The Sun. — London, England, 1847-03-18 00:00:00

7K - 7.= "'""P'J'ir- lIER MAJESTY'S THM. THE Ths N3blEty, Gentry, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectfully nformed, that a GRAND EXTRA PERFORMANCE will take place VI fS EVENING, March Id, when will be performed Bellinn Opera of LA. SONNAMBIJLA, Atnina, Madame Castellan ; Lisa, Madam, olari; Count Rodolfo, Sig. F. Lablacke ; Alessio, Sig. Ginbilei ; Elvino, Sig. Gardoni. After which a Divertissement, in / which will be presented a I'as de Caractere, composed by M. Paul Taglioni, the music by Signor Pupil, e ntitled La Slavonienne, and Galop a Sept Temps, by ltdlle. Rosati and M. Paul Taglioni. ♦ Selection from Donizetti's favourite Opera, LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. In which Signor Fraschini will appear. T. conclude with a new Ballet, in Two Tableaux, by M. Paul Tag. lion!, the music by Signor Pupil, entitled THEA ; 017, LA FEE AUX FLEURS. Principal characters by 31dile. C. Rosati, Mdlle. Marie Taglioni, M. Paul Taglioni, &c. The following are the prices of Boxes and Stalls for this occa sion:—Boxes on the Pit Tier, Four Guineas; on the Ground Tier, Five Guineas ; on the First Pair, Four Gaiuns ; on the Second Pair, Three-and-a-Half Guineas ; Pit Stalls, 2 s.; Gallery Stalls, ss. Applications to be made at the liox•office of the Theatre. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, Established for the purpose of rendering a more perfect performance of the Lyric Drama than has hitherto been attained in this country. Under the Direction and Management of Mr. BEALE. The NobVity Gentry, and Patrons of Music, are respectflally in tbrmed that the Royal Italian Opera will open the first week in April. It is proposed to produce, in the coarse of the season, some of the established works of Chnarom, Mozart, Rossini, Meyerbeer, and others 01 the inure modern Italian School, including Operas by Bellini, Don , - zettl, Mercadante, and Verdi, on a scale of the u:rnost perfecVon in every department ; to which intent the mana,ement has assemlied a Company embracing the greatest and most varied Went in Europe. PRIMI SOPRANI —Madame Grist and Madame Persian' (her first appearance in London for three years), Madame Itonconi and Mdlle. Steffanoni (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, her first ap pearance in this country). CONTRALTI.—Signora Alboni (Of the Theatre La Scala, Milan, Ind of the Imperial Theatre in Vienna, her first appearance in this country), and 3fademoiselle Corbari. TENORL—Sign , n• Mario, Signor Salvator Lavia (of the Imperial rheatre of St. Petersburg!), his first appearance in this country), Signer Tall! (of the Theatre San Carlo, in Naples, his first appear ance in this country), and Signor Salvt (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 Tamburini and Signor Giorgio Ronconi. 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, his first appear nee in this country.) PRIMI BASSI CO3IICI —Signor Pietro Ley (of the Theatre Royal Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Agostino Rovere (of the Theatres Royal, Naples, Milan, Vienna, and St. Pe torsbargh, his first appearance in this country). Seconde Donne—Madame Antoluetta Mollidori (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan), Mademoiselle Amalia Linari, Mademoiselle Luigina Benin!. Seconde Tenore—Signor Emmanuele Slano (of the Theatre San Carlo In Naples). Director of the Marie, Composer, and Conductor—Mr. Costa. A powerful and numerous CHORUS of chosen and experienced Singers will complete the Vocal Department. Chorus Master — Signor Bonconsiglio. Prompter—Signor Monterasi. The ORCHESTRA, formed of Artistes 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 B &LLET, 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 Danscuses will appear: —Premieres Danseuse—Mademoiselle Dumb. iatre (ef the Grand Opera, Paris), and Mademoiselle Plunkett (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Mademoiselle Bertin (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, nor first appearance in this country), Mademoiselle Neodot (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Mademoiselle Marietta Baderna (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan), and Mademoiselle Fuoco (of the Academle Royale de Part'). Monsieur Petipa (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Monsieur Gontle (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Monsieur Ferdinando Croce, Monsieur Delferier (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Auguste Mabitle (of the Grand Opera, Paris). Maitres des Ballets—Monsieur Albert (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Itlasis (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan). Leader of the Ballet—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Regisseur de ht Dense Mr. O'llryan. Composer—Siguor Alessandro Cum! (of the San Carlo Theatre, Naples). THE THEATRE.—To render the Interior at once commodious, elegant, and corafortabhi, it has been entirely reconstructed anti decorated, under the immediate direction and after designs of M. Albano, Esq., C.E., with every attention directed to its proper ventilation. The Decorations have been executed by Mr. Ponsonby. The Management has happily secured the artistic skill of Signori Ferri and Yerardi (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 their carriages without exposure to the weather ; and by increased facilities for ingress ant egress. The Refreshment Room will be under the superintendence of Mr. J. G. Watson. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, for the night or season, to be obtained at the Box Office, Bow-street; and at Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. IMEATIIE ROYAL DRCTRY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed the grand Opera of THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Count Arnheim, Mr. Bar• - aal ; Florestein, Mr. Harley; Thaddeus Mr... Rafter ; Devilshoof, Mr. Stretton ; Queen of the Gipsies, Mrs, Hughes; Arline, Miss Itainforth. io conclude with a new Ballet, entitled SPANISH GALLAN TRIES. Principal cliaraAera by MM. Croce, Adrien, Tell ;llles. Baderna, Louise, Adele, St. Louin, and Renard. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LINE. MR. PARSONS'S BENEFIT. Mr. PARSONS, Box Book-keeper, respectfully announces to the Nobility, Gentry, and the Public, that his ANNUAL BENEFIT is fixed for TUESDAY NEXT, arch 23. Private boxes, stalls, tickets, and places to be had of Mr. Parsons, at the Box-office. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. U.tiler the Management of Mr. B. Webster, solo Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of THE CLANDESTINE MAR RIAGE. Lord Ogleby, Mr. Farren; Lovewell, Mr: Boll; Brush, Mr. Buckstoue ; Mrs. Heidelberg, Mrs. Glover ; Fanny Sterling, Miss J. Bennett; Betty, Mrs. Eumby ; Trusty, Miss Woulds. To conclude with the Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, called THE INVISIBLF. PRINCE; or, the Island of Tranquil Dapghts. Principal characters by Mr. James Bland, Miss P.llorton, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Miss Reynolds, and Miss Julia Bennett. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Drama of MARTIN . CHUZZLEWIT. Young Bailey, Mrs. Keeley; Sairey Gamp, Mr. Keeley ; Pecksniff, Mr. Matthews; Tigg, Mr. Wigan; Chuzzlewit, Mr. Emery; Pinch, 31r. Meadows. To conclude with the splendid new Fairy Ext - avaganzs, entitled THE ENCHANTED FOftEST; or, Bear, Eagle, and Dolphin. Principal characters ty Mrs. Kea:ay, Miss Villars, Miss Bromley, E. Daly, Mrs. liro,llidge, .M ss Laidlaw, Miss Howard, Mr. Keeley, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Bender, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingham, and Mr. Wrga:l. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. nder the direction of Madame Celeste. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed nn original Drama, called THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST ; a (tipsy Story. Cheap John, Mr. 'Wright ; Ishmael, Mr. 0. Smith ; the Kinchin, Mr. P. Bedford; Leybourne, Mr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar ; Starlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Nliss Harding. After which, the Farce of THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Characters by Messrs. Cullenford, Waye, Wright, Stoker, Mrs. Laws, Miss Taylor, and Mrs. Matthews. • To conclude with th • Farca of SHOCKING EVENTS. In which Mr. Lambert, Mr. Worrell, Mr. Munyard, Miss Harding, and Miss Chaplin will perform. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENIN(I Will be performed the Opera, entitled THE NIGHT DANCERS. Albert, Mr. Allen ; Giselle, Miss Anne Romer. After which, a Concert by the New Orleans ETHIOPIAN SERENADER.i. •I'o conclude with the new Drama, entitled, DREAMS OF THE HEART. lirienne, Mr. Ryder ; Clermont, Mr. Hughes ; Bouteville, :Mr. Vinniwn Alontaratt, u , r. Harris : Hermine, Mrs. Stirling ; Baroness, Mrs. Fosbroke ; Teresine, FRENCH PLAYS. —s L. JAMEs'S TEA LAT.:E. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. FOR THE BENEFIT OF M. LAFONT. TO-MORROW EVENING, Will be performed the Comedic of LE CAPITAINE ROQUE FINETTE. Roquefinette, M. Lafont ; Baron de Villebrauche, 31. Cartigny ; Baronne de Viliebranche, 3/dile Vallee. After which, the Comcd'e Vandevil e, entitled MARIAGE AU TAMBOUR. Lambert, M. Laiont ; Fleur des Pots, 31. A. Tousez ; Louise d'Obernay, Mdlle. Fargueil. Boxes, 65., Pit, 3s. 6d. , Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's Library, 33, Bottd-street; and at the Box-office. ETHIOPIAN i;ERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Tha celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon, will have the honour of repeat ing their Inimitable ENTERTAINMENTS, at the above Theatre, THIS EVENING (Thursday), and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Doors open at Eight o'clock, and the Entertainment com mence at Half-past Eight. Their next DAY PERFORMANCE will take place on MONDAY MORNING, March 22. The Performance will commence at ha'f-past Two o'clock. The Programme will be varied on each occasion. Boxes, is. ; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, 2s. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Coder the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and other Members of the Royal Family. THIS EVENT-bler Will be performed Sir Walter Scott's KENILWORTH ; or, The Goldsn Days of England's Elizabeth. Entire change ol the SCENES of the CIRCLE. The Performance of M. Pablo Famine and his highly-trained Steed. To conclude with a favourite Afterpiece. Box-oflice open from eleven till live o'clock.—Doors open at six end commence at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, 'Air. w. Broadfoot. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new. Domestic Drama (founded on the Novel of the same name), entitled LILLY DAWSON ; or, A Poor Girl's Story. Principal characters by Messrs. Lewis, Johnson, Heslop, Saville, Phelps, Fredericks, Webb, Neville, Miss Terrey, Mrs. Vining, and Mrs. Saville. After which, DON GIOVANNI; or, A Spectre on Horseback. Leporello, Mr. Vale. To conclude with the Melo-Drama of JONATHAN BRADFORD ; or, The Murder at the Roadside Inn. Scrummidge, Mr. Vale; Rack bottle, Mr. Bonner ; Ann Bradford, Mrs. Homier. Box• office open from eleven till four o'clock. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE, Boxes, 18., Half price, 6d...; . Pit, 6c1.; Gallery, 3d. Private Boxes, 11. Is. and Ins. 6d. THIS EVENING Will be performed SIMON LEE; or, The Murder at the Five Fields. Copse. Characters by Messrs. Hicks, Dale, Forman, Howard, Bird, Miss Vincent, Mrs. Lee, Miss Pearce, &c. TO conclude with THE GALLEY SLAVES OF TOULON; or, The Hidden Treasures of the Cross. Supported by the entire strength of the Company. CESSATION OF FOOD DISTURB- ANCES 1N THE NORTH. I, Vietc t Itasca 12.—1 t gives U 3 the sincerest pleasure in havit g to state, that shipment of grain has been pro sectitt:d here this week, without the slightest attempt at interruption, and that there is not the very least appear ance of any further exhibition of popular feeling against its exportation. Of, the wounded parties, the girl has almo-4t quite teeovered, but the man has bet n, and still is, a great sufferer. . _ TB CT B SO.— Aalrlgioe gonfiemtehaelr:onee more. O❑ Wednes day, a boat's c sent off to the high lands, but no feeling of opposZ STLETOVIN.—Ur ruin hqs tlian,:as manifested. interruptedly, and the people „ era u r : s h iPPed here un• serv:ttion of that order and peace f o c ‘l"'" on the pre habitants of Castletown have wined suchwah" the in This week tWO pe TSODS were apprehended t g or% )(l and rioting, anl have been lodged in the baol of \V ick on these charges. Caledonian -Mercury. THEATRE-ROYAL, VRITRY-LANE.—Balfe's opera a The Bondman is to be represented to-morrow evening, on which occasion her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and their suite, wii honour the theatre with their presen. THE ce• GRocERS' COMPANY.—Yesterday the Wor elipful Company of Grocer's distributed at their Hall, in the P.ultry, lag. to necessitous freemen of the company, and their widows. About fifty persons of both sexes were the r t, ecitient., the sums g ive n varied from 1/. to 54, according exigency of each case. This was the second distri b it t io?l - of the same amount made by the company this year. ate/ling A I M 4 LONDON. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1847. The Commons met at Twelve. On the order of the day being read for the second reading of the rating of Tenements Bill, several Mem bers expressed a wish that the Bill should be postponed, in order to enable the House to go into Committee on the Factories' Bill ; ultimately Mr. BRIGHT moved the adjournment of the debate, which was carried by a ma jority of 48, the numbers being—for the adjournment 87, against it 39. Mr. WAIELEY moved that the second reading of the Juvenile Offenders Bill should be postponed for a fort night. 4-It ::: ' • -,,' 7 ,3 ',,,,, ' . -,• , ,?,. ...• -- ',,-.,, i ,- .;1. , (1;. - ", ,-- , ,i,„ l op i - 4 4-75)* -•7. 44 _.... 1 ...... , • e ~.. . 2 ~ 4 - 41 \,, ,s , .t. ~ ' 1 1111 '':: t " .' ' tt ill .•• ' ni."' 4:: : DI E [l .' ~t I R.',.T . ..." • 14 °. A ~.e1:,"0... -1 . ,. , ..,- ...o. , '' .... • ~,.,...! 4, r,,, , • Oft: SECOND EDITION. Every fresh discussion upon the Ten Hours' Factory Bill advances the cause of the hitherto neglected ope ratives. The more the arguments employed against the diminution of diurnal labour are sifted the more does their sophistry become visible. The specious tinsel of economy, with which the question has been enveloped by the manufacturers, has glittered only for a period, it has only for a time deceived the eye by its dazzle. Bit by bit the spangles have dropped away, and the true worthlessness of the reasons ad vanced against this measure revealed, showing that, of the twelve hours' advocacy, " all ti e rest is leather and prunella !" Lord JOHN RUSSELL has manfully grappled with the difficulties thrown ia his way by the opposers of M r . F IELDEN . The Noble Premier has more than satisfied our cu riosity ; he has by his unanswerable speech of yesterday evening ensured the victory of this benevo lent campaign. Fagh a Bealech! was practically the text of his observations, and the sickle of his logic effectually reaped down the objections to the Factory Bill. Nothing now obstructs the triumphant passage of this measure through Parliament—no thing, at least, deserving a moment's consideration. And the popular representatives have avowed their readiness to hasten its progress in every available manner, by immediately following up the address of the First Lord of the Treasury by a division of 144 against 66, being a splendid majority of 78 in a House of 210. Lord J. RUSSELL restricted his argu ments to the consideration of adecrease to eleven hours' employment, but his keen and masterly reasoning is as applicable in reference to the minimum time de manded by Mr. FIELDEN. Not, however, that the Noble Lord expressed even by inuendo his disincli nation to legislate for any diminution of labour upon the time specified in his harangue. On the contrary, he expressly and distinctly affirms as follows :—" If,'' says he, after this reformatory interference is carried into operation, " it be desirable that more time should he allowed to the children to improve and enlarge their minds, lam content to give them that time, in order that it may be so applied !" Regarding the matter as one spiritually of a sanatory character, and looking to the mental vigour and moral soundness of our industrial classes, as one of the surest means of conducing to the national prosperity and happiness, Lord JOHN RUSSELL is prepared to make every reasonable concession to satisfy the social war.ts, and to advance the individual interests of the manufac turing labourers, and especially of the women and children. As Prime Minister of the country, and therefore as the guardian and conservator of all our strength as a people, Lord JOHN RUSSELL declares his willingness to consent to the proposed reduction. But the manufacturers have to make enor mous sacrifices ! Well, the Noble Lord seizes that counter-steternent. Ile examines it in its integrity Supposing, he argues, supposing the manufa c t urers were required upon the acceptance of a t e h n : . oa s rl l a l o i o l ub l sie b sca y teir t oi l nn ie :2eus L eg i s l ature to ma k e sacrif i ces ,nt(ihear thtoe soeu circumstances re never t a b n e ce s he regarded wou would be prepared to demand those sacrifice s from the very men who paraded them as their protection. lie would demand those sacrifices in gratitude for the boons very recently granted to them by the abolition of the VILA_ d is, In 3 volt , , t pro., m R, DISRAELI'S NEW WORK, TANCRED; OR, THE NEW CRUSADE, IS NOW READY. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Mariborongh•street. Orders received by all Booksellers, and at all the Libraries. Now ready, in 1 Vol., with Illustrations by Leech and George Cruik shank, mad two Portraits of the Author, price lOs. 6d. bound, THE NEW AND CONCLUDING SERIES OF THE INGOLDSBY E ND S; Or, MIRTH and MARVELS. And other POEMS. With a MEMOIR of the AUTHOR. EDITED by his SON. New editions of the First and Second Series of thli Work may be obtained of all Booksellers. " Of the school to which he belonged Ingoldsby may well be called Poet Laureate. It is long since the town has been presented with so racy a body of anecdotes as are to be found in his life."—Athenmuna. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. EDINBURGH REVIEW, IN o. CLXXII. ADVERTISEMENTS for insertion in No. 172 of the EDIN BURGH REVIEW, are requested to be sent to the Publishers by WEDNESDAY, the 31st inst.; and BILLS on or before FaIDAT, April the 2d. 39, Paternoster-row, March 18, 1847. THE ViTEATHER.--SUN OFFICE, MARCH 18. T JERMCMETER, Lowest, 39; Highest. 57; Noon, 55. BAROMETER, 29.92. Wind S., fine sunshiny weather. 11LWI WATER AT LONDON-BRIDUE Tiiis DAY. :doming .. 41 minutes after 2. j Evening 3 mLnutes after 3. The House divided, when there appeared— For the motion . Against it 93 29 Majority _ - On the motion that the order of the day for going into Committee on the Factories Bill be read, Mr. DENNISTOUN called upon the House to delay the measure for a fortnight, in order that time might be given to consider a proposition which the Masters had made, which was to the effect, that they should work twelve hours for four days, and eight hours the succeeding day, so that each person would only work fifty-six hours dur ing the week, and that they should be permitted to have relays, so as not to trench upon the productive powers of the country. He concluded by moving that the Bill be committed that day fortnight. Mr. FINCH hoped that the Bill would be carried as a Ten Hours Bill. Mr. AGLIONUY thought the principle of the Bill had been already sufficiently debated. Lord J. RUSSELL trusted the House would go into Committee at once. Mr. F. MAULE thought it most desirable to secure the co-operation of the masters in carrying out the measure, Mr. BROWNE was of opinion that the injury which would be inflicted on England by this measure would be equal to that inflicted upon France by Louts XIIT., when he revoked the Edict of Nantes, and banished skill and labour from the country. Mr. BORTHWICE opposed the amendment. Mr. BRIGHT said a great change had taken place since Mr. BROTHERTON had been a factory labourer. At the present, moment children under 13 years of age could not be employed in factories more than six hours a day, and there were more persons in shops under the age of 14 than there were in factories. After a few words from Mr. lIINDLEY, Mr. FIELDEN said he would not consent to postpone the Bill for a single hour. Sir R. PEEL considered the motion, as brought for ward merely to delay the Bill, and could not support it. Lord Joust RUSSELL considered that the principle of the measure was good, and he should ther4 re sup port it, without con s id er i ug w h e th er i t woulrait the hours of adult labour generally or not. Seeing the great advantages cotton manufacturers had obtained in the remission of the duty on the raw material, and the saving they would effect in light and fuel, by limiting the hour, of labour to eleven hours, he thought they could well afford this bocn to the labouring classes. The House then went into Committee. The first clause, limiting the hours of working in fac tories to eleven per day, at ter the Ist of May next, was agreed to. The second clause, enacting that the limitation of eleven hours should continue until May, 1848, was also agreed to. Tree third clause, enacting that after the Ist of May, 1848, the hours shall be reduced to ten, was carried, on a division, by a majority of 78, the numbers being— For the clause 144 Against it .... 66 Majority for the clause --78 The announcement of the numbers was received with loud cheering. The remaining clauses were agreed to, the House resumed, and the report was ordered to be taken into consideration on the 21st of April. The 1.1cu.,e then adjourned. Lil4POl4 ) THURSDAY_ EVE NI N y MARCR 18, imposts formerly levied upon raw cotton, amounting an nually to 700,0001., by the abolition of the duties upon wool, by the permanent establishment of free trade. In gratitude, if not in mere fairness—as the barter ing of one advantage for another—he would require those sacrifices from the manufacturers. But Lord Joux RUSSELL assumed a loftier ground ; he utterly denied that sacrifices of any description would result from the operation of the scheme then under consideration ; or, if any sacrifice were inevitable, it would be a sacrifice from the operatives themselves. The previous ex penses of that department of commerce would remain altogether unaffected, and the only difference conse quent upon the new arrangement would be fair ten or eleven hours' wages for.ten or eleven hours' work, instead of as heretofore, twelve hours' wages for twelve hours' work. That would necessarily be the only difference in the disbursements of the manufacturers. Providing, again, it be remonstrated that it appears a cruelty instead of a kindness to compel the female and infant labourers to receive a lesser amount of payment for a larger amount of leisure, the Premier justly observed that the working classes themselves " are willing to run the risk l" That is conclusive logic. In considering the immediate effect which would be consequent upon this enactment, Lord Jouri calculated that there might reasonably be a lesser wear and tear of the machinery, and a lesser con sumption of oil, coal, tallow, and other articles in the factories, from the smaller amount of the time occupied in work. With all deference, we conceive that the Noble Lord's calculation was nullified by a subsequent estimate in his speech, for supposing that the operativ( a are employed more continuously and uninterruptedly throughout the twelvemonth—that they are em ployed on the average ten hours per diem from the Ist of January to the 31st of December, instead of being doomed, as under the existing system, to inter mittent paroxysms of drudgery and idleness, toiling one week twelve hours per diem, and another aban doned to the Mother of Sin and the beer shop by the total stoppage of the mills—supposing this salutary change be accomplished by Mr. FIELDEN'S measure (as it will inevitably be accomplished), the amount of labour on the termination of the year will be the same, the wear and tear of the machinery will be the same, the consumption of oil, coal, tallow, gas, and other articles required in the factories will be so far equivalent to the former ex penditure, as to present no perceptible difference. We cannot perceive, indeed, in this great scheme of Charity, indications of anything calculated to be in jurious either to the manufacturers or to the opera tives; we cannot but believe that it must, in the " long run," be mutually advantageous, while, at the same time, it will purge the land of an incalculable wickedness and effectually counteract a social poison. Notwithstanding the impressive warnings that have so constantly been given, both in and out of the Legislature, the same unaccountable apathy appears to continue in Ireland as to the preparation of the soil for the ensuing harvest. The fields still remain uncultivated ; the occupations of husbandry are almost wholly suspended, while time that cannot be recalled —every moment of which is now of the greatest importance—is passing away. It cannot be that labourers are not to be procured. Although 708,000 are at this moment actually engaged on the public works, they have only been so occupied because they were unable to obtain adequate employment for the sup port of their families from private sources—and a full opportunity has been afforded to every indivi dual requiring men for the cultivation of his land to obtain them, on making application for that purpose to the superintendents of the works, who would, thereupon, assign a sufficient number, and if the persons specified refused to work in the manner indicated, they would forthwith be discharged from the public works, and com pelled to find employment as they best could from private sources. It is puerile, therefore, to say that a sufficiency of labour could not be obtained. We fear that the true cause for this culpable negligence is, the idea that has unfortunately been too prevalent, that the Government would not only supply seed sufficient for the lands, but that they would also send the labourers from the public works on the lands of the small proprietors and tenant farmers, and that thus they would be brought into tillage without either trouble or expense to the occu pants. There was nothing of greater consequence than that their minds should be disabused of this impression, that they should know the full extent of the assistance that can be afforded to them by any possibility. The manly and decided manner in which the Premier spoke out during the past week, in which he so positively stated that nothing would be done by the Government for the cultivation of the soil, must have this effect when it has been generally known throughout the country. The landlords are now fully warned : they know what must await them if there is a perseverance in the grievous error. The withdrawal or diminution of the potato crop will occasion a necessity for a con siderable increase in the quantity of grain, and yet there will be a lamentable deficiency on the average of ordinary years. Let not the proprietors suppose that England would again step forward as she has done on the present occasion. Of course she would not, under any circum stances, suffer the people, whatever might be their faults, to perish by wholesale. They should be relieved, but the cost of that relief would be levied from the properties of those by whose default it was rendered necessary. An efficient poor-law will be in force ; let them beware how they multiply the claim ants on the fund. Able-bodied labourers will be en titled to out-door relief, and must be provided fur, either in industry or idleness, and the employ ment which is now optional will in a brief period become compulsory. What might fairly be regarded as a national calamity, when occasioned by the visitation of PROVIDENCE, will be looked on in a very different light, when its origin s may be traced to the negligence of a particular class. And this country would no longer sanction the appli cation of its finances (the amount of the taxation levied on the industry of its artizans as a relief fund) until the entire means of the defaulters were ex hausted. We do not offer these observations from any feel ing of hostility to the Irish landlords, but as a means of awakening them from their trance before it is too late. It is not to reproach them for the errors or mistakes of former times or bygone years, or to create a public feeling against them, but because there is as yet the opportunity of retrieving their position. The golden moment has not yet gone by. " There is a light cloud on the moon, 'Tis passing, and will pass full soon ;" and if that period be taken due advantage of, all will yet be well; otherwise, we shudder at the contem plation of the misery and suffering that must be the result. The landlords are placed in the vanguard, they must sustain tile first brunt of the encounter, but all other classes in Ireland are deeply interested in averting 30 fearful a calamity. The Roman Catholic clergy pos sess extraordinary power and influence over the minds of the people. Surely there never was a time when that influence could be more legitimately exercised. If the proprietors set their own shoulders to the wheel, and are aided by the clergy in their several districts, there will he little danger. The relief com mittees also should exert themselves. Twenty per cent. of the labourers will he discharged from the public works on Saturday next ; a new sphere of employment should be pro• vided, and what could be more proper than that which will provide for the maintenance of the people during the coming year? However be neficial the measures may be which tend to the ulti mate regeneration of Ireland, the present one is of paramount importance, and cannot with impunity be further postponed or delayed. Under the head of Naval Intelligence from Ports mouth the following paragraph was published in a morning paper of yesterday : " Preparation was n ade this morning fur inflicting the punishment awarded by the court-martial upon John Savage, A. 8., deserter from the St. Vincent, but an Admiralty order came to hand just in time to stop that portion of the sen tence from being inflicted. The imprisonment and forfeit of all pay will be put in force at once." The circumstances of the trial were these :—The prisoner, an able seaman of her MAJESTY'S ship St. Vincent, was absent from his duty on the 6th inst. ; the same morning he was found concealed on board a schooner lying in Portsmouth harbour. Charged as a deserter before a court-martial, which assembled last week to try him, the prisoner made no defence. He received, however, a good character from Captain MILNE and the master-at•arms of the St. Vincent. The Court passed the following sentence :—" The prisoner to melee fifty lashes on his bare back with a cat-o'-nine tails on board the St. Vincent ; to forfeit all pay due for his services; and to be imprisoned in Winchester gaol for twelve calendar months with hard labour." We rejoice that the Admiralty saved the man from corporal infliction. We hail this fact as a guarantee that, when Admiral DUNDAS and his official colleagues wisely admonished the House of Commons, during the debate which ensued on Mr. HUME's motion for returns of corporal punishment on board her MA JESTY'S ships, not to suffer officers to be influenced, in punishing or pardoning offences, by the fear of annual lists being laid upon the tables of the Legis lature; but, on the contrary, to give them distinctly to understand that, for the proper discharge of their duties, they were alone amenable to the Board of Admiralty—they were intent, as far as in them lay, on consulting the feelings of the public, consistently with the mainte nance of discipline in the service. We have, in the case before us at once an earnest of their sincerity and humanity. Next to the desirableness or abolish• ing the cat-o'-nine tails, so soon as we shall have succeeded, by improved methods of organization, in manning our ships with a superior class of men, is that of a just discrimination in the use of this instru ment of torture and degradation. We certainly do not desire to reflect upon the officers forming the court-martial which decided upon the above sentence. There were amongst them men of ability, experience, and distinction in the service ; and we are not of those who, when men have performed a painful duty to the best of their judgment, and because their sen tence does not happen to accord with our own views, rush to the conclusion that they are less benevolent than other people. But we consider they would have exercised a sounder discretion had they confined their sentence within the limits to which it has been reduced by the Ad miralty. Desertion is a serious offence, but it may become much aggravated according to circumstances. If the offence were largely on the increase, presenting difficulties in the way of keeping up the requisite complements of men—if it were committed on foreign stations, or in periods of actual war, in such cases, so long as the power of corporal infliction remains vested in the officers, it might be exercised in the least objectionable manner ; but we hold that, if at all, the lash should be reserved for the worst of criminals. Amongst this class the able seaman in question could not be classed ; for both his captain and the master-at-arms commended his character. The sentence he will undergo .is sufficiently severe for his offence, which he committed in a harbour where there could, or ought to, be no difficulty in supplying his place on board the St. Vincent. We highly approve of the course pursued by the Admi ralty, and we hope that the sound discrimination which they herein evinced will not be without its due effect upon all future courts-martial. A letter from Cairo, of the 16th ult., states that the corn crops of Egypt for the present year are of the most promising appearance. In some parts of Lower Egypt the ear is beginning to form, and the harvest will be got in by the end of the next month. Of the last year's harvest there still remains in Egypt about 600,000 ardebs (1,032,000 hectolitres) of corn of every species fit for exportation, which makes the total amount of grain for this purpose, from the harvest of 1846, 1,200,000 ardgbs. A great number of vessels had la fin the port of Alex andria, and among thru, teventeen or eighteen French, taking in cargoes fc!igarseilles. The charge for freight had fallen. . __: `~a We have received a letter from Pisa, of the 7th, in which it is stated that a political demonstration took place in that town on the occasion of the arrival of the Archduke FERDINAND of Este, brother of the Emperor of AUSTRIA, who, during the events of G:allicia last year was civil and military governor of that province. In the course of the day numerous groups assembled before the palace which he inhabits, in order to give him a charivari at the moment of his appearance in public. The authorities called out the gendarmerie and dispersed the crowd. But at mid night a loud detonation was heard, which caused a great sensation in the town. The people had succeeded in placing a petard under the very roof of the palace, and had set tire to it. The commotion caused by the explosion was very great, and broke the windows of the palace and the neighbouring houses. Great agi tation prevails at Pisa. Every day wr iti ngs contain ing al l usions aurseio stuck up in gross invectives aga i ns t th e Aus triansthe stre e t s . Th e po li ce i s on the look out for the guilty parties, and it i s s t ate d nsa and that it has already made some arrests. The Grand Duke of TUSCANY has just decided that the regular army shall be increased. A letter from Nice states that great agitation pre vails amongst the peasantry of Lombardy_ owing to the dearness of provisions, and that disturbances were apprehended. Two regiments had arrived in the neighbourhood of Milan, and others were on their march. Madrid papers of the 11th have arrived. In answer to questions put to them in the Cortes, the Ministers declared that, notwithstanding the high price of provisions and the scarcity of corn, they could not take upon themselves to prohibit the ex portation of grain. The fact is, that immense ex portations of grain have recently taken place from Santander to France, and as MUNOZ, CHRISTINA'S husband, is, it is said, engaged in the speculation, of course no attempt will be made to prevent this ex portation. The Political Chief of Saragossa has been removed. The Eco dcl Comercio states that the accounts relative to the Carlist movements are becoming every day more alarming. It was said that many workmen o h f ad A l i e m ft an ß z e a r , Bergs join the movement. In the town province t of Soria, on the 7th bands of Carlists paraded the streets in defiance of the authorities. The Marchioness of LOULE has left Madrid for Portugal. MADRID BOLSA, MARCH 11.—Tbe Three per Cents. were done at 30-i for cash ; the Five per Cents. at 19-1-; the Debt, without interest, at 54 ; and the Coupons at 17. We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday. The .illoniteur contains a ro;alordonnance, grant ing an extraordinary credit of four millions of francs to the Minister of the Interior, for advances in aid of public works in the communes. The Education Bill, which was to have been pre sented to the Chambers on Monday, has b ee n post poned for a month. There has been a large export of specie during last week for corn payments ; yet, notwithstanding the continued import of grain, the price continues to rise. In the Paris Halle, on Mon day, there was a further rise on wheat of 31. 2.0 c. the 100 kilogrammes. It is said that M. Guizor is by no means pleased with the last dispatches received from Constantinople. The French Ambassador stands alone there in his support of COLETTI, the Greek Minister, and is com pletely isolated, as the representatives of England, Austria, and Russia, afford an united and powerful support to the SULTA2i. France, however, it would seem, has an eye to territorial acquisition in the Meditterranean at the expense of Turkey—she is desirous of possessing Tunis. A letter from Toulon of the 12th says— " The Pri nce d e J u i nville was expecte d h ere on the eren isg of the 10th, and the troops of the garrison had received orders to be rea d y to rece i ve h i m, b ut i n t e lli gence soon arrived that his iloyal Highness bad stopped at Alarseilles, and a that he intended entering Toulon incognito. The Prince arriv e d h ere N ' esterdav at late hour, and after stop ping for a few minutes at the hotel of the maritime prefect, went on board the Souverain, in which he intends hoisting his flag. To-tlay the Prince went to pay a visit to the In fante Don Henry, at the hotel of the Croix i'Or. The four vessels under the orders of the Prince have taken in their pro visions, and have received orders to be ready to weigh anchor at a m oment ' s not i ce. It i s b e li e ved that they a re to proceed to T un i s , b ut not hi ng i s as yet known witii cer tainty. 71' he squadron, which at present consists of the Sou verain (three-decker), the Ocean (three-decker) , the Inflex ible, of 9(1 guns, and the Jupiter, of 80, is expected to leave the port before the 2001. The Friedland (three-decker) and the Jeria, 90 gu ns , have a l so been ordered round from Brest. The day before y es te r d a y D o n H e nry gave a grand dinner, to which the c hi e f m ar iti me , m un i c ipal, and military au- , thorities were invited." The Phare de Bayonne has a paragraph which states that Spain has given leave to the French Go vernment to establish coal depots and military hos pitsls at Port Mahon. This announcement is not credited in Paris, but it is no doubt put forward as a feeler. Accounts from Algiers state that Mari BUGEAUD is confined to his bed by illness. Serious food riots have occurred in the Western Departments. Several regiments have been ordered to march to the frontiers of Spain, to be ready in the event of a Carlist outbreak. The Three per Cents. closed at 77f. 70c.; the Five per Cents., 115 f. 45c.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,252 t. 50c. ; Rouen, 8461. 25c. ; Havre, 6661. 25c. • Great Northern, 605 E; Avignon, 785 f. ; Vierzon, 557 E 50c. ; Bordeaux, 505 E ; Troyes and Montereau, 295 f. ; B as le, 201 f. 25c. ; Dieppe, 3301 ; Paris and Strasburg, 442 f. 50c. ; Nantes, 4361. 25c. ; Paris and Lyons, 455 f ; Lyons and: Avignon, 460 f. ; Cette, 4501.; Spanish Three per Cents., 31%. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCIIANtIE,3iARCU 17. Central of France (Orleans and Vlerzoil), 14% Great Indian Peninsular, %—Luxembourg, I%—Namur and Liege, 4% Northern of France, 12%—Orleans and Bordeaux, 6%—Paris and Lyons, 6}4 —Sambre and Meuse, 6%. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. C!? Y, QUARTER TO THILEE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool was dull yesterday, and prices are now 1 1 .2 d. per lb. lower than in January. Sales, 3,000 bales, incl uding 2,200 American, at 6 1 /0. to 7/d. Shares had been very flat again. There are no later accounts in the City to-day from foreign parts, except the usual continental mails; and from ('aria the report of the Money Market is not very satisfactory. This morning cne of the most important meetings that has been held in the Bank court-room for many years past took place (a full report of which will be found in another part of The Sun). The Stock market has been very flat again this morning, with scarcely any one venturing to enter into business, because of the uncertainty as to the course which the Bank of England might think proper to adopt. Consols have realised 88% % for Money, and the same for time. The Consols Scrip is 4 to 1 discount. Exchequer-bills have been par to 3s. premium. East India St( ck is worth 247. The Foreign Investments have been very dull. Spanish Three per Cents. have been quoted 34, and Dutch Two- and a-Halt per Cents. 574 to 58. Shares have been neglected. The Bank of England directors have just broken up, and there is no notice issued for an advance in the rate of in terest. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 88%34% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 — Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9 5-16 India Stock • • • .. • • • • .. • . 247 Consols for Account .. .• • • .. • • 88% 34 Consols, Scrip .. •• 1 0% dis Exchequer Bills. I%d. 2d. 1,0001. par 3 p Pm. 500/. • • .. par 3p pm. Ditto, Small .• 1 4 p pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Dutch 231 per Cent., 12 Gull 5 731 Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 10931 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. • • Ditto, Three per Cent .. 34 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 57% % 58 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 913 % BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. AAILWAYS. PAID. PEE SHARE. Amber., Notting., Boston, & Eastrn Jn. 2% 214 to Birmingham and Oxford Junction .. 5 1134 •• .. to Bristol and Exeter .. • • • • .. 75 .• • • 763 4 •• • • to Buckinghamshire • • .. • . ..6!.4$ % p.. to Caledonian .. 30 — .... to Ditto, Half Shares .. • .. 234 214.... to Eastern Counties .. 20 1 934 %• • to Do., Perpetual,s per Ct. No. 1, 61. 13s. 4d Ditto, ditto • • .. N 0.2, 6/. I3s. 4d 4 p.. to Ditto, York Extension .. 4 East Lancashire .. .. 17 Ditto, New .. 8%.... to Ditto, ditto, New Scrip Great Northern (London & York Regd) '234 Great North of England .. .. 100 Ditto, New .. .. • . .. • • 20 Great Western .. .. • . 85 —lll% to 110% Ditto. Half Shares .. .. 50 Ditto Quarter Shares • . • • •• 12% • 1734 .. ••to Ditto. Fifths .. • . •• 20 .. • • 261% •. to Ditto, New .. .. • • • • .. 434 ...• 7%.... to Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester .. 2731 Leeds and Thirsk .• • . • • 22% .... to Do., do., Prefeience, 6 per Cent • • 331. •• • 4% • • to London, Brighton, and South Coast • • 50 Ditto, Consolidated Eighths • . •• 10 • • London and Greenwich 121. 15s. 4d. .. • • 8% xdto London and North-Western • • . 100 .. 176 177.• to 17531 Ditto, Quarters .. • • 2 .. • • .. • • to Ditto dittb New .. . 2 Ditto, 401. Shane .. M. and B. .. 40 London and York Extension Scrip .. 234 Lynn and Derebam .. 15 . 16% .. • • to Manchester and Leeds . • . 82 .• •• .. to Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) ..71. 4s 234 p.. to Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock - • 425. • • % p.. to % p Midland •• •• •• •• •• —lOO ll6 115.. to 11034 Ditto, New .. .. 30 Ditto, New .. .. 2 ~ 4%%.. to Ditto, Birmingham and Derby ..100 Norfolk .• .. • . .. 100 . 136 .• .. to North British .. .. 25 Ditto, Half Shares .. 1231 16% to Ditto, Extension .. % 136 4.. to Ditto, Thirds 1 North Staffordshire .. 5 ...• 7% .• • • to 8 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 173 Preston and Wyre .• . .. 25 Ditto. Half Shares (A) 834 • l2 •• .. to Reading, Guildford, and Reigate •• S • • Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) .• 3 .. • • 3% to Ditto, ditto (B) .. 1 1 ,x l% .• .. to Couth Staffordshire Junction Reg. • .11.133.4 d 3434 pto South Eastern and Dover •• •• • • 331.25. 4d 37% 5g.. to South Wales .. •. .• .. • • • . 10 Waterford and Kilkenny •. • • • • 13% West Riding Union .. • • • • 4/.2.• ..• 1% p• • to Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth.... 15 .. • • 7 • • to York and Newcastle .- • . 25 ...• 3434 3i .. to Ditto, New .. . • • • • . 10 .. • • 1531 .... to Ditto, Preference • • • • • • 4 .. • • 8 •••• to York and North Midland .. .. 50 83% 8434 to 83 Ditto, Preference .. .. • • • • 2 Ditto East and West Riding Extension 10 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. • • .. 18 •• 134.... to Namur and Liege .. .. • • . 10 .. • • 4% .... to Northern of France • .. • • 8 .. • • 123 .. to Orleans and Bordeatut •• 6 .• • • 634 •... to Paris and Lyons Sambre and Meuse •• .. 12 ..,• 6%34 o JOINT-STOCK BANKS. London Joint-Stock • • •• • .. 10 .... 15% .... to MINES Real del Monte. Unregistered 3 1 /, .. • • to Errata in Yesterday's List—Read London and York Extension Scrip blank, and Great Indian Peninsula blank. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY LONDON, MARCH 18.—Wind S., light steady breeze, and fine clear weather. DEAL, ItIARCH 17.—Wind S. to S.S.W.—Arrd. Bennan, Guthrie, Calcutta; London, Gunton, Mauritius; Susan, Crisp, ditto; Underwood, Callao • Alert, St. Croix. PENZANCE, Mancn 16.—Wind W. to S.S.E.—The Racer, Legg, of this port, from St. Michael's, was run down by a ship, name unknown ; crew saved, an d transferred from the Azores Packet to a French brig bound to Havre. WATERFORD, MARCH 15.—Arrd. Jamaica, Selkirk, Per nambuco, with damage to cutwater. WisnEAcir, MARCH 17.—The Fishburn floated off last night, very leaky. The Harriet Emma, for Rouen, is strained and leaky. LONDONDERRY, MARCH Canomius, Cuba; PlO vincialiA, Philadelphia; Marion, New York. GUERNSEY, MARCH 16.—Wind S.—Arrd. Flora, De Put son, Matanzas for Cowes, very leaky, and having been on her beam-ends. GLASGOW, MARCH 15.—The wreck of a brig of about 160 tons, apparently British, dismasted and abandoned, painted black, with a white stripe, and green inside, was passed, 26th ult., by the Saracen, arrived here. ABERDEEN, MARc'tt 15.—A schooner, clipper-rigged, appa rently new, painted black, with a light streak, was seen to founder near the Swandemann Reef buoy, Fame Islands, llth inst., by the Mary Reid, arrived here. DUNDEE, MARCH 15.—The Jessie, of Dundee, foundered off the Fern Islands, 11th inst., during a squall; crew sup posed to be drowned. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) NEWGATE AND X.2III.DEN;fiII4.L. We bad a very slow inquiry here, and prices were with difficulty supported :—Beet; from 2s 8d to 3s 6d; Murton, 35 4d to 45 4d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 53 2d; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per 81bs by the carcase. MEAT MARILETS. SOUTHALL, 31aRcu 17.—The primest Beasts and Sheep commanded a fair inquiry, at full prices; otherwise the de mand was in a very dull state.—Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d , Mutton, 3s 4d to ss; Veal, 43 to ss; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per 81bs., to sink the offals. ROMFORD, MARCH 17.—We bad a very dull trade here to-day, on the following terms :—Beef, from 35 to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s ; Veal, 45 4d to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per Slbs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 19s; and Milch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 181 each. HAILSHAM, MARCY 17.—We had only a moderate supply of stock on offer this morning, yet the general demand was heavy at barely late rates. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 4s 2d to 5s 2d; Veal, 4s 6d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 4s 4d to 4s 8d per Sibs. ARUNDEL, MARCH 16.—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 38 8d to ss; Veal, 4s 4d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 45 2d to 4s 8d per Bibs. A moderate supply, and a slow trade. CHICHESTER, IVAncti 17.—Prime Sheep were in fair re quest, at full prices; all other kinds of stock were a dull sale. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 4s to 5s 2d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 284; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to ISs ; and Milch Cows, with their small Calf, 16/ to 181 each. RAY IKAUXIIIITs. SMITHFIELD.— Meadow Hay, 218 s to 31 15s ; Clover ditto 31 53 to 4/ 16s ; and Straw, 1/ 10s to 11 14s per load. Trade dull, at barely stationary prices. Cumnaiii.A.vn.—Meadow Hay, 218 s to 41; Clover ditto, 3/ 55 to 41 16s ; and Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 lfis per load. A fair average supply and a steady trade. WHITRCHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 3/ 16s; Clover ditto, 3/ 5s to Si; and Straw, 11 lOs to 11 14s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended March 18, 1847, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns In Eatland and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BAXLEY.' I I OATS. BYE. BEANS. PEAS. PRICE .. 1 743 2d 54s 10d 31s 2d 55s Id 1 52s 7d 543 11d The Duties on Foreign Grain are now suspended. LEWES ELECTION.—The election for the borough of Lewes took place yesterday, when Mr. J. Blaker pro• posed It. Perfect, Esq., as a fit person to represent the borough. The nomination was secon.ied by Mr. A. Morris, and there being no other candidate, Mr. Perfect was declared duly elected. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR LOUGH nonouott.—An accident, attended with loss of life, occurred on Tuesday night, between Loughborough and Kegworth, on the Midland Railway. It appears that when the down train, leaving Loughborough at ten o'clock, arrived at Derby, a communication was telegraphed to Loughborough, stating that something—the driver thought a sheep—had been run over, soon after the train had left Loughborough. Some men were accordingly sent down to clear the line, when about three-quarters of a mile off they found the body of a soldier lying across the rails with his head crt shed, both legs severed, and the body dreadfully mangled. In addition to the pas. Fenger train, a luggage or minera l train, consisting of 56 or GO waggons, appeared to have gone over him. The body was taken to the Loughborough station, where a coroner's jury will sit upon his remains. The unfortunate man was a private of the 4th Dragoon Guards stationed at Loughborough, named Thomas Bulman. He was 26 years of age, and had been in the regiment about six years. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) The House sat to-rah- to Lear appeals. The Peers pre sent were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lord CampbelL BAr.RErr AND OTHERS V. TITE STOCRTON AND DARLINGTON RAILWAY COMPANY. The arguments in this part-heard appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of England, which were commenced on Tuesday, were resumed to-day, Mr. Smythe following Mr. Bethell on behalf of the respondents, the Stockton and Dar lington Railway Company. The appellants are directors and shareholders of the Joint-Stock County of Durham Coal Company. For the transit of coals sent by them by the Stockton and Darlington Railway, and by the Clarence Rail way (of which the respondents are directors and share holders) to Port Clarence for exportation, the respondents claimed payment at the rate of 2 , 4 d. per ton per mile, under provision of their Acts of Parliament. The appellants were unwilling to pay more than 1 / 2 d. per ton per mile. This dispute between the partiesbt vn in 1836, and it was agreed between them that the al pellants should continue to pay the former charge, under protest, and without prejudice to their right to recover the excess, in the event of their succeeding in an action, which they were to bring, to try whether the former or latter sum was the proper Parliamentary charge. A special verdict was found in that action, and, upon the discussion on it, in the Court of Common Pleas, it was decided that the sum of 4d. per on per mile for transit of the appellants' coals was the proper cirarge under the Acts for construction of the said railway s. The respondents brought a writ of error on that judgment in the Court of Exchequer Chamber, and failing in obtaining a reversal there, they brought their writ of error in this House, the result of which was an affirmance of thej udgment of the Court of Common Pleas. Per.ding the proceedings at law, and before the last writ of error was brought, the appellants filed their bill in Chancery, stating the proceedings at law, and that notwithstanding the judgment there in favour of the appellants, the respondents refund to refund the excess of the sums paid by the appel lants beyond the ', s d. per ton per mile. The respondents put in their answer, and alleged that of the sum before claimed by them for tonnage 1 / 2 d. was for haulage of the coals, and other services rendered by them to the appellants in the transit of their coals. Several orders were made in the cause by the Vice-Chancellor, in pursuance of which the sums constituting the excess between the established Parlia mentary charge, and the charge of 2id. were paid, first into a bank, and part afterwards into court, and vested in the public funds to abide the decree. By the decree made in the cause, after this House gave judgment on the writ of error, the Vice-Chancellor ordered all sums paid by the appellants to be paid back, under reduction not only of the /d. per ton, for the transit, but another /d. per ton for haulage of the coals; and his Honour also ordered the appellants to pay the respondents their costs in the cause, on the grouni that the suit was not necessary, and the filing of the bill was prema ture, inasmuch as all matters in dispute would have been decided by the action if the appellants had waited for the final judgment in it. Mr. Stuart and Mr. Faber were heard on Tuesday for the appellant, and Mr. Bethell for the respondents. (The arguments had not concluded when our Afternoon Edition went to press.) VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the Vicit-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) JOY V. BIRCH. The arguments in this case, which have already occupied the Court several days, were resumed this morning. The case, which has been many years in this Court, came before his Honour upon further directions, and the sole question for decision was, whether the purchaser of a certain estate could be compelled under the agreement to pay interest on such portions of the fund as had not been paid at the time he en tered into possession. A gentleman named Birch, so long ago as the year 1812, contracted for the purchase of the estate in question, called the East and West Wretham Estate, si tuated in Norfolk, being partly leasehold and partly freehold property, for a sum of 95,0004 The estate was at that time charged with several mortgages, and it was arranged be tween the parties that the purchaser should be permitted to dispose of certain portions of the purchase-money in clearing off the incumbrances, which part of the agreement was even tually carried into effect. It was further agreed that Mr. Birch, upon entering, should be entitled to the rents and profits from the preceding Michaelmas; that the conveyances and assurances should be prepared as speedily as possible, and that the interest on the residue of the purchase-money should not commence until Lady-day then next; and by a subsidiary agreement it was provided that if the instruments were not executed by that time, then that the interest should commence from the time of the execution thereof. Owing to the embarrassed state of the property, and the claims of incurnbrancers, it had been found impossible to complete the contract, and a bill was accordingly Sled for specific performance, which came on for hearing in the year 1830, when a decree was made by his Honour directing the performance of the former agreement, as stated by the later one. Against this decree an appeal was entered, but the Lord Chancellor utS med the judgment of his Honour. The matter was then carried to the House of Lords, where, atter argument, their Lordships affirmed substantially the decision of the Lord Chancellor. Since that time, the purchaser hid continued in possession of the estate, and had received the rents and profits ; and the question now was,• whether he was bound to pay interest on a sum of about 9,000/., which was the residue of the fund. (The arguments had not concluded when our Afternoon Edition went to press.) BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) William Clayton, a boy of about sixteen years of age, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hall, charged with obtaining money under false pretences. It appeared that the prisoner had been errand-boy to Mr. Nind, paper-hanger, Fleet-street, and was discharged about a week ago, and that he had since culled upon several of Mr. Nind's customers and had received money due to him. Mr. Nind had authorised the prisoner to receive moneys for him while in his service. The prisoner's defence was, that Mr. Nind owed him some money for wages, and had refused to pay him. He got the money which he knew to be due to Mr. Nind for the purpose of paying himself. Mr. Nind said, that when the prisoner called at his shop to demand the arrear due to him, he was told that if his aunt (with whom he lived, baying no parents) would call for it, it would be paid to her. As Mr. wind suspected that some pawnbrokers duplicates, which were found on the prisoner, referred to property which he had missed while the prisoner was in his service, and as Mr. HALL was anxious that his relations should be in• formed of his situation (of which they were as yet ignorant), and should be called upon to attend, the worthy magistrate remanded the prisoner to Morday. WORSHIP-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) Police-sergeant No. 2 N, stated that a man named John Smith had attempted self-destruction by cutting his throat with a knife he had concealed about his person, in one of the cells of the Robert-street police-station, where he was soon afterwards found in a state of insensibility. Messrs. Hawsdeer and Coward, surgeons, were at once sent for, and on their arrival they directed Lis immediate removal to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where, on inquiry this morning re • specting him, it was stated that he was alive, but was not expected long to survive. He had been taken into custody for robbing his fellow-workmen of their tools. SOUTHWARK.-(THIS DAY.) Henry Potter was charged with stealing a piece of printed calico from the shop of Mr. Reece, linen-draper, 13lackfriars• road. Prosecutor said, about six o'clock last evening the print dress was hanging on a line inside the doorway, and about ten minutes afterwards the prisoner was brought into the shop by a dear and dumb man, with the at tide in his possession. The latter person gave his evidence through the medium of his fingers, by which it appeared that as he was passing the complainant's shop he saw the prisoner enter the door, snatch the print off the line, and run away with it. He pursued him and bro❑ght him back to the shop, when he was given into the custody of a policeman. The prisoner was committed. BANK OF EN GLAND-(THIS DAY.) A special general court of the governor, directors, and proprietors of the Bank of England was held this day, within the Court-room, for the purpose of declaring the divi dend for the hall-year coning the 27th of February last. At twelve o'clock precisely the Governor, Mr. Heath, the Deputy-Governor, Mr. Robinson, and several directors en tered the room. There was a very lull attendance of the proprietary. The minutes of the last court having been read and confirmed, The GOVERNOR proceeded to address the proprietors. He said—Gentlemen, according to the form prescribed by thi s tout, it is my duty to acquaint you that this is one of the half-yearly general courts appointed by the bye-laws for the purpose of considering a dividend ; and I have farther to acquaint you that the directors, having con sidered the state of the banking accounts, are of opinion, that a dividend may be made, if the Court think fit to agree to it, of 3i per cent. interest, payable on the sth of April next, without any deduction. You may wish to know some particulars with respect to the rest, and I have therefore to inform you that on the 28th February, 1846, The rest was ... X 3,689,430 On the 3Ist August On the 27th February, 1847 making an increase on the half-year of 59,4691., or in in crease to be added to the rest on the whole year of 209,792/. A PROPRIETOR wished to know whether there was a con tinued and further increase till the 6th of March? The GOVERNOR said they were dealing with the question of the 27th February, on which their proceedings were based, and could not therefore affect the period referred to by the Hon. Proprietor. Mr. LEVY asked what was to be the bonus? They had been led at the last meeting to expect a large increase ou this year, and he thought they had a right to expect it. If any thing serious were to happen at this time which should derange the affairs of the Bank, the proprietors would require to subscribe to make up any deficiency, and he considered it therefore a hard case that in a season of prosperity the proprietors should not have a corresponding benefit. He trusted that the implied promise made to the proprietors on the last occasion would be redeemed. The GOVXRNOR explained that what he had stated to the propri , tors on the last occasion was, that the Governor and the Court of Directors would have much pleasure in meeting the views of the proprietors, when they thought that could with propriety and with a due regard to other interests be done, as this was probably the last time when he should have the honour to appear before them as Governor, he should have been proud and happy to propose an increased dividend ; but he thought the proprietors would see that there were peculiar circumstances abroad at that moment which rendered caution and prudence more than ever neces sary on the part of the directors. Mr. PARRY Ds WINTON was sorry to find that so small a dividend was declared as 31. 10s. per cent. He did not wish to impugn the conduct of the directors, as he thought they had done their duty by the proprietors, more especially the gentleman who had just addressed them. As respected him, he had during the period of his governorship devoted the greater part of his time and attention to the fur therance of their interests; and they had reason, therefore, to feel obliged to that gentleman. With respect to the profits on this halfyear, he could show that they would amply justify an increased dividend to the proprietors ; for deducting the rest of October 10,1845, f rom t h e rest of Febuary 1847,11 e tound that they had realised no less a sum than 506,06:1, which would give them very nearly four per cent. Linder these circum - stances, he did not see that they should not have four per cent. He. as an old banker, well kn, , w, and was fully con vinced, that 4,000,000/. was as much as could be required for working this establishment, with a profit to those connected with it. He should therefore propose as an amendment, that, the dividend, instead of being 3/. 10s. should be 4/. per cent. The Bank bad now an amount to work upon or rather more than 24,000,0001. which they might turn to account. They had also the interest of 3 per cent. on 11,000,000/. of loans to Government. If they made 4 per cent. on their twenty four millions, and 3 per cent. on their eleven millions, they would return in the year 1,290,0001. He thought that the proprietors ought to derive some present advantage from this prosperous state of things instead of leaving all to their executors. He consi dered that they owed a debt of gratitude to Sir Robert Peel rrr " " "' - , for the conditions 1:e annexed to the Bald: Charter, or ti; pralaa.ility would have been that they sh. old have been the sane condition as in 1825 :sad G. They should have hlal an issuespuriaus ppm- over the country Instead of good gold and silver as at present. He repeated it advisedly, to; the Bank of England and the country were deeply oblige L , Sir Robert Peel. They were also indebted to Mr. Cott on his continued advocacy of these alterations. In proof of ti success which had attended them since that time , he Wouldnt just read to the Court the State of the periods until the present time : 3616,6 8 . 5 ' The Rest was on the 3d October, 1845... OOOO 3,6 ea On the 28th of February, 1846 3,878, 9 0° On the 26th of September, 1846 • 3,899, 225 , On the 27th of February, 1847. And, on the 6th of March, although the Governor tip. quote it as the basis of the dividend, there was a rc a de Rest at differen t crease, in one short week, of 52, 00/. which ~,i'a r.) 3,951,922/., or nearly four millions of Rest.—cii e deo 4 Under these circumstance-, he saw no reason why a d* p s t of of 4/. per cent. should not be declared out of the ra w e l t 3,899,320/. referred to by the Governor. The reduction vi z est, his proposition would effect would not be great, as t he a Jd after the payment of 44 per cent. fur the half year, ar ,tiad be 3,330,000/. But lie wisned it to be distincty un der abbo t that he did not find fault with the way in which the Olehnd o; Governor and the directors, or their predecessors , tha t naged the affairs of the Bank; because lie considered their management had been excellent in the entreat, (Hear, hear.) Still he thought it his duty, wet out in any way blaming the conduct of tilos(' nt.r n _ t b • with the management of their affairs, to persevere ta t the amendment he had proposed. In order to show tl ( ! a rease a capital of the Bank was amply sufficient to pay an i n : WIC dividend, he might state that the capital stock e t the the on the 10th of October, 1846, was 15,s80,0001,inclu dif fi t ad issues, whereas on the 27th of February, this Yea r ' l i ta lof fallen to 12,440,000/.—less by 2,387,00C1. ; but the Wo, the Banks of England and Scotland was onl 5, C 1-1° a ble and yet they paid a fair dividend. He had hady considerio experience as a country banker, and he was therefer e iB 44, condition to state that th e B an k Charter of the se which limited the issues of c ou nt r y bankers', over bankers had been comp e lled t o i ssue gold sou . , c ite and bank notes to meet a ny e xcess over their ordinary 40C1 culation, but the working people employed on railway s, a great many were so employed at the present obliged to be paid in gold and silver; thus a greater Owe, of bullion had been called into circulation than bereltraal and great draws were made upon the banks for it. Ce ttilw in the part of the country with which he was connected' b eer, notes were at a premium as compared with gold and . to yet as much as 1,000/. a day was paid in gold in WI but persons emploN ed on the works in his neighbourboou'eo momeot, woull whenever bank notes were made scarce gold and silver ido g out from the Bank of England in shoals, but as thew a a r i e to classes had an aversion to hold notes, they had invaria"' be paid in gold. He should persist in his motion. nn be Air. FIELDEN seconded th e mot i on. H e a l w ays il ,"„ bo stood that the three-and-a-half di v id en d was only 'ye 84 temporary, and that they might look f orwar d to one o f or per cent.for the year. That time last ye ar , the Dev er ; came forward and stated, that h e h a d grea t pleasure _ aa ts e st form them that they would be exonera t e d from the par -,1,0 of the income-tax, and the proprietors thanked Lim fora:, intimation; but at that time the Rest was 3, one million more than at the time the proprietors receive, per cent.—(Hear, heal ) — and its increase to 3, 99 ' e to this year was an additional reason why they should haN . T he 689,0001 , 47 . dividend increased to 41. per cent. for the h a lf-year• att s difference between the property-tax and 41. per cent. : 1 4 too trifling to be considered as any great advantage be_1;00 the dividend they proposed to declare. The gradual lae l eo ta in the Rest was one of the strongest arg atn e ot he would urge in favour of the wrench° re , What was the difference between four per cent. and th e . t P tbe perty-tax ? it was not so very much ; and he though, t o l ge duty of the Executive to allow t h e p ro p r ietors as 'Lob' dividend as they possibly coula with due regard to the a-rt of lishment. lie thought that it was th e d u ty of the C au ce old Directors, it the proprietors were satisfied, that theY t het safely receive a dividend of fo ur per cent., to allow t he t dividend, especially when, as h e had said, the aiffereaa tween that sum and the property-tax was so trifling. d iffer. The Covell - Noe—The Hon. Proprietor said that the a to rence was very small. The income-tax would 0°1 )00 30,000 L, while the difference of one per cent. would lail,alled increase of 145,0001. Surely s uc h a sum co uld not be trifling. d leg Mr. FIELDER said that he- a l so th oug ht th e mode s ing the tax was incorrect. sal The GOVERNOR said that if the Hon. Proprietor ban o rs complaint to make he h a d b e tt er re f er t o th e Como issl° of Mr. Property Tax at Somerset House.tbSat FIEDDER said that, in conclusion, he would s tate d t he had greet pleasure in h e a r ing th e amoun t o f the t es e ideea if the proprietors thought it sufficient to warrant a di pon e of 4 per cent. being paid, it was f or t h em to take the,re!tbst sibility, if the propri e t ors did come to t h e co nclusa''' f o re a dividend of 4 per cent. should be paid. He hoped $$ ther objections would be made. mo st Mr. COOKE said that as one of the proprietors ha o bo beg leave to concur in the opinion of the gentleinauterest had just spoken. Wh en t h ey c.ane to cons i der the ily did of the money which was i nvested i n railways, he re a p coat not think it very immoderate to expect a dividend bar per cent. He was extra mely sorry to see that Lord it .. . p s' ot ed ton, in his motion on the currency the other eveninge7-iired to find fault with the Governor and company in anNa n way, by stating that they had been purchasing la g a e atitl their duty to do if it was for their own interest) a c lr of railway debentures, and had neglected the Eac' e ljter bills on account of their being so very low. There was ad t bst question also which he wished to ask the Governor, an, r ole was, whether the corporation had not received con sioe i . the injury from the amount of seven-day bills, and wh . „,,e tt j e s tel o Chancellor of the Exchequer had taken any effect''' . to check the issue of these bills? The GOVERNOR said that th e H on . Proprietor kneff.lastall much on the subject as the di rec t ors did. lie bad seed letter which the Chancell or o f theExcheepter had add r to them. w isheu Mr. CooKE—There was another question which be La e la to ask ; that was—Whether the Corporation bad not u4 t i some degree, injured by a practice which had been stated of that epublic establishmentpapers to cr b e e p t ta o k u i t n go f it place, into n t a h m e ek io , n t ? b y e u se . s e: it - ere - 4 to the injury of the proprietors and was an public tabs in statement He wished to know whether there statement ? If there were, the business a m n ii r st t L u e cood a i e d l l in a most inefficient manner, and if such t ransactions di r• abroad, it was most important for the i n t erests o f the -0o poration that some alteration should take place in the a l and manner of election. The GOVERNOR assured the Hon: Proprietor that the re' port was without foundation. rue' Mr. Come was very glad to hear that it was tint ;Oa Although he should be very sorry to seco,nd any proPes'abt for increase of dividend, and if the directors as a body thoia_at it would be imprudent to allow that increase , he should a" support the proposition of the Hon. Proprietor. whe . Mr. Wteasamsoar said that the simple question was, e ~t ts tiler they could spare a dividend of ra so that if 4 per con e were March, 1839, the rest was 2,798,00 a -, take 50,000 1 . from tbe were to be taken, they would have to taa per cent. On th would add 50,00 01 - rest, and if 31 per cent. were paid they t H e was to it. The 31 per cent. was paid on that one of those who considered that the rest ° flies h2CI added under three millions, and of late years -- p - ah e were not 1,090,000 L, and thus it might be fairly asked a Could th e y in a condition to allow a dividend of 4 pencell.: not think it spare the additional 150,0004 that day? did _ stabus h, occasion. never be would in any way interfere with the funds of the e m f ent by alowing a dividend of 4 er cent. 'e Mr. CLARKE I said that he was adverse to any increase - e dividend, but he was not adverse to a bonus L being vd g jeelf. They The were two very different things, for tue d-i whiich might - be considered as a sort of annuity, might be hereafterwards diminised by adverse circuta, sl r ec torS while a bonus was always under the control of the direst dote' as to its amount. Ile was sure it was the wish of theqd tors to give the proprietors as much profit as they co., crbe sistently with the proper conducting of the Bank' .at a only question for their consideration was, how g`' ess - srf suns could then be given to them. It was a cc o tbe for the Court of Proprietors to consider what „ v ide maximum rest which should be kept, in order to it . " et a against contingencies; and then they would be bet' abled t D. S ALo judge M what bonus they could have. Mr. OONS said that, whatever turn the ills,' might take, they should consider that those who ball a ta terest in the partnership should derive a beneu' e a p poSS it. It had always b een a great m i s t a ke to sup that the system of keeping a large rest. was 11 -0 neficial one. It hi n d ere d t h e parties who ente red thei r concern from receiving a ny benefit from it duriall foal lifetime, and the only parties who derived any bea P a - c oe 6 t it were their heir s . Th e on l y way i n w hi c h any, ", e relt; could be deriv e d w as bya sale of their ~, n :f ei tea when they obtained a benefit i n ca pital, but a . ust , many others, lie wished to p ress u pon the G o - o eiel ° Directors the necessity of there b e i ng some defined P ri o ftbe laid down with respect to taking a review of the affair: he t 0 0 Bank, in order to estimate the profits. lie thought a ad' that side of the bar they ought not to be parties to pt manent increase of dividend, believing that it would be injurious to the establishment. res t °' Mr. PARRY DR WILTON, in reply, thought that a V co! upwards of 3,000,000 was amply sufficient to meet as ,: e rt 0 tingencies of the Bank, and he sh ou ld th ere f or e Pel le. - his amendment. oaf t, The GOVERNOR then put the amendme n t to the Cou r wag upon a show of hands, declared it to be lost by $ • a majority. ble b The GOVERNOR then put the original motion, UPadaitit'a Mr. CLARKE moved, as an am en d men t, " That in a oe to the 3 1 / 2 per cent. dividend the proprietors should llo s ot 1 per cent. bonus." He believed that they had a s a nt cif: rest to give a 2 per cent. bonus, but, und e r the pres e r t e t ) cumstances of the money market, he would only Pat' per cent. Mr. SALoMONS seconded the amendment. 01 41 A PROPRIETOR doubted whether such an amendni ellt be moved. r of The GOVERNOR said it was perfectly co mpetent t i g proprietor to move such an amendment, but he, u e ba': a rrie"' remind the proprietors that, in the event of its being • A there must be a ballot of the propriet ors . The amendment of Mr. Clarke was then put to the h e by the Governor, and declared by him to be car" large majority, amid much cheering. h dtaken The GOVERNOR said, in consequence of what ea place, he must move, in addition to the motion forha-ole be dend of 3i per cent., that a bonus of 1 per cent. paid, and that a General Court should b e held on I ", c loa , ' the 22d inst., and a ballot taken from eleven to four upon that proposition. This motion was carried unanimously. off Mr. H. THOMPSON moved a vote of thanks to the Gatrie-e4 obSa• Deputy. Governor, and directors, and in doing s° ka pre that such had been their zeal for the interest of tu - cot ar prietors that their salaries ought to be paid free of in tax.—(Cheers.) aa d Mr. CLARKE seconded the motion, which was cone nimously. is th em be GOVERNOR, in returning thanks, stated that th ,aOO be the last time he should have the honour to adores in his character of Governor Cot lft Mr. CLARKE thought under such circumstances the 00- ought to come to a vote of thanks specifically t o the vernor. the A specific vote of thanks was unanimously carrie d to Governor, and the Court broke up. DIRECT LONDON AND POI MOUTH RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) o f An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders_.,, this company, was this day held, at the London Tavel:, bishops;ote-street, for the purpose of considering the cirto.% of two proposed Bills, which were submitted to t he meetnlet. viz., a Bill to enable the Direct London and Portsmouth Ita, way Company to make an approach to the town of Dork le and a deviation in the line, and certain alterations in levels of their railway, and in the Croydon and -1,:P.5°.-ftßailway. Railway. Also, a Bill to unite and consolidate the 1)1°1"--0, London and P o rtsmouth R a ilway Company, with the L on Brighten, and South-Coast Railway Company. o'clock, The chair was taken by C. S. Crowley, Esq., atone o'c•° n but some time elapsed before the business of the Ine_ n e t " g io commenced, in consequence of there not being thir t y p e" tbe present, that being the minimum number required bY_ l „g Act to constitute a meeting. 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