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at large, he begged to inform the house that, having hail a
petition presented to him stating that this man had up to
that tune led a very upright life, which petition wits ac-
companied by i vidence of in ,ny mitigating facts, lie had
not acted directly, but had sent the papers to Chief Baron
Pollock, who had tr'ed the man, and that learned baron
had advised Nm that the man ought to be set at liberty.
Mr. 'M. GIBSON understood that the right hon.baronet
had represented him to have said that there was a great in-
crease of crime and pauperism. That was a mistake. All
that he had said was this—that the passage iii-the-Queen's
speech referring to this subject was, he feared, too favour-
ably penned.
Leave was then given to bring in the hill.
REFORMATORY SCHOOLS.
Sir G. GREY, in rising to move for leave to bring in a
bill to facilitate the establishment of reformatory schools,
said he would detain the house but a few moments. Tho
house was aware that the reformatory schools recently
established were dependent almost entirely upon voluntary
contributions. The only exception was, that for every child
sent the Treasury had to pay a certaii sum, and in certain
cases payments were diracted to ba made by the parents.
The bill which he desired to introduce did not in any way
seek to interfere with voluntary institutions. Those insti-
tutions, though they were increasing in number, were yet,
comparatively speaking, but few. It was, therefore, thought
desirable to introduce the present bill, which was permis-
sive in its scope, and enabled counties and boroughs to
establish reformatory schools, and to defray the 6.xpense of
so doing out of the borough and county rates. There were
provisions enabling several counties or boroughs to join
together for the purpose of forming larger establishments
tha❑ they could do if separate. With respect to the intro-
duction of children, one difference existed between those
proposed schools and the establishments already in exist-
ence. In these latter the managers bad a right of reject-
ing any child if they thought fit. Of course in the refor-
matories to be erected under this bill no such right would
exist., for the simple reason that they could not be volun-
tary charities, but on the contrary supported out of the ,
rates. The bill contained provisions similar to the sections
of the existing act, for casting the expense of maintaining
children, or a part of it, upon the parents, as well as some
union provision, into which it was not necessary to enter
at that stage, the observations which he had already made
pointing at the main features of the measure.
Mr. SCOTT asked if the bill would extend to Wales?
Sir G. GRET said that it would.
Mr. DEEDES suggested that the committing court from
which the child was sent would be the proper tribunal to
determine whether the parents of the child ought to con-
tribute to the expense of keeping that child at school.
Sir J. PAKINGTON wished to express the great satis-
faction which he felt at hearing the statement of the right
bon. baronet. He approved of the suggestion which the.
hon. member (Mr. Deed* had made with reference to
the payment by parents for children at these schools, and
trusted the Government would take the subject into con-
sideration.
Mr. ALCOCK regretted to see the house so ready to en-
ter upon lavish expenditure in behalf of these reformatory
schools, when hon. members were so chary in spending
money in the cause of education.
Mr. ADDERLEY inquired whether there was any pro-
vision in the bill which would enable treasurers of coun-
ties and boroughs to obtain payment from parents and
step-parents of children in reformatories ?
Sir G. GREY said that there was such a provision, and
Mr. Sidney Turner, who had been selected from his long
experience in reformatory schools as an inspector, would
be specially charged with the carrying out of such provi-
sions as made it obligatory on parents and step-parents to
contribus,e to the support of their children in reformatories.
Sir S. NORTHCOTE said that he thought it desirable
that the judge who sent a child to the reformatory should
be empowered to say what amount should be paid by the
parents ; and he was sorry that that part of the bill of
1854 had been struck out. He thought that the inspec-
tors should make reports.
Sir G. GREY—They are bound to do so.
Leave was given to bring in the bill.
THE ROYAL MARINES.
Sir M. BERKELEY obtained leave to bring in a hill to
amend the act for limiting the time of service in the Royal
Marine forces.

CHATHAM LANDS.
Sir M. BERKELEY obtained leave to bring in a bill for
enabling the Commissioners of the Admiralty to purchase
certai❑ lauds in the parish of Chatham, in the county of
Kent, and to stop up, divert, or alter certain ways is the
said parish, and for other purposes.
INCLOSURE OF LANDS.
Mr. MASSEY obtained leave to bring in a bill to au.
thorise the inclosure of certain lands, in pursuance of a re-
port of the inclosure commissioners for England and Wales.
The house adjourned at a quarter-past 11.
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Country Markets, Y
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tin .1.)

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CHELMSFORD—FEB. 6.
The best samples of wheat were firm at last week's rates,
but second-rate qualities, much of .which was out of con•
dition, were difficult to dispose of. Spring corn same as
last week, with little doing.
Wheat., white, old, per: s. s.
qr. 34 72
new 37 71
old 32 62
new 32 62
Barley 3; 44
Chevalier 33 52
Grinding .........,33 44
Malt 73 77
Chevalier 75 79

ti. a.
Oats, per qr 24 30
Peas, Partridge 41 43
White 39 46
Boiling 4O 47
Dan 37 10
Beans, Tiak 36 40
Harrow ticks 40 41
lAfazagan 35 17
Ditto, new.' a 5 35

red,

1.
COLCHESTER— TEL 6.
Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, 62s to 74';
red, 56s to 645; barley, 44s to 52s ; oats, 243 to 28s ; bean,'
Mazagan, 36s to 38s ; middle and small, 378 to 445; 'vast
white, 406 to 44$ ; grey, 40s to 42*.

Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c., receivel
in the port of London, from the following ports, from' Jan. 26 to Jan. 31, both inclusive.

A
, - 657`7
401( 615
61! - 35
160, 483 37

g
4
so, 140
- 1791
1864.00

Colchester ..................
Harwich ..................... I
Leigh ....................
Maldon .....................

I 90'
150
2'
1397,1

108
737

. .
KIRKCALDY—FEB. 7. •
To-day we had rather large supplies of .whey and 0509
but small of barley. Sales blow ; fine wheat !iiid barley
brought last week's prices—inferior as well ale inferior
oats, of which the oat supply consisted, were!! per qr.
lower.

Wheat. I Barley. Oats. I Beans. First . . .......... 58s Od 438 03 25s Od Os od,
o •. ....... 52s Od 41s Od 1 23s 6€l , Os OT
Second..... 303 Od 32s 03 20s Od i Os Q"
Oatmeal, 36s to 38s per bag of 280ll$

COAL MAR

-FEB. 9.

Prioes of Coil per ton •t

•- ,•- " i
the close of themarket. •:.4.,, n
. Wsljiend, &c.
• ..
Hetton is 6
' Russell's Hetton 17 6
South Hetton 18 0,
• ' Gosforth l6
Wharnelitre ..,. l6 6.
Eden Main ~.,,, ...... l7 t
Braddyll . .'- - 17 9
6 Hetton Lyons Main l6 •
Lumley 17 3
Lambton jg 0
Stewart's 18 t
Jassop 17
South Hartlepool 17 "

e.
Bates's West Hartley 14 0
Bell's Primrose , l3 6
Bebsifle's Hartley l5 3
Davison's West Hartley 15 6
North Percy Hartley l3 9
Tanfield Moor Butes 14 3
Tanfield Moor l4 3
Victoria l3 9
Stanley .Afaiti . l5 6
West Riding 1 .............. 9
Walker Primrose l3 9

Virallsend, he.
Riddell l6 6
Birchgrovo Graigela _2O 61
hip at market...

I Sold 56

LOCAL SHARE MARKBTS.

LIVERPOOL, FEB. 9.

STOCK EXCHANGE. The market was doing a steaclf
business to-day, and prices were slightly higher than on
Saturday. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire,
106 f —South Eastern, 22L 3
London and North Western,
—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 34 x d.—Midland,
821 I—Blackburn, 821—East Lancashire, 23i—Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 96i—Eastern Counties, 9.6.3.—N0rth
Eastern, Berwick, 211 1 —St. Helen's 5 per cent. iitock,
B, 105—Do. gr. 6
-per cent. Stock C, 1211.

BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 9.
Srocx EXCHANGE. —There wan a dull market to-dalo
and a limited lousiness. North 2taffordn
Birmingham Canals, ,
Mills, 31. 93 ex div.—Birmingham New Unto

MANCHESTER, FEB. 9.
STOCK EXCHANGE.---The market was active to-day, but
very little change in values. Dovers, 22 3.l6—Leeds,
_voi
—Midlands, 82g—London and South Western, 106i—*
Blackburn, Bi—East Lancashire, 23i—Sheffields, 341—;
Great Western 664—Midland Great Western, halves, 26
—Cheshire Juoct. 2.3i—Belfast and Ballymena, halve',
264—Bank of
.Manchester, pm.

BIRTHS.
OF A EON.
On the Bth inst., at Goldsmiths'-hall, London, the wire
of Walter Prideaux, Esq.
On the Bth inst., at Romford Lodge, Romford, EB/48%,
the wife of F. A. Redman, Esq.

OF A DAUGHTER.
On the Bth inst., at Eton, the wife of the Rev.
Joynes.
On the Bth inst.. at the Terrace, Barnes, Surray, the WU.
of William Howell Preston, Esq.

MARRIED.
On the 7th inst., at the British Embassy, Faris, the
Rev. James Fletcher, M.A., of Balliol College, Oxford'
to Selina. Jae Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Sir Sinooti
Stuart, Bart.
pir gh
On the 7th init., at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, -•-u-;
Augustus Crofton, H.X's 10th Regiment, to Arne"
HArriet, eldest daughter of Chalice Farquharson, Egg.'
of Chesham-place,

On the Bth inst. DIE D.
dens, Gat Stanhope-terrace, Hyde-park-gt"
en
--rge Webb, Esq , Secretary to the Stock .
change, aged 70.•
On the Bth inst., at 40, Church-street, Chelsea, Mr-
Go
S. Bulmer, aged 33.
Ou the Bth inst., Mary Jane, the wife of C. iH. C. hi-110,
Esq., of the East India House.
On the Bth inst., Thomas Mann Foster, the only B°n of.. Thomas Foster, of Grange-road, Canonbury, and 5, t cheap, city.
M ' pin e,
Ou the 7th inst., at 108, Eaton-square, Colonel Jsull
Kin 's Hussars,
of Wyzidsor House, co. Mayo, late of the 15'1'
On the 7th inst., Thomas Jones, Esq., solicitor, of 6°'
Stanhope-street, Hampstead-road, aged 44.
On the 7th inst., at Grove-end-road, St. John's-wood
..ames Russell, Ess.