The Sun. — London, England, 1847-01-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDvtIN, _MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 25, NW PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.- -BA.-SHEET. An A ccoun t of th e Net Public Income of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the year ended the sth day of January, J:F 47 (after abating the Expenditure thereout defpaved by the several Re Reven umentDe e s parfortments), a W n d of the actual Issues or Payments within th e same P er i o d, exc l us i ve of the Sums applied to the Redemption I3c Funded or payi ng o ff U nfunded Debt, and of the Advances and pay Local orks, S. •._ INCOME OR REVENUE. Total, EXPENDI TUBE. , f----- ORDINARY REVENUE AND RECEIPTS. I .£ s• d, s. d. £ s. d. Customs .... 23,439,5/3 7 6 Excise '20,568,908 18 5 Funded Debt.—lnterest and Management of the Permanent Debt ........... .- 4 . 113,988,310 4 5 Terminable Annuities 3,916,981 18 6 Stamps Taxes (Land and Assessed)..... Total Charge of the Funded Debt, eft lusive of 9,7001. 7s. Id., the Interest Property -tax 5,395,390 17 5 on Donations and Bequests. ... Crown L an d s 845,000 0 0 27,656,555 6 0 Post Off ice ls. an d 6d . an d 4 s. i n the JC on Pensions and Salaries - 120,000 1 0 1. 03 421,431 11 6 Unfunded Debt.—lnterest on Exchequer-bi as ------ Small Branches of the Hereditary Revenues of the Crown - Surplus Fees of Regul a t e d Public Offices 226,518 6 8 Annuities and Pensions for Civil, N:tival, Military, and J u di c i al Services, 393,051 4 8 &c., charged by various Acts of P hirliament on the Consolidated Fund.... 52,950,202 5 0 Salaries and Allowances Diplomatic Salaries and Pensions . 265,977 10 8 OTHER RECEIPTS. Courts of Justice M 8 9 7 9 0 , , 6 4 5 0 2 9 1 4 1 1 11 1 1849 Miscellaneous Charges on the Conso4 fated Fund ............................. .... 4 Money from China under the Treaty of A u gust, 667,644 9 7 _ Imprest and other M o ni e s . 102,462 13 7 Army Money r ece i ve d f rom th e E as t I n di a C ompany 60,000 0 0 Navy 6,699,699 0 0 Unclaimed Dividends (more than paid) M O r i d s c n e a l n i l i a ce eous, chargeable on the Anitual Grants of Parliament .............. 32 7 , , ,23 8 6 0 64 3 1: , 3 4 533 6 3 4 3 9 5 6 4 0 0 t 53,790,131 7 5 420,129,036 12 11 ------ Excess of Income over E : :p en di ture ............. , .................. 50,943,830 8 3 2,846,307 19 2 53,790,138 7 5 1 ... ... 53,790,138 7 5 _____ An Aceount of the Balances of the Public Money remaining in the Exl ended the sth day of January, 1847 ; the Money applied towards Works, &c., with the Difference accruing thereon ; and the Balances :hequer on the sth day of January, 1846; the Amount of Money rase d by the Additions to the Funded the Redemption o f th e F un d e d or pay i ng off unfunded Debt; the 1 !( otal A moun t o f Advances and Repayments on Account or Unfunded Debt in the Year of Local in the Exche quer , on th e s t h d ay of January, 1847. X a. d. £ s. d. ISSIJUD. X s. d. .£ F. d. BALANCES in the EXCHEQUER on the sth day of January, 1846 ..• ••• 8,452,090 0 Oil To the Commissioners for the red , uttion of the National Debt, to be applied to the redemption, of the Public Debt : By issues, per Act 10 George IV - , c. 27 MONEY RAISED ix THE Y EAR ENDING THE STH DAY OF JANUARY, 1847, BY By interests on donations and beTts ests THR CREATION OF FUNDED OR UNFUNDED DEBT. 3,578,453 14 9 Deduct sum applied not in redem pt ion of Funded Debt, but of Con- Exchequer-bills 9,379,6001, per Act 8 Victoria, c. 23, charged on solidated Fund Deficiency Bills 1,178,453 14 9 Supplies ... .............................................................................. 110,000 0 0 To the Paymasters of Exchequer-bilbs for payment of Unfunded Debt : -------- - Exchequer-bills, 9 ,024,900/, per Act 8 and 9 Victoria, c. 129, charged Money out of Consolidated Fund for :payment of Public Works and West India Relief Bi at: on Supplies ............................. : ................................................ 8,921,900 0 0 10,500 0 0 Money out of Ways and Means, tGrants applied to payment of Sup ply Exchequer Bills ... 18,300,100 0 0 69,500 0 0 Exchequer-bills, 18,380,2001., per Act 9 Victoria, c. 15, charged on . 9 268,400 0 0 Supplies ---------- 18,380,300 0 0 Exchequer-bills for payment of Si ipply Bills Total amount of Advances for Local Works, &c., under various 18,300,300 0 0 ~- _ Acts of Parliament Exchequer-bills, West India Relief Bills, per Act 6 and 7 Victoria, C. 87... B,OOO --4)2* 0 ' 2,339,715 13 1 -,-..- 18,308,300 0 0 4 4 Total amount of Repayments *l' Local Works, &c., ander various ~.?.., ~ Acts of Parliament , /' 1,423,053 16 6 ---------. 916,661 16 7 Excess of Income over Expenditure •.• ••• ••• 9,131,282 7 10i ... 4 '.. 2,846,307 19 2 Balances in the Exchequer on the stlt day ofJanuary, 1817 .......... .. 29,606.697 19 24 ... Whitehall Treasury Chambers, January 20, 1847. :9,606,697 19 24 J. PARKER. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. currence which had been given to it, what course her Majesty's Government would feel it their duty t. , propose with reference to the progress of that measure, and whether they would deem it necessary to appoint a Committee of their Lordships on the subject, and he would be sorry upon the present occasion to make any announcement to their Lordships on the subject. relative to Railways and Private Bills, be taken into con sideration, in order to their being made standing orders. The resolutions were then agreed to, anti their Lord ships adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS, Jan. 23. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the Wool seek at ten minutes to Five o'clock. There were about siX Peers present. C URS AND NAVIGATION LAWS SUSPENSION BILLS. Messengers from the Commons brought up these Bills. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said,—My Lords, I m ove that you give a first reading to an Act to sus- Pend till the Ist of September all duties on the importa tion of corn. Ile Bill was read a fi rs t ti me i n or d er to b e pr i nte d . to The Marquis of LANSDOWNE again said,—l have e„ l4 °Ye that you give the first reading to the Navigation "B P e nsion Act till the Ist of September. This Bill being also read a first time, The NOBLE MARQUIS gave notice that at the sitting of the House on Monday next, he should move the sus view of the st dinz orders of the House, with the 1 3" f Of dader al - of these Bills through all th 1 hating the progress g es. over th eiss,AhilleLEY, who spoke in a conversational tone :newt ons of the N the f t if he r th ig e h e tlL r u s n e d h e e rs p to r o o d pos t e h d e ° Mont the Noble Marquis th e n 'lad reference only to two me . a e s t u t re re s g s o u l s e p t e e n d d t i h ng e avtation laws and the laws whr 7Pertation of corn. He understood also that the objects o Of these measures were merely temporary, and intended t eet the exi gencies of the time, and t h at therefore they °lllll not extend beyond the Ist of September n ex t. ik—at*the sam e t i me he coul d not help availing himself of F oPportunity to express his regret at the determine .,loll of her Majesty's Government—if really such was reseit d etermination—not to make the measure with - Peet t sugar used in breweries and o d lsrli • h .. exits a temporary, but one of a rrinenent nature. He confessed he should have been i e rY glad if this measure had been introduced, as p S believed it was ro a rtoduced into her Majesty's namely, as temporary measure, and th at it s h ou ld h ave met with the entire una- Mt nity of their Lo r d s hip s , w h o could not have been ttrvilling to have a d o p te d suc h a step in order to meet th e exigencies of the present moment. It appeared th at th ere was a large quantity of sugar in hand, and ho a t r e was no reason to apprehend that there was a sufficient quantity to meet the demand , W hich h t e suspension of the penalties could not fail to e_reeate, Therefore, when, instead of introducing the meat*, as a temporary one, it partook of a per sh,: a. nature, the Government could not . expect it would pass with as little discussion an lettalrhlittle delay as the other measures—namely, the tee as ang navigation laws. If it was to be a permanent ti et , _ u i e titi 1851 foreign sugars, owing to the equalise honi°! the duties, would come into competition with net Z a gr , ciwi l s ugars, and therefore home sugars would the tie& advan tage o f that protect i on to which t h ey At any rate the details of the measure io u ut ui t u th req u i re some consideration. He did not know he wo "aer 'louse of Parliament intended to do, but Gov __u d throw out this suggestion to her Majesty's otof titheinilteitsnotrbee,foe finally determining the permanency whether there would be any objection leresine Select Comnaittee, not for the purpose of delaying the to g b g °f the measure, but for the purpose of inquir probaY ,viva voce evidence and by documents, as to the au e h ,: 31e effect of the adoption of the measure. If thi s Course as he had mentioned were not adopted, k e ,'"uld be a measure thrust forward by the Govern that on th e one hand, and opposed by the Members of to7, l4o use on the other hand, as a measure calculated Agri they art i es interested, and seriously to affect the that "10 elt!ltural intere s t o f t h e country. If it could be proved )~itiees operation of this Bill was not to increase the e or better the country, they ought to let the . 11 11 . _ rs ae opportunity of seeing the facts in shegi,:re detailed form than it was possible for d e b t° see th em i n a mere reference to casual ° _,ie3ates in Pa r li ament. Such a course would be a very thro reble one to p ursue . H e had taken the liberty of tiedwing out these suggest i ons to the Noble Marquis her Majesty's Government, w i t h t h e v i ew of induc eu-g. th eta to tak e t hi s quest i on into their consideration, r t not with a v i ew of creating a vexatious opposition. 5 hoped that the Noble Marquis would explain the _ °U rse intend e d to b e pursued with reference to this and. °tiler measures —whether it was intended to give a perma- Lj%est effect t o t hi s an d t h e other measures passed with a ew to the well-being of society in Ireland. The Noble rquis had also said that he should move for some ne tltrus. He hoped that these returns would enable her t ajesty's Government to come to a satisfactory deci ?ton with regard to the state of Ireland. He had heard 4 ._ . t rumoured, and it was chiefly for th e p urpose o f aster • "aping if that rumour was correct that he ventured to the Noble Marquis, after the statement he had jolt Z I ON if it were intended to postpone any further dis t73sioll on his former m o tion unt il an oppor -41-itY 0 :cut red at a later period, or of taking dinussion on the bringing up of sup illfrom the House of Commons. If the bringing up , 1 ! the Bill were to be considered an opportunity for its Isetission, he thought ho should be able to throw out /I,,,°ltie suggestions which her Majesty's Government ° Q l cl be, Perhaps , desirous to adopt. Perhaps there Would be no objection to the Noble Marquis on Monday 1 1, e , 0 4t ,giviug this information, so as to enable many Noble ei Jus who were deeply interested in it to come to a de rhie n on the question. "le Marquis of LANSDOWNE was about to reply, liot°lll BROUGHAM said the question before the Ta e had not been disposed of. beli e e MARQUIS of LANDSDOWNE sa id th at h e ti t : h .-l ed it had. Th e Bill h a d certa i n l y b een read a first Le e - ,i With regard to th e quest i ons p ut by t h e N o b le g e - 7 ( Stanley) h e wou ld en d eavour to answer t h e sug presn:letioris throw n out b y h i m i n t h e or d er i n wh i ch he had lit a l''ed them. Nothing could be more correct than the iVi em ` li twhichjhad already been advanced on this subject. she"Q 'reference to what was proposed with respect to % e l two Bills, it was proposed to carry them through *lice °llse with all possible dispatch. Then, with refer ferr to , the other Bill to which the Noble Lord had re -1,1.,7(1, allowing the use of sugar in distilleries, the Go e,,,B4'tent intended that to be a p •rmare lit measure. It Uoq a question which had occupie l c usiderable ntten eve; 1 4 . t he par t o f t h e Government ; they had, how make2 , I ' ll y consid ere d t h at it would be much better to tell measure perm anent at once than, b y pass i ng a tin c ir t arY measure, t o h ave the subject brought again 14r the consideration of their Lordships at a future time. .1 therefo re b een thought necessary to make the Bill Jet iient rather than cause a roc )nsideraliun of the sub the 2 ours* of ti, e i'hat 13 11, however, in eho'cliience of the varied nature of its details, would be Bop which, in the op i n i on of her Majesty's Government, fore n o t be easily disposed of, and he would not there tlfs' Ulll.ler any circum s t ances, adopt a course similar to xiie}:hich he int en d e d to pursue upon the other Bills to sta ges be bad allud e d, v i z., to pass them through all their 164 St once. Wh en t h at B ill came up from the other iee Lozdsl:ip i vv,ailit 11117.8 in.uple opp W°llortunity “11',iitiz to that iees,tire their T ullest c.,:nsrati6L. its. l d de-pen anti e l from d however, uon the state of the Bill on Ile other Ho p use, and the degree of con ' SMALL DEBTS COURTS ACT. APPOINTMENTS OF JUDGES. (From the Birmingham Journal of Saturday.) Our readers throughout the Midland Counti es , an d to I the limits of our circulation in the northern towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire, are anxiously expecting the long promised official announcement of the Lord Chan cellor s selection of the District Judges. We believe that we are correctly informed, when we state that Mr. Leigh Trafford, of Cheshire, and Judge of the Warrington Court of Requests, has been offered and accepted the District Court of Birmingham. The Learned Gentleman is a barrister of standing and judi cial experience. The clerkship of our local district cannot have been yet determined, and does not rest exclusively on the new Judge. The circular letter of the Lord Chancellor to the judges already appointed, in offering the judge ship, states as follows: "The Lord Chancellor, in making this offer, wishes you to understand, that in case of your acceptance of office, you must consider yourself liable to undertake any further duties that Parliament may think it expedient to impose upon you. llis Lordship would also suggest to you the propriety of con sidering whether there are any professional gentlemen who have claims to the appointment of clerk, arising from their holding any office connected with any court in your circuit, and would be obliged to you to submit their names for his approba tion, with any remarks you may think it advisable to make. I should, at the same time, state that his Lordship i s a t p re . sent inclined to think, that, as far as is consistent with the 1 claims of those whcso interests are recognised by the Act, 1 there should be one principal Clerk to superintend the busi ness of the whole Circuit, with an office in each town where a Court is appointed to be held." We hear that in Westminster Hall, on Friday, the following appointments have been already made —more or less of interest to our readers, and to the adjoining counties where our paper circulates : North Lancashire South West Lancashire Liverpool Manchester Bradford Sheffield W. Walker. I _ PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From tho Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) THURSDAY, JAN. 21. South-Eastern Railway (Mid Kent and Direct Tunbridge) Bill, " to enable the South-Eastern Railway Company to make a Railway from the North Kent Lina of the South- Eastern Railway at Lewisham, to Tunbridge. with Branches to Dartford, Sevenoaks, Maidstone, and Paddock Wood,". presented, read a first, and ordered to be react a second time. FRIDAY, JAN. 22. The following petitions for Railways were presented, and the Bills ordered to be brought in : Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Station Approach in Manchester). Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire. and Manchester and Lincoln Union, and Chesterfield and Gainsborough Canal Amalgamation. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Branch from Ash ton-under-Lyne to Oldham). Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Branch to Chapel town and Thurgoland Coal Branch). Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (junction with the Midland Railway vid Barnsley, and Branches therefrom). Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Ashton Canal Pur chase). Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire :(Branch at Bugs worth to join the Peak Forest Canal Tramway, and Amendment of Acts). Norfolk (Branch from Thetford to Join the Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's Railway near Bury St. Edmund's). Norfolk (Branch from Wymondharn to the Norwich Exten sion of the Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's Railway, and the proposed Thetford and Reedham Railway, near Dim). Leeds Central Railway Station. Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Lease to the London and North-Western Railway Company). London and North-Western (Newport Pagnell, Olney, and Wellingborough Branch). London and North-Western (St. Alban s, Luton, and Dun stable Branch). Wilts. Somerset, and Weymouth (No. 2). Hartlepool and Stockton Junction. Rochdale Canal (Sale to the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company). Leeds York PRIVATE BILLS. Resolved. That after Tuesday next this House will not re ceive any Petition for a Private Bill, unless it be presented within three clear days after it shall have been endorsed by one of the Examiners. Resolved, That on and after Tuesday next, all memorials complaining of non-compliance with the standing orders be deposited in the Private Bill-office before six of the clock in the evening of any day on which the House shall sit, and before two of the clock on any day on which the House shall not sit, and that two copies of every such memorial be de posited, for the use of the Examiners, before twelve o'clock on the following day. Resolved, That all memorials complaining of non-com pliance with the standing orders, in reference to petitions which stand in the " General List of Petitions" after number 250, be deposited on or before Saturday, the Gth day of February next. Lincolnshire Leicester and Rutland . Nottingham .. R. Wildman. Derbyshire ........... Bath and Wells — Smith. Bristol We have heard of no certain appointments for the Warwickshire district (excluding Birmingham), nor who will be the fortunate Judge of the Dudley, Wolver hampton' and Iron di str i cts, an d we d o not t hi n k t h at they are definitely settled. We hear that great paise is given to the Lord Chancellor for those selections hitherto made, and that he has not allowed mere political considerations to fix the country with unnecessary compensations. to retired or displaced Judges of the old Cuurts. Mr. Starkie, Queen's Counsel, and Mr. Amos, are the Judges at present appointed in the London metropolitan districts. No treasurers are yet appointed, and their districts will be larger considerably, than those of the Judges, probably not exceding twenty in number. O nr rea d m e rrs. C. be b J. e Gale l a , d i s t s o o l e g e a t r e n d t hat Judgeour fellow townsman, of h district comprising Hants and the Isle of Wight. EXTREME o w n e r l e , h s o u r t s n d m o3 o . n e l a d s t , b e f f o o r r e n o t the - e . p l a N 3 ' , i io n d o n so t r of bench of iS a g DISTRESS.—Amongst the per sons who ist w r : g s e a s poor woman, who was unable to appear before the Bench in consequence of beingher clothes from sheer distress. compelled to pawn LOVE AND SU ICIDE —A mos t melancholy occur rence took place yesterday morning a t the Cock a nd Mag pie, Worship -street Finsbury. One of the barmaids at the above house, named Eliza Fearon, age about twenty years, and who has been for some years in the employ of the pro prietor, was it appears on the point of being married to one of the police force, but who she had reason to believe, from some communication she had received, was likely to prove false-hearted, and although she heti endeavoured within these last few days to bear up, and present a more than usually gay appearance, yet she yesterday appeared to have sunk under her affliction. She rose at the usual hour, and at tended to business, complaining, however, o f being ber unwell and, after having breakfasted , retired to her cham to rest. Shortly after ten o'clock another barmaid (Mary Jones), who slept with deceased, went up stairs to learn if she was better ; she, finding the door fastened, called a man-servant, who forced the door, when deceased was found suspended by a the bed-posts and pert a very small cord to one . , 3' to dead. tures • She was remarkably pretty in fea , and her figure though petite, was elegant ; but she was chiefly admired fo; her excellent te:nper and amiable manners. RAIL WA Y RETURNS. R AILW AY TsArrie.—The following are the Total Reed RAILWAY of Eau_ ways for the past week —that is to say, up to the d ate t P respective returns are ma ,de together with the recei which the pts of the same Telt in the previous Year:-__ **** ea028661815.14:1i.650288772 _2320 1515,81474752121 16 Newcastle to aEnrin, sdaaTny.Etdea nlter:lld.Vfinrlrs week In the previous y Week N AuE or RAILWAY. ending 12 : 70706 Jan. 16 Arbroath and r 15 Chester and B l r ke 481 * • • • .• •• d sanderland .• ••• • • . ..... 286 229 Durham an d 16 Edinburgh and Glasgow . • 1 14 79 DublinlD)uunbnd Dundee e and ana nd DAr Kingro 8,065 2 17 Eastern Counties and Nor astern.. ,623 16 East Lancasihre ••••• • • • • • ........ 10 Eastern 'Union • ..... ••••••• • • • • • • • ock and Ayr 456 16 Glasgow, • 16 Glasgow and • 906 5,884 5,046 726 Gravesen l l l l 16 Great Southern and Western 1,046 17 Great Western, Ice ••••••• • • • • • • • • ... ... ... ...... 10 Ipswich a ndß daanr u : r3 : • n i cil : ll •" •• •• • * I : . • •-••• London and North Western, & c „ ...„ 406 17 London and Blackwall.• •••• . • • 16 London and Brighton. •••• • • • • find 727 London and Croydon .•.•• • • •• ~533 4 ,131 17 London and South Western ..„ 55f M r, aa a tn n ,cc e hh h i ss s tt t ec e rr r sr,Bheoeelfiltd Leeds, d , a na n dn d dHL l uj u n r e oyA Assoc 17 Maryport and Carlisle •• • • iire 1 ,730 1 , 566 16 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... 44b 377 16 Newcastle and Carlisle .• • • Newcastle and North 2,039 1,661 17 Norfolk ...... ••..••••• • • • • • • • ...... 472 387 16 North British .. •• •••••• • • • .• 1 , 2 70 1,005 Paris and Rouen . • • • • • • • • •• .• 1 ,338 4,451 15 Shrewsbury and Chester ...... . • 417 298 15 South Devon.. 16 Taff Yale •••••• • • •• "• • 769 17 Ulster ..... ................. • • 1,2 6 1,136 729 639 16 York and North Midland •• " 7,252 ...... 15 South 1M1NV.,,..001.=••••••••••••.••••..........:...........Z 4 ,896 4,30, So the electric telegraph from the Nine 1E: he extension of t o ,t v , t, , i , orrnh ~pion, • ~ ,a l.l B ternlinUs, )n .rN , ~‘., \- • if: now . . . clet irew.c BranchesE: SouTn -WESTERN TE LEGR 11 Ttie exle the electric telegraph from the Nine E:ms teriuinus, t 1.1" • finished ye3terilay, so that nothing remains to be don in Wellington-street, and across the Strand, to tl where the requisite apparatus is already fitted up. ; rao le except le office, LITERATURE,‘ ORATORS OF THE AGE, comprising Portraits Critical, Bioyritphical, and Descriptive by G. H. Francis, Editor of " Maxims and Opinions of tbc Duke of Wellington." Our readers will doubt!ess recollect certain admirably written papers entitled "Contemporary Orators," which have from time to time appeared in Fraser's Magazine during the last twelvemonth, and from which we have not unfrequently given extracts. These papers having attained a high popularity not only in this country, but on the continent (several of them have been translated into French), Mr. Francis has done wisely in collect ing them together, for publication in a separate form. This work, however, is not merely a reprint from Fraser: each sketch has been subjected to careful revision, and many of them have been re-written or remodelled. In his position Mr. Francis possesses great advantages for collecting materials for such a work as the one now under notice, and he knows well bow to avail himself of these advantages. He has consequently produced a book which is decidedly the best of its sort. His criti cisms are acute, yet fair and impartial, and his portraits are perfect Daguerreotypes—we give the portrait of Lord jail Russell as a specimen. " Can that little, quiet, fragile, modest, almost insignifi cant-looking man, so neat, plain, and formal in his black coat and snow-white neckcloth, who sits with his legs crossed 'env-Low,' and his hat overshadowing his sharp features they are scarcely seen,—can that he Lord John Russell? Is he really leader of that compact and numerous party? And has he the power or the skill to rule and rein them in ; to amalgamate all their di , cordant varieties; to tame their poli tical violence, of which you h ave h ear d an d seen so much ; to pour the oil f his philosophic spirit on the troubled waters of their excited passions; to beguile them into suspending or giving up their cherished opinions and settled purposes, and cordially uniting in working out his views, and respect ing, if not obeying, his will? When yov regard the phy sique of Sir Robert Peel; bis full, commanding figure, his intellectual face and head, his handsome expressive counte nance, his erect and manly bearing; you are half tempted to believe, on trust, all you have heard of his magical in fluence over the House of Commons: but no persuasion will induce you to think that the diminutive model of a man who has been pointed out to you as Lord John Russell—whom Lord Palmerston, his next neighbour, might almost dandle in his arms—can possess those qualities which history tells us are necessary in order to sway popular assemblies. " In a few moments he takes off his hat and rises from his seat; advancing to the table to speak. Now, for the first time, you see something that prepossesses. His head, though small, is finely shaped ; it is a highly intellectual head, and the brow is wide and deep. The face, broad and firm set, sphynx-like in shape, is not of faultless outline, but it is strongly marked with character. A thoughtful repose, slightly tinged with melancholy, pervades it. The features are sharply defined; they look more so in the extreme pale ness of the complexion —a paleness not of ill health, but of refined breeding. The mouth is wide, but finely shaped; surrounded with a marked line, as though it were often made the vehicle of expression, while the lips are firmly compressed, as from habitual thought. The eye is quick and intelligent, the nose straight and decided, the eyebrows dark and well arched, and the whole face, which seems smaller still than it is, from the absence of whiskers, is surmounted by dark and scanty hair, which leaves disclosed the whole depth of an ample and intellectual forehead. A moment more, and you are struck with the proportions, though small, of his frame—his attitude erect, his chest expanded. You begin to perceive that a little man need not of necessity be insignificant. There is a presence upon him, a firm com pactness of outline, a self-possessed manner, a consciousness of latent strength, that lead you to abandon your unfavour able view of his physical attributes, and to hope much from his moral and intellectual qualities. " lie speaks, and for a time your disappointment returns. Yoe have seen him make one step forward to the table, look all round the house, then make a step back again into his old place; then with the right arm stretched partly out, and his face half turned to his own supporters, he begins. His voice is feeble in quality and monotonous. It is thin, and there is a twang upon it which smacks of aristocratic affec tation ; but it is distinct. He is, perhaps, about to answer some speech, or to attack some measure, of Sir Robert Peel. He goes on in level strain, uttering a few of the most ob vious commonplaces of apology or of deprecation, till the idea of mediocrity grows irresistibly upon your mind. Yet the House seem to listen anxiously—they would not do so if they did not know the men. Wait a little. A cheer comes from around him • it bears in it the eff e mi na t e l aug h o f M r. Ward, the deep bassoon note of Mr. Warburton, the shrill scream of Mr. Sheil, the l ou d h ear t y s h out of Mr. Wakley, and the delighted chorus of the Radicals and manufacturers. Nay, even on the opposite side, the ' point' has not been without its effect, as many a suppressed titter testifies. All the level commonplace, it scents, was but the stringing of the bow ; at the moment when least expected, the cool, prepared marksman has shot his arrow of keen and polished sarcasm at Sir Robert Peel, whom it bas fleshed, if not transfixed. You follow the speaker a little longer, now fairly interested in him, even though opposed to his opinions, and you find that he has more of those arrows in his quiver. And then he proceeds, during a speech of perhaps an hour and a half, developing those characteristics of his mind which we have described in detail; now earning approval by his enlarged and statesmanlike views, now lowering himself to the level of the various prejudices of his party ; alternately compelling respect and admiration or provoking something like con tempt ; now rousing his own side to cheers against their opponents to laugh at or suspect their own leaders; but al ways exhibiting power, self-passession, tact, skill, parlia mentary and political knowledge, command of language, and felicity of diction, surpassed by but a few of the distin guished men of the day. " Meanwhile you have lost sight of the defects of the speaker—defects of voice, manner, and action, which place him as far below Sir Robert Peel, in the merely mechanical part of oratory, as his occasional elevation of thought and happy choice of laugulge place him in these respects above him. If you bad not thus been carried away, you would have been speedily wearied by the drawling monotony of voice, the hesitation in delivery, the constant catching up and repetition of words, and even of portions of sentences ; andyou will have noticed that the only action used was a constant stepping forwards from the bench to the table and back again, an occasional thumping cf the latter with the right band, when not rested permanently on it, a folding of the arms akimbo, or an action peculiar to thi s ora t or w h en h e recta his left elbow on his right hand, while the left arm, raised perpendicularly, is held up as if in warning at his op ponents." THE QUARTERLY REVIEW. No. CLVII. From the interesting narrative (written in Latin by the Jesuit Giulio Cordara in 1751) of the expedi tion of Charles Edward Stuart, very recently ren dered into Italian by Antonio Gussalli, an historical article of singular beauty has suggested itself to one of the Quarterly reviewers. That article is contained in the present number, and is entitled " The Stuarts in Italy." Whether it be from the natural sympa• thies inspired by occurrences of a chivalrous charac ter when associated with youth, illustrious lineage, and extraordinary misfortune, or whether it arise merely from the circumstance of these romantic inci dents dating from so recent a period in the past cen tury, it is certain that no events of a purely national kind have so particularly arrested the attention, and aroused the imaginations, and elicited the compassion of Englishman as the vicissitudes encountered by the last, and, for a while, the noblest of the royal house of the Stuarts, among the turns and 15lenso f Cale donia. Alfred burning the cakes o a th rm e a f w or i e ti s l te th e e s wife. Coeur-de-lion vying in deeds of valorous Saladin—Henry the Sixthpianiu o i g int i e n d a t n ile - T o wer, in the involuntary gu i se of an n chorite—not one single epoch or personage in the whole annals of G rea t B r i ta i n, so entirely r fas c i na t es astheep Pretender. 6, a n n e d f t a h e e t ptheersopno:plguelarstmyliend The Young a end i4 er s . - T may even be recogn i sed in the enthusiasm ex cited by the latter among his adh erents, on a t t an o e n o e us gatheringsmoment promised the t north men, o restore the regalia to the possession of th e dy nasty from which i t had wrested,been by the suffer ifonrgtsuneensdusareerdi,fiteleied,waronndgathe borne, the bl oo d sp il t, the hearths d eso l a t e d i n his behalf. If any testimony were 1 q a u l i v r e e n d ti t lr o o p u r s ov r e isi t r h lg e veracity of the hi stor i ans of thisis a i in d S c p o a t s l s a i to) passionate a , t t e h p a t o testimonyetry of tne found in the b eaut if ul Jac obiteballads a — nd th r a e n . which there are not in existence more fervent markable specimens of party-feelings, party-loyalty and party-violence. What can evidence a m ore of frantic devoti on t o t h e cause an individual th an the famou s " C am ' ye by Athol," eit preserved to us by the faithf u l memory and fluent Shepperd ?--that gallant battle-song eow.hioh the rings to the last syllabl e w i t h t h e gau di um "Down through the Lowlands, down wi' the Whig amore , Loyal true Hi g hl an d ers, down wi' them a lyl Ronald and Donald, d r i ve on w i' the braid r el r o e ere ' m Over the necks o f th e f oes o f Prince Charlie ! Follow thee, follow th ee , w h a wa d na follow ' tee ! Lang hast th ou l ove d an d trusted thee? fairly o ? Charlie, Charli e , wha wadna follo w h King of the Highland hearts, bonnie Prince Charlie?" Nor is the dynasty of Brunswick of that juvenile of and inglorious character, which in the times the r first es_ Georges rendered it dangerous to utter an expres sions of sympathy . in the fortunes of de ex e p xiled princes. The truest and staunchest lieges of our sove reign lady Victoria may now, without peril to them selves, and without the slightest diminution of . their good name as loyal subjects participate fully in those sentiments of admiration which the conduct of Prince Charles, throughout his unfortunate expe dition, enki n dl e d among his faithful Highlanders. With all our ideas as to "legitimacy," it is impos sible to deny that the descent of Charles Edward upon the kingdom of his ancestors, for the purpose of re-asserting the claims of his father to the crown and the kingship, possessed so much of the spirit of true chivalry and antique prowess, that the fancy reverts to the scenes of his wanderings and wretchedness with a peculiar and reverent interest. Beyond the attrac tive cast of his intellect, Prince Charles was endowed with all those externals which are most calculated to ensure the affection and attachment of a generous race like the Scots. Witness that interesting sketch of his apparance and disposition given of him by Cor daro :—" Features cf remarkable regularity . and beauty, with a certain princely air ; a noble, gener ous, and fervid disposition ; a soaring spirit, capable of the loftiest flights ; a nimble, yet robust frame, and an equable temperament were native gifts, to which he added a studious acquaintance with all courtly habits and observances, and an admirably gentleman like and easy manner, with an unfailingly joyous and fluent address." That was the bewitching aspect of the royal adventurer at the commencement of his wayward existence ; little did it augur the degenerate manhood ; little did the purity and dignity of his adolecence prefigure the drun kenness and debasement of his degraded age. As a picture of the closing scenes in the drama of the dvrl9 ,, ty of the once puissent Stuarts, this contribu . , . i.it.; too the Q , -..arterly ii:e.,;46.,) v,,,,1 i..ilu 1 ;ialll e'4,0,:-:. 1 A critical paper upon the ancient Portuguese Drama, and especially upon the works of Gil Vicente ) dis- /~!!~ DISTRESS IN IRELAND. Lord BROUGHAM—What course do you intend to adopt on Monday next? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE had stated upon a former occasion that it was his intention to move for the production of certain papers with re ference to the subject of Irish distress. Those papers would necessarily be of a very voluminous nature, consisting, as it would, of the correspondence which had taken place between the various members of her Majesty's Government and the different functionaries in Ireland. The effect of the production of those papers would be to put. their Lordships in possession of every circumstance attending the numerous and still increasing difficulties with which the Government had to contend, in consequence of the unexpected and unexampled scarcity of food in Ireland. Those papers, ho hoped, would be ready to be laid upon their Lord ships' table within a few days after he had moved for them. He did not wish, in answer to further ques tions from his Lordship, to make any further statement as to the course which her Majesty's Government in tended to adept towards Ireland until some of the Bills which had been proposed by the Government were brought up from the other House. It Noble Lords wished to take any discussion upon that subject before the introduction of those Bills, they would of course be ' competent to do so. In a short time one or two Bills on the subject, to which no objection was likely to be taken, would, he had no doubt, be laid upon their Lord ships' table, with reference to the advances of consi derable sums of public money towards the relief of the distress in Ireland. Lord BROUGHA ‘st said a permanent alteration in the colonial and agricultural policy of the country was almost as serious a matter as suspending the Habeas Corpus Act, and be very much doubted whether they ought hurriedly to agree to some of those measures which had been so speedily passed in the other House of Parlia ment. No doubt, the corn and navigation-laws ought, under exir ing circumstances, to be suspended for a given period; but, as to the other nseasure, which was in tended to be made permament, he was not inclined to give a ready assent to that. On Monday, however, .he should have a better opportunityjof going into the question. But it should be remembered that that measure was not a permanent measure, either with respect to the colonial population or the slave population. He trusted their Lordships would not allow any consideration to pre vent them from taking measures for alleviating the distress in Ireland, but they should recollect, at the same time, that they had last session passed a very important measure, which had not yet come into full operation. That measure was calculated to lower the price of sugar, and he believed would exercise a - very sensible effect upon it. The price of sugar at present was found to be much lower. He thought that had the measure only been introduced as a tempo rary measure there would have been no opposition about it. They had introduced two measures, viz., one for a temporary measure, and the other with a permanent object. The Noble Lord had also stated that he was about to introduce some money Bills. Now the House had no power whatever to interfere with money Bills, except one—except that of throwing them out alto gether. His Noble Friend also spoke of the _delay of the remedial measures for Ireland. They were now at the 23d of January, and if they had met on the 23d of November, two months would have been saved, and much distress would have been prevented. There was another question which be wished to put on the present occasion, as it might bring up much discussion. That question was relative to the Bill which was to be brought up from the other House of Parliament upon the poor law. It appeared that the pressure from without had had its usual effect. A number of persons out of doors had raised an unscrupulous and busy agitation, at the success of which they, no doubt, were sufficiently rejoiced. It was got up partly from ewbaesnsetfia t e d o f by th t e he l s a e nd p l e o k r , d pl s e , b th u a t t th th e e ir p L o . o r r d - s law ps personal s pl een an d partly for political objects. It th way for recollect that when this measure was passed, the express object of their Lordships was, as he believed, to benefit the poor and not to benefit the rich.—(Hear, hear. ) He hoped that the B i ll wou ld b e i ntroduced in a manner which would ensure for it the most deliberate considera tion, and that no part, not an inch of that corner-stone of the system—the centre authority, should be inter fered with without the greatest circumspection and the mot-t mature consideration. He would have preferred on this account that the measure had been introduced int., this, rather than the other House of Parliament. The Marquis of LANSDO NNE concurred with the Noble Lord that no subject of greater importance could come under their consideration, or more required the attention of their Lordships. He could not, however, allow the statement of the Noble Lon! to pass unnoticed. It was not intended to interfere with the system in the manner stated by the Noble Lord. It was not intended to do away with the central authority, or to make any other changes which were not required by the circumstances of the country. Lord BROUGHAM did not hear any reason why the Poor law Bill s hould not b e introduced into that House, as he was persuaded it would be much more deliberately and calmly discussed than if it were first brought into the other House of Parliament. Earl FITZWILLIAM was, with the Noble and Learned Lord (Lord Brougham), very much afraid that the Bill would not be so well considered than if it were first brought into their Lordship.' House. But he rose to express his satisfaction at what he had heard from his Noble Friend, that the Government did not intend materially to interfere with the mode of administering the law.—(Hear, hear.) He was certain from his experience as a guardian, since the passing of the law, that it was absolutely necessary to have central superiagendence, tLough, at the same time, he did not think there should bi• constant central intereference. Whether there should be, in the ndministration of the poor-law, a Minister who might be perhaps made more responsible to Parliament by being in Parliament, than one who was nut, on that point he would not give an opinion, but he was quite sure that it' a Minister of that kind were introduced on that board, that he ought to be there mer•-ly fir the purp., se of being qa,stioned in Parli teat,nt, and that he ought not to be there for the purpose of superintending the administra tion of the poor-law. That would be most mischievous, and he trusted that no pressure from without, nor any desire of conciliating party in the other House, would melte the Government flinch from the principle that the real superintendence ought to be in the hands of those persons wl) ,, rot !;.:ibte to c!:?rT. with the 4.:hvlge ; (4 . d Lord iiiioiAiiii/1;11 rose to move that two resulu tions, agreed to by the House on the 3d of July, 1845, PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) FRIDAY, JAN. 22. NAVIGATION BILL.—(IN THE COMMITTEE.) First clause (that after the passing of the Act, and before , it shall be lawful to import into the United Kingdom, for home use, from any country, in any ship or vessel of any country, however navigated, any Corn, Maize, Grain, Flour, Meal, Rice, or Potatoes, the growth and pro duce of any country, anything in the law of navigation to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding) :—Amendment proposed, page 1, line 7, after " And," to insert the words, " provided such vessel shall be proved to have sailed from the port of lading on or :"—Question put, " That those words be there inserted." The Committee divided:— MINORITY—AYES, 50. Ainsworth, Peter Ewart, William Osborne, Ralph Baine, Walter Fielden, John Paget, Colonel Bernal, Ralph Forster, Mathew Pattison, J. Bowring, Dr. Granger, T. C. Pechell, Captain Bright, John Hall, Sir Benjamin Philips, Mark Brotherton, Joseph Mate, A. Rice, E. R. Brown, W. Hindley, Charles Thornely, T. Chapman, B. Hume, Joseph Trelawny, J. S. Christie, W. D. Humphery, Ald. Tuite, H. M. Clay, Sir W. James, Sir W. C. Wakley, T. Colebrooke, Sir T. Kelly, James Walker, Richard Collett, W. R. M'Carthy, Alex. Warburton, H. Collett, John Milton, Viscount Williams, W. Crawford, W. S. Moffatt, George Yorke, Henry R. Dennlstoun, J. Napier, Sir Charles Duncan, George Newport, Viset. . Escott, Blckham O'Brien, C. Duncom TELLERS be, T. Evans, Sir De Lacy O'B r i en, W. S. 311tchell, T. A. Gordon,rre'en MAJORITY—NOES, 188. Acheson, Viscount French, F. Arland, Sir T. Mostyn, E. M. Arbuthnutt, H. ICI n}.l.Capt. eNN:Y E. DI. Gaskell, J. M. Arkwright, G. More, Colonel Gibson, T. it, Graham, Sir James O'Brien A. Stafford Neville, R. Bailey, Joseph Granby, Marquis of Gill, Thomas Bailey, J.,jun. Grlinsditch, Thomas N ew ry, Ndegate, N. O'Conor, Don Bankes, eorge Bannerman, A. Goulburn Henry Northland, Viscount Barclay, David Oswald, J. Barllly, Henry Grey, Sir G. Baring, F. T. Ord, W. Baring, Thomas Hamilton G. A Barnard, Edward G. Hamilton, W. J . . Pakington, Sir J. Barron, Sir U. W. Hamner, Sir J. Palmerston, Viscount Phil' Bateson, T. Harcourt, G. Parker, John Bennet, P. Harris, Hon. Capt Patten, J. W. Bentinek, Lord G. Hawes, Benj. - . Peel, Jonathan Berostord. Major V C i r s a :o .e u n nt l if li e la l 3 e 'a y r , d j ,.'l l '. V ß . . T. puts::::, s ß ir ob l ert Hayter, W. G. Berkeley, Captain Captain Herbert, Sydney Pigot, Sir R. Plumridge, Captain Protheroe, E. Bodkin, W. El. Hill, Lord E. Itashleigh, William Bodkin, J. J. Hobhouse, Sir J. Rawdon, Colonel Borthwick, P. Hodgson, R. Reid, Sir J. R. Broadley, Henry Hogg, Sir J. W. Reid, Colonel Broadwood, H. Hope, Sir .1". Repton, G. W. J. Browne, R. 1). Hope, G. W. R oss, David R. Busfeild, W. Heathy, John Rushout, Captain Byng, G. S. Howard, C. W.G. Russell, Lord J. Callaghan, D. Howard, P. H. Rutherford, A. Chichester, Lord J. Hudson, G. Scott, F. Chohneley, Sir J. Hussey, Thomas Scrope, G. P. Christopher, R. Inglis, Sir R. Seymour, Lord Clements, Viscotust James, William Sheppard, T. Clifton, J. T. Jenny's, Earl Sibthorp, Colonel Clive, Vise, Jervis, John Smith, Vernon Connolly, Col. Johnstone, Hope Somerset, Lord 0. Courtenay, Lord Joilifte, Sir W. IL Somerville, Sir W. Cowper, W. F. Kemble, henry Spooner, Richard Craig, W. G. .1 1 C 1 L a b ouc here, sienry Stansfu-d, . It. C . Cripps, William Langston, J. II Staunton, IN Sir G. Davies, D. A. Lascelles, W. S. Strait, Edward Dawson, T. V. Law, C. E. Taylor, E. Denison, J. E. Lawless, Cecil Thompson, Ald. Disraeli, B. Lawson, Andrew Trollops, Sir J. Douglas, Sir H. Layard, Captain Tyrrell, Sir J. Douglas, J. S. Lefroy, Anthony Vane, Lord 11. Drax, J. S. W. E. Le ~ ) ,larchant, Sir D. Verner, Sir W. Dugdale, W. S. Liddell, 11. T. Villiers, Viscount Duncannon, Lord Lincoln, Earl of Vyse, R. 11. U. H. Dundas, Admiral Lindsay, Captain Waddington, 11. S. Dundas, David Loch, James Ward, H. G. Eastnor, Viscount Lockhart, A. E. Wawa, J. T. Ellice, Edward Lygon, General Wellesley, Lord C. Entwisle, W. Macaulay, T. B. Wodehouse, E. Esinonde, Sir T. Mackenzie, W. F. Wood, Hr Charles Estcourt, T. G. Maitland, T. Wood, Colonel T. Etwall, Ralph Manners, Lord J. Wortley, J. S. Ferguson, Sir R. Marjoribanks, S. Wrightson, W. B. .s.fr.:l:.;. -* L:. .: f...,t,i.r,:,it, Ju:l.,, Ni'y, , •:, 'i : ..: Fitzroy, Henry Fox, C. R. Forbes, William 31iles, William "%lilacs, R. M. Morpeth, )71aQount TELLEILL Hill, Lord M. Tuthell, 11. - • plays a perfect familiarity with the literature of the land of Carmoens, and a capability o f apprec i a ti ng the e xce ll enc i es and blemishes of its different writers.. The criticism is interspersed with several happy and appropriate quotations ; from the quaint malapert ditty of Cassandra : "Dicen quo 'license yo; No quiero rnarido, no:" To a delicious carol of spring, most characteristic of the sunny Peninsula. We give the graceful imitation of this latter song, paraphrased from the original by the reviewer:— " I'll away to the garden, For winter is over ; The Rose is awake To the song of her lover ! I will go and discover The passionate Nightingale singing above her. "From the boughs green and golden That slope to the river, A Nymph gathers lemons To give to her lover : I will go and discover The shy little Nightingale singing above her. " Near the vineyard, where often I have spied out a rover, Sits a damsel who sings To be heard by her lover : I will go and discover The bold little Nightingale singing above her." In the article headed " State of Ireland," the reader will discover merely a recapitulation of the account already published in all the newspapers, besides a variety of suggestions as to the restoration of that afflicted island to agricultural and commer cial prosperity. The suggestions are about as feasible as the nine hundred and ninety-nine already made by the vagrant charlatans of political economy, scattered through the country. If the Government attends merely to the numberless and conflicting, schemes advanced as to the social redemption of the Irish it will be in im minent peril of sharing the fate of the old gentleman in the fable - "who had a boy and a donkey. The Parliament and the Ministry must look more to the dictates of their own sagacity and Wisdom. Other wise the emerald isle will continuelor an indefinite period the victim of an erroneous legislation and of a mistaken system of agriculture. In the paper re lating to " Agriculture in France," there are Iso many statistical fallacies and extravagant ' propositions that a merely cursory denial of their accuracy would be inefficient and—in point of fact— pert. The merits, or rather the demerits, of the article must be discussed in a more detailed form than our space at present will permit, in order to dojus tice to the plausibility of the writer, and the ennobling truths of free trade. " Faraday "is the subject of a well-deserved panegyric in a disquisition commemo ration ofhis recent discoveries in relation to light and electricity—discoveries which promise to prove the keys to a new knowledge. As a suitable beginning to the Quarterlyßeview for 1847,we find a shrewd and co mpre. hensive biography of the memorable Marquis of Mon trose—that heroic chieftain who is emphatically de signated " The Great Marquis" by his Caledonian countrymen. To our thinking, however, the most valuable and laudable paper in the whole number is the one descriptive of the Ragged Schools—of their original institution—of their progressive establish ment—.of their meritorious character, and of the ne cessity which existed for some educational effort of the kind. The article is admirably written, written with point, and sometimes eloquence; writ ten with the intellect ready to perceive the more crying wants of the indigent, above all written with a deep and zealous feeling of unaffected benevolence. As a testimony that these philanthropic establish. ments have not been prematurely called into exist ence, here is a calculation enough to appal the least credulous, and to render the spirit of philanthropy contagious, if only from a dread of the consequences likely to arise from so enormous an evil, if not checked in its extension. In the year 1845 there were taken into custody by the metropolitan police 14,887 persons of both sexes under 20 years of age. Of these were summarily disposed of by the magistrates— . 38 males, 15 females, under 10 years of age; 1,187 „ 123 „ at 10 and un d er 15 ; 3,519 „ 1,191 ~ at 15 and under 20. There were committed for trial :- 12 males, 4 females, under 10 years of age; 370 „ 44 „ at 10 and under 15. 1,839 „ 257 „ at 15 and under 20. Here is a list of agenda ample enough to keep bath magistrates and police from growing pursy and fat but it is not a full statement of the annual mischief ; much escapes the vigilance of the law ; much falls somewhat within the limits of crime ; much, however pernicious, cannot be ranked with offences against the Queen's peace. Now let us just look at the offences of some among those whom the magistrates disposed of without delay— Assaults - - 1 under 10 years of age; . 58 at 10 and under 15 714 15 and under 20. ilisdemeanours : With intent to steal - 3 under 10 years of ago; 62 at 10 and under 15 128 15 and under 20. Unlawful posses lion of goods, S 22 under 10 446 at 10 and under 15 .591 15 and under 20. 2 under 10 142 at 10 and under 15 ~ 500 15 and under 20. Disorderly characters 111 10 and under 15 ~ 505 15 and under 20. Drunkenness and 473 15 acid under 20. drunken perso ns . Reputed thieves - - Wilful ;image 2 under 10 38 15 If 140 at 15 a n d un d er 20 . Vagrants - - - - 22 under 10 242 at 10 and under 15 548 15 and under 20. The opening passages of this excellent contribution are so painfully yet truthfully descriptive of the necessity which there is for a moral drainage and ventilation, as well as for a physical one, that we shall copy them entire, commending them heartily to the perusal of all who have not been fortunate enough to devour the whole argument of the reviewer:— " Every one who walks the streets of the metropolis must daily observe several members of the tribe—bold, and pert, and dirty as London sparrows, but pale, feeble, and sadly in ferior to them in plumpness of outline. Their business, or pretended business, seems to vary with the locality. At the west-end they deal in lucifer-matches, audaciously beg, or tell a touching tale of woe. Pais on to the central parts of the town—to Holborn or the Strand, and the regions adjacent to them —and von will there find the numbers very greatly in creased; a few are pursuing the avocations above-mentioned of their mor e Corinthian fellows; many are spanning the gutters with their legs, and dabbling with ea rnes t ness i n t h e latest accumulation of nastiness; while others, in squalid and half-naked groups, squat at the entrances of the narrow, fatted courts and alleys that lie concealed behind the deceps tive frontages of our larger thoroughfares. Whitechapel and Spitaltields teem with them like an ant's-nest; but it is in Lambeth and in Westminster that we find the most fla grant traces of their swarming activity. There the foul and dismal passages are thronged with children of both sexes, and of every age from three to thirteen. Thouga wan and hag gard, they are singularly vivacious, and engaged in every sort of occupation but that which would be beneficial to them selves and creditable to the neighbourhood. The'rappearance is wild; the matted hair, the disgusting filth that renders necessary a closer inspection, before the flesh can be discerned between the rags which hang about it; and the barbarian freedom from all superintendence and restraint, fill the mind of a novice in these things with perplexity and dismay. Visit these regions in the summer, and you are overwhelmed by the exhalations; visit them in the winter, and you are shocked by the spectacle of hundreds shivering in apparel that would be scanty in the tropics ; many are all but naked ; those that are clothed are grotesque; the trousers, where they have them, seldom pass the knee; the tailed coats very frequently trail beiow the heels. In this guise they run about the streets, and line the banks of the river at low water, seeking coals, sticks, corks, for nothing comes amiss as treasure- trove ; screams of delight burst occasionally from the crowds, and leave the passer-by, if he be in a contemplative mood, to wonder and to rejoice diet moral and physical de gradations have not yet broken every spring of their youthful energies. " Eccentric doubts flit through our minds; and we are tempted to ask whether these nondescripts ever had a parent, or whether there be parents to be found in the district. They look not like the inhabitants o' the earth, and yet are on 't.' A feeling of curiosity arises, and the next step is to investigate their natural history, their haunts, their habits, their idiosvncracy, their points of resemblance to the rest et mankind, and the part they sustain in the great purpose of creation. The stranger dives into the recesses from which they seem to issue—and there he sees, before and behind, on the right hand and on the left, every form and character of evil that can offend the sense and deaden the morals. Let those who desire a minute description of thee') horrid retreats, in which thousands of our country-people cower by day and by night, consult the admirable reports of the Sanitary Com missioners, and the Health of Towns' Association, which have told us as much as language can convey. But language is powerless to ex hibit th e tru th : persona l experience alone can give the reality ; an d th en many a wear y and pestilential search, and many a sick h e ad ac h e , w ill prove to the disgusted inquirer that a l arge p ropor ti on o f those who dwell in the capital of the British empire are crammed e int r ore n gi o o f ns the of filth and darkness, the ancient but not solitary reign newts and toads. " Here are the receptacles of the species we 'a investigate ; here they are spawned, and here they perish!Can their state be a matter of wonder? We have penetrated alleys terminating in a cul-de-sac, long a tobacco pipe, where air and sunsh i ne were narrow like a never known. On one side rose walls several feet in height, blackened with damp and slime; on the other side stood the dwellings!, still more revoltieg, while the breadth of the wet and bestrewed passage would by no means allow us the full expansion of Our arms. We Lave waited at the entrance of another of similar cha racter and dimensions, but forbidden, by the force and pun gency of the odours, to examine its recesses. The novelty of a visit from persons clad like gentlem en gave the hope that we were officials; and several women, haggard, rough, and exasperated, surrounded us at once, imploring us to order the removal of the filth which had poisoned their tenements, and to grant them a supply of water, from which they had been debarred during many days. Pass to another district ; you may think it less confined —but there you will see flow ing before each hov e l, and within a few feet of it, a broad, black, uncovered drain, exhaling at every paint the most unwholesome vapours. If there be not a drain, there is a stagnant pool ; touch either with your stick ; and the me phitic mass will yield up its poisonous gas like the corusca tions of soda -water. "The children sit along these depositories of death, or roam through the retired courts in which the abomination has z. me lancholy silence, seldom broken but by an irritated scold or a pugnacious drunkard. The pale discoloured faces of the in ` habitants, their shrivelled forms, their abandoned exterior recal the living skeletons of the Pontine Dfarshes, and suffi ciently attest the presence of a secret agency, hostile to every physical and moral improvement of the human race. " The interior of the dwelling is in etrict keeping : the smaller space of the apartments increasing, of course, the evils that prevail without—damp, darkness, dirt, and foul air. Many aro wholly destitute of furniture; many con. tain nothing except a table and a chair: some few have a common bed for all ages and both sexes; but a large portion of the denizens of those regions lie on a heap of rags more nasty than the floor itself. Happy is the nullity that can boast of a single room to itself, and in that room a dry corner. " But these creatures have pursuits of their own, certain occupations whereby they obtain a scanty subsistence; for, though there are, pet haps, many persons who may net ad mit the necessity, they themselves have a conviction that they must live. The children, that survive the noxious influ ences and awful neglect, are thrown, as soon as they can crawl, to scramble in the guttf r, and leave their parents to amusement or business: as they advance in years they dis cover that they must, in general, fi n d th e i r own food or go without it. The duris urgens in rebus egestas,' stimulates these independent urchins; and, at an age when the chil dren of the wealthy would still be in loading-strings, they , are off, singly or in parties, to beg, borrow, steal, and exer cise all the cunning that want and a love of evil can stir up in a reckless race. They are driven to these courses, in many instances, by their parents; in more by their step mothgrs ; in most by necessity and general example. Toe passion for shows and the lowest drama is nearly universal; • Panem et Circenses'— food and the penny theatres—these ,are their p ara di se, and their chief temptation to crime. They receive no education, religious or secular; they are subjected to no restraint of any sort; never do they hear the word of advice, or the accent of - kindness ; the notions that exist in the minds of ordinary p ersons have no place in theirs ; having nothing exclusively of their own, they seem to think such, in fact, the true positi on of society; and, helping themselves without scruple to the goods of others, they can never recognise, when convicted before a magistrate, the justice of a sentence which punishes them for having done little more than was indispensable to their existence. " Well, then, we discover that they are beings like our selves; that they have long subsisted within a walk of our own dwellings; that they have increased, and are increasing in numbers with the extension of this overgrown metropels ; and that they recede, if to recede be possible, in physical and moral condition as the capital itself advances towards the pinnacle of magnificence and refinement. Will no one roll away the reproach? We have an Established Church, abun dant in able and pious men, and she boasts herself to be the Church of the people. We have a great body of wealthy and intelligent Dissenters, who declaim, by day and by night, on the efficacious virtues of the voluntary principle. We have a generous aristocracy and plethoric capitalists, and a Government pledged to social improvements. Who will come forward ? Why not all ?" Those are the scenes in which crime and destitution are germinated—those are the blanks in the lottery of social life which the ragged schools have been created to transform, if possible, into prizes. Still the labour of love and regeneration is only commencing; it must be long before that labour can be effectual in the suppression of juvenile depravity and the dis persion of juvenile ignorance. The narrow end of the wedge, however, has been driven in ; let us drive it home, and the obdurate trunk of that great Upas of civilised society—ignorance—must be penetrated and prostrated. RURAL PICKINGS; in-7.4ltrachT:e Points in Country Life and Scenery. By the Author of " Points and Pickings of Information about China." The name of this little volume almost describes its character, but the subjects of which it treats, and the benefits to be derived from its perusal are very accu rately set forth in the introduction, as will be seen from the following very beautiful observations : " As my book will appeal rather to the heart than to the head, so sentimentality must give place to the healthy (freshness of natural feeling. I cannot promise pu much of a treat in the way of sighing over " faded flowers." and apostrophising " babbling streams ;" but I will do my best to set your pulse throbbing among the bright breezy hills and the sweet, secluded, bird-singing, heart expanding valleys of rural scenery. I will set before you, in such language as I may, rustic occupations, the rich garniture of fields, the goodly I.liage of trees, the beauty of buds and blossoms, the sparkling of running brooks, the warbling of the feathery world, the fair forms of hills and valleys, the bright gleams of sunset, and the brighter glories of sun-risings. I will take you to scenes of rural seclusion, of dark and shadowy nooks, of v% ild boughs hanging over gurgling streams, of woods of giant trees, and hazel copses rich with clustering nuts ; of mossy banks sprinkled with primroses ; of old stune quarries and grey cliffs hung with creepers, ivy, and lichens ; of thorn bwhes garlanded with wild convolulus and red and yellow poison -berries; of tangled wildernesses of gorse, fern, and fox-glove. You shall see nature in her glory and her gloom ; hear her in the silent elo quence of her solitude, and feel her influence in every hour. "Many have gone before me in deseribing rural scenery, and others will follow me in the same alluring enter prise ; but nature is a wide field in which all may wan der, and each find something to admire. He that roams in the rich luxuriance of country scenes, with a love of what is sweet and simple, as well as what is arresting and sublime ; and is content to express faithfully the joyous emotions of his mind, the gushing gladness of his spirit, in natural lan guage , can hardly fail in affording pleasure. " The lover of nature has an inexhaustible treasure in the common things of creation. His enjoyments flow not from one part of rural influences, but from all. To him the air is health, the wind is music, the flowers are pearls, the fruits a banquet, and the burst of glo w i ng s i g ht s an d h arm onious sounds that appeal at once to his eye, his ear, and his heart, create in him a jubilee of joy. ' God has not given This passion to the heart of man in vain, This love of earth's green face, and air of heaven, And all the bliss of Nature's rustic reign.' For it is a source of wealth; not the wealth of the coffer, but of the heart. It makes man rich in the love of beauty; rich in the quiet delights of solitude; rich in sweet and kindly thoughts; thoughts; rich in yearnings and aspirations after purity and knowledge; and rich in desires for the happiness of all crea tures. It breaks up the deep fountain of his affections, bind ing him in closer brotherhood to his kind, and awakening in his soul a warmer, p urer , an d a h o li er thanksgiving to God. " lo say that th ese remar k s on l y do justice to the volume which they pr e f ace , w ill surely be saying sufficient in its praise. It is fill e d wit h i nteresting and animated de scriptions of the country and country scenes all written con amore, and interspersed with varied anecdotes, amusing adventures, occasional poems and fragments of poems, some original, soma quotations, and many in teresting particulars regarding the mode of living in the country ; among others an extract from a letter, written by a country clergyman, in which he gives a sort of a summary of his diurnal pursuits, beginning with "Rose at three o'clock." The following remarks, ex cellent in themselves, will show that the author has some higher object in view than that of only affording amusement to his readers 41 is one of the many objects I have in view in these Rural Pickings, to sprinkle freely my rustic descriptions with good feeling and kindly suggestions that may be turned to account. Hills and valleys, woods and waterfalls, fields and dowers, ponds and brooks, will only be the more beautiful if we can get from them aught that will dispose us more grate fully to enjoy, and more patiently to endure; aught that will nerve our hearts in danger, knit us more closely to those we love, and call forth kindly emotions for all around. What if we could wander for ever amid daisies and daffodils, breathe nothing but fresh air scented by violets, and hear nothing but the singing of larks and the murmuring of waterfalls! dreaming away our lives in listless ease and unenviable use lessness! A generous heart and a kindly spirit would shrink trom such selfish enjoyment ; but when we turn the fair ;.kings of creation to account by improving our own hearts, and connecting our own good with the good of others, we Qbtain a healthier, if not a holier, gratification. " There are very few qualities of more value than that of perseverance in the different positions and relations of life; those who possess it have, as it were, in most undertakings. Success written on their foreheads; while those who possess it not have but a poor prospect of obtaining their ends. The cavern of Antiparos is deep, but Perseverance descends to its lowest recess, The Alps are high, yet Perseverance places its foot on their cloud-capt heaCtii ['his little voluua,. of " Rural Pickings" is both elegant tnd excellent, as regards binding, printing, &c. ; the illu , trations by Absolon are, some i.f them especially, oeculiarly beautiful. They have all the softness of Lithography, and the additional attraction of colouring ; toe of Inc best—" lie-ding the Bihle"—rtpre,ent , a !map listening to an old mat, reading. and tte curious mud attentive expression with which of the children regards him is very well portrayed. CORN IMPORTATION. A BILL TO SUSPEND, FOR A TIME TO BE LIMITED, THE DUTIES ON THE IMPORTATION OF CORN. Whereas by an Act passed in the session of Parliament holden in the ninth and tenth years of the reign of her pre sent Majesty, intituled, "An Act to amend the Laws re lating to the Importation of Corn," it is enacted, that ti.(rl shall be levied and paid unto her Majesty, her heirs and si c. censors, on all corn, grain, meal, and flour imported into the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man, from parts beyond the seas, and entered for home consumption, until the first day of February, which will be in the year of our Lord one thou sand eight hundred and forty-nine, certain duties set for t h the schedule to the said Act annexed : failure of certain And whereas, by reason of the partia l these islands, it is expedient that, to tr r. consumption enacted, crops usually forming part of the subsistence atime to o f b t ehelimpneiotepdle, no therefore entry for by the Queen's saidu duties e a s r should tie r b e anylev ieefdt them; the Be the Lords sp i ri t ual temporal , and Commons, most excellent 31ajesty, by and with the advice and consent of in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That no duties of Customs shall bechargeable r upon nny corn , grain , meal , or flour already imported hereafter to be imported into the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man, from p a fattetrs b th ey e o p n a d ssi t n h g e seas, of this o p f ti S o e n p ' tember in thi s p resent year. and entered for Act, and before theh ome A r d c s t o w n d h s aeu}rm eas, by a certain other Act passed in the same session of Parliament, intituled, " An Act to alter certain Duties of Customs," the several duties therein mentioned are imposed up; n the following articles; (that is to say), buck wheat t meal, m a i ze or Indian corn, Indian corn meal, and NOw be it in like manner enacted, That no duties of Customs ;,hall be chargeable upon any of the aforesaid arti cles plready imported or hereafter to be imported into the United Kingdom, anti entered for home consumption, after the passing of this Act, and before the said first day of Sep tember in the present year. LINCOLN.—SIR E.BULWER Lirros.----The Lincoln Times states that there is no truth in the report that Sir E. L. Bulwer Lytton will offer himself as a candidate for the next election: he may, perhaps, be proposed and seconded, but we believe it will be against the wish of the Honourable Baronet, who, it is understood, has determined to stand fur Hertfordshire, with every chance of success; it is not, there. lbre, likely that he will put himself in the position to be again defeated in Lincoln. We should very much rejoice to see Sir Edward here again, but we fear that there is no chance of his coming. PROVISIONS FROM TUE UNITED STATES.—TI e Liverpool, Ontario, Ariel, Concordia, Siddons, and Eugenio, from New York •, Clinton, R. 1). Shepherd, llarm,bal, and o:tavius, from New Orleans; Champlain, from Philadelphia; and Euphrasia, from Baltimore, which word reported at Liverpool on the 16th and 18th instant, bring 34,919 barrels fLur, 18,910 1 , t2F1w1:3 rind F. , 74 sacks wheat, 41,440 bt sh .1s and 12,421 sacks Indian corn, 4,508 barrels Indian corn meals, 229 packages biscuit, 1,423 packages cheese, and 7,140 packages of lard. -....t 13 APO ) 1 hoillg P . ' atre , . .., 'OllOOl6 1 847. Tbes ti : arralia head ° iD Pr y I " 1 a 0011 For MI, b 0 • 1y her "' . 4 trtist e ntr)r. cou a cIS, r , subs°. of Y° ur bility W er c (3° bat yo u ,ove so, prior 'On 3 O I A . ; ur (kb"' well to ance th e ends of impedi• precis ) ever, tenien t ,atre 0,11 ion this b ut rd rle sac- iestY li ;g the rit, _ rzd•