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London, England, 1850-02-19

could be taken whatever to the conduct of his Noble
Friend opposite, which was distinguished by great wis-
dom, in his opinion, as well as by perfect uprightness.
One remark more and he had done. That his Noble
Friend behind him (Lord Roden) had, throughout the
long exercise of his judicial functions, never shown the
slightest approach to partiality, whether political, reli-
gious, or personal, he believed firmly ; and accordingly
after this debate had been gone through, after an answer
had been given, and explanation had been afforded, he
was confident that the Earl of Roden, if he might be
allowed to call him by his name in that House, now re-
tired from it to the country and to the world with a cha-
racter as entirely unimpeached and untarnished by any
imputation of unfairness or partiality, as it was before
the event of last July.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE deprecated the
spirit of faction which still existed among certain parties
in Ireland. He regarded it as humiliating and degrad-
ing, and expressed his deep regret that the circumstances
which lei to the discussion thtt night, and which caused
lamentable loss of life and bloodshed, should ever have
occurred. How could it be expected by the Catholics of
Ireland that justice would be fairly administered, when
they saw sitting on the bench for the trial of the Ribbon-
men, three magistrates who formed part and parcel of
the Orange procession, whose marching led to the san-
guinery encounter on the 12th of July? He hoped sin-
cerely that this was the last occasion when necessity
would arise for a discussion of the nature which had oc-
cupied their Lordships' time.
Lord ABINGER said, that although he listened most
attentively to the debate, he had not yet heard
any sufficient reasons assigned, even by the Noble Lord-
Lieutenant himself, for the dismissal of the Earl of
Roden from the commission of the pence. Without
some allegation of corruption he thought it most im-
proper that magistrates should be ceprived of judicial
powers.
Lord STANLEY replied. He still adhered to the
accuracy of the report furnished by the short-hand
writer connected with the Newry Telegraph, notwith-
standing the statement of the reporter for a rival news-
paper, which Lord Clarendon had, for, the first time,
produced that night. The report was verified by the
affidavit of the short-hand writer, and no counter affidavit
whatever had been made. He was perfectly satisfied
with the result of the present discussion as regarded his
Noble Friend (Lord Roden), ard he was sure that his
Noble Friend must entertain the same opinion.
The motion was then agreed to, and their Lordships
adjourned at One o'clock.
London, England, 1850-02-19

COUN FY RATES.

Mr. W. BROWN presented several petitions from
paces in Lancashire pr,!;;lng for the establishment of
county financial boards.'
LABOURERS' WAGES.

Mr. SANDARS presented several petitions from agri-
cultural places praying that the House would take mea-
sures for obtaining for the labourer a fair day's wages
for a fair day's work.
SUNDAY LABOUR IN THE POST-OFFICE.

Mr. Hodges, Mr. Robert Palmer, and Mr. Forbes
presented petitions for the abolition of Sunday labour in
the Post•office.

DUTY ON PAPER.

Mr. MACGREGOR presented a petition from Glas
gow praying for the abolition of the duty on paper.
MARRIAGE WITH THE SISTER OF A
DECEASED WIFE.

Sir R. H. INGLIS said, that seeing his Right lion.
and Learned Friend Mr. Stuart Wortley in his place, he
wished to ask why it was that he having received per-
mission to introduce a Bill into that House, unhappily,
as he thought, for facilitating certain marriages, he had
not done so. Leave was given for the 7th of February,
a time now long since past; and he trusted, therefore,
that some explanation would be afforded to the House
respecting the course which the Hon. and Learned Gen-
tleman had adopted.
Mr. S. WORTLEY said that it was true that leave
had been given to bring in this Bill on the 7th, but that
his own avocations had, up to the present time, been
very pressing, and his I-lon. and Learned Friend the
Member for Plymouth (Mr. R. Palmer) had kindly sug-
gested an alteration which was of very groat importance
in one particular clause, and hence the delay.
Sir R. INGLIS said that, in his opinion, no altera-
tion ought to be made in a Bill after leave had been
given to bring it in, except for the correction of purely
clerical errors, and appealed to the Speaker as to whe-
ther it was competent for any Member to delay the in-
troduction of a Bill beyond the time specified for it.
The SPEAKER said that any Member might delay
his Bill, but was not at liberty to make any substantial
alterations in its principles.
Mr. STUART WORTLEY said that the Bill was, as
he had stated, substantially the same as that of last ses-
sion, and that the alteration he had mad• did not affect
the principle. He should very shortly have an oppor-
tunity of laying it before the House.
London, England, 1850-02-19

GERMANY.

A letter from Vienna, of the 11th instant, states
that STEPHEN GEORGE; the brother of the traitor,
ARTHUR. GEORGE; has been forced to enter the
Austrian service as a private soldier.
The Wiener Zeitung publishes a law, which is to
be added to the national code of laws, by which pri-
vate persons and others who attempt to seduce, or
succeed in seducing, soldiers to break their oath of
allegiance, or to behave insolently to their superior
officers, shall be liable to imprisonment for from six
to twelve months. .

The Archduke ALBRECHT, the Commander of the
Austrian troops in Bohemia, arrived at Prague on
the 7th instant, and immediately left that city for the
head-quarters of the army at Theresicnstadt.
Baron JELLACUICH, the Ban of Croatia, left Vienna
on the 9th inst., for Jaslowiez.
A rumour was current at Vienna of the impending
resignation of M. KRAUS. Nothing is known as to
his successor in the Cabinet.
London, England, 1850-02-19

GOOLE RAILWAY.

On the motion being put fur the second rt.adin3 of
this Bill,
Mr. WILLIAMS objected to the right claimed by it
of opening parcels when in transitu.
Mr. W. BROWN quite agreed in this view, but still
conceived that some sufficient protection should be pro•
vided against any abuse of the privilege by the com-
pany themselves. It was so manifestly to !heir interest
that no doubt whatever could be entertained upon the
subject.
Colonel THOMPSON said that if any Post-office
clerk of the last century could rise from his grave he
would he so astounded by learning that two pieces of
paper could be scat under the same cover for one ex-
pense, that be would not believe the evidence of his
senses. For his own pare, lie believed that the Bill would
act wholesomely for the public benefit, and that no far
need be entertained of the object.onable clauses.

RAILWAY FARES.
Mr. WILSON PATTEN then moved, that the Com-
missioners of Railways be directed to report their opinio

to this House, in accordance with the provisions of the
Act 9 and 10 Vic., c. 105, on any railway Bills which
have been introduced during the present session, in which
it is proposed to raise or alter the rates and tolls authorised
to be taken undir existing Acts of Parliament. He
thought that some provision should be made, in order to
prevent any imposition on the public.
Mr. LABOUCHERE had no objection whatever to
the production of the report; but was afraid that if any
Bill was founded upon it, the Government would have
no power to render it operative for the public benefit.
The report was then ordered.
SUNDAY LABOUR.

A great number of petitions were presented from va-
rious places against the transmission of letters on a
Sunday.
MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S
SISTER.

Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition against the
Bill to legalize marriage with a deceased vi'e's sister.
ATTORNEYS' CERTIFICATE TAX.

Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the Tower
Hamlets praying for the abolition of the tax on attor-
neys' certificates.

AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.

Mr. 0. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from 15,000
of the inhabitants of the county cf Durham, praying for
the relief of agricultural distress.
Lord GEORGE MANNERS pre3ented a letition
from a parish in Staffordshire complaining of the dis-
tressed state of agricultural labourers—that for more
than twelve months they had been out of employment
for two or three days in each week, and that the rate of
wages had decreased from 12g. and 14s. a week to 7s.
and 10s.
London, England, 1850-02-19

FRESH BEEF AND MUTTON,
BREAD,
MILK,
SOAP,
CANDLES,
and also for the supply of VEGETABLES at 'Woolwich from the Ist
day of April next' to the 31st day of March, 1853.
Samples of the Soap and Candles, and the Conditions of the Con-
tracts may be seen at the said Office, or on application to the Pur-
veyor of the respective Infirmaries.
No Tender will be received after Ono o'clock on the day of treaty,
nor any noticed, miless the party atternds, or an agent tor him duly
authorised in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi-
ralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words "Tender for
," • and mnstalso be delivered. at Somerset-place, accompanied
by a letter signed by a responsible person, engagiim to become
bound with the. person tendering hi the sum of 1001. for the due
performance of each of the Contracts for the Beef and Mutton, for
Bread and for Vegetables, and in the sum of 511. for each of the
others.
London, England, 1850-02-19

AGRICULTURE and CURRENCY, being
TRACT 111. of the NATIONAL CURRENCY REFORM
ASSOCIATION, price 2d. each, or 10s. per 100, at the Office, 4,
Beaufort-buildings, Strand, and •r-10s.
Wilson, Royal Ex-
change, London.
Noa. 1., 11., and IV., being the MANIFESTO, OBJECTS, and
PRINCIPLES of the ASSOCIATION, and the LORDS' REPORT
on NATIONAL DISTRESS, are also Published.
No. V., TRADE and CURRENCY, is in the Press.
London, England, 1850-02-19

INFLtJENCE OF WOMEN 11,4'. FRANCE,

Just ready, in 2 vols. post Bvo., WitlilighlPCiriraitsW remarkable
French Women, price 243., ( legantly bound in embossed cloth,
W OMEN IN FRANCE during the Eighteenth
Century. By JULIA KAVANAGEI. _
London, England, 1850-02-19

RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURGH, FEB. 6.—The St. Petersburgh
Zeitung of this day contains an imperial ukase, by
virtue of which the EMPEROR makes over to his son,
the Czarowitsch Grand Duke CONSTANTINE, the
splendid Marble Palace, with all its furniture and
appurtances, and permits him to designate it the
Constantine Palace.
The EMPEROR, by the advice of the Minister of
Finance, has thrown open all the harbours of
Livonia, Esthonia, and Courland, to the importation
of potatoes from foreign countries duty free.
London, England, 1850-02-19

RUSSIA:.

ST. PETERSETTEGIT, FEB. 6.—The Sf. Petersburgh
Zeitung of this day contains an imperial ukase, by
open
all thharbours
virtue of which the EMI'EROR makes over to his son,
the Czarowitsch Grand Duke CONSTANTINE, the
splendid Marble Palace, with all its furniture and
appurtances, and permits
him to designateorbou it s the
of
Constantine Palace.
TheE:whpaEsaoßts,robwyn the advice of the Minister of
Finance
Livonia, Esthonia, and Courland, to the importation
of potatoes from foreign countries duty free.
London, England, 1850-02-19

GERMANY.

A letter from Vienna, of the 11th instant, states
that StErnEN GEOIMET, the brother of the traitor,
ARTHUR GEORGEY, has been forced to enter the
Austrian service as a private soldier.

The Wiener Zeitting publishes a law, which is to
he added to the national code of laws, by which pri-
vats persons and others who attempt to seduce, or
succeed in seducing, soldiers to break their oath of
allegiance, or to behave insolently to their superior
officers, shall be liable to imprisonment for from six
to twelve months.

The Archduke ALBRECHT, the Commander of the
Austrian troops in Bohemia, arrived at Prague on
the 7th instant, and immediately left that city for the
head- quarters of the army at Theresienstadt.
Baron JELLACIIICH, the Ban of Croatia, left Vienna
on the 9th inst., for Jaslovvicz.

A rumour was current at Vienna of the impending
resignation of M. KRAUS. Nothing is known as to
his successor in the Cabinet.

SWITZERLAND.
The Federal Council of Berne determined, on the
14th inst., to insist on having ita orders in relation to
the refugees executed, and the Cantonal Council.; of
Berne and Geneva have, it is said, determined to sub-
mit to the Federal Council.

Mr. PEEL had unexpectedly arri►ed at Berne.

HOLLAND.
Tun HAGUE, FEB. 16.—1 n the sitting of the
Second Chamber yesterday the Minister for the
Colonies was asked to account for the delay that had
taken place in laying before the Chambers the usual
report of the state of the colonies. The Minister re-
plied that the report was almost ready, but that some
important documents respecting the trade on the coast
of Africa and the West Indies were necessary before
such report could be completed.
The Minister of Finance announces that numerous
foreign copper coins were being circulated at the
Hague, and that, not being the correct coin of the
realm, they were valueless.—Staata Courant.
London, England, 1850-02-19

INFLUENCE OF WOMEN IN FRANCE

Just ready, in 2 vols. post Svo., with Eight Portraits of remarkable
French Women, price 245., elegantly bound in embossed cloth,
W OMEN IN FRANCE during the Eighteenth
Century.. By JULIA KAVANAGH.
London : Smith, Elder, mid Co., 65, Cornhill.
London, England, 1850-02-19

DENMARK.

COPENHAGEN, FEB. 9.—The Minister of Finance,
in submitting the Budget to the Chambers, said, if
before the termination of this financial year we should
succeed in obtaining the re-establishment of peace, it
Correspondent,
t, for
w
stands to reason that very considerable reductions
will take place ; but if, on the contrary, the war
should be renewed, and for this we must be prepared,
the Government reserves to itself to propose to
the Chambers hmamayberbse votertoequired. H
f eaxmtrbauorrgdhincaroyr;
Feb. 14.
London, England, 1850-02-19

COLONIAL.

SUGAIL—The market for British Plantation continues
dull, the sales being barely 350 hhds, at a decline of 6d
per cwt.
MAunxrrus. —5,710 bags offered by auct!on only
partly sold at a further decline of 6d par cwt; low to
fine yellow realised 363 6d to 40s 6d., extra fine 43s Gd,
and brovt n 29s to 345. Bengal sold at former rates for
Benares; but other sorts went at a decline of 6d per
cwt. Madras was taken in at 32s to 334 6d for mid
to fine brown ; Penang sold at a reduction
of 6d to is per cwt, white at 36s 63 to 40s, and brown
and yellow at 303 to 353. Privately, good yellow Ha-
vannah realised 22s for export; and a parcel for home
refining sold at 40s, duty paid. The quantity of British
Plantation landed last week at the East and West
India Docks was 632 hhds, 72 tierces, 309 barrels, and
there were taken for home consumption 1,244 hhds
93 tierces 331 barrels. The stock in the same places is
8,578 hhd,, 1,V,4 tierces, 2,770 barrels.
COFFEE.—The market is buoyant, and a large business
would hare taken place had holders met the demand; the
transactions in Native Ceylon are estimated at 1,000
bags, from 61s to 61s 6d.

num.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Dr*cks was 138 puns 70 hhds; there ware
taken for home consumption 444 puns 13 hhds, and ex-
ported 21 puns 32 hhds. The stock in the same places
is 18,567 puns 2,293 hhds.

RlCE.—Carolina sold steadily at 20s to 21s per cwt.
TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is 37s 31 to 37s 6d per cwt. on the
spot, and Towe, 39s 6d.

- TEA.—The market is steady. The deliveries are to a
fair extent.

JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE

PRIVY COUNCIL.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Lord BROUGHAM, Lord CAMPBELL, the, Master
0 f the ROLLS, Dr. LUSHINGrON, Sir Edward RYAN,
and the Hon. Mr. PEMBERTON LEIGH.)
HAMMOND AND ANOTHER V. ROGERS AND ANOTHER.
This was an appeal, part-head, from the Admiralty
Court. The respondents are the owners of a ship
called the Marshall Bennett, between which and the
appellant's vessel the Christiana, a collision took place
in the year 1848, off the South Foreland. The Judge
of the Admiralty Court was of opinion, that the crew
of the Christiana were t 3 blame for the accident. The
appellant now appealed from that judgment to this
Court.
Mr. Sergeant Adams and Mr. W. F. Channel, were
counsel for the appellants ; Sir F.. Thesiger and Dr.
Bayford represented,the respondents; and the Attorney-
General appeared for the• Masters of the Trinity House.
The case was proceeding when,we went to press.
London, England, 1850-02-19

HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 18.

Th 9 LORD CMINCELLOR took his seat upon th© Wool-
sack at Fire o'clock.

The ,Duke of Richmond presented a petition from
Rochdale against the relay system in factories, and
praying that the principle of tLe Ten Hours' Act should
be carried out.
Lord BROUGHAM moved for certain returni re-
lating t.) thQ Bankrupt Acts Consolidation Bi!I of last
sescion.— Agreed to.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented certain
returns relating to the Poor-Law Unions in Ireland ;
also returns from the Comcnizsioners of Encumbered Er,
tees in Ireland.
London, England, 1850-02-19

MANCHESTER RECTORY DIVISION BILL.

Mr. M. GIBSON proposed the second reading of this
Bill.

Mr. GOULBURN said that, however desirous he was
to see the country in every portion of it, especially in
the manufacturing districts, supplied with spiritual su
perintendence, he objected to this Bill en the principle
that it dealt with too large a community to be brought in
as a private Bill, and ought to be.introduced as a public
measure.

Sir R. INGLIS could not help throwing out the sug-
gestion which he had formerly made, that a Bill affecting
the interests of 450,000 persons ought not to be intro-
duced as a private Bill, but that it ought to be placed
among the orders of the day.
Mr. M. GIBSON said, that as there was no objection
made to the principle of the Bill, he thought the better
plan would be to read the Bill a second time.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER objected to such a course, be-
lieving that the Bill could not be transferred front the
private list to the orders of the day.
The SPEAKER said there was no; official impedi-
ment to such a transference.
The Bill wag then read a second time.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DONCASTER, AND
London, England, 1850-02-19

SPAIN.

Madrid journals of the 13th have arrived.
Some uneasiness had been created by the non-
appearance of the QUEEN at Atocha on the 12th,
where her presence had been announced, and by the
extraordinary precautions adopted by the authorities.
Strong patrols of cavalry kept moving through the
city during the day. Tae Captain• General of Madrid,
attended by a numerous escort, rode through the
streets to see that his orders were strictly obeyed.
The troops were confined to their barracks, with
orders to be ready to act at the first signal.
MADRID BOMA, FEB. 13.—The Three per Cents.
closed at 29i cash ; the Five per Cents. at 13 paper ;
Coupons, 71 paper; Debt without Interest, at 3 15-
16 paper.
London, England, 1850-02-19

SAVINGS' BANKS.

Mr. SPOONER wished to know whether the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer would be able to bring on his
Bill with regard to the savings? tanks on Friday?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the Chancellor of
the Exchequer would na be able to attend, but that
some other business would be proceeded with.
London, England, 1850-02-19

(tit, *lntim g3int

LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1850.

After a discussion characterised by the most extra-
ordinary differences and contradictions of ,pinion, the
Australian Colonies Government Bill v ras read a
second time last evening in the Commons. And, con-
sidering that the measure is, at any rate, tl to first step
in an advance movement with regard t o Colonial
Legislation, we cannot but experience souls a satisfac-
tion at the progress, however gradual, of this 4 prelimi-
nary enterprise in the way of wholesome it movation.
Doubtless there are many particular details: to be re-
gretted in the Bill now before Parliaren n it—many
the omission of which unfor-
tunate,stipulations w ich we
pro visions'
and many
could gladly have see. n modified. N riertheless,
the initial effort in every novel and corn prehensive
improvement must inevitably prove on exar aination to
be fraught with errors such as time, refl action, and
experience can alone rectify. Without ma! tang canal-
derable allowances for blunders of this I lescription,
blunders arising from the very sense of tE e responsi-
bility of the undertaking, there could nev( be any
chance of obtaining any large amelioration. t. That a
Bill such as the present, the first of 2 gigantic
series, of itself an enactment intro .ctory to
a totally new policy in reference to the govern-
ment of our colonial possessions, that a mews; .13 of this
prEfatory and inaugurative character, shell Id prove
on scrutiny to be a perfect masterpiece in th 3 way of
legislation, devoid of all oversights whatel er, and
altogether immaculate in the influence of its oi ,eration,
is nothing less than a stupendous improbol is
very little short of an absolute impossibility. Let us
accept such concessions as these, correctiag a s many
of their blea,ishes as is practicable, or lot us at
once abandon the notion of affording tilt boon

* " A Letter to J. Bright, Esq., M.P., on the Rome- •
dies he proposed for the Relict* of Ireland, with a Sug-
gestion for the Introduction of Capitll into that Country."
By Rigby Wason, Esq. Pp. 16.
London, England, 1850-02-19

COUNTY FINANCIAL BOARDS.

Mr. HEYWOOD presented a petition from a place in
Lancashire praying for the establishment of county
financial boards.
AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.

Mr. RICE TREVOR presented a petition from the
county of Bedford complaining of agricultural distress,
and praying for protection, or a reduction of the burdens
on land. Also a rethion from 200 tradesmen residing
in the same county to the same effect.
AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION.

Sir JOHN TROLLUPE presented a pititien agreed
to at a public metting in the county of Radnor, pre:-
eidtd over by the High Sheriff, praying fir the restora-
tion of an adequate protection to agriculture) produce.
Major BERESFORD presented similar petitions from
the county of Essex.
London, England, 1850-02-19

DENMARK.

COPENHAGEN', FEB. 9.—The Minister of Finance,
in submitting the Budget to the Chambers, said, if
before the termination of this financial year we should
succeed in obtaining the re-establishment of peace, it
stands to reason that very considerable reductions
will take place ; but if, on the contrary, the war
should be renewed, and for this we must be prepared,
the Government reserves to itself to propose to
the Chambers to vote an extraordinary supply for
what may be required.—Ham6urgh Correspondent,
Feb. 14.
London, England, 1850-02-19

sbire.

The Most Hon. George Granville William Sutherland
Leveson G)wer, commonly called the Marquis of Staf-
ford and Lord Strathnaver, to he Vice-Lieutenant, vice
George Gunn, Esq., resigned, Feb. 7.
Commission signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of Doriet-
London, England, 1850-02-19

vr.mrb ate_ al

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

THE LONDON GAZETTE.

(THIS EVENING.)

FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 16, 18501.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Ed-
ward Allison, as Consul in Now Brunswick, and of Mr.
Frederic Charman, as Consul in Nova Scotia, for her
Majesty the Queen of Portugal.
DOWNING-STREET, FEB. 10.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint Aston
Davoren, Esq., to be Puisne Justice for the Island of St.
Christopher.
PRINCE OF WALES COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
SOMERSET-HOUSE, FEB. 18.
William Daubuz, of Killiow, in the county of Corn-
wall, E.g., has been appointed Sheriff of the county of
Cornwall.

ADMIRALTY, FEB. 15.
The following promotion has this day taken place
consequent on the death, on the 14th instant, of Rear-
Admiral of the Blue, Sir James John Gordon Bremer,
K.C.B. K.C.H. :—Captain Sir Charles Sullivan, Bart.,
to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue.
Commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Northumber-

landsbire.
Matthew Bigg', Esq. to be Deputy Leu-
tenant, Feb. 4.
Commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant cf Sutherlend-
London, England, 1850-02-19

To small Capitalists desirous of large Interest.—Wandsworth.—A
LONG LEASEHOLD ESTATE, free of Ground Rent, and an im-
proved Ground Rent of 101. 2s. W. per annum.
ME SSR S. BULLOCK will SELL by
AUCTION, at the Mart, on FRIDAY next, Feb:22, in seven
loth, by order of the mortgagees,
A RENTAL OF 1731. PER ANNUM, arising from 24 brick-
built inessuages and tenements, situated at Point Pleasant, Love-
lane, near the Thames, held for an unexpired term of nearly sixty
years, FREE OF GROUND RENT. and an improved Leasehold
Ground Rent of 101. 2s. Gd. per annum, held for the like term.
Printed particulars may be had at the Inns at Wandsworth, at
the Mart, of Mr. Steele, Solicitor, 1, Lincoln's Inn-fields, and of
Messrs. Bullock, Holborn.
London, England, 1850-02-19

EXCHEQUER 13• IL LS.
Office of her Majesty's Paymaster-Gene ral,
Whitehall, Feb. 18, 1850.
The Exckequer Bills dated in the month of March, 1849, (per Act
11 Vie., cap. 16, 17,946,5001., anno, 1848), with the Interest due
thereon, will be paid off on the 14th March, 1850, when the Interest
will cease.

Such Bills will be received at this Office daily, from half-past Ten
ill Three o'clock until the 7th day of March; 1850, inclusive.
Printed forms, containing instructions for the preparation of the
,Ists, and the arrangement of the Bills may be obtained en applica-
lon at this Office.

The bearers must Indorse each 15111 with their nsnal signatures,
and they must insert their names and addresses in each List ; and
where the names of holders are inserted in the Bills, the indorsements
of such holders must also be obtained 'previously to their Lista;
and Bills being left for examination.
New 11111 a, bearing Interest at the rate of One Penny-halfpenny
by the day upon every Ono Hundred Pounds, and dated the said
lath day of March, 1850, may he obtained in payment of the

Principal of the whole or part of tli• Exchequer Bills i sued under
the Act apove-mentioned,on the claimants specifying in their Lists,

Le am•unt of New Bills required by them

The New Bills, together ;vitb. the Jnterest on .Ihe Bills left on or
before the said 7th day of March, for exchange will be issued on the
15th day of March, 1850 ; the hearers must attend at this Office to
sign receipts for the payment of principal and interest.
Payment, in money, may be obtained at this Office for any of the
said Exchequer Bills previously to the said 14th day of March, 1850,
upon the claimants leaving the Bills for examination one day prior
to that on which such payment is desired.
N.B. All Exchequer Bills dated prior to March, 1549, have been
previously advertised to be paid off.
London, England, 1850-02-19

My Precious Betsy ! Why the name alcine is
almost sufficient to secure the success of a one-act
.farce, and when that farce i produced at the Adelphi,
and. performed by Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford,
Mr. -Worrell, Miss Emma Harding, and Mrs. Frank
Matthews, its success must be certain—and such
was the case last night. My Precious Betsy
is Mrs. Bobtail (Miss Emma Harding), and she is
the " precious Betsy" of Mr. Bobtail (Mr. Wright),
a tallow-Aandler at Southampton. Betsy had once
lived as servant to a Doctor Brown, and the doctor,
at his death, leaves her a legacy. This good luck,
however, is the source of an Iliad of woes to Betsy
and her husband. Their neighbour Wagtail
(P. Bedford), envious of their wealth, determines to
destroy their happiness by insinuating in the Southamp-
ton Paul Pry that the affection of the defunct Brown
for Betsy was not altogether of aplatonic character;
this rouses , the jealousy of Bobtail, and our
tallowy Othello is still further tormented
by the mysterious visits of a Mr. Langford
(Mr. Worrell). The vagaries of Wright as
a farcical Othello, and of Paul Bedford .as a farcical
lago, may be imagined ; they kept the house in a
roar, and, after half an hour of the broadest fun,
all is explained, and all ' ends happily. The
piece is very strongly cast. Miss Emma Hard-
ing as Mrs. Bobtail was admirable, and we
could easily excuse the jealousy of the tallow-chandler
for his precious Betsy. Mr. Worrell acted the
Mysterious Visitor to the life ; and Mrs. Frank
Matthews, as Mrs. Wagtail, the wife of the author of
all the mischief; to whom 'the jealous, wrathful, and
destructive Bobtail makes love, by way of reprisal,
was richly comic. The house, as usual, was
Crammed.
London, England, 1850-02-19

SWITZERLAND.

The Federal Council of Berne determined, on the
14th inst., to insist on having ita orders in relation to
the refugees executed, and the Cantonal Councils of
Berne and Geneva have, it is said, determined to sub-
mit to the Federal Council.
Mr. PEEL had unexpectedly arrived at Berne.

HOLLAND.
THE HAGUE, FEB. 16.—1 n the sitting of the
Second Chamber yesterday the Minister for the
Colonies was asked to account for the delay that had
taken place in laying before the Chambers the usual
report of the state of the colonies. The Minister re-
plied that the report was almost ready, but that some
important documents respecting the trade on the coast
of Africa and the West Indies were necessary before
such report could be completed.
The Minister of Finance announces that numerous
foreign copper coins were being circulated at the
Hague, and that, not being the correct coin of the
realm, they were valueless.—Staats Courant.
London, England, 1850-02-19

POST- OFFICE LABOUR.

Mr. T. EGERTON preseLte 1 a petition from a eon,
gregt Lion of Wesley ans xeaiust the t! annaitsion o.
letters through the Post- office on Sow's) s.
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.

Sir DE LACY EVANS gave notice of a motion fa
an extension of the suffrage to all male adults who paid
5/. :ea%

HEAD MONEY.

Mr. 11. BERKELEY gave notice that on Monday, the
25th instant, he intende to ask the First L,,rd of the
Admiralty tor the production of certain papers respecting
the vessels King George, Prince Rupert, and the Princess
which. between 1745 and 1747, sailed with letters
cf marque, and captured numerous prizes, to the value
cf up warcisof a million of money.
MALT-TAX.
_ _ _

Mr. CAYLEY presented. a petition for the repeal c
the ma't tax.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC.
Mr. RIC'ARDO po3troned his motion for leave to
bring in u Bill for the regnlation of railway traffic.
COUNTY COURTS.
Mr. GRANGER moved fur a :cries of returns con-
nected with the county courts, stating the number of
plaints entered, and the amount_ of money received at
each, which was agreed to.

POOH-LAWS.

Sir R. FERGUSON moved fir retirns of the sums
alvanced to each poor-law union in Ireland, under the
Acts 12 and 13 Vic. c. 24 and 63, with the date of such
advance, to the latest period; and of the amount repaid
the Imperial Treasury for the advances under those
Acts, with the dates, to the latest period.—Agreed to.
London, England, 1850-02-19

HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 18.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool
sack at Five o'clock.

The ,Duke of Richmond presented a petition from
Rochdale against the relay system in factories, and
praying that the principle of the Ten Hours' Act should
be carried out. •
Lord BROUGHAM moved for certain returns re-
lating to the Bankrupt Acts Consolidation Bill of last
session.—Agreed to.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented certain
returns relating to the Poor-Law Unions is Ireland ;
also returns from the Commissioners of Encumbered Es-
tates in Ireland.
London, England, 1850-02-19

Q torenina ::Int

LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1850.

After a discussion characterised by the most extra-
ordinary differences and contradictions of opinion, the
Australian Colonies Government Bill was read a
second time last evening in the Commons. And, con-
sidering that the measure is, at any rate, the first step
in an advance movement with regard to Colonial
Legislation, we cannot but experience some satisfac-
tion at the progress, however gradual, of this prelimi-
nary enterprise in the way of wholesome innovation.
Doubtless there are many particular details to be re-
gretted in the Bill now before Parliament—many
provisions, the omission of which is unfor-
tunate, and many stipulations which we
could gladly have seen modified. Nevertheless,
the initial effort in every novel and comprehensive
improvement must inevitably prove on examination to
be fraught with errors such as time, reflection, and
experience can alone rectify. Without making consi-
derable allowances for blunders of this description,
blunders arising from the very sense of the responsi-
bility of the undertaking, there could never
g be any a
ny
chance of obtaining any large amehoratlon
Bill such as the present, the first of a gigantic
series, of itself an enactment introductory to
a totally new policy in reference to the govern-
ment of our colonial possessions, that a measure of this
prefatory and inaugurative character, should prove
on scrutiny to be a perfect masterpiece in the way of
legislation, devoid of all oversights whatever, and
altogether immaculate in the influence of its operation,
is nothing less than a stupendous improbability, is
very little short of an absolute impossibility. Let us
accept such concessions as these, correcting as many
of their blemishes as is practicable, or let us at
once abandon the notion of affording the boon

* "A Letter ti J. Bright, Esq., M.P., on the Reme-
dies he proposed f): the Rklief of Ireland, with a Sug-
gestion for the Introduction of Capital into that Country."
By Rigby Wason, E. Pp.
London, England, 1850-02-19

THE NEW COLONY of CANTERBURY
IN NEW ZEALAND.

Information concerning the Principles, Objects, Plans, and Pro.
ceedin?:s of the Founders of the Church of England Settlement of
Canterbury, may be obtained from some of the gentlemen intending
to emigrate with the first body of Colonists, who meet daily from
eleven till five o'clock, at their rooms, No. I, A, Adelphi-terrace ;
and in the ;'Canterbury Papers," Nos. 1. and 2 (published by John
W. Parker, West Strand), price 6d. each.

CONTENTS:— Committee and Officers of the Canterbury Association
—Sketch of their Plan—Preliminary Arrangements and Economy
of the proposed Settlement—Form of Government —Concentration—
S,upply of Labour—Other distinctive features—Price of Land —Appli-
cation of Proceeds—Preliminary Survey and Roads—lmmigration
Fund—Selection of Colonists—Mode of selecting Land—Allotment
of Pastoral Ranges—Ecclesiastical and Educational Endowments—
Progress hitherto—Topographical information respecting the Can-
terbury District—Dispatch of Captain Thomas—Dispatch from Cap-
tain Stokes, R.N.—Replies from Messrs. Deans to Captain Thomas's
inquiries—Letter from the Chief Surveying Officer of her Majesty's
ship Acheron—Report on the Coast from Katapot to Otago, by
Walter Mantel], Esq., Government Commissioner—Letter from the
Eishop of New Zealand—Correspondence between Lord Lyttelton
and Earl Grey—Terms of Purchase—lnstructions to John Robert
Godley, Esq., Local Agent of the Association.
London, England, 1850-02-19

SURREY THEATRE.

Under the existing management the Surrey
Theatre has become famous for the merit and number
of its. original productions. A master-spirit presides
over its destinies, and its spacious stage is no longer
made the vehicle for distempered melodramatic ro-
map' cea or mountebank buffooneries. No, it is de-
voted to a nobler purpose now ; it is a school of
morals where virtue and truth are enforced, through
the agency of dramatic entertainments, that are as re-
markable for the beauty and purity of their diction as
the accuracy of the living scenes and worldly pas-
sions which they pourtray. Soma of our best dramatic
_ _ _
AU

hors are enlisted under the banner of the classical
and accomplished manager, and the patrons of the
theatre are promised a long series of carefully written
productions that would reflect no discredit upon
houses of far greater pretensions. Last night one of
them was given to the world in the shape of a five
act play, called Old Love and New Fortune, a
title which has but very slight relation to
the incidents of the piece. The principal
character, if not the hero, is Sir Archibald Harcourt,
in early youth the accepted suitor of a lady whom he
loved to distraction, but his Adler dying suddenly,
leaving him the inheritor of nothing but a name and
a waste manor-house, his mistress forsakes him for
another, and in a moment of frenzy he barters his
hand for the daughter of a money“lending goldsmith.
He is afterwards cheated of her dowry, and at the
age of twenty-three, finding himself a beggared
widower, the father of two infant children, a boy and
girl, be determined to seek a renewal of his shat-
tered fortunes in some tropical climate ; and with
a view,
" Through good and ill report—through`shade and shine,
Though they warn starving—or of pestilence
Rotting in gaol—or on the gallows-tree,"
to avenge the heartless falsehood of his first and only
love on " her children and her children's children,"
he quits the shores of his native land, and leaves the
manor-house and his children in the care of
an old steward. Twenty years have elapsed,
and the drama opens with his return
in the character of an Indian nabob accompanied by
an orphan beauty bearing the appropriate name of
" Eve," whom he had adopted as his daughter, and
whose mother had saved his life when pestilence bad
brought him low at the coaC of her own.
" He comes back rich—restores his ancient hall
To it old splendour; for his children sends,
Tu make them share his joy."
In his children he recognises a sombre scholar and a poet,
and a gay, fine handsome woman of the world. Albert,
the son, discovers that Margaret, the maiden to whom
be is bethrothed, is no other than the surviving child
of the lady, who in days gone by deceived his father,'
London, England, 1850-02-19

In octavo, with Map, price Gs.,
rHE PLANTATION SCIIENIE;
or,
THE WEST OF IRELAND AS A FIELD FOR INVESTMENT.
• By JAMES CAIRD, Farmer, Baldoon,
`Author of " High Farming under Liberal Covenants," &c.
" A publication which throws more light on the practical evils—
and practical remedies—than perhaps any since Arthur Young's."—
Globe,,Feb. 5.
William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London; Hodges
and Smith, and the other Booksellers, Dublin..
London, England, 1850-02-19

shirr'.

Queen's Own Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—LvAis
George St. Lo, Gent., to bo Cornet, vice Bridge, pro-
moted, Feb. 11.
CROWN-01fFICE, FEB. 18.
Days and places apfaiated for holding the Spring At-
sizes on the Norfolk Circuit, before tlle Right Honour-
able Sir Frederick Pollock, Lord Chia' and Mr.
Juitico Wightman :
Buckinghamshife—Monr_lw, March 11, at Aylesbury.
Bed,orclshire—Thursday, March 14, at Bedford.
fluntingdonshire—Mon-day, March la, at Huntingdon.
Cambridgeshire—Wednesday, March 20, at the
County Courts.
Suffolk--Tuesday, March 26, at Bury St. Edmund's.
Norfolk—'Tuesday, April 2, at the Castle of Norwich.
City Of Norwich- ghe :,.[llllO day, at the Guildhall of
the said
London, England, 1850-08-17

FIRST DAY (WEDNESDAY NEXT.)_

The Dunde© Stakes, for which the horses have yet to
b 9 named. _ _ _

The Knavesnare Stakes, for fours yrs old, in which
the Flying Dutchman is engaged.
The Yorkshire Oaks. (49 Subs.)
A Post Produce Stakes of 100 sons. each, for three
yrs old. (3 Subs.)
The Prince of Wales Stake, for two yrs old (29 Subs.);
England's Glory the favourite.
The Colt Sapling Stakes, for two yrs old. (3 Subs.)
The 30 Sovs. Stakes, in which Mildew, Clincher, Dei-
coon, and Cautab are entered.
The Ehor St. Leger. (17 Subs.)
The Queen's Plate.
London, England, 1850-08-17

WORSHIP-STREET.

A stout, slatternly woman, whose name appeared
to be Watts, charged a middle-aged, careworn-look-
ing man with detaining her child.
The complainant stated that she had cohabited for
a considerable time with the defendant, but in conse-
quence of some disagreement they hal separated, and
still continued to live apart. She had had several
children by him, the youngest of which was only
three years old, and as he had possession of them,
and expressed his determination to keep them, she
trusted that the magistrate would order the youngest
to be delivered up to her, as it was manifest that ~he,
as its mother, was the most proper person to have the
care of it.

Mr. HAmmILL asked the man why he objected to
comply with what appeared to be so reasonable a re-
quest. Upon which the defendant, who was labour•.
uuder feelings of fearful excitement, and clutched his
hands vehemently above his head, sprang forward,
and exclaimed, "Never, I will not give her up my
child; that woman had a comfortable home, and. I
did everything I could to render her as happy as a
properly conducted woman could want, but she
all of a sudden ran away from me, abandoned her
family and her home, and is now, at this very mo-
ment, living in open prostitution with another man
I have always treated her kindly, and she can't deny
it ; hut I will not surrender ray poor little child
to the example of such a strumpet as she is now. I
am a poor man, but I have always fed, clothed, and
taken as much care as a man could of his family. I
am doing so now, and as long as God in his goodneas
gives me power to use these hands (striking violently
the front of the clerk's desk), I will work for and
protect my child as it ought to be ; but let that woman
have it now, I will not." _ _

The woman did not attempt to deny this =cuss-

Lion, and with the most unblushing effrontery still
demanded that the child should be given to her; but
Mr. !Jammu". told her—For one thing, I have no
power as a magistrate to interfere in the matter ; and
i❑ the next place, after the allegation of the defend-
ant, which you do not refute, of such gross miscon-
duct on your part, I consider that the father is
the most proper person to have the care of it, and I
shall refute to make any such order.

The woman was about to make some insolent re-
joinder, but was summarily stopped by Mr. Vine, the
chief clerk, who ordered her to be removed from the
witness-box, and she then desisted, the women
around her making a passage for her exit.
London, England, 1850-08-17

EX VORTS.

Tea—No transactions. The new crop is said to be
abundant and good.
Raw Silk-800 bales sold at last month's rates. The
new crop is reported to be of superior quality, but de-
ficient in quantity, to laic years; dolls. 440 is said to be
asked in the interior for qua' proportions cf Nos.
a 2.
Silk Piece Goods can be purchased at slightly lower
rates.
Freights—To England, 31. 10s. a 41.
Exchange and Ballikneecti 3
opraL2on4doßn,s.4sa.273,l6d.ittos.4s.G)B(:
d
On India, Company's a)
sediment Sycee, dolls. 143 50; Woosung, dolls. 142 44.
Gold, dolls. 203.
London, England, 1850-08-17

NORTEAMPTON AND BANBURY.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
yesterday at the Euston Hotel ; Mr. E. H. Farwell
in the chair. The report stated that the circumstances
of the company remained exactly in the state which
the directors reported to the last meeting, and until
the effect of the Railway Abandonment Bill just
pawed has been duly weighed as affecting the interests
of the company, the proprietors cannot determine
the course which may be best fur their interest to
adopt. In the meantime the directors will continue
to give their best attention to the interests of the
company. The accounts showed that 28,3211. bad
been received, and 2,8981. expended, leaving a balance
of 25,4231.

On the motion of the CHAIRMAN the report was
adopted.
Mr. GEACEI said they were greatly indebted to the
directors for the prudent course they had adopted in
not proceeding with the undertaking, and thus avoid-
ing an expenditure which might have been unprofit-
able, and otherwise injurious to the interests of the
shareholders.

The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks
to the chairman and directors.

NORTHERN AND EASTERN.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
yesterday at the Bithopsgate Station ; Mr. R. Pater-
son in the chair.

Mr. BJURNE, the secretary, read the report, which
stated that the guaranteed dividends of 5 per cent. and
6 per cent. on the shares of the company would be-
come payable on and after Monday, the 26th inst. The
capital account to the 30th of June last showed that
967,5151. had b.-en received, and 960,814/. expended,
including 80,2951. on the Hertford and Ware branch,
leaving a balance of 6,7011.
On the motion of the CHAIRMAN the report WAS
adopted, together with the dividends referred to
therein.

Mr. TURNER having expressed an opinion that the
directors had very little to do, the chairman, Mr.
Kennard, and Mr. Masterman fully explained their
duties as directors and trustees to the company, after
which Mr. Turner expressed himself fully satisfied
that their office was not a sinecure.

It was stated that the rent was due by the Eastern
Counties Company the day before, and was punc-
tually paid on the same day.
The retiring directors, Mr. J. Bcgshaw, and
Mr. A. Hastic, M.P., were re-elected, and, after a
vote of thanks to the chairman and directors, the
meeting separated.

CORK AND BANDON.
The half-yearly meeting of the company was held
at,Cork on Wednesday;; Major Beamish in the chair.
The report stated that the result of one year's work-
ing of the half of the line between Bandon and Bal-
lintiassig had been encouraging, and that the other
half of the line, to Cork, was in satisfactory progress.
Applications made for 1,080 forfeited shares, at 121.,
would enable the company to more than meet its lia-
bilities. The whole line, on a revised estimate, would
cost 250,0061., or only 10,0001. above the original es-
timate. The receipts for the last half-year had been
1,6961., and the expenditure 845/.
London, England, 1850-08-17

£30,127,645 I £30,127,645
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
I+lso.
,XPAZTXXX T.

Dated the 15th day of August,

Government securi- 4.
ties (including Dead
Weight Annulty)•• 14,430,847
Other securities •• •• 10,096,045
Notes •••••••• •• •• •• 9,978,245
Gold and silver coin.. 674,591

g 35,179,728
Jr. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
850.