The Sun. — London, England, 1847-02-20 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THB.ATRE. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers is the Opera, said the Public, are respectfully informed, that THIS EVENING (Saturday), Feb 29, will be performed Donizetti's celebrated Opera of FAVORITA. Fernando, Signor Gartioni (kis second appearance); Alfonso XI. L (king of Castile). Signor Superchi (his second appearance); Baldas san, Signor Bouche (his second appearance) ; eonora, 31dlle. San ebluli , Ines, Millie. ascio (her second api)earance). After which a new and original grand hi five tableaux, by Paul Tagiloni, entitled CORILIA ; on, LE CIIEVA.LTER INCOVSTANT. Mdlle. C. Rosati (her second appearance); the Knight llul debrand, M. Paul Taglionl ; Squire, M. Gourlet ; Bertlsonha, Mille. Petit ; Page, Mdlle. Honors ; Duke, M. Gossellia ; Fradin, Venefra; Fisherman, V. di Mattia. DANCES.—Secondtableau—Scone Dary ante des Caprices, by Mille. Rosati. Third Tableau---Casde la Nymph des Eaux et de Sea Compag ncs by Mdile. Itomal au I the Corps de Ballet rourth Tableau-,-Pas de la ltosiere. be Mdlie. Taglioni (her Rosati ; second appearance) . ; Pus de Deux, by M. I'. Taglioni and Mdlle. Deetcho Rhein. Valse des Pages et des Demoiselles d'Honneur, by the Carps de tsalet. Fifth Tableau—Ballabile des Halbardiers, by Mdlle. C. Baucourt, Melina. IP, Stephan, • Miles. Honore, Canaan, Thcvenot, Berlin, Jurleiune, L'Amoureux, and the Corps de Ballet ; Pas de l'lncon sta4ce, by Al dll he e. Rosati, Mdme. P. Stephan,Taglloni. T Opera to commence at Seven o'clock. EXTRA NIGHT, Fet the. Benet - of the Fund for the Relief of the Distressed Irish and Scotch. The Qtteen has been pler.sed to sanction a performance at the above Theatre, in aid of the Fund for the Relief of the Distressed Irish and Scotch, and has been pleased to approve of THURSDAY EYF,XINti next, Feb. 2), when a favourite Opera and Ballet will be performed. ..,r.0x,0, ITALIAN OPY:RA, COVENT GAR EN, EStanfshed tor the purpose of rendering a more perfect performance' of the I.yrie D•ama than has hitherto been attained In this country. Under the Direct on and Management of Mr. BEALE. The Nobl ity Gentry, and Patrons of altiLic, are respectfully in ormed that the Royal Italian Opera will opeirt he fir t week in April. It is proposed to produce, in the course of the 'canon, some of the established works of Cimaro'a, Mozart, Rossini, Meyerbeer, and others of the fibre modern Italian Schbol, including Operas by Bellini, Dont settl, Merced/int., and Verdi, on a scale of the utmost perfection in every department ; to which intent the mane, ement has asseteb'ed a Company embracing the greatest and most varied /Vent la Europe. PRIMI SOPRANI.-Madame Grist and Madattle Persiani (her first appearance to London for three years), Madame Rottconi and Xdlle.*Steffanoni (of the 'Theatre La Scala, in Milan, her first ap• peafance in this country). • CONTRALTI.—Signora Alboni (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan, and of the Arspesial Theatre in Vienna, her first appearance in:this eenntrY),and,3l4demoiselle Cortlari. TtNO/tl=-Sletior dignor Salvator Lr.via (of the Imperial lttiatre at Rt. Petersburgh, •his first appearance in this country), SlgillarTuill , (clf the Theatre San Carlo, in Naples, his first appear anctin thisaannatry), and Signor Salvi (ot the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, and of the,lmperial Theatres in Vienna and St. retersburgh, his kat-appearance on the Italian stage in England). Flinn BASSI BARITONI—Signor Tamburini and Signor Giorgio Rotiecini. PItIMI BASSI PROFONDI—Signor Marini (of the Theatres' San Carlo, Naples,. La Scala, Milan, and the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his brae appiaraace in this country), Signor Angelo Alba (of the Theatre .Royal, Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Slgaor Polonlni (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, kis first appear ance in this country.) PRIMI BASSI COMICI —Signor Pietro Ley (of the Theatre Royal Madrid, Ws first appearance in this country), and Signor Agostino Rovere (ef the Theatres Royal, Naples, Milan, Vienna, and St. Pe teralursha atio,first appearance in this country). Setcencle I/unite—Madame Antoinette Mollidori (of the Theatre La Scala, 1;31.1.1:0), Arnalla Linari, Mademoiselle Luigina Bain!: ' ieconde Tenoria—Signor Emmanuele Slane (of the Theatre San Carlo in Naples). Director of the Music', Composer, and Conductor—Mr. Costa. h powerful and numerous CHORUS of chosen and experienced Ringers will complete the Vocal Department. Chorus Master — Signer Bonconsiglio. Prompter—Signor Monterasl. The ORCHESTRA, formed of Artistes possessing the highest exetutiali powers, will comprke among its members Eighty distin guished professors. The Military Band of the Coldstream Guards will be under the direction of Mr. Godfrey. An ORGAN, of extensive compass, has been expressly erected Mlle [bazars V r Messrs. flight and Son. Organist — Mr. V. libvell o. eiWAT,,,of a brillian t and costly character, will close t he Per prat cc of, the evening. and ub Divertissement will be suffered betiteen the alts of Ott Opera: The Director has the pleasure to announce that he has concluded an engagement' Wills Mademoiselle Panay ,Elasler ; and, during the season, the following eminent, Danscuses will appear —Premieres Danseusc—Mademoiselle Muni latre (ef the Grand Opera, Paris), and Mademoiselle Plunkett (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Mademoiselle Berlin (a the Imperial Theatre, Victim, her first appearance in this country), Mademoiselle Neodot (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Mademoiselle Marietta Baderna (of theTheatre La .icala, Milan), and Mademoiselle Fitoco (of the Academie Royale de Park). :Monsieur Petipa (of the Grand Opera, Paris), 3lonsieur Gontie (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Monsieur Faralinando Croce, Monsieur Delterier , (of the Grand Opefh, and lliailtdur Auguste 3labille (of the Grand Opera, Paris). 'Maitres des It:filets—Monsieur Albert (of the Grand Opera, Pars), atlataMotisiour Blania (of the Theatre La' 'Scala,' Milan). Leapt* of the itallet—a3tta Alfred Mellon. Regisseur de la, Danse— Mr..,lntryan... tioaipaaer—Signor Alessandro Curio! (of. the San Carlo Theatre, Naples). . TUAMII;4I7:E.—ro . rend6i the Interior at once commodious, clegftnt, ari,l effinf ,rtable, it' has beda entirely reconstructed and detafrated, tinder the immediate direction and after designs of 11. Albano Elio., C.E., with every attention directed to its preper ventitniion. .Theitecbratitato have been executed by Mr. Ponsonby., The,..llanaiejnent Lap happily secured the artistic skill of Signori Ferrl'aral (of the Theatre Italian, in Paris), to embellish the - twiny; 'and to prepare a New Drop Scene. The approaches to dm Theatre will be tumid improved, by a carriage way being fernsf,dgmtnediatcly tind-r the Portico in Bow-street, whereby parties . can leave or enter their carriages without exposure to the weather ; and by Increased facilities ingress and egress. The Refreshment Room will be under the stiperintendonce of Mr..l. G. Watson. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, for the night or season, to be obt.iined at the 11sx °Mee, ltofr-str.et ; and at Mes,rs. Cramer, I;eXe, and Co.'!, 201, Regent-street. TrIEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE TO prer , itt any further disappointment to the public, and to do justice to Mr. Walirwe's new OPERA, its first performance is tle ferAd until MONDAY next, to allow time for Miss homer's re eovery from her late sudden Indisposition. All tlek,ts issued for Tharsday will be admitted on Monday, until which evening there willpe.4o.4lloooBlln4e. , , virAritE IZGYAL, 1 - I.IYIIARKET. ' t ridez 2. tllo . fllft;:ageryfelkt of Mr. It. Webster, sole Lessee. ♦• • •' t • ' IMS EVENING 11 1 111 6,3 l, PernWitted a new and original Comeds*, callety ?fig ; SCEIGOL FOR sciLKMIN.G. Principal characters by Ikt6srs. Far ren, Stuart, liuckstone, Howe, Selby, Itrindaj. Glover, Mrs.. Ilumby, Mrs: Yarnold, .FsTleseue, Mflts Bennett, 31Iss Hey noldo. • . ;Ita *c.le:tilleitti'lland will perform the Overture_, " Lac • des rtes,T PrSnfagenet," " those," and " Pol%as, TO'. cos/talc with nig Orkinal Grand Fairy Extravaganza,' eallqd - the" INVISIBLE. t• or, the Island of 'Tr/muted Delights. Principal chavacters by Mr. James Bland, Iliss B. Horton, 31rs. L. S. Itu4lngllain,.*iss . neynolds, and Miss Julia Bennett. . • TUT:AIRE ROYAL, cEt.7m. r Chder alit Management of Mrs. t celey. IS EVENING Will be performed a new Comic Drama, called .£30(1 ILEVAItD. Characters by Mercrs. A. Wigan, Meadowi, Emery, HT Butler, Miss Villars„ awl:Miss Forster. Atier which a new Farce, called THE WIGWAM. Characters by Mattliew., - &berry, Keeley, Miss Arden, Miss Turuer„ 11193 Foster, atarMlas Mary Keeley. To bo j;l!owed by the Farce of THE ETON lIOV. Captain ropllain, Mr. Wigan; Dabster, Mr. Kee:ey; Miss Fanny Curry, Miss Dickinson. To conclude with the Farce of ME3. WHITE. illE.t'rMF; ROYAL, .DELPHI. I ruler the dire: Hon of Madame Celeste' THIS EVENING _bt poirfwmed , the celelirate4 Drama, called THE GREEN IS.:, I ti lES:.or, A Ilundml Years Ago. Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Den s, Mr. Cullenf9rd ; Jack Gong, M r.Paul Bedford; Grinnidge, Yrlght ; Captain Dartois, Mr. Worrell; Madame St. Anhert, :Madame Celeste ; Gerald , ne, Mrs. Yates; Nelly O'Neil, 3lrs. Fitz trii Agcr which t,e Comic Drama. Palled THE MAID WITH •THE MILKING PAIL. Lord Philander, Mr. Callenlord ; Algornon, Mr. Boy ; Diecou, Mr. Wright ; Milly, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. TOcortelu,46 with the Farce of A NAROII FO:t HOWL Mr. TraffiphEM. !STY: Wlitrel!; S.no Hobb•s, Mr. Lambert; Dick Dumpy, Mr.lbMtiriyilvdr Miss' Leslie ; Miss Harding; Nancy seaggs, Mrs. Matthews. TILEATIIE, OXFORD-STREET. •• If.ll3(litox. sole Lumsee and Manager. -4 , TIES EVENING • Wttl 'Ville-mad the Comte •Operrl, called THE CASTLE OF AY.MON ; or, The Four Brothers. Bei:um:weir, Mr. Walton ; Oliver, Mr. Allan ; Me:lard, Mr. Barker ; Renaud, Mr. Delavanti ; Allard, Mr. Wxnn ; Iron, Mr. Leiner ; A. •ItAuer Gertrude'," Ars. Foshroke. Toico,laip with the Co.;netly t pt tiTr'OPSTO COxQUER. Pritolfial elarL . etkirl Me?lts. Wynn, CrAnby, coulpton, Fit! in', SCVIV - 0 I lik 'li`s.TStcrlin• Mrs. Hughes, and Mrs. Foebroke; • ' (01 JAMES,:S EATia. . • •A . • Lesmee, John '". :kr o 1) AT EVENING 11H ttrfbrrmaltlft Vaudeville of LE DE3IONDIE LA NUIT. Frederic, 3r."llerolt ; °sear, M. Lange Val ; Gillostiern, M. L artigny ; Mathilde, Mollie. Fargenil ; Ear 1 ne, Iblile. Vallee. To conclude will: :he :W.:aired Vaudeville, call,tl PIERRE I.E /tOI:GE. • rjerre Ic Rouge, I.afont ; Jeaancton, 3ldlle. Fargetal. Boxes, f;s., Pit, 3s. , Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half : past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. Private 'Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's Library, 33, Bond-street; and at the Itox-orrice. ETHIOPIAN ST. JAMES'S THEATRE Th! celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and (lemon, will have the honour of repeat ing their Thimital.de ENTERTAINMENTS, at the above Theatre, THIS EVENES"(I (Saturday), and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Satardiy. Doors open at Eight o'clock, and the Entertainment com mences at Halt-past Eight. The Programme will be varied on each occasion. 'Their'next PAY PERFORMANCE *ill take pier on Monday alorninx, Feb 22. • • • —Coxes, te. ; Pit, 2a.4 , Amphitheatre,. 2s. gqiAl; AN PH ITHEATI:F: • " -• 4 " ; ' PlMprtemr, Mr. W. Batty. trnderthe - VitrAarra' of the Queen, Prince 'Albert, and other Metakberszt theAtoyal Family.—Mr. BAT rY's Fox4lolanda meet eielPytlNNAlingut lialf-past Six, daring the week. • •" 7 • THIS kly 17,-N IN 4; , 1 • Will be peribrmed THE ROYAL FOX-IIIINT; or, Lift's CourSO of Mott and Steeds,. Efitlfe elange of the ACZNES of the CIILCLE , by the double Company of IgnArtlstec' To concltule wit h the ntieeesstLl Comic EqueAtrianiratry Pantomime on trilbd THE FOICT TIIIEVES; or, Haat:coin and Ali Italia and Itobber's Caro. Clown, Mr. Rochez ; harlequin, Mr. W. Mar ver ; Pantaloon, Mr. Laffarini ; Columbine, Miss Louisa Wait e . 13ox. , acti opeq 1r 111 eteVel] till five Wcioek.—Doors open nt. AIR en 1 c , nanci!ce et halt-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Bmadfoot. gr" - WCYA , 8U R EY THEATIt E. 4 ' , ,Ldssee, - Mrs, Frances Davidge. THE* 'EVENING • ...kn a cz p li.rst a c c u t t e it r l s ed JAI' supported4h rogrbx~ o? a b y 11who le itralith of the Company. After which, the favouritOnallet of LA SY-II'LrE BLANCHE. To conclude with RAYMOND AND 'AC ES. •-• , ,'Li,,,Bezwitice open-front eleven till four o'clock. " j 6 +HEAT.R. - " - V0147r5.; half price, 6d. ; Pit. Gcl.; Gallery, 3J. , • THIS. EVENING Wlll bt' Terformel THE CASTLE' OF ST. AL3IO. 'Principal ehar!tcters by Messrs. Hicks, Dale, Forman, Searle, Bird, Miss Vincent, Miss PeareP, Sze. Atter which THE VILLAGE OUTCAST. Robin Graysdale, Mr. Betts ; iraty-, 1 Mlis Vincent. • TQ cont•lnele with.JACK BILIG. Jack Brag, Mr. Forman. VA 151.044;12 IR I SH AND ScoTcH.—Her Ma: jesty has kraci9sly.c.cAdesceinted to sanction Thursday, the 25t14 instant, lienig stopart,foc performance at the Italian OnexfurAtieamonetit 9f the 9lier.essed Irish and Scotch:: _Her Itlajes4AThcat re will be lion9ured on this occasion with; the t el... .4; ay.,. queep, ttkc Royal Consort, the Queen wjger, aiu-I.UII, the It(hyal,Fareily. The-ether patrons are the°, greatest personages of the kingdom, and those who Jute Jet" . t h e ~,1 ' simittee to eftry kut.this excellent object are, and* ,ri - ot. M 4 iQU i - the.MarchiOriesos - of Aileshury.., 70 v.. i i .... ctrue; ' the Countess of, Crarendon, and the day pfk, 0 4 ,.,,ertutk 'DOA Noble Ladies .meet every, j o i n t lf . 1 ... § .W144 X9uis at the Secretary's offices, ad • this raile,Vef.trVipct., the business connected. with. i lT e dertaking, which reflects the greptest honour otl tla ..; - X' are to be dedic a t e d , to If i e i6''' The whole of the, riroefcds, defrayed by the proprietosroatct,4eirtriti%3i,,jaeslltyt,sheTielexap;erne.se INFANTICIDE s _ .; bei pg AT morning, at an early hour, as L men eTu.-- , -YeSterday tar Vauxhall-bridge, he duty in the South Lambeth -road, watchnla n• was'en square, lying in a field saw- b a deal box, about twelve incl;le He carried it at the rear of the Crown and-Thistle ' illit -,7a.mite to tilerfleftruot tavern, where he unlastenect"th ed thy boly 'of newly-born male child. e "I a" ' 113 " covir - na k e d, 4d the box' was filled up with ash es . . body was given in charge of .4 - te police. Infor mat i on was Amnia diately forwarded to William,Carter, E&l., the, coroner. . FOREIGN POTATOES.—The following arrivals .of Potatoes from abroad hav e taken p lace during the past ei g h t dayi:—The Edward, from Rouen, brought 80 tons weight; the Giraffe, from Raterdarn, 10 baskets; the Rapid, front Rouen, 45 tons liarruago, 7 baskets el- thi'iL i tt ) weigAti _a l e Ac•?Tolpr...Uo , the Holdernees, Iror4imiela, 4otosist,h Ste se*, 4:ye from New York, 3 Ih;rtire`F ' ' ris k y, . 4 ov lid the Antonio, fr° .V e1 . 1 % g .1-!..:.,:•-•.-‘, .7- 4 1 -•-; . 1: - ., t - *• - tf V* 4 7 i -.6. '• ";•••'. -: , •----.', -?.,•,i I ' - 7. i... w .. •, ...,..,-.-,_ ' '...\,!,. '": - ,'--_ - ,7 - :'_ --, •: • . ~ - . •.".'„.:'-. -- j 11-1.&-ii.....,_ L ... / ~'~'~F ~~ Vedras. • Are our intentions towards the belligerents in Portugal strictly neutral ? Then let neutrality be preserved in a manner becoming the dignity and honour of Albion. We confess our willingness to afford protection to the young QUEEN, supposing her Majesty to require shelter from the storms of the re voliution ; and yet— coupling this with an avowal of our neutrality—we are to look on with indifference at the perpetration of a crime towards the insurgents of which history scarcely furnishes a parallel! Surely this is a most questionable neutrality, a most odious and dastardly neutrality ! SALDANHA commits a politi cal offence, not justified by the usages of ho nourable nations, and certainly not exceeded in infamy or treachery by the most barbarous states : he for mally and deliberately signs a stipulation with a por tion of the troops of the Conde BOMFIM that they shall be allowed to depart with all the honours of war, on surrendering the impregnable castle of Torres Vedras to the royalist commander; and, on the fulfil ment of the latter portion of that engagement, he for mally and deliberately acts counter to his most so lemn promises. Instead of receiving all the honours of war, the officers of the duped insurgents are first conducted to captivity in the metropolis, and are sub sequently sentenced to be banished to Angola, one of those terrible settlements in Africa, which, like Sierra Leone, has deserved the appellation of the " White Man's Grave !" Was ever conduct more infamous than this? The crime of SALDANHA is such as to almost justify an armed interference and a summary vengeance. It is a crime which can find no pallia tion, excepting upon the most diabolical system of Machiavellism. When NAPOLEON BONAPARTE or dered the massacre of the troops at Jaffa, he was impelled to that rigorous act by the execrable dupli city of those soldiers of DJEZZAR, in having broken the solemn oaths which they had previously taken ; by their murdering the French messenger carrying a flag of truce, in defiance of the holiest laws of nations; by the dearth of provisions in the desert, and the im possibility of granting such scoundrels their liberty without unnecessarily risking the lives of his own men, for the preservation of which he was responsible as Commander-in-Chief. In the proceeding of SAL DANHA towards the prisoners of Torres Vedras we find no encitements of this kind, and beyond that we find, what there was not in the massacre of Jaffa, a sacrifice of all honour in the non-fulfilment of de liberate stipulations. SALDANHA, moreover, has not the manliness to have the prisoners of Torrer Vedras fusiladed at once ; he kills them under a subterfuge, he poisons them atmospherically, he sends them in a das tardly spirit of assassination to Angola. It is the recur rence of such ferocious acts as this that justified Lord ELLENBOROUGH in saying that " greater violations of constitutional principles and of personal liberty were committed by these new constitutional Governments than under the harshest despotisms that ever existed." And it is this also which justified the Noble Earl in intimating that the British Government should be prepared to make a strenuous and not a merely vague representation to the Government of Portugal. If our ifleet is to remain at Lisbon and Oporto, our character of neutrality must be preserved with dig nity by the prevention of such flagrant violations of the laws of humanity and religion. Since the memorable letter of Mr. N. M. Cttsrstt&s, detailing the scenes of misery and destitution occur ing in the western districts of the c9unty of Cork, and his account of the lamentable condition of the unfor tunate inhabitants of East Reen and the surrounding country, a more painful narration of suffering and wretchedness has not been presented to the public than that which has just proceeded from the pen of Commander J. CIIAWFURD CAFFIN, of her MA JESTT'S steam-sloop Scourge, under date of the lath of February instant. The testimony of a gentleman wholly unconnected with the country, a British officer, visiting it in the discharge of his duty, who merely states that of which he has had ocular demonstration, and who confesses that he has been impressed with the idea that the accounts and letters daily appearing in the public journals had been highly coloured for the purpose of attracting sym pathy, must he' sufficient to convince the most sceptical of the truth of the reports of the fearful state to which that unhappy country has been reduced from the combined effects of pestilence ani famine. The village of Schull, to which Commander CArrits alludes, is situated about twelve Irish miles to the south-west of Skibbereen, and is but a few miles from Cape Clear, the southern point of Ireland. It has peculiar facilities for the carrying on of a most productive fishery, for obtaining a support for the people, from the neighbouring ocean. It possesses a harbour, to which supplies may be immedi ately introduced from the more favoured and prosperous localities. And yet, notwithstanding all these advantages, the inhabitants are en during the greatest afflictions, which it would be scarcely possible to exaggerate. The gallant officer states that " Three-fourths of the inhabi tants you meet carry the tale of woe in their features and persons, as they are reduced to mere skeletons—the men in particular—all their physical powers wasted away—they have all become beggars." And again—" Famine exists to a fearful degree with all its horrors. Fever has sprung up conse quent upon the wretchedness, and swellings of limbs and body, and diarrhoea, upon the want of nourish ment, are everywhere to be found." This is the sad condition of the entire population of the locality visited by Commander CAFFIN, during an excursion of five or six miles, in witich there has not a single one Of the thirty cottages or upwards visited by him, in which the dead or dying were not to be found. The particular cases which he details, and for which we refer our readers to the letter of the gallant gentleman, which appeared in The Sun of yesterday, were not picked or selected cases, but presented as fair specimens of the general condition. No such corrobo ration, however,w as required—the constantly repeated accounts from every part of the island, from east to west, from north to south, evidence that the state ment may be generalised, and that it will equally apply to far the greater portion of the entire country, and this notwithstanding the gigantic efforts of the Government, notwithstanding that 600,000 able bodied men are obtaining daily employment on the public works, and 3,000,000 of human beings are thus provided for at a daily expenditure of over 30,0001. sterling. If such is the state of affairs, coupled with these stupendous exertions, what might have been the case, had the Executive hung back or refrained from sanctioning the extra ordinary outlay ? Surely no Christian man, no person possessed of the ordinary feelings of humanity, can repine at any burdens to which he may be sub jected for the purpose of mitigating or palliating in any degree .the universal affliction. It is unfortu nately beyond human skill completely, to remove the distress, but the power and the finances of the empire have been taxed to the utmost to. alleviate it a s f ar as possible. The Bill for the relief of the l a b our i ng poor, which passed through the Committee of the Commons last night, and which will now speedily become the law of the land, will effect much as soon as it can be brought into active operation, and the system thoroughly or ganized. Objectionable as gratuitous relief may be under ordinary circumstances, it must now be freely resorted to and generally dispensed. The liberal contributions that have been so generously offered by the public will undoubtedly have the most beneficial effect, and assist materially in checking the progress of the famine, which can alone be stayed in its destructive progress by the united exer tions of all classes in the country. When that the most urgent and pressing difficulty is successfully en countered, then other measures relating to the per manent welfare of the nation, if judiciously intro duced, and fairly acted on.by all, will, we trust, pre vent the possibility of the recurrence cf similar evils. The Legislature must, however, look solely to the general benefit, and not be fettered or restrained by any partial interests, or the selfish opposition of any particular classes, who may fancy that their rights or privileges may be interfered with by the proposed enactments. The greatest good to the greatest number is the principle that must be acted on, and by which alone the country can be relieved from its sufferings, and the social condition of its in habitants ameliorated and placed in a satisfactory 'position. Lord Jonx RussELL,- whilst sketching 'out last evening the prcipose.cf routine of public business, . announCed that on Alon i day fortOght be would pro- 41111114b0w941&40.,..4,-, is•hor • •.'• ~..:.,.. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20, 1847. teed with the Bill for the improvement of landed estates in Ireland. We do trot regret this proposed interval, occasioned by the necessity which exists for progressing with the estimates and other important business—first, because the measure we have men tioned will be, of all the others intended to be brought forward by the Government, the most important one of the current session, the poor-law not even excepted; for the principle of a poor-law is already established in Ireland, and it is only the due extension of its principle that is now in the contemplation of the Ministry ; and, next, because it is desirable that, by the opportunity for adequate reflection, the measure for bettering the condition of landed property in that •ountry should be shaped, in the first instance, with as near an approach to perfection as, regard being had to the difficult nature of the subject, can reasonably be expected. We adverted yesterday to the question of the size of the farms which are to be carved out of the waste lands, when reclaimed, and exposed the inexpediency of attempting to fix a maximum, particularly of the limited dimensions of fifty acres. The nature of the tenure to be granted is the next question for serious deliberation, being of prominent and essential im portance. The uncertainty of tenure, coupled with there being no claim recognised by law to compensa tion on the part of tenants, no matter how much they may have improved the lands they have occupied, have avowedly constituted the chief draw backs upon the, progress of agriculture. Wherever the Ulster tenant right has prevailed—which is a custom that obtains in Ulster alone, and through the greater part of that province, and by which the tenant is entitled, under what is termed "good will," to full remuneration for any durable benefit he may have conferred upon his proprietor's estate—the social condition of the people appears to greater advantage than in any other- portion of Ireland. Peace and good order have been found to be the happy results of an adherence to the principles of justice and equity. With these facts before them, the Ministers will do well to recommend a law which shall operate uniformly throughout Ireland, in accordance with the spirit of the custom the influence of which has been productive of such singular benefit in the northern district. Were any argument wanting to confirm the evils arising from the absence generally of vested interests on the part of the farmers, it is furnished by the fact that, as a body, they are at this moment possessed of a large amount of money in the savings' bank. This capital would, doubtless, have been cheerfully -em ployed in effecting desirable improvements. in their several holdings, had they been permitted to enjoy a tenure of sufficient duration to Pronalte", a profitable return for the outlay. For the future, then, the Government will necessarily be provident Of giving to the farmers such an interest ;in the lands they undertake to cultivate as to induce them to apply their surplus moneys towards stimulating and augmenting`the produce of their possessions. To this end, the system of tenure must be either freehold or leasehold, comprising a long term of years. To those who may be desirous of becoming proprietors, and who,. in-addition to the purchase-money, have sufficient to employ people in reclaiming the land, the Government should readily part with the free hold, but, din general rule, the principle of the Go vernment.should be in favour of the leasehold tenure, because it appears, to be better calculated than the freehold to ensure a greater. quantity of surplus pro duce, after liquidating all farm expenses. Men always act up to the exigencies of their position. Where the tenant-farmer-has a reasonable rent to pay, the first care of himself and his family is to have the amount forthcoming at the proper time, after covering the expenses of maintaining his dependents in comfort suitable - to his position in life. To accomplish this, industry and domestic economy are exerted and consulted to the utmost by the occu pier and his progeny; their ingenuity is taxed to increase the fertility of the soil in every possible man ner; and thus the general good of the community is better promoted by the tenant-farmers than by the class of small freehold proprietors, who have not the same stringent inducements to exertion. They are not so frugal in their habits; and where waste is not restricted by powerful motives for economy, the re sult is prejudicial in a twofold way—first, the land is not so well cultivated as it might be, and next, whatever be its produce, it is disposed of in a prodigal manner. We learn from Stuttgard that the Chamber of Wur temberg, having voted the execution of railways to the amount of 36,960,000 F., the Minister of Finance pro posed to the Chamber of Deputies to issue paper money to that extent. The Chamber on the 12th rejected the Bill by.4B rotes to 40. The Government, in conse quence, will have recourse to a loan to carry out the in• tended works. Madrid journals of the 12th have arrived. On that day the QUEEN received the deputation of the Senate with the Address in answer to the. Speech from the Throne. The resignation of General PEZIIELA of the Alice of Captain-General of Madrid has been accepted. It is said that General ORAA. will be his successor. According to tke Herald°, the Count DE MONTEMOLIN has failed in his endeavours to raise a loan in LOndon. oupons, M ADRI D BOL:4A, FEB. 12.—The Three— per Cents. 32 buyers, 32 - 1 sellers; Five per C ents ., 20i buyers, 19 buyer, sellers. sellers; Passive D ebt, 6 i bu y e rs, sellers; C We have receive d the Pari s papers of Thursday, Their contents are of little inter est. The Chamber o ' f . Deputies sat for a short time on Wednesday, in order to enable the Ministry to introdu ce certain measures; among them was a B ill for the est ablishment of tt, line of : eua. expirationCHßlSTlNA is steatn•packets betwe en llavre and New York, and a Bill t i ri s before Lent. for the establishm ent of a line of stua na - packets between Nantes, Bordeaux , and Marseilles, an d the Brazils, West Indies, and Ha vannah. The Chambe r on rising ad journed to Monday. expected It has eet e d b eteon arriveo ffic i officially l i y n notified dthat 141 " The report has spread this day," says the Patrie of Wednesday evening, " and it comes from a good quarter, that England, Austria, Prussia, and Russia have just protested against the sovereignty of the Bey of Tuns It is also said that this p rotest will be p ublished in a few : days." The Journal des Debuts has the following:—" It is now certain that Dom MIGUEL is in London. He arrived there on the 2d of February." The Minister of Commerce has written to the Cham ber of Commerce of Havre, stating that ho has just learnt from the. French Consul of Venezuela that French vessels at present only enter the ports of Guayra and Puerto-Cabello, totally neglecting that of. Maracaibo, which, however, furnishes excellent coffees and fancy woods. The Minister calls the attention of the Cham ber of Commerce of Havre to this fact, and recommends it to lay before the shipowners within its jurisdiction the advantages that may arise from entering into com mercial relations with this port. BOURSE—PARIS, DIURSDAY, FEB. 18. THREE O'CLOCK.—The arrival of the English funds with a slight fall had the effect of checking the rise that appeared to have set in both in the French funds and railway shares. The Three per Cents„ after having been done last evening in the Passage de I'Opera at 78f. 571/2c., and this morning at 78f. 45c., opened in the Parquet at 78E 25c., and after going up to 78f. 50c., closed at 78f. 30c. After the Bourse they were done at 78f. 27 1 / ie. Railway s hares are in general lower. F or t h e account the French Three per Cents. have fallen sc. ; Five per Cents., loc. ; Loan, not quoted. For money, the Three per Cents. are unaltered; Five per Colts. have fallen 20c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TUE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEBRUARY 19. Boulogne and Amiens, 144—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 1314—Great Western Bengal, 4—Madrid anti Valentia, —Northern of France, 12 3 A—Orleans and Bordeaux, 7 —Paris and L yons , 7it —Faris and Rosen, 34 1 4 —Rouen and Havre, 27—Sambre and 3leuss, 634—West Flanders; 3. THE COURT.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the royal children and the royal suite, were expected to leave Buckingham Palace about three o'clock. this afternoon, for Claremont, there to spend two or three days. We are happy to inform the public that M. Soyer, of the Reform Club, has received instructions from Go vernment tc proceed immediately to the Lord-Lieu tenant of Ireland, and to submit his plan of a model kitchen fur the preparation of soup on a large scale, which, if approved of, will at once be carried into effect, and may be the cause of saving some thousands of poor creatures from death's door for want of proper food. - - - RAILWAY ROBBERlES.—Yesterday information was forwarded to the police of a robbery committed at the Cam. den Town station of the North-Western Railway, of a box, directed to Mr. J. Groom, Harwich, containing 19.000 dozen of Harwich, Norway, and flatted hooks, manufactured by F. Field, of Redditch, and a brown-paper parcel, addressed to Mr. J. Jones, of Jermyn-street, London, containing nineteen gross of Carlisle trebled-bronzed hooks. The Duke of Wellington yesterday inspected Branetti's , rnodel of ancient Jerusalem. The Duke expressed liimolf much gratified. -- THE ONLY AUTHORISED ENGLISII EDITION. 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SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends Ind the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the doll of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfUlly , cquested to be addressed. All scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered ; and whims of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds IMMO elately disposed of according to instrtctions. Offices. Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. London. THE BUDGET, A FULL REPORT LORD J. RUSSELL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT WILL APPEAR in the THIRD and EXPRESS EDITIONS of " THE SUN " of MONDAY, the 22d of FEBRUARY. Orders received by all Newspaper Agents, and at THE THIRD EDITION Sun-office, 113, Strand. I'HE WEATHER—SUM OFFICE, FEBRUARY 20. TnEnmomETEn, Lowest, 36; Highest, 49 ; Noon, 52. BAROMETER, 60 29.—WIND W., fine. IIH.II WATEU AT LONDON-BRIDGE TIIIS DAY. Storning*.. 14 minutes after 5. Evening .. 37 minutes after 5. 'll* •K_A jks tninit 6--zwv t LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY. 20, 1847. CABINET COUNCIL. Summonses were issued yesterday front the Foreign Office to the Ministers to attend a Cabinet Council this (Saturday) afternoon, at three o'clock, at the Foreign OffiCe: The Lords met at Five o'clock. In answer to the . Earl of ELLENnonotiart, it was an nounced by the Marquis of LANSDOWNE that •the cor respondence with the Government on the subject of advances'lo• Indian railways would be laid before the House as soon as it should be in a complete state. Lord ASHBURTON then moved for various returns relating to the Bank of England ; which, after a short converation, was agreed to. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, it was ordered that no Committee on a, Railway Bill should be ap pointed after the sth July. The Earl of CLLRENDos then moved that the House do resolve itself into Committee on the Sugar Brewing Bill. • Lord STANLEY would not have opposed the Bill if 'it had been introduced as a temporary measure, but as it was introduced as a permanent measure he should move that it he'r4erred to a Select Committee. EariThtvz thbught that his Noble Friend must, have a very bad case indeed as he had throughout his speech alluded to everthing but the question before the house. The House' was' subsequently addressed by Lord ASHBURTON, Lord MONTEAGLE, the Duke of Exit 3tozirr, the Marquis of SALISBURY, Lord REDESDALE, the Marquis of WESTMEATH, when their Lordships' divided on tfie original motion, and there appea:red-- Contenti - ... ... ... 35 • Non-contenig 27 'Majority The 13111 then went through Committee without amendment. The'Distilling from Sugar Bill also passed through Committee without amendment. Their Lordships' then adjourned. The Commons met at Four o'clock. • • The London (City) Small Debts Bill was read a second time. Mr. B. EscorT—gase notice. for Mr. ROEBUCK that when the Landed Property (Ireland) Bill should be brought under the consideration of the House, he should move that any plan having fur its object the advancement of loans to the Irish landed proprietors would be unjust, unless the•same principle of taxation which was applied fr.) the lauded proprietors of Great Britain was extended to them. Lord J. Ilussur, gave notice that he would, on an early-dar,-bring in a Bill to alter the Constitution of the cclesistical Commission. Mr. LAnoucuEnE said. that the Government would shortly introduce two.Bills.to amend the Irish Corpora tion.Aet. . . . . • In an - s;ei. to ,Mr. FORSTER, it was stated by Mr. ,LABOITCHERE, that. the _Government did not intend to import any, more 11 x seed into Ireland. On Pia motion for going into Committee on the LThouring Poor Ireland Bill, the House was ad dressed bs Mr. Millie - , .Mr.-Dillon Browne, Sir B. Hall, Colonel Verner, Labouchere, Mr. J. O'Connell, Mr. H. Grattan, Mr. Roebuck, Lord J. Manners, Mr. S. O'Brien, Mr. Shaw, and several other Hon. Members, when the House went into Committee, the whole of the clauses of the Bill were agreed to, and it was or. dared to be reported on Monday. The Ten Hours' Bill was read a second time. Lord J. Buss Em. brought in the Poor-law Suspension Bill, which was read a first time. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and, the House adjourned,at One o'clock. Portugal king the theatre of civil war, a powerful squadron of British vessel's is dispatched to Lisbon and Oporto, and f at the same time, the Government of this country intimates that England regards the revo lutionary contest now raging in the Peninsula with the gtrlc.test neutralitY The apparent contradiction of the moveinent and, the declaration is so remarkable, that a question naturally arises as to the object of the presence of a British fleet off the coasts of a kingdom already . distraught -by the anxieties consequent upon an insurrectionary armament. If we view the war be tween Queen MARIA DA GLonix and her people with such impartiality and indifference, wherefore do our line,of-battle ships. float in the bays of Portugal? ?,The inquiiy it - - an 'obvious sequitur to the seeming counter-mPvliwntan.cl counXer- statement of the Adrni- Aistration. It was partially from solicitude on this point and partially from sentiments of humanity that Lord BuAustowr, on. Thursday evening, excited a discussion 'as to the conduct pursued by Great Britain towards Portugal. in her ptesent state of embarrassment and confusion. We are, from many considerations, grati fied that the Noble Lord brought the matter directly under the scrutiny of the Legislature, and thereby elicited froth the ,Marquis of LANSDOWNE an explana tion.so.peculiarly satisfactory. Whatever may have been the impresldou -hitherto prevalent upon the Peninsula'ai,to the'readiness of the British Govern ment• to side either with the Constitutional party or with their opponents, 'those erroneous impressions must now be dispelled by the explicit assurances of 'tie told President of the Council. Notwithstanding tile • belligerent. character of our maritime , power in the• vicinity of I. 4 iskal and Oporto, there can no lOngig be 4 questiOn that England is watching the revolutionary conflict in Portugal with sentiments of rigid neutrality, Or that the British fleet has been dispatched to -that portion of Western Europe, solely 'for the conservation of British interests and the protection of British subjects. Beyond this ulterior object our squadron is prepared to afford succour to any inhabitant of Portugal, whether royalist or in surgent, when driven forth in the extremities• of battle. . • By this latter announcement we conceive that peculiar force is imparted to the virtual entreaties of Lord Beau SION; that the English Government should male a representation to the Government of the PortugueseSovEnaumi in respect to the atrocious and despotic proceeding s of that Government towards the unfortunate' prisoners who surrendered at Tories ft 44 4 4 4_ - -'y• Z. lA* •€2l/41. - _ r u MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. • The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 2,000 to 2,500 bales, the market closing heavily. Sales of the week, 14,520 bales. Stock, 484,610 bales, against 833,950 bales at this time last year. Since January I, American Cotton has declined Id, Surat 1 / 2 d, and Brazil and Egyptian 34d per lb. Shares were very dull again. The sale of Railway Shares 3 - esterday, by Messrs. Lamond and Co., was well attended, but not quite so much business done as at last sale; prices remained about the same. The following are a few of the principal sales : Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush £o 4 6 Boston,Stamforei, and Birmingham 1 15 0 North British, Extension 1 6 6 Reading, Gaddford, and Reigate 4 6 0 London and Blackwall, No. 2 ......... 2 15 0 Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certificate 0 13 0 Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B) 1 13 6 Buckinghamshire . *North Staffordshire South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 2 8 0 Aiiihergate, Nottingham, and Boston -2 6 Taw Vale Extension and Dock Caledonian, Halves Shropshire Union and Canal 1 7 6 Newport and Abergavenny 0 15 6 East Indian . . Derby, Stallord, and Worcestershire The intelligence from our West India possessions is of a very satisfactory character, and there had been up to the date of the letters such promising weather as to induce the hope, that after almost seven years of drought there were seven years of favourable " seasons" coming. The quan tity of sugar obtained from the principal estates was ex pected to be large, comparatively with the last. crops. The Coolies in Demerara continued inert, but we have fewer complaints of them in Trinidad, where they meet ready employment. A smart shock of earthquake had been expe rienced in this island. In Tobago Colonel Reid had already proved successful, in sore degree, in allaying the party spirit which prevailed ; and Colonel Torrens, it was said, would no doubt be glad to get away from St. Lucia, where there has also been a good deal of political strife. The following are the principal points in the Bank of Eng land balance sheet for the week to the 13th inst.:— Notes Issued ... Decrease ... 33,060 Rest increase Public deposits increase 630,356 Other deposits increase Seven day and other bills decrease Other securities increase Notes decrease... 143,525 Bullion ... Increase 11,372 The Stock market is in a fluctuating condition again this morning, and the report is revived that a loan will be effected. This we hope is mere surmise, for no doubt the Ministers and their employees, as well as the Bank directors can keep their counsel, and not give,tpeculators an unfair advantage over the public. Of course people may make their deductions from facts, and as we find the Bank again sold Government Securities last week, and no doubt is con tinuing to do so, we think it must be with the view of making private advances for Ireland. It is certain that upon the financial exposé of Monday will materially depend the con dition of the Stock-market, and that there is great risk in operating previously, for the fluctuation may then be very decided. Consols have been quoted 90%, but are down since to 90 1 ./. ' • Exchequer-bills have been marked 2 s . t o s s . prem. ; Bank Stock is worth 204%; and India Stock 251, The Foreign Bonds continue dull ; Portuguese Four per Cents. are 34 1 A; and Mexican 22, being fiat in each case ; Chilian Stock is worth 53i ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are at 5Si. Railway Shares have not commanded the highest prices of yesterday, but are still very fairly supported. , • f3RITISII . FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRIt:ES. Bank Stock .. 204% 204% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. • • 91% 9 1 91'4 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. • • 90'/ 1 ,4 90.34 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 92% 93 92% 52% Long Ar-uities, Expire Jam. 4,1860 9%% India Stock .. . 251 251 India Bords, 1,000/. .. .. 10 p 10 p Ditto, under 1,0001. .. 5 p 5 p Consols for Account 90%% 9074 Exchequer Bills. • 1% el. 1,0001... .... 5 2 pm. 2 Ditto, Advertised .• .• 1— pm. ONE CLOSINt; O'CLOCK. PRICES. FOREIGN FUNDS. Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. . Ditto, Deferred 5334 Mexican 'Sonde, 1846, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. .. 22 Portuguese Four per Cent Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 341 f, . 34 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. Ditto, l'assivc Bonds .. .. .. 5y 2 5 ! , i • Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. -- 35 IA Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. .. 3814 38y 2 • Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 5514 5814 Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 9214 PRICES OP BUSINESS .1 CI osiNo rAm. DONE AT ,v , ' ' ' - RAILWAY SHARES. PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. - - - Amber., Notting., Beston, and Eastern Junction .. .. • • 2%.... 2 3 ,4 %•••• • • • . Birmingham and Gloucester.. ..100 .... •• Birmingham and Oxford Junction 5 .... .. • •• . Birming., Wolver., and Dudley.. .......... Boston, Stamford, & Birmingham 665. . Bristol and Exeter • • •• •• 75 ••• • 77 ••••• • • • • • Ditto, New .. 10 .... 124 124 Buckinghamshire 845... me, p. cx Int.. %p x.int. Caledonian .. 30 .... 26% ......... . 26% Ditto, Clydesdale Junction .. 25 .... 40 IA . 40 4 Eastern Counties .. 20 .. 21% %ex div... 21% x.d, Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. —..........— Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. %p• • Ditto, York Extension .. 4 .... 4% • • East Lancashire .. .. • • .. 14 •• • . 16 Ditto New .. .. 5 .. • • 7 1 4 .... Ditto, ditto New Scrip • . 14 2% ••.. • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 75 .......... Ditto, Quarter Shares 1254 .... 18% • • ........ Ely and Huntingdon 1254 Great Northern (London & York Do:, do (Direct Northern Regd.) 3%.... 3 Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 2754 .... 26 % 2514 Great North of England . ..100 .. —232% Ditto, New .. .. 5 .... 59% Ditto, New .. .... 18% Great Western .. 85 .... 123 Ditto, Half Shares .. 50 .... 72 • • Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12% 1954 Ditto, NCW Huddersfield and 31anchester .. 16 .... 20% ..... Hull and Selby .. .. •. ••• • • • 50 ....10'2 .. • Ipswich sad Bury SLEdmunds .. 14 .... .. Ditto ditto, and Norwich .. 5 .... 3% • • ........ Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 50 .... • 65 Leeds and Bradford .. • . .. 35 .... 79% • • .• • • 79 % Leicester and Bedford 16s. % dis. dis. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport 2 .... •• . •• •• . London and Blackwell .. 16/. 13s. 4d. ••.. • • —4'l4 Ditto, New, No. 2 .. • • U. 13e, 4d. --• .• .. p London, Brighton, and S.Coast.. 50 . .. 553,4 London ant North-Western • • ..100 . 181 115% 185 x d 185% Ditto, Quarters . .. 2 .... Ditto ditto, New Shares • • .. 2 .... 14 1 ,E Ditto, 101. Shares M. &B. (C) 1 .. • • 754 ...... .London and South-Western .• 411. Gs. 10d.• • 66 .. Ditto, New Consol. Eigliths .. 40 .... .......... Ditto, 'Tenths (Consolidated) .• 50 .• • • 53 3 ¢ %..•• • • • . Ditto, Scrip.. .. • • • • .. 5 .... 53G •.. . London and York Extension Scrip 2% 2% %.•• • • ... London, Salisbury, and Yeovil .. . Lynn and Ely .. .. 20 .... Lynn and Dereham .. • • 15 .... 16% .......• Manchester amid Leeds .. .. • . 82 ..... - Ditto, Ilalf Shares 38 .......... 4')34 Ditto, Thirds (lieg.).. •• 84s. .... 3 p••........ 3 p Manchester, Buxtono& Matlock 425. •• • • 3 4 p• • .... • • 3 4 p Manchester and Southampton .. .2 .... 154 % ........ Midland .. •.. ..100 ... 122 x 122% Ditto, New .. .. 30 •• .. 35% xd • ..... 35% Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 20 .• • • 324 %• • :..... 3251 Newmarket and Chesterford .. 5 .• 5% Ditto, Extension .. • .. 2/. 12s. •• .. •••• • • .... r. 4 p Norfolk ..100 .• .......... 132 Northern Counties Union .. .......... 1% North British .. 25 .... Ditto, Quarter Shares • • .. 2 • . Ditto, Ex tension .. • • • • %•• • • ••••• • • • • • Iv Ditto, Thirds .. • • • • 1 •• • • 3% 3 4 54 ••• • • Northern and Eastern .. 50 59 ..... 58 Ditto, New . .. 14 .... •• • • ...... 9' North Staffordshire .• .. • • 5 •• .. 83 • • Oxford,Worcest.,& Wolverlimptn. 17!4 11% % ........ Preston and Wyre • • 25 .... 34 .... Ditto, Half Shares (A) .. 654 •. 10% .......... Ditto, ditto (11) .. • • .. 14 .. • • 1% • • •... Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 .... Roystoil and Ilitchin . • • .. 134 .... .......... Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3 .... 4 Ditto, Class B .. • • • • • - 1 1 .4 •• • • 1 % ••••• • • • • • Shropshire Union .. . 425..... di5........ South Eastern and Dovor .. • . 33%.. •• ••••• • • • • . Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 3% .... Scuth Wales .. .. 10 .... 7% •• . • South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and 4 2514 232 , ,¢ 59,34 19 , A 103 . Goole .. .. • .. .. 2 .... 214% . • •• .. 2% Swans. & Louglior & Cameron's.. 2 •• .. 3 ••••• • • • • • 3 Taw Vale Extension .. .. 4 .... Waterford and Kilkenny .. 11 West Riding Union • • • • .. 425..... 13i 2 p Windsor, Staines, &S. Western.. 425. • %P••• • • • • • % P York and Newcastle .. .. 25 .... 36 xd ••.. • • 3(3',.. 4 xd Ditto, Preference .. 4 .... 8 ••• • . . York and North Midland 50 .... 86% 86 xd B7xd Ditto, Extension " • • .. .. 20 .... 36% xd . • • 3634 xd Ditto. Preference • • .. .. 2 .... 12 12 Do. E. and W. Biding Exten.•• LO .• . 22% • . •• •. •• 221% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. 18 .... 1414 .• .• •• • . 14% Dutch Rhenish • . .. 7 .. .. 4% • • East Indian . ss. •.• • • • Luxembourg .. • • ..... •• • Namur and Liege 8 .... 2% • Northern of France 8 .... 12% 34 •••• • • • • Orleans and Bourdeaux• 6 .... 7% •• • • MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered 314 MONEY MARKET. Consols opened at 91-a buyers for this Account, but some large sales being made for Money and Account, and rumours respecting the intended measures of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Consols gradually fell to 90k buyers, but after the regular hours of business they became :sellers at 90-1. It was reported• that there would be a loan of six millions and a funding of Exchequer-hills of six millions LLOYD'S' SHIPPING-(THIS DAY). D LO E N at o7 },E , V n. gi3 breeze and strong andflne. and squally.—Arrd, Bar one t, W y li e, Penang; Euph rostne, Le mairie, Batavia; Mosleth, Rio Grande; Caspian, Toney Charleston ; Victoria, Sydney, C.B. Sid. Statira, Arrd. from the Ri ver , Fortescue Madras; Senator, ditto; Madagascar, Bombay ; J o h n Ilullett, Mauritius; Washing ton, New Orleans; Campbell, ditto; Warwick, Baltimore; Mississippi, ditto; Macedonia Jack, Bath, United States. Poirrst•unr, FEB. 19.—Wind W.N.W.—The Gipsey has parted into three pieces. liall°llylshain°nßoEn' , lsnar, Furs. 15.--The Lively, Londonderry to arrived here to-day, water-logged, &c. KILLYBEGS, FEB. 17.—The Highland Lass, from Prince Edward's Island to Bideford, struck on Tryham Rocks yes terday, was abandoned full of water, floated off at high water, and drifted towards the Ballyskannon coast. NEWPORT, FEB. 19.—The Mary Ellen, of Cardigan, was in con' act with the Perilla, of Cork, and sunk. WHITBY, FEB. 19.—CAuziox TO MmuNuns.--7A brig, with topmast's out of water, was passed, stink in ten fathoms water. Cromer light S.S. E , distant ten or twelve miles. Ilanwtcrt, FEB. 19.—1 t has blown a heavy gale of wind from W.N.W., but is now (6 r at.) more moderate, The Margaret, Graham, of and.from Sunderland, for London, was totally wrecked on the W. Rocks last night. CORK, FEI,3. 17. Wind. S.W., strong. —, Arrd. Natc h es , Lindsay ; New York; John Wesley, Abbot, Caminho. BELFAST, FEB. IS.—Wind strong.—Put back, Iris, Williamson, for Baltimore, with loss of foremast and other damage. Kinnusir, FEB. 17--Wind W.N.W.,stormy.—The Glencal of Liverpool, was assisted off the Strand this morning. NEWHAVEN, FEB. 18.—A French schooner from St. Übes, to Dunkirk, with salt, &c., went on shore, IGth ult., at Beachyhead, and is likely to be a total wreck; pew saved. KIRKALDY, FEB. 17.—The Commercial, o Leith, from Fisherrow to Pettycur, took fire last night, and lies off the beach near this port sunk. NOTICE TO MARINERS. The.followizig islOsted at Lloyd's "FIXED LIGHT OF CEARA, COAST OF BRAZIL " Ilydrographic-office, Jan. 27, 1847. " Notice has been received by her Majesty's Government, that on thelirst of the present month a fixed light was to be established at Ceara, on the northern coast of Brazil. The Lighthouse stands on Mucuripe Point, on the eastern side of the Bay of Ceara ' in latitude 3 deg. 41 min. 10 se c . sou th, and longitude 38 deg. 35 min. 9 sec. west of Greenwich,* and being thirty-seven fent above the level of the sea, may be seen at the distance of ten miles. * In " Baron Roussin's Survey of the Coast of Brazil," and in the English Charts, this point is placed in "3 deg . 41 min. 50 sec. S., and 38 deg. 30 min. 15 sec. W." MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) ECOV-GII.EN. Pine Apples, 6s 6d to Bs ZI ; V nd a Hot- ItD house Grapes, 5s to 6s per lb ; Dessert Apples, 7s to 8s per half-sieVe ; Kitchen ditto, 4a 6d to 6s 6d per bushel ; Oranges, 8s td 15s ; and Lemons, 9s to 16s per 100 ; Cabbages 8d to Is 4d per dozen ; Potatoes, 103 to 12s per cwt; Horseradish, 2s to 4s per bundle; Tur nips, 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; and Carrots, 4s 6d to 7s per dozen bunches; Celerv, Is 6d to 26 6d ; and forced Rhubarb, is 9d per bundle; Onions, 5s to Ss 6d per bushel; Sea Kal, 2s 6d to 3s 3d per punnet; and Potatoes, 2s per lb. . . NEWG.A.ICE AND 100.E1DEN11212.16. Owing to the large arrivals of country killed meat the trade to day was heavy, at our (yeat ons:—Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 43 4d; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; and Pork. 3s 6.1 to 4s lUd per Sibs by the carcase. Turkeys, 5s to 8s ; Geese, 4s 6d to 6s 6d ; Ducks, is 6d to 2s Gd ; Tame Rabbits, Is to Is 8d; Wild ditto, lOd to is 6d; and Pigeons, 6d to lOd each ; Surrey Fowls, Cs togs; ditto Chickens, 4s to 6s; and Barn door 'owls, 3s Gd to Gs per couple. Eggs, lOs to 13s per 100; Fresh Butter, is Id to is 3d per lb; Hares, 2s to 33; and Wild Ducks, is 6d to 2s Od each. IVEWPOILT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 'ls 8d to 4s ad ; Veal, 4s2d to ss; and Pork, 4s 2d to 5s p er Ms. VTIIITECHILPEZ. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; Veal 4s to 4s 10d; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 10d per Blbs. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 6s to 17s ; 8r1115,25 to 4s 6d ; Cod-fish, 2s 6d to 8s; Haddocks, 8d to is 9d ; Whitings, 4d to 8d ; and Lobsters, Is to 3s each; Soles, 8d to 3s per pair; Smelts, is 6tl to 3s; and Thames Flounders, is 6d to 2s per dozen ; Eels, 8d to ls ; and Crimped SCate, 8d to 10d per lb ; Mackarel, 18s tb 30s per 100; Salt Fish, 2d to 8d per lb.. lIUNGERrOItD. Fair average supplies of most articles were on sale here to day. Generally speaking the demand ruled heavy, and,wicts had a downward tendency. DREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from 10kl to 10 1 / 2 d; of Household ditto, B%d to 94d per 41bs loaC. HIDE 2VIALMILZIN Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2 1 4 . ,d to 3d per lb ; do. 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3 1 1,d ; do. 721 b to 801 b, 3. 2 d to 3 3 4 d ; do. 801 b to 881 b, 3 3 /d to 4d ; do. 881 b to 961 b, 4 1 ,id to sd; do. 961 b to 1041 b, 5 1 4 d to 6d; Calf Skins, each, 4s 6d to 6s 6d; Horn Hides, 13s; Polled Sheep, 4s 8d to 6s 8d; Kent and Half breds, 4s 4d to 5s 2d ; and Downs, 3$ 6d to 4s 6d. HAY MAiiiIESTS. SMITHFIELD.— Meadow Hay, 215 s to 31 15s ; Clover ditto, 31 5s to 41 Iss ; and Straw, 11 103 to 11 ]4s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 4/ ; Clover ditto, 31 5s to 41 14s; and Straw, 11 12s to 1116 s per ,load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 3/ 15s; Clover ditto, 31 5s to 5/; and Straw, 11 lOs to 11 14s per load. Trade dull, at barely late rates. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR sat in his Court in the Old Hall, Lincoln a Inn, to-day, and heard appeals. PEACOCK V. IC ERNOT. The arguments in this part-heard case were resumed this morning. The case came before his Lordship upon an appeal from the decision of his Honour the Vice Chancellor of Eng land, setting aside an agreement entered into between the plaintiff and the defendant, and ordering the latter to pay the costs of the suit. The bill was filed by the plaintiff, who was described in it as being a yoUng man of weak intellect, and not free from intemperance, for the purpoae . of setting aside a contract which he had imprudently entered into, for the pur chase of a toy shop in Cowes, in which advantage appeared to have been taken of his folly. It appeared that the plaintiff had been brought up to the medical profession, and had failed, and he had then tried the army with no better suc cess, and about the year 1844 he went to•reside at Cowe s, where he felt in with the defendant, a person practising as a doctor and apothecary in the town, the owner of a medical . hall, aria the secret proprietor besides of a toyahop or fancy warehOuse, such as is found in watering places, and which had a private communication with the medical ball, and was managed for him by a young woman. The plaintiff being at large for a profession, was persuaded by the defendant to think of keeping the toysluip as his future occupation. , The young woman was consulted as to the value of the shop, contents, and premises, which she re presented as worth '1,5001. The defendant's wife inter .fered, and told the young man they would not be too hard on him,' ard. they would say 1,300/., at which price the bargain was closed. An agreement in writing was then drawn up by a friend, a shopman of the defendant, who had somehow acquired a little legal knowledge, and by this do cument the plaintiff, if he should relinquish business, was to give the refusal of it to the defendant, and the defendant retained power to give the plaintiff six months' notice to quit the house. The plaintiff' was next made to transfer to the defendant a sum of Bank Stock, and to gave him a war rant of attorney for securing the remainder of the purchase money. Ofia former occasion an injunction was granted re straining the defendant from availing' himself of these securities, and on ,the case cothirlg flit. hearing the judgment was pronounded' by the' Vice-Chancellor, of England, which was nowappealed from. His Honour, in gibing that judgment; said that the agreement contained an incurable vice, and that no person could read it without see ing that it was calculated to do manifest injustice to the young man ; though possibly thls effect had not been con templated at the time by the defendant; for by the priwer which the defendant possessed of giving the plaintiff six months' notice to quit, the whole benefit of the agreement for the sale of the business might be destroyed. Hit Honour acquitted Dr. Keruot of any intention to commit such a fraud; but, to say the least of it, it was imprudent, as be tween a young man who had failed in the medical profession and the army on the one side, and himself, a clever practi tioner, with a German degree, on the other, to employ a young man, with a smattering of . law, who had been in the service of the defendant, to draw up the agreement for them. The Doctor, he thought, had been ill advised to allow the cause to go on to a hearing, and he felt bound to decve the relief pray'ed, and with costs. From that decision the present appeal was brought. The arguments on the . appeal appear likely to occupy the Court for a day or two. VICE-CHANCERY. 7 -(THIS . DAY.) His Honour the Vice-Chancellor Of England took causes to-day, but nothing of any public interest came before the Cuurt during the whole morning. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. WIGRAM.) BUTLIN V. MASTERS. This was a motion for a new trial. The plaintiff was the vicar of St. Sepulchre, Northampton, and claimed ex• officio to be entitled to certain vicarial dues, which it was alleged were not properly belonging to the vicarage. There was nothing of any public interest in the case. His HONOUR delivered judgment to -day, and refused to grant the motion, but directed the costs to be reserved. Leave was given to mention the subject again. DAWSON V. PAVER AND OTHERS. The plaintiff in this cause was the lord of the manor of Oswestry, in Shropshire, and also the owner of an estate on the manor of something less than one thbusand- acres. This estate was bounded by lands called , Oxgangand Cliff Common, which belonged to the de fendants. Before the Act for draining these grounds was passed the defendants' property was drained by an ancient aqueduct running through the plaintiff's estate. That Act empowered the commissioners (the defendants), who immediately commenced draining their lands. The plaintiff filed a bill to restrain the defendants from proceeding with their operations, on the ground that his estate would be completely flooded. His Honour then refused to restrain the plaintiffs generally, but made a modi fied order. The matter was eventually referred to a jury, and a verdict was obtained by the plaintiff. His HONOUR delivered judgment to-day in the cause, and after going through the evidence, decreed that the plaintiff was entitled to the costs, with the exception of those for two applications, and that the defendants were not, in the exercise of their powers under the Act of Parliament, to do anything calculated to obstruct the plaintiff's ancient drain ; also to restrain the defendants from using detrimentally the water-course or drains mentioned in the pleadings fur the purpose of draining any water from the same. He did not think he could proceed further. QUEEN'S _BENCH.-(THIS DAY,) (Sittings at Guildhall.) No cases of the slightest interest, except to the parties immediately concerned, were tried during the morning. The Court had to wait some time before a jury could be obtained, and several jurymen who had been summoned, but who did not reply to their names, were fined 5/. each. It does not appear to be generally understood that the sittings at Nisi Prius, whether here or at Westminster, in variably commence at half-past nine o'clock precisely, and that the Lord Chief Justice, who sat to-day, is as punctual as the clock, and that he deprecates, frequently in warm lan guage, waste of time whether on the part of the jury or the bar —frequently preventing unnecessary examination, and show ing the futility of many questions and their utter want of connexion with the matter at issue. His Lordship seems to act upon the old maxim, " Do not lavish your own time, nor waste that of others." COMMON PLEA S.—( THIS DAY.) The Court was engaged all the day is dispoiing,of causes of no interest whatever, except to the parties.concerned. DAB.) MANSION-HOUSE. - ( THIS Errintsivs ROBBERY OF DIAatONDS•—This 'morning, as soon as the night charges were, disposed of, a respectable looking man, named • John Kerr, and stated to be the master of the barque Levenside, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing a quantity of rough diamonds, of the value of nearly 2,000/., the property of his employers. Mr. Clarkson appeared on the part of the prosecutors, and Mr. Eallantine attended to• watch the case on beLalf of the accused. After a few preliminary observations, Mr. Clarkson called Campbell, who stated that he was the mate of the barque Levenside. The prisoner was the captain of the ship, which was homeward bound from Bahia, During the voyage, witness had seen in the captain's possession some rough stones, but did not know what they were. The captain left the vessel before she arrived off the Downs, and did not re turn to her. Mr. M'Millan, one of the owners, afterwards came on board to look for the captain, but did not inform witness with what object. Mr. Ballantine declined asking any questions. George Forman, the landlord of the Albion, in East Smith field, was then called. He stated that the prisoner came to his house on the 21st of January last On the 22d the pri soner called 'to witness, and asked him if he could recom mend hint to a tailor. Witness went up to his bed-room, and recommended him to employ Mr. Hoare, who was a neighbour of his; Witness observed on the dressing-table some parMs of rough stones, which looked like gravel stones. Did not observe any seals upon the parcels. Ob served a tin canister, such as is used in tobacco shops, upon the table. On the Friday morning the prisoner was measured for some new clothes by Mr. Hoare, and after that fell into conversation with witness. He said that he had, been three years trading about, and that be had traded upon his own account during the last two years. He pointed out to witness the stones, which he thought were gravel stones, on the table, and said that he had purchased them upon his own account. They were of little value at the place from which they came, but they were very valuable over in this country. He did not mention the specific value of the stones, but he handed witness a parcel, and said that he wanted 5501. for it. Wit ness thought he was making fun of him, Wit the - captain asked, him to . go • and sell them, as he • was - too- ill to go himself. On the prisoner's stating that he wished to sell the stones, witness went with Mr. Hoare, who was present, to Mr. Gideon. Mr: Gideon, on seeing the stones, fetched in a Mr. Benjamin, whe agreed to take them .into the market. They then went together to the Royal Exchange, where they were offered for sale at the price of 550/., but that sum could not be ob.. tamed for them. Witi est vent back and told the captain. who then went to the t. ble, and taking up all the parcels of diamonds from it, he gas e t tern to witness, telling him to get what he could for them. This was on Friday after noon, and witness told him that it was then too late to go into the City, but he would go 'to-morrow. The !Captain then took up some diamonds, and said, " There are a few for you, landlord, and there are a few for ytu, tailor (to Mr. Hoard for you have had a great dealof troubleabout them." Witness put the'stones into his coat pocket, and Mr. Hoare did the same. The unsold diamonds were then put into the table-drawer until the next day. On the following morning witness took them to Mr. Benjamin, who took them to the house of Mr. Martin. That .gentleman examined and weighed them, and agreed to give 1,7501. for them. He then gave witness a cheque on the Commercial Bank of London. Witness had been told by Captain Kerr to represent himself as his cousin, and witness did so. The cheque was cashed, and witness received 2001. of the sum in gold, and the remainder in notes. The captain, on witness giving him the money, handed him back a 301. note, and told him that it would do to settle the bill. The prisoner went away upon Saturday evening, and returned on the Straday evening,wheo„ he asked witness to accompany him to the railway station 01 the London and Dover Railway. Witness went with him, but they were too late, and the prisoner refused to return to witness's house, but told witness to call upon him on the following morning, at a coffee-- shop opposite the Shoreditch Railway station. Witness did so, and the prisoner then said that he would not go until the evening. In the evening they went together to the Dover Railway station, and the captain started, sayil4 that he should return in a few days. After witness heo visited the coffee-shop in the morning, he went to Mr. Hoare and gave him his portion of the diamonds, telling him to sell them with his own, and get what he could for them. Hoare afterwards brought him 50/. and said that he was to receive 901. more, as he had sold both their shares to Mr. Benjamin for 280/. The property has since been delivered up to the prosecutors by all parties concerned Mr. Cornelius Hoare was calla!, but he merely stated that all that had been said by the preceding witness was correct, the Learned Counsel not wishing to occupy the Court by recapitulating the evidence—When he sold the diamonds for 2801. to Mr. Benjamin he gave Foreman 1401. for his share. They had since returrrd the money to Mr. Benjamin. Mr. Benjamin Benjamin was then sworn—He stated that he is a general dealer in the Minories. He was introduced to Mr. Forman by the intermediation of Mr. Gideon, who was a friend of his. He accompanied H oare a nd 'For man. After being introduced to them to the bowl* of Messrs. Blogg, Martin, and Co. He introduced Mr. Fort man to Mr. Martin. That was after Olt transactions with' reference to the Royal Exchange, as stated by the firat wit. ness. itness did offer them upon 'Change, but the gen• tleman to whom he offered then!' refused to notice them. Received as his commission from Mr. Martin 251. when the diamonds were sold. He afterwards received some diamonds from Mr. Hoare, and paid him for them in the same ratio 101 Mr. Martin had paid for them. They weighed 399-1 canter and witness gave 2801. for them. Witness afterwards odd them for 5201. Paid Hoare the whole of the money due to him. He only got back 1001. of his own money as y e t, but is to have the rest. There are very few men in this country who are capable of making a safe purchase in roue diamonds. There are perhaps not three or four. It is quite a speculation wherein, perhaps, 1,0001. may be lost or gained either way. The weight of the diamonds bought by Mr. Martin was, as witness believed, about 2,500 carat& The diamonds produced are the same as witness receivedfroel Mr. Hoare. . (The diamonds were here produced. A handful of green coloured, transparent, and angular stones.) Mr. BaLLANTINE declined asking this witness any questions. Mr. J. M. Miller stated, he is one of the owners of the barque Levenside, of which the prisoner Kerr was the master. In consequence of hearing that something had happened with respect to a portion of the cargo of the vessel and the captain , he went down to Deal and awaited the arrival of the vessel for a week or ten dap. When the vessel arrived he went on board of her. He examined the cargo of the vessel, tiod particularly a drawer of the captain's cabin, when he found that a consignment of diamonds, mentioned in the bill of lading, •was gone. Received two bills of lading from the mate of the ship. The ship's manifest said nothing about the diamonds. Witness afterwards made inquiries about the captain, who, he found, had landed at Folkestone. . In consequence of what he afterwards learned, he went to the coast of France. He first went to Boulogne, in company • with the officer, named John Forrester. He went from Bon."' , logne to Montreal, about thirty miles distant, and there he found the captain of his vessel. The prisoner returned with him to England, and on the voyage back he inquired whether Forman and Hoare had bean taken into •, custody, and when he was informed that they vies e not, he seemed much surprised. He also remarked that he expected to be transported for what he had dohs. He said that he intended to have gone to Havre, and from thence to America. He said also that he was very mas h alarmed when he heard that his owners had come after hut and would have thrown himself into the sea. He delivery° up some money in notes and gold to witness. By Mr. BALLANTINE—There were no wages due to hi m ' The owners of the vessel are witness, Mrs. Campbell, e° Mr. IWKinlay. • h be Forrester, the o ffi cer, then produced some money.vtln e be took from the prisoner-2001. in notes and 841. in gold, sides three diamonds. Joseph Beadle, a clerk at the Commercial Bank of London, proved the payment of the cheque to Hoare and Forman. Ai _ e Mr. Frank Castelli, a merchant, of St. Mary-axe' ire s firm of Castelli and Giustiani, produced the consigne e ' s . at of lading, which he had received - from his correspond"' Bahia. Mr. Hermann Otto Poste proved that he was one of the consignees of the diamonds from their correspondents, Gautois Pellier and Company, at Bahia. Mr. Clarkson then said that he did not think it necessary to adduce any further evidence on that occasion, and the prisoner was remanded till Wednesday. BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) Charles Woodfeild, who described himself as a groom, was cL arged with assisting two others, not in custody, in extin guishing the lamps in the streets. The prisoner and two other men were found at a-latelut ir last night by a policeman of the E division putting out the street lamps. They bad extinguished two, and were at a third, wtich they would have put out, but seeing him coin l up they desisted and ran away. Be f o ll owe d, and succeed in taking the prisoner, but the others escaped. The prisoner said that the lamps were put out by his eon" panions. He saw it, but did not assist. He only ran awsP " because the others ran." Mr. HENRY fined him 40s. under the Police Act. It was immediate'y paid, and the prisoner liberated. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) Since last Monday, upon which day Edward and Elk' s Burke were examined on the charge of a murderous assault, in conjunction with other persons then unknown, upon a number of constables of the N division of police, and re" manded to this day, a number of other Irish labourers wer e taken before Thomas Hassel, 391 G, the man who had been most seriously injured, when he identified one of them, name s James Kelly. Kelly, as well as Edward and Ellen Burke, were placed It the bar this day, when Hassell crawled into court, and having been placed upon a chair near to the magistrate, he gave WI evidence in the greatest apparent agony, the main facts of which were contained in our report of Monday. Mr. Cook, the house-surgeon, under whose treatment the constable had been since he received the injuries, stated their nature, and advised his immediate return to the hospital. The prisoners, who each made a long and rambling defences were fully committed for trial. WORSHIP-STREET.-(THIS DAY• A young woman, named Sophia Fells, rtsiding in Bell' court, Princes-street, Whitechapel, applied to the Magistrate for his assistance under the following somewhat peculiar circumstances : The applicant stated that, about a fortnight since, her child was accidentally scalded, and was in consequence cot►' veyed to the London Hospital, where it expired from the in juro-s it had sustained, in a short time afterwards. The body of the child was subsequently removed from that illStitlitiat to her residence, in a coffin purchased by herself, but, net having the requisite means to bury it, she had applied to the parish authorities, who, however, refused to take any cogni sance whatever of the matter, and the body was now ill ti state of decomposition. Fitzgerald, a warrant officer of the court, was directed im mediately to accompany the poor woman to the relieving overseer of the parish of Spitalfields. In a short time he returned to the court, and stated that he had seen Mr. Fin layson, the relieving overseer, who said that the reason the parish had refused to purchase ground, &c., for the interment of the body of the child was, that if the parents could afford to buy a coffin they could also pay the other expenses attending the interment; it would have been a departure from their general rule. However, the magisterial sugges tion should be attended to, and the body of the child should be at once interred in a proper manner. DIVISION LAST NIGHT AGAINST , LORD STANLEY'S MOTION. HOUSE OF LORDS. :Corfulk DUKE. VARQUISIES. Lansdowne Sligo Westmeath E AtLB. Liam. BAUOXII. Granville Ilunadon Spencer Beaumont Shaftesbury Monteagle Waldegrave Crewe BISHOPS. Audley St. A saph De Manley Hereford Foley BARONS. Byron Lord Chancellor Montfort Camoys Campbell Paget Oriel Somerhill Vivian Strafford Li!ford PAIRS. Fltzwilllam Grey Minto , Clarendon Auckland Radnor Forteseue AGAINST. Vortman Norwich (Bishop) Colborne FOR. Brougham Tankerville Walt Ingham. PROVISIONS FROM THE UNITED ►STATES._The Elsinore and Southerner from New York, and Lord Dare' tin and Martha, from New Orleans, which were reported at Liverpool on the 18th inst., bring 6,940 barrels of flour, 1,205 , sacks wheat, 14,306 bags and 12,604 bushels Indian corn, 59° barrels Indian corn-meal, 1,886 packages beans, 1,516 bags peas, and 100 boxes biscuit. VETERAN.—The Journal des Dibats announces the death, at NSncy, of one of the veterans of the Freaul army. Jean Louis Turpin, native of Bordeaux, who enlisted as a volunteer at the age of 18 years, made his first' cam' ' reign under Lohis XV., and continued his military care er under Louis XVI., the Republic, and the Empire,• until the year 1804, the ptriod *hen he was placed on the half-PaY list, after 34 years of glorious services. This veteran caPtal n was uncle to the celebrated Admiral Turpin. " • BIRTHS. On the 14th inst., at Montpellier-villas, Brighton, the wife or the , Rev. Rithard Cox Hales, M.A., of a daughter. On the I bth inst., the lady of Edward Benjamin Clarkson, Of daughter. On the 17th inst., at the Chestnuts, Mitcham, Mrs. F. A. /Wei of a son. On the 17th Inst., nt Ormley Lodge, near Richmond, Surrey, the lady of Richard Atkinson, Esq., of a MARRIED. On the 16th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, the Rev. F . r. . . Roupell, M ' X. to Susan Elizabeth, youngest daughter of J am ye Eyler, Esq., of Woodlands, Surrey. --------- DIED. On the 30th of December last, at Fredericton, Janet Muir, Wif e a the lion. W. B. Kinnear, Solicitor-General, New Brunswick. On the 13th inst., Mr. Joseph Crow, of Coleman-street, aged 47 . 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