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London, England, 1857-03-14

SMITHFIELD MARKET.

Lord R. GROSVENOR asked the First Minister
whether ho was able to give an assurance that the influ-
ence of the Government would be used to prevent the
appropriation of the vacant site of Smithfield Market to
any other purpose than that of the enjoyment and recrea-
tion of the public I
_ _ _

The CHANCELLOR cf the EXCHEQUER, in re-
ply to the question, repeated his answer given last night
to a similar question, and added that he had received a
communication from the city authorities stating that the
corporation would next week make a communication to
the Government relative to the appropriation of this site.
He could not give an answer to the question until after.
that communication had been received by the Govern-
ment.

DANISH TRANSIT DUES.
Mr. G. DUNDAS asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, with reference to the statement made by him
that f air-fifths of the Dania . Transit Dues were to be
abolished, if he had consi ;,_re I the expediency, before
any treaty was signed, of stipulating for the abolition of
the remaining fifth also ?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that the subject bad been carefully negotiated by the
Minister of Copenhagen and the other Powers interested
in the remission of these dues, and whose views were
embodied in the treaty about to be signed. That treaty
had given satisfaction to all the Powers more directly in-
terested in the transit of goods through Denmark. He
believed that by this time the treaty was signed.
CIVIL SERVICE FUND.

Mr. WILLCOX a•lted the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, he having expresso i in the house his hopes that.
the Report of the Royili Commissioners upon the Civil
Service Superannuation Ac: would be laid upon the table
before Easter, whether he bad intimated to them his x-
pectations upon this point ; anel, if not, whether he wit:
do so, reminding them at the same time that they had
had this questi.,n in charge ever since October. 1856/
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER bail it
woull not be proper for him to give instructions to the
Commissioners when they should make their report.
He understood from them that the report would he ready
before Ester.

A.
In reply to some obsPerEßvati ones of Srl A. CAMPBELL of) the motion of the adjournment of the house to Monday,
L'rd PALNIERSTON said that he objected
to the motion, because he did not intend
that
make the usual motion of adjournment
the
night, as it would be convenientfor
• to.
despatch of business that the house shod,' meetsssome
morrow at one o'clock for a short time to
pass some
it
bills. With regard t.) the Pesti should die-
was very inconvenient that members cuss the terms of a treaty of which they were
not in possession, and which had not been
ratified, from its being likely to have ani,jurious bear-
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ing on the subject. He should . . 1.•! .0- .9... 11..2J, •
bees example' by stating anyttingn rwerd the
treaty, but with reference to the t innee nce
that: had arisen from the practice that prevailed
in Persia, under which'foreign missions were entitled by
Prescription, to exercise protection over Persian subjects
now actually employed in the British service. It vita%
most desirable for the permanence of friendly,ielations
with Persia: `that the practice shonid-be disoontinueei
and that the Government would- be happy to. renounce,
all protection in conjunction with-other friendly powers
with Persia.
Mr. LAYARD said be ooncerred 4h *bat had fallen
from the noble lord with reference bo thie protection: HI
asked the noble lord whether the terms that had been.
accepted at Pa!is were not similar to 'those Offered
at
Constantinople last year, and whether, in fact, Persia
was willing to give more then than she now bad at
Paris.
Lord PALMERSTON- said that. tbe treaty concluded •
at Paris was better than anything they were likelyfo ob-
tain by the Constantinople negotiations.' The negotia-
tions at Constantinople were not'broken off by the Eng-
lish ainbas:ador there, but by Perak Khan:.

Atm,

In reply to a question froth' Sir IL WILLOUGHBY,
Mr. LAIIOUCHERE said that by the laat.aceousts
from 'China tranquillity prevailed in all the northern ports
of China. s _ ,

PETITIONS -AGAIN' ST ME MBERS.
Mr. VANCE called attention to the annoyance ex-
perienced at the last general tlection by the Irish
neMbers from the wholesale petitions that were pre-
Beate& against the Irish Conservative members,- and
asked theGoyernwont to interfere to prevent its recur-
rence.

The motion for theladjournment of the house till Mon.
pay was withdrawn.
THE SPEAKER'S PENSION.
The house then went into committee •of supply to con-
eider her Majesty's answer to the address presented to
her relative to the retirement of the- Speaker ; Lurd
Mouck in the chair.

Lord PALMERSTON said that he had to propose a
motion to the house to give effect to her Majesty's gra
dons message ralative4e the retirement of Mr. Speaker,
and be -had. to-•propose that an annuity of 4,0001. per
an Mina (dasera),bbre,greated to. her Majesty with
which to pension MV-Sp'eatiei on' life retirement from
the chair, and that the same should take effect from that
period. (Cheers.)
The resolution was carried unanimously, and the house
resumed.

ARMY t STIMATES.
On bringing up the report of the committee of sup.
ply on the army estimates,
Mr. BTAFFO RD called attention to the present state
of the Army Medical Department, and stated that the
report of his committee in reference to it, which sat last
session, had not been carried out.

Mr. PEEL defended the conduct of the Government
in reference-to-this department.

Sir W. WILLIAMS, of Kars, bore testimony to the
admiral state of Woolwich Hospital. Miss Nightingale
had recently visited it, and expressed her admiration of
its efficiency.
London, England, 1857-03-14

The Earl of CLARENDON could not allow the at-
tack of the noble earl on Mr. Murray to pass without an
observation. The noble earl said that the war had been
caused by the unfitness of Mr. Murray for his office, and
the grounds of the charge were that he had no experience
and no influence, and was unfit to deal with Orientals.
But it was on account of the experience which Mr. Mur-
ray had had of Oriental, and his success in dealing with
them, that he was appointed. He had been six years in
Egypt, and had given great satistactionto those by whom
he had been employed. He was an admirable Arabic
scholar, and within a short time of his arrival at Tehe-
ran he conducted his conversation with the natives in
their own language. He was appointed therefore on the
very ground on which the noble earl says such an official
ought to be selected.
The Earl f ALBEMARLE, passing from the subject
of the Persian war, wished to say a few words on the
subject of the financial condition of India. He expressed
his disapprobation of the financial blundering of the late
Governor• General, and adduced a number of calculations
by which he sho wed that the deficiency of the revenue
of India had increased under the rule of that noble lord,
and that notwithstanding his boast that the annexations
of territory he had made had tended to lessen it. And
the state of the credit of the Indian empire was shown by
the fact that the 4 and 4i per cent, loans were at a con-
siderable discount.
The motion was then agreed to.
The Income Tax Bill and the Indemnity Bill were se-
verally brought np, and read a first time.
The house adjourned at 20 minutes to seven.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTBRDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BILLS.
The South Devon Railway Bill was read a third time
and passed. The Portland Harbour Bill was read a
second time and ordered to be committed.
SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION.
On the petition of the petitioners against the return of
Mr. Weguelin for Southampton, the order fur the ap-
pointment of a select committee was discharged.
ECCLESIASTICAL AND CAPITULAR ESTATES

BILL

Mr. MACGREGOR asked the Secretary of State far
the Home Department whether he would place the
proposed Ecclesiastical and Capitular Estates Bill of the
Government on the table, for the purpose of being
printed and circulated.
Sir G. GREY said that it would be impossible to
lay the bill on the table of the'house this session.
THE BARNSLEY COLLIERY EXPLOSION.
In answer to a question from Mr. CAYLEY,
Sir G. GREY said that he was unable to give any
information relative to this unfortunate accident be-
yond what the public were in possession of, and for the
reason that the pit had been closed under the advice of
persona of the greatest experience in these matters, and
which was the only means that could be adopted under
the circumstances. Until the pit was opened and exa-
mined it would be impossible for him to give the house
any information on the mtlancholy subject. He had
taken care that the fullest investigation should be made
into the circumstances.
London, England, 1857-03-14

OF A DAUGHTER.

On the 13th inst., at Westminster, the wife of Major Chan.
Cheetham.
On the 12th inst., at 6, Railway-plade, Fenchurch•streett
City, tho wife of Mr. Henry Francis Martin.
MARRIED.

On the 12th inst., at the parish church, Clap Jane, E.lWard
Hart Smith, of Clement's-inn, solicitor, to Emma the
eldest daughter of John Cropp, Esq., of Oaklands, Car
ham. _ _

On the 12th inst., at Holy Trinity Church, Tulse-hill,
Henry Virtue Bayley, Esq., of Woking, to Fanny,
daughter of Win. Tyler, Esq., 9, Upper Ta the eldest

DIED.

On the 11th inst. at at Cheltenham, Major-General Georg'
Nicholls, late of 66t. h Regt , aged 81.
Ou the 11th inst., William Copland, Esq., of Church
street, Stoke Newington, aged 62.
Ou the 11th inst , at 21, Ladbroke-square, Francis Anne,
wife of Thomas Melladew, and youngest daughter of the late
Admiral Sir Ross Donnelly, K.C.B.
On the 10th inst, at Duke-street, St. James's, George 9-
Greeuway, Esq., aged 49.
On the 10th inst., at Tang-hall, near York, James Barber,
Alderman of the city of York.
On the 9th inst., at Nice, the Rev. Arthur Legrcw, rector
of Caterham, Surrey, aged 45.
On the 12th iust., at Surbiton-hill, Anne, widow of the lato

Mr. Veal, of Windsor, aged 62. -
On. the 13th inst., at East Brixton, Mrs. J. B. Child*
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London, England, 1857-03-14

THE _AUSTRALIAN MAILS.

An Australian merchant, in a letter to a contempo-
rary this morning, says :—" In the telegraphic summary
of the intelligence by the present Overland Mail, I regret
to find there is no mention made of the arrival at any
of the eastern ports of the Australian mails, which are
due in London, via Marseilles, on the 16th" inst., un-
der the new postal contract with the European and Aus-
tralian Royal Mail Company. As it is scarcely possible
they can now arrive within the contract time and along
with the Indian letters, I am desirious of learning if this
company have made such arrangements that, on the
arrival at Ceylon of the steamer from Australia, her
mails and passengers shall be at once forwarded to their
respective destinations In other words, are they de-
pendent or not on the steamers belonging to the Penin-
sular and Oriental Company which carry the usual fort-
nightly India mails between Ceylon and Suez / If tfiey
are, there is little doubt that it will be about the end of
the month before the Australian despatches come to
hand.

THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.--SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.
—The European and Australian Company's steamship
Jura, Captain Moodie, left here to day, at 2.15 p.m., for
Malta and Alexandria, with the mails for Ceylon, Aus-
tralia, and New Zaaland, about 15 passengers, and a fair
cargo for Alexandria.
London, England, 1857-03-14

TRANSPORT OF TROOPS.

Sir DE LACY EVINS called attention to the state
of the tranKporte engaged to convey troops to China.
, Admiral BERKELEY said that every care had been
taken to procure efficient ships.

THE MEGARA.
Sir J. PAKINGTON inquired of the Under Secre-
tary of War if it was the intention of the Government
to give compensation to the officers who had received in-
jury from the leakage of the Megatra ?
Mr. F. PEEL said he was unable to answer the ques-
tion.

Sir J. PAKINGTON gave notice that he would re-
new his question on a future day.
PROFESSORSHIP OF MILITARY SURGERY
IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.
Mr. COWAN attired the Under• Secretary for War if
the Government intend to fill up the Professorship of
Military Surgery in the University of Edinburgh,
which had become vacant by the death of Sir George
Ballingall about the end of the year 1855.
Mr. PEEL said that it was the intention of the Go-
vernment to appoint a successor to Sir George Bailin-
gall. The arrangements would be completed in a few
days.

The report was then agreed to.
WAYS AND MEANS.
The report on Ways and Means was brought up by
Lord MoNCK, and agreed to.
The house then went into committee on Ways and
Means.

On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EL
CHEQUER a vote out of the Consolidated Fund of a
'sum of 13,000,0001. to cover the supplies voted during
the session (in committee of Ways and Means) was
agrced to.

The following bills were read a third time and passed
—The Customs Duty ; the Racehorse Duty Act Amend-
ment; the Cinque Ports Act Amendment, and the Pau-
per Maintenance.

MUTINY BILL.
This bill was brought in and read a first time.
14.1A_RINP.
The house at a quarter to six o'clock adjourned till
t )-morrow at one o'clock.
London, England, 1857-01-19

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12 Dutch Rhenish
all Eastern of France
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4 Italian Junction...
all Lake Conet. & Basle
all Lierre and Turnhout
6 Lombardo Venetian.
all Lucca & Fist. sp. c.p.
15 Lyons and Geneva
all Lyons & 11iediterran•
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all Do. do. New
all Namur & Liego
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all Do. p. cent. Prof,
all southern of France ,
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6 Western of Austria
all West. of Switzerland
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SUN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
LONDON.
Policies effected with this Society now will PARTICIPATE IN
FOUR-FIFTHS, or 80 per cent., of the Net Profits of the Society,
according to the conditions contained in the Society's Prospectus.
The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young Lives
-ire lower than in many other old-established offices, and Insurers
are fully protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in
addition to the accumulated funds derived from the investments of
Premiums.
Policy stamps paid by the Office.
Prospectuses may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street,
oadon, or of any of the Agents of the Society.
CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary.
London, England, 1857-01-19

(No. 20,15 i.)

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LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(This Day.)

LONDON, Jan. 19.—Wind at noon N.W.—Light airs,
and hazy weather.
PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 18. —Wind W.S. W. —Arrived—Ger-
siou, from Copenhagen, for St. Croix • Ada, London, for
Faro, leaky ; H.M.S. Devastation, the westward. Sailed
—Spirit of the Age, for Shanghai.
PLYMOUTH, Jan. 18.—Wind W.
SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 18.—Sailed—Orin000 (s.), for St.
Thomas.
SWANSEA, Jan. 18. —Wind N.W.—Sailed—Allies, for
the Cape of Goad Hope.
DOVER, Jan. 18.—A brig, bottom up, supposed to be
foreign, is off the port in tow of a steam tug, and is entan-
gled with some of the wrecks of the harbour of refuge.
CARDIFF, Jan. 18.—Sailed—Johanna Jacoba, for Rio
Janeiro ; Undine, Bahia.
POOLE, Jan. 18.—The Spark, of Prince Edward's Is-
land, from Liverpool, got on the Hook Sand, but oame off
after throwing part of cargo overboard.
LOWESTOFT, Jan. 18.—The Darlington, of and from
Shields, for London, which got on shore on the sth inst.,
has been assisted off and Isrought in leaky.
HARWICH, Jan. 19.—The Robert Watson has been got
off.
SLIGO, Jan. 18.—The schooner Rob the Ranter, for Li•
verpool, is on the rock at the entrance of Bullina
REDCAB, Jan. 18.— Part of the deck of a vessel, sup-
posed Nor wegian, with windlass in the old style, has come
on shore.

(nut ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning.

Wind N.W.
Arrived—Nanphante, from Maceio an Penabuco ;
Sea Bird, Wallace, United States ; Thos. Young, Alexm
;
an
dria ; Ida, Venice ; Calpe, Seville ; Jane, Rotterda
Earl of Derby, Bonny.

QUEINSTOWN, Jan. 17.

S.W.
ATEIVORD, Jan. 17.
Arrived—RamoEs, from Tricetlov.

Sailed—Elizabeth, for St. John's, Newfoundland.

(BY SUBMARINE AND 13RIESETISII TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVND, Monday. 10.10 a.m.
Wind mr. ; threo-quarters ebb; weather cloudy.
Arrived, Jan. 18.—Culder, from Madras ; Mary Forrest,
Gottenbtirg ; English Maid, Mogador ; Echo, Callao •
Lena, Emden ; Guad?.lete, Cadiz ; Queen, Rouen ; Lucy,
Rio de la Hache ; Rival, Philadelphia ; Quickstep, New
York.
Arrived, Jan. 19.—Drolinda, from Guernsey; Johanna
.I;.coba, Patras ; Vaneleuse, New York.
Sailed, Jan. 19.—Antipodue, for Madras; Irene, Cape
of Good Hope.

DEAL, Monday, 9.56 a.m.

Wind N.N.W., moderate.
Passed in tow.— City of Bristol, from Singapore, for
London; Mimosa, from China, for London ; Postia, from
London, for Plymouth ; Jewan, from London, for Salonica.
Sailed.—W. Hammond, for Barbadoes ; Auckland, for
Bordeaux.

The Emigration Commissioners have advertised for
vessels to carry emigrants to Sydney and Adelaide, to be
ready for passengers between the 3d and 10th of March,
as may be hereafter determined.
A. letter from Parma of the Bth, in the Risorgi-
motto of Turin, announces that the Austrians are
to quit the duchy in February.
London, England, 1857-01-19

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London, England, 1857-01-19

HAVERFORDWEST.

An influential meeting was on Friday night held in
the town hall of Haverfordwest for the purp)se of pass
ingresolutions condemnatory of the present method of
raising funds for Government purposes by means of the
income and property tax. The chair was taken by the
Mayor (Mr. Rees), and the meeting was a most enthusi-
astic one. Several speakers addressed the audience,
each of whom condemned the tax as unjust, annoying,
and inquisitorial, which objections had been the sole
cause of producing thegreat excitement existing throu2h.
out the country. Resolutions were passed to the effect
that the property and income tax imposed on the
country for the support of the war more than one year
after the restoration of peace was inconsistent with the
spirit of the act of Parliament and a breach of faith with
the public; and that the tax in its present form was un.
just in principle and oppressive in practice, inasmuch as
the mode of levying it required the parties charged to
expose their accounts and to go through the entire of
their business transactions. It was then determined that
a petition embodying the resolutions of the mueting shou'il
be drawn up and forwarded to their member, Mr. J.
Phillips, with a request that the same be presented by
him to the House of Commons.

A very full meeting in reference to this subject was
also held in Cardipn on Monday last, when it was like.
wise resolved to petition Parliament against the present
objectionable form of the income and property tax.
London, England, 1857-01-19

LA W LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
Fleet-street, Ist January, 1857.

Notice is Hereby Given, that a GENERAL MEETING of the
Proprietors of the Law Life As,urance Society will be hold at the
Society's Office, Fleet street, London, on oNDAT, the 2,1 day
Fer,ruary next, at 12 o'clock at noon precisely, pursuant to the provi-
sion, of the Society's Deed of Settlement, for the purpose of receiv-
ing the Auditors' Annual Report of the Accounts of the Society up to
the 31st December last; to elect a Trustee in the room of the late
Right Hon. Sir John Jervis, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Com-
mon Pleas, deceased ; and for general purposes.
By order of the Directors.
WILLIAM SAMUEL DOW `ES, Actuary.
London, England, 1857-01-19

Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD.

"Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi-
cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the first
limo, he informs as, that he has addressed himself to the non-medi-
cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if be shall detect any
other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his power to cor-
rect."—London Medical Gazette. " The tribe of • Quiet Sympathisers,'
and 'Medical Erionds,' are mercilessly exposed; and if this book
could find its way into the hands of those who suffix from the com-
plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would
be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of
ass importance, though it Is that which the quacks most prize—
much money ......This volume is well qualified to put an end to the
empirical system of treating Spermatorrheca, and to place the treat-
ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore,
ikely to do much good."—Medical Circular.
London, England, 1857-01-19

ROME,

-1 1.1

A letter from Rome, of the 7th inst., states that
a great military ceremony, which was to have taken
place that day at Monte-Pincio, under the orders of
General Goyon, had been postponed in consequence
of the bad weather. The official journal announces
the appointment of Count Andrea Alborghetti to
the functions of Cameriere d'Onore to his Holiness.
The Count is likewise a member of the Committee
of Finance. The collection of taxes is being carried
out with increased severity in the Papal States. It
is still rumoured that the Pope and the Emperor of
Austria are to meet in some part of the Ronaan
territories.
London, England, 1857-01-19

WALSALL.

A meeting was held at Walsall on Friday night to peti•

tion against the income tax. The Mayor, Mr. Thomas,
presided, and Mr. Forster, M.P. for the borough, was
present. A resolution in favour of abolishing the war
9d. having been moved and seconded,
Mr. FORSTER, M.P., addressed the meeting, and,
alluding to the rumoured intention of the Government to
take advantage of the delay in signing the ratification of
peace, he said it would be well for the people to prepare
for the worst, but he could not believe that the Govern
meta contemplated any such thing, as it would be op.
posed to that manly and straightforward conduct which
characterised the Premier. Though he, (Mr. Forster)
could not answer for the intentions of the Ministry, he
could assure the meeting that an attempt at fraud—a
violation of the spirit of the law—would, if made, receive
his most strenuous opposition. (Cheers.) He concurred
in what had been said about the inequality of the tax as
at present levied, and would be prepared to support any
plan for its more equitable adjustment.
Other speakers followed, and the resolutions having
been passed, a petition was adopted, which Mr. Forster
Iwas requested to present to the House of Commons.
London, England, 1857-01-19

BOROUGH HOP.

There is a moderate demand for nearly all kinds of hope,
at last week's quotations. The imports have been 7 bales
from Rotterdam.
Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ 5a to 5/ 12s ; Weald
of Kent, 3/ 3s to 41 106; Sussex, 31 Os to 3/ 15s ; yearlings,
1/ 105 to 31 se.
London, England, 1857-01-19

railways over the line of the breakwater, about 80 feet
above the bottom of the sea, and depositing the masses
of stone of all dimensions by dropping them vertically
from iron railway waggons, in trains of from 10 to 12
at a time, into the required positions, thus bringing op
the mass simultaneously to above the level of the sea. In
this manner as much as 25,000 to 30,000 tons have been
dep sited in one week, and t his vast demand is supplied by
the great blasting operat:one that take place in the quarries
from time to time, and of which the one we have described
as witnessed on Friday last, the 16th inst , producing
upwards of 100,000 tons at one explosion, affords the
supply. Although the severe storms which have
repeatedly occurred on this exposed coast have done
from time to time much injury to portions of the
stages, not a stone has been displaced from the super-
structure now in course of construction upon the rubble
embankment, thus showing the judgment and skill
evicced by the late Mr. Rendel in the adoption of this
system of engineering as applied to the rapid and suc-
cessful formation of harbOurs of refuge. The eastern
breakwater (forming the inner area) and packet pier
will he shortly commenced, with which the Chester and
Holyhead Railway will be connc2tcd, so that passengers
cao without delay embark under cover on board the
packets from the Harbour Railway Station, avoiding
thereby any interruption to the traffic in the transfer
from the packets to the trains, and saving thereby nearly
an h ,nr. This pier will also admit of being used as a
store for at least 2,000 tons of coals for the use of the
packets or other vessels that may avail themselves of
the harbour.
The works were commenced in 1848, under the autho-
rity of her Majesty's Government, by Messrs. J. and C.
Rigby, of Westminster, London, and have since that
time been unceasingly carried forward by them. When
completed, this harbour will stand unrivalled as one of
the most stupendous achievements of the present age,
and will form one of the finest and largest artificial har-
bours in the world. It would also, in the event of war,
afford for the trade, commerce, and shipping of Liver-
pool one of the surest means of protection, being capable
of harbouring in safety vessels of war of the largest
class, and in any numbers which might be found neces-
sary for that purpose.
London, England, 1857-01-19

ROME.

A letter from Rome, of the 7th inst., states that
a great military ceremony, which was to have taken
place that day at Monte-Pincio, under the orders of
General Goyon, had been postponed in consequenc•
of the bad weather. The official journal announces
the appointment of Count Andrea Alborghetti t 0
the functions of Cameriere d'Onore to his Holinesge
The Count is likewise a member of the Committee
of Finance. The collection of taxes is being carried
.
out with increased severity in the Papal States. It
is still rumoured that the Pope and the E
Austria are to meet in some part
of them
territories.pßeormorao:
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London, England, 1857-01-19

MOTHER SHIPTON ;

or, Harlequin Knight of Love, and the Enchanted Whistle.
Harlequin and Columbine (. la Watteau), Madame Celeste
and Miss Wyndham ; Clown, Mr. Garden ; Pantaloon, Mr.
Moreland ; Scaramouch, Mr. Le Barr. Characters in the bur-
lesque by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. J. Bland, Mr. R. Romer,
Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndham, Miss Mary Keeley, Miss
Kate Kelly, Miss Arden, dm.

THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS.
Under the Management of Mr. Phelps.
THIS EVENING, THE GAMESTER.
To conclude with the pantomime, THE GENIE AND
THE FISHERMAN.

OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan.
THIS EVENING, DELICATE GROUND. Messrs,
G. Vining and Leslie ; Mrs. Stirling.
A new Fairy Extravaganza, by J. R. Planche, Esq., called
YOUNG AND HANDSOME. Messrs. F. Robson, Rogers,
Leslie, G. Cooke, Danvers. Hisses Swanborongh, Thirlwall,
St. Casse, Castleton, Bromley, Haskell, and Mrs. Melted.
After which, CRINOLINE.
Commence at half-past Seven.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.
THIS EVENING, Shakspeare's Tragedy of RICHARD
THE THIRD, the last week of its performance. Eques-
trian Illustrations by Mr. W. Cooke's Horses. Richard,
Mr. James Holloway.

. -
After which, the SCENES ix the CIRCLE.
To conclude with the succeasful equestrian comic panto-
mime, called PAUL PRY ON HORSEBACK ; or, Har-
lequin and the Magic Horseshoe.
Doors open at half-past six ; commence at a quarter be-
fore seven o'clock. Rox-office open from Eleven till Four.
Stage Manager, Mr. Si,. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W.
Cooke, jun.

A 3forning Performance every Saturday, at Two o'clock.

A CNTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
inz company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses,
Glees, Duets, &c., viz. :—Mise E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield,
Miss Brunell, and Miss Summers ; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F.
Jonghmane, R. Grover, T. Raino, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J.
Barker, W. Melling, and P. Conde ; Masters Austin, Ban-
nett, and Corn; Mr. Sam Cowell and E. Hackney. Piano-
forte, J. Harroway, B.A. ; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun. ;
director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre
cisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. Last week of
the celebrated SPANISH MINSTRELS, who will appear in
costume at Nine and Eleven o'clock Every Evenitg, and
sing some of their favourite selections. Mr. C. Morton's
Annual Full Dress Ball will take place on Wednesday, Feb.
18. Gentleman's ticket, Ts ; lady's ditto, ss; double ticket
(lady and gentleman or two ladies), 10s.
London, England, 1857-01-19

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CAUTION TO TAILORL—IIIPUDENT ROBBERY.—John
York, a dealer in wadding, was brought before Mr.
Beadon, charged with stealing two coats, value 3!., the
property of Messrs. Cowling and Lawrence, tailors, 63,
Maddox-street, Regent-street.
Alexander Alleu, foreman to the prosecutors, stated
that on Saturday evening he was engaged at the rear of
the shop when the prisoner entered the place and asked
if he wanted any wadding. Witness looked up and saw
the prisoner, who had a large bag in his hand and a
bundle of wadding strung across his shoulder, but before
he could give him any answer he (prisoner) immediately
left the shop. This excited his suspicions, and he fol-
lowed him and brought him back. He then searched
the prisoner's bag, and at the bottom, under several
bundles of wadding, he found the two coats produced
belonging to his employers. On the theft being die•
oovered, the prisoner said he knew nothing at all about
the coats ; they must have tumbled into his bag by
accident. A policeman was then sent for, and the
prisoner given into custody.

The prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge.
Mr. Beadon said the prisoner had been guilty of one
of the most impudent robberies he ever heard of, and
committed hint to the House of Correction for three
months.

A. batch of women of the lowest description were
charged with breaking the windows at St. Martin's
workhouse, where they had applied to be admitted as
casual paupers on the previous night, but in consequence
of all the wards being full they were rejected. They
became dreadfuly abusive, and eventually broke 200
panes of glass. They were then taken up. Committed
for a month each. On leaving the Court they assailed
the magistrate with the most frightful language ima•
ginable.
London, England, 1857-01-19

London: H. HaMere, 21P. Regent-street.

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETI .-EXETER
MALL.---Conductor, Mr. COSTA.
The Committee have the pleasure to announce, that in compliance
with the unanimously expressed desire, and with the view of accom-
modating the large number of persons unable to procure tickets for
Friday week, it has been arranged that a repetition performance of
ME N'DELSSOHN'S LOBGESANG and MOZART'S REQUIEM
shall take place TIIIS EVENING (Monday) January 19. Vocalists
—Madame Clara Novello, Mr. Lockey, Mr, Sims Reeves, and Mr.
Thomas; with Orchestra of 700 Performers. Mendelssohn's Athalie
and Rossini's Stabat Mater will be performed on Friday, January
23, as a subscription concert—Tickets, 35., 55., and 10s. 6d., or
Season Subscriptions of One, Two, or Three Guneas, at the Society's
Office, Ne. 6, in Exeter Hall.
New subscribers now entering will receive three tickets for this
evening, and one ticket for the 23d.
Mr. Macfarren's " Analysis of the Lobgesanz and the Requiem"
Is now published, price 6d. each hook, or sent by post for thirteen
stamps.

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.
GREAT HANDEL FESTIVAL, 107.
NOTICE.—The Examination of the numerous offers of assistance
in the Orchestra at the Great :Handel Festiva!, at the Crystal
Palace, In May next, has commenced. No promise caa be given
that applications received after this week will receive cmsideratioa,
unless under very special circumstances.
6, Exeter Hall, Monday, 150 January, 1857.

THE GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE
ASSURANCE COMPANY.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the THIRTY-SEVENTH
HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND, at the rate of Six per cent., declared
on the 14th instant. is payable to the shareholders, at the once of
the Company, 62, King William-street, City, between the hours of
Ten and Four.

January 17, 107.

By order of the Beard,
TILOMAS PRICE, Secretary.
London, England, 1857-01-19

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London, England, 1857-01-19

HILARY TERM, 1857.

Public examination of the students of the Inns of
Court, held at Lincoln's•inn Hall, on the Bth, 9th, and
10th days of January, 1857.
The Council of Legal Education have awarded to
A Studentship of fifty
William Ritchie, Esq., guineas per annum, to
Student of the Mid. Temple, continue for a period
of three years.
Certificate of honour of
the first class.

George Alfred Marten, Esq.,
Student of thelnner Temple,
Richard Copley Christie, Esq.,
Student of Lincoln's-inn,
John Edwards, Esq.,
Student of Lincoln's-inn,
John Robbins, Esq.,
Student of the Inner Temple, ,
By order of the Colin(
Council (SiChambers,gned)

Certificates that they
have satisfactorily
paused a public exami-
nation.

BETHELL, Chairman,
'in, Jan. 15.

A rnfiedition of the Weekly Register (published this
4‘ There is no truth whatever in the
annou rn
ent by theTi of this day of the death of
moonugr)th says _
nce T
the Rightßev. Dr. Grant,, Bishop of Southwark. His
lordship
The racing lotteries which have been extensively car-
redon
i s quite wall.iu Newcastle for several years have been stopped
by an order from the Home Secretary.
A. professional beggar, named Page, died in Norwich
last week, and no less a sum than 3001. was discovered
in his lodgings by the police.
Peter Lougnan and Timothy Kelly, convicted of the
murder of a French seaman, at Alderney, and now lying
in Guernsey gaol, have been reprieved during her
Majesty's pleasure.
It is now stated that the amount of specie to be de-
spatched by the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Pera
on the 20th will be about 360,0001.
The Emigration Commissioners have advertised for
vessels to carry emigrants to Sydney and Adelaide, to be
ready for passengers between the 3d and 10th of March,
as may be hereafter determined.
A. letter from Parma of the Bth, in the Risorgi-
motto of Turin, announces that the Austrians are
to quit the duchy in February.
London, England, 1857-01-19

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.

About average time-of-year supplies of pottgoes have
come to hand since Monday last, coastwise and by railway.
The imports have been 21 sacks from Limerick, 60 tons
from Weener, and 83 tons and 50 bags from Rotterdam.
The demand is tolerably firm, as follows :
Tork Regents, 90a to 120 s per ton ; Kent and Essex do.,
90s to 120 s ; Lincolns, 70s to 100 s ; Scotch do., 90s to
115 s ; Do., reds, 80s to 90s ; Irish whites, 70s to 801 ;
Germans, 70s to 80s.

WOOL.
Our market generally continuos very firm as to price ;
but the business doing in it, owing to the high value of
money, is by no means extensive. Last week's imports
were, from Hamburg 11 bales, Constantinople 237, the
Cape 596, Ostend 11, Taganrog 1,318, Leghorn 16, and
Algoa Bay 1,268.
The following are the current rates of English wool :
Down tega, is 5d to is 6 d ; Down ewes, is 3.d to is 5d ;
half-bred hogs, is 4i dtois 5d ; half-bred wethers, is 3ld to
is 4d : Kent fleeces, is 4d to is 5d ; Leicester do., is 4d
to ls 5d ; combing skins, ls to ls 4d ; blanket wool, to
is 2d: flannel wool, lid to le 3d ; and old skin, ls 5d to
is 6id per lb.

SEEDS.
nThe stocks of linseed are getting short, and imports con -
thine scanty. The demand is firm, and prices are well
supported. Linseed cakes are in better request, at extreme
quotations. Rape and oilseeds meet a ready sale, at full
prices.
Turnip,White,per bash. 205 to 215
Swede ...• 205 21s
kinstard, Brown.. •• .. 205 22'
White, new •• •• .. 108 12s
Tares,Winter, new.... 58 6d 650 d
Canary, per gearter 685 74,
Rye grass (new) •• • ... 245 545
Clover ,Red Eng. (cwt.) 628 764
White •••••• • • • • 68s 803
Foreign Red.. •• • • 68s 755
Whlte• • 881 Ms
Trefoil, new.. •• ••.• •• 285 3251

Carraway •• 44s 46s
•• .• 22s 24s
Elempseed, per qaarter 42s 44s
Linseed, Eng.iowing.. 68s 703
Crushing ........ btis 64s
Baltic •• • • •• .. 48s 60s
Odessa .... • • • • . 628 62s 6d
Linseed Cake, pr. ton—

English .. ...101 0, 10 108

Foreign, per ton 10i Os 11l 15s
Rape Cakes, per ton 81 10s 6f 10.
Rapeseed, pr qr. ...... 82s 84s

TALLOW.

Our market continues very firm, and prices rule higher
than on Monday last. To-day, P.Y.C., on the spot, is sell-
ing at 61.9 Gd to 62s per cwt, and 61s 6d for March deli-
very. Rough fat 3s 4d per Slbe.

1853. 1854. 1855. 1 1856- 1857.
---- -- -----
Stock this day .... 43,748 41,248 34.806 ! 21.973 13,641
nice of Y. c .... I 45s GGoato
t62s 201,, 570 00,Iato 588.0doctIo It:1s
„90(Ict
Delivery last week .. 2,045 2,365 1,417 1 1,451 1
821,049298
Ditto from June I. 68,444 70,063 52,900 80,692 1 ,
Arrivals last week.. 1,528 269 1,660 2,050 I 856
Ditto from Junel .... 71,564 87,936 51,706 56,123 I 78,089
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Price of Town .. I_____47., ad 644±k_i_52.,,__1 oa 5f:1.....1 I 62s 89

The waters of the Seine fell yesterday to 4i metres at
the scale of the Pont Royal.
Mr. Balfe, the popular composer, is at present in
Paris, and has been laid up by an attack of bronchitis,
but he is now convalosoent. He is, it is stated, engaged
on the composition of a new ope on an original, subject.
London, England, 1857-01-19

sth of April next, being one year after the actual termina-
tion of the war."

Mr:AINSWORTH, manufacturer, in seconding the mo•
tion, said that the Duke of Wellington in 1842 expressed
himself as satisfied of the obnoxious nature of the tax
and powers of the commissioners, and that nothing but
the strongest necessity would ever have reconciled him
to its introduction. The duke followed it up by saying
that it should be imposed no longer than was absolutely
necessary.

The motion was agreed to unanimously.
Mr. SIMYBON, manufacturer, moved—

" That the present system of levying the income and
property taxes, by taxing permanent and precarious in-
comes alike, is manifestly unjust, and has now become an
intolerable burden upon the professional and trading classes
of the country. And this meeting is of opinion that no-
thing short of an entire revision of the mode of assessment
will satisfy the country."
lie also spoke of the depreciation of machinery, and said
that upon property of that description, amounting in
value to 40,0001., there would be an annual depreciation
of 2001.—an amount of tax which any one would see
must be depressing to any interest whatever.
Mr. HEYWOOD, M.P., thought the reason of the in-
justice and inequality of the tax had been a matter of
routine more than anything else. Hs own feeling on the
subject was that the Government ought to take off the
extra tax on the very first opportunity that they can do
so with due regard to the honour of the country. He
should be very glad if they could do it in April, but the
honour of Government was pledged, and they must stick
to their principles ; but he fully agreed with the meeting
on the inequality of the tax.
Mr. PARKER, M.P., concurred with the motion, but
would not pledge himself to any particular course of
conduct.
Sir G. STRICKLAND supported the motion, which was
agreed to unanimously.
The following propositions were also adopted by the
meeting :
" That this meeting condemns the practice of allowing
a per centage to the collecting officers upon the amount
assessed or collected.
" That this meeting pledges itself to use every legitimate
means to carry into effect the resolutions just passed, and
to the House of Commons embodying their substance; and
this meeting also requests our borough and county mem•
hers of Parliament earnestly to support its prayer. '
The hon. gentlemen present gave the solicited promise,
and the meeting separated.
London, England, 1857-01-19

NEWGATE AND LEADENTIALL.

The supplies of meat on sale here slaughtered in London
are very moderate for the time of year ; but rather large
quantities have come to hand from Scotland and the pro-
vinces. The trade generally is steady, as follows :
Per Blbs by the carcase.

s. d. a. d. a. d. n. 4
Beef, inferior 3 0 3 4 Mutton, Inferior 3 6 310
Do., middliug 3 6 310 Do., middling 4 0 4 4
Do. prime large.. 4 0 4 4 Do., prime 4 6 4 8
Do., do. small ....4 6 4 10 Veal 3 8 4 10
Pork, large 3 8 4 4 Pork, small 4 8 5 4
London, England, 1857-01-19

AUSTRALIA.

_
LIVERPOOL, TAURDAY.
Our overland advices from Melbourne report the
k arrival of the Ocean Chief, Capt. Tobin, of the
Blac Ball line, at that port, on Oct. 19, with the
/nails of Aug. , from Liverpool. The Sea Breeze,
front Bristol, the Blackwall, the Echo, from London, had arrived at MelboAustralia, and
urne.
London, England, 1857-01-19

WALSALL.

A meeting was held at Walsall on Friday night to peti-
tion against the income tax. The Mayor, Mr. Thomas,
presided, and Mr. Forster, M.P. for the borough, was
present. A resolution in favour of abolishing the war
9d. having been moved and seconded,
Mr. FORSTER, M.P., addressed the meeting, and,
alluding to the rumoured intention of the Government to
take advantage of the delay in signing the ratification of
peace, ho said it would be well for the people to prepare
for the worst, but be could not believe that the Govern
went contemplated any such thing, as it would be op.
posed to that manly and straightfor Nard conduct which
characterised the Premier. Though he (Mr. Forster)
could not answer for the intentions of the Ministry, he
could assure the meeting that an att-mpt at fraud—a
violation of the spirit of the law—would, if made, receive
his most strenuous opposition. (Cheers.) He concurred
in what had been said about the inequality of the tax as
at present levied, and would be prepared to support any
plan fur its more equitable adjustment.
Other speakers followed, and the resolutions having
been passed, a petition was adopted, which Mr. Forster
was requested to present to the House of Commons.
London, England, 1857-01-19

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London, England, 1857-01-19

DOCK WARRANTS.

KINGSFORD AND SWINFORD v. MERRY.

MEETING THIS DAT.

This afternoon a meeting of the leading capitalists,
bankeis; merchants, and traders of the City of London,
convened by the association for promoting the interests
of the traders of the port of London, was held at the
London Tavern, Bishop-gate-street, to consider the pre-
sent state of the law with respect to the pledges of goods
as lately laid down in the Court of Exchequer, in the
case of Kingsford and Swinford v. Merry, the particu-
lars of which were so fully stated in Saturday's 51172.
Baron Rothschild, M.P., in the chair. The meeting was
numerously attended. Amongst them were—Alderman
Sir J. Duke, M.P., Mr. Crawford, Mr. Gregson, M.P.,
Mr. John Hall, Mr. Moffatt, M.P., Mr. James Cook,
Mr. Weguelin (Governor of the Bank of England), Mr.
Gassiott, G. Scovell, A. Hastie, &c., &c.
The following resolutions were unanimously agreed

to :
That the decision of the Court of Error, in the case of
Kingsford and Swinford v. Merry, appears to this meeting
to involve a principle which is calculated to render the
recognised and well-understood course and practice of
trade insecure and uncertain, and to destroy confidence in
delivery orders, warrants, bills of lading, and other mer-
cantile documents essential to the safe transaction of busi-
ness and development of trade, and that immediate action
for remedying this evil be desirable.
That a committee, consisting of Baron Rothschild,
Messrs. Gassiot, Gregson, Hall, G. Scovell, lA. Hastie,
Cowie, James Cook,? Moffatt, Crawford, Hodgson, and
Frances, with power to add to their number, be appointed
to confer with the Government, in the view of procuring,
by legislative enactment, such a full and immediate settle-
ment of the state of the law as shall be calculated to afford
due security to the negotiations of trade, and to protect
tha bona jkle holder of those commercial documents, which,
both by the custom of trade and the necessities of com-
merce, are recognised as obligatory among merchants.
A committee was then appointed, after which thanks
were ♦oted to the chairman, and the meeting ter-
minated.

THE LATE DOUBLE MURDER IN

WA LTVORTH.
London, England, 1857-01-19

HAVERFORDWEST.

An influential meeting was on Friday night held in
the town hall of Haverfordwest for the purpose of pass
ingresolutions condemnatory of the present method of
raising funds for Government purposes by means of the
income and property tax. The chair was taken by the
Mayor (Mr. Rees), and the meeting was a most enthusi-
astic one. Several speakers addressed the audience,
each of whom condemned the tax as unjust, annoying,
and inquisitorial, which objections had been the sole
cause of producing thegreat excitement existing through.
out the country. Resolutions were passed to the effect
that the property and income tax imposed on the
country for the support of the war more than one year
after the restoration of peace was inconsistent with the
spirit of the act of Parliament and a breach of faith with
the public; and that the tax in its present form was un-
just in principle and oppressive in practice, inasmuch as
the mode of levying it required the parties charged to
expose their accounts and to go through the entire of
their business transactions. It was then determined that
a petition embodying the resolutions of the meeting shou d
be drawn up and forwarded to their member, Mr. J.
Phillips, with a request that the same be presented by
him to the House of Commons.
A very full meeting in reference to this subject was
also held in Cardigan on Monday last, when it was like.
wise resolved to petition Parliament against the present
objectionable form of the income and property tax.