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LOON DON, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1847.

to the second objection—the monetary crisis, and the danger to
the State. He would deal with that objection as with the
other, not by abstract reasoning, but by an appeal to facts,
which he would lay before the House, and leave the House
to form its own judgment upon the subject. The re-
presentative of that objection referred the House to the situa-
tion of France and Belgium, and warned the House against
the danger of raising money by loan for railroad enterprise.
Now let the House refer to Belgium. In the year 1840 the
Government of Belgium determined to create railways by vir-
tue of a grant from the State, and the State granted, in round
numbers, 6,000,000/., of which sum 2,700,0001. was instantly
raised by loan by the State, although its revenue did not at that
time exceed the sum of 3,3)0,000/. This state, with a revenue
of 3,300,0001. determined to create railways by a grant of pub-
lic money to the extent of 6,000,0001., and at once com-
menced by a loan of 2,700,0001., which sum was raised at
the rate of 5 per cent. interest, and that loan cost the country
51. 6s. Bd. as interest on each 100/. Two years after, in the
year 1842, Belgium raised a second loan of 1,0J0,0001. as part
of the original grant of 6,000,0001. ; and in pursuance of the
first loan of 2,700,c00/., and at what rate of interest would the
House suppose that this second loan was contracted at the rate
of 4/. 17s. 4d. per cent. Se that after two years, notwithstand-
ing the alleged depreciation of the Government securities they
actually rose in value 111/4 per. cent. And these sums were
received when the whole annual revenue of the country was
3,300,000/. Look then next at France. In the year 1842
France had a floating debt of 17,50,000/., in consequence of
the fortifications of Paris, and it was under these circumstances
that the Minister proposed to the Chambers a grant of
12,000,003/. sterling for the construction of railways in France,
so that there was a debt of 19,000,0001. to be added to the
floating debt of 17,500,0001. ; of this sum 18,000,600/. was
raised by loan, and the balance of 1,000,000/. was raised by a
royal bond, similar to the Exchequer-bills of this country.
Is the year 1841 the proceeds of indirect taxation in France
was something like 23,800,000/., but what was the proceeds of
indirect taxation in the year 1846? Why, it amounted to
32,000,0001. or 33,600,0-00/. sterling, leaving a balance in
favour of the two years of 6,800,000/. Such, then, was the
consequence of the support which was given to industry by
the construction of these railways under circumstances in-
finitely more difficult than any the House had now to deal
with.—( Cheers. ) France actually created a floating debt of
nearly 40,000,0001., which has been paid over and over again.
France had derived upwards of 4,500,000/. from the traffic of
her goods and merchandise upon these lines of railway, but
what had she not gained in her revenue by indirect taxation
caused by an increased consumption of goods, and the stimulus
which was given to industry?—( Cheers.) This, then, was
that Belgium and France brought forward by the Hon. Mem -
ber for Portsmouth (Mr. F. Baring) in order to school his
Noble Friend (Lord G. Bentinck). When he
(Mr. Baring) was Chancellor of the Exchequer,
could he refer to a revenue like that ? It was
enough to make his mouth water to hear it. These
Chancellors of the Exchequer seemed to think that the mea-
sure was to be disposed of by then ere recklessness of an
official ipso dixit.—( Cheers.) But then it had been said that
the rates of fares were considerably lower on these French and
Belgian lines than they would be in Ireland. He held in his
hand the French tariff of railways, from which it appeared
that the first-class trains of France were as 166 to 144 on the
Ulster Railway; the second-class as P 25 to 100 on the Dublin
and Drogheda; the third-class as 92 and a fraction to 56
on the Ulster Railway. Why the fares in France were actually
higher than they were in Ireland. In France every railway
was leased to a company by the Government for forty years ;
Government could have no supervision over it until the expira-
tion of that period. In the Bill just brought in by the officer
of her Majesty's Government it was proposed to exercise super-
vision at the end of every ten years, and if the fares got too
high upon the Irish railways, the Government would have the
power to reduce them. Then it had been said by the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer that only 25 men would be employed
upon each mile of railway, and this was one of the many as-
sertions made in the Right Hon. Member's unanswerable speech.
There was a gentleman going about the City—a most respect-
able man—a friend of the Chancellor of the Exchequer—
representing that he was the anonymous correspondent whom
the Chancellor of the Exchequer quoted the other night, and
that the statement of that Right llon. Gentleman had given
bins the greatest distress, because when he told the Right Hon.
Gentleman that there were only twenty-five men employed
upon a railway per mile, he meant permanently employed.—
( Hear and Laughter.) The truth was, this anonymous cor-
respondent represented that the Noble Lord who introduced the
measure had under-rated the number of men employed in the
cons' ruction of a railway. Another and another still succeeded,
and still he had a third Chancellor of the Exchequer to deal
with. He had dealt with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
who had called upon them not to believe this cipital in labour ;
he had dealt with the Chancellor of the Exchequer who
warned them, with France and Belgium before their
eyes, that borrowing this money would create a
financial crisis ; and he came now to the Chancellor
Of the Exchequer, who, under no consideration, would
consent to interfere with private enterprise. Now, what was
private enterprise ? He thought it highly important that they
should come to some understanding upon that question. 11
was a remarkable circumstance that every night they saw
statesmen who were present, or had been late advisers of the
Crown, rise end denounce all interference with private
enterprise, and yet every night they found them sup-
porting measures adverse to that principle. Therefore if
they could arrive at a clear and distinct understanding
of the definition of the meaning of the term private enterprise,
it might tend to throw a great light upon that subject. What
was meant by private enterprise? In this country it was
pretty well understood. It meant the operations and ex-
ertions of private individuals to bring about certain commer•
eial undertakings. Suppose any man wished to construct a
railway in this country, all he had to do was to calculate the
cost. Now he knew the cost of Parliamentary expenses, the
cost of land, and the rate of labour, and he therefore had
some data upon which to calculate the estimate,
while he had the same facilities of calculating profits ; corn-
mereial enterprise in that sense could be carried out in this
country, but how different was it in Ireland. There the land
was encumbered almost beyond comprehension, and its pur-
chase might lead to public rancour and private animosity. The
capitalist had to employ labour at doubtful rates—labourers who
could not go to church or chapel without subjecting the em-
ployer to personal animosity. He knew very well that the
moment he had commenced his operations threatening
notices were served upon him, and the principal
agents employed upon the works might be shot from
behind hedges. The capitalist knew well that these were
not commercial principles—commercial principle had not
made its way in Ireland, but whatever might be the cause of
such a state of things that was not the place nor the time to
inquire. It might be to Protestant supremacy, or Papist
, ascendancy, but be that how it might there was no doubt the
commercial principle upon which private enterprise was based
had not taken root in Ireland, and the question then arose
whether political principles ought nut to be brought into
operation to guide the commercial.—(Hear, hear.) That
was the rationale of the matter, and the way in
which lie was prepared to meet the question
of non-interference of private enterprise. But he would defy
them to interfere with private enterprise in Ireland, because
there was none ; and if he wanted anything to prove this, he
could find that proof in the speech of a late Chancellor of the
Exchequer. That Right Hon. Gentleman told them that
most of the existing railways in Ireland had been undertaken
by English capitalists. Well, that only proved to them that
they were profitable undertakings, while it proved that the
reason why they were stopped at present was that
there were political principles connected with them
over which these capitalists could have no control.
If Ireland were to be redeemed, or she were to feel the benefit,
there must be something more powerful than private enterprise.
If they trusted to private enterprise, Ireland would remain
where she was now three conturies to come.—( Hear, hear.)
The measure of his Noble Friend would supply to Ireland what
he believed private enterprise could not supply. They had
been told that it was a party measure ; but he thought the
course of the debate had shown that it was not a party mea-
sure. The course of the debate had shown that most of them
in that House agreed that it would be an advantage to have
railways in Ireland.—(Bear, hear.) Although they
were prepared to show the House that it could
stimulate and employ a large amount of labour in
Ireland, that it would open up the immense coal field of
Mally, he thought it ought to be admitted that it was important
to the Irish people that the measure should be carried. Rail-
ways in 'mend would create new fields of industry, new
markets, new residents, and would give an impetus to trade,
and provide a new character and a new face for Ireland.
lie had now only to thank the House, in conclusion, for the
patience with which they had listened to him—and whatever
might be the result of the measure, and after what had fallen
from Hon. Members in the course of the debate he no longer
expected it would now be carried —he was per-
suaded that ultimately it must be snccessful.—
( Loud cheers.) He honoured those gentlemen who
sacrificed conviction to party, but he thought if any
Irish Member wished well to his country, he could not refuse
. to give his sanction to this measure, which no polittcal agitator,
whether he were repealer or imperialist, who had the love and
benefit of his country at heart, could object to. No measure
for the relief of Ireland half so comprehensive, or half so
practical, had ever yet been prepared by any one, and he could
only say, whatever might be its result, that it had been brought
forward in perfect good faith, without any aim or intention of
doing injury to the Government, although they did aspire to
the hope of its benefiting a nation.—( Cheers. )
On the motion of Mr. B. OSBORNE, the debate was
adjourned till to-morrow.
On the motion of Mr. C. O'BRIEN, copies of the follow-
ing correspondence were ordered :--Copy of Colonel Jones's
letter to Mr. Tre‘Tllian, slated the 28th day of November, 1846,
referred to in Mr. Trevellian's letter of the 21 day of Decem-
ber, 1816. Copy of Mr. Hornsby's letter to Samuel Gamble,
C.E., referred to in Mr. Gamble's letter of the B,h day of
January, 18-17, addressed to Lieutenant-Colonel Jones.
COTTON WOOL.

On the motion of Mr. BRIGHT, the following return was
ordered :---Return of the quantity of cotton wool exported
from the British possessions in India in each year during which
the accounts have been kept, stating the ports from which the
shipments were made, the quantity shipped at each port, and
the countries to which the cotton was exported, and the ship-
ments to each country.

The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'clock.

FIRE AT RUSII MILLS, NEAR NORTIIANIPTON. —A
fearful fire broke out on the above premises on Wednesday
morning last, about half-past two, causing a destruction of
property to a serious amount. The alarm was first given by
the unusually loud and irregular whistling front the mail
train from Peterborough, which ordinarily arrives at North-
ampton at the time above stated. On the manager, Mr. G.
W. Hayes, being aroused by the whistle, and looking out of.
his bed-room window, he discovered the west side of the mill
a complete body of flame. He arose and instantly dispatched
a messenger for the engine, but the man met the County
Fire Office engine about half a mile from the spot, the engine-
driver of the mail train having, immediately on his arrival
at the station, apprised the fire-engine superintendent of the
outbreak. In about ten minutes afterwards another engine
arrived, which was closely followed by a third. Through
the admirable exertions of the firemen, under the direction
of Mr. C. Smith, the superintendent of the engines, the pro-
gress of the tire was stopped by four o'clock, and at seven it
was completely subdued. The dwelling-house (which was
only seven feet from the part of the mill where the lire was
raging most furiously), rag house, and part of the northern
end of the mill, were saved. The manager of the mill went
round the premises at half past ten the preceding night; at
that time everything was apparently safe, and the boiler fire,
which was the only one in the mill, backed, up in the usual
way, and having its ordinary appearance. The origin of the
fire must be left to conjecture. Several causes may be as.
signed for it, but nothing positive can be ascertained, though
it is evident it originated near the steam Northamp-
ton Herald.
LOST AND FOUND.—Last L'lmisday the bellman
went through Newport crying a reward for the discovery of
the body of a workman at the factory, supposed to be buried
in the snow, and in a short time after a large, dy
.of the
factory workmen, with become on shoulder, a 10 nuldnere,
were seen marching in steady' order, having in the midst
the heavy wet body of their lost and found brother, whom
they had discovered after a long absence, rioting in the
pleasures of Bacchus, just to keep out the cold, and were
now carrying home in triumph. This public mode of pu-
nishing •"
absence without leave" from work, and intoxica-
tion, seemed to have even a better effect upon the poor fellow
than the punishment of the police-court.—Monniouthshire

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

Mr. Wallace's new opera of Matilda was advertised for
performance at this theatre last evening, and judging from
the genius which Mr. Wallace has manifested in his opera
of Marital/a, we anticipated a great treat. After waiting
until long after seven o'clock, the audience became im-
patient, and there were loud calls fur the manager. At
length Mr. Bunn appeared, leading on Mr. Vincent Wallace,
the composer of the opera. Mr. Bunn then addressed the
audience, and said—That during the whole course of his
life he had never been placed in so unpleasant a situation;
that he had made every preparation for the production of
the opera, and that within five minutes of the time when
the curtain was to have been rung up, lie had received a
medical certificate stating that Miss Romer was so ill as to
be unable to leave her room. Under these circumstances he
threw himself upon the generosity of the public. They might
have their money back, have tickets for another night, or he
would endeavour to substitute some other performance for
the one advertised. There were then loud cries of "Overture,"
and Mr. Bunn withdrew, while Mr. Vincent Wallace stepped
into the orchestra and conducteA the overture—a most
tasteful and brilliant composition—full of melody, and
some of the effects of which are most telling. In fact, so
beautiful is the overture, that we are most anxious to hear
the opera ; and if the librettist has at all been equal to the
maestro, its success must be certain. At the conclusion of
the overture, Harley came forward, and announced that the
Bondman would be performed, Miss Messent taking
the part which Miss Romer had hitherto taken.
This announcement was the signal for a deafening
uproar. It was impossible to catch a note of the
first act. The dissentients, however, gradually seceded,
and the second act was suffered to proceed in something like
quietude. Judging from her performance in the second act,
we should: say that Miss Messent is a young lady who will
advantage greatly by this unlucky accident. She manifested
great firmness and great presence of mind in the face of an ad-
verse audience, and her performance of the music was exact,
in vood time, in good taste, and artist-like. Placed unex-
pectedly in the position of a prima donna, she has shown her-
self equal to the occasion, and we hope to meet Miss Messent
on some future occasion, when she will haav
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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—Mosnay.
Of the Liverpool Steeple-chase and Spring Handicaps, all
of which were speculated on in the course of the day, the
Chester Cup alone calls for any remark. The business done
on it was on a very moderate scale, and its only " features"
were the advance of Mickey Free (noiv at Mitchell-grove),
the re-appearance of Arthur, who was hacked in one instance
at 3,000 to 90, and afterwards freely at 30 to 1 ; and the re-
tirement of Bedlam, against whom a gentleman, who may be
supposed to know something about him, betted 4,500 to 100,
following it up with 1,000 to 15, and finally cooling the
courage of his admirers by offering 10,000 to 150. The Derby
betting, if not heavy, was of some importance, inasmuch as it
not only gaveEpirote a further lift in the odds, but left Planet
in a more favourable position than he occupied ou Thursday
last :—the first was backed for two or three hundred pounds,
at 11 to 1, and the other at 13 to 1, and the takers were
still for getting on ; the favourite was backed for a hundred
or two at 15 to 2 ; Glentilt in two or three quarters at 1,000
to 45 and 22 to 1 ; Conyngham for two or three hundred
pounds, at 25 to 1 ; the Horn of Chase, who arrived with
Mickey Free, at Mitchell-grove (Forth's), on Friday last, at
30 to 1; Wanota freely at 40 to 1, and two or three others
in small sums. Very little was done on the Oaks, but
.Nerissa bad some friends, and was finally quoted at an im-
provement of four points. The prices subjoined are made up
to the close of the room:—
LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.
9 to 1 agst Mr. Preston's Brunette—taken
12 to 1 agst Mr. J. Bowers's Saucepan—taken
12 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's The Roarer—taken
13 to 1 agst Captain Gambier'sAvoca—taken
15 to 1 agst Mr. Neale's Red Lancer—taken
18 to 1 agst Mr. O'Higgin's Pioneer—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Watt, jun.'s St. Leger—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Courtenay's Matthew—taken
NEWMARKET lIANDICAP.
10 to I agst Lord Orford's Footstool
15 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Lynceus—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Sir Martin
20 to 1 agst Mr. Wigram's Keshang
25 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Devil-me-care—taken
METROPOLITAN lIANDICAP.
20 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Sheraton—taken
40 to I agst Mr. G. L. Fox's Hannah Raine—taken
Brocardo was scratched this afternoon.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
150 to 100 agst Kent's lot—taken twice
7 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Conyng,ham—taken
CHESTER Our.
22 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Mendicant—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's The Lamb—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Herbert's Antler—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Wilson's Punch
30 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Camera Obscura
33 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free
40 to 1 agat Mr. Minor's Duke of Richmond—taken
1000 to 25 agst Mr. Hutchinson's Emigrant—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Intrepid—taken to 501
50 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes
50 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Dulcet
66 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Bedlam
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Collett's Pal—taken
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress—taken
70 to 1 agst Mr. G. L. Fox's Hannah Raine—taken
1000 to 10 agst Mr. Igoe's Woodpecker
700 even on the field agst 27
3000 to 15 agst Mr. Haworth's Robin Burns—taken
DERBY.
5 to 1 agst Kent's lot—taken
15 to 2 agat Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp—taken
10 to 1 agat Mr. Bowes's Epirote-11 to 1 taken freely
12 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet—taken
22 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Glentilt—taken
25 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Conyngbam—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Horn of Chase—taken
35 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Hart
35 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Sister to Cobweb colt
35 to 1 agst Lord Caladon's Wanota
50 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Bedlam
1000 to 20 agst Col. Anson's Bingham—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Mr. Martin—taken
66 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Projectile
1500 even between Lpirote and Planet
500 even between War Eagle and Sis to Cobweb colt
OAKS.
8 to 1 agst Mr. Jno. Day's The Farmer's Daughter
8 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Clementina
16 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Miami—taken
16 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Nerisa—taken
20 to 1 agat Captain Harcourt's Ellerdale—taken.

EXECUTION OF A POLISH CON

- - - - -
SPIRATOR AT POSEN.
POSEN, Fss. 2.—Our paper of to-day contains the follow-
ing': kai ebiov etz ,a from o Iftroogoal s etike metfor mi
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pipeooofkoSnntoutlhsdne-
warning advertisement:—
" On the 9th of January this year, the mounted gendarme
liCzn:anninie,°cdressed as a peasant, who was smoking his
road. The gendarme followed the stranger to the public-
house in the village, in order to call him to account, and, as
his suspicions were awakened, took this opportunity of ask-
ing for his passport. The stranger delivered up a parcel of
papers, which the gendarme declared unsatisfactory, inti-
mating to him, at the same time, that if he were not able to
give fbetter account of himself, he would have him trans-
ported to Rogasen. The stranger, who was walking up and
down the room behind the gendarme, who was examining the
papers, then drew out a pistol and fired it at him. The police
servant, struck by the shot, fell slowly to the ground, while
the culprit, tiring a second pistol at some peasants who rushed
into the room on hearing the report, fled across the fields
towards a neighbouring wood. After having destroyed some
papers which he had kept back from the gendarme, and
having in vain sought to defend himself with a pistol in one
hand and a dagger in the other, he was ultimately seized by
the peasants, and transported to Rogasen. The gendarme,
Komorkiewicz, died on the 17th of January from the effects
of the wound. The culprit, who, according to his own ac-
roGyraaln,diecDreuech.c:
count, was a Polish emigrant from Warsaw, by the name of
Anton von Babinski, and a member of the Democratical So-
cietyof Posen since the 4th of January this year, with a view of
of Paris, and whoi alicacdords.:jnocuornmeidth
promoting the objects of this society, relative to the restore-
inthtehe
order of the undersigned General,
placed before a court-martial on the 30th of January, by
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which be was unanimously condemned to be shot, for having,
restora-
tion
arch Poland,
18 eras, ,by
with arms in his hands, made a murderous_ assault upon the
person of an officer of justice. The sentence having been
confirmed by the undersigned General-in-Command, was
publicly carried into execution this day, Feb. 1,,1847.
(Signed) " GOLOMB,
" The General Commanding the Fifth
Corps of the Army."
PosEN, Faa. I.—(From a Private Communication.)—
During the execution which took place here this day (see
article above) all the troops of the, garrison formed an open
square towards the cannon shed. he prisoner was led out
in front of this building, and a section of infantry, consisting
of twelve men, having been ordered forward, took up their
position at a distance of five feet from him. His eyes were
then bandaged, and lie had hardly knelt down before his
breast was pierced by twelve balls. He fell without a groan.
During the trial Babinski seems to have revealed very
little, so that it is not yet d.cided whether the name put
forward is the true one. He took all blame upon himself,
without incriminating any one by his confessions. It is,
therefore, not probable that the arrest of Mr. V. B. is at
all connected with the fate of the executed prisoner, unless
the rumour be true that he had sojourned some time in the
house of that gentleman. Towards evening yesterday the
president of our police, Herr Munstoli, paid visit to V. 8.,
who is said to have told him that his name was well known
to the Propaganda in Paris, and that they generally attri-
buted the failure of their projected conspiracy to his vigi-
lance, and that he (Von B.) had in consequence set out with
the determination of murdering him, in order to remove so
formidable an obstacle to the restoration of Poland. The
prisoner died without having betrayed the least weakness;
on the .contrary, he repeatedly saluted the people who fol-
lowed tine procession to the Kanonenplatze.

DEATH IN THE SNOW.—The snow storm, which
has affected the whole country nearly, has been most severely
felt in the vicinity of Bath and Bristol, in which neighbour-
hoods the snow drifts have in many places been very deep
and extensive. In many parts the drifts have been more than
five or six feet in depth. On Thursday, as some persons
were passing up Brentree-hill, in the neighbourhood of
Westbury-on-Trym, and within two miles of the city of
Bristol, they discovered the body of an aged man, an agricul-
tural labourer, residing in the neighbourhood, nearly buried
in the snow. The body was quite cold and stiff, and he had
evidently been dead tor some hours. A loaf of bread was
found under his arm, from which it is conjectured that on the
previous night lie must have been slaking his way up the
hill, and having been probably overcome with fatigue, and
lost his way, the unfortunate -man sank in the snow, and
perished from the inclemency of the weather.
We regret to hear that the Earl and Countess of
Jersey have received intelligence of the death of the infant
Prince Adolphus Esterhazy, youngest son of their Highnesses
Prince and Princess Nicholas Esterhazy.
A Berlin journal announces that the greatest part
of the merchants of Cracow have given notice to their cor-
respondents that they are unable to fulfil their engagements,
and that they can only offer five per cent. I Should this
intelligence be true, Berlin, Dresden, and Hainburzh will
suffer severely.
FOREIGN SUPPLIES.—The traffic to and from Rot-
terdam has been open during the past week, even for the
large steamers trailing from London to that port, and se-
veral arrivals of cattle and provisions have taken place, as
also from other Dutch ports, the produce of Holland. No
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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 15.
The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Lords pre-
sent were the Lord Chancellor, Earl Somers, and Lord Wal-
sioghani.

in obtaining for him a situation on the railway. Witness
solicited of him an order for a pair of boots. The prisoner
replied, that if he gave him one he should not be enabled to
pay him for them until his governor arrived in town, which
would be in a week or two. Witness, however, made the
boots, but never saw the prisoner until Saturday last as
above described.

Mr. BROUGHTON said he should hold the prisoner to bail
for his re-appearance, himself in 25/., and two sureties in
20/. each, in order to give time for other inquiries respect-
ing him.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, FEBRUARY 13.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., %
dis.—Birmingliam and Oxford Junction, 18% p. - Chester and Bir-
kenhead, 201. Shares, % dis., ex div.— Edinburgh and Glas;ow,
Quarters, 19—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, % p.—Great
Western, Quarters, 7 % p.—Lluddersfield and Manchester, 3 p.—
Ditto, Extensions, 1% p. -Leeds and Dewsbury, New, Extension
(pink), 1 p. —Leeds and Thirsk, 214 dis.—Liverpool, Crosby, and
Southport, 2% p.—Ditto, New (late West Lancashire), 2% p.—
Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, % dis.—Loniron
and North-Western, 189 -Ditto, New, Quarters, 12 p. —Manchester
and Southampton, % dis. —Midland Stock, 401. Shares, 5% p. ex
dis.—Ditto, New, 3% p.—Newcastle and Carlisle, 13— Preston and
Wyre (A), 4 p.—Shrewsbury and iiirmingliam, 91.125. 34. (10 % p.
—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal. "7,, dis.—south-Eastern and
Dover, No. 3, Consolidated. I p. - Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, % p.— South
Trent Midland, % p.-- South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, 14 P.
—West Riding Union (R.), 1% p.—York and Newcastle (late N. and
D.), New, 6 p.--Ditto, Preference, 4% p.
MANCHESTER, FEBRUARY 13.
STOCK Exert* INGE. The sales are—Birmingham and Oxford June-
tion, 8% p. Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., 5-16 is.--Eastern Counties,
21% - Ditto, York Extension, % p. —East Lancashire. 17 p.—Ditto,
New (scrip), 1 3-16 p.— Fleetwood, Preston, and W,st Riding, % p.
—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, p. Lan-
caster and Preston, Three-quarters, 17. v.—London and North-
Western (Manchester and Birmingham), 72% c.—Manchester and
Leeds Extension, 1% p.—Manchester Sheffield, and Lincolnshire
(late Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 1 dis.—Manchester and South-
ampton, 7-16 dis.- North Staffordshire, 2 15-16 p.—Preston and
Wyre, 34—Ditto, Halves (A), 3% p.—Ditto, ditto (B), 7-16 dis.
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 13-16 p.—South-Eastern and
Dover, No. 4, % p.—South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, % p.
—Southport and Euxton, 1 dis.—West Riding Union, 1 19-16 p.