The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-13 00:00:00

No. 16,69. LON DON, FRIDAY EVEN-'- NG S N 7 FE BR UA RY 13, 1846.

_NVESTMIN STE it ELEtyriuN
ROUS'S COMMITTEE sit daily at the British Hotel,
Cockspur-street.

JOHNSON, Maros.
ACOMMON COUNCIL, holden in the Cham-
ber of the Guildhall, in the City of London, on TUURSDAY, the
12th day of February, 1846.
Resolved,—That while this Court is desirous to record its cordial
and entire approbation of the comprehensive, just, and wise measures
introduced to the Commons House of Parliament by the First
Minister of the Crown, for the revision of our commercial policy,
and are gratified to learn that a repeal of the Corn-laws is also pro-
posed, although at a future time, it cannot but express an earnest
hope that the total and immediate repeal of those laws may yet be,
proposed and carried, instead of deferring such a positive good for a
ported of three years.
Resolved,—That this Court is of opinion that the removal of all
prohibitory duties upon the importation of food and other necessary
articles• is eminently calculated to promote the agricultural, com-
mercial, and social interests of the people, by improving their
ph) sisal condition, and thus advancing their intellectual and moral
habits.
Resolved,—That, therefore, to delay the final repeal of the Corn-
laws for a period of three years is an evil, and necessarily tends to
introduce uncertainty into an important branch of commerce, to in-
jure commerce in general, to procrastinate agricultural improve-
ment, and thus prevent the application of science to the better cul-
tivation of the land, by which the English farmer, without pro-
tection, will be able suecessfully to compete with the foreing
grower.
Resolved,—That a . petition be presented to Parliament, founded
upon these resolutions, and praying for the total and immediate
repeal of the Corn-laws.
Resolved,—That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the
Representatives of this City in Parliament, with the expression of
a hope that they will support the measures introduced by her Ma-
jesty's Prime Minister, Sir Robert, Peel, for the repeal of the Corn-
laws and the remission of taxation, and avail themselves of any
opportunity which may present itself, and which, without prejn-
dieing the measures introduced by Sir Robert Peel, may have
for its object the total and immediate repeal of the laws imposing
any duty or restriction upon the" importation of corn or provisions
of any kind

MEREWETHER.

GREAT NORTH and SOU'T'H WALES and
WORCESTER RAILWAY.
The Committee of Shareholders hereby give notice that the
&JESTING advertised to be held at the London Tavern To-MORROW
(Saturday). is for the present POSTPONED.
FREDERICK LAWRENCE,-Chairman of the Committee.
Founders'-hall, Lothbury, Feb. 13, 1846.

ROYAL ASYLUM OF ST. ANN'S SOCIETY.
--Maintaining, Clothing, and Educating the Children of those
once in prosperity. By voluntary subscription.
At the HALF-YEARLY GENERAL COURT holden this day at
the London Tavern,
The Right Hon the LORD MAYOR, V.P., in the Chair ;
After receiving a report from the committee and auditors; and ap-
pointing officers for the ensuing year, it was
Resolved unanimously, That the Court desires to express sincere
regret at the decease of their Benefactress and Lady President, Mrs.
Partis, whose magnificent donation of 3,000/., at the time when the
society most required it, was one main cause of its present prosperity ;
and whose liberal gifts since have kindly shown how she appreciated
the usefulness and management of the institution.
The following children were declared elected by ballot into the
Brixton Asylum of the Society, viz, :
GIRLB.
Warren, Susanna •. • ..... 4,467 Spooner, Martha ..... . 3,277
Corbould, Elizabeth ...... 4,239 1 l'agden, Jane ••• • • 2,528
BOYS.
Gilbert, Henry ...... 4,270 Meek, W. .. ••••• • • • • •
Morin, John Moses 3,478 Christie, William •••• • • • •
Clisb) , Henry .•• • • • 3,060 Cooper, John . .
Hill, Arthur .. ••• • • ....... 3,028 Beal, James •••••• .. • . • •
And the following child under the new rule.:—
Robert Mears • • • ..• ..
Thanks were voted to the scrutineers.
Thanks were also voted to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, V.P.
for his great kindness in presiding, and to Charles Bleaden, Esq.
and John Bright, Esq., for kindly taking the chair during his Lord
ship's temporary absence.
EDWARD FREDERICK LEEKS, Sec
2, Charlotte-row, Feb. 12, 1846

.. 2,565

2,739
2,619
2,521
2,512

Z 0 URT OF COMMON COUNCIL.
IMMEDIATE REPEAL OF THE CORN-LAWS.
A Court of Common Council was held yesterday, at which,
among other business, Mr. Wire brought forward a series ti
resolutions bearing on the immediate repeal of the corn-laws,
founded on a requisition signed and sent into the Lord Mayor
by a majority of the Common Council.
The Irish Society, and the nomination of members to act
upon it, occupied the attention of the Court for some time,
but this having been disposed of,
The LORD MAYOR ordered the clerk to read the requisi-
tion sent in to him by the Members of the Council, praying
him to call a meeting of the Court on an early day, to con-
sider the propriety of petitioning Parliament for the imme-.
diate repeal of the corn-laws.
Mr. HARRISoN did not think the course pursued by. the Lord
Mayor was regular, as other business had been named to the
court, and he therefore moved that the requisition should not
he taken into consideration. Mr. Harrison, however, ulti-
mately withdrew this, after he had created much confusion.
Mr. LAWRENCE proposed that the requisition should be
received.
The RECORDER was sure that the Lord Mayor had not re-
collected, if he was ever aware of, the notice even in the paper
by Mr. Wire, that the petition should be taken into considera-
tion by the Court immediately after the business of the Irish
Society had been closed. -
Mr. WIRE said he confessed, after having on so late
an occasion requested his Lordship'S attention, and the at-
tention of the Court, to the same question, he would at
that time have sat down after simply reading the
resolutions founded on the requisition, but for the
peculiar position which the question at present oc-
cupied. He would, however, say a few words, and but a
few, in support of the subject, lest the Honourable Gentle-
men, if any there were in that Court—(Great laughter,which continued for some time ; when it had subsided, Mr.
Wire continued )—the Honourable Gentlemen, if any there
were in that Court, who opposed the petition, might say that
the supporters of that petition had contributed neither facts,
feelings, nor reason, in favour of their cause.—( Hear, hear.)
He would not, however, detain them long, especially after
a resolution had been passed by that Court, expressing their
commisseration with the depressed circumstances of the
people of Ireland, and their opinion that it was the
duty of the Legislature to take the facts into their
consideration in order to devising a speedy remedy.—( Hear,
hear.) That Court had always been forward in the cause of
the people and of commerce, and it stood, therefore, at that
moment in a position more enviable than the Commons House
of Parliament. From time to time they had expressed their
mind on the advantages that would accrue to the nation from
free trade, the truth of which was now admitted on all hands.
And in the Parliament the leaders on both sides of the House
deemed that that was a system which ought to regulate all their
commercial transactions. The benefits to be derived from
the adoption of it were not only now admitted in the House
of Commons—the admission pervaded the whole people. The
conviction which that admission argued has not produced so much
in consequence of the scarcity of food, as that the people now
began to understand that great question. He felt it unne-
cessary, thereto: e, for him to adduce arguments before the Court
in support of free trade, and the more especially after the con-
duct of Sir Robert Peel. The Right Hon. Gentleman at the
head of the Government had earned a debt of gratitude from all
parties ; the first Minister of the Crown had come forward
and said that the time of restriction was at an end, and not
only on food, but generally on trade.— (Hear.) They could
not, however, be satisfied that that measure had been deferred
for three years. He thought that that Court, while it spoke
of Sir Robert Peel in terms of praise and gratitude, would
nevertheless ask him to repeal the corn-laws immediately.—
( Cheers. ) He did not wish to weary the Court with argu-
ments ; he would reserve himself for reply, in case any objec-
tions should be urged against the resolutions which he would
now submit to the Court. He then read resolutions approving
of the comprehensive measures of Sir Robert Peel on com-
merce, and for the repeal of the corn-laws, but deprecating
the repeal of the latter being deferred, and pledging the Court
to draw up a petition to Parliament, praying for their imme-
diate and total abolition.
Mr. DUNCAN, in seconding the resolutions, spoke of the
evils which had arisen from the laws in question, and the pro-
spects there were of increased trade with the States of America
and the Zollverein, in case of their abolition.
On the RECORDER having read the resolutions,
Mr. PHILLIPS thought it appeared an extraordinary thing
that Mr. Wire should bring in resolutions, thanking Sir Robert
Peel for what he had granted, and then praying him to grant
the same. As far as the time was concerned, he thought Sir
Robert was the best judge himself, and therefore would move
as an amendment that the word " immediately" should be left
out of the resolutions.
No seconder, having been found, the amendment fell to the
ground.
Mr. LAWRENCE was pleased with the introduction of
the resolutions, and therefore he would vote for them,
at least for part of them. (He then read the first
part of the first resolution, as far as it approved of Sir
Robert's measures on commerce and the corn-laws, and here
stopped.) For that part ot the resolutions he would vote with
pleasure, and moved the same as an amendment.—(Laughter. )
The resolutions were admirably drawn up—(Laughter)—and
well expressed. Yet surely members recollected that not long
ago the question had been argued most fully in that Court,
and it was carried by a large majority that a petition should
be laid before the Queen on that very subject. Since that
was passed, the Minister of the Crown had presented to Par-
liament a series of measure's ; and these were not on corn
only, for he had opened the question of free trade. Notwith-
standing that, here came more resolutionson the corn-laws. He
was amazed at his Hon. Friends that they did not, as the
Americans say, go the whole hog.—( Laughter.) Why would
they not take the protective duty off silk? Why not
that which was on brandy ? And on glass ?—( Cries of " Sir
Robert will.") Sir Robert Peel had given notice of his inten-
tion at a future period of admitting timber duty free, but why
not immediately as well as the corn-laws ?He had no doubt
but that Sir Robert had used sound discretion in not taking
the duty off at once. It had been said that the state of the po-
tato crop had precipitated the measure. He believed that im-
mediate repeal, were it carried, would benefit the people in the
article of food vi ry little, and it would produce great evil to the
relations that subsisted between landlord and tenant.—( Hear,
hear.) In taking the ground he did, he was consistent, for
on the former occasion, when the resolution was moved,
for the repeal of the law, he had made an amendment
for ultimate repeal preceded by a small restriction of bs. duty.
If Sir Robert Peel had come down and taken his advice, he
could not have devised a measure so much in accordance with
his opinion. He said great things had been held out to them
by his friend the seconder of the resolution. He had assured
them that the United States would open their trade to them,
on condition that this country did a certain thing ; he had
vouched the same thing for the states of the Zollvereiu, but he
(Mr. Lawrence) had nothing more for these assertions than
the fact that his friend had made them. (When he had read
the portion of the resolution which he moved, Mr. Lawrence
resumed his seat.)
Mr. JONES seconded the amendment. He said, gentlemen
had talked of what had been done on former occasions by that
Court. He would read to them an extract from the minutes
in the year 1840. (He here read a motion for free trade which
was made and lost, in favour of an amendment, part of which
he read, but as he was about to stop, he was met by loud cries
of " Read on, read on," and he thus proceeded with the
amendment :—" Though aware of all these, yet that they felt
it needless to pray that House as it is at present constituted.")
—(Great laughter at the gentleman's mistake.) He ( Mr.
Jones) wished to be consistent himself, and he wished the
Court to be consistent also. He for one could not petition for
\an immediate repeal. He knew something of both those
classes which were concerned in the question, and he for one
would not be a party to the law which sought the advantage of
the one class and the oppression of the ether. It
Lord John Russell and his friends had, at a meeting
held to take the matter iuto private consideration, come to the
conclusion that it was impolitic to interfere with the measures
of Sir Robert Peel, why should that Court interfere ? If the
Court would support Sir Robert he would go hand-in-hand
with it. But it had been said, and there was ground for it,
that the citizens were too busy with their interference in
politics.—( Hear and laughter. )
A COMMON COUNCILMAN was anxious that the Court
should not sanction the resolutions, but that they would adopt
the amendment, for he would be sorry, if they possessed any
influence, to throw their influence into the scale, and by em-
barrassing Sir Robert Peel prevent the repeal of the corn-
laws. He did not see what advantage would be derived from
the change which the resolutions proposed, for there was little
or no corn in the market. He thought immediate repeal
would be a positive evil, inasmuch as foreigners, accustomed to
the former system, and not trained to the change, would accept
nothing but money in return for corn, which would cause a
drain upon the Exchequer.
Mr. NORRIS said his Hon. Friend had no objection to free
trade, only he could not rid himself of a small portion of the
old lumbering system. Therefore it was that he (Mr. Norris)
was anxious to call the attention of the Court to that feature of
the question, that in the petition they expressed themselves
anxious as the representatives of the largest city in the world
to give Parliament their support ; and in doing so, they in-
formed Parliament, they were desirous that their conduct and
intention was not to embarrass Sir Robert Peel. His friend
had said that no corn could be brought in at 4s. duty. Taking
his statement as true, what was the effect? Why, that was the
state of things the first year ; in the second year those who had
corn were bribed by a four-shilling premium to keep it up.—
(Hear, hear.) They would do the same on the third year, and
so it would accumulate, yielding no benefit for the time, and to
deluge the market at the close of the period.—( Hear, hear.)
It was all a delusion and a fear. Gentlemen would see that,
if they looked back to the experiment that was tried on trade
in 1842. When that experiment was in agitation, the
same party in the State, the same party in the coun-
try, the same interest, cried out that great would be
the ruin that would follow from the new tariff. Yet
prices had been better from 1842 to 1845 than
they had been for twenty years before. Alarmists, therefore,
were only carrying out this principle in the present opposition.
The question before the meeting was whether they would sup-
port Sir Robert Peel's measures, or whether they would pe-
tition for immediate repeal. Since this new experiment had
been advertised, no person, not even at any of the agricul-
tural meetings, had said one word in favour of this new fea-
ture of the measure. Agriculturists all said, rather take pro-
tection away at once and entirely.
After some remarks from another Councilman in favour of
the petition,
Mr. WIRE rose to reply. He said he would not detain
the Court long, but he would notice one or two of the
remarks which had fallen from the mover and seconder
of the amendment. One of them said, "I am con•
sistent, because on a former occasion I advocated a fixed
duty." The question before them now was very different
from that alluded to. Then it was not for a repeal of the
corn-laws ;it was a petition to the Queen for the opening of
the ports, because a great part of that food, on which the
people of Ireland, and of Scotland, and England depend was
in a great measure destroyed. It was a wise and salutary
movement that, on such an occasion. But if the gentleman
would speak of his consistency, he (Mr. Wire) must say he
too was consistent, and he hoped the Court would preserve its
consistency by passing the resolutions. In 1809 he found, from
the minutes of the Court, they then condemned the corn-laws,
and why should they not go now and request the present House
of Commons to repeal them ? In 1840 he found them repeat
the same opinion on free trade. He was sure his friend, Mr.
Jones had not read the whole of that minute before he began
to quote it so much to the frustration of his own purpose.
When had these laws been a benefit? They had a Noble Lord
standing up in Parliament and declaring his experience of their
effect ; he said he had sold corn under their reign at from Ns.
up to 705., and all the effect he had known to have been pro-
duced during that period on the condition of his labourers was,
that their wages, from being Bs., had become As.' Not-
withstanding that such a difference had occurred in the
prices of food— ( Hear, hear)—some of the gentlemen bad
said that the present was not the time for the resolutions.

When they resolved to petition the Queen on the opening o
the ports, they had done so under imperious necessity—( Hear,
hear )—and that necessity was not lessened. He hoped that
his Hon. Friends would be consistent with themselves, and,
by adopting the resolutions, act promptly in a ease which ad-
mitted of no delay.
The Riscounza, read the amendment, and put it to the
Court, but it was lost by a las ge majority.
The resolutions for immediate repeal of the corn-laws, for
the adoption of a petition to the House of Commons, and for the
presentation of that petition by the Representatives of the City,
were then put and carried seriatum by a vast majority.
Mr. WIRE then moved that the resolutions should appear in
all the morning and evening papers, which was accordingly
passed.
Mr. Wtaa moved that the Recorder should be requested
to support the petition in his place in the House.
This was received with shouts of laughter. When it had
subsided,
The RECORDBR said he would do so when he was requested
by his constituency.
After s^me other business, the Court adjourned.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TxrTERSALL'SYESTERDAY.

-- -
The betting on the Chester Cup was in most instances
governed by Monday's returns, proving, however, from the
nature of the very moderate amount of business transacted,
and the repeated offers to back them, that the leading fa-
vorites were uncommonly steady; Mermaid was also in
request, but very few seemed disposed to lay against her;
we believe that 30 to 1 would have been taken. Brocardo
was in better odour for the Derby, an outlay of 35/. at 20 to
I having been followed by oilers to back him in several
quarters-18 to 1 was the extreme laying price at the close.
Latest prices:—

CHESTER CUP.
LOO even on the 4 yrs old
8 to 1 agst Wadlow's lot—taken
18 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentiuck's Best Bower—take 20 to 1
22 to 1 'agst Mr. Merry's %Vhinstone
25 agst Mr: *. W. Hill's Sweatineat—taken to 501.
33 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Cataract
40 to 1 agst Mr. Knox's Colleen Dhas
50 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Salopian—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. G. Onglev's Roderick—taken
,000 to 10 agst Mr. A. W. flill's The Libel—taken
,000 to 10 agst Mr. Hargreave's Advice—taken
,000 to 10 agst Mr. Drinkald's Correct Card—taken
DERBY.

5 to 1 agst Scott's lot
9 to 2 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting
18 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo—taken
22 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's lago—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsey's Malcolm—taken
1,000 to 30 agst Mr. W. Scott's Tiuthorpe— taken five times
2,000 to 200 agst Brocardo, and lago—taken
OAKs.

8 to 1 agst Forth's lot
INTELLIGENCE EXTRA,
CATTERICK BRIDGE, 1846.
:andicap for the Revival Stakes_of 20 sovs. each, 10ft, and 5

only if declared by the 2d of March.
inheritress, 6 yrs, 9st—Trueboy, 6 yrs, Bst 101b--Ebora-
cum, aged, Bst 61b—Needful, 5 yrs, Bat 41b—Queen of Tyne,
aged, Bst —What, 6 yrs, 7st 121b—Jioglepot, 4 yrs,7st 121 b
Pythia, 4 yrs, 7st 71b--Lord Saltoun, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—Marian
Ramsey, 4 yrs, 7st 51b; Fitzallen, 4 yrs, 7st 51b—Pedometer,
5 yrs, 7st 21b—Northumberland, 5 yrs, 7st 21b—Yates, 5 yrs,
7st—Little John, 5 yrs, 7st—Mount Charles, 5 yrs, Est 101 b
—Miss Burns, 6 yrs, Est 101b—Coheiress, 5 yrs, Est 101 b
Fair Rosamond, 5 yrs, Est 101b—Advice, 5 yrs, Est Mb—
Bretwalda, 4 yrs, Est 71b—Sir Henry, 4 yrs, Est 41b—Step-
and. Fetch-It, 4 yrs, 6st 21b—Lycurgus, 4 yrs, Est 21b—Fitz-
william, 3 yrs, sst 101b—Lord Harry, 3 yrs, sst 101 b—Eu •
logy, 4 yrs, sst 31b—Driffield, 3 yrs, sst—Jack Horner,
3 yrs, sst Curiosity, 3 yrs, sst—Spur, 3 yrs, 4st 101b--Heads-
man, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b.
The Tallyho Handicap Stakes of 13 sova. each, with 15
added, gentlemen riders, closes on the 2nd of March.
NEWMARKETCRAVEN MEEING, FREE HANDICAP.—ACCEPTINCES.
1846.

Friday, 50 sous. h ft for 3 yi.s old, T.Y.C.
Killi Kranke, Bst 716; Snake, 7st 101 b ; GAnymede filly,
st 101 b

FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1846.
Monday, 50 sovs. h. ft. T.Y.C. -
Garry Owen, aged, Bst 7lb ; Bishop, of Romford's Cob,
6 yrs, Bst 71b ; Young LOckinvar, 6 yrs, 7st 51b.
The others did not fill..
(RECEIVED THIS DAY )
HEREFORD GRAND STEEPLE-CHASE.—YESTERDAY.
Mr. Preston's Brunette ... • 4
Mr. H. Powell's Cracksman ... 2
Mr. Veeners' Little Tommy
Several others started
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Monmouthshire lids., Mon., Lauellan-bridge ; Thurs.,
Wonostow Lodge—at 10.
Sir W. M. Stanley's lids., Tues., DenhAll:
Shropshire lids., Tues., Hawkstone ; Fri., Cloverley-10i.
Montgomeryshire lids., 'rues., Castle Caerinion ; Fri.,
Bryn y pentre-10.
Herefordshire hds., Tues., Berrington.
Mr. Lushington's hds., Mon., Hollingbourne House ;
Thurs., Lees Court-11.
Mr. Candler's hds., Tues., Plymouth Arms; Fri., Bredon
Ludlow lids., Mon., Somers Arms, Eastnor ; Fri., Duke of
York.
Lord Yarborough's hds., Mon., Norrnanby Clumps; Wed.,
Thornton Abbey ; Fri., Pelham's Pillar-11.
Holderness hds., Mon., Witherwick • Tues, Houghton
Hall ; Thurs., Woodmansey Toll Bar ; 'Fri., Burton Agnes ;
Sat., Brandesburton-104.
Sir Tatton Sykes's hds., Mon., Whinmoor Build ; Wed.
half-wav between Stamford-bridge and Gate Helmsley ; Fri.,
Birdsall House-10i.
Brighton harrs., Mon., Patcham ; Wed., Race-course;
Fri., Dyke.
rookside harrs., Mon., Newmarket Hill ; Thurs., Tels-
combe Tye.
Essex and Suffolk hds., Tues., Saint. Osyth Flag; Fri.,
Donyland.
Tiverton hds , Mon., Waterhouse, near Bampton ; Thurs.,
Cuzzicombe Post, Molland-14.
Warwickshire hds., Mon., Newbold Pacey, Tues., Mitford
Bridge ; Thurs., Kenilworth Castle ; Fri., Farnborough—loi.
Devon hds., Mon., Linbridge-11. •
Mr. Horudon's hds., Landue Bridge ; Thurs., Horse Bridge.
Mr. Roe's hds., Tues., Batisbury Cross; Fri., Dunstone
Cross-10.
Wheatland hds., Tues., Weston ; Fri., .Willey Park-10i.
NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING.—'THURSDAY.
Four Mile Stables—Second Ties for the Derby—Dunkirk
beat Thaddeus of Warsaw ; Deerslayer ran a bye.
The Cup—Second Ties—Figaro beat Destiny, Miles beat
Farmer.
The Oaks—First Ties—Meg beat Graciosa, Fenella beat
Ruth; Treasure beat Moss Rose.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

CITY, THURSDAY EVENING.
TIMES.—The Money Market remains in the same unsatisfactory
state as it respects commercial discounts, in consequence of the cer•
tainly unexpected and unnatural state of things produced by the
locking up of the railway deposits. As matters now stand, the dis-
count business of the country may be said to be literally under the
control of the Bank of England, and for the first time since the pass-
ing of the Banking Acts has the principle come into practical opera-
tion. It is almost needless to say that this is a state of things for
which the bankers throughout the country were not prepared, nor
from the antecedent circumstances had they any right to expect it.
It was universally concluded that as soon AS the railway deposits
were passed to the Accountant-Gen ral, all the difficulty was got
over, and that their immediate investment in public securities
would restore the equilibrium that had for a short time been
disturbed. Nobody seemed to anticipate that circumstances would
arise to prevent the railway Committees from so investing their
funds, and thereby laying the commercial interest prostrate at the
discretion of the Directors of the Bank of England. However de-
sirous the Baok Directors may be to extend accommodation, as far
as circumstances will justify them, it is utterly impossible that such a
concentration can work satisfactorily throughout the country, sup-
posing they make use of all the appliances furnished them by their
branches in the provinces. It is doubtful, however, if the Directors
are-in every instance exercising their immense power for the benefit
of the community on an enlarged principle. We are given to under-
stand that the provisional committees of some of the railway Com-
panies have offered the Bask their deposits, at a rate of interest not
exceeding 3 per cent.. for six months certain, or even a shorter
period, and that this offer the Directors have declined. New,
as far as this goes, it would have removed all uncertainty
about the Bank retaining the control of the money in
point of time, and which uncertainty, without such an as-
surance, is ascribed as a cause for the Bank restricting their
loans and discounts to such short periods as they have been hitherto
doing. It is true that yesterday and to-day the Directors have in
some cases extended their accommodation on loan and discount to a
month, instead of fourteen days; but that Is too short a time to
enable merchants to enter into the most ordinary engagements, and
the result is that all business is limited nearly to current consumption.
The literal condition of the market is, that unless parties have credit
with their bankers money is not to be obtained on any terms on
long dated bills, dock warrants, &c., the discount houses that usually
transact such business being completely at a stand-still. At the
time the payment of the railway deposits was made, the banks of
issue in the provinces had left themselves little room for further ex-
pansion, and the restrictions imposed by the Banking Acts preclude
all relief from that source. Tke matter has indeed become so serious
as to demand the immediate attention of Ministers, who, to do them
justice, could, no more
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On Saturday last, Madame Celeste and Mr. Webster
terminated a very successful engagement at Edinburgh, by
playing some of their most popular pieces, for their joint benefit.
The theatre VMS crowded to excess, and at the close of the
performance they were twice called before the curtain, an
occurrence unprecedented in modern Athens. They are now
performing at Carlisle, and on Monday next Madame Celeste
resumes her character of Mazourki, in Taming a Tartar, at
the Adelphi, where she appears to greater advantage than in
any_other position.
_BEERS AND PARVENUS.—Mrs. Gore's forthcoming
novel is said to contain the parallel history of a young noble-
man, who, as Figaro says, is fated r‘ to have no trouble in the
world but that of coming into it," and a young man of
genius, doomed to struggle through the mortifications of a
factitious state of society in addition to the real evils of life.
The story is reported to be one of the deepest interest.
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The most agreeable aperient is water for those who
are subject to costiveness, bile, &c., and are occasionally obliged to
relieve the stomach and bowels by opening medicine. But to ensure
to every one tbefull benefit of this natural physic, and to enable even the
infirm invalid and timid lady to resort to it without difficulty, it must
be applied with Dr. Scott's Aperitive Vase, sold only at Llewellyn's
Medical Repository, 369, Strand, the third house from Exeter Hall,
where also may be obtained the Sonifers, by which deaf persons
may magnify voices to whatever pitch is necessary. Descriptions
sent free on receipt of two postage stamps.
SUNDAY TRADING.—At a meeting held in Lambeth
parish yesterday evening, and presided over by the Rector, it was
stated by Mr. Hayman and other membeis of the Committee ap-
pointed to prepare a Bill for the prevention of Sunday trading, that
the Right Hon. the Home Secretary had altogether disapproved of
the Bill. He (Sir J. Graham) said he could not understand upon
what principle the working man was to be refused his pipe of to-
bacco, his pint of beer, and the reading a newspaper on the Sunday,
the same as the higher classes. As the Rill went to prohibit thine
enjoyments, he certainly should not recommend it to have the sup-
port of the everume

DINNER IN AID of the GERMAN
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHARITY AT THE

LONDON TAVERN.

This dinner came off last night with much eclat. The circumstance '
of the Queen Dowager being a munificent subscriber to the charity,
coupled with that of the chair being taken this year by Daniel
O'Connell, Esq., M.P., seemed to impart to the proceedings a con-
siderable importance. At about seven o'clock nearly 150 gentlemen
sat down to dinner, and after the cloth was removed, and " Non
Nobis Donsine" sung— .
The CHAIRMAN said—Centlemen, in proposing the first toast I may
guess that you easily anticipate what it is I am about to Say, and
also that you will join with me in loyalty towards that most illus-
trious personage of the realm. Certainly, to lbok on her in a dis-
interested point of view, •as the fond wife,—the tender mother—the
amiable Sovereign, faultless and blameless, nay, her enemies know
not where slander itself can assail her ; her political enemies, if she
has such, they cannot say that she has goni beyond the limits of
sovereign authority. This in itself is sufficient for me to call on you
to drink the health of " The Queen." Drank with nine times nine.—
Air, " God save the Queen."
The CHAIRMAN— Gentlemen,. J.he next toast that I am particularly
called on to propose to you is that of Prince Albert, the Prince of
Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family. Every one of you will
join with me in saying that Prince Albert, even amidst the political
strife, has kept aloof. from all party polities—ever amiable, ever
respectful. As to the Prince of Wales, he is yet too young
to c'o much good, but lie 'it •to ire —if in nothing else
than the heir to the throne, as long as it pleatses Providence to spare
his life and the lives of the children of our illustrious Queen he and
they are our sure protectors from the ferocious crew that, in the
event of their sti&essioa to thettrone of these realms, must lead
mankind back into anarchy. Gentlemen, I give you, " Prince
Albert, the Prince of Wales; and the rest of the Royal Family." Drunk
with three times three.' Air—" We hail thee, Prince Albert."
The CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, the next toast I give you is the health
of the Emperor of Austria. He has particular claims on the people
whose religious charity we have met to support. There are other
gentlemen in this room who know what it is to possess freedom—the
freedom that the EMperOr of Austria's subjeets enjoy: I enter not
into the politics of other German Princes—into the politics of those
kings who strive by force, by violence, by anarchy, to destroy liberty
of conscience—it is dear to every man in every clime, and as that
Sovereign is the friend of liberty, I give you, "The Emperor of
Austria and the rest of the German Sovereigns." Drunk with three
times three. Air—Austrian March.
The Rev, and Right Hon. Count Berzini said—Gentlemen, I can-
not but feel exceedingly delighted and surprised by hearing the name
pronounced with such hOnour as You have done that of the Emperor
of Austria, my respected sovereign, and his name so spoken of hi
this great and respectable assembly, presided over by the most illus-
trious man, the Mr. O'Connell of this and all future generations
illustrious, because his unparalleled merits in the cause of human
liberty put him before all men of this and past ages ; for what has
he not done for humanity and for his native country—for Ireland,
which he loves so much. Gentlemen, lam an Hungarian—a mem-
ber of the Chamber of Peers by right of birth. I want nothing but
that which is conducive to that which I live for—the benefit of my
fellow man, particularly of my poor native Hungarians. Allow me,
with a heartfelt wish for your eternal welfare, to thank you for your
philanthropic display to-night. As it is in Hungary, so in Ireland—
we haviomoss-covered hills, and our people from their summits shall
pray for the religious as well as civil emancipation of the human
race.—(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN—The next toast I have on my list is the " Catholic
Bishop of London and his Clergy," who have been ever foremost in
works of charity, without prejudice —without party influence. He
has ever exerted himself in the cause of common charity. Long may
the Bishop of London and his clergy continue in such noble work hi
endeavouring to alleviate human suffering—in spreading the cause
of charity, unpersecuted as well as unpensioned by any state. Their
kingdom is of another world—a higher and a nobler aim. Gentlemen,
I give you the " Catholic Bishop and Clergy of London."
Drank with three times three.
Here a letter of his Lordship's was read, inclosing a subscription
of .51.
The Rev. Mr. O'NEIL spoke to the toast at some length.
After many other excellent speeches, and it being announced that
with the donation of 251. from the Queen Dewager, 101. 10s. from
another benevolent party, and a collection of 1261. made at the
dinner, the Chairman retired about eleven o'clock.

SOUTH NOTTINGHAM ELECTION
Neweax, TfillltSDAY.—The High Sheriff of the county, Mr. T. D.
Hall, having received the writ, proclamation has been made, and the
nomination of candidates for this election will take place on Satur-
day, the 20th of February instant, at the Town-hall. Through his
agent, Mr. Winter, the Duke of Newcastleis using every exertion to
ensure the return of Mr. rlildyard as a Member favourable to pro-
tection. At Southwell, and at Bingham, there is much opposition to
Lord Lincoln, whereas at Carlton, Calverton, Woodboreugh, and
other adjacent villages, the electors are resolved upon supporting his
Lordship. About noon, the Arai of Lincoln, accompanied by several
,personal friends, repaired to the Town-hall, where a large concourse
of people' lied fisgembled. HaVing stepped forward to address the
meeting, •
Lord Luseotts said, he readily availed himself of that opportunity
(thiflrstiine'e thh Publicittoft'of Ille address) to express to them, as
their lath representatives his honest-sentiments upon the great ques-
tion now agitating the country. He was ready to vindicate the
course he had deemed It bid duty to pursue, and he would appeal to
them whether, under all the circumstances of the case, he had not
acted for their welfare, and the interests of the country at large
(Hear.) He was willing, at any time, to speak at length on the
proposed measures of Government, but he thought it would be a
more fitting opportunity, when the electors should be assembled at
the hustings, for the purpose of nominating their candidates. With re-
ference to the manner &iii which lie had recently vacated his seat,
in Parliament as representative for that division of the county, he
wished to say a few words. Had he consulted his feelings he should
have accepted the Chiltern Hundreds, and appealed to the general
body of the electors, but7frorn a sense of duty, he made a great
sacrifice of his personal feelings, and declined that course. The
office he now held having beau offered to him in a few days after-
wards, he considered the acceptance of it a legitimate opportunity to
appeal to the electors, and he rejoiced in the occasion. He regretted
that Mr. Hildyard, as lie was a young man unknown to the consti-
tuency, was Lot then present, since he (Lord Lincoln) would
now have no opportunity of hearing his opponent's senti-
ments upon the great subject at Issue until they met
upon the hustings, and then not until he himself had
expressed his cwn sentiments. He believed Mr. Itildyard to he
an honourable man, but at the same time he considered he was un-
acquainted with public business, and particularly the great business
he was intending to go Into Parliament to transact.—(Hear.) Though
he knew Mr. Hildyard, as he had said, to be a very honourable man,
he did not consider it fair in him to state, as he had done in his ad-
dress, that "a vacancy had occurred by the resignation of Lord Lin-
coln." This, in his Lordship's view, was not fair, when they knew
that lie was coming again ; and he appealed to the meeting, as Eng-
liahmen, if they considered it honourable on the part of his
opponent thus to misrepresent him.—(Loud cries of "No,
it is not.") There were other attacks by Mr. Hildyard,
of which he did not approve. That gentleman had announced
that " certain " Influential landowners were against his Lordship,
when such was not correct. He would read an extract from a letter
he had received from a large landed proprietor in the neighbourhood,
whom he highly esteemed and respected as an excellent man, who
had been stated to be against him. He should not ammunee his
name, but in his letter lie writes—" that he is so satisfied with Lord
Lincoln's conduct and principles, that lie most anxiously hopes he
will be returned again as the Member for South Nottinghamshire."—
(Applause.) This gentleman had been represented by his opponents
as being opposed to his election.— (Hear, hear.)
A member of the Protection Society here interrupted the noble
speaker, but the latter having requested him to desist until his re-
marks were concluded,
Lord LINCOLN continued. He would have shrunk from appearing
before the electors that day, had he not been convinced that the
course he had adopted was right ; and had he shrunk from giving his
opinions he would never have shown his face again.—'(Applause.)
He had been told that those opinions were not his own, and that lie
had yielded to the opinions of Sir R. Peel. He had no hesitation in
speaking highly of the great and superior talents and judgment of
Sir R. Peel, and to express his firm belief that in everything
Sir R. Peel did he acted conscientiously, and from thorough
conviction for the good of his country ; but he, at the same
time, would say that the sentiments he (Lord Lincoln) enter-
tained were his own, and that his opinions had not been changed
in deference to Sir Robert Peel's.—(Applause.) His own change
had been effected by the silent process of conviction of mind.
The Government was not about to deal with the corn-laws alone,
they were not sacrificing one interest for another, but they were
dealing with all alike. Protection will be taken from all, and his
conviction was that from all the circumstances of the country and
the world, all parties will be better without protection than with it.
—(Applause.) The Government believed the manufacturer of
woollen cloths and other fabrics will be better without protective
laws, and they call upon the agriculturists as well as the manufac-
turers to give up all protection.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to the
farmers, he believed that the protection they had enjoyed of late
years had not operated in the least degree to benefit them
as a class, and that ,to continue it would be prejadicial
to their interests than th6y could conceive.—(Hear, hear.)
He trusted the electors would not reject him; after they had heard
him ; but should they do so, he would tell them, that the measures
of Government would still be carried No election would have any
effect upon these measures, which he would venture to predict would
be carried in the House of Commons in the course of the present
week—(Applause)—acid further, by a majority of upwards of 100.—
(Applause.) The tide of opinion had- set in, and it could not be
stayed.—(Cries of " Bravo," and applause.) He warned the electors
not to believe that the body of men whom they respected and whom
he respected, he meant the Peers of this kingdom, would throw out
the Bill sent up from the House of Commons, as he was convinced
they would do no such thing.—(Hear, hear.) Day by day, he could
assure tke electors, the Peers in all directions, and the large landed
proprietors of the kingdom, were sending in their adhesion on this
point, and their promises of support to the Government.—(Applause)
If they could by possibility stem the torrent for a moment, it would
return with redoubled force. If they should reject the measures,
they would have to engage in a muck fiercer contest, as the Corn-
law League, the manufacturing districts, and the industrious classes
of the country would all unite, and with the protective societies in
opposition, one great and mighty struggle with leagues and clubs of
every description would ensue ; and the most fearful results must
ineviably follow. The country would be convulsed from one end to
the other, industry would be stifled, and political agitation would
extend througt out the land.—(Hear, hear.) He begged once more
that the electors, would not promise their votes against him till the
day of nomination when he should be heard, and they would have an
opportunity of judging which of the two candidates was most fit to
be their representative. Until he heard the sheriff declare that Mr.
Hildyard was their Member, he should never believe that they had
rejected him.—(Applause.)
A Voice.—" I hope heaven will reject them if they do you."
Lord LINCOLN said lie should be in Newark on Wednesday next,
and should be ready to explain any point the electors might wish.
He would say farewell ; but he prayed they would not pledge them-
selves again him till he had done everything to explain himself, and,
having done this, he hoped, at the end of the second day's poll, he
should be returned as their representative.—(Applause,)
Several questions were asked by the person who had previously
interrupted, a Mr. Cheater, and these having been severally and
fully answered by Lord Lincoln, his Lordship and friends returned
to their committee-room, and the meeting dissolved.

A RAILROAD ON FIRE.—The wooden viaduct of the
Routh Devon Railway at Cockwood, about eleven miles from Exeter,
narrowly escaped destruction by fire on Wednesday morning. The
workmen had lighted a fire on the viaduct to heat%some pitch, when,
in neglecting to attend to the pitch pot, the contents boiled over and
ran down the line, setting the timber of the structure in a blaze.
For a time it was feared, from the intensity of the flame, that the
entire work would be destroyed, and an engine:was directly dis-
patchedi to Exeter for the aid of the fire engine. In the:course of
half an hour it returned with an engine in a truck behind, and after
some difficulty the fire was subdued.
LATE UOURS OF BUSINESS. -- Last night a public
meeting, called at the instance of the Metropolitan Drapers' Associa-
ot:nreey
second
hftot uvre
Associa-
tion, for the abridgment of the hours of labour by the early closing of
shops, took place in the Music-hall, Store-street, Bedford-square.
exitcm o through
n(nonadte
B. B. Cabbell, Esq., was in the chair, and resolutions in accordance
with the objects of the meeting were passed unanimously.
AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR.—We have received the
following particulars from Messrs. Graham (late Everington and
Graham), of Ludgate-hill :—" A most extraordinitry circumstance
doors, walked round the shop, passing some very valuable
gTjeuhcse:itimaiak
jaeanrncipluaaincsde place. Aed largeglass, a
By rd
Marchionessm t amad:
betweenhoere
hlaasr
door, without doing any damage. This took place at about seven
o'clock in the evening, when the shop was lighted up. "
arrived at llolderness House, from Wynyard Park.

SHORT HOURS BILL. On Monday last, the 9th inst.,
a very numerous meetingof weavers took place in the Albion Rooms,
upwards ofsoo being present. Letters were read from Lord Ashley,
Colonel L)gon, M I'., and T. S. Duncombe, Esq., M.P., in favour of
alimitation of the hours of labour. Several spirited addresses were
delivered, anti a petition was adopted prayingthat the carpet weavers
should be included in the provisions of the Bill, which will be brought
on on the 18th instant.—Worcestershire Chronicle.

..... .
ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAIL-
WAT.—A special petty sessions was held on Wednesday last at Far-
leigh, near Maidstone, for the purpose of entering into a prosecution,
instituted by the South-Eastern Railway Company against the offi-
cers having charge of the East Farleigh station, namely, William
Hughes, station-master and clerk, and William Wallis, a gate-keeper
and porter in the service of the company, who, by their negligence
on Monday last, caused an express train to run off the line into a
siding, whereby a colibden took place, and the lives of the passen-
gers were placed in imminent danger. Mr. J. E. Ilberry, the super-
intendent of the South-Eastern Railway, conducted the prosecutim
for the company. The cause of the accident was fully proved to
have arisen from the inattention of the prisoners in not having pro-
perly shifted the " joints" leading to the side line, and the Chairman
fined Hughes in the sum of 5/., and Wallis 505., or in default two
months' imprisonment.
TEE LATE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN ARBOUR-
SQUARE, COMMERCIAL-ROAD.—Last evening an inquest was held on
the bodies. The evidence did not vary materially from the account
which appeared in The Sun of yesterday, and the jury, after a patient
investigation; returned a verdiet, " That the deceased, Jeremiah
Spence Stark, destroyed himself and wife, Helen, by cutting their
throats, while in a state of temporary insanity."

EVIARItEIE*g:-:(THISDr*.)

CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY.

Although the arrivals of English Wheat for our market during the
present week have been somewhat on the increase, the show of sam -
pies was by no means large ; still, however, the demand for that
article was very dull, at barely but at nothing quotable beneath Mon-
day's prices. The imports of Foreign Wheat have been rather
limited. Selected parcels free of duty were held at very high rates,
but parcels under bond were almost nominal in value. The Barley
trade was in a very depressed state at, in some instances, a farther
decline in.prices of Is. per quarter. The Malt trade was again very
dull, and the secondary parcels were selling at somewhat easier
terms. Oats were exceedingly heavy, at the late depression: Beans,
Peas, and Flour a mere drug.

ARRIVALS.
Wheat. Barley.
English ...... 5,380 qrs. 6,070 qrs.
[rish - -
Foreign ...... 4,340

. 1,139 I
Malt, 6,150 qrs.
SIVZITSPIZILD

Oats Flour.
6,730 qrs. 3,670 sks
4,160 -
460 -

Notwithstanding the supply of Beasts here, to-day, was small, we
have to report a very dull inquiry for Beef, at barely Monday's
quotations. The number of foreign Beasts amounted to 213, and
of foreign Sheep to 190, chiefly in good condition. With Sheep,
from our own districts, we were again scantily supplied ; yet the
demaud for them was heavy, anti previous -rates were with difficulty
supported. Calves were in moderate supply, and dull inquiry, at a
decline In value of 4d. per Sibs. In Pigs, comparatively little was
doing, at late rates. Mitch COWS were selling at from 161 to 18/ 15s ;
Suckling Calves, 18s to 31s ; and Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 21s
each. Beasts, 583 ; Cows, 143 ; Sheep, 3,040*; Calves, 129 ; Pigs, 310.

NEWGATE ANJ3 LEJIDEATILELT.L.
Only a limited business WAS transacted here, and prices were barely
supported.

EOR.OUGIE HOP IFSBIC2LET,
Although the transactions in all kinds of Hops during the present
week have been by no means extensive, prices are pretty generally
supported. The supply of Hops, in pockets, is small.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.)
Lord Brougham, latd Cottenham, and Lord Campbell, sat in the
House of Lords to-day, to hear Scotch appeals.
MACPHERSON V. CRAIGIE.
The argutnenta were concluded on this appeal, and their Lordships
postponed their judgment.