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THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENIINIGI MARCH 26, 1847,

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by him in the event that said treaty, when signed by
the authorised agents of the two Governments, and
duly ratified by Mexico, shall call for expenditure."
If anything could add to the disgrace which Mr.
POLIO has accumulated upon himself and the Govern-
ment of the United States, from the very commence-
ment of hostilities with Mexico, it is furnished
to the full by the terms of the foregoing resolution.
It is nothing more nor less than a wholesale authority
to second their military efforts against a deeply in-
. jured people by the detestable influences of bribery
and corruption. The whole civilised world would re-
joice, should the insidious, demoralising, and shame-
less policy of Mr. PoLn. be signally upset by a con-
tinuance of the patriotic resistance which, contrary to
his expectations, has been already unflinchingly
offered by the Mexicans.
Everybody knows that, after the opprobrious man-
ner in which the Texas was incorporated with the
States, in consequence of which the country annexed is
now subject to the curse of slavery, from which it was
formerly free, the President never dreamt of carrying
his project of aggrandisement beyond the Rio del
Norte, which he desired that Mexico should cede and
recognise as the proper boundary of the extended
territory of the States ; and that when he found, from
negotiations then pending, that Mexico was reluctant
to conform to his views, he determined upon invading
neutral ground to the south of the Rio del Norte, in
the hope of extorting a concession by force, to which
he could not in justice set up any reasonable claim.
From that period the Mexicans have stoutly declined
to entertain any overtures for peace, until Mr. POLK
shall have first withdrawn his forces, military and
naval, to the positions which they originally occupied.
Had this laudable and spirited requirement been com-
plied with, we doubt not that the differences between
the belligerents might have been speedily adjusted ;
but as Congress has failed to compel the President to
retrace his unjustifiable and aggressive steps, the wax
will be necessarily protracted. Every honour-
able sympathy is enlisted in favour of the
southern republic. It appears now, as indi-
cated by the tenor of the Three Million Act, that
the President is intent upon acquiring some por-
tion of Mexican territory, and, by the rejection of
Mr. WusioT's proviso, that, in any such fresh acqui-
sition the laws of slavery will be introduced. It is
impossible, therefore, to regard these proceedings of
the American Government with feelings other than
those of unmitigated disgust. On the other hand, as be-
fore remarked, we rejoice that the principles of free
trade have been preserved intact, and that Mr. rola has
been unable to persuade Congress to compromise them
in the way he proposed with respect to the duties
upon tea and coffee. Another feature of congratula-
tion is presented by the magnificent contributions
which have been raised for the relief of the destitute
Irish. In New York the Roman Catholics have
recently obtained in their churches upwards of
13,000 dollars for this truly benevolent object. From
Boston, Quebec, and other cities nearly 300,000
dollars have been remitted. Such munificent charity
richly merits the grateful eulogium which Lord
JOHN RUSSELL paid to it in the House of Commons.

Our commercial interests are implicated in the
preservation or rupture of tranquillity in the Levant,
otherwise we should be indisposed to trouble our-
selves with the slightest reference to the drawing-room
squabbles of the Greek SOVEREIGN. Contemptible
as the incident apparently is of a Turkish emissary
being huffed at the behaviour of OTHO, on the occasion
of a grand ball in the Athenian palace, it is never-
theless one of those trivial circumstances which have
frequently before now changed thewhole destinies of
a country, and produced the most disastrous out-
breaks. Unless these frivolous misadventures be-
tween kings and ambassadors are prevented from
assuming importance by fomenting jealousies into
abhorrence, and transforming a casual pique into
an ineradicable hatred, the peace of the
world would be continually endangered, and
the lives of its rulers perpetually embittered. It
is among the most meritorious offices of a diplomatist
to destroy these germs of war on their first budding
into existence. By acting as peacemakers in these
almost domestic contentions of the palace, they may
always invest their ministerial careers with the dignity
of patriotism. Nor can the responsibility of aiding
in reconciliations, after the recurrence of such petty
misunderstandings, be regarded as in any manner
derogatory to the elevation of their official characters.
We re the ministers of the different Oriental Princes
to occupy themselves by endeavouring to become the
securities of national quietude, by suppressing and
eradicating these rancorous emotions on their first
appearance, they would be conferring more substan-
tial benefi6 upon their country than by abetting
spoliation or encouraging rapine.
England is in a peculiar manner called upon to
scrutinise the behaviour of the Greek Government at
this delicate juncture; it is called upon to observe
the changei of her relations with Turkey,
because upon the continued amity between
those two empires depend the conservation of British
interests along the eastern shores of the Mediterra-
nean. Beyond this, we have rendered ourselves, to a
considerable extent, responsible for the excellence and
sagacity of the government of OTRO, until it has
become matured by longer existence and the wisdom
acquired by the consequent experience. For these
reasons, therefore, it is befitting for us to watch with
a jealous precaution the progress of legislation in
that still embryo dominion and the aspect of its rela-
tionship with the neighbouring potentates. From
the correspondence which has just appeared, com-
prising letters between his Majesty the King of
GREECE and the Sublime Porte, and others between
JEAN COLETTI and ALI EFFENDI, it would appear
that there is a secret estrangement between the
SULTAN and his august neighbour. How far this
estrangement may yawn into an abyss of animosity
depends upon the external influence of friendly
Governments, and upon the vacillating sentiments and
precarious temperament of the supreme administrator,
COLETTI.

An abrupt expression uttered by the lips of
royalty to the representative of an amicable
Sovereign, whether that expression be pronounced
in the excitement of a levee or the languid
abandon of a carousal, may be productive of
gigantic consequences—consequences such as may
unsettle the foundations of a kingdom and convulse
the whole surface of a continent. That such is pos-
sible, that the fable of " the parturient mountain "
may, in this manner, be reversed, has been repeatedly
shown in modern as well as in ancient history.
There is a mythe, or historical allegory, illustrative
of this, in the very commencement of the Roman
records, where REMUS is butchered in a tumult
arising from the fact of his jumping over the
ditch traced out for the city walls, and his
brother is thereby raised to the undisputed dignity of
being the commander of a little cluster of vagabonds.
At the opening of the nineteenth century a still more
remarkable proof of the magnitude of results
flowing from insignificant incidents was afforded
by the abrupt departure of the English Ambassa-
dor, Lord WHITWORTH, from Paris in consequence
of a few words addressed to him in the Tuileries by
the First Consul. The insult offered to the Turkish
Envoy by the King of GREECE may, therefore, if
allowed to extend and ripen into a national grievance,
become at once injurious to the future
prospects of the Greeks and to the immediate
safety of English merchandise in the Levant.
It is incumbent upon us, therefore, to observe nar-
rowly the course pursued by the different Courts in
this singular correspondence. The preservation of
friendship between the Grecian and Turkish Govern-
ments is intimately blended with our commercial
prosperity.

Among the many complaints that have from time to
time been brought forward against individual Irish
landlords, few have had greater effect in exciting the in-
dignation and disgust of the English people than the
statement that many--notwithstanding the misery and
destitution existing at their very thresholds, the ago-
nies of their neighbours, and dependents, suffering
under protracted famine, and dropping into untimely
graves from want of the common necessaries of
life—had retained large sporting establishments, and
devoted to the support of horses, dogs, and other
animals of an inferior class, quantities of food which
might more properly have bean applied to the wants
of human beings, and by which the acknowledged
deficiency would have been diminished, and many of
their countrymen nourished and sustained, and their

lives preserved to their wretched families. The I
charge was a serious one, and was considered
sufficiently grave to occupy the attention of
the Legislature ; and one of the gentlemen
inculpated in a manly and straightforward manner ,
came forward and declared that he had parted with
his dogs, and since the urgency of the famine had
not kept a single useless dog. The defence was re-
ceived with cheers in St. Stephen's, and there was not
a single Member in the House, or individual out of
it, who did not approve the act, and believe that the
gentleman had only performed his duty, and that, had
he acted in any other manner, he would have justly
merited the gravest censure.
Cannot the argument be carried further ? Is the
question of humanity one to be decided on by geo-
graphical situation ? Can a person justly and pro-
perly do that, if removed a few miles or a few hours'
journey from the scene of distress, which would be
criminal on the part of another in its more immediate
vicinity ? If the Irish landlord can justly be required
to part with some ten or twenty greyhounds, because
they would consume a sufficient quantity of food
to maintain an equal number of human beings,
should English noblemen or gentlemen preserve an
inordinate quantity of game on their lands, to consume
the crops and blight the hopes of the hard-working
farmers, to demoralise and lead from the paths of
honest industry many labourers, the staff and support
of humble but contented families, who, but
for the temptation thus afforded, might have
maintained upright characters, to people the
county gaols and houses of correction, to
increase the county rates by the expenses
of prosecutions, and the parish rates by the
support of helpless and ruined families deprived of
their natural guardians and protectors, and cast upon
the tender mercies of the union workhouse for a
wretched subsistence ? Even if these frightful re-
sults were not the natural consequences of the super-
abundance of game, if no evils or grievances
could be traced to the operation of the game-
laws, were they as harmless and innocent in
themselves as they are universally admitted to be
injurious and mischievous,—do pheasants and par-
tridges, hares and rabbits, devour so small a quantity
of food as to render it a matter of trifling importance
whether it should be added to the national stores ? Is
the condition of the English labourer so desirable
that no addition to his humble comforts are required?
It is unnecessary for us to answer these ques-
tions. The voice of public opinion will make the
responses in a louder and more commanding
tone than any we could assume, and the outcry of
the people, the firm but temperate appeal of millions,
will demand from the Legislature redress for their
wrongs and a remedy for the enormous evil.
A small pamphlet, containing a few brief pages on
this important subject, published under the name of
" Homo," strongly depicts the injurious workings
and the obnoxious effects of the game code, whether
to the farmer, the tradesman, or the labourer ; but the
mischief is not limited to these classes ; in fact it
would be difficult indeed to point out any portion of
society that is not injuriously affected. And, cui bone,
for what use or purpose is this monster nuisance
tolerated and supported ? Simply that my Lord A.
or Squire B. may have in their power to send an ac-
count to the local press of the enormous quantity of
game destroyed in a few days or a few hours at some
battue on their estates or manors. These butcherly
exhibitions are far removed from fair sporting.
They want all the elempts thereof—the healthful
exercise, the necessity of exertion, the excitement of
the search. You might as well pride yourself on the
number of domestic fowls you could destroy in a
farm-yard. We should not desire to debar our
country gentlemen from a fair day's sport, but it is
the frightful abuses that have crept into the entire
system to which we object. " Property has its duties
as well as its rights," is an axiom now universally
conceded, and is it consistent with the fitting exercise
of that responsibility to do such public injury for
the gratification of some feelings of paltry vanity or
ridiculous ostentation ? Even within this week a man
was tried for his life, and bad a narrow escape from
expiating his offence by an ignominious death on the
scaffold, for a homicide committed during a poaching
excursion ; as it was, he was banished for ever from
his family and friends, and from his native home,
while his victim, or rather the victim of the game-
laws, was hurried into eternity, leaving a numerous
family to deplore his fate. How long will these
things be tolerated in a civilized and Christian land ?

A St. Petersburgh letter of the 11th says—" There
are still large quantities of corn and flour here, and
large supplies are expected for exportation by the
White Sea, the Black Sea, and the Sea of Asoff.
St. Petersburgh alone can furnish 1,600,000 sacks of
rye flour for exportation."

We read in the Swabian Mercury of the 21st :

" The rumours v‘hich have been current respecting the
actual position of Prussia, as regards the European policy,
have induced the King to order his Minister for Foreign
Affairs to convey to the Courtsof Vienna and St. Petersburgh
the most positive assurances that Prussia has not varied in
the system hitherto pursued, and that the fundamental prin-
ciples which have influenced her in her international rela-
tions remain unchanged. The highest interest of Prussia,
says the King, is to adhere strictly to the alliance which
binds it to the two Courts. M. de Canitz has already exe-
cuted this order of the King."

Accounts from Stuttgardt of the 17th state that a
report had been current there for several days, that
the Emperor NICHOLAS was expected on a visit to the
Princess Royal, the Grand Duchess OLGA. The
King of WURTEMBERG had been indisposed for
several days.

Accounts from Turin represent the King of SAR-
DINIA to be seriously ill. • On the 17th his physicians
found it necessary to apply leeches to him twice
in the day, and he remained so little relieved by
them that, on the 18th, they were compelled to take
a considerable quantity of blood from him by the
lancet:

Prince OSCAR of Sweden arrived at Rome on the
9th, travelling under the title of Count DR TULGARN.
It was expected he would stay a week in Rome, and
then proceed to Leghorn, where a Swedish ship was
to be in readiness to receive him.

A letter from Leghorn of the 13th says—" Arrests
continue to be made in Tuscany. Amongst the pri-
soners are MM. Blunaxasts and GEoacusi, and M.
Gaossi, a physician."
At a political banquet given at Porte Molo, an
individual, who had been received at Rome as a
political emigrant, and treated with the greatest
sympathy, rose and addressed to the assembly a most
seditious speech, urging them to strike at once for
Italian emancipation, and producing a tri-coloured
flag. The guests immediately seized the fellow and
conveyed him to the police-office, where he was at
once recognised as an agent of Austria.

We are without any intelligence from Spain. The
Bordeaux meil, which arriTed in Paris on Tuesday,
did not bring the mail from Madrid.

We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday.
The Ministerial journal., the Di.bats, is evidently
annoyed at the result of the election of Vice-Presi-
dent. It does not attempt to disguise the importance
of the election of M. LEON DE MALLEvILLE ; on the
contrary, it rather exaggerates it, in order to produce
union among the Conservatives, who, it is evident,
are at present anything but an united party.
Like Sir ROBERT PEEL, M. GUIZOT has ruled his
party with a rod of iron, haughtily demanding from
them not advice, but implicit and unreasoning obe-
dience, and, as in the case of Sir ROBERT PEEL, so in
the case of M. GUIZOT, the non-beaureaucrats are
falling off from him, and looking out for another
leader, and some fine day M. GUIZOT will find the
great Conservative party shivered to fragments, him-
self the leader of a miserable minority, and his oppo-
nents in power. The Daats thus betrays the fears
of its master. It says—
" The Chamber bad to nomimate yesterday a Vice-President
in the room of M. Hebert, who has become Keeper of the
Seals. The candidate of the Conservatives was M. Duprat;
but M. Lion de Maleville, Member of the Left, was elected
after three ballots, lie having cbiitained 179 votes, whilst M.
Duprat had only 178. Our readers will think, perhaps, that
we deceive ourselves, and that we take ono name for another.
In nowise; it is really M. Leon de Maleville, Member of the
Left, who has been nominated. It is true that the Left could
not believe its ears, and that BC Leon de Maleville himself
appeared quite surprised. How- did this happen ? We know
not; we only form conjectures. Perhaps a certain number
of Conservatives who do not like M. Duprat, and who would
have preferred M. Debelleyme, thought they played a clever
trick against their own party in electing M. Leon
de Maleville ; perhaps, for we must say the truth
to everybody, the Ministry did not give itself enough
trouble to rally its friends, and to conduct all wishes
to the same object. We have the soi-disant progressist Con-
servatwes, wile may have veled for M. Leon de Maleville,

after having authorised the reading of M. Duvergier de Hau-
ranne's proposition. We have the impartial Conservatives,
who would not have been vexed to give a gage of their im-
partiality in electing the bitterest of their adversaries to the
Vice-Presidency. We have the young Conservatives, who
try their talents at Parliamentary government by following
merely their own caprices. We have, moreover, what is
called the majority of the majority. This majorii yof the ma-
jority is not numerous; but in separating itself at a certain
time, and in carrying its votes to the lett, it may cause un-
expected events and coups de theatre such as the election of
yesterday. That always gives importance ; and they are
not less Conservatives, and very good Conservatives. Only
let danger arise to the monarchy and you will see! In the
meantime they amuse themselves. What is certain is,
that M. Leon de Maleville could only have been nominated
with the assistance of a certain number of votes
belonging to the majority ; what is certain is, that with
these fine tactics the proposition of M. Duvergier de Hau-
ranne has not been buried in the bureaux,' as it ought to
hate been ; what is also certain is, that we have gone on for
some time from check to check; the Opposition feels aston-
ishment at its success; its members only are nominated re-
porters on all the committees; and who knows if the propo-
sition of M. Duvergier de Hauranne will not be taken into
consideration? Impartiality is such a fine thing! Be
it so. But the young Conservatives, the Progressist and
impartial Conservatives, all kinds of Conservatives, who
desire to be distinguished by a particular name, must
know well that it is in this way that majorities dissolve. Is
that the object to which they tend ? It is without doubt
impossible that the different minds which compose a majo-
rity shall always see things with the same eye; but does it
follow that every one shall vote according to his humour?
If so, at each vote, parties, so to speak, dissolve themselves,
and we must no longer talk of majority and of opposition.
Instead of having a Parliamentary Government, we should
have a Government of chance, the worst of Governments!
We engage Ministers also to reflect on this. Little things,
when multiplied, will finish by becoming great. Some Com-
mittees made choice of Members of the Opposition fur their
reporters; no attention was paid to it. Three bureaux were
formed to authorise the reading of the proposition of M.
Duvergier de Hauranne ; it was then said, Bah ! it is no-
thing—the Chamber will reject the motion for taking it into
consideration !' Yesterday M. Leon de Maleville was nomi
nated Vice-President. This blow will be more felt. To
awake we must not wait for another; we should awake per-
haps
too late !"
The Constitutionnel thus accounts for the Ministerial
defeat. " This vote," it says, " proves, first of all,
that the Chamber, which for the last three months
has not taken any part in public affairs, and has been
a simple observer of the Government, begins to judge
this Government as we do. We have not, for our
parts, seen with displeasure this Parliamentary vaca-
tion, and this desertion of the public sittings. In
order that a majority so powerful as that which the
Ministry had obtained at the late elections should
perceive the vices of the Government which it sup-
ports, it is good to let it have some leisure,
and to allow it, in place of acting itself, to
see the Administration perform its functions. Dis-
order in the finances, political isolation, and a deficit,
are sad results, and in the end must enlighten those
who do not wilfully shut their eyes. In the second
place, large majorities are easily irritated against a
power which appears to impose on them scandal and
violence. Nominations like that of M. DE CARNE,
an opposition to all progress such as the Ministry
at present evinces, excite distrust and call forth dis-
content. When the majority is turned to improper
uses, it is near being lost. In fine, the favourable
vote of M. LEON DE MALEVILLE is an excellent pre-
liminary to propositions of reform. No one has more
ably and more cuttingly branded corruption with
reprobation than M. LEON DE MALEVILLE. Several
of his sayings remain engraved in all men's memories.
The votes which he obtained are the first testimony
of the sentiment which is almost unanimous in the
Chamber, and of which M. DUVERGIER DE HAIL-
RANNE was yesterday the eloquent organ."
_ _

The National thus describes the effect produced
on the Ministers by the announcement of the num-
bers :

" The Ministry was beaten, and congratulations poured in
on the new Vice-President from all sides. The confusion of the
Ministers cannot be described. M. Guizot could not stand
it; he went off; M. Ht bert's fierce eye was injected with
blood ; M. Duchtitel felt himself all over with a stupid air, in
order to assure himself that he was not the dupe of some
hideous dream ; all the others remained nailed to their seats.
M. Lacave Laplagne alone (the Minister of Finances)
showed the resignation of a man accustomed to deficits."
After the election on Monday the Chamber heard
the explanations of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
on the additional credits required in his department.
They approved of the appointment of a Consul at the
Cape of Good Hope, and of an increase in the
salary of the Chinese interpreter. The debate on the
proposition of electoral reform, brought forward by
M. Duvitaciza DE HAUZANNE, was commenced on
Monday, and resumed on Tuesday. It was still pro-
ceeding when the post left. The disturbances in the
Loiret still continue, and all convoys of grain and
flour are henceforth to be escorted by soldiers. A
detachment will be placed in each boat, and another
detachment will accompany it.

It is announced that the Duchesse DE MONTPEN-
SIMI is enceinte, and that she will shortly return to
Madrid, accompanied by her mother, as it is deter-
mined that the accouchement shall take place in the
country " over which her children" are to rule. It
was rumoured in Paris that the Sotomayor Ministry
had resigned on the 20th.

The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse, on
Tuesday, at 781. 85c.; the Five per Cents., 116 f. 90c.;
Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,270 f.; Rouen, 8631. 75c.; Havre,
667 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 6221. 50c.; Avignon, 800 f. ;
Vierzon, 5671. 50c.; Bordeaux, 5171. 50c.; Troyes and Mon-
tereau, 2901.: Basle, 203 f. 75c.; Dieppe, 330 f.; Paris and
Strasburg, 442 f. 50c. ; Nantes, 430 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 447 f.
50c.; Lyons and Avignon, 480 f.; Cette, 450 f.; Spanish
Three per Cents., 34k.

MOSEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. ,
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. I
The Cotton and Share Markets were closed yesterday at
Liverpool.
We have received from a correspondent a letter in re-
ference to the analysis of the Bank of England cir-
culation, given under this head on the 20th instant.
We did not intend to infer, as the writer supposes, that the
circulation of notes was diminished to the extent of the re-
duction in notes issued, otherwise we should not have given
the items in tabular form, taking special care, likewise, to
insert the decrease of notes in the banking department, and
append our remarks at the conclusion of the table, and not
after any particular item; and most City 'Article readers are
aware, that in order to judge of the actual decrease of
circulation from week to week, they have only to make
allowance for any increase or decrease in the " notes" un-
employed in the banking department, and balance it against
the alteration in the notes issued.
As there may be some general readers, however, who do
not rightly understand this, we subjoin the explanation,
drawn up for them by a correspondent, who writes from
Bristol, under the signature of " Cosmopolite" :
" The notes issued are not by any means a criterion of the
notes in circulation; if they were so, then the comparison
between the notes issued in the last returns, say 24,786,340,
and those of March 14, 1846, 27,117,8051., would exhibit
a decrease of 2,331,4651., whereas the actual deficiency in
the circulation is not more than 173,4851. between these two
returns.
" To ascertain the exact amount of notes in circulation,
you must subtract the notes remaining in the banking de-
partment from the notes issued, and then you will find that the
circulation for the week ending March 13th, 1847, was
19,232,200 L, and that on the 14th March, 1846, 19,403,685/.
"The amount of bullion and securities in the issue depart-
ment being 24,786,340/., to which must be added 663,1211.
gold and silver coin in the Bank, and you have 25,449,461/. ;
deduct therefrom 19,232,2001., the notes in circulation, and it
would appear that the Bank has still a large sum of bullion
(say 6,217,261/.) at their disposal before there can be any
lawful necessity for reducing the circulation below the pre-
sent returns ; and as the silver loan of one million will
doubtless be repaid by the bank of France It the end of this
month, which, together with the large Sums expected from
South America and China, and the Siberian gold from
Russia (now that the exchanges are improving), will all tend
to place the Bank of England in such a safe position as to its
bullion, that further apprehension on that head should cease,
and confidence be speedily restored."
The accounts from the United States, given in another
column are to the 6th inst., and are satisfactory in respect to
the supply of food available, although the high rates paid
are not likely to be maintained. The state of Maryland
was about to resume payment of the interest on its debt.
The markets in America were tolerably active.
There has been scarcely any business doing, and prices
have been heavy in the Stock Market. Consols are 8914 to
89. The Scrip is 14 discount. Exchequer-bills have been
again marked par to 2s. premium.
The Foreign Securities are equally dull. Spanish Five
per Cents. have been 223/, and the Three per Cents. 84%.
alexican Bonds are 2154. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
have been 5834.
Railway Shares participate in the general quietude.
BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 89 89 89
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Amts. ex div 89%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5,1860 ex div 9 1-16
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9 5-16 9 5-16
Consols for Account 8 9 89 8914
Consols, Scrip .. .. • . • . .i dis % dis
Exchequer Bills. 1 d. 20.
1,0001... .. .... 3 p par
5001. 3 p par pm.
Ditto, Small .... 3 5 1 p
ONE
O'CLOCK.

par
par
1p
CLOSING
FOREIGN FUNDS. PRICES.
Mexican Bonds. 1846, 5 per Cent ..
Ditto, for the Account .. 21%% 21%
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. 39%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 84 84%
Ditto, 3 per Cent .. 38
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent ..
Ditto, for the Account .. 22% 2244
Ditto, Three per Cent .. 34% 34%
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. 40 40
Dividends on the above payable In Landon.
Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent .. 96%
Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 40 40
Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates .. 92 % % 93
PRICES OF BUSINESSCLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DONE AT PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.
Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction .. 2%.... 234 % ..
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 5 .... 13% . 13%
Boston, Stamford, & Birmingham 5 .... 6% .......... 6%
Buckinghamshire 81. 45. •• • • 14 P• ••• • • • 34
Caledonian .. 30 .... 2734%........ 27
Ditto, Half Shares .. 236 .... 231 231
Chester and Holyhead .. 27% .• ........ 24%
Direct Northern Scrip .. 231 .... 2% 234
Eastern Counties .. 20 .... 19% 20 .. • •
Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. ..... • .
Ditto, ditto.. .. .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. 34 p•••• .. • • 34 p
Ditto, York Extension .. 534 .... 5
East Lancashire .. .. 17 •• .. 18% 1831
Ditto New .. 731 .... 9% 9......•• 9
East Lincolnshire .. 4 .... 6% 7.... •• .. 7
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 7131 ex div. • • —71% xd.
Ely and Huntingdon .. 12% .... 12% • ....• 12%
Great Northern (London & York
Regd.) 231 .... .......... 2%
Do., do (Direct Northern Regd.) 3%.... 334% ••. • ..
Great Western .. 85 ....115 11514
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 50 .... 68 . •
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 1231 .... 17% 17%
Ipswich aad Bury St.Edmunds .. 14 .... ...... ..
Ditto ditto, and Norwich .. 5 .... 2%••........
Leeds and Bradford .. .. 35 .... 78% 78%
Leeds and Thirsk 2231 —..........—
Ditto, Preference 6 per Cent. • • 334.... 5 •• • • ...... 5i4
London and Blackwell .. 161. 13s. 4d. . • .
Ditto. New, No. 1 .. 4 .... ..........
Ditto, New, No. 2 .. • • it. 13e. 4d. %p•• • • • • %
Ditto, Extension .. 5 • 5
London, Brighton, and S Coast.. 50 .... 5334 53%
London en North-Western • .100 ....17931 178% .. •
Ditto, Quarters - . 2 .... 10
Ditto ditto, New Shares • . 2 .... 13 .......... 13 4
Ditto, Fifths 2
Ditto, 401. Shares Id. &B. • . 40 701% 69 ...... 69
London and South:Western —4ll. Cs. 10d. • • 6331 64 64
Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 .... .......... 46%
Ditto, New .. 2234 .... 2534 2531
Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) 50 .... 543 54 ...... 54
London and York Extension Scrip 2%.... 231 .. ••• • •
Manchester and Leeds .. .. 82
Ditto, Thirds (Reg.).. .. • . 71. 45..... p........ p
Ditto % (late Rudders. & Shell.) 23 .... 26% 26%
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. • • .. 31 p....
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... I% %•• • • .... 134
Midland .. ..100 .. • 11831 118.. •• .. 118
Ditto, New .. .. 2 .... 5% .. • . 5%
Midland, Birming. & Gloucest... 100 ....123 .......... 124%
Ne eicastie and Berwick .. •. 20 .. • . 294 % 29
Ditto, New .. • • • • • • 5 •• • • 8%•••• • • • • • • 8
Norfolk .. ..100 ....137 .. •• • ... 137
North British .. .. • • 25 .• • • 33%'4 .. • • • • 3314
Ditto, Extension .. • • .. %•• • • 1% ••••• • • • • • 1%
Ditto, Thirds • • .. • • • 1 331 ..... 3%
North Staffordshire .. • • • • 5 •• .. 8 •• •• • • .... 8
Ditto Scrip (late Churnet and
Blythe) • • • .. 2 •• .. 4% ... •
Oxford,Worcest., & Wolverlimptn. 2231 .... 16 .......... 16%
Preston and Wyre .. • . 25 .... 3431 35 ...... 35
Ditto, Half Shares (A) .. 831 ..........
Ditto, ditto (B) 134 .... 1 % .. 1 %
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 .... 5
Royston and Hitchin . • . 1% .... 2% 234
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3 .... .. • •
Ditto, Class B 1 134 . • .. • • 114
Shropshire Union .. 425..4... 1 dis. •• • dis.
South Staffordshire Junction .. 2/.145.1d p.. •••• • • • • 44 p
South Eastern and Dovor 33%.... .. • • • . • • • • 384
Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 20 ... 2231 ...... • . . 2231
Do., New (d 0.33/. 65.8 d.) No. 2. 12 .... 13
Do.. New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 15 .... 163
Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 3%.... 41,4 .... • • 4%
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and
Goole .. .. • .. 2 .... 2% •••• .. •
Waterford and Kilkenny 133! .... 6 •. 6
West Riding Union .. .. 41.25..... 1% %p• • .. 1% p
York and Newcastle .. 25 .... 35% 35 . . 35
Ditto, New.. .. .. 10 15% % •.. 15%
Ditto, Preference .. .. 4 .... 8%• . • ......
834
York aad North Midland .. .. 50 .... 8534 85 .•• • .. 85
Ditto, Extension • • .. 20 .... 3631 •• • • 3631
Ditto. Preference • • .. .. 2 .... • • ........ 11%
Do. E. and W. Riding Exten... 10 ...- 21% 22 • • • • 22
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. 0 .... 16% .. •.• • .. 16%
Central of France (Orleans and
Vierzon) • . • . .. 12 .. 1434 ••.. • ..... 1434
Dutch Rhenish. • • .. 7 .... 4 % ...... • ... 434
East Indian . ss. .... % .... • •
Northern of France • • .. • . S .... 12% .. • .. 13
I'aris and Lyons • • .. 8 .... 6 5%
Paris and Rouen .. 20 .... 341/ 34%
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
London Joint-Stock • • .. .. 10 .... 16
MINES.
Real del Monte, Unregistered 331 ..... 331

LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G--(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, MARCH 25.—Wind E. light breeze and fine.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. La Belle
Alliance, Vandervord, for Adelaide, S. A., put back from
long. 18 W. with damage to masts, sails, and rigging;
Ynmachi, Canfield, Norfolk, V. The Kenelue, Davies, New
York to the Clyde, was abandoned 7th inst. lat. 39, long. 9, in
a sinking state; crew saved.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 24.—The Sarah Berelley of Port-
land, New York to Cork, was abandoned in a sinking state
7th inst., lat. 47, long. 28 ; captain, first and second mates,
and two of the crew taken off by the Cambridge, arrived here.
The Pictou and Boston Packet, New York to Belfast, was
spokes 28th ult. off the High lands, putting back in distress.
CLYDE, MARCH 22.—Std. Indian, Pernambuco ; Isabella,
llerens, Calcutta; John Willis, Demerara; Isle of France,
New York ; Erromango, Montreal. Arrd. Cynthia, Gate-
worthy, Pernambuco; Gypsy, Taylor, Demerara; Eglinton,
Muir, Savannah.
BRISTOL, MARCH 24.—Wind W.N.W., fresh.—Arrd. Gol-
conda, Lay, Calcutta; Glenelg, Cother, Demerara; Sir H.
Pottinger, Crowell, St. John's, New Brunswick.
MUMBLES ROADS, MARCH 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Wil-
liam Niaholson, Rees, Cuba ; Underleg, Bowden, ditto ;
Cobre, Cody. ditto; Arietta, ditto.
COWES, MARCH 24.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Campbell,
Campbell, Porto Rico; Condor, Hohlmar, Valparaiso.
SCILLY, MARCH 22.—The Premier, Nevis to London, drove
on St. Mary's Roads 20th inst., and struck on a ledge, was
assisted off and ran for New Grimsby. The Emily, of Boston,
for Limerick, was spoken 17th inst. lat. 40, long. 36, with
part of crew washed overboard, and steering for Fayal.
Arrd. 19th, Duchess of Northumberland, Withers, Calcutta.
WHITEHAVEN, MARCH 23.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Jane
Anderson, M'Kellar, Savannah.
FALMOUTH, MARCH 24.—Arrd. Commerce, Greia, Ha-
vannah ; Carl and Therese, Peck, Cape Haytien, for Ham-
burgh; Lucile, Young, Port-au Prince; Margareta, Jorgen,
Monte Video; Waldemaar, Schmidt, Havannah.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 23.—Wind W.N.W., light.—Arrd.
Constitution, Charleston ; Hudson, New York. 24. Renown,
Bombay ; Princess Victoria, Maranham ; Martin Luther,
Demerara ; Islam, Barbadoes ; Limena, Porto Rico ; Monarch,
St. Lucia ; Edward Perkins, New Orleans; Looshtank, ditto ;
Trenton, ditto; Hope, ditto; Seraphine, ditto; Olianer,
ditto; Miracle, ditto; Niagara, ditto; Clifton, ditto; Manco,
Savannah ; Mountaineer, Charleston ; Burrell, ditto ; Adam
Lodge, ditto; Diana, Philadelphia ; Akbar, Cambridge,
Pacific ; Ann M'Kinn, Elizabeth Porter, Metoka, and Harriet,
all New York; Montezuma, ditto.
DEAL, MARCH 24.—Std. Sophia Winke, Baltimore; Vice-
Admiral Gobius, Batavia. Arrd. from the River, Asia, Ho-
bart Town ; James Duncan, St. Lucia; Mary Anne, Balti-
more; St. Vincent, Compton Roads; Lesmoyne, New York;
Imogene, ditto; Luconia, ditto; Ives, Chesapeake Bay;
Aca lin, Halifax ; Sophia Moffatt, Quebec.
SUNDERLAND, MARCH 23.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Spartan,
New York ; Venture, Philadelphia.

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OP A FEMALE.--
A widow, named Ann Penn, left Glasgow on Wednesday,
the 24th of February, by the Viceroy, for Liverpool, with the
intention of proceeding to London by railway, and has not
since been heard of, although the vessel arrived safely in due
course. lier friends in Lor.don have made inquiries respect-
iiNg her of the master of the vessel, and he, as also some of
the passengers, say that it would have been impossible for
her to have fallen overboard without being observed. The
police at Liverpool and in London have been informed of the
mysterious circumstance, but up to this time have received
no satisfactory intelligence. Mrs. Penn is between 60 and
70 years of age, and dressed in a black gown, blue cloth
cloak with cape, black scarf and coloured flowers, black
bonnet and crape.

HOUSE OF LORDS.---(THIS DAY.)
The House sat to-day to hear appeals. Tie Pet,rs present
were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lord
Campbell.

E VANS V. SCOTT,

The arguments in this part-heard appeal were resumed and
concluded to-day, and
Their LORDSHIPS reserved their judgment.
THE EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY COMPANY V.

LINLITHGOW.
The arguments in this Scotch appeal occupied their Lord-
ships the remainder of the morning.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
His Honour the -VicE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND took
'notions to-day, none of which possessed any points of interest
except to the parties concerned.
His Honour rose at an early hour, to attend the inaugura-
tion of Prince Albert as Chancellor of the University of
Cambridge, at Buckingham Palace.
(Before Sir J. WIORAM.
COSTOBADIE V. COSTOBADIE.

This was a suit to enforce the execution of the trusts of
a will, and to obtain certain accounts of the rents and profits
of an estate of 11,000/. a year. The plaintiff was the
daughter and the defendant the widow of the testator. The
cause turned upon the construction of the will with respect
to one of the trusts which was worded as follows :—"That
my wife shall receive and take all the rents and profits of
my real and personal estate, for the use and benefit of her-
self and my children."
Mr. Romilly was heard for the plaintiff to-day, and Mr.
Rolt for the defendant.

SHERIFFS' COURT.--(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.)
POTTER V. JOHNSON.
This was an action to recover the sum of 91. 10s., the
balance of an account for musical instruments sold to the
defendant, who pleaded that he was never indebted.
On the part of the plaintiff, however, a Mr. Lilly white was
called, and proved that defendant requested him to select two
trombones, two clarionets and flutes, and afterwards saw
them at defendant's house.
The UNDER-SHERIFF stopped an examination as to whether
defendant had used the instruments, considering the .order
and delivery sufficient to meet the plea.
The value of the articles was 231. or 241.
The jury gave a verdict for the amount claimed.
S3IITII V. WHALEY.
JOURNEYMEN'S WAGES.—This was an action to recover the
sum of 2/. 55., the balance of an account for work and labour
done.
Mr. PETERSDORFF, who appeared for the plaintiff, said the
plaintiff was a journeyman cabinet-maker, and the defendant
kept a shop in the neighbourhood of Goswell-street. He (the
Learned Council) could not conceive what defence there could
be as the defendant had actually offered to pay part of the
amount if time was given for him to pay the rest. From some
cause or other, however, he did not pay any thing, and
it therefore became necessary to bring this ac-
tion. There might be some little difficulty in
making out the claim, as the plaintiff charged
by time 6d. per hour, and part of that was overtime, and
even on Sundays, so much was defendant in want of the
work. There was also a plea of set-off on the record, one
item of which was, " Board and lodging of two canary
birds."—(Laughter.) He thought that such a ridiculous
set-off would not be admitted after a direct admission from
defendant.
Witnesses were called, but could only prove that the plain-
tiff was in the employ of the defendant.
Mr. Ashley, a cattle dealer, was called, and gave evidence
that he was at the " Protective Tavern," and in August last
he was present when a conversation took place between
plaintiff and defendant, and the latter said he would pay a
sovereign on the Monday, and the remaining 255. on the
next Saturday, or Saturday afterwards. Defendant was em-
barrassed at the time, and never denied the debt, and fre-
quently did not pay the men in full.
Mr. CROUCH submitted that there was no evidence to go
to the jury as to the time the plaintiff had been employed or
the sum to be paid. He said that if each master was held
responsible on such evidence as this, no master would be safe
unless be took receipts on every occasion, for the plaintiff's
particulars claimed 101. 15s. 9d.
Mr. PETERSDORFF said it was for 111. 7s. 3d.
Mr. CROUCH said there was no evidence of time or value ;
a part of the, claim was I Is. 6d. for money lent, but of which
not a word of evidence had been given.
The UNDER-SHERIFF held there was sufficient evidence to
go to the jury.
Mr. CROUCH then said that he should call evidence to show
that there was an agreement that the plaintiff should be paid
4s. 6d. a day, and that defendant had been summoned to the
Court of Requests, but the case had been dismissed for want
of evidence.
John Watts, a tin-plate maker, was called, and deposed
that he was present when plaintiff applied to defendant fur
work, and defendant said he would give him 4s. 6d. a day,
and plaintiff replied, then the society must know nothing
about it.
The witness said, that he had understood that this
action was brought by the Cabinet-makers' Society. He had
heard plaintiff borrow money of defendant. He made up de-
fendant's book from plaintiff's book, but a book produced
was not plaintiff's. According to plaintiff's book every
farthing due bad been paid.
Denham, the defendant's apprentice, deposed that the
book now produced as the plaintiff's time-book was not the
real one. Plaintiff never complained that money was due to
him. Witness kept the men's time. Plaintiff was to be
paid 4s. Gd. a day.
Mr. Cnoucll wished to put a question, whether the Com-
missioner did not throw the book at plaintiff's head, and say
that be perjured himself.
Mr. PETERSDORFF objected.
Mr. CROUCH said it was a matter of fact.
The UNDER-SHERIFF said it was a very irregular question.
Mr. Ciroucir asked whether the Commissioner did not
give defendant a protection against further process in the
Court ?
The UNDER-SHERIFF held that this was also an irregular
question.
Mr. PETERSDORFF replied
The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff for 21. ss.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
John Crouch was indicted for stealing three sovereigns
and seven shillings, the property of Richard Bray.
The prosecutor, who was a fish salesman, residing in Bed-
fordshire' and the prisoner slept in the same room in a public-
house in St. John-street on the night of the 18th instant,
when the prisoner took the money out of the pockets of the
prosecutor's clothes, which lay beside his bed.
A verdict of Guilty was returned, and the prisoner was
sentenced to six months' imprisonment, with hard labour.
In the case of Jeminia Stodart, a child under thirteen years
of age, who was remanded from the last sessions on the
charge of stealing some trifling articles,

ThC Learned AssisTANT-JUDGE said he should order the
child's father to enter into his own recognizances for her ap-
pearance at any time when the prosecutor should decide
upon following up the charge. It was too often the case
that parents sought to cast upon the State the discharge of
those duties which they were bound to perform themselves
towards their offspring. On Tuesday last there were no less
than four cases of parents ridding themselves of the respon-
sibility, by prosecuting their children, and in one instance in
the last session it seemed as if the money had been thrown
purposely in the way of the child by its parents, in order
that they might get rid of his support.
Major Beniowski appeared in court this morning, in ac-
cordance with the terms of his bail, and ;said he protested
against the postponement of the hearing of the charge pre-
ferred against him of assaulting Mr. Urquhart at the late
Polish meeting at the Freemasons' Tavern. He had three
newspapers, all of which stated that the. Learned Judge re-
fused to give a definite answer to the application for a post-
ponement of the trial in his (the defendant's) absence, but
the terms of the recognizances into which he entered only
required his presence in the court on this day.
The ASSISTANT•JUDGE said the intervention of the Fast-
day threw the business which would have been transacted
in trying felonies over to this day, so as to compel the bail
cases to stand adjourned till to-morrow.
After a few further observations it was decided by the
Court that the case should stand over to the Bth of April,
being the day appointed for hearing the bail cases at the
next sessions.

SURREY SESSIONS.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before J.W. )E'RESIIFIELD, Esq., and a Bench of Magistrates.)
William Tucker, an innkeeper of Walton-on-Thames, who
was found guilty on Monday of stealing some fowls and a
bushel of peas, the property of the Earl of Ellesmere, which
appeared in The Sun of that day, was again indicted for
receiving fourteen fowls the property of John Johnson, of
Walton-on-Thames, well knowing them to be stolen.
Mr. Locke conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Charnock
defended the prisoner.

It appeared that on the night of the 3d of February last
an outhouse on the prosecutor's premises was broken open,
and the fourteen fowls stolen therefrom. On the following
day the prisoner was seen in Guildford, with the fowls in his
possession, quite dead. In answer to the constable who de-
tected him, he said that he purchased the fowls of a man on
the road, but that he could not find him.
nollington, inspector of the Guildford police, said, that
while the prisoner was in his custody on a previous
charge, he heard him tell a man to go to his house
at Walton, and tell his wife to put the fowls out of the way.

Hide, another constable said, that he went to the
prisoner's brother's house, on the 4th of February, and
there found a basket containing fourteen fowls, which were
indentitied by the prosecutor as his property.
Frederick Egan, another constable, said that about
seven o'clock on Wednesday evening, the 3d of Fe-
bruary, he was in a coffee-house at Chertsey, where
he saw the prisoner. He was boasting that he could
akin a sheep better than any man—especially if the sheep was
stolen. He also defied witness or any constable to take him
into custody should he commit a felony. The prisoner left
the house about a quarter of an hour afterwards, and pro-
ceeded towards the prosecutor's premises.
The witness underwent a cross-examination by Mr. CHAR-
Nom, in which he said that he had not given evidence on any
former occasion against the prisoner, but that he was called
upon by the prosecutor. He was not paid, like the Mint
witnesses, 7s. a day. He had only 3s. a day, which he con-
sidered not sufficient. He should have no objection, how-
ever, to receive 7s. a day.—(Laughter.)
Mr. CamsNocx, in his address to the jury, commented in
severe terms on the, evidence of Hallington, the " eaves-
dropping
constable;' who he considered unworthy their be-
lief. He read a report from the Times in which Mr. Justice
Coleridge, at Cambridge, refused to receive the evidence of a
constable who overheard some conversation said to have been
uttered by a prisoner while in his custody. The Learned
Judge publicly. condemned such evidence. He therefore
called on the jury to be cautious how they receive the sole
linsupported evidence of such a man. Several witnesses hav-
ing been called to the prisoner's character, the Chairman
summed up, condemning the conduct of the Learned Counsel
for the prisoner, in producing a newspaper report for the pur-
pose of prejudicing the minds of the jury. He really con-
sidered there was too much liberty taken by some of the
Learned Counsel in that Court, which was not allowed is any
other, and which took up unnecessarily the time of the pub-
lic. So much stress should not be laid upon the evidence of
the police, who, he believed, in the present case, had given
their evidence in a fair and straight forward manner. They
had heard the whole of the evidence, and it would be for
them to Say whether the prisoner was guilty or not.
The jury consulted for a few minutes, and returned a ver-
dict of Guilty.
Egan, the constable, was called by the chairman, and said
that he had long suspected the prisoner of being concerned
in various robberies committed in Walton and the neighbour-
hood. The license of his house had been suspended in con-
sequence of his bad character.
The CHAIXMAN sentenced him to six months'. imprison-
ment for the former indictment, at the expiration of which
a further term of six months' imprisonment, for having pos-
session of the fowls belonging to Mr. Johnson.
The prisoner wished to address the Bench, but Mr. Char-
mck, his counsel, advised him not to do so, as the Court had
acted very leniently with him on both indictments.

EXTRAOUDINARY MODESTY.—The amiable Master
of Trinity has been lately heard to say, "Let Who-will be
neat :ball be satisfied."—Punch.

WORSHIP-STREET.-(THIS DAY)
THE FAST DAY.—The attention of the Court was 0c01:,
pied nearly the whole of this tbrenoon in disposing
(trunk ), charges and rows consequent thereupon, which viete
unquestionably far greater in number than are usuaill
brought to this court, even at those periods of the ye°
when our greatest festivals are held.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock.
The following reports were agreed to:—The Cheltes'
ham Waterworks, the Darwen Waterworks and Bee'
voirs, and the Shipley Gas Bills.
SECOND READINGS.
The following Bills were read a second timer
marnock and Ayr Direct Railway, and the Nor
th
British Railway (No. 2).
NAVIGATION LAWS.
An Um MEMBER presented a petition from ovtba
against the repeal of the navigation-laws.
EDUCATIONAL GRANT.
Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from Bcit°ll
against the proposed educational grant.
THE RAJA OF SATTARA

Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN presented a petition '
fro;
several inhabitants of Dublin praying for an inilwri
into the circumstances which had led to the dethrolir
meat of the Raja of Sattara.
IMPEACHMENT OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL''
The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition from
Rev. Mr. Maberley, complaining of the conduct of
Government iu relation to the destitution in Ireland,
calling for the impeachment of Lord John Russell.

I'6OFt• LAW RATING. •
Mr. J. O'CONNELL presented petitions fro,
number of places in Ireland, against the mode of rialgo
proposed in the Poor Relief Bill of Ireland; and sLis
against the clauses for increasing the ex-officio glistdi''
THE REPEAL OF THE CORN LAWS.
Mr. HAWES presented a petition fiom a friend of !lje0
whose name did not transpire, complaining of the 01,
in which his interests had been affected by the esiscr
merit of the corn-law of 1842, and praying for
dress.

EDUCATIONAL GRANT.
Mr. FORSTER presented a petition against the pro'
posed grant for education.
SCOTTISH REGISTRATION ACT.
Mr. LOCKHART presented a petition from the 59t
sion clerks of Scotland against this measure, whic:
they stated would, if passed, injure their interests 10 "
most serious manner.
The HON. MENDER also presented several petitions 03/
the same subject fr m dlfferent parts of Scotland.
SCHEME FOR GENERAL EDUCATION.
Mr. S. O'BRIEN presented a petition from Keerici
against the education plans of the Government.
SMALL DISTILLERS OF LONDON.
On the motion of Lord G. BENTINCK, it svas or-
dered that the petition of the small distillers of London
should be printed and circulated with the votes.
SCHOOMASTERS OF SCO I'LAN
retur D.n
of all
Ou the motion of Mr. FOX MAULE, a
the parochial schoolmasters in Scotland, who held al
other office, together with the return and emoluraen
thereof; was ordered.
POSTPONEMENT OF MOTIONS.
Sir GEORGE GREY, on behalf of his Noble Frie"6
at the head of the Treasury, requested that all thouila
Members who had notices of motion on the paper w?
postpone them, so as to enable the House to go
s
Committee on the Irish Poor-law, and he would hilp,x
give the example by postponing his own motion "-
Mon Mr.
SHAW
next. s°.cl sl
then withdrew his motion, as di
Dr. Bowring and several other Members.
SPANISH BONDHOLDERS.
Dr. BOWRING said that as the Noble Lord (1""%ottl
Bentinck) had withdrawn his motion for inquiring Iv
the relations of the bondholders with the Spsnisb„ded
vernment, he wished to ask him what course he inters

to pursue. .00
Lord GEORGE BENTINCK said that he hativ:4
poned his motion out of courtesy to his Noble %stet
the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, but that after •L' tbs;
he should move an address to the Queen, prayl&eo
decisive measures might be taken for obtaining

for the creditors of the Spanish Government.
CHINA.
The following Members were appointed a 5816'6,910
mittee to investigate the state of our commercial reljor
with China:—Mr. Francis Baring, Mr. Beckett, Dr. go,
ring, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardwell, Lord Courtentl:
Ewart, Mr. Harcourt, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Moffstici
Sheil, Mr John Abel Smith, Mr. Spooner, an
George Staunton.
GENERAL FAST. f
On the motion of Sir G. GREY the thanks 0,6 t,
House were given to Dr. Dealtry for his sermon groi
Margaret's Church yesterday, on the subject of
General Fast.

PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND/. t iet°,
Mr. J. O'CONNELL, before the House wee:adft
Committee, begged to draw its attention to the 00__:pg
evils that would result from putting the laboure7suifl,
the public works in Ireland, the doing of which 15010
he believed, be only consigning them to
misery and a speedy death. In order to show 'Prue'
tent of the evil that was likely to ensue the
tlemsn read several letters from clergymen and °-110
officials in Ireland stating their apprehensions cc,,,:ott
subject. The Hon. Member then read several esl,
--the
from the Freeman's Journal, giving a description c'
distress in Cavan, Longford, Kildare, Waterford, rne
other parts of Ireland, stating that persons holding "'",!,
Ron' other
two, three, and four acres of land, were reduced Wet,great destitution as those who had no land whate.o
These poor people had to this moment borne ti!ori,
sufferings with the greatest patience and resiguatlto
and he thought this should give them a !o
stronger claim on the Government to preserve ttnr,
from starvation. He implored the Government to into,
fere even now, and exert themselves to avert the Ow
annihilation of the people of Ireland. ble
Mr. S. O'BRIEN concurred with the Honour.s,,
Member for Kilkenny, that the mode
the
Wun.s
the disbanding of the labourers from she P
orks was proposed to be carried into
thong effect ht "tub,
~,
produce the greatest mischief. He s„, Bilk
relief Committees, to be appointed under the net o
should have commenced their labours long SO
„set
the transfer from the one mode of relief to theries
could be brought about rive effectively, and wit; the
suffering to the people. He hoped the appeal ft of
Hon. Member for Kilkenny would have the en the
inducing the Government to come forward nos, at
eleventh hour, and do something to avert the wb°
destruction of the people.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said, that the greatest cscortris
was necessary in removing the labourers from the we or
and though twenty per cent. of the labourers ociiscre
dered to be struck off on the 20th inst., a great tse;
tion was left to the Irish Government to aPPlioieli
order as it might think advisable. The accounts 1001.11„
they had of late from Ireland were 133U0u,
cheering.—(Hear, hear.) Provisions were flown:0!
the country in great abundance. Thus provil3o
the Government, in leaving the providing of l'oeslic!:
visions to private enterprise, were correct in that „ro'',
and in the anticipations they had formed of its 5-0147,
In the port of Limerick alone he had accounts °joie',
that 23,000 tons of bread-stuffs had been importe elity
September last, and there were 150 vessels at PO-
the Shannon laden with provisions. eh e
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Mr. SHAW thought it unsafe to remove t"f
bourers from the works by any strict rule—et ei,s# tr
till the relief committees were appointed, as ;Ls' e'
means the transfer from the one mode of relic'
other would be less felt. tlem j!
Sir GEORGE GREY said if the Hon. Gelid 0
would refer to the papers which had been furnisheid
morning he would find that the relief works 0".00i0 Id
be discontinued until the relief committees were -se ,
operation ; he would also find that an lucre° CO'l
250,000 men had recently taken place I°4
nexion with some of the works. From tb" o',
report of the Board of Works it appecTip,l
the farmers had experienced some difficulty in ewirie,h."
persons to work at field labour. What his Roth je
had stated was not that a simultaneous reduction viel
persons employed on the public works would talcee'oo
in every locality, but a gradual reduction. Itslitp;
when such reduction should take place, and the h 00.4
being left to the Board of Works. There 045,,,d11°'
employment now in field labour for those who '1"
1)0
the public works. e
Lord G. BENTINCK said he could not all- pe
last observation of the Right Hon. Baronet the 06
tars- of State for the Home Department to pessZlisro;
some notice. That Right Hon. Baronet had 1",,i0X0
the House that, although cultivation might heg,,wileaj
in some parts of Ireland, yet it had been disconnt kyr
other parts from causes over which the Govern be
no influence ; but when the House recollected 0°4,1
ing letter of the Earl of Besborough, in Janus7spfof
to Lord John Russell, urging him to cause ;to
of seed to be sent to Ireland, and statitteli
there were many parts of Ireland in 1".;i0°,,0'
was not possible for the farmer to obtain seed
the assistance of the Government. When the 1090
also recollected that Captain Wynn sent a lettero de
4
same effect, and then that the Government 003. 0, em,i,
to that House in the first fortnight of the sess'°4o,ro
announced that it was their intention to advance 1,00,4
for seed ; and further, that it was not till the e'reye,r,
hoar—till they had given the whole Irish peoPrig,se
to believe that they would receive assistance irt;', J'4lo
Government ; and further still, that at t'es I
tbe e 0
moment the Government bad disappointed -
rod D~
was perfectly justified in saying that the Goi,
oa
e,BO/000
had exercised a most pernicious influence over tRi
vation of the soil. ,Why, when there were tOed
farmers in Ireland who, thinking the Governed, bed
prepared to make the advances they had prortst
when they recollected that the Lord-Lieutee— oecro
pressed the Government not to furnish greet 10,/
but corn seeds, and that the farmers felii
led to believe that they would
plied with corn seed, and when tuel I)"
induced the farmers to purchase gcceo Pri,4ll
out of their own funds, the Chancellor of the eice‘
quer now came down to the House and told thol)
people, in this place, that the 50,000/. was to hero tb
not for corn seed, but for the green crop, w, „ib 0'
would not require till the summer, and wict" Tbe,"
only be useful for turnips, parsnips, and grass.
ighsty
fore, he (Lord G. Bentinck) wanted to kne°l9,ooll#
under these circumstances, her Majesty's ut cool
were not most blameable with respect to
they had taken with regard to the Kg
of seed. Then he could not allow 00
of the observations of the Right Hon. Gentled
113,
Secretary for Ireland to pass without observatte
had glorified himself and the Government to' re
having supplied various places in Ireland with
lions.

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