The Sun. — London, England, 1847-02-13 00:00:00

THE SUN L _ LONDON,_ SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6 1 i ef. To that he would answer that the lines which he had They had been taunted by the H on . M em be r f or Portsmouth '"s ole benefit of the people, but by gentlemen in view would pass through the Enlist of the dis- with the impossibility of raising the money ; but did they re- of th e mon i e d in t eres t s o f E ngland—( Loud cheers)—by per turbed districts—pr inc ip a lly th e sou th an d wes tern (cis- fleet that for every 4,009,0001. of money raised, 2,0( 0,0001. sons who had embarked in common in railways in both Eng passed were to be secured on the property of the country ? Then it land a n d I re l an d, an d w h o were prepared, effectively to con tr.], is of I re l an d. Wh e th t r t h ese ra il wa y s through the best or th e wor s t parts of Ireland, they was asserted, that only 25 per cent, o f the two and a half mil- duct railways in Ireland with the same advantage, the same would, he was sure, do great good to the people of that lions to be raised, in the first instance, would he expended in economy, and with the same superintendence which the lion. country generally. With regard to the measures ot the Go- the payment of wages . B u t h e would come t o fact, and Gen lemen had shown to be perfectly effectual for the purpose vernmen, the did no t b e li eve th e y would meet the distress, or fi g ures—figures which could, if th e y were wrong, b e o f establishing and completing railways in England. If the secure the ends d es i rous o f b e i ng sec ured. The Bill that controverted th e nex t mo rn i ng . The Noble Lord who had lion. Gereleman found that the necessary capital could be so offered faciliti es t o th e cultivation of land was a measure made this statement had said, that out of the first six millions, easily o b' a i ne d i n E ng l an d, on w h at groun d was it founded on a ge nerous an d pr a iseworthy principle, but he did four mitlions would b e , consumed in the payment of wage s . that th e y w e re to suppo se , th a t if t h ese ra il ways not think it wo u ld be lar g ely taken advantage of. It wo uld What was the case? Why, in the Midl an d C ount i es R ai l way, i n I reland were l i kely to be of great private sot take up to any great extent the surplus population of Ire- which cost u p wards of 40,0001. a mile, 5,0001. was paid and public benefit, the same individuals who bad laud, as a great portion of the landed proprietors were small for the plant, and 6,0001. per mile for the perma- applied their money to railroads in England and Ireland could holders, and they would not be in a position to take advan- vent way. What then became of the remaining 27,0)0/.? not get the means to be able, without the assistance of Parlia tage of the provisions of the Bill. What was wanted was a Why, it was spent in the payment of wages. What was ment, to effect in Ireland what had been effected in England. p l an that would l arge ly em ploy the surplus labouring PoPulas lh'.case with the York and North Midland, o n w hi c h th e He said this was first prima f ac i e ev id ence aga i nst t h e B i ll. tion, and that was the reason why he supporte d it.— ( Hear, works were small? They cost 23,000/. per mile. There was It might not be a serious matter to these who proposed this hear.) They must have great p u blic works, and none were 1.8001. for the plant, and 5,500/. for the permanent way. novel plan, but it was to the Chancellor of the Exchequer; of such a beneficial character as railways.—( Hear, hear.) The What became of the remaining 17,500/. ? It was paid for la. it might not be of much consequence to those who, without objections which had been urged against the works done bmr. In the Leeds and Bradford, which he had just eon- consideration, and by a measure which he could not help under the Labour Act of last session did not a pply t o th ose smucted, the cost was 33,000/. per mile, of which saying had not received due consideration—especially of its now proposed to be made, as railways, he was persuaded, 23,000'. were paid for labour; and in the sleepers, effect upon the money market. It was a measure of uncertain would ultimately become most profitable speculatio n s, the rails, chairs, and all the other works occasioned by the character. They must not singly look at the expenditure of With regard to the I r i s h landlords, he maintained employment of no labour, the remainder was expended. the 16,000,0001., but whether the expenditure of that sum that they had been much misrepresented.—( Hear, hea r .) But they might say that there was great consumption of bricks, would relieve them from providing for those of which the Bill They had in a great number of instances done all that was in for there was a great quantity of labour used in took no cognizance, who were a considerable distance from the their power, and did not justify the attacks which many Hon. the construction of bricks. He could assert, however, works, or who were unable to work at them. They must, there.- Members had made upon them. He had supported the mea- the immense cost of bricks on a railway was not more than fire, in addition, incur the expenditure which the Hon. Gentle sures proposed some years ago by a former Government 6001. per wiles What , then, became of the allegation that man the Chancellor of the Exchequer had foreshadowed. The brought in by the late Chief Commissioner of Woods and only from 2a to 30 per cent.. of the money expended on a rail- 4,000,04;0'. proposed to be expended during the first year, Forests, and he was persuaded that had that plan been carried way was used fur the payment of labourers? If th e H on . wo u ld, w ith g r an t s already proposed, be increased by the end into effect, the present evils which had overtak en I re l an d wou ld M em b er f or Li nco l n h a d b een i n hi s se at he could have told of the year to 11,000,000/. ; the Government proposition have in a great measure been mitigated. The calamity was them that on an average 1 , 300 men per mile were engaged in amounts to 7,000,000 e for the year, and this with the certainty one that no human foresight could have avoided ; still had the the construction of a railway. He did think it, then, any- of having to pay 4,000,000/. more for the three succeedi n g rn 'asure of 18 30, for carrying out ra il ways b een effected, t hi ng b ut r i g h t t h at the mot i ves and the con d uct of an indi- years. The Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Hudson) had taunted the Ireland would not present such a sad spectacle as it did now .— vidual representing as large a constituency as any man in that * Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Baring) with having been willing, in (hear, hear.) The Boa. Member for Montrose (Mr. Hume) House should he so grievously misrepresented. The Hon. 1839, to lend 5,000.0001. for a purpose totally different, whilst had expressed great alarm at the measure of the Noble Lord, Member for Oxford had stated th a t i n 1539 h e h a d vo t e d on- there was a deficiency in the revenue of 1,400,000/ a and that the Member for Lynn, and had expressed his intention to reservedly for the advance of five millions for the benefit of it was q u ite inconsistent for him to oppose the measure of the oppose it. It seemed th a t h e h a d greatly changed since he Ireland, with very little expectation of receiving it back again Noble Lord. They had seen by the late returns that the sum spike on the Railway Bill of Lord Moeth, in 1839. —but there was security, valid security, for the proposed grant. (Isis of the year w o uld b e 3,000,0001. ; b ut if t h e gran t s to (Hear.) He then was strong in favour o f i n t ro d uc i ng The financial state of the country was very different now to Ireland were to be defrayed, they must raise 6,e00,000/. or Theme , --'---s- in Ireland, as a means o f em pl o yi ng th e peop l e what it was at the t itne alluded to by Right Hon. Gentleman 7 ' O OO,OOO •to meet them, so that there was no superabundant and laying the foundation of the permanent prosperity of the the Chancellor of the Exchequer. At the time the Right lion, revenue ; and the present period was likely to be country. How was it that the Hon. Member had changed Gentleman had referred to there was a deficiency in the one of more embarrassment than 1839. —( Hear, hear.) his opinion ? Was it that he was then Member for the city revenue,. and yet the Ri g ht H on . G en tl eman came d own the re He did not think that they should d e p ar t f rom th e p r i nc ipl e of Kilkenny ?—(Loud cries of " H ear , h ear .") S uc h h a d b een to sch oo l them upon the extravagant nature of their demands, upon which the country had ever acted, upon which public the opinion of that Hon. Member. Whatever view might exist The state of the country now was very different to what it was works had been executed, and not less successfully than they as to some lines of railway in Ireland, there could be no doubt then. At the present time there was no deficiency in the had been conducted in other countries. Although he did not that a great line from Dublin to C o rk wou ld he a mos t sue- revenue, and he thought it was not too much for them to deny that there were occasions when it might be necessary to cessful undertaking, and inst ea d of taking fire or six years upon come down to the House to ask for the assistance of a interfere, he did maintain . that, coming into the field with making it, if they constructed it in one or two years, the few millions to promote the enterprise of the country. The individual enterprise was a measure which was inexpedient greatest natio na l b ene fi ts wou ld accrue. I t wou ld b e the means Ri g ht H on. G ent l eman h a d se l ecte d t h em b ecause t h e y h a d in itself, an d no t ca l cu l a t e d t o e ff ec t b ene fi c i a l resu l ts . ot making Cork the great ent re p o t o f th e B r i t i s h emp i re . A c - a s k e d f or a vo t e t o f ac ilit a t e th e re t urns t o thi s coun t r y ; and The Honourable Gentleman h a d s tated th a t th e sue . aiding to the authority of one of the best statistical works yet , in the face of all this argument to the contrary, the Right ceis of a line depended upon prudence and economy, Mon. Gentleman came dow n to th a t H ouse a n d asked them it was a principle perfectly true that in dealing with borrowed a or published on Ireland, that by Si r R o b er t K ane , t h e west . extrav agantly ) --and that when a manager had than with any enact of Ireland was eminently adapted f or th e accent _ to vote money without the slightest chance of a return. The money people w e nt f ar more ~ r. elation of the commerce of Europ e an d A mer i ca , an d ra il ways Government seemed to entertain some ala r m upon this ques- other—(Cries of " Oh, oh! s , otld be the grand means of giving the necessary facilities. tion, but, for his own part, he bad not the slightest hesitation a lien on a concern he was far more careful than otherwise.— Then he went on to say that the extension of railway and steam in saying that he was prepared to risk every 6d. of his (Oh, offered He a was one oftht.is he did not think that rail ould state why. cherprise would soon remedy these evils, and extend to a great Property in Irish undertakings, provided always that ways d in fair security nad a railway lreland c;lled e th w e Dublin and Thep Drogheda, d.ssree the Irish fisheries. But it was said, "Oh, these things there should be a strict and searching examination into the file to result from the hard-earned w ag e s of th e E ng li s h merits of the undertakings upon which it was proposed to in that passed through four-and-twenty mile s of a mos t pro - eeple." He believed there existed no grea t er f a ll ac y th an t hi s . vest money at the risk of the Government. He considered ductivecountry, and which opened a chann e l o f commun i ca ti on he Noble Lord proceeded to quote from documents the that the speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman was exceedingly with the northern parts of the country which were the most in 'ameunts collected from the Irish revenue, and the sums ex- injurious, because, even supposing these Irish schemes might dustrious and active. And it appeared, by a public document, pended in improvements, and he alleged that a surplus was Yield no returns, it was not right or just that the Right Hon. that 7.5/. shares in that line, on which 701. had been paid—were transmitted to this country. The completion of good roads had, Gentleman should depreciate their value by expressing his selling within the last ten days for 581. The Honourable in a great measure, done away with illicit distillation, and what concurrence in such an opinion. He should regret Gentleman was extremely anxious to impress upon the might not then be expected from the construction of railways', very much the rejection of this measure. He had House, that borrowed money was not the money of Ihe construction of these lines would be the openine of untold supplied the Noble Lord w ith ever y i n f orma ti on the state. But did the Honourable Member recoll ec t w alth, arid then England would not merely be repaid by the on the subject, and, having done so, he felt that he had per- that taxes should be imposed to pay the interest I rayers of the Irish labourer, to whom she had given the means formed a duty to his country which he should n ever regret.— on the capital. If they once began on the principle of lend o! . providing food for his famishing c hild ren , b ut s h e wou l d also (Cheers.) Undertakings of the same description had succeeded ing money to promote individual exertion, they would continu silly be called on to advance loans for works equally specious Le repaid by an increased revenue ; and if that day came, as in this country, and he could nut see why they should not do and affording promises equally tempting of giving employment come it might, when the allurements of free trade might carry the same in Ireland. At all events, they were of the utmost d to the people, and they would thus be continually them too far, until they found the foreign markets shut against use to this country, and he did not see why they could not be isposing of the surplus revenue of the country. them, they would then find in Ireland a market superior to rendered of the same utility to Ireland. It would have He . . was bound to say that the Hon. Gentleman in his North or South America, and the Government seed which they been presumptuous in him had he brought the opinion had completely failed to make out his case, or show that it would lead to any immediate beneficial effect. , There Inight at this time sow, would spring up into a goodly harvest measure forward, but still, so convinced was he of its safety, that he repeated that he was prepared to mi immediate g m h e t d b i a e t esobernneeefixeciaulteefffeocrt effects were d w o e p r t e i n t g h e a r n e s e u r l r t. o n eßouuts be erci considered p i d l e e , red i f of ority, arid, what was even of greater importance, happi risk every penny in Irish railways of a bond fi de and useful re s t and peace. Mr. CHAPLIN (the new Member for Salisbury) said that character. He felt convinced, therefore, that this was the I. e would not have presumed to address the Ho use so very soon only measure that could re d eem th e con di t i on o f I re l an d . there was no r easona bl e h ope o f suc h a result. The number of railways were limit e d, an d b e f ore t h ey could begin to embark a fter having become one of its Members, we re it no t t h at t h e fle had long and deeply conside re d th e ques ti on , an d h e solemnly declared that that was the conviction he had sin. i nportance of the subject compelled him, and that he knew in them, they should take care to enter into an examination as the indulgence of the House would be accorded to him.— cerely come to. He thought it unfair to make a comparison be- to what would make one railroad a more profitable undertaking ( Hear, hear.) He was struck with the able and very lucid tween the measures of the Noble Lord and measures before the than another; and that very delay itself suppressed the pus manner in which the Noble Lord who introduced this measure House. It had been aid that it was a measure in oposition to sibility of immediate relief. If the people of Ireland would bad stated it to the House, and he (A)r. Chaplin) was of that of the Government ; it was only brought for- exert themselves they had within their own country quite suf opinion that it beat the measures of the Government fairly out ward as an auxiliary to the measures of ficient capital to execute the proposed works. If they took, of comparison. He could not h e lp not i c i ng t h e remarkable the Gov e rn men t. Th e measure f or the reclamation f or i ns t ance , the case of a railway f rom D u bli n to G a l way, a e curaey of his details, aed he should say that they were in- of the waste lands in Ireland was in his opinion a good mea. made at the expense of the nation, and another line, in a pa- controvertible. He fully believed that these statements were sure, but the Government should take care to begin at the rallel direction, on private speculation, the effect would be not ' drawn within bounds ;he felt that, from the experience he right end—let them construct the roads before they attempted only to destroy that line, but also to discourage enterprises had had, these railways were sure of success, both in to improve the land —( Cheers)—they could then reclaim it uneertaken by private individuals. their produce and in the security of the capital. at half the expence. He considered the measure of the Noble On the motion of Cutonel CONNOLLY, That was more than he thought could be said in Lord as a fundamental measure.—( Cheers.) With reference The debate was then adjourned. so ference to the plans of the G overnment, because they t o th e diffi cu lt y o f o bt a i n i ng t h e money, he did not think there NAVIGATION LAW S. w e re uncertain in produce, and much more so in the security would be any difficulty in that re s p ec t N o t t wo mont h s s i nce On the motion of Mr. RICARDO th a t th e f o ll ow i ng M em . of the c pital. They had heard m uc h o f commissions. In he, in connexion with one or two different companies, sue- hers constitute the Select Committee on the navigation laws : the commission with which Sir Henry Parnell was connected, ceeded in creating, in one week, a capital of 10,(00,000/. of —Mr. Ricardo, Mr. Alderman Thompson, Mr. Hume, Sir e a the improvement of the road between London and Holv money ; the calls were mad e , an d w ithi n s i x d ays t h ere was not Robert Peel, Mr. Milner Gibso n , Sir. Hutt, Sir G eorge bead, a vast sum of money w as l os t, b ecause a railway was 'a - t. 25'00°1' of arrears. (Hear, he ar , an d l ou d c h eers .) Clerk, Mr. Brownrigg, Mr. Bright, M r . McCarthy, Viscount the same time being made i n a para ll el direction. They were He had not th e s m a ll es t d ou bt b u t t h at t h e money Sandon, Mr. Brown, Mr. Lyall, Mr. Mit c hell, an d M r . actually improving the road b e t ween Fowcester, Daventr and would be readil y o bt ai ned. —( Cheers.) It was well known that Thomas Barin g . M m irmingha, white the ra il way was making, and therefore all in this country there were always large sums which could not Sir. IVAWN begged to ask whether the Government ap the money was lost. 'll ' he rail ways which were referred t by be invested in anythi ng h u t G overnmen t securities, which proved of the composition of this Committee on the subject of the Noble Lord, under a n y c i rcumstances, would beeventuallyi could not be lent t o rai l wa y s or to any ot h er works of that the navigation laws? made in Ireland, and the roads and worse which Government scene d travelled nature—there was a lw a y s a l arge surp l us rea d y to i nvest i n G o- Lord J. RUSSELL, who was su it e i nau dibl e i n th e gal furthering would involve a greater loss. He h lery, was un de rs t oo d t o sa y th a t, on see i ng th e names o f t h e : ought thus far very pleasantly with t h e Noble Lord a but h vernment securities, and h e b e li eve d th a t t h t funds would not grettel that here he must lea ve hi m. He thot that e thisre vary one qua r t er p er cen t. even if t h e w h o l e sum were required Committe e , he wa s n o t aware th a t th ere was anyt hi ng objec at once.—(Loud cheers.) They had been expending in this tionable in its composition. was a matter that required considerable ca g r r e uun a d n! and Country, during the last four year , in railway undertaking:. at Major BERESFORD thought that on a 'subject of such a-a are that he was approaching very tend. r ' he hewas the rate of 15,000,00'9!. ~ importance they should have appointed a fair, just, and honest was very anxious that the Government should adopt a-year, and the same sum would, in all probability, be required for the ensuing year. Surely, then, the Committee .- a Committee whose report would gain the con some portion of the Noble Lord's . country could spare 40( 0 QOO/ a year for Ireland. (Cheers ) fidence of the House of Commons. Bat he observed, that on carry it out themselves, and he was quite satisfied that That was a country calling'' loudly for something to be done f..n. that Committee, although there were several free-trade it would be productive of the greatest benefit her. Government after Government had felt it to be their Members, there were only three protectionists to contend for greatest difficulty.--( Cheers. ) They had never yet attempted t d h o e ziwi p ll r . inciples of the laws under consideration. to the people of Ireland. If they did undertake these works, mustliUT b T e thought rho ion. Member who had just sat they would be providing ample work for the people of Ireland to open up the resources of the country— the Government had and, still further, that these works would be productive of bene: now an opportunity of doing so. If the present opportunity It was not necessary that a free fit in a variety of ways, for they could do upon these works as were embraced, Ireland then, instead of being the sourceoh trailer should be opposed to the Navigation Laws.—(Hear, was at present done in France, and could regulate the works anxiety to the Government, would be one of its strong arms ; hear.) He could point to the Hon. Member beside him.— at their pleasure, and could pmy the people either in Mod or they would be able to reduce their military establisments— (Laughter, and hear, hear.) That Hon. Gentleman had asked coin. At the time when the labour of the workmen was (Loud cheers!—and other great expenses.—(Cheers.) He for tree trade, but he was yet a staunch supporter of the Navi required for agricultural purposes, they could remove them thought very few lion. Members knew anything about gation Laws.—(Renewed laughter.) front the works , and, again, when the seaso n for agricultural Ireland.—(Cheers from the Ministerial benches.) The Lord GEO. 13ENTINCK could assure the Hon. Member employment was passed, they could again place them upon the House was legislating for a country of which they that nothing was meant more than the Committee to give a works. And as to the financial part of the business, the Go- knew nothing. Let the Government give to her the fair consideration of the shipping interest. It appeared that vernm ent could regulate the outl a y s j us t as t h ey pleased, with- mean s of rea dy access —(Ch eers )— ant i a qu i c k communication out of fifteen me m be rs name d i n th e Bill e l even vote d t h e out. at all impairing the efficiency of the works, for the advantage from point to point, and the House would soon find that there other night for an inquiry upon the navigation laws, and he would be very few Members who w o uld no t b e v i s i t i ng I re l an d would assure his Hon. Friend that the shipping interest, from of the people; and this, he thought, wa s a su ffi c i ent reason for the Government making the works. He was still more once or twice, at least, in the year.—( Loud cheers.) He be- one end of England to another, thought that the inquiry ought satisfied that they would tend to develope the resources of Ire- lieved that if the House refused to sanction this measure, re- to be conducted on a principle conducive to their interests. lend, and they could do as they pleased in the regulation of the commended as it was by gentlemen of the greatest practical Lord J. RUSSELL said that there was something in what sr, rks. Then as to the interest which would be derived from experience, and confirmed in their opinion by that of the lion. his lion, Friend had stated in the Committee. There were ti— outlay of the money, he believed th a t a f ar b etter return Member for Salisbury (Mr. Chaplin), a n d assure d b y t h em certainly four in favour of the navigation laws, whatever mi g ht w-'ald be made from these works than from army other source ; that the security offered was of the most unexceptionable kind, be e the opinions of the Committee.—(Loud laughter). There and if they would only do away with those ridiculous standing and that the country would not lose a single sixpence were four who were of opinion that they ought to be entirely o. iers, they would reduce the legal expenses to such an extent-, of the money to be advanced, then, he thought, repealed, and seven who would give their opinion in neither that they would save as much as would satisfy the claim for their conduct would be the means of greatly adding to the one way or the other, but retained a medium course. interest, without going to any other fund. He trusted the weight of the arguments used by the Hon. Member for Cork Mr. FERRAND objected to the present system of the Right Hon. Gentleman the (;hancellor of the Exchequer, (slr. O'Connell) in favour of the re p ea l o f t h e un i on. Th e Committees of that House. According to the N o bl e L or d, w'ien he said that in Ame r i ca , at t h e present mueo-r, Chancellor of the Exchequer had said that there would be no there were a certain number prepared to vote against the nevi 'tent, railways were made altogether for less money valid security for the money. Why, at l eas t t h ere wou ld b e gation laws and a certain number in favour of them. He also than was paid for the legal expenses of pasting rails, which would be worth 5,0001. p er m il e , w hi c h t h e G o- objected to many Hon. Members who did not give their a Bill in this country, was und er a wrong impression, vernment might take possession of. Ther e was no t, h e b e - opinions fairly, according to their profession. H e h a d h ear d By the reduetien of those expenses they would altogether ob- keyed, a single railway in Ireland which, if properly selected touch of his side of the House; he should like to know what Mete one cause of difficulty which seemed to impede the pro- and conducted, but would prove remunerative to the that term meant ; for there were many Members on his side gross of the measure of the Noble Lord, and he would now proprietors and the shareholders.--( Loud cheers.) The of the House which kept up a show of opposition across the t h an k th e Right Hon. Member for Derby for the alterations Chancellor of the Exchequer dwelt upon the cir- table, but voted with the Government on every important ques weich he had already made, and he would at the same time say cumstance that they would be able to employ only able- tion. To say that they would give a Committee composed Melt he was delighted with the good temper with which the bodied men, but from the statements laid upon the table with of a certain number of his own side was plainly to say Irish Members hail received the statements which had been respect to those who were now receiving pay on tire public that they would give them a Committee in which they should made on this subject. If Hon. Members, who had come to this works, he would ask were not they also able-bodied labourers? have fifty Members of their own opinions, although sitting on discussion with prejudice on their minds, would only consider They had at present 500,000 employed in that country, and this side of the House. tlitt the forma.ion of railways in this cannery varied from did no benefit accrue to the rest of the population ?—( Hear, Sir. 11 ICA LIDO thought that the opposition of the Hon. 10,000/. or 11,000'. per mile, to 5 0 ,000/, or 60,000 e per mile, hear.) They could not employ a large body of men without Member was not fair. lie would be ready to give eight they would see that there was a sufficient margin for a large al- assisting the vast mass of the people.—( Hear, hear.) Members from his side •f the House to seven of the other.— lc Nance of contingent expenses, and he could himself, from The House might look gravely at the outlay of sixteen (Loud laughter.) He did not understand what Hon. Members experience, allow for :he fairness and justice of the Noble millions, but it was not long ago when they laughed at. He was not aware that any set of gentlemen Lent's statement.—( Cheers and counter-cheers ) meet voted twenty millions to a certain interest to compensate had assumed the power to direct a Committee. Sir CHARLES NAPIER said that it appeared that the them for certain losses, and there was this difference in the two The CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER said, House had got into a complete fix. It seemed that there was cases, that with the latter it was money never to be repaid, that as Hon. Members on the other side of the House were dis a ofe3ire to improve the measure of the Noble Lord at the but by the proposed plan there would be abundant security for satisfied with the constitution of the proposed Committee, it head of the Government ; and if it could b • shown that the the repayment of all the advances. He was satisfied that the weu!d be better to postpone its appointment till Monday. By measure of the Noble Lord opposite (Lord G. Bentinck ), and security was most satisfactory. He hoped the measure would that time he hoped some arrangement would be come to. the introduction of railways into Ireland, would tend to the be eiscussed wehoim any personal imputation. He was glad The motion was then withdrawn. quiregmi Sirmender-in-chief nd ecrob.:lcorporal o_t CHAßLES rehahel iei th N ihrmea ik el ptn P yot l r.tt E os , R of movedmoi.cer hiss a copy tpo f p o r r os a vuablm, ict ri to ofe crimes theht he that order ore: permanent improvement of that country, he weuld vote for that he bad assisted the Noble Lord in preparing the mea the measure of the Noble Lord, even though the effect of the sure, and re regretted that her Majesty's Government suecess of that measure would be to turn out the Government. did not think it necessary to accede to thethe proposal.ember It was said that large sums of money had been advanced for The Right Honourable Gentleman,punishment. n adt i m s s Y the Caledonian C ana l, an d t h at t h erefore mono ought to be f or P ortsmout h h ad thrown ridicule upon the measure, hut Sir. WARD h a d no a bj ect i on to the production of the advanced for any , measure that wo u ld t en d a l so to the advantage the promoters of it did not enun c i a t e a new p r i nc iple, but circular o r d er ,• an d t h e motion was accordingly agreed to. of Ireland. A no th er H onoura b le Member hail nea merely asked the Government to a s si s t p r i va t e enterprise in COMPENSATION TO HUSH TENAN I ' S. o improved developing the resources of Ireland, an d t o a dopt the same Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD brought up hi s Bill f or that it might h e ma d e a great naval arsenal and'de' course as Belgium arid France had d one t o e ff ec t the same ~ t securing Compens a ti on t o T enants i n I reland, which was read po sad he perfectly agreed w i t h hi m that such mieht obj ec t i n th ose coun t r i es .—( Hear, hear.) H e b e li ev ed the a first time. and that such scourd be the case. But the improvement of same results would follow in Ireland as elsewhere, and Cork and the promotion of the navy was not the question at that the permanent prosperity of that country would b e present. Th e ques ti on was , w h et h er t h e present distress in secured, and contentment. civilisation, and every comfort Ireland was to be relieved at the present moment, and by the would be introduced.—( Hear, hear.) He did not see why pla n of the Noble Lord, which was to expend 16,000,000/. Ireland should not reach the same pitch of greatness and pros en the formation of railways to relieve the distress of the people PeritY as Ishigland. Was there anything in the men or in the in that country?—(H ear , h ear , an d c h eers.) The Noble Lord capabilities of the country to preclude such an e xpe ctat i on ? — hail said th at he would ta k e t h e responsibility of the measure (Hear.) He believed not, and if they had the means of bring hi• and would a t once assure the Government. But he er ) greatly d ou b te d w h ether the Noble Lord ing her produce to ma r ket, and the capabilities of the could bear the respo ns ibili ty , and, if Ye did tak e that country opened up by railway communication, the results which he anticipated would soon be realised. Besides, if Ire responsibility,ponsibiltywhether he c o u ld f orm a Government, and if he land was benefited, England would be benefited ;if the south of did forma Government, h e very greatly doubted also bin I Ireland, the north of Ireland ; anti the whole country in all di ability to carry it o n . It h a d been stated to th e House by . rections wo u ld p ar t a k e o f th e a d vantage .—( H ear , h ear .) Th e the Noble Lord—and the stat ement h ad remained uneontra-. Right Hon. M em b er f or P or t smout h ta lk e d o f t h e D u bl in an d dieted—that from 25 to 30 p er cent . of these 16,000,000 e I Kingstown Railway, but if it existed in a populous Fart of the would be spent in the employment of labour and the payment country, it should not be forgotten that it was constructed at a of wages in Ireland. He would ask any Member of that very great cost. Now the promoters of the proposed scheme House whether, if these works were to be set a fl oa t, h ow much h a d est i mate d the construction of the railwa -s at 6,000/. of the money would go to the labourers in Ireland ? A n d h e mile, an d it was hi s op i n i on they could be laid down for le p s e s. r would further ask the Right Hon. Gentleman the M a y or o f That was an ot h er argument why they ought to pass this Bill. York—(Cheers and laughter) whether, if these railways —(Hear, hear.) He regretted sincerely that the Govern - were started, he would have nothing to do with the m anage - ment intended to oppo se th e Bill, an d considered that they. Bacot of these railways ; and, if he had, whether he wou ld no t I were indebted t o th e courtesy o f the Noble Lord in intro feel it.—(Hear, h ear .) H e h a d no i nterest to gain by the feel it his duty to employ the best persons he c o uld fi n d f or l I measure. He was content with t h e t h rone on which he sat.-- the performance of this labour? From what he had h ear d, th e people of Ireland were quite unfit, from starvation, to do (Roars of laughter, hear, hear, and cries of " Divide.") th e hard labour which would be required of them in th e exe- Mr. GOULLIURN then rose to address the Ho use , am id st en ion of these works ; and, if they were so, would not that cries of " Divide, divide." lie said he was anxious Hon. Member feel it his duty to the shareholders to send for to say a few words on the question before the House. labourers from England ?—(lronical cheers.) They might say He did not wish to share any part of the Hon. Gentleman's what they pleased, but self-interest was the rule always followed. throne—( Laughter)—neither was he inclined to impute any He had been reminded that people were taken over to France improper motives to him for the course he had taken in the because they were the best men., They were not the most sober preparation of the measure. He gave him the credit of having it a, for he hail seen a great deal of them. If they could mak e done s, in the sincere belief that it would contribute to alle. ee that these works would be made with advantage to Ireland viate the greatest and deepest calamity that could be inflicted hi could give his best support to the preposition. In the pre. lon a peopl. But he admitted also that the Right Honour +, .t state of Ireland, it was the bounden duty of the House , able Gentleman was a great authority upon questions "t Commons to provide for the dreadful distress that I connected with railways, and he willingiear, hear.)liy bowed to Misted there. If such a calamity as the fire o f London was j bins upon all questions of detail. ( t°''ctillir, and half of London was to be bu rn t d own , wou ld it no t but he deduced from that example of the Hon. Gentleman be the duty of the House of Commons to come ferward and to I himself the strongest reason for opposing the plan which the reliev e the distress that had been suffered by the measure proposed to introduce.—(Hear, hear.) He had stated itioi seless inhabitants ? Ireland was more distant than that by constant attention he had succeeded in establishing in E,eeland, but the d duty was, nevertheless, precisely the England a complete system of railway—a syste . m of lines which sa'ne•—(Hear hear ) Great reflection had been made were, he said, managed with economy by private companies, up in w th e e re hristlanele r . d s , but he believed that the Irish land• and producing results most valuable to those who hail invested th-ir ecat i e n s 3Wveerry diff eren t pos i t i on to the Scottish landlords; their capital i n them, an d t o the commerce of the apply th e i r r , sour e unencumbered, anti they could therefore districts which they traversed ; be also told them the improvement e ol had had no s cultivation of their estates, and to that, in carrying out these projects, he o pp ose t h e eeeexhi ,a th d e country. For these reasons he should difficulty of raising, by voluntary contributions, enormous sums, biill. Mr. HUDSON wil ing by which this great object had been achieved.—( Hear, hear. ) o r o s e fir•t words were quite ol tahmed such confusion that his Therefore he had furnished to his mind the strongest proof that ob .ervations so unfair shoinaudible,l went on to complain that Parliament had committed an error in trusting the construe- Member of that House as tutedise.hw"t?' bee n made agsinst any tion of these great speculations to individual exertions, rather tho Gallant Officer who had ' which had just fallen from than interfering, by enormous loans, to induce other persons that if his Noble Frie n d' s j en u L s e a r t . down. It was true to embark their money in them. And what was the difference his advice were asked he wo•idwere earried, and , Let veen embarking capital in Irish and in English assistance and advice wh.ch hi s ez give all the railways ? Were they not all led to suppose to afford but for his own s l al r e ie r position which udiciously enabled that Irish lines were constructed by Irish capital, warsfficiently obvious, from the h e , thought it alone, and that English railways were constructed by Eng ..,,,,v,d ever eliii,ol, d i lists capital ? Was that the ground on which this discussion slightest intermt in, any of these r ' n,i' a the responsibility that lay u on him, teat he was to proceed ? If it was, he wool., tell the House that it single share, or take the net \_ as altogether ill-founded. The House had had before it in Ways. Isie was quite aware that it was commonly, an d he and thegentlemen t detail in form er sessions !very ceremoniously, asserted that of the d cs itr d en f t o r r ions an account of the money embarked in a ilw a i n t E h n e g land and residence,Sc ot land a l n l d e t'urns commercehad be been highest respectability who acted with him, were prompted 1 those who had showing It ap- examination " f fthe Cou t ' • solely by mercenary motives; but he could declare that in al had always public motives to in eithe r pert c ontributed capital for perfecting these works unties their projects of enterprise they n ry•, and what was the result of an prompt them as well as private interest.— (Laughter,) am „ untof " that d° " u s;""" I• the supposedh i Constructs t htaot be of nt desiroush, , e f i o t! h l i money contr.._ ,ted to geared that the Chancellor of the Exchegrier s had committed threeMoerth . s was a gross mistake, but if he had been misled, he (11r. railways, contributed—n o t by Irish pro- Hudson) wond er ed that the Right Hon. the Mem . ber prietors--not by gentlemen who s ere or Portsmouth (Mr, Baring) did not correct him. to have such taXing m . • neci Out for the EJECTMENTS IN SLIGO. Lord CLEMENTS gave notice that, as the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer had left his place, he would, on Monday, ask him on what authority he had made the statement which he had dome that night in his speech as to the ejectment of tenants by landed proprietors, at S,igo? The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the llouse adjourned at Half past Twelve o'clock. 'he Total Abstinence 6uctety of Liverpool adopted a new plan of obtaining an audience for their lectures on Tuesday, having offered soup tickets to those who should attend. By this - means a goodly concourse assembled to best the advantages to lee derived from total abstinence; and at the close of the speeches 433 soup tickets were distributed. Viscount Melbourne entertained Viscount and Viscountess - Palmerston and a select party to dinner on Wed nesday, at his Lordship's residence iu South.street. NOVEL Hoax.—A curious hoax was played off on Mr. George Davies, of Oldbury, near Bridgnorth, last week, by some kind neighbours spreading a report that, in consequence of the severity of the weather, he had given leave to the poor people of the town to gather turnips from one of his fields near the church. The consequence of this was that a fine field of about eight acres of capital swede turnips was densely thronged by parties availing themselves of the opportunity, and it was not till full two acres had been cleared of the crop that the owner was apprised of what was going on. Great was his astonishment, and as great kis vexa tion, particularly so as many parties who had benefited thereby informed him that a Mr. Fletcher, a baker, of the New Town, had told them of the matter. Upon that person b-ing applied to he said he had heard the.report, the same as others had, and had only mentioned it again. Mr. Davies caused two women to be apprehended, and taken before the magistrates, at their meeting on Saturday, when the case was heard ; and as the proceeding bore no felonious intent, the parties, Sarah Adams and Jane Hurst, were severally tined in the sum of 6d. each, and discharged, with a caation in future always to ask leave of the owner previous to again going out on such a Quixotic expedition.— IVercestersisere ronicle. DEATH IN THE STREET.—Yesterday, Mr. G. I. Mills held an inquest at the Churchill Arms, Kensington, on the body of Elizabeth Jeffreys, aged fifty-two years, who was found on Sunday night, opposite the residence of the Princess Sophia, apparently in a dying state. It ap peared that the deceased was a widow, carrying on the busi ❑ess of a laundress, at No. 13, Camden-street, Kensington Gravel-pits. About nine months ago she broke a blood vessel, from the effects of which she was believed to have recovered. On Sunday last she left home at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, to go and see her married daughter at Wool wich. She left there late in the evening, and came from t , )wri in an omnibus to Kensington Church, and was seen about twenty minutes to twelve o'clock at night sitting in Church-lane, opposite the Princess Sophia's residence, on the - kerb• stow.•. She appeared very ill, and complained of pain in her chest. She was promptly conveyed home by the police, and Mr. Cobb, surgeon, was sent for, but deceased had expired. Mr. Cobb gave it as his opinieu that death had been caused by the rupture of a vessel on the lungs, from natural causes. The jury returned a verdict to that effect. CITY OF LONDON GENERAL PENSION SOCIETY.-- The Duke of Cambridge has honoured Mr. H. F. Richardson with his commands that the festival of this charity should take place on the 31st Mar. when his Royal Highness will preside. The illustrious Prince has before presided. lip wards of seventy merchants and others have already joined the stewardship, and by the period of the announcement of the list, it is anticipated it will be the largest of the season. Lord Ashburton is president this year, and 110 vice-presi deuta adorn the publications issued by the society. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. N‘ HI l'E HALL, FEB. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. William Corson to the church and parish of Girvan, in the presbvtery and county of Ayr, vacant by the death of the Rev. Peter Mac Master. —W. Baker, jun., and H. Baker, linendrap;,r3, Leighton Buz zard, Bolforn Stent ar.d G. Hirml,y, plumber,:, Brighton—J. Beckett and A. Liddle, musical iostrumunt manufacturers, Duke's-road, Euston-square-11. Leggatt and B. Neville, printsellers, Cornhill—G. 'l'. Caswell and W. E. Wilson, engineers, Wolverhampton—T. Sham]. and W. Morton,' share brokers, Leeds—l. 3. and A. Brown, brewers, Kensington—S. Ogden, 11. Ogden, and G. Tesie, woollen • drapers, Halifax, Yorkshire--A. Roxburgh and W. M. Burt, calico printers, Manchester—E. \Vnolmer and M. Woodbury, winters, Exeter—J. Young and D. S. Ta7getr, barge buillels, Rotherhithe—G. Atkinson, C. Macgregor, and R. Atkinson, merchants, Jamaica-3. Finden and ‘V. Green, architects, Regent -street—S. Fowler, J. Manning.and W. Nield, grocers, Nottingham (so far as regards W. Nield—P. M'Kenzie and T. Ross, tailors, Warwick-street, Regent-street—H. H. and D. Cohen, merchants, Jamaica. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Frs. 10. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. John William Leach, as Consul at Swansea for the Republic of Chili. Ns AR-OFFICE. Fem. 12, 1847. Ist Dragoon Guards, Pierce Wynne Yorke, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice de Rocks, who retires, Feb. 12. 6th Dragoon Guards, Cornet Thomas Heywood to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Blandy, who retires. Ensign Thomas Gabriel Leonard Carew Gwyn, from 83d Foot, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Hee Wood, Feb. 12. 6th Dragoons—Surgeon James Sidey, M.D., from 75th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice William Millieian, M.D , who retires upon half-pay, Feb. 12. 9th Light Dra g oons—Assistant Surgeon Eneas Macintosh Macpherson, from 53d Foot, to be Assistant Surgeon vice Stewart, promoted in 61st Foot, Feb. 12. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guarde.—Lieutenant- Ceilonel Arthur Heleham Gordon, from halt-pay Unattached, to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel (repaying the differ ence), vice the Hon. Percy A. E. Freke, deceased; Lieu tenanant anti Captain Augustus Cox to be Captain dud Lieu tenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Gordon, who retires ; En sign and Lieutenant James Frederick Dualey Crichton Stuart to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Cox; Ensign WnLiern Gordon Cameron, front 42d Foot, to be En sign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Stuart, Feb. 12. 28th Foot—Ensign Henry Baxter, from 40th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Drew, who exchanges, Feb. 12. 34th Foot—Lieut.-Colonel Henry Deedes, from half-pay Unattached, to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Richard Airey, who exchanges; Brevet Lieut.-Colonel William Fawcett, from half-pay 14th Foot, to be Major, vice Deedes, promoted; Captain Joseph Henry Mathews to be Major, by purchase, vice Fawcett, who retires; Lieutenant Robert Christopher Packe to be Captain, by purchase, vice Mathews; Ensign William Worry to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Parke; Henry Edward Bale, Gent., to be Lmigti by purchase, vice Warry, Feb. 12. 40th Foot—Ensign Francis Barry Drew, from 28th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Baxter, who exchanges, Feb. 12. 50th Foot— Lieutenant Francis William Durley Waddi love, nom 9th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Lovet, promoted, Deb. 12. 52d Foot—Major General Sir Archibald Maclaine, C.B. to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant General Sir Edward Gibbs, K.C.B. deceased, Feb. 8. sed Foot—Gordon Kenmure Hardie, M.D. to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Macpherson, appointed to the 9th Light Dra goons, Feb. 12. 61st Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Archibald Stewart, from 9th Light Dragoons, to be Surgeon, vice Smith, deceased, Feb. 12. 75th Foot—Staff-Surgeon of Second Class Patrick Ni cholson, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Sidey, appointed to 6th Dragoons, Feb. 12. 83d Foot—Stephen William Metge, Gent., to be Ensign, ly purchase, vi ce G wyn, appo i nted to 6th agoon Guards, Feb. 12. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant Henry Lucas to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet Major Skinner, who re tires; Second Lieutenant William Tyrwliitt Drake to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lucas; Edmund 13age nall, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Drake, Feb.l2. Royal Matta Fencible Regiment—Lieut. Saverio Gatt to be Captain, with local and temporary rank, vice Vincdn zo i t r o t be o t A e d d j ;Henry tau i t h m local Bonavita, who retires up on f u l l - pay ; E ns i gn Loretto Bo n ae t . t, a promoted dtad a a n r d o, uteemnpot„ratroy be Ensign, e.ice Gait, with local and temporary rank, vice Bonavita, appointed Adjutant, Feb. 12. C r evrraciren.— Major Henry Deedes, from 34th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, Feb. 12. HOSPITAL STAFF. —Assistant Surgeon Samuel Currie, M.D., from 16th Light Dragoons, to be Staff Surgeon of Second Class, vice Nicholson, appointed to 75th Foot; Alfred Gosden, Gent. to be Assistant Surgeon to the Forces, vice Newton, promoted in the Ceylon Rifle Regiment; ,t Wham Nettleton Boyce, Gent. to be Assistant Surgeon to the Forces vice Tweddell, appointed to the Ceylon Rifle Regiment Feb. 12. BREVET. —Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Helsham Gordon, of Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards, to be Colonel in the Army, Jan. 10, 1837; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel William Fawcett, of 34th Foot, to be Colonel in the Army, Nov. 9, 1846. GARRISONS.—Brevet Colonel Alexander Findlay, on half pay Royal African Corps, to be Fort Major at Inverness or Fort George, vice Captain Andrew Fraser, deceased. Dated Feb. 12. MEMORANDUM.— The removal of Lieutenant Robert Cas sells Oliphant, from the 80th Foot, to the Royal Newfound land Companies, on Dec. 8, 1846. has been cancelled. The names of the Corporal Major, appointed Quartermas• ter to the let Regiment of Life Guards, on January 29, 1847, are William Binnie, nut William Birnie, as previously stated. The Christian names of Ensign Travers, of the 70th Foot, are Oates Joseph, not Oats Joseph, as previously stated. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of the County of York, and of the City and County of the City of York. Yorkshire Hussar Regiment of West Riding Yeomanry Cavalry—Thomas Henry Preston, Gent., to be Cornet, Feb. 4. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Ediaburgh or Mid-Lothian. Regiment of Royal Mid-Lothian or Edinburgh Yeomanry Cavalry. Lieutenant John Wauchope to be Captain, vice William Burn Callender, re:igned. Lieutenant Bogert Wardlaw Ramsay to be Captain, vice the Right lion. the Earl of Dalhousie, resigned. Cornet James Dewar to be Lieutenant, vice Wardlaw, Ram say, promoted. Cornet Andrew Wauchope to be Lieutenant, vice John Wan. cliope, promoted. Cornet William Stuart Walker, to be Lieutenant, vice Alexander Thomsen, resigned. Sir Graham Graham Montgomery, Bart., to be Cornet, vice Walker, promoted. John Walker Drummond, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Dewar, promoted. Assistant-Surgeon John Graham Macdonald Burt; to be Surgeon, vice James Craig, M.D., resigned. . Thomas Peacock, M.D., t o be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Burt, promoted. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Joseph Moor, builder, Camden-town. BANKRUPTS. John Bond and Edward Morgan, shawl manufacturers, Oxford-street, Feb. 20 and March 26, at half-past one, at the Courteill Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basing hall-street; Lloyd, Milk-street. John Clarke, glazier, Castle-street, Regent-street, Feb. 20, at one, and March 26, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Carman, official assignee, Cornhill ; Coome, Browne, and Co., Bedford-row. Frederick Hatch, iron-plate-worker, St. John's-square, Clerkenwell, Feb. 24, at one, and April 1, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Richardson, Coleman-street. Benjamin Bromly, dealer in cattle, Great Bromley, Essex, Feb. 23, at half-past one, and March 26, at one, at the Court L o mbard-street; Wire and Child, St. Swithin's-lane. of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assi gnee , Ab c h urc h-lane, Willi a m Lovett, and George Woollard Lovett, builders, Barrossa-terrace, Cambridge-heath, Hackn e y, F e b. 26, at h a lf-p as t eleven, and March 26, at eleven, at the Court of assignee, Colemau-street-build- Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman -street; Overton, Old Jewry. Feb.ea Inge, timber-merchants, ' Thomas Gillett, warehouseman, Gutter-lane, Cheapside, rose, k 24, at twelve, and April 1, at Feb. 18, at half-past two, j otliuc a rit n a, d lci A b l e a a r p c s h id 2 e s, at one, at the Court Villiam P wl . • Coleman-street-build- ings; 1 Maiden-lane, gai l tsi i d, a ,; eb n ne k rr_ r etj u aa i i p : t der c :e y iK : g . Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official one, at theassignee, a -buildings ; Wootton, Tokenhouse•yard. Coleman-street brewer, Cambric! se Feb. Francis Hopkinee o 6 , eb. 25, at two, and March 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, Basinghall-street ; Ravenscrott, Guiluford official assignee, . street ; Cooper, Cambeidgc.. .1 C i nragons.:d. Bell, n c . 1 George David Payne, tai o . r, Saville-row, Regent-street, 25, twelve, and March 20, at half-past twelve, at the Feb. at Bankruptcy,reen, official assignee, Alder Court of n m asi ng-lane. bury •, Hensma , Exeter,Feb. John Rouse, plumber,.,. 22 tied March 16, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assig nee,at - eleven,Terrell, Exeter; Terrell, Gray's Inn-square, Exeter; London. Bentley, innkeeper Stephen, Birkenh ea d, F e b . 1 9 and at time Liverpool District ' March 19, at eleven, Court. Caze • l ass i gn ee., Liverpool; Cornthwaite and Co., Old nove, official Isers London; Pemberton, Liverpool. • Jewry-chame,ienManchester,Feb.2s and commission agent, Janice Monk, cornni March 25, at eleven, at the Manchester Dist r i c t Court.Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Reed and Langfo r d, Cheapside, Lem , London . Sale, Worthington, and Ship man , Manchester. Richard Vincent Furlong, wine merchant, Cambia}-, Cheltenham, Feb. 26 and March 26, at one, at the B r i sto l ' District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Chesshyre, Cheltenham. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. Chambers an d Son, bankers, New Bond-street—second div. of 3s. 4d. in t h e pound, on Saturday, Feb. 13, or the fol lowing Wednesday and t hree su bse q uent S a t u rd a y s, at the bchurch-lane, City. office of Mr. Groom , A \Y g enta e Berkshire—first div. of 11. J. Palmer , grocer,,e el _desdav , Feb. 10, and two follow 20s. in the pound , on AS ing Wednesdays, at the o ffice of Sir. Turquand, Old Jewry. M. Lopez, wine merchant, Crutched-friars—first div. of 6d. in the pound, on Wednestiay, I Feb. 10, and two following Mr. r u Wednesdays, at the office of s r. T u q and, Old Jewry. C. div. f 6c in th C. Burrows, brewer, Plymouth—tirst f 16. ffi e oce h. of Mr e . at th pound, on and after the 14th Indent, Hernaman, Exeter. bankers, Lombard-street Whitmore, Wells, and Whitmore, _hursday, at the office T —a div. of 10d. in the pound, on any ate-street. of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Ikleo o rg los. in the pound, P. Corless, grocer, Wigan—tirst div.. t iro, L iverpool. 1 . SURREY SESSIONS. on any Monday, at the office of Mr. B tirst div. of 11(1. jam Waller, 18. and 7'l R. Mansfield, coal dealer, Liverpocl— office of Mr. Bird, feloniously stealing half g a lamas Edger. 16, were indicted for in the pound, on any Monday, at thepig, the property of Charles Wil kinson, at Horslydown. Liverpool. Past div. of Thomas West, J. Henderson, Major in the Army, Police-constable, 249 M, said that, on the the office of Mr. evening of the 26th ul 3s. 2d. in the pound, on any Monday, ttimo, he saw the prisoners approach the sho • d Bird, Liverpool. p nor of the prosecutor, s • pig H. Hutchinson, merchant, Liverpool—first div. of 93. in hanging at the door, and seize half a i that was Mr. Bird, took them into run away. He pursued them, and the pound, on any Monday, at the office of custody, near Bermondsey Church. The Liverpool, prisoners threw the pork into rst div of 2s. 6d. and knocked hint d a gateway w hi ch they passed, P. Hare, tallow chandler, Liverpool- - firs t of Sir. Bird, own and endeavoured to escape, but in tile pound, en any Monday, at the officeanotherln constable came to his assistance, arid secured them. Liverpool. their defence the .said prisoners that they picked up Glanelywedog, the pork in D. Davies, sen., flannel manufacturer, the the street, and intended to have delivered it to pound, on l. any Inspector at the station-house, but the constable came Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. natomfacturer to them so abruptly, that they were afraid of being taken into D. Davies, sen., and D. Davies, jun., flannel m 9. 10. in the , ,custody,. consequently they ran awa. Glanelywedog, Montgomeryshire—first div o . f Mr. The jury returned a verdict of Guilt)', and the sentence of pound, on any Wednesday, at the office Morgan, the Court was that they be imprisoned in the House of Cor- Li verpool. rection for three months each. T. Rees,brewer, Liverpool—a second div. of 2d. and ASSAULTING A M ASTER OF A WOR K II OVSS. Willi"' 7-16th s o f a penny in the poun d , w ith the first div. of .. 2s . 94. Judge, a powerful-looking man, was indicted for having nn in the pound on new proofs, on any Wednesday, et the office lawfully assaulted Richard Robinson, the master of St. of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. George's Workhouse, Southwark ; also with threatening J. Constantine, bookkeeper, Salford, Lancashire—a first div. hi s li fe. of Is. 9d. i n the pound, on any T ues d a y, at the office of Mr. The prosecutor said, that on the evening of the 3d inst. Hobson, M anc h ester. the p r i soner applied to the board of guar d ia ns for relief. Thompson and Mellis, merchants, Newca s t le-u p on-T yne -- Having b een o f ten ass i s t e d by them to no purpose, and his second div. of Id. in th e poun d (in addition to 9d• in the character being bad, the guardians refused to assist him board- Dir. pound previously declared) on any Saturday, at the office of more. As soon as lie was told so, he rushed into the at- Baker, Newcastle upon-Tyne. room, and swore at the guardians, when he (prosecutor) him J. DISSOLVED. struck him tempted to eject him, and in doing so the prisoner U. Clapham If. • and C. Gottharde w lee merchants, Wake- onthe back of • flf him to the ground,where he re field, the neck, e ing olice• constable, Yorkshire—A. and so Moss, up holsterers, High-street, , mained insensible for several minutes. A p e, Kensingt oe _s . Brewis, N. ,Newbouid, W. Derbyshire, and i who was in attendance, assisted him, and took the prisoner J. Smith, dyers, Egerton, Lancashire —W. Chave and W. into custody. May, currier, Brick-lane, St. Luke's—T• Lloyd, C. Davies, One of the guardians heard the prisoner threaten to mur and J. Myers, smiths, Cardigan—T. Lloyd and C. Davies, der M r . R o bi nson as soon as he should have his liberty, smiths, Cardigan —C, Mellor-, J. Venables , and T. Pinder, and h e b e li eve d, unless he was restrained , that he would do s4 Burslem (s o far as re ga rd s T. Pinder)—J. Slater and J. In his defence the prisoner said that before he touched Lees, machine makers, R ham, a L ncas bire—W. Worrell an d Mr. Robinson, the l atter threatened to knock him d o w n a I. Bennion, plumber..., Manchester 111. Peeing, J. Phelps, S. sta i rs an d b rea k his back; he then pushed him, and after Phelps, and J. Phelps,. farmers, Caerlicken, Monmouthshire wards said that lie would do for him. —J. Ellermann and H. Lalonel. stock brokers, Hull—J. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the Chairman Gardner Red R. Chamberlin, cabinet makers, Salford, Lan- sentenced him to six months imprleonment, and at the ex cashire—W. Ridley and J. Temperley, provision merchants, piration of the punishment be was ordered to thia bail for Newcastle•upou-7yne...,1. Bennett; and 0. Willcixk, builders twelve months. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending February 9, 1847, is 355. 8 3 / 4 d. per cwt. . LACY INTELLIGENCE. PRIVY COUNCIL, Feb. 12. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat again to-day to hear colonial appeals. The Lords present were:— Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, the Master of the Rolls, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, Sir Alexander Hope Johnstone, and Sir Edward Ryan. WISE V. KISITINKOOIIIAR 801111. Their Lordships were occupied the whole morning with the further arguments in this case, which came before them upon appeal from the Supreme Court of Bengal. The Court rose at two o'clock, in order that their Lord ships might attend her Majesty's Levee. COITRT OF CHANCERY, Feb. 12. The L , qd Chancellor sat in his Court in the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, to-day, and, after disposing of the unopposed lunatic petitions on his paper, proceeded to hear the further arguments in the part heard motion of the Electric Telegraph Company v. Nott and Gamble, which occupied his Lordship till the rising of the Court. His Lordship rose at an early hour to attend her Majesty's levee. VICE- CHANCE RY COURT, Feb. 12. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England took unop posed cause petitions, short causes, cause petitions, and causes to-day, but no case of any public interest came before his Honour during the whole morning. (Before Sir J. K. BRUCE.) IN RE BRIXTON BC'IIIOOL. The further hearing of the petition in this cause, in which the question at issue was as to the right of the trustees of this charity to remove the schoolmaster, was postponed for four weeks. MOS3YN 310STYS. This was a petition in the suit, praying for the payment of a sum of 4801., the residue of a legacy of 9001., which had been left by the testator, Sir John Mostyn, to a female chari table institution in North Wales. The petitioners were the stewardesses of the institution and their husbands, and their being no treasurer they contended that they were entitled to receive the money in question. The matter was ordered to stand over. COUI T OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Feb. 12. (Before Mr. Justice EItLE and a Special Jury. ) TOUTER V. GRANT AND ANOTHER. At the sitting of the Court this morning, Sir F. TIIESIGER said he was happy to inform the jury that their further attendance would not be required, as the de tenalants had consented to a verdict being taken favour of the plaintiff. The parties bad come to an arrangement. It was right to state that no imputation rested upon Mr. Dar nell (the author, and not the publisher of the book) with respect to the publication of the copy- books. The matter was a fair one fur inquiry in a court of justice. The arrangement was understood to be this—that the par ties should continue to sell their respective books, and that they should pay their own costs. The verdict was then entered for the plaintiffs. Several witnesses were examined in support of the defence —that the copy-books of Mr. Foster contained nothing new, nothing but elementary principles which had been in use fur upwards of forty years. Mr. Lewis, of 113, Strand, said he had taught writing for forty years, and that for nearly the whole of that time he had used the system (substantially) which Mr. Foster styled his own—the principles were merely elementary. Mr. J. Caratairs, Mr. Darnell, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Smart, of St. Ann's School, Soho, gave similar testimony. THE LENCOLNSHIRE AND EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY- GRIEVE V. LUNIiDEN. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a lithographer, to recover from the defendant, who was a member of the pro visional committee of this railway, the sum of 3311. for maps supplied for the use of the company. The project was one of those of which the autumn of 1845 was so prolific ; but, like the majority of them, the " panic " cut it off in its bloom, leaving most of its debts unpaid, and the directors most unwilling to discharge the remainder. An attempt had been made to get each of them to pay his share of the liabilities, but although a few of them had expressed their willingness to do so, and one or two had paid something, the defendant, who was and is the Lord Provost of Glasgow, had not paid anything towards them. It was proved that the defendant consented to become a member of the committee ; and that several prospectuses containing his name were circulated in the Stock Exchange of Glasgow, which the defendant was in the habit of fre quenting. Prospectuses were sent to him. Moreover, the Clydesdale Bank was appointed the Scotch bank of the com pany at his suggestion. No proof, however, of registration was tendered. Sir F. THESIGIR submitted that there was no case to go to the jury; there was no proof of registration, which was absolutely necessary to give ground of action. :Mr. Justice Ent.fc considered that there was not sufficient evidence to go to the jury; but if it went to the jury, and they gave a verdict for the defendant, the plaintiff might tender a bill of exceptions. It appeared, however, that the defendant consented to become a member of the committee, that he took shares, and obtained the appointment of the Clydesdale Bank, with which he was connected, acting in the whole matter, no doubt, to obtain profit. If the verdict was for the plaintiff, he would give the defendant leave to enter a ison,uit, on the ground of insufficient evidence. Sir F. Tiiir.siGEß preferred to have the decision of the jury on the matter. He addressed the jury, and contended that the defendant, with about 300 others, simply lent the use of their names to the promoters of the line, Messrs. Loveland and Beckett, solicitors, of Lincoln's Inn-fields, by whom, and by Mr. Smith, the engineer, the plaintiff was employed, but not with the intention of becoming liable, in any way, for the expenses that might be incurred. No proof of registration had been adduced : he bad a perfect right, therefore, to assume, that it never was registered, and that, in fact, the company never had any legal existence; besides, the defendant never had the shares allotted to him for which he applied. It was iinpcssible under such circum stances that they could glee a verdict for the plaintiff. Mr. Justice EttLa told the jury that they must not look at the interpretation of the liability of a provisional com mittee-man in 1847, but at the time the defendant joined the project in 1845. It had been considered that a provisional committee-man was liable for the debts contracted by a company, in the same way as a partner in a mercantile firm ; bat the Courts bad differed on the question of liability, and the Exchequer Court had, after the most mature deliberation, solemnly decided, that the fact of a man consenting to become a member of a provisional committee was no evidence at all for a judge to submit to a jury that the party who had so consented had thereby given any authority to any person to make contracts, for that company on his account, and for which he was still held liable in law. The defendant bad never attended any meet ings of the company, and there was no evidence to show that he took any part in contracting debts. It was for them, as men of common sense and business, to say whether they considered the defendant liable or not. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—Feb. 12. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the LORD CIIIEF BARON and Spe•!ial Juries.) In the case of Webster v .West the record was withdrawn, and the cause did not theretore proceed to trial. BAKER V. HAGGARD. In this cause, Mr. Charles Baker, the secretary to the Tours and Honfleur Railway, was the plaintff, and Mr. James Haggard, a member of the provisional and managing commit tess of the above-named rail Kay, was the defendant. Mr. 0. Maley appeared for the plaiutiff, and Mr. Ogle for the defendant. The action was brought to recover of the defendant the sum of 931. being the amount of salary due to the plaintiff .1- services performed on behalf of the Tours and HOutleur Railway, the plaintiff alleging that he was engaged at a salary of 300/. per annum to perform the duties of secretary to the company. It appeared that the present railway was one of that very numerous class called forth in the year 1845, which were doomed to pa,a their brief hour on "change," seemingly for the purpose of• raising delusive hopes of visionary premiums in the minds of the promoters, and aching a long list of causes to the already overcrowded lists of the courts of law and equity. In the present case, there being no evidence to show that the defendant had continued to act 'mon the provisional or managing com mittee—(on the contrary, that he refused his consent to have his name placed in that ominous list)—or that he bad ever acted upon such committee, and the books of the company being in the possession of a Mr. Hop kins. a director of the company, who, in spite of all attempts to discover his " whereabouts," was declared to be still non est, and a number of witnesses having been called whose evidence bore in no degree whatever upo❑ the contract between the parties, the counsel for the plaintiff said that he was sorry to say that the next person to be called was, he feared, the plaintiff himself. In this opinion the LORD CIIIEF BARON coincided, and the plaintiff having been thrice summoned to come forward to save his writ at nisi pin a and declining to do so, was non suited accordingly. POLICF INTELLIGENCE, 110 .r-sIREE7 . Rien Donoghue was placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine, upon a charge of offering in pledge to a pawnbtoker one linen and two cambric pocket handkercLiefs, suspected to be stolen. Mr. John Avant, foreman to Mrs. Newby, pawnbroker, Drury-lane, said that on Tuesday, the 2d inst., the prisoner offered the three pocket handkerchiefs produced in pawn. She said i hey were her own pr.perty. He ask, d her it they were linen, and she said yes, they were lawn. As this was not the case_ two being cambric and only one lawn—he im mediately suspected that they were not her own, and told her so. She said they were her own, and had been her mother's. He told her they could not be her mother's, as they were not marked with her initial, and she said it was her mother's before she was mar ried. He asked what her mother's maiden name was, and she said Burke. The handkerchiefs wets marked "A," and as it was clear that she did not kasw them, he refused to re turn them, but kept them in the shop. In the evening she returned with a youn g woman ( now i n court). whom he had known as a customer, named Dempsey, who told him that the handkerchiefs were her property, had been given to tier by her sister's sweetheart," and were marked with the initials, "S. G." This being also false, he told her they could not be her handkerchiefs, and again refused to give them up. The prisoner and Dempsey went away, and he saw no more of either of them till this morning, when they came together to pawn a gown. He then said they must go down to the station-house to explain the matter, and calling a policeman gave the prisoner in charge. Mary Ann Dempsey, who was evidently a reluctant wit ness, said that on Tuesday evening the prisoner. told tier she had found three pocket-handkerchiefs in the street, and had taken them to Mrs. Newby's to pawn, and that the toreman had refused to give them up. She asked witness to go with her and claim them, which she agreed to do. Mr. JARDINE said that the witness had had a very !Arrow escape from being sent to prison. the priamkr in defence said that she had picked up the 1 handkerchiefs in the street. Mr. JARDINE said that he did not believe this story. He believed that the handkerchiefs were stolen, and that the prisoner knew it. He would therefore send her to prison for one month, for having the handkerchiefs in her possession, reasonably suspected to be stolen. He thought the conduct of the pawnbroker in the highest degree laudable, and if all pawnbrokers would act with the same propriety and dis cretion, he would be very well satisfied. CLERKENIV ELL. Two pugilists, named Smith and Smirhe, were charged with a murderous assault on police-constable Warner, 141 G. On Monday morning the prisoners were pelting snow- balls in Gray's Inn-road, when the constable interfered, as several persons were struck by the snow-balls, upon which the pri soners fell upon and maltreated him in a frightful mattock, by beating and kiek-lieg him about the head, and had it not been for the timely arcival of several other constables, the consequences would have probably been fatal. As it wa.s. the constable was in such a dangerous state from the in juries he received that he was unable to leave the hospital. Mr. OOMBE decided upon crmmitting them tbr trial, but remanded them until the medical gentleman should be in a condition to pronounce Warner out of danger. LAMBETH. Yesterday Hannah King, the mother of Oxford, who fired at the Queen, and who out a few days ago had been convicted in a penalty of 205., at this Court, for disorderly conduc', was again placed at the bar on the following charge : Maurtce Callaghan, 117 I', deposed that about twelve o'clock on the preceding night he heard a loud screaming in Bolton-street, Kennington-common, and on going to where it proceeded front he found the prisoner very much intoxicated. He then told her, that unless she was quiet and went home at once, he should take her to the station- house, and she promised she would do so. In about an hour after, in passing the house, No. 20, Bolton-street, where the prisoner's daughter lived, he saw a strong light and the door open ; he entered the house, and on going into the parlour found the candle turned down upon the floorcloth, the fluorcloth and a part of the wainscoting on tire, and the prisoner lying on the floor at a short distance from the flames, inani mately drunk. Her daughter was also seated on a chair in the same room so drunk a' to be incapable of affording her mother the slightest assistance, or even calling out for assistance, so that if witness had not gone into the house when he did, the house must have been burned down, and both the pri,oner and her daughter would have perished. The witness added that the present was the third time of his having the priscner in custody within a few weeks. The prisoner, who has been but a few weeks divorced from her husband, a man of property at Abingdon, said her trou bles drove her to drink inure than she was able to bear. Mr. .Nowrow observed that it was a great mercy herself and her daughter had not been burnt to death, and ordered the prisoner to find bail for two months. Soon after, the son-in-law of the prisoner, who is a re spectable man, holding a public situation, applied to Mr. Norton to know what he should do about his wife, who had been made a common drunkard by her mother, and was distressing him beyond measure, and harbouring her mother contrary to his wishes. His mother in-law had disposed of furniture that cost her nearly 3001. for a mere trifle, and, not content with doing so, sold part of his property also. Mr. NORTON told him he should be particular as to the bail lie should receive for her liberation, and the applicant had a right to prevent her coming to his house if he thought proper. MARKET NEWS.--(YESTERDAY CORN-EXCHANGE. Up to our market this week, coastwise and by land car riage sample, the arrivals of English Wheat have been on a very limited scale, and we bad a trifling quantity on offer. All kinds moved off readily, at an advance on Monday's quotations, of from Is to 2s per quarter. In Foreign Wheat— the supply of which on offer was small—a large business was doing, at an improvement in value of from Is to 2s per quarter. Fine malting Barley was scarce, and was readily taken off at full prices. All other kinds were quite as dear. Malt was held for higher rates, which the brewers were very reluctant to give; consequently, comparatively very little was doing in it. o.4ts, Beans, Peas, and Flour moved off readily, at extreme currencies. English Irish. Foreigu ...... AR R VALS MI tat. I Barley, Oats I Fleur 2,450 qrs. 1,820 qrs. 1,120 qrs . 2,260 6,110 an d I; 00 I 2,260br1s 1,410 Malt, 2,870 yr& We had a very moderale supply of Beasts, owing to which and the prevailing cold weather, the Beef trade was steady, sad Monday's quotations were well supported. From Hol land we received 122 Beasts and 300 Sheep, and from Scot land 110 horned and polled Scots, nearly the whole of which found buyers. With Sheep we ware scantily supplied, while the Mutton trade was firm, at late rates. The sale for Calves was steady, at full prices, with a moderate number offering. Pigs moved off slowly, at unaltered currencies. Mitch Cows were very dull, at from 161. to 181. each, including their small calf. ink the offal. Per Sibs. to s s. d. to e. d. s , d. to s. d. inferior Reasti...... 3 4 3 6 Second quality ditto 4 0 4 2 iecond quality .•• 3 8 310 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 4 4 8 Prime large Oxen.. 4 0 4 2 Southdown blether 410 5 0 Prime Scots .. .•• . 4 4 4 6 Ditto out of the wool Large coarse Calves 4 2 410 Large Hogs .. `.'rime small ditto .. 5 0 5 4 Small Porkers 4 uckling Calves ..18 0 28 0 Quarter old Pigs l6 0 19 0 nferlor Sheep .. . 3 6 310 Lambs .. • SUPPLY AT MARKET. I Sheep. I Calves. Pigs. 2,290 127 I 290 Beasts. 829 AMIXTGELTE AND ZMIA.D EN HALL. The general demand was steady, at full rates. At per stone by the Carcase. _s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. Beef, Inferior.. - middling .. •• 210 3 0 middling.. 3 8 310 - prime large .. 3 2 3 4 prime .... 4 0 4 4 - prime small .. 3 6 8 8 i Pork, 1arge........ 3 6 4 8 Ceal •••••••• • • • • • • 4 4 6 2l- sms.ll . _ Lamb. 03 Od to Os ed. BOILOUGII 110 P DIAIMET. We have no change whatever to notice in this market. Selected Hops, in pockets, move oft steadily, other kinds slowly, at our quotations.—Sussex pockets, 41 to 41 8s; ‘Veald of Kent ditto, 41 5s to 41 16s; Mid and East Kent ditto, 4/ 15s to 6110 x. (From the Landon New Price Current of February 12.) Sc to —To-day there was only a limited business trans acte.t in West India Sugar, although there were sellers at a further reduction in prices for all descriptions, making the fall for the week is. REFINED.—To-day many purchases were made in refined Coots by the home trade, in comequence of there being free sellers of brown lumps, according to quality, at 64s to 65s 6d. Standard Lumps at 66s to 66s 6d per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar was purchased with increased freedom and at improved rates. 1 1 1a,uurriu3.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was not much in d,mand ; and 4,190 bags at auction sold at a further decline in rico: of 61 per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon four parcels of Bengal Sugar, amounting to 5,529 bags and 203 chests, were offered at public sale, when the whole sold at 6d per cwt. under former rates. FORM( 31.—The home trade has been induced to purchase yellow ll4v..nnah with mere freedom, in consequence of a reduction i.n last Friday's rates of 6d to is per cwt. having been submitted to. White must be quoted at 6d cheapor. With 'Brazil, the market having been more freely sapplied, produced a fall in the value to the extent of is. per ewt. COFFEE.—The market has a firm appearance for West India, a fair quantity of the lower descriptions having been disposed of by private treaty at fully former rates; the better qualities are much wanted at the previous currency, but of such the supply is trifling. MOLASSES.—For West India further reduced rates having been taken, tempted buyers to operate with more freedom, and several parcels of good quality have been sold. The stiff rates insisted upon for Bengal Treacle operated against business privately, an d 67 hhds at public sale of tine quality were taken in at 27s per cwt. For Honey, prices are on the decline. TEA.—In Congou a good business has been transacted by the town and country trade at the former currency. Of New Tea many parcels have been disposed of, and the quality is superior to that of last season. In Pouchong the opera tions are to a large extent, and at firm rates. In Souchong the operations are upon a more extended scale, at 10d to 2s 2d, and fine at 2s 4d to 2s 10d. In Green Tea of good and flue quality a large business has been transacted, and at firm rates. COCOA.—A considerable increase has taken place in the demand for Foreign, and a rise in prices of 2s per cwt oc curred. British Plantation is much wanted, and would bring further advanced rates, but little is to be had. RlCE.—To•day all sorts of East India Rice were purchased with more freedom by private treaty, and the rates paid were 6d to is above those previously current. Fnurr.—The Currant market is in a very unsettled state; large parcels of damages continue to be forced off at s ale, of whicLit a k en public a considerable portion h as been by the ex S p i o .t r i t t e rr rs sl—The leading feature in the Rum market this week has been that of the Government contract for 100,000 gallons, half East and half Wrst India, which Las b een taken by Messrs. Lemon Hart and Co ., i of hasbeen in a ' to London-street, rathera in at 1 ) a high figure. The market f or J.,ia tran quil state all the week; holders have submitted lower rates. Demerara h as been good request, and brought stiffer rates. Calcutta has met with little attention For Leeward Island th e mar k et i s in a dull state. In Brand ; large purcl.ces have been made. Geneva has been in re quest. Isincn.—To-day, during the progress of the sale 444 chests haul been withdrawn, and 1,115 chests have passed. Ship ping qualities of Bengal continue to sell with spirit, at the advance previously quoted of 4d to 6d on October rates. Or dinary and consuming sorts have not sold with quite so much animation, and were in a few instances a little cheaper. Ma dras and Kurpahs brought the same advance which we have previously quoted. Ou.s.—This afternoon at public sale 95 tuns Southern Whale Oil 281 lOs to 31/ for ordinary to fine, being stiff rates; 50 tuns Seal, pale 371, brown 271 10s, which is a little cheaper; 20 tons Cod 271 to 27155; 29 tuns Sperm 881 5s to 881 15s, being a little cheaper, Mr. Feargus O'Connor was the purchaser of the Mathon Estate, in Worcestershire and Herefordshire, sold a few days since. The price was 20,000/, DESTITUTION IN THE HIGH- i. N A' • .scull,ANl). • We understand that a meeting of noblemen and gentlemen connected with the Highlands and Islands, assembled at IS, Parliament -street, on Wednesday last, the 10th instant, fur Vie purpose of considering the expediency of applying to the Government on some points in which the population of these districts of the kingdom are at present deep!) , interested. A deputation from this meeting, consisting of the Marquis of Northamptiat, Mr. James Nla!hre, n, M.P., The Chisholm, Mr. H. Baillie, M.P., Mr. Frederick Dundas, M.P., Mr. Maclean, of Coil ; the Reverend Dr. Macleod, of Glasgow ; Mr. Hugh Innes Cameron, and Mr. George Bain, waited yesterday, by appointment, on Sir George Grey, and were most courteously received. They submitted to Sir George th• expediency (1) of Government aiding proprietors in the High lands and Islands by a loan, for the purchase Of seed for the smaller tenantry; (2) the affording aid to local relief com mittees in supplement of the subscriptions and cohections obtained from private sources; and (3), the serviceableness of having a depot ship or ships on the eastern coast, for the purpose of allaying the apprehensions of the people in the north-eastern counties of Scotland, that there will not be a supply of food procurable throughout the spring and summer, and the fears of which have occasioned dis turbances and riots along the whole of the east coast. The deputation submitted to Sir George that such a measure as the last would effectually, they believed, allay the fears of the people, and be the most economical, as well as, in every view, the most humane mode of restoring peace and confi dence among them. On the first point (the giving a loan for the purchase of seed) Sir George stated, that he thought no such aid would be required from the Government, as he understood the central committee in Edinburgh were directing their special attention to it ; and, moreover, that the required accommodation would, probably, be obtained from the Scotch banks ; and also, that it would be very inexpedient ter the Government to hold out any expectation of aid in this particular, as this would naturally, And very probably, lead to improvidence on the part of the people in the consumption of the stores they might otherwise preserve for seed. On the second matter (the affording of aid to local relief committees), Sir George stated that the conduct of the Scotch proprietors and people generally had been so exceedingly praiseworthy, that he vras very averse to giving what might be considered an ungracious answer to this request, but, that hitherto such aid had not been afforded generally, and it was hoped that it might not be generally required ; but, that in two special instances the Government had given some help to local committees, and that they would be prepared to consid er s p ec i a l applications from par ticular localities, peculiarly needing such assistance, though every case must depend entirely on its own circumstances. 'But that, as a general rule, the Government were exceed ingly unwilling to encourage such applications or expecta tions, as they much feared that the result eventually would only be injurious to the people by tending to pauperise them, and to lower the feelings of self dependence which new distinguished, he was happy to say, the Northern population. On the third point (the proposal to establish a Government depot on the east coast), Sir George stated, that the expor tation of food from that quarter clearly proved there was ro scarcity there, and, therefore, it would be inconsistent with the rules of the Government. an.l the motives which led to the establishment of deptits on the west coast, to send a ship to the east. It was urged in reply, that although wheat, and cattle, and live stock were exported from the east coast, these do not coastitute the food of the poorer classes. Sir George, however, would not hold out any expectation that any depot would be established by the Government on the east mast. ROYAL SEA -BATHING INFIBISTART.—Yesterday an extraordinary general court of the governors of the above charity took place at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, for the purpose of receiving a report from a committee of medical and other governors. Mr. Alderman Gibbs (trea surer) presided. The report declared the proposition for sil medical visitors would be useless, but that the increased number of patients at the infirmary (who during the season were about 480) rendered it necessary to recommend that three additional medical officers attend two days a week each. Considerable discussion ensued, from which it ap• peared that Mr. Field, the resident surgeon, felt fully com petent to his task, notwithstanding the increase of patients or that, at all events, be ought not to be placed under super vision ; and accordingly an amendment was carried, recotn mending the appointment of three additional surgeons, real dents of the Isle of Thanet, to assist the resident surgeon of the infirmary. After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the court broke up. RELIEF FOR IRELAND AND SCOTLAND.—Yesterday the subscriptions received by the committee of the British Association for the Relief of the Distress in Ireland and Scot land amounted to upwards of 130,0001. Among the recent contributions are—the Lord Chancellor, SOO/. ; Sir Fitzroy' Kelly, Bart., 1001.; remittance from Manchester, 2,00014 Bradford, 1,066/ ; the Hon. East India Company, 1,000/. The committee have purcha se d an d f orwar d e d to Ireland and Scot land 300 tons of wheat meal, 400 barrels of Indian corn meal. 327 quarters of maize, 1,540 quarters of peas, 715 tow of bin cuits, and 8,175 bags of rice. The Marquis of Northampton is arrived at his mansion in Piccadilly, from Castle Ashby, Northampton shire. The Noble Marquis, as President of the Royal So ciety, gives the first conversazione to-morrow evening. DEATH OF LA DY E MILY PELIIAM.--We have to record the decease of Lady Emily Pelham, who died on the 10th inst., at her residence in Upper Brook -street, aged 83. Her Ladyship was the daughter of the first Earl of Chi chester, and aunt of the present holder of the title. ARREST OF AIPROSECUTOR.--At Southwark Police Court on Wednesday an order of protection from the Crown Court was procured to enable Mr. Skipper to appear, without the risk of being arrested for debt, subsequently to his de parture after signing the depositions and entering into the required sureties to a pp ear a t th e C entra l C r i m inal Cot prosecute Burfield, the porter at th e C a therine Wheel Ina, two for ste ding 300/. During the whole of the proceedings' oder to sheriff's officers were hovering about the court . an ,__ " order of protection," however, prevented them from putting " grate" their man, if an opportunity presented itself. The their writs into execution in the county of Surrey, and Mr. Skipper was advised, on leaving the Court, to proceed home. and not venture into another county, otherwise his order of protection would be of no avail. He, however, disregarded the advice, and having quitted the court, when he got a suf ficient distance from it, imagining that the " burn bailiffs" had gone another way, he ventured out of the limits of protection, and had no sooner arrived there than he was im mediately pounced upon by Simian, the sheriff's officer, who succeeded in effecting his capture and conveying his person off to a sponging house. The Conde de Montemolin, accompanied by the Marquis de Villa Franca, honoured the meeting of the Royal Society with his presence yesterday evening at Somerset House The Prince was received by the Marquis of. North ampton President of the Society ; and, after the meeting, was conducted by his Lordship to the library, where the Conde took tea with the Fellows of the Society, THE RAJA or SATTARA.—A public meeting Was held on Thurs lay evening at the National Hall, Holborn, in order to consider the case of the dethroned Raja of Satter*, and to determine as to the propriety of petitioning Parlia ment in his favour. At eight o'clock, Mr. Fuller was called to the chair, and after a few preliminary observations, called upon George Thompson, Esq., to address the meeting. Having referred to previous meetings held on the subject under notice, Mr. Thompson proceeded to give a full statement of the means which bad been used to effect the Raja's downfall, remark big that after hearing a statement of the accuse ti ms against that injured Prince, the Supreme Council had declared the charges to be so utterly worthless, that there was nothing in them by which his character could be impugned, and the Government at home had for a time held the same language. Mr. Thompson concluded with a powerful appeal to all present to sign the petition on behalf of the dethroned Raja. Rungo Bapogee, the Raja's agent, then addressed the meeting, and supported the p r evious speaker in all his a s s e r ti ons . After some other speeches, and the adoption of the proposed petiti on to P ar li ament., a vo t e of thanks was passed to th e c h a i rman, w hi c h , having b een re sponded to, the meeti ng separated. ERRATUM.—In ou r fi rs t l ea di ng art i c l e o f yester day, " a refutati on o f t h e f a ll ac i ous arguments against non interference," should h ave b een , " a re f utat i on of the falla cious arguments against any inte r f erence ." CALEDONIAN SO CIETY ' S A NNUAL BALL.— ThiI assembly taok place last night, at the Queen's Concert Rooms, Hanover-square, where a very numerous and highly re spectable company attended. At one time of the evening there were upwards of six hundred persons in the room. The dresses were of all nations, but' that of the Highlands predominated. Those whose costumes were most admired were Captain Charles Forbes, James Davidson, Charles Davidson. George Bain, D. Brown, G. Hepburn, and Mr. Mouatt, jun. The members of the society were all in the garb, and with the members of the committee of manage ment were most attentive to the comforts of their friends and visitors. The rooms were tastefully hung with th.‘ dif ferent clan tartans, shields, and spears. Mr. Leigh acted as master of the ceremonies, and Mr. Guinese, with hie excellent band, played the most favourite airs. Mr. Angus Mac Kay, her Majesty's piper, attended by the assistant band -master to the boys of the Caledonian Asylum , played choice Strathspeys and reels ' and the favourite reel of Tulloch was sm ar tl y d ance d by four gentlemen in the Highland garb. The refreshment department was admi rably arranged, and everybody seemed to have enjoyed a delightful evening. The active and attentive treasurer, air. Boucher, was, as usual, very efficient in the performance of 11 . 4 duties. ----- Sir Robert and Lady Peel, we understand, intend to give a series of brilliant re unions immediately after Easter ; the costly re-embellishments of the town mansion of the Eight Hon. Baronet being at present finished. [ADvERTISEMENT.] — A VERY BAD LEG CURED BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT. — The foreman of a tarre paper mill, near Armagh (the property of Mr. (.wynn), from excessive confinement, and be:ng employed so much upon his feet, had nee leg swollen to such an extent as ultimately to break into ulcers, from winch he suffered so severely as to incapacitate him from attending to his duties. It was a desperate case ; but this, like many of the same nature, was quickly healed by using those powerful remedies. All wounds, abscesses, contracted and stiff joints, as likewise white swellings, tumours, or other unnatural enlargements, are readily cured by the use of Holloway's Pills and Ointment.— Sold by vll druggists, and at Prof e sso r H o ll oway ' s Establishment, 2 - 44, strand. Londea. BIRTHS. On the 31st of December, at Demerara, Mrs. Ross, of a son. On the 9th inst., at Stoke Newington, firs. William Ogilvie, of a s" .: On the Gth test., at Rolf 's Muhl, Great Marlow, Bucks, the wi"' of William Penn Gaskell, of a daughter. On the 7th inst., well, Kent, of a son . the wife of the lire. J. A. Rom, Vicar of West" On the Bth inst., at Oxford-terrace, Hyde-park, the w ife °f.T. Bullan, Esq., of a daughter. On the Bth inst., at Portland-place, Mrs. Leos, of a sou. still-born. MARRIED. On the 10th inst., at St. George' s , H anover - sq uare, Ileniam l ,., n Young, Esq., of Hertford, to Mary, eldeet daughter of Frederic^ Gilbertson, Esq , of Eglouu, Surrey. DIED. East On the 4th of December, 1846, at Churns Poonjee, in the Indies, Lieutenant William Charles James Lewin, of the Beng al Artillery, aged 41. On the 27th ult., Miss Charlotte Goodson, of Peak-hill, Sydenbt u. 3urrey. On the Gth inst., at Farm-hill. near Stroud, R. Cooke, Eso.. age d S° : On the Gth inst., at Blackheath, Maria, the wife of Bowlers. Money, Captain It.N., C.B. On the 7th lust., at The Mythe, near Tewkesbury, Mrs. Elizabeth Dillon, aged 94. On the 7th inst., at Hallgate, Doncaster, Fanny, the wife of Dr. Fenton. end. Cn the 7th inst., at Manor-place, W a l wor th , Mi ss Ann Towns On the 7th inst., at Dorking, Susanna, relict of J. N 0,111814 Fall' On the Bth inst., at Weybridge, Surrey, J. Feetham, EsQ. ag gd6 g. On the Sib inst., at Camberwell-grove, Miss Catherine Blrcb. On the Bth hist at Victor! c Cottage, Sew-crew, Esther , the Iv ife of Mr. James Matthews, aged 48. On the Bth inst., at Reading, Mrs. Eleanor Dodson. On the Bth inst., in Cecil-street, Strand, Jane, wider( of the II" Mr. George Eames, aged 84. On the Bth inst., in S o h o - square, Mr. G eorge W a lker, sged 75' e,--nno Yrni - NO, of No. 112. Strand, Prthter, at The Am Mee N 0.112, Strand , in the Precinct ' l "' Sitv.Y. 112 tha 09aut; or illadletsts, Satardare rg . brute 12, 1114 T. 13, 1842. ' Ihri