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13, Great Marlborough-street. T HE NEW NOVEL ENTITLED "LEONORA," WILL BE PUBLISHED BY MR. COLBURN, On Monday next, December 20. MRS. TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., TOWN AND COUNTRY. By MRS. TROLLOPE. Its dashing portraiture of character, novel story, sustained ac tion, and knowledge et the world, will render this work as popular as any of the authore's previous productions."—Britannia. "We are inclined to consider ' Town and Country' as the most agreeable, if not the ablest of Mrs. Trollope's novels."—Atlas. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Novi complete, in One Volume, with Thirty-two Illustrations, by Leech, anu a Portrait of the Author. Price 16s. bound. CHRISTOP HER TADPOLE. By ALBERT SMITH. Author of " The Adventures of Mr. Ledbury," " The Marchioness of Brinvilliers," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. * 4 * To be had of all Booksellers. Just published, t4 vo., Sewed, price 1 s., T HE RIGHT OF THE ARISTOCRACY TO THE SOIL CONSIDERED. BY JOHN NOAKES. " A smart, clever, fearless pamphlet." Douglas Jerrold's Newspaper. " A clever and outspoken pamphlet." Nonconformist. "Broad as its propositions are, they are in every respect borne out." London Mercury. " Full of strong truths is this writer." Weekly Times. Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange. Sent post free, on transmission of Sixteen Stamps. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Un ter the 31ans.sement et Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed Sheridan Knowlee's Comedy •f THE LOVE riaasE, Sir William Fendlove, Mr. Tilbury ; .Master Waller, Mr. Howe; Widow Green. Mrs. Glover ; Constance. Mrs. Nisbett. After which the new Comic Drama, called THE ROUSED LION. Characters by Messrs. Webster, Howe, Wigan, 11. Vanden hoff ; Mrs. Keeley, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Seymour, and Mrs. Stanley. To conclude With the Farce of MORE BLUNDERS THAN ONE. ;cage Manager, Mr. Fatten; Acting Manager, Mr. F. 'Web:ter. J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper. Boxes, 54. ; Pit, 3s. ; gallery, 2s. ; Upper Ofellery, le. noon open at, Hall-past Six, Performance to aommence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Cele3te. THIS EVENING Will be performed, the celebrated Comedy of PAUL PRY. Frank Xardy, Mr. Stoker; Witherton, Mr. Callenford ; Somers, Mr. Wor rell ; Cel•nol Hardy, Mr. Lambert ; Mr. Stanley, Mr. Thomas ; Harry Stanley, Mr. Boyce ; Paul Pry, Mr. Wright ; Grasp, Mr. 0. Smith ; Eliza, Miss M. Taylor ; Marian, Miss Emma Eluding ; Mrs. Subtle, Mrs Yates ; Phmbe, Miss Woolgar. To be followed by a mss Farce entitled THE TIPPERARY LE GACY. Turnem Green, Mr. Wright ; Bob Gills, Hr. Munyard ; kanty Scrimmage, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Chubblock, Mr. Cullenford ; Policeman, Mr. Sanders ; Lizzy Chubblock, Miss Woolgar. To conclude with the Farce, entitled THIS HOUSE TO BE SOLD ;the property of tile late William Shakspeare), Inquire Within. Cha racters by Messr.i. Wright, CulleatiJrd, Worrell, 0. Smith, Paul Bed brd, M:. Laws, &c., &c. Boxes, 43.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Pnors open at half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestriz. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. TH Li EVE XING, _ _ Win be performed a new Comic Drama, entitled THE TRA• "GEM.' QUEEN. After which, a new Comic Drama called PEGGY GREEN. To be followed by a Comic Drama, called A ROUGH DIAMOND. r To conclude with a Romance of Real Life, called BOX and COX Principal characters by Mr. Harley, Ur. Buckstone, and Mrs. Mac. !Samara. Dress Boxes, ss. ; Tipper Boxes, ds. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. half-price to any_ part of the house. The _Sew Box=otEce, No. 2, Wellington-street, is open to the Public every day, from Ten till Six. The Interior et the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr. W. Bradwell of the Colosseum. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Madame A. NA. TIIILLON. THIS EVENING A new Comic Opera, entitled THE- AMBASSADRESS. Duke de Valberg, Mr. Bodda ; Benedict, Mr. Barker ; Fortunattis, Mr. Lef fler; Countess de 11:iersehomber , * , Miss Villars; Madame Barneck , Mrs. Selby ; Charlotte, Mtss Anne Romer ; Henrietta Madame Anna Thillon. . . To conclude with the Play of THE STRANGER. The Stranger, Mr. Cooper; Mrs. II Aller, Miss Cushman. To conclude with the Comedy of TILE HONEYMOON. Duke Aranza, Mr. Cooper ; Count Montalban, Mr. C. Fisher ; Rolando, Mr. J. Ttaing ; Jacques, Mr. Compton • Juliana, Miss Cushman Tolante, Miss Susan Cushman. Dress Circle, is.: Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. FRENCH FLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE., Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street. THIS EVENING, Will be presented LE CHEF-DCEUVRE INCONNU. Maitre Michel, M. it. Marie ; P.olla, M. Pechter ; Stephan°, Mdlle. Baptiste After which, LE REVEIL DU LION. M. Stadislaus de Fon blanche. M. Cartigny ; Hector Mantas', M. Montaland ; Charlotte de Villedieu, Madame Valmy. To conclude with LE SECRET DE MON ONCLE. Desjobert, M. Henri Ailix ; Ernest Dupare, M. Montaland. A detailed prospectus of the general arrangements, and of the pieces which will be produced during the season, may be had at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily, from 11 to 5. Boxes, 6e. ; Pit, 3e. bd.; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, Es ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. F. Davidge, \v. 1, Davidge-terrace, Kensington-road, Surrey. THIS EVENING, Will be presented Goldsmith's Comedy of SHE STOOPS TO CON QUER. To conclude with ROB ROY. Rashleigh Oshaldiston, Mr. T. Fre dericks; Francis Osbaldisten, Mr. Ratter; Rob Roy, Mr. Hughes ; Baillie Nicol darvie, Mr. Attwood ; Dougal, Mr. Payne; Diana Ver non, Miss R. Isaacs ; Helen M'Gregor, M. s W, West. A distinct entrance to the private boxes has been made (which have been re-iitted). Private boxes may be had nightly of all the •rinclpal Librarians ; and at the Box-eflize of the Theatre, which is open daily from Ten until Four. _ _ Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager, Mr. William Batty. Mr. Batty's performing Elephants. THIS EVENII , II4 The Grand Srectaele of TIM CAMP OF SILESIA. Entire; y new Scents in the Arena, by the talented Artistes of the Establishment, in the various modes of equestration. To conclude with a new Domestic Drama, called THE MUTE FARM. In preparation, a ITew Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, which will exceed in splendour and effect all former productions at the Amphitheatre, Box-office open from 11 till 5 Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. W West. THE THIRD EDITIONS OF „ THE SUN” CONTAIN, AS USUAL, THE LATEST PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE, AND ALL OTHER NEWS UP TO THE HOUR OF POST. $ Orders reeeived by all Newsmen, and at the Sun-office, 112, Strand. ME WEATHEX—SUN 07EICE, DEC. 15. TincusomErzit, Lowest, 40 ; Highest, 47 ; Noon, 47 BAROMETER, 30.06.—W1ND S.S.E.; fine. WATER AT LONDON-BIUDGE THIS DAY. Morning.. Gi minutes after 6. i Evening .. 21 minutes After 7. 4-7 C ,r4 v4 , .11,117 :;f. AW "' r- •••• Nek - a r .. ' Ct' hit ir M ° , 0%7; 7 .44e . • 'tilt i't tiielli3l.l,l LONDON, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 15, 1847. As an explanation of a somewhat mysterious pro ceeding on the part of Government, the speech de livered last evening by the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in answer to the inquiries of Lord STANLEY, could not by possibility have 'been more manly, more ex plicit, or altogether of a more satisfactory character. The explanation had reference to the continental travels of the Lord Privy Seal, and the supposed in terference of the Cabinet in the political events which have recently convulsed the different states of the Italian Peninsula. Throughout every syllable pro nounced by the Noble Leader of the Opposition it was manifest that he was labouring under the delu sion that the members of the Administration had grievously committed themselves in regard to the excursion of Lord MINTO, and that they had thereby afforded him a delightful opportunity for driving the Lord President of the Council into a dilemma. Sir ROBERT HARRY Limas was, on Friday evening, the victim of a similar m i s appr e h ens i on , but hi s cu ri os ity e as_ . on that oc cas i on b au lk e d by th e i ngen i ous v of her MAJESTY'S Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Lord P. ALMERSTON• was possibly reserving his rejoinder for the day of his impeachment by the representati ve of Youghal. However this may be, the two querists into o ur l diplomatic relations with the principalities of Italy received very diff e r en t re ceptions. The Member f or Oxford was di sm i sse d with a few desultory and enigmaticalP rotectionists contradictions, whereas the Champi on of ob tained a series of revelations from the lips of Lord LA/MOW:4IE o f a nature rather more plain-spoken, we conceive, than h e had anticipated, and certainly as rational and conclusive as they were plain-spoken. If the Gentleman the Member for Nottingham has acquired for himself the somewhat invidious f ame of havin g delivered the most intemperate and injudicious speech of the session, the Noble Marquis the President of the Council has assuredly rendered himself conspicuous by the enunciation of sentiments more frank, more unreserved, and more characterised by the emphasis of candour, than any yet pronounced since the assem blage of the new Parliament. It was judiciously observed by Lord LANSDOWNE that the occurrences which have of late transpired in the • Italian territories have been alto gether of a nature so extraordinary as to render it, in a particular manner, essential for the Government of the country to have some immediate communication with the different Courts of that peninsula. To invest this correspond ence with the cordiality and confidence so peculiarly requisite under the circumstances, it appeared to the Ministerial advisers of our SOVEREIGN that this cor diality and confidence might be at once insured by the departure of one of themselves to the seat of this great movement of social and political reformation. That such a conclusion was dictated by the sagacity of true administrators every one will at once acknow ledge who comprehends the importance of the changes taking place in the internal condition of Italy. Considering that those changes must affect, more or less, every one of the European sovereignties, it be came absolutely necessary that some individual, duly accredited by the Government of Great Britain, should proceed to the scene of these glorious commo tions, for the purpose of transmitting the most accu rate information homewards, and of affording such advice to the several princes of Italy as might tend, in some degree, to allay the turbulence and dissipate the evil consequences which might otherwise result from their legislative innovations. The rationality of such reflections is indisputable. Satisfied, therefore, as to the advisability of sending some competent envoy to the Peninsula, it became evidaft that one of the Ministers of the Crown would, from the elevation of his official rank, convey more authority and inspire more reliance than any other personage, however distinguished. Of all individuals, moreover, who could have been more appropriately selected for the fulfilment of this extraordinary mission than Lord MINTO ?-a nobleman eminently qualified for the delicate duties of the occasion by his unquestion able skill as a diplomatist, and one, besides, who could, with the least inconvenience to the public business, be spared from his Ministerial occupations. Having made this selection, and having provided for the performance of the duties appertaining to the office of Privy Seal under commission from the Crown, the Government deputed the Earl of MINT° upon his memorable excursion across the Continent. So far we have the assertion of the Lord President of the Council, that " the Earl of MINTO has not been a mere pleasure traveller in Italy during the last few months," but that, on the contrary, "he is there accredited to all the sovereigns of Italy, with the exception of one, to whom, by the law of the country, as it is understood, he could not be legally accredited." In touching upon this question the Noble Marquis adventured upon ground still more delicate than that to which the Lord Privy Seal had proceeded. So thought Lord STANLEY, and, acting upon this impression, he exonerated Lord I. am nowxs: from the peril of entering upon the matter, by interrupting him with the reminder that " the subject formed no part of his question." Again the Leader of the Opposition plunged—by an error of judgment—from the frying-pan. " (said the Marquis of LANSDOWNE), the Noble Lord alluded to it for the purpose of abstaining from giving any opinion upon a most important subject. Now I, my Lords, alluded to it for the express purpose of a wing my opinion upon the question. My Lords, I think it would be most desirable that we should have an accredited Minister at the Court of Rome. My Lords, I think it monstrous that while this country is represented at, and has the means of procuring the best information from, every state in Europe, in America, and in Asia—that while she is represented in all climes, and at Courts pro fessing all creeds, there is a Court in the very centre of Europe at which she has no Minister, nor any means of procuring that information which is so necessary, situated as England is both at home and in her co lonies; nor has she any means of giving advice or ex planation which might avert much misunderstanding. My Lords, there is no Court at which it would be more useful that the Government of this country should be able to explain the nature of many of their transactions than at the Court of Rome. That can not now be done, because of the law to which I have before adverted; but I think it but fair and open and frank to the Noble Lord, to your Lordships, and through your Lordships to the country, to state dis tinctly my opinions upon the subject." We thank the Lord President of the Council for the manly dis tinctness of this declaration, a declaration which must be the more satisfactory to the lovers of religious toleration, seeing that it implies the unanimous coin cidence of opinion upon this matter among the dif ferent members of the Administration. The Noble Marquis considers the existence of a law preventing any diplomatic relations whatsoever between the Courts of the Quirinal and St. James's to be nothing less than a monstrous anomaly ; and we ask any sensible man whether it is not a monstrous anomaly that we should hold ourselves aloof from any inter course with the Papal States, and yet propose to admit Jews into the House of Legislature ! whether it is not a monstrous anomaly to accredit an Ambassador to the Court of the Emperor NICHOLAS, and to recoil from the notion of sending one to that of the illustrious and benevolent Pius I—whether it is not a monstrous and incomprehensible anomaly to admit of a diplomatic correspondence with Prince METTERNICH, and to revolt at the idea of holding any communication whatever with such a man as the Cardinal FERRETTI ! The Committee on the caused of the late commer cial distress has not yet been nominated ; all that has been decided on is that it shall consist of twenty six Members, but strong objections have been offered to the selection made by the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, as not affording a fair representation of the various classes of opinion entertained both in the Rouse and throughout the entire country. The labours of such a Committee can only be beneficial when the most unreserved confidence is entertained in its composition. As we have repeatedly declared, we do not hope for any very valuable results from the investigation. The subject has already been more fully inquired into than any other that has ever come before Parliament. There is an enormous mass of evidence published, so that there could be no imputation of rashness, or of legislating on so important a subject without suffi cient information having been obtained, if measures were forthwith introduced. But if every proceeding is to be suspended on this, the most important topic of the day—if the country is still to be subjected to the operation of the code under which it has so long suffered, and the operation of which has led to such general and wide-spread ruin, which has paralyzed our trade and commerce, and occasioned so lamentable a depreciation in the value of every description of property, until the report is obtained it would certainly be desirable that such an appointment should take place as would leave the nature of the final decision in some degree of doubt, and not induce the public generally to conclude that the only object was to obtain a temporary postponement, and to evade any change or alteration in the present objec tionable system. It is not very often that we find our opinions in accordance with those of the Noble Lord the Member for Lynn, but there certainly appears to be a remark able exclusion of the gentlemen who, on a former occasion, opposed the passing of the Act of 1844. It is admitted, too, that the Bank of England is to be put upon its trial. The conduct of its directors is directly impeached, and they have intimated their inten tion of not insisting on the privileges that have been accorded to them, by former Parliaments, as a bar to the immediate introduction of such measures as the wisdom of the Legislature may devise. Under such circumstances, it would be but reasonable that they should be fully and fairly represented. The Hon. Member for London (Mr. PATTISON), a gentleman of great experience, of the most undoubted integrity, and who long has occupied a seat in the direction of that great establishment, possesses therefore undoubted claims to a place in that Committee, but he has most unaccountably been passed over, and only one Person at all connected with the Bank (the Member for Westmoreland) has been nominated. Again, there are but tw o o f t h e S cottish representatives althoughpro a sy s t em o f b anking exists in that country s that is practised in England, and from which the nnst beneficial results have been produced , and neither of those Scottish Members are in an connected with the j o i nt - stock banks, or any e c gree m mercial interests of Scotland. T here is also bu t o one " Irish Member selected. In both countries an issue of one-pound notes is sanctioned, which is not per mitted in England. Surely one of the most important inquiries connected with bank ing would be the prudence and propriety of such a currency, whether it could with safety be adopted throughout the entire nation, and whether any and what precautions should be introduced with respect thereto; and yet but three Members of the twenty-six are competent to speak as to the practical operations and effects of the use of the smaller de nominations of notes, and not one of those three are connected with the banks by which these denomina tions are sent into circulation. The omission of the Hon. Member for Birmingham (Mr. MuNTz) is, if possible, more strange than any to which we have yet alluded. That Honourable Gentleman may be looked on as the representative of a large and rapidly increasing party, who entertain the strongest objections to the Acts of 1819 and 1844, and who trace the continued fluctuations in the value of money, and the deeply injurious consequences thereof, to the effects of these enactments. He has repeatedly ex hibited the greatest tact and skill in the examination of persons who were produced to give evidence in favour of the views of the bullionists, and by judi cious interrogatories obtained answers showing on what slight foundations the opinions of the party under examination rested, so as greatly to reduce, if not altogether overthrow, the value of the testimony ; but he is passed by, perhaps, for that very reason, as if the inquiry was not instituted for the purpose of testing the efficacy of the present system, but that it was only conceded in order to obtain a report in favour thereof. The feeling of confidence will certainly be greatly increased if the amendment of Lord GEORGE BENTINCK is acceded to, and the names of Mr. HASTIE, Mr. PATTISON, Mr. W. BROWN, Mr. HENLEY, and Mr. Murcrz substituted for those of Mr. LABOUCHERE, Mr. CARDWELL, Mr. RICARDO, Sir WILLIAM CLAY, and Mr. J. WILSON. Not, as we have already stated, that we wish to be understood as casting a censure upon any of the last-named gentlemen, but that the opinions which they are known to entertain would be fully represented on the Committee, al though their names were omitted, and that parties would be more fairly balanced if the proposed change was effected. Letters from Malta of the 4th have been received. The Earl and Countess of DALIIOUSIE had arrived there safely, and had left for Alexandria. The French steamer Tancrede, on her passage from Smyrna, had lost one of her men frtm cholera. She was consequently ordered to quit Malta. Intelligence has been received from Lisbon to the 19th instant. The elections of the electoral colleges took place throughout the kingdom on the preceding Sunday, and in every instance Cabralists have been elected. The Septembrists protest against the elections as illegal. Intelligence from Madeira to the 4th December had been received at Lisbon. The health of the QUERN DOWAGER was much improved. Madrid papers to the 7th have arrived. The debate on the Address was proceeding in the Senate, and NARVAEZ had in the course of it re peated the declarations as to the line of policy he intended to pursue, which he had previously made to the Deputies. The Congress have granted to the Government authority to collect taxes until after Christmas. We have received the Paris papers of Monday. The Opposition papers all comment on the article on Swiss affairs, which appeared in the Debats of the preceding day, and on the helplessly absurd position into which M. GuizoT ' s Jesuit propensities have caused him to place himself. We give the following short extract from the Siècle as a specimen of the manner in which these journals comment on M. GUIZOT'S proceedings : " We had yesterday the day of dupes, to-morrow we shall have that of the spurs, for it is not possible that the Ministry will not beat a retreat from the irresistible ridicule which on every side attacks its unfortunate me diation. It has, so to speak, placed itself on the pillory, and each passerby can fling insult or eerision is its face. I❑ the discussion which took place in the Diet relative to the absurd dispatch of M. Bois-le-Comte, M. Guiz passed like a deserter before the Swiss Deputies to un dergo his flagellation. Already our Catholic journals have inflicted a discipline on him; General Maillardoz pummels him with the fragment of his sword, and de monstates in the journals the folly of the enterprise in which the perfidious invitations of our Government had driven the misled population. At present, the co reli gionists of M. Guizot protest aloud against the political heresy of intervention." The Journal des Debats, in the course of a long article on the subject of the recent decree of the Spanish Government imposing additional duties on foreign manufactures, takes occasion to strenuously advocate the principles of free trade. The same journal publishes a letter from Naples of the 4th, which gives the following account of the recent de monstrations in Sicily : " The manifestations which took place here some days past could not fail to produce their effect in Sicily, a country which supports with great impatience the Neapolitan Administration, and where emissaries, it is said, from Malta and Corfu, keep up a sort of repeal of the Union agitation. At present you must have learned at Paris the demonstration which took place at Palermo on the 27th ult., in the Carolino Theatre. It is said that M. Franco, ex-Minister of Sicilian Affairs, happening:to be in a box with his wife, regarded with an evil eye what was passing. The cries then became more violent, and from every side cushions were thrown at him, until at last, weeping with rage, he was obliged to cry out like the rest. A quantity of printed papers were scattered about, containing Liberal senti ments. The next day (Sunday) the gigantic statue of Palermo was crowned amidst the accla mations of several thousand spectators, the crowd was harangued by several orators, and the agitation con tinued to sprcad. A petition praying for the immediate formation of the National Guard was at once signed by a multitude of citizens, but the authorities did not think it advisable to entrust at that moment arms to the people. On the Monday the aspect of the city was gloomy and menacing. The authorities wisely avoided bringing the Neapolitan troops in contact with the population. It is said, however, that a conflict took place between a portion of the crowd and some police agents, and that several persons were wounded. How ever that may be, the counsels of good citizens suc ceeded for the time in calming down the effervescence. On Dec. 2, when the steamer left Palermo, all was quiet. A number of absurd reports have been in circulation here about these troubles—that the consti tution of 1812 had been proclaimed, and that Sicily having declared itself independent, had applied to the English for succour. Do not place any faith in these allegations ; all that is true I have told you." The Courrier de Marseilles of the 10th says— " The Prince de Syracuse, brother of the King of Naples, arrived here yesterday, and immediately pro ceeded to Paris. This new journey of the Prince, after his so recent sojourn in France, would seem to hive some political motives. The reflections of the Journal des Debuts, in announcing the departure of M. de Serra Capriola, to take upon him the vice-royalty of Sicily, are calculated to warrant this opinion." The Duke Du DINo is about to be sent as envoy from the Court of France to the Shah of PERSIA. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Monday, at 75f. sc. ; New Loan, 76f. 25c. ; the Five per Cents., 1161. 35c. ; the Orleans Rail road Shares, 1,186 f. 25c. ; Rouen, iit9Bf. 75c. ; Havre, 470 f. 50c.; Avignon, 555 f. ; Vier z on, 542 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux, 482. 50c. ; Boulogne, 375 f. ; Dieppe, 2601. ; Basle, 162 f. 50c.; Paris and Strasburg, 407 f. 50c.; Tours and Nantes, 3901.; Paris and Lyons, 3831. 75c.; Spanish Actives, 23}; Spanish Three per Cents., 30k; Spanish Domestic Debt, 25k. MARSEILLES, DEC. 9.—Marseilles and Avignon, 571 f. 25c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 14. Boulogne and Amiens, 14%—Dutch Rhenish, 2 3 4 Northern of France, ll%—Paris and Lyons, 5 1 / 4 —Paris and Rouen, 34%—Paris and Strasbourg, 3%—Sambre and Meuse, Oi l —Tours and Nantes, 4—West Flanders, PA. SUPPLEMENT TO "THE LONDON GAZETTE" OF TUESDAY, DEC. 14. [The following should have appeared in last right's Gazette]: — In pursuance of the directions of an Act, passed in the twenty. fourth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Third, intituled "An Act to repeal so much of two Acts, made in the tenth and fifteenth years of the reign of his present Majesty, as authorises the Speaker of the House of Commons to issue his warrants to the Clerk of the Crown for making out writs for the election of Members to serve in Parlia ment, in the manner therein mentioned, and for substi tuting other provisions for the like purposes:" I do hereby nominate and apppoint Ralph Bernal, Esq., the Right Honourable Robert Grosvenor, com monly called the Right Honourable Lord Robert Grosvenor, Sir William Heatheote, Bart., William Ord, Esq., Thomas Greene, Esq., and Thom a s William Bramaton, Esq., being Members of the Douse of Commons, or any one or more of them, to issue war rants to the Clerk of the Crown, in cases in the said Act specified. given under my hand and seal this 13th day of December, 1847, CHARLES SHAW LEFEVRE, Speaker. RE-ELECTION OF MR. CUARLES BULLER FOR LISKEARD._The election for Liskeard took place yes terday, when Mr. Charles Butler was re-elected without opposition. TEE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENIN G, DECEMBER l5, J 847. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was firmer, at Friday's rates. Sales 3,500 to 3,000 bales. American realising 44d. to 6d. per lb.—Railway Shares had been quiet, but were steady in value. We have no letters yet by the steamer from Halifax, but the following received via Havre, respecting the specie movement is interesting : " The demand for foreign exchange, for the packets which have left this port and Boston during the past week, has been limited, while the shipments of specie have been about one million of dollars. The arrival of these shipments in England must have a very favourable effect upon the money market, and the re-action upon this country will, of course, be of a corresponding na ture. As soon as confidence begins to rise again, and credits become established, the sterling bills in our market will be in more demand for remittance, and the outward current of specie be very much reduced. The panic pro duced by the exportation of specie within the past week or two, shows how sensitive the public mind is upon this point, when the movement first commences, and the tide, is setting from us, but the moment it turns and sets in, there will be as great a reaction in the public mind, and we shall rapidly recover everything we have lost. We shall be in a much better and stronger posi tion, as the check upon credits, which the panic has pro duced, was necessary, and must have a beneficial influ ence upon commercial matters generally. In times like these, all such restrictions are desirable, and produce a healthy state of things. It is necessary that we should at times stop and take an observation of our position, that our course may be more carefully marked out and our condition better understood. A little panic is a good thing, and creates a degree of cautiousness in commercial circles calculated to prevent too great an expansion in squally times, when sail should be taken in, and every thing made snug." The accounts from the East Indies, as stated yester day, are considered to be favourable on the whole, and the remittances which have come from Bombay are in a form which will be useful, not being upon any of the great houses which at that presidency were known to have fallen. The China intelligence is not at all of re cent date. A new loan for Belgium is said to bo on the tvis, and the amount is reported to be 60,000,000 franca. The English Funds have been steady again this morn ing. Consols for Account, 851 to it; New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents., 86i I; and the Three per Cents. Reduced 844 to 85; Bank Stoek is 1861 to 188 k; Ex chequer-bills hays been 7s. to 105. premium, and India Bonds,;lBs. discount. Rather more business has been done in the Foreign Alarket, and prices have been generally steady. Spanish Five per Cents. 17f, and the Three per Cents. 284. Mexican Bonds, 18 Co ; Grenada Deferred, 3i ; and Chilian Three per Cents'.;'49l ; Dutch Two. and-a-Half per Cents. have been at 55. In the Railway Share• Market the purchases have not been large, and prices have varied but little. North- Western and one or two others are better. The Paris and Lyons and Boulogne and Amiens have also im proved. ONE vit.ICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. CLOSIN a PRICES sank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Anns.. 84% 85 81% 85 85 Sew 3 1 4 per Cent. Anns 86 % 1 /2 86 1 / 4 :oaf; Amis. to expire Jan.lß6o India BondE, 1,0001. Ditto under 1,000/. . ....... Consols for Account 85%% 'A 85% Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,0001. 5001. : Small 10p 10p 10p CLOSI N G PKIC ES. 024 E O'CLOCK RIC FS OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent.....• — Ditto 3 per Cent 4 9 1,4 Grenada Bones, I per Cent. — Ditto Deferred 3% Mexicar, 5 per Cent. 1846 lB Ditto, Account l B l 4 / 1, Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent — Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Passive Ditto. 3 per Cent 2 8 3 /4 Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 5 per Cent llsf. The. 115 f. 75c. Exchange 2sf. 70c. 25f. 70c. Dutch, 2 1 / 2 per Cent., 12 Guild 55 55 1 ,E AT T llS o l s tiE z Ditto. 4 per Cont. Certificates 84% 84 3 / 4 PRICES OF pAID. BALD O'CLOCK PRICER CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES Aberdeen Amber.. Nott., Boston, rod Eastern Junction 2 5 ,4 l/ Ayrshire end Galloway.. 2 1 A, — Belfast & County Down 10 ...... •• birmingham and Ox ford J unction - Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 ... .. 13 3 4 %..... Birming., Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 101. 145.... Birkenhead, Lancashire, end Cheshire June 7 3 / 4 — Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 5 1- ristol and Exeter BO Ditto, Thirds Buckinghamshire 10/. 48. — Caledenian Ditto, Half Shares..... 3 3 / 4 — Ditto, Clydesdale Junc 50 Cheater and Holyhead... 37 1 / 4 — I •••••• Ditto, Preference .. 8 Clarence 784 Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent.. .......... 10 ..... _ _ .. Dublin and BelfastJunc. 20 -- _ Dundalk & Enniskillen 15 East Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L. and D....... 25 Do., 181., E. & H.... 1 8 E a st D em o., C 3 o L u l n O t t e , s E. ...&.. H. .... 2 2 0 16 .. Ditto (B) ............... 20 ...... _ Lit,to,Extension, 5 per Cent, No. 1....... 61.13.. 4d... Ditto ditto, No. 2... 61. 13 3.4 d... par Do., York Extension.. 10 ..... _ Do., North. & Eastern 50 ...... ... ....... _ Do., Quarters ......... 12% _ •• •• Do., New ............... 23 Eastern Union ........... 50 .. ... 6AM Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ..... • w« Ditto, Thirds ....135.. 4d 11 , 1 Do., (guar. 6 percent) ..... Last Lancashire ......... 25 ...... Ditto. New .......... .. 13 .. ... Ditto, New Quarters... 3 3 4 ..... _ ..• Edinburgh East and Glas g ow . . 1 0 2%. .. ..-.. 4 3 % . . . ..... :::..... . . . 46 Ditto Half Shares ... 15 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 1 e i ....•• Edinburgh & Northern.. 22 Ditto, New ........... 3 3 4 _ Ditto, Newport ..... .•. 9% ...... Ditto, ditto, New • •••• 2 1 4 _ Exeter, Yeovil, & Porch. 2%...... Ditto, New . .. ........ 2%,..... _ ••• Glasgow Dumfries, and Carlisle .............•• 8 /. 63.8 d _ Glasgow, Kilmar., & Ayr 50 ...... Ditto, New ......... .. 40 ...... Do. Preference Consol. 12%..... Great N0rthern............ 10% 4%... Do, London and York 2%.. Groat South. and West. (Ireland) ............... 35 Great North of England-100 •• Ditto, New 401.......... 5 Ditto, New 30/. Ditto, New 151. 6%..,,., breat Western. B5 ..... Ditto, % Shares 5O 57% Mho, LA Shares Ditto, Fifths 20 — Ditto, New 171 Huddersfield & Mooches. 22 ' Ditto, Thirds ... 7 Hull and Selby 5O .. .... Ditto, Half Shares 25 Ditto, % Shares-- ...IN 4pswic Bury St. Edm. 15 Do., do., and Norwich 15 Do., do., Extens. Scrip (late Climb. & Ely) 2%...••• Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Ditto, Thirds ......... ... 10 Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto ............ 82 ... Ditto % Shares . 38 D o . Quarter Shares... 14% — Do. Fifths ..... ........ 8 .- ••• Do. Sixteenths 6 1,4 D D D o o i t .. t Thirds Lo vl4erp.( (Reg...,. tned B .) u r y 1 3 0 41 4s . .. ...... 5 1 ,4 i 2. Hud dersfield and Sheff.) 33 Do.( Wakefield, Ponte — fract. & Gool e - ......••• Do. ( W. Riding Union) 4i. 2a 2, die. Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Do. % Shares (A) 9 Ditto ditto (B) Leeds and Bradford 5O ...... Leicester and Bedford l6s. ...... —*** ......... Leeds, Dewsbury, &c 37% — Do., Branch % Shares 12%.. Do. New Branch( blue) 2% — ......... Do. Extension (green) 21 / 2 — Do. NewExten. (pink) 2% Leeds and Thirsk Ditto, New 20 — ..... ...... Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3% Livei pool, Crosby and Southport ~« Liverp., Mnchst.r& New- castle Junction --- 2% •••••••• 000000 London and BlackwalL.l6/. 133. 4d ..... ..... Do. New, No. 1 Do. New, No. 2 .. 41. 13s. 4d...• Do. Extension 17% — .. London, Brighton, and South Coast .... Do. Consol. Eighths.. 30 Do. Guarant. 5 per ct. 9 - •••••• •• •. ••• Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 L•bridon and Greenwich 12/ 15s 4d — Ditto,Preference ... 18/1;s 2d... London and N. Western 100 15 21 153.. 153 Do., Quarters L. & B. 17 Do., do., New Ditto F 4 llis ..... .... 2 Du. li Shares (G. J.) 25 Do 40/.Shares(L.M.) 15 Do. 40/. (M. & B.) ... 40 Do. 10/. (Y. & B.) A. 71 )4 --- Do. 10/. ( 51. & B.) B. 7 1 4 —.: ............. . . Do. 101. (.11. & B.) C. 1 ..... ••• ........ ••• ... Lo D m o. i. N & e S w .N co Ves ns te o ln t 1 h450 /. 6:Bd 54 53% x.n.... 54% x.r. Do. New 50/. ... 3 2 1,(.. .. 28 1 A ex new ...28%x.n. Do. New 401 26 Do. Tenths (Consul.) 50 Ditto ditto .. ......... 40 Ditto, Thirds 61.135. 4d.... London, Salisbury, and Londonderry&Coleraine 27% ...... ......... 12 Londonderry and Ennis killen 2 3 3 / 1...... ... ..... .••• --- Blanchester • Buxton,and Mat10ck......... ...- Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire ...100 Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 __ . .__ . _ Ditto ditto (No. 3)... 7% Ditto and Grimsby.... 25 Ditto ditto . ......... 7 - —••••••-•..... Ditto ditto .. 4% Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire 71,4... .., .... Manchest. & Southampt 2% • .. Mildand lOO 107% 108% lOB% Do. Consolidated Pref.loo Do. 40/. Shares Do. LW. Shares lO Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Midland Consol.Brist. & Birming., 6 per cent. 100 ...... Midlnd, Brist. &Glocstr. 34 ...... Ditto, ditto 71.9s — ........ ..... Midlnd, Leicest. & Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.100 Midland Great Western Irish Newcastle and Carlisle...100 Do. Quarters 25 Newmrket& Chesterton! 18% Do. Extension .........21. 125.... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor 12% — .. ........ ...• Norfolk .... ........ -100 a- 81 Do. New 20/. .. Do. Extension Do.. Scrip, 1847, North of Norfolk Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 — North British ........ 25 Do. Half Shares: 12%...... 11% Do. Quarters - 4. Do. Extension Ditt , Thirds 2 Nod' Staffordshire...... 7% ...... 7% IA North .Wales North Western 6 -.. •••• ..... Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitchin ... 1% ........ - Scottish Central Scottish Midland 17% . ..- Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole ... 5 Shrewsbury and Birm... 6 Ditto ditto, Class B. 3 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) l6 Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 - .... ........ Ditto Oswestry ...... 12 Ditto New .. Shrewsbury and Hereld. 2 ...... Shropshire Union south Devon Do. Preference - •••• •••• •••• South Staffordshire 4 outh Eastern & Dover. 33% 3 0 3 /4 31% 30% 31 1 % Do., No. 1 20 Do., Nc. 2. Do , No. 3 .. ..... -.... :5 Do~ No. 4 South Wales ... - 15 zouth Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. Coal. ... 4 Caw Vale Extension ... 4 Thames Haven Dock and Railway ........... 17%•••••• Vale of Neath ... .. ...... 4 Waterford and Kilkenny 13% Waterford and Limerick 40 Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin West Cornwall ..... 4 ... .. —• Whitehaven. & Furness 12 Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 525. — Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth •• fork, Newcastle, and Berwick. Do. Original New and Berwick .. ...... 25 Do. N orth Shields Pur. 25 Do. Extension No. 1. 10 Do. do. No. 2. ..... .... 10 De G.N E.Preference 8 ...... 9% . 9% York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East and West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAY S. Anglo-Belgian 4 — Barbadoes 1 Boulogne and Amiens... 20 ... Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 14 Central of Spain ... .... 2 Ceylon Demerara Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish ... 7 East Indian ... ..... .... IIA Great Indian Peninsular ss. ...... Great Southern of Madras 58. Great Western Bengal... ss. Great Western Canada... 34' Italian and Austrian. ... 4 ... Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 Louvain ala Sambre 7 ... . ...... ........ Luxembourg 6 ...... Lyons and Avignon 5 — Madras 1 Madras. Nellore, and Arcot % Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... — Namur atftl Liege ; Northern of France....... 10 .. Orleans and Bordeaux 6 _._. Over Yssel 4/ 3s 4d . ... Paris and Lyons .. 10 ... .. 5 1 4 Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and; Strasbourg 8 !toner) and Havre Sambre and Meuse ... .. 18 -..... ... ... . Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 Tours a:. d Nantes ...... 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan - - den, and Hasseft....—. 16 Trinidad West Flanders ...... 8 1 - / JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American 50 Colonial Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Commercial of London 20 London & Westminster 20 London Joint Stock lO National Prov. England. 35 Ditto, New lO National of Ireland 2 2 1,4 — ••••••• ..... ••• Ditto New... ..... 10 •• •••••••••••• Union of Australia Ditto, New... 2 l /2 — - Union of London lO Union of Madrid MINES. Anglo Mexican ........100 British Iron Bolonos Scrip Real Fal Monte, Unreg. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) CHILDE V. CLEAVE. This was a motion for an injunction to restrain the defendant from working a mine, of which he was joint proprietor with the plaintiff, and for the appointment of a receiver to the estate. Lord LANGDALE, in delivering judgment, said, that in this case both parties deserved to have their affairs wound up. If it appeared, in carrying out their wishes, that either party was in danger of not having his proper share, then the Court would interfere to appoint a receiver, and do for them what they should do for them selves; but in the present case there was no exclusion, no bad management, no damage, no waste, and nothing, in fact, to warrant such interference. lie would there fore refuse the motion. I The motion was dismissed with costs. SECONDARIES.—(THIS DAY.) There was only one case set down for hearing, PETERS V. REAT ♦ND ♦NOTHER. The plaintiff is the proprietor of the George and Blue Boar Inn, Holborn, and the defendants are wine mer chants. The action was to recover the value of rix pipes of wine, alleged to have been deposited with defendants for cellarage during the repairing of the above inn. The defendants set up a counter claim. The case did not possess any features of general in terest, although the whole of the morning was occupied in hearing very conflictory evidence. Tho case was likely to occupy a considerable time longer. CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before the LORD MAYOR, Mr. Baron ROLFE, and Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.) William Newton Al!nut, a boy aged about twelve years, was placed at the bar charged with the wilful murder of his grandfather, Samuel Nelm, by mixing arsenic in the food of the deceased; and he was also charged with lar ceny in a dwelling-house. Mr. RTLANL conducted the case for the prosecution. He went through a statement of the facts, but was, for the most part, inaudible to the reporters. Towards the conclusion of his address, he said, that a question might arise from the evidence for the grave consideration of the jury, respecting the soundness of the prisoner's mind at the time when he mixed the arsenic (if they found that he had mixed it) with the arrowroot and sugar in tended for his grandfather's use. It was stated by the prisoner's mother that his father was subject to epileptic fits, and that at the time of his death he was decidedly insane. She also stated before the coroner that the prisoner himself had received in very early lif e an in jury of the head, which she suspected to have affected his reasoning powers. He had frequently strange con versation with her on the subject of poisons. Other witnesses would also speak to strange conversations with him on other subjects. If from that evidence the jury should believe that the prisone a rmasnot in a sane s t ate alleged of mind at the time of the dact, they must that, acquit him ; but if they believed however strange his conduct might be upon other occasions, ho mixed the poison with the food for the purpose of procuring the death of his grandfather, being at that time in a sound state of mind, it would be their duty to find him guilty. The Learned Gentleman, after some objection on the part of Mr. Ballantine, who appeared for the prisoner, read two letters, addressed from Newgate by the prisoner to his mother, in which ho confessed his guilt, and gave a description of extraordinary dreams or visions which ho had after hearing exhortations from the Ordinary of Newgate, Mr. Davis. (These letters have already ap peared in The Sun.) The Learned Gentleman then pro ceeded to call various witnesses to prove his case, but their evidence has been so recently given in The Sun, in the reports of the proceedings before the Coroner, and before the Magistrate, that it is unnecessary to repeat it. Mrs. Mary Louisa Allnut, the mother of the prisoner' in the course of her cross-examination, said that the father of the prisoner died about two years and a halt ago. He had been in the habit drinking, and was subjact to epileptic fits. When he died he was (we un derstood) in a state of insanity. At the time of the birth of the boy at the bar, the mind of the 'witness was much affected, and had long been so, from family troubles. The prisoner, when a year and a half old, had a full upon a ploughshare, and when he was first brought in he was thought to - be dead. The accident was followed by brain fever. The cut was above the top of the nose. In December, 1844, he had an obstinate attack of ringworm, and, since that, manifestations of scrofula. He was a boy with whom she had had a great deal of trouble, and frequently had to remonstrate with him for misconduct. That made no impression on him, and he would say that he did mot feel that he was doing wrong. lie had been much worse since he had a fall upon the ice in January last. Since that time he complained very much of headaches, and seemed to suffer greatly from them. When she spoke to him about the wrong things he did, he used to say that some one seemed to talk to him in his head, and to say "do it, do it; you will not be found out." To the COURT—Tie never said that, until witness remonstrated with him about a watch. That was since her lather's death. Before that she had observed him to suffer much from headache. He was always very different from all. her other children in morals and in his health. lie had been subject to walking in his sleep. Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN then called Dr. Letheby, and asked whether he considered walking in the Bleep a symptom of disordered brain. Dr. Letheby said it might be, or only of a disordered stomach. In answer to further questions from .the Learned Judge, the witness said that scrofula would affect the brain, and that it was possible such a wound as the prisoner received in his infancy might produce iniarips that would result in disorganization of the brain. Noises in the head arose from a disordered state of the brain. So also might calling out in the sleep. Xfter a long discussion upon the subject of the letters which had been put in, as written in Newgate by the prisoner, and addressed to his mother, The Rev. Mr. Davis, the ordinary, was called by Mr. BALLANTINE, and said that he had in his exhortation of the prisoner told him to confess to God, and had never said a word (as was stated in the letter) about confessing to his mother, or to any other person. Had never said a word about God striking him dead; all that was mere invention. The prisoner was a very clever boy; but, in prison, ho told a great variety of falsehoods on a variety of subjects. The letters were then put in, and the case for the pro secution was closed. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Peter Dimont, who described himself as a gen tleman, following no profession or business, was brought up on a warrant charging him with having " written, sent, and delivered, or caused to be written, sent, and delivered," a letter, challenging Mr. Phineas Gold smith, a West India merchant, to fight a duel. Mr. Dimont, it appeared, had been in the habit of calling at Mr. Goldsmith's house to visit a Mr. Phillips. On the occasion of one of these visits, ho said some thing to Mr. Phillips concerning complainant, which induced the latter, on hearing of it, to order him to lea►e the house. The next day (the 7th inst.) defen dant sent a letter to complainant, saying that his con duct was ungentlemanly, and demanding either an apology or " satisfaction," but giving the alternative of a" thorough thrashing," and posting as a coward. Mr. Clipper, an attorney, who appeared for the de fendant, was about to set up a defence to the effect, that defendant had received great provocation from Mr. Goldsmith. llF.xnr said no provocation would justify any one in writing such a letter as this. Mr. Clipper said it was written in a moment of anger, but his client had now no intention either of pressing Mr. Goldsmith to fight, or of putting his threats of " thrashing" and " posting" into execution. Mr. HENRY r aid he must find bail ; and, after some discussion, ordered him to enter into his own recogni zances for 5001., and find one surety in the same amount, to keep the peace for twelve months. The defendant found bail, and was liberated. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. Mr. JoRN NEELD and another Hon. Member took the oaths and their seats. PETITIONS. Mr. J. WILLIAMS presented a petition praying the House to pass a law to enable poor-law guardians to make retiring allowances to their officers. Mr. LEWIS and Mr. Hun' presented similar petitions. Mr. F. BARING presented a petition from Ports mouth in favour of the removal of Jewish disabilities. A number of petitions were presented against the ad mission of Jews into Parliament. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition against the Roman Catholic Trusts Bill. Sir W. HEATHCOTE presented a petition complain ing of the practice of Roman Catholics in Ireland de nouncing persons from the altar. Certain HARRIS presented a petition against the Roman Catholic Trust Bill. Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition, praying the House to take measures to prevent Roman Catholic priests denouncing persons from the altar. Mr. C. ANSTY presented a petition from a place in Ireland, praying the House to amend the law of landlord and tenant. Mr. HultilE presented a petition from Yarmouth, praying for the removal of Jewish disabilities. NOTICES OF MOTION. 5 11% 8 5 1 4 46 1 A 3414 Major BLACK - ATI gave notice that, on Friday, he should move that the House do not adjourn till it had taken into consideration the distress of Ireland, and th o means available to Go ve rnment for mitigating it. Colonel SALIVEY gave notice that to morrow he would ask the Noble Lord at tho head of the Govern ment whether it was his intention, in the course of tho present session, to introduce any measure for the relief of that portion of her Majesty's subjects who conscien tiously differ from the doctrines of the Established Church from the payment of church -rates. Mr. lIEIIRIES postponed his motion relating to commercial distress till after the vacation, when he hoped Government would assist him in bringing it forward on an early day. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in the absence of his Noble Friend the First Lord of the Trea sury, could make no promises, but of course it was open to the Right Hon. Gentleman to re-appoint his motion for any notice day after the recess. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. FRENCH appealed to the Right Honourable the Chancellor of the Exchequer to allow the Public Works (Ireland) Bill to be read a third time before the order of the day for nominating the Committee on Commercial Distress, in order that it might be read a first time to day in the Lords. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQUER was always anxious to do as he would be done by, and there fore he would readily assent to the proposal of the Hon. Member. Mr. FRENCH then moved the third reading of the Bill. Lord LINCOLN, before the Bill was read a third time, was anxious to know whether it had the sanc tion of Government, and whether its provisions had been approved of by the law officers of the Crown. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said some short time ago a deputation waited upon him to know what were the intentions of the Government witk respect to these public works, and his answer was that they were not prepared to borrow any more moneyluntil former advances had been repaid. He was then asked whether Government had any objection to the intro duction of a Bill to enable Irish counties to raise money p on their own responsibility, for the purpose tatea not, hh had fdeom pleting their p u bli c works. He re Major t he been Crown. Br prepared c a r i e i d A underLi who h he o and the present measure, although brought in by two private Members, had in fact eye of the Irish law officers e After a few words from been asewenirnetraodduactehdirbdytitruhee• G an o ti ill vernment said the themselves,Boughttothhaveßeil passed. COMMERCIAL DISTRESS. Tho CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in rising to move the order of the day for nominating the Committee on commercial distress, said he wished to make a few observations on the general composition of the Committee. The House had decided that the Committee should consist of twenty-six Mem bers, and the question now before the House rrd thoseaea bs i n t pi i oe e e t d c gGt c:oeonfnnot Gentlemen ihemdemweereanonnmt want of of i d o s t c n ehuoenru o gar f oemt med c es e iyssu r stphiafooaoi upon w as, who those Memb ers s h ould be. Some Hon. t tab G hre eoeemsnn arose out ml names, e m e uohn e tut ,t 1 ehnf h r ee a adi d hn fo c owp o noed m odt s p l the House the necessity of having every class repre sented on the Committee, while one or two gentlemen had gone so far as to say that a larger number of Scotch and Irish Members ought to have been selected to servo upon this inquiry. Some contended that the East and West India interest ought to have been largely repre sented; others that the manufacturing and trading com munity ought to have been more extensively represented; but the House would agree with him, he was sure, that the Committee was already large enough, and to add to its numbers might tend to defeat the objects they had in view in appointing it. But Hon. Gentlemen must remember that the cases of any class or individual were repeatedly brought before such Committees as these by evidence, and, therefore, it was hardly necessary to have ea©h class or set of individuals directly represented upon the Committee. For instance, on the Committee of 1840, the Chamber of Commerce of Manchester representing more or less that part of the country, sent a deputation to represent their opinions in the Com mittee, and in tile same way were the opinions and interests of other classes and individuals brought pro minently before the Committee. So with respect to this Committee, he was quite sure there would be no indisposition to examine witnesses cr receive deputations from any class who were anxious to be represented, and he thought it would be much better to rely upon the ma chinery of evidence than to make the Committee practi cally inoperative by uselessly augmenting its number. Al though every class might not be directly represented every shade of opinion was, and he had no doubt Hon. Members who composed the Committee would take care to see that their views and opinions were properly investigated. First, he had placed upon the Committee three members of the present Cabinet, whose especial duty it was to attend to the financial department of the Government, and yet the Noble Lord, the Member for Lynn, proposed that one of these should be struck out. Again he had placed three members of the late Govern' melt on the Committee, namely, Sir Robert Peel, Sir James Graham, and Mr. Goulburn, who were also members of the Committee of 1840, an d these names could not possibly be objected to. Next on the list were the names of Lord G.Bentinck, Mr. Disraeli, and Mr. 'Jerrie° , and he confessed he did not think any body could find fault with these selections, for here they had represented the Government present, the Government past, and the Government in future.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) The Right Honourable Gentleman then proceeded to show that his other selections had been made from Members who had represented every shade of opinion, from those who were for and against the Bill of 1844 from those who were for a mixed standard of value- - from those who were for the re-issue of one-pound notes —from those who were for free trade in bullion—from those who were connected with manufacture and trade- - and from those who were connected with English. Scotch, and Irish banking establishments. In fact, ile said it was hardly possible to have selected a Committee that could present a greater variety of opinion than the one he now proposed to nominate. The Hon. Gentleman then read the names of those Members who were in favour, and those who were against the Bill of 1844. Six of the gentlemen nomi nated had not given their opinion. As the list stood, seven Members were favourable to the views of the Nobl e Lord (Lord George Bentinck), five were pledged to th Bill, and fourteen against it.—(Hear.) This shows" that he wished to have the mercantile community fairlY represented on the Committee—that he did not wish to have it packed.—(Hear, hear.) It would be useless to the public if gentlemen of such experience as Di!' Hume and Mr. Herries declined to serve. The expel' ence they had had fitted them for such an investigatiou' He should have no objection to see Mr. Hume in that Committee; but he thought Mr. Herries the better Mete ber, because be fairly represented , the opinions of the mercantile world respecting Scotch banks of issue. They, had, however, a fair claim to be o n th a t C omm itt ee; and he trusted one of them would serve. He should regal' any alteration in the Committee, except the substitutio n of another Hon. Member in the place of Mr. Hume. 111 considered, that in nominating the Committee as he had done, he had selected those Members who would do the public essential service. —(Hear, hear.) Mr. DRUMMOND did not think that they would derive any relief from the report of the Committee is question.—(Hear, hear.) What did the House want' Did it wish to get rid of the dull and uninteresting debates by shutting up those Members who spoke upon the question in a small comm i ttee - room up sta i r s ? (Laughter.) That was not the proper way to legislate. —(Hear.) They should first understand the AB C o f their inquiry, and not enter, as it appeared to him the)" would, into a mass of uncertain investigation. Unless the Committee wore unanimous in the principles of their investigation their labours would prove abortive. Th e present was a day of ex p ans i on . Th e o ld f oot - ru l e would no doubt be declared insufficient to measure the number and length of railways to be made, and our trade being e e longer confi ne d t o h ome , t h ese persons m i ght sa y that 1 . they should u s e ex p ans i ve vesse l s, an d conve y their commodities in expansive ship s .—(L aug h ter .) Wu! t they wanted was a meas ure o f fi xe d va l ue , which be contended they pessessed, b ecause go ld, i n it s differen t parts, was stamped of a certain value, and was receive° in commercial transactions at the specified value. 9 measure which they could e n ac t wou ld preven t periodic a l crises. When the funds were low, and over -trading prevalent, commercial crises would almost inevitably follow. Mr. OSBORNE replied to the question of t he Honourable Member. Wh a t did t h e H ouse Mint :. The House was about t o enact a sce ne, his opinion, from Much Ado ab ou t Nothing: The whole burden of that Ri g ht H on . B arone t's speec h (Sir R. Peel) was this—that after the Committees which had been appointed it was unnecessary to app point another. He said fifteen thousand questions we re asked in these former C omm itt ees , an d w h a t more did they want? But, if any one came t o l oo k a t them, t"ei would find that the replies of Mr. Jones Loyd were more like essays, and might be published as such seri rately, than as replies to terse and definite queries. -- (Laughter.) Now, it app eare d to hi m t h a t the Hour were going to shelve the question.—(Hear, hear.) The _ commercial classes, instead of obt a ining any immedia te remedy, would have their prayers put off, and the Committee would no doubt report in abou t two years, when their labours would be valuelel —(Hear, hear.) He regretted now that he h ad voted with the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir Robert Peel)-" be was so taken away with his able speech, that be could have followed him anywhere.—(Laughter.) Bu t the next morning—(Laughter)—wh en h e l oo k e d a t foe views with calm deliberation, he regretted that he had not followed the Noble Lord (Lord George Bentinck) into the lobby, because he believed that ho should have adopted the proper course. He considered that they should have a Committee composed of independent Members—of those who had not expressed any senti ments on the question of currency. They should have those who had not read any currency pamphlets, be' cause they might depend upon it that their time would be occupied in currency controversies.—(Head) He should prefer Mr. Reynolds (Dublin) to Mr. Hamel, though he entertained great respect for the ability o f the latter Hon. Gentleman. He said this because the Hon. Gentleman had told him that the labours of the Committee would be futile, for it was mere,' shelving the question—(Hear, hear)—from the House. He should support the name of Mr. Reynolds, if they went to a division. Mr. NE WDEGATE supported the names proposed b 5 his lion. Friend (Lord G. Bentinck). He did so he; cause they would obtain men practically acquainten with the working of the measure complained of ; t„,h e ! would have practical men, and not mere theorists. "",, Muntz, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. Brown were lerg e ,. 4 , engagd in home and colonial trade, and wer e therefore fit gentlemen to constitute the j e ..„*" . gral portion of such a tribunal as the one i l ) ` - d : posed. The exclusive use of gold as their stand o f almost to the exclusion of silver was the great caus e rs the commercial depression. Let the Committee rer t upon this p o i n t. H e to ld the Governmen t Ol t ; though they might st o p th e di scuss i on o f t h e matter to the House by th e a p po i ntment o f a Comm i ttee , h would not stifle extensive discussion out of doors. Lord G. BENTINCK rose to draw back the Id le°. tion of the House to the real matter of the debtil, He would confine himself t o th e names h e h a d proposurd and though their might be several a dditi ons he sh °l/ 08 not again address them. He assur e d th e H on ottra Members, the exclusion of whose names had proposed, that he did so without t. tending to cast upon them any personal disresn";o The limitation of the Committee to 26 reduced him the invidious necessity of pr o p os i ng t h e i r ex clusit/ 0, i 0 He had proposed the names o f severa l gent l e man it order to render the Committee more likely to wee d greater good than as origi na ll y proposed. lie prop be Mr. Hastie in the room of Mr. Labouchere, because thought that he would b e tt er represent a certain sec'i;aThto of the commercial community. The same might be A nt by him with respe c t t o t h e others. He thought I";tie as the Noble Lord (Lord J. Russell) was pledged W the measure, and as Sir W. Clay had written a book ee don question, it would b e b etter to have the City of Loa do by M r . P att i s on.—(llear, hear.) From ,he way in which the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir B. F i e g e bt supported the G overnment— i n fact it vs- ed almost be said that h e was the Government— i t seen , ; as if he had dictat e d th e l etter sent by the Governa len o to the Bank.—(H ear , h ear.) The House wished. doubt, to see new bl oo d i n a Committee of th i s kin d. o. (Hear.) It was because he did not think that the g e _ a d tlemen proposed were likely to come to an u nprejudiu; opinion that he proposed su b st i tutes f or some o f di e no s —(Cheers.) Let the H ouse reco ll ect t h at it weemst until houses had failed for 15,000,0001. the Government consented to suspend the ''', Those whom he proposed were i n d o penoe . men, and likely to come to an unprejudiced opie i t e He thought that M r . B rown wou ld better represent sentiments of Liverpool th an M r . Cardwell. The fertile' gentleman, in a recent deputation on the subject of co 0; mercial distress, did the ornamental work, while c ti . l ,t, latter performed th e most l a b orious and arduous part tif and was, in his opi n i on , a gentleman who would more 3114 represent the s en ti ments of the cotton lords than 1'; Hon. and Learned Gentleman.—(Hear.) Let them be collect that Mr. Brown differed with him ; in f ac t had proposed b u t one gentleman who acted in coLl2° l o on with him. Then, with respect to Scotland, the Sig Honourable G en tl eman sa id h e had name d Tee (Mr. H. Drummond), and he did not object to him. Chancellor'of the Exchequer bad sa id that he had coostur - e d all sorts of person s on th e su bj ect , an d a ll t h e y request ed of him was, to give th em th e li g h t o f hi s co untenall ee ire Honourable Gentleman th e M em b er for PerthtT ja The means of staying the panic had been adopte d ~,6 consequence of the repre s ent a ti ons o f th e bankers 0f . v 4 ,.. ; City of London, and he thought that it was but 17 0 that one of the Hon. Members connected with. , ee , City of London should be placed on the ComwitLf With respect to the appointment of the Hon. lgelfil i ' a , for Oxford (Mr. Henley) in the room of Mr. Rict r ",a sa . he thought that chang e ought to be made. Th e Jay a Member for Stoke-upon-Trent (Mr. Ricardo) ws i a der stock-broker by professiou, and he did not ".11dered that that profession was one which could be cone _ Le as connected with the commercial institutions of I° country ; that he also possessed, by almost heredi ta l, right, very strong opinions upon the subject of the eseni, rency. In the room of Mr. Ricardo he propod , _ s o therefore, to insert the name of M r . Henley, who " opposed the Bank Charter Act. (LEFT SITTING) DIED. t On the Bth inst., at Kinmel-park, St.' AOtpli, the R i g h t Hon. Frances Margaret Baroness Gardneri.' On the 30th ult., in St. J o h n ' s - woo d- roa d; Sebastian liasb' Esq., aged 61. On the 2d inst., in M anor - s t ree t, Clapham, Mrs. Age nt ' ? Fry, aged 68. 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