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The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-01

WESTMINSTER.

Ro 88888 AT THE House OF LOILDS.—Jasts Manning,
a woman 49 years of age, and Harriett, her daughter, • girl
between 10 sad 11,werseharged with stealing a vain number
Mof Japers from the House of Leeds, the property of her
e Pty.
Oa Wednesday last Polies Constable Williams, 45 B. wee
atthe shop of Mr. Blare, • butcher, in Wood street, West-
minster, when observing some printed particulars respecting
' appeal uses, belonging to the House of Lords, being used for
white paper, Le suspected that something was wrong, sod
having requested permission to take the few sheets to the
butcher's pin mesh en, forwarded them to the proper authorities,
who took the necessary steps to bring the offenders to
justice.

t3everid shopkeepers who had purchased qusntities of
these docuseats as waste paper from the prisoners, deposed
to that effect, _ . . . . _ ..

kir. W. A. Green, clerk in the Parliament-office of the
House of Lords, said that the papers produced bad refer-
ence to causes of appeal now pending in the Hewes of
Lads. He had mimed a great many of them papers from
the °Soo.

Mr. O. Martin, an inspector of lb. A division, said he
found 14111 s. of there printed papers at Mr. Harris's, one
of wh,ch Mr. Green identified by the writing. on it. He
took the elder prisoner into custody, who denied that she
had ever sold any paper, but she subsequently informed
him that her husband had brought home the papers, and she
understood they were his perquisites.
Mr. Biodtrip i. quir.d what the elder female was ?
Mr. Martin replied, the wife of a watchman employed in
the interior of the Roue of Lords, and in the conies of his
rounds he would have to gee iutu the rooms where these
papers were deposited.
Mr. Broderip asked Mr, Martin whether he was likely to
strengthen Meares against the child.

Mr. Martin having replied in the negative,
Mr. Brod. rip thought that the child might have been de-
sired to tell 'be paper, and obeyed without any idea of don
wren g ; and as he was always most desiro a of saving a child
from the contamination of a Raul, said he shou:d discharge
hir, but remand the elder prboner for a week.
She was remanded secoraingly.
In the course of the cm Mr. Broderip expressed his opi-
nion that persons ought to he more careful in purchaeing
what was termed waste paper. He had known Inlay •
valuable book disposed of under that head.
London, England, 1850-01-01

to discover the miming letter, they returned to the Hemp
stead road, where he saw the prisoner, and having asked
him it he had mole up the two o'clock a Alection, he at first
hesitated, but having showed him the bill bearing his
figurer, be replied that he had. Ile was then lammed that
the letter In question had not srriv; d in the bag at the
General Pat office, upon which be app. aced contused, and
she constable being directed to search him, the Letter with
its contests were finad apes bin, sad be was given into
custody .
Tee constable who posted the letter, and afterwards found
it upon the prisoner, having confirmed the above statement,
Kr. Hall ordered the prisoner to he fully committed to
Newgate for trial
_

WORSHIP.STREET.
RAILWAY ILO . William Hoskins, who war recog-
nised by the pthice as • crackled thief, was charged with
having stolen • chest of tea and other articles of grocery
from the goods department, at the Brick. lens 'tetras of the
Eastern Counties Mailwey.
Sergeant Teekle, of the H division, stated that while pass-
ing through Hunt-street, Kilerand, rat the preceding after-
noon. he observed the prisoner advancing towards him with
a large bundle under his arm, but the instant he caught
sight of the witness he turned sharply round and darted cif
in • contrary direction. Witness immediately punned him,
and on overtaking him at a short distance insisted on inspect-
ing the contents of his bundle, to which the rimier strongly
objected, and offered him two sovereigns, as ea inducement
to allow him to pus on without further interruption. The
prisoner, however, was conveyed to the station house, where
the bundle was starched, and fiend to contain 68 packets of
tea, coffee, sugar, die., which were subsequently identified
by Mr. ROM, a grocer, in .Shoredlteh, ea having formed •
portion of the contents of • Isrge chid which was forwarded
on Friday evening to the luggsge department of the Eastern
Counties Railway, for conveyance into the country, but
stolen from there soon after its arrival.

Ms prisoner declined offering any defence, and was re-
manded until Wednesday.
London, England, 1850-01-01

Int Court.

WINDSOR, Dsc. 31.
The Queen and Prime Albert walked this morning
in Me Blopes and Windsor Park.
The royal family took their accustomed airing.
H is. Royal Highness Priam Albert went out shooting thit
morning. His royal highness wu attended by Lord Alfret
Paget, Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps, General Bowles, and
Colonel Bouvorie.

Hie R;Yrl Wiliness Prises George of Cambridge Is ex-
piated to arrive at the Cutls this afternoon.
The royal dinner party is this Castle this evening will in-
clude her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Royal
Highness Prince George of Cambridge. the Ladies-in-Wait-
ing on the Duchess of Kent, and the Provost of Eton.

Her Serene Highness the Duchess of Saxe Wei-
mar, with their Serene Higlutesses the Princesses Anne and
Amen, of Saxe Weisser mad Prince Gustavus of Saxe
Weimar, left Marlborough House soon after sight o'clock
yesterday morning, and travelled by the South Western
Railway to Dover es rouge to the continent. His Sir, as
Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar will accompany
and Catstein Bedford will attend the Encheas of Saxe
Weimar until her Serene Highness has landed on the con-
tinent and will then return to Town.

The Archbishop of Canterbury had an interview
with Lord John Russell yesterday at hi official residence in
Downing.etreet.
Captain Hay had an interview with Sir George
Get, yesterday at the Hoemoaloe.
The Earl and Countess Grey returned to Town
yesterday from a visit to the Earl of Ellesmere at Hatehford,
urrey.
Sir Francis Baring arrived in town yesterday.
Mr. Cross had an interview yesterday with Lord
John Smell.
The Hon. H. Fitzroy had an interview yesterlay
with Sir George Grey.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
*See from the Governor of Yen Dinsen's Lead, and also
from the Governor of the Caps of Good Hope.
London, England, 1850-01-01

tide table. They were fall Wei, bat set of say remarkable
hale. The miaimm la Great Philip.' Mani, whisk are
Am eimaplehie Seeded, were seareely eased.

aTOCKTON:

The die at Iheelltea sad Ilidtlesbre yesterday aposelsi
steed two hot higher than soy eyrie( his in rewooloemee.
TM tides of last eight eat this waereiag ere lower.

THE BRITISH CORN TRADE DURING THE
PAST WEEK.

(Troia the Mere Lea* Espy")
In taking a retempost of the grain trade dosing the
poet twelve maths there ere few is to look book to
with satisfied... The value of most et sore had al.
jiraltras s greet depremisa at the less of Mt ia
el the nasal of the dabs Ifebrusaat;
;•dWrimemsy bet memplimeles, immily well
embalmed es sale. fief fill is des aloe whose
keel hem pease this wameameed by eireumslemses. and that
weeds' the beaded s u shadd have bees Meal the der
need weld peeve SIP 401111111•11 MIS awl a relly bleed of
a fill le prism labelliey after the seilielse egi the dales
there we. smelly seise 'preemies el made*; is the lb*
week (+showy the webs el whoa dM estually rise la. to
Is. pee quarter. It sew basso sppereat, however, kat
the supplies fine abroad weld sea than emeepsente
for the deed bay et the yield of the crop el 111411.
Behr. the red lb. swath the temperay ase was era
/set, sad, before April, wheat had fall.. several WU*. per

11=—Sormans e6d Danes os the lattis;--' had Ind-
sated bre blindeit of biorlallog the
.peplp, *We
vas reams to steppes, that the wapplios drum thb
be eat ea. Tido had the fleet of &oda, the densward
swim* far a times, sad no halm importing fall
owed mid the beginning of Avid. By thY lime II
had boon pretty well assertained that tk• whoa=
thee pallidly harvested, would tura out of geed
Verity, and that the predate of potato's would be
to that of sny 'welding season sines 15411.
Ileasequestly tell Su to 4s. psr qr. in one week at
Mark-law t and though there have since been alight ral-
lies tram tame to tints, the tendency has, en the whole,
been gradually awl progreasively downwards.
The decline sines the lit of February, when the ports were
thrown open, may be fairly estimated at 10e. per qr., or folly
20 pee cent. Very little surprise will be telt at the extent of
the deottes if Um enonnews amount of imports be taken

into esseideratioa.
The supplies into the United Kingdom have, taking all
articles eltrie.ler, ezeeedeit a million of quarters per
we*. . . . .

0;;;;pme will aot allow a detailed Notice of the variatioas
which have oecoured la other kinds of `rain; bat to show
the fall whieh has takes place is each, we aim the last
general average mien for the kingdoms, published os
Thursday, 27th of December, with the retera for the am-
London, England, 1850-01-01

THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS.

Ye at.-rday the weather coatinued Moth tie same
as on the previous day, with the inception iket the thereto.
meter we. very flotnuatisg. The thermometer at 12 o'clock
et. d 4S degrees, and at 6 o'clock in the evening it had fallen
to 3s, three degrees lass than on the preceoing night at lbs
tame time. ite ice is the mica.. parks wee also nearly in
the relit acidities and t►ickaes• Ili on the previous day, end
notwrh►.aadisg that every ►tsoastion sae taken by the its
perii.t.ndeat of the Royal Humerus Society, resisted by a
01111tettplit stiff of icemen, several pereoos narrowly escaped
with tb.if
A serious accident occormid about 3 o'clock on the
Lvit water, Kensington-gardens, near the island ca the
conk side. Mr. Thomas Mariana, cf No. 9, Kea-
@Moon square, star eon, awrempanied by hie soli, Mr.
Merriman, Mies Merriman, Miss C. Merri-
man, MAW White, and gig. 8. While, friends of
Mariam, ventured on t►e ice. They were matiosed by
James ]loge, eine of the hu nee, as to this danger, and they
'Owed to re'urn, remarking at the same time, that the ice
we. able to bear them. immediately afterwards the kw
Moe way, and the w4ie of Me is persons were immersed
tato the water. Rep, assisted by an ether icemen, wood
Cook, instantly ►astened to the spot with an ice sledge, and
busker la Were, and immecled MlNyalial five of the party.
Mi.. Wh't. unfortunately had dipped ander the kw, awl
coed Lot be seen. ♦ctive menu wan adopted by !mat-
ins the lee, sadism afterwards As wee drawls out in a very
eshaa•t d stare, mil the whole GI the party were immedi-
ately conveyed is t►eir ewe assidnina
London, England, 1850-01-01

Grappler, an almost new iron stem-easel, and that several
of them will be temporarily deemed to Sh•evatall.
COOZTI MASTIAL AND 11180 AL FIOOOII4O.—AA la the
4868 of the reports, a few smelts since, about the trimmest
of the oaken arid man on board the Omastases, 60, we
publish the following from a weekly piper, to give Com-
mander Chansimlsin and the officers ol the Britemart, the
opportunity of dittoing or conteting the statements it ces-
tales
" Letter from the met of Afrim, dated Sierra Leese
Nov. 24.--Yea will have the ammement of
on the arrival of the Bristow; whisk area usual new-a.
days. Her semamsder he akmady disidegaidted himself in
that fame by the mid ef a stweeaussereep guises for mig.
bating to keep night watch ever prevision admen St. Helena
Wharf, whim the sews were la Wage of a rune at the
time. He has new a desteneat under elms MLa his
cabin, which mews a sentry parading before his door seed-
neatly In the maroon ; se that the cams are regaled with
a marine's
satiety dosing their any and valuate converse-
d..., all because this allow was a molter, and disobeyed
the etches of the ship by enjoying his cigar. A man has
bees flogged for saying that he was sober when the com-
mander asserted the contrary ; he was punished on the spot,
them' it was night time, tht crew attending with lanterns.
Bet I due my the mutual ocoartsmartial, which I hear are
so halm Made, will tell you more about these • thinp, and
planes than lean."
We have not, certainly, heard of any court of inquiry or
court-martial having been ordered since the /idiom's has
arrived in Elegised; sad we believe she will be peed off at
Davenport this day. It is high time, however, that the
MOM, 80 to the BMitt, should be either con-
tradicted by authority, or if true, should be acted upon, and
the ahem against whim charges of exam of power, cruelty,
or tyranny, have bead sivencead. should be made to answer
them at a court-mmetid. We hear daily of the most ialtu-
man practiess gemsdilei se board our men of war in the
puniatismat of-seemen. and nem mere atrocious Man in the
Ineonetsat, new shadowed is the Pacific, on board of
which ship, it h said, seem men, guilty of casual off-noes,
have had their heads padlocked up in masks from 201bs. to
MM. weight, these masks covering their entire facer, and
reeling upon their shoulders, with a few holes only for the
or. ader's respiration. WA are quite sure the Admiralty will
take the monaary ceps for putting a stop to this evil of
diseiplim is the navy.—Herold.
London, England, 1850-01-01

EDUCATION IN THE EAST INDIES.

Having some time since osnourel the nitßai-!-
linen of the Eist India Company on nieters of
education, and especially mentioned Madrao, ere
think it but fair to publish the following etc flier •,
sent from unquestionable authority, of the exi emirs
of education in the Presidency of Madras :
Statement showing the several ettabiiehmente unfit r t's
flidese Presidency supported by the coy, rnment, in •te
year 1843, for the promotion of educatkn amooe't tie Latin;
of British India; together with the expo pet of ..11, same,
under the two separate heal of "Asia:les" an,:
expenses," showing also the amount showed by 4,v, ritmett
for their maintenance during_ the same period, tins th,:r
income from other sourer s

MILITARY FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
MYRINSES.

Salaries
Other expenses

£12,7(.9
15,2 L

Tots'
INCW4E.

.C 27,924 n

Government grant
Ocher sources

£21,417

Total

This institution has been eitsbleshed tor the coeinter t.
ar d education of the &tighten of Europe►n n ihtary per- :
deemed, and the government grant to it consists of d..t.
ti ,n, ditierence of interest—beteve n 4 and S per cep:. .
funded property, and orphan all•iwances. The income :r
other 'mines consiets of interest on lunched capital, salt vr
ceeds of work, and lubecrip•iona.
MILITARY MALE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
ZIVEN.ES.

Salaries
Other expense,

L 13,411
1i,;90 4

Total
utcoits.

gl:5, •-'tll 1

Government grant £2o Olt 1
Other sources

Total

:t4,d9

This institution has been *stabil hen lor the mai °ter.,
sod education of orphan eons of European miLtsry pr. ne
deceased, and the government grant cansista of duh.L 'r•
difference of interest—between 4 and 8 per cent.
party, and orphan allowanee. The income trom
sources COIIIIiiti of interest on funded capital, cud proh., .e•
rived from the presi attached to the institution.

THE MADRAS UNIVERSITY
EXPENSES.

Salaries

1:22,9.29
4,#.;94.1

Other expenses

Total

a,vernment grain
Ocher sources
London, England, 1850-01-01

PUBLIC SALES.

Dac. 31.—8 y Mr. Dsistm. CRoNIN, at Garrawsy'r.—
Lease aid possession of the Hop Pules wine sad spirit esta-
blishment, Bdgewars-road, held for 18 years at a rent re-
duced by letting off to 401. per annum-2,6001.
Lease and pessars,ion of the Hone and Groom, John-
street, Edgeware-road, held foe six years at 1201. per annum
—6BOl.
London, England, 1850-01-01

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

BOW-lITRIZT.

VIOLIN? AUaAVLT ON MB POLION.—J.
EMIIVI Wawa, rad Lola' Sawyer, vas charged with
araulting di!

%To; wait= ei-euia;
leadly. • theta to duM, which they
refamti he d% sad possferitistrAger-strest, still desist sad
shouting. 71e wadable followed them, sad twit hold of
the mid priteaser, who instantly turned reeled sad streak
him a treateadeas blow arm the kw, mud huddled his
dogs. The three primates thee vea away, followed by the
wadable, who however suesseded is apprehending the male
Meow who was attai
pr~sosea spit rtassetrac. !tread:raw:4 down.rbzihiti;
other coast shies. hie F ires the trot to pia epos the
mule prisoner, and they both struggled together, sad ulti-
mately fell to the !demi. The feessle prisoners wed most
diseustiog language. While on the Found the soastable
sacmeded in wing his staff, with which he struck Bannister
ea the head, but constables combs( to his assistance, all the
prisoners were taken lota custody.
The inspector on duty eald all the widens were intoxi-
cated "hen they were brought to the police station.
Bannister, in defence, sea it was New-Year's-eve, and he
had bees to the thecae, for the purples of staying out to
see the new year. Be was very drunk, and did not know
what he was shout.

The testae prisoners denied that they used bad langur,
and that the constables committed a most cowardly assault
on Banoiettr, by striking him on the held with his staff
The blood flowed is torrents, and Bannister truck
the timetable.
Mr. Judie, esmunitted Bannister to 14 days' imprhioa-
meat, without the alternative of a fine, and seateased the
female prisoners to pay 20... or to be imprilosed rl4 dare.
The female prisonen paid their floes, and were liberated.
London, England, 1850-01-08

THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoca.
The English stock market shows great steadi-
ness to-day, and the tendency of prices is
decidedly upwards. Console opened at 97 to 3
for money, and 97; to ! for account, being
, higher than they left off yesterday. Without fur-
ther variation they have since advanced to the pre-
sent quotation, which is 97; for cash, and
971 to 4 for the 16th instant. tip to the pre-
sent time, the improvement on yesterday's closing
quotations consequently amounts to 1. The Three per
Cents. Reduced were first dealt is to-day at 971.
Some purchases which were then made by the
Government broker at 974 gave an increased degree
of firmness to the market. The Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents. mark 984, and last 993. Bank Stock has
experienced a further improvement, and has been
dealt in at 2061 and 2071. Exchequer Bills mark
625., 635., and 60s. premium, being an advance of la.
The foreign stock market is generally rather
firmer, and a slight improvement has occurred in the
value of Mexican bonds, which mark 291, and
in Peruvian, which were last done at 62-. The
business, however, is limited, being confined to the
following :—Brazilian New Bond,', at 87. Buenos
Ayres, at 481. Two-end-a-Half per Cent.'
Dutch, at 553 and Mexican, at 291 and 1.
Peruvian, at 611, 62, and Five per Cent. Spanish
Actives, at 193 and .1 ,• the Three per Cents., at 37i.
ENGLISH FUNDS.
Desk Stock, 205 6 ler Ct. Ca& Am. i
3 per CI. Red. ADEL. 572 1 3 per Dta. 119.4
per Ot. Coa. Mac, McMaster NM, lea to afa

FOREIGN FUND&
6 pit Ct. Austrian Bonds, 1 per Ct. Grenada DaLost I
46 per Cs. belt. bonds. 6J 96 Oneida Deferred lids.. 37 3
21 per Cent., 6 per Ct. Mee.,1644394 #
6 per Ct. Brizilinn Ode. 889 6 per CL Peruvian tide, 62 3
Ditto New, 86 8 Portuguese Cony.. 36 7
6 per Ct. Nuevo, Ayres, 48 50 6 per CL Una lid.. 169 11
Ditto Cliilise Yds, 96 160 Ditto Spanish 1id5..194 .
Ditto COiLlalb. Def. DLL, 3 per Ct. Spanish Bd., 374 4
Columbian Equador Ms., 346 Spanish Deferred Oda ,
per Ct. Danivh Bd., 73 4 Ditto Pamir* Bda, 34 4
77 per Ct. Dutch lids.. 667 6 2 per CL Veuesuela Sid.. :6 30
4 per Ct. Data* Certs.. 66 6 Venezuela Deland 8d... 9 AU
London, England, 1850-01-08

Zbe Court.

WINDSOR, JAN. 7.
The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual
morning walk.
The royal family took walking and pony exercise in the
Slopes and Windsor-park.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went eat shooting this
morning, accompanied by the Doke de Nemours, the Prince
de 1f..!:•4.!!.t, azd the bake &Auras'', and attended by
Colonel Bon. C. B. Phipps, Colonel Berkeley Drummond,
and Colonel F. H. Seymour.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de Ns.
moues left Windsor Cutle this afternoon.
The Bishop of Manchester also left the castle.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Rent has, we
heir, taken Abergeldie, a delightful seat adjoining the royal
domain of Belmoral, for her residence eat autumn.
The Commissioners for the Reduction of the
National Debt held a quarterly meeting yesterday, at the
official residence of the Chancellor ot the Exchequer, in
Dawning-street. There were present the Governor of the
Bank of England, the Accountant-General ot the Court of
Chancery, and the Deputy-Governor of the Bank. Mr.
Hignam, Bocretary and Comptroller-General to the Com-
missioners, was in attendance.
' The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President of the
Council) arrived in town yesterday, from his seat, Bowood-
park, Wilts.
Despatches from the Governor of Malta were re-
ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Despatches were sent off last evening from the
Colonial-office for the governors of Hong-Kong and Ceylon.
London, England, 1850-01-08

MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAY.

SIICIAIL—The market has been brisk, and prices 6d. to
Is. dearer. The public sales comprised 4,500 bags Mauri-
tius, 8,000 bags Bengal, and 6,000 bags Madras; white
Bemires were least in demand, and a part bought in.
Relined : The market very firm ; grocery lumps, low to
fine, 495. 6d. to 611. 6.i.
COPTIE.—The market has again been excited ; good
ordinary native opened at 635., went up to 645., and sub-
sequently 655. 6d. wu paid in public sale. Plantation
kind also sold at very high prices, but it is difficult to give
quotations, as they sold irregularly
SALTPITRE —9OO bags offered in public sale, and sold a
shade higher prices. Refraction Bto 10i, 255. 6d. to 265.
Rice very firm, at yesterday's quotations. White Bengal,
10s. 6d. to Ile.
Tea.—The demand continues large, and prices are a shade
dearer. Green has been much sought after.
Parrett continues in good demand.
In other articles no material alteration, but the general
speculation rather increases.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The market continues steady, with a good demand for
consumption, at 38.. 6d. for let Y. C. Tallow oa the spot.
The produce of Etteish Tallow has diminished to a consi-
derable extent, and 'here is no stock of it on hand. The
supplies coming forward this spring from Australia and
South America will not be more than half the quantify
which arrived in the spring of last year. Higher prices are,
therefore, anticipated. To-day's quotations are aa follow:
Petenburg Y. C. on the spot, 38s. 3d. to 38s. 6d. ; January
to March. 38s. 3d. to 38s. f3d. ; October to December, 395.
to 395. 61.

SMITHFIELD HAY-MARKET.—THIS DAT.
Messn. Cooper add Davis report the supply larger, and
the trade hardly so good. Prime blew low Hay, 68s. to
751.:; inferior do., 60e. to 655. ; Rowels, bOs. to 604. ; Clover,
60s. to 85e. ; Straw, 245. to 28e.
London, England, 1850-01-08

TO THE EDITOR OP THE EXPRESS.

Stit,—A circular has recently been addressed to the
leading upholstery houses in London by ore of the
largest chintz furniture printers in Englund, in which
it is proposed to deal with the trade and public direct
on fixed terms.

The circumstances which have led to this may be
interesting to some of your readers, and will show
strongly one of the beneficial effects of free trade.
It used to be a habit with the manufacturers of
chintz furniture, upon the production of a new pat-
tern, to engage such pattern to one or more of the
wholesale houses, and in consequence of such mono-
poly an article purchased at about 9d. per yard, was
often supplied to the trade at 2s. per yard, or even in
some cases higher ; and, in addition to this enormous
profit, the upholsterer was obliged to charle his own
profit to his customer. The public were compelled to
pay for all chintz furniture at from 150 to 300 per
cent. beyond the manufacturer's price.
Upon the alteration of the tariff, French and other
foreign chintz were imported duty free, and being
supplied direct from the manufacturer, came into
fearful competition with our own high-priced articles.
The natural felling-off in the demand for their goods
caused our manufacturers to look into the
cause, and they found that it was not
owing to any superiority of make, or cheap-
ness of production, of the foreign article, for
the English fabric is superior, and-can be produced
more cheaply, but that it arose from the extortionate
profit which the wholesale houses had by their mono-
poly been enabled to exact. The result is, that the
manufacturers have, as shown by the enclosed circu-
lar, decided to abolish such monopoly, and to supply
the public at a fair and reasonable price ; and by this
dicision, and the consequent reduction of price, not
only will the consumption of chintz furniture be very
much increased in this country, but it will become
and indeed is, already becoming an article of export.
This sir, is one case in which prohibitory (or as
they are called, protecting) duties were of advantage
only to a very few monopolists, to the serious injury
of the manufacturer and operative, the retailer and
the public.
London, Jan. 2. Yours, &c., J. B.

PLATE GLASS.
London, England, 1850-03-05

BOURSE.

Foe Amount.
PARIS, Moue 4. For
Stoney. Opening Highest. Lowest. Mang
3 pee Contr. ....... 37 75 515 0 30 0 87 05 53 0
S per Cents-
S do. Nov Ices. ~ e e e e
to per Cents. .
S pre Ones 73 I e

r.mtange 011 LASINtOU: 30 days, U 43 .191 days,23 821. '.
llegiaz, I, 1410 9B Maser. I Rapiea Beale.. 91 SO Money
Ds. S. 1643
Lb. q
Do. 3 ....
Piedmont 11 per Cents 97 93 „ dank Mares 2230 „
Borah.—Versallles (left beak). 170; Paris and Orleans, 760 23;
Parts and Rouen, 317 30 ; Roues sad liana 26.1; Avignon and
Marseille/00 ; Strasburg sad Sale, 113 73; Mesas and Vierran,
313; Minus. and Inordeaua, 493 ; North, 430; Parts and Strasbourg,
347 50 ; Tian and :i.dstso 231 23; Roatereau and Troyes, 103.

Mame. Fes. 21. —1111 f• par Ceuta.. 24 are. ; Four per Cents.,
14 paper; Fire per Calla., 121 paper; Coupon, 74 ; tank of St.
Ferdisead, 82. Exelaange on Loudon. 30.20.

SWITZERLAND.

The Patrie says that the King of Prussia bas
referred the Neufchatel question to arbitration at
Frankfurt.

ITALY.

ROMAN STATES. The Constitution's.' pub-
lishes the fullt.wing letter from Rome, 26:h ult.:
The Prince de klus;gnano has completely recovered from
his wound, but his sister is still suffering. The police are
still actively employed in investigating the affair ; they have
discovered that the surgeon Del Fritts, who had been ar-
rested as the principal author of the attack, had net taken
such a direct part as was at first believed. A report is
' current that the celebrated Angelo Brunetti. alias Clap
nacchio, has just been arrested scar Mont* Fehr* by an
Austrian column, but the news requires confirma-
tion. The verdict of acquittal pronounced in favour
of the famous president of the committee of barricades,
Henri Cerouschi has bees quashed by the council
of revision on the plea of informality, and in a fortnight the
trial will recommeace before the court-martial. and it is said
that documents will be produced which will throw fresh
light on the qu stion. The criminal procedure in this
country, particularly as regards tne publicity of the exami-
nation of witnesses, will always render the task of our tri-
bunals very difLult. Witnesses will dare to speak all
the truth publicly; the fear of private revenge will deter
them, and this has been the case of the majority of acquittals
which have go much scandatised the Romans. They do not
uaderstscd that moral certainty is not sufficient to declare a
person guilty, but that the judge must also have legal ries,
tainty in the ease.
TUSCANY.—Letters from Leghorn of the 23rd
ult. state that the fortress of Portolerraio is to receive
an Austrian garrison. The Austrians are fortifying
the fort of Purtamurata, at Leghorn, on the land side.
A battalion of imperial cavalry arrived at Leghorn
on the 22nd. Arrests are still the order of the day.
M. Antoine Bonaparte has arrived from Marseilles,
and proceeded to Florence.
London, England, 1850-03-05

SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN.

BERLIN, Maim 2.
The Prussian government has answered Lord Pal-
merston's note of the 20th, proposing a prolongation
of the Danish armistice for six months. This answer
is in perfect conformity with the resolutions of the
cabinet, as I have explained them in previous letters.
The sum and substance is this,—Prussia will not use
her soldiers to coerce the Bchleswigers. She takes her
stand upon the II ih article of the convention of armis-
tice, which says that the soldiers are to maintain tran-
quillity and order. They have done so. In the only
cue when the public peace was threatened, they inter-
vsned, and put an end to the disturbance. But they
are not obliged to violate tranquillity in order to force
the Bchleiwigers to pay the taxes.
London, England, 1850-03-05

GREECE.

The Al'genuine Zeitung (Augsburg) has a tele-
graphic message from Vienna of the 27th ult., which
states that intelligence had just reached that capital
from Athens of the 20th February. The coercive
measures of England were to awes immediately.
The blockade is said to have been removed on the 20th.

TURKEY.—Our dates from Constantinople are to
the 13th. Count Btiirmer persists in his demand that
the refugees should be detained in the interior during
five years, and the Porte is equally firm in its refusal
to comply with a condition so derogatory to its dig-
nity. For the present the interested refugees will be
transported to Bronson, from whence, when the season
grows milder, they will proceed to Kintayeh. The
usually well-informed correspondent of the Wanderer
states, that the Russians are to occupy Transylvania
in order to leave Austria free handed to deal with
Italy, and show head against Prussia in Germany.

ODESSA, JAN. 24.—1 n nonce of the thaw
which set in, the ice to the eeell broke yesterday, end
wee curled out to see by a stiff brew free the south.
London, England, 1850-03-05

My Court.

wirinSOtt. Mallen 4.
Her Majesty walked this worming in the Slopes
sad Wilt.twe I`..ek. The r •yel to.ok their emus-
Waged walking end p .:stave.
His Royal Hinhaem Priem Albert went out !tontine al*
misvalue.~ attended by Lewd Alfred Paget Ana Colonel
Douai e.
The royal dinner p.rty at the title this ',mien will
Include her Royal Ilighnew the Duel 1.0 of Kent, the Lady-
in- Waiting to the Michel, of Kent, the Haronesa de Spetlo,
Colonel the Hon. Cher:ta Grey, Mr. Birth, and Mr. Mover

The Queen will hold a Privy ("Amen on Saturday
neat, the 9th instate, at Backinsass Palace. Summonses
were kissed yesterd .7 to tho niobium and ofti,ers of state.
A deputation from the Protestant Dissenting depu-
ties ha lan int.ry.ew with Lord John Rowell yesterday, at
his official rend nee i.. Downiogditreet, en the Rubies' of
Chureh.rste law and the Australian Colonies Bill, The
deputation cons red, of Mr. John Hi mineton Mills, Mr.
Nathaniel OceMn, Mr. Joseph East. Mr. Josiah Conder, Mr.
Charles It eel. Mr. Benjamin 11.nbery, Mr. George Odor,
Mr. Samuel &fadeout. Mr. Ehe • Clarke, Mr. Robert
Hall Terrell, Mr. William Carlisle, and the secretary.
The Chancrl.or of the Exchequer and Lady Mary
Wood left town yesterday for Brighten
The dele4ates, appointed by a conference of medical
men from various pans of the kingdom, on the subject of
medical Warm, had an interview with Sir George Grey
yesterday at the Home omee. The deputation consisted of
Nathaniel Clifton, chairman, Islingtoo ; Thomas Martin,
Reigate; drove B Month y, Croydon; John Bowling,
Hanimerrini,h; Farnham Flower, Chilcompton, S 'menet ;
Richard &ethic Cambridge; John Propert, New Caren-
dish•street ; James Bird, Orchard-street; Gorge James
Squibb, Orchard-street; George Webster, Dulwich; P.
Hood. L•wer Seymour street; Henry Ancell, Norfulk-eses-
emit ; Th H. Smith, S'. Mary Cray, Kent.
Mr. Talbot had an interview with Lord John
Rus.ell yesterday.
Deoprehes from the G 'remora of the North
American C lonic. were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office. Dispatches were received on Sunday at the Colonial-
office from the iprearion oldie West India Colonies.
London, England, 1850-03-05

THE ARMISTICE.

Lord PALYNTUITON haring here entered the hones,
Mr. BANDARS renewed hie gantlet' as to the armistice
between Danmark and Berlin.

Lord PALMERSTON, in reply, said that he believed
the report on the subject was premetore, aad that no
armistice, no renewal of the armistice, had been yet agreed
to between Denmark on the one hand, and Frankfort end
Berlin on the ether. There had been a communication
going on between the three parties, with the view of en-
deavouring to get • prolongation of the armistice, and •
final settlement of the question; but at presetst nothing
definitive had been settled about it ; and be would not be
exported, therefore, to enter into details. There were diffi-
cold. s on both sides. The armistice continued de facto,
and would continue until one of the parties had given six
months' settee of its termination. (Hear.)
London, England, 1850-03-05

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY ETENING, MARCH 5, 1850.

ECCLESIASTICAL C9UK.ISSION BILL.

Upon the notion for the third retdiog of this bill,

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE proposed attain amend
meats of a verbal swam

The Bkbop of SALISBURY proposed seined emend
meats in the seendraent which he had proposed the other
eight en the 15th clause.
The bill was then read a third time and passed.
Their lorlohips ►djourned at twenty willow before eight
o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONB.—MONDAY, MARCH 4.
The 8 took the choir et 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

- _
SECOND READIXOI —Tee Farmer's Estate Society (IN-
land), the Ipswich General Cemetery, and the Railway
Maumee Company Bills.
London, England, 1850-03-05

RAILWAYS

Tins DAY, Two o'CLocx.
The business transteted in shares to-day is limited,
bat the market is very firm, and quotations gene-
rally cont.nue their upward movement. Culedonians,
Eutern Counties, Great Westerns, Brigt.tons, North
West. ros, and South Earerns have ail been esilt in
at an advane- over yes'erdsv's highest rates. Ber-
wicks have (tutus ed from 141 to 141. For foreign
lines the market is quite inactive, but quotations
are steady.

elating prior
Yesuerday.

Sabo to-day a
to 1 &alai.
London, England, 1850-03-05

THE POLICE COURTS.

CLERK EN WELL.

MPLANCTIOLY oCCUitx;t7E7—Yw7boys namsd Perkins
and IVallourd, were charged wi.h having teen concerned in
setting tire to Clara Carr, a girl five years of age, by which
her lite is placed in imminent danger.
Toe particulars of the case were detailed in yesterday's
paper, and it will be reeillected that some boys were paying
together in Deform-budding:, St. Luke's, when a man co:,
nester! with a manufactory threica lump of brimstone into •
ilusthole, wi.h which they commenced plasine, and having
licht.4 a portion of it they fl Aug it on the child's clothes,
and she was instantly enveloped in flames. Her person was
dreadfully injured, and her arms nearly herut to a cinder.
Her mother ran to her swistanev, and in an attempt to t x
tinguish the flames were hands and arms were severely
burnt. The child is now in St. Bartholomew'. Hospital,
and the mother is an out-patient of that e.tablishment. The
pii•oner Widowed absconded after the circumstance hap-
pined. Perkins, wko we, the principal in the affair, was
appreher ded on the spot, and he was remanded for the ap-
pr, howling of Walfnurd. The poor mother attended with
her hands and arms hound up, and in oreat agony.
After • lengthed investigation the prisoners were liberated
on bail, end aeliv. red over to their parents for their appear.
anco in a week, when the fete of tare injured child will be
made known.
London, England, 1850-03-05

MARYLEBONE.

TEL CARE OP ATTEMPTVD MURDLIt AND SUICIDE:—
Mr. Broughton TOCeiTtU from Mr. Bend 11, end trom W.
IL 11. half a-sovereign, for ttt, young arm Rollin., who by
the intrepidity wtich he displayed a week or ten days age,
succeeded in rescuing from drowning in the R.gent's Canal,
E.tz.lteth Ilig.rins and her three children, one of them an
ir.f.mt no more ttan seven months old. Our reporter wee
rtquestrd to acknowledge the receipt of the donations
alluded to.

SOUTHWARK.
CIIAROR OP MANSLAVOHTEIL—Stephen Box/tall, ten.,
and Stephen If 'Ana, jun., tether and son, were brou?ht
up fur r •ezaniination, charged with c..using the death of •
man named Prestige, on Monday night l at.
The cirerecostances whieb led to the death of the deceased
young man oc:urreil in a beer-snop, called the " Horns," in
Sernactd.e y, 011 Friday evening. They were all together
in the above house, and some words having arisen between
them, during welch B,sthall, jun., used language of an
nffensive descriptinn to verde Mrs. Presage, her husband
resented the irout by threatening to strike the offender it he
repeated tb calumny. The latter did repeat the offensive
expreesions, ai d struck the decease I, and, according to eta
evidence of the witeersee, acted otherwise towards the
decease-1 with great nee. Since the occurrenle an
inquest has been held on the body of the deceased, and a
verdict of manslaughter returned.

The prisoners, who declined saying anything at 'resent
in their defence, were committed.

WANDSWORTH.
MELANCHOLY DKATH OY • LULL COLLECTOR.—T.
Day, IV. Clark, and U. Eiden were grain brought up, oa •
ch age of being cons reed in the death of Eiy Wing, late
tell collector at the R. ,bin Hood Gate, Kingston Bottom.
At the last examinati Ihrlen was allowed to he sworn as
a vitae's, but some circumstances transpiring which led to •
suspicion of his testimony, the case was &Arai:oy close!, for
the productien of a younger son of Biden's moor, and
the ividenee he gave not 0..1y proved that Idden had told a
tissue of falsehoods, but cliared up this myrerious and con-
tradictory case in a very extraordinary manner. As, how-
ever, another witness of an equally importer, character was
rrquirad, it was deemed p Aide by the magistrate that the
evidence gi..est should be withhild until the other witness
was examined.

Mr. Alfred Taylor, the eief clerk, then proceeded to take
the voluminous depositions of the numerous witnesys, sad
priciners were toresally committed, but will to brought
up again on Wednesdsy.

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titroarr Breeze

llrr, Wind
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strong Breeze
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tientlr
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CSltn

N.
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Strong Breeze
Gentle Breeze
Gentle Omer..
London, England, 1850-10-29

DRAMA. •
fIiTMAIUEST.
Last evening Mr. Maenad, ananneed his series
of farewell performances before his deal retie-name them the
stage. It will be remembered that Mr. Maereedy wee to
have epossel-ted hie farewell engagement last @some, bet that
the 'lncluding portion of it was nesessartly deemed in
seesequesse of the state of Ws health. This obetatis
being now happily removed by his natant's* to his
erected strength, them perisnassoss are now resensed,
and are to proceed strictly in seeorebuses with the &e-
-nurement. originally made, sad will compriso all the
leading characters which have been non rainiest,
reselated with his dreinatie gamer. It is asnoaand that
his performance of Macbeth last craning ton to be his last
bat three is that character; that to-merrow he
w 1 appear in Hamlet for the last time bat one; ea Thurs-
day is Shylock, for the last time but one ; and on Saturday
in Lear, tor Use lest time but three —preeionaly to his float
reformism of each of these characters. Thus it appears
that the time is now ind-ed at band when the English stags
will be deprived of one who has long been one of its strata/eat
pillars and brightest °memento.
A eroeded audience, comprising a host of individuals die-
Outweighed in literature and at;, was assembled to welcome
oar great actor on this occasion; and when he arpeared.
they gave vent to their feelings in reiterated peals of sta-
rrier. Me looked as little es Tionsible like a men on the
eve of retiring from the stage. He had the ears of health,
his movements were active and buoyant, and we have
never seen Lim act with more fire sad *Stour. As
to his represeatation of Mach.th, what can be said that has
not been said a thousand times already? It is, we hay*
always theeght, hie masterpiece, combining in a remarkable
degree the tr.spirations of genius with the ItelUltil of elms
eta fy and deep rtfieetion. It is the most lloished work of
art which the English gage has exhibited for many a year ;
end it may be many a year before it shall exhibit each
another.
Mrs. Warner wee the Lad, Macbeth, This excellent
actress we. received, after her lose absence from the start,
in s manner due to her talents and character. She has lost
nothing of her meiotic beauty, end she saistsised the the•
ratter with her wonted power and grandeur. The parts of
Maeda; and Boma° were well performed by Mr. Daven-
port sad Mr. How; and the play as a whole was got up sad
Wad in a very satisfactory manner.
London, England, 1850-10-29

PIEDMONT.

It is said that M. Puieth will be the favoured can-
didate for the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies.

GERMANY.
PRUSSIA.

The protocol of the 38:12 sitting of the College of I
Princes contains a note addressed by M. Von Redo- ,
wile, the Prussian Minister of Foreign Affairs, to M.
von Sydow, as President of the College of Princes,
enclosing despatch sent to the government of
Denmark communicating the ratification of the Berlin
treaty by the several states represented at Frankfort.
The not* of M. von Redowita to M. von Sydow is as
follows:
Your Euelliney will already have seen the published
official protocol of the sitting of the plenipotentiaries of
several German governments assembled on the 3rd inst. at
Prankfort-on-thisMaine, in which the resolution of these
givernments on the ratification of the peace of July
2nd is stated. Of WPM the government of his
Prussian Majesty can recognise is this resolution
no valid declaration of tke Germanic Diet, but only
a declaration of their own will on the part of a minority of
Clasen goverements soling for themselves and in their own
name. As sash an set the Prussian government is prepared
to acknowledge its validity, notwithstanding the irregularity
of its tonne, reserving. however, at the same time, ite right
to protest egainst every inference prejudicial to its own right
which may be drawn frees this conventional admission of
the said validity. The Prussian government thee MN in the
set of the Freak:fort plenipotentiaries the ratification of the
peace on the parts of Austria, Saxony, Bavaria, Hanover,
Wurtemburg, Electoral Hesse, iLase Darmstadt, the
Netherlands for Luxemburg and Limbeeg, Mecklen-
burg Stroll*, Liechtenstein, Schaomberg-Lippe, and
H-ese Homburg, just in the same manner as the
majority of the German governments had already
the same pesos and exchanged ratifications
throuth the medium of Prussia. The royal Prussian go-
vernment has considered it a duty to communicate this feet
without delay to the government of his Mojeaty the King of
Denmark, sad I have transmitted to the royal ambeasedor at
Copenhagen a despatch, of which the enclosed document is
London, England, 1850-10-29

SPAIN.

111.11.1)81.1.1, %JUT. ko.
Lord 'Lowden is said to entertain the design of
pressing upon the Spanish ministry the adoption of
thu propositions of the committe e of English holders
of Spanish bondP, for the arrangement of the debt.
MADRID, OCT. 23 —noes per Cents.. 1; after Bobs,
341 cash, 341 paper ; FOIST per Cents.. 131. iTO par Cents.,
131 cash; after 71^las, 131 paper, 131 cash; Coupon., n
costs ; after Bolas, 71 e ish ; l'a•sives. 31 csah ; after BA's,
31 rival. Bank et 8... Ferdinand. 97 paper. Exchange on
London, 60.30.

ITALY.
ROMAN STATES.

Oar Roman letters of the 19th state that public
attention was still occupied with the affair of Nar-
doni's assassins. The new treuury bills were said to
be selling well, and foreign exchanges were falling in
consequence. Last exchange on London, 312, a fall
of 1 per cent.
The 22nd regiment of French light infanty has left
Rome for (Arita Vecchia, to embark for Algiers.

TUSCANY.
The Statute of Florence, of the 21st, mentions a
rumour now current abut a note said to have been
addressed by the court of Sardinia to those of Naples,
It me, and Tuscany, and countenanced by England,
calling upon those governments to bear their share of
the 75 millions due to Austria for expenses of the late
war, the campaign having been undertaken by Sar-
dinia with their consent and assistance.
Cardinal Wiseman arrived in Florence =Oct. 21.
London, England, 1850-12-24

•
sited If be swab, wmhs he pay MOW. for • east. He
irked stet the mosey was kr, rid whether it would ha
scl eired fcr legal earisok sad the b•r 11.4 tbat
he snit not ask say queries% (A .) •Ws told
the party who applied to Ids that If the nary sae
required for beibesy be would not spend re skilbs. for
wash a purrs% est he •••• afterwards airevaisr that
tie Sergi alisded to by the rudeness wee St. AlbeiVe
As eppliestim w Jas aids to him by the nos parr
to know if be wool& roe 1,5001., whir he rafased.
Atter • few ethos obegratiese, Mr. Cordes roduled by
metro that the elegises of Bs. Aires bed sow • noble op
remedy of retriorbor their reread= is the epee of the
world; sad he sided apes eery wee the electors who
valued his own Swett, sad who &Wed to &Amoy the her
system of bribery that bad es kw resided, sad which wee
se mat • diaries to their beresib, to rally round lum sad
voters his as their representative.
A show of beads wee then takes, which was declaod to be
to farts of Alarms& Carden.
A poll was degraded on behalf of Mr. Bell, which will
somusar at 8 sad filially daredr
eat 4 tomorrow (this ).
London, England, 1850-12-24

SPORTING.

TATTERSALL'S.
Business yestimlay was not of a eheraeter to nail for me
titan an enumeration of the beta:

CHESTER CUP.
600 to 10 art Lord Chitlins's Wallflower (t).
600 to 10 Mr. Meikliat's R%h (t).
1,000 to 20 Mr. Howard's Brother to Dough (t)
1,000 to 15 Mr. 3, Scott's Clincher (t).
1,000 to 16 Biz J. B. Mills's Won't you cons out to.
night (t).
DERBY.

000 to 100 sgst Mr. lialloWs—Prims Minister (t-13 to 2
aft o'd).
350 to 26 Mr. A. Nichol's Newrainstar (t, and sft
offd).
2,600 to 60 Sir J. Hawley's Balsam (t).

THE GREAT MATCH.
Eva betting—offers to take a sovereign a hunched for
choice.
London, England, 1850-10-16

ITALY.

TURIN, O. 11.
.
T, he Opinione =ammo's that a fresh note has been
addressed by the Papal government to the cabinet of
Torte, pretesting against the measures adopted with
rrtt 4,11 to ?414. Pransout and Maroagin. M. Penh-
nand Barret reported to be on the point of quitting
Turin foe lastber diplomatic poet.

RUSSIA AND POLAND.—Preparations am in
active progress for abolishing on the Ist of January,
1851, the intermelaie eustome frontier between
Ruda and Poland. The Jews arc to be removed to
a distance of 40 wersts from the frontier. In each
fruitier town 400 men iofentry and 500 Cossacks, and
as maid umber of genedarmes, Sr. to be a at lotted.
On tbe frontier between Poland and Preside a line of
betn is to he erected, 800 fret being toe distance from
Mt to hut. In each hut a controller, a clerk, two
Resew and one Polish watcher, are to live. The
ailway between St. Petersburg and Moscow is to be
kehrfrul by the Ist of November, 1851, is obedience
I. dm, orders of the Emperor.

•The following financial statement
will be found of interest at the present time :
• Isamu : Domain, 66,6641.; direct t•ZOI., 431.7920; Indi-
rect do., 626,01'4; lottery. 12,2861.; Poe:.4lce serplue,
6,2261 ; land and • toll, 218,6661. ; West India income,
19,6091. Ireland income, 2,9861 ; sundries, 22,2821.; rental:
ie., 124,8091.: total income, 1,429,6631 Expenditure:
Meal llst, 64,0001.; anaemia of the royal hone*, 29,765/,..
of state, 4,6291.; perliament, 6,4001.; 03111iItti.
yeeelps, 25,6001.; du. home, 99,8461.; do. Nein., 63.9171.;
do. ober& and education, 30,0211.; do war, 3646461.;
40. as_, 163,9081. ; do. finence, 102,9721 ; Interest on
n 0,9041. ; oixtionenees, 40,8061.: total expenditure,
91181. The debt in 1836 was 13,800,00(1 ; in 1848,
,_400,0001. ; but has been increased, by the addition of
11,180,0001. during the war, to 13,680,0001.