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London, England, 1846-02-10 00:00:00

Lord SANDON, although he did not approve altogether cussions and the numerous amendments made_deuercinhgfrot4ol
of doing away with all protection, would yet, consider- period often days on the Address in reply to the S
ing the circumstances of the case, vote in favour of the defeated
Ministerial proposition. the Throne, and naturally expresses great satisfactionp
at the
result. In every division the Opposition bad been _ u ,
Lord J. RUSSELL, although he would have preferred
the to ics ur ed we erall those of a popular charecterh
by much larger majorities than were anticipated, altho
a measure for the total and immediate repeal_ of the corn-
such aps the gir eht of gseenarch, y
the policy with regard to t
e.
laws, would yet vote in favour of the Ministerial prepo-
differences between 6 England and America, and the entente
sition. The Noble Lord, in a very caustic manner'
cordiale. I pn the entire of the Address
contrasted the conduct which the Whigs were pursuing, was larger- than any gained by
in giving their support to the Conservative Ministry to since the accession of M. Guraer-
carry Liberal measures, with the factious opposition journals are quite silent on these subjects, but :v..,
irriis'u
which was offered to the Whig Ministry by Sir H. PEEL them make an undeserved attack upon M. PE tho,°
Thetht e e 0 P3'inePivia:eirijast,ti
ition t
and the Conservative opposition. for honestly expressing his sentiments in oppos,
Sir R. leceis and Captain FITZMAURICE spoke of TIMERS, Lurie, and other Deputies of that elee'•
,600/
against the Ministerial proposition. LAMARTINE had written to the Constitutionnel ano f the
Mr. S. HERBERT supported the measure, and defended to state that, by mistake in the division on the
fa it
Isar
the course that had been pursued by the Government, Address, he had put his ball into the wrong loir
the °PP°5i•
and the change that had taken place in their opinions his intention to vote against the amendmenetecourege
.ear'
Lion, on the ground that they tended to fa our the
with respect to the corn. laws. lie derided the notion of
rice in her territorial ageressions and also to le
_,„ct be
the corn-laws being part of the constitution of the cone- ' ' opposed' "'" 9
slave trade. To both these he is decidedly
try, because they were contrary to it. He believed that
declares so in 'strong language. On Saturday eveull3,7o the
the proposal of the Government was calculated to P&LILIPPK received at the Tuileries a deputation Jrresa by
cement the interests of the agriculturists and the whole o.
Chamber of Deputies with the Atidress, which woos lest
manufacturers, and gave an opportunity of repairing the President, and returned the following reply' _7l
one of the greatest errors that was ever committed by JELTY appears to have been greatly delighted with the roe
the 'Legislature of this country. He was confident of of the discussions on the Address:—•
the success of the measure in that House. Gentlemen,-I receive this address with very gre•lt-s ala:
tisfaction. lam happy to find in it so striking a uuthne and
The debate was then adjourned to to-mot row. tien cf the support which you lend to my Governmente__i,
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed cf, of that loyal and steadfast concord which is at once the_u_tlic
and the House adjourned at One o'Clock- of its strength, and the guarantee of all our liberties.,o'wthe
_see-4w opinion is every day more convinced that it i 3 wel/
the P°
Much interest, it appears, had been excited in various
Otis the
psrotgatreesstahnadt the perfect concord
of
all the,
higU, dbee
quarters by the first night's debate on the corn-laws Francelyh has
it attained
lightful to ine ttelbsf
gree of prosperity upon
in the Commons. The House was thronged last evening able to congratulate you. Yes, gentlemen, it is with Inri.
at an early hour, and numerous groups were col- I express my confidence in the prospects of our C,eve jot
lected in the streets, as if in anticipation of some TiAis confidence is fortified by the sentiments you onions epos
momentous disclosure, or splendid oratorical displays from uttered.b I see in them a presage that this harm tine to
it:uattltiorne,geencecrimatiinorgiseavergyredaate:rriceovreelocoamipenletteo,fsthhalltcw"en be/
leading Members on both sides of the House. But never was
disappointment greater; —for, taking the discussion altogether, (Lien etre) at present so much development
by all wish
it was from beginning to end the most heavy, dull, contempti- society. Such, for a long time, has been the vi"-est '
ble Parliamentary exhibition that could well be imagined. Ob- heart and the object of my efforts. For myself, WYb;it I"
lightful recompense will be found in the reflection t
solete opinions raked up, old tales repeated, Tory abuse of
safely hope that my government shall have contreee
the Tory leader, lamentation over the downfal of the ensure such benefits to my country."
strong Ministry, speeches without argument, and Very little business was done in the Funds on Sunday'
quotations from old songs, and of the most corn- the quotations were nearly the same as on Saturday 511$
mon-place and even ridiculous character, occupied BUSINESS DONE IN FOREI, IN RAILWAYS la
the popular branch of the Legislature for some LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 9* en, 17'
six or seven hours. Even the speech of Lord Joni; RUSSELL Botteialognelton,caloAmuseienz,:dll%-t-Bordeaux and Meditefrf ("Espeil
possessed the smallest possible interest. He had nothing 24--Dutch Rhenish, 7%—EastCe %2trennti tielpe
new to tell, he had no arguments to answer; not one of the sutir,xizi-bLarmaicANtandriiididland, 14-Louvain and .!'fild
1 rdß,..elennatinaa
speakers on the other side advanced any charge against him 3%-orleans ftnd Bordeaux,-
enure, 2
or his party, and the same scene will be repeated for at least
three or four nights more. On no occasion in the history of
Parliament was there ever such a lack of even third-rate
speakers (for those of the first and second class do not
exist), as are to be found among that party who regard
themselves as the pillars of the State, the guardians of
England's rights, and the only real friends of the poor,
helplesslabourer, the oppressed farmer, and even the operative
manufacturer. It is unfortunate, as well as singular, that
sach a good cause should be so destitute of defenders, and that
all the able men of both parties should be so blind to the
best interests of their country as to forget even their 'poli-
tical animosities. and unite in ruining these pa-
triots amid philanthropists. A fatality has, seized
our statesmen. PEEL and RUSSELL, and O'Cost-
NELL and HUME, have formed a most unholy and
dangerous alliance, the very Coart has lent its aid
to carry out their mischievous schemes, and there
are few to resist their machinations except such
men as Mien and FITZMAURICE, and BUCKINGHAM
and RICHMOND, backed by the Spitalfields' weavers.
What the result may be our readers can easily divine,
Mind must prevail over matter, and statesmen of long expe-
rience—men, too, who have no interest in changing their
opinions, except for the welfare of their common country,
who, for this, have sacrificed political ties, personal friend-
ship, and renounced long-cherished principles from the fullest
conviction-must in the end obtain the victory and carry their
plans into effect. In the meantime, however, their task is
very irksome. They are compelled to listen to the most vapid
and incoherent harangues, and nothing is advanced by their
opponents except what excites ridicule or contempt.
Mr. HOPE compares PEEL to WOLSEY, tells why the LORD
CHANCELLOR sits on a sack of wool, and laments that
the commercial system of centuries is to be put an
end to, like " a mere flea-bite." Captain FITZMAURICE
showed that it came to the same thing, whether
a man was killed by one thrust of a sword or by
inserting into his body ten thousand needles ; that
Sir ROBERT PEEL'S views were traced in steam, and after
lamenting the protracted agonies of British farmers,
said they might well sing " Blow ye wintry
winds." These are fair specimens of the orations
made by the protectionists last evening, and we fear also of
those yet to come. The public, however, will bear with
them patiently, for they are of good omen. They announce
that monopoly will be destroyed without further agitation,
and that the most important commercial reforms that ever
distinguished and blessed a nation will be carried by the
most peaceable means.

It is strongly rumoured in political circles that ~e
number of Conservative Peers have determined not to OP,'
Sir ROBERT PEEL'S Cern Bill on the second real sa
going into Committee ; but in Committee to suPPiidisc
amendment for making Sir R. PEEL'S proposed s es°
scale for the next three years permanent. It need o°`b
t eriol
that the carrying of such a measure will be a ;at, to
embarrassment to the Minister, as it is impossible t;lke
the Bill so amended returning to the House of Conitil°'
Liberal party could agree to the amendment. ,
A rumour was in circulation yesterday that Lora ."-ver
was to succeed Lord LINCOLN as First Corataias,ii°, Oef
the Woods and Forests, and to be raised to the 'l, iLlitftt
Lords. We have good reasons for believing that t'e
part of the report is without foundation. 41)

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THI.-- •
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TIM CORPORATION OF GLOUCESTER V. OSBORN Allv ore ,k
The House sat to-day, at ten o'clock, for OOP sprifi',
hearing the further arguments in the part heard leeisititeo
respect to the will of Mr. James Wood, the 13`"yier'
banker of Gloucester. The Peers in attendarlceheil.
Lord Chancellor, Lord Cottenham, and Lord Ca031:;loro—'
The arguments occupied their Lordships the wil°'"
DA f‘ti
PRIVY COUNCIL.—(T HIS
' - 10.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Colin°tot bt
fli4
at the Council Chamber, Whitehall. Tte Lords Pr;reoui
the Lord President (the Duke of Buccleuch), Lord gor of 'of
the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, the Chal3chee JO +0
e
Duchy of Cornwall (Mr. Pemberton Leigh), ,;-,,oafi
the Admiralty Court (the Right Hon. Dr. Lush
A. East, and Sir Edward Ryan.

V. . r 54
In this appeal fromARBUTHNOT NORTON
Madras their LordsloP9 rece
judgment of the Court below. tbeif

COlonial appeals of no general interest occupied
ships the remainder of the morning.

1;41.1
QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS
) 144
(Before Mr. Justice WicarrmAN., c$ f
At the sitting of the Court this day, a csse
which is not likely to conclude before the ''beto',,,br
Court. It is an action arising out of a dispute ot POO
Frenchmen, one of whom (the plaintiff) alleged a 00 eart P.
invented a filter, for which he was to receive 3„
from his partner (the defendant), who denied the
case is of no interest to the public.

rlAf.
COMMON PLEAS—(THJ-
GAMBLE V. KURTZ. r;i°
This part-heard case was resumed this morniog'olO,
ral witnesses were examined on the part of the dent
.how that his apparatus was not an infringaoeStvo•
plaintiff's patent, and was not constructed in agree pr•opi
the specifications. Among the. witnesses were „10
Playfair, Dr. Pratt, of Liverpool, And several 018"
the . lefid
(The case was going forward when our report
A lt,)jj
CLERK EN WELL.—crais Pi-cocco,
John Walden,, a stout fellow, was placed at theiuke
by Mr. Howara, builder, of Charles-street, St"
stealing 801bs. of leaden pipe. of the •
pole

The accounts from Ireland of the progress of famine and
of its attendant pestilence are really fearful. We have re-
ceived from Mr. SYmiorr, the Secretary of the Dublin Man-
sion-house Committee on the Potato Disease, the recently
published report of the Committee on the subject, which
gives us returns from every part of Ireland up to the 22d of
January, 1846, being nearly two months later than the
accounts which have been laid on the table of the House
of Commons. On the Bth of November the Com-
mittee sent circulars to the ministers of religion of every
denomination throughout Ireland, to the deputy-
lieutenants, justices of the peace, and landedproprietors, and
to all the Poor-law Boards, containing, among others, thefol-
lowing queries
" Ist—Whether the crop of potatoes was in point of quan-
tity an average crop?
2d—What proportion of the crop has been already lost by
decomposition, or otherwise?
" 3d—What is your opinion as to the probability of the re-
maining portion continuing sound during the year ?"

It appeared ir. evidence that, on the night
about eleven o'clock, the prisoner was seen, aL;vieeo4/
stable Edwards, 32 C, in St. John-street, !herb riDa
rying the property. On questioning him as Woe, °ll°
sion of it, he said he had brought it a long diSt oble. 110
request of a man, who was to pay him for his tr. „ea oni
tokh '
took the prisoner into custody, on which he / ,40.13%
(the constable) up, and endeavoured to thrno,,tte
upon him. Witness succeeded in again seizinci
the prisoner commenced a violent attack upon he
he v, as so severely injured that he had been e 2. prevve
up unfit for duty. Inquiries were made, and DP
m
Mr. Howard were traced to have been plunder
foreman to Mr. Howard, identified the proPart•VA' be
The prisoner said nothing in his defence, ea'"
committed for trial.

983 letters, from all parts of Ireland, were received
in answer, between the 12th November and the
6th December, 1845, and from these it appears that
in 415 cases the crop was above the average ; that in 409 in_
stances there was an average crop; and that in 117 cases the
crop was below the average; that the proportion of the crop
lost by disease, up to 6th December, 1845, was in 292 cases
under one-third; in 291 cases fully one-third; in 242
cases one-half ; and in 81 cases more than a half.
Then, with regard to the chances of saving the remainder,
428 of the respondents declared themselves unable to form
an opinion, 185 thought the remainder might be saved, and
262 were of opinion that it could not be saved. Be it remem-
bered, that during the whole of this time, and in the very face
of these facts, the monopolist party in England and Ireland were
loudly denying the existence of any failure of the potato
crop, and when at length compelled reluctantly to admit
that a disease had existed, they as loudly proclaimed that it
had ceased, and that the supply of sound potatoes was still
ample. Now let us test those assertions by facts. On the
10th of December the Mansion-house Committee ad-
dressed the following queries to their former corre-
spondents :
" Ist—ls there any change, and especially is there any
favourable change, in the potato crop in your vicinity since
the date of your last letter?
" 2d—Do you see any reason to alter or add to the
opinions given by you in that letter? If so, be so good as to
state the same.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE te
f 0 Li
the Third Edition of your paper 0„ yo
I find it stated that: the " Liverpool, Ornis'itryeori,e
ton Railway" was thrown out on its merits las will slogs
this not being the case, I shall be glad if Y°ll.o3l4det,
enough to correct it in your Country Edition prerg",,,
as I fear the report is calculated to prejudice the orde.oti,
fact is, that it was thrown out on " Standing,' 0p;,4105'
year, and not on the Bill.—Yours very trulYfaljAC
ROBERT
Saturday Morning, Feb. 7.
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The Earl of Harrowby, Viscount and 'ro (119 1
Sandou and family have arrived in Grosvenor-sgaese 6,
Hall, Staffordshire, for the season. The Noble ens iS"
is in the enjoyment of excellent health. i.iff's_,ol,,
CABINET DINNER.—Sir Robert Peel ,ree ' is;
Cabinet dinner this season to-morrow, at his Pr'' 5,1011'
Whitehall-gardens. Wed° ' f
Lord Eilenborough has appointed '. of tile ' ,
~i''
4th of March, to preside at the anniversary dinner _r;01),
Hospital Society, at the London Tavern. infitve # Of':
Sir Robert and Lady Peel have issued
~o, 1171,4
a grand entertainment on Saturday next, to w1,,e1,,,;;0141'd
Foreign Ministers are invited. Lieutenant NV% sif.,,' tliV
has been on the West India station, under Admit. on w.., ~
mour, arrived at the family mansion last evening i:egael. 0,
having landed there from one of the West India s'eat.„..tol,
the bearer of important dispatches for the Governoloj rp., 1,
The grand dinner party at Buckitigh3 ,jegti 0
r l'i f)
evening is in celebration of the anniversary of he
. rinse Consort's marriage. 11 11904
THE METROPOLITAN PETITIONS F°- cil.,, Ore)
REPEAL OF THE CORN-LAWS.—On Monday the Coto v.i.col`?o/
.eceived at the office, Fleet-street, the total eirbaeS Cl/011`0.ef•
from the various boroughs in which petitions had I;'ef,, liify.
the total and immediate repeal of the corn-100;, fro's"eff.(,',
the amount of the signatures as separately collect`j; of /of
~,.'lil4
and borough :—The city of London, 64,u66; the. 41.40. Df.'lo ,;/
71,406 ; the borough of Lambeth, 67,680 ; thr, bo,„,'". tlPO6;',ll,
43,720; the borough of the Tower Hamlets,, 83,4wc'res.0er dr
Southwark, above 40,000 ; the parish c,f St. Wifi: o'o'
c,
oarish of 31arylebone and Paddington, `t5,000 ; tie 0 ,
0 of 1
8,735.—T0ta1, 470,773. if°Hoe„ Prr'''‘'
THE PRINTING OF RAILWAY BILLs.--cne- e.pc;iiiii
pondent.)—Owing to the short period allowed bY ,fot 01 e IV'
mons for the presentation of Private Bills this F;gtswe.,ooo/
trade during the last week or two has bees W. dee fined rti ID, i''
Many clerks and agents of lines took up their o°ooo olpoo.,
ing offices during the whole of List week, aO3 LititiO the 4f;
of fatigue truly astonishing, never gutting their„,, 011,',/tve;il:l,s.
livery of the Bills on Friday night. Six o'c-'7„of " ine,plJ ,
pointed for that purpose ; as late as five o'clock, ';'•', Di ~ ',.. tf',
lion contracts, &c., were in progress of correctlotiocto,c,t 0, ti!,l
after which they were printed off, and, in one eses ao°,`o 'V
stitched by clerks while riding rapidly ig,,,,. Astie ' A ,':1
Stephen's, which they reached as the SPen-gg fe prefitur;o,/
his seat, and fortunately succeeded in Pl3cia tD,persdolo it
hands of the Member engaged to introduce it- of r',010.,10 .00)
the documents there was an utter recklessness t, °nor Pr',4l,
railway honour was sorely tried, many of the ege,llo 0; j iel,cer ,
gratuities to the managers of offices to acceiel: 0.0 to /
prejudice of their opponents. Many promotel:„ter , ,i
their Bills, owing to the inability of the P"
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the work.
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On the 7th inst., at Tube-hill, Brixton, Inii:in' SOP' ,V, 1
On the sth inst., at Exeter, the lady of Carl' sattor /
Guards, of a daughter. - rrs-en.lLE,,ao°'
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On the sth inst., Mrs. John Clark, of Potto'neger r,S
On the 6th inst., at the Royal Military
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On the 7th inst., Mrs. Samuel Woods, Ju ''
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ton-grove, near Liverpool:
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On the 7th inst., at the Church of fifes, to vi '0
W. Place, Esq. of Delhi, in the East In _0
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"3d—What, according to your judgment, is the present
prospect of there being a sufficiency of potato food for the
people in your locality for the coming sea.som ?
"4th—What quantity of the potato crop in your neigh-
bourhood do you consider to have become unfit for human
food ?"

They had received 523 letters in reply up to the 22d of
January, 1846. In ninety instances it was stated that there
was a prospect of a sufficiency of potato food during the en-
suing season—in 364 instances the supply of potato food was
insufficient. Then, with regard to the quantity of the po-
tato crop unfit for human food, in 11l cases it was under one-
third, in 110 cases it was one-third, in 148 cases it was one-
half, and in 84 cases it was more than one-half. Already
have the people of Ireland suffered severely from an
insufficient supply of food—already has fever, the conse-
quence of famine, made its appearance in the south of Ire-
land. Its ravages at Dungarvan have been fearful. If,
within the next two months, something is not done to secure
to the poor Irish a sufficient supply of cheap and nutritive
food, they will be dying by hundreds of actaal starvation,
and a famine and a pestilence, more horrible and more ex-
terminating than ever before afflicted this unhappy country,
will rage throughout the length and breadth of the land.
And yet Mr. PHILIP MILES, last evening, with all that cool-
ness which is so characteristic of the rashness of
Ignorance, declared in the House of Commons that
notwithstanding the failure of the pototo crop, there was no
danger of a famine in Ireland, because there had been an
ample crop of barley and oats. ♦s well might he have said
that there had been an ample crop of pine-apples. " The
Irish agricultural labourers and their families," says
my Lord- DEVON, in a report which Mr. Pamir
MILES should have carefully studied before he ven-
tured to give an opinion as to the probability of
the recurrence of a famine in Ireland—" the Irish
agricultural labourers and their families are calculated
to amount to more than four millions of human beings,
whose only food is the potato, whose only drink is water,
whose houses are pervious to the rain, to whom
a bed or blanket is a luxury almost unknuwn,
and who are more ►retched than any other people
in Europe." How are these unfortunate persons
to purchase barley and oats at monopolists' prices. Admit
foreign grain and maize, and they may become purchasers,
because by increasing the supply the price of food in Ireland
would be decreased, and that, and that alone, could place
corn food within the reach of those who have hitherto
depended entirely on the potato for subsistence. The
Government has proposed to , the Legislature a
measure, which, by throwing open the ports, will go far to-
wards increasing the supply and decreasing the price of food
in Ireland. On those who, for their own selfish and avari-
cious purposes, shall obstruct the progress of that measure
will rest the responsibility of whatever may occur in Ireland,
in consequence of such obstruction, as on those who, in
November, thwarted in the Cabinet the wise and beneficent
measures proposed by the Premier rests the responsibility of
whatever has occurred there up to the present time.

The Paris papers contain no news of importance. The
Journal des Debats has a long article on the protracted dis-