The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-27 00:00:00

THIS EVENING

Will be performed a New Drama, entitled THE RAJAII OF
NAGPORE ; or, the Sacred Elephants of the Pagoda. In which the
whole of the extensive resources of the Establishment will be
brought into requisition.
New Scenes of the Circle, combining Use unequalled Feats of the
British and Foreign Company.
The whole to conclude with the favourite Afterplece of LOVE
AND WAIL

DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
The greatest bit ever known. The One Hundred Female Warriors'
wonderful performance, and the magnificence and effect of the
New Historical Spectacle, have produced an immense sensation.
Nightly crowded to the ceiling. First appearance of MLR. Pelham
(from America), the Nigger Dancer and Singer.
THIS EVENING

Will be performed THE SEA KING'S VOW ; or, a Struggle
for Liberty. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Rogers, Cowell, May-
nard, Johnson, Lewis, Hcslop, Monson; Mesdins. Vining, Daly,
Martin, Miss Glover, and one hundred Female Warriors.
After which, a new Farce, entitled, TIIE MASQUERADE BALL.
Saints-Hit-'em-Hard, Mr. R. Pelham.
To conclude with THE MENDICANT SON ; or, The Jew of
Southwark. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Johnson, Rogers,
Cowell, Maynard, Lewis, Heslop ; Mesdames H. Vining, Martin,
and Daly.

TA

Mr. WARD withdrew the notice he had given to move
that the petition of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and
Ayr Rail Way Company, with respect to their bill, be taken
into consideration, and that the parties have leave to proceed
with their Bill.
Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from Tynemouth in
favour of the reduction of the timber duties proposed by the
Government.
A Message from the Lords brought up several Bills, which
were read a first time and ordered to be read a second time.
Sir R. PEEL, in answer to a question, said that after the
decision of the House with regard to the corn-law question,
lie proposed to go on as rapidly as possible with the other
articles of the tariff, but he intended that the House should
dispose of the corn-law question first.
Lord J. RUSSELL hoped at the same time that the subject
of Indian corn would be taken into consideration.
On the motion Of Mr. O'CoNNELL, the petition from the
Middleton Poer-law Union was ordered, to be printed with
the votes.
On the question for the resumption of the debate on the
corn importation measures,
Mr. ROEBUCK hoped, if another night was to be devoted to
the debate, the House would not be again occupied for two hours
and a half with such a speech as that which they had heard
the night before last. He hoped, for the honour of the
House and the protectionists, that their time would be occu-
pied b arguments, and not by personal invectives.
Sir R. INGLIS thought that the Hon. Member for Bath was
the last person• who ought to be, so Mealy-mouthed as to
deprecate personalities.
Mr. BRIGHT stated, without hesitation, that all that had
been said by the Honourable Member for Knaresborough
with respect to Mr. WILSON was totally without
foundation. The starch manufacturers wished for no pro-
tection ; and if they did, Mr. WILSON would be the last
to support it. It was unfortunate that in all the speeches
of the lion. Member for Knaresborough he made assertions,
but never proved them.
After some observations from Mr. COLQUHOUNO Dr. Bow-
RING, and Captain VIVIAN,
Lord MORPETH read a letter to the House from
the operatives of Yorkshire, denying the statement that they
were compelled to sign petitions in favour of a repeal of the
corn-laws, and stating that the operatives were more anxious
for the carrying of that measure than their masters.
A new writ was ordered for the borough of Brid•
port, in the room of Mr. Baillie Cochrane, who since
his election had accepted the office of her Majesty's Chiltern
Handreds.

The past administration of the poor-laws in the notorious
Andover Unioa is to be the subject of a motion, next Thurs-
day, in the House of Commons. Mr. ErwaLL, the Member
for the borough, is to move for a " Select Committee to in-
quire into the administration of the poor-laws in the Andover
Union, and into the ;nanagement of the union workhouse ;'°
and Mr. CHRISTIE is to 17:Love an addition to the Hon. Mem-
ber for Andover's motion, to extend the inquiry of the pro-
posed Committee to " the conduct of the Poor-law Com-
missioners and their late Assistant-Commissioner, Mr.
PARKER, in reference to the two investigations held at
Andover, and into all the circumstances under which
the Poor-law Commissioners called upon Ur. PARKER to re-
sign his Assistant-Commissionership." We called attention,
very soon after the publication of Mr. PARKER'S appealfrom
the Poor-law Commissioners to the Home Secretary, to the
serious imputations which his remarkable pamphlet contains
on the conduct of the Poor-law Commissioners, both with
reference to the Andover investigation and their treatment of
Mr. PARKER. Mr. PARKER has now presented a petition
to the House of Commons, and Mr. M'DouGAL, the late
master of the Andover Workhouse, whose conduct was the
subject of the iirrestigation, has done the same. We
shall print these petitions on a future day. In the
meantime we make one extract from Mr. RARICER'S
petition, which brings sttch a charge against the Poor-law
Commissioners, that, without admitting their guilt, they can-
not but join in desiring Parliamentary inquiries. Mr. PARKER
states, " That the facts connected with the bone-crushing in
the Andover Workhouse, and the pre,sumptions raised by the
subsequent charges and statements, that the inmates had
been driven by hunger to satisfy their appetites by eating
marrow, and gnawing off putrid meat from bones which they
were employed to crush; that the female inmates, by gifts
of food, had been induced to endute the master's solicita-
tions without complaining of his conduct; and that one
woman in particular had brought much public odium upon
the general character of poor-law management, whilst
the conclusion of the inquiry, resulting from the Commissioners
breaking down the adjournment granted by your petitioner, did
not satisfy the public, the board of guardians of the Andover
union, or the accused.
" That your petitioner believes, and is prepared to bring such
evidence as the nature of the case admits, to prove that the Com-
missioners sacrificed your petitioner to divert public odium from
themselves."
" Sacrificed Mr. PARKER to divert public odium from
themselves !" We believe no one can read Mr. PARKER'S
pamphlet without admitting that Mr. PARKER makes out a
strong case in support of this serious charge. The Poor-law
Commissioners may be able to answer his case. If so, let
them do it before a Committee. When such a charge is
made, if the appointment of a Committee is resisted by the
parties charged, only one interpretation can possibly be put
by the public on the re.tistance ; and that is, consciousness of
guilt.
At the same time, we aril .strongly inclined to suspect that
the Poor-law Commissioners' will induce Sir JAMES GRAHAM
tisoirreesist the inquiry to be moved for by Mr. Emma. and
pseasassiin.RolnsTitlrie sublljeeethsave atte,Ttively observed all that has
in the 'louse of Common .1 since the beginning of the
everything conceale connected with the Andover inquiry,
and we see Sir J. GRAHAMf appal. utly determined to keep
public vi tw.
lie was asked to proodni
out
the Poor-hm Commissioners
raper which it is known that
Mr. CHADWICK C.ORUMlnicaticteeda
ut thef objectioffable character
as far back as 1843, pointing
of the bone-crushing employment and he .re -
fused, stating that the paper was a co,rladuePnejs:
Lion, and not signed by Mr. CHAD\ VICK. Whate°
businessmmun tea-
have the Poar-law Commissioners: to invest pg
written in tha course of public business, bypatleieri;
secretary, a public officer, with a confidential cha-
racter? As to the paper not havir zr been signed by Mr.
Cllituwicic, perhaps that may be the c; is ternary way of doing
business in the Poor-law office; at r .nir rate the paper is
authenticated as Mr. CHADWICK'S Wit !font his signature. It
has come out before Parliamentary Com
domi tt
not ttees that the
ute-bookis kept of
meetings of the Board, and that no o-fin es a
Secretary of the Poor-law Commission .ero
the Commissioners' proceedings. Th. is
'
v-ay of doing business, and of a pie Ie wth
the Secretary s
is a very irregular
i
reports to his superiors being unsignee ..
3.: JAMES GRAHABI also has anno Inced that, when gr.

Mr. Ross then resumed the adjourned debate on the Go-
vernment free-trade measures, which he most warmly sup-
ported.
Mr. BECKETT DENISON was sorry the Honourable Mem-
ber for Knaresborough was not in his place, because he had
on a previous night made use of his name in a manner that
he was not entitled to do. He trusted that in future far his
own sake he would be more careful how he made use of the
names of Hon. Members without their knowledge or assent.
He denied that the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the
Government had deceived him into seconding the Address,
but he must confess that he never thought he would have
gone so far as to have proposed a total repeal of the corn-
laws. If he could be convinced that a repeal of the corn-
laws would be beneficial to the working classes he would
vote for their repeal; but, believing that protection to corn
was protection to the working classes, he felt bound to
give the measures of the Government his opposition. He
thought the Government ought to have given the agri-
culturists a lease of the Bill that was passed in 1842. He
believed that agriculture was in its infancy, and that it
would be able to keep pace with an increase of population.
If the measure of the Government was right, the time for
bringing it forward was wrong and ill-chosen. He had been
elected for the West Riding because he was favourable to the
protection of agriculture ; he had given no pledge to that
effect, but he felt bound in honour to uphold the professions
by which he had obtained his seat. If he had changed his
mind he should have felt bound to resign his seat, and
not state that he had done so. and with that statement to
dispose of all his speeches. lie was determined to stick by
all his speeches, and he could not therefore support the
Government.
Mr. BROTII&RTON supported the Government proposition,
considering it a measure of humanity and justice, if the
corn-laws were only abolished with a good grace.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER gave his cordial support to the amend-
ment of the lion. Member for the city of Bristol, believing
that the Government measure was calculated to injure all
classes of society.

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.
Surpassing bit of " Jessie Holmes." Triumphant reception of
" The Scamps of London."
THIS EVENING
Will be performed JESSIE HOLMES ; or, The Wild Horde of the
Wolf's Lair. Supported by Mr. Dale, Mr. Fredericks, Mr. E. F.
Saville, Mr. Herbert, Mr. niggle, Miss Vincent, Miss Terry, &c.
After which, HERCULES, KING OF CLUBS. Hercules, Mr.
Herbert.
To conclude with THE SCAMPS OF LONDON. Supported by
the entire strength of the company.

Mr. CARDWELL supported the measure of the Government.
Mr. FiNest opposed the Government measure. He could
not believe in the sincerity of the conversion either of the
Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government, or of the
Noble Lord, the Member for the City of London. He believed
that the majority of the population of the country were
with the protectionists, and that if free trade was put up to
auction by universal suffrage, it would be throws at once
into the British Channel. Her Majesty's Ministers on this
question would have a nominal majority, but a bond .fide
ministry. In a new Parliament there would be no less than
300 protectionists.
Mr. Sevaroun opposed the Government measure. The
feeling of the tenant-farmers in gangrene believed to be in
favour of protection.
Mr. VILLIEM then addressed the House. He claimed the
Honourable Member who had spoken last as one of the
supporters of the repeal of the corn-laws, because he bad
stated in Dorsetshire, that if they could not defeat the plan
of the Honourable Baronet, he would rather have a total-re-
peal. lle deprecated the delay that had taken place in
the discussion of the question. The House had been for
the last three weeks hearing the arguments over and over again.
He was glad to see the concessions that had been made by
the Government to common sense and humanity. He could
not see on what ground the Right llon. Baronet ought to
have been subject to the reproaches that had been cast against
him. He believed that people were proud of the Right Hon.
Baronet for having courage enough to throw to the winds
the domination of a factious party. He believed that the
more opposition was given to the measure, the more
it would be endeared to the people. The protec-
tionists said that they did not object to the opening
of the ports : how long had they been of that opinion ? Why,
only since they knew that there was no grain to come in.
They had been discussing for eleven days the system of pro-
tection, and it was quite clear, at this moment, that the House
had not a single idea of what it was. It had been said that the
League had got up the Goatacre meeting. He denied it,
and asserted that the League had had nothing to
do with it. Lord STANLEY, who was now the
leader of the protectionists, had told them what
protection was—that it raised the price of land and food, but
did not enhance the price of labour. The protectionists
could not get out of the fact, because if that was not the mean-
inz of the law, it had no meaning at all. The protectionists
thrived when the people were starving—was that, he would
ask, a state of things which ought to be allowed to exist any
longer? The corn-law must either be supported by force or
opinion ; force had been tried and failed, and opinion and
humanity were against it.
On the motion of Mr. G. BANKES, the debate was adjourned
till to-morrow.
Lord J. RUSSELL hoped that as the debate had lasted so
long it would be concluded to-morrow.
Mr. E. SPooNER joined in that hope, but he could not
allow the debate to close without affording to every Member
who ventured to address the House an opportunity of doing
so. He wished to explain to the Hon. Member for Wolver-
hampton the grounds on which he intended to support the
amendment that had been proposed.
The debate was then adjourned till to-morrow, the orders
of the day disposed of, and the House adjourned.

THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, Fun. 27.
THERMOMETER, Lowest, 50; Highest, 58; Noon, 57.

BAROMETER, 29.76.
WLID S., morning, light rain; afternoon, fine.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Morning .. 1 minute after 2. 1 Evening .. 24 minutes after 2

SUN LONDON,

ETWALL brings forward his motion, he intends to lay some
papers relating to the Andover inquiry on the table of the
House of Commons. But why does he wait till then to pro-
duce these papers? He intends them, it is to be inferred, as
a substitute for the Committee of Inquiry which Mr. ETWALL
is to move fbr. If he *ere to produce them, however, before
Mr. EMAIL brings forward his motion, Mr. Erwm.f. and
others would be able to judge whether these papers are suffi-
cient.

Tours and Nantes, 595 f.; Paris and Lyons (Definitive), 6311. 25C.;
fipanish Three per Cents., 38%.
The following are the quotations for other-lines:—

Lyons and Avignon (Talabot), 510 f. ; ditto (Lecointe), 505 f. ;
ditto (Compagnio Meridionale), 502 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette (Mac-
kenzie), 502 f. 25c.; ditto (Espeleta), 510 f. ; Charleroi, 496 f. 50c.
LYONS, Fan. 23.—Paris and Orleans, 1,320 f. ; Rouen, 1,045 f.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. Faa. 26.
Barbadoes, %—Bouloguo and Amiens, 11%—Calcutta and Dia-
mond Harbour, 14 p.—Central of Spain, Fi —East Indian, 114—Cireat
Northern of France Constituted, 1134—Great Western Bengal,
34—Namur and Liege, 314—Orleans and Bordeaux3ll%—Parls and-
Rotten, 4034—Rouen and. Havre. 2914—Sambre and Meuse, 514.

We cannot help reverting to 'one statement in Mr. PAR..
MLR'S pamphlet, on which we're surprised that nd question
has been put to Sir' JA3ius GRAHAM. Our readers' will re-
member Mr. WAKLEy's first statement on the subject of
bone-crushing in the Andover Workhouse towards the close
of last session.. On the Ist bf August, 1845, Mr. PARKER was
sent down to Andover by, the Poor-law Commissioners,
by order of Sir JAMES GRAHAM, to investigate
the truth of Mr. WAKLEY'S statement. On the sth of
August Mr. PARKER made a written report to the Poor-law
Commissioners, which may be read: in page 7 of his pam-
phlet, and with this written report sent up the deposition& which
he had taken at Andover. This written report and the de-
positions were transmitted to Sir JAMES GRAHAM On the
Bth of August• Mr; PARKER was desired to call on Sir
J. GnsAuat, and did so. The next 'day, the,last day of °the
session, Sir.J. Gaiirim made a statement in tile House of
Commons of the results of Mr. PARKER'S inquiry, making
no mention whatever of his written report, or of the
depositions—leaving it to be supposed that no
such things were in existence,—and resting his
statement on Mr. PARKER'S verbal communications
of the day before. Why was this? Was Sir J. GrurtAm
afraid to produce the written report and the depositions ?
Are these yet produced? Or are they among the papers to
be produced, when Mr. ETWALL makes his motion? It is
high time, we think, that these papers were produced. Mr.
PARKER says (p. 8) :—" Although my report to the Commis-
sioners, and the accompanying depositions, had been in your
hands for two days previous to this interview, you preferred
to rest your statement to the House (9th August) on this
verbal communication with me ; a course, of whose expe-
diency it is not for me to make question, but which I may
allude to with some regret, inasmuch as an impression was
necessarily produced that this important inquiry had been
conducted loosely and inefficiently, and with a desire to sup-
press the real facts." We hope Mr. WAKLZY will not lose
sight of this curious point. Looking at the case altogether,
Mr. PARKER has strong claims to a full and searching inves-
tigation. At the time of the inquiry, several journals, and
Tha Sun among the rest, made remarks on the improper
mode in which it was carried on, and as these
remarks implicated Mr. PARKER, he ought to be allowed
every opportunity of justifying himself.

Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the young royal Family,
attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, left the
Nine Elms terminus of the South-Western Railway shortly
before 9 o'clock this morning, by a special train, for South-
ampton, proceeding thence to Osborne House, Isle of Wight,
where the Court will remain some days.
It is rumoured that Lord Lincoln is to be brought into the
House of Commons for the borough of Carrickfergus, the
present Conservative Member, Mr. Peter Kirk, retiring for
the purpose, and that Sir John Owen is to vacate his seat for
Pembroke in Mr. Gladstone's favour.

Mr. Baillie Cochrane, who has accepted the Chiltern
Hundreds, offers himself again for Bridport.
We were glad to observe Mr. Cobden again in the House
of Commons last night, apparently restored to health.
The Honourable Member is expected to take part in the de-
bate this evening.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday confinued dull, but
there was no change in prices. About 4,000 bales were sold, all to
the trade. In Shares there was not much doing.
There are most anxious inquiries in the City to ascertain as near
as may be the amount of the majority that Sir Robert Peel will ob-
tain upon the corn question. A vast number of wagers have been
made upon the subject, not only on the Stock Exchanges, but else-
where. In the City the opinion is that the majority will be at from
95 to 100. At the west-end of the town it is stated that
the Premier will not have more than from 80 to 85. There is little
doubt, however, entertained that, be the number the highest given,
or the lowest, that Sir Robert Peel will be enabled to carry his plan
through the House of Lords. That great point being accomplished,
the minor points of the tariff may be considered as arranged. Trade
and commerce then—and not till then—will revive, and general ac-
tivity may be fairly calculated upon.
The commercial accounts from the Brazils are considered to be of
a satisfactory character. A strong desire is expressed in most of
the business letters for a nearer approximation between Great Bri-
tain and the Brazilian empire towards free trade.
The Public Securities are very Arm today. The purchases by the
Government brokers gave strength to the market. Consols for Money
have ;improved to 96 and to 96% for the Account. The differ-
ences upon the Account have been in the course of payment all the
morning, and are now all but completed. The premium upon Ex-
chequer-bills has rallied from 35i. 375. Bank Stock has remained at
from 208% to 209%. India Bonds have given way slightly, viz.,
from 425. to 38s. premium. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents.
have improved from 98% to 98%, and the Reduced Three per Cents.
from 96% to 96%.
In those Foreign Stocks where business has been transacted to-
day, an improvement may be noted. The Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents. have been in request at 59% ; the Spanish Three per
Cents. for the Account at 37%; Mexican at 31% ; the Portuguese
Converted at 59 ; and Russian at 112 to 1123¢.
In the Share Market the payment of differences has passed over
well, but prices are not firmer. The business done has not been
considerable.

But for the satisfaction of knowing that the monster dis-
cussion is now oscillating on the very verge of the divi-
sion, last night's debating would have been sufficient to plunge
every impatient politician into a fit of the most sullen despe-
ration. Beyond all former evenings, it stands forward
the dullest, drowsiest, and most miserably sluggish. One
after another, like ducks in foggy weather, the protectionists
strolled forth from the coop of the Ministerial benches to
quackle annoyance at the impending storm, and retired with a
similar' incapacity to retard the tempest that approached.
More abortive efforts at speech-making can scarcely be roked
out of any previous volume of Hansard: repetitions, arguments
of the very stalest nature, iterations, bungling quotations
from the return tables, and frivolous efforts at the facetious,
forming the bulk of the orations. And the prodigious
assurance with which certain Honourable Gentlemen pre-
sumed upon occupying the invaluable time—not of the
Commons only, or the Right Honourable the Speaker, or
the short-hand writers, but, of the nation itself by intruding
their private opinions upon the proposed commercial policy;
as though it were a matter of one straw's importance to be
acquainted with the internal mechanism of these Parlia-
mentary automata. We have observed elsewhere that public
curiosity as to the individual views of our principal statesmen
has been already satisfied to the utmost, and have hinted,
moreover, that the most sensible course which could possibly
be adopted by the Legislative
_ciphers, filling the back
benches in the Lower House, would be, that of maintaining
an imperturbable silence. Had this recommendation been
acted upon, many severe bilious attacks might have been
spared the puppets of the Hon. Member for Bristol, by pre-
venting those violent ebullitions of spleen which must have
militated considerably against their own health,
while they have excited the risibility of their
opponents. As to what these eloquent small-talkers think
of Sir ROBERT PEEL or of Mr. Husaissow, or the League, or
what not, the people are supremely indifferent ; in the ba-
lance of general estimation a pin would outweigh these
fribbling personalities ; and to each and all of these wor-
shipful Members(however important in their own considera-
tion) the expressions last evening applied by Mr. ROEBUCK
to Mr. BUSFEILDFERRAND are equally applicable and equally
significant. "What would any man in the country
give for such opinions ? Why, not a guinea, nor half-a-
guinea, nor half-a-crown, nor a shilling ; not a penny, nor
half-a -farthing." So Jnexpressibly unnoticeable are these
fine-spokennothings.WAs if, however, to:usurp the capland
bells entirely for his own enjoyment, Mr. SPOONER—the far-
seeing and considerate Mr. SPOONER—has the admirable
prudence to insist upon a still further prolongation of the
debate, as many Honourable Members had not yet had
an opportunity of expressing their sentiments upon
the matter under discussion. One of those inimitable Arabian
Legends, which date back to the dynasty of linnoux
ATALtsciim, is devoted, if we remember rightly, to the con-
versation of a certain "talking tree," every leaf of which was
a separate tongue, wagging more for its own particular grati-
fication, than for anything else that was ostensible.; If there
be not an analogy between this curiosity of vegetation
and the Parliament of this present session, we suspect
that several branches of the eastern tree have been cast upon
the floor of St. Stephen's, Possibly, however, the evil is
traceable physiologically—tlie protectionists are just num-
bering the last few hours of a very protracted existence ; they
may be thus garrulous from extreme decrepitude. To speak
candidly, their behaviour throughout this discussion
upon the Ministerial measures, but especially during
the last few nights, is so intolerably preposterous,
that it is almost beyond the bounds of passibility to treat
the matter with any degree of gravity. They enact such a
sorry and contemptible part, that a calm dissection of their
arguments is a thing not to be attempted. Thus Mr. Ross,
and Mr. CIIRISTOPMER, and Mr. Prism, and Mr. SEYMOUR
breathed an increase of lethargy and lassitude upon all but
-their own excited party, until this distressing sensation was
dispelled towards the close of the evening by the speech of the
Hon. CILARLF.3 P. Vimaxns. For many years the consistent
and unflinching advocate of abolition with reference to the
corn-laws, it was a subject of no little interest to hear from the
lips of that Honourable Gentleman himself, his satisfaction at
the change of opinion which had at length conspired to
crown his repeated efforts in the cause of free trade
with the most full and triumphant success. The party cries
with which his proposition for the repeal of all ditties
upon grain had been received again and again from those
identical benches were, according to his own announcement,
still ringing in his ears. Bearing this in recollection, the
contrast exhibited by this session must, at moments, appear
to him something little short ache miraculous. While this
great and glorious alteration of our commercial code
is being achieved through the intervention of the
Premier, and the indomitable on-struggles of the Pus ac
WILL, we must accord the praise which is so justly merited
by Mr. VILLIERS—to that untiring and staunch supporter
of the measure as originally conceived. At the *lame time
we cannot but await, in exultant confidence, the consumma-
tion of those various powers and exertions—a consummation
which will be completed within such few movements of the
clock—a triumphant division.

BRITISH FUNDS.

ONE - CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock .. 208% 209% 209%
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. • • 96%14 96%
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 96% 96 96% 96%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 98 % sic 98%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 • • 10 11-16
India Bonds, 1,0001. ..
Ditto, under 1,0001. .. 42 33
South Sea Stock
Ditto, New Annuities .. • 95%
Bank Stock fur Account .. • • • •
Consuls for Account, April 26 .. • • • • 96%
Exchequer Bills. 1% d, I%d.
1,0001... 35 37 pm•
Ditto, Small 33 pen.
Ditto, Advertised .... 35 34 37
ONE
O'CLOCK.

951,4
210%
96%

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent • • • • —„
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent • • 31,S
Ditto, for the Account .. • • • •
Ditto, Deferred •• •• ••
Ditto, Debenture .. • • ••
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. • • • •
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. • •
Ditto, 3 per Cent .. • • .. 59
Ditto, Sinai! •. •• •• •• 5934
Russian Bonds .• •• •• 11212 112 112
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent • • • • 27 26.4
Ditto, for the Account .. • • • • 27 ..'
Ditto, Passive Bonds .. .. ..
Ditto, Three per Cent • •
Ditto, for the Account .• • • 37%
Dividends on the above payalile in London.
French Reines, 3 per Cent .. —f. —c.
Exchange .. • • •—f• —C.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent •• 59%)
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates
Ditto, for the Account ..

CLOSING
PRIC ES.
83N
31 yi
31

84f. Mc
25f. 70c

95%
BUSINESS CLOSING
PAID. DONE AT
PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.
Birmingham and Gloucester.. .. 100 ....126V, • .
Caledonian .. .. 10 .... 13%

PRICES OP
RAILWAY SHARES.

Churnet and Blythe .. .. 2 .. •• ••••• • • • • • 1%
Cork and Waterford .. _ .. I % ...• 1 ..
Cornwall and Central Devon .. 2% .... lif• • • •
Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% ... • 1',4 -•••• • • • • 114
Direct Northern .. .. —2%.... 2%14 • •
Dublin and Belfast Junction .. 5 .... 5 . 5
Dublin and Galway .. .. .. 4 .... 3% ... ...
Eastern Counties .. .. 141. 16s. .... 22
Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. Gt. 13s. 4d. % p 3,i p
Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. 61. I 3s. 4d. % p .....
Ditto, York Extension .. .. 105. •• • • 1% %•••• • • • • 1%
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 7014 69 70 x d 70

Ditto k Shares .. 5 .... 13 ex div
Ditto !„i Shares .. . .... 17 ex div
Glonc., Aberyst., & Cent. f Wales 1% %
Goole, Doneast., and slieffield,&c. 425. % I p
Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1%.... 1%..........
Great Eastern and Western .. 2y, ..
Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 15 .... 21
Great North of England . .. 100 .... .. •••• • • • •

13
17
1 p

Ditto, New .. ..• .. 5 .... 53 ..........
Ditto, New .. .. 5 .... 35
Great Western .. .. 85 .... 152 ..........152
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 5 .... 18 16% ...... 16%
Ditto, Fifths .. 20 .... 33%
Dull and Selby .. .. 50 ....104% 103%, x d 103%
Lancaster and Carlisle .. 35 .... 55 ....... 55
Ditto NeW . • 5 .. • • 10 .. • • .... • • 10
Leicester, Tamworth, &c. 425. .... 14% di5..... 3St dis
Liverpool and Leeds Direct .. 2% • .... .....
Liwerp., Manch., & Newc. Jima. 3% 3%
London an i Birmingham • .100 222 223% •• .. 2233(1
London and Blackwall .. • 161. 13s. 4d. 8% .......... 834
London aid Brighton .. • • •• 50 .... 65% ) ...... 65%
London and Croydon .. .. 131. 15s. 9d. 2254 22 ...... 22
London and South• Western 41/. 6s. 10d. 77 75% xd• • .. 75% xd
Dttto, New Con.sol. Eighths .. 28 .... 42 x d . 42xd
Ditto, New . 125 .... 23% x 23% xd
London and York .. • • • • • • 2% 3% ..... 3%
London, Salisbury, and Yeovil .. 234
......... 1%
Lynn and Ely • • • • • • • • 5 5 5% 5,,
Lynn and Dereham . • .. ..
.. 7
4s
Manchester and Leeds .. • . .. 82
Ditto Extension • • • • • • 428. p
Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) • • 4 11% 12 .....• 12
Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) .. ...
2
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. 11,9
Midland .. ..100 ....148 146.... 1446
Ditto, New • • • • • • • ,!8 •• • . 32% 32%
-
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 5
Ditto, New • • • • •• 1
I 'Ditto, New, Brandling 20
Newcastle and Berwick . • .. 10
North British .. .. 20—
.....
half Shares • • • • • • 6 • • 9% 0.„
North Staffordshire .. 425. • % p......
North Wales • • • • • • • • • • 3% • 2% ...
Portsmouth Direct • • • • • • 3% •• •. 3%
10
Richmond . • • • • • •" • ••••
Shrewsbury and Birmingham • • 2% •• • • 2% 3%
South Midland .. 425.... 1%%% p
South Staffordshire Junction • . 2%
•
.... p
South Eastern and Dovor . • • • 33% 2%
Do., New (do. 151.) No. 4. 2%
Staines and Richmond .. • • • • 1 ••• • ......
Trent Valley .. .. • • • • • • 5 •• • • 26%
Trent Valley and Holyhead June. 2%....
Welsh Midland .. • • • • • • 2 •• • • 1% %••• • ..
York and Carlisle .. 2•••••••••
York and North Midland . • •• 50 •• 9 )1,2 98 100
Ditto. Extension .. .. •• 15 ••..32 IA
Do, E. and W. Riding Exten.. • 1 •• .. 10 •
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. 10 .... 11%
Bord., Toul., & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 ••• • • •
Ditto, ditto (Espelete) •• 2 2% 1... •• "
Dutch Rhenish • • • • • " 5 •• • • %• • •
Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 ••• • •
Great Western Bengal .. ss.
Lyons and Avignon .. 2 2
Luxembourg • • • • • • • • 4 •• .. 214
Orleans and Vierzen .. • • • • 10 •• • . li% 19
Paris and Orleans .. • • .. • • 20
Paris and Rouen 20 .... 41%
Rouen and Havre . '2O .... 29% 3()
West Flanders . • • • • • • • 4 • 4%

213µ%........

Madrid papers of the 19th have been received, but they
contain no news. On that day the Three per Cents, closed
at 32% for cash and 32 11-16 at 60 days ; the Five per
Cents. at 23% at 60 days.

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Australasia •• •• • • • • • • 40 •• •• 26%
National Provincial of England 35 35%

MINES.

3%
1%
26%
1%
1!4
2%
100

4IA
261 i
35

Real del Monte,, Unregistered • • •• • 334
British Iron .. .. • • 10 •• •• 221• ••••• •• •• 22
Erratum.—ln Yesterday's List, read last price of Eastern Coun-
ties 22.

Several of the Paris journals were not published on Ash-
Wednesday, the compositors and other persons connected
with the establishment considering themselves much better
occupied in witnessing the procession of the Lauf gras on the
preceding day. But, indeed, the readers of those journals
have suffered no loss, for the other papers are dull, and desti-
tute of intelligence. Even the National, with every possible
wish to write a furious article against M. Guizcvr, for aban-
doning the Madagascar expedition, makes a very poor exhi-
bition, and leaves affairs nearly in the same state. Some
mystery yet hangs over the report of the Commissioner ap-
pointed to investigate the causes which led to the fall of the
Barentin viaduct. The Courrier Francais says the directors
of the Paris and Rouen, and Rouen and Havre Railroads, had
been called to the office of the Minister of Public Works, to
take cognisance of the report of M. FRISSARD, but a belief
prevailed that the Minister had resolved not to publish it.
The Helvetic, a Swiss journal, announces that the session of
the Grand Council of Berne was abruptly brought to a close
on the 20th by the landammann. The election of the mem-
bers of the Constituent Assembly will take place on March 2.
The following are miscellaneous extracts from the papers—

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

The Grand Chancellor has given notice to the Peers that, in con-
sequence of the loss sustained by the family of Baron Dupin, reporter
on the Bill for regulating manufacturers' marks, which was to be
taken into consideration this day, the Committee could not meet and
receive the Minister of Commerce, and the President had postponed
the sitting till a future day, of which due notice will be given to the
members.
On Tuesday, at two o'clock, the Council of the Order of Advo-
cates, and a great number of members of the bar, waited upon the
Procureur-General Dupin, to express their condolence on the death
of his brother. . . .

LONDON, FEB. 27.—Wind S.W., light airs and hazy.
FALMOUTH, FEB. 26.—Wind S.—Acrd. Prince Llewellyn, Gibbs,
Port-au-Prince; Express Packet, Rio Janeiro, sailed 9th Ult. ; on
freight about 8,0001. in gold and diamonds.
SWANSEA, FEB. 25.—Arrd. Sir I. L. Goldsmid, Jobson, Cuba.
CLYDE, FEB. 23.—Arrd. Lcveu Lass, South Africa ; Norna, Wal•
ton, ditto. 24. Std. Oregon, Lewis, Mente Video.
WATERFORD, FEB. 24.—Wind S. to S.S.W.—Arrd. Saglutlier,
Jones, Cantons.
Dumisouz, FEB. 22.—Arrd. Lark, Liverpool for Belfast, with cargo
shifted and master washed overboard.
HARTLEPOOL , FEB. 26.—Wind S.W., strong. 25. SM. Doris,
M'Donald, Buenos Ayres.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Swedish and .Norwegian Consulate-Geaeral,
2, Crosby-square, Feb. 25, 1846.
Sir,— I have the honour to communicate to you the following
translation of an ordinance issued by the Royal Navy Board at Stock-
holm on the 2nd Inst.: The Royal Navy Board hereby makes known
for the infirmation of Mariners, that the following Lighthouses will
be constructed in the course of the present year.
1. The two coal Lighthouses placed on the Rock Nidingen,
situated in the Kattegat, lat. 59 degrees 19 minutes N., and lon.
30,: degrees 6 minutes E. of Ferre, or 11 degrees 56 minutos E.
of Greenwich, will be rebuilt, the towers considerably raised, and
lentille lights of the third class placed therein. The rebuilding will
be commenced In April, and during the interval, until the new lights
can be exhibited, a sideral lamp will be suspended from each of the
towers, throwing its light towards the Kattegat. It is expected that
the alterations will be completed by the Ist of October this year, and
the lentilles exhibited ; but in case, from any unexpected impediment,
this cannot be effected, the provisional lamps will remain daring the
winter until the new lights will be ready.
2. The erection of the lighthouse will be commenced this spring
on tke south point of Wottand, about 3,000 ells from Hobegy's point,
on a rock called Klafaen, and which will be provided with a revolv-
ing reflector light. The period for lighting, as well as the revolving
time and bearing of the last mentioned lighthouse, will in due time
be communicated.

CHARLES TOTTIE.

-----
A letter from Algiers, of the 18th, states that, after his jutiction
with General Bedeau, Marshal Bugeaud made an important razzia
of the Beni-Kralfrouns, who had shown great hostility
to the theeeFs triberpeenne.
Gazette states, from Wirsitz, 16th inst., that some
Prussian troops had just arrived there and arrested several leaders of
the Polish conspiracy, some of whom are noblemen of considerable
wealth and influence. Several arrests have also taken place at
Thorn, which was still kept in a state of siege.
A correspondent of the Presse writes from Rome :—" It appears
certainrienlpe that!,etittt
i M. Rossi
frßoenssillw,rillneseti.ilriemitaelzniesro, who has been for some timeme time at Rome as Minister
first Secretary of the French Legation here, is on the point of taking his
departure for Mexico, as Minister Plenipotentiary there, in the room
of M. Alleye de Ciprey. The eldest son of the Duke de Broglie is to
replace M. Rosier at Rome. Thanks to the moderation shown by
the Cabinet of Madrid, In speaking of Its relations with Rome when
the Address was in debate, and thanks also to the endeavours of M.
Castillo y Ayenza, the negotiations between Rome and Madrid are
approaching a happy termination ; so that Monseigneur Bruneili will
leave soon aftefEaster for Ahulrid, with the rank and title of Nuncio.
The Congregation of the Propaganda Fide has resolved to establish a
influence as far as the sour;veeteshryeofFfitimhvee
new apostolic mission in the interior of Attica, which will extend its
Wednesday.l'lpoenigreCre.ts., 123 f. The e Threee per
Cents. Thets. Frenchese dat
uBn4dts. 18v5eere.
Or-
leans Railroad shares, 1,347 f. 50c.; 1t0ue170,215,9f.G;7fv.51e0me. tn!l7a.sv;orre.,;7llssefr.;.
Beaux,Great 116°6r2tfh, esrOnc'. ; 7t7 So
ft; 1 70
g 5 ne e1,458A5057.; ;Troyesri,ls
antiai I
sAtiroeustueurrevapu
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Pitale, 20f. 750. ; Dieppe,

(Signed)
To Wm. Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's.

MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY)

CORN EXCHANGE.-(FRIDAY.)
Since Monday the arrivals of English Wheat for our market have
been on a very limited scale, consequently the stands have to-day
been scantily filled with samples. The tlnett parcels of both red and
white moved off steadily at very full pric.es,while the value ()fall other
kinds was well supported. Free foreign Wheat was in lair request,
but without any improvement in the quotations. Corn under lock
was du% at tamest nominal figures. The supply of Barley was
small. Selected malting parcels were quite as dear, but other kinds
were very difficult of sale. Superfine Malt moved off freely, at ex-
treme figures. The Oat trade was dull, yet prices were supported.
Beans, Peas, and Flour as last quoted.

ARRIVALS.
Barley. Oats ' Fleur.
1,430 qrs. 3,150 qrs. 2,270 sks
-. 2,460 -
1 - 60 -
Malt, 3,020 011.

Wheat.
2,180 qrs.

English •• • • •
Irish •• ••• • • •
Foreign •• • • • •

11,760

SMITHNIXELD.
Notwithstanding the supply of Beasts here was very limited, we
have to report a very dull inquiry for that description of stock at, in
some instances, a !halm* decline in the quotation of 2d per Bibs.
There were on sale 109 Beasts and 220 sheep from Holland, The

RID AY EVENING, FEITRUARY "27, 1846.

numbers of Sheep were again limited, yet the Mutton trade was heavy,
and Monday's prices were with difficulty supported. In Calves next
to nothing wad doing, at late rates. Prime small Pigs were quite as
dear, but other.qualities were a mere drag. Mitch Cows sold heavily,
at from 161 to IE4 lOs each ; Suckling Calves, 18s to 2.0 s ; and Quarter-
old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s each. Beasts, 486 ; Cows, 160 ; Sheep,
2,080; Calves, 92; Pigs, 208.
NEWGATB AND ZEILDENZALL.
We had a very heavy trade here.
BOROUGH HOP IMARZET. - - - -

Although the amount of business transacted in our market during
the present week has been by no means extensive, prices, from the
supply of Hops on offer being small, are well supported.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(THIS DAY.)

Sub-Committee, No. I.
This Committee resumed its sittings to-day Itt twelve o'clock, in
Room No. 7 ; Mr. Strutt in the Chair.
GRAND UNION.

This adjourned case was the first called on.
Mr. Burke appeared for the promoters ; and Mr. Thomas, from
Dorrington and Hayward's, appeared for the petitioners against
the Bill.

Several of the allegations submitted, were declared by the Com-
mittee to be most frivolous, and of no possible service to the case for
the opposition. A few of them were allowed and others overruled.
Mr. Busaa objected to the allegations contained in one part of the
petition being heard, inasmuch as one of the consenting parties to the
petition had withdrawn his name from it.
Mr. Tuonss could not consent to such a proceed-
ing. The party who had signed the petition, it would
appear, had; been compensated by the promoters, and that
alone caused him to withdraw his opposition. Now he was
of opinion that the petitioner having withdrawn his name from the
petition, could not admit of the allegations being withdrawn, inas-
much as the petition had come to the Committee from the
House of Commons, and was therefore the property of
the House. Had the petitioner been willing to withdraw
his opposition, he ought to have petitioned the House to that effect,
and failing so to do, he had no control over the petition. Ile, there-
fore, submitted that the proposition of his Hon. Friend could not be
entertained.

The room was then cleared, and after half-an-hour's deliberation,
the parties were called in and informed by
The Cnnumeisf that the Committee; had given their most
attentive consideration to the question, in consequence of the bearing
it would be likely to have on other Bills. The Committee regretted
that the standing order was not more clear upon the point, but they
were of opinion, that where a party was willing to withdraw
an opposition, the allegations in such petition only affecting his own
property, he could do so without petitioning the House to that effect.
The most proper coarse would be to petition the House for power to
withdraw that petition ; but, under the circumstances of the case,
the Committee were of opinion that the Retition
.in the present case
could be withdrawn.

The petition was then withdrawn, and the Committee declared
that the standing orders had been complied with, except in a few in-
stances of imperfect notices to parties whose property was on the
line.

CORNWALL.

Mr. II utiT, jun., appeared for the promoters of this line, and
called several witnesses to prove the depositing of the plans and sec-
tions, and books of reference.

Sub-Committee No. 2.

Thls Committee met to-day shortly after twelve o'clock. There
were present Sir J. Y. Buller (Chairman), Messrs. Bell, Walker, and
Kemble.

EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, AND DI7IKBA.R..

TONSHIRE.

The consideration of the petitions (one of which was disposed of on
Wednesday last) against the Bill was resumed.
The first petition taken was that from the trustees of the Dumbar-
tonshire highway, alleging that due notice had not been served on
them of the proposed line, in conformity with the Act of Parliament.
Mr. Graham appeared in support of, and Mr. Yenables against, the
petition.
Mr. Grieve was examined to show that ho had served notice on
the clerk of UK; trustees, Mr. Weanister.
Mr. M'Kenizle was examined to show that Mr. M`Canister never
acted in the capacity described.
Mr. GAMIAM said he thought the fact was now proved beyond all
doubt.

Mr. Grieve was re-examined, and stated that he had served the
notice in question. Mr. 31'Canister was the clerk of one of the
districts.

Mr. Gasmat contended that Mr. M'Canister was not the clerk of
the district in question, and adduced evidence to show the fact.
The Committee found that the standing orders in this case were
not complied with.

There was another allegation with respect to the turnpike-house
in the same district, in which the Committee found that the allega-
tion was sustained.

This was the last allegation in this petition.
The next petition taken into consideration was from the trustees of
the Kilmarnock district of roads, which alleged that the proposed line
crossed the read twice, first with the main line, and next with the
branch, and that notice of the latter crossing had not been served on
the trustees.

Evidence was produced, and the Committee found that the
allegation was not sustained.
There was another allegation to the same effect, which was sus-
tained.

There were two allegations, namely, that the plan deposited in the
Wilco of the Mieriff's clerk for Dumbarton, Nos. 9 and 10 marked in
the Private Bill-otlice, were omitted, which were sustained.
It was alleged also that there was a similar inaccuracy with respect
to the section marked 2 chains in the plan deposited in the Private
Bill-office, which was sustained. •

It was also alleged that near the terminus at Glasgow the radius
of the curve two furlongs was not marked in the said plan and
duplicate.

This allegation was admitted on the part of Mr. Venables, agent
for the promoters.

There were several similar allegations of dlscrepency between the
plans in question, which were sustained.
The next petition was from Alexander Smollett, and alleged
that the plan :odged i❑ the Private Bill-office differed from that de-
posited in the office of the Clerk of the Peace for Dumbarton, where-
as the Act required that they should be copies.
The Committee having inspected the Private Bill-office plan, found
that the allegation was not sustained.

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