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Varliamtntarp prortaingl. 1,004,983. Td Prance--flour, 213; wheat, 3,392 ; corn, bed a third of that sum, promises another third in obliga tions, and the State affords the third third. Another tiecree restores to the island of Bourbon its republican name' of "Reunion." . • Inifeink there La'a been an advance of 12i to 25c. per HOUSE OF COMMONS.—IVIONDAY. I barrel: On the resolution for continuing the income tax for Ilttnic*it of a probable peace with Mexico were preva three years, a long debate took place. Sir IL PEEL spoke lent. The boundaries proposed by that country to the 'in favour of the proposition, and ably justified the first United States were Texas to the Rio Grande, New Alex :imposition of the tax and renewal of it in 1845. In the ico, and Upper California. It was, however, expected course of his address the hon. baronet expressed a hope that Congress would not agree to the conditions reported that whilst every hospitality was shown to the French to be stipulated by Mexico, that slavery should not be ..riles now in this country, care would be taken that En- permitted in any part of the ceded territory, and it was Republic was not made the focus of intrigues against the doubted that such stipulation had been made. Neither Republic of France. men nor money could be voted until the question should Lord G. BENTINC& replied with considerable effect to be settled, though the 16 millions loan bill was in the the observations of Sir Robert Peel. Seaate, and might be passed when needed—the cash being Mr. Witsom, the editor of the Economist, endeavoured easily obtainable at par for 6 per cent. stock, having 20 to address the house, but members would not listen to years to run. him, and the debate was ultimately adjourned. The petty quarrels of the King of Mosquito with the Nicaraguans had been taken up by the British naval com mander on that station, which had led to a great deal of unpleasantness. The Vixen, British steamer, having on board the aforesaid king and Mr. Walker, the British consul, anchored in the port of San Juan de Nicaragua, landed a small force, took possession of the town and fort, struck the colours of Central America, and hoisted those of the Mosquito king. The steamer departed, and a counter revolution took place. The commander of the Vixen returned, but, finding threats unavailing, sailed away for Jamaica for reinforcements, A decree fixes at - five per cent. the interest on the sums deposited at the Savings Banks of Paris. The payment of the dividends on the Four, Four-and a-Half, and Five per Cents. commenced on the 6th, on which day 3,893,916 f. were paid on 5843 inscriptions. According to the Constitzttionnet, the following diplo matic appointments are to take place :—M. d'Harcourt, London ; M. Boissy, Rome ; M. d'Alton-Shee, Turin ; General Fabvier, Constantinople ; M. de Tracy, United States ; M. Beaumont, Vassyi Denmark ; M. de la Alos kowa, Spain. All these gentlemen were, if we mistake not, Members of the late Chamber of Peers. _ _ _ The Journal du Havre announces the arrival, on Fri day, from Rouen, of the steamboat lately named the Louis Philippe, but now the Sesostris, with 238 Irish workmen, who had been' employed in the great spinning mill at Rouen, called the Foundre, and who, in consequence of the late events, had been discharged. These men went to Pont Audemer, hoping to be received into a manufac tory established there by one of their fellow countrymen, but were disappointed, and therefore came on ti, Havre to obtain from their Consul the means of returning to their own country. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY Lord ASHLEY reported from the Lyme Regis election committee that T. N. Abdy, Esq., had been duly elected. Mr. LABOUCHERE, in reply to Mr. Hume, stated, with reference to Van Dieman's Land and Australian colonies, that the Government hoped to be able, before the close of the session, to propose measures for extend ing fr institutions to these colonies. _ answer not being satisfactory to Mr. Hume, he Lave notice that he should bring in a bill himself on the subject. • After a short discussion, Mr. S. Crawford obtained le;ive to bring in a bill for securing the rights of outgoing tenants in Ireland. Mr. intliour:H:nz,, at the instamce of Lord George 13entinek, explained some recent 'transactions which had taken place in Demerara relative to the state of labour in Opt eQlonyt It was true tint Watt' 3ncell4j?,r; cues bad taken place, but measures had been immediately adopted by the governor to restore order, which he hoped would be effectual. _ Tae Minister of War is making arrangements for the relief of the National Guards of Paris from their onerous duties, by the recalling of the regular troops, and the Mi nister of the Interior in preparing for the elections. A commission is appointed for distribUtief, funds neces sary for f: l 2 service of religion, and the proervation and restoration of churches. The King of Prussia, in closing the session of the state on the 6th, made a remarkable speech in favour of peace ; but he added, if treaties be broken, or an attack mack on his territories, or on thosw"f " • -hw ghAnid 66 - - ermanic Confederation, . prefer the dangers of war." A young lady named Blackwell, who is 26 years of age, is now studying medicine at Boston ; and on her applica tion for admission to the medical class, she produced re commendations from several eminent physicians of Phila delphia, and certificates from her tutor, the professor of the theory and practice of medicine in the New York University. On Wednesday, a highly-respectable and numerously attended meeting of English residents at Paris was held at Meurice's Hotel, Col. Fletcher in the chair, when an ad dress to the French Provisional Government, drawn up by Captain Boyle, R.N., was agreed to. The address, whilst cautiously abstaining from an expression of opinion as to particular forms of government, congratulated the people upon their courage in vindication of a just right, and their moderation in the hour of victory—the National Guard upon their admirable exertions in protecting life and property—and the Provisional Government for the wisdom of their measures in critical and trying circum stances. The address expressed strong hopes for4he con tinuance of amicable feeling between the people of both nations. Many of those present bore testimony to the kindly spirit manifested towards the English by all classes since the late change of government. One gentleman who held a considerable amount of investments in French Se curities, declared his intention of not sacrificing one pen nyworth of what he had purchased, and his hopeful and confident tone was responded to by others. Our Paris despatches, dated Thursday evening, confirm the account of the resignation of Prince Metternich, in consequence of the emperor having rejected his advice to grant concessions to Lombardy, Bohemia, and Hungary. Much apprehension of disturbance is felt at Vienna and throughout the imperial dominions. The Provisional Go vernment have issued a proclamation advising the people to pay their taxes, that the government might be relieved. Tranquillity prevailed. A conversation ensued between Mr. Milncs and Sir G. Grey relative to the proceedings in Trafalgar-square, the right hon. baronet stating, with regard to the collisions between the people and the police, that the consequences which had followed had all been comprised in the break ing of some lamps, which the police most effectually, but most moderately, suppressed. On the bringing up of the report on the Passengers Bill, Mr. LABOtTCHERE intimated that he had amended it, in AUSTRIA.—Prince Matternich has resigned. The Prince hal declared himself decidedly favourable to con cessicns in Lombardy, as well as in Bohemia and Hun gary. The loan by the Emperor of Russia to Austria of thirty millions - has been completed, and the money paid. A terrible panic exists on the Bourse at Vienna. There are rumours of rising in different partB of the empire —in onformity • with the suggestions of the previous )viding that sick passengers landing on any Galicia, in Bohemia - , and in Hungary, not to speak of Lombardy. night, by FEARFUL CONFLICT AT THE FEEJEE ISLANDS, KILLED.—By the arrival of the Sydney mail on Saturday, we are informed of a most severe battle having taken place on the 4th of September, at the Feejee . Islands, between the chiefs and the people of Albau and-Rena, in which the latter were defeated, but escaped with a num ber of their adherents to Java harbour, about seven miles . west of Rena roads, where they intended to settle, all the ~,. ot the -, s----• habitations of Rena being burned to the ground by the ...., Ist of Eljs-` - chiefs of Nihau. The number slain on both sides amounted to upwards of 800, the bodies of whom still macy. t* remained exposed there. Fortunately for the missiona ries, the scene of warfare occurred at some distance from their location. AMERICA.—The Washington, from New York, arrived The Palais National, formerly the Palais Royal, is given at Southampton on Tuesday, having left on the 21st ult. to the Minister of War to establish an etat major and Site brings 17 passengers, and 5000 dollars only-in specie. battalion of mobilised National Guard. The stock market in New York was much depressed, al- COMMUNISM.—The omnibus drivers and conducteurs though money was much easier, with symptoms of im- have all struck. They demand to be set on a footing with provement. The exports of bread to England had bee n all the employes of the Northern Railway—that is to say, on a limited scale. Preparations were making for the be allowed their dividend or profits on the receipts, ac election of President, which was to commence on the 22d cording to amount of salary. ult." The news from America is of no great importance. M. Lambert, who was attached to the household of the .....asauetn. The principal topic discussed is, " Who will be President?" es-King Louis Philippe, and Lieutenant-Colonel of the oiscussion also took place on this amend- Strong efforts are being made to crush Mr. Polk, and 3rd Legion of the National Guard of Paris, has blown out • - a:asaaa by a majority of bring in a Whig of moderate principles. The dates from his brains. The day after the late events he gave in his Vera Cruz are to the 29th of January. The accounts and resignation as lieutenant-colonel and entered the ranks as prospects of peace there were very contradictory. Orizaba a private. had been captured by Col. Lane, at the head of 500 THE WORKMEN. —On Wednesday, the paviours of cavalry. Paris struck for an increase of wages : they refused to re f'OMANISM AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.—What sume their work unless the government gives them Bf. a says the French Church ? Sbe holds out her band to day in place of 4f. the ordinary price. The government, Democracy, but with a timid boldness, as a man might not being inclined to yield to such a demand, has em do who found himself face to face with an unchained ployed journeymen masons to repave the streets. wild beast, watching all the while its glistening eye and RETRIBUTION.—In 1830, no sooner had the Dey of restless limbs. The Archbishop of Paris, seemingly of Algiers arrived in France as a prisoner of Charles X. than his own accord, but really after receiving a significantly the King was dethroned and exiled ; and in 1848, no pressing message from a republican club, issues directions sooner had the Emir Abd-el-Kader reached the shores of for substituting the name of the Republic for that of the France as the prisoner of Louis Philippe than the King King in the daily . prayers. He goes with his archiepis- of the barricades was dethroned and exiled! The Dey, copal cross and In full costume to visit the sick in the at the fall of Charles, exclaimed, " God is just : he has hospitals, and finds himself greeted with respect. Pas- avenged me !"—and who would prevent the Marabout, toral letters are published in every diocese. In all, the Abd-el-Kader, from making -the same assertion of provi clergy are desired to inculcate peace and order, and to dential retribution ? accept whatever form of government it may please Pro- SYMPATHY FOR LOUIS PHILIPPE.—The Presse says :4 vidence to set over them. —" A considerable number of journeymen joiners who GeamaNY.—The German Franefort Journal of the 3d had assembled to converse upon their own situation were contains a letter from Berlin of the 22th ult., stating that alluding to the 1,000,000 f. of the Civil List, which the the treaty of alliance between Austria, Russia, and Prus- Provisional Government had pro mised to distribute sia, for supporting in common Austria in Ita ly has been among them, when at the moment the arrival of Louis ratified. Three corps d'armee have received orders to be Philippe and his family at London •in a state of deprive mobilised ; the fourth is to march from Saxony and Thu- tion was announced. Upon hearing this news one of the HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY. rig is into Westphalia ; the seventh is to descend from men present said, ' Sacristi! that is very hard upon Westphalia to Cologne • and the eighth to move to the them. I tell you what should be done. The advice A great number of petitions on the different subjects frontier of France. The third corps d'armee in the march of Beranger should be followed. A million distributed were presented. replaces the fourth in Saxony. The Journal de Franc- amongst us would be but very few francs a-piece: Well, Mr. BRIGHT postponed his notice of motion for leave fort denies that foreign troo are to q uarter in the t i t then ! Let it be sent to the es-King. The arlms of the to bring in a bill to abolish the Game Laws till that day fortnight. , At Heidelberg there g had be en some troubles on the 29t h. poor do honour to misfortune !' " The Duchess of Orleans, with her two children arrived ,;,1, A BRAVE GIRL.—The following is from the Presse : BRITISH MECHANICS AND WORKMEN IN FRANCE. '' A young girl was present at the late naasSacre of the Coblentz on the Ist . Her Royal Highness arrived at the Mr. A. STAFFORD wished to ask a question of the go-Municipal Guard of the post of the Place de la Concorde, Hotel du Giant, and immediately after set out for Ems. vernment relating to the expulsion of mechanics and which fired on the sth legion. There remained only one Among the p ersons of her suite were the preceptor of the artizans from Franco since the commencement of the princes and t he of these unfortunate men. ' Mademoiselle,' cried M. de French general. The German Diet has revolution, and if such had been the case, whether the decided upon authorising each state of the Germanic. Diet V—, commandant of the firemen, `yon may save this British government had taken any steps to relieve their to regulate the question of the liberty of the press as it man ?" What must Ido ? lam ready !" Throw your wants and procure means to convey them to their re may think fit. self into his arms, and claim him as your father !' The spective homes. (Hear, hear.) CURIOUS COINCIDENCES.—The Paris Union points young girl threw herself at the same moment into the Sir G. GREY said, on Sunday morning he received tae out the following curious coincidences between the cir- arms of the municipal guard, and, weeping, cried, ' Gen copy of a letter sent to Lord Palmerston by the British cumstances attending the fate of the two French monarchs tlemen, in the name of God, spare my father, or kill me Consul at Rouen, stating that the French populace had w h o prece d e d th e repu bli c :—" A s i n 1830, th ree d a y s , with him !' At the same moment the muskets of the as demanded the immediate discharge of all British labour- and the same - three (lays of the week, Tuesday, Wednes- sailants were lowered, and the municipal guard, protected ers and mechanics employed in factories or on railroads, day, and Thursday 1 As in 1830, a man of the people by his liberatress, was saved. and that a considerable number in consequence were taking his seat on the royal arm-chair ! Louis Philippe THE MEN AND WOMEN SERVANTS.—Among those ordered to leave France almost without clothes, and in a was dethroned in the same month as the Duke of Berry who have suffered most from the revolution are men and state of great destitution. He (Sir G. Grey) immediately was assassinated ! Rsised to the throne by barricades, women servants. There are an extraordinary number of sent orders to the British Consul to engage a steam-boat he was hurled from it by barricades ! Like Charles X. these poor creatures out of bread: With the domestics to convey the parties so circumstanced to England, and Louis Philippe had eine a grandson, and this grandson was of of the court must be reckoned those of ministers and he also gave instructions to the Mayor of Portsmouth, on the same age as the Duc de Bordeaux in 1830. Like aides-de-camps, officials, and foreigners, English, Russian, their arriving in that port, to make necessary preparations and arrangements to convey them to their respective Charles X., Louis Philippe, at the last moment, wanted German, &c., leaving Paris, with the reduced establish homes. (Hear.) These arrangements had been made, to abdicate in favour of his grandson, and he likewise ments of people whose means have suffered, as well as received for answer, `lt is too late !' Charles X. fell those who, even if they could, would not like to make an and the unfortunate individuals alluded to, some of whom shortly a ft er Hussein Pacha, the dey of Algiers; the fate ostentatious display of wealth. The peers are abolished belonged to Edinburgh, Glasgow, and other places in Scotland, appeared (he was informed) very grateful for of Louis Philippearrived soon after the on which consequently,the numb er Phi • a' day —the deputies broken up ; and, the attention which had been shown to them. (Hear, f or Louis eAbd-el-Kader was brought a captive to F rance. Now of men and women servants not knowing what to do is hear.) They had means provided for enabling them to or ' the trulypitiable.The departmen t gives great dissatis. Philippe as for Charles X., we say e ex- war King.' But there exists a difference, which the people faction to the National, which blames General Subervie return to their homes. (Hear.) Mr. S. CRAW FORD moved for leave to bring in a bill to in their justice acknowledge aloud. Charles X. departed for the character of his appointm ents. Al l important his, commands and trusts are conferred upon men wh o are and L • Philippe in enjoy oot. into his exile, mils will amend the Irish Poor Relief Extension Act, with a .view his immense wealth." amongst the most devoted servants of the late Govern to repeal the 10th section, commonly called "The Quarter acre Clause." The hon. member contended that this THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE, MISERY BEGINNING.—PARIS, TUESDAY MORNING.— preliminary clause, which forbade relief, out-door or in- How to support public credit is the question of the day. door, to all persons in possession of a quarter of an acre The failure of the bank of Gouin and Co. has profoundly of la nd or upwards, inflicted the grossest injustice on many touched the public sentiment because of the name of who could not get rid of their occupancies. Jacques Lafitte, and by means of certain associations pro- Sir WM. SOMERVILLE opposed the motion as unneces- d uc i ng sa d ness h as g i ven a t en dency to alarm rath er th an saty, as it was held that the guardians had power to give actual alarm itself; for we are still under the influence of relief to such persons as tendered their occupancies to their hopeful expectations. The revolution of 1830 mined landlords, whether accepted or not by the landlord. Jacques Lafitte, who publicly asked pardon of God and Mr. O'Flaherty, Mr. Fagan, Mr. P. Scrope, Mr. F. his country for the hand be had in placing Louis Philippe O'Connor, Mr. Clements, Sir. G. Grey, Col. Conolly, on the throne. That throne is destroyed, and the suc- Mr. E. B. Roche. Mr. Aglionby, Major Macnamara, Mr. censor of old Jacques is the first to be swept away in the Reynolds, Mr. Maunsell. Mr. Wakley, Mr. Drummond, s t orm . The public are clamouring for relief. Trade is a t Colonel Dunne, and Mr. M. O'Connell, took part in the a stand-still. The look of the shops, except those which discussion which followed. sell the mere necessaries of life, is gloomy. Propositions The house divided—For the motion 21, against it 114, of various kinds, for the relief of people of business unable —majority against the motion 93. to meet their engagements, abound. As no one will think of laying in new stocks of goods, the manufacturers must soon begin to feel the pinch. If manufacturers, then workmen ; and workmen have been taught to expect the advent of a new era. The State has taken a voluntary pledge, and it behoves it not to trifle with hungry sto machs and inflamed minds. part of our shores should have the right to be conveyed back to the place of embarkation, and that in the case of persons landing in consequence of sickness the passage money should be returned. The events of to-day (says the correspondent of the Daily News, writing on Monday) have been untoward. The Provisional Minister of Finance has resigned. The Bourse was to have been re-opened, and all the agens-de chanye were assembled, ready to commence business, when, unexpectedly, soon after one o'clock, an order ar rived from the Minister of the Interior, forbidding its opening till further orders. It is understood that bargains had been made for purchases and sales of the Threes at 60. Gouin's bank stopped payment to-day. This bank had done much business for the petit commerce of Paris. It is reported that its liabilities are fifty-five millions. Con tradictory reports are circulated as to its assets. I am told in one quarter that they are considerable, while I hear hear from another that they bear but a small proportion to the liabilities. However it be, this failure must pro duce great temporary distress. Gouin was banker to the conservative party in the chamber, who have withdrawn their capital, which is assigned as the immediate cause of the failure. Gamier Pages takes the Ministry of Finance. Advices from Paris of Tuesday evening announce that the Bourse had been re-opened amidst great excitement. A melodramatic deputation of Americans waited upon the Provisional Government on Monday, and, according to the custom of republicans, taking upon tbem to speak in the name of the United States, they presented M. Arago with an American and a French flag united. _ _ HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY. Mr. LABOUCHERE, in reply to Mr. F. Scott, stated that tColonial Secretary hoped, before the close of the ses sion, in consequence of representations from Australia, to bring in a bill for separating the government of New South Wales from that of Port Philip. His noble friend had also under his consideration whether it would not be ne cessary in that bill to introduce certain other alterations in the constitution of New South Wales. THE PROSPERITY AND FALL OF LOUIS PHILIPPE. Sir B. HALL, in reply to Mr. Hamilton, stated that it was his intention to take the sense of the house, in com mittee of ways and means, upon the proposition of which he had given notice, for extending the income tax to Ire land. The following extracts from the leading articles of the Times are interesting, the one setting forth the immedi ate cause of the success of the mob in Paris ; the other pourtraying Louis Philippe in the plenitute of his power. First, the cause : "After Count Mole's failure, the King sent for M. Thiers. That gentleman may be said to have actually formed a Cabinet in conjunction with M. Odillon Barrot and M. Duvergier de Hauranne, for they instantly pro ceeded to the discharge of the highest possible duty which could devolve on Ministerial responsibility. The one act of their government was the publication of that incon ceivable proclamation stating that no further resistance should be made, and the promulgation of orders to the officers commanding regiments to withdraw them. This was, of course, the capitulation of the Monarchy. Mar shal Bugeaud, who had the command of the troops, and had now completed his preparations for a general attack on the barricades, and was confident of success,protested most energetically against this extraordinary order, and said that if it was acted on all was lost. The King's then Ministers, M. Thiers and M. Barrot, insisted; the King took their advice, and Marshal Bugeaud resigned the command of the troops, observing that it was useless for him to retain it if nothing was to be done. General La moriciere was therefore named to the command of Paris, and M. Thiers and his friends proceeded to effect their pacific arrangements. The effects of their orders were immediately perceptible, although the declaration of their names was certainly not followed by the consequences they had anticipated. The officers of the army, indig nant at so unexpected a termination of their duties, sheathed their swords, the men allowed themselves to be disarmed by the mob, whom they had been ordered not to resist, and the people encountering no serious opposi tion from the Municipal Guard, which was cut to pieces, rushed on to the conquest of the Palais Royal and the Tuileries. To sum up this narrative in two words, the dismissal of the Guizot Government rendered it impossi ble for the Executive Government to act effectually ; the subsequent advice of M. Thiers and the resignation of Marshal Bugeaud rendered it impossible to act at all. If this be, as we have every reason to believe it is, a correct narrative of these transactions, we are not surprised that M. Thiers and his colleagues should not have madethem selves conspicuous in the subsequent passages of this re volution." Now the picture " This day fortnight Louis Philippe Was the most prosperous, the most powerful, and accounted the ablest Sovereign in the world. if the reader will just think of it, he will find that this wonderful man had attained the very- acme. of success, consideration, and power. It isa work of time to. enumerate the many circumstances of his splendid condition. His numerous, handsome, and dutiful children the brilliant alliances —on e a them recently concluded—which brought into one family inter est the vast region from Antwerp to , Cadii ; the near ; prospect of an event which would probably make his ,yl-: 41cLild the sovereign, his son the :Ittso64, of Spelin • the great cross and drawback of lais rvignjust fneworci. l .- : The news from the departments is generally favourable. Public tranquility is everywhere maintained. The miners in the north who had revolted, have resumed their work. Great commercial distress however is reported in the chief towns of the provinces. The armed band which occupied the Turneries, and made it the theatre of their disorders and orgies, were in due; time Tuesday to evacuate it. • ' •liertms that a band of some four hundred armed indi- A vu ,oc'e cad, after the capture of the Turneries, resolved to renk .kefuth it, and make it their quarters. They slept on the ~yU i t such as were not broken, got camp beds, slept, livedsri, ked, and made th'mselves at home in the Toil wigs. l ie authorities occupied the guard houses with the Nationlici s uard, but one of this band always stationed himself a? , sentry alongside of the National Guard sentry. It was soon found that these gentry were not of the most honest kind. For they contrived to force open doors and drawers, and to pass objects of value through the gratings of the Tuilefies, to coma anions outside. At first food was sent to them, as to soldiers on a post, but this being with held, the y con' trived to procure some. At last the Prefect , Caussidiere, &egged them to dislodge. Theyrefused flatly, declared that they had fifty rounds of ammunition per man, and would first set fire to the Chateau, if attacked, and then fight their way out. How dislodge these des perate men An assault could scarcely be asked of the good citizens w.ho compose the National Guard—police there is as yet n one. The soldiers have declined to at tack the people. The only corps that could be got were the youth of the: College of St. Cyr—i.e., the sons of the best families of t,he kingdom. The prefect accepted their offer of reducing the brigands; and the latter was sum moned last night'. In reply. they offered to decamp on condition that each one of them was to have a pension of 800 francs a-year, and that none of them were to be searched on marching out. The Prefect refused the honest terms, and gave tiam until ten this morning to submit. At ten this mothnNig the boys of St. Cyr, well armed, marched into the a turt of the Tuileries, with a crowd of Parisians gathered thousands strong, to witness the fun of the chateau taken by storm. They were in partdisap pointed • for the brigands, frightened at the determined aspect of the St. Cyr scholars, consented to march out without setting fire to the palace. Some were searched ; all had dollars in abundance. Some were marched to the Hotel de Ville, and some escaped. The Moniteur of IVednesday contains a decree of the Provisional Govcrnmoit, whereby, in all the industrial and commercial towns, a " Coratoir National d'Escompte" is to be created, destined to spread credit to all branches of production. The ca,pital of these eamptoirB is to vary according to the wants of the localities, and the capital is to consist of a third; in ca.Qh, contributed by the subscri bers, a third in obligat ions entered into by the towns, Another decree institutes The house went into committee of ways and means on the income tax resolution ; but the debate principally re solved itself into one of free trade and protection, accord ing to the views of the various speakers. The votes of the hon members, however, would be thus distributed : In favour of the government proposition of continuing the tax for three years—Mr. J. Wilson, Mr. Miles, Mr. Bro therton, Mr. Cards - ell, and Mr. W. E. Gladstone ; for Mr. Hume's amendment, of limitation to one year—Mr. J. 8.. Smith, Sir W. Molesworth, and Mr. Disraeli ; the debate standing adj ourne d, on t h e mot i on o f Mr. Mac regor, till Monday. The Passengers bill was read a third time and passed FOREIGN AND COLONIAL ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIA. The Royal mail steam-ship Hibernia, from Boston and Halifax, arrived in the Mersey on Saturday morning, at half-past one o'clock. She brought advices from New York to the 27th ult. ) 5.40,000 in specie, and thirty-four passengers. On the 21st ult. the venerable John Quincy Adams was seized with apoplexy in his seat in the House of Repre sentatives, and died on the following night. Another account states that'he died in the house, in the Speaker's room, and adds—" Congress marked its sense of the mournful event by immediately adjourning for a week. All the •party bickerings that had passed between the members but a moment before were hushed on the in stant. The citizens of the capital partook of a like feel ing,business was suspended, and a general gloom took possession of every one, so.much so that several persons put on mourning. ' All the cities of the Union had tes tified their respect for the memory of the deceased. His public career commenced in 1781, when he was but 15 years of age. The meeting of Gen. Taylor's friends, at New York, which had been adjourned to the 22d, was held on that day ; it was attended by 15,000 persons. Various reso lutions in favour of Gen. Taylor being the next President were proposed, and carried unanirnousli The Courier and Enquire but there is not much act flour is so small on the si fall in prices as t Money is easy, ity in exports. Our stock of —board as to prevent any such it benefit shipments; and the hut and a third National d'Eficon - Ipte," with a s. The city of Intru,bao oubscri- accounts for cotton were so is not any but not freight. • The r Ireland Lou:, 1 256; wheat - encouraging, that there uisposition to operate in that staple to England have been larger than prey sufficiently so to advance the rates t. arket has still a downward aspect. Ex on remains n*^" _ tty much as per lists." of breadstuffs to Great Britaiu and 211,217; corn, capital of twenty million. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDAIt. On the motion of Mr. AN STEY, the house resolved it self into committee on the Roman Catholic Relief Bill. Sir R. beaus objected to that portion of the first clause which went to repeal the Ist of Elizabeth, enjoin ing the oath of supremacy. At present Roman Catholics were exempted from taking that oath, but the penalties were retained at common law, an immunity not enjoyed by their Protestant fellow-countrymen ; he therefore moved the omission of the words " shall be repealed." Considerable discussion took place on this amendment; but it was negatived on a division by a majority of 94 over 50 voices. Mr. HENLEY then moved that part of the clause be ginning at the 17th line, at the words " so much of an Act passed in the Ist year of the reign of Queen Eliza beth," down to the words " in any wise concerns the Roman Catholics," be omitted, as it was that part of the clause which repealed the said Act of Elizabeth. Considerable discussion also took place on this amend ment ; but it was negatived on a division by a majority of 155 over 119 voices. Aftcr agreeing to some other clauses, the committee got involved in an angry polemical discussion of no im portance in itself, but of some importance as to its con sequences, when a motion made by Sir G. GREY WB9 put and carried that the Chairman should report progress and ask leave to sit again on Wednesday next. On the motion of :kir. COLVILE, the Game Certificate Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed that day fortnight. HOUSE OF LORDS THURSDAY The Archbishop of YORK presented a petition from a place in the county of York against the admission of Jews to Parliament. Similar petitions were presented from the Bishop of OXFORD, from places in the county of Oxford. The Earl of EGLINTOUN presented a petition from Ber wick against the Currency Act of 1844. Some little conversation ensued, in which the Earl of Shrewsbury, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and Lord Stan ley took part. relative to the street disturbances in the metropolis. It was admitted that the mobs were rather of a thievish than of a political character, and that the police had acted well in dispersing them. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Algeria pacifie'ci itiV2 l l eighteen years' war; his' iairnense private fortline ; his eleven or twelve palaces, unequalled for sittiation and magnificence, on all of which he had ret'ently spent immense sums of money; his splendid army of four hundred thousand men, in the highest dis cipline and equipment ' • a Minister of unequalled energy and genius, who had found out at last the secret ' , of France ; a metropolis fortified and armed to thei:teeth against all the world ; the favourable advances recently made by those powers who bad previously looked down on the royal parvenu ; the well-balanced state of his foreign relations, and the firinly-grasped reins Of the political car—all these gifts of fortune, and more, if we had time to go on with the list, were heaped upon one man, in such profusion as really to pall the imagination. What crowned it all was, that Louis Philippe was allowed the entire credit of his success. It was all the work of his own hands. He might stand like the ancient king on the walls and towers which he had drawn round his city, and contemplate- the perfect work of beauty and policy which himself had made. The balance of - Europe, the causes of peoples and kings, the issues of peace and war, were in his hands. If there was an amen aliquid in this garden of roses and delights, twenty impregnable forts and a hundred thousand armed men were no insignificant watch upon a few disonlerly subjects. Solon himself himself would hardly have ventured to preach upon his envious text, ante ()Punt nemo, to a safe a man." Nought strong as the imagination to draw the reverse. It must be familiar to the minds of all. THE ORLEANS VAMILY, The Globe states that, on quitting the Tuileries, the ex- King and Queen of the French left behind, them one of their grandchildren, to whom they were devotedly at tached, in the charge of some of the ladies in waiting. This child was nursed under the care of the aged queen, and when her majesty arrived in England, she inquired most anxiously whether any tidings of her little favourite and the ladies had been received. It was rather remark able, and was highly gratifying to the queen, that Mr. Laurence and Lady Jane Peel (who were the first of our nobility, in company with Lady Henley, to visit the royal exiles on their landing at Newhaven), should be able to relieve this anxiety. Lady Jane Peel had received letters to the.efrect that the royal child and the ladies had been permitted to remain in the Tuileries till after the revolu tion, when they were conveyed to a place of safety. It is scarcely necessary to add that her majesty expressed her self highly delighted with the intelligence. Before they separated, the ex-queen informed Lady Jane Peel that she felt happy on arriving safely in England. She did not care how humble life she led there, for it would be bliss to the anxious moments which she had latterly passed in France, and she hoped that now she should end her days in peace. Her majesty seemed sensibly affected by her situation. Another paper gives the following particulars respect ing the Duchess de Montpensier :—" She saffered more than any of the royal family. Having been left behind in the Tuileries she took refuge in a wood closet, and put on a servant's clothes and apron, whilst the mob got posses sion of her blue bonnet, and bore it about on a pike. In disguise the duchess succeeded in reaching, on foot, through the invaders of the château, the embassy of Por tugal, from whence she was conducted to England by Colonel Thierry. It has proved a sorry match for the ln fanta—she has lost for ever the two millions of francs wrung from the Spanish government at the time of the marriages. The last of this money was paid away but a week ago for the purchase of a forest near Poitiers, now under seques tration. So much for the fate of one of the royal heroines of the Spanish marriages." COURT AND FASHION. The Court remains in town, and during the last few days Her Majesty and Prince Albert have taken their ha bitual exercise, as the weather has permitted, in the gar dens of Buckingham Palace and the Park. It is fully expected that the Queen Dowager will arrive at Spithead, from Madeira, about the 25th of May. The Count and Countess de Neuilly, (alias Louis Philippe and his Queen, alias Mr. Wm. Smith and his lady,) visited her Majesty at Buckingham Palace on Mon day. LAW .INT_ELLIGEyC DRUMMOND AND OTHERS V. THE ATTORNEY-GE NERAL AND OTHERS.—This was an appeal before the House of Lords, against a decision of Sir Edward Sugden, then Lord Chancellor of Ireland, in 1842, in a case some what similar to that of the Attorney-General v. Shore, Nhich was so long before the English courts. It appears that, about the year 1665, five Protestant Dissenting con gregations were established in Dublin, agreeably to the Presbyterian form and discipline, and f unds vested under a trust deed for the support of ministers, &c. Of these five, two situated in Eustace-street and Strand-street, Dublin, have become Unitarian, and proceedings being instituted in the Irish Court of Chancery, the decision of that court was, that the fund was originally intended for the benefit of those who professed Trinitarian doctrines, and that it should be so appropriated in future. The ar guments on appeal, which occupied several days, were brought to a conclusion on Tuesday. - Judgment post poned. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS, The consecration of the Bishop of Hereford is fixed for Sunday, the 26th, at Lambeth Palace Chapel. The Rev. A. Tighe Gregory, T. C. D. has been insti tuted to the vicarage of Bawdsey, in SuffOlk, by the Lord Bishop of Norwich. Patron—the Lord Chancellor. Lord John Russell said on Friday night that it is not the intention of Government to fill up the vacant stall in Durham Cathedral. An address, signed by nearly all the tutors and lecturers at Oxford, has been presented to the Hebdomadal Board, in favour of some extensive alterations in the present system of university examinations... The Rev. Dr. Elierton, senior fellow of Magdalen Col lege, Oxford, has founded in the University of Durham, a scholarship of the value of £2l a year, to be held by a na tive of the north riding of Yorkshire. The Archbishop of Canterbury has been pleased to appoint Felix Knyvett, Esq., of the city of Chester, his secretary. Mr. Knyvett has filled the same office for the diocese of Chester for the last ten years._ _ The stamp duty paid on the probate of the will of the late Archbishop of Canterbury was 1,5001., the personal estate of this venerable prelate having been valued for that purpose at 120,0001., which is exclusive of freeholds. His Grace has left the whole of his property absolutely to his wife. . . . The Rev. W. F. Wilkinson, late Theological Tutor of Cheltenham:College, has been presented to the living of St. Werberg's, Derby, through the kind offices, we believe, of Mr. Strutt, M.P. for that city. The living is in the gift of the Lord Chancellor, and is worth, nett, £4OO a year. The Bishop of London consecrated the new church of St. Mark's, Shoreditch, on Thursday, making the thir teenth church entirely built by the Metropolitan Churches Fund—the whole of the seats are entirely free. On Satur day his lordship consecrated the new district church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, at Hoxton—it has two thousand sittings, all free. _ _ _ „ . DURHAM.—RaIph Lindsay, Esq., has presented to the University of Durham the advowsons of the Rectory of Ickleford, and of the vicarage of Pirton ' both in the county of Herts. The annual value of the two livings is understood to be about £6OO. Mr. Lindsay has already founded in the University a scholarship of £4O a year, to be held by a student educated at Durham grammar school. A scholar will be elected to fill that scholarship in Octo ber next. Tim BIBLE SOCIETY.—On Monday a deputation from the Bible Society waited on the Archbishop of Canter bury, to congratulate him on his elevation to the Primacy, and present him with an Imperial Quarto Bible. His Grace replied as follows :—Gentlemen, I beg to express the satisfaction with which I receive your kind congratu--. lations on the high Ecclesiastical dignity to which in the Providence of God I have been called ; and I especially value youraddress, because it is accompanied by the present of that Book, to which I owe everything. Whatsoever I am as a man, or as a writer, or as a minister, that Book has made me ; and the only hope which I now entertain of realising the expectations of kind friends, and dis charging with any degree of faithfulness the duties which lie before me, depends upon the Bible ; for there I am assured, that He who dispenses to men their respective stations on earth, will also give strength for the per formance of what those stations require. and together with the trial, will furnish grace to meet the trial. It may happen that the new circumstances in which I am placed may render me less able than I have been hitherto to attend the public meetings of your Society, to which I have been attached for more than forty years ; but nothing can change my opinion of .the excellence of that Society, which will always find me faithful to its interests and anxious for its prosperity. And now, gentlemen, in bid ding you farewell, permit me to express, together with my thanks for your kind feelings towards me, an earnest prayer for your welfare, both spiritual and temporal. May you be guided through life by the principles of the Volume which you have presented to me,•and experience their support when everything else has lost its value. CONFIRMATION OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. —On Friday morning the confirmation of the Right, Rev. Dr. Sumner to the Archbishopric .of Canterbu r y took place in the parish church of St. Mary-le-Bow, Cheapaide, London. The Commissioners appointed were his Grace the Archbishop of York, the Bishops of London, Win chester, Oxford, Rochester, St. Asaph. Peterborough, Chichester, St. David's, Bath and Wells,• Ely, and Lichfield. The Archbishop of York presided. The Archbishop Elect and the Bishops hating put on their. robes in the vestry, and the Advocates and Proctors, the Vicar-General, the Registrar, with the other officers having assembled, and the Archbishop Elect having con sented to the election, they were conducted into the church, where morning prayers were read by the'Venera ble Archdeacon Hamilton, the Rector. The Right Rev. Commissioners then proceeded from their pews to a table prepared for them near the chancel. The Proctor of the Arches Court prayed that the letters patent might be raad, which was accordingly ' done by the Registrar. After which the Lord Archbishop Elect took his seat at the table, opposite to the President of the Commissionw; his Grace being presented to their Lordships by the Rector, who, at the same time, presented to their Lordships the original mandate, whereupon the President directed the Apparitor (J. T. Barber, Esq.) to make proclamation calling upon all persons who should object to the confir mation to come forward and make their objections in due form of law, and they would be heard. At this stage of the proceedings, a manifest sensation ;was prOduced through the church, and the ceremony - was proceeded with. The Archbishop of York then read the,several do cuments which were afterwards signed by the ,Commis aioners. The Archbishop of York then rose, and an nounced theoconfirmation of the election te•iice of confirmation having been signed by the Conan: eioners, the proceedings terminated. IRELAND. At a special meeting of the Dublin Corporation, on Tuesday, an address of congratulation to the French people was carried by a majority of 42 to 5. The priests, notwithstanding the rescript of the sacred college, continue to infest Conciliation-hall in great force. No fewer than eight were in attendance on Monday last, and of the £77 subscribed as rent, no less than £42 were contributed by priests. TULLAMOORE. — A letter, dated Tullamoore, March 11, received by a respectable ludy in this town, states.—" I hope we may soon leave, before the troubles set in ; no thing is expected here but rebellion. The protestants who would not illuminate-on the downfill of monarchy in France had their windows broken. LORD. STANLEY AN EXCELLENT LANDLORD.—There are only two maiden ladies.getting relief in Cogerg, Lord Stanley's estate, comprising 400 acres, and upwards, the people being in such comfoltable condition that they do not require parochial relief. Strange to say all his ten antry are Roman Catholics. The Repeal Association .Irave just issued another mani festo to the People of iireland," signed by Mr. Maurice O'Connell and Mr. Secretary Ray. This document con tains the average quantity of slang advice to abstain from acts of outrage, to beware of Government spies, and not to be hurried into excesses " by the wild speeches or writ ings of any party whatsoever " A t -1 assizes, on A ziursday, John Hayden was found guilty of the murder of William Crawley, a con stable, and on the following day John Brien was convicted of the murder of Honoria Boyle. They are both to be executed. At the time Brien was tried, his brother was convicted in another court of sheep stealing, and sen tenced to seven years transportation. _ The Countess of Clarendon, with a view to encourage the Irish poplin trade, has ordered a Dublin manufacturer to supply, from her own designs, a gold tissue dress, which the intends to wear on St. Patrick's night; and she has also intimated a wish that all ladies who may attend the festivities at Dublin Castle on that occasion should wear dresses of Irish poplin. EXECUTION.—On Saturday week Daly, for the mur derous attack on It. U. Baily, Esq., and Corby, for the murder of Greeson, the Process-server, suffered the ex treme penalty of the law at Clonmel. All the prepara tions were made inside, previous to the appearance of the unfortunate men on the fatal drop; they came out with the ropes fixed round their necks, and the caps on; both appeared perfectly resigned to their fate, and penitent. The Conciliatinn Hall authorities are organising a great demonstration in honour of the successful insurgents of Paris. St. Patrick's-day has been fixed for simultaneous meetings throughout •all Ireland; and we may expect upon the day appointed a perfect hurricane of sedition from shore to shore. We presume that the next step will be to send deputations to tender fraternity to the revolu tionary government of France, and probably to invoke their. sympathy for Ireland in return. REFORMATION IN DUBLIN.—Nine persons, including the Rev. James O'Sullivan, late a parish priest of the diocese of Kerry, and John Fitzgerald, Esq., renounced the errors of Popery, and received the Holy Communion on Sunday week in St. Thomas's Church, Dublin. The Rev. T. P. Magee, Archdeacon of Kilmacduagh, preached, and the Rev. Thomas Scott, with the efficient curates of the parish, assisted in the sacred services of the day. Each of the converts was presented with a handsome Bible and a copy of the Book of Common Prayer by the Priests' Protection Society. THE Marquess of Londonderry has been requested by a Meeting in Wexford (a county with which he has no connection) to present to the House of Lords a Petition on the subject of Tenant Right. His Lordship, in ac knowledging that he feels gratified by the selection, states his desire to see an honourable confidence prevailing between landlord and tenant, and says that on his estate this confidence exists, as well on the part of those who have not leases as of those who have, but adds that, though he will present the Petition, he "cannot go along with, or advocate the total measure" of its prayer, and doubts " whether the case is one which admits of legisla tive interference." INTERESTING SCENE.—On Thursday, the 24th ultimo, the interesting ceremony of laying the found a ti o n sto ne of a new castle, half-way between Glenarm and Cushendall, on the maternal estates of the Marchioness of London derry, took place in presence of a large assemblage of the tenantry and of the clergy and gentry of the-neighbour hood. The site selected is amid the grandest natural scenery of the romantic coast of Antrim, close to the ancient fort of Dunmall, on the well-known headland of Garron Point, whose bold white cliffs stand perpendicular to the sea. The Marquis of Londonderry, accompanied by his noble lady, went with an escort of carriages and horse men to the ground, where the neighbouring farmers had been previously collected. Her ladyship then caused the stone to be lowered, and with her own hand assisted in its adjustment. FINE LANGUAGE.—Under the head of " Waterford," the United Irishman remarks,—" A correspondent writ ing yesterday says, the tricolor is flying from the parapet of the Wolfe Tone Club in great glee! " The correspon dent adds, " I am burning to be up with you, we must bring matters to a crisis:" If the tricolor instead of " flying with great glee," should only hang, we wonde whether the " correspondent", would burn to be up with it" in order to undergo the same pleasant operation We must conclude, however, with our Irish friend—" Now is the time ; if not, we shall appear in the valley of Jeho sophat, still biding our time," We hope, for his sake, that now is the time. We should be sorry to have him wait in " the valley of Jehosophat," biding its coming. The tricolor would no doubt float "in great glee" when he got out of so dull a valley. REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—:The attendance at Monday's meeting was fully as crowded as on that day week, and the proceedings partook of the same character, being oc cupied wholly with reference to the late triumph of revo lutionary principles in Paris, and exhortations to Irishmen to embrace the"` glorious opportunity" of delivering their country. The duties of the chairman were divided be. , tween the Lord Mayor, who presided at the opening of the meeting, and Mr. John O'Connell. Mr. Maurice O'Connell was also present, and, with several other speakers, addressed the meeting. During the observa tions of a Mr. Hyland, of Kilkenny, an amusing mock fight was got up between the " leader" and the speaker, who, referring to the probability of a French invasion, said if such an event were to happen he knew whom the people of Ireland would assist. He was immediately called to order, and Mr. J. O'Connell indignantly threat ened to leave the chair if such sentiments were expressed. After considerable tumult, Mr. Hyland retired from the meeting, and order was restored. The rent for the week was announced to be 477 13s. Bd. RAILWAY AFFAIRS. -4.------- Seven arches on the Ardwick Branch of the Manchester and Leeds Railway fell in on Wednesday morning. This branch was in course of construction. The damage done to the line, engine, carriages, &c., by he accident on the Caledonian Rai l way , will exceed £2,000. • Mr. Thomas Wright, of the establishment of Joseph Locke, Esq., M.P., will shortly proceed to Barcelona, in Spain, with engines, carriages, tools, materials, &c., for working the first railway in that country. The Great North of England, Clarence, and Hartlepool Railway, and the Hartlepool Dock Companies, have autho rized the 'leasing of their concerns to the York, Newcastle, and Berwick. The Chester and Holyhead Railway Company received their report announcing that the Conway tube had been safely floated to its destination, and that the line for the entire distance to Holyhead, saving the passage of the Menai Straits, might be ready by the Ist of May. The directors were authorised to subscribe to the Steam-boat Company. DELAY OF A MAIL TRAIN. "" Considerable anxiety prevailed in Liverpool onTue day morning, in consequence of the non-arrival, until about four hours after the usual time, of the early mail-train from London. The delay was occasioned by the upsetting of a luggage traingfrom the south, containing heavy iron girders, about nine miles on the other side of Crewe, and both lines of rail became so blocked up in consequence that the mail train could not pass, and had to wait the arrival of the 6 30 up-train from Liverpool, when the mail, passengers, and luggage were transferred from one train to the other. _ TRANSMISSION OF MONEY BY RAILWAY.—At the last meeting of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Mr. Chubb exhibited an iron box for the transmission of money, bul lion, &c., on railways. A wrought-iron box, lined throughout with hard steel plates, is locked down at the terminus to a strong iron plate in the guard's carriage. The key of this lock, and also the key by which access can alone be obtained to the interior, is kept at the prin cipal terminus by the. officer who has charge of the cash. Each station-master is provided with a key, which opens a small lid at the top ; when he has money to send, he un locks the lid, places his bag of money or parcel in an open drum underneath, moves a handle which turns the drum, and the cash is dropped inside. Before he is able to take out his key, he must move the drum back and see that the money is gone. It will be observed that he cannot leave the lid unlocked. When the box arrives at the terminus, it is unlocked from the frame, taken into the office, and ,placed on a similar frame. there. The cash-keeper only can, with his key, then get access to the money. BtaintqueAn, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE JUNC TION RAILwAY.—The following letter has been sent to us in reference to-a statement made at the recent meeting of this company "According to the published. report of the meeting of the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway Com pany,' Mr. Lloyd, the solicitor to the company, in answer to a question relating .tO X 55,000 lent by the Directors to the Bir kenhead Dock CoMpahy, stated, that the transaction took place before he became solicitor to the railway company. It being well . known that prior 'to Mr. Lloyd's appointnient our firm held that office, it has been inferred, and considering the im portance of the transaction, not unreasonably, that Mr. Mal laby or myself were cognizant of it, and advised the directors as to its legality, I therefore lost no time in writing to :3lr. Mal laby to ascertain what he knew of the matter. Owing to his being in France I have but just received his answer, which is, that he was totally. ignorant of. the loan until after the first meeting of shareholders under the amalgamation bill had - taken place. As to where or how the loan was made he is still quite in the dark. Had he known it, he would at that meeting have strongly protested against it. I have only to add that my own ignorance on the subject was and is equal to that of Mr. Mal- Inv. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, . Liverpool,.March 7, 1848 3; TOWNSEND, ' • For Mallaby and Self. RAILWAY " SPRINKI.IiIi."—On the Stonington rail way they carry a " sprinkler," for the purpose of watering. the track and road bed, thereby diminishing the friction of the cars upon the, track, preventing the boxes Andjour,.. nals from being heated, by keeping away the dust, pre 'serving the paint and varnish by not having to clean the cars so often, relieving the passengers from great annoy ance, And taking from the brakesnien alarge share of their labour at the through stations. This improveinent has been fully tested for the past two months upon' the road, and found tohe popular with traveller;. It requires about . 2,000 gallons for ,the Stonington road (47i miles.) The niachinele attached to the trigu behind the weld water- March 14, 1841, _ _ no° bi tlink, and is under the control of the engine' , s tp o Pope attached to a valve which he shuts and oPe n ia s slit sure. When it is in operation not r particle o . or ther the car windows can be left open withouttos pears inside or outside of the cars. In warm a n "b r i l ecti v . ! This is a useful invention where there through sandy districts.—Providence Journal• n o BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION. OF THE GAUGES.—RENEWAL OF HOSTILITI_4e half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this °Lobe adjourned a second time from the 4th instant, ;JO on Saturday, at Birmingham. It will be recolleofbet4 the object of the last adjournment was to ree l " be h suit of the negotiations stated to be in progre' s nJ,u the dissentient shareholders of the Birmingba ni , piesF # ford Company and the directors of the Gre a b o ' founded upon the propositions made by Mr . . 9 A (11 0 ` solicitor to the former body. After a long "60 1 Mr. Mozley moved " that the Great Western „„), be forthwith formally called upon to deliver to to c co holders of this company who have paid tbeir. t . dt o securities now due to them under the agreeine"4° 12th of Nov., 1846, and in all other respects to a. , Jilitti agreement, and that Mr. Dobie write tolilloe :tjuiring their' compliance with such demand; week from this date." This resolution was I A ol," the meeting was adjourned to the 23rd instr; r o 4 .' Adel hi Hotel, Liverpool. After this mee tin nl d ' iourned special meeting was held, to consider 11 ' ; ,L e i;ompany to make, deviation lines fron d bi ton to Warwick, &c. A resolution, moved Mozley, that the bill should be opposed, wn s 0 0 , 4 was another, that the present solicitors o f the vo re, be no longer employed, but that Messrs. C ° , A lg r Beale be retained Ira such. This meeting w a ' ourned to the same day and place as the other. are trait ro" POLITICAL MISCELLANY . - LINCOLN.—The parliamentary committee ed that Mr. Charles Seely was not duly eleel'" borough, on account of bribery. 0 , 1 Mr. liumrrey, the eminent Queen's Counse l, oppose Mr. Hobhouse, at Lincoln, with ever , ' success. CARLISLE ELECTION.—On Monday the conOtti dared the election of Mr. Dixon, f o r Carlisle, tet°ori on the ground that he was a government contr%en v time it took place ; and that Mr. Hodgsol! lie ri' for the same place was void, on account of br i " agents LYME REGIS.—In the House of Commons ,is fk cord Ashley, as chairman of the Lyme li e r" 01 1? Committee, reported to the house that Mr. 019,. Sitting member, had been duly elected. Tbe rr. ,V;y. also made a special report, complaining that 3 ' 1 010,r ; . had been in the habit of bribing the elector' d, vote for any candidate he might reeomme!',o,, , therefore, recommended that a law might b° „or better securing the freedom of election of parliament. BEWDLEY ELECTION COMMITTEE.—Th e dere, have declared that Mr. Ireland was not dub; the borough of Bewdley. That it was prove t;;!, mittee that Edward Price was bribed in the w ad:, by James Banks, an agent of the said Mr. Ir e was not proved that the act of bribery was e0901 , 4c; the knowledge or consent of the said Mr. Ir i e, o l l ';' the said Mr. Ireland, by his agents, was gui d 'ipt' the electors for the purpose of corruptly' them. • KINSALE ELECTION.—At the nomination qf r , the show of hands was declared in favour of,,lipte:' and a poll was demanded in favour of Lord t, night, about fifty fellows armed with bludge°„%'o;• the house of a man named Sisk, in which that some of Lord Clinton's humbler stiP yj ril located for protection. Having broken in •ti i 3O,• dragged out three of them and carried thern: g el 4 6 diately after Mr. Fitzsimons, the.conductiag,7ls 4 , , , , lordship, had informations sworn before a P r oil`d,,, peace, and having got the aid of the militarcoio recovered the parties " kidnapped," and '7 l .o°.o' i them in Sisk's house, which was defended k r Y' lle ts , polling was to take place on Saturday. give in another column. jteli%rer FREE TRADE AND REPUBLICANISM. -- 4 1 ) •/rof and Free Trade don't appear to comport exs' - ' 05, 4 4; It will be noticed that the English labourers,e P . way, and the English workers in the mills, 135 ',n; ceremoniously dismissed from their emPl °3l ,olo,. supremacy of home industry has been rathe r fr otel, cated amidst the revolutionaryfuror. N° cdr has been evinced, so far as labour is coneer e l r e pagandism if we except the re-diffusion of ; 1 . 5 , in the old localities as unemployed Paul' t bytltcl i was exceedingly mean, heartless, and univel li g ing our hospitality to foreigners, and leveloolvt, where they are concerned. It is with ni l lbo f Standard remarks on this soleci - m, u nder republicanism :—" It is perfectly disgrace', fri, vernment of France and to the people Il` t rl!`',11• multitudes of poor men, invited to the COn ° ( 101;; , its convenience and its wealth, s hould b e s olie, naked and penniless, like repelled invaders', labourers have been, and this at a time veh e f ilee si t, shop in London- is (thanks to free trade) _,, produce of French labour. This, howev,:iffee'!;, have an end, and its end will be the end of , THE RASCALITY OF THE RADICAL it anxious to impress upon our readers t_. # lo./„l c rel6 , Sure - of which appeal' Irrjr . ', B a ,C 1 recent inquiry. That the Radicals brinefi,‘": aware, so that the proof of that was no ;1 0 1e l lier ; us. however it may have been to such ,!;„, oe, persons as believe in the purity of Libera l !!,e of J 0 not prepated. however, for proof ,so positi:tortre; mous practices which appear to have been ' v i r o:4 the Radicals for the purpose of falsely P ro c o c.P l j;: perceived they could not truly prove—th e ltbr bribery on the part of the Conservativ es tb,r l 6 from the evidence of their own witnesses.' c rice,4- berals " resorted to the treacherous P r i g 'heir",' o '- some treating or bribery in the name of tie. 51 ,,," 1 t1,4 and tried bribery again to induce the Pa r CoV to the stories so shamefully trumped UP• e 5. jsi o ; r g superfluous ; the facts speak for themseff :e dam*, inference can be drawn from the monks° 3fr. deem*,, inference bribes had been proved, but not agains' t bA h rtoV his agents? We declare our conviction 0 1) 1 ;,( history of electioneering iniquity nev er .,,ceelo t • thing so nefarious and infamous as the Por " Liberals" at the last election.—Boiton,, II it r ii'' STATE OF TRADB. „res' l .iiitr e MANCHESTER.—Our market during - the ,F e 11. 0 „t,;, been in a most unsatisfactory condition, th e' five' rv. almost total suspension of business for theS l esu - 0 ;;;' treme depression to which we alluded on. „• c all", 1 0 by apprehensions regarding the present pol.l te toliiooi . ,( r France and other countries, as well as DY '' c oS, fy; culties prevailing in various parts of Eur0P%•0!'6 4 0 ,, , ,, minished. Continental shippers are operal o o n l str iie i , ,e; diate and pressing orders, and these oPeraY„ al t. r , the narrowest possible limits. The cessao ° 6e n' o Pirrt!', of continental orders thus removing from _„el 0 1 - e, f v, the most important classes of buyers, the. uT ot a ll iz, gree of stagnation which throws a genera , g„ o tay :„,. tract. In the present state of the marketi,: s of, pO i ? nite statement can be made regarding Pr';sll o ;joitit fluctuating and irregular. Many produce.' v i,,i ~,^ tion to make any material concession, bebe res tor - e j:y , , ) : cal excitement abates, confidence will be, w we e o - tr ,. again revive. The Greek buyers who a i e rc hs' p ettA operating freely, are now limiting their. Itsaf t$ ei derably. The home trade, although solnei• ) ols,4 - was some weeks since, is yet far from „. A r e , i f considering the advanced state of the seas.° . ; ts se e ~, tt ~ minution in the employment of factory I ,l B tfai r ,6;:i from the present aspect of our commercl a w eel , 000l' ROCHDALE.—The flannel market this ' o ds t or e ,t tended. Several manufacturers sold morcf, o ol t ,,,' weeks past. Prices for both goods and e ff li !:r , same as usual. Leans.--The woollen trade of this tora,4 l' e,ll ll : i no ti fi ' `, r l , remains in a somewhat inanimate state. "i' l a I ll 'oet t O' I .' completely discarded both by merchants 'l, 0 1 , 4 0,1 and the latter do the largest portion of thei r ( 10't' ~,, We may add, however, that although litlielly Oat s,l home or the foreign trade, prices are stea' 0 10 0 y there are no heav_y_stocks of goods on han d 'reat oid e ,lo,i. BRADFORD.—WooI: There continues g o y Iv 0 part of the buyers. Noils and brokes Me 0 : 0 0 44' quantity, and command full prices. Yard stool roV steadily on the increase, with very reduce o st. r eltf , , those of numbers not in immediate , reil oe 1 0 .11 ( cannot remark any marked improven?entoto ° o ll i ,f tion in France, and the nisturbances In „oft sle g ,,e' , have engrossed the attention of the mele" v ior,`, s. el4 o ), posed to pause till things have assumed a e ,01,,e Ko as it is yet too early to bny for any but tl , 0 ,,,,t , lolo r irj • is not usually of great moment so far as ( 1 ail , V HALIFAX.—Pieced : Our market tms , adsl ~ , f nearly at a stand,. scarcely anything.doi=4 sa io ~,,,„,: era attending. Yarns still continue in . t n ' l r ice• io v iof Wool very quiet, but much the same i i ,: I;erY 1 0 0 6 (f r o f HUDDERSFIELD.—There has beef h , -- , s toess 601 1 ,,i week, and not an average amount of u",, alter. ,3 o 1;0 son of the year. Prices are without 13 %. 0 ,;p11 bO h L o ill e S I Y ' NOTTINGHAM,—Lace: There have . ice J'for 0, r this week, and those of small amount. fl oe es c i 0, tly, pears to remain in the same inactive r• - t tea f0.,41 - ' Some Passing political events will ll : et itilterl,c o 3 l . i Some foreign orders are in course of e""., coll itie, o) fair; others have been suspended, or n ' s ts OVOtilly , confidence is restored. The vital interedia c t as t i ged in every department of trade, isle O A 0 0 1 0 W zans themselves, are now depending ap, e. rio," to toi, ? peace abroad and quiet at home. Antpdif " - ,, l elyit either, would so injure or destroy C r WoY e 'ot l i et e f means necessary for giving regular e' „, to 0 1) , IP,t tive classes. It is fortunate that ther' e pre. e ft $l , , stock in this .largemarke et prices are so a t oss l ot , e pr , a less rather than a r production . e oer n ve.l' o iff it tie change to notice in the trade,.stn c i t ae,r - rn,l' e 0 1 ', hear, on some sides, talk of a sligh t for r o t `eo,4 l o t must be very partial, and confined to ! oye aledier o a4 we cannot learn that there is any ilnr,' t rtir4 tDed, Ig giving out of more work. On the c ° , t to u DaP t ite •• :f at this period of the year (which oflga us c1,„ 0 0,0,t , disposition to curtail and reduce stac t at ''''i 'or the present, our trade will have to t at deP i e 11 1 0 0 0. .kets, and these are in a very stagn% e sa'' el e gi e s scarcely sufficient to carry off even f „ s io o,o', now producing. ntia"; 1 0 ' s (1 11, (1 co e- ji ' l iO It' LEICESTER.—The home denial , cd t,i ep c s 61 oi state as it has been for some time, a vie froelb o i 0, ilio anything done in the warehouses. m i lia do a via o to:o the failure of several large confine , ' 4 we r e i'' tO i ro plete stop to our European trade, al': TV a pte or ce: 3 s, any American orders having arrivol be ing, s. r 00 1 .4 in yarns ; spinners complain of not w ool. lt oe 1 tf,, price at the rate they must give , (1 4 , COO f tl ii it li‘ el wade at extreme low rates. W° ° t °. tl, r ofhl alteration in price. • • Po r 0 ni 0 11 4 a rtiet s o; of t oy GLASGOW.— The riots, in the e t tae. st , oit e o,it the effect of literally suspending „ r es, o . 5 ;171, 4 e.,4 prehensions of their renewal no 100 1.0ef.'„ pe o tor t st i lf no means recovered from the in to D O 1 oil s fO t I t ;k ' that the present condition of Frail e , a v eq str s, o 6 e /LA results, are extensively regarded 10 t , I; U is 11 1 10 to '4 merchants here and on the continen .. eatlifit y o ~ 4 Holland, Italy, and the Iltedite . vg " its , s A p ot l i er .4 oo and every post, so far from bring l onal ei fa to ?if) • 0 , c o manufactured goods, cal% ek vecu tio t oo t oil, e o i possible, orders in process ot e -_ o . coil ~ at, e ote.,hk more settled and hopeful feelll.e. , e ttsl si cu, s re ff i l The country trade increases as thili the e t io ri ptj , is now somewhat more act dal: i ico, oiIT,, N A fair amount of business has t be f .eo il i i e ce, e ro staple descriptions of grey el°'F'Wood s 4l l 4 o o ` c e ",- a principal iteraion p . purchasers. Prices w Pri oo c t e , s . L pi „,.. nyci er n e lni . yo l) t f a is i and a decline of About 4 d . per P - 4 ,1 1 1 (liiicw ' Money is plentiful., and the Vile voutinuotat Ave pet Mat. e b eg Ale' e to th e Ll NIA "' 14:41 cat , V tHE Dit S. Ai Ai .14/ „ sa rron _ n S EGO. . Tom, in M ARK 2 4 , ar TUE —s s i