound to declare openly in the Chambers that there is no foundation whatever for insinuating that the English Ambassador has given to his Government an unfair or an untrue ac count of the interview in question, or, if he still persists in his accusation, he is bound to state what really did pass at the interview in question. But it is evident that M. GIIIZOT is wrong, or he would not hare made an offer to retract through the columns of the Journal des Debats. A Cabinet Council is to be held on the subject. It is generally thought, however, that he will leave office shortly on some question of secondary importance, as many of the Conservatives have declared that on account of his maurais procedes in the conduct of the negotia tions relating to the marriages, they can no longer sup port a Government of which he shall continue a mem ber. To add still further to his embarrassments, the Prussian Minister officially presented to him on Wed nesday a protest, on the part of the Prussian Govern ment, in which the King of PRUSSIA declares his entire accordance in the ♦iews of the English Government on the subject of the Montpensier marriage, and contends that the issue of such marriage cannot inherit the throne of Spain, as they are excluded by the renunciations and provisions of the Treaty of Utretcht. The l'resse most unwillingly admits the ac cession of Prussia to the views of England. It says— "M. Guizot in his last speech announced that Lord Palmerston had renewed his overtures to the three Northern Courts, to obtain from them a declaration in opposition to the rights of her Royal Highness the Duchess de Montpen sier, in case Queen leabella should happen to die without heirs. It appears that Lord Palmerston has succeeded with the Court of Prussia, for the Cabinet of Berlin is said to have made a declaration in accordance with England in this re spect: The Duke of PILMELLA has landed at Toulon fro m are Labrador steam-frigate from Algiers. The discussion on the'address was continued on Thurs day, and had not concluded at the hour of post. A letter from Algiers of the 3d says—". The steam packet which came in yesterday evening with the mail from tho West has brought important news. General MAREY, having marched from Mcdeah to act against the Ouled Nayls, at the head of the column placed under his command, has had to sustain a conflict, but in which the enemy suffered most severely. We have also expo. rienced some losses. We are as yet without the details of this affair, which seems to indicate that Bou leitza has made some progress in the country. We have just learned that General YUSSOUF has received orders to join General MARRY with the whole of the cavalry at his diposal, and that this column will march on the Bth." The lady of the Viscount DE CIIATEA.I7BRIAND ex pired on Wednesday, at her residence in the Rue du Bac. Her loss will be deeply mourned by her friends and by the poor, for her charity was unbounded. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Thursday at 77f. 50c. ; the Five per Cents., 1171. 95c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,227 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 848 f. 75c.; Havre, 6601.; Great Northern, 608 f. 75c. ; Avignon, 817 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 567 f. 50c. ; Bordeanx, 533 f. 7.5 e. ; Bou logne, 4121. 50c. ; Troyes and Montereau, 330 f. ; Basle, 202 f. 50c.; Dieppe, 3401. ; Paris and Strasburg, 465 f. ; Tours and Nantes, 465 f.; Paris and Lyons, 487 f. 50c. ; Lyons and , THE SUN, LONDON, sATuRDAY EyEY.ING, FEBRUARY 13, 1847. Avignon, 482 f. 50e. ; Cette, 455 f.; Spanieh Three per Cents., 34 3 / 4 f. MAxaart.r.s.9, FEB. s.—Marseilles and Avignon, 815 f. ; Northern, 607 f. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TUB LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEESUART 13. Northern of France, 12%—Orleans and Bordeaux, 7. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton-market at Liverpool was flat again yesterday. Sales of th e week, 19,860 bales. Stock now 449,840 bales against 857,370 bales at this time last year. The consump tion this 'ear has fallen off nearly one-half—say by 95,000 bales, while the imports are 56,000 bales less. The Share market at Liverpool yesterday was very dull. The sale of Railway Shares yesterday, by Messrs. Dimond and Co., was very well attended, and much more business done than usual, at about the same prices as last sale. The following are a few of the principal sales Warwick and Worcester Great Northern (London and York Reg.) 2 10 0 Eastern Counties, York Extension.....„ 4 9 6 Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston 2 10 0 North British, Extension ...... 1 7 0 West Cornwall East Indian ...• Cornwall, Half Shares 0 10 6 North British Extension Shropshire Union and Canal 1 5 0 Warwick and Worcester Liverp. Manch. and Newcastle-upon-Togo 2 0 4 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 3 15 0 South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 1 1$ 0 Waterford, Wexford, and Valentia ...... Calcutta and St. George's Point ...... Northern Counties Union .. 1 5 0 There are no arrivals to-day with news of any importance and the progress of the debate on Lord George Bentinck's Bill seems to occupy chief attention, and not even the argu ments of such practical men as Mr. Hudson and Mr. Chaplin convince many here. The employment which railway works would furnish in Ireland would, it is contended, be too par tial The changes in the Bank of England balance-sheet to relieve the districts moat distressed. 66 d 8 . ,5451. during the week to the 6th inst. were chiefly these : Icte 3 a 2 s s e L , 2 ; 05 , 3 66 1. Notes, PN O tio th btes e li r ci : d e e p uP :s gds i l t ta s, 2s' decrease, 477,175/. Seven day and other bills, increase, 11,2081. Other securities, decrease, 86,1361. decrease, 613,921 L It will be observed, therefore, that the directors have strengthened themselves in the banking department by an appropriation from the notes issued, and that they are diminishing their • liabilities in the issue depart ment to more than the extent of the reduction in their bullion, which we hope ere long to see partially checked, although the exchanges continue adverse at present, and a 1c27287,731877/:3; WI. good deal of silver has left England again this week. Ire land will prove as great a drain in this respect as the Con tinent, though it is to the Continent we now specially allude. The Stock Market presents a trifling improvement. Consols are 903 i to 90% for transfer next week, and 90 1 to 90 3 4 for account. Exchequer-bills continue at ss. to Bs. premium. Bank Stock is worth 203%. The New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 92% to 92%. In the foreign house the transactions have been of very minor interest. Spanish Five per Cents. realise 243 i, and the T hree per Cents. 35. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been quoted 34 1 A. Mexican Bonds are worth 22. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been at 581. Shares have been without much alteration. Northern of France are better. On the Landon New Stock and Share Exchange, Old Broad-street, the business during the week has been fluc tuating, and in the scrip of the various conveyance schemes almost nil from the resolution of tke committee not to en courage any except of a bona-fide character. The scrip of the Parcel Post Company, however, just now seems to be a favourite in this locality. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. .. _ _ .. .. 2033 a 203 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. • • 9 0 % 91 91 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. • • 90% % % 90% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 9234 % % 92% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9 9-16 9 9-16 India Bonds, IMO/. .. _ .. .. 14 p 14 p Ditto, under 1,0001. .. .. _ la p l4 p Consols for Account • • .. •.. • • 9038 34 34 90 % Exchequer Bills. iN cl. I%d. 1,0001... .. .... 98 Pin. s 500!... .. .... 6 9 Pm. 9 Ditto, Small .... 6 9 Pm. 9 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. • • • Ditto, Deferred .. .. .. • • 53 i 4 53 % Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 22 22 Portuguese Four per Cent _ .. 3434 3414 Russian Bonds .. .. • • • • • • 112 112 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. • • Ditto, for the Account • • • . .. 24% 24% Ditto, Three per Cent • • • • • • 35 35 'Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. .. 38 38 Dividends on the above payable in Landon. Dutch Two-and-a-Ilan per Cent .. 58 1 4 58% Ditto. 1 per Cent. Certificates .. 92% 92% CLOSINGBUSINESS PRICES OF PAID. DONE AT RAILWAY SHARES. ONE O'CLOCK. Amber., Notting., Beaton, and Eastern Junction .. .. • • 2% ••• • •• • • ...... 2 1 x4 Birmingham and Gloucester.. ..100 .. .. .. .. ...... 122 x.d. Birmingham and Oxford Junction 5 .... 13 3 4 % ...... . 13% Binning., Wolver., and Dudley • • S .. .. ••••• • • • • • 10 35 Boston, Stamford, & Birmingham 22a. .... ••••• • • • • • 34 P Buckinghamshire .. .. .. 845..... % p. ex int.•. l ,4px.int. Direct Northern Scrip .. .. .. 234 .... 2% ..... ..... 234 Eastern Counties .. .. .. .. 20 .... 21 ex thy. •• .. 21 x.d. Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 1 Ditto, ditto, .. .. ..No. 2. 61. 13a. 4d. ....... ... 14 p Ditto, York Extension .. .. 4 .... 434 ....... ••. 4 34 Eastern Union .. .. .. 40 .... .......... Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 10 .... 13%.......... 13% East Lancashire •. .. .• .. 14 .... — —.. Ditto- Ditto, ditto 1 7 •Taw Scrip •. .. 114 .. • . 2%........ • • 2% East Lincolnshire .. .. .. .. 4 .... 6% %.. • • .... 6% Great Northern (London & York Regd.) .. _ _ _ ~ .. 234 .... ..... ..... 2% Great North of England . .. 100 .... •• .. 233 xd. Great Western .. .. .. .. 8.5 .... .......... 123 Ditto, Half Shares .. .. .. 50 .... ••••• • • • • • 7 2 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. _.. 1234 ..• • • • .......• 19 14 Ditto, dew .. .. .. .. 434 .. •• —••.••• •• 8 % Ipswich and Bury SLEdmunds .. 14 .... —.........— Ditto ditto, and Norwich .. 5 .... • • ........ 334 Leeds an,/ Bradford • • • • .. 35 .... 78%34 ex div..7B3ex. d. Leeds and Thirsk • • • • • • • • 22% .... 1934 Liverp., Stanch., fa. Neivc. Janet. 234 134 2........ 2 Loudon and Blackwall .. 161. 13s. 4d. .......... 8 34 Ditto, Now. No. 2 • • • • • • .... 1 p.......... 1 p London and Greenwich • . 121. 15s. 4d. 9%.......... 934 London and North-Western . • • 100 ....184 x div. .. • . 18354 Ditto, Quarters - • • • .• 2 .• . , Ditto ditto, New Shares • • .. 2 _ _ „„ , , •, •, , 13i4 „ 13% London and South-Western •.411. 6s. 10d.• • 69 61 ........64 Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 .... 46 .. Ditto, New .. .. .. .. 22% .... 25%" . 25 25 Ditto, Scrip • • • • • • • • • • 5 .... 5% 1 4 Manchester and Leeds .. • • • • 82 .• „ . Ditto Extension • • • • .. 425. —..— p..... Ditto % (! ate Hudiers. & Shelf.) 23 „., ~ .. „ .. 1. .. 25 .... 3434 ..• .. ... ... .. ... .:..• Ditto, New • • • • s%xdiv. ll ta l i ai Ddi t ia c t l i i lto es a, tNe.r.ewan.d. lu So .i. t dl. t , th ali am ..d.. Southampton . ....... 103300 2 0 ................... _ 2_ - 3157‘14 .x: ..d.i.,............. 2-35 - 1:% Newcastle and Berwick • • •• 20 .. • • 31% ....... ... 31% Ditto, Quarter Shares ••..2%.„„ 4 %% . . . . . . . . ,;. Ditto, Extension • • ' • • • %••• . 14 .......... 1 3 4 Ditto, Thirds .• •• • • • • 1 3 , sz ..... 3 North D i Ditto, o, British Half Shares • • • • • • 12% • ... 16% „ „ ...... 16 „ North Stailordshire • • .. 5 „ _is i 5.."....... 8 Oxford,Worcest.,& Wolverhmptn. 1734 .... 11% ~ „„ „ . _ Preston and Wyre • • • • .. 25 „ .. ..... ....... ... ..._,,, t Ditto, Hail Shares (A) • • • • 6% •• • • 10% ..... ...., 10 ,, Shrewsbury and Birminghaix .. 3 .... ..... .......... _ft and W. Ilidlign%Ltle(% 'RAILWAYS' Ditto, Class B • • • • • • ' • 1 % •• • • —„ „ Shropshire union .. .. .. .- 42a Ts 1i di& Li". %dis x.l. South Devon .. • • • • " .• South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and .. Goole .. • • • • • •' • •• • • 2 % • • ..... •.. 2% Swans. & Loughor Sc Cameron a•• • 2 _ • _ „ ... ... 3% Waterford and Kilkenny • • .. 11 .. •.:t.:71.......... 54 West Riding Union • • • • • • 42 4. •• • • 1%% p•• •• .. 1% p . . . . . . 20 • 36% • %xd.... • • York and Newcastle • • • • • • 25 , „ .. Ditto, Nem% • • • • • • • •• • • 11 % %•••• •• • • 11% Ditto, Preference •••• • • 4 36xd Ditto. Preference • • • • • • 2 Yo D rk ittA 7 BoDuloogn. E. and Amiens • • • • •• 18 ••• • .... ••• • • • 14 1 ,E Dutch Rhenish Namur and Liege '• • • • • ••3 • • Extension Northern of France • • • • • • 8 Paris and Lyons •• • • • • •• 8 •••• 7 % • • • • Rouen and liarre . • • .. •• 20 .....7- •••••••••• 963xd Siunbre and Meuse ••f• • •• 12 .• •• • .. •• • • .634 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Provincial of Ireland • • .. —25 .... 44 34 .......... 4434 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY) LONDON, Fax. 13.—Wind W. by S., light breeze, with slight fog. Dovna, FEB. 12.—Wind N. to N.N.W.— Arrd. Therese, Dan, Port-au-Prince' d for Hamburg. Off port, William Henry Anga s , Thomas, Honduras. PILL, FEB. 11.—Sld. Lord John Russell, New York. 13RIST0L, FEB. 11.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Edward Colston, Robert, Africa. SCILLY, FEB. 9.—The Mayflower has bean surveyed, and will repair. The Little Pet, Tregarthen, Dublin to Porto Rico, drove on shore in Crow Sound, but came off same day. Liyanpoor, FEB. 12.—Wind N. to N.W.—Arrd. Bland, juice, Brown, New :trims • nosken, Calcutta ; Llewellyn Withycoinbe, Africa ; Ver- Coronet, St. John's, New Brunswick. Off port, Anger, St. George, Potentate, Harmony, Ana Martin, and Shenandoah. The London, New Orleans, to this port, leaky, with loas of Llewellyn, E. D., Clark, New York ; Matthew sails and part of cargo thrown overboard, was spoken 3d inst., lat. 61, long. 20, by the Trenton, Coifing, arrd. here. Ski. Burlington , New York ; Gwalior, Hong Kong ; Duke of Wellington, Calcutta; Sandbacb, Barbadoes, &c- Pearce, St. Thomas's ; Stephen Baldwin , New Orleans ; Albania, ditto ; Atlantic, ditto ; Arethusa , ditto ; B y ron, Mobile; Leander, Savannah ; Jane, Charleston ; Jane Glassin, ditto ; Siddons, N ew Y or k St. Patrick , d i t to ; Rival, ditto ; Sir W. Huntly, H a lif ax ; Sunbeam, Boston; Sophia, St. John's, New Brunswick. BRIDLINGTON, FEB. 11.—The Charles Clay, Boston to Stockton, has been hove off the South-pier. GREENOCK, FEB. 12.—A largo ship, under jury masts, bound eastward, 'was passed, 30th ult., lat. 51, long. 12, by the Helen Thompson, Gray, arrived in the Clyde. CLYDE, Fan. 10.—Wind W.—Sid. Columbine packet, Mar shall, B a ltimore; Europa, Matanzas; Sir H. Pottinger, Philadelphia; James Ewing, Jamaica. Arrd. 9, Helen Thompson, Gray, St. Jokn's, New Brunswick; Thomas Lee, James, Mauritius ; 10, Earl of Harew ood, Atkin, Madras. FALMOUTH, FEB. 12.—W ind N. N.E.— Off port, Westmore land, Conway, Pernambuco, and proceeded for Liverpool. Sld. Whampoa, Newport and Grenada. DEAL, FEB. 12.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Chebar, Harrison, Hong -Kong; Albion, Thompson, Patagonia; Mystery, Wil liams, Bahia. Arrd. from the River, Pemberton, Savannah. STUDWELL ROADS, FEB. 11.--Allth Solent, Madgivick, St. Domi ngo f or t h e Cl y d e . Cowae, Fyn. 12.—Arrd. Director, Shaw , St. Thoma s's. KiriGsTown,, FEB. 11.—Wind N.N.W. — Ar rd. Gauntlett, M`Gregor, De merara , f or th e Clyde. CORK, Fan. 10.—Wi n d N.lcr.—Arrd. Antonia, Comfoot, Callao, on freight 300,000 dolls. Rother,_Patagonia. WATERFORD, FEB. 10.—Sid. Harriet, Cuba. CLYDB, FEB 11.—Sid, Cheshire, New Orleans. BELMULLET, FEB. 7.—The Sarah, E. Snow, before re ported as the Mary, Snow, wa s totally wrecked off Blacksool Bay, 28th u l t. 1 t 2 h , e 18 C 47 0 m of ittee TRADE DECREE OF THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT. Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade. PrivyS ir ' ---larn directed b l y Vh th it e eh L al, o l rd leb s ' of of the Council for T ra d e , t o acq uaint you for the inf orma ti on and committees of management of the affairs of Lloyd's, the merchant s t ra di ng w i t h Portugal, th a t a d ecree was published in the Dierio do Govern°, of the 27th ultimo, de claring, that during the blockade of Oporto, goods Rill be admitted for clearance at the Custom-house of Dianno do illi..ho. I am, Sir, your obedient *ervant, W, Dobson, Esq. J. MACGREGOR. I MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) 0017ZNIC-GADDEN. Pine Apples, 6s 6d to 7s 6d ; and Hot-house Grapes, 5s to 6s per lb ; Dessert Apples, 6s to 8s per half-sieve ; Kitchen ditto, 4s 6d to 6s 6d per bushel ; Oranges, 8s to 15s ; and Lemons, 9s to 165 per 100 ; Cabbages d to is 4d ; Red ditto, 2s 6d to 4s 6d per dozen ; Potatoes, 9s 6d to 12s per cwt ; Horse radish, 2s to 4s per bundle ; Turnips, 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; and Carrots, 4s 6d to 7s per dozen bunches; Celery, is 6d to 2s 6d ; and forced Rhubarb, is 9d per bundle; Onions, bs to 8s 6d per bushel ; Sea Keil, 2s to 3s 3d per punnet. NICV.TGATE AND MEADNNNA I6I 4. We bad a steady trade here this morning on the following terms :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s Id ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d ; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 10d per 81bs by the carcase. Turkeys, 4e to 8s; Geese, 4s to 6s 6d ; Ducks, is 6d to 2s 3d ; Tame Rabbits, Is 6d to 2e ; Wild ditto, 10d to is 6d ; and Pigeons, 6d to 10d each ; Surrey Fowls, 6s to 95; ditto Chickens, 4s to 6s ; and Barn door Fowls, 55 6d to 6s per couple. Eggs, 108 to 14s per 100; Fresh Butter, is Id to is 3d per lb; Pheasants, 3s to 4s; Hares, 2e to 3s; and Wild Ducks, is 6d to 2s 8d each. WEXTECEMPEZ. Beef, 23 8d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, as 6d to 48 4d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 10d per 81bs. NEWPORT. Beef, 20 10d to 3s 8d; Muttoa, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; Veal, 4s 2d to 58; and Pork, 4s to 4s 10d per 81bs. BXLLXNGSUATZ. Turbots, 6s to 18is111;ills;4stosiCod-lisb, 35 to 9s; Haddocks, M to is 6d ; Whitings, 4d to 8d ; and Lobsters, Is 3d to 3s each ; Soles, Bcl to 3s per pair; Smelt*, Is 9d to 3s ; and Thames Flounders, is 6d to 2s per dozen ; Eels, 8d to 13; and Crimped Scats, 8d to 10d per lb; Mackarel, 18s to 30$ per 100. rEtTNGETLFOR,D. Each kind of Meat commanded a steady sale, at full prices. Otherwise the demand was in a sluggish state. The prices prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from 10d to 10 1 ,0; of Household ditto, 8d to 9'4d per 41bs loaf. HIDE DIALICKET. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2 3 4 d to 3d per ib ; do. 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3 1 ,0; do. 721 b tc 801 b, 3 1 v d to 3 3 4 d; do. 801 b to 881 b, 3 3 4 d to 4d; do. 881 b to 961 b, 4 1 ,44:1 to sd; do. 961 b to 1041 b, 5 1 4 d to 6d ; Calf Skins, each, 4s 6d to 6s 6d ; Horn Hides, 13s ; Polled Sheep, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; Kent and Half breds, 4s 4d to 5a 2d ; and Downs, 3s 6d to 4s Gd. NAY Aft Alt 2LicTs. StrrrHrisr.n.—Meaclow Hay, 215 s to 31 15s ; Clover ditto, 3/ 6s to 41 16s ; and Straw, 1/ 101 to 11 14s per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. CUMBKRTATD.—Meadow Hay, 218 s to 3117 s ; Clover ditto., 315 s to 41 14s ; and Straw, 11 103 to 1115 s per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. Wurriscrurar..—Meadow Hay, 21 5a to 3/ 15s; Clover ditto 31 55 to 51; and Straw, 1/ 10s t• 11 14s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. PRIVY COUNCIL.-(THIS DAY.) The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat again to day to hear colonial appeals. The Lords present were— Lord Brougham, Lord Langdale, Lord Campbell, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall. IN RE MINCIIIN. The arguments in this case, which were part-heard yes terday, were resumed to-day, and occupied their Lordships the whole morning. The case came before their Lordships by way of appeal by James Minchin, Esq., barrister-at-law, and late Master of;the Supreme Court of Madras, against sn order of that Court, pronounced in June, 1845, dismissing him from his office for alleged official misconduct in the taxation of the bills of costs in a cause of Mottee Ran v. Campbell. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lox') CHANCELLOR heard appeals to-day. The further arguments in the part-heard case of " Brighton V. North" occupied his Lordship the whole morning. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND took Causes, ex ceptions, and further directions to-day ; but no case calling for a particular report came before his Honour during the morning. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) Etus V. ORMEROD AND OTHER% This was an action brought by the plaintiff, an engineer, against the defendants, who are engineers, carrying on busi ness at Birmingham, for an infringement of a patent which be possessed for improvements in the " turn tolls" used on railways. The case occupied the greater part of yesterday and the greater part of to-day, and a number of scientific witnesses were examined on both sides. The parties, however, came to an arrangement to take a verdict for the plaintiff on the issues, in which he claimed all the possession of the patent; and for the defendants on the plea that the machine they manufactured was not an in fringment of the plaintiff's patent. Both parties to pay their own costs. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the LORD CHIEF BARON and Special Juries.) DUNN V. COCKS. In this case Richard Dunn, whose name has so often been brought prominently before the public in connexion with various proceedings in the courts of law, was the plaintiff ; the defendants, Messrs. Cocks and Co. army agents, of Pall mall. The action was brought by the plaintiff, in the cha racter of administrator to his brother, Lieutenant Dunn, of the 7th Foot, deceased, for the purpose of recovering from the defendants a balance, alleged to be admitted by the de fendants as due to the representatives of Lieutenant Dunn, upon the sale of the effects of that deceased officer. Mr. Martin and Mr. Pashley appeared for the plaintiff ; the Attorney, and the Solicitor General, and Mr. Waddington, appeared for the defendants. It appeared that the brother of the plaintiff died in the year 1840, and the defendants, as agents of the regiment, proceeded, in accordance with the regulations contained in the Articles of War, to dispose of the effects of the deceased. The plaintiff having called upon the defendants to give an account of the disposal of the money realised upon the sale of those effects, was informed that he must produce the letters of administration appointing him as administrator to the effects of deceased. Acco'rdingly, the plaintiff obtained letters of administration, and received from the defendants an account of the proceeds of the sale, the last items of which stated " to balance to credit of the public, 501," and a further item—" to balance 199/. I6s. This balance the plaintiff now claimed as balance due to him as the represen tative of the deceased. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL now contended that this was a balance credited to the public, and paid'into the War-office, and not a balance due to the credit of the plaintiff. Upon examining the document in question, The Loan Catar• BARON took the same view of the case, and although the latter item did not contain the words "to the credit of the public," still, as the item was placed immediately under the one containing these words, and as double dashes placed with the item intended to represent " ditto," " ditto," " ditto," it was clear that the sum had been paid over to the public credit, and not a balance due to the plaintiff. Whether the agent were authorised so to dispose of the money or not was not a question now before the Court. Plaintiff was accordingly nonsuited. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Guildhall, before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, and a Common Jury.) HUMPHRIES V. SHUTTLEWORTIT. _ This was an action brought by a broker in the City, to re cover from the defendant the sum of 251. for a share trans action. The amount claimed was for commission in buying the shares, and the loss between the price at which they were purchased for the defendant, and subsequently sold. From the evidence it appeared, that the plaintiff had been instructed to purchase for the defendant fifty railway shares. le procured the shares from another broker at three-eighths premium,but when they were offered to the defendant he said it was a bad job, and wished him to do the best he could with them. They were then sold at par. For the defence, it was urged that no regular bargain fur the shares had ever been made, and that the shares when pur chased at the three-eighths premium were not paid for by the plaintiff at the time, but that he subsequently returned them to the party from whom they originally came as un sold shares. _ The jury immediately returned a verdict for 211. ss. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) This morning, Mr. Commissioner Gouusumi again called the attention of the bar to the operation of the New Bank rupt and Insolvent Act, as regarded traders who had no assets to divide amongst their creditors. His Honour re peated his opinion that such persons did not come within the meaning of the Act, and his opinion was supported by Sir George Rose, one of the Judges of the Court of Review. l e had not, however, yet obtained the opinion of his Brother Commissioners, and was doubtful how he ought to act. Mr. Cooke, Mr. Nicholls, and Mr. Lucas addressed the Court, and said that the Act presented very great difficulties indeed. His Hosoun said, that as the law had been acted upon all persons were placed on the same footing— the man that had squandered away everything and the man who had 15s. in the pound, they both got liberated if in prison, and protecti o n if ou t o f it , un l ess f rau d was proved. lie had no doubt that it also led to concealment of property, and, what was a greater evil, drove merchants and traders from coming before the Court with its legitimate business, and drove them into holes and corners to make arrangements. An inscription to this effect might now be placed over the doors of the Court : " For debtors immediate release and pro tection ; for creditors, 0 0 0." He was obliged to the Bar for its suggestions, and would decide the point after he bad heard the opinions of his brother Commissioners. LONDON SESSIONS.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the RECORDER, and Alderman Joingsox for the Lord Mayor, Sir J. DUKE, and Sir C. MARSHALL .) Phillip Isaacs, a m em b er of the Hall of Commerce . in Threadneedle -street, was indicted for having committed an assault on Edward Joseph, on the 28th December last. The prosecutor said, that the day in question he was at the Hall of Commerce, and purchased a great number of shares, and went into the coffee-house to get change for a sove reign. Whilst s t an di ng at the bar, speaking to a gentlerean, he heard som e one say, " Take care ' ofyourat theckets , take H care of that swindler." e did not understand mo ment that the observatio n was applied to him, but went to the other end of the t a bl e w h ere defendant was sitting, and asked him if he addressed him (prosecutor) when defendant without making any reply took up a short cane with a booked handle and struck at him, but missed; he then struck again, and gave prosecutor a "dreadful and brutal " blow on the temple. He went to the Lord Mayor and took out a summons, but could not attend, as he was ill in bed, he was obliged to keep his bed two days, and after he bad been out he was confined two days more. Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—I live at No. 10, Gloucester. place, lioxton. I did not desire my attorney not to say where I lived in order to avoid notice of trial being served on me. I had no medical attendance except a female, an old woman, as I have an objection to medical men, as they make such long bills. Had heard that defendant had lost his wife, and had heard that he had buried her without the rites of a J e wess. To the best of his knowledge he was not speaking about it. Did not recollect whether he spat in the face of defendant or not ; if lie did it was after he re ceived the blow. Had been excluded ever since from the coffee-room by Mr. Dloxey, the proprietor. was called—He proved M. Gardin, a French gentleman, the assault, but could not tell what passed previously. Mr. CLARKSON ad dressed the jury, and said that as the prisoner had not ventured to deny spitting in the defendant's face, the jury would be justified in finding the defendant Rot guilty, on the ground that he had been grossly provoked. The RECORDER, in summing up, said that if the alleged provocation bid been given, although it might be imprudent for a man to use a cane, yet the indignity was beyond endurance, and it was next to impos,ible for a man to re main passive under such an atrocious insult ; and although it would be regretted that a person should receive a bodily injury, yet a man ho spat in another's face richly deserved the punishment with a cane, and was unfit for the society of gentlemen. He had not denied the suggestion of the defendant, and it was for the jury to say whether they could make out whether or no there had been provocation sufficient to justify the blow. The fact of pro secutor's being excluded ever since was, also, a point in the case. The jur7 retired, and shorty afterwards returned with a verdict—Guilty, there being no evidence to show whether there Ir4s any provocation. Mr. I,ARIiSOI.7 said the prosecutor had not denied it, but he could get evidence. The RatcoltDra said the verdict must stand, but as there was no evidence to show the provocation, and the prose cutor had not given evidence to throw a light on the subject, the judgment of the Court was that defendant should enter into recognizances to keep the peace for twelve months, and to come up for judgment, if calied upon to do so, and then he would be at liberty to bring evidence in mitigation a punish ment. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BETTING AT MANCIIESTER.—FRIDAT. METROPOLITAN STA.KES.-16 to 1 agst Jenny Wren-17 to 1 agst Lady Sarah-18 to 1 agst Pink Bonnet. LivEaroor. STEEPLE CriAtE.-8 to 1 offered on the field. CHESTER Cur.-22 to 1 agst Medicant-23 to 1 agst The Lamb-27 to 1 agst Punch-28 to 1 agst Bedlam-30 to 1 aget Camera Obacura-20 to 1 agst The Flitch-40 to 1 agst The Duke of Itichniono-40 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes-50 to 1 agst Bourton-50 to 1 agst Fitzallen-50 to 1 agst Jonathan Wild-50 to 1 agst I'al (taken)-40 to 1 agat Erin-go-bragh-33 to 1 eget Antler. DEIIIIY.-15 to 2 agst Van Tromp-12 to 1 asst Epirote —l4 to 1 agst Planet-20 to 1 agst Glentilt-22 to 1 agst Cenyngham-35 to 1 aget Altertonian-53 to 1 agst Sister to Cobweb colt-35 to 1 sgst Red Hart-10 to 1 agst Lime dale-50 to 1 Christopher-50 to 1 agst Will o' the Wisp -50 to 1 aget Limestone. Tun Oans.-9 to 1 agst (lementina-9 to 1 agst Farmer's Daughter-16 to 1 agst Miami-20 to 1 agat Ellerdale-20 to 1 agst Nerissa. COVENTRY RACES, 1847. Nominations for tke Craven Trial Stakes. Infringe, 3 yrs—Buttress, 4 yrs—lcicle, 4 yrs—Burlesque, 4 yrs—Susanna ; 3 yrs—Seljuck, 3 yrs—SpLhead, 4 yrs-- Treacle, 3 yrs. Handicap of 10 Sovs. each, Ste. Sylvanus, 5 yrs—the Dart, 5 yrs—Ratcliffe, 6 yrs—Ame rican, 4 yrs—Golden Bee, 4 yrs—Congress, 3 yrs—Duke of Richmond, 4 yrs—Roebuck, 5 yrs—Juvenal, 6 yrs—Fancy Girl, 4 yrs—Redstreak, 5 yrs—Moonlight, 3 yrs-,Godfrey, 6 yrs--Lord Harry, 4 yrs—Jolly Beggar, 6 yrs—Aristotle, aged—Diomed, 4 yrs—Satyr, 6 yrs—Bannockburn, 3 yrs— Elecampane, 3 yrs—Pleasure Trip, 4 yrts-Treacle, 3 yrs— My Mary, 5 yrs—Buttress, 4 yrs—Hector, 5 yrs—Wild Roe, 5 yrs—Trojan, 6 yrs—Trifle, d yrs—Adulator, 3 yrs. Several horses have been handicapped for a free Hurdle Stake. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Worcestershire lids., Mon., Dunley ; Thurs., Upton Snod bury ; Sat., Bromsgrove Lickev-10i. Lord Redesdale's lids., Mon., Pomfret Castle ; Wed., Brad well Grove ; Fri., Eyford ; Sat., Kiddington Gate. Ledbury lids., Mon., Stanley Hill Turnpike; Fri., Nowent Wood-10!4. Ludlow lids., Tues., Kennels; Thurs., Hopton Castle; Sat., Wigmore RoAs-10. Mr. Lumley's hds., Mon., Shooter's Hill • Tues., Osberton ; Thurs., Dunnington ; Fri., Clay worth-101. Ruurd hds., Mon., Thoresby Park; Tues., Fox and Hounds Inn; Thurs., Laxtou Village • Sat., Clown—lOLA. Mr. M. Ingram's hds., Mon., Chartley Park ; Thurs., Sud bury House; Sat., Rangemoor—i to 11. Dorrington hds., Mon., Plumtree Village; Wed., The Flourish Inn ; Sat., Moira Bath—i to 11. Quorn lads., Mon., Gum!ey Ball ; Tues., Ashfordby ; Thurs., Houghton- on-the-Hill ; Fri., Bunny Park-11. Cheshire kds, Mon., Cholmondeley ; Tues., Astle ; Thurs., Baddeley Hall ; Fri., Haukelowe ; Sat., Wrenbury Village. Sir W. W. Wynn's lids., Mon., Pentrebyclian ; Wed., Pen ley Hall ; Thurs., Queen's Head ' • Sat., Plas Teg. Montgomeryshire hds., Tues., Guinley ; Fri., New Mills. N.,rth Staffordshire hds., Tues., Trentham ; Fri., Weigher ' on Lodge, Doddington-10},. Cottesmore lids. ' Mon., Grimsthorpe Kennel ; W e d., Tilt on Wood; Thurs., Gritnathorpe Castle; Fri., Ayston. Lord Yarbormigh's hds., Mon., Kennel; Wed., Irby Dales ; Fri.. Wootton House-11. Mr. Hellier's hds.. Mon., Raithby by Louth ; Tues., Wood Enderby ; Thurs., North Willingham ; Sat., Haugh-10i. Mr. Locke's lids., Tues., Elston Windmill; Thurs., Di rection Post on Warminster Down-11. Brighton hrrs., Men., Patcham ; Wed., Racecourse; Fri; Dyke—i to 11. Brookside hrrs., Mon., Newmarket Hill; Thurs., Tels combe-tye—IOLA. THE ORIENTAL MAILS. TO 7'HE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sul,—lt is the Herald newspaper that continually writes about her Majesty's tub steamers, as they call them, between Marseilles and Malta, and no matter what happens else where by delays, mismanagement, or private purposes of taking in cargo or passengers, still the Peninsular and Oriental Company make her Majesty's tub steamers, as they call them, responsible for everything that takes place. Now, then, the mail, before this, was delayed at Alexan dria, because the P. and 0. Company's steamer Tagus, leaving Southampton 3d January, could not get to Gibraltar till the 14th. Again, their brick steamer Ripon (why called brick steamer that company best knows) leaves Southampton 20th Ja nuary, and can't get to Gibraltar till the 30th. All this is from Lloyd's List. The one is 11 days getting from Southampton to Gibraltar, the other is 10 days—the ordinary time being six days; and it has often been done in four and a half days. Yet the Herald will make her Majes ty's steamers between Malta and Marseilles responsible for this. This, Sir, is the way the mails are constantly delayed at Alexandria, and not from the insufficiency of her Majesty's steamers, although I do not say they are first-rate; but as the Admiralty are intent on bettering that service, surely the Admiralty should not be the butt of the Peninsular and Oriental Company in the columns of the Herald. I send a copy of this letter to each newspaper, solely for the information of my Lords of the Admiralty, merchants of England, and other persons in London and at the out ports.—l am, Sir, your faithful servant, 31, Cornhill, Feb. 13,1847. THOMAS WAGIIORN. RAILWAY RETURNS. Raitwat TIUFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Ral}- ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year:— 4 Week Last 'II tc ; ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. 2`' 5 6.4 x A - Arbroath and Forfar •••• • - • ..... • • - 160 Feb. 5 Cheater and Birkenhead .•••••• • • • • • • 526 512 5 Dublin and Drogheda...... ......... 678 609 9 Dublin and Kingstown ••.••••• • • • • • • 566 706 7 Dundee and Arbroath .. •• • • 284 242 - Durham and Sunderland .. •••-• - • • • • - - 6 Edinburgh and Glasgow .• • • •••• • • • • 3,140 , 2,';41 7 Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. 9,290 6.339 6 East Lancasihre •• . • - Tan. 31 Eastern Union • • 4 rw6 - Feb. 6 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ••• • • • 1,639 1,656 6 Glasgow and Greenock. •••• • • • • •• • . 859 668 - Gravesend and Rochester. •.•••• • • • • • - - 6 Great Southern and Western •••• • • • • 993 - 7 Great Western, &e .....••. • . .. .. 15,902 15,847 Jan. 31 Ipswich and Bury • • • •••• 394 - Feb. 6 London and North Western, &c...... 34,445 33,241 7 London and Blackwall.... -..•• • • • • 653 734 6 London and Brighton .•••• • . • • ...... 5,333 4,501 - London and Croydon .. ..... ........ - - 7 London and South Western ......... 5,800 5,108 - Maneheater, Bolton, and Bury ...... - - 6 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc.. 7,371 7,107 6 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 1,648 1,476 Jan. 31 Maryport and Carlisle Feb. 6 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... 16,698 14,864 6 Newcastle and Carlisle ••••• • • • • ..... 1,784 1,612 - Newcastle and North Shields.. .... - - 6 Newcastle and Berwick - • • 7 Norfolk.. • ... ••..••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 6 North British .... -.•• • • • • - 8 Paris and Rouen .. .. ....... - - 6,004 5,069 6 Preston and Wyre ....... ........... 541 491 5 Shrewsbury and Chester - 6 South Eastern and Branches •••• • • - 5,940 1,476 5 South Devon.. •• • ... .• • ............ 907 -- 6 Taff Vale 7 Ulster . •.......... ....... .... ...... 718 685 6 York and Newcastle . .......... •. - 7,949 6,034 6 York and North Midland . .......... 5,120 4,411 The Great Western steam-ship is to be 2 auction next month. She is now lying in the floating at Bristol. old by harbour Lieutenant-Colonel Ratcliffe, K.H., late of the Enniskillen Dragoons and 2d Dragoons, died on the 9th inst , He entered the serrice as Cornet in 1811, was promoted to a Lieutenancy in 1812, to a Captaincy in 1F27, a Majority in 1832, and to a Lieutenant-Colonelcy in 1837. He served in the Peninsula with the 2d Dragoons, from June 1811, to the end of the war, in 1814, including the battles of Sala• manes, Vittoria, Pyrenees, and Toulouse. Major-General Sir Archibald Maclaine has been appointed to the Colonelcy of the 52d Foot, in the room of the late Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Gibbs. Sir Archi bald entered the army in 1794, and was promoted to the rank of Major-General in 1841. He is the officerNsh re ceived the honour of knigthhthooLoildyfolrsshims e d n e , fe a n g c a e in o st f f o r t i‘iar A sh a a - 1 Ma tagonda for 55 days , Soult,whomißo ha . davfEi‘Ei force of IN MAKlNGofB,OOOmiderhis\ G il c ‘ o r n it l o m u and. New iT.HosE. —Mr. Job Jarman, of Leicester, has announced a new in vention for making wrought-hose. We understand that it makes one-fourth more goods than on the present plan, and quite equal to them in every respect. —. Nottingham Berirw. RomougED LAW CHANGES.—It Was generally reported in the Four Courts on yesterday that Judge Burton has intimated his intention of vacating the bench. His Lord ship's physical powers, it has been for some time manifest, are becoming enfeebled, although his mental faculties seem unimpaired. His Lordship has reached a very advanced age—it is said 96 or 97—and Lis retirement, under any cir c(ui‘tinosotraeire;,,ilmi,uasst b u es usual, early piipa,N)s,ei n event. • have Nh n . fee l r. reportsi tt sToelf offer effect oc of Attorney-General jotunhdeug, eal I,veaaßurton'sc3; i and nsta t n h t i this resignationfact—always true—must s u po litics.—Dublin Pilot. A serious accident happened to one of the labourers working in the railway turn el at Ridgeway-hill, on Thurs day. A large stone, falling down a shaft, struck him on the head, and knocked him down senseless. We since hear that the poor fellow is likely to do well.— Dorset Chronicle. EXTRAORDINARY RAILWAY ACCIDENT.-011 Mon day morning, as the train from Exeter was coming to New ton, the engine took in water at Teignmouth, and the engi neer or the attendant forgot to turn the water oil; so that when the third class passed the hose they were soused, and the carriages were filled with water. The occurrence caused quite a sensation amongst the travellers. When the party reached Newton, complaint was made to the Superintendent, who expressed his regret at the accident, and premised that the matter should be inquired into.— Plymouth Journal. We understand a number of the new Queen's Counsel will be made either previous to the circuits or in Easter Term. Amongst these likely to be honoured with silk gowns are mentioned Mr. Bliss and Mr. Granger, of the North, rn Circuit; Mr. Townshend, of the North Wales Cir cuit; Mr. Miller, of the Midland; and Mr. Prendergast and Mr. O'Malley, of the Norfolk Circuit. THE Emu PARTY.—There was a rather numerous meeting of the Irish party yesterday, at the office of the Munster Railway Company, in Parliament-street, Lord Montcca to presiding, at which the various clauses of the new Poor-law Bill were considered at 30LPO length. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. COURT-MARTIAL. _ PORTSMOUTH', l'EtTs. 12.—A court-martial was assembled this day on board her Majesty's ship St. Vincent, to inquirer into the circumstances attending the running on shore of her Majesty's steamer Sphynx, on the rocks near Brook Bay, in the Isle of Wight, on the morning of Saturday, the 16th of January last, and to try Commander J. B. Cragg, and the officers and crew, for their conduct on that occasion. The court was composed of Rear• Admiral Parker, C. 8.. president; Captain J. Pasco, of the Victory; Captain Chade, C. 13., of the Excellent ; Captain Henderson, C. 8., of the Sidon ; Captain Kingcome, of the Belleisle; Captain Milne, of the St. Vincent; with Mr. G. L. Greetham, as deputy jutlge-advoca!e. Ccinmander Cragg was assisted in his defence by Mr. James Hoskins, solicitor, of Gosport. After the usual forms had been gone through, and Com mander Cragu's report of the atEir read by the Judge- Advocate, he was desired by the court to point out on the chart the course he had shaped for the Sphynx to be steered to clear St. Catherin.-:', Point, after making the Portland Lights at midnight ; this being done, he was asked to pro duce his night orders, and if the lead was going. .He had not issued any night orders, as he was On deck all the night, mi , 10.1, and morning watches, with but little intervals. The lead was not going. Further evidence proved hat the course was, as imagined, properly shaped, but, on pricking it off in court it appeared that no allowance had been made f it currents or tides, and it was, therefore, doubtful, if the bearing of the Portland Lights were correctly taken. Commander Cragg„ Yr. Willis,. and every man and - cflicer in the vesial; used their utmost exertions iu trying to preserve her after she had struck. The witnesses to xhifity and character, and the defence to be produced by Mr_ linskins, will occupy the court until late in the evening, and may probably produce an adjournment until to• morrow. Her Majesty's surveying ves.sel the Herald was at San BIM on the 21st of November, all well. Captain Kellett had just returned from surveyirg the Columbia River and Vancouver's Uaild. The dicers had been most successful in their duties, and had experienced many comforts at the latter place, con • siderablv more than anticipated. The Herald intended to sail for Panama early in December, to complete, for another survey. All the officers and crew were in good health. THE NAVY. A Return "of the Number of Commissioned Officers of all Grades on the Navy List, on the Ist day of January, 1846." Admiral of the Fleet Admirals 65 Vice-Admirals .. 6B Rear-Admirals Ditto, superannuated Captains Ditto, superannuated and retired 36 Commanders Lieutenants, superannuated with rank of Commander Lieutenants 4,014 J. W. INNES, fur the Chief Clerk• Admiralty, Feb. 5, 1847. RAILWA Y SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, FEBRUARY 12. STOCK ExcuAreoa.-The sales are -Ambergate, Nottingham , . Boston, and East. rn Junction, 1 4 dis.-Birmingham and Oxford Junction, p. -Boston, Stamford, And Birmingham, 1% p.-East Lancashire, New, 2 p.-Ditto, New (scrip), 1% p.-HudderstieldCs.nal and Railway, 3% p.-Leeds and Dewsbury, Extensions (green). % p.-London and North-Western, 188-Ditto, New, Quarters, 11% P. -Ditto (Grand Junction), Quarters, 20 p. -Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincolnshire, Eighths, % dis.-Midland, 120 ei cliv.-Dittes New, 3% p.-Newcastle and Carlisle, 112% -North British, QUM" ters, 2% p.-Not th Staffordshire and Churnet Valley Junction, IY4 P. - Preston and Wyre, 34-Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 151. 75. 9d. (A), % p.- Ditto, 91. 12s. 34. (B). 1.4 p. -South Yorkshire, Donc'ester. and Goole, par -Whartilale (late North-Eastern), % .11s.-West ing Union, I %'p.-Dutch Rhenish, 2% dis. MANCHESTER, FEBRUARY 12. STOCK FECBAwce.-The sales are-Ambergate, Nottingham, and ßoston, 3-16 dis.- Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 8% p. - Eas t Lancashire, New (scrip), 1 3-16 p.- Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 7-16 p.-Lee, , s, Dewsbury, and Manchester, New Branches (blue), Scrip, 3 p.-Manchester Sheffield, slid Lincolnshiro (late Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 1 dis.-North Staffordshire, 3 p.- ~o uth.Eastern and Dower, 37 c.-Ditto, No. 4, % p.-West Itiffing Union, 19-16 p.-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 347. LEEDS, FEBRUARY 12. STOCM Excnallos.-The saleg are-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 3s. 9d. dis.-East Lancashire, 1% c. p.-Ditto, New, 1% p.-Ditto, New Scrip, 21s. Gd. p.- East and West Yorkshire, Is. 3d dis.-Great Northern (late London and York), 25. Gd. field and Manchester, 31i p.--Leeds and BrA ford, 46 c. p. c. d.-- Leeds and Dewsbury, c. F.-Leeds and Thtrsk, 2% dis.-Ditto. Preference, 235. Gd. p.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, lie. dia. Leicester and Bedford, 2s. 6d. dis.- Melton and Driffield Junction. 225. p.--Manchester and Leeds, Extensions, 21s. s. p.-Manchester , Buxton, 'Matlock, and Midland, 12s. p.-Midland, Preference, 3% p. North British (late Carlisle Branch),2% p.-Ditto, Extension (scrip). 13 s. Gd. P.-North Staffordshire, 3 p.-Northern Counties Union, 255• dis.-North-Western, Bs. p.- Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 55. P. ! - I ,Vest Riding Union, 315. 6d. p.-York and North Midland, Prefer' esce, 10% p. HULL, FEBRUARY 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.--The sales are-Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, I Is. p.--North British, Extensions (scrip), I3s. rat p.-East Lancashire, New, Scrip, 1% p. SHEFFIELD, FEBRUARY 12. STOCK EKCNAKOL.-The sales are-Ambergate, Nottingham, n" Boston, 4s. ills.- London and South Coast, 55%- Manchester a Lincoln Union, 1 dis.--Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolndd rs (Grimsby and Sheffield), 41 dis.-Ditto, 201. Shares, 1% dia.-- Ditto, 121. 10s. Shares, 15s. 6d. dis.-Newcastle and Berwick, 191 P -Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 4s. 6d. p.-West Riding Union. 325. p.-York and Newcastle, Preference, 43 p.-South Yorkshire* Doncaster, and Goole, % dig. GLASGOW, Finsanatz 11. &rocs EXCHANGE. -The sales are-Aberdeen. 23/.-Caleden isn and Dumbartonshire, 493.-Clydesdale Junction. 39%-Direet Born" bay and ]Madras, 3s. 9.1.-Dundee and Perth, New, 151.-East Indian. 95.-East Lothian Central, 42s. -Edinburgh and Glasgow. 7 6 44:: Edinburgh and Northern, New, 725.- Edinburgh and rerth. b 1 1 .." cum new-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves. N n- 2 ' Ditto, Quarters (5 per cent. guar.), 1614 -Glasgow, Duinfr l ess_ 9 o a . n : Carlisle, 61. 2s.- Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 375. 641 .-t reat IT_ of India, 3s. 6d .- Great Southern of Madras, 3 s. 6d. -ICilltsrnosr; and Ayr Direet, 33g.-Manchester and Southampton, 324. British, Thirds, 738. 6d.-Scottish Central, 21n-svatuD6dh'Midland Junction, 22},i. ' MAILS DUE THIS DAY.—The fo ll ow i ng is b alphabetically of the mails due this morning at the General Poet-office, viz., English, Scotch, and Welsh, 73 :—Aberger venny,Aberystwith, Amersham, Battle, Bilston, Blackburn. Brecknock, Bishopscastle, Burford, Burney, Bridport, Bridg end, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Cardiff, Coleford, Chepstow, Crickswell, Clitheroe, Cowbridge, Eastbourne, Hay, Haver fordwest, Hereford, Horndean, High-Wycombe ' Hobspoint, Holyhead, Haslemere, Ironbridge, Llandillo, Llangadock, Llandorrey, Llanelly, Lampeter, Liphook, Ledbury, Merthyr Tvdvil, Milford, Monmouth, Norbeth. Neath, Nerthleaeb , Nuneham, Newtown, Newport( Salop), Newport(Monmouth Oewestry, Peterstield, Pickering, Pembroke, Presteigps Rhayader, Ross, St. Clears, Stoken Church, St. Leonardo , Swansea, Shiffnall, Shrewsbury, Salisbury, Shaftesbury , Tetsworth, Tenby, Theme, Taibach, Usk, Uskfield, Whitby, Wheatley, Wednesbury, Welslmool, and Wellington (Salop): Irish mails, 9, viz.:—Belfast Derry, Drogheda, Galway.Limerick, Newry, Sligo, Waterford, and Wexford in addi: lion 1 Hamburgh mail has not arrived, making a total of mails due at eleven o'clock. LONDON FEVER HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday afternol l i the annual meeting of the governors of this hospital was h e ld at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street ; W. Eve rett ' Esq., ie the chair. The report stated that the number ee patients treated during the year was 636, of whom 531 were' cured, 5 sent to other hospitals, 76 died, and 24 remaine d under treatment. The total number admitted since the establishment of the hospital in 180 i. was 18,517. The di s' where fever now most prevailed were Lambeth, t he courts and alleys about Drury-lane, St. Margaret's, W,e Bl ._ minster, St. George's, Bloomsbury, and St. Giles's. Th e year's expenditure amounted to 1,5671., the receipts I, ', 2,1071., including, however, a portion of the stock which bat ' been sold out to meet the expenses. ASTURIAN MINING COMPANY.--A special meeting of the shareholduts of this as , ociation was convened on Fri 'lay, at the ,offices of the company,lin Austin-friars, for the purpose of hearing the statement of one of the directors, oe P. Pratt, Esq., ELLS., on his return from the Asturias. The' chair was tilled by Gideon Colquhoun, Esq. The report 0 2 1 Mr. Pratt, in reference to the condition of the works an d mines in Spain, was highly satisfactory. FIRE AT BETHNAL-GREEN.—Last evening a fire , nearly attended with the most disastrous results, broke out at No. 2, New-street, Bethnal-green, occupied by . Mr. Tar tor, a cabinet-maker. Upon the alarm being given, t" inmates in the upper room were so frightened that a in jumping out of the window was severely injured, an two children had very narrow escapes, being obliged to b° handed out of the Fame window. On the arrival of the engines the fire was quickly extinguished, but not until con siderable damage was done. Unfortunately the occupier was uninsured. FIRE AT CLERKENWELL.—ShortIy after 12 o'clock last night, a fire, that created considerable alarm, broke out upon the premises in the occupation of Mrs. Elizabeth Duperey, cloth cap maker, situate at No. 1 , Garnault-plsc e. Clerkenwell. The flames originated from some unknown cause, in the first-floor front, and were discovered by th e inmates at the moment they were retiring to bed. By timely' assistance the flames were soon extinguished, but not until the whole of the stock in trade was destroyed, and the pre mises severely damaged. Unfortunately the occupier WAS not insured for a single penny. SERIOUS FlRE.—Last night, between eight and nine o'clock, a very alarming fire broke out in the mansion be longing to Mrs. Mirah Loftus', situate at 82, Wimpole-street , Cavendish-square. The flames originated in the second floor hack, and were first discovered by one of the women domes' tics, who heard a loud crackling noise prooseding from the upper part of the premises. Upon getting to the second floor landing, the flames could be perceived issuing from the apertures of the door. An instant attempt was made to subdue the firs by buckets of water, but the flames had ob tained too firm a hold to be extinguished by- that means, and information of the disaster was instantly sent to the engine stations. In the course of a few minutes the parish engine, with numerous others of the London brigade, and the one belonging to the West of England Company, reached the scene. An abundant supply of water was instantly procured from the fire mains in the district, and by leading the hose up the staircase the water was brought to bear upon the right quarter; but the fire bad previously broken through the back windows, and the flames were rushing out with such impe tuosity as to threaten with destruction the whole of the building. After considerable trouble, and at no little personal risk, the firemen succeeded in entire) 7 ex ti ngu ishing the flames, but not until damage to a considerable amount bad beer, done; for, besides the destruction of the contents of that portion of the mansion in which the fire began, the floor above and that below were severely damaged by fire and water. The property was insured in the Guardian-offic e- A spark from a lighted candle, it is supposed, was the cause of the disaster. BIRTHS. On the 26th of January, at Rome, the Hen. Mrs. Ross, of Bladeng' burg, of a son and heir. On the 4th inst., at Hatcham-terrace, New-cross, Mrs. WWIBOI Pultt for the of a son. 7th inst., at the Grange, Wedmore, Somersotahlre, the wif e of William Shartman Glanvile, Esq., of a sen. On the 7th inst., in ..krgyleshire, Mrs. Campbell, of Kilberry, o f a daughter. On the 9th inst., at ratgnton, near Torquay, the wife of Mr, Jonathan S. Wilson, of a son. On the ICtli inst., at Upper Gower-street, the wife of irillhun 13e lantine, Esq., of a son. On the 11th in-t., in Piccadilly, Mrs. James Adeney, of a eon. MARRIED. It St. Mary's Clinrch, Woolwich, Captain Charles James Buchannsl Riddell, Royal A rtillt•ry, To Marv, second daughter of Maior -e4er Sir Hew Dal ryr.mlo Ross, DIED. slot At Alnyrich Castle, Northumberland, on the 11th Inst. , the -- f Noble Hugh Duke of Northumberland, K.G., in the 62d year ° his age. On the let inst., Charles Haig, Eel., of Gardiner-street, Pliblith barrister-at-lair, aged 38. On the sth inst., et Earl's-court, Old Brampton, Jane. w ife of CAP" tain J. IL Baldwin. Oa the 7th inst., at Gilbert-street, Grosvenor-square, Frederick . _ John igon, jun., Esq., aged 31. On the 9th inst., Lieutenant-Colonel Ratcliffe, EA., la t e of the InniAilling Dragoons. • Lor,l.n: Printed tin , ' Irc SITTIZDO Yilt11:41-., of No. 116 : Z 4 tr. , • yriiit,.r.,t ti.e; - , Nu. lII', st.r)alt - :, of ;Le Sayov. in the Cutnity of Middlesex. 6atui\ta,Y, bruary 12, Is4'. Irr .