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Heavy fall of snow in the night; another very heavy

fall of snow this afternoon.

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Morning 44 minute,' after 6. I Evening .. 8 minuteq after 7

prisoners:of Torres Vedras to the exhibition of pusi-
lanimity made by him in not intercepting DAS
ANTAS in his recent passage from Vianna to Oporto.
Das ANTAS, on the contrary, has displayed through-
out a consistency, a valour, a perseverance, and a
enerosity of action, certain to ensure to him-
.ielf and his colleagues the admiration of the
community. May we not discern in this dis-
parity of skill the difference of the purpose and
the principles of the belligerents? May we
not perceive therein how marvellously a consti-
tutional Government has become weakened by
degenerating into a selfish and arbitrary Government?
l'he future will respond to these inquiries in tones of
thunder.

The annual motion of Mr. EWART for the abolition
of capital punishment came on last evening in the
House of Commons. It is a subject which yearly
increases in interest. Every civilised nation must be
desirous of entertaining the question, whether, con-
,istently with the repression of the highest crimes of
which human nature can be guilty, the infliction of
extreme punishment can be safely dispensed with.
I'he greater the advance which any country makes hi
civilisation the stronger will be the desire to consider
the merits of the question ; because, whilst hitherto
the general history of states, as well refined as bar-
barian, proves that they have always felt the necessity
of having the power of depriving criminals of life in
certain cases, yet is the question not hereby concluded.
strong presumption is herein established in favour
of retaining the extreme penalty of the law ; but the
precedents of history bind no farther. All laws are
framed in accordance with the results of experience ;
it is, therefore, of necessity, that laws, to be sound, should
be changed conformably with the variations of expe-
rience. Where the antecedents differ, their consequences
will exhibit a corresponding difference. A set of political
circumstances prevailing in one century, would as
naturally vindicate the propriety of a given law at
one period, as their non-existence or material modi-
fication at another, would as effectually d►ctate the
reasonableness of its total or partial abrogation.
The main point, then, to be regarded, in attempting
to determine whether it would be wise to abolish
capital punishment is, not whether the existing
law is effectual in preventing, as far as any
law can, the criminal atrocities, but whether certain
nocial changes have intervened, in the feelings, morals,
and habits of the people, such as would empower us
to constitute a secondary punishment of sufficient
stringency to be equally preventive in its effect with the
capital, to which we still adhere. If this could be
made out, public executions should be forthwith done
away with. To ascertain, however, whether society
has become so far improved as to justify the exten-
sive change in the law which the instincts of philan-
thropy, apart from the more sober influences of cool and
unimpassioned wisdom, are ready enough to sanction,
we must profoundly weigh the fresh data, or new
arguments (if any) which are presented to us by
those who seek to expunge the sentence of death
from our criminal code.

Throughout the debate of last evening we look in
vain, either to Mr. EWART, or to those who spoke in
favour of his motion, for any novel matter, or con-
vincing reasonings, to assist the wish which so many
must naturally cherish that the punishment of the
gallows could with safety be relinquished. We
quite agree with the Secretary for the Home De-
partment, who said, " he was persuaded that pub-
lic opinion, so far from beng in favour of the
entire abolition of the punishment, would be greatly
shocked and outraged by such a measure." The
motion was rejected by a majority of two to one.

The resolutions recently adopted by the grand jury
of the county of Limerick are deserving of serious
and attentive consideration. They emanate from
gentlemen having considerable stakes in the country,
and although we may not agree with them in the
conclusions at which they have arrived, yet, as they
are couched in temperate and gentlemanly language,
and do full justice to the good intentions of the Go-
vernment, and speak in terms of lively grati-
tude for the exertions and sacrifices, both
publicly and privately, made by the English
people for the relief of their famishing poor, it
gives them an additional claim to that cool and dis-
passionate consideration.
The resolutions are of a threefold character; the
first series attacking (as usual) the Labour-rate Act,
and attributing what are termed the failures in legis-
lation, not to a want of the best intentions on the
part of the Ministry, but to a want of knowledge on
their part of the social, moral, and political circum-
stances of the country, and deducing as a coro:lary
that such changes should be made as would place a
greater control both in the making and administration
of the laws in persons conversant therewith, or, in
other words, a domestic Legislature and executive.
We doubt not that many of the gentlemen who
affixed their signatures to the document in
question would be much astonished at finding
that they had thereby given in their adhesion
to the doctrines of repeal. With whatever
qualification, however it may be taken, it seems to
us extremely like such a declaration, and we doubt
not that the parties making it would be considered as
qualified for admission into Conciliation Hall on the
strength thereof. It is, however, too ridiculous to
ascribe such ignorance of Irish affairs to our rulers.
The most remote district of Ireland is easily ac-
cessible at the present day ; and greater facilities for
intercourse now exist with that country than was the
case even within our own memories with many
of the English counties, and far greater than
with Scotland. Irish affairs have unfortunately
occupied so prominent a position for many years past,
that it would be utterly impossible for any person de-
sirous of distinguishing himself in the House, or of
becoming an aspirant for office, to do so without
making himself fully acquainted with the subject.
The attention of the chief members of the Cabinet
has for many months past been almost exclusiVely
devoted to the consideration of measures relating to
Ireland, and little business of any other description
has as yet been transacted in either branch
of the Legislature. We find that the Lord-
Lieutenant of Ireland is an Irish nobleman, a resi-
dent landlord in that country, that several Irishmen
are members of the Cabinet, besides many others
holding important offices in the Ministry; it is there-
fore hard to say that the Government are not fully
conversant with the peculiarities of the social
condition of Ireland, as much so as if it was
entrusted solely to Irishmen, and conducted in the
sister kingdom. The objections to the Labour-rate
Act are now so hacknied, and their fallacy and injus-
tice have been so often exposed in our columns,
that it is almost unnecessary again to revert to them.
We may, however, ~hortly state that it was its abuse
that led to its failure. Had it been carried into exe-
cution in the spirit in which it was conceived and
sanctioned, it would have been found a most valu-
able auxiliary, but the mischief was occasioned by
seeking to make it the sole means of support of the
people, and casting on it the entire burden of their
maintenance.

The second series of resolutions are condemnatory
of the larger electoral divisions as the area of
taxation, and urge the propriety of giving the
tenants compensation for per►nanent improvements
on fair and equitable terms; and they propose a limita-
tion of the rates beyond which no division should be
taxed for its own poor, any surplus to be defrayed
from a national rate leviable on every description of
property, real or personal. The third declares that the
affliction should be looked on as a national calamity,
and the burden borne by all interests of the nation.
We may remind the gentlemen who have
adopted these resolutions that the Legislature
has already decided that one-half of the expenditure
shall be defrayed by the Imperial Exchequer, without
any prospect of return from Irish resources, and that
payment of the remaining moiety is to be accepted
by easy instalments from the persons whose proper-
ties are prima facie liable, and that, therefore, there
is no just ground for the complaints they have
uttered. Our space this day prevents us from giving
that consideration to the suggestions contained in the
second series of which they ate deserving, and which
we shall devote to them on a future occasion.

Munich, it appears, bas been the scene of great dis-
orders. A letter from that city, dated March 3, says--
"The University, from which the Jesuit party had suc-
ceeded in expelling all the professors suspected of liberalism,
and in replacing them by others devoted to themselves, has
been particularly forward in loudly manifesting its sympa-
ties with the late Ministry. The professors held an ex-

traordinary meeting, at which they deliberated for a long I
time, whether they should make a demonstration in favour
of M. D'Abel, and express to him their regrets. The majority
decided that this demonstration should not be made. The
Government, having been informed that Nur professors had
on this occasion shown a strong spirit of hostility to the
King, has deprived them of their professorships. One of
them, M. Lasseaux, professor of theology, put up a notice
in the interior of the University that he had stopped his
course of lectures, as he was not allowed any longer to re-
ceive students, and bidding the students adieu. This pro-
duced a great degree of agitation. A considerable number
of students, who were joined in the way by some of the
common people, went to the ex-professor's house, and
saluted him with cries of Long live Lasseaux.' This was
followed by some cries of Lola Montes,' and the crowd
went to that celebrated lady's house and broke the
windows. Upwards of six thousand persons were
at one time assembled before her house, who gave
vent to seditious and hostile cries of the most serious
kind. The streets being covered with ice, the populace
had plenty of materiels to break windows with. The
troops were called out, but were not able to suppress the
disorder, which continued for a great portion of the night.
Several other houses were damaged, and even the palace was
not spared, several of the windows having been broken. The
following day, the 2d of March, the crowds assembled in
different nails of the town uttering seditious cries. The
Government took energetic measures. The troops were sent
to the barracks, and the municipal guard was called out.
The town, by the last accounts, was quiet. Th 3 King, who
bad intended to appoint M President of the Re-
gency of Passau, has now determined to send him as ambas-
sador to the Hogue, and has ordered hint to repair to his post
without delay."

We have received the Paris papers of Monday.
The discussion in the Charnbta of Deputies on the
propos:tiou of M. FOULD was brought to a conclusion
that day, and the proposition itself rejected. In the
course of the discussion the Finance Minister, M. LACAVE
LAPLANGE, repeated the assurances which he had pre-
viously given that no loan would be required, and that
the Treasury was in no difficulty whatever. The dis-
cussion on the proposition of M. DUVF.RGIER DE lIAU-
RANNE, on the subject of electoral reform, is fixed for
the 22d March.
The Prince DE JOINVILLE left Paris for Toulon on
Sunday.
31. BARBET DE JOLTY, late French Consul at the
Mauritius, whose absurd vagaries there occupied the
public attention for a few days a short time since, has
been appointed Consul at Larnaca, in the island of
Cyprus-a post of inferior rank to the one he formerly
occupied.
The Bordeaux mail arrived on Monday morning in
Paris, but without bringing the Madrid mail. As there
was nothing in the state of the weather to account for
its Ron-arrival, all sorts of rumours were in circulation
in Paris on the subject of Spanish affairs. One rumour
was to the effect that there had been a simultaneous
Carlist rising in the Basque provinces and in Catalonia;
that the Carlists had taken possession of several towns,
from which they had expelled the public authorities, and
that all communication between Madrid and Paris was
cut off. Certain it is that the authorities in the Basque
provinces have been fur some time past greatly alarmed,
as is evident from the fact, that the authorities of Gui-
puscoa have petitioned to be allowed to remove the
Government from the open town of Guipuscea, the capi-
tal of the province, to the fortress of St. Sebastian. In
the meantime the Palace of Madrid is the scene of the
greatest disorders. So disgusted is the QUEEN with her
husband, that she intends, it is said, to apply to the POPE
for a divorce. All personal communication between
them has long since ceased, and they now seldom
see each other. Such are the miserable effects
of the selfishness of the KING of the FRENCH. What
cares he for the happiness of the unfortunate young
Queen of SPAIN ? The sooner she falls a victim to
these constant excitements the better will it be for his
views. It was not without an object that Don FRAN-
CISCO D'Assis was preferred by M. GUIZOT to Don
ENRIQUE ; and yet M. GUIZOT is lauded to the skies as
the pink of decency and morality. Morality has its
Tartuffes as well as religion.
The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on
Monday at 78f. 40c.; the Five per Cents. 1161. 50c. ex div.;
the Orleans Railway Shares, 1,2771 50c. ; Rouen, 871 f.
25c. ; Havre, 6901. ; Great Northern. 6281. 75c.; Avignon,
8251.; Vierzon, 5751.; Bordeaux, 5321. 50c. ; Boulogne,
4051. ; Troyes and Montereau, 3251 ; Basle, 2101. ; Dieppe,
330 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 4631. 75c.; Tours and Nantes,
4601.; Paris and Lyons, 490 f.; Lyons and Avignon, 485 f.;
Bordeaux and Cette, 4511. 25c. ; Spanish Three per Cents.,
343/4.
MARSEILLES, MARCH 4 -Marseilles and Avignon, 8351.;
Northern, 6321 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 4931. 75c.
LYONS, MARCH 6.-Paris and Rouen, 8621. 50c. ; Avignon
and Marseilles, 8251.; Northern, 6261. 25c.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 9.

Boulogne and Amiens, I4!ti —Louvain a la Sambre, I —Namur
and Liege, 434—Northern of France, 12%—Orleans and Bordeaux,
7 'Xi—Paris and Lyons, 7 —Paris and Rotten, 341, —Paris and
Strasbourg, 3% —Sambre and Meuse, 7—Tuurs and antes, 3ki.

AMERICAN NEWS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY NIOUT.

The papers by the Henry Clay, from New York, ex-
tending to the 10th ult., were landed this evening just
as the last train was starting. We have, therefore, five
days later news to communicate, but we cannot say that
there is anything of importance in the papers now come
to band. The commercial advices do not note anyiserious
change in the price of bread-stuffs. Cotton was in
steady, but quiet demand, and the provision trade was
reported as very firm.
We have nothing new from Mexico. No battle or
battles had been fought, and the latest New York papers
would seem to lead us to expect that ore long Mexico
will sue, in the language of earnest entreaty, fur peace.
A Dr. Holland had arrived at Washington on the Bth
ult., with dispatches from the army of the United States
in Mexico. He left General Wool's camp on the Bth of
January, but it was said he did not bring any intelli-
gence of an important character.
The proceedings in Congress were not very important;
in fact, nothing that could be considered interesting to
European readers had taken place. The dispute with
the Brazilian Government, already noticed, wassatisfac-
torily adjusted. Brother Jonathan, who, although no-
torious for his selfishness, seemed to be stirring himself
up with the view of mitigating the " Irish famine."
One of the New York papers suggests that a ship should
ba sent out with clothes and provisions, each citizen
contributing what he could to such a great and glorious
cause; and after her two or three others. The idea is
good, and we hope will be acted upon, as there is room
for all that can be done to mitigate the sufferings now
endured by that unfortunate country,
With respect to the commercial accounts from
character. No material alteration had
anAmericaimportant
b) arrival there does not seem any of
' this
taken place in the price of wheat, flour, or Indian corn,
&e., on the date of our last advices.
The latest: state of the New York markets are thus
reported:—

THE MARKET, Fr s. 8, Ql2 F.M.
Cotton—Sales 900 bales, prices same as Saturday. •
Flour, no sales so tar: Corn, Jersey white brought 96c.
Oil, 3,000 galls English linseed sold at 72 1-2 c; flax seed
has been sold at 10,62 1-2, rough.
The sale of a cargo of Rio coilee on Saturday, was at 7 3.8
cts lb.
Provisions no change thus far.
Ashes and whisky as last week.
No alteration in freights.
Southern bank sterling brought 5 3.4 premium.
Evening.—A comparatively quiet day. Sales of cotton
1,000 bales at 1-4. a 1-2 ct. decline from the top prices; flour
stands quite as well as on Saturday, but without transac-
tions, 8,000 bu. prime Genesee wheat sold at 160 cts; Jersey
corn sold at various prices from 96 a 100cts. ; 15,0001b5.
tallow at 8 5-8 cts. lb. Nothing done in provisions of any
sort; there is no change in opinion. Ships have been
chartered in Boston to load at Baltimore for Liverpool at 84.
for flour, and 24d. for grain in bags; here, the rate is 7s. and
23d. and 24d. Sales 170 tons mixed Scotch Newcastle coal,
via St. John's, New Brunswick, at $4,87 1-2 chal.

BOROUGH OF WALSALL.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
On the next dissolution this borough promises to
afford a sort of "Lord Lincoln " contest on a small
scale. Mr. Robert Scott, the present representative,
has announced his intention of retiring at the close of
this Present session, and the Hon. E. R. Littleton,
eldest son of Lord Hatherton, has offered himself,
without making any declaration of political opinions,
on the strength of his father's merits and influ-
ence. A numerous section of electors, both Libe-
ral and Conservatives, see in this volunteer on
the part of Mr. Littleton an attempt to turn Walsall
into a pocket borough, a sort of appendage to Teddesly
Park. The free-trade party are cot pleased with
Mr. Littleton, in consequence of his having refused to
attend a free-trade dinner, given in the summer, at
which the present Member presided, on the
ground of " the unnecessary violence of Cobden
and Bright," an expression which, coupled
with the displeasure loudly expressed among his
neighbours by Lord Hatherton at Lord John Russell's
Edinburgh letter, leads the electors to imagine that in
the silent, reserved, aristocratic Mr. Littleton they
would be electing anything but a fit representative for a
manufacturing town. A "Walsall Independent Eke
toral Association" has been formed for the express
purpose of opposing that gentleman, and a requisition
inis course of signature, inviting Mr. Charles
Forster, junior, son of the banker of that
name, who represeeted the borough in the two
first Parliaments after the Reform Bill, to allow him-
self to be put in nomination. There is little doubt
but that Mr. Forster, as a liberal and a consistent free-
trader,
will consent, and as he is a " Walsall man"
of great personal popularity, energetic, and a good
speaker, he will have excellent prospects of sucess.
The constituency is about 900; the majority being
what are termed leather aprons—a party which has on

two occasions beaten the broad cloth of the town: on
the last occasion, returning Mr. Scott at aiew days'
notice by a considerable majority over the head of Mr.
Gladstone, who bad all the advantages of wealth, influ-
ence, and success at the previous election.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(,IT}', QUAI(7EU 70 THREE.

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were about
1,200 bales. The market was dull, and in prices there was
no alteration.—Railway Shares were neglected.
The sale of Railway Shares yesterday, by Messrs. Lamond
and Co., went off very flatly, and prices were considered a
shade lower. During the sale, the Count de Montemolin
entered, and seemed much interested by the method of dis-
posing of the property.
Favourable advices have come to band from Jamaica,
Barbadoes, and other of the principal 'West India colonies, as
to the state of the crops and the progress in sugar mak-
ing, but the competition, to which the planters arc now
open still excited complaints. It is to he hoped it will have
the far better effect of inducing renewed energy, and the ap-
plication of improved methods of cultivation.
'There is some complaint of irregularity in the arrivals
of the steamers at Barbadoes, but the weather seems to have
been the principal cause of this.
From Mexico the intelligence to hand is most dishearten-
ing. The army of Santa Anna was sorely in want of
supplies, and there was no prospect of funds being raised to
prosecute, with anything like success, the contest with the
Americans, who were steadily making their way. The
steamer has a valuable bullion freight from 'Vera Cruz and
Tampico, but al: on private account.
The accounts from Paris are more cheerful, but here there
is a pressure for money, and discounts are ranging higher.
Frem 41/2 to 5 per cent. is now the charge upon first-rate
paper, and the intention of the Bank of England not to make
loans upon stock for longer periods than a fortnight, during
the closing of the transfer books, tightens the marker.
Consols have been 89% 14 for pre.,ent transfer, and
891/8 14 for time. Consols Scrip have been down to 1/8
discount, and is now about par. The New Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents, have realised 91 to 901. Bank Stock has
fallen to 2031 and 202. Exchequer-bills have been at ss.
to Is. premium. There have been a good many tales, and
the market is very flat.

The Foreign Funds are quite neglected. Old Portuguese
Bonds have re.thsed 84; and Spanish Three per Cents- 34 ;
Chilian Bonds have been worth 94; Belgian Four-and-a,
Half per Cents. have been at 96; and Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. 57% to 57%. Railway Shares are affected
by the decline in Stocks.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)

Bank Stock •• • • .. 203% 202
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 894
Three par Cent. Consols Annuities • • • • 893 !,‘
Three per Cent. Annuities, 1726 • • 88%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 90% 91 90.1,
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1160
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859
India Bonds, 1,0001. ..
Ditto, under 1,0001. • • • • par
South Sea Stock .. .. • • •• .. 99!{
Ditto, New Annuities .. • • .. 88%
Three per Cent. Annuities, 1751 .. 88
Consols for Account, April 15 .. 89%16 414
Consols, Scrip .. p Adls par
Exelequer Bills. I%d. 114(1.
1,0001. • • • .
500/. • •
Ditto, Small .. •

.. 9 5-16

.••• 5 I— pm.
.... 5 par pm.
5 7 3 pm.
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Ckilian Bonds, G per Cent. • • .. 94
Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent • • .. 8t,%
Portuguese Bends, 5 per Cent. • • 84
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. • . • •
Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • • •
Ditto. for the Account • • • • 34
Dividends on tile above payable In London.
Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. 96
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 57%%
Ditto, for the Account • • .. 57%
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SIIARES AT ONE O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER MARE.
Aberdeen . 30 .... 27% .... to 28
Amber., Notting.,Boston, & Eastrn Jit. 2% .. 2 4 .... to
Birmingham and Oxford Junction .. 5 •• .. 13% e.. to
Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham .. 5 .• • • 69A%1i to
Iluckingtatuniltire • • .. • . 61. 45.•. • • % p.. to
Caledonian .. •• 30 .. 264 .• • . to 26

_ _
Ditto, Half Shares .. 2% •• • • 2% •• .. to
Cheltenham and Oxford .. .. 2 .• • I%••• • to
Eastern Counties .. '2O • • 2014 .. ••to 20
Do., l'erpetual,s peret. No. I, 61. 13s. 4d 4 p•• to
Ditto, York Extension .. • • 4 •• •• 4%• • • • to 3%
East Lancashire .. 14 .. • • •• • • to
Ditto, New .. .. • • ..
East Lincolnshire .. • . • • 4 .. •
Great Northern (London & York ltegd) •••• 2%% IA to—
Ditto (Direct Northern Regd.) • • 3% •• • 3% %•• to
Great Western .• .• • • • • .. 85 .• • • 117 .. • • to 115
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .• 12%
Leeds and I;radford .. • • 35
Liverpool, Munch, and Newc. Junct. 2% l% to
London, Ilrighton, and South Coast .. 50
Ditto, Consolidated Eighths • • •• 10 • • 12% .. ••to 11 %
London and North-Western • • 100 .. 180 182.. to 181
Ditto, Quarters .. • • ~ • • 2

Ditto ditto New .. . 2 13%i4 •.to
London and South-Western 411. G.,. 10d. .... to
Ditto, New Consolidated Eighths .. 40 .... 47 •• • • to 4614
Ditto, New •. 221/i .... 24 .... to
Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) . .. 50 .... 53% .... to
Ditto, Scrip .. 5 .. • . 514 • - to
London and York Extension Scrip .. 21A 2%.... to
Lynn and Ely .. .. 20 .. • . 22 .... to
Manchester and Leeds .. . .. 82 .• .• .. to
Ditto, Fifths 5 .... 10% ... to

Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) .. • . • . 71. 45... .. 2 p.. to
Manelicster Loki Southampton .. .. 2 .... •• •• to
M Miami •• ..100 .... to
Dr..to New •• .. 30 .... 34%.... to

Ditto, Birmingham and Derby ..100 91 ••• to
Newcastle and Berwick .. 20 .... 34 td, .. to
Newmarket and Chesterford .. 10 .... 10%.... to 10
Norfolk • • .. • . .• .• .. 100 . • . 138% •• .. to
Northern Counties Union .. .... 1 ••• • to %
North British .. • . 25 .... 33%.... to 34
Ditto, Half Shares .. 12% .... 16 .. • • to
Ditto, Quarters .. 2a,4 •• .. 4%.... to 4
Ditto, Extension .. • • .. %•• .• 134 % to
North statiordshira •• •• 5 .. • • S ..•• to 7%
North Western •• . .. 4 .... 4% .. ••to
oAtord. woreester, & 'Wolverhampton 17}4.... 1114 .... to
Scottish Central •. .. 15 .... to
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) .. 3 • . 4 .... to 3%
Ditto, ditto (B) .. • • .. 114, .... 114 .. to
Shropshire Union • .. .. • . 425..... 1 die... to
iouth Eastern and Dover .. • . 33/.25. 4d. 37 .... to
Ditto, New (do. 331. Cs. Bd.) No. 2.• 12 .. • 13% to
Ditto, New (do. 151.) No. 4 .. 334 414 •. • • to
South Wales .. .. 10 •• • • 7% .• to 8
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, & Goole 2 .... to
West Riding Union .. •• ••41.25....• 1 %pto—
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth—. IS .... • • to
York and Newcastle .. .. 25 .. •• 35 ye 3; 14 to
Ditto, New .. .. • .• •• 10 ...• 16 to 16!.1
Ditto, Preference .. .. • • .. 4 .... 81,i to
York and North Midland .. .. 50 .... 86 .... to 85%
Ditto East and West Riding Extension 10 .... 21 4 %.. to

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. „ 18 .... 13% ... to 14
Dutch Rhenish ~ • 7 .... 41,‘,14 .. to 4
Luxembourg .. .. 6 .... 2!‘i .... to 2
Namur and Liege .. .. , 10 .... 4 a .. to
Northern or France •• 8 .... 12a4 .... to
Paris and Lyons
Paris and Strasbourg •• .. 5 .... .... to
MINES

Real del Monte, Unregistered -.77. —3%. to -
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam ...... C.F. 12 3% Gibra1tar..........
Ditto, at sight ...... 12 1 Leghorn 30 20
Rotterdam ...... 2U• 12 4 Genoa • • ..... •• .. 25 85
Antwerp .......... .... 25 80 Milan .. .
atmburgh .... • .M.B. 13 10% Venice........ •• .....
Altonit ..... ••.. . • Naples • • 403
Paris, 3 days' sight ...• 25 45 Palermo, per ca .
Ditto, 3 months... 25 75 Lisbon ........
Marseilles • • '25 t 5 0p0rt0............
.. 25 85 Rio Janeiro • ......... 28
Frankfort on Maine.... 121
Petersburgh, 3 Cs-- .• Buenos Ayres ......
Berlin . • New York, 21 days' sight
Vienna, effec. tio • • 10 3 Philadelphia ..........
Trieste, ditto.
Madrid .............. 36 Foreign Gold in bars ...i3 17 9
Cadiz .•• .. : •..
Bilbao.. •... Portugal Gold Coin 0 0 0
Barcelona • •
Seville.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MAW, 10.—Wind N.E., livht breezes.
DEAL, March 9.—Wind N.W. to N.N.W., fresh.—Arrd.
Boston, and sid. for Bremen. Sid. Lavinia, West Indies ;
Athens, Charleston ; Gratitude, Baltimore ; Gladiatoi, New
York.

SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 9.—Arrd. Medway steamer, New
York.

LivEuroot.. MAacii 9.—Wind N.N.E., moderate.—Arrd.
Albert Edward, Downward, China; John Garrow, New Or-
leans; Richmond, Hawthorn, Charleston. Sl.l. Henry Winch,
Lima; Ramoni, New York; Friendship, ditto; Colombia,
Boston. Off port, Catherine, Thompson, Valparaiso; Henry
Clay, New York. The Superior, of Glasgow, was fallen
in with 15th November last, putting back leaky, by the
Wallace, arrived here.
FAVERSHAM, MARCH B.—The Sally has floated off shore,
without damage.
DUBLIN, MAncit 8. Wind N.W.—Sld. Kingston, De-
merara.

CASTLETOWN, BEARHAVEN. •••••• Arrd. Gorilda, Le Veary,
Porto Rico, for London.
SLIGO, MARCH B.—Wind W.—Sld. Imperial, New York.
LIMERICK, MARCH 8. —V, and easterly. Sid. Samuel
Abl,ott, Philadelphia.
ConK, MARCH 7.—Wind N.E., light. —Sid. Conte Potoski,
New York; Sandwich, St. John's ; Tartar, St. Andrew's,
New Brunswick.

PLYMOUTH. Daum 9.—Wind N. Off port, Louisa,
Batavia for,Rotterdam. Ski. Belle Alliance, Adelaide,. South
Australia.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY.
A moderate quantity of English Wheat has been received
up to our market this week; yet the number of samples of
that grain on offer to-day was small. About 500 quarters of
red were taken for shipment to France, at very lull prices.
In white qualities a steady business was doing at the late im-
provetnent in value. Foreign Wheat was in good request on
French account, and the trade must be considered firm at
Monday's adva,Ted rates. Both Barley and Malt were ex-
ceedingly, dull in sale, at barely stationary prices. The sup-
ply of Foreign Oats being large, the sale for all kinds was
heavy, but we can notice no further depression in value.
Beans and Peas very dull ; but Flour and Indian Corn were
quite as dear.

ARRIYALS.
Wheat. Barley. Oats I Flour.
EngUSh ••• • • • 2,390 qrs. 1,340 qrs. 1,120 qrs. I 2,310 ski.
Irish. I
--
Foreign
3,770 5,290 ---
Malt, 1,530 qrs.
WIIXTECHAPEL.
We had a very slow inquiry here to-day, on the following
terms:—Beef, Irom As 8d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 4d;
Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per Slbs.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FEIDAT.
CHESTER CCP.-20 to 1 agst Mendicant-25 to 1 agst
Camera Obscura (taken)-25 to 1 agst Antler-28 to 1 agst
Punch ( taken )-35 to 1 agst The Lamb-40 to 1 agst Crim.
Con;-50 to 1 agst Inheritress-50 to 1 agst Bourton.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STASIS.—G to 1 agst Van Tromp
(taken)-7 to 1 agst Doleful (taken)-9 to l agst Halo (t.)
THE DERIIY.-6 to 1 agst Van Tromp (taken)-11 to 1
agst Epirote-11 to 1 agst Planet-20 to 1 agst Glentilt-
-25 to 1 against Conyngham-35 to 1 agst Allertonian-40
to 1 apt Liberator (taken)-1,000 to 15 agst Red Hart.
THE °AM.—No offers.

__•--_—_L--_--_
FATAL SCAFFOLD ACCIDENT,—Mr. Wakley, M.P.
held an inquest yesterday at the Middlesex Hospital, on the
body of Henry Waring, aged 35: a house painter. The de-
cea;ed was painting a
.house in Dover-street, Piccadilly,
and terminated fatally. The de-
when the scaffold on which he was
.standing gave way, and
he tell, fracturing his thigh. An inflammation, which at-
tackedf°airrenet.d'spirits until the last six months
gisatter period was a teetotaller. Verdict, " Ac:
ci,
,ua (et,ui :
ihi
nai
gds
dranktluhne
cideatal death."

PA
--
IMPERIAL PA IILIAMtNT,
(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o clock.
EDINBURGH AND PERTH RAILWAY.
Mr. F. MAULE moved the second reading of the Edin-
burgh and Perth Railway Bill, and said that the Scotch
people were deeply interested in the progress of it.
Mr. E. ELLICE objected to the second reading of the Bill,
as the parties who were the promoters of h sought for the
sanction of Parliament on plans and certificates, which were
the property of others—namely, of a former company, now
dissolved. There were a great number of other irregularities,
and the House would be sanctioning a very dangerous prin-
ciple if they agreed to the second reading of the Bill.
Mr. LOCH said that the Bill was of great public import-
ance, and that all the landholders with but one exception
were in favour of the undertaking; nor was it true that the
new company had possessed themselves of the property of
others; for it was they who had paid all the expenses of the
undertaking, and they had entered into a regular agreement
with the former proprietors, so that there was not even a tech-
nical difficulty in the way of a second reeding.
Mr. FOX .MAULE said that the whole question turnad
on the point, whether the plans and sections were the pro-
perty of the new company or not. If any party came and
claimed them beside the company, then there would be a
cae tor extreme jealousy on the part of the House, but such
was not the case; the promoters were the only claimants, and
it appeared that they were even those who paid for all the
sections and surveys which had been made. This Bill was
one of great natianal importance. They had thousands of
labourers out of work and starving, and it would be a serious
responsibility on the House to reject a measure which would
give them employment, upon a mere technical objection.
Mr. GREENE hoped that the House would not set the
bad precedent of refusing the second reading of this Bill. Ile
thought that if the objections urged were to be maintained
the House would do better to postpone the second reading of
the Bill, and refer the objection to the Standing Orders
Committee.
Mr. F. MAULE had no objection to such a course being
adopted, but he hoped the delay consequent upon it would
not afterwards be allowed to prejudice the Bill.
Mr. STRUTT seconded the motion of the lion. Member
for Lancaster. There was a considerable difference, of opi-
nion upon this matter, and the Bill ought to be referred
as the Hon. Member had proposed, to the Standing Orders
Committee. That House was not a tribunal which should
adjudicate upon this matter.
Mr. ELLICE then withdrew the amendment on the
understanding that this course should be adopted.
The second reading of the Bill was then postponed until
this day week.
The Great Northern Railway Bill (deviations between
Gainsborough and Doncaster) was read a second time and
ordered to be committed ; as also the deviation between
Peterborough, Boston, and Gainsbol ough.
The Waterworks Clauses Bill was read a third time and
passed.
The Markets and Fairs Clauses Bill, Commissioners' Clauses
Bill, and the Gas Works Clauses Bill, were severally read a
third time and passed.
The Wexford and Valencia Railway Bill was read a second
time and ordered to bd committed.
HARBOUR DOCKS AND PIERS.
Mr. WARD then brought in a Bill for consolidating in
one Act the provisions usually contained in Acts authorizing
the making and approving of harbour docks and piers.
The Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a
second time to-morrow.

POOR. RATES.
The O'CONOR DON presented a petition, numerously
signed by the inhabitants of Newcross in Wexford, praying
for an equalization of the poor-rate system.
IRISH POO li-LA WS.
Mr. HAMILTON presented a petition from several Irish
landowners, praying that in any poor-law for Ireland the
workhouse test should be employed.
NATIONAL FAST.
Mr. ROUND presented a petition from a place in Ireland,
whose name we could not learn, praying for a national fast ;
also a petition in favour of the Poor Removal Act.
CLOSING OF PUBLIC-HOUSES.
Mr. 111UNIZ presented a petition from certain licensed
victuallers of Birmingham againstithe present grievances the
trade was under relating to the closing of public-houses.
CULTIVATION OF COTTON.
Colonel LINDSAY presented a petition praying for a
Select Committee to inquire into the cultivation of cotton in
India.

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