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and differential duties which' prevented a successful
termination to the negoeiations with Brazil, and he
did not anticipate. the Right Hon. Baronet would
give up these notions. The Right. Hon. Baronet
must know that when the Brazilian. Government was
informed by Mr. }Alice of -the amount of duty which
the British Government intended, to impose on
foreign sugar as against British colonial sugar, the
Brazilian Government at Once "cut shOtt the negoz
tiation. He did not 'know whether he Was at liberty
to move for the production of the instructions of the
Government to Mr. Ellice, but if the Right Hon.
Baronet would consent he would be anxious to see
them on the table of the House.
Lord J. RUSSELL said as the Right Hon.
Baronet had given notice that on Friday he would
make a star ement to the. House of the greatest im-
portance to the commercial interests of this country.
lie was anxious to know what course the Right lion.
Baronet intended to pursue. Two courses might
be taken. A resolution might be moved, which
would leave the Howe at liherty either to affirm or
reject it, or an amendment might-be moved on the
resolution. He wished to know if the Right Hon.
Baronet intended to press the House to a decision on

36,000/. for the first year, to be increased 1,000/, yearly
until it shall reach 45,000/. per annum, such rent to be
payable quarterly, clear of all taxes and deductions, ex-
cept the property-tax. Having, however, been met by the
Directors of the South-Eastern Company, on the terms of
the agreement, and all points of doubt or difficulty arising
out of the prel.minary contract, in the most friendly and
liberal spirit, your Directors have the satisfaction to
state that Tuesday, the 11th instant, has been appointed
for affixing the teals of both Companies to the articles
of agreement. Your Directors have contracted to sell
to the South-Eastern Company the land and
buildings belonging to this Company not in-
cluded in such demise, at the sum of 18,000/.
The engines, carriages, stores, and working-plant, have
been taken by the South-Eastern Company, at the sum
of 22,8081. 17s. Bd. The term in the lease commenced
on the Ist of January last, and the business of the rail-
way has, since that day, been conducted on the account,
and at the risk, of the South-Eastern Company. Anxious
to perfect all the arrangements with as little delay
as possible, your Directors have instructed your
solicitor, in conjunction with the solicitor of the
South-Eastern Company, to prepare the draft
of a Bill to be submitted to Parliament, and the
clauses and provisions are under the consideration of
your Directors. By the annexed accounts, as examined
and certified by the auditors, it will be . seen that, after
paying all expenses, together with interest on the mort-
gage debt and on the preference shares, there remains
to the credit of the profit and loss account, including
former balances, the sum of 2,528/. 19s. 2d. In
order to carry into effect the recommendation
of the Committee of Shareholders in reference
to compensation to old and faithful officers cf the Com-
pany, your directors propose the grant of the following
gratuities, viz.—Mr. Akermann, the Secretary, 500/ ;
Mr. Adron, the Accountant and Superintendent of the
Line, 250/. ; Mr. Watkins, the Transfer Clerk, 1251;
and Mr. Laurie, the Collecting Clerk, 125/. So soon as the
matters in progress shall have been finally adjusted, and
the precise state of the affairs of the Company ascertained,
your directors will call a Special General Meeting of the
Shareholders, and submit the results, when they confi-
dently anticipate that they shall be able to submit a plan
whereby a considerable diminution may be effected in
the rate of 'interests now payable on the bonded debt of
the Company—an expectation warranted by the im-
proved and ascertained nature of the security. The
Directors going out of office by rotation are Win. Shad-
bolt, Esq. and Henry Wheeler, Esq., who, being 'eligi-
ble, offer themselves for re-election."
The report was unanimously approved, received, and
adopted, with two amendments, to the effect, that Mr.
Watkins, the transfer clerk, should receive a gratuity. of
200/. instead of 1251., as proposed by the Directors ; and
that a pension of 151. per annum for life should
,be paid
out of the assets of the Company to one of their servants,
named Nash, who bad broken his leg by. an accident in
the discharge of his duty.
A gratuity of 500 L was also voted to Mr. George
Walters,- .the late superintendent, for his zeal and ser-
vices.
In answer to a'question from a Proprietor, the Chair-
man stated that the deed of- assignment to the- South-
Eastern Railway Company, and the Bill to be Presented'
to Parliament, would be submitted to a special general'
meeting of the
_Subscribers, which meeting . would be
their lust.
Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, Direeters,
and Auditors, the meeting separated in exceeding- good
h u Mom •

CANADA.
Mr. ROEBUCK then rose and said, that be had
given notice of a question which he intended to put
to the Government on the subject of the late elec-
tions in Canada. He was reluctant to bring this
question forward, as the Government of Canada at
present was only an experiment, and he was ex-
tremely unwilling to express any opinion upon the
proceedings that were going on in that
country. Circumstances had occurred, however,
which now induced him to allude to the subject.
During the last year Sir C. Metcalfe dissolved the
Parliament of Canada. New elections took place, at
which, particularly in Montreal, disturbances had
occurred. A petition had been presented to the
Legislature of Canada complaining of the legality
of the election,- and impugning the conduct of
the returning officer, the sheriff of Montreal.
That subject was at the present moment under the
consideration of the due and proper tribunals, and
what he wanted to know was this —whether her Ma-
jesty's Government had any peculiar circumstances
to state or lay before the. House, for the purpose of
explaining the conduct that had been pursued on
the part of the Colonial Secretary, with re-
spect to the returning officer of the city of Montreal.
He had been given to understand, and he wished to
know whether such was the case, that notwithstand-
ing the complaints that bad been
_made against the
returning officer, the Secretary for the Colonies had
advised that a vote of thanks should be given to him.
He wished to know whether the statements that bad
been made to him were true ; namely, that
the thanks of her Majesty had been given to the
returning officer of the city of Montreal at a time
when his conduct was under the consideration of the
proper tribunal—the House of Assembly ? and if that
question was answered in the affirmative, the next
question he should wish to put would be, whether
there would be any objection to lay before the House
the mode in which these thanks had been conveyed?
Mr. G. W. HOPE said that, as the Honourable
Member had given him notice of the question,
he was prepared to answer it. With respect to
the election petition that was depending, he did
not know of it. What was known of the
transaction he could state shortly. He was quite
ready to produce the papers that had been adverted
to. It appeared that, previous to the election at
Montreal, an application had been made by the oppo-
sition candidate, in which he stated that the stipen-
diary magistrate thought it would be advantageous to
commence polling under military protection. To
this the returning officer would not consent, and in
no case was military aid resorted to until it became
essentially necessary. It was .true that preparations
were made to prevent any disturbance taking place,.
large numbers being expected to arrive. The mili-
tary were in readiness, but they acted. upon one oc-
casion, and one only. Everything was done by
Mr. Young that cesteld -be to secure order and free
access to the poll Itirsatboth sides ; and according to
the report of Sir Chirelh Metcalfe, the general peace-
ful manner in which We election was conducted was
owing to the course pursued by the returning officer.
The Governor expressed his gratification that no life
bad been sacrificed, and stated that great credit was
due to the troops and to the officers, and that, without
their assistance, it would have been impossible for the
voters to have exercised the franchis freely, in con-
sequence of the intrusion of non-voters. On the re-
ceipt of that dispatch, which had arrived before the
Canadian Parliament had met, and before, therefore,
it was possible to ascertain what elections would be
petitioned against, the Noble Lord at the head of
the Colonial Department had felt it his duty
to, transmit to the Governor of Canada a dispatch
conveying, not the thanks of her Majesty, but his
msn expression of approbation of the conduct of Mr.
Young and Captain Wetherell for the efforts which
they had so successfully made for the preservation of
the public peace ' • and he had desired that this expres-
sion of his approbation should be communicated to
those gentlemen. There had been no thanks returned
in the name of her Majesty, and no statement had
been made beyond the expression of the approbation
of. the Executive Government to the Executive
officers for their exertions.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. HUME thought the House ought to have be-
fore them the details of the circumstances which had
led to the extraordinary changes which had recently
taken place in the public mind in Canada. Great dis-
ccntent now reigned in the colony, and if they wished
to preserve the colonies in a state of usefulness to the
country they must govern them according to the
wishes of the majority of their population. While
Sir Charles Begot was there unanimity and con-
tentment reigned, but no sooner had a change
of Ministry taken place than discontent arose.
Te Governor dismissed his Executive Council,
and for nine months governed without one.
This gave rise to dissatisfaction and discontent.
Hence bad arisen those scenes which had taken place
at the elections; and it appeared to him to be
necessary that all the documents connected with the
subject should be laid before Parliament, so as to
enahl- them to ascertain what had caused these sudden
changes. He protested against the present system of
government.

that day.
Sir R. PEEL begged to assure the Noble Lord
opposite, in reply to his question, that- if it should
appear inconvenient, he would not press the House to
come to a decision on Friday next on the financial
measure he should propose.—(Heari) Upon that day
he would endeavour to state to the house, as
clearly as he could, what the views of her Ma-
jesty's Government were with reference to the
financial and commercial policy of the coOntry.s—
(Hear, hear.) But, of course, on doing it, he begged
it would be borne in mind that it was of the utmost
importance that the House should come to a decision
at as early a period as possible upon the proposal he
should make ; but he would repeat it, that he would
not, if it should be objected to, press the House
to come to a decision on Friday.--(Hear, hear.)
Lord JOHN RUSSELL was very glad to hear
that announcement from the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, as any motion that he (Lord J. Russell). had to
make on that day would depend upon the course
adopted by the Right Hon. Baronet. • Such, then,
being the case, he (Lord J. Russell) hoped that the
Right Hon. Baronet would consent not to take a vote
on his measure on Friday.
Sir R. PEEL had only to repeat the hope that the
House would see the importance of coming, with as
little delay as would -be consistent with the nature of
the measure, to a decision upon the measure he should
have the honour of proposing on Friday. With re-
spect to her Majesty's Government, it should be re-
collected that it was their business to give no unne-
cessary delay to the public business ; but at the same
time he would most readily acquiesce in the proposi'-
don of the Noble Lord.—(Hear, hear.)
COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.
The House then resolved itself into a Committee of
Supply.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER an-
nounced that the sum to be proposed by her. Majesty's
Government as that necessary to meet the demands
of the public service for the coming year, would be
15,400,500/.
Mr. lIUME hoped that the laxity observable in
the Exchequer-bill officers on late occasions would be
endeavoured to be checked in future.
Mr. WILLIAMS hoped that, from the present
abundent state of the finances of the country; a
reduction upon the interest of Exchequer-bills
from lid. to lid. would be made. He would
venture to suggest that the Exchequer
would suffer nothing by this redatiols in .The rate of
interest. He threw out these:observations in fhe hope
that Government would adopt some measure for that
purpose, and he was fully of opinion, that in the pre.
sent state of the money market, that change might be
effected with perfect safety. -
The CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER said
that the same- observations had more than once been
repeated, at different times, by. the Hon. Member.,
but in the policy of those suggestions he (the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer) could not by any means
coincide, for it must not be forgotten that there was a
vast difference between what might be considered -a
permanent debt, and sums lent (aft for short periods
at a small rate of interest. With reference to the
papers sought for by the Hon. Member for Montrose
on the subject of Exchequer-bills, he (the Chancellor
of the Exchequer) did not think there would be any
objection to their production.
Mr. T. BARING said there was an apparent diffe-
rence between the vote of this year and that of last,
amounting to one million two hundred thousand and odd
pounds. He wished this to be explained, for he found
by the paper some of the parties were paid before they
were actually due. He wished to ask what benefit
there had been derived from the reduction in the 3
per cents., which ought to have produced to the Re-
venue 400,0001. There was another question which
he should be glad to' have amswered. We would be
glad, to know whethei the whole of the . China com-
pensation money had been paid'?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUE:
said he was prepared to give the UM. Member satis•
factory answers to his inquiries. The Honourable
iled himselfun uniform
o f
m periods, the oppor-
tunity p
aonrd-
Member would be aware that when he proposed
to effect a reduction in the -interest of the Three
tunity: of obtaining- powers to pay the inte-
restper C
in the h
variouseriouasv astocks at
in order -to effect this- it became necessary, to pay
some of the interest before it became due. For in-
stance, one stock paid interest half yearly,
while others paid quarterly, and thus to
make the time uniform, the interest, ,in
one or two instances, was paid in October,- when
hitherto it was not paid till January. Tnere was no
reduction in October, 1844, but when they arrived at
January, 1845, the reduction would be made apparent.
These accounts would he rendered up to the sth
of April, 1845. He hoped this answer would satisfy
the lion. Gentleman so far as it- concerned his fiat
question. With respect to the second question, as to
what benefit would be derived from the reduction in
the Three-and-a-Half per Cents. The Right
Hon.A Gentleman
would
cti
be aware that the
Act di
should be. made
from October, 1844, and from the circum-
stances he had before stated the benefit would not
commence till January, 1845, but would not be
eted the
made apparent in the revenue returns of April
ensuing. With respect < to— the third question,
relating to the opium core
peOsation money, he
might say that the whole had:been paid. There was,
however, a sum of 1,5001. in dispute, aid as yet
unpaid, and that was the whole extent to which any
future payments would be made in respect of com-
pensation.
The sum of 13,004,5001. was ,then voted, to defray
the,ssipence of Exchequer bills.
The House then resumed, and the Chairinan re-
ported accordingly.
Sir R. PEELe begged to be exempted from serving
on Election Committees, on account of his official
duties.
The application' having been acceded to, the House
adjourned.

IMPERIAL; PARLIAMENT
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE 'OF 'COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour.
NEW MEMBER.
Sir GEORGE CLERK took the oaths and his
seat upon his re-election,, as, ViCe-Presidebt of the
Board of Trade, for the boroughof Stamford. The
HOn.- Baronet imtnediately after.. stood before the
table, and said he begged leave to present certain
papers by command' of her Majesty.
RAILWAYS.
Mr. KEMBLE presented a 'petition in .favour of
the Chicbester and Portsmouth Railway Bill. .
MEDICAL REFORM BILL.
Sir GEORGE HENRY SMYTH presented a
petition from .the inhabitants of,.Colchester against
the iledical Reform Bill.
WINDOW-TAX.

Mr. WILLIAMS (of Coventry) presented a pe-
tition from the,inhabitants of Gravesend, praying for
the total repeal of.the winnow-tax.
MEDICAL REFORM. BILL.

. .
'Mr. S. CRAWFORD begged leave to present a
petitfoh from the inhabitants of the town of Rochdale,
against any enactment's which would haVe the effect
-of, removing the existing restrictions upon unqualified
,
medical practitioners, and praying that a measure
might be passed, which would tend to the further
proteation of. the profession.
EASTERN :.COUNTIES RAILWAY BILL.
- An Hos. MEMBER, whose name we' could 'not
ascertain, presented a petition in reference to the
Easter Counties Railway Bill. .
.: AittilCAL REPORM BILL. '
Mr. WAKLEY , presented , a petition, from the
medical practitioners of Malmesbary, against the
Government Medical Reform Bill: it expressed
a hope that the Government would pass a
Bill in favour of the erection of a new medical
college, and establish a summary .mode Of,punish-.
tnent against all persons who should be found prac-
tising without then proper medical license.
ATTORNEYS' CERTIFICATE DUTY.
Mr. CllitisTornlt presented , a 'petition from
1 the solicitors of Lincoln, complaining of the excessive
amount of fees required from parties .applying to
be admitted to practice as attorneys and solicitors in
the .courts of equity, and common law, and praying,
the .1-16 Use -to, abolish theM, as' als'o to abash the
annual certificate fee.
. ,UNIVERSAL PEACE SOCIETY.

RAILWAYS.
Mr. WALLACE, seeing the Noble Lord the
Chancellor of the Duhcy of Lancaster in his place,
would ask him if it was his intention to press the
second reading of the Railway Consolidation Bilk
to-morrow. Ile (Mr. Wallace) considered a longer
time ought to be granted for the consideration of
measures of so much importance. He was prepare l
to propose two additional clauses in those Bills; and
if they were pressed forward he should be obliged to
give notice of those clauses to-night. But he would
much rather postpone his motion to a future day.
Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET considered it
of great importance that the Bills should pass the
House with as little delay as possible. He felt great
disinclination to put off the Bills. He should move
the Committee to-morrow night, and on this day week
would bring up the report.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. WALLACE was perfectly satisfied with the
explanation of the Noble Lord, and would render him
all the assistance in his power.
THE PORTLAND VASE.

Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from the
members of 'the lllniversal Peace Society, in which
they ,stated 'they regretted, to hearthat kstatement
was made in her Majesty's Speech advising an in-
crease in •the, naval force of the country. They
thought it unnecessary, and, instead of an augmenta-
tion, a reduction ought to take place. The practice
of war they ,believed was contrary to the spint of
Christianity, and entirely unnecessary. They desired
the Government to appeal .to reason, and use the
power of arbitration, in ,order to settle any dispute
that might arise between this country' and foreign
nations,• The lozi. Member said he heartily con-
curred in the prayer:of the petition.
APOTHECARIES' ACT:

• Mr. CHRISTOPHER wished to put a question to
to his Right Hon. Friend, which was suggested by the
wanton destruction of the Portland vase. From the
police reports of that morning, it appeared that the
magistrate had no power, to exact from the de-
stroyer of that precious relic of ancient art a
penalty higher than a fine of five pounds, or to
inflict a greater personal punishment than impri-
sonment, with' or without hard labour. He begged
to call the attention, of. his Right Hon. Friend
to ~this subject, and he wished him. to inform the
House whether it was his intention, by legislation or
otherwise,-to take measures 'to prevent the recurrence
of such an outrage.
Sir R. PEEL said the,trustees of the British Mu-
seum intended to hold a meeting on Saturday next,
for the purpose of considering.this important subject;
the result of that meeting would, in all probability,
be some communicaticn on their part to her Majesty's
Government. He would, therefore, not express any
opinion till that communication should be made.
COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH BRAZIL.
Mr. BOUVERIE wished to ask a question of her
Majesty's Government on the subject of the commer-
cial treaty between this country and Brazil. It had
been asserted that our commercial intercourse with
that country must rest on a reciprocity treaty,
similar to the one that expired last year, which was a
treaty, of, that description. An additional nation for
assuming. this probability, , which amounted, indeed,
Almost to a certainty, was that more than one-fifth of
the prports of Brazil consisted of the article of sugar.
Now, if the Brazilian Government insisted on a re-
ciprocity treaty in reference to this article of commerce,
there was no prospect of any agreement between this
Government and that . ef Brazil as long as
that frivolous distinction remained on the Statute
Book between slave-grown and free-labour sugar.
He apprehended that the Act. passed last year on
the subject had proved nugatory, inasmuch
as the .only sugar that had come into
this • country . uncer that 'Act was imported
from Venezuela, and was slave-grown, while that
which was expected to arrive would consist, to a great
extent, of North American sugar, from New
'Orleans, which was slave-groWn. If, therefore, this
reciprocity treaty. was to be concluded, the distinc-
tion must be abandoned, and he could only express
a hope—which was also that of a large majority of the
conntry—that the Right Hon,. Gentleman would,
as on many former occasions, put his consistency in
his pocket, and remove this distinction. He would
put the question,. which-was this—whether there was
any negotiation, or likely to be any, between, this
country and the Brazilian Government for the conclu-
sion of a commercial treaty 2 _
Sir R. PEEL said that no negotiations were pend
ing between this country and the Brazilian Govern-
ment on account of any alteration in the tariff of
import duties of that country. There had been a
proposal made to the British Government in' respect
of one of the ordinary treaties of commerce but there
had been no change in the tariff duties.
Mr. RICARDO hoped the Right Hon. Baronet
would abandon-
.the principle of these reciprocity
duties, which made the commerce of this countr
y
dependent on that of others.
Mr. M. GIBSON thought the Government ought
to abanion all attempts at tariff treaties. It must
strike every person that the liinits within which the
Government could negotiate with foreign countries
was too narrow to admit of much advantage. The
difficulty did not lie abroad, but at home ; and he
thought_ a negotiation with a central ' society for
the protection of agriculture, would be more
likely to lead to permanent results than any
treaties with Brazils, or elsewhere. The fact was,
class interests must be consulted before any great
change could be made in the import duties even in
the most necessary articles of human food. It was
the Right lion.avatlerop g 41.qpnc.;._to'protection

_..... ........._
Mr: HASTlE:presented a petition from the sur-,
ge-Oiis' Of 'Sentlai4 praying. the House to abolish the -
Apothecaries' Act. . - .
NOTICES OF MOTION.
Mr. WALLACE gave notice ~that; on .the" 25th'
inst, he would,call the attention of the ...House to the,
report Of the Comniissioners appointed last year .-to
inluire into the _frauds committed in the• port of
London. . . : . .. • , • . r•
~ ... . PRIVILEGE.. ~ .. , •'
The Sergeant=at-Arms appeared at the bar of the
Ilonse; and- stated- 'that an action.of trespass having '
been commenced against him -on -the 'l9th of
January in, the previous year, by a Mr-. Thoniiis
Howard, : be. ,had , now.., to state that • a declara-
ti6n-- •disclosing the , cause of action, .was, filed
against him-on the 23d of December, 1844.. Under
the advice of the laW officers of the Crown-an appli-
cation was made to a judge in chambers on the '24th
of December, 1844, .and two months further time to
plead obtained..
- -The SOLICITOR-GENFRAL -said that in con-
sequence of the information that had been received
from the.Sergeant-it-ArMs, 'he thOught it would be
better to. pursue the course that had be'eti . pur§ned..in
1843, when a,similar communication.wasloade. ‘ He.
should propose to have the .paper printed with the
votes,' end he wculd'-noiv -give notice of a motion on
the subject of those proceeding'S for to- rhOrrOw;
DORCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON;I4IL-
' • - --: " . WAY.
On Ole 'motion that' the House resolve itself • into a.
.COMmittee. Of SiipplY, . - ' ' -• • -
.Captain.HAßltlS s444hat Iww4efl to addresS a:
few -words: to the:House on a subjea.whiCkielleeted'on
himself in& a noble relative of his in the,other.Houie
(the Earl of Malinsbury) with regard-to the Dorches-
ter
,uni,t Southampton:Railway. • Certain rumours had
gOne abroad that his noble relative -'had- infittinced
the Board 'of rfrade with regard to•this line, and that'
riitnOtir had .: been strengthened, by what _had .fallen
from the: lion. Member for Dorsetshire: He did not
helie4e ilizit'the Board . of 'Trade'coUld' be influenced-
in their decisions by any. person;' and he would- not
.have said. a. word on the subject were, it not for 4/hat
had been said in the 'House with respect: to it.. The
company Who- undertook the- formation. of the
.railway betwßen , Dorchester, and.
.Sputhampton
communicated ..witii....hia: Noble 'relative and. him-
self 7pn the subject, and . they , both saw
the. great. imPortance , it• would. be both. 'in a
local and national point of view.; it would: place the
defences of the country along the coast on a more
secure footing, for,.in case of invasion, cavalry could
be conveyed with the greatest expedition, and the
disembarkation of hostile troops at any point along
the line could best be prevented by cavalry. On
public grounds, therefore, as well as on private ones,
they supported the line. A meeting was held on the
subject in the month of May, at which his noble re-
lative and himself attended, when subscriptions were
seeewrotnnadinasresolutionsth meetinge
r
ule:
raised to defray the engineering expenses. A
evaeryee
taswhaerthegreld at Dorchester in July.
dinetom,bearndshitouwlasd
take
doe
share to the value of 500/. - Several -
meetings were
held in the autumn,- and his noble relative havin
obtained an interview with Lord Dalhousie,g
t the latter
declined to come' to any -decision at that
that he must be guided entirely by the public stating
He had said so much both to vindicate himicsbeelrfTicned
his noble, relative, he. had ever found that and
Houle *as ready to listen with indtil-gence on such
subjects as these.—(Hear, hear.)

EXCHEQUER.—(PI-lIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Pries, before Mr. Bahia PLATT and a
• Special Jury.)
ABSOLUM V. BANBURY.-.--3111M. CON. .
* This' was'an action to recover compensation, in
damages, for the-seduction of the plaintiff's wife by the
defendant. • • •
The defendant had three, pleat On thelecord.- First,
that he Was not guilty ; sechnilly, that the lady was not
the wife of the plaintiff; and, thirdly, that-he engaged' in
the intercourse with the lice! se of the plaintiff.
Mr. Chad wick J,ones and Mr. Petersdorff eppeared' for
the plaintiff ; Mr. Cockburn and Mr. ilieft fur the defen-
dant. -- -
It appeared from the evidence, .that the defendant had
been a tailor; at Bury St. Edmunde, and that. he after-:
'wards mine • to- London, •where -he resided. at No.
6, Bullin-court, in the Strand. The defend
. --
ant was' • the ion of • • Sir Charles-- Bunhury,
living in the neighbourhood of Flury. ' The woman re-
presented as the wife of the plaintiff had represented her
self. to the defendapt as being single and, being of a
very. attractive apporance, the defendant had been
deeply. smitten by her. •
On the part ef,the.plaintiffAhat an. appointment had
been made between thnparties to meet at St. Martin's
Church.; that the woman went there in company with a
young girl ; and that the defendant and herself,- having
entered a cab, they went together to a house at the
corner of Oxendon-street.
It was also proved in support of the prosecution, that
the defendant and the wife of the plaintiff had slept in
plaintiff's house when he was absent. Many particu-
lars were entered into which were wholly unfit for pub-
lication.
Mr. Como:ruin on behalf of the plaintiff. entered into
an able defence. He denounced the whole case in the
most unmeasured term-, and characterixedever it as the most
foul and scandalous conspiracy that was plotted.
The defendant had always been lead to suppose
that . the party was unmarried, and he had
always treated her with the greatest generosity.
Since he ' had first met with her he had be-
come married to a most accomplished young lady
and this rendered it necessary for him to give up all con-
nexion with the other person. Since then she had an-
noyed him in such a manner that he had been obliged to
put she affair into the hands of a solicitor, who, with the
assistance of Forrester, of the Mansion house, hid found
out that the supposed wife was a mere street-walker, and
that
10, she was, in fact, a Miss Eliza Francis, -who had
be en although
resedneedshenhtadugnornye by
b the
yn name of Mrs. Absa-
young gentleman.
timessitancteemewnlitsicmhadeb3 th
, shee had lived with the plaintiff.
The Learned Counsel referred at-great length to the
plaintiff himselfto the defendant's
solicitor. `')
lAt the termination of the defendant's case, -
Mr. Sergeant JONES said that if the Counsel for the
defendent could, prove that the letters on which part of
his casei rested were genuine. he would abandon his case.
hand-
mA wr.istnergessesnwitst;Qthenne
th calledonsa.h spoke
a•tho
at.bobat the
do
in this

THE: SLN, LONDON, WEDNE-SDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY J. 23, 16.15.

been grossly imposed upon ; and, as he apprehende
that no member of the bar ought to lend himself to so
iniquitous a ease, he felt it to be his duty at once to
abandon the case. •
Mr. Baron PLATT said the onurse taken by the
Learned Counsel was one which did honour to himself.
Verdict for the defendant.

THE ENGLISH AT ADEN.
The Orienial.and Peninsula steamer Bentinck arrived
at Aden on the morning of the 31st of December, having
111 passengers on board, amongst whom were Sir Ro-
bert and Lady Sale, Lord Elphinstcne, and Prince Sot-
sikoff and suite. The
,Bentinck left for Calcutta at
half-past ten P.M. on the evening of the Ist of January.
Sir Robert Sale dined with her Majesty's 17th.
The Luellen of Sanaa has not ventured to leave his ca-
Titsl to attack Aden, as he is apprehensive of another
rebellion during his absence. Another avowed enemy
has appeared, in the person. of the Sheriff of Mocha, to
dispute with us the• possession of Aden. He is now at
a place named Tais, 50 miles from Aden, where he has
' collected (reports vary) from 15,000 to 30,000 well-
armed Arabs, of their best tribes, to attack us. He is
holing out every inducement to persuade the tribes
in the plain to join him. He has raised the green
standard, and called on every true b‘ lieVer to join
him in expelling the Infidel. This is not the
time to preach holy war, even amongst Arabs. A few
dollars, even with the most orthodox, .have far more in-
fluence than the name of the Prophet. He assign, no
particular reason why he intends his attack, further than
that it is his intention to cle•ar Arabia of the Christians.
It is exceedingly doubtful how fair he will be able to pre-
vail over the independent tribes, either by force or pro-
mises, to assist him in what they so
.well know is a
hopeless cause.. He may, however. give us much trouble,
and harass our troops, should he sit, down on the plain
before the place, as we are not in force sufficient to go
out and attack him, though that I believe, even with our
small force, would be the better plan. We have a gar-
-rison of about 1,800 bayonets ; but from the extent
and peculiar nature of the place, not more than one
hundred men can be. togethe r in any given place ;
add to which, the place has been altogether tie-
- glected.----1-• 'regret, indeed, very much to say, that
no active measures haie yet been adopted to even
commence the works. No experienced engineer has
yet been sent from India. Indeed, I should strongly re-
- -,commend, that as Aden is • and will continue of growing
, -importance to the Crown, engineers, or a superintend-
ing engineer, should be forthwith ordered from Erg-
land.• to see the works at .least commenced. Not that
we have not clever and very able engineers in India, but
the Government Will not order them up. The Sheriff of
Mocha isithe same individual who, three years ago, cut
down the English flag-staff and expelled the British
Consul from that place, and who also wrote most in-
sulting letters to the Indian Government, and to Captain
Haines, the Political Agent. This insult was submit t. d
to, and a fair opportunity lost of chastising an insolent
petty chief who merely exists by the sufferance of the
British Govet nment. Should he now be so infatuated
as to perpetrate an aaack on our garrison, I trust he
.will not again be allowed to escape without his place
being levelled with the ground. The trade will.then.re,
vert to Aden. Should the anticipated attack take place,
I will furnish you with the detailed particulars.
The Arab who murdered the woman, as mentioned in
my last, was executed on the 18th ult., on the spot
where he committed the crime. An immense crowd
collected to witness the act of retributive justice; and
though the punishment of hanging is excessively ob-
noxious to Mussulmatis, and only a few policemen were
present, no excitement was observed amongst the people,
nor was one murmur of pity expressed in behalf of the
wretched man who thus ignominiously paid the penalty
of his unbridled passion.
The Hon. Company's steam packet Berenice anchored
this morning at halt-past 9 with 38 passengers. She
left Bombay. on the evening of the Ist, at half past 11.
The Southern -Mahratta country is .still as unsettled as
ever, though a force of upwards of 8,000 men still occupy
the country. Every fort in the country should be
-levelled with the ground, and the inhabitants disarmed.
Tat some such measure is ad• pted continued rebellions
may be expected, and when such extensive outbreakings
-occur it is difliAlt to surmise where they may end. Had
even this partial rising ea masse taken place at a time,
when all our troops, to a man, were:so urgently required
for Sinde, how much would such an occurrence have
embarrassed the Government? Destroy the forts and
disarm the population, and then, but most decidedly not
till tnen, may we expect to tranquillise the country.
Her Majesty's 94th Regiment arein orders to relieve
• her Majesty's 17th Regiment, now at Aden. They
were to embark un the 15th of January, and may be ex-
pected to reach Aden about the 10th proximo.
The small-pox, which appeared at Aden two months
since, and which proved fatal to several of the inhabi-
tants, has, owing to the judicious arrangements, nearly
disappeared, --only one case now remaining in hospital.
All the troops are now healthy ; climate delightfully
cool and-pleasant.
' Sir Thomas M'Mahon resigns the command. of the.
Bombay army in February, and is to be succeeded by
Sir Charles Napier.
The Marquis de Ferriere le Vayer proceeds with this
mail to Paris with-the treaty concluded between the
Emperor of China and the French Government. The
French have also concluded a treaty with the Imaum of
Muscat at Zanzibar. The French are using every en-
deavour in their power to extend their colonies and rela-
tionain the Eastern seas, and are now about to take pos-
session of the island of Socotra, for which purpose se-
veral vessels of war have proceeded to that place.----Times.

THE BARQUE HENRY —The hull of this ill-fated
ship, which took fire off Blackwall on Monday afternoon, as noticed
in this journal yesterday, continued to burn during the whole of the
night, and it was not until the tide hail rose °lithe following morning
at an early hour, and gradually filled her, that the flames were in any
way got under ; in fact, it was a matter of surprise to all how she
could have burned with such fierceness for so long a period from the
circuthatanee of her bring light, and having no inflammable cargo on
board. On the tide'receding, measures were" promptly adopted by
Capt. Rowland, the harbour master, and her unfortunate owner to
weigh that portion of: the hull which had escaped destruction. Al-
though - she was • Completely d stroyed to the water's
edge, shipwrights'. were immediately set to work in
stopping up the aperture made to scuttle her, which they
effected with every- success. On the return of tthe tide she
floated, and. if .Was expected that. in the course of the evening she
would be towed into dock, when she will no doubt be broken up, so
as to preserve the copper on her bottom, it having been but lately put
on. On undergoing a survey, the whole of her interior seems to have
been consumed, and her sides down to within a few feet of the cop-
pering ; and, notwithstanding she must have been covered by the
water for a short time, sonic beams at her bow were absolutely found
yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, to be still on fire. A careful
inquiry has been instituted respecting the origin of the calamity, and
from all we can gather, it appears that some boys were engaged in
cleansing one of the after between decks, when one of them acci-
dentally dropped a lighted candle which' he held in his hand amongst
some shaving,'' pieces of tar, wood, old rope, &c., and those inflam-
mable articled almost instantaneously igniting, fired as instantly the
*hole of the after part of the ship.
REPRESENTATION OF LEWES —The acceptance of
office by the Hon. C. Fitzroy seems to have taken the good folks of
LeWes by surprise. Nesterday morning the Hon. Gentleman's ad-
dress appeared On the walls, stating his intention again to solicit the
suffrages of the electors. From present appearances there is no pro-
bability of a contest, which is somewhat surprising, when it is recol-
lected that Mr. Fitzroy was unsuccessful at the last election, and
only succeeded,in gaining his scat by a compromise on a petition.
Died, on the 9th instant, in his seventieth year, at
No. 34, Gillingham-street, Vauxhall-road, after a protracted and
painful illness, Mr. Henry Erskine Johnston,, formerly celebrated as
an actor of vivid and powerful talents in the melo-dramatic and other
line of performances, at Old Theatres Royal Drury-lane and Covent-
garden, leaving a Widow and many friends, to whom he was greatly
endeared, to deplore his loss.
ROYAL BELGRAVE LYING-IN INSTITUTION.—Ires-
terday Mr. Wakley, M.P., coroner, resumed anLinquiry which was
opened on the 15t11 of January last, in the Board-room of Chelsea
Workhouse, Arthur-street, King's-road, Chelsea, into the circum-
stance attending the death of the male infant child of Anne Nancy
Lawrence, of No. 1, Orford-place, Marborough-road, Chelsea. After a
long investigation, the jury returned the following verdict :—" We
find that the deceased child died from natural weakness, and we
ground that verdict upon the medical evidence given by Mr. Warder ;
and the jury think that the conduct of _Mrs. Miller, the midwife of the
Royal Belgrave Lying-in Institution, -is highly reprehensible, and
deserves to be visited by some severe mark of the censure of the
jury." The conduct of the midwife is to be regulary inquired into,
with reference to her situation in the Institution.
POST-OFFICE PERSEVERANCIL—ADVENTURES OF A
NEWEIPAPEA.—An apprentice lad, on board an English vessel in Cal-
cutta; had lately kpacket presented to him through the post-office,
the postage of which amounted to 20 rupees (or about 21. sterling). It
merely contained a newspaper, which some friend of his in London
had inclosed in half a sheet of paper, and addressed to him when his
vessel was in London, expecting that it would find him in St. Katha-
rine Docks. His vessel, anowever, sailed before the letter could be
delivered, and it followed him—first to Hobart Town, next to Sydney;
thence to Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta; thence to the Mauritius,
and, finally, back again -to Calcutta, where it caught him, after having
travelled.3o,ooo miles, and, occupied on its tour one year and eight
months. . ,

• . -----„,
EXTRAORDINARY BIRTH.—On Thursday, the 30th
of January last, Mrs. Spence, wife of James Spence, working tanner
in Anstruther, was delivered of four children, two boys and two
gtrls, who, with the mother, are doing well.—Edinburgh Evening Post.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Feb. 11

SUGAR:—To-day grocers and refiners were eager to pur-
chase"all qualities of West India Muscovado Sugar, but the
Merchants insisting upon an advance on former rates of Is
per cwt., business was checked, and the private purchases
did not exceed 230 hhds and tierces. A public, sale of 118
hhds of Barbadoes went off with much.spirit, at an advance
of is to 2s per cwt, fine yellow fetched 675, good 645, good
middling 60s to 61s, middling 580 to 59s 6d ; low 56s to 57s
6d, and dabs 54 to 555 per. cwt. The impression is, that if
the duty on Colonial Sugar be reduced, it will be 16s per cwt,
or rather under. •
.REFINED.—To=day refined goods were in excellent request,
bro*n Lumps at 71s Gd to 725, and Standard Lumps at 73s
per cwt. In Bastards and Pieces there was a large business
done at fully former . rates. Bonded Crushed Sugar cannot
be generally purchased under 31s 6d. per cw.t for forward
delivery. This afternoon. Mauritius Sugar was. in extensive
requesti-and-6760 bags 8 casks at public sale-were • all- sold,
fine yellow 62i to 645, good 58s 6d to 61s 6d, good mid 57s to
58s, middling
.55s to 56s 6d, low 53s to. 545, good and fine
brown 50s .6d to. 525, low and middling 465. to 495; grey
common to middling 52s to 565, good and fine 57s to 600
per cwt.- -
EssTistinA.--ThiS afternoon' Bengal Sugar met ready put,
chasers; 4,479 bags were offered at public sale; white and
brown kinds, of which the chief part consisted, were all disposed
of at fully forther rates,.fine white fetched 66s to 66s 6d, good
64s 6d, low '6ls; damp ,and washed 60s to 655, middling damp
brown 45s to 465, washed 41s to 435, damp grey 53s 6d, but
the yelloii'Manritlui kind were sold at -62 s to 63s for good
strong yellow, -60 s to 62s for damp,- 54s for low date yellow,
and 52s to 53s for damp.
Fonxiaw.—To.day there was not much demand for yellow
' Havannah Sugar, and 939 boxes I cask of damaged at pub.
lic sale went.,6d to Is per cwt cheaper, but the whole sold,
slightly damaged fine yellow at .21s to 21s 6d, good 20s to
208 6d, middling 19s to 19s 6d ; damaged, fine 203 6d, good
19s to 19s 6d, middling 18s Gd, low 17s 6d to 18s. Washed
went at 21s 6d to 22s for fine, and 19s 6d to 20s 6d for good.
A few lots of, damaged white realised 27s for low middling,
and 253 per.cwt for low, and was considered the full value.
MOLASSES.—In West India the transactions are upon a
more extended scale, but not at better prices, 19s to 22s per
cwt having been taken for 300 puns of low to good Antigua.
In East India little has been done, but the low prices deter
holders from pressing sales.
Corr-EL—This afternoon Ceylon Coffee met more atten-
tion, and 1,292 bags 3. casks 4. cases Plantation at public sale
were all sold; fine ordinary pale grey. Demerara -sort fetched
61s to 61s 6d, fine fine ordinary 698'6d to 725, fine and fine
fine ordinary palish 55s 6d to 66s 6d, good ordinary 50s to
51s, very. ordinary ragged 49s to 498 6d, triage 34s to 465,
inferior 16s'to 21s, sound pea berry 65s to 755, better 82s 6d.
Mocha in good'demand, and ,291 bales at auction were sold,
middling grey kt oleo gartWit 644 6d to 6214 low 21144 illy

571 13d to Mis• Of My was sore, 221 bags at the 4d per lb duty that there es something in this matter, as they enigk s
sold, good ordinary talized et 42s 6d to 45s 6d; 1,222 bags of perceive, Iby looking at the exam' Le of a orlgipo,our ~
Costa Rica went cheaper, fine &dinars, at 51s, and ordinary inseenn;rv. Tiny sll knew- that in France the first •
to good ordinary 40s to 48s; 170 bags of sea damaged Fo-
reign were taken in at ss; 102 bags of I'adang went at 22s ' pint determined w as whet sheuld he the line (X rail
to 245, end sea damaged 20s to 23s per cwt. Good ordinary Rote
, way, and that was determined vote irrespsetive of any
pariit ular company, and on a sod .er end d,speissiona
pale Ceylon 50s to 51s per cwt. , .
of
TEA-The market has been firm for black and green core.utere tom what the centery requiree". ‘l' ilein_
Tea, and the improved rates are fully supported :-common that ass deterntiee,', I h I at
se p .
the,
te sell ue• ii . •
Cotigou 11id to Is, Twankay yellow leaf Is 2id to is 3id, pitalists to send in their tenders of the terms on y` Rich
and Ilyson common 2s 7d to 2s 8d per lb. For public sale ' they would propose to execute the line. Now, will
on Friday 5,000, and for Tuesday 1,200 packages of Tea are should we not adopt something of the saute kind here.
declared, and which quantities are likely to be increased. He would trust any authority of this desaription, pro-,
The accounts from China state the new green Teas were vided the right of conett ucting the line seas not con-
arriving slowly, and are held for very high rates, being (erred on the nrrtic s who we re to benefit by it. Having
about 10 taels above the prices of last rear. The crop is 1 , line' laid• A •
said to be an average one. Ahout 60 chops of black Teas the
I got the
have been shipped on Chinese account. The exports of the ' call on rival cerepanies to send iii re (pestle as 1
new crop, ap to the 31st of October, in 27 vessels were mode of nuking it. lie held with the Hem. Member
10,263,5711bs black, and 2,313,3611bs green. The following for Greenock, that tlw print:Tie ot tender might...he!
are the prices ;-Congou, new 18 to 36 tads, Caper, 17 to safely intreduced here.
24, Souchong, 30 to 50, Orange Pekoe, 22 to 24, fine Scented, rent companies to say, if they Ic)::iegishttricicatleldneL
50 to 53, Twankay, 28 to 38, Hyson, 44 to 70, Young Hyson, gar line, at what rate they would charge ; what sort
36 to 70, Ils,•son skin, 19 to 365, Gunpowder, 51s to 63, lm- of trains, and at what speed they would sand them on
perial, 48 to 60 taels. ' the line ; and, in short, what extent of aceeiuroodati°ll
SPICES.-This afternoon 100 cases of Bengal Ginger at they would afford the public, and what it would cost.
public sale were sold at 593 to 60s duty paid bold home
consumption kind. Having got these tenders, nothing could be more east
ythpeardtiitteo7
Rest, RRANDI', Aiil) Hoetesszns.-For Leeward Island than to give the construction of the line to the coil/
Bum further reduced rates ha% e been accepted, still buyers which could afford to make it on the be
r t.riusiuch
operated with caution, and the purchases amount; appeared to hittt, that by the adopting c some
.. ~..
150 puns: proof at 2s to 2s Otal, 2to 5 per cent overproof at scheme, as this two great advantages would :
2's Id to 2s 2d, being Id lial per gallon under former rates. obtained.-(Hear, hear) In the first place, .1) _
For Demerara .lower prices are again taken; for 120 puns believed that they would get rid of many difficult,'"
30 to 36 per cent dverproof 3s to 3s 2d, and the finest 3s 3d and dispose satisfactorily of disputing railway
"per gallon. The lower kinds of Jamaica, only :.0 puns have where the consideration of' she best line through tht
been sold at 3s 6d to 3s 8d for fair quality, 29 to 33 per cent country involved immense pecuniary interests, they woe
overproof, good and tine high flavoured descriptions are in
be disnassionatels and imnarti 1 • reflected on.. Their
excellent request, at 5s to is per gallon. In Calcutta Ruin ~ • . s' •' 3 ''" U übAlo
the sales are 150 puns at is 10id to Is lid, proof strength, would also be the furthersl ,
tievantsge secured to t e p ,r,
modation Os
with certificate. Brandy has been purchased with caution, of a very much ch: aper railway accom
vreia
and prices are declining--Cognac, best brands of the vintage they could obtain by other means. New he end
of 1838, hhds 5s 2d, puns 5s • 1839, hhds 4s lid, puns just give an illustration of his argument, aad it w.1002._
1840,1111(1s 48 11d, puns 4s 9(1'; 1841, hhds 4s 10d, puns 4s 8d ; show them the result of the system they were now ad 17
1842, hhds 4s 7d, puns 4s sd; 1843, hhds 4s sd, puns 4s 3d, ing in respect of some of the great lines. Tbe lioti.O.
commons 2s 8d to 2s 11d, mid to good mid 3s to 45, and Bor- was aware there were several lines-he believed in trf_
lilies ; for;
deaux 2s 6d tes2s.9d per gallon. Geneva is not much in re- ber three-projected, connecting London with the
quest : is 8d to Is 9d is the value of export, and 2s 4d to 3s north, and terminating in the city of York. There were : •
for home consumption. English Corn Spirits lOs 2d, cash.
threepropositionsof that kind now before the
RICE.-Bengal has been sought •after,and full rates offered, it ,
of these conv
low to middling white at 10s 6d to Ils, and superior 118 6d to and was understood that whenever one
' tits tbe
I2s; 408 bags at auction fetched Ils to Ils 6d for good mid- moment
obtained the preference, or at all (Ise
_,_;r
dung white. Java is wanted, and prices keep up, yellow moment they got their Bill through Parliaments I:';'g
fetching 9s to 9s 6d, white 103 to lls 6d, and superior 12s to shares would sell at 201. peemiutn. He was sPe re.:
12s 6d. Madras in good demand, and white has been -Within bounds, for 251. vsas'sthe lowest amount 0f
fetching 9s to 9s 6d, and yellow, 8s 6d to 9s. Cleaned 23s to mium to which the affair wouhl advance, and here hey'
e •
28s for Carolina, and 13s 6d to 17s 6el per cwt for Patna. saw the result of their decision in favour of one of teesn
Oils.-The demand has improved for Palm Oil, 200 casks lines would be to pat into the pew lets of one set of Ine'
at auction fetched 23s to 25s 6d for mid to fine, and low dark sterlieg
a sum amounting to ut wardeP of 5,000 000 i.
at 21s to 22s 6d per cwt. Cocoa Nut has been in excellent N it bl 11:.) ' boon "115 ••
Noce was possi e. tst where such a greata •
demand ; Ceylon 27s to 28s 6d per cwt. In Olive Oil. manya I
purchases have been made, 421 to 431 for Gallipoli, 41/10s to anparty could be trusted
to be made, that y safe]
421 for Spanish, 411 for Sicily, and 401 to 401 108 per tun for Was it PA
make that boon at their own discretion? en-
Barbary. Rape has secured a good sale, pale 37s to 37s 6d, Bible to suppose that any body, be it what it might'.otte
and brown 36s to 36s fict per cwt. In Linseed Oil an exten- constituted as it might be, having such gigantic & be,
sive business has been transacted on the spot at 24s 9d to -having • o vast a boon to make-would ,Itnt '-'` for
public,
25,, and for delivery all the year at 25s 3d, 25s 9d, and 26s sieged and blockaded on all sides with applientiung it
per cwt. In common Fish Oils scarcely any business trans- information?-(Hear, hear.) Independeet of thisitlo,
acted for exportation, and the home trade have purchased was impossible that we should nut have, as wet new bee.
with reluctance; Cod is only 291 to 29155, pale Seal 32/ to gambling to an enormous extent, in London, Van; set
33/, yellow and straw 291 to 32/, dark brown 26/ to 281 10s,
te, r, and Liverpool-to an extent not only. frightt's'ea,
and Southern common to fine 271 to 32/. Imp3rters of Sperm
'are not disposed to- further reduce their. prices; fine British demoralising.- Ising.-•(Hear. hear.) After all, if this i ket
held for 831 to 851, and other sorts at SO/ to 821 per tun. ' not Only would there be great public inconveniefteeVuhe
TALLOW.-The market is firm for Russian, and previous the public would be at the mercy of the compotes stif
rites are maintained; P Y Candle of first quality has been latter would make what charges they liked. Butt ess-
-39s 3d to 40s, and second sort 38s to 39s per cwt. For de- pose the Legislature would say. that they would heatee
livery there are sellers at the moderate rates of 39s 6d to 40s cide in favour of one company, but one line,
014 wile
per cwt for the last three months of the year. Although the that line to public tender, for the various companies d
market has been abundantly supplied with American, yet might offer to compete for the line. The companies d
late rates are fully sustained, at public sale 246 pkgs of South put in their tenders, stating at ;hat cost they Was 14
American went at 31s 6d to 38s, for low to fine, and 122 pkgs OA
of North American at 37s 6d to 39s 3d for good to fine execute the work, what accommodation the)? ~.fge,
afford to the public, and what rates they would ew1":Irol,
quality. Other kinds of Tallow are fully as high, East India
That tender would be open to the eyes of all thee
trod
21 pkgs at public sale produced 40s 9d to 41s for good
St.
; 78 casks of Odessa 38s 5d to 38s 9d, and 220 casks There would be no gambling, such as was now, fin
its
St. Petersburgh 36s 6d to 38s 3d per cwt. Town Tallow has on to so fearful an extent. Sp, culstion woula ". ii v 1
centred a-good sale at 40s 6d to 41s per cwt nett cash. *tie
proper and legitimate field in the fair coraPel le or
COCIIINEAL-This afternoon 100 bags of Honduras Cochis caital. It could not be doubted that under sueb P oei
neal were submitted to public competition, and all sold at
4s 10d to .5s 2d for ord to fine bold silvers being again Id rangement the companies could complete the alleg' eat
rel
carry the public at a cheaper rate than was et „near
lb higher.
per
Woors-The demand has been extensive for Colonial Wool attempted. For what was the fact ? He would glior eyi
at the public sales which have been in progress since this day the Bill had passed for the railway between Ltioo
week, and the advance of 20. to 3d per lb is fully supported. _... tro ~
York. The capital subscribed was five or sl-, ern,
Other kinds of Weol are fully ashigh and the demanu good. The shares Would rise in an hour forty or fifty Pe' note,
for it was true that there were people in this c° hall
who would be willing to pay seven millions and 1/ie file •
calculating that, though the works would coot enex,,tesst,
or six millions, the company would be able to ei tPi.,
from the public a scale of rates which would eitue had
average profit on a capital of seven millions enujfeote
If only 5,000,000/. were embarked in the wer: there
which the income was to be derived, in that eales re
would be a considerable reduction of fares; an knew,
duction, in his opinion, be large, because they ' toel'ir,
his Hon. Friend near him had stated, that the 'lcy_' coot
ceipt for the conveyance of passengers was tacoo'
pared with the fares charged, and they knew Ora%od
siderable reduction of fares very often scareeiiie, be
any, and sometimes no reduction in the Prc'nerdell!
cause the number of passengers increased in propo,o 0:
If the Company, therefore, considered c'
what 0,6 P
lowest amount of fares they could take,-theriset be e
doubt that a very large reduction of fares reige,he pro:
complished. If they applied this principle' int. 'weer
sent session to the new lines of railway whicu t old
be brought before them, they would ne,..f plii:
cause them to carry a greater number ir, eau
sengers than they otherwi e would °' eubbc'
afford a greater accommodation .to the ;ra
ol •
but would also in the most legitimate manner a iiisei
a comprehensive supervision in existing Tye'
against which they would not be able to st's ea,,,,
which would force them to reduce their fares--'. icor°,
hear)-because it was obvious, looking at the netir.erol
of railway lines by which the country was now cu. tile
that all the lines we, e more or less competing liltbol
if a large number of the new lines with wile:. le,
were to be oc,:upied this session were required t°.. fait(
the rate of fares, existing companies would of TonTlie:
be obliged to do the same this g.-(Hear, hear'?l,o.o t
was a more proper way to bring down the fares oids ;
Bill of last year.- ( Hear, hear.) It might 1)0_0 goloc
answer to him, that he was advising the 'louse I. and I,
a new system. The system was pursued in Fraec4i tba'o'
might be asked how lie could advise a course eote ee
when the eirsuinstances of the two countries ortes •
much different. France being behind most C"t4 as 0
Europe with resp, ct to railway enterprise; w,bbeie of°
progress which had b-en made in Englend "'!o,teePtietie
years was absolut•-ly marvellous. At the e° 000 of
merit it might have been necessary to give solne..„are 04,
to railway enterprise, but the circumstances :r-i-g 001:;e
completely altered. Now, instead of stinuula_!'!„odifir,:,
speculation, it was highly desirable it should hi.e '6;005
Parties now rush blindfold as it were into snob d. Win it
tions. There was a mania in the public In', ogre:,
it was important for the sake of the nationaL lie 17;
they should endeavour to modify and checit:ce ail At
lieved that by deal ng with Railway ComPetioetcl,
sugg,ated they would have a prospect of se ng brfsto
disposing of the mass of railroad business cows 000
thorn this session. He was aware that that dist Ilea
occasion to enter into a subject so large esboa it et.
be ore them ; but as it was his conviction 11, arFeed
not only extremely important, but extrilne Jog, tot
that they should not lose a moment in ineestiltei teeie
thoroughly looking into the subject-vkhene fore tlb yl
determine what was to be their course before
Railway Bills proceeded far ther-lie was 1 fesv °die
make these observations, and there were YerY,014.401
which he had to add. In the first place, het he 10;0
pose of me or two objections which Inighoid,tb or
against the course he adviszd. It would bead thsirees
was unjust when particular parties disPlaYt the OS.,Ja•
genuity iii making out lines of railway, tlie tbeir 'nett
Lion' of „those lines should be taken out of 00001
It would be most unjust if they were net I': tll# al
for what they had done, but at preset/ wore pa
no claim whatever. Those Companies nsiief 01
yet created by Act of Parliament. '''-f-f4s .041Yetea
no right whatever, but they were prfeetli.,a to
liberty to create them or not ; and it was Pe sde, 01,10,ef
to them to say that these lines would be,_lP it? -a,
say, " but you are not the parties to Mane tosehlefer
said that they should be well paid for all it fete), tO_,
expense in laying out the line, and bringingver io 0:0,010
liatnent ; but that they had no claim wha_t_efjosise aof
be the parties to he entrusted with it. Tne,oe; en la
decide what should be the proper remunera`iaspen] tong
company taking the line should pay thutsh ro,
this manner justice would be done to
_le been !"I‘, tis
without abandoning the suggestions that lio." etesiclP 3e141
out.' He thought that to some extent the
and leesee
had stated might be applied to branch line..,:e, thes,eeo
as clauses, might be inserted in Bills, litnitu.) yoti..
of fares proposed to be charged.---(., a old
principles were adopted last year. beat./pest. Of
mittce that met to decide conflictingeod tbatiitieo
all the members of the Committee egr of th 6 1111,
subject they had face consider was, whhicehpublicp'ot d
.
• afforded the best mmodation to t
s,, _
tables of fares of each of the compaaie,.B
f:rse islcipla.
and the one that made the lowest table ere Beres even:
dared to be the successful line. 'IP. is
the prep
' might be applied to competing comPan'nelt ,-,htehl_ieg te.
session. Ile thought the public eould nvray hitT col
competition by creating two lines of auntng th. Pi, OP,
ss:smsieunobjtehcet inH House
es
tdihe t ..„, to P..° 10 1
without strictly look";r thatass
abieyo
fil
fesitiol.tege;obig_
only way in which they could est_l'ihes we;ii Ole
uohguel would
intoo npoe
was to look stricty at the tolls atid fitre_ad ibrbet fjori
charged. He hoped the sugge.stions ne '
the on tbe Isi
would receive some consideration fiacm_:de upon_ iletti
Baronet. How, then, were they to n 's'lrmea the a.,01'
his s• d bad Inl° d ble `t, 110
projects Which Hon. Friend ...,,,,,se
__ep ~
awaited' its decision? It altogetcheur y
Id Yeriisloccoo
Howick's) comprehension. Flow ° which ielleiesel!
said, iceg the subject that attention tk_oero_,
ance deserved? How could they_ .Reimost 6etbe I,
which of the numerous projects °
wan
constituteto theol
of support? How could they eve ,netere of eOOOlO
quisite number of Committees to arks ot_e_i cit.
schemes? How find time for th.e.heakieuse d teheo_io
E.:gaged, and how, in fine, could
_t_ ettiohillnrei,
It
the 258 schemes, with the eurub_remreile use rn 4,001"_,,
use. It was important that th.
the: ioesent ;/ tbr'
Hould not be delayed beyond nereeut aid
ostpo e iloa ~
she for ' one deprecated any !vole Tlous
_, to ors..
matters in the strongeit term s• „(,_,ee.. abideeloye„ di i
the inconvenience to the public oi,ale',7.d ',dei
talists -by the employment of funial.
would be tree,7 et,
purposes, the risk that that capit 1
furtherance 00,,5t
to other countries, arch for thetd these thinge%di 00
schemes-if the House considered
for aa i/Pdmitte" 'Er
deed, they would see the necessitye. ue s
loot o
dement of these plans as possuiblb.
act were !I delolet
the difficulties surrounding the s
i.,Ji
_i be in few
_.,
whelming ; and those difficulties ow
out these .00°70
Be threw , ,
tz .
the delay he deprecated. ee might time
raes
serva.tions in the hope that the
ithythe questlo%, of t,,,
satisfactory mode of deali• g w.
mese en ihe_t!e,, t to r
with that view only that he had
ii,:n tb, ON ' es
Wer
Heuse, and he fervently recoromt"
127.
Sot 414
immediate consideration of the Ho
.bfatuns
ap
Colonel SIB'PHORP bad the Tel vohle Dneses,
..es
to agree m the general policy
.of the free with plitt,
this subject he certainly did 'llt4, g- geatteP
would ask this Noble Lord how it wig

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 11.
AILWAY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF

TRADE.

Mfr. EWART said that he agreed with his Hon.
Friend the 27.v.10er,f0r Gr*-enock,--that the subject of
railway communication y, as one of the most important
that could be brought Viefoie the notice of that House.
His Hon. Friend had referred to the constitution of the
Board of Trade, and on that subject he (Mr. Ewart) en-
tertained a very strong opinion since the very first founda-
tion of that Board. The Hon. Member had alluded to the
policy of Government's taking tenders for the formation'
of different lines; from different companies. That mode
he '(Mr. Ewaft) thought might do well enough for
France, but he much doubted whether it would do equally
well in this country. He entertained a very strong con-
viction, which had been further strengthened since the
establishment of the Railway Board, that it was most in-
expedient for Government to interfere either one way or
the other. He believed that if Government were really
desirous of introducing benefits into the present railway
system, they could do so by making the Board of Trade
not a Board of control, but a Board of reference. Were
that Board to consist of a small number of members—

impartial and independent men, who might, when ques-
tions arose upon 'such scientific subjects as required a
more extended knowledge than they could give, refer to
persons appointed for the purpose—then that Board
would be a greatly improved one. He did not like
calling in the assistance of Governmect. It was a pain-
ful element, totally at variance with the principles of the
constitution. His Hon. Friend had alluded to the com-
petition of railways upon the same line, and lie cited the
case of the Grand Junction and Manchester line, hut
those companies ran its conjunction, and therefore that
did not establish the fact that it was possible for com-
peting parties to run upon the same line. He held that
tne position assumed by his Hon. Friend, that it was
impossible there could be competing trains on the same
line of railway was fallacious. It was impossible that
such could be the case, and in the instance to which his
Hon. Friend had alluded the trains had been run, not
by the competition, but by the concurrence of the rival
companies. In the third place. his Hon. Friend had
alluded to the policy of reducing the charge for pas-
sengers. All the evidence which he had seen on the
subject induced him to come to the same conclusion.
In the last report of the Grand Junction Company, the
Directors stated that, while they had lost by the re•
duction of the fares by the first and sect nd class, they
had greatly profited by the reduction of the fares of the
third class. He believed that it would be found that the
same rule applied to railways that applied to every other
braUch of commercethat it was always for the profit of
those concerned in it to consult the interest of the largest
cht-s of consumers. Last year when his Right Hon. Friend
the President of the Board of Trade had introduced his
Railway Bill, he (Mr. Ewart) had felt most ominous
forebodit gs as to the working of the measure. He
doubted whether any good could possibly arise from re-
ferring these measures to a Committee of the Board of
Trade. When the Board of Trade was first instituted,
Mr. Burke hid expressed his doubts as to whether any
good could possibly arise from the institution of a board
for the regulation of trade. He (Mr. Ewaft) doubted
whether any good could arise from any institution for
the regulation of railway traffic. He believed that
board could not stand. If it was necessary to have a
board for the purpose of consultation it should be merely
a board of reference to assist a Parliamentary Commit-
tee, if required. He did not believe that the direct in-
terference of any GOvernment body in such matters
could benefit the country.
Lord HO WICK had not last year opposed the Govern-
ment Bill. On the contrary, he had voted for that Mea-
sure. At the same time, he heartily concurred in the,
opinion that had 'been expressed by the Hon. Gentle-
man, that the subject was one of the deepest importance
to the country, and that it was their duty to take mea-
sures to secure to the public the advantages of greater
'facility and greater cheapness in railway travelling.
Hitherto the measures which had been adopted had been
ineffectual for that purpose. The public had not hitherto
received that benefit from this invention which they
ought to have obtained. He also agreed that the pre-
sent session afforded an opportunity for dealing with
this subject which ought not not to be lost. They would
soon have a multitude' of Bills' before them, and before
they created such a vast mass of vested interests and
rights, they ought to come to a decision as to what mea-
sures it would be aocessary and competent for them to
adopt, in order to secure to the public the greatest pos-
sible advantages from railway communication. The Hon.
Member fur Dumfries had stated that all that was re-
quired was the improved constitution of the Committees.
Mr. EWART—Not all.

Lord HOWICK—WeII, the chief point urpd by the
Honourable Gentleman and by the Noble Lord opposite,
was to alter the constitution of these committees, and

the- mode in .which that object was to be gained. He
agreed with him-in thinking that the improvement of the
constitution of theie committees was very desirable ;
but he did not think that it would be possible, by any
reform ofithese tribunals, to provide a satisfactory mode
of disposing of the immense mass of railway business
which came before Parliament, unless some greater
change was adopted than had been hitherto suggested.
It appeared to him that whether Parliamentary com-
mittees or the committee of-the Board of Trade were en-
trusted with the disposal of such an enormous amount
of.property—while competition for contending lines of
railway was so intense, while the amount gained or lost
by the adoption or rejection of a Bill was so great—no
committee, Parliamentary or otherwise, could deal with
such enormous interests. 'The determination was not
which was the best line of railway communication, but
which out of • two, or three, or more conflicting
companies was to have the benefit of constructing a
particular line. The !competition at this moment was
so great that the mere fact of any .particular line beaig
sanctioned by Parliament, elevated the shares to a very
large premium. Twenty-five pound shares, out of which
1/. 10s. or 2L had been paid, would bring a premium of
161. or 18/., or even a greater amount. When the de•
cision of a Parliamentary Committee affected to so vat
an extent the public interests, the utmost care should he
taken that the- public interests should be the chief object
of such decisions. It was not a question of mere law or
rights they had to decide upon. but a question of public
convenience, in which a number of conflicting reasons
weighed one against the other, so that no two minds
could arrive at the same conclusion: He believed it was
impossible to create any authority that could dispose of
this question, in which there would not be brought to
bear, in some shape or other, influence or favour in
money or moneys worth. This would happen, or
would be thought to have happened. The experience
of Parliamentary Committees proved that this was the
case. This inconvenience it would be impossible to
avoid as long as the two questions—What was the best
line of tailways, and who were the parties to execute
that lino) were wilted? It therefore 1,014 tio- hitt).