The Sun. — London, England, 1847-02-05 00:00:00

Irish distress was brought forward the House resounded with loud I been twenty years a Member of that House, and he had cheers. The Noble Lord pledged for the truth of what he said, ! never heard the Irish landlords so maligned as they had he (Mr. Roebuck) did not know what value others might been by the Honourable Member for Bath (Mr. Roebuck). attach to it—his own head. Ile pledged his head that he ' What right had he to attack the resident proprietors who lived would fill the bellies of all the Irish with good mutton and 1 on their estates and spent theitrkmfoonr money;eyamon theyt th had nevereirtenants? sound ale, clothe all the men with the clothes of Manch ester, and, in !asked Th I ris h for any.—(Derisive l an dlo r ds cheers.) As they see me d t o d ou b t did n o t a and bedizen their wives with the ribbons of Coventry ; addition to all this, fill their pockets with English gol d.— ,i his assertion, he would tell them, how money was lent (Laughter.) He would ask, in sober seriousness, was it not a , to Ireland, and larlate3lid a pert 5 per owitwas cent., a repaid. fhtee T arr h h.e7inmogH was eeneheyanppborrowed e l aed to lent by the state of the population of y sad exhibition to be made by any person in that House, and Englandbyi Members rish to corroborate th England cent.—(Hear, truth of this assertion.— to was supposed to know a . E n g land wha ? was it not extraordinary for any How. Me mber to get up in the that House, and say that he would feed the Irish people with 1 ( Hear.) It appeared that 330 loans had been made to Ire " mutton and ale" when the English people were not able to I land, three-fourths of which bad been paid back. 80 COO/. was get either the one or the other?—(Hear , h e a r. ) What would I lent to the cou n ty o f K erry, every shilling of w hich ' had been be said if some Scotch Member were to get up and say, the I repaid with five per cent. interest. Altogether 967,7551. had people of Scotland must be fed I at the f expense of the English , been lent, 755,7391 . o f w hi c h had been repaid, leaving a people with " mutton and ale ? " the Government should balance unpaid of 231,000/.—(H ear, an d d er i s i ve c h eers.) N ow once step aside from its proper duty, he would like to know 1 with what face could th e H on . M em b er f or B at h come f orwar d where they were to stop.? He i ntended, as an English repr e - 1 an d c h arge t h e I r i sh landlords with mendacity? They had sen tative, the moment any Hon. Member proposed a grant for listened to his attacks as yet very good humouredly, but now Ireland, to demand the same for England.—(Hear, hear.) It they should attack him in earnest.—(Laughter.) Then he was but fair.— (Cheers.) He was glad to hear that, be. said he wished to have a clause introduced into the Bill to cause he thought Hon. Members agreed with him; and if it be prevent Irish landlords from having any part of the money which true what he had said, then the end would be a general scram- was to be voted ; but they never got any of the money which ble for property; it would be like throwing all the property into England had debited her with. Then he talked of Irish one " Hotch-potch," and then having a general scramble for gold. He (Mr. Grattan) remembered the time when there the whole of it.—(Hear, hear.) It was quite clear that the was money in the Irish Exchequer. Now, no doubt the Hon. measure was not 'adapted to meet the existing distress of the Member was conversant with history ; he would, therefore, put country; the whole scheme was nothing more than a landlord's this question to him—Who took it ? Was it the Irish Mem scheme, in order to enable them to obtain higher rents for bers or the Irish landlords who took it? No ; it was the So their property, or to sell to the Government for enormons vereign of the country of which he (Mr. Roebuck) was one prices. —("No, no," and ironical cheers.) Hon. Members of the representatives—it was taken by the English Sovereign. might say, " No, no," but he was determined, if the Bill But what became of the English gold sent to Ireland ? Was should ever go so far as the Committee, he would propose a it sent for virtuous purposes which they should espouse? or clause to the effect that no Irish landlord, being a Member of to promote industry ? or to uphold the honour of the country ? either House of Parliament, should receive a single fraction No such thing. It was sent there for the purpose of bribery, and of the money to be advanced for the purchase of land belong- 50 generals and subalterns were poured into the country to brilm ing to them through w hi c h the State-made railways should , with that gold, and to undermine her independence. But let them pass.—( Hear, hear.) He was sorry that the Noble Lord had ! take it back again. There was a God in heaven, who, by his not at once refused his assent to the measure. He was i wrath, would avenge such conduct. He rejoiced now that anxious that the division should have taken place that night, 1 they had been brought on their knees before the Irish beggar, and so have got rid of the measure at once and for ever. The and that they must do justice to those whom they had for cen- Noble Lord at the head of the Government would one day ' turies so grievously oppressed. The Hon. Memberhad asserted come down and say that he could not support the measure, ; that the Irish were now to be fed on English beef at the ex and the whole concern would go off at once like the snuff of I pence of England, but every cow imported from Ireland de a candle; and the Noble Lord, the Member for Lynn, would ' prived several persons of employment.—(Laughter.) We have the gratification of having made a very long three hours' , talked of English gold going into Ireland, but how much gold speech, of indulging in the brief glorification of having proposed ' was taken out of Ireland and spent in England ? A list which a measure bold and comprehensive to all intents and purposes. was in his possession showed that a gentleman, the brother of The Noble Lord could not move another step without the per- , a Member who took his seat the other night, spent in England mission of the Government, and he most cordially hoped that ' 7,0001. a year which he derived from his estate ; another the Government would at once put a stop to the further pro- having property in Sligo, spent 7,0001. in the same way ; in gress of the measure. The House, he was sure, might have 1 Longford, 5,0001., in Waterford, 40,0001., and a number of been much better employed than in listening for the last three others. The loss of 5,000,000 or 6,000,000 of acres of potatoes hours to a proposition which every body knew would end in would not have reduced Ireland to her present state if she had had smoke, and the whole thing would be dropped, and never be any back to support her; but as many of those to whom heard of any more.—( Hear, hear.) the soil belonged spent its produce elsewhere, Ireland fell from Alderman THOMPSON said, that if the Noble Lord at the sky to the earth. In Wicklow, where many landlords the head of the Government had refused to allow the Bill to lived, the inhabitants, notwithstanding the calamity, were not be read a first time, he would have been acting unfairly to- in so bad a condition as in other parts. He had read much, wards the country, especially after the very able, eloquent, and had arrived at the opinion that no country could make laws and practical speech made upon the subject by the Noble Lord , which would be suitable to another, therefore he hoped their who introduced the measure. The Hon. and Learned Mem- 1 children would live to see that day when the union would be ber for Bath had erroneously stated that the Noble Lord the I repealed, and when Ireland would legislate for herself. Al- Member for Lynn had proposed t o t ax th e peop l e of England. though many modifications had been made in the criminal He proposed no such thing, he did not propose to tax the i code, yet it contained several penal enactments. Let them not people to the amount of a single shilling. All that be asked speak of the idleness of the Irish, bat of the misgovernment was to lend the national creditor 16,000,0001. upon good and of that House, and of those who had so denuded the ample security, upon good interest. He certainly thought the Reform Bill as to have reduced the constituencies plan of the Noble Lord much more rational than that of the of Ireland to as few as thirty or forty. Through these and Government, who proposed to advance 8,000.0001. and re- other causes the people had been destroyed and demoralised, ceive back 10s. in the pound en that sum.—(Loud cheers.) and no doubt when they had been called upon to pay He felt convinced that when the monied interest out of doors 30,000,000/. to relieve their distresses, they would no doubt be had heard the scheme of the Noble Lord, they would consider glad to act like Cromwell, and to " send the It ish across the his measure to be both sound and practical.—(Cheers.) The Shannon." They could not fail, ere long, to rue their mis reason why private enterprise hail not succeeded in Ireland deeds. He would not call the remarks of the Hon. Member as in England was, that the gentry and landlords of that for Bath satire, he could not call them virulent, but rather the country were induced to become subscribers to the several un- dripping poison of the shrivelled adder.—(Hear, hear, and dertakings, on the expectation of receiving their rents, which laughter.) That Hon. Member, however, had not always had never been paid, and on the sale of their land w hi c h spoken consistently of Ireland ; he had even been guilty of had never been purchased by the companies.—( Hear, hear.) treason, or at least sedition, as in 1835 he said that America With respect to the remarks of the Noble Lord at the head had fought for and obtained her independence, and advised of the Government, that the railways proposed to be constructed Ireland to follow her example. Many an Irishman had been Mere in the east and west of Ireland, and could not, therefore, hung for saying far less than that. He now came to deal with benefit the people of the southern and the western parts, he common sense.—( Laughter.) The late Mr. Drummond, who thought that the measure would have the effect of inducing was a great philanthropist, stated, many years ago, to adeputa those numerous relief committees which were about to be ap_ lion that waited on him on the subject, that he was very pointed, to send those able-bodied poor who might anxious to see railways made in Ireland. He hoped the Go apply to them for relief, into the southern and western districts vernment would net reject the Bill, as it would give profitable — to th ose parts where labour was to be obtained; and he sin- employment to 550,000 men, and produce the best advantages cerely hoped that the Noble Lord at the head of the Govern- to the country. They did not want money lent at five per cent. merit would not bring forward any technical ob- which they had borrowed at three and a half; what they wanted jest ion upon the money clauses of the Bill.—( Hear.) was the common sense of England, the economy of Scotland, Mr. POULETT SCROPE did not think that the arguments and the sterling honesty of the people of Ireland.—(Cheers.) advanced by the Noble Lord (Bentinck) were so overwhelm- Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL hoped that the House would ingly absurd as the Hon. Member for Bath supposed, and he have acted now as it had done on other cases of emergency, was, therefore, of opinion that the course proposed by the and have sat from day to day for the purpose of passing, with. Noble Lord ( Russell), in not opposing the first reading of the out the slightest delay, the Bills which the Government had Bill, was the proper one, inasmuch as it would give the House introduced on their own responsibility. He thought. sincerely, an opportunity of considering the applicability of the measure that some such proceeding ought to have been adopted ou the to the circumstances of Ireland. He thoug ht therefore, the present occasion. Why was Wednesday last lo s t ? Why h a d Noble Lord had exercised a w i se discretion in not suppressing the greater part of that day been lest—or why a single hour the discussion in limine. As far as he (Mr. Scrope) understood lost, when the distress in Ireland threatened the safety of the the Hon. Member for Bath, he believed the leading scheme of that empires He, therefore, implored the House to consider Hon. Member was, that it would be impossible for Ireland to whether it would not be well to meet the calamity by the go on any longer as she was, and that it only was by a comb i. constant s itti ng o f th e House, and by pressing forward, with tion of great and extraordinary measures that any change or the least possible delay, the measures which the Government permanent benefit could be effected, if there was any chance of had brought forward for the purpose of affot ding relief to success. He himself (Mr. P. Scrope) put forward a measure the people of Ireland.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") The which he considered would be attended with very great advan- measure of the Noble Lord might be a good one, or it tage in ameliorating the condition of the people of Ireland, and might be a bad one. There was certainly much speciousness he was taunted with putting it forward as a nostrum in it as laid before the House ; but he would ask him not to or panacea for all the ills to which that country was persevere in it until those measures proposed by the Govern subjected. He never put forward the English poor-law as the talent to meet the emergency of the time had been sanctioned. sole remedy for the grievances under which that country The Government were responsible; in Heaven's name let them laboured, for he never believed that it would have any such not divide that responsibility with them by delaying such effect, unless there were other accompanying measures to projects as they believed essential. While they were de develop its resources. The Hon. Member for Tamworth and bating the people were starving.—( Hear, hear.) A good deal the Hon. Member for Bath deprecated the interference with of time had been already lost, a good deal of the present night the ordinary sources of industry, spoke of the expediency of had also been lost, and very intemperate speeches had been leavieg commercial enterprise to private exertion. Now, made. He would have the House remark that it was not on under ordinary circumstances, he (Mr. Scrope) thought that this the side of the Irish Members that that intemperance began— would be a proper course, but under the peculiar circumstances it commenced on the side of the Hon. Member for Bath, in which Ireland was placed, he held it wholly inapplicable. whose position he did not consider was in the least enviable. They could never proceed by the usual rules of commercial He (Mr. .1. O'Connell) did not think, if his mind was polity, in their exertions to improve the condition of Ireland. right, that his conscience could be easy.—( Laughter.) The Noble Lord (Russell) talked of giving food in certain cases He did not think a right-minded man would have thrown into without exacting labour. Now he wished to know how the the discussion the torch of useless discord. The people of Ire labourers were to be employed? He very much feared that land were perishing by hundreds ; their representatives had neither the Government nor the Irish proprietors would be able come there with the sincerest desire and wish to repress every to absorb all this labour. The first condition for the development thing of an angry nature. He would ask the Hon. Member, of Irish private enterprise, that is to say, the security of per- in the name of humanity, to permit these Bills to be passed. sonal property, was wanting, and until that was secured, private He could then give notice of a day on which he would pour enterprise would never low into Ireland. How could th e y forth his vile sland ers , an d th ey wou ld t h en b e rea d y to refute expect it to do so ? The House might recollect the statement and answer him. The Hon. Member for Montrose had said made in a report on Ireland by Mr. Nicol, and presented to that there had been numberless remittances of money to Ire the House in 1837, which was to the effect, that to give em. land. He held a Parliamentary paper in his hand, which he ployment to labour capital was tvauted, and to procure capital had moved for himself which proved that sinc e th e un i on security was necessary. That was the cy c l e an d t h e order in t h ere h a d b een a surplus ' received from Ireland of nearly which they proceeded. The Noble Lord (Russell) proposed twenty millions of money, and that only up to the year 1815. to employ some money in drainag e, and to employ ano th er He al so f oun d t h at a b out e i ghteen millions had been portion in a plan which he (Mr. Scrope) would like to see advanced by way of loan to England and Scot carried into effect—the reclamation of the waste lands. land, out of which six millions two hundred thousand But he thought, if the Noble Lord would extend had been repaid. While there had been nine millions lent to his plan to give assistance to railways, it would be a good addi- Ireland, out of which seven millions had been repaid. England tion. Under such a plan is that brought forward to-night by and Scotland had repaid six millions out of eighteen millions. the Noble Lord (Bentinck), he could not but believe that it Ireland out of nine millions, within the same period, had re would be attended with the best results. He would ask, how paid seven millions. He would ask the Honourable Mem could they go on to feed the people as paupers, as they did at her, in the name of common manhood, to abstain present? The voluntary employment given by the landlords of from his most envenomed and slanderous attacks. Until the Ireland and the proposed measures of the Noble Lord, would measures calculated to relieve the calamity which existed had not absorb the labour of the country, and he could not there- been passed. They would then have a short time to throw fore but believe that a system of railways would be very away, and if he would come forward and state his case, they beneficial in giving employment. He did not intend to trespass pledged themselves to refute him in every particular, or con upon their attention, but when such assertions were made with sent to acknowledge themselves the abject creatures he would respect to the introduction of capital into Ireland, he could not paint them.--(Hear, hear.) refrain from pointing out how erroneous such principles were, Mr. HUDSON did not intend to detain the House at any for he believed by this course of proceeding, they would, in ten length, and he had only risen to express his complete concur years hence, be in the same condition as they were at present. rence in the proposal of his Noble Friend the Member for Lynn, Colonel WOOD regretted the course taken by the Noble and to express his deep regret that the Hon. Member for Bath Lord (Bentinck) and thought the arguments used by the Noble had introduced into a grave and commercial question matters Lord (Russell) in opposition to the proposal, were unanswer. wholly irrelevant. It certainly was much to be desired that able. In no country did the Government undertake the Hon Member would take to himself an evening to exhaust the construction of railways. In France, where this interfere- his undigested bile.—( Hear, hear.) He considered that the ence was said to exist, they were given to contractors. The Noble Lord (Lord John Russell) was entitled to their people of England had already evinced their desire to assist the thanks fur the manner in which he received the people of Ireland, but he thought they were not prepared t o proposition, whi c h, w h en carried out, he trusted accede to the proposal of lending money for the construction of would lay the foundation of the future prosperity railways. He was prepared to support the Gove rnmen t p l ans o f I re l an d. H e d i d consider that the country was much in for the alleviation of the distrm which prevailed in that coon- debted to the Noble Lord for the manner in which he had met try, but he could not bring himself to support a measure which the proposal, and he hoped that it would receive from must ultimately fall upon the resources of this country. him that patient consideration which it manifestly de- Mr. HUAIE thought that the Noble Lord ought to have served, and that when he came to look at the state stated the reasons why the former proposal of a similar kind had meets and figures, he would fully find that they were not been acceded to by the late Government. The Hon. borne out by fact ; indeed, for their accuracy, he was Member then read a letter from Mr. Trevellyan to Mr. Labou- quite willing to pledge himself. Let the House remember there, written on the 6th Oct., 1846, in which he stated " that that they were not about to introduce themprinciple of for- Mr. Goulburn and Sir R. Peel refused the application of warding public works by loans of mon ;he Hon. Member money for such a purpose, on the ground that it would not go fir Montrose would recollect the C t onian canals.—(Great a if to the destitute labourer, but to the spec u l a ti ve s h are h o ld er ." lau g ht er .) Al t h ough the country roan which he came was There was another paragraph of that letter, continued the Hon. not backward in enterprise. There esens.. one principle Member, to which he wished to call attention—namely, " that involved in the Bill, which eminently' emeciineuended it, the only portion of the money which would be applicable to the and that was, that he believed in his , cottlinfence that relief of the destitute, was what would be expended on the the country would not lose one sixpence by passing the measure. earth-works, and this consisted only 'of one-third of the They were not going to tax the people to raise Ale money, as whole, the rest being absorbed by engineering, Par- had been erroneously stated, they were only about to lend the liamentary, legal, and other expenses." These were the reasons national credit. The Noble Lord had said that it *mild .die an which induced the late Government in refusing to accede to interference with private enterprise, but the Noble Loreenisula the application then made to them ; and he wished the Noble not surely contend that there was any chance of these rail- Lord had used those arguments in his speech, for he (Mr. ways being executed by private enterprise. The Govern. Hume) believed they were perfectly convincing. There could ment by adopting the measure of the Noble Lord would only be no doubt, if these railroads did not turn out productive, they be following out the principle which was pursued in France. would become a charge upon the resources of this country. France lent her money for the execution of public works— The comparisons which the Noble Lord (Bentinck) made with they teould be thus enabled to model their system upon that of respect to the relative returns of railroads in this country and the French, which had been desired by many. He had; it4rasse in Ireland were not to be depended on ; nor did he believe siderable experience in these undertakings ;he had watch that the anticipated advantages would ever be sea - p rogress and t h e i r development; he had seen a ban fr lined. He regretted that railroads had hot been introduced into which they had entered became fruitful; het seen earlier into Ireland. When that question was first introduced civilisation spreading her blessings around, and social inter to the House he strongly supported the propriety of construct- course very mu c h promote d ; an d he knew not why the same ing the trunk lines, believing as he did that the exp en dit ure resu l ts s h ould not occur in Ireland. It had been urged that they would occasion would b e of great advantage to the labour- the measure would be a direct benefit to the landed interest. ing classes, as well as to the commercial and trading interests Why there was no scheme which could be proposed to benefit a of the country. He was in a minority on that occasion; and country, which would not immediately benefit that interest, he believed the Irish county Members were most strenuous in and it was right that it should be so.—(Hear, hear. ) their opposition to it. Now he did not use that as an argu- The Noble Lord had very properly stated, that had not some ment why assistance should be refused now, but looking at the assistance been granted by Government to the Liverpool and arguments used by Mr. Trevellyan, and the other circum- Manchester Company, they probably would not have seen it stances of the cases, he could not bring himself to the proposal, now completed. But would any one get up and blame Go es be thought no benefit would result. He was, therefore, vernment for having given assistance to that line?—( Hear, bound to regard it as the Hon. Member for Bath did—a debt hear, and cheers.) Although that was a time when it which would hereafter fall upon this country. His Hon. Friend was a speculation, but now the system of railways had (Sir. P. Scrope) said that they were not to deal with Ireland been reduced to almost a practical certainty. He trusted that oncommercial not principles, and that the laissez faire principle the Noble Lord, when he came to the second readi ng o f t h e would do lie agreed with him that the laissez faire Bill, would deeply consider the measure of the Noble Lord the would nut do there, nor anywhere else; but there was Member for Lynn, and give it the kind consideration it de no evidence that the original causes of the present condition of serves. He was, however, of opinion, that if the Noble Lord that country were to be removed, and until this was the case rejected time measure he was bound to bring forward some he did not think that commercial principles ought to be consi- equally practical measure. tiered as inapplicable. He was informed by several Irishmen Mr. WARBURTON said that the question was, whether that the removal of obstruetions to the sale of encumbered the capital was to be advanced by this country—whether the estates, and the modification of the law of entail, would lay the English public would, at a period of this kind, engage in a foundation ot great future good. He would say, then, let the scheme for advancing sixteen millions for the undertaking land be free, and apportioned out in from 300 to 500 acres , an d and completion of Irish railways. That was th e quest i on he would engage that it would be sold for twenty-eight years' which her Maiesty's Government had decided, and he entirely purchase. 'l ime was given for land during time last few months. approved of the decision come to by them—that they would Ily this mode of proceeding capital would be introduced, and not, on this occasion, engage in such a scheme. There was the co the purchasers et thi s land would develop the c a t a bili t i es o f no occasion fur the House to enter into a discussion as to untry. Let then, he would say, the commercial principle operate, and it would be fou n d whether they would enter into the scheme, or ascertafn emploe meat, anti that it would give instantaneous whether it was desirable that the capital of England should be the in h t e i s w t means of regenerating the be employed in Irish railways.—(Hear.) Occasion might condition of the peo le. plan of the Noble Lord would m eantime, believing th a t th e ar i se — e ith er f or m ili tary or po li ce purposes . A n d was notsidehe successful i u rea li s i ng t hi s a per i o d f or th i s country to engage i n undertakings not what was expected fro m i t , he con reeodf tat it was wrong to lik e l y to b e i mmediately productive? was it a period, when hold out such expectations t o t h e peul the Government should continue tel l eir ' Ireland. li e thought their garners were full of corn, when there were large exertionsquanti to alleviate ties of food available, and money lying idle in the calamity which had visited that countr the hands of the , u T t nd o , f a c t l .. the same capitalists of the country ? They should time, to impress upon the landlords the neie rather think of em- their defies. He would also propose that jac Go ve rnment ploying the agriculturist and the farmer in the production of 1 food before such a surplus could be embarked in such specula should deal directly with the people of Ireland witM, t th t , h s e , tions. What were the circumstances in whirls they now found for he believed tha a t di e themselves? They instx umentality of the Lord-Lieutenant, • s lost their force in consequence of this inter 6„ that the pro- at all were told that one half ot the ordinary measui me ate food ofblrEelanndl was . d estr oyed, and ifcapitalwas to be employed system of administration. Believin , as he did posed measure for the construction of railways, if agreed to, labour ers g and, it ought to be employed in setting the Irish miry. Was thereeut any a to work to produ would only produce temporary good, while it would entail last- of food to ce for the next harvest a su ffi ciency prev man recurrence of u o o m f m o t h n e t present onao in c t a h l a a - t ing evil, be would give it his decided opposition. Mr. GRATTAN said, amongs t f the exaggerated account s House, or out of it, who could expect any other potatoe, barley, oath or wheat, f which were from time to time put "ward with r espect to Irish than a distant return from such undertakings as the Noble Lord landlords, he should not be in the least surpr i se d, to-morrow, proposed to encourage, Would pe tohveletiunrnnineg of the soil on rail totAugnue,,tceasnsdarsy Sep_ find, in the ordinary channels of information, that a party ways produce the so ; and a Government in sensate of Irish landlords had been attacked by a person on the Bath I the consumption of the Irish blunderbuss at them, ' tember, and during the whole o f - road, who, after having presented a brass the ensuing year? No man which missed fire, made off.—(Roars of laughter.) He had of sense could say must be if, ..~--~'- .~ ... a"~.__ _ . - fir--- --- • N, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING-, FEBRUARY 5, 1847 on the present, they engaged in an undertaking of this kind. Let them look at the enormous undertakings England herself was already engaged in, in various railways, and while extraordinary demands were being made on England for the support of the Irish people, not only for the next year, but for many seasons to come. According to the argunisnt of the Noble Lord, the returns from the Irish railways were so small, that the sums they proposed to advance them were only to be paid for by the small interest of 3i per cent., so that, under any circumstances; they were not likely greatly to improve the finances of the country. He objected entirely to any employment of the Irish people excepting in endeavour ing to produce food for the next season, and in endeavouring to avert the great danger of famine which threatened them. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that although many topics had been entered into during the course of this discussion, and on which many Gentlemen had made observations, yet he rose on this occasion princi pally to make an appeal to those Gentlemen who had shown a disposition to prolong the debate, and to request them to abstain from doing so. He thought himself bound to set a good example in that respect, and abstain from making any observations on the most able speech in which his Noble Friend opposite had detailed his plan. His Noble Friend (Lord John Russell) had already stated the course which, not only on the present, but on future occasions, he should feel it his duty to adopt ; and such really being the case, no possible question could arise that night upon it. Leave had been given to the Noble Lord to lay his measure before the House. Of course the Noble Lord had understood that already there stood for that night a measure for the practical and immediate relief of distress in Ireland, and he appealed especially to the Irish Members to second that Bill which had been already before them ; and not to waste time on the present discussion, it was of consequence that Hon. Members should not interfere or create further delay be fore that measure was passed, as its object was to give imme diate relief to the present necessities of Ireland. Mr. GOULBURN wished to say a few words on this sub ject before it was postponed. The Right Hon. Gentleman, who had just sat down, had said that the Noble Lord had dis tinctly answered the course that he intended to take when the present Bill should hereafter become a subject for the consider ation of the House. He apprehended from what had fallen from Hon. Members, that the course to be taken by the Noble Lord, bad not been distinctly stated. He thought it essential be fore the debate closed, that the House should be informed on that point, for although his Right Hon. Friend the Chan cellor of the Exchequer had stated that Government had avowed its intentions, the House in general was not satisfied as to the course intended to be pursued. He felt that to leave in uncertainty a question involving so large an amount of pe cuniary interest—(Cheers)—and one likely to lead to great speculation—(Loud cheers)—which speculation might be seri ously affected, was a course open to the greatest possible objec tion, both as regarded the interest of the speculation to which he had alluded, and the welfare of the very works Government desired most to promote. Who would advance money in undertakings of this kind? Who would encourage them under the present circumstances without a distinct knowledge of the course that Government would take upon this measure. The sole object he had in rising was to call upon the Noble Lord to make that clear which to some Members of that House appeared to be obscure. A course at once essential to the best pecuniary interest and the general welfare of the people of Ireland. Lord JOHN RUSSELL—In answering to the appeal of my Right Hon. Friend, who has stated that what I have said was not perfectly understood by the House, I will repeat my former statement. I stated to the House that I thought it respectful to my Noble Friend, and I am now confirmed in that opinion, to allow him to introduce the Bill. I stated that in the future stage, when, according to the forms of the House, it would be necessary that the House should go into Committee, for the purpose of providing the money necessary to carry into effect this Bill, that on such occasion I thought it in cumbent on the Government to take it upon itself to carry this plan into operation, or at once to put in the negative to the proposition on the part of the Crown. I do not think it would be fair for the Noble Lord to stand by to give merely a formal sanction of the Government, and allow him to proceed with the Bill in order to reject it on a future occasion. I stated that whatever might be the course taken by the Government and by the House, I was not prepared to carry into effect the plan which my Noble Friend has propose I, and therefore when he should apply for authority to carry it into law I should, on the part of the Government, refu e it. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN said he felt he should be wanting, not only in the duty which he owed to the Noble Lord and to himself, but also to those whom he represented, if he failed to take this opportunity, the earliest that offered itself, of thanking the Noble Lord for his proposal. He thanked him, not so much much for the proposal itself, as for the spirit in which it had been offered. It had not been accompanied by that con tumely with which what were called boons to Ireland were so often accompanied. Such was not the spirit of the Hon. Member for Bath, who, on speaking on this subject, had taken every opportunity of ridiculing their distresses, however un deserving they might be of such ridicule. He had accused the landlords, the clergy, the middle classes, and the Irish people, and he left to the House to say, when a country was suffering from starvation and distress, was that a course to be adopted by any Hon. Member of that House ? The Hon. Member for Bath had come forward with his proposition, and what did it amount to? He had robbed his Honourable Friend the Member for Stroud of his proposal, and has indicated his intention of proposing a property tax on Ire land, by way of relieving the present necessities, and told them to enact a law which had been enacted two years since. He must say ha was inconceivably surprised by the course taken by the Noble Lord. He could not conceive how, as a Minis ter of the Crown, he should hesitate to allow an advance to the extent of 16,000,0001., when his political antagonist came forward and told him he might rely upon his assistance, and that he would give to him all the credit and all the honour of passing the measure, when he must know that such measures were necessary for the security of the country, to prevent a state of things next year like the present. Why should he not grasp at it? But in truth the Noble Lord appeared to think that no relief was of any value to Ireland unless it were totally and utterly unproductive. The Noble Lord thought that all that was required was to feed the people. There never was so monstrous a proposition. What was to become of the 500,000 labourers now unemployed ? The Noble Lord said there were measures proposed to him of a character rendering necessary less sacrifice of imperial credit on the part of the railways. He had stated that one proposition had been made to him, re quiring five millions of credit to ten millions of capital, and that the Treasury had at once rejected the proposition. What had taken'place in the county of which he was a member? All classes were anxious that a certain railway should be undertaken. They saw the amount of money about to be expended in an unproductive manner, and they said let us make a presentation for the railway, and we will take our chance hereafter of Parliament allowing us to sell or lease the line." The landed proprietors were prepared to give their consent to the railway being made through their estates. At the presentment sessions the proposal was unanimously adopted, but when it came to be submitted to the Treasury, they had said, "Oh, no, we must have unproductive works."—(Hear, hear.) The population of the country would have entered into these speculations, and paid every farthing of the money borrowed. And what was now the scheme of the Noble Lord ? He now came down to the same parties, and said that he would give them one-half of the advance made by the Imperial Treasury, when he might have had the whole repaid. He hoped that, under the new system, we should not see what he had seen in Clare, where the young women were sometimes working upon the roads. He hoped the Noble Lord would take the earliest opportunity of moving an address to her Majesty, that this scheme might be carried into effect. He, for his own part, stood there independent of all parties. He had no animosity against the present Government. He considered him self independent of all, and sought only a good system of legislation for his own country.--( Hear, hear.) He considered the proposition would be of great benefit to the people of Ireland, and hoped the Noble Lord at the head of the Government would reconsider the determination he had come to, and give it his support. If he did not do so, he (Mr. S. O'Brien) was convinced he would be hurled from his present seat of power.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. LABOUCHERE expressed his regret at interfering in the discussion, after what had been said by his Right lion. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as he (Mr. Labou chere) was desirous that the debate should come to a conclu sion as soon as possible, in order that the House might apply itself to the measures devised by the Government to meet the present urgent necessities of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) He had risen because the Hon. Member who had last addressed the House had made a mistake, on which he (Mr. Labouchere) wished to make a remark or two. The Honourable Member for Limerick stated that his Noble Friend the Member for the city of Lon don had encouraged no works but what were of a useless or un productive nature. If it was not in the recollection of the Hon. Member, it must at least be in the recollection of the House, that among the measures eihifih his Noble Friend at the head of the Government had introduced, there was one which, for the advantage and improvement of Ireland, pro posed to pledge the credit of England for at least a million and a half of snoney.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) This was a measure to enable th e landowners of Ireland to employ the people, to relieve the distress which prevailed, and to cause the cultivation of the soil for the next harvest.—( Hear, hear.) It was therefore a most extraordinary mistake to say that the polio n 'Cy ~,over4lloo4 and especially that of the Noble ~ 'd at the ' kW& of it, was to give no . , encouragement ` measures of it productive nature, but only poollit to forward =Ora% were of a useless and inexpedient character. So far from that, his Noble Friend was desirous of encouraging works that would benefit the great body of the Irish people, and not to construct works that w o uld go i n t o t h e h an d s o f speculators.—( Hear, hear.) There was another statement of the Hon. Membeefot Limerick which was extremely calculated to mislead the Honse, and which also required some explana tion. He had stated that the Government had refused its sanction to presentments made at the baronial sessions for the construction of railway works. He (Mr. Labouchere) would tell the circumstances under which a refusal had been made, and he would then ask the House whether the Government had not done perfectly right in the matter. The line for which a presentment grant was wanted was one for which no Act of Parliament had been obtained.—( Hear, bear.) Would it have been right, he asked for the Government, to ride over all the Acts of Parliament which were passed last session, and have sanctioned a grant to a private line of this des cription? Their conduct would have been most inexcusable had they done so. But there could be no fear of injustice charged . against the Government ; when they had always been most willing, if a fair cause for assisting a railway, f or w hi c h an Act had been obtained, was mad out at a present ment session, to allow the grant for the exe cution of earth work and embankments.—(Hear, hear.) The principle of a Treasury minute issued on the 16th October, 1846, was to this effect. It stated that the Government was prepared to give its sanction to presentments for the earth work of railways, providing there was a sufficient case made out. There were several conditions, which he need not go through, but there was one tothe effect, that advances should be made but to railways for which Acts of Parliament had been ob tained.—( Hear, hear.) It would have been manifest injustice, after agreeing to so many railway Bills last session, to pass them by, and to advance sums on lines got up by private par ties. To have acted otherwise than the Government had done, would have been to create great confusion.—( Hear, hear.) Nothing but the statement of the Hon. Member for Limerick had induced him to address the House, and having made these explanations, he trusted the House would allow the discussion to drop for the present, and go on with these pray. s' - ' tical measures of the Government which were now anxiously awaiting the decision of the Douse.—( Hear, hear.) The Marquis of GRANBY had no desire to protract the present debate, but he could not avoid rising to expressLhis assent to the proposition of the Noble Lord, the Member for Lynn. He did not think that railways were an unmitigated good; there was a considerable amount of evil mixed up with them. At the same time, he thought, if ever tlitre was a country where the benefits would be great, and the evils few, he believed that country was Ireland; and at no time could the advantages of this kind of communication be better in- - troduced than at present. He had no intention to go into the argument at present, but would content himself with thank ing the Noble Lord, the Member for Lynn, for the measure he had introduced. Mr. MUNTZ would ask the Hon. Member for Kendal whether it was right to oppose this measure when the people of Ireland were starving in thousands? He (Mr. Munts) was of opinion that it was better to lay aside principle than to allow the people to die.—(Hear, hear.) It appeared in that House that the exercise of benevolence was made to depend on the colour of the skin. It was not long since they had voted twenty millions to liberate the West India blacks, but now they Talked of adhering to the principles of political economy, when the health and lives of millions were at stake.—( Hear.) It was not a question of giving they bad to consider—it was one of lending, the object being to construct railways as far as they were required by the wants of the country, and no fur ther.—( Hear, hear.) This was the real point to be considered by the House. He thought the measure of the Noble Lord the Member for Lynn would do great good, and therefore he hoped the Noble Lord at the head of the Government would reconsider the question.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. J. COLLETT supported_ the motion of th e N o bl e L or d the Member for Lynn. He did not think the present discus sion was abstracting the attention of the House from measures of immediate importance, as he believed the proposition under consideration would, if agreed to, be the means of extensively employing the people. Though he might be considered as being an interested party, he would inform the House, that if the proposition of the Noble Lord the Member for Lynn was agreed to, he could, on the railways with which he was con nected, employ, by Monday next, 50,000 persons. He be. lieved the Government had not studied the question of rail ways, else they would not have expressed the de cision they had done that night.—(Hear, hear.) If Government wished to interfere in the matter of railways, they could, at that moment, purchase all the lines in Ireland at par, and he (Mr. Collett) would be most happy to dispose of his interest at the same rate.--(Laughter.) He was no be liever in the utility of Government management, but if the Noble Lord desired to try the working of the scheme, he (Mr. Collett) could dispose of a railway which had already received the sanction of the House, and which was intended to run through the wilds of Tipperary.—(Shouts of laughter.) He repeated, that if the Government advanced the necessary funds on the rate of interest contemplated in the measure of the Noble Lord, he (Mr. Collett) would be ready to engage 50,000 able-bodied men, in the source of the succeeding week, all he would require would be the Government permission, and by the next post he would address a letter to Mr. Dnngan, the contractor, who would, the following M on d ay , find employ ment' for the number of persons he had stated.—(Cheers.) He had no hesitation in giving the names of the railways in which these men would be set at work. lie would employ, let them say, in round numbers, on the Dundalk and E nn i s k i ll en , 5 ,000 andm men; ; on the Belfast 7 Western, , portions of Cork, 10,000; on the Kilkenny p or ti on o f t h e li ne, 3,000; on the Killarney Junction, 3,000; and the rema i n d er 000; Junction, 7,00tt; on the Great South ern on the same ra il way, i n the distressed on the other lines, 15,000. Mr. M. GORE thought that another mode of providing employment for the population of the Irish seabord, in his opinion even preferable to railways, would be, to encourage fisheries.—(Cheers.) He had received accounts from the Galway coast that the fishermen of Claddagh were in a fearful state of destitution, and he thought that the distress might be greatly lessened if the Government took measures to extend the fisheries of Ireland. Mr. GROGAN said that as the Treasury minute, founded on Mr. Labouchere's letter, had been referred to by an Hon. and Learned Member in an earlier part of the evening, he begged leave to make one or two observations upon it. He could assure the House that, as far as beneficial works were concerned, that minute had remained a dead letter.—( Hear, bear.) The minute was in itself good, but the conditions which were annexed to it crippled its utility, and there was, therefore, no single instance in which it could be alleged in which a railway compaey had taken advantage of the proffer of the Government. He had not intended to trouble the House, but felt it his duty to refer to this matter as it had been so prominently brought before them by the Hon. and Learned Member opposite. Mr. MORGAN JOHN O'CONNELL would not have troubled the House that evening were it not that he believed that no other opportunity would be given them of discussing the question, for be believed that it would be cut short on the second reading. He was afraid that the Govern ment had not given this question a proper consideration.— (Hear, hear.) If it were possible that the measure introduced by the Noble Lord could in any degree endanger the finances of the country he should be as loath to advocate the measure as any representative of a Scottish or English constituency. —(Cheers.) But with the supervision that was to be exer cised over those works he was assured that the Government might safely advance the sums required by way of loan at 3i interest, and the repayment could be as well guaranteed by Irish railways as by any other species of public works. While he thanked the Government for the intentions they had mani fested towards the people of Ireland, he still thought tbat they might have adopted other and more beneficial measures by the encouragement of productive instead of comparatively useless works.—(Hear, hear.) He also thanked Hon. Members for the good feelings they had evinced towards Ireland, and if he but glanced at the expressions of those Hon. Members who dissented from the measure introduced by the Noble Lord (Lord George Bentinck) that evening, and he more parti cularly referred to an Hon. and Learned Member who sat on the rams side with himself, it was only to express his regret, that in the present unfortunate condition of Ireland, they, and more particularly the Hon. and Learned Member, should have made use of expressions which were so calculated to injure the feelings of Irish Members. He could assure the Hon. and Learned Member that tho-e expressions excited no indignation in his breast—( Hear, hear)—they only excited a higher and more honest feeling, that of pity—(Cheers)---that his in veterate restlessness of temper—a restlessness which had proved so great an obstruction to his success as a legislator—should induce him, at every opportunity, to attack all and every one.— (Laughter.) They read in Homer that Thersites was listened to by the Greeks, but after all, the fame of Thersites was very ephemeral, and he believed that the Hon. and Learned Mem ber would not be more successful in his endeavours to attain popularity. Mr. HAMILTON also felt compelled to refer to the Trea sury minute, which had been alluded to by the Hon. Member for Dublin (Mr. Grogan), for he felt assured that in the pre sent condition of the Irish people it would prove totally inope rative, and the Treasury Commissioners had no power to carry it into effect. The Right Hon. Gentleman opposite seems in clined to ascribe mercenary motives to the Irish Members. He did not know by what scale the Hon. Member for Bath mea sured the conduct of those who came from Ireland, but this much he would assert, that there was no set of men whose conduct was more directed by disinterestedness and consistent integrity. The Noble Lord who introduced this measure seemed to desire that the resources of Ireland should be made available for the improvement of the country through the credit of England.—( Hear, hear.) When at the close of last year the entire failure of the potato crop had shown that the resources of that country were likely to be of little assistance , a deputation, of which he was a member, had waited upon the secretary for Ireland, Sir Thomas Free mantle, and had pointed out that this was the means by which the resources of Ireland might be made available for overcom ing the difficulty. The deputation had laboured to impress him with the necessity, that this was the only means by which em ployment could be found for the peasantry, and that it could only be used through the influence of British capital.—(Cheers) The Hon. Member for Bath seemed to misunderstand the measure of the Noble Lord (Lord G. Bentinck), but be (Mr. Hamilton) believed that this was the only means by which the burdens of the country could be lightened.—( Cheers.) They should recollect that they had an army of 500,000 men in their pay. The Drainage Act, which had just been passed, useful as it was, would, in six weeks, or two months be quite inoperative ; and where then would be found the employment for the labourer, either in draining or on the public works ? The House should recollect were r e completely kept on l e o st. public They works m us thet therefore cultivation find n o d f that the Treasury commissioners had reporte d , i n 1836, t h at there were five labourers employed i n I re l an d for two i n Eng land.uuopthtuehlyde labourer; and wh ere was the employment that wspasapotore for ote would t arn that support to be found ? He could not, there fore, perceive any means better th an t h ose which would be found in the measures proposed by the Noble Lord, for that measure would have the effect of procuring ample employment for the Irish labourer. They had the experience of Sir John Macneil, the most eminent engineer that h a d b een engage d on the railways in Ireland , who had stated that the I r i s h l a b ourer was equal to any man in the exertion which he m a k es w h en em ployed upon railway works. When they first c ame on t h e in a destit u t e con di tion. In England, left their u sua l occupation to obtain half f v u f e a a rr y m eay s rl , i sl but in Irela n d t h e case was different, f or there badly c l o th e d , and in a state of to obtain it with a v idit y . When they first came k el o f s e tyt h. w t hm h ee eyeyfynawtrwrmeoaernner were destitution ; but shortly after they had obtained this employ ment they were alto g ether altered. H e b e li eved that the measure of the Noble Lord would have the effect of removing this evil ; and, in the words of Sir J. Macneil, once remove the desolateness of their condition, and the Irish labourer would be found to be altogether altered in character. He could not, therefore, but believe that this measure would altogether im prove the social condition of the Irish labourer. Captain HARRIS believed that an intimation had been held out by the Government that arsenal depots would be formed in Ireland, and he much wished to see a naval depot at Cork. He should like to see the correspondence on the subject. Lord JOHN RUSSELL—The correspondence is already on the table. An HoN. AIEMBER was glad this question had been brought forward; for though he spoke in no hostility to the Govern ment, he still thought that the measure proposed by the Noble Lord was the one best adapted for improving the condition of the Irish labourer. After a few words from C olonel V ERNER , Lord JOHN MANNER S s aid , after an observation that had fallen from the Hon. Member to the effect that this mea sure was brought forward to harrass Government, he wished to disabuse their minds of such an impression. He did most sincerely trust that should the House pass by a majority the second reading of this Bill, that her Majesty's Government will not think it incumbent upon them to interpose the prero gative of the Crown to stop the Bill, which the Irish people and the people of this country believed to be of the utmost im portance to Ireland. Should Government contemplate that course, he would just remind them that it was not so long ago since they witnessed in another place the introduction of that prerogative, and they all knew with what final success.— ( Hear, hear.) He took the liberty of saying these few words in no spirit of hostility to Government, and his earnest hope was that Government would take up the measure, and carry it forward as their own.—( Hear, hear.) Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. On the question that it be brought up, Mr. ROEBUCK threw himself upon the kind indulgence of the House, and in common fairness asked them to listen to him for a few minutes, while he answered the per sonal observations that had been addressed to him. When the Hon. Member for Kerry sat down, he took the liberty of ask ing him if he heard the speech he (Sir. Roebuck) made that evening, and the lion. Member replied that he had not, but had taken what he (Mr. Roebuck) did say upon credit. Now, he appealed to the House if there was anything in the language he had addressed to them of an irregular, or personal, or offen sive character? He had a strong objection to the employment of money in the way proposed by the Noble Lord , and he simply stated the rea sons f or his objeetions. In speaking of the affairs of Ireland, h e did not use one hard word. An Hoy. MEMBER—You suggested the introduction of a clause in the Bill. Mr. ROEBUCK —Oh, that was the charge; but what he had said had been called vituperation. 1t might be so ; but he must still repeat, that it was important for the dignity of that House, th a t w h en money was to be applied for the benefit of the people, it ought not to be partitioned amongst people.who' held seats in that House. The Hon. Member for Kerry' appeared to be annoyed at what he had said. Well he might be so, but he might have applied a more characterisdc term to the Hon. Member, by ca lling his speech a "frantic speech." Th e H on. Gentleman had called him a shrivelled adder; but the adder was able to sting the ox.—(Hear, hear.) He always found, that when be wanted to drive home a shaft to make it stick, that he should barb it well; and the Hon. Gentleman had found that the arrow had been well barbed, for i t had stuck well.—( Hear and laughter.) Colonel RAWDON felt surprised at the language that had been used by the lion. and Learned Member for Bath, or that such language should have been uttered in that House. That Honourable Member had told the House that the Honourable Member for Kerry had heard what he (Mr. Roebuck) had said on credit. Now he (Colonel Raw don) had heard the lion. Member, and imparted what he had heard to the Hon. Member for Kerry. He appealed to the high and generous feeling of that House, if any Gentleman, who heard him propose a clause, that no Member should ap propriate any portion of the money to be voted by that House, if he would not feel justly indignant, were he alluded to, as the Irish Members were. Could anything be more insult hear,) It had been strongly supposed that the Honourable Member for Bath was the hired advocate of ruffians.—( Order, order.) The SPEAKER here called the Hon. Member to order. Colonel RAWDON did not intend to commit a breach of order, but he felt strongly the insult of the Hon. Member for Bath.— (Hear, hear.) Mr. FRENCH made a few observations, which were in ' audible. Mr. GRATTAN offered a few observations. he Bill was then read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Thursday next. SUPPLY. The House then formed itself into a Committee of the whole House, for the purpose of taking into consideration the resolution of the Chancellor of the Exchequer that a sum net exceeding :300,000/. should be advanced out of the Consoli dated Fund, on the security of the poor-rates in Ireiand, for the purpose of affording immediate relief. After a few words from Lord Clements, Sir George Grey, Mr. Labouchere, and Mr. Poulett Scrope, the resolution was agreed to. The House then resumed. • Mr. GREEN brought up the report of the Committee which was ordered to be reported to-morrow (this day). The House then adjourned. ARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceednuis of the Rouse of Commons.) WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3. The following Railway Bills were presented, read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time : North British (No. 1)—" to empower the North British Railway Company to construct certain Railways in con nexion with the North British Railway, and with the Ilad dington and Kelso Branches thereof; to make certain altera tions in the Hawick and Kelso Branches; and to alter and improve the Leith Branch of the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway, and for other purposes." Southampton and Dorchester Railway Acts Amendment (Weymouth Branch)—" for making a Branch Railway from the Southampton and Dorchester Railway at Moreton to Weymouth, and for other purposes." Caledonian and Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Amalga mation—" to amalgamate the Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway with the Caledonian Railway, and to authorise the raising of additional money by the said last-mentioned Com pany." Caledonian (Lease or Purchase of the Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct, and Glasgow Southern Terminal)--" to effectuate a Lease of the Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway and the Glasgow Southern Terminal Rail way, to the Caledonian Railway Company, and to authorise the said Company to raise money for these and other pur poses." Norfolk (Branch from Norwich to Aylsham, with a Branch to North Walsham)—" to empower the Norfolk Railway Company to make a Railway from the Norfolk Railway, in the coun t y o f t h e city of Norwich, to Aylsham, in the county of Norfolk, with a Branch therefrom to North Walsh am." Newmarket and Chesterford (Extension to Thetford)— " to enable the Newmarket and Chesterford Railway Com pany to extend their Line of Railway to Thetford, in the county of Norfolk." Regent's Canal Company (Paddington and Limehouse Railway and Branch)—" to enable the Company of Pro prietors of the Regent's Canal to make a Railway from Pad dington to Limehouse, with a Branch therefrom, and to amend the Acts relating to the Regent's Canal." NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE. The following Railway Bills are appointed to be read a second time on Monday, Feb. 8 : Aberdeen (Brechin Branch Deviation). Arbroath and Forfar and Scottish Midland Junction Con necting Railway. Fleetwood, Preston, and West;Riding Junction (Burnley and Colliery Branches). Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's (No. 2—Extension from Bury St. Edmund's to Newmarket and Ely). Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester (Extension to Wakefield, and Junction at Methley with the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, and the York and North Midland). Huddersfield. and Manchester Railway and Canal (Branch from Oldham to Ashton and Guide Bridge). Huddersfield and Manchester (Deviation and Alterations in Oldham Branch, Ric.). London and North-Western (Lease and Purchase of the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, and the Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway). Al-mleen and Great North of Scotland (Amalgamation or Leasing). PETITIONS ON PRIVATE BILLS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. (Room 22, before Mr. Examiner Smart.) UNOPPOSED LIST. In the following unopposed cases the customary formal proofs were completed, and the standing orders complied with : Caledonian Railway. Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Railway (with a Branch to Glasgow) and Station. OPPOSED LIST. MIDLAND RAILWAY (SHEFFIELD, BARNSLEY, DONCASTER AND GOOLE LINE.) This adjourned opposed case was then gone into, and at the close of the inquiry, it was found that the standing orders bad not been complied with in one or two instances. In the following cases the formal proofs were taken, to enable the witnesses to return to their various avocations in the country the opposition being postpo ne d till t o - morrow : Wishaw and Coltness Railway (branches t o A uc h en h ea th, Mineralfield, and Canderside), Caled on i an (Edi n b urg h sta tion, &c.), Caledonian (branches from the Clydesdale Junc tion, &c.), Caledonian (extension of the Motherwell branch of Clydesdale Junction, &c.), Caledonian (branches to Ca nobie. Langholme, &c.), Caledonian (branch across Clyde and Glasgow station), Caledonian (lease of part of Glasgow Dumtries and Carlisle Railway). The Examiner rose shortly after four o'clock. (Room 23.) . Before Mr. Examiner MAY. There were no unopposed cases in Mr. Examiner MAY'S list to-day CORNWLL AND DEVON CENTRAL RAILWAY. This adjourned opposed case was resumed. In the course of the day several allegations were sustained. They had re fereace chiefly to defects in the levels, plans, and sections. and inaccuracies in the books of reference. The result of the inquiry is looked forward to with a great deal of interest, the contest being ostensibly between the South-Westelcn and the Great Western Companies. The case was further adjourned. GREAT N ORTHERN RAILWAY, ISLE OF AXIIOLME EXTENnION. The formal proofs were taken in this opposed case. The Exa. - miner then adjourned till to-morrow at ten o'clock. HA YIVIARKET THEATRE. Mr. Boureicault's new five act comedy, entitled The School for Scheming, was produced here last evening. The scene oi the first act is laid in the lodging-house of Mrs. Singl. ,heart (Mrs. Humby), and we are introduced to "my Landlady and her lodgers." One of these lodgers is the Mac Dunnum of Dunnum (Mr. Buck stone), a " capitalist," that is to say a schemer, who, upon the Sts•ength of having 50/. in the bank, starts all sorts of j( tie.t-stock companies, and allots shares to un known persons, which he sells at a premium, and gets up a, testimonial to himself, to which, under various all arses, he subscribes most liberally; in short, a stag o f the first head. The other lodger is the Hon. Maude Plantagenet (Mr. W. Farren), a young old man, fifty-nine according to the peerage, thirty nine acco:cdi ng to his own representation. He has run through Gay c fortunes, and is deeply in debt to X. Y., the advert'is'ing money-lender; but he speculates upon getting on t of all his difficulties by marrying his daughter .to Lord Fipley (capitally acted by , Selby), a noble piwe en, but the heir to a dukedom. This daughter, lielen (Miss Fortescue), has been educated at the 'es tablishment of Mrs. Fox French (Mrs. Glover), ty one of whose young ladies have married any man 'b slow the rank of an earl ; indeed, one of them was expelied for tolerating the attentions of an Irish viscount. Helen, spoiled though she has been by her education,. has a heart, and that heart she has bestowed upon Crier( :n Acton (Mr. Howe), a ruined man, as her tether tell is her, for Craven, like himself, is deeply in debted to the money-lender. We are then introduced to X. Y., riot the real usurer, but a certain Job Sykes (Mr. We b ater), who.has borrowed the name of X. Y. for a purpose. Sykes was originally a stable-boy in the set Mice of Plantagenet. By difit of industry he accumula Sod wealth, and married a lady o f no bl e f am il y . She, bee. ruing ashamed of the mesalliance, separated from him, .taking with her their only child. This child took her ni nne, and the father was never permitted to hold an y o cc with it. Sh e di e d d ur i ng th i s . child's leacy, and the child was brought up by her family. ['his child is Craven Acton ; and, in order to watch ove r and guard him, the father has assumed the character of X. Y., the money lender. He is aware of the love of ;'Craven for Helen, and, warned by his own fate, is det rmined, if possible, to prevent their marry ing. Old , Plantagenet, too, is desirous of getting rid of Cr ay. en, and at last reproaches him with being the scot t of his stable-boy. He persuades Helen also to accers ; the suit of Lord Fipley, and he himself; understandia g that Mrs. Fox French has a fortune of 10,000/., mars es love to the lady. Acton's heart, however, yearns towed' ds Helen, and she loves him still, although she has prow ised her heed to Lord Fipley. His Lord ship, howeve r, has a certain cousin, Lady Rose (Miss Julia Benxi( .t), to whom as a child he had been engaged, and who, n• et:withstanding his folly, of which she is per fectly swat e, is devotedly attached to him. There is a ball at M 6. Fox French's establishment, at which all are ass ambled, and at which Lady Rose manages to revive Lord Fipley's attachment, and in fact elopes with , him. That same night, thanks to a special lie( ace, Mrs. Fox French becomes Mrs. Claude Plantagane t and Mr. Claude Plantagenet finds, to his cost, that 1 pa has married 10,000 L of debt instead of 10,0004 of fortune. He is arrested for 3,000/. In vain does Helen tapply to all her friends for the loan of a sum to free her lather ; she is rejected even by the Mac Dun num of Di annum, who has jilted Mrs. Singleheart, to whom he bad promised marriage, and to whom he makes a le - assent of 100 shares in one of his companies as an z ileviation of the disappointment. At length C is.ven borrows from Syk es t h e 3,000 1 . (pledging 'Pith him the portrait of his mother, set in jewels), an d, giving it to Helen, releases her father and quits her for ever, disgusted at her heartlessness. On examining ti to portrait, Sykes finds concealed a letter from his wife to their son, informing him of his parent age, t ;egging kim to seek out his father, and to tell him how bitterly , on her deathbed, she had repented of her treatneentsof him. The father and son recognise each o ether, as d are reconciled—with this ends the fourth act. In the. fifth act we find all the characters &sum tied at Boulogne, Plantagenet and his wife .and ' --- -daugh ae r living on an annuity a 1801., a year. Hellen, broken hearted for the love of Craven. Lotd Fipley„ (now the Duke of Bungay,) a perfect specimen of a. tame man. The Mac Thulium, now plain John Perkir is. an exiled provincial committee-man. Sykes, han 3 [. P., with the offer of a Peerage, travel ling witl t his 'son, in search of health and consolation ; and) Mrs . Si , egleheart, a woman of fortune (the shares which thi t M ])unnum had given her turn up trumps), travelli ng in sea rch of amusement. They mee t, t he re spective~ lovers are united, and the piece ends w ith a lenge ay, mora. l tag spoken by Miss Fortescue . The best cb ere c t er i n the comedy is that of The Mac Dunnum of Dm mum, andi. .he is quite a hors d'oeuvre, for he has nothin g whataver .to do with the plot , of the piece. He has so me claims to originality, and t he dialogue put into As mouth is smart, and at times witty. In fact, had i .t not bee; a for the introduction of this character the piece w ould not have survi ved at all, for, in e fourtl t act, where there is a vast deal of letter rc .ading and tittle-tattle to no purpose, the audience were ye. ry iml )atient. This impa t ience was audibly ma nifested at th e commencem ent of the fifth act, and it was oni y the a ppearance of Mac Dunnum that put.them into got id 'Rini our. The first three acts are well written and tolerably well constructed, but the last two drag. ' In the fourth act there is a fault of construction, which we were surprised to discover in any work pro ceeding from- the pen of such- a—practised- writer as Mr. Bourcicault. Sykes, in' a long t . and te dious speech, relates matters • with which the audience were previously acquainted by his soliloquy in the first act, and by the action of the piece, thus delay ing the point which , everybody knew- must come, viz., the mutual recognition of the father and the son, until expectation had duller; the edge -of appetite, and the point missed fire. Nothing but the consummate tact of Webster saved the pieee at this juncture. The whole of this scene must be cut down, and the pruning knife must also be unsparingly applied to the fifth act, and then the comedy wili" go.". The actors were all called for at the conclusion, but when Webster appeared to announce the .comedy for repetition, there were some disapprobation manifested. It was, however, clear that the " Ayes" had, it; and. Webster's short ad dress, "I feel justified," in announchig this piece for repe tition every evening until further notice," was received with loud applause, which . completely drowned the voices of the dissentients. , Mr. Boureicault" was after • terwards called for, and, on his appearance; loudly wel comed. The house was crowded to suffocation. Every seat was occupied before the rising of the curtain. THE:NAVY: A COPY "of the TREASURY MINUTE RESTRICTING NAVAL PROMOTIONS to ONE VACANCY in THREE ; the Number of Officers on -the List at the Date of the Minute, and the Number on the 3oth day of September, 1846." • 27 February, 1830.—At the Board, Present, Viscount Melville, Sir George Cockburn, Sir Henry Hotham, Sir George Olerk, Viscount Castlereagh, Their Lordships having taken into ciinsidekation the state of the Half-pay List, and-beidg desirous of operating its gra dual reduction in time of peace, -•- • - Resolve,—That from this date no' promotion .(except for special brilliant service) shall 'be made-fn any tank of com mission officers (save flag-officers), except in- the proportion of 0114 promotion for every. three :vacancies which may be mate by the'l•emoval by death, dismisSal, or.etber cause, of officers from the effective lists of each rank kept at this office; death or court-martial vicancieS,' liable to be filled by commandere-in-chief abroad, not being reckoned: , Promotion being thus limited, their Lordships deem it ne cessary that a control in 'Some, degree' c6rresponding should be placed upon the original entry•oe-yoiing . gentlemen into the service; they therefore resolve, that in future all appoint ments of volunteers of the first class shall be-nsade directly by their Lordships. • Their Lordships direct that theselegulations be communi cated to the commanders-in-chief on foreign stations, with an observation that they do not alter the authority vested in them of appointing by commissions to death or court-mar tial vacancies; but that 'they do apply to the . subsequent va cancies which may be occasioned by the promotion of an officer into an actual, death or .court-martial vacancy, and that such subsequent vacancies are to be filled up only by acting orders, as in the case of invaliding vacancies. _(Signed-) • W. CROKER. NUMBER of OFFICERS on' Itie:-,LIST of the :ROYAL NAVY, on the 27th Eebruaryt•lB3o, - ,and on the 30th Sep tember, 1846. - , Flag-officers Ditto, superannuated Retired Captains _ _ _ Captains ... _ Retired Captains, under Order in Cotincil of 1840 ... ... • Commanders ... Retired Commanders, under Order in Cdan cil of 1816 • ditto ... from the Masters' List 1830. 171. 14 2 858 730 Ditto Ditto 48 918 855 100 100 .. 195 ▪ 3,550 2,538 • 523 437 Lieutenants Masters .. Inspectors of Hospitals and Fleets • Physicians - Deputy Inspectors of Hospitals and Fleets Surgeocs ~, ~, • • ••• Assistant-Surgeons ... ••• ' Paymasters and and Pursers 793 644 362 293 642 481 Totals ... 7,967 6,533 HER MAJESTY'S STEAM-SLOOP SPHYNX. - BROOK, leLE OF Wxcarr, FEB. 2.—The crew of the Sphynx and dockyard men were employed up to a late hour last night in arranging the framework lihich is to rest upon , the " camels," and at one time it was contemplated to make an attempt at eleven ,o'clock.last night, but all the arrange ments could not be got ready: The project of floating the wreck bvVamels is the idea cf Mr. Watts, assistant-master shipwrigk of Portsmouth dock yard, and his views are carried out underthe superintendence of Captain Austen, of Woolwich dockyard, and Commander Cragg, of the Sphynx. - • Captain W. H. Henderson, C. 8., of the Sidon steam-frigate, arrived yesterday in the Retribution,ciiid assumed the com mand.here as senior officer. The steamers here are, the Re tribution, 800-horse power ; the:Porcupine, 132-horsepower, Lieutenant-Commander (aating) Turnonr • the Africaine tug, 90-horse power; and the Echo_ tug, 80-horse power besides two docks and lumps ; the boats "of alt which were busily employed in rendering the necessary _assistance with hawsers, removing stores, &c. In addition to the " camels," there' 'are to be .200 casks lashed alongside the wreck to issist:hr floating her. The weather has been extremely favourable for the last three days, and to-day it is nearly. it-is the opinion of many that the lifting power of barges and casks combined is'not sufficient to float the vessel, clear of the bed , she has made in the sand, and of the ledge of rocks whioh are to sea ward, of her. The Coast Guard take no part in the operatittinS, which are exclusively carried on by the d=ock-yard, people and crews of the respective ships in the offing. Mr. Murray, Chief en gineer and inspector of machinery of Partsmouth dock-yard ; Captain Henry .Tarnes,_cfficer.oe royid.engineeis in charge of works at Portsmouth duck-yard ; 'an Watts, assistant master-shipwright, and Mr. Bellamy., '...assistant-master-at tendant of the same establishment, are, all here, , ,9-operating with the senior naval ciptaitis (Henderson and Austen) and the commander of the Sphynx. • At high water to-day (Tuesday) flie wreck was moved about 100 feet. She is now on the ledge whereon her guns were hove overboard'and her inners'cut away. , She was got so far byher own captain, as the steamers and lumps did not assist in heaving, but were prepared, when necessary, to assist. At twelve o'clock to-night another Rant will be made. 1 • NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Porrsmomn, WEDNESDA.Y.—Great. anxiety has been manifested here to know - what result - attended the grand effort to extricate the,Sphvnx from her- unnatural position. We were enabled to fnrnisit yesterday. the result.of the first attempt to heave the above unfortunate, vessel off, the shore, which failed, we understnod;from one: of the .camels having burst after the vessel had been rnOved_loo•feet seawards. By the arrival of the' Porcupine. steam -vessel, which came into this harbour tci-day at 1 froth the wreck, with one of the lumps laden with, gear in; tow, we. fire; in possession of the finale to the scene commenced so atiipiciously yesterday. It appears that an o the r effort‘was madelast night to move the Sphynx, which was continued .froni nine o'clock last evening until one o'clock this morning. but no success beyond moving the wreck about,tyvedve feet attended the effort, after which it was found that the water ort the:outside was shoaler than that in sh ore , a n d th e t id e did not rise so high as the former one. The attempt has consequently been given up for the present, and all .the vessels haVe been sent to assist in the endeavour to float the'‘iii . eek will return to harbour as soon as they hive again &fleeted the gear they took down. • ... . •„ Thus, notwithstanding the phalanx of scientific men, means, and appliances at command, , it appears the vessel is actually in a worse position thanleforee• the effort was made to extricate her, and the difficulty and, danger of attempting to remove the machinery and take the hull to pieces in creased. The wind and wearer during the whole time has been most favourable for the'operations. A number of the dockyard men who have been employed at the wreck returned Allis afternoon in the Isle of Wight packet. The President, 50, Captain Stanley,. flag of Rear-Admiral Decree, Commander-in-Chiet at the Cape of Good Hope, was at Simon's-bay on the sth of December. Lieutenant E. S. B. Von Douap (1838) r of this ship,, has succeeded Commander Booth in the command.of the Columbia, 16, and proceeded on to the East Indies. By a private letter which came to hand thi,s morning (dated December 1)—" The Dido, 2q, Captain Maxwell, had just arrived from England; the Brilliant, V, Captain Wat ' son, is gone on the coast; and the Cleopatra, 26, Captain- Wyvill, which arrived yesterday (Noye,mber 80) from the Mozambique, sails for Englatid , in 'a . week. She has the fever on board very badly; two men died last night. The Thunderbolt, steam sloop, Commander Boyle,- is awaiting her relief. The Helena, 16, Captain Sir C. Ricketts, is cruizing." The Vanguard, 80, Captain Willes, -was at Carthagena on the 21st ult. The Rattler, screw steam sloop, Commander Moorman, is ordered to fit immediately for the reception of Lord How den, whom she will take out to the Rive:r, Plate. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. .846. 139 LONDON, Fins. 4.—Wind N. W. thoderate breeze and hazy. DEAL, FEB. 3. Wind B.E. to fresh, frOin N.N. E., moderate.—Acrd. Hull, Boston, " ' PLYMOUTH, FIB. '3.:11 7 1 . iid qi:S"`..Y.--Arrd. Catherine Boland, Porter, Cuba: ?ski,' 'Spy Santander; Wilton, Rio Grande; Salacia, Havannik. LrvEuroor., FEB. 3.—Wind' NE, Ilglit.—Arrd. Joshua Waddington, Wakeharn, -Calcutta; - Everard, Quebec; Marquis of - Normanby, - NifFillan, ditto. Sid: Poblatio, Savannah; Panel)°, Ondaza, 'ditto; Albert, Vir ginia; Caroline, Philadelphia h New, 'York, Cropper, New York; Ellen, Stafford, ditto. . • WHITEHAVEN, FEB. - ArgestiSs, - Philadelphia ; Barrow, Andrews, St. Andrew'i, , New' Brunswick. FALMOUTH, FEB. 3.—Wind N. E. , qtrong.—Arrd. F o r res t er , Steeles, Valparaiso for null.. • . HULL, FEB. 3.—Wind - N.E.—Sld; Rolla, New York ; Watson, New York.. - • • CLYDE, FEB. 1. . Wind E.—..Arrd. Nautilus, Anderson, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. Laurel, Demerara; Wanderer, Trinidad ; Pentucket, ' New York ; Roberts, New York Euceles, Bombay, St. John's ; Dick, Nevi Orleans ; Lady o f the Lake, New Orleans; Avon and Triumph, New York; Romulus, Charleston; Agamemnon, „Kubik. DUBLIN, FEE. 2.—Wind E.E.N Arrd. :Swift, Prince Edward's Island. Sid. Charlotte and . kaVeurite, Savannah. KINGSTOWN.—Arrd. Catherine Janalesouc Batavia. GUERNSEY, .1 AN. 30.—Arid. St. George, Havannah. • WATERFORD, FEB. 2.—Wind N. toN.N.E.—.Arrd. Carron, Thompson, Demerara. - • CORK, FEB. N.N.E.-- Sid. Isabel,- Antigua; Rolla, Newfoundland. Youcirm., JAN. . 1 0.—Sld. Rebecca, - New York. LIMERICK, FEB. 2.—Wind N.—Acrd. Clyde, Pearson, Bos ton. Ski. Shamrock, Barbadoes... . " BELFAST, FEB. 2.—Wind ,N.E. , 7-Arrd. Lady Gordon, Hud son, St. John's; Chusan, New Orleans, with part of cargo thrown overboard. Sid. Jane, Htighes, New Orleans. The Mary Jane, of Penzance, from Plymouth to this port, out nine, weeks, with rudder damaged and short of- water, was passed 21st ult. in lat. 5G N. lon. 10 W. The crew of the Theodore, Fielding, were picked up 18th Decembbr, about 1,200 miles east of Cape Hatteras, by the Chusan, arrived here. , A brig, waterlogged and abandoned, was seen in lat. 57 N. lon. 9 W. Mitsonri, FEB. 1.—A.11 the materials and . stores of the Eden have been saved. The keel of a small vessel has been picked up in St. Bride's Bay. Lutxmcw, Fan. I.—The Eclair, Lloyd, which put into Kilrush with damage, arrived here 30th-ult., leaky. Loxpos, Fain. 4.—The - Magnet, steamer, from Harlin gen to London, got aground oft' the former port, and re mains; a revenue cutter had been dispatched to lighten her. LLANFAIRYNC4IIORNWY ,(ANGLESEA),. FEB. 3.—A board, apparently new, S feet long by nine inches wide, rounded at the ends, with " Margaretta" cat into it, and painted over, was picked up yesterday near Camel's Point. HULL, FEB. 3.—The lodine, from Prince Edward's Is land, caught fire last night in the dock, and has received considerable damage in the cabin and after part of vessel. Dispatches have been received at Lloyd's from the Ad miralty, announcing assistance rendered - by her Majesty's steam sloop Geyser to the schooner Exile of Windsor, N.S. on shore on Long Island Sound 24th ult., and inclosing copies of reports from her Majesty's steam vessels Acheron and Dasher, relating to the effects of the gales 24th and 25 th ult. to the hipping in the ports of. Galway and Westport. The brig Leo, with Indian corn on board, on general account, and several other vessels had gone on shore, but assistance had been rendered. MARKET NEWS.=-(YE§TERDA Y.) HAY 2WILUIC SmrrEFIELD.---Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 3/ 15s ; Clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 4/ 15s ; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 13s per load. A moderate suppy, and a sluggish demand. CUMBEBLAND.—Meadow Hay, 218 s to 3/ 17s ; Clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 4/ 14s; and Straw, 1/ 102 to 11 14s per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly at the above quotations. WHITECIIAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2l 5s to 3/ 15s; Clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 5/ ; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 13s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. ATNIXTGA.TE AND LEADENIZALL. Prime Beef and Mutton moved off steadily at full pricesj otherwise the demand w as i n a veslugish state :—Be e l from 2s 6d to Be 8d ; M u tt on , 3 a 4d to 4s 4d ; Veal, 3s lOu to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per Bibs, by the carcase. MEAT 2VLANCHETS. SOUTHALL, FEB. 3.—We had a very slow general inquil here to-day, and prices were not supported:—Beef, trall 3s to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s ; V ea l, 4 s t o 4s 8d ; al l Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, NEB. 3.—Prime Beasts and Sheep were held at full prices, but all other kinds of stock were dull :—Be" from 3s to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 4s to 5a 2d ; Veal, 45 to 43 8d! and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d p er Sib s . ; Suckling Calves, 185 to 295; quarter-old store Pigs, 16s to 19s ; and Mulch Co' with their small Calf, 161 to 181 each. HAILSHAM, FEB. 3.—There was very little business doinf here this morning, yet prices were mostly supported :—Be el l from 3s 2d to 43 6d ; Mutton, 4s to 5s 24; 4s 6d; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per 81bs. ~,r 1.. 45 ARUNDEi.,, FEB. 2.—Beef, from 3s to' , utton , to 5s 2d ; Veal, 4s 2d to 4s 4d; and Po rk; o 4s 4 1 4 6d per 81bs. A moderate supply, and a dull trade. . . . ilifft CRICHESTER, FEB. 3.—Prime stock movd a off sae.- ~ 4 f; 4d; other kinds slowly, at late rates :—Beef, from 33 2d to Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 2d ; Veal, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; and PeL ic : 4s Od to 4s 6d per 8 1 bs. 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Th e N ew T ooth -Pi c k Bo l d, thoroughly cleansing between the teeth when denP 4 1, 10 down, and polishing the surface when used cro aYs*„... n le hair warranted never to come out. The Uni o n and ~Ari l b . Hair Brushes. The Double Anti-Pressdre Nail Dr tl 'd x The Medium Shaving. Brush. The Railway StrqP,,, no, Powder. The abosie nawx,and elegant articles, irratia". l- re to a very extensive ass: o ent- of beautiful perfumes/ :a. She sole manufactures ~ . : juventioni of. Messrs. Ross `"" tons, 119, and 120, Bishopsgate-street, London. - ' [ADVERTISEMENX.] —TEAS AT WH OL E SAL E Pitif g, NO. 2, BUCR LERs BuRir, _ CHEApsiDE.=F am ilies Who s e e 1 consumption is large, and s t u dy eco n omy , w ill deri c .,. considerable advanta ge at t hi s esta bli s h ment . - One nol • form price is affixed, by which thc• p u r c ha ser o f a sis o 1 pound can obtain it on the same terms as the trade. , , , Black Tea 2s. Bd., 35., 3s. 4d, 3a.• 8d.,.43.; 4s. 4d.; 65 ! 4 ) Green 3s. 4d., 3s. Bd., 45., 4s. 4d.• 63..; 65., 7 5 . a. Coffee 9d., 10d., I s ., 1 3 . 2d.; Is. 4d., Is. 6 d. , Is. 0 One pound sent free to any part of town: 'Orders from the country forwarded the same day; end when the quantity is for 61b. we i g h t (tea only),: ' the Carr i a ge , Is paid to any p ar t o f E ng I an d .—MANSELL an d' C o. wholesale tea dealers, 2, Bucklersbury, Cheapside. [ADVERTISEMENT.Efi T INTO THE CouNTRY YEE* UPON APPROBATIox.,-Na4;l,4zetnarle-street,•Piccadilly.—Ne 4vir invented Spectacles, eselesci/pes, Opera jklik3se&•aticroscopes, c , f " c *,, t i Patronized by Generaltliff Edward Pager, Sir In•an Llayd, Sir Jo hn Keatings, Maiston, F re d er i c k Goodfallow, asirton Grosverner Vor rison, Dyot Robertson, Mackenzie, Galway, Biggs, Woolf, Mull' Walker, Foz, Price, Lindsay, and Thackray ; Major-Generals Sir • - , Elphinstone, Sir John Ros e , Si r James Cockburn, Achmty, I . l e y erS, ni , 11. Macleod, Hamilton, Turner, Weymss, and Cock ; Lieut.-Gener" • . Sir Henry Bouverie, Sir J., 31aCdonall. Sir R. Barton Sir T. D- 111 ' and Sir Win. Eustance ; Ad m ir a l s L or d John Hay, Sir G. Cockb ur f; Sir George Munday, Sir G eorge M art i n, Sir James H. Whitshed, si. D. Gold, Ross, Alexander Curzons, Tompkinson, Hollis, and Pric e ; Vice-Admiral Sir F. Austen; Rear-Admirals Brown and Riboalt.: &e. 'Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, have Invented SP`;',.• tacle Lenses upon a new construction. Immediately they are pla, c qi before imperfect vision, that mist and dullness which appears he w ct . the eyes is at once removed, every object becomes clear and di . s ,, t at, so that the most aged imperfect sight becomes bright and bri. and is brought to its youthful natural and original state. 'r i ot Achromatic Telescopes, Opera Glasses, Microscopes, Invisible AT ,/,. kinds of Acoustic Instruments for relief of the most extreme "!`jo ness. Caution—Messrs. S. and B. Solemons, opticianC are not. 0 . any way connected with a person of th e same name i n their ilnrit diate neighbourhood. To prevent mi s t a k es , b e cautiens; and ° Me ttle —Only to be had at 39, Albemarle -street, Piccadilly, opposite L York Hotel. _ EBY' [ADVERTISEMENT.]—FEARFUL WOUNLoSIOO , en'.r. A. ! mimes CURED BY HOLLOWA Y ' S OINTSIENT ANTI : Coils, formerly in the eraploy of Mr. Oliver, coactimaker,.:u ''," c f for . hard,. for fi ve years, had been o ff an d on for fourteen years, o w the last seven 3 ears he was co n ti nua ll y un d er the care of one at goon or the other, besides being a patient for a considerable tin is , . one of the hospitals, for settled erysipelas in both legs, wh icn _ ve rs l charged quantities of water, besides humours issuing from t he large wounds. His age being seventy-two, it was expec ted th% ctif complaint would kill him, and yet this poor man has been P.e r b ' all cured by Holloway's Ointment and Pills in six weeks.--S 01 ",. medicine vendors, and at Professor Holloway's Establishmen t ' Strand, London. BIRTHS. 0 Dpi the Ist inst., the lady of Robert R. Robinson, Esq. Gloucester-place, Dorset-square, of a son. _A_ Ara' On the 2d Just., in Cunningham-place, St. John's-ww."- , Liewelyn Wynne, of a son. n of 6 On the 2d inst., at Chichester, the lady of Dr. Tyacke, daughter. __.....-----. MARRIED. a rd ' On the Ist inst., at St. George's Church, Camberwe 11,l l , ATun -0 ' i youngest son of the late Francis Woodgate, Esq., of Fero% ..„.„._ ca bridge, Kent, to Roslna, eldest daughter of Charles watt, ~`. Camberwell. On the 2d inst., at St. Mary's, Islington, John David paw...l jte r of of Hanley-road, Hernsey road, to Emma Bose, eldest d al. the late Charles Strachan, Esq., of Cornhill. ____..---------- le Esci DIED. 1. On the 30th ult., at Southfield, Stirling, Captain Ro bert nalf ° ' of the Royal Navy. Dr. Ja in° On the 27th nit., at Altnasklach, near luverneeS. Robertson, aged ult., 81. urniO nt On the 24th at Clifton, the Rev. Thomas Price' inc of Northaw, Hellsult , aged 58. ()tithe 27th ~ at Winnington, Cheshire, R.N., aged 59. WOO Caroline, On the 30th ult., at Clifton, Bristol, Isabella daughter of Major Mairts. d Frances, the On the 31st ult., in Derby-street, Gray's Inn-road. wife of Mr. J. H. Wright, aged 71. v aged 89 ' On the 31st ult., at Melton Mowbray, R. Norman, --eincle•:, Jones. On the let inst., in Fort-street, Spital-square , Mr. " eet , Loctori - On the 2d inst., Mr. John Eedes, of Knightrider-str commons, aged 72. William GregerY, No: 112 London .• t rintect mid rublist ui by 41U1t1)0 YOLTITO , - pr cinct Strand, Printer, at The Sun e,., N 0.112 `ztraini in the e vridAr. Fe °. the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex, •-• bruary 5, 1847. A pA ab l Pa; i